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SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 / MUHARRAM 14, 1443 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17769 16 PAGES 150 FILS We knew it would come ... Resistance Troops join Newswatch ISLAMABAD, Aug 21, KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s daily (Agencies): Ahmad Masood, coronavirus cases rose by 226 to the son of the late Afghan 407,878 as deaths increased by two to 2,401, according to the leader Ahmad Shah Masood, health ministry on Friday. has declared resistance to the Another 618 people were Taliban from his stronghold cured of the virus, raising the total of those to have overcome in Afghanistan’s north-east- the disease to 400,148, ministry ern Panjshir province. spokesperson Dr. Abdallah Al- Washington Post quoted Ahmad Sanad said in a statement. The number of people hospi- Massoud as writing to them that he talised with the virus currently was accompanied by members of the stands at 340, with 173 of them Afghan army and some members of in intensive care units, he added, the Special Forces unit. revealing that another 5,329 are “They also have weapons and ammuni- receiving regular treatment. tion that we have stored since the time of Some 11,934 swab tests were our father, Ahmad Shah Masood, because conducted over the last day out of we knew that day could come,” he wrote. a total of 3,655,034, mentioned Ahmad Shah Massoud was one of the the offi cial. (KUNA) main leaders of Afghanistan’s anti-Soviet ❑ ❑ ❑ resistance in the 1980s. KUWAIT CITY: Although the Ahmed Masood said that apart from Cabinet has given the green sig- this, the troops who have joined us have also brought arms and ammunition. HE Anne-Claire Legendre, Ambassador of France in Kuwait, is an expert in Middle Eastern and North African affairs. In an interview with the Arab Times, nal to operate direct fl ights to six Ambassador Legendre discusses the changing nature of diplomacy, especially after the Paris Accords, the relationship between the Middle East and Kuwait, countries — Egypt, India, Bang- “If the Taliban attack the Panjshir Val- the unifying role of Kuwait in the Middle East, and the significant bilateral relations between Kuwait and France. — See Page 2 ladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and ley, they will face strong resistance from Nepal — informed sources said us,” he said. the authorities of Kuwait Interna- Ahmad Masood is currently in his na- tional Airport (Directorate-Gen- tive area of Panjshir Valley, which has eral of Civil Aviation (DGCA) – not yet been captured by the Taliban. had not received (until Thursday The announcement for resistance came Opinion noon) the explanations for the days after Afghan Vice President Amrul- Cabinet’s decision, and therefore lah Saleh, one of Ahmad Shah Massoud’s it is not possible to set a specifi c date for opening travel destina- closest aides, claimed that he was the tions which can only be done af- rightful president of Afghanistan after Humans betray ‘the trust’, corrupt the earth ter receiving all the clarifi cations, Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul. reports Al-Qabas daily. The Panjshir Valley also held out The sources stated that the air- against the Taliban when they ruled Af- port authorities are ready to deal ghanistan in 1996-2001. According to with any increase in the number some media reports, fighting is underway By Ahmed Al-Jarallah of inbound passengers and open as Amrullah Saleh forces have recaptured Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times the airspace to all countries, con- the Charikar area in the Parwan province LAST week, the world commemorated sidering that in the event that north of Kabul from the Taliban. WHO issues origins call there is no increase in the number the annual Humanitarian Day, which ded- of arrivals, this will disrupt the Extended icated its theme to the climate crisis and GENEVA, Aug 21, (AP): The implementation of the new deci- The US extended, Friday, “special advocated helping and supporting those sion, after plans were put in place who were worst hit by the effects of the World Health Organization has thanks” to a number of countries, includ- issued a call for experts to join a and fi nally to increase the pas- ing Kuwait, for transiting Americans and global warming that has worsened in the senger capacity (daily arrivals) to past few years. new advisory group it’s forming, allies from Kabul, Afghanistan “through in part to address the agency’s 7,500 passengers. their territories to safety”. During summer this year, we witnessed ❑ ❑ ❑ the worst in the series of massive fires fraught attempts to investigate “Over the past several days, we have that extended from Siberia to Bolivia, how the coronavirus pandemic KUWAIT CITY: Jaber Al-Ahmad mobilized a global effort through diplo- Australia and the United States, through started. Hospital closed three intensive matic channels to evacuate US citizens, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Greece, Leba- In a statement on Friday, the care units for Covid-19 patients, personnel from partner nations, and, of non and Morocco. U.N. health agency said the new since the epidemiological situa- course, at-risk Afghans from Kabul,” scientifi c group would provide tion in the country has started to State Department Spokesperson Ned The globe also witnessed the worst stabilize, reports Al-Qabas daily floods in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland the WHO with an independ- Price told reporters. ent analysis of the work done quoting chest diseases and inten- Price said during the briefing “we ex- and others, as a result of the rise in river wa- sive care consultant at the hos- ter levels due to the escalating melting of to date to pinpoint the origins tend special thanks to our partners around of COVID-19 and to advise the pital Dr Abdullah Al-Mutairi the globe who have been instrumental in snow in the Northern and Southern poles. who posted the announcement on For nearly 40 years, scientists have agency on necessary next steps. this operation in all of its many parts.” The experts will also provide Twitter. “Bahrain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, been warning about the repercussions of He clarifi ed this step was taken immoderate and reckless human interven- guidance on critical issues re- after the signifi cant decrease in Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Qatar, Tajikistan, tion in nature ... Yet the world did not act garding the potential emergence the number of coronavirus cases, Turkey, the UAE, the United Kingdom until 2015 when the United Nations ap- of other viruses capable of trig- stressing the need to get vacci- and Uzbekistan have been or will soon be proved the Paris Climate Accord. Despite gering outbreaks, such as MERS nated against the virus. transiting Americans, or in some circum- that, the global temperatures are still on and Ebola. On Thursday, offi cial spokes- stances, others, through their territories to the rise in light of the complete disregard The WHO said it’s seeking person of the Health Ministry Dr safety,” he noted. for this vital global agreement. up to 25 offi cials with relevant Abdullah Al-Sanad disclosed He also listed other countries who What we are currently witnessing is a expertise to apply for member- that the number of new corona “have also made generous offers regard- microcosm of what could be the situation ship in its new scientifi c advisory cases reached 276; increasing the ing the relocation efforts for at-risk Af- of the globe if countries did not rush to group by September 10. total number of cases in the coun- ghans.” In March, a WHO-led team try to 407,652. “We deeply appreciate the support they avoid a major catastrophe towards which ❑ ❑ ❑ humans are marching with great speed of international experts issued a have offered, and we are proud to partner through the extreme abuse of nature, preliminary report that deemed it PARIS: France, along with Ger- with them in our shared support for the An Afghan migrant child sits in the countryside in Tatvan, in Bitlis Prov- “extremely unlikely ” that the or- Afghan people,” he affirmed. which is a trust placed on the human neck ince, eastern Turkey, Aug 18, 2021. Turkey is concerned about in- many and Britain, on Thursday for the continuation of life on the planet. igins of COVID-19 were linked expressed deep alarm at latest re- “We are very encouraged that other creased migration across the Turkish-Iranian border as Afghans flee the to a laboratory. Although scien- countries are also considering providing That is the trust that Almighty Allah Taliban advance in their country. (AP) ports by the International Atomic explained in the Holy Quran, which also tists think it’s most probable that Energy Agency (IAEA) affi rm- additional support, and this is something highlighted the ignorance and injustice of the virus jumped to humans from ing that Iran elevated production on which we will continue to be focused.” humans in failing to honor that trust. animals, the theory that a labo- of enriched uranium. Potential Islamic State threats against Almighty Allah says, “Indeed, we of- ratory was involved has gained The three states said in a joint Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the fered the trust to the heavens and the earth ‘Present economic reform traction in recent months, with statement that Iran accelerated US military to develop new ways to get and the mountains, and they declined to an intelligence review ordered by the uranium enrichment, getting evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a senior U.S. President Joe Biden to ex- closer to the level warranted for US official said Saturday, adding a new bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] making arms. bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.” plan now or risk losing job’ amine the possibility. complication to the already chaotic ef- Critics have slammed the Tehran’s step constitutes fl a- forts to get people out of the country after Indeed, the sustainability of human life grant breach of its pledges in this is vested in what has been bestowed upon By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh and this tears the social fabric. WHO’s initial assessment, say- its swift fall to the Taliban. In another development, Chairman ing it was a fl awed effort and not- respect, the statement said, urg- The official said that small groups of them by the Almighty Lord in order to Arab Times Staff ing Tehran to instantly halt such build the earth. The Almighty also guided of Education, Culture and Guidance ing that all of the team members Americans and possibly other civilians KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The coun- sent to China needed Chinese activities. (KUNA) will be given specific instructions on what them to the correct ways to that, while at Affairs Committee MP Hamad Al- ❑ ❑ ❑ the same time warning them of the conse- try suffers from lack of liquidity and Matar disclosed that the committee government approval, as did the to do, including movement to transit points quences of violating the divine guidance budget defi cit; even if its economy is will soon discuss the conditions of WHO report. DUBAI: The island kingdom of where they can be gathered up by the mili- through the stories of the ancients who strong, it owns the third largest sov- private schools for the disabled with WHO director-general Tedros Bahrain has said it is “allowing tary. The official spoke on condition of were subjected to severe torment includ- ereign fund in the world and the fi rst representatives of the Public Author- Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowl- fl ights to make use of Bahrain’s anonymity to discuss military operations. among Arab countries, says Chair- edged last month it was “ pre- transit facilities” amid the evacu- ing the people of Noah, Lot, Saleh, and ity for Disabled Affairs (PADA) and Instruction others whose stories were mentioned in man of the parliamentary Financial Ministry of Education. mature ” to rule out the lab leak ations of Afghanistan. The kingdom made the an- the divine books. and Economic Affairs Committee MP Indicating he received complaints theory, describing lab accidents The changes come as the US Embassy Ahmed Al-Hamad. from several citizens regarding the as “common.” nouncement in a statement re- issued a new security warning Saturday When the Almighty said man was un- leased early Saturday. just and ignorant in carrying the trust, He Al-Hamad said Minister of Finance poor quality of these schools, Al-Matar In a Danish documentary re- telling citizens not to travel to the Kabul and Minister of State for Economic and asserted this happened even if the State leased earlier this month, the Bahrain, in the Arabian Gulf airport without individual instruction issued this severe warning to those who off Saudi Arabia, is home to the do not honor and continue to betray the Investment Affairs Khalifa Hamada allocates a huge budget for the devel- WHO’s team leader said during a from a US government representative. failed to lay down a clear plan regard- trip to China that he was worried US Navy’s 5th Fleet. (AP) Officials declined to provide more specif- trust, not caring about the negative con- opment of these schools. ❑ ❑ ❑ sequences. He promised that anger would ing the economic situation and improve In his capacity as Environment Af- about safety standards at a facil- ics about the IS threat but described it as descend on those disregarding the trust. the fi nancial status of the country. He fairs Committee Chairman, Al-Matar ity close to where the fi rst human KUWAIT CITY: At least fi ve peo- significant, and said there have been no Also in the Holy Quran, the Almighty stressed the need to replace Hamada if affi rmed the committee is keen on urg- COVID-19 cases were detected ple were killed and 15 others were confirmed attacks as yet. says, “... and do not transgress [or oppress the minister does not present a plausible ing the government to relocate used in Wuhan - concerns that were injured when two buses collided Time is running out ahead of Biden’s others] therein, lest My anger should de- economic reform plan soon. tyres to Salmi for recycling. He won- not previously disclosed by the north of the country Thursday night, Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw most re- scend upon you ...”. This means that a Meanwhile, MP Khalid Al-Otaibi dered why the government delayed the WHO. the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) said. maining US troops, and the president on pointed out that the government vio- relocation scheduled for this month, Numerous health experts and The operation room received a Friday night did not commit to extending person should look at his actions that report on a horrifi c crash that led would help positively in these disasters. lated the decision it issued on March stressing it is unacceptable to disrupt scientists have called for an in- it. He faces growing criticism as videos 31, 2021 to cancel the decree on ap- the implementation of the smart resi- dependent investigation to be to a fi re on the two buses, KFF’s depict pandemonium and occasional vio- Based on this fact, those who are caus- public relations and media de- ing natural disasters fall into the follow- pointing senior offi cials, who have dential city just because of the used conducted beyond the WHO, lence outside the airport, and as vulnerable been in service for four years, with the tyres and a poultry. pointing out that the agency has partment added in a statement. Afghans who fear the Taliban’s retaliation ing verse, “On that account: We decreed A fi refi ghting team from Jahra upon the Children of Israel that whoever same rank as minister. He cited as an He said a large number of used tyres no authority to compel coun- send desperate pleas not to be left behind. example the renewal of the tenure of tries, including China, to co- rushed to the site and extin- Crowds remain outside the Kabul air- kills a soul unless for a soul or for cor- had earlier been relocated, but there are guished the fi re, it noted, indicat- ruption [done] in the land – it is as if he Chairman of the Central System for around 20 million to 50 million used operate. ing that one of the buses belongs port’s concrete barriers, clutching docu- had slain mankind entirely. And whoever Remedying the Status of Illegal Resi- tyres remaining in the current location. According to the terms of ref- to a logistic service company. ments and sometimes stunned-looking saves one, it is as if he had saved mankind dents (CSRSIR) Yousef Al-Fadala. He He underscored the need for the gov- erence released on Friday, the (KUNA) children, blocked from flight by coils of entirely. And our messengers had certain- believes the government has had the ernment to speed up the relocation in WHO’s new expert group will ❑ ❑ ❑ razor wire. ly come to them with clear proof. Then intention to implement the decision ac- order to quickly hand over the site to also be bound by certain confi - Tens of thousands of translators and cording to its whims, because it did not the Public Authority for Housing Wel- dentiality rules, similar to those BAGHDAD: A Fire that erupted other Afghan wartime helpers, along with indeed many of them, [even] after that, on Friday at Baghdad Univer- throughout the land, were transgressors”. reply to his queries in this regard. fare (PAHW). in place for many of the agency’s their close family members, are seeking He claims that the government is- On the other hand, MP Muhannad other expert groups. sity in the Iraqi capital has been evacuation after the Taliban’s shockingly Destroying nature is unjust ... It is a brought under control with no hu- form of corrupting the earth. Hence, will sues such decisions as a ‘camoufl age’ Al-Sayer warned against the continu- The guidelines state that mem- swift takeover of Afghanistan in a little to gain public support, considering the ation of the detention of citizen Saleh bers shall not speak on behalf man casualties recorded, a state- over a week’s time. The fall of Kabul humans pay attention to this matter and ment by the university said. return to the Paris Accord to limit global latter takes this step whenever it fails Al-Rashedi at the State Security De- of the WHO or the group to any marked the final chapter of America’s politically. He said such decisions can partment; asserting this is dangerous third party, that internal delibera- The brief statement noted longest war, which began after the Sept. warming that threatens their existence? civil defense teams and fi remen be described as temporary life jackets and it is a violation of rules regarding tions should be treated as “strict- 11, 2001, terror attacks. Email: [email protected] rushed to the scene, and that the to rescue the government and improve freedom. ly confi dential” and that they fi re initially broke out at one of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Follow me on: its position in front of the people. He called on his colleagues to ques- should not quote from or use any the physical education buildings Baradar, who negotiated the religious He wondered why Al-Fadala was tion Minister of Interior Sheikh Tham- documents outside of the group’s and infl icted minor damage. movement’s 2020 peace deal with the reappointed despite spending almost 10 er Ali Al-Sabah in the fi rst session of remit. Earlier, the blaze erupted at the US, was in Kabul for meetings with the years in this position. He holds Al-Fada- the next parliamentary round for the The WHO will retain full con- university compound, prompting group’s leadership, a Taliban official [email protected] la responsible for the current situation of minister to realize that the freedom trol over any reports, including rescue teams to rush to the scene said, speaking on condition of anonymity Bedouns. He said the racist groups con- of citizens is a red line which nobody whether or not they will be pub- to provide help and assistance. because he was not authorized to talk to trol the appointment of senior offi cials should cross. lished. (KUNA) the news media. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 2

Her Excellency Anne-Claire Legendre, the Ambassador of France to Kuwait Safe passage for understanding

on a bridge of diplomacy HERE & THERE, POINTS & DOTS FORGED IN HISTORY AND THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY

By Chaitali B. Roy Special to the Arab Times

uwait and France have enjoyed solid bilateral ties rooted in friendship more women in diplomacy compared to before? speak about diplomacy. It’s not just, you know, about cocktail parties. Kand mutual understanding and an appreciation of each other’s history and Ambassador Legendre: Yes, there’s a significant change, actually, in AT: That’s yet another stereotype. Over the years, you specialized in North culture. HE Anne-Claire Legendre is the Ambassador of France in Kuwait. France. It’s a change that touches both the public sector and the private sector. Africa and Middle Eastern affairs. How critical is this region to France? We An expert in Middle Eastern and North African affairs, Ambassador Legen- We have made considerable efforts in the last few decades in transforming know that France has been very active with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of dre, is a career diplomat. Throughout her career, she has broken glass ceilings gender parity at work. Around 2000, there were approximately 20% women Action in Lebanon. It has been involved in Iran and Syria, trying to bridge while serving the cause of France and strengthening its place in the global on executive boards in companies and high civil service positions. And now, relations, not forgetting the historical ties there. So how important is this re- context. Ambassador Legendre began her career in Yemen at the height of the that percentage has increased to 40%. That’s a huge change. It’s impressive gion to France? Houthi crisis, and before being appointed to Kuwait, was the Consul General that in 10 years, because of the laws adopted in 2011 and 2012, we went from Ambassador Legendre: It is crucial to France. I learned Arabic, which of France in New York - the first French woman to do so. In an interview with around 20% to almost 40%. It is a significant change. There’s a real political led me to specialize in this region. I worked on many issues, starting with the Arab Times, Ambassador Legendre speaks about choosing diplomacy as will on the part of the French government. And I think it has changed the Yemen, then Algeria, followed by the Middle East, at the United Nations and a career, her interest in promoting gender equality, and the increasing number scene for all of us diplomats. It has opened up opportunities. For me, it’s a the minister’s office. For France, it’s a very strategic region because it’s so of French women becoming diplomats. She speaks of President Macron, a personal thing because I want to support women around me and try to help as close. We are neighbours, and so anything that affects this region will affect ‘feminist President’ who has made gender equality a fundamental principle of much as I can. But it’s also been something that I’ve also been doing officially Europe. Take the example of Syria. When you think of Syria and the Syrian governance. She discusses the changing nature of diplomacy, especially after because my president, President Macron, declared himself a feminist. And I crisis, its political impact on Europe is enormous. In a way, the influx of Syr- the Paris Accords, the relationship between the Middle East and Kuwait, the think for the very first time, we can claim to have feminist diplomacy, which ian refugees, which is tragic, has had a lot of influence on politics in Europe. unifying role of Kuwait in the Middle East, and the significant bilateral rela- is very good and very inspiring. Think about the UK. Think about the debate that happened around Brexit. tions between Kuwait and France. AT: At a lecture you gave at your alma mater, you spoke about how the And then you see the interconnection of all these points and dots between the AT: What drew you to diplomacy, Ambassador? I know that you graduated workings of diplomacy have changed with time, especially after the Paris ac- Middle East and Europe. So for us, it’s critical in terms of stability of security. in Political Science from Science Po and studied Arabic and Modern Letters. cords. What did you mean by that? It is also an area where historically, as you mentioned, we have had solid ties Your journey with education shows that perhaps you were getting ready for Ambassador Legendre: People think that diplomacy is only about state to for a lot of time. We have this colonial history, and that’s not always an easy civil service. Am I right? state affairs. Of course, that is the core of diplomacy. We are dealing with heritage to work with. I think we’ve made a lot of effort to be very transpar- Ambassador Legendre: Frankly, I didn’t want to be a diplomat when I state interests. We are trying to build an agreement between states. We try ent about our colonial heritage. It’s an effort that is continuing. This region graduated from high school. That came much later. I’m an avid reader. And to bridge the gaps or bridge the differences between different states. With is emotionally significant for us. For instance, in the case of Lebanon, you this drove me to study Comparative Literature and Francophone literature the Paris accords, we moved from diplomacy based on state actors to a more saw that President Macron went twice on the ground just after the explosion from the Middle East. That’s how I became iinterested in Arabic, which led comprehensive range of actors because the Paris accord is a climate agree- on the fourth of August. Lebanon is critical to the French people, and I think me to get a grant and study in Egypt for a year. That’s where I realized that ment, as you know. It not only includes states who are significant players in the reverse is true. We will not give up on Lebanon because we have this literature is wonderful. Books became an essential part of my life, but they reducing CO2 emission but also civil society and the business sector. How friendly, deeply rooted friendship with Lebanon and other countries in the didn’t explain all the modern complexities of the world. I wanted to under- can you have an efficient climate action if you don’t include essential play- region. Many French people have roots and ties with this part of the world. stand more. I tried to understand, especially in times of trouble, what makes ers, such as the business sectors because we have to change the business to It’s not only part of our history, but it’s also part of the fabric of our society. the Middle East so complicated. I studied in Cairo in 2000 at the time of the reduce co2 emissions? We also need to change the way people behave daily AT: You arrived in Kuwait at a very challenging time. And how do you Second Intifada. I would see people demonstrate on the streets, and I would to change our societies for the better. For the first time, this accord manifested think Kuwait has dealt with the pandemic so far? not understand. That’s when I started reading and learning about diplomacy that state actors sat in the room with business leaders and representatives from Ambassador Legendre: The pandemic has been such an unprecedented and international relationship. This brought me to SciencePo. That’s where I the civil society to unite on one goal, which was to save our planets and try to phenomenon. You can see all the countries adjusting with the knowledge they got convinced that I wanted to become a diplomat. I think what’s interesting mitigate climate change. are getting. For a very long time at the start, we didn’t even know the virus in diplomacy is that you are a bridge, a bridge between cultures, and a bridge AT: Engaging civil society is essential. You began your foreign service in between different worlds and interests. And I was interested in this because I Yemen in 2005. This was the time when insurgency was at its height in Ye- very well. Now we have the science, and countries are adjusting to help their faced prejudice on both sides when I went to Cairo. men. Was it almost like baptism by fire for you? populations cope with the pandemic. I arrived in a time of lockdown, but I AT: What kind of prejudice did you face? Ambassador Legendre: It was a little bit, but it was also a moment when in left New York City in a time of lockdown as well. It was peculiar and bizarre Ambassador Legendre: I faced prejudice because people didn’t know a way, I confirmed my interest in diplomacy. That was the first time I worked to leave New York without bidding farewell to everybody after four years much about this part of the world. They assumed it to be very dangerous. As in an embassy. And, of course, it was a very challenging moment for Yemen. and then arrive in Kuwait and not be able to meet as widely, you know, I as I a young woman of 20, why would you go and study in Cairo? On the other It was not a full-blown Civil War yet, but you could hear the sound of fighting. would love to. I haven’t seen the French Community. We haven’t been able hand, I also faced prejudice on the streets of Cairo regarding what Western Then there were terrorists setting base in the south, etc. to do a big gathering. So this makes it very challenging for diplomats. The women are supposed to be like. So I think it’s interesting to be the one to Usually, people see diplomats at cocktail parties in very easy settings. But vaccination is well underway in Kuwait. And I want to thank the Kuwaiti bridge the gap between prejudices and make people understand better the cul- in reality, diplomacy can be very challenging. It can put your life and security societies, and especially, you know, the front liners because I know they’re on ture of the other, and to find room for understanding and agreement. in danger. It would help if you thought about our colleagues in very demand- the ground every day providing us with the best services. We’ve been all im- AT: How has the field of diplomacy in France changed? I mean, do you find ing environments. This is something we need to remind ourselves when we Continued on Page 3

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France Documents of 26 agendas rejected

Continued from Page 2 pressed with the way the vaccination SAB raps transportation authority of inaction, disruption of projects process has been going. This will help the country get back to normalcy. Now KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The State Audit and the disruption of development. assessment of its needs, which resulted in concluding contracts after the issuance of ac- we can see that France is precisely the Bureau criticized the transportation authority About 50 percent of the agendas that the achieving fi nancial savings through the prior counting approval for an agenda amounting to same way. The whole focus is about for its inaction and disruption of development State Audit Bureau rejected in their docu- control of the State Audit Bureau with a total KD 2.645 million in violation of the circulars. vaccination as fast as possible. projects and the delayed vital projects. The ments are for new tenders, which the entity value of KD 283,000. This requires the min- This resulted in delays in projects, disruption AT: There have been reports of pro- authority was also criticized for not providing requested to obtain approval to be awarded, istry to carefully assess its needs in order to of development, and the possibility of with- tests and against the vaccination and the bureau with the complete documentation of such as a tender for the construction, comple- avoid charging the state funds with additional drawing the tender, which may incur public COVID restrictions in France. How tenders and the agendas, which resulted in the tion and restoration of government buildings, amounts. funds additional costs. challenging and essential it is to reach rejection of documents on some tenders related construction works and other works in differ- The bureau criticized the continued exten- While the transportation authority adopted out to people who refuse vaccination? to the authority, reports Al-Qabas daily. ent locations in the country, based on non- sion of contracts and the delay in completing the new organizational structure and issued Ambassador Legendre: We have In its annual report issued recently concern- compliance with the accounting circular for the procedures for offering and awarding ten- decisions to place supervisory positions in seen this phenomenon in France and ing the sector of oversight and technical sup- not responding to inquiries. ders for fi ve extension orders of a total value all sectors, an informed source revealed that other places across the world. It is wor- port, the State Audit Bureau explained that its The bureau discussed 46 agendas from of KD 1.518 million, which requires studying some of these decisions had an impact on rying because this anti-vaccine process departments had rejected the documents of 26 various fi nancial, legal and technical aspects the policies and procedures followed by the some occupants of supervisory positions for can slow down the recovery. It’s also agendas they received because the authority for the 2020/2021 fi scal year, compared to authority to work on the speedy completion of the departments canceled from the new struc- more concerning, I would say, about the way science is seen. There’s a new failed to provide it with all the necessary pa- 30 agendas during the 2019-2020 fi scal year, the procedures for offering and awarding new ture, which caused the cancellation of some way of looking at science, which is also pers, documents, and related data and clarifi - which is an increase of about 53 percent, and tenders in order to obtain competitive prices allowances, in addition to the issuance of let- linked to social media. There is a lot cations, which requires a study. These are the the total of these agendas amounted to about and avoid incurring additional amounts for ters for some employees to fi ll supervisory of fake news circulating, which is very procedures and policies followed within the KD 15.348 million. the state funds. positions without canceling the decisions is- difficult to fight against. So I think to entity due to the consequent delay of projects There is a shortcoming in the ministry’s It stressed that the authority delayed in sued against them previously. go back to your question, I think that’s why it’s so important to be transpar- ent and to be transparent about figures, about any new scientific elements about ‘MoE’s plan to burden the vaccine. That’s what we’ve tried to do in France. We have tried to explain as much as possible both the scientific process and the decision-making pro- cess. We have tried to explain to peo- private Arab schools’ ple that they need to be vaccinated to have access to restaurants, coffees and museums, etc. And this is not a restric- tion of liberty. The idea is to create a ‘Student density high’ momentum for vaccination that will al- low us to get back to our full freedoms KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The of some parents regarding the mechanism and independence and the fact that the largest burden of the Minis- of sending their children to schools in two faster we get vaccinated, the sooner we periods, especially since most of them are will go back to exercising our rights and try of Education’s plan for the employees of government agencies. freedoms fully. 2021/2022 school year fell on Arab schools, and other private schools AT: French Kuwaiti diplomatic rela- private Arab schools with high are working from now on to prepare for the tionship goes back 60 years. How has next school year. They have been creating this relationship evolved over the years? student densities, reports Al- the appropriate educational environment Ambassador Legendre: It has Rai daily. for a safe return, after the long months of grown more robust, and we hope it will An educational source explained closure. grow even stronger in the future. It’s that before the start of the school year, The department circulated bulletins in been, you know, an intense friendship many of these schools started develop- this regard to all schools, including fol- from the beginning. And a sign of this ing plans and proposals to adhere to the lowing up on the school building in terms is the number of Kuwaitis who travel to required health requirements, the most of installing air conditioners, doors, win- France and the number of Kuwaitis who important of which was to arrange for dows, lighting and furniture, as well as speak French or are interested in French educational facilities, including scientific KUNA photo additional classes required in some pri- laboratories, halls, computer laboratories, culture. It’s interesting that very soon The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) distributes clothing bags to more than 200 workers in Kuwait vate schools to adhere to the maximum after independence in 1966, the Kuwaiti libraries, prayer rooms, and physical edu- on the occasion of the World Humanitarian Day. – See Also Page 6 number of students in each class, which cation halls. education system integrated French as is 20 students only. one of the languages being taught in the The source stressed that the General The private education sector includes Department for Private Education will not public system. I think there is a lot of 179 Arab schools - 79 schools for boys, intellectual connection between the two tolerate any school that violates health re- Other Voices 52 for girls, and 48 mixed schools. The quirements. countries. And, of course, the liberation number of students of both genders affili- of Kuwait. Thirty years ago was also a He said the department will conduct in- ated with this system is 90,021, of which spection visits immediately after the start critical moment for the relationship be- 18,718 are Kuwaitis and 71,303 are non- cause France participated in the libera- of the school year to ensure compliance Kuwaitis. The number of students in some with what has been stated in the ministe- tion of Kuwait. classrooms ranges between 38 to 44 stu- We had 19,000 troops involved in rial bulletins, especially with regard to the Protesting is a lucid right, not a dents. cleanliness of the school buildings, and the the fighting. And after the war, we also By dividing the class into two groups helped the country recover with mine application of physical distancing among “A” and “B”, an additional number of stu- students both in the classrooms or during research, etc. And so, since then, we puzzling or a controversial one dents will be produced. It is necessary to entry and exit. have had this solid partnership. We open special classes for them in the educa- Regarding the increase of school fees, the have a firm defence agreement that was By Attorney Dr Fawaz Alkhateeb, the law has become to protect protesters and the tional stages of high student density. source denied any increase in Arab school signed just after the liberation. And the visiting assistant professor at Kilaw crowds and ease the process of practising the right The plan to divide the semester into two fees for the next academic year, but that relationship is multifaceted. It includes of expression. ast week, a university professor was assaulted groups and dividing the school day into these schools canceled the discount rate of culture, with the French Institute here Today, pluralism, encompassing various beliefs two morning shifts is a proposal presented 25 percent that was applied exceptionally in Kuwait, research, student exchanges, Lby police during a peaceful protest in Al Erada and values, provides a unique human behavior Square in front of the Kuwait National Assembly. by the General Department for Private during the distance learning period. plenty of cultural projects, cooperation that refl ects the need for communication to spread Education in April to solve the problem of He affirmed that the fees will return to between the two countries, and invest- Through the taped video, society witnessed cruelty ideas. The repetition of policing protests and sup- against protestors. student density in Arab schools. their previous rate prior to the issuance of ments on both sides. There is a solid pressing the crowds is not a coincidence action. However, it was met with the rejection the decision to regulate it. economic relationship that we hope to The incident deserves attention in analyzing Authorities choose to intervene because of their enhance. how the Kuwaiti authority considers protest and tensions over the right to expression. the expression of disapproval or objection. I con- On top of that, there’s a remarkable Such unnecessary tensions indicate an institu- convergence of us when it comes to the clude that the authority sees them as threats rather than tional lack of knowledge towards fundamental Iraqi PM to visit Kuwait next week region. Politically speaking, when it fundamental human rights civil rights and a narrow-mindedness. Moreover, comes to the stability of the area, Ku- of a routine means of ex- religious mainstream rationalising police cruelty BAGHDAD, Aug 21, (KUNA): Iraqi Prime Minister of Public Works Dr Rana Al- wait has always been one actor who pressing dissent. against protestors is a tragic and irresponsible be- Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi is due in the Faris signed a tender contract for the gener- can talk to everybody and enter into In the recent history of havior that shows a common petty act of politicis- State of Kuwait early next week, the Iraqi al maintenance of roads and public yards in dialogue and mediate and reconcile. So Kuwait, previous incidents ing religion. Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. Farwaniya Governorate (Khaitan, Farwani- this is key in this region. It is so impor- accord, and there are valu- The actions towards peaceful protestors under- The ministry indicated in a statement that ya, Raqi and Firdous -- Blocks One, Two tant to have friends like this that can able previous lessons the mine democracy and refl ect an authoritarian ap- Iraq’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Al-Menhel and Nine), reports Al-Qabas daily quoting play this kind of role. And we’ve seen authority could learn from. proach. Al-Safi , held a meeting with Chairman of sources. this very recently with the GCC agree- In 1979, Decree-Law no. 65 The interest of individuals, when related to free- the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and In- Sources revealed the value of this con- ment. I mean, we were pushing and of 1979 was issued regarding dom of expression, outweighs the interest of the dustry, Mohammad Jassem Al-Sagr, several tract is estimated at KD4.2 million while the supporting all the efforts that led to this regulating public meetings Dr Al-Khateeb state. days ago, discussing a host of issues namely implementation period is 730 days, starting reconciliation, but this is critical. and gatherings, which laid Restricting the constitutional right of expres- Al-Kadhemi’s expected visit next week. from the date of signing the contract. Sourc- AT: Looking back at your life, Am- down many crimes related to protesting. However, sion is an exception and must be strictly limited. The statement quoted the ambassador as es said the maintenance works will be car- bassador, you still have such a long way most of its articles were ruled unconstitutional ac- One last critical remark is that the use of cruelty by saying that Iraqi prime minister would meet, ried out by two teams per day during offi cial to go. I think it’s too early a question, cording to the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ruling some police offi cers against protestors is a crime in during the visit, with Kuwaiti entrepreneurs working hours -- at least eight hours daily. but I’d still like to ask you that. What No. 1 of 2005 on May 1, 2006. which the penalty may reach up to 3 years impris- to discuss means of facilitating their entry Sources described the tender as limited advice would you give to young women The constitutional ruling stated that articles 2, 3, onment as per Article 56 of Law No. 31 of 1970, into the Iraqi market and playing an effec- and indivisible, indicating the implementa- thinking of a career in diplomacy? 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the law which amended some provisions of Kuwaiti Penal tive role in Baghdad’s sustainable develop- tion will commence within 30 days from the Ambassador Legendre: I would are unconstitutional, given that they violate funda- Code No. 16 of 1960. ment schemes, commercial and industrial date of signing the contract and this is part say go for it. It’s fun. No, frankly, I mental constitutional rights related to the freedom Accordingly, the right of individuals to gather investments. of the specifi ed completion period. think there are not many job opportuni- of opinion and expression and right to assemble and express their opinions must be (by law) re- It also indicated that the envoy also dis- Sources added the maintenance warranty ties in the world that offers such a var- and conduct a peaceful meeting without the need spected by the police. They must be well-informed cussed with Al-Jassem means of boosting period is 1,825 days for all aspects of the ied array of experiences. What I like of prior permission as per Articles 36 and 44 of the about the consequences of violating the law. Ex- trade between the two brotherly countries in project; starting from the date of the initial about diplomacy is the fact that you Kuwaiti Constitution. pression is not a puzzling matter nor a controver- the shadow of “a real desire for boosting the receipt of the project and all fl aws which learn every day and because you know, The remaining articles in the law are related sial right but rather a lucid one. bilateral cooperation at diverse levels and in will surface after the fi nal receipt are subject every three to four years you change to administrative issues regarding regulating the ❑ ❑ ❑ various sectors.” to the rules of responsibility stipulated in the meeting place and time to organise the traffi c and ❑ ❑ ❑ general conditions document. your location. You have to keep being provide safety for protestors. Thus, the purpose of [email protected] curious and open-minded, and learn new languages and meet new people. That’s the best way to spend your life because you’re meeting fascinating KD 50 mln budget allocated people, discovering new cultures, etc. I couldn’t imagine a better job. So I’m very happy with what I’m doing. And I Free rations for Kuwaiti, expat frontliners think I’m fortunate because not every- body can wake up in the morning and KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: According to informed mechanism used by citizens, as they are not in- feel lucky to do whatever you have to sources, offi cials of the Ministry of Commerce and cluded in the monthly list of benefi ciaries in the do during your day. Industry initially estimated the value of the food fi rst place. supplies that will be disbursed to those employees The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is pre- of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Inte- pared to implement the decision by identifying Message delivered rior who are working as front liners of the fi rst cat- ways to enhance the budget for additional supplies, VIENNA, Aug 21, (KUNA): Kuwait’s egory in fi ghting the spread of COVID-19 at about and the amounts required to be spent in this regard Ambassador to Romania Talal Al-Hajeri KD 50 million, reports Al-Rai daily. in proportion to the numbers within the segment handed a letter on Thursday from Foreign The sources said, “According to the open discus- covered by the decision”. Minister and Minister of State for Cabi- sions in this regard, the citizens covered by the de- The sources indicated that the trend is to allocate net Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al- cision will receive their food rations free of charge the fi nancial savings recorded by the ministry in its Mohammad Al-Sabah to his Romanian for a period of six months. The expatriate employ- budget for the past fi scal year, which was not spent counterpart Bogdan Aurescu that was ees of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of due to the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 received by State Secretary for Global Interior will be allocated catering items worth ap- pandemic, to cover the ration benefi ts for front-line Affairs and Diplomatic Strategies Cornel proximately KD 10 per month. The same will be benefi ciaries. Feruta. for each member of his family for a period of six In addition, they said, “Despite receiving the lists During the meeting, the two sides dis- months. of benefi ciaries from the ministries of Health and cussed bilateral relations and means of The rations will be disbursed to citizens as part of Interior, and the start of the countdown for the dis- backing and developing them in light of the two sides’ endeavors to enhance these their regular monthly entitlements. Coordination is tribution of the granted rations, the launch date has ties and open new horizons, Al-Hajeri underway between the Ministry of Commerce and not yet been determined. told KUNA. Industry and the Ministry of Social Affairs to equip Work is currently underway to complete the They focused on some topics, which three or four catering branches in various governo- technical equipment, both in terms of distribution will be discussed by the joint Kuwaiti- rates designated for expatriate frontliners. sites and for operating the automated system sched- Romanian committee during the upcom- It is technically diffi cult to disburse the allo- uled for distribution. The distribution is expected to ing period, he noted. cated ration for expatriates through the traditional start within two months.” ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 LOCAL 4

National Day greetings sent MPW inks KD 4.2m deal for roads HH Amir congratulates Hungary KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21, (KUNA): His His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and maintenance in Farwaniya district Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Friday a cable of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh congratulation to the President of Hungary Ja- Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent nos Ader on his country’s National Day. similar cables. MoH studies possibility of allowing spring camps

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: Minister of Pub- lic Works Dr Rana Al-Faris signed a ten- der contract for the general maintenance of roads and public yards in Farwaniya Governorate (Khaitan, Farwaniya, Raqi and Firdous -- Blocks One, Two and Nine), reports Al-Qabas daily quoting Humanitarian activist Al-Rashed during one of his volunteer trips. sources. Sources revealed the value of this contract is es- timated at KD4.2 million while the implementation period is 730 days, starting from the date of signing the contract. Sources said the maintenance works will be carried out by two teams per day during official working hours -- at least eight hours daily. Sources described the ten- der as limited and indivisible, KUNA photos indicating the implementa- ‘Wanas’ volunteer team in Zanzibar. tion will commence within 30 days from the date of signing ‘Securing education best form ...’ the contract and this is part of the specified completion period. ‘Philanthropists experience Warranty Sources added the main- tenance warranty period is deep sense of gratification’ 1,825 days for all aspects By Awra Al-Wugayan sense of gratifi cation that overtook his fa- of the project; starting from tigue in the relief effort. the date of the initial receipt KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21, (KUNA): Al- Mariam Al-Jarallah, founder of the vol- Glimpses from the Traditional Onam lunch hosted by Ambassador Sibi George for the ambassadors of other of the project and all flaws though workers and activists in the realm of untary team, “Wanas,” believes that it is the countries in Kuwait, at India House, Aug 21, showcasing India’s rich and vibrant cultural diversity. which will surface after the relief and humanitarian aid often put them- duty of each person to dedicate some efforts final receipt are subject to the selves in hard and tiring conditions, they and time to help out those in need. rules of responsibility stipu- share a common sense of deep gratifi cation She believes that securing education is Company spends KD 400m to build 32 giant oil tankers for relieving people in diffi culty. the best form of humanitarian assistance for lated in the general conditions On the occasion of the World Humani- those deprived of means to go to schools. document. tarian Day, August 19, the Kuwaiti travel- Anwar Al-Hasawi, the Deputy Chairman KOTC fleet only alternative to export Kuwaiti Sources said the contract ler and humanitarian activist Yousef Al- of Kuwait Red Crescent Society, said the includes small construction Rashed said in an interview with Kuwait society has carried out a long chain of hu- works and general mainte- News Agency (KUNA) that many of his manitarian missions since its establishment crude oil & petroleum products during crisis nance of roads, temporary tourist trips turned into humanitarian mis- in 1966. sions particularly in impoverished regions The World Humanitarian Day falls this KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The lion metric tons joined the fl eet; industry. yards, parking areas, service blocks, emergency and rain- in Africa. year amid ongoing efforts to combat the novel Kuwait Oil Tankers Company the third phase was from 2011 to KPC views the Kuwait Oil Tank- It had dawned on him, he recalled, when coronavirus (COVID-19), he said, noting vol- (KOTC) has spent about 400 mil- 2014 and 9 new tankers of differ- er Company as a strategic cover for water drainage systems, sea he saw a group of bare-feet children, barely unteers’ arduous tasks of reaching those in lion dinars (about $1.3 billion) ent sizes and types were built with transporting Kuwaiti crude oil, Ku- exits and sidewalks in various covering their bodies with worn fabrics, need for treatment or vaccination. from 2000 to 2021 to develop the a total tonnage of 1.5 million met- waiti petroleum products and lique- locations; as well as roads and rushed to him when he was eating manda- The State of Kuwait has granted abun- Kuwaiti tanker fl eet, reports Al- ric tons; while fourth phase of the fi ed gas in case of emergency and yards within the premises of rins, begging him to share the fruits. dant medical aid to low-income countries to Anba daily quoting oil sources. fl eet modernization involved the crises outside the region (the Strait State institutions. Deeply touched, Al-Rashed within hours face this scourge. The company currently owns addition of 8 new multi-purpose of Hormuz, after meeting local Meanwhile, the Ministry raised donations worth KD 5,000 (approx. The annual occasion is an opportunity a fl eet of 32 giant crude oil tank- tankers and sizes to the tanker fl eet needs, including the needs of the of Health is studying the pos- USD 16,000) via Instagram and carried out to boost awareness of humanitarian work ers to transport oil derivatives and from March 2019 and the deliver- Ministry of Electricity and Water). sibility of allowing the es- a relief campaign for the impoverished chil- globally and honor those who have given liquefi ed gas. The sources said the ies continued until May 2021, in- In the event of emergencies and dren themed “children’s delight.” sacrifi ces for delivering humanitarian aid, tablishment of spring camps Al-Rashed said he had experienced deep he says. modernization of the tanker fl eet cluding the Al-Siddiq tanker dedi- crises, a situation that causes tanker this year based on the current has undergone several stages (four cated to transport crude oil and owners to refuse to enter the Arabian health situation, reports Al- stages to be precise) to modernize was built by the Chinese Bohai Gulf region as a result of the exposure Anba daily. Schools readiness follow-up teams to and develop the fl eet starting from Heavy Industries Company. of Kuwait and its neighboring coun- The ministry also intends 2004 until the middle of this year, The modernization of the Ku- tries in the Gulf region to direct or in- to lay down health protocols, in accordance with the needs of the waiti oil tanker fl eet is in line with direct danger the KOTC fl eet become which will be implemented start their work from Sunday: official global marketing sector at the Ku- Kuwait’s strategy to maintain a the only alternative to transporting upon the opening of facilities wait Petroleum Corporation. high level modern fl eet to meet the Kuwaiti exports outside the region. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21, (KUNA): As- the most important observations and rec- The sources added, the fi rst phase requirements of the Kuwait Petro- The cost of building one crude for children on Sept 1. sistant Undersecretary for Public Education ommendations available at all educational of modernization of the fl eet was leum Corporation (KPC) as a stra- oil tanker is about 49.8 million The Cabinet had earlier in- at the Ministry of Education, Osama Al- levels. structed the ministry to study Sultan, announced on Saturday that schools He explained that the competence of from 2004 to 2008. During this phase, tegic cover for the state. dinars and the cost of building a readiness follow-up teams will start their those concerned teams is to follow up on 9 new tankers of different sizes and KOTC interacts with various liquefi ed gas tanker is about 23 the possibility of allowing the establishment of spring camps work Sunday in preparation for the next the status of schools and their readiness in types joined the fl eet with a total ton- parties from shipyards and sellers million dinars. The lowest cost of school year 2021-2022 until the start of preparation for the gradual return of student nage of 1.1 million metric tons. to classifi cation companies and building tanker to transport petro- this year depending on data each stage of the next school year. attendance in schools for school year 2021- The second phase was from consultants, the fl eet’s new con- leum products is 5 million dinars about the health situation, as Al-Sultan said in a press statement that 2022, explaining that the Civil Service Bu- 2008 to 2012, during which 6 new struction projects team works to and the maximum is 22 million well as setting regulations for the Department of Educational Affairs is reau has agreed to form a working team in tankers of different sizes and types study the market, trends and new dinars, depending on the size and the opening of facilities that responsible for submitting a consolidated each school for all educational levels and with a total tonnage of 1.4 mil- technologies in the shipbuilding capacity. serve children. weekly report to general managers with kindergartens. Rights of judges and legal consultants not being met KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: It seems that the role of judges and legal consultants have not been spared from the gov- ernment red-tape, which causes delays in establishing rights, sometimes losing them through statute of limita- tion, reports Al-Qabas daily. Even though more than eight months have passed since the National Assembly elections in December 2020, the reward for judges and prosecutors who participated in them has not been paid so far. Also, the reward for those who participated in supervising the by-elections that took place last May has not been paid. This situation reveals a serious administrative imbal- ance between the Ministry of Justice and the Civil Ser- vice Commission, as information indicates that no salaries have been paid to judges for a period of fi ve months under the pretext that there are procedures in their appointment decree that must be completed, and that payments are sup- posed to be paid to them until the completion of those pro- cedures. This delay also applies to the payment of the reward for the evening sessions of the courts, and the reward for lec- tures at the Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies, which are supervised by judges and legal consultants. Khafji gas pipeline in operation KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The Khafji gas pipeline to Ku- wait that was offi cially inaugurated last week is currently operating with a capacity of 11 million cubic feet of gas per day, 29 million cubic feet of acid gas and 6,000 barrels per day of condensate through a multi-stage pipeline mea- suring 12 inches and a length of 110 kilometers distributed between the onshore and offshore areas to the State of Ku- wait, reports Al-Anba daily. The sources said after increasing the production of the Khafji fi eld to range between 350 and 400 thousand barrels per day, there will be no environmental impact of carbon emissions, as gas fl aring rates will reach very low rates. The sources said that the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company is on the verge of operating many major projects such the Wafra Operations, where the company is working in full swing to de- liver the existing gas from the Wafra Operations, estimated at 40 million cubic feet to Kuwait, by linking it with the Kuwait Oil Company’s operations area in the West. The sources pointed out all these projects aim to meet Kuwait’s needs of clean energy to operate power plants with natural gas instead of burning the crude oil. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 LOCAL 5 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Fear of earlier Taliban rule creates panic in Afghanistan, neighbors’

“THE Taliban forces captured Kabul and many Afghan cities and provinces, in a out of their country even if they were forced to jump inside the cavity of the fans him peace,” columnist Abdulrahman Al-Awwad wrote for Al-Sabah daily. rapid and sudden development that no one imagined, including the US adminis- of an American military plane and tens of others to hang on to it, perhaps it would “Here, we have to recall part of the biography of Commander of the Faithful tration, which withdrew quickly while ensuring the safe return of all Americans move them from fear and misery awaiting them and a hell even if they paid with Omar Ibn Al-Khattab -- may God be pleased with him -- who can be described from Kabul,” columnist and the former editor-in-chief of Kuwait News Agency their lives and they fell like wounded birds from the sky. as the ‘pioneer of jurisprudential enlightenment’ in Islam. We see how this great (KUNA) Iqbal Al-Ahmad wrote for Al-Qabas daily.. “It seems that representatives of the Taliban in Kuwait were joking around us Caliph stopped punishing the thief in the Year of Drought, recording a great “A state of fear and panic engulfed the Afghans inside Kabul more than the with their bodies and their thoughts, and they began to implement their rulings in precedent in understanding the purpose of Sharia rulings -- that the real goal is world and the countries surrounding Afghanistan, and the pictures that were one of the malls when they issued their orders to remove a beautiful statue from a to protect lives and money, not to punish people just for the sake of imposing transmitted from the Kabul airport and the borders of Afghanistan and the peo- shop because it was an idol and they were given what they wanted immediately. punishment. ple’s stampeding showed terrifying scenes of people trying to escape from the We cite this story, just for information.” “If we refl ect on this, we will see that Afghanistan has been living in drought fi re of the Taliban forces of which the whole world re- and poverty for many years. Therefore, talking about the application of the provi- members nothing but pictures of killing and stoning, lash- Also: sions of Sharia with a limited understanding that reduces them to penalties seems ing whips, beating with sticks, oppressing and despised “Remember, recently, 300 irregular soldiers (militias) affi liated with the ‘Is- an unreasonable transgression, a waste of a glorious heritage of Islamic jurispru- women in a hideous way. lamic State’ organization (DAESH) occupied Mosul and its environs, with an dence, and a complete waste of the approach to the jurisprudence of priorities and “Quote from an article I read and I am not the writer area that constitutes almost a third of the area of Iraq in three hours, despite the its wonderful human contents. of the article, some of what confi rms that the Islam in presence of the Iraqi army, with its equipment,” columnist, former MP and the “In our opinion, the most important duties for the Taliban rule now are to ensure whose name the Taliban forces speak and act is an Islam incumbent general manager of Scope Satellite TV Channel Talal Al-Saeed wrote the return of millions of refugees and displaced persons to their homes, exhaust all we have never known and we have not been brought up for Al-Seyassah daily. means to launch a real economy and real development for the country, provide job on it, whether from our parents or grandparents or in our “This happened during the Maliki government rule, which says it was strong in opportunities for its citizens, maintain security, safety and stability in all parts of the schools since our childhood. Baghdad, but that the senior leaders of the Iraqi army, fl ed or say they withdrew country, and present itself to the world in a balanced and decent manner. “The article says: ‘When the magnifi cent Buddha from Mosul and left it and its people to face their fate at the mercy of ISIS, and “After that, we can talk about the application of Sharia within its comprehen- statues were blown up in Bamiyan by the Taliban, Al- Mosul became the ‘capital of the caliphate’ or ‘ISIS’ and the rest of the story is sive and great meaning, not only in the sense of applying penalties.” known. Qaradawi was sent to negotiate with them to transfer the Iqbal Al-Ahmad ❑ ❑ ❑ statues in exchange for money they wanted because they “Now the same scenario is being repeated in Afghanistan, the irregular ‘Tali- “During negotiations between the Taliban and the Americans on the withdraw- are a civilizational treasure for humanity. During the period of Al-Qaradawi’s ban’ army is sweeping the Afghan areas, taking full control of them and expelling the regular army from Kabul. Can a sane person believe what happened in Mosul al of American forces from Afghanistan, followed by the American administra- negotiations, the statues were blown up’. tion’s immediate announcement of the withdrawal, we witnessed how the head of “At that time, Dr Muhammad Shahrour was speaking to the Al-Arabia TV in Iraq or what is currently happening in Afghanistan? “What lesson has been learned, since the occupation of Mosul until today, and State fl ed and the Taliban took power. National Security Advisor to the American channel, and they asked him if Al-Qaradawi would be able to persuade the Tali- president Jake Sullivan then explained that the rapid Taliban control over Af- ban not to blow up the important archaeological statues. He replied: ‘Certainly the main concern of the Iraqis is to get rid of ISIS and its cells, and its areas of infl uence on the land of Iraq through years of fi erce wars between ISIS and the ghanistan was due to the failure of the Afghan Army to confront it,” columnist not, because they are stronger than him in jurisprudence and adhere to the subtle- Sa’ad Al-Nashwan wrote for Al-Anba daily. ties of Islamic law more than him, even in clothing and dyeing the beard, etc. Iraqi government, which does not hesitate to seek the help of the Americans to eliminate ISIS until today? “What concerns me about these events is that such a lesson should not go un- “The writer says that the text is clear, ‘This is an idol in their opinion and must noticed, as we are small countries in the midst of a fi ery region. Iran’s ideology be destroyed because the Taliban considers itself the true Islam’. “The same will be the case in Afghanistan for the next ten years, and instead of the American planes killing them, they will kill each other, and instead of search- is still based on exporting and expanding the revolution. Iraq is riven by sectari- “This explains everyone’s panic about the Taliban’s entry into Kabul, espe- ing for them underground, the Taliban leaders will come out above the ground to anism. Since the so-called Iranian hegemony is strongly present, we must have cially the people of Afghanistan themselves because they know that the wheel be a clear and easily accessible target. new balances. The national security services in the Gulf Cooperation Council will turn back again. “The lesson to be learned is that the Americans are an ally that cannot be countries must revive the idea of a unifi ed Gulf Army and there must be new “The Afghans, especially women, lived the most diffi cult times with them. trusted at all, and the fi rst to be sacrifi ced are their collaborators who are in the strategies at the level of the Gulf states. They were afraid of killing bullets, the sticks and being whipped. The Afghan eyes of other traitors, while the Americans call them translators, we do not now “We know that in politics, there is no permanent friend or foe, but there are woman whose Islam differs from that of the Taliban, did not forget the whipping have to expect where the next American catastrophe will be.” common interests. Yesterday’s enemy is today’s friend, and yesterday’s friend while she was covered from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet, because ❑ ❑ ❑ is today’s enemy. Thus, improving relations between people and their ruler is someone’s eye saw the tip of her toe and the volcano inside him became active. considered the fi rst line of defense for the country. This is in addition to granting Why not as he is the one who has the right to whip her, hit her with sticks, and “After entering the Afghan capital -- Kabul, one of the fi rst things that the Tali- freedom of expression to the people, removing barriers between citizens and of- even kill her? ban announced was its intention to implement Islamic Law with a limited under- fi cials, opening lines of communication and economic and military channels with “May God help those who fall under their authority. God cherishes Islam and standing that reduces Sharia to the application of penalties, such as cutting the hand all the great countries, and not to rely on America alone.” Muslims with kindness, respect, love and charity only. of a thief, fl ogging the one who drinks alcohol and other punishments stipulated in “What was reported by the media and the press about the Afghans racing to get the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of His Messenger -- may God bless him and grant — Compiled by Zaki Taleb Other Voices Syrian man, driving stolen vehicle, Selling roosters to guide people ? held for threatening police offi cer By Ahmad alsarraf services with the exception of 4 or 5 of this rule the whole world. Therefore, n the late 1970s I, with some of my any cessation of manual, intellectual, Suspect charged with murder attempt Ifriends who were interested in the industrial or agricultural work means hotel sector in Kuwait, was on a busi- the loss of tens of millions of precious ness and tourism trip to Jordan. working hours. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: Police have ar- After dinner we returned to the That is why many were interested rested a Syrian who was allegedly armed lobby of the Continental Hotel where in the positive consequences of Saudi with a cleaver and threatened to attack a we were stay- Arabia’s decision to allow shops, fac- ing, I asked my GTD police offi cer, reports Al-Rai daily. tories and hundreds of thousands of The daily said, the man behind the wheel resisted ar- companions businesses to continue operating dur- to consider for rest and pulled out a cleaver. However, he was overpow- ing prayer times, and those who wish ered and arrested while the man in the passenger seat a moment the to perform them must do so without paradox of the escaped on foot. disrupting work, which is also consid- The security source added, the suspect was allegedly driv- prayer-times ered a rule of worship. board which ing a vehicle stolen from Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh which belongs This or that rentier state may contin- to an Egyptian, and he was arrested just an hour after the was put up high ue to afford the luxury of not disrupt- above the re- theft was reported. ing business for long hours, as long as The source said during interrogation the suspect has ad- ception desk. I the oil wells continue to pump millions told them that mitted to stealing vehicles and said this was the third vehicle alsarraf of barrels of oil per day but can it con- he stole. the height of the tinue to do so forever? So why don’t board means the need for a ladder for The Public Prosecutor has charged him with attempting we prepare for that day instead of be- to kill an offi cer, speeding, stealing vehicles and resisting the employee to change the prayer ing surprised by circumstances? times daily. arrest. A few days ago, Al Arabiya TV ❑ ❑ ❑ It drew their attention to the follow- hosted the Egyptian preacher ‘Amr ing message that was written under Khaled’. The host embarrassed his Two die in accident: A collision between three vehicles on the timings board. This message did guest when he asked him why he ac- the Riyadh road between Qortuba and Yarmouk Thursday not change because it was placed in cepted the invitation to appear in a evening, resulted in the death of two persons and injury of fi xed letter ‘Prayer service every Sun- ridiculous commercial in which he others, reports Al-Anba daily. day 9-11 am’. The daily added, one of the vehicles went up in fl ames fol- mentioned that eating ‘chicken’ of a Because those with me were con- lowing the collision with the other vehicle. The fi re was put specifi c brand helps to acquire higher cerned about the cost of building and out by the Shuhada Fire Center. degree of spirituality? The contraband hidden in a carton among other items. operating hotels, they thought about The daily added, the corpses of the dead persons were re- Amr Khaled was reckless in his re- the space to keep the metal ladder in ferred to Forensics while by personnel from the Emergency ply and said he did it for money. This the hotel lobby and the salary of the Medical Services affi liated to the Ministry of Health rushed Customs seizes ‘Larica’ powder means in the morning he promotes employee who changes the prayer the two injured to a hospital. the chicken in a vague commercial so timings. The cause of the accident is not known. The air cargo customs offi cers seized 5 which came in a parcel from the Neth- that he can, with the money he earned From the experiences of people, and ❑ ❑ ❑ kilograms of the ‘Larica’ powder, coming erlands. from the advertisement, guide people to which religion they belong, it is clear from China, which was hidden among The source added, “The seizures have in the evening. Man falls to death: Police are investigating the death of an personal belongings, reports Al-Rai daily. been referred to the competent authori- that increasing the religious dose does This is similar to what some politi- unidentifi ed Egyptian who allegedly fell to his death from a A customs source told the daily the ties and the security authorities are look- not create better societies. The forma- cal Islam associations do while run- height in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, reports Al-Anba daily. customs offi cers also seized 1.5 kilo- ing for the persons to whom the contra- tion of a normal person and a good ning dozens of charities and deduct After receiving a report on the incident, police from the grams psychotropic substance paste band was addressed’’. citizen is never by immersing him in high percentages from each donation, area police station rushed to the spot and discovered the vic- religious issues and making him sub- and keep them for themselves under tim, born in 1986, had succumbed to the injuries following servient. The goal of the state is not to ‘250,000 expats vaccinated’ the pretext that money is for guiding the fall. create a religious citizen, rather create and helping people. The death was reported to the police by the victim’s com- an educated citizen capable of produc- ❑ ❑ ❑ patriot friend. Police are investigating the death to ensure tion, and pay taxes to the state, without there is no suspicion about the death. ‘Medicine delivery to continue’ which it cannot continue to provide its email: [email protected] ❑ ❑ ❑ ‘Financial disclosure’: The Ministry of Education has KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The Pharmacy the service for this category in February. called on those covered by the provisions of the so-called Department at Amiri Hospital has affi rmed “Our aim now is to vaccinate the expatri- Cause of dead fi sh probed ‘fi nancial disclosure’ to update their data as per the request the continuation of medicine delivery ser- ate workers in Wafra and Abdally,” she of the Public Authority for Combating Corruption (Nazaha), vice through the hospital’s website, reports concluded. reports Al-Anba daily. Al-Jarida daily. The Director of the Central Administra- Mead fi sh disappears from market This came in a letter, a copy of which has been obtained On the Twitter account of the hospital, tion for Primary Health Care, and Head of by the daily, issued by the Undersecretary of Public Educa- the department pointed out the above-men- the Mobile Immunization Units team at the tion, Osama Al-Sultan, to those concerned in all educational tioned service is part of ongoing efforts to Ministry of Health, Dr. Dina Al-Dhubaib, KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The Kuwaiti Bay include Dalaa, Shamahi and Zubaidi ensure the safety of patients, protect their announced the completion of the fi fth phase mead fi sh, the most desired by the consum- types. They originate from the waters in the areas and the Religious Education Department. The letter states with reference to the letter of the Assistant health and improve the medicine distribu- of the fi eld units campaign, reports Al-Qa- ers is nowhere to be found in the Kuwait fi sh southern regions, and are not usually found tion service. bas daily. markets, reports Al-Rai daily. inside the bay. Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs and Administra- The department explained the medicines Dr Al-Dhubaib said during the cam- When the daily went on a tour of the fi sh There are various sources of harm to the tive Development issued on July 27, 2021 AD, based mainly are delivered to the health centers within paign 250,000 people were given the anti- market in Souk Sharq there was no trace of marine environment particularly the Kuwait on the Assistant Secretary-General’s letter to the Financial two or three days of submitting the request Covid-19 jabs, adding efforts will continue mead fi sh which otherwise was found plenti- Bay which cause the death of fi sh. They in- Disclosure Sector at the Public Authority for Combating on the electronic portal, adding the pa- to vaccinate farm and other workers in the ful during this time of the year. clude sewage water, overfi shing, abandoned Corruption (Nazaha) of July15, 2021, includes a request to tients can choose any of the fi ve designated Wafra and Abdali areas soon. When asked, the fishmongers said the nets, red tide, lack of water circulation, and update the fi nancial disclosure statements for those covered health centers for their treatment from 7:30 Dr Al-Dhubaib said in a statement, “The reason is fishing trawlers are banned from deterioration of sea water quality due to by the provisions of fi nancial disclosure, based on the provi- am to 1:30 pm during the offi cial working campaign has succeeded in vaccinating catching fish in the Kuwait Bay after the wrong human activities. sions of Law No. 2 of 2016. days. about 3,000 bedridden people, since the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish In addition, the high temperatures at the Nazaha mandates all those concerned to update the fi nan- Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health dis- launch of the campaign last February,” and Resources and the Environment Public present time and the low water level coming cial statement covered by changes in their job data, or those closed that the mobile vaccination units called on those people who fall in this cat- Authority started a campaign to punish from the Shatt al-Arab increases salinity and who were appointed after the date of the last amendment have vaccinated 250,000 expatriates since egory to register quickly on the Ministry of fish trawlers catching fish in the Kuwait changes the physical and chemical proper- supported by copies. April till date. Health vaccination platform and appoint- Bay. ties of seawater. ❑ ❑ ❑ Head of the Mobile Vaccination Cam- ments will be given within 48 hours. The fi shermen affi rmed “the mead fi sh ❑ ❑ ❑ paign Team at the ministry Dr Dina Al- Dr Al-Dhubaib went on to say the Minis- is found in plenty only inside the bay, and Cable thief nabbed: The security authorities have arrested Dhubaib said 3,000 bedridden people have try of Health efforts continue to achieve the no one can catch it because of the expected Driving wrong-side: Personnel from the an unidentifi ed 33-year-old Egyptian expatriate in connec- been vaccinated since the launching of required societal immunity. penalties, including the administrative de- traffi c department have arrested an uniden- tion with the theft of state property, reports Al-Anba daily. portation decision if anyone is caught fi sh- tifi ed motorist for driving against the fl ow A security source said the arrest came after a bedoun se- ing for mead.” of traffi c on a road in Wafra and putting at curity guard keeping watch on a government establishment Meanwhile , after discovering several risk his life and the life of other motorists, saw a person moving suspiciously near a power transformer No driving licence, 3 expats jailed dead fi sh in the Khuwaisat area of Kuwait and causing a traffi c accident, reports Al- and informed the Operations Room of the Ministry of Inte- Bay, the concerned authorities have taken Rai daily. rior and caught the suspect red-handed stealing cables and KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The Traffi c Court referred to the judiciary and the court will samples to laboratories to fi gure out the A source in the General Traffi c Depart- found in his possession tools he used to cut cables and inside put behind bars three expatriates for 14 days decide whether or not to deport them from causes for the death of the fi sh, reports Al- ment said the arrest came after a clip of the his car some of the stolen cables. each for committing serious violations, re- the country. Qabas daily. accident was posted in the social media. The man has been detained at the Sulaibiya Police Station. ports Al-Anba daily. A security source said the expatriates According to the Environment Public Au- Several people who were injured in the He will be interrogated to fi nd out if he was the one who had The men were caught driving without li- were arrested during a campaign organized thority (EPA), the dead fi sh seen in Kuwait accident were taken to the area hospital. stolen the cables some time ago. cence. After fourteen days the men will be by the General Traffi c Department. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 LOCAL 6

‘House of Music, Museum of Fine Art and Kuwait Theater Festival’ NCCAL’s arts sector preps for 3 major projects, Expo Dubai

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21, (KUNA): launching these wait Theater cal Arts, and cubator for the most important creative production process, in addition to pre- The Assistant Secretary-General for major projects Festival, which cooperating productions in various sectors of fine paring for reactivating the role of the the Arts Sector at the National Coun- in cooperation will be held with special- art. Union of Civil Theaters. cil for Culture, Arts and Letters (NC- with the lead- this year in the ized sectors in With regard to the Kuwait Theater He stated that the arts sector in the CAL), Dr. Bader Al-Duwaish, said ers of the Na- month of De- the Ministry of Festival, Al-Duwaish said that the the- council will present a set of outstand- that the arts sector is preparing for tional Council cember, as part Education to ater administration under the umbrella ing artistic contributions within the ac- three major projects under the direc- for Culture, of the health keep pace with of the arts sector in the council has tivities of the Expo 2021, which will tives of the Minister of Information Arts and Let- and precaution- the artists’ am- begun to invite private and qualitative start next October until March 2022, and Culture and Minister of State for ters headed by ary require- bitions through theater groups to participate in the ac- as the Kuwait pavilion will present a Youth Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Mu- its Secretary ments taken by support, attri- tivities of the 21st session of the Ku- number of distinguished theatrical per- tairi, namely ‘House of Music’, The General Kamel the Ministry bution, and in- wait Theater Festival, which will start formances, musical performances and Permanent Museum of Fine Art and Al-Abdul-Jalil, of Health. He vestment in cre- in early December. plastic exhibitions that embody the Kuwait Theater Festival. Al-Mutairi as next October Al-Abdul-Jalil affirmed the Al-Duwaish ative music that He indicated that the Supreme development reached by these arts in Al-Duwaish added in a press state- will witness the council’s interest distinguishes the Committee for Theater, headed by Kuwait. ment on Saturday that the council is opening of the House of Music and in working on a developmental move- State of Kuwait. the Secretary-General of the National He valued the directives and support also organizing a number of other the Permanent Museum of Fine Art, in ment to include schools in the plastic He indicated that the location of the Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, of Minister Al-Mutairi and the great projects, including participation in the addition to basic aspects of Kuwait’s arts under the umbrella of the Per- House of Music will be in the (first Kamel Al-Abdul-Jalil, began to de- role played by Al-Abdul-Jalil and the activities of the Expo 2021, which will participation in the Expo Dubai 2021 manent Museum of Fine Art and the courtyard) of the Museum of Modern velop a regulation for the development assistant secretaries of the National be hosted by Dubai starting next Oc- through a group of theatrical, musical revival of folklore through the House Art, and it will be divided into two sec- of theatrical movement through civil Council for Culture, in addition to the tober. and plastic performances. of Music, in addition to investing in tions, while the Permanent Museum of and private groups, and to set regula- efforts made by the media, which con- He explained that Minister Al-Mu- He also referred to the preparations specialized academic institutions, in- Fine Art will be in the second roofed tions and legislation that would give stitute an essential source of support, tairi laid down the basic axial lines for for the twenty-first session of the Ku- cluding the Higher Institute of Musi- courtyard, which will serve as an in- more flexibility and flow to theatrical care and follow-up. MoE receiving applications from non-Kuwaitis for teaching sector

Ministry indicates priority for appointment

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: Exceptions will be made from expatriates. versities. The Ministry of Education the experience requirement for It said, “To accept the appoint- When receiving applications, holders of a doctorate degree ment of fresh non-Kuwaiti gradu- the academic qualifications and has announced that it will and those who have obtained a ates from teaching colleges, it transcripts must be certified by Indian ambassador replying to a query during the Open House. start receiving applications grade of at least “Very good” in is required to pass the personal the official authorities, and the va- for male and female teach- university qualifications, hold- interview. No case or specializa- lidity of the data from the cultural ers on local contracts from ers of master’s degree and have tion is excluded from this. No offices of Kuwait in the country of Fund assisting overseas nationals non-Kuwaitis to work in obtained an average of not less application for employment will graduation. be received until all documents the teaching sector during than “excellent” in the university Original copy of the certificate, qualification, as well as graduates are available according to the an- the transcript and a statement of the 2021/2022 academic of the College of Education from nouncement”. regularity, certified by the Kuwaiti Indian Embassy celebrates ICWF year, reports Al-Qabas Kuwait University and graduates Approval Cultural Attaché for the certificate daily. of the College of Basic Education The Ministry of Education went issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Day, holds ‘Virtual Open House’ The ministry explained that the in the Public Authority for Ap- on to explain that the applications Arabia, must also be brought. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: The Days of India; Indian culture applicants must have university plied Education and Training. of visit visa or entry visa holders The announcement also stated qualifications to work in public that, when citizens of the Gulf Indian Embassy in Kuwait programs by recognized local Priority will not be accepted. The educa- celebrated the Friday the In- artistes or Indian artistes based schools in the disciplines of Eng- tional qualification and profes- Cooperation Council member lish, French, mathematics, chemis- The Ministry of Education in- states apply for a job at the Min- dian Community Welfare Fund in India etc; payment of honorar- sion in the work permit must not (ICWF) which was set up in ium for teachers/faculty teaching try, physics, biology and geology, dicated that the priority for ap- be different from the position istry of Education, the passport pointment, after the acceptance 2009 to assist Overseas Indians Indian languages, art forms; wel- physics, and music education (fe- applied for, which is “Teacher” and civil ID of the applicant must Workers in times of distress and fare activities for Indian students male teachers only). The applicants of all Kuwaitis in the disciplines position. Preliminary approval is be brought along with a 4/6 cm emergencies. The Fund pro- towards organizing Annual Day must adhere to the experience con- required for the outputs of the lo- also required for those from pri- photograph, adding that all docu- vides all Indian missions and for Indian students at universi- dition for all subjects except music cal teacher preparation colleges, vate schools by the sponsor in ments must be valid. posts abroad greater flexibility in ties/educational institutions to education. The required years of will be for the children of Ku- addition to a copy of signature It highlighted that, when expa- swiftly addressing requests for discuss problems, issues faced experience is three years for those waiti women, then the children of approval of the sponsor, and the triates apply to work in the Minis- assistance by Indians. by Indian students, including with non-educational qualifica- Bedoun residents, the children of equivalency of the certificates try of Education, they must bring Addressing the select audi- their visa, residence status, work tions and two years for those with citizens of the Gulf Cooperation from private universities by the their passport and a copy of it, as ence at the embassy auditorium permit, financial, welfare and educational qualifications. Council member states, and then Supreme Council of Private Uni- well as their civil ID and a copy and those attending virtually, other issues with participation of of it, adding that the passport’s the Indian Ambassador to Ku- students. validity period should not be less wait, HE Sibi George said, “I This is in addition to hiring than two years. thank our leadership of the local interpreters on a case-to- country who took the initiative case basis for consular visits; The Ministry of Education af- of setting up this fund to help design, publication, translation firmed that all applications must the community in need. What costs of pamphlets by mission/ be submitted electronically on the is equally important is that post about local labor laws, reg- ministry’s website — www.moe. we utilize the fund effectively ulations, norms, dos & don’ts, edu.kw. Upon acceptance of the for the purpose for which it is welfare measures pertaining application, the concerned per- created. There are very clear to overseas employment in the son will be contacted to visit the guidelines on how to utilize the host country; organizing labor Human Resources Department at funds.” camps, consular camps for in- the reception hall in the Minis- Leadership teracting with Indian migrant try’s building in South Surra, with workers and informing them the documents mentioned above. The fund, the envoy said, is about issues related to overseas Personal interviews will be con- aimed at assisting overseas In- employment; labor laws; wel- ducted for the candidates in accor- dian nationals in distress situ- fare and protection measures of ations, boarding and lodging the government. dance with the conditions in force for deserving distressed people, in the ministry. Setting up 24x7 toll-free help air passage to India to stranded lines, walk-in resource cen- Indians, legal assistance to de- ters for providing information, serving Indians who have com- advice, guidance on problems KRCS hands out mitted minor crimes, offences or faced by distressed Indian na- have been falsely implicated by tionals; and helping them reg- bags of clothes their employer and put in jails; ister their grievance with the fishermen/seamen/sailors/Indian mission/post and development students in distress; legal/finan- of e-Governance solutions, ap- to 200 workers cial assistance to Indian women plications to address Consular/ abandoned/cheated/abused by welfare matters. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21, (KUNA): their spouses. The Kuwait Red Crescent Society The fund also provides for Basis distributed on Thursday, bags of payment of small fines and The ambassador added, he has clothes to more than 200 workers penalties in respect of Indians formed a three-member ICWF in Kuwait, on the occasion of the for staying illegally in the host committee at the embassy to International Day of Humanitarian country where prima facie the study each application and rec- Action, which falls on August 19 of worker is not at fault, and to ommend solution. each year. enable release of Indians from Each of the cases of request Acting Director of the Local jail/detention center; transpor- that the mission received were Aid Department in the associa- tation of mortal remains and processed and assistance ex- tion, Awrad Al-Yahya, said in a expenditure on incidentals tended in each case on deserving statement to Kuwait News Agency of deceased to India or local basis. (KUNA) that this initiative comes cremation/burial of deceased Speaking of the ICGS fund, within the humanitarian and chari- in such cases where the em- the ambassador disclosed Rs table initiatives carried out by the ployer, sponsor or insurance 100,000 assistance was given association. company is unable or unwill- for the families of people who Al-Yahya added that the aim of ing to do so as per the con- died due to Covid-19 pandemic the initiative is to devote a culture tract and the family is unable within three weeks of the an- of charitable and humanitarian work to meet the cost in addition to nouncement of the payment by and to help deserving people from emergency medical care on the ICSG, a non-profit organi- all segments of society at any time, means tested basis to overseas zation. within the framework of the social Indians who are involved in First Secretary Fahad Ahmed responsibility established by the as- an accident (with serious life Khan Suri gave a presentation sociation by spreading the principle threatening injuries) or suffer on the activities of the Mission of compassion and solidarity among a serious disability. in July/August. On this occasion members of society. The fund also supports the the first Labor Bulletin prepared She stressed the importance of this community welfare activities – by the Community Welfare and category, which enjoys all respect promotion of Indian culture by Labor Wing of the Mission First and appreciation and works through- organizing cultural programs at Secretary Shri Rahul was also out the day, noting that they deserve major Indian festivals, National released thanks and appreciation.

KUNA photos Kuwait Red Crescent Society distributing bags of clothes to more than 200 workers in Kuwait. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

Tactical officers search for a suspect after a shootout that left multiple officers injured in northeast Albuquerque, N.M. on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP)

America Britain America

Greens agree to back govt: The Scottish National Party and the Scottish ‘Partisan gerrymandering’ Greens agreed Friday on a power-sharing Afghan collapse outcome deal that falls short of a coalition govern- ment but could pave the way to another Dems facing hurdles in referendum on Scotland’s independence from the U.K. in the coming couple of Biden’s job comes into focus years. The two parties, which have been WASHINGTON, Aug 21, (AP): His response offers a fuller picture his longstanding skepticism of the fight over ‘redistricting’ locked in negotiations since May after the SNP fell one seat short of an overall President Joe Biden made up his of how Biden approaches his job, war effort. WASHINGTON, Aug 21, (AP): for legal challenges, ruling that majority in the Scottish elections, will mind about Afghanistan months - relying on a political sensibility “If anything, the developments of The fi ght over redrawing political striking down partisan gerry- cement the pro-independence majority really years - ago. he built as a veteran of the Sen- the past week reinforced that end- maps is just ramping up in state manders is no longer the role of in the devolved Edinburgh-based parlia- For more than a decade, Biden ate who has weathered decades of ing U.S. military involvement in legislatures and nonpartisan com- federal courts. That makes it less ment over the coming five years. advocated for an end to American Washington tumult and scandal. Afghanistan now was the right deci- missions around the country. But likely that courts intervene, ex- The SNP has been in power since involvement in Afghanistan. But he How Biden is handling the sion,” he said Monday, as he sought both Republicans and Democrats perts said. 2007 and its leader Nicola Sturgeon has did so as something of an outsider, a weight of his decision to end the to sidestep blame for the disorderly already are planning for major The one way the dynamic been Scotland’s first minister since late senator whose ultimate power came war is a product of his nearly 50 withdrawal. showdowns could change is if Congress 2014 following the lost independence in the form of a single vote on Capi- years in public life, many of them Biden’s decision laid bare a cold in the courts. passes an ambitious election vote earlier that year. (AP) tol Hill or a vice president who ad- spent studying the world. He sold realism in his view of American For bill known as the For the People ❑ ❑ ❑ vised another president. voters on his experience and this military power: American forces months, Act, which would, among other But authority over America’s is the fi rst time he is offering deci- shouldn’t be used to promote the UK Gurkhas end hunger strike: A longest war fi nally fell into Biden’s sions, not mere opinions in a Sen- nation’s ideals abroad. Democrats provisions, outlaw partisan ger- 13-day hunger strike by former Nepalese and Repub- rymandering. But the legislation Gurkha soldiers came to an end Thurs- hands this year and he insisted that ate hearing - and he will be judged Troops, in Biden’s estimation, licans have is stuck in the Senate, where day after the British government agreed the U.S. withdraw from Afghani- by the outcome, which is far from should be focused more narrowly been laying Democrats have been reluctant to enter talks with the Nepalese Embassy stan, settling on an Aug. 31 dead- clear at this point. Americans are on threats to the homeland, and the the ground- to change rules to eliminate the over equal pensions for veterans. line. And despite the rapid collapse seeing a different side of Biden dur- nation’s diplomatic and economic work for a 60-vote threshold needed to The agreement came a day after one of of the Afghan government, spurring ing this crisis, a sterner, sometimes might are the proper tools to uphold complex, overcome a Republican filibus- the veterans, 60-year-old Dhan Gurung, a humanitarian crisis and searing testy man known much better for his its values overseas. It’s a sentiment 50-state le- ter blocking the measure. was admitted to the hospital with heart criticism at home and from tradi- empathy. the White House believes Ameri- Michael Li gal battle The longer odds of litigation are problems. tional allies, he was resolute, at In the face of setbacks that would cans agree with after nearly two over the once-a-decade process particularly ominous for Demo- Gurkha soldiers, who are recruited times defi ant. He took responsibil- prompt most politicians to step back decades of endless confl icts, but one of redistricting. Both parties are crats, who start the process at a from Nepal, have served the British ity and in turns leveled blame at his and offer some level of contrition, that comes with painful cost for tens preparing for a changed legal cli- signifi cant disadvantage. They Army for more than 200 years, including predecessor. Biden has only grown fi rmer in his of thousands of Afghans who as- mate - where federal courts are control line-drawing in states with during both world wars and most recent- After months of largely focus- position this week. He has acknowl- sisted the U.S. occupation or thrived newly hostile to claims of uncon- 75 House seats, while the GOP ly in Afghanistan. They have a reputation ing on quelling the pandemic edged that the Taliban advanced under it. as hard and loyal fighters, and are known and stimulating the economy, the faster than expected but has said, To advisers, he’s reiterated that stitutional partisan gerrymander- controls the process in states with for the trademark curved kukri blades ing and state courts could create a 187 seats. chaos in Afghanistan triggered both privately to aides and in a pair his opposition to the 2009 surge they carry sheathed on their belts. the first foreign policy crisis of of public addresses to the American in Afghanistan ordered by Presi- patchwork of rulings. And it will Litigate The hunger strikers were part of a all play out in a tightened time Biden’s presidency, temporarily people, that the swift collapse of the dent Barack Obama was one of his Democrats “have a lot more group of protesters calling for equal pen- drowning out his other priorities. Afghan government proved correct proudest moments in government. frame, thanks to pandemic-related sions for Gurkhas who retired before delays. incentive to litigate because they 1997 and are not eligible for a full British Experts say that adds up a chal- would have a lot more to gain,” armed forces pension. (AP) lenging landscape for Democrats, said Jason Torchinsky, general ❑ ❑ ❑ who have in the past won major counsel to the National Republi- court victories by proving Repub- can Redistricting Trust. Watchdog probe confiscated gun: licans deliberately used maps to Kelly Ward Burton, executive A 22-year-old man who fatally shot five disenfranchise Democratic voters. director of the National Democrat- people in southwestern England earlier Some are predicting far fewer dra- ic Redistricting Committee, which this month had his confiscated shotgun coordinates litigation for that par- and gun license returned to him after he matic court interventions, despite completed a program that aims to keep of- plans for a more aggressive strat- ty, agreed that Democrats will be aggressive. “We fully anticipate fenders out of the British criminal justice egy. system, a police watchdog said Friday. “There will be a lot of litigation, being in court in the states where Republicans control the redistrict- Police have said that Jake Davison but in a lot of ways the tools will killed his mother and four other people, be less sharp than they used to be,” ing process and where they intend including a 3-year-old girl, before taking said Michael Li of the Brennan to gerrymander,” she said. his own life in the port city of Plymouth Center for Social Justice in New Burton said she’s not too con- on Aug. 12. It was Britain’s first mass York City. cerned about the Supreme Court’s shooting in over a decade. 2019 ruling that federal courts Lawsuits He started participating in the voluntary cannot overturn partisan gerry- Pathfinder program, an alternative to be- Democrats began fi ling preemp- mandering, because racial gerry- ing charged or given an official caution, tive lawsuits in April, well ahead mandering remains illegal under after admitting assaulting two youths in a of last week’s release of the Cen- federal law. In the states Demo- Plymouth park in September 2020. sus’ detailed population data used crats are most worried about where His shotgun and license to own it to draw the lines for Congress, the GOP controls the process - were confiscated in December while he statehouses and school districts Florida, Georgia, North Carolina was taking part in the program and given around the country. Still, the most and Texas - party affi liation often back to him July 9 following a review by signifi cant lawsuits are yet to runs along racial lines, with Black, firearms licensers, a police investigation come, and probably won’t be fi led Latino and Asian American voters found. (AP) until states begin to produce maps more likely to be Democratic and ❑ ❑ ❑ over the next few months. white voters more likely to be Re- Jury says attack preventable: A After the 2010 redistricting publican. jury concluded Friday that a terror at- cycle, courts eventually tossed out But Li warned that’s a double- tack on a busy street in south London last maps drawn by Republicans in edged sword. Democrats can ar- year could have been prevented had the four states. The courts found Re- gue Republican gerrymanders are perpetrator been recalled to prison after publicans improperly used voters’ racial, rather than partisan, but he bought items that were used in a fake race and party affi liations to draw GOP lawyers can just tell judges suicide belt. lines that favored their candidates they were following the Supreme Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead - a practice known as gerryman- Court’s direction and looking only by armed undercover officers after he dering. The judges redrew the at party, not race. “The Supreme stole a knife from a hardware shop and maps in Florida, North Carolina, Court has created this weird binary randomly stabbed a man and a woman Pennsylvania and Texas to give - if it’s on the racial side, it’s bad, in Streatham on Feb. 2, 2020, before Democrats a better chance of win- but if it’s on the partisan side, it’s turning to charge at the two armed po- ning congressional seats. Without okay,” he said. lice officers who gave chase. The injured that intervention, the GOP would Republicans in the North Caroli- people survived the attack. currently control the House of na legislature - who have complete After 11 hours of consideration, the jurors at Britain’s high court returned a Representatives. control over the process because conclusion of lawful killing but said the But legal experts are skepti- the state’s Democratic governor probation services “missed an opportu- cal there will be such dramatic cannot veto a redistricting bill - nity” to send him back to prison. reversals in court this time. They have already taken advantage of Over more than three weeks, jurors note that the conservative major- that dynamic by formally declar- heard how authorities had grown increas- ity on the U.S. Supreme Court ing they won’t use racial data in ingly concerned about Amman and how has already cut off one avenue drawing lines. his extremist mindset developed during his time in prison. (AP) In this fi le photo, J&J CEO Gorsky to step down, company veteran to lead in 2022 Joaquin Duato attends the fourth annual Save Johnson & Johnson will replace Chairman United States, has been with Johnson industry rebounded from COVID-19 pan- the Children Il- and CEO Alex Gorsky with another veteran & Johnson for more than 30 years, the demic slowdowns the previous year. lumination Gala company executive starting next year. company said. Gorsky, 61, has served The New Brunswick, New Jersey, com- at The Plaza The world’s biggest maker of healthcare as chairman and CEO since 2012 and will pany made more than $6 billion in the sec- Hotel in New products said late Thursday that Joaquin become executive chairman of the board. ond quarter but received little help from York. Johnson & Duato will become CEO and a member of He said in a prepared statement from its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, which Johnson said late the company’s board of directors on Janu- the company that the timing was right for brought in just $164 million in sales. The Thursday, Aug 19, ary 3. Duato, 59, currently serves as vice his decision, both for the company and vaccine - one of three approved for use in 2021, will replace chairman of J & J’s executive committee, personally, “as I focus more on my family the United States - has been plagued by Chairman and which involves working with the company’s due to family health reasons.” J&J reported concerns about some very rare side effects CEO Alex Gorsky pharmaceutical and health sectors and a 73% jump in second-quarter profi t last and the temporary shutdown of a contract with Duato starting overseeing its global supply chain. month, driven by strong sales growth as manufacturer’s factory due to contamina- next year. (AP) Duato, a dual citizen of Spain and the hospitals and other parts of the healthcare tion problems. (AP)

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New sanctions target three Russian ships and companies US imposes limited sanctions over Russian gas pipeline WASHINGTON, Aug 21, (AP): The Biden administration imposed new sanctions Friday on three Rus- sian ships and companies involved in constructing a controversial gas pipeline from Russia to Europe. Weak currency & weary economy The move comes as lawmakers from both parties criticize the ad- ministration for not doing enough to halt the Nord Stream 2 project. But it is unlikely to assuage the critics as it leaves in place sanc- cause upheaval for Lebanon: FAO tions exemptions against the Swiss-German company actu- ally building the pipeline and its Country categorized as ‘hotspot’ due to deteriorating food situation CEO. The new sanctions target a Rus- sian ship, the Ostap Sheremeta, BEIRUT, Aug 21, (KUNA): involved in laying pipe for the The weak status of the Leb- project that is nearly complete; the Russian owner of another vessel, anese Pound and the weary JSC Nobility; and the construction economy had caused up- fi rm Konstanta OOO. heaval in Lebanon, leading The sanctions notably do not the Food and Agriculture target the Nord Stream AG fi rm, Organization (FAO) to cat- which is the project’s owner, or its top executives. The administra- egories the Arab country as tion had earlier this year waived a “hotspot” in a recent re- those sanctions, prompting severe port due to the deteriorat- pushback from members of Con- ing food situation. gress who believe the pipeline is Speaking on the situation in Leb- a dangerous Russian power play. anon, FAO Representative in Leb- The administration maintains it anon Maurice Saade told KUNA in opposes the project but says it is a an interview that Lebanon has been fait accompli. It also says trying to categorized as hotspot country due stop it would harm relations with to the deteriorating food situation Germany. in Lebanon as part of a global UN Secretary of State Antony report food crisis. Blinken said: “Even as the admin- Saade added that such categoriza- istration continues to oppose the tion was also due to the elimination of Nord Stream 2 pipeline, including food support to main items. via our sanctions, we continue to Saade noted “Lebanon imports work with Germany and other al- around 80 percent of its food, and is lies and partners to reduce the risks in need of hard currency for such im- ports that is no longer available.” posed by the pipeline to Ukraine This made the situation “quickly and frontline NATO and EU coun- deteriorate due to the country’s eco- tries and to push back against nomic crisis, infl ation, and the insta- harmful Russian activities, includ- bility to prices of the local currency ing in the energy sphere.” against the USD.” Sanctions The FAO offi cial said, some “50 percent of the Lebanese people are Friday’s announcement came unable to acquire all of their food just a month after the U.S and Ger- needs,” adding that this was as result many reached a deal to allow Nord of the deteriorating purchasing power Stream 2’s completion without the to Lebanese citizens, and the increase imposition of U.S. sanctions on in unemployment rates, which direct- ly affected Lebanon middle class. German entities. In this fi le photo, tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel ‘Fortuna’ in the port of Wismar, Germany. The special vessel is being used Under the terms of the July 21 Saade also noted that FAO main for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. The Biden administration on Friday, Aug. 20, imposed new task was to support Lebanese farmers deal, the U.S. and Germany com- sanctions on three Russian ships and companies involved in constructing a controversial gas pipeline from Russia to Europe. (AP) and agriculture production, especially mitted to countering any Russian on the cost farming production, stress- attempt to use the Nord Stream ing that Lebanese farmers were hit 2 pipeline as a political weap- hard in this crisis due to the increase on. And, they agreed to support of the USD’s price rate, high cost of Ukraine and Poland, both of which Facebook launches VR work app for meetings imports to basic farming supplies, like cement, plants, and so on. are bypassed by the project and CALIFORNIA, Aug 21, (AP): fear Russia’s intentions, by fund- Increase ing alternative energy and devel- Group waiting patiently for its future action Facebook is trying to pull in workplace users with a new vir- However, work is ongoing to in- opment projects. crease farming production in Lebanon The Nord Stream 2 project has tual-reality meetings app called and that is to minimize food shortages posed a major foreign policy di- Horizon Workrooms. and imports others, Saade said. lemma for the Biden administra- ‘OPEC-Plus currently in recess’ Workrooms lets people meet Last month, the Lebanese Ministry remotely in a virtual space popu- of Agriculture (MOA) said it will be tion. U.S. offi cials from both par- for keeping the oil price at a cer- economy, especially with the virus ties have long feared that it would By Kamel Al-Harami lated by avatars. It’s an app for implementing a program to support Independent Oil Analyst tain acceptable level? Is it trying to spreading and companies asking em- small-scale farmers funded by a re- give Russia too much power over keep its commitment to the US ad- ployees to work from home. It there- Facebook’s headset, which costs European gas supplies. But the at least $300 and weighs a pound. allocation of USD 10 million from the HERE is no way for the petro- ministration by releasing more oils fore hits the demand pattern, and we existing World Bank fi nanced Roads pipeline is almost completed and Tleum group to pour more cheap even though the gasoline season is don’t know for how long they will stay People without a headset can and Employment Project. the U.S. has been determined to re- oils into the current weak market. It over? Or what away from their work and offi ces. join with a video call. Up to 50 The program is expected to ben- build ties with Germany that were is just not right that the group, after scenario or line Certainly, the demand will have people can be on the call, but efi t small-scale farmers who have damaged during the Trump admin- a full year of trying to bring the oil of thinking can to pick up with the approval of the only 16 can be in the VR space suffered from the ongoing economic istration. price to an acceptable level, is be- justify reduc- huge infrastructure bill which will with avatars. For the full VR ex- crisis and from this year’s COVID- ing faced with another weak situa- ing the oil pro- hit every industry and household in perience, users need to have a Fa- 19-related planting and harvesting Expressed tion that is just not to its advantage, duction in the the USA. This too will have a ma- cebook account. delays. Under this program, eligible Poland and Ukraine expressed despite its best ever hard work, dis- coming months jor impact on the global economy. farmers’ will receive vouchers valued their displeasure over the decision cipline and patience. The fact that or the voluntary Today OPEC-Plus and the US Facebook CEO Mark Zucker- at USD 300 for the procurement of to allow the pipeline’s completion the oil price level is coming down reductions? administration are facing demand berg is a fan of the “metaverse,” essential inputs to enable continued and said the efforts to reduce the all of a sudden by more than $ 10 a Covid-19 is and growth problems that could a vague concept that encompasses agricultural production. Russian security threat were not barrel is just a mystery. the main cause lead the petroleum group to modify augmented and virtual reality with Two types of vouchers will be pro- The questions to ask are - What for the weak- vided: vouchers for crop production suffi cient. Al-Harami production in cuts. It will certainly new ways of connecting. He ex- Both Republicans and Demo- will OPEC-Plus do? What action ness or drop go back to restoring more volume pects it to be the next stage of how inputs (fertilizers, seeds, seedlings must it take during its coming meet- in the demand, the moment the demand picks up and other eligible inputs) and vouch- crats have assailed the adminis- ing next month? How should it face followed by the stronger dollar people experience the internet. ers for animal production inputs, tration’s approach, including Sen. again, but certainly not today. Virtual reality has never re- the oil consumers and prevent them value against other currencies. OPEC-Plus is still in the driving mostly feed. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the chair- from storing more of the cheap Meanwhile China is no longer de- ally taken off, even during the Farmers throughout Lebanon man of the Senate Foreign Rela- seat and is waiting patiently for its oils? How can it explain to its cus- manding the same volume for a few future action, as it is currently in re- pandemic, when remote work would be eligible to apply for support tions Committee, and Sen. Jeanne through the voucher scheme, with the tomers after promising to stabilize months, which could be due to lack cess, which is an earned one. became the norm for millions Shaheen, D-N.H. number of target benefi ciaries in each oil prices, while trying to reduce or shortage of exports because of ❑ ❑ ❑ of offi ce workers and made the Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, the the production rate and perhaps COVID-19 and its Delta variant. videoconferencing service Zoom Governorate refl ecting the relative ag- highest ranking Republican on come with some good justifi cation It will certainly impact the US email: [email protected] a household name. ricultural contribution and number of the House Foreign Affairs Com- farmers by Governorate. mittee, said the Biden adminis- “FAO is building on its similar tration “continues to disregard agricultural inputs voucher schemes experience in Lebanon and the world the intent of congressionally OpenLegacy to power StanChart Korea’s API Factory with the aim to contribute to restoring mandated sanctions” by exempt- the livelihoods and productive capaci- ing some parties to the project. PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug 21, relevant in this competitive space,” fully integrate APIs to deliver the enables SCB Korea to extend its (Agencies): OpenLegacy, a pioneer Jason Ki, Senior Vice President, types of digital services consumers business-critical core banking func- ties of farmers and producers and in- “Instead, the president has paved in digital-driven integration for core Technology & Innovations at SCB have grown accustomed to. With the tionalities to the internet banking creasing agricultural production and the way for this Russian malign legacy systems, has partnered with Korea. “We are excited to partner setup from OpenLegacy, the bank service in order to address the evolv- productivity in Lebanon,” Saade said. infl uence project to become op- Standard Chartered Bank Korea with OpenLegacy to bring next-level can deploy more consumer-geared ing needs of its customers. The failure to form a government in erational,” he said. (SCB Korea) to provide system APIs digital integration for our banking services with shorter time to market. Joseph Wong, General Manager the past year caused numerous prob- lems to Lebanese citizens, includ- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has from its mainframe core banking ap- services in South Korea.” The consumer experience from In- of Asia Pacifi c and Japan at Open- gone so far as to block almost all ing fuel shortages and high currency plication. Given encouraging results, Critical to the explosion of the ternet banking or in-branch services Legacy, added “We’re delighted to rates, which recently reached 20,000 of Biden’s nominees for senior both teams have joined forces in the Internet, APIs have facilitated the can therefore be enriched, ultimately team up with Standard Chartered State Department positions over Lebanese Pound against one USD. midst of a full-scale implementation seamless sharing of information and leading to higher customer satisfac- to better serve their customers. The The fi nancial and economic crisis the waivers. Cruz accused Biden to accelerate the digital transforma- enabled the large-scale shift from tion with the bank. power and speed of our API solu- in Lebanon, including the collapse of handing Russian President tion. monolithic core applications to a OpenLegacy’s automated API- tion was well demonstrated in a dif- of the local currency against the US Vladimir Putin “a generational “As the bank embarks on a digi- microservices-based architecture. In generation tools accelerate the fi cult operating environment during Dollar has led to the loss of necessary geopolitical victory everyday with tal journey to modernize our plat- the age of internet banking, legacy adoption of open banking and digi- the pandemic. We look forward to supplies like food, medical equip- his abject failure to stop the pipe- forms, it is critical that we leverage banks need to fi nd fast, effi cient, tal transformation. OpenLegacy’s growing the partnership throughout ment, and medicines, which used to line.” new technologies to ensure we stay and cost-saving methods to success- composable integration technology Asia.” be imported in the past. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 BUSINESS 9

MSCI signs license agreement with HKEX

MSCI Inc. , a leading provider of critical and options launched by HKEX in 2020, and diversifi ed, leading to a rise in demand long-term partnership with MSCI and re- Index (the “Index”) is designed to capture decision support tools and services for the and underscores the ongoing strategic for enhanced trading and risk management fl ects our commitment to developing Hong the performance of the 50 largest securi- global investment community, announced partnership between MSCI and HKEX. solutions. As part of our commitment to Kong as Asia’s premier derivatives hub, ties across all 11 Global Industry Classifi - today that it has signed a license agree- Henry Fernandez, Chairman and Chief empowering global investors to better man- expanding the breadth and depth of prod- cation Standard (GICS®) sectors, offering ment with Hong Kong Futures Exchange Executive Offi cer at MSCI, said, “ The age their portfolios, we are very pleased to uct offering in Hong Kong. As the global broad diversifi cation refl ecting the Chinese Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong importance of China in global investment expand our partnership with HKEX through markets leader in the Asian timezone with economy. Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, to portfolios is growing, evidenced by the this new license agreement.” a unique role connecting China and the Using an innovative sector-neutral ap- allow HKEX to launch an index futures con- country’s market capitalization weight in Nicolas Aguzin, HKEX Chief Execu- world, we believe this new product will act proach and based on the Stock Connect tract based on the new MSCI China A 50 the MSCI Emerging Markets Index increas- tive Offi cer, said, “Today’s announcement as key risk management tool for investors program, the Index mirrors the sector Connect Index, subject to regulatory ap- ing from 18% in December 2009 to 34% in marks a key step forward in furthering our in managing their A-share equity expo- weight allocation of its parent index, the provals. August 2021. The investment industry is plans to build an offshore Mainland China sure.” MSCI China A Index, and aims for sector This new agreement will add to the suite undergoing signifi cant transformation and equities derivatives suite in Hong Kong. As the latest addition to the MSCI China balance by including the two largest securi- of MSCI Asia and Emerging Market futures investments are becoming more complex This exciting news further strengthens our Index series, the MSCI China A 50 Connect ties from each GICS sector. (AP) Tech cos lead stocks higher on Wall Street Investors await quarterly earnings from retailers

NEW YORK, Aug 21, (AP): Technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Friday, though the gains were not enough to erase the market’s losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 index rose 0.8%, but still posted a weekly loss of 0.6% after two weeks of gains. Even so, the benchmark index is less than 1% from the all-time high it set Monday. More than 80% of S&P 500 com- panies notched gains, including tech sector stocks. Microsoft rose 2.6% and chipmaker Nvidia gained 5.1% for the biggest gain in the index. A mix of com- panies that rely on consumer spending and communications stocks also made up a big share of the rally. Energy stocks also rose, despite another decline in the price of US crude oil. Treasury yields mostly rose. Investors turned cautious this week following some disappointing eco- nomic reports on retail sales, housing and consumer sentiment. Escalating coronavirus infections across the US and around the globe due to the highly contagious delta variant have also given traders reason to pause with the market near all-time highs. “Today was the fi rst day that the market didn’t have to deal with disap- pointing economic data,” said Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at All Star Charts. “We also need to remem- ber it’s a Friday in August, not typically an environment where we look for big signals out of the market.” The S&P 500 rose 35.87 points to 4,441.67. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 225.96 points, or 0.7%, to 35,120.08. The Nasdaq composite picked up 172.87 points, or 1.2%, to 14,714.66. The Dow and Nasdaq also posted weekly losses. Small company stocks recovered some of their losses from earlier in the week. The Russell 2000 index added 35.18 In this fi le photo, Robert Charmak (left), works with fellow traders on the fl oor of the New York Stock Exchange. Technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Friday, though points, or 1.7%, to 2,167.60. The index the gains were not enough to erase the market’s losses from earlier in the week. (AP) still fi nished with a 2.5% weekly drop. Bond trading was quiet. The yield on On Friday, Ross Stores fell 2.7%, the latest quarter. volume typically declines. September Earlier this week, minutes from the most mented during the pandemic. But they the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.26% biggest decline among S&P 500 com- Fund managers aren’t expecting tends to be a much more volatile month recent Fed meeting showed that offi - stopped short of setting a fi rm timeline. from 1.24% late Thursday. panies, after issuing a full-year forecast much volatility this month as investors once Wall Street is back to work. cials had discussed reducing the central The Fed’s annual conference in Jack- With earnings season winding down, that fell short of Wall Street’s expecta- will have little data to work with. Au- Still, next week could provide Wall bank’s bond-buying program later this son Hole, Wyoming next week could investors got to see quarterly report tions. Foot Locker jumped 7.3% after gust also tends to be a popular time for Street with more insight on what the year to start winding down some of the offer hints on when such tapering may cards from mostly retailers this week. blowing past analysts’ forecasts for its investors to take vacations, so trading Federal Reserve may do about infl ation. emergency measures that were imple- begin. From Iowa to Minnesota Winnebago moves HQ DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug 22, (AP): Recreational vehicle and boat manufacturer Winnebago Industries is moving its corporate headquarters from Iowa to Minnesota, the com- pany said in a statement. Based in Forest City, Iowa, since its founding in 1958, the company said Thursday that the shift to Eden Prairie, Min- nesota, will be effective Dec 1. The company’s executive offi ces have been in Minnesota since 2016 when CEO Michael Happe, former head of Eden Prairie-based lawnmower maker Toro Co., became president and CEO of Winnebago and remained there instead of mov- ing to Iowa. No job losses are planned as a result of the of- fi cial change and manufacturing locations will remain the same, the company said. “Over the past several years, through strategic growth investments, we have expanded our company’s footprint to now include locations in Iowa, Indiana, Florida and Min- nesota. Our Twin Cities location has been and will con- tinue to be an effective resource for executing our vision as a premier outdoor recreation enterprise, as it supports the growth of all of our strong brands,” Happe said in a statement. Winnebago Industries employs about 6,500 employees, about 100 of whom are based out of its Eden Prairie offi ce. The company’s largest presence is in northern Iowa, where it employs more than 2,000 workers in factories in Charles City, Forest City, Lake Mills and Waverly. The company said the Iowa operations will continue to be the manufacturing hub of Winnebago motorhome and spe- cialty vehicles products. The company plans to add workers in the next 12 months to meet increased demand for recrea- tional vehicles. The company makes motor homes, travel trailers, fi fth- wheel products, boats, and commercial community outreach vehicles under brands including Winnebago, Chris-Craft and Newmar. It recently acquired Barletta Pontoon Boats. The company reported in June record quarterly revenue of $960.7 million for its third quarter, which ended in May, a 138% increase from the same period the year before. Sales have boomed during the coronavirus pandemic as consumers have sought camping vacations rather than trave- ling on airplanes or visiting crowded public areas. The company said consumer demand has created a back- log of more than 46,600 towable campers worth $1.52 bil- lion and a backlog of 18,145 for its signature motor homes valued at $2.18 billion.

In this fi le photo, workers assemble recreational vehicles at Winebago Industries in Forest City, Iowa. Winnebago Industries is moving its corporate headquarters from Iowa to Minnesota, the company said in a statement. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 BUSINESS 10

Minnesota asks federal court to block Line 3 tribal lawsuit

The state of Minnesota has two weeks ago in the White an injunction in US District curring off the reservation. gone to federal court to block Earth Band’s tribal court, is Court on Thursday to quash The lawsuit, fi led by the a lawsuit over Enbridge En- the fi rst “rights of nature” en- the wild rice lawsuit, the Star tribe, advances a legal the- This fi le photo shows ergy’s Line 3 oil pipeline pro- forcement case brought in a Tribune reported Friday. The ory that nature itself has the tanks at the Enbridge En- ject from proceeding in tribal US tribal court and the sec- state agency said the tribal right to exist and fl ourish. The ergy terminal in Superior, court. ond such case to be fi led in court doesn’t have jurisdic- plaintiffs also include several Wisconsin. (AP) The novel case names any US court. The fi rst was tion to hear the case because White Earth tribal members Manoomin - the Ojibwe a Florida waterways case the DNR and its employees and people who have pro- word for wild rice - as the fi led in April, according to the named in the lawsuit are not tested along the Line 3 con- lead plaintiff. Wild rice is sa- Center for Democratic and members of the White Earth struction route across north- cred in Ojibwe culture and Environmental Rights. Band, and it argues that the ern Minnesota. More than 700 a traditional source of food. The Minnesota Department tribe lacks jurisdiction over people have been arrested in The lawsuit, which was fi led of Natural Resources fi led for non-members for actions oc- the protests. (AP)

Airlines report about 3,900 incidents of unruly passengers this year In unfriendly skies, unruly passenger fi nes top $1 million NEW YORK, Aug 21, (AP): Rowdy airline passengers have now racked up a record $1 million in potential fi nes this year, a toll of the tumult California ride-hailing law in the sky as travelers have returned after most were grounded by the pandemic in 2020. is unconstitutional: judge The Federal Aviation Adminis- tration announced the latest cases LOS ANGELES, Aug 21, (AP): A The judge sided with three drivers Thursday, involving 34 travelers judge Friday struck down a California and the Service Employees Interna- who fl ew between January and May. ballot measure that exempted Uber and tional Union in a lawsuit that argued Their offenses ranged from refusing other app-based ride-hailing and deliv- the measure improperly removed the ery services from a state law requiring state Legislature’s ability to grant to wear a face mask, as required by a drivers to be classifi ed as employees el- workers the right to access to the state federal rule, to punching a fl ight at- igible for benefi ts and job protections. workers’ compensation program. tendant in the nose. Alameda County Superior Court “For two years, drivers have been Those are just the latest among Judge Frank Roesch ruled that Propo- saying that democracy cannot be dozens of enforcement cases that the sition 22 was unconstitutional. bought. And today’s decision shows FAA called part of its crackdown Voters approved the measure in they were right,” said Bob Schoonover, against passengers who interfere November after Uber, Lyft and other president of the SEIU California State with airline crews. services spent $200 million in its favor, Council. Airlines have reported about making it the most expensive ballot Proposition 2 shielded app-based 3,900 incidents of unruly passengers measure in state history. ride-hailing and delivery companies this year, and three-fourths involve Uber said it planned to appeal, set- from a labor law that required such ser- refusal to wear a mask, according to ting up a fi ght that could likely end up vices to treat drivers as employees and the FAA. in the California Supreme Court. not independent contractors, who don’t “This ruling ignores the will of the have to receive benefi ts such as paid An FAA spokeswoman confi rmed overwhelming majority of California sick leave or unemployment insurance. that $1 million is a single-year re- voters and defi es both logic and the Uber and Lyft threatened to leave cord for proposed fi nes against pas- law,” company spokesman Noah Ed- the state if voters rejected the measure. sengers, who can appeal. The FAA wardsen said. “You don’t have to take Labor spent about $20 million to has started investigations against In this fi le photo, a passenger wears a face mask to penalties to more than $1 million this year. The Fed- our word for it: California’s attorney challenge the proposition. 682 travelers this year, smashing the help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he eral Aviation Administration said Thursday, Aug. 19, general strongly defended Proposi- The state Supreme Court initially waits for a Delta Airlines fl ight at Hartsfi eld-Jackson 2021 that the latest fi nes - which people can challenge tion 22’s constitutionality in this very declined to hear the case in February - previous high of 310 in 2004. International Airport in Atlanta. Federal offi cials are - are part of its crackdown against incidents on planes, case.” mainly on procedural grounds - but left The latest round of cases includes seeking fi nes against 34 more airline passengers ac- most of them involving passengers who refuse to wear He said the measure will remain in open the possibility of a lower court two fi nes that could top $40,000. cused of unruly behavior, bringing the total of such face masks. (AP) force pending the appeal. challenge. On a JetBlue fl ight in May, a man threw his carry-on bag at other pas- mallets before police took him off The FAA does not have authority to sengers, grabbed a fl ight attendant the plane. fi le criminal charges. by the ankles and put his head up her The FAA did not identify any Air travel in the U.S. has returned skirt before he was restrained with of the passengers, including a man to nearly 80% of pre-pandemic lev- plastic ties. The FAA wants to fi ne who allegedly punched a fl ight at- els, but airlines have cut the number Workers at a GM plant him $45,000. tendant in the nose during a third of fl ights by a similar amount, re- The FAA is seeking a $42,000 JetBlue fl ight. Although police sulting in crowded planes. fi ne against a man who refused to were called in several cases, it was Bad weather and lack of crews wear a mask on another JetBlue not clear how many of the passen- after airlines cut staff last year have fl ight in May and threatened other gers called out by FAA face crimi- contributed to tens of thousands of in Mexico end contract passengers, including making stab- nal charges. canceled and delayed fl ights this bing gestures toward some. Crew This month, the head of the FAA summer, according to fi gures from members confi scated a bag contain- asked airport offi cials around the tracking service FlightAware, mak- ing a substance the man was snort- country to work with local law en- ing travel even more stressful than Staff votes to oust union ing, then armed themselves with ice forcement to prosecute more cases. before. MEXICO CITY, Aug 21, issue a fi nal resolution within 20 ducted from their paychecks. (AP): Workers at a Gener- business days. As part of efforts to get the “General Motors appreciates that USMCA, which replaced the old al Motors plant in Mexico the GM Silao Collective Bargain- North American Free Trade Agree- have voted to end a collec- ing Agreement (CBA) legitimizing ment, Mexico passed labor law re- tive bargaining contract process was carried out with high forms stating all union votes would negotiated by an old guard participation and no incidents have be by secret ballot, and workers at been reported by the Ministry of La- all factories in Mexico could vote union accused of intimida- bor,” the statement said. “For GM on whether to keep their current tion tactics in earlier votes. it is very important that employees union. It was an early display of have been able to exercise their It was one such vote among the the effectiveness of labor rights in a personal, free, secret and 6,494 employees of GM transmis- direct form. GM also appreciates sion and pickup plants in Silao in mechanisms negotiated un- the collaboration of the U.S. and April that triggered the complaint. der the U.S.-Mexico-Cana- Mexican governments and of the Workers at the plant had been da Trade Agreement. independent observers who super- asked to vote yes or no on whether Nearly 6,000 workers at the vised the exercise.” to recognize the union that has long GM plant in Silao voted over two In May, the U.S. government fi led controlled the plant’s labor contract. days, according to a statement from a complaint under the USMCA after That union is part of the Confedera- Mexico’s Labor Ministry on Thurs- the old union was caught allegedly tion of Mexican Workers, or CTM, day. In the fi nal tally, the “nos” destroying ballots in an earlier vote. which formed part of the party that were 3,214 to 2,623 votes in favor. For decades, corrupt Mexican un- ruled Mexico for most of the past The vote means the contract is ions signed low-wage “protection century. terminated, but the workers main- contracts” behind workers’ backs. Mexico’s Labor Ministry declared tain the same benefi ts and labor The “rapid response” mechanisms that vote invalid. conditions. The vote was a rejection under the trade pact allow a panel Generating Movement, an effort of the union, part of the Confedera- to determine whether Mexico is en- to organize workers inside the plant, tion of Mexican Workers. A new forcing labor laws that allow work- celebrated the vote and said it was group has been working to organize ers to choose their union and vote working to register as a union and the plant’s workers. on contracts and union leadership. If hoped to represent the workers in the The vote spanned Tuesday and Mexico is found not to be enforcing next contract negotiation. Wednesday and was held inside the its laws, sanctions could be invoked, Hector de la Cueva, a union ad- plant with observers from the Labor including prohibiting some products visor and coordinator of the La- Ministry, National Electoral Institute from entering the United States. The bor and Union Advisory Research and the United Nations’ Internation- May complaint was the fi rst to be Center, compared the CTM to a al Labor Organization. fi led under the USMCA. “zombie” and said they would try The conditions for the vote “dem- Mexican auto workers make one- to get back. onstrate the government’s commit- eighth to one-tenth of the wages of “Now what is on the table is which ment to union democracy and re- their U.S. counterparts, something union is going to sign the new col- specting the will of the workers,” the that has spurred a massive relocation lective contract?” de la Cueva said Labor Ministry said in the statement. of auto plants to Mexico and a loss at a Generating Movement news GM said in a statement that pro- of U.S. jobs. conference in Silao. “The workers duction at the Silao plant would For decades, union votes in Mex- showed that there is great discontent continue under the terms of the cur- ico were held by show of hands, or and they rejected that CTM contract rent agreement until a new one is not at all. Workers at many factories and also that union.” negotiated and approved by a ma- in Mexico were unaware they even The CTM had not commented on jority vote. The Labor ministry will had a union until they saw dues de- the results of the vote.

This fi le photo shows the main entrance to the General Motors assembly plant in Silao, Mexico. Workers at the GM plant in Silao voted over two days, according to a Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 statement from Mexico’s Labor ministry, to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old guard union. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 SCIENCE 11

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China’s rover soldiers on Japan plans to bring Mars samples by ’29

TOKYO, Aug 21, (AP): Japan’s space agency plans to bring soil samples back from the Mars region ahead of the US and Chinese missions now operating on Mars, in hopes of fi nding clues to the planet’s origin and traces of pos- sible life. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, plans to launch an explorer in 2024 to land on the Martian moon Phobos to collect 10 grams (0.35 ounce) of soil and bring it back to Earth in 2029. The rapid return trip would put Japan ahead of the United States and China in bringing back samples from the Martian region despite starting later, project manager Yasuhiro Kawakatsu said in an online news conference Thursday. NASA’s Perseverance rover is op- erating in a Mars crater where it is to collect 31 samples that are to be returned to Earth with help from the European Space Agency as early as 2031. China landed a spacecraft on Mars in May and plans to bring back samples around 2030. JAXA scientists believe about 0.1% of the surface soil on Phobos came from Mars, and 10 grams could contain about 30 granules, depend- Kawakatsu ing on the consistency of the soil, Kawakatsu said. Tomohiro Usui, professor at the Institute of Space and In this April 30, 2021, file image taken by the Mars Perseverance rover and made available by NASA, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, (right), flies over the surface of Astronautical Science, said soil on Phobos is likely to be a the planet. Japanese space agency scientists said, Aug 19, they planned to bring soil samples from the Mars region back to Earth ahead of the US Perseverance mixture of material from the moon itself and material from and Chinese missions now operating on the planet. (AP) Mars that was spread by sandstorms. Collecting samples from multiple locations on Phobos could provide a greater chance of obtaining possible traces of life from Mars than obtaining soil from a single location on Mars, he said. Any life forms that might have come from Mars will have Coronavirus died because of harsh solar and cosmic radiation on Phobos, JAXA scientists said. The NASA and the European Space Agency missions focus on potential life forms and evolution of the area of the Jezero crater, believed to be an ancient Virus surge raises fear as US schools open lake. By studying Phobos soil samples including material from Mars, scientists hope to learn about the evolution of the Martian biosphere, Usui said. Record delta wave hits children He said Japanese research on Phobos and NASA’s sam- ples from specifi c locations in the Martian crater can com- NEW YORK, Aug 21, (AP): The day plement each other and could lead to answers to questions before he was supposed to start fourth such as how Martian life, if present, emerged and evolved grade, Francisco Rosales was admitted ‘Blood plasma shows limited effect’ in time and place. to a Dallas hospital with COVID-19, Last December, a JAXA probe, Hayabusa2, brought back This 2021 photo provided by Yessica struggling to breathe, with dangerous- more than 5 grams (0.19 ounce) of soil from the asteroid Gonzalez shows her son, Francisco ly low oxygen levels and an uncertain UK OKs first COVID antibody medicine Ryugu, more than 300 million kilometers (190 million Rosales, 9, in the intensive care unit outcome. miles) from Earth, in the world’s fi rst successful return of at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, It wasn’t supposed to be like this, LONDON, Aug 21, (Agencies): nificant addition to our armoury to an asteroid sample. Texas. The day before he was sup- thought his frightened mother, Yessica The UK Medicines and Health- tackle COVID-19 - in addition to ❑ ❑ ❑ posed to start fourth grade, Francisco Gonzalez. Francisco was normally care products Regulatory Agency our world-renowned vaccination was admitted to the hospital due to se- healthy and rambunctious. At 9, he (MHRA) has given approval for the programme and life-saving thera- Mars: China’s Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after vere COVID-19, struggling to breathe, was too young to get vaccinated, but first monoclonal antibody treatment peutics dexamethasone and tocili- completing its initial program to explore the red planet and with dangerously low oxygen levels most of the family had their shots. She for the prevention and treatment of zumab,” Javid said. search for frozen water that could provide clues as to wheth- and an uncertain outcome. (AP) had heard kids rarely got sick from the COVID-19 in the UK. “We are now working at pace with er it once supported life. coronavirus. “This is fantastic news from the the (National Health Service) NHS China’s National Space Administration said on its web- But with the highly contagious delta independent medicines regulator and expert clinicians to ensure this site Friday that Zhurong completed its 90-day program on variant spreading across the US, chil- and means the UK has approved treatment can be rolled out to NHS Aug. 15 and was in excellent technical condition and fully its first therapeutic designed spe- patients as soon as possible.” dren are filling hospital intensive care cifically for COVID-19,” British charged. beds instead of classrooms in record Also: It said it would continue to explore the area known as Health and Social Care Secretary numbers, more even than at the height Sajid Javid said in a press state- WALTHAM, MASS.: Blood plasma Utopia Planitia where it landed on May 14. Zhurong has of the pandemic. Many are too young ment. from COVID-19 survivors didn’t been consistently sending back photos and data via the to get the vaccine, which is available Developed by US biotech firm help newly infected patients when Tianwen-1 orbiter that crosses over it once a day. only to those 12 and over. Regeneron and Swiss company tested against a dummy infusion, After the United States, China is the second country to The surging virus is spreading anxi- Roch, the drug Ronapreve is ad- doctors reported. land and sustainably operate a spacecraft on Mars, where ety and causing turmoil and infighting ministered either by injection or in- The results of the experiment days are 40 minutes longer than on Earth. among parents, administrators and fusion and acts at the lining of the are the latest disappointment for a politicians around the US, especially respiratory system where it binds treatment known as convalescent At 1.85 meters (6 feet) in height, Zhurong is signifi cantly Trump Biden smaller than the American Perseverance rover, which is ex- in states like Florida and Texas, where tightly to the coronavirus and pre- plasma. The experimental treat- ploring the planet with a tiny helicopter. NASA expects its Republican governors have barred vents it from gaining access to the ment is not currently recommended schools from making youngsters wear cells of the respiratory system. in US guidelines and it’s been dif- rover to collect its fi rst sample in July for return to Earth as Clinical trial data assessed by ficult to study in a controlled way. early as 2031. masks. Ecology With millions of children returning a dedicated team of MHRA scien- The new study, published Concurrently, China is assembling its permanent space tists and clinicians has shown that Wednesday in the New England station, with three astronauts now aboard the Tianhe, or to classrooms this month, experts say the stakes are unquestionably high. Ronapreve may be used to pre- Journal of Medicine, ran a test in Heavenly Harmony, core that was put into orbit on April 29. Asian giant hornet nest found: vent infection, promote resolution about 500 patients with COVID-19 Two of the astronauts completed their second space walk on Authorities say they have found the fi rst Infection of symptoms of acute COVID-19 symptoms in hospital emergency Friday. All three are due to return to Earth in September and Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 in a rural infection and can reduce the likeli- rooms. Half received antibody-rich Very high infection rates in the com- hood of being admitted to hospital plasma donated by recovered CO- be replaced by a new crew. area in Washington state, about a quarter- munity “are really causing our chil- China earlier launched two smaller experimental space mile from where a resident reported see- due to COVID-19. VID-19 patients. Half received a dren’s hospitals to feel the squeeze,’’ “This treatment will be a sig- dummy infusion. stations. It has been excluded from the International ing one of the hornets earlier this month. said Dr. Buddy Creech, a Vanderbilt Space Station largely at the insistence of the United The Washington State Department of University infectious disease special- States, which is wary of the Chinese space program’s Agriculture narrowed the search area and located the nest east of Blaine, department ist who is a helping lead research on almost 2,000 kids in the hospital, many ber. secrecy and close military links. Congressional approval Moderna’s vaccine for children under is also required for any cooperation between NASA and offi cials said. of them in ICU, some of them under At Texas Children’s Hospital in Crews found the nest after they fol- 12. Creech said those shots probably the age of 4,’’ Collins told Fox News Houston, the nation’s largest pediat- the CNSA. lowed a hornet that was equipped with a won’t be available for several months. China also recently brought back lunar samples, the fi rst on Sunday. ric hospital, the number of youngsters tracking device, KOMO reported. Crews “I’m really worried,’’ said Dr. Sonja Health experts believe adults who treated for COVID-19 is at an all-time by any country’s space program since the 1970s, and has were able to net and tag three hornets be- Rasmussen, a pediatrician and public landed a probe and rover on the moon’s less explored far have not gotten their shots are con- high, said Dr. Jim Versalovic, interim tween Aug 11-Aug 17. health expert at the University of Flor- tributing to the surge among grown- pediatrician-in-chief. In recent weeks, side. State entomologists will now develop a ida. “It’s just so disappointing to see China fi rst put an astronaut into orbit in 2003, becoming plan to eradicate the nest, most likely next those numbers back up again.” ups and children alike. It has been the vast majority have had delta infec- just the third country to do so. week. While pediatric COVID-19 hospi- especially bad in places with lower tions, and most patients 12 and up have The 2-inch-long (5-centimeter-long) talization rates are lower than those vaccination rates, such as parts of the not had shots, he said. Also: invasive insects, fi rst found near the US- for adults, they have surged in recent South. “It is spreading like wildfire across HONOLULU: The project director of a new solar telescope Canadian border in December 2019, are weeks, reaching 0.41 per 100,000 chil- While it is clear the delta variant is our communities,’’ he said. in Hawaii that will be the most powerful of its kind hopes native to Asia and pose a threat to honey- dren ages 0 to 17, compared with 0.31 much more contagious than the original At times this month, his hospital bees and native hornet species. While not version, scientists are not yet able to say system has diagnosed 200 children scientists will be able to start observations at the facility in particularly aggressive toward humans, per 100,000, the previous high set in three months. mid-January, according to an Aug. 13 with any certainty whether it makes peo- with COVID-19 a day, with about their sting is extremely painful and re- ple more severely ill or whether young- 6% of them needing hospital care. On The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, at the summit peated stings, though rare, can kill. (AP) report from the Centers for Disease of Haleakal volcano on Maui, was supposed to open last ❑ ❑ ❑ Control and Prevention. sters are especially vulnerable to it. some days, the number of children in fall. But Thomas Rimmele told Hawaii Public Radio on Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Na- As experts work to answer those the hospital with COVID-19 has ex- Wednesday that COVID-19 travel restrictions set back con- Killer whale dies at SeaWorld: A tional Institutes of Health, calls the questions, many hospitals are reeling. ceeded 45. killer whale died unexpectedly at Sea- spike in cases among children “very Those in Texas are among the hard- Versalovic said he suspects hospi- struction on its critical systems. World San Diego and the reason was not He hopes the current schedule won’t be affected by newly worrisome.” est hit. On Tuesday, they reported 196 talizations of children are up simply immediately known, the aquarium and He noted that over 400 US children children being treated with confirmed because so many are getting infected, surging coronavirus cases and any additional restrictions. theme park said Friday. Rimmele was expecting to return to Maui as early as this have died of COVID-19 since the pan- COVID-19. That compares with 163 not because the delta variant makes The 6-year-old female orca named demic began. “And right now we have during the previous peak, in Decem- people more seriously ill. week. Amaya died Thursday and the cause of “November 15 is what we’re shooting for. We just had a death will not be known until results of big review, the fi nal construction review that was conducted a post-mortem examination are complete, which could take weeks, SeaWorld’s Joe Biden’s administration is sticking gray wolves across most of the US. But ing concern over aggressive wolf hunting by the National Science Foundation,” Rimmele said. ”(The a top federal wildlife offi cial on Friday scientists) are getting really anxious to get their observa- statement said. by the decision under former president seasons adopted for the predators in the “Amaya began showing signs of illness Donald Trump to lift protections for told The Associated Press there is grow- western Great Lakes and northern Rocky tions and data done.” on Aug 18, and animal care specialists Mountains. The telescope has received about 100 proposals from and veterinarians began treating her im- Wolves under federal protection made researchers for an initial observing window of two-and-a- mediately. Despite her care team’s ef- a remarkable rebound in parts of the US half months. Picking which scientists get to go fi rst depends forts, Amaya’s condition continued to de- over the past several decades, after being heavily on atmospheric conditions and what objects are vis- cline rapidly. Her death was sudden and driven from the landscape by excessive ible on a given day. unexpected,” it said. hunting and trapping in the early 1900s. He said one quarter or even a fi fth of the proposals may be SeaWorld said the specialists who States took over wolf management last approved for the fi rst cycle. cared for Amaya were heartbroken. decade in the Northern Rockies and in “We are highly oversubscribed and people will have to “This is a very diffi cult time for those January for the remainder of the Lower who knew and loved Amaya. She inspired 48 states, including the Great Lakes and submit proposals again for the next cycle,” he said. “That’s millions of guests to appreciate and learn Pacifi c Northwest. just how it works.” more about this amazing species,” the The removal of Endangered Species The telescope is to be the largest and most powerful of its statement said. Act protections had been in the works for kind in the world. The National Solar Observatory said the Amaya was the youngest of 10 whales years and was the right thing to do when Inouye telescope will be able to reveal features three times at the San Diego park and spent time with fi nalized in Trump’s last days, US Fish smaller than anything scientists are able to currently see on her mother Kalia and father Ulises, ac- and Wildlife Service Assistant Director for the Sun. cording to its website. Ecological Services Gary Frazer told AP. The Hawaii Supreme Court in 2016 affi rmed a permit for Described as one of the most playful of On Friday, attorneys for the administra- the solar telescope’s construction. the whales, Amaya “helped us gather and tion asked a federal judge in California to share critical information about calf de- reject a lawsuit from wildlife advocate s that The next year, more than 100 protesters tried to block a velopment for researchers studying wild seeks to restore protections, signaling the construction convoy heading to the telescope site, citing the populations,” the site said. conclusion of Biden’s promise on his fi rst sacredness of Haleakala’s summit. Maui police arrested six SeaWorld announced the end of its day in offi ce to review the Trump move. people. orca breeding program in March 2016, But wolf management policies in place Protests against another telescope planned for a different following years of pressure from animal at the state level have shifted dramatically mountain and island — the Thirty Meter Telescope at the rights protests and shifting public opinion since protections were lifted, and Frazer summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island — have prevented about orcas being held in captivity. (AP) An ICU nurse cares for a COVID-19 patient at Oregon Health and Science Uni- suggested the federal government could construction crews from working on that project. ❑ ❑ ❑ versity in Portland, Ore, Aug 19. Nurses and medical staff say that one of the take steps to restore protections if popula- hardest parts of this whole experience for them, is caring for people suffering tion declines put wolves back on the path ‘End wolf protections’: US President and dying of a syndrome that is preventable with a vaccine. (AP) to extinction. 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Past scrutinized Mike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ host LOS ANGELES, Aug 21, (AP): Producer Mike Rich- ards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week and following a drum- beat of criticism about his selection and how it was made. Richards was chosen last week as the successor to Alex Trebek, a decision that was seen as divisive from the beginning after the show had embarked on a search that included actors, sports fi gures, journalists and celebrities. Earlier this week, The Ringer website revealed de- meaning comments about women, the homeless and others that Richards had made on a 2013-14 podcast, “The Randumb Show.” The clips were removed on- line after the report was posted. “Over the last several days it has become clear that mov- ing forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show,” Richards said in a note to the “Jeopardy!” staff on Friday. Richards said a search for a new host will begin, with guest hosts returning to continue pro- Richards duction for the new season. But viewers will get to see the short-lived emcee in action. The episodes that Richards taped Thursday will air when the show re- turns for its 38th season starting Sept. 13; a do-over with a substitute host would be a slap at the contest- ants and further undermine the show. Richards’ note indicated that he will remain the In this Oct. 30, 2012 fi le photo, Tom T. Hall accepts the Icon Award at the 60th Annual BMI Country Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall, who show’s executive producer - an awkward situation for composed ‘Harper Valley P.T.A.’, has died. He was 85. His son, Dean Hall, confi rmed the musician’s death Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 at his home in Franklin, Tennes- whoever replaces him. see. (AP) Sony Pictures Television, the studio that makes “Jeopardy!” and which released Richards’ memo, said it was surprised to learn of his podcasts and offensive language and spoke with him “about our concerns and Obituaries our expectations moving forward.” “It our hope that as EP he will continue to do so with professionalism and respect,” Sony said in a statement Friday. The podcast content would have dogged anyone The Storyteller and writer of ‘Harper Valley P.T.A.’ taking over a high-profi le Hollywood position but was especially diffi cult for Richards, said Robert Thomp- son, a Syracuse University professor. Opposite Country singer Tom T. Hall dies They were “the opposite of what we thought of in Alex Trebek. ‘Jeopardy!’ and Trebek were kind of NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug 21, (AP): this place you escaped from the scandal and the tweets Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwrit- and all the other stuff that was going on in the world,” er who composed “Harper Valley Japanese martial artist fi lm Thompson said Friday. P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple “Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer, who holds joys as country music’s consummate the record for single-game winnings and is No. 3 for blue collar bard, has died. He was 85. all-time winnings, offered a sarcastic reaction to Rich- His son, Dean Hall, confi rmed the star Sonny Chiba dies at 82 musician’s death on Friday at his ards’ exit. TOKYO, Aug 21, (AP): Japanese fi lms, set off by Chinese legend “I was really looking forward to the season pre- home in Franklin, Tennessee. Known as “The Storyteller” for his unadorned actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the Bruce Lee, although critics say Chi- miere where after an exhaustive 61-clue search for world with his martial arts skills in ba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug- the next Jeopardy champion, the show looks past the yet incisive lyrics, Hall composed hun- more than 100 fi lms, including “Kill like fi ghting style than Lee. dreds of songs. three obvious candidates and declares Mike Richards In this June 1998, photo, Japanese Bill,” has died. He was 82. “A true action legend. Your fi lms the winner,” Holzhauer tweeted. actor Sonny Chiba waves from a Along with such contemporaries as Chiba, known in Japan as Shin- are eternal and your energy an When Richards was tapped to host the popular horseback in Kanazawa, west of To- Kris Kristofferson, John Hartford and ichi Chiba, died late Thursday in a inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP,” game show last week, Sony also announced that actor kyo. Chiba, known in Japan as Shin- Mickey Newbury, Hall helped usher in hospital near Tokyo where he had American actor Lewis Tan said on Mayim Bialik would emcee “Jeopardy!” prime-time ichi Chiba, who wowed the world with a literary era of country music in the been treated for COVID-19 since Twitter. and spinoff series, including a new college champion- his martial arts skills, acting in more early ’70s, with songs that were politi- Aug. 8, Tokyo-based Astraia, his New York-based writer and di- ship. than 100 fi lms, including ‘Kill Bill,’ has cal, like “Watergate Blues” and “The management offi ce, said in a state- rector Ted Geoghegan called him Giving the fl agship show to Richards, who’s fi rmly died late Thursday, Aug. 19. He was Monkey That Became President,” ment Friday. It said he had not “the great Sonny Chiba.” in the cookie-cutter host mold of a white, square-jawed 82. (AP) deeply personal like “The Year Clay- been vaccinated. “Watch one of his fi lms today,” young man, struck some as proof of an insincere effort ton Delaney Died,” and philosophical Chiba rose to stardom in Japan Geoghegan tweeted, followed by like “(Old Dogs, Children and) Water- in the 1960s, portraying samurai, images of a fi st and a broken heart. by the studio to consider a woman, a person of color fi ghters and police detectives, the Other fans mournfully fi lled Twit- or someone from the LGBTQ community. More than melon Wine.” “In all my writing, I’ve never made anguished so-called “anti-heroes” ter threads with clips of his movies half of the guest hosts fall into one or more of those Variety trying to survive in a violent world. and photos. groups. judgments,” he said in 1986. “I think He did many of the stunt scenes Born in Fukuoka, southwestern While the report of Richards’ podcasts immediately that’s my secret. I’m a witness. I just himself. Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon preceded his exit, there had also been renewed attention NEW YORK: Chuck Close, a painter, pho- watch everything and don’t decide if His overseas career took off af- Sport Science University trained to his 2009-18 tenure as a producer on “The Price is tographer and printmaker best known for it’s good or bad.” ter his 1970s Japanese fi lm “The in various martials arts, earning a Right.” Several lawsuits had been fi led by former mod- his monumental grid portraits and photo- Inducted Street Fighter” proved popular in fourth-degree black belt in karate. els against the show alleging discriminatory behavior, based paintings of family and famous the US. Chiba set up Japan Action Club including one which named Richards. He reportedly friends, has died. He was 81. Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell per- American director Quentin Tar- in 1980, to develop a younger gen- was dropped from it before a settlement was reached. His attorney, John Silberman, said formed Hall’s song “Mama Bake A antino listed the work as among his eration of actors, including protege Doubts also grew about the fairness of the selec- Close died Thursday at a hospital in Ocean- Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)” when “grindhouse,” or low-budget kitsch Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among tion process, with reports fi nding holes in Richards’ side, New York. He did not give a cause Hall was inducted into the Songwriters cinema, favorites. Hollywood’s most coveted Japa- repeated assertion that the decision was Sony’s and of death. Hall of Fame in 2019. Tarantino cast Chiba in the role nese actors, landing roles in “The he had no role in it. Volleys of memes were launched Close, whose professional highlights “The simplest words that told the of Hattori Hanzo, a master sword- Last Samurai” and “Rush Hour 3.” comparing Richards to Dick Cheney, whose search include a solo exhibition at the Museum most complicated stories. Felt like smith in “Kill Bill.” Chiba is survived by his three of Modern Art in New York in 1973, was Tom T. just caught the songs as they Chiba appeared in the 1991 children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu for George W. Bush’s 2000 vice presidential running Hollywood fi lm “Aces,” directed by Arata and Gordon Maeda, all ac- mate ended with Cheney in the spot. known for using a grid structure for the fl oated by, but I know he carved them representation of an image in nearly all of John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong tors. A wake was canceled as a Sony’s decision to crown the “Jeopardy!” executive out of rock,” Isbell tweeted on Friday. movies. pandemic measure, and funeral producer as Trebek’s successor - after a pageant-style his works, which he said helped him break Hall, the fourth son of an ordained the face down into “incremental units.” Chiba’s career also got a boost arrangements were still undecided, parade of celebrity contenders - had stirred ill-will and minister, was born near Olive Hill, from the global boom in kung fu his offi ce said. Time consuming and labor intensive, Kentucky, in a log cabin built by his suspicion toward what had been a remarkably trusted he produced a plethora of paintings that institution. Trebek, who hosted the show for 37 sea- dissect the human face of such luminaries grandfather. He started playing guitar sons, died last November. as president Bill Clinton, composer Philip at age 4 and wrote his fi rst song by the for best female country vocal perfor- “Tom T. Hall’s masterworks vary in There was “tentative celebration” among “Jeop- Glass and the artist himself. time he was 9. mance and an award for single of the plot, tone and tempo, but they are bound ardy!” fans Friday, said Andy Saunders, a longtime His works have been displayed in Hall began playing in a bluegrass year from the Country Music Associa- by his ceaseless and unyielding empa- Canadian viewer and administrator of The Jeopardy! museums, galleries and even the New York band, but when that didn’t work out tion. The story was so popular it even thy for the triumphs and losses of oth- Fan website. He expressed deep reservations about City subway. he started working as a disc jockey spawned a movie of the same name ers,” said Kyle Young, CEO, Country Richards staying on as the show’s producer. In 2017, Close faced accusations of in Morehead, Kentucky. He joined and a television series. Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in a the US Army in 1957 for four years Comments sexual harassment from some women who “Suddenly, it was the talk of the statement. “He wrote without judgment said he made inappropriate sexual com- including an assignment in Germany. country,” Hall told The Associated or anger, offering a rhyming journalism “With his comments about so many marginalized ments when they had gone to his studio He turned to writing when he got back Press in 1986. “It became a catch of the heart that sets his compositions groups becoming public knowledge, how are any of to potentially be models for him in prior stateside and was discovered by Nash- years. phrase. You’d fl ip the radio dial and apart from any other writer. the staffers on the show that might be in those groups ville publisher Jimmy Key. hear it four or fi ve times in 10 minutes. He also penned songs for children going to trust Mike Richards as a manager?” he said. He told The New York Times that he Hall settled in Nashville in 1964 It was the most awesome time of my on his records “Songs of Fox Hollow On the podcast, Richards used derogatory, crude had spoken to the women about their and fi rst established himself as a song- language about women and their bodies. He also bodies as part of evaluating them as writer making $50 a week. He wrote life; I caused all this stir.” (for Children of All Ages)” in 1974 and made mocking remarks about Jews and Asians and models, and apologized for causing any songs for Jimmy C. Newman, Dave His own career took off after that “Country Songs for Kids,” in 1988. He disparaged the homeless. discomfort. Dudley and Johnny Wright, but he had song and he had a string of hits with also became an author, writing a book “It is humbling to confront a terribly embarrassing Close, who had been diagnosed with so many songs that he began recording “Ballad of Forty Dollars” (which also about songwriting, “The Songwriter’s moment of misjudgment, thoughtlessness, and insen- dementia-related conditions in 2013, also them himself. The middle initial “T” was recorded by Johnny Cash and Handbook,” and an autobiography, had serious mobility issues after suffering sitivity from nearly a decade ago,” Richards said in a was added when he got his recording Waylon Jennings); his fi rst career No. “The Storyteller’s Nashville,” as well a spinal artery collapse in 1988, requiring 1 hit “A Week in a Country Jail,” and as fi ction novels. statement to The Ringer staff writer Claire McNear, him to use a wheelchair. contract to make the name catchier. who fi rst reported on the podcasts. He called the re- His breakthrough was writing “Homecoming,” in the late 1960s. He was host of the syndicated TV In Close’s work, the “pixilated” im- Throughout the ’70s, Hall became show “Pop Goes the Country” from marks inexcusable, adding, “I am deeply sorry.” ages “are fi lled with tiny abstract colored “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” a 1968 inter- McNear, author of the 2020 book, “Answers in the shapes, individual brushstrokes or even the national hit about small-town hypoc- one of Nashville’s biggest singer- 1980 to 1983 and even dabbled in poli- Form of Questions: A Defi nitive History and Insider’s artist’s fi ngerprints. When viewed from a risy recorded by Jeannie C. Riley. The songwriters, with multiple hit songs tics. Hall was close to former President Guide to Jeopardy!” said Thursday that “Jeopardy!” distance, the individual marks miraculously song about a mother telling a group of including, “I Love,” “Country Is,” “I Jimmy Carter and Carter’s brother, had become an unimpeachable part of pop culture. resolve into a surprisingly realistic face,” busybodies to mind their own business Care,” and “Faster Horses (The Cow- Billy, when Carter was in the White “Everybody knew ‘Jeopardy!’ and everybody loved the Akron Art Museum in Ohio said in was witty and feisty and became a No. boy and The Poet.)” He was inducted House. Tennessee Democrats urged ‘Jeopardy!’ and Trebek was not controversial. It was describing Close’s paintings and prints for 1 country and pop hit. It sold millions into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Hall to run for governor in 1982, but just this great trivia show. And now it is controversial an exhibition titled “Familiar Faces: Chuck of copies and Riley won a Grammy Fame in 1978. he declined. and that’s not going away,” she said. Close in Ohio Collections.” (AP) Filling the host’s job was never easy. Affection for ❑ ❑ ❑ Trebek made fi nding a replacement both a gesture of regard for him as well as a business decision. NEW YORK: James W. Loewen, whose million-selling “Lies My Teacher Told on his website. past and the stale prose and bland presenta- The immediate reaction to the largely unknown “Telling the truth about the past helps tions of classroom books. Richards’ hiring was befuddlement, although he ably Me” books challenged traditional ideas and knowledge on everything from Thanksgiv- cause justice in the present,” was his guid- He based his fi ndings on his research handled a two-week stint as a fi ll-in host. There were ing to the Iraq War, has died. He was 79. ing principle, he wrote. “Achieving justice while on fellowship at the Smithsonian In- also howls of protest from fans of other candidates, Loewen’s publisher, New Press, an- in the present helps us tell the truth about stitution, where he spent two years looking including Ken Jennings, LeVar Burton and Aaron nounced that the author died Thursday at the past.” through textbooks. He gave his chapters Rodgers. Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Mary- Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me: such headlines as “The Truth About the Richards signed an overall development deal with land. A professor emeritus at the Univer- Everything Your American History Text- First Thanksgiving,” “Gone With the Sony in 2019, and became executive producer of sity of Vermont who lived in Washington, book Got Wrong” was published in 1995 Wind: The Invisibility of American Rac- “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” in May 2020, D.C., he had been diagnosed two years ago and became a favorite of students and for- ism in American Textbooks” and “See No positions he was to retain while hosting the quiz show. with Stage IV bladder cancer, enough time mer students as it challenged what Loewen Evil: Choosing Not to Look at the War in for him to post “Notes toward an obituary” considered a white, Eurocentric view of the Loewen Close Vietnam.” (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 SPORTS 14

Fever edge Wings Creed wins Truck playoff opener Loyd, Stewart star, Storm rout Liberty NEW YORK, Aug. 21, (AP): Jewell Crafton fi nishes 2nd Loyd scored 29 points and Breanna Stewart added 19 to help the Seattle Storm rout the New York Liberty 99-83. MADISON, Ill., Aug 21, The teams also played Wednesday (AP): Defending series night and the Liberty came away with a champion Sheldon Creed four-point win, rallying from a 10-point defi cit in the fourth quarter. The Storm won the NASCAR Camp- didn’t have Sue Bird and Stewart in the ing World Truck Series lineup for that game as the pair missed the team’s last two games - both losses - playoff opener with a dom- while resting after helping the U.S. win inating run at Gateway. a seventh consecutive gold medal at the In a race interrupted by a power Olympics. outage that knocked out the lights Stewart also spent time at home with for about an hour early in the sec- wife Marta Xargay Casademont and ond stage, Creed swept the stages their new baby daughter Ruby, who was born via surrogate Aug. 9. and led 142 of 163 laps on the Now with the two back in the lineup, 1.25-mile oval. the Storm (17-7) turned a one-point The 23-year-old California driver halftime defi cit into a blowout. The wrapped up an automatic spot in the game was tied at 59 midway through next three-race round of the playoffs, the third quarter when Seattle closed the winning for the second time this year quarter on a 17-4 run. Loyd and Stewart and seventh in two seasons. each scored six points during the burst. “My guys put together such a good The Liberty (11-13) couldn’t recover truck” Creed said. “We’ve been work- in the fourth quarter. ing hard all year and obviously haven’t Sami Whitcomb scored 15 of her 26 had the speed at times and I’ve made points in the fi rst quarter to lead New mistakes at times. But we were able to York. build this brand new truck and I feel Bird, a New York native, received a like we’ve taken everything we’ve warm ovation from the crowd when she learned this year and applied it. They was introduced before the game. This gave me a hot rod today and I couldn’t was her fi rst time playing at Barclays be happier.” After a caution set up an overtime shootout, Creed kept the No. 2 GMS BASKETBALL Racing Chevrolet ahead of Matt Crafton and Ben Rhodes - with three- time series champion Crafton passing Center. She missed the team’s one game in 2019 that was played in Brooklyn be- ThorSport teammate Ben Rhodes for cause she was recovering from a knee second. surgery. Creed beat Crafton by 0.292 sec- She scored the 6,500th point of her onds. career and fi nished the game with 10 “I love late-race restarts,” Creed Racers compete during a NASCAR truck series auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway, on Aug. 20, in Madison, Ill. (AP) points and six assists. said. “I didn’t want it, but when it came out I was just thinking, `OK, just Fever 83, Wings 81 focus and execute. This is huge. I’ve In Arlington, Texas, Danielle Robin- had such a stressful month trying to Jakobsen grabs 2nd sprint victory at Vuelta, Roglic leads son converted a go-ahead, three-point fi gure out what I’m doing next year, play with 7.2 seconds left and the In- so many mixed emotions on what I’m diana Fever rallied to beat the Dallas LA MANGA DEL MAR MENOR, have to be on time. I have been separating a salt water lagoon from Felix Grosschartner of Bora- Wings 83-81. Spain, Aug 21, (AP): Fabio Jakob- twice too late (in other stages), but the Mediterranean Sea that is pop- Hansgrohe remained second in Indiana (5-18) won on the road for sen sprinted to win the Spanish this time I was perfectly right from ular among tourists. the general classifi cation at eight just the second time this season - in 11 TRUCK RACING Vuelta’s eighth stage on Satur- the corner and could do a full sprint A breakaway group opened up seconds behind Roglic. Movistar attempts. day, while Primoz Roglic kept the to the line. The a gap of over three minutes ear- leader Enric Mas is third at :25 Trailing 81-80 with 25.8 seconds left, going to do and if I’ll even have a ride. lead before the race returns to the team did a per- ly on the fl at ride down Spain’s back. Egan Bernal of Ineos Grena- Robinson dribbled down the clock and Biggest thing is to keep winning and drove the right side of the lane before mountains. fect job.” southeast coast, but the Astana diers is sixth at :41. getting fouled by Marina Mabrey and get ourselves in the Championship 4 The Dutch sprinter was launched Jakobsen The race is back in the moun- and execute.” making the layup. by a Deceuninck-Quickstep team- was closely fol- tains on Sunday with a 188-kilom- After a timeout, Dallas got it to Arike Stewart Friesen was fourth, with mate and crossed almost a com- lowed by the CYCLING eter (116-mile) ride from Puerto Ogunbowale but her jumper from the the top four all in the 10-driver play- plete bike length ahead of Alberto rest of the pelo- Lumbreras to a summit fi nish atop wing was long and the Wings couldn’t off fi eld. Carson Hocevar was the only get off another shot after getting the of- other playoff driver in the top 10, fi n- Dainese. Jakobsen also won stage ton as it fi nished the beyond-category Alto de Vele- four at this edition of the race, the 173-kilom- team led the peloton back to reel fi que. fensive rebound. ishing eighth. Hailie Deegan was a Robinson led six Indiana players in career-best seventh. as well as two stages in the 2019 eter (107-mile) them in with around 40 kilom- Movistar veteran Alejandro Val- double fi gures with 18 points. Emma Regular-season champion John Vuelta. fl at trek from eters left. verde underwent surgery on his Jakobsen Cannon added 16, Kelsey Mitchell Hunter Nemechek had a fl at tire and “It was about being strong, fast Santa Pola to Roglic was unchallenged as the broken collarbone that he injured had 14, Lindsay Allen 13, and Teaira ended up fi ve laps down in 22nd. and it’s about timing,” Jakobsen La Manga del race leader on the route made for when he crashed on Friday and had McCowan and Victoria Vivians each Austin Hill was 23rd, Chandler Smith said. “On a fi nish like this, you Mar Menor, a slim fi nger of land teams hunting for a stage win. to abandon the race. scored 11. The Fever only had seven 28th, Todd Gilliland 29th and Zane players available. Smith 35th to round out the playoff drivers. The playoff fi eld will be cut to eight Slingsby’s Aussies lead Ainslie’s after the third race and to four after the sixth for the fi nale at Phoenix Race- way. The playoffs will resume Sept. British’s team in SailGP regatta 5 at Darlington Raceway, the historic South Carolina track where Creed won AARHUS BAY, Denmark, Aug. 21, you could get,” Slingsby said, mention- in May. (AP): Skipper Tom Slingsby and his ing wind shifts of 30 to 40 degrees. “It defending champion Team Australia was a game of snakes and ladders. We had two seconds and a fifth in three had some races where we were a long fleet races to take a one-point lead way back and had some awesome over Sir Ben Ainslie and his British comebacks. We are really happy to get team at SailGP’s ROCKWOOL out of today with some good results, Denmark regatta on Aarhus Bay. and were stoked to make it to the top of The Aussies lead the British 18-17, the leaderboard, despite not winning with Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. crew third any of the fleet races.” The Aussies won the previous regatta, in Plymouth, England, after SAILING finishing an uncharacteristic last in a regatta in Italy in June. They won the inaugural title in 2019 and the $1 mil- with 16. The rest of the leaderboard lion winner-take-all prize. is Denmark 15, New Zealand 14, Nicolai Sehested helmed the host Japan 13, France 6 and Spain 0. Danes to their first-ever SailGP race Spain’s foiling 50-foot catamaran win in the opener. capsized an hour before the start of The United States won the second the first fleet race and was too dam- race and the British won the third Sheldon Creed celebrates after aged to compete. race. Ainslie was back at the helm winning a NASCAR truck series After two more fleet races after missing the last two regattas to auto race at World Wide Technol- Saturday, the top three teams advance be with his wife for the birth of their ogy Raceway, on Aug. 20, in Madi- to the podium race. second child. The British also had New York Liberty guard Rebecca Allen (9) goes to the basket against Seattle Storm center Ezi Magbegor (13) dur- son, Ill. (AP) “I’d say today was about as tricky as finishes of fourth and fifth. ing the second half of a WNBA basketball game, on Aug. 20, in New York. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 SPORTS 15

Canada top Finland 5-3 US ‘blank’ Switzerland 3-0 to Braves extend win streak to 7, open women’s world hockey CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 21, hand Orioles 16th straight loss (AP): Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne Schofi eld each had a goal MLB Results/Standings and an assist and the nine-time champion United States beat Swit- zerland 3-0 to open the women’s WASHINGTON, Aug 21, (AP): Re- sults and standings from the MLB world hockey championship. games on Friday. The tournament began with Kansas City 6 Chicago Cubs 2 the Beijing Olympics less than Atlanta 3 Baltimore 0 NY Yankees 10 Minnesota 2 six months away. The world Cleveland 9 LA Angels 1 championship was last played in Detroit 4 Toronto (10 inn) 1 Boston 6 Texas 0 2019 in Finland, with the United Chic. W. Sox 7 T. Bay (11 inn) 5 States winning its fifth straight Houston 12 Seattle 3 Oakland 4 San Francisco 1 title. The pandemic twice forced Cincinnati 5 Miami 3 the cancellation of the event in Pittsburgh 4 St Louis 0 Washington 4 Milwaukee 1 Nova Scotia. Colorado 9 Arizona 4 Grace Zumwinkle also scored LA Dodgers 3 NY Mets 2 for the United States and Alex Philadelphia 4 San Diego 3 American League Cavallini made 10 saves. Andrea East Division Braendli stopped 55 shots for W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 75 48 .610 _ Switzerland. New York 71 52 .577 4 “I thought it was a great game Boston 70 54 .565 5-1/2 Toronto 63 57 .525 10-1/2 and we’re really excited about the Baltimore 38 83 .314 36 result, but also in how we played Central Division as a team” U.S. coach Joel John- W L Pct GB Chicago 72 51 .585 _ son said. “It just felt really good to Cleveland 59 61 .492 11-1/2 get out and play. The Swiss have Detroit 59 65 .476 13-1/2 Minnesota 54 69 .439 18 a great team and played us tough, Kansas City 53 68 .438 18 but it really speaks to how compet- West Division W L Pct GB itive the game has become all over Houston 72 50 .590 _ the world.” Oakland 70 53 .569 2-1/2 Seattle 66 57 .537 6-1/2 Los Angeles 62 62 .500 11 ICE HOCKEY Texas 42 80 .344 30 National League East Division W L Pct GB Decker opened the scoring at Atlanta 66 56 .541 _ Philadelphia 62 60 .508 4 4:29 of the first period, Coyne New York 60 62 .492 6 Schofield connected at 4:08 of Washington 53 68 .438 12-1/2 the second, and Grace Zum- Miami 51 72 .415 15-1/2 Central Division winkle capped the scoring with W L Pct GB 1:36 left in the second. Decker Milwaukee 74 49 .602 _ Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies throws to first to complete the double play after forcing out Baltimore Orioles’ Ryan Mountcastle (6) on a Cincinnati 67 57 .540 7-1/2 ball hit by Trey Mancini during the first inning of a baseball game on Aug 20, in Baltimore. (AP) assisted on Coyne Schofield’s St Louis 62 59 .512 11 goal to tie the American world Chicago 54 70 .435 20-1/2 Pittsburgh 43 79 .352 30-1/2 championship assists record of West Division Yanks rout Twins 38 held by Krissy Wendell and W L Pct GB Earthquakes pip Galaxy in California Clásico Jennie Potter. San Francisco 78 44 .639 _ Earlier in the fi rst Group A game, Los Angeles 77 46 .626 1-1/2 BALTIMORE, Aug 21, CARSON, Calif., Aug 21, (AP): Jer- previous 10. Los Angeles tied it in the 65th min- San Diego 67 57 .540 12 emy Ebobisse scored in the 52nd min- Ebobisse headed in Luciano Abeca- ute when Víctor Vázquez curled a cor- Sarah Fillier broke a tie midway Colorado 56 66 .459 22 (AP): Travis d’Arnaud cel- Arizona 41 82 .333 37-1/2 ute and the San Jose Earthquakes got sis’ cross to open the scoring. ner kick that went off goalkeeper JT through the third period and Can- ebrated his new contract an own goal in the 71st to beat the LA Marcinkowski inside the near post. ada rallied to beat Finland 5-3. In with a two-run homer, Galaxy 2-1 in the California Clásico. San Jose went ahead on an own goal the lone Group B game of the day, Poulin scored in a 20-second span San Jose (6-7-8) is unbeaten in six SOCCER by Niko Hämäläine. Javier “Chofis” Alena Mills had three goals and an in the second period. Nelli Laitinen Jorge Soler also went deep straight away matches - with two vic- Lopez dribbled around his defender on assist in the Czech Republic’s 6-1 and Minnamari Tuominen scored and the Atlanta Braves tories. Los Angeles (11-8-2) won the Ebobisse’s last goal came July 30 the baseline and sent a pass across the victory over Denmark. for Finland in a 3:40 span early in beat Baltimore 3-0, extend- first two matches against San Jose this - while with the Portland Timbers - goal that deflected off Hämäläine into All fi ve teams in Group A and the fi rst, with Tuominen connect- ing their winning streak to season after winning just twice in the against the Galaxy. the back of the net. the top three in Group B will ad- ing with two Canadians in the pen- seven games while hand- vance to the quarterfi nals. The alty box. St. Louis in 1954, topped only by zuki in the third for the Angels, and United States will face Finland on Erin Ambrose gave Canada a ing the Orioles their 16th the 1988 team that started the season All-Star Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 Sunday night. 3-2 lead early in the third, and Jen- straight defeat. 0-21. and reached on an error. Jaime Bar- Fillier scored 25 seconds after ner had an empty-net goal in the Max Fried (11-7) allowed four Before the game, d’Arnaud signed ria (2-2) took the loss. Elisa Holopainen tied it for Fin- fi nal minute. hits in his first career nine-inning a two-year, $16 million extension Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1, 10 Innings land. Fillier scored on a rebound Ann-Renee Desbiens made eight complete game, and the NL East- with a club option for 2024. The In Toronto, Pinch-hitter Harold after Anni Keisala stopped Natalie saves for Canada. Keisala stopped leading Braves matched a modern- 32-year-old catcher rewarded At- Castro singled home the go-ahead lanta for its show of faith, crushing Spooner’s wraparound attempt. 39 shots. era, single-season franchise record run in the 10th inning and Detroit “I think when you have energy Vendula Pribylova, Dominika a second-inning pitch from Keegan beat Toronto. with their 11th consecutive road Akin (0-8). and a no-quit attitude and you add Laskova and Kristyna Patkova also win. The last time that happened Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera re- grit, good things are going to hap- scored for the Czech Republic, and was in 1956, when the team was Yankees 10, Twins 2 mained at 499 career home runs after pen,” Cabadian forward Brianne Klara Peslarova made eight saves. based in Milwaukee. Fried struck In New York, Luke Voit fi nished going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts. with a homer, four hits and four Trevor Richards (5-2) struck out Jenner said. Josefi ne Persson scored for Den- out four, walked none. Ten-time champion Canada mark. The Danes are competing in RBIs, and surging New York beat the fi rst two batters he faced in the Baltimore’s losing streak is its Minnesota for its season-high eighth 10th before Castro, pinch-hitting for overcame a two-goal defi cit when the top division for the fi rst time second-longest since moving from Jamie Rattray and Marie-Philip since 1992. straight win. catcher Grayson Greiner, lined a tie- Voit tied a career high with his breaking single to left. New York Yankees’ Luke Voit hits a third four-hit game. He hit a two-run two-run single during the first inning Jonathan Schoop and Jeimer Can- bases-loaded single in New York’s of a baseball game against the Min- delario added RBI singles for De- four-run fi rst inning off rookie Char- nesota Twins, on Aug 20, in New troit. Gregory Soto (5-3) got out of lie Barnes (0-3) and got another York. (AP) a jam in the ninth and wrapped it up single in the second. He hit an RBI in the 10th as the Tigers snapped a double in the fourth and homered to nings as Los Angeles improved to four-game losing streak. right-center to open the seventh. 5-0 against the Mets over the past Astros 12, Mariners 3 White Sox 7, Rays 5 eight days, including a three-game In Houston, Yordan Álvarez In St. Petersburg, Fla., Tim Ander- sweep in New York last weekend. homered and had four RBIs as Hou- son had a game-tying homer in the Pete Alonso hit his 27th home run ston jumped on Yusei Kikuchi early and had an RBI infi eld single in the ninth and a tiebreaking RBI single in and cruised to a win over Seattle. the 11th as Chicago beat Tampa Bay eighth as New York lost for the sev- enth time in eight games. Álvarez and Jake Meyers hit two- in a matchup of AL division leaders. run homers off Kikuchi (7-7) as he After Tampa Bay’s Andrew Red Sox 6, Rangers 0 tied a career-high by allowing seven Kittredge (8-2) worked a perfect In Boston, Chris Sale pitched fi ve runs in a season-low 2 2/3 innings. 10th, Anderson opened the 11th with shutout innings in his second outing Martín Maldonado and Yuli Gur- a hit and scored on a fi elder’s choice since Tommy John surgery to help riel also homered, and Carlos Correa grounder by José Abreu to make it Boston beat Texas. and José Altuve each hit a triple to 7-5. Xander Bogaerts homered and the help Houston win its second straight. Athletics 4, Giants 1 Red Sox pounded out six doubles. Sale (2-0) threw 71 pitches, allow- Pirates 4, Cardinals 0 In Oakland, Calif., Josh Harrison ing fi ve hits and a walk while strik- In St. Louis, Mitch Keller struck hit a two-run single, Starling Marte ing out fi ve for his second win in two out six over fi ve solid innings, Greg- added an RBI double, and Oakland starts since returning from elbow ory Polanco drove in two runs and dealt San Francisco its fi rst consecu- ligament replacement surgery. Pittsburgh topped St. Louis to snap a tive losses since late July. fi ve-game skid. James Kaprielian pitched three- Royals 6, Cubs 2 Pinch-hitter Yoshi Tsutsugo hit hit ball over fi ve innings to remain In Chicago, Salvador Perez hit his fi rst homer with Pittsburgh in the unbeaten in three starts since coming two of Kansas City’s fi ve home runs ninth. off the injured list to help the A’s in a win over Chicago, which has Keller (4-10) walked one and hold off their Bay Area rivals. lost 11 straight home games. worked around six hits in picking up Mike Yastrzemski homered for his fi rst victory since May 29. San Francisco, snapping a 3-for-26 BASEBALL Rookie Lars Nootbaar had three funk with his 19th home run leading singles to lead St. Louis’ 10-hit at- off the fi fth. tack. The Cardinals stranded 12. United States’ Megan Keller (right), tries to get past Switzerland’s Lena Marie Lutz during the third period of an IIHF Emmanuel Rivera hit his fi rst ca- women’s hockey championships game in Calgary, Alberta, on Aug 20. (AP) Dodgers 3, Mets 2 reer homer, and Andrew Benitendi Nationals 4, Brewers 1 In Los Angeles, Trea Turner had and Cam Gallagher also connected. In Milwaukee, Patrick Corbin Washington rally past Bengals 17-13 two hits and two runs, Walker Bue- The Royals, who have won four of pitched three-hit ball into the sev- hler pitched two-run ball into the fi ve, are last in the American League enth inning and Washington topped eighth inning and Los Angeles won in home runs with 124. Milwaukee. its eighth straight by beating New Royals starter Brad Keller (8-12) Corbin (7-12) struck out seven, Chiefs beat Cards in preseason game York. struck out eight, allowing one earned walked nobody and held the Brewers Buehler (13-2) struck out eight run on four hits in six innings. scoreless until allowing a homer to and allowed six hits over 7 2/3 in- Avisaíl García on his 92nd and fi nal GLENDALE, Arizona, Aug 21, stop a promising Arizona drive. nati. Reds 5, Marlins 3 pitch with one out in the seventh. (AP): Chad Henne and rookie Shane Arizona quarterback Kyler Mur- Patterson, an undrafted free agent In Cincinnati, Sonny Gray pitched Buechele threw touchdown passes ray saw his fi rst preseason action, from Buffalo, ran for 71 yards, one-hit ball through seven scoreless Rockies 9, Diamondbacks 4 to help the Kansas City Chiefs beat playing the fi rst three series. He caught three passes for 25 yards and innings, Tyler Naquin and Joey Vot- In Denver, Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard the Arizona Cardinals 17-10 in a pre- was 1-of-4 passing for 2 yards and had a 37-yard kickoff return. His to homered in the fi fth, and Cincin- hit a go-ahead RBI triple in the sixth season game. also gained 8 yards on the ground. 1-yard scoring plunge was Washing- nati beat Miami. inning, Garrett Hampson homered and Patrick Mahomes started and com- The Cardinals (1-1) didn’t get a fi rst ton’s only touchdown. Dustin Hop- Gray (5-6) retired Miami in order Colorado defeated Arizona. pleted 10 of 18 passes for 78 yards, down on any of the possessions. kins had three fi eld goals for Wash- in fi ve of his seven innings and ex- C.J. Cron had three hits and two no touchdowns and one interception. ington (1-1). ited after throwing 89 pitches. He RBIs, and Connor Joe added two hits The 2018 Most Valuable Player led FOOTBALL Cincinnati (1-1) held out quarter- struck out fi ve. and two RBIs for the Rockies, who two 15-play drives in his most exten- back Joe Burrow for the second week Elieser Hernandez (0-1) allowed won their eighth in a row at home. sive action so far this preseason. in a row and the offense struggled. fi ve runs and fi ve hits through 4 2/3 Ketel Marte homered for the Dia- The fi rst 15-play drive ended on a Backup Colt McCoy was 13 of 18 Burrow, the fi rst selection in the 2020 innings as Cincinnati took the fi rst mondbacks. 24-yard fi eld goal by Harrison But- for 113 yards and one interception. draft, started 10 games last season be- two of a four-game set. Phillies 4, Padres 3 ker and the second abruptly stopped The Cardinals managed just 239 to- fore a season-ending left knee injury at Indians 9, Angels 1 In San Diego, Bryce Harper hit when Byron Murphy Jr. intercepted tal yards. Washington in Week 11. In Cleveland, Franmil Reyes hit a two-run homer and Philadelphia Mahomes’ pass in the end zone. Kansas City pushed ahead 17-0 Brandon Allen started in his place a towering three-run homer and tied snapped a four-game losing streak Henne was 6 of 8 for 82 yards midway through the third quarter and played through the fi rst drive of his career high with fi ve RBIs, pow- with a win over San Diego in a and a touchdown. Buechele was 9 of when Buechele hit Jerick McKinnon the second half, fi nishing 8 of 17 for ering Cleveland past Los Angeles. matchup of struggling teams. 11 for 115 yards with a touchdown for a 5-yard touchdown strike. 70 yards. The Bengals were 0 for 6 Reyes’ 430-foot blast to center The Padres have lost eight of nine and an interception. Byron Pringle on third downs in the fi rst half and Washington 17, Bengals 13 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback opened the scoring in the fi rst. His and are slipping in the race for the caught four passes for 63 yards. In Landover, Md., Rookie running fi nished 4 of 13. Shane Buechele (6) throws abas- two-run single in the sixth extended second NL wild-card spot. The Pa- Kansas City (2-0) led 10-0 at half- back Jaret Patterson did a little bit of Ryan Fitzpatrick played the fi rst ing the Arizona Cardinals during the Indians’ lead to 8-1. José Ram- dres’ loss, along with Cincinnati’s time. Juan Thornhill snagged an in- everything and scored the go-ahead four series for Washington before the second half of an NFL football irez hit a solo homer in the eighth for 5-3 win over the Marlins on Friday, terception on a diving catch with 30 touchdown in the fourth quarter in making way for Taylor Heinicke. game on Aug 20, in Glendale, Ariz. his team-high 28th of the season. moved San Diego and Cincinnati seconds left in the second quarter to Washington’s victory over Cincin- Fitzpatrick was7 of 13 for 96 yards. (AP) David Fletcher singled in Kurt Su- into a tie in the wild-card race. 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In this Thursday, Aug 5, 2021 fi le photo, Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts during a match against Lloyd Harris, of South Africa, at the Citi Open tennis tournament, in Washington. Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the US Open and says he will not play tennis again this year because of a nagging foot injury. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Liverpool win again, City bounce back Leeds hold Everton

LIVERPOOL, England, Aug 21, (AP): Liverpool marked their fi rst game in front of a capacity crowd at Anfi eld in nearly 18 months by beat- ing Burnley 2-0 on Saturday, with goals by Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane earning their team a second straight win to open the season. Jota, who scored the fi rst goal in Liverpool’s 3-0 victory at Norwich last weekend, glanced in a header off a cross by left back Konstanti- nos Tsimikas in the 18th minute in front of The Kop. Mane struck home a powerful, low shot from a central position from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deft pass in the 69th. Since the last time there was a full house at Anfi eld - in March 2020 - Liv- erpool have won the league title for the fi rst time in 30 years and relinquished it to Manchester City. So there was something of a party atmosphere for what ended up being a routine win against Burnley, which had claimed a shock victory in the same fi xture last season to end Liverpool’s 68-game

SOCCER unbeaten run at Anfi eld in the league. Tsimikas is set to lose his place in the team, with Andrew Robertson returning to fi tness after a minor ankle ligament injury. The Greek defender’s parting gift was an assist from a pinpoint delivery into the penalty box, where Jota got in front of Burnley center back Ben Mee and guided a header low past goalkeeper Nick Pope. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, (left), and Burnley’s Ben Mee battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfi eld, Liverpool, England. (AP) City 5, Norwich 0 Jack Grealish scored his fi rst goal home Premier League game of the sea- ford slipped his marker, Michael Keane, From near the penalty spot, Ings’ right- since a British-record $139 million son against Everton. on the edge of the area and his ball in- footer into the top right corner left goal- move to Manchester City in a 5-0 win The Brazilian winger crashed home a side was expertly dispatched by the sup- keeper Freddie Woodman no chance. over Norwich , helping the champions second-half equalizer - his third goal in porting Klich. El Ghazi then sent Woodman the earn the fi rst points of their Premier as many games against the Toffees - as Villa 2, Newcastle 0 wrong way on the penalty, calmly fi r- League title defense. The ball defl ected Leeds twice hit back to earn their fi rst ing into the left corner. The spot kick in off the inside of the England mid- point of the new campaign. Danny Ings scored with a stunning was awarded after VAR determined that fi elder’s left leg from close range after Everton striker Dominic Calvert- bicycle kick in defender Jamaal Lascelles had handled fi rst-half stoppage a driven cross by Gabriel Jesus fl ew Lewin’s fi rst-half penalty was canceled Mings’ header from close range. across the face of the six-yard box. time to help Aston Newcastle’s best chance at a full- out by Mateusz Klich before the break Villa beat Newcas- That 22nd-minute goal made it 2-0 and after Demarai Gray restored the vis- capacity Villa Park came in the opening for City, which went ahead via an own- tle 2-0 . minutes, when striker Callum Wilson itors’ lead, Raphinha had the last word Anwar El Ghazi goal by Tim Krul when an attempted in a typically thrilling Leeds encounter. was in alone on goalkeeper Emiliano clearance by Norwich defender Grant converted a pen- Martinez but shot wide right. Wilson Elland Road was turned into a sea alty in the 63rd Hanley smashed unwittingly into the of yellow before kickoff as most home had put his team ahead last weekend goalkeeper following a cross by Jesus. minute as Villa when he scored after fi ve minutes in a fans in a capacity crowd - the fi rst here earned their fi rst Aymeric Laporte and substitutes Ra- since March 2020 - swirled fl ags found 4-2 loss to West Ham. heem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez added victory of the under their seats to mark the occasion. Premier League Palace 0, Brentford 0 further goals after halftime, continuing Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure’s Norwich’s tough start to its return to the season while New- Crystal Palace and Brentford played early shot fl ew wide and Leeds set a Grealish top fl ight after a 3-0 loss to Liverpool castle slumped to out an entertaining 0-0 draw at Selhurst Everton’s Richarlison, (center), battles for the ball with Leeds United play- last weekend. City bounced back from typically breathless pace. consecutive losses. Park to give Eagles coach Patrick Vieira ers during the English Premier League soccer match between Leeds Unit- a 1-0 loss at Tottenham in the opening The visitors were awarded a pen- Ings has scored in both of his matches his fi rst managerial point in the Premier ed and Everton at Elland Road, Leeds, England. (AP) round of the league season and Grealish alty after referee Darren England had with his new club, which signed him League. Both teams hit the woodwork is already looking like an integral mem- watched a replay of Liam Cooper’s tan- from Southampton using funds from the during the fi rst half, with Conor Gal- had been produced on that occasion, duo Joachim Andersen and Gallagher, ber of Pep Guardiola’s team. gle with Calvert-Lewin and the Everton sale of midfi elder Jack Grealish to Man- lagher going closest for the hosts before this contest fi nished as a stalemate with the Chelsea midfi elder who was ineligi- man coolly converted to give his side a chester City. Bryan Mbeumo also hit the crossbar for clear-cut chances lacking throughout ble to face his parent club last weekend, Leeds 2, Everton 2 30th-minute lead. The striker was left unmarked as Ty- the visitors. despite plenty of endeavor from the while Brentford were unchanged from Raphinha’s superb second-half fi nish But Leeds deservedly hit back to rone Mings rose and fl icked on a long It was the fi rst meeting between the London rivals. their impressive opening-day success clinched Leeds a 2-2 draw in their fi rst equalize before halftime. Patrick Bam- throw-in by right back Matty Cash. sides since 1977 and while six goals Vieira handed full debuts to Palace over Arsenal. Marsch wins 1st duel between American coaches No Messi as PSG edge Freiburg deal demoralizing defeat to Dortmund Brest, remain perfect BERLIN, Aug 21, (AP): Freiburg put Also, promoted Greuther Fürth drew home fans little to cheer about. Lukebakio converted the spot kick to BREST, France, Aug 21, (AP): the brakes on Borussia Dortmund’s with Arminia Bielefeld 1-1, and Bo- New signing Kevin-Prince Boateng open the scoring on the hour-mark. Paris Saint-Germain survived a early-season optimism by holding on chum earned their fi rst win in the top went off injured before halftime - a dis- Wolfsburg coach Marc van Bommel scare without Neymar and Lionel for a 2-1 win in the Bundesliga on Sat- fl ight after an 11-year absence with a appointing return for the 34-year-old reacted with two changes with 20 min- Messi before beating Brest 4-2 and urday, a demoralizing blow for a team 2-0 victory at home over Mainz. Berlin native whose last appearance at utes to go and again his substitutions extending their winning start in the with ambitions of challenging for the Hertha Berlin look set for another the Olympiastadion was when he won made a big impact as the team pushed French league to three games. title. long hard season after losing their the German Cup with Eintracht Frank- forward. Wolfsburg was thrown out of Substitute Angel Di Maria Goals in each half from Vincenzo opening two games despite scoring the the German Cup on Monday after van sealed the victory on a counterat- Grifo and Hungary midfi elder Roland fi rst goal in both. Bommel used too many substitutions. tack in injury time just when it Sallai gave host Freiburg its fi rst win Wolfsburg’s visit was Hertha’s SOCCER Xaver Schlager set up Ridle Baku to looked like Brest might score an and dealt new Dortmund coach Marco fi rst game since confi rming that they equalize in the 74th, and Nmecha - one of equalizer to claim a point against Rose his fi rst league defeat after the 5-2 received the last instalment of Lars the substitutes - scored the winner in the the star-studded visitors. victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Windhorst’s 375-million-euro ($440 furt in 2018. 88th. Jesse Marsch won the fi rst Bundes- Though Neymar and Messi opening round last weekend. Dortmund million) investment in the club. There The home side emerged with far liga duel between teams with American weren’t ready for the game, PSG lost in the German Super Cup to Bay- wasn’t much sign of it on the fi eld. more intent for the second half but still coaches by leading Leipzig to a 4-0 win still had the likes of Kylian Mbap- PSG’s Kylian Mbappe cel- ern Munich on Tuesday. Hertha goalkeeper Alexander looked relatively harmless until VAR over Pellegrino Matarazzo’s Stuttgart . pé, Achraf Hakimi and Netherlands ebrates after scoring his side’s Netherlands forward Donyell Malen Schwolow made a good save to deny picked up on a foul from United States As well as giving Marsch temporary midfi elder Georginio Wijnaldum in second goal during a French made his fi rst start for Dortmund, but Wout Weghorst in the best chance of a defender John Brooks on Hertha’s bragging rights over his compatriot, the their starting lineup. League One soccer match be- it was a bad beginning overall for the lackluster fi rst half that gave the vocal Dodi Lukebakio in the penalty area. win made amends for Leipzig’s shock Messi hasn’t played since join- tween Brest and PSG at the visitors in Freiburg. 1-0 loss at coronavirus-hit Mainz in the Francis-Le Ble stadium in Brest, ing from Barcelona on Aug. 10. France. (AP) Felix Passlack’s foul on Nicolas coach’s German league debut in the The 34-year-old soccer great Höfl er gave Grifo all the opportunity opening round. missed a month of training after back for Brest in the 42nd after he needed to open the scoring with a “It was a super reaction after our de- Romain Faivre found him in space brilliant free kick in off the post in the feat last week in Mainz,” Marsch said with his heel, and the home team sixth minute. in German. “From the beginning, we SOCCER pushed for an equalizer in the sec- Jude Bellingham missed a good were clear, precise and good. We want- ond half. chance to equalize, then later hit the ed to be very intensive, very aggressive Brest forward Irvin Cardona post before Jeong Woo-yeong went against the ball, with the ball. It was re- leading Argentina to the Copa close for Freiburg. ally a great performance from us.” América title on July 10 and PSG should have scored shortly before Sallai made it 2-0 early in the second Marsch’s team had been threatening coach Mauricio Pochettino evi- Idrissa Gueye got the visitors’ third half, when Bellingham lost the ball to more than Matarazzo’s and it was no dently feels he needs more time to goal with a long-range effort inside Höfl er, who sent it on to Jeong. Lucas surprise when Dominik Szoboszlai fi - prepare for his French debut. Messi the left post in the 72nd. Höler laid Jeong’s cross off for Sallai nally made the breakthrough in the 38th trained with the team last week Steve Mounié set up a frenetic fi - to score. minute. The Hungarian forward let fl y but isn’t yet match fi t. Ander Her- nale with Brest’s second goal in the Passlack forced an own-goal from from a diffi cult angle inside the far post rera opened the scoring in the 23rd 85th. Di Maria quashed the home Yannik Keitel in the 59th, and Dort- for his fi rst Bundesliga goal. Szoboszlai minute when Brest’s defense could fans’ hopes of a surprise result with mund kept pushing for more. had arrived at Leipzig in January but only half-clear Mbappé’s cross. his late goal. Gio Reyna sent Erling Haaland on missed half a season due to injury. The Herrera returned the ball from the Pochettino will be concerned his way but the Norwegian fi red over in 20-year-old Szoboszlai scored on his de- edge of the penalty area with a vol- about conceding two goals, howev- the 68th, and Dortmund’s late pressure but in the German Cup this month. ley that fl ew in off the left post. er. PSG have now conceded fi ve in failed to yield an equalizer. Emil Forsberg made it 2-0 seconds Mbappé capitalized on some three games for the fi rst time since Wolfsburg substitute Lukas Nmecha after the interval when André Silva laid more poor defending to head the 2004. Marquinhos and new signing scored late for a 2-1 win at Hertha Ber- Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, (right), and Freiburg’s Philipp Lienhart battle the ball off with his heel for the Sweden visitors’ second goal in the 36th. Sergio Ramos are both still work- lin and Eintracht Frankfurt drew with for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and midfi elder to fi nish past Florian Müller But Franck Honorat pulled one ing their way back to fi tness. Augsburg 0-0. Borussia Dortmund at Schwarzwald-Stadion in Freiburg, Germany. (AP) in the Stuttgart goal.

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