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TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 / RAMADAN 29, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17686 16 PAGES 150 FILS NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS DROP TO 992 Cabinet to lift curfew from Eid day

Astra doses here Opinion KUWAIT, May 10, (Agencies): Ku- wait’s Cabinet decided on Monday that the partial curfew, imposed Slippery slope of Persian Shi’ism in Africa across the country to combat the spread of COVID-19, will be lifted on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. By Ahmed Al-Jarallah The decision will take into effect as of 1:00 am, Government Communication Center Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times head Tariq Al-Mezrim said at a press confer- FROM the time Iran promulgat- ence. ed its new constitution in 1979, Meanwhile, all commercial establishments and introduced and incorporated will be ordered to shut from 8:00 pm until 5:00 in it an article on “exporting am, the next day. Pharmacies, supermarkets, the revolution”, its intelligence healthcare providers, restaurants, cafes and services have spared no efforts maintenance services are excluded from the in promoting the Khomeinist decision, until further notice. idea of revolutionizing people The Cabinet’s decision to permit cinemas and changing their cultural be- and theaters to open in Eid will only allow the liefs, seeking to spread Safavid entry of people who have been vaccinated. Res- Shi’ism through violence and taurants and cafes will be allowed to receive even killing. orders but only for takeaways at their doorstep, Therefore, when some coun- he added. tries warn of the consequences With regard to the physical attendance of of this type of ideological in- employees at public and privately-run work- filtration into their societies, it places, he said that the ratio should not exceed 60 percent. does not mean such warnings This decision will take effect from Monday, are aimed at provoking creedal May 17, until further notice, following the Eid and sectarian strife. Rather, the holiday, he said, with any later increase to this goal is to confront this infil- number to be decided by the Civil Service tration, which is not different Commission. from the approach of Ismail Seperately, the Cabinet barred direct com- Safavi who worked to spread mercial flights, until further notice, with Nepal, Shi’ism in his country through Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with the violence and killing in the 15th exception of cargo planes. century. There is no doubt that those Denied privy to the history of the Iranian The nationals of these four South Asian revolution would discover many countries will also be denied entry into Kuwait, similarities between Khomeini regardless of whether their arrival is on a direct and Safavid. These two are or transit flight. proud of Persian fanaticism, and Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has announced have covered their expansionism recording 992 new coronavirus infections and projects with religious cloak. KUNA photo 10 related deaths in the past 24 hours. This was evident during the The photograph – Two Faces One Soul, by Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Murad. The new fi gures take the total cases in the period between 1979 and 1988 country up to 285,068 and deaths to 1,645 re- when the new leadership took up spectively, noted the ministry’s spokesman Dr murder, kidnapping and prisons Kuwaiti photographer wins award Abdullah Al-Sanad in statements to KUNA on as a way to tighten its control Sunday. over the country. Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Murad won the honorary light in less than fraction of a second to give the image feelings He pointed out that some 1,317 more people The regime also established award for one of his photographs at the 31st that both photographer and viewer feel,” he said. had been cured of the virus over the past day, sectarian groups in Arab and International Mountain, Nature and Adven- “The photographer cannot change the nature that Allah has raising the total of those who have overcome the Islamic countries, which un- ture Photo and Video Contest (Memorial Ma- created, nor can he control the lighting, atmosphere, and animal disease to 269,633. leashed intellectual and prac- ria Luisa). behavior as wildlife photography needs lots of patience,” Murad He added that the number of people hospital- In a statement to KUNA, Murad said Mon- added. ized with the virus currently stands at 13,790, tical terrorism. The so-called day that his photograph (Two Faces One The annual Spanish (Memorial Maria Luisa) contest is one of with 210 of them in intensive care units. “parties of God” is a clear ex- Soul) won the honorary award for Animal the most prestigious competitions in Europe in particular and Al-Sanad revealed that some 7,204 swab tests ample of the extent the situation World category. He added that 1,511 pho- in the world in general, he said, as participation in international were conducted over the last day, bringing the can reach in the countries where tographers participated from 89 countries, as contests gives the photographer a vision of his photographing total to 2,403,736. these gangs enter. they submitted 16,000 photographs and 121 value. He renewed calls for nationals and expatriates It is true that there is no harm videos in 15 different categories. The awards ceremony for 2021 was held last Saturday, virtu- alike to abide by health precautions to curb the in the multiplicity of creeds and “Wildlife and bird photography is about ally, on the official website of the competition, due to restrictions spread of the virus. sects ... this is present in all re- capturing animal or bird behavior with proper Murad imposed because of COVID-19 pandemic. (KUNA) The third batch of the AstraZeneca vac- ligions. Arab societies have his- cine has arrived in the country, with an esti- torically been based on plural- mated quantity of 388,000, reports Al-Anba ism and openness. Despite the Over 300 Palestinians hurt daily. setbacks they have experienced, Informed health sources told the daily the social relations have remained at third batch will complete the vaccination pro- their best. cess and cover the “second dose” for those who However, the danger posed by received the first, indicating that the Ministry of the new project is not related to Speaker pushes Jerusalem session Health will start sending text messages to re- the spread of the Arab Shi’ism ceive the second dose this week. that we know and have lived in KUWAIT CITY: May 10, (Agencies): National Assembly Speaker Mar- between palestinians and Israeli troops in the Old City of Jerusalem, the The sources indicated that the third batch will harmony with it for many centu- zouq Ali Al-Ghanem on Sunday called for holding an extraordinary ses- emotional center of their conflict. The clashes have come during the Mus- be followed by a “fourth” similar with a similar ries. It is in the form of the hid- sion, as soon as possible, of the Arab Inter-parliamentary Union (AIPU) to lim holy month of Ramadan, already a time of heightened religious sensi- quantity during the next two weeks. den expansionism agenda cov- discuss “desecrations of the Zionist occupation of the sanctities in Jerusa- tivities. The sources reported that the number of ered by religious cloak, which lem and acts of ethnic cleansing in Sheikh Jarrah district” in the city. Most recently, the tensions have been fueled by an eviction plan in an people who have received the “AstraZeneca” is based on a fragmented and The “Al-Dostour” news network said the National Assembly Speaker Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem where Israeli settlers have waged a (Oxford) vaccination so far exceeds 330,000 distorted version of Islam and addressed a letter to the AIPU chairperson, requesting the holding of the lengthy legal battle to take over properties. citizens and residents. Shi’ism, to achieve political and emergency session to discuss the developments in Jerusalem and take an Hundreds of palestinians and about two dozen police officers have been Status economic goals. explicit and decisive stance toward them. hurt over the past few days in clashes at the sacred compound, which is From this standpoint, the Israeli police firing tear-gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets clashed known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctu- An official source at the British embassy said Moroccan warning against the with stone-throwing palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on ary. The compound, which, has been the trigger for rounds of Israel-Pal- the United Kingdom has not changed Kuwait’s Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that threatened to push the estinian violence in the past, is Islam’s third-holiest site and considered status on the list of countries which can enter spread of Persian Shi’ism in contested city toward wider conflict. Judaism’s holiest. the UK directly by adhering to the health condi- Africa should be taken as a se- More than a dozen tear-gas canisters and stun grenades landed in the An AP photographer at the scene said that early Monday morning, pro- tions. rious warning of the levels the Al-Aqsa mosque, located in a compound sacred to both Jews and Muslims, testers had barricaded gates to the walled compound with wooden boards In response to a question the Al-Seyassah Mullahs regime can reach in its said an Associated Press photographer at the scene. Smoke rose in front and scrap metal. Sometime after 7 am, clashes erupted, with those inside daily if Kuwait has moved from the ‘yellow’ project, which it continues to of the mosque and the iconic golden-domed shrine on the site, and rocks throwing stones at police deployed outside. Police entered the compound, to another list recently, the source clarified implement despite all the false littered the surrounding plaza. Inside one area of the compound, shoes and firing tear gas, rubber-coated steel pellets and stun grenades. saying this has not happened since the time messages of peace that it sends. debris lay scattered over ornate carpets. At some point, about 400 people, both young protesters and older wor- the lists were announced. The source said It is a sufficient example to More than 305 palestinians were hurt, including 228 who went to hos- shippers, were inside the carpeted Al-Aqsa Mosque. Police fired tear gas some countries have been placed on the ‘red’ look at the so-called “Islamic pitals and clinics for treatment, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. and stun grenades into the mosque. list but Kuwait continues to be on the yellow movement” in Nigeria led by Seven of the injured were in serious condition. Police said 21 officers were Police said protesters hurled stones at officers and onto an adjoining list. Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the hurt, including three who were hospitalized. roadway near the Western Wall, where thousands of Israeli Jews had gath- The source added Kuwaitis and those hold- way it used violence as its weap- Monday’s confrontation was the latest after weeks of mounting tensions ered to pray. ing visas of all kinds are still permitted to en- on since its inception nearly ter Britain directly but they are subjected to two decades ago, and the way 10-day quarantine period which is at the ex- its seditious rhetoric lured other Day by Day Newswatch pense of the traveler, provided they produce Islamic groups into creedal and a negative PCR certificate and perform two sectarian conflicts. This applies more checks on the second and eighth day of to other countries where Iran- THE citizen still suffers from TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign min- entry into Britain. backed movements are practic- the ‘Kuwait Musafir’ applica- istry said Monday it “strongly The source said Britain welcomes Kuwaitis ing the ugliest forms of terrorism tion. The conditions which condemns” Iraq’s raid on Teh- and residents in light of the continued issuance and stirring up strife. the application imposes on ran’s consulate in Karbala over of visas and not being affected by the COVID-19 Today, confronting the new Kuwaitis who want to return the killing of a prominent activ- pandemic, pointing out that operating the flights Iranian project forces the Arab to their homeland are almost ist. is in the hands of the Kuwaiti health authorities, countries to stand by Morocco prohibitive. Ministry spokesman Saeed and that Britain does not mind direct flights to in its intellectual, economic and A citizen has no right to Khatibzadeh Monday told re- and from Kuwait, and the embassy has no say return home except through porters that Iran late Sunday in this matter. political battle. This battle is not handed over a “letter of protest” an easy one because neutrality in this application, as if he/she The Cabinet has approved the request of the is a foreigner and forbidden to the Iraqi embassy in Tehran Ministry of Health to exclude doctors and nurs- this regard means the success of and urged the neighboring Arab the Persian expansionism project to return except after paying ing staff from preventive health measures when 60 dinars for him and for each nations to pursue the case under they return to the country after handling over pa- and the increase in hotbeds of member of his family. international conventions. “Iran strongly condemns at- tients to countries designated for their treatment tension in the Arab and Islamic We want to know the truth tacks on its diplomatic sites in abroad reports Al-Anba daily worlds ... and that is a slippery behind imposing this applica- The request, a copy of which has been ob- slope. Iraq,” said Khatibzadeh in a tion, and who benefits from it. weekly briefi ng in Tehran. tained by the daily, stated that the request was Email: [email protected] Is it the state or the beneficia- A Palestinian man runs away from in a series of confrontations that A day earlier, Iraqi protesters for exempting them from taking swabs through ries, because there are many. Traveler application. Follow me on: tear-gas during clashes with Is- is pushing the contested city to set fi re to trailers belonging to Your Highness the Prime raeli security forces at the Al Aqsa the brink of eruption. Palestinian Iran’s consulate in Karbala amid Minister, look at how your Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s medics said at least 180 Palestin- widespread anger over the killing people suffer. Old City May 10, 2021. Israeli po- ians were hurt in the violence at of Ehab Wazni, an activist who Ramadan Timings ... Yet, tomorrow is another lice clashed with Palestinian pro- the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, took part in anti-government pro- [email protected] day. testers at a flashpoint Jerusalem including 80 who were hospital- tests that swept Iraq in October Iftar ...... Tuesday ...... 18:31 Zahed Matar holy site on Monday, the latest ized. (AP) 2019. (AP) Imsak ...... Wednesday ...... 03:19 ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 2

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Humansoft Holding sheds 35 fi ls, KIPCO fl at Kuwait stock index retreats slightly, volume recedes By John Mathews in early trade. The main index plumbed the Arab Times Staff day’s lowest level of 6247 points as sell- ing weighed on some of the blue chips and KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Kuwait stocks mid-caps and moved sideways. It headed tripped into a small trough on Monday as north almost half way into the session and the market took a breather after the six-day see sawed again before closing with small winning spree. The All Shares Index slipped losses. 8.24 points in volatile session to 6,259.86 Top gainer of the day, Amar Finance points weighed mostly by heavyweights. soared 26.2 pct to 70.3 fi ls and Investors The Premier Market dropped 13.35 points Holding Group sprinted 13.7 percent to to 6,780.44 pts trimming the month’s gains stand next. Munshaat skidded 17.5 percent, to 157 pts while Main Market added 3.45 the steepest decliner of the day and KPPC pts. The BK Main 50 Index climbed 12.81 topped the volume with 89.9 million shares. points to 5,455.21 pts. The volume turno- Mirroring the day’s drop, the losers ver meanwhile fell for the second straight outnumbered the winners. 57 stocks ad- session after hitting a multi-year high last vanced whereas 68 closed lower. Of the 142 week. Over 489 million shares changed counters active on Monday, 17 closed fl at. hands – down 16 pct from the day before. 14,254 deals worth KD 55.9 million were The sectors closed mostly in red turf. transacted during the session. Technology outshone the rest with 3 pct In the banking sector, Kuwait Finance jump whereas Insurance shed 0.96 percent, House eased 1fi l to 728 fi ls after pushing the worst performer of the day. Volume over 3 million shares and Burgan Bank wise, Financial Services topped with 230.7 took in 1 fi l. Kuwait International Bank million shares and the sector also was ahead in value with KD 22.7 million. fell 2 fi ls to 217 fi ls and Kuwait Interna- tional Bank dialed down 2 fi ls. Gulf Bank Shares was unchanged at 228 fi ls. In the individual shares, Boubyan Bank Warba Bank fell 2 fi ls to 253 fi ls and fell 4 fi ls to 659 fi ls extending last session’s Ahli United Bank BSC too did not budge loses while sector bellwether National Bank from its earlier close of 221 fi ls with a of Kuwait took in 1 fi l on back of over 3 volume of 20 million. Commercial Bank million shares. Humansoft Holding slid 35 stalled at 500 fi ls and Al Ahli Bank took in fi ls to KD 3.575 and United Projects Co 1 fi l. Ahli United Bank BSC eased 1 fi l to scaled 31 fi ls. Combined Group Contract- 290 fi ls. ing Co jumped 26 fi ls to 349 fi ls on back of Kuwait Investment Co slipped 5 fi ls to 2.3 million shares. 195 fi ls and International Financial Advisors Zain took in 2 fi ls on back of 3.9 million gave up 2 fi ls. Coast Investment Co ticked shares and Ooredoo gave up 3 fi ls before 0.5 fi ls into green and The Securities House settling at 640 fi ls. stc rose 3 fi ls to 885 fi ls tripped 1.6 fi ls. Gulf Investment Co paced and logistics major Agility shed 14 fi ls after 14 fi ls on back of 6.8 million shares whereas pushing 2.3 million shares. Bayan Investment dialed down 1.5 fi ls. Mezzan Holding was unchanged at 651 Gained fi ls whereas Integrated Holding paced 9 fi ls . Aznour and Boursa Kuwait Securities Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) and tripped 1 fi l each. KIPCO and National In- KMEFIC gained 4 fi ls each to close at 131 Photo by Mahmoud Jadeed vestment Co paused at 159 fi ls and 187 fi ls fi ls and 141 fi ls respectively whereas Noor The tranquil sea near Kuwait City. respectively. Financial Investment slipped 4 fi ls. Tam- National Industries Group rose 4 fi ls to deen Investment was down 7 fi ls at 255 225 fi ls with a volume of over 13 million fi ls and Osoul Investment ticked 0.1 fi l into and Gulf Cable was up 3 fi ls at 848 fi ls. green. KFIC scaled 4 fi ls and KAMCO took Boubyan Petrochemical Co slipped 5 fi ls in 1 fi l on back of over 1 million shares. to 909 fi ls and Al Qurain Petrochemical Co Al Ahleia Insurance Co jumped 17 fi ls Kuwaitis, expats spending dips dialed down 1 fi l. Kuwait National Cinema to 476 fi ls whereas Kuwait Reinsurance Co Co skidded 50 fi ls to 940 fi ls. slid 37 fi ls. Warba Insurance Co added 3 fi ls Jazeera Airways gained some altitude on back of over 2 million shares and Gulf with a 9 fi ls rise to 681 fi ls and ALAFCO Insurance Group erased 3 fi ls. Slovak Embassy Eid greetings COVID measures reason took in 2 fi ls on back of 1.2 million shares. The market has been mixed so far during YIACO Medical scaled 21 fi ls with thin the week and has added 7 points in last two KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The spending trading and KCPC sprinted 25 fi ls to 601 sessions. It had gained 146 points from start fi ls. of the month and is up 697 points year- rate of citizens and expatriates declined by The market opened fi rm and fell sharply to-date. ‘Let us observe Eid in simplicity’ 3.4 percent in the fi rst quarter of 2021 -- a Assalam-o-alaikum associated with fasting. total of KD 5.4 billion compared to KD 5.6 May Allah Almighty billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, reports s we bid farewell to accept the prayers and Al-Anba daily. Athe holy month of Ramadan, on behalf of have mercy on all. This is attributed to the re-implementation of closure the Slovak Embassy I We also remain measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, partial cur- would like to convey our mindful of millions of few in March, and travel restrictions which limited citi- best wishes and warm people who have been zens’ travels for tourism purposes. Thus, their spending regards to H.H. Sheikh affected by the pandem- decreased in the fi rst quarter of this year. Nawaf Al Ahmed Al ic around the world, and In the fourth quarter of last year, the country witnessed a Jaber Al Sabah, Amir require our support and partial breakthrough in the restrictions imposed to address the of the State of Kuwait, solidarity. We hope and pandemic and the gradual return to normal of various eco- H.H. Sheikh Mesha’al pray for the improve- nomic activities. However, the number of corona cases in- Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al ment and early normali- creased again in the fi rst quarter of this year; so the closure Sabah, Crown Prince, zation of the situation. measures were implemented again and this has affected con- the Government, the Let us observe this sumer spending. Kuwaiti people, Slova- Igor Hajdusek Eid in simplicity, adher- According to statistics that the daily generated based on data kia friends on the occa- safety measures. Allah’s ence to the precautions from the Central Bank of Kuwait, the spending of citizens and sion of the Eid Al-Fitr. infi nite blessings never- measures and prayers. expatriates increased by eight percent annually before the co- This year, Ramadan, theless know no bounds. Eid Mubarak. rona crisis. This is in comparison with the amount recorded in Sincerely, the fi rst quarter of 2020 -- KD5 billion. Firemen in action at the aluminum factory. in appearance, may have Humility, compassion, It should be noted that the fi rst quarter of last year witnessed been different in view self-control and patience Igor Hajdusek the implementation of measures similar to those applied in the of social distancing and are the hallmarks of sub- Ambassador of the fi rst quarter of this year – curfew, economic and travel restric- Two oil workers hurt in fi re other COVID-related mission and spirituality Slovak Republic tions. Meanwhile , seven Kuwaiti companies are ranked among Two oil workers were slightly injured partment (DGFD) said a report was the “100 Most Powerful Arab Family Companies 2021” pub- when a fi re described as “limited” broke received at 7:35 am Sunday and im- ‘Swab tests must for workers’ lished by Forbes International, reports Al-Anba daily. out in an operation site in Greater Bur- mediately fi re engines from Sabhan, The seven companies are the Alghanim Industries, Al Sh- gan oil fi eld, southeastern Kuwait, on Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Al-Farwaniya, aya Group, Murad Yusuf Behbehani Group, Al Sayer Holding, Monday morning, Kuwait Oil Company Al-Bidah rushed to the site within fi ve Bukhamseen Holding Group, Al Mulla Group, and the Boodai (KOC) announced, but production was minutes and contained the fi re without ‘Nod needed to reopen nurseries’ Group. not affected, acoordint to KUNA. causing any casualties. Family businesses have an effect on the Middle East and The workers, of a contracting compa- The investigation teams are investi- contribute to the economy more than their counterparts in non- ny, were whisked to Al-Ahmadi hospi- gating the cause of the fi re. KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Undersecre- empower national youth cadres to utilize tal and their conditions are stable, said In another incident, the Ministry of tary of the Ministry of Health Dr. Musta- investment opportunities. family businesses, and according to the 2019 report issued by Qusai Al-Amer, KOC’s spokesman and Health announced a limited fi re broke fa Reda addressed the Undersecretary of The authority called on the companies PwC, family businesses contribute about 60% to the region’s Deputy CEO for Administrative Affairs, out in one of the emergency stairs in the the Ministry of Social Affairs Abdulaziz specialized in these specializations to GDP, and employ 80 percent of the total workforce. said in a statement. main (old) building of the Amiri Hospital. Shuaib regarding the reopening of private submit their bids in accordance with the According to the report, about a trillion dollars have been KOC fi re-fi ghters and response teams The fi re was put out by the hospital passed on from generation to generation within family busi- rushed to the site and succeeded in staff before the arrival of the fi re-fi ghting nurseries and schools for people with terms, technical specifi cations, the provi- nesses in the Middle East over the past decade, and the current special needs, reports Al-Qabas daily. sions indicated in the bidding documents, controlling the fi re which “had no impact engines. No injuries have been reported decade may be the most challenging, especially since most of on oil production operations,” he said. from the incident. There are also no re- In the letter, Dr. Reda explained that and the information announced in the of- the large family companies in the region operate in traditional Al-Amer said an investigation would ports of any losses or had any impact the resumption of nurseries is the prerog- fi cial gazette. sectors such as distribution, franchising, industries, real estate be launched over the causes of the fi re. on the hospital workfl ow. ative of the Cabinet’s COVID-19 Emer- ❑ ❑ ❑ and construction and hospitality. Meanwhile, fi ve fi re-fi ghting engines The ministry explained the fi refi ghting gency Committee. In case the approval And, in another, unrelated development, the Environment rushed to an aluminum factory built over teams secured the site which is far from for the opening of activities is received, Coordination is underway between the Public Authority (EPA) will soon implement an industrial 2,500 square meters in Sabhan and put the area where service is provided to health requirements must be adhered to. Kuwait Municipality and the Ministry project for recycling products and achieving sustainability out a fi re, reports Al-Seyassah daily. visitors to the hospital, without any im- He highlighted the set requirements for of Electricity and Water to determine a through the used tyres which will be disposed in Salmi, reports The Directorate-General of Fire De- pact on the workfl ow inside the hospital. the resumption of activities for students site for the construction of a second main Al-Qabas daily. with special needs, starting with follow- power transmission station in southern Director General of the authority Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ah- ing the school guidelines, obtaining the Khaitan to supply power to the area, mad confi rmed in a press statement that the project will be Talks with Malaysia on: KUFPEC parents’ pledge to report any COVID-19 reports Al-Jarida daily quoting reliable implemented after the transfer of used tyres from Rahiya to the infections within the family and among sources. new site in Salmi in August. relatives without bringing the child, and The same sources indicated the Munic- He stressed the used tyres, which will be transferred to Sal- ‘Work to begin on well after deal’ ipality has responded to the request but is mi, will be recycled and utilized in other industries in order to the need for the Ministry of Social Af- achieve sustainability and prevent the accumulation of these fairs, the Public Authority for Disabled in the process of fi nding a suitable site. KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The CEO of dures, Sheikh Nawaf said it still takes sev- The sources pointed out that once the tyres. Affairs and owners of nurseries to devel- “Companies engaged in used tyres transportation will ben- the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration eral years before starting the production, as op and provide a monitoring mechanism site is determined, the Ministry will take efi t through the establishment of factories in Salmi, recycling Company (KUFPEC) Sheikh Nawaf Saud is the case with large discoveries. to ensure compliance with health require- measures to build the power station. tyres and achieving sustainability without any cost for the pub- Al-Sabah told MEED Magazine that the According to the magazine, before this ments. The sources pointed out, the ministry lic treasury,” he concluded. company is negotiating with the Malaysian discovery was found, KUFPEC’s team of Dr. Reda stressed that parents and has completed the construction of a fi rst government on the fi nancial terms related to geologists and geophysicists re-analyzed the nursery workers should get vaccinations main power station in the region, and is a major gas discovery off the coast of Ma- seismic data already obtained for the area awaiting the identifi cation of another site laysia, reports Al-Anba daily. and realized that a previous well had been or get nasopharyngeal swab tests every Raids conducted against In February, KUFPEC announced its drilled in the area by another company and two weeks. for the second station. largest ever discovery of hydrocarbons by that work had stopped before the discovery Meanwhile, the Kuwait Ports Author- The Minister of Electricity, Water and drilling a well about 90 kilometers off the of the giant reservoir. ity has announced its public bidding Renewable Energy, Minister of Social illegal fi shermen chalets Malaysian coast. Although the Malaysian government asked No. M.K. 1-2021/2022 for the license Affairs and Community Development In an interview with MEED Magazine, KUFPEC not to disclose the amount of gas Dr. Misha’an Al-Otaibi said to deliver KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The Ministry of Electricity and Wa- of a cafeteria on the fi rst fl oor of the port ter, with the participation of the Ministry of Finance and the Sheikh Nawaf explained that the work on the believed to contain, Sheikh Nawaf indicated current to South Khaitan the construction initial engineering designs for the develop- that the recent evaluation of the well is likely complex building for a period of three Ministry of Interior, carried out a campaign against the illegal years through the Single Window Project of the second power station is a must and ment of the well will begin once the fi nan- to be double the previous initial estimates of chalets of fi shermen overlooking the Kuwait Bay in Doha and cial terms are agreed upon. The evaluation several trillions of cubic feet of gas. (Ports Gate), reports Al-Anba daily. that the Municipality has yet to designate Kazma areas, reports Al-Anba daily. In its statement, the authority ex- a site to build this station. process is underway, and the next step is to He praised the relationship between the In a press statement, Deputy Head of the judicial team Ah- agree with the Malaysian side on the fi nancial company and the Malaysian authorities, de- plained that this is one of its initiatives It is worth mentioning the ministry mad Al-Shammari explained that the campaign was carried has completed delivering power supply terms that will govern the development. The scribing it as excellent. to support companies registered under out based on a letter received from the Ministry of Finance process will then enter the phase of initial en- Sheikh Nawaf said, “We have been there Chapter 5 and classifi ed within small and to the main stations in the West Abdul- regarding the need to disconnect electricity supply from cha- gineering design in order to design the con- for several years. It is something that we are medium enterprises. It is in line with the lah Al-Mubarak City and is expected to lets that are in violation of the Environmental Protection Law. cept that will govern the work for building very proud of and we have all expectations state’s directives to support and stimu- deliver power to Al-Mutla’a, according Since the start of the campaign, electricity was disconnected the domains and facilities. In the end, the pro- that we will do so as quickly as possible. It is late the youth sector and is based on the to the set plan, in the last quarter of this from nine violating chalets. The campaign is still ongoing to cess will move to the fi nal investment phase, clear that many of the virtual meetings differ authority’s keenness to be one of the in- year, and to the city of South Abdullah detect all chalets that are in violation of the laws in force in and then the production will start. from the actual meetings, but we are trying cubators for emerging enterprises and to Al-Mubarak in the fi rst quarter of 2023. the country including environmental, hunting and other laws. Regarding the sequence of these proce- our best.” ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 LOCAL 3 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Dutch disease, Kuwaiti laziness ... need to diversify sources of income’

“AFTER the discovery of oil in the fi rst half of the last century between 1900 “In the beginning and before the end of the pandemic, which is still present cially when there is parliamentary interference in it. and 1950, The Netherlands suffered from a state of laziness and functional in the whole world and constitutes a purely health catastrophe in all its global “These crimes are of a purely psychological nature. They have no legisla- slackness that affl icted the Dutch people as the people turned to luxury and fabric, we have not seen, nor heard, nor have offi cials in all this gigantic, af- tive aspect at all in any society when a new and alien phenomenon spreads. comfort and became a purely consumer people and only recovered from the fected world speaking about their millions of fi nances (except for their talk Specialists and sociologists are tasked to develop radical solutions based on Dutch disease after the depletion of the oil wells,” columnist Khaled Al- about fi nancial losses and human lives in their death lists until these moments, studies and research, but there was no clear role for psychologists. Rada’an wrote for Al-Jarida daily. paralleled by international experiences and competitions to search for a cure “In our society, the negligence may not be from them, but from the soci- “Undoubtedly, everyone who reads the summary of the Dutch disease and alternatives to combat this disaster, huge numbers of deaths, as well as ety and institutions that marginalized their basic role in evaluating behaviors. comes to know what is going on in my mind. We live in Kuwait in a period of excesses and the success of some cases. After that the matter is assigned to others, and then we continue in the same Kuwaiti laziness and disease, especially since the description of the situation “This is their global preoccupation for the global catastrophe and allocat- vicious circle. We await for our legislators to enact laws that cut off the path of the Dutch is similar to the situation in which we are ing its funds to fi nd the necessary treatment to defeat it and stop its malicious of crime. currently living in terms of laziness, job slack, and neg- and bewildering environmental mutations, with all the scientifi c, fi nancial and “The crime is not an extraneous thing to humans. We do not absolve the ative consumption habits and searching for boutiques negative media challenges they face, as most of their reports have indicated perpetrator of it from this talk. Today we want to be stripped of everything and the latest brands while ignoring quality and need, until this moment. and talk about radical solutions that preserve and protect society from these and total dependence on oil ... etc. “What is strange is, despite the existence of deserving efforts and our hu- extraneous and unacceptable phenomena so that they do not prevail in our “Many specialists have been crying out for 50 years man capabilities, we fi nd the emergence of fake lists claiming to have vol- society. We then start with the legislation that is adopted according to studies and demanding the need to diversify sources of income, unteered in places other than their workplaces and therefore the merit of the and research. If this is done, we can guarantee solutions that will reduce the but we miss this trend and we are still living inside the honest and real volunteers who seek desire to satisfy God have lost in order to rate of criminal behavior in the society.” cocoon of laziness. please the names who have done nothing. ❑ ❑ ❑ “I am afraid that a day will come and we will re- “Therefore, logic says, as an alternative to this ongoing confusion, honor- gret not diversifying sources of income, not exploiting ing specialists in all disaster sites, citizens and expatriates, with certifi cates “Talking about what our economic situation turned into after many years years of fi nancial abundance, and not preserving our of appreciation, offi cial decorations and special cards for the purchases of of laying down development plans and strategies, the latest ‘Al-Shall’ report wealth in the coming years, which may be lean years. Al-Rada’an cooperative societies and central food markets at reasonable studied prices warns about many clear setbacks,” columnist Abdulrahman Al-Awwad “The Kuwaiti people have a pure consumer major- and providing citizens and expatriates employees who continued their work wrote for Al-Sabah daily. ity, and one of the main reasons is the absence of investment opportunities for during the pandemic with fuel for their vehicles at subsidized prices and like- “The report said ‘the economy has become more dependent on crude oil, low-income individuals, and these circumstances helped spread that negative wise technical and administrative professional advantages throughout the the public sector has deteriorated in terms of its performance and productiv- consumption pattern. pandemic, a sincere honor for all direct efforts. ity, its expenses have risen sharply, the private sector has been less contribu- “In previous years, those who had a reasonable amount of savings found “With this we spare millions to be spent on services and medical care, re- tory and effective, education and health services have worsened, and corrup- no opportunity to exploit their money except in fi nancial exchanges, which lieving the burden on the governorate treatment staff, and defeating the tam- tion has turned into a pandemic that included China, Malaysia and America, have high risks for beginners or to buy a property outside Kuwait, and most pering of lists.” and did not spare the Comoros Islands.’ of them fell victim to fraud. ❑ ❑ ❑ “We believe that no one disagrees with ‘Al-Shall’ when it asserts the fi nan- “Therefore, we hope to diversify sources of income and strive to bring Ku- cial and economic conditions no longer allow time for trial and error, that the waiti youth into the labor market as productive individuals, highlight their en- “Social media has been buzzing over the past few days with the many political situation is paralyzed, and that the National Assembly has not met ergies, and give them opportunities for innovation and development that will brawls and crimes that the Kuwaiti society has condemned. The nature of normally for more than fi ve months. not come until after the development of the work environment at all levels, these incidents differ according to the different perpetrators and their motives “This is indeed the reality. It is a dangerous and bitter reality. The legisla- whether in the government sector or the private sector.” for the crime. The most important question that looms on the horizon is - Why tive and executive authorities should sense such danger and bitterness. Most are there no strict laws against perpetrators of these acts?” columnist Khaled Also: importantly, they should work diligently and sincerely to change this reality Abdul Razzaq Al-Hassan wrote for Al-Qabas daily. and strive to create a new reality based on the cooperation of the two authori- “During the past week, and at the end of April 2021, false statements sur- “Dealing with these issues is undoubtedly in the interest of the cause. We ties rather than the cooperation of all State institutions in order to overcome faced and the likes of them related to rewarding individuals and groups who do not exaggerate the community’s interaction with this fi le, but it is a mo- the ‘artifi cial crises.’ This has been the situation for many years.” were allegedly put on the list of front line workers to combat the global Co- mentary interaction, just like any crisis or phenomenon that has affl icted our rona disaster,” columnist Mohammad Al-Saqr wrote for Al-Anba daily. society. We interact with it, we denounce it, we resent and then forget, espe- — Compiled by Ahmad Al-Shazli KOC demands ‘return’ of over Other Voices Ties between aviation, belief? 4,000 stranded expat workers By Ahmad alsarraf to before the 1200 when the Andalu- sian scholar, Abbas Ibn Firnas, tried he Arab countries are linked to each to fly near Al-Rusafa Palace in Bagh- ‘Shortage in drilling operations’ Tother, and between some of them dad, using two wings, and he fell and and others, with hundreds of bilateral died, so we forgot his entire history as or regional agreements and unions, and a great scientist, and we were content By Abdullah Othman the history of some of them extends to with ridiculing him because he failed, more than seventy years, and most of Al-Seyassah Staff in a time the West was fair to him and them complain named one of the craters of the moon KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The CEO of the of aging, cor- after him and Iraq of the past also Kuwait Oil Company, Imad Al-Sultan, has ruption and lack erected a statue in his name in front of of work which Baghdad airport, and it may now have requested the Director of the Directorate- only increased been removed or vandalized. Libya General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Yusef in number during also issued a first stamp in his honor, Al-Fawzan, to allow 4,054 employees work- the golden era of and the airport hotel was also named Nationalism and after him. ing for the Kuwait Oil Company, and those Nasserism. In his original country, the Anda- working for non-Kuwaiti contractors and Such agree- lusian authorities named after him a are stranded outside the country due to the ments ended in bridge in 2011 in the city of Cordoba. emptiness since An astronomical center was also opened outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and ac- they were estab- alsarraf in the beautiful Spanish city of Ronda, cording to instructions issued by the Minis- lished mainly for bearing his name. the benefi t of retired offi cers in Egypt, We go back to the Islamic Coun- try of Health. Syria, Jordan and elsewhere, and the Al-Sultan said in the request, a copy of which has been cil of Islamic Aviation and add that Gulf states, as usual, were obliged to I have friends who are interested in obtained by the Al-Seyassah daily, “Given the need for cover most of the expenses of these flying, who denied hearing about it or work and to avoid the ensure the vital operations of the failed entities, and to cover the salaries The marijuana seized by the customs. the need for it in the first place, and company are not affected, please allow 4,054 employ- of those in charge of them, in addition said it was established mostly for po- ees to enter Kuwait directly, and exempt them from the to allowances, parties expenses, vaca- litical purposes, and the motives may Marijuana parcel from US seized decision that call to prevent the entry of workers from tions, tourism and travel. be religious. ‘banned’ countries since the company is committed to The aim of these agreements was to Neither Kuwait nor other Arab and organize or ‘sabotage’ the relationship By Munif Nayef the Mubarak Al-Kabeer governorate, in apply all conditions and standards specifi ed by the Min- Islamic countries need a similar coun- coordination with the Kuwait Municipal- between these countries, and they were cil, because it is bound by binding Al-Seyassah Staff istry of Health, indicating that “this worker has a valid and still cover many areas, but most of ity, administratively closed two cafés in- residence.” agreements with international aviation Personnel from the General Department side the Qurain market which were doing them became inoperative and do not ex- organizations such as the IATA, and He added the KOC is facing a severe shortage of workers in ist. They have become faded and dusty for Drugs Control (GDDC) thwarted an business during the curfew period. drilling operations, in light of the exceptional circumstances thus it does not need to enter into simi- attempt by an expatriate to bring in four They were caught serving sheesha painting on an old, dilapidated building lar regional agreements covering the kilos of marijuana into the country via that the country is going through due to the pandemic. He indi- that no one enters. to customers. The outside doors of the cated the nature of the arduous drilling operations necessitates same activities, and it may expose it to the postal parcel. cafés were closed to hoodwink the se- The best example is the contradic- embarrassment in the future if interna- According to the security sources the curity authorities. replacing the labor of the current contractors’ companies with tory and confl icting positions taken by others from outside the country periodically (approximately tional decisions come in confl ict with parcel arrived at the air customs depart- The employees and customers have 21 sisterly countries in the face of a just the decisions of the Islamic Aviation ment from the United States. The street been referred to the concerned au- every monthly). cause, such as the issue of liberating He demanded the exclusion of the workers from the cabinet Organization. value of the drugs is believed to be thorities. They have been charged with Kuwait from the despicable occupa- This council and its ten members will 50,000 dinars.] violating the curfew hours and the deci- decision, which includes preventing entry of non-Kuwaitis ac- tion of Iraq’s Saddam, in spite of all the cording to DGCA Circular No. 7/2021 issued on February 4 cost tens of millions of dollars annually A security source the GDDC person- sions of the Council of Ministers. agreements that required them to stand to do what the international organiza- nel in cooperation with the air cargo In yet other news, two Kuwaitis re- in this regard. with us. On the other hand, Al-Seyassah learned from informed tions are currently doing with the ut- men monitored the ‘consignment’ and ported the theft of their vehicles which A short while ago, the Council of most effi ciency. arrested the person in whose name the were parked in front of a garage in the sources in the Ministry of Education that the ministry is pre- Ministers in Kuwait ratifi ed the articles parcel was sent. Shuwaikh Industrial Area. paring lists of the names of its stranded teachers, after it ob- We hope that the National Assembly of the institute of the Islamic Council of will reject the decision to join the Avia- The drugs and the suspect have been The victims have provided the secu- tained the approval of the Supreme Committee for Corona Civil Aviation. I do not think that there referred to the competent authority. ritymen the descriptions and data of the Emergencies in the Council of Ministers on the request of the tion Council agreement, because it was is a sane person who believes that the born for the benefi t of some and not for In other news, securitymen affi liated to two vehicles. Minister of Education Dr. Ali Al-Mudhaf for the return of all Arab countries need such a religious teachers stranded in their respective countries. an urgent need. council. What is the relationship be- ❑ ❑ ❑ The sources confi rmed that the ministry is working to take tween aviation and belief? Eid timings issued the necessary measures for the return of those stranded, and The only relationship may go back email: [email protected] to discuss a mechanism to renew residence permits of teach- ers whose residencies have expired while outside the country because they were unable to enter due to the “Corona” crisis, ‘Cemeteries to open from 5 am-6 pm’ and the closure of the airport. KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Kuwait Mu- the governorate. nicipality Director General Engr Ahmed He said this is in line with the directives Al-Manfuhi issued a circular regarding the of the higher management to raise the pub- opening of cemeteries during Eid Al-Fitr, lic sanitation level in the area; hence, the Kuwait suspends poultry reports Al-Qabas daily. campaign to remove road obstructions that According to the circular, cemeteries will distort the overall image of the area. imports from 3 countries be open from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm during the ❑ ❑ ❑ holiday; while stressing the need for every- Relative stabbed: Personnel from the KUWAIT CITY, May 10, (KUNA): The Public Authority one to remain committed to the health regu- for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) has lations such as wearing face masks, social Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Ahmadi branch are looking for an uniden- banned imports of poultry from Djibouti, Mali and Romania distancing and avoiding contact with those due to outbreak of bird fl u in these countries. attending burial rites, if any. It emphasized tifi ed Kuwaiti who allegedly escaped after stabbing his relative four times inside the The authority said in a press release, Sunday, that it had the need for cemetery workers to avoid in- lifted ban on imports of all live birds, incubating eggs, chicks teracting with the visitors. Diwaniya in the suburb of Sabahiya due to previous differences between them. and chicken from Lithuania and Ireland following reports that Al-Manfouhi also stressed the need to they had become clear of any bird fl u cases. continue the strict implementation of pre- The security sources said in the meantime the victim was rushed to the Adan Hospital It affi rmed that all such imports must be subject to the terms cautionary and preventive measures. and his condition is believed to be stable. set by the Animal Health Department and regulations of the Meanwhile, Director of Public Sanita- The security sources added both men are World Organization for Animal Health, in addition to those set tion and Road Works Department at the related to each other and when they were in by veterinary quarantines’ regulations applied in Kuwait and Kuwait Municipality branch in Jahra Gov- the Diwaniya old differences surfaced and other GCC countries. ernorate Faisal Al-Otaibi said the super- one of them ended up stabbing the other. It has further warned that any imported livestock, infected with visory team in the department carried out ❑ ❑ ❑ epidemics, would be rejected and the importer will bear costs of intensive fi eld tours in Wafra Agricultural sending the sick animals back to the origin of importation. Area within a month; resulting in the trans- Egyptian dies in mishap: A 35-year-old ❑ ❑ ❑ fer and lifting of 34,200 cubic meters of Egyptian died when his motorbike collided waste materials and debris, as well as 18 with a car driven by a Kuwaiti, reports Al- The Cabinet has approved the request of the Ministry of abandoned cars and spare parts, after tak- Seyassah daily. Health to exclude doctors and nursing staff from the preven- ing the necessary legal measures, reports The daily added, the victim was rushed to tive health measures when they return to the country after Al-Jarida daily. the Jahra Hospital in critical condition but handing over patients to countries designated for their treat- In a press statement, Al-Otaibi affi rmed he succumbed to the injuries. ment abroad, reports Al-Anba daily. that the supervisory team at the department A case has been registered at the area po- The request, a copy of which has been obtained by the daily, is focusing on the cleaning and clearing of lice station. The Kuwaiti has been detained stated that the request was for exempting them from taking roads to maintain the refi ned landscape of for interrogation. swabs through the Kuwait Traveler application. ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 LOCAL 4 Agricultural system development, supporting farmers vital: Al-Shaya

Minister presides over PAAAFR’s new board meeting

KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Shaya Al-Shaya has stressed on the importance of developing the coun- HH the Amir receives HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad. try’s agricultural and livestock produce, sup- porting farmers and enhancing food securi- ty, reports Al-Seyassah daily. Minister Al-Shaya said this Photo by Rizk Taufi q when he was presiding over the Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Shaya Al-Shaya presiding over the meeting. meeting of the new board of directors of the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), following the issuance of the decision to form a fact-finding committee to develop the agricultural sys- tem to support farmers and their products which will become effective after publica- tion in the ‘Kuwait Alyawm’ government gazette. KUNA photos He spoke of the importance HH the Amir receives Acting National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Shuhoumi. of supporting the owners of professions related to the work of the PAAAFR in order to Audiences of HH the Amir achieve and enhance food His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf His Highness the Prime Minister security. At the same time, he Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah re- Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al- praised the efforts and contri- ceived, at Bayan Palace Monday, His Sabah and National Assembly Acting butions of the former chairman Highness Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Speaker Ahmad Al-Shuhoumi. and members of the board of Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir received Photo by Mohammad Morsi directors, wishing them and the Earlier on Sunday, His Highness Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Hamadeh receiving the delegation of the Finance Ministry workers union. new board of directors contin- the Amir, received at Bayan Pal- Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali ued success. ace, His Highness the Crown Prince Al-Sabah, and Deputy Prime Minis- Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber ter, Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance ministry opens doors for 73 vacant jobs Amending Al-Sabah. State for promotion of Nazaha Abdul- His Highness the Amir also received lah Al-Roumi. (KUNA) Minister of Finance and Minister istry of Finance headquarters. Adwani, and the members of the After that, the new board of of State for Economic Affairs and On the sidelines of this meeting, board of directors congratulated directors resumed the first Investment Khalifa Hamadeh has Minister Hamadeh announced the Minister Hamadeh on his return meeting chaired by Dr. stressed on the importance of union ministry will soon open the doors to as Minister of Finance, expressing Muhammad Al-Ahmad, to ‘Need to adhere to all Audit requirements’ work and the role that trade unions fi ll senior positions. their optimism who works for the in- familiarize with the law estab- play in order to preserve the earn- He disclosed interviews will soon terests of employees and know their lishing the authority, the laws ings of employees and workers be held to fi ll the 73 supervisory po- problems, and stressed the union’s amending it, and the regula- in various entities and claim their sitions and it will have a signifi cant keenness to defend the gains and tions governing the work of the Development of Al-Ghous rights and privileges, reports Al- impact on the conduct of business benefi ts of all its members who Seyassah daily. in most departments which will al- are always working for progress of board of directors. This came during the minister’s low deserving employees to as- the ministry and its distinction in all In a statement after the meet- meeting with the president and sume some supervisory positions. sectors and from various locations, ing, Dr. Al-Ahmad said that the Street to start on June 10 members of the board of directors At the beginning of the meeting, and for fi nance to be an example in authority discussed Minister of the workers union at the new Min- the union’s president, Yusef Al- achievement. Al-Shaya’s decision to form a By Muhammad Ghanem well as other projects that the fact-finding committee regard- Al-Seyassah Staff authority is implementing in a number of other areas. ing the observations raised in the KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The Audit Bureau’s report on the dis- PART indicated the project tribution of agricultural holdings. Public Authority for Roads and aims to develop the street and to He pointed out that the coun- Transportation (PART) has increase streamlining of traffic by cil decided in light of this to addressed a contractor and con- stop allocating any new hold- creating intersections and 12 fly- sultant for the construction, com- overs, increasing safety through ings belonging to the authority pletion and maintenance of until the committee formed by service roads for residential plots the Minister of Municipality Al-Ghous Street from the Seventh by constructing 11 new pedestri- finishes its work and submits Ring Road to Fahaheel/ an bridges, increasing the width its report in addition to forming Al-Ahmadi Road (Road 212), in of the lanes on the road to the a working group from the order to start work on the project standard width of 3.70 meters. Board of Directors to review on June 10, and stressing on the the regulations governing the The sources indicated that distribution of holdings and to need to adhere to all the require- among the project’s work is propose a new regulation that ments of the Audit Bureau con- improving the existing bus stops, guarantees clarity and transpar- tained in the approval. adding a new lane on the road in ency when allocating and For its part, informed sources at case this is needed. enhancing productivity. PART explained the project is He explained that the council The sources emphasized keen- also discussed the status of cos- one of the important road projects ness to complete all project proce- metic crops in the new cities that will contribute to the devel- dures within the supervisory and that the Public Authority for opment and modernization of the regulatory authorities, in order to Housing Care is working on, road network in the country as start implementing these projects. and the need for greening the area to coincide with the estab- lishment of the infrastructure. Info expects ‘hike’ during Eid ‘Illegal’ markets 150 pct increase seen in advertising threat to health KUWAIT CITY, May 10: De- revenues during Ramadan – Hayyan spite the repercussions of the “Corona” pandemic, and the KUWAIT CITY, May 10: ongoing, especially since this cri- precautionary measures it has Director of the Commercial sis has had a negative impact on imposed, random markets still Advertising Department at the advertisements in various media continue to make brisk business away from the eyes of the con- Ministry of Information Mesfer platforms, particularly televi- cerned authorities, reports Al- El-Hayyan confirmed that the sion,” he pointed out. Seyassah daily. ministry has succeeded in attract- “Last Ramadan, the revenues The situation at these mar- ing advertisers significantly dur- from advertising did not exceed kets, which fl ourish in places ing Ramadan this year, as reflect- KD 200,000 as a result of the such as the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, has reached a dangerous level ed in the 150 percent increase in emergence of coronavirus. because the buyers and sellers advertising revenues compared to During Ramadan in previous appear least concerned about the the same period last year, reports years, the ministry earned more pandemic because it is very easy Al-Jarida daily. than KD 1 million from adver- for someone to get infected with various types of contagious dis- Al-Hayyan told the daily that tisements, but this amount eases which can be easily trans- “the Media Services and New decreased dramatically due to mitted. Media Sector had earlier laid the corona crisis,” he added. A fi eld tour conducted by the down a comprehensive marketing He attributed the current reve- Al-Seyassah daily to a random plan for the month of Ramadan nues of the ministry to its strategy market in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh re- vealed the catastrophic situation. -- an advertising marketing sea- of attracting advertisers, the most The matter does not stop at the son for all satellite stations, espe- important aspect of which is reduc- unusual crowding but the manner cially since this period witnesses ing advertisement fees for govern- in which some of the goods are an increase in the percentage of mental companies and independent sold which at fi rst look appears unfi t for human consumption due television viewing every year.” institutions by 50 percent. The new to the poor quality. He said the agent of the sector, regulation also stipulates giving The goods are sold without su- Jassem Al-Habib, supervised the discounts to owners of small enter- pervision or the slightest controls implementation of the marketing prises, he revealed. and guarantees of their validity, es- plan, which was approved by He added: “The Media pecially food commodities that are displayed on stalls and sometimes Undersecretary of the ministry Services and New Media Sector, on the ground and most often than Munira Al-Huwaidi with the aim represented by the Commercial not covered with dust and bacteria of attracting the largest number of Advertising Department, is pre- and various harmful microbes. advertisers. paring to launch an integrated Neglect in these markets has He confirmed the ministry marketing plan that includes exceeded the limits of imagina- tion, as the food commodities, earned big revenues during the 20 advertising campaigns every including vegetables and fruits, days of Ramadan -- more than three months based on carefully are sold next to the garbage bins. KD 500,000. -- and these reve- studied fundamentals in terms Such ugly and unhealthy nues are expected to increase dur- of prices and privileges to scenes no longer stop anyone – sellers or shoppers – from such ing Eid Al-Fitr holiday. “It is encourage advertisers to adver- random markets mushrooming in good to achieve these revenues tise on Kuwait Radio and the area. while the corona pandemic is Television.” ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 LOCAL 5 Al-Faris says keen on ‘tech dev’ through digitizing govt services

‘MPW focus shifted to road maintenance’

KUWAIT CITY, May 10, (KUNA): Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Commun- ications and Information Technology Dr Rana Al-Faris affirmed her keenness on technological development through digi- tizing government services.

KUNA photo Al-Faris said, in an inter- Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Communications and view on Kuwait TV on Information Technology Dr Rana Al-Faris during an interview. Sunday, that the role of communications is con- cerned with how to achieve KUNA photo Kuwait keen to help displaced Officials from the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) and Kuwait Society for Plastic Arts this digital transformation during the signing of a memorandum of understanding and cultural and artistic cooperation. — See Page 6 in Kurdistan region: diplomat which greatly contributes to facilitating the lives of the aspiration is not only an identifica- from road users, stressing the high rate Al-Faris discussed 16 projects to IRBIL, May 10, (KUNA): Kuwait various humanitarian aid on many individuals and getting tion card, but an integrated digital wal- of achievement of highway mainte- develop the road network in the country, Consul General in Irbil, Dr. Omar occasions. let for all government documents and nance in the country, explaining that by which are being implemented by employ- Al-Kandari, stressed Monday, Kuwait was and is pioneer in their affairs done and sav- documents for an individual to contain the end of 2021, work on King Fahd ees of the Public Authority for Roads and Kuwait’s keenness to continue providing various humanitarian ing the time needed to com- the driver’s license, passport, birth cer- Road, Sixth Ring Road, Fahaheel Road, Land Transport, the most prominent of providing humanitarian aid to the aid to the displaced and refugees plete their transactions. tificate, nationality, electoral registra- Jahra Road, Fifth Ring Road, and which is the Nuwaiseeb Road develop- displaced and refugees in the in the region, he said, adding She added that it contributes to tion, vehicle license and all official Al-Ghazali Road will be completed. ment project, the development of South Kurdistan region of Iraq. Kuwait has greatly contributions saving money and reducing traffic documents, and recently the Corona She explained that in 2021, the focus Surra roads and their entrances to the In a statement to KUNA, in alleviating the suffering of the vaccination has been added. has shifted to road maintenance in the Sixth Ring Road and King Fahd Road, congestion and other positive ben- Al-Faris pointed to the development regions and governorates, as 125 kilo- and the development of Damascus Street Al-Kandari said after his meeting displaced and refugees, as well as efits that will benefit the individual with the president and members of postal services by seeking to benefit meters have been laid in the Capital from the Siddiq area to the intersection of easing the burdens of governmen- and the State, noting that there are from the expertise of the private sector to Governorate, 351 in Hawalli, 101 in Damascus Street Fifth Ring. of the Barzani Charitable tal institutions and humanitarian Foundation, that during the meet- many government agencies during raise the efficiency and quality of the Farwaniya, 268 in Al-Jahra, 263 in She referred to the Cairo Road devel- organizations. the Corona pandemic that have services provided and to reduce costs on Al-Ahmadi, and 324 in Mubarak opment project, which connects Kuwait ing they discussed ways to ensure Since mid-2015, Kuwait stood providing various humanitarian their services enabled. the shoulders of the State, and stressed Al-Kabeer. And on how to ensure the City to Fahaheel Road, and the 6.5 ring by the displaced Iraqis in the Al-Faris explained that the work the support of national cadres and the quality of the currently furnished development project, which is located aid to the displaced and refugees Kurdistan region, which had the in and outside the camps at a time today is to develop the unified govern- development of youth experiences in the asphalt, she revealed that works and between the Sixth and Seventh Ring largest share in receiving waves ment services application ‘Sahl’, which ministries of public works and commu- methods are taken to control the hold- Roads, which will reduce traffic conges- where international humanitarian of displaced persons after so- organizations give up assistance. is an application that will make it easier nications. With regard to Public Works, ings of the scrap and used in the asphalt tion in the Sixth Ring Road and serve the called Islamic State took control for citizens to complete their govern- she emphasized that the focus is on two mixture and to appoint an independent Sabah AlSalem University City, the Al-Kandari said that during this main aspects, namely the practical field and internationally accredited laborato- Al-Ghous Street Development Project, year, new mechanisms and meth- of large areas of Iraq, he said. ment transactions, which will be The humanitarian leadership of launched in 3 stages in its first phase, side – pushing forward the current proj- ry to approve the mixture, control the the Seventh Ring Road and the regional ods were implemented in the dis- including 11 government agencies with ects by going to the field and supporting quality and develop the asphalt mixture roads connecting North Kuwait in its tribution of food baskets in coor- Kuwait has spared no effort to stand by the displaced by provid- their electronic services through a sin- the cadres working in these projects and after removing the sand from it, adding south and the roads linking to the resi- dination with local partners to gle platform in which you can inquire second, the focus on the strategic plan improved materials that improve the dential city of Al-Mutlaa. She continued, deliver aid to the homes of the ing various types of support to the Kurdistan region of Iraq, he about your government transactions and instilling planning concepts for the properties of asphalt and re-accrediting “Likewise, the South Khaitan housing beneficiaries due to the measures and in the future complete transactions. ministry’s workers and making sure that factories. According to the new project, whose contract was signed in the taken to confront Covid-19. added. The relief efforts came within She continued that the most promi- all completed projects and works are in improved mixture, taking daily samples midst of the Corona pandemic, and in He said Public Awqaf line with the strategic plan. from these factories, in order to main- the first ban specifically, but this project, the framework of the Kuwait by nent thing that we carry in the portfo- Secretariat distributed 65 tons of lio of the new Ministry of To achieve the vision of 2035 she tain quality and train national cadres to proceeds as scheduled, as the actual food to the displaced and refugees Your side campaign, whose activ- Communications is the ‘My Identity’ said that asphalt brushing operations at monitor and check asphalt brushes. completion rate exceeds what is planned. during the month of Ramadhan. ities in the Kurdistan region application launched by the Public the level of Kuwait’s roads have She also indicated the formation of Al-Fares pointed out to the statistics of Kuwait relief society also distrib- included establishing shelter Authority for Civil Information, which achieved unprecedented numbers dur- a neutral committee to evaluate the asphalt brushes in highways in 2019, uted 150 tons of food in many camps, providing water and food, is the main application at the begin- ing the recent period, noting that there asphalt mixture, which was formed by 66.5 km were furnished, and in 2020 governorates. establishing health centers, a ning of any digital transformation are challenges facing the ministry, Kuwait University, the Research about 441 km were furnished, and in In a statement to KUNA Musa relief air bridge, distributing food through which the traditional civil ID including the scarcity of bitumen, Institute, and the Ministry of Defense, 2021 until April about 71 km, and in the Ahmad, President of the Barzani vouchers, blankets, furniture, oil card was transformed into a digital which is important in brushing opera- and was keen on engaging civil society main and internal roads in 2019 300 km Charitable Foundation, expressed heaters, and many others activi- civil ID, and the Council of Ministers tions. She added that the ministry’s goal institutions represented by the Kuwait were covered, and in 2020 714 km were gratitude to Kuwait for providing ties. issued a decision to consider it in all is to focus on highways in the past year Society of Engineers to evaluate all furnished and in the year 2021 until governmental entities. She added that 2020, on which there is a lot of pressure asphalt brushing procedures. April, 418 km were laid. ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 LOCAL 6

Bid to strengthen community partnership with relevant authorities NCCAL signs MoU for cultural and artistic cooperation KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The fairs and to support all artistic National Council for Culture, schools for pioneering artists Arts and Literature (NCCAL) has and youth. Kuwait charity to build cancer hospital for children in Kyrgyzstan signed a memorandum of under- He added the memorandum, standing and cultural and artistic which is valid for three years KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The dinars was collected within 13 pleted within a short period. Al-Shaya said, “My happiness cooperation with the Kuwait So- is automatically renewable. It Al-Safa Humanitarian Charity hours, reports Al-Qabas daily. He went on to say ‘thanks’ to is not described by words, ciety for Plastic Arts, in imple- stipulates many areas of coop- Society revealed the success of The Chairman of the Board of this kind of solidarity, “on this because this dream has come true mentation of the government’s eration, including the coordina- the campaign “Be their hope and Directors of the society, blessed night, the largest and to set up this hospital and serve save their lives” which it Muhammad Abdul Rahman most modern hospital specializ- the children of the Kyrgyz vision of developing joint coop- tion of a joint media campaign launched on the night of the 27th Al-Shaya, said the campaign was ing in the treatment of childhood Republic and the surrounding eration between civil society sec- to market all cultural and artistic of the blessed month of Ramadan launched at 12 noon the day cancer, the first of its kind in the republics, who are in dire need of tors with all its cultural and artis- activities and training courses for this year, to build and equip a before yesterday, and continued Kyrgyz Republic, will be build.” such a hospital, which provides tic bodies and institutions, reports for workers through the social specialized cancer hospital to until one in the morning yester- More than 6,000 children with the latest and most effective Al-Seyassah daily. media sites of the two parties treat children in the Kyrgyz day via the Internet, and that the cancer will benefit from it. The treatment methods, indicating The spokesman for the NC- and according to the media Republic. The goal of the cam- response was distinguished from disease has exhausted their weak that this project represents a CAL, Dr. Issa Al-Ansari, said agreed upon, and encouraging paign was achieved, and an the good-hearted people, and the bodies, and poverty has prevent- qualitative addition to Kuwaiti the signing of the MoUs comes the establishment of coopera- amount of 350,000 thousand goal of the campaign was com- ed them from being treated. charity projects.” in implementation of the direc- tion relations and the exchange tions of the Minister of Infor- of scientific, research and train- mation and Culture, Minister of ing experiences and undertak- tize the leadership of the General undoubtedly contribute to eve- The Chairman of the Board of parties has a long and ancient his- State for Youth Affairs Abdul- ing scientific trips. Secretariat of the Council and all rything that would enhance the Directors of the Kuwait Society tory that has contributed to deep- rahman Al-Mutairi, to strength- After the signing ceremony, the its employees to sign the Memo- goals of the two parties and their for Plastic Arts, Abdul Rasoul ening and enriching the Kuwaiti en the community partnership Secretary-General of the council randum of Understanding and common purposes in the fi eld of Salman Ismail, thanked those in artistic movement, especially with the relevant authorities in Kamel Al-Abd Al-Jalil said: “It cooperation with the Kuwait So- arts and the exchange of common charge at the NCCAL, and said with the emergence of a new gen- cultural, artistic and heritage af- is a happy occasion that I depu- ciety for Plastic Arts, which will experiences.” the cooperation between the two eration of artists. Kuwait Elite Voluntary Association distributes Ramadan food baskets ‘Give’ launches water wells projects in Yemen

KUWAIT CITY, May 10, daily in all regions of Kuwait, especial- Basamat development institute, ents of the Kuwaiti aid expressed their (Agencies): President of the ly those high population density areas which executed the projects, said in a gratitude for the benevolent deed. Kuwait Elite Voluntary Asso- housing people of limited income. statement late Sunday local authorities Elsewhere, the Kuwait Red Crescent Sheikha Dr. Badriya pointed out the opened a water well in Al-Sadd village, Society (KRCS) declared on Sunday ciation, Sheikha Dr. Badriya Kuwait Elite Voluntary Association con- in Hodeidah, funded by Give. that it donated a fully equipped ambu- Food baskets distribution Al-Hussainan Al-Sabah, ‘Umm tinues with its charity and humanitarian It said around 1,000 people would lance with sanitizers, preventive and Rakan Al-Sabah’, announced projects throughout the year in conjunc- benefi t from this water well. The pro- precautionary materials to Palestine the association teams have in- tion with religious and social events, ac- ject also includes a 24,000-liter tank Red Crescent Society (PRCS). cording to a specifi c timetable. that would serve the village and sur- Speaking to KUNA, Maha al-Barjas, tensifi ed their efforts to imple- She stressed volunteer work of char- rounding villages. KRCS’ secretary general, said the so- ment the humanitarian charity ity and humanitarian nature is not re- Meanwhile, Give launched a water ciety has spared no efforts to aid the project to coordinate and dis- lated to time and that it is a continuous well and a water tank in Dajena Area brotherly Palestinian people in Al- tribute Ramadan food baskets, process. in Taez. Ahmad Al-Dharafi , director of Quds, Jerusalem, stressing that support which it launched at the begin- She thanked all the work teams who public works at Wazeya county, Taez, offered to them includes all humanitar- work under the leadership of the Vice- said this vital project, which opened ian and relief aid. The KRCS is in con- ning of the current month of President of the Kuwait Elite Volun- Saturday, would serve around 600 peo- stant contact with the PRCS to provide Ramadan, in cooperation with tary Society, Dr. Fuad Al-Jassem, ple, and would save a lot of time and urgent main needs to the brotherly Pal- the Najat Charity Society and whose efforts contributed to activating money on people. estinian people in Jerusalem and back the Kuwaiti Zakat House, re- cooperation with counterpart charities In related news, Kuwait’s embassy their steadfastness against the ‘Zionist’ in Kuwait and abroad to support all and in Bosnia and Herzegovina is handing entity, she added. ports Al-Seyassah daily. various groups of society have been out some 851 food baskets to needy She has noted that Kuwait through Sheikha Dr Badriya indicated the largely successful. families in a noble gesture during the its society stresses that it stands with project will continue after the end of In Yemen, Kuwait-based Global waning days of the Muslim holy month the Palestinian people to enhance their the holy month to support needy fami- Charity Association for Development of Ramadan. steadfastness and existence on their lies. She announced the inauguration (Give) launched two fresh water pro- “Such gracious endeavors abroad land. Al-Barjas expressed preparedness of charity initiatives in support of the jects that would benefi t around 1,600 prove Kuwait’s lasting impression of KRCS to provide fi nancial support KUNA photo project represented in the distribution people outside the governorates of Ho- across the world,” said an embassy to the Palestinian people to help them Kuwait-based Global Charity Association for Development ‘Give’ launched of breakfast meals for fasting people deida and Taez. statement on Sunday, while the recipi- face the ‘Zionist’ occupation. two fresh water projects that would benefi t around 1,600 people in Yemen. ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

America News in Brief

Du Pont IV dies: Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV, a former Delaware governor Shutdown stretches to 3rd day and congressman who sought the 1988 Republican presidential nomination, has died. He was 86. Cyberattack on pipeline Du Pont, a scion of the family that established the DuPont Co, died at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday after a long illness, his former linked to criminal gang chief of staff, Bob Perkins, said. Born to wealth and status, du Pont NEW YORK, May 10, (AP): The cy- attack hospitals and nursing homes, broke with family tradition in the 1960s, berextortion attempt that has forced educational or government targets forgoing a comfortable career with his the shutdown of a vital US pipeline and that it donates a portion of its family’s chemical company for a life in was carried out by a criminal gang take to charity. It has been active politics. (AP) known as DarkSide that cultivates a since August and, typical of the ❑ ❑ ❑ Robin Hood image of stealing from most potent ransomware gangs, is corporations and giving a cut to char- known to avoid targeting organiza- Gunmen kill 3 troops: Gunmen in ity, two people close to the investiga- tions in former Soviet bloc nations. two separate attacks ambushed vehicles tion said Sunday. Colonial did not say whether it has carrying paramilitary troops in southwest The shutdown, meanwhile, paid or was negotiating a ransom, and Pakistan, killing at least three soldiers stretched into its third day, with DarkSide neither announced the at- and wounding five others before fleeing, the military said Sunday night. the Biden administration loosening tack on its dark web site nor respond- The first attack took place in Quetta, regulations for ed to an Associated Press reporter’s the capital of Baluchistan province and the transport queries. The lack of acknowledgment it killed three soldiers and wounded an- of petroleum usually indicates a victim is either ne- other, the military said in a statement. products on gotiating or has paid. It said four soldiers were also wound- highways On Sunday, Colonial Pipeline ed when gunmen “targeted soldiers pa- as part of an said it is developing a “system re- trolling” in the district of Turbat along US President Joe Biden steps off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, May 9, in Washington. Biden “all-hands-on- start” plan. It said its main pipeline the border with Iran. is returning to Washington after spending the weekend at Camp David in Maryland. (AP) deck” effort remains offline but some smaller No one claimed responsibility for the to avoid dis- lines are now operational. twin attacks and the military provided no WH task force to meet on Friday ruptions in the Process further details. (AP) fuel supply. ❑ ❑ ❑ Experts said Raimondo “We are in the process of restor- Man shot to death: A 28-year-old that gasoline prices are unlikely to ing service to other laterals and Panel aims to separate science,politics will bring our full system back man was fatally shot Sunday at the Van- be affected if the pipeline is back couver International Airport in what to normal in the next few days online only when we believe it is WASHINGTON, May 10, (AP): tion. It stems from a Jan. 27 presiden- tweeting that Alabama was not threat- safe to do so, and in full compli- Canadian authorities said was a gang- Eager to the turn the page on the tial memo requiring “evidence-based ened by the hurricane, contradicting but that the incident – the worst related slaying. Police were later fired on cyberattack to date on critical US ance with the approval of all fed- Trump years, the Biden White House policy-making.” President Donald Trump, who said while pursuing the suspects. is launching an effort to unearth past Scientists and others have accused Alabama was in danger. The matter infrastructure – should serve as a eral regulations,” the company said The man was shot near the departure wake-up call to companies about in a statement. problems with the politicization of sci- the Trump administration of setting became known as Sharpiegate after terminal at the airport, which is in neigh- ence within government and to tighten aside scientifi c evidence and inject- someone in the White House used the vulnerabilities they face. Commerce Secretary Gina Rai- boring Richmond, British Columbia. Roy- The pipeline, operated by Georgia- mondo said Sunday that ransomware al Canadian Mounted Police Sgt Frank scientifi c integrity rules for the future. ing politics into issues including the a black Sharpie - a favorite pen of based Colonial Pipeline, carries gaso- attacks are “what businesses now Jang said the victim was known to police A new 46-person federal scientifi c coronavirus, climate change and even Trump’s - to alter the offi cial National line and other fuel from Texas to the have to worry about,” and that she and the incident was related to a gang con- integrity task force with members whether Hurricane Dorian threatened Hurricane Center warning map to indi- Northeast. It delivers roughly 45% of will work “very vigorously” with the flict the region has seen lately. (AP) from more than two dozen govern- Alabama in 2019. cate Alabama could be in the path of fuel consumed on the East Coast, ac- Department of Homeland Security to ❑ ❑ ❑ ment agencies will meet for the fi rst Historian the storm. A 2020 inspector general cording to the company. address the problem, calling it a top time on Friday. Its mission is to look report found the administration had priority for the administration. Man kills 6, then self: A gunman back through 2009 for areas where Naomi Oreskes, a Harvard Univer- violated scientifi c integrity rules. Ransomware “Unfortunately, these sorts of opened fire at a birthday party in Colo- partisanship interfered with what were sity historian who has written about The Sharpiegate case revealed fl aws It was hit by what Colonial called attacks are becoming more fre- rado, slaying six adults before killing supposed to be decisions based on attacks on science in the book “Mer- in the scientifi c integrity system set up a ransomware attack, in which hack- quent,” she said on CBS’ “Face the himself Sunday, police said. evidence and research and to come up chants of Doubt,” said politicization of in 2009 by President Barack Obama, ers typically lock up computer sys- Nation.” “We have to work in part- The shooting happened just after mid- with ways to keep politics out of gov- science undermines the nation’s ability Lubchenco said. There were no con- night in a mobile home park on the east ernment science in the future. to address serious problems that affect sequences when the agency violated tems by encrypting data, paralyzing nership with business to secure net- side of Colorado Springs, police said. networks, and then demand a large works to defend ourselves against The effort was spurred by concerns Americans’ health, their well-being the rules, Lubchenco said. Nor were Officers arrived at a trailer to find six and the economy. ransom to unscramble it. these attacks.” dead adults and a man with serious inju- that the Trump administration had po- there consequences for NOAA’s par- On Sunday, Colonial Pipeline She said President Joe Biden liticized science in ways that put lives “There’s little doubt that the Ameri- ent Cabinet agency, the Commerce ries who died later at a hospital, the Colo- can death toll from covid-19 was far said it was actively in the process was briefed on the attack. rado Springs Gazette reported. at risk, eroded public trust and wors- Department. of restoring some of its IT systems. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck effort The suspected shooter was the boy- ened climate change. higher than it needed to be and that the That’s why President Joe Biden’s It says it remains in contact with law right now,” Raimondo said. “And we friend of a female victim at the party at- “We want people to be able to trust administration’s early unwillingness administration is calling for scientifi c enforcement and other federal agen- are working closely with the com- tended by friends, family and children. what the federal government is telling to take the issue seriously to listen to integrity rules throughout government cies, including the Department of pany, state and local officials to make He walked inside and opened fire before you, whether it’s a weather forecast or and act on the advice of experts and to and not just in science-oriented agen- Energy, which is leading the federal sure that they get back up to normal shooting himself, police said. information about vaccine safety or communicate clearly contributed sub- cies, she said. government response. The company operations as quickly as possible and ❑ ❑ ❑ whatever,” said Jane Lubchenco, the stantively to that death toll,” Oreskes Lubchenco said a reluctance to fi ght has not said what was demanded or there aren’t disruptions in supply.” deputy director for climate and envi- said in an email. climate change in the last four years who made the demand. The Department of Transportation Migrant arrive by sea: Several hun- ronment at the White House Offi ce of Lubchenco, who led the National has delayed progress in cutting emis- dred more migrants reached a tiny Italian Science and Technology Policy. Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- sions of heat-trapping gases. “That will However, two people close to the issued a regional emergency declara- island before dawn on Monday, swelling investigation, speaking on condition tion Sunday, relaxing hours-of-ser- People need to know “it’s not by istration in the Obama administra- inevitably result in the problem being to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in tion, pointed to an incident during the worse than it needed to be,” she said. of anonymity, identified the culprit as vice regulations for drivers carrying some 24 hours. fi at, somebody’s sort of knee-jerk DarkSide. It is among ransomware gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other re- Italian state radio said four boats ar- opinion about something,” added Trump years that became known as “What we have seen in the last ad- gangs that have “professionalized” a fined petroleum products in 17 states rived at Lampedusa island after being es- Alondra Nelson, the science offi ce’s “Sharpiegate” as a clear example of ministration is that the suppression of criminal industry that has cost West- and the District of Columbia. It lets corted the last miles to port early Monday deputy director for science and society. “political interference with scientifi c science, the reassignment of scientists, ern nations tens of billions of dollars them work extra or more flexible by Italian coast guard or custom police Nelson and Lubchenco spoke to The information that was potentially ex- the distortion of scientifi c information in losses in the past three years. hours to make up for any fuel short- vessels. The 635 latest arrivals followed Associated Press ahead of a Monday traordinarily dangerous.” around climate change was not only DarkSide claims that it does not age related to the pipeline outage. more than 1,400 who arrived on Sunday. announcement about the task force’s During Sharpiegate, the NOAA destructive but counterproductive and (AP) fi rst meeting and part of its composi- reprimanded some meteorologists for really problematic,” Lubchenco said. Beyond Meat’s Q1 hobbled by marketing costs, lower prices

Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat alysts had expected a loss of 18 cents a share. service demand in the U.S. ticked up 9% in In this fi le photo, posted a fi rst-quarter loss after higher sales Beyond Meat said its U.S. retail sales rose the fi rst quarter compared to the fourth quar- a meatless burger were offset by marketing costs and lower 28% in the quarter. The company added hot ter of 2020. But Brown said the company’s patty called prices. The company based in El Segundo, Italian sausage and value burger packs at food-service recovery could lag broader res- Beyond Burger California, reported that its revenue rose several hundred Walmart stores in March. Its taurant reopenings since it sold a high propor- by Beyond Meat 11.4% to $108.2 million in the January-March international retail sales more than doubled tion of products to big venues like stadiums is displayed at period. That fell short of Wall Street’s forecast as it added 2,400 outlets in Europe. that are still not at full capacity. a grocery store of $112.6 million, according to analysts polled But food-service sales were down 26% in Beyond Meat made several high-profi le in Richmond, by FactSet. the U.S. and 44% internationally, refl ecting deals with big restaurant chains in the fi rst Virginia. (AP) Beyond Meat reported a net loss of $27.3 mil- lower demand from restaurants and other quarter. The company inked a three-year deal lion, compared to a profi t of $1.8 million in the venues during the pandemic. with McDonald’s that makes it the preferred same period a year ago. Adjusted for one-time That is slowly turning around, Beyond Meat supplier of the chain’s upcoming McPlant items, the company lost 42 cents per share. An- President and CEO Ethan Brown said. Food- burger. (AP)

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National debt subject to limit now stands at a record $28.1 trillion Treasury warns of need to deal with national debt limit

WASHINGTON, May 10, (AP): The Treasury Department says it will employ measures to avoid an unprecedented de- fault on the national debt this summer, but offi cials say those measures could be exhausted “much more quickly” than nor- Yellen taps Hsu as mal given the unusual circumstances of the global pandemic. US consumer borrowing Treasury offi cials urged Congress to pass either a new borrowing limit or another suspension of the debt before a acting comptroller July 31 deadline. The Treasury will continue to initiate the types of bookkeeping maneuvers it has used in the past to WASHINGTON, May 10, (AP): Michael J. Hsu, a keep the government from breaching a level that would trig- top banking regulator at the Federal Reserve, was ger a default on the massive national debt. rises by $25.8b in March appointed by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Fri- “In light of the substantial COVID-related uncertainty day as acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency. about receipts and outlays in the coming month, it is very Yellen said that she planned to designate Hsu as diffi cult to predict how long extraordinary measures might fi rst deputy comptroller, which allows him to be- last,” Brian Smith, Treasury’s deputy assistant secretary for Strong showing for 2nd month in a row come acting comptroller. federal fi nance said in a prepared statement. The Offi ce of the Comptroller of the Currency is The government has been able to borrow enormous sums the agency within the Treasury that regulates all na- of money to fi nance trillions of dollars of support during the WASHINGTON, May 10, tional banks in the country. pandemic because the limit on borrowing has been suspend- (AP): U.S. consumer bor- When Hsu takes the deputy’s job on Monday he ed. But after July 31, the limit will return to whatever debt will assume the role of acting comptroller, Yellen level exists at that time. rowing rose by a strong said. The national debt subject to the limit now stands at a re- $25.8 billion in March, the Under the law, the comptroller is appointed by the cord $28.1 trillion. That amount covers debt the government president with confi rmation required by the Senate. owes to itself in the form of commitments to Social Security second month in a row of The Treasury secretary is responsible for appointing and other government trust funds. The amount of the debt sizable gains and a further up to four deputy comptrollers and designating one that is held by the public currently totals $22.1 trillion, an indication that the econom- as the fi rst deputy comptroller with the power to per- amount slightly higher than 100% of the entire economy and form the duties of the comptroller on an acting basis heights not seen since the huge borrowing the government ic recovery is picking up if the comptroller’s job is vacant. did in the 1940s to fi nance World War II. steam. The choice of Hsu as acting comptroller allows Borrowing has soared in recent years to fi nance huge The March gain reported Friday the Biden administration to have someone in a key budget defi cits that refl ected increased spending on domestic by the Federal Reserve followed banking regulatory post until it can resolve an inter- and military programs in budget deals then-President Don- an even larger $26.1 billion con- nal administration debate about who will take the job ald Trump reached with Congress and also to cover the costs sumer-borrowing rise in February. permanently. of Trump’s $1.5 trillion tax cut approved by Congress in The two monthly increases were Progressives raised strong objections when it was December 2017. reported that the Biden administration was consider- Over the past year, the higher defi cits have refl ected the the biggest gains since a $26.8 bil- ing Michael Barr for the comptroller job. Barr served trillions of dollars the government has spent to provide sup- lion increase in December 2019, at the Treasury Department during the Obama ad- port during the pandemic-triggered recession. In the latest before the pandemic hit. ministration. package, President Joe Biden got Congress to approve $1.9 The March borrowing advance re- In this fi le photo, a woman walks past a personal fi nance loan offi ce in In a statement announcing the appointment of an trillion in March to provide $1,400 payments to individuals fl ected a $6.4 billion increase in the Franklin, Tenn. U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a strong $25.8 billion acting comptroller, Yellen praised the job Hsu had and other types of support for individuals and small busi- category that includes credit cards and in March 2021, the second-straight sizable monthly gain. The number re- done while regulating the nation’s largest bank hold- a $19.4 billion rise in the category that leased Friday, May 7 by the Federal Reserve represents another indication nesses. that the U.S. economic recovery is gaining steam. (AP) ing companies while at the Fed. Treasury offi cials did not specify what measures it will covers auto loans and student loans. “Mike has devoted his career to the stability and employ if Congress has not acted by the July 31 deadline to Consumer borrowing is watched supervision of America’s banking system,” Yellen closely for signals it can send about March. 121.7 in April, up from 109.0 in March. either raise the borrowing limit or simply suspend the limit The Fed’s monthly report does not It was the strongest reading since the said in a prepared statement. “He is among the most for a period of time. households’ willingness to borrow cover mortgage loans or any other debt index stood at 132.6 in February 2020, talented and principled regulatory offi cials that I What Treasury essentially uses book-keeping maneuvers to fi nance their spending. Consumer have had the pleasure of working with.” to avoid a debt default. They basically entail withdrawing spending accounts for two-thirds of secured by real estate such as home right before the COVID-19 pandemic money invested in government accounts such as the fund U.S. economic activity. equity loans. struck in the United States. that covers government pensions. The money is always re- The February and March increases in Consumer confi dence rose sharply The present situation index, based ‘Illegal monopoly’ placed with any lost interest once the debt limit standoff is the credit card category followed four for a second straight month, hitting the on consumers assessment of current resolved. consecutive months in which credit highest level since the pandemic began, business and labor market conditions Congress has never railed to deal with the debt limit by card borrowing had fallen. Even with as the rapid rollout of vaccines and an- sored from 110.1 to 139.5. The expec- the deadline although in 2011 the standoff between Repub- the recent gains, total debt in the credit other round of U.S. fi nancial support for tations index, based consumers’ views Is Epic-Apple showdown licans and the Obama administration was so prolonged that card category of $980 billion is down Americans boosts optimism. of what conditions will be like over the Standard & Poor’s, the credit rating agency, downgraded a 9% from the level in March 2020. The Conference Board reported last next six months, posted a more moder- portion of the country’s AAA credit rating for the fi rst time Total debt in the Fed’s monthly week that its consumer confi dence in- ate gain, rising from 108.3 last month turning into a mismatch? in history. stood at a record $4.24 trillion in dex advanced to a better-than-expected to 109.8 in April. SAN RAMON, California, May 10, (AP): If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iP- hone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Apple’s $2 trillion empire. So far, at least, Epic has been having trouble proving its allegations that the iPhone maker’s 13-year-old app store has turned into an illegal monopoly. Epic, the maker of the popular Fortnite game, contends Apple has been gouging app makers by charging com- missions ranging from 15% to 30% for in-app transac- tions because it forbids other options on its iPhone, iPad and iPod. When Epic tried to evade the commissions with an alternative payment system in Fortnite last August, Apple ousted it from the app store to set up a legal show- down that could force it to lower its fees. Apple contends the commissions are a reasonable toll paid by a minority of the 1.8 million apps in its store to help cover the more than $100 billion it has invested in mobile software, The Cupertino, California, company also maintains its ironclad control over apps allowed on its mobile devices helps protect its customers’ security and privacy. At times, it seemed like Cary, North Carolina-based Epic was helping make Apple’s case as much as its own during the the fi rst week of the trial being held in an Oak- land, California, courtroom. For instance, at one point during his two days on the witness stand, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney acknowledged he personally used an iPhone instead of smartphones run- ning on Google’s Android software because he thought Apple offered better security and privacy controls. Sweeney also acknowledged Apple made changes to iPhone’s software to help make it possible for Fortnite players to compete against each other while one was on a phone and the other was on a video game console. The expansion of so-called “cross-platform” play helped pro- pel Fortnite’s growth to more than 400 million users. Other internal documents showed Epic’s executives profusely thanking Apple for the support Fortnite was getting in the app store. Other evidence raised questions about whether Epic’s efforts to create a competing app store that imposes a commission of only 12% will pay off. The store is ex- pected to post a profi t ranging from $15 million to $36 million by 2024, but it will still have run up cumulative losses $654 million to $854 million, according to Epic’s internal projections presented at the trial.

In this fi le photo, an Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store in New York. (AP) ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 BUSINESS 9

‘Biden wants to ensure any trade agreement will benefi t American workers’ US downplays prospect of post-Brexit trade deal with UK LONDON, May 10, (AP): US Secretary of the prospect of a swift trade deal with the State Antony Blinken has downplayed any U.S., the world’s largest economy. prospect of an imminent trade deal with a The EU and the U.S. do not have an over- post-Brexit Britain. arching trade agreement but they do have a EU, India try again to clinch In an interview with BBC radio broadcast, series of bilateral deals to ease trade, such as Blinken said any deal would take “some on aviation. time” and that U.S. President Joe Biden Though the U.S. is the world’s largest wants to ensure any trade agreement would economy, Britain’s trade with the EU is far benefi t American workers and their families. higher as a proportion of its annual GDP. trade deal, sidelining China “Our trade negotiator just got on the job, so That’s why it was a priority for the gov- she’s taking the time to go back and review ernment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson everything that was discussed and that’s go- to negotiate an agreement that ensured that ing to take some time,” said Blinken, who tariffs were not put up on trade between the Both sides seek alternatives to China was in London in the early part of the week U.K. and the EU. Though tariffs have been for the Group of Seven meeting of foreign avoided, there are numerous non-tariff barri- PORTO, Portugal, May 10, (AP): million) worth of pandemic aid to India, includ- ministers. ers, such as customs checks, that hinder trade The European Union and India ing oxygen generators, medicines and ventila- “We want to make sure that, whether it’s and add costs to businesses. tors, and were ready to send more. with the United Kingdom or anyone else, The Brexit deal has caused particular agreed Saturday to restart negotia- While trade talks proceed, parallel negotia- any agreements reached are consistent with consternation within Northern Ireland, espe- tions on a bilateral free trade deal, tions will be held on investment protection and the principles that President Biden has es- cially among those who want the region to eight years after their first attempt geographic indicators – a key interest for the tablished to focus on making sure that these remain part of the U.K. failed and as both sides seek alter- EU, which places importance on protecting its agreements really advance the wellbeing of As part of the agreement to ensure there distinctive products – in order to speed up the natives to China. process, von der Leyen said. our workers and their families. That’s our is no border between Northern Ireland and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi The two sides said in a six-page joint state- focus.” EU member Ireland, the British government spoke via videoconference to EU leaders at- ment that they also agreed to cooperate more in Blinken said the U.S.’s new trade nego- agreed to customs checks on some goods tending a summit in Portugal. The two sides areas such as supercomputing for pandemic and tiator, Katherine Tai, would be taking time moving between Northern Ireland and the announced what they called “a pivotal mo- climate change modelling, artificial intelligence to review the discussions that had taken rest of the U.K., which did not exist when European Commission President Ursula and digital and transport connectivity. place with the preceding administration of the U.K. was part of the EU. ment” in their relations by agreeing to re- von der Leyen, (right), and European Coun- sume talks they gave up on in 2013 and to Warm relations with India have an added Donald Trump before progressing with the In his interview, Blinken stressed the im- cil President Charles Michel participate in a attraction for the EU, which is eager to expand talks. portance the president, who has Irish roots, collaborate on a wide range of other issues. media conference at an EU summit in Porto, its influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at a press conference after the Trump had been a keen proponent of a placed on ensuring the gains of the 1998 Portugal, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (AP) The EU’s ties with China have soured over trade deal with Britain, which formally left Good Friday Agreement, which brought closed-door talks, senior EU officials were Beijing’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim thrilled by the prospect of closer ties with India. Plans for a face-to-face EU-India summit in the economic orbit of the European Union at peace to Northern Ireland. Porto, in northern Portugal, fell through after minority, leading to the suspension of the bloc’s the start of this year. Now outside the EU, “We want to make sure that, whether it’s European Commission President Ursula von ratification of a bilateral investment agreement. der Leyen called it “outstanding” and “a land- Modi canceled his trip due to the devastating India, meanwhile, fell out with China in a the U.K. can negotiate its own trade deals with the United Kingdom or the EU, whether mark moment.” European Council President pandemic surge in his country. His remote border dispute last year. - previously, when within the bloc, the EU it’s anything we’re doing, that we make sure Charles Michel said Saturday’s agreement appearance was the first time an Indian leader Clinching a free trade deal won’t be an easy had negotiated trade deals on behalf of its that the tremendous gains from the Good marked “a new, important chapter” in bilateral participated in a meeting with all of the EU’s task for EU and Indian negotiators. Six years of members. Friday Agreement are sustained and that the relations. leaders. talks produced no agreement the last time they One of the main arguments of Brexit sup- economic as well the political wellbeing of Modi was scheduled to be at the online press Von der Leyen said 17 EU countries have tried, with issues such as vehicle parts and duties porters in the runup to the referendum on Northern Ireland is taken fully into account,” conference after the meeting but didn’t appear. provided more than 100 million euros ($122 on wine and spirits thwarting an agreement. Britain’s membership of the EU in 2016 was he said. ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 BUSINESS 10

auto group backs guidelines for partially automated vehicles

The trade association representing most in their lane and a safe distance behind 20 automakers including General Motors, tems are working, according to the list of The principles, shaped over the past major automakers is offering guidelines traffi c in front of them. Ford and Toyota, released the principles principles. year after discussions with the insur- for manufacturers to advertise partially But Teslas on Autopilot have been ahead of a U.S. Senate subcommittee Automobiles should issue warnings ance industry, regulators and consumer automated driving systems and to make involved in multiple crashes, including hearing Tuesday on the future of automo- and should take corrective action such as groups, are aimed at raising consumer sure drivers are paying attention while us- several fatalities, when neither the sys- tive safety and technology. disengaging the automated systems or awareness about the limitations of robotic ing them. tem nor the driver intervened. The Teslas The principles say that any vehicle increasing the distance between vehicles driving systems, said John Bozzella, the The Alliance for Automotive Innovation have had trouble handling stopped emer- with such a system should have driver if drivers don’t pay attention, the list said. alliance’s CEO. says its members support the voluntary gency vehicles or tractor-trailers crossing monitoring as standard equipment. Cam- The alliance includes automakers that That effort includes dispelling the notion principles, which come as two federal in front of the cars. Critics, including some eras should be considered to make sure account for about 99% of the industry’s that the technology has advanced to the agencies increase scrutiny of Tesla’s Au- legislators, have said the name Autopilot drivers have eyes on the road, and the vehicle sales in the U.S., but Tesla is not point that human intervention is no longer topilot diver-assist system after two men is deceptive and implies that the cars can monitoring systems should be designed a member. It was not immediately clear if needed - something that Tesla CEO Elon were killed in a fi ery crash near Houston. drive themselves. so they can’t be “disengaged or disa- the Palo Alto, California-based company Musk has promised will soon happen with Such systems can keep vehicles centered The alliance, which represents at least bled” while the partially automated sys- would participate. his company’s electric cars. (AP) Asian shares rise on US rally, jobs data Investors await US infl ation and retail sales data

TOKYO, May 10, (AP): tions rises but Friday’s U.S. jobs report Asian shares mostly rose was a massive disappointment. The market’s most anticipated economic BioNTech posts Monday, cheered by a rally data of each month, it showed employ- on Wall Street as a grim ers added just 266,000 jobs in April. That was far fewer than the 975,000 $1.37 bln profi t jobs report signaled to in- jobs that economists expected and a vestors that interest rates steep slowdown from March’s hiring BERLIN, May 10, (AP): German will likely stay low. pace of 770,000. pharmaceutical company BioNTech The weak jobs number bolsters the reported a net profi t of 1.13 billion Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% euros ($1.37 billion) in the fi rst quar- in afternoon trading to 29,518.34. case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low. ter of this year on the back of strong Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped Such low interest rates have been revenues from its coronavirus vac- 1.3% to 7,172.80. South Korea’s a huge reason for the stock market’s cine. Kospi added 1.7% to 3,252.01. recovery from its pandemic low in The company’s estimated rev- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged March 2020. Investors have fretted enues surged to over 2 billion euros down 0.3% to 28,527.52, while the that a supercharged economy could for the period from January to March, Shanghai Composite fell nearly lead to higher, persistent infl ation, compared with just 28 million euros 0.1% to 3,416.19. forcing the U.S. central bank to raise in the same period last year. The regional gains are coming de- rates. The Fed has been holding short- BioNTech developed the fi rst spite a recent surge in coronavirus in- term rates at a record low and buying widely used vaccine against COV- fections in Asia. $120 billion in bonds every month. ID-19 together with US partner Pfi z- “In Asia, incoming economic re- “Obviously this release blew market er, which holds the market and dis- leases may contain the long shadow of bets about Fed tapering and infl ation tribution rights in much of the world. renewed resurgence of COVID,” said out of the water,” Michael Every of The Mainz-based company said its Venkateswaran Lavanya, of the Asia People wearing protective masks walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a RaboResearch said in a commentary. revenues included over 1.75 billion securities fi rm, May 10, in Tokyo. Asian shares rose Monday, cheered by a rally on Wall Street as a grim jobs report & Oceania Treasury Department in “Indeed, there is now a stronger view in gross profi ts from vaccine sales in signaled to investors that interest rates will likely stay low. (AP) that central banks can carry on pump- Mizuho Bank’s Singapre branch. Pfi zer’s territories, and almost 200 In Japan, worries are growing about ing asset markets and commodity tens of thousands of athletes and of- measures to prevent clusters and test- 7,137.48. The future for the Dow in- setting a record high for the third prices -- and so headline CPI -- in the million from sales to customers in its fi cials entering the country for the ing the athletes and offi cials regularly dustrials rose 0.2% to 34,755.00 while straight day. The Nasdaq composite hope this will magically generate wage region. Tokyo Olympics, set to open in July. for infections. the S&P 500 future was unchanged at picked up 0.9%, to 13,752.24. infl ation.” BioNTech shares rose by more Many will be from countries where Yeap Jun Rong, market strategist 4,224.60. Small company stocks also got a Recent relatively strong global earn- than 8% to $198.55 in pre-market people have been vaccinated, while for IG in Singapore, said investors are The S&P 500 index rose 0.7% to solid bump. The Russell 2000 index ings reports have lifted share prices. trading on Nasdaq Monday. the rollout has been extremely slow in watching for infl ation and retail sales 4,232.60, its third straight gain, and outgained the major stock indexes, Among companies reporting earnings The results are a signifi cant turna- Japan, with about 3% of the population data out of the U.S. and for British eco- topping the previous all-time high set climbing 1.4% to 2,271.63. later this week are Japanese automak- round for the company, which made inoculated so far. The Tokyo Olym- nomic growth data. last month. The Dow Jones Industrial The economy is regaining momen- ers Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor a net loss of 53 million euros in the pics organizers are promising stringent FTSE 100 edged 0.1% higher to Average gained 0.7% to 34,777.76, tum as the rate of coronavirus vaccina- Co. and Nissan Motor Co. fi rst quarter of 2020. Truckers fall under California gig economy law: court NEW YORK, May 10, (AP): Cali- generally applicable labor law that steps are necessary to continue ited businesses from classifying fornia’s gig economy law applies affects a motor carrier’s relation- this fi ght on behalf of independent certain workers as independent to some 70,000 truck drivers who ship with its workforce and does owner-operators and motor carri- contractors. The law is one of the can be classifi ed as employees of not bind, compel, or otherwise ers operating in California.” strictest in the country for deter- companies that hire them instead freeze into place the prices, routes, The association had argued the mining when a company must of independent contractors, giving or services.” law could make it harder for in- treat its workers as employees them a right to overtime, sick pay The ruling is “a massive vic- dependent drivers who own their with benefi ts such as minimum or other benefi ts, a federal appeals tory for California’s truck driv- own trucks and operate on their wage, overtime and sick days. court ruled Wednesday. ers, who for far too long have own hours to make a living by Last year, California voters The 9th US Circuit Court of Ap- faced exploitation and misclassi- forcing them to be classifi ed as passed Proposition 22, which ex- peals in San Francisco overturned fication at the hands of trucking employees. empted app-based ride-hailing and a ruling last year by a federal companies that place corporate The case could wind up before delivery services from AB5. The judge that said federal interstate profit ahead of drivers’ safety the US Supreme Court, especially measure was the most expensive transportation law pre-empted and well-being,” the Internation- since in 2016 the 1st US Circuit in state history with Uber, Lyft 2019s Assembly Bill 5. al Brotherhood of Teamsters said Court of Appeals in Boston ruled and other services pouring $200 In overturning that decision, in a statement. that a similar Massachusetts law million in support of it. the appellate court’s 2-1 decision But the California Trucking As- did confl ict with federal law. A federal lawsuit by a labor un- found that AB5 doesn’t confl ict sociation, which sued over the law, AB5 expanded a California ion and some drivers is challeng- with federal law because it is “a said it would take “whatever legal Supreme Court ruling that lim- ing the proposition.

the bottomline

LONDON: Microsoft is pledg- ing to let business and public sector customers in the Euro- pean Union keep cloud com- puting data inside the 27-na- tion bloc to avert concerns about U.S. government access to sensitive information. Microsoft “will go beyond our existing data storage com- mitments and enable you to process and store all your data in the EU,” said Brad Smith, the U.S. technology giant’s president. “In other words, we will not need to move your data outside the EU,” Smith wrote in a blog post Thursday. Microsoft is responding to customers that want stronger commitments on so-called data residency, Smith said. The updates will apply to the company’s core cloud services including Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365. Transatlantic data protec- tion has been a growing con- cern since the European Un- ion’s top court struck down a data sharing agreement last year known as Privacy Shield. The court said the agreement, which allowed businesses to transfer data to the U.S. under the EU’s strict data privacy rules, was invalid because it didn’t go far enough to prevent the American government from snooping on user data. Microsoft, which operates data centers in 13 European countries including France, Germany and Switzerland, will challenge any government request for an EU public sector or commercial customer’s per- sonal data when there’s a law- ful basis for doing so, Smith said. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ NEW YORK: Jon Freier, EVP, Consumer Markets at T-Mobile, answers caller questions during the T- Mobile Q1 2021 earn- ings call on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from Bellevue, Wash. T-Mobile has long said smaller markets and rural areas repre- sent huge potential upside for the business and this quarter, T-Mobile kicked off plans to add signifi cantly more points of distribution with the launch of Hometown Experts. (AP) ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Coronavirus

Limited vaccine supply As cases rise, India ‘vaccinations’ falter

BENGALURU, India, May 10, (AP): Since India opened vaccinations to all adults this month, hoping to tame a dis- astrous coronavirus surge sweeping across the country, the pace of administering the shots has dropped with states say- ing they only have limited stock to give out. Cases meanwhile are still rising at record pace in the world’s second-most populous nation. Alongside a slow- down in vaccinations, states have gone to court over oxy- gen shortages as hospitals struggle to treat a running line of COVID-19 patients. On Sunday, India reported 403,738 confi rmed cases, in- cluding 4,092 deaths. Overall, India has over 22 million confi rmed infections and 240,000 deaths. Experts say both fi gures are undercounts. India’s Supreme Court said Saturday it would set up a national task force consisting of top experts and doctors to conduct an “oxygen audit” to determine whether supplies from the federal government were reaching states. Complaints of oxygen shortages have dominated the top court recently, which stepped in earlier this week to make sure the federal government provided more medical oxygen to hos- pitals in the capital, New Delhi. Mukherjee The country’s massive vaccination drive kicked off sluggishly in January when cases were low and exports of vaccines were high, with 64 million doses going overseas. But as infections started to rise in March and April, India’s exports drastically slowed down so doses went to its own population. So far, around In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gets the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine during a news conference at Iowa PBS in Johnston, 10% of India’s population have received one shot while just Iowa. Reynolds, a Republican, is trying win over the one-third of adult Iowans who won’t commit to getting a vaccine by emphasizing that the shots will help return under 2.5% have got both. life to normal. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that the percentage of Americans resisting getting inoculated At its peak in early April, India was administering a record has shrunk in the past few months. But it’s still not enough to pull America out of the pandemic, and reach herd immunity. (AP) high of 3.5 million shots a day on average. But this num- ber has consistently shrunk since, reaching an average of 1.3 million shots a day over the past week. Between April 6 and May 6, daily doses have dropped by 38%, even as cases Coronavirus have tripled and deaths have jumped sixfold, according to Bhramar Mukherjee, a biostatistician at the University of Michigan who has been tracking India’s epidemic. Demand States scale back vaccine orders One reason for the drop in shots is that there are just not enough available, experts say. Currently, India’s two vac- cine makers produce an estimated 70 million doses each month of the two approved shots — AstraZeneca, made by Interest in shots wanes in the US the Serum Institute of India, and another by Bharat Biotech. Vaccine supply has remained nearly the same since the MADISON, Wis., May 10, (AP): disastrous surge of the virus and other more than 95,000 in mid-April, but drive began in January, but the target population eligible has States asked the federal government nations having no doses at all. At the city offi cials want a steady supply of increased by threefold, said Chandrakant Lahariya, a health this week to withhold staggering same time, wealthy countries like the doses to create more shots at doctor’s policy expert. “In the beginning, India had far more assured amounts of COVID-19 vaccine amid US are awash in vaccine, and seeing offi ces, neighborhood pharmacies and supply available than the demand, but now the situation has plummeting demand for the shots, cases and deaths plunge as a result. other small providers, hoping to appeal reversed,” he added. contributing to a growing US stockpile The federal government allocates to people who have skipped mass vac- In Kerala state, the drive to inoculate all adults is crawl- of doses. vaccines to each state based on their cination sites. ing along because “our single biggest problem is the very From South Carolina to Washing- population size, and then it’s up to the “We’ve got the demand to keep us- slow arrival of supplies,” said the state’s COVID-19 offi cer, ton, states are requesting the Biden ad- states to decide how many doses they ing our supply effectively,” Mayor Bill Amar Fetle. ministration send them only a fraction want to order every week. Early on, de Blasio said. In New Delhi, many are waiting for hours outside vaccina- In this photo provided by Jean Co- of what’s been allocated to them. The states routinely asked for the full allo- Health experts have generally said dianni, Jean, (left), and her mother turned-down vaccines amount to hun- cation -- and were clamoring for more about 70% of the nation’s population tion centers - but only after they’ve been able to book a slot. Lois Codianni celebrate Mother’s Day For Gurmukh Singh, a marketing professional in the city, dreds of thousands of doses this week shots - but now they are scaling back would need to be vaccinated to reach with brunch in Wharton, N.J. on May alone, providing a stark illustration of requests. herd immunity. The Biden administra- this has been impossible. “It gets really frustrating, having 9. Jean Codianni flew to New Jer- so many hospitals and vaccine centers around but not being the problem of vaccine hesitancy in the Wisconsin officials have asked for tion wants to get 70% of adult Ameri- sey from Los Angeles to surprise her US. just 8% of the 162,680 doses the fed- cans vaccinated by July 4, but has able to get access because they are all pre-booked,” he said. mother after the pair were separated More than 150 million Americans eral government had set aside for the acknowledged the downward trend in Experts also point to a new policy change by the govern- by the coronavirus pandemic for more than a year. (AP) - about 57% of the adult population - state next week. Julie Willems Van vaccinations and the challenge to win ment, which has upended how doses are being distributed. have received at least one dose of vac- Dijk, the state health department’s over people who doubt the vaccine’s Previously, all of the stock was bought by the federal gov- cine, but government leaders from the deputy secretary, acknowledged effectiveness or simply don’t want to ernment and then administered to the population through Biden administration down to the city earlier that demand is softening and get shots. both public and private health facilities. and county level are doing everything vaccinators are drawing down exist- The president announced Tues- But from May 1, all available stock has been divided in they can to persuade the rest of the ing inventories before ordering more day that federal offi cials will expand two, with 50% purchased by the government going to public country to get inoculated. doses. smaller and mobile vaccination clin- health centers to inoculate those above 45. The remaining US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy In Iowa, offi cials have asked the ics for hard-to-reach communities and half is being purchased by states and the private sector di- said Friday that the federal govern- federal government for 29% of that push education campaigns. He also rectly from manufacturers at set prices to give adults below ment has dedicated $250 million for state’s allocated doses next week. has touted incentive programs, such as 45. community organizations to promote Kansas offi cials asked for less than 9% discounts for shoppers who get vacci- This has led to lags as states and private hospitals, still vaccinations, make appointments and of their 162,000-dose allotment this nated at grocery stores. adjusting to new rules, struggle to procure supplies on their provide transportation. past week. Counties have been turn- North Carolina health offi cials are own. He cited examples such as holding ing down doses as demand plummets, considering paying younger people “You have now taken it out of a fairly effi cient system Sherpa DeScherer conversations with small groups of leaving the state with a stockpile of al- to get shots. West Virginia has an- where every dose was still centrally-controlled,” said Jacob people in minority communities in St. most 647,000 doses. nounced people between the ages of John, a professor of community medicine at Christian Medi- Louis and asking Rhode Island church- 16 and 35 will be eligible for a $100 cal College, Vellore. “But with market forces at play and es to contact community members and Allocation savings bond if they get the vaccine or unprepared states burdened with such a daunting task, the Discovery offer them rides to vaccination sites. Melaney Arnold, a spokeswoman have gotten it. Detroit offi cials started effi ciency of the system has fallen.” He also noted that a global Hindu for the Illinois Department of Public a program Monday to pay people $50 Things could change in the coming months, as the gov- American organization has turned tem- Health, said the state has fi ve weeks’ for every city resident they sign up for ernment last month gave an advance to the Serum Institute China to draw separation line: ples into vaccination centers, making it worth of doses on hand. Last week, a fi rst dose and bring in for an appoint- of India and Bharat Biotech, which could help boost man- China will draw a “separation line” atop easier for elderly members to get shots state offi cials for the fi rst time request- ment. ufacturing. And last week, India received its fi rst batch of Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus in a familiar setting. The Indianapolis ed fewer doses than allotted because Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean for Sputnik V vaccines. Russia has signed a deal with an Indian from being spread by climbers ascending Motor Speedway has added a vaccina- of declining demand. The state plans public health practice and community pharmaceutical company to distribute 125 million doses. Nepal’s side of the mountain, Chinese tion site in which people can get their to request just 9% of its allotted doses engagement at Johns Hopkins Univer- But with vaccines currently in short supply, there are wor- state media reported Monday. shots in a Formula 1 garage near the for everywhere but Chicago for next sity, said he wasn’t “despairing” over ries that those most in need are missing out. The goal should A team of Tibetan mountaineering race tunnels. week. the slowing of demand. guides will set up the separation line at The Biden administration an- Connecticut has requested 26% of “Herd immunity is not necessarily a be to prioritize preventing deaths, which means fully vac- its allotment for next week. South Car- cinating the elderly and vulnerable fi rst, said Dr. Gagandeep the peak before climbers attempt to reach nounced this week that if states don’t moment when the music plays and the the summit from the Chinese side, state- order all the vaccine they’ve been al- olina plans to order 21% of its doses. sun shines,” he said. “It is about how Kang, a microbiologist at Christian Medical College, Vel- owned Xinhua News Agency said. lotted, the administration will shift the North Carolina has scaled back its easy it is for the virus to pass around lore. It is not clear what the separation line surplus to meet demand in other states. request for the past week by 40%. in a community, and I think there is a “You need to give it (earlier) to people who are more like- will be made of. The climbers ascending In another sign of the burgeoning Washington state also cut its order by lot more progress to be made. People ly to die fi rst,” Kang said. the north side of the mountain from China national surplus, Biden announced last about 40% this week, the fi rst time the who think, ‘Well, we are done with the Also: will be prohibited from crossing the line week that his administration would state’s order has been smaller than its large stadiums, so that is it, we are not or coming into contact with anyone or any share the nation’s entire stock of As- allocation. going to vaccinate any more people’ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai’s long-haul carrier objects on the south, or Nepalese, side. traZeneca doses with the world once it Not everyone is dialing back. Mary- are wrong. You can vaccinate a lot Emirates will begin shipping aid from the World Health Or- Nepalese government and mountain- clears safety reviews. land and Colorado are still ordering of people if you make it convenient ganization and other groups into India for free to help fi ght eering offi cials did not immediately com- The huge supply and dwindling their full amount. So is New York for them, if you get it to their doctor’s a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus, the airline said Sun- ment on the separation line. demand has highlighted the vast in- City. The average number of daily offi ces, if you answer their questions. day. Both countries suspended the climbing equalities during the pandemic, with shots in the nation’s largest city has But it is going to take a different type The offer by Emirates, which has some 95 fl ights weekly season on the world’s highest mountain countries like India buckling under a dropped about 40% since peaking at of effort to do it.” to nine cities in India, initially involves aid already in Dubai last year due to the pandemic. Nepal has but may expand across the carrier’s network as time goes issued permits allowing 408 foreigners to attempt climbs this year as it tries to boost on. That could mean major savings for aid groups as air- tourism revenue. freight costs have skyrocketed amid the pandemic. Demand The Army Corps spent $100 million to mental groups who sued over the harbor the machines long-term at an estimated Xinhua said 21 Chinese climbers were build a pair of stations on the Savannah deepening required the Army Corps to cost of $3 million per year. (AP) for fl own cargo stands at record levels worldwide. approved to scale the mountain from the Emirates made the announcement at Dubai’s Interna- River equipped with large machines that prove that the machines worked. ❑ ❑ ❑ northern slope. suck in water, swirl it with oxygen pulled Southern Environmental Law Center at- tional Humanitarian City, already home to a WHO ware- While China has mostly curbed domes- from the air and inject the mixture back torney Chris DeScherer, who represented Carbon emissions drop 10%: Car- house that’s been crucial to the distribution of medical gear tic transmission of the virus, Nepal has into the river that’s home to blue crabs, the groups in the federal lawsuit, said he bon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel worldwide. A WHO worker on a forklift moved boxes of seen a surging outbreak with record new striped bass and endangered shortnose had not yet reviewed the Army Corps’ en- combustion dropped 10% in the European tents made in Pakistan and rolls of net shades from South infections and deaths in recent days. Most sturgeon. tire report. He said he has concerns about Union last year amid the coronavirus pan- Korea preparing for the initial fl ight planned for Thursday. major cities and towns are under lock- A 2013 legal settlement with environ- the government’s commitment to operate demic, according to estimates from the That will be used to construct fi eld hospitals for India’s over- down and all domestic and international EU’s statistical offi ce. whelmed health care system. fl ights are grounded. Eurostat said in a statement Friday that Nabil Sultan, the divisional senior vice president for Emir- Offi cials in Nepal have refused to speak emissions fell in all of the EU’s 27 mem- ates SkyCargo, said the initial priority would be shipping aid about any Everest outbreak. One climber, ber nations compared to 2019 as govern- a Norwegian, told The Associated Press ments imposed lockdown measures to out of Dubai, rather than elsewhere from its network. While last month he had developed COVID-19 slow the spread of the virus. airfreight costs stand at record prices, Sultan said offering and has since left the country after getting Greece recorded the largest decrease free shipping for aid to India now was important for an air- better. (-18.7%), followed by Estonia (-18.1%), line that has fl own to the South Asian country since the car- Ang Tshering Sherpa, a mountaineer- Luxembourg (-17.9%), Spain (-16.2%) rier’s founding in 1985. ing expert who has been in the mountain- and Denmark (-14.8%). The countries “Our relationship with India in particular goes a long way eering community for decades, said it was with the smallest reductions were Malta and at times like this, I think it’s absolutely essential that we just not possible to draw any kind of sepa- (-1%), Hungary (-1.7%), Ireland (-2.6%) make sure that essential commodities get to India and to the ration on the Everest summit. (AP) and Lithuania (-2.6%). Indian people,” Sultan told The Associated Press. “This is ❑ ❑ ❑ Eurostat said the sources of the cut- the time for us to give back.” backs varied. Oxygen injectors pass test: A feder- “The largest decreases were seen for As India has grown into an economic power, so has Emir- al agency has said that machines designed all types of coals. The consumption of oil ates and its base of Dubai International Airport, the world’s to inject extra oxygen for fi sh to breathe and oil products also decreased in almost busiest for international travel. The airline serves as a key in the Savannah harbor passed a second all member states, while natural gas con- link in East-West travel. round of tests that were required as part sumption decreased only in 15 member Passenger numbers from India for Emirates, just under 3 of the $973 million deepening of the ship- states and increased or stayed at the same million in 2008, grew to 5.5 million a decade later. That’s ping channel to the Port of Savannah. level in the 12 others,” the offi ce said. some 10% of Emirates overall annual passenger load, with The Army Corps of Engineers released a CO2 emissions from energy consump- more coming from the surrounding countries on the subcon- 172-page report that concluded testing last tion account for about 75% of all man- tinent. Millions of Indians also live in the United Arab Emir- summer found the injection machines suc- made greenhouse gases in the EU. The ates and comprise a key part of its labor force. cessfully offset a small loss of dissolved ox- amounts produced are infl uenced by many ygen in the water as the river gets deepened A technician prepares a Pfizer vaccine in the pharmacy area of the newly- factors, including economic growth, trans- to make room for larger cargo ships. opened COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in Sydney, Australia, May 10. (AP) portation and industrial activities. 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Supports HBCU students Rapper Scott fl exes philanthropic arms

LOS ANGELES, May 10, (AP): Travis Scott, the rapper famous for his string of stylish hip-hop hits, from “SICKO MODE” to “Highest in the Room,” and for the wild mosh pits at his concerts, has been fl exing his philanthropic arms. In October, Scott tweeted that he’d pay a semes- ter’s tuition to fi ve students at historically Black col- leges and universities. He chose some of the recipi- ents via social media, and a month later he launched his charitable Cactus Jack Foundation. The foun- dation partnered with his hometown of Houston to distribute 50,000 free meals to residents during the Texas freeze in February. For his efforts, the Gram- my-nominated rapper, whose real name is Jacques Web- ster, was one of fi ve recipi- ents announced recently for the fi rst RAD — Red Carpet Advocacy — impact awards, which honor cultural fi gures who “inspire purpose” in their work. His fellow recipients were actors Charlize Theron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Lav- Scott erne Cox and Margot Robbie. Luxury Stores at Amazon partnered with RAD, an agency that creates advoca- This Oct 17, 2019, file photo shows Christopher Velez, (from left), Joel Pimentel, Richard Camacho, Zabdiel de Jesuz, Erick and Brian Colon, of CNCO, performing cy campaigns for charities, to underwrite donations at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Latin American boy band CNCO is downsizing. The group announced on its official Instagram page May to fi ve charities picked by the celebrities. 9, that 22-year-old Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet. (AP) Luxury Stores has also created an online shop, the RAD Impact Edit, to benefi t the charities. Recently RAD said that all of Amazon’s sales proceeds from the shop were to be donated to the charities. Scott’s foundation, which will receive con- Music tributions from Amazon, plans to give several more scholarships for HBCU students using the funding. Separately, the rapper, who is co-par- enting his 3-year-old daughter, Stormi, with her mother, Kylie Jenner, is working on a project in Latin American boy band downsizing Houston that will operate as a design education center for youth. The Associated Press spoke recently with Scott about his philanthropy and other work. The interview Bye, bye, bye: CNCO loses member was edited for clarity and length. Question: Why did you decide to launch your NEW YORK, May 10, (AP): The “Primera Cita” and 2018’s “CNCO” to Capitol Records, the same com- foundation in the fall? And how are you selecting the Latin American boy band CNCO is - debuted at No. 1 on the Latin charts pany that put out records by Frank students to receive scholarships? downsizing. and reached the Top 40 on the all- Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix and the Bea- Answer: I felt like sharing inspiration, and shar- The group announced on its of- genre Billboard 200 albums chart. tles. ing knowledge is key. It’s one of the main goals. fi cial Instagram page Sunday that The band’s latest effort, the cover In mid April, Capitol Records of- My grandfather, on my dad’s side, was a dean of the 22-year-old Joel Pimentel is leav- album “Déjà Vu,” was released in fi cially announced that the Tampa graduate school at Prairie View A&M. My grand- ing the band, making the successful February. native would be joining their roster mother taught at Prairie View, and my dad and all quintet a quartet. The group has won multiple and launched his new single, Com- my uncles went to Prairie View, and I was supposed “We’re sad to tell you that after honors at the Latin American Mu- to go there. But I went to another school (the Univer- munication. The rest has been a blur. This Oct 17, 2019, file photo shows fi ve and a half unforgettable and sic Awards, Latin Billboard Mu- “I still can’t believe it,” Bissett sity of Texas, San Antonio). That desire of education Joel Pimentel, of CNCO, posing back- life changing years together, Friday, was always drawn into me through my grandparents, sic Awards and iHeartRadio Mu- said. “I’m literally living a dream stage at the Latin American Music May 14th will be Joel’s last day as a sic Awards. The band’s “MTV right now.” my dad and my mom. Awards in Los Angeles. (AP) I went to college and kind of wish I fi nished, but member of CNCO. We want you all Unplugged at Home” performance The Bissett family moved from I didn’t. For other reasons, whether it was fi nancial, to know that while Joel is leaving and won best quarantine performance Tampa to Portland, Oregon, when I had a different kind of drive. But I knew if certain will be pursuing new opportunities, at last year’s MTV Video Music Bissett was 5. By second grade, Bis- things could’ve been taken care of, I probably would we are and will always be brothers. Awards and they were nominated sett asked for his fi rst electric guitar. have been around. My grandfather passed not too We support him in his next chapter, for best new artist at the 2017 Latin His dad, Paul, remembers how an long ago. I want to use any type of power I have to and will always, most importantly, Grammys. instructor sent him home from his carry on his legacy on education and the knowledge remain a family,” the statement read Over the years many popular boy fi rst lesson with Back In Black sheet he instilled in me to help the next person who wants from remaining members Richard bands have lost members. The re- music. to be educated and not held back from education by Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Chris- sults have varied - some members Bissett experimented with other anything. topher Vélez and Zabdiel De Jesús. are replaced, some groups disband passions, like playing football, but But the scholarship is just one aspect of the foun- “We know this news is saddening and others move forward. Zayn Ma- music remained a big part of his dation. When we did the past scholarships, the fresh- and is going to be as hard for all of lik left One Direction in 2015 and life. When the family moved back men couldn’t even go to campus because of the pan- you as it is for us, but we appreciate the group continued without him, demic. They couldn’t even enjoy the campus life, to Tampa, Bissett was 15 and started Cuomo McColl you sticking with us. While it will be while ‘N Sync never released mu- a band called Offshore with school and their parents probably couldn’t go to work. I just different, we are so excited to con- sic after Justin Timberlake dropped wanted to help. The connectivity between that and friends. They were the opening act at tinue into this new era of CNCO, and his Grammy-winning solo debut in a small bar, playing in front of about my grandfather, and helping some of these kids who can’t wait for all of you to see what Variety 2002. a hundred people he’d never met be- come from the same community I come from, it’s we have in store for you!” In a second statement released to fore. important. Especially some of these kids that go to CNCO, whose members range in The Associated Press, CNCO said HBCUs. My sister goes to Howard University, and “I was like, ’Oh my god, this is it,” NEW YORK: Many Broadway produc- age from 20 to 25, formed in 2015 the band has “become a family, a my brother goes to Prairie View A&M. on the Univision music competition he said. “‘This is what I want’.” A lot of people will get a lot of stuff done if the tions are scrambling to resume ticket brotherhood, and we want the CN- That band dissolved after the hardship wasn’t on them. So anytime you can come sales in the coming days to welcome series “La Banda,” created by Ricky COwners to know that will never theater-goers this fall after city and state Martin and Simon Cowell. CNCO change.” other members became consumed through and take that burden off their back, it’s leaders have green-lit a reopening of the with sports practice. But Bissett kept amazing. also announced that the group will “We are stronger than ever and Great White Way at full capacity by mid- have its fi nal performance as a fi ve- this is just the beginning for us. We playing, tinkering around with music Q: How many more scholarships do you plan to September. production software and watching give with the new funds the foundation is getting “We remain cautiously optimistic some on Friday. have so many exciting things that “You guys are what keep us going we’re working on that will be com- tutorials on YouTube. When the cor- from the luxury store at Amazon and its partnership about Broadway’s ability to resume onavirus lockdown started, he used with the RAD awards? performances this fall and are happy and have us so excited to continue ing out very soon and we can’t wait A: I want to give out as many as we can every that fans can start buying tickets again,” together stronger than ever. For that to share with all of you!,” the state- his time at home to learn covers and year. As the years come, and the more opportunities Charlotte St. Martin, president of the reason, we wanted to give you a fi - ment continued. “We love the CN- work on original songs. we have to be able to give out scholarships, we defi - Broadway League, said in a statement. nal gift all together,” they said of COwners so much, they are what “The pandemic, as horrible and nitely want to do that. Hopefully, we can double and New York Gov Andrew Cuomo said the upcoming livestreaming concert. keeps us going, and that’s why we terrible as it is, has been a blessing triple it every year. Broadway theaters can reopen Sept 14 “We love you and will see you very wanted to give them this livestream for me in the sense of creativity. It We’re also about to start creating a space for peo- and will be allowed to decide their own soon!” as a gift to see the 5 of us together kind of allowed me to be confi dent ple to create products, cook up ideas and hear from entry requirements, like whether people in a way that I wasn’t confi dent be- must prove they’ve been vaccinated to CNCO has had major success one last time.” different creative people. They could teach a class on the Latin music charts, launch- fore,” he said. attend a show. Selling tickets will allow Also: at the spot and do different things. And maybe even theaters to gauge interest before stages ing eight Top 10 hits on Billboard’s “I was like, “Well, I’ll make a Tik- help support people’s projects. open, said Robert Mujica, Cuomo’s Latin pop airplay chart, including TAMPA, Fla: For the past six months, Tok. The guys can’t make fun of me Q: You also partnered with the New Schools budget director. the No. 1 tunes “Reggaetón Lento none of Aidan Bissett’s teachers or now because we’re not in school, so Parsons School of Design in New York, and My “Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s (Bailemos)” and “Se Vuelve Loca.” classmates at Jesuit High School they won’t see me.” Brother’s Keeper, Houston — an initiative to reduce longest-running show, announced The band’s songs have reached were aware that he had just scored a The covers and snippets of his opportunity gaps for minority boys and young men Wednesday it would resume perfor- worldwide audiences, performing huge record label deal. original music started gaining trac- in Houston — to bring Parsons’ fashion design pro- mances on Oct 22, with tickets going on tion. Bissett got connected with Tik- grams to the city. Why did you want to bring that sale Friday. More shows are expected to especially well in countries such as As Bissett, 18, was wrapping up program to your hometown? circle return dates in the coming weeks. Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Ar- his senior year of high school, he Tok-famous artist Blu De Tiger, who A: In Houston, or cities like Houston, we don’t re- Actors’ Equity Association, the na- gentina. was also sending snippets of indie helped him work with a producer on ally have collegiate schools like Parsons where peo- tional labor union representing more than CNCO’s fi rst two albums - 2016’s pop songs recorded in his bedroom his fi rst song, Different. ple can get those ideas out. You kind of have to go to 51,000 actors and stage managers in live New York City, London or Paris. But there are peo- theater, said the news meant the theater ple in the state of Texas, the South or the Midwest community is “one step closer to the safe ties get clothing to those in need. comics editor at King Features Syndi- a group of students at the University of reopening” of Broadway. who are creators but don’t have that outlet. With “This was a great way to help bring cate. Texas. “We look forward to continuing our communities together but also have a The event held on the fi rst Friday in Comics creators have noticed that this program, kids in high school or college can start conversations with the Broadway League learning these designs early when they might not little bit of a laugh,” said Tea Fougner, May, is believed to have been started by the COVID-19 pandemic has effected about a safe reopening and know that people’s ability to get clothing and chari- have the fi nances to go all the way to New York City. soon the time will come when members ties have not gotten as many donations Thankfully, Parsons partnered with me to create this can go back to doing what they do best, as typical. dream and establish it in Houston to help more crea- creating world-class theater,” said Mary In a gracious move among comic strip tives coming out from my hometown. McColl, executive director of Actors’ distributors, King Features reached out Q: Forbes once called you “corporate America’s Equity. to fellow syndicators Tribune Content brand whisperer” because of your successful en- The Broadway that reopens will look Agency, Andrews McMeel Universal and dorsement deals with companies like McDonalds. different. In May, the big budget Disney Washington Post Writers Group to pull What is the driving force behind it? musical “Frozen” decided not to reopen off Friday’s event. A: I’m looking at these not as endorsements but as when Broadway theaters restart, marking “We may be business competitors, but partnerships. The main thing with what I do at Cac- the fi rst time an established show had we’re all part of the same family,” said tus Jack with my squad of people is connecting with been felled by the coronavirus pandemic. Fougner. “We all love comics and we love Producers of “Mean Girls” also decided our communities. And, at the end of the these brands instead of things being thrown upon us. not to restart. It’s about bringing change and helping inspire com- day, that’s really what cartooning is about. But there will be new shows, includ- So we want as many cartoonists as possible panies to do different things that really connect to ing Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s who they call a consumer but I call humans — real “Pass Over” that is slated to reopen the to take part in initiatives like this.” fans. August Wilson Theatre, the same venue Cartoonists were contacted in Febru- Q: You’re headlining Rolling Loud in Miami this “Mean Girls” has vacated. And a Shubert ary about the project, and the fi nished July, one of the fi rst major music festivals that’s theater has been promised for playwright comics started to come in by March. scheduled to happen after many of them were de- Keenan Scott II’s play “Thoughts of a In some cases, artists needed a quick layed or canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Colored Man.” (AP) brainstorming session to fi gure out ways ❑ ❑ ❑ to approach the request. What do you think it’s going to be like? Not Bill Griffi th, the artist behind A: I can’t wait. I’m amped and ready to fl ip a stage NEW YORK: More than 25 cartoonists “Zippy the Pinhead.” “He emailed me and just see mayhem again. Oh, my goodness. There behind strips from “Blondie” to “Zippy back right away and he said, ‘Well, not are so many songs I haven’t even performed. the Pinhead” are celebrating the holiday Prince Royce performs at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards on Nov 14, 2019, in wearing pants is Zippy’s thing,’” said No Pants Day in a way that helps chari- Las Vegas. The singer turns 32 on May 11. (AP) Fougner. (AP) ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 SPORTS 14

Pak win by an innings and 147 runs Pakistan seal 2nd Test and 2-0 series sweep in Zimbabwe HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 10, (AP): Pakistan quickly took the one wicket it needed Monday for another innings Zverev claims 2nd victory over struggling Zimbabwe in the second Test and a 2-0 series sweep. Madrid Open title It took only five overs on Day 4 for Shaheen Shah Afridi to end it by hav- MADRID, May 10, (AP): Alexander ing Luke Jongwe caught behind by Zverev continued his impressive form wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan for going into the French Open by win- 37. ning his second Madrid Open title. Pakistan won by an innings and 147 After beating top-seeded Rafael runs at Harare Sports Club to go with Nadal in the quarterfinals and fourth- the innings and 116-run win in the first ranked Dominic Thiem in the semifi- Test at the same venue. nals, Zverev rallied to defeat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 for his sec- ond title this season. The sixth-ranked CRICKET German also won the Mexican Open in Acapulco in March. Zverev won his first Madrid title in Pakistan also claimed a slice of his- 2018 in a final against Thiem. The win tory with Afridi’s 5-52 making him the on Sunday gave him his fourth Masters third Pakistan bowler in the test to take 1000 title, and first in three years. a five-wicket haul. He and Nauman Zverev will be trying to improve from Ali (5-86) took five each in the second his fourth-round exit last year at the innings after Hasan Ali’s five in the French Open. first. It’s the first time Pakistan has had three bowlers with five wickets in a TENNIS match, and the first time it has hap- pened in tests since 1993. Zimbabwe continued on 220-9 in its “To do well at the French Open, you second innings, on the brink of defeat and need to be playing well during the clay still 158 runs short of making Pakistan bat court season,” the 24-year-old Zverev again. The home team added only 11 said. “That is in a way important for more runs to be all out for 231. me, as well. At the end of the day I Pakistan cricket team pose with the trophy after winning the series and Test cricket matches against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, on May Pakistan controlled the match from won a Masters. There’s really very 10. (AP) the start and posted 510-8 declared little in terms of bigger than this one after batting first, with 215 not out right here. I’m happy with this achieve- from opener Abid Ali and 126 from ment. Obviously, yeah, I look forward Azhar Ali. to the next few weeks. I look forward The bowlers then went to work and to what’s ahead.” were also dominant, with Hasan Ali The 10th-ranked Berrettini won the McIlroy wins at Quail Hollow to collecting 5-27 in 13 overs as Pakistan title in Belgrade last week. The Italian bowled Zimbabwe out for 132 in its has been gradually returning to form first innings and made the home team after struggling with an abdominal follow on. injury that kept him from playing his Zimbabwe was outclassed and only quarterfinal match against Stefanos passed 200 once in its four innings in Tsitsipas at the Australian Open. The end 18 months victory drought the series. injury kept Berrettini out until Monte Carlo, where he lost his opening match. “This was my first (Masters 1000) Home favorite Jutanugarn shoots 63 to win LPGA Thailand final. Hopefully it’s not going to be my last,” Berrettini said. “But like I said before, I’m really happy on my level. CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 10, (AP): Crosby, became the first US captain with back-to-back Today unfortunately I think I didn’t victories since Buddy Marucci in 2007 and 2009. play my best tennis.” Rory McIlroy found his comfort zone Eckroat overwhelmed Mark Power 7 and 6 in the After exchanging a break each in at Quail Hollow and left with a tro- opening match, and Coody beat Alex Fitzpatrick 3 the first set, Berrettini opened the tie- and 1 in the second. Castillo topped John Murphy 2 breaker with a 5-0 lead but allowed phy he badly needed. Zverev to come back. The Italian McIlroy closed with a 3-under 68 and made it and 1 to become the only player to finish the two-day event 4-0. closed it out on his fourth set point tough on himself at the end, driving into the after Zverev also squandered a set hazard left of the 18th fairway and needing two Hammer beat Ben Schmidt 4 and 3 in the second- to-last match, and Hagestad put the Americans over point in the back-and-forth tiebreaker. putts from 45 feet for a one-shot victory in the the top when he was 4 up with four to play in a It was the first set dropped by Zverev Wells Fargo Championship. 4-and-2 victory over Ben Jones. this week. What mattered was ending 18 months since his Quade Cummins gave the US a half-point, win- Germany’s Alexander Zverev Zverev, who finished with seven last victory in the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, ning the 18th with a par to pull even with Barclay returns the ball to Italy’s Matteo double-faults, evened the match after along with finding a strong semblance of his game as Berrettini during the men’s final breaking Berrettini at 4-4 and serving Brown. match at the Mutua Madrid Open he prepares to return to Kiawah Island for the PGA British Amateur champion Long, Matty Lamb, out to clinch the second set at the Championship. tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Magic Box center court, which had its Angus Flanagan and Jack Dyer won matches for on May 9. (AP) McIlroy seemed to be on the verge of choking up GB&I. roof closed because of rain in Madrid. at winning on Mother’s Day, thinking of his mother, GB&I took 2-1/2 of the four points in the morning Rosie, and wife Erica. She was at Quail Hollow with their daughter, Poppy, and McIlroy doted on them foursomes to pull within a half-point. before signing his card. In Pattaya, Thailand, Ariya Jutanugarn closed with Truex dominates at Darlington Rory McIlroy holds the trophy after winning dur- a 9-under 63 to win the Honda LPGA Thailand by a ing the fourth round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow stroke and become the first home winner in 14 years. DARLINGTON, S.C., May 10, (AP): Super Bowl winning coach a scare. on May 9, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP) Jutanugarn won her 11th LPGA Tour title and first Martin Truex Jr got nervous in a hurry “Yeah, he scared me, too,” Truex told GOLF since July 2018. She finished at 22-under 266 to edge near the end of his dominating drive at him. fellow Thai Atthaya Thitikul, the 18-year-old who Darlington Raceway. The victory gave Truex some pay- Stricker made for birdie in regulation to force the missed a 4-foot birdie putt at the last to force a playoff. Barely pushed much of the race, the back at Darlington from the last time McIlroy seized control with two splendid bunker playoff. Patty Tavatanakit, the 54-hole leader and winner Joe Gibbs Racing driver suddenly saw here last September, when he led 196 shots, getting up-and-down for birdie on the reach- Stricker, who won the last time the event was held of the first LPGA Tour major of the year, closed with Kyle Larson catching up in the closing laps, yet finished 22nd after tangling able par-4-14th and the par-5 15th, and then holding in 2019, closed with a 68 to match Cejka at 18-under on at the end. a 70 to tie for third with Angel Yin (66), three-time laps. for the lead late with Chase Elliott. 270. Thailand winner Amy Yang (64) and So Yeon Ryu Truex, though, called on his steady Abraham Ancer ran off three straight birdies and Cejka, who grew up in Germany, got into the field nearly closed with a fourth one, posting a 66 for a (64). demeanor and track focus to pull away as an alternate Monday when Jay Haas withdrew and Jutanugarn’s unblemished round included nine for his third NASCAR Cup Series vic- runner-up finish, the fourth of his career as the left with full exemption. He made his first two PGA Mexican seeks his first PGA Tour title. birdies and went some way to making up for her col- tory this season. Tour Champions starts as a Monday qualifier, and lapse in 2013 when she blew a two-shot lead on the Not that it was easy. McIlroy finished at 10-under 274 for his 19th tied for second at the Chubb Classic. career victory, and his third at Quail Hollow. 18th hole with a triple bogey that handed victory to In Birmingham, Alabama, Alex Cejka won the Swede Robert Karlsson was third at 14 under after South Korea’s Inbee Park. Regions Tradition in only his third PGA Tour a 69. In Tenerife, Spain, Garrick Higgo of South Africa CAR RACING Champions start, beating defending champion Steve In Juno Beach, Florida, Austin Eckroat and made a hole-in-one on the seventh hole and was Stricker with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. Pierceson Coody got the United States off to a fast never seriously challenged as he closed with a A childhood refugee from communist start, and Cole Hammer and Stewart Hagestad fin- 7-under 64 for a six-shot victory in the Canary When Truex noticed Larson right Czechlosovokia (now the Czech Republic), the ished off Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup. Islands Championship. behind him inside of 30 laps left, he 50-year-old Cejka made a 10-foot birdie putt on No. Ricky Castillo won again, too, and the Americans The 21-year-old Higgo won for the second time in thought, “Oh, man, he’s right behind 18 and Stricker missed an 8-footer with a chance to took five of the 10 afternoon singles matches and tied three weeks on the European Tour, which has been in me. extend the playoff at Greystone Golf & Country another at Seminole Golf Club for a 14-12 victory. the Canary Islands for the last three weeks. Very quickly, Truex was back to his Martin Truex Jr. stands with his Club. The Americans won for the third straight time to Higgo finished at 27-under 257 for his third steady, powerhouse driving at the trophy in Victory Lane after winning Cejka had turned a three-stroke deficit into a two- take a 38-9-1 lead in the biennial event first played in European Tour title. He moved to just outside the top track “Too Tough To Tame.” the NASCAR Cup Series auto race shot lead over the final nine holes for a 5-under 67. 1922. 50 in the world, and the victory might be enough for Truex’s owner, Joe Gibbs, told him at Darlington Raceway, on May 9, His winning putt was from a similar spot to the one Nathaniel Crosby, the son of late crooner Bing him to get into the US Open. after that Larson gave the three-time in Darlington, S.C. (AP) ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 SPORTS 15

Stanton lifts Yanks to 2nd straight walk-off over Nats Arenado homers, Wainwright pitches Cardinals past Rockies ST. LOUIS, May 10, (AP): Nolan Are- nado homered against his former team, Adam Wainwright pitched three-hit MLB Results/Standings ball into the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0. Blackhawks welcome back WASHINGTON, May 10, (AP): Results and Yadier Molina hit an RBI double standings from the MLB games on Sunday. and Ryan Helsley got Josh Fuentes Boston 4 Baltimore 3 to ground into a game-ending double NY Yankees 3 Washington 2 play with the bases loaded for his sec- Texas 10 Seattle 2 Chic. Wht. Sox 9 Kansas City 3 ond career save and first this season. Houston 7 Toronto 4 St. Louis completed a three-game Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 3 sweep and has won nine of 11 overall. fans with victory over Stars LA Angels 2 LA Dodgers 1 Milwaukee 2 Miami (10 innings) 1 Colorado dropped to a major league- NY Mets 4 Arizona 2 worst 2-14 on the road. St Louis 2 Colorado 0 Wainwright (2-3) struck out five Pittsburgh 6 Chicago Cubs 5 and walked three over 8 1/3 innings, Flames rout Sens to stay in playoff race San Diego 11 San Francisco 1 Atlanta 8 Philadelphia (12 innings) 7 improving to 11-1 against the Rockies. American League Arenado homered leading off the East Division second against German Marquez (1-4), CHICAGO, May 10, (AP): W L Pct GB Boston 22 13 .629 _ who allowed two runs - one earned - in Alex DeBrincat scored two New York 18 16 .529 3-1/2 six innings. St. Louis improved to 14-4 Tampa Bay 19 17 .528 3-1/2 since April 23, the best record in the more goals, Kevin Lanki- Toronto 17 16 .515 4 majors during that span. nen made 37 saves and Baltimore 15 19 .441 6-1/2 Central Division Yankees 3, Nationals 2 the Chicago Blackhawks W L Pct GB In New York, Giancarlo Stanton hit Chicago 19 13 .594 _ welcomed back fans to Cleveland 18 14 .563 1 a game-ending single off Brad Hand in Kansas City 16 17 .485 3-1/2 the ninth inning, and New York beat the United Center with a Minnesota 12 20 .375 7 Washington for its second straight 4-2 victory over the Dallas Detroit 10 24 .294 10 West Division walk-off win over the Nationals. Stars. W L Pct GB Oakland 21 15 .583 _ Chicago hosted a crowd of 3,820 Houston 18 16 .529 2 BASEBALL for its first home game with fans in Seattle 18 17 .514 2-1/2 Texas 18 18 .500 3 almost 14 months. It was the last Los Angeles 15 18 .455 4-1/2 Hand (2-1) walked Tyler Wade and US-based NHL team to open its National League pinch-hitter Aaron Judge starting the doors to the public during the CO- East Division ninth, a day after walking his first bat- W L Pct GB VID-19 pandemic. New York 16 13 .552 _ ter and blowing ninth- and 10th-inning Two of the biggest cheers of the Philadelphia 18 16 .529 -1/2 Atlanta 16 17 .485 2 leads in a game the Yankees won 4-3 night were for DeBrincat, who ex- in 11 innings. Miami 15 18 .455 3 One out later, Stanton lined a slider tended his goal-scoring streak to six. Washington 13 17 .433 3-1/2 He scored on a power play in the first Central Division into left field for his 24th RBI this sea- W L Pct GB son and just the fifth hit of the game period and then helped close it out St Louis 21 14 .600 _ for the Yankees. New York went 7-2 when he made it 4-2 with his 31st of Milwaukee 19 16 .543 2 the season with 3:12 left. Chicago 17 17 .500 3-1/2 on its longest homestand of the year, Cincinnati 15 16 .484 4 improving to 18-16. Pittsburgh 14 19 .424 6 Michael King, Wandy Peralta and West Division ICE HOCKEY W L Pct GB Aroldis Chapman (2-0) combined for San Francisco 20 14 .588 _ 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. King San Diego 19 16 .543 1-1/2 got four outs to remain unscored upon The Blackhawks had 10 rookies in Los Angeles 18 17 .514 2-1/2 the lineup for their penultimate game Arizona 15 19 .441 5 in 12 1/3 innings this season. Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (left), blocks a shot by Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski during the Colorado 12 22 .353 8 of the season, and they did enough to third period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, on May 9. (AP) Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2 hold off Dallas in the Stars’ first game In New York, two-time Cy Young since they were eliminated from play- Award winner Jacob deGrom was off contention. pulled after five innings with right side Brandon Hagel had a goal and an NHL Results/Standings tightness in his return from an injury to assist in Chicago’s second straight a similar area, and New York won its win. MacKenzie Entwistle became the fifth in row. ninth player to score his first career DeGrom (3-2) was perfect through goal with the Blackhawks this year. WASHINGTON, May 10, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Sunday. four innings but labored in the fifth, Dallas lost for the sixth time in sev- Chicago 4 Dallas 2 Calgary 6 Ottawa 1 then called for the trainer after throw- en games. Denis Gurianov and Mark ing two warmup pitches ahead of the East Division West Division Pysyk scored for the Stars, and Anton GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA sixth. He was scheduled for an MRI. Khudobin made 21 stops. y-Pittsburgh 56 37 16 3 77 196 156 The right-hander was coming off a x-Washington 55 35 15 5 75 189 162 x-Vegas 54 39 13 2 80 184 122 10-day layoff, skipping his previous Flames 6, Senators 1 x-Boston 54 32 15 7 71 164 132 x-Colorado 53 36 13 4 76 184 131 In Calgary, Alberta, Johnny Gaudreau x-NY Islanders 55 32 17 6 70 154 125 x-Minnesota 54 35 14 5 75 178 149 turn in the rotation because of a right NY Rangers 56 27 23 6 60 177 157 x-St Louis 53 24 20 9 57 156 166 lat issue. Prior to Sunday, deGrom had and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal Philadelphia 55 24 23 8 56 159 199 Arizona 56 24 26 6 54 153 176 a 0.51 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 35 and two assists and Calgary beat Ottawa New Jersey 55 19 29 7 45 143 190 San Jose 55 21 27 7 49 151 193 overpowering innings. to preserve its slim playoff hopes. Buffalo 56 15 34 7 37 138 199 Los Angeles 53 21 26 6 48 141 157 Central Division Anaheim 56 17 30 9 43 126 179 Edwin Díaz got five outs for his fifth Mikael Backlund, Michael Stone, GP W L OT Pts GF GA North Division save. Dillon Dube and Mark Giordano also y-Carolina 55 36 11 8 80 179 131 GP W L OT Pts GF GA New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks Arizona has lost six in a row. Rookie scored for Calgary. Jacob Markstrom x-Florida 55 36 14 5 77 185 153 y-Toronto 54 35 13 6 76 182 140 hits an RBI-single during the third stopped 19 shots for his 19th victory. x-Tampa Bay 55 36 16 3 75 181 143 x-Edmonton 53 33 18 2 68 174 144 inning of a baseball game against right-hander Riley Smith (1-2) allowed x-Nashville 55 30 23 2 62 151 154 x-Winnipeg 53 28 22 3 59 160 149 two runs in four innings. The Flames moved eight points be- Dallas 55 22 19 14 58 153 150 Montreal 54 24 21 9 57 153 160 the Washington Nationals at Yan- hind Montreal for the fourth and final Chicago 55 24 25 6 54 157 181 Calgary 52 23 26 3 49 138 149 kee Stadium, on May 9, in New Angels 2, Dodgers 1 Detroit 56 19 27 10 48 127 171 Ottawa 55 22 28 5 49 153 187 York. (AP) In Anaheim, California, Jared Walsh playoff spot in the North Division. To make the postseason, Calgary needs to Columbus 56 18 26 12 48 137 187 Vancouver 49 20 26 3 43 132 163 hit a two-run double in the third inning Note: Two points for a win one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for playoffs under this proved to 7-2 since May 1 to get back to and the Los Angeles Angels held off win its remaining four games against season’s temporary realignment. .500 for the first time since April 9. the slumping Dodgers. the division-worst Canucks, and the Canadiens needs to lose their remain- White Sox 9, Royals 3 After the Dodgers struck first in the In Kansas City, Mo., Yermin Mer- third on Chris Taylor’s two-out RBI ing two games against Edmonton in ing two of three from San Diego from Brewers 6, Cubs 5 run homer and tied a career high with regulation. April 16-18. They started the season In Chicago, Tyler Anderson pitched four RBIs as Houston built a big lead cedes and Jose Abreu each had three single, the Angels responded in the RBIs to help Chicago finish a three- home half when Walsh lined a bases- 13-3 but find themselves just 18-17 af- eight solid innings and Pittsburgh held early against Toronto. second in the ninth, but Raisel Iglesias ter dropping 14 of 19. on in the ninth to end Chicago’s five- Jose Altuve added a solo homer game sweep, handing Kansas City its loaded, ground-rule double off Trevor eighth consecutive loss. Bauer (3-2). retired Justin Turner and Will Smith Red Sox 4, Orioles 3 game winning streak. for the Astros to help them win two for his fifth save. Wilmer Difo had three hits and of three in the series. Tucker’s homer The Royals went winless on their The Dodgers were held to three hits In Baltimore, Rafael Devers and seven-game homestand. They opened Aaron Slegers (2-0) worked 1 1/3 drove in three runs as the Pirates won highlighted a four-run fourth inning but had plenty of baserunners after Hunter Renfroe homered, Nick Piv- it up 1½ games in the AL Central but drawing nine walks from six Angels hitless innings in relief and the Angels etta won his third consecutive start and for just the third time in their last 20 that extended the lead to 7-0. Bryan Abreu (2-1) won in relief of leave their friendly confines back 3½ pitchers. The defending World Series took two of three in the Freeway Se- Boston improved to 6-0 at Camden games at Wrigley Field. Held to two runs and four hits by Zack Greinke. Ryan Pressly struck out games. They were swept by the Indi- champions left 12 on base and were 1 ries. Yards this season. ans earlier in the week. for 11 with runners in scoring position. The Dodgers have dropped five Anderson (3-3), the Cubs scored three two in the ninth for his sixth save. The Red Sox have won five of Blue Jays rookie Nate Pearson (0- The White Sox have beaten the Roy- The Dodgers put runners on first and straight series and split one after tak- six and own the best record in the times in the ninth. Richard Rodríguez retired pinch-hitter Javier Báez on a 1) was done in by a career-high five als 10 straight times on the road. majors at 22-13. During last year’s walks in his first start this season and Lucas Giolito (2-3) gave up one run pandemic-shortened season, they grounder to end it with a runner on second for his sixth save. the fifth of his career. The organiza- and four hits in five innings. It was the were 24-36. tion’s top prospect, Pearson gave up first run allowed by a Chicago starter Pivetta (5-0) allowed two runs and Padres 11, Giants 1 three runs in 2 1/3 innings. in five games as they have a 0.31 ERA three hits in six innings and is now 7-0 In San Francisco, Jake Cronenworth in the last 29 1/3 innings. since being traded from Philadelphia hit a splash shot, Fernando Tatis Jr. Rangers 10, Mariners 2 The three runs by the Royals were to Boston last August. Matt Barnes also connected off Johnny Cueto and In Arlington, Texas, Adolis García the most the White Sox had given up earned his eighth save in as many tries San Diego roughed up San Francisco. hit his team-leading ninth homer and in a week. with a perfect ninth. Padres starter Chris Paddack pitched drove in a career-high five runs, Dane three innings and left with a 5-0 lead. Dunning (2-2) struck out 10 in five in- Braves 6, Phillies 1 Rays 4, Athletics 3 Ryan Weathers (2-1) followed with nings and Texas beat Seattle. In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman and In Oakland, California, Willy three more shutout innings. The past seven victories for the Dansby Swanson homered, Huascar Adames hit a three-run homer in the Rangers have come after falling be- Ynoa won his fourth straight start and fifth, Mike Brosseau added a tiebreak- Brewers 2, Marlins 1, 10 Innings hind, this time when they answered Se- Atlanta beat Philadelphia. ing drive the following inning and In Miami, Tyrone Taylor hit a two- attle’s two-run fifth for a 2-1 lead with Freeman, the reigning NL MVP who Tampa Bay held off Oakland to avoid out, tiebreaking single in the 10th in- six runs in the bottom of the inning. began the game 1 for 24 in May, hit a series sweep. ning and seven Milwaukee pitchers Nick Solak had a tiebreaking, two- his ninth homer, a solo shot, to make The A’s squandered a chance in the combined on a six-hitter. run double as the first six Texas hitters it 5-1 in the third as the Braves won eighth when Matt Olson hesitated on Miami reliever Anthony Bass (1-3) reached base, including Jose Trevino their second straight game and fifth in Andrew Kittredge’s passed ball and retired the first two batters in the 10th, on shortstop J.P. Crawford’s first error the last six. Freeman finished 3 for 3 was thrown out at third by catcher but after an intentional walk, Taylor’s in 27 games, and third of the day for and reached base four times, raising Mike Zunino. hit brought home automatic runner the Mariners. his batting average 20 points to .217. St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright throws during the first Jeffrey Springs (3-1) struck out two Pablo Reyes from second. Leadoff man Isiah Kiner-Falefa had Aaron Nola (3-2) took the loss after inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, on May 9, in St. in the fifth to earn the win. Kittredge Astros 7, Blue Jays 4 three hits and scored three runs as Texas allowing four runs and five hits in four Louis. (AP) got five outs for his second save. In Houston, Kyle Tucker hit a three- won its third consecutive series and im- innings. Public sentiment in Japan continues to run against holding Olympics Koretzky & Lecomte give France IOC’s Bach cancels Japan trip because of virus cases sweep of MTB World Cup opener TOKYO, May 10, (AP): IOC Presi- ALBSTADT, Germany, May 10, to remain standing. He wound up dent Thomas Bach has canceled a trip (AP): Victor Koretzky and Loana taking the bronze medal ahead of to Japan because of surging cases of Matson’s OT goal lifts Tar Heels to Lecomte gave France a sweep of the Cink, who faded over the final mile COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo fi rst men’s and women’s World Cup of the race. Olympic organizing committee said third consecutive field hockey title mountain bike races of the season, “This was really hard, and all I Monday in a statement. giving them a big boost of confi dence could do was Bach was to visit Hiroshima next CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 10, (AP): North Carolina won its third con- heading toward the Summer Olympics fight for third Monday and meet the torch relay and Erin Matson scored the sudden victory secutive championship for the second in Tokyo. place,” Flueck- then probably travel to Tokyo. goal in the seventh minute of over- time in program history (1995-97) and iger said. “Bad Organizing committee president time to lift North Carolina to its third tied Old Dominion for an NCAA-best luck happens Seiko Hashimoto said last week that consecutive title with a 4-3 win over ninth title. The last time a UNC team MOUNTAIN BIKING some times, so the trip would be “tough” for Bach to Michigan in the NCAA fi eld hockey won a championship on campus was I’m very happy make, which was interpreted in Japan championship game. when the women’s soccer team led by Koretzky broke free of a group of to get third place as meaning it was canceled. On North Carolina’s second penalty Mia Hamm beat George Mason 6-0 on four riders on the fi nal lap of the course in this situa- corner in a row, Matson took it to her Nov. 21, 1993. in Albstadt, fi nally passing reigning tion.” OLYMPICS reverse side and smashed it through the Kathryn Peterson and Sarah Pyrtek Olympic gold medalist Nino Schurter Thomas Pid- legs of Wolverines goalkeeper Anna scored goals in the 40th and 45th min- on the fi nal turns before the cross cock and Ma- Spieker. It was Matson’s third goal of utes to erase a two-goal defi cit late in In this April 28, 2021 file photo, country race hit the road. Then, the Koretzky thieu van der The trip was made impossible because IOC President Thomas Bach, on Frenchman used a superior fi nishing Poel, who won the match and 30th of the season for the third quarter for the No. 2 seed a screen, waves to Tokyo 2020 of a state of emergency in Tokyo and oth- the top-seeded Tar Heels (19-1). Wolverines (15-3). sprint to hold off the Swiss mountain the short course race Friday night, er parts of the country that has been ex- Organizing Committee President biking star for the win. Seiko Hashimoto at the start of a pushed the tempo on the opening tended until May 31. The state of emer- five-party meeting of Tokyo 2020 “In the warmup I didn’t feel like I laps before falling off the pace and gency was to have ended on Tuesday. Japan has attributed 11,000 deaths to said the Olympics should be canceled was in my best shape,” Koretzky said, finishing in the top 10. But it was COVID-19, better than many countries, or postponed. Olympic and Paralympic Games in The statement said Bach’s visit Tokyo. (AP) “but after the fi rst two laps it got better still a strong ride for the British and would be made “as soon a possible.” but poor for Asia. Variants of the vi- An online petition calling for the and better.” Dutch riders, who often compete in The postponement is an embarrass- rus are spreading with reports of public games to be canceled gained 300,000 mixed feelings. Mathias Flueckiger of Switzer- cyclocross and road racing but have ment to the IOC and local organizers health systems coming under pressure. signatures in three days, although a small “Of course I would say I want the land and Ondrej Cink of the Czech their eyes on mountain biking at the with the Olympics opening in just over Public sentiment in Japan continues protest against the Olympics on Sunday Olympics to happen, because I’m an Republic were the other two riders Tokyo Games. 10 weeks. Organizers and the IOC have to run against holding the Olympics in in Tokyo drew only 100 people. athlete and that’s sort of what I’ve in the four-man break, but Flueck- The women’s race wasn’t nearly as repeatedly said the Olympics will not be the middle of a pandemic. Between 60- Naomi Osaka, who will represent been waiting for my entire life,” she iger had a mechanical problem on close as the sprint to the fi nish in the canceled, and will be “safe and secure.” 80% of Japanese people in polls have Japan at the Olympics, said she has said Sunday at the Italian Open. the penultimate lap that forced him men’s race. ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 16

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NBA Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, May 10, (AP): NBA results and standings on Sunday. Miami 130 Boston 124 New York 106 LA Clippers 100 Dallas 124 Cleveland 97 Minnesota 128 Orlando 96 New Orleans 112 Charlotte 110 Chicago 108 Detroit 96 Sacramento 126 Oklahoma City 98 LA Lakers 123 Phoenix 110 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 47 21 .691 - x-Brooklyn 44 24 .647 3 New York 38 30 .559 9 Boston 35 33 .515 12 Toronto 27 41 .397 20 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 37 31 .544 - Miami 37 31 .544 - Charlotte 33 35 .485 4 Washington 32 36 .471 5 Orlando 21 47 .309 16 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Milwaukee 43 24 .642 - Indiana 31 36 .463 12 Chicago 29 39 .426 14-1/2 Cleveland 21 47 .309 22-1/2 Detroit 20 49 .290 24 Western Conference Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 40 28 .588 - Memphis 34 33 .507 5-1/2 San Antonio 32 35 .478 7-1/2 New Orleans 31 37 .456 9 Houston 16 52 .235 24 Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Utah 50 18 .735 - x-Denver 44 24 .647 6 Portland 39 29 .574 11 Minnesota 21 47 .309 29 Oklahoma City 21 48 .304 29-1/2 Pacifi c Division W L Pct GB x-Phoenix 48 20 .706 - x-LA Clippers 45 23 .662 3 LA Lakers 38 30 .559 10 Golden State 35 33 .515 13 Sacramento 30 38 .441 18 Chelsea players celebrate with the Women’s Super League trophy at Kingsmeadow. Chelsea retained the Women’s Super League title and became the all-time record champions in the English x denotes clinched playoff spot y denotes clinched division game by beating Manchester City to fi rst place. Chelsea were a 5-0 winners at home to Reading and fi nished two points ahead of City. (AP) ‘I am beginning to love this battle we are having’ Knicks snap Hamilton wins Spanish GP ahead of Verstappen MONTMELÓ, Spain, May 10, (AP): At least Max Verstappen made Mer- cedes work for the win. West Brom relegated from EPL Verstappen got a great jump on Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Staples skid Spanish Grand Prix to take an early lead over the seven-time world cham- United make City wait to capture title pion. But Mercedes stopped a Red Bull runaway by using strategy and fresh LONDON, May 10, (AP): The wait Heat hold off Celtics tires to push Hamilton to his 98th ca- goes on for Manchester City. Time is reer victory. up for West Bromwich Albion. Juventus ‘lose’ to LOS ANGELES, May 10, scored 25 points and Josh Richardson It was the third win in four races Manchester United underlined their Milan, drop to 5th had 20, allowing playoff-bound Dallas to start the season for Hamilton, who determination to make City, their fi erce (AP): Derrick Rose scored to overcome the ejection of Luka Doncic extended his lead to 14 points over local rivals, fi ght to clinch the Premier MILAN, May 10, (AP): Juventus 25 points off the bench, to beat Cleveland. Verstappen in a championship fi ght League trophy by prolonging the title lost 3-0 at home to AC Milan and Reggie Bullock added 24 Doncic received a fl agrant-two foul - already off to an intense start. Verstap- race for at least a couple more days. dropped to fi fth to leave its chances an automatic ejection - early in the third pen won the Emilia Romagna Grand United beat Aston Villa 3-1 to of qualifying for the Champions and the New York Knicks quarter for hitting Collin Sexton with Prix last month. leave City still needing three points League in peril, on the same week- beat the Los Angeles Clip- “an aggressive strike to the groin area,” “I am beginning to love this battle to reclaim the biggest prize in English end that Juventus insisted on forging pers 106-100 on Sunday to according to lead offi cial David Guthrie. we are having,” Hamilton said. “Red football. It is the 10th time United have ahead with a European Super League It occurred while jostling for position Bull has started incredibly strong. come from behind to win in the league competition that would guarantee snap an eight-game skid at under the Cleveland basket. Dallas ex- With Max, they have a championship- this season. them a spot among elite clubs. Staples Center. tended its lead to a game over Portland winning car. We have to bring our A- Juventus, which had their in the battle for fi fth place in the West- game every week.” nine-year grip on the Serie A title Bullock made fi ve 3-pointers ended by Inter Milan last week- against his former team and RJ ern Conference. The Lakers entered the Mercedes outwitted Red Bull by SOCCER night two games behind the Mavericks using a two-stop strategy that helped end, slipped out of the Champions Barrett had four on his way to 18 in seventh, which would make them the League qualifying positions. They points. The Clippers are the NBA’s Hamilton make it look easy: Verstap- are point behind fourth-place top seed in the play-in tournament. pen led 54 of 66 laps and Hamilton still City blew a chance to seal the title Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, (left), best 3-point shooting squad, but themselves by losing 2-1 to Chelsea . jumps for the ball with Manches- Napoli, with three rounds remain- Pelicans 112, Hornets 110 beat him by 15.8 seconds. ing in the Italian league. they were just Hamilton used a fresh set of tires to As for West Brom, there are no more ter United’s Victor Lindelof during 12 of 35. In Charlotte, N.C., Eric Bledsoe had chances. A 3-1 loss at Arsenal sealed the English Premier League soc- The Bianconeri, along with Bar- 24 points and 11 assists, Jaxson Hayes overcome a 22-second gap and pass celona and Real Madrid, stepped Kawhi Leonard Verstappen with six laps remain- West Brom’s fate as the second team cer match between Aston Villa and led the Clippers added 18 points and short-handed New to get relegated, after Sheffi eld United, Manchester United at Villa Park in up criticism of UEFA on Saturday, Orleans rallied to beat Charlotte to stay ing. He tied Michael Schumacher’s Birmingham, England. (AP) denouncing “threats” for their re- with 29 points. Paul mark of six victories at the Circuit de and ended manager Sam Allardyce’s George added 18 alive in the race for the play-in tourna- proud record of never having been de- fusal to back down on the prospect ment. Barcelona-Catalunya, including five could sideline the defender for “a few of a breakaway competition. and Nicolas Batum straight. moted from England’s top division in had 13 as the play- James Johnson added 17 points and weeks.” Still, two victories for United The other nine clubs who Willy Hernangomez had 16 rebounds his 30-year managerial career. off-bound team’s City’s next game is away to New- in the coming days would put serious formed the ill-fated Super League two-game winning for the Pelicans. They pulled within 1 pressure back on City ahead of the lead- three weeks ago accepted a set- 1/2 games of San Antonio for 10th place castle on Friday but Pep Guardiola’s tlement on Friday to be fi ned by streak ended in its MOTOR RACING players might be celebrating by then ers’ trip to St. James’ Park, where they home fi nale of the in the Western Conference. have lost and drawn in their last two UEFA and stay within the open Terry Rozier scored a career-high 43 anyway. United play twice before that, Champions League structure. regular season. Bullock against Leicester on Tuesday and Liv- visits in the league. The Knicks led points on 16-of-26 shooting including Verstappen was disheartened after seven 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough leading 54 laps. But he said he didn’t erpool on Thursday, and know a loss in by 10 early in the either of those matches - against teams fourth, when they made three 3-pointers, as Charlotte failed to clinch a spot in the have the pace that Hamilton had in Eastern Conference play-in tournament. the Mercedes once Mercedes decided fi ghting desperately for Champions and the Clippers dissolved in miscues and League qualifi cation - will hand City a Madrid held by Sevilla, miss misses. Timberwolves 128, Magic 96 it would go with a two-stop strategy. Red Bull chose to make only one pit third league championship in four years Lakers 123, Suns 110 In Orlando, Fla., Karl-Anthony under Guardiola. United will surely not Towns and D’Angelo Russell each stop. chance to take lead in Spain In Los Angeles, Anthony Davis had Hamilton started from the pole for be at full strength for both games - man- 42 points and 12 rebounds and Los An- scored 27 points and Minnesota built a ager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already 30-point halftime lead, led by 43 in the the 100th time in his career but Ver- MADRID, May 10, (AP): Real Madrid first place. geles never trailed against Phoenix, stappen pounced headed into the very made public his displeasure at being Atlético, which drew 0-0 with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Alex third quarter and cruised past Orlando. forced to play three times in fi ve days missed their chance to go top of the Rookie guard Anthony Edwards fi rst corner. He threw his Red Bull in- Spanish league with only three rounds Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium Caruso each had 17 points and the short- side of the Mercedes and Hamilton had - especially given that captain Harry and are chasing their first league title handed Lakers won for just the third added 16 points and 10 rebounds for his Maguire hobbled off with an ankle in- left by drawing 2-2 with Sevilla at third double-double of the season to help to back out to avoid contact and yield since 2014, stayed two points in front of time in their past 11 games. jury against Villa that Solskjaer said home, keeping rival Atlético Madrid in both second-place Madrid and LeBron James missed his fourth straight the Timberwolves end a three-game los- the lead to his rival. game for Los Angeles because of a sprained ing streak. Ricky Rubio added 18 points. Barcelona. right ankle, and Kyle Kuzma was held out Madrid twice trailed against Sevilla, Bulls 108, Pistons 94 needing an own-goal deep in stoppage In Detroit, Nikola Vucevic had 29 time to earn the final equalizer at the points and 16 rebounds and Chicago Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium. BASKETBALL beat Detroit to kept its play-in chances Fernando had put the visitors ahead alive. in the 22nd minute before Marco because of tightness in his back. Zach LaVine scored 30 points to help Asensio evened the match in the 67th. the Bulls move within 2 1/2 games of Ivan Rakitic converted a penalty kick Heat 130, Celtics 124 Indiana for the last Eastern Conference in the 78th to leave Sevilla in front. In Boston, Jimmy Butler had 26 play-in spot. Chicago had lost fi ve of six. The own-goal by Sevilla defender points and 11 assists to help Miami hold Detroit, which lost for the ninth time Diego Carlos, deflecting a shot by off Boston as the teams fi ght for position in 11 games, played without leading Toni Kroos in the fourth minute of in the tight Eastern Conference playoff scorer Jerami Grant (knee) and point injury time, salvaged a point for race. guard Cory Joseph (ankle). Rookies K Madrid. Duncan Robinson added 22 points Kings 126, Thunder 98 Sevilla were six points off the lead and Bam Adebayo had 20 for Miami, and kept a very slim chance of win- which increased its lead over Boston to In Sacramento, Calif., Maurice Hark- less and Terence Davis each scored 18 ningtheir first league title since 1946. two games for sixth place in the stand- Madrid hadn’t conceded in four con- ings. The Heat (37-31) have the same points and Sacramento beat Oklahoma City to move within 2 1/2 games of San secutive league games and had won four record as fi fth-place Atlanta, but the in a row against Sevilla in the domestic Hawks own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Antonio for the fi nal playoff spot in the Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of PSG’s Neymar (left), controls the ball by Rennes’Andy Diouf during It is the fi rst of two straight games Western Conference. Britain lifts his trophy on the podium a French League One Soccer match between Rennes and PSG at the competition. The late goal kept the between Miami and Boston. They will Delon Wright had 15 points, seven after winning the Spanish Formula Roazhon Park Stadium in Rennes, France. Paris Saint-Germain’s title de- defending champions unbeaten in 15 meet for the fi nal time during the regular rebounds and fi ve assists, and Richaun One Grand Prix at the Barcelona fense hangs by a thread after a 1-1 draw at Rennes on left them three straight games in the league. season Tuesday night. Holmes also had 15 points. Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, points behind leader Lille with only two games left. PSG led through Ney- Valencia beat Valladolid 3-0 with Darius Bazley scored 18 points for just outside Barcelona, Spain. (AP) mar’s penalty seconds before halftime. It was given after a long video re- two goals by Maxi Gómez and one from Mavericks 124, Cavaliers 97 Oklahoma City. They Thunder have lost view, even though it looked like Nayef Aguerd made a clean tackle in the Thierry Correia, moving the team fur- In Cleveland, Tim Hardaway Jr. seven straight and 21 of 22. area on left back Layvin Kurzawa. (AP) ther away from the relegation zone.

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