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Cabinet QATAR’S DEPUTY PM MEETS WITH IRAQ’S PM hails Amir’s Qatar will provide speech TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA $5 mn to 50,000 THE Cabinet, at its regular meeting on Wednesday morn- ing, hailed the speech deliv- ered by the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani poor Gaza families at the opening of the 47th or- dinary session of the Advisory Council on Tuesday. The Cabinet reaffirmed the Each family will get $100 in the next few days, says envoy Amir’s observation that Qa- tar’s economy was on a sound TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK financial footing despite the DOHA unjust siege imposed on the country by some neighbouring QATAR will provide $5 mil- countries. lion to 50,000 impoverished The Cabinet also noted Gaza families as mediators that the Amir’s speech, which attempt to broker a truce be- called for increased work eth- tween Hamas and Israel. ics and a sense of duty and re- The country will pro- sponsibility among the public, vide $100 each to 50,000 contained useful guidance and needy families in the “next high values.Welcoming the few days”, National Commit- new ministers, Prime Minister tee for the Reconstruction of and Minister of Interior HE Gaza head Ambassador HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani Mohamed Ismail al Emadi bin Khalifa al Thani urged them met with Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday during Sheikh Mohammed’s official said in a statement on Tues- to act in accordance with the di- visit to Iraq. They discussed bilateral relations and the ways of developing them, besides matters of day. rectives in the Amir’s speech. mutual concern. More on page 12 Ô The beneficiaries are be- ALSO SEE PAGE 2 ing selected in coordination Qatar has been contributing generously towards the reconstruction of Gaza. with the Hamas-led authori- ties, he added. cially in health, relief and ser- The aid comes amid dete- Qatar’s National vice sectors. riorating humanitarian situ- Committee for the On Tuesday, Hamas an- ILO lauds Qatar labour reforms ation in Gaza Strip and days nounced that civil servants The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Board of No more extension of reconstruction of Gaza after the grant of $10 million head will visit the region would receive the major part Directors has praised the reforms adopted by Qatar in a month for buying fuel to of their salaries for the first shortly to announce its ongoing efforts to promote and protect the rights visa waiver for Indians generate electricity. The Qa- time in months. tari-funded fuel for the power another aid package Hamas has been adminis- of expatriate workers. ILO commended the legislative INDIANS entering Qatar ously, Indian tourists could plant is supplied in coordina- tering Gaza since 2007. Since reforms, especially the abolition of exit permits, the on waived visas will not be reside in Qatar for up to 180 tion with the United Nations. reflected Qatar’s steadfast then, the group has fought establishment of a Workers’ Support Fund and the able to stay in the country days. Qatar has started buy- support to the people in Gaza three wars with Israel, which study of a minimum wage. The board members also for more than a month from The Ministry has also ing additional fuel for Gaza’s Strip, under the guidance of maintains a crippling block- November 11, according to made it mandatory for Indi- sole power station, allowing the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim ade of Gaza. welcomed the constructive cooperation undertaken by an update made to the Min- an travellers to have a valid planned outages to be re- bin Hamad al Thani. Egypt and the United Qatar to support the reforms measures. ALSO SEE PAGE 2 istry of Interior’s website on credit card with them when duced to their lowest level in He called on the interna- Nations have been broker- Wednesday. they arrive in Qatar. The recent years. tional community and global ing indirect negotiations that The website says trav- card should be registered Ambassador Emadi said institutions to intervene ur- would see Hamas end months ellers from India cannot in the name of the traveller; he would visit the region in a gently in the crisis involving of often violent protests along MME’s emergency panel reviews extend the facility after the or the male head if you are few days to announce anoth- the Gazan population, warn- the border in exchange for Is- readiness for next spell of rains (PG 2 ) initial 30-day waiver. Previ- travelling as a family. er package of humanitarian ing of serious deterioration in rael easing its blockade. (WITH projects. He said the projects all major sectors there, espe- INPUTS FROM AFP)

Qatar welcomes ‘Residential rents stabilise as Morocco-Algeria Democrats win US House thaw in relations service sector fuels demand’ Qatar has welcomed the SATYENDRA PATHAK Mirqab and Bin Omran still likely to put further downward call of King Mohammed in blow to President Trump DOHA command relatively strong pressure on rents unless signifi- VI of Morocco for rents. cant new demand is created. a frank and direct AGENCIES RESIDENTIAL rents in Qatar While rents in West Bay DTZ expects new demand HISTORIC FIRSTS have remained relatively sta- and the Pearl Qatar have mar- in Qatar to be largely generated dialogue with Algeria. In THE Democrats have taken control of the OIlhan Omar ble over the past three months, ginally dropped over the past by those in the service sector as a statement issued on US House of Representatives in the mid- and Rashida DTZ Qatar has said in a report 12 months, the report said, construction projects complete Wednesday, the Ministry term elections, dealing a blow to President Tlaib will be released on Wednesday. the recent drop in rent has re- prior to the FIFA World Cup. of Foreign Affairs said Donald Trump. the first In its market report for the stored a sense of affordability The number of residential A Democratic majority in the lower third quarter, DTZ Qatar has to the prime residential sector. sales transactions for July and Qatar believes opening chamber for the first time in eight years Muslim noted witnessing an increase Lower rents have also en- August increased by 9 percent channels of dialogue will restrict his ability to steer his pro- women in in leasing activity in the third couraged residents to seek compared to the same months Congress and diplomacy between gramme through Congress. quarter. higher-quality accommoda- in the previous year, the re- the two brotherly But Trump’s Republicans strength- According to the report, a tion, it said. port said, adding it reflected an ened their grip on the Senate. OSharice Davids and Deb Haaland will number of new high-quality The large pipeline of new overall increase in the value of countries would Trump claimed victory, tweeting late become the first Native American women developments with high speci- prime apartment develop- house sales by 3 percent. dispel the cloud of elected to Congress Tuesday that the outcome was a “tremen- fication finishing in areas like ments in neighbourhoods such disagreement. (QNA) dous success.” Al Sadd, Bin Mahmoud Al as Pearl Qatar and Lusail City is See also page 12 Ô The Republicans not only kept the Sen- OMarsha Blackburn will be the first female ate, but they increased their majority. They senator to represent Tennessee knocked off two vulnerable red state Dem- O ocrats in North Dakota and Indiana and Kristi Noem will become the first female fought off Democratic challenges in Texas governor in South Dakota and Tennessee. The GOP has the Presi- QIA unit acquires Grosvenor House in London dent to thank for this. Trump crisscrossed Those that worked with me in this the country campaigning for Republican incredible Midterm Election, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ties, Grosvenor House was the Senate candidates, even if it meant losing embracing certain policies and principles, DOHA first hotel in London at that the House. Keeping the Senate did very well. Those that did not, say time to have a separate bath- means the GOP can continue KATARA Hospitality, Qatar room and entrance lobby for confirming the conservative goodbye! Yesterday was such a very Big Investment Authority’s (QIA) each bedroom and running judges that Trump has been Win, and all under the pressure of a Nasty hotel unit, has announced the chilled water in every bath- nominating. and Hostile Media! expansion of its global portfolio room. Wednesday’s vote was with the acquisition of JW Mar- When the hotel first seen as a referendum — Donald Trump on Twitter riott Grosvenor House, a histor- opened, it was also the head- on a polarising presi- ic hotel on the famed Park Lane quarters of the International dent, even though he in London’s Mayfair district, Sportsmen’s Club. Its facili- is not up for re-elec- reflecting the trust of the United ties included Turkish baths, a tion till 2020. Kingdom’s market in Qatar’s in- swimming pool, squash courts vestment plan worth £5 billion. The JW Marriott Grosvenor House, on the famed Park Lane in and a gymnasium. The acquisition brings London’s Mayfair district. This is now one of the Katara Hospitality’s portfolio world’s top hotels, providing of properties in operation or Hotel and the Adria Boutique strategic markets to commit travellers with an unrivalled Jeff Sessions fired as US under development to 40 and Hotel. significant investments over blend of historical significance (PG 11 ) marks the company’s third ac- The announcement further the long term. and elegant accommodation. More on page 11 Ô Attorney General quisition in London after The builds on Katara Hospitality’s Opened in 1929 and fre- Savoy, A Fairmont Managed vision for iconic properties in quented by royalty and celebri- More on page 12 Ô 02 Thursday, November 8, 2018

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PM urges ministers FM MEETS IRAQI PRESIDENT, OTHER OFFICIALS to follow directives of HH the Amir QNA representation offices shall DOHA be registered within the pe- riod allowed for the company PRIME Minister HE Sheikh or office to exercise its activ- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khal- ity in the State, and that the ifa al Thani on Wednesday duration of registration or its urged the ministers to act in renewal shall be within the du- accordance with the directives ration of the company. included in the speech of HH The Cabinet approved the the Amir with continuous and formation of a national com- accurate follow-up to imple- mittee to prepare the initial ment them in order to ensure national report of the State DEPUTY Prime Minister and FM conveyed the greetings of lateral relations and means to They discussed bilateral rela- the National Assembly of Iraq compliance with work ethics and discuss it before the Hu- Minister of Foreign Affairs HE the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim promote them, in addition to tions and means of boosting Mohamed al Halbousi.The and good performance in all man Rights Committee on Sheikh Mohammed bin Ab- bin Hamad al Thani to the a number of topics of mutual them, in addition to a number meeting discussed bilateral re- the State’s entities. the implementation of the dulrahman al Thani met with president of Iraq and his wish- interest. of regional and international lations and ways of supporting The prime minister who International Covenant on President of Iraq Barham Sali- es of further progress and pros- Sheikh Mohammed also issues of common concern. and developing them, in addi- chaired the Cabinet regular Economic, Social and Cultural hin Baghdad on Wednesday. perity to the people of Iraq. met with Iraqi Foreign Minis- Besides, the minister of for- tion to issues of common con- meeting at the Amiri Diwan Rights (ICESCR) and the In- During the meeting, the The two sides discussed bi- ter Mohammed Ali al Hakim. eign affairs met with Speaker of cern. (QNA) welcomed the new ministers ternational Covenant on Civil and wished them success in and Political Rights. their duties, expressing thanks The Cabinet took the nec- and appreciation to the former essary actions to ratify the ministers for their efforts in Multilateral Competent Au- serving the country and the thority Agreement on the ex- citizen. change country-by-country ILO lauds Qatar’s achievements Minister of Justice and reports. Acting Minister of State for Moreover, the Cabinet ap- Cabinet Affairs HE Dr Issa bin proved two draft agreements Saad al Jafali al Nuaimi read on the promotion and protec- out the agenda and decisions tion of mutual investments be- in protecting workers’ rights of the meeting. tween Qatar and Somalia and The Cabinet approved a Qatar and Saint Vincent and QNA groups commended the re- sented by the Employers’ Or- Protection System (WPS), with international labour draft decision to determine the Grenadines. DOHA forms undertaken by Qatar, ganization, the International training of inspectors, com- standards and ratified con- the periods of registration in The Cabinet also approved especially the abolition of exit Federation of Building and bating trafficking in human ventions, and to ensure close the Commercial Register. a draft memorandum of un- THE International Labour permits, the establishment of Wood Workers and the Inter- beings, procedures of the cooperation with all part- Under the provisions of the derstanding for legal coopera- Organization’s (ILO) Board a Workers’ Support Fund and national Transport Workers’ recruitment and contracting ners to provide a safe work- draft decision, the registration tion between the Ministry of of Directors has praised the the establishment of joint Federation (ITF) . system, and strengthening of ing environment, protecting in the Commercial Register Justice of the State of Qatar important legislative achieve- labour committees and the During the session, complaint mechanisms. the rights and interests of all shall be for a period of not less and the Ministry of Justice of ments and reforms adopted study of a minimum wage. the director of the ILO of- At the meeting, Moham- sides. than one year and not more the Socialist Republic of Viet- by Qatar in its ongoing efforts The ILO Board Members fice in Doha gave a brief- med Hassan al Obaidly, as- He conveyed Qatar’s than five years for commercial nam. to promote and protect the also welcomed the construc- ing on the important steps sistant undersecretary for la- thanks and appreciation to companies and individual es- The Cabinet then reviewed rights of expatriate workers. tive cooperation and partner- and measures taken by Qa- bour affairs at the Ministry of the partners of friendly gov- tablishments. the results of the 102nd ordi- Members of the Govern- ships undertaken by Qatar to tar in a short period and its Administrative Development, ernments and employers and The period of registration nary session of the Economic ing Body of the organisation support the reforms meas- cooperation with the ILO Labour and Social Affairs, workers’ organisations for can be renewed in accord- and Social Council of the -- the governments of the ures, including with the US, through the implementation said Qatar is willing to ensure their support to Qatar and the ance with the same periods. League of Arab States at the US, the European Union and the UK, Switzerland and the of a number of programmes a productive working envi- ILO office towards achieving The branches of non-Qatari ministerial level and took the Canada,, in particular–and Netherlands, as well as with and activities related to the ronment for all parties of the the objectives of the Techni- companies and commercial appropriate decision thereon. the employers and workers’ the social partners repre- development of the Wages work system in compliance cal Cooperation Programme. MME’s emergency panel reviews Sidra Medicine celebrates milestones readiness for next spell of rains ahead of grand opening on Monday QNA DOHA

THE Ministry of Municipal- ity and Environment’s com- mittee in charge of handling rainfall emergencies and risks discussed at its meet- ing the necessary prepara- tions to deal with the expect- ed rainfall next week. Head of the committee Safar Mubarak al Shafi said Authority 'Ashghal' and In- provide the requirements all the necessary prepara- ternal Security Force (Le- needed to face the rainfall, tions for the next spell of khwiya) of the Ministry of noting that the potential rains were reviewed, in co- Interior during the meeting. sites for rainwater collection operation with municipali- Shafi said that plans and have been identified in order ties, Mechanical Equipment programmes have been set for suction to take place as Department, Public Works to prepare field teams and soon as possible. Sidra Medicine CEO Peter Morris and other officials at a press conference in Doha on Wednesday. (JALAL PATHIYOOR)

CATHERINE W GICHUKI ease among the Qatari popu- the Department of Paediatric Robot machines, which allow DOHA lation; launched the BARAKA Surgery Dr Mansour Ali said doctors to have better visu- study – a programme aimed at since conducting the first in- alisation with 3D cameras and Local farmers demand SIDRA Medicine celebrated creating a long-term National patient surgeries in January, surgical ergonomics. Besides milestones of recording over Resource for Autism Spec- followed by the launch of ro- the hospital has launched Qa- 120,000 patient visits, work- trum Disorder research; com- botic-enabled surgery in July, tar’s first in-house developed ing on groundbreaking re- menced work on a number of the hospital has performed bi-lingual maternity mobile rainwater storage facility search and performing com- groundbreaking projects look- over 2,700 surgeries to date. A application, 10 Moons, which plex procedures since opening ing at Cystic Fibrosis and Dia- recent highlight included the helps expectant mothers track HISHAM ALJUNDI its inpatient in January this betes, which could have impli- Paediatric Short Bowel Mul- their pregnancy journey and DOHA year. cations beyond Qatar and the tidisciplinary service, which provides step by step guid- The hospital will have its region, among others. offers care for patients with ance and information related SEVERAL local farmers have grand opening on Monday, “We are now running over Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS). to their care at the hospital. urged the Ministry of Munici- November 12. 50 clinics looking at everything “More families in Qatar are To date, 1,200 women have pality and Environment to Speaking at a press con- from epilepsy to congenital opting to stay back and seek downloaded the app. speed up building of ground ference on Wednesday, Sidra heart failure. We are also able our counsel and care for han- Sidra Medicine Chief Re- water tanks and wells to col- Medicine CEO Peter Mor- to perform incredibly complex dling some highly complex and search Officer Prof Christof lect rainwater. ris said early next year they procedures including a recent challenging cases. We are seek- Von Kalle said that Sidra Med- Talking to Qatar Trib- will start the paediatric ma- separation of conjoined twins. ing to assure families in Qatar, icine is working with all chil- une recently at the local farm jor trauma service in order to This has enabled us to build in the region and other neigh- dren with diabetes in Qatar produce market Al Mazroua, start referrals for air ambu- out our capacity and capa- bouring countries, that we to understand the root causes the farmers said that it will pealed for ministry’s help in ment of the old seeds that lance. “We have already tested bilities aligning with the work have the capability, the teams of the disease. “This research not only help to protect their the reconstruction of their were damaged in the rains by and simulated.” that the country has done to and the expertise to perform will be completed by the end farms from damages caused greenhouses and restoration new ones. He said that they have secure an internationally sig- such highly complex paediatric of next year, helping give an by heavy rains but also help of irrigation networks which The Government had opened regionally-leading nificant genomic platform on surgeries at Sidra Medicine.” accurate picture of paediatric reduce irrigation cost by were clogged due to accumu- recently announced that Heart Center and increased which the highest quality re- Sidra Medicine Director of diabetes in Qatar and support making water available. lation of mud following the they have dedicated some capacity across Women’s and search can be delivered using Reproductive Surgery Dr Ai- the development of highly per- According to some of the heavy rains. QR70mn for local farmers Paediatric Emergency and Ur- a wealth of data.” sha Ahmad AA Yousuf, a Qa- sonalised medicine.” farmers, the recent heavy “It’s the harvest season as a support to boost their gent Care services in Qatar. Morris further said that tari female physician, said that Sidra Medicine Chair rainfall coupled with strong and therefore, we need ur- production and rehabilitate Besides, the hospital has Sidra Medicine is seeing this year the hospital has seen of Medical Education, Pro- winds partially damaged the gent rehabilitation in order to other farms to become pro- launched Qatar’s first Spe- around 3000 children in the opening of Women’s Emer- fessor Ibrahim Janahi said standing crops at their farms. produce and meet the needs ductive. The support includes cialised Paediatric Robotics emergency care service every gency and the start of highly Sidra Medicine has recently The farmers said that some of of the market. We need to fix providing seeds, pesticides Surgery Training Programme; month, 600 patients in-pa- complex gynaecology surgeries launched the first Specialised their farms and greenhouses our irrigation networks too”, and other agricultural mate- conducted a number of land- tient service per month; oper- using minimally invasive key- Paediatric Robotics Surgery were completely flooded in said a local farmer. rial and aid besides finding mark surgical procedures; ating over 250 children every hole procedures. The hospital Training Programme and has the rains. The farmers said that they more market outlets to their joined ENIGMA – the world’s month and delivering about has also partially activated its become the main training pro- The farmers also ap- would also require replace- produce. largest brain mapping project 100 babies in a month. robotic gynaecology surgery vider for paediatrics residents to study brain health and dis- Sidra Medicine Chair of service, performed by Da Vinci in Doha. Nation Thursday, November 8, 2018 03 Amir’s speech focuses on Qataris’ aspirations MADA launches TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK bin Hamad al Thani, director software to help DOHA of the Public Health Depart- ment at the Ministry of Pub- OFFICIALS of the Ministry lic Health, said: “The speech 30,000 special of Public Health (MoPH) of HH the Amir represents have described the speech a road map for constructive of the Amir His Highness work to promote the coun- needs students Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad try. It also strengthens our al Thani at the opening of belonging to the dear home- the forty-seventh ordinary land and the sincere work of HISHAM ALJUNDI session of the Advisory all the people of the coun- DOHA (Shura) Council on Tues- try. It takes into account the day as a comprehensive ap- rights of present and future THE Qatar Assistive Tech- proach to build a promising generations to a more pros- nology Centre – MADA has future for our country, perous future, and achiev- launched the Arabic ver- Assistant Minister of Dr Saleh Ali al Marri. Abdullah al Emadi. Mohammed Mubarak al Nuaimi. ing sustainable development sion of the Clicker7 software Health Dr Saleh Ali al Mar- according to plans, visions that assists students with ri said, “The speech of His and security. and strategies.” special needs. Highness the Emir Sheikh Mohammed Mubarak al Hamad Jassim al Hamr, The Clicker 7 software has Tamim bin Hamad al Thani Nuaimi, director of the Of- director of the Public Re- audio and visual accessibili- at the opening of the 47th or- fice of the Minister of Public lations Department at the ties that enable students with dinary session of the Adviso- Health, said: “The speech Ministry of Public Health, special needs to follow up with Mansouri added that they ry (Shura) Council was com- embodied the achievements said: “The noble speech of curriculums effectively and have worked hard in coopera- prehensive and expressed of our country thanks to the HH the Emir addressed the smoothly and features special tion with the Ministry of Edu- the aspirations of the Qatari wise leadership of HH the foundations of the compre- training courses for them. cation and Higher Education citizen to build a promising Amir to succeed in building hensive development of our MADA centre of the Min- recently to create a team of spe- future for our country.” a modern society, a modern country and stressed the istry of Transport and Com- cialists to apply this new soft- He added, "The speech state and a developed econ- importance of building hu- munication has also signed a ware and train other teachers addressed with wisdom and omy. The message empha- man rights in all aspects, partnership agreement with and specialists on it. insights the most prominent sised the constant work to including values and moral the Ministry of Education and On her part, Fawzia al features of Qatar’s policy in- implement Qatar’s National concern. Our wise leader- Higher Education (MoEHE) to Khater, assistant undersecre- ternally and externally, and its Dr Sheikh Mohammed bin Vision and achieve eco- ship takes the building of provide them with 150 licences tary for Education Affairs at positions on various regional Hamad al Thani. Hamad Jassim al Hamr. nomic diversification, while the most important human of the Clicker 7 software to ben- MoEHE described their part- and international issues.” developing and preserv- being as ‘the subject of de- efit 30,000 students. nership with MADA centre as Abdullah al Emadi, as- Health, said: “HH the Amir’s country and embodied the ing the wealth that God has velopment plans’. Qatar, The software is yet another strategic, noting that the aim sistant undersecretary for speech focused on the pro- policy of Qatar to uphold given us, for us and for our thanks to God Almighty, has initiative by MADA to empow- is to provide assistive technol- Common Services Affairs motion of sustainable de- the human rights and pro- future generations.” managed to overcome the ef- er people with special needs ogy to the students who need it. at the Ministry of Public velopment in our beloved mote international peace Dr Sheikh Mohammed fects of the blockade.” through use of technology. “Through our partnership with “This is a significant mile- MADA centre, we managed stone for MADA, which will to introduce technology effec- benefit all those facing physical tively in our schools and boost or mental challenges across the the efficiency of our staff for the region,” said the CEO of MADA benefit of students of special Amir addresses plans to strengthen centre Maha al Mansouri. needs,” she added. Qatar’s economy: Mexican envoy TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Qatar HE Francisco Niembro. most emblematic presence consumerism by strengthen- DOHA He added that by such from Qatar in Mexico so far ing commitment to the ethics efforts, Qatar has weathered is the participation of Qatar of work, efficiency and giving THE Amir His Highness the economic impacts of the Petroleum which, in Janu- to society. Sheikh Tamim bin al Thani’s Gulf crisis. ary 2018, won five blocks on The envoy lauded Qa- speech addressed a number of Ambassador Niembro a public tender for deep wa- tar’s efforts to deal effectively important issues at the inter- noted that the Amir referred ters in the coast of Mexico,” with the issues and problems nal and external levels, includ- to the exploration and produc- he added. which threaten international ing plans to strengthen Qatar’s tion agreements which Qatar The ambassador stressed peace and security and its be- economy by keeping the bal- Petroleum recently concluded that the Amir’s speech focused lief that all the disputes can ance between enhancing di- with several countries, includ- on the importance of human be resolved through dialogue, versification efforts, and con- ing Mexico, as steps forward capital and resources as the saying that these efforts re- tinuing to develop oil and gas leading the company to be- core focus and target of all flect similarity of positions industries at the same time, come global. Ambassador of Mexico to Qatar development plans, and en- and a closeness of views be- The Clicker 7 software has audio and visual accessibilities that enable said Ambassador of Mexico to “Without any doubt, the HE Francisco Niembro. couraged to face the culture of tween Qatar and Mexico. students with special needs to follow up with curriculums effectively and smoothly. 04 Thursday, November 8, 2018 Nation Msheireb Properties to attend Ooredoo & Msheireb Properties partner to bring fibre connectivity Barcelona’s Smart City Expo at Msheireb Downtown Doha The company to promote Msheireb Downtown Doha as one of world’s smartest city districts OOREDOO, the region’s lead- ing enabler of digital business TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK innovation, has announced DOHA a partnership with Msheireb Properties, the leading real MSHEIREB Properties, a estate development company leading sustainable property and a subsidiary of Qatar Foun- development company and a dation, to provide fibre infra- subsidiary of Qatar Founda- structure to its flagship devel- tion for Education, Sciences opment, Msheireb Downtown and Society Development, will Doha, the world’s first sustain- take part in the 2018 Smart able downtown regeneration City Expo World Congress in project. Barcelona from November 13 Msheireb Downtown Doha to 15, 2018. is set to leverage Ooredoo’s Through its participation, industry-leading technology Msheireb Properties aims infrastructure to transform the to increase its global expo- way people think about urban Chief Business Officer of Ooredoo Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin sure and promote its flagship living and to improve their Nasser al Thani with Jamal al Kuwari, Msheireb Properties’ acting project Msheireb Downtown daily lives. The combination of chief officer - commercial. Doha (MDD), as the second Ooredoo’s network infrastruc- smartest smart city district in ture, cloud-based digital citizen ha’s long-term digital road- insights on citizens is vital for the world. services and robust cybersecu- map, developed in partnership Msheireb Downtown Doha to As the official global spon- rity solutions will enable smart with Ooredoo, outlines how become a world-class Smart sor of the event, Msheireb living, shopping and leisure. the district leverages new and City. We’re dedicated to part- Properties is also seeking Ooredoo COO Yousuf Ab- emerging innovations that can nering with Ooredoo on build- to enhance its international tential investors to the reno- the world. ed urban systems, integrated dulla al Kubaisi said: “Ooredoo encourage social interaction, ing our smart core that can presence, highlighting its vated downtown and business “As we move closer to the city operations and digital is providing its world-class fibre respect the local culture and future-proof our infrastructure, commitment to developing hub in the heart of Doha. eventual completion of the services.” infrastructure to strengthen the provide greater care for the en- and support smart buildings, smart, sustainable cities of Ali al Kuwari, acting CEO project and start activating Centrally located within Smart City offering of Msheireb vironment. shops and facilities.” the future. of Msheireb Properties, said: large blocks of the city, we Barcelona’s Smart City Expo, Downtown Doha, one of the Ooredoo’s industry-leading Business customers can At the Expo, Msheireb “Msheireb Properties’ partici- are promoting MDD as one Msheireb Properties’ Booth smartest city districts in the digital infrastructure, provided leverage the Ooredoo Advan- Properties will introduce its pation in Barcelona’s Smart of the first Smart and Sus- includes three walls intended world. Ubiquitous connectiv- through its Qatar Data Centre, tage, making Ooredoo ‘Best for flagship project to the world, City Expo World Congress is tainable city districts built to highlight the different as- ity is at the heart of Msheireb will allow Msheireb Downtown Business’, thanks to its breadth utilising the prominent plat- a major benchmark in show- in the world, meaning that pects of what makes MDD as Downtown Doha’s goals of Doha to react and predict citi- and depth of talent, best fixed form to present Qatar as a casing Msheireb Downtown residents, tenants and visitors smart city; smart home ap- transforming the local econo- zens’ needs in real-time. and mobile networks, broadest leading nation of sustainable, Doha to the world and occu- have the opportunity to expe- plications, MDD’s smart city my, providing social infrastruc- Jamal al Kuwari, acting portfolio of ICT services and so- smart city development, with pying a leading position on rience urban living through a portal, and the command and ture and supporting environ- chief officer - commercial, lutions, and trusted partner for a view to attracting new mul- the international map as one consistent deployment of net- control centre which oversees mental sustainability.” Msheireb Properties, said: 60 years, the telecom provider tinational companies and po- of the smartest city districts in work infrastructure, connect- the entire district. Msheireb Downtown Do- “Sharing integrated real-time said in a press statement. (TNN) MME workshop on QSS pavilion attracts high turnout Qatar’s 2nd report on climate change of visitors at Milipol Qatar 2018 THE Ministry of Municipality social, economic and environ- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK which enable it to attract inter- and Environment’s Department mental development, protecting DOHA national companies to be their of Climate Change on Wednes- the environment and playing a representative in Qatar, making day held a workshop on the prominent regional role in as- QATAR Security Systems Com- Milipol the optimum platform preparation of Qatar’s second sessing and mitigating the nega- pany (QSS), a subsidiary of for establishing partnerships national communication and bi- tive impacts of climate change, Qatari Investors Group (QIG), with such brand companies. ennial report on climate change. particularly in the Gulf countries. took part in the 12th edition This year’s edition of Speaking at the opening of He pointed out that Qatar of ‘Milipol Qatar’ Exhibition ‘Milipol Qatar’ witnessed the the workshop, Assistant Un- submitted the 'first national 2018, which convened for high turnout of participants dersecretary for Environment communication' report, a re- three days at the Doha Exhi- since its inception in 1996. The Affairs Eng Ahmed Mohammed quirement of the United Na- bition and Convention Center highlight of this year’s exhibi- al Sada stressed Qatar’s great at- tions Framework Convention (DECC). tion was its merger with Qatar tention to environment as it en- on Climate Change in 2011, and QSS pavilion attracted a Civil Defence (QCDD) as an all- acted laws and regulations nec- is now preparing the second re- high turnout of visitors from in-one event showcasing the essary to preserve and maintain port, stressing the importance Qatar and various countries latest security technology. it for future generations. of intersectoral integration and including ministries, govern- QSS is a subsidiary compa- He also praised the minis- continuous cooperation from mental, private institutions ny of QIG that was established try’s efforts to achieve environ- all sides with the ministry to and authorities, along with a on May 4, 2006, and it is one mental balance in light of the highlight the role of Qatar in ad- number of official delegations of the prominent public share- country’s urban, economic and dressing climate change. of countries that have partici- holding companies listed on social progress and hailed what The workshop discussed pated in the event. Qatar Exchange (QE). the state institutions and com- ways and means of adapting to QSS pavilion showcased QIG business is mainly fo- panies are doing to follow the climate change and introducing a variety of its security prod- cused on the investment activi- environmental laws that con- this data system to serve the sec- ucts such as X-Ray and People QSS pavilion showcased a variety of security products that meet the requirements of Qatar’s institutions. ties such as shares, bonds and tribute to Qatar’s efforts to ad- ond national communication, Scanners, ELVS, Electronic securities. The group also plays dress climate change. as well as studying obstacles Gates, Turnstiles for the FIFA the requirements for the many and North Africa regions focus- technology. It provides a pre- a key role in the fields of indus- Sada said that the Qatar and how to overcome them and WC 2022, CCTV and Stor- sectors in Qatar. ing primarily on the homeland cious opportunity for clinching try and investment, making it National Vision 2030 aims at exchange information about cli- age, Access Control, Data ‘Milipol Qatar’, which is security sector. It is also a key business agreements and secu- one of the pioneering business achieving balanced human, mate change. (QNA) Transmission Systems, Fire organised every two years in platform for business acquaint- rity systems’ deals. enterprises in the region which Systems and other latest in- Qatar, is considered one of the ance among local, regional and QSS has vast expertise and provides high-quality business, tegrated security technology most important international international companies oper- qualified staff as well as diver- distinguished services and out- and safety systems that meet exhibitions in the Middle East ating in the field of security & sified operational potentials standing products. Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe models recalled THE Ministry of Economy and framework of its ongoing efforts MCI cracks down on 108 violations in October Commerce (MEC), in collabo- to protect consumers and en- ration with Jaidah automotive, sure that car dealers follow up THE Ministry of Commerce ment, failing to display prices, vegetables and fruits prices. ensure the compliance of sup- on price manipulation and to dealer of Chevrolet vehicles in on vehicle defects and repairs. and Industry (MCI) intensified selling expired products, de- The penalties included ad- pliers (retail outlets) with Law protect consumer rights. Qatar, has announced the recall The ministry said it will co- its inspection campaigns last scribing or advertising product ministrative closures and fines number 8 of 2008 on consum- The ministry stressed it of Chevrolet Silverado, Subur- ordinate with the dealer to fol- month leading to detection of in a misleading way, charging ranging between QR5,000 and er protection. will not tolerate any viola- ban and Tahoe models of 2015 low up on the maintenance and 108 violations. higher than the advertised QR30,000 in line with the laws The inspection campaigns tions of the Consumer Pro- over a defect in the electrical repair works and will commu- Violations included offer- prices, failing to use Arabic in and decisions governing the come within the framework of tection Law and refer viola- steering assist. nicate with customers to ensure ing promotions without ob- statements and ads relating to work of the Consumer Protec- the ministry’s efforts to moni- tors to competent authorities The ministry said the recall that the necessary repairs are taining the necessary licence products and failing to comply tion Department. tor markets and commercial for appropriate action against campaign comes within the carried out. (TNN) from the concerned depart- with the mandatory bulletin of The campaign seeks to activities in a bid to crack down them. (TNN)

Secret Notes launches unique blend of world’s finest perfumes at Pearl

MALEK HELALI perfume lovers alongside a group DOHA of perfume and fashion profes- sionals, who were delighted to see THE iconic boutique Secret the unique design and fabrication Notes, featuring a unique selec- stages of this new fragrance. tion of the world’s finest fra- Moroccan Leather is a collec- grances, launched the new fra- tion of chosen notes, dreams and grance ‘Moroccan Leather’ by feelings inspired by the blue town Memo Paris at its Pearl-Qatar in Morocco and its charming nat- branch. ural life, where the harmonious Moroccan Leather, a warm mix of scent, tangerine and floss and inspiring fragrance, cel- transports you to a world full of ebrates the irresistible beauty vitality, passion and nostalgia. and smell of an appealing blend The Secret Notes boutique of mandarin, ginger, leather, targets rare perfume lovers, as and iris and the fragrance of or- it contains very rare fragrances ange blossoms with ylang ylang. by distinguished brands from all Memo Paris’ new fragrance over the world. Indeed, its phi- comes with a soft touch of Tonka losophy in this field has crystal- beans accompanied by a base lised from the service of a type of of musk and amber offering an customer who would like to buy exceptional smell with distin- perfume on a wider, more com- guished excellence. prehensive and superior level. The launch ceremony at the The distinction of smells and per- Secret Notes boutique was at- fumes inside the boutique and its tended by Rafia bin Obaid, re- refinement are reflected in the gional sales manager and luxury admiration of many customers. Nation Thursday, November 8, 2018 05 UN meet discusses Doha Declaration role in promoting rule of law TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK bin Saif al Thani welcomed agency mandated to lead on He added that the period sist States, particularly develop- DOHA the guests and delegates and education – and sister agency from 2015 to 2018 has been ing countries, to address organ- moderated the discussion. Sec- UNODC to foster a culture that marked by significant achieve- ised crime, build effective, fair, IN the framework of the Global retary-General of Ministry of respects rule of law. ments of the Doha Declaration humane and accountable crimi- Program on Doha Declaration Foreign Affairs-Qatar, HE Dr Stressing Qatar’s support on Education for Justice, noting nal justice systems, consolidate supported by Qatar, a high-level Ahmed bin Hassan al Hamma- for education and the rule of that the latest statistics of the the rule of law and achieve sus- event was held at United Na- di said that the ‘Education for law, HE Maj Gen Abdullah al United Nations revealed that tainable development, as well as tions office in New York City Justice’ initiative inspires the Mal, advisor to HE the Minister 166 countries have benefited to make a positive impact on in- with a panel from UNESCO, UN spirit of innovation in children of Interior, highlighted how the from the projects of the Global ternational peace and security,” Youth Envoy, Qatar Mission in and youth in order to create a Doha Declaration has contrib- Program for Doha Declaration he added. UN and United Nations Office society free of drugs, crime and uted significantly to directing since its adoption in 2015. Alto- UN Secretary-General’s En- on Drug and Crime. violent extremism. international efforts towards gether 4,862 persons benefited voy on Youth Jayathma Wick- The meeting was aimed at Yury Fedotov, executive Secretary-General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Ahmed bin building just and humane crim- from the awareness and edu- ramanayake highlighted the promoting a culture of law- director of UNODC thanked Hassan al Hammadi with Permanent Representative of Qatar in inal justice systems. Major Gen- cation activities and its various importance of young people in fulness in the education sys- Qatar for its generous support United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif al Thani. eral who is also the chairman initiatives while 3,467 received preventing crime while basket- tems to make the world safer for the Global Program of Doha of Doha Declaration Follow-up technical support. ball legend and humanitarian, from crime. Declaration and stressed that tion and to the promotion of a tor of UNESCO Liaison Office Committee thanked the UNO- “Qatar’s support for the Dikembe Mutombo stressed The Permanent Represent- the education for all children culture of lawfulness and pro- in New York said “I am particu- DC and UNESCO for their ef- Doha Declaration in partner- lauded Qatar’s initiatives to ative of Qatar in United Na- and youth is fundamental to the tection of human rights. larly proud of the partnership forts to strengthen criminal and ship with the United Nations is promote education for crime tions HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed prevention of crime and corrup- Marie Paule Roudil, direc- between UNESCO – the UN human rights systems. part of its ongoing efforts to as- prevention and criminal justice.

Q-CERT holds cyber security Accessibility Forum members share drill to secure major events SANTHOSH CHANDRAN lessons learnt from WC Russia 2018 DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to develop an online accessibil- QATAR Computer Emergency DOHA ity guide in different languages Response Team (Q-CERT) – including braille – to provide under Ministry of Transport MEMBERS of the Supreme information about services, fa- and Communications (MoTC) Committee for Delivery & Leg- cilities and venues. They also conducted a cybersecurity drill acy’s (SC) Accessibility Forum made recommendations in re- (Star 6) in Doha on Wednesday. Khalid al Hashmi. outlined lessons learnt from lation to signage, safe entranc- The event organised as part the 2018 FIFA World Cup dur- es at stadiums and attractions, of Qatar’s National Cyber Secu- Q-CERT Chief Research ing the organisation’s annual and addressing the need for rity Strategy was attended by Officer at F-Secure Mikko Hyp- review meeting. facilities which cater for peo- cyber security experts and Q- ponen described that ‘data in More than 100 stakehold- ple with autism and cognitive CERT officials. new oil’ in cyber world that ers attended the meeting, disabilities in venues such as The event titled ‘Defending generates massive amounts of which was organised to review airports, stadiums, hotels and Nation, Securing Major Event’ wealth is bringing new threats. the work of the Accessibility restaurants. featured speeches and panel “In ten years, every household Forum, share knowledge from The meeting ended with a discussions about the latest de- device will be connected to the the Russia 2018 observation discussion about the future ob- vices to protect the world from internet, he said, adding, com- programme and set the future jectives of the forum, including cyber threats. puter security is no longer about direction of the body. how members will support the Speaking to media, Assis- securing computers, it is about Launched in 2016, the Ac- delivery of Qatar 2022. Del- tant Undersecretary for Cyber securing society”. cessibility Forum is a consulta- egates also said they are keen Security at MoTC Khalid al He also described the shift tion group which advises the More than 100 stakeholders attended the meeting, which was organised to review the work of the Accessibility for the forum to continue ad- Hashmi said, “Following the in the targets of online criminal SC and its stakeholders on the Forum, share knowledge from the Russia 2018 observation programme & set the future direction of the body. vising both public and private event, our team will conduct gangs towards crypto-curren- needs of people with disabili- entities in Qatar after the tour- workshops on cyber security for cies like Bitcoin and how cyber ties in relation to all aspects world for the first time. and visitors with disabilities,” planning. nament is over. institutions both in private and weapons are becoming a pre- of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, “The observation pro- said Emadi. Faisal al Kooheji, chairman Emadi said: “We are deter- public sectors and upgrade the ferred method of government including tournament infra- gramme in Moscow was a Fifteen Accessibility Fo- of Qatar Social and Cultural mined that members will be system according to the chang- in conflicts with other countries. structure and public transport. major milestone for the Ac- rum members took part in the Centre for the Blind, was one directly engaged in the World es in technology”. Managing Vice President Mead al Emadi, the SC’s cessibility Forum and one Russia 2018 observation pro- of the delegates to outline the Cup, either as volunteers or Head of Cyber Security at Gartner Research Carsten Community Engagement which will help to inform our gramme, which included visits findings. “Attending the World through auditing accessibility Training and Awareness Sec- Casper said that new trends in Manager, said the meeting own work during the build-up to stadiums, cultural venues, Cup in Russia was a golden op- features. After the tournament, tion Nora al Abdullah said that cyber resilience, including ma- was the perfect opportunity to 2022. Delegates were able fan parks and other public portunity for us to inform our we are confident the forum will the number of participants chine learning, the cloud, ex- to bring stakeholders together to assess what worked well facilities. Delegates also met own work in the lead-up to continue to advise local and re- in cyber security drill has in- panded data, privacy, and how and share knowledge about in Russia and see what we in with accessibility stakeholders 2022,” said Kooheji. gional organisations on all as- creased since the launch of the security failures are impacting the last World Cup before the Qatar can do to improve the in Russia to discover how they Delegates made a raft of pects of accessibility. This will first edition of the national drill major sporting events. tournament heads to the Arab World Cup experience for fans had supported tournament recommendations, including be the legacy of this initiative.” in 2013. (PHOTO BY HANSON K JOSEPH) Qatargas’ JBOG Recovery Facility wins sustainability award 2018 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

QATARGAS’ Jetty Boil-Off Gas (JBOG) Recovery Facility has been awarded a Qatar Sustainability Award during the Qatar Sustain- ability Week 2018. The prestigious accolade was awarded to Qatargas by the Qa- tar Green Building Council, a member of Qatar Foundation at a gala dinner held in honour of individuals, institutions and or- ganisations that have positively impacted society with world-class sustainable initiatives. The Qatar Sustainability Awards recognise the efforts, com- mitment and contributions of in- dividuals, institutions and organi- sations in furthering sustainable The JBOG facility supports the environmental protection and sustainability targets development and environmental of the Qatar National Vision 2030, and supports Qatar’s commitment to reducing protection in Qatar and beyond. climate-changing carbon emissions. The awards are supported by the Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah In- of the boil-off gas that was previ- 1.6 million tonnes per annum. ternational Foundation for Energy ously flared near the jetties. The The reduction in CO2 emissions and Sustainable Development. JBOG collects the boil-off gas and is equivalent to the emissions of Built and operated by Qatargas, transports it to a central compres- 175,000 cars. As a result, the JBOG the JBOG Recovery facility mini- sor prior to returning it to the LNG facility supports the environmental mises flaring at the Liquefied Nat- plants where it is used as fuel gas, protection and sustainability tar- ural Gas (LNG) loading berths in or converted back into LNG. gets of the Qatar National Vision Ras Laffan City. This facility com- The facility reduces jetty flaring (QNV) 2030, and supports Qatar’s menced operations in October 2014 by approximately 90 percent and commitment to reducing climate- and recovers more than 90 percent CO2 emissions by approximately changing carbon emissions.

tar sky till the Mercury set time at Four planets to approach 6:04pm Doha local time. Dr Marzouk added the planet with beautiful rings Saturn will be Moon in November at nearest point of Moon during No- vember, adding that Saturn will be at TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK one degree southern Moon’s centre. DOHA Qatar resident will see Saturn and Moon together with naked eyes over RESIDENTS of Qatar and other western horizon of Qatar sky from Arabic countries will have chance sunset time at 4:48pm till the Saturn to see and observe five planets of set time at 7:53pm Doha local time. the solar system - Jupiter, Saturn, Finally, on Friday, November Mars, Mercury and Venus - in 16, the red planet Mars will be at November 2018 as four of them one degrees northern Moon’s centre will be approaching Moon at dif- over Qatar sky. Qatar residents will ferent times during the month, have chance to see Mars and Moon Qatar Calendar House (QCH) together with naked eye over south- has announced. will be at 4:50pm, while the Moon east horizon of Qatar sky from sunset “The giant planet Jupiter will be set time will be at 5:39pm Doha local time at 4:46pm till the Mars set time at five degrees southern Moon’s cen- time,” Astronomy expert at QCH Dr at 11:42pm Doha local time. tre on Thursday, November 8. Qatar Beshir Marzouk has said. These phenomena are very residents will be able to observe Ju- On Friday, November 9, Qatar important because they serve piter and Moon together with naked residents will have a good chance to as guide for amateur astrono- eyes over western horizon of Qatar observe the smallest planet Mercury mers to know map of sky dur- sky after sunset time till the Moon set with Moon over western horizon ing this month and validate the time. The sunset time on Qatar sky from Sunset time at 4:49pm on Qa- astronomical calculations. 06 Thursday, November 8, 2018 Nation QF promotes spirit of volunteerism Submissions open for WISE Awards 2019 through ‘Mercy in Giving’ campaign TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and be financially stable, scal- DOHA able and replicable. They must TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK also demonstrate a transform- DOHA THE World Innovation Sum- ative impact on individuals, mit for Education (WISE), communities and society. ENCOURAGING employ- an initiative of Qatar Foun- During 2019, a panel of ees and students to take time dation, has started receiving independent judges will select out of their busy schedules to submissions for the WISE 12 projects as WISE Awards give back to the community is Awards 2019. finalists, which will then be helping to change mindsets Each year, the WISE evaluated, before the six win- and behaviours across Qatar, Awards recognise innova- ning projects are selected by a while inspiring a culture of tive and impactful initiatives panel of judges. volunteerism and a nation- that address today’s most The finalists and winners wide social movement. urgent education challenges. gain global visibility and op- Qatar Foundation (QF) Past projects have addressed portunities to collaborate via recently encouraged its staff a number of diverse areas various platforms, including and students to volunteer at a related to global education, WISE’s biennial summit and number of local organisations including access and inclu- its events across the world, across the country, during and sion, design and ecosystems, and through WISE commu- after working hours, as part digital and multimedia, soci- nications and publications. of the ‘Mercy in Giving’ cam- ety and workforce, and youth They also receive a $20,000 paign, a result of the inaugural employment. cash prize. Akhlaquna Award announced Submissions are judged Applications and nomi- by Her Highness Sheikha Moza according to strict criteria. nations can be submitted at bint Nasser, chairperson of Qa- They must show innovation, www.wise-qatar.org/wise- tar Foundation, in 2017. have a clear development plan awards until January 15, 2019. Machaille al Naimi, presi- dent of Community Develop- QF staff and students volunteer at a number of local organisations across the country as part of the ‘Mercy in Giving’ campaign. ment at QF, who was among those to volunteer, said: “We Qatar Foundation.” with a colleague at QF, visited learned more about the centres new people, worked within a are delighted with the response ‘Mercy in Giving’ aims to one of the charities involved in and their respective activities, different field, and, more im- that ‘Mercy in Giving’ has re- create a movement that unites the initiative. She explained: helped staff members with their portantly, gave back to the local ceived. Through this campaign, various educational, health “Volunteering has been a pas- daily duties and interacted with community.” QF strives to encourage a social and social sectors in an effort sion of mine since high school – different groups of people – ‘Mercy in Giving’ was con- movement that will continue to tackle specific issues within it’s very easy to get wrapped up ranging from children with spe- ceptualized by the winner of the to build across the country, society. In order to achieve this in the daily routine of work, so, cial needs to the elderly. inaugural Akhlaquna Award, strengthening the very founda- goal, QF organised daily trips for me, ‘Mercy in Giving’ served First-time volunteer Fa- Swar al Dahab Ali. Last year’s tions of our society. Ultimately, to the campaign’s participating as a wonderful reminder as to tima A al Anssari said: “Before edition of the initiative was de- we want the act of volunteer- centres during the two-week why I used to volunteer, and re- ‘Mercy in Giving’, I had never signed to honour individuals ing to become the norm, rather campaign, while encouraging ignited my desire to give back to volunteered. I loved the expe- who best embody the values than the exception. And in or- individuals to volunteer at other the community.” rience. I was able to work with of the Prophet Mohammed der to achieve this, we believe it local entities of their choice. As part of the campaign, incredibly intelligent children (PBUH), including generosity, The WISE Awards recognise innovative and impactful initiatives that is important to start at home, at Aisha J al Kaabi, together volunteers attended workshops, and, through the visit, I met tolerance, mercy and honesty. address today’s most urgent education challenges. QNL announces new CHLS students enrich learning Open Access Award

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK of Neurodegeneration at the and explore new medical areas DOHA Brain Mind Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technol- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK cine and health sciences as A series of events highlight- ogy, and Dr Torsten Reimer, DOHA they pertain to knowledge, ing Qatar National Library’s head of Research Services at intervention or technologies (QNL) commitment to mak- the British Library. HAMAD Bin Khalifa Universi- that affect the health of entire ing online publications Dr Richard O’Kennedy, ty’s (HBKU) College of Health populations. available at no cost conclud- vice-president at Qatar Foun- and Life Sciences (CHLS) has “CHLS welcomes Qatar- ed last week. dation Research, Develop- concluded a number of semi- based and internationally-rec- The events, held to mark ment and Innovation, com- nars as part of the college’s ognised experts, all with the this year’s International Open mented: “Knowledge is the mandate to augment students’ aim of providing its students, Access Week, explored how fuel of research and innova- learning experiences and sup- faculty and the broader HBKU Qatar can design inclusive tion, and opening up access plement core course material. community with a holistic and equitable open systems to to the knowledge contained The seminars touched on learning environment that ex- truly serve the needs of a di- in the research literature topics that are germane to the tends beyond the confines of verse global community. will encourage curiosity, ex- biomedical and health scienc- the classroom.” This is the first year that perimentation and entrepre- es, as well as their applications CHLS is at the vanguard the Library has celebrated neurship, and will ultimately in the healthcare field. of innovative educational and Open Access Week as a fully- widen participation in the Professor Brian Burke, re- practice-based offerings. With fledged national library, and it implementation of research search director at the Institute four multidisciplinary pro- hopes to use the opportunity and innovation for enhancing of Medical Biology at A*STAR grammes at the master’s and to explore ways of delivering Qatar’s economy.” in Singapore, on Wednesday, PhD levels, the college seeks to services to support national The library announced a November 7, discussed the Participants at a seminar at Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s College of Health and Life Sciences. complement national health- research and innovation. new award for the advance- topic ‘Molecular interactions care aspirations and advance Journal publishers and ment of Open Science which at the nuclear periphery: New many diseases. search Center. The lecture of- Dengue viruses as well as mi- the biomedical sciences. editors received advice on will recognise individuals or LINCs to human disease’. A seminar entitled ‘Flow fered CHLS students, faculty crovesicles found in blood. As a fast-evolving entity increasing the visibility of na- institutions that have contrib- The lecture explained how Virometry: A Nanotechnology and other attendees an over- Commenting on the semi- within HBKU, the college as- tional research outputs in an uted to the field, with a view physical connections between Method to Study Viruses and view of microvesicles and the nars, Dr Edward Stuenkel, pires to draw on the expertise of interactive workshop held on to increasing the impact of different components within Microvesicles by Flow Cytom- methods currently available dean of CHLS, said: “The Col- local and international special- October 23. their work. eukaryotic cells are important etry’ was recently delivered by for their characterisation. lege is deeply committed to ists who provide unique insights The local premiere of ‘Pay- In addition, the Library not only for healthy cell func- Dr Jean-Charles Grivel, direc- Dr Grivel also discussed initiatives that aim to provide and share their knowledge with wall: The Business of Scholar- provides practical support to tions, but also how these con- tor of the Deep Phenotyping how flow virometry can be a well-rounded understand- the broader HBKU and Educa- ship’ was also screened at the researchers wishing to pub- nections play a critical role in Core at Sidra Medical and Re- used to study the HIV and ing of the fields of biomedi- tion City communities. library during the week. This lishing Open Access books illuminating documentary fo- and articles. An Open Access cuses on the need for open ac- Author Fund covers article cess to research and science, processing charges (APCs) for and questions the rationale open access publications. behind the considerable in- The Library has also re- Bedaya to launch ‘StartUp Weekend’ contest soon vestment that flows into for- cently entered into several profit academic publishers. agreements with open access TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tial partners to build business help and assist them to start Bedaya Center Reem al Sowai- “Startup Weekend Doha The week culminated on publishers to support its ex- DOHA ideas. More than 50 contest- their businesses. Moreover, di said, “Through the ‘Startup will include educational ses- October 28 with presenta- isting Open Access Author ants are expected to take part participants will experience Weekend Doha’, we seek to sions, workshop, guidance tions and discussions under Fund. The publishers include BEDAYA Center for Entrepre- in the competition, where they the feelings of achievement provide young members of mentorship advising, in addi- the global theme ‘Designing PLOS, BioMed Central, Fron- neurship and Career Develop- will formulate a business plan and frustration, fun and ac- the society the opportunity to tion to meeting with expertise, Equitable Foundations for tiers, Hindawi, Dove Medical ment (Bedaya Center)is gear- and work in teams to present tion, success and failure, as demonstrate their skills and introducing the participants to Open Knowledge: The Role of Press and MDPI. ing up to launch the ‘Start Up their ideas to a panel of judges well as psychological pressure transform their passion into investors and showcase their the National Library.’ An additional benefit to Weekend 2018’ competition on during a weekend filled with to emulate the reality of what reality by participating with ideas to them in order to get the Presentations were de- authors, the Library secured November 15. The three-day workshops and mentorship. entrepreneurs go through their ideas for projects and needed finance. The competi- livered by leading experts, publishing vouchers with competition will be held at the Winners of the competition will when establishing their pro- present them to the jury of tion will end with the selection including Prof Hilal Lashuel, noteworthy publishers, in- Panorama Hall of Tawar Mall. be rewarded with prizes. jects. The contestants will also specialists who will choose the of winners and their honouring associate professor of life sci- cluding Emerald, Sage, Ovid, Startup weekend 2018 is a During the competition, be briefed about the rules and wining team. All what it needs in order to enhance their self- ences and director of the Lab- Wolters Kluwer, IEEE, Karg- business modeling competition contestants will meet mentors, regulations required to estab- is to create the proper team to- confidence and support them oratory of Chemical Biology er, and De Gruyter. targeting university students or investors, managing partners, lish a startup business. gether and choosing the right to continue to develop their professionals looking for poten- sponsors, who are all ready to General Manager of concept and idea”. projects”, she added. QLA students acquire life skills at leadership camp in Jordan TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK as reading a map and using a adventures and educational DOHA compass. The programme also discussions throughout the helped some of us conquer our programme. The students’ dai- STUDENTS of Qatar Leader- biggest fears. I used to suffer ly routines were intense and ship Academy (QLA), part of from acrophobia – the fear of really helped shape the young Qatar Foundation’s Pre-Uni- heights – but I’ve managed to minds of the participants.” versity Education, recently overcome it. This programme Laith al Zayod, general completed the Ambition Lead- has prepared us to face the ad- manager of Aspire Business ership Camp in Jordan. versities that come our way in Company, said: “We have giv- The camp, held in col- order to achieve our goals.” en students leadership training laboration with Aspire Busi- Students also visited his- and helped enrich life skills, ness Company in Jerash, toric sites in Jordan, includ- such as strategic planning, was co-organised by Ranger ing the Amman Citadel, the team building and how to bet- Adventure Camp. Roman Theatre and the Dead ter work towards their goals. Featuring a range of men- Sea. They also visited Wadi Qatar Leadership Academy tal and physical training ac- Zarqa Ma’in. plays a significant role in es- tivities, the camp gave the Salim Begheital Merry, the tablishing unique programmes students opportunity to learn trip supervisor and official rep- like these and creating oppor- about outdoor survival, as well resentative of QLA, said: “The tunities for students to grow.” as develop their leadership and Featuring a range of mental and physical training activities, the camp gave the students opportunity to learn about outdoor survival, as well as Ambition Leadership Camp is At the end of the pro- team building skills. develop their leadership and team building skills. an extremely unique training gramme, a camp gradua- Mohamed al Thani, a stu- programme. It offers hands- tion ceremony was held to dent at QLA, said: “The Am- one of the best training pro- It helped me acquire a lot of harsh environments.” al Sakr said: “We learned a on experience to participants acknowledge the efforts of bition Leadership Camp is grammes I’ve ever attended. the skills needed to survive in Fellow student Faisal number of useful skills, such including training activities, the students. Pakistan / SA / Philippines / SEA Thursday, November 8, 2018 07 Indonesia extends search for victims of jet crash Pakistan govt sacks state TV REUTERS agency to press on. JAKARTA “This operation has been running for 10 days and the chief after broadcast gaffe INDONESIA authorities ex- results from combing the sea tended on Wednesday a search surface and the sea bed are for victims of a plane crash last declining, therefore the re- REUTERS seeking financial aid to help Pakistan Television for just a week, when all 189 on board a sources of Basarnas should be ISLAMABAD end a spiralling balance of matter of weeks. PTV apolo- Lion Air flight were killed, and sufficient,” Syaugi told a news payments crisis after secur- gised after “Begging” ran on for the aircraft’s second black conference. PAKISTAN has removed ing $6 billion in support screens for 20-25 seconds box, the cockpit voice recorder. Basarnas had 220 person- the acting chief of state- from Saudi Arabia and be- on Monday while Khan was The nearly new Boeing nel, including 60 divers, as run television after a cap- fore Pakistan sat down to making a speech, kicking off Co. 737 MAX passenger plane well as four ships involved in tion read “Begging” instead talks with the IMF. a debate on social media as slammed into the sea on Oct. the search and were focusing “Beijing” during a broad- An official Ministry of to whether the misspelling 29, only minutes after takeoff A worker assists his colleague during the lifting of a turbine engine of on an area with a radius of 250 cast of Prime Minister Im- Information order seen by was deliberate. from Jakarta en route to Bang- the Lion Air flight JT610 jet, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, metres (273 yards), he said. ran Khan’s visit to China, Reuters said the ministry An information ministry ka island near Sumatra. recently. (REUTERS) A police official said 186 which has promised eco- had withdrawn the services spokesman said the misspell- “We have extended the op- body bags containing human nomic aid to the impover- of Hasan Immad Moham- ing had nothing to do with eration for three more days,” cue agency (Basarnas), said. It search teams from the mili- remains had been retrieved ished South Asian country. madi, who had served as Mohammadi’s removal, say- Muhammad Syaugi, the head was the second time the search tary, police and others would and 44 victims identified after Khan was in Beijing acting managing director of ing it was a “routine affair”. of the national search and res- has been extended. But he said stand down, leaving just his forensic examination. Bangladesh PM Imran orders rejects plea IMF team arrives in for caretaker compensation for government Islamabad as China protest damage REUTERS DHAKA Govt is providing BANGLADESH’S ruling TRIBUNE.COM.PK party has rejected an oppo- ISLAMABAD security to Aasia, sition party’s demand for a pledges aid package family: Minister caretaker government it says PRIME Minister Imran Khan is essential for a free and fair directed the government of ISLAMABAD: Aasia Bibi and general election due to be Punjab to prepare compensa- her family have been provided held in December. Pakistan still seeks broader IMF support for long-term economic planning tion packages for the people complete security, Minister Although Prime Minis- who suffered damage to their of State for Interior Shehryar ter Sheikh Hasina’s Awa- properties in recent protests Afridi said in a recent inter- mi League had agreed to by ‘miscreants’, Radio Paki- view to Voice of America. unprecedented talks last stan reported. Afridi said that until Bibi, week with the Bangladesh TLP calls off countrywide who was recently acquitted Nationalist Party (BNP) protest sit-ins Information of blasphemy charges by the to discuss the arrange- Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Supreme Court of Pakistan, is ment, on Wednesday it PM Imran met in Islamabad convicted of a crime or there declared the demand was on Wednesday and also con- is a judicial order, her name unconstitutional. stituted an organising com- cannot be placed on the Exit “Our prime minister told mittee to hold an international Control List (ECL). “Every them there is no provision Rematul-el Aalimeen Confer- Pakistani, no matter their in our constitution to form ence to commemorate 12th religion, is the responsibility such a caretaker govern- Rabiul Awwal. of the government and no ment,” said Obaidul Quader, The committee includes one can be given a license her party’s secretary general. Chaudhry, Religious Minster to play with someone’s life or The BNP, which is in dis- Noor ul Haq Qadri, Minister of property,” he further added. array after the jailing of its State for Parliamentary Affairs (TRIBUNE.COM.PK) chief, former prime minister Ali Muhammad Khan, Babar Khaleda Zia, on corruption Awan, Ejaz Ch, Senator Javed charges, also pressed for a Faisal and the prime minis- an agreement with the federal caretaker government at the ter’s media assistant Iftikhar and Punjab governments. last general election in 2014. Durrani. The TLP took to the street When that demand was The decision to compen- after the acquittal of Aasia not met, it boycotted the sate victims of damaged prop- Bibi by the Supreme Court on poll. The party and its allies erties comes after countrywide October 30, paralysing major were still undecided whether protest sit-ins by the Tehreek- cities. Prime Minister Imran to participate in the election, e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Khan had warned the protest- BNP Secretary General Mir- turned violent in some parts of ers not to incite people to vio- za Fakhrul Islam Alamgir the country. lence or else the state would said. Quader said the Awami The protests were called perform its duty to protect the League would ensure a level off on November 2 following life and property of its citizens. playing field by preventing ministers from using gov- ernment buildings or vehi- cles for next three months. Maldives ex-leader Nasheed ends exile Human rights lawyer AFP shot dead in central (File photo) Pakistani delegation holding talks with IMF Managing Director. COLOMBO Philippines: Police AFP economic planning. FORMER Maldives president MANILA: A human rights law- ISLAMABAD Saudi did not ask Khan assures Yemen Since taking power in Au- Mohamed Nasheed returned yer became the 34th attorney Pakistan to become ambassador support gust, former cricketer Khan home from exile Thursday, to be killed under the admin- AN International Monetary part of Yemen war in ending conflict has been searching for ways to two days after the country’s Su- istration of President Rodrigo Fund team arrived in Islama- rally a struggling economy hit preme Court withdrew a war- Duterte after being shot dead bad Wednesday for talks on a ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister by inflation and shore up the rant for his arrest. in the central Philippines, possible IMF bailout, even as Shah Mehmood Qureshi told Imran Khan in a meeting with country’s dwindling foreign Nasheed, who had been police and colleagues said Pakistan insisted it had solved the Senate on Wednesday Ambassador of Yemen Mo- currency reserves. jailed for 13 years on a con- Wednesay Benjamin Ramos, its immediate balance of pay- that Saudi Arabia had not hammed Motahar Alashabi As well as a highly-publi- troversial terrorism charge, 56, a founding member ments crisis. asked Pakistan to participate in Islamabad on Wednesday cised austerity drive, including was welcomed at Male air- of the National Union of Speaking shortly after in the Yemen war in exchange assured the envoy of Pakistan’s auctioning off government- port by president-elect Ibra- Mohamed Nasheed. People’s Lawyers (NUPL), Prime Minister Imran Khan for financial assistance. “We “unwavering support in the owned luxury automobiles and him Mohamed Solih and was gunned down by two returned from Beijing, Paki- have received an unconditional early resolution of the con- buffaloes, the new prime min- hundreds of supporters. Abdulla Yameen, who jailed or suspects late Tuesday in stan’s finance minister said package from Saudi Arabia. flict” in Yemen. Ambassador ister has also made overtures It was not immediately clear exiled most of his opponents. Kabankalan City in Negros Tuesday that assurances No conditions have been Alashabi called on PM Khan at to the IMF -- which has bailed what role he will have in the However, the strongman Occidental province, 560 from China–combined with a imposed,” the minister said PM Office. According to a PM Pakistan out repeatedly since new government to be consti- leader suffered a surprise defeat kilometres south of Manila. pledge made by Saudi Arabia while responding to concerns Office press release, PM Khan the 1980s. tuted by Solih this month. last month in an election and “The victim sustained last month–meant that Paki- expressed by opposition assured the visiting dignitary However, Islamabad re- The Supreme Court had must leave office on Novem- three gunshot wounds on stan’s immediate fiscal woes senators. Prime Minister Imran of unwavering support from ceived billions of dollars in ruled that Nasheed could not ber 17. The president-elect is a his chest and was brought to were “over”. Khan had only offered to play Pakistan for an early resolution Chinese loans to finance ambi- be detained until his appeal nominee of Nasheed’s Maldiv- [a nearby hospital] but was “We had a gap of $12 bil- a mediatory role to resolve the of the conflict, in light of the tious infrastructure projects, against the jail sentence for ian Democratic Party (MDP). pronounced dead on arrival lion and in that $12 billion, six Yemen conflict, Qureshi told United Nations Security Council and the US–one of the IMF’s terrorism is heard. Nasheed had hoped to by the attending physician,” billion came from Saudi Arabia the upper house. (DAWN.COM) Resolution 2216. (DAWN.COM) biggest donors–has raised The 51-year-old democracy run against Yameen but was regional police director chief and the rest came from China,” fears that Pakistan could use champion was branded a fugi- barred by the election com- superintendent John Bulala- Asad Umar told reporters, Friday to finalise the terms of during Khan’s visit in October. any bailout money to repay its tive from justice when he went mission. Since Yameen’s de- cao said. “The victim [served] without specifying the nature the assistance, he added. Despite the pledges, the debts to Beijing. into exile in 2016 after seeking feat, political prisoners have as a lawyer for suspected of the Chinese assistance. The Pakistan secured $6 billion ministry of finance said the Islamabad–which last re- medical treatment abroad while been freed and exiles have rebels and suspected drug finance secretary and the gov- in funding from Saudi Arabia Pakistan would still seek ceived an IMF bailout in 2013 serving the jail sentence. He returned from abroad as the users,” he added. (DPA) ernor of the state bank will at- and struck a 12-month deal for broader IMF support for to the tune of $6.6 billion–has risked arrest if he ever returned Maldives prepares a transi- tend a meeting in Beijing on a balance of payments lifeline the government’s long term refuted these claims. to the Maldives under President tion to new leadership. Highway to hell: Afghan travellers run gauntlet of Taliban violence AFP The stretch of Highway 1 Afghan-Pakistan delegations meet to tery connecting Kabul to the if you want to be on the safe KABUL between the Afghan capital insurgent strongholds in the side,” he said. Mohammad’s and the southeastern city of discuss ‘dignified return’ of refugees south. “You have to be care- most recent trip to Kabul was ON a good day, it takes Mo- Ghazni–which the Taliban ful who you call because you delayed for three days after hammad less than three stormed in August and still ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan held a second meeting of could be sold out to the Tali- he received warnings of Tali- hours to drive from Ghazni threaten–is one of the most a refugee working group (RWG) under the Afghanistan-Pakistan ban” by someone working for ban disguised as Afghan sol- to Kabul. But preparations treacherous. Action Plan for Peace and Stability (APAPPS) on Wednesday to the militant group, he said. diers manning checkpoints for the hair-raising journey Spontaneous trips are out discuss matters relating to Afghan refugees as well as other - ‘Many reasons to worry’ along the road. through Taliban-infested of the question, said Moham- Afghan nationals “illegally” residing in Pakistan, the Foreign Office -On the day of his depar- The first thing Taliban areas can take weeks. Road mad, who is in his 20s and a (FO) said in a statement. The meeting was held at the Ministry of ture, Mohammad swaps his militants check is a person’s trips are a dangerous, and regular visitor to Kabul. States and Frontier Regions (Safron) in Islamabad. “Both sides clean, well-ironed clothes tazkira, or national identifi- often deadly, activity in Af- Mohammad, not his real deliberated on ways to enhance mutual cooperation for a dignified, for a dirty pyjama-like shal- cation document. ghanistan. name, asked reporters to use gradual, time bound and complete return of the Afghan nationals On a good day, it takes Mohammad war kameez to make himself “If the tazkira is from Travellers run the gaunt- a pseudonym to avoid being to their country.” a Foreign Office statement said.(DAWN) less than three hours to drive from look more like a villager and Ghazni then you may be fine. let of Taliban checkpoints, identified by the Taliban. Ghazni to Kabul. (AFP) clears the call history on his If not, they might think that fighting, robberies, kidnap- He begins preparing mobile in case a phone num- you are a member of the se- pings, and pressure-plate for the journey at least two ing out his beard, which he He then starts working who ply the busy route for ber raises suspicion. curity forces from another bombs targeting government weeks before his planned de- normally keeps short, to cre- his contacts, calling trusted information about Taliban “You can’t just jump into a province coming to Ghazni to officials and security forces. parture, starting with grow- ate a scruffier appearance. relatives and neighbours activity along the main ar- car and come (to Kabul), not fight,” Mohammad said. 08 Thursday, November 8, 2018

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

Birthright Citizenship Isn’t Lunacy, Mr President US Should Prioritise A Trump’s lack of experience in the govt or in the public service Peace Treaty With N Korea makes him oblivious of the constitution’s 14th amendment that guarantees citizenship to the children born on the American soil, irrespective of the parents’ status The Trump administration should put nuclear talks on the back burner and focus on negotiating a peace agreement to end the Korean War S President Donald Trump’s vow to end with the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amend- birthright citizenship in America by ex- ments), ratified in 1791, which guarantees Uecutive order has legal scholars and pun- such fundamental rights as freedom of dits across the political spectrum — the far- speech, religion and assembly. right fringe excluded — warning of executive Chief among these was the 13th Amend- overreach and a legal fight that will almost ment, which abolished slavery on December certainly rule such a move unconstitutional. 6, 1865, seven months after the last battle of Trump calls birthright citizenship a the Civil War and eight months after the as- “crazy, lunatic policy” that encourages ille- sassination of President Abraham Lincoln. gal immigration and has “created an entire Two and a half years later, understanding industry of birth tourism.” We’re well aware that a “new birth of freedom” was not pos- that more than 4 million children born in sible if the sons and daughters of slaves and the US reside with at least one undocument- émigrés to America were not awarded the ed parent, and nearly 700,000 of those are full rights of citizenship, the 14th Amend- in Texas alone, according to the nonparti- ment was adopted on July 9, 1868. Intended san Migration Policy Institute. to prohibit the creation of a permanent class Clearly, comprehensive immigration re- of resident aliens with no devotion to the form is needed, as are more secure borders US or rights of citizenship, the birthright- and more immigration courts to process citizenship provision of the amendment those seeking asylum and to deport those reads: “All persons born or naturalised in the without legitimate claims. But stoking fears United States and subject to the jurisdiction of an “invasion” from south of the border thereof, are citizens of the United States and and sending 15,000 troops to “reinforce” of the State wherein they reside.” the US-Mexico border is not a solution. Birthright citizenship wasn’t then — and is Earlier this year the president missed not now — unique to the United States. Based a grand opportunity to trade legal status on the common-law doctrine of jus soli, or for young immigrants brought illegally as right of the soil, it is the law of the land in Can- children, known as Dreamers, for more ada, Mexico, Pakistan and most Central and border security — including funding for South American countries. Jus soli is also, his proposed wall. Whether Trump is dou- granted with restrictions, open to the children BRAD STAPLETON ver, such an agreement would merely for- valuable bargaining leverage. That need bling down on his pre-election pledge to of legal foreign residents in France, Germany, TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE malise an existing state of affairs. not be the case. Pyongyang can be ex- end birthright citizenship as a way to rile Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Although the division of the Korean pected to call for the withdrawal of US up his base or whether he actually believes Where the US differs from many Euro- YONGYANG has made it quite Peninsula at the 38th parallel has pro- military forces from South Korea and it’s what’s best for America is impossible to pean countries is that its application of jus clear that securing a peace declara- duced an ongoing military standoff, North comprehensive sanctions relief as part of say. But one thing is clear, ending birthright soli is unconditional (except in the case of tion is one of its top priorities. Kim Korea, South Korea, and the United States a peace agreement. Yet given North Ko- citizenship for babies with two unauthor- foreign diplomats) and granted to any child Jong-un reportedly broached the have not engaged in any substantial hos- rea’s eagerness to secure a peace agree- ised immigrant parents would, according to born on American soil, regardless of their Ptopic with Trump during their June tilities for over six decades. It is thus sen- ment, the United States need not accede the Migration Policy Institute, increase the parents’ legal status. This is in keeping with meeting in Singapore, and Pyongyang has sible to make a virtue of reality. to those demands. existing unauthorised population in the US the Founders’ understanding of jus soli but continued to press the issue. In Septem- The Trump administration could as- from 11 million to 16 million by 2050. also, to quote Lincoln, their desire to bring ber, for instance, North Korea’s state-run suage North Korean insecurity by includ- In any event, we’re confident that the forth, “on this continent, a new nation, Rodong Sinmun newspaper editorialised Pyongyang can be expected to call ing a non-aggression provision in a peace birthright provision of the 14th Amend- conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the that “The United States shouldn’t delay for the withdrawal of US military agreement but make clear that troop with- ment, which was upheld in 1898 by the Su- proposition that all men are created equal.” any further an end-of-war declaration, forces from South Korea and drawals and sanctions relief will only occur preme Court, can only be repealed through Instead of seeing those who seek to join which the US president promised at the comprehensive sanctions relief as gradually in a tit-for-tat process of negotia- a constitutional amendment or act of Con- this new nation conceived in liberty as in- Singapore summit.” tions over outstanding issues — most no- gress. Yet it occurs to us that Trump, a vaders, our 45th president would do well to The Trump administration insists, part of a peace agreement. Yet given tably, North Korean nuclear proliferation. businessman with no prior experience in reflect on the words of our first president, however, that North Korean denucleari- North Korea’s eagerness to secure a After all, there is ample precedent for government or public-service record before General George Washington, who in 1783 sation is a precondition for an official end peace agreement, the United States the United States stationing sizable forces becoming president, may not fully under- wrote: “The bosom of America is open to re- to the Korean War. Recently, following need not accede to those demands in allied states in the absence of an actual stand the importance of the 14th Amend- ceive not only the Opulent and respectable meetings in Seoul with his South Korean state of war — see western Europe, in par- ment or its place in American history. Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted counterpart, US Special Representative for ticular. By maintaining its force posture in Since the US Constitution was ratified of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall North Korea Stephen Biegun asserted that Another benefit of prioritising a peace South Korea, the United States would pre- in 1788, that phrase from the Preamble has wellcome to a participation of all our rights although the United States is committed agreement is that such an accord can serve substantial leverage in negotiations defined the goal of each amendment to the and privileges, if by decency and propriety of to ending hostilities on the Korean Pen- serve as the first step in the type of con- over North Korea’s nuclear programme. nation’s founding document, beginning conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment.” insula, “the primary requirement for us to fidence-building process that is crucial to As history has shown, in relation- get to the end point is to achieve final, fully, the eventual denuclearisation of the Kore- ships characterised by extreme mistrust, verified denuclearisation of North Korea.” an Peninsula. North Korean nuclear pro- a series of small, symbolic agreements is Washington and Pyongyang remain at log- liferation has been motivated primarily typically required to engender the mutual gerheads over which should come first: de- by an extreme sense of insecurity. Pyong- trust necessary to achieve breakthroughs nuclearisation or a peace agreement. yang can only be expected to relinquish on larger, more intractable issues. Nego- For a number of reasons, the Trump its nuclear arsenal if the United States tiating a peace agreement with North Ko- administration should put nuclear talks finds a way to alleviate that insecurity. As rea is an attainable, low-risk means of ini- on the back burner and focus on negotiat- part of a peace agreement, an American tiating a confidence-building process that ing an end to the Korean War. pledge against attacking or promoting re- can gradually promote sustained peace First, in the near term, negotiating a gime change in North Korea could begin and security on the Korean Peninsula. mutually acceptable peace agreement is a to engender the trust that is essential for more realistic prospect than denuclearis- nuclear disarmament. (Brad Stapleton is a former ing the Korean Peninsula. A peace agree- The most common objection to nego- Visiting Research Fellow at the ment is clearly in the interest of both the tiating a peace agreement prior to North Cato Institute. Stapleton also United States and North Korea — not to Korean denuclearisation is that in doing served as an adjunct researcher mention South Korea and China. Moreo- so, the United States would compromise at the RAND Corporation.) (Tribune News Service) Nepal’s Emergence As A Cricketing Nation: Challenges Ahead The Himalayan nation is making big strides in cricket, but the government needs to spend a lot more on the infrastructures for the game to develop and for players to compete in the international arena ARUN BUDHATHOKI prospects elsewhere. Only a few were com- ter repetitive pressure from the players Pokhara is another city, to the west of It is an encouraging situation.” TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE mitted to the game and faced much hard- and fans, those in positions of power are Kathmandu, that is the epitome of natu- “With a governing body, they can as- ship. The players can be applauded, but realising that they can no longer dwell in ral beauty and hosts a beautiful cricket sure corporat[ions] of further long-term RICKET is booming in Nepal and its not the administration so far. their own greed. But can the authorities ground. The stunning photos released by investment in the sports but then again recent gaining of One Day Interna- Rajan Shah, a sports journalist and only take this game further? the recently concluded Pokhara Premier [we] need new leadership of CAN when Ctional (ODI) status demonstrates the creative director of Dhangadhi Premier On this, Shah adds, “The road ahead League (PPL) are simply breathtaking. previous problems like fund distribution cause. The emergence of three Twenty-20 League (DPL), notes: is simple. CAN should start function- The recent trophy tour of ICC Cricket or lack of transparency in day-to-day op- (T20) victories has also fueled a momen- A good domestic structure is absolute ing again with new strategies and ideas World Cup is a major boost to the nation erations should not be repeated.” He adds, tum in the development of the sport, need of the hour. We are playing far too to further develop the cricket in Nepal. A and the game too. If Nepal can exploit this “Nepali cricket has great future. We need although challenges remain. The game much T20 cricket with the growing com- 6-month or 9-month long cricket season spirit then surely everyone will benefit. It some great statesman who can help to found itself mired in controversies when mercialisation of sports in the country, is a must. Grounds like Mulpani, Fapla, won’t be surprising if future international grow it, and need to identify them and give the National Sports Council formed an ad which is good in a way, but we need the Siddharth, Narayani, and now Pokhara cricket matches will be played in Nepal them responsibilities to take the sports as hoc committee, bypassing the elections of Board to channel it for the overall de- should be developed at levels to at least one day, where the stadiums will surely get an identity of the nation which I am sure the national cricket association two years velopment of cricket. T20 Cricket can host ICC U19 (Under-19) competitions.” fully packed. these statesmen can.” ago. Subsequently, Nepal’s only govern- only introduce you to a talent but over- Nepal has an advantage since it is Nepal’s most successful captain, Paras Nepal is indeed making big strides in ing body, the Cricket Association of Nepal all technical, mental aspects of the game known worldwide as a beautiful country Khadka, time and again has noted that the cricket, both locally and internationally, (CAN), was suspended by the Internation- are developed through one-day or multi- and the country’s only cricket ground, game won’t progress in Nepal until and however, challenges remain. The CAN al Cricket Council (ICC) on April 25, 2016. day games. There is a reason only a few at Tribhuvan University, is a testament unless the government invests in infra- needs to be reinstated by the ICC in the Not everything is in a gloomy state players survive for longer periods of time to that. The country is now building two structure, domestic leagues, and commer- coming months. And only then will the though. The growth in the game should playing for the country. Others simply more grounds in Mulpani, and planning cialises the sports. He is considered as the favourite South Asian game continue to be credited to the players above all. Nepali crash on the purple patch with bat or ball, to develop further stadiums in other re- iconic elder statesman of Nepali cricket, grow in the Himalayan nation. cricket is on the rise since the last decade but once the weakness is worked out by gions of the nation. The problem, howev- who the nation adores. And now Nepal has There’s a limit to how much ICC can do sans proper administration or a stable the opposition they tend to struggle. er, lies in the execution. It took more than produced an 18-year-old rising star, Sand- for Nepal cricket. On a positive note, the paycheck. What amazes the Nepali fans On the other hand, corruption is a 15 years for the government to settle the eep Lamichhane, who has become the suspended CAN has withdrawn the writ pe- is the sheer passion of the cricketers, who major blight for Nepal’s sports fraternity. land issues of Mulpani and now an inter- global ambassador for Nepal cricket. tition filed at the Supreme Court against the have put their futures at stake to take the Sports administrators have found them- national stadium is being built in the area As Shah says, the “CAN suspension NSC, paving way for ICC to annul the sus- game one step ahead. selves in the grip of power and money. but progress is slow. However, there are came in a very bad time but the blessing in pension. However, there’s more work to be But was it worth it to them? A large After football, cricket has reaped a lot other scenic views in Nepal that can draw disguise is we saw how much corporat[ions] done at home and quickly too. Or else the ef- pool of players in the past had given up of fortune for the CAN and that’s exactly a large number of cricket lovers, which will are interested in cricket if given the plat- fort put by the players will go in vain and the their game and left the country for better what blinded those in power. But now af- benefit both tourism and sports too. form or road to come and invest in cricket. fans will only cherish and dwell on the past.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Gulf / Middle East Thursday, November 8, 2018 09 Turkey threatens Syria’s Kurds: A headache for the US? AFP backed Syrian rebels seize the ed a Kurdish-Arab alliance, said. BEIRUT northwestern enclave of Afrin US must break from Syrian Kurds after PKK reward offer: Turkey backed by the US-led coali- The day after the SDF in March. tion, that has pushed back the announced it was suspend- TURKEY’S President Recep Erdogan has since repeat- ANKARA: Turkey gave a guarded welcome on Wednesday to a US decision to offer millions of extremists from Syria’s north- ing fighting, Turkish and US Tayyip Erdogan has renewed edly threatened to march east dollars to help capture three top Kurdish PKK militants but said Washington must also break its east. But the battle is not yet troops began joint patrols on his threats to crush Syria’s into more Kurdish-held terri- alliance with Kurdish militias in northern Syria. over, and the Syrian Demo- the outskirts of the flashpoint Kurds, this time in northeast- tory, but analysts say the tim- Washington pledged up to $5 million for information which could lead to the arrest of PKK mili- cratic Forces (SDF) alliance city of Manbij. ern areas of the war-torn coun- ing adds weight to the latest tary commander Murat Karayilan, and lesser rewards for two other leaders of the group which has is still fighting the jihadists in They had been laid out as try where US forces are present. warnings. waged an insurgency against Turkey for 34 years. the country’s far east near the part of a “roadmap” reached Turkish shelling has hit Turkey brokered a deal The surprise move followed a series of steps in the last month which have eased a diplomatic Iraqi border. by the NATO allies in June to positions of the Kurdish Peo- with Russia in September to crisis between the two NATO allies. However they remain deeply divided, including over US support In response to Turkish avoid a clash, and under which ple’s Protection Units (YPG), stave off a regime attack on the for Kurdish YPG fighters in north Syria. shelling, the Kurdish-led SDF YPG forces were to withdraw as Ankara warns of a new of- northwestern rebel bastion of Turkey says the YPG is indistinguishable from the PKK, which is designated a terrorist organisa- last Wednesday said it had from the city. fensive to clear the militia Idlib, thus freeing it up to set tion by Ankara, Washington and the European Union, and demands the United States stop support temporarily halted its offen- On Friday last week, US from its border. its sights on Kurdish-held ter- for the militia - a US ally against Islamic State in Syria. sive against the jihadists in the forces started patrols in Kurd- The United States has ritory further east. Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said the US rewards offer was a positive but “very, very late” eastern province of Deir Ezzor. ish-held areas along the Turk- scrambled to contain the ten- On the world stage, An- step, and called on Washington to adopt the same policy to the YPG as it did to the PKK. (AFP) “The United States is stuck ish border, sparking criticism sions, as it seeks to retain the kara is feeling emboldened in the middle of all of this, from Ankara. YPG as a key partner in its bat- and seeks to score diplomatic relationship with NATO ally specifically to see how the Center for a New American wanting only to push the anti- - Will fight against IS suf- tle against a resilient Islamic points as Saudi Arabia, a rival Washington improve after it United States will react. Security. IS offensive to a conclusion on fer? -Syria expert Fabrice Bal- State group. regional heavyweight, grap- freed American pastor An- “He is trying to see how - What can US do? -Tur- schedule,” said Aaron Lund of anche said Washington was in - How serious are threats? ples with global outrage over drew Brunson from detention far he can go with military key views the YPG as “terror- The Century Foundation. a bind. -Since 2016, Turkey has car- the murder at the Saudi con- last month. action in the areas east of the ists”, but for the United States “For the Syrian Democrat- “If the US give in to Tur- ried out two operations against sulate in Istanbul of journalist With shelling east of the Euphrates before the US re- they are a key ally in its fight ic Forces, this must seem like key, they will no longer be able Kurdish forces in Syria, the Jamal Khashoggi. Euphrates River, analysts say sponds negatively,” said Nich- against IS jihadists. a rare source of real leverage to count on the Kurds” to fight last of which saw Ankara- And Turkey has seen its Erdogan is testing the waters, olas Heras, an analyst at the The YPG has spearhead- over the superpower,” Lund IS, he said.

Clashes rattle Yemen’s Hodeida News in brief US hopes Russia will continue to let Houthi chief vows no surrender Israel hit Iran in Syria, says envoy

BEIRUT: The United States said on Wednesday it hoped Russia would continue to allow Israel to strike Iranian targets in Syria, despite Moscow’s supply of the S-300 air defence system to the Syrian government. as govt forces push into port “Russia has been permissive, in consultation with the Is- raelis, about Israeli strikes against Iranian targets inside Syria. We certainly hope that that permissive approach will continue,” Ambassador James Jeffrey, Washington’s Syria envoy, said in a Rebels acknowledge his group was outnumbered, but not intimidated by the Saudi-led coalition conference call with reporters. Moscow said in October it had delivered the S-300 surface- to-air missiles to Syria, after accusing Israel of indirectly caus- ing the downing of a Russian military jet by Syrian air defences following an Israeli air strike nearby. (REUTERS)

UN salutes Damascus allowing Yarmuk Palestinians to return

DAMASCUS: The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed a Syrian regime plan to allow Palestinians back home to the rav- aged Damascus suburb of Yarmuk after expelling jihadists. Tens of thousands of pre-war residents have been unable to return to the large Palestinian refugee camp in the south of the capital since regime forces ousted the Islamic State group in May. On Tuesday, deputy foreign minister Faisal al-Meqdad said Damascus had created a “plan for the return of all refugees to the camp”, though he did not give a date. The UN agency for Palestinians refugees, UNRWA, on Wednesday applauded the decision. “UNRWA welcomes the decision by the Syrian government to allow Palestine refugees to return to their homes in Yarmuk camp,” spokesman Chris Gunness said. Some 160,000 Palestinians lived in Yarmuk before the start of Syria’s seven-year conflict.(AFP)

Sisi pledges Libyan coastguard military support if intercepts 315 Gulf ‘threatened’ migrants at sea CAIRO: Egypt’s President Ab- TRIPOLI: The Libyan navy says del Fattah al-Sisi has pledged its coastguard stopped a Yemeni pro-government forces advance towards the port city of Hodeida as they continue to battle for the control of the city, on Tuesday. (AFP) military support for Gulf total of 315 migrants in three Arab states if their security separate incidents as they AFP takeover, including the capital comes under threat, the state tried to reach Europe by sea SANAA Aid groups plead for urgent, safe Sanaa. Saudi Arabia and its al- daily Al-Ahram reported on on Wednesday. lies joined the Yemeni govern- Wednesday. In one incident, the YEMEN’S rebel chief vowed passage for Yemeni civilians ment’s war against the Houthis “If the security of the country’s coastguard in- on Wednesday he would never SANAA: International aid groups on Wednesday appealed for the following year, driving the Gulf is directly threatened, tercepted a rubber boat surrender to Saudi-backed safe passage for civilians in Yemen, as government forces and rebels back but failing to retake Egypt will mobilise its forces carrying 116 people off the pro-government forces, as Iran-backed rebels battle for one of the country’s most densely Sanaa and Hodeida. to support its brothers,” Sisi town of Zawiya, west of the international aid groups ap- populated cities. Humanitarian workers called for the urgent Nearly 200 combatants was quoted as saying in a capital Tripoli, navy spokes- pealed for safe passage for ci- protection of residents in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, as have been killed over the past meeting with the press in man Ayoub Qasim said. vilians caught in the flashpoint Undaunted clashes approach civilian hospitals. week in the fight for Hodeida the Red Sea resort of Sharm Another 199 people were port of Hodeida. Save the Children reported one of its facilities had been on both sides. el-Sheikh. rescued from two boats off After six days of intense bat- Does the enemy think that hit, warning that warring parties were “now waging a bat- Rebel chief Abdulma- “Egypt stands body and Tripoli, he added. tles, pro-government forces on penetrating this or that area, tle within the city area”, which is home to around 600,000 lik al-Houthi on Wednesday soul by the side of our Gulf One boat started sinking Wednesday pressed even closer or seizing this or that area, people. “The lives of hundreds of thousands of people, roughly acknowledged he was out- brothers,” he said, without and four of the migrants had to the heart of Hodeida, the Red means we will be convinced half of them children, are in danger,” said Save the Children, numbered, but appeared un- specifying the source of any fallen into the sea when the Sea city controlled by the Houthi adding that there were temporary roadblocks preventing resi- daunted even while appearing outside threat. coastguard rescued them. rebels and under blockade by that we should surrender dents from leaving or entering Hodeida. to admit to incursions by the Saudi Arabia and the The migrants were of Saudi Arabia and its allies. and hand over control? This One of the biggest hospitals in Hodeida, Al-Thawra, is now Saudi-led coalition. United Arab Emirates have different African nationalities, Plumes of smoke were seen is not happening and will only “metres away from an active frontline”, said International “The enemy benefits from pumped billions of dollars and from Syria and Bangla- billowing from the horizon on not happen ever Committee of the Red Cross spokeswoman Mirella Hodeib. (AFP) its numbers, which it has in- into Egypt’s economy since its desh, according to Qasim. Tuesday as heavily armed pro- creased even further to pres- military -- then headed by Sisi They included eight children government forces moved to- Abdulmalik al-Houthi sure the city of Hodeida,” al- -- toppled Islamist president and 32 women. wards the port on foot and on The first youngster was manitarian aid to survive a Houthi said. “Does the enemy Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Sisi In recent months, the Lib- the back of pickup trucks. on the ground, a pro-govern- confirmed killed in the fight- deadly trifecta of war, disease think that penetrating this or successfully ran for Egypt’s yan coastguard has reported The coalition, an alliance ment military source told AFP. ing Wednesday, with Save the and looming mass starvation that area, or seizing this or presidency in 2014 and has intercepting various vessels led by Saudi Arabia and the In a lengthy televised speech Children said a 15-year-old -- and nearly 80 percent of that that area, means we will be cracked down on opposition, carrying hundreds of migrants United Arab Emirates, had from an undisclosed location, had died of shrapnel wounds aid comes through Hodeida. convinced that we should sur- including Morsi’s Muslim heading for Europe via the sent fighter jets and Apache the country’s rebel chief ap- at a hospital in Hodeida. The Houthis, northern render and hand over control? Brotherhood. (AFP) Mediterranean Sea. (DPA) attack helicopters to cover peared to admit the alliance had Millions of people across tribesmen linked to Iran, seized “This is not happening and Yemeni troops fighting rebels made headway into Hodeida. Yemen are dependent on hu- large parts of Yemen in a 2014 will not happen ever.” Tlaib’s kin cheer her election to US Congress 20 Syrian returnees from Lebanon ‘killed’ by Syrian govt forces, says minister Rashida Tlaib is the Tlaib, said in the small village of Beit Ur Al-Fauqa. DPA intelligence department and first Palestinian- With her win, Tlaib, 44, BEIRUT The move has scared more there has been no news from American woman will become the first Palestin- Syrians, who fled the war, to them until today, the group’s ian-American woman to serve AT least 20 Syrians who re- return back to their homes head, Rami Abdel Rahman, to have won as a in the US Congress. Alongside cently went back to Syria from without guarantees from the said. incoming Minnesota Repre- Lebanon have reportedly been “The move has scared Democrat sentative Ilhan Omar, she will killed by the government, a United Nations: Monitor more Syrians, who fled the also be one of the first Muslim Lebanese minister said on war, to return back to their REUTERS women to join the congres- Wednesday. areas came under government homes without guarantees BEIT UR AL-FAUQA sional ranks. Mouein Merhibi, an out- control. from the United Nations,” Ab- “I’m going to speak truth spoken critic of Damascus who The Britain-based Syr- del Rahman said. TUNING into the news at to power,” Tlaib told the De- serves as Lebanon’s caretaker ian Observatory for Human Officials at the United Na- dawn on Wednesday, the troit Free Press on election minister of refugee affairs, Rights, a war monitor, said the tions in Beirut said they had no extended family of Rashida night on Tuesday. “I obvi- said he has received informa- fate of around 38 Syrians who information about the issue. Tlaib, the first Palestinian- Democratic Congressional candidate Rashida Tlaib (centre) celebrates ously have a set agenda that’s tion from relatives that some have returned to Syria recently Lebanon currently hosts American woman to be elect- at her mid-term election night party in Michigan on Tuesday. (REUTERS) not going to be a priority for 20 of the returnees were killed from Lebanon is “unknown.” more than 900,000 Syrian ed to the US Congress, cel- the current president but that by Syrian government forces. The group said some of the refugees who fled their coun- ebrated her victory in their gan’s 13th congressional dis- Michigan’s state legislature. doesn’t mean I’m not going More than 1,000 Syrian Syrian refugees who returned try since the uprising against home in the Israeli occupied trict, which encompasses She has become “a source to push back.” Tlaib’s district refugees who used to live in from Lebanon were arrested Syrian President Bashar al- West Bank. southwest Detroit and its sub- of pride for Palestine and is home to one of the largest informal camps in eastern by the Syrian intelligence forc- Assad started in 2011, before Tlaib, a Democrat, ran urbs west to the city of Dear- the entire Arab and Muslim Arab-American populations in and southern Lebanon have es upon their arrival. turning into a multi-sided virtually unopposed in Michi- born. She previously served in world,” her uncle, Bassam the United States. returned to Syria after their The 38 were led to the conflict. 10 Thursday, November 8, 2018 India / World President Kovind, PM Modi greet the nation on Diwali Seoul warns Japan over wartime forced labour row NEW Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. REUTERS four South Koreans for their and the use of comfort women, Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other politi- SEOUL South Korea issues apology over forced labour during the war, Japan’s euphemism for girls cal leaders on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of rapes by 1980 martial law troops which Japan has denounced and women, many of them Diwali, the festival of lights. “Wishing all fellow citizens a happy JAPAN should avoid aggra- as “unthinkable.” Korean, forced to work in its and prosperous Diwali. May the festival of lights illuminate every vating historical tensions in a SEOUL: South Korea’s defence ministry on Wednesday broke The binding court verdict wartime brothels. home and every family, in our country and across our shared diplomatic row over South Ko- decades of silence to apologise for martial law troops raping is straining relations between Japan’s Foreign Minister planet,” the President tweeted. reans forced to work for Japa- women including teenagers when they crushed a pro-democ- the neighbours and could af- Taro Kono said in a Bloomb- PM Modi took to Twitter: “Happy Diwali! May this festival bring nese firms during World War racy uprising in 1980. fect bilateral efforts to rein in erg interview on Sunday that happiness, good health and prosperity in everyone’s lives. May the Two, South Korea’s foreign Defence minister Jeong Kyeong-doo issued a public apol- North Korea’s nuclear pro- “it would be difficult for any power of good and brightness always prevail.” Union Home Minister ministry has warned. ogy for the inflicting of “unspeakable, deep scars and pain” gramme, analysts say. country to do anything with Rajnath Singh wished warm greetings to everyone. “May God fill your South Korea’s top court on “innocent women” who were raped and subjected to “sex Japan and South Korea the South Korean govern- life with happiness, peace and prosperity.” Extending his best wishes ruled last month that Japan’s torture” by soldiers cracking down on protests against a share a bitter history that in- ment” if a court can reverse to all Indians, Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “I wish you Nippon Steel & Sumitomo military coup by general Chun Doo-hwan. (AFP) cludes Japan’s 1910-45 coloni- Seoul’s agreements made un- all peace and happiness on Diwali”. (IANS) Metal Corp must compensate sation of the Korean peninsula der international law. US exempts Indian-backed Pompeo abruptly defers top-level port in Iran from sanctions North Korea talks AFP Chabahar port provides a key supply route to Afghanistan and allows India to bypass Pakistan WASHINGTON

AGENCIES US Secretary of State Mike WASHINGTON Pompeo on Tuesday abruptly shelved plans to meet a top THE United States said Tues- North Korean official in New day it would exempt Iran’s In- York, the latest twist in diplo- dian-backed port of Chabahar matic attempts to secure a po- from new sanctions on Tehran, tentially landmark peace deal. recognizing the value of the The talks between Presi- project to Afghanistan. dent Donald Trump’s top dip- Iran late last year inau- lomat and the North Korean gurated the port on the In- delegation, which had been dian Ocean which provides due on Thursday, “will now US Secretary of State a key supply route to land- take place at a later date,” Mike Pompeo. locked Afghanistan and al- State Department spokes- lows India to bypass its his- woman Heather Nauert said. a second summit follow- toric enemy Pakistan. “We will reconvene ing historic talks between The United States will ex- when our respective sched- Trump and Kim in June. empt from sanctions the devel- ules permit,” she added in Despite warm words from opment of Chabahar along with a statement. State Depart- Trump since meeting Kim in an attached railway project and ment officials gave no fur- Singapore, his administration Iranian petroleum shipments ther reasons for the delay has insisted on maintaining into Afghanistan, the State De- to the meeting, although pressure on Pyongyang until partment said. North Korea has stepped up a final agreement is reached. President Donald Trump’s its demands that the United North Korea said last “South Asia strategy under- States lift sanctions. week that it would “seriously” scores our ongoing support The State Department consider returning to a state of Afghanistan’s economic had just one day earlier con- policy aimed at building nu- growth and development as firmed that Pompeo would clear weapons unless Wash- well as our close partnership meet in New York with Kim ington lifts sanctions. with India,” a State Depart- Yong Chol–one of the North “The improvement of re- ment spokesperson said. Korean leader’s right-hand lations and sanctions are in- “This exception relates to men–to discuss progress compatible,” said a statement reconstruction assistance and toward a denuclearization carried by the official Korean economic development for pact and to work to arrange Central News Agency. Afghanistan. These activities are vital for the ongoing sup- port of Afghanistan’s growth (File photo) A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar, 300km (186 miles) east of the As Pyongyang looks for economic and humanitarian relief,” the Strait of Hormuz January 17, 2012. reform, top official to visit Vietnam spokesperson said. The United States, which tions including India, which on the Pakistani border up to in September that Washington SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign minister, Ri Yong Ho, will has been building closer rela- has largely warm relations with Mashhad in the northeast. would consider the impact the visit Vietnam this month to learn about its model of eco- tions with New Delhi since the Iran and accuses Pakistan of US Secretary of State Mike sanctions will have on the pro- nomic reform, a diplomatic source and media reported on late 1990s, earlier exempted fomenting attacks on its soil. US President Trump’s South Pompeo said on Friday that ject which helps Afghanistan. Wednesday. Ri will visit the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, for India from sanctions that took India has poured $2 billion Asia strategy underscores the administration was giv- Alice Wells, the Principal three days from Nov. 27 to inspect industrial zones and effect on Monday. into Afghanistan since the 2001 our ongoing support of ing six-month waivers to eight Deputy Assistant Secretary for interview economic experts, a diplomatic source with direct The Trump administra- US-led overthrow of the ex- Afghanistan’s economic countries. Other ways in which South and Central Asia, said knowledge of the trip said . tion has vowed to exert maxi- tremist Taliban regime, which India could be hit with sanc- that in reviewing the effect of South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing unidentified mum pressure on Iran to end was also opposed by Iran. growth and development as tions include shipping and sanctions on the Chabahar sources, also reported that Ri would make the three-day its support for regional prox- India has seen Chabahar as well as our close banking and these could im- project, Washington will “take trip at that time. ies, exiting a denuclearization a key way both to send supplies partnership with India pact the Chabahar port project India’s concerns and inter- Vietnam’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond agreement that brought sanc- to Afghanistan and to step up and the surface links from the est in being able to expand to a request for comment. South Korea’s foreign ministry tions relief. Trump’s decision trade with Central Asia as well US State Department harbour to Afghanistan that exports to Afghanistan and to said it was not aware of Ri’s visit. (REUTERS) has been opposed by European as Africa. Iran has plans to link spokesperson it is building in Iran. A senior increase Afghanistan exports powers as well as other na- the port by railway to Zahedan State Department official said to India, very seriously”

Nigerian unions, govt Indian govt Rafale deal: Kapil Sibal charges agree on minimum CAR facing worst food insecurity set to turn up French CEO with ‘hiding truth’ wage to avert strike AFP billionaire Anil Ambani, de- ABUJA: Nigerian trade unions since 2014, warns United Nations heat on RBI LONDON spite his Reliance Group hav- and the government agreed a ing almost no experience in the minimum wage proposal to avert AFP UN weighs plan to gent action was necessary “to A senior Indian opposition aviation sector. a nationwide strike that was to LIBREVILLE prevent a humanitarian trag- governor leader on Tuesday accused the This follows comments in have shut down Africa’s biggest deploy CAR army edy”, he warned, blaming the CEO of a French aviation com- September from former French economy on Tuesday, a union NEARLY two million people ur- deteriorating situation on the REUTERS pany involved in a controversial president Francois Hollande official said. Nigerian Labour Con- gently need feeding in violence- US: The UN Security Coun- “persistent insecurity”. Last NEW DELHI/MUMBAI fighter jet deal of “trying to hide –under whose watch the sale gress (NLC) General Secretary hit Central African Republic in cil is weighing a plan that week, fresh fighting between the truth”. was signed–that France had Peter Ozo-Eson said a commit- the worst food insecurity in four would see UN peacekeepers armed groups forced more than THE Indian government Kapil Sibal, a lawyer and “no choice” but to join with Re- tee set up with the government years, the UN’s food agency has in the Central African Repub- 10,000 people to take refuge in intends to keep pressing former cabinet minister, said liance amid pressure from the was recommending 30,000 warned. lic offer support to newly- a hospital in Batangafo, about demands for the country’s Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Indian government. naira ($98) as the new monthly Figures on food security trained national troops. A 380 kilometres (240 miles) central bank to relax lend- Trappier had deliberately tried Under Indian defence pro- minimum wage, up from 18,000 compiled by the World Food French-drafted resolution north of Bangui. ing curbs and hand over sur- in recent interviews to “muddy curement rules, foreign com- naira. He said the proposal, Programme in September would authorize the MI- Of the 620,000 people who plus reserves even if it risks the waters” over the 2016 sale panies winning contracts must negotiated by senior government found “the worst results since NUSCA mission to “provide have been internally displaced provoking a resignation by of 36 Rafale planes to India. “offset” or reinvest half the total officials including Labour Minister 2014, with 1.9 million people limited logistical support” by the violence, six out of 10 are the bank’s governor, three Critics have alleged Indian value–in this case around eight Chris Ngige, would be recom- in need of urgent food action”, for troops that have been staying with host families, the sources familiar with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi billion euros–in joint ventures mended to President Buhari on WFP spokesman Herve Ver- trained by the EU. (AFP) WFP said, indicating the wors- government’s thinking said. forced the firm to partner with or purchases with Indian firms. Tuesday. (REUTERS) hoosel said on Tuesday. Ur- ening security situation. While there appeared to be a partial truce last week when the government said it respected the autonomy Mugabe ministers in court on of the Reserve Bank of In- Xi for ‘fairer’ global internet cooperation dia (RBI), the sources said the government will turn up graft charges in Zimbabwe the heat at the bank’s central REUTERS net governance and called on board of directors meeting WUZHEN, CHINA nations to respect Beijing’s “cy- AFP ros). Harare’s chief provincial on Nov. 19. ber sovereignty”, an idea that HARARE magistrate granted him bail of And RBI Governor Urjit CHINA’S President Xi Jinping countries should be free to con- $2,000 and set his trial date Patel will be a key focus of called on Wednesday for great- trol and censor their internet TWO former ministers under for December 10. In a separate the pressure from a group er global cooperation in devel- infrastructure as they see fit. Robert Mugabe appeared in room of the same court com- of directors who support oping the internet and make Foreign websites such as court in Harare on Wednes- plex, the trial of Saviour Kas- the government’s position, it more “fair and equitable”, Alphabet Inc’s Google and day on corruption charges, ukuwere, a former local govern- according to the New Delhi- as Beijing seeks to bolster its Facebook Inc are blocked in nearly a year after Zimba- ment, youth and environment based sources, who declined global role in shaping the web. China, where authorities also bwe’s long-time ruler was minister and a senior figure in to be named due to the sen- The speech was read out on tightly control online content ousted from power. the ruling ZANU-PF party, also sitivity of the matter. Xi’s behalf at China’s main in- and censor or punish those Mugabe’s successor Presi- got under way on Wednesday. “We want the RBI gover- ternet conference in the north- who post material seen as op- dent Emmerson Mnangagwa Kasukuwere who is facing nor to accept the priorities of ern city of Wuzhen, a tightly- posed to “core socialist values”. has vowed to crack down on charges of illegally parcelling the economy and to discuss controlled event organised by Xi’s comments also come corruption, though critics say out land worth $2 million to for- these with board members,” the cyber ministry that over- (File photo) Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the as China’s technology and his government is still mired in mer first lady Grace Mugabe’s said one of the sources, a sees the domestic internet and the Second World Internet Conference in Zhejiang Province, China. internet firms have taken a the corruption that marred the sister, pleaded not guilty. Also senior government official censors online content. hit from rising uncertainty Mugabe era. Wednesday, Mugabe’s son-in- with direct knowledge of de- “There is an urgent need Technology and the inter- intellectual property theft and linked to the trade tensions Former information, com- law Simba Chikore appeared liberations. “If he wants to for us to speed up the inter- net are key battlegrounds in a China’s ambitions to become between Washington and munication and technology in the same court for a routine take decisions unilaterally, it net economy and work for trade war between China and a global leader in cutting edge Beijing, and also greater in- minister Supa Mandiwanzira remand hearing on kidnapping will be better for him to quit.” governance that is more fair the United States, with a spot- tech. China and Xi have pushed volvement of the Chinese faces two graft charges involv- charges over the alleged deten- and equitable,” Xi said. light on US complaints about for a bigger role in global inter- state in online industries. ing $5 million (4.4 million eu- tion of an airline official. United States / Europe Thursday, November 8, 2018 11

US MID-TERM ELECTIONS DEMOCRATS SEIZE HOUSE AS GOP BOLSTERS SENATE MAJORITY Trump averts a feared blue wave but the Democrats with a majority in the Congress will put new checks on the presidency Trump calls on Dems, mediate talk of impeachment, time in eight years, upending GOP to work together AFP even as the Democratic-led the balance of power in Wash- WASHINGTON House will enjoy investigative ington, where Trump enjoyed DPA / AFP of Representatives to launch powers to put new checks on an easy ride following his WASHINGTON investigations into the White DEMOCRATS celebrated his roller-coaster presidency. shock 2016 election with Re- House, saying they “can’t do their return to the major- Trump took to Twitter to publican dominance of both PRESIDENT Donald both simultaneously.” ity in the US House of Repre- hail his party’s performance chambers. Trump expressed hope that Despite the prospect of sentatives on Wednesday in a and declare victory. Democrats were on course he could work with his po- partisan gridlock in the new midterm rebuke to President “Received so many Con- to flip at least 27 seats from litical opponents, the Dem- Congress, Wall Street ral- Donald Trump, who still es- gratulations from so many on Republican hands, with ocrats, in the next Con- lied early on Wednesday as caped a feared “blue wave” as our Big Victory last night, in- strong performances among gress, calling for the parties investors put the elections’ his Republicans bolstered cluding from foreign nations suburban white women to “put partisanship aside” uncertainty behind them. their Senate majority af- (friends) that were waiting who had narrowly turned to and find common ground. “I think the Democrats ter a polarising, racially me out, and hoping, on Trade Trump two years ago and in “Hopefully we can all would certainly be a line of charged campaign. Deals,” Trump wrote early key battleground states such work together next year to defence against any further Heralded by Trump Wednesday. “Now we can as Pennsylvania. continue delivering for the tax cuts,” said Nancy Van- as a “tremendous suc- all get back to work and get In the 100-member Sen- American people,” Trump den Houten, senior econo- cess,” Tuesday’s Re- things done!” ate, with final, complete re- said, citing trade, infrastruc- mist at Oxford Economics. publican Senate vic- Network projections said sults not yet tallied, news ture and lowering the costs “I think we may see grid- tories will all but Democrats would take con- reports said the Republicans of healthcare among the is- lock on major things but end any im- trol of the House for the first had won at least 51 seats. sues ripe for cooperation. some chance for agreement Representative Nancy “There’s a lot of great on a modest infrastructure Pelosi, who is likely to return things we can do together.” package.” she told AFP. as speaker of the House de- “The Democrats will come Trump now has two spite opposition from some to us” with proposals “and ready-made scapegoats to centrist Democrats, prom- we’ll negotiate,” Trump cast blame any slowdown: ised that the party will serve said. “Maybe we will make the Democratic-controlled as a counterweight -- but also a deal, maybe we don’t.” House, and Fed Chair- work with Trump. Trump warned the man Jerome Pow- “Today is more than Democrats that the ell, who he has re- about Democrats and Re- “beautiful bipartisan peatedly attacked publicans. It’s about restor- situation” could fall for raising rates. ing the constitution’s checks apart if they use and balances to the Trump their pow- administration,” Pelosi told ers in the Donald a news conference. But she incoming Trump added: “A Democratic Con- House gress will work for solutions that bring us together, be- cause we have all had enough of division.”

Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions Change ‘won’t come in one election cycle’: Obama AFP Trump announced via Twitter that Sessions’ chief of staff be acting attorney general. AFP ly divided along party lines. Obama said attention WASHINGTON Matthew Whitaker will be acting attorney general “We thank Attorney Gen- WASHINGTON “Our work goes on. The would inevitably be focused eral Jeff Sessions for his ser- change we need won’t come on the Democrat’s taking con- US Attorney General Jeff Ses- vice, and wish him well! A FORMER US president Ba- from one election alone -- but trol of the lower chamber of sions was fired by Donald “At your request, I am sailed him publicly for not permanent replacement will rack Obama spoke of his it is a start. Last night, voters Congress from President Don- Trump on Wednesday after submitting my resignation,” taking a tougher approach to be nominated at a later date.” pride on Wednesday over across the country started it,” ald Trump’s Republican Party. enduring more than a year Sessions said in the first line illegal immigrants, and ac- Sessions’ firing imme- Democratic gains made in Obama said in a statement. But he urged supporters of bitter criticism from the of a letter released by the De- cused him of protecting Rob- diately threw into question the midterm congressional “I’m hopeful that going to reflect on how that victory president over his decision partment of Justice. ert Mueller’s investigation into whether the 18 month old Mu- elections -- but warned the forward, we’ll begin a re- was secured -- “by compet- to step aside from the Russia The departure of Sessions, whether the Trump campaign eller probe will be able to con- battle for much-needed re- turn to the values we expect ing in places we haven’t been investigation that has dogged who was the first US senator colluded with Russians -- an tinue unimpeded. On March 2, forms had only just begun. in our public life -- honesty, competitive in a long time, the White House. to back Trump’s presidential investigation that is also ex- 2017 Sessions recused himself Democrats won the decency, compromise, and and by electing record num- Sessions became the first run in 2016, was long expect- amining whether the president from involvement in and over- House of Representatives on standing up for one another bers of women and young casualty of a cabinet shakeup ed, and came one day after himself obstructed justice. sight of the nascent Russia col- Tuesday but Republicans in- as Americans, not separated veterans of Iraq and Afghani- that had been expected from Republicans lost control of Trump announced via lusion investigation because of creased their majority in the by our differences, but bound stan, a surge of minority can- Trump following the midterm the House of Representatives. Twitter that Sessions’ chief of his own Russian contacts dur- Senate in an election which together by one common didates, and a host of out- elections on Tuesday. Trump had repeatedly as- staff Matthew Whitaker will ing the 2016 campaign. revealed a country still sharp- creed.” standing young leaders.”

Pink wave: Women set record win in the Congress No stopping Russia collusion investigation, says Trump AFP can women, and the first two NEW YORK Muslim women, Palestinian- AFP Democratic control. “I am American Rashida Tlaib and WASHINGTON not concerned about any- THE US election has swept a Somali-American Ilhan Omar. thing with the Russian in- record number of women into With results still trickling PRESIDENT Donald Trump vestigation, because it is a Congress, fired up by disgust in, at least 120 women will once more on Wednesday hoax,” the president said. of Donald Trump, embold- serve in Congress, a record 98 attacked the investigation “There’s no collusion.” ened by the #MeToo move- in the House of Representa- into his campaign’s possi- Trump ripped into the ment and making the Demo- tives and 22 in the Senate, ble collusion with Russia as Russia collusion probe ear- cratic Party more diverse and says the Center for American a “hoax,” but said he had no lier on Wednesday, calling it younger than ever. Women and Politics at Rut- plans to shut it down. a “disgusting Witch Hunt,” The class of 2019 includes gers University. “I could fire everybody as the end of a two-month the youngest congressional The previous House re- right now, but I don’t want election hiatus freed Spe- women in history, 29-year- cord was 85. The wins bump to stop it because politi- cial Counsel Robert Mueller olds Alexandria Ocasio-Cor- up female representation in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after cally I don’t like stopping to resume issuing indict- tez from New York and Abby the lower house to at least casting her ballot at a polling it,” Trump said after mid- ments and pressing for the Finkenauer from Iowa, as well 23 percent, still dismal in the At least 120 women will serve in Congress, a record 98 in the site in the Bronx, New York, on term elections left the lower president himself to answer as the first two Native Ameri- world rankings. House of Representatives and 22 in the Senate Tuesday. (EPA-EFE) house of Congress under questions.

Brexit talks Italy Senate passes tough EU hopes fade for Nov summit to seal deal anti-migrant, security bill AFP Salvini tweeted that it was AFP ber Ireland and the British- ROME a “historic day” after the Sen- BRUSSELS EU’s Tusk holds Brexit phone talks with May ruled province of Northern ate vote. BRUSSELS: EU President Donald Tusk held unannounced Ireland. THE Italian Senate on The government opted EU officials on Tuesday Brexit phone talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Both sides say they want to Wednesday cleared the way for a confidence vote to get poured cold water on hopes of Wednesday as Brussels and London step up efforts to strike avoid the emergence of a hard for far-right Interior Minister the decree through the sen- holding a special summit this a divorce deal. Talks have intensified as Britain seeks to reach border that could undermine Matteo Salvini’s tough anti- ate after M5S members ta- month to seal a Brexit divorce, an agreement within the coming weeks, to allow time for it to the 1998 Good Friday peace migrant and security decree bled a slew of amendments. It saying talks have made some be passed by parliament before Brexit day on March 29, 2019. agreement -- but London does to become law following a should have no problem pass- progress -- but not enough. Brussels officials have played down suggestions in the not want the province to re- confidence vote. ing the lower house given the “Clear that more work British media that a decisive breakthrough is imminent, while main in the EU Customs Un- The populist government coalition’s majority. is needed in Brexit negotia- negotiators are locked in closed-door haggling this week. ion indefinitely. of Salvini’s League and Luigi The decree ends two-year tions. We remain determined As head of the European Council, it will be for Tusk to For Dublin and Brus- Di Maio’s anti-establishment “humanitarian protection” to reach a deal,” the European decide whether or not to call a much-anticipated emergency sels, the so-called “backstop” Five Star Movement (M5S) residency permits -- a lower Union’s chief negotiator Michel summit to seal a Brexit deal. means that if Britain fails to won the vote with 163 sena- level of asylum status based Barnier tweeted from Helsinki “Phone call with PM @theresa_may this morning to take negotiate a free trade deal tors for, 59 against -- includ- on Italian rather than in- after meeting Finnish officials. British Prime Minister stock of progress in #brexit talks and discuss way ahead,” within a 21-month transition ing five M5S members -- and ternational law -- that were One source close to the ne- Theresa May Tusk tweeted on Wednesday. (AFP) period, Northern Ireland must 19 abstentions. awarded to 25 percent of asy- gotiations with London told remain in the single market. The lower house of parlia- lum seekers last year. AFP: “I think the summit will vember summit, but admitted Minister Theresa May on next year, but details of the May has said no British ment now has until the end of Instead, residency per- be in December. For the time that even if there was an un- Wednesday, but there was no withdrawal treaty have yet to prime minister could agree to November to approve the de- mits will be awarded under being not enough progress on expected breakthrough in the breakthrough and the official be agreed and previous sum- such a concession, but negoti- cree, which the coalition first stricter conditions such as a Irish border question to have a coming days it could take up said “member states will need mits have broken up, some- ators are reported to be work- put forward in September one-year “special protection” summit in November.” to two weeks to prepare one. time” to digest any draft deal. times in bitter rows. ing on language for a “review and makes it easier to expel status or a six-month “natu- Another official would not EU President Donald Tusk Britain is due to leave the The main sticking point is mechanism” that would gov- migrants and strip them of ral disaster in country of ori- categorically rule out a No- held a call with British Prime 28-nation bloc on March 29 the border between EU mem- ern the backstop. Italian citizenship. gin” status. Apple not in settlement talks ‘at any level’ with Qualcomm: Source PAGE 14

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DOW26,132.96 QE 10,252.50 SENSEX 35,237.68 GOLD 1,228.60 US firms team up with hospitals to +497.95 PTS -124.44 PTS +245.77 PTS +0.19% reduce staff maternity costs PAGE 14 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 14.58 BRENT 72.06 -0.10% WTI 61.68 -0.85% SILVER +0.52% Efforts to boost tourism in Qatar pay off as visitors from Asian countries rise: DTZ Qatar SATYENDRA PATHAK the report said. According to the market, with 87 percent of ac- last year. This is largely due to built retail malls. The most re- retail malls are still in the region DOHA report, the total supply of hotel commodation currently avail- Qatar witnessed an the more competitive rates now cent mall to open in Doha is Ta- of QR250 to QR350 per sqm for keys increased to 25,828 in July able being categorised as either available in the market for long- war Mall in Umm Lekhba, which smaller line stores, the report EFFORTS to boost tourism in this year, registering an increase 4-star or 5-star. increase of more than stay guests, the report said. opened earlier this year. said, adding showroom and high Qatar have been making inroads of 883 over the first six months The pipeline of new hotel 350,000 visitors from Asia Despite recent challenges, The addition of 90,000 sqm street retail premises typically in many Asian countries, espe- of the year, the report said. supply remains significant, with in the first six months of the report said, overall occupan- of retail space in Tawar Mall command rents of QR100 to cially India, DTZ Qatar has said “The total number of ho- a view to meeting targets for the the year despite the ongo- cy rates for the hospitality sector brought total new supply to QR160 per sqm depending on in a report released on Wednes- tel and hotel apartment build- FIFA 2022 World Cup. ing blockade in Qatar are quite encouraging. more than 600,000 sqm since size and location. day. ings now stands at 122. Over DTZ estimates that there Providing an overview on 2015. Activity in the office leasing In its market report for the the past 12 months, the open- are over 16,000 hotel keys and Qatar’s retail market, the report Highlighting the rising de- market has been dominated by third quarter, DTZ has said that ing of the Holiday Inn, Premier serviced apartments at various 60 percent in the same period said many prime retail destina- mand for food and beverage relocations within Doha in re- Qatar witnessed an increase of Inn and Millennium Plaza have stages of planning and construc- the previous year. tions continue to enjoy full oc- (F&B) outlets in Qatar, DTZ said cent months with limited new more than 350,000 visitors from increased the supply of mid- tion in Qatar. About the occu- Hotel apartments continue cupancy attracting high footfall it has witnessed a significant demand, the report said, add- Asia in the first six months of the market budget hotel accommo- pancy, the report said the best to outperform hotel rooms, with despite increased supply. increase in enquiries from F&B ing the first commercial office year despite the ongoing block- dation,” DTZ Qatar said in the performing category in the first average occupancy rates of 73 Doha’s organised retail mar- operators, notably those looking occupiers have now moved into ade. This included a growth of report. The report, however, said half of the year was the 3-star percent recorded for the first ket currently provides almost 1.4 for ‘casual dining’ restaurants Msheireb, which is likely to be- 18 percent from India, one of the majority of accommodation category, which saw occupancy half of the year, an increase of million square metres of leasable over the past six months. come one of Doha’s prime office Qatar’s principal target markets, remains focused on the luxury rates increase to 69 percent from 17 percent over the same period accommodation in 21 purpose- Prime retail rents in the main locations. Oil drops to Qatari businessmen 8-month low as US output are keen to invest in hits record Algeria: QC chairman

AGENCIES SATYENDRA PATHAK both counties. We have to study NEW YORK DOHA all means that can help increase trade between the two coun- OIL prices fell on Wednesday, QATARI businessmen are tries. There are lots of invest- continuing their recent slide looking to enhance coopera- ment and business opportuni- after surging US crude output tion with their Algerian coun- ties in both countries,” he said. hit another record and domes- terparts as there are a host Sheikh Khalifa said there tic inventories rose more than of investment opportunities are 115 Qatari-Algerian joint expected. available in all economic sec- businesses operating in the Qa- In early trade, prices had tors in Algeria, Qatar Chamber tari market in various sectors. risen after a report that Rus- Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin He expressed hope that sia and Saudi Arabia are dis- Jassim al Thani has said. this meeting would further cussing whether to cut crude Addressing members of a boost cooperation between output next year. Then the US trade delegation representing Qatari and Algerian business- Energy Information Adminis- 30 Algerian companies spe- men to establish more joint tration reported that domestic cialised in food, beverage and ventures. crude inventories rose 5.8 mil- food processing during a meet- Algerian Minister of Com- lion barrels in the latest week, ing in Doha on merce Saeed more than double analysts’ ex- Wednesday, Gallab, who pectations. Sheikh Khalifa led the Al- Crude output hit 11.6 mil- said Algeria gerian trade lion bpd, a weekly record, is one of the delegation on though analysts will watch to most attractive the occasion, see if monthly data confirms investment Trade exchange said his coun- that. destinations try was keen Opened in 1929 and frequented by royalty and celebrities, Grosvenor House was the first hotel in London at that time to have a eparates bath- US West Texas Intermedi- for Qatari Trade exchange between the to strengthen room and entrance lobby for each bedroom and running chilled water in every bathroom. ate crude ended Wednesday’s businessmen, two countries grew 22 percent relations with session down 54 cents, or as Qatar has to QR163 million in 2017 Qatar in all nearly 1 percent, at $61.67, its made signifi- from QR134 million in 2016, fields. Both lowest closing price since mid- cant invest- Qatar Chamber Chairman countries, he March. WTI touched a nearly ment in Alge- pointed out, Katara Hospitality acquires Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al eight-month low at $61.20 on ria in the past share the Wednesday, falling more than few years such Thani said same vision of 20-percent from its recent as the Alge- economic di- high and briefly trading in rian-Qatari versification. bear market territory. Steel Company located in Al- “Algeria enjoys distin- Grosvenor House London “The market has yet to giers. guished relations with Afri- prove that it can hold onto a Sheikh Khalifa said that can countries. This will help rally, so the short-term mood Qatar-Algeria ties are historic in creating opportunities be- The Great Room of the House has been the venue of many prominent awards is still very negative,” said Phil and witnessing significant tween Qatar and Algeria in Flynn, analyst at Price Futures growth in all economic sectors. the African continent,” he TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK lebrities, Grosvenor House including 5-star amenities, Group in Chicago. Trade exchange between noted. Gallab expressed hope DOHA was the first hotel in London a fitness centre and 31 meet- Brent crude, the global the two countries grew 22 per- that both countries’ chambers at that time to have a sepa- ing rooms. Each room offers benchmark, were down 13 cent to QR163 million in 2017 would open new cooperation KATARA Hospitality, Qatar rate bathroom and entrance space, privacy and many mod- cents to $72 a barrel by 2:22 from QR134 million in 2016, channels and help the private Investment Authority’s (QIA) lobby for each bedroom and ern comforts. p.m. ET. The contract hit he said. sectors to establish economic hotel unit, has announced the running chilled water in every The Great Room at the JW $71.36 on Tuesday, near its “This figure doesn’t match and trade alliances and part- expansion of its global portfo- bathroom. Marriott Grosvenor House is lowest since Aug. 16. the huge potentials available in nerships. lio with the acquisition of JW When the hotel first the venue of several promi- The market has yet to Marriott Grosvenor House, opened, it was also the head- nent awards evenings, charity prove that it can hold onto a a historic hotel on the famed quarters of the International balls and the like, often seen rally, so the short-term mood Park Lane in London’s May- Sportsmen’s Club. Its facili- on British television. is still very negative,” said Phil fair district, reflecting the ties included Turkish baths, a Since the 1930s, the Great Flynn, analyst at Price Futures trust of the United Kingdom’s swimming pool, squash courts Room has hosted the world’s Group in Chicago. market in Qatar’s investment and a gymnasium. oldest charitable ball, the Brent crude, the global plan worth £5 billion. The hotel is now one of the Royal Caledonian Ball, and it benchmark, fell 49 cents to The acquisition brings world’s top hotels, providing is one of the largest ballrooms $71.64 a barrel. Katara Hospitality’s portfolio travellers with an unrivalled in Europe. While Iranian oil exports of properties in operation or blend of historical significance Katara Hospitality’s vision are expected to fall after US under development to 40 and ther builds on Katara Hospi- and elegant accommodation. is to build a portfolio of lead- sanctions took effect on Mon- marks the company’s third ac- tality’s vision for iconic prop- Operated by Marriott In- ing hotels in key destinations day, reports from OPEC and quisition in London after The erties in strategic markets to ternational under the JW around the world. Grosvenor other forecasters have indicat- Savoy, A Fairmont Managed commit significant invest- Marriott brand, Grosvenor House is the ideal opportu- ed the global oil market could Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al Thani with an Hotel and the Adria Boutique ments over the long term. House is a five-star hotel of- nity to expand the company’s have a surplus in 2019 as de- Algerian delelgation in Doha on Wednesday. Hotel. Opened in 1929 and fre- fering 496 luxurious guest footprint into the vibrant and mand slows. The announcement fur- quented by royalty and ce- rooms, extensive facilities exciting London market.

BMW profit dips in ‘volatile’ times

FRANKFURT am Main German Romania earmarks 21 projects for Qatari pvt sector investment high-end carmaker BMW on Wednesday posted a steep TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK “We offer 21 investment matic relations in 1990. drop in quarterly profit as new DOHA projects in Romania for Qatari Twar said that trade volume Noting that the ties have emissions tests, global trade investors for public-private between the two countries seen significant growth in the tensions and costly recalls RELATIONS between Roma- partnerships,” she said, while hit $ 71 million last year, past few years, Twar said that weighed on the bottom line. nia and Qatar have witnessed inviting Qatari businessmen to which does not correspond- trade volume between the two The Munich-based group said great developments but they visit Romania and explore the ing with the huge potentials countries touched $71 million net profit between July and are still below expectations, Ro- plethora of investment oppor- last year, which still does not September slumped 24 per- manian Prime Minister Viorica tunities available in all sectors. both sides have correspond with the huge po- cent year-on-year to 1.4 billion Dăncilă has said. She said this was the first tentials both sides have. euros ($1.6 billion), falling She said this while address- time Romania was offering include port, maritime, air “There are 50 Qatar-Ro- short of analyst expectations. ing Qatari businessmen during mega strategic projects in the transport, tourism, health, ag- manian joint ventures in Qatar. Third-quarter revenues rose a meeting on Wednesday. frame of public-private part- riculture and energy sectors. Qatar Chamber calls on busi- 4.7 percent to 24.7 billion, A number of Romanian nership (PPP). Qatar Chamber’s First nessmen in both countries to supported by brisk demand ministers and officials attended The government provides Vice Chairman Mohamed bin establish more profitable part- for the group’s vehicles which the meeting which was aimed several incentives to promote Ahmed bin Twar said that Qa- nerships and investment alli- include the compact Mini and at enhancing economic and and protect foreign invest- tar and Romania enjoy distin- ances that would help increase luxury Rolls-Royce. (AFP) trade cooperation between the ments, she noted, while point- guished relations at all levels trade exchange between the Romanian PM Viorica Dăncilă with Qatar Chamber’s First Vice two countries. ing out that these projects since they established diplo- two sides,” he said. Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar in Doha on Wednesday. Economy & Business Thursday, November 8, 2018 13 QNB holds workshop Qatari-Chinese economic to promote SMEs and e-commerce forum opens in Shanghai

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The workshop provided DOHA an opportunity to introduce China ranks as Qatar’s third-largest trading partner with $10.6 billion worth of traded goods in 2017 the QNB-Simplify platform QATAR National Bank as an end-to-end e-com- (QNB) recently organised a merce solution that allows workshop on ‘QNB-Simpli- any registered business to fy E-commerce’, an innova- take their products online tive cloud-based platform without any technology in- that allows merchants to frastructure or technical create their online shop. expertise, easily and quickly Organised in collabora- with no upfront costs. tion with Mastercard, the The Group’s presence global leading technology through its subsidiaries and payments provider and and associate companies the platform’s technology partner, the event brought together more than 150 en- trepreneurs and those run- ning small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s in Qatar, reflecting QNB’s keenness to QNB-Simplify promote this platform. The event gave an The platform was opportunity to introduce launched earlier this year in cooperation with the Minis- QNB-Simplify platform as try of Transport and Com- an end-to-end e-commerce munications. solution that allows any The workshop was held registered business to take within the framework of their products online QNB’s efforts to introduce its without any technology new platforms aimed at pro- infrastructure or technical moting digital transforma- expertise, easily and tion, excellence in entrepre- quickly with no upfront neurship, and innovation in costs all sectors, while supporting the ongoing efforts to achieve sustainable economic devel- now extends to more than opment as an essential part 31 countries across three of the Qatar National Vision continents, providing a (QNV) 2030. comprehensive range of The workshop included advanced products and live demonstrations and services. Sultan bin Rashid al Khater, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, chaired the Qatar-China Economic Forum in Shanghai on Wednesday. presentations of the suc- The total number of em- cessful journeys of the par- ployees is around 29,000 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to the promotion and protec- private and public sectors to troduced key amendments to ticipating entrepreneurs operating across more than DOHA tion of mutual investments, de- Chinese bolster trade and stimulate a number of existing business and SMEs in the use of this 1,200 locations, with an velopment of joint investments growth. legislations to attract and en- platform, the first of its kind ATM network of more than SULTAN bin Rashid al Khater, and several other memoranda investments Elaborating the resilience courage domestic and foreign in Qatar. 4,300 machines. Undersecretary of the Minis- of understanding in the areas of Qatari economy, he said the investments try of Commerce and Indus- of research, health, culture and O Speaking about Chinese wise economic policies that the He said these laws include try chaired the Qatar-China education, maritime, air and investments in Qatar, country’s leadership has pur- the Investment Free Zones Economic Forum on Wednes- land shipping fields, he said. Khater said at least 14 sued to achieve the Qatar Na- Law, the Investment of Non- day which took place on the He said that these agree- fully owned Chinese tional Vision 2030 and build Qatari Capital in Economic Ac- sidelines of the First China ments reflected the two coun- companies and over 181 a diversified and competitive tivity, which allows up to 100 International Import Expo in tries’ keenness on strengthen- joint Qatari-Chinese firms knowledge-based economy, percent foreign investment in Shanghai. ing cooperation in many fields, have positioned Qatar as one all economic and trade activi- The event was also attend- especially in economic, trade are currently operating in of the most dynamic, stable ties. ed by Xu Lumi, Deputy Direc- and investment sectors. the Qatari market in and diversified investment Qatar is also in the process tor General of the Department Khater further said that engineering, consulting, destinations in the region. of introducing a public and pri- of West Asian and African China ranks as Qatar’s third- contracting, IT, commerce “International agencies vate sectors partnership law to Affairs at China’s Ministry of largest trading partner with and services sectors have commended Qatar’s wise pave the way for the launch of Commerce. $10.6 billion worth of traded economic policies and the several investment projects, he “Qatar and China have en- goods in 2017, accounting for country’s success in weath- noted. joyed friendly relations since 10.92 percent of Qatar’s total commerce and services sec- ering the regional crisis,” he Khater said Qatar wel- 1980’s, marked by the open- trade volume. tors. said, adding that Fitch has comes Chinese investors who ing of embassies, exchange of Speaking about Chinese He said the conference classified Qatar’s outlook as are looking to tap the promis- high-ranking official visits and investments in Qatar, Khater marked a milestone in the stable, cementing the country’s ing investment opportunities the signing of several coop- said at least 14 fully owned successful journey of Qatari- (-AA) credit rating, one of the that the country’s economy The workshop included live demonstrations and presentations of eration agreements aimed at Chinese companies and over Chinese partnerships, adding highest worldwide. offers while working alongside the successful journeys of the participating entrepreneurs and strengthening economic and 181 joint Qatari-Chinese firms that Qatar looks forward to He added that Qatar has Qatar to achieve shared eco- SMEs in the use of QNB-Simplify e-Commerce platform. trade relations,” Khater said in are currently operating in the building on bilateral ties and begun to fast-track the im- nomic goals, adding that Qa- his opening speech. Qatari market in engineering, strengthening cooperation be- plementation of progressive tar’s business environment is “These are mainly related consulting, contracting, IT, tween the Qatari and Chinese economic policies and has in- the ideal place to do business. Woqod launches new fixed petrol station at Al Gharrafa-2

currently overseeing the im- One mobile diesel station inaugurated plementation of 21 new pet- near Woqod Bu Fesseela station rol stations, a large number Woqod aspires to expand its of which are expected to be TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ence and comfort. Woqod re- petrol station network in the operational during the cur- DOHA cently accelerated the process country to meet the rising rent year, noting that there for the construction of new demand for petroleum are nine stations in the bid- QATAR Fuel Woqod opened petrol stations to meet the fuel products and achieve the ding phase and 14 stations in Al Gharrafa-2 petrol station and energy needs of the coun- the design phase. He pointed on Wednesday and by this try. “The Woqod team would goal of providing customers out that Woqod opened one raised its network of various like to extend their gratitude with access to best-in-class mobile diesel station near Wo- petrol stations to 76. to all concerned governmen- products and services at their qod Bu Fesseela station and is Woqod CEO, Engr Saad tal and private entities that convenience and comfort. currently working on disman- Rashid al Muhannadi, said, contributed/are contributing tling of diesel dispensers from “We are pleased to open new to the completion of this pro- Woqod CEO Engr Saad Bu Fesseela station and will fixed petrol station Al Gharra- ject.” Rashid al Muhannadi replace them with petrol dis- fa-2. Woqod aspires to expand Al Gharrafa-2 is spread pensers to reduce the vehicles its petrol station network in over an area of 15,000 square congestion. the country to meet the rising metres and has four lanes with convenience store, manual “As part of the strategic demand for petroleum prod- 12 dispensers that will serve Al car wash, oil change and tyre expansion plan, WOQOD is ucts and achieve the goal of Gharrafa and its neighbour- repair, sale of LPG cylinders, targeting the achievement providing customers with ac- hood. The new petrol stations besides gasoline and diesel of a total of 130 fuel stations cess to best-in-class products offer round-the-clock services products for light vehicles. by the end of 2020,” Muhan- Al Gharrafa-2 is spread over an area of 15,000 square metres and has four lanes with 12 dispensers and services at their conveni- to residents, and include Sidra He added that Woqod is nadi said. that will serve Al Gharrafa and its neighbourhood.

Excelerate celebrates opening of new office in Doha Lysys group takes part in Milipol Qatar TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK large team of experts, system best solutions to its customers. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Currently in operation in DOHA integration engineers, software Lysys shareholders and DOHA Pakistan, the FSRU ‘Exqui- developers and an experienced higher management have been site’’ is the most utilised FSRU LYSYS group of companies con- programme management team selected to implement some of EXCELERATE Energy in the industry, having de- tinues to demonstrate strong in Doha. the most critical projects in Qa- marked the opening of its new livered more regasified LNG commitment to the Qatari Throughout its operation, tar and they have stressed their office in Doha with a celebra- ashore than any other FSRU market with its participation at Lysys has managed to establish commitment for continuous in- tion at the Four Seasons Hotel in history. Milipol Qatar, the international and keeps developing an ad- vestment in Qatar market and Doha on Wednesday. The vessel will be receiving event for homeland security and vanced eco-system of partners contribution in realising Qatar’s The new office is registered its 150th cargo of LNG from civil defence in the Middle East. who have the best-of-breed so- vision for security and knowl- and operated under the ad- Qatargas later this year. Lysys Group was represent- lutions in their respective fields. edge transfer. Encode is a leader ministration of Qatar Finan- The recent event saw the ed by Lysys Qatar WLL and En- Lysys has participated and in the space of cyber security. cial Centre (QFC). presence of several dignitar- code at the Milipol Qatar event. executed part of the scope of the Hundreds of companies world- “The opening of our Doha ies and government officials, Lysys Qatar is a technology most prestigious and world’s wide use Encode’s services and office demonstrates Exceler- business leaders, associates company with expertise and a largest projects in Qatar cover- technologies to manage their ate’s long-term commitment The new office is registered and operated under the administration of and partners, and Excelerate successful track record in sys- ing a wide range of systems and cyber risks. to the LNG industry, given Qatar Financial Centre. leadership. tems integration for security technologies. The technologies and ser- that Qatar is the largest ex- The distinguished guests and ICT systems for critical Lysys is investing signifi- vices assume that the ICT en- porter of LNG globally,” said efforts in expanding Qatar’s ture company, with Nakilat at the celebration included infrastructure as well as indus- cantly in the continuous devel- vironment will be eventually Excelerate’s Managing Direc- LNG export capacity to emerg- acquiring a 55 percent interest Nakilat Chief Executive Offic- trial automation, and profes- opment of the skills and techni- compromised and have been tor Steven Kobos. ing markets worldwide.” in Excelerate’s floating stor- er Eng Abdullah al Sulaiti and sional and enterprise commu- cal competencies of its engineers developed to augment custom- “This strategic location In June this year, Exceler- age regasification unit (FSRU) Chief of Mission and Chargé nication systems. and project managers as well as ers’ capabilities for detecting will allow us to better serve ate and Nakilat entered into ‘Exquisite’, the first such ves- d´Affaires of the US Embassy Lysys has been operating its partnership with world best and responding to cyber-at- our partners and support their an agreement for a joint-ven- sel to join the Nakilat fleet. Doha William Grant. in Qatar since 2011. It has a class vendors aiming to offer the tacks and security breaches. 14 Thursday, November 8, 2018 Economy & Business US firms team up with hospitals to reduce staff maternity costs

Maternity is one of the main drivers of high cost claims for employers. US employer spending on maternity care rose 50 percent in the last decade, fueled by a jump in C-section rates despite years of efforts to curb the practice, according to research firm Truven Health Analytics

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GENERAL Electric and other large companies are trying to chip away at rising childbirth costs for US employees, working directly with hospitals to reduce cesarean sec- tions and related complications. The efforts are in very early stages, with few details on their impact outside of cost savings of a few million dollars so far. But they illustrate yet another path companies are taking to bring down US medical costs by working with doctors and hospitals to set health goals. GE’s maternity strategy is de- signed to steer its employees to hospitals that are believed to pro- vide better care and less likely to recommend unnecessary and cost- ly interventions, company officials told Reuters. US employer spending on ma- ternity care rose 50 percent in the last decade, fueled by a jump in C-section rates despite years of ef- forts to curb the practice, accord- ing to research firm Truven Health Analytics. “Maternity is one of the main drivers of high cost claims for em- ployers,” said Ellen Kelsay, chief semper sapien strategy officer at the National Business Group on Health. Avoid- vel arcu ornare a lamc ing unnecessary C-sections and minimising complications “de- orper naeut diam faucibus creases turnover in the workforce augue felis non leoMauris sem- following the birth of a child,” she said. per sapien vel arcu ornare a lamc General Motors said it has in- cluded maternity goals, including orper naeut vel ac faucibus reducing C-sections, in a new con- tract with a Detroit-area hospital. augue felis non leoMauris Dow Chemical demanded explana- tions from hospitals that care for semper sapien vel arcu its employees when its C-section ornare a lamc rate hit 44 percent several years ago. Now part of the merged com- pany DowDuPont, it is working on new payment agreements with doctors and administrators. “We went to them and said how do you explain this?” said Steve Morgenstern, Dow Chemical’s Samantha Domenget, a GE employee, who participated in the GE maternity care programme, holds her daughter, Norah, who was born at the Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha, Wisconsin. North American Health and Insur- ance Plan Leader, who called the company’s health insurers offered from 24 percent in 2016. That the right direction, they added. cal system works directly with accused of being Big Brother.” rate “unacceptable.” bundled payments on maternity comes in well below the US rate of The rise of C-sections has been employers on health targets, such GM is taking its own shot at GE launched its Maternity Care care when it designed its program, 26 percent for low-risk births. fueled in part by fears about mal- as diabetes care, but has so far lowering costs and improving care Select Programme in Cincinnati, so it decided to work directly with TriHealth would not disclose practice litigation, as well as ex- refused to set specific goals on C- with a new health program, an- Ohio, home to its aviation busi- providers. the C-section rate for the total sections. nounced in August, that was creat- ness, where nearly 300 babies are GE pays the out-of-pocket group. In such higher risk cases, “it’s ed directly with Henry Ford Health born to employee families every costs for women who enroll, sav- GE expanded the programme GE launched its Maternity Care entirely appropriate and (there’s) System in Michigan. year. ing them up to several thousand to hospitals in Wisconsin, South Select Programme in no way to determine upfront” who Three of the programme’s Local hospital system Tri- dollars. TriHealth and GE would Carolina and Massachusetts in Cincinnati, Ohio, home to its will need a cesarean, said John 19 health metrics involve ma- Health agreed to a single ‘bundled’ not disclose the bundled payment 2017 and announced a fifth loca- Jackson, who handles corporate ternity care such as lowering C- payment rate to care for low and rates or how they compare with tion in New York in August, but aviation business, where nearly health partnerships at Stanford section rates, the company told moderate-risk mothers from the other hospital rates. says it is too early to provide data 300 babies are born to employ- Health Care. Reuters. start of pregnancy until 90 days New deliveries under GE’s pro- for other locations. ee families every year Suzanne Delbanco, executive The automaker’s total C-section after the baby is born, rather than gramme began in 2016, when only GE executives said the program director of the nonprofit Catalyst rates vary widely, from about 40 charge for each visit and delivery 78 pregnant women enrolled. In so far has saved the company near- for Payment Reform, has worked percent in the Dallas/Fort Worth separately. That typically removes 2017, 136 women enrolled, Tri- ly $2 million because of lower ne- pecting mothers with health issues with large employers seeking to re- area to 30 percent or lower in De- the financial upside for C-sections, Health told Reuters. C-section gotiated fees for maternity care. It or who are older, which raise the duce C-section rates. troit. which cost nearly 60 percent more, rates for first-time, low-risk de- represents a fraction of its spend- risk of complications. But some companies “are still “We were shocked,” said Sheila on average, than a regular delivery. liveries, which represent a small ing on the 113,000 employees and Hospitals say that makes them leery about wading in too much,” Savageau, US health care leader Adam Malinoski, GE’s manager group within the programme, family members enrolled in the GE reluctant to set maternity goals. she said. “They don’t want to alien- for GM. “We have to change the of health services, said none of the dropped to about 6 percent in 2017 health insurance plan, but a step in The Stanford Health Care medi- ate people, they don’t want to be system.”

Apple not in settlement talks ‘at any level’ with Qualcomm: Source

withholding payments. But Apple used Qualcomm’s modem chips in At loggerheads talks with Huawei appear to its flagship iPhone models to help them be progressing. O Qualcomm denied the In July, Qualcomm re- connect to wireless data networks claims and has alleged ceived what its patent licens- that Apple owes it $7 ing chief, Alex Rogers, called REUTERS that there are no settlement billion in unpaid royalties a “good faith partial pay- NEW YORK talks between Apple and ment” of $500 million from Qualcomm. O Qualcomm is also trying the non-paying phone mak- APPLE is not in talks ‘at any “There is absolutely no to settle an antitrust er, which Qualcomm execu- level’ to settle its wide-rang- meaningful discussion tak- lawsuit brought against it tives said was a sign of pro- ing legal dispute with mobile ing place between us and gress in the talks. Qualcomm chip maker Qualcomm, ac- Qualcomm, and there is no by the US Federal Trade is slated to receive $200 mil- cording to a source familiar settlement in sight,” the per- Commission days before lion more in such payments, with the matter. son said. “We are gearing up Apple filed its lawsuit the executives have said. In the past, Apple used for trial.” Qualcomm is also trying Qualcomm’s modem chips in Qualcomm did not im- O Qualcomm is in dispute to settle an antitrust lawsuit its flagship iPhone models to mediately respond to a re- with another phone maker, brought against it by the US help them connect to wire- quest for comment. believed by analysts to be Federal Trade Commission less data networks. But early The case is to go to tri- China’s Huawei days before Apple filed its last year, Apple sued Qual- al early next year and has lawsuit. comm in federal court in San spawned related legal ac- flight,” Mollenkopf said on But that effort suffered Diego, alleging that the chip tions in other courts around the call. “And we hope that a setback on Tuesday, when company’s practice of tak- the world. In July, Qual- through the combination of a federal judge in San Jose, ing a cut of the selling price comm’s chief executive, Ste- either those paths, we could California, issued a prelimi- of phones as a patent license ve Mollenkopf, told investors get to a resolution, and we’re nary ruling saying that Qual- fee was illegal. on the company’s quarterly confident that we will.” comm must license some Qualcomm denied the earnings call that the two In addition to its dispute patents involved in mak- claims and has alleged that companies were in talks to with Apple, Qualcomm is in ing modem chips to rivals Apple owes it $7 billion in resolve the litigation. a dispute with another phone such as Intel Corp, a move unpaid royalties. “We continue to talk. maker, widely believed by that could jeopardize Qual- A source familiar with We also have a number of analysts to be China’s Hua- comm’s existing licensing Qualcomm and Apple are fighting over patents and licensing fees. the situation said this week ... legal strategies that are in wei Technologies that is practices. www.guide.com.qa  Thursday, November 08, 2018

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LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR 2018

The world’s best showjumping riders and horses were out at the Al Shaqab equestrian arena in Doha on Wednesday gearing up for this week’s Longines Global Champions Tour final which begins on Thursday.(PICS: MOHAMED TINACHIKT) Britain’s Ben Maher brings his top horse Explosion W for Doha final Three-day international showjumping finale at Al Shaqab from today

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK place in the LGCT Super Grand DOHA Each Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Prix in Prague after winning the Champions League (GCL) event can be separated into two LGCT of Cannes. WHILE the top international categories – CSI 5* and CSI 2* classes. The CSI 5* is the Superbly placed to capi- riders have already revealed top level competition, where the top-ranked riders in the talise on the scoring system is for the Longines Global Cham- Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) and pions Tour (LGCT) of Doha world will compete for the highest prize money, over the big- H&M Chilli Willi. Nicola cur- which begins at Al Shaqab gest fences – up to 1.60m which is the highest in the sport. rently has seven contributing equestrian centre on Thursday, scores which means that 100 a whole host of showjumping The GCL is a team competition, where riders unite to compete per cent of his points in Doha stars are out in force with rid- for points in the overall Championship. All roads lead to the will count towards his overall ers choosing to bring their top innovative new GC Prague Playoffs, which will see the top 16 score! Crowd favourite H&M horses for this week’s final. Chilli Willi arrived in top con- The 2018 champion Ben teams compete in the ultimate showdown in December. dition and will be making his Maher (GBR) has brought his Doha debut at Al Shaqab. young star, Explosion W, a Ludger Beerbaum (GER) equestrian world, Maikel van horse instrumental to his win (112 points) will be out the big der Vleuten (NED) and his stal- this season, as well as Madame guns with Chiara and Casello, lion Verdi TN return to Doha THE SCHEDULE X who has previously shown two of his top horses. for the final leg of the Longines THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 8) good form here. No stranger to pressure is Global Champions Tour. 14:45: CSI 5* Two phases 1.45m (€25.000) Edwina Tops-Alexander last year’s champion Harrie Elegantly trotting up for 17:45: CSI 5* GCL Team Conpetition (Teams- Individuals) Against the clock No Jump off- (AUS) (212 points) must win Smolders (NED) (234 points) this morning’s vet check at the 1.50/1.55m (€60.000 to individual class winners) in Doha to finish third in the who must place within the top astonishing Al Shaqab arena, FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 9) overall championship. A tall 15 this weekend. Harrie and Verdi TN’s confident presence 09:00: National Against the clock No Jump off order that is not beyond Edwi- his steely stallion, Don VHP precedes him. Whilst not at the 14:00: National Against the clock No Jump off 16:30: CSI 5* Against-the-clock 1.45m (€50.000) na’s capabilities especially with Z N.O.P., are no strangers to pointy end of this year’s cham- 18:30: CSI 5* Against-the-clock with Jump-off California and Inca Boy van pressure, winning the LGCT of pionship, the pair will apply 1.50/1.55m (€145.000) 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour champion Ben Maher of Britain on his trusted mount Explosion W. T Vianahof charged to tackle Hamburg and placing third in pressure to the seven riders in SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 10) challenge. Backed by impres- Paris. Emerald adds further fire pursuit of a championship po- 09:00: National Against the clock No Jump off 11:50: National Against the clock with Jump off sive results this year, including power to Harrie’s team placing dium placing. 14:30: CSI 5* GCL Team Competition Against the a win in Miami Beach, Cali- second in Rome and fourth in Meanwhile Sweden have Clock Qualification for LGCT GP- 1.55/1.60m fornia has scope and agility to Cannes this year. high hopes for Peder Freder- (€95.000 to individual class winners) navigate her way to the podium Known for a partnership icson (SWE) (167 points) and 17:45: CSI 5* Longines Global Champions Tour this weekend. that is revered around the Hansson WL who booked their Grand Prix of Doha – 1.60m (€375.000).

O France: Roger-Yves Bost, Julien OIsrael: Danielle Goldstein. OSri Lanka: Mathilda Karlsson. The Riders Epaillard, Megane Moissonnier, Jeanne Sadran, Kevin Staut. OItaly: Piergiorgio Bucci, Lorenzo O Sweden: Peder Fredricson. O Australia: Edwina Tops-Alexander de Luca, Alberto Zorzi. O Germany: Christian Ahlmann, O Switzerland: Jane Richard Philips. O Belgium: Niels Bruynseels, Karel OThe Netherlands: Marc Houtzager, Ludger Beerbaum, Daniel Deusser, Cox, Pieter Devos, Jerome Guery, Gerco Schroder, Harrie Smolders, O Turkey: Derin Demirsoy. Nicola Philippaerts, Cindy van der Marcus Ehning, Philip Houston, Leopold van Asten, Eric van der Straten, Jos Verlooy, Gregory Christian Kukuk, David Will. Vleuten, Maikel van der Vleuten. O United Kingdom: Scott Brash, Ben Wathelet, Brazil, Yuri Mansur Maher, Emily Moffitt, Michael O Greece: Athina Onassis. Guerios, Marlon Modolo Zanotelli. ONorway: Geir Gulliksen. Whitaker. O Bertram Allen, Shane O Colombia: Carlos Lopez. Ireland: OQatar: Hamad Nasser al Qadi, Breen, Michael Duffy, Shane Sheikh Ali bin Khalid al Thani, O United States: Laura Kraut, Sheikh Ali bin Khalid al Thani and his teammate of Doha Fursan Qatar during their warm-up for the Golbal O Denmark: Emil Hallundbaek. Sweetnam. Bassem Hassan Mohammed. Jessica Springsteen. Champions League Doha Leg at Al Shaqab on Wednesday. Doha Fursan have already qualified for the Playoffs to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, in December. (PIC: LOTFI GARSI)

Fares bags a bronze at IWF Worlds in Ashgabat Adel Abdulla seals last-miute deal to drive Ford Fiesta R5 in Manateq International Rally of Qatar

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Qatar International Rally. It DOHA is a good time of year, good weather and I think it will ADEL ABDULLA has pieced be good experience for me. together a last minute deal to There are no more races in the drive a powerful Ford Fiesta Cross-Country this year, so R5 in next week’s Manateq the timing is ideal. International Rally of Qatar, “There are no plans to the final round of the FIA Mid- fight to win. I will do my best. dle East Rally Championship It is my first time to drive this (MERC). type of car. I did my first race The former FIA T2 World here in 1990 and now I have a Champion has been tackling chance to do it as a driver af- rounds of the FIA World Cup ter three years driving in the for Cross-Country Rallies in Cross-Country World Cup,” recent seasons, but has held he added. the ambition of tackling his Adel’s challenge for suc- home round of the regional cess comes with the support rally series since taking part in of the Qatar Motor and Motor- the event for the first time as a cycle Federation (QMMF) and navigator in 1990. Ooredoo Qatar. The Doha-based driv- While he is realistically er will drive a car under not out to challenge the likes the management of Roger of 14-time regional cham- Feghali’s Autotune operation pion Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and is hopeful that the expe- Adel Abdulla, a former FIA T2 World Champion has been tackling rounds of the FIA World Cup for and his season-long Czech rienced Lebanese navigator Cross-Country Rallies in recent seasons, but has held the ambition of competing in his home round of the rival Vojtĕch Štajf in the R5 Qatar’s 20-year-old Asian Games medallist weightlifter Fares Ibrahim Joseph Matar will accom- regional rally series since taking part in the event for the first time as a navigator in 1990. battle, Adel is hopeful that a is interviewed by a television channel on Wednesday after he claimed pany him to the official start podium finish is the realistic a bronze medal in the 96kg competition of the 2018 IWF World at Souq Waqif in downtown Thursday (November 15). were a lot of drivers entering part. I made the deal very goal against a strong field of Championships being held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Doha from 19.00hrs next Adel said, “I saw that there the rally and I wanted to take late. It is my dream to do the MERC 2 entrants. Sports Thursday, November 8, 2018 17 Foakes, spinners put England in command in opening Test Sri Lanka concede 139-run lead ‘See ball, hit AFP GALLE (SRI LANKA) ball’, New

ENGLAND spinners led by Zealand duo Moeen Ali helped dismiss Sri Lanka for 203 and build on their belt 43 runs advantage after wicketkeeper- batsman Ben Foakes’ debut ton off single over in the first Test on Wednesday. The islanders conceded REUTERS a 139-run lead in response WELLINGTON to England’s 342 after being bowled out in the final session CENTRAL DISTRICTS of play on Day Two on a turn- medium pacer Willem Lu- ing Galle pitch notorious for dick earned an unwanted its low scores. place in the record books on Ali claimed four wickets Wednesday when Northern and was ably supported by fel- Districts took 43 runs off low spinners Jack Leach and one of his overs in a domes- Adil Rashid who took two each. tic One-day cricket match in England were 38 for no New Zealand. loss at stumps in their second Northern Districts bats- innings, stretching their lead men Joe Carter and Brett to 177 runs. Debutant Rory Hampton belted six sixes Burns, on 11, and Keaton Jen- – two of which were hit off nings, on 26, were batting at no balls – a four and a single close of play. during the first class match “It’s great to be back out at Hamilton’s Seddon Park. there with the boys. A great Carter finished on 102 day for us. It was always nice not out, while Hampton was for a spinner to get some pur- dismissed for 95 as North- chase on a wicket like this, I got ern Districts scored 313 for into things quite early on,” said seven in their 50 overs in Leach, who made an impact the game that they eventu- with his left-arm spin in just ally won by 25 runs. his second Test for England. Ludick, who gave up “Massive influence Moeen England spinner Moeen Ali (left) celebrates with his teammates Jos Buttler (right) and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella (not in the pic) on more than half of his runs has been great to be around Day two of their first Test in Galle on Wednesday. (REUTERS) during the match in that one and good banter when he’s over, finished with figures of around in the change room. wicketkeeper-batsman to score SCOREBOARD first over of the final session. The biggest cheer though 85 for one off 10 overs. “We are enjoying it...Jim- a hundred in his first Test. Dilruwan Perera, who was reserved for the retiring “It was right at the end my (Anderson) and (Sam) For Sri Lanka, Angelo ENGLAND (1ST INNINGS: OVERNIGHT 321-8) A. Dananjaya c Foakes b Ali 0 picked up five wickets in the Rangana Herath who walked in and I suppose it was a ‘see Curran bowled really well at Mathews top-scored with 52 B. Foakes c De Silva b Lakmal 107 S. Lakmal c Anderson b Rashid 15 England innings, crossed 1000 amid a rousing reception as the ball, hit ball’ scenario,” said J. Leach c de Silva b Perera 15 R. Herath not out 14 the top and took the pressure and put on a crucial 75-run J. Anderson not out 0 Extras: (lb2) 2 Test runs on his way to 21. He English team lined up to receive Hampton. off us,” Leach said of Eng- stand for the fifth wicket with Extras: (b1, lb1) 2 TOTAL: (all out, 68 overs) 203 became the fastest Sri Lankan the spin legend in the middle. land’s bowling attack. skipper Dinesh Chandimal, TOTAL: (All Out, 97 overs) 342 Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Karunaratne), 2-10 (Silva), 3-34 to claim a double of 100 wick- He remained unbeaten on But it was Foakes who who made 33, to frustrate the Fall of wickets: 9-330 (Leach), 10-342 (Foakes). (Mendis), 4-40 (De Silva), 5-115 (Chandimal), 6-136 ets and 1,000 runs. 14 after Rashid got the final Northern Districts bats- Bowling: Lakmal 18-5-73-3, Perera 31-6-75-5, (Mathews), 7-171 (Dickwella), 8-173 (Dananjaya), stood out with his patient yet opposition bowlers. Dananjaya 20-2-96-1, Herath 25-4-78-1, De Silva 9-175 (Perera), 10-203 (Lakmal). England were troubled by a wicket Suranga Lakmal for 15. men Joe Carter and Brett effective batting in England’s Rashid broke the key 3-0-18-0. Bowling: Anderson 10-0-26-1, Curran 6-1-16-1, Leach nasty hit to Burns while fielding Herath, 40, bids farewell Hampton belted six sixes first essay to give the team a stand after getting Chandimal SRI LANKA (1ST INNINGS) 18-2-41-2, Ali 21-4-66-4, Rashid 9-1-30-2, Stokes at forward short leg, prompting to his international career at – two of which were hit challenging total after electing stumped on a classic leg-spin- D. Karunaratne c Foakes b Anderson 4 4-0-22-0. the umpires to call for early tea. the start of the three-match K. Silva lbw b Curran 1 ENGLAND (2ND INNINGS) off no balls – a four and to bat first. ner but Mathews went on to K. Mendis b Ali 14 R. Burns not out 11 Burns, who injured his shoul- series at his favourite hunting The 25-year-old Foakes, register his 30th Test 50. D. de Silva c Stokes b Leach 19 K. Jennings not out 26 der blades at the base of his ground that accounts for 100 a single during the first who replaced injured Jonny He did not trouble the A. Mathews c Jennings b Ali 52 Extras: (lb1) 1 neck after trying to duck under – he got to the mark in Eng- class match at Bairstow converted his over- scorers after the tea break as D. Chandimal st Foakes b Rashid 33 TOTAL: (no loss, 12 overs) 38 a sweep shot from Dickwella, land’s innings after getting N. Dickwella c Buttler b Ali 28 Bowling: Perera 5-0-12-0, Lakmal 3-0-14-0, Herath Hamilton’s Seddon Park. night 87 to 107 in the morning Ali got the dangerman trudg- D. Perera c Buttler b Leach 21 3-0-10-0, Dananjaya 1-0-1-0. Toss: England. came back to field, much to the skipper Joe Root out for 35 – session to become only the fifth ing back to the pavilion in the delight of the English fans. of his 431 Test victims. “We got a couple of free no balls which helped us to get going. TURMOIL DOWN UNDER “We came together (at Boult hat-trick fuels NZ’s win over Pak the end of the over) and said ‘how many did we get on More Cricket Australia executives quit AFP that?’ I think we said it was ABU DHABI SCOREBOARD 39. We missed a four there.” SYDNEY: The exodus at Cricket Australia grew Wednesday as two Although batting greats NEW ZEALAND more top executives quit the embattled governing body after a ball- TRENT BOULT became the G. Worker c Sarfraz b Shaheen 1 Ravi Shastri and Garry So- tampering scandal and a scathing review triggered an outcry. third New Zealand bowler C. Munro lbw b Shaheen 29 bers famously gave Tilak Team performance boss Pat Howard, who was due to leave next to claim a One-Day Interna- K. Williamson c Hafeez b Shadab 27 Raj and Malcolm Nash plac- year, has brought forward his departure to next week, while broad- tional hat-trick as his side de- L. Taylor b Wasim 80 es in cricket’s Hall of Shame T. Latham lbw b Shadab 68 casting chief Ben Amarfio left on Wednesday, Cricket Australia feated Pakistan by 47 runs in H. Nicholls lbw b Shadab 0 by smashing six sixes from said.|The latest departures come after chairman David Peever was the first match in Abu Dhabi C. de Grandhomme c Azam b Shadab 0 their overs in first class forced out last week and former Test captain Mark Taylor quit as a on Wednesday. T. Southee c Junaid b Shaheen 20 matches, the world record is director. Former CEO James Sutherland stepped down last month. Pace spearhead Boult re- I. Sodhi c Shadab b Shaheen 24 by no means clear. L. Ferguson not out 3 The ‘Sandpaper-gate’ scandal, where the team was caught using duced Pakistan to 8 for 3 in T. Boult not out 8 South Africa’s Her- sandpaper to alter the flight of the ball, also cost former coach Dar- their chase of 267 after he dis- Extras: (lb3, w3) 6 schelle Gibbs also hit six ren Lehmann his job and prompted lengthy bans for three players. missed Fakhar Zaman (one), TOTAL: (For nine wkts; 50 overs) 266 sixes for a tally of 36 off Cricket Australia said the latest changes signalled a “new chapter” Babar Azam (nought) and Mo- Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Worker), 2-36 (Munro), 3-78 Netherlands legspinner (Williamson), 4-208 (Latham), 5-208 (Nicholls), under the leadership of incoming chief executive Kevin Roberts. hammad Hafeez (nought) in 6-208 (de Grandhomme), 7-210 (Taylor), 8-252 Daan van Bunge during a “I think it is important at this point in time that we give cricket a the third over. (Sodhi), 9-254 (Southee). 2007 World Cup match in fresh start and we start looking forward so we that can heal,” Rob- He finished with fig- Bowling: Junaid 9-1-56-0, Shaheen 8-1-46-4 (1w), St. Kitts, the most in an in- erts told reporters in Melbourne. “We are as transparent as we can ures of 3 for 54 as Pakistan Hasan 9-0-62-0, Wasim 8-0-38-1 (1w), Shadab ternational one-dayer. 10-1-38-4 (1w), Hafeez 6-0-23-0. be in this situation,” he added when pressed for more details about were bowled out for 219 in PAKISTAN Website Cricinfo, in why the pair were leaving Cricket Australia. (AFP) 47.2 overs. Imam-ul-Haq c de Grandhomme b Ferguson 34 what it allows is a potential- “It’s nice to be back out Fakhar Zaman b Boult 1 ly incomplete list, awards there and get the win for the Babar Azam c Taylor b Boult 0 the first class One-day re- Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Boult 0 Katich rules out CA bid, sees more heads rolling boys,” said Boult, who missed Shoaib Malik c Williamson b de Grandhomme 30 cord to Zimbabwe interna- the 3-0 loss in the preceding Sarfraz Ahmed b de Grandhomme 64 tional Elton Chigumbura, MELBOURNE: Former Test batsman Simon Katich has ruled out tak- Twenty20 series due to the Shadab Khan c Latham b Sodhi 7 who belted 39 off Alaud- ing a role on Cricket Australia’s embattled board and predicted that birth of his child. Imad Wasim c de Grandhomme b Southee 50 din Babu during one over in Hasan Ali c Boult b Ferguson 16 the bloodletting will continue in the wake of a scathing review into the “I think the new ball is a Shaheen Shah Afridi b Ferguson 0 Bangladesh in 2013. governing body’s culture. Australia captain Mark Taylor, quit on Monday key part of the game and we Junaid Khan not out 0 They discounted the 77 citing the toll of a tumultuous period for Australian cricket. While an- know what early wickets can Extras: (lb4, nb1, w12) 17 runs that former New Zea- nouncing his resignation, Taylor said he hoped a former player would do to chasing totals. TOTAL: (All out; 47.2 overs) 219 land batsman Robert Vance Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Zaman), 2-8 (Azam), 3-8 replace him on the board and nominated respected pundit Katich “The hat-trick ball I was (Hafeez), 4-71 (Imam), 5-73 (Malik), 6-85 conceded during a first- among a handful of potential successors. But Katich said his media just trying to make him play (Shadab), 7-188 (Sarfraz), 8-219 (Wasim), 9-219 class match against Canter- roles and family commitments ruled him out of the job. “I’ve got too and to slide one onto the pads New Zealand’s Trent Boult (centre) celebrates his hat-trick with team- (Hasan). bury in 1990. much on my plate,” he said in comments published by The Australian is a great feeling.” mates after he dismissed Pakistan’s Muhammad Hafeez in their first Bowling: Boult 10-1-54-3 (6w), Southee 9-1-31-1, Vance deliberately Ferguson 9.2-0-36-3 (3w), de Grandhomme 10-0- newspaper. “Mark Taylor spoke about his conflict with media com- Veteran batsman Ross Tay- One-Day International in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. (AFP) 40-2 (1w), Sodhi 9-0-54-1 (1nb, 2w). bowled 17 no balls in his mitments and the board role and I have signed to work with Channel lor top-scored with 80 while Result: New Zealand won by 47 runs. over in an effort to entice 7 and (radio station) SEN during the summer so I would be equally wicketkeeper Tom Latham In response Pakistan However, once Pakistan the Canterbury tailenders compromised. “I’m contracted and I am going to honour that contract struck 68 off 64 balls to lead crumbled to 85-6, before Sar- skipper Sarfraz dragged a Col- to chase a victory in their ... I would love to help but I am happy doing what I am doing.” Katich New Zealand to 266-9 after fraz Ahmed (64) and Imad in de Grandhomme delivery Grandhomme took 2 for match against the opening said he felt more departures were to come. “There are more answer- they won the toss and batted at Wasim (50) added 103 for the onto his stumps New Zealand 40 while Lockie Ferguson fin- batsman’s Wellington side. able at the moment than those who have paid the price,” he said. Sheikh Zayed Stadium. seventh wicket. were almost home and dry. ished with 3 for 36. “Our high performance system needs to be looked at, obviously Pat Howard is responsible for that and Greg Chappell is also responsible. I don’t think this has ended yet.” (REUTERS) ‘Qatar-Singapore warm-up games would help boost cricket in region’ Shaun Marsh hopeful of playing: Carey TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The six-team event in- new avenues towards boost- team as much competitive and MELBOURNE: Australia batsman Shaun Marsh is hopeful of playing in DOHA cludes Kenya, Uganda, USA ing sporting relations between strong as possible. the second One-Day International against South Africa on Friday after and Denmark, besides Singa- Qatar and Singapore and more “We want to thank the Sin- having surgery on an abscess on his buttock, team mate Alex Carey THE Qatar Cricket Associa- pore and hosts Oman. Two top such events would be organ- gapore association for accept- said on Wednesday. Marsh missed the six-wicket thrashing by South tion (QCA) is hosting Singa- teams will get promoted to the ised in future to develop the ing to play the series with us. Africa in the series-opener in Perth on Sunday due to the problem, with pore for two warm-up games Division 2. sport in both the nations. I “We also wish to thank Ben McDermott brought into the squad as cover. “He is pretty positive at the Asian Town Stadium, QCA President Yousef Je- also wish good luck to the Sin- Warwick Hotel heartily for that he’ll be right for Friday,” vice-captain Carey told reporters in Ade- ahead of their participation in ham al Kuwari said the asso- gapore team for the Muscat providing excellent arrange- laide. “Shaun obviously (in the) last series over in England was sensa- the ICC World Cricket League ciation was pleased to organise championship,” he said. ments for the visitors. We look tional, he scored two hundreds for us. “So for SOS (Marsh) to come in Division 3 Championship. the two matches with an eye on Qatar Cricket Association Presi- QCA Operations Manager forward to the same coopera- at three and probably play a bit of an anchor role around some of those Singapore, who arrived improving bilateral relations dent Yousef Jeham al Kuwari. Manzoor Ahmad, who wel- tion from the hotel in our fu- top order explosive players ... it’s a little bit of stability up the top, hope- in Doha on November 4, will with Singapore and to provide comed the visiting team, Qatar ture efforts,” he added. fully.” Australia were skittled for 152 by South Africa’s formidable attack travel to Oman to contest in a fillip to sport in the future. the Singapore cricket team and team manager Arjun Menon The QCA also organised a and slumped to their 17th defeat in 19 matches, raising alarm bells the ICC World Cricket League “We are glad to have got to provide them valuable prac- and other officials, said the get-together for the officials only 7 months out from their World Cup defence in England. (REUTERS) Division 3 Championship to the opportunity to hold the tice ahead of their ICC event. QCA is always striving to seize and players of both the teams be played from November 9. two-match warm-up series for I’m sure this event will open any chance that can make its at the hotel. 18 Thursday, November 8, 2018 Sports

Scudding blazes to Qatar Cup win

Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari’s Scudding wins the 1700m Thoroughbred Qatar Cup race. The four-year-old bay mare was the 3rd winner for trainer Mohammed Riyaz and 2nd for jockey JP Guillambert on the day at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Centre at Al Rayyan Park on Wednesday.

Asian, female McCollum goes for 40 points drivers part of F1’s ideal future: Carey as Blazers cool red-hot Bucks AFP HANOI Mavericks thwarted Wash- Portland ington’s bid to rally in the FORMULA One’s ideal future second half. will see Asian, American and improve to 8-3 “It’s been a long time female drivers battling for glo- since we won a game,” Mav- ry on race circuits around the for the season; ericks coach Rick Carlisle world, the sport’s chief execu- Hapless Wizards said. “Feels good.” tive Chase Carey told AFP on The Wizards trailed by Wednesday. fall to Mavericks as many as 24 in the first Carey announced that Viet- half and were down 70-49 at nam capital Hanoi will become halftime. only the third Southeast Asian AFP But they piled on the nation to host a Formula One LOS ANGELES pressure in the second half, race, after Malaysia and Singa- and trailed by just six with pore, when it hosts a race for the CJ McCollum scored 40 5:33 to play when Smith got first time in 2020. points Tuesday as the Port- past Dwight Howard for an While the move is part of land Trail Blazers cooled offensive rebound and fed F1’s strategy to move into mar- off the red-hot Milwaukee DeAndre Jordan for a dunk kets where it hopes to groom Bucks with a 118-103 NBA that stretched Dallas’ lead to a new generation of fans, and victory. 101-93. boost revenues, Carey hopes McCollum connected on Less than a minute later the spin-off is the emergence 17 of 23 attempts from the Smith connected with Jordan of drivers of different nationali- field, including five of 10 on an alley-oop dunk, and ties. from three-point range, as Smith came up with a steal “We want to provide oppor- the Trail Blazers improved to feed Harrison Barnes for a tunities for drivers of different to 8-3 and handed Gian- three-point play that pushed nationalities from around the nis Antetokounmpo and the the Mavs lead to 106-93. world,” he told AFP. Bucks just their second de- “Resilience,” Carlisle “We’d love to have a Chi- feat of the season. said of what he saw from his nese driver, an American driver, “It’s a great win for us,” team. a female driver, a Vietnamese said McCollum, who scored John Wall led the Wiz- driver, all be part of our future. 19 points in the third quarter ards with 24 points. Otto “We’d love nothing better alone. Porter Jr. and Bradley Beal than to have races around the Among his myriad high- had 19 each, although Beal world, to have teams and driv- lights, a wicked move around struggled from three-point ers from around the world.” Donte DiVincenzo that range, making just one of Although Asia has produced brought the Bucks rookie to nine. several Formula One driv- his knees. In Charlotte, the Hornets ers in the past, from pioneer- “Whenever you see a survived 21 turnovers to beat ing ‘Prince Bira’ of Thailand rookie you’ve got to be ag- the Atlanta Hawks 113-102. in the 1950s to India’s Narain gressive, attack them, make Kemba Walker scored 29 Karthikeyan in 2012, none have them move their feet,” Mc- points and handed out seven reached a competitive level. Collum said. Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum (3) is guarded by Milwaukee Bucks defenders during their NBA game at Moda Center in Portland, assists and Marvin Williams Carey believes that all that It was a breakout perfor- Oregon on Tuesday. (USA TODAY SPORTS) added a season-high 20 could change with F1’s latest mance for McCollum, who points for the Hornets, who foray into Asia, although he had struggled to find his sive and take advantage and Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nur- Mavs snap skid Doncic, the 19-year-old improved to 6-5. warned that having a “long- shooting touch in the first 10 help the team get a win,” Mc- kic and Jake Layman also Luka Doncic scored 23 Slovenian rookie, added six Walker connected on 12 term view” would be crucial games of the season. Collum said. scored in double figures. points to lead five Dallas rebounds and three assists of 22 shots from the field, after seeing races in Malaysia, He added six assists and Evan Turner posted his Antetokounmpo led a trio players in double figures as for the Mavs. Wesley Mat- including four of 10 from Korea and India all dropped. five rebounds as the Trail first double-double of the of Bucks players to score in the Mavericks snapped a thews added 22 points and three-point range. With 46 Malaysia ended its 18-year Blazers snapped a four-game season with 16 points and 11 double digits with 23 points, six-game skid with a 119-100 Dennis Smith contributed three-pointers this season he partnership with F1 in 2017 due losing streak to the Bucks. rebounds, also handing out along with nine rebounds victory over the Washington 19 – making a trio of crucial trails only Golden State star to rising hosting fees and de- “I just tried to be aggres- four assists for the Blazers. and six assists. Wizards. plays down the stretch as the Stephen Curry. clining ticket sales. Championship sealed, Mercedes ready to wrap up fifth successive constructors’ title

REUTERS more muted. But there will still LONDON be no shortage of drivers keen to put on a show, particularly if LEWIS Hamilton is celebrat- – as often happens – the heav- ing his fifth Formula One world ens open. championship already and Red Bull’s exciting overtak- Sunday should see Mercedes ers Max Verstappen and Daniel Thidapa Suwannapurat with her caddie during the first round of play catch up with their driver by Ricciardo, who has retired from at the Blue Bay LPGA in Shanghai, China. securing a fifth successive con- his last two races, will hope to structors’ title in Brazil. do that as will Hamilton’s team Only Ferrari have enjoyed mate Valtteri Bottas now freed Thai golfers dominate LPGA such a previous run, with six in from team orders and seeking succession between 1999 and his first win of 2018. Blue Bay first round in China 2004, and Sebastian Vettel and “In general Interlagos team mate Kimi Raikkonen are doesn’t suit our car that well, AFP Breezy conditions made the only ones who can delay the but after finishing on the podi- SHANGHAI it hard going at times and seemingly inevitable. um there in 2016 and winning Thidapa, 25, said patience For Mercedes to be denied last week in Mexico, anything THAI golfers dominated the was key. at Sao Paulo’s atmospheric can happen in the race,” said opening round of the $2.1 mil- “Everybody has to be pa- Interlagos circuit, Ferrari will Verstappen. “I’ve had some lion Blue Bay LPGA in China tient when you play hard have to score 13 points more Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his Formula One World Championship victory after the Mexican great battles and overtakes on Wednesday, with the golf,” she said. than Mercedes – a feat they Grand Prix in Mexico City, recently. there and I’m hoping for an- world-ranked 89 Thidapa Su- “But then with this golf have managed only twice in 19 other exciting race.” wannapura leading the way. course it’s really challenging races so far this year. was to win both champion- do better. This is the moment The constructors’ cham- Vettel won last year, af- Thidapa shot a four-un- and it’s windy and you have Mercedes are 55 points ships, not one title or the other, to keep our feet on the ground, pionship is still a very big deal ter Bottas took pole, and the der-par 68 on the island of to think where to go, where to clear of the Italians, with 43 still so our mindset is one of unfin- focus clearly on the objective for everyone at the 900-strong championship runner-up has Hainan to take a one-shot lead miss, so it’s kind of fun to play to be won after Brazil. ished business as we head to and trust in our processes and team, and not just because staff the best record of anyone on from Thailand’s world num- in this golf course.” Despite that, Mercedes are Sao Paulo,” said team boss Toto people to deliver.” bonuses are paid on it rather the current grid with three past ber one Ariya Jutanugarn and Bangkok native Thidapa is sticking to their time-worn Wolff. than the drivers’ one. wins in Brazil. The race will Canada’s Alena Sharp. chasing only a second LPGA mantra of taking one race at a “We have a big battle on our Big Bonus With no Brazilian driver in also be a farewell for McLar- Six players were tied in crown to go with the title she time and nothing for granted, hands for the constructors’ ti- In 2015 and 2017, Hamilton the race, Felipe Massa’s depar- en’s Fernando Alonso, who fourth on 70, among them won in July at the Marathon even if nobody will be surprised tle and we have lost ground to did not win again after taking ture at the end of last year end- won his two world titles with the Thai trio of Benyapa Ni- Classic in Ohio. to see celebratory T-shirts ap- Ferrari in each of the past (two) the title with races to spare and ing an unbroken line extending Renault at the Brazilian track phatsophon, Pannarat Than- Blue Bay is the final tour- pear on Sunday. race weekends – even though it would also be no surprise for over four decades, the carnival in 2005 and 2006 and is leav- apolboonyaras and Moriya nament in the Asian swing of “Our target for this season we had the base performance to that to happen again. atmosphere may be slightly ing Formula One. Jutanugarn -- Ariya’s sister. the US-based LPGA Tour. Sports Thursday, November 8, 2018 19

News Barcelona reach last 16 in brief CAF Champions League Final second leg live & exclusive on beIN in Champions League DOHA: After an intense first leg fixture, the CAF Champions League Final second leg returns live and exclusive on beIN. In a game that witnessed a number of controversial deci- sions taken by the match officials, despite the use of VAR for Napoli hold PSG; Thierry Henry’s Monaco are now eliminated after losing 4-0 to Club Brugge the first time in the competition, Al Ahly overcame Tunisian gi- ants ES Tunis 3-1 at the Borg Al Arab stadium in Alexandria. AFP have our fate in our own hands.” Al Ahly head to Tunisia’s Stade Olympique de Rades for the PARIS Liverpool and Napoli are second leg match on Friday, at 22:00 Mecca Time and broad- locked on six points from four casted live and exclusive on beIN SPORTS HD 1 in Arabic. With BARCELONA secured their games, with PSG one behind and plenty still to play for and ES Tunis’ away goal giving them the place in the Champions League Red Star another point adrift. much needed confidence, the second leg promises to be full of knockout stage on Tuesday Liverpool travel to the French action and excitement. Both sides have won the competition a with a 1-1 draw away to Inter capital in their next game. total of 10 times, with Al Ahly holding the record for most CAF Milan, as Harry Kane revived Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid Champions League trophies at 8. ES Tunis have won it twice- Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes gained revenge for a 4-0 defeat but have been runners up 4 times, their last being in 2012. but Liverpool slumped to a away to Borussia Dortmund last shock defeat. month as Diego Simeone’s side Last year’s runners-up were defeated the Germans 2-0 in Anelka becomes advisor to Lille’s beaten by Red Star Belgrade, Spain, Saul Niguez and Antoine apprentice strikers although the biggest losers on Griezmann scoring the goals. the night were Thierry Henry’s The two favourites in Group CAMPHIN-EN-PEVELE: Former Arsenal and France international Monaco, who were eliminated A are not guaranteed a path to Nicolas Anelka has taken a first step towards a potential following a resounding loss to the last 16 yet, however, after coaching role after agreeing to advise Lille’s up-and-coming Club Brugge. Club Brugge claimed a stunning strikers. Anelka, 39, “will work at Lille’s youth academy advis- Lionel Messi was still miss- 4-0 win at Monaco. ing the apprentices, in particular focusing on the work and spe- ing for Barcelona at the San Siro, The Belgians had not won a cific role of strikers,” the club said in a statement. Lille president and it was substitute Malcom Champions League match since Gerard Lopez told AFP Anelka will “work with players ranging from who came off the bench to give 2005, but they were 3-0 up mid- 14 years old up to the reserve team”. Described as a future star the Spanish champions a late way through the first half at the of the France team when he made his professional debut with lead. Stade Louis II. Hans Vanaken Paris Saint-Germain in 1996, Anelka went on to enjoy a globe- But Inter hit back to earn a scored twice, including a pen- trotting career that took him from Arsenal to Mumbai via some of point thanks to Mauro Icardi’s alty, and the Brazilian Wesley the biggest clubs in Europe including a stint at Real Madrid. After 87th-minute leveller, keeping the belted in the third before Ruud a return to PSG he went on loan to Liverpool before joining Man- three-time former winners on Vormer sealed the win. ‘Wor- chester City, Fenerbahce, Bolton and Chelsea, where he played course to join Barcelona in quali- rying’ for Henry -Semi-finalists his last meaningful campaigns in 2008-2012. fying for the last 16 from Group Barcelona’s goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (left) grabs the ball under pressure from Inter Milan’s Mauro in 2017, Monaco are now elimi- B. Icardi during their UEFA Champions League match at San Siro Stadium in Milan. (AFP) nated. It was a dreadful display Tottenham remain in the from a side who have not won in Hong Kong consortium IEC completes hunt, however, after Kane’s late as Spurs got their first win of the in seven first-half minutes, head- the night’s other game. 15 games, including five matches Wigan Athletic takeover brace secured a 2-1 win over PSV campaign. ing in the opener and then beat- Kylian Mbappe set up Juan under Henry. “We started well, Eindhoven. The Dutch side had “We had to dig deep and ing Alisson with a powerful strike Bernat to put Paris ahead just be- but once we fell behind we LONDON: Hong Kong-based consortium International Entertain- got off to a superb start at Wemb- find another level when it mat- from range, to the delight of a fore the break, but Lorenzo Insig- stopped playing and that’s a lit- ment Corporation (ICE) completed its takeover of English sec- ley, taking the lead when Luuk de tered. The whole season we’ve huge home support. ne beat Gianluigi Buffon from the tle bit worrying,” said Henry of ond-tier side Wigan Athletic on Wednesday, bringing and end Jong headed home in the second been grinding out results here and “The boys are very disappoint- penalty spot in the second half as his team’s performance. to more than two decades of ownership by the Whelan family. minute. there,” said Kane. ed, I’m very disappointed and we these sides played out a draw for Porto are on the brink of The 22 million pound ($28.93 million) deal first announced in Mauricio Pochettino’s team Liverpool were strong favour- have to do better,” said Klopp. the second time in a fortnight. qualification from Group D af- May was completed after being ratified by the English Football were starting to get desperate ites away to Red Star in Serbia, but The defeat exposes the Anfield “This is a difficult group but ter a 4-1 win at home to Loko- League (EFL) and IEC shareholders in Hong Kong, Wigan said when skipper Kane equalised Jurgen Klopp’s team were poor in club to the threat of an early elimi- we saw with Liverpool losing motiv Moscow. They lead the in a statement. with 12 minutes left, and he a 2-0 defeat to the 1991 European nation in Group C, with Napoli that everything is possible,” said section by two points from The Whelan family have been the majority shareholders of headed home in the 89th minute Cup winners. coming from behind to draw 1-1 PSG’s Julian Draxler. “A draw Schalke, who defeated Gal- Wigan since 1995, overseeing the club’s rise to the Premier with the help of two deflections Milan Pavkov scored twice at home to Paris Saint-Germain in in Naples is not bad and we still atasaray 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen. League and their FA Cup triumph in 2013, the season they were relegated from the top flight. “We are proud to be the new owners of Wigan Athletic Football Club and we feel excited and privileged to have the opportunity to write the next chapter in FA to appeal Infantino says expanded 2022 World Cup the club’s history,” IEC chief executive Yan Min Zhang said. Mourinho Russian billionaire Rybolovlev charged being cleared unlikely; Super League poses a threat in Monaco fraud case NICE: The Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, owner of of charge DPA the Monaco football club, has been charged along with three ZURICH others in connection with a fraud case involving a Swiss art dealer, a legal source said Wednesday. The exact charges were REUTERS FIFA president Gianni Infan- not immediately known, but Rybolovlev and the three others, MANCHESTER tino sees only “a slim chance” which include one of his lawyers, have been released from to expand the World Cup to custody, said the source, confirming a report on the website of THE English Football Associa- 48 teams in 2022 and has local daily Nice-Matin. The other two taken in for questioning tion said on Wednesday that threatened players with World were the wife and son of the former Monaco justice minister it would appeal the decision Cup expulsion if they should Philippe Narmino, the source said. Since 2015, Rybolovlev has to clear Manchester United compete in a breakaway Super been locked in a legal battle with Yves Bouvier, the art dealer manager Jose Mourinho of us- League with their clubs. he accuses of having swindled him out of up to a billion dol- ing abusive language after his Germany’s Der Spiegel lars, by charging inflated fees for works of art. Rybolovlev was team’s Premier League victory magazine last reported that detained Tuesday and held overnight for questioning after a over Newcastle United last 16 European clubs which have mobile phone was seized from his lawyer Tetiana Bersheda. month. many of the world’s top players The Portuguese coach have been offered to sign a dec- was alleged to have directed laration of intent to form such an insult in his native tongue a league from 2021 onwards. Joyous Roma players towards a camera that was Infantino told report- tracking him down the touch- ers in Zurich on Wednesday line after the 3-2 comeback that the threat appeared real win. and that players could face An independent regulatory World Cup expulsion if their commission cleared Mourinho clubs were engaged in such of the charge on Oct. 31 and a league outside official fed- FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a news conference in Kigali, Rwanda, recently. (REUTERS) published the written reasons eration structures from FIFA, for the decision on Wednes- Europe’s body UEFA and panel was established last World Cup expansion but the day. Having carefully consid- domestic bodies. But he also Qatar 2022 month in Kigali, Rwanda un- FIFA boss said he believed the ered the written reasons of the expressed belief that club of- der pressure from critics on 16-team increase would be re- Independent Regulatory Com- ficials would act reasonable will be great the FIFA Council to look into jected amid resistance from the mission relating to the case in the end. the projects allegedly backed European leagues. “The chance involving Jose Mourinho, the Infantino instead named a “The chance is slim. We by 25 billion dollars from Far is slim. We are trying it,” he FA can confirm it is appealing possible expanded Club World are trying it. It would be East. German Football Federa- said. the decision,” the FA said in a Cup “the better Super League” great if it works out but it tion (DFB) president Reinhard “It would be great if it works statement. as dismissed criticism on this is also great if it doesn’t Grindel was among those on out but it is also great if it doesn’t Mourinho was charged proposal along with a global the Council who had demanded work out. We will have a great with being in breach of FA rule Nations League. The FIFA work out. We will have a more information about the tournament, no matter what.” E3(1), which prohibits “vio- boss said that a task force is great tournament, no mat- background of the donors and FIFA has already approved lent conduct, serious foul play, to complete its work in time ter what,” Infantino said. exact formats of the proposed the expansion to 48 teams for AS Roma’s Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrates with teammates after threatening, abusive, indecent for a March 14-15 FIFA Coun- new competitions. the 2026 tournament in the scoring a goal during their Champions League match against or insulting words or behav- cil meeting which could see The projects are backed United States, Mexico and PFC CSKA Moscow in Moscow on Wednesday. (AFP) iour.” groundbreaking decisions. Headed by Infantino, the by Infantino just as a possible Canada. Maaloul urges Duhail to avoid slip-ups against Shahania

difficult. We are facing a tricky The match between Qatar Qatar SC and Al Gharafa lock horns side, so we must focus more on Fixtures SC and Al Gharafa have every the defense and offense. Today trapping of a thriller at the Qa- in star match of the week “We do not care about the Al Duhail v Al Shahaniya tar SC Stadium. fact that we are the leaders Qatar SC v Al Gharafa Al Gharafa are sixth in the IKOLI VICTOR “This is an important match after the first leg and that the standings with 15 points. They DOHA for us because it is the first league title is in our sights. As Al Sadd v Al Kharitiyath have won and lost four games game of the second stanza. We I said before, the league will each, and drawn three times. AL Duhail coach Nabil Maaloul want to continue at the same only be decided in the last few Friday The Cheetahs have the urges his Red Knight players pace and we know that we are weeks. Although Al Sadd stum- Al Ahli v Al Rayyan third-best attack line in the to avoid any slip-ups ahead of facing a difficult game against bled against Al Ahli, they came Al Khor v Al Arabi QNB Stars League that has their QNB Stars League Week a team that faced a number of back strongly against Umm scored 22 goals so far. They are 12 match against Al Shahania difficulties,” Maaloul said at a Salal,” Maaloul added. Umm Salal v Al Sailiya behind only Al Sadd (38) and Al on Thursday. pre-match press conference on Meanwhile, Al Shahania Duhail (27). Duhail with 28 points are Thursday. coach Jose Murcia expects a by was good for us. I am happy On the other hand, Qatar ahead of their nearest challeng- “We do not look only at the tough game from the league with my players’ performance SC, who lost 0-2 to Al Rayyan er Al Rayyan by seven points. statistics, but on our prepa- leaders but says his player will and the enthusiasm they have in Week 11, are in the 10th place A win for the defending cham- rations for each game. This play for the victory. shown to achieve our goals. with 11 points. pions will open up an 11 points season, we try to avoid any “A tough match is await- “When you want to be a Overall The Kings have gap against Al Sadd who host slip-ups and just think about ing us in the opening round of Nam Tae Hae of Al Duhail vies with Abdullah Khalid of Al Shahania competitive team, you have been enjoying a good run with Al Kharaitiyat in the other kick- achieving positive results in all QNB Stars League’s second leg during their QNB Stars League round one match. to work to strike a balance be- a series of positive results ever off. In five previous meetings games by keeping our perfor- in the form of Al Duhail. We tween defense and attack, and since Argentinian coach Sergio between the two sides, Al Du- mance up. know the importance of the “Al Duhail are also strong the game with great respect for we are working on it. It is not Batista took over the side. In hail have won four and drawn “I expect a difficult game, game because our opponents contenders for the QNB Stars them, but we always play to win just about performance, but the four games under him, Qa- one, including a 10-0 white- but as I always say to my play- are leaders and winners of the League title this season along and we will fight for it. also psychological,” said Mur- tar SC won two, drew one and wash in the 2016 season. ers, they make the game easy or league title more than once. with Al Sadd. We will go into “I think the time that went cia. lost one. 20 Thursday, November 8, 2018 The Last Word Health minister visits QA hosts tours onboard Orbis Flying Eye Hospital Flying Eye Hospital in Doha

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THE Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, in col- laboration with Qatar Airways, is host- ing public and private tours inside the one-of-a-kind aircraft, as well as holding on board workshops, including Nursing and Ophthalmology sessions, in support of Doha Healthcare Week and to cel- ebrate the Qatar Creating Vision Initia- tive, funded by the Qatar Fund for De- velopment and led by Orbis. The Flying Eye Hospital, operated by global eye health charity Orbis, is a ful- ly-equipped MD-10 cargo aircraft with state-of-the-art medical equipment, an operating theatre and a classroom, mak- ing it a truly unique teaching facility. The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital has supported the Qatar Creating Vision initiative in Bangladesh at the end of last The Minister was briefed on the hospital and its facilities, including educational and medical sections. year. Qatar Airways Group Chief Execu- MINISTER of Public Health tance of partnership with Or- mote health awareness and tive Akbar al Baker said, “It is Orbis’ HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al bis through the Qatar Creating encourage people to adopt commendable initiative that makes Kuwari has visited the Fly- Vision initiative, a unique hu- healthy lifestyles. “This rein- us proud supporters of the global eye ing Eye Hospital operated by manitarian initiative aimed at forces our goals for the people health charity. Since 2012, we have global eye health charity Or- helping millions of children in of Qatar to enjoy a healthier fu- worked hand in hand with the Flying and Bangladesh. There are 473,000 porter of Orbis since 2012. The airline bis, which is currently in Doha India and Bangladesh to detect ture,” she added. Eye Hospital to expand its reach and children who are blind across the two officially renewed its sponsorship with to participate in the Doha diseases. The Doha Healthcare help prevent avoidable blindness around countries, and 50 percent of cases are the global eye health charity in 2017 as Healthcare Week. The initiative was launched Week, which kicked off on the world. We are delighted to have this avoidable. the Official Airline Partner of Orbis UK The Minister was briefed by the Qatar Fund for Develop- Tuesday, will last until Mon- unique aircraft back in Doha as part of “Qatar Airways’ support of Orbis has for three years. on the hospital and its distinc- ment and is being implement- day. It is being organised by the Doha Healthcare Week and we are posi- been long standing and we are grateful Every year, the aircraft visits coun- tive facilities, including edu- ed through partner charitable Ministry of Public Health, Qa- tive that local guests will be fascinated by and proud of the partnership. We would tries across Africa, Asia and Latin Amer- cational and medical sections. organisations, notably Orbis. tar Foundation and many part- the facility while touring the aircraft.” like to say thank you for welcoming Or- ica, partnering with local hospitals to de- The flying hospital is an air- The minister also praised ners ahead of the World Health Orbis UK Chief Executive Rebecca bis and the Flying Eye Hospital so and liver specialist training through its team craft that has been equipped to the importance of the Doha Innovation Summit (WISH Cronin, said: “Through the Qatar Fund providing us with a platform to celebrate of world-class medical volunteers, carry be a hospital. Healthcare Week and its 2018) which takes place on No- for Development, we have been able to Qatari generosity.” out treatments, and raise vital aware- She explained the impor- unique health activities to pro- vember 13 and 14. (QNA) reach millions of children across India Qatar Airways has been a proud sup- ness about the importance of eye health. QA takes centre stage at int’l expo in Shanghai

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QATAR Airways (QA) took centre stage at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), as it unveiled a host of its latest, state-of-the-art products and services, includ- ing award-winning Qsuite Business Class, cargo offering and its services offered as part of Discover Qatar, the desti- nation management specialist subsidiary of Qatar Airways. Ambassador of Qatar to China HE Sultan bin Salmeen al Mansouri, along with HE Sultan bin Rashid al Khater, undersecretary of Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, visited the Qatar Airways interactive stand on Ambassador of Qatar to China HE Sultan bin Salmeen al Mansouri, along with HE Sultan bin Wednesday at the CIIE and Rashid al Khater, undersecretary of Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, visited the had a chance to experience Qatar Airways interactive stand at the CIIE on Wednesday. the revolutionary Qsuite. Organised by the Ministry is the world’s first national- at the expo. Qsuite features go, the world’s second largest to be participating in the “Our commitment to in the skies today.” of Commerce of the People's level expo to be set up with the industry’s first-ever dou- cargo carrier, and Discover China International Import China remains strong. Be- He added, “The China Republic of China and the imports as the theme, aim- ble bed available in Busi- Qatar, the destination man- Expo, as Qatar Airways has sides having a growing cargo International Import Expo Shanghai Municipal People's ing to open up new channels ness Class, as well as private agement specialist subsidiary long celebrated strong eco- offering in China, we now will provide Qatar Airways Government, with the World through which countries can cabins for up to four people of Qatar Airways, are partici- nomic and trade links with fly passengers to seven gate- with additional exposure Trade Organization, United strengthen trade cooperation with privacy panels that stow pating at the Expo to promote China. The expo comes just ways in Greater China and to key trade markets, while Nations Conference on Trade and drive economic growth. away, allowing passengers in their services and notable re- as Qatar Airways celebrates most recently have intro- strengthening our existing and Development and United Qatar Airways is showcas- adjoining seats to create their cent accomplishments. 15 years of services to China, duced our patented Qsuite relationship with the Chinese Nations Industrial Develop- ing its award-winning Busi- own private room, a first of Qatar Airways Group which we commenced in Oc- Business Class seat on our market. Participating in this ment Organization as or- ness Class seat, Qsuite, in its its kind in the industry. Ad- Chief Executive Akbar al Bak- tober 2003 with flights to Shanghai route, giving pas- inaugural expo further bol- ganising partners, the CIIE signature quad configuration ditionally, Qatar Airways Car- er said, “We are very pleased Shanghai. sengers the best experience sters our presence in China.” Three bands wow Doha Qatar youth hostels welcomes Slovenian travellers at Katara Jazz festival TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

AS part of the ‘Discover Qatar in 144 Hours’ programme, Qa- tar Youth Hostels has received Katarina and Rok, both from Slovenia and members of the Slovenian Youth Hostel Asso- ciation. ‘Discover Qatar in 144 Hours’ is a tour programme dedicated to the young people who wish to visit Qatar in coor- dination with youth hostel as- sociations in various countries. "This programme is part of Qatar Youth Hostels’ strategic plan to enhance local tourism and highlight Qatar’s effective role in various fields,” said Ab- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tion has a rich cultural and hu- dullah Saeed, head of activities gramme, such as Qatar Muse- customs and traditions of the DOHA manitarian message to spread at Qatar Youth Hostels. ums, Mushaireb Museums, the Qatari families in the past and around the world, he added. As part of the programme, Museum of Islamic Art, Sheikh the present. The meeting with THE Katara European Jazz Visitors of all nationalities the Slovanian travellers vis- Faisal Museum, Aspire Logis- Qatari youth was a chance to Festival, in its second edition, and communities enjoyed an ited the Museum of Islamic Art, tics and Baladna Farm. learn about their interests,” she continues with more fun as amazing night at the Katara Musheireb Museums, Sheikh Katarina expressed her wrote on her social media page. three new bands from Hun- Esplanade watching the live Faisal Museum, Souq Waqif, pleasure in visiting Qatar, Rok thanked the Qatar gary, Belgium and Switzerland performance of András Dés Al Wakra Market, Al-Zubara, which is the 62nd country she Youth Hostels management for performed magnificent music Trio from Hungary, Jef Neve Khalifa International Stadium, tours and the 3rd Arab country providing them with the oppor- at the Katara Esplanade. & Nicolas Kummert from Bel- Aspire Park, the Torch, Baladna after Oman and Morocco. tunity to visit Qatar and discov- Ambassadors of Hunga- gium and the Marc Perrenoud Farm, Cultural Quarter, Katara She said what she liked the er its tourist attractions. ry, Belgium and Swirzerland Trio from Switzerland. Mosque, Imam Abdul-Wahab most was how safe the country “I really enjoyed the finals of to Qatar attended the con- On the sideline of the con- Mosque and several commer- is, how welcoming people were the World Gymnastics Champi- cert. The event started with a cert, a workshop was conduct- cial complexes, besides taking a and the diversity of the different onships in Doha, and I have no speech by Hungarian Ambas- ed by the Austrian Jazz music tour of the Doha Corniche and places she visited. She added doubt about the success of the sador HE Fodor Barnabas who band TončFeinig Trio at the a safari trip to Sealine and Khor she would encourage Slovenian World Cup 2022,” he said. stressed the importance of the Katara Music Academy on the Al-Adid. youth to visit Qatar through her Rok added that he would festival in diversifying the new ways and techniques of Qatar Youth Hostels social media pages. encourage friends to visit Qatar events being held at Katara. jazz music. thanked its official sponsor Oc- “We didn’t know much and discover how it is charac- Katara’s hosting of the fes- The audience will meet cidental Qatar Petroleum and about Qatar and its history be- terised by an authentic past, a tival emphasises the fact that Jazz bands from Germany and the institutions that contrib- fore we came. But, during my bright present and a beautiful the Cultural Village Founda- Portugal on Thursday. uted to the success of the pro- visit, I learned about the many future in all fields.