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QATAR | Offi cial First Abu Dhabi Bank Amir sends greetings to Uruguay president His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His fi ned QR200mn for Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent yesterday defying QFCRA rules cables of congratulations to Uruguay President Tabare Vazquez zFAB fails to provide copies of documents related to suspected manipulation on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day. of the Qatari riyal, Qatari Government securities and financial instruments A student receiving new books from off icials at a local school on the first day QATAR | Health of the new academic year yesterday. PICTURE: Nasar K Moidheen QNA to produce the required documents. cation to withdraw from the QFC. Until Patient cancer-free a Doha As a result of FAB’s failure to comply the fi rm fi les an application to withdraw with the notice to produce the docu- and the application is approved by the year aft er surgery ments and its unwillingness to engage QFCRA, FAB’s status as a QFC author- Last year a team of highly-skilled he QFC Regulatory Author- in an open and constructive manner ised fi rm will continue and FAB is re- surgeons at Hamad Medical 315,000 students begin ity (QFCRA) announced yes- with the QFCRA, the Authority initi- quired to comply with its legal and regu- Corporation’s Neurosciences Tterday that it has imposed a ated proceedings on July 29, 2018 in latory obligations in the QFC, including Institute performed Qatar’s first fi nancial penalty of QR200,000,000 the QFC Civil and Commercial Court the two QFCRA Supervisory notices is- endoscopic brain surgery to remove new academic year ($54,945,055) on First Abu Dhabi Bank (the ‘Court’) to require compliance by sued to FAB on March 14, 2019 and June a high-grade tumour located deep PJSC (FAB) for obstruction of the Au- FAB with the documentation request. 9, 2019, which restrict the activities of in the centre of a patient’s brain, thority’s investigation into suspected On November 18, 2018, the Court of FAB’s QFC branch due to fi tness and and today the patient continues zFive new government manipulation by FAB of the Qatari ri- First Instance ordered FAB to comply, probity concerns and its failure to com- to be cancer-free. The patient, a schools, 25 new private yal, Qatari Government securities and which FAB subsequently appealed to ply with orders issued by the Court. 72-year-old Qatari female, was related fi nancial instruments. the Appellate Division of the Court. The disciplinary action taken by the experiencing severe deterioration schools with 15,000 seats The fi nancial penalty imposed on On May 13, 2019, FAB’s appeal was dis- QFCRA is the result of FAB’s failure on arrival at the hospital and losing start operations this year FAB refl ects the gravity and serious- missed by the Appellate Division and over a prolonged period of time to en- consciousness. Page 2 ness of the breaches of regulatory re- the order of the Court of First Instance gage with the QFCRA in an open and quirements caused by the deliberate was upheld requiring FAB to produce co-operative manner and, specifi cally: QATAR | Real estate By Ayman Adly and intentional steps taken by FAB to the required documents. (i) FAB’s refusal to produce the trad- Cityscape Qatar show Staff Reporter obstruct the QFCRA’s investigation. Notwithstanding the Court’s or- ing records and related documentation In March 2018, the QFCRA began an ders, FAB has continued in its failure necessary for the QFCRA to conduct its to open on October 22 investigation into suspected manipu- to comply with the QFCRA’s statu- investigation, (ii) FAB’s refusal to pro- Cityscape Qatar, the only real estate s many as 315,000 students HE the Minister of Education and lation by FAB of the Qatari riyal, Qa- tory production requirements and the vide the confi rmation requested by the exhibition and conference of its began the new academic year Higher Education Dr Mohamed tari Government securities and related orders of the Court, and by doing so QFCRA that FAB will preserve and not kind in the country, will be held from Ayesterday at public and pri- Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi fi nancial instruments. In connection continues to obstruct the QFCRA’s in- destroy the relevant documents and October 22-24 under the patronage vate schools as well as kindergartens addressing a press conference. with that investigation, the QFCRA vestigation. records, and (iii) FAB’s refusal to com- of HE the Prime Minister and Minister across the country, HE the Minister PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil required FAB to provide copies of the Following the dismissal of its appeal, ply with fi nal and binding court orders of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin of Education and Higher Education relevant trading records and related FAB issued a public statement on June requiring FAB to produce the documen- Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani. Exhibitor Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al- ments to education in the country, documentation it held to enable the 19, 2019 that it was withdrawing from tation ordered to be produced by the and visitor feedback from last year’s Hammadi announced. in particular HE the Prime Minister QFCRA to examine the facts and prop- the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and QFCRA and to provide the confi rmation event “promises a high international While 115,000 students were en- and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdul- erly conduct its investigation. closing its QFC branch. requested by the QFCRA that FAB would turnout” at the event, the organisers rolled at 208 government schools lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani. FAB failed to comply with the notice FAB, however, has not fi led an appli- preserve the documents. To Page 20 have said. Page 4 and 68 kindergartens, around Five new government schools 200,000 were on the rolls of 310 pri- started operations this year with a ASIA | Unrest vate schools and kindergartens. capacity for 3,158 students. There are HK police use water Senior offi cials at the Ministry of 646 new teachers, taking the total Protest against destruction of Amazon rainforest Education and Higher Education number to 14,218. Two new schools cannon in clashes toured various schools yesterday of Al Hedayah group for students A boy takes part in a protest called by Hong Kong police used water morning to ensure all arrangements with special needs were opened this intellectuals and artists against the cannon for the first time and at least were in place for the new school year year at Al Hilal and Al Sukhamah Ar- destruction of the Amazon rainforest, one off icer fired his sidearm during 2019-2020. eas. at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, pitched battles with protesters The offi cials stressed that the at- Other achievements of this new Brazil, yesterday. Brazil yesterday yesterday, one of the most violent tendance of students on the fi rst academic year include the opening deployed two C-130 Hercules aircraft nights in three months of pro- day was considerably good and the of 25 new private schools with 15,000 to douse fires devouring parts of democracy rallies that have rocked schools have completed all measures seats. The number of schools under the Amazon rainforest, as hundreds the city. A rally in Tsuen Wan spiralled for a successful new academic year. the educational coupons system for of new blazes were ignited ahead into violent running confrontations Speaking at a press conference at Qataris has touched 99, benefi ting of nationwide protests over the between protesters and police, the Ministry of Education and High- more than 20,000 students. destruction. More than half of the with off icers several times caught er Education in the presence of senior HE the minister said there are cur- 79,513 fires recorded in Brazil this year outnumbered and isolated by offi cials, HE Dr al-Hammadi highly rently 29 higher education institutes are in the Amazon. Page 15 masked youths wielding sticks and appreciated the unlimited support in Qatar compared to 16 fi ve years throwing rocks. Page 9 of the various government depart- ago. To Page 5 Zarif’s surprise visit to G7 raises hopes of detente

AFP Macron’s proposals for a deal. as cautious as I am,” Malley added. Biarritz, France “Maybe President Trump told Presi- Last week, Zarif said that Macron’s dent Macron privately that he was suggestions were “moving in the right open to some of these ideas,” he told direction, although we are not defi - ranian Foreign Minister Mohamed AFP. nitely there yet.” Javad Zarif fl ew into Biarritz in Also speaking in Biarritz, US Treas- Zarif was a key architect of the 2015 Isouthwestern France for the G7 ury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said nuclear deal reached between Iran, the summit yesterday in a surprise attempt that Trump had in the past said that if United States, European powers, Rus- to break a diplomatic deadlock over Iran “wants to sit down and negotiate sia and China. Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme. he will not set preconditions.” The G7 leaders, spouses and other Zarif’s presence had not been an- Macron had held talks with Zarif in invitees from South America and Af- nounced and represented a gamble by Paris on the eve of the G7 summit and rica wrapped up their long day with French host Emmanuel Macron who is has been leading eff orts to bring Te- a group photo on a stage overlooking seeking to soothe spiralling tensions hran and Washington back to the ne- the Biarritz beach, with the city’s tall between Iran and the United States. gotiating table. lighthouse in the background. The Iranian top diplomat did not Macron has urged the US admin- They were all smiles and Trump pro- hold talks with US President Donald istration to off er some sort of relief claimed that the G7 summit had been Trump in the French surf town, French French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Britain’s Prime to Iran, such as lifting sanctions on going “beautifully”. diplomats said, but the presence of Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italy’s acting Prime oil sales to China and India, or a new However, there was no masking over the two men in the same place sparked Minister Giuseppe Conte pose for a family photo with invited guests during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, yesterday. credit line to enable exports. cracks between the US president and hopes of a detente. In return, Iran would return to com- his allies on many issues. “Road ahead is diffi cult. But worth French offi cials said the discussions it had been discussed during an im- reporters on condition of anonymity. plying with a landmark 2015 deal lim- Leaders of the G7 countries - Britain, trying,” the US-educated Zarif wrote on had been “positive” and Zarif left the promptu two-hour lunch with Macron Robert Malley, head of the Inter- iting its nuclear programme, which Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan Twitter after meeting Macron and French beach-side gathering in the evening. on a hotel terrace on Saturday. national Crisis Group, a think-tank, Trump unilaterally pulled out from last and the United States — put on a united Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian as French offi cials said Trump had been “We work with full transparency said that it was a sign that Trump had year, Malley explained. front as they spent a second day in the well as British and German offi cials. aware of the arrival and suggested that with the Americans,” one diplomat told given “some positive response” to “I suspect that they (the French) are high-end French surfi ng town of Biarritz. Gulf Times 2 Monday, August 26, 2019 QATAR

Community Policing dept and QFSW sign co-operation pact

QNA Doha

he Community Policing Department of the Min- Tistry of Interior (MoI) and the Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) signed yesterday an agreement, aimed at enhanc- HE the Minister of Culture and Sports, Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, with the staff of the Information Systems Department who were ing co-operation to serve the honoured. target groups in areas related to the security, safety and cohesion of families and society. In addition, an offi ce has been Off icials of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Qatar Foundation for announced at the Community Social Work (QFSW) signing the agreement yesterday. Policing Department building for the Protection and Social Re- tion for Social Work, Amal Ab- fi liated centres and the ministry habilitation Centre (AMAN) and dullatif al-Mannai, said that represented by security depart- the Family Counseling Centre the Foundation is keen to ex- ments and community police. Ministry of Culture (WIFAQ), under the umbrella of tend bridges of co-operation Col Sultan Mohamed al-Kaa- the Qatar Foundation for Social and partnership with the gov- bi, Director of the Community Work, in order to facilitate serv- ernment sector, especially the Policing Department, said that ice access to targeted social cases Ministry of Interior. the co-operation of the com- and shorten the procedures and Al-Mannai stressed that the munity police with civil society the time and advice, treatment, signing of the agreement is an institutions in Qatar in general assistance and rehabilitation extension of the existing co-op- and with the centres under the completes Hukoomi before transferring them to the eration between the foundation umbrella of the Qatar Founda- competent authorities. and its centres on the one hand tion for Social Work is close, The Director of International and the Ministry of Interior and continuous and eff ective, point- Co-operation Department at its department concerned on the ing out that the signing of the MoI, Major General Engineer other, adding that this agree- co-operation agreement is an Abdul Aziz Abdullah al-Ansari, ment, which the foundation has extension of joint eff orts. said that the agreement between worked on for more than two He pointed out that with the e-services project the Community Police Depart- years, will lead to co-operation signing of the agreement, there ment and the Qatar Foundation protocols between the depart- will be branch offi ces of AMAN QNA aims to make all individuals and try seeks to provide these digital try throughout the year. for Social Work is an umbrella ments of the Ministry and the and WIFAQ in the Community Doha businesses benefi t from elec- services to achieve the highest These services are divided for future institutional work, concerned centres of the foun- Policing Department, adding tronic communication with gov- levels of effi ciency and transpar- across the various departments because the work between them dation. that these centres provide family ernment agencies that always ency. in the ministry. has been continuous in previ- She stressed that in the special counselling services and social he Ministry of Culture strive to provide more transpar- The project aims to achieve The department of publica- ous periods, making this phase cases of women and children re- and psychological support for and Sports announced ent and eff ective services. complete digital transformation tions and artistic works reached a transition to a better stage for sorting to the community police, families and individuals. Tthat it has completed the He added that the ministry of the services provided to the 40 services, the department of fruitful co-operation. they are referred to the offi ce to The Executive Director of WI- development of the electronic has achieved the objectives of public, raising the effi ciency of sports aff airs has 13, the culture Al-Ansari stressed the keen- provide advice or rehabilitation FAQ, Rashid Ahmed al-Dosari, services provided to the public the transformation through this the administrative processes of and art department has seven, ness of the Ministry of Interior before referring to the compe- explained that the agreement through Hukoomi portal, mak- project and converted all serv- the ministry, and increasing the the radio broadcasting depart- to co-operate with all state in- tent authorities and within the constitutes a very important ing them available to the minis- ices provided by them through level of transparency and com- ment reaches fi ve, version man- stitutions in various fi elds to confi dentiality and privacy nec- step in the fi eld of community try’s website users as well as via its website as well as through munity participation through agement and translation serv- achieve more security at all lev- essary for such cases. partnership between the gov- its application on smart devices. the application on smart de- co-operating with other govern- ices has two services and library els, praising the role of civil so- The Executive Director of the ernment sector and civil society Director of Information Tech- vices, through Hukoomi, creat- ment agencies for service inte- management services has one. ciety institutions in the country Protection and Social Rehabili- institutions, which will enhance nology Department at the min- ing a unifi ed digital platform to gration. On the occasion the ministry and its co-operation with the tation Centre (AMAN), Dr Man- the exchange of experiences and istry, Bassam al-Yafi ’e, said the provide public services, which He estimated the rate of ap- honoured the staff of the Infor- Ministry of Interior for joint sour Ahmed al-Saadi al-Yafei, capabilities among the co-oper- digital transformation of the covers diff erent segments of plications through the portal to mation Systems Department, in work to achieve the well-being highlighted the importance of ating parties in order to achieve services provided to the public companies, individuals and gov- more than 16,000 applications, recognition of their role in the and stability of families in the the agreement as the basis for common goals which brings sta- comes in line with Qatar E-Gov- ernment agencies. were submitted through 60 completion of the development Qatari society. co-operation between the Foun- bility and cohesion to the Qatari ernment 2020 Strategy which Al-Yafi ’e said that the minis- services provided by the minis- of e-services. The CEO of Qatar Founda- dation represented by its af- family and community. Patient cancer-free a year after landmark surgery by HMC team

QNA the way brain tumours are Doha treated, predominantly because endoscopic tech- niques give a clear visu- ast year a team of alisation of the tumour, highly-skilled sur- allowing surgeons to Lgeons at Hamad Med- precisely localise them. ical Corporation’s (HMC) These advanced tech- Neurosciences Institute niques allow us to access performed Qatar’s fi rst en- the brain through path- doscopic brain surgery to ways such as the nose and remove a high-grade tu- sinuses and do not limit mour located deep in the us to only accessing the centre of a patient’s brain, Dr Ahmed Own Dr Siraj Belkhair brain through the skull, and today the patient con- which helps in removing tinues to be cancer-free. neuro-navigation system to treat brain tumours less tumours from deep and The patient, a 72-year- that could precisely locate invasively than traditional difficult areas in the brain old Qatari female, was the tumour in the brain – open brain surgery, while without major complica- experiencing severe dete- the technique was done still aff ording the ability tions, Dr Belkhair said. rioration on arrival at the through MRI brain images. to get an in-depth view of Commenting on the suc- hospital and losing con- The results of the surgery the brain,” Dr Belkhair ex- cess of the procedure and sciousness. exceeded all expectations plained. the endoscopic technique Magnetic Resonance and the recovery process, The technique used in used for the fi rst time in Imaging (MRI) of her brain which included chemothera- this unique surgery was Qatar, Head of the Neuro- showed the presence of a py treatment at the National done in Hamad General science Institute at HMC, tumour in a diffi cult loca- Centre for Cancer Care and Hospital by an expert neu- Dr Ahmed Own said: “En- tion of the brain; positioned Research (NCCCR), was rosurgery team. doscopic brain surgery rep- deeper and more central without complication. The neurosurgeons resents a new milestone in than is usually seen. One year after the sur- used the images transmit- HMC’s eff orts to provide With the patient’s con- gery, the cancer has com- ted by the intraoperative the very best cancer care sent, Acting Head of the pletely disappeared and the neuro-navigation system and treatment in Qatar. Neurosurgery Department patient is currently in good as a guide for removing the The success of this proce- at Hamad General Hospi- health and enjoying her life tumour and creating a pas- dure highlights the team’s tal, Dr Siraj Belkhair and with her family and loved sage within the brain tissue commitment to providing his team decided to per- ones. to prevent the accumulation a high-quality service with form an endoscopic brain “Endoscopic brain sur- of brain fl uid. a great focus on the health surgery procedure with a gery is a procedure used The surgical team was and well-being of the pa- small wound incision less primarily to treat brain tu- equipped with the latest tient, and also underlines than three centimetres, as mours. It is considered a technologies and surgical HMC’s ongoing journey to the general condition of the minimally invasive brain instruments specialised in combat all types of cancers, patient would not tolerate surgery that allows neu- treating conditions that can including brain tumours, major brain surgery. rosurgeons to identify and aff ect the brain, such as tu- with the most cutting- The team was able to re- treat conditions that are mours and lesions. edge treatment modalities move the tumour surgically deep within the brain. This “Endoscopic approach- and state-of-the-art tech- by using an endoscope and type of surgery allows us es have truly transformed niques,” Dr Own added.

QRCS launches fi rst phase of Sudan fl ood relief mission

he Qatar Red Cres- second phase of interven- materials necessary for liv- to raise health awareness cent Society (QRCS), tion planned in the next few ing, such as cooking utensils, among aff ected families. Tthrough its repre- days. drinking water, blankets and Besides, medical assist- sentative mission in Sudan, In a statement yesterday, tarpaulins. ance is also planned, includ- has launched an urgent hu- the QRCS said that it has al- The statement noted that ing the refi lling of 140 fi rst- manitarian mission to help located an amount from its QRCS cadres have already aid kits, fuel for the operation those aff ected by the mon- Disaster Information Man- started distributing mos- of several ambulances for a soon rains and fl oods in the agement Centre (DIMC), quito nets, tarpaulins, blan- month, 10 life-saving drug African country. as an initial funding for hu- kets, fl oor mats, water and packages and logistics for the The QRCS is carrying manitarian mission, which utensils. The initiative will volunteer teams involved, the out the mission in co-op- aims to meet the needs of benefi t 735 families with statement added. eration with its Sudanese those aff ected by fl oods in more than 3,600 people in Sudan’s fl oods and counterpart to bring relief four aff ected villages in Bahri several villages in the local- monsoon rains have so far to residential areas in 15 locality in Khartoum State. ity. Community education claimed 54 lives and aff ect- Sudanese states, with the They will be provided with sessions will also be held ed 194,000 people. – QNA Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 3 QATAR HBKU welcomes over 370 incoming students Maryam Hamad al-Mannai speaks at the event. (Supplied picture) Hamad Bin Khalifa University commences 2019- 2020 academic year with orientation day

amad Bin Khalifa Uni- versity (HBKU) wel- Hcomed the largest number of incoming students, as well as returning students, during its orientation day yes- terday to kick off the 2019-2020 academic year. More than 370 new stu- Dr Ahmad M Hasnah addressing Dr Emad El-Din Shahin at the dents, comprising 46 nation- the gathering. event. alities, including 26% Qataris, attended the event, giving them the opportunity to meet future classmates, faculty and staff , and obtain key informa- tion about campus resources ahead of commencing their studies. “We are proud to welcome the new students who will add to our existing diverse and impres- sive student body,” HBKU presi- A view of the gathering at the HBKU orientation day yesterday. PICTURES: Shemeer Rasheed dent Dr Ahmad M Hasnah said. “Our institution places great better prepare students for the Business Law from the College ost of HBKU, said: “As students and making a lasting impact glo- emphasis on educating and pre- next chapter of their academic of Law; Master of Science in Ex- at HBKU, you can look forward bally,” Dr El-Din Shahin added. paring our students to become journey. ercise Science from the College to an immersive academic and Meanwhile, Maryam Hamad global citizens, ones who are Earlier this year, HBKU intro- of Health and Life Sciences (a cultural experience while re- al-Mannai, vice president of stu- equipped with the knowledge duced eight new programmes joint degree with the University ceiving a world-class education dent aff airs, encouraged students and skill sets needed to actively across six of its colleges: a Master of South Carolina); and a Master from renowned experts in their to take full advantage of HBKU’s contribute to the current and of Arts in Applied Islamic Eth- of Public Policy off ered by the respective fi elds.” dynamic research and learning future challenges facing Qatar ics from the College of Islamic College of Public Policy. “The eight new programmes environment: and the world,” he noted. Studies; PhD in Humanities and HBKU’s new degree pro- that were introduced across six “Today, you join a diverse The orientation day, dubbed Social Sciences from the Col- grammes are tailored to build spe- of our colleges earlier this year community that thrives within HBKU welcomed new and returning students during its orientation as ‘Hayakom’, provided students lege of Humanities and Social cialised capacity to address the have been specifi cally tailored to a multicultural and integrated day yesterday. (Supplied picture) with a comprehensive overview Sciences; Master of Information most in-demand current and fu- support current market trends educational environment with of what they can expect from their Systems in Health Management ture skills of local and international with a strategic forecast of skills access to a wealth of resources HBKU was founded on the pil- HBKU develops interdiscipli- respective programmes and the and Master of Science in Sports employment markets. expected to be in demand in the and cutting-edge facilities to lars of excellence, innovation, nary academic programmes and unique research opportunities Management (a joint degree with The expansion of HBKU’s future,” Dr El-Din Shahin noted. complement your academic out- people and partners. The uni- national research capabilities available at HBKU. the University of South Caro- academic off erings refl ects the “These latest academic of- comes,” she added. “Embracing versity is an innovation-centric that drive collaboration with the Hayakom commenced with lina) from the College of Science university’s growing role as an ferings further complement our the many opportunities both academic institution, leading world’s best institutions, prepare opening remarks from sen- and Engineering; Master of Laws advocate for innovation in Qatar existing portfolio of research- inside and outside of the class- in education and research that future leaders with an entrepre- ior management at HBKU, and in International Law and For- and beyond. driven graduate programmes room will undoubtedly ensure an is dedicated to solving critical neurial mindset, and shape novel was followed by a series of in- eign Aff airs and Master of Laws Addressing students, Dr Emad that are geared towards address- enriching and rewarding time at challenges facing Qatar and the solutions for positive, global formation sessions aimed to in International Economic and El-Din Shahin, interim prov- ing Qatar’s pressing challenges HBKU.” world. impact. Page 4 Gulf Times 4 Monday, August 26, 2019 QATAR British Council Cityscape Qatar set to launches Primary Plus course open on October 22 he British Council, the learning and promote exper- UK’s international or- tise in English. By incorporat- ityscape Qatar, the only and Convention Centre. With rector, Cityscape Qatar. “Over sector on a resurgent curve, the Cityscape Qatar conference is Tganisation for educational ing real-life topics that relate to real estate exhibition and top exhibitors including Qatari a quarter of visitors, some 26%, statement notes. by invitation only with invites opportunities and cultural re- children’s personal experiences, Cconference of its kind in Diar, Just Real Estate, Amar said they attended the show to “The PSA reported that in available by registering online lations, has launched Primary the programme aims to improve the country, will be held from City, QIMC, Edara, Florens Re- fi nd a real estate investment, the fi rst fi ve months of this at www.cityscapeqatar.com. Plus, its new English programme their language naturally and October 22-24 under the pa- sort and Suites, and Oral Archi- while 24% were there to fi nd a year over QR9.5bn worth of real Delegates will hear from in- for children aged 6-11 years old. arouse an interest in exploring tronage of HE the Prime Min- tecture and Engineering, as well home and 22% to source a real estate deals were concluded, dustry thought leaders on the The experiential programme the world using English. ister and Minister of Interior as leading real estate compa- estate service provider. This which points to a market on the most important themes for helps develop children’s abil- Taught by British Council Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin nies from Oman, Kuwait, Tur- gives the show a seal of confi - move again,” said Schembri. “In real estate investment in Qatar, ity and confi dence in commu- specialists who are world experts Khalifa al-Thani. key, the UK, Switzerland and dence as a sought-after business this climate, Cityscape Qatar while a combination of high- nicating in English as well as in English language teaching, Exhibitor and visitor feed- a Tunisian pavilion, the event and networking forum.” will once again off er unparal- level presentations and an ex- incorporating a sharp focus on Primary Plus is a module-based, back from last year’s event will showcase projects to lo- Cityscape Qatar 2019 comes leled investment opportunities pert panel discussion will de- the development of 21st century six-level series of courses with “promises a high interna- cal, regional and international as Credit Agricole ranks Qatar for the local and international liberate the latest sector trends. life skills like creativity, criti- age-appropriate themes and tional turnout” at the event, home buyers and investors, the Investment Authority, the Qa- real estate markets.” The free-to-attend, two- cal thinking, digital literacy and topics that match stages of child the organisers have said in a statement notes. tari sovereign wealth fund, as The October event will also day Cityscape Talks series will leadership, the British Council development. statement. “We received exception- one of the world’s top fi ve real feature a high-powered open- feature a wide choice of pres- has said in a statement. Course materials include Organised by Cityscape and ally positive feedback from last estate investors and as fi gures ing day conference and the entations covering a range of Sam Ayton, country direc- magazines that have been cre- Elan Group, the eighth edi- year’s event, which holds out from the country’s Planning & Cityscape Talks series on themes from ways to maxim- tor at the British Council, Qa- ated, tested and refi ned by the tion of Cityscape Qatar will great promise for October,” said Statistics Authority (PSA) put October 23 and 24. ise real estate investment, to tar, said: “We are keen to sup- British Council globally, making take place at Doha Exhibition Carlo Schembri, exhibition di- the state’s domestic real estate Attendance at the probing market trends. port families help their children them more up-to-date than reg- achieve their full potential in life, ular text books and off ering more whether that is preparing them fl exibility in learning. IndiGo to launch for future education opportu- Students can also take part in nities or developing their skills learning activities on the Pri- second direct and confi dence in a globalised mary Plus online portal at home, service to Chennai world.” which is specially designed Primary Plus moves beyond for grammar and vocabulary Indian carrier IndiGo will launch language learning through the training with many fi lms and an additional flight between Doha active promotion of creativ- language learning games that and the Indian city of Chennai next ity, critical thinking, IT skills unlock once students reach a month, it is learnt. and ‘learning how to learn’, the certain level of progress. This follows recent reports that the statement notes. The course dates are from airline will operate additional flights The course provides an ‘in- August 30 to October 24. Regis- to two more Indian cities - Delhi and spiring environment’ with in- tration is open and those inter- Hyderabad - from mid-September. teractive classes and creative ested can call 8005501 or book a According to information available projects that spark a love of consultation for their child. on the IndiGo website (https://www. goindigo.in/information/new-flights. html), the second direct service between Doha and Chennai will begin on September 23. Commercial Bank and Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) off icials. Flight 6E 1001 will depart Chennai Ooredoo, Gulf Exchange 7.45pm and arrive at Doha’s Hamad International Airport at 10pm. The Doha-Chennai flight (6E 1002), also partner of instant money from September 23, will depart Doha at 11pm and reach Chennai at 6.05am Commercial Bank, AZF ink pact the next day. transfers in Bangladesh IndiGo currently operates daily flights between Doha and Chennai and a ommercial Bank and needs, be it for individuals or oredoo has partnered COO, Ooredoo Qatar, said, number of other Indian cities. Aspire Zone Founda- corporate. No wonder we have with Gulf Exchange to “We’re delighted to add Gulf Ex- Ction (AZF), the world- been chosen by Aspire to ca- Ooff er Ooredoo Money change to our already impressive renowned sports city, signed ter to their banking demands customers the opportunity to network of exchange house part- Ducati Panigale V4 an agreement to provide a and thus play an active role in send money instantly to any ners, and proud to be able to off er full range of banking serv- being a partner in supporting bKash account in Bangladesh. the new instant money transfers models recalled ices to Aspire Zone Founda- sports excellence and 2030 The partnership with Gulf to our valued customers. tion, including accounts, POS, vision,” al-Rayes added. Exchange means that Oore- “We know many of them send The Ministry of Commerce and operations and new gateways. On the new agreement, doo Money customers can money home on a regular basis, Industry, in co-operation with The signing ceremony Abdulla Nasser al-Naemi, now enjoy super-quick trans- and want great rates and com- Alfardan Motorcycles, has announced took place at the Aspire Zone director general, Aspire Lo- fers to any bKash account in petitive fees alongside quick and the recall of Ducati Panigale V4 Foundation. gistics, said, “We are thrilled Bangladesh. reliable service, and the new su- models of 2018-2019 as loose screws Commercial Bank execu- to partner with Commercial Gulf Exchange, an ISO per-quick transfer service only of the fuel tank cover may fall inside tive general manager (Govern- bank which will enable us to 9001:2015 certifi ed company, adds to our superior Ooredoo the tank. ment, Public Sector) and dep- facilitate and fulfi l all the re- has a 40-year history of pro- Money off ering.” The ministry confirmed the recall uty head (Wholesale Banking) quirements of the community viding reliable money exchange Gulf Exchange general man- campaign comes within the Khalifa al-Rayes said, “It’s in one place. We are blessed services in Qatar with competi- ager Jaafar Ali al-Sarraf added, framework of its ongoing efforts to our great pleasure to partner with this partnership that tive rates and fees. “We are excited to join hands protect consumers and ensure that with Aspire, the international Commercial Bank will provide Customers can use Gulf Ex- with Ooredoo to facilitate this automobile dealers follow up on sports landmark, through all banking needs not only to change services via their Oore- instant digital remittance to our vehicle defects and repairs. which we will be taking care of the employees but also to all doo Money app or via USSD valued customers through this The ministry has said that it will all their banking needs”. Aspire Zone visitors.” Off icials shaking hands. (*140#) to send transfers to new partnership. This collabo- co-ordinate with the dealer to “We at Commercial Bank In a statement yesterday Bangladesh, directly from their ration between Gulf Exchange follow up on the maintenance and are known to be leaders in in- Commercial Bank said it has velopment pillar of the Qatar ing banking services to the mobile 24/7. Transfers to any and Ooredoo will make digital repair works and will communicate novation and development “always supported” the sports National Vision 2030. “Hence, world’s renowned sports bKash account will be credited remittance to bKash accounts with customers to ensure that the of tailor-made products that industry and initiatives, which this new agreement will open city in Qatar,” Commercial instantly. in Bangladesh faster and more necessary repairs are carried out. meet customers’ specifi c forms part of the human de- the doors to deliver outstand- Bank said. Yusuf Abdulla al-Kubaisi, convenient.” HBKU off ers opportunities for students to pursue their goals

amad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Hwhich hosted its orientation day yester- day, has a competitive and holistic admissions re- view process that refl ects a commitment to attracting high-achievers to be part of its innovative and result- oriented community. Noureddine Radouai, part of the fi rst cohort of the Master of Public Policy Khairunnisa Hussain NoureddineRadouai Jamil Alenbawi Abdulaziz Mohamed (MPP) programme at the newly launched College of gramme to be off ered by one but will also be helpful was apt and timely for me to lege of Health and Social Public Policy (CPP), ex- CPP which aims to develop in my overall personality pursue this CIS programme Sciences (CHLS). plains his choice to enrol at eff ective policy forma- development,” he added. as it off ers extensive critical The programme aims to HBKU. tion and implementation The MA in Transla- analysis of pertinent Islam- support Qatar’s aim of de- “I was particularly at- skills among students who tion Studies programme ic issues from vastly expan- veloping an effi cient and tracted to the interdisci- can specialise in either so- trains expert translators sive global perspectives,” personalised medicine and plinary nature of the MPP cial policy or energy and and equips them with the Hussain said. healthcare programme for programme as the curricu- environmental policy. skill set to work in various The programme ena- its citizens. lum and the courses off ered Another incoming stu- sectors. bles students to possess Refl ecting on how his align well with my interests dent, Abdulaziz Mohamed, Khairunnisa Hussain, the skills that help them studies at HBKU will and objectives. The course- who has enrolled at College an incoming student join- to become ethical leaders shape her professional work will help me increase of Humanities and Social ing the College of Islamic who can assume key roles aspirations, Alenbawi re- my knowledge and learn Sciences (CHSS) to pursue Studies’ (CIS) Master of in governmental and non- marks: “This programme skills necessary to contrib- a Master of Arts (MA) in Arts in Islam and Global governmental organisa- off ers advanced knowl- ute to the development and Translation Studies, said: Aff airs programme, said tions, as well private, local, edge and training in the modernisation of my home “Since high school, I’ve she found the programme’s and international entities, fi eld of genomics and pre- country,” he said. “Besides wanted to pursue trans- forward-looking prospects while remaining conscious cision medicine and will core policy courses, the lation studies and when particularly appealing. of large-scale, global issues. give me the opportunity programme off ers the op- I learned about this pro- “It has always been a per- Jamil Mohmoud Alen- to explore state-of-the- portunity of professional gramme at CHSS’s infor- sonal aim of mine to learn bawi, a referral co-ordina- art basic, clinical, tech- development through the mation session, I decided to more about Islam and how tor at Primary Health Care nological, computational, co-operation it has built enrol here.” it relates to current global Corporation, has enrolled legal and ethical aspects with various organisations “My time at HBKU will concerns. Having experi- in the PhD in Genomics and of a fascinating, fast-ex- in Qatar.” not only be an academically enced life here in Qatar over Precision Medicine (GPM) panding sector of the life MPP is the fi rst pro- challenging and rewarding the past four years, I felt it programme at the Col- sciences.” Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 5 QATAR 29 schools receive nod for fee hike 315,000 students begin new academic year Ministry grants licences eff orts and work in this fi eld and to 25 new kindergartens the production of knowledge at From Page 1 products and involves various and schools across Qatar the diff erent institutes of the programmes that also looks at country. Al-Harqan said there Besides Qatar University, expanding adult education, edu- By Ayman Adly is a new system of evaluation of there are private institutes from cation for people with special Staff Reporter the three compulsory subjects the UK, France, Spain, the US, needs and schools for autistic at private schools (Islamic stud- Canada and others that off er students. ies, Arabic language and the quality higher education. Answering questions about the hile 128 schools ap- history of Qatar) to ensure these There are also eff orts to at- rumours posted by some people plied in the last aca- are compliant with the national tract an institute of higher edu- on the social media regarding Wdemic year to increase curriculum, national identity cation each from Asia, the Arab various issues at the Ministry, their fees for the academic year and traditions. world and Germany to operate Dr al-Hammadi explained: “We 2019-2020, only 29 applica- Al-Buaiynain pointed out in Qatar. Regarding Qatari stu- respect all opinions, which are tions were approved, with the that the infrastructure and sys- dents on scholarships in uni- voiced politely and with mu- hike between 5% to 7%, a senior tems of 19 public schools were versities inside and outside the tual respect, but we will deal offi cial of the Ministry of Edu- updated and upgraded to raise country, HE Dr al-Hammadi strictly according to the law, in cation and Higher Education their effi ciency for the new said their number reached 4,796 co-operation with the entities said yesterday. HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi and school year. He also stressed at a cost of over QR860mn an- concerned, with those who try to The assistant undersecretary other senior officials at the press conference yesterday. PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil the commitment of making the nually. These scholarships are slander the ministry or any of its for Special Education Aff airs, public services of the ministry given according to the require- employees and offi cials.” Omar al-Naema, was speak- dergartens and schools spread (Evaluation Aff airs) and acting year 2019- 2020. The ministry available online. ment of specialists and the la- The minister pointed out that ing at a press conference which across Qatar, providing 15,000 assistant undersecretary for is currently working on licens- The ministry has provided bour market. there are offi cial channels at the had HE the Minister of Educa- seats, of which 9,000 seats have Joint Services Aff airs Ali al- ing 10 additional post-gradu- 2,146 well-equipped school There is currently one techni- ministry for both the employ- tion and Higher Education Dr been fi lled so far,” he explained. Buaiynain were present. ate programmes at Hamad bin buses for the transportation of cal school in Qatar and it is to be ees and the public to voice their Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al- Undersecretary Dr Ibrahim Dr al-Ali pointed out that Khalifa University. students at public schools and examined if more are required. concerns, opinions, suggestions Hammadi and other senior of- bin Saleh al-Nuaimi, assistant the higher education institutes He stressed that the ministry approved 21 catering suppliers He said the educational strat- and complaints, which would be fi cials in attendance. undersecretaries Fawziyah al- in the country present 266 dif- gives special importance to sci- while accrediting a list of more egy for 2017-2022 focuses on taken into consideration in the “In preparation for the new Khater (Education Aff airs ), Dr ferent programmes, and this entifi c research and is currently than 80 healthy foods, to raise the quality of education and its light of public interest. academic year, the ministry Khalid al-Ali (Higher Educa- number is expected to increase working on creating a unit for the health standards of the food granted licences to 25 new kin- tion Aff airs), Khalid al-Harqan to 290 during the academic the co-ordination of national and meals off ered to students. Barwa Bank’s campaign HMC urges proper care for diabetic students draw winners picked

ith one more aca- ing tips. “Adjustments should in order to educate them on nurses she said they should arwa Bank has announced are Ayham Hakki Alexander, demic year beginning be made to insulin, medication ways to deal with emergencies check the blood sugar levels the names of the winners Maryam Khamis al-Mannai, Wyesterday, doctors at and food as per the need and and help educational institu- of diabetic students and insu- Bof its ‘2019 Summer Spend Nasser Abdulrhim Almarafi , Sami Hamad Medical Corporation physical condition of the pa- tions properly take care of dia- lin and glucagon administra- Campaign’s’ third monthly raffl e Abdulmuhsen Alhawaj, Ali Kha- have urged proper care of dia- tient. A quick-acting source of betic students. When it comes tion should be done when it’s draw, rewarding the bank’s loyal led al-Heidous, Aske Uff e Polya- betic students and shared tips sugar, sugar-meter, and water to nutrition management, the needed. “The nurses should be customers for their credit card kov Bluhme, Jassim Ali Shaheen, in order to ensure their welfare should always be available with schools have to focus on ensur- familiar with the symptoms and spend since the campaign was Salem Saeed Almarri, Francisco in schools. a diabetic student. ing that students have breakfast treatment of high and low blood launched in May 2019. Manuel Andrade Caballero, Sarp “Diabetic students should be “Teachers and parents should and provide them with meals sugar,” she said. The campaign off ers Barwa Yalgin, Faris Manjery Bhavan, careful enough while their par- be familiar with symptoms of and snacks that help them The physician also explained Bank credit cardholders the chance Willie Galano Buenavista, Sonny ents, teachers and school nurses both high and low blood sugar achieve the adequate level of diabetic students’ rights and to enter monthly draws and win Sioson Velasquez, Khalid Omair should pay special attention to- and measures to deal with it. calories and consistent quantity said all such students should 20,000 loyalty points each. Alnaimi, Ibrahim A Aziz al-Man- wards these children,” Dr Wa- Check blood sugar level before, Dr Wajeeha Abuhelaiqa of carbohydrates. be ensured opportunity for full By the end of the campaign nai, Ali Mohamed al-Naama, jeeha Abuhelaiqa, senior con- during, and after physical activ- The schools, according to participation in all school ac- period, one winner will take Basheer Faraj al-Khulaifi , Mark sultant, diabetes and endocrine, ity,” she said, adding that dia- adolescents is going up and said the doctor, should ensure that tivities and should be allowed to home the grand prize of 1mn loy- Alan Joseph Diamond, Mohamed at Hamad Hospital, told Gulf betic students should stop and HMC is actively intervening to healthy foods such as whole eat when they need. alty points. Abdulla al-Kuwari, Paul Jonath- Times. “Students with diabe- have a quick-acting source of ensure the betterment of stu- grains, low-fat protein and “They should be given neces- For the campaign’s third an Stent, Farhan Aydeh Alqahta- tes should fully participate in sugar or juice or snack if blood dents’ health in the country. dairy, fruits, and vegetables are sary care if they feel fatigued, monthly draw, 25 Barwa Bank ni, Yousuf Hashim Alansari, Sal- physical activities as they lower sugar starts to fall. HMC is regularly holding available for students. should undergo blood sugar customers each won 20,000 loy- man Nabit Alkhulaifi , Khalifa blood glucose level and keep The physician noted that the training programmes for teach- While explaining the duties checking and be given insulin alty points. Jaber Almansouri, and Hamad Ali them fi t,” she said while shar- number of diabetic children and ers, parents and school nurses and responsibilities of school when required,” she said. The winners of the third draw al-Marri. Gulf Times 6 Monday, August 26, 2019 REGION/ARAB WORLD

Sudan triggers Lebanon condemns state of emergency in east over clashes

AFP ruling body said in a statement. Khartoum It also “ordered the activation Israel ‘aggression’ of a state of emergency (in the Red Sea state) and the formation AFP udan activated a state of of an investigating committee”. Beirut emergency yesterday in an It said authorities had “detected Seastern state and ordered a for the fi rst time the use of fi re- probe into deadly tribal violence arms in the fi ghting, which re- ebanon condemned an that has rocked the region for veals the presence of internal Israeli “aggression” yes- days, authorities said. and external interferences to fuel Lterday after two drones Clashes have raged since the confl ict”. Tribal clashes are targeted the Beirut stronghold Wednesday between the tribes often reported in several regions of the Hezbollah, warning of of Bani Amer and Nuba in Port of Sudan, especially in the war- further regional tensions. Sudan, the capital of the Red Sea torn western region of Darfur. Hezbollah, is a major politi- state. Ethnically diverse Sudan was cal actor in Lebanon and a key Sudanese police said that at rocked by months of nationwide backer of the Damascus regime least 16 people had been killed protests that ousted longtime in war-torn Syria. and forces had been dispatched leader Omar al-Bashir in April The early morning incident to contain the fi ghting. and which this month ushered in in south Beirut came hours af- It was not clear what triggered the beginnings of a transition to ter Israel said it had conducted the clashes. civilian rule. air strikes in neighbouring Syria “The sovereign council decid- The country is currently led by to prevent an Iranian force from ed to relieve the governor of the a civilian-majority body which launching an attack on the Jew- Red Sea and the head of its se- is to oversee a three-year tran- ish state. curity apparatus (from their du- sitional period and pave the way A war monitor said the air ties),” the country’s transitional for elections. raids in the southeast of Da- mascus killed fi ve fi ghters, in- cluding two Hezbollah mem- bers and an Iranian. The movement and Israel have upped their belligerent Rain, fl ood death toll rhetoric in recent months, after fi ghting several wars, the last of them in 2006. reaches 62: state media Lebanon’s army said “two drones belonging to the Is- raeli enemy violated Lebanese AFP It said more than 37,000 airspace...over the southern Khartoum homes had been destroyed or suburbs of Beirut”, a Hezbollah This picture taken yesterday shows forensic investigators of Lebanon’s military intelligence inspecting the scene where two drones came damaged, quoting fi gures from stronghold in the capital. down in the vicinity of a media centre of the Hezbollah movement earlier in the day. the government body it partners “The fi rst fell while the sec- eavy rainfall and fl ash with in the crisis response. ond exploded in the air causing An AFP correspondent saw fl oods have killed 62 “Humanitarians are con- material damage,” he said. security forces deployed in the Hpeople in Sudan and left cerned by the high likelihood of A Hezbollah spokesman, Mo- area of the incident. 98 others injured, the offi cial more fl ash fl oods,” the UN said, hamed Afi f, insisted his move- Hezbollah chief Hassan SUNA news agency reported adding that the rainy season was ment did not shoot down either Nasrallah, who has repeatedly yesterday. expected to last until October. of the two drones, but said the warned Israel against carrying Sudan has been hit by tor- The fl oods are having a lasting second aircraft had damaged out attacks, was expected to rential rains since the start of humanitarian impact on com- a Hezbollah media centre in a speak at a pre-scheduled event July, aff ecting nearly 200,000 munities, with cut roads, dam- residential building. later. people in at least 15 states across aged water points, lost livestock It “was laden with explosives The Israeli army declined to the country including the capital and the spread of water-borne and exploded causing huge comment on the Lebanese claim Khartoum. diseases by insects. damage to the media centre”, about the drones, but Israeli The worst aff ected area is the The UN Office for the Co- Afi f said, adding that shards commentators have suggested White Nile state in the south. ordination of Humanitarian from shattered window panes the drones could be Iranian. Flooding of the Nile river re- Affairs said an extra $150mn had caused “minor injuries”. “Another possibility is that mains “the biggest problem”, were needed from donors to re- “The fi rst drone did not ex- the...drones that fell were not SUNA said, citing a health min- spond to surging waters, in ad- plode and it is now in the pos- Israeli, but rather Iranian,” mili- Damage and glass from broken windows is seen inside a Hezbollah media centre after an Israeli istry offi cial. On Friday the Unit- dition to the $1.1bn required for session of Hezbollah which is tary correspondent Amos Harel drone fell in the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs and a second one exploded near the ground ed Nations said 54 people had the overall humanitarian situa- analysing it.” wrote in Haaretz newspaper. in Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut, yesterday. died due to the heavy rains. tion in Sudan. He said the drone had a tar- Lebanon’s President Michel get, but that it had not yet been Aoun, an ally of Hezbollah, said “stability and peace in Lebanon Saturday to thwart an attempt by On Saturday, the military determined. the drone incursion targeted and the region”. Prime Minister an Iranian force to attack north- believed “that another at- Saad Hariri, who is one of the ern Israel with drones using ex- tempted attack was imminent group’s most prominent po- plosives.Since the beginning of and that was what led to the Hezbollah chief denounces Beirut ‘drone attack’ litical opponents, condemned the war in Syria in 2011, Israel has decision to attack,” he said. Saudi ‘intercepts six a “blatant attack on Lebanon’s conducted hundreds of strikes in The Syrian Observatory for The head of Hezbollah yes- “The time when Israeli aircraft sovereignty”. “This new aggres- Syria, most of them against what Human Rights, a Britain-based terday denounced a “drone come and bombard parts of sion...forms a threat to regional it says are Iranian and Hezbollah monitor, said five fighters were Yemen rebel missiles’ attack” targeting the Lebanese Lebanon is over.” stability and an attempt to push targets, but it rarely acknowledg- killed, but a high-ranking of- movement’s Beirut stronghold, “I say to the Israeli army along the situation towards more es its actions so swiftly. ficial in Tehran denied Iranian vowing to “do everything” to the border: from tonight be tension,” he said. Hariri also Military spokesman Jonathan positions had been hit. A Syr- AFP or casualties were reported. The thwart Israeli attacks. “What ready and wait for us,” he went charged that it was in violation Conricus said the Israeli attack ian military source quoted by Riyadh rebels’ Al-Masirah television happened yesterday night was on. of UN Security Council Resolu- struck in Aqraba, southeast of the state news agency SANA said the Houthis had launched a suicide drone attack on a “What happened yesterday will tion 1701 that ended the 2006 Damascus, and targeted “fi ghter said anti-aircraft defences 10 “Badr 1” ballistic missiles target in Beirut’s southern sub- not pass.” Addressing Israelis, war between Israel and Leba- targets and military facilities be- detected “enemy targets” late audi Arabia intercepted six targeting military aircraft and urb,” Hassan Nasrallah said in a he said: “Do not live, do not rest, non’s Hezbollah. longing to the Quds force as well Saturday and responded. missiles fi red by Yemeni apache helicopters in Jizan air- speech broadcast to thousands do not be reassured and do not That 33-day war killed 1,200 as militias”. Just minutes after Israel Srebels at the southern city port and nearby military sites. of supporters. He said it was the bet for a single moment that people in Lebanon, mostly ci- Conricus said while Iranian announced its raid, Netan- of Jizan yesterday, a Riyadh-led Earlier yesterday, the coalition first such “hostile action” since Hezbollah will allow...aggression vilians, and 160 in Israel. forces had launched rockets yahu hailed what he termed a military coalition said, as the in- said they shot down a Houthi the 2006 war between Hezbol- of this kind.” US Secretary of State Mike and missiles at Israel from “major operational effort” in surgents escalate cross-border drone fi red towards the southern lah and Israel and violated the Nasrallah was speaking after Pompeo later yesterday called Syria three times during 2018, thwarting an attack. attacks. city of Khamis Mushait, site of a UN Security Council resolution the army said two Israeli drones Hariri to stress the “necessity to the use of “kamikaze” attack “Iran has no immunity any- The missiles fi red by the major military base. that ended the conflict. had violated the airspace over avoid any escalation”, the pre- drones was a new and “differ- where,” Netanyahu said.”Our Houthis targeted civilians in Ji- The Houthi rebels have “We will do everything to pre- Beirut. Israel has not com- mier’s offi ce said. ent tactic”. “We’ve been track- forces operate in every sector zan, the coalition said in a state- stepped up cross-border mis- vent” such attacks, he said. mented. Just hours before, the Israeli ing the Quds force attempt against the Iranian aggres- ment released by the offi cial sile and drone attacks in recent military said it had been able late for...multiple weeks,” he said. sion.” Saudi Press Agency. No damage months.

Iraq militia blames New academic year drill Rockets Israel for deadly raid fi red from

Agencies of cars leaving the building. Gaza Baghdad In Jerusalem, an Israeli mili- tary spokeswoman declined to comment.The attack, which AFP raqi paramilitary groups took place in the afternoon, hap- Jerusalem blamed Israel yesterday for pened after a series of explosions Iraids by unmanned aircraft in recent weeks at weapons de- which they said killed at least pots belonging to Iran-backed hree rockets were fi red one of their fi ghters near to the PMF groups. from Gaza into southern Syrian border. The militias have blamed Isra- TIsrael yesterday, the Israeli The strikes took place 15km el and the United States for some army said. away from the border, said a of the attacks. “Three launches were iden- statement from the Popular Mo- The Pentagon has denied any tifi ed from the Gaza Strip into bilisation Forces (PMF), a state involvement. Israeli territory,” it said in a umbrella grouping of mostly ROCKET ATTACK statement.”Two of them were in- factions. LEAVES SIX DEAD tercepted by the Iron Dome aerial It said one fi ghter was killed Meanwhile, a rocket attack defence system.” One projectile and another seriously wounded. killed six people and wounded fell in wasteland, starting a fi re, An earlier statement from the nine others overnight at a sports according to the Sha’ar HaNegev PMF’s Anbar operations com- stadium in oil-rich Kirkuk, Regional Council. A concert or- mand said two fi ghters were north of Baghdad, Iraqi security ganised as part of a music festival killed. The PMF said two un- forces said. in the town of Sderot was inter- manned aircraft had carried out “Six civilians were killed and rupted by a siren, a spokesperson the attack. nine others were wounded in an for the municipality said. It accused the United States attack with rocket-propelled Since the start of August, an of providing air support to Israel grenades and medium-grade uptick in rocket fi re and Pales- for the strikes. weapons,” they said in a state- tinian attempts to cross from A security source told Reuters ment. Gaza into Israel have been met there were two air strikes, one of It said the attack targeted a with Israeli strikes, threatening which struck the headquarters football stadium in Daquq in the Palestinian students participate in a morning activity at a United Nations-run school, on the first day of a new school year, in a fragile ceasefi re between Israel of a local paramilitary brigade, ethnically diverse province of Al-Fari’ah refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, yesterday. and the coastal enclave’s rulers while the other struck a convoy Kirkuk. Hamas. Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 7 AFRICA

Cattle thieves murder 12 in SA rare earths mine hopes for north Kenya

AFP Nairobi a boost from US-China feud t least 12 people, includ- ing three children, were By Susan Njanji, AFP Worldwide, many mines have around Akilled in two attacks in Steenkampskraal 6% or less rare earths in their ore. northern Kenya at the weekend No mines for rare earth elements cur- by cattle rustlers suspected to rently operate in South Africa, but the be from the Borana ethnic group, t’s old, doesn’t look like much and government confi rms the presence of Kenyan police said yesterday. is located well out the way in an arid yet-to-be tapped tech minerals. The attacks on two villages in Ipart of western South Africa. But the “South Africa is certainly on par with Kenya’s Marsabit County near Steenkampskraal Mine may be about any other country that would lay a claim the border with Ethiopia were on to become piping hot mining property to being able to supply rare earths ele- cattle breeders from the Gabra thanks to some of the world’s highest- ments to meet this increasing demand,” ethnic group, long-time rivals of grade deposits of rare earth metals. said mineralogist Deshenthree Chetty the Borana, police said in a state- “Steenkampskraal will become a very at Mintek, a government mineral and ment. important source of rare earths for the metallurgy research department. “Five male Gabra adults were global industry,” says Trevor Blench, She added that it would be “a great killed and three others were se- chairman of Steenkampskraal Holdings deal for our country to be able to supply, riously injured” in one small vil- Limited. and we are in a position to do so, as long lage on Saturday evening, police The mine, located about 350km north as those markets are favourable.” said. of Cape Town, used to produce thori- “We have an abundance of rocks in The attackers, who took um, a component of nuclear fuel, in the which rare earth elements are found,” around 500 head of cattle, were 1950s and 60s. Mosa Mabuza, CEO of the Council for “suspected Ethiopian Borana But now it’s been found to also have GeoScience, which surveys mineral de- cattle rustlers”, the police said. monazite ore which contains extremely posits, told AFP. In the other attack, on a near- high grade rare earth minerals including Steenkampskraal has secured all the by village, four Gabra adults and neodymium and praseodymium — ele- licences required to start mining. It plans three children between the ages ments vital to cutting-edge industries. an initial production of 2,700 tonnes a of 13 and 15, including one girl, Manufacturing uses range from tinted year once funding of $50mn has been se- were killed, with four people in- welding goggles to industrial magnets, cured, with further plans to expand. jured. strong alloys for aircraft engines, mili- But the road to global success risks The thieves took around 1,000 tary hardware, hybrid cars, consumer being rocky for the South Africans, cau- goats in the second attack, in electronic devices, medical equipment tioned Diego Oliva-Velez, a commodities which one of the raiders was and even the fl ints in cigarette lighters. analyst with Fitch Solutions in London. killed. China produces the largest share of The rare earth sector in South Af- Kenyan police units are “pur- so-called “tech minerals”, with a domes- rica is largely undeveloped, and could suing the criminals and holding tic output of 120,000 tonnes in 2018. Steenkampskraal Holdings chairman Trevor Blench stands next to the earliest shaft sunk at the rare-earth mine. easily fall behind the US, Australia, In- ground to prevent further at- That’s vastly more than the United dia, Russia and Vietnam which all have tacks and killings,” the statement States, which relies on China for about Rare earth elements are a group of 17 Global sales of electric cars, which Steenkampskraal Mine could just be “signifi cantly larger proven reserves of said. 80% of its rare-earth imports. minerals unique for their magnetic, cat- need the minerals, jumped by 68% in the answer to growing demand, he sug- rare earths”, he said. Kenya started conducting its But now Beijing has threatened to cut alytic and electrochemical properties. 2018 to 5.12mn, with China selling over gested. Steenkampskraal’s reserves are also fi rst national census since 2009 off the supply as trade frictions mount, For the fi rst time since 1985, China a million vehicles, according to the In- “About 14% of this rock is rare earths. mostly so-called “light rare earths”, on Saturday, and the authorities prompting US President Donald Trump last year became a net importer of some ternational Energy Agency. That is an extraordinarily high grade which are comparatively abundant. said the exercise would continue on July 22 to give the Pentagon an exec- rare earths for its industrial needs, while “China may, as a result of its own re- and we don’t know anything like it on “Steenkampskraal will have to com- in Marsabit. utive order to fi nd other sources of the the government cracked down on illegal quirements, just export less and less to the planet,” Blench said, holding a small pete with many other producers in this The theft of livestock — and crucial elements. exploration and production. the rest of the world,” Blench said. but heavy reddish brown rock. area globally,” said Oliva-Velez. deadly attacks to carry out the crime — are common between cattle herding communities in northern Kenya. Rhino ivory ban stays South Africa seizes plane over unpaid farm claim Over 200,000 despite African pleas get Ebola vaccine More than 100 countries yesterday blocked eff orts to loosen a AFP refused to name, was awarded The farmer approached law- ernment was working to secure in DR Congo ban on the trade of rhinoceros horns, which has been in place Johannesburg $36mn in compensation in the yers in South Africa, which is the release of the plane so it can for more than 40 years, at a conference in Geneva. 1990s — but the government party to an international con- resume its fl ights as usual. ongolese authorities and Eswatini, the small southern African kingdom formerly only paid $20mn. vention on the recognition and The seized Airbus is valued health workers vacci- known as Swaziland, had proposed an amendment to allow the outh Africa has impounded The outstanding balance of enforcement of foreign arbitra- at around $90mn, according to Cnated more than 200,000 sale of its stock in white rhinoceros horns and to exempt the a plane belonging to Tanza- $16mn has accrued interest over tion awards, in a bid to secure the Wakefi eld. people against Ebola in August, country’s 66 white rhinos from the ban. Snia’s national carrier over a the decades and now stands at remaining money. On its website on Saturday, Air the government said yesterday, On Thursday, the meeting of the 183 countries that have farmer’s $33mn compensation $33mn, according to the lawyer “Literally after decades of Tanzania listed only fi ve “avail- using a Merck vaccine they hope signed on to the Convention on International Trade in Endan- claim for land which was nation- who specialises in cross-border broken promises, promises to able” planes, namely one Air- will help rein in the world’s sec- gered Species (CITES) already voted down a proposal to ease alised decades ago, a lawyer said disputes. pay, acknowledging the indebt- bus 220-300, one Boeing 787-8 ond worst epidemic. restrictions on trading elephant ivory. yesterday. The 86-year-old farmer and edness, the plaintiff was left Dreamliner and three Bombar- Figures released by the gov- The decisions taken by the parties to the global conservation The Air Tanzania aircraft grandfather has been fi ghting with no option, he came to me,” dier Dash 8-Q400. ernment’s Ebola committee pact must be confirmed in the closing days on the conference was seized on Friday at Johan- for years to get the outstanding Wakefi eld told AFP. In 2017, a Bombardier Q400, showed that 204,044 people had on August 27-28. nesburg’s OR Tambo Interna- amount. He said the plane was seized bought by the government for been inoculated since August 8. Eswatini had argued that the country and its neighbours tional Airport after it landed on He was arrested in the 1980s “to certify a long outstanding use by Air Tanzania, was seized A total of 1,980 people have in the region have been successful with their conservation a scheduled fl ight from the Tan- and detained for nine months debt to the plaintiff which the by Canadian authorities over an so far died in this epidemic, of drives. While this may not be the case further north, the nation zanian economic capital Dar es without charge or trial, his law- government of Tanzania has al- unpaid debt of $38mn owed to a 2,950 people suspected to have argued that southern Africa should not be punished as a result. Salaam. yer said. ways acknowledged was owing Canadian engineering company been infected — clinically con- The country had threatened to leave the CITES if it didn’t get Lawyer Roger Wakefi eld of “It was a terrible story — there but they just breached their un- since 2010. fi rmed cases are a little lower, at its way. Protecting a single rhino from poachers is said to cost Werksmans Attorneys said the was no charge, nothing, it was dertaking”. The International Court of 2,845. $3,500 per year. seizure followed an order granted completely groundless, but the “The only way that the aircraft Arbitration in 2010 ruled in fa- It remains the second biggest Eswatini also argued that the rhinos’ horns can be removed by the High Court in Johannes- reason that they threw him in jail can now be released is if they pay vour of Canadian company Stir- death toll in the disease’s his- without harming the animals and that the horns grow back. burg on Wednesday. was to enable the government to the debt or if they put up security ling Engineering which had been tory, after a 2014-16 outbreak But Kenya’s representatives countered that rhino horns were In the 1980s, Tanzania’s gov- nationalise his farm,” Wakefi eld for the claim.” contracted to build a road in in West Africa that killed 11,300 not essential items since they are not used in medicines. ernment nationalised a massive added. Tanzania’s transport minis- Tanzania but then had the deal people. There is demand for rhino horn in Asia, where some believe privately-owned bean and seed He was later declared a pro- try said in a statement that “the terminated by the government The US Department of Health that it has healing qualities, although there is no evidence farm, seizing everything includ- hibited immigrant in Tanza- plane was prevented from tak- without compensation. and Human Services (HHS) had to support this. Currently, the demand is met through illegal ing equipment, 250 cars and 12 nia on what his lawyer called ing off by a decision of the High At the time President John said last week it will fund the poaching. A bid by Namibia to ease restrictions on rhino horn small planes. “baseless grounds”, and he now Court of Gauteng, Johannes- Magufuli was minister of public manufacturing of Merck & Co trade in that country was also unsuccessful. The Namibian-born Tanza- lives in another East African burg”. works responsible for road con- Inc’s investigational Ebola vac- nian farm owner, who the lawyer country. It said the Tanzanian gov- struction. cine called V920. Ivory Coast’s ‘Floating Island’ points to greener tourism

By Patrick Fort, AFP Electricity is supplied by solar time has come. I hope it inspires Abidjan panels, backed by a generator. other people.” The island is bigger than a Becker says his 200-tonne is- moored boat and handier than land could be a prototype for all he seaside resort off ers vis- a jetty as it can also be taken to sorts of projects. It is ideal for itors a cool drink or tasty other locations, Becker told AFP. the sheltered waters of lagoons Tmeal, a dip in a pool, a ka- “It really is an artifi cial island — shallow bodies of water sepa- raoke session or an overnight stay, that fl oats — you can move it.” rated from the ocean by narrow all with a view. Nothing much Becker, a former computer en- reefs or barrier islands. new there, you may say — crea- trepreneur, fi rst toyed with the “People could live (on fl oat- ture comforts like this are pretty idea of building a catamaran. ing islands) in lagoons that are much standard in tropical hotels. But it was when he came to Abid- pollution-free, and live from fi sh The big diff erence, though, jan and saw the lagoon that the vi- farming,” he said. is that this mini resort is also a sion of a fl oating, moveable island Anything that involves hu- moveable island that fl oats on came into his mind — and he sold man activity always carries an plastic bottles. everything he owned to achieve it. environmental cost, and Becker Riding on the laguna in Abid- The fi rst step was to forage for readily acknowledged that his jan, Ivory Coast’s economic hub, everything fl oatable — “plastic idea was not totally green, but the unusual complex fl oats on bottles, bits of polystyrene, even greener. a platform made from 700,000 beach sandals”. One concern is that the scheme discarded bottles and other Bemused locals gave him also adds to the lagoon’s chronic buoyant debris. the nickname of ‘Eric Bidon’ pollution problem. Its inventor, Frenchman Eric — a word that has a subtle dual The city of Abidjan releases Becker, says his creation can help meaning of jerrycan and phoney. untreated effl uent into the la- greener, more mobile tourism — “We bought disused bottles goon — the mini resort does the something less harmful to seas off people, we foraged for them Fishermen work next to an artificial island made with around 700,000 recycled plastic waste collected in the surrounding area on the Ebrie same right now, although Becker and coastlines than traditional in the lagoon. After a while, we Lagoon in Abidjan. is testing technology intended to fi xed, concrete resorts. learned to follow the wind and turn human waste into compost. His ‘Ile Flottante’ — French fi nd the places where fl oating its swimming pools — taking a dip Charles Moliere, a 28-year-old to make a kind of small technical complex after discovering it on- Even clearing the lagoon of all for ‘Floating Island’ — comprises rubbish accumulates,” he said. in the lagoon, fouled by industrial Frenchman who works in Ivory breakthrough. I like this place a line. the fl oating plastic and debris is two thatched bungalows and a After living on his island for a pollution and sewage outfl ows is Coast for a large corporation, lot.” “It’s the ecological qualities not enough, Becker said. restaurant with a bar, two small number of years, Becker turned it an act for the foolhardy. read about the resort in a guide- The island charges 15,000 CFA which impress me most — these “But what is nice about this pools, trees and shrubs and a cir- into a hotel last year. “When you’re competing with book. francs ($25) per person per day, days, people are talking more and concept is that we are taking cular walkway, spread out over He has around 100 customers a major hotels, you need an origi- “It’s very original, it’s a very which includes a meal and the more about the environment,” he something negative — plastic 1,000sq m. Visitors are brought week, mostly curious Ivorians or nal idea like a fl oating island. It’s untypical place — I’ve seen noth- ferry, and 60,000 CFA francs for said. bottle pollution — and turning it to the moored island by a boat. ecologically-friendly tourists. become a tourist attraction,” said ing like it elsewhere,” he said. a night. Becker “has transformed city into something positive. If only Water is provided by a pipe from Others want a relaxing break Mathurin Yao Saky, a friend who has “I think it’s a neat idea to give a Hamed Kone, a computer en- rubbish into a pleasant place,” all of us could do this on an indi- the shore. from the bustling city and to use been advising Becker on the scheme. second life to plastic like this and gineer, said he was visiting the said Kone. “It’s an idea whose vidual scale.” Gulf Times 8 Monday, August 26, 2019 AMERICAS Walsh readies Remembering ... challenge to Trump for White House

Reuters robust dialogue and that will be Washington good for the country,” he said. “We need to assemble rational people.” Any Republican challenger will oe Walsh, a conservative face a formidable re-election ef- former US congressman fort mounted by Trump, who has Jturned talk show host, yester- consolidated his grip on the par- day became the second Republi- ty’s national and state machinery. Drummers lead a procession before a flower petal-throwing ceremony to honour Africans who passed away at sea during can to challenge President Donald A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted the Atlantic slave trade during the 2019 African Landing Commemorative Ceremony on Saturday in Hampton, Virginia. The Trump for the party’s 2020 White August 19-20 showed 87% of Re- event marks the 400th arrival of the first African Slaves to English North America in 1619. House nomination. publicans approve of his perform- Walsh criticised Trump, who ance in offi ce. has strong support among Repub- Walsh said he was undeterred. licans, as a bully who is unfi t for Walsh ... hat in the ring “I think this thing...will catch offi ce as he announced his long- on like wildfi re,” he said. shot bid. fi rmly behind the president and Walsh sought to address ex- “I’m running because he’s un- any eff ort to challenge him in a pected criticism about his past fi t,” Walsh, 57, told ABC’s This primary is bound to go absolutely affi liation with the Tea Party, a FBI tackles right-wing extremists Week programme. “Somebody nowhere,” Republican Party chair- confrontational populist splinter needs to step up.” woman Ronna McDaniel said in a group of the Republican Party. “He’s a bully and he’s a coward statement. “There were plenty of times I By Paul Handley, AFP California deputy made up sniper story, was not hurt and somebody needs to call him Walsh won a House of Repre- went beyond the policy and the Washington out,” Walsh said. sentatives seat from Illinois as a idea diff erences, and I got personal A Southern California sheriff ’s deputy made Reinosa did not tell investigators why he “The bet...of my campaign is candidate of the Republican Par- and I got hateful,” Walsh said. up a story that a sniper shot him in the shoul- lied, but he admitted cutting a hole in his that there are a lot of Republicans ty’s fi scally conservative Tea Party “I said some ugly things about ne man had three assault rifl es, der, an incident that sent police SWAT teams uniform using a knife, Wegener said. that feel like I do. They’re afraid to movement in 2010, but he was de- president Obama that I regret. extra-large magazines and a gas hunting for the gunman, authorities said. The deputy’s false claim followed three come forward.” feated by Democrat Tammy Duck- And, and it’s diffi cult, but I think Omask. Another had over 18 weap- The deputy, Angel Reinosa, 21, admit- mass shootings in the United States this Asked to respond to Walsh’s worth in his 2012 re-election bid. that helped create Trump, and I ons, including sawed-off shotguns, AR- ted to investigators he was not shot as he month, and several arrests of people threat- criticism of the president and de- After leaving congress, he be- feel responsible for that.” 15s, and a grenade launcher. Earlier this walked to his car on Wednesday outside the ening mass shootings. cision to run, Trump’s spokesman came a Chicago-area radio talk “The beauty of what President year, the two might not have drawn the at- sheriff ’s department off ice in Lancaster City, Reinosa’s report had put the city of some replied, “Whatever.” show host. Trump has done...he’s made me tention of US law enforcement. California, police said. 170,000 residents on high alert as heavily The Republican National Com- Bill Weld, a former Massa- refl ect on some of the things I said But ever since a young racist slaughtered Reinosa had earlier said he was saved by armed police hunted for the alleged sniper, mittee, which is responsible for chusetts governor, had been the in the past. I had strong policy 22 at a Texas Walmart, and another man the ballistic vest he was wearing. who was believed to have opened fire from overseeing party processes like only Republican trying to unseat disagreement with Barack Obama murdered 10 in Ohio three weekends ago, “There was no sniper, no shots fired and a nearby apartment complex that caters to primaries, dismissed Walsh’s an- Trump but his candidacy has so and too often I let those policy dis- the FBI has arrested at least seven right- no gunshot injury sustained,” Los Angeles the mentally ill. Once the sheriff ’s depart- nouncement. far failed to gain traction. agreements get personal.” wing extremists in what appears to be a County Sheriff ’s Department Captain Kent ment has completed its investigation, The party has already combined Former US Representative and Walsh said his attitude con- more earnest eff ort to target white nation- Wegener told reporters at a news conference the district attorney’s off ice could decide operations with Trump’s re-elec- South Carolina Governor Mark trasted with what he said was alist threats in the United States. late on Saturday. “Completely fabricated.” whether to file charges, Wegener said. tion campaign, including holding Sanford said in July he was consid- Trump’s refusal to apologise for These are some examples of the deeply joint events. ering a primary challenge because anything. disturbing cases. “President Trump enjoys un- of the rising federal debt. “I helped create Trump. There’s On August 8, a 23-year-old Las Vegas right, and its ability to motivate uniformly But the agency has now clearly recog- precedented support among Weld, appearing on NBC’s Meet no doubt about that: the personal security guard who communicated with young, white men into acting on their hate. nized the priority. Republicans. He has already de- the Press yesterday, said he wel- ugly politics. I regret that and I’m neo-Nazis was arrested with bomb-mak- They also, analysts said, mark a change FBI Director Christopher Wray said in livered a long list of incredible ac- comed Walsh’s entry into the race sorry for that. And now we’ve got ing materials and indications he might tar- after US justice authorities have been ac- July that they have 850 open “domestic complishments for conservatives and would welcome Sanford as well. a guy in the White House...that’s get a synagogue or gay nightclub. cused for years of doing little about do- terror” investigations and have made 100 and the country. Republicans are “It can only contribute to more all he does.” A week later, a Connecticut man, 22, mestic terrorism, which has now killed arrests so far. was detained after suggesting online that more Americans since 2002 than Islamist The majority of those cases, he said, are he would carry out a mass shooting. At his extremism. “what you might call white supremacist Trump aides downplay ‘order’ to US companies to leave China home, investigators found multiple hand “I think that federal law enforcement violence.” and long guns, camoufl age outfi ts, tita- understand that this is at the highest level But Wray also stressed that they were Donald Trump’s top aides yesterday comes from the somewhat obscure announcing a planned escalation in nium body armour and a combat helmet. of concern,” said Brian Levin, head of the targeting crimes rather than an ideology — downplayed the idea of US compa- International Emergency Economic tariff s on Chinese imports. On August 12, an 18-year-old who Study for Hate and Extremism at Cali- a sharply diff erent approach than that for nies being forced to abandon China Powers Act (IEEPA), a federal law “Our great American companies voiced support for mass shootings was in- fornia State University-San Bernardino. Islamic State group and Al Qaeda sympa- any time soon, as an edict from the passed in 1977. are hereby ordered to immediately dicted for threatening to kill law enforce- “They are certainly devoting a decent thisers, who can be arrested for expressing president ordering businesses to The law grants the president start looking for an alternative ment offi cers. amount of investigative resources.” support for outlawed extremists. start looking for alternatives has powers to regulate international to China, including bringing your At his home, he had a vault full of weap- President Donald Trump has been criti- Wray’s predecessor Andrew McCabe been met with scepticism. trade in the face of an “unusual and companies HOME and making ons and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. cized for not roundly condemning white said Friday that the agency is overcoming Treasury Secretary Steven extraordinary threat” from abroad your products in the USA,” he said Four days after that, Florida police ar- nationalists and neo-Nazis in the wake of that wariness, even if it could mean en- Mnuchin and White House econom- to US foreign policy, national secu- on Twitter — sending Wall Street rested a 25-year-old man who texted his several shootings and violent incidents, in croachments on civil liberties. ics advisor Larry Kudlow took to rity or the economy. tumbling. girlfriend that he was planning a mass particular after a deadly neo-Nazi rally in “I think the FBI appears to be refocus- the airwaves from France, where But it has never been used to tip Jennifer Hillman, a professor at shooting and envisioned “100 good kills.” Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. ing, and augmenting their eff orts on the Trump is participating in the G7 the scales in a trade dispute. Georgetown University’s School of On August 17, a 20-year-old white na- Analysts say that reticence left the FBI domestic terrorist threat,” McCabe told summit, to smooth out tensions in “I think what he was saying is Law and a former general counsel tionalist was arrested in Ohio for threat- not fully invested in confronting the threat. CNN. the business community prompted that he is ordering companies to in the off ice of the US Trade Repre- ening a Jewish community centre. At his A NBC-Wall Street Journal poll con- Now there is “a much higher degree of by Trump’s tweet on Friday. start looking,” he added. sentative, said on Twitter that she home, he had amassed multiple semi-au- ducted earlier this month and released yes- sensitivity...to the statements which are Trump said he has “no plan now” The Trump administration wants does not believe that Trump can tomatic assault rifl es, high-capacity mag- terday showed that 56% of those surveyed now seen as predictors of potentially mass to bring US companies in line, and US businesses to operate in places invoke the IEEPA because he hasn’t azines, and a gas mask. believe that race relations in the US have shootings,” he said. his aides quickly reinforced the where “trading partners respect us met the “prerequisites.” And this week, police in Long Beach, gotten worse since Trump’s election. Levin said the arrests also show that, af- message. and trade with us fairly,” Mnuchin She also said there were no “ret- California, arrested a man for making a The FBI feels held back from opening in- ter the shock of recent mass shootings, the “He would have the author- added. roactive controls” on foreign direct mass shooting threat, and found at his vestigations by Trump’s refusal to criticise US public is more attuned to the ideologi- ity to do that...He has not done On Friday, Trump — furious about investment already made. home several illegal assault rifl es, thou- people he considers part of his loyal voter cal threat and ready to report any hints by that,” Mnuchin told Fox News Beijing’s decision to hike tariff s on Yesterday, Kudlow emphasised: sands of rounds of ammunition, and high- base, former FBI terrorism supervisor Dave perpetrators of their radical ideologies. Sunday. US goods — sounded the alarm to “There’s nothing right now in the capacity magazines. Gomez told the Washington Post. “It’s a “I think that has created a familiarity Mnuchin said that authority homegrown companies just before cards.” The arrests brought to light the extent no-win situation for the FBI agent and his among the public with what certain warn- of the threat of extremist ideology on the supervisor.” ing signs are,” he said. Glamping with French fl air in the wilds of North America

By Clement Sabourin, AFP Bossanne. “But we bring a little and the United States, which bit easier with the tent ready for Sutton, Quebec extra touch — comfort.” off er rentals of yurts, tents and us,” says Ben Howard, experi- The concept, which Huttopia teepees in idyllic natural set- encing the outdoors in style with helped to spread across France tings. his wife Stephanie and their two idden under a lush green before expanding into North By 2024, the US market alone young children. canopy of boreal forest America, earns the company for luxury camping accommo- Nearby, Marc Dubreuil pulls a Hin southeastern Canada C$81mn in annual revenues. dations is forecast to hit $1bn small cart along a forested path are 80 fully-stocked tents fea- In Canada’s Quebec province per year, according to market re- to his campsite, his two kids in turing feather beds, silk sheets, alone, it sold more than 500 search fi rm Arizton. tow. electric lighting, mini-refriger- tents to provincial parks before In 2017, Americans spent a “I hate camping — setting up ators and tableware. launching and operating its own whopping $167bn on campsite is hard work. Here it’s all done Bossanne, the co-founder of campsites in North America. stays, equipment such as tents for you. You just show up with Huttopia Group, a French fi rm Each tent is made in northern and sleeping bags, and the pur- food and bingo!” the Montreal that has tapped into the “glamp- France according to Huttopia’s chase of recreational vehicles. marketing executive tells AFP. ing” trend to bring high-end specifi cations. Huttopia expanded over the Huttopia’s success has even overnight stays to the Canadian All of its camping gear is also past year to the Netherlands and attracted interest from an un- and US wilds. imported from France. the US states of New Hampshire likely group: a Canadian indig- The deluxe package off ered by That Gallic fl air can be felt and Maine. enous tribe wanting to off er eco- Huttopia, which goes for C$140 throughout the campsite, from It also acquired a large wood- tourism on its lands in Quebec’s (US$105) a day, even includes a the slight Parisian accent of lot with a natural spring from far north. private bathroom with a toilet. several expatriate staff to crepes Quakers in Los Angeles in Cali- The Cree commissioned the The campsite, which is about on the menu and a celebration fornia. company to design 50 tents in- a 90-minute drive from Mon- of France’s national holiday — It is looking to soon open spired by its traditional long- treal, has proven to be a hit with Bastille Day — on July 14. campsites in New York and Or- houses and teepees for its use. both Canadians and foreign Bossanne and her husband egon, as well as China. Just back from visiting a tourists eager to take in nature Philippe started Huttopia in A family enjoys a campfire at the Huttopia Sutton ‘glamping’ ground in Quebec. Sitting around a roaring Cree settlement on the shores but not wanting to deal with tent 1999 as a way to push back campfi re outside their tent in of Hudson Bay, 1,300km from poles and sore backs. against the growing popularity in France. bec. “We were sure the idea told AFP. Quebec, the Howard family is Montreal, Bossanne rejoiced: “I “Glamping is discovering the of motorhomes encroaching on In 2015, Huttopia expanded would work in Canada and the With average growth of 15% bursting with excitement. never would have thought I’d true spirit of camping...which is nature. Two decades later, the overseas, opening its fi rst site United States since these are annually, glamping has taken off “Before the kids, we would put be making tents for indigenous to sleep in the wilderness,” says company operates 51 campsites near the town of Sutton in Que- ‘outdoor’ countries,” Bossanne in nature parks across Canada up a tent in the forest. Now it’s a people!” Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 9 ASIA/AUSTRALASIA Australia will Hong Kong police fi re block Internet domains hosting gunshot at protesters terrorist content AFP Hong Kong Reuters “We are doing Sydney everything we can to ong Kong police used deny terrorists the water cannon for the opportunity to glorify Hfi rst time and at least one ustralia will block ac- their crimes” offi cer fi red his sidearm during cess to Internet domains pitched battles with protest- Ahosting terrorist mate- A 24/7 Crisis Coordina- ers yesterday, one of the most rial during crisis events and will tion Centre would be estab- violent nights in three months of consider legislation to force lished to monitor the online pro-democracy rallies that have digital platforms to improve world for extreme violence or rocked the city. the safety of their services, terrorist material. An afternoon rally in the dis- offi cials said yesterday. In addition to extremist trict of Tsuen Wan spiralled into Australian Prime Minis- violence, domains hosting any violent running confrontations ter Scott Morrison, who is abhorrent violent material - between protesters and po- in France to take part in the defi ned as content showing lice, with offi cers several times G7 leaders’ forum, said the murder, attempted murder, caught outnumbered and iso- government intended to pre- rape, torture, or kidnapping lated by masked youths wielding vent extremists from exploit- - that is recorded by any- sticks and throwing rocks. ing digital platforms to post one involved in the conduct In one instance, several police extremely violent content. also would be blocked, the offi cers drew their sidearms, an “We are doing everything government said. AFP reporter at the scene said. we can to deny terrorists the The government did not “According to my under- opportunity to glorify their elaborate on what legislative standing, just now a gunshot crimes,” he said in a statement. options would be used if digit- was fi red by a colleague,” Super- Australia and New Zea- al platforms failed to improve intendent Leung Kwok Win told land have increased scrutiny safety. the press. of websites and social me- Tech giants including Fa- “My initial understanding was dia companies in the wake of cebook, YouTube, Amazon, that it was a uniformed police- the Christchurch massacre in Microsoft and Twitter, along man who fi red his gun.” March, when 51 worshippers with Telstra, Vodafone, TPG It was unclear where the shot were killed in attacks on two and Optus are expected to was aimed, but it was the fi rst New Zealand mosques. provide details to the govern- live round fi red since the pro- The attack was livestreamed ment by the end of next month tests started three months ago. by alleged gunman Brenton on how they will carry out the The fi nancial hub has been Riot police shooting a teargas canister as demonstrators take cover behind barricades during a protest in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, yesterday. Tarrant over Facebook. recommendations. gripped by mass rallies that were The government said it The fi rms are all members initially against a proposed ex- bricks and Molotov cocktails at The jets were later fi red the event of a “large-scale public face public censure, after appear- would establish a framework of the Taskforce to Combat tradition bill to China, but have riot police. down from the moving trucks disturbance”. ing to bend to Chinese state-media to block domains hosting such Terrorist and Extreme Violent spun into a wider pro-democra- After fi ring tear gas in an at- down a road towards a crowd of Throughout the protests, Bei- attacks accusing the transport sys- material. Australia’s eSafety Material Online, which had cy movement targeting the pro- tempt to disperse the crowds, protesters who ran away. jing has used a mix of intimida- tem of being an “exclusive” service Commissioner would deter- recommended a clear frame- Beijing government. police drove water cannon vehi- There were no immediate tion, propaganda and economic to ferry protesters to rallies. mine on a case-by-case basis work be established. Earlier yesterday, after thou- cles onto the streets for the fi rst reports of injuries. muscle to constrict the protests Yesterday, the MTR shut sta- what should be censored, and It was not immediately sands of people marched peace- time during the protests, unfurl- Police had previously said the in a strategy dubbed “white tions near the main demonstra- was working with industry on clear how the move would af- fully in pouring rain, a group ing signs warning demonstrators vehicles, complete with surveil- terror” by the movement. tion area in Tsuen Wan, the sec- arrangements to quickly block fect media reporting of terror of hardcore protesters erected they would deploy the jets if they lance cameras and multiple spray The MTR - the city’s metro - is ond day of station closures in a access during an attack. attacks or civil unrest. makeshift roadblocks and threw did not leave. nozzles, would only be used in the latest Hong Kong enterprise to row. Nauru S Korean military drills president around disputed island loses seat in election

AFP draw Japanese protest Wellington Reuters Sea of Japan, also known as the an for South Korea’s presiden- Seoul East Sea. tial Blue House, said the drill auru’s president, a strong The latest military drills be- was an annual exercise and not supporter of Australia’s gan yesterday and included aimed at any specifi c country. Nhardline policy of de- outh Korean forces be- naval, air, and army forces, as “It’s an exercise to guard our taining refugees on the tiny Pa- gan two days of expanded well as marines, a South Korean sovereignty and territory,” she cifi c island nation, has lost his Sdrills yesterday around an ministry of defence offi cial said. told reporters in Seoul. seat in a general election, offi cial island also claimed by Japan, The Japanese foreign minis- The exercise included sig- results showed yesterday. prompting a protest from To- try called the drills unaccept- nifi cantly more South Korean Voters went to the polls on kyo only days after Seoul said able and said it had lodged a forces than previously involved Members of South Korean Naval Special Warfare Group take part in a military exercise in remote islands Saturday and selected two rival it would scrap an intelligence- protest with South Korea calling and spanned a wider area in called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, South Korea, yesterday. candidates over Baron Waqa in sharing pact with its neighbour for them to end. the sea between South Korea his electorate of Boe, ending the amid worsening relations. The island is “obviously an and Japan, a South Korean navy Tensions in the region have South Korea announced the co-operation over North Korea. 59-year-old’s six years in offi ce. Tokyo and Seoul have long inherent part of the territory of offi cial said. spiked amid a worsening politi- scrapping of an intelligence- Relations between South His successor will not be been at loggerheads over the Japan”, Kenji Kanasugi, the di- For the fi rst time the drills in- cal and economic spat between sharing pact with Japan on Korea and Japan began to dete- known until the 19-member par- sovereignty of the group of islets rector general at the ministry’s cluded an Aegis-equipped de- South Korea and Japan, a string Thursday, drawing a swift pro- riorate late last year following a liament meets to choose a new called Takeshima in Japanese Asian and Oceanian Aff airs Bu- stroyer and army special forces, of missile launches by North test from Tokyo and deepen- diplomatic row over compensa- president, with Finance Minister and Dokdo in Korean, which reau, told the South Korean em- the offi cial said, speaking on Korea, and increasingly asser- ing a decades-old dispute over tion for wartime forced labour- David Adeang considered a fa- lie about halfway between the bassy in Tokyo in a statement. condition of anonymity because tive military patrols by China wartime history that has hit ers during Japan’s occupation of vourite after being re-elected. East Asian neighbours in the Ko Min-jung, a spokeswom- of the sensitivity of the issue. and Russia. trade and undercut security Korea. Waqa proved a controversial leader at times and Australia’s Lowy Institute think tank last year said the country of 11,000 “lurched towards authoritarian- ism” under his leadership. Kim ‘supervised test of His government has made it 200,000 Rohingya rally to mark diffi cult for international media visiting Nauru to report on con- multiple rocket launcher’ ditions facing asylum seekers. It also introduced laws carrying AFP Korean Central News Agency heavy jail terms for political protest- ‘Genocide Day’ in Bangladesh Seoul said. ers and at times curbed access to sites “The test-fi re proved that such as Facebook, which critics said AFP all the tactical and technologi- was aimed at curbing dissent. Kutupalong orth Korean leader cal specifi cations of the sys- Australia’s policy of process- Kim Jong-un again tem correctly reached the pre- ing asylum seekers on Nauru - Nsupervised the test- set indexes,” the report said. and the equally remote Manus ome 200,000 Rohingya fi ring of a “newly developed” Kim also said the country island in Papua New Guinea - rallied in a Bangladesh weapon, state media reported needed to keep stepping up has proved an economic lifeline Scamp yesterday to mark yesterday - further muddying weapons development “for for a country which exhausted its two years since they fl ed a vio- the waters for any resumption resolutely frustrating the ev- previous source of wealth: phos- lent crackdown by Myanmar of denuclearisation talks. er-mounting military threats phate deposits used as fertiliser. forces, just days after a second South Korea’s military had and pressure off ensive of the Nauru’s government revenues failed attempt to repatriate the said the North launched what hostile forces,” KCNA noted. ballooned from A$20mn ($13mn) refugees. appeared to be two short- Kim has reportedly observed in 2010-11 to A$115mn ($77mn) in During the August 2017 of- range ballistic missiles on Sat- at least two other tests of “new” 2015-16 largely due to fees paid by fensive, around 740,000 of the urday, but the North’s state weapons this month alone, Canberra linked to the asylum pol- Muslim minority escaped My- media said a “super-large though the nature and technical icy, offi cial Australian data shows. anmar’s Rakhine state - join- multiple rocket launcher” had specifi cations of those weapons Refugee advocates estimate ing those who had fl ed earlier Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organised to remember the second anniversary of a military been tested. remain a mystery. around 300 refugees remain on persecution. crackdown, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, yesterday. It was the latest in a series of Saturday’s test prompted the island, down from a peak of A total of nearly 1mn refugees launches the nuclear-armed South Korea’s presidential Blue about 1,200 in 2014. now live in three dozen squalid song with the lyrics “the world cy operations in August 2017 citizenship, their security was North has conducted in recent House to convene a National Rights groups and the United camps in Bangladesh’s south- does not listen to the woes of against Rohingya extremists ensured and they were allowed weeks in protest at US-South Security Council meeting. Nations have consistently criti- eastern border district of Cox’s Rohingya”. who attacked police posts. to settle back in their villages. Korean joint military exercis- “NSC members agreed to cised the conditions faced by Bazar. “I have come here to seek jus- But the UN last year called “We have asked the Burmese es, which wrapped up nearly a continue diplomatic eff orts with refugees, warning indefi nite Yesterday, children, women, tice for the murder of my two for Myanmar’s top generals to government for dialogue. But we week ago. the international community detention causes mental health and men marched at the heart of sons. I will continue to seek be prosecuted for genocide over haven’t got any response from Kim said the “newly de- to bring the North back to the problems and suicide attempts. the world’s largest refugee camp justice until my last breath,” the crisis. them yet,” Ullah told the rally. veloped” system was a “great negotiation table with the US The Refugee Action Coalition to commemorate what they 50-year-old Tayaba Khatun said Rohingya leader Mohib Ul- “We were beaten, killed and weapon,” and expressed “high to achieve the goal of complete said the latest incident occurred described as “Genocide Day”. as tears rolled down her cheeks. lah said the stateless minor- raped in Rakhine. But still that appreciation” for the scien- denuclearisation in the Korean on Friday, when a Pakistani man Under the scorching sun, Myanmar has said it was ity wanted to return home, but is our home. And we want to go tists who had designed and peninsula,” the government it identifi ed only as Jamal set thousands joined in a popular conducting counter-insurgen- only after they were granted back.” built it, the country’s offi cial said in a statement. himself on fi re. Gulf Times 10 Monday, August 26, 2019 BRITAIN NHS car park sharks still preying on cancer patients

Daily Mail ed by an aggressive parking en- cancer patients – such as during paigning to abolish hospital It’s unjust and private companies Hospitals often charge around campaigners to abolish the fees London forcement fi rm – hired by many a chemotherapy session, or on a parking charges, said: “The are making profi t off the vulner- £15 for a 24-hour stay, with the altogether. hospitals – and forced to pay fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. whole thing is a Wild West, the able.” Royal Free Hospital in London Hunt said that “patients and fi nes that can run to £100. Meanwhile, 56% of trusts do government guidelines have Dr Fran Woodard, executive the most expensive at £24. families shouldn’t have to deal ancer patients are still be- Hospitals were urged to pro- not off er exemptions to other hardly made any diff erence. director of policy at Macmillan The investigation also found with the added stress of unfair ing charged for parking at vide free parking for ‘frequent frequent visitors, including those Cancer Support, said: “Cancer 60% of trusts hire private park- parking charges” – but the guid- Cmore than half of hospi- visitors’ under department of having kidney dialysis or reha- “Cancer can put a huge can put a huge strain on your fi - ing enforcement firms to fine ance was not compulsory. tals – despite offi cial guidelines health guidelines in August bilitation after heart surgery, strain on your fi nances, nances, and hospital car parking patients or staff who haven’t A department of health and stating they should be exempt 2014. who need to attend several times and hospital car parking charges – especially for those paid. social care spokesman said: “Pa- coming in fi ve years ago. But fi ve years on, a Freedom of a week. charges – especially for undergoing regular treatment – Hospitals that claim to of- tients and their families should A Daily Mail investigation has Information investigation found And 59% said there was no free those undergoing regular can add signifi cantly to this bur- fer free parking often have strict not be caused additional stress also uncovered how people visit- that most hospitals ignore this. parking for relatives even if they treatment – can add den.” policies to limit these permits to by unfair parking charges at NHS ing dying relatives and patients Responses from 101 hospital were coming in daily to visit dy- signifi cantly to this burden” Rachel Power, chief executive small numbers of patients. hospitals. Our guidance is clear on kidney dialysis are hit with trusts reveal that 42% are fail- ing patients or babies in neonatal of the Patients Association, said: The guidelines on hospi- that charges must be reasonable excessive fees. ing to off er any free parking for care. “Why not alleviate something “We believe that patients should tal parking were issued under and concessions should be of- Anyone who fails to buy the cancer patients. A further 15% Robert Halfon, Tory MP for which is causing misery for mil- not be eff ectively charged for be- former health secretary Jeremy fered to groups who most need correct ticket faces being target- provide limited free parking for Harlow in Essex, who is cam- lions of people on a regular basis? ing ill.” Hunt following pressure from help.”

Johnson ‘right man’ UK won’t owe to deliver Brexit: Trump £39bn under

Guardian News and Media London no-deal, says onald Trump has de- scribed Boris Johnson as D“the right man” to de- liver Brexit, as the pair met for a breakfast meeting at the G7 summit in Biarritz. Asked what his advice was for prime minister Brexit, the US president said: “He (Johnson) needs no advice. Guardian News and Media exit had improved after his trips to sea at the French Atlantic resort. He is the right man for the job.” London Berlin and Paris. “In the last few “I swam round that rock this Johnson said Trump was “on days there has been a change of morning. From here you cannot message there”. mood in the EU,” he said. tell there is a gigantic hole in that Trump also talked up the oris Johnson has said the Asked whether negotiations rock. There is a way through,” he prospects for a US-UK trade £39bn Brexit divorce bill should resume in Brussels – said. “My point to the EU is that agreement after Brexit, saying it Bwould not “strictly speak- something he hopes Tusk will ap- there is a way through, but you would be a “very big trade deal, ing” be owed to Brussels in full in prove – Johnson said: “It is sen- can’t fi nd the way through if you bigger than we’ve ever had”. the event of no-deal, insisting: sible now to get going and we will just sit on the beach.” The pair were speaking to re- “It’s not a threat. It’s a reality.” get going.” In a separate interview The prime minister also re- porters after a working break- Speaking to broadcasters as he with the BBC, he said it was “touch iterated that the withdrawal fast, accompanied by advisers prepared to meet the European and go” whether a deal could be agreement, containing what he and offi cials. council president, Donald Tusk, reached in time, however – and he has repeatedly referred to as the Johnson confi rmed he had at the G7 summit in Biarritz, sought to lay the blame at the door “undemocratic” backstop, must reiterated his opposition to the Johnson said: “If we come out of the EU27 if the outcome was ul- be scrapped, because it could not NHS being opened up to US without an agreement it is cer- timately a no-deal Brexit. pass through parliament. fi rms as part of any trade deal – tainly true that the £39bn is no “It all depends on our EU Johnson voted for the deal and to the UK lowering animal longer, strictly speaking, owed.” friends and partners. I think in himself at the third time of ask- welfare standards to US levels to He told ITV: “There will be the last few days there has been ing earlier this year, as did several get a deal. very substantial sums available a dawning realisation in Brus- other prominent Brexiters, in- Johnson suggested there to our country to spend on our sels and other European capitals cluding the former Brexit secre- would be “tough talks ahead”. priorities. It’s not a threat. It’s a what the shape of the problem is tary David Davis. Following the meeting, the simple fact of reality.” His inter- for the UK,” he said. The prime minister is widely two governments released a joint vention came after Tusk warned During his media round, John- believed at Westminster to be statement, saying they would Johnson against going down in son also compared the challenge drawing up plans for an early gen- launch a “special relation- history as “Mr No Deal”. of Brexit to a rock he had encoun- eral election, in order to frustrate ship economic working group” During the Conservative lead- tered on his morning swim in the eff orts to tie his hands on Brexit. (SREWG) to “develop market- ership campaign, Johnson sug- oriented principles for economic gested the entire £39bn would growth and increase bilateral co- be retained in the hope of using it Govt ‘planning fuel duty cut in emergency budget’ operation on issues related to the as leverage to win a better future modern 21st-century economy”. trading relationship from the The government is planning to has also seen a bounce in its Before their meeting, John- EU27, saying: “Money is a great cut fuel duty for the first time poll ratings, fuelling speculation son had said he would raise with solvent and a great lubricant.” in eight years in a possible he could go the country this Trump the issue of the increas- But Downing Street appears emergency October budget, year. The Sunday Times said ingly bitter trade spat between to have conceded that legal ob- the Sunday Times newspaper Johnson’s team were working the US and China, and press him ligations for past liabilities may reported. Prime Minister Boris on an emergency budget for to throw open the US market to mean up to a quarter of it may Johnson has pledged to take October, which would include British goods after Brexit. still have to be paid. Britain out of the European a fuel duty cut. It has also war- Johnson said on Saturday: The remarks on the divorce bill Union at the end of October gamed holding an election on “This is not the way to proceed. are likely to infuriate Britain’s with or without an exit deal. October 17, the paper said. Apart from anything else, those EU27 counterparts, who are still Johnson’s government have Asked about the fuel duty who support the tariff s are at risk awaiting detailed proposals from already set out a range of new cut, Transport Minister Grant of incurring the blame for the London about how to maintain a policies seen by many as laying Shapps told Sky News it was a downturn in the global economy, soft border in Ireland after Brexit. the groundwork for an early question for Finance Minister irrespective of whether that is Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets US President Donald Trump for bilateral talks during the G7 However, Johnson claimed the election. His Conservative Party, Sajid Javid. true.” summit in Biarritz, France, yesterday. chances of renegotiating Britain’s Hammond seeks apology Man dies at music over dossier leak claims festival in Cheshire Guardian News and Media to hear of this tragic accident. We London send our deepest condolences to Guardian News and Media infl uence discussions with other EU without a deal. his loved ones and we continue to London EU leaders. The documents predict se- work closely with the authorities.” The clear implication was that vere extended delays to medicine 19-year-old man has died Earlier, the festival issued a warn- a minister in the previous gov- supplies and shortages of some after falling ill at Cream- ing about “extra-strong” ecstasy x-chancellor Philip Ham- ernment had retained and then fresh foods combined with price Afi elds dance music festival pills in circulation at the site amid mond has written to Boris leaked, a copy of this document, rises as a likely scenario if the in Cheshire. rising alarm over the strength and EJohnson to demand an added Hammond. UK leaves without a withdrawal Police said the teenager, from purity of so-called party drugs. apology from the prime minster He said it had become appar- agreement, which is due to hap- Warrington, had been seen looking Organisers of the dance music for suggestions that he or other ent that the leaked document pen on October 31. unwell by security staff at 12.15am festival in Daresbury, Cheshire, ministers in the previous gov- was, in fact, dated August 2019 The letter marks an escalation on Saturday. He was assessed by a said extremely potent MDMA ernment could have been behind and could not, therefore, have in the war of words between No doctor on site before being taken to tablets were being taken on site, the leaking of a dossier detail- been available to any former 10 and Hammond, who is lead- Warrington district general hospi- where Calvin Harris and the ing Britain’s plans for a no-deal minister not serving in the cur- ing a group of 20 Conservatives tal, where he died. Chemical Brothers topped the bill Brexit. rent administration. making clear their opposition to He is the second teenager to die on Saturday night. Blaming former ministers cast “Accordingly, I am writing on crashing out on October 31, over at festivals in England this week- A Creamfi elds spokesman said: questions on their integrity, said behalf of all former ministers in the Yellowhammer dossier. end, after a 17-year-old girl died “There are extra-strong MDMA the former chancellor, in a letter to the last administration to ask Despite the document, leaked of a suspected drug overdose at pills in circulation. If you feel hot, Johnson of which he also tweeted you to withdraw these allega- to the Sunday Times, being dated Leeds festival. develop a fast heart rate or have a a copy yesterday morning as the tions which question our integ- to earlier this month when John- DI Alistair Hinze, of Cheshire friend who is unresponsive, please prime minister was engaged in the rity, acknowledge that no former son was already in post, a senior police, said there did not appear to seek help with a member of staff as G7 meeting in Biarritz. minister could have leaked this No 10 source had told reporters be any suspicious circumstances soon as possible.” Hammond referred to media document, and apologise for the last weekend: “This document is surrounding the man’s death. Experts have called for in- reports that quoted Downing misleading briefi ng from No 10,” from when ministers were block- “A fi le will prepared for the cor- creased testing at festivals after Street sources as briefi ng that Hammond said. ing what needed to be done to get oner and our thoughts are with the research found that many drugs the details of Operation Yellow- Leaked details of Opera- ready to leave and the funds were family at this incredibly diffi cult contained other harmful ingredi- hammer — the codename for the tion Yellowhammer predicted not available.” time,” he said. Police said a post- ents, such as an MDMA pill that cross-government civil contin- that the UK would face a three- “It has been deliberately mortem examination would take was actually n-ethylpentylone, a gency planning for the possibility month meltdown at its ports, a leaked by a former minister in an place in due course. long-lasting cathinone that can of no-deal Brexit — had been de- hard Irish border and shortages attempt to infl uence discussions A Creamfi elds spokeswoman cause anxiety, paranoia, insomnia liberately leaked in an attempt to of food and medicine if it left the with EU leaders.” Hammond: denies allegations added: “We are deeply saddened and psychosis. Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 11 BRITAIN

Police chiefs to hold emergency summit on protecting offi cers

Guardian News and Media The chair of the National Po- the risks of modern policing. right training and equipment, ry a Taser and that should remain using the non-lethal weapons. more than just talk”. He said: “As- London lice Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), Hewitt said each force would police offi cers can be vulnerable their choice. In the same way that Nick Adderley, Northamp- saults on offi cers show no signs Martin Hewitt, called for a be asked to share lessons learned to the most violent aggressors.” using a baton and incapacitating tonshire police’s chief constable, of abating, having risen from meeting in September with the from recent assaults during the Hewitt noted that levels of vio- spray is not possible in every situ- has also said that every frontline 26,000 last year to 30,000 this olice chiefs are to hold an most senior offi cers in England, talks with the chief constables. lence were an increasing concern ation, so too a Taser is not the an- offi cer in his force could have a year – not to mention the shock- emergency summit on pro- Wales and Scotland “to see if The Police Federation, which and that attacks on offi cers had swer to all violent and threatening Taser, because the risks they face ing incidents over the last month. Ptecting offi cers after a spate there is anything more we can do represents rank-and-fi le offi cers, risen. This fear has driven some situations. Each circumstance will have risen “dramatically”. “I know chiefs want to do the of violent attacks on offi cers. The to tangibly improve” safety. has been asked to give its input. police chiefs to provide more of- be diff erent,” Hewitt wrote. John Apter, the national chair right thing, but they must also be summit will explore what can be Two forces – Durham and In a statement, Hewitt wrote: fi cers with Tasers, he added. Durham police’s new chief of the Police Federation of Eng- seen to do the right thing. I hear done to protect offi cers follow- Northamptonshire – are looking “The recent brutal attacks on The NPCC recently changed constable, Jo Farrell, has said land and Wales, which represents all the time from leaders within ing the death of police constable at allowing every frontline offi c- offi cers and the tragic death of the rules so that student offi cers her staff will be issued with new more than 119,000 rank-and-fi le policing that offi cers and staff are Andrew Harper, who was killed in er who wants a Taser to carry one constable Andrew Harper re- can also be trained to carry Tasers. X2 Tasers if they want one, and offi cers, described the summit as their most valuable asset – but the line of duty on August 15. on duty, amid concerns about mind us all that, even with the “Not every offi cer wishes to car- they will undergo training on “crucial” but warned it “must be now they need to prove it”. British citizens World Bog Snorkelling Championships born in US risk having UK bank accounts frozen

Guardian News and Media Banks and investment plat- London forms are in a race against time to uncover information about any remaining dual nationals on ens of thousands of British their customer roster before the citizens born in the US but end of 2019, when a grace period Twho left when only a few for banks expires. months or years old risk having The pensioner in Cambridge their bank accounts in Britain fro- said accidental Americans like zen because of intense pressure by herself should not be the target of US tax authorities on UK banks. Fatca trawls of foreign bank ac- In one case, a 74-year-old liv- counts: “It was a big net cast to ing in Cambridge has been sent catch these big fi sh, these sharks, increasingly urgent letters from hiding American money abroad. Barclays demanding her Ameri- In fact they haven’t caught very can tax identifi cation number, many of those and instead caught even though she left the US on little minnows like myself.” the RMS Queen Elizabeth in 1947 The European Banking Fed- A competitor swims in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales yesterday. when she was just 18 months old. eration estimates that there She had assumed that her US are nearly 300,000 accidental citizenship had lapsed. Americans in the EU. It is not The pensioner, who did not clear how many are in the UK, want her name published, said: though numbers are thought “I felt hounded … I didn’t un- to be similar to France, where derstand US tax law.” 40,000 citizens are aff ected. An increasing number of Brit- Many in the UK have reached ons – many of whom have never out to Prime Minister Boris John- spent a day of their working lives son, who had his own run-in with ‘Easier’ exams giving private in the US – are being chased by the US tax authority back in 2014. their banks, which are insisting Johnson, who was born in New that they hand over their Ameri- York but left when he was fi ve can tax identifi cation numbers years old, gave up his American or risk having their assets frozen. citizenship after the US tried to British banks are terrifi ed of tax him on the sale of his home in school pupils an advantage huge fi nes from US regulators if Islington, north London – a move they continue to serve US citizens he called “absolutely outrageous”. Guardian News and Media alents in admission processes. did not take exam results at a lot of turmoil with the new committee that the current sys- but fail to share information with Thomas Carpenter, 40, who London Robert Halfon, the Conserva- key stage 4 (14-16 years) into system, which private schools, tem “is not conducive to public the US Internal Revenue Service, works in telecoms, penned a let- tive MP who chairs the Com- account when deciding which by shirking away from the new trust in the examination sys- the country’s taxation authority. ter to Johnson in 2018 after online mons education select commit- students to admit. The other 23 GCSEs, have shielded their pu- tem”. A spokesman for Ofqual But this leaves thousands of trading service Interactive Inves- op universities are giving tee, said it was extraordinary said they did take them into ac- pils from.” said: “People should be careful so-called accidental Americans, tor froze his Isa savings account, privately educated chil- that state school pupils were count and made no distinction he called on ministers and when using GCSE and Interna- who were born in the US but left leaving £100,000 trapped for Tdren an unfair advantage taking harder exams than their between the two. Ofqual, the exam regulator, to tional GCSEs interchangeably as toddlers, in a near-impossible nearly four months. Interactive by not diff erentiating between private school counterparts, and Powell, a former shadow conduct an urgent review of ad- … However, we recognise that situation. Those born before Investor said: “We try not to re- the rigorous GCSEs compulsory that these qualifi cations were education secretary, called on missions criteria in order to re- such precise comparison might 1986 were never allocated a tax sort to blocking people’s accounts in the state system and less de- then treated as the same by uni- the government to act to en- store fairness and direct univer- not be an issue for everyone. identifi cation or social secu- in these scenarios, but we are also manding exams taken in many versities. “The priority has to be sure state school pupils were sities to ensure the tough new Universities and employers are rity number or warned that they in a diffi cult position under both fee-paying schools, MPs and a level playing fi eld,” Halfon said. no longer disadvantaged in the GCSEs were properly counted. used to seeing many diff erent would be liable for US taxes for Fatca and QI (qualifi ed interme- educationists have said. “I fi nd it extraordinary that race for places at top universi- Peter Hyman, founder of qualifi cations on applications the rest of their lives. diary) regulations.” The prime Just days after GCSE results … pupils in private schools, who ties. She said: “It’s an absolute School 21, a state-funded and deciding what value they The US is the only country in the minister is now facing pressure day last Thursday, Freedom of start with many advantages, are scandal that it is easier to get school for children aged four- place on them.” world besides Eritrea that taxes from the Labour MP Preet Kaur Information (FoI) requests by then able to take inferior ex- top grades in IGCSEs than in 18 in east London, said: “Pri- In 2017-18, before IGCSEs non-resident citizens on their glo- Gill, who wrote to him earlier this Labour MP Lucy Powell show ams. Everyone should have the the new GCSEs, yet universi- vate schools already have a lot were dropped from the state bal income. The 2010 Foreign Ac- month on behalf of one of her that almost all Russell Group chance to climb the education ties essentially class them as stacked in their favour. To have system, 91% of IGCSEs in core count Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) constituents. She highlighted the universities treat the two types ladder, without unfair advan- the same. State schools do an a two-tier system in which no (EBacc) subjects such as Eng- requires foreign fi nancial fi rms fi nancial burden, with accidental of exam – the regulated GCSEs tage to those in private schools.” excellent job – often in diffi - account is taken of the fact that lish, maths, and sciences were with US operations – including Americans forced to pay hun- used in the state system, and Responding to FoIs requests cult circumstances, and now one system is harder is obvi- taken in independent schools. A UK banks – to report information dreds of pounds in extra tax each IGCSEs, which the government from Powell, only Cambridge with reduced funding – to help ously wrong.” Earlier this year pupil in an independent school about US taxpayers to the Internal year or shoulder the $2,000-plus admits do not meet the same University among the 24 Rus- young people get the best GCSE the chair of Ofqual, Roger Tay- was 136 times more likely to sit Revenue Service via HMRC. bill of renouncing citizenship. high standards – as exact equiv- sell Group universities said it results they can. There’s been lor, told the education select an IGCSE. Swinson stand on Corbyn Airports told to use as unity PM criticised 3D baggage scanners Guardian News and Media place since November 2006. London Their introduction ended a Guardian News and Media take yes for an answer because work with the Labour party to ban on liquids in the cabin London she has been saying, and the Lib- prevent a no-deal Brexit amid imposed three months ear- eral Democrats and others have pressure from other opposition ong queues at airport se- lier, when British police said been saying for so long: ‘Look, leaders, but underlined her belief curity as passengers put they had foiled a plot to blow o Swinson was being “ex- we need to have a second refer- that a Corbyn-led unity govern- Lliquid containers in plas- up as many as 10 planes using tremely petulant” when she endum and Remain needs to be ment would not win the confi - tic bags and remove laptops explosives hidden in drinks Jdismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s on the ballot paper.’ dence of parliament. from carry-ons could soon bottles. call to make him prime minis- “They are now being off ered The Conservative and Labour be over after the government Heathrow said some of the ter to block a no-deal Brexit, a failsafe parliamentary proce- grandees Ken Clarke and Har- ordered airports to introduce new-style scanners were al- according to the Labour front- dural way of delivering that and riet Harman – who are the fa- new 3D scanners by 2022. ready in operation at some bencher Barry Gardiner. they’re saying: ‘Oh well, we are ther and mother of the house, or Announcing the plans, Boris of its terminals, but until the In comments likely to ratchet not going to co-operate if Jeremy longest-serving male and female Johnson said the scanners technology is fully installed up tensions between the two Corbyn is going to be the person MPs – are prepared to lead the would cut down on “hassle” across the airport, passengers parties before a meeting Corbyn who does it.’” Gardiner added emergency government, Swin- for travellers. must continue to follow the has called of parliamentary op- that the “natural constitutional son added, saying she had won “By making journeys restrictions put in place in ponents of no-deal, Gardiner ac- process” was that the leader of both of their assurances. through UK airports easier 2006. cused the Liberal Democrat lead- the opposition was called on by Gardiner’s comments drew a than ever, this new equipment The airport said it was er of wanting to propel the Queen the Queen to lead a new govern- response from Chuka Umunna, will help boost the vital role spending £50mn on computed into a constitutional crisis. ment when an old one failed. the Liberal Democrats foreign our airports play in securing tomography (CT) 3D scanners Swinson rejected Corbyn’s of- “If Jo Swinson wants to propel aff airs spokesperson, who said the UK’s position as a global which give security offi cers fer earlier this month when he Her Majesty into a constitutional that Swinson “has very reason- hub for trade, tourism and in- much clearer images of items outlined plans to oust the gov- crisis where, instead of inviting ably pointed out” that Jeremy vestment,” the prime minister inside baggage and allow them ernment through a vote of no- the leader of the opposition to Corbyn needs at least eight Tory said. to view the contents of a bag confi dence and form a “strictly form a new government, she in- rebels to support his prospective Currently, passengers taking from multiple angles. time-limited” caretaker govern- vites somebody else who is not premiership for his caretaker liquid in their cabin baggage However Heathrow is not ment to prevent a no-deal Brexit. the leader of a political party, government to work. are restricted to containers the fi rst global hub to move But Gardiner, the shadow trade then that would be forcing the “This is not going to happen,” holding no more than 100ml, to simpler security scanning. secretary, told Sky News on Sun- monarchy into a very embarrass- he added on Twitter. which must be shown to secu- Schipol airport in Amsterdam day: “I think it was extremely ing and diffi cult judgment call Umunna said of Gardiner’s rity staff in a single, transpar- has already installed the scan- petulant of Jo Swinson to come that they would have to make.” comments: “By all means disagree ent, resealable plastic bag of ners, and in the US they are in out and dismiss this the other day. After initially rebuffi ng Cor- but this is patronising tribal blus- about 20cm x 20cm. use at Hartsfi eld-Jackson in “It sounded as if she couldn’t byn, Swinson said she would ter. It doesn’t promote “unity.” Jo Swinson: snubs Corbyn The limits have been in Atlanta and Chicago O’Hare. Gulf Times 12 Monday, August 26, 2019 EUROPE

Germany’s AfD slams Italy’s M5S, PD struggle VW bid to cover logos

DPA to see eye to eye on PM Braunschweig, Germany Reuters round of consultations tomor- He did not mention Conte by want a return to the polls, but it Milan row. name. has warned the PD that it should he far-right Alternative Without an agreement on “We will do all we can to fi nd not push too hard. for Germany (AfD) in the a new coalition, Mattarella is a positive solution that at the An opinion poll in yesterday’s Tstate of Lower Saxony taly’s anti-establishment likely name a caretaker govern- moment is not in sight,” he said, daily Il Sole 24 Ore showed that has criticised Volkswagen after 5-Star Movement (M5S) par- ment to run the country up to a calling for a meeting with M5S 16.6% of respondents supported the carmaker requested that its Ity and the main centre-left new vote. today to discuss a common poli- M5S, compared to the 32% sup- logos and name be concealed in opposition Democratic Party Yesterday, as PD leaders met cy platform. port it won in last year’s general the event venue where the AfD (PD) are struggling to break a in Rome to hammer out their In a statement issued almost election, while 24% supported will hold its party conference in logjam over who could lead a programme, the M5S reiterated simultaneously, M5S said the the PD. November. new government as a deadline to its demand that Conte be rein- solution to fi nding a deal lay in A deal between M5S and the “The VW workers’ council avoid early elections draws near. stated as prime minister, draw- Conte being named premier and PD would give Italy a more mod- is defaming thousands of AfD The two parties kicked off ing the ire of the PD which, re- some of its policies being ac- erate, Europe-friendly govern- members and millions of its talks on Friday to fi nd common ports said, had put forward the cepted, including plans to cut ment while sending the League voters,” Dana Guth, AfD faction ground for a new government name of M5S lawmaker Roberto the number of lawmakers in into opposition. leader in Lower Saxony, said on after the ruling coalition of M5S Fico. parliament. The PD has expressed worries Friday. and right-wing League col- A source close to the PD said “Italy can’t wait for the PD. M5S may be tempted to reopen Guth added that those peo- lapsed last week, forcing Prime the party was vexed and upset The country needs to move, we channels with the League, which ple would probably think twice Minister Giuseppe Conte to re- by the “continuous ultimatums” can’t just stop because of the has shown signs of regretting its about buying a Polo, Golf or Pas- sign. laid down by M5S. doubts and strategies of certain Conte: to be or not to be? That is the question between M5S and PD. move to scupper the government sat when they next purchased a However, progress has been In a press conference later, people,” it said. two weeks ago. car. slow, held up by wrangling over PD leader Nicola Zingaretti said Earlier yesterday a source said any premiership role. said Lorenzo Pregliasco, head But on Saturday Conte, who On Wednesday, Volkswagen’s the name of a leader, and Ital- that any new government that that Fico was happy where he “It looks almost as if the M5S of polling and political analysis has continued to serve in a care- workers’ council demanded that ian president Sergio Matta- wanted to be a break with the was as president of Italy’s lower is fi shing for a no. In any case, fi rm Youtrend. taker capacity, said the “politi- the company logo and name in rella wants to see real signs of past also needed a change of house of parliament, signalling as of this afternoon, an early M5S support has slumped cal season” with the League was the Volkswagen event hall in the progress before opening a new personnel. his unwillingness to consider vote looks slightly more likely,” over the last year and it does not over and done with. city of Braunschweig be covered up during the AfD party confer- ence. One dead as migrant van plunges into Croatia river “This party stands against the values of our company such A woman died when a van carrying 11 migrants attempting to flee from as respect, diversity, tolerance the police plunged into a river in central Croatia, police said yesterday. Nurse on migrant and co-operative solidarity,” a “The police tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver accelerated and the spokesman for Volkswagen’s van skidded into the Kupa” River, the police said in a statement. workers’ council, Heiko Lossie, The driver of the van, which was registered in Germany, fled the scene, rescue ship reunited had said. leaving the vehicle to sink into the river on Saturday night, the statement “As representatives of said. Volkswagen’s employees, we The 11 migrants, whose ages and nationalities were not specified, were with boy she saved therefore have one clear de- rescued by the police. mand: We will not tolerate However a female migrant died afterwards while receiving medical care, any AfD meeting in a hall that the police said. By Anne Chaon, AFP Khartoum, which they accused can visibly be recognised as a The van was first spotted by a police patrol in the village of Slatina On board the Ocean Viking of marginalising the remote re- Volkswagen hall,” he said. Pokupska, about 50km (31 miles) north of the border with Bosnia, which gion. The company had responded has become a key transit country for migrants trying to make their way to Khartoum armed Arab pas- by saying that it did not own the Western Europe. t the height of Sudan’s toralists to quash the rebellion, venue, but that it wanted to “ad- Some 36,000 migrants, hailing mainly from the Middle East, Asia and Darfur war in 2004 – then leading to massacres. here to the demand of the em- North Africa, have entered Bosnia since last year, the EU said earlier this Athe world’s worst confl ict The United Nations estimates ployees”. month, with many looking to get to EU member state Croatia. – an American nurse tended to a that at least 300,000 people The Volkswagen hall operator About 7,400 migrants remain in Bosnia, many in the northwestern region baby injured in the leg. were killed in the confl ict. said as a public company, it was near the Croatian border. Fifteen years later, she was In another coincidence, legally bound to allow all non- miraculously reunited with him Frawley recognised 22-year-old banned parties to rent the venue, One dead, two injured in migrant camp fi ght: report on a migrant rescue ship work- migrant Abdurahman, whose but did not comment on whether ing in the Mediterranean. father had saved her life before it would cover up VW’s logo. A 15-year-old Afghan fatally stabbed a compatriot and injured two others The Ocean Viking, run by being killed by the dreaded Jan- at the Moria migrant camp on the island of Lesbos, state agency ANA said charities MSF and SOS Medi- jawid militia which is accused of yesterday. terranee, had rescued four boats war crimes. Seven killed in The incident occurred late on Saturday in the unit for unaccompanied of migrants off the Libyan coast “We operated a small surgi- minors when the boy attacked a group of other Afghan teens with a knife. between August 9 and 12. cal unit with 10 to 12 people in In this photograph taken on August 23, US nurse Frawley embraces mid-air crash The cause of the fight is not yet known. One of the 356 migrants was the middle of Mujaheria, right Omar aboard the ‘Ocean Viking’ rescue ship. Some 600 minors are currently staying in the camp, which is designed to a 17-year-old boy named Omar in the middle of nowhere,” she Seven people were killed in a house up to 160, ANA said. whom MSF nurse Mary Jo Fraw- recounted. “One day I was in- back and help you. Your family hosted several camps for the war collision between a helicopter At present, thousands of migrants and refugees spend months in Moria ley had healed as a toddler. formed by the community that did it for me, it’s my duty to do it displaced. and a small plane on the Spanish and other overcrowded island camps before their applications can be “I remember this baby. His I needed to leave because of the for you. I am grateful,” she said. On the Ocean Viking, both island of Mallorca yesterday, processed. mother brought him. He was danger. “This is the circle of love we can Omar and Abdurahman recog- the government of the Balearic Greek off icials blame the delays partly on the sheer number of applica- wounded in the right leg and “It was (Abdurahman’s) fa- share.” nised the peanut-based MSF Islands said on Twitter. tions and appeals by economic migrants without credible claims to needed medical attention when ther who came to tell us that we Abdurhaman, who was seven food rations that they had also The victims included two refugee status. the attacks happened. Every- had to leave as well, and (that) at the time, said that shortly af- received in camps in Darfur. passengers on the plane, and a body had to run away to the the government wanted to kick ter his father’s warning to Fraw- With Frawley, they remem- couple with their two children France rescues 22 migrants heading for Britain mountains. They were diffi cult us out.” ley, the Janjawid stormed his vil- bered the terrifying moments and the pilot of the helicopter. times,” she said. “It was diffi cult to leave be- lage early in the morning. before the bombings when the Local authorities tweeted that French rescuers saved 22 migrants who found themselves “in diff iculty” Omar, who was two at the hind a community and a hospi- He saw his father being killed planes are heard approaching. the helicopter occupants could on the Channel overnight in their bid to get to Britain, French maritime time, does not remember the tal that served so many people,” and then managed to fl ee with “Brrrrrr,” they said in unison, “possibly” have been German, authorities said yesterday. encounter but said “my mother said the nurse, who witnessed his mother. imitating the sound. and the passengers Spanish. “A semi-rigid vessel with 22 migrants”, including a woman and a child, told me” about it. several confl icts over two dec- “I was the youngest of my Frawley said the bombard- It was also not known what was found to be “in diff iculty” off the coast of Dunkirk, a statement said. He still has a scar running ades in Africa. “We frequently brothers and sisters,” he said. ments often backed up Janjawid caused the accident, which The migrants were brought back to Dunkirk, it added. down his calf. had 40, 50 people coming at “Many people were killed. To raids. reportedly happened in the early On the night from Thursday to Friday, 24 were rescued in the Channel. He had been injured in bomb- night. this day we don’t have any news But the nightmare did not afternoon near the town of Inca. British interior minister Priti Patel is set to discuss this issue soon with ing during the deadly confl ict “We had to leave ... they really of my elder brother.” end there for Abdurahman and Police and fire services were her French counterpart Christophe Castaner following a spike in migrant that broke out more than 15 years saved my life telling me to run Abdurahman and his mother Omar, who faced repeated chal- called to the scene, as the plane Channel crossings. ago in Sudan when ethnic Afri- ... once we were gone, my hope took shelter in Nyala, one of lenges in their quest to reach Eu- went up in flames, reports said. can rebels took up arms against was to get the privilege to give the main cities of Darfur which rope and start a new life. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.

Afghan woman fi nds peace, hope in painting at migrant camp Three die in Swiss Alps plane crash By Krisztina Than, Reuters Budapest Three people including a baby died yesterday when a small tourist plane crashed and burst young Afghan woman, into flames in the Swiss Alps, who has been in a holding police said. Acamp for asylum-seekers The Piper aircraft took off at 9am on Hungary’s border for months, (0700 GMT) from an aerodrome gets only a faraway glimpse of in the western canton of Vaud trees from her home in a ship- destined for Italy, but crashed ping container. an hour-and-a-half later at an So she paints trees, birds and altitude of 2,000m (6,500’) near fl owers to help long days pass by. the Simplon pass. Mursal Faqirzada, 32, has been Rescuers said the pilot and on the road from Afghanistan for Faqirzada is seen during a video interview from Hungary’s transit passengers died. over four years. zone with a Reuters journalist in Budapest. An inquiry into the cause of the She started painting in Serbia accident has been launched. two years ago, before seeking up her asylum claim. on Hungary’s southern border, asylum in Hungary. She spoke with Reuters over a 60% of them children. Some of her works were ex- video chat on her phone. Prime Minister Viktor Orban Bomb found near hibited by the United Nations “I really like painting the for- leads a nationalist government refugee agency (UNHCR) at Bu- est and things like that, because with a strongly anti-immigrant Barcelona beach dapest’s week-long “Love Revo- on my journey we were in many platform, an issue that has lution” music festival, which forests... I have very bad memo- dominated his agenda since 2015 A beach in Barcelona was drew hundreds of thousands of ries of that, but I love painting when hundreds of thousands evacuated yesterday after police visitors. forests,” she said. of migrants marched through A festivalgoer looks at the paintings by Faqirzada at the Sziget music festival in Budapest. found an explosive device in the Faqirzada arrived at Hunga- “As you know, painting is not Hungary en route to western Eu- water that appeared to be old, ry’s southern border with Serbia something that many like (in rope. automatically rejecting all asy- mental human right. hibited in a tent not far from the possibly dating back some 80 with her parents at the begin- Afghanistan), they say it is sin- There are hardly any people lum requests from people who “There is no grass, no trees, main stage. years to the Spanish Civil War, a ning of this year and submitted ful and so on, so they don’t do it. coming these days. arrived via Serbia, saying it was nothing, just razor-wire fence, “I think they are incredible, Civil Guard spokeswoman said. requests for asylum which were The fi rst time I ever painted was Faqirzada’s family fl ed Af- a safe third country. security guards and armed po- especially for someone who has Police established a security rejected by the authorities. in Serbia,” she added. ghanistan after suicide bomb- He said Faqirzada’s parents licemen,” he added. only two years’ experience and I perimeter of 250m (800’) around A Hungarian court heard Painting gives her a sense of ers blew themselves up inside were awaiting deportation as The Hungarian government think it is really amazing that she the device off the Sant Sebastia her appeal and her case is now peace in the camp, she said. the Kabul parliament building their case had been rejected. says the camps are not detention can make those paintings out of beach, one of Barcelona’s most pending again at the Immigra- Last month the United Na- where her father worked as a Simon said that it was unac- centres, as asylum-seekers can a refugee camp,” said Dutch fes- popular beaches. tion Offi ce. tions Special Rapporteur on the public servant. ceptable that asylum-seekers, always leave them for Serbia. tivalgoer Chiel van Dyck, 18. “It Navy specialists will arrive today She cannot leave the transit human rights of migrants said Erno Simon, a spokesman for including many children, were At the music festival, billed is horrible for those people to get to deactivate the device, which zone camp at the border unless there were 280 people in two UNHCR in Budapest said that being detained on the border, as “The Island of Freedom”, the ripped out of their homes and could date back to the 1936-1939 she returns to Serbia and gives such “prison-like” facilities since last year Hungary has been as seeking asylum was a funda- handful of paintings were ex- they have to leave their country.” Civil War, the spokeswoman said. Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 13 INDIA BSNL landline proves a boon for Kashmir residents

IANS ity and Internet facility in Kash- ple, the authorities decided to the only means of communica- the last five days,” the official me. My son is in Chennai. I have of all other service providers in Srinagar mir on August 5. restore BSNL landline phones in tion between the Kashmir Valley said. been speaking to him regularly the valley continue to wear a de- A total communication black- the state in a phased-manner af- and the outside world. “Our staff has been working since our BSNL landline was re- serted look. out followed the snapping of ter August 20. “This has resulted in a huge 24X7 to maintain the exchang- stored,” said Mehrajuddin, who “No subscriber of any mobile SNL landline phones mobile phone and landline con- State government spokes- rush of prospective subscribers es for uninterrupted connec- lives in the Rajbagh area of Sri- phone company has approached have become a lifeline for nections, leaving lakhs of locals man Rohit Kansal said that out at all the BSNL offi ces in the val- tivity while those posted at the nagar. me for payment of bills, recharg- Bthe people of Jammu and without any access to the out- of 96,000 landline phones, over ley,” a senior BSNL offi cial said in main offices are processing “Not just me and my family, ing of prepaid phones, or for ob- Kashmir since all cellular phones side world. 80,000 have already been made Srinagar. applications for new connec- neighbours and relatives have taining data facility during the were snapped across the state Kashmiris were unable to functional, although the broad- “Subscribers who had given tions.” since been visiting us regu- last 20 days,” said Abdul Hamid, early this month. speak to their friends, relatives, band Internet facility on these up BSNL landline connection Kashmiris have suddenly dis- larly to speak to their children who runs a cell phone service As a preventive measure to and children studying in edu- connections continues to remain are paying their dues to have covered that BSNL landlines are and friends outside the val- outlet in North Kashmir’s Gan- maintain law and order in the cational institutions or carrying suspended. their phones restored. In ad- their best bet during the present ley.” derbal district. wake of the abrogation of Ar- out their business activities out- With the continuing suspen- dition, thousands of others trying times. In contrast to the crowds wit- “For scores of mobile phone ticles 35A and 370, authorities side the state. sion of all cellular phone servic- have applied to obtain fresh “Old is gold. BSNL landlines nessed at BSNL administration outlets like mine, it’s a shutters- suspended all phone connectiv- To provide relief to the peo- es, BSNL landlines have become landline connections during have become a great relief for offi ces and exchanges, outlets down situation.”

IAS offi cer ‘disturbed’ Offi cials defend over curbs, resigns move to block

IANS Thiruvananthapuram

33-year-old Indian Ad- politicians from ministrative Service (IAS) Aoffi cer, lauded for his work during the 2018 Kerala fl oods, has quit the coveted government job stating he was “disturbed” over re- strictions in Jammu and Kashmir. visiting Kashmir Kannan Gopinathan, a 2012 IAS offi cer from Kerala posted in Agencies getting to normalcy, we didn’t drunk on power and arrogance Dadra and Nagar Haveli as Power New Delhi want any controversial state- of majoritarianism and they and Non-Conventional Energy ment from anyone. That’s why have snatched away all precepts Secretary, said there was denial they were asked to return from of humanity, ethics and democ- of “fundamental rights” to lakhs uthorities yesterday de- the airport itself,” Singh said. racy,” he said. of people in Jammu and Kashmir fended blocking oppo- Malik said he invited Gandhi The Hurriyat Conference add- for weeks after the state lost its Asition politicians from out of goodwill but that he then ed that Pakistan and the wider special status earlier this month. visiting Jammu and Kashmir, politicised the issue. Muslim community should Gopinathan put in his papers saying it was to “avoid contro- The controversy came as key “come forward to help the be- on August 21. He had been in the versy” weeks after stripping the separatist group Hurriyat Con- sieged people”. news last year for his role in the state of its autonomy and impos- ference, a coalition of separa- The call came as the federal fl ood relief eff orts. ing a major clampdown. tists, released its fi rst offi cial home ministry refuted a report “I joined civil service with the The Bharatiya Janata Party comments since the clampdown by News18 television yesterday hope that I can be the voice of government has been criticised and called for locals to “resist at that the state was running out those who have been silenced. But by the main opposition Con- this critical juncture” New Del- of lifesaving medicines, saying here, I lost my own voice,” Gopi- gress party over the contentious hi’s move. supplies were “slightly higher nathan said after his resignation. move on August 5 that brings “Each and every person must than the monthly average”. “I once thought being in civil Kashmir – which has waged an face the naked Indian brutal- Meanwhile, almost 250 stone- services meant an opportu- armed rebellion against Indian ity with courage. People should pelting incidents in have left nity to expand the rights and control since 1989 – under its organise peaceful protests and dozens injured in the state. freedoms of fellow citizens!,” he direct rule. demonstrations in their areas of Despite the clampdown there tweeted on August 20. The state remains under residence,” top separatist leader have been frequent protests “In Kashmir, fundamental strict lockdown with move- Syed Ali Geelani said in a state- against the government’s move, rights of lakhs of people have ment limited and many phone ment. some turning violent. been suspended for 20 days. And and Internet services cut, al- “While doing so, we must There were nearly 250 stone- many in India seem to be okay though authorities say they remain absolutely disciplined pelting incidents in the valley with it. This is happening in India have been easing restrictions and not give the enemy, who is between August 5 and 22, with in 2019. Article 370 or its abroga- gradually. armed and ready to kill, any ex- 220 taking place in Srinagar tion is not the issue, but denying Former Congress president cuse whatsoever to hurt our lives alone, the Times of India daily citizens their right to respond to Rahul Gandhi was earlier invited and property,” he said. reported. it is the main issue. They could by Governor Satya Pal Malik to “If the Indian armed forces At least 56 paramilitary police welcome the move or protest it, visit Kashmir. still attack our gatherings, the were injured in the violence and that’s their right,” Gopinathan, But video released by Con- entire responsibility for the pos- around 25 vehicles were dam- instrumental in transforming a gress showed Gandhi question- sible loss of lives and property aged, the report said. loss-making government elec- ing offi cials about why he was will be on them, and the world The highest number of stone- tricity distribution fi rm into a stopped from entering Kash- will remain witness to their pelting incidents recorded in profi t-making one, told NDTV. mir’s main city of Srinagar at the deeds.” Kashmir on a single day, after the In his July 31 reply to the Min- airport on Saturday. Referring to the govern- end of special status, was 44 on istry of Home Aff airs memo, “The governor has said I’m in- ment’s decision to split the re- August 6, it said. served on him on July 8, he re- vited. He has invited me so I have gion into two, Geelani said the Stone-pelting is commonly futed the charges of insubordi- come but you’re saying I can’t move showed the real “deceit- witnessed during protests in nation, dereliction of duty and go,” he said. ful and brutal” nature of the the state when mobs of youth dilatory tactics. “And the government is say- authorities. target security forces and po- He gave a detailed break-up ing everything is OK, everything “They are a fi rm and brazen lice deployed for crowd con- of the work carried out under his is normal. So if everything is display of India’s intention in trol. various charges and how excise normal, why are we not allowed forcing a demographic change Administrative offi cial Rohit collections increased during his out? It is a bit surprising.” and the creation of settler colo- Kansal said scattered protests time and how there was improve- State police chief Dilbagh nies in Kashmir in violation of all by small groups and clashes with ment in the functioning and deliv- Singh said police supported the international laws and the Unit- police had resulted in injuries ery of the various departments he decision. ed Nations resolutions on Kash- to several people, but they were was in charge of. A paramilitary trooper patrols at the top of a hill in Srinagar yesterday. “In an environment that is mir. The rulers from Delhi are discharged after fi rst-aid. Fortify embankment along Girl’s throat slit border to stop fl oods: CM in kite accident AFP throat was slit by a kite string New Delhi while he was riding his motor- IANS the fl oods. According to the dep- the fl ood-aff ected areas and 31 bike, also in Delhi, media reports Chandigarh uty commissioner, in 15 fl ood-af- people have been evacuated to said. fected villages in Makhu and Hus- the nearby relief camps. young girl riding on a mo- A three-year-old boy was re- saniwala areas, at least 500 people With the help of local resi- torcycle with her father in portedly electrocuted after his unjab Chief Minister Am- have been evacuated and 630 have dents and religious and social or- ANew Delhi has died after a kite string - believed to be wet arinder Singh yesterday been given medical aid. ganisations, two major breaches glass-coated kite string slit her and coated with metal - came Pasked the Water Resources In addition, nearly 950 food in the Satluj river in Jalandhar throat, reports said yesterday, into contact with an electric wire Department to work out a joint packets have been distributed district have been plugged at the second incident in a week. in the city. action plan to strengthen the to the people, and arrangements Mau Sahib and Meowal villages, Kite fl ying is a popular sport Last month, a three-year-old embankment along the Indo- have been made for supply of while work on other breaches at in India, but has turned deadly in died when a kite string was en- Pakistan border to avert fl ooding feed and fodder to the livestock. Powahari Sailkiana in Phillaur recent years, with people using tangled around her uncle’s neck of nearby villages. The deputy commissioner told and Jania Chahal in Shahkot was strings coated in metal or glass in southern Delhi. Responding to the chief min- the meeting that the strength- nearing completion. to try to cut down competitors’ The pair, who were riding on a ister’s request, the federal Home ening work at Tendiwala village On Kapurthala district, the kites. motorcycle, hit a divider and fell Ministry has decided to send a cen- was going on in full swing and chief minister was informed The number of deaths and in- off a fl yover, News18 television tral team to assess the damage and the army was assisting in fi xing there was no loss of human life juries jumps around Independ- reported. loss caused by fl oods in the state. the rift on the embankment. and cattle and the district ad- ence Day on August 15 when Authorities and animal rights Presiding over a high-level Singh asked the deputy com- ministration had set up 20 vil- many people traditionally take activists say birds have also been meeting to review the fl ood situ- missioner to keep a close tab on the lage-wise fl ood relief teams. to the skies, often with kites maimed or killed by the strings, ation in Ferozepur, Jalandhar, Ka- ongoing strengthening work to en- Singh also expressed concern painted in the colours of the In- known locally as manjha. purthala and Ropar districts, the sure its completion at the earliest. over the southwest monsoon dian fl ag. The Delhi government three chief minister asked offi cials to While reviewing the progress getting reactivated in the region In the latest incident on Sat- years ago issued an immediate ensure strengthening of the Tendi- of relief and rehabilitation that may impact relief and res- urday, the four-year-old was ban on the production, sale and wala embankment in Ferozepur measures being undertaken in cue works and aggravate fl ood travelling to a temple in India’s storage of strings modifi ed to district along the Pakistan border. Jalandhar, the chief minister was situation in the state. capital with her father when be razor-sharp, after a spate of Singh also directed the deputy informed that 389 families with “In view of resumption of nearly half her neck was cut by deaths. commissioner of Ferozepur to 1,690 members in the fl ood-hit rainfall, have directed all minis- the string, the Times of India re- The government said any- keep National Disaster Response villages have been taken care of. ters in charge and DCs (deputy ported doctors as saying. one caught with the strings Force (NDRF) teams on standby to At least 4,600 people have so commissioners) to step up vigil,” Commuters make their way along a road as rain falls in Amritsar A 28-year-old engineer died faced a fi ve-year jail term and a meet any emergency arising out of far visited the medical camps in he tweeted. in Punjab yesterday. on Independence Day when his Rs100,000 fi ne. Gulf Times 14 Monday, August 26, 2019 INDIA

CRIME DEFENCE CONTROVERSY POLITICS PUNISHMENT Daughter, son-in-law Army chief visits Eastern Andhra off icial quits TTD Samajwadi likely to ally Seven medical students held for woman’s murder Command headquarters panel over parallel probe with SBSP in Uttar Pradesh suspended for ragging

Police have arrested the daughter and son-in- Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat Unhappy over a parallel inquiry ordered into the The Samajwadi Party (SP) is likely to enter The Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences law of a woman, whose body was found in a took stock of the operational readiness of the alleged misappropriation of Rs4 crore at Tirumala into an alliance with the Suheldev Bhartiya (UPUMS) in Sefai, Etawah has suspended seven Kolkata street yesterday. The body of Sampa Eastern Command during a two-day visit to its Tirupati Devasthanam’s Sri Venkateswara Samaj Party (SBSP) for the upcoming students of the 2018 MBBS batch for three months Chakraborty, 47, was found wrapped in a piece headquarters in Kolkata that ended yesterday. temple in New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh Resident by-elections to 13 assembly seats in Uttar for ragging junior students and forcing them to cloth at the Basudavpur Road, said a police “The COAS appreciated the high standards of Commissioner Praveen Prakash has resigned as Pradesh. The SP’s alliance with the Bahujan tonsure their heads. A fine of Rs25,000 was also off icer. Preliminary investigation revealed that operational readiness of the Eastern Command and chairman of the TTD Local Advisory Committee Samaj Party (BSP) had cracked up after slapped on each of them. An FIR will also be lodged the deceased was a resident of an apartment also expressed his confidence over the capability of (LAC). Prakash on Saturday sent his resignation the Lok Sabha elections while the SBSP- against the seven students, sources said. Besides, a in the same lane where her body was found. the formations of the Eastern Command theatre,” to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which Bharartiya Janata Party alliance also snapped penalty of Rs5,000 was imposed on all 150 students When police went to her apartment it was locked a spokesperson said. Rawat also interacted with manages the world’s richest Hindu temple at during the polls. SBSP president and former of the 2018 batch. The university suspended a and there was no trace of her family members. off icers and soldiers and praised them for their Tirumala in Tirupati. His move came after the Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar hostel superintendent, besides removing the The neighbours told the police there was a big professionalism while exhorting the troops to Andhra Pradesh government ordered a probe had a meeting with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav dean of Students’ Welfare, and sacking security quarrel in the family on Saturday night. One continue to work with zeal and dedication to by the Vigilance and Enforcement Department recently and the two leaders are said to have personnel who were on duty on the fateful day. neighbour said she had seen the woman’s overcome all challenges. He also went round into alleged financial irregularities by TTD staff in discussed the possibility of an alliance for the In another development, Chief Minister Yogi daughter and son-in-law carrying something the palliative care centre ‘Sparse’ in Barrackpore New Delhi. The fresh probe was ordered even as assembly by-polls. According to sources in Adityanath has summoned Vice Chancellor Raj with them that night. Suspecting them to Cantonment which was established in April to Prakash, an IAS off icer, was conducting an inquiry the SP, the two parties have almost decided Kumar for an urgent meeting. Last Tuesday, around be robbers, she also made a video of their provide succour to terminally ill patients and their on the direction of the TTD following a petition by to treat the by-elections as a ‘test case’ for the 150 first-year students were forced to tonsure their movement near the apartment’s garage. families who are beyond active medical treatment. an anonymous person alleging the scam. future alliance. heads and march on the campus by seniors. Modi calls for stepping up campaign to banish plastic

IANS “I also appeal to the corporate New Delhi sector to come out with ways and means proactively for ap- propriate disposal of all accu- rime Minister Narendra mulated plastic. It can be recy- Modi yesterday urged In- cled; it can be transformed into Pdians to launch “a new fuel. This way we can accom- revolution” to banish single- plish our task of ensuring safe use plastic so that environment disposal of plastic waste before is protected. this Diwali. All that is needed is “This year, when we celebrate a resolve. Can there be a greater Bapu’s 150th birth anniversary, inspiration than Gandhi?” he we shall not only dedicate to said. him an India that is Open Defe- The prime minister added cation Free, but shall also lay the that he will launch a ‘Fit India’ foundation of a new revolution movement on August 29, which against plastic, by people them- is celebrated as the national selves, throughout the country,” sports day. “I want to see you Modi said in his monthly Mann fi t and make you fi tness con- ki Baat radio address. scious.” “Let us celebrate Gandhi Jay- Stressing that the Indian cul- anti this year as a mark of plas- ture put a great emphasis on Home Minister Amit Shah pays tributes to former finance minister Arun Jaitley at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi yesterday. tic free Mother India. Let us grain, he said that a balanced celebrate October 2 as a special and nutritious food was neces- day,” he said. sary. The prime minister called for “Due to lack of awareness – the same level of energy and rich as well as poor – are suff er- enthusiasm in the fi ght against ing from malnutrition. A cam- plastic which was seen in the paign on nutrition will be run in campaign for cleanliness. September across the country,” “The plastic-free campaign he said. Jaitley’s last rites held has enthused people from all The prime minister also asked strata of society. Many of my people to visit places with nat- merchant brothers and sisters ural beauty and wildlife such have put up a placard at their as northeastern India and Jim establishments, mentioning Corbett National Park in Utta- that customers ought to carry rakhand. shopping bags with them. This “There is glorious abundance with full state honours will result in monetary sav- of nature in the northeast and ings and they will also be able Jim Corbett National Park,” IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi abroad, expressed grief over the headquarters around 2pm. headquarters where party to contribute to protecting the Modi said in the radio pro- New Delhi counted as a friend, died at the demise. Delhi Police gave a gun salute in leaders paid their last re- environment,” he said. gramme. All India Institute of Medical Modi tweeted: “With the de- Jaitley’s honour. spects. Modi also urged the people “Your eyes will be fastened Sciences on Saturday. He had mise of Arun Jaitleyji, I have lost “Jaitley’s demise is a big loss A minor scuffl e broke out to celebrate Gandhi’s birth an- with the nature of the northeast ormer fi nance minister been ailing for some time. a valued friend whom I have had to the nation as well the party,” between security forces and niversary by collecting and dis- and your mind will be further Arun Jaitley was cremated Vice President M Venkaiah the honour of knowing for dec- said Arjun Singh, a local BJP people as they tried to enter posing of plastic waste. broadened, become sombre and Fwith full state honours at Naidu and senior political lead- ades. His insight on issues and leader. the party headquarters. The “Let us celebrate Gandhi’s calm,” he said. the Nigambodh Ghat in New ers cutting across the party nuanced understanding of mat- A man in the crowd said: “He doors were later opened for the anniversary as a special ‘shram- Modi also said that after the Delhi yesterday amid heavy lines were at the crematorium to ters had very few parallels. We was a leader of the people’s people, following which a long daan’ festival where everyone recent broadcast of his Man rain. pay their tributes to Jaitley. will miss him.” choice... not only us but he was queue emerged on the Deen will donate one’s own labour. Vs Wild episode on Discovery The veteran Bharatiya Janata They included Defence Min- Hundreds of mourners gath- loved by every politician, be it Dayal Upadhyay Marg. I urge all municipalities, mu- Channel with Bear Grylls, peo- Party (BJP) died on Saturday ister Rajnath Singh, Home Min- ered at the ghat to bid adieu to from BJP or any other party in Jaitley was admitted to the nicipal corporations, district ple were talking about wildlife aged 66. ister Amit Shah, BJP working the BJP veteran who began his the alliance or the opposition. AIIMS on August 9 after he administrations, gram pan- and environment conserva- A virtual Who’s Who of the president J P Nadda and Lok political career at a young age The nation has lost a gem.” complained of breathlessness. chayats, government and non- tion. BJP and the government, the Sabha Speaker Om Birla. and was imprisoned during the Rajni, a resident of Kalkaji, His condition steadily wors- governmental bodies and every The episode was shot at legal fraternity and hundreds of Others were Chief Ministers Emergency period of 1975-77. said: “I am a great political en- ened, and he was put on life citizen to work towards ensur- Jim Corbett National Park in common people were in attend- Nitish Kumar of Bihar, B S Yedi- He enjoyed personal rapport thusiast and loved listening to support. The recipient of a kid- ing adequate arrangement for Nainital district, Uttarakhand. ance as the late leader’s son, yurappa of Karnataka, Arvind with leaders of various political all his speeches... he was an ney transplant, he had also un- collection and storage of plastic Established in 1936 as Hailey Rohan Jaitley, performed the Kejriwal of Delhi, Federal Min- parties. outstanding orator.” dergone dialysis on Thursday. waste.” National Park, it is India’s old- last rites. When the funeral pyre ister Smriti Irani and yoga guru His mortal remains, wrapped Earlier in the day, Jaitley’s His condition deteriorated on He also sought the co-opera- est national park, where Project was being lit, it started pouring. Baba Ramdev. in the tricolour, arrived at the body was brought from his Friday and he breathed his last tion of the corporate sector. Tiger was launched in 1973. The former minister, who Prime Minister Modi, who is crematorium from the BJP south Delhi home to the BJP at 12.07pm on Saturday. ‘Imports, local production Legislator sent to jail Punjab Congress of fi ghters will boost IAF’ slams Swamy IANS than work for Sikh interests,” Chandigarh they said. IANS been authorised for a single- with its own share of uncertain- The silence of the SAD on New Delhi front against Pakistan. But this ties. We should have three lines of various issues, including the number was never sought to be production,” retired Air Marshal ight Punjab Congress opposition to the corridor by a increased. The number of aircraft S B P Sinha told IANS. legislators yesterday hit BJP leader, “proved that it was ndian Air Force veterans have began dwindling after 2001-02 “We should consider indige- Eout at Bharatiya Janata hand in glove with the BJP in called for more lines of pro- because induction was not com- nous line of production and pro- Party MP Subramanian Swamy this sin”, they said. Iduction apart from incen- mensurate with the rate at which curing single-engine and twin- over his remarks that the work “It was part of a deep-root- tivisation of the private sector to ageing aircraft were retiring. engine fi ghter jets from Western on the Kartarpur corridor ed conspiracy that Swamy gave bridge a shortfall in numbers of As of 2019, India has 30 squad- countries. For procurements, we should be stopped in the inter- this statement in Chandigarh. its fi ghter fl eet. rons of fi ghter jets compared to should not get into multi-vendor est of the nation. Now, the cat has come out of As is evident from the state- Pakistan’s 25. India’s indigenous competition because we are not The leaders slammed the bag and the Punjab BJP ment of Air Chief Marshal B S Light Combat Aircraft, which looking at price alone but at re- Swamy, saying his comments leadership must clarify their Dhanoa last week about ageing was later christened Tejas, was sults too. The government and had hurt the sentiments of position as to whether they are aircraft, it is apparent that the in the offi ng in 1985. The govern- the IAF should decide on which Sikhs. in agreement with the state- government is seized of the need ment has been looking forward to jets to procure. The procurement In a joint press statement, ment of their party leader or to strengthen the fi ghting capa- bridge IAF shortages through the should be a mix of single-engine ministers Sukhjinder Singh not,” they said. bilities of the IAF. Tejas MK 1A, the Tejas MK 2 and and twin-engine jets by com- Randhawa and Bharat Bhushan Swamy on Saturday said the Addressing a seminar in Delhi the Tejas AMCA with the MiGs puting a cost-benefi t analysis Ashu, besides legislators, said work on the Kartarpur corridor on the topic of modernisation and set to retire in the next four years. and keeping in mind the opera- the BJP and its ally Shiromani should be stopped in the inter- indigenisation of the IAF, Dhanoa “Since the Tejas was in the off - tional risks involved”. Akali Dal (SAD) must clear est of the nation. asked why one should fl y aircraft ing, there was no procurement Defence experts are of the Controversial Bihar legislator Anant Singh arrives at Beur Jail their stand on the issue. Clarifying the party’s stand that are 44 years’ old when no one of other aircraft. You should not opinion that the private sector after a court remanded him in judicial custody for two weeks “The entire Punjab, espe- on the issue, state BJP’s Punjab drives cars of that vintage. focus on developmental aircraft must be incentivised in order to in connection with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act cially the Sikh circle, knows it unit president Shwait Malik The IAF had 42 squadrons of alone. Delay is inherent in the help state defence manufactur- (UAPA) case, in Patna yesterday. too well that the Badal family told the media it was Swamy’s fi ghter jets in 1985 which had process of developmental aircraft ers in equipment production. loves to cling to power rather personal opinion. Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 15

LATIN AMERICA

Ex-NFL player’s son charged in parents’ killings arrested after manhunt Drip irrigation, Mexican authorities have arrested Dylan The two were found dead on Wednesday Investigation, authorities say. home’s entryway. He had been shot Bennett, the 22-year-old man charged in their home after a friend became But Mexican law enforcement captured multiple times. His wife, who also was with murdering his parents in their Long concerned when phone calls and texts Bennett around noon, before Och had a shot several times, was found on the Prairie, Minneapolis, home last week, to the couple had gone unanswered. An chance to relay that information. kitchen floor. sun and solar after a four-day manhunt led them to his autopsy indicated that they were killed Bennett remains in the custody of the A vehicle used by their son was still hotel in Cancun. sometime on Monday. FBI and will be transported back to at the home, the complaint said. On Bennett withdrew a large sum of cash Bennett travelled to Columbus, Ohio, Todd County in the coming days to face the car seat was an empty box for a from the couple’s bank account last where he boarded a flight on Wednesday charges. 9-millimetre handgun, loose 9mm Monday morning and fled the country, to Atlanta and then to Cancun, Mexico, Last December, Barry Bennett rounds and another box of 9mm make Colombia investigators say. He was charged in according to criminal charges filed on reported to the Todd County Sheriff’s ammunition. A car used by Carol Todd County District Court with two Friday. His cellphone pinged in Mexico as Office that Dylan, who had been in a Bennett was missing. counts of second-degree murder in the recently as Thursday. mental health treatment facility, had Barry Bennett, a defensive lineman, deaths of Barry Bennett, 63, a former On Saturday morning, Bennett expressed thoughts about killing his started with the NFL in 1978, playing for desert bloom NFL player and Long Prairie physical contacted Sheriff Steve Och just before parents. the New Orleans Saints and the New education teacher, and his wife, Carol his arrest announcing his intention to According to the criminal complaint, York Jets before a brief time with the Bennett, 66. turn himself in to the Federal Bureau of Barry Bennett was found dead in the Minnesota Vikings. Thomson Reuters Foundation for the Wayuu, said Carlo Scara- Guayabal, Colombia mella, country director in Co- lombia for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). hen Tomas Suarez “The pressure on scarce re- turned up last year in sources is intensifying because Wthis remote Guayabal of the increasing number of mi- community in the arid La Guajira grant communities, linked by region with seeds and the skills bonds of solidarity and common to grow food year round, locals ethnic identity,” he said. greeted him with scepticism. In Guayabal, WFP provided Members of the indigenous food aid for three months while Wayuu tribe, to which he be- the locals focused on building longs, told him he was crazy. their garden with FAO’s assist- Not even a year later, the ance. half-acre plot is a fi eld of green, Without such support, Scara- brimming with vibrant cilantro, mella said these indigenous unripe tomatoes, verdant cu- communities in harsh, remote cumbers and baby watermelons, regions far from markets might all thriving under a blazing sun. be unable to respond to the crisis. For a community where farm- Four million Venezuelans — ing depended on rain — with nary more than a tenth of the popu- a drop seen for nine months — it lation — have left their country was nothing short of a miracle. since late 2015, with Colombia “This land had nothing, just hosting the largest group, the UN cactus,” said local farmer John said recently. Haifer Pana, pointing to the arid Offi cial government fi gures surroundings where little grew in show nearly 1.3mn Venezuelans sandy soil. have settled in Colombia, but Home to Colombia’s largest aid workers and political ana- indigenous group, the matri- lysts believe the number could be lineal Wayuu, and neglected by higher. successive governments, it is a In La Guajira, many Wayuu region of barren landscapes, in- have relatives across the porous tense heat, little infrastructure, border where work was more and where a number of former available. mayors have been imprisoned on Decades of confl ict in Colom- corruption. bia and a lack of area infrastruc- A prolonged drought between ture made trade easier with the 2012 and 2016 contributed to neighbouring country. food shortages and the death of “The family we have in Ven- children and animals, aid work- ezuela would send us food and ers said. things,” said Mayelis Pana in Smoke billows from forest fires in the municipality of Candeias do Jamari, close to Porto Velho in Rondonia state, in the Amazon basin in northwestern Brazil. But now there are cereals for Guayabal. “When the problems the animals, and eggplant, cab- started in Venezuela, we stopped bages and sweet peppers for receiving them and they started the families, thanks to a drip coming here.” irrigation system linked to so- With lower incomes from fall- lar-powered pumps that carry ing trade and more mouths to water from a rehabilitated un- feed, the Wayuu in La Guajira is derground well. now facing a crisis, she said. The project is part of UN ef- But their struggle is invisible G7 close to deal on tackling forts to support communities to those outside the region, said in Colombia which, beyond the Manuela Angel Gonzalez, FAO’s entrenched poverty, are hosting assistant representative in Co- and feeding tens of thousands of lombia, because of La Guajira’s Venezuelans fl eeing political and isolated remoteness. economic turmoil in their home- “There are thousands of these Amazon fi res, says Macron land. communities in La Guajira, and The hope is for the new gar- every one of them is receiving Reuters ada, were fi nalising a possible ternational concern because of “While respecting sovereign- scorched by the blazes, sending dens to improve food availabil- family from Venezuela,” she said. Biarritz, France deal on “technical and fi nancial the Amazon’s importance to the ty, we must have a goal of refor- thick smoke billowing into the ity and quality before increasing “And there will be a breaking help”. global environment. estation and we must help each sky and increasing air pollution population causes hunger and point.” Macron shunted the Amazon Macron last week accused country to develop economi- across the world’s largest rain- malnutrition to spike. For now, hopes are high for rench President Em- fi res to the top of the summit Brazilian President Jair Bol- cally,” he said. forest, which is seen as crucial to So did the locals change their the new gardens to provide food manuel Macron yesterday agenda after declaring them a sonaro’s government of not do- Meanwhile Brazil yesterday mitigating climate change. minds about Garcia? “They year-round regardless of the Fsaid leaders of the world’s global emergency, and kicked off ing enough to protect the area deployed two C-130 Hercules Experts say increased land hugged me,” a smiling Garcia, a weather, and for local commu- major industrialised nations discussions about the disaster and of lying about its environ- aircraft to douse fi res devouring clearing during the months- technical support offi cer with nities to continue growing crops were close to an agreement on at a welcome dinner for fellow mental commitments. parts of the Amazon rainforest, long dry season to make way for the United Nations’ Food and once the UN has left. how to help fi ght the Amazon leaders on Saturday. Macron yesterday said world as hundreds of new blazes were crops or grazing has aggravated Agriculture Organisation (FAO) FAO and WFP are training forest fi res and try to repair the An EU offi cial, who declined to powers needed to be ready to ignited ahead of nationwide the problem this year. in Colombia, told the Thomson them on planting, harvesting devastation. be named, said the G7 leaders had help with reforestation, but ac- protests over the destruction. “It gets worse every year — Reuters Foundation. and storing techniques, with the “There’s a real convergence to agreed to do everything they could knowledged there were diff erent Heavy smoke covered the city this year, the smoke has been The FAO said there are simi- company providing the drip sys- say: ‘let’s all agree to help those to help tackle the fi res, giving Ma- views over this aspect, without of Porto Velho in the northwest- really serious,” Deliana Amorim, lar projects in 19 communities tem committed to at least two countries hit by these fi res’,” he cron a mandate to contact all the going into details. ern state of Rondonia where the 46, said in Porto Velho where across La Guajira, a vast and years’ assistance, according to told reporters in Biarritz, which countries in the Amazon region to “There are several sensitivi- defence ministry said the planes half a million people live. isolated region on the Carib- FAO’s Angel Gonzalez. is hosting the annual summit of see what was needed. ties which were raised around have started dumping thousands At least seven states, includ- bean coast bordering Venezuela Lucero Granadillo, 53 and liv- leaders from the Group of Seven “It was the easiest part of the the table because all of that also of litres of water, amid a global ing Rondonia, have requested and among Colombia’s poorest ing in Tutchon, another commu- nations. talks,” the offi cial said. depends on the Amazon coun- uproar over the worst fi res in the army’s help in the Amazon, areas nity WFP and FAO are helping, He said the G7 countries com- A record number of fi res are tries,” he said, adding that the years. where more than 43,000 troops The migration crisis has fur- learned to set up the wind mill- prising the US, Japan, Germany, ravaging the rainforest, many world’s biggest rainforest was Swathes of the remote region are based and available to com- ther complicated the situation powered irrigation system. France, Italy, Britain and Can- of them in Brazil, drawing in- vital to the future of the planet. bordering Bolivia have been bat fi res, offi cials said. Argentina executives, graduates eye jobs abroad

Reuters gust this year compared to last. Macri’s rival Fernandez has upwards trajectory since 2017 transfers for concerned staff. Santiago “I think people feel a bit of de- former president Cristina Fern- in applicants for roles in Brazil, “It is not easy for everyone to spair,” said Nicholas Schmidt, andez de Kirchner as his run- Mexico and Chile from Argentine change countries, the people who head of executive search fi rm ning mate, heralding a potential candidates, but the number had are going to do it quickly are peo- rgentine executives and Spencer Stuart’s fi nancial servic- return to “Kirchnerismo”, when doubled the week after the pri- ple who have already had experi- graduates shocked by es division in Chile, who received Argentina had currency controls mary vote. ence abroad,” he said. APresident Mauricio Macri’s a fl ood of e-mail and phone en- and other interventionist poli- “Argentines are extremely Chile, one of Latin America’s drubbing in elections this month quiries after the primary results. cies. fl exible salary wise and have a most stable economies and a have begun calling and e-mailing “I get a sense that going for- By last weekend, the phrase very good reputation in the re- short fl ight from Argentina over in droves in search of work in ward we are going to be seeing a “the only exit is Ezeiza”, a refer- gion,” he said. “It’s been gradual the Andes Mountains, has ab- Brazil, Chile and Colombia, head lot of very bright Argentine can- ence to the country’s main in- as diff erent people have diff erent sorbed successive waves of high- hunters and visa advisers said. didates. It’s a shame for Argen- ternational airport, had begun pain points and family commit- ly qualifi ed Argentine migrants. Executive search specialists say tina,” he said. trending on Twitter in Argentina. ments but this most recent news Among recent arrivals is the resumes that have deluged In Argentina itself, companies “I want my children to have a will defi nitely bring a huge spike.” Agustina Bertuzzi, 29, a public their offi ces in those countries helping their countrymen to leave good future, and today I am not Colombia, projected by the relations graduate from north- reached a peaked after Macri lost are experiencing a boom. seeing it in Argentina,” said Guill- IMF as the Latin American coun- eastern Argentina who moved to ground to a centre-left Peronist Bernardo Carignano, creator of ermo Galia, 38, who works in tex- try whose economy is likely to Santiago, Chile, two months ago challenger in the August 11 pri- the visa assistance website “Yo me tiles marketing. grow fastest this year, has also to work for Robert Walters, the mary elections, causing the peso animo y vos”, said he saw traffi c to When he was off ered a job in attracted interest from Argen- British headhunting fi rm. to plummet in value. his site increase the week after the Italy a few weeks ago, he said he tines. “It was a diffi cult decision to Leftist Alberto Fernandez is primary election to the highest President Mauricio Macri waves the Argentinian national flag next jumped at the chance. Marco D´Andrea, commer- leave but you have to think about now the front-runner ahead of an levels since it went online in 2008. to First Lady Juliana Awada at the balcony of the Casa Rosada Galia said he hoped to return to cial director for the headhunter your professional growth and October 27 general election and “On Instagram, too, in these presidential house in Buenos Aires. his home country eventually, but Experis-ManpowerGroup in Bo- your future,” she said. “I already has said he will seek to renegotiate last weeks, we have noticed our he would not rule out staying in gota, said several of his Argentine had friends in Chile, and my fam- a $57bn loan International Mon- followers are increasing much third largest economy, had been Instead, Macri has been ac- Italy should the economic situa- candidates who had previously ily supported me.” etary Fund deal agreed by Macri more daily than in previous their hope for an economic turna- cused of failing to attract suffi - tion not improve under a Fernan- worked in Colombia before re- Now she works to recruit oth- amid growing fears of a default. weeks,” he said. round after a decades-long cycle cient foreign direct investment dez government. turning home in recent years had er Argentines for jobs in Chile. In neighbouring Chile, recruit- A spokesman for Argentina’s of peso weakness and infl ation. while underestimating the infl a- In Brazil, Kevin Gibson, chief been in touch to say they were “It’s most attractive for single ment fi rm Randstad said the pres- ministry of labour, employment “There was a sense of hope tionary eff ect caused by cuts to of the Latin American division looking to leave again. candidates but even those with sure for jobs among Argentines and social security said it did not with him, a lot of people went utility subsidies that Argentines of Robert Walters, a large British He added that the human families are considering it now had been building for months as have access to migration data. back (to Argentina) and worked had long taken for granted. headhunting fi rm, said potential resources manager for a mul- because of the draw of a stable Argentina`s economy has splut- Several Argentine candidates in government,” Schmidt said. Today, unemployment stands further losses of Argentina’s hu- tinational pharmaceuticals job with prospects,” she said. “In tered, with their rate of applica- told potential recruiters that “People wanted to stay and felt at 10%, infl ation at 55% and the man capital would be other econ- firm based in Argentina had Argentina companies are cutting tions for jobs in Chile increasing Macri, elected in 2015 on a pledge things were going to improve sig- poverty rate between 27% and omies’ gain. told him they were due to hold jobs because with infl ation so by 246% between May and Au- to “normalise” Latin America’s nifi cantly going forward.” 35%. He said he had seen a steady a meeting to discuss potential high, it’s hard to operate.” Gulf Times 16 Monday, August 26, 2019 PAKISTAN Justice Saeed of Pakistan’s Govt justifi es Supreme Court retiring Internews Lawyers announce boycott of apex court functions Islamabad A large section of the legal fraternity in Pakistan announced boycott of all court functions to be held for the retiring judges of the Supreme Court, in ustice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, protest against the filing of references by the government against senior who was part of the Supreme judges in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). unilateral ECP JCourt’s larger bench that They also claimed that the SJC had become incompetent to hear the heard the Panama Papers case, presidential references against the judges due to its “demonstrated bias”, is set to retire tomorrow (August by disposing of one of the petitions against references targeting Justice 27). Faez Isa. He was appointed as an addi- The petitions filed by Isa, the Pakistan Bar Council and the Supreme Court tional judge in the Lahore High Bar Association, referred to the references filed against Isa and Justice Ka- Court (LHC) on December 1, rim Khan Agha of the Sindh High Court, and contended that they be placed 2004. before the full bench of the SC. appointments On November 17, 2011, he took The boycott was announced at the All Pakistan Lawyers Convention, oath as the LHC chief justice and hosted by the Karachi Bar Association at the city courts and a meeting of Internews been no such precedent that served as the high court’s top the lawyers’ action committee of the representatives of all bar councils and Islamabad such a letter had been written by judge till May 31, 2012. associations at the Sindh Bar Council’s off ice held in the Sindh High Court. an election authority chief. He was elevated as a judge of The participants unanimously adopted a resolution at the convention, de- Swati, however, did not elab- the Supreme Court of Pakistan claring that the references against Isa and Agha were frivolous, concocted efending its decision of orate on the future course of ac- on June 1, 2012. and mala fide, and were an attempt by the government to muzzle and unilaterally nominate tion, and concluded his message He remained part of several remove independent judges and subjugate the independence of the judici- Dtwo members to the with the statement that they larger benches and wrote land- ary in retaliation to the Faizabad dharna judgment authored by Isa. Election Commission of Paki- would make a “decision” keep- mark judgments which will be The lawyers deprecated what they termed non-transparency in the SJC’s stan (ECP), the federal govern- ing in view the background and remembered in judicial history. proceedings on the references, arbitrariness in the listing and hearing of ment said President Dr Arif Alvi to “strengthen the ECP”. He was among those LHC the references against the judges, as well as the selective publication of its made the appointments in line Meanwhile, National Party’s judges who had refused to take decisions in some references. with the Constitution and on Punjab chapter president Ayub oath under the Provisional Con- The lawyers also condemned the restrictions imposed on media freedom. the recommendations of the in- Malik alleged that the presi- stitutional Order (PCO) on No- The convention also endorsed the statement given by the Pakistan Bar stitutions concerned. dent and the prime minister had vember 3, 2007. Council and its vice-chairman Syed Amjad Shah regarding the undesirabil- Federal Minister for Parlia- violated the Constitution and, After his elevation, he re- ity of granting a three-year extension in service to the Chief of the Army mentary Aff airs Azam Khan therefore, they should be tried mained part of former chief jus- Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa. Swati, through a video message, for “sedition” under Article 6 of tice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s bench expressed his surprise over the the Constitution. and heard a number of high pro- refusal of Chief Election Com- The two major opposition fi le cases. verdict will be a hurdle in the way under Article 62(1)(f) also noted missioner (CEC) Justice (retired) President Alvi: appointed Siddiqui and Kakar in a ‘just and fair’ parties – the Pakistan Peoples Former additional attorney- of those who want to introduce a that the same constitutional pro- Mohamed Raza to administer manner and as an ‘impartial umpire’, says Minister Swati. Party (PPP) and the Pakistan general Waqar Rana believes that presidential system in the coun- vision must be interpreted with the oath of offi ce to the appoint- Muslim League – Nawaz (PML- Saeed has the ability to grasp try. great care, caution, and respect. ees. from Sindh and Baluchistan, the parliamentary committee on N) – have welcomed Raza’s complex legal questions straight- In 2016, he also penned the He said the apex court is em- The ECP chief’s decision has respectively, after months-long the appointment of the election stand, saying that the ECP had away and enunciate principles of judgment endorsing trial of powered to interpret the Consti- been hailed by the opposition deadlock between the govern- authority’s members had failed set an example by rejecting law and constitution with clarity. militants conducted by military tution but not to amend it, add- parties, which termed the gov- ment and the opposition over to break the deadlock. the unconstitutional move of It has also been witnessed that courts. ing that it is an equally elemental ernment’s move “unconstitu- the issue. He claimed that his ministry the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Saeed has the ability to keep the One section of lawyers disa- principle of interpretation of the tional”. Raza, in a letter sent to the had informed National Assem- (PTI)-led government. courtroom’s atmosphere pleas- greed with him in that matter. Constitution that nothing can be A National Party (NP) leader ministry of parliamentary af- bly Speaker Asad Qaiser about The PPP’s parliamentary ant through his great wit. Last year, Saeed authored a added thereto. even called for the trial of Presi- fairs, observed that the ECP the deadlock, and sought opin- leader in the Senate Sherry Re- In 21st Constitutional Amend- verdict wherein the Supreme “Therefore, we cannot read dent Alvi and Prime Minister members’ appointment was not ion from the law ministry before hman said the procedure for ment case four years ago, he au- Judicial Council (SJC) was asked into Article 62(1)(f) of the Con- Imran Khan under Article 6 of in accordance with the relevant forwarding a report to the presi- ECP members’ appointment thored the majority judgment, to reconsider its order about in- stitution, a period of such lack of the Constitution. articles of the Constitution. dent with recommendations, in had clearly been defi ned in the wherein salient features of the camera proceeding against supe- qualifi cation, which is not men- Raza had refused to adminis- The ECP chief had cited a the light of which the president Constitution, and that the gov- Constitution were laid down for rior courts judges. tioned therein,” he noted. ter the oath of offi ce to the ap- judgment rendered by a fi ve- made the decision on the ap- ernment had violated the docu- the fi rst time. He is also considered among Saeed was part of the larger pointees on Friday, saying that member bench of the Supreme pointments. ment. Eight judges endorsed his those judges who developed ju- Panama Paper bench which dis- their appointment was against Court in 2013, holding that the Swati said there is no prec- She said the government had opinion. risprudence on the qualifi cation/ qualifi ed former prime minister the Constitution. president did not enjoy discre- edent under which the govern- bypassed the opposition leader Saeed had declared that de- disqualifi cation of lawmakers. Nawaz Sharif on July 28, 2017. The two men, who were ap- tionary power in appointment ment could refer the matter to and the parliamentary commit- mocracy, the parliamentary form Expanding the Supreme The judge also suff ered cardiac pointed by Alvi on August 22, of the authority’s chief and the chief justice of Pakistan for a tee on appointment of the ECP of government, and the inde- Court’s jurisdiction, Saeed in his arrest during the hearing. arrived at the ECP headquarters members. fi nal decision under Article 186 members. pendence of the judiciary are the last year’s ruling has declared He was among the three judges to formally assume charge, but Raza made it clear that he of the Constitution. Rehman said the ECP had up- salient features of the Constitu- that it can initiate suo motu pro- who had diff ered from leading left dismayed. would not administer oath to He said the government could held the Constitution’s suprem- tion. ceedings to examine the qualifi - judge Asif Saeed Khosa’s view Raza’s stance had been the “unconstitutionally” ap- not leave any institution “dys- acy by the decision. The verdict said powers of the cation of lawmakers. and formed a high-powered Joint termed “unconstitutional” by pointed members. functional” under Article 215 of Spokesperson for the PML-N parliament to amend the Con- He also held that allowing a Investigation Team (JIT) to fur- Law Minister Barrister Farogh The parliamentary aff airs the Constitution. Marriyum Aurangzeb regretted stitution are subject to implied disqualifi ed person to become ther probe the matter. Naseem, who argued that the minister said Alvi had appointed Swati said the ECP had been that the parliamentary commit- limitations and the parliament, a member of parliament or of a The judge in his April 20, 2017 ECP chief had no authority to Siddiqui and Kakar in a “just incomplete at a time when the tee on appointment of the ECP in view of Articles 238 and 239, is provincial assembly would be verdict held that violation of le- examine the validity of govern- and fair” manner and as an “im- local elections in Punjab and members had been ignored and vested with the power to amend considered as the apex court’s gal obligation or breach of law is ment notifi cations. partial umpire” after failure of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were that a one-sided decision had the Constitution as long as the failure to protect and preserve necessary for the applicability of Alvi had issued notifi cation Prime Minister Khan and Oppo- about to be held. been taken. salient features of the Constitu- the Constitution. Article 62 (1) (f). of the appointment of Khalid sition Leader Shehbaz Sharif to The minister said he had re- She demanded that the gov- tion are not repealed, abrogated The judge while endorsing a He was of the view that the Mehmood Siddiqui and Munir reach a consensus on the names. ceived a letter from Raza over ernment reverse its ‘unconsti- or substantively altered. larger bench’s order on lifetime Supreme Court is a court of law Ahmad Kakar as ECP members Minister Swati said that even the issue, adding that there had tutional’ decision. Legal experts believe that his disqualifi cation of lawmakers not a court of morality.

Kashmir dispute fuelling threat of nuclear confl ict: report Pakistan

Internews among Islamabad fastest he spectre of nuclear war haunts tensions “Tbetween India and growing Pakistan, and the disputed ter- ritory of Kashmir could provide the spark that lights South Asia’s freelance nuclear fuse,” warns a report published by a US think-tank. The report by Stratfor, a geo- markets political intelligence platform based in Austin, Texas, also dis- putes the classifi cation of the Internews Kashmir issue as India’s “inter- Islamabad nal aff air” or a “bilateral” issue between India and Pakistan. “It isn’t. A potential nuclear akistan has been ranked confl agration cannot be any- the fourth fastest grow- thing other than a matter of in- Ping freelance market, with ternational peace and security,” 47% growth in freelance earn- the report warns. ing during the second quarter According to the report, the as compared to the same period possibility of “the confl ict go- of last year, as stated by Forbes ing nuclear may have increased magazine. on August 16”, when Indian De- According to the global pay- fence Minister Rajnath Singh ment platform Payoneer’s Glo- seemed to abandon India’s “no Kashmiri women hold flags of Pakistan-administered Kashmir as they take part in an anti-India protest bal Gig Economy Index, Paki- fi rst use” doctrine. rally yesterday in Karachi, in solidarity with India-administered Kashmir. stan is among the top freelance Singh tweeted that “India has markets, leaving behind regional strictly adhered to this doctrine. during a recent visit to the oc- slowed down to approach him, passions again running high in countries including India and What happens in the future de- cupied valley, correspondents the herdsman sprang up and Kashmir, the stakes for the re- Bangladesh. pends on the circumstances”. for the New York Times met a jogged to the window. gion and the world could not be The report was based on a And “the circumstances are herdsman beside his fl ock in the “We are ready to pick up higher. sample of more than 300,000 not hopeful”, the report adds. Kashmiri capital, Srinagar. guns,” he said, unprompted. “Decades ago, the people of freelancers in Payoneer’s net- The report points out that As a car carrying a reporter The report argues that with Kashmir were promised a plebi- work. scite that never took place. Will According to the report, the Pakistan envoy to US urges world to take notice of Kashmir situation they ever be asked what they US stood at the top with 78% want?” the report asks. growth, followed by the United Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Dr Asad situation will unfold in the coming days,” he said. It claims that both Indian and Kingdom at 59%, Brazil (48%), Majeed Khan has urged the international community Khan pointed out that US President Donald Trump Pakistani armed forces possess A supporter of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan political party holds Pakistan (47%), Ukraine (36%), to take notice of what he termed were ongoing atroci- had off ered as many as three times to play a role in both strategic and tactical nu- a placard at an anti-India protest rally yesterday in Peshawar, in India (29%), Bangladesh (27%), ties in Indian-administered Kashmir. mediating on the Kashmir crisis. clear weapons, which local com- solidarity with India-administered Kashmir. Russia (20%), and Serbia at Addressing an event in the state of Virginia over the Indian forces continued their lockdown of Kashmir for manders could use on the bat- (19%). weekend, Khan said the Narendra Modi-led govern- the 22nd day yesterday, after India withdrew Article tlefi eld in populated areas. August 2018, was “not involved “Nor has his government been It noted that many freelancers ment had “held 9mn Kashmiris hostage with its ongo- 370 of its constitution that gave a special status to the “This would be the fi rst use in his predecessors’ interference willing to discuss Kashmir”, in developing economies were ing clampdown in the occupied valley”, and called on disputed territory. in war of atomic weapons since in Indian-controlled Kashmir”. whose people were promised a young adults looking to get a the world to break its silence on the grave situation. Indian authorities continued to impose strict curfew the US destruction of Hiroshima It points out that last Febru- plebiscite on their future by In- foothold in their careers. The ambassador demanded that the world institu- and other restrictions across the valley, preventing and Nagasaki in 1945,” the report ary, Pakistan downed an Indian dia’s fi rst prime minister, Jawa- “Pakistan, where many free- tions send analysts and observers to Kashmir, and Kashmiris from holding demonstrations. adds. fi ghter jet but returned its pi- harlal Nehru, in 1947. lancers are under the age of 30, is force India to withdraw its decision to end special According to the Kashmir Media Service, people are It also notes that while previ- lot, Abhinandan Varthaman, on Giving a historical perspec- a good example,” it added. status of the disturbed Kashmir. faced with acute shortage of essential commodities, ous Pakistani governments had March 1. tive of the Kashmir confl ict, the “In Pakistan, there is a young- “India’s actions in occupied Kashmir pose a threat to including baby food and life-saving medicines, due to supported Kashmiri insurgents, Indian PM Narendra Modi report adds that the promised er generation seeking more op- regional peace and stability and it is not clear how the the persisting blockade. the present Pakistani govern- “did not acknowledge” Islama- vote never took place, but sev- portunities,” said Paynoeer gen- ment, which came to power in bad’s conciliatory gesture. eral wars have. eral manager Eyal Moldovan. Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 17 PHILIPPINES

Boat collision Chinese warships steer leaves four dead off clear of Philippine waters Cotabato DPA By Dempsey Reyes fishing vessels were also seen president said he would also ing of all fisheries and aquatic Manila Manila Times near Panata Island (Lankiam discuss with his Chinese coun- products, marine energy ex- Cay), which is also part of the terpart the ruling of an arbitral ploration and development, occupied areas of Manila in tribunal invalidating China’s as well as coastal and marine our people drowned when hinese warships have Spratly. claims in the South China (West tourism,” Tarlac Second Dis- a passenger boat and a stopped passing through Sobejana said the Chinese Philippine) Sea based on its trict Rep. Victor Yap, author of Fsmaller pump boat collided CSibutu Strait, the mili- Embassy in Manila had been in- nine-dash-line policy. HB 363, said. in a river in the southern Philip- tary said yesterday, days after formed of the incursions in the Amid the country’s maritime The corporate body will be pines, local offi cials said yester- Malacanang announced that strait. dispute with China, a bill was attached to the Offi ce of the day. foreign ships must seek permis- “I am sure that they are aware fi led at the House of Repre- President and will act as the One person was still miss- sion before entering Philippine of these incursions,” he said in a sentatives seeking the creation central administrative and co- ing in the accident along the Rio waters. radio interview. of the West Philippine Sea Au- ordinating body of national and Grande De Mindanao off Cota- The military’s Western Mind- The military offi cial said they thority. local government units respon- bato City, 960 kilometres south anao Command (WestMinCom) would abide by the directive of House Bill (HB) 363, or the sible for fi sheries, ecological of Manila, said Ustadz Banjo said no Chinese warship or ves- President Rodrigo Duterte to “West Philippine Sea Develop- protection, marine life and oth- Mampon, municipal adminis- sel had been spotted in the strait ensure that no foreign warships ment Authority Act,” seeks to er environmental issues within trator of nearby Sultan Kudarat since August 5. would enter the country’s terri- create the said authority, which its jurisdiction. town, where the victims were Lt Gen Cirilito Sobejana, torial waters, particularly along will have primary jurisdiction Meanwhile, Cagayan de Oro residents. WestMinCom chief, said the Sibutu Strait. over the development, man- Second District Rep. Rufus The passenger boat, carrying last time a Chinese warship Roughly $51bn worth of cargo agement and utilisation of all Rodriguez also filed HB 3804, 10 people, was on its way to the was spotted in the area was on pass through that sealane, ac- resources within the West Phil- which will create the Centre village of Katidtuan, in Sultan August 4, or two weeks before cording to Sobejana, thus the ippine Sea and the exclusive for West Philippine Sea Stud- Kudarat, when the accident oc- the Palace announced the new need to ensure the safe passage economic zone of the Philip- ies attached to the DFA to curred Saturday evening. policy on the passage of foreign of civilian ships. pines. study the basis of claims of the The driver and four passengers vessels. “So far, we have not seen any This refers to maritime areas Philippines over the disputed were not able to swim to shore, In July, two Chinese war- problems to any international within 200 nautical miles from territory, as stated under the and the bodies of four of them ships were seen in the strait, shipping lines passing by. We the baselines on the western United Nations Convention on were found yesterday morning, Sobejana said. This month, are not blocking anyone and no side of the Philippine archi- the Law of the Sea, interna- Mampon said. three Chinese warships were one has been swerving towards pelago, including the Luzon tional law, local laws and his- The pump boat had three peo- spotted. This prompted the the territory of one country, Sea and those within and ad- torical data. ple on board, and all were res- Armed Forces of the Philip- Delfin Lorenzana: timely steps except of course in times of jacent to the Kalayaan Island The center will be headed cued. pines to raise the issue with inclement weather,” Sobejana group and Bajo de Masinloc, by an assistant secretary of the Mampon said initial investiga- the Department of Foreign Af- Delfi n Lorenzana said since Chinese ships were seen in the said. also known as Scarborough DFA. tions showed that the pump boat fairs (DFA), which fired off a February this year, various Chi- Balabac Strait. President Duterte had said Shoal. “It is imperative that a gov- was speeding and crashed into diplomatic protest. nese warships were monitored Last week, WesCom also he would raise the incursion of “Through such authority, ernment offi ce be created dedi- the passenger boat shortly after Maritime expert Ryan Mar- transiting through Sibutu Strait reported that a Chinese Coast Chinese ships when he meets our country would be able to cated exclusively to the West leaving the port of Cotabato City. tinson of the US Naval War Col- without informing Philippine Guard vessel was monitored with Chinese President Xi Jin- develop and harness the rev- Philippine Sea. It will focus on “It seems both did not have lege earlier said two Chinese authorities. near the Philippine-occupied ping next week. enue-generating potential of studying our claims and pro- enough warning devices and warships were spotted within The Palawan-based Western Ayungin (Second Thomas) Duterte will be in China from the area arising from the cap- pose measures on how to defend lights,” he added. the Philippines’ exclusive eco- Command (WesCom) of the Shoal in the Spratly Group August 28 to September 1 for a ture of fish and fishery prod- and prosecute such claims,” Ro- Sea travel is a key mode of nomic zone. Defence Secretary military also reported that four of Islands, while 27 Chinese bilateral meeting with Xi. The ucts, processing and market- driguez said. transportation in the Philip- pines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands. But maritime accidents frequently occur due to weak regulation of vessels, poor maintenance and lack of Bello orders probe of HK safety measures. Group questions In 1987, the Philippines was the site of the deadliest peace- time maritime disaster in history labour offi ce executives when the Dona Paz passenger ferry collided with an oil tanker, huge ‘aqua’ budget killing 4,300 people. By William Depasupil Manila Times By Eireene J Gomez enjoy state support over the both our fi shers and consumers,” Two Korean Manila Times small fi sherfolk who are being he told Manila Times. robbed of their traditional fi sh- This would be done through abour Secretary Silves- fugitives wanted ing grounds by big aquafarms,” strengthening partnerships with tre Bello 3rd has ordered for fraud deported he national fi sherfolk Fernando Hicap, Pamalakaya private corporations and local Lthe investigation of the group Pambansang national chairman, said. government units to increase ef- Philippine Overseas Labour Of- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) TLakas ng Kilusang “We demand an explana- fort in value-adding activities, fi ce (POLO) in Hong Kong for intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas tion from the BFAR on why the Gongona said. awarding a contract to a com- International Airport (NAIA) two (Pamalakaya) has questioned budget for aquaculture is more “We are just partnering with pany with questionable cre- more Korean fugitives wanted the P520.2mn item under the than twice bigger than the all sectors to help achieve the dentials. for fraud in their country, Manila Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic budget for the capture fi sher- DA’s goal of a food-secure Phil- At the urging of Lilac Center Times reported. Resources (BFAR) budget that ies that has only P215.8mn,” he ippines with prosperous farmers for Public Interest (Lilac), Bello BI Port Operations Chief Grifton will be allotted to the aquacul- added. and fi sherfolk,” he added. created a fact-fi nding team Medina yesterday identified the ture programme. Hicap said the BFAR should The Philippines’ fi sh supply to look into allegations of im- suspects as Kim Sung Young, The BFAR is allocating the make open-sea fi shing a prior- currently comprises 60% cap- proprieties in the selection of 53, and Kim Sungwan, 26. amount for the aquaculture ity, given that the country is en- tured fi sh and 40% aquaculture a new service provider said to The bureau’s Border Control programme by 2020 to improve dowed with fi shing grounds that and mariculture. have been done in haste with- and Intelligence Unit (BCIU) local fi sh production, but this are seven times bigger than its The country’s fi sh produc- out any public bidding and pri- intercepted Kim Sung Young grant to such programme is land territory. Pamalakaya urged tion has declined since 2010. or consultation. upon his arrival via Cebu Pacific not right, Pamalakaya said in a the BFAR to reconsider its budget As a result, the contribution of Under the contract, Polaris flight from Saigon, Vietnam on statement over the weekend. proposal and promote the “wel- fi shery to agriculture growth Tools Ltd (Polaris) will provide August 16 at the NAIA Terminal On the proposed P4.1tn na- fare and livelihood capability of has been negative. It was only in an online system for process- Silvestre Bello: seeking action 3. tional budget for 2020, P43.7bn small fi sherfolk.” the fourth quarter of 2018 when ing, welfare protection and data He is wanted for fraud amount- will be allotted to the Depart- When sought for comment, the fi sheries sector started to storage for overseas placement laris was incorporated on Feb- tract had many loopholes. He ing to 20mn won and allegedly ment of Agriculture (DA) and BFAR National Director Eduardo post increases in all major fi sh to be used by overseas Filipino ruary 19, less than two weeks said it was not clear if the con- used a stolen passport in at- P5.9bn to the BFAR. Gongona said the agency was species, except for galunggong workers, employers and em- before it was awarded the con- tract adhered to the require- tempting to enter the country. “Why would the BFAR al- targeting to further develop the (round scad) and yellowfi n tuna. ployment agencies. tract in late February. ments of Republic Act 10173, Kim Sungwan was arrested on lot such a huge chunk of its country’s aquaculture farming to Its growth rate was 1.93%, For this reason, the POLO The firm has only a regis- or the “Data Privacy Act of August 14 as he was about to national budget for the pro- increase the national fi sh output. contributing 15.68% to the total in Hong Kong terminated the tered capital of 10,000 shares 2012,” and the government’s board an Air Asia flight to Kuala gramme that will further priva- “We encourage the small fi sh- agricultural output. services of EmployEasy Ltd, worth 100 Hong Kong dollars procurement process. Lumpur, Malaysia, said Lawyer tise the fi shing waters? Only big ermen to venture into aquacul- In August last year, the Ag- provider of the current system, and its Chief Executive Offic- “There is something very Rommel Tacorda, BI-BCIU chief. fi shing fi rms are capable of in- ture and form their co-operative riculture department had to on Dec 5, 2018. POLO Hong er, Jaime Deverall, is 23 years fishy in this transaction. How He is allegedly wanted for fraud vesting in aquaculture because so they’ll be the ones to deal with import 17,000 metric tonnes of Kong Labour Attache Jalilo de old. The contract was signed can a newly minted company and the subject of two out- they have capital and means to buyers. galunggong to arrest high prices la Torre cited the need to im- on March 7. clinch such a contract in such standing arrest warrants issued operate the industry, and yet In this way, we will cut the and ensure supply of the com- prove the system as the reason. According to Lilac Head a short period?” Fameronag by a Korean court. they are the ones that seem to middlemen, which will benefi t modity in local markets. Documents showed that Po- Nicon Fameronag, the con- pointed out. Justice dept to review ‘good conduct’ time allowance

Manila Times “We will surely inform the persons charged with heinous The senator also said the gov- it seeks to promote a rehabilita- Manila Supreme Court about the need crime. ernment must “thoroughly re- tion criminal justice. It seeks to to temporarily suspend the Guevarra said the DoJ would view all factors before applying unclog the country’s overly pop- processing of GCTAs until the “clear things out” in view of the clemency sentences.” ulated jails. However, there is a he Department of Justice BuCor guidelines have been questions raised regarding the RA 10592 allows qualifi ed in- need to determine whether the (DoJ) has created a task carefully reviewed by a DoJ task implementation of the new law mates to be released early due criterion used in the implement- Tforce to review the guide- force to be constituted for the and the Supreme Court’s ruling to good behaviour. But she said ing rules of the law is consistent lines on the implementation of purpose. We expect the process- that the GCTA Law could be ap- Sanchez did not deserve to be with the very law it seeks to im- the good conduct time allowance ing to pick up greater speed once plied retroactively. released because of his “contin- plement,” he said. (GCTA) by the Bureau of Correc- the guidelines have been re- “Considering the view of ued criminal behaviour” at the He said Sanchez should serve tions (BuCor). viewed and fi rmed up,” he said some lawyers that all convict- National Bilibid Prison. his full sentence. Justice Secretary Menardo yesterday. ed prisoners, regardless of the “RA 10592 is a good law. It is “To do otherwise would be Guevarra said the task force “We will fi x a defi nite period, crimes they committed, are eli- consistent with the principles an injustice to the victims of would scrutinise the guidelines within which to complete the re- gible or qualifi ed to receive the of restorative justice,” said Hon- Sanchez and a patent infraction on the release of inmates based view upon consultation with the benefi ts of the expanded GCTA tiveros, chairman of the Senate of Republic Act 10592 and the on Republic Act (RA) 10592 or BuCoR and other relevant agen- Law, the DoJ will be glad to have Committee on Women and Chil- pertinent provisions of the Re- the GCTA Law. cies to avoid any undue prejudice this issue resolved with clarity dren. vised Penal Code,” he said. The Justice department to the rights of PDLs (people de- and fi nality either by a congres- “Truly repentant and re- Vice President Maria Leonor moved to suspend the imple- prived of liberty), who have val- sional amendment of its own act habilitated inmates should be Robredo shared the same senti- mentation of the policy because idly earned GCTAs,” he added. or by an interpretation rendered given the chance to reintegrate ment during her weekly radio of the furore raised over reports Sanchez was convicted of sev- by the supreme court in a proper into society. But only if their ac- show. that former Calauan, Laguna en counts of reclusion perpetua, case brought before it,” the Jus- tions mirror positive behavioral “GCTA is good because it mayor Antonio Sanchez could which is equivalent to life im- Guevarra: call to scrutinise guidelines tice chief said. change, accountability and gen- gives people the chance to re- be one of thousands of inmates prisonment for the rape slay of Sen. Ana Theresia “Risa” uine remorse,” she said. form their lives. But Sanchez who would regain their freedom Aileen Sarmenta and the killing strongly against the release of law,” Palace spokesman Salvador Hontiveros yesterday urged the Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Al- himself refuses to admit what he under the GCTA Law. of her boyfriend, Allan Gomez, Sanchez. Panelo said. government to implement RA fredo Garbin agreed with the did, and even makes it look like Guevarra said his department in 1993. “Sanchez is not eligible, so the He explained that RA 10592 10592 according to its true intent senator. he was framed by his political would raise the issue before the On Friday, Malacanang said president, as chief enforcer of does not cover recidivists, ha- to avoid perverting the spirit of “Make no mistake about it, enemies. How do we give that a Supreme Court. President Rodrigo Duterte was the law, will have to follow the bitual delinquents, escapees and restorative justice. Republic Act 10592 is a good law, second chance?” Robredo said. Gulf Times 18 Monday, August 26, 2019 COMMENT

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Seeking to prod US President Donald Trump into concessions on trade while reminding Brussels that Britain is ready for a “no deal” Brexit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson charged around the G7 summit yesterday as he battled to prepare for departure from the European Union. Trump lavished praise on Johnson as the “right man” to lead his country into Brexit while the new UK premier also held a prickly meeting with EU Council chief Donald Tusk after a bitter exchange the day earlier. Landmark US case to expose rampant Johnson wants Trump to lift restrictions on UK trade to the US to help achieve a mega post-Brexit trade deal. At the same time, he is trying to pressure the EU into concessions while brandishing the threat that Britain is racial bias behind the death penalty ready to leave the bloc without a deal. The G7 summit in Biarritz represented Johnson’s fi rst crystal clear: jury “bleaching” is not major international meeting since he took offi ce in July on a By Ed Pilkington New York allowed. In a 1986 ruling, Batson v mandate to deliver Brexit and restore the self confi dence of Kennedy, the court ruled that jurors his nation. could not be dismissed on a racial basis But while Johnson and Trump exhibited characteristic he dark secret of America’s – a valid cause had to be given. That death penalty – the blatant unambiguous ban was reaffi rmed just bonhomie in their fi rst face-to-face meeting since Johnson and intentional racial bias that two months ago in the case of Curtis got the job, it may not be plain sailing for the “special Tinfects the system, distorting Flowers, a black man from Mississippi relationship” between the UK and US in the run-up to juries and throwing inordinate numbers who was put on death row after the Brexit. of African Americans on to death row state prosecutor struck off fi ve black Even before the meeting, – will be laid bare next week in North potential jurors, leaving only one on the Carolina. fi nal jury. Johnson wants Johnson vowed to press Some of the country’s top capital The Flowers ruling was backed by Trump on eliminating the lawyers will gather on Monday at the seven of the nine justices. Underlin- Trump to lift “considerable barriers” state Supreme Court in Raleigh. Over ing how little tolerance exists at the restrictions on that could impede a trade two days, they will present evidence highest judicial levels for overt racial deal with the United States. that capital punishment is so deeply discrimination in jury selection, the fl awed and riddled with racial animus Flowers opinion was written by Brett UK trade Sitting down with that it makes a mockery of basic princi- Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s controver- Trump over a breakfast ples of fairness and equal justice. sial pick, who denounced the Flowers to the US of veal sausages, Johnson The court’s seven judges will be asked prosecutor’s “relentless, determined ef- lambasted the fact that to address a simple question. Will they fort to rid the jury of black individuals”. British beef and lamb pies were not allowed in the US allow men and women to be condemned None of this appears to have dis- to die despite powerful evidence that suaded some of North Carolina’s capital market. prosecutors deployed racially discrimina- prosecutors from pursuing their objec- “I know that there will be some tough talks ahead,” said tory tactics to put them on death row? tive of keeping death row populated Johnson. “We are taking an unprecedented with black prisoners. The court will “And there are clearly huge opportunities for the UK to look at whether the courts will tolerate hear that in 1995 a training scheme was penetrate the American market in the way that we currently proven racial bias in the death penalty,” set up for prosecutors statewide. don’t,” he said. said one of the case’s leading lawyers, As part of the training, dubbed Top Cassandra Stubbs, director of the Gun II, attendees were given a handout Trump boasted that “a very big trade deal, bigger than American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) titled “Batson Justifi cations: Articulat- we’ve ever had” would be realised “quickly”. capital punishment project. “We’re Crime tape, in use at the 2010 trial of Andrew Ramseur. Photograph: ACLU ing Juror Negatives”. The document was He added that Britain “won’t have the anchor around their talking about fundamental rights that essentially a cheat sheet – it told pros- ankle because that’s what they have” in an apparent jibe at go to the integrity of the courts and the That new protection unleashed one sues as “drinks – country boy – ok”. ecutors how they could skirt the clear the EU. entire criminal justice system.” of the most thorough investigations Another prospective black juror had prohibition on racial strikes by listing 10 At the heart of the case are four into the practice of the death penalty in “blk/high drug area” placed beside her “justifi cations” they could “articulate” Johnson urged Trump to allow cabotage — the transport inmates facing execution: three African US history. What it uncovered shocked name, a reference to her largely African to dismiss black people while disguising of goods between two points in one country by an operator American men and a Native Ameri- even lawyers working on RJA cases. American neighbourhood. the race motive. from another country — by British ships in the United States. can woman. Over the past seven years First up was Cassandra Stubbs’s The prosecutor ended up throwing Several of the state’s capital prosecu- “Donald, what we want is for our ships to be able to Marcus Robinson, Quintel Augustine, client, Marcus Robinson. He had just out every single qualifi ed black juror, tors sat through the training and there take freight, say, from New York to Boston” Johnson said, Tilmon Golphin and Christina Walters turned 18 in 1994 when he and his black producing an all-white jury. is evidence they went on to make use of have been on an extraordinary judicial co-defendant carjacked a white teen- At Golphin’s 1998 trial on charges it. The prosecutor in the Augustine case pressing Trump directly. roller coaster that has seen them taken ager, Erik Tornblom, at a gas station in that he and his brother killed two high- apparently quoted from the Top Gun In a sign of the tough talks ahead, Trump declined to take off death row on grounds that their sen- Fayetteville. way patrol offi cers, an African Ameri- cheat sheet as she was trying to justify the bait. “Many things — many things we’re talking about,” tences were racially compromised, only Robinson, as prosecutors privately can man in the jury pool overheard a to a judge in a separate trial why she had he said, without committing. to be slapped back on to it following a admitted at the time, did not pull the couple of potential white jurors talking rejected a black juror. Johnson met Tusk a day after he and the EU council chief partisan backlash by the Republican- trigger when Tornblom was shot and about the defendant. One said Golphin The evidence unleashed by the RJA controlled state legislature. killed – his co-defendant did. Yet “should have never made it out of the investigation was so overpowering that exchanged barbs over who would be known as “Mr No Deal In all four cases, a review of their Robinson was still condemned to death, woods” – an apparent lament that offi c- it persuaded the North Carolina Su- Brexit” in case Britain left the bloc without a deal on October trials found racial bias had been an becoming the youngest person at the ers had arrested the 19-year-old rather preme Court – the same panel that will 31. “overwhelming” feature of how death time on the state’s death row. than summarily executing him on sight. host Monday’s hearing – to scrap the He said the pair were in complete agreement over a host of sentences were secured. In particular, When Stubbs began analysing When the black potential juror death sentences of Augustine, Golphin, international issues, from Hong Kong to Ukraine. the juries had been “bleached”. Robinson’s trial she discovered that the reported what he had overheard, he was Robinson and Walters in 2012. Their Black potential jurors were system- jury had been grossly skewed along race struck off the jury pool. The white pair new punishment was far from soft: they “A demonstration of the closeness of the UK to our atically struck off – consciously and lines. During jury selection, in which were left alone and may well have sat on would spend the rest of their natural European friends which will persist beyond October 31, intentionally – at a rate far higher than both defence and prosecution lawyers the fi nal jury. lives behind bars. whatever happens,” Johnson said. their white equivalents. As a result, have the right to exclude potential jurors Other stunning evidence of race bias Nonetheless, that was not harsh Tusk replied: “I couldn’t agree more.” juries were produced that were almost so long as they have legitimate reasons, will be raised at Monday’s hearing. enough for the Republican-controlled Johnson made clear to Tusk that Britain wanted a deal exclusively, or in Augustine’s case en- the prosecutor John Dickson struck out At the 1993 trial of a black defendant state legislature voted in in 2012. They tirely, white. fi ve of 10 black people in the pool. named Rayford Burke, the prosecutor made it their business to overturn the but a new withdrawal agreement had to be negotiated, “A very stark and unmistakable That 50% dismissal rate was almost described him to the all-white jury as a RJA the following year, disregarding the something the EU has so far resisted, a senior British picture of discrimination emerges with four times the rate at which eligible “big black bull”. overwhelming evidence of racial wrong- government offi cial said. compelling evidence that it is not an ac- white jurors were rejected: just 14%. A More jaw-dropping still was how doing and dragging the four inmates cident, it is purposeful,” Stubbs said. review of the record showed that Dickson the courtroom was arranged by state without any further judicial review back The evidence Stubbs referred to asked demeaning questions of one black offi cials at the 2010 trial of Andrew on to death row. was uncovered by a commission set up prospective juror, including whether the Ramseur for killing two white vic- For Stubbs of the ACLU, there is only under North Carolina’s Racial Justice individual could read and had completed tims. Immediately behind the defence one conclusion to draw: Republicans in Act (RJA), an exceptional measure school – questions that were put to none table, four rows of benches where the North Carolina were more concerned To Advertise introduced in 2009 following a spate of of the white candidates. defendant’s family would normally have with preserving capital punishment exonerations of innocent people held in “The more we looked, the more sat had been cordoned off with yellow than with ensuring the integrity of the [email protected] some cases for decades on death row. we found,” Stubbs told the Guardian. crime-scene tape. judicial system. Display That so many innocent people, most “These were explicit biases. It was overt In full view of the all-white jury, “They feared that breaking the link of them African American, had come racial discrimination.” Ramseur’s elderly grandparents were between the death penalty and race 44466621 44418811 close to being killed by the state alarmed Investigations of the other three cases forced to sit in the proverbial “back of would remove too many people from local politicians to the extent that the under the RJA spotlight threw up even the bus” while the family of the white death row,” she said, “so they decided Classified then Democratic-controlled assembly more disturbing evidence. victims were allowed to locate them- they were willing to accept racial bias to 44466609 44418811 decided to root out racial discrimination At the trial of Augustine, who was selves right behind the prosecution keep the death penalty.” from the death penalty once and for all. charged with killing a police offi cer, table. Stubbs and her fellow lawyers are hop- Subscription In a historic break with the past, they dug up handwritten notes in Perhaps the most startling discovery ing that Monday’s hearing will once again the RJA established that anyone who which the prosecutor had scrawled of all was that North Carolina prosecu- take their four clients off death row. They [email protected] could prove race was a signifi cant factor “thug” and “blk wino” against the tors were trained in how to get around are also hoping that the proceedings will behind their death sentences would be name of two potential black jurors. constitutional prohibitions against put a spotlight on discrimination that re- deemed ineligible for capital punish- By contrast, the same prosecutor selecting juries on race grounds. mains rampant across the state. – Guard- © 2019 Gulf Times. All rights reserved ment. described a white juror with alcohol is- The US Supreme Court has been ian News and Media Gulf Times Monday, August 26, 2019 19 COMMENT The West takes its eyes off Africa at its peril

By Larry Elliott week by the charity Save the Children UK and London the Overseas Development Institute think- tank sums up well the risks of ignoring or underplaying Africa’s problems. That, the ime was when Africa dominated report says, is precisely what is happening, gatherings of the G7. In the period even though one of the United Nations 2015 between two summits held in the UK sustainable development goals was a collective T– Birmingham in 1998 and Gleneagles pledge to eradicate extreme poverty – defi ned in 2005 – the talk was of little else. There was as living on less than $1.90 a day – for all people public activism and it led to political action. everywhere. In part, that was because the big developed That promise will nowhere near be met on countries were enjoying a spell of low-infl a- current trends. In particular, it will be bro- tionary growth and could look beyond their ken for African children, with the SCUK/ODI own problems to see a bigger picture. There research estimating that more than 300mn was the occasional fi nancial panic, but the G7 sub-Saharan African children will be living in thought the problems of economic manage- extreme poverty by 2030. ment had largely been solved and all that was Birth rates are coming down, but slowly and needed was a bit of tinkering by technocratic at a less rapid pace than in other parts of the central bankers. world. On average, the report notes, mothers in Once it turned its attention to other parts Africa give birth to four to fi ve children, push- of the world, the G7 found much that needed ing the continent’s share of global births from attention. There were initiatives to reduce the about 29% today to a projected 36% by 2030. burden of debt, to increase aid, to improve However, at the same time poverty has fallen governance and to free up trade. It helped that more slowly in Africa than other regions, with the UK at the time had a prime minister and an estimated 40% of the population living on chancellor of the exchequer – Tony Blair and less than $1.90 a day. Last year, African children Gordon Brown – who were committed to the accounted for 44% of world poverty; by 2030 it cause and prepared to chivvy along the more will be 55%. reluctant members of the G7. As Kevin Watkins, chief executive of Gleneagles was the culmination of the proc- SCUK, notes: “Put simply, the world’s ess. Public awareness was at its height and was population of children is increasing most marshalled eff ectively by the development rapidly in the region where poverty is com- movement. G7 countries talked the talk with a ing down most slowly. These trends are big package of aid and debt relief. Africa, it was unfolding in full view of the governments thought, was sorted. Time to move on to other who have pledged to eradicate poverty – yet issues. their response to child poverty has been a As it turned out, the G7 was living in a fool’s case study in inertia.” paradise. It hadn’t found the secret to trouble- The SCUK/ODI study is pretty unsparing in free growth, as the fi nancial crisis that erupted its conclusions. It found little evidence of Af- two years after Gleneagles conclusively proved. rican governments developing coherent policy And it certainly hadn’t sorted all Africa’s prob- Poverty has fallen more slowly in Africa than other regions, with an estimated 40% of the population living on less than $1.90 a day. responses to growing child poverty. And the lems, even though economic management gen- paper criticised the IMF, the World Bank and erally improved and some countries – Ethiopia, slowed and debt problems resurfaced. countries to provide their young adults with and angry. And any attempts to reduce carbon other donors for failing to put child poverty at for example – grew strongly. Since the Gleneagles summit, the West, for decent jobs breeds extremism. Birth rates are emissions in developed nations are going to be the top of their agendas. The West took its eyes off Africa as it focused the most part, has become more alive to the higher in poor countries, with the result that irrelevant if – as seems inevitable – Africa’s It’s not hard to see what this agenda should on its own problems. China, hungry for natural risks of global heating; fences have been erected rising populations put pressure on the natural hunger for energy rises exponentially as its be: pro-poor redistributive growth; higher resources, moved in to commodity-rich African to keep out migrants; a meeting of the G7 never environment. All these problems are particu- population grows. public spending on health and education; countries and provided infrastructure on a no- goes by without a commitment to keep fi ghting larly acute in Africa. And Africa’s demographic trends are truly investment in family planning. African child questions-asked basis. Countries that were rich terrorism. Even the biggest and longest walls in the scary. Of the 2.4bn increase in the world’s pop- poverty matters. It is an aff ront to the children in natural resources borrowed in the expecta- Yet it doesn’t take a genius to work out that world are not going to prevent poor people ulation between 2015 and 2050, it is estimated who are suff ering and it is a time bomb primed tion that high oil and mineral prices would escaping poverty is the motivation for migrants being lured to the West. No amount of security more than half (1.3bn) will come from Africa. to go off under the west. Time to start joining be sustained but, when they weren’t, growth to travel to the West, or that the failure of poor is going to keep societies safe from the young New research to be published later this the dots. – Guardian News & Media Sleep Tales for listeners with chronic insomnia

Three-day forecast O gentle sleep! / Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted TODAY thee / Maximum Temperature : 410c “ That thou no more wilt Minimum Temperature : 320c weigh my eyelids down.” TUESDAY Henry IV, as portrayed by Shake- Maximum Temperature : 390c speare, would have sympathised with Minimum Temperature : 320c people who struggle with insomnia. WEDNESDAY Now a major publisher has come up Maximum Temperature : 390c with a novel idea — audiobooks with Minimum Temperature : 320c such soothing sounds as soft rainfall Fisherman's forecast and lapping water to relax the listener and send them off to sleep. In a project to be launched this WARNING Inshore : Nil week, Penguin Random House has Offshore : Expected poor visibility collaborated with the Sleep Council at first and the Children’s Sleep Charity in WEATHER creating collections of “Sleep Tales” Inshore : Misty at some places for adults and children. by early morning Combining “cutting-edge technol- becomes hot daytime and humid with some ogy and the ancient art of storytelling local couds to help solve an age-old problem”, Offshore : Misty to foggy at first these audiobooks are part soundscape, with scattered clouds part descriptive narrative, with softly Each story lasts about 15 minutes, There are no authors’ names. But Lennon said the children’s sleep WIND spoken voices to calm anxieties and enabling listeners to set their sleep He said: “We’re launching them as tales were not intended to replace a Inshore : Northeasterly Easterly take listeners to the land of nod. timer. simply Penguin, Puffi n and Ladybird bedtime story, only to become part of a 05-15 KT Chronic insomnia, in which individu- The stories draw on the Sleep Sleep Tales, rather than mentioning bedtime routine. Offshrore : Southeasterly 03-12 KT als have diffi culties dropping off or stay- Council’s research into sounds that the writers by name because the Focus Lisa Artis of the Sleep Council said Visibility : 4-8/3 KM ing asleep at least three nights a week help people wind down, such as waves isn’t just on the words. The combina- not everyone liked the same sounds: for three months or more, is thought to lapping on a shore, soft rainfall and tion of the words, the voice and the “Some people love thunder and light- Offshore : 1-3 FT aff ect about 10-15% of adults. birdsong. sound design all contribute to the ning or birds tweeting. That’s why we Around the region The Guardian analysed data from Richard Lennon, publisher at relaxing atmosphere.” came up with diff erent stories with NHS Digital, the health service’s data Penguin Audio, told the Guardian Asked whether a boring story could diff erent eff ects. For some people, Weather Weather provider in England, showing admis- the project was inspired partly by the have the same eff ect, he said the listening to rain just makes them today Max/min tomorrow Max/min sions of those aged 16 and under with realisation that increasing numbers of stories needed to be “engaging enough want to go to the loo. But I personally Baghdad Sunny 49/31 M Sunny 48/31 a primary diagnosis of sleep disorder people were listening to audiobooks not to put you off ”: “This is about like the sound of rain. I fi nd it quite Kuwait City Sunny 47/31 Sunny 44/31 rose from 6,520 in 2012-13 to 9,429 “as they’re going to sleep or as part of creating the right environment and therapeutic.” Manama Sunny 42/32 Sunny 41/32 last year. their bedtime routine”. He said both headspace for you … to go to sleep. She added that listening to “non- Muscat Sunny 34/27 Sunny 34/27 Against a distant soundscape of adults and children respond to some- Strangely, if you’re bored, it doesn’t stimulating” stories were about switch- Tehran Sunny 34/23 Sunny 34/23 chirping birds and lapping water, the thing comforting and familiar as they have that eff ect.” ing off before bedtime: “It is the sort of narrator Sally Scott sets the scene: “This are nodding off . Audience research had been very thing you need to be doing before bed to huge shiny expanse of water isn’t far These are tales without a beginning, positive, Lennon said. feel more relaxed, rather than scrolling from civilisation in terms of miles and a middle or an end, he added: One listener reported: “The story through Facebook and checking work yet, when you enter this ancient place, “It’s something that’s being de- made my mind stop racing.” e-mails … We need to forget about eve- the bustling modern city is left behind, scribed to you, rather than a story The phrase “sleep like a baby” does rything that’s going on because we will as if it ceases to exist at all, leaving with that’s being told to you … Nothing not apply to a lot of children, with four not get a good night’s sleep otherwise.” it all your stress and worries …” happens that jolts you.” in 10 having sleep problems. – Guardian News & Media Live issues Around the world Weather Weather Dementia caregiving takes toll on sleep today Max/min tomorrow Max/min Athens Sunny 34/25 Sunny 34/26 Beirut Sunny 31/26 Sunny 31/26 By Linda Carroll The researchers did not respond im- week – and had poorer sleep quality, The new study “was not at all Bangkok T Storm 31/26 S T Storms 31/26 Reuters Health mediately to a request for comment. including more diffi culty falling asleep surprising” to Katherine Ornstein, an Berlin M Sunny 33/20 M Sunny 32/21 To take a closer look at the impact and disturbed sleep. assistant professor of geriatrics and Cairo Sunny 38/25 Sunny 37/25 of caregiving on sleep, the Gao and Among the 35 studies were 13 that palliative care medicine at the Icahn Cape Town P Cloudy 14/11 S Showers 14/08 amily caregivers for dementia her colleagues scoured the medical looked at the impact of therapy for School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Colombo T Storm 28/26 T Storm 29/26 patients don’t sleep as long or literature for research on the topic. In sleep problems in caregivers. Those New York City. “We know caregivers Dhaka P Cloudy 34/27 P Cloudy 34/27 as well as other adults of the the end they focused on 35 studies that studies showed that poor sleep could, are doing so much,” she said. “They are Hong Kong T Storm 29/26 S T Storms 29/26 Fsame age, a new study sug- looked at sleep problems in caregivers, indeed, be improved. caring for children, working, dealing Istanbul Sunny 31/23 Sunny 30/23 gests. including some that also considered the Just looking at the average dif- with fi nancial stress, their own health. Jakarta P Cloudy 32/24 P Cloudy 33/24 In an analysis of the combined data impact of therapy for the issue. ference in sleep over a week may be So, of course sleep would be impacted Karachi P Cloudy 31/27 P Cloudy 32/27 from 35 earlier studies, researchers Sleep length and quality in those “misleading,” said Stephen Smagula, in some way.” London Sunny 32/18 P Cloudy 32/18 found that dementia caregivers slept studies was measured either by poly- an assistant professor of psychiatry and Sleep problems may be a more Manila T Storm 31/25 T Storm 28/25 about 3 hours less per week than age- somnography, which measures brain epidemiology at the University of Pitts- concrete way of looking at the extra Moscow P Cloudy 22/15 P Cloudy 21/10 matched adults, according to the report waves, wrist worn motion sensors or burgh. “That comes down to about 25 burdens caregivers have taken on, New Delhi S T Storms 32/27 P Cloudy 34/27 published in JAMA Network Open. self-reported answers to question- minutes a day. But some caregivers may Ornstein said. New York P Cloudy 25/18 M Cloudy 24/21 “Sleep debt is known to have naires. be really losing a lot of sleep while some The new fi ndings are “really just Paris Sunny 33/18 M Cloudy 33/20 cumulative associations with physi- The combined studies included aren’t losing much,” he added. one more reminder that we have to do Sao Paulo P Cloudy 24/13 P Cloudy 23/14 cal, mental and cognitive health,” the information on 3,268 caregivers, 76.7% Bad sleep can lead to a host of health more to support caregivers,” Ornstein Seoul P Cloudy 31/22 P Cloudy 31/22 researchers, led by Chenlu Gao wrote. of whom were women. When com- problems, Smagula said. “If you’re los- said. “That’s the bottom line. We are Singapore S T Storms 31/27 S T Storms 31/27 “Therefore, poor sleep quality in de- pared to age-matched non-caregiving ing a lot of sleep over a long period of completely reliant on them. And with Sydney Rain 14/11 Rain 15/09 mentia caregivers should be recognised adults, caregivers slept less – by an time, you are at higher risk of heart dis- dementia they are (caregiving) for Tokyo Cloudy 29/23 Cloudy 31/22 and addressed.” average of 2.42 hours to 3.5 hours per ease, Alzheimer’s, dementia, diabetes.” longer periods of time.” Gulf Times 20 Monday, August 26, 2019 QATAR Ashghal completes Al Rufaa Intersection upgradation

he Public Works Authority Al Hitmi, Old Al Ghanim and Al to turn right towards Ahmed bin (Ashghal) has completed Doha Al Jadeeda. Mohamed bin Thani Street. Tthe fi rst phase of the up- It will enhance traffi c fl ow at The second and fi nal stage grading works of Al Rufaa Inter- these dense areas and ensure of upgrading works of Al Rufaa section (known as Sana Intersec- easy access to Hamad Interna- Street is scheduled to be carried tion). The signal was opened for tional Airport, National Museum at the end of this year and will traffi c after removal of the tem- of Qatar, health and educational further expand the vehicular ca- porary roundabout last Friday. facilities, commercial centres pacity of the intersection. In a statement yesterday, Mo- and hotels. The works at this stage will hamed Arqoub al-Khaldi, head of As part of the stage one up- provide a total of eight lanes Doha City Section, Road Projects grading works, lanes were ex- for traffi c coming from Ras Abu Department, said the upgrading panded from two to fi ve lanes for Abboud Street and Ahmed bin of the intersection and removal vehicles coming from Ras Abu Mohamed bin Thani Street in- of the temporary roundabout will Abboud Bridge. cluding four lanes to continue result in increasing the intersec- These lanes include one to turn straight, three lanes to turn left tion’s vehicular capacity and re- right towards Ali bin Omar Al At- and one lane to turn right. ducing congestion. tiya Street, two lanes to continue The upgrading works also in- He stressed that the intersec- straight towards Ahmed bin Mo- clude expansion of eastbound tion has a strategic location that hamed bin Thani Street and two lanes of Ras Abu Abboud Street links some of the major vital lanes to turn left towards B-Ring from two to four in addition to a roads in Doha such as Ras Abu Road with the possibility of U-turn. Phase one opening of Al Rufaa Intersection service road to facilitate access to Abboud Street, Ali bin Omar Al For traffi c coming from B-Ring shops and businesses alongside Attiya Street as well Ahmed bin Road, the works provide with were expanded from two to fi ve from Ahmed bin Mohamed bin the road. Mohamed bin Thani Street and two lanes to continue straight to include one lane to turn right Thani Street. For traffi c coming from Ali bin B-Ring Road. towards Ali bin Omar Al At- towards B-Ring Road, two lanes For traffi c coming from Ali bin Omar Al Attiya Street and B- The upgraded signalised inter- tiya Street or turn left towards to continue straight towards Ras Omar Al Attiya Street, the works Ring Road, lanes will be expand- section serves several commut- Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Thani Abu Abboud Street and two lanes provided with two lanes to con- ed to fi ve lanes providing two to ers between the densely popu- Street Road and one lane to turn to turn left towards Ali bin Omar tinue straight towards B-Ring continue straight, one to turn left lated surrounding residential right towards Ras Abu Abboud. Al Attiya Street with the possi- Road or turn left towards Ras and one shared for both in addi- areas such as Umm Ghuwailina, As part of the works, lanes bility of U-turn for traffi c coming Abu Abboud Street and one lane tion to one lane to turn right. A view of Al Rufaa Intersection.

Qatar’s openness is focus of TV show

etafora Production and noting that 19 prominent Arabic Al-Khayayli Art Pro- actors will be part of the series. Mduction Company have “In fact, through the series, we announced that a new television would want to say that Qatar is series, Al-Hayyu Al-Arab (The open to all.” The new students at the GU-Q convocation ceremony. Arab Neighbourhood), will be Besides fi ve Qatari artistes, the shown during the next holy series will feature actors from month of Ramadan. Oman, Syria, Tunisia, Lebanon, The Arabic series consisting Sudan, Jordan and Egypt, the of 30 episodes will highlight life press conference was told. GU-Q welcomes new students at oath-taking ceremony in Qatar along with the coun- They include Ghazi Hussain, try’s culture and heritage, with Faisal Rasheed, Salim al-Man- a focus on social comedy, it was souri, Ahmed Afeef, Hassan Saqr eorgetown University in offi cial members of the prestig- “At the same time, we also revealed at a press conference in and Khaled Yousuf. Qatar (GU-Q) hosted its ious Georgetown student body, know that education is about far Doha yesterday. Al-Dosari said eff orts were Gannual new student con- and able to don their academic more than what is learned in the Nasir Mansour al-Dosari, di- also on to rope in Indian actress vocation featuring 111 students robes, which they will not wear classroom, and we take care to rector of the series and general Aishwarya Rai. “If things pan out on Thursday. again until their graduation in ensure that our students have the manager of Al-Khayayli Art Pro- as planned, Aishwarya Rai will The ceremony was the culmina- four years. chance to apply their knowledge duction, said pre-production appear in the series,” he added. tion of a busy week of orientation Commenting on the important in real life situations, and en- work is currently on and the The series will be shot at dif- activities that prepare the students and time-honoured tradition, courage them through a variety show will be ready for telecast ferent locations in Qatar and to enter life at Georgetown. GU-Q dean Ahmad Dallal said: of activities to also grow spiritu- before Ramadan. Turkey. From meeting their academic “To become a Georgetown stu- ally and emotionally to be healthy, Talks were on to fi nalise the TV Anas Azrak from Turkey- deans and getting their course dent is to join a global communi- well rounded global citizens.” channel where the series would based Metafora Production said schedules, taking language place- ty of knowledge seekers, and this The students will soon have a be shown, he added. the company “is proud to pro- ment tests, learning about clubs ceremony helps the new students choice of majors from Interna- “The ‘hero’ of the show is duce the series and it will help and activities, and bonding with understand the advantages and tional Economics, International Qatar and the series will envis- Doha emerge as a new destina- their classmates, the students get responsibilities that this confers Politics, Culture and Politics or age the present social scenario tion of the fi lm industry”. He a chance to familiarise themselves on them.” International History, can choose in Qatar and the Arab world. also stressed that such initiatives with what will be expected of Twenty-nine countries in- to minor in Arabic, and can take Besides, it will make spectators would further strengthen ties them in the years to come. cluding Mexico, Canada, Taiwan, additional courses and conduct aware of social realities,” he said, between Qatar and Turkey. At the convocation, the stu- Jordan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Uz- research to earn a Certifi cate in dents got a chance to refl ect and bekistan and the US are repre- American Studies, Arab and Re- recognise the solemn occasion of sented among the new students gional Studies, and the Media their passage to university through enrolled, with 38 from Qatar. and Politics Certifi cate, a joint a formal initiation into Georget- “The next four years are some programme with Northwestern own’s academic community. of the most important in our stu- University in Qatar. In the presence of their par- dents’ lives, and we take our re- Upon completion, students ents, they were introduced to sponsibilities seriously to deliver join an alumni body that contrib- Georgetown’s history, traditions, the same rigorous interdiscipli- utes to a broad array of sectors in and commitment to its found- nary International Aff airs cur- Qatar and the region, including ing values, and asked to take the riculum as the one off ered on our the government, banking, oil and ‘Honor Pledge’. campus in Washington, DC,” said gas, communications and non- GU-Q dean Ahmad Dallal addressing the event. They were then considered dean Dallal. profi ts. Off icials at the press conference. PICTURE: Nasar K Moidheen

First Abu Dhabi Bank fi ned Indian musicians to perform at Doha concerts From Page 1 thority in an open and coopera- the QFC Regulatory Tribunal the A three-member empanelled cultural troupe in partnership with Indian Society Dukhan, will tive manner in contravention of decision by the QFCRA to take from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations stage the third performance at 7pm at Dukhan The fi nancial penalty has been Section 1.2.14 (Principle 13) of the disciplinary action related to its (ICCR) will perform in Qatar “to mesmerise the Cinema, Dukhan. imposed because: (i) FAB ob- General Rules. obstruction of the QFCRA’s in- audience with their musical symphony”, the Debasmita is one of India’s finest young structed the QFCRA in the exer- The QFCRA’s investigation vestigation. The QFC Regulatory Indian embassy in Doha has announced. The exponents of the sarod (an Indian string cise of its functions in contraven- will continue notwithstand- Authority is an independent reg- three artistes are Debasmita Bhattacharya instrument). tion of Article 57 of the Financial ing FAB’s obstruction and lack ulatory body established in 2005 (pictured), Sangita Bhattacharya and Debajit Her musical journey began at the age of four Services Regulations, (ii) FAB of cooperation to date, and FAB by Article 8 of the QFC Law. Patitundi. years. Debasmita has received numerous failed to observe a high stand- may be subject to additional dis- It regulates fi rms that con- The first performance will take place today as accolades and awards as an acknowledgement ard of integrity in the conduct of ciplinary action in the future if duct fi nancial services in or from the Indian embassy, in partnership with Katara of her enthusiasm and dedication to the art of its business in contravention of such action is warranted by the the QFC. It has a broad range of — the Cultural Village, presents ‘An Evening of Tomorrow, the embassy, in partnership with music. She is currently empanelled with the Section 1.2.2 (Principle 1) of the fi ndings of the market manipu- regulatory powers to authorise, Hindustani Instrumental Music’. The event will the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), will hold the ICCR. Sangita will be playing the tanpura, also General Rules, and (iii) FAB failed lation investigation. supervise and, when necessary, be held from 7pm at Drama Theatre, Building second performance from 7pm at Ashoka Hall, an Indian string instrument, while Debajit is an to deal with the Regulatory Au- FAB has the right to appeal to discipline fi rms and individuals. 16, Katara. ICC, Doha. Then, on August 28, the embassy, emerging avid tabla player.

‘Shapes and Hues’ celebrates Filipino artist QNA Doha

atara – the Cultural Vil- lage, in collaboration with Kthe embassy of the Re- public of the Philippines in Qa- tar, has opened the ‘Shapes and Hues’ exhibition by artist Fred- erick Epistola at the 22nd Hall of Katara, which will run until Au- gust 30th. The ‘Shapes and Hues’ exhibi- tion contains 30 diff erent works of art pieces ranging between paint- ings and sculptures, in which the artist deals with topics related to One of the artworks on display. human’s local environment. It also presents an interaction rama full of various shapes, con- and creative methods fl owing that arises between people and tent, visions, and windows on a with distinctive connotations. all the vocabulary that exists in unique artistic experience and a The exhibition is part of Ka- their reality in an attractive and creative direction Amer renewed tara’s keenness on cultural and artistic harmony. sophistication and richness. artistic openness and enriching Epistola’s work is character- The participating work is also the Qatari visual art with such The formal opening of the exhibition. ised by being an artistic pano- characterised by deep themes promising art creations.