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Abdullah bin Ghanim al-Mohannadi appointed Arrayah chief editor Qatar, Brazil to bolster ties in all fi elds

bdullah bin Ghanim Abdul- lah al-Binali al-Mohannadi Ahas been appointed Editor- in-Chief of Arrayah Arabic daily, a sister publication of Gulf Times. Al-Mohannadi will take charge on November 3. A law graduate from the Beirut Arab University, al-Mohannadi has His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro witness also got a Masters in International the signing of an MoU on co-operation in diplomatic training field between the foreign ministries of Qatar His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro holding Law from Spain, in addition to a di- and Brazil. off icial talks at the Amiri Diwan in Doha yesterday. ploma in public relations and media from Houston, USA; comprehen- sive journalism diploma from Al Jazeera Training Center; executive O Amir, Bolsonaro hold talks; witness signing of agreements management diploma (Qatar) and sports management diploma from QNA is a partner in infrastructure projects agreement on the joint exemption of members of the offi cial delegation ac- ebration of the 45th anniversary of dip- Cairo University in co-operation Doha to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. visa requirements for ordinary pass- companying the Brazilian President. lomatic relations between Qatar and with FIFA. They discussed the most important port holders and a bilateral air services His Highness the Amir hosted a Brazil. He is a board member of Qatar regional and international issues in a agreement. luncheon banquet in honour of the “The two leaders decided to deepen Chamber Services Committee. is Highness the Amir Sheikh way that contributes to supporting and They also witnessed the signing of an Brazilian president and the delegation bilateral relations and to strengthen Al-Mohannadi worked as a jour- Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani enhancing security and stability in the MoU on co-operation in the health fi eld accompanying him at the Amiri Diwan economic co-operation and partner- nalist in diff erent positions until he Hand Brazilian President Jair region and the world. and an MoU in the diplomatic training yesterday. The banquet was attended ships in fi elds such as infrastructure, was appointed managing editor of Bolsonaro held a session of offi cial talks The meeting was attended by a number fi eld between the Diplomatic Institute by a number of ministers, businessmen agribusiness, energy, defence and sci- Al Watan Arabic newspaper in 2015, at the Amiri Diwan yesterday. of ministers, and from the Brazilian side of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs in Qa- and notables. ence and technology. They acknowl- a position he held until now. During the session, both sides dis- by members of the offi cial delegation ac- tar and the Rio Branco Institute of the A joint statement issued by Qatar edged that these agreements and those He has taken part in various me- cussed the strong bilateral relations companying the President. Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Aff airs. and Brazil said Bolsonaro’s offi cial visit already existing would strengthen the dia events, forums and training between the two friendly countries An offi cial reception was held for the His Highness the Amir and the Bra- to Doha was based on the profound and framework for the consolidation of the courses in a number of Arab and and ways of developing and pushing President of Brazil upon his arrival at zilian president also witnessed the distinguished relations between the friendship and co-operation between world countries, besides his par- them forward to include new aspects the Amiri Diwan. signing of an MoU on co-operation in two countries and their reciprocal de- Qatar and Brazil.” ticipation at various local and inter- of bilateral co-operation, especially in The Amir and the President of Brazil major international events and an MoU sire to develop and promote the bilat- During the visit, Bolsonaro attended national conferences. He has to his the fi elds of politics, economy, energy, witnessed the signing of a number of on defence matters between Qatar’s eral relations in all fi elds. a high-level round table that provided credit a number of published arti- military industries and food security, agreements and memorandums of un- Ministry of Defence and Brazil’s Minis- The two sides expressed their satis- updated information to the Qatari busi- cles addressing key issues of public in addition to encouraging investment derstanding (MoUs) between the two try of Defence. faction at the excellent level of bilateral ness leadership on Brazil’s positive mac- concern. in the private sector in both countries governments. The signing ceremony was attended relations in the political, economic and roeconomic scenario and new invest- as well as in the sport sector as Brazil They witnessed the signing of an by a number of ministers, as well as investment fi elds in the year of the cel- ment opportunities. Pages 22, 23, 24 In brief

QATAR | Visit Rwanda President Paul Kagame arrives in Doha World Congress of Criminology MPs block Johnson’s President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame arrived in Doha tackles threat of terror, violence bid for Dec 12 election yesterday on a visit to the country to take part in Qatar Information Technology and Communication By Shafeeq Alingal O EU approves a third largely abstained. Conference and Exhibition (Qitcom Staff Reporter extension to the Brexit “Because the majority required has 2019). The President and the not been reached, the noes have it,” accompanying delegation were process until Jan 31, 2020 House of Commons Speaker John Ber- welcomed upon arrival at Hamad anel discussions and lectures on cow said. International Airport by HE the countering the threat of terror- AFP An exasperated Johnson in response Minister of Municipality and Pism and violence marked the for- London said the electorate would fi nd the situ- Environment Abdullah bin Abdulaziz mal start of the 19th World Congress of ation “utterly bewildering” and vowed bin Turki al-Subaie. Page 5 Criminology in Doha yesterday. to end the “paralysis” over Britain’s de- HE the Prime Minister and Interior ritish lawmakers yesterday parture from the European Union. REGION | Confl ict Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser blocked an attempt by Prime Johnson runs a minority Conserva- bin Khalifa al-Thani inaugurated the BMinister Boris Johnson to hold tive government. He is pushing for a Baghdadi given burial fi rst in the Middle East event at Ritz- an early general election on December general election to try to secure a ma- at sea, says US Carlton Doha. 12, as he sought to break the political jority in parliament which would en- The United States has given the Delegates from 40 countries are at- deadlock over Brexit. able him to get the required support to remains of Islamic State leader Abu tending the three-day Congress or- A total of 299 MPs voted in support approve his divorce deal with Brussels. Bakr al-Baghdadi a burial at sea ganised by the Police College under the of his proposal, with 70 against, but he EU leaders earlier yesterday approved and aff orded him religious rites Ministry of Interior (MoI), College of did not secure the backing of the two- a third extension to the Brexit process according to Islamic custom after Law at Qatar University and the Inter- thirds of the 650 MPs required by law until January 31, 2020. Johnson begrudg- he was killed in a US commando national Society of Criminology (ISC). HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa to pass the motion. ingly accepted this but urged them not to raid in Syria on Saturday, three The inaugural ceremony was at- al-Thani and other dignitaries attending the opening ceremony of 19th World The main opposition Labour Party grant any more time after that. Page 15 off icials told Reuters. Baghdadi died tended by a number of ministers, Congress of Criminology in Doha yesterday. by detonating a suicide vest after senior offi cials of the MoI and many fleeing into a dead-end tunnel. experts from the security and legal (NCTC) attended the opening session. is a venue to exchange views and expe- sectors. Dr al-Derham said that Qatar is keen riences on the challenges faced by the LATIN AMERICA | Vote Dr Hassan Rashed al-Derham, pres- to implement the strategic plan 2018- international community. ident of Qatar University; Brigadier Dr 2022, which includes excellence in “This Congress will help the world Argentina tightens Mohammed Abdullah al-Mohanna, education and learning. fi nd appropriate solutions to address exchange controls director general of Police College; Dr “We look for ward to the outcome of the challenges. Qatar is showing in- Argentina introduced strict Emilio C Viano, president of the ISC the conference and we hope that it will terest towards achieving and activat- exchange controls yesterday to and president of the conference; Bian- contribute successfully to strength- ing the frameworks of international preserve depleting reserves as ca Kopp, representative of the United ening mechanisms to combat crime co-operation in confronting crime,” president-elect Alberto Fernandez Nations Offi ce on Drugs, Crime (UN- worldwide,” he said adding that the he said adding the MoI and the Police and incumbent Mauricio Macri held ODC); Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor of university is keen to host international College are keen to apply the best in- talks, seeking to reassure investors the International Criminal Court; and scientifi c forums that would ensure ternational standards in security, aca- over the country’s impending swing Major General Engineer Abdulaziz academic and research achievements. demic, training and research system in from market-friendly policies to al-Ansari, chairman of the Nation- Brig al-Mohanna, who welcomed accordance with Qatar Vision 2030. Anti- and pro-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in protectionism. Page 20 al Counter-Terrorism Committee the guests, noted that the conference To Page 2 London, yesterday. Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 QATAR World Congress of Criminology tackles threat of terror and violence

From Page 1 Dr Emilio C Viano said the ISC is set to learn from others by un- derstanding their experiences. He added that such conferences are an opportunity to get acquainted with the eff orts being exerted, the modern methods that are followed and the big roles being played by all parties working in the fi eld of combating crime. The opening day marked the presentation of 50 papers in 13 subjects based on science, tech- nology and teaching in crimi- nology, researching, investigat- ing and crime prevention. The conference comes within the framework of the implementa- tion of the Doha Declaration is- sued at the end of the 13th Unit- ed Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. The valedictory session will be held tomorrow. HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, other dignitaries and delegates at the opening ceremony of 19th World Congress of Criminology in Doha. Qatar will continue ‘Middle East can play key role’ its eff orts to combat in shaping criminal justice By Shafeeq Alingal The ICC prosecutor recalled institutions that study, teach, Staff Reporter the fi rst regional inter-ministe- promote and enforce the rule of rial diplomatic conference held law are required. terror: NCTC chief in Doha in 2011 at the same ven- “The ICC Offi ce of the Prose- he Middle East region can ue with the aim of raising aware- cutor that I lead is a continuous- play an important role in ness on international criminal ly learning offi ce. It follows the eiterating that Qatar con- “His Highness the Amir has Tfostering greater adher- justice and the ICC. latest developments in new and demns every form of ter- said “many countries have begun ence to principles of interna- “This Congress, with its focus emerging trends and technolo- Rrorism, a top offi cial said to realise the mistake of linking tional criminal justice and the on teaching and educating, is gies along with scientifi c meth- yesterday that the country will terrorism to a particular religion rule of law, said Fatou Bensouda, the perfect occasion to recall the ods and procedures. We look to continue it’s eff orts to combat after they were subjected to ter- prosecutor of the International reforming power of innovation reinforce our capabilities in the terrorism and violent extrem- rorist operations with racist and Criminal Court (ICC). and ideas towards greater justice collection, management and ism. ideological motives”. And he has She was delivering the inau- awareness and indeed, justice, analysis of evidence relating to “Qatar is taking up every eff ort made Qatar’s stand clear in his gural address at the 19th World tangibly experienced. the investigation and prosecu- to counter all forms of terrorism, address to the UN General As- Congress of Criminology yester- Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor “I am confi dent that these val- tion of crimes listed in the Rome extremism and radical violence,” sembly,” al-Ansari said. day at Ritz-Carlton Doha. of the International Criminal ues and objectives will be further Statute,” she said. Major General Abdul Azeez Ab- While referring to the fi ve- “Based on its rich cultural Court, delivering the inaugural studied and promoted, whether “The ICC is committed to the dullah al-Ansari, chairman of Maj. Gen. Abdul Azeez Abdullah year partnership agreement and historical experience and address. at Qatar University, Qatar Police important mandate bestowed the National Counter-Terrorism al-Ansari addressing the session between Qatar and the United its centrality to world aff airs, the College, the International Socie- upon us by the Rome Statute, as Committee (NCTC) told a ses- yesterday. Nations Offi ce of Counter-Ter- region has an important role in the ICC and the wider system of ty of Criminology, UNODC, and we are clear eyed about the im- sion on “Crime and terrorism : rorism he said Qatar is keen to helping the world meet human- international criminal justice, elsewhere,” she said. mense responsibility. Situations national and international re- and diplomacy have proven that implement the UN strategy to ity’s requirements in the region while at the same time sending The prosecutor said ICC is under preliminary examination sponses” at the ongoing 19th the country stands against all eliminate terrorism. He added and beyond,” the ICC offi cial ex- a clear signal to the people of the making attempts to play its by the court include those in World Congress of Criminology. forms of terrorism unbatedly,” that Qatar is extending support plained. region, and beyond, that they part in advancing a culture of Colombia, Venezuela, Nigeria, “Qatar is stern on it’s steps the NCTC chairman said while to the eff orts for the establish- She noted that Middle East no longer need to fear for being accountability for the most Ukraine, Iraq, Palestine, and the towards eliminating sources referring to the UN speech by ment of an international centre countries are keen to join the subjected to gross human rights serious crimes that shock Philippines. Our work is ever- of terrorism including funding His Highness the Amir Sheikh to apply behavioural visions to Rome Statute, the treaty that violations,” she said. the conscience of humanity. expanding,” she added. terrorism. The country’s eff orts Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. counter violent extremism. established the ICC and con- Bensouda hailed the eff orts by “Atrocities, no matter who the Fatou Bensouda, who said the tributes to greater security Qatar and its contributions to perpetrator, will be checked by ICC benefi ts from the mem- and stability where it is most the development of areas related ICC through the power of the bership of 122 states presently, needed. to the implementation of law at law,” she added. asked more countries to seek to “By joining the ICC, coun- the global level and the fulfi l- Pointing to the need for more join the Rome Statute as a means tries from the Middle East will ment of its obligations in ensur- eff orts to ensure criminal justice to contribute to greater secu- Qatar’s eff orts to make world safe have a direct say in the shaping ing criminal justice and the rule both domestically and interna- rity and stability where it is most needed. from crime and drugs hailed and continuous development of of law. tionally, she said more law and

By Shafeeq Alingal are needed to tackle the chal- Staff Reporter lenges. The UNODC official noted Doha Declaration’s global programme that the 2015 Doha Declaration he United Nations Offi ce on the Integration of Crime on Drugs and Crime (UN- Prevention and Criminal Jus- TODC) representative yes- tice was a milestone in history has transformed benefi ciary countries terday hailed Qatar’s contribu- as the first political declaration tions to the international eff orts to highlight the importance of to help the world get rid of drugs the role of education in com- QNA General Dr Abdullah Yousuf al- tar has pledged fi nancial support impact on the transformation of and crime. bating crime. Doha Mal, said that this programme, to the programme’s four pillars the targeted communities and “Qatar is keen to host such in- UNODC representative Bianca “We have not been working with which is fi nancially supported of education for justice, the in- segments of society towards a ternational events and extending Kopp. academics before the Doha Dec- by Qatar, has come a long way tegrity of the judiciary, pre- positive transition and to refrain good support to the UN and its laration. We would not have done E the Adviser to the and has contributed to positive vention of crime among youth from committing crimes. agencies to achieve their goals,” cial with its commitment. These this without the support of Qatar. Minister of Interior and transformations in the benefi ci- through sport and rehabilitation Regarding the 19th World Bianca Kopp, UNODC repre- have made Doha important for The country deserves mention for HChairman of the Follow- ary countries. of prisoners. Congress of Criminology held sentative, told Gulf Times on the us. Doha has brought academic support for the implementation of up Committee on the Imple- In a statement to reporters on He noted that signifi cant in Doha, he said that the confer- sidelines of the ongoing World and experts all over the world to- the Doha Declaration and the Edu- mentation of the Global Pro- the sidelines of the 19th World achievements have been made ence is an important event espe- Congress of Criminology. gether,” she said while observing cation for Justice initiative, which is gramme of the Doha Declaration Congress of Criminology in in all areas of the Global Pro- cially in the Middle East region, “Our member states are lend- that co-operation between all principal theme to the fi ght against issued by the 13th UN Congress Doha, Major General Dr Abdul- gramme of the Doha Declara- which is hosting this congress ing us support. But, Qatar is spe- and a comprehensive approach crime,” she added. on Crime Prevention 2015, Major lah Yousuf al-Mal said that Qa- tion, which has had a signifi cant for the fi rst time. Durham School for Girls celebrates offi cial opening in Doha

urham School for Girls ming through to leadership activi- Doha celebrated its of- ties, debate club and involvement Dfi cial opening at an event in national and international school attended by HE the Minister of competitions”. Education and Higher Educa- At this stage, the school tion Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed opened enrolment in its Founda- Ali al-Hammadi, offi cials from tion Stage and Primary School Durham School UK and a large from years 1-7 and is accepting number of parents. admission for Secondary School The event, which took place at classes in 2020, catering for stu- Al Messila Resort & Spa, includ- dents in years 8, 9 and 10. ed performances by students in Samantha Whay-Jenkins, direc- English and Arabic, welcoming tor of Admissions and Marketing speeches by the heads of Houses at Durham School for Girls Doha, and the head girl. said: “We are thrilled with the over- Durham School for Girls, the whelming response represented fi rst international sister school by over 560 enrolled students, the of Durham School UK, wel- biggest school roll for an opening comed its fi rst cohort of girls on The off icial opening included performances by students in English school in Qatar, a testament to our August 25 for the new academic Off icials at the opening event. and Arabic. strong alignment with the needs of year, 2019/2020. the Qatari society.” The school, located in the Al Doha, said: “We are proud and Human Development outcomes global citizens.” motes the values of moral integ- state-of-the-art facilities,” the “We are honoured to welcome Messila area, off ers “an excellent excited to bring this unique edu- of life-long learning, a strong Durham School for Girls rity, responsibility, ambition and statement continues. HE the Minister of Education and educational option for families cational experience to Qatar. We sense of belonging and citizen- Doha will provide a curriculum kindness. It off ers an innovative All girls are encouraged to partic- Higher Education Dr Mohamed who want British education for bring the best teachers, a crea- ship and a broad and varied cre- and range of co-curricular pro- curriculum, including STEM sub- ipate in the school’s co-curricular Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi their daughters but do not want tive UK curriculum, and strong ative curriculum based around grammes that will “enrich its pu- jects, humanities, English, ICT, programme that covers “a broad for our offi cial opening, and I look to compromise their beliefs or Arabic and Islamic studies to- strong moral and ethical values, pils’ sense of self-belief and fos- Art, PE, Cooking, Textiles, Drama, spectrum of activities, including a forward to welcoming all parents cultural identity”, according to a gether for our students in Qatar. tradition and heritage. ter leadership, collaboration and Music as well as a strong provi- comprehensive sports programme, and their girls for admissions as press statement. “Our school’s vision and aims “Our girls will all receive op- teamwork”, the statement notes. sion of Arabic and Islamic studies, extensive visual and performance we embark upon an exceptional Vanessa Whay, founding prin- are perfectly aligned with Qatar portunities to fulfil their aspi- “The school fosters and devel- all delivered by highly qualifi ed arts opportunities, crafts, cookery, journey here at Durham School for cipal of Durham School for Girls National Vision 2030 and the rations and become valuable ops ‘Confi dence for Life’ and pro- and trained teachers and staff , in eco-club, robotics and program- Girls Doha,” added Whay. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 3 QATAR

Amir greets Czech PM meets head of Jordan chamber of commerce Qatar-Jordan relations reviewed president His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent cables of congratulations to Czech President Milos Zeman on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent a similar cable to Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Qatar’s stance, aid for Gaza praised HE the Chairman of Qatar’s Gaza Reconstruction Committee, Ambassador Mohamed al-Emadi, met yesterday with UN Special Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolai Mladenov in Jerusalem. The two sides HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani HE the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Aff airs, Yousef bin Mohamed discussed the humanitarian met the Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce Nael Kabariti and his accompanying al-Othman Fakhro yesterday met the Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Nael situation in Gaza and joint eff orts delegation, in Doha yesterday. During the meeting, they reviewed the existing bilateral relations Kabariti, and his delegation, who are visiting Qatar. They reviewed aspects of co-operation, to improve it. Mladenov praised between the two countries and ways of enhancing them. especially in matters related to job opportunities. Qatar’s stances and assistance to the Palestinians.

Qatar Museums to host Sales at dates expo jump 96% to over 56 tonnes

ore than 56.5 tonnes public art talk at NMoQ (56,517kg) of dates, Mboth packed and loose, were sold at the recently con- atar Museums (QM) is set thought-provoking creations. biya screen and the history of Is- cluded second Local Dates Exhi- to host a public art talk as These dialogues help foster an lamic art and architecture which bition in Souq Waqif. Qpart of its ongoing eff orts to environment of creativity and opens a cross cultural dialogue. This marked an increase of connect members of the commu- exchange, helping inspire the Lastly, Houshiary is an Iranian around 96% from the sales fi g- nity with inspiring works of art. next generation of cultural pro- artist with a varied artistic back- ures recorded in the previous Renowned artists Lubna ducers in Qatar,” QM’s Head ground, including painting, in- edition of the exhibition in 2018, Chowdhary, Susan Hefuna and of Public Art Abdulrahman al- stallation, architectural projects, according to a report issued by Shirazeh Houshiary will come Ishaq, said. and animation. Her art focuses the Ministry of Municipality and together at the National Muse- Chowdhary is a sculptor, born on changing the natural way Environment (MME)’s Agricul- um of Qatar (NMoQ) tomorrow in Tanzania, who specialises in ce- that viewers see things, achiev- tural Aff airs Department. at 7pm to explore their artistic ramics focusing on civic, communal ing this by creating elusive en- The second edition of the ex- practice and discuss the poten- environments. Her work is meant to vironments and seemingly alive hibition was organised by the tial of art in the public realm. spark conversation amongst view- sculptural forms. MME and Souq Waqif from Oc- Moderated by QM’s senior cu- ers regarding the environments in The discussion will be in- tober 16 to 26. rator Laura Barlow, the talk will which they inhabit. troduced by al-Ishaq and pro- The value of products sold at More than 35,000 people visited the second edition of the exhibition. off er attendees an invaluable Hefuna is an interdisciplinary grammed as part of the ongoing the festival amounted to near- glimpse into the contexts that artist exploring identity, gender, series ‘Public Art Talks’, organ- ly QR1.2mn, which included The exhibition was held with the agement to guarantee the exhi- compared to the fi rst edition of have shaped these artists’ works and the self in society. Born in ised by the Public Art depart- QR738,000 for packed dates, participation of 56 farms that dis- bition’s success and give both 2018, which saw the participa- to date. Germany, and has Egyptian roots, ment at QM. QR422,000 for loose dates, played diff erent varieties of high- shoppers and the participating tion of 46 farms. “We are pleased to host a she incorporates her multi-facet- Additional talks with various QR16,500 for dates syrup and quality dates and related products. farms a good experience, the Meanwhile, more than 35,000 talk that brings together three ed background into her work. renowned artists are set to take QR6,325 for dates paste, the The venue of the event was statement noted. people visited the second edi- strong female artists who have The art she produces com- place in Qatar between Novem- MME said in a statement yester- adequately equipped and pre- The number of participat- tion of the exhibition, the MME marked the art world with their monly references the Mashra- ber and December, QM added. day. pared by the Souq Waqif man- ing farms was up by around 22% added. Gulf Times 4 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 QATAR MME holds workshop on nuclear safeguards

he Ministry of Mu- nicipality and Envi- Tronment (MME), rep- resented by the Radiation and Chemicals Protection Department, organised a workshop on the informa- tion management system of nuclear materials subject to nuclear safeguards in appli- cations and activities outside the nuclear fuel cycle. The workshop was at- tended by participants from the Ministry of Pub- Participants in the workshop pose for a photograph. lic Health, the General Authority of Customs, tegic dialogue for co-oper- included the defi nition of distinction between nu- the General Civil Aviation ation in the fi eld of nuclear nuclear materials subject to clear materials and radio- Authority, and the Na- safeguards. nuclear safeguards, and pre- active materials, training tional Committee for the The workshop’s support senting examples of nuclear on methods and resources Prohibition of Weapons. will enable Qatar to build material applications out- to identify nuclear materi- The workshop, held for national capacity to imple- side the nuclear fuel cycle. als and how to determine the fi rst time in Qatar in ment the requirements of International Atomic En- their physical and chemi- co-operation with the US the Nuclear Non-prolif- ergy Agency (IAEA) refer- cal properties and then in- embassy in Doha and the eration Treaty (NPT), the ences to rules, application, clude them in the national National Nuclear Security Comprehensive Nuclear exemption and termina- system of inventory and Administration of the US Safeguards Convention and tion of safeguards on nu- control of nuclear materi- Department of Energy, is the Amended Small Quanti- clear materials were also als and reporting on it to part of the activities un- ties Protocol, and the devel- presented. the IAEA in accordance der the letter of intention opment of Qatar’s Nuclear During the workshop, with the requirements of (LoI) signed between Qatar Safeguards Information some applications were the Treaty and the Con- and the US in December Management System. presented on the existence vention, and the amended 2017 during the fi rst stra- The workshop activities of nuclear materials, the protocol. (QNA)

Psychiatry clinic opens at Al Wajba health centre rimary Health Care PHCC Health Centre and All patients aged be- ports the implementation Corporation (PHCC) delivers services jointly tween 18 and 65 years are of a stepped model of care Phas announced the suc- with Hamad Medical Cor- eligible for this compre- and integration between cessful launch of the latest poration for patients with hensive service, treatment services. integrated Psychiatry Clinic moderate to severe mental options may include psy- PHCC psychiatry clinics at Al Wajba health centre. health concerns. chological interventions, provide services for cases The clinic, which started The clinic will provide medication management, such as moderate to severe functioning on Septem- eff ective, evidence-based advice on lifestyle and self- anxiety, depression, as well ber 23, is the third clinic of mental health assessment, management as well as ap- psychosis, obsessive-com- its kind. The other two are diagnosis and treatment, propriate education and pulsive disorders among at Al Thumama and Qatar improving access and take advice for patients and their others. Patients requiring University health centres. up of mental healthcare care givers. this service will need to visit The clinic is a commu- services closer to patients’ This collaborative work a Family Physician, who will nity-based service for pa- homes and in a less stigma- between primary and sec- assess and refer to the service tients registered at any tising setting. ondary care providers sup- if appropriate. (QNA) Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5 QATAR Rwandan president arrives in Doha Commercial Bank giving away up to 1kg of gold coins under summer campaign

ollowing the success- ful Cards Summer FCampaign launched in June, Commercial Bank is now rewarding 195 cus- tomers with individual gold Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived in Doha yesterday to take part in Qatar Information Technology and coins specially designed for Communication Conference and Exhibition (Qitcom 2019). President Kagame and the accompanying delegation the campaign. were welcomed upon arrival at Hamad International Airport by HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment Commercial Bank’s Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie. ‘Gold Rush’ summer cam- paign 2019 introduced “exceptional rewards on a monthly basis, along with grand prizes”, the bank said in a statement. As part of the summer campaign, 195 Commer- As part of the summer campaign, 195 Commercial Bank cardholders stood a chance to Security conference cial Bank cardholders stood win up to 1kg of gold coins. a chance to win up to 1kg of gold coins. To enter the gibility to earn gold. “It was a her card to pay for almost at Commercial Bank, said: lucky draw, all that a card- rewarding summer experience anything, including secure “We are delighted to reward holder had to do was use for Commercial Bank credit e-commerce transactions our loyal and valued custom- to discuss world’s key Commercial Bank’s credit and debit card customers,” when shopping online. ers with unparalleled prizes, and debit cards for inter- the statement noted. Commercial Bank cards given to them as a thank you national purchases for a Commercial Bank cards also support contact-less for their trust in Commercial minimum spend value as “make everyday transac- transactions, which are Bank. Seeing how success- mentioned in the commu- tions more convenient and “fast, simple and secure”. ful this campaign has been, challenges at Doha meet nication of the promotion. secure by eliminating the Proud of the success our team is gladly planning Eligible customers also need for customers to carry this summer campaign has for bigger campaigns and reek National Se- logue and co-operation to ability to completely para- of great importance to the earned their regular CB Re- cash”. A Commercial Bank achieved, Roya Khajeh, AGM, more exciting rewards to be curity Adviser Vice address the common chal- lyse an entire country, for world, and through dia- wards points on top of the eli- cardholder can use his/ head of Cards and Payments launched soon, hopefully.” GAdmiral Alexandros lenges facing the Middle example by disrupting logue, it is possible to ex- Diakopoulos has stressed East and the world,” he said, transport systems, or tar- change views and ideas, the importance of holding noting at the same time geting air traffi c and at- fi nd a common base and Munich Security Confer- its support for the inter- tacking banks, pointing out mutual interests and work ence (MSC) Core Group national community’s ef- that it is among the chal- together to achieve these meeting in Doha today to forts in facing the common lenges created by the digital interests, stressing that this HEC Paris to launch leadership programme discuss the most important global challenges. world, which has been as is the best way in promoting security challenges in the “Cybersecurity is a very important as the real world. the stability and prosperity EC Paris, a mem- their leadership skills. Paris, explained that the level of team management. world. important sector, but some Regarding what the Mu- of peoples. ber of Qatar The ‘Shape your Lead- inspired leadership meth- Gauthier added that the In an interview with Al people do not understand nich Security Conference Regarding bilateral co- HFoundation for ership’ programme will be odology, which will be in- short programme will also Raya newspaper, the Greek how dangerous it is, as it has could do in the heart of the operation between Greece Education, Science, and off ered in November and cluded in the programme, help participants to make national security adviser become more connected Middle East, Vice Admi- and Qatar, he underlined Community Develop- it will give the participants is a new approach to lead- decisions and promote said that Qatar has become through modern technolo- ral Diakopoulos said that that the two countries ment, has announced an opportunity to infl u- ership skills training aimed eff ective leadership and a major hub for important gies and electronic means, it is important to hold the have very good relations in the launch of the execu- ence work environment at building good relation- work to build good rela- conferences such as Mu- which means that the world Munich Security Confer- many sectors, and there are tive programme “Shape as well as to develop their ships, enhancing com- tions between members of nich Security Conference became more vulnerable to ence Core Group meeting many Qatari investments in your Leadership’ target- leadership role. munication between in- the team regardless of their and the Global Security Fo- threats,” he underlined. in Doha, in the heart of the Greece which enjoys stabil- ing executive profession- Valerie Gauthier, as- dividuals from diff erent diff erences and personal rum, pointing out that this “The current threats now Middle East, and promote ity, has a supportive gov- als to help them develop sociate professor at HEC backgroundsand enhancing the affi liations. (QNA) confi rms the importance of do not have borders in the a culture of dialogue and ernment for economy and Qatar’s role on the regional so-called fourth-genera- co-operation, as the Mid- business, and provides great and international arenas in tion wars which are related dle East is a very important opportunities for Qataris to one hand, and its expertise to the use of unconven- region for the world, add- invest and achieve mutual in organisation and hosting tional tools, including cy- ing that Greece wants to see benefi ts for the peoples of of important international berspace, which transcends more stability and friendly the two countries. events, on the other hand. borders between countries,” relations in this region. He also expressed hope “Qatar is a force for good Vice Admiral Diakopoulos He pointed out that the to expand co-operation for the region and the world said. development of a culture in more areas of common by hosting events aimed at The Greek adviser added of dialogue is necessary interest, including the se- promoting a culture of mul- that cyberspace is even to calm the escalation in curity sector, especially tilateral international dia- more dangerous with its the Middle East, which is cybersecurity. (QNA)

Awareness lectures Attorney-General meets Kenyan for students The Public Prosecution has Supreme Court president resumed regular lectures for school students as part of its awareness programmes. The Public Prosecution held yesterday its first lecture for the current semester on traff ic law. This lecture comes within the Public Prosecution awareness programme for secondary school students, which started at the end of the previous semester. The lecture, which was attended by a number of students of Al Manaa independent secondary school for boys and a number of specialists in the school and delivered by Chief Prosecutor of Enforcement of Public Prosecutions Turki Rashid al- HE the Attorney-General Dr Ali bin Fetais al-Marri met Kenyan Supreme Court Mohannadi, explained the traff ic President David Kenani Maraga in Doha yesterday. The meeting discussed law and the obligations of the issues of common concern and ways to enhance co-operation in the legal and owner and driver of the vehicle judicial field. and traff ic ethics, as well as penalties for traff ic crimes.

Directory of international co-operation in combating corruption discussed xperts from the Ad- evant legislation from the the collective work of the lars of the foreign policy of ministrative Control Qatari laws, and addressed parties represented in the Qatar, which makes inter- Eand Transparency fi nal observations on the meeting, and they played a national co-operation to Authority (ACTA) and a project and a set of pro- signifi cant role in enriching combat crime in general, number of other bodies in posals aimed at enhancing its content, pointing to the and combating corruption Qatar discussed the draft its utilisation locally and international challenges in in particular, a cornerstone of the directory of inter- internationally. the fi eld of international in this regard, which is evi- national co-operation in At the end of the meet- co-operation in combating denced by the eff orts and combating corruption ing, the participants also corruption. initiatives of Qatar in this prepared by ACTA, in co- recommended the neces- The ACTA pointed out regard. operation with the con- sity of holding regular that the preparation of the The ACTA added that cerned national authorities. meetings of representatives directory aimed at facilitat- what is distinguishing Qa- The directory is planned to of the concerned authori- ing international co-opera- tar’s directory from other be launched internation- ties to continuously update tion to prevent and combat international directories, is ally during a conference to the directory to accurately corruption in particular and that it aims not only to en- be held in December af- refl ect the current situa- crime in general, between hance Qatar’s involvement ter its fi nal adoption and tion in the country in ac- the competent authorities in international co-opera- translation. cordance with the relevant in Qatar and counterparts tion against corruption, but Representatives of the legislative and institutional in other countries, and to also to engage in interna- Ministry of Foreign Af- development in Qatar, and strengthen the implemen- tional co-operation to pre- fairs, the Ministry of Inte- to develop and discuss ideas tation of the UN Conven- vent corruption, and this is rior, the Supreme Judicial and proposals to enhance tion against Corruption in in line with its emphasis in Council, the Public Pros- its role in international co- Qatar, which is scheduled to the UN Convention against ecution and Qatar Finan- operation to prevent and start mid next year. Corruption, which devotes cial Information Unit re- combat corruption. The ACTA explained that a full chapter on “technical viewed, during a meeting, The ACTA said that the the issuance of the direc- assistance and information the compilation of all rel- directory is the result of tory is in line with the pil- exchange”.(QNA) Gulf Times 6 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 QATAR Gord new campaign to promote sustainability

By Joseph Varghese Staff Reporter

he Gulf Organisation for Research & Development T(Gord) has launched a new campaign named ‘Destination Green’ at the Qatar Sustainabil- ity Summit (QSS) which con- cluded yesterday. “Destination Green, aimed at promoting sustainability in the The pledge wall for ‘Destination Green’. region, urges the business hous- es and the society at large to take gurated with a pledge wall signed the challenges faced by the region. He said that 93% of houses in tangible steps in creating a sus- by HE the Minister of Municipal- It discussed several ideas such as Cyprus have solar energy water tainable world,” Gord founding ity and Environment Abdullah ‘Renewable Energy Systems: Cur- heating facility which is a world chairman Dr Yousef Alhorr said. bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Sub- rent Status and Prospects’; ‘Cool- record. The campaign will appeal to aie and other dignitaries includ- ing & Energy Challenges in Hot Dr Bourhan Tashtoush, head the business houses to report ing HE the Minister of Transport & Humid climate’; ‘Sustainabil- of energy systems and renewa- their green initiatives. It is open and Communications Jassim Seif ity of Power generation & Energy bles, discussed the topic of cool- to both public and private com- Ahmed al-Sulaiti, HE the Min- Transition’ and ‘European Com- ing and energy challenges in hot panies, he explained. ister of Culture and Sports Salah mission’s Fuel Quality Directives and humid conditions. “Cooling By pledging support for Des- bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, – Implications for Oil & Gas In- of residential buildings accounts tination Green, organisations Planning and Statistics Authori- dustry in Middle East.’ for the biggest share of energy will commit to improve their ty president HE Dr Saleh bin Mo- Prof Soteris Kalogioru, editor- consumption, about 50%, in operations and practices to- hamed al-Nabit; Public Works in-chief, Renewable Energy, Cy- GCC countries and 80% of the wards a carbon-neutral world. A panel discussion on the second day of the summit. Authority (Ashghal) President Dr prus University of Technology, energy consumption in GCC The organisations will be ac- Saad bin Ahmad al-Muhannadi, said, “Melting polar ice, hurri- countries goes for cooling pur- knowledged as long as they have forms, such as the use of supplies within Qatar have ventured into solidate the eff orts of various and Qatari Diar CEO Abdullah canes around the world, coastal poses,” he added. worked towards environmental made from sustainable sources, the sustainability realm with stakeholders towards the greater bin Hamad al-Attiyah. fl oods are some of the challenges Prof Tatiana Morosuk, Tech- conservation to catalyse market- enforcing single-use plastic ban, initiatives aimed at creating a goal of crafting a green legacy for On the second day of the sum- that we face in the modern times. nical University Berlin and Cle- led transformation. telecommuting and recycling carbon-neutral world. Putting present and future generations,” mit, a panel discussion on the topic There should be higher push for mens Ploechi, managing partner “A sustainable business prac- policies. Over the years, regional this in context, Gord’s Destina- explained the offi cial. of ‘Tackling Energy Challenges for renewable energy so that carbon Energy Changes, also took part in tice can manifest itself in many and international organisations tion Green campaign will con- The project was offi cially inau- Sustainable Region’ highlighted emissions can be reduced.” the discussions. Sustainability Summit concludes with more agreements, pledge timulating insightful tions were related to latest discussions on sus- technologies and innova- Stainability, climate tions for energy effi ciency, actions and carbon neu- recycling, water conserva- trality, Qatar Sustainability tion, carbon-free transport Summit (QSS) concluded and waste management.” yesterday at St Regis Doha. “The presentations Co-organised by the Gulf highlight education’s role Organisation for Research in research and develop- and Development (Gord), ment in providing envi- QSS gathered advocates, ronmental sustainability practitioners and research- through interdisciplinary ers to share the promises research activities between and pitfalls of sustain- academia, industry and Signing of the agreement between Gord and Terre Policy Centre. ability. The two-day event government agencies for featured presentations the benefi t of public and “Terre Policy Centre and House Gases verifi cation from experts representing environment. Furthermore, Gord have common goals in and management system leading organisations and QSS brought collaborations skill-building of the youth accreditation. Comment- institutions representing between parties to infl u- in education Institutes and ing on collaboration with various sectors including ence youth and develop- empowering them to con- Gord, Yosouf Abdulrahman research, energy, construc- ment of new approaches for tribute to SDGs and climate Saleh, executive director of tion, retails, manufactur- addressing climate change change through practical Qatar Science and Technol- ing, sports and educations, and environment in a way activities in campus. Cli- ogy Park, said, “We believe among others. that suits the new genera- mate neutrality, carbon the Qatar Sustainabil- Dr Yousef Alhorr, found- tion’s needs, thoughts and trading, climate resilience ity Summit is an important ing chairman Gord, said, behaviour,” he added. and climate mitigation platform for stakeholders “Qatar Sustainability Sum- The second day of QSS would need the hand hold- who are actively involved in mit creates an ideal plat- was marked by signing of ing, mentoring, verifi cation various sustainability-re- form for the exchange of a memorandum of under- and certifi cation. Leverag- lated initiatives as we work knowledge and thoughts. standing between Gord and ing competitive advantages towards a greener future The presentations have Terre Policy Centre. The of Gord and Terre to address for Qatar, the wider Mena centred on four key pil- MoU between Terre Policy these challenges will be the region and beyond.” lars, including policies and Centre and Gord will open focus of our partnership,” With key agreements initiatives, encouraging the avenues for collabora- noted, Rajendra Shende, signed between Gord and implementation of sus- tion on facilitation of high- chairman, Terre Policy leading entities, Qatar Sus- tainability in diff erent sec- er education institutions Centre. tainability Summit has laid tors of economies such as for the implementation of Specialists from Gord foundation for a range of built environment, mobil- concrete actions that focus also introduced the up- unprecedented initiatives ity, energy, businesses and on achieving sustainability coming “Qatar’s Accredi- to drive climate change in resource. Several presenta- and carbon neutrality. tation Council” for Green Qatar.

QU organises conference on ‘Knowledge Economy in Qatar’ atar University’s ference and stressed the (QU) Department need to move towards a QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham at the event. Qof International Af- knowledge-based economy fairs at the College of Arts in order to get ahead and National Vision 2030, as framework of Qatar’s strat- & Sciences (CAS) and QU’s contribute to sustainable economic success depends egy that focuses on scien- Gulf Studies Centre (GSC) development. on the ability to harness tifi c research as a means to hosted a conference on “The CAS strives to knowledge. achieving sustainable de- ‘Knowledge Economy in achieve this vision through “Qatar aims to build an velopment and transition- Qatar: Trends and Opportu- its various programmes educational system based ing towards a knowledge- nities for Interdisciplinary and the expansion of its on innovation. The world economy. Research and Policy’. post-graduate off erings improved with the agricul- The GSC director Dr The two-day event, which and research. The college tural revolution, followed Mahjoob Zweiri stressed the concluded yesterday, was also brings together lo- by the industrial revolution, importance of partnerships attended by several dignitar- cal and global experts in and the ongoing informa- in generating ideas that can ies, including QU president conferences such as this tion revolution from the lead to development and Dr Hassan al-Derham. one to increase interest in 1960s, and during which benefi t people. He said the A number of research information technology, the term knowledge-econ- centre works to transform sessions discussed eco- communication, entrepre- omy was coined,” he said. ideas from theory to devel- nomic diversifi cation and neurship, in an eff ort to Dr Hatem Mhenni from opment. Dr Zweiri spoke knowledge-economies, in- raise awareness about the Qatar National Research about the centre obtaining novation and research de- importance of knowledge- Fund (QNRF) spoke about funding for a research grant velopment; education and economies,” he said. supporting scientifi c re- on the subject of sanctions, learning; entrepreneurship; The chief strategy and search since its inception which will be a qualitative and global experiences in development offi cer Dr in Qatar Foundation 14 addition to the work and knowledge-economies. Darwish al-Emadi pointed years ago. Dr Mhenni il- research the centre con- CAS dean Prof Ibrahim out that the current strat- lustrated how QNRF sup- ducts for serving the Qatar al-Kaabi, spoke at the con- egy of QU stems from Qatar ports research within the community. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7 QATAR Ooredoo Cloud Backup Life Marketplace to provide APIs for bolsters data protection new business apps oredoo is launching at and infrastructure to safeguard Qatar Data Centre and the data Qitcom 2019 today a new and protect their most precious resides in the State of Qatar in Ocloud-based data pro- resource – their data. compliance with customers’ data oredoo is launching at Qit- tection solution – the Ooredoo “Our customers can use our privacy requirements. Further- com today the ‘Ooredoo Cloud Backup Service for large Cloud Backup Service to easily more, the Cloud Backup Service OLife Marketplace’, provid- enterprises, small- and medium- backup and restore their data in is provided as a managed service ing developers with Application sized enterprises, and small of- a secure way using encryption, backed by Ooredoo’s industry Program Interfaces (APIs) to create fi ces to bolster data protection optimise costs, and easily scale leading SLAs. new and innovative business serv- and secure digital transformation up the required backup capacity The Cloud Backup Service is ices and solutions. journeys. as their business grows.” available on a fl exible monthly Ooredoo Life Marketplace is a Across Qatar, many organi- Using the Ooredoo Cloud subscription, along with 24/7 ex- one-stop-shop that provides APIs, sations face challenges when Backup Service, business cus- pert support. small information components, designing, implementing, and tomers can backup business Qitcom attendees can visit for everyone in Qatar–from stu- managing or supporting their in critical data, such as fi les, data- the Ooredoo pavilion under the dents to large corporations. Oore- house data backup and disaster bases, and applications from any theme ‘Safe Smart Cities’, at Hall doo’s data and services can help recovery solutions. Organisa- desktop, laptop, and physical or 7, booth A&B 12, at the Qatar Na- to enhance or develop new digital tions often face limited IT re- virtual machine. tional Convention Centre until customer-centric services. Ooredoo Qatar COO Yousuf sources and budgets to scale up In case of any event, such as November 1. 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Organisa- place, business customers can also to protect, the Ooredoo Cloud the total cost of ownership by their data within seconds. securely and quickly through a ness”, thanks to its breadth and tions can use Ooredoo SMS to send see available and upcoming APIs, Backup Service provides an elas- switching from a capex-based Ooredoo Qatar COO Yousuf simple click. depth of talent, best fi xed and customer SMS, check business check the latest technology trends, tic, protected, and always-on model to an opex cloud-based Abdulla al-Kubaisi said, “By Ooredoo’s business customers mobile networks, broadest port- contact information, and advertise and gain insights on enhancing backup and disaster recovery model. Through a self-service launching our Cloud Backup can rest assured that the Cloud folio of ICT services and solu- on high-traffi c platforms, such as or creating new apps. To register solution, available at any time control panel, organisations can Service, Qatar’s organisations Backup platform is hosted in tions, and trusted partner for 60 Ooredoo Sports. Ooredoo Qatar for the Ooredoo Life Marketplace, and from any location. One of also confi gure their backup poli- can trust Ooredoo’s expertise Ooredoo’s secure Tier 3-certifi ed years. COO Yousuf Abdulla al-Kubaisi visit http://ore.do/developer. said, “Our launch of the Ooredoo Ooredoo Life Marketplace runs Life Marketplace supports Qatar’s on the Google Apigee platform, nationwide digital transformation part of Google Cloud, which helps and aims to improve digital acces- leading organisations to design, sibility for everyone in Qatar. secure, and scale APIs. “Organisations, app developers, Qitcom attendees can visit the Top Italian companies, startups and individuals can use the Oore- Ooredoo pavilion under the theme doo Life Marketplace to trans- ‘Safe Smart Cities’ at Hall 7, booth form digital businesses and deliver A&B 12 at the Qatar National Con- state-of-the-art experiences for vention Centre (QNCC) until No- to showcase innovation at Qitcom their customers.” vember 1.

By Peter Alagos players in aerospace, defence and Business Reporter security; Fincantieri, the leading Western shipbuilder; Elettronica Huawei previews smart, Group specialised in ‘electronic ajor Italian compa- defence’ capabilities; Telsy, se- nies and startups par- curity partner for ICT solutions safe city solutions Mticipating at Qitcom and services. 2019, (beginning today Oct 29) Salzano also said the workshop will be showcasing a full range will also witness the Qatar de- uawei will showcase the bine to improve the eff ectiveness of cutting-edge technology in but of Italy’s fi rst national guide latest ICT solutions during and effi ciency of law enforcement, smart cities, as well as advanced ‘Cybersecurity in Italy: new op- Hits support of Qitcom 2019. and ensure a safe environment for solutions for cybersecurity and portunities for business’, which During the event today, Huawei the public. cyberdefence, ambassador Pas- provides an overview of the Ital- is demonstrating how technology Huawei Middle East president quale Salzano said. ian cybersecurity architecture, as keeps organisations and commu- Charles Yang said, “Huawei is in- Speaking to reporters yes- well as new cybersecurity strate- nities connected in a digitally- vested in developing solutions terday at the Italian embassy in gy/governance and cyber-related driven world. that empower communities by Doha, Salzano said the 90-sqm economic trends. This year, Huawei is a Pearl creating safer, smarter, and more Italian pavilion at Qitcom is The publication was a joint Sponsor of the exhibition and is connected environments. We are hosting 14 exhibitors – two incu- effort between the Italian Min- located at Booth H5-B2. Visitors pleased to demonstrate our solu- bators and 12 startups specialis- istry of Foreign Affairs and In- to Qitcom 2019 will be able to ex- tions at this year’s Qitcom event as ing in the fi elds of smart building ternational Cooperation, the perience Huawei’s smart and safe a Pearl Sponsor, recognising that solutions to encryption systems, Italian Presidency of the Coun- city solutions, which contribute smart cities require smart infra- from water saving and smart cil of Ministers, the ITA, CINI towards large-scale digital trans- structure.” agriculture technologies to data Cybersecurity National Lab, formation, as well as the develop- Huawei Global Cyber Security protection. Italian ambassador Pasquale Salzano announcing to reporters the Qatar debut of Italy’s first national guide and Confindustria, the main ment, security, and safety of cities offi cer Andy Purdy, who will also Italian Trade Agency (ITA) ‘Cybersecurity in Italy: new opportunities for business’, while Italian Trade Agency commissioner Giosafat association representing man- today. participate in a panel at Qitcom commissioner Giosafat Rigano Rigano looks on. PICTURE: Ram Chand ufacturing and service compa- In particular, Huawei will show- 2019, said: “Accelerating urbanisa- added that almost half of the nies in Italy. case its portfolio of artifi cial intel- tion presents extensive challenges Italian regions are represented at Centre (QNCC). The workshop’s Italian System for Cybersecurity’, the industrial holding managing Baldoni, who is also deputy ligence (AI) and cloud-enabled for cities in terms of infrastructure the event with startups and in- opening session will be led by It- Salzano said. the Italian railway and mobility director general of the Depart- solutions that support rapid ur- and safety. In this context, city of- cubators from Trentino, Veneto, aly’s Undersecretary of the Min- During the workshop, Salzano sector; Terna, one of the main ment of Information for Secu- banisation, particularly with re- fi cials are relying on ICT to help Campania, Lombardy, Puglia, ister of Defence Angelo Tofalo in said leading Italian companies in European electricity transmis- rity (DIS) with responsibility gards to increased safety. Huawei protect the public.” Emilia Romagna, Sardinia, the presence of Salzano and Car- the fi eld of protection of critical sion grid operators and manager for national cybersecurity, will has long partnered with global se- Huawei Qatar CEO Frank Fan Marche, Lazio, and Tuscany. mine America, special advisor to infrastructures, mass transpor- of the high voltage Italian trans- hold the lecture ‘Adapting to the curity specialists to provide com- added: “As the largest ICT plat- On October 30, the workshop the Minister of Foreign Aff airs for tation, telecommunications, and mission grid; Intesa Sanpaolo, Threat within Digital Devolu- prehensive public safety solutions. form in Qatar, Qitcom 2019 is the ‘Italian Cyber-Protection of security issues. fi nancial transactions, as well as one of the top banking groups in tion: the Italian Posture and the These solutions facilitate, ideal event for Huawei to showcase the Defense Sector and of Criti- Professor Roberto Baldoni, the cyberdefence will discuss cyber- the Euro-zone; STMicroelec- Role of the Scientifi c Community amongst other things, convergent the full range and breadth of our cal Infrastructures’ will be held director of the Italian Cybersecu- security scenarios and present tronics, a world leader in provid- to Create a more Resilient Cyber- command and visualised dis- portfolio. This year in particular, on the sidelines of Qitcom from rity Management Board – Prime technology solutions. ing the semiconductor solutions; space’ on Thursday (October 31), patching to improve emergency we will focus on those solutions 2:30pm at Room M218-219 at Minister’s Offi ce, will then de- The companies include Fer- Leonardo, a global high-tech 11am, at Hamad bin Khalifa Uni- response time. Cloud platforms that enable critical support for Qa- the Qatar National Convention liver the keynote speech on ‘The rovie dello Stato Italiane Group, company and one of the top 10 versity (HBKU). and intelligent analytics also com- tar’s smart digital transformation.”

CRA interactive platform at Qitcom International designers complement local talent at Heya Fashion Exhibition

he 16th edition of Heya Ara- partnership with Heya in this edi- by Tajmeel, a project developed and beauty specialists certifi ed bian Fashion Exhibition saw tion to provide valuable insights for by social development centre with the highest international Tnew and returning brands visitors in everything, from fashion (Nama), for a new batch of hair diplomas. locally and from around the world, marketing to fi nance, and how to get representing an 18% increase in lo- a fashion business off the ground via cal designers from the previous au- daily workshops, forums and talks. tumn/winter 2018 edition, it was The Ministry of Commerce and In- announced. dustry participated for the fi rst time These in- in this edition through a series of clude Debaj, workshops, alongside partnerships A’s Qatar, forged with Tajmeel (Qatar Interna- Harlienz, tional Beauty Academy) and Istituto Noof Ahmed al-Naama the Ham- di Moda Burgo Qatar (Fashion and madies, Al Arts Academy). he Communications Reg- An artist’s impression of the CRA Booth at Qitcom 2019. Dukan and “This year, we have strengthened ulatory Authority (CRA) Maryam the number of Qatari designers par- Tis participating in Qatar regulating the Information and cations specialist, CRA. Qitcom Al Darwish ticipating at Heya. It is fantastic to IT Conference and Exhibition Communications Technology is also a platform to meet with from Qa- see the quality of home-grown de- (Qitcom 2019), organised by the (ICT) sector. telecom consumers to listen di- tar; Zoogha, sign talent, showcasing local exper- Ministry of Transport and Com- In addition, they will be able to rectly to their opinion about ICT Signature tise, entrepreneurship and vision,” munications at Qatar National register Qatari Internet domain services in Qatar, she added. design and Design Creationz’s spokesperson Convention Centre (QNCC), names and communicate directly During the four-day event, a UVA from A number of Esraa Abel said. from today under the theme ‘Safe with the CRA’s consumer pro- panel discussion and workshops Kuwait; Sa- collections were On the fourth day of Heya, a series and Smart Cities.’ tection team to lodge a telecom will be conducted in the CRA mar Secrets showcased at Heya of workshops took place designed to The CRA booth number is complaint. booth about diff erent topics like; from Leba- fashion shows. support aspiring entrepreneurs in- H8A30 and near to gate number “Qitcom is the biggest In- the rights and responsibilities of non; Ende- cluding a workshop by IMB Qatar on eight. The booth visitors will formation and Communication telecom consumers, smart cities, mage and Atelier Zuhra from Oman; ‘The Fashion Mood Boards’, a work- have a chance to know more Technology event in Qatar, it is Fifth Generation (5G) Technol- Beenas from India; Bocan from Tur- shop by Tajmeel on ‘Creative Make- about CRA through interac- a great platform for the CRA to ogy, Internet Protocol version 6 key; Kyra collection from Indonesia; up’ and also by Tajmeel, a workshop tive technological activities like, communicate with ICT stake- (IPv6), Cloud Computing and and Malo from Italy to name a few. on the ‘Your Skin at 20’s 30’s 40’s hologram, interactive wall and holders and industry experts Blockchain. According to the organisers, Vir- and beyond’. A special talk by Reem touch screens, they will learn from around the world, to ex- Also, on the sidelines of Qit- ginia Commonwealth University al-Suwaidi from Bedaya was also about radio equipment licensing change views and experiences,” com 2019, the CRA’s Telecom School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUArts held to discuss women empower- services, CRA’s telecom com- said Noof Ahmed al-Naama, Complaints Management System Qatar) and Qatar Business Incuba- ment. Heya will host today (October plaint process and CRA’s role in public relations and communi- will be launched. tion Center (QBIC) continue their 29) a special graduation ceremony Gulf Times 8 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 QATAR

B4Development, Generation Amazing join Unitar for UN forum Meeting

riving forward their mis- and nudge unit launched by the hend how we can empower and to discuss sion to deliver social SC in 2016. inspire a generation of youth to Dchange through sport, “We have partnered with take the lead and tackle the most Generation Amazing and B4De- B4Development to behaviour- pressing issues aff ecting their major velopment collaborated with ally inform our football for de- communities.” the United Nations Institute for velopment programmes inter- B4Development’s Dr Fadi Training and Research (Uni- nationally. Makki added: “The Unitar forum event tar) to organise an event in New “One intervention was de- was an excellent opportunity to York, titled Using Behavioural signed to help coach partici- gather and exchange ideas and Insights and Sports: Preventing pants with key words that target experiences with international safety Violent Extremism. Dignitaries at the event. objectives such as inclusivity, counterparts on the implemen- The event took place at the communication, tolerance and tation of best practices in sport, UN headquarters and began Sunstein from Harvard Univer- During his message, al-Tha- stepping stone in taking this respect. especially when used with be- opens with opening remarks from HE sity and co-author of the best- wadi emphasised the impor- topic forward and in expanding “We are using surveys to havioural insights to prevent and Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif selling book, Nudge. tance of understanding behav- the application of behavioural measure and evaluate the impact counter violent extremism. al-Thani, the Permanent Rep- Gathering experts from sport iour patterns in order to better insight theory towards society’s of these interventions.” “The application of behav- QNA resentative of Qatar to the UN, and behavioural science, the equip programmes such as Gen- most needy.” Al-Khori said that he believes ioural insights to these pro- Doha along with an introductory mes- forum was designed to instigate eration Amazing, which delivers In a panel discussion on lev- Generation Amazing, which grammes serve two key purposes sage from Hassan al-Thawadi, initiatives and programmes, as football for development initia- eraging behavioural insights has reached more than 500,000 – they help us better understand Secretary-General of the Su- well as explore possible solu- tives in disadvantaged commu- in sport, Generation Amazing benefi ciaries, can continue to and assess behaviourally rooted he 5th Major Event Safety preme Committee for Delivery & tions and trends on how sport nities around the world. programme director Nasser al- make a diff erence by under- challenges as well as design in- and Security Conference, Legacy (SC). can better impact issues such as He said: “We hope that re- Khori highlighted the ways in standing the people it helps on terventions to test what works Torganised by the Secu- Speakers on the day included inclusion, social cohesion and lationships are strengthened which Generation Amazing had the ground. and therefore strengthen the rity Committee of the Supreme Unitar New York head of offi ce the prevention of violent ex- through this collaboration and collaborated with B4Develop- “By building evidence for our evidence base of these pro- Committee for Delivery and Marco A Suazo and Prof Cass tremism, sc.qa reported. that today’s event serves as a ment – a behavioural insights work, we can better compre- grammes.” Legacy, in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), kicked off in Doha yesterday. The three-day meeting will discuss important topics re- lated to Qatar’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup, such as programmes for the protection and management of gathering places, planning crowd man- Plenty of ‘treasures’ agement, strategic operations, management of gathering plac- es, and how to secure stadiums and international events. Head of the Follow-up and Co-ordination Unit at the Se- curity Committee, Major Ali Mohamed al-Ali, said that the in Qatar for tourists meeting comes in the framework of Qatar’s preparations to host By Joey Aguilar cently on the sidelines of the in- tourism strategy directed by His the same period in the previous pate more with the government Al-Baker: We have so many the 2022 World Cup, and focuses Staff Reporter auguration of Doha Port’s tem- Highness the Amir.” season, receiving 44 ships with sector to improve this very vital treasures in the country for on discussing several issues re- porary terminal and the arrival of “It is my job to deliver on that more than 140,000 passengers. industry, which is up to now we tourists, which were hidden for lated to safety and security. TUI Mein Schiff 5, which marked strategy and hopefully we will Mwani Qatar, the QNTC, and are not taking it very seriously,” so long, and we were not He added that Qatar’s hosting atar, now the “most open the start of the 2019/2020 cruise succeed and as everything we other stakeholders have been al-Baker said. marketing ourselves properly. of this huge sporting event and country” in the Middle season in Qatar. have to build on a strong foun- continuously collaborating to According to the QNTC, Doha other international sports events QEast and the 8th most “We have a strategy that is dation,” he stressed. deliver world-class services Port will host 16 turnaround popular tourist destinations in demonstrate its excellence in open in the world in terms of going to completely revamp the According to Mwani Qatar, 74 to all passengers and ensuring calls, giving passengers ample the country include Al Zubarah several areas, especially in the visa facilitation, has a lot of way we are going to develop cruise ships carrying 235,000 seamless fl ows into and out of time to explore the destination. Fort (a World Unesco Heritage security fi eld. treasures for tourists hidden tourism in the country,” al-Bak- passengers are expected to ar- the Port. In addition, nine ships will site), Katara – the Cultural Vil- Al-Ali noted that Qatar is for a long time, Qatar National er said. “We have so many treas- rive at Doha Port during the “It is now my mandate and dock overnight this season. lage, the Museum of Islamic Art, among the 20 safest countries in Tourism Council (QNTC) Secre- ures in the country for tourists, 2019/2020 cruise season. my duty to make sure that what “Many tourists will stay in Souq Waqif and Souq Al Wak- the world. tary-General and Qatar Airways which were hidden for so long, Qatar also witnessed a 100% we are doing is going to reap a Doha and then they will transfer rah, Mesaieed (Doha Desert and He said that Qatar’s host- Group Chief Executive HE Akbar and we were not marketing our- increase in the number of lot of benefi t to the GDP of my on the airplanes on Qatar Air- Sea Line), the National Museum ing of the FIFA World Cup for al-Baker has said. selves properly. But this is all ships visiting Doha during the country and at the same time ways to go back,” al-Baker said. of Qatar, Doha Corniche (Dhow the fi rst time in the Middle East He spoke to journalists re- going to change with the new 2018/2019 season, compared to to let the public sector partici- It is learnt that some of the cruise), and The Pearl-Qatar. will change the misperceptions about this region, whose people are known for their hospitality, generosity and mutual respect. Al-Ali said that one of the ob- jectives of hosting the World Cup Al Shaqab among the is to build relationships between the East and the West, reject ex- tremism and violence, promote cultural rapprochement between peoples, and educate the world top attractions for of the possibilities of the people of the region and what they can off er to the whole world, as well as building a sustainable social, economic and human legacy to cruise ship passengers contribute to the development process, not only in Qatar but also in various countries of the Tours of Al Shaqab’s facilities watchful eyes of trainers, who Right: Cruise passengers world. are open to tourists and the ensure the workout routine of touring Al Shaqab. He explained that the legacy to local public each horse is tailored to its spe- be left for future generations af- cifi c needs. Below: An aerial view of Al ter the tournament includes the l Shaqab, a member of The passengers were also Shaqab. transfer of knowledge and the Qatar Foundation, has thrilled to tour the Amiri Sta- exchange of experience in vari- Aestablished itself as one bles, and enjoyed the opportuni- ous fi elds, including the security of the main tourist attractions ty to interact with pure Arabian fi eld. in Doha and continues to re- horses up close and personal as Al-Ali noted the importance main among the preferred spots they are allowed to pet, stroke of the meeting in promoting and for cruise ships calling on Doha the horses and even take selfi es supporting the eff orts exerted by Port. with them. the State of Qatar to organise a Passengers of TUI Mein Schiff Al Shaqab off ers tourists and safer edition of the World Cup. 5, the fi rst cruise ship to arrive the local public the opportunity For his part, Interpol Project in Qatar this cruise season, were to tour its facilities, as part of its Stadia director-general Falah delighted to have the state-of- vision to promote Qatar’s equine Abdullah al-Dosari said that the the-art equestrian centre listed legacy. meeting brings together experts among the sightseeing high- The guided tour includes vis- from 14 countries and repre- lights off ered in Qatar. its to premium facilities such as sentatives of diff erent security The cruise passengers, who the Breeding and Show stable, sectors in Qatar to discuss topics hailed mainly from Europe, were the Main Arena – the architec- related to the security of sport- in awe of the exceptional eques- tural centrepiece at the heart ing events. trian facilities at Al Shaqab and of Al Shaqab and the Ottoman He noted that Project Stadia its magnifi cent equine occu- Stables, one the oldest stables in provides an opportunity for ex- pants, many of which are prize- Qatar. perts to discuss and fi nd solu- winning Arabian horses. Special tours such as student tions to issues and challenges The tour included a visit to tours, media tours, and public related to major sporting events, Al Shaqab’s state-of-the-art tours are available. in the framework of the eff orts Equine Exercise Centre, where The tour packages for stu- aimed at making the world safer. the horses enjoy working out in dents also include stable man- He noted that the 10-year air-conditioned training facili- agement and pony rides to pro- project funded by the State of ties. vide an experiential element in Qatar supports the Supreme With treadmills, walkers, their visit. Committee for Delivery and Leg- swimming pool and even a Horse lovers are also wel- acy in the context of the prepara- jacuzzi, the facility is among the come to walk or cycle around Al tion for the 2022 World Cup, and best in the world. Shaqab on weekdays and week- also supports member states of The horses at Al Shaqab go ends, to enjoy the unique ambi- the Interpol that are working to through their paces under the ance. host such sports events.

Recall for Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in co-operation with QFFD holds second consultation workshop with OCHA Almana Motors Company, has announced the recall of Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, models from 2013 to 2016, due to corrosion that may cause the steering gear motor bolts to fracture. second consultation assistance framework. to arrive at global solutions that states, are attending the work- larly as the State of Qatar plays The Ministry urges all customers to report any violations to its workshop on the humani- The fi rst workshop, which was can save lives and alleviate unex- shop due to the importance of in- an important role in the OCHA as Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud Department, Atarian assistance frame- held in May, provided an oppor- pected risks and disasters faster volving all stakeholder groups in a member of the donor support which processes complaints, inquiries and suggestions through work has been organised by the tunity to build a common under- and more effi ciently. all sectors, especially at the com- group. the following channels: Call Centre: 16001, e-mail: [email protected]. Qatar Fund for Development standing of the role and capacity The two-day workshop is be- munity level, in order to enhance The State of Qatar is also a qa, Twitter: @ MOCIQATAR, Instagram: MOCIQATAR, mobile app for (QFFD) in collaboration with the of diff erent stakeholders, iden- ing attended by a number of local disaster response in member contributor to the Central Emer- Android and IOS: MOCIQATAR United Nations Offi ce for the Co- tify problems, particularly for and international strategic part- countries and improved capacity gency Response Fund and Coun- ordination of Humanitarian Af- quick response, to improve stra- ners. for natural disaster response and try-Based Pooled Funds, the of- fairs (OCHA). tegic areas and provide humani- Delegations from sisterly and disaster risk assessment, accord- fi cial QNA adds. Open House at Indian embassy The workshop began yester- tarian assistance more eff ectively friendly donor countries, such as ing to a press statement from the The QFFD has reached a mile- day. and effi ciently. Switzerland, Australia, Germany, QFFD. stone since the start of opera- The Indian ambassador will hold an Open House on October 31 in The OCHA has provided tech- The aims of the second work- Sweden, Ireland, South Africa This partnership between Qa- tions, as humanitarian assistance the embassy premises from 3pm to 4pm to listen/redress to any nical support to the QFFD in or- shop is to increase understand- and the United States, as well tar, through the QFFD, and the aid increased from $24mn in 2012 urgent labour and consular issues of the Indian nationals in Qatar, it der to develop the humanitarian ing, capacity and co-operation as the European Union member OCHA is deeply rooted, particu- to $207mn in 2018. was announced yesterday. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9 QATAR UDC readies cleanup of seabed at Pearl-Qatar nited Development Com- This includes Resident Rec- points and charity donation boxes pany (UDC), a leading Qa- ognition Programme, which ac- in strategic locations at The Pearl- Utari public shareholding knowledges residents who actively Qatar. company and master developer recycle waste through The Pearl- Since April 2018, collection of The Pearl-Qatar and Gewan Qatar’s Community Newsletter points have been added to over 34 Islands, is partnering with non- and other social media platforms. locations across The Pearl-Qatar, governmental organisations and The Pearl-Qatar’s coastline with additional collection points private and public institutions to spans 32km, with a mixture of being continually added to en- clean up Porto Arabia Seabed at sandy beaches, rock revetments, courage all residents to re-use and The Pearl-Qatar. and sea walls. recycle. The ‘Pearl-Qatar seabed clean- Ronautica Middle East – one of As a result of UDC’s recycling up’ campaign, which marks World UDC’s subsidiaries – transports programme for its offi ces, over 10 Cleanup Day, National Cleanup residents and visitors around the tonnes of paper and four tonnes of The opening ceremony of Career Development Centre yesterday at KidZania Doha. Day, and World Water Monitoring island using electric water taxis. plastic are recycled per year. Day, is taking place on Novem- The diverse environment of For the month of August 2019, a ber 2, in collaboration with Qatar The Pearl-Qatar is a home to over total of 650kg of paper and 304kg Red Crescent Society (QRCS), and 98 species of aquatic animals, 23 of plastic bottles cardboard were other partners. The campaign will species of birds, and 14 species of recycled. QCDC, Kidzania join hands in latest initiative feature professional divers and is wildlife species. This is the equivalent of 258 expected to attract participation A total area of 515,000sqm of trees or 108,368 gallons of water. special recreational education facil- “This co-operation with KidZania Doha orientations and hone their skills in line from both residents and visitors to The Pearl-Qatar is softscape, in- UDC’s strategy, which aims ity named the ‘Career Development lies at the heart of Qatar Foundation’s ef- with their abilities through role-playing is The Pearl-Qatar. cluding 66 diff erent species of to raise awareness of the signifi - ACentre’ has opened in KidZania forts to promote a culture of career guid- what KidZania is off ering in an interesting This event falls in line with trees, shrubs, fl owers and grass. cant role that recycling plays in Doha yesterday. ance among members of the community, in educational context,” he added. UDC’s commitment to promoting Over 10,000 trees and 70,000 preserving the ecosystems, is ex- The initiative is a partnership be- partnership with those contributing to the The inauguration and signing ceremony, environmental awareness, within plants have been planted since the ecuted on all UDC’s ongoing and tween Qatar Career Development Centre achievement of these goals for the benefi t held at the KidZania Doha Theatre, was the framework of the Company’s construction works began on the planned projects, as well as the (QCDC), a member of the Qatar Founda- of the Qatari youth,” he added. also attended by Mohammed Khalifa al- wider strategy and previous ini- Island. company’s day-to-day opera- tion and KidZania Doha. The centre will host career-related Suwaidi, CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation, tiatives that are based on national To reduce energy consump- tions. At the Career Development Centre, events that include educating children on and Ric Fearnett, governor of KidZania and global sustainability princi- tion, Qatar Cool seeks to cut cool- Among these initiatives, UDC children will be introduced to the concept how to write and print CVs in line with Doha. ples, according to a statement is- ing electric consumption by 50% promotes paperless transactions, of career planning while exploring various their career interests and aspirations. KidZania Doha opened its doors on April sued yesterday. compared to conventional air con- utility optimisation, smart light- career options in an educational and en- “Our partnership with QCDC is an im- 30, 2019, providing a unique educational The event highlights UDC’s ditioning, ensuring the release of ing, and the collection and recy- tertaining way, according to a statement. portant addition to KidZania Doha and and entertainment experience with 42 es- multifaceted waste management no harmful refrigerants into the cling of paper and plastic bottles “It is important that we instil a culture contributes to advancing its mission of de- tablishments. and recycling strategy and envi- atmosphere. across all its offi ces, the statement of career guidance among children from veloping children’s ambitions,” said Khalid Children aged between 4-14 years old ronmental initiatives. UDC also installed collection added. an early age so that they grow up aware of Ali al-Mawlawi, board member, Qatar En- are able to role play ‘adult jobs’ in up to 60 their potential and future career orienta- tertainment. pretend roles, learning a variety of values, tions,” said Abdulla al-Mansoori, director, “Promoting awareness of a professional including self-reliance, teamwork, hon- QCDC. work culture to help children identify their esty, integrity, and giving back to society. ‘Future’s Writers-4’ works Malabar Gold & Diamonds Diwali promo winner feted evaluation gets underway

udges for the fourth edition of Qatar Charity (QC)’s ‘Future’s JWriters’ programme started the evaluation of works submitted by students taking part in the edi- tion’s fi rst phase, which witnessed the participation of approximately 2,655 students from 217 govern- ment and private primary, prepar- atory and secondary schools. The two-day competition for the fi rst phase was held at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. From each educational level, in- cluding primary, preparatory and secondary, 30 students, both male and female, are expected to be de- clared qualifi ed for the next phase. The primary school students wrote an introduction on a story given by the judges, while the pre- paratory and secondary school students penned a descriptive es- say. The best writers will be se- lected for the second phase, dur- Two participants pen their manuscripts for the ‘Future’s Writers’ ing which they will attend many programme. training workshops and sessions Ramesh Babu, winner of Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ Diwali campaign, ‘A Gift of Gold’, receives his prize from Raju T Johny, designed to develop their story ute to achieving the Qatar Nation- velop writing skills of students to deputy branch head – Malabar Gold & Diamonds, at the jeweller’s outlet in Al Watan Centre, Doha. Babu won 50 gold coins in the writing skills. al Vision 2030 by off ering an array build an educated generation ca- campaign. Present on the occasion were team members of Malabar Gold & Diamonds. Through its ‘Future’s Writers’ of activities to create a culture of pable to meet challenges, accord- programme, QC aims to contrib- reading, discover talents and de- ing to a press statement.

NBK Heavy Equipment brings Zoomlion Forklifts to Qatar asser Bin Khaled (NBK) operations in Qatar. NBK Heavy tric reach truck, electric forklifts, statement elaborates. adopted for the mast to improve Heavy Equipment, a sub- Equipment is committed to al- electric entry-level pallet truck The overhead guard is height- its reliability and stability signifi - Nsidiary of NBK Group, ways supply the Qatari market & stacker, electric walkie pallet ened to further improve the op- cantly during mast lifting. has introduced new Zoomlion with the best and latest equip- truck & stacker, electric ride on erator’s driving space. The Zoomlion FD50 diesel Forklifts in Qatar. ment that facilitate works at pallet truck & stacker, and electric Also, international advanced forklift engine comes with large The new Zoomlion Forklifts construction projects,” said Eyad tow tractor & order picker. ergonomic technology is adopted, torque and capacity to meet dif- “are perfect for heavy operations Rashid, general manager of NBK The new models available in the operation system design is op- ferent operational demands. in various fi elds”, NBK Heavy Heavy Equipment. Qatar are the Zoomlion FD30H timised and the tilting cylinder is Its lifting system is equipped Equipment has said in a press “The new Zoomlion forklifts (3 tonnes) and FD50 (5 tonnes) lowered down to further increase with up and down buff er cylin- statement. are among the best in their cat- diesel forklifts that are known for the driver’s operating room. ders, which reduce shock and vi- The new Zoomlion 3-Tonne egories, and globally known for their “reliability and durability The Zoomlion FD30H has pro- bration effi ciently, while the hy- and 5-Tonne diesel forklifts from their durability, safety and effi - with minimum cost of operations tective measures that are provid- draulic system is equipped with China are the latest additions to ciency.” and maintenance”. ed for the parking brake. the throttling valve, which makes the NBK Heavy Equipment port- Zoomlion is a “trusted brand “Made with innovative and im- The cushioned cylinders are operations safe and reliable. folio, which includes a wide range that promotes safety, reliabil- proved materials with a focus on er- adopted for working devices and “They work with high effi - of equipment and products. ity and effi ciency and one of the gonomic design, Zoomlion forklifts lines are rearranged to increase ciency and good grade ability and Both forklifts are available at major manufacturers that serve are safe, comfortable and practical. the fi eld of sight and improve the can be operated in bad working Nasser Bin Khaled Heavy Equip- various sectors of industries”, a They are equipped with Japanese operation safety. conditions. The seat, backrest ment on Salwa Road. press statement notes. Mitsubishi engine and has a top- The centre of gravity is op- and steering wheel tilt angle are “We are glad to introduce Zoomlion off ers diesel fork- class cooling system with excellent timised to provide favourable adjustable, which leaves more these heavy-duty Zoomlion lifts ranging from 2.5 tonnes to radiators that improve the heat dis- bearing capability and stability. legroom. The portable gearshift forklifts that add great value to 16 tonnes, LPG-powered forklifts sipation eff ect by 10% more than Also, an independent main is quick to shift and easy to oper- the commercial and construction from 1.5 tonnes to 3.5 tonnes, elec- traditional copper radiators,” the side roller guide structure is ate,” the statement adds. Zoomlion Forklifts ... ready to do some heavy lifting. Gulf Times 10 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 ARAB WORLD

UN for extension Curfew in Baghdad as of Syria ceasefi re Reuters Geneva

he United Nations special envoy for Syria yester- day called for the ceasefi re in northeastern Syria Tto be extended as he tries to move ahead with a Iraq protests persist political process to end the eight-year-old war. Envoy Geir Pedersen said he would meet foreign min- School and university whose position is increasingly pre- isters from Turkey, Iran and Russia — all signifi cant play- students join protests; carious in the face of the stiff est ers in confl ict — in Geneva today, a day before the fi rst challenge since he took offi ce a year meeting of Syria’s Constitutional Committee. Sadr calls for early ago, had said on Sunday that any- The committee is seen as key to paving the way for general elections one disrupting work or school days political reform and free and fair UN-supervised elec- would be severely punished. tions in the country, where the war has killed hundreds Reuters Soldiers were seen beating high of thousands of people and forced millions to fl ee. Baghdad school students yesterday with ba- “We are strongly appealing for the ceasefi res to be re- tons in two Baghdad districts. spected and that we have also been appealing for a na- A Defence Ministry statement tionwide ceasefi re to come into eff ect,” Pedersen told a raq yesterday declared a cur- condemned the incident and said news conference. few in Baghdad as two people the soldiers did not represent the “We do believe that the fi ghting going on is just anoth- Iwere killed and 112 injured in Iraqi army as a whole. er proof of the importance to get a serious political proc- the fourth day of anti-government It did not say if they would be ess under way that can help sorting out the problems in protests, and the coalition govern- punished. all of Syria, including in the northeast and obviously also ment’s most powerful erstwhile Populist Shia cleric Moqtada Idlib,” he said. supporter called for early elections. al-Sadr, who backs parliament’s Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yes- Baghdad’s top military com- largest bloc and helped bring Ab- terday that Kurdish YPG forces had not yet fully with- mander imposed the curfew from dul Mahdi’s fragile coalition gov- drawn from a strip of northeastern Syria under a Rus- midnight until 6am eff ective “un- ernment to power, called for early sian-brokered pause in the fi ghting that expires tonight. til further notice,” state television elections shortly after the curfew Russian-back Syrian troops in late April also launched said, but protesters in the capital’s was announced. an assault in the northwestern region of Idlib, the last central Tahrir Square remained de- “Abdul Mahdi must go to parlia- major chunk of territory still in the hands of Turkish- fi ant. ment and announce early elections backed rebel forces. The curfew provides cover for to be overseen by the United Na- Turkey, Russia and Iran have had a series of attempted security forces to clear the square, tions,” Sadr said in a statement. ceasefi re deals but fi ghting has rumbled on, albeit with demonstrators said, but they in- He called on existing political lulls. tended on going nowhere. parties not to run. Pedersen has already met envoys from seven countries “No, we will stay. They have Mass street protests in Baghdad including the United States. now declared a curfew and severe and other cities in the south fl ared Cavusoglu, Iran’s Mohamed Javad Zarif and Russia’s punishments for anyone not going at the start of the month and re- Sergei Lavrov are to meet in Geneva as the pause expires to work, this is how they fi ght us. sumed on Friday after a pause of before the 150-member Syrian panel convenes tomor- We will stay here until the last day, about two weeks. row under UN auspices. even if there are a thousand mar- Thousands of protesters gath- The gathering, with support from powers backing tyrs,” one protester said. ered in Tahrir Square on Sunday, both sides, marks the fi rst political agreement between The unrest, driven by discon- defying a bloody crackdown that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government and the tent over economic hardship and had killed scores over the previous Iraqi medical students take part in an anti-government demonstration in the holy shrine city of Najaf yesterday. opposition, Pedersen said. deep-seated corruption, has bro- two days, and an overnight raid by “It commits the government and the opposition and ken nearly two years of relative security forces seeking to disperse Students in fi ve other provinces, ited access to clean water, electric- hold the corrupt accountable,” their nominees to sit together face-to-face in dialogue stability in Iraq, which from 2003 them. mostly in the south, also joined ity, basic healthcare and education. Sadr said. and negotiation,” he said. to 2017 endured a foreign occupa- Protesters feared a repeat on protests. The country is still struggling to Despite promising reforms and The Assad government, Syrian opposition and civil tion, civil war and an Islamic State Sunday night but no raid tran- “We have come out today to de- recover from years of confl ict since ordering a broad reshuffl e of the society groups each submitted 50 members to serve. insurgency. spired, rather only the occasional mand our rights, which have been 2003. cabinet, Abdul Mahdi has so far “We are looking forward to fast progress and to reach Counting yesterday’s deaths, burst of tear gas. taken away since 2003 when the Parliament yesterday passed struggled to address the demon- this draft (constitution) in the shortest possible time,” which security and medical sourc- Demonstrators turned up in American government handed us measures aimed at placating the strators’ complaints. Hadi al-Bahra, panel co-chair from the opposition, told es said resulted from security large numbers again yesterday. over to a bunch of thieves,” said protesters but many said this was Political alliances backing his Reuters. forces launching tear gas canisters After a weekend in which at least Abbas al-Hamzawi, an archaeol- too little too late. ruling coalition have begun to frac- directly at the heads of protesters, 74 people were killed, a brief re- ogy student in the southern city They included reduced sala- ture, with Sadr’s bloc saying on Sat- some 233 people have been killed prieve from violence came when no of Diwaniya, referring to the US- ries for offi cials, the formation of urday it would go into opposition overall in the disturbances this deaths were recorded in Baghdad led invasion that year that ousted a committee tasked with drafting until protest demands were met. month. or elsewhere overnight, before it Saddam Hussain. constitutional amendments within The Saeroon bloc — an alliance Morocco says IS militants Security forces yesterday fi red was broken by afternoon yesterday. “We are here today for freedom, four months, and the dissolution of Sadr’s followers, communists, tear gas at school and university Videos on social media showed dignity, and a good life. We demand of all provincial and local coun- and other parties — is the largest in had planned sea attacks students who defi ed a warning security forces fi ring tear gas yes- the fall of the regime, the suspen- cils outside the semi-autonomous Iraq’s fragmented parliament with from Prime Minister Adel Ab- terday at students in one Baghdad sion of the constitution, and an Kurdistan Region. 54 seats out of 329. Reuters dul Mahdi and joined thousands district as the protests spread to emergency government,” he said. “Oh revolutionaries, do not be Abdul Mahdi had warned last Rabat in Baghdad protesting against his other pockets of the capital. The Opec member country fooled by parliament’s vote, it’s all week that any collapse of the gov- government. One video showed a group of boasts vast oil wealth, but many a sham until there are strict legal ernment would drag Iraq into A spokesman for the premier, schoolgirls running and screaming. Iraqis live in poverty or have lim- measures. Their session did not deeper turmoil. n Islamic State cell broken up last week planned to attack Casablanca and its port, but a Syrian mili- Atant who assisted the group remains at large, the head of Morocco’s BCIJ security agency said yesterday. The group had targeted economically sensitive sites both in the city of Casablanca and off shore, said Abdel- Libya stops salaries of thousands of teachers without documents hak Khiame, adding that the militants, all aged between 19-27, were radicalised online. By Ahmed Elumami, Reuters during the chaos in the country Libya had about 550,000 teach- “All the minister’s decisions are delaying the resumption of classes Khiame said the cell was probably the last to pledge Tripoli since the overthrow of Muammar ers for a country of 6mn people, random. He does not speak about after the summer break. allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Gaddafi in 2011. which was not sustainable “to say our problems,” said a high-school The new school year was due to before he was killed on Saturday in a US special forces The education ministry said in a the least”. teacher from the western city of start on October 13. raid in northwestern Syria. Police had said on Friday they ibya’s internationally rec- statement late on Sunday that the The fi gures do not include Zliten who was protesting. Several schools in Tripoli have had arrested seven suspected militants near Casablanca ognised government has aff ected staff had been receiving teachers hired by an eastern par- “There are no curriculums and been closed to house families dis- and in the northern areas of Ouazzane and Chefchaouen Lstopped the salaries of over salaries without providing docu- allel government opposing the books available yet, schools are in placed by an off ensive by eastern in possession of fi rearms, bomb-making material, an in- 150,000 teachers and other educa- ments that prove they work in gov- Tripoli administration, part of a bad condition and our salaries are forces allied to a parallel govern- fl atable boat, diving and navigation tools. tion ministry staff who do not have ernment offi ces. power struggle in the North Afri- always delayed,” he said, asking not ment trying to take the capital “The leader of the cell had attempted to join IS in the Sa- proper documents, the ministry More than 800 education ad- can country. to be named. since April. hel but failed,” he said, referring to the area stretching along said in an anti-corruption push ministrative staff will also be ques- Hundreds of teachers protested “And now the minister stops sal- Public salaries make up more the southern fringe of the Sahara across West Africa. The that sparked protests. tioned for violating laws such as in the capital and other cities to de- aries of thousands but we’re here than half of public spending, which global extremist group had then instructed him to prepare Libya suff ers from a bloated pub- being absent from work without mand the dismissal of the Tripoli- until he’s ousted.” depends on oil and gas revenues, attacks inside Morocco instead and an unnamed Syrian lic service paying salaries to ghost permission, the ministry said. based education minister Othman Teachers have been on strike for the country’s only economic re- had provided him with logistical help,” Khiame said. “The workers who got on to the payroll Emad Badi, a researcher, said Abduljaleel Mohamed. weeks to demand salary increases, source. weapons seized originated from the Sahel region.” Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive

By Jean Marc Mojon and ment while warning of chaos in the army scuffl ed with protest- In one of the most serious in- Anwar Amro, AFP the case of a power vacuum. ers blocking the city’s northern cidents, the army opened fi re Beirut “If the corrupt ruling class entrance yesterday morning, on Friday to confront a group of doesn’t feel like the country is injuring three, said an AFP cor- protesters blocking a road in the crippled we will not see any re- respondent. northern city of Tripoli, wound- ebanese demonstrators sults,” said 21-year-old Ali, who In Beirut, activists converted ing at least six people. yesterday set up barricades was among a group of demon- a main artery in the centre of the On Sunday, tens of thousands Land parked cars across key strators blocking a key road in the city into an open-air living room, of protesters joined hands na- roads to protest corruption and capital yesterday morning. furnished with couches and rugs. tionwide to form a 170km human press their demands for a radical Central bank chief Riad Salame They shot footballs across chain stretching from Tripoli to overhaul of their country’s sec- warned on CNN Lebanon was on streets which on a regular Mon- Tyre in the south. tarian political system. the verge of economic collapse day would have been jammed The event drew Lebanese of all Defying pleas from Lebanon’s unless an “immediate solution” with motorists streaming in from ages and backgrounds, many of top leaders, protesters sought to could be found to end the pro- Beirut’s northern suburbs. them draped in the national fl ag. keep the country on lockdown for tests. Most residents have backed Organisers said the event sym- a 12th consecutive day by cutting A poster urging motorists to road closures, and business own- bolised a national civic identity off some of the main thorough- block roads with their cars start- ers on Sunday night called for a that has emerged since the start fares, including the main north- ed circulating on social media on general strike in solidarity, but of the protests on October 17. south highway. Sunday night. political offi cials and fl ustered The rallies have been remark- The protesters — who are de- By yesterday morning, some motorists have in recent days ac- able for their territorial reach and manding better services as well major routes were closed off by cused demonstrators of robbing the absence of political or sectar- as an end to corruption and sec- hundreds of angle-parked vehi- people of their livelihoods. ian banners, in a country often tarian politics — continued to cles, others by groups of protest- “We are not closing all the defi ned by its divisions. block roads yesterday afternoon, ers sitting on the road. roads. There are always side The leaderless protest move- despite rainfall. Schools and banks have been roads people can use,” said Yusra, ment is driven mostly by a young Their unprecedented mobili- closed for more than a week. a 16-year-old in central Beirut. generation of men and women sation — sparked by a proposed The Lebanese security forces “We don’t want to stand born after the 1975-1990 civil tax on voice calls via messaging had been expected to make a new against the people but we also war. apps on October 17 — has quickly attempt at reopening the roads as don’t want to go back to the way Lebanon’s reviled politi- morphed into a massive grass- the country faced more paralysis. things were before the revolu- cal elite has defended a belated roots push to drive out a political The army and the country’s tion,” she told AFP. package of economic reforms and elite which has remained virtu- top security agencies had agreed So far, the unprecedented pro- appeared willing to reshuffl e the ally unchanged in three decades. at the weekend to a military- test movement has been relative- government, but protesters have Lebanon’s political leaders led plan to clear roadblocks, but ly incident-free, despite tensions stayed on the streets. have appeared shell-shocked, their eff orts have been met with with the armed forces and at- More than a quarter of Leba- trying simultaneously to express resistance from demonstrators. tempts by party loyalists to stage non’s population lives in poverty, Lebanese protesters have lunch on a blocked avenue in the centre of Beirut yesterday. sympathy for the protest move- In the southern city of Sidon, counter-demonstrations. according to the World Bank. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11 AFRICA

TRIAL ASSISTANCE AVIATION VIOLENCE DISASTER DR Congo warlord EU pledges additional Air Zimbabwe resumes 15 killed in northern Floods leave 182,000 faces life in prison €53mn aid to Zimbabwe flights to South Africa Burkina Faso attack homeless in Somalia

DR Congo military prosecutors yesterday sought The European Union announced yesterday that it Zimbabwe’s national airline has resumed flights to Gunmen killed 15 civilians in northern Burkina Severe flooding has led to around 182,000 people life imprisonment for a warlord accused of will aid the people of Zimbabwe with an additional South Africa, the company said yesterday, after a Faso over the weekend, security and local sources in Somalia being forced to leave their homes, the leading the mass rape of hundreds of people, €53mn for “health and resilience building.” Neven halt last week when South Africa’s state-run airports said yesterday, in the latest deadly attack as the United Nations said yesterday. The UN’s Off ice for including children, in the central African country’s Mimica, Commissioner for International Co- management firm barred the airline from using the impoverished West African country battles a mili- the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Aff airs (OCHA) volatile east. Frederic Masudi Alimasi, known operation and Development, said in a statement country’s airports over unpaid fees. Air Zimbabwe’s tant revolt. “On Saturday night numerous armed said in a statement that farmland and roads have as Kokodikoko, and two other men “committed that the extra aid raises the EU development sole aircraft in operation was grounded last week individuals attacked the village of Pobe-Mengao been destroyed after heavy rain over a number of crimes against humanity including rape, torture, portfolio in Zimbabwe to €287mn for the period by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), which and kidnapped several residents, ransacked weeks swelled rivers. Flash floods were also a ma- murder, imprisonment and sexual slavery,” said 2014-2020. The announcement comes only a said the airline had failed to pay landing and parking shops and carried away equipment,” a local jor problem and it is unclear how many fatalities military prosecutor Major Apollinaire Yoma few days after Zimbabwe held an anti-sanctions fees, passenger service charges and an undisclosed source said. A security source said “the lifeless there have been. In the Hiiraan region in the cen- Mukoko. Kokodikoko, the leader of the Raia public holiday on Friday, demanding sanctions by amount towards clearing its arrears. “There were bodies of 11 people were found on Sunday morn- tre of the country, a boat capsized yesterday with Mutomboki militia, and members Mwilo Katindi the EU and the United States be lifted. Western negotiations that were held, and we were given ing probably the bodies of those abducted the senior members of the regional council on board, and Samitamba Makese Raphael have been sanctions were imposed on the southern African clearance to take off and land on Friday. It (Air Zim- day before in Pobe-Mengao by an armed terrorist according to Hussein Ismail, deputy governor of on trial since mid-September in the South Kivu nation over human rights violations during the babwe’s plane) did take off for South Africa today as group”. The local source said that “after the attack- social aff airs for the state. They were on their way province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. rule of Robert Mugabe, who died in September. scheduled,” Air Zimbabwe spokesman Tafadzwa Ma- ers departed, the population started to leave the to visit people who had lost their homes because Charges against two other militia members have Many Zimbabweans believe that the sanctions, zonde told Reuters. He declined to say whether Air village to take refuge in Djibo – particularly after of the floods. At least seven people drowned in been dropped for lack of evidence, the prosecu- which target specific individuals and companies, Zimbabwe had cleared its debt or come to another the bodies were discovered.” Djibo, the capital of the incident and several others were still missing, tion said. are adding to the economic strife in the country. arrangement, such as a part payment. the Soum province, is 25km from Pobe-Mengao. Ismail added. South Africa imposes water Smart ID cards to protect curbs as ‘Day Kenya fi shing and forests

Reuters Zero’ looms Lamu, Kenya

Agencies “We have to immediately be- ishing communities on Johannesburg gin to disaster proof South Africa Kenya’s north coast will and South Africa’s security of Fbe the fi rst to benefi t from water,” Sisulu told journalists in “smart” identity cards aimed at outh Africa has imposed Johannesburg. distinguishing genuine fi sher- emergency measures, in- South Africa ranks as one of men and loggers from poachers Scluding rationing, to save the top 30 most water scarce who raid waters and cut down dwindling water supplies after countries in the world, a situa- mangroves vital to ease climate an abnormally hot, dry summer tion worsened by the El Nino in- change threats. coupled with below average rain- duced drought that hit southern Each government-issued fall and a spike in usage pushes Africa in 2015, as well as decades Mvuvi card – the word means the country towards a crippling of water-intensive industry and “fi sher” in Swahili – features shortage. a collapsing network of infra- a photo and fi ngerprint taken Dam levels across the country structure. from its registered owner. have dropped by 10% to 60% The largely rural eastern prov- Authorities will be able to read compared to 2018, according to a ince is facing the worst drought the cards using smartphones recent report by the Department for a century while areas in the loaded with communications of Water and Sanitation, and Northern Cape have yet to re- software that allows short- rising water usage and low rain- ceive rain for up to six years, range wireless data transfers. fall could lead to taps running according to National Disaster Offi cials hope the cards, being completely dry, said Minister of Management Center and some used fi rst in Lamu County, home Human Settlements, Water and water watchers. to what the government says are Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu. Inland municipalities like about 60% of Kenya’s protected “We are working hard to avoid economic-hub Johannesburg are mangrove forests, will boost se- the much-dreaded Day Zero already imposing water restric- curity and curb illegal fi shing phenomenon and instead we tions. and logging. are announcing restrictions on The company, in charge of “There are people who pre- water usage,” Sisulu told jour- water restrictions, said that ow- tend to be fi shermen going out nalists, adding that rainfall was ing to high demand it would over to sea but they are doing ille- Fishermen sail their boat at sunrise in the Indian Ocean near Diani beach in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa in this file photo of March 26, 2011. expected to return in December. time have to intensify water re- gal logging of the mangroves,” “Day Zero” is a situation where strictions by slowing the output Samson Macharia, commis- lost about 20% of its mangroves warned that water temperatures risks to net increasingly smaller The group is now work- taps run completely dry despite from reservoirs. sioner of Lamu County, told the between 1985 and 2009. are increasing far faster than ex- catches. ing with the government to rationing and restrictions. Sisulu called for calm saying Thomson Reuters Foundation in Of the mangroves that re- pected due to carbon emissions. Others haven given up fi shing strengthening the security of “Indications are that are our “there is no need to panic, but a telephone interview. main, an estimated 40% are de- As oceans warm, they expand, entirely, he said. participants’ personal informa- rainfall patterns are getting there is a need to be prudent in “Over-harvesting of man- graded. driving rising sea levels which, “We have witnessed de- tion and is in discussions over harder to predict. What we’re the way that we use water”. groves will aff ect (impacts from) “In the mangroves, we have along with more erratic weath- creased stocks, so fi shermen are allocating space on the govern- seeing, like other parts of the The earliest rains were expect- climate change and ecosystems witnessed ‘die-back’, which er, make farmland increasingly now going further, beyond the ment’s servers to store that da- globe, is the dry season is get- ed in December, “so we are in for all along the shores of the coast is mangroves just drying up,” vulnerable to fl ooding and failed reefs they are used to, whereas tabase, Ndungu said. ting longer, harsher and more in- a long dry season,” that would and the islands,” he added. said John Bett, who works on harvests. 10 to 15 years ago they would just In the meantime, KYBI has tense. Climate change is a reality be “getting longer, more intense Environmental scientists have sustainable forestry for WWF- Hotter seas also fuel more fi sh near the reefs,” he said. registered 700 fi shermen and and is aff ecting South Africa.” and more frequent,” she said. long stressed the important role Kenya. powerful cyclones and other Bett also noted that local fi sh- hopes to issue them all with Intermittent water shortages The minister will announce a mangrove forests play in reduc- Bett said he has seen the ef- storms, which can drive saltwa- ermen using traditional meth- cards by the end of the month. have left neighbourhoods in the water plan next month. ing global warming threats. fects of climate change in Lamu ter onto land. ods and small wooden boats “We are targeting 1,000 fi sh- central and northern regions of The country is also warming Mangroves are far more ef- County gather pace in the last With fewer mangrove forests struggle to compete with for- ermen to be issued with cards in South Africa without water over up at almost double the 2C global fective at absorbing and stor- 10 to 15 years and that the rate of to buff er coastal land, soil is be- eign vessels that fi sh using more the fi rst phase,” said Ndungu. the past week as the country average as it struggles to bring ing carbon dioxide – one of the mangrove regeneration, which coming salty – which kills crops modern gear. The hope, he said, is that the reels from a string of heatwaves. down carbon emissions, the major drivers of climate change can occur naturally as seeds fall – and or is being washed away Funded by the European Un- Mvuvi card will succeed in pro- highest on the continent. – than trees on land, they say. from trees onto the mud, has by heavy rains, scientists say. ion and the United States Agency tecting a fi shing industry al- South Africa’s water con- The trees’ roots also trap “slowed down dramatically”. Warming oceans also threaten for International Development ready severely stressed by the sumption per person per day and hold sediment, providing Only loggers registered with fi sh, especially in areas such as (USAID), the Mvuvi card project combination of climate change, per litre, at around 320 litres, is a coastal buff er against storms Kenya’s Forestry Service are al- Kenya that have experienced originally launched in 2018, with poaching and mangrove loss. double the global average rate and protection from fl oods, as lowed to cut mangroves in Lamu coral bleaching. a pilot phase that handed out 250 Ali Tewa, 34, who comes from of consumption, a water offi cial well as creating an important County and only within certain “Fishermen report that some cards to fi shermen on Kiwayu Is- Kiwayu, started fi shing when he said. fi sh breeding ground. quotas and areas, he explained. of the species are disappear- land in Lamu County. left school at 16 and remembers The water department said it More than 35% of the world’s But without knowing who ing because of the increase of Those cards were eventually a time when the fi sh were plen- aimed to curb per capita water mangroves are already gone and exactly is on the water, cracking temperatures and the damaged cancelled due to the discovery of tiful in the waters around Lamu usage around 100 litres. they are disappearing three to down on those fi shing or logging corals and increasing bleaching, security gaps in the system, ex- County. In 2018 tourist favourite Cape fi ve times faster than other for- mangroves illegally has been a so you fi nd breeding areas have plained Mathenge Ndungu, pro- “Back then, in the 1990s, you Town only narrowly avoided ests, according to international challenge, he stressed. reduced drastically,” said Bett of gramme manager of the Kiunga could go (out) for between half “Day Zero” after declaring a conservation group WWF. Coastal communities in Ken- the WWF. Youth Bunge Initiative (KYBI). an hour and three hours to catch Caked mud is seen at state of emergency and restrict- Figures published by Kenya’s ya are already struggling with Bett has seen local fi shermen The local civil society group around 200kg of fi sh,” he said. Theewaterskloof dam near Cape ing consumption to 50 litres per Ministry of Environment and the eff ects of climate change. become poorer and more des- is in charge of fi nding and regis- “Now, you can go a whole day Town, South Africa. person per day. Forestry show that the country Globally, scientists have perate, with some taking bigger tering fi shermen for the card. without catching any.”

Farmers worry about impact Human rights groups slam of heavy rains on cocoa crop

Reuters “The rains need to diminish crackdown in Tanzania Abidjan a lot because there are plenty of beans in the bush that could rot,” said Paul Allangba, who farms in AFP “Tanzania’s really going down, ised crime and fi nancial off ences. bove-average rains in the outskirts of the central re- Nairobi very fast,” Roland Ebole, a re- He has been in and out of court most of Ivory Coast’s co- gion of Yamoussoukro. searcher with Amnesty Interna- since his arrest in July and is suf- Acoa growing regions last Data collected by Reuters tional, told AFP in Nairobi. fering poor health. week have raised concerns about showed rainfall in Yamous- resident John Magufuli “We have not seen this level In another high-profi le case, the quality of the beans because soukro, was 62.8mm last week, has presided over a crack- of harassment, intimidation, or Azory Gwanda, a Tanzanian of high moisture levels, farmers 46.8mm above the fi ve-year av- Pdown on media and civil shutdown of media houses. It’s journalist and government critic said yesterday. erage. society in Tanzania that has se- a new for Tanzania.” Magufuli who disappeared in 2017, has The marketing season in Ivory Similar conditions and the riously undermined democratic came to power as a corruption- never been found. Coast, the world’s top cocoa pro- need for more sunny spells next freedoms as the country ap- fi ghting “man of the people” but In May, high-profi le dissident ducer, opened in early October month were reported in the cen- proaches elections, global rights has since been criticised for his Mdude Nyagali was snatched by with a new farmgate price of 825 tral region of Bongouanou where groups said yesterday. authoritarian leadership style. four gunmen and dumped, seriously CFA francs ($1.40) per kg set by rainfall was 55.1mm last week, Amnesty International and In two separate reports re- beaten, in a village two days later. the government. 38.7mm above average. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said leased yesterday, HRW and Am- HRW and Amnesty – which Farmers said harvesting was In the southern region of Divo, Tanzania was backsliding under nesty detailed how Magufuli’s unveiled their reports in Nairobi rapidly picking up and large rainfall was 51.1mm last week, Magufuli, whose administration administration had enforced his because permission was not pos- amounts of beans have left the 30.3mm above average and in has been accused of jailing jour- diktats using draconian laws. sible in Tanzania – said civil so- bush but buyers were still un- the southern region of Agboville, nalists, kidnapping activists and Newspapers have been shut ciety workers, opposition activ- happy with the quality of the rainfall was 38.6mm, 14.8mm assaulting political opponents. down, live broadcasts of parlia- ists and others were too scared to crop, as the beans were too hu- above average. Magufuli’s rule, which enters ment switched off and critics speak openly to their researchers. mid and sometimes mouldy. In the western region of Sou- its fi fth year next month, has jailed using cybercrime laws. “This is very signifi cant, con- Farmers said the high levels of bre farmers said they were hap- been marked by an attack on In a recent case, journalist sidering you’re talking about a moisture were promising for a py as plantations have received free speech previously unseen in Erick Kabendera was held for country that really was free. A healthy harvest in February and more downpours before the Tanzania, critics say, unravelling questioning over his citizenship, country where people would say Roland Ebole, a researcher at Amnesty International, speaks during March but drier, sunnier weather start of the dry season in No- progress made by a country once then threatened with sedition, everything, and anything, they the release of a new report on threats to independent media and in November would be crucial for vember when moisture is poor rosily viewed in the region. before being charged with organ- wanted to say,” Ebole said. civil society in Tanzania, in Nairobi yesterday. the quality of the main crop. or scarce. Gulf Times 12 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 AMERICA Key witness is a ‘no-show’ at impeachment proceedings Reuters Trump administration appeals order to Washington turn over unredacted Mueller report

former deputy to Presi- President Donald Trump’s ad- Judiciary Committee to respond dent Donald Trump’s ministration said yesterday it has to the department’s requested Firefighters battle the Kincade fire along Chalk Hill Road in Healdsburg, California, on Sunday. Aousted national security appealed a judge’s ruling ordering stay by noon today. adviser, John Bolton, did not ap- it to turn over an unredacted copy The administration’s appeal pear yesterday before the Dem- of former Special Counsel Robert went to the US Court of Appeals ocratic-led congressional im- Mueller’s report detailing Russian for the District of Columbia peachment inquiry as he awaited meddling in the 2016 US election circuit. Wildfi re forces widespread evacuations a court ruling, lawmakers said. to a Democratic-led congressional The scathing 75-page opinion Charles Kupperman, a former committee. by Howell, the chief judge in her deputy national security adviser, In a filing in federal court, the federal judicial district, blasted the By Jocelyne Zablit, AFP California has been dealing with a number ed to be fully contained before November 7. asked a court to rule on whether he Justice Department also asked US White House and Justice Depart- Los Angeles of wildfi res that have ignited throughout the Firefi ghters are struggling to prevent the should comply with a congression- District Judge Beryl Howell to put ment for “stonewalling” House state in the last week forcing massive evacu- fl ames from spreading west, toward the al subpoena or honour the Trump on hold her Friday order while the subpoenas for information in the ations and power cuts. Pacifi c Ocean, in areas that have not expe- administration’s order not to tes- appeal is pending. impeachment inquiry and declared wildfi re broke out yesterday morn- California’s governor declared a statewide rienced fi res since the 1940s and where the tify, his lawyers said last week. Howell directed the administra- that there was no need for the ing near the renowned Getty Center emergency on Sunday as a wind-driven fi re vegetation is dense and dry, providing dan- “He was a no-show. This is tion to turn over the unredacted House to pass a resolution formally Ain Los Angeles, forcing widespread in the Sonoma region, north of San Fran- gerous fuel for fi res. deeply regrettable,” Representa- report to the House of Represent- launching the probe. The ruling evacuations as the fl ames destroyed several cisco, spread out of control, forcing tens of An estimated 180,000 people were under tive Adam Schiff , chairman of the atives Judiciary Committee by undercut claims by Trump and fel- homes in hillside communities. thousands to fl ee. mandatory evacuation orders, including in House of Representatives Intelli- tomorrow, while also validating low Republicans in Congress who The so-called Getty Fire broke out over- The Kincade Fire, which erupted last parts of Santa Rosa and a large swath of Son- gence Committee, told reporters. the legality of the impeachment have attacked the process House night near a major freeway and quickly Wednesday, had spread to more than oma County all the way to the Pacifi c Ocean. Kupperman was compelled to inquiry against Trump. Democrats have used. spread south and west, scorching 500 acres 66,000 acres, or more than 100 square Nearly 80,000 structures are threatened, appear by a lawful congressional The department previously Mueller submitted his report and sending people fl eeing in the dark. miles, by yesterday morning and was only according to the county sheriff ’s offi ce. subpoena, Schiff said, urging tried to block Democrats from to US Attorney General William Among those forced to leave their home 5% contained. “Things will improve as we head into other witnesses to “do their duty accessing the full Mueller report, Barr in March after completing was Los Angeles Lakers basketball star LeB- Firefi ghters have also been battling about tomorrow but we need to be resilient,” a and show up.” saying that doing so would require a 22-month investigation that ron James who tweeted that he and his fam- a dozen additional fi res that have broken out spokesman for the National Weather Serv- At least nine others have testi- the disclosure of secret grand jury detailed Russia’s campaign of ily had evacuated his home in the upscale in the last week, fed by strong winds, low ice told a news conference. fi ed despite being instructed by the materials and potentially harm hacking and propaganda to boost neighbourhood of Brentwood during the humidity and high temperatures. Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said White House not to do so, he said. ongoing investigations. Trump’s candidacy in the 2016 night. People who fl ed the Kincade Fire recalled hundreds of police offi cers backed by the Kupperman was expected to The Judiciary Committee election as well as extensive con- “Man, these LA fi res aren’t no joke,” he hasty departures as they waited it out in the National Guard had been deployed in re- provide testimony about Trump’s issued a subpoena seeking the tacts between Trump’s campaign said. “Had to emergency evacuate my house safety of a community centre in Petaluma, gions under evacuation orders to check dealings with Ukraine brought to full report. and Moscow. and I’ve been driving around with my family California. property and prevent looting. Congress’ attention by a report “A stay is warranted because, The current impeachment trying to get rooms. No luck so far!” “The police came with loudspeakers. We In a bid to reduce the risk of fi re, Califor- from a whistleblower about a July without a stay, the department inquiry centers not on the find- He later tweeted that he had found a place weren’t expecting it,” said Kathy Amund- nia’s largest utility, Pacifi c Gas & Electric 25 telephone call between the US will be irreparably harmed,” the ings of the Mueller report, but to accommodate the family. son, who fl ed with her wheelchair-bound Co, has been turning off power to hundreds president and Ukrainian Presi- department wrote in its notice to on Trump’s request that Ukraine Another A-lister, Arnold Schwarzeneg- 90-year-old mother Joy. of thousands of customers across northern dent Volodymyr Zelenskiy. the court. “Once that information investigate a domestic politi- ger, also tweeted yesterday that he and his “We smelled smoke, we couldn’t see it,” and central California. Trump’s request to Zelenskiy is disclosed, it cannot be recalled, cal rival, Democrat Joe Biden, a family had to fl ee. she said. “Looks like our home is safe but PG&E has come under intense scrutiny that he investigate former US and the confidentiality of the move that House Democrats have “We evacuated safely at 3.30 this morn- the fear is wind blowing embers and then it after it emerged that one of its transmission Vice President Joe Biden, a lead- grand jury information will be lost described as an improper solicita- ing,” he tweeted. “If you are in an evacua- starts new fi res.” lines may have played a role in the Kincade ing candidate for the 2020 Dem- for all time.” tion of foreign interference in a tion zone, don’t mess around. Get out. Right Others were not so lucky. Fire. ocratic presidential nomina- The judge ordered the House US election. now I am grateful for the best fi refi ghters in The fi re has destroyed dozens of homes. The same type of line was responsible for tion, and his son Hunter Biden, the world, the true action heroes who charge At least two hospitals in Santa Rosa evac- California’s deadliest-ever wildfi re — last who had served on the board of into the danger to protect their fellow Cali- uated patients over the weekend to other year’s Camp Fire, which killed 86 people. a Ukrainian gas company, is the Last week, more than two to comply with a subpoena is- fornians.” facilities. PG&E, which fi led for bankruptcy protec- focus of the inquiry being con- dozen party members took over sued by the House Defendants The Getty Fire — which forced the closure Authorities said more than 3,000 people tion earlier this year, has been blamed for ducted by the Democratic-led the intelligence panel’s secure demanding his testimony.” of several nearby schools — broke out as were battling the fi re which was not expect- several other fi res in the state in recent years. House Intelligence, Foreign Af- meeting room to protest the Representative Jim Jordan, the fairs and Oversight committees. Democrats’ failure to hold public top Republican on the Oversight US law prohibits candidates testimony. Committee, said Kupperman had from accepting foreign help in an In their probe, lawmakers are said several times he was willing election. also examining whether Trump to come but “it’s up to the court.” Underscoring the deep par- withheld $391mn in security as- Schiff noted that a federal Chicago teachers strike continues after talks fail tisanship around the investiga- sistance until Zelenskiy publicly judge has validated the legal- tion, Trump’s fellow Republicans committed to both an investiga- ity of the Democratic-led im- Reuters The strike in Chicago is the second longest The weekend saw some progress, how- defended Kupperman’s failure to tion of the Bidens and a debunked peachment inquiry and that all Chicago in recent memory. A teachers strike in Union ever, as the union representing some school appear. conspiracy theory that Ukraine — witnesses need to come forward City, California, in June lasted three weeks. support staff made a tentative deal to end “It’s not an investigation. I not Russia — meddled in the US when called. The union wants smaller class sizes, more the strike, Lightfoot announced, covering think the real key here is, this is 2016 presidential election. Kupperman is one of several lasses were cancelled yesterday for support staff , a contract that runs three custodians, security offi cers and bus aides. not an investigation. These are a The committees have inter- less-known US offi cials sum- about 300,000 students in Chicago years instead of fi ve, and more paid prep- But media, including the Chicago Sun few depositions designed to get an viewed a series of witnesses, moned to testify this week, while Cfor an eighth day as the teachers’ un- time for elementary school teachers. Times, said late on Sunday that 7,500 mem- outcome that was predetermined,” including current and former Democrats keep their eye on Bol- ion and public school district failed over the Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Pub- bers of the Service Employees International Representative Mark Meadows, a diplomats and administration ton, a more prominent player. weekend to resolve a deadlock in contract lic Schools chief executive Janice Jackson Union (SEIU) would not cross the CTU pick- Republican, told reporters. offi cials, for interviews behind US lawmakers running the talks over class sizes, support staff levels blasted the Chicago Teachers Union in a et lines. Trump dismissed the investi- closed doors that often last for inquiry want to hear fi rst-hand and pay. joint news conference on Sunday for not ac- The terms of the SEIU agreement were gation in comments to reporters eight to 10 hours. from Bolton, who, according to Each side blamed the other for the im- cepting the school system’s off er. not immediately available. before leaving on a trip to Chicago. After the Trump administra- earlier testimony, was alarmed passe in the third-largest US school dis- “We are enormously disappointed that On Friday, offi cials had been more opti- “I had a great conversation tion said it would not comply by a White House eff ort to pres- trict, where the strike began on October 17, CTU cannot simply take yes for an answer,” mistic for children to be back in school af- with the Ukrainian president. with the probe, the committees sure Zelenskiy. and the union, which represents the city’s Lightfoot said before listing the specifi cs on ter the weekend, with the leader of the CTU I had another with him also, I started issuing subpoenas to Schiff said he did not expect 25,000 teachers, has been without a con- off er, including “a big, 16% raise for teach- saying he was hopeful the previous day’s think before that, which was the both compel testimony and pro- Kupperman’s failure to appear to tract since July 1. ers,” adding: “At every turn we’ve met CTU’s talks had given the path toward a settle- same thing, it was nothing. They vide protection against possible stall the probe. The strike is the latest in a wave of work demands.” ment. tried to take that conversation retribution. “We are not willing to allow stoppages in US school districts in which While picketing yesterday at a North Side The strike is the fi rst major test for Light- and make it into a big scandal,” Kupperman fi led a lawsuit in the White House to engage us in a demands for school resources have super- elementary school, CTU’s leadership re- foot, a political newcomer elected in April. Trump said. a federal court on Friday naming lengthy game of ‘rope-a-dope’ in seded calls for higher salaries and benefi ts. sponded to Lightfoot. She has said the district could not aff ord Democrats dismissed Kupper- Trump and House Democrats as the courts.So we press forward,” In Chicago and elsewhere, teachers have “Do you say yes to injustice? Do we say the union’s full demands, estimating they man’s suit as the latest eff ort by defendants seeking “a declara- Schiff said. “We will not allow emphasised the need to help underfunded yes to inequity? Do we say yes to things that would cost an extra $2.4bn each year for an Republicans to disrupt or delay tory judgment from this Court as the White House to delay our in- schools, framing their demands as a call for are half done?,” CTU vice president Stacy increase of more than 30% in the current the impeachment investigation. to whether he is lawfully obliged vestigation.” social justice. Davis Gates said. $7.7bn school budget. Secretive military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long orbital fl ight

By Joey Roulette, Reuters classifi ed technology experiments in Washington a long-duration space environment. “The X-37B continues to dem- onstrate the importance of a reus- he Pentagon’s secretive X-37B able spaceplane,” Barbara Barrett, the spaceplane landed in Florida newly-appointed Air Force secretary, Ton Sunday after a record-long said in a statement. orbital fl ight lasting more than two “Each successive mission advanc- years, the US Air Force said, capping es our nation’s space capabilities.” the latest test mission for an array of The previous X-37B mission lasted military technologies. 718 days and landed in 2017. The unpiloted X-37B, built by Boe- Sunday morning’s landing tallies ing Co, touched down on an air strip 2,865 total days for the program over- at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center at all, the Air Force said. 3.51am after spending 780 days or- The Pentagon, increasingly reli- biting Earth as the Air Force’s fi fth ant on space technologies, recently fl ight mission under the Orbital Test created the US Space Command and Vehicle program, the Air Force said. is asking Congress to approve fund- The spaceplane, roughly the size of ing for a proposed Space Force, which a small bus and sharing many design would serve as a new branch of the features with Nasa’s Space Shut- military. tle, was sent into orbit in 2017 atop “The sky is no longer the limit for a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, embarking the Air Force and, if Congress ap- on a mission managed by the Wash- proves, the US Space Force,” General ington-based Air Force Rapid Ca- David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the The Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 sits on the tarmac after landing on Sunday at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. pabilities Offi ce to conduct various Air Force, said. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 13 ASIA

Yunus must Widodo opens bridge in Papua surrender after arrest warrant: amid eff orts to quell unrest High Court Reuters “If everyone here Jakarta commits to staying united, together we DPA can build the land Dhaka ndonesian President Joko of Papua and I think Widodo offi cially opened we can achieve Ia new $128mn bridge in prosperity and obel Peace Prize win- Papua yesterday amid a re- welfare quickly” ner Mohamed Yunus newed pledge to develop one Nmust give himself up of the country’s poorest re- Yesterday, Widodo ordered before November 7 after an gions, which has seen a spike that the reconstruction of arrest warrant was issued fol- in unrest over perceived racial the main market in Wamena lowing a lawsuit fi led by three discrimination. should be accelerated after it former employees, the Bang- Widodo at the weekend vis- was torched during protests, ladeshi High Court ruled ited several towns across Pa- according to a statement by the yesterday. pua and West Papua provinces, presidential offi ce. A labour court in Dhaka had which are collectively known “If everyone here commits to issued an arrest warrant for Yu- as Papua, in his fi rst trip to the staying united, together we can nus and two other executives of country’s easternmost area build the land of Papua and I Grameen Communications after since he was sworn in for a sec- think we can achieve prosperity they failed to appear. ond fi ve-year term last week. and welfare quickly,” he said in Three plaintiff s have chal- Indonesia’s newly appoint- the statement. lenged the decision of Grameen ed deputy minister of public Widodo will hold talks with Communications to fi re them works, John Wempi Wetipo, a local leaders before opening after they say they tried to form native Papuan politician, also the newly constructed Youtefa a trade union. joined the trip to Papua, where bridge in the provincial capi- Yunus is the founder of the a mostly low-level separa- tal of Jayapura, his offi ce said. micro-lending Grameen Bank, tist confl ict has simmered for The bridge cost 1.8trn rupiah which gives loans to entrepre- decades. ($128mn) to build, according to neurs too poor for traditional In Kaimana, the president, news portal CNN Indonesia. bank loans, and won the Nobel his wife and others in his party Widodo has also promised Peace Prize in 2006. took part in a traditional Pa- 139km of roads and a new air- He lost a legal battle after the puan dance on the sea front, port in the Arfak highlands to government of Prime Minis- with some offi cials swaying help locals transport agricultur- ter Sheikh Hasina removed him awkwardly. al products to the Papuan city of from the bank over retirement There has been a spike in un- Manokwari, his offi ce said. age regulations in 2011. rest over the past few months The killings of 16 construc- Grameen Communications, a in Papua, including some of tion workers building the Trans Indonesian President Joko Widodo dancing with Papuan performers welcoming him to Wamena, Papua yesterday. not-for-profi t information tech- the worst bloodshed in dec- Papua highway, Widodo’s nology fi rm, is one of a number ades when 33 people died in the fl agship project in the region, In the latest unrest in the 340km away from Jayapura. Indonesian military personnel. sian population and was a Dutch of companies under the Grameen town of Wamena in September, by separatist rebels last year area, Indonesian security forces The military wing of the Free Resource-rich Papua, which colony that was incorporated umbrella founded by Yunus. adding momentum to calls by has focused new attention on said three motorbike taxi driv- Papua Movement, a separatist shares the island of New Guinea into Indonesia after a contro- separatist groups for a new in- who will benefi t from the new ers were shot dead on Friday by group, claimed responsibil- with the nation of Papua New versial UN-backed referendum dependence referendum. infrastructure in the region. separatists in Hitadipa, some ity, but said the victims were Guinea, has a distinct Melane- in 1969. $5mn drug Vietnam cracks down on Myanmar frees haul as 14 hostages after Rohingya human traffi ckers, 4 held attacks on rebels arrested in DPA/AFP Bangladesh Hanoi Reuters There was no independent Yangon account of casualties. AFP our suspects have been Local member of parlia- Dhaka arrested while another ment Khin Saw Wai said Fremains at large in Viet- yanmar’s army said fi ghting in Rathedaung had nam as authorities try to clamp it had rescued 14 been too intense to go there angladesh police have ar- down on two separate traf- Mpeople seized by in- on Sunday and many people rested a Rohingya man fi cking rings, state media said surgents in restive Rakhine had fl ed for neighbouring vil- Bwith $5mn of metham- yesterday. state after Arakan Army rebels lagers after jet fi ghters fl ew phetamine pills in their biggest Following the deaths of 39 reported many dead in mili- overhead. narcotics haul this year, offi cials people found in a lorry in Brit- tary attacks on boats carrying Tens of thousands of peo- said yesterday. ain last week, focus on the pos- soldiers and police said it had ple have been displaced across Special police staged a raid sible identities has switched taken prisoners. Rakhine state since clashes on a beach in the Cox’s Bazar to Vietnam after British police The escalation in bloodshed began in December, bringing district on the border with My- initially said the victims were is one of the biggest in the fresh chaos to a region from anmar on Sunday following a Chinese. western state since fi ghting which more than 730,000 Ro- tip-off that a trawler carrying Police arrested the four sus- intensifi ed early this year be- hingya Muslims fl ed a military the drugs would land there, a pected traffi ckers in Nghe An tween the army and the rebels crackdown in 2017. spokesman said. province on Saturday but there Villagers and local police personnel gather at the house of 18-year-old Hoang Van Tiep who is feared demanding greater autonomy The Rohingya situation The spokesman said 800,000 is no word on whether they may to be among the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain, in Dien Thinh commune of Vietnam’s Nghe for Rakhine. is not directly linked to the pills were found in sacks in the be linked to the British case. An province yesterday. “Of those abducted by the Arakan Army’s fi ght to win trawler and one Rohingya sus- One of them was the director Arakan Army, 14 people have greater autonomy for what pect was detained while several of a consulting company that ments to Vietnam to help task of identifying the bodies, British police have charged now been rescued,” the mili- was for centuries an inde- others escaped. arranged overseas studies for identify some of the 39 people many who were believed to be the driver of the truck, Maurice tary said in a statement late pendent kingdom. Some 740,000 Rohingya Vietnamese. found dead in the truck. carrying falsifi ed passports. Robinson, with 39 counts of on Sunday. “The military is The rebels draw on deep- Muslims fl ooded across the Between September 2015 and The eight women and 31 men “The UK side has sent four manslaughter and conspiracy continuing a combined air and seated historical resentment border after a Myanmar mili- January 2019, his company re- found Wednesday in a refriger- sets of dossiers related to the to traffi c people. land operation to rescue the felt by some in Rakhine to- tary clampdown in August 2017 ceived hundreds of thousands ated container in Essex, south- Essex lorry deaths ... for veri- The 25-year-old from remaining people abducted as ward the ethnic Bamar major- and drug dealing has become a of dollars from a total of around east England, were originally fi cation coordination,” Deputy Northern Ireland, who also fac- soon as possible.” ity that dominates the central growing problem in the refu- 400 individuals, according to identifi ed as Chinese. Foreign Minister Bui Thanh es charges of conspiracy to as- The ethnic armed group on government, and their sense gee camps in Cox’s Bazar where local newspaper VnExpress. But several Vietnamese fam- Son said, according to a report sist unlawful immigration and Saturday took prisoner more that Myanmar’s faltering tran- they live. Anh is being investigated for ilies have come forward say- on the government’s website. money laundering, appeared in than 50 people, most belong- sition to democracy has not The seizure was the biggest “organising or coercing other ing they fear their relatives are Vietnam’s foreign ministry is court yesterday. ing to the security forces. brought enough benefi ts. made this year of the metham- persons to fl ee abroad or to stay among the dead. developing fi les on the suspect- The truck tragedy has plunged It said troops opened fi re Sunday’s abduction was the phetamine pills, known as yaba, abroad illegally,” and faces up to Offi cials started collecting ed victims, the report said, af- communities in central Vietnam on Sunday on three vessels second in recent weeks by the which have become a popular 20 years in jail. DNA samples from families in ter hair and blood samples were into mourning, as families des- where the group was being rebel group, which recruits drug among young people in the VnExpress said top of Nghe Nghe An and Ha Tinh, impov- collected from several families. perately wait for news from their held in Rathedaung town- from the mostly Buddhist nation of 168mn. An police’s most wanted list erished central provinces where The Vietnamese embassy in missing relatives. ship, sinking two and dam- local majority. Since a crackdown was is a woman, who is accused of most of the suspected victims London has assigned a perma- Vietnamese media reported aging one. Suspected rebels disguised launched last year, more than arranging for Vietnamese to go came from. nent diplomat to help with the that as many as 24 of the vic- “Many were killed as there as sports players had boarded 500 suspected drug traffi ckers abroad illegally. Yesterday, Vietnam said investigation, the largest mur- tims could be Vietnamese, al- was no cover from incoming a bus in the state this month – including at least 25 Rohingya Authorities said yesterday Britain had sent documents der probe in Britain since the though offi cials have not con- fi re,” the rebel group said in a and took hostage dozens of – have been shot dead by police that Britain has sent docu- to help with the complicated 2005 London suicide bombings. fi rmed the number. statement. fi refi ghters and civilians. and security forces.

Students use puppets to banish ‘big ghost’ of plastic waste

Reuters taking their show on the road 2015, to ensure it did not lose its rial for audiences dominated by “For us, this is fun and we Jakarta to the capital, Jakarta, from next generation of puppeteers. children, in a country home to a hope this can benefi t many their home on the central “It can fi ll the guts of dead strong tradition of shadow pup- people and have an impact island of Lombok. whales, and get stuck in the petry, known as wayang kulit. on our environment, the he scene is much like any In a year when young peo- noses of dead turtles at sea. Most of the puppeteers are world’s environment,” said other Indonesian pup- ple worldwide have followed Therefore we encourage peo- aged from about seven to 16. a plastic puppet artist, Fitri Tpet show: the beat of the the example of activist Greta ple to resolve waste issues in They collect and sort through Rachmawati. gongs is frenetic, the musicians Thunberg in fl agging envi- their own homes,” he added, waste from their own neigh- Indonesia has been struggling wear intricately-patterned tra- ronmental concerns, these explaining that responsible bourhoods, washing plastic to cope with the waste it pro- ditional costumes and the pup- Indonesian students are using management of waste, such as containers and painting faces on duces, much of which goes into pets sway back and forth in a plastic items to make the pup- plastic bottles, cups, cutlery paper cups, before assembling landfi lls and often seeps into riv- fast-paced exchange laced with pet characters that bring alive and bags, by each household the fi gures using bamboo sticks. ers and oceans. maniacal laughter. traditional tales. could benefi t the entire com- Latief also hoped children The sprawling Southeast But the puppets have bot- “Small amounts of waste that munity. among the audience would pick Asian archipelago was the tle-cap noses and long, pink we are hoarding in our homes Latief’s troupe started to make up the lesson not to litter, say- world’s second-biggest con- hair made from shredded can become a ‘big ghost’,” said puppets from plastic waste last ing people should be taught to tributor of plastic pollutants in plastic bags and are being ma- Abdul Latief, who set up the fi rst year. It is a disposal method that care for the environment when the oceans, a 2015 study in the Puppeteers perform on stage with puppets made out of plastic nipulated by schoolchildren puppet school on Lombok in generates educational mate- young. journal Science showed. waste in Jakarta yesterday. Gulf Times 14 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 ASIA/AUSTRALASIA/PHILIPPINES

67-year-old woman becomes China’s ‘oldest new mother’

AFP Child Health Care Hospital told ready pregnant when it took her one commenter wrote. “At their two. While Tian’s age makes her fect on China’s birth count than birth to a baby boy by Caesarean Beijing AFP. “The child was bestowed on as a patient. The Global Times advanced age they have no ability an outlier, women in China are expected, it has prompted more section after IVF treatment in the the two of us by heaven,” Tian’s reported the new baby girl was to take care of a kid, and the pres- increasingly delaying childbirth older women to consider having country’s northeast Jilin prov- 68-year-old husband, surnamed called “Tianci”, meaning “gift sure will be on the older siblings.” or choosing not to have children second children. Around 51% of ince. 67-year-old woman has Huang, told Chinese news site from heaven”. “Poor child, he’s going to start after decades of strict family newborns in 2017 were second And in 2016, a woman in In- given birth in China, a guancha.cn. Tian told Jinan The Jinan Times said Tian al- taking care of his elderly parents planning policies that have made children, compared to around dia gave birth to her fi rst child Ahospital said yesterday, Times that she only discovered ready had two children, including by the time he’s 20,” wrote an- small families the norm. 40% in 2016, the Economist In- in her 70s, following two years with the parents claiming they that she was pregnant when she a son born in 1977, two years be- other. The age at which the average telligence Unit report said. of IVF treatment. A 65-year-old are the country’s oldest couple to went to the hospital for a health fore China imposed a one-child Others wondered if Tian and Chinese woman has her fi rst child Other women in their 60s and German woman was reported to conceive a baby naturally. check, telling the newspaper: “I policy to control its burgeoning Huang would be penalised for rose from 24.3 years in 2006 to 70s have given birth in recent have given birth to quadruplets The woman, surnamed Tian, didn’t want it, initially.” population. Reports of the birth having more than the current al- 26.9 years in 2016, according to a years, though generally after hav- in 2015, after undergoing an ar- delivered a healthy girl by Cae- The hospital said it could drew criticism on China’s Twit- lowance of two children. In 2016, report this year by the Economist ing fertility treatment. The China tifi cial insemination procedure in sarean section on Friday, Za- not confi rm that Tian had con- ter-like Weibo platform. Beijing relaxed the one-child Intelligence Unit. While the two- Daily reported in December 2016 Ukraine. ozhuang city’s Maternity and ceived naturally as she was al- “The parents are too selfi sh,” policy, allowing families to have child policy has had a smaller ef- that a 64-year-old woman gave

S Korea proposes China’s Communist Party talks with North to discuss Mt Kumgang

Reuters It was delivered to two Seoul state agencies, each handling elite kick off key conclave cross-border issues and tour- ism, through a liaison offi ce AFP core of political and governing outh Korea proposed in the North’s border city of Beijing power,” he wrote Friday. talks with North Korea Hua Po, a Beijing-based po- Son how to handle the The Unifi cation Ministry, litical analyst, told AFP the North’s Mt Kumgang resort, which oversees inter- hina’s Communist Par- Fourth Plenum may also result in once a rare example of co- Korean aff airs, said it ty elite kicked off a key a document that criticises past operation between the Ko- asked the North to hold a Cmeeting in Beijing yester- policies by former leader Deng reas, which Pyongyang wants working-level meeting to day, as the country’s leadership Xiaoping — known for his mar- removed amid frayed ties, discuss the issue. faces pro-democracy protests in ket-oriented economic reforms Seoul’s Unifi cation Ministry Hong Kong, a protracted trade — to elevate Xi’s own status. It is said yesterday. Kaesong. Any pullout of South war, and a slowing economy. a practice that Chinese leaders, North Korean leader Kim Korean facilities from the sce- The Fourth Plenum of the including the country’s founder Jong-un said last week he nic resort would be a fresh Party’s Central Committee is a Mao Zedong, have carried out so wanted the “shabby” and blow for President Moon Jae- closed-door meeting of high- past policies fall in line with their “capitalist” facilities removed in’s attempts to promote peace ranking offi cials where the coun- own principles, he added. and rebuilt in the latest sign of between the old foes, includ- try’s roadmap and future direc- The key conclave will run from cooling relations between the ing eff orts to kick-start stalled tion is discussed. Monday to Thursday in Beijing, two Koreas. business projects. According to offi cial news and will be the fi rst since Febru- The Unifi cation Ministry, Mt Kumgang, located on agency Xinhua, President Xi ary 2018. Many of the country’s which oversees inter-Korean the North’s eastern shore just Jinping delivered a work report most signifi cant policies have aff airs, said it asked the North beyond the heavily fortifi ed on behalf of the Central Com- been announced after plenum to hold a working-level meet- border separating the two Ko- mittee’s Political Bureau, and meetings, with the last one fo- ing to discuss the issue. reas, is one of two major inter- “explained a draft document” of cused on a reform plan for state Pyongyang suggested last Korean economic initiatives, Central Committee decisions on institutions, giving even more week the subject be handled along with the Kaesong fac- “some major issues.” power to the Party. through the exchange of docu- tory park. These included how to “up- The one before that approved ments. Inter-Korean ties have hold and improve the system of the scrapping of presidential “Our consistent position is grown strained this year, with socialism with Chinese charac- term limits, allowing Xi to stay in that all issues of inter-Korean the North shunning formal teristics and advance the mod- offi ce for life. The push to “mod- Chinese soldiers and security personnel secure the main entrance of Jingxi hotel in Beijing yesterday. relations should be resolved talks with the South, amid ernisation of China’s system and ernise” China’s governance and through dialogue and discus- stalled progress in denu- capacity for governance,” Xinhua Party- and state-run institutions ing on Chinese leaders, with the will also end a signifi cant delay memorating 70 years of Commu- sions,” ministry spokesman clearisation talks between added. The term governance is comes as Beijing battles inter- country’s GDP growth hitting its between sessions — the long- nist Party rule, said Blanchette. Lee Sang-min told a briefi ng. Pyongyang and Washington. about “strengthening the Party’s national and domestic issues on slowest rate in nearly three dec- est hiatus since 1977, according “Since the Third Plenum, Xi “There needs to be suffi - Lee said the government could control over all governing or- multiple fronts. ades in the third quarter. to CSIS experts — as the CCP’s has convened two extraordinary cient consultations to reason- not predict whether the North gans,” explained Jude Blanchette, In semi-autonomous Hong Other domestic issues, such constitution mandates at least meetings of all the top Party, ably resolve the issue since a would respond to its off er. an expert on Chinese politics at Kong, the Chinese central gov- as environmental deterioration one plenum per year. State and Military leaders,” wrote unilateral step regarding our A coalition of some 200 the Center for Strategic and In- ernment has been shaken by and economic disparity between But analysts say it is unlikely Bill Bishop, publisher of the Si- companies’ property rights civic groups working on inter- ternational Studies (CSIS). The months of anti-Beijing unrest rural and urban areas, are also the delay is due to opposition to nocism China Newsletter, last runs counter to public senti- Korean peace, better known as likely outcome of this week’s by pro-democracy protests. A driving the need for institutional Xi within the Party. The Chinese week. ment and may damage inter- Minhwahyup, issued a state- meetings “will be that the CCP slowing economy — exacerbated “transformation”, wrote state- leader’s power was on full dis- The ability to call such high- Korean relations,” he said. The ment calling for the Kumgang (Chinese Communist Party) is by a lingering trade war with the run China Daily yesterday. This play just a few weeks ago during profi le meetings refl ects Xi’s proposal did not specify a date and Kaesong programmes to more fi rmly entrenched at the United States — is also weigh- week’s long-awaited conclave a massive military parade com- power and authority, he added. or venue for talks, Lee said. be restarted.

Holiday security Duterte dares vice president to take over law enforcement

Reuters the crackdown, which Duterte’s Manila administration has rejected as lies. Later, Duterte told reporters Robredo could start the job any- hilippine leader Rodrigo time, perhaps as soon as Monday Duterte yesterday lashed night. Pout at Vice President Leni “If she wants, I can commis- Robredo for criticising his war sion her to be the drug czar,” on drugs, and off ered to put her Duterte said. “I’ll give her a in charge of law enforcement. clean slate, so she will know The president has a frosty how easy it is to control drugs.” relationship with opposi- Approached by Reuters for tion leader Robredo, who was comment, Robredo’s offi ce said elected separately from Duterte, the vice president had no state- whose drugs crackdown has ment on the matter yet. In an killed thousands, stirring glo- interview with news channel bal alarm, although polls show President Rodrigo Duterte ANC yesterday, Robredo stood strong domestic support for the by her criticism of Duterte’s campaign. immediately respond to a re- policies. “I will surrender my powers quest from Reuters asking about “I can’t just sit back and look to enforce the law,” Duterte said the legal basis for such a trans- the other way,” she said. “If I see in remarks to newly-appointed fer of authority. The comments something wrong, I feel it’s my Newly-appointed Philippine coastguard commandant Vice Admiral Joel Garcia (front, left) inspects Tavor submachine guns issued government offi cials. “I will follow Robredo’s statements in obligation to verbalize what I to coastguards’ Special Operation Force (CGSOF) during send off ceremony at the coastguard headquarters in Manila yesterday. give it to the vice president for an interview with Reuters, say- see, no matter how few we are.” Coastguard personnel were despatched to diff erent sea ports as part of the security preparations for the annual Christian tradition of six months. I’ll let her carry it ing that too many people had Philippine authorities reject visiting the graves of loved ones, on All Souls Day on November 1, where millions of Filipinos are expected to head for the provinces. out, let us see what will happen. been killed in the crackdown, activists’ allegations that drug I will not interfere.” which had not solved the drugs dealers and users are being ex- It was not immediately clear problem. ecuted and say the more than if Duterte’s off er was meant sar- The comments have outraged 7,000 people killed by police castically, although he said he Duterte, his aides and support- had all resisted arrest. Police say would send a letter to Robredo, ers. Robredo also urged access for they have no connection to the a former human rights lawyer. A the United Nations to investigate mysterious murders of thou- Philippines reports third confi rmed case of polio spokesman for Duterte did not accusations of rights abuses over sands more drug users.

DPA to hospital on September 26 for a declared the country free of the of the country to immunise more Aussie police get shoot-to-kill power for marauding drivers Manila sudden onset of paralysis. disease. children against the disease. There “On October 23, stool samples is no cure for polio, but it can be Police in part of Australia were shooting the driver. Deputy “We don’t want to wait until sent to the National Institute of The virus found in the third prevented with vaccination. given shoot-to-kill powers Commissioner Shane Patton said a car ploughs into a group of he Philippines yesterday Infectious Disease-Japan tested patient was “genetically While polio is rarely fatal, yesterday, to stop drivers off icers had wide powers to stop people, we want them to stop reported the third con- positive for vaccine-derived po- linked” to the virus from the it causes paralysis. “I encour- who deliberately plough into an attack – or even the threat it before it occurs,” he said. The Tfi rmed case of polio in the liovirus 2,” Duque said. fi rst case in nearby Lanao age all parents and guardians, to pedestrians. Eight people have of one. “Any tactical option that announcement comes ahead country, more than a month after The virus found in the third Del Sur province ensure that all of your children been killed and more than 45 currently exists, they can use, of an inquiry into the deaths of the re-emergence of the highly patient was “genetically linked” are protected from all vaccine- injured in three such attacks in but additionally the policy says six people killed when a driver contagious disease. to the virus from the fi rst case The fi rst case was a 3-year-old preventable diseases,” Duque Melbourne, Victoria’s state capital they can use lethal force,” he told mowed down shoppers in the The patient is a four-year-old in nearby Lanao Del Sur prov- girl from Lanao del Sur, while the said. Health experts blamed low and Australia’s second-biggest reporters in Melbourne. Though heart of Melbourne in January girl from the town of Datu Piang ince, he said. The Department of second case was a 5-year-old boy immunisation coverage, vaccine city, since 2017. Victoria Police Patton said these were “extreme 2017. It will examine whether in Maguindanao province, 925km Health announced on Septem- from Laguna province, just south hesitancy, complacency, logisti- said off icers will be required to things to include in a policy”, police should have prevented the south of Manila, Health Secre- ber 19 that polio has re-emerged of Manila. The department has cal concerns and busy lifestyles take “decisive action” in response he said giving police clarity on man from getting into the city tary Francisco Duque said in a in the Philippines, 19 years after been holding door-to-door vacci- as some of the causes for disease to vehicle attacks – including exactly what actions they could centre for the attack, which left 27 statement. The girl was brought the World Health Organisation nation campaigns in various parts outbreaks. ramming cars involved or take was “very important”. others injured. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 15 BRITAIN Teenager accused of plot to murder former girlfriend

Guardian News and Media raped her and then asked her to inside and afterwards suggested fortune” that he did not kill his The day before the stabbing, the way to keep you.” She replied, sists he never intended to kill her, London fake her own death. she would help him change his ex-girlfriend that day, the bar- boy searched on the Internet for saying: “I know there wasn’t just cause her grievous bodily She agreed to apply makeup to identity, the jury heard. rister said. “asphyxiation” and “how many … I’m gonna protect you at all harm (GBH). He also denies rape. her neck to appear as though she Opening the case yesterday, The boy had no grievance to- years is someone in for murder”. costs” – a clear acknowledge- His ex told police he raped 17-year-old boy raped and had been strangled so he could the prosecutor, Alaric Bassano, wards his ex and “acted not out of He turned up at his ex’s house ment, according to Bassano, that her and then asked her: “Would then attempted to kill the take a photo to send to someone, suggested the boy’s motivation spite, anger, jealousy or resent- with a large kitchen knife and she was aware of “the enormity you ever let me kill you?” and Amother of his child, egged Manchester crown court was was simply to please his new ment towards her”, said Bassano. brought a change of clothes. Out- and gravity of the situation”. “Would you ever kill yourself for on by his new girlfriend, a court told. He then stabbed her in the girlfriend, who was jealous af- “Rather, he acted simply to fi nd side, his new girlfriend was caught She sent another message sug- me?” When she said no, he then has heard. head, face, neck and back, almost ter learning he had cheated on favour and maintain romance on CCTV texting him throughout. gesting she would help him have suggested his new girlfriend had The teenagers, from Greater killing her. her with his 16-year-old former with his girlfriend … (who), She warned him in one message to “an entire identity change”. told him if he didn’t kill her, she Manchester, worked together on During the attack, his new partner, the mother of his child. prosecution evidence suggests, record the attack: “Vid it then de- Earlier in the day, she had gone would kill his mum and sister. a plot that a jury heard “would be girlfriend, also 17, waited outside The new girlfriend, “incensed knew what he was going to do lete it when I see it please.” to buy him Dettol wipes, which The boy’s new girlfriend denies unbelievable but for the fact that for more than two hours, sending by his infi delity”, told him “he and deliberately encouraged and After leaving his ex for dead, he used to clean the knife after intentionally encouraging or as- it actually happened”. him more than 50 text messages would have to work hard to win assisted (him) in this violent at- the boy sent his new partner a the attack. sisting the boy to commit murder The boy went to his ex-girl- of encouragement. She asked him back her aff ections”, Bassano tack.” It was no spur of the mo- message saying: “I did it to prove The boy has already pleaded or GBH with intent. Neither can be friend’s house earlier this year, to video whatever was going on said. It was a “matter of good ment assault, the jury was told. I love you … there was no other guilty to stabbing his ex but in- named because they are under 18. People’s Vote staff walk out over sacking of top fi gures

Guardian News and Media excited, a few facts … @Rolan- London dRudd is chair of Open Britain. He styles himself as chair of PV but this has never been agreed ozens of staff at People’s by all.” Vote have staged a walk- Campbell claimed Rudd did Dout in protest at moves by “not have the right” to sack Mc- the PR guru Roland Rudd to force Grory and Baldwin and appoint two leading fi gures out of the Heneghan as interim chief ex- organisation, plunging the cam- ecutive. paign for a second referendum Stephen Dorrell, the chair- further into chaos. man of European Movement UK, The campaign was in disarray another organisation under the yesterday after James McGrory, People’s Vote umbrella, echoed the director, and Tom Baldwin, Campbell in voicing concern the head of communications, about the legitimacy of the fi r- were asked to leave with imme- ings. He said: “Rudd is chair of diate eff ect. Open Britain; the People’s Vote Rudd, who is the chairman of campaign includes European Open Britain, one of the organi- Movement and other partners Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves from 10 Downing Street in central London yesterday. sations that makes up the Peo- who were not consulted about ple’s Vote campaign, sent an e- untimely management changes mail to staff ers on Sunday night in Open Britain.” saying it would be moving on to a The changes follow major disa- “more structured basis”. greements within the People’s Vote Patrick Heneghan, a former campaign that have been develop- head of campaigns for the La- ing for months about the move- bour party, was then appointed ment’s direction and strategy. temporarily as acting chief ex- Tension has stemmed from EU approves Brexit ecutive of People’s Vote. Rudd’s desire to move the cam- Rudd told staff he would ad- paign towards a more pro-Remain dress a meeting at 9am yester- position, with the campaign di- day but he did not attend after rectors focusing on winning over Baldwin and McGrory turned soft leave voters and undecided up to work as usual. Instead, he Labour and Conservative mem- appeared on Sky News to de- bers of parliament. delay until January 31 fend the reorganisation and sent Baldwin, who was previously Heneghan in his place. Ed Miliband’s spokesman, said Reuters deliver Brexit on October 31, was offer of a three-month delay vour of leaving the EU, Johnson is French President Emmanuel About 35 staff members work- Rudd did not have the authority London/Brussels driven to request a postpone- before launching a “written demanding parliament approve Macron had been the main hur- ing for the various organisations to dismiss anyone. ment after he was defeated in procedure” whereby govern- an election on December 12 in dle to an extension, arguing there that make up People’s Vote de- “He’s making the mistake that parliament over the sequencing ments will have 24 hours to ac- return for more time to adopt his had to be a good reason for a de- cided to walk out of the offi ce in I think a lot of businessmen do of the ratifi cation of his divorce cept or reject. deal. lay and that the British needed to protest at Rudd’s actions, with when they dabble in politics, he European Union yester- deal. “We can only launch the writ- But he needs the support of break their own political dead- only a handful left in the build- which is to think that because day agreed a three-month The 27 countries that will re- ten procedure when we have the two-thirds, or 434, of the 650 lock. ing. they have a certain title and a Tfl exible delay to Britain’s main in the EU yesterday agreed agreement of the UK government lawmakers for a new election. But a source close to Macron They were told by e-mail that board they then own the cam- exit from the bloc as Prime Min- to put off Brexit until the end of on the text,” a senior EU offi cial Britain’s departure has al- said the prospect of an election they should take the day off and paign,” Baldwin said. He said ister Boris Johnson pushed for an January, with an earlier depar- said. ready been delayed twice — in Britain had strengthened sig- regroup with Rudd today. In an Rudd had made a “grotesque election after opponents forced ture possible should the faction- Johnson, who lacks a major- from March 29 and April 12 nifi cantly. escalation of the tensions, one misjudgment” by proceeding him to request an extension he ridden UK parliament ratify the ity in parliament, is obliged by — after Johnson’s predecessor, The source stressed that the People’s Vote source said Bald- with a reorganisation at such a had vowed never to ask for. separation deal Johnson agreed legislation passed last month Theresa May, failed three times third Brexit delay would come win and McGrory had then been time. Just days before the United with the bloc. to accept an extension once of- to get her deal ratified by parlia- with conditions, including a re- threatened with legal action for Baldwin added: “The clue’s Kingdom is formally due to “The EU27 has agreed that it fered. ment. fusal to renegotiate the divorce trespass. in the title – People’s Vote cam- leave the EU on October 31 at will accept the UK’s request for Johnson will respond to the The EU, forged from the ruins agreement and giving a green Infl uential fi gures in the sec- paign belongs to the people, 2300 GMT, Brexit is hanging in a Brexit ‘fl extension’ until Janu- EU’s delay off er once he has re- of World War II as a way to pre- light to other EU countries to ond referendum movement not just one businessman who the balance, with politicians no ary 31, 2020,” European Council viewed the details, his spokes- vent another ruinous confl ict in meet without Britain to discuss questioned the legitimacy of is hardly ever seen in the cam- closer to reaching a consensus on president Donald Tusk said in a man said yesterday. Europe, is fatigued by Britain’s the bloc’s future. the sackings. Alastair Camp- paign. I think he’s been in the of- how, when or even if the divorce tweet, referring to the concept of With British politics still para- protracted Brexit crisis but keen An EU diplomat said the bell, a former Labour spokesman fi ce three or four times in the last should take place at all. a fl exible extension. lysed over carrying out Brexit not to be held responsible for an hope was that the British and People’s Vote campaigner, 18 months. It’s really not for him Johnson, who won the top job EU member states will need three-and-a-half years after a economically tumultuous “no- would use the postponement tweeted: “Before people get too to tell the campaign what to do.” in July by vowing, “do or die”, to Britain to formally reply to its 52%-48% referendum vote in fa- deal” rupture. wisely. Man losing hope of Antique violin worth fi nding missing daughter £250,000 left on train Guardian News and Media “I was really only its custo- London dian – one of many people who Guardian News and Media of searching the island and sur- about safety, safety, safety, safety,” have played it – and I had hoped London rounding ocean. Amelia’s mother, he said. “And she was like, ‘Yeah’, to pass it on to another violinist Linda Schultes, arrived on Koh she knew about all that. She was classical violinist is eventually.” Rong later in the day. always reliable, switched on. But I pleading for help from The recently restored violin he father of Amelia Bam- Yesterday afternoon, Phil think she still broke her own rules. Athe public after leav- was in a white case when Morris bridge, the British woman Bambridge said he did not think She had her safety rules, and she ing a 310-year-old violin worth left it on the train, which depart- Tmissing on Koh Rong is- his daughter would be found let them slip, and she’s now paid £250,000 on a train. ed from Victoria at 11.58pm. In- land in Cambodia, has said he is alive. “I’m not doing very well,” the ultimate price.” Stephen Morris forgot to pick side, it is marked with Tecchler’s losing hope that his daughter will he said. “I just hope we can fi nd A Cambodian offi cial working up his handmade David Tecch- name. Morris reported it to lost be found alive. her, but it seems like it’s going with police on Koh Rong said yes- ler violin as he left the London to luggage and police, but no one The 21-year-old from Sussex to be diffi cult. I’m not (optimis- terday a local man was talking to Orpington service at Penge East had handed it in. went to a party on Police Beach tic), unless a miracle happens. I offi cers on the island, but had not last Tuesday night. He said British Transport Police with about six friends and was hope a miracle does happen, but been suspected of or charged with Dated to 1709, the instrument told him they would look through last seen at approximately 3am I don’t think we’ll see her.” any crime. The man had allegedly was one of only a few made by CCTV footage from the journey to local time on Thursday (2100 Bambridge’s bag, containing been the subject of complaints by Tecchler, a master craftsman see if they could spot anyone leav- BST on Wednesday). CCTV foot- her bank cards, phone and other women over incidents unrelated to considered to be the leading ing the train with the violin. age of walkways near the beach items, was found on rocks next to Bambridge. He was not believed to violin and cello maker of the re- Morris has led a number of reviewed on Monday showed she Police Beach on Thursday morn- have attended the beach party. nowned Roman school of violin- UK orchestras and performed arrived at the party at about 2am, ing. Phil said that due to reports Police searched the man’s making. as a soloist alongside the Royal but did not show her returning. and evidence he had seen about clothes and other possessions in Morris described the violin as Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Her father, Phil Bambridge, her disappearance, he feared his a hostel where he worked. Harry “a piece of history” and is urging Concert Orchestra, Royal Phil- and her brother Harry Bambridge daughter may have made an un- Bambridge, accompanied by anyone who found it to return it. harmonic Concert Orchestra and joined more than 100 Cambodian characteristic lapse in judgment police, checked the property for “It’s devastating to lose it and as guest soloist director with the offi cials and about 15 volunteers on her night out. items that may have belonged to quite apart from its value, it’s my Scottish Ensemble and Locrian yesterday morning for a third day “I spoke to her (before her trip) his sister. Amelia Bambridge: mysterious disappearance livelihood,” he told BBC News. Ensemble. Gulf Times 16 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 BRITAIN Schools with fatcat heads to miss out on £400mn cash boost

Daily Mail headteachers and senior staff funding will be subject to strict to gain the knowledge and skills granted largely to help recruit- Last month, Schools Minis- more than the prime minister’s London more than £100,000. criteria which will favour bids they need for success. ment for classroom teachers in ter Lord Agnew wrote to almost £150,000 salary, with one paid It is the latest attempt by the from schools with good govern- “Following our huge invest- subjects such as maths and phys- 300 schools where senior staff £260,000. government to rein in excessive ance and well-organised fi nanc- ment in school funding with an ics, rather than to encourage large were on six-figure contracts, High earners include Co- chools face missing out on pay after it emerged last year that es. increase of a total of £14bn over salaries for heads or chief execu- asking them to justify their lin Hall, head of Holland Park government cash if their the number of academy trusts Schools will lose points in the three years, this year’s multi- tives. high salaries. Lord Agnew said: School in west London – once Sheads are on fatcat salaries. paying salaries of £150,000 or government’s awarding system if million pound fund will sup- But they have faced mounting “Proper financial management dubbed ‘the socialist Eton’ – who Ministers have announced more had risen to 125. they pay two or more salaries in port our pledge to create more criticism over high pay doled out is essential to ensuring all chil- earned £260,000 last year, and plans for a £400mn boost to The new funding, which was excess of £100,000 or one salary good school places and continue to chief executives, especially at a dren get the excellent educa- Dayo Olukoshi, executive head school and college funding for announced Education Secretary over £150,000. raising standards.’ Academies, time when heads are teaming up tion they deserve. I have always of Brampton Manor Academy new facilities and improved Gavin Williamson, can be used Williamson said: “This gov- which were established under with Labour to accuse the gov- challenged schools to use tax- in east London, who took home buildings. to expand classrooms, upgrade ernment is determined to give all Tony Blair’s government, are in- ernment of starving schools of payers’ money as effectively as £220,000. All academies and sixth-form facilities such as sports halls children the best possible educa- dependent of local councils and funding. possible.” Executives have continued to colleges in England can bid for a and science labs, and address is- tion, but as well as great teach- have the power to set their own About two thirds of secondary He warned he would “bear rake in high salaries despite an slice of the cash – but they will sues with general wear and tear. ers, we want all pupils to learn rates of pay. schools and a quarter of prima- down on unjustifi ed pay”. attempted crackdown from the be penalised if they pay their But applications for a slice of the in classrooms that enable them However, this freedom was ries are academies. Last year 66 heads earned department for education.

Nation shocked by Firefi ghters 39 deaths in truck, says PM braced for

Reuters Grays criticism in rime Minister Boris John- son yesterday wrote in a Pbook of condolences for the 39 people found dead in a truck on October 23 that the whole na- tion was shocked by the tragedy. Grenfell report “The whole nation and indeed the world has been shocked by Guardian News and Media happened on the night of the fi re, mand, control and communica- this tragedy, and the cruelty of London with scrutiny of decisions about tion systems because we know the fate that has been suff ered by how it was refurbished using that didn’t work”. innocent people who were hoping combustible cladding coming in At the same time as Jessica for a better life in this country,” irefi ghters are bracing for the inquiry’s second phase start- was on the phone to a 999 op- Johnson wrote in the book. strong criticism of their re- ing next year. erator, fi refi ghter David Badillo “We mourn those who have Fsponse to the Grenfell Tow- The LFB has lined up coun- was searching for her on the 20th lost their lives. Our thoughts are er fi re this week when the public selling and wellbeing support fl oor, but wasn’t told she had gone with their families far away,” he inquiry into the disaster fi nally services for staff aff ected by the up. wrote. “In condemning the cal- publishes its account of the June report’s conclusions. 150 fi re- “We know from the evidence ousness of those responsible for 14, 2017, blaze which claimed 72 fi ghters and control room staff in- they weren’t communicating,” this crime we in the government lives. volved in the tragedy have already said Ruiz. “We know they froze of the UK resolve to do everything Firefi ghters of diff erent ranks been treated for adverse trauma and no one really took charge. in our power to bring the perpe- who attended the incident have response or post-traumatic stress Their whole system was ineffi - trators to justice,” the premier been warned they are facing criti- disorder. cient – dangerous for the people said. cism with the commissioner of Survivors and the bereaved there and their own fi refi ghters.” Meanwhile the driver of the the London Fire Brigade (LFB), have called for the report to be The LFB has already admitted truck appeared in court via video Dany Cotton, expected to be “hard-hitting”. Cotton’s evidence that it did not properly gather link on manslaughter and people- among a handful of senior offi c- to the inquiry in 2018 that to have data about Grenfell Tower before traffi cking charges, as Vietnam- ers singled out in the 1,000-page prepared for a cladding fi re such the fi re and had failed to update ese families of suspected victims report due to be laid before parlia- as the one which engulfed Gren- training to 999 phone operators spoke of their despair. ment tomorrow. fell would have been like planning tasked with giving survival guid- Driver Maurice Robinson ap- It will include recommenda- for a “space shuttle landing on the ance to residents. peared in Chelmsford Magis- tions to the Prime Minister, Boris Shard” was “totally out of order”, Firefi ghters are likely to point trates’ Court via video link. Johnson, which survivors hope Antonio Roncolato, the penulti- to deep budget cuts. A 2016 in- The 25-year-old, wearing a will include reforms of building mate resident to escape Grenfell dependent review by Anthony grey sweatshirt, spoke only to safety regulations and a review of Tower told the Guardian. Mayer, the former chief executive confi rm his name and address. the stay-put policy that recom- “She is the number one and she of the Greater London Author- Robinson faces 39 counts of mends residents remain in burn- is there to be criticised,” he said. ity, found that in the eight-year manslaughter as well as charges ing towers on the basis fi res are “She should be criticised.” period since 2009-10, while Boris of conspiracy to traffi c people, not supposed to spread beyond Moore-Bick is expected to rule Johnson was mayor, the LFB was conspiracy to assist unlawful im- single apartments. on whether fi re commanders were required to make gross savings of migration and money laundering, Several junior offi cers are also wrong to keep telling residents to over £100mn, partly as a result of police said. expected to be in the spotlight stay put rather than evacuate even cuts to central government grants. “This involves a global ring fa- when the chairman of the inquiry, as the fi re burned out of control. This involved cutting fi re appli- cilitating the movement of a large Sir Martin Moore-Bick, publishes The stay-put policy “eff ectively ances by 27, closing 10 fi re sta- number of immigrants into the the fi rst of his planned two inves- failed” at 1.26am, according to tions, cutting two fi re rescue units, UK,” prosecution lawyer Ogh- tigations into the disaster. Dr Barbara Lane, the inquiry’s fi re cutting three training appliances, eneruona Mercy Iguyovwe told The leader of the Fire Brigades engineering expert, but the LFB reducing fi re rescue unit crewing the court. Union, Matt Wrack, told the didn’t change the instruction to levels and cutting 552 fi refi ghter She said that other suspects Guardian his members are braced evacuate for another 69 minutes. and 324 support staff posts. were still wanted. Robinson made to rally around Michael Dowden, At that time there were 117 occu- A key question for both the no application for bail. He was re- a watch manager who became the pants remaining in the building, families and the fi refi ghters will manded in custody until Novem- fi rst commander on the scene, but only 46 escaped. be whether Moore-Bick rules that ber 25 when the case will con- who they fear will be criticised. Sandra Ruiz, aunt of Jessica the £10mn 2016 refurbishment of tinue at the Old Bailey, London’s Wrack said he fears the report Urbano Ramirez, 12, who died on the block was illegal on the basis Central Criminal Court, and he may be “a stitch-up” of fi refi ght- the 23rd fl oor said: “They need to that it fl outed building regula- will enter a plea. Home Secretary Priti Patel lays flowers during a visit to Thurrock Council Off ices in Grays yesterday. ers. The report will focus on what have a full review of their com- tions. Samira Ahmed begins Queen ‘sought speaking role for Bond cameo’ equal pay fi ght with BBC AFP the idea. “She was very amused by London the idea and agreed immediately,” said Kelly. “I asked if she would Guardian News and Media Newswatch and Points of View improve the practice of an organi- like a speaking part. London are presenter-led programmes sation that we love,” he said. ueen Elizabeth II insisted “Without hesitation, Her Maj- lasting about 15 minutes that of- Ahmed has secured an agree- on delivering the iconic esty replied, ‘Of course I must say fer the public the opportunity to ment from the BBC for full back- Qline “Good evening Mr something. After all, he is coming he BBC presenter Samira air their views on BBC content, dated pay for her work on Radio Bond” to Ian Fleming’s fi ctional to rescue me’.” Ahmed has launched a and that she has a right to equal 4’s Front Row and Radio 3’s Night secret agent 007 James Bond in Kelly, 61, then asked the Queen Tlandmark equal pay case, pay for equal work. The corpora- Waves/Free Thinking, the NUJ her starring role at the opening which of two lines she would like claiming she was paid 85% less tion’s legal team, however, will said, where the pay gap between ceremony of the 2012 London Ol- to say. “I asked whether she would than her male equivalent. argue the two presenters were Ahmed and her male equivalents ympics, according to a book by her like to say, ‘Good evening, James’ Ahmed was cheered when she not doing the same or similar was 50% and 33% respectively. long-standing dressmaker. or ‘Good evening, Mr Bond’ and arrived at the central London work because the programmes “I love my job on Newswatch, The opening ceremony — di- she chose the latter, knowing the employment tribunal yesterday are diff erent formats for diff erent despite it being diffi cult and chal- rected by Oscar-winning fi lm di- Bond fi lms,” said Kelly. morning. She was accompanied audiences. lenging,” Ahmed said in a state- rector Danny Boyle — featured the “Within minutes, I was back by colleagues and supporters, in- Although Ahmed was accom- ment. “I know that it is an im- British monarch apparently para- in Edward’s offi ce delivering the cluding the BBC Breakfast show panied by female BBC colleagues, portant part of demonstrating the chuting out of a helicopter into the good news to Danny — I think he presenter Naga Munchetty and the many were reluctant to talk to BBC service to all its audiences and stadium with Daniel Craig, who almost fell off his chair when I said broadcaster Aasmah Mir. journalists owing to their work for the licence-fee payers. plays James Bond. that the Queen’s only stipulation Ahmed will demand hundreds the organisation, while some are “I have a sense of pride work- Her dressmaker Angela Kelly was that she could deliver that of thousands of pounds in back also pursuing pay complaints. ing for a public service broadcaster revealed in a book coming out iconic line.” pay for her work on the BBC pro- Another supporter, the poet which seeks to represent the diver- this week how it was she who ap- The then International Olym- gramme Newswatch, which she Lemn Sissay, who is the chancellor sity of Britain and its licence-fee proached the Queen about appear- pic Committee (IOC) president has presented since 2012 and re- of the University of Manchester, payers. ing after Boyle asked if she would at Jacques Rogge recounted back in ceived £440 an episode for. She said he wanted to show solidar- “On the back of my BBC ID card a meeting at Buckingham Palace. 2012 how he had watched along- will claim her male equivalent at ity with Ahmed and all the women are written the BBC values, which “I asked him and Edward side the Queen indoors at the Ol- the broadcaster was Jeremy Vine, bringing equal pay cases against include ‘we respect each other and (Young the Queen’s Private Sec- ympic Stadium as the scene un- who was paid as much as £3,000 a the BBC. celebrate our diversity’ and ‘we retary) to give me fi ve minutes folded in front of the spectators. show for his work on the Points of “I would hope if I was in a simi- take pride in delivering quality and so that I could ask the Queen,” “I was watching on a video, and View programme. lar situation, people would sup- value for money’. I just ask why the she said. Kelly, who has been the Queen was about 10 metres on Ahmed’s legal case, supported port me too. Like Samira, I love the BBC thinks I am worth only a sixth the dressmaker to the Queen for my left side,” Rogge said. “She was by the National Union of Jour- BBC and this action is for the bet- of the value of the work of a man a quarter of a century, said the watching the same video with a nalists (NUJ), will argue both terment of the BBC. We are here to for doing a very similar job.” Queen Elizabeth: amused by the idea monarch proved very receptive to very amused smile on her lips.” Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 17 EUROPE German conservative leader faces rebellion after election trouncing

Reuters board for a stable coalition. At a news conference in Berlin, Kramp-Karrenbauer, known could share a prize for causing Berlin All parties refuse to work with Mohring and Kramp-Karrenbau- as AKK, has been weakened by the (voter) exodus that brought the AfD, which they accuse of er tried to play down their diff er- gaff es and her failure to revive us here,” Bild wrote. “AKKatas- racist rhetoric. ences, struggling to hide the fact the conservatives’ fortunes at the trophe!” erman conservative lead- A poll published after the elec- they had agreed to disagree on ballot box. Kramp-Karrenbauer was er Annegret Kramp-Kar- tion in Thuringia on Sunday how to respond to an invitation The party suff ered painful asked whether her future as party Grenbauer faced a rebel- showed that more than 70% of for talks from Thuringia’s Linke losses at European Parliament chairwoman and chancellor can- lion yesterday by party members CDU voters in the eastern state premier Bodo Ramelow. elections in May and three votes didate in the next election was angry at a humiliating election want their party to join a Linke- “The CDU leadership main- in eastern Germany. raised during the CDU meeting result in eastern Thuringia state led coalition. tains that we stick to our decision The election in Thuringia ex- to discuss the Thuringia election. where the Christian Democrats Mike Mohring, CDU leader in not to co-operate with the Linke posed deep polarisation among “It was always the case that (CDU) lost voters to both the far- Thuringia, led the charge against party or the AfD,” Kramp-Kar- German voters. the CDU had the chancellor can- left and far-right. his party’s position, saying it was renbauer said. “Mike Mohring The Linke and AfD together didate and chairmanship in one Discontent within the CDU up to him, and not Chancellor has said he wants to pursue these won more than half of the vote, person and there is a good rea- grew louder after their fourth Angela Merkel or Kramp-Kar- talks. This is a parliamentary leaving the CDU, the centre-left son for this because when this is setback at the ballot box this Kramp-Karrenbauer: has been weakened by gaff es and her failure to renbauer, to decide on a policy matter of fact.” SPD, the Greens and the liberal not the case one feels the unrest year under Kramp-Karrenbauer, revive the conservatives’ fortunes at the ballot box. reversal that opens the door for a Mohring defended his decision Free Democrats with no majority. which we are experiencing to- who has encountered mount- coalition with the Linke. to pursue coalition talks with the Bild newspaper blamed the po- day,” she said. ing doubts about her suitability for Germany (AfD) and the far- reincarnation of the Communist “I do not rule out talks with Linke. larisation on Merkel and Kramp- “If some people think this to lead the conservatives in the left Linke party, which came fi rst party that ruled East Germany those who respect our constitu- “If there is a new challenge Karrenbauer’s centrist political question must be decided this next federal election, due in 2021, with just over 30% of the vote. until 30 years ago. tion and want to build Thuringia that a centrist path is not possi- path, which makes it diffi cult for autumn they have the chance to since she became chairwoman in The inconclusive election Thuringia’s Linke-led coali- with us,” Mohring told public ble we need to talk about what is voters to distinguish between the do so at our party congress,” she December. has put the onus on the CDU to tion with the centre-left Social broadcaster MDR. “I do not need possible for the region,” he said. mainstream parties and pushes added, referring to a possible The CDU dropped from fi rst to ditch its long-established policy Democrats (SPD) and the Greens Berlin for the question of how we “If the CDU were to reject all them to extremes. vote at the CDU congress in No- third place in Thuringia, falling of ostracising the Linke, which lacks a majority to continue gov- can take responsibility for the possibilities, then it would have “Angela Merkel and CDU lead- vember on whether she should be behind the far-right Alternative conservative leaders deem the erning and needs the CDU on sake of our state.” forfeited its responsibility.” er Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer chancellor candidate in 2021. Pope renames Vatican archives Salvini defeats govt Reuters qualifi ed researchers after a Vatican City period of time. The collection of papers, documents and parchments he Vatican Secret Ar- that date back to the 700s chives, containing mil- make the archives one of the Tlions of documents world’s most important re- alliance in Italy poll spanning 12 centuries, are no search centres. longer offi cially “secret”. They contain 85km (53 miles) Reuters on the decision to present a joint since the last national election Pope Francis has renamed of shelves and an underground Rome candidate with the PD – its tra- in March 2018, and all eyes are the priceless archives, which vault known as “The Bunker”, ditional political foe before their now fi xed on the January 26 vote include letters about King a version of which was recre- surprise alliance in August. in Emilia Romagna – a northern Henry VIII’s requests to di- ated in the fi lm version of the eague leader Matteo Salvini “The experiment did not region that has more than four vorce Catherine of Aragon and Dan Brown novel Angels and led the opposition centre- work,” the party said in a state- times the population of Umbria marry Anne Boleyn that led to Demons. Lright to a crushing victory ment. “This shows that we can and which is the historic heart- the English Church’s 1534 split The archives are open for in the Italian region of Umbria, only really represent a third way land of Italy’s left. with the Catholic Church in the period of the pontifi cate of results showed yesterday, rais- by looking beyond the two oppo- “We are coming,” Salvini wrote Rome. Pope Pius XI, ending in 1939. ing questions about how long the site poles.” on Twitter yesterday, announc- They also hold the original Those from the pontifi cate national government in Rome The PD took comfort from the ing his fi rst big campaign rally in acts of the 1633 trial of astron- of Pius XII (1939-1958) are due can survive. fact that its own vote did not col- Emilia for November 14. omer Galileo by the Roman to be opened to scholars next Parties in the ruling coalition, lapse in Umbria, but said recent Italian governments have col- Inquisition which condemned March, which is keenly awaited the anti-establishment 5-Star Salvini: We’re coming to Emilia Romagna. cabinet infi ghting over the 2020 lapsed in the past on the back of him for heresy for teaching by the Jewish community. Movement (M5S) and centre-left budget had hurt the image of the weak showings in regional bal- that the earth revolves around Many Jews say Pius did not Democratic Party (PD), stood people,” Salvini told Radio 24. grant, tax-cutting agenda, is by ruling coalition. lots, and defeat for the centre- the sun. do enough to help those facing together on a joint ticket for the “I don’t think it can go on for far Italy’s most popular party. Prime Minister Giuseppe left in Emilia Romagna would be The Vatican said yesterday persecution by Nazi Germany. fi rst time in the Umbrian elec- much longer,” Salvini added, re- The League won 37% of the Conte, who has no party affi lia- a political earthquake that would that the new name will be the The Vatican maintains that tion, but were crushed by a re- peating his demand for early par- vote, while its nationalist ally tion but is close to M5S, said the put enormous strain on the M5S/ Vatican Apostolic Archives. Pius chose to work behind the surgent Salvini. liamentary elections. Brothers of Italy took 10.4%. Umbrian rout should have no PD coalition. This removes any potentially scenes, concerned that pub- The centre-right candidate In a political miscalculation, Former prime minister Silvio bearing on his 2-1/2 month-old Some newspapers have specu- “negative nuances” from the lic intervention would have for governor in the small, cen- Salvini walked out of a coalition Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, for years government. lated that the outgoing European Latin word “secretum”, which worsened the situation for tral region won 57.5% of the vote with M5S in August, expecting the strongest party within the “We are here to govern with Central Bank president Mario the Pope said in a decree was both Jews and Catholics in a against just 37.6% for the M5S/ his move to trigger a national centre-right bloc, limped home courage and determination. A Draghi might be asked to try to closer to “private” or “re- war-time Europe dominated PD contender – the fi rst time ballot that polls predicted he with a meagre 5.5%. regional vote cannot in anyway form a government of techno- served” than “secret” when the by Hitler. in half a century that the bloc would easily win. The PD clinched 22.3%, slight- infl uence our actions,” Conte crats should the current admin- archives fi rst got their name When Francis announced backed by the centre-left had Instead, M5S hooked up with ly down on what it won in Umbria told reporters. “If we have no istration fall. around 1610. the date of Pius XII opening lost control of Umbria. the PD, hoping they could erode in European parliamentary elec- courage, determination or fore- Salvini dismissed such a pros- The archives have long not last March, he said Pius’s lega- “The results we have seen in Salvini’s support as he lan- tions in May, while M5S slumped sight, it would be better for us to pect as “disrespectful” for Ital- been a secret anyway: like most cy had been treated with “some Umbria, we are seeing all over guished in opposition. to 7.4% – half of what it chalked go home.” ians. “If this government falls, state archives, they are open to prejudice and exaggeration”. the country. This is not a govern- But Sunday’s vote showed the up in the EU ballot. The centre-right has won the only way forward would be ment that represents the Italian League, pushing an anti-mi- M5S blamed its poor showing eight straight regional ballots new elections.”

Up to 2,000 websites Macron takes aim at in Georgia hacked religious ‘separatism’

AFP organisations and media out- Tbilisi lets were also hit by cyber-at- AFP ters that left four staff dead. tacks yesterday. Paris In a pre-recorded interview Up to 2,000 sites are be- with RTL radio broadcast yester- ome 2,000 websites in lieved to have been aff ected. day, Macron said he planned to Georgia, including those The attack also aff ected resident Emmanuel Ma- fi ght, alongside Muslim leaders, Sof the president, courts, servers of Georgia’s two ma- cron has urged France’s against what he termed “com- and media were hacked in a jor broadcasters, Maestro and PMuslim community to step munitarianism” and resistance The French president’s chief of staff Patrick Strzoda (left), Interior Minister Castaner (second left) and massive cyber-attack yester- Imedi TV, temporarily sending up the fi ght against “separatism” among some French Muslims to Macron are seen with the president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), Dalil Boubakeur day, offi cials and media said. the television stations off the as he toughened his rhetoric integrate. (third right), and his delegation at the Elysee Palace in Paris. They displayed a photo of air. against Islamic radicalism in the “It is a fact that a form of sepa- Georgia’s exiled former presi- Georgia’s interior ministry wake of a deadly attack. ratism has taken root in some representatives of the French had urged the CFCM leaders to The controversy intensifi ed dent Mikheil Saakashvili with said it had launched an inves- The centrist Macron, whose places in our Republic, in other Council of the Muslim Faith “fi ght alongside the state against following a string of deadly at- an inscription “I’ll be back!” tigation. main political rival at home is words a desire to not live together (CFCM) to press for joint eff orts communitarianism and Islam- tacks carried out by Islamist Georgia’s Interpress news “We still haven’t full access far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and to not be in the Republic,” he between the government and ism”. militants in 2015, including the agency reported. to our computer systems,” An- has sought to show he is seri- said. the Muslim community to crack The president told them massacres at the Charlie Hebdo Georgian President Salome dro Lashkhi, a lawyer for Imedi ous in cracking down on Islamic “It is in the name of a religion, down on radicalism. he wanted to see a “change in satirical magazine and Bataclan Zurabishvili’s website was “at- TV, told journalists. radicalism in France following namely Islam,” he said. Interior Minister Christo- rhythm” from the council to music venue. tacked by hackers this after- In 2008, in the run-up to and the October 3 attack by a Muslim Macron’s comments were phe Castaner, who attended the wage a genuine fi ght against rad- The October 3 killings by noon”, her spokeswoman told during the war between Russia convert at Paris police headquar- broadcast hours before he hosted meeting, told AFP that Macron icalism. Mickael Harpon, a 45-year-old AFP. and Georgia, Tbilisi accused CFCM vice-president Anouar computer expert who converted “Law enforcement agencies Moscow of a out cyber-attack French police arrest man over mosque shooting that left two seriously injured Kbibech, who was present at the to Islam a decade ago and adopt- are investigating the incident,” against the websites of nearly Elysee talks, said that the coun- ed increasingly radical beliefs, Sopho Jajanashvili said. all government agencies and Two men in their seventies were seriously injured statement posted on social media. cil would now make “very strong has again laid bare the tensions. Interpress said the website the country’s leading banks. yesterday when a man opened fire at a mosque in the A police source said the man arrested was in his 80s. announcements” on the fi ght Eager not to be outfl anked by for Georgia’s general jurisdic- Russia denied the allega- southern French city of Bayonne, local authorities said. The attack came amid renewed controversy in France against radicalism at an extraor- the National Rally (RN) of Le Pen, tion courts as well as websites tions, but said that “individu- The attacker tried to set the door of the mosque on over Islam and, especially, the wearing of headscarves dinary meeting that has been Macron after the killings gave a of a number of government als in Russia” might have been fire, but was surprised by the two victims, authorities by some observant Muslim women. called for today. tough speech where he vowed agencies, non-governmental responsible. said. The attack “moves and angers every one of us”, Inte- There has been an ongoing “an unrelenting fi ght in the face He shot them, then set alight a vehicle while leaving rior Minister Christophe Castaner wrote on Twitter. debate in France in recent years of Islamist terrorism”. the scene. “Solidarity and support to the Muslim community, about the role of Islam in a re- He called on all of France to Kremlin critic Navalny, allies hit with The attacker was arrested shortly afterwards at his who are understandably shocked and alarmed,” the public built on staunchly secular build “a society in a state of vigi- home, the Pyrenees-Atlantiques prefecture said in a minister added. values where Muslims now make lance” in order to overcome what court order to pay $1.4mn in damages up some 10% of the population. he termed the “Islamist hydra”.

A Russian court has ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his allies to pay $1.4mn in damages, a blow to the Kremlin critic’s group, whose bank accounts have been frozen amid what he says is a broad government crackdown. The Moscow Arbitration Court told Navalny, his Anti-Corruption Maltese prison authorities deny mistreating migrants Foundation and ally Lyubov Sobol each to pay 29mn roubles ($455,000) for libelling the Moscow Schoolchild catering company, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said. DPA handled, humiliated and left with They said the 107 migrants into crowded cells and left with Home Aff airs Minister Michael The court order is a setback for Navalny and his allies, who helped Valletta minimal food and water as they were subjected to humiliating minimum food and water, the Farrugia promised an investiga- organise large protests in the capital this summer but now face await their sentences in prison. treatment upon their arrival in newspaper reported. tion into the claims. an array of lawsuits filed by police and state-run firms seeking Citing two unnamed sources, jail from court on Wednesday The Correctional Services The group of 107 men were damages and compensation over the rallies. altese authorities have the Sunday Times of Malta re- and Thursday when they were Agency of Malta’s main prison arraigned for their involvement The Kremlin’s critics have cast those lawsuits, as well as a series denied a newspaper ported the migrants were man- ordered to strip off their clothes “strongly denied” the allega- in a mass riot a week ago which of mass police raids, as part of a co-ordinated campaign aimed Mreport on Sunday that handled in prison by members of in the central courtyard and were tions and said there was “no use led to the partial destruction of at crippling their activities following a spate of big political dozens of migrants charged with the Special Response Team, who hosed down “like animals”. of force other than the minimum a migrant reception centre in the demonstrations. taking part in a riot were man- also used batons. The men were then cooped up required to control and restrain”. town of Hal Far. Gulf Times 18 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 INDIA

RELIGION CRIME CONTROVERSY AVIATION AI puts Sikh symbol on Man arrested for Rs2mn Police retrieve woman’s Guidelines sought on plane, may trigger row fraud in Uttar Pradesh body from funeral pyre safety features on planes

In a move that could lead to demands from A man was arrested for committing a Rs2mn Police have retrieved the body of a woman The Delhi High Court has asked the Directorate various religious communities to display fraud in the name of Bollywood singer from a burning pyre in Uttar Pradesh. The General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry their key symbols, state-run Air India has Sunidhi Chauhan in Uttar Pradesh, police said woman identified as Poonam died under of Civil Aviation to consider framing guidelines painted the tail wing of one of its planes with yesterday. According to reports, the Motilal mysterious circumstances on Sunday and on on ‘optional safety features’ in planes. The court the Sikh symbol ‘Ek Onkar.’ The decision was Nehru National Institute of Technology had receiving information from friends, her father was hearing a petition filed by lawyer Yugansh taken by the airline management to mark planned a programme and a student leader Rajpal and brother Satyavir reached her home Mittal who wanted the optional safety features the 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru had contacted Prateek Kumar of Dream Makers in Chola Chauki village in Bulandshahr and mandatory for all aircraft operating in India. Nanak Dev. Sources said one aircraft would Events, an event management company. found her lying dead on a cot. They said she Senior advocate N Hariharan, appearing for the display the Ek Onkar symbol which represents The institute paid Rs2mn to the company had committed suicide by hanging. Poonam’s petitioner, said the DGCA and the ministry didn’t the one supreme reality and is a central for Chauhan’s programme and a band event. in-laws beat up her father Rajpal and brother have adequate data on optional safety features. tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. “This is However, the singer did not turn and it was later and locked them inside a room and took the Airlines were keeping passengers in dark about a very controversial decision. In a secular found that she had not been paid any money. body for cremation. They had already set the availability of ‘optional safety features’ in country such steps should be avoided,” said When the students demanded the money back, the pyre on fire when her father and brother the planes, Mittal alleged. Citing the example a government official. However, Minister the event company refused to pay. Finally, the managed to free themselves and reached the of the crash of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal students lodged a complaint and the police cremation ground. They informed the police Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, he said investigators sporting the sacred symbol of Ek Onkar on welcomed Air India’s decision. “The entire Sikh arrested Kumar and sent him to jail. The money, and a fire brigade was called in to douse the found that both planes lacked some optional its tail wing sits in the hangar in New Delhi community is proud of this humble tribute,” however, has not been recovered, the police flames. The half burnt body was taken out and safety features which could have played a part yesterday. she tweeted. said. sent for postmortem. in crashes.

Kerala govt under fi re over acquittal Delhi fi ghts of suspects in girls’ deaths

IANS hazardous Thiruvananthapuram

he Kerala assembly wit- nessed a protest over the Tacquittal of suspects in the death of two minor sisters, pollution after with the Congress-led opposi- tion demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. However, Chief Minister Pi- narayi Vijayan remained non- committal over the demand. The case surfaced in January Diwali party 2017, when an 11-year-old girl’s body was found by her nine- Agencies Residents woke up to a pall of that sets a two-hour window be- year-old sister in her house in a New Delhi grey left behind by acrid smoke tween 8pm and 10pm for setting village in Palakkad. from fi reworks that remained off fi recrackers on Diwali,” said Two months later, the younger trapped in the city’s cool air. L S Kurinji, research analyst at girl was also found dead in her fter India’s biggest fi re- The overall air quality index Council on Energy, Environment home in similar circumstances. works party of the year, across the city, however, was and Water (CEEW). Five suspects who were ar- ADelhi awoke to a pollu- at its lowest in three years due Delhi Chief Minister Arvind rested were let off last week by a tion hangover yesterday with the to favourable wind speeds and Kejriwal thanked the people for court for lack of evidence. capital forced to breathe hazard- some reduction in the use of setting off less recrackersfi this The chief minister said the gov- ous levels of toxic particles. fireworks during Diwali, ac- Diwali and said pollution levels ernment will appeal against the A thick smog engulfed land- cording to SAFAR, a govern- in the national capital were the verdict. He also said the govern- marks such as the Red Fort and ment-run monitor. lowest in fi ve years. ment may consider a CBI probe. India Gate while drivers had visi- PM 2.5, or tiny particulate “Pollution on Diwali has gone “We all expected that the ac- bility cut by the haze that built up matter that is less than 2.5 mi- down and was the lowest in the cused would be punished, but after the Diwali holiday weekend. crons in diameter, are considered last fi ve years. But our target is to the verdict was otherwise. We With the pollution threat particularly dangerous because eradicate it,” Kejriwal said. will look into all aspects and growing over the past decade, they lodge deep in the lungs. He also appreciated people for consider,” said Vijayan. the Supreme Court banned most PM 10 is another pollutant that their eff orts to reduce pollution. Unhappy with Vijayan’s state- fi reworks for the festival of lights. is inhaled when people breathe Agra also witnessed a less ment, the entire opposition pro- However, few revellers fol- through their mouths. noisy Diwali this year. But while tested in the assembly forcing lowed the order. Experts say the toxic cocktail the sale of fi recrackers witnessed the Speaker to adjourn the House Firecrackers and rockets lit up that hits Delhi and other cities a dip, the pollution levels did not for the day. the night sky and left clouds of each winter causes the prema- abate. Meanwhile, the website of smoke, adding to emissions from ture deaths of more than 1mn “Past midnight there were a the Kerala Law department was cars and trucks and stubble fi res people each year. few sounds of fi recrackers burst- hacked by Kerala Cyber Warriors by farmers around Delhi that Weather offi cials said mod- ing. It was such a relief this year. with a hashtag surfacing ‘Justice have made it the world’s most erate winds will help clean the Earlier, people used to burst for our sisters’. Shafi Param- polluted capital. city’s air but that increased fi res crackers the whole night,” said bil, a legislator of the Congress, Tens of thousands of people on farms in Haryana and Punjab Sudhir Gupta, a fi nancial con- slammed the government. set off fi recrackers into the early was a particular threat. sultant. “When this case surfaced, you hours of yesterday, pushing the Thousands of farmers in Har- Green activist Shravan Kumar said the police will do their job government air quality index be- yana burn their rice and wheat Singh said the air quality air in- and not let the accused off , and yond the top recordable level of stubble in between planting new dex early yesterday morning was today that has happened and 999. crops sending clouds of smoke 380. again you say the same thing. The index touched 500 in sev- towards Delhi. “But this was much better The victim’s mother had public- eral parts of Delhi, including the Experts say this contributes a than Delhi, which touched a haz- ly said that the CPM helped the international airport, in the early fi fth of the PM2.5 pollution that ardous level.” The air pollution accused and what have you done hours of yesterday, the maximum hits each year, while the mil- has not come down, but the noise on that,” asked Parambil. recorded by the government’s lions of vehicles on the roads and level was defi nitely control- When the court verdict came Central Pollution Control Board. unregulated construction and led and within safe limits, Singh last week, the mother of the vic- Anything above 401 is classi- factory emissions are the major said. tims said that even with the au- fi ed as “severe”. cause. The recent measures to green topsy report stating that sexual Air pollution at that level can “Delhi does it again!! Now let’s up the borders of the city to fi lter assault was carried out, the pros- seriously aff ect those with ex- all inhale the poisonous gases the winds from the west have not ecution failed to do anything. isting respiratory illnesses, and and tell each other how wonder- yielded much result. Yesterday in Palakkad, the even those who are healthy. ful our Diwali was,” said Twitter “The worst suff erer of air pol- youth wings of the Congress and The levels have remained user Divya Sharma. lution has been the Taj Mahal, the Bharatiya Janata Party took above 300 since early yesterday The PM 2.5 levels spiked be- hit by dust and mosquitoes that out protest marches to the dis- Commuters drive in heavy smog conditions in New Delhi yesterday. Air quality in the Indian capital morning, or “very poor”, which tween 8pm and 3am. leave greenish excreta on its trict police offi ce seeking justice turned “hazardous” yesterday after a night of frenzied fireworks by revellers defying a Supreme Court can cause respiratory illness after “The data indicates the viola- surface,” said environmentalist for the victims. ban to celebrate Diwali. prolonged exposure. tion of the Supreme Court’s rule Devashish Bhattacharya.

Third Telangana striking BJP and Shiv Sena leaders bus employee kills self meet governor separately IANS drashekhar Rao has already an- Hyderabad nounced that over 48,000 em- ployees lost their jobs as they IANS the brief meeting. strength to 118, compared to did not return to work before Mumbai He said there was no other 122 in 2014, the Shiv Sena has ne more employee of the the expiry of the deadline on political discussion and re- claimed that two independents Telangana State Road October 5. quested that “no political mo- have so far extended their sup- OTransport Corporation Neeraja’s suicide triggered mid the suspense over tives should be attributed to the port and efforts were on to get (TSRTC) committed suicide yes- protest by TSRTC workers in government formation courtesy call” on the governor. more. terday as the strike in the state- Khammam and Sattupalli. The Ain Maharashtra, leaders Fadnavis said he conveyed In the 288-member Mahar- owned transport utility entered protesters took to the streets and of the Bharatiya Janata Party Diwali greetings to the governor ashtra assembly, the half-way its 24th day. raised slogans against the chief and its ally Shiv Sena met Gov- and briefed him on the political mark is 144, which no party can Woman conductor Neeraja, 31, minister. ernor B S Koshyari separately in situation after the recent elec- achieve on its own even if it gets is the third employee to commit TSRTC employees carried the Mumbai yesterday. tions. The BJP and Shiv Sena are the support of all the 13 inde- suicide. body of Neeraja to the offi ce of The first to call on the gov- engaged in a massive tug-of- pendents. Earlier, a driver in Khammam the district collector and staged a ernor was Shiv Sena leader war over the government for- Presently, the BJP has se- and a conductor in Hyderabad sit-in protest. Tension prevailed Diwakar Raote, the transport mation, four days after the as- cured the support of two inde- killed themselves. Some other at the collector’s offi ce after po- minister in the outgoing cabi- sembly results were announced pendents, including Ravi Rana, employees also died of cardiac lice stopped the protesters from net. on October 24. who had supported the govern- arrest. entering the complex. BJP leader and caretaker The two parties are trying to ment earlier. Neeraja hanged herself in her Talks held between the TSRTC Chief Minister Devendra Fad- woo 13 elected independents, The Sena has also got support house in Khammam. Her family and leaders of the striking em- navis followed later at the Raj including a few rebels, in order from at least two independents members alleged she was suff er- ployees have failed to break the Bhavan, official sources said. to boost their respective bar- – Ashish N Jaiswal and Naren- ing from depression after she was impasse. “I called on the governor to gaining power. dra B Bhondekar. sacked for participating in the Meanwhile, the Telangana extend Diwali greetings only. While some BJP leaders Both parties claim they are in strike. Like other striking em- High Court yesterday resumed It’s been my tradition since the claimed to have secured the touch with “many more inde- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presents a box ployees, she too had not received hearing on a batch of Public In- past over five decades,” Raote support of “all the independ- pendents” and are confident of of sweets to Governor B S Koshyari on the occasion of Diwali, in the salary for September. terest Litigations (PILs), seeking told IANS after emerging from ents”, boosting their effective bagging their endorsement. Mumbai yesterday. Chief Minister K Chan- an end the strike. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 19 INDIA

‘Old guard blocking young leaders from rising in Congress’

IANS party, when it met to analyse the the party’s dismal poll perform- ing in Rajasthan and Madhya lost in the Lok Sabha elections. at helm of the party for decades. the party youth organisations in- New Delhi poll performance. ance, none of the old guard even Pradesh. Senior party leader Digvijaya Party general secretary Ghulam troduced by Rahul has been op- Even his sister Priyanka Gan- made such an off er. A young leader alleged that Singh’s son Jaivardhan is a min- Nabi Azad has been at the cen- posed by some in the party.” dhi Vadra said that the “murder- Refl ecting the angst among the Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok ister in the Madhya Pradesh gov- tre stage and has held ministe- The Congress is lagging be- fter the Congress’ debacle ers of the party” were sitting in young leaders, former Haryana Gehlot wants to promote his ernment. He is blocking the path rial posts since Indira Gandhi was hind the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last Lok Sabha elec- the room where the meeting was Congress president Ashok Tan- son Vaibhav, who is now presi- of Jyotiraditya Scindia in becom- prime minister. in developing a new leadership, Ations, then party presi- underway. war said: “These old leaders want dent of Rajasthan Cricket As- ing the president of the state When Rahul was the Congress a youth leader said. The BJP dent Rahul Gandhi had slammed The comments were clearly to promote their sons and daugh- sociation. Congress. president, he had started the has a mechanism with the RSS’ some senior leaders, saying they a reflection of unease that the ters at the cost of workers who Madhya Pradesh Chief Minis- In Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot is process of election in the party’s backing and the RSS student had not paid enough attention young brigade in the Congress rose from scratch.” ter Kamal Nath’s son Nakul Nath also at loggerheads with his dep- student wing, the National Stu- wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vid- to the party but focused more on has for the veterans in the par- While quitting the party ear- is an MP from Chindwara. uty Sachin Pilot. dents Union of India, and the yarthi Parishad being the train- their children’s poll prospects. ty. lier this month, Tanwar had also Haryana leader Bhupinder A young leader of the party said Youth Congress which was op- ing hub for young and promis- His statement came at a meet- Some young party leaders said that Rahul was a victim of Singh Hooda wants to promote that these leaders got a chance in posed by the senior leaders. ing leaders. On the other hand, ing of the Congress Working point out that while Rahul had this gang. his son Deepender who has been the party at a very young age. Priyanka Gandhi, in her cam- the Congress is stagnant with Committee (CWC), the high- resigned as Congress president, The young-vs-old tussle pre- a member of parliament thrice. Gehlot, Digvijaya Singh, Kamal paign trail in Uttar Pradesh, had no replacement within the par- est decision-making body of the taking moral responsibility for vails in various states, includ- Except Nakul Nath, the two Nath and Ahmed Patel have been also said: “Democratisation of ty, said he added. By-election results trigger concern in BJP

IANS has the BJP worried about 2022 New Delhi as only months back the most populous state of India gave a thumping mandate to Prime he Bharatiya Janata Party Minister Narendra Modi in the managed to form a govern- general elections. It has started Tment in Haryana in spite of murmurs within the BJP about not having enough numbers and is the state leadership whose all set to form the government in caste mechanism has also upset Maharashtra, but the thin margin traditional voters such as the of victory in some of the assem- Pandits. bly by-elections has got the party In other states such as Madhya worried. Pradesh, where Jhabua went to In Uttar Pradesh, by-elections the polls resulting in the BJP’s de- were held for 11 seats. The BJP feat, the margin of loss was nearly won seven, while the Samajwadi 30,000 votes. Party got three. The BJP ally Apna However, the sunshine for Dal won one seat. It had an overall the BJP remains Sikkim where 35.6% vote share. it has won two out of three seats The ruling BJP won the Gan- in a state where the party was no Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a picture with a delegation of members of the European Parliament after their meeting in New Delhi yesterday. goh, Iglas, Lucknow Cantonment, player. It led the BJP general sec- Govind Nagar, Manikpur, Balha retary of organisation B L Santosh and Ghosi. to take to Twitter to congratulate The three seats the SP won in- the party. clude Jaitpur that the party led But sources say the credit goes by Akhilesh Yadav snatched from to the Sikkim Democratic Front Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s (SDF) that is in in shambles with party. most of its leadership recent- At Gangoh, BJP’s Kirat Singh ly switching to the BJP, which Far-right EU lawmakers got 68,300 votes while his ri- brought the saff ron party to vic- val form the SP, Inder Sain, got tory in the state. In August this 57,374. In terms of vote share, it year, 10 out of the 13 MLAs of the is a gap of less than 5%. In con- SDF joined the BJP. stituencies such as Ghosi that Even in Gujarat, the home state BJP won, its candidate Vijay of Modi and Home Minister Amit Kumar Rajbhar polled 68,371 Shah, the BJP won three of six to visit Kashmir today votes while Sudhakar Singh, an seats. Congress turncoat Alpesh independent – who nearly cost Thakore lost from Radhanpur. Agencies on an offi cial visit in India and mulla district, a senior police of- ternet remains suspended for doctors and civil society mem- BJP the seat – got 66,598 votes. Even in some constituencies such New Delhi came here at the invitation of a fi cer said. fear it could be used to organise bers. The iron curtain between In terms of vote share, it is a gap as in Amraiwadi where the BJP non-government group,” said an It was the second grenade at- protests that have turned violent Kashmir & the world needs to be of less than 1%. has won, the winning margin was EU offi cial in India, speaking on tack in three days after six mem- in the past in the region. lifted.” Had the Bahujan Samaj Party barely 5,000 votes. early 30 European MPs, condition of anonymity. bers of security forces were in- Yesterday Modi said the visit However, opposition parties not fi elded its candidate, who While the BJP appears trium- drawn mainly from ex- “We are not organising any of jured in Srinagar. would give them a clear view of have slammed the government’s polled 50,775 votes, it would have phant, basking in the glory of Ntreme right-wing parties, their meetings.” Tensions have been running the development priorities of the move to allow the EU delegation spelled trouble for the BJP. forming one government and on will today be the fi rst interna- The group is dominated by high since the government with- region, his offi ce said. to visit Kashmir. Even in constituencies the way to forming another, party tional delegation to visit Jammu right-wing deputies from Po- drew Kashmir’s autonomy in Au- “Their visit to Jammu and Congress leader Jaiveer BJP fared relatively better like in sources say, the leadership is and Kashmir since authorities land, France and Britain. They gust. Kashmir should give the del- Shergill tweeted: “If EU delega- Gangoh, the victory margin was mindful that there is no compari- imposed a security clampdown met Prime Minister Narendra The European Union delega- egation a better understanding tion visit to Kashmir can be fa- less than 10,000 votes. Had its son between the by-election and in August to back the ending of Modi yesterday. tion will be the fi rst foreign group of the cultural and religious di- cilitated by BJP Govt then why nearest contender who is from general election results when the the region’s autonomy. They are due to go to Kash- visiting Kashmir since August. versity of the region of Jammu, can’t Indian leaders belonging SP made a pre-poll alliance with BJP bagged 303 seats. While the Indian government mir today and return tomorrow This month, US members of Kashmir and Ladakh,” Modi to opposition parties visit Kash- BSP, the BJP would have been A BJP general secretary re- backs the visit, the European from the visit which the Indian Congress expressed concern over said. mir? Indians have to knock door swept out. In Gangoh, the votes questing anonymity said: “You parliament and European Un- government said aims to give a lack of access for diplomats and An Indian offi cial said the EU of Supreme Court to visit Kash- polled for SP and BSP candidates cannot expect by-election to be ion hierarchy has not been in- deputies “a better understand- foreign media. group’s visit would open the door mir & EU delegation is welcomed combined come to around 1.5 fought on the same issues as the volved, raising some diplomatic ing of the cultural and religious The delegation will meet with to visits by others. by PMO, Why no level playing times that of BJP. An SP-BSP al- general election was fought. In doubts. diversity of the region of Jammu, government offi cials and resi- Former Jammu and Kashmir fi eld?” liance would spell real trouble for a few constituencies, our local Several European embassies in Kashmir and Ladakh”. dents to assess the situation in chief minister Mehbooba Muf- In an embarrassment for the the saff ron party. leadership had little to talk about New Delhi were unaware of the But a grenade attack yesterday Kashmir, offi cials said. ti, one of the scores of leaders government, the BJP’s outspoken The results sound an alarm their work.” visit until yesterday. underlined the volatility of the New Delhi has said the situa- detained since August, said on MP Subramanian Swamy also bell for the Adityanath in Uttar The same BJP leader told IANS: Kashmir has been in the in- situation. tion is returning to normality in Twitter she hoped the lawmak- slammed the decision and de- Pradesh as the BJP has started to “Rest assured, the local leadership ternational spotlight since New At least 17 people including the region since the clampdown. ers would be allowed free ac- manded cancellation of the visit. think of strategies for a comeback will be asked questions by the top Delhi’s move to tighten its grip two women were injured in the Hundreds of people have been cess. Swamy described the move as in 2022. leadership. But those things are on the region. attack at a market in the town of freed from detention and phone “Hope they get a chance to a “perversion” of the country’s The margin of victory also strictly inner party aff air.” “The delegation of MEPs is not Sopore, in north Kashmir’s Bara- lines restored, although the In- speak to the people, local media, policy.

Prince Charles to visit India

Rescuers struggle to save Britain’s Prince Charles is to make an off icial visit to India next month with “sustainable markets, climate change and social finance” top- boy stuck in 85ft-deep well ping the agenda of his visit. Charles, 70, heir to the British throne, will arrive in New Delhi for Agencies an upright standing position. “The rescue eff orts will not the two-day visit on November 13. Chennai “It’s a race against time,” said be abandoned. The rocky terrain “His Royal Highness will carry Jawaharlal Nehru, a senior dis- prevents faster boring,” J Rad- out engagements with a focus trict offi cer at the site. hakrishnan, a government offi - on sustainable markets, climate cores of workers were rac- Workers used an oil drill to dig a cial, told reporters. change and social finance,” his ing against time yesterday hole parallel to the well on Sunday, He said experts with technolo- Clarence House office said in a Sto try to rescue a two-year- but the rig broke down at around gies that may be deployed to res- statement. old boy trapped for more than 72 33ft because of the rocky ground. cue the boy are welcome. Britain has been looking to finalise hours down an 85ft well in Tamil Attempts to use robotic devic- “Support is being provided to a trade deal with India following its Nadu, offi cials said. es to lower ropes to latch onto the the boy’s parents. They should not decision to exit the European Union. The boy fell into the 1ft di- boy’s wrist failed on Saturday. start feeling guilty for the boy’s This is the British royal’s second ameter pipe on Friday afternoon Offi cials expressed concern as present condition,” Radhakrishan visit to India in two years. The jour- while playing near his home in Sujith has been trapped in the said. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ney will fall on his 71st birthday on Tiruchirappalli district. well without food and water. K Palaniswami said he had briefed November 14. A thermal camera was briefl y “Unfortunately since he slipped, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on His last visit was as part of a used to monitor the child’s body he is engulfed by mud. Only his palm the rescue eff orts. joint tour with wife Camilla, the temperature while oxygen was and fi ngers can be seen with the help The incident is the latest in duchess of Cornwall, to Brunei, supplied through a pipe. of the camera. We just hope he has series of mishaps that have seen India, Singapore and Malaysia in The toddler, Sujith Wilson, found an air-pocket... the situation children accidentally fall into November 2017. was unconscious but breathing is grim but we are trying our best,” disused and uncovered wells in In all, he has made 10 off icial visits until Sunday morning, but res- an offi cial said. rural India. to India. The announcement comes cuers have been unable to check Tamil Nadu Health Minister In 2006 the rescue of a six- shortly after Charles’ son William his condition since then. C Vijaya Baskar said the next year-old child made headlines and his wife Kate toured Pakistan. Authorities said the child was course of action will be taken when he was recovered safely in Further details about the visit will initially wedged at around 30ft after discussions with diff erent Haryana after being stuck in a Rescue workers gather with heavy digging equipment during an operation to rescue a toddler stuck in a be announced later, the statement before slipping to the bottom in organisations. 60ft well for 48 hours. deep well near Manapparai town in Tiruchirappalli district, yesterday. added. Gulf Times 20 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 LATIN AMERICA

Uruguay’s left, centre-right to face off in second election round

DPA/AFP candidate of the Frente Amplio election round on November 24. But many Uruguayans now Lacalle Pou, 46, is the son of most serious off ences — 32 years the presidency shared by the Na- Bogota (FA) party which has governed The FA also lost its absolute want to replace the long-govern- former president Luis Alberto is the current maximum — and tional and Colorado parties since the South American country for majority in parliament. ing FA as crime has increased and Lacalle. authorising police to conduct 1830, two years after Uruguayan the past 14 years. FA supporters credit the par- the economy has stalled. His party campaigned espe- nighttime raids on the homes of independence. eftist candidate Daniel He took 38.5% of the vote ty with poverty reduction and The homicide rate jumped to cially on the crime issue. suspected drug dealers. Vazquez, the Frente Amplio’s Martinez and his centre- against 28.3% for former senator progressive social reforms in double digits for the fi rst time Uruguayans meanwhile reject- The vote came on the same day first president, was succeeded Lright challenger Luis Lacalle Pou from the Partido Na- what is regarded as one of Latin ever in 2018, with 11.8 killings ed a constitutional reform that as a general election in Argentina by former left-wing guerrilla Lacalle Pou will face off in a cional (PN), which campaigned America’s most egalitarian so- registered per 100,000 residents, included the establishment of a next door, and against a backdrop Jose Mujica, who became a cult second round in Uruguay, ac- on promises to revive the econo- cieties. according to offi cial fi gures. military police force, and voted to of regional strife following mas- figure known as “the world’s cording to preliminary results my and to fi ght crime. The nation of 3.5mn people has The government is only ex- elect all 99 deputies and 30 sena- sive street protests in Ecuador, poorest president” — he gave after Sunday’s elections and The candidates in third and practically no extreme poverty pecting growth of 0.6% for this tors in the Congress. Chile and Bolivia, the latter over away most of his salary and with more than 92% of the bal- fourth place, liberal Ernesto Talvi and its middle class is the largest year, while the fi scal defi cit has The new measures would alleged electoral fraud. drove an old Volkswagen Bee- lots counted. and far-right nationalist Guido in America, representing more risen to 4.8% of gross domes- have included the creation of a The Frente Amplio is a coali- tle. Former Montevideo mayor Manini Rios, said they would than 60% of the population, the tic product, and unemployment military National Guard, the es- tion of leftist movements that in The next president will take Martinez, 62, is the presidential back Lacalle Pou in the second World Bank observes. stands at 9%. tablishment of life terms for the 2005 broke a near monopoly on offi ce on March 1, 2020. Fiery ‘Cristina’ stages return as vice president

Reuters spending and graft. Buenos Aires She still faces a series of le- gal cases over graft accusations, which she denies. rgentina’s former presi- She famously refused to attend dent Cristina Fernandez de Macri’s inauguration and hand AKirchner, a rockstar politi- over the presidential baton and cian adored by the poor but feared sash after the two clashed over by big business and investors, is where the ceremony should take back, although as vice president place. this time. The surprise tactic of taking The South American country’s the deputy role has worked. leader for eight years until 2015, Fernandez’s star power added “Cristina”, as she is known to fans, glamour to the low-key Peronist returns to the Casa Rosada palace ticket and helped tap into popu- after she and senior running mate lar anger with Macri’s adminis- Alberto Fernandez scored a deci- tration, as high infl ation and an sive victory in Sunday’s election. anaemic economy have pushed Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri meets with president-elect Alberto Fernandez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, yesterday. The return of the fi ery Fernan- many Argentines into poverty. dez de Kirchner is a major twist in Now voters and investors are Argentine politics, turning Latin bracing for Cristina’s return. America’s third-largest economy Many believe she will have sig- abruptly back towards the left af- nifi cant sway behind the scenes, ter four years under conservative though her party has played this leader Mauricio Macri. down. Dressed in a fl owing red outfi t “This is Cristina. It’s unreal- and appearing as natural as ever istic to expect her to be invisible Peronists sweep back to on stage after the victory, Cristi- for long,” said Benjamin Gedan, na made an impassioned plea for director of the Wilson Center’s every eff ort by Macri to stabilise Argentina Project in Washington. the economy until he leaves of- “Based on everything we know fi ce. “Please.. take all the meas- about her history and personality, ures you should take to lighten the she is likely to want to be a major dramatic situation that is being fi gure in Argentine politics once power as Macri ousted experienced in the country’s fi - again.” nances. It is your responsibility,” During the campaign she kept Reuters try may be forced into a damag- the economy. “We look forward to taken a chance with the record only this month. she said, before handing the mi- to the sidelines, instead promot- Buenos Aires ing default. engaging with his administration loan to Buenos Aires, given the But analysts say the chances crophone to Alberto Fernandez. ing her memoir Sincerely on a Investors, who have been fol- to tackle. country’s track record, and it is of another default are rising, one She later posed for selfi es on book tour that drew huge crowds. lowing the twists and turns of the Macri had signed a massive the fi rst major crisis for Geor- putting them at 67%, with a “hair- her way out of the arena, as sup- Her Twitter feed, normally in- rgentine president-elect election closely, will now be on $57bn loan package with the IMF, gieva who took the helm of the cut” to reduce the debt level and ex- porters angled to get near her. fl ammatory and quick to jab at Alberto Fernandez ar- the lookout for signs from Fern- but the austerity measures he im- Washington-based crisis lender tend the maturity highly likely. By far the biggest name in Ar- opponents, has been muted. Arived at the presidential andez about his likely economic posed failed to right the economy gentina’s Peronist movement, Investors said they hoped her palace in Buenos Aires yesterday policies and the make-up of his and generated a wave of popular she stunned everyone in May by role would be cushioned with for a meeting with outgoing in- economic team. anger against him. Argentina tightens exchange controls announcing she would run as the more moderate Alberto Fernan- cumbent Mauricio Macri where “The truth is that I am happy The poverty rate has risen to No. 2 on the presidential ticket dez as president. the two discussed the potentially with the change, we did not want more than 35%, infl ation for the Argentina introduced day after Fernandez swept of her former chief of staff , amid But some are holding their tricky transition of power as fi - to keep going with the same gov- year to September was at almost strict exchange controls to victory in presidential concerns her divisive image would breath to see if she will assume nancial markets watch closely. ernment and hopefully things 38%, while the peso has depreci- yesterday to preserve elections. Macri’s long- drive away key centrist voters. greater prominence in the new Peronist Fernandez swept into change a bit now for everyone ated 70% since January 2018. depleting reserves as Peronist anticipated defeat has set off A political powerhouse for government, said Ilya Gofshteyn, power on Sunday, ousting con- because it was bad,” said Ramora The return to power of protec- president-elect Alberto market jitters about the return more than two decades, her star a senior emerging markets strate- servative leader Macri in an elec- Perez, 61, in Buenos Aires. tionist Peronists has raised fears Fernandez and incumbent to power of protectionist rose as Argentina’s charismatic gist at Standard Chartered Bank tion result that shifts Latin Amer- Argentine offi cials are prepar- of yet another debt default, and Mauricio Macri held talks, Peronists, including former fi rst lady during the 2003-2007 in New York. ica’s No 3 economy fi rmly back ing for tough negotiations with eroded the peso’s value. seeking to reassure investors president Cristina Kirchner. presidency of her husband, Nes- Investors haven’t forgotten Ar- towards the left amid swirling eco- creditors over $100bn in sover- The president-elect has in- over the country’s impending Central Bank president Guido tor Kirchner, whom she succeed- gentina’s economic woes under nomic crisis and rising debt fears. eign debt that has become pain- sisted his government would not swing from market-friendly Sandleris said Argentina’s ed, and who died in 2010. Cristina, when a row with bond- Fernandez faces a major chal- fully expensive for the country. default but rather seek to rene- policies to protectionism. international reserves have Her second term ended in holders eventually forced the lenge to revive Argentina’s econ- Meanwhile the International gotiate the terms of the IMF loan, The country’s central bank plummeted by $22bn since 2015, amid accusations by crit- country into technical default in omy, mired in recession for much Monetary Fund chief Kristalina and sought to reassure voters that said the currency exchange a primary election in August ics she was a authoritarian pop- 2014, but have listened to Alberto of the last year, while fending off Georgieva yesterday congratulat- their bank deposits would be safe controls would help stem that established Fernandez as ulist who had bankrupted Ar- Fernandez’s subtle signals about a a rising mountain of debt pay- ed Fernandez and vowed to work under his administration. a surge in capital flight, a the likely winner. gentina’s economy with welfare more moderate tack. ments amid concerns the coun- with his government to stabilise The IMF is viewed as having

Protests in Haiti Colombia elects fi rst Strike in La Paz over Bolivia election results woman mayor of Bogota Reuters “Morales made a mistake,” La Paz Mesa told protesters on Sunday, adding that discontent with the AFP Twitter after her win. Uribe — the country’s leader from leftist president has been fer- Bogota The victory for Lopez, who 2002-10 who has been embroiled rotesters blocked roads menting since voters rejected claims humble origins, in the capi- in an investigation over alleged and shopowners kept their his attempt to lift term limits in tal city of 7.2mn people is a signifi - witness tampering. Pstores shut in La Paz yes- 2016. laudia Lopez, a symbol of cant step forward in a country used Coalition candidates oppos- terday morning as Bolivians took A court ruling later gave the fi ght against corruption to being led by male elites. ing Democratic Center dominated to the streets in a strike called by Morales, who has been in of- Cin Colombia, became the “Being a woman is not a fault, Sunday’s vote, winning two-thirds the opposition to protest at what fi ce nearly 14 years and is Latin fi rst woman to be elected mayor of being a headstrong woman, fi rm... of municipal seats according to the they say was fraud at elections America’s longest-serving head Bogota on Sunday. is not a fault. Being a girl from a interior ministry. giving President Evo Morales a of state, the green light to run The 49-year-old anti-graft modest family is not a fault,” Lopez Duque made revising the coun- fourth term. once again. campaigner was competing in the said last week. try’s 2016 peace deal a centrepiece The country has been con- The streets of La Paz, which fi rst local elections since a historic More than a third of the 116,000 of his election campaign last year, vulsed by protests since Oc- has a million residents, were peace deal to end an armed insur- candidates for mayor, governor claiming the agreement was too tober 20, when its Supreme half-empty yesterday morning, gency that plagued the country for and local assembly posts nation- lenient towards the left-wing Electoral Tribunal abruptly with many shops and schools half a century. wide in Sunday’s elections were former guerrilla movement Farc. suspended the publication shuttered. Lopez fi rst stepped into the na- women. President Ivan Duque The insurgent group reorgan- of results from an electron- The opposition-controlled tional spotlight after helping to lauded the elections for attracting ised itself as a political party after ic count. With 84% of votes mayor’s offi ce was also closed. expose links between Colombian the “largest number of candidates the peace accord and Sunday was counted, polling showed Mo- Road blockades mounted by lawmakers and right-wing para- in history.” the second time it took part in rales was likely headed to a residents using cars, wood planks, military groups. But the poll was still beset by vi- elections. run-off with chief rival and ex- rope and even dumpsters were She was briefl y forced to fl ee olence, according to an independ- After a dismal showing in last president Carlos Mesa. visible in both the middle-class the country after the scandal came ent election monitoring group. year’s legislative elections, the ex- But when reporting of the south and working-class north of to light but returned to be elected Since nominations closed in the insurgents won a majority in only count resumed after a nearly 24- the city, according to Reuters wit- senator in 2014 and stood as a last week of July, seven candidates one municipal government in Co- hour pause, Morales had pulled nesses. vice presidential candidate in last were assassinated, 88 threatened, lombia’s southwest. off a razor-thin victory. People in Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s year’s national elections. 12 targeted in attacks and one ab- In the country’s north, former The fi nal, legally-binding vote agricultural and industrial centre, Lopez won the mayoral poll ducted, the Electoral Observation guerrilla Guillermo Torres — tally gave him 47.08% of votes to have been on strike since Wednes- with just over 35% of the vote in a Mission said. known as the “Farc singer” for his Police off icers and their supporters protest in Port-au-Prince. Mesa’s 35.51%, less than a per- day of last week. narrow triumph over liberal Carlos The vote was largely seen as a performances of traditional Co- Several hundred police and their supporters demonstrated in centage point over the 10-point “We are demanding that our Fernando Galan. referendum on the right-wing lombian “vallenato” folk music — Haiti’s capital for better salaries for law enforcement, as lead needed to avoid a run-off vote be respected,” said Marta “Not only did we win, but we’re Duque and his Democratic Center won the mayoralty of Bolivar de- anti-government marchers also took to the streets. and giving him another fi ve-year Colque, 32, who works at a daycare changing history,” Lopez said on party, led by his mentor Alvaro partment for a left-wing coalition. term. centre. Gulf Times Tuesday, October 29, 2019 21 PAKISTAN Media regulator orders curbs on Sharif: ailing Prime Minister Khan: I cannot even guarantee my life by tomorrow. talk show hosts Internews PTI leaders slam regulator’s new restrictions on media Imran says he cannot Islamabad Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have The former finance minister added that the Pemra come out in defence of the media, slamming the Paki- should be doing a better job and asked it to take n what appears to be a severe stan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra)’s action against fake news rather than suppress indi- crackdown on independent new order banning TV anchors from appearing on vidual’s rights to express their opinion. guarantee Sharif’s life Iopinion and analysis and a talk shows hosted by other anchors. Mazari also weighed in: “Who is an ‘expert’? An move to curb the media, the Pa- PTI stalwart Asad Umer and Minister for Human interesting though unintended debate has been kistan Electronic Media Regu- Rights Shireen Mazari expressed their dismay yester- generated – so purely at an academic non-political Internews the Al Azizia reference. pecially the provincial govern- latory Authority (Pemra) has day over the Pemra’s decision. level: Do I need a degree in politics to be an expert Islamabad The former prime minister ment, has fully tried. We pro- barred television anchors from Umar sarcastically tweeted: “Amazing decision by the on politics?” is currently under treatment at vided the best medical care to giving their “opinions” during Pemra to stop anchors to go on any other talk show “I have no degree in ‘human rights’, so should I go on Lahore Services Hospital for low Sharif,” he said, adding that a talk shows and limited their role and express their opinion!” TV to discuss ‘human rights’ issues?” she tweeted. rime Minister Imran Khan platelet count. doctor had been brought from to that of “moderator”. has said that he could not During the proceedings, the Karachi and that he had also sent In a scathing directive, the Pgive a guarantee about federal government had refused the chief executive of Shaukat electronic media watchdog also Court had in its order dated Oc- time and again; however, the and state institutions by their anyone’s life, referring to the Is- to take responsibility for Sharif’s Khanum Hospital to check on directed the anchors hosting tober 26 (Saturday) in the mat- other side [media groups/jour- employees,” it added. lamabad High Court (IHC) pro- physical well-being. Sharif’s health. regular shows “not to appear as ter of Shehbaz Sharif vs The nalists] believed that these ac- The Pemra also directed TV ceedings last week, in which the IHC Chief Justice Athar Mi- “We can only try. Humans experts” in talk shows in their State taken cognisance of vari- tions of the regulator were “me- channels to ensure deployment bench had asked government nallah had observed that if the cannot give a guarantee of life own or other channels. ous speculative TV talk shows dia curbs” being imposed by the of eff ective time delay mecha- representatives to “take respon- provincial and federal govern- and death. We can try [and] we Media houses have been ad- whereby anchorpersons, in vio- present government. nism and constitute an impar- sibility” for incarcerated former ments had performed their du- fully tried,” he reiterated. vised to carefully select the lation of the code of conduct, “The Pemra has been issuing tial and independent monitor- premier Nawaz Sharif’s health. ties, the matter would have not Commenting on the opposi- guests in talk shows with care tried to malign the judiciary and repeated directives asking news ing committee/editorial board Khan, while addressing the come before the court. tion’s “Azadi March”, led by the and keeping in view of their its decision. channels to refrain from airing as required under clause 17 foundation stone laying cer- When the interior secretary Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazlur knowledge and expertise in a “The court has sought a re- discussion, views and analysis of the Electronic Media (Pro- emony of the Baba Guru Nanak informed the IHC that the federal (JUI-F) of Fazlur Rehman, Prime particular subject. port of the Pemra’s actions on on sub judice/under-trial mat- grammes and Advertisement) University at Nankana Sahib, was government would not take any Minister Khan recalled that he “Participants/invitees should such violations with repri- ters and a number of show- Code of Conduct 2015. dismissive. responsibility of the former pre- had earlier said that a time would be selected with due care having mand,” it added. cause notices were served on the “Channels without eff ec- “Today I read news that the mier’s health, the court expressed come when the all the “corrupt credibility as fair and unbiased The Pemra said that the Is- channels for holding such pro- tive delay mechanism to refrain court has asked the federal and displeasure and remarked “don’t elements” of Pakistan would analysts with requisite knowl- lamabad High Court had also grammes to derogate and malign from telecasting live shows. provincial governments whether play politics with [the] court” as come together. edge/expertise on the subject noticed that some anchorper- judiciary and instructions to The composition of committee/ they can guarantee Nawaz Shar- the law defi nes certain responsi- “What is the purpose of the matter,” said the directive is- sons/journalists held specu- tarnish the credibility of regula- editorial board should be in line if’s life by tomorrow. I cannot bility of the state. ‘Azadi March’? Their purpose is sued to all satellite TV channel lative discussions on October tor before appellate forums,” the with directives of the Supreme even guarantee my life by tomor- Prime Minister Khan said yes- not that the government is fail- licencees. “As per Pemra code of 25 on some TV channels and order said. Court under suo moto case’s row, so how can I give a guarantee terday that life and death are in ing, they are scared that the gov- conduct, the role of anchors is to alleged a purported deal with “Now, therefore, all news judgment. for someone else’s life?” he said. God’s hands and that humans ernment is succeeding.Have you moderate the programmes in an regard to the bail granted to channels are hereby directed “With regards to the moni- On Saturday, the IHC granted can only try. ever heard them asking for my objective, unbiased and impar- former prime minister Nawaz henceforth; refrain from airing toring committee, we direct that Sharif post-arrest interim bail in “The federal government, es- resignation? Why do they want tial manner, excluding them- Sharif on Saturday. discussion, analysis, specula- licensees include [for each of its my resignation?” he said. selves from their personal opin- “This was believed to be an tions, etc, on sub judice matters. meetings] at least one practising Medical board in a dilemma over Sharif’s health “I want to give all of them [op- ions, biases and judgements on attempt to tarnish the image and “Licensee should disallow lawyer of at least fi ve years or position] a message: whether any issue. integrity of honourable superior their platform to be used by an- above practice, with adequate The special medical board – formed to assess the health condition of jailed you all come together and stage “Therefore, anchors hosting courts and to make their judg- yone to mislead public through understanding of the law to ad- former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, take care of his health, and treat him this march or you want to use exclusive regular shows should ment controversial,” it added. disinformation/conjecturing vise the licensee regarding any medically – seems to be in a catch-22 situation, as the medicines to treat any other method of blackmail, not appear in talk shows wheth- The Pemra said it had been and speculations and they [li- potential violations of the code heart complications are proving detrimental to his blood cells. until I am alive, you will not get a er own or other channels as sub- issuing notices [including sus- censee] shall be held responsible of conduct by programmes to be The board has stopped blood-thinning medicines following diagnosis of [deal],” Khan added. ject matter expert.” pension of services of some TV for any biased, unfair analysis or aired in the future,” the directive autoimmune disorder whereby antibodies were destroying platelets. Addressing the ceremony after It said the Islamabad High channels] to the media houses propaganda against judiciary said. However, a mild heart attack due to angina prompted doctors to resume laying the foundation stone of blood-thinning medicine that contributed to strengthening of antibodies the Baba Guru Nanak University, involved in the destruction of platelets. Prime Minister Khan said that 80 immigration As the platelet count dropped to 25,000 by the time the new week began a very symbolic step had been Diwali do from the preceding day’s count of 45,000, the special medical board was taken. counters set up forced to discontinue blood-thinning medicines. He said that opponents had at Kartarpur The platelet count was slated to attain some normality in the next few questioned why Pakistan was days, but the fluctuation resurfaced due to administration of blood-thin- opening the Kartarpur Corridor The federal interior ministry has ning medicines for cardiac treatment. in light of India’s alleged brutal- set up 80 immigration counters Prof Dr Tahir Shamsi, a renowned haematologist from Karachi, has left the ity in the part of Kashmir under to facilitate pilgrims at the team treating Sharif. its control. Kartarpur Corridor. According to Prof Dr Mahmood Ayyaz, the principal of the Services Insti- “Kartarpur is the Medina of This will speed up the clearance tute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) and patron of Services Hospital Lahore [the] Sikh community. Nankana process and facilitate the large (SHL) and head of Special Medical Board, doctors had decided to continue is their Makkah. No matter how number of pilgrims who are treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) with intravenous bad our relations may be, we expected to show up at one of immunoglobulin (IVIg) injections. should never stop those who ad- the Sikh community’s holiest site. “The course of 60 injections of IVIg would be completed on Monday mire Guru Nanak,” he said. The immigration department (yesterday),” he said, adding that Sharif would remain under treatment at On Thursday, Pakistan and will handle a maximum of 5,000 Services Hospital till recovery. India signed the agreement on pilgrims each day. “It will be inappropriate to shift the patient to somewhere else as doctors the Kartarpur Corridor, paving The Federal Investigation Agency at Services Hospital are fully aware of his condition and giving him the the way for its inauguration next (FIA) will send a clearance list of right treatment,” he said. month ahead of the 550th birth the pilgrims to the Indian border Moreover, he said, Sharif had also not expressed any desire to be shifted anniversary of the founder of force 10 days before their arrival. somewhere else. Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev. The authorities have built three He said the board revisited the prescribed medicines, which would help Foreign Offi ce spokesman Dr entry gates to facilitate the improve Sharif’s platelet count to a normal level. Mohamed Faisal had said that as pilgrims from India. He said cardiologists from the Punjab Institute of Cardiology would per- per the initiative of the premier, Pilgrims returning to India will form duties for continuous monitoring of Sharif’s heart function. the agreement had been signed be routed through a designated “Two senior registrars will remain present during night-time, and the proc- while a formal inauguration of gate. ess will continue till November 2,” he added. the project will be held on No- Prime Minister Imran Khan will vember 9. formally inaugurate the corridor This picture taken on Sunday evening shows a Hindu woman lighting a lamp during the Diwali on November 9, well before celebration in Karachi. the 550th birth anniversary Former premier Abbasi being celebrations of Guru Nanak. held in ‘death cell’, says family JUI-F targets 100,000 to reach Islamabad

Internews basi, who had already undergone Internews second is expected in Multan to- An average container is 40’ ing fi gures about the expected Islamabad two serious surgeries in the re- Islamabad day, the third in Lahore tomor- long and 12’ wide, and costs up size of the “Azadi March”, secu- cent past and is facing multifari- row, and then the fi nal “Azadi to Rs4mn; this is bumped up rity sources believe the eventual ous diseases, is being denied the March” on Thursday, says sen- if equipped with washrooms, crowd could swell to six digits if ormer prime minister and treatment and ambience essen- round 100,000 workers ior JUI-F leader Attaur Rehman, beds, kitchens, air conditioners, the marchers are not stopped. senior vice-president of tial for his health. of Maulana Fazlur Reh- who is leading supporters from sound system, and cameras. Assessment by intelligence FNawaz Sharif’s Pakistan The jail doctors have recom- Aman’s Jamiat Ulema-e- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Party sources say that the agencies suggest that Rehman Muslim League – Nawaz (PML- mended two further surgeries, Islam – Fazlur (JUI-F) are ex- The 25 members of the JUI-F JUI-F’s 4,100 village coun- can easily generate a strength of N), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is be- but the authorities have been pected to converge on Pakistani core committee have been asked cils, 308 city councils, 79 dis- up to 70,000 people, of which ing held in solitary confi nement criminally ignoring Abbasi’s capital city Islamabad this week to bring at least 3,000 workers trict councils and four provin- half would be from Rawalpindi, in a death cell, family sources say. health issues, the sources said. for a march in a push to dislodge each from their respective cit- cial councils have raised funds Islamabad, and Peshawar alone. They say that Abbasi has com- Abbasi’s medical board has the Imran Khan government. ies to Islamabad for the “Azadi around Rs1.1bn in the past four It is not clear yet how many pleted one month in the Adiala also advised for provision of Sources here say that the size March”. months for the “Azadi March”. workers from other opposi- Jail in Rawalpindi where he was home-cooked food for him, and of the “Azadi March” announced More than three dozen JUI-F All registered party workers, tion parties – including Bilawal consigned by an accountability the jail manual also guarantees by Rehman can match the rallies lawmakers – both national and numbering 3.5mn, were asked Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan Peo- court for judicial remand, but he the facility since he is an under- of political parties in recent past provincial – have also been as- to donate generously, at least ples Party (PPP), Nawaz Sharif’s has been lodged in a death cell trial detainee. against the governments, eas- signed by the party’s top leader- Rs200 each, sources say. Pakistan Muslim League – Na- with solitary confi nement, de- The jail authorities are deny- ily outnumbering the Islama- ship to mobilise sizable crowds JUI-F leaders say all the par- waz (PML-N), Asfandyar Wali’s fying basic human rights and in ing him this and the facility of Abbasi: said to have developed bad sit-in in 2014 arranged by from their constituencies. ty’s registered workers will pro- Awami National Party (ANP), violation of the relevant laws. meeting with his lawyers regu- numerous health problems due Prime Minister Khan’s Pakistan All JUI-F bodies in towns, ceed to Islamabad, with 60% Mahmood Achakzai’s Pash- His family sources say that larly and his visitors have not to lack of due care by the jail Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). cities, villages and districts have drawn from madrassas. tunkhwa Milli Awami Party (Pk- Abbasi has developed numerous been granted a meeting with him administration. Rehman also claims to also been asked to bring thousands Sources in the ministry of MAP), and Sirajul Haq’s Jamaat- health problems due to lack of for several days. have garnered support of oth- of workers to Islamabad. religious aff airs reveal that an e-Islami (JI) – will would join due care by the jail administra- Abbasi was implicated in a The National Accountability er political parties protesting Four containers – two of them estimated 3.1mn students are the JUI-F’s “Azadi March” in tion. liquefi ed-natural gas (LNG) case Bureau (NAB) sought an exten- against the PTI’s current poli- bullet-proof – have been pre- pursuing education in about Islamabad. He will be produced in court along with former federal minis- sion in physical remand of the cies, which according to him, pared for top leadership of the 24,000 registered and unregis- These parties have apparently this week for further proceeding ter for fi nance Miftah Ismail and three one month ago, but the are pushing the country into party. tered madrassas affi liated with adopted a “wait-and-see” poli- as he hasn’t moved for bail or any former Pakistan State Oil (PSO) court rejected the anti-graft deep “chaos and uncertainty”. Two other small containers the sectarian school of thought cy and are yet to decide whether other relief while in the jail. managing director Imranul Haq, body’s request and sent them to After the fi rst show of power have also been bought for local practised by the JUI-F. to mobilise their workers for the Family sources say that Ab- who are also in judicial lock up. jail on judicial remand. in Sindh’s Sukkur on Sunday, the leaders. Though there are confl ict- march or not. Gulf Times 22 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 COMMENT

CHAIRMAN Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Faisal Abdulhameed al-Mudahka Deputy Managing Editor K T Chacko P.O.Box 2888, Doha, Qatar [email protected] 44350478 (News), 44466404 (Sport), 44466636 (Home delivery) 44350474 facebook.com/gulftimes twitter.com/gulftimes_Qatar GULF TIMES Hansen leaving with legacy intact, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro witness the signing of an agreement in Doha yesterday. despite All Blacks exit Qatar, Brazil celebrate 45 years of Steve Hansen may have failed in his quest to deliver New Zealand a third consecutive World Cup, but he will step down having cemented his place in All Blacks history as one of the most successful rugby union friendship, economic partnerships coaches of all time. The 60-year-old leaves a record most coaches, in any an offi cial visit to Brazil by His Highness recently won exploration rights for an 200mn, and its economy is the ninth sport, can only dream of: ahead of next week’s third- QNA Doha the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa off shore block in Brazil, in its third major largest economy in the world. It is the place play-off it stands at a staggering 92 victories al-Thani in January 2010, with a large achievement in Brazil in less than a year. fi fth largest country in the world in terms from 106 Tests, with four draws and just 10 losses. delegation of ministers and businessmen, During their visits to Doha, many of area with more than 8mn square eaffi rming the depth of during which several agreements were Brazilian offi cials promoted the business kilometres, or about half of the continent That gives Hansen a 85.9 percent winning ratio and friendship between the two signed covering many areas of co- and investment climate in their country, of South America. Low mountains and under his tenure the All Blacks lost to just Australia countries and the keenness operation between the two countries. especially in the city of Sao Paulo, which vast plateaus forms two-thirds of its area (four), Ireland (two), South Africa (two), England (two) Rto develop it in various fi elds, In May 2010, former Brazilian has enormous potential and promising and the remaining part consists of low- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro started president Lula da Silva paid an offi cial investment opportunities in all fi elds. Sao lying, forested land, with more than 1,000 and the British and Irish Lions (one). an offi cial visit to Qatar yesterday, during visit to Doha with a large delegation Paulo, the largest city in Latin America, rivers, the largest of which is the Amazon, Hansen, a straight-talking coach never afraid to which he discussed with His Highness of ministers and businessmen. In contributes 18% of Brazil’s GDP and is a the heavily rain-fed river. Its warm climate shy away from tough selection calls, said he was the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad November 2014, the then Brazilian prime investment destination, attracting has made it one of the world’s leading al-Thani bilateral relations and ways president Dilma Vana Rousseff visited business owners from all over the world, producers of agricultural crops. “desperately hurting” after the 19-7 semi-fi nal defeat of boosting them in various fi elds, in Doha, during which the two countries especially in infrastructure, real estate and Brazil is an agricultural giant, by England. addition to a number of issues of mutual decided to further strengthen co- other projects. characterised by a large diversity of its “Having been here in 2007, it’s disappointing, there’s interest. operation in energy, sports, education, Last September, a high-level Brazilian farm production. It is ranked fi rst in the nothing you can say about that,” said Hansen, who was A number of agreements and trade and investment. delegation headed by Speaker of the production of coff ee and cocoa. In recent memorandums of understanding were Such relations are growing stronger House of Representatives Rodrigo years, Brazil has advanced to the fi rst Graham Henry’s assistant when the All Blacks lasted signed in various fi elds. President and stronger year after year, and are Maia visited the Ras Bufentas Free place in the world in term of production tasted World Cup defeat in the 2007 quarter-fi nals. Bolsonaro is accompanied by a high- regulated by a series of agreements on Zone of Qatar Free Zones (QFZA) to and export of agricultural products, “The diff erence was that (against England) we level ministerial delegation and a trade co-operation in the political, cultural, explore investment opportunities and because it has the largest area of arable delegation of representatives of Brazilian sports, civil aviation, mutual exemption advantages off ered by these zones land in the world. stepped up to the plate and got beaten by the better companies. from visa requirements for holders to foreign investors. The delegation Brazil has a huge range of advanced team. The Qatari-Brazilian relations are of diplomatic and private passports, was briefed on QFZA’s latest projects industries in all fi elds and activities such “No loss is easy to take. characterised by strong friendship in addition to news exchange, the and activities, as key facilities that as: construction, energy, heavy and The 60-year-old and active partnerships that serve the formation of the Joint Ministerial have helped in making Qatar a highly medium industries, aircraft industry, But there’s no shame in aspirations of the two friendly countries Committee, and the avoidance of double preferred investment destination for aluminium, cement and others. It leaves a record getting beaten by them.” and people in the political, trade, taxation on income and profi ts from foreign direct investment from around off ers many investment opportunities As a player, one-time economic, investment and sports fi elds international air transport. the world. such as the hotel sector, in addition to most coaches, policeman Hansen was benefi ting their common interests. Qatar is a major partner and an QFZA off ers outstanding opportunities agriculture and minerals. The Brazilian president’s visit to Doha important market for Brazilian products, and benefi ts for businesses seeking Brazilian exports focus on cars, in any sport, can a centre who played 21 coincides with the celebration of the and Brazil is the 18th trade partner of Qatar to establish operations and expand tractors, aluminium oxide, iron ore, times for Canterbury, 45th anniversary of the establishment of in the world. Trade exchange between regionally and globally, providing quality poultry, and livestock with more than only dream of going on to become the diplomatic relations between the two the two countries in 2015 reached about infrastructure, a skilled workforce, 100% 500mn heads. Brazilian imports are countries, which dates back to November QR4bn, and will see further development foreign ownership, access to investment LNG, urea and oil. assistant coach to Wayne 4, 1974. In January 1997, the Embassy of in view of major projects set up by the funds, tax exemptions and partnership Tourism is one of the most important Smith and Robbie Deans at the Crusaders. Qatar was inaugurated in Brasilia, while country in preparation for hosting the opportunities with Qatari entities. economic activities in Brazil, attracting He moved on to Wales to take over from Graham Henry, in May 2005, the Brazilian embassy was Football World Cup 2022, especially as Qatar Airways operates direct fl ights about 5mn visitors annually from all over offi cially opened in Doha. Brazilian companies have great experience from Doha to Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the world. It is also a South American who returned to New Zealand, and from 2002-2004 Relations between the two countries in such projects. Brazil hosted the World connection to Buenos Aires, Argentina. tourist destination, generating an oversaw 30 games with Wales with 10 victories and 20 witnessed many offi cial visits at the Cup in 2014. In August 2017, Qatar Airways entered average of about $6bn of foreign tourism, defeats – a far cry from his ratio with the All Blacks. highest levels and ministerial level. In The investment climate is encouraging into a unilateral codeshare agreement while domestic tourism generates about March 2009, former Brazilian president in both countries and off ers a lot of with LATAM Airlines Brazil, boosting the fi ve times that fi gure, or $30bn annually. A shift back to his native New Zealand saw Hansen Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Doha to advantages to local and foreign investors, number of destinations Qatar Airways Football is the most prominent sport work as assistant to Henry, helping to oversee World participate in the Arab and Latin American and there are Qatari investments in can reach in Brazil. The Latam Group in Brazil, and the Brazilian national team Cup victory on home soil in 2011, but also involved as Summit held in Doha, which further Brazil, especially in the areas of energy, operates 143 destinations in 25 countries is considered the best in the world. The the All Blacks were eliminated by France in the 2007 boosted bilateral relations between the banking and real estate. In an alliance around the world. team was crowned winner fi ve times and two countries. That visit was followed by with ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum (QP) Brazil has a population of more than qualifi ed for all World Cup fi nals. quarter-fi nals. Hansen inherited the full-time job from Henry after the 2011 tournament and there followed a purple patch in the run-in to a second successive World Cup title in England. In that time, Hansen won four world coach of the year awards (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016), coinciding with six world team of the year awards for the All Blacks between 2012-2017. Current assistant coach Ian Foster, a front-runner among the candidates to succeed Hansen, said whoever took over the All Blacks would be under no illusion of the demands of the job. “It has always been one of the great challenges of sport how you keep growing the group that is performing well,” Foster said. “I guess that’s part of the All Blacks story and we feel pressure to keep writing that. We know the expectations and pressure upon us every time we play. It’s a matter of getting used to that. We don’t always get it right.” Every international rugby team have been in awe of the All Blacks for decades. One defeat is not likely to change that.

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‘Qatar and Brazil have many economic co-operation opportunities’

razil’s President Jair Bol- sults in supporting the Brazil- sonaro has underlined that ian economy and its objectives. Bthe Qatari and Brazilian He added that these reforms economies have many possi- contribute to moving forward bilities and opportunities for co- to achieve the targeted devel- operation in diff erent economic opment of the country, emerge fi elds. from a narrow perspective to In a speech delivered during establish strategic partner- a high-level roundtable on “the ships with all countries in the perspective of macroeconomic world, and work to exchange scenarios and the Brazilian experiences in various sectors business environment” yes- of business. terday, the president said his The foreign minister also country provides many invest- said Brazil, which represents ment opportunities in various the ideal gateway to the en- fields. He pledged to work to tire continent of South Amer- achieve security and ensure the ica, seeks to increase the role protection of the interests of played by the private sector in foreign investors. its economy, attracting inves- During the meeting, which tors from all countries in the was attended by officials from world and benefit from the ex- all the parties concerned with perience of Qatar in terms of investment in Qatar, the Bra- the diversity of investments. zilian president stressed the He called on the Qatari side to readiness of all relevant enti- identify the various aspects of ties in Brazil to meet the wishes investment in Brazil. and needs of Qatari investors. Further, Araujo called on Qa- He said overcoming any obsta- tari investors to invest in diff er- cles that may arise in this con- ent sectors, including education, text is a personal responsibil- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Brazilian President Bolsonaro witness the signing of an agreement between Qatar and Brazil at the Amiri Diwan technology, commodities and ity in order to encourage Qatari yesterday. products, as well as long-term investments in Brazil and meet defence co-operation. all needs and overcome all ob- especially the business environ- to sign more agreements in the He expressed hope that his visit He praised the development and and is undergoing many reforms He added that the doors of stacles. ment, which is improving sig- common interests of various na- would result in more agreements successes of Qatar at all levels, and transformations in order to investment in the Brazilian mar- Bolsonaro pointed out that nifi cantly. tions. and investments between Qatar and expressed keenness to build attract foreign investment to the ket are open to Qatari investors, Qatari investors are aware of the He said what Brazil has Bolsonaro also noted the great and Brazil. a Brazilian-Qatari partnership large Brazilian market, especially especially with the new Brazil- magnitude of the changes and achieved in the past period has preparations being made by Qa- Brazil’s Minister of Foreign and benefi t from the accumu- in the infrastructure sector. ian government in place, which reforms that Brazil is witness- brought back the attention of tar to host the FIFA World Cup, Aff airs Ernesto Araujo under- lated Qatari experience. Araujo stressed that Brazil will spare no eff ort to attract ing since he assumed offi ce. He the world, explaining that of- revealing that he would attend scored that the partnership be- The foreign minister said Bra- has implemented fundamental Qatari investments to the Brazil- also stressed that Brazil is a safe fi cials around the world are now the World Cup in 2022 to dem- tween Qatar and Brazil is gain- zil has abandoned bureaucratic reforms that have enhanced its ian market and establish special country for investment, which is looking at his country with a onstrate the friendship between ing importance from the great economic plans, and now has a investment competitiveness, partnerships with the Qatari refl ected in economic indicators, new confi dence and willingness the Brazilian and Qatari nations. potential of the two countries. free and competitive economy and will achieve positive re- side. Qatar looks forward to expanding trade and investment co-operation: al-Kuwari zHE the Minister calls on Qatari-Brazilian Joint Committee to hold its first session

E the Minister of Com- enhancing the competitiveness merce and Industry Ali and diversifi cation of its national Hbin Ahmed al-Kuwari economy, HE the Minister said. moderated a high-level round- In this context, Qatar has in- table discussion on Brazil’s mac- troduced key amendments to roeconomic and business envi- business regulations and legisla- ronment at an event attended by tion that allow foreign investors Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro up to 100% ownership in all eco- in Doha yesterday. nomic and commercial activi- The roundtable, organised by ties, he noted. the Ministry of Commerce and In parallel, Qatar has sought Industry (MoCI), brought to- to open its economy to the gether a number of Qatari offi - world by modernising its infra- cials, including HE Sheikh Faisal structure to bolster trade with bin Qassim al-Thani, chairman its various partners around the of the Qatari Businessmen As- world with the support of Qa- sociation; HE Sheikh Khalifa bin tar Airways, which flies to more Jassim al-Thani, chairman of than 160 destinations world- Qatar Chamber, HE Ahmed bin wide, including Sao Paulo in Mohamed al-Sayed, Minister Brazil, he said. of State and chairman of Qatar HE the Minister added that Free Zones Authority; Mansour Qatar is seeking to further open Ibrahim al-Mahmoud, CEO of its economy through the devel- the Qatar Investment Author- opment of Hamad Port, which ity (QIA); and Sheikh Ali bin plays a pivotal role in linking al-Waleed al-Thani, CEO of the the nation to major economies Investment Promotion Agency. through direct shipping lines, A number of senior Brazil- cementing Qatar’s position as ian offi cials were also present, a transit hub with links to more including Ernesto Araujo, Bra- HE Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, Jair Bolsonaro and other dignitaries and off icials at the meeting yesterday. than 40 ports in three conti- zil’s Minister of Foreign Aff airs, nents. and Onyx Lorenzoni, Minister fi dence of Qatari and Brazilian On a related note, HE al-Ku- ing Qatar National Vision 2030 driven by signifi cant growth in plus of $52bn, an increase of He said Qatar also off ers ac- of State and Chief of Staff of investors. wari praised over 24 Brazilian and hosting the 2022 FIFA World non-oil sectors, which expanded 40% compared to 2017, while cess to economic and logistics the Presidency, along with sen- These agreements would also companies currently operating Cup. by 3.2% in 2018. Qatari exports increased by 25% zones in strategic locations in ior executives from a number of contribute to strengthening co- in Qatar for contributing to the In his keynote address, he Quoting the World Bank, he last year, he noted. close proximity to Hamad In- Brazilian companies. operation, he said, calling on national economy, noting that touched on the signifi cant said Qatar’s economy is expect- These positive indicators ternational Airport and Hamad In his opening remarks, HE the Qatari-Brazilian Joint Com- Qatar seeks to encourage private progress that Qatar has achieved ed to grow by about 2% in 2019 demonstrate the success of Qa- Port, as well as a high-speed al-Kuwari praised 45 years of mittee, which represents an im- sector institutions and Brazilian in recent years in terms of imple- and 3% in the medium term. tar’s policies as outlined in the road network designed in line friendly Qatari-Brazilian rela- portant platform for dialogue investors to explore the promis- menting its major development In parallel, Qatar’s foreign Second National Development with the highest international tions, noting that bilateral dis- between the Qatari and Brazil- ing investment opportunities plans, and cementing its posi- trade sector witnessed remark- Strategy 2018-2022, which fo- standards. cussions have gained momen- ian governments, to hold its fi rst provided by the State within tion as one of the most devel- able growth in 2018, with the cuses on providing support for HE al-Kuwari concluded his tum in recent years on various session. the framework of implement- oped economies in the region, trade balance recording a sur- the private sector given its role in remarks by voicing hope that the levels, driven by the exchange of roundtable would pave the way offi cial visits. for successful investment part- He noted that both sides must nerships that would serve Qatar build on their potential by de- Agreements aim to cement Qatar-Brazil friendship and Brazil’s shared objectives veloping the appropriate en- and interests. vironment to bolster bilateral Based on the profound and distinguished international events. During the visit, President Bolsonaro Cup Qatar 2022. During the meeting, Bra- trade, which amounted to about relations between Qatar and Brazil and e) MoU in diplomatic training. attended a high-level roundtable that Both sides agreed to promote further zilian offi cials delivered two $575mn last year and $385mn in their desire to develop and promote the f) MoU between the ministries of defence provided updated information to the partnerships between the private sectors presentations on the business the fi rst seven months of 2019, bilateral relations in all fields, President of Qatar and Brazil on defence-related Qatari business leadership on Brazil’s of the two countries while exploring environment in Brazil and the ranking Brazil as Qatar’s 28th Jair Bolsonaro made an off icial visit to issues. positive macroeconomic scenario and opportunities created through the current investment opportunities that largest trading partner. Qatar, yesterday. The two leaders decided to deepen new investment opportunities. economic reforms in Brazil and through investors and entrepreneurs may HE the Minister said he A session of off icial talks was held at the bilateral relations and to strengthen The two sides concurred on the the development plans under Qatar tap into, the MoCI said in a press hoped the roundtable discus- Amiri Diwan between His Highness the economic co-operation and partnerships assessment that the bilateral economic National Vision 2030. statement. sions would pave the way for Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in fields such as infrastructure, relationship off ers a significant potential The two sides exchanged views on Meanwhile, during an open the expansion of bilateral trade and President Bolsonaro amid a spirit agribusiness, energy, defence and science yet to be tapped. regional and international issues of discussion at the meeting, al- and investment co-operation, of understanding and genuine desire to and technology. Authorities from the trade and mutual interest, including the situation in Mahmoud said QIA is active in in addition to prioritising in- promote relations in all fields. They acknowledged that these investment promotion as well as the Latin America and in the Middle East. Brazil, which is witnessing many vestments in areas that add The two sides expressed their satisfaction agreements and those already existing business communities of both countries Both parties expressed strong improvements in the business value to the economies of both at the excellent bilateral relations in the would strengthen the framework for the were encouraged to explore new condemnation of the phenomenon of the environment. countries and promoting co- political, economic and investment fields consolidation of the friendship and co- common areas such as infrastructure, international terrorism, urging the need He added that QIA has made a operation between the Qatari as Qatar and Brazil celebrate the 45th operation between Qatar and Brazil. transportation, energy, agribusiness, for enhancing co-operation together lot of investments in the banking and Brazilian private sectors anniversary of their diplomatic relations. In addition to bilateral issues, the two defence and innovation. to tackle this global threat which has sector, the stock market and the and enabling businessmen to A number of agreements and leaders had the opportunity to address Both leaders stressed the importance of endangered all nations and societies. infrastructure sector, in addition enter into successful strategic memorandums of understanding were topics of regional and global concern. bilateral investments in the promotion They further confirmed their rejection of to infrastructure for the elec- partnerships. signed during Bolsonaro’s visit, namely: They also agreed to provide further of a sustainable economic development terrorism in all its forms and the need to tricity and water distribution In this context, he emphasised a) Agreement on air services. impetus to defence relations. and, in this regard, agreed to launch disseminate the culture of peace. sector, the offi cial Qatar News the importance of activating bi- b) Agreement between the government Recognising the high growth rate and negotiations for an agreement to avoid President Bolsonaro expressed his Agency reported. lateral agreements and signing of Qatar and Brazil for mutual exemption existing potential of the Brazilian economy, double taxation and an agreement for gratitude and appreciation to High Al-Mahmoud explained that new agreements on the promo- of entry visa for holders of ordinary the importance of contributing to this protection and facilitation of investments. Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin QIA is aware of a lot of invest- tion and protection of mutual passports. growth and acknowledging Qatar’s The Qatari side thanked the Brazilian Hamad al-Thani for the warm reception ment opportunities in Brazil in investments, double taxation c) Memorandum of understanding on co- significant investment capacity, the two participation in the infrastructure and hospitality accorded to him and the the energy and highways sectors, and the prevention of tax eva- operation in the field of health. sides discussed various avenues and development projects undertaken by accompanying delegation during his visit expressing intent to increase in- sion, which will positively con- d) MoU on co-operation on major instruments for Qatari investments in Brazil. Qatar in preparation for the FIFA World to Qatar. – QNA vestments in the South Ameri- tribute to enhancing the con- can country. Gulf Times 24 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 QATAR

Amir holds talks with Brazilian president, witnesses signing of agreements

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro held yesterday a session of off icial talks at the Amiri Diwan. During the session, both sides discussed the strong bilateral relations and ways to develop them. His Highness the Amir and the Brazilian president also witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding. Earlier, President Bolsonaro was accorded an off icial reception at the Amiri Diwan.

Brazil president leaves Doha PM meets Brazilian president

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro left Doha yesterday, concluding an off icial visit to Qatar. The Brazilian president was seen off upon departure at Hamad International Airport by HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met with Brazilian Ahmed al-Kuwari, Qatar’s ambassador to Brazil Ahmed bin Ibrahim al-Abdullah, and Brazil’s envoy to Qatar Roberto President Jair Bolsonaro in Doha yesterday. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to Abdalla. enhance them in various fields. They also discussed issues of common concern.