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on the Wi-Fi router and installation* *12-month contract required Terms and Conditions Apply 1894/2021 Amir meets head of Amir sends written message Hamas Political Bureau to French Amir affirms Qatar’s continued support to the President brotherly Palestinian people and their just cause. QNA — DOHA QNA — DOHA manent support for the Pales- tinian people. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin For his part, HH the Amir Hamad Al Thani has sent a Hamad Al Thani met at his affirmed the State of Qatar’s written message to President Amiri Diwan Office yesterday continued support for the of the French Republic H E morning with Head of the brotherly Palestinian people Emmanuel Macron, pertaining Political Bureau of the Pales- and their just cause and the to bilateral relations and ways tinian Islamic Resistance importance of the unity of Pal- to enhance and develop them. Movement (Hamas), Dr. Ismail estinian ranks in order to The message was handed Haniyeh. obtain their legitimate over by Ambassador of the At the outset of the meeting, national rights, foremost State of Qatar to the French Dr. Haniyeh expressed his among which is their right to Republic H E Sheikh Ali bin sincere thanks and gratitude to establish their independent Jassim Al Thani, during his H H the Amir for the State of state on the 1967 borders with meeting with French Presi- Qatar’s endeavours and diplo- East Jerusalem as its capital in dent’s adviser for North Africa matic efforts that contributed accordance with the two-state Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meeting Head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian and the Middle East, H E to ending the Israeli attacks on solution, international legit- Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, at Amiri Diwan, yesterday. Patrick Durrell. the Palestinian people and imacy decisions and the Arab reaching calm and a ceasefire Peace Initiative, and in a way stability in the region and the Talks during the meeting developments in Palestine and in Gaza, as well as its per- that enhances security and world. also dealt with the latest efforts to rebuild Gaza. Deputy Amir chairs QU Board Qatar will always support peace, unity in Libya: FM of Trustees Qatar, Libya to form working the Libyan officials as fruitful, noting that Minister of Foreign Affairs added that an the Libyan women assuming leadership meeting teams to update and activate the talks covered several aspects of agreement has been made to form positions. existing agreements between cooperation, especially those related to working teams to evaluate the agree- The Deputy Prime Minister and Min- QNA — DOHA the two countries in various supporting the transitional phase at the ments between the two countries and ister of Foreign Affairs believed that the fields. present time and providing the services explore opportunities to provide support Libyan people aspire today for stability, Deputy Amir H H Sheikh that the Libyan people aspire to. and cooperation with the brothers in ending the state of war and maintaining Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, Libyan Foreign Minister says The Deputy Prime Minister and Libya. He expressed pleasure at seeing the unity of Libya away from all foreign the Chairman of the Board of Qatar has continuously interventions, stressing that Qatar will Trustees of Qatar University, supported Libyan people since always support these efforts and the presided over the fourth the beginning of the revolution brothers in Libya. meeting of the Board for the in 2011 and has supported The Deputy Prime Minister and Min- academic year 2020/2021, political dialogue in Libya. ister of Foreign Affairs looked forwards held via video conference for the Libyan officials to visit the State yesterday. QNA — TRIPOLI of Qatar to discuss the various opportu- The Board reviewed the nities for cooperation that lay the foun- decisions and recommenda- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of dation for the future of Libya in the vision tions of the third meeting for Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed of its people, expressing his wishes for the academic year 2020/2021, bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he is Libya to be a prosperous country. and discussed the topics on the carrying a message of friendship and H E the Libyan Minister of Foreign agenda and took the appro- goodwill from Amir H H Sheikh Tamim Affairs praised the role of the State of priate decisions thereon, bin Hamad Al Thani to the brotherly Qatar and its continuous stances in sup- including the approval of the Libyan people, affirming that the State porting the Libyans since the beginning appointment of Dr. Asma Ali of Qatar has firm stance towards the of the Libyan revolution in 2011, and Al Thani as Vice-President of brotherly Libyan people and supports went on to thank the State of Qatar for the University for Medical and the UN-led political process in Libya. the support of H H the Amir, the gov- Health Sciences. Speaking at a joint press conference ernment and the people to the Presi- The Board approved the with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the dential Council and the government of establishment of a bachelor of State of Libya, H E Najla El Mangoush, national unity since the first days, and arts in fine arts programme at Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin in Tripoli yesterday, H E the Deputy commended the role of Qatar in sup- the College of Arts and Sci- Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a joint press conference with Minister of Foreign Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign porting the Libyan political dialogue and ences and the establishment Affairs described the talks he held with Affairs of the State of Libya, H E Najla El Mangoush, in Tripoli, yesterday. its outputs. `P2 of two sub-specialisations in the College of Health Sciences, namely, public health and food safety. 17,000 passengers travelled through Main works at Al Khor The Board also approved the establishment of a sub- specialisation in business ana- Abu Samra border crossing during Eid Health Center completed lytics and the expansion of the sub-specialisation entrepre- SANAULLAH ATAULLAH He was speaking in a Qatar COVID-19 test taken within 72 THE PENINSULA — DOHA all safety measures for workers neurship and innovation in the THE PENINSULA Radio programme. hours and certified by the Saudi in the project. College of Business and Eco- He said in cooperation with health ministry,” Al Jaber said. The Public Works Authority “Ashghal began imple- nomics. Moreover, the Board About 17,000 passengers and the departments concerned in The test must be (Ashghal) has announced the menting the works of Al Khor reviewed the institutional 6,300 vehicles travelled the Ministry of Public Health “The foreign (international) completion of the main works Health Center project in accreditation report for Qatar through the Abu Samra land (MoPH), the Ministry of Com- drivers and trucks carrying of Al Khor Health Center, October 2018 and it is expected University 2021. border crossing between Qatar merce and Industry (MoCI), and goods to Qatar will not be executed by the Building that all works will be com- and Saudi Arabia during Eid Al the Ministry of Interior (MoI), allowed to enter Qatar through Projects Department to serve pleted despite the challenges Fitr. these passengers and cargoes the Abu Samra border as the about 600 visitors per day, as faced during the coronavirus Greece exempts “Following the directives were received and screened at goods will be unloaded and part of the state’s plan for pandemic. from the authorities concerned, the checkpoint during Eid Al reloaded unto local trucks by developing health services. "Within the framework of Qatari citizens Abu Samra Border of Qatar with Fitr. importers or those representing Al Khor Health Centre is the government’s support for Saudi Arabia reopened on Feb- “The rules and regulations them based on prior coordi- located on an area of local products, almost 60% of from quarantine ruary 14, 2021, for passengers were made for how goods at nation with customs at the 25,000sqm, comprising a two- the materials used in the and trade between the two Abu Samra Border Checkpoint border checkpoint,” Al Jaber level main building that project will be of locally-sup- QNA — ATHENS countries,” said Acting Head of would pass through. The truck added. includes 40 clinics, along with plied, including steel, electrical the Passengers’ Customs drivers from Saudi Arabia He said foreign trucks and other health facilities such as a and mechanical tools, glass and Greece has included the State Section at Abu Samra Border passing through the checkpoint drivers would be returned to lab, a pharmacy, a spa, a gym, other materials.” of Qatar among its green list Checkpoint, Abdullah Al Jaber. should have a negative PCR Saudi Arabia directly after besides other annexes like a Eng. Sara Al Salhi from the of the countries whose citizens unloading their goods and com- mosque, a building for support Building Projects Department are allowed to enter Greece pleting the procedures at the services, a garage for ambu- at Ashghal said the project without the need for quar- border. lances, and 297 parking slots. design considered require- antine, due to the repercus- “All importers using the Abu Eng. Ahmed Al Mahmeed, ments of people with special sions of COVID-19 pandemic. Samra Border Checkpoint Project Manager of Al Khor needs including signage, illus- The citizens of Qatar, and should prepare local trucks Health Center, said all works trations and Braille script, com- other countries on the green 6,300 vehicles crossed the border during Eid Al Fitr. suitable for transporting the at the project are implemented fortable toilets, wide walkways list, must fill out a passenger goods. They should notify the as per local specifications and for easy movement, auto- locator form at https://travel. Truck drivers coming from Saudi Arabia must produce customs authority at the Abu international standards, and it sensor doors, and reception gov.gr as a travel document a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours. Samra border of the timing and has achieved more than one desks with convenient height, necessary to enter the country number of trucks in advance to and a half million man-hours besides car parking spaces and present a certificate of Foreign trucks return to Saudi Arabia after unloading ease the procedures of entry,” without lost time injury so far. close to the main entrances and vaccination against COVID-19. their cargo at the border port. Al Jaber said. He added that Ashghal ensures ramps in place of steps.`P4 `P4 02 HOME MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 Qatar will always support peace, unity in Libya: FM FROM PAGE 1 of the official positions of the State of Libya with the Security PRAYER She added that within the Council resolutions related to TIMINGS framework of enhancing coop- Libya and the international PRAYERPRAYRRAAAY TIMINGSMING eration between the two coun- determination in particular that tries and in light of many agree- corresponds to the will of the 03.19 am ments and memoranda of Libyan authorities to achieve sta- FAJR understanding signed between bility, and Libya looks forward SUNRISE 04.46 am the two countries in various to the State of Qatar’s support for DHUHR 11.31 am fields, we called for the for- this position internationally. ASR 02.56 pm mation of joint committees from She appreciated Qatar’s role the two parties to reevaluate, in achieving the Gulf reconcili- MAGHRIB 06.17 pm study, update and activate them ation and the wisdom and flex- ISHA 07.47 pm in line with the current situation ibility it showed in overcoming and in a way that serves the the crisis, and went on saying, interests of the two peoples. that this is not strange for Qatari She said that both countries diplomacy, as well as its role in have many frameworks and mediating between some Arab areas to enhance the cooper- countries and Turkey and con- ation, so Libya emphasised tributing with the State of Kuwait during the talks to benefit from to resolving the crisis with Iran. the experience of the State of The Libyan Minister of Qatar in supporting the efforts Foreign Affairs also welcomed WEATHER of the National Unity Gov- the steps of the Qatari-Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al TODAY ernment in development, con- rapprochement, adding that Thani with Chairman of Libyan High Council, Khaled Ammar Al Mishri, in Tripoli. struction and development in there is no doubt that the interest various fields and activating the of Libya and the region requires agreements between the two us to work in harmony that countries. serves our fateful causes, and FM meets top Libya officials The Libyan Minister of perhaps the recent aggression Foreign Affairs pointed out that against the Palestinian people 31oC 46oC QNA — TRIPOLI Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Libya also value the under- confirms the unity of all Arab Minimum Maximum Al Thani. standings of specialists in the peoples, and affirms our need to Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government During the meeting, they field of electricity and look activate the mechanisms of joint Hazy at some places at first Minister of Foreign Affairs H E of National Unity in the reviewed the bilateral cooper- forward to putting them into Arab action. becomes hot to very hot daytime. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- State of Libya H E Abdul ation relations, and the latest practice as soon as possible, She expressed her hope for rahman Al Thani, met Hamid Al Dbeiba also developments in Libya. The adding that Libya is looking for the return of the Qatari diplo- ALRUWAIS 29o → 34o W : yesterday in Tripoli with Pres- met in Tripoli with Deputy Prime Minister Qatari policy and diplomacy that matic mission accredited from W ALKHOR : 28o → 40o ident of the Presidential affirmed during the meeting, serves and supports the Libyan Tunisia to Libya, noting that this Council in the State of Libya H Deputy Prime Minister the State of Qatar’s full support national consensus and matter is important for strength- W DUKHAN : 25o → 41o E Muhammad Almanfi. and Minister of Foreign for the sovereignty, unity and enhances its stability. ening relations and developing → W WAKRAH : 26o 43o During the meeting, they Affairs H E Sheikh stability of Libya. She affirmed the consistency various areas of cooperation. W MESAIEED : 26o → 43o reviewed the bilateral cooper- Mohammed bin Deputy Prime Minister and W ABUSAMRA : 24o → 45o ation relations, and the latest Abdulrahman Al Thani. Minister of Foreign Affairs H E developments in Libya. The Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- Shura Council to participate in Deputy Prime Minister rahman Al Thani, also met with HIGH TIDE affirmed during the meeting, Their Excellencies Vice Presi- 1:41– 15:40 the State of Qatar’s full support cooperation relations, and the dents of the Presidential meeting to support Palestinians LOW TIDE 09:34 – 22:04 for the sovereignty, unity and latest developments in Libya. Council in the State of Libya stability of Libya. The Deputy Prime Minister Mossa Al Koni and Abdullah QNA — DOHA Discussions during the Head of the Government of affirmed during the meeting, Hussein Al Lafi. meeting will focus on the use of National Unity in the State of the State of Qatar’s full support During the meeting, they The Shura Council will partic- parliamentary diplomatic capa- Libya H E Abdul Hamid Al for the sovereignty, unity and reviewed the bilateral cooper- ipate today in an exceptional bilities to support the oppressed Dbeiba, also met in Tripoli, stability of Libya. ation relations, and the latest open-ended meeting of the Palestinian people, and to put with Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of the High developments in Libya. The Palestine Committee, to be held an immediate end to the attacks and Minister of Foreign Affairs Council of the State of Libya Deputy Prime Minister by the Federation of Councils of carried out by Israel. The Shura H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Khaled Ammar Al Mishri, met affirmed during the meeting, the member states of the Organ- Council is represented in this Abdulrahman Al Thani. in Tripoli, with Deputy Prime the State of Qatar’s full support ization of Islamic Cooperation meeting by H E Abd Ul-Rahman During the meeting, they Minister and Minister of for the sovereignty, unity and (OIC) in the Iranian capital, bin Yousuf Al Khulaifi, a reviewed the bilateral Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh stability of Libya. Tehran. member of the Council. MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 HOME 03 Qatar Museums to renovate Museum of Islamic Art

THE PENINSULA — DOHA world,” Al Mannai added. Ahmad Musa Al Namla, CEO Qatar Museums has announced The renovation work, to of Qatar Museums, said: “We are its plan to renovate the building be launched soon, pleased to cooperate with Daam of the Museum of Islamic Art includes the galleries and Ashghal to renovate the (MIA), in a project conducted in and interior spaces of Museum of Islamic Art, one of cooperation with the Social and the nation’s most prominent Sport Contribution Fund the MIA building, which architectural and cultural land- “Daam”. consists of two stories marks. This project confirms The project will be imple- for permanent exhibition Qatar Museums’ commitment mented by the Public Works halls, two temporary to keep at enriching the lives of Authority (Ashghal). The three exhibition halls, a private all members of the Qatari com- parties have signed an munity, by providing MIA vis- agreement for this purpose. exhibition hall, a lecture itors with a unique experience The renovation work, to be hall, and a gift shop. thanks to the museum’s new launched soon, includes the interior look.” galleries and interior spaces of Commenting on the project, the MIA building, which con- Eng. Abdul Mohsen Al Rashed, sists of two stories for per- to attracting larger numbers of Director of Buildings Projects Minister of Public Health H E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari participating in Arab Health Ministers manent exhibition halls, two audiences interested in the Department at the Public Works Council meeting through videoconferencing. temporary exhibition halls, a history of Islamic art, in order Authority (Ashghal), expressed private exhibition hall, a lecture to get acquainted with a large his satisfaction with the current hall, and a gift shop. Through group of important and pre- renovation works at the Qatar participates in Arab Health this project, Qatar Museums is cious holdings owned by the Museum of Islamic Art. “The seeking to provide museum vis- State of Qatar and which are renovation being carried out by itors with an exceptional housed in this distinctive archi- Ashghal, in cooperation with Ministers’ Council meeting experience. tectural beacon. Qatar Museums and the Social On this occasion, Abdul- “We are proud of this part- and Sport Contribution Fund THE PENINSULA — DOHA strategy for obtaining Specialities. rahman bin AbdulLatif Al- nership with both Qatar Daam, aims to upgrade this COVID-19 vaccines, the mech- The Decision of the Minis- Mannai, Executive Director of Museums and Ashghal super- landmark institution , which has Qatar has participated in the anism for its implementation, terial Council for Tourism No. the Social and Sport Contri- vising the implementation of the been providing a compre- 55th session of the Arab unifying efforts to ensure equi- 290 on supporting the relaunch bution Fund, said: “We are project. This support comes hensive overview of civilization, Health Ministers Council table provision and distri- and revitalisation of the tourism pleased to announce the from the fund’s role in pro- heritage, and Islamic art for the yesterday. Minister of Public bution of vaccines to Arab and travel sector in the Arab support of the Social and Sport moting and enhancing the past ten years in Qatar.” Health H E Dr Hanan countries in addition to the countries, the establishment of Contribution Fund (Daam) for culture of Islamic art in the MIA will maintain its Mohamed Al Kuwari, partic- health conditions in the the Executive Office of the Arab the renovation of the Museum Qatari society and highlighting exterior, designed by the world- ipated in the meeting held on occupied Palestinian territories Health Ministers Council, in of Islamic Art, one of the most it to the world. We also hope that famous Chinese-American the sidelines of World Health including East Jerusalem and addition to the draft unified important leading Islamic the museum will open its doors architect IM Pei. Largely influ- Assembly in Geneva through the occupied Syrian Golan. address of the Arab Health Min- museums in the world that again in its new look, coinciding enced by ancient Islamic archi- videoconferencing. The meeting also reviewed isters Council before the 74th hosts wonderful and unique with hosting the World Cup in tecture, the building is made of The meeting reviewed the draft Arab strategy for a session of the General Assembly collections of Islamic art. 2022, and that it will be a tourist limestone, which captures the several important topics, health-friendly budget and the of the World Health “This project is considered destination that attracts visitors changes in light and shade including the draft Arabic Arab Council for Health Organization. unique in that it will contribute from different parts of the during the day. New COVID-19 cases fall to 283: MoPH

THE PENINSULA — DOHA medical care. More than 57 recent weeks the combined percent of the eligible population impact of COVID-19 restrictions The Ministry of Public Health has received at least one dose of and increasing vaccination rates, reported 283 new cases of the COVID-19 vaccine in Qatar, and the overwhelming support COVID-19 yesterday. Among said the Ministry of Public Health of the community, has resulted in them 108 were travellers (MoPH), yesterday. a consistent reduction in the returning from abroad. As many as 31,337 doses of number of new daily infections A total of 353 people COVID-19 vaccines were given in the country. The Ministry said recovered from COVID-19 yes- during the past 24 hours taking it is still important to be cautious terday, bringing the total number the total doses of vaccines given as the second wave is not yet over of people recovered in Qatar to community members since the and there are still two highly con- 210,942. The Ministry also beginning of the vaccination pro- tagious and highly virulent strains announced one death, aged 50, gramme to 2,293,240. of the virus that are actively cir- Officials of Qatar Museums, Social and Sport Contribution Fund and Public Works Authority during who was receiving the necessary The Ministry also said that in culating in the community. an agreement signing ceremony. Somalia slams QRCS office in Gaza resumes work despite bombing targeting of QRCS THE PENINSULA — DOHA Lahia and the MoH-owned Al services by capacity-building for possible,” said Dr. Al Attar. international organizations, more headquarters Remal Martyrs Clinic in Gaza Gaza physicians. “Under QRCS’s project, medications and medical con- The representation office of City. “MoH adopted the emer- emergency departments were sumables are being procured to QNA — MOGADISHU Qatar Red Crescent Society Another visit was made to gency management plan we pro- supported with vital signs mon- make hospitals better prepared (QRCS) in Gaza has resumed its the Emergency Department at posed It involves activating a itors. MoH provided depart- for emergencies, especially amid The government of the Federal humanitarian and relief opera- the Al Shefaa Medical Complex. mass injury management ments with competent orthope- the current unfavorable Republic of Somalia condemned tions, days after it was bombed Headed by Maha Al Banna, program at emergency depart- dists and cardiothoracic/cardi- situation. on Saturday the Israeli occu- by airstrikes in the recent 11-day Program Manager at QRCS’s ments to deal with all injuries. ovascular surgeons to serve Dr. MoHamed Klob, a QRCS- pation forces’ targeting of the war on Gaza. office, the delegation met Dr. Intensive training was given to injured patients. Medical tents hired consultant vascular Qatar Red Crescent Society In cooperation with Pal- MoHamed Al Attar, a QRCS- 60 physicians and nurses to build were distributed to most hos- surgeon, and his team are per- (QRCS) headquarters in the Gaza estine Red Crescent Society hired emergency medicine spe- their skills of emergency pitals of the blockade, equipped forming significant life-saving Strip with airstrikes on Monday, (PRCS), QRCS continued the dis- cialist and training supervisor at assessment, prioritization, and with all the medical beds and surgeries on a daily basis at the May 17, which resulted in the tribution of food aid to the poor the QRCS-funded project to regulation of available capacities equipment to respond to emer- Nasser Medical Complex and Al killing and wounding of a and war-affected families of enhance emergency medicine to hospitalize as many cases as gencies. This helped to reduce Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in number of innocent people and Gaza. The volunteers of the two the pressure on northern Gaza. causing severe damage to National Societies delivered 600 normal emer- So far, 43 surgeries have been Hamad Bin Khalifa Hospital for food parcels to families whose gency depart- performed for injured and emer- Rehabilitation and Prosthetics. houses were partially or com- ments,” he added. gency patients, including three In a statement, the Somali pletely damaged due to the war. According to major cases (aortic surgery, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Set by PRCS and the Ministry of him, the trainees artery graft, and carotid/pul- International Cooperation con- Social Development, the criteria under the QRCS- monary arterial surgery) for sidered this step unjustified and of selection included the poorest funded Emer- victims injured by splinters. All a flagrant violation of interna- families, older persons with gency Medicine the procedures were successful, tional law and moral and chronic diseases, and persons Program hired by and the patients were miracu- humanitarian values. with disability. the Al Shefaa lously saved. A delegation from QRCS’s Medical Com- The Gaza Specialized Surgery Qatar National office in Gaza took part in a field plex’s emergency Support Project sponsors seven tour by representatives of Pal- departments consultant physicians in the spe- Library to reopen estine’s Ministry of Health (MoH) showed out- cialties of cardiovascular/cardi- and a number of international standing per- othoracic surgery, orthopedics, from May 30 organisations to survey the formance, which urology, and anesthetics. Since damage to many health facilities. reflected the ben- the beginning of the recent war, THE PENINSULA — DOHA They visited the Hala Al Shawa efits of practice. In 106 surgical interventions have A representative of QRCS at a house damaged in bombing in Gaza. Primary Care Center in Beit coordination with been completed. The Qatar National Library has announced that it will reopen on May 30 and visitors will be allowed through appointments. HBKU programs focus on future in line with strategic directions The Library on its Twitter handle said that visitors will be QNA — DOHA to develop plans that respond to teamwork continue online, expected that the future will security, and others. allowed from Sunday to the changes. adding what this opportunity witness faster changes, both in The university provides Thursday from 8am to 8pm and President of Hamad Bin Khalifa The university made the provides in terms of attracting terms of the pace of change in the Interdisciplinarity; as the sus- will be closed during the University (HBKU) Dr. Ahmad transition of educating remotely new students, faculty members, education sector, professions, tainable energy program enables weekend. “We are delighted to Mujahid Omar Hasnah, has while preserving the same edu- researchers, and experiences and others. engineering students to learn welcome you back” the Library affirmed that the university’s cational quality within a short from various countries of the On the importance of about the aspects related to said in a Tweet, yesterday. programs depend on future fore- period, due to its presence in the world without the need for them research in the educational renewable energy, while it also “We are excited to see you sight and working on meeting QF environment, prepared in to be present in Qatar, and this process and the opportunities it enables public policy students to again at the Library starting current needs, as well as keeping terms of technological infra- supports the educational process provides for young people, espe- learn how to formulate public Sunday, 30 May 2021! We will pace with the country’s strategic structure, flexibility to keep pace and improves the quality of edu- cially since HBKU is mainly policies to achieve sustainability, be open from Sunday to directions. with changes, readiness to deal cation within the educational research-based, Dr. Hasnah said and allows law students to Thursday from 8am – 8pm and In an exclusive interview with crises, and as an envi- system of QF. that scientific research develops understand the foundations from closed on the weekend. Visits with Qatar News Agency (QNA) ronment that stimulates devel- On the university’s role in the student’s skills and grant which the mandated legislation are currently by appointment he said that HBKU is considered opment and creativity, explained supporting the development of them opportunities to make an was launched with sustainability, only, with safety measures in a part of the educational system Dr. Hasnah. multiple sectors in the country, impact in their country as an he explained, adding that from place,” it said. of Qatar Foundation, which is He said that future of edu- the region, and the world, after active citizen capable of pro- this standpoint, the student grad- The Library on its website based on the continuous devel- cation will be an integrated edu- over ten years of its estab- ducing and dealing with major uates having knowledge in mentioned that a link to the reo- opment of education, and an cation that includes the presence lishment, HBKU President said national challenges as well as various scientific and societal pening measures and visit attempt to fast-forward the of the student in the classroom that the world today is experi- finding solutions to problems aspects, alongside their booking/book request form will present towards the future and at a time while discussions and encing rapid changes, and it is related to climate change, cyber- specialisation. be published soon. 04 HOME MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 Qatar’s Ambassador hails depth of Qatari-German relations QNA — BERLIN In an interview with the The envoy said as well as in the private economic between peoples and nations, German ‘Diplomacy and Business’ sector. which mainly contributes to Ambassador of the State of Qatar magazine, concerned with foreign that Qatar has He also hailed the level of solving problems and crises to the Federal Republic of policy and the economy, the implemented wide- Qatari-German relations, through dialogue before their out- Germany H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Ambassador said that the State of describing them as a document in break. Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani Qatar has implemented wide- ranging reforms to various areas, especially in the Abdullah bin Mohammed bin said that the organization of the ranging reforms to strengthen strengthen labour economic field. Qatar has strategic Saud Al Thani emphasised that the FIFA World Cup 2022 has conno- labour laws and increase pro- and long-term investments in State of Qatar has early realized tations that are not limited to tection for foreign workers, which laws and increase Germany, which are not limited the importance of cultural Qatar alone, but also extend to placed Qatar at a leading position protection for foreign to mere profits, as the country exchange, as it launched global include all citizens of the region. in the region. workers, which seeks through them to create real initiatives through a variety of Since winning the right to host On the Shura Council elec- partnerships, he added.“In recent exhibitions, festivals and compe- the FIFA World Cup 2022, the tions to be held in October 2021, placed Qatar at a years, we have become more titions based on its belief in the State of Qatar announced to the he said that these elections came leading position in independent, and have invested importance of building bridges of whole world that it will organize as a continuation of the in new markets through economic communication around the world, an exceptional tournament, and democracy promotion march and region. partnerships,” the Ambassador as demonstrated by the Year of that it accepted the challenge and Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed the traditions of Shura, which H said, pointing out that with this Culture initiative that is organized won the honor to host this tour- bin Saud Al Thani, Ambassador H the Father Amir initiated with as a starting point for a new phase experience, Qatar wants to con- every year in partnership between nament through its bid which of Qatar to Germany the issuance of the Qatari Consti- of the process of national tinue strengthening its position Qatar and one of the countries of showed its intention to organize tution in 2004, and which its advancement and institution through economic relations with the world, noting that Germany a unique and environmentally belief in their ability to organize foundations was laid by Amir H building that will lay the corner- Germany, with a focus on small was a distinguished cultural friendly World Cup, Qatar’s world tournaments at the highest H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al- stone for an important stage in the and medium-sized enterprises partner for Qatar in 2017, as that Ambassador said. level while adhering to their rich Thani to develop the legislative history of the State of Qatar, by (SMEs) at the current stage. Qatar’s year witnessed the organization He underlined that Qatar will customs, traditions and values, process with a wider political and consolidating the popular and Ambassador affirmed the impor- of many events between the two succeed through the spirit of chal- demonstrate the ability of sport popular participation of citizens. political participation in the tance of promoting close relations countries, and culminated in the lenge in presenting a global event to extend bridges of communi- He believed that the impor- decision-making process and in between the two countries by inauguration of the Arab Cultural that will leave a positive impact cation between peoples of dif- tance of this historic step lies in strengthening the participation of strengthening cooperation in the House ‘Al-Diwan’ in Berlin, to be on the entire Middle East region, ferent cultures, intellectual and the fact that it gives women the Qatari women who have proven cultural and educational field, a center for deepening civiliza- revive hopes in the hearts of ethnic affiliations, and dispel the right to vote and run for a seat in their competence and ability in since this is essential in promoting tional and cultural communi- young people and residents of this negative stereotype about the the Council, describing the various positions they hold in the mutual understanding and cation between the two part of the world, enhance their Middle East. announcement of these elections State’s ministries and institutions, achieving rapprochement countries. QF’s AI project helps QU conducts scientific lecture detect ‘disinformation’ on Zionist claim to Jerusalem THE PENINSULA — DOHA Director of the Center, Dr. demonstrating that the Jews Nayef Bin Nahar, for his invi- have never had a state in their FAZEENA SALEEM website in our growing database Ibn Khaldun Center for Human tation to deliver this lecture, existence, starting from their THE PENINSULA of continuously analyzed web- and Social Sciences at Qatar which comes at this challenging migration to Egypt and passing sites, we can immediately tell you University organized a scien- time in which the Palestinian through Egypt and the diaspora At present the World Health whether this is a reliable website tific lecture entitled: “Zionist brothers suffer from the brutal for forty years. Then the stage Organization’s main concern is or not. Of course, reliable web- claims to the historical and reli- Zionist aggression. of the Kingdom of David and fighting the pandemic, but then sites might have also poor infor- gious right in Jerusalem: Pres- The doctor emphasized that Solomon, which lasted only 30 its secondary concern is fighting mation, good websites might entation and criticism.” Zionism’s arguments that Jews years, did not rise to the level disinformation. It has raised sometimes be wrong as well. But Prof. Muhammad Khalifa have a historical and religious of the state but was merely a concern over an ‘infodemic’ - we can give you an immediate Hassan, Professor of Religions right to Palestine, which dates political entity. And then the information including false or idea,” said Nakov. and Dialogue of Civilizations at back long before Zionism, are various stages of captivity, in misleading information in digital Tanbih started indeed as a Qatar University, delivered the unfounded and contradict Pal- addition to falling under the and physical environments news aggregator, and it has lecture as part of The estine’s and Jerusalem’s authority of different empires, during a disease outbreak. grown into something quite Accordance, one of the five histories. such as the ancient Egyptian, The first step to stop fake larger than that, into a project, structures in which the Ibn As a result, Jewish orien- Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Preslav Nakov news and propaganda is to verify which is a mega-project in the Khaldoun Center operates at talism, followed by Zionist ori- Greek, Christian, Arab, and sources and that will help Qatar Computing Research Qatar University. entalism and Israeli orien- Islamic Arab states. building a better internet, says like the United Nations, NATO, Institute. And it spans people The lecture comes against talism, acted as a fabrication. He added that the Jewish Preslav Nakov, a computer sci- the European Union. from several groups in the the background of the current Like the founding of Israel, and history was a history of those entist at the Qatar Computing “Disinformation is something institute, and it is developed in Israeli attacks on Jerusalem and the construction of a Jewish empires that ruled the ancient Research Institute (QCRI) a that has a very clear definition. cooperation with MIT. Palestinians, especially the cit- holy house that they say houses East, a history devoid of any member of Qatar Foundation. It has two components. First, it In reply to a question, he izens of Gaza. the Temple of Solomon, peace ownership. When reviewing the Since it is impossible to is something that is false, and explained how ‘Tanbih’ helps to The lecture started with Dr. be upon him, and he said that religious history - according to verify everything that is pub- second, it has a malicious intent: uncovers disinformation. Nakov Jassim Al-Jazaa, as the mod- Jerusalem had been subjected Prof. Muhamad Khalifa, “It lished, building a better internet intent to do harm. And again, the said, “We started the project erator, an Islamic history to the greatest fraud in human becomes clear that the Jewish means stopping propaganda and vast majority of research, with the aim of developing tools lecturer. history. He stressed that Israel religion is from the manufac- fake news before it spreads, majority of efforts, many fact- that we can actually put in the In his message, he stressed was a product of orientalism, turer of the Assyrian and Bab- according to Nakov, a specialist checking initiatives, focus on hands of the final users. And we that the current battle is a battle created by it and that historians ylonian captivity, and not made in speech and language. whether something is true or not. decided to do this as part of a of consciousness since this gen- in the West and the Islamic in Palestine. This includes the He leads the project ‘Tanbih’ And it is typically the second part news aggregator, think of some- eration lacks knowledge, world use the term fabrication Jewish religious books such as using machine learning to assess that is actually important. The thing like Google News. And as thinking, and facts about their or construction, referring to the Torah, books of the the reliability of media sources. part whether there is malicious users are reading the news, we adversary and the Zionist creating a state from nothing. prophets, the Old Testament, That allows his team to intent,” said Nakov in an are signaling to them when movement. He indicated that It was accomplished by falsi- and the Babylonian Talmud gather news articles alongside interview podcast on MIT Tech- something is propagandistic, the beginning of the solution to fying or silencing Palestinian also written in Iraq, except the signals about their trustwor- nology Review. and we’re giving them back- any problem is awareness of it history. Palestinian Talmud, which is thiness and political biases, all in The podcast was produced ground information about the in Management science. Pro- Prof. Khalifa demonstrated considered weak. And it is not a Google News-like format. in partnership with the Qatar source. fessor Khalifa thanked the Ibn the falsity of Zionism’s argu- used except for some unhappy The project reflects QF’s Foundation. “What we are doing is we Khaldoun Center and the ments with historical evidence, groups.” belief in the power of AI to offer “The other thing is that we are analyzing media in advance solutions that simplify complex cannot possibly fact-check every and we are building media pro- tasks through data analysis and single claim in the world. Not files. So we are showing, telling machine learning and its com- manually, not automatically. users to what extent the content Lulu-Yardley promotion draw held mitment in addressing global Manually, that’s out of the is propagandistic. We are telling challenges through research, question. And, I like to say that them whether the news is from development, innovation in AI. we can fact-check the fake news a trustworthy source or not, Like many other researchers, before it was even written. whether it is biased: left, center, Nakov prefer the term “disinfor- Because the moment when it’s right bias. Whether it is extreme: mation” rather than fake news written, the moment when it’s extreme left, extreme right. Also, as it has been a term that is put in social media and there’s a whether it is biased with respect adopted by major organizations link to a website, if we have this to specific topics.” Main works at Al Khor Health Center completed FROM PAGE 1 in-house water heating; using around it during the imple- natural sunlight through pan- mentation of the project. The building’s design also oramic roof windows, Ashghal bagged two Sus- reflects the heritage and culture allowing sun light in to save a tainability Awards (2016) in of Qatar without compromising quite bit of electricity which health and education facilities international standards of is used in lights and to dis- by the Gulf Organization for safety for firefighting, besides infect the place; rational con- Research and Development Mohammed Jaber, an inspector from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and officials from Lulu 3-star rated GSAS environment Hypermarket Qatar and Mutiara during a mega draw pertaining to ‘Lulu-Yardley Promotion’ jointly standard. Another organised by Lulu Hypermarket Qatar and Mutiara, suppliers of Yardley London, which was held important design yesterday at Lulu Hypermarket, D-Ring Road branch whereby Lulu Gift Vouchers for a total sum of feature of the QR20,000 were given away as the prizes. architectural design of the health centre is inclusion of next Greece exempts Qatari citizens from quarantine generation tech- FROM PAGE 1 nologies in the Greece also stressed Those who recovered from field of medical The vaccination certificate the need to conduct COVID-19 must show a certif- equipment and should be in English, French, icate proving their infection with GSAS, she added. Italian, German, Spanish or a COVID-19 PCR test the disease, provided that 2 to 9 It is worth Russian language and issued within 72 hours before months have passed from the mentioning that from a recognised official or date of infection. all criteria were private hospital, provided that 14 travel for citizens who All travellers will undergo a also set by Global days have passed since the have not received rapid test at Greek airports, and Sustainability second dose. It shall mention the a vaccine against they are also obligated to Assessment travellers’ data as it is mentioned comply with all measures and System (GSAS) in their official papers. COVID-19. precautionary measures since operational Greece also stressed the need imposed in Greece. In addition, and architectural to conduct a COVID-19 PCR test all travel and airline companies considerations within 72 hours before travel for negative result at the airport of must verify the required certif- were taken to accomplish a sumption of water inside and “GORD”, the leading organi- citizens who have not received entry, provided that it is in icates, and in the event of a vio- 3-star environmental level in outside the building; growing sation related to performance- a vaccine against COVID-19, in English, French, Italian, German, lation of their commitment, they terms of energy saving and green areas and landscapes based system of GSAS imple- official or private accredited Spanish or Russian and mention are responsible for returning the environment preservation, around the facility; and pre- mentation and development laboratories. the traveller’s data as contained traveller to his country at their including using solar energy for serving the environment in the Mena region. They should show the in his or her official papers. expense. MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 GULF / MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 05 Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds; UN to launch Gaza aid appeal

REUTERS — JERUSALEM/GAZA hostilities,” she said in a statement issued from the Pal- Israel has blockaded Gaza A ceasefire between Israel and estinian enclave. since 2007. The UN Hamas held into a third day “We must also ensure yesterday as mediators spoke support to continue addressing Humanitarian Coordinator to all sides about extending the needs that already existed, said the world body had period of calm after the worst including those arising from the long been asking Israel to outbreak of fighting in years. ongoing pandemic.” US Pres- stop the blockade and Egyptian mediators have ident Joe Biden has said Wash- been shuttling between Israel ington will work with UN would continue doing so. and the Gaza Strip, which is agencies on expediting human- ruled by Hamas, to try to sustain itarian aid for Gaza “in a the ceasefire and have also met manner that does not permit hostilities. the group’s rival, Palestinian Hamas to simply restock its mil- Economists said Israel’s President Mahmoud Abbas, in itary arsenal”. recovery from the COVID-19 the occupied West Bank. Israel has blockaded Gaza pandemic could be curbed by Lynn Hastings, the United since 2007. Hastings said the the hostilities. Israel reopened Palestinians sit in a makeshift tent amid the rubble of their houses which were destroyed by Israeli Nations Humanitarian Coordi- United Nations had long been its borders to foreign tourists air strikes during the Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza, yesterday. nator for the Palestinian terri- asking Israel to stop the yesterday but said it would take tories, said yesterday the UN blockade and would continue time to revive the tourism would launch an appeal to doing so. industry. cross-border Gaza fighting on the site under guard and police It is situated in East Jeru- repair the damage in densely Palestinian officials put Israel has fully vaccinated May 10. reported no unusual salem, which Israel captured populated Gaza, where there is reconstruction costs at tens of about 55% of its population and Police said this was a incidents. and occupied in a 1967 war, a threat of COVID-19 spreading. millions of dollars in Gaza, COVID-19 cases have dropped regular scheduled visit to the The hilltop plateau in Jeru- later annexing in a move not “The escalation has exacer- where medical officials said that sharply. sacred compound known as salem’s walled Old City is the recognised internationally. bated an already dire humani- 248 people were killed during Israel admitted Jewish vis- Temple Mount by Jews and the most sensitive site in the con- Palestinians seek East Jeru- tarian situation in Gaza, gen- the 11 days of fighting. itors yesterday to a contested Noble Sanctuary by Muslims. flict, and was the focus of fre- salem, including the Old City, erated by nearly 14 years of Medics said rocket fire and Jerusalem holy site where police Israeli social media accounts quent protests by Palestinians as the capital of a future state. blockade and internal political a guided missile attack killed 13 confrontations with Palestinian showed a few dozen Jews in during the holy month of But Israel deems all of Jeru- divisions, alongside recurrent people in Israel during the protesters helped to ignite the religious garb strolling around Ramadan. salem to be its capital. Iran: IAEA access to nuclear sites images has ended, extension possible

REUTERS — DUBAI powers to revive a 2015 nuclear powers... accept Iran’s legal working on steps that Tehran agreement”. He also repeated the watchdog and Iran agreed deal, the IAEA said. demands, then the data will be and Washington must take, on his statement earlier this week in February to keep “necessary” A three-month monitoring deal “From May 22 and with the handed over to the agency. Oth- sanctions and nuclear activities, that “Washington has agreed to IAEA monitoring and verifi- between Tehran and the United end of the three-month erwise the images will be to return to full compliance with lift sanctions” on Iran, according cation activities in the country, Nations nuclear watchdog agreement, the agency will have deleted forever,” according to the nuclear pact. to Iranian state media. although Tehran would reduce expired on Saturday, Iran’s no access to data collected by the member of Iran’s Supreme Iran began gradually However, other parties to cooperation with the agency. parliament speaker told the cameras inside the nuclear National Security Council. breaching terms of the 2015 the talks and Iran’s top nuclear Qalibaf told parliament’s country’s state TV yesterday, facilities agreed under the Western diplomats have pact with world powers after negotiator said earlier this week open session, aired by state TV, adding that access to images of agreement,” state TV quoted warned that not extending the former President Donald Trump that some key issues needed that Iran’s ultimate authority, nuclear sites would cease. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as IAEA deal could seriously harm withdrew the United States further discussions for revival Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali The head of the Interna- saying. efforts to salvage the 2015 from the deal in 2018 and re- of the nuclear deal. Khamenei, backed the law. tional Atomic Energy Agency Iran’s state TV also quoted nuclear accord, which aims to imposed sanctions. Iran’s hardline-dominated “Yesterday it was discussed (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, was an unnamed official saying that keep Iran from being able to Without commenting on the parliament passed a law last and the decision was made. scheduled to hold a news con- the agreement between the make nuclear arms, which parliament speaker’s earlier year to end its obligation to The law passed by the par- ference later yesterday. He is in agency and Tehran could be Tehran says it has never wanted announcement, Iran’s prag- allow the IAEA short-notice liament will be implemented. talks with Iran on extending the extended “conditionally” for a to build. matist President Hassan inspections to check nuclear The supreme leader has under- monitoring arrangement which month. Iran and global powers have Rouhani said yesterday that work is not being covertly put lined the importance of imple- could have an impact on nego- “If extended for a month held several rounds of negoti- Tehran will continue the talks to military ends. menting the law as well,” tiations between Tehran and six and if during this period major ations since April in Vienna, in Vienna “until reaching a final To give diplomacy a chance, Qalibaf said. Congo volcano’s lava flows short of Goma; 5 dead in crash Deaths from virus in Oman at 2,265 AP — GOMA, CONGO Yesterday, residents ventured out to assess the damage after a night of panic. QNA — MUSCAT Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo unleashed Smoke rose from smouldering heaps of lava that destroyed more than 500 lava in the Buhene area near the city. The Omani Ministry of Health homes on the outskirts of Goma, but “We have seen the loss of almost an said yesterday that it recorded witnesses said yesterday that the city of entire neighborhood,” said Innocent 1,757 new cases of coronavirus 2 million had been mostly spared after Bahala Shamavu. “All the houses in (COVID-19), 26 deaths and the volcano erupted at night and sent Buhene neighborhood were burned and 1,977 recoveries during the thousands fleeing in panic. that’s why we are asking all the pro- past three days. Authorities said at least five people vincial authorities and authorities at the The number of hospi- had died in a road crash while trying to national level as well as all the partners, talized cases during the past leave Goma, but cautioned it was too all the people of good faith in the world, 24 hours reached 77, the early to give a death toll in the hardest to come to the aid of this population.” number of hospitalized cases hit communities. Elsewhere witnesses said lava had in health institutions is 673, Residents said there was little engulfed one highway connecting Goma while the number in intensive warning before the dark sky turned a with the city of Beni. However, the care reached 238, the ministry fiery red, leading to fears that the airport appeared to be spared the same added. The total number of eruption could cause the same kind of fate as 2002 when lava flowed onto the COVID-19 cases in the country devastation as the last time in 2002 runways. reached 210,364. The total when hundreds died. Goma is a regional hub for many number of recoveries stood at The UN peacekeeping mission had humanitarian agencies in the region, as 194,950, a 93 percent recovery Residents pick up remains of their destroyed homes from the smouldering lava said late Saturday that it didn’t appear well as the UN peacekeeping mission. rate. deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic the lava was flowing toward Goma based While Goma is home to many UN peace- The death toll reached on reconnaissance flights, but untold Republic of Congo, yesterday. keepers and aid workers, much of sur- 2,265, while the number of thousands still set off fearing the worst. rounding eastern Congo is under threat active cases is 13,149. Some boarded boats onto Lake Kivu Thousands of others fled across the Congolese woman had given birth on from a myriad of armed groups vying while others attempted to reach Mount nearby border to Rwanda, where the her way into Rwanda fleeing the vol- for control of the region’s mineral Goma, the highest elevation point. national broadcaster reported that one canic eruption. resources. Party clears South Africa President’s Woman on Sudan’s ruling No court decision on Suez Canal’s aide of wrongdoing council quits, says BLOOMBERG — PRETORIA claim over massive vessel AP — CAIRO South Africa’s ruling party civilians being ignored vessel’s owner. The Ever Given Authority demanded $916m in cleared President Cyril was on its way to the Dutch compensation, which was later Ramaphosa’s spokeswoman REUTERS — KHARTOUM submitted her resignation on An Egyptian appeals court port of Rotterdam on March lowered to $600m, the head of wrongdoing, after investi- May 12, a day after the killing yesterday said it lacks juris- 23 when it slammed into the of the canal authority, Lt. Gen. gating whether she had One of only two women on of two protesters who had been diction to look into the Suez bank of a single-lane stretch Osama Rabie, said in com- brought it into disrepute. Sudan’s ruling Sovereignty marking the anniversary of a Canal Authority’s demands to of the canal about 6 kilometres ments on a television program Khusela Diko took a leave Council said on Saturday she deadly raid on a protest site uphold financial claims that (3.7 miles) north of the earlier this month. of absence from the presi- had resigned, accusing the during the 2019 uprising. She led to the seizure of the southern entrance, near the The compensation amount dency in July after local news- military-dominated transi- accused the transitional massive Ever Given ship after city of Suez. would account for the salvage paper reports tied her now- tional government of ignoring authorities of leading the it blocked the waterway in A massive effort by a flo- operation, costs of stalled late husband’s company to a civilian voices. country to “more killing, March. tilla of tugboats, helped by the canal traffic and lost transit multi-million rand deal to The 14-member military- injustice, poverty and suf- The authority and the tides, freed the skyscraper- fees for the week the Ever supply personal protective civilian council was set up fering”. Musa complained that ship’s owner are in dispute as sized ship six days later, Given blocked the canal. equipment to the state fol- along with a cabinet of techno- the investigation into the 2019 to whose fault it was that the ending the crisis and allowing The ship’s technical man- lowing the onset of the coro- crats to steer Sudan through a raid had not yet been com- ship ran aground in the canal hundreds of waiting vessels to agement company, Bernard navirus pandemic. She denied transition after the army pleted and its results revealed. linking the Mediterranean Sea pass through the canal. The Schulte Shipmanagement, said playing any role in soliciting toppled long-serving autocrat Activists say 130 people died in and the Red Sea — and how Suez Canal Authority yes- in April the Suez Canal the contract. Omar Al Bashir in 2019 fol- that raid and ensuing violence; much compensation should be terday revealed for the first Authority had not provided a The African National Con- lowing months of popular pro- the authorities have acknowl- paid. time that a salvage boat cap- detailed justification for the gress’s national disciplinary tests. “The civilian component edged 87 deaths. The appeals chamber of sized during the operation, compensation claim, calling it committee found no evidence in the sovereign (council) and Medics, protest groups and the Ismailia Economic Court leaving one worker dead. “extraordinarily large.” The to suggest Diko acted unethi- at all levels of government has eyewitnesses have said security referred the case to a lower Since it was freed, the Pan- Suez Canal Authority said it cally or violated the party’s become just a logistical exec- forces fired live rounds and tear court to decide on the legality ama-flagged vessel, which provided documents detailing value system, and cleared her utive body that does not par- gas at demonstrators marking of the seizure of the Ever Given carries cargo between Asia the compensation amount. It to return to political office, the ticipate in decision-making,” the anniversary this month. until the settlement of com- and Europe, has been ordered did not provide additional panel said in an emailed Aisha Musa said in a video Musa also accused the tran- pensation claim between the by authorities to remain in a details. In a separate lawsuit, statement on Saturday. Diko statement carried by the state sitional authorities of delaying Suez Canal Authority and holding lake mid-canal as its the appeals chamber rejected is still facing government dis- news agency SUNA. the formation of the Legislative Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., the owner and the canal authority Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd.’ appeal ciplinary procedures for “Rather it only stamps the Council, the third body consti- ship’s Japanese owner, try to settle the compensation against a lower court decision allegedly failing to disclose her approval of pre-prepared deci- tuted in the power-sharing according to Hazem Barakat, dispute. to bound the vessel until financial interests. She sions,” she added. agreement alongside the Sover- a lawyer representing the At first, the Suez Canal solving the financial dispute. remains on special leave until Musa said she had eignty Council and the cabinet. the conclusion of that process. 06 ASIA MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 Fighting surges in Myanmar’s growing anti-army conflict

REUTERS — NAYPYITAW underground by oppo- addition to 47 police. Protesters also The European Union has nents of the coup demand the release of nearly 4,300 Fighters opposed to Myanmar’s denounced a proposal by the announced a new flag people who have been arrested since military fought with troops in the east and command structure the coup, including Suu Kyi, 75. Min of the country yesterday and claimed election commission appointed for the People’s Defence Aung Hlaing said Suu Kyi was healthy to have killed more than 13 members by the junta to dissolve Suu Kyi’s Force, being set up to and would soon appear in court. Her of the security forces, captured four National League for Democracy. oppose the army. next hearing is today (Monday) on and razed a police station, local media While the junta is some of the various charges brought said. struggling with new con- against her. The fighting near the border of showed what appeared to be the uni- flicts on several fronts, it The army seized power claiming Southern Shan and Kayah states was formed bodies of security forces and also faces daily protests fraud in an election won by Suu Kyi’s the latest in a resurgence of conflict in smoke pouring from the destroyed and strikes that have party in November. Its accusations had parts of the Southeast Asian country police post and a police vehicle at paralysed hospitals, been dismissed by the former electoral since the coup that overthrew elected Mobye. schools and much commission. In further comments from leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Other pictures showed four men A file photo of Aung San Suu Kyi private business. an interview released by Hong Kong- Members of a People’s Defence who were said to be police with their More than 125,000 based Phoenix Television yesterday, Force, set up since the coup, told the hands behind their backs, blindfolded reinforcements and armoured vehicles, teachers — nearly a third of the total Min Aung Hlaing sought to reassure Irrawaddy news service they had killed with surgical masks. local media said. The Mizzima news — have been suspended for joining a Chinese businesses after some factories at least 13 members of the security The Progressive Karenni People service said thousands of people had civil disobedience movement to oppose were set ablaze recently in the com- forces when they overran a police Force, a network of local groups, said fled after dozens of artillery rounds the coup, an official of the Myanmar mercial capital Yangon. station near the town of Mobye. one fighter had been killed at Mobye. landed in their neighbourhood. Teachers’ Federation said. “Our citizens are not being anti- They told other media that even The town is around 100km east of An alliance of four ethnic armed At least 815 people have been killed China, but it’s the politics that cause more died in a later clash 20km to the the capital Naypyidaw and lies near groups which are also against the coup by security forces since the coup, the hatred,” he said. south. Reuters was unable to reach a territory held by some of the ethnic battled early yesterday with security according to the Assistance Association The European Union yesterday junta spokesman for comment on the armed groups that have fought for forces in Muse, one of the main for Political Prisoners activist group. denounced a proposal by the election fighting. State television made no greater autonomy for decades. crossings to China, Myanmar media Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said commission appointed by the junta to mention of the clash. As fighting spread to Demoso to the said. in comments broadcast on Saturday dissolve Suu Kyi’s National League for Videos shared on social media south, the army brought A national unity government set up that 300 people had been killed, in Democracy. Vietnam holds parliament election Guide: Over 100 virus cases on amid new COVID-19 outbreak Everest despite REUTERS — HANOI candidates to represent their voices,” National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Nepal denials Mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls Hue said ahead of the election. yesterday, with tens of millions expected to Some 92% of candidates for the National AP — KATHMANDU, NEPAL select a legislature amid a rapidly spreading Assembly are members of the Communist COVID-19 outbreak. Party, which also essentially vets inde- A coronavirus outbreak on Fewer independent candidates than pendent candidates. Mount Everest has infected at before are standing in the election for the The number of candidates who are not least 100 climbers and support 500-seat National Assembly, which is held party members fell this year to 74 from the staff, an expert mountain- every five years and usually after the ruling 97 in the previous elections in 2016. Local eering guide said, giving the Communist Party holds its congress to select media say the number of assembly deputies first comprehensive estimate a new leadership. who were not party members halved over amid official Nepalese denials Despite increasing openness to social the last three elections. Official data show that the disease has spread to change in the Southeast Asia nation and a that 99% of Vietnam’s 67.5 million registered the world’s highest peak. plethora of free trade deals, the Communist voters participated in the 2016 elections. The Lukas Furtenbach of Party — one of the last ruling communist ballot is anonymous, but each voter’s name, Austria, who last week became parties in the world — retains tight control age, occupation, ethnicity and address are the only prominent outfitter A man leaves a polling station during a parliament election, in Hanoi, yesterday. over Vietnam and its media, and tolerates posted outside polling centres. to halt his Everest expedition little dissent. The nearly 69.2 million regis- The election is taking place as Vietnam due to virus fears, said on Sat- tered voters will also vote for members of battles a new COVID-19 outbreak that is Before queuing, the voters had because its my responsibility to do urday one of his foreign guides the people’s councils at provincial and dis- spreading rapidly, infecting 2,066 people their temperature taken at a nearby so,” said an elderly voter who did and six Nepali Sherpa guides trict levels. since it emerged in late April. table where free masks and hand not want to be named. have tested positive. “I hope all voters, knowing their role as In Hanoi’s Long Bien district, around 30 sanitiser were offered, with a loud- Election results are typically “I think with all the con- the owners of the country, will join the vote voters were seen queuing by a voting booth speaker broadcasting advice to keep announced after about two firmed cases we know now — to select the most trusted and worthy waiting for their turn, all wearing masks. a safe distance. “I voted today weeks. confirmed from (rescue) pilots, from insurance, from doctors, from expedition leaders — I have the positive tests so we India battles fatal fungal threat; virus deaths near 300,000 can prove this,” Furtenbach told AP in Nepal’s capital, AP — NEW DELHI months. The Health Ministry of humans. It spreads through other health care needs, Gowda risk of contracting the disease. Kathmandu. reported 3,741 new deaths yes- the respiratory tract and erodes said. Mucormycosis has a high “Earlier I used to come “We have at least 100 Doctors in India are fighting a terday, driving India’s con- facial structures. Sometimes, mortality rate and was already across just a few cases every people minimum positive for fatal fungal infection affecting firmed fatalities to 299,266. doctors have to surgically present in India before the pan- year but the current infection COVID in base camp, and then COVID-19 patients or those who It also reported 240,842 remove the eye to stop the demic. It is not contagious but rate is frightening,” said Mithal. the numbers might be some- have recovered from the new infections, as daily cases infection from reaching the its frequency in the last month The latest surge of corona- thing like 150 or 200,” he said. disease amid a coronavirus remained below 300,000 for a brain. On Saturday, federal has left doctors shocked. virus infections in rural India He said it was obvious surge that has driven the coun- week. The numbers are almost minister Sadananda Gowda said “It is a new challenge and has already taken a toll. Now there were many cases at the try’s fatalities to nearly certainly undercounts, with nearly 9,000 cases had been things are looking bleak,” said heath experts are worried that Everest base camp because he 300,000. many cases likely being missed reported in India so far, leading Ambrish Mithal, the chairman over-the-counter medication, could visibly see people were The life-threatening con- due to limited testing. to a shortage of Amphotericin and head of the endocrinology including steroids, can increase sick, and could hear people dition, known as mucormycosis, Experts say new infections B, the drug used to treat the and diabetes department at Max the prevalence of coughing in their tents. is relatively rare but doctors in India, which had been rising condition. Healthcare, a chain of private mucormycosis. A total of 408 foreign suspect that the sudden increase steeply, may finally be slowing. Gowda didn’t share the hospitals in India. SK Pandey, a medical officer climbers were issued permits in the infection could further But there are some early indi- number of fatalities, but local Mithal said the fungal at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital to climb Everest this season, complicate India’s fight against cations that mucormycosis, also media have said more than 250 infection preys on patients with in Uttar Pradesh state’s aided by several hundred the pandemic. known as “black fungus,” is fast have died because of the weakened immune systems and Lucknow city, said that unqual- Sherpas and support staff India has reported more becoming a cause of worry. disease. Health officials were underlying conditions, partic- ified doctors were giving who’ve been stationed at base than 26 million confirmed cases Mucormycosis is caused by working to alleviate the drug ularly diabetes, and irrational steroids to patients in many camp since April. of the coronavirus since the exposure to mucor mold, which shortage, which comes at a time usage of steroids. Uncontrolled rural areas without giving a Nepalese mountaineering pandemic began, with almost is commonly found in soil, air when the country is already blood sugar can put immuno- thought whether they require officials have denied there are half occurring in the past two and even in the nose and mucus short on supplies of oxygen and compromised people at a higher it or not. any active cases this season among climbers and support staff at all base camps for the country’s Himalayan moun- Indonesia finds new virus cluster tains. Mountaineering was closed last year due to the after cargo ship infections pandemic. Nepalese officials could REUTERS — JAKARTA their nurses. Hundreds had had not immediately be reached direct contact, close contact, and 42 for comment on Saturday. Indonesia reported a new cluster of had tested positive,” Ganjar said by Other climbing teams have not 42 coronavirus infections among phone. announced any COVID-19 medical workers who treated 13 With more than 1.7 million con- infections among their Filipino ship crew who were sick firmed cases and 49,000 deaths, members or staff. Several with COVID-19, and is tracing dozens Indonesia is the worst-hit country in climbers have reported testing of others, a government official said Southeast Asia. positive after they were yesterday. Its COVID-19 crisis is not as bad brought down from the About 140 other medical workers as that seen in India, but some health Everest base camp. came into close contact with the crew experts are concerned mass gath- Furtenbach said most of the Panamanian-flagged cargo erings at this month’s Eid Al Fitr cel- teams on the mountain were ship Hilma Bulker, who tested pos- ebrations and virus variants could not carrying virus testing kits, itive for the new coronavirus after trigger a surge of new cases in the and that before his team pulled docking in Central Java on April 25, world’s fourth-most populous nation. out, they had helped conduct the province’s governor, Ganjar Last month Indonesia stopped tests and had confirmed two Pranowo, said. The vessel had come issuing visas for foreigners who had cases. from India. recently been in India. Most teams are still at base Genome sequencing showed the Ganjar said all other crew camp, hoping for clear Protest in Nepal crew had the highly infectious members of the Hilma Bulker had weather next week so they can B.1617.2 variant first identified in self-quarantined on the ship, and 49 make a final push to the Nepal police personnel detain activists during a protest outside the presidential building, India, Ganjar said, adding that one Indonesian officials who oversaw the summit before the climbing after the President dissolved the parliament and fixed general elections in November, of them had later died in hospital. unloading of the ship had all tested season closes at the end of the amid a worsening coronavirus disease outbreak, in Kathmandu yesterday. “For now we’re actively tracing negative for the virus. month, Furtenbach said. Thailand to restrict cattle, buffalo movements amid animal skin disease outbreak

REUTERS — BANGKOK animals’ skin and can reduce flies or mosquitoes, is new in sulee Traisaranakul. as well as unsanctioned development. milk production, a Thailand and has already “The prime minister is domestic movement,” Trai- According to official live- Thailand has ordered strict government official said infected more than 6,700 concerned about the smug- sulee said. stock registration data, there controls on the movement of yesterday. cows and buffaloes in 35 gling of cattle and buffaloes She said animals should are 6.2 million beef cattle, cattle and buffaloes after an The rarely-fatal disease, provinces across the country, from neighbouring countries, only be moved when it is nec- 707,000 dairy cattle and 1.2 outbreak of an a virus that which does not affect people according to government which is an important factor essary under the guidelines millions buffaloes around causes lumps to form on the and is thought to be spread by deputy spokeswoman Trai- in the spread of the disease, of the department of livestock Thailand. MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 ASIA / EUROPE 07 21 die in extreme weather in China cross-country race REUTERS — BEIJING severe weather also hampered the rescue work, said officials Twenty-one people were killed A total of 172 people from Baiyin, about 1,000km when extremely cold weather took part in the race. By west of the Chinese capital struck during an ultramarathon Beijing. in rugged Gansu province in yesterday, 151 A total of 172 people took northwestern China, sparking participants had been part in the race. By yesterday, 151 public outrage yesterday over confirmed safe. A last participants had been confirmed the lack of contingency missing runner was safe. A last missing runner was planning. found dead at 9.30am found dead at 9.30am yesterday, The 100km race began on bringing the death toll to 21, state Saturday from a scenic area at yesterday, bringing the media reported. a bend in the Yellow River death toll to 21, state Jingtai county saw a low of known for its sheer cliffs and media reported. 6 degrees Celsius on Saturday rock columns. The route would excluding wind chill. take runners through canyons Baiyin — including Jingtai — and hills on an arid plateau at was expected to see moderate an elevation of over 1,000 into the race at the time. to strong winds from Friday metres. Shivering in the cold, she night through Saturday, The race kicked off 9am turned back before the high- according to the China Meteor- (0100 GMT) with runners clad altitude section, due to previous ological Administration in in t-shirts and shorts under bad experiences with Beijing late on Friday. overcast skies, according to hypothermia. A separate report on the Rescue workers carry a stretcher as they work at the site where extreme cold weather killed participants photographs posted on the “At first I was a bit regretful, website of provincial weather of a 100km ultramarathon race in Baiyin, Gansu province, China, on Saturday. social media account of the thinking it might have just been services on Thursday predicted Yellow River Stone Forest area a passing shower, but when I a “significant” drop in temper- public outrage on Chinese social gency plans?” suffered from hypothermia and in Jingtai, a county under the saw the strong winds and rains ature in most parts of Gansu - media, with anger mainly At the news briefing, Baiyin had lost their way in the strong jurisdiction of Baiyin city. later through my hotel room including Baiyin — through directed at the Baiyin gov- officials bowed and apologised, winds and heavy rain, according Around noon on Saturday, window, I felt so lucky that I yesterday. ernment and unhappiness over saying they were saddened by to screenshots taken by Mao of a mountainous section of the made the decision,” Mao said. “It was very hot one day the lack of contingency the tragic deaths of the runners the messages in the chatroom. race was hit by hail, freezing A massive rescue effort was before the race, and although planning. and that they were to be “A few are unconscious and rain and gales that caused tem- initiated, with over 1,200 res- the weather forecast said there “Why didn’t the government blamed. are foaming at the mouth,” peratures to plummet, officials cuers dispatched, assisted by would be wind and moderate read the weather forecast and “The wind is too strong, our another runner wrote. from Baiyin told a news briefing thermal-imaging drones, radar rain in Baiyin on Saturday, eve- do a risk assessment?” one thermal blankets have been The Gansu provincial gov- yesterday. detectors and demolition rybody believed it would be commentator wrote. “This is torn to bits,” a runner wrote in ernment has set up an investi- “The rain was getting equipment, according to state mild,” Mao said. totally a manmade calamity. a WeChat chatroom to which gation team to further look into heavier and heavier,” said Mao media. “It’s dry in northwestern Even if the weather is unex- Mao belonged. the cause of the deaths, the Peo- Shuzhi, who was about 24km A landslide following the China.” The deaths sparked pected, where were the contin- Many of the runners had ple’s Daily reported.

No need for EU Belarus opposition figure detained after flight diverted talks delay for AP — UKRAINE jet accompany the Ryanair Lukashenko. Tsikhanouskaya called on the after last August’s presidential plane - traveling from Athens, Pratasevich, who had fled International Civil Aviation election that official results Western Balkans A founder of a messaging app Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania - the country for Poland, faces Organization to begin an say gave Lukashenko a sixth states: Ministers channel that has been a key to the Minsk airport. charges that could carry a investigation. term in office. Police cracked information conduit for oppo- The Belarusian Interior prison sentence of up to 15 “It is absolutely obvious down on the protests harshly, AP — TIRANA nents of Belarus’ authoritarian Ministry said Raman Prata- years. that this is an operation by the detaining some 30,000 people president was arrested sevich was arrested at the The presidential press special services to hijack an and beating many of them. The foreign ministers of Austria, yesterday after an airliner in airport. service said the bomb threat aircraft in order to detain Although protests died the Czech Republic and which he was traveling on was Pratasevich is a co- was received while the plane activist and blogger Raman down during the winter, Slovenia said yesterday there diverted to Belarus because of founder of the Telegram mes- was over Belarusian territory; Pratasevich,” Belarus has continued to take is no reason to delay the launch a bomb threat. saging app’s Nexta channel, officials later said no explo- she said in a statement. actions against the opposition of accession talks with Albania The presidential press which Belarus last year sives were found on board. “Not a single person who flies and independent news media. and North Macedonia. service said President Alex- declared as extremist after it There was no immediate over Belarus can be sure of his Last week, 11 staff members Austria’s Alexander Schal- ander Lukashenko personally was used to help organize comment from Ryanair. Exiled safety.” of the TUT.by news website lenberg, the Czech Republic’s ordered that a MiG-29 fighter major protests against opposition leader Sviatlana Months of protests arose were detained by police. Jakub Kulhanek and Slovenia’s Anze Logar, whose country takes over the rotating presi- dency of the bloc in July, came Thailand to tighten border controls China’s Yuan Longping to Tirana following their trip to North Macedonia’s capital, whose rice research helped Skopje, a day earlier. after detecting COVID-19 variant “We are the three mus- feed the world, dies at 90 keteers of the Western Balkans. REUTERS — BANGKOK You can count on us. All for one, AP — TAIPEI one for all,” said Schallenberg, Thai border controls will tighten adding: “Only when the six after the discovery of three local Yuan Longping, a Chinese states of the Western Balkans cases of the South African scientist who developed become full-fledged members COVID-19 variant stemming higher-yield rice varieties that of the EU will we have from illegal border crossings, helped feed people around the overcome the division of the authorities said yesterday, as the world, died Saturday at a continent after World War II.” country grapples to contain its hospital in the southern city of Albania applied for EU worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Changsha, the Xinhua News membership in 2009 and North The first local case of the agency reported. He was 90. Macedonia in 2004. Last year South African variant, known as Yuan spent his life the European Union gave the B.1.351, was detected on May 4 researching rice and was a green light to both for the in a 32-year-old Thai man after household name in China, launch of full membership he was visited by family who known by the nickname negotiations after they have ful- entered Thailand from Malaysia “Father of Hybrid Rice.” filled the required criteria. A through an informal border Worldwide, a fifth of all rice date for the first intergovern- B crossing, the director-general of People wearing face masks shop for street food in Chinatown now comes from species Chinese scientist Yuan Longping mental meeting is expected to B the disease control department amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in Bangkok, Thailand. created by hybrid rice following be set in June’s meeting of the said. Yuan’s breakthrough discov- yield 20% higher than existing EU’s Council. Movement of people has from the disease. care of their workers by pro- eries, according to the website varieties - meaning it could However, Bulgaria has been restricted in the affected The Thai government said viding food and provisions of the World Food Prize, which feed an extra 70 million people blocked the official start of talks district and only two other it will increase manpower, during this period. he won in 2004. a year, according to Xinhua. for North Macedonia, asking it cases of the South African checkpoints and electric sur- There are around 409 On Saturday afternoon, His work helped transform to formally recognize that its variant, out of 81 cases, have veillance along all land borders workers camps around large crowds honored the sci- China from “food deficiency to language has Bulgarian roots been detected there since the and order officials to be tougher Bangkok where city authorities entist by marching past the food security” within three and to stamp out allegedly anti- start of May, Opas Karnkaw- on the trafficking of illegal say 62,169 workers live, about hospital in Hunan province decades, according to the Bulgarian rhetoric. Skopje says inpong said. migrants. half who are migrant labourers. where he died, local media World Food Prize, which was Macedonian identity and lan- “The South African variant Authorities in Bangkok have Movement restrictions have reported, calling out phrases created by Nobel Peace Prize guage are not open to discovered is similar to those also prohibited movement of also been imposed on markets such as: “Grandpa Yuan, have laureate Norman Borlaug in discussion. found in Malaysia,” Opas said. labourers at construction and call centres around a good journey!” 1986 to recognize scientists and It would be very dangerous While there are concerns workers’ camps after 11 camps Bangkok. Thailand yesterday It was in the 1970s when others who have improved the for bilateral issues to block the the variant may threaten the were among 30 active clusters reported 3,382 new coronavirus Yuan achieved the break- quality and availability of food. membership process, said Kul- efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, in the Thai capital. cases and 17 new deaths, throughs that would make him Yuan and his team worked hanek, adding that “It is by Opas said mass inoculations The government COVID-19 bringing the total to 129,500 a household name. He with dozens of countries merit that you fulfil the criteria will still be effective in reducing task force has asked con- cases and 776 fatalities since developed a hybrid strain of around the world to address and this is, I think, what the EU the severity and rate of fatality struction companies to take the pandemic started last year. rice that recorded an annual issues of food security. stands for.” Italy’s raucous glam rock takes Eurovision by storm

REUTERS — ROTTERDAM of the European countries worst anthem for European fans who persons here. Because it’s really hit by COVID-19. have been stuck in lockdown. the once in the year that you Italy’s entry, glam rock band “This is a message of hope “After this past year where meet up with all your interna- Maneskin, won the Eurovision after this hard year we’ve been we’ve been trapped at home I tional friends,” Dutch fan song contest, as the world’s through,” she said. think a lot of people want that Patrick, who did not give his last most popular live music event Maneskin’s rock song is feeling of being at a party and name, said outside the venue. was held in the Netherlands unlike the kitschy pop Euro- that’s what they’re giving,” he Despite the precautions, after being canceled last year vision is known for, but their said. several COVID-19 infections due to the coronavirus singer said their popularity A limited audience of 3,500 were reported during rehearsals pandemic. showed the contest also looks attended the concert venue in and the semi-finals. The Italian’s raucous “Zitti at musical quality. Rotterdam to watch the per- Iceland’s entry Dadi og Gag- E Buoni” beat out professional “That prize shows that this formances after undergoing namagnid were not able to jury favourites Switzerland and is not (a) cheesy event. This is a stringent testing for COVID-19. perform live during the finals, France, sweeping the public musical event,” Damiano David Because of the travel after a band member tested vote which counts for half the told journalists. Italy was the restrictions most fans present positive for COVID-19. The 2019 points. favourite with bookmakers and were Dutch and they missed the winner Duncan Laurence also Victoria de Angelis of fans before the contest. Euro- usually international ambiance tested positive. For both per- Members of Italian rock band Maneskin speak to media as they Maneskin told a press con- vision blogger William Lee of the festival. formances the organisation return to Italy following their 2021 Eurovision Song Contest victory, ference the win was an Adams said its “punch in your “What I don’t really like is used pre-recorded back-up in Rome, Italy, yesterday. important boost for Italy, one face” song seemed the perfect that there are no international versions of the songs. 08 VIEWS MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 The ceasefire may hold. But Israel’s Established in 1996 treatment of Palestinians won’t change CHAIRMAN DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI RULA JEBREAL THE WASHINGTON POST EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI We Palestinians in Israel are [email protected] never permitted to forget what we are: Second-class citizens. Israel’s political ACTING MANAGING EDITOR establishment regularly MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED reminds 2 million of us that [email protected] our legally enforced inferior status is based solely on ethnicity. For us, it’s apartheid DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR - nothing less. MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI I’m an Israeli citizen, yet [email protected] every time I return home - as I do often - I’m asked by offi- cials at the airport, “What is the reason for your visit?” That’s a question most coun- EDITORIAL tries’ border guards reserve for foreign visitors; Israel asks it of its minority citizens. Doha prepares to host DL The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas A Palestinian woman carries her child amid the rubble of their houses which were destroyed by SPECTACULAR athletics action will return to Doha – may hold through the Israeli air strikes in Gaza, yesterday. home to the 2019 World Athletics Championships – this weekend, but the underlying Friday when top track and field stars will compete at contradictions of Israel’s rule Those refugees and their the past is never dead; that are deemed a threat to state the eagerly-awaited Diamond League (DL) meet at the over millions of Palestinians descendants make up most of past is also the present and security and met with violent Qatar Sports Club Stadium. Thrilling contests are on remain. And the outrage from the population of besieged future Israel wants to response. In 2000, Pales- the cards in as many as 14 disciplines, which are on Palestinians over the past two Gaza, and nearly one-third of implement. tinians inside Israel held mass the roster for the event. The preparation for the one-day weeks shouldn’t have come as the West Bank. Those of us In the same vein, the 2018 nonviolent protests over meet in Doha, the most popular stop of the series, is in a surprise. As my social media who managed to hold on to “nation-state law” passed Israel’s provocations at full swing as Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF), which feeds filled with terrifying our homes within Israel’s new under Netanyahu declared that al-Aqsa Mosque, and 13 Pal- has been hosting the athletics meets for more than two images of rampaging Jewish borders in the face of ethnic “the right to exercise national estinians were killed by decades, is confident of hosting another successful mobs - abetted or enabled by cleansing became a per- self-determination in Israel is police. Israel has set the terms competition. QAF, in collaboration with the Ministry of the police - and break-ins at manent obstacle to the unique to the Jewish people.” of violent confrontation Public Health (MoPH), will hold the event under strict Palestinian homes, my rela- Jewish-supremacist goals of The 2 million Palestinian cit- because it dehumanizes the COVID-19 protocols to ensure health and safety of all tives in Haifa told me that Israel’s founding ideology. For izens are one-fifth of Israel’s Palestinians, the Indigenous athletes, team officials and other stakeholders. As part they were barricading their decades, we lived under mil- population, but Netanyahu’s population of the land on of the preventive measures, there will be no fan- front doors with furniture, itary rule despite promises of citizenship law made clear that which Israel was created, to attendance at the venue. and my sister asked me to political rights. Our ability to even those of us who yearn for justify our dispossession, sub- The Friday’s meet has been dubbed very important take care of her kids if she own land was severely peace and democracy should ordination and expulsion. for the athletes as it will be held less than two months didn’t survive the attacks. restricted. Our access to edu- never expect full equality with Now a new generation of before the Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled to start The pressure on our com- cation, building permits and our Jewish compatriots. That Palestinian leaders inside on July 23. Last year, Doha staged the meet in Sep- munities has been building for other resources remained such a law was wildly popular Israel refuses to live on its tember after COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the DL years and exploded last week, grossly unequal to those of among Jewish Israelis speaks to knees or accept the place they season. But despite that a total of 116 athletes including followed by unprecedented our Jewish fellow citizens. decades of racism and legitimi- are allocated within Israel’s 27 Olympics and World medalists descended on Doha, unity among Palestinians eve- Palestinian citizens are zation of fringe extremist apartheid design. These making the meet a huge hit. This year too many big rywhere. Israelis were shocked subject to systemic groups. These include the activists for years have been names will participate in the Doha Diamond League to see their fellow citizens and oppression and police vio- Jewish Power party, a organizing and mobilizing, (DDL). The stellar line-up includes Qatar’s world high other Palestinians protesting in lence, discrimination and seg- Netanyahu ally whose leader forging unity, seeking greater jump champion Mutaz Barshim along with Kenya’s world Lod, Ramle, Jaffa, Haifa, regation, even those of us openly calls for Palestinians to representation in Israel’s par- 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot, America’s Nazareth, the Galilee and else- who wanted to live alongside be deported and stripped of liament and building connec- Sha’Carri Richardson (USA), the fastest woman in the where. But just as Black South Jewish neighbors. their citizenship. Nor is such tions among Palestinian com- world this year and women’s pole vault world champion Africans rebelled against their This was no accident. No incitement new: Former munities everywhere, sup- Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA). country’s systemic apartheid less than the liberal Israeli foreign minister and ported by progressive Jewish Barshim warmed up for the DDL at the Ready Steady oppression, so, too, have Pales- historian Benny Morris Netanyahu ally Avigdor Israelis. It is clear to this gen- Tokyo meeting earlier this month, claiming joint first tinian citizens of Israel stood up argued that Israel’s founders Liberman called for the eration that we all share the position with Japan’s Naoto Tobe after leaping 2.30m. to demand our rights to live in made a fatal mistake by not beheading of “disloyal” fate of the East Jerusalem Pal- On his participation in the competition, Barshim said: equality and peace. In completing the Nakba’s ethnic Palestinians. estinians being brutally dis- “All of my efforts have been, and continue to be, focused response, Prime Minister Ben- cleansing: Our presence Years of violent, hateful placed by Israeli settlers and on this summer’s Olympic Games and I believe I’ve jamin Netanyahu threatened to within Israel’s borders rhetoric by political leaders set of those under occupation used my time wisely to prepare and train well. Now it’s deploy the army against Pales- remains an irritant to the the stage for what we saw last everywhere. time to compete and I’m looking forward to opening tinian citizens. vision of a Jewish ethno-state. week in a number of Israeli After decades of discrimi- my Diamond League campaign in Doha.” Although Israel’s decla- For years, mainstream cities, where Jewish-nation- nation and the looming fear of The event is also a golden opportunity for other ration of independence Israeli politicians have spoken alist vigilantes chanting “Death displacement, Palestinian cit- Qatari athletes to prepare for Olympics. They will return promised “full and equal citi- of us not as fellow citizens but to Arabs” assaulted and izens were thus spurred to home from overseas training camps to compete in home zenship” and “complete in the manner that settler lynched any Palestinian action by the violent raids on events. Apart from Barshim, star 400m hurdler Abdar- equality of social and political colonial regimes discuss Israelis they could lay hands Al Aqsa Mosque during rahman Samba – a bronze medalist at Doha 2019 World rights,” these were empty Indigenous communities they on, trashed Palestinian-owned Ramadan, as Israeli political Championships, Abubaker Haydar Abdalla (800m), promises from the beginning. seek to displace, using euphe- businesses and terrorized resi- leaders openly encouraged Musaab Adam (1500m) and Abdulrahman Saeed Hassan The state was founded on a misms such as “population dents by attempting to invade and defended the nationalist (1500m) will represent Al Annabi in the meeting. With grievous crime: It achieved an transfer,” “demographic Palestinian homes. That vio- lynch mobs rampaging its vast experience in hosting athletics events, the QAF ethnic Jewish majority only by threat” and “fifth column.” It lence left two Palestinians and through Palestinian neigh- will surely deliver another memorable meet, featuring expelling 750,000 Palestinian is hard not to detect in this a Jewish man murdered inside bourhoods - and as the police big stars. Arabs (more than the total rhetoric the intent to rectify Israel. left no doubt that they don’t Jewish population at the time) the “mistake” of Israel’s But even when Pales- see protecting Palestinian cit- in what we call the Nakba. founders, a constant reminder tinians protest peacefully, we izens as their duty. 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REUTERS & AP — STRESA, ITALY The Stresa-Mottarone lift had only recently re-opened following the gradual lifting of At least 14 people died and a child was seriously injured coronavirus curbs. The line is popular with yesterday when a cable car tourists and locals alike to scale Mottarone, linking Italy’s Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain which reaches a height 4,900 feet and plunged 20 metres to the overlooks several picturesque lakes and the ground, local officials said. surrounding Alps of Italy’s Piedmont region. The Stresa-Mottarone cable car takes tourists and locals from the town on Lake Maggiore, hasn’t been determined, the dis- Severino said that some of almost 1,400 metres above sea aster was likely to raise ques- the victims had been found level to the top of the Mottarone tions about Italy’s transport trapped inside the car, with mountain in 20 minutes. “We are infrastructure. others thrown out into the devastated, in pain,” Marcella The cable car was travelling woods. Coroners had started Severino, Stresa’s mayor told up the mountain when the cabin identifying the victims, who broadcaster RAI. fell some 20 metres to the included foreign nationals, she Italian Prime Minister Mario ground and rolled several times said, without giving further Draghi voiced his condolences down the steep slopes before it details. The eldest of the two to the families of the victims. was stopped by trees, Severino children taken to hospital, who Police and rescue service members are seen near the crashed cable car after it collapsed in Stresa, President Sergio Mattarella, said. People hiking nearby was believed to be between 9 near Lake Maggiore, Italy, yesterday. in offering his condolences, heard a loud hiss just before the and 10, died after suffering called for the “rigorous respect crash, she said, adding that the two cardiac arrests, the hos- conscious upon his arrival at the the pandemic),” Severino said. The cable car service first of all security norms for all con- accident was believed to have pital said. hospital and spoke Italian. He The line is popular with opened in August 1970 after ditions that concern the been caused by one of the Director-General Giovanni was undergoing surgery to sta- tourists and locals alike to scale almost three years of works to transport of people”. cables breaking. La Valle said the hospital did not bilise multiple fractures. Mottarone, which reaches a replace a cog railway, its Italy’s transport minister, Italy’s alpine rescue have personal data for the two The Stresa-Mottarone lift height 4,900 feet and overlooks website said. The dual cable Enrico Giovannini, announced service said a call had first children and that nobody had had only recently re-opened several picturesque lakes and system is split into two sections, a commission to look into the come just after midday (1000 been in contact with the hos- following the gradual lifting of the surrounding Alps of Italy’s just over 2km between Stresa tragedy and said he had GMT), adding that the cable car pital for them, indicating that coronavirus restrictions. “It’s Piedmont region. The mountain and Alpino and another 3km already requested data on the was lying “crumpled” in the other family members could a terrible moment for me and hosts a small amusement park, between Alpino and Mottarone. maintenance work and woods and two children were have been involved in the for our community and I think Alpyland, that has a children’s It consist of two cars — in inspections done on the line taken by helicopter to a pae- accident. also for the whole of Italy. rollercoaster, and the area also alternate directions — with each in the past. He planned to visit diatric hospital in the nearby The youngest child, esti- Especially now that we were has mountain bike paths and one carrying up to 40 pas- the site today. While the cause city of Turin. mated to be 5 years old, was just beginning to restart (after hiking trails. sengers, it added. UK officials say vaccines effective against variant in India UK plans to REUTERS — LONDON A study by Public Health variant, PHE said. spread of the variant first found three weeks, lower than its 50% fully digitise England found the Pfizer- “I’m increasingly confident in India. Data published on Sat- effectiveness against B.1.1.7. A double dose of COVID-19 BioNTech vaccine was 88% that we’re on track for the urday showed new COVID cases Hancock said that showed its border vaccines is almost as effective effective against symptomatic roadmap, because this data reported in Britain rose by that getting both doses of the against the fast-spreading disease from the B.1.617.2 shows that the vaccine, after 10.5% in the seven days to May vaccine was “absolutely vital.” REUTERS — LONDON variant of the coronavirus first variant two weeks after the two doses, works just as effec- 22 although it remained a Concern about rising cases in identified in India as it is against second dose. tively (against the Indian fraction of levels seen earlier Britain of the variant first found Britain will fully digitise its Britain’s dominant strain, That compared with 93% variant),” Health Secretary Matt this year. in India prompted Germany to border, allowing accurate English health officials said late effectiveness against the B.1.1.7 Hancock told broadcasters. Prime Minister Boris say that anyone entering the counting of people entering on Saturday. “Kent” strain which is Britain’s Under the government’s Johnson this month ordered an country from the United and leaving the country, the Britain’s health minister dominant COVID-19 variant. plans, a lifting of remaining acceleration of remaining Kingdom would have to quar- government said. said the data was ground- Two doses of the Astra- coronavirus restrictions is due second doses to the over 50s antine for two weeks on arrival. The move means those breaking and he was increas- Zeneca vaccine were 60% to take place from June 21. and people who are clinically Also on Friday, the head of Ger- coming to Britain without a ingly hopeful that the gov- effective against symptomatic Britain has rushed out vulnerable. PHE said a first dose many’s public health institute visa or immigration status will ernment would be able to lift disease from the Indian variant Europe’s fastest vaccination of both vaccines was 33% said existing COVID-19 vaccines need an Electronic Travel more COVID restrictions next compared with 66% effec- programme so far but it has effective against symptomatic might be less effective against Authorisation — similar to that month. tiveness against the Kent faced a new challenge from the disease from B.1.617.2 after the B.1.617.2 variant. used in the United States — as part of plans to be imple- mented by the end of 2025. Digital identity checks will Merkel’s bloc, Greens dip also be used to reduce the need to visit visa application in German election poll centres. Since Britain com- pleted its exit from the BLOOMBERG — BERLIN receive 20% of the vote if European Union at the end of national elections were held last year, Prime Minister Boris Support in Germany for the two today, a drop of 4 points com- Johnson has been keen to set main electoral rivals, Chan- pared with last week. out a new independent vision cellor Angela Merkel’s bloc and The result comes days after on immigration. the Greens party, each fell 1 Baerbock admitted to receiving “For decades the UK gov- percentage point in a weekly bonus payments which she ernment has been unable to poll. The two remain neck-in- failed to report to parliament. accurately measure levels of neck four months before the Finance Minister Olaf immigration and the number of country’s federal election. Scholz, the candidate for the people entering or leaving the Support for Merkel’s Social Democrats, would country,” the Home Office Christian Democratic Union receive 18% of the vote, while (interior ministry) said in a news and its Bavarian ally, the the CDU-led conservative release late on Saturday. Christian Social Union, fell to bloc’s pick, North Rhine West- “New changes to digitise 24%, while the Greens dipped phalia state premier Armin the border will mean we can to 23% in an INSA poll for Bild Laschet, would garner 15%. now count who is coming in am Sonntag published yes- Nearly a third of respondents and out of the country and terday. The Social Democrats, said they wouldn’t vote for any whether they have permission Merkel’s junior coalition partner of the three candidates in the to be here.” since 2013, rose 1 point to 17%. national elections. The opposition Free Democrats Since being nominated by France hints at gained 2 points to 13%, a level the the Green party as its choice for party last reached in national chancellor, Baerbock has Prince William visits Scotland tighter limits polls in 2009. emerged as the most likely can- Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, chats with the band during a visit to the Queen’s Bay Record support for the didate to succeed Angela Lodge Care Home in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, yesterday. for UK tourists Greens is shaping the race to Merkel. succeed Merkel, who has said But the 40-year-old has AP — PARIS she won’t seek a fifth term as suffered a number of recent Chancellor after the election on setbacks. On Wednesday, it was France may introduce stricter September 26. Her exit after 16 revealed that Baerbock failed Journalist at centre of Diana coronavirus restrictions for years in office and her party’s to report bonus payments from British visitors when tourism slump in popularity is raising her party worth €25,000 reopens this summer to the possibility of the first ($30,455). Following a public storm denies link to her death prevent the spread of a Green-led government in outcry, Baerbock said she had worrying virus variant first Europe’s biggest economy. forgotten to report the pay- detected in India and causing Meanwhile, Annalena ments to parliament, a REUTERS — LONDON Diana’s eldest son William suggestion I am singularly concern in Britain, authorities Baerbock, the co-leader of requirement under the law. The has said the way the interview responsible I think is unrea- said yesterday. Germany’s Green party, is Green party leader came under A former BBC journalist found was secured was “deceitful” sonable and unfair.” The possibility of tighter losing ground in the race to political pressure last week to have deceived Princess and the BBC’s failures con- The Sunday Times quoted restrictions for British tourists become the country’s next after she called for outlawing Diana in order to secure an tributed significantly to Diana’s Bashir as admitting that he used was raised by Foreign Minister chancellor. Baerbock would short-distance flights. explosive interview with her in “fear, paranoia and isolation”. forged bank statements which Jean-Yves Le Drian. 1995 has denied he was respon- His younger brother Prince the inquiry said was part of the The minister suggested sible for a chain of events that Harry and Diana’s brother deception of Diana. “Obviously that Britain could be put in a led to her death, a newspaper Charles Spencer have said the I regret it, it was wrong,” he told health category of its own, Italy reports 72 virus deaths reported. interview was part of a series the newspaper. “But it had no somewhere in between the Martin Bashir told The of unethical practices that ulti- bearing on anything. It had no strictest measures that France REUTERS — ROME Italy has reported 4.19 Sunday Times that he believed mately cost Diana her life in a bearing on (Diana), it had no is imposing on visitors from million cases to date. Patients his actions did not harm Diana. car crash in Paris in 1997. bearing on the interview.” India and 15 other countries, Italy reported 72 coronavirus- in hospital with COVID-19 — An independent investi- “I don’t feel I can be held Britain’s government said and more relaxed require- related deaths yesterday, down not including those in intensive gation published on Thursday responsible for many of the on Friday that it would examine ments being readied for vis- from 125 the day before, the care — stood at 9,161 yesterday, found that Bashir lied and other things that were going on how the BBC was run after the itors from the European Union health ministry said, while the decreasing from 9,488 a day deceived Diana that she was in her life, and the complex inquiry criticised the broad- and some other countries. daily tally of new infections fell earlier. There were 48 new being spied upon to persuade issues surrounding those deci- caster for its “woefully inef- Without giving specifics, to 3,995 from 4,717. admissions to intensive care her to agree to the interview in sions,” Bashir told The Sunday fective” investigation into Le Drian said “health The country has registered units. The total number of which she disclosed details of Times in an interview. Bashir’s actions. measures that are a bit 125,225 deaths linked to intensive care patients edged her failed marriage to Prince “I can understand the moti- London’s police force has stronger” could be applied for COVID-19 since its outbreak down to 1,410 from a previous Charles. vation... but to channel the said officers will assess the con- British tourists. From yes- began in February last year, the 1,430. Some 179,391 tests for “I never wanted to harm tragedy, the difficult relationship tents of the report to see if there terday, Germany already second-highest toll in Europe COVID-19 were carried out in Diana in any way and I don’t between the royal family and the was any significant new evi- started requiring people after Britain and the seventh- the past day, compared with a believe we did,” Bashir told The media purely on to my shoulders dence, having previously ruled arriving from the UK to go into highest in the world. previous 286,603. Sunday Times. feels a little unreasonable... The out a criminal investigation. quarantine for 14 days. 10 AMERICAS MONDAY 24 MAY 2021 Republicans clash over January 6 panel; debate looms

REUTERS — WASHINGTON Republicans worry the commission could commission bill can move Matter demonstrators or antifa reveal new details about Trump’s handling of forward with changes to ensure activists trying to make Trump Republicans in the US Congress bipartisan staffing and a year- look bad. clashed yesterday over the need the emergency that might sour voters on their end end date. Representative Adam Kin- for an independent commission candidates in the 2022 midterm elections. “I’m optimistic that we can zinger warned that failure to to investigate the January 6 get past these issues,” Collins establish a commission could Capitol riot, with one lawmaker said on ABC’s “This Week” pro- lead to worse consequences for warning that failure to create Senate will decide that it’s too unfolded. gramme. “I strongly support the Republicans. the panel could plague the early to create that com- “Is the priority to secure the creation of an independent “What’s going to happen if party’s election prospects in mission,” Senator Roy Blunt Capitol, to do what we need to commission.” this thing fails is that (House 2022 and beyond. (pictured), a member of McCo- do to better train, better prepare Republicans worry the com- Speaker) Nancy Pelosi will run A measure to establish the nnell’s leadership team, told the Capitol Police, decide what we mission would keep public a select committee and this commission passed the Demo- television programme “Fox want to do in the future?” Blunt attention on violence at the could go all the way to 2024,” cratic-controlled House of Rep- News Sunday.” asked. “Or is the priority to take Capitol and could reveal new Kinzinger, a Republican who resentatives last week with Like McConnell, Blunt con- what will be a couple of years, details about Trump’s handling backed the commission and support from 35 Republicans. tends that ongoing probes by in my view, to decide what hap- 50-50 Senate, most bills require of the emergency that might voted to impeach Trump, told But Senate Minority Leader two Senate committees are suf- pened inside the White House?” 60 votes for passage. sour voters on Republican can- “Fox News Sunday.” Mitch McConnell said he ficient to settle questions about His comments added to But Republican Senator didates in the 2022 midterm “This is going to the 2022 opposes the bill, which the Capitol security. Others say a doubts about whether Senate Susan Collins, one of seven elections. midterms anyway, particularly Senate is expected to debate this commission is necessary to Democrats can find support Senate Republicans who voted Some claim falsely that the if us as Republicans don’t take week. examine whether Trump took from 10 Republicans needed to to convict Trump in February, violence was due not to Trump ownership for what happened,” “I believe Republicans in the action to stop the violence as it advance the measure. In the said she believes the supporters but to Black Lives Kinzinger said. US again extending temporary CNN cut ties with Rick Santorum protected status for Haitians over comments on AP — WASHINGTON lawful permanent resident Native Americans status or give any other immi- The Biden administration is gration status. REUTERS — NEW YORK allowing eligible Haitian DHS initially designated nationals residing in the US to Haiti for TPS in January 2010 in Former Republican US senator apply for a new 18-month the aftermath of the 7.0-mag- Rick Santorum has been designation for temporary nitude earthquake that devas- dropped as a senior political protected status, reversing a tated the country. The desig- commentator by CNN after Trump administration effort nation was extended several remarks he made about Native that had sought to end the times until the Trump admin- American culture drew crit- special consideration. istration announced in January icism. In a statement Saturday, 2018 that Haiti’s TPS desig- Santorum gave a speech in Homeland Security Secretary nation would end effective July April at an event of a conserv- Alejandro Mayorkas cited 22, 2019. Several lawsuits chal- ative organisation named the security concerns, social unrest, lenging the termination have Young America’s Foundation an increase in human rights allowed the designation to where he said: abuses, crippling poverty and remain in effect. “We birthed a nation from other problems in Haiti for the “Today, the Biden adminis- nothing. I mean, there was decision. tration affirmed America’s com- nothing here. I mean, yes, we “After careful consideration, mitment to its humanitarian have Native Americans, but we determined that we must do values,” Murad Awawdeh, exec- candidly there isn’t much what we can to support Haitian utive director for the New York Native American culture in nationals in the United States Immigration Coalition, said in A file photo of Haitian immigrants and supporters rallying to reject DHS decision to terminate TPS American culture.” until conditions in Haiti a statement. “Haitian New for Haitians, at the Manhattan borough in New York. CNN, which came under improve so they may safely Yorkers can now rest easier pressure to drop him as a return home,” Mayorkas said. knowing that their families can could benefit up to 100,000 DHS said the new TPS des- will go into effect on the publi- commentator after the DHS says a foreign country stay together and in their com- more, according to the NYIC. ignation enables Haitian cation date of the Federal Reg- remarks, said on Saturday it may be designated for tem- munities as a vital part of our Among lawmakers nationals residing in the US as ister notice, which DHS said will had parted ways with porary protected status, or TPS, economic and social fabric.” applauding the decision was of Friday — as well as indi- come shortly and provide Santorum. because of conditions that tem- The NYIC, an umbrella Senator Bob Menendez, D-NJ viduals without nationality who instructions for applying. “When I signed on with porarily prevent the country’s group for policy and advocacy “The last thing our country last resided in Haiti - to file Individuals eligible for TPS CNN, I understood I would be nationals from returning safely organisations in the state, esti- should be doing is forcing an initial applications for TPS, so under the new designation must providing commentary that is or because the country is unable mates that 5,200 Haitian recip- entire community in the US to long as they meet eligibility file an application for TPS with not regularly heard by the to handle the return of its ients of TPS reside in New York. decide between packing up requirements. Those who US Citizenship and Immigration typical CNN viewer. I appre- nationals adequately. While a Saturday’s renewal of TPS their lives and tearing their attempt to travel to the US after Services within the registration ciate the opportunity CNN pro- person with TPS cannot be affects more than the 50,000 families apart by self-deporting, the announcement will not be period, DHS said. Current ben- vided me over the past 4 removed from the US, DHS Haitians living in the US while or becoming undocumented eligible for TPS and may be sent eficiaries under Haiti’s TPS des- years,” Santorum said later on notes that it is a temporary redesignating TPS for Haitians and forced into the shadows of home, the agency said. ignation also must apply, the Twitter. benefit that doesn’t lead to who arrived in the US after 2010 our society,” Menendez said. Haiti’s 18-month designation agency said. The Native American Jour- nalists Association had urged indigenous journalists to avoid working with CNN and had CDC probes heart issues in some teens after vaccination called for his dismissal from the television network. REUTERS/BLOOMBERG and can be caused by a variety vaccine. It is important to look Most of the cases in Israel The New York Times earlier When Santorum appeared — WASHINGTON of viruses, the CDC group said. at the risk-benefit ratio, he were reported among people reported on the CDC statement. on the network in early May, CDC monitoring systems added. “Vaccines are going to up to age 30. Meanwhile, the spread of on “Cuomo Prime Time,” CNN Some teenagers and young had not found more cases than unequivocally be much more Pfizer at the time said it had coronavirus in the US continues anchor Chris Cuomo asked adults who received COVID-19 would be expected in the pop- beneficial outweighing this very not observed a higher rate of to slow, with the country ending him about the subject, and vaccines experienced heart ulation, but members of the low, if conclusively established, the condition than would nor- its first week since June with no Santorum acknowledged that inflammation, a US Centers for committee on vaccinations felt risk.” mally be the case in the general days of infections exceeding his comments were inac- Disease Control and Prevention that healthcare providers The CDC said the cases typ- population and that a causal 30,000, according to data com- curate. He said that he advisory group said, recom- should be made aware of the ically occurred within four days link to the vaccine had not been piled by Johns Hopkins Uni- misspoke. mending further study of the reports of the “potential adverse after receiving the mRNA vac- established. versity and Bloomberg. “I was talking about, and I rare condition. event,” the committee said in cines. It did not specify which Pfizer and Moderna did not The US Centers for Disease misspoke in this respect, I was The CDC’s Advisory Com- the statement. vaccines. The United States has immediately respond to Control and Prevention warned talking about the founding, mittee on Immunization Prac- It did not say how many given emergency authorisation requests for comment on that under-vaccinated areas in and the principles embodied tices in a statement said it had people had been affected and to two mRNA vaccines, from Saturday. the US could become hot spots in the founding.” looked into reports that a few recommended further Moderna Inc and Pfizer/ The CDC in late April, after for a mutation of the coronavirus “The way we treated young vaccine recipients, pre- investigation. BioNTech . news of the Israeli investigation, first detected in India and is Native Americans was horrific. dominantly adolescents and Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior Israel’s Health Ministry in said it did not see a link between increasing surveillance of the It goes against every bone and young adults, and predomi- scholar at the Johns Hopkins April said it was examining a the two. more-transmissible variant. everything I’ve ever fought for, nantly male, developed myo- Center for Health Security, said small number of cases of heart Earlier this month US reg- Vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and as a leader, in the Congress,” carditis, an inflammation of the vaccines are known to cause inflammation in people who ulators expanded authorisation AstraZeneca Plc have been he told CNN. “I was simply heart muscle. myocarditis and would be had received Pfizer’s vaccine, of Pfizer and BioNTech’s shown to work against this talking about the founding The condition often goes important to monitor to see if it though it had not yet drawn any COVID-19 vaccine to children strain, according to a study by documents of the US, not the away without complications is causally related to the conclusions. aged 12 to 15. Public Health England. Colonies.” Three people Leftist takes over Fujimori in dead in shooting Peru presidential runoff: Poll outside Ohio club BLOOMBERG – LIMA state control over strategic AP — YOUNGSTOWN industries, and higher taxes Peru’s leftist candidate Pedro from multinationals. At least three people were Castillo extended his lead over Fujimori, the daughter of killed and three others were Keiko Fujimori ahead of the jailed former President Alberto wounded in a shooting country’s presidential runoff on Fujimori, has presented herself yesterday outside a club in June 6, La Republica reported, as pro-business candidate, Youngstown, Ohio, police said. citing the latest IEP opinion promising to maintain investor Chief Carl Davis of the poll. confidence and use her expe- Youngstown police Support for each candidate rience to find consensus in a department said gunfire was increased as more undecided divided congress. reported shortly after 2am voters made up their minds. A survey from polling yesterday in the area of the Castillo of the Peru Libre (Free company Datum published Torch Club & Grille in Peru) party had the backing of Friday by newspaper Gestion Youngstown. 44.8 percent of potential also showed the gap between Davis said three people voters, up 8.3 percentage the candidates widening, were dead of apparent gunshot points from an earlier poll, to although Castillo’s lead was wounds and at least three Fujimori’s 34.4 percent, up 4.8 narrower overall at 45.5 others were wounded, one in points. percent to Fujimori’s 40.1 critical condition. The phone poll, conducted percent. The poll surveyed None of the shootings from May 20 to 21, surveyed 1,201 people between May 18 occurred in the club “but they 1,208 people and has a margin and 20 with a margin of error stemmed from an incident of error of 2.8 percent. of 2.8 percent. which began there,” he said. Castillo, a former school A separate poll by Ipsos Demonstrators hold portraits of people who died during the rule of Peru’s former president Alberto Authorities said no one teacher and union leader, is released last weekend showed Fujimori during a protest against Peru’s right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who will was in custody but they were pledging greater spending on the candidates virtually tied face socialist opponent Pedro Castillo in a run-off vote on June 6, in Lima, Peru, yesterday. talking to some individuals. education and health, more within the margin of error.