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Qatar welcomes Qatar welcomes Syria truce deal Kerry's proposals on Mideast peace The Peninsula & Agencies QNA The Foreign atar has welcomed the QATAR has welcomed the ceasefire agreement Ministry said that proposals put forward by US between opposition implementation of the Secretary of State John Kerry groups and the Syrian agreement, brokered regarding a permanent set- Qgovernment struck tlement for the yesterday through a Turkish- by Russia and Turkey Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Russian mediation. The ceasefire and approved by the In a statement issued yes- was supposed to take effect from Syrian government terday, the Foreign Ministry yesterday midnight. and some of its said the proposals go in line In a statement issued yester- with the majority of interna- day, the Foreign Ministry said most powerful rebel tional legitimacy's resolutions that Qatar welcomes the cease- opponents, would as well as the Arab Peace Ini- fire agreement, which “would be a step towards tiative, stressing Qatar's help in alleviating the suffering reaching a permanent support for efforts aiming at of the fraternal Syrian people,” reviving the peace process in QNA reports. and comprehensive the Middle East. The ministry said that imple- ceasefire, ensuring The ministry reaffirmed mentation of the agreement the safety of civilians, the need to end the Israeli would be a step towards reach- and accelerating occupation and establish an ing a permanent and independent Palestinian state comprehensive ceasefire, ensur- the delivery of with Jerusalem as its capital ing the safety of civilians, and humanitarian aid. according to the references accelerating the delivery of of the Arab Peace Initiative humanitarian aid, stressing the and relevant Security Coun- need of the Syrian regime to Fire fighters try to extinguish a fire after a car bomb attack at the opposition controlled Soran cil resolutions. comply with the agreement. starting at midnight on Thursday. district of Aleppo, Syria, yesterday. The ministry expressed hope The parties were also prepared to that implementation of the agree- start peace talks, Putin said, after quoted several rebel officials as picked up momentum after Rus- need a special attention and MoI announces ment would lead to the Moscow, Iran and Turkey saying they had agreed to the sia, Iran and Turkey last week said involvement... But after all, this resumption of the political proc- expressed readiness to broker a ceasefire, due to come into effect they were ready to back a peace is a notable result of our joint brief suspension ess and swiftly reaching a political deal to settle the nearly six-year- at 2200 GMT on Thursday. deal and adopted a declaration work, efforts by the defence and of online services solution in line with the Geneva I old Syrian war, news agencies It was the third nationwide setting out principles that any foreign ministries, our partners communique and the relevant reported yesterday. ceasefire agreed in Syria this agreement should adhere to. in the regions,” Putin was quot- Security Council resolutions. The Syrian army announced year. The previous two, negoti- Putin said opposition groups ing as saying. “With this THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) It stressed the importance of a nationwide halt to fighting but ated by Washington and and the Syrian government had agreement, parties have agreed said yesterday that its online achieving international justice said Islamic State and ex-Nusra Moscow, collapsed within weeks signed a number of documents, to cease all armed attacks, services will be temporally and holding those who commit- Front militants and all groups as warring sides accused each including the ceasefire, meas- including aerial, and have prom- suspended today from 1 pm ted crimes against the Syrian linked to them would be other of violations. The current ures to monitor the truce, and a ised not to expand the areas they to 3 pm for maintenance. All people accountable. excluded from the deal. It did not deal does not involve the United statement on readiness to start control against each other,” the electronic services including Russian President Vladimir say which unnamed groups States or United Nations. peace talks. “The agreements Turkish foreign ministry said. Metrash2 will be disrupted Putin announced the ceasefire would be excluded. Agencies Talks on the latest truce reached are, of course, fragile, → See also page 3 during the two hours.

Camel race winners honoured Ministry scotches job change rumours

Mohammed Osman change their employers are not The Peninsula true,” the Ministry of Administra- tive Development, Labour and he Ministry of Administrative Social Affairs said on its official Development, Labour and Social twitter account yesterday. TAffairs has scotched rumours cir- The ministry, however, clari- culating on social media that the labour fied that change of employer is department at the ministry would possible for those who have com- remain open on Thursday (yester- pleted their job contract, apparently day) and Friday (today) to process under the new residency law. work visas and job transfer requests People seeking change of job of illegal residents. can apply through the online serv- The rumour associated with an ice on the ministry’s website or by unidentified video showing crowds visiting its main office in the first gathered in front of the ministry floor of Al Huda Tower in Dafna. went viral on social media yester- The three-month amnesty for day. There were also rumours that illegal workers announced by the the Ministry of Interior has given Minister of Interior ended on Decem- H E Sheikh Qa'qa bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday honoured the winners of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed ten days grace period for illegal res- ber 1. The ministry has not announced bin Thani Hejin Camel Race, which took place at Al Shahaniya Camel Racetrack. Sheikh Qa'qa awarded the golden idents to rectify their status and any extension of the amnesty and it sword to Mohammed Rashid Al Ketbi, owner of Samarkand camel, Ali bin Nasser Al Aida was second in this category. change employers. is not clear how many illegals have The silver dagger was awarded to Said Mohammed Al Wuhaibi. Abdullah bin Ghanem Al Hudaifi also got the silver “Rumours that have been cir- availed of the opportunity to leave dagger for the performance of his camel, Zizom. culating on social media that the country without facing the legal workers are given ten days to consequences. Oman joins Saudi-led anti-terrorism Islamic coalition

Riyadh/Muscat Omani Foreign Ministry affirmed It also comes within the con- from his Omani counterpart was unveiled by Riyadh in the defence minister by Ahmad Agencies that the Sultanate's joining the text of the importance to achieve Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, December 2015. Hilal Al Busaidi, Omani ambas- Islamic Coalition to fight ter- peace, security and stability in Minister Responsible for Defence Prince Mohammed bin Sal- sador to Saudi Arabia. he Sultanate of Oman has rorism comes within the the regions dominated by armed Affairs, announcing Oman’s deci- man expressed the Kingdom’s Previously, Mohammed bin decided to join the Islamic common understanding of the terrorist violence. sion to join the Islamic military appreciation to Oman’s leader- Salman said that the alliance TCoalition to Fight Islamic countries and in partic- Saudi Deputy Crown Prince alliance to combat terrorism, ship for its support for Saudi would operate on UN and OIC Terrorism. ular the role and leadership of Mohammed bin Salman, second according to the statement. Arabia’s efforts in combating provisions on terrorism, which In a statement, relayed by the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi deputy premier and defence Oman is now the 41st coun- terrorism. affirms the “right of states to Oman News Agency (ONA), Arabia. minister, has received a letter try to join the coalition, which The letter was conveyed to self-defence.” 02 HOME / MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016

QSE declares Falconry festival to begin on Sunday holiday on January 1 In the wings for visitors at the festival includ- ing gifts and prizes which will be The total number of given through raffle draws. QATAR Stock Exchange (QSE) participants reached There will also be a special day has announced that Sunday, 1421, out of which allocated to honour the senior January 1, 2017 will be an offi- 850 registered to falconers. cial holiday, pursuant to the participate in Hadad This year, the second place instructions of the Qatar challenge — the most winner in Hadad Saluki will win Financial Markets Authority popular category of a car while the first and second (QFMA), QSE said in a state- the competition. positions in the international Dao ment posted on its website, contest will each win cars while reports QNA. the third place will receive QSE work shall resume on Raynald C Rivera QR50,000. Monday, the statement added. The Peninsula Many tourists also came to witness the registration as well Four million in ore than 1,400 fal- as tour the Al Gannas coners have headquarters. registered for the Held under the patronage of Damascus eighth annual H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Qatar Interna- Thani, the festival is aimed at without safe Mtional Falcon and Hunting promoting the preservation of Festival (Marmi Festival 2017) wildlife, protection of falcons drinking water which kicks off on Sunday at and maintaining falconry as an Sabkhat Marmi in Sealine. important aspect of Qatari tra- Beirut Hundreds thronged the dition passed from one Reuters Al Gannas Society headquarters generation to another. during the four-day registration Considered one of the larg- FOUR million people in period especially on the last day The Al Gannas Society headquarters at Katara saw a huge rush of falconers wishing to join est in the region, the festival Damascus have been without which witnessed huge rush of the eighth Qatar International Falcon and Hunting Festival. also aims to promote excel- safe drinking water supplies last-minute registrants. lence in falconry and hunting for more than a week after The total number of partici- “The registration witnessed Shaheen falcons must be at Latest cameras have been as well as the sharing of expe- springs outside the Syrian pants reached 1421, out of which rush of many interested falcon- least 16 inches in width to enter installed at the site of the com- riences among falconers in the capital were deliberately tar- 850 registered to participate in ers who wish to join the Al Mazain, which will be held on petition because the Dao contest region. geted, the United Nations said Hadad challenge — the most competitions for the festival the final day of the month-long to ensure accuracy and trans- Having attracted more than yesterday. popular category of the compe- which this year has a number of festival. parency of results, said Al 1,500 local and international Water supplies from the tition. The number is expected new features including the inclu- There will be two rounds for Mehshadi, adding this year’s participants and hundreds of vis- Wadi Barada and Ain Al Fija to further increase in the com- sion of Shaheen falcons in the Al GCC participants in Dao contest venue has been equipped with itors, the previous edition of the springs which serve 70 per- ing days as registration for Al Mazain contest,” said Ali bin and each round will have prizes. more facilities such as family festival was the biggest and most cent of Damascus and its Mazain competition, a beauty Khatem Al Mehshadi, chairman GCC participants will also be able areas and health and entertain- exciting and was covered by surroundings had been cut, contest for falcons, continues of organising committee at a to compete with the best local ment facilities. local and international media the UN’s Office for the Coor- until the end of the festival. press conference. falconers. A lot of surprises are in store outlets. dination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. OCHA said in a statement that supplies had been cut because “infrastructure was Temperatures likely deliberately targeted and damaged”, without saying who was responsible. The Wadi Barada valley to fall in coming days is a rebel-held pocket of ter- ritory northwest of Damascus that the Syrian army and its Huda NV described as a cold wave. Al allies have been trying to The Peninsula Mannai also expects humidity recapture in an offensive that to increase in January, noting started last week. A resident trong northwesterly winds that it was always the case in and rebels in the area said air are expected to start winter. However, the lower strikes had damaged a water Saffecting Qatar by the mid- temperatures ease off the pumping station. The govern- dle of next week causing high effects of the higher humidity. ment accused rebels of waves and a drop in tempera- “We are seeing many new polluting the springs with die- tures. However, the changes in climate as a whole sel, forcing authorities to cut temperature is not expected to and it is changing. We do try the supplies on Friday and fall below 12 degree Celsius, to forecast it as accurately as use reserves instead. according to an expert. possible,” he told The A Damascus resident said “We will have a maximum Peninsula. each neighbourhood only gets temperature of 20 degrees, Today, visibility will be poor water for about two hours a which can go up to 24 degree over some areas at first with day and bottled water prices celsius at times over the com- hazy to misty conditions. This had increased dramatically ing week. The minimum will improve by daytime and it on the open market to more temperature is expected to be will be relatively cold at night. than double the cost at state- 14 degrees. Cold wave in Qatar The north westerly-north subsidised grocery stores. A resplendent Doha looks like a crystal city after some foggy days. Pic: Shabeerali Madalan would be when temperatures easterly wind will blow at 4 to “The UN is concerned the reach 12 degrees Celsius and it 12 knots inshore while it will water cut could lead to dis- is highly unlikely over the com- reach up to 18 knots offshore at 29 and 25 degrees Celsius, while temperatures. The combination He also underscored that glo- eases transmitted through ing days,” said Abdullah times. The visibility will be 5 to minimum temperature will range led to an increased humidity at bal warming was having an dirty water, especially in chil- Mohamed Al Mannai, Director 8 km falling below 3km in some between 19 and 16 degrees sea and the shore, which ulti- impact on the change in weather. dren, in addition to the extra of the Meteorology Department areas at first. Celsius. mately caused the fog. He noted that the industrial financial burden for families,” at the Civil Aviation Authority. The temperature within In a recent interview with He noted that December and advancements and the reliance OCHA said. “(People) are hav- He acknowledged that tem- Doha will be between 29 and Qatar News Agency, Al Mannai January are the two months that on fossil fuels such as coal ing to purchase water from peratures would drop in the 18 degrees Celsius today. Out- said that the current foggy see the most fog formation, par- increased carbon dioxide levels private vendors, where prices coming days, but not to the side the city, the maximum weather was due to sea breeze ticularly very late at night and and ultimately led to a rise in and water quality are unreg- level where it would be temperature will vary between accompanied by lower early in the morning. temperatures. ulated,” it said. Homeless Iranians New facility opens at Search and Follow Up Dept living in graves The Peninsula rigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Atiq, Assistant Director General of the Dubai individuals, officials and sev- BDepartment of Border, Passport and Reuters eral institutions has yielded Expatriates Affairs, yesterday opened the proposals ranging from forced new premises of the women’s reception/ idely distributed sterilisation of addicts to free waiting area at the Search and Follow Up images of dozens of deliveries of hot food and reha- Department. Whomeless Iranians, bilitation programmes. The facility also includes finger printing many of them drug addicts, “Who can accept ... that fel- and case study sections. taking shelter in empty graves low human beings who suffer Brig Al Atiq said that the Department has outside Tehran in freezing social ills have to take refuge in witnessed continuous development and temperatures have prompted graves because of homeless- expansion in buildings with addition of sev- a public outcry and criticism ness?” Rowhani said in a speech eral new facilities. from President Hassan shown live on state TV. The Department receives expatriates vio- Rowhani. Welfare officials have given lating the residency law and processes their The photographs, first pub- details of shelters available requests for departure within 48 hours with- lished this week by the across the capital for the home- out keeping them in the premises for long. newspaper Shahrvand - mean- less and said many avoid them The Department premises have been Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Atiq, Assistant Director General of the Department ing Citizen in Persian - and because the centres do not fully renovated, with beds, dining halls, of Border, Passport and Expatriates Affairs, opening the new facility at the Search since circulated online, have allow drug use. mosques, entertainment areas, clinics, and Follow Up Department yesterday. prompted criticism of the Special buses are also pro- among other facilities. authorities’ handling of poverty vided for addicts to sleep in The Department has set up a new com- requirements of the inmates. Brigadier Abdullah Jaber Al Labda, in and addiction. overnight, when temperatures mercial complex within the premises, with The inmates have also been provided charge of the Ministry of Interior's Search A nationwide debate on Ira- are often below freezing, the food items, other essential commodities, gar- with telephone facilities to keep in touch with and Follow Up Department was present at nian media and online between officials said. ments among other items to meet the daily their near and dear ones back home. the opening ceremony. FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 MIDDLE EAST 03 US calls Syria ceasefire a positive development

Washington State or the Kurdish YPG militia, AFP/Reuters Ceasefire issue a spokesman for Syrian rebels The countrywide said. Speaking at a news confer- he United States cau- ceasefire in Syria does ence in Ankara following the tiously welcomed a not include IS or the announcement of the deal, nationwide ceasefire Osama Abu Zaid, a spokesman Kurdish YPG militia, a deal in Syria brokered for the Free Syrian Army rebel spokesman for Syrian by Russia and Turkey alliance, also said the Syrian Tas a "positive development," say- rebels said. Kurdish PYD political party ing it hoped it would lead to fresh would not be part of Syrian talks talks on the war-wracked coun- The Syrian Kurdish planned for Astana, try's political future. PYD political party Kazakhstan. US Secretary of State John would not be part of The United States has been Kerry invested significant time Syrian talks planned sidelined in recent negotiations and energy in trying to bring an for Astana. and is not due to attend the next end to the civil war in Syria round of peace talks in Astana, through diplomatic means. But capital of Kazakhstan, a key Rus- more than five years on, his and creates the conditions for sian ally. Its exclusion reflects efforts were in vain as several renewed and productive politi- growing frustration from both truce efforts collapsed. cal negotiations would be Turkey and Russia over Wash- And with just three weeks to welcome." ington’s policy on Syria, officials go before he leaves office, Wash- Toner said Washington have said. However, Russian ington was not part of the talks "fully" supports a call by the UN Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that led to the agreement special envoy for Syria, Staffan said the United States could join announced earlier Thursday by de Mistura, for renewed negoti- the peace process once Presi- Syria's army and Moscow. The ations in Geneva on Syria's dent-elect Donald Trump takes ceasefire is due to take effect at political future. The United States office next month. People watch rescue operations after a car bombing attack at the opposition controlled Soran midnight. has long said that Syrian Presi- Talks on the ceasefire reflect "News of a ceasefire in the dent Bashar Al Assad must go. district of Aleppo, yesterday. the complexity of Syria’s civil Syrian civil war is a positive "The international commu- war, with an array of groups and development," State Department nity hopes this ceasefire will hold political process between the supporter Ankara are pushing for umbrella, he also said he wants foreign interests involved on all spokesman Mark Toner said in so a Syrian-led transition toward Syrian regime and the opposi- peace talks to start soon in the negotiations mediated by his sides. Turkey and Russia support a statement. "We hope it will be a more representative, united, tion is critical for establishing a Kazakh capital Astana. office to continue early next year. different sides in the war. Ankara implemented fully and respected and peaceful government can durable settlement to this con- While de Mistura offered The countrywide ceasefire in has insisted on the departure of by all parties. Any effort that begin," Toner said. flict." Moscow, which backs support for those talks, which Syria guaranteed by Russia and Assad, who is backed by stops the violence, saves lives, "An inclusive Syrian-led Syria's regime, and rebel would take place outside the UN Turkey does not include Islamic Russia.

UN vote against Israel Heavy snow shuts schools & highways across Turkey

boosts FIFA pressure: HRW Istanbul Anadolu Agency that the Anatolia Ankara-Afyonkarahisar road Jerusalem world football's governing was closed due to heavy snow. AFP body FIFA ahead of a meet- eavy snowfall and cold Intercity buses heading to ing of its leadership next weather across Turkey Ankara were waiting in termi- UN resolution con- month. Hcaused the closure of nals, unable to go onto the road. demning settlements Six football clubs are schools, reduced services, and Teams also worked to help Ahas raised pressure on based in settlements in the some casualties yesterday, offi- vehicles stuck along the FIFA to take action against West Bank but play in the cials said. Antalya-Konya highway, after Israeli football clubs based in Israeli leagues, in what rights Authorities in 21 provinces, heavy snow caused its the occupied West Bank, groups argue is a violation of mostly in central Turkey but closure. Human Rights Watch said. international law. also in northern Anatolia, said Meanwhile, at least three The United Nations Secu- "The UN resolution schools had been closed for the people were killed and 25 rity Council last week makes it much more difficult day. Governors in nine prov- wounded in a bus accident in demanded an end to Israeli for FIFA to pretend that inces including the capital the northern Sinop province settlements in the first such allowing Israel to hold games Ankara, which saw heavy snow- due to bad weather, officials resolution in decades. in the settlements is neutral fall, announced administrative said. In Eskisehir's Beylikova Israel labelled the reso- or acceptable," Sari Bashi, leave for pregnant and handi- district, Alparslan Demir, a lution "shameful" but HRW HRW's Israel advocacy direc- capped staff. 31-year-old shepherd, was res- said it increases pressure on tor, said. Officials from Turkey's cued in six-hour operation after A woman wades through floodwater after a heavy rainfall hit Highways Directorate told he got stuck in the snow. Mersin, Turkey, yesterday.

15 dead in Iraq forces launch strikes and artillery fire new assault in Damascus

AT LEAST 15 civilians, includ- on IS in Mosul ing six children, were killed yesterdy in air strikes and artillery fire on rebel-held Baghdad al-Assadi, a senior officer in territory near Syria's capi- AFP Iraq's Counter-Terrorism tal Damascus, a monitor said. Service. The Syrian Observatory raqi forces advanced yester- "Now our forces clashed with for Human Rights said it was day after declaring a new the enemy and there is resist- not immediately possible to Iphase in their offensive on ance," he told AFP, adding forces determine where the strikes eastern Mosul, stepping up on the northern and southern on the Eastern Ghouta region efforts to reclaim the Islamic fronts were also advancing. were carried out by the Syr- State group's last major strong- Mosul, now the last Iraqi city ian regime or its ally Russia. hold in the country. in which IS still holds significant Eastern Ghouta has long Elite forces have recon- territory, is split by the Tigris been a rebel stronghold, and quered several parts of eastern River, with the east side referred is regularly targeted by gov- Mosul since beginning the mas- to as the left bank and the west ernment air strikes and sive operation to recapture the as the right. Iraq's federal police artillery fire. northern city from the jihadists commander, Raed Shaker Jaw- The Observatory, a Brit- Iraqi security forces take cover during clashes with IS militants, north of Mosul, Iraq, yesterday. on October 17, but IS still occu- dat, said "the enemy's line of ain-based monitor, reported pies the city's west. defence has fallen back" inside air strikes and artillery fire on Security chiefs said several the city. A Mosul inhabitant who occasions in the streets of Mosul The Iraqi prime minister also the towns of Douma, Harasta, neighbourhoods had been taken, "The streets of the Al-Salam, requested anonymity reported since October 17, according to said this week that three months Arbin, Zamalka and Saqba in with the bodies of IS fighters Al-Intisar, Al-Wahda, Al-Fales- hearing many explosions and Abadi. IS overran large areas were needed to eliminate IS in the region. seen lying on the streets and tin and Al-Quds neighbourhoods said residents were holed up north and west of Baghdad in the country. Opposition fighters drone footage showing others are strewn with the bodies of IS indoors. 2014, but Iraqi forces backed by High-ranking officials meanwhile launched a bar- retreating. fighters," he said. "Federal police The new push in the battle US-led air strikes have since believe the battle against IS could rage of rockets at Damascus, Retaking Mosul could effec- has entered deep into the dis- for Mosul comes after progress regained much of the territory drag on, and the Sunni Muslim the Observatory and an AFP tively end the jihadist group's tricts of Al-Quds and Jadida slowed to a crawl in the past few they lost to the jihadists. extremist group continues to correspondent in the capital days as a land-holding force in al-Mufti." The commanding chief weeks. After two months of The US-led coalition on carry out attacks in areas from said. Syrian state television Iraq and deal a death blow to the of the offensive, Staff Lieutenant fighting, Iraqi Prime Minister Wednesday carried out three which it had been dislodged by reported seven people were "caliphate" IS leader Abu Bakr General Abdulamir Yarallah, said Haider al-Abadi last week said strikes that notably targeted an the government offensive. wounded in the fire. al-Baghdadi proclaimed in the the army had "liberated the vil- the army had decided to review IS "tactical unit", said a statement Last week, an IS triple car Elsewhere, the Observa- city in June 2014. lages of Al-Sada and Al-Tawila" battle plans and pause to reduce from Centcom, the US military bombing on a market in Gogjali tory said five civilians "The second phase of liber- to the city's north. losses. The fighting has been all command in the Middle East. a few kilometres (miles) east of including a baby were killed ating the left bank in Mosul was The commander said police the more devastating as it has Abadi had pledged that Mosul killed at least 23 people. in regime rocket fire over- launched, and our forces began drones had spotted IS fighters been happening in a city amid Mosul would be recaptured by The army had retaken Gog- night in the south of Daraa advancing toward Al-Quds retreating to the city's western civilians. year's end -- a goal that is now jali from the jihadists in early city. The violence came ahead neighbourhood," said Staff Lieu- side via a pedestrian bridge IS has targeted the army with out of reach, as operations in November after more than two of an announcement by Rus- tenant General Abdulghani badly damaged in the fighting. car bombs on at least 900 western Mosul have yet to begin. years of IS occupation. sia on Syrian ceasefire deal. 04 ISLAM FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 Remembering Prophet Jesus

Abdul Qayum Khan Creed 5: Angels/Archangel Quran 19:17 - ‘then We sent to her Our Ruh [angel (Gabriel)], and he o doubt Jesus (peace be upon appeared before her …’ (Mary/Mariam) him) was one of the Prophets Luke 1:30 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” mentioned in the Quran, Aha- the angel told her, “for you have found dith and Bible. He was favor with God! mentioned in Quran 29 times Nversus Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) 4 times. Creed 6: Destiny Quran 57:22 - “No misfortune can Miraculous Birth Of Jesus: happen on earth or in your souls but is Quran 3:45 - Behold! the angels said: recorded in a decree before We bring it “O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings into existence: That is truly easy for GOD’ of a Word from Him: his name will be Job 23:14 ‘So he will do to me whatever Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in he has planned. He controls my destiny’. honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest Jesus’ Miracles: to Allah…’ Were given by God to the Prophets Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore the Lord him- (e.g. Moses, Jesus and Muhammad) self shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin Quran 5:110 ‘And behold! I did shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall restrain the children of Israel when you call his name Immanuel. did show them the Clear Signs…’ Mathew 1:23 - ‘Behold, a virgin shall way, Prophet called all Muslims as One Jesus was sent as a Prophet with a This kind can come forth by nothing, John 5:30 – ‘I can do nothing on my be with child, and shall bring forth a Ummah and brothers to one another book of message/wisdom. Jesus followed but by prayer and fasting. own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and my son, and they shall call his name (since the same faith). the laws in Torah and said He will never judgment is just, because I do not seek my Emmanuel, which being interpreted Quran 14:39 - “All the praises & abolish the laws (Sharia that was present 4th Pillar: own will, but the will of Him who sent me’. is, God with us’. thanks are to God, Who has given me in in Torah). Quran 3: 92 - ‘You will not attain Jesus creation/birth was unique like old age Ishmael & Isaac…’ Quran 5:46 - “We sent him the Injeel, righteousness till you spend in charity Jesus’ God: some other Prophets (Adam-No Parents, 1Chronicles 1:28 ‘The sons of Abra- therein was guidance and light and con- of the things you love’. Quran 111:1-4 Say: He is God the One Eve-No Mother, Old age Parents of Yahiya, ham: Isaac & Ishmael.’ firmation of the Torah that had come 1 Corinthians13:3 & though I bestow and Only; (1) And there is none like unto Isaac & Ishmael). Modern Scientific Clon- before him. A guidance and an admo- all my goods to feed the poor, & though Him. (4) ing need a source (at least one gene BUT Mary/Mariam: nition to those who fear Allah.” I give my body to be burned, & have not Mark 12:32 - “Well said, teacher, Prophet Adam’s creation/birth was the Jesus’s Mother was Mary (Miriam d/o John 1:17 - ‘For the law was given given charity, it profits me nothing. (Jesus)” the man replied. “You are right more miraculous creation created by Allah Imran. Zachariah was her Guardian & through Moses; grace and truth came in saying that God is one and there is no with no parents or from nothing. Hence Abraham was her great grandfather/ through Jesus Christ (Gospel) 5th Pillar: other but him. God is most powerful and creator of all ancestor thru Isaac. God has raised the Mathew 5:17-19 - “Don’t suppose for Quran 2:196 - ‘And perform prop- Quran 33:40 - “Muhammad is not from nothing compared to man who cre- status of Women in Islam and especially a minute that I have come to demolish the erly, the hajj and ‘Umrah…’. the father of any of you; He is the Mes- ates from something. of Mary. There are two chapters in Scriptures – either God’s Law or the Luke 2:41 ‘Every year Jesus’ parents senger of Allah and the seal of the Quran 19:9 - He said: “So (it will be). Quran to honor the Women (‘Al Nisaa’ Prophets. I’m not here to demolish but to went to Jerusalem for the Passover Prophets…” Your Lord says: It is easy for Me. Cer- and Maryam). Jesus was addressed as complete. I am going to put it all together, festival’. Matthew 23:9 “Do not call anyone tainly I have created you before, when Son of Mary and an honor given to pull it all together in a vast panorama. Exodus 12:14 - “This day will be one on earth your father; for One is your you had been nothing!” (Adam) Mother and Son. for you to remember. This is a perma- Father, He who is in heaven”. Luke 1:37 ‘For nothing is impossible Quran 3:42 - “O Mary! God has cho- Jesus’s Fundamentals of Islam: nent law for generations to come: You with God’ sen you and purified you and again he On analysis of the Bible (Old and will celebrate this day as a pilgrimage Miraculous Return: has chosen you above all women of all New Testaments) Moses and Jesus fol- festival in the LORD’s honor. Quran 4:158 - “But God lifted him Jesus talked about Muhammad nations of the worlds” lowed, practiced and preached the (1) (Jesus) up (with his body & soul) unto (PBUH): Quran 5:72 - ‘… Jesus son of Mary 5-Pillars of Islam and (2) 6-creeds of (2) 6 Creeds of Islam: These are inward Himself (& he is in the heavens)…. (Holy Spirit/Holy truth, Praised one- said,’ O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, Islam (One God, Prophets, Angels Rev- Beliefs and Faith. John 12:32 - And when I am lifted up Paraklit, Advocate, Counselor) my Lord and ur Lord’ elations, Destiny, & Judgment day) Creed 1: Unity of GOD (Absolute from the earth.. Matthew 3:11 - “I baptize you with Prophet Jesus was a Muslim, chosen Monotheism) water for repentance. But after me will by God for Bani-Israel as a Mediator (1) 5 Pillars of Islam: These are outward Quran (111:1 & 4) -Say: He is God the Second Coming: come one who is more powerful than I, between Allah & the children of Israel. Actions and Deeds (Practice). One and Only; And there is none like Qur’an 43.61 - ‘And (Jesus) shall be whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He Quran 3:52 When Jesus found unbe- 1st Pillar: unto Him. a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of will baptize you…’ lief on their part He said: “Who will be Quran 5: 72 - ‘while the Jesus has Mark 12:32 - “Well said, teacher,” the Judgment: therefore have no doubt John 16:13 - When the Spirit of truth My helpers to (the work of) Allah?” Said said, “O Children of Israel-worship God, man replied. “You are right in saying that about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this comes, he will guide you into all the truth, the disciples: “We are Allah’s helpers: my Lord & your Lord’. God is one & there is no other but him. is a Straight Way. for he will not speak on his own author- We believe in Allah, and do thou bear Mark12: 29 - ‘The most important Mathew 24:44 - For this reason you ity, but whatever he hears he will speak, witness that we are Muslims. commandment is this: Hear, O Israel; Creed 2: Prophets: also must be ready; for the Son of Man and he will declare to you the things that Quran 3-49 - “And I will make him the Lord our God is one Lord.’ Quran 16:36 - ‘I have sent to every is coming at an hour when you do not are to come. “He will glorify Me, for He (Jesus) a Messenger to the Children of Quran 21:107 “And We have not sent nation a messenger [pro-claiming:] wor- think He will. will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. Israel” you except as a mercy to mankind. ship God & avoid the [worship of] false Mathew 15:24 - “I was sent only to help (Muhammad-s) gods.’ Judgment/Salvation: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) talked God’s lost sheep–the people of Israel.” John 16:12-13 - “I still have many things Jeremiah 25:4 - ‘And though the Quran 44:40 - ‘Verily, the Day of about Jesus to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. LORD has sent all his servants the Judgment is the time appointed for all Hadith: I am most close to Jesus, son Jesus’s Mission: When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide prophets to you again & again, you have of them. ‘ of Mary, among the whole of mankind Like other Prophets Jesus was given you into all the truth, for he will not speak not listened or paid any attention’ Mathew 12:36 - ‘… I tell you that eve- in this worldly life and the next life. They a mission to practice, preach and spread on his own authority, but whatever he hears ryone will have to give account on the said: Allah’s Messenger how is it? There- the Absolute Monotheism and Divine he will speak, and he will declare to you the Creed 3: Revelations: Day of Judgment…’ upon he said: Prophets are brothers in message of Allah swt without any revi- things that are to come. Quran 5:48 - ‘Then we revealed to Quran 27:78 - ‘Verily, your Lord will faith, having different mothers. Their sions (additions/subtractions). you (O Muhammad) this scripture, truth- decide between them (various sects) by religion is, however, one and there is no Quran 43:63-64 “When Jesus came 2nd Pillar: fully, confirming previous scriptures, His judgment. And He is the All Mighty, Apostle between us (between I and with clear proofs (of Allah’s sovereignty), Quran 22:27 - ‘O you who believe! and replacing/guarding them…’ the All-Knowing’. Jesus). (SM-Book 030, # 5836 Abu he said: I have come to you with wis- Bow down & prostrate yourselves & John 1:17 - ‘For the law was given Matthew 7: 21 - “Not everyone who Huraira Narrator) dom, and to make plain some of that worship your God…’ through Moses; grace and truth came says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the about which you differ. So keep your Mathew 26:39 - ‘He (Jesus) advanced through Jesus Christ. kingdom of heaven, but he who does Genealogy of Jesus: duty to Allah, and obey me. Allah, He is a little & fell on his face prostrated & the will of my Father in heaven]. Jesus was one of the great grandsons my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. prayed, saying, ‘O my Father’ Creed 4: Judgment day Quran 3:191 ‘…Give us salvation from of Abraham thru Isaac (and also Moses This is the right path.” Quran 44:40 - ‘Verily, the Day of the torment of the Fire’. and Muhammad). God chose Abraham as John 8:39 Jesus said ‘for if you are 3rd Pillar: Judgment is the time appointed for all Psalm 62:7 - ‘My salvation & my special and elevated him and progeny as the children of Abraham, you would fol- Quran 2:183 - ‘O ye who believe! of them'. glory depend on God.’ leaders of Nations. In this way they were low his example.’ Fasting is prescribed to you as it was Mathew 12:36 - ‘… I tell you that eve- John 5:41 - ‘I do not accept praise Brethren/brothers (A person who has the prescribed to those before you… ryone will have to give account on the from men, Jesus shouted to the crowds.’ same ancestor & same faith). In a similar Jesus’s Laws: Mark 9:29 And he said unto them, Day of Judgment…’ www.islamcity.com Beware of envy and hatred, spoilers of good deeds

Abu Amina Elias Envy was the original sin in the we should love for others what we love and hatred are spiritual diseases, we The faith of a Muslim is spoiled if there heavens by which Satan disobeyed Allah for ourselves. cannot achieve salvation in the Hereaf- is any envy in his or her heart. nvy (hasad) is a spiritual disease for the first time, and the original sin on Anas ibn Malik reported: The Mes- ter until we purge our hearts from them. Abu Huraira reported: The Messen- that is the root of numerous sins. earth when the son of Adam killed his senger of Allah, peace and blessings be Abdullah ibn Amr reported: It was ger of Allah (PBUH) said: Ibn Hajar EIt is incompatible with true faith brother. upon him, said: Do not hate each other, said to the Messenger of Allah, “Which writes: Faith is not complete until a Mus- and it has the capacity to nullify a per- Ibn Uyainah, may Allah have mercy do not envy each other, do not turn away of the people is best?” The Messenger lim abandons envy, rancor, malice, and son’s good deeds. A Muslim cannot on him, said: Envy was the first sin by from each other, but rather be servants of Allah (PBUH), said: Everyone who is malevolence. achieve a pure heart until it is emptied which Allah the Exalted was disobeyed of Allah as brothers. pure of heart and truthful in speech. Envy leads to numerous sins with of all envy, hatred, and malice. in the heavens, as Iblīs envied Adam. It Azzubair ibn Awwam reported: The They said, “Truthful in speech we the limbs and, as a result of these sins, The definition of envy is that it is a was the first sin by which Allah was dis- Prophet (PBUH) said: There have come know, but what is a pure heart?” The a person’s good deeds will be desire to see someone harmed in some- obeyed on earth, as the son of Adam to you the diseases of the nations before Prophet said: destroyed. thing with which Allah has blessed them. killed his brother. you: envy and hatred, and hatred is the It is a heart that fears Allah and is Abu Huraira reported: Prophet, said: The person who envies is, in reality, dis- Envy in this sense is directly related razor. It shaves the religion and it does clean. There is no sin in it and neither Beware of envy, for it consumes pleased with the way Allah has to the desire to harm, to nurture mali- not shave hair. By the one in whose hand aggression, malice, nor envy. good deeds just as fire consumes wood distributed his blessings. cious hatred against the person that is is the soul of Muhammad, you will not Ibn Al Arabi writes: The heart can- or grass. Allah said: Do they envy people for envied. believe until you love one another. Shall not be pure if it holds malice, envy, Anas ibn Malik reported: The Mes- what Allah has given them of his bounty? Ibn Taymiyyah writes: The reality I tell you something which, if you did, pride, and arrogance. The Prophet made senger of Allah (PBUH) said: Envy (Surat Al Nisā 4:54) of envy is that it is the hatred and con- you would love each other? Spread it a requirement of faith that he love for consumes good deeds just as fire burns Annawawi writes: Envy is the desire tempt a person feels when seeing the peace between yourselves. his brother what he loves for himself. wood. Charity extinguishes sinful deeds for someone who has a blessing to be good condition of the one who is envied. The best of people and those who Faith itself, which involves accept- just as water extinguishes fire. Prayer is deprived of it, whether it is a religious The Prophet (PBUH) commanded will be saved on the Day of Judgment ing and submitting to the providence the light of the believer and fasting is his or worldly blessing. us not to envy and hate others. Rather, are the people with pure hearts. As envy (qadr) of Allah, is contradicted by envy. shield from the Hellfire. FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 ASIA / AFRICA 05 Boko Haram denies 'losing' stronghold

Kano No 'respite' military that he had been AFP wounded in battle. We are safe. We have He vowed to continue fight- oko Haram's elusive not been flushed out ing on until an Islamic State was leader Abubakar of anywhere. And imposed in northern Nigeria. Shekau appeared in a tactics and strategies "The war is not over yet. new video yesterday cannot reveal our There is still more," he said, vow- to dispute a claim that location except if ing no "respite" for Nigerians. Bthe jihadist group had been He urged followers around Allah wills by his routed from its Sambisa Forest the world to "fight and kill decree: Shekau stronghold. infidels." "We are safe. We have not "Our aim is to establish an been flushed out of anywhere. Boko Haram chief Islamic Caliphate and we have And tactics and strategies can- vowed to continue our own Caliphate, we are not not reveal our location except if fighting on until an part of Nigeria." Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location. Allah wills by his decree," Shekau Islamic State was Boko Haram, which last year said in the 25-minute video, imposed in northern pledged allegiance to the Islamic flanked by masked armed Nigeria. State group, has been in the grip to the "final crushing of Boko claims that Boko Haram has homeless, sparking a dire fighters. of a power struggle. Haram terrorists in their last been defeated, despite humanitarian crisis, with the "You should not be telling lies The IS high command said in enclave in Sambisa Forest". undoubted progress in pushing United Nations warning the to the people," he said, referring us in your bogus death?" he August that Shekau had been The government in Abuja back the group. affected region faces the "larg- to Nigerian President Muham- asked. replaced as leader by Abu Musab and the military have frequently Boko Haram is waging a est crisis in Africa". madu Buhari, who said on It was not immediately clear al-Barnawi, the 22-year-old son claimed victories against the seven-year-old uprising against The UN estimates that 14 mil- Christmas Eve that the extrem- where the new video was shot, of Boko Haram's founder jihadists but access to the epi- the Nigerian state that has lion people will need external ist group had been defeated and but Shekau, who spoke in both Mohammed Yusuf. centre of the conflict is strictly claimed more than 20,000 lives, help next year because of the driven from the forest, its last Hausa and Arabic, said it was The fresh video came after controlled, making independent with the insurgency spilling over violence, particularly in Borno known bastion. filmed on Christmas Day. Buhari announced that a verification virtually the West African nation's bor- State, the jihadist heartland. "If you indeed crushed us, Shekau last appeared in a months-long military campaign impossible. ders into neighbouring states. A military spokesman, in a how can you see me like this? video in September where he in the 1,300 sq km forest in Attacks have meanwhile The insurgency has left text message, said a comment How many times have you killed disputed a claim by the Nigerian northeastern Borno state had led continued, casting doubt over around 2.6 million people would be issued in due course.

Zambia air Junta grants King power to appoint top monk force launches war on pests Bangkok Junta govt an amendment that hands the faith, little is known about who AFP king power to appoint any monk Thailand's King Maha Vaji- Thailand's rubber- for the post -- thereby cutting ralongkorn (pictured) might Lusaka hailand's military govern- stamp parliament out the vote of the Sangha. favour. AFP ment yesterday granted the approved an Lawmaker Somchai Swang- The rancorous battle over Tking power to appoint the amendment that karn denied that the move was the patriarch post is only the lat- ZAMBIA has ordered the Buddhist country's top monk, a hands the king power calculated to block the rise of est controversy to dog the clergy national air force into action move aimed at resolving a bit- to appoint any monk Phra Ratchamangkhlacharn, in a country where 95 percent of to fight a plague of pests that ter power struggle over the for the post. who is also facing a probe for the population are Buddhist. has invaded maize crops and venerated post. alleged tax evasion on a luxury Monks routinely make lurid threatened vital food supplies. The position of Supreme car. headlines for their lavish life- The air force is transport- Patriarch has been left open for council of monks, a body known "The amendment of this law styles, scandals, abuses and ing pesticides across the several years as Thailand's Bud- as the Sangha. Critics say the breakaway is not to prevent any single per- gambling. country so that fields can be dhist factions tussle over a The 91-year-old nominee, order emphasises materialism son," he said after the The ultra-rich Dhammakaya sprayed in an attempt to com- successor. Somdet Phra Maha Ratchaman- and many mainstream Buddhists amendment sailed through the temple in particular has become bat infestations of "army Thai junta chief Prayut gkhlacharn, has drawn criticism fear it is poised to take over the junta-appointed parliament in engulfed in legal scandals, with worms", a type of larvae moth Chan-O-Cha has refrained from from some circles for his per- nation's faith. three rapid-fire readings. its elderly abbott accused of that can decimate crops. endorsing the front-runner nom- ceived links to the scandal-hit Yesterday, Thailand's rub- While the move opens up a money laundering and land "The Zambia Air Force inated by the kingdom's ruling Dhammakaya sect. ber-stamp parliament approved path for a new monk to lead the encroachment. has since begun to airlift chemicals," President Edward Lungu's spokesman said recently. French PM arrives in Chad "The president has At least 50 dead in directed that the chemicals that were purchased under emergency operations should Congo floods: Official be distributed to all parts of the country." Agriculture ministry per- Kinshasa "The rains on the night of manent secretary Julius AFP Monday to Tuesday in Boma Shawa said that army worms have caused at least 50 deaths," had damaged crops in four of loods triggered by heavy Jacques Mbadu, governor of the country's ten provinces -- rains and a river bursting Kongo Central province said Copperbelt, Luapula, Central Fits banks have killed at recently. and Lusaka. least 50 people and left thou- "We buried 31 bodies on "It is not the entire prov- sands more homeless in Wednesday and we expect to ince. It's only some districts southwestern Congo, a provin- get about 20 more bodies back in the four provinces," said cial governor said yesterday. today that ended up across the Shawa. Torrential rains caused the border in Angola," Mbadu Lungu's spokesman said Kalamu river, which flows added. the president was concerned through the city of Boma into the Mbadu said the waters hit that harvest volumes would River Congo, to overflow for two a peak of two metres above be badly damaged "if the out- hours before the waters receded, their usual level, destroying at break of the worms is not washing some of the victims least 500 homes and leaving controlled speedily." across the border into Angola. several thousand people No details were available The waters left parts of the homeless. on the number of aircraft city, DR Congo's sole Atlantic Boma, which lies near the involved in the operation. port, covered in up to a metre mouth of the River Congo Maize -- or corn -- is a French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve meets soldiers of the "Barkhane operation" of mud and a search was under around 470km southwest of stable crop across much of at the "Sergent-chef Adji Kossei" 172 air force base in N'Djamena, yesterday. way to dig out more bodies that Kinshasa, is home to between Africa, used to make dishes may be buried. 150,000 and 200,000 people. such as pap. Burkina Faso leader names new military chief after extremist raid

Ouagadougou forces general staff, according frequently attacked by the with some calling for the sack- armed forces, has a reputation people were killed and 71 AFP to the document released after jihadists from Mali, across the ing of a military leadership for tough tactics. wounded in the capital Ouaga- a cabinet meeting. border. accused of failing to match up Long spared the Islamist dougou after gunmen stormed urkina Faso's President He replaces General Pin- On December 12, jihadists to the jihadist threat. violence affecting several a restaurant and a four-star Roch Marc Christian Kab- grenoma Zagre. killed 12 soldiers in one such A first attack on troops in the nations in the region, notably hotel, taking hostages. Bore has named a new The appointment "comes in attack against an army squad at same region in October left six Mali and Niger, Burkina has Al Qaeda in the Islamic military commander, two weeks the framework of the reorgan- Nassoumbou in the Djibo dis- dead, two civilians as well as been hit by a series of attacks Maghreb (AQIM) claimed after jihadists killed 12 soldiers isation of the armed forces", trict, about 30km from the four soldiers. and kidnappings since April responsibility for the attacks, in a major raid, a government Kabore said on Twitter. frontier. Sadou, who served as army 2015. which ended after Burkinabe statement said yesterday. Sadou, 57, comes from the The raid -- the deadliest chief of staff in 2011 and was Most of the raids have troops and French counterter- Colonel Oumarou Sadou arid Sahel region in northern ever against Burkina Faso's mil- later entrusted with the over- occurred near the northern rorist forces posted in the was made chief of the armed Burkina Faso, which is itary -- caused a public outcry, sight tasks of inspector of the border, but in January 2016, 30 country staged an offensive. 06 ASIA / PHILIPPINES FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 Duterte downplays China's actions in disputed sea

President's avowal Manila address the issue, Duterte said it China and said he wants it to play start exploiting natural resources Reuters would happen "during my time" prominent role in his economy. within Philippine sovereign Duterte wanted to but he was not yet ready to dis- Duterte also played down territory. avoid confrontation hilippine President cuss the ruling by the Permanent concerns that China was milita- He likened it to children with China and saw no Rodrigo Duterte (pic- Court of Arbitration in The rising the South China Sea and bickering over inheritance. need for urgency in tured) yesterday said Hague and neither was China. appeared unperturbed by its The Philippines has within pressing it to abide by the failure of the He said he had no intention dredging work and building its EEZ deposits of oil and gas but international tribunal United States to thwart of aggressively pursuing the activity on reefs, several of which lacks the expertise to exploit ruling on its South PChina's island-building in the Philippine maritime claim and were within Manila's Exclusive them. It has also been compli- China Sea claims that South China Sea showed there taking on China and the only Economic Zone (EEZ). cated by China laying claim to went in favour of the was no serious concern about its power capable of doing so was Asked if he was worried, he the same waters. militarisation or reclamation the United States. said. "No. Because if it was really "When the minerals are Philippines. work. "I cannot let is pass and be a serious concern, then the already being siphoned out," he He reiterated he wanted to neglected," he said, referring to months ago when he made over- United States should lead the said when asked under what He also played down avoid confrontation with China the ruling that rejected China's tures towards longtime rival way and stop it. condition he would challenge concerns that China and saw no need for urgency in extensive claims in the South China and started berating tra- "I said, right at the beginning, China. was militarising the pressing it to abide by a July rul- China Sea. ditional ally the United States. when the first spray of soil was "(It's a) question of money. disputed sea and ing by an international tribunal "But are you ready to talk He has previously played tossed out to the area they 'Wait a minute, I thought we're appeared unperturbed on its South China Sea claims with me now? Because if you are down the arbitration case, say- (China) reclaimed, why did their friends'," he said. by its dredging work that went in favour of the not, I am not ready," he said, ing it would "take a back seat" (US) think-tank not think?" "The wealth that comes out and building activity Philippines. referring to China. during his talks in China in Duterte said the one situa- there, it is like inheritance when on reefs. Asked during a television Duterte made a stunning October. tion where he would take a stand your father and mother dies, that interview when he would U-turn in foreign policy a few He has frequently praised against China was if it were to is a mess."

Dozens injured as twin Seized firecrackers Seven shot dead in attack blasts rock Philippines on drug den Manila Manila from the impact of the explo- Reuters AFP sion," said Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Delos Reyes. THREE minors were among t least 39 people have The blast in Aleosan, hun- seven people shot dead by been injured in two sep- dreds of kilometres south of suspected vigilantes in the Aarate bomb attacks in the Hilongos, was close to the site Philippines at a house stor- Philippines, authorities said of a Christmas Eve church ing illegal narcotics, police yesterday. bombing that injured 13. said yesterday, in the latest In the first incident, two Police said it was too early killings during a bloody and bombs exploded late Wednes- to say if Wednesday's bombings murky war on drugs. day in the central island of were connected or what the per- Two unknown gunmen Leyte, wounding 33 people who petrators' motives might be. arrived on motorcycles and were watching a boxing match Mindanao has been entered what police called a in Hilongos, government offi- wracked by bombings and drugs den north of the capi- cials said. other forms of violence carried tal Manila late on Wednesday. Another unexploded bomb out by Muslim extremists who They opened fire on those was also found in the town, consider the region their ances- inside, killing five instantly which is about 620 km south of tral homeland, waging a before fleeing, according to a Manila, said the town's mayor decades-long independence police report, which said two Albert Villahermosa. struggle that is believed to have other victims died before A bomb went off on a high- claimed more than 120,000 reaching the hospital. way on the southern island of lives. Four of those killed were Mindanao barely an hour later, In the deadliest such attack Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa dunks confiscated teenagers, two of them 15, one wounding six people, the mili- recently, 15 people were killed illegal firecrackers into a tub of water to render them unusable, in Bocaue, Bulacan, 16 and one 18. tary said. in an explosion in Davao in yesterday. The killings come as the "A lamppost was catapulted September. government of President Rodrigo Duterte prepares leg- islation to put to Congress to lower the age of criminal lia- bility to nine from 15. More than 6,100 people Chinese govt invites people to tour aircraft carrier have been killed in the past six months during President Beijing Japanese islands of Miyako and encounters with Japanese ships relevant laws and rules, or second aircraft carrier that sur- Duterte's controversial war Reuters Okinawa and into Pacific for and aircraft, Chinese defence hinder navigational safety and faced on the internet this week, on drugs, about a third in what China has described as a ministry spokesman Yang Yujun freedom, we don't care," he including on Chinese websites. police operations and others f people want to come and routine exercise. said it was natural people added. "I think that foreign report- classified as deaths under look at China's first aircraft Japan said one of its Mari- wanted to look at something Yang declined to give details ers reporting in China must investigation. Icarrier, they are very wel- time Self-Defence Force ships attractive. of the Liaoning's mission. respect relevant laws and regu- Police say killings during come, the defence ministry said and a P3C patrol aircraft had "There is an expression in It also skirted self-ruled Tai- lations," he said when asked counter-narcotics operations yesterday, brushing off encoun- spotted six Chinese naval ves- China - the love for beauty is wan, then sailed across the South about the pictures, apparently were in self-defence. ters with the Japanese military sels including the Liaoning common to all men," Yang said China Sea to a base in the south- implying that he believed it was The crackdown, the core as the carrier passed close to travelling through the passage, recently. ern Chinese province of Hainan, a foreign reporter who took plank of Duterte's election Japan this week. and they also scrambled jets "Our Liaoning is both mighty according to Taiwan's defence them. He did not elaborate. campaign, has been con- The Soviet-built Liaoning, after a helicopter that took off and pretty. If people are inter- ministry. China last December con- demned internationally and accompanied by several war- from a Chinese frigate flew near ested in it, they can look at it However, Yang was less firmed it was building a second has created tension between ships, this week travelled Miyako Island. from afar, or peep at it." amused about pictures of Chi- aircraft carrier but its launch the Philippines and key allies through the passage between the Asked about the Liaoning's "As long as they don't break na's still-under-construction date has not been announced. and donors.

Japan minister visits Taiwan urges reflection war crimes shrine over Nazi parade row

Tokyo build peace for Japan and the Taipei AFP world". AFP She noted that Barack apan's hawkish defence min- Obama -- "the president of a TAIWAN'S president yesterday urged educators to reflect deeply ister prayed yesterday at a country that dropped atomic on human rights and pass on those lessons to young people Jcontroversial war shrine in bombs" -- had gone to Hiro- after a Nazi-themed parade held by Taiwanese students before Tokyo the day after accompa- shima earlier this year, while Christmas sparked international furore. nying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Abe "voiced words to console the The principal of Kuang Fu High School in northern Hsin- on a symbolic visit of reconcili- spirits of the dead" at Pearl Har- chu city apologised and stepped down after photos and videos ation to Pearl Harbor, drawing bor, though she did not mention circulated online of students wearing mock Nazi uniforms condemnation from China and that Japan attacked it. while holding swastika flags, some laughing and dancing. A Shinto priestess bows at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, South Korea. Inada made the pilgrimage A teacher also joined in the procession and was seen giv- yesterday. Yasukuni Shrine honours the day after, in Japan time, Abe ing a Nazi salute as he stood inside a tank made of paper millions of mostly Japanese war and Obama's joint visit to the site cartons, according to local media. dead, but is contentious for also of the Japanese military's ministry spokeswoman Hua June-Hyuck said in a statement, "This is not the students' fault, it is our fault as grownups," enshrining senior military and December 7, 1941 air assault on Chunying said. "It will only make while in separate comments the President Tsai Ing-wen said. "Taiwan needed to improve edu- political figures convicted of war the navy base in Hawaii that the people of the world more on- defence ministry expressed cation on human rights after failing to teach students "the real crimes by an international drew the US into World War II. guard against Japan's actions "grave concern and regret". lessons" they needed to know." tribunal. Inada is a close confidante and intentions." The move by Inada, who "Everyone of us should reflect and should not allow a sim- Tomomi Inada's visit was her of Abe, who said on a golf course South Korea summoned a holds staunchly nationalist ilar incident to happen again". first since taking the key defence that he had "no comment" on her senior official from the Japanese views, was an attempt to "Our education will only be successful when... students portfolio in August, though she action. embassy in Seoul to protest. appease the government's con- can understand the pain other people have been through and has frequently gone in the past. It is "deeply ironic after the "Our government cannot but servative base after Abe's respect other people's rights and be willing to stand up to "By taking a future-oriented so-called Pearl Harbor recon- deplore" the visit, foreign min- conciliatory gesture to the US, defend justice when necessary," she said. stance, I offered my prayers to ciliation tour", Chinese foreign istry spokesman Cho analysts said. FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN 07 Pakistan to combine Improvised game two anti-terror laws

Islamabad New law The body confirmed the Internews minutes of its previous meeting The Interior Ministry held on October 27 with major- he Interior Ministry of of Pakistan has ity, while Salman Baloch Pakistan has decided decided to combine submitted a dissenting note in to combine the Anti- the Anti-Terrorism this regard. Terrorism Act (ATA) Act (ATA) with the The committee also dis- with the Protection of Protection of cussed matters pertaining to TPakistan Act (PPA) and the new Pakistan Act (PPA). approval of Arms Licences to law in this regard has been Members of National Assembly drafted. (MNAs) and the general public. The decision was made in a Under the new law, The Secretary Interior meeting of the National Assem- military courts will apprised the body that recom- bly’s Standing Committee on become permanent mendations were being Interior yesterday. After and terrorism cases prepared in this regard, which approval by the interior minis- will be sent to them. would be finalised by end of Jan- ter, the draft law will be put uary 2017. before parliament. Among others, the meeting A man hits a ball while playing cricket at a ground in Peshawar, yesterday. The draft covers the issue of imprisonment up to three years was attended by Syed Javed Ali military courts. or fine, or both. Shah, Ghalib Khan, Sheikh Military courts are to expire Under a section of the bill, Muhammad Akram, Syed Ift- on January 7 and all under-trial “Whoever forcibly and wrong- ikhar-ul-Hassan, Mian Shahid cases will be transferred to the fully dispossesses any owner or Hussain Khan Bhatti, Salman anti-terrorism courts. occupier of any property and his Khan Baloch, Naeema Kishwer At present, 120 cases are act does not fall within sub-sec- Khan, Sher Akber Khan, Kish- Bilawal named new oppn chief being heard in military courts, tion (1), shall be punished with wer Zehra, Asiya Nasir and which had received 300 cases imprisonment which may Surriya Asghar, besides senior Islamabad “Bilawal Bhutto will be the government by staging rallies overall. extend to three years or with officers of the ministries of Inte- Internews leader of the opposition and I and initiating a mass contact Under the new law, military fine or with both, in addition to rior and Narcotics Control and will assist him as his adviser campaign. Bilawal Bhutto will courts will become permanent any other punishment to which Law and Justice. PP Chairman Bilawal while his father will also guide address these rallies and mobi- and terrorism cases will be sent he may be liable under any other The committee took up ten Zardari will replace Khur- him on parliamentary politics,” lise public during the campaign to them. law for the time being in force. different government and pri- Psheed Shah as the leader Shah said yesterday night. which will start from Punjab in MQM’s Mujahid Baloch The person dispossessed shall vate members bills, some of of the opposition in the National “(Bilawal’s sister) Bakhtawar January, 2017,” he added wanted to say something dur- also be compensated in accord- them were approved. Commit- Assembly after his election to Bhutto will also contest the next recently. ing the meeting yesterday but ance with provisions of section tee also discussed issue of parliament. general elections.” Commenting on the recent he was stopped by committee 544A of the Code.” approval of arms licences to The revelation by none Referring to the four statement of Interior Minister chairman Rana Shamim. The committee also consti- Members of National Assembly other than Shah himself came a demands of his party, Shah said- Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan It led to an altercation tuted a sub-committee under (MNA) and general public. Sec- day after PPP Co-chairman Asif that the PPP has made these regarding NAB chairman’s between the two. the chair of Syed Javed Ali Shah retary interior apprised the Zardari announced that Bilawal demands for the sake of people appointment by the top court, The committee passed the to consider all private member committee that recommenda- would contest a by-election for of Pakistan and not to secure its Shah said that it was a vote of Illegal Dispossession (Amend- bills pending before the main tions had been prepared in this a parliamentary seat from Lar- political interests. no-confidence against the Paki- ment) Bill-2016, under which body, which would submit its regard, which will be finalised kana, the hometown of the “We are going to put enor- stan Prime Minister Nawaz land grabbers would face report within 30 days. by the end of next month. Bhutto family. mous pressure on the Sharif.

Action sought against social Taliban ties with Russia and Iran stoke Afghan anxiety Kabul their contact with insurgents is Russia lends to the Taliban is not seized from areas on the border Taliban representatives in media campaign AFP aimed at promoting regional based on fact, but it is used as a with Tajikistan," a senior Afghan recent months have also held security, but local and US offi- way to essentially undermine the security official said. several meetings with Russian Islamabad llegations over Russia and cials who are already frustrated Afghan government and the Nato "Cross-border support for officials in Tajikistan and Mos- Internews Iran's deepening ties with with Pakistan's perceived dou- effort and bolster the the Taliban will further compli- cow, sources say. Athe Taliban have ignited ble-dealing in Afghanistan have belligerents. cate the security situation in Western diplomats in Kabul IN view of a ‘libellous’ social concerns of a renewed "Great expressed bitter scepticism. "Shifting to Iran, you have a Afghanistan's north." have privately voiced alarm that media campaign targeting the Game" of proxy warfare in "(Russia's) narrative goes similar situation. There have A Taliban commander said Russia is quietly filling its superior judiciary, the office of Afghanistan that could under- something like this: that the Tal- been linkages between the Ira- recently that the Russian support embassy ranks with Soviet era the attorney general in Paki- mine US-backed troops and push iban are the ones fighting Islamic nians and the Taliban." had helped the insurgents over- "old-timers" well versed in Cold stan has written to the interior the country deeper into State," top US commander in "We are particularly con- run the northern city of Kunduz War tactics, as relations with ministry and the information turmoil. Afghanistan John Nicholson said. cerned about loads of in October for the second time Washington turn sour over the technology division suggesting Moscow and Tehran insist "This public legitimacy that Russian-made weapons recently in a year. conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. criminal action against offend- ers that may entail two to five years prison term. The letter, written by Sec- retary to Attorney General Religious ritual NBF publishes Nazm Table Khalid Khan Niazi on Decem- ber 27, invites the authorities’ attention towards various Book Calendar 2017 images being circulated on the social media by some Islamabad attractive art work has been Pakistani internet users. Internews done by famous designer Man- One such image shows soor Ahmed. President Mamnoon Hussain, ational Book Founda- This unique Table Book Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Ntion (NBF) of Pakistan Calendar is termed one of its and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has published a beauti- kind in the history of compila- Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra ful historic ‘Nazm Table Book tion of Urdu poems which enjoying a light moment. Calendar 2017’. contains 365 famous poems of The image caption, how- The calendar contains 380 365 renowned poets from past ever, incorrectly identifies the pages and it has been printed on to present age such as Allama KP governor as Mian Saqib glazed paper and artistically Iqbal, Maulana Hali, Hafeez Jal- Nisar, the chief justice decorated with four colour lendhry, Shibli Noumani, Faiz designate. paintings which is available on AhmedFaiz, Ahmed Fraz, As such, the letter regrets, all NBF outlets countrywide at Maulana Zaffar Ali Khan, Ift- sharing the image under incor- discount. ikhar Arif, Ismail Meerathi, rect pretences, constitutes an This Table Book Calendar Muhammad Hassain Azad, act of misrepresentation, slan- has been compiled by poet, Soofi Tabassum, Atta-ul-Haq der and defamation and is Mehboob Zafar, who has done Qasmi, Amjad Islam Amjad, punishable by law. this job with sincerity and lit- Perveen Shaker, Anjum Room- An Afghan man performs ablution before prayers in a river on the outskirts of Jalalabad. It says that sharing the erary honesty including 365 ani, Ehsan Akbar, Dr Waheed image amounts to an attack poets on the merit whereas the Ahmad, and many others.

Pakistani-American doctor wins Nato Scientific Achievement Award 2016

Islamabad countermeasures against bio- the healthcare industry, govern- public and private industry. In Pakistan, Dr Chotani He has also played an Internews logical agents. ment and academia in areas He is an expert in the iden- helped in upgrading the Early important role as the adviser to STO, the largest Nato organ- such as advanced development tification, surveillance and Warning System at the National the Ministry of Health in devel- Pakistani-American doc- isation for defence science and of vaccines, therapeutic and diagnosis of human and Institute of Health (NIH), re- oping Pakistan’s influenza tor has won the “Scientific technology, honoured Dr Rashid diagnostic countermeasures, zoonotic infectious diseases. His developed and furbished the preparedness plan. AAchievement Award A Chotani, who was part of a bio-surveillance etc. success in the academic field Epidemic Investigation Cell (EIC) The said award recognises 2016” from the Nato Science and task group researching medical As a senior scientist, Dr Cho- includes establishing and direct- with basic infrastructural needs, the outstanding contributions Technology Organization (STO) countermeasures against bio- tani has spent more than 20 ing the Global Infectious Disease as well as housed six qualified made to STO’s sponsored activ- for his extra-ordinary perform- logical agents. years in providing bio-security Surveillance and Alert System epidemiologists to assist in dis- ities that continue to widen ance in research on medical Dr Chotani has worked in and public health expertise to at Johns Hopkins University. ease surveillance. technological mandate. 08 VIEWS FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016

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EDITORIAL Hope for peace Donald Trump’s pivot through Asia large part of Aleppo looks like a mound of the dead. After bombing the second city of that a US president or president-elect 200,000, the Navy from 272 deployable Syria virtually to rubble for weeks, Russia Max Boot has spoken to a Taiwan president since ships to 350, and the Air Force from 1,141 A has announced a ceasefire in Syria that went Foreign Policy 1979; this was clearly intended as a shot combat aircraft to 1,200. The increases into effect yesterday midnight. The truce has been across Beijing’s bow. to the Navy and Air Force are particu- agreed between Turkey and Russia which are on Yes, that’s right: Trump larly significant in the context of the opposing sides of the conflict. While Turkey wants resident Barack Obama will have to also wants to “reset” Pacific, where China’s expanding arsenal Syrian President Bashar Al Assad out, Russia stands wait until after he leaves office to relations with Russia of missiles and submarines has been tilt- firmly behind the embattled leader, repeatedly see if some of his most touted for- and “pivot” to the ing the balance of power against the US pointing out that it is wrong to ask for Assad’s eign-policy achievements - such as 7th Fleet. resignation as the Damascus regime has been a the opening to Cuba and the Iranian The problem is that Trump has given victim of terrorism. Pnuclear deal — survive his presidency. But no hint of how he will pay for this The ceasefire announced by the two countries even before he exits, it is already obvious that Since the election, Trump has buildup, which will cost a minimum of yesterday comes as a big relief after the killing and his signature policy in East Asia, the “pivot” or had conversations with the $363bn over four years. Given that bombing campaign that has cost thousands of life “rebalance,” is deader than a dodo. And, no, leaders of South Korea and Trump has also announced plans for bringing misery to tens of thousands of families, many it’s not just resting; it’s nailed to the perch. Japan in which he was said to massive infrastructure spending and tax of which made through months of hunger and cold. China’s brazen seizure of a US underwater cuts, it is far from obvious that congres- Those who survived have gory tales to tell while those drone on December 15 in international waters have reassured them he will sional budget hawks will allow him to who didn’t have become another statistic. makes that clear. That China handed it back a not abandon US alliances. ramp up defense spending. Aleppo, the largest city and the citadel of culture few days later hardly makes up for this act of Against these uncertain advantages of Syria, was a showpiece of the country. Tourists thievery without any conceivable legal justifi- must be balanced the many problems visiting Syria had Aleppo as a ‘must-visit’ spot. The cation, given that the area in the South China Pacific, just as Obama once hoped to do. Trump will confront in trying to change tradition and heritage of Sea where the drone was taken is outside even Is there any reason to expect that this the balance of power in Asia. It’s not the West Asian nation the fanciful limits claimed by Beijing in its policy will be any more successful the simply a matter of his lack of knowledge was best displayed in the “nine-dash line.” Unless this was an insubor- second time around? When it comes to of the region or his lack of experience in lanes and bazaars of the dinate act of a lowly naval captain (which no dealing with China, Trump has two diplomacy or national security affairs. Or Announcement ancient city as it was in its one in Beijing has suggested), it was a message points in his favor — his air of menacing his taste for intemperate rhetoric and his of the latest capital Damascus, the that China can do what it wants in the Western unpredictability and his commitment to habit of firing off late-night tweets. oldest in the world. It is Pacific and the United States can’t stop it. raise defense spending — although both There is also his long-standing hostility ceasefire in Syria sad that the ceasefire has That message is communicated even more come with major asterisks attached. to American allies, whom he sees as brings some been announced on the potently by China’s ongoing efforts to fortify its Many commentators have suggested ungrateful freeloaders, and to free trade, hope. ruins of Aleppo. man-made islands in the South China Sea, trans- that Trump will seek to emulate Nixon’s which he sees as a rip-off. The Syrian forming them into unsinkable weapons platforms “madman” act in order to pressure China Since the election, Trump has had government and rebel for threatening the US Navy and the navies of and other adversaries into making con- conversations with the leaders of South groups who have agreed neighboring states. Obama’s Pacific pivot was cessions. Admittedly, the madman Korea and Japan in which he was said to to the truce have a designed, in part, to move greater American mili- theory did not work for Nixon - he failed have reassured them he will not abandon responsibility to shoulder tary and diplomatic muscle into the region to stop to spook Hanoi into ending the Vietnam US alliances. But what will happen if he after five years of conflict that has killed more than this Chinese power grab, but it has singularly War in 1969 as he had hoped. demands, as he has said he will do, that 300,000 and displaced millions. The civil war in Syria failed to achieve any significant results. But Trump might be able to do a South Korea and Japan pay more for the pitted the brutal regime of Assad against opposition Another building block of the rebalance more convincing impression of a war- privilege of being protected by the United groups fighting for his ouster. This has led to a spiral was Obama’s commitment to a free trade sys- mongering lunatic; in his case the act, States? Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and of violence drawing in civilians, rebel groups and tem that would bring the nations of East Asia, in fact, might be all too authentic. Cer- President Park Geun-hye are pro-Ameri- jihadists. minus China, into closer alignment with tainly China will be more worried can enough that they might agree. But This is one of the many ceasefires announced. Washington. But the 12-member Trans-Pacific about tangling with Trump than with Park is now in the process of being Most of them failed. A ceasefire that failed recently Partnership was already in trouble before the “No Drama” Obama. ousted in impeachment proceedings. points to the complexity of the conflict where many election, having been rejected by both Hillary Trump’s call with Tsai Ing-wen sug- The leading opposition candidates to parties have tangled interests as Russia and the Clinton and Donald Trump. Following gests that he has a penchant for succeed her — the leftist Moon Jae-in United States compete for supremacy in the war- Trump’s victory on a protectionist platform, brinkmanship that his predecessor, for and the populist Lee Jae-myung (who ravaged country. Moscow has blamed Washington for congressional leaders decided not to bring it better or worse, lacks. Trump could has been labeled “Korea’s Trump”) - are the failed truce as both sides keep pointing fingers at up for ratification during the lame-duck ses- thus bludgeon China into making con- considerably less pro-American and one another in a never-ending game. sion. This leaves the way clear for China to cessions — or blunder into a war that more inclined to conciliate, rather than Iran is another power that has complicated the push its competing free trade treaty - the no one wants. confront, North Korea. If one of them war equation in Syria. Thus, the axis of Russia and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partner- Trump’s other trump card, so to wins the presidency, and Trump Iran along with the Assad regime desperately hanging ship (RCEP) — which excludes the United speak, is his advocacy of expanding the demands more payment for protection, on to power works to keep the West Asian region in a States. Close US allies, including Australia, US armed forces. He has called for South Korea just might let US troops state of flux. South Korea, and Japan, have all expressed an increasing the Army from 450,000 leave without a fight. And if that were to The latest ceasefire seems to have injected much- interest in joining the Sino-centric RCEP. active-duty soldiers to 540,000, the happen, America’s standing in the needed sense into a complicated situation. One looks There are other signs that East Asian Marine Corps from 182,000 Marines to Pacific region would plummet. with cautious optimism for it to hold, this time. states are gravitating toward the Middle King- dom and away from Uncle Sam. In early November, Malaysian Prime Minister Nijab Razak journeyed to Beijing for a high-profile summit that resulted in the signing of trade deals worth $34bn. This included Malaysia’s QUOTE OF THE DAY first-ever agreement to purchase weaponry from China — four navy ships. Razak’s summit came just after another visit to Beijing, this one by renegade Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has overseen The Astana a reign of terror in the name of fighting drugs meeting will be that has resulted in the deaths of at least 2,000 people since he took office in June. In Beijing, complementary and Duterte announced: “America has lost now. supportive rather I’ve realigned myself in your ideological flow.” than substitute for Duterte keeps threatening to prohibit US mili- tary forces from visiting the Philippines. the Geneva process. Donald Trump appears determined to curb China’s growing power — symbolised for him by the US trade deficit with China — even Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he also prepares an opening to Moscow. Turkish President Hence Trump’s call with Taiwanese President Donald Trump speaking at an immigration policy speech in Phoenix, Arizona. Tsai Ing-wen on December 2, the first time FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 OPINION 09 Israel’s never-ending crimes: It’s not just settlements

the world and a mover of the resolution - for eco- expert at its application and legendary in its denial. else in the world. Given all these nomic reprisal. Its offence is having the temerity to In relevant part, under the applicable Conven- palpable elements of ethnic cleans- Stanley L Cohen believe in the rule of law and being housed in the tion, genocide means “any of the following acts ing, it is reasonably projected that Al Jazeera international building with flags of 193 nations and the committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, Gaza will be uninhabitable by 2020 State of Palestine that sits overlooking the East River of a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: thereby once again driving several New York City. Netanyahu told the world just what he (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious million traumatised refugees out on ast week, the world stood thinks of the UN and its resolution when he announced bodily or mental harm to members of the group; or to the road of an uncertain and fixated at a largely sym- plans to proceed with the building of thousands of new (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of dangerous diaspora. To describe bolic gesture by the United Nations in which housing units in Jerusalem, in particular. life calculated to bring about its physical destruction Israel’s Gaza strategy as anything it found the continued Israeli occupation of “Israel will not turn its other cheek”, Netanyahu pro- in whole or in part”. Each and every one of these but one intended to cause “serious the West Bank of Palestine to be illegal. Or claimed as he went on to prophesy a “plan of action” sign-posts of genocide has been perpetrated by bodily or mental harm to members Ldid it? Although the UN Security Council, with rare against the UN directly. Not long thereafter he suspended Israel, seemingly with almost proud boast, and no of the group” is to deny a very pub- uniformity, chastised Israel for flouting the law of working ties with the UK, France, Russia, China, Japan, accountability, for almost 70 unbroken years. lic and systematic orgy of occupation, the resolution, crafted with ambiguous Ukraine, Angola, Egypt, Uruguay, Spain, Senegal and New One need not rest upon obtuse historical foot- punishment meted out to Palestin- lawyerly precision, left experienced thinkers on the Zealand, those countries that supported the resolution. notes to find abundant, indeed systemic, acts of ian civilians on the basis of group subject debating just what it means. Like a dark lord extermination carried out by Israel since 1948 identity and dynamic — and noth- In its most ambitious read, some would argue it Netanyahu should quit while he’s ahead, but he against Palestinians — very much a cognisable ing more. appears that the decree concerned the occupation as just can’t. There is no incentive. Like the hundreds of “national, ethnical, racial or religious group” as those In the West Bank, Israel’s calcu- a whole, and swept within its prohibitive reach all earlier resolutions critical of Israeli policies, as terms are contemplated and commonly understood lus of pain and punishment is settlement activity since 1967 when Israel seized the worded, the most recent condemnation by the UN and applied under international law. largely a difference without a dis- West Bank, including East Jerusalem, from Arab-Pal- can do little more than cry out for justice in the night Beginning with its mass expulsion, rape and mur- tinction: one that varies in form but estinian control. Others view its advisory language as from a state built from the marrow of genocide. der at the onset of the Nakba (the Catastrophe) Israel not intent or ultimate goal. helpful through its continued embrace of the time- I get “bombast”, “brash” and, at times, even “bully”. has devoted itself to 68 years of non-stop genocide Not satisfied with the 531 villages tired two-state solution and its apparent call for a However, it’s the two-legged beasts that feed on the coming up for air only periodically to retool or to and localities it depopulated and com- return to the status quo ante of some 15 years ago innocent I do not. Netanyahu is very much that kind of change the nature of its weaponry of choice. pletely eradicated during the early when illegal settlements had not as yet swallowed beast - an ogre who lives in a world surrounded by What started out with the expulsion, at gunpoint, of days of the Nakba, since 1967 Israel dark, deadly thoughts. With delusion his ally, dishon- more than 700,000 Palestinians from their ancestral has stolen, resettled and annexed esty his friend and death his messenger, he thumbs his homeland set in motion a refugee stampede that has almost all of the West Bank, including nose at the world as his reign of state terror consumes grown to more than seven million displaced and state- much of East Jerusalem, in clear viola- The sum total of Israel’s more and more civilian victims guilty of no offence less people, providing the world more than a disturbing tion of Article 4 of the Geneva efforts these past 68 years is other than the air they breathe and free life they seek. glimpse of what was to come decades later in Syria. Conventions which prohibit an occu- nothing short of the deliberate When the history of our times is written, an hon- Over the years, Israel has found diverse ways to pation force from doing little more est accounting will no doubt add Netanyahu’s wicked kill more than 400,000 Palestinian civilians and than erecting limited bases for its own infliction upon Palestinians, as shadow — and that of his predecessors - to the list of injure or cripple two to three times as many, includ- security needs in occupied land. a cognisable group, conditions fiends that have seen the world as little more than a ing tens of thousands of women and children. During this criminal land grab, it of life and death calculated playground within which to use their toys of death Whether by tank fire, rockets, or cluster or phospho- has approved, indeed subsidized, the to bring about their physical and despair — always, of course, for the right reasons rus bombs, it has given new meaning to the evil of building of illegal housing for some and always, of course, against the meek and defence- willful group slaughter. In its thirst to ethnically 800,000 - largely immigrant - set- destruction in whole or in part. less among us. In the world of Joseph Stalin, induced cleanse all of Palestine of its remaining inhabitants, it tlers at the same time it has destroyed famine was the prime weapon of choice, though has made use of starvation, in violation of Additional almost 50,000 Palestinian structures, mass execution and exile helped him dispose of tens Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, as a largely homes, many of them ages- much more than 60 percent of the West Bank. of millions he viewed as “enemies of the people”. method of war targeting foodstuffs, crops and live- old, rendering tens of thousands of its In its least appealing landscape painting, it would To Henry Kissinger, the world, particularly Indo- stock throughout the occupied territories. indigenous population homeless, appear that the resolution seemingly bestows upon china, was very much a small chess game. Civilians In particular, it has destroyed more than a million often destitute or dependent upon already completed settlements de facto legitimacy and were mere pawns ripe for sacrifice through hi-tech olive trees which not only serve as an essential main- the largesse of already overcrowded addresses only that part of the building glut currently weaponry, including biological and chemical war- stay of Palestinian culture but, along with hundreds housing of family or friends. under way or planned for tomorrows yet to come. To fare, to enforce his worldview at any cost. Millions of thousands of razed fruit trees, constitute key prod- make matters worse, despite its gratuitous dicta, the reso- lost their lives to his cerebral game board. ucts of a Palestinian national economy largely in lution remains very much a toothless declaration without To Pol Pot, struggle was little more than purifica- various states of ruin. any enforcement mechanism whatsoever — essentially tion, erasing through starvation, overwork and In Gaza, Israel has targeted hospitals, schools, relying upon a sudden burst of Israeli conscience to execution of a quarter of his people whose sole crime daycare centres, multi-story apartment complexes, reverse a steady march of indifference to international was to see life through a prism that collided with his UN Relief and Works Agency shelters and mental law that has led Israel’s way since the very first day it was own - no matter how soft their view or backward his health clinics with a deadly proficiency that would D-RING ROAD manufactured from stolen land in Palestine. sight. In Rwanda up to half a million women were make historic war criminals blush with envy. POST BOX: 3488 Defiant Netanyahu sexually assaulted, mutilated or murdered, along It has laid waste to thousands of its hardscrabble Predictable in immediacy and urgency, the Israeli with an equal number of male Tutsis, as enemy built homes and left upwards of a hundred thousand DOHA - QATAR Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his weekly agents of the Hutu state - machetes and rape induced Palestinians internally displaced, indeed homeless - [email protected] tantrum accusing the worldof a dark conspiracy organ- Aids the plentiful weapons of preference. leaving many families at a breaking point. ised by the soon to be ex-President of the United States These are but a few of the extremes of genocide, For the survivors of the Gaza killing fields, Israel Barack Obama who, on his way out the door after years those rare cases we are told noted mostly for mass has made life unbearable over the past decade though EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE of obsequious obedience to Israeli will, has suddenly murder, systemic rape or group starvation - the a criminal embargo that not only guarantees insuffi- TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 discovered that it’s okay to say no ... well ... maybe ... or worst of the worst. 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along in the EU, Leave Means Leave pressure group co- will feel the need for leniency, despite economic concerns. SPORT NEWS SECTION Kavitha Surana chairmen Richard Tice and John Longworth called for “EU member states feel that [Brexit] is an existential political TEL: 4455 7745 Foreign Policy continuing an uninterrupted flow of goods between the threat to the European project, and they will want to make an exam- UK and EU. They also sought a wide-ranging trade deal ple of Britain,” Leonard said. And the UK, which has a large trade ONLINE SECTION “that has close to zero tariffs as is possible.” deficit with the EU, will pay a higher economic price for losing out on TEL: 4462 7501 Longworth headed the British Chamber of Com- trade than the rest of the bloc. And for those who doubt the EU will [email protected] et us imagine a world where merce until he was forced to resign for openly follow through, Leonard pointed to austerity negotiations with Greece “leave means leave,” and “Brexit supporting Brexit. He and Tice seem to hope stirring in 2015. While Greeks overwhelmingly voted in a referendum against PUBLIC RELATIONS means Brexit.” The United King- up economic concerns might lead European busi- a rescue package tied to more cutbacks, the EU didn’t back down on dom would promptly trigger ness leaders to pressure their home governments to its demands. Ultimately, Athens had to bend to the harsh terms. TEL: 4455 7613 Article 50, close its borders, and give Britain extra market access. In turn, that could Whatever the hopes of business leaders to influence the Brexit [email protected] Lsay cheerio to its special single-market EU pave the way for the UK to eventually have its cake process, it’s politics — not economics — that will drive the next stage privileges. In doing so, Britain might in Brexit negotiations and eat it too. of Brexit negotiations, said Mujtaba Rahaman, head of European ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT slowly fade into irrelevance as banks, “Many EU member states export significant analysis at Eurasia Group. “The corporate sector is going to have a TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 business opportunities, and immigrants amounts of goods to the UK and the erection of bar- very limited influence on government policy,” he predicted. And FAX: 4455 7870 flee to the continent. riers to this trade by the European Commission will businesses seem to be falling in line with their governments. Back in [email protected] Yet, like a picky child, lead Brexiteers have a detrimental effect on jobs and prosperity in a September, Markus Kerber, head of Germany’s business association, appear to still hope they can finagle leaving number of EU states, some where unemployment is signaled business leaders would put political considerations above CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT the nastier, more difficult bits of the single already unacceptably high,” the letter said. In other short-term economic benefits. TEL: 4455 7857 market European Union sandwich (the crust, words, “leave means leave in all the trade benefits Though acknowledging 7.5 percent of German exports go to [email protected] if you will) by the wayside while simply of being in the EU, ta.” the UK, Kerber noted “the vast majority goes to other European enjoying the tasty benefits — British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she countries. So, as much as we would like to uphold our very good SUBSCRIPTION & DISTRIBUTION like free trade.In a recent plans to formally begin negotiations to leave the EU relations with British customers, it is extremely important for us TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 letter to business groups in the in March. But she hasn’t yet outlined whether Brexit not to alienate other European markets.” FAX: 44557819 27 other countries muddling will mean leaving the single market — and what Meanwhile, Italians had a field day jeering British Foreign Min- other trade arrangement would replace it. German ister Boris Johnson when he told Italy it would have to come around [email protected] Chancellor Angela Merkel, meanwhile, has sug- to tariff-free trade in order to protect its prosecco industry. Clearing gested that access to the single European market is up where the UK stands on trade would probably be welcome at EU member states feel that is not open to those countries that do not accept Euro- home. Mired in uncertainty for the future, Britons are now hoarding All thoughts and views an existential political threat pean values — like free movement. cash, according to the British Bankers Association. Home loans in expressed in these columns to the European project, and Mark Leonard, director of the European Council the UK also fell nine percent in November from a year earlier. on Foreign Relations, told Foreign Policy that Brex- If the thought of a long, drawn-out Brexit negotiation fills you are those of the writers, not they will want to make an iteers “live with a fear that the negotiations are with dread, perhaps try something light-hearted. The comedy of the newspaper. example of Britain. And the UK, going to get very, very difficult,” perhaps forcing duo Cassette Boys just released a hilarious 2016 Brexit mashup which has a large trade deficit compromises on immigration and EU regulations, video, in which speeches from the key cast and characters of All correspondence with the EU, will pay a higher the key tenants of the Brexit campaign. Brexit — Johnson, former prime minister David Cameron, and regarding Views and Leonard said the letter might be a bid to smooth former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage — are cut Opinion pages should be economic price for losing out on the waters by framing an ongoing trade relationship and pasted to rap out a different, perhaps more candid, version trade than the rest of the bloc. as a win-win for EU member states with struggling of the year. Their edited rendition of Theresa May? “Brexit means mailed to the economies. But it’s unlikely spurned EU countries Brexit. And we’re making a mess of it.” [email protected] 10 INDIA FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 Court casts Sasikala elected as AIADMK chief

Chennai the meeting. The council also Party's suspended Rajya doubt on death IANS passed a resolution condoling Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa had the death of Jayalalithaa and earlier said she would contest K Sasikala (pictured), a several other resolutions. for the General Secretary post. close aide of the late Chief Later, Panneerselvam took However, her husband and other VMinister and AIADMK a copy of the General Council supporters were assaulted here of Jayalalithaa supremo J Jayalalithaa, has resolution to Sasikala, who is on Wednesday outside the party agreed to head the party, Tamil residing at Jayalalithaa's resi- headquarters. Nadu Chief Minister O Panneer- dence in Poes Garden here. It was said they had come to Chennai selvam said yesterday. Clad in green colour saree — get the form to contest for the IANS Disclosing this to the media, the favourite colour of party's top post. Panneerselvam said that Jayalalithaa, Sasikala received Pushpa was sacked from he Madras High Court Sasikala would soon formally the resolution, kept it before Jay- AIADMK's primary membership yesterday cast doubts assume charge as the party's alalithaa's picture and bowed to by Jayalalithaa. The former did on the reason behind General Secretary. it. Soon after Jayalalithaa's death, not resign her Rajya Sabha the sudden death of J Earlier in the day, the ruling various leaders and party wings membership. However, there Jayalalithaa (pic- AIADMK passed a resolution that urged Sasikala to take charge of was no major opposition threat- Ttured), and asked why the late Sasikala was the only person fit the party, though it was said ening Sasikala's accession. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's to become the General Secretary. leaders of other castes would not Sasikala will now lead body could not be exhumed. There was no other contestant agree to have two persons from AIADMK, the second largest Hearing a public interest lit- for the AIADMK's top post. The the Thevar caste — Pannersel- opposition party in the Lok igation filed by an AIADMK party's General Council passed vam and Sasikala — occupy the Sabha with 37 members. The member, the court referred to the resolution at its meeting here two top positions. However, no party also has 13 members in the media reports about the The Madras High in the morning. unanimously decided that such conflict erupted in the Rajya Sabha. secrecy surrounding Jayalalith- Court issued notices According to the party con- Sasikala is the fit person to party. However the one serious aa's health condition while she to the Prime Minister, stitution, a General Secretary has become General Secretary. Some party leaders had also threat that is hanging over was in Apollo Hospitals, and to be elected by the basic mem- There should be a General urged Sasikala to contest from Sasikala's head is the pending said it too has doubts. and the central and bers in Tamil Nadu and the Secretary to chalk out the par- R K Nagar constituency and Supreme Court judgement in the The court said that after state governments office-bearers of party wings in ty's policies, authorise the party become the Chief Minister. disproportionate assets case, in news reports about Jayalalithaa about the secrecy Puducherry, New Delhi, Andhra treasurer to handle the accounts There were some dissent which Jayalalithaa were con- recovering well, there was the surrounding Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and other activities, the party against Sasikala with noted per- victed by a Bengaluru trial court sudden news that she was dead. Maharashtra and Andaman. said, adding it would work under sonalities like actor Anandraj but acquitted by the Karnataka The court issued notices in Jayalalithaa's death. Till such time a person is her leadership. and Karate master Shihan Hus- High Court. The Karnataka gov- this regard to the Prime Minis- elected by the various wings, the Chief Minister Panneersel- saini quitting the party in protest ernment appealed in the ter, and the central and state General Council has vam and other leaders attended against her elevation. Supreme Court. governments. observations, PMK founder S The court also said no rev- Ramadoss in a statement enue division officer saw the demanded a probe by the Cen- body nor any health report was tral Bureau of Investigation Lawyer held in given. (CBI) into Jayalalithaa's death. Election campaign The court also asked Citing reports about ampu- whether the guidelines given in tation of Jayalalithaa's legs, Rs600m cash Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Ramadoss said if that was true, case were followed in Jayala- it was not known whether the conversion case lithaa's case, when it came to permission for the surgery was the death of a person having a obtained from her blood rela- THE Enforcement Directorate large public following. tives or from the state arrested a Delhi-based law- Jayalalithaa was in the government. yer for allegedly converting Apollo Hospitals for 75 days. He said normally when demonetised currency worth Nobody was allowed to see her hospitalised, a person would Rs60crore into new notes in in the hospital on the pretext of lose weight, but Jayalalithaa did connivance with a bank man- risk of causing infection. not seem to have lost any ager at Kotak Mahindra Bank. Reacting to the court's weight. "Advocate Rohit Tandon has been arrested under PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) in over Rs60crore note conversion No reason to disbelieve doctor: case in connivance with Kotak Mahindra Bank Man- Venkaiah on Jayalalithaa's death ager Ashish Kumar and hawala trader Paras Mal AS the Madras High Court cast doubts on the cause behind Lodha," an ED official said. sudden death of the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jay- Tandon was arrested here alalithaa, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M after being grilled by the ED Venkaiah Naidu said there was no reason to disbelieve doc- officials for almost a week. tor on the matter. The ED officials arrested "The matter is sub judice and (I) should not make a com- Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal (centre) during Ashish Kumar on Wednesday ment on that. But I don't have reasons to disbelieve the cause an election campaign near village Boparai, about 25km from Amritsar, yesterday. and Lodha was held on (of death) given by the doctor," Naidu told the media here. December 21. The ED sources said that Tandon had given Rs1.5crore as commission to Kumar, the bank manager at Kotak Mahindra Bank's Con- naught Place branch, for Cash withdrawal cap may not be necessary from Jan 1 converting his demonetised high-value currency into new currency. While questioning New Delhi crore notes are being printed on The central government had printed earlier as it would have Bengal) and Mysuru (Karnataka). Tandon, the ED officials also IANS a daily basis. Continuing with the demonetised Rs500 and Rs1,000 leaked the news of demonetisa- The first two are owned by the learnt that he took the help of withdrawal cap is not necessary currency notes on November 8, tion which was intended to be a central government through the Lodha, 62, a businessman he cap on cash withdrawal from January 1," Gangwar told sending the whole nation into a surprise. This is particularly true Security Printing and Minting with interests in real estate may not be necessary from CNBC TV18 in an interview. tizzy. Long queues outside banks for the new Rs500 notes, print- Corporation of India Ltd. The and mining, who was inter- TJanuary 1, as 250-300 mil- "Inconvenience of limited have been a daily occurrence ing of which, presumably, started other two — in Salboni and cepted at the Mumbai airport lion currency notes were being withdrawal will lessen after since then because enough cur- after November 10. Mysuru — are part of the while he was trying to flee to printed on a daily basis, Minis- December 30. Improvements rency notes are not available There are four currency Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Malaysia, to convert his high- ter of State for Finance Santosh can be seen in the transaction with the banks. Gangwar said printing presses — one each in Mudran Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned value demonetised notes Gangwar has said. process in the last few days," he that sufficient quantities of new Nashik (Maharashtra), Dewas subsidiary of the Reserve Bank worth over Rs2.6crore into "I have been told that 25-30 added. currency could not have been (Madhya Pradesh), Salboni (West of India (RBI). new currency.

65% spike in Delhi vehicle registrations Wall mural of Dilip Kumar

New Delhi According to the handbook, national level. IANS a total of 97.05 lakh vehicles are The government data added registered in Delhi. that the number of metered espite the Delhi govern- The government data water connections increased ment's claims that it has showed that out of the total reg- from 18.63 lakh in 2014-15 to Dtaken various measures istered vehicles, the number of 19.49 lakh in 2015-16 while the to promote public transport, the cars and jeeps stood at 29.87 total number of consumers of registration of new vehicles saw lakh while the number of motor- electricity increased from 50.44 a spike of around 65 per cent in cycles and scooters was at 61.04 to 52.63 lakh. 2015-16 compared to 2014-15, lakh. The statement said that an "As per the handbook, there government data showed average of over 35 lakh passen- are 1,131 health institutions with yesterday. gers commuted through the 48,131 beds in Delhi as on According to the Delhi Sta- Delhi Transport Corporation December 31, 2015," the govern- tistical Hand Book-2016 (DTC) buses on a daily basis dur- ment data said. released by Delhi's Deputy Chief ing 2015-16. "The total number of schools Minister Manish Sisodia yester- The government data in Delhi was 5,796 in 2015-16. day, the total number of new showed that the year also saw Around 44.31 lakh children were vehicles registered in Delhi an increase of Rs28,131 in the enrolled in these schools in increased from 5.34 lakh in per capita income of Delhi 2015-16 as compared to 44.13 Artist Ranjit Dahiya (left) and his assistant work on a wall mural of Bollywood actor Dilip 2014-15 to 8.77 lakh in which rose to Rs2,80,142 com- lakh during 2014-15," the state- Kumar in Mumbai yesterday. 2015-16. pared to Rs93,293 at the ment added. FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 EUROPE 11 Madrid lifts partial car ban as pollution eases

Madrid Pollution scare registration plates will be AFP allowed to drive around on even- With 3.2 million number days and cars with adrid yesterday residents and some odd-number registration plates lifted an unprece- 1.8 million cars, on odd-number days," it said in dented ban on half Madrid often suffers a statement. of most private from bad bouts of "It's not about traffic restric- cars as pollution pollution. tions but about the important Min the Spanish capital eased up. issue of public health," Deputy A day earlier and for the first Mayor Marta Higueras told time in Spain, authorities decided The move to ban half reporters. to implement a measure already of cars off the roads is "Lots of people suffer from used in other cities abroad by level three out of four breathing problems and are very ordering vehicles with even- anti-pollution affected by pollution." number registration plates to measures. With 3.2 million residents drive on even-number days, and and some 1.8 million cars, Madrid cars with odd-number plates on often suffers from bad bouts of odd-number days. unlikely to clear imminently. pollution. The measure took effect yes- There are exceptions to the The move to ban half of cars terday, but it was short-lived. ban, such as for mopeds, hybrid off the roads is level three out of In a tweet, Madrid city hall cars, those carrying three peo- four anti-pollution measures. said it had lifted the partial ban ple or more or used by disabled Level four also bans taxis from today "given the improve- people. Buses, taxis and emer- from the city, bar those using ment in NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) gency vehicles are also exempt. A traffic policeman checks licence plates during traffic restrictions intended to curb air pollution hybrid cars. and (weather) forecasts." But city hall said that some The measure implemented in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. The partial ban on cars is restrictions, such as a ban on by the city hall, led by an alliance activated when levels of harm- parking in the city centre for of leftist groups since 2015, ful NO2 in the atmosphere go non-residents, would continue Air Quality Index that measures London and more than 300 in roads to fight a particularly bad sparked criticism from the con- above 200 microgrammes per as pollution levels had still not and combines five major air pol- Delhi. bout of pollution. servative Popular Party (PP) cubic metre in at least two meas- come down to satisfactory lev- lutants, one of which is nitrogen Madrid's city hall announced From Thursday, between which ruled Madrid for nearly a uring stations for a specific els. Still, Madrid stood at a dioxide. on Wednesday it had ordered 0530 GMT and 2000 GMT, "vehi- quarter century and governs at period of time, and if the air is moderate 70 on the international This compared to 140 in half of most private cars off the cles with even-number the national level.

Europe steps up security for New Year celebrations Belgium boy critical after freezing balcony punishment

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was in a critical condition in hos- pital in Brussels after being left on a freezing balcony in his pyjamas for 15 hours on Boxing Day as a punishment, prosecutors and reports said. The child was forced to stay outside the flat in the Saint-Josse area of the capi- tal from 5am to 8pm on Monday after helping himself to something to eat from the kitchen, Het Laatste Nieuws newspaper reported. Emergency services LEFT: A truck is let through a concrete barrier in front of Berlin landmark Brandenburger Gate yesterday. Security has been stepped up for New Year found the little boy "uncon- celebrations across Europe after an attack on a Christmas market in the German capital on December 19. RIGHT: Italian military rpsco stand guard at a scious and suffering from security checkpoint in front of ancient Colosseum, in central Rome, yesterday. hypothermia and malnutri- tion", the Brussels prosecutors office said in a statement, adding that he was "still in a very critical condition". His twin sister was also Ukrainian activist faces graft probe as reforms row festers taken to hospital suffering from mistreatment and mal- Kiev that he suspected 27-year-old hryvnia ($11m). He did not spec- Odessa because of the reforms nutrition. The children's Reuters Yulia Marushevska (pictured), ify whether he was personally she had brought, thereby bring- mother, 31, and their 21-year- who resigned last month, of leading the investigation into ing in less revenue. old stepfather have been young activist who undervaluing cargo and other Marushevska's actions. In a separate interview, arrested on suspicion of "tor- became prominent in violations that he didn't specify. Nasirov's office did provide Marushevska denied all wrong- ture of a minor by someone AUkraine's 2014 uprising He did not say whether other official data for customs reve- doing and blamed Nasirov in a position of authority". and was later appointed to work people besides Marushevska nues between January and himself for derailing her efforts "The step-father has con- on a major project to reform the were being investigated. October, which showed that to rid Odessa port and other fessed without realising the corruption-plagued customs of As evidence, Nasirov said Odessa had not met its revenue nearby ports of endemic corrup- seriousness of the facts, while Odessa is herself being investi- that, in the weeks since Marush- target for 7 out of the 10 months tion. She says she clamped down the mother is still in denial," gated for corruption. evska stepped down on in 2016. Marushevska's office has on the practice of goods being the prosecutor's office said. Roman Nasirov, the head of November 14, the Odessa region previously said that weaker rev- deliberately undervalued and The woman is a French Ukraine's Fiscal Service, which had increased its customs reve- enues were due to the fact that accused Nasirov of shielding cor- national while the step-father is spearheading the probe, said nues by 30 percent, or 300m some corrupt businesses avoided rupt officers. is Belgian, the paper reported.

EU voters upset but say no Zoo inventory inclination to follow Brexit

London for any sign that popular discon- across the 15 European coun- Reuters tent is on the rise ahead of 2017 tries including Britain that were elections in France and Ger- surveyed. The percentage of uropean Union voters in many, and a likely vote in Italy. people in Germany, France and France, Germany, Italy A WIN/Gallup International Belgium who would vote to Eand Greece think their online survey of 14,969 people leave fell from a year ago. Fin- countries are heading in the showed voters were unhappy land and Greece saw an increase wrong direction but there is not across the European Union but in support for leaving, up to 40 yet any Europe-wide inclination that support for the EU remained percent from 29 percent and to to follow Britain towards exit- above 60 percent in most of the 46 percent from 38 percent ing the bloc, according to a poll biggest member states. respectfully. "2016 saw the EU published yesterday. The poll showed 89 percent foundations severely shaken," Britain's shock June 23 of voters in Greece thought their said Johnny Heald, managing Brexit vote, which was praised country was heading in the director of ORB International, at the time by then US presiden- wrong direction. In France the who did the UK polling. tial candidate Donald Trump as figure was 82 percent, Italy 79 "What stands out is the over- a "miracle", has raised questions percent and Germany 62 per- whelming view from EU citizens about the future of post-World cent. While EU voters are clearly that their countries are heading War Two attempts at European discontented, there was only a in the wrong direction — most integration. After Brexit and small rise in the number of peo- noticeable in France and Greece Animal keeper Kalle Kretschmer measures a green iguana during an inventory at the zoo Trump's victory in the United ple who would vote for an exit: — which makes fertile ground for in Bremerhaven, northwestern Germany, yesterday. States, investors are watching 36 percent from 33 percent right-wing populist parties." 12 AMERICAS FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016

Lawmakers in Brazil president Colombia pass amnesty law vetoes bill on for FARC rebels

Bogota states' debt AFP olombia's Congress passed a law granting Brasilia Financial woes Camnesty to Marxist Reuters FARC rebels as part of the Part of the bill gives country's peace deal, a devel- razilian President cash-strapped states opment the government Michel Temer vetoed a temporary pardon hailed as "historic." part of a bill that gives on their debts to the "Thanks to the Congress cash-strapped states federal government which in a historic vote a temporary pardon approved the amnesty law, to ease their woes. Bon their debts to the federal gov- first step toward consolidat- ernment to ease their fiscal woes, ing peace," President Juan raising tensions with Congress Temer's team is Manuel Santos said on over the measure. working on a new bill Twitter. The lower house of Congress to re-establish the The measure grants spe- last week surprised the Temer austerity measures, Brazilian President Michel Temer arrives to give a report before the press on the seven months cial legal treatment, amnesty administration by scrapping a which include a of his administration, at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, yesterday. and pardons to members of clause in the bill that forced freeze on wages and the Revolutionary Armed states in the worst financial con- an increase in pension speak freely on the matter. work to find a solution to the source at the Finance Ministry. Forces of Colombia (FARC) dition to take tough austerity contributions. Temer will keep the remain- states' fiscal woes. States such as Rio de Janeiro accused of political and measures in exchange for debt der of the bill, which lowers The changes passed in the have struggled to pay salaries for related crimes. The Senate relief. reduces debt payments and lower house forbid the govern- police and doctors and to keep passed the bill 69-0, after the The government vetoed austerity measures, which extends the maturity on 427bn ment from helping hospitals stocked with medical House of Representatives those changes, presidential include a freeze on wages and reais ($127bn) of debt owed by cash-strapped states such as this supplies, provoking violent approved it 121-0. spokesman Alexandre Parola an increase in pension contribu- all of the 27 states. year's Olympics host Rio de clashes between police and pro- "We welcome the said. Temer's team is working on tions, said a presidential aide In a statement, the Finance Janeiro without breaking the fis- testers enraged by the approval of the Amnesty Law, a new bill to re-establish the who asked for anonymity to Ministry said it will continue to cal responsibility law, said a shortages. this is another step in the long road to bringing peace to Colombians," FARC chief Rodrigo "Timochenko" Lon- dono said in a tweet. Obama expands 'green' legacy with 2 monuments Launched in 1964, FARC is about to begin handing over its weapons under a UN- Salt Lake City cliff dwellings. the course of his eight years in "This arrogant act by a lame monitored demobilization AP It's a blow for state Republi- office covers more acreage than duck president will not stand," process. Now "5,700 guerril- can leaders and many rural any other president. US Senator Mike Lee tweeted las will begin to descend from S President Barack Obama residents who say it will add His administration has about Bears Ears, which is the mountain and surrender (pictured) expanded his another layer of unnecessary rushed to safeguard vulnerable named for a set of rock their weapons," Senate Pres- Uenvironmental legacy in federal control and close the area areas ahead of President-elect formations. ident Mauricio Lizcano said the final days of his presidency to new energy development, a Donald Trump's inauguration. It Senator Orrin Hatch said in a statement. with national monument desig- common refrain in the battle has blocked new mining claims Obama showed "an astonishing The five-decade conflict nations on lands in Utah and over use of the American West's outside Yellowstone National and egregious abuse of execu- has killed more than 260,000 Nevada that have become flash- vast open spaces. Utah's attor- Park and new oil drilling in the tive power" and that "far-left people, left 45,000 missing points over use of public land in ney general vowed to sue. Arctic Ocean. Obama's creation special interest groups matter and forced nearly seven mil- the US West. In Nevada, a 300,000-acre and expansion of monuments more to him than the people who lion to flee their homes. The Bears Ears National Gold Butte National Monument covers more acreage than any have lived on and cared for Former president Alvaro Monument in Utah will cover outside Las Vegas would protect at risk of looting and vandalism. other president. Utah's lands for generations." Uribe spearheaded opposi- 1.35 million acres in the Four a scenic and ecologically fragile "Today's actions will help pro- But Trump's upcoming pres- Christy Goldfuss, managing tion to the peace deal after Corners region, the White House area near where rancher Cliven tect this cultural legacy and will idency has tempered the director of the White House nearly four years of announced Wednesday. In a vic- Bundy led an armed standoff ensure that future generations excitement of tribal leaders and Council on Environmental Qual- negotiations. tory for Native American tribes with government agents in 2014. are able to enjoy and appreciate conservationists, with some ity, said the Antiquities Act that The former president and and conservationists, the desig- It includes rock art, artifacts, rare these scenic and historic land- worrying he could try to reverse allows a president to create his allies argue the deal grants nation protects land that is fossils and recently discovered scapes," Obama said in a or reduce some of Obama's monuments does not give a pres- impunity to rebels guilty of considered sacred and is home dinosaur tracks. statement. expansive land protections. ident authority to undo a war crimes, giving them seats to an estimated 100,000 archae- The White House and con- Obama's creation and Utah's Republican senators designation, a rule the courts in Congress rather than send- ological sites, including ancient servationists said both sites were expansion of monuments over vowed to work toward just that. have upheld. ing them to prison.

Greek ambassador to Brazil is missing Court reopens probe of Cristina

Sao Paulo reported the ambassador missing or what he Buenos Aires The bombing of the centre in Reuters may have been doing in the area where he was AP Buenos Aires killed 85 people and last seen. A woman at the Greek Embassy in wounded hundreds of others. Iran reece's ambassador to Brazil has been Brasilia said she could not confirm the ambas- n Argentine court yesterday has denied any connection with the missing for three days, Rio de Janeiro sador was missing, only that he was on vacation ordered a renewed investiga- attack and declined to turn over the Gstate police said yesterday. Ambassador in Rio and expected to return to Brasilia on Jan- Ation into a prosecutor's suspects in the case. In its ruling, the Kyriakos Amiridis was last seen Monday night uary 9. accusation that former President top criminal tribunal accepted a in a poor northern suburb in the metropolitan The woman spoke on condition of anonym- Cristina Fernandez (pictured) cov- request to re-examine the charge area of Rio de Janeiro, the police said. ity as she said she was not allowed to talk about ered up the alleged involvement of Alberto Nisman against Fernandez, The police did not provide details on who the case with the press. Iranians in a 1994 attack against a her Foreign Minister Hector Timer- Jewish community centre. man and other officials. Actress Debbie Reynolds follows daughter Carrie Fisher in death

Los Angeles "We have lost a unique tal- AFP ent and a national treasure. Coming so close to the death of ebbie Reynolds, the her daughter, Carrie Fisher, this "Singin' in the Rain" is truly a double tragedy," Screen Dactress who tap-danced Actors Guild president Gabrielle her way into American hearts as Carteris said. "Their imprint on a star of Hollywood's Golden Age, our culture is profound, and they died on Wednesday, grief- both will live on." stricken over daughter Carrie Reynolds is best remem- Fisher's death a day earlier. bered as sweet but shy voice The 84-year-old suffered a artist Kathy Selden in "Singin' in stroke at son Todd Fisher's Bev- the Rain" (1952) and holding her erly Hills home after telling him own despite being cast opposite "I miss her so much, I want to be tap-dancing superstar Gene with Carrie," he was quoted as Kelly, who was more than twice telling celebrity news website her age. Off-screen, she was TMZ. known as the wronged party in Reynolds was the girl-next- one of Hollywood's most noto- LEFT: A file photo of actresses Debbie Reynolds (left) and her daughter Carrie Fisher in the press room at the 21st Annual door lead of a string of hit rious scandals, when her musicals in the 1950s after being husband, singer Eddie Fisher, left Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. RIGHT: Hundreds of fans of Carrie Fisher and Debbie discovered by MGM studio bosses her for her friend and fellow Reynolds hold lightsabers up in memory of actresses at Lightsaber Vigil in Disneyland Downtown. at a beauty contest in southern screen icon Elizabeth Taylor. California, going on to earn an Reynolds' daughter Carrie Wars" trilogy, died in Los Ange- Media reports said Reynolds struggled to come to terms with of the last of Hollywood Royalty. Oscar nomination for playing the Fisher, who catapulted to world- les on Tuesday, four days after had been at her son's house to another devastating blow so It breaks my heart that she is title role in 1964's "The Unsink- wide stardom as rebel warrior suffering a heart attack on a discuss funeral arrangements. soon after Fisher's death. gone," "Star Trek" actor William able Molly Brown." Princess Leia in the original "Star transatlantic flight. Fans and fellow celebrities "Debbie Reynolds was one Shatner said on Twitter. FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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LANDMARK Oru Muthasi Gadha (2D/Malayalam) 2:00pm Sing (Animation) 2:30pm Moana (2D/Animation) 3:00pm February (2D/Thriller) 4:30pm Snow Queen 3: Fire & Ice (2D/Animation) 4:30 & 6:15pm Assassin’g Creed (2D/Action) 5:15 & 9:30pm Vice & Kath & James (2D/Tagalog) 6:15pm La La Land (2D/Comedy) 7:15pm Within (2D/Horror) 8:15 & 11:30pm Dangal (2D/Hindi) 8:00 & 11:00pm The Monster (2D/Horror) 10:00pm Passengers (2D/Adventure) 11:30pm

ROYAL PLAZA Oru Muthasi Gadha (2D/Malayalam) 2:00pm Moana (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Sing (Animation) 3:00pm Snow Queen 3: Fire & Ice (2D/Animation) 4:30 & 6:15pm February (2D/Thriller) 4:30pm Passengers (2D/Adventure) 5:15pm Dangal (2D/Hindi) 8:00 & 11:00pm La La Land(2D/Comedy) 7:15pm ALL IN THE MIND Vice & Kath& James (2D/Tagalog) 8:00pm Within (2D/Horror) 6:15 & 10:00pm Assassin’g Creed (2D/Action) 9:30 & 11:30pm The Monster (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

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PRAYER TIMINGS

FAJR 04.57 am Tall order: Rare giraffe SHOROOK 06.19 am

ZUHR 11.32 am MAGHRIB 04.56 pm ASR 02.34 pm ISHA 06.26 pm calf born in UK zoo

WEATHER TODAY London of the herd but, for now, it's Rothschild's giraffe, part of AFP important that mum and efforts to understand why o o calf spend a few days their population is not British zoo was together striking up those increasing. 18 C 29 C celebrating after early bonds," explained the "Initiatives like this Minimum Maximum the birth of a keeper. really show the role that rare Roth- The creatures are modern zoos play in ani- schild's giraffe named after Walter Roth- mal conservation and it will calf,A whose number has schild, the British zoologist give us a better under- dwindled to fewer than and creator of the Tring standing of how we can 1,600 in its native Kenya Natural History Museum in help protect the species and and Uganda. central England and are its future," said Tim Row- "First-time mum, Tula, identified by their colour- lands, the zoo's curator of delivered the most precious ing and lack of markings on mammals. Christmas gift on Boxing the lower leg. Wild giraffe numbers Day," said Chester Zoo in a They are sometimes have plummeted by 40 per- message posted on its Face- known as the Baringo cent in the last three book page, along with a giraffe, in reference to their decades, and the species is picture of the mother and prevalence around Lake now "vulnerable" to extinc- her six-foot (180 centime- Baringo in Kenya, and also tion, a top conservation tre) calf standing between the Ugandan giraffe, where body warned earlier this her legs. their population has dwin- month. Rothschild's giraffes are dled by 90 percent in the The population of the one of the world's most at- last 45 years, according to world's tallest land mammal risk species and fewer than the zoo. dropped to below 100,000 1,600 exist in the wild, Roffe warned the spe- in 2015, mainly due to according to Sarah Roffe, cies was "often overlooked", shrinking habitats and ille- head of giraffes at the zoo and was experiencing "a gal hunting, the in northwest England. silent extinction" due to loss International Union for the Expected poor visibility over some areas at first. Hazy to misty/fog- "The new arrival is an of habitat and hunting for Conservation of Nature gy at places at first becomes mild important boost to num- their meat. (IUCN) reported. daytime. bers," added Roffe. "It really Chester Zoo has 20,000 "These majestic land HIGH TIDE 06:00 - 16:45 LOW TIDE 13:15 - 23:00 is the best Christmas gift we animals and welcomes 1.6 animals are undergoing a could have ever have million visitors each year. silent extinction," Julian Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department wished for. The zoo's giraffe experts Fennessy, co-chairman of "When it gets a little travelled to Uganda earlier the IUCN's specialist group more used to its long legs, it in the year to carry out their on giraffes, said in a The rare Rothschild's giraffe calf, born on Boxing Day at Chester will be introduced to the rest first ever census on the statement. Zoo, in northwest England. Major paintings showed early signs of disease: Study

London the University of Liverpool, one of the turned 76. Morrisseau's diagnosis came For De Kooning and AFP authors of the study, told AFP. at the age of 65. The indicator for Cha- Fractal analysis — a way to study gall, Monet and Picasso showed an Brooks, the study showed rushstrokes in paintings could patterns that is already used to spot increase in complexity into old age. a sharp decrease in the help early diagnosis of neurode- fake paintings — was used to gauge "What I'm hoping is this research complexity starting around Bgenerative diseases, according the relative complexity of the works. will trigger thinking about what's hap- the age of 40 — long to a study published yesterday of Fractals are often described as pening in the brain much earlier," works by famous sufferers such as Sal- "fingerprints of nature". Forsythe said. before their Alzheimer's vador Dali and Willem De Kooning. For De Kooning and Brooks, the "With dementia, people are con- diagnosis. De Kooning The analysis was carried out on study showed a sharp decrease in the cerned about their memory getting received an official 2,092 paintings, including those of two complexity starting around the age of worse. This shows something happen- diagnosis the year he artists with Parkinson's Disease, Dali 40 — long before their Alzheimer's ing long before that," she added. turned 85, and Brooks and Norval Morrisseau, and two with diagnosis. De Kooning received an offi- The study drew on research includ- Alzheimer's Disease, De Kooning and cial diagnosis in 1989 — the year he ing of US president Ronald Reagan's when he turned 79. For James Brooks. turned 85 — and Brooks when he linguistic decline starting in 1980 — long Dali and Morrisseau, the Works by Marc Chagall, Pablo turned 79. In the case of Dali and Mor- before he revealed his Alzheimer's diag- research found an increase Picasso and Claude Monet, who were risseau, the research found an increase nosis in 1994 at the age of 83. The article in "fractal dimension" in not known to suffer from any such dis- in "fractal dimension" in middle age was published in the American Psycho- ease, were also included for followed by decline starting from their logical Association's Neuropsychology middle age followed by comparison. "Knowing that you have late 50s. journal and was co-written with Ronan decline starting from their a problem sooner rather than later is Dali was diagnosed with drug- Reilly from Maynooth University in Ire- late 50s. always going to be an important med- induced Parkinsonism after his right land and Tamsin Williams from Britain's ical breakthrough," Alex Forsythe from hand began shaking severely when he National Health Service.

Snowy evening Fiasco over Athens Ferris wheel that won't turn

Athens company to allow it to remain AFP on the square until the required additional data are provided," senior Athens city offi- the Athens city hall said in a cial has resigned in an statement. Aunprecedented fiasco The furore started after pic- over a Ferris wheel that was tures circulated of the heavy erected for Christmas but then steel wheel on central Syntagma dismantled over safety con- Square supported by what cerns before ever operating. appears to be wooden blocks. The head of the city's event- The debacle prompted rid- planning organisation resigned icule of Athens Mayor George late Wednesday after a prose- Kaminis on social media for cutor ordered an investigation introducing "a wheel that fails into the 40-metre-tall (131-feet) to turn". One such post showed wheel that was supposed to King Kong futilely trying to offer the public free rides for budge the massive structure, a more than two weeks. second showed Kaminis citing The city had billed it as a Italian mathematician Galileo cutting-edge "dream" but then Galilei's famous quote about the reversed course and ordered it Earth — "And yet it moves" — dismantled after the operating while a third harped: "London company failed to address Eye, bought at Lidl," referring to safety fears in the required the budget supermarket chain. A man with his dog walks at Kugulu Park during snowfall in Ankara, Turkey, time. The operating company yesterday. "The city has turned down cited lack of timing to get the a request by the operating Ferris wheel running.