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Amir greets 750 students King of The Ministry provided 4,171 The Ministry of Education Morocco apply for students with the and Higher Education, in QNA/DOHA opportunity to apply for all The total number of accordance with the scholarship programs scholarships in the scholarship plan, directs Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin government scholarship Hamad Al Thani sent scholarships locally and abroad through and guides the students, yesterday a cable of congrat- the Student Portal, program has reached while the Ministry of ulations to King Mohammed QNA The scholarship VI of the Kingdom of Morocco DOHA Academic Bridge Program 4,171 students who are Administrative programme is on the occasion of the anni- currently enrolled in Development, Labor and witnessing increased (ABP) and the Amiri versary of his accession to the The Ministry of Education and their studies. throne. turnout by students Scholarship Program. Social Affairs prepares Higher Education announced the general policy for that 750 students have so far wishing to study applied for scholarships locally international relations, scholarships and Qatar University and abroad. law and international coordinates with Director of Admissions and accepts 4,500 Registration at the Department affairs in languages government agencies. of Scholarships Saleh Al Muftah other than English, students for said in a press statement yes- such as Italian and Fall 2019 terday that the Ministry’s schol- French. arships are witnessing increased turnout by students wishing to QNA/DOHA study international relations, law should go to all specialities within The Ministries of Education specialised diplomas and other as international relations in the and international affairs in lan- the framework of the State’s efforts and Higher Education and the specialisations required by the same languages, in addition to Qatar University (QU) guages other than English, such to enable them to work in all Administrative Development, State and the labour market. languages, translation and announced yesterday that the as Italian and French. sectors through the implemen- Labor and Social Affairs recently Among the main specialities engineering. university has accepted Al Muftah pointed out that tation of scholarship plans and the announced at a press conference are Supply Chain Management, The Ministry of Education and students for the 2019 Fall the ministry provided students provision of appointments, training the government scholarship plan Airport Management, Aviation Higher Education, in accordance semester, indicating the with the opportunity to apply for and development opportunities. and general conditions for the Management, Transport Logistics with the scholarship plan, directs acceptance of all Qatari all scholarship programs locally The government scholarship pro- 2019-2020 academic year, and Management, Airport Security, and guides the students, while the students who submitted and and abroad through the Student gramme seeks to provide spe- the role of each in their Aviation Security, Medicine, Ministry of Administrative Devel- met the accepted admission Portal, in addition to the Aca- cialised Qataris to meet the needs implementation. Assistant Medicine, Agriculture, opment, Labor and Social Affairs criteria at the university. demic Bridge Program (ABP) and of the labour market. They also identified the Livestock, Fisheries, Statistics and prepares the general policy for QU said that the total the Amiri Scholarship Program. Since the launch of the pro- target specialities within the Vital Statistics, Veterinary Med- scholarships and coordinates number of students admitted He added that the implemen- gramme in 2015, the total number framework of the government icine, Education (teachers), Com- with the government agencies to to the 2019 Fall semester tation of the government schol- of scholarships in the government scholarship plan for the 2019- puter and Information Science, prepare their scholarship plans reached about 4,500 students arship programme comes in scholarship programme has 2020 academic year and the and Law in Spanish, German, in light of their needs and then for bachelor’s degrees, response to the directives of the reached 4,171 students who are number of specialisation allo- Italian, Turkish, Russian, French send them to the Ministry of wishing all accepted students wise leadership that Qatari youth currently enrolled in their studies. cated to the bachelor’s degree, and Japanese languages, as well Education. success in their university life and acquire the knowledge to contribute to the service of their community and their Iran tanker captain says country. The Admissions Humanitarian Care Department explained in a marines used ‘brute force’ statement that all accepted Qatari applicants who met the AFP anonymous, said Royal Marines admission requirements were Home inaugurated MADRID boarded the Grace 1 ship and admitted to Qatar University, made his unarmed crew kneel noting that applications for SANAULLAH ATAULLAH temporarily hiring them until their criminal complaint. The captain of an Iranian tanker on deck at gunpoint. admission varied to include THE PENINSULA departure is ensured. NCCHT and International seized in Gibraltar, provoking The captain said that in the new students, transferred stu- This inauguration coincides Labour Organization (ILO) a diplomatic crisis between early hours of July 4, he was dents and applicants targeting The National Committee for with celebrating the World Day organised an event yesterday at the Tehran and London, has radioed a police request to a second bachelor’s degree. Combating Human Trafficking against Trafficking in Persons Inter-Continental Doha The City accused Royal Marines of board his ship and lowered his The QU said that orien- (NCCHT) yesterday opened new under the framework of Qatar’s yesterday to commemorate World unnecessary “brute force” when ladder. tation for new students will be shelters for the victims of traf- keenness to combat the crime of Day against Trafficking in Persons. detaining the ship, the BBC But he said before anyone held from August 18 to 21 for ficking in the country. trafficking in persons, enact laws It was attended by Assistant reported yesterday. could board, a military heli- girls and August 22 to 24 for The ‘Humanitarian Care Home’ and put in place mechanisms of Under-secretary for Labor Affairs The supertanker was seized copter landed on the ship and boys. located in Al Mamoura area is com- implementation with utmost deci- at the Ministry of Administrative on July 4 by Gibraltar police and Royal Marines came on. “They The orientation targets prising six villas, four of them are siveness and speed. Development Labour and Social British special forces from the didn’t care whether I was new and transferred students for housing and two for general The appropriate mechanism Affairs Mohammed Hassan Al United Kingdom off the master...we had 28 unarmed and doesn’t include any other services, all equipped and furnished has been put in place in coordi- Obaidli who is also Secretary of the overseas British territory. crew." I was in a state of shock, categories of admissions such in a decent manner. One villa can nation with the concerned NCCHT; Head of the ILO Project In an interview released everybody was in a state of as visiting students, second accommodate 52 people. authorities in the State to receive Office, Chief Executive Officer of yesterday, the Indian captain, shock,” he was quoted as bachelor’s degree students or The centre will provide the victim in case he submits the Qatar Charity Yusuf bin Ahmed Al who asked to remain saying. those on study courses. assistance and protection to complaint. The victim can submit Kuwari, and Secretary General of victims of trafficking in persons, his complaint via the website of Qatar Red Cresent Society Ali bin rehabilitating and integrating the NCCHT or at the security Hassan Al Hammodi and a number workers into society, and administration for ordinary of other stockholders. `P2 Sidra Medicine conducts Qatar’s first pediatric endoscopic brain surgery

THE PENINSULA DOHA surroundings, their eyes turn Neurosurgery department where downwards and their move- surgeons, Dr Ian Pople and Dr Surgeons from Sidra Medicine, ments become weak. Khalid Al Kharazi determined a Qatar Foundation entity, have Hydrocephalus, if left that she had hydrocephalus and successfully conducted mini- untreated in babies, can cause would need to undergo brain mally invasive keyhole brain severe disabilities or be fatal. surgery. surgery on a baby born with However, early diagnosis and Dr Ian Pople, Division Chief hydrocephalus. treatment through brain surgery, of Neurosurgery at Sidra Med- Hydrocephalus is a condition allows the majority of children icine said: “Most hydrocephalus in which fluids (cerebrospinal to live healthy and full lives. patients are typically treated by fluid) collect in the brain. It When Leen was five weeks placing a shunt system in the occurs in one to two per 1,000 old, during her regular newborn brain. Many people and children newborns globally. check-ups, her primary with shunts go on to live normal The condition is manifested healthcare paediatrician noticed lives but some children have in babies with a bulging fonta- that the circumference of her repeated problems with their nelle (the soft spot on the top of head was rapidly growing. It shunt. the skull) and an abnormal soon surpassed normal sizes. However, in Leen’s case, we enlargement of the head. Addi- They also noted developmental sought to perform a type of brain tional symptoms include sei- delays and that she was strug- surgery that is only feasible in zures, sleepiness and frequent gling with her vision. infants – Endoscopic Third Ven- vomiting. Infants start to show Leen was immediately triculostomy and Choroid Plexus A view of the newly-opened Humanitarian Care Home in Al Mamoura. a lack of interest in their referred to Sidra Medicine’s Cauterization (ETV/ CPC). `P2 02 HOME WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019

PRAYER TIMINGS Sidra Medicine conducts Qatar and Costa Rica OFFICIAL NEWS FAJR 03. 36 AM SHOROOK 05. 00 AM Qatar’s first pediatric review boosting ties Qatar strongly condemns attack ZUHR MAGHRIB 06. 22 PM endoscopic brain surgery 11. 40 AM on African Union ASR 03.07 PM ISHA 07. 52 PM FROM PAGE 1 Mission in Somalia This is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that WEATHER TODAY reduces the production of the abnormally excessive brain Doha: The State of Qatar has fluid (CSF) and creates a bypass for the cerebrospinal condemned in the strongest fluid in the head, thereby eliminating the need for a terms the attack on the Afri- lifelong shunt. The combined procedure we performed can Union Mission in Somalia on Leen, was a first for Qatar and quite possibly the GCC which killed a number of region.” Burundian peacekeeping In a pioneering surgery on April 29, spanning two soldiers. hours, the surgeons, used a flexible thin endoscope In a statement yester- through a tiny hole in Leen’s skull. The CPC process day, the Ministry of Foreign involved cauterizing most of the Choroid Plexus, the part Affairs expressed the State of her brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid. In Leen’s of Qatar’s shock at this hei- case, the plexus was producing excessive fluid — which nous crime and affirmed was causing her head to swell. its full solidarity with the Leen was discharged one week after surgery and con- African Union and its full tinues to visit Sidra Medicine’s neurosurgical team as support for the efforts aim- part of her post-operative care and to monitor her ing at maintaining peace in physical and mental development. Somalia. Her father Hassan, said, “When my wife was pregnant, The statement reiterated the we were told that the baby will have severe physical dis- firm position of the State of abilities and developmental challenges. We put our faith Qatar on rejecting violence in Allah and are so happy to see the outcome of the life- and terrorism, regardless of o o saving surgery she received at Sidra Medicine. There was motives and reasons. 33 C 44 C a point before her surgery where we even sought a second The statement expressed opinion with one of the biggest children’s hospitals in the condolences of the State Minimum Maximum The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Costa Rica, Manuel Canada, who assured us that Leen’s surgical plan put of Qatar to the families of Ventura Robles, has met with the Ambassador of the State of Qatar Hot daytime with slight dust at places and together by Sidra Medicine was top notch and that it had the victims, and to the gov- to Costa Rica, Mohammed bin Kurdi Talib Al Marri, in San Jose. The some scattered clouds. the best technologies and doctors for Leen to undergo ernment and people of

the surgery in Qatar. That reassurance really speaks to meeting reviewed the bilateral relations and ways of enhancing Burundi. QNA

HIGH TIDE 02:22 – 16:32 LOW TIDE 09:34 them, as well as issues of mutual concern. the high calibre of the care here.” Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department Uruguay Embassy joins ‘Green Embassies’ network Serbian FM meets Qatari envoy

RAYNALD C RIVERA Paper Recycling (EPR) aimed forged partnership with EPR in addition, of course, to special THE PENINSULA at promoting environmental addition to the French Embassy destruction of “high confi- sustainability. which signed collection dential” documents treated by The Uruguay Embassy in Doha It now joins the network of agreement with EPR. EPR. has become the latest member “Green Embassies” in the Dr. Jorge Antonio Sere He said the embassy also of ‘Green Embassies’ in Qatar country including the Sturzenegger, Uruguay Ambas- plans to organise activities, after signing an agreement embassies of Italy, Argentina sador to Qatar, and Abdulla Al media campaigns and educa- with pioneer Qatari SME Elite and Switzerland which have Suwaidi, Chairman of EPR, tional programmes aimed at signed the MoU recently at the raising public awareness on the EPR headquarters. importance of recycling and “Uruguay and Qatar share the adoption and implemen- the principles of preserving the tation of high sustainability environment and natural standards to make the work- resources, and are engaged in place well-functioning and integrating them in their pol- productive. icies as core values within For his part, Al Suwaidi said environmentally responsible that EPR currently recycles practices,” said Sturzenegger. over 3,000 tonnes of waste The ambassador noted that paper on a monthly basis and such initiative forms part of the that it has partnered with more Uruguay Ministry of Foreign than 250 schools and 700 Affairs’ efforts to help preserve private and public entities the environment such as including hypermarkets, min- material recycling, waste istries, embassies, and other sorting, and rational use of establishments across Qatar. water and energy. “We are very proud that we As part of this co-oper- are exporting 80 percent of our ation, the embassy will regu- products to various countries larly recycle wastepaper to across Asia, Africa Middle East The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of enhance responsible behaviour such as Oman, China Singapore the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, has met with the Ambassador in the workplace and and Malaysia. In addition, we Dr. Jorge Antonio Sere Sturzenegger (left), Uruguay Ambassador implement environment- are in negotiations with several of Qatar to Serbia, Sheikh Mubarak bin Fahd Al Thani, in Belgrade. to Qatar, and Abdulla Al Suwaidi, Chairman of EPR, during the friendly procedures in daily countries in Europe and During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways of signing ceremony at EPR headquarters. activities, the envoy added. In America,” he said. boosting them besides issues of mutual interest. Fresh Local Dates Festival: Sales surpass 80 tonnes

SIDI MOHAMED on festival’s seventh day (July in the number of sales and the local product and farmers and Al Thani Assistant Undersec- production of fresh dates THE PENINSULA 29) crossed over 13 tonnes, number of participating farms. the goal is to achieve self-suf- retary for Agriculture and Fish- without any costs, especially bringing the total sales to 80 In the first festival, the number ficiency. The festival is eries Affairs at the Ministry of after the success of the pre- Over 80 tonnes of fresh dates tonnes since the festival of participating farms was 23 organised by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, vious versions, he added. have been sold so far in the opened on July 23. The number but in this edition the number Municipality and Environment in a previous statement praised More than 85 local farms in ongoing 4th Fresh Local Dates of visitors to the festival on the has reached 86,” Adil Al Yafai, at Souq Waqif. The 12-day fes- the citizens, residents and a large air-conditioned tent at Festival 2019 and over 24,000 sixth day (July 28) was 4,500, Deputy Director of Agricultural tival opens from 4pm to 10pm tourists for visiting the festival, Souq Waqif have participated people have visited the festival, said the Ministry on its official Affairs Department at the Min- until August 3. The initiative is especially on weekends where in the festival. In the previous said the Ministry of Munici- website. istry of Municipality and Envi- part of a major programme of the number of visitors festival, over 205 tonnes of pality and Environment (MME). “The festival succeeded in ronment, said. the Ministry to provide plat- exceeded 15,000. fresh dates worth QR1.7m were Exhibitors praised the good marketing local fresh dates and He also said in a televised forms to local farms to market The festival is considered sold out during the festival and turnout this year compared to each year we notice a great remarks that the festival comes their produce. an important opportunity for attracted about 54,000 the previous years. The sales development and an increase in light of Qatar’s interest in the Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser the local farms to market their visitors. Humanitarian Care Home inaugurated in Al Mamoura area FROM PAGE 1 (QNV) 2030. QNV 2030 refers to and related phenomena such as the importance of spreading the forced labour and child labour. A detailed video, to assist the values of justice and equality, and He said that the move came presentation about the new ensuring peace and social inte- under the policy of Qatar to shelters, was given. Security gration and acceptance of others promote and protect human departments in Qatar will work and mutual respect for all sectors rights and preserve human in presenting any case of human and groups of society. dignity. trafficking to the National Com- The Assistant Undersecretary “Qatar has supported the mittee in order to launch the legal for Labor Affairs at the Ministry United Nations Global Plan of proceedings immediately. of Administrative Development Action against Trafficking in The aim of the centre is to Labour and Social Affairs, Persons since its adoption and has provide protection and social Mohammed Hassan Al Obaidli, taken many legislative measures, welfare to the category of workers said that Qatar paid great including Law No. (15) of 2011 on who need it according to the con- attention to fight crime of human Combating Human Trafficking, ditions and regulations, and to trafficking and spared no effort which criminalises trafficking in raise awareness on the impor- in establishing the national legal all forms and Law No. 21 of 2015 FROM LEFT: William Grant, Charge d’Affaires at the American Embassy in Qatar; Ali Hassan Al tance of protecting the rights of and institutional framework and which aborted sponsorship Hammadi, Secretary-General of Qatar Red Crescent; Mohammed Hassan Al Obaidly, Secretary of workers, which are considered as supporting all national, regional system and Law No. 15 of 2017 on the NCCHT, and Houtan Homanyounpour, Head of the ILO Project Office, during the conference on the pillars of social development and international efforts to domestic workers,” Al Obaidli World Day Against Trafficking held at InterContinental Doha The City.PIC: BAHER AMIN / THE PENINSULA within Qatar National Vision combat the trafficking in persons added. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 HOME 03 Ophthalmology services at ACC to begin on August 4

THE PENINSULA Dr. Fatima Al Mansouri, Senior Consultant and DOHA Head of HMC’s Ophthalmology Department, said the permanent move of clinics from Hamad Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Ambulatory Care Center General and Rumailah Hospitals to the ACC will (ACC) will welcome its first provide both patients and care teams with a ophthalmology outpatients on more spacious environment. Sunday, August 4, following the permanent move of clinics from Hamad General and Rumailah “To ensure as smooth a tran- technologically advanced oper- Hospitals. sition as possible for our patients, ating theatres and treatment The move will be followed our team has spent many months rooms. later in the month by the relo- preparing for the move of our The moving of the remaining cation of all ophthalmology sur- ophthalmology services from ophthalmology clinics will signal gical services from Rumailah Hamad General Hospital and the final phase in the relocation Hospital and all ophthalmology Rumailah Hospital to the ACC. I of services to the ACC; the Ambu- outpatient services from Hamad am delighted that we will now latory Care Center welcomed its General Hospital, except emer- be able to offer a complete first patients to outpatient clinics gency services, which will con- service, including clinics, in mid-2017 as part of a phased tinue to be offered at Hamad surgery, and inpatient stays at opening of the new facility, General Hospital’s Emergency this fantastic facility which will which was officially opened Department. enable us to provide even more along with the Qatar Rehabili- Dr. Fatima Al Mansouri, patients with the best possible tation Institute (QRI) and the Senior Consultant and Head of care,” said Dr. Al Mansouri. Women’s Wellness and Research HMC’s Ophthalmology She noted that the Ophthal- Center (WWRC) in December Department, said the move to the mology Department has seen a 2017. A patient is being treated at Ophthalmology Department. ACC will provide both patients 34 percent rise in outpatients and Dr. Khalid Al Jalham, and care teams with a more spa- a 13 percent increase in inpa- Director of ACC, said the move cious environment. She said care tients since 2016. She said the of the remaining ophthalmology our new facility for the first time with the right care, at the right Ophthalmology outpatient teams will be able to accom- relocation of services to the new clinics to the ACC means that is extremely positive. Being able time, and in the right place is clinics are located on the sixth modate a larger number of facility means that patients will patients will be able to enjoy the to offer not only clinical but also what we as clinicians are com- floor of the ACC, while the oper- patients, offering an improved now be able to access all their full benefits of the ‘one stop shop’ surgical procedures in a single mitted to delivering. I believe ating theatres are located on the patient experience. Dr. Al Man- care needs, including pre- and model. location means that we can that the services, treatment, and second floor. Inpatient and souri noted there are also plans post-surgical care, within the “The number of patients provide the very best care to our care offered at the Ambulatory admissions are located in the to introduce several new services same location. The move to the being seen at the ACC continues patients with minimum incon- Care Center go a long way to neighbouring Qatar Rehabili- at the department’s new location, new facility will also ensure to increase and the feedback we venience or disruption to their delivering on this commitment,” tation Institute; both buildings including refractive eye surgery. patients have access to the most have received from those visiting schedule. Providing our patients said Dr. Al Jalham. are linked via a bridge.

QSCCB attends Gulf forum for Population of Qatar rises to 2.64 million in June THE PENINSULA driving licenses in June 2019. In The demographic monthly rate of 15.9 percent and pared to May 2019. DOHA blind in Oman June this year, 5736 driving statistics showed that 2.0 percent, respectively com- Total electricity con- licenses were issued which is pared to May 2019. sumption during June 2019 was QNA Four hundred sixty three an increase of 11.1 percent when the total population The demographic statistics 4907.2 GWh attaining a monthly SALALAH building permits were issued in compared to June 2018 when of Qatar has increased showed that the total popu- increase of 16.6 percent and an June 2019, an increase of 20.9 5,165 driving licenses had been lation of Qatar has increased annual rise of 27.6%. While the The Qatar Social and Cultural percent when compared to June issued. from 2.58 million from 2.58 million during June total water consumption has Center for the Blind (QSCCB) 2018 in which 383 building The Planning and Statistics during June 2018 to 2018 to 2.64 million at end of reached 56850.8 Thousand m3 participated in the annual Gulf permits were issued. Authority’s Qatar Monthly Sta- 2.64 million at end June 2019, an annual increase during the same month forum for the blind in 2019, According to the 66th issue tistics bulletin also shows an of 2.2 percent. attaining a monthly increase of organised by Omani Al Noor of Qatar Monthly Statistics Bul- increase in the total number of of June 2019, an Regarding vital statistics, 2.4% and an annual rise of Association for the Blind in letin, Al Rayyan Municipality vessels arriving at Qatar ports. annual increase of 2.2 2143 live births have been reg- 49.2%. Dhofar governorate. tops the list with 125 building In June 2019, 12,170 vessels percent. istered during June 2019, a 2.5 The total number of regis- The Centre’s participation permits followed by Doha arrived at Qatar’s ports com- percent decrease compared to tered new vehicles during June in this forum is part of its objec- Municipality with 107 building pared to 5406 vessels in June May 2019. On the other hand, 2019 has reached 4103 new tives, which aims at strength- permits were issued in June 2018 which is increase of 125 June 2019 also witnessed a rise 180 deaths were recorded vehicles. The figure showed a ening the human relations 2019. The bulletin also indicates percent. in total electricity generated during the same period, a monthly decrease of 27.6% and between the blind, the visually an increase in issuance of According to the bulletin, and total water production at a decrease of 5.8 percent com- an annual increase of 4.9%. impaired and the society, and consolidating the relations between the Center and other Arab and international centers Qatar participates in Gulf Summer Scout Camp working in the same field. The five-day forum, which has been concluded recently, included lectures and work- shops, as well as poetry eve- nings, entertainment competi- tions and various sports and cultural activities to highlight the talents and creativity of the blind to challenge disability and integrate them into society. Arab human rights panel session begins

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The 46th ordinary session of the Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights got under way at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League yesterday, with the participation of representatives The Gulf Summer Scout Camp of advanced stage opened yesterday in Dhofar Governorate of Oman. The event which is being organised by Scouts and Guides Directorate of concerned bodies in Member of Oman will conclude on August 4. Qatar Scouts and Guides Association is participating in the camp with a delegation of eight members led by its Leader Ghanam Al States, national human rights institutions and civil society Kuwari. A total of 350 leaders and scouts from GCC countries, Yemen and Jordan are participating in the camp. organizations that have observer status with the Committee as well as the relevant sectors in the joint Arab action system. QNRF & DIFI announce recipients of 4th cycle of OSRA grant Qatar is represented by Senior Secretary of the THE PENINSULA the preservation of the Arab Funding for the 4th Executive Director QNRF, said, issues related to the Arab family, Department of Human Rights DOHA family unit, as well as offering cycle of OSRA has “We are delighted to see that which will help us to delve into of the Ministry of Foreign analysis to help alleviate the been awarded to OSRA has garnered an increasing some of the pressing issues the Affairs Mohammed Rashid Qatar National Research Fund problems they face. researchers from interest from researchers glo- family unit is facing in our region Subaih. The Israeli violations of (QNRF) and Doha International Funding for the 4th cycle of bally over the years. Through this today. In return, this knowledge human rights in the occupied Family Institute (DIFI) — both OSRA has been awarded to Qatar, Palestine, program, we aim to engage will help us identify realistic Arab territories feature high on members of Qatar Foundation researchers from Qatar, Pal- Lebanon, the US, and scholars, researchers, and poli- solutions for the benefit of every the agenda of the session. — have awarded grants to seven estine, Lebanon, the US, and UK. the UK. cymakers in a holistic and com- family, and to ensure their hap- The session will also con- research proposals under the 4th Topics include exploring mar- prehensive discussion pertaining piness and well-being.” sider the formulation of phased cycle of their jointly funded riage and the family structure in to the contemporary challenges The call for proposals, plans for the Arab strategy on programme ‘OSRA’. the context of political conflict faced by the Arab family, as well launched in January this year, human rights, adopted by the OSRA, the Arabic word for and migration in the Arab World, world to conduct empirical as support the formulation of received strong interest from Council of the League at the ‘family’, is a QNRF-DIFI joint ini- as well as fatherhood, adolescent research that contributes to the strategies and policies to address local, regional, and international summit level at its 30th regular tiative designed to promote substance abuse, and factors of development of evidence-based these challenges effectively.” academic research institutions. session in Tunis in March 2019. research on issues related to the marriage delay. policies relating to family Dr. Sharifa AL Emadi, Exec- The applications were subjected It is also scheduled to choose Arab family. It supports the To broaden the existing cohesion, marriage and divorce, utive Director, DIFI, said: “This to a rigorous evaluation process, the logo for the Arab human development of comparative and knowledge-base on Arab fam- families at risk, parenthood, and year we received a number of which assessed them for their rights day 2020, among other evidence-based policies and ilies, QNRF and DIFI encourage relevant social policy research. interesting and relevant pro- competitiveness based on scien- issues. programs aimed at promoting researchers from around the Dr. Abdul Sattar Al-Taie, posals touching on important tific and programmatic review. 04 HOME WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 Events by QNL in August to encourage creative skills

THE PENINSULA every Saturday from August 17 excitement about the “New DOHA to September 7. World” to homesickness for his Muneera Al Buainain, Senior home country. The music uses Qatar National Library will host Information Services Librarian elements of Native American and a variety of events, activities and at the Library, said: “Our pro- African-American melodies, but classes for the community in grams in August are both also shows strong links to Czech August aimed at encouraging engaging and educational, care- traditional music. creative writing, social media fully curated to be of value to a The evening will begin with skills and music appreciation. wide audience of every age, back- an introduction to the symphony, Throughout the month, regular ground and interest. Everyone has followed by a screening of the book clubs and skills workshops the opportunity—whether they are complete performance by the continue to give visitors the students on their summer Berlin Philharmonic under opportunity to expand their vacation, busy professionals, fam- Claudio Abbado. Members who horizons and meet new people. ilies or expats new to Qatar—to are unable to join can enjoy this “The Qatari Experience learn new skills and have a fun concert and many other Abroad” on August 3 aims those and educational time outside their recorded performances for free considering living abroad for classrooms and offices. We hope using their Library membership study, work or simply to try a new the events will encourage our card on Naxos Video Library. adventure. The talk is an oppor- community to come and spend August readers and Opinions tunity to meet a group of Qataris more time at the Library.” Book Club meeting on August who will share their stories about The power of music to 29 will discuss I Saw Ramallah, life abroad and how they express powerful emotions is the by Mourid Barghouthi. The auto- overcame the challenges they theme of “Homesickness in Clas- biographical work tells the story Throughout the month, skills workshops and regular book clubs will give visitors the opportunity to faced, such as homesickness. The sical Music” on August 19, a of Barghouthi’s return to Ram- expand their horizons and meet new people. event, to be presented in English screening of Symphony No. 9, allah after years of exile and and Arabic, is an opportunity to “From the New World” by Czech presents a powerful meditation pose questions to these veterans of the Library’s numerous online work together to build an archi- collaboration with Radhi Al Hajri, composer Antonin Dvorak. The on the Palestinian experience. of life on other shores. resources. The discussion will be tectural structure of their own founder of Zekreet Publishing symphony was composed by In the ‘Inspiring Individuals’ “Book Discussion: Siblings hosted in the Assistive Technology design. The event promises to be and Distribution. The sessions Dvorak during his tenure as series on August 29, engineer with Special Needs” on August 7 Room. “Building with Bricks Chal- two hours of competitive fun in will refine the creative writing director of the National Conserv- Mohammed Al Janahi will share will discuss Special Brothers and lenge” on August 24 is a creative the spirit of creativity. skills of promising writers while atory of Music of America in New his interesting professional Sisters, by Monica McCaffrey and team-building activity with Lego A series of Arabic creative strengthening the creative tools York from 1892 to 1895. It is a journey, which began in the oil Annette Hames. The book is bricks. Groups of five to seven par- writing workshops begins on to support local literature. The powerful testament of Dvorak’s sector before he went on to teach available on eBook Central, one ticipants ages 16 and above will August 17, presented in workshops will be open to adults feelings abroad that ranged from mathematics in Qatar’s schools. Bollywood icon Anil Kapoor is Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ new brand ambassador

THE PENINSULA His fame and recognition in India as well as DOHA globally will undoubtedly complement and strengthen our communication strategy to Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the achieve the aggressive expansion plans we largest global jewellery retailer with 250 have in India as we as globally,”said M P showrooms, has signed Bollywood icon Anil Ahammed, Chairman, Malabar Group. Kapoor (pictured), to its star-studded list of “I only endorse brands that I believe in brand ambassadors. and can support, as it comes with a lot of Anil Kapoor, who is known for his ver- responsibility,” says Anil Kapoor on the satile and natural acting, has appeared in occasion. numerous Hollywood and Bollywood movies “I am humbled & thrilled that a brand and television series. His career has spanned like Malabar Gold & Diamonds has shown almost 40 years as an actor, and as a pro- faith in me and chosen me as the face of their ducer since 2005. brand. I have attended many inauguration Al-Attiya Motors and QSports representatives Aya Kassab, Head He has also won numerous awards in his events of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in India of Business Development Unit and Qazi Yousri, Media Manager, career, including two National Film Awards, an abroad so this is like a big warm home- hand over the keys of the Kia Telluride to the winner of the SEC one Screen Actors Guild Award and six coming for me.” Raffle Draw, Samah Mohammed S M, in a ceremony held at the Al Filmfare Awards in varied acting The Group currently operates retail Sadd showroom branch of Kia Qatar. categories. outlets spread across ten countries in the Anil Kapoor will be seen in the new TV Chhillar as their brand ambassadors. India, Middle East, Southeast Asia and commercial series by Malabar Gold & Dia- “We are happy to welcome Mr. Anil America. The company also plans major Al-Attiya Motors awards lucky monds named ‘Malabar Promises’ which will Kapoor to the Malabar Family. We have been expansion in international market including be released soon. Malabar Gold & Diamonds associating with Anil Kapoor over the last 5 new territories such as Bangladesh, Sri winner a Kia Telluride SUV already have Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tam- years for various store inaugurations, so this Lanka, Australia, Canada, Egypt and Turkey, annaah Bhatia and Miss World 2017 Manushi was a natural progression of our relationship. among others. THE PENINSULA DOHA

HMC workshop Al-Attiya Motors, the exclusive automotive sponsor of QSports for the Summer Entertainment City 2019, along with representatives from for students to QSports; Aya Kassab, Head of Business Development Unit and Qazi Yousri, Media Manager, handed over the keys of the Kia Telluride to promote careers the winner of the SEC Raffle Draw, Samah Mohammed S M in a ceremony held at the Al Sadd showroom branch of Kia Qatar. in healthcare Samah Mohammed was ecstatic at being picked as the winner engineering of the raffle draw and stated that her initial reaction was shock and disbelief when she was given the news that she had won a Kia Tel- THE PENINSULA luride SUV. DOHA Originally showcased as a concept at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, the Kia Telluride was an immediate sensation among motoring enthusiasts and is considered by many to be the best in its category. Hamad Medical Corporation’s The Telluride is a product of the Kia Design Center in Irvine, CA and (HMC) Engineering Department, Student trainees with officials. is designed to convey a presence that is traditionally associated in collaboration with the Health with the original legendary SUVs. It is powered by a 3.8-litre V6 Professions Awareness and Volun- The workshop also included working at our three Hamad Bin Students who participated GDI engine capable of 291 hp and 355 Nm of torque. teering Program, recently visits to support services facil- Khalifa Medical City hospitals - in the workshop expressed their The Summer Entertainment City attracted more than 55,000 organised a training workshop for ities at HMC, including the Qatar Rehabilitation Institute satisfaction with the program visitors from June 3, the first day of Eid al-Fitr until the July 13, giving students from local secondary kitchen, laundry, and other (QRI), the Ambulatory Care and described it as informative members of the Qatar public a chance to capitalise on their Eid hol- schools and universities at various administrative sections. Center (ACC), and Women’s and inspiring. They said the idays by engaging in an array of fun and exciting games and HMC facilities, recently. The Abdulla Al Kubaisi, Head of Wellness and Research Center workshop provided them with activities. workshop was designed to help Training and Development with (WWRC).” insight into how various engi- “It was a great pleasure to partner with Kia Qatar and we are promote different types of support HMC’s Engineering Department “The Engineering neering disciplines and support always looking forward to greater levels of cooperation on bigger service careers available at HMC, said promoting an early interest Department is keen to promote services are essential to running opportunities in the future,” said Kassab. such as electrical and electronics in healthcare careers among the important role we play in pro- healthcare facilities, including The event was sponsored by Al Attiya Motors & Trading Co., the engineering. young people is an important viding safe, high-quality during times of disaster and official distributor of Kia vehicles in Qatar and was attended by key Organised for the seventh con- strategy for addressing the healthcare and we regularly emergencies. members of the AMTC staff. secutive year, the program saw the global health professional speak to secondary school and At the end of the one-week Al Attiya, in a statement, stressed Kia Qatar’s position as a strong participation of 27 trainees who shortage. university students as part of training program, certificates of supporter of the community in Qatar saying, “We are always eager were provided with an overview “As part of this workshop, expos and job fairs that are aimed attendance were distributed as to lend our support and encouragement to events like the Summer of the role of engineering services we provided trainees with an at providing young people with part of a ceremony held in the Entertainment City that celebrate the spirit of sports in Qatar and in a hospital and specifically the overview of the duties and the information they need when main auditorium of the Engi- do our part for the Qatar community. We look forward to lending role of engineering in the delivery responsibilities of engineers and planning for their future career,” neering Department at Hamad our support to QSports once again for any future endeavours that of safe and effective patient care. technicians who are currently said Al Kubaisi. Bin Khalifa Medical City. we can be a part of.” Qatar Youth Hostels participates in World Youth Rally in Seoul

QNA/SEOUL Youth Rally, which was held said, in a press statement that economic and in the field of sus- recently, was part of the Youth the participation included a tainable development. The Qatar Youth Hostels partici- Hostel strategy to strengthen special pavilion to introduce the Qatari youth delegation visited pated in the 44th World Youth international relations with its participants and representatives key tourist attractions in Seoul. Rally in Seoul, South Korea. The counterparts abroad, exchange of delegations from 15 countries The members of the delegation’s event was organised by the experiences and cultures and to Qatar’s culture. Qatar was the participation was also an oppor- Korean Youth Hostel in coop- discuss international issues only Arab country that attended tunity for them to invite their eration with the International within the goals of sustainable this youth gathering this year. counterparts to participate in Hosteling under the theme “Be development and building a The participation also high- various programs of Qatar Friends, Best Friends”. network of international lighted the achievements of Youth Hostels, most notably the A delegation of Qatar Youth Hostels during the 44th World Youth Rally The participation of Qatar friends. Qatar in all aspects of devel- ‘Discover Qatar in 144 hours’ in Seoul, South Korea. Youth Hostels in the World The Qatar Youth Hostels opment, health, education and program. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 HOME 05 Students explore careers and campus life at CMU-Q

A total of 72 students participated in the founder of Kaffeinated, a hub for intensive three-week program, learning coffee aficionados in Qatar. “My about the biological sciences, business four years at CMU-Q were the most amazing years of my life. administration, computer science, and The environment at CMU-Q is a information systems programs offered at constant cycle of pushing you to CMU-Q. The SCPP also helped participants pursue extraordinary achieve- learn more about student life and future ments and build a reputation beyond these walls.” career possibilities. Sara Al Hamadi, a rising senior at Al Jazeera Academy and SCPP participant, said, ”I had an THE PENINSULA learn more about student life and amazing experience at SCPP and DOHA future career possibilities. it helped me identify my passion Damian Dourado, director of for biological sciences. After A group of a secondary school pre-college programs at CMU-Q, attending this program, I can students from across Qatar spent said: “The SCPP strengthens stu- certainly say that CMU-Q is my three weeks exploring future dents’ understanding of mathe- first choice for college, and after areas of study in science, tech- matics, English, and SAT and ACT graduating next year, I hope to nology, and business during the preparation, and helps them get accepted here and excel in annual Summer College Preview explore the majors offered at my academics.” Program (SCPP), hosted by CMU-Q. The passion demon- Najah Alnounou, a student Carnegie Mellon University in strated by the students drives us at Doha Academy and SCPP par- Qatar (CMU-Q). at CMU-Q to create an amazing ticipant, said, “Our group A total of 72 students partic- experience for these students.” The secondary school students from Qatar posing for a group photo. developed an interactive game ipated in the intensive three- The fast-paced program by applying the skills we learned week program, learning about includes workshops to help stu- application. Nearly 20% of first- participant was the keynote anything was to be a part of during our three weeks here. the biological sciences, business dents take charge of their aca- year students at CMU-Q have speaker at the closing cer- Carnegie Mellon University and SCPP was a very enjoyable and administration, computer demic careers by setting goals, completed the Summer College emony. “When I attended SCPP become a Tartan.” valuable experience for me, and science, and information systems managing time effectively, Preview Program. in 2012, it gave me a sense of Al Naemi is currently has encouraged me to apply to programs offered at CMU-Q. The working on group projects, and Maryam Al Naemi, a CMU-Q direction and made me realize working as a systems engineer CMU-Q and opt for computer SCPP also helped participants preparing a competitive college graduate and former SCPP that what I want more than at Qatar Petroleum and is the science as my major.” Mall of Qatar to celebrate Eid Al Adha with Nickelodeon characters THE PENINSULA from August 11 to 17 at 2pm, provide the most diversified DOHA 5.00pm and 8pm. After each and entertaining Eid Al Adha show, audience members can celebrations and hope that our Mall of Qatar is all set to bring a take a selfies with their favorite visitors will enjoy Nickelo- wonderful Eid Al Adha celebra- characters during the meet-and- deon’s super popular char- tions to its visitors with excep- greet. They can also participate acters. Eid Adha Mubarak to tional free family entertainment in fun-filled games and experi- all!” said Malik Qaiser, Mall of with Nickelodeon Rocks. ences in the activity area located Qatar acting CEO. Exclusively at Mall of Qatar, in East Gate 1. As part of the Qatar Summer visitors can join Nickelodeon’s Every day during this seven- Festival organized by Qatar PAW Patrol’s Chase & Marshall, day celebration, Mall of Qatar is National Tourism Council, Shimmer & Shine, Dora The also giving visitors the oppor- roaming artistes will also Explorer and SpongeBob in the tunity to sing along with Nicke- entertain kids throughout the best dance party ever. lodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants mall and shoppers can enter the The beloved characters will at 12 noon, 3.30pm, 6.30pm and raffle draws for a chance to win feature at the best dance party PAW Patrol’s Chase & Marshall at cash prizes and a McLaren sports during highly dynamic shows on 12.40pm, 4.15pm and 7.15pm. car for every QR200 spent at any the Oasis Stage to be presented “We are committed to of the retailers. Ooredoo urges customers to be vigilant about new ‘lottery win’ scam attempts THE PENINSULA/DOHA ‘processing fee’ to receive their winnings. Manar Khalifa Al Muraikhi – Director PR and Qatar’s leading telecommunications operator - Corporate Communications at Ooredoo – said of Ooredoo - has encouraged customers to report the latest scam attempts: “We won’t ever ask cus- any and all communications they feel may be suspi- tomers to send us money in order to win a prize. cious, in light of a raft of recent fraud attempts All our competitions are publicised in press releases involving so-called lottery wins. to the media and via our own verified social media Ooredoo reports having seen many examples accounts; we’ll clearly mention how winners will recently of fraudsters contacting its customers to let be announced; and there will never be any payment them know they have won substantial sums of money required to claim prizes. We know fraudsters will — via a lottery, for example — and all they need to stop at nothing in their attempts to scam our cus- do to claim their money is transfer a ‘processing fee’ tomers, but we are entirely committed to ensuring via prepaid credit, money transfers or other means. we keep our customers, their personal data and their Some of the recent fraud attempts have finances as safe as possible. We’re constantly working included fraudsters using the Ooredoo logo, fake to stay abreast of the latest fraud trends, and websites and even images of Ooredoo senior man- encourage all our customers to be vigilant and report agement team and so-called ‘previous winners’ to any suspicious communication or activity to us as try to convince customers the communication and soon as possible.” To report any suspicious com- lottery win is legitimate. Of course, there is no munication, however it was received, customers lottery win and customers will not receive any can call on 111; email at [email protected] prizes; instead, they are left out of pocket having or [email protected] or visit any of our transferred funds believing they are paying the Ooredoo shop around town. Al Jazeera English on Bangladesh’s first-ever DTH platform

THE PENINSULA/DOHA With the flooding of Smart Beximco Communications Ltd HDTVs in Bangladesh, masses said: “We saw a substantial Al Jazeera has signed an are fast adopting different market which needed to be agreement with Beximco viewing habits expecting addressed and make it a signif- Communications Ltd. to launch choicest of HD contents and icant business case, hence we Al Jazeera English HD Channel viewing experience. AKASH DTH seized the opportunity. This all on Bangladesh’s first DTH and their large bouquet of local happened because of a vision to platform reaching diverse & foreign TV Channels will be bring in world-class home enter- audience across the country. able to provide viewers with an tainment service that will redefine Beximco, has launched enhanced viewing experience the best quality TV viewing expe- Bangladesh’s first ever DTH that is unequalled in the coun- rience in Bangladesh.” (Direct To Home) service with try’s existing market. He expressed his con- the brand name “AKASH” using Commenting on the part- tentment for having a part- country’s own satellite “Banga- nership, Abdulla AlNajjar, Exec- nership with a leading media bandhu” Satellite1 on May 19, utive Director of Global Brand network like Al Jazeera and 2019, said a statement. and Communications at Al wished an enduring association. AKASH DTH is set to revo- Jazeera Media Network said: Bangladesh, a country with over lutionize TV viewing in Bang- “We are delighted to have part- 162 million population has a ladesh, as the Commerce Min- nered with Beximco and look rapidly growing TV penetration ister of Bangladesh Tipu Munshi forward to launch of Al Jazeera aggregating to over 23 million said “when we are moving English HD Channel on AKASH TV households. The increasing towards our dream of ‘Digital DTH which will provide our numbers reflects that TV is still Bangladesh’ and establishing our viewers a different engaging the centre of family enter- presence in the sky, a company experience on the first ever DTH tainment in the country. 95% of from our country is going to platform of Bangladesh” the Pay TV market is dominated make its debut today.” Faisal Hyder (CEO) of by Cable TV. 06 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 Haftar brings in foreign forces to attack Tripoli: GNA ANATOLIA “There is intelligence information about TRIPOLI launching airstrikes on Tripoli by bringing foreign parties [into Libya],” Osama Al Juwaili, A Libyan military commander yesterday accused Khalifa commander of the military West Zone of the Haftar, who commands rival UN-recognised Government of National Accord forces in eastern Libya, of (GNA), said. bringing in foreign troops to attack the capital Tripoli. “There is intelligence infor- UN-recognised Government of measures” against the possible mation about launching air- National Accord (GNA), said. attacks. strikes on Tripoli by bringing He, however, did not elab- Since early April, forces loyal foreign parties [into Libya],” orate on the identity of the to Haftar have been launching a Osama Al Juwaili, commander foreign forces, saying that his campaign to capture Tripoli from of the military West Zone of the forces have taken “unpredictable the GNA forces. Clashes between the two sides since then have left more than 1,000 people dead and New attacks disrupt Tripoli about 5,500 wounded, according Pearl diving season to the World Health Organi- Pearl diving boats arrive for the annual pearl diving season off the coast of the port city of Khairan, flights, prompting UN alarm zation (WHO). 100km south of Kuwait City, yesterday. Pearl-diving trips are held annually in order to keep alive Commenting on the seized traditions that accompanied the once important national trade of pearl diving, prior to the discovery AFP/TRIPOLI French weapons in Gharyan, the commander said the Libyan of oil. Rocket fire forced flights to be suspended and passengers evac- Presidential Council has offi- uated at the Libyan capital’s airport, where a UN envoy warned cially asked France to issue a civilian aircraft had come “perilously close” to being hit. clarification in this regard. Fighting has raged on Tripoli’s doorstep since Libyan “The French said that they strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive in April to seize were unusable weapons that will Iraq: Former governor embezzled the capital, the seat of the UN-recognised Government of National be destroyed, but Libya is not a Accord (GNA). Flights were halted twice on Monday, according landfill. This is unconvincing,” $10m in aid for the displaced to Mitiga airport’s Facebook page, but were operating again he said. yesterday. GNA forces seized four AFP Mosul, capital of Nineveh. Many said. “It was transferred to Several planes were diverted to Misrata, 200km east of Tripoli, French missiles when it overran BAGHDAD of the province’s inhabitants are Kurdistan,” an autonomous during the first suspension which lasted for several hours in the a camp of Haftar forces in June. still displaced as public services region where the sacked gov- afternoon after shelling near the runway. France earlier this month Around $10m in aid for the have not been fully reestab- ernor of Nineveh, Nawfel Akoub, In the evening, the airspace was “closed again and passengers officially denied providing mis- displaced in northern Iraq’s lished. Currently, 1.6 million is thought to be in hiding, along already on board planes disembarked because of another series siles to forces loyal to com- Nineveh province, where the Iraqis are still crowded into with several other officials of rockets”, the airport management said.It was unclear who mander Khalifa Haftar in Libya’s Islamic State group was based, has camps for the displaced, of wanted by Baghdad. was behind the attacks. Addressing the UN Security Council by east. been embezzled by its fugitive which 40 percent are originally He has been on the run video link from Tripoli on Monday, UN envoy Ghassan Salame Libya has remained beset by ex-governor, the country’s anti- from Nineveh, according to the since a ferry sank in Mosul on expressed “alarm” about the frequent attacks that have shaken the turmoil since 2011, when long- corruption commission said International Organisation for Mother’s Day in March, killing capital’s only functioning airport. He said several “have come per- time ruler Muammar Gaddafi yesterday. Migration (IOM). 150 people. ilously close to hitting civilian aircraft with passengers on board”. was ousted and killed in a bloody A spokesperson for the A total of 11.3bn Iraqi dinars In April, the commission “I am afraid that with the almost daily bombardment, luck Nato-backed uprising after four Integrity Commission said that ($9.4m) had been allocated to said that more than $60m of will run out,” Salame said, according to the UN website. decades in power. its investigators had uncovered the Provincial Council by the public funds were diverted by “I call upon the authorities in Tripoli to cease using the airport The oil-rich country has “invoices from developers in Ministry of Migration and Dis- officials close to Akoub from for military purposes and for the attacking forces to halt imme- since seen the emergence of two Iraqi Kurdistan”. placed, according to the Nineveh’s budget of $800m. diately their targeting of it”. The capital’s main airport was rival seats of power: one in But, he added, “no receipt commission. Graft is endemic across Iraq, destroyed in fighting in 2014. Mitiga airport is on a former mil- eastern Libya, with which Haftar was found” for these debited “It has been debited and which ranks among the world’s itary base on the city’s outskirts and has been forced to close is affiliated, and the Tripoli- sums, which were meant for the doesn’t appear in any provincial worst offenders in Transparency several times because of clashes. based GNA, which enjoys UN rehabilitation of two hospitals authorities’ bank accounts or in International’s annual Cor- recognition. in the northern metropolis of the Provincial Council funds,” he ruption Perceptions Index. Sudan talks cancelled Former Tehran mayor sentenced to death for murdering wife as teenagers’ deaths AP/TEHRAN trigger outrage Iran’s state TV says a former mayor of Tehran who also served as one of the country’s vice-presidents was sentenced to death for killing his wife. Yesterday’s report quoted judiciary spokesman AFP/KHARTOUM The killings came a day Gholamhossein Esmaili as saying that Mohammad Ali Najafi was before protest leaders were due convicted of fatally shooting his wife, Mitra Ostad. The verdict can Sudanese protest leaders to hold talks with generals on the be appealed within 20 days. cancelled planned talks with the remaining aspects of installing Police detained Najafi in May, after he went to authorities and country’s ruling generals civilian rule after the two sides confessed to the killing. At the time, officials said Najafi and Ostad, yesterday as hundreds of school- inked a power-sharing deal his second wife, were having domestic problems. children demonstrated in earlier this month. Najafi resigned as mayor in 2018, after hard-liners criticised Khartoum against the shooting But three protest leaders said him over a video showing he attended a dance performance by dead of five pupils at a rally. the dialogue would not take young girls at a school show. Gun violence is very rare in Iran, espe- “Killing a student is killing a place as planned. cially among the country’s political and economic elite. nation,” chanted crowds of “There will be no negotia- Sudanese students protest in the capital Khartoum yesterday, a day schoolchildren, dressed in their tions today as we are still in Al after teenagers were shot dead at a rally against shortages of bread Nigeria police orders clampdown uniforms and waving Sudanese Obeid,” Taha Osman, a nego- and fuel in the town of Al Obeid, about 420km southwest of the capital. flags, in the capital’s eastern dis- tiator from the protest on Shia group after ban trict of Burri. Sporadic protests movement, said. to the streets as dialogue was the needs immediate accounta- by schoolchildren were also held “There will be no negotiation only way to break the overall bility,” the chairman of Sudan’s AFP/LAGOS in other parts of the capital. today with the Transitional Mil- political impasse”. ruling military council told jour- Demonstrators accused itary Council as our negotiating The chairman of Sudan’s nalists, according to state Nigeria’s police chief yesterday ordered a clampdown on a pro- feared paramilitaries of the team is still in Al Obeid and will ruling military council, General television. Iranian Shiite group after it was banned by the government following Rapid Support Forces of shooting return only tonight,” a second Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, con- Crowds of students rallied in a spate of bloody protests. “Any person engaged or associating, in dead the five teenagers on negotiator, Satea Al Haj, said. demned the killings. Khartoum waving Sudanese any manner that could advance the activities of the proscribed Monday in the central town of Al Another protest leader said on “What happened in Al Obeid flags and chanting: “The people Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), shall be treated as a terrorist, Obeid at a rally against shortages condition of anonymity that talks is sad. Killing peaceful civilians want to fight for the rights of enemy of the state, and a subversive element and shall be brought of bread and fuel. would resume after “calm returns is an unacceptable crime that martyrs”. to justice,” Mohammed Adamu told senior officers. “The import of this is that all forms of procession or protest by IMN is now illegal and thus banned,” Adamu said in comments released on Facebook. He called for members of the public to US sanctions blocking access to needed medicine: Iran provide information “that will aid in the identification of the loca- tions of the IMN members and their mentors”. AP/TEHRAN keep up and many are blaming from 32,000 to $1 at the time of fearing punitive measures from The government on Sunday announced it was banning the Shia President Donald Trump’s the 2015 nuclear deal between Washington. The country is cut group after obtaining a court order declaring its activities “acts of Taha Shakouri keeps finding “maximum pressure” campaign Tehran and world powers to off from the international terrorism and illegality”. The IMN, which takes its inspiration from remote corners to play in at a for the staggering prices and around 120,000 rials to the dollar banking system. Iran’s Islamic revolution, has staged almost daily protests in the Tehran children’s charity shortages. The sanctions have these days, highly affecting prices Last week, Health Minister capital Abuja in recent months calling for the release of its detained hospital, unaware that his hurt ordinary Iranians, sending of imported medicines. The Saeed Namaki said budget cuts leader Ibrahim Zakzaky. At least six protesters, a journalist and doctors are running out of chemo prices for everything from nuclear deal had raised expecta- because of the drop in crude senior police officer were killed last Monday as security forces medicine needed to treat the staples and consumer goods to tions of a better life for many Ira- exports have dramatically clashed with demonstrators. eight-year-old boy’s liver cancer. housing skyward, while raising nians, free of the chokehold of affected his department. The US With Iran’s economy in free the specter of war with the US international sanctions. sanctions have targeted all Tunisia announces early presidential fall after the US pullout from the Taha’s mother, Laya The landmark accord lifted classes of Iranians, he added. nuclear deal and escalated sanc- Taghizadeh, says the hospital international sanctions in “The American claims that elections on September 15 tions on Tehran, prices of provides her son’s medication exchange for curbs on Iran’s medicine and medical imported medicines have soared for free—a single treatment nuclear program, but now the equipment are not subject to ANATOLIA/TUNIS as the national currency tumbled would otherwise cost $1,380 at deal has all but unraveled and sanctions is a big and obvious about 70% against the dollar. a private hospital. She adds the new and tougher US sanctions lie,” Namaki said. “Our biggest Tunisia’s independent electoral commission yesterday announced Even medicines manufactured family is deeply grateful to the are in place. concern is that channels to the early presidential election would take place on September 15. in Iran are tougher to come by doctors and the hospital staff. While the United States outside world are closed,” said Candidates, who will run for presidency, are expected to submit for ordinary Iranians, their cost “We couldn’t make it without insists that medicines and Dr. Arasb Ahmadian, head of the their applications between August 2-9, according to the out of reach for many in a their support,” says the 30-year- humanitarian goods are exempt Mahak Children’s Hospital, commission. Electoral campaigns would take place between country where the average old woman. “My husband is a from sanctions, restrictions on which is run through charity September 2-13, while preliminary results will be announced on monthly salary is equivalent to simple grocery store worker and trade have made many banks donations and supports some September 17. On July 25, Mohamed Ennaceur, Speaker of the about $450. this is a very costly disease.” and companies across the world 32,000 under-16 children across Tunisian Parliament, became the country’s interim president Iran’s health system can’t The Iranian rial has plunged hesitant to do business with Iran, Iran. succeeding Beji Caid Essebsi who died earlier at the age of 92. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 ASIA 07

Congress expels Indian parliament criminalises instant divorce 14 Karnataka ANATOLIA “An archaic and medieval PM Modi said the new Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told three-year jail term for Muslim rebel MLAs NEW DELHI practice has finally been con- law will empower the upper house that the BJP gov- men who practice triple talaq, fined to the dustbin of history! ernment is bringing the law on according to news agency Press India’s parliament approved Parliament abolishes Triple Muslim women and triple talaq for the social, Trust of India. IANS yesterday a bill that makes the Talaq and corrects a historical ensure them the financial and constitutional The minister also said that he NEW DELHI practice of “instant divorce”, or wrong done to Muslim women. dignity they deserve. empowerment of Muslim women cannot leave in lurch women triple talaq, a crime. “Triple This is a victory of gender justice in the country. He further said, who have been divorced by triple The Congress yesterday talaq” allows a husband to and will further equality in the remarkable courage of those “our government is working talaq via WhatsApp or other such expelled 14 legislators, disqual- divorce his wife by repeating the society. India rejoices today!” Muslim women who have suf- towards inclusive development means. ified by former Karnataka word “talaq” three times. tweeted Narendra Modi. fered great wrongs just due to the of all.” When Muslim world is trying Speaker KR Ramesh, for anti- After the Muslim Women “I thank all parties and MPs practice of Triple Talaq. The abo- Meanwhile, most of the to reform, why can’t a democracy party activities. (Protection of Rights on Mar- who have supported the passage lition of Triple Talaq will con- opposition members expressed do the same, said Prasad, In a press communique, the riage) bill was passed with 99 of The Muslim Women (Pro- tribute to women empowerment concern about the provision for according to PTI. party said the All India Congress votes in favour and 84 against tection of Rights on Marriage) and give women the dignity they a three-year jail term and The lower house of the par- Committee (AICC) had by the upper house, Prime Min- Bill, 2019 in both Houses of Par- deserve in our society,” said claimed that the law would be liament had passed the bill last approved the proposal from the ister Narendra Modi thanked all liament. They have risen to the Modi. misused to victimise Muslims. week. India is the world’s second Karnataka Pradesh Congress political parties who supported occasion and this step of theirs The ruling National Demo- Union Law Minister Ravi largest populated country and is Committee seeking expulsion the bill. will forever be remembered in cratic Alliance led by Narendra Shankar Prasad cited jail provi- home to 172 million Muslims, of these MLAs from the party. Men who breach the new law India’s history,” he said in Modi has 107 members in the sions in the legislations that ban according to 2011 census. Muslim The expelled MLAs are: can be jailed for up to three another tweet. 242-member upper house. dowry and multiple marriages population in India is the third Pratap Gouda Patil, BC Patil, years. “This is an occasion to salute Union Minister of Minority by Hindu men to justify the largest in the world. Shivaram Hebbar, ST Someshekhar, Byrati Basavraj, Anand Singh, R Roshan Baig, Muniratna, K Sudhakar, MTB Billionaire coffee Nagaraj, Shrimant Patil, Ramesh Jarkiholi, Mahesh Kumatahalli and R Shankar. tycoon goes missing; A day before the trust vote on the BS Yediyurappa gov- ernment in the Assembly, the suicide suspected Speaker on Sunday disqualified AFP to the board purportedly signed 14 rebel legislators of the Con- BANGALORE by the 57-year-old chairman in gress and Janata Dal-Secular which he admitted mistakes for defying party whips to Indian police yesterday launched handling his affairs. attend the House on July 23. a major hunt for coffee tycoon “I am very sorry to let down Three rebel Congress legis- VG Siddhartha, amid mounting all the people that put their trust lators — Jarkiholi, Kumatahalli fears for the billionaire who in me,” said the letter, which was and R Shankar — were disqual- admitted in a letter before disap- released by the company. ified on July 25 for defying the pearing that he had “failed as an “I fought for a long time but party whip to attend the entrepreneur”. today I have given up as I could Assembly and vote in favour of The founder of the Cafe not take any more pressure from the motion. Coffee Day chain that beat Star- one of the private equity partners bucks at its own game in India forcing me to buy back shares.” was last seen on Monday night He also said he had faced “a lot walking across a bridge in the of harassment” from the Indian Rajiv Kumar A search team with divers (bottom right) in the Netravati river look for any trace of Indian coffee southern state of Karnataka. tax authorities. tycoon VG Siddhartha in Mangalore, Karnataka, yesterday. His chauffeur alerted police “My intention was never to is Finance when Siddhartha did not return. cheat or mislead anybody, I have Police divers, backed by local failed as an entrepreneur,” he Siddhartha owned about stores in India. talks with Coca-Cola about Secretary fishermen, searched the Neth- declared in the letter, which was 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) Siddhartha married a selling a major stake. ravathi river near Mangalore dated July 27. of plantations and his Amalga- daughter of SM Krishna, a former Siddhartha left Bangalore on IANS while senior Karnataka politi- Siddhartha’s family has been mated Bean Company (ABC) is foreign minister and chief min- Monday night at first telling his NEW DELHI cians flocked to the tycoon’s in the coffee business for more India’s largest exporter of green ister of Karnataka, making him family he was going to the hill home. than 130 years. coffee. one of the country’s best-con- resort of Saklesharm, reports The Indian government Shares in the coffee chain fell On taking it over, he set up Cafe Coffee Day has more nected tycoons. said. Police say he told his driver yesterday appointed Rajiv 20 percent as worries over the the Cafe Coffee Day chain in 1996 than 1,700 stores, mainly in But his empire came under to go to Mangaluru instead. Kumar, Secretary Department company grew and its board held and also became one of the India, but also in Malaysia, Egypt, pressure after the tax authorities The driver was ordered to of Financial Services (DFS), as an emergency meeting. world’s biggest coffee traders, as Czech Republic and Austria. US launched raids on company stop on a bridge near Mangalaru the new Finance Secretary. Coffee Day Enterprises said well the as owner of Asia’s giant Starbucks has so far offices in several cities in 2017. and he got out while talking on Kumar, a 1986 batch IAS directors had discussed a letter biggest coffee plantation. managed to open just over 150 Reports said Siddhartha was in the telephone. officer of the Jharkhand cadre, replaces Subhash Chandra Garg, who was shifted to the Three navy officers face court Power Ministry as the Secretary. martial for INS Betwa accident The Appointments Com- mittee of the Cabinet has IANS include the captain of the approved the appoinment of NEW DELHI warship and two of its Kumar as the Finance Sec- commanders. retary. There were speculations The Indian Navy commenced On December 5, 2016, whether Kumar, or the current court martial proceedings Betwa, the frontline warship of Revenue Secretary Ajay against three senior officers last the Indian Navy, had tipped Bhushan Pandey, would be the week for their alleged role in over towards the port while Finance Secretary as both had the 2016 INS Betwa accident. being undocked during a main- joined the Indian Adminis- Two sailors had been killed tenance refit. “The incident was trative Service (IAS) on the while 14 others were injured in sad and tragic. The warship was same day — August 21, 1984. the accident that had taken repaired and made operational However, Kumar is senior to place at the Mumbai naval again at a huge cost,” an Indian Pandey by age. dockyard on December 5, 2016. Navy source said. Sources said The coveted position of The General Court Martial a US-based company was hired Finance Secretary goes to the (GCM) against the three officers by the Navy at a cost of Rs20 senior-most official in the min- has commenced after a Board crore to make the warship istry. Last week, the gov- of Inquiry found them guilty of operational again. INS Betwa is ernment announced the negligence that led to the tragic a Brahmaputra-class guided transfer of Garg to the Power incident. The three officials missile frigate. Ministry. Activists from India’s main opposition Congress party try to cross a police barricade during a protest demanding investigation into a highway collision in which a woman who is fighting an assault case against a legislator of the ruling BJP was critically injured, in Lucknow, yesterday. SIT to probe Unnao victim’s car crash

IANS CO, Maharajganj, Rajendra tremendous pressure from the LUCKNOW Prasad Shahi. BJP Unnao MLA Kuldeep Singh The condition of the assault Sengar and his aides has After formally requesting the CBI victim and her lawyer continues appeared on the social media. to take over investigation of the to be precarious. On July 12, 2019, in the letter Rae Bareli road accident in which A doctor who is part of the addressed to Chief Justice of the Unnao sexual assault survivor team treating her at the Trauma India, Ranjan Gogoi, the victim and her lawyer have been criti- Centre of the King George had urged him to “take action cally injured and two other rela- Medical University here, said that against those who are making tives killed, Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi besides the brain injury, a broken threats”. Adityanath government rib had punctured her lung, “People came to my house yesterday set up a Special Inves- causing excessive bleeding due and threaten us to take back the tigation Team (SIT) into the case. to which her blood pressure had cases otherwise my whole family Inspector General of Police, fallen. She continues to be on life will be put in jail in fake cases”, Law and Order, Praveen Kumar support. the letter said. said that till the Central Bureau The last rites of the two aunts Meanwhile, Congress leaders of Investigation takes over, the who died in the car crash on led by MLA Ajay Singh Lallu sat SIT headed by Rae Bareli’s Addi- Sunday were performed in Makhi on a dharna at the Gandhi statue, tional Superintendent of Police village in Unnao yesterday after demanding the BJP expel the Shashi Shekhar Singh and three her uncle, Mahesh Singh, got a accused MLA Kuldeep Singh Circle Officers as members day’s parole. Sengar. would immediately begin work The district administration UP BJP state president Swa- and take charge of crucial has made elaborate arrange- tantra Dev Singh told reporters evidence. ments to hold the cremation at that Sengar had long been sus- The members are CO, Rae Maakhi under tight security. pended from the party and will Bareli (City), Gopi Nathi Soni; CO, Meanwhile, a letter con- stay suspended till the case Lalganj, Laxmikant Gautam; and firming that the family was under continues. 08 VIEWS WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 Returning IS militants ESTABLISHED IN 1996

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ACTING MANAGING EDITOR LOUISA LOVELUCK AND MUSTAFA SALIM MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED THE WASHINGTON POST [email protected] slamic State militants who DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR escaped the defeat of their self- MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI described caliphate in Syria [email protected] Iearlier this year have been slipping across the border into Iraq, bolstering a low-level insurgency the group is now waging across the central and northern part of the country, according to security officials. About 1,000 fighters have crossed EDITORIAL into Iraq over the past eight months, most of them in the aftermath of the caliphate’s collapse in March, said Hisham Al Hashimi, a security analyst Enhancing people’s digital lives who advises Iraq’s government and foreign aid agencies. oredoo is enhancing people’s digital lives. These fighters, who followed the military campaign to secure and clear on foot. More commonly, they snake Ooredoo’s commitment to lead the market in Islamic State into Syria, are now the desert along the country’s 370- through the desert in cars, at times Oinnovation and become a digital partner of choice returning home to join militant cells mile border with Syria. Within days, detected by surveillance drones and has borne fruit. This was evident when Ooredoo Group that have been digging into rugged they reported the discovery of bomb- targeted by Iraqi or US-led coalition reported that its net profit attributable to the rural areas, sustained by intimate making factories and said several mili- airstrikes. When the Islamic State shareholders reached QR841m for the first half of 2019. knowledge of the local terrain, tants had been killed. fighters are cornered, they hit back Ooredoo Qatar continued to hold a strong leadership including concealed tunnels and other On the ground, the challenge of fiercely. “Then, they’re fighting for position at the end of the first half of 2019, with both hiding places. The militants move uprooting Islamic State fighters their lives,” said an Iraqi military fixed line and mobile networks ranking among the fastest under the cover of darkness to carry appears daunting. “Look at where commander. globally. Ooredoo Qatar maintained its fibre rollout pro- out sniper attacks and rudimentary they’re hiding. It’s deserts. It’s caves. Describing a recent raid on an gramme which now covers 423,000 homes in Qatar. roadside bombings several times a It’s places no one can ever fully Islamic State hideout near the western Ooredoo continues to be a data leader in its markets week. control,” said Col. Saad Mohammed as town of Rutba, another senior military with 4G networks now available in 8 of Ooredoo’s 10 Their attacks, occurring outside he drove through the rocky desert of official said the helicopter transporting markets, while 5G is available in Qatar and Kuwait. major cities, are often opportunistic western Anbar province, gesturing his soldiers was targeted with rocket- Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, and primarily target community across a vast open expanse. “How propelled grenades even before they Chairman of Ooredoo, said: “We are making excellent leaders and security forces involved in many units would we need to secure reached the ground. “These are tough progress with our digital strategy. We remain focused efforts to root every inch? Too many. No one has that fights. They’re not giving up,” he said. on providing reliable connectivity and innovative them out. An capacity.” Both officers spoke on the condition of products to our customers and are proud to be at the explosion earlier A veteran of the campaign that anonymity because they were not forefront of the global 5G revolution. In our home market this month in the defeated the Islamic State caliphate, authorised to speak with the news in Qatar, we now have around 100 live 5G sites as we northern city of Mohammed said he had fought in media. prepare our network to cater Along the road to Kirkuk killed two every major battle that Iraqi army The Islamic State cells are confined to the future needs of our Qaim, the scars motorcyclists. A forces waged in ousting the group, largely to rural hinterlands, according customers. We are proud to left by earlier separate attack taking seven bullets to the chest in a to Iraq’s Defence Ministry and analysts play our role in facilitating battles with the in Diyala, in firefight near the dusty border town of tracking the group. There are few indi- a tremendous opportunity eastern Iraq, tar- Qaim in 2017. cations that the group can once again Ooredoo that 5G will bring to people Islamic State geted militiamen The Iraqi government announced control large amounts of territory or continues to be and business.” are still visible. assigned with its victory over the Islamic State’s win significant support, but experts a data leader in Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Life has trickled hunting down caliphate in November 2017, a month warn that the low-level insurgency its markets with Al Thani, Group Chief back into some militants. after security forces ran the militants can terrorise communities into turning Executive Officer of Islamic State out of Qaim, located on the east bank a blind eye to the militants’ activity as 4G networks now Ooredoo, said: “During the towns, but others media published of the Euphrates River. they dig in, preparing for a longer- available in 8 period we invested further remain ghostly grainy videos This spring, Iraqi soldiers looked term struggle. of Ooredoo’s 10 into our networks while at quiet, homes showing the across the river into Syria as the group “It doesn’t necessarily need to win markets, while the same time improving the assassination of made its final stand. US-backed forces people over in order to cow them into profitability of the company. and businesses paramilitaries surrounded tens of thousands of the collaboration of noncooperation,” said 5G is available in Indosat Ooredoo continued reduced to rubble and local Islamic State’s most die-hard Sam Heller, an expert with the Inter- Qatar and Kuwait. to turn around its business by airstrikes. notables, such as adherents in the Syrian village of national Crisis Group. delivering robust growth. In “mokhtars,” Baghouz, many of them hiding under- Along the road to Qaim, the scars Oman, customer base grew tasked with ground, during a weeks-long battle for left by earlier battles with the Islamic by 5 percent, while in Myanmar the customer base surged helping security forces identify indi- the last remaining half square mile State are still visible. Life has trickled 19 percent. In Algeria, the data traffic more than doubled viduals linked to extremist group. “I claimed by the caliphate. The back into some towns, but others year on year. We believe that we have made the right warn all the mokhtars that the Islamic Euphrates trembled under airstrikes, remain ghostly quiet, homes and busi- investments and strategy to ensure long term value for State can reach anywhere they want,” soldiers said, and carried away the nesses reduced to rubble by airstrikes. our shareholders, customers and countries we said one abductee in a video released corpses of men who drowned as they Many people are missing, and their operate in.” earlier this year, addressing com- attempted to escape. families are not sure whether they are Ooredoo continued to lead in 5G adoption. At the munity figures like him who had coop- The scene along the river is quiet alive or dead. “The people of Anbar 2019 Amir Cup final, Ooredoo Qatar showcased its 5G erated with government forces. Even now, but fugitive Islamist militants are are keener than even the government capabilities, achieving data speeds of up to 1.2 Gbps on truffle hunters have been kidnapped, continuing to slip across the frontier not to return to life under ISIS,” said 5G handsets and delivered more than 6 TB of mobile apparently after roaming too close to into Iraq, often disguised as shepherds, Sheikh Ahmed Al Sanad, a community traffic during the event. the militants’ desert hideouts. at times undetected and with their elder, reached by phone. But in its Ooredoo Qatar conducted 5G trials with a ‘Virtual Iraqi security forces announced destination unknown, according to propaganda, the Islamic State remains Stadium’ at Mall of Qatar and deployed a 5G-connected earlier this month the start of a new security officials. Some militants travel steadfast. ambulance for the final of the Amir Cup in May. It also launched Ooredoo Sports, an innovative conversational Artificial Intelligence platform for sports fans that leverages AI and Augmented Reality technologies. Pyongyang’s provocative behaviour shaking US-S Korea alliance The company deployed a diverse range of Internet of Things solutions and enabled the digital transfor- JAPAN NEWS-YOMIURI After observing their discussions between the two exercises have been greatly mation of several leading organisations through part- launches, Kim Jong-Un, sides have not yet begun. scaled back in line with nerships. Ooredoo continues to expand and evolve, orth Korea is chairman of the Workers’ It is obvious that Kim is Trump’s wishes, as shown by reaching new customers and new markets around the making progress in Party of Korea, said that attempting to delay such the fact that large-scale field world with new and innovative technology. the development of these missiles are “of huge talks, as he does not want to maneuver exercises have new weapons, eventful significance in come under pressure from been suspended since this N the United States to pursue spring. The drill planned for shaking the US-South Korea developing our armed alliance, while putting off forces and guaranteeing the actions aimed at complete August is a table-top denuclearization talks with security of the country.” denuclearization, such as exercise. North Korea is esca- the United States. North North Korea is also declaring all nuclear lating its demands. Korea’s recent moves cannot trumpeting its development weapons and facilities. No The North seems to be QUOTE OF THE DAY be overlooked. of a new submarine. It has change has been seen in his trying to find out how far it The North launched two been pointed out that the tactics for obtaining such can go in extracting conces- short-range ballistic missiles. new submarine may be able results from direct talks with sions from the United A ministerial meeting They flew about 600 kilom- to carry a submarine- Trump as the relaxation of States, with a view to weak- involving Russia and eters before falling into the launched ballistic missile sanctions and the preser- ening the US-South Korea ten Asean member Sea of Japan. This provoc- (SLBM). This move seems to vation of Kim’s regime. alliance. ative action violated the res- be aimed at showing off North Korea has The US response to the states will take place olutions adopted by the UN North Korea’s military demanded that US-South situation is questionable in tomorrow, which is Security Council to impose build-up and reinforcing its Korea joint military exercises some respects. US Sec- expected to make sanctions on the North, and it position in talks with the planned for August be can- retary of State Mike undermines stability in the United States. celed, citing the drills as an Pompeo revealed that Kim new decisions aimed region. The problem is that, excuse for refusing to hold had pledged to continue at boosting our The missiles are believed despite reaching an working-level talks. It is also holding back intermediate- strategic partnership. to be new ballistic ones that agreement to resume denu- blaming South Korea for and long-range ballistic have been built by clearization negotiations at introducing more F-35A missile launches at the improving Russian-made an early date in summit talks state-of-the-art stealth summit meeting in late Sergei Lavrov Iskander missiles that are between Kim and US Pres- fighters from the United June, and he emphasised Russian Foreign Minister hard to intercept because of ident Donald Trump in late States. the promise as an their irregular flight path. June, working-level The US-South Korea joint achievement of the talks. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 ASIA 09

17 electrocuted 19 dead as Army to death after plane crashes heavy rain hits Karachi in Rawalpindi INTERNEWS AP KARACHI RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN The Pakistan army aircraft was on a At least 17 people, including two minors, lost their lives due to A Pakistani military plane routine training flight electrocution as rain continued crashed into a residential area when it crashed. An lashing Karachi yesterday. before dawn yesterday, killing investigation had According to rescue at least 19 people, most of them been launched. sources, two children died due in their homes on the outskirts to electrocution while playing of Rawalpindi city near in the rainwater in the Malir Islamabad, officials said. Butt said. area of the city. Fires, damaged houses and The cause of the crash wasn’t Another two people were debris were visible in Mora Kalu immediately known. The mil- killed due to electrocution fol- village near Rawalpindi after itary said the army aircraft was lowing rain in the Paposh Nagar daybreak. Victims’ relatives were on a routine training flight when area, while the other deaths seen wailing and crying as res- it crashed, and that an investi- took place in Defence, Cilfton, Military personnel working at the scene where an army aircraft crashed in Rawalpindi, yesterday. cuers loaded charred bodies into gation had been opened. Gulistan-e-Jauhar, and ambulances. As rescue efforts ended, Khamosh Colony areas. Rescue officials said 14 troops and police cordoned off ering over the crash site. separate statements. Rescue officials said the process The continued downpour, civilians, including children, and the residential area to search for “My sister, her husband and Abdul Rehman, a medical of identifying the bodies was which initially started with light all five crew aboard the aircraft plane debris and probe the crash their three children were killed doctor, said at least three homes taking place at a military drizzle as early as 6:00AM, con- were killed, including the two site. when the plane crashed into were badly damaged and that the hospital. tinued until the evening, with pilots. Footage on social media their home,” said Mohammad pilots’ bodies had been retrieved. Pakistan’s military has been heavy downpour later in the Farooq Butt, an official at the showed the plane was flying very Mustafa as he sobbed near his Hours later, a funeral for the on high alert since aerial skir- day inundating several parts of state-run emergency service, low before it quickly went down. sister’s badly damaged house. He pilots was held in Rawalpindi, mishes with India in February. the metropolis. said 14 people were also injured Residents said they woke up said rescuers and troops quickly attended by army chief General In 2010, a Pakistani pas- The highest level of rainfall, in the crash. He said the death when they heard an explosion reached the area after the crash. Qamar Javed Bajwa, senior army senger jet crashed into the hills 60 millimetres, was recorded toll could rise as some were in and saw debris from the burning Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi officers and relatives. surrounding the capital, at Saddar, while Surjani Town critical condition “Most of the plane near their homes. Army and Prime Minister Imran Khan It was unclear when funerals Islamabad, in poor weather, received 50mm, Faisal Base victims received burn injuries,” helicopters were later seen hov- expressed their condolences in for the other victims will be held. killing all 152 people on board. area 45mm, North Karachi 42mm, and Nazimabad 39mm of rain, according to the Met Pakistan open to Office. According to the Kartarpur Corridor to open in Nov: Imran Director MET, the monsoon resolving issues system will likely end today and INTERNEWS without distinction of their reli- to follow the vision of the ‘State world’s first welfare State of there was not much chance of with India: Alvi ISLAMABAD gions or faiths. of Madinah’ where all religious Madinah, which embodied prin- rain in the first week of August. In his speech, the prime min- minorities enjoyed equal rights. ciples of rule of law, justice, Schools, colleges, univer- ANATOLIA Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran ister said that there was no prec- “How can we then take it peace and equality for all sities and all educational insti- ISLAMABAD Khan has said that steps have edent in Islamic history for into our own hands to forcefully regardless of race, religion and tutions in Karachi remained been taken to facilitate the Sikh forcefully converting others, and convert someone to Islam — gender. The prime minister closed yesterday. Pakistan’s President yesterday community through Kartarpur those who do so knew neither either by marrying [non-Muslim] termed accountability an Examinations scheduled at said that his country wants to Corridor, which will be opened the history of Islam, nor their women [ ] or on gunpoint or to important component of a the Karachi University, NED use dialogue to work out all its for the 550th birth anniversary religion, the Quran or Sunnah. [by threatening to] kill someone welfare state and said the poli- University of Engineering and disputes with India, including of Baba Guru Nanak in He said that unjust practice because of their religion?” he ticians convicted in corruption Technology, and the Federal the contentious Kashmir issue. November. of forced conversions needed to asked. cases could not bring even single Urdu University were also post- “We want resolution of all He was speaking at an event be stopped as it gravely violated “We will protect the worship documentary proof. poned. New dates for the exam- outstanding issues with India, titled ‘One land, one flag and one Islamic values and the Consti- places of all religions and will He said in 10 years, the inations would be announced including the Jammu and nation’ held in connection with tution. “Those who force others change the mindset of people in looters of the public exchequer later, said the administration at Kashmir dispute, through the ‘Minorities Day’ at the Pres- to adopt a particular religion are line with Islamic injunctions,” he inflicted a financial loss of the varsities. Following the first peaceful dialogue,” Arif Alvi ident House in Islamabad. totally unaware of the teachings assured the minority Rs24,000bn on the country and spell of rain early in the told Pakistani High Commis- The country observed of the Quran and Sunnah,” he communities. were now terming their account- morning, around 400 feeders sioner-designate to India, ‘Minorities Day’ in connection said in reference to forced con- He announced plans to set ability political victimisation. of the Karachi-Electric (KE) Moin-ul-Haq, who called on with the Quaid-i-Azam’s address version of Hindu girls through up chairs at the country’s leading The event was also attended power supply company tripped. Alvi at his official residence in to the legislative assembly on marriages as reported in Sindh. universities for in-depth study by President Arif Alvi as well as The KE spokesperson said Islamabad before leaving for his August 11, 1947, where he had A nation could not live of the subject. The premier representatives of different com- power was being supplied to new assignment. stated that all citizens were free without a vision, he said, added that PhD degree research munities, including Christians, the Karachi Water and Sew- He added that his country to go to their worship places stressing that Pakistan needed would be conducted on the Hindus, Sikhs, Baha’i and Kalash. erage Board. wants friendly relations with all its neighbours including India and would continue its efforts to bring peace and prosperity Resigned Sri Lankan Muslim to the region. Alvi highlighted that his politicians return to govt country took a remarkable step AP in this regard last November by the extremists who carried out COLOMBO, SRI LANKA deciding to open the Kartarpur the attacks. The Muslim min- Corridor which will link Darbar isters resigned en masse to Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan Four Sri Lankan Muslim express their solidarity with with Dera Baba Nanak in India ministers who resigned from Rishad. Rishad said in a to allow access to Sikh pilgrims their Cabinet portfolios after the statement yesterday that 30 to their most revered place of Easter attacks that killed more people filed 300 complaints worship. than 250 people have rejoined against him and that “many “This can be a trans- the government after an inves- were due to jealousy.” He said formative step for South Asia, tigation cleared them of having police announced that “their which can take the region from any links with the local militant investigations have not found conflict to cooperation, ani- group that carried out the any evidence linking me to the mosity to peace, and enmity to bombings. terrorists.” The resignations of friendship,” said the The ministers took their the ministers did not affect the president. oaths before President government’s stability because Maithripala Sirisena on Monday they continued to support the night, according to a statement government as backbench law- from the president’s office. makers. A month after their res- Five dead in The four were among nine ignation, the government, with Cabinet and junior ministers the support of Muslim law- Quetta blast who stepped down from their makers, comfortably defeated Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan posts last month to enable the a no-confidence motion in Par- AFP government to investigate alle- liament against Prime Minister QUETTA, PAKISTAN Indian Sikh pilgrims gesture as they prepare to cross the India-Pakistan border at Wagah, about 35km gations against Minister of Ranil Wickremesinghe’s gov- from Amritsar, yesterday. Around 500 Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan to take part in the “Nagar Industry and Commerce Rishad ernment that accused it of failing At least five people were killed Kirtan” procession to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. Bathiudeen that he had links to to prevent the attacks. and more than 25 wounded when a bomb planted on a motorcycle hit a police van in southwest Pakistan yesterday, Civilians dying at ‘unacceptable’ level in Afghan conflict: UN officials said. The remote control-deto- AFP decrease, it “continues to regard percent from a year earlier. standards of accuracy and talks — ‘reduce civilian casualties nated bomb exploded in Quetta, KABUL the level of harm done to Most of the deaths came accountability and always work to zero!’” UNAMA head the main town of the Balo- civilians as shocking and unac- from US and Afghan air strikes, to avoid harm to civilian Tadamichi Yamamoto said in a chistan province, provincial Civilians are being killed and ceptable,” UNAMA said in a often in support of national non-combatants.” statement. police chief Mohsin Hassan Butt wounded at a “shocking and statement. forces on the ground. Afghanistan’s bloody toll is “We urge all parties to heed said. unacceptable” level in Afghani- The agency “acknowledges Colonel Sonny Leggett, climbing amid a months-long, this imperative, to answer the “The target of the attack stan’s war despite a push to end that parties have announced spokesman for US Forces- US-led push to forge a peace deal call of Afghans for immediate was a police van, which was the 18-year-old conflict, the UN efforts to reduce civilian casu- Afghanistan, disputed UNAMA’s with the Taliban that would see steps to be taken to reduce the parked outside a police station,” said yesterday. alties, but they are insufficient.” data and said the US military foreign forces quit the country terrible harm being inflicted.” said Butt, adding that the dead The latest information from UNAMA also said that for the investigates all civilian casualty in return for various security Child casualties represented included two police officers. the UN Assistance Mission in second quarter running, US and allegations in what is a “complex guarantees. almost one-third of the overall “The death toll may Afghanistan (UNAMA) shows a pro-government forces caused environment”. Earlier this month as part of total of civilian casualties, with increase, as condition of some 27 percent drop in casualties for more civilian deaths than the “USFOR-A rejects UNAMA’s that effort, Taliban officials met 327 deaths and 880 injured, of those injured was critical,” the first half of 2019 compared Taliban and other insurgent methods and findings. Sources at a historic summit with Afghan UNAMA said. Butt said. to the same period last year — groups. with limited information and representatives at an “intra- A UN tally found last year Spokesman for the pro- which was a record — but none- During the first half of 2019 conflicted motives are not Afghan dialogue” in Doha. was the deadliest on record, with vincial government Liaqat theless, 1,366 civilians were pro-government forces, always credible,” Leggett said in “Everyone heard the at least 3,804 civilian deaths Shahwani said Most of those killed and another 2,446 injured. including the US, killed 717 a statement. message loud and clear from caused by the war — including injured were passersby. While the UN welcomed the civilians, an increase of 31 “We follow the highest Afghan delegates in the Doha 927 children. 10 ASIA / EUROPE WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 Clashes in Hong Kong after protesters charged with rioting AFP Police said that 44 decade in jail. HONG KONG people arrested in Edward Leung, a prominent activist, was jailed for six years Renewed clashes broke out clashes on Sunday had last year after he was found between pro-democracy been charged with guilty of rioting in clashes with protesters and police in Hong rioting. police in 2016. Kong last night after dozens of The move to charge the 44 demonstrators were charged protesters came a day after with rioting — an offence that throwing objects at him in a Beijing publicly threw its weight carries a jail term of up to ten nearby bus station until he and behind Hong Kong’s unelected years. his colleagues beat a hasty leader Carrie Lam and the police, The city is reeling from seven retreat. saying violent protesters must be weeks of mass protest rallies — The last two weekends have swiftly punished. some of which have ended in seen a dramatic surge in the level “No civilised society or rule violence — triggered by a con- of violence used by both pro- of law society will tolerate troversial bill which would have testers and police who have rampant violence,” Yang Guang, allowed extraditions to mainland repeatedly fired rubber bullets spokesman for the cabinet-level China. and tear gas to disperse pro- Hong Kong and Macau Affairs They have evolved into calls jectile-throwing crowds. Office, told reporters in a highly for wider democratic reforms A mob of pro-government unusual public press and a halt to sliding freedoms in thugs also attacked protesters conference. the most significant challenge to putting 45 people in hospital. Yang blamed the violence on Beijing’s rule since the city’s 1997 Last night’s violence was a “few radicals” and said it handover. brief and less pronounced in “bumped into the bottom line” In the latest flashpoint police comparison but tensions of the “one country, two systems” used pepper spray and batons remained high with the police principle that governs the A police officer points a firearm during clashes with protesters who gathered outside Kwai Chung yesterday night against pro- charge having little effect in dis- financial hub. police station, in support of protesters detained with the charge of rioting, in Hong Kong, yesterday. testers who had gathered outside persing the crowds. He also accused Western a police station in Kwai Chung Before the clashes broke out, politicians of making “irrespon- district. the crowds were chanting sible remarks” to “mess up Hong and has made few public their core demands are met. lengthy delays and long queues Hundreds were protesting democracy slogans and spraying Kong” and contain China’s appearances. They include the resignation for buses. after police announced 44 people graffiti on the building’s walls. development. Police have not released a of Lam, an independent inquiry It was not the first time they arrested in clashes on Sunday The police station had metal Beijing has issued increas- detailed breakdown of arrests into police tactics, an amnesty have used those tactics, but the had been charged with rioting. shutters pulled down over the ingly shrill condemnations of the and charges since the protests for those arrested, a permanent disruption was more widespread Protesters responded to the door and all public-facing protests, but has left it to the began but an AFP tally of public withdrawal of the bill and the than previously. police charge by throwing plastic windows. city’s government to deal with statements shows at least 170 right to elect their leaders. Under the 1997 handover bottles and umbrellas. Rioting is one of the most the situation. people have been arrested since Yesterday morning, activists deal with Britain, China promised In footage broadcast live on serious public order offences on Lam has shown no sign of June 9. held up trains on the city’s to allow Hong Kong to keep key Now TV an officer could be seen Hong Kong’s statute books and backing down beyond agreeing Protesters have vowed to subway system during the liberties such as its independent aiming a shotgun at protesters carries a sentence of up to a to suspend the extradition bill keep their campaign going until morning rush hour, leading to judiciary and freedom of speech.

Top diplomats in Sultan Abdullah formally installed China: Most people in Bangkok for key as Malaysia’s 16th King Xinjiang camps have Asia-Pacific talks AP AP BANGKOK KUALA LUMPUR ‘returned to society’ REUTERS already returned to society, Top diplomats from the Asia- Malaysia’s sports-loving Sultan BEIJING returned home,” Tuniaz said. Pacific region started gathering Abdullah Riayatuddin A transcript of the briefing yesterday in the Thai capital to Al-Mustaffa Billah Shah of Most people sent to mass emailed to reporters had been discuss issues of concern to the Pahang called for racial unity as detention centres in China’s edited to read “most have area, including security on the he was installed yesterday as the Xinjiang region have “returned already graduated”. Korean peninsula and China’s country’s 16th King under a to society”, a senior official from “Individual countries and territorial claims in the South unique rotating monarchy the region said yesterday, but he news media have ulterior China Sea. system. declined to give an estimate of motives, have inverted right and The meetings in Bangkok It was a double celebration how many have been held in wrong, and slandered and are hosted by the 10-member for Sultan Abdullah from central recent years. smeared (China)” over the Association of Southeast Asian Pahang state, who turned 59 the UN experts and activists say centres, he said. Nations, chaired this year by same day. He was picked as at least 1 million ethnic Uighurs, China has not issued any Thailand. Thai officials say Malaysia’s new ruler in January, and members of other largely detailed figures for how many there will be 27 meetings in all after Sultan Muhammad V from Muslim minority groups, have people have been sent to the through Saturday, and 31 coun- northeast Kelantan state been detained in camps in the camps and authorities limit tries and alliances will abruptly resigned after just two western region. access for independent participate. years on the throne in the first China describes the camps investigators. The core ASEAN Foreign abdication in the nation’s history. as vocational training centres to Researchers have made esti- Ministers Meeting brings Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al-Mustaffa Billah Nine ethnic Malay state help stamp out religious mates through various methods together the group’s top dip- Shah of Pahang sits during his coronation at the National Palace rulers take turns as king for five- extremism and teach new work such as analysing government lomats, but they are likely to be in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. year terms under the world’s skills. procurement documents and overshadowed by the big power only such system, which has Xinjiang vice-chairman satellite imagery of the facilities. players attending the adjunct been maintained since Malay- whole village. “Unity and confidence that Prime Minister Alken Tuniaz, asked at a briefing Foreign journalists have meetings, such as the ASEAN sia’s independence from Britain national harmony are the coun- Mahathir Mohamad’s gov- in Beijing for an account of how reported personal accounts of Regional Forum and the East in 1957. try’s pillars of strength. Do not ernment is able to tackle eco- many people had been put in the some former internees, and Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. In his coronation speech, ever stoke racial misunder- nomic and social challenges in facilities, said the number was photographed sprawling prison- The heavy-hitters in Sultan Abdullah warned that any standing by raising matters that trying to rebuild the country “dynamic”, and that most had like facilities surrounded by Bangkok this week include US attempt to sow racial discord in can threaten national unity and after winning last year’s elec- “successfully achieved razor wire and watch towers. Secretary of State Mike the country was akin to “playing harmony,” he said. tions. British-educated Sultan employment”. China says it is a highly suc- Pompeo, Chinese Foreign Min- with fire that will burn not only Garbed in black and gold Abdullah is a prominent figure “Currently, most people who cessful de-radicalisation ister Wang Yi and Russian oneself but also burn down the regalia, Sultan Abdullah voiced in sport bodies. have received training have programme. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Other ASEAN dialogue partners include Australia, Manchester India, the European Union, bomber’s brother Brexit “no matter what”, promises Johnson Japan and South Korea. faces trial in Nov REUTERS approach any negotiations which LONDON/DUBLIN take place with determination Outcry in Spain AFP and energy and in a spirit of LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson friendship, and that his clear over tributes to promised yesterday to lead preference is to leave the EU Manchester Arena bomber Britain out of the European with a deal, but it must be one ETA prisoners Salman Abedi’s brother will go Union on October 31 “no matter that abolishes the backstop,” on trial in November following what” as sterling tumbled and Downing Street said. AFP his extradition from Libya for Ireland warned that the bloc The backstop is a provision MADRID a 2017 attack that killed 22 would not be renegotiating the in the deal that would require people, a court ruled on thrice defeated divorce deal. Britain to obey some EU rules if Tributes paid to two members yesterday. The British pound fell yes- no other way can be found to of the Basque separatist group Hashem Abedi, 22, is terday as investors bet Johnson’s keep the land border open ETA when they left jail sparked accused of buying bomb- Brexit brinkmanship could between British-ruled Northern outrage yesterday in Spain, making chemicals and making trigger a messy divorce that Ireland and EU member Ireland. prompting the government to detonator tubes for use in the would sow chaos through the Johnson rejects it as called for an investigation. device, as well as helping to buy world economy and financial “undemocratic”. “Terrorists can’t be hon- a car in which to store markets. Ireland said the backstop oured in a society that has made components. “The prime minister made was necessary because of the every effort for peace. It is He will go on trial at Lon- clear that the UK will be leaving positions Britain had taken in morally and politically repre- don’s Old Bailey central the EU on October 31, no matter earlier talks, and that the EU hensible,” Deputy Prime Min- criminal court from November what,” Johnson’s Downing Street would not renegotiate the With- ister Carmen Calvo told public 5, judge Nigel Sweeney ruled. office said in a statement about drawal Agreement struck by radio RNE when asked about Salman Abedi detonated his a phone call with Irish PM Leo former Prime Minister Theresa the events. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) inspects the egg device outside an Ariana Varadkar. May. Dozens of ETA sympa- operations during his visit to rally support for his farming plans Grande concert on May 22, Johnson demanded again “The Taoiseach explained thisers waving Basque flags and 2017, killing young fans and that one of the most hotly con- that the EU was united in its view post-Brexit, at Shervington Farm near Newport in Wales, yesterday. setting off flares welcomed two their parents. His younger tested elements of the Brexit that the Withdrawal Agreement ETA members to their home- brother Hashem Abedi left for divorce agreement — the Irish could not be reopened,” the Irish and demonstrated,” it added. escalate further as we head towns in the northern Basque Libya before the attack. He was border backstop — would have government said. Since the 2016 vote, sterling closer to the October 31st region at the weekend after arrested in Libya days after the to be struck out if there was to “Alternative arrangements has now lost 28 cents. deadline,” said Mohammed they were released from jail fol- bombing but was only extra- be a deal. could replace the backstop in the “We see little chance of Kazmi, a portfolio manager at lowing lengthy sentences for dited back to Britain earlier this “The prime minister made future... but thus far satisfactory Brexit fears calming in the near- UBP which has $136bn of assets their roles in kidnappings and month. clear that the government will options have yet to be identified term, and if anything will likely under management. attacks. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 EUROPE 11

Hungarian swim Russia launches probe body’s former official indicted into poll rally unrest in 1998 murder AFP Federal investigators said their probe would MOSCOW target not just the organisers of the weekend AP rally but also participants. It will also look into BUDAPEST Russian investigators yesterday violence against police and other officials. launched a probe into “mass Prosecutors said that they unrest”, a crime punishable by submitted a murder indictment up to 15 years in prison, after move by authorities to quell the jailed since the rally. against the former head of thousands took to the streets at protest movement, which comes Opposition politician Dmitry Hungary’s swimming feder- the weekend to demand fair amid growing public frustration Gudkov was yesterday sen- ation for allegedly ordering the elections. over declining living standards tenced to a month over an earlier 1998 killing of a rival media Nearly 1,400 people were and a fall in Putin’s approval unauthorised protest, while mogul. arrested on Saturday at an unau- ratings. would-be candidate Ilya Yashin Budapest Chief Prosecutor thorised protest in central Opposition leader Alexei was jailed for 20 days in two Tibor Ibolya said yesterday in Moscow that was broken up by Navalny is serving a 30-day jail separate sentencings. a statement that Tamas Gyarfas baton-wielding riot police, as term for calling on people to The director of Navalny’s decided to have Janos Fenyo anger grows against authorities’ attend the weekend Anti-Corruption Fund, Ivan killed over business disputes refusal to allow prominent demonstration. Zhdanov, was on Monday jailed and personal conflicts. opposition candidates to stand On Sunday, the 43-year-old for 15 days, and independent According to prosecutors, for the city parliament. was taken from his prison cell to politician Yulia Galyamina sen- after his initial attempt to hire The crackdown was the hospital after what was initially tenced to 10 days on Tuesday. a killer fell through despite largest of its kind since 2012, reported as a severe allergic Earlier yesterday, a senior paying half the fee of 12 million when tens of thousands of reaction but his lawyer Olga representative of the Russian forints (then $60,000), Gyarfas people came out to protest Mikhailova said was a poisoning prosecutor general’s office called entrusted Tamas Portik — cur- Vladimir Putin’s return to the by an unknown chemical for a “severe” response to any rently in prison for ordering an presidency after four years as substance. further unauthorised rallies. unrelated underground prime minister. Navalny’s doctor Anastasia The opposition have murder — with having Fenyo Federal investigators said Vasilyeva criticised authorities’ however already called for a killed. their probe would target not just decision to return him to prison new unsanctioned protest on A Slovakia man, Josef the organisers of the weekend following treatment, and com- Saturday, and more than 13,000 Rohac, was sentenced to life in rally but also participants. plained she was not allowed to people have indicated an interest prison in 2017 for Fenyo’s “ The investigation will also visit him in jail. on Facebook. Bubble Sky murder. look into violence against police A number of other oppo- Moscow mayor Sergei Sob- Fenyo was gunned down on People walking under the installation of more than 3,000 floating and other officials,” they said in sition figures, who applied to yanin, a top Putin ally, accused February 11, 1998, while sitting balloons called “Bubble Sky” by the Portuguese artist Patricia Cunha a statement. stand in the September elections organisers of preparing a “fresh in his car at a Budapest traffic The probe is part of a wider but were rejected, have been provocation”. in Court Saint-Emilion, at the Bercy village, in Paris, yesterday. light. Ukraine seizes Romanian Minister resigns amid furore over teens’ murder Russian tanker REUTERS politicised public safety bodies ministry’s prestige which has several Romanian cities at the As well as the delays, child over naval clash, BUCHAREST to be under-funded, short- been strongly impacted by the weekend. On Monday, dozens of search-and-rescue protocols says procesutor staffed and insufficiently trained. deficient activity of some if its teenagers marched in Caracal were not followed. Romania’s interior minister After Macesanu phoned the employees, who were either carrying banners which read: “It has been found that insti- AFP resigned yesterday after the Europe emergency number 112 fired or are about to be sanc- “Hello, 112, I’m Alexandra and I tutions in charge of public order KIEV murders of two teenage girls in saying she had been kidnapped, tioned,” said Interior Minister want to live,” “Romania has and safety ... failed, after a series a southern town triggered it took authorities 19 hours to Nicolae Moga, who was only failed in Caracal,” “She put all her of unacceptable errors to ensure A Ukrainian court has ordered protests over authorities’ inad- locate and enter the mechanic’s appointed last week. trust in you when she called.” the fundamental right of life,” he the seizure of a Russian tanker equate handling of the case. residence as they struggled to “In the six days that I have Romania’s chief of police said, adding that he asked the stopped last week over its A 65-year old mechanic from trace her three calls and secure run the Interior Ministry I have and several county officials have Social Democrat government to alleged involvement in a Caracal has confessed to killing unnecessary search warrants. ordered all possible inquiries to already been fired over the case. create measures by the end of Ukrainian-Russian naval clash Alexandra Macesanu, 15, who Prior to that, police also delayed identify those responsible in the President Klaus Iohannis August to improve cooperation last year, the country’s chief was reported missing on July 24, registering a missing report filed case of the Caracal tragedy. All said an inquiry presented at a and rapid response systems for military prosecutor said and Luiza Melencu, 18, who was by her parents. these inquiries will continue.” Supreme Defence Council public safety institutions, yesterday. last seen in April. “I have made the decision to Public anger has been meeting yesterday identified a including location-finding tech- A court, in the southern city Inquiries have shown resign to save part of the mounting, with protests around series of “grave deficiencies.” nology for 112 calls. of Odessa, ordered the seizure of the tanker Nika Spirit on Monday, according to docu- ments posted by Anatoliy UK urged to provide Matios on social media. “The court seized the said vessel,” Matios said. “We did it more support to legally.” The Russian owner of the trafficking survivors arrested tanker, the Altomar Shipping company, said that its REUTERS or fresh exploitation, according management was “in contact LONDON to anti-slavery activists. with Ukrainian authorities” to “The situation is particularly solve a “range of issues related Britain has denied hundreds of bad for people without a secure to the vessel”. former slaves the right to stay in immigration status,” said Naomi Ukraine’s SBU security the country and access support Philipps, head of policy and service said last week it had or care services, despite author- advocacy at British Red Cross, in stopped the Russian tanker, ities confirming that they were a statement. “Too often we see previously known as the trafficking victims, data these people at risk of falling back Neyma, when it entered the published yesterday showed. into exploitation because they are port of Izmail in the southern Government data revealed unable to find somewhere to live Odessa region. under the Freedom of Infor- or a way to feed themselves.” Investigators seized docu- mation Act found that between The charities urged the gov- ments on board and questioned 2015-2017, Britain’s Home Office ernment to extend the support its 10 crew members. did not allow 752 people — or period to 12 months, and to let Messages of mourning, candles and flowers are placed by people for an eight-year-old boy who was Moscow responded by about four in 10 victims — to survivors of slavery stay in the pushed by a man in front of an oncoming train and died at the main train station in Frankfurt, yesterday. threatening Kiev with unspec- remain after they were recog- country for at least 30 months ified “consequences”, although nised as being trafficked. in order to rebuild their lives. it later confirmed the 10 crew Frankfurt attacker was wanted by Swiss police All were from non-European Providing a year of members had been released countries such as Vietnam and assistance could boost Britain’s and allowed to return to Russia. REUTERS/BERLIN then shoved the boy under an investigation had uncovered “no Nigeria, according to the report public purse by up to $8.14m as However, Kiev kept the tanker. oncoming train before trying to evidence of radicalisation or ide- by the British Red Cross, Hestia survivors would be more In November, Russia A 40-year-old Eritrean man push a 78-year-old woman, who ological motive” for the man’s and Ashiana, charities that employable, and the need for opened fire on three Ukrainian accused of killing an eight-year- fell over on the platform, Ger- actions. support slavery survivors. medical or housing services navy vessels as they tried to old boy by pushing him under a many’s federal police chief Police caught the suspect as “Modern slavery is rife in our would reduce, said Nottingham pass through the Kerch Strait train in Frankfurt was wanted by Dieter Romann said. he tried to flee Frankfurt station. communities and the need for University researchers. from the Black Sea to the Sea police in Switzerland, where he On Thursday, he had also Prosecutors in the city have long-term support is vital to A Home Office spokesman of Azov. was being treated for psycho- brandished a knife at a female applied for a formal warrant to ensure victims can rebuild their said it was committed to According to the SBU, the logical problems, authorities said. neighbour in Switzerland and arrest him on one charge of lives,” said Abigail Ampofo, stamping out modern slavery Neyma had changed its name In Monday’s incident, which threatened to kill her, before murder and two of attempted operations director at Hestia. and supporting victims. painted on the hull to “conceal horrified Germany, the man first fleeing, Romann said. murder, state prosecutor Nadja “Without this support, we know “We have already signifi- its involvement in the act of pushed the boy’s mother onto In Zurich, cantonal police Niesen said. If convicted he that many victims are forced cantly increased support for aggression”. the track but she rolled away. He officer Bruno Keller said an would face a life sentence. back into slavery and the cycle victims earlier this year, of abuse continues.” including the length of time that People who said they have an individual can receive been enslaved can enter the support,” he said in e-mail. “We Third suspect in Bulgaria data hacking faces charges National Referral Mechanism and will continue to drive improve- access care while the government ments to the services available AFP over the attack. It saw thousands The three men are being personal records hacked, considers their case — which can to ensure they are meeting the SOFIA of tax agency files leaked to the investigated as an organised including in some cases their take from weeks to years. recovery needs of victims.” press in mid-July. group that “aimed at creating identity card numbers and Since February, those who Britain has described itself Bulgarian prosecutors were Both worked for a company panic and fear among the pop- 10-digit personal numbers. are confirmed as victims receive as a world leader in the anti- preparing to charge a third which was supposed to advise ulation” through cybercrime. The hackers also got access 90 days of additional support, slavery drive, having passed the suspect over a massive hack and other firms on how to withstand Bulgaria’s penal code regards to people’s addresses, declared up from 45 days previously, the Modern Slavery Act in 2015. leak of taxpayer data, which cyber-attacks. such an offence as “terrorism” income and other sensitive government said. About 7,000 suspected authorities said affected almost The company owner, who and if convicted, the men risk data. But they do not have the victims were uncovered in every adult in the country. was abroad at the time, was between five and 15 years in jail. The unprecedented breach right to access further help Britain last year, up a third on A 20-year-old cyber-crime detained yesterday morning at The tax agency said that as has sparked anxiety among Bul- thereafter, nor are they auto- 2017, according to data that specialist and his senior manager Sofia airport and will face the many as 5.1 million people were garians who feared their data matically given the right to stay activists said raises concerns had already been charged last same charges, the prosecution affected by the attack. might be used for fraudulent in the country, which leaves sur- about the government’s ability week with “cyber-terrorism” said in a statement. They had all or part of their purposes. vivors at risk of homelessness to support them. 12 AMERICAS WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 US denies plans to quit nuclear test ban treaty

REUTERS We’ve made very clear The US and its Nato allies said GENEVA that we will abide by that in order to comply with the our nuclear testing INF treaty, Russia needs to destroy The United States, which plans moratorium: US its SSC-8 ground-launched cruise to exit a major arms control missile, which Washington said agreement later this week, Ambassador Robert violates the treaty ban on land- denied a Russian accusation that Wood based missiles with a range of it was also planning to quit the 500km to 5,500km. international treaty that bans the Wood added that it was testing of nuclear weapons. Belousov was speaking days entirely up to Russia whether US A Russian envoy told a dis- before the deadline for a US with- withdrawal went ahead on armament conference in Geneva drawal from another nuclear August 2, but Russia had made that Washington intended to quit pact, the Intermediate-Range very clear that it had no intention the Comprehensive Nuclear- Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). to take the steps Washington Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) on the The United States is set to demands. pretext that Moscow was vio- pull out of the INF accord on “We see no reason to believe lating it first. August 2, saying it needs to that Russia is going to come back “It would appear that through develop its own warheads to into compliance,” he said. “They propaganda around false claims deter Moscow. Russia said it is need to decide whether they about Russia’s compliance there fully compliant and blames want to get back into the existing are attempts to prepare interna- Washington for orchestrating the arms control architecture or not. A protester holding a sign as US President Donald Trump speaks during an event commemorating the tional opinion for a US exit from US withdrawal. It’s really up to them.” 400th Anniversary of the First Representative Legislative Assembly in Jamestown, Virginia, yesterday. the CTBT and then to blame “I can say quite firmly that Belousov said Washington Russia again for everything,” Rus- kind of trick will not work was aiming for an unlimited sia’s deputy envoy in Geneva, again,” Belousov said. increase in strategic potential, Andrey Belousov said. US Ambassador Robert including offensive nuclear Trump hails ‘righteous cause Washington called the sug- Wood said Russia’s record of capacity and defensive missile gestion “crafty, Soviet-like violating treaties was a well- defence components. propaganda”. established pattern. “I have to “The USA is thus seeking to of American self-government’ The US has signed but not respond to the sort of crafty, gain an enormous military ratified the CTBT. It complies Soviet-like propaganda that was advantage over its military, AP His speech was interrupted Western Hemisphere injected with the treaty’s prohibition on espoused earlier during the political and economic rivals,” JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA by a protester who stood up and tension into an event years in the nuclear explosions by observing session by our Russian Belousov said. “We may be on held signs that read “deport making. Demonstrators gathered a unilateral moratorium on colleague.” the eve of a new era when all of President Donald Trump marked hate” and “reunite my family.” yesterday morning near the site testing, which US President “We’ve made very clear that the previous achievements of the 400th anniversary of the rise The man was led out of the where Trump was to speak. Donald Trump’s administration we will abide by our nuclear arms control and non-prolifer- of American democracy speech site as some members of “The commemoration of the has said will continue. testing moratorium,” Wood said. ation are set back to zero.” yesterday by celebrating “four the crowd chanted “Trump, birth of this nation and its incredible centuries of history, Trump, Trump.” democracy will be tarnished heritage and commitment to the Ahead of his speech, Trump unduly with the participation of Police launch righteous cause of American said the black legislators who the President, who continues to Half of US voters see self-government.” announced a boycott of the make degrading comments probe after man His speech in historic event were going “against their toward minority leaders, prom- Jamestown played out against a own people.” ulgate policies that harm mar- says he found Trump as racist: Poll backdrop of tension over his Trump claimed African ginalised communities, and use recent disparaging remarks Americans “love the job” he’s racist and xenophobic rhetoric,” baby in freezer BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON within the margin of error of plus about minority members of Con- doing and are “happy” with his the black caucus said in a AP or minus 3.4 percentage points gress and was boycotted by recent comments criticising a statement. ST. LOUIS Among the demographic black Virginia state legislators. majority black district in the Bal- The boycott follows Trump’s Half of American voters believe groups most likely to believe In his remarks, Trump noted timore area and its weekend comments insulting US A St. Louis man said a box that that President Donald Trump is Trump is racist were African that 1619 also was the year the congressman. Rep Elijah Cummings’ majority had been in his mother’s freezer a racist, according to a Quin- Americans (80%), those without first enslaved Africans arrived In fact, African Americans black Baltimore-area district. A for decades contained the nipiac University poll released a religious affiliation (63%), in the colonies, saying, “We continue to be overwhelmingly caucus statement didn’t specif- mummified remains of a yesterday. The survey also found women (59%), Hispanics (55%), remember every sacred soul negative in their assessments of ically mention Cummings but newborn baby, which he little appetite for impeaching the college-educated whites (54%) who suffered the horrors of the president’s performance. said Trump’s “repeated attacks discovered while cleaning out president, with 60% saying that and those under 35 (53%). slavery and the anguish of According to Gallup polling, on Black legislators and com- her home after she died. Congress shouldn’t begin The poll was conducted on bondage.” approval among black Amer- ments about Black communities Adam Smith told St. Louis proceedings. July 25-28, after former Special Trump described the rise of icans has hovered around 1 in 10 makes him ill-suited to honour media outlets that he opened the The poll comes after weeks Counsel Robert Mueller’s tes- democracy in the New World as over the course of Trump’s pres- and commemorate such a mon- cardboard box on Sunday of increasingly harsh rhetoric on timony in Congress. Thirty-one “truly a momentous occasion.” idency, with 8% approving in umental period in history.” expecting to find something like race from the president. percent of voters thought the “Self-government in Virginia June. Yesterday morning, Trump the top of his mother’s first The poll found 51% of voters Mueller report cleared Trump of did not just give us a state we A last-minute announcement tweeted: “Heading to Jamestown, wedding cake or money because believe Trump is a racist, up 2 all wrongdoing. That’s down love — in a very true sense it that the president would partic- Virginia. Word is the Democrats she never had a bank account. percentage points from the last from shortly after the report was gave us the country we love, the ipate in the Jamestown com- will make it as uncomfortable as Instead, he said he found an time Quinnipiac asked the released, when 38% said it United States of America,” he memoration of the first repre- possible, but that’s ok because infant’s body and a pink blanket. question a year ago. That’s cleared the president. said. sentative assembly in the today is not about them!” St. Louis police confirmed that they are investigating a “suspicious death” involving an “unknown infant” found inside California governor signs bill on presidential tax returns the home and that autopsy results were pending. AP at this point, he likely won’t need their power to ensure leaders “Today we require tax the past decade. Trump has Smith said police ques- SACRAMENTO California’s delegates to win the seeking the highest offices meet returns, but what would be bucked decades of precedent by tioned him for two hours and Republican nomination. minimal standards, and to next?” he wrote in his veto refusing to release his. Tax that he provided investigators California’s Democratic governor “As one of the largest econ- restore public confidence.” message. “Five years of health returns show income, charitable with a DNA sample. signed a law requiring presi- omies in the world and home to New York has passed a law records? A certified birth certif- giving and business dealings, all Smith said his mother took dential candidates to release one in nine Americans eligible giving congressional committees icate? High school report cards? of which Democratic state law- the box with her as she moved their tax returns to appear on the to vote, California has a special access to Trump’s state tax And will these requirements vary makers say voters are entitled to to four different apartments in state’s primary ballot, a move responsibility to require this returns. But efforts to pry loose depending on which political know about. St. Louis but that she wouldn’t aimed squarely at Republican information of presidential and his tax returns have floundered party is in power?” Candidates will be required answer her children’s questions President Donald Trump. gubernatorial candidates,” Dem- in other states. California’s first While the law is aimed at to submit tax returns for the most about it. But even if the law with- ocratic Gov Gavin Newsom attempt to do so failed in 2017 Trump, it would apply to all pres- recent five years to California’s “All I can remember is that stands a likely legal challenge, wrote in his veto message to the when then-Gov Jerry Brown, a idential contenders and candi- Secretary of State at least 98 days she told me, ‘My oldest child Trump could avoid the require- state Legislature. Democrat, vetoed the law, dates for governor. before the primary. They will would have been 21 today,’” he ments by choosing not to “These are extraordinary raising questions about its con- The major Democratic 2020 then be posed online for the recalled. “And that her name compete in California’s primary. times and states have a legal and stitutionality and where it would contenders have already public to view, with certain per- was ‘Jennifer.’” With no credible GOP challenger moral duty to do everything in lead next. released tax returns for roughly sonal information redacted. Costa Rica, Panama dismantle migrant trafficking ring US rapper A$AP Rocky pleads

AFP said Raquel Vargas, Costa self-defence at assault trial SAN JOSÉ Rica’s migration director. AFP/STOCKHOLM had punched, kicked, and hit the Vargas spoke to reporters plaintiff with a bottle. A joint operation between Costa in La Cruz, a town on the US rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded He then went on to show Rican and Panamanian author- northern border with Nica- not guilty to assault at his trial in the court parts from the some ities resulted in the arrest of 46 ragua where Mama Africa, Sweden over a street brawl, 550 pages of the preliminary people and the dismantling of a whose surname was given as saying he acted in self-defence investigation. migrant trafficking ring that Lopez Martinez, was arrested. in a case that has stirred diplo- The evidence highlighted shipped African, Asian and Ten people were arrested matic tensions and outraged fans. included surveillence footage Cubans towards the US. in Panama, the public prose- The 30-year-old rapper, and maps to establish a timeline Migrants paid between cutor’s office said on Twitter. whose real name is Rakim of the events leading up to the $7,000 and $21,000 to the “This organization used tourist Mayers, was arrested on July 3 brawl. gang, lead by a Nicaraguan visas to traffic people,” said the along with three other people “He admits that he threw the woman known as Mama Africa. public prosecutor’s office. following the fight in Stockholm plaintiff on the ground, that he In Costa Rica, 35 raids Madden said there was evi- on June 30. One of them, the stepped on his arm and punched resulted in 36 people being dence that 249 people had rapper’s bodyguard, was later or pushed his shoulder,” Mayers’ arrested, Costa Rica’s been transported to blind spots released. lawyer Slobodan Jovicic said, migration police director at Costa Rica’s border with At the start of the trial yes- adding that it was a case of Stephen Madden said. One of Nicaragua from where they terday morning prosecutor “self-defence”. those detained was a health would continue towards the Police detain a person suspected of belonging to an international Daniel Suneson told the court The rapper’s mother Renee ministry official. US. network for migrant trafficking, in La Cruz, Costa Rica, yesterday. that he believed that Mayers, Black was seated on the front “This is one of the biggest A wider network of smug- and the two other accused, had row of the visitors’ bench, and operations we’ve carried out. glers moved African and Asian countries such Peru, Ecuador trafficking, forcing the migrant assaulted the plaintiff, a 19-year waved at her son as he left the We’ve dismantled a gang ded- migrants who had arrived in and Brazil. “They use a person’s to hide and flee, acting outside old man, together. court when it took a recess for icated to trafficking migrants,” Europe to South American vulnerability to subject them to the law,” said Vargas. Suneson said the accused lunch. BUSINESS WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 13 PAGE | 14 PAGE | 15 UBS analyst who Aamal revenue predicted China at QR636.1m in Bank woes sees H1; gross profit $349bn hole at QR226.2m

QIC Group reports net profit of QR419m in H1 THE PENINSULA Overall, the premium The Company’s investment per- DOHA growth of QIC’s formance remains unrivalled by domestic and any of its peers. Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), The Group’s net underwriting the leading insurer in Qatar and Mena operations result remains stable at QR331m. the Middle East North African remained stable. QIC Low-severity high frequency (Mena) region reported a net Insured, the personal business now accounts for a sig- profit of QR419m for the first half nificant portion of QIC’s total of 2019. The Mena markets insurance division underwriting portfolio. continued to produce stable of QIC, continued During the reporting period, premiums and underwriting its growth in digital QIC has vigorously maintained profitability, despite unabated transformation and its focus on streamlining oper- geopolitical headwinds in the Khalifa Abdulla Turki Al Subaey, innovative products. ations in order to further region. QIC’s international oper- Group President & CEO, QIC Group improve its operational effi- ations further expanded in select ciency. At H1 2019, the admin- low volatility classes and now now account for approximately compared with QR401m in the istrative expense ratio for its account for 75 percent of its total 75 percent of QIC’s total GWP, same period last year. core operations came in at 6.4 portfolio. compared to 74 percent in the The Company’s net percent. The Group’s ongoing In the first half of 2019, QIC first half of 2018. investment result improved from endeavor towards process effi- The QIC headquarters adopted a more restrictive and Overall, the premium growth QR408m in H1 2018 to QR426m ciencies and automation con- selective approach to new of QIC’s domestic and Mena in this reporting period. The 4 tinued to yield fruit. “The Group’s outlook for the nimity”, he added. business generation, reflecting operations remained stable. QIC percent year-on-year increase Commenting on the financial remainder of the year is cau- Recently, Standard & Poor’s the company’s continued focus Insured, the personal insurance is mainly attributable to favo- performance for H1 2019, tiously optimistic. Our exposure reaffirmed QIC’s financial on de-risking its book and division of QIC, continued its rable global and regional market Khalifa Abdulla Turki Al Subaey, to the geopolitical situation in strength rating of A/Stable, placing more emphasis on low- growth in digital transformation conditions across most asset Group President & CEO of QIC the Middle East and the vagaries referring to the Company’s volatility segments. Gross written and innovative products. As a classes. QIC’s current investment Group stated, “We remain on of global re/insurance pricing is “strong business and financial premiums (GWP) remained testament, Qatar Insurance yield amounted to an annualized track to repositioning our inter- relatively moderate. As QIC does risk profiles, its scale, diversified stable at QR6.4bn. Company was conferred the 5 percent, compared with 4.9 national book towards areas of not underwrite the market but premium base (by geography The Group’s international “Best Digital Transformation in percent for the same period of lower volatility. QIC’s stable focuses on bespoke, innovative and product), and ability to post carriers, namely Qatar Re, Insurance Award” at the inau- 2018, further adding to a long underwriting profitability and expertise-based transac- good results”. Antares, QIC Europe Limited gural edition of the Enterprise track record of superior increasingly reflects the tions we can view the various QIC benefits from ‘AAA’ level (QEL) and its Gibraltar based car- Transformation Summit in Doha. investment performance based attractive economics of this risk scenarios presented by the risk-based capital adequacy riers continued to expand in The Group’s net profit in H1 on careful diversification across business which yields relatively political and economic envi- despite rapid growth and various select low-volatility areas and 2019 came in at QR419m geographies and asset classes. stable and predictable margins.” ronment with relative equa- acquisitions over recent years. 14 BUSINESS WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 Qatar’s real estate transaction MARKETWATCH value grows 15.8% to QR9.52bn QSE FTSE100 DOW CRUDE 10,589.29 7,658.82 27,155.07 $57.27 SATISH KANADY On the GCC market improved by 9.7 percent to pressure from the existing over- -13.63 PTS −27.79 PTS −66.28 PTS +0.40 THE PENINSULA trend, the KAMCO $45.9bn, as compared to $41.9bn supply prevalent in the market, 0.13% 0.36% 0.24% Dow & Brent before going to press in H1-18. The number of transac- and upcoming supply”, KAMCO Qatar’s real estate transaction Research noted, tions was also gained by a higher analysts said. Government initia- value witnessed a significant real estate sale 18.9 percent over the same period tives aimed at improving legis- year-on-year growth of 15.8 transactions, to reach 281,168 transactions in lation for broadening home own- percent to QR9.52bn during the excluding Bahrain, H1, 19. The transacted value in ership beyond the luxury market the first half of 2019. The real Kuwait moved up by 10.5 percent should aid home occupier demand Microsoft to help estate transaction number in the rebounded in the first as compared to H1, 18. Never- as well. Office space take-up first quarter was improved by half, as total value theless, KAMCO estimates however is skewed towards spe- 8.2 percent y-o-y. The number transacted improved suggest that the higher transac- cific space requirements based on accelerate Qatar’s of transactions , excluding June, by 9.7 percent to tions came at the cost of lower smart technologies and flexible fit- stood at 1,754, according to achieved prices, as the average outs, while aggregate demand KAMCO Research. $45.9bn, as compared value per transaction in the GCC remains weak. Kuwait on the SME, startup However, residential rents to $41.9bn in H1, 18. declined by 7.8 percent to around other hand is continuing to continued to decline in Q2, 19 as $163,200 in H1,19 from around witness strong demand for asking rents were down 1.5 total of 200,000 sq.m put addi- $177,000 per transaction in H1,18. premium office spaces, a trend business growth percent quarter-over-quarter. tional pressure on rents. Office On the lending side, aggregate which is expected to continue in The fall in rentals is reportedly rents in West Bay declined by 4 credit to the real estate sector dis- the near term as no significant LANI ROSE R DIZON higher for villas in secondary percent, as vacancy rates in bursed by GCC banks at the end supply additions are expected. THE PENINSULA locations, and apartments in Qatar remained high at around of Q2-19 grew 3 percent quarter- Retail mall owners in the areas such as Najma, Al Sadd, 35 percent; KAMCO Research over-quarter and 4.6 percent to GCC continue to look at Enter- Old Airport and Al Wakrah. noted citing market data. reach $202.7bn. tainment and F&B as the new Microsoft Qatar plans to Office rents in Qatar receded On the GCC market trend, the “Although we see some inter- drivers for retail space demand, intensify its efforts in helping by 4 percent quarter-over- KAMCO Research noted, real mittent signs of residential own- while trying to combat lower SMEs and startup companies quarter in the second quarter of estate sale transactions (excluding ership demand coming in at lower demand from retailers who are to accelerate their business in 2019, as the addition of seven Bahrain) rebounded in the first price levels, prices and rents in the more looking at expansion via the country. While the global office buildings, amounting to a half, as total value transacted GCC are still witnessing downward e-commerce capabilities. IT company has had strong partnerships with a number of government sectors in Qatar Stocks fall on in the previous years, it now also plans to be more involved Wall Street in the country’s growing SME and startup industry, and help over earnings, close the technology gap which Microsoft Qatar’s Country market insiders say exists Manager, Lana Khalaf trade concerns between the government and the private sector. gap between the government AP/NEW YORK “We were not involved in and the private sector. The a way to really close this gap strategy was just released. And US stocks moved broadly lower and be involved between the I think in the coming months in early trading on Wall Street government and the SMEs, you will see a big change in the yesterday as President Donald startups and incubators. This country on this,” she added. Trump ramped up criticism of is something we recently Khalaf went on to reiterate China just as negotiators began added to our agenda in Qatar. the need for SMEs and startups a new round of trade talks. We recently identified and to adopt digital technologies, The latest tweets injected studied the gaps out there. citing a study which high- anxiety into the markets in an And soon all the incubation lighted how several SMEs have already busy week. Investors centres will receive a lot of earned about $100m more on are closely watching the information about how they net income by going digital. ongoing trade negotiations as can use Microsoft technology She added that while the well as a heavy flow of cor- to accelerate their business e-commerce space in Qatar porate earnings. Other key and what Microsoft can do to has been consistently growing, events this week include a help them,” said Microsoft she still has not yet seen Arti- Federal Reserve meeting that Qatar’s Country Manager, ficial Intelligence (AI) infused is expected to result in a rate Lana Khalaf while speaking in e-commerce as a new way cut on Wednesday and a gov- Turkey-Paraguay Business Forum at a panel discussion to deal with customers. ernment jobs report on Friday. organised by the Ministry of She said: “AI is definitely Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan (right) giving a memento to Liz Cramer, Minister for Industry and Technology and health care Transport and Communica- something that is changing the Commerce of Paraguay, during Turkey- Paraguay Business Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. stocks led the market lower. tions (MoTC) in Doha recently. world and how companies Apple, which reports its Khalaf added that respond to their customers. financial results after the Microsoft has already started Today, to better respond to market closes Tuesday, fell S Africa utility Eskom suffers electrifying losses implementing its new strategy your customers you need to 0.8percent. Pfizer slid and recently sponsored 10 better understand them. You 5.4percent a day after it AFP around 95 percent of the coun- disappointingly incurred a net startups from the Digitial Incu- need to understand what to sell announced a major deal with JOHANNESBURG try’s electricity, has accumulated loss after tax of 20.7bn rand for bation Centre, Qatar Science them, when to sell, and why Mylan. Capital One fell $30bn of debt despite being the the year,” Mabuza said. and Technology Park, and you need to sell a certain 6.4percent after reporting a South Africa’s embattled power recipient of multiple bailouts Mabuza was on Monday others. product. data breach. company Eskom yesterday from the government. announced as the acting CEO The sponsored startups The only way to do that is Investors shifted money reported a record net loss of A week ago, the government until October following the have been mentored by to aggregate a lot of data, into less risky holdings. Procter 20.7bn rand ($1.46bn) for the announced a 59bn rand bailout sudden resignation of experts from Microsoft, and analyse this, and create AI & Gamble led consumer year to March, nearly 10 times for the power supplier, a mere Phakamani Hadebe in May, were guided about their models to do these things. And products makers higher after more than in the previous 12 five months after an even bigger citing “unimaginable demands” product inventions, useful instead of spending a lot of reporting results that easily beat months. cash injection was announced of the job. technologies for their business, money as a startup in doing Wall Street’s forecasts. Utilities, The state power utility’s loss over the next three years. Hadebe became the tenth and were also advised about ‘trial and error’ tests, you now another safe-play sector, also widened from 2.3bn rand the “Today Eskom releases CEO to step down over the past what kind of businesses are have AI which can do these held up better than the rest of year before primarily because results that, while expected, are decade. worth pursuing in the future. tests for you in seconds. the market. of lower sales, increased finance unfavourable,” chairman and The latest bailout was “I agree that the gap was Adopting AI will give you the The S&P 500 index fell costs and higher costs for acting CEO Jabu Mabuza said at slammed by global credit ratings there before. But Qatar also competitive advantage as an 0.4percent as of 10 a.m. Eastern primary energy, in particular the company’s offices in agencies, who fear for South saw this that it created a SME to even compete with time. The Dow Jones Industrial coal. Johannesburg. Africa’s debt to GDP ratio and its research centre for startups companies that have been in Average fell 99 points, or Eskom, which generates “The organisation fiscal leeway. and SMEs that is bridging the the market for 15 years”. 0.4percent, to 27,128. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.5percent. The lingering trade war UBS analyst who predicted China Bank woes sees $349bn hole between the US and China has been cutting into corporate BLOOMBERG in May. The takeover imposed Bank of Jinzhou Co. long before wrapper around it to make it profit for some industries all HONG KONG losses on some creditors, they were widely recognized look like an investment. Later year and has investors con- casting doubt on the implicit by the market, have become on they also became used as a cerned that it will continue to Jason Bedford (pictured) might guarantee that has under- required reading for interna- tool to understate nonper- crimp business investment and be the only person on Earth pinned the country’s financial tional investors who want to forming loans. growth. Delegates from the US who reads every line of every stability for decades. understand where China’s $40 I tend to work more on and China are meeting in financial statement issued by This week, another regional trillion banking system is deeper dive, thematic research. Shanghai this week in the latest nearly 250 Chinese banks. lender was rescued by a con- headed. I actually prefer to look at and round of negotiations, months His conclusion after com- sortium that included Industrial In an interview at Bloomb- meet with unlisted banks after the trade spat escalated pleting the ritual for the ump- & Commercial Bank of China erg’s Hong Kong office, Bedford because they tend to have more with more tariffs. teenth time: the industry needs Ltd., fueling concern among discussed his approach to ana- entertaining disclosures. They In a series of tweets, Trump capital, and lots of it. some shareholders that the lyzing Chinese banks, his also tend to be more stressed accused China of trying to hold The 40-year-old UBS Group nation’s biggest banks will be outlook for the industry and the than the listed names. off on an agreement until after AG analyst, whose star is rising point out that China’s financial called on to help clean up the state of China’s financial The low point for the the next US elections. Trump after he issued early warnings industry is on a sounder footing sector’s mess. The China reforms. Comments have been system was probably 2016. threatened to get “much about the troubles roiling than it was a few years ago Banking and Insurance Regu- edited and condensed. Back then I actually thought the tougher” with China on trade if China’s smaller banks, says the thanks to a major cleanup effort latory Commission didn’t What caught my focus and system could implode. Every- he wins in 2020. lenders he covers now face a by regulators, he sees a difficult immediately reply to a faxed what wasn’t known at the time thing was at its greatest excess European stocks fell potential capital shortfall of 2.4 road ahead as authorities request for comment. was the buildup of these -- shadow loans, aggressive sharply. Germany’s DAX trillion yuan ($349bn). His tally grapple with how to fix the Amid the turmoil, Bedford investment assets on bank accounting treatments. Trust tumbled 2percent and France’s of assets at a broader universe country’s problem banks - a Mandarin-speaking balance sheets: trust benefici- beneficiary rights peaked in CAC-40 fell 1.7percent. The of Chinese lenders in “distress” without spooking markets. Canadian who used to audit aries rights and directional both relative and absolute FTSE 100 in London held up is 9.2 trillion yuan, or about 4 Investors around the world Chinese banks for KPMG -- has asset management plans. When terms. They’ve declined since better, down just 0.3percent as percent of the commercial have grown increasingly con- emerged as one of the foremost they first appeared, they were then. Now we are cleaning up the value of the pound fell to its banking system and nearly 10 cerned about the risks lurking experts on risks facing the very small and primarily used the bad debt, although we may lowest level in more than two percent of gross domestic within smaller Chinese lenders industry. His deep-dive the- to understate risk-weighted need more asset management years, which helps British product. after the shock government matic reports, which flagged assets. They were largely companies, and we’ve changed exporters. While Bedford is quick to seizure of Baoshang Bank Co. problems at Baoshang and though just a loan with a bad-loan recognition rules. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 BUSINESS 15 Aamal revenue at QR636.1m in US Fed opens 2-day policy H1; gross profit at QR226.2m meeting, rate THE PENINSULA DOHA cut expected Aamal Company (Aamal), one of the AFP / WASHINGTON Gulf Region’s fastest growing diver- sified companies, posted QR636.1m The Federal Reserve opened a in Group revenue for the first half two-day policy meeting yesterday, of 2019 (H1, 19), down 2.6 percent poised to cut the key US lending rate compared with the same period in for the first time in more than a previous year. The H1 gross profit is decade amid rising economic uncer- down by 7 percent to QR226.2m. tainties. Net profit before share in results The Federal Open Market Com- of associates and joint ventures mittee raised the benchmark interest Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Sheikh Mohamed bin Faisal Al Thani, accounted for using the equity rate four times last year but has sig- Chairman of Aamal Chief Executive Officer and Managing method (“net underlying profit”) is naled that it will backtrack given Director of Aamal down 19.9 percent to QR141.2m. Net worrying signs in the United States underlying profit margins have of 2019. For example, Ebn Sina Thani, Chief Executive Officer and and major trading partners amid decreased by 4.8 percentage points Medical has entered into agree- Managing Director of Aamal, President Donald Trump’s to 22.2 percent. ments with new strategic partners commented:“While the first half of aggressive trade tactics. Aamal’s share in results of asso- to significantly broaden and the year has been challenging for Moments earlier, Trump con- ciates and joint ventures accounted enhance its offering and its new Aamal Company, it has meant we tinued his high-pressure campaign for using the equity method robot pharmacy is now fully open have focused on operating as effi- demanding more stimulus to the decreased to QR41.9m. Total and performing in line with expec- ciently, innovatively and competi- economy, telling reporters he wants Company net profit1 down 20.4 tations”, Sheikh Faisal said. tively as possible. Increased com- to see a “large cut” by the Fed. percent to QR183.1m. Reported In the Industrial Manufacturing petition is placing pressure on “I’m very disappointed in the earnings per share is down QR0.01 segment, work is progressing well margins, so we have to be ever more Fed,” he said. Markets overwhelm- to QR0.03. Net investment in capital with previously announced indus- astute in generating operational and ingly expect the central bank will cut expenditure decreased by QR197.9m trial projects for the production of cost efficiencies and driving sales the key lending rate by 25 basis to QR20.9m, owing to a number of drums and copper rods, driving growth, while maintaining the points on Wednesday - the first property acquisitions made by Aamal synergy creation and a reduction in diversity of our business model - decrease in more than a decade - Real Estate in the prior year period. production costs among the subsid- one of our fundamental competitive amid a slowing global economy hit Announcing the results, Sheikh iaries of Senyar Industries. In differentiators. by trade uncertainty and sluggish Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, addition, Aamal is actively evalu- “Aamal Company’s overall business investment. Chairman of Aamal, commented ating other strategic and value strategy remains clear. The That would undo the Fed’s most that the first half of 2019 has been enhancing industrial projects to Company seeks to take advantage recent increase in December, which one of strategic development and expand its industrial business. In of the growth opportunities provided was the last of four in 2018 as the US evolution in an increasingly com- Aamal’s Property segment, despite by the Qatar National Vision 2030 economy picked up steam. The Fed petitive environment. While many mounting competition and reduced and to leverage its position as a was then working to “normalize” of Aamal Company’s businesses market rents, we are witnessing a leading participant across various monetary policy, raising the rates have continued to perform strongly, steady rise in demand for property key economic sectors. This growth off zero to ensure it would have this has not been enough to offset in the residential sector. strategy remains unchanged and we ammunition to help support the the fall in our financial results “Looking ahead, in addition to believe that through a combination economy in the event of a downturn. reported in other areas. pursuing growth opportunities pre- of our efforts to improve the But Trump seems to be calling However, Aamal firmly believe sented by the Qatar National Vision financial strength of certain existing for a deeper cut of 50 basis points that Aamal’s diversified business 2030, we will look to further businesses and our agility to capi- or perhaps more - a move typically model continues to offer both resil- strengthen the financial base of talise on new business opportunities used only when the economy is ience to our external environment Aamal’s existing businesses. For in the market, we remain well-posi- experiencing a steep slowdown. and an ongoing pipeline of growth example, a number of cost control tioned to deliver long-term share- The current economic opportunities which we will con- measures are being implemented holder value. Specifically. we are expansion is now entering its 11th tinue to access throughout the at Aamal Readymix and we have currently exploring a number of new year, making it the longest on record. second half of the year. now formally announced a new investment opportunities within the And with steady job growth, low “We are pleased by the number sales strategy for Aamal Services to Industrial Manufacturing segment unemployment and asset prices of strategic initiatives we have expand the client base and reduce which will be announced in due running high, economists are split implemented across Aamal financial risk”, Sheikh Faisal added. course if judged to be efficient and as to whether the world’s largest Company during the first six months Sheikh Mohamed bin Faisal Al to add value to our business model.” economy needs stimulus.

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adding context and relevance to every series. ACTION in Colombo Racecourse, United Kingdom TODAY’S Tsonga achieves career Murray ‘close’ to singles return first in Washington REUTERS AFP Wimbledon crowns, WASHINGTON WASHINGTON warned he has hopes of regaining his peak form. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga turned back the clock to defeat Canadian Three-time Grand Slam “I’m playing better than Brayden Schnur 6-4, 7-6(2) at the Citi Open in Washington champion Andy Murray I was last year. I can extend on Monday in his first match at the tournament. (pictured) says he is “quite close” my leg behind me. I can push The 34-year-old Frenchman pumped his fists, leapt in the to being able to play singles off for serves. It’s brilliant,” air and did a series of twirls after Schnur sent a backhand long matches and a “best-case he said. on match point to end the first-round match on a scorching scenario” could see it happen at “The question I have I’ll play singles as day in the nation’s capital. Cincinnati in two weeks. now is why not? Why soon as I feel ready. Tsonga, who was once ranked as high as world number The 32-year-old British star, can’t I get back where five but is now 70th, looked sharp but will have his work cut who feared he could be forced I was? What’s the I’m going to practise out for him in the second round when he faces second-seeded into retirement before under- reason? There isn’t singles and play Karen Khachanov. going right hip surgery in one. It just takes doubles to compete Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, France’s Adrian Mannarino and January, returned to the court in time.” and each week I’ll Americans Bjorn Fratangelo and Tim Smyczek were among June but has played only doubles Earlier this the other players to advance on Monday, when play was inter- while rehabilitating and seeing month at Wim- see. I’ll keep on that rupted for a while by rain. how his hip responds. bledon, Murray path until I’m ready. On the women’s side of the draw, Lauren Davis put a quick “In terms of said it would be up Best case scenario end to Canadian Eugenie Bouchard’s tournament with a con- moving and to 18 months vincing 6-1 6-2 win. feeling and before he returned probably would be Davis, a finalist at the tournament in 2016, ended the match waking up the to singles and the Cincinnati. If I wasn’t with an emphatic overhead and will face fellow American next day, I’m US Open was a in Cincinnati, I would Sofia Kenin in the second round. feeling good,” Murray said. “I’m “pretty unlikely” probably wait until Other first-round winners included Russia’s Anna Kalin- quite close but there’s stuff that prospect. skaya, American Jessica Pegula and Poland’s Iga Swiatek. would need to get better.” “I’m closer after the US Open: Murray, paired with brother than what I maybe Andy Murray Jamie in men’s doubles at the thought I was,” ATP Washington Open, said Murray said. Monday he feels no hip pain and “After Wimbledon 3 a.m., weeping at the end of the Vandeweghe wins in will practice singles this week I started doing a few match he was so overcome with while playing doubles and plans singles drills. At one emotion at gutting out a win comeback from injury to do so against next week in point brief practices. It through the pain. He withdrew Canada. felt great.” later that day. AFP “I’ll play singles as soon as I “This latest comeback I “Here last year I was just in a LOS ANGELES feel ready,” Murray said. “I’m didn’t have any particularly lot of pain,” Murray said. “I was going to practise singles and play high hopes. I’ve had high struggling a lot. It was really bad. American Coco Vandeweghe made a winning return to the doubles to compete and each hopes for most of them to be I’d have to get I was upset. My hip was really, WTA tour on Monday, beating Marie Bouzkova 6-2, 6-4 in the week I’ll see. I’ll keep on that path before.” back in the gym and really painful.” first round in San Jose. until I’m ready.” Murray played a set on get my cardio better.” After trading harsh words It was her first match in 10 months. Murray, the former world Sunday and about eight games Murray’s most with tournament officials then, Vandeweghe, once ranked as high as ninth in the world, number one who is now ranked on Monday in the US capital recent singles match was both Murray and organizers have hadn’t played a WTA singles match since falling in the first 222nd, downplayed the idea he heat but is missing match a five-set first-round loss moved past the tough moment. round of the China Open last September, having been slowed might compete in the US Open, fitness instead of fighting hip at the Australian Open in “What happened last year for much of 2018 by a nagging ankle injury that was followed which starts August 26, but didn’t pain. January to Spaniard was a shame,” Murray said. “I by a foot injury. slam the door on the “The conditions here are Roberto Bautista Agut. was going through a tough time “To think that five months ago I wasn’t even walking, I’m possibility. tough and that’s the thing I’m Murray delayed his flight when it happened. I like it here. just full of tons of emotions,” the 27-year-old said after “Best case scenario probably needing. My conditioning isn’t home due to hip pain. I’m happy to be back and have wrapping up the victory with an ace on match point in one would be Cincinnati,” Murray great. My time in the gym has “It was completely the opportunity to play with my hour and 23 minutes. said. “If I wasn’t in Cincinnati, I been on strengthening the hip,” gone. I wasn’t even certain after brother again, which I haven’t She hadn’t won a singles match since June of 2018, and in would probably wait until after Murray said. the operation if I’d ever be done for three years.” her extended absence has dropped to 636th in the world. the US Open. “These last few months have healthy again,” Murray said. “A Jamie Murray, 33, won the “First and foremost, I was thinking of having fun,” she said “I wouldn’t want my first been brilliant. Just not being in few months later I’m feeling Washington doubles title last of her mindset coming into the tournament, for which she tournament to be playing best- pain, it’s amazing what that will better and feel like I can get back year with former partner Bruno received a wild card. of-five (sets) either.” do to you.” on the singles court.” Soares. The Murrays have not While she missed the first edition of the tournament in But Murray, whose Grand Murray said if he had to play Last year at Washington, played together since the 2016 San Jose last year, Vandeweghe was a two-time finalist in the Slam singles titles include the singles next week, “I could do it, Murray won a rain-delayed Rio Olympics but did help Brit- event’s previous incarnation in Stanford. 2012 US Open and 2013 and 2016 but to get where I would want third-round match at just after ain’s 2015 Davis Cup victory. Vandeweghe earned a second-round meeting with second- seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Kenya makes strides on Marlins beat Arizona 11-6

AP doping, but hurdles remain MIAMI By the second inning, Caleb AFP Between 2004 and Association of Athletics Federation Smith had infield dirt on his NAIROBI August 2018, 138 Kenyan (IAAF) guidelines, Kenyan athletes jersey, his knee and the selected for the 2019 World Cham- backside of his pants, which is athletes tested positive for Kenya suffered international pionships starting in Doha in Sep- why his third inning of pitching embarrassment in 2016 when a performance-enhancing tember will be subject to a was less than clean. string of doping scandals brought drugs, according to a World minimum of four blood and urine Smith endured a bad the country famed for its distance Anti-Doping Agency. tests. stretch after a baserunning runners within a whisker of “Qualification will be done on adventure but recovered to disqualification from the Rio With the Tokyo Olympics time and testing,” says Jackson pitch seven innings and help Olympics. looming less than a year away, Tuwei, President of the Kenyan the Miami Marlins beat the “It was a time when Kenya Kenya is confident it will avoid Athletics Federation. Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 faced an enormous challenge in a repeat of the Rio Games “We have made this very clear on Monday. terms of the very integrity of our controversy, even if more to all our athletes that those who Smith laid down a bunt in Miami Marlins starting sports,” said Japhter Rugut, who work needs to be done. want to go to worlds, must also the second and wound up at pitcher Caleb Smith throws heads the Anti-Doping Agency of qualify by being tested.” third base thanks to two errors in the first inning against the Kenya (ADAK), established in the But beyond the elite level, on the play. The next inning he Arizona Diamondbacks at wake of the scandal. tackling doping remains a monu- gave up three hits, including a Marlins Park in Miami, USA Kenya scraped through to Rio. currently suspended, according to mental challenge. three-run homer by Ketel on Monday. But while its sporting authorities the Athletics Integrity Unit. There are 4,000 top-level ath- Marte, and acknowledged his promised to clean up their act, Nevertheless, efforts to clean up letes registered with the athletics jaunt on the bases took a toll. Kenyan athletes have proved the sport are beginning to bear fruit. federation - four times more than “We need to keep oxygen below.500 for the first time innings. He has lost his past harder to convince. Since its inception, the number in France for example - stretching tanks in the dugout,” Smith since July 5. five decisions, and in the past A year after the scare, Jemima of anti-doping tests conducted by oversight resources. joked. “My legs were definitely “We’ve watched a lot of two starts his ERA has climbed Sumgong -- who in Rio won ADAK has mushroomed more than These athletes see running -- tired. It took probably two frustrating baseball these past from 3.77 to 4.52. Kenya’s first-ever Olympic gold in 10-fold, from about 100 in 2016 to and winning -- as the only way out innings to get my legs back four games,” manager Tony Carson Kelly hit his 13th the women’s marathon -- tested 1,150 in 2018. of a life of poverty, and go unde- under me.” Lovullo said. “The four games homer for Arizona, which positive for the banned substance It has created biological pass- tected by the checks and controls Smith (7-4) allowed only here in Miami was clumsy totaled 24 hits in the series. erythropoietin (EPO) and was ports for about 40 elite athletes to as Kenya focuses on its elite one other run, struck out nine baseball, and we’re not a Rojas’ homer came in the suspended. track their data over time, a devel- athletes. and retired his final 10 batters. clumsy team.” Marlins’ six-run second, which In 2018, three-time world opment made possible by the With the Tokyo Olympics The left-hander has won his Miami’s Miguel Rojas also included the errors on champion and Olympic 1,500 metre opening of a WADA-approved looming less than a year away, past four decisions for the homered for the third game in Smith’s bunt that scored two winner, Asbel Kiprop, tested pos- blood testing laboratory in Nairobi Kenya is confident it will avoid a team with the National a row, increasing his season runs. Kelly fielded the bunt and itive for EPO and was also banned. in 2018. repeat of the Rio Games contro- League’s worst record. total to four. Teammate Brian made a wild throw to first. Between 2004 and August ADAK, under its slogan “Stay versy, even if more work needs to The Diamondbacks (53-54) Anderson added his 15th Smith then continued to 2018, 138 Kenyan athletes tested Clean, Win Right”, has also be done. lost three of four in the series, homer and his second in two second, where he slid and then positive for performance- launched a nation-wide awareness- “For now, there are signs that making it more likely they’ll games. continued to third when the enhancing drugs, according to raising program aimed at athletes, our joint efforts are working and be sellers at this week’s trade Both homers came off throw there eluded left fielder World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA. coaches and medical staff. that we are on the right track,” says deadline. They’re outscored rookie Merrill Kelly (7-11), who Tim Locastro as he tried to Thirty-six Kenyan runners are In line with International Clothier. opponents by 61 runs but are allowed seven runs in six cover the base. 18 SPORT WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 India’s ‘lame duck’ selectors under fire over WI series

AFP NEW DELHI three Twenty20 internationals, “We have to find a way to for the West Indies did not go minutes for his Tests and 17 ODI between 1998 three one-day matches and two move beyond the last-four stage. through the normal protocol. reappointment.” and 2000, said selecting a side Tests starting on Saturday. Kohli, Look at what England did in the He said the selection com- He added: “By bypassing the is specialised job and experience Indian cricketing greats Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, recent World Cup. mittee did not meet to reappoint procedure, the message that as a player alone does not guar- slammed the national selectors K.L. Rahul, Rishabh Pant and ?Learning from 2015, they Kohli as captain. goes out is that while the players antee success. for making too many changes Ravindra Jadeja are the only transformed themselves into “That they selected the team like Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh “If international experience and accused them of bowing players selected in all three world beaters.” for West Indies without first Karthik get dropped after below is the case, then many ex-crick- down to skipper Virat Kohli, formats for the tour, while rising Ganguly said there had to be having a meeting to select the expectations performance, the eters, who have played a lot of with Sunil Gavaskar calling them stars Manish Pandey and “clear” communications captain brings up the question captain continues despite much first-class matches can never “lame ducks” ahead of the West Shreyas Iyer are in the limited- between the selectors, team of whether Virat Kohli is the below par expectations where ever dream to become India Indies series. overs team. management and players. captain of the team at his or the the team did not even reach the selectors,” said Prasad. Pressure has mounted since “I’m opposed to too many “We don’t need cameos only, selection committee’s pleasure,” final.” “We have utmost respect for India lost their World Cup semi- players being moved around. I’m we need match-winning innings Gavaskar wrote in the Mid-Day Selectors’ chairman M.S.K. the legendary cricketers,” he final against New Zealand, with for stability, not a stop-start type or spells. Learn from Virat, Rohit newspaper. Prasad rejected the criticism, insisted. former captains Gavaskar and of an environment,” Ganguly (Sharma) and (Jasprit) Bumrah... “To the best of our telling the Press Trust of India “In fact, more than getting Sourav Ganguly leading the told The Print news website. Mohammed Shami too.” knowledge his appointment was news agency that pundits’ jibes hurt by this kind of comments, onslaught. “We haven’t won a global Gavaskar launched his till the World Cup. After that, it only make the selectors it only makes this selection com- India have brought in a host tournament since the 2013 “lame ducks” attack because was incumbent on the selectors “stronger”. mittee stronger, committed and of younger players for their Champions Trophy. Kohli’s appointment as skipper to meet even if it was for five Prasad, who played just six united.”

England’s Joe Root and batting India search for a coach good coach Graham Thorpe during nets at Edgbaston, at man-management, planning Birmingham, yesterday. REUTERS “Technical knowledge is Former Test all-rounder MUMBAI obviously important because Shastri was appointed head without that you can’t plan.” coach in 2017, succeeding The Indian cricket board (BCCI) Applications have been former captain Anil Kumble who is looking for an efficient planner invited for the positions of head stepped down after falling out with strong man-management coach, batting coach, bowling with Kohli despite a successful skills to guide the senior national coach, fielding coach, physio- run while in charge of the team. team, a member of the panel therapist, strength and condi- Under Shastri, who also had entrusted with the task of tioning coach as well as an a previous stint as India’s team selecting a new head coach said administrative manager. director, India won a maiden yesterday. The contract of the current Test series in Australia earlier BCCI has invited applications coaching staff was set to expire this year and are ranked number for the position of head coach after the World Cup but they one in the world in the format. and support staff for the men’s were handed an extension till the They also reached the semi- side, with incumbent Ravi tour of the West Indies, starting finals of the 50-over World Cup Shastri and his team given auto- Aug 3, where India play three where they were beaten by matic entry in the recruitment Twenty20 internationals, three runners-up New Zealand. process. ODIs and two Tests. Asked if the panel would The deadline for applications Before departing for the tour, consult Kohli before picking the expired yesterday and the short- India captain Virat Kohli backed next coach, Gaekwad said it was ‘Hungrier’ Warner out of listed candidates will be inter- Shastri to continue in the job. not mandatory. viewed by a Cricket Advisory “With Ravi bhai (big brother) “We chose the women’s Committee comprising cricket all of us have a great camara- coach, we didn’t have any inputs great Kapil Dev, former batsman derie, everyone in the team from anyone,” he said. “It’s not exile, targeting Ashes tons and coach Anshuman Gaekwad shares mutual respect,” Kohli compulsory that we have to talk and former women’s captain told reporters on Monday. “And to them or not talk to them, REUTERS in 2013. Needs must, however, dismissal I got some pretty good Shanta Rangaswamy. we have done really well either way. SYDNEY and his recall to the Test side balls, and that’s what happens “You have to be a good man together as a group. “It all depends on the BCCI... along with Steve Smith became in this game and you’ve got to manager and a good planner,” “We’ll definitely be very We haven’t had a dialogue still It was only in March last year inevitable when Australia lost a try to forget about that and don’t Gaekwad said by phone. “These happy if he continues as coach, with the BCCI, we have just been that a tearful David Warner sat home Test series to India for the over-think it. are the two aspects which are but as I said it is upon the CAC to intimated. in a lecture theatre at the Sydney first time around the New Year. “I know the Lord’s Test I was most important. There are other seek my advice or opinion if they “It’s a big job appointing the Cricket Ground and told the Permanently banned from a bit upset and missed out and aspects which you have to take want. Right now, I haven’t been head coach of the Indian men’s assembled media he was holding a leadership role in the the other boy got 200. They’re into consideration. contacted at all.” team and the other coaches.” resigned to never playing for team after the ball-tampering always in the back of your mind, Australia again. saga, the former vice captain will but now I’m just a bit hungrier Some 17 months on, with his be looking to do what he does and determined to play that rehabilitation after a one-year best -- put his team on the front longer innings.” Langer predicts hostile reception ball-tampering ban apparently foot with a torrent of runs. Certainly whatever moral completed, the 32-year-old will There have been 6,363 of qualms people might have about return to the Test arena at Edg- them in Test cricket with 1,520 Warner, he has proved again this for Bancroft from England fans baston on Thursday at the start of them coming against England year that there is absolutely of his sixth Ashes series. but the pugnacious left-hander nothing wrong with his batting. AFP ball-tampering actually, but we’ll The opener has kept his own does have one statistical He topped the run-scoring BIRMINGHAM scandal in South find out. He’s a good counsel on the Newlands anomaly that he is keen to fix charts with 692 in the Indian Africa last year kid and as tough as incident since that media con- over the five-test series. Premier League and was second Australia coach Justin Langer would be in Aus- anyone you could ference and preferred to let his Of his 21 Test hundreds, behind Rohit Sharma at the (pictured) says an Ashes return tralia’s XI. meet. To endure the bat do the talking on the road three have come in Ashes Tests Cricket World Cup in England for Cameron Bancroft would be “It would be a scrutiny of the past back from perdition. but none in England and he still with 647. “a great story” but knows he will great story if he 14 months, espe- He cannot but be aware that remembers two that got away Warner has always had the face a hostile reception from comes back into the cially the first part there are those back home who in the second Test of the 2015 ability to produce batting pyro- England fans after his ball- team,” Langer said of it, I think he’s had make him the main instigator of series when he scored 38 and 83 technics but he believes his year tampering ban. at Edgbaston a pretty good dress the plot to tamper with the ball while Smith plundered a double of exile playing club cricket in Bancroft, 26, is set to open yesterday. rehearsal.” and believe he should not be century at Lord’s. Sydney has added patience to his the batting in tomorrow’s first “His development after what Langer confirmed batsman representing his country. “I haven’t got a hundred (in game that will perhaps serve him Test at Edgbaston, with Aus- happened in Cape Town has Usman Khawaja, who missed Indeed, there are some in England),” Warner told reporters best in the test arena. tralia’s top order also likely to been extraordinary.” Australia’s World Cup semi-final Australia who believe Warner last week. “I think you saw that during feature David Warner and Steve Langer, a former Australia defeat by England at Edgbaston should never have worn the “I think when I look back the (World Cup) that I hung in Smith. opener, said: “We know what the with a hamstring injury, had baggy green cap again after and reflect on how I’ve played there a lot, the old me probably If that is the case, it would reception is going to be. There’s been passed fit and would play punching now England captain over here, I fought hard, in the would have thrown the bat at it mean all three players who were nothing we can do about it. We in the opening match of the five- Joe Root in a Birmingham pub first innings I think besides one quite often,” he added. banned for their roles in the don’t know (how he will cope) Test series. Four memorable Ashes series

AFP LONDON assured. But Australia edged their way closer who had become an odds-setter for British book- day of the penultimate Test in Adelaide. Australia before last man Michael Kasprowicz was caught maker Ladbrokes, making them 500/1 outsiders won the series 4-1, with England captain Mike behind off Steve Harmison to give England victory to win the match. Denness dropping himself at one stage. England and Australia begin the latest edition of by a mere two runs. Botham’s astonishing counter-attack innings England’s only win came in the final Test when the Ashes at Edgbaston tomorrow, with the home The third Test was drawn and England sur- of 149 not out, however, meant Australia were set Thomson was missing through injury and Lillee side looking to wrestle back the urn. vived a brilliant four-wicket burst from leg-spin a target of 130 before fast bowler Bob Willis’s broke down early. We look at four of the most memorable series great Shane Warne to win the fourth Test at Trent inspired 8-43 saw England to an astounding 18-run between cricket’s oldest rivals: Bridge. England, now needing a draw at 2-1 up to win. Botham’s scarcely believable return of five 1948: Australia’s ‘Invincibles’ An Australia side 2005: England win Ashes thriller The 2005 regain the Ashes, were in danger of defeat on the for one in 28 balls at Edgbaston ensured England captained by Don Bradman in his final Test series Ashes was one of the greatest series in cricket last day at the Oval until Kevin Pietersen’s breath- won the fourth Test by 29 runs. swept all before them in an undefeated tour during history and saw England triumph over their fiercest taking 158 and a fine fifty from Ashes Giles rescued There were more heroics in the fifth Test when which they won the Ashes 4-0. rivals for the first time in nearly 19 years. them following a top-order collapse. Botham’s blistering 118 set up a 103-run victory Underlying their superiority, Australia were It appeared to be business as usual for long- at Old Trafford that clinched the series. set a seemingly impossible target of 404 on the suffering England fans when Australia won the 1981: Botham’s Ashes Rarely has one man done last day to win the fourth Test at Headingley. first Test at Lord’s by 239 runs. as much to win an Ashes as Ian Botham in 1981. 1974/5: Lillee and Thomson run riot Australia’s Yet they got there for the loss of just three But when Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath He started the series as England captain but, Dennis Lillee was returning from a back injury wickets, with Arthur Morris making 182 and was ruled out of the second Test at Edgbaston after after a defeat in the first Test at Nottingham and and fellow fast bowler Jeff Thomson’s previous Bradman an unbeaten 173. But the series is best treading on a ball during practice on the morning the embarrassment of bagging a pair in a draw at Test had yielded unimpressive figures of 0-110. remembered for Bradman’s final Test innings at of the match, England took charge. Lord’s, Botham resigned as skipper. Yet they still ran through England’s batsmen the Oval when, needing four for an average of England’s Andrew Flintoff starred with both England were still in dire straits after being in frightening fashion. In the first four-and-a-half exactly a hundred, he was bowled for a duck by bat and ball and when Australia were 175-8, made to follow-on in the third Test at Headingley, Tests Thomson took 33 wickets at 17.93 before he leg-spinner Eric Hollies and had to make do with chasing 282 for victory, a home win looked with former England wicketkeeper Godfrey Evans, damaged his shoulder playing tennis on the rest a mark of 99.94. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 SPORT 19 PSG sign Bale left out of Real Madrid Everton’s squad for Munich friendlies Gueye AFP for a Premier League return. pay structure at the north MADRID Real Madrid held up the London club. proposed transfer to Jiangsu Bale’s agent Jonathan REUTERS Gareth Bale’s future at Real Suning on Sunday in a Barnett has already insisted PARIS Madrid took another twist dispute over the fee and the that any deal which sees the when he was left out of the Chinese club announced Welshman leave the Paris St Germain have signed Everton Spanish side’s squad for two Monday they had signed Bernabeu would have to be midfielder Idrissa Gueye (pictured) on a friendly matches in Munich, Croatian striker Ivan Santini a permanent one and not one four-year contract, the French champions starting with yesterday’s from Anderlecht instead. that sees him shipped out on said yesterday. game against his old club Bale, 30, has been at the loan. The 29-year-old Senegal international Tottenham Hotspur. centre of transfer talk since Bale was not the only joined Everton from Aston Villa in 2016 “Bale did not travel in Zinedine Zidane returned as familiar name missing from and made 108 appearances for the Mer- order to resolve his future,” coach of Real in March. the 24-man squad for seyside club. He spent five years at Lille Spanish sports daily Marca The Frenchman has Munich. Goalkeeper Thibaut before moving to England, winning a reported yesterday, adding made no secret of his desire Courtois, who shipped seven league and cup double with the French that Real Madrid were still in to offload Bale who joined goals last week against club in 2011. talks with Chinese side Real Madrid in a then world Atletico Madrid, is injured Financial details of the deal were not Jiangsu Suning who had record £85m move from Tot- while James Rodriguez came disclosed, but British media reported offered the Welshman a tenham in 2013. back late from holiday after earlier that PSG would pay about £30m three-year-deal worth £1m The Spanish press has playing for Colombia in the ($36.49m) for the player. ($1.1m) a week. been mooting a possible Copa America. “I’m immensely proud to sign for Paris However the Chinese return to Champions League Following the Spurs Saint Germain,” Gueye said in a statement club appear to have shut the finalists Tottenham although match, Real will face either on PSG’s website. door on Bale and sports daily Bale’s salary demands are Fenerbahce or Bayern Gareth Bale As says he could be headed likely to be far beyond the Munich today. Pacer Anderson England’s We are awaiting the ICC World Test Championship with great enthusiasm as it adds context to biggest threat to Aussies the longest format of the game. Test cricket is very challenging and coming out on top in REUTERS No other seam or swing the traditional form is EDGBASTON bowler has taken more always highly satisfying. wickets in Test match The Indian team has England’s World Cup success came cricket than Anderson Sri Lanka done really well in with a new-look pace attack but they who is England’s all-time are likely to pin their Ashes hopes recent years and will be top wicket-taker, with 575 on the tried and trusted Jimmy to honour fancying its chances in Anderson (pictured). victims in a Test career the championship: Indian England’s all-time top wicket- dating back to 2003. retired quick captain Virat Kohli taker, with 575 victims in a Test career dating back to 2003, will turn Kulasekara 37 before tomorrow’s first Test Anderson, believes the Englishman against Australia at Edgbaston. will be a key factor in the series, REUTERS The Lancashire seamer expects even if some believe it will be his last COLOMBO to have recovered from a “low-grade against the traditional rivals. calf muscle tear” in time for the start “On home soil with the Dukes Sri Lanka will dedicate today’s The World Test of the Ashes series and is expected ball, he’s the best in the world third and final match of their Championship is a to take on the new-ball duties. bowling in those conditions. He is a ongoing one-day series with fantastic initiative. We The pace of Jofra Archer, Mark big player and if he has a big series Bangladesh to Nuwan love playing Test cricket, Wood and Chris Woakes was a key for England, Australia will find it Kulasekara following the seam it remains hugely popular part of England’s World Cup tough,” said McGrath. bowler’s retirement from in Australia and we’re triumph but with Wood out Anderson’s 575 wickets have international cricket, the coun- injured and Archer battling a side come in 148 Tests and place him try’s cricket board (SLC) has fortunate that it enjoys strain, Anderson and his long- fourth on the all-time list behind said. great support at home standing new-ball partner Stuart spinners Muttiah Muralitharan, Kulasekara will be invited among players, the Broad look set to give Joe Root’s Shane Warne and Anil Kumble. to watch the match in Colombo media and the public. To attack a familiar look. Root could well use the pace of where he will be honoured at wear the baggy green No other seam or swing Archer in short blasts while relying a ceremony for his services to is the ultimate for all bowler has taken more on Anderson to move the ball Sri Lankan cricket. wickets in Test match cricket through the air and off the seam. Kulasekara, 37, made his Australian cricketers than Anderson and he is The last time Anderson faced ODI debut against England in and if the Championship particularly effective in the Australians in an Edgbaston 2003. helps to ensure that all English conditions. Test, in 2015, he took six for 47 in He took 199 wickets in 184 countries make Tests a Former Aussie a devastating performance that ODIs and last played for his high priority then that paceman Glenn bowled out the tourists for 136 in country in an ODI against Zim- has to be good news for McGrath, who their first innings before England babwe in 2017. saw his long- went on to win by eight wickets. He played 21 Tests and was the game in general and standing record He also took five wickets in his part of the Lankan side that the continuing health of of 563 over- first Test at the venue against the won the Twenty20 World Cup the format in particular: taken by Australians in 2009. in 2014 and in the team that Australian captain Tim Paine finished runners-up to India at the 2011 50-overs World Cup. World Test Championship kicks off new era REUTERS England’s Joe Root (fourth left) takes a catch to dismiss Ireland’s WHO ARE PLAYING? MUMBAI Andy McBrine during their Test match played at the Lord’s Cricket Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ground in London, Britain in this July 26 file photo. Lord’s will host India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Test cricket will cease to be just a the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in June 2021. Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies bilateral affair from tomorrow when will compete in the first cycle. England host Australia in the opening Three remaining teams - Afghan- Ashes contest at Edgbaston to kick off istan, Ireland and Zimbabwe - can play the widely-anticipated World Test Tests but those will not be part of the Championship (WTC). WTC. The International Cricket Council The second WTC cycle is scheduled (ICC) has been determined to create a from June 2021 to April 2023. meaningful competition for the longest POINTS? form of the game and the WTC is There will be 120 points on offer for expected to provide the much-needed each series and will be distributed over boost to test, which is typically played the number of games. For example, a over two-innings-a-side and upto five two-test series will mean 60 points for days. each match while a three-Test series The long-awaited Championship, will award 40 points each. involving the top nine Test nations com- The five-Test Ashes series will award peting in a league across two years, has 24 points each. A tied match will be been designed to give more meaning to worth half the points available while a Test series. formats,” ICC General Manager Geoff awarded for every single game and the format after every two-year cycle. Each draw will fetch a third of the points. “The World Test Championship will Allardice said in a statement. two teams who top the points table will series will comprise a minimum of two TIED OR DRAWN FINAL? bring relevance and context to bilateral WHAT IS WTC? play in a one-off World Test Champi- and maximum of five tests and matches If the final ends in a tie or a draw, test cricket over the next two years, cre- The nine top-ranked sides will play onship Final in June 2021 at Lord’s. can also be played outside the WTC. the two teams will be named joint cham- ating a pinnacle event for the five-day three series each at home and away over The winners will be crowned World Only matches previously identified as pions. The first cycle of the WTC will format, just as the World Cups for men two years to determine the best Test Test Champions. part of the WTC will count towards the consist of five-day matches and will and women do in the ODI and T20I team in the world. Points will be There will be a new winner in the championship. include day-night matches. WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019 20

PAGE | 17 PAGE | 19 Former World Fast bowler No.1 Andy Murray Anderson is ‘close’ to singles England’s biggest return threat to Aussies Qatar Goodwood Festival off to a thrilling start THE PENINSULA calendar. The mile-long race will O’Meara, had to wait for a gap DOHA start at 07:25 pm Doha time. to appear on the rail, but Genny Haynes, ARO Com- managed to thread a passage in The QREC-sponsored Qatar mercial and Finance Director the closing stages under a Goodwood Festival continues said: “Every year the quality of superb ride by Danny Tudhope, today, with a host of top quality entries for this race exceeds our who is chasing his first jockeys’ races being lined up. expectations. We are delighted championship success this Highlights of today’s races that we have the first four home season, to score by a include the mile-long Qatar Inter- from last year’s race which is half-length. national Stakes (Gr1PA). The always a very competitive event The Chelsea Barracks Arabian Racing Organisation as you would expect with a such Handicap Stakes (Class 2) (ARO) announced a high-class a valuable prize.” Trainer John Gallagher was field of eight runners which was As Day 1 started, thrilling “buzzing” with the success of declared for the Qatar Interna- action was already there. On a Green Power in the £30,000 tional Stakes (Gr1PA) run as part day of high-class action at the, Chelsea Barracks Handicap over of the festival. Stradivarius recorded his third five furlongs. Ridden by PJ They include five individual straight victory in the Qatar McDonald, the four-year-old Group 1 PA winners, the high- Goodwood Cup Gr 1 and H E The President of Qatar and Asian Equestrian Federations, Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah son of Kheleyf ran on strongly light of which are H H Sheikh Sherida Al Kaabi’s Fuwayrit was (second, left), presenting the Qatar Goodwood Stakes trophy to the owner of Stradivarius, to snatch victory close home, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani’s the runner up of the European Bjorn Nielsen, on the opening day of the QREC-sponsored Qatar Goodwood Festival yesterday. defeating the Ruth Carr-trained Tayf the winner in 2017, H H Breeders Fund EFB Maiden Poyle Vinnie by a head. Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Stakes. from the Mark Johnston-trained Johnston-trained Fuwayrit, the second horse to win back-to- The Unibet Fillies Al Thani’s Ebraz who was Dee Ex Bee in second. The mount of Ryan Moore. back renewals of the G2 Qatar Handicap Stakes (Class 3) runner-up in the last two Qatar Goodwood Cup Charlie Appleby-trained Cross Qatar Vintage Stakes Lennox Stakes with a smooth Maid For Life provided renewals. Also declared is Stakes (Gr 1) Counter was third. (Gr 2) success in the seven-furlong Newmarket trainer Charlie Fel- Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Stradivarius recorded a third European Breeders Fund The Charlie Appleby-trained contest. Ridden by Gerald lowes with victory in the con- Al Attiya’s Rodess Du Loup who victory in the Qatar Goodwood EBF Maiden Stakes Pinatubo had a spectacular Mosse, the five-year-old cluding race on Day 1 of the won both the French and the Cup. Ridden by Frankie Dettori A young horse for the future triumph in the G2 Qatar Vintage quickened up smartly to by a Qatar Goodwood Festival, the English Derby’s last year, as well and trained by John Gosden, the emerged from the European Stakes. The son of Shamardal, length from the James Tate- Unibet Fillies’ Handicap over a as 2016 UK Derby winner superstar stayer extended his Breeders Fund EBF Maiden. The who won this race in 2004], was trained Hey Gaman in second. mile. Lightning Bolt and Muraaqib the unbeaten sequence to eight wins John Quinn trained-Cobra Eye, sent off by jockey James Doyle Unibet Handicap Ridden by PJ McDonald, winner of the last renewal. with a vintage display in the two- a two-year-old, became a to win by five lengths from the Fayez captured the opening the three-year-old daughter The prize fund for the Qatar mile contest. The five-year-old second winner on the card for Clive Cox-trained Positive who race of the Qatar Goodwood of Nathaniel edged ahead close International Stakes is travelled powerfully into con- Frankie Dettori who nursed his came second. Festival with a dramatic victory home to score by a half-length, £400,000, with £200,000 to the tention in the home straight and mount to a short-head victory Qatar Lennox Stakes (Gr 2) in the 10-furlong handicap. defeating the Mark Johnston- winner and is the most valuable displayed his customary turn of over runner-up the H E Sherida The David Elsworth-trained Second-last entering the home trained Warning Fire in race in the UK Arabian racing foot to win eased down by a neck Al Kaabi-owned and Mark Sir Dancealot became the straight, Fayez, trained by David second.

Stradivarius records third straight victory in Qatar Goodwood Cup Gr 1 on the opening day.

Top quality field announced for today’s Qatar International Stakes (Gr1/PA)

Al Sadd beat Semenya to miss Sabadell FC 4-1 Doha Worlds after in last friendly Swiss court ruling

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Captain Hassan Al Haydos and Ali Asad scored Caster Semenya will not defend her world 800m title in Doha two goals each as Al Sadd sealed a brilliant 4-1 in September after a Swiss judge overruled a temporary win against Sabadell FC in the third and final suspension on the IAAF’s controversial testosterone-curbing friendly match during their pre-season training rules, her representatives said yesterday. camp in Spain on Monday. The ruling means the 28-year-old can no longer compete in Al Sadd drew their first friendly match with events between the 400m and mile, as she did in June and July. Palamos and lost the second fixture. The World Championships are scheduled between September Al Sadd will continue to train after their return 28-October 6 in the Qatari capital. to for the new season which begins on August 21. “I am very disappointed to be kept from defending my hard- After their arrival in Doha, Al Sadd will prepare earned title, but this will not deter me from continuing my fight for their two AFC Champions League matches (Aug for the human rights of all of the female athletes concerned,” 6 and 13) against Al Duhail. Iraqi star Mohanad Ali (centre) holding an Al Duhail jersey with coach Rui Faria and said the South African who is also a two-time Olympic gold Coached by former skipper and Barcelona a club official during a press conference in Doha, yesterday. medallist. legend Xavi Hernandez, Al Sadd will begin the new Semenya’s representatives said in a statement yesterday QNB Stars League season on August 21 with a that, “a single judgege of the Swiss Federal match against Al Wakrah. Supreme Court reversedrsed prior rulingsrulings that Al Duhail welcome Iraqi had temporarily suspendedspended thethe IAAF regulations pendingg the outcome ooff Caster’s appeal againstainst thethe CAS international Mohanad Ali award”. “In this latest decision,decision, the THE PENINSULA He was Iraq’s standout training camp in Portimao, Supreme Court emphasisedmphasised the DOHA performer at this year’s Portugal. strict requirementsts andand highhigh Asian Cup, scoring two Al Duhail will kickoff thresholds for the interiminterim sus-sus- Qatari football giants Al group stage goals to secure their season when they pension of CAS awardsrds anandd ffoundound Duhail yesterday unveiled their path to the knockouts, meet home rivals Al Sadd that these were not fulfilled.”fulfilled.” their newest recruit, Iraqi where they were eventually in the AFC Champions Dorothee Schramm,mm, tthehe llawyerawyer star Mohanad Ali, during a beaten by Qatar. League on August 6 and 13. leading Semenya’s appeal,ppeal, added that press conference held in International media On August 17, the same the judge had madede a “procedural“procedural An action Doha. had earlier reported that two teams will clash in the decision” that has no impact on tthehe during the The 19-year-old striker giant European clubs in the one-off season-launching appeal itself. friendly was a regular starter for calibre of Juventus were Sheikh Jassim Cup. “We will continuenue to pursue match Iraqi national team since also interested in securing The 2017/18 QNB Stars Caster’s appeal and fightfight for between he first represented the his services. League champions will her fundamental humanuman Al Sadd and country in 2017, and has Mohanad will join his take on Qatar SC in their rights. A race is alwaysways scored nine goals in 18 team-mates who returned opening match of the decided at the finishnish Sabadell FC. Caster Semenya appearances. following a pre-season League on August 21. line.”