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Energy prices Ministry backs rebalancing after Opec home-based accord: Al Sada Istanbul AFP products lobal energy markets are moving in the right Gdirection after oil winners in two categories: Best prices fell to historic lows due Aswaq Qatar productive family and best to oversupply, Minister of The Ministry of product. Energy and Industry H E Dr Administrative Speaking on the sidelines, Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada Development, Labour Al Nuaimi said that the Minis- said yesterday, praising Opec try is coordinating with its members for their adherence and Social Affairs partners to empower produc- to a ‘successful’ November yesterday announced tive families through providing deal to cut production. the winners for the a permanent market to exhibit Dr Al Sada told the Atlan- 2017 incentive their products. tic Council summit in Istanbul award for productive In addition, the Ministry is that a decade of high oil families and supporting them by providing Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani prices had led to a dangerous inaugurated Aswaq them with shops, organising participating in the joint meeting of GCC interior, foreign and defence ministers, in Riyadh, oversupply, price falls and Qatar, an exhibition exhibitions and activities to bet- yesterday. now an ‘unprecedented showcasing home- ter their projects as well as shrinkage’ in investment. based products, training them to develop their Opec members had which will run until skills and products. agreed in November to cut April 30. The Minister said that the PM participates in joint production by 1.2 million bar- government is working on rels per day for six months achieving the human and beginning from the start of social development of the the year in a bid to shore up The Peninsula Qatari community in accord- meeting of GCC ministers prices. ance with the directives of The move was also partly he Ministry of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin matched by non-cartel pro- Administrative Hamad Al Thani and the stra- Riyadh military and political integration In his speech, GCC Secretary ducers led by Russia and the Development, tegic plan of the Ministry, and QNA among the GCC states. General H E Dr Abdullatif bin critical question is whether Labour and Social in line with the Qatar National In a statement carried by Rashid Al Zayani said that the Opec will take new action at Affairs is keen to Vision 2030. rime Minister and Interior Saudi Press Agency, the Crown meeting is an implementation its next meeting on May 25. Tsupport “productive” families The Ministry launched the Minister H E Sheikh Prince expressed the Gulf Coop- of the decision of the 16th con- "A balancing was bound through exhibitions and by incentive award for the best PAbdullah bin Nasser bin eration Council (GCC) Member sultative meeting of the to happen. What we want to providing a permanent mar- product and best productive Khalifa Al Thani participated in States' pride regarding bright Supreme Council held in Jeddah do is to hasten that process of ket to showcase their products, family in the 4th edition of the the joint meeting of GCC inte- achievements during the GCC in 2016. The decision said the balancing," said Al Sada. Minister of Administrative exhibition to encourage home- rior, foreign and defence march in spite of political, secu- meeting shall be held periodi- He hailed the fact that Development, Labour and based projects, said the ministers, which was held in rity, military and economic cally to discuss security, political compliance to the November Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Minister. The award also ena- Riyadh yesterday. challenges. The Crown Prince and defence issues in the region. agreement has been almost Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi said bles the families financially, The meeting was attended stressed that the GCC states with Al Zayani praised the prep- 98 percent including all par- yesterday. helps them benefit from their by members of the official their wise leaderships and arations as well as studies and ticipants and had sometimes The Ministry yesterday own resources and turns them delegations. awareness and cooperation of working papers prepared by the been over 100 percent among announced the winners for the into productive entrepreneurs At the outset of the meeting, citizens as well as vigilance of GCC states and the GCC General Opec members, meaning they 2017 incentive award for pro- that efficiently contributes to verses of the Holy Quran were the security services, strength Secretariat and the outcomes of had exceeded the output cuts ductive families and the economic and social devel- recited. of the military defences and the joint meeting attended by demanded. inaugurated Aswaq Qatar, an opment of Qatar, he added. Saudi Crown Prince Deputy, effectiveness of the political undersecretaries of interior and Compliance has histori- exhibition showcasing home- Al Nuaimi praised the role Premier and Minister of Interior methodology maintain GCC foreign ministries and the chiefs cally been a problem within based products, which will run of Daam in supporting the Mohammed bin Naif bin security and stability. of staff of the armed forces. He Opec and Al Sada said that until April 30. award and exhibition as well Abdulaziz, welcomed the The Saudi Crown Prince also hailed the constructive dis- adherence to past agreements The awards ceremony, as the efforts made by all the attendees and conveyed to them stressed that the greatest chal- cussions in these meetings, had been on average only 70 attended by senior government organisers, hoping their suc- greetings of the Custodian of the lenge facing any country is to which culminated in a series of percent. officials, was sponsored by the cess would contribute to Two Holy Mosques King Salman address its national unity against important recommendations "The agreement was very Sports and Social Activities accomplishing sustainable bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his any internal or foreign influ- presented to this meeting to successful and it helped the Support Fund, Daam. development in the country. aspirations to enhance the GCC ences or threats, wishing all enhance the progress of GCC process of rebalancing," he The award has three → Continued on page 2 joint march and security, success in the meeting. cooperation and integration. said.

Park set to open in Umm Salal Safety guidelines for construction sites issued

The Peninsula Safety and Health at Work, them in planning, cost calcula- marked on April 28 every year. tion and to address the he Ministry of Municipal- This year's event is being environmental aspects at the site ity and Environment has marked under the theme, and the surrounding areas Tissued a guide for con- “improving the collection and before starting the work. The struction sites to ensure safety use of health and occupational directives help in protection of and eliminate damages result- safety data”. public properties, plants, wild- ing from construction, The guide includes informa- life and resources near the site. maintenance and demolition tion and instructions developed The guide includes detailed works. by the Ministry in light of the rel- conditions and specifications The construction sector, evant laws and regulations. It related to construction work like with new towers, high rise aims to organise the construc- the fence, sign boards, side- buildings, road projects and tion site in a safe and secure walks, working hours, traffic, other infrastructure projects has manner and in a way that transport of construction mate- necessitated setting up stand- ensures the safety and security rial, emergency works, adjoining ards and regulations to reduce of the workers, environment and walls and working in school Mohamed bin Jassim Park in Umm Salal is ready to open on Monday. Spread over 5,988 damages and accidents, the Min- residents in the neighbourood. premises or near the schools. square metres, the new park has a playground, cafeteria, parking lot and sun shades. istry said in a statement It also aims to raise aware- It also contains conditions Thirteen types of flora have been used to decorate the park which is monitored by CCTV yesterday. ness among developers of the related to scaffolding, lifters, cameras. The guide is released on the project including engineers and machinery, lights, noise, vibra- occasion of the World Day for construction experts to help tion and shaking. 02 HOME FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017

Prime Minister takes part in GCC meet Emir holds Majority ready talks with Merkel

DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh for robotics Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday held a telephone a conversation with German Chancellor Dr . healthcare During the call, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations between the two friendly coun- Fazeena Saleem tries and means of enhancing The Peninsula Future healthcare and developing them, in addi- Some 65 percent of tion to exchanging views on a respondents have number of regional and inter- ajority of health- expressed their national issues, particularly care consumers in developments in , Yemen willingness to use Qatar are willing and . advanced computer to receive care from advanced technology or robots Emir congratulates Mtechnology such as artificial with AI that can intelligence (AI) and robotics, answer health President of according to a recent study. questions, perform Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani Some 65 percent of respond- tests, make a participated in the joint meeting of GCC interior, foreign and defence ministers, which was Sierra Leone ents have expressed their diagnosis and held in Riyadh yesterday. The meeting was attended by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin willingness to use advanced recommend Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior and other Ministers from the GCC. DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh computer technology or robots treatment. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with AI that can answer health sent yesterday a cable of con- questions, perform tests, make a thinks the Middle East could gratulations to President of diagnosis and recommend treat- leapfrog other countries in these the Republic of Sierra Leone, ment, says a survey conducted technologies. We would like to Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, on the by PwC. The findings are part of see the Middle East invest and 80 families taking part in exhibition occasion of the anniversary of a report by ‘What doctor? Why become a global centre of excel- his country's Independence AI and robotics will define New lence for AI and robotics in Day. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Health’ by PwC, one of the healthcare, bringing benefits Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani world’s largest professional serv- locally and becoming a place that sent a similar cable. ices networks. other countries look to for The survey was conducted healthcare innovation.” Emir greets King among more than 11,000 people The PwC, report has also from 12 countries across , found that people are increas- of the Middle East and Africa. ingly willing to engage with AI Among them more than half of and robots if it means better DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh respondents (55 percent) has said access to healthcare, speed and Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani they were willing to use accuracy of diagnosis and treat- sent yesterday a cable of advanced technology for ment is a critical factor for this congratulations to King treatment. willingness and trust in the tech- Willem-Alexander of The Respondents from neighbor- nology is vital for wider use and Netherlands on the occa- ing countries such as Saudi adoption; the ‘human touch’ sion of his country's National Arabia (66 percent) and UAE (62 remains a key component of the Day. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh percent) has said they were ready healthcare experience. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani to accept AI and robots for their Also majority of respondents sent a similar cable. healthcare needs. (73 percent) to the survey are Dr Tim Wilson, Middle East willing for a robot to perform a Health Industries Leader, PwC, minor surgical procedure instead Emir greets says, “AI and robotics are the of a doctor. It is 55 percent in future of healthcare, and the Qatar and Saudi Arabia and 50 Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, and Minister of Togo President Middle East is poised to take percent in UAE. Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, advantage. Access to quality, A significant percentage of along with other dignitaries at the opening of Aswaq Qatar. affordable healthcare, and good respondents also willing to DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Continued from page 1 health for everyone are the ulti- undergo major surgery as of the Department of Family She praised the efforts of the Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani mate goals of all health systems, replacement of a knee or hip He praised the products Affairs at the Ministry, said that department and the productive sent yesterday a cable of con- including the Middle East. And joint, removal of a tumour, or made by the family, stating that 80 families are taking part in the families who have developed gratulations to President of when you combine clinical heart surgery such as per- they succeeded nationally and exhibition. their products making them a Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnass- workforce shortages in the Mid- formed by a robot. Some 45 internationally due to their She added the exhibition competitor in the Qatari mar- ingbe, on the occasion of the dle East, with more positive percent in Qatar, 44 percent in diversity and quality, pointing features workshops on cultural ket. The exhibition presents anniversary of his country's factors like a young, digitally the UAE and Saudi Arabia, com- out that one of the families crafts and marketing skills, different varieties of products Independence Day. Deputy minded population that, accord- pared with 27 percent in the UK recently won a major award in while giving the chance for the so that all vendors can benefit Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah ing to our survey, is willing to were willing to undergo major Bahrain. winners to showcase their prod- from one another and share bin Hamad Al Thani sent a adopt AI and robotics, PwC surgery by a robot. Najat Al Abdullah, Director ucts and marketing experiences. their experiences, she added. similar cable. Emir greets Ooredoo encourages fans to get involved in Qatar Cup Final Jacob Zuma DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh The Peninsula signed a multi-year sponsorship at Al Sadd stadium, Waleed Al to invest in our local teams, who on match day from 4pm Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani agreement with Qatar Stars Sayed, Chief Executive Officer, are the future of Qatar’s foot- onwards. For more info, head sent yesterday a cable of con- oredoo has encouraged League to support the organi- Ooredoo Qatar, said: “Across ball. We need to take the time to http://www.qsl.qa. gratulations to President of the Qatar’s diverse commu- sations events and encourage our great nation we are all to support them, cheer them on Ooredoo has also encour- Republic of South Africa Jacob Onities to come together more of the country’s diverse investing in the latest stadiums, and show the world that we are aged its followers on social Zuma on the occasion of his and support the Qatar Cup Final. community to attend and cheer technology and people, to help a sporting nation.” media to attend the event, country's National Day. Deputy Ooredoo is once again the Offi- on their local teams. ensure Qatar holds a truly Tickets for the Qatar Cup which promises to be a nail-bit- Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin cial Telecom Partner of the Talking about the final, amazing event in 2022. Most Final will be available at the ing final between Al Sadd and Hamad Al Thani sent a sim- event and last year the company which will take place tomorrow importantly however we need ticket booth of Al Sadd stadium El Jaish. ilar cable.

Bahubali sequel sweeps Qatar South Africa celebrates Freedom Day screens with 114 first-day shows AP Muhammed Afsal The Peninsula

equel of an Indian movie, dubbed into four lan- Sguages, have reportedly set a new record in Qatar with a huge number of Initial day screenings. The movie, Bahubali 2 The Conclusion, has started its jour- ney in Qatar yesterday with 114 screenings in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu versions. with 36. Malayalam version had Award for Best Feature Film in Almost all cinemas were run- 19 screenings and the Hindi 22. 2015 for Baahubali: The ning houseful. All the four Made at an astonishing Beginning. cinemas in Asia Town screen no budget by the Indian standard, Baahubali 2 will be the first other movies. the movie has already amassed Telugu film to be released in 4K The Tamil version of the more than double in business High Definition format. Repots movie bested the original Tel- with Rs5bn well before the in Indian media say close to 200 FROM LEFT: H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, Minister of Culture and Sports; Shirish M Soni, ugu at least on one count: Tamil release. screens were upgraded to 4K South African Ambassador to Qatar; and Ibrahim Fakhroo, Director of Protocol, during had 37 screening while the Tel- S S Rajamouli, the film projectors before the release of the celebration of South African Freedom Day, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula ugu came tailing close behind director won National Film the movie. FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 HOME / MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 03 Rights group fears Message to President of Sudan Gaza fuel 'catastrophe'

Ramallah responsible for the Palestinian would have catastrophic con- AFP territories said it had been noti- sequences," it said in a fied by the West Bank-based PA statement. "Reducing the vol- rights group warned yes- that it would no longer pick up ume of electricity supplied by terday that cutting power the bill for electricity streamed Israel to the Strip is a red line Ato the Gaza Strip would to Gaza directly from Israel. that cannot be crossed." have "catastrophic conse- "The Palestinian Authority In its Ramallah headquar- quences" after Israel said the informed the Coordinator of ters, the PA refused to comment Palestinian Authority was refus- Government Activities in the on the COGAT statement. ing to pay the bill. Territories (COGAT) that it If confirmed, the move by Hit by the bitter rivalry would stop paying for the elec- the PA could be a sign of between the strip's Hamas rul- tricity Israel supplies to Gaza, renewed confrontation with ers and the rival Palestinian with immediate effect," COGAT Hamas, which violently ousted Authority (PA), Gaza's only said in a statement. it from Gaza in 2007 and has power plant shut down this It did not say that as a con- blocked its attempts to regain month for lack of fuel, caused sequence it would pull the plug, influence there. by a payment dispute. but the possibility alarmed On April 4 the PA, headed by Gazans are now getting at Israeli rights group Gisha. Palestinian president Mahmud Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a written message to President of best only a few hours of elec- "Residents of Gaza cannot Abbas, announced it would tem- the Republic of Sudan, Field Marshal Omar Hassan Al Bashir, inviting him to participate in tricity each day. Things got endure an interruption of the porarily cut stipends to its Gaza the 17th Doha Forum. Qatar's Ambassador to Sudan, Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi, bleaker still yesterday when the electricity supply from Israel civil servants thrown out of their handed over the message to President of Sudan at the Guest House in Khartoum. Israeli defence ministry body and cuts of the kinds discussed jobs in the Hamas takeover. Israel strikes arms depot near Damascus airport

second Israeli interception of a to confirm involvement. "The Iraq and Iran have been flown Israeli warplanes target coming from Syria in the incident in Syria corresponds to Damascus international air- struck a weapons past few weeks. completely with Israel's policy port, they said. Video carried on Arab TV and to act to prevent Iran's smuggling Intelligence sources put their Jets bomb two supply hub near shared on social media showed of advanced weapons via Syria numbers at 10,000 to 20,000 Damascus airport, the pre-dawn air strikes caused to Hezbollah," he said. and say they play a significant targeting arms a fire around the airport east of Prime Minister Benjamin role in military campaigns hospitals in Idlib sent from Iran in the Syrian capital, suggesting fuel Netanyahu had "said that when- launched by the Syrian army. sources or weapons containing ever we receive intelligence that A Western diplomat said the commercial and explosives were hit. indicates an intention to trans- air strikes sent a clear political AMMAN: Jets believed to be Russian or Syrian hit two hospitals military cargo aircraft. Syrian state media said fer advanced weapons to message to Iran, effectively say- in rebel-held Idlib province yesterday following several other Israeli missiles hit a military Hezbollah, we will act", he ing it could no longer use Iraqi strikes on medical facilities in northwestern Syria in recent position southwest of the airport, added. Two senior rebel sources and Syrian airspace to resupply weeks, residents, medical workers and activists said. Rescue Amman/Beirut but did not mention arms or fuel. in the Damascus area, citing proxies with impunity. workers said one strike early yesterdya hit a hospital in Deir Reuters It said "Israeli aggression" had monitors in the eastern outskirts Israeli officials estimate that al Sharqi, killing at least three medics and injuring others. The caused explosions and some of the capital, said there were Iran commands about 25,000 second strike hit a cave hospital in Maar Zita village in south- sraeli warplanes struck a material losses, but did not five strikes on an ammunition fighters in Syria, including mem- ern Idlib province where medics said at least five were killed. weapons supply hub oper- expand on the damage. depot used by Iran-backed mili- bers of its own Revolutionary "The regime and the Russians are trying to systematically ated by Lebanese group In a sign of the heightened tias. Syrian military defectors Guard, Shia militants from Iraq target the remaining hospitals in Idlib to make life for people in Hezbollah near Damascus tensions surrounding a conflict familiar with the functioning of and recruits from Afghanistan liberated areas intolerable," said Younis Abdul Rahim, a civil airport yesterday, targeting that has already caught up the airport during the war said and Pakistan. defence worker who visited both sites. Iarms sent from Iran in commer- regional and international pow- that it plays a major role as a Israel has also said that Hez- Rescue workers say that, although many field hospitals have cial and military cargo aircraft, ers, Damascus' ally Russia conduit for arms from Tehran. bollah has built up an arsenal of been moved underground, that has not been enough to protect Syrian rebel and regional intel- criticised the Israeli strike and Alongside military planes, a more than 100,000 rockets, them from bombs they say have hit at least eight medical facil- ligence sources said. said Syrian sovereignty should number of commercial cargo air- many of which would be capa- ities since the start of the month. The UN Office for the The Israeli military said later be respected. craft fly from Iran to resupply ble of striking anywhere within Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was appalled that one of its Patriot anti-air- Israel does not usually com- arms to Hezbollah and other Israeli territory. The last conflict by the ongoing damage of medical facilities in northern Syria, craft missile batteries intercepted ment on action it takes in Syria. groups, passing through Iraqi air- between the two left 1,300 peo- adding that the destruction was depriving thousands of people a target over the Golan Heights But Intelligence Minister Israel space, the defectors said. ple dead and uprooted more than of basic health services. Among the hospitals put out of service that Israeli media descriebd as Katz, speaking to Army Radio As well as weapons, hun- a million Lebanese and 300,000 was one specialising in maternity and child care, the OCHA said. an unmanned drone. It was the from the United States, appeared dreds of Shia militia fighters from to 500,000 Israelis.

Highway blockade in Beirut Life sentence of former Jonathan blames Obama Chad ruler Habre upheld for poll defeat Dakar marks the end of a 17-year bat- Reuters tle by victims and rights groups Lagos to bring the former leader to AFP special tribunal upheld justice. the life sentence for About a dozen victims igeria's Goodluck A Chad's former President present in courtroom in Dakar Jonathan has blamed Hissene Habre for war crimes jumped up and cried, "We NBarack Obama for his and crimes against humanity won!" when judge Wafi Ougad- 2015 presidential election in the final decision of a land- eye announced the verdict. defeat to Muhammadu mark case, a judge presiding "Our patience has paid off. Buhari, alleging the former over the court in Senegal said Never again will a dictator... be US president headed a glo- yesterday. permitted to do horrible things bal conspiracy to get rid of Habre, 74, an ally of the and escape justice," said Clem- him. West during the Cold War, was ent Abaifouta, one of the Jonathan made the alle- sentenced last year to life in Chadian victims. The trial was gations in a new book called prison for rape and ordering the conducted by the Extraordinary "Against The Run of Play", killing and torture of thousands African Chambers (EAC), a tri- which documents how he of political opponents during bunal created in 2013 by became the first Nigerian Truck drivers block the highway of Safra, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, as part his eight-year rule. Senegal and the African Union incumbent head of state to of a protest against the government's decision to shut down stone and sand quarries all His lawyers had appealed for human rights crimes com- lose an election. over the country yesterday. the decision, saying the sen- mitted during Habre's rule. He said Obama and his tence was too severe. The Habre fled to Senegal after officials "made it very clear appeal court's final verdict being ousted in a 1990 coup. to me by their actions that they wanted a change of gov- ernment in Nigeria and were Erdogan to be named candidate for AKP leadership ready to do anything to achieve that purpose". Istanbul Erdogan would be a candidate for party leader at "They even brought some AFP the congress, the Hurriyet daily and the NTV tel- naval ships into the Gulf of evision channel reported. Guinea in the days preced- urkey's ruling Justice and Development Party The constitutional changes narrowly approved ing the election," he was (AKP) is to hold a special congress on May in the referendum will see the role of prime min- quoted as saying in the 204- T21 to readmit President Recep Tayyip ister axed while the president will be given the page book, by journalist Erdogan after the referendum on boosting his power to appoint ministers. Olusegun Adeniyi. Jonathan powers, media reports said yesterday. The AKP-led government, in power since won widespread praise for Currently, the president must be impartial and 2002, says the new system will ensure political conceding to Buhari before without party favour, but the sweeping constitu- stability for a country that has experienced mul- the final results were tional changes approved in the April 16 vote will tiple unstable coalitions. But opponents claim it announced, preventing Supporters of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre wait allow Erdogan to again become leader of the party will lead to one-man rule, and European leaders deadly violence that blighted for the verdict at the Appeal Court of the Extraordinary he co-founded in 2001. have also voiced concerns about boosting Erdog- previous elections in Africa's AKP party officials have confirmed that an's powers. African Chambers (CAE) in Dakar, yesterday. most populous nation. 04 ISLAM FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 The seven under the Shade of Allah the Almighty

n the Day of Resur- 1. A Just Ruler: The concept caused by women.” [Muslim] rection, all people of Justice in Islam is very impor- The most important provi- that ever lived will tant and it is something which sion which we need to protect be gathered before the Muslim - Ruler and the ruled ourselves from this and all other Allah to await His - must apply in all matters with- temptations in life is the fear of Ojudgement for all they have done out exception. Justice means to Allah. This fact is alluded to in or said during their lives. During give each the right he deserves: the following verse (what this time, the sun will come very Muslim or non-Muslim, relative means): “And as for him who close to the people (as close as or stranger, friend or enemy. feared standing before his Lord one mile according to some Allah Says (what means): "...And and restrained himself from narrations). do not let hatred cause you to act impure evil desires, verily Para- People will want to get away unjustly, that is nearer to piety." dise will be his abode.” [Quran from the heat of the sun but there [Quran 5:8] 79:40] will be no Shade or shelter to go Unfortunately, even if we 6. A man who gives in char- to and they will start sweating in admit this in theory, we quickly ity and hides it, such that his left proportion to their sins. The forget it in practice. So we find hand does not know what his more sins a person has the more that when we speak about our right hand gives in charity: This he or she will sweat. friends and loved ones, we praise describes the type of person who During this traumatic time, them beyond reason and when goes to great lengths to protect however, the seven groups of we speak about those whom we himself from ostentation and people who are mentioned in the hold difference with, we can find showing off in worship. Being following Hadeeth (Prophetic no good in them and we just cap- ostentations is to do deeds in narration) will be completely italise on their bad points. The order to earn the praise and rec- immune to the sun’s heat and Prophet (PBUH) said: “Allah does ognition of people. This sin they will be in complete not bless a people among whom destroys all the benefits that lie comfort. a weak man is not given his in righteous deeds and brings on These people will be in such right." [At-Tirmithi] a serious punishment for the one comfort because they will be The concept of justice is most who commits it. It is particularly enjoying the only shade availa- important for the Ruler, since he dangerous because it is in man's ble on that day and that is the is in charge of his people and the nature to desire and enjoy the Shade of Allah. They will enjoy primary disposer of justice in the praise of others. such an honor because of their land. For this reason, the Ruler Thus, great care has to be piety and obedience to Allah is given special mention as one taken to ensure that one's inten- while they were in this life. of the seven who will be hon- tions begin and remain pure The Prophet (PBUH) said: oured with Allah's Shade. whenever good actions (such as “There are seven whom Allah 2. A youth who grew up in charity) are being done. Allah will shade in His Shade on the the worship of Allah: The great warns (what means): “O you who Day when there is no shade scholar, Imaam Ayyoob As believe! Do not render vain your except His Shade: A just ruler; a Sakhtiyaani (d.131H) (may Allah charity by reminders of your youth who grew up in the wor- have mercy upon him) stated: generosity or by injury, like him ship of Allah, the Mighty and 'From the success of a youth is who spends his wealth to be seen Majestic; a man whose heart is that Allah guides him to a scholar of men and he does not believe attached to the mosques; two of the Sunnah (to study under in Allah nor in the Last Day.” men who love each other for and learn from).' Indeed, it is a [Quran 2:264] Allah's sake, meeting for that and great blessing from Allah for a 7. A man who remembered parting upon that; a man who is youth be guided towards wor- Allah in private and so his eyes called by a woman of beauty and ship and be befriended by the shed tears: Our noble Prophet position [for illegal intercourse], righteous, since it is in youth that (PBUH) informed us: “If you but be says: 'I fear Allah'; a man a person is most vulnerable to knew what I knew, you would who gives in charity and hides it, the temptations of life and liable laugh little and weep much.” [Al- such that his left hand does not to drift away from the Islamic Bukhari] . The Prophet (PBUH) know what his right hand gives Path. This becomes apparent who was the best of all creation, in charity; and a man who when we look at society around would weep, as would all of his remembered Allah in private and us and we see that most of the Companions. Tears are a genu- so his eyes shed tears.” [Al- worldly distractions, such as ine expression of fear of Allah's Bukhari and Muslim] music, games, clubs, etc. mosque except that because of means): “The believers are noth- Ahmad] Punishment and of our sincere In this beautiful narration, are all specifically targeted at the it, he is raised by one rank and ing else than brothers, so make Imagine being envied by love and awe of Him. the Prophet (PBUH) spoke about young. one sin is removed from him. reconciliation between your Allah's chosen Messengers and But how often do we remem- small acts of worship which 'You're only young once!' Then when he prays, the Angels brothers, and fear Allah, that you those who were slain in His Path! ber Allah in seclusion and are result in such a huge reward: they are told, which is why many do not cease supplicating for him may receive mercy." [Quran Such is the reward of those who then moved to tears? How much shade on the Day when there will Muslims nowadays waste their [for] as long as he remains at his 49:10] love one another for Allah's sake. do we laugh and how little do we be no shade except His Shade, youth thinking that they will place of Prayer [sayings]: O Allah Having mutual love for the 5. A man who is called weep? The Prophet (PBUH) said: i.e., the Shade of His Throne. pray, wear Hijab and go on Hajj, send blessings upon him, O Allah sake of Allah is one of the great (seduced) by a woman of "There is nothing more beloved This may not seem like much etc. when they are old, as if they have mercy upon him...” doors leading to the good of the beauty and position but he says: to Allah than two drops and two at first but then reflect upon the have a guarantee of longevity [Al-Bukhari] Hereafter and a cause of tasting 'I fear Allah': Allah Says (what marks: A tear shed due to fear of following narration: “On the Day from Allah! How well we would It must be emphasised here the sweetness of faith in this mean): “And come not near to the Allah, and a drop of blood spilled of Resurrection, the sun would do to heed the Prophet's (PBUH) however, that all the narrations world. Loving one another for adultery. Verily, it is a shame- in the path of Allah. And as for draw so close to the people that advice when he said: “Take ben- encouraging the men to be Allah's sake means that the Mus- ful (deed) and an evil way (that the two marks, then a mark there would be left a distance of efit of five before five: Your youth attached to the mosques are not lim does not love another except leads one to Hell).” [Quran 17:32] caused in the path of Allah, and only one mile. The people will be before your old age, your health intended to lead one to the con- for the correctness of his religion. This world is full of tempta- a mark caused by fulfilling one submerged in perspiration before your sickness, your clusion that Islam is a Religion So it does not matter what the tions that lead to burning in the of the duties made obligatory by according to their deeds, some wealth before your poverty, your which should be confined to the person looks like, what he wears, Fire and amongst them is that Allah." [At-Tirmithi] up to their ankles, some up to free time before you are preoc- mosques, as many people imag- how rich or poor he is, where he which comes from women. Many Finally, through these seven their knees, some up to the waist cupied and your life before your ine. Nonetheless, the mosque comes from, or what the colour a man has led his soul into types of people mentioned in the and some would have the bridle death.” [Al-Haakim] should be at the heart of the Mus- of his skin is - perhaps you dis- destruction on account of the narration, we have been given of perspiration (and, while say- 3. A man whose heart is lim community, and the role of like everything about him, but lure of a woman, which is why clear signposts of the way to ing this, the Messenger of Allah attached to the mosques: There those in authority of the mosques you love him for his belief in the Prophet (PBUH) warned his attain Allah's pleasure and sat- (PBUH) put his hand towards his is great encouragement in the is vital here. They are the ones Allah: this is loving for Allah's nation specifically about this. He isfaction. So you should devote mouth).” [Muslim] Sunnah for men to pray in the mainly responsible for making sake. 'Allah, the Mighty and Mag- (PBUH) said: “The world is sweet yourself to being one amongst Let us examine now the mosques and the reward asso- the mosque a welcome refuge nificent Says in a Sacred and green and verily Allah is those seven, for indeed fortunate characteristics and virtues of ciated with it is tremendous. Not for the Muslims. Narration: "Those who have going to install you as successors will be those who are granted these seven categories of people only does it make the person eli- 4. Two men who love each mutual love for the sake of My upon it in order to see how you Allah's Shade on the Day when who will be worthy of such an gible for Allah's Shade on the day other for Allah's sake, meeting Glory will have minarets of light act. So avoid the allurement of there will be no shade but His. exalted position on the Day of of Judgement, but also: “he does for that and parting upon that: and will be envied the Prophets women: verily the first trial for Gathering. not take a step [towards the Allah Almighty Says (what and martyrs." [At-Tirmithi & the Children of Israa'eel was www.islamweb.net

hen the Prophet This is the state of our community (PBUH) was asked nowadays: Any one of us may commit about backbiting, He Deterring people from backbiting the sin of backbiting, but then will say: (PBUH) answered: I didn't backbite, I didn't eat flesh, I “To mention your eat the flesh of his brother when dead? Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "There wag? What vast oceans could be tainted haven't done anything! Why? Because Wbrother in a manner which he dislikes”. You would detest it…” [Quran 49: 12] are seventy-two degrees of Ribaa and corrupted by their words? How many we have allowed our tongues to become Then He (PBUH) was asked, “What if To highlight the sanctity of the Mus- (usury), the least of which is equivalent quiet lives are disrupted by them? accustomed to speaking this way, with- my brother actually has (this failing) that lim, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to committing adultery with one's own We should all ask ourselves: Who out knowing what backbiting is. Let us I made mention of?” The Prophet in his sermon during the Farewell Pil- mother. The worst of them (the seventy among us is infallible? Who among us learn about our religion. Let us learn (PBUH) said: “If (that failing) is actually grimage: "…Your blood, your wealth and two degrees) is a man's insulting his is free from errors, faults and sins? Who about what is lawful and unlawful - as found in your brother, you in fact back- your honour are sacred, as this day of brother's honour (i.e. by backbiting)." among us would be content to have much as we can - and distinguish bit him, and if that is not in him it is a yours, in this month of yours, in this [Ibn Jaroot] everything about him, good and bad, between the speech which is lawful and slander.” [Muslim] land of yours, are sacred…?" [Ahmad Aa’ishah (May Allah be pleased with spoken of by others? Any one of us the speech which is not. Backbiting refers to a Muslim men- and Muslim] This firmly proves how far her) said: “I said to the Prophet (PBUH) becomes furious if he hears someone Due to its negative impact on indi- tioning his Muslim brother in a manner beyond limits one transgresses when : 'It's bad enough that Safiyyah is such hinting something about him; so what viduals and communities alike, the that the latter dislikes, whether by refer- he backbites his fellow Muslim. and such. (Some of narrators said: she would you do if it was said clearly and Prophet (PBUH) frequently made ring to a defect in his body, or in his Let us think deeply about this, and is short).' He (PBUH) said: "You have said in detail, let alone behind your back? mention of backbiting, and greatly lineage, or in his morality. The mean- regard the orders of Allah and His a word which, if it could be mixed with Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood (May Allah be warned against it. ing of insulting is included in backbiting, Prophet (PBUH) with the awe that they the water of the sea, it would have pleased with him) said: “We were with The Prophet (PBUH) said: “O you whether it is in the form of words, ges- deserve. In the sight of Allah, violating been… (i.e., the enormity of it is such that, the Prophet (PBUH) when a man got up who have believed (only) with their tures, or writing. the rights of your brother by backbit- if it were mixed with the vast water of and left, whereupon another man imme- tongues while (true) belief has not vis- Backbiting is forbidden in the ing is equivalent to violating the sanctity the sea, it would spoil it.)" [Abu Dawood] diately started backbiting him. The ited their hearts! Do not backbite Noble Quran and the Sunnah. The per- of the Day of Sacrifice, in the month of A word which, if it could be mixed Prophet (PBUH) said: "Clean the bits of Muslims nor pursue their defects (and son who commits it is given the Dhul-Hijjah, in Mina. Do we really real- with the water of the sea, it would have meat from between your teeth!" The man faults), otherwise Allah will pursue your similitude of a person who eats the ise the enormity of this violation of a been…! One word alone could do this, and asked: "What should I clean from between faults, and whomever Allah pursues his flesh of his dead brother. Allah Says Muslim's honour? have such a far-reaching impact! So what my teeth? I haven't eaten any meat!" He defects (and faults) He disgraces him (what means): “…And do not spy or back- Al-Baraa' Ibn 'Aazib (May Allah be do you think of the backbiting people of (PBUH) said: "You have eaten the flesh of even though inside his house.” [Ibn Abu bite each other. Would one of you like to pleased with him) narrated that the today, whose tongues never cease to your brother!" [At-Tabarani] Ad-Dunya] FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 ASIA 05 3 soldiers dead as militants attack army base

Srinagar and Kashmir between India and IANS Seven other soldiers Pakistan, Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia ilitants believed to were injured in the said. be foreigners fighting that erupted According to officials, the sneaked into an after the insurgents at identify of the terrorists was army camp in 4.30am cut through being ascertained. Jammu and Kash- The dead soldiers included Mmir yesterday and killed three the two-layered Captain Ayush Yadav from Kan- soldiers in an audacious pre- barbed wire of the pur, Subedar Bhoop Singh from dawn attack that left two firing range at the Rajasthan and Naik B V Ramanna militants dead, officials said. from Visakhapatnam. Seven other soldiers were Panzgam army camp The injured were flown to injured in the fighting that in Kupwara district, Srinagar for treatment. erupted after the insurgents at some 120km north of Panzgam is the rear admin- 4.30am cut through the two-lay- Srinagar. istrative area for over nine army ered barbed wire of the firing units in Kupwara district and is range at the Panzgam army spread over an area of 240,000 camp in Kupwara district, some In no time, crowds gathered sq metres. The camp is about 120km north of Srinagar. outside the army camp shouting 20km from Kupwara town and Taking advantage of the sur- slogans and resorted to heavy some 10km from the LoC. prise element, the attackers stone throwing, the officials said. The attackers were engaged hurled grenades and fired indis- The army opened fire killing a by a Quick Reaction Team (QRT). criminately, causing the 70-year-old civilian. "The mob Three AK-47 assault rifles, casualties. Two of the soldiers in resorted to heavy stone throw- nine magazines, 156 rounds of hospital were said to be in criti- ing demanding the bodies of the AK-47, a Chinese pistol, a pistol cal condition. slain militants," an officer said. magazine, three grenades, three The army retaliated, killing "The fidayeen terrorists matrix sheets, two GPS devices, two militants. A third reportedly attacked the Panzgam army a smartphone and a radio set Indian army soldiers stand guard inside their army base after it was attacked by militants in escaped, triggering a massive camp close to the LoC (Line of were recovered from the suicide search operation. Control)", which divides Jammu attackers. Panzgam in Kashmir's Kupwara district, yesterday.

Lokpal law as it stands is workable legislation: SC India successfully tests New Delhi amendments, as proposed, are of the Chief Justice of India in the The other was the tenure of IANS carried out," said the bench of Jus- selection of the Lokpal. the eminent jurist to be appointed Agni III ballistic missile tice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice The top court's verdict put the by the selection committee com- he Supreme Court said yes- Navin Sinha in their judgment. ball in the government's court prising Prime Minister, the Leader BHUBANESWAR: India successfully test-fired its intermedi- terday that the Lokpal and The court said this while which was holding back the of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, ate-range ballistic missile Agni-III from Abdul Kalam Island TLokayuktas Act, 2013, as it addressing a question whether the enforcement of the law on Lok Sabha Speaker and the Chief off the Odisha coast. The missile lifted off from launch pad stands today is "workable" legis- Lokpal law as it existed today was grounds that there were several Justice of India or his nominee. No.4 of the Integrated Test Range located on the island at lation and there is no so "unworkable" that it (court) amendments to be made in its Speaking for the bench, Jus- 9.12am, sources in the Defence Research and Development "justification" to hold it back till should refuse its enforcement not- existing form. tice Gogoi said: "We also do not Organisation (DRDO) said. the proposed amendments are withstanding that the Lokpal Act One of the hurdles being that see any legal disability in a trun- This was a user test, undertaken by the Strategic Forces effected. had come into force by January the existing Lokpal says that the cated Selection Committee to Command — an especially raised missile-handling unit of the "Act as it stands today is an 16, 2014, notification. While hold- selection panel should have constitute a Search Committee for Indian Army. It carried out the test with logistics support from eminently workable piece of leg- ing that there were no Leader of Opposition as one of its preparing a panel of persons for the DRDO. Agni-III is the mainstay of India's nuclear arsenal, islation and there is no justification impediments in enforcing the members but there is no recog- consideration for appointment as and the missile used for the test was randomly chosen from to keep the enforcement of the Act Lokpal law as it stood, the court nised leader of opposition in the the Chairperson and Members of the assembly line, according to sources. under suspension till the dismissed a plea seeking primacy current 16th Lok Sabha. the Lokpal".

Cypriot President at Gandhi museum

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (centre) visits Gandhi Smriti, a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, yesterday. President Anastasiades is on a state visit to India till tomorrow. Veteran actor Vinod Khanna dies Mumbai Anthony", where he appeared AFP alongside superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor. cclaimed Indian actor "Remembering the good Vinod Khanna (pictured), times with you, Vinod. Thank Awho starred in dozens of you for being my friend," Kapoor hit Bollywood movies including wrote on Twitter. "Amar Akbar Anthony" and "#VinodKhanna will always "Mere Apne", died aged 70 from remain the coolest and most cancer yesterday, a Mumbai good looking actor to grace the hospital said. Indian screens. The industry has Tributes poured in from the "Veteran actor and Member lost a legend today," tweeted world of Hindi cinema for the of Parliament Vinod Khanna, actor Varun Dhawan. award-winning actor, who was who was admitted to the Sir HN Khanna received plaudits lauded for his roles playing Reliance Foundation Hospital for his performance as an angry angry young men in the 1970s. breathed his last at 11.20 am due anti-hero in "Mere Apne" and as Khanna was also an MP to advanced bladder carci- a violent villain in "Mera Gaon from Gurdaspur in Punjab. He noma," it said. Mera Desh", aggressive roles was appointed Minister of State Khanna made his acting that bucked the trend of polite, for Culture and Tourism in July debut in 1968 in "Man Ka Meet" romantic leads favoured by Bol- 2002 and later Minister of State but is best remembered for his lywood directors. for External Affairs in the gov- performances in "Mera Gaon He last appeared on the sil- ernment of then Prime Minister Mera Desh", "Mere Apne", "Ach- ver screen in the 2015 film Atal Bihari Vajpayee. anak" and "Amar Akbar "Dilwale". 06 ASIA FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 Duterte says helpless on South China Sea row

Manila Duterte said, adding the United AFP Duterte said the States could have used its navy to stop the reclamation work resident Rodrigo United States could years ago. Duterte of Philippines have used its navy to Duterte said he would not said there was no stop the reclamation raise the ruling during the Asean point protesting Chi- events this week, with the bloc's nese artificial island work years ago. foreign ministers meeting today Pbuilding in disputed areas of the and the leaders convening South China Sea because it could include Asean members Viet- tomorrow. "I will skip the arbi- not be stopped. nam, Malaysia and Brunei. tral ruling. It is not an issue here Duterte made the comments Duterte's predecessor, in the Asean," he said. "It's only ahead of an Association of South- Benigno Aquino, had challenged between China and the Philip- east Asian Nations (Asean) China by asking a UN-backed tri- pines so I will skip that." summit this week, and he con- bunal to outlaw Beijing's Duterte said he preferred to firmed he would not use the sweeping claims to the sea and discuss a code of conduct on the Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and visiting Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah salute event to pressure China on its its reclamation work. The tribu- South China Sea. expansionism in the strategically nal last year ruled largely in the Philippine diplomats have as they review the guard of honour at the Presidential Palace in Manila, yesterday. vital waters. "It cannot be an Philippines' favour. said a "framework" code of con- issue anymore. It's already there. However Duterte, who came duct might be completed by June. What would be the purpose also to office shortly before the rul- Duterte expressed optimism of discussing it if you cannot do ing was issued, adopted a a code of conduct would ensure Filipino leader unfazed by ICC murder complaint anything," Duterte said. pragmatic approach to dealing freedom of navigation and over- China has been turning reefs with China in a bid to win bil- flight in the waters. MANILA: Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte he told reporters. "You want to try to do every- and shoals in areas of the sea lions of dollars worth of trade "The code of conduct at sea said he was willing to face the music for his war thing to put me in prison, please go ahead ... if it claimed by the Philippines and and aid. is another story. It must be taken on drugs and a complaint filed with the Inter- is my destiny to go to jail then I will go to jail, if other nations into artificial Duterte, who has also sought up," Duterte said referring to the national Criminal Court (ICC) would not stop somebody will kill me for killing the idiot drug islands, and installing military to loosen the Philippines' long- Asean summit. him pursuing his bloody campaign. people, so be it, I die." facilities there. The United States standing alliance with the United Analysts have cautioned that The former prosecutor said he was man who Thousands of Filipinos have been killed since has criticised the construction States, yesterday blamed the China has been delaying nego- was true to his word, including wiping out drugs, Duterte unleashed his ferocious campaign nearly work, warning against militari- superpower for failing to stop tiations on a code since it was so he would accept the consequences, even if it 10 months ago. Police say they have killed only sation in the waterway where $5 China's reclamation activities. proposed 15 years ago, and used meant prison, or death. "I will continue my cam- in self-defence, and the deaths of other drug trillion in annual trade passes. "Who can stop that? Us? It's that time to build its artificial paign ... I just stood by with my promise, all other dealers and users was down to vigilantes or nar- China's reclamation has also only America. But how come islands and take control of other politicians they pay lip service to the problem," cotics gangs silencing potential witnesses. rattled other claimants, which they allowed that to happen," contested features.

North Korea Afghan refugee repatriation NEWS BYTES agrees to first ever UN rights S Korea donates warship for $100 MANILA: South Korea will transfer an ageing Pohang-class expert visit anti-submarine warship to the Philippines this year in return for just $100, the defence ministry said, boosting its capabil- GENEVA: North Korea has ity to patrol vast maritime borders. Outside the United States, agreed to host a UN rights its former colonial master and long-time security ally, South expert for the first time, grant- Korea has been largest source of Philippine military hard- ing access next week to the ware, from fighters and patrol ships to armoured vehicles and special rapporteur on disa- army trucks. Manila received two FA-50 light fighters from bled people's rights, the world Seoul on Wednesday and two more will be delivered next body said yesterday. month to complete the 12 aircraft, 18bn peso ($359m) deal. Catalina Devandas-Agui- lar is scheduled to arrive in the isolated nation on Wednesday following an invi- tation from Pyongyang, the UN rights office said in a statement. Her visit "will be the first ever to the country by an independent expert desig- nated by the UN Human Rights Council," the statement Afghan refugee familes gather next to their belongings at the United Nations High Commissioner said. The rights council has for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriation centre on the outskirts of Peshawar, yesterday, as they accused North Korea of com- prepare to return to their home country after fleeing the civil war and Taliban rule. mitting crimes against A Pakistani custom official stands guard beside humanity and detaining up to confiscated donkey hides at a customs warehouse in 120,000 people in brutal Karachi, yesterday. prison camps. The North Korean regime last month boycotted a rights Seven dead in drone attack in Pakistan Illegal donkey hide haul seized council session scrutinising its record, branding the Peshawar United States President Donald seven so-called tribal districts KARACHI: Pakistani police have confiscated more than body's work a "mere political AFP Trump. stretching along the border with 4,000 donkey hides that were set to be illegally exported attack". The use of drones has dwin- Afghanistan, where Pakistan has to China, officials said yesterday. Six people in a smuggling "My upcoming visit to suspected US drone strike dled in Pakistan, where they been battling a homegrown ring, including a Chinese national, have also been arrested DPRK (Democratic People's on a house in a remote have proven extremely contro- Islamist insurgency for more in connection with the case, Israr Afridi, a police officer in Republic of Korea) represents A tribal area bordering versial with the public and rights than a decade and a half. the port city of Karachi where the incident took place said. a key opportunity to learn Afghanistan has killed at least groups over human rights and Local intelligence officials Donkey-hide gelatin has no commercial value locally but is firsthand about national real- seven militants, Pakistan secu- sovereignty concerns. said drones were seen in the highly sought after in China as an ingredient for traditional ities, laws, policies and rity officials said yesterday. The suspected strike hap- area before two missiles hit a medicine to treat health problems such as anaemia and men- programmes concerning peo- If confirmed the attack pened on Wednesday in the house in Lawara Mandi area, opause-linked ailments. ple with disabilities," she said would be the second drone raid Lawara Mandi area of North believed to be used by the in the statement. under the administration of Waziristan, one of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Two US men dead in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Two US service members were killed dur- ing an operation against Islamic State militants in eastern Islamic conference in Colombo Afghanistan overnight on Wednesday, US officials said yes- Hong Kong police arrest terday. The incident took place in the southern Nangarhar province, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said. US more political activists forces in Afghanistan added in a statement that a third US serv- ice member was wounded in the raid, carried out with Afghan HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested nine National Defense and Security Forces against the militants. democracy activists yesterday over a November protest outside Beijing's representative office in Five rangers dead in Thai ambush the city, opposition parties said, in what one of the activists said was a campaign to stifle opposition. The arrests followed the charging on Wednes- BANGKOK: Insurgents in restive Muslim-majority southern day of two disqualified pro-independence Thailand killed five rangers in an ambush yesterday, police legislators over a separate incident in November, and the military said, a day before the 13th anniversary of when they tried to barge into a meeting of the a bloody 2004 attack. Six rangers were in a car in Narathi- city's Legislative Council. "Nine people have been wat which was forced to a stop by a fallen electricity pole taken from their respective homes to the police caused by a bomb explosion, said Police Lieutenant Sailom station," Raphael Wong, a leader of the League of Roduppo. Then the insurgents started shooting. "They were Social Democrats party, said. Wong said the nine ambushed by people firing shotguns and M16 rifles," Sailom Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (centre) and adviser to the Saudi faced charges related to a November 6 demon- said. Five rangers were killed and one wounded seriously. Arabian Islamic Affairs Minister Abdul Azix Al-Ammar (left) arrive at the start stration when thousands of people protested The ambush came a day before the anniversary of the attack of an Islamic conference in Colombo, yesterday. Delegates from Asia, Africa against an interpretation by Beijing of Hong Kong's in 2004 in which 32 militants were killed by security forces in and the Arab states participated in the discussions. mini constitution, which activists denounced as a three-hour gun battle at Pattani's historic Krue Se mosque. interference. FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 EUROPE 07 French presidential hopefuls woo the people

Paris Wednesday, when he was heck- Reuters Campaign trail led by factory workers in As the final vote on northern , the ex-banker rance’s presidential May 7 approaches, was greeted to cheers and kicked candidates battled for the candidates have a football around with the popular vote yes- plenty of scope - but youngsters. terday with far-right He hit back at Le Pen’s little time - to pick up Marine Le Pen wooing attempts to portray herself as the support. Ffishermen and Emmanuel woman of the people, accusing Macron playing soccer as polls the trained lawyer, who was showed the centrist’s command- “Let me warn you, that man born and raised in a wealthy ing lead narrow marginally. (Macron) will destroy our entire suburb, of hypocrisy, mak- As runner-up in last Sunday’s social and economic structure,” ing false promises and continuing opening ballot, Le Pen remains she told a horde of journalists at the “xenophobic” policies of her the underdog, but two polls sug- Le Grau du Roi, a port west of father Jean-Marie Le Pen. gested she had made a more Marseille. Macron, a 39-year-old “She is lying to you,” Macron impressive start to the last lap of who did a stint as economy min- said in the town, where the campaigning than Macron. ister in the outgoing Socialist majority voted for the far-left in A daily Opinionway poll saw government before breaking last week’s first round. Macron’s predicted score dipping away to launch his own political “France is not the vicious and to 59 percent for the first time movement, mocked her photo repressive face that Mrs Le Pen since mid-March. An Elabe sur- opportunity. carries. I will not let her trivial- vey showed one out of two “Madame Le Pen has gone ise what the National Front is, people considered Le Pen’s last- fishing. Enjoy the outing. The exit which is a xenophobic party.” French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron leg campaign had begun well, from Europe that she is propos- As the final vote on May 7 (centre) meets with youth during a campaign visit to Sarcelles, north of Paris yesterday. while only 43 percent said the ing will spell the end of French approaches, the candidates have same of Macron’s. fisheries,” he tweeted. plenty of scope - but little time - Melenchon in round one. While but is sharply opposed to her on Tuesday. Dressed in fishermen’s yel- Macron took his campaign to pick up support. In the first the other main candidates have position that immigration and In Paris and the western city low oilskins, Le Pen, 48, grappled to Sarcelles, a poor Parisian sub- round, they won less than half of said they would vote for Macron radical Islam are at the roots of of Rennes on Thursday, riot with a freshly caught octopus on urb with a large community of the votes between them and to block the far-right, Melenchon France’s problems. Melenchon’s police clashed with youths dem- a fishing boat out at sea. She told North African and sub-Saharan have fewer than 10 days to con- has declined to give his view. campaign has launched a survey onstrating against both reporters on the quayside she African descent where more than vince the other 55 percent. His “France Unbowed” cam- of its own 430,000 members to candidates. Students have been would defend seafarers and all one in three young people are One group that will be key is paign had a similar see if they will vote for Macron holding “neither Le Pen, nor endangered sectors against inva- out of work, double the national the 20 percent who chose far- anti-globalisation, pro-worker or abstain. Voting for Le Pen was Macron” protests at high schools sive EU regulations. average. In stark contrast to left candidate Jean-Luc protection message to Le Pen’s, not an option. The results are due since Sunday’s vote.

Four-year-old NEWS BYTES girl snatched Teen admits plotting ‘Elton in Cyprus; John’ bomb attack LONDON: A radical Islamist yesterday admitted plotting a manhunt on bomb attack in London, with possible targets including an Elton John concert and the city’s main shopping street. Haroon Nicosia Syed, 19, from west London, considered targets such as the AFP Oxford Street main shopping thoroughfare or John’s concert in Hyde Park on September 11 last year, the 15th anniversary asked men abducted of the attacks on the United States. However, he was snared a four-year-old girl by secret service agents and faces jail after admitting that he Moutside a nursery in was preparing terrorist acts. “Syed admitted trying to get a the Cypriot capital yetserday, machine gun, handguns, suicide vest and bomb,” London’s sparking a search by police Metropolitan Police said following his guilty plea. When he was who issued an arrest warrant arrested on September 8, he told police his phone password for her Norwegian father. was ISIS, an acronym for Islamic State group. Syed pleaded The girl was snatched and guilty after failing to get the case thrown out and failing to forcibly taken from her exclude the key evidence from the online chat. Judge Michael mother as she was dropping Topolski will sentence Haroon Syed on June 8. Firearms officiers from the British police arrest a man on Whitehall near the Houses of her off at the nursery in Nico- Parliament in central London yesterday. sia, police said. The two masked men got into a black British govt loses court case jeep with a getaway driver over air pollution plans UK police arrest man with before they sped away, they said. Police issued an arrest LONDON: Britain’s government must publish proposals to warrant for the girl’s father, tackle air pollution months earlier than it wanted, a top court who is separated from her ruled yesterday, saying the plans cannot be delayed until after knives near PM’s office Greek Cypriot mother and June’s general election. Moves to address illegal levels of nitro- lives in . “A big oper- gen dioxide pollution — largely caused by diesel emissions London The knife incident came just said the man, from London, was ation is currently underway — must be unveiled by May 9, a High Court judge said, draw- Reuters over a month after a British- known to counter-terrorism to locate her and police are ing praise from campaigners. “We’re delighted with today’s born convert to Islam ploughed officers and the domestic intel- on alert at all the crossing decision. We have said that this is a public health issue and rmed British officers a car into pedestrians on nearby ligence agency MI5 before his points, ports and airports not a political issue,” Anna Heslop, clean air lawyer for Cli- arrested a man carrying Westminster Bridge, killing four arrest. Two hours after his within the Republic of entEarth, which brought the case against the government, Aknives near Prime Minis- people, before stabbing to death arrest, police reopened streets Cyprus,” said police spokes- said. But lawyers representing the government maintained ter Theresa May’s office in a police officer in the grounds in the Westminster district, indi- man Andreas Angelides. that such publication would drop a “controversial bomb” as London yesterday on suspicion of parliament. cating they believed there was The girl was wearing a voters head to the polls for the election called by Prime Min- of preparing an act of “Detectives from the Coun- no further public risk. pink T-shirt and leggings at ister Theresa May. The High Court had initially demanded terrorism. ter Terrorism Command are A Reuters reporter and pho- the time of the abduction. the government publish its plan by April 24. The 27-year-old man was continuing their investigation, tographer saw police “We are calling on the public detained by counter-terrorism and as a result of this arrest apprehending a dark-skinned, with any information as to the officers on Parliament Street, a there is no immediate known bearded man dressed in a vehicle in question or the Northern Ireland power-sharing stone’s throw from the parlia- threat,” police said in a state- hooded, black coat. After he was whereabouts of a girl match- talks paused until after UK polls ment building and May’s ment about yesterday’s detained, the man was stood ing the description to contact Downing Street office, during a incident. between two armed police offic- us at once,” Angelides told BELFAST: Northern Ireland’s main political parties have agreed stop-and-search in an ongoing “The man ... was arrested on ers with his right hand in a loose state television. to pause talks on forming a power-sharing government until security operation, police said. suspicion of possession of an bandage. The parents are involved after Britain’s general election on June 8, the British govern- No one was injured in the offensive weapon and on sus- “I am aware that an individ- in a bitter custody dispute. It ment said yesterday. The semi-autonomous Belfast government incident, and May was not at picion of the commission, ual has been arrested in is widely believed the abduc- collapsed in January and despite fresh regional elections in Downing Street at the time preparation and instigation of Whitehall today and that that tion is related to a previous March, Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists have failed because she was campaigning acts of terrorism. Knives have individual has been arrested on kidnapping attempt last year to agree a deal to form a new executive. That has left North- in northern England ahead of been recovered from him.” the basis of a terrorism charge,” in the divided island of ern Ireland without political leadership as Britain prepares to the June 8 election. A Western security source May told Sky News. Cyprus. start negotiations on exiting the . The British government last week agreed to extend a deadline on form- ing a government until June 29 to avoid the risk of election campaigning derailing the talks. Merkel warns UK against Brexit ‘illusions’ Kohl wins record €1m damages

Berlin told parliament two days before negotiations will be very settle before ending its 44-year- for unauthorised quotes AFP the meeting in . demanding, without a doubt,” old membership of the bloc. : A German court ordered publisher Random House “This may sound self-evi- said Merkel, the leader of the Britain will also be required and two journalists yesterday to pay former chancellor Hel- ermany’s Angela Merkel dent, but I have to say this clearly biggest EU economy. to give EU citizens permanent mut Kohl record damages of €1m ($1.1m) for violating his told Britain yesterday that because some in Britain seem to British Prime Minister residency after living there for privacy by publishing unauthorised quotes from hours of Git should have no “illu- have illusions on this point,” she Theresa May’s spokesman, in a five years, in a challenge for interviews. “This is the highest judgment ever rendered for sions” it would retain the rights said. “That would be a waste of brief reaction, said only that May’s Conservative government, violations of privacy rights under German law,” the district of an EU member after Brexit, time.” The leaders of the other London was approaching the which has vowed to limit court of Cologne said. Kohl, now 87 and in fragile health, had hardening the tone ahead of a 27 EU nations have stressed a negotiations “in a constructive immigration. sued Random House, his former ghost writer Heribert Schwan summit of the remaining 27 united stance as they plan to spirit and with enormous good- The EU’s latest draft negoti- and co-author Tilman Jens for publishing without his consent nations. “A third-party state will meet Saturday to set down the will”. The EU has toughened its ating guidelines, agreed on 116 comments allegedly made by Kohl during interviews in not have the same rights or even bloc’s “red lines”—although the strategy, making new demands Monday, seek to ensure Britain 2001 and 2002 and published in an unauthorised biography superior rights to a member talks will not begin until June, over financial services, immigra- does not get a better deal out- in 2014 called “Legacy: The Kohl Protocols”. state,” the German chancellor after Britain’s election. “The tion and the bills Britain must side the bloc than inside. 08 VIEWS FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017

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CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected]

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EDITORIAL Shallow race

he most unpredictable elections in French history are consuming reams of newsprint and thousands of hours of screen time. Never have Tthe French come across a juncture in their country’s political life when the choice of president has been so vaunted. Going by the extent of media How can Turkey’s cross-border coverage and the element of drama, the French presidential election comes only second to the US vote that took place only months ago. Out of eleven candidates — spanning political ideologies from the operation contribute to fighting terror far-right to the ultra-left — have emerged two contestants who are not leaving anything to chance in the race to the Elysee Palace. minimized thanks to more effective increase in the air campaigns against Centrist Emmanuel Macron, accused of compla- Serhat Erkmen operations carried out with UAVs, one camps and various other targets in and cency and underestimating his rival Marine Le Pen, Anatolia should not overlook the fact that the around Sinath, Haftanin, Metina, Gara, who belongs to the far-right National Front, has PKK has not ceased its efforts to carry Kandil, Avashin-Basyan, Zap and stepped on the gas by trying to outdo the crafty leader out terrorist attacks inside Turkey Hakurk, which are all in northern Iraq. —not a favourite of business and the markets. Investors through infiltrating the border. However, generally speaking, keeping and the markets exhaled hard when the result of the However, we should point out that the the military pressure on the PKK con- first round saw Macron — a friend of globalisation and he cross-border operation conducted fight against the PKK is not limited to fined to a single area did not help to liberal economics— emerge on the top. by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on neutralising terrorists. In addition, the achieve the results desired overall. The sprint to the run-off on May 7 has already seen April 25, 2017 against the terrorist PKK PKK has seriously increased its efforts to For this reason, suppressing the PKK fireworks. The two leaders with contrasting world in Syria and Iraq demonstrated how use gray zones in Iraq and Syria particu- also in the regions where it had previ- views are fighting on a political turf left rough by years sensitive the political and strategic larly given its efforts to engage in financial ously not been targeted may have been of misgovernance by successive administrations. Le Tbalances in the region are. It has been noted that activities and gain legitimacy as well as considered as a contribution to the proc- Pen on Wednesday visited a Whirlpool factory to show the most significant reason for Turkey to con- laying its hands on more weapons. ess of achieving security. However, her support for striking workers. While courting the duct this operation was that the PKK was using The first reason can be explained when we take into account the targets workers, she took a swipe at Macron who was meeting these regions to launch or prepare for terrorist from a more technical and tactical per- hit inside Syria and Iraq, it would be people on the other side of the city. Trying to show him acts in Turkey. However, this is probably only spective. We see that in the operations more appropriate to evaluate the issue in poor light, she said he one of the reasons for this operation, but a carried out in Turkey, Turkish security of providing security in line with the cosies up to their bosses. deeper analysis would prove that this is not the forces have for a long political and diplomatic consequences of “Emmanuel Macron is with sole reason. time been seizing this military operation and not merely the oligarchs, with the In many parts of the world, terrorist weapons and ammuni- from a tactical perspective. Medef (the employers’ organisations are able to organise outside of tion that the PKK The second reason for the operation The final association) … I am with the countries they operate in. They do not is that the PKK has now become a stra- the French workers,” Le organise only in regions bordered by the tegic player in the north of Syria and the campaign for the Pen said, trying to whip up countries they target. Wherever they are able Sinjar region of Iraq. It is a fact that the Elysee should emotions against the to live and operate, they can somehow organ- PKK has achieved a significant gain as a have more than former economy minister. ise and engage in financial and training The fight against the PKK result of the anti-Daesh cooperation it theatrics and And when Macron later activities in an attempt to gain international inside Turkey has been entered into with the US Although the reached the factory, he legitimacy and recruit more men. continuing at full speed. US has continually claimed that the banter. was greeted with jeers and Moreover, even when they lose consider- organisation that is on terror list is the boos. The former banker, able power in the countries that they The operations, which were PKK and not the YPG, with which they megaphone in hand, had a terrorise, their organisations in other coun- concentrated on a number of have been cooperating, anybody who hard time pacifying the tries can help maintain their existence. For city and town centers in the knows about the region knows that this motley crowd. Yesterday this reason, it is generally accepted that the fall of 2015, largely shifted claim is completely meaningless expect turned out to be more dra- fight against terrorism is not a process that at a rhetorical level. matic in a marine setting. can be overseen only in the target country. to rural areas as of the The PKK thinks that the strategic Le Pen set out to sea to court the fishermen folk and However, the method of the fight can second half of 2016. relationship that it entered into with the was seen grappling with a freshly netted octopus. vary. In some cases, in the cross-border stage US through the YPG is providing it with a She took on her rival by warning that the “man will of the fight against terrorism the military/ protective shield. And it has a point destroy our entire social and economic structure.” intelligence dimension stands out, whereas in indeed in thinking so. However, the Macron retorted with a pithy tweet: “Madame Le Pen some others the financial or the diplomatic operation carried out yesterday is a sign has gone fishing. Enjoy the outing. The exit from dimension is more prominent. In the case of obtained from Iraq and Syria. And it has that this protective shield may actually Europe that she is proposing will spell the end of the most advanced examples of counter-ter- been proved that these infiltrations have be very fragile. French fisheries.” rorism struggle, we find a comprehensive, been allowed to take place especially on There are media reports that the US Le Pen is trying to outdo Macron by her aggressive well-organised and well-planned process that those sections of the Turkish-Syrian and Russia had been informed of the brand of campaigning peppered with vitriolic nation- incorporates all of these dimensions. border that are controlled by the so- operation in advance. As a matter of fact, alism and bigoted ideas. In the struggle Turkey carries out against called People’s Protection Units (YPG). the US did not deny this but rather stated The danger with extremist political ideologies is the PKK outside its borders, Syria and Iraq are More broadly, while consolidating its that it had not approved of it. what’s going wrong with France’s election campaign. unique examples where almost all of these position in the Iraq-Syria-Turkey trian- What matters at this point is; what The campaign for the run-off on May 7 should have dimensions are involved in the process. It is a gle, the PKK has literally turned the Turkey has done is deliver a political been fought around issues of governance but it seems fact that the PKK has obtained major oppor- region into a major line of logistics and message through a military means, one to be headed in the direction where flimsiness and sen- tunities in such fields as finding bases, supply. that signals that it will not allow a new sationalism will define it. education, training, finance and recruitment That’s why it seems quite unlikely fait accompli that the PKK has been try- owing to the internal political structures of that Turkey could achieve lasting results ing to create in Syria and Iraq. The these countries as well as the international in its cross-border operations against the process we have watched so far shows context and regional developments. In the PKK by focusing on Iraq alone. In the last that this operation is a first and will not case of Syria, there are ongoing efforts to add week, there has been a noticeable be the last. the dimension of “international legitimacy” to QUOTE OF THE DAY these fields. Therefore, Turkey’s cross-border operation takes on meaning when different aspects of security are considered and not only military requirements. The United States seeks The fight against the PKK inside Turkey stability and the peaceful has been continuing at full speed. The opera- denuclearisation of the tions, which were concentrated on a number Korean peninsula. We of city and town centers in the fall of 2015, remain open to negot- largely shifted to rural areas as of the second iations towards that goal. half of 2016. It was expected that these operations, However, we remain concentrated on rural areas, would expand in prepared to defend scope come spring. Indeed, this expectation ourselves and our allies. seems to have recently come true. In response, the PKK’s Iraq and Syria legs have Rex Tillerson been doing their utmost to compensate for the losses they have suffered inside Turkey. In US Secretary of State A Turkish soldier on an armored military vehicle surveys the border between fact, even though the number of the casualties in Turkish security forces has recently been Turkey and Syria. FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 OPINION 09 Is Cold War-II already being fought?

Gulshan Luthra IANS

Surprisingly, more he April 13 Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) than China, it is Russia strike by the United States on ISIS terror- which is challenging the ists in Afghanistan has triggered US with rhetoric and suggestions that a second round of the Cold War is set to begin. Particularly as news reports of its new Tthe new US President, Donald Trump, seems to be military innovations brash, abrasive and capable of taking action with- like making the world’s out thinking of consequences. biggest nuclear In fact, the Second Cold War, or the Cold War-II, has been in the making due to the rise of submarine, and supplying terrorism from Pakistan and Afghanistan to the new air defence missiles Middle East, drawing inevitable military inter- like the S400, or still ventions by the major powers — Russia’s anger newer, to Syria. at the US-led bombings in Syria where it wants President Bashar Assad to stay, and China’s attempts to annex most of the South China Sea and also the acquisition of Pakistan’s Arabian thanks to its emerging Gwadar Sea port of Gwadar for 40 or more years as a military base, some 70 subma- strategic naval base with its operational Com- rines, three (including those mand and Control lying with Beijing. planned) aircraft carriers, and a Both Russia and China have stepped up mili- large fleet of ships that should tary movements on land, air and sea, particularly bunker in Gwadar as a home port. around US allies like Japan. China has purchased some Afghan Special Forces watch at the site where a MOAB, or mother of all bombs, struck the Achin district The official Russian news agency Sputnik is 5,000 acres of real estate in and steadily issuing hard-hitting statements against the of the eastern province of Nangarhar. around Gwadar, and for all prac- US, particularly against Trump, and has let it be tical purposes, it will be a Chinese known that Russian strategic bombers like Tu-95 nuclear or missile test. As it happens, it may be indicates an aggressive willingness on the part of Foreign Territory. are flying near the US and Western countries, and remembered, Islamabad got its missile technol- Trump to execute some threats he has been The implications are not only battle ships are out in the Pacific near Japan and ogy from Pyongyang in exchange for nuclear making. enormous but ominous. Cold South Korea. weapons tech, apparently with blessings from Surprisingly, more than China, it is Russia War-II will be bitter, and more North Korea, China’s second military ally Beijing. which is challenging the US with rhetoric and news threatening to humanity than the after Pakistan, has warned again of destroying US, Western and Afghan forces have had a reports of its new military innovations like making Cold War I. the US with long-range nuclear missiles, and the tough time in fighting the terrorists who hide in, the world’s biggest nuclear submarine, and sup- US has vowed to penalise if it conducts another and operate from, the deep caves in the mountains. plying new air defence missiles like the S400, or The writer is Editor of India Strategic The terrorists conduct guerrilla strikes from these still newer, to Syria. defence magazine and website. caves and move back in and, according to reports As for Gwadar, and the string of naval from Washington, the commander of the US and facilities China is creating in the Indian Ocean, US, Western and Afghan international forces in Afghanistan, General John the implications are enormous. For China, forces have had a tough Nicholson, had been considering the use of Ameri- Gwadar will now be The Pivot of its Look West time in fighting the ca’s biggest non-nuclear bomb, the MOAB, or strategy; it will be second non-regional, non- Massive Ordnance Air Blast, for some time. Indian Ocean power after the US to be there, terrorists who hide in, and In military terms, this was the right and appro- not just for oil and trade but to play a domi- operate from, the deep priate weapon to demolish the deep caves and kill nant role in the warm waters of the ocean and caves in the mountains. The everyone in them — reportedly about a hundred at beyond. D-RING ROAD terrorists conduct guerrilla that time — by burning up the oxygen. As against the two former players in Cold War- POST BOX: 3488 Nonetheless, the use of this MOAB, technically I, the United States and the Soviet Union, this time strikes from these caves designated GBU 43/B, has proved to be earth-shat- there are three, and although Russia may have DOHA - QATAR and move back in. tering in the global canvas of power play. To Russia more military muscle in terms of equipment, China [email protected] and China, and those opposed to the US, this will be far better placed to deliver its arsenal

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 The radical centrism of Emmanuel Macron FAX: +974 4455 7758 MANAGING EDITOR TEL: 4462 7505 devotion to what was called the “general interest.” This refused to endorse Macron until he learns, through the social experiment in moderate extremism, however, did not media his campaign used so skillfully, where his supporters Robert Zaretsky DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR last long. It ended in 1820 with an act of terrorism: a stand on the issue. (That they were chanting “Résistance, Foreign Policy TEL: 4455 7769 follower of Napoleon assassinated a member of the résistance” during Mélenchon’s concession speech does not royal family, pushing the monarchy into the arms of bode well for a Macron endorsement.) the extreme right. All of this — along with polls the show him crushing Le Pen LOCAL NEWS SECTION f all the potential outcomes that Of course, the differences between Macron and by more than 20 points in the second round of voting - sug- TEL: 4455 7743 could have emerged from the Louis XVIII are greater than the similarities. But gests that Macron’s great challenge will not be gaining the first round of Sunday’s French Macron, facing a political landscape potted with cra- Elysée, but instead fashioning a functional extreme center, one BUSINESS NEWS SECTION presidential election, the one ters where the country’s two establishment parties that doesn’t end, as it did in repeatedly in 19th century, with TEL: 4462 7535 that observers seemed to fear once stood, has cast himself as the ultimate centrist: sharp lurches to either the extreme right or left. Though out- Omost was a second round duel between “neither left nor right,” as he likes to put it. On the one standing French theorists from Benjamin Constant through SPORT NEWS SECTION Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the hard hand, he vows to impose an austere diet on the Raymond Aron have defended the virtues of centrism and TEL: 4455 7745 right Front National, and Jean-Luc Mélen- bloated public sector, eliminating 120,000 positions moderation, French history, in thrall to ideological politics, has chon, leader of the hard left La France over five years; on the other hand, he promises major proved mostly allergic to its actual practice. (The failure of ONLINE SECTION Insoumise (Defiant France). That face-off investments in the environmental, health and agricul- Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the one notable exception to this rule, TEL: 4462 7501 between representatives from the far ends of tural sectors. A friend of the financial and industrial to win a second term as president in 1981 reflects the difficulty [email protected] France’s political spectrum has been averted. worlds, Macron also portrays himself as the defender balancing act of centrist politicians in France.) Remarkably, however, two extremes of France’s revolutionary and universal values of lib- Assuming he becomes president, Macron’s hopes for success PUBLIC RELATIONS will nevertheless confront one another in erty and equality. And short of an different kind of act will depend on the legislative elections in June. Historically, the the run-off on May 7. Le Pen, who placed of terrorism between now and May 7, Macron is the French have tended to give the presidents they vote into office TEL: 4455 7613 second with 21.4 percent of the vote, will odds-on favorite to win. the parliamentary majorities they need to carry out their cam- [email protected] continue on to the second round of the Le Pen’s electoral options from this point on are paign promises. All of these presidents also led broad-based, election. She will be up against Emmanuel limited. No doubt she will look to center-right candi- long-established and well-oiled political parties. Macron, by ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Macron, who came in first with nearly 24 date François Fillon’s more conservative supporters: contrast, founded his movement, En Marche!, less than a year TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 percent. The 39-year-old former invest- Tellingly, Christophe Billan, the leader of the archcon- ago, when he was still serving as the economy minister in Presi- FAX: 4455 7870 ment banker is commonly referred to as a servative Catholic organization Sens Commun, which dent Francois Hollande’s administration. [email protected] centrist. Such a moniker, however, tells us had rallied to the scandal-plagued Fillon, refused last Nevertheless, his movement claims to have reviewed more very little. Instead, we should think of night to choose between Le Pen and Macron, leaving than 14,000 applications for those seeking to run as represent- CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Macron as the embodiment of a particularly his members to “follow their conscience” come the atives, and promises to reveal a full list of candidates for the TEL: 4455 7857 French kind of center — the extreme center. second round. More strikingly, Le Pen will also appeal 577 parliamentary slots after the run-off election. By way of a [email protected] The “extreme center” is a notion coined to working class voters who had cast their ballots for teaser, fourteen En Marche! candidates were presented to the by the historian Pierre Serna, in his seminal Mélenchon. Interviewed by the magazine L’Obs, one press earlier this month. Gender balanced and multi-racial, SUBSCRIPTION & DISTRIBUTION work on the French Revolution and, more such voter declared: “For me, it’s out of the question to they ranged from farmers, teachers and journalists to the TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 particularly, the Restoration, the 15-year vote for Macron. And so, it’s going to be either Le Pen former head of RAID (France’s SWAT unit), civil servants and FAX: 44557819 period that followed Napoleon’s fall and or abstention. We’ve got to resist international intellectuals. Their professional, ethnic and class diversity may saw the return of the Bourbon monarchy. finance.” well represent a new approach to extreme centrism in France, [email protected] The Restoration was caught between those But, by and large, Le Pen has few potential allies: one that seeks to bridge at least some of the schisms that committed to maintaining the ideals of the her party and her person remain radioactive for the bedevil French political life. French Revolution and those committed to vast majority of the French political class. Not surpris- But, of course, both the extreme left and extreme right are All thoughts and views their extirpation. In his paradoxical phrase, ingly, once the official results were announced last not going away anytime soon. As the specialist of the Front expressed in these columns Serna sought to emphasize the efforts made night, a great chorus of voices across the political National, Nicolas Lebourg, argues, if Le Pen succeeds in win- by the court of Louis XVIII, during a few spectrum declared their support for Macron. On the ning at least 40 percent of the vote, she will lay the are those of the writers, not brief years, to tack between the revolution- right, senior figures like former prime ministers Alain groundwork for a new assault on the Elysée in five years. Simi- of the newspaper. ary left and counterrevolutionary right. Juppé and Jean-Pierre Raffarin rallied to Macron, as larly, Mélenchon will use his powerful showing in the first Squeezed between these two utterly anti- did a depressed Fillon. On the left, there was a similar round to push to ever farther to the left a thoroughly deflated All correspondence thetical worldviews, Louis and his ministers mobilization; the Socialist candidate Benoît Hamon, and diminished Socialist Party. No less important, the social regarding Views and staked out a position uncommonly dedi- though reeling from a disastrous showing — he and economic forces that have lifted Le Pen and Mélenchon Opinion pages should be cated to compromise and moderation, as secured scarcely 6 percent of the vote — nevertheless will continue to swell once this electoral season ends and it well as a kind of proto-technocracy. Most called on the party’s faithful to vote for Macron. The remains to be seen if the extreme middle will hold against the mailed to the importantly, they insisted upon their one notable exception was Mélenchon, who has extremes of both the left and right. [email protected] 10 AMERICAS FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 US Congress takes steps Boosting relations to push budget deadline

Washington at least two major victories Reuters Averting shutdown despite Republican control of The US Congress took Congress. he US Congress took steps to extend until Trump, a Republican, gave steps to extend until May 5 the deadline in to Democratic demands that May 5 the deadline for for reaching a deal the spending bill not include reaching a deal on on federal spending money to start building the wall federal spending he wants to erect on the US- through September. Tthrough September and head off Mexico border. His a feared government shutdown administration also agreed to at midnight today. continue funding for a major Republicans introduced a The last government component of Obamacare, for- bill on Wednesday to fund gov- shutdown, in 2013, mally known as the Affordable ernment operations at current lasted for 17 days, Care Act, despite vows to end levels for one more week, giv- and many lawmakers the program. ing them more time to finish were nervous about It remained unclear whether negotiations with Democrats on the prospect of Republicans would prevail in a spending plan for the rest of another. their effort to significantly US President Donald Trump and welcome Argentine President Mauricio the fiscal year ending Septem- increase defense spending with- Macri and his wife Juliana Awada to the White House in Washington DC yesterday. ber 30. purpose of the stopgap meas- out similar increases for other The legislation was likely to ure was to tie up loose ends of domestic programs. Trump has be voted on by the House of a deal to provide around $1 tril- proposed a $30 billion spend- Representatives and Senate lion in money for the fiscal year ing boost for the Pentagon for today, meaning that if it passes, ending Sept. 30 and not for the rest of this fiscal year. it would have to be rushed to “kicking the can down the road Such funding disputes could United to offer passengers up President Donald Trump to sign to have this same back-and- resurface later in spending bills into law promptly. forth” over funding disputes. for the next fiscal year starting Without this extension or a House Appropriations Com- in October. to $10,000 to surrender seats longer-term funding bill, fed- mittee Chairman Rodney Other disagreements must eral agencies will run out of Frelinghuysen expressed opti- also still be ironed out in the money by midnight today, likely mism in a statement that a final current plan, including funding New York is to reduce incidents of invol- concussion and broke his nose, triggering abrupt layoffs of hun- funding package will be com- to make a healthcare program Reuters untary denial of boarding to as according to his lawyer, and will dreds of thousands of federal pleted soon. for coal miners permanent and close to zero as possible and likely sue the airline. government workers until fund- In the midst of the delicate to plug a gap in Puerto Rico’s nited Airlines said yes- become a more customer- “Both Dr. Dao and I applaud ing resumes. negotiations, Trump took to Medicaid program, the govern- terday that it would offer focused airline,” the carrier said United for promptly addressing The last government shut- Twitter to blast Democrats. ment health insurance program Upassengers who volun- in the statement. the many issues that have down, in 2013, lasted for 17 days, “As families prepare for for the poor. teer to forfeit their seats on United had spent the last plagued passenger satisfaction and many lawmakers were summer vacations in our Additional “riders” on other overbooked flights up to two weeks embroiled in contro- in the arena of airline customer nervous about the prospect of National Parks - Democrats issues could also be tucked into $10,000 as part of the carrier’s versy after videos recorded by service,” Dao’s attorney, Tho- another. “I’m confident we will threaten to close them and shut the legislation, which must pass efforts to repair the damage fellow passengers showed David mas Demetrio, said in a be able to pass a short-term down the government. Terri- both the House and Senate. from the rough removal of a Dao, 69, yanked from his seat statement on Thursday. “Dr. Dao extension” of funding for pro- ble!,” Trump tweeted, along with Although Republicans con- passenger. The offer came after aboard a Louisville, Kentucky- is proud, despite his ordeal, to grams for the fiscal year that a series of other tweets. trol both chambers of Congress, rival Delta Air Lines Inc outlined bound United flight before have played a role in spearhead- began nearly seven months ago, Negotiators were racing they hold just 52 seats in the plans to offer up to $9,950 in takeoff from Chicago’s O’Hare ing these announced changes.” House Speaker Paul Ryan told against the clock to resolve Senate and will need support such cases. United also said it International Airport to make United typically oversells reporters. remaining disputes in the mas- from some Democrats to win the would take actions to reduce room for airline employees. flights by less than zero to 3 per- House Democratic leader sive spending bill amid talks that 60 votes needed there to pass overbooking flights and improve Dao lost two front teeth in cent of the plane’s seat capacity Nancy Pelosi warned that the have already handed Democrats the bill. customer satisfaction. “Our goal the scuffle, incurred a to account for no-shows.

Nasa spacecraft Venezuela assembly Trump to ‘renegotiate’ survives dive between Nafta deal with Saturn’s rings Canada and Mexico Miami AFP Washington said Wednesday’s call, initiated Reuters by Pena Nieto and lasting about n unmanned Nasa 20 minutes, focused exclusively spacecraft has survived resident Donald Trump on the looming talks over NAF- Aits plunge between the expressed optimism yes- TA’s “renegotiation and rings of Saturn and, after Pterday that the United modernisation.” Videgaray said briefly going dark for the States, Canada and Mexico can Trump wanted to see the talks flyby, is communicating again successfully renegotiate a trade accelerated. “I believe that all with Earth, the US space accord he deems unfair to the conditions to reach a good agency said yesterday. American interests but vowed negotiation exist, that will suit Cassini skimmed closer to scrap the 23-year-old pact if Mexico ... and that is also good than any previous spacecraft a “fair deal for all” cannot be for the region, for both Canada to the sixth planet from the reached. and the United States,” Videga- Sun, and lived to tell the tale, Trump, in a meeting with ray told local broadcaster sending back a signal that Argentine president Mauricio Televisa, adding that relations arrived early yesterdayat Macri, said yesterday that he between the United States and 0656 GMT, about 20 hours Venezuelan lawmakers applaud during a National Assembly session held at Parque had planned to terminate Nafta, Mexico have experienced “enor- after the crossing took place. Miranda sport center in Caracas yesterday. but decided to hold off after mous progress” during Trump’s “No spacecraft has ever speaking to the leaders of Mex- presidency. been this close to Saturn ico and Canada to see if deal can Trump has criticized mul- before. We could only rely on be made. “Rather than termi- tinational trade agreements as predictions, based on our nating NAFTA, which would be unfair to the United States and experience with Saturn’s a pretty big shock to the system, made pulling out of the other rings, of what we Foreign payments: Pentagon probes Flynn we will renegotiate,” Trump told 12-nation Trans-Pacific Part- thought this gap between the reporters in the Oval Office. “If nership, negotiated by his rings and Saturn would be Washington week that Flynn likely broke the If substantiated, such a fail- I’m unable to make a fair deal Democratic predecessor Barack like,” said Cassini project Reuters law by failing to request and ure would violate military for the United States ... I will ter- Obama, one of his first major manager Earl Maize of Nasa’s receive permission to accept regulations that apply a consti- minate NAFTA.” acts after becoming president Jet Propulsion Laboratory in he Pentagon inspector $45,000 to speak at a 2015 RT tutional prohibition to current Trump’s comments came a in January. In Ottawa, a Cana- Pasadena, California. general has launched an gala dinner at which he sat with and retired officers against day after the White House dian source familiar with the “I am delighted to report Tinvestigation into whether Russian President Vladimir accepting “emoluments” from decided against taking imme- matter said Trudeau urged that Cassini shot through the Michael Flynn, President Don- Putin. Flynn also figures in con- foreign powers, the letter said. diate steps to withdraw from Trump not to withdraw from gap just as we planned and ald Trump’s former national gressional probes into Russian An attorney for Flynn, who the North American Free Trade NAFTA, saying such action has come out the other side security adviser, accepted interference in the 2016 presi- has offered to testify before Con- Agreement, a pact Trump has would be counterproductive. in excellent shape.” The gap money from foreign entities dential election that US gress in return for a grant of long condemned. Instead of Trump repeatedly has between the rings and the top without the required approval, intelligence agencies say was immunity from prosecution, did pursuing a termination order threatened to pull out of NAFTA, of Saturn’s atmosphere is according to a letter released by aimed at swaying the vote in not immediately respond to a considered by some advisers, which erased most tariffs about 2,400km wide. House Democrats on favor of Trump, the Republican request for comment. In a state- the White House said Trump between the three neighbors, if The rings are made of yesterday. candidate, over his Democratic ment on Tuesday, Flynn’s lawyer, told Mexican President Enrique he cannot renegotiate better fast-moving particles of ice The new probe compounds rival, Hillary Clinton. Russia Robert Kelner, said Flynn briefed Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime terms for the United States, and space debris that could the legal problems Flynn faces denies the allegation. DIA “extensively” before and Minister Justin Trudeau by tel- which went from running a strike and disable the space- for taking hundreds of thou- The Defense Department after his RT appearance. ephone that the United States small goods trade surplus with craft. Cassini zipped through sands of dollars from the inspector general is investigat- Representative Elijah Cum- would seek to quickly begin Mexico in the early 1990s to a at a speed of about 77,000 state-run Russia Today (RT) tel- ing whether Flynn “failed to mings, the panel’s top Democrat, renegotiating the pact. Earlier $63-billion deficit in 2016. miles per hour relative to the evision network and a firm obtain required approval prior released other Defense Depart- on Thursday, Trump wrote on Mexico, Canada and the planet. The spacecraft will owned by a Turkish business- to receiving any emolument ment documents on Thursday Twitter he had received calls United States form one of the make a total of 22 dives man after the former Defense from a foreign government,” showing that DIA found no evi- from Pena Nieto and Trudeau. world’s biggest trading blocs, between the rings and the Intelligence Agency (DIA) direc- according to an April 11 letter dence that Flynn sought “Relationships are good-deal and trade disruptions among planet before making a death tor retired as an Army lieutenant released by Democrats on the permission to accept foreign very possible!” Trump wrote. them could cause havoc in the plunge into the gas giant in general in 2014. House Oversight and Govern- funds despite a 2014 warning In Mexico City, Mexican For- automotive, agricultural, energy September. Senior lawmakers said this ment Reform Committee. against taking such payments. eign Minister Luis Videgaray and other sectors. 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PAGE | 12 QE FTSE100 PAGE | 12 10,089.86 20,985.42 7,237.17 $48.94 Siemens shows -115.75 PTS +10.33 PTS -51.55 PTS -0.68 Gold resumes 0.05% innovations at 1.13% 0.71% downward Hannover Messe DOW slide Dow & Brent before going to press

Supersonic aircraft maker keen to set up facility in Qatar

Mohammad Shoeb an estimated demand of over tionary speedup in travel. The Boom airliner seats up The Peninsula 1300 Supersonic passenger air- Compared to Concorde, to 55 passengers in comfort and craft. And Doha, being a hub of designed in the 1960s, Boom will privacy. Cruising at 60,000’, pas- oom Technology, the Qatar Airways, would be one of be 80 percent less expensive to sengers experience less US-based developer of the best places to setup a fac- operate—leading to affordable turbulence. Looking through the supersonic passenger tory,” Blake told The tickets for passengers and profit largest windows in commercial airliner designed to fly Peninsula. opportunities for airlines. Key aviation, the sky is a deeper blue nearly two-and-a-half Once operational, the com- technologies for supersonic and one can see Earth’s Btimes faster than the conven- mercial supersonic aircraft will include carbon fiber composites, curvature. tional aircraft, has expressed its connect the GCC, including advanced aerodynamics, and The Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic keen interest to set up a produc- Qatar, to the rest of the world modern turbofan jet engines. Demonstrator, a scale proto- tion facility in Qatar to with flights up to 2.6X faster than These technologies combine to type aircraft, is under manufacture the jets. conventional airliners. enable an airplane faster than construction now and will fly in This was announced by For example, a flight from Concorde, yet quiet, efficient, 2018. Passenger flights will begin Blake Scholl, CEO and Founder of Boom during a press Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO Doha to Sydney which takes 14 and comfortable for in the early 2020s. conference about the new era for air travel in the Middle East of Boom, who was here to intro- hours today, will take just eight passengers. The XB-1 Supersonic Dem- which took place at Four Season Hotel Doha yesterday. duce the supersonic passenger hours and 25 minutes flying Blake Scholl, Boom Founder onstrator will fly with hardware Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula airliner as well as the XB-1 Supersonic. In the same fashion, and CEO, said: “Qatar has one of from General Electric (engines), Supersonic Demonstrator, at a Doha to New York which takes13 the world’s fastest-growing air- Honeywell (avionics), Tencate Asked if Boom would con- haven’t announced it who is press conference. hours and 55 minutes today, will lines which leads the world in (carbon fiber), with composite tinue to source engines from building for the production of “The first factory will be in take just 7 hours and 25. travel experience. We are structures fabricated by Blue existing suppliers, which are aircraft yet. There are multiple the US, close to the engineers Based in Denver, Colorado, delighted to bring in innovative Force. Final assembly and vehi- facing issues with some conven- parties who are interested. But currently working on the pro- Boom Supersonic is using state- transportation technologies and cle integration are taking place tional aircraft manufacturers, it (engines) would be slightly gramme, but we will need a lot of-the-art aerospace introduce Boom to Qatar where in Boom’s facility at Centennial Blake said: “The first airplane modified from the existing of production facilities to supply technologies to deliver a revolu- tourism is burgeoning. ” Airport near Denver, Colorado. flies with GE engines. But we ones.”

QSE index Peak oil demand falls 115.75 'a misleading points

The Peninsula

theory’: Aramco atar Stock Exchange (QSE) index dropped Q115.75 points or 1.13 per- London influential voices supporting his cent to close at 10,089.86 Bloomberg argument. The International points yesterday. On the Energy Agency, which advises Ian Gray OBE, CEO Vodafone Qatar (left) and Emad Turkman MBE, Chairman of QBBF at the weekly basis, the index lost he boss of Saudi Ara- developed economies on energy luncheon event at W Doha Hotel. 151.75 points or 1.48 percent bia’s state oil policy, doesn’t anticipate any last week. company defended peak in oil demand before Trading value during the petroleum as the 2040. Exxon Mobil Corp, the Vodafone invests QR1bn within week increased by 18.63 per- mainstay of the glo- world’s largest oil company by cent to reach QR1.15bn Tbal economy, countering market value, agrees that crude compared to QR 970m a theories that demand will peak will remain the most important 2 years to boost network in Qatar week ago. within years with his own fore- fuel for decades. Trading volume cast that consumption will keep The state-run Saudi com- decreased by 0.09 percent to growing for decades. pany, also known as Aramco, The Peninsula of networking and sharing of Emad Turkman MBE, Chair- reach 45.05 million shares, “The global economy is has good reason to push against information which members man of QBBF said 'We are against 45.09 million shares, forecast to double in size by the notion that the world’s ever- odafone is deeply com- find particularly useful. delighted to have a business while the number of transac- 2050” so overall demand for growing appetite for oil could mitted to Qatar which is One of the forums key pub- person with a caliber of Ian Gray tions rose by 16.84 percent, energy will be higher, Saudi soon be sated. It produces more Vwhy the company has lications is the ‘QBBF Directory’ addressing our members. Ian's to reach 15,968 transactions Arabian Oil Co Chief Executive than 10 percent of global crude invested QR1bn in the past 24 which profiles hundreds of com- achievements in business life is as compared to 13,667 Officer Amin Nasser said at the supply and is preparing for what months alone in ensuring a panies it is affiliated with, a an example for all our members transactions. International Oil Summit in could be the largest-ever initial world-class network in the publication which Vodafone to appreciate and follow. Hav- Market capitalisation fell Paris. The idea that oil demand public offering. The long-term country, said a top official of Qatar generously sponsored this ing Vodafone in our luncheon by 1.72 percent to reach QR is close to its maximum level is outlook for demand will be a Vodafone Qatar. year. demonstrates QBBF's commit- 542.72bn as compared to “equally as misleading” as now- key component in determining Ian Gray OBE, CEO Voda- Gray shared his thoughts ment to promote British QR552.22bn at the end of pre- discredited theories about peak investor appetite and the com- fone Qatar, who was a guest with business leaders at the businesses in Qatar.' vious week. oil supply, he said. pany’s final valuation, which speaker at the Qatar-British event stating that Vodafone is Gray said: “We will continue Banking and Financial His comments contradict analysts are already saying Business Forum (QBBF) lunch- one of the world’s largest tele- to deliver further innovative Services sector led traded recent opinions from some of could be below the kingdom’s eon, highlighted that this big communications companies, products and services and value this week with 36.95 the world’s largest oil compa- $2 trillion target. investment is in addition to and one of the most recognisa- exceptional customer experi- percent of the total traded nies. The surge in Nasser said preparations for launching a range of innovative ble, and best-known British ence to our business customers value. battery-powered vehicles will Aramco’s share sale are in order products and services such as businesses. Operating in 26 in the country, helping them to Real Estate sector cause demand for oil-based and the IPO remains on track their Internet of Things (IoT) countries, partners with mobile achieve their strategic and com- accounted for 17.41 percent. fuels to peak in the 2030s, Total for the end of 2018. solutions. networks in 49 more, and fixed mercial objectives. And continue Telecoms sector accounted SA’s Chief Energy Economist Rather than being con- The QBBF’s monthly event broadband operations in 17 to play our part as an active and for 14.60 percent and Indus- Joel Couse said this week. In cerned about peak demand, the provides its members with a markets, Vodafone Qatar draws engaged member of the busi- tries sector accounted for November, Simon Henry, then world should focus on the networking opportunity whilst on the strength of the Vodafone ness community alongside other 13.72 percent. the chief financial officer of “grave threat” to oil supplies authoritative guest speakers Group Plc to bring the best of its members of the QBBF, helping Banking and Financial Royal Dutch Shell Plc, said the resulting from the cancellation provide the audience with their global experience and most to deliver the Qatar National Services sector led traded high point in consumption could or deferral of about $1 trillion of own personal experiences of advanced technologies to Qatar, Vision 2030 and enhancing the volume this week with 29.68 happen in as little as five years. energy projects amid the slump undertaking business in the as it does in all the countries in already strong ties that exist percent of the total traded Nasser also has plenty of in crude prices, he said. country. It is this collaboration which it operates. between Qatar and the UK.” volume. 12 BUSINESS FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 Siemens shows innovations at Hannover Messe 's jobless rate Sachin Kumar New technologies “With our software portfo- Hannover/The Peninsula lio we are the only supplier rises for first Spread over an area capable of offering the digital onsumers will soon of 3,800 square meter twin across the entire value witness a new era of chain – for products, for pro- time in a year under the banner individualised pro- duction and complete plants,” ‘Discover the value duction, moving away said Klaus Helmrich, Member from the current trend of the Digital of the Managing Board of Sie- AFP Cof mass production. A customer Enterprise’ in, mens AG, speaking during the will be able to order a milk shake Siemens booth press conference held on the pain's first-quarter job- of his choice and having his demonstrated how sidelines of the exhibition. “We less rate rose for the first name on the label of the bottle companies of any size are also supporting new pro- Stime in a year, official or he will be able to buy a pair can benefit from the duction methods with figures showed yesterday, of shoes customised to his needs. digital revolution. innovative solutions for han- mainly due to a lull in the Helped by the new innova- dling systems and robot tourism sector. tions, companies will be able to integration and through the Unemployment from Jan- manufacture medicines match- to packaging and labeling – creation of an open, digital glo- uary to March 2017 stood at ing to the needs of body of the using data and end-to-end bal marketplace for additive 18.7 percent, the national sta- patients. automation. The company uses manufacturing,” he added. tistics institute INE reported. These new innovative tech- special software to produce dig- With its extensive software This represents a slight nologies were displayed by ital twins of the dairy products, offering and automation solu- increase from the previous Siemens at this year’s Hannover plants, and production lines to tions, Siemens supports additive quarter when the jobless rate Messe- which is the largest simulate and optimise the work- manufacturing for machine came in at 18.6 percent after industrial exhibition in the world. flow at a variety of stations. builders and users. The company having dropped since the first Spread over an area of 3,800 At the Siemens booth, visi- is also creating a global open three months of 2016. square meter under the banner tors experienced how Siemens ‘digital marketplace’ which At the end of March this ‘Discover the value of the Dig- as a front runner in the world of opens up scope for completely year, Spain counted 4.25 mil- ital Enterprise’ in, Siemens booth automation is driving forward new business models such as the lion people without demonstrated how companies the process of digitalisation not sale of machine hours. employment, the INE said, of any size can benefit from the only of its own business but The underlying foundation adding that the services sec- digital revolution. across the whole of industry. for new business models for cus- tor -- and to a lesser extent The company had a special The focus this year was on the tomers is connection to industrial jobs -- had been section to display how technol- company’s further expanded port- MindSphere. “Working hand in particularly hard hit. ogy will enable companies to folio for the ‘Digital Enterprise’, hand with our partners and The services sector, which provide personalised milk prod- which links the virtual and real industrial customers, we are includes hotel and restaurant ucts to customers. production worlds through the continuing to drive forward the trade, saw 105,000 more peo- Siemens provided a glimpse simulation of machines and plants expansion of MindSphere as a ple out of a job in the first into the future of milk process- using digital twins, or with the aid platform as a service, creating quarter, it added. Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens ing – from the product idea to of MindSphere, the cloud-based, an ever more extensive eco sys- Spain's tourism sector is actual production, from bottling open IoT operating system. tem,” said Helmrich. AG, speaking at the event in Hannover, . a major engine for growth in the country, but it depends on seasonality and short-term contracts. The Eurostat statistics Nokia reports another agency says Spain is the coun- Gold resumes downward slide try with most short-term contracts in the European loss as networks sag Union -- a situation that crit- as Trump tax plan fillip fades ics say has created instability for many people who go from Helsinki "Markets have known for a one contract to another. New York gold production fell in the first AFP long time that the trend is not Reuters quarter. very good," he said. But consumption in China inland's telecoms giant Most importantly, profit old resumed its down- and India traditionally declines Nokia reported yesterday margins were better than those German inflation ward slide from a in the second quarter, said Mit- Fthat it remained deep in generated by Swedish rival Gfive-month high in mid- subishi analyst Jonathan the red at the start of the year, Ericsson, the analyst said. reaches 2% in April, giving up gains that Butler, putting pressure on with sales in its main business, "We saw encouraging signs came after US President Don- gold prices. networks, on the decline. of stabilisation in mobile net- April: Official data ald Trump announced The European Central But the stock market works," Suri meanwhile told unfunded tax cuts, causing Bank (ECB) left its interest rejoiced as analysts' fears of a reporters in a conference call. Berlin shares and US bond yields to rates and policy stance much worse performance were The company is eyeing AFP fall. unchanged on Thursday, but allayed. business opportunities offered Spot gold was down 0.4 of holding non-yielding investors were looking to a The company posted a loss by the "path to 5G roadmap", erman Inflation shot up percent at $1,263.26 an ounce bullion. news conference to begin at of €488m ($532m) in the first Suri said, referring to the in April to reach the at 12:23 GMT yesterday, with US “The market is trying to 1230 GMT for clues on future quarter, an improvement from worldwide rollout of the light- GEuropean Central gold futures flat at $1,264.70. establish where support is. We policy after recent improve- the €609m a year earlier, ning-fast 5G mobile internet Bank's target, preliminary Gold has fallen by 1.6 percent probably haven’t found it yet,” ment in euro zone economic prompting chief executive service that operators expect to data showed yesterday, giv- this week as it slips from a April Hansen said. data. A more optimistic ECB Rajeev Suri to say he believed begin by 2020. ing impetus to growing calls 17 high of $1,295.42. Analysts at Mitsubishi and or greater detail on Trump’s in an "improving business Once the world's number for monetary policy makers “It’s going through a phase MKS PAMP said that technical tax plans could prompt inves- momentum, even if some chal- one handset maker, Nokia to end their expansionary of correction,” said Ole Hansen support would come in at tors to move money from lenges remain". transformed itself into a net- policy. (pictured), head of commod- about $1,257, the first Fibon- bullion to higher-yielding Investors agreed with that work equipment company and Consumer prices in ities strategy at Saxo Bank. acci retracement from a recent assets, Butler said. assessment, sending Nokia's bought its hugely unprofitable Europe's biggest economy Hansen said that several rally, and the 200-day mov- “A change in investor sen- share price more than six per- French-American rival Alcatel- rose 2.0 percent in April from broad factors driving up gold ing average, currently timent to a more pro-growth cent higher on the Helsinki Lucent a year ago, sending the the same month last year, prices were fading. $1,252.50. mindset is a major risk to stock exchange to €5.29 by late whole group's results plunging according to figures from fed- “We’ve seen a strong rally Hansen said that a long gold,” he said. morning. into the red in 2016. eral statistics authority in stocks and US bond yields position by fund investors that In other precious metals, While the company's over- The firm recorded a net loss Destatis, beating analysts' move up again, and we have has risen to its highest since silver was down 0.4 per- all sales declined by two of €766m last year, which Suri forecasts of 1.9 percent. almost had a day without November would be relatively cent at $17.39, having dropped percent to €5.38bn, sales in its said in a statement was a "year April's inflation figure was North Korea being men- resilient if gold prices remained to its lowest in more than a core networks business fell by of transition." 0.4 percentage points up from tioned,” he said. above $1,240 an ounce. Prices month at $17.28 in the previ- six percent, to €4.9bn. But in fact the company has March's reading. Investors traditionally use have been supported by physi- ous session. An analyst at Aurel BGC, a been going through a process The latest German data gold as a hedge against polit- cal demand. Data on Thursday Platinum and palla- Paris brokerage, called the of radical transformation for came just minutes after ECB ical uncertainty, while rising showed Swiss gold exports to dium both dipped by 0.2 results "quite reassuring" several years now. governors decided to keep stock prices and higher yields Hong Kong, China and India percent to $944.70 and because investors had been Nokia was the world's top key interest rates at historic increase the opportunity cost rose in March, while Chinese $806.53 respectively. expecting a steeper decline in mobile phone maker between lows and mass bond-buying networks revenues. 1998 and 2011. unchanged. ECB keeps money taps open and nods to eurozone recovery

Frankfurt “Incoming data since our others. That, he added, had Japan, also operating deep in growth is steadily picking up Reuters meeting in March confirm that resulted in a line being added to unconventional territory, offered pace, inflation is comfortably the cyclical recovery of the euro his introductory statement which its most optimistic assessment above 1 percent and the ECB’s he European Central Bank area economy is becoming noted that downside risks to the of the economy in nine years policy arsenal is nearly depleted, left its ultra-easy policy increasingly solid and that down- growth outlook “relate predom- yesterday but signalled that it all fuelling calls by conservative Tstance in place yesterday side risks have further inantly to global factors”. would maintain its massive stim- policy-makers to start mapping as inflation continues to under- diminished,” ECB President The euro weakened slightly ulus effort. out the way to the exit. shoot its target but explicitly Mario Draghi (pictured) told a against the dollar following the Sweden’s Riksbank also Draghi said, however, that acknowledged the vigour of the news conference. rates decision after trading near extended its own asset buys by inflation was still not firmly in eurozone economy, now on its “At the same time, underly- six-month highs, aided by expec- 15bn crowns ($1.70bn) yesterday, place. best run since the global finan- ing inflation pressures continue tations that Macron would win predicting the first rate hike in “We have not seen sufficient cial crisis. to remain subdued and have yet the French presidential vote on the middle of 2018, later than evidence to alter our assessment The ECB maintained its bias to show a convincing upwards May 7. earlier projected. of the inflation outlook, and we for further policy easing, leaving trend,” he added, justifying the The subtle tweak in language Having missed its 2 percent are not sufficiently confident that the door open to further rates continued stimulus measures. will be seen by some observers sentiment hit a 10-year high this inflation target for years and inflation will converge to levels cuts or an increase in asset buys. However, in response to a as foreshadowing a more bold month and political risk is reced- even flirting with deflation, the consistent with our inflation aim This is in line with market expec- reporter’s question, Draghi noted change at the next meeting in ing after pro-euro centrist ECB is buying €60bn worth of in a durable and self-sustaining tations but at odds with calls there had been a debate among June, possibly including a Emmanuel Macron won the first bonds per month at least until the manner,” said. from Germany, the eurozone’s ECB council members over the removal of a phrase signalling a round of France’s presidential end of the year and plans to keep Draghi did say, however, that economic powerhouse, for a eurozone growth outlook, with bias for more policy easing. vote. interest rates in negative terri- the risk of deflation had virtually gradual reduction of stimulus. some “more sanguine” than Euro zone economic Elsewhere, the Bank of tory until later. But economic disappeared. FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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08:00 News 08:30 Ax Men 10:05 Tanked 13:10 Welcome To The 08:30 Wukan: China's 09:20 Ice Road 11:00 Pit Bulls & Ronks 15:00 Democracy Truckers Parolees Bunk'd Experiment 10:10 Swamp 15:50 11:55 Bondi Vet Sunny 09:00 Al Jazeera World People Bunnies 12:50 Voodoo Shark 10:00 News 11:00 American 15:55 The Zhuzhus 10:30 13:45 Gator Boys 16:20 Inside Story Pickers 14:40 Miraculous Tales 11:30 The Stream 11:50 Big Easy Tigers Attack Of Ladybug And 12:00 News Motors 15:35 Tanked Cat Noir 12:30 101 East 12:40 Pawn Stars 16:30 Snake Sheila 17:10 Liv And Maddie 13:00 NEWSHOUR 13:30 American 17:25 Cute To Killer 17:35 Descendants 14:30 Inside Story Restoration 18:20 Predators Up Wicked World 15:00 18:30 17:40 Sports Doping: The Shipping Wars Close With Joel The Swap Endless Chase 19:20 Leepu And 19:25 Lambert Alex & Co. 16:00 NEWSHOUR Pitbull 19:50 Jessie 19:15 Tanked 17:00 News 20:10 Ice Road 20:15 Tsum Tsum 17:30 20:10 Tigers Attack The Stream Truckers 21:05 Shorts Yesterday's answer 18:00 newsgrid 21:00 American Cute To Killer 20:20 Backstage 19:00 News Pickers 22:00 Predators Up 20:45 Austin & Ally Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is a number- 19:30 Rewind 21:50 Ozzy & Jack's Close With Joel 21:10 The Next Step placing puzzle based on a 9×9 grid. The object is to 20:00 News World Detour Lambert 21:35 Cracke place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so 20:30 Inside Story 22:40 Forged In Fire 22:55 Gator Boys 21:40 Disney The that each row, each column and each 3×3 box 21:00 23:30 NEWSHOUR The Curse Of Oak 23:50 Snake Sheila Lodge contains the same number only once. 22:00 News Island 22:05 00:45 Bondi Vet Girl Meets World 22:30 UpFront 01:10 Leepu And Pitbull 22:30 That's So Raven 01:40 Cute To Killer 23:00 Killing The Count 02:00 Ice Road Truckers 22:55 Star Darlings CROSSWORD 02:35 Tanked BABY BLUES

NOVO — Pearl SHOWING AT The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 10:30am, 12:00noon, 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 8:00, 9:10 & VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 11:00 11:50pm & 12:00midnight Fast & Furious 8(2D/Action)11:30am, 2:30, 5:00, 5:30, 8:30 & 11:30pm The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 10:00, 11:00, 11:50am, 1:00, 1:40, 3:00, 3:30, 5:00, 5:20, 7:00, 7:20, 9:00 & 11:00pm The Lost City of Z (Action) 12:00noon & 8:00pm Baahubali2: The Conclusion (Telugu) 11:00am, 5:00 & 11:00pm Hindi 2:00 & 8:00pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 2:40, 7:20pm & 12:00midnight Free Fire (2D/Action) 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 10:00 & 11:00pm Sniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 11:30am, 3:30, 7:30 & 11:30pm Headshot (2D/Action) 1:30, 5:30 & 9:30pm Mine (2D/Thriller) 1:00, 5:10 & 9:20pm Unforgettable (2D/Thriller) 11:00am, 3:10, 7:20 & 11:30pm Ghost In The Shell (2D/Action) 9:30 & 11:45pm Baahubali 2 (2D Hindi IMAX/Action) 10:00am, 2:50 & 8:50pm Yesterday’s answer Fast & Furious 8 (2D IMAX/Action) 12:10, 6:10pm & 12:00midnight

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The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:00, 3:45 & 5:30pm The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 2:15 & 11:30pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 4:45pm Smurfs: The Lost Village (Animation) 3:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 8:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 5:00pm The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 7:15pm Sniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 7:15pm Free Fire (2D/Action) 9:00pm Headshot (2D/Action) 9:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Telugu) 11:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 11:00pm

LANDMARK The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 2:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Telugu) 5:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 8:00pm The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:15 & 3:00pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 5:00pm Sniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 7:00pm Free Fire (2D/Action) 7:30 & 9:30pm The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 8:45pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 4:00 & 11:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 11:15pm Headshot (2D/Action) 11:30pm

ROYAL PLAZA The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 2:00 & 8:00pm Yesterday’s answer The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:30 & 4:15pm Smurfs: The Lost Village (2D/Thriller) 3:00pm ALL IN THE MIND Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 4:30 & 10:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Telugu) 5:00pm Sniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 6:00pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 7:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 8:00pm BIKINI, BLAZER, BLOUSE, BOLERO, BOOTS, BOW TIE, Free Fire (2D/Action) 9:45pm Headshot (2D/Action) 11:30pm BRACES, CARDIGAN, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 11:00pm COAT, CRAVAT, DRESS, DRESSING GOWN, FOOTWEAR, FROCK, ASIAN TOWN GLOVES, HAT, HEADWEAR, Baahubali (Telugu) 12:00noon, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00pm & 12:00midnight JACKET, JERKIN, JUMPER, Baahubali (Tamil) 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30pm, 10:00, 12:30, KILT, KNITWEAR, 01:00, 03:00 & 03:30am NIGHTWEAR, OVERCOAT, RAINCOAT, ROBE, Baahubali (Malayalam) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 & 01:00pm SANDALS, SCARF, SHIRT, SHOES, SKIRT, SOCKS, AL KHOR STOCKINGS, SUIT, Baahubali (Telugu) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00 8:00 & 11:00pm SWEATER, TIE, TRACKSUIT, Baahubali (Malayalam) TRAINERS, TROUSERS, 11:30am, 5:30 & 11:30pm UNDERWEAR, VEST, Baahubali (Tamil) 2:30 & 8:30pm The Baby Boss 2:15, 4:30 & 6:45pm WAISTCOAT. The Fate of The Furiours 11:30am, 9:00 & 11:45pm SPORT 16 FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 Al Khor, Al Gharafa through to quarters

Chinthana Wasala with Khobiyare finding the cage Vladimir Weiss was shown a yel- The Peninsula this time. low card in the 17th minute, but he Al Khor were cruising towards gave them the much needed lead l Khor stormed into the victory before they were left in the 36th minute with a spot on quarter-finals of the 2017 stunned by an 86th minute strike, free kick. Emir Cup after a thrilling again by Tamoor taking the game Mohammed Razak doubled penalty shootout which into penalties. their lead just two minutes later, saw them outplaying Al Al Khor’s goalkeeper Baba Jibril which Al Gharafa maintained to SailiyahA 4-3 (2-2) at the Hamad bin was the star in tie breaker, block- advance in the prestigious Players vie for the Khalifa Stadium yesterday. ing two of Al Sailiya’s attempts to tournament. ball possession Al Sailiyah took the lead after make it 4-3 in favour of his team, Al Gharafa will now meet Al during the 2017 Tamoor Khwaja scored their first assuring their berth in the quarter- Rayyan in the last 8 stage at Al Sadd Emir Cup goal in the 26th minute. finals. Al Khor will now meet Qatar Stadium on May 3. pre-quarter-final Trailing 1-0 at half time, Al Khor Stars League champions Lekhwiya Today, Al Khairatiyat will play match between were looking for an equaliser in the for a place in the semi-finals on against Al Ahli while Umm Salal will Al Khor and Al early stage of the second half and May 4 at Al Sadd Stadium. look to topple Al Shahania for a their efforts paid dividend when Earlier, goals from Mohammed place in the quarter-final. Both the Sailiyah, played Madson Formagini Caridade lev- Razark and Vladimir Weiss helped matches will be played at Al Arabi at Hamad bin elled the score with a close-range Al Gharafa down Mesaimeer 2-0 at Stadium. Khalifa Stadium kick in the 52nd minute. Al Khor the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium. The final of the tournament will yesterday. secured a 2-1 lead two minutes later Al Gharafa’s Slovakian star be played on May 19.

IPL: Gujarat Iran, Kazakhstan to square off in Asia Cup final down RCB by Fawad Hussain meet Uzbekistan for third posi- RESULTS/FIXTURES The Peninsula tion match today. Qatar’s best seven wickets performance came in the last edi- MEN’S SEMI-FINALS ix-time champions Iran tion in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, Iran beat Uzbekistan 12-2, Kazakhstan beat Qatar 5-2 Bengaluru TODAY’S FIXTURES IANS demolished Uzbekistan 12-2 two years ago when they finished 7th/8th place match: Chinese Taipei vs Thailand Swhile Kazakhstan edged out fourth. 5th/6th: Malaysia vs Oman hosts Qatar 5-4 in a thrilling bat- Meanwhile, in the first semi- 3rd/4th: Qatar vs Uzbekistan ujarat Lions domi- tle to enter the final of Indoor Asia final, Iran who are yet to be Final: Iran vs Kazakhstan nated with both bat Cup Hockey Championship at conquered in the tournament, WOMEN’S RESULTS Gand ball to beat Royal Aspire Dome, yesterday. outclassed Uzbekistan in both the Kazakhstan beat Malaysia 4-2, Korea beat China 13-0, Kazakhstan Challengers Bangalore (RCB) It was a 37th minute goal by halves to walk into their seventh draw with Uzbekistan 2-2, Malaysia beat Thailand 2-1 by seven wickets in their Kazakhstan, which separated consecutive final. TODAY’S FIXTURES Indian Premier League (IPL) them from the hosts who gave Uzbekistan, though scored 5th/6th place match: Uzbekistan vs China clash at the M. Chinnas- 3rd/4th : Thailand vs Korea them a run for money, in the nail- the goal first in the 7th minute Final: Kazakhstan vs Malaysia wamy Stadium in Bengaluru biting second semi-final. after a slow start to the match, yesterday. Kazakhstan took lead first in Iran never looked back and Aaron Finch and Gujarat the third minute with hosts mak- scored goals on short intervals to skipper Suresh Raina played ing it 1-1 three minutes later. Four pile pressure on the opposition. a crucial role with 92-run minutes later, it was Qatar’s turn They were leading 6-1 in the first stand. to take the lead which was lev- half and added another six in the This is the sixth defeat eled by Kazakhstan in the 13th final session. Uzbekistan also for RCB this season. They Action during the Indoor Asia Cup Hockey Championship semi-final match between Kazakhstan minute. scored a consolation goal in the now have a mere five points Kazakhstan, scored another second half. and Qatar at Aspire Dome, yesterday. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula from nine matches with only goal in the 15th minute to go into Earlier, Malaysia and Oman two wins to their credit. the second half with a 3-2 advan- recorded victories in classifica- and Malaysia will fight out for the Malaysia 4-2 and then shared with 10 points while Thailand who Gujarat registered their tage. They never let Qatar take tion matches for 5th to 8th 5th position. spoils with Uzbekistan following ended the league phase on third third win of this season. the lead after doubling the advan- places. In the six-nation women’s a 2-2 draw in their last match, to spot will meet Peoples Republic tage in second minute of the final The Malaysians, who were competition, which is running continue their unbeaten run in of Korea to retain their position, Brief scores: session. knocked out by Qatar from the simultaneously with the men’s the tournament. They finished on in a classification match today. Gujarat Lions: 135 for 3 Qatar however, scored goals semi-finals race on Wednesday, event at the same venue, defend- top with 13 points from 5 matches. The Peoples Republic of (Aaron Finch 72, Suresh in 31st and 34th minutes to make prevailed over Chinese Taipei 9-3 ing champions Kazakhstan and In what turned out to be a vir- Korea sealed fourth position after Raina 34*) beat Royal Chal- things even before Kazakhstan in a one-sided match. Malaysia qualified for the final tual semi-final, Malaysia clinched a 13-0 rout over China in their last lengers Bangalore: 134 found the winner. Oman looked impressive as after claiming the top two spots, a narrow 2-1 win over Thailand game. China who have lost all (Pawan Negi 32, Kedar Jad- Qatar still have a chance to they dominated Thailand, even- following the league phase which in a slow-paced game. Both the their five matches will face hav 31, Andrew Tye 3-12, achieve their best result in the tually defeating their counterparts concluded yesterday. teams were locked 0-0 at half- Uzbekistan to avoid the wooden Ravindra Jadeja 2-28) by tournament’s history as they will with a 5-3 score-line. Both Oman Kazakhstan first thrashed time. Malaysia finished second spoon. seven wickets Diamond League: Global superstars set for Doha test

The Peninsula our sport to even greater will feature in the 400m levels across the whole of hurdles and 400m he line-up of global super- the Middle East,” Dr. Al respectively. Heading the star athletes that will Kuwari said. large Kenyan team will Tfeature in the Doha 2017 Genzebe Dibaba is the be Rio 2016 3000m stee- Diamond League promises to be reigning World Champion plechase champion, one of the best-ever as Genzebe and Rio 2016 Olympic sil- Conselsus Kipruto who Dibaba becomes the latest big ver medallist in the goes up in the 3000m name to be confirmed. 1500m, as well as the 2015 flat. The Ethiopian ensures that world bronze medallist in Meanwhile the home- there will be no less than 16 reign- the 5000m. Qatar's star athlete crowd will have plenty of ing Olympic and World Looking for a new athletes to cheer for. Mutaz Essa Barshim (top Champions, and a total of 44 glo- challenge, the 26 year-old Olympic hero and Rio left), Jamaican speedster bal medallists competing in Qatar will turn her focus to the 2016 high jump silver Elaine Thompson (left) Sports Club on May 5. 800m in the upcoming medallist, Mutaz Essa and reigning World Commenting on this year’s 2017 season, with the Barshim leads a strong scintillating line-up, Qatar Olym- Doha Diamond League 1500m Champion line-up that features the pic Committee Secretary General marking her debut over Genzebe Dibaba of fastest man in Asia, Femi and President of the Qatar Ath- this shorter distance. Ethiopia will be among Ogunode who goes in the letics Federation (QAF), Dr. Thani Dibaba will face tough the star cast at Doha 100m, aspiring javelin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, said: competition from two- Diamond League meet. thrower and Rio 2016 “We are very excited to welcome time Olympic and Olympian Ahmed Bedeir, so many of the world’s best ath- two-time World Cham- Abderrahman Samba letes to Qatar in just one week’s pion, Caster Semenya of South Qatar Sports Club is very fast and The Netherlands - the reigning javelin is set to be a thriller as who recently ran the fastest time for the eighth consecutive Africa who was unbeaten over there is an extremely strong line- Olympic and World Champions German reigning Olympic Cham- 400m hurdles time in the world edition of the Doha Diamond 800m in 2016. up in the women’s 800m this respectively - who go head to pion Thomas Röhler faces a this year, and Hamza Driouch, League.: Also lining up are Rio 2016 year, so there is no better place head in the 200m; Rio 2016 showdown against Jamaica’s Qatar’s 2010 Youth Olympic "We cannot wait to witness 800m silver medallist, Francine to make my debut over this dis- Olympic Champion Katerina Ste- reigning World Champion, Julius Games silver medallist who fea- some thrilling rivalries as Olym- Niyonsaba, who became Burun- tance. When I last competed in fanidi of Greece who goes up Yego. tures in the 1500m. pic and World Champions go di’s first-ever female medallist in the Doha Diamond League, there against 2015 World Champion Two-time Olympic Cham- The Doha Diamond League head to head, ensuring a phe- Rio, and 2014 World Junior was a huge crowd of supportive Yarisley Silva of Cuba in the pole pion, reigning World Champion action kicks off at 17:55 on Friday nomenal atmosphere inside Qatar Champion and Rio 2016 800m Ethiopian fans cheering for me vault; as well as Bahrain’s first- and Doha crowd favourite, May 5, at Qatar Sports Club. Tick- Sports Club. It is our ambition to bronze medallist, Margaret and I cannot wait to return to kick ever Olympic Champion Ruth Christian Taylor of the USA will ets are available online at stage the best Doha Diamond Wambui of Kenya in what is off my 2017 season.” Jebet, who heads the field in the be looking for his third Doha www.q-tickets.com. League event so far, helping to expected to be a riveting race over Other key female athletes to 3000m steeplechase, and Diamond League crown in the Enthusiasts can also keep up showcase the excitement of ath- two laps of the track. look out for on 5th May will be: Michelle Carter of the US who is triple jump, whilst fellow US to date on all news and results on letics to new audiences, inspiring Commenting on her 800m Elaine Thompson of Jamaica and favourite in the shot put. Olympic Champions Kerron the Diamond League website and young athletes and developing debut, Dibaba said: “The track at Dafne Schippers of In the men’s events, the Clement and LaShawn Merritt social media channels. FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 SPORT 17

Bouchard urges life Al Attiyah eyes win at ban for 'cheater' Sharapova

'important' Jordan Rally Istanbul AFP

The Peninsula Qatari driver Nasser ugenie Bouchard (pictured) attacked Maria Saleh Al Attiyah Sharapova as a "cheater" over her return s rallying in the Jordan is always a Efrom a drugs ban and suggested the Rus- Middle East faces nice race with sian should be kicked out of tennis for life. some testing Bouchard said the Women's Tennis Asso- times, the biggest technical stages. It ciation was sending the wrong message in regional name in was part of the allowing the five-time Grand Slam-winner to theA sport, Nasser Saleh Al World Rally come back from her 15-month suspension. Attiyah, has underlined the Championship and Russia's Sharapova -- the world's highest- importance of the upcoming the organisation is paid female athlete for more than a decade until Jordan Rally, which takes really good there as last year, according to Forbes -- won on place from May 4-6. Wednesday on her comeback after testing pos- Al Attiyah is in sizzling they help the itive for meldonium. motor sporting form, having competitors a lot. "I don't think that's right. She's a cheater won the gruelling five-day This year we need and so to me, I don't think a cheater in any sport Qatar Cross Country Rally at to have a really should be allowed to play that sport again," Can- the weekend, despite strug- good race. We will ada's Bouchard said. gling with a neck injury try to go and win "It's so unfair to all the other players who following a crash at a similar do it the right way and are true. So I just think event in Abu Dhabi earlier the race. I think we the WTA sends the wrong message to young this month. have a great chance kids: you know, cheat and we'll welcome you But the 12-time regional and the experience will try to go and win the field ready to pounce on any The action gets under- back with open arms. So I don't think that's right. rally champion is now turn- is with us to do this, race. I think we have a great mistake he may make in Jor- way on May 4 with a She's not someone I can say I look up to any ing his attention to Jordan, says Al Attiyah. chance and the experience dan next week. specially created spectator more because it's definitely ruined it for me a where an 11th win at the is with us to do this.” The regional series has stage on the banks of the little bit." event would put him back on Al Attiyah crashed in the been reduced to just five Dead Sea. Sharapova has pleaded that she had been top of the Middle East Rally Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge rallies this year with Iran, The same stage will taking meldonium for medical reasons for 10 Championship following a three weeks ago and is still Lebanon and Cyprus join- bring the action to a close years and didn't know it had been added to the disappointing opening round suffering from the resulting ing Jordan and Qatar on the two days later on the list of banned substances last year.y in his home event earlier this was part of the World Rally neck injury, which restricted list. evening of May 6. Her returnn onon a wild-wild- year. Championship and the the use of his left hand at the The finishing touches are The event is being pulled card in Stuttgart,art, where “The Jordan Rally is very organisation is really good time. being put to Jordan’s 18 together thanks to a huge she beat Robertarta VinVincici important in the Middle East,” there as they help the com- However, he showed this world-class stages which national effort supported by on Wednesday,ay, hashas said Al Attiyah. petitors a lot. past week in Qatar that he is total more than 240kms in the Jordanian Government proved divisiveve withwith “Jordan is always a nice “This year we need to back to near full fitness. He and around the Dead Sea and its security and safety both criticism and sup-sup- race with technical stages. It have a really good race. We will need to be with a decent and Jordan Valley areas. services. port from herr fellow players. Sharapovaapova will learn on MMayay 16 whether shehe will receive a wildcarddcard fforor Pakistan the French Open,pen, ICC passes changes to curb the year's sec-c- ond Grandd postpone Slam whichh she won inn Bangladesh 'Big Three' dominance 2012 and 2014.4. tour New Delhi February by the changes. ICC AFP majority of Test chairman Karachi playing nations Shashank Mano- AFP ricket's global gov- -- including Eng- har, who was erning body has land and asked by the coun- akistan's cricket chief Creceived a thumping Australia -- but cil to defer his yesterday said that a mandate from its members India opposed resignation last Pscheduled visit to Bang- to proceed with a broad the proposal. month to see the ladesh this summer has been restructure aimed at curb- The Board of reform package postponed for at least a year ing the dominance of the Control for through, declared after the Bangladeshis refused "Big Three" -- Australia, Cricket in India it "another step to reciprocate the tour because India and England. stands to lose forward for world of security fears. The sweeping changes $277 million rev- cricket". Russia's Maria Sharapova serves to Russia's Pakistan was due to play were passed in a unani- enue over the "I am confi- two Tests, three one-day inter- mous vote during a next eight years dent we can Ekaterina Makarova during their second nationals and a Twenty20 match meeting at the Interna- under the provide a strong round match of the WTA Porsche Tennis in Bangladesh in July and August. tional Cricket Council (ICC) changes, with foundation for the Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany yesterday. But the militancy-wracked headquarters in Dubai, the more flowing to sport to grow and country has been forced to host governing body said in a minor Test improve globally most of its matches overseas statement yesterday. nations and asso- in the future Sharapova eases after an attack on the Sri Lankan The shake-up amends ciate members through the adop- team in 2009, barring a limited the ICC's constitution and like Ireland and tion of the revised over series against Zimbabwe financial structure so that Afghanistan. financial model past Makarova into in 2015. revenue is more equitably "This model and governance Security has improved distributed among mem- was passed 13 structure," he said. This file photo taken on November 9, over the past two years and bers and less power is votes to one," the The ICC also Stuttgart quarters some foreign players have ten- concentrated in the hands ICC said in a 2015 shows the then-Board of Control underscored its tatively endorsed returning. of the "Big Three". statement. for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and commitment to Berlin But cricket chief Shahar- It reverses a much- "A revised current International Cricket Council (ICC) returning interna- Reuters yar Khan said Bangladesh had criticised ICC decision in constitution was chairman Shashank Manohar during a news tional cricket turned down the invitation. 2014 to relinquish more also approved by conference at the BCCI's headquarters in meets to Pakistan ormer world number one Maria Sharapova He told that he had spoken control to Australia, Eng- 12 votes to two," Mumbai. as long as safety is eased past fellow Russian Ekaterina to Bangladesh cricket board land and India, the world's it said, adding the ensured. FMakarova 7-5 6-1 yesterday to reach the representatives on the sidelines most powerful cricketing changes would be opposition to the reforms, With the Stuttgart Grand Prix quarter-finals and continue of an International Cricket boards. put to the ICC in June for it was a former BCCI boss exception of Zimbabwe, no her winning comeback from a 15-month doping Council meeting in Dubai, and The restructure was adoption. who was instrumental in international nation has ban. "decided to postpone the series agreed to in principle in Despite India's pushing through the toured Pakistan since The 30-year-old Russian, who has won five for one or two years". Grand Slams and is among the highest-paid ath- "We toured Bangladesh in letes in the world, returned to action on 2012 and 2015 without Bang- Wednesday with a straight sets win over Roberta ladesh reciprocating so we Vinci following her suspension for the use of hope they will discuss further India keep CT squad on hold banned substance meldonium. and find a solution," he said. Sharapova, who had tested positive at the 2016 Since the suspension of Australian Open, picked up where she had left off international cricket Pakistan New Delhi for the eight-nation event and earnings along with the BCCI was not ruling out. against Vinci, powering through her first two serv- have been forced to play all AFP beginning in England and other members of the so- "It is too early to make ice games without dropping a point but struggling their home series in the neu- Wales on June 1. The other called "big three" Australia predictions since the event somewhat with her return consistency. tral venues of the United Arab ndia are refusing to seven nations have named and England. is more than a month Makarova also cleverly mixed up the height Emirates. unveil their squad for their squads but India are The board also voted in away, but nothing can be and depth of her shots during rallies on the very But the successful staging Ithe Champions Trophy unlikely to face any sanc- favour of a new constitu- ruled out. Let's wait and quick Stuttgart clay with Sharapova still lacking of the Pakistan Super League amid speculation they tion from the International tion which will now be put watch," a BCCI board offi- match practice. in Lahore in March has boosted might pull out because of Cricket Council (ICC) under before the ICC Full Coun- cial told AFP yesterday on Makarova wasted her only break opportunity long-held hopes of bringing the a row with the sport's gov- the rules of the 50-over cil for approval. condition of anonymity. at 5-5 and Sharapova never looked back. She sport home to the cricket- erning body over revenue tournament. The dispute has raised "We can still name the earned her first break points a game later, pow- obsessed nation. sharing. India's reluctance stems speculation in India that team, say even in a week or ering a crosscourt forehand winner to grab the The Pakistan Cricket The powerful Board of from their long-running the cricket-mad nation two, as we have a squad in first set. Board sees a World XI tour of Control for Cricket in India opposition to changes in the could pull out the 50-over mind and it's just about She broke Makarova twice in the second set the country in September for (BCCI) has already missed financial and governance Champions Trophy tour- putting a seal on it. And I am to race 5-1 ahead and served out the match with a short Twenty20 series as the agreed April 25 dead- structure of the ICC which nament, an event they sure it will be accepted by an ace to set up a quarter-final clash against Esto- another positive step. line for naming their squad would reduce their influence won in 2013, an option the the ICC." nian qualifier Anett Kontaveit. 18 SPORT FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 PSG rout Monaco to reach Cup final

Paris Safwan Mbae bundled into January, has been a revelation AFP his own net just after half-time PSG's since the turn of the year and and Blaise Matuidi tapped in a Uruguayan nearly added a third as his teas- dinson Cavani cele- fourth before Marquinhos forward ing low cross bounced back off brated his new rounded out a resounding vic- Edinson the post. contract with his 45th tory in the final minute. Cavani Mbae compouded Monaco's goal of the season as PSG thrashed Monaco 4-1 at (right) problems when he turned holders Paris Saint- the start of the month to lift their celebrates another Di Maria delivery into EGermain demolished an fourth straight League Cup title his goal his own net on 51 minutes, while inexperienced Monaco 5-0 to and are chasing a third succes- during Matuidi was the beneficiary of reach next month's French Cup sive sweep of the domestic the French the former Real Madrid and final against Angers. trophies in France. Manchester United star's unself- Cup semi- Julian Draxler prodded PSG However, Monaco lead the ishness as he turned in a fourth final match ahead on 26 minutes at the Parc reigning champions on goal dif- two minutes later. des Princes and Cavani, who on ference with a game in hand in against Marquinhos swept in a fifth Tuesday signed an extension Ligue 1 -- Leonardo Jardim's Monaco at after Maxwell's drive hit Matu- through to 2020, swiftly dou- team also face Juventus next the Parc idi and dropped invitingly into bled the lead as Unai Emery's week in the first leg of their des Princes the Brazilian's path and PSG will side dominated their under- Champions League semi-final. Stadium now fancy their chances of strength opponents. With the Portuguese priori- in Paris on landing a record 11th French tising Europe and Saturday's Wednesday. Cup title. FRENCH CUP SEMIS league clash against Toulouse, On Tuesday, Angers reached Andrea Raggi and Valere Germain the final for the first time in 60 On Wednesday were the only regulars to start for years -- and just the second in Paris Saint-Germain 5 (Draxler 26, Cav- Monaco in the French capital. club history – after a 2-0 home ani 31, Mbae 50-og, Matuidi 52, Mar- Abdou Diallo forced win over Guingamp. quinhos 90) Monaco 0 Alphonse Areola into an excel- Thomas Mangani struck in lent save to his right with a the first half at a packed Stade On Tuesday header on 20 minutes, but the reserve goalkeeper spilled a home. The Uruguayan contin- total with a lovely flick to steer Raymond Kopa and goalkeeper Angers 2 (Mangani 38, Toko Ekambi floodgates opened for PSG once straightforward effort from ues to edge closer towards a pass from Di Maria into the far Alexandre Letellier saved Jimmy

90+2) Guingamp 0 Morgan De Sanctis gifted Drax- Angel Di Maria, allowing Cav- Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 50-goal corner. The Argentine winger, Briand's 88th-minute penalty,

ler the opening goal. ani to nip in and divert the ball haul from last season. He moved whose poor form had seen him before Karl Toko Ekambi struck Final at Stade de France on May 27 Monaco's 40-year-old across goal for Draxler to slot to within five of the Swede's linked with a move to China in in stoppage time.

Tottenham manager La Liga: Madrid hit Deportivo Mauricio Pochettino for six; Barca relegate Osasuna

Barcelona the half hour. Roberto Torres's AFP free-kick briefly brought Osasuna back into the game eal Madrid again made three minutes into the second light of the absence of half. RCristiano Ronaldo as they Barca, though, simply went crushed Deportivo la Coruna 6-2 through the gears with a four- to maintain the upper hand in goal burst in 10 devastating the La Liga title race on minutes. Spurs ready to take Wednesday. Firstly, Gomes slotted home Madrid and Barcelona are his second of the night after Ger- locked on 78 points at the top of ard Pique's initial effort came the fight to Chelsea, the table, but Real have a game back off the post. in hand over their title rivals. Messi then curled in his 49th Barca remain top thanks to goal in 47 appearances this sea- says Pochettino their better head-to-head record son from the edge of the area. as Lionel Messi struck twice to And the Argentine instantly relegate Osasuna in a 7-1 made way for 19-year-old Carles London "A big part of that was the thrashing. Alena to keep him fresh for Sat- AFP mental attitude, we improved Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane urday's Catalan derby at that a lot. made nine changes in all from Espanyol. auricio Pochettino Tottenham's eighth succes- the side that lost 3-2 to Barca on Barcelona's team poses as a banner is unfurled in tribute to Alcacer then finished on the claimed Tottenham's sive league win was the perfect Sunday to reignite the title race. Argentinian forward Lionel Messi for his 500th goal for the stretch for Barca's fifth. Mgritty 1-0 win at Crys- response after Chelsea had Ronaldo, Karim Benzema club before the La Liga match against CA Osasuna at the Camp And when Denis Suarez was tal Palace showed they were opened up a seven-point lead and the injured Gareth Bale were Nou Stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday. felled in the area seconds later ready to pounce if Chelsea with a victory against South- left out the Madrid squad for a the cry went round the Camp stumble in the title race. ampton 24 hours earlier. third straight away league game, Vazquez, though, restored against Real in scoring the win- Nou for Javier Mascherano to Pochettino's side closed the Keen to keep his players but again their absence wasn't Real's two-goal lead before half- ner and his 500th goal for the take the spot-kick. gap on leaders Chelsea to four from getting ahead of them- missed. time and Zidane's men could club with the last kick of the Rakitic obliged by stepping points with five games left after selves, Pochettino has told them Alvaro Morata smashed even have reached double fig- game in Sunday's El Clasico. aside to let the Argentine take it Christian Eriksen's late strike to forget what Chelsea do and home at the near post to give the ures in a dominant second The five-time World Player and he smashed the ball into the clinched a victory that looked focus on their own visitors the perfect start after less period. of the Year responded by open- roof of the net for his first goal unlikely for long periods at Sel- performances. than a minute. Morata unselfishly teed up ing the scoring two minutes later in 319 Barca appearances. hurst Park on Wednesday. "When we are playing we James Rodriguez then added Rodriguez for his second of the as he pounced on an error in the Alcacer rounded off the Well below their best as are not thinking about what a second from Lucas Vazquez's night before Isco sealed a stun- Osasuna defence to stroll scoring four minutes from time they struggled to shake off the happened with Chelsea or what cross as Madrid threatened to ning individual display by through on goal and lift the ball when he latched onto Suarez's frustration of last weekend's FA will happen in the future," he run riot inside the first 20 smashing home 13 minutes from over the advancing Salvatore fine through ball to round Sirigu Cup semi-final loss to Chelsea, said. minutes. time. Sirigu. and slot into an empty net. it seemed Tottenham were "We closed the gap again. However, the European Joselu got another goal back Andre Gomes has been the Osasuna's relegation was about to squander a chance to It's not important to send a champions have now kept just for Deportivo with a fine loop- scapegoat for many of Barca's confirmed after Leganes beat keep pace with Chelsea before message to Chelsea. one clean sheet in their last 15 ing header, but fittingly Real had most disappointing defeats this Las Palmas 3-0 to move six finally recovering their "The most important is the games and their defence was the final say when Casemiro's season. points clear of the drop zone. composure. victory builds confidence, that's breached once more when piledriver slipped under Depor- But the Portuguese had And Real Sociedad boosted It was exactly the kind of the only way to catch them." Florin Andone turned home Gael tivo 'keeper Przemyslaw Tyton. arguably his best night in a Barca their chances of qualifying for pressure-packed situation that Tottenham will be guaran- Kakuta's mishit shot 10 minutes At the Camp Nou, Barca fans shirt as he drilled home Ivan the Europa League with a 3-2 was Tottenham's downfall last teed to finish above Arsenal for before half-time. paid homage to Messi's brilliance Rakitic's cross to make it 2-0 on win at Valencia. season when they allowed the first time in 22 years if they Leicester to wrap up the title beat their bitter rivals after briefly threatening to tomorrow. overhaul them. "It's Arsenal, we know what But Pochettino is convinced that game means, but we are Bayern snap up Coman on permanent deal the way his team saw off a for- not thinking of being above midable Palace outfit bodes them, we want to think of big- well for their chances of being ger things than that," he said. Berlin buy and given him a three- winger Douglas crowned champions for the first "It maybe the last derby at AFP year contract. Costa, was recruited to time since 1961. White Hart Lane, but now is "Kingsley Coman is an boost Bayern's options on "We showed great charac- important to be calm. ayern Munich have important building block for the flanks as back-up for ter and personality after a very "We have to get ready for signed promising the future of our team, Franck Ribery or Arjen Rob- disappointing weekend," what should be a very tough BFrance winger Kings- therefore we have decided ben, who are both out of Pochettino said. match ley Coman from Juventus to take the option," Bayern contract next year. "It was important to show "We want to close the gap for 21m euros ($23m), the chairman Karl-Heinz Rum- So far Coman, who has we are focused and try to fight. on Chelsea again. We want to German champions and menigge said. made 11 appearances for "We are showing we learnt win big trophies achieve big media said yesterday. Bayern did not disclose France, has failed to win a a lot from last season. That is so things, the mentality must be The 20-year-old has the transfer fee but German regular first-team place and important. thinking bigger. been on loan at Bayern media said it was about 21m scored two goals in 17 Bun- "We were fantastic last sea- "We can speak about fin- since 2015 and they have euros. desliga appearances this son and it was a big challenge ishing above Arsenal at the end A Kingsley Coman's file photo. now triggered an option to Coman, along with season. to improve again. of the season." FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017 MORNING BREAK 19

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London WEATHER TODAY Reuters o o irates of the Carib- bean” star Orlando 26 C 37 C “PBloom returns to Minimum Maximum the big screen next month with a spy thriller he says is both plausible and gripping. In “Unlocked”, Bloom plays an operative of British intelligence agency MI5, working with a CIA investi- gator played by Noomi Rapace, in a race against time to stop an attack on London after she unintentionally releases information to terrorists. “It’s authentic and real and gritty and accessible and I feel like you’ve got a thriller on your hands that people A figure made of straw depicting Dutch King Willem-Alexander that farmers made to celebrate his 50th birthday will really engage with,” Bloom said in an interview. near De Horsten in Wassenaar, yesterday. It is a tradition in the Netherlands to celebrate 50th birthdays by The film is directed by placing a doll outside a person's home. Michael Apted.

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irror, mirror on the wall — who is the fairest of them all? The one with the palest skin, of course. MOr that’s the idea behind India’s multibillion-dollar skin lightening industry, with a host of ‘fairness’ prod- ucts appearing to offer dark-skinned Indians a lighter, fairer, better version of themselves. Now the industry has come under fire after a popular Bollywood actor lashed out at India’s obsession with fair skin and highlighted a persistent bias against darker faces. Bollywood actors, from left, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham have promoted fairness “You have to stop buying into the products. idea that a particular shade is better than others,” Abhay Deol, an actor blame. “Our obsession with fair skin known for playing offbeat roles, said didn’t come from HUL or Emami: it’s on his Facebook page this month. Abhay Deol lambasted a deep-seated cultural bias that Deol lambasted his Bollywood his Bollywood peers — equates being fair with being superior,” peers — including Shah Rukh Khan, including Shah Rukh he told the Thomson Reuters John Abraham, Shahid Kapur and Khan, John Abraham, Foundation. Deepika Padukone — for endorsing “When a demand for a product so-called fairness brands and urged Shahid Kapur and exists, a manufacturer will cater to that them to stop using their popularity to Deepika Padukone — demand. And people will buy that peddle products he called racist. for endorsing so-called product, even without a Shah Rukh or “(These) campaigns are blatantly, fairness brands and a John Abraham telling them to buy.” and sometimes subtly, selling you the idea that whiter skin is better than urged them to stop using DARK IS BEAUTIFUL darker skin,” said Deol. their popularity to peddle Nor is India alone in buying into products he called racist. the ‘fairness’ dream. NOT FAIR Similar products are on sale in Controversy around ‘fairness’ Southeast Asia, the Middle East and in products has raged for decades, with parts of Africa, although India, with its darker skin shades variously described “completely illegal and unlawful”. population of 1.3 billion people, is a Actor Abhay Deol says fairness as “dusky” and “wheatish”, and lighter A spokeswoman for Hindustan prized consumer market. products are racist. tones sold as more attractive. Unilever declined comment on the Ivory Coast and Ghana have The market - which includes controversy. banned cosmetics containing hydro- creams, face washes, deodorants, even quinone, which critics say can cause A spokeswoman for the company a genital whitener - is estimated to be CASTE AT ROOT OF RACISM cancer. A similar ban exists in Japan, declined comment. worth about Rs270bn ($4bn) and is Some activists link the bias to an South Africa and the European Union. Just last week, The Times of India, growing at a steady clip. entrenched caste system, where Nivea recently pulled an ad in the the country’s biggest English-language Unilever Plc’s Hindustan Unilever, higher-caste Brahmins generally have Middle East with the tagline ‘White is daily, ran a message about its popular Procter & Gamble, Nivea, Garnier and lighter skin. Purity’ after it was slammed as matrimonial ads. Emami are among those making fair- In a country where arranged mar- racist. “Don’t you think it’s unfair to ask ness products. riages are still the norm, matrimonial Advocacy group Women of Worth a girl to be fair and beautiful?” the Hindustan Unilever’s Fair & Lovely, ads consistently describe a woman’s launched a ‘Dark is Beautiful’ cam- message read. “Henceforth, we hope launched in 1975, is India’s best known complexion, and dark-skinned women paign in 2009 with the tagline ‘Stay that matrimonial ads will inspire peo- fairness brand, and claims to be the often pay a higher dowry, activists say. unfair, stay beautiful,’ to fight the “toxic ple to choose girls based on their world’s first of very many skin-light- Bullying and taunting of dark- belief that a person’s worth is meas- education rather than only their looks.” ening cream. skinned girls and women is common, ured by the fairness of their skin”. But filmmaker Ram Subramanian Scientists say some contain harm- while dark-skinned actors complain Members of India’s Upper House wants action, not words, and his video ful bleaching ingredients. of fewer roles. have called for a ban on advertise- on the topic has been viewed almost The World Health Organization Advertising campaigns for various ments for fairness products. 3 million times. banned the active ingredients – hyd- brands have typically depicted women There has also been legal action. “Once upon a time slavery was roquinone and mercury – from - and increasingly men - as winning A Delhi consumer court said in acceptable, the caste system was unregulated skin products. better jobs and partners, thanks to the 2015 that Emami’s advertisements for acceptable, until someone said they Research firm Centre for Science fairness creams. Fair and Handsome were a misrepre- were not,” he said. and Environment said in a 2014 study But Kiran Khalap, co-founder of sentation of the product’s “I want the government to ban that nearly half the creams it tested in brand consultancy Chlorophyll in effectiveness. these products because they cause so India contained mercury, which is Mumbai, said the adverts were not to Emami has appealed the verdict. much damage,” he said. 20 HOME FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2017