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Qatar tops Arab world in Food Security Index THE PENINSULA Qatar was ranked higher than 91 DOHA: Qatar has claimed the countries that top spot among the Arab coun- included Italy, Russia, tries and 22nd globally in the Global Food Security Index China, Turkey, India, (GFSI) 2018, released by The Pakistan, Poland, Economist Intelligence Unit. Greece, Hungary, Qatar has managed to accom- and Argentina. plish this feat despite the blockade imposed by the siege countries on the country since Municipality and Envi- June 5, last year. ronment, the production of The Global Food Security dairy products increased from Index considers the core issues 60,000 tonnes a year before Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdulla bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday visited the Rainfall Emergency Room of affordability, availability, and the blockade to about 220,000 of Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to review measures and follow up the work progress after heavy rains across the country. quality across a set of 113 coun- tonnes this year, an increase tries. Singapore is ranked first of more than 265 percent. in the 2018 GFSI ranking for the Fresh poultry production first time while Ireland is on the increased from 10,000 tonnes Civic authorities in action after heavy rains second place in the index. After per year to about 22,000 tonnes maintaining the top spot per year, showing an increase between 2012 and 2016 and of 120 percent, while the pro- SANAULLAH ATAULLAH moderate to heavy rainfall was Qatar Meteorology Department warnings are still in effect,” said falling to second in 2017, the US duction of shell eggs increased & SIDI MOHAMED recorded yesterday with a (QMD), thundershowers of var- the Department in a post on has now dropped to third. from 4,000 tonnes before the THE PENINSULA maximum of 84 milimeter (mm) iable intensity are expected to social networking sties, adding Qatar was ranked higher blockade to about 10,000 rainfall in Abu Hamour which is “continue today as well espe- that thunderstorms accom- than 91 countries that included tonnes, reflecting an increase DOHA: Hours-long, continuous considered “the highest ever cially at noon time” accompanied with strong wind Italy, Russia, China, Turkey, of more than 150 percent. heavy rains lashed Qatar recorded in Doha areas during panied with strong wind at expected to continue until India, Pakistan, Poland, Greece, The production of local yesterday that swung various the month of October”. times. “We would like also to Monday evening. Hungary, and Argentina. vegetables in the country has civic authorities including According to the forecast of remind you that marine The Ministry of Municipality Minister of Municipality and increased from about 50,000 municipalities, Kahramaa, and Environment has said that Environment H E Mohammed tonnes during the year before Traffic Department and Ashghal the rainfall emergency teams in bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi said the blockade to about 65,000 into action to address different Ministry: Today normal school all municipalities were doing in a speech, given recently tonnes after the blockade, an issues including scattered water- day except for some schools their utmost in dealing with the during a ceremony to honour increase of 30 percent. logging, disruptions in electricity heavy rainfall that took place agricultural producer, that the In 2018, the total area of supply and traffic congestion QNA across the country. agriculture sector was devel- protected greenhouses sans delays. to carry out the necessary Head of the Rainfall Emer- oping greatly following the increased from 49 hectares in The current rain spell in DOHA: The Ministry of reforms and address the gency Committee at the Ministry, blockade, as the growth in agri- 2007 to 73 hectares in 2018. Qatar which started few days Education and Higher Education damage caused by the rains Safar Mubarak Al Shafi, said in a cultural, animal and fish Thus, the quantities of vege- ago with scattered showers of announced that today will be a that hit the country yesterday, statement that specialised teams products was growing rapidly. tables produced increased from various degrees in different parts regular academic day according where parents were informed swung in action in limiting the The proactive steps taken by 4,814 tonnes last year to 6,500 of the country turned intense to the academic calendar for of this decision. The Ministry impact of the heavy, unprece- the concerned authorities have tonnes this year. The area of yesterday morning as downpour 2018-2019 as there will be no called on the public not to pay dented rainfall yesterday. He boosted agricultural production unregulated greenhouses accompanied with thunder, suspension of study in schools. attention to rumours and false stressed that work is continuing in the country. Qatar has increased from 200 hectares in strong winds and lightning The Ministry explained that a news about the suspension of round the clock across the country achieved 100 percent self-suffi- 2017 to 220 hectares, leading lashed almost the whole country number of schools will not be the study tomorrow, which to eliminate the water logging ciency in dairy and fresh poultry to an increase in production causing water-logging at places able to receive students was officially denied, calling caused by rainfall. products after unjust blockade. from 17,000 to 20,000 tonnes. including some underpasses. tomorrow, in order to give the for the receiving information According to the latest According to Qatar Civil Avi- opportunity to the task forces from official sites. `CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 statistics of the Ministry of `CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 ation Authority (QCAA), `SEE ALSO PAGE 9

Banks in Qatar well-capitalised Germany, France seek deeper Saudi to face risks: QCB Governor explanation of Khashoggi's death THE PENINSULA AGENCIES through the application of the beginning of the unjust blockade said the Saudi account was credible leading to his death. Eighteen latest international supervisory against Qatar. He added that the and marked an important step. “I Saudi nationals had been DOHA: The Governor of Qatar standards. An example of these improvements, done to the ISTANBUL: Germany and think it’s a good first step, it’s a big arrested, the prosecutor said. Central Bank (QCB), H E Sheikh standards is the International structure of financing entitle- France yesterday called Saudi step,” Trump said in Arizona. Saudi state media said King Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani, Financial Reporting Standard ments, have contributed to the Arabia’s explanation of how By contrast, German Chan- Salman had ordered the dismissal affirmed yesterday that the No.9, which is related to strengthening of the liquidity of Jamal Khashoggi died in Istanbul cellor Angela Merkel said the of five officials, including Saud Al Qatar’s banking system can financial instruments and the banking sector and the incomplete, going further than Saudi account was not enough. Qahtani, a royal court adviser easily face unfavourable financial provisions. liquidity of assets. US President Donald Trump in “We expect transparency from seen as the right-hand man to circumstances because the QCB Governor pointed out Sheikh Abdullah pointed out pressing the kingdom over the Saudi Arabia about the circum- Prince Mohammed, and deputy banks operating in country, both that the stress tests carried out that the analysis of pressure journalist’s death. stances of his death... The infor- intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri. local and foreign, enjoy high by the Bank are based on the tests showed the ability of these The EU’s top diplomat Fed- mation available about events The Saudi statement made no capitalisation that enables them maximum assumptions of liquid assists of high quality in erica Mogherini also called for in the Istanbul consulate is inad- mention of what had become of to face internal and external shocks to the banks whether providing appropriate support a thorough investigation into the equate.” Foreign Minister Heiko body of Khashoggi, a Saudi risks. through internal or external if pressure occurred due to “deeply troubling” death of Maas called into question the national who was a US resident. In an exclusive interview factors. The results of these tests sharp withdrawals. Khashoggi and full accounta- sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. Some US lawmakers were with Qatar News Agency (QNA), showed the ability of local He stated that the stability bility for those responsible. French Foreign Minister unconvinced by the Saudi the QCB Governor stressed that banks, especially banks with of oil prices in conjunction with Saudi Arabia said yesterday Jean-Yves Le Drian called for an account. “To say that I am scep- the exposure of the banks oper- branches abroad, to withstand the current account surplus are that Khashoggi had died in a in-depth investigation. “The tical of the new Saudi narrative ating in Qatar, especially to the any potential risks or shocks. expected to improve the fight inside its consulate in the confirmation of Jamal about Khashoggi is an under- blockading countries, is limited, Regarding the ability of local liquidity of local and foreign Turkish city. Riyadh provided Khashoggi’s death is a first step statement,” Republican Senator adding that it has faded with the banks to provide liquidity and currency; this confirms the no evidence to support its toward the establishment of the Lindsey Graham said. Another continuation of the blockade. meet the financial requirement readiness of the banking sector account. Turkish officials suspect truth. However, many questions Republican Senator, Marco He noted that the of the State, the Governor to meet the growing demand for Khashoggi, a Washington Post remain unanswered,” he said. Rubio, called for an investigation improvement in the efficiency explained that the banking loans, both public and private, columnist, was killed inside the The Saudi public prosecutor and sanctions imposed against of the banking sector has helped sector in the country has been in line with national priorities. consulate by a team of Saudi said that a fight broke out those responsible. enhance the ability of these working on strengthening basic agents and his body cut up. between Khashoggi and people banks to confront any shocks liquidity structures since the `SEE ALSO PAGE 23 US President Donald Trump who met him in the building, `SEE ALSO PAGE 12 02 HOME SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018

Qatar, US discuss ways to boost defence cooperation Ties between Qatar Amiri Naval Forces and US counterpart reviewed

The Commander of the Qatar Amiri Naval Forces, H E Major General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Sulaiti met with the Commander of the US Fifth Fleet, Admiral Scott Sterne, at Qatar Amiri Naval Forces The Commander of the Amiri Air Force, H E Major General (Pilot) Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kumait Headquarters. During the meeting, the officials discussed the cooperation between the Qatar Amiri Al Khayarin met with Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, the Head of the US Defence Security Cooperation Naval Forces and its US counterpart regarding the ﬁght against terrorism with the CTF152 group, Agency, and his accompanying delegation, at Al Udeid Air Base. During the meeting, they reviewed to which the State of Qatar is a member, besides the closer relations between them as well as relations between the two friendly countries, and ways of strengthening and developing them, as brieﬁng on the future projects that serve the parties. The meeting concluded with a reconnaissance well as issues of mutual interest. The meeting was attended by senior officers of the armed forces of tour of the Qatari Amiri Naval Forces including the combat units, naval centre for war courses and the two friendly countries. operational training.

Women make up 50% of engineering students at QF’s partner university MME plans to FAZEENA SALEEM nationalise all jobs related professions in Qatar. THE PENINSULA Heba Al Saffar, a graduate of of specialisation TAMUQ, said that women should DOHA: Women in the country never doubt their ability to by year 2021 are set to take over engineering, succeed as they are capable of THE PENINSULA a profession that until recently, achieving any goal they set their was considered to be a men’s mind to. She added that when stronghold. It is clearly indicated she joined her current work- DOHA: The Ministry of with women making almost 50 place, Total Qatar, as a Planning Municipality and Envi- percent of engineering students and Development Engineer, she ronment has revealed a plan at Qatar Foundation’s (QF) faced several challenges. to nationalise all specialised partner university. “As the only female engineer jobs in the Ministry by 2021. The number of female stu- in the team, I was often the only Jaber Abdullah Al Attiyah, dents enrolled in engineering woman at meetings and on field Director of the Human courses at Texas A&M University trips,” she said. “But this reality Resources Department at the at Qatar (TAMUQ) has reached never affected my conviction Ministry of Municipality and Dr Ghada Salama (left) and Heba Al Saffar. an all-time high this academic that engineering is suitable for Environment, said in a year. Women at the campus women.” statement that this year 150 make 49.7 percent of the student engineering is a positive and versity and take up a career.” civil, mechanical, and electrical. Al Saffar, who graduated in employees were replaced population. It is an increase from inspiring development. Dr Salama said that the And, with dozens more special- 2011 added, “Choosing engi- with Qatari citizens who had 45.7 percent in 2017-2018. “TAMUQ offers programs presence of women in TAMUQ izations for engineering grad- neering was a personal choice been transferred to the Min- The increase in female and clubs such as the ‘Women is not merely significant because uates to choose from for further for me because I love challenges. istry from the authorities intake, from 203 women in Mentorship Program’ and of the number of female stu- studies, the profession is no It is a dynamic and ever-evolving concerned. 2017-2018 to 228 in 2018-2019, ‘Society of Women Engineers’ to dents, but also because of their longer about physical effort or area of work, and despite being He said that 12 young indicates TAMUQ’s success in support female students when academic performance. the ability to withstand the in this field for seven years, each Qataris out of 80 candidates narrowing the gender divide to they join the university. These “This year, female students elements. day brings me a new who were sent abroad for a point where the male-female programs help women learn make up 74 percent of the class “Many people think that challenge.” higher studies were also student ratio is almost 1:1. more about the various engi- strength of one of the modules I engineering requires physical Reflecting on her experi- appointed to work with the This achievement reflects neering courses on offer at teach. In most instances, the stamina, when, in fact, it requires ences as an electrical engi- Ministry in specialised field QF’s and the university’s efforts TAMUQ, and allow them to passion, curiosity, and drive of mental aptitude, perseverance, neering student at TAMUQ and once they will come back to to encourage girls and women acquire practical experience these students help them excel curiosity, creativity, and the in her workplace, Al Saffar said, the country. to opt for higher education both within and outside the uni- across all specialisations and ability to come up with inno- “Times have changed and today “The plan for the courses in subjects related to versity,” Dr Salama, told The majors,” she added. vative solutions to address many women are playing key replacement of specialised science, technology, engineering Peninsula. The last two centuries have numerous technical and lifestyle roles in the field of engineering, jobs and scholarships, which and mathematics. “These, in turn, help them seen the teaching of engineering challenges,” said Dr Salama. especially in oil and gas. I have been developed and Dr Ghada Salama, Professor apply what they have learned in evolve from being a field domi- The increasing number of encourage girls to pursue this implemented in coordination of Chemical Engineering at the classroom, and give them the nated by either civil and military women who have graduated major. The experience they will with the competent authority TAMUQ, said that the increase confidence to grow, and achieve engineering, to one that offers from the TAMUQ have gone on gain will help them throughout in the country includes in the number of women in more, when they leave the uni- four basic options — chemical, to work in various engineering- the course of their lives.” sending citizens on schol- arship over the course of 7 years (from 2015 to 2021) and also includes offering them specialised jobs such as engi- Qatar takes lead in 5G roll-out neering, veterinary medicine, law, IT,” said Al Attiyah. THE PENINSULA According to the report, the requirements will increase as He said that year 2018 launch of 5G services should a major component of Qatar’s witnessed many achieve- DOHA: Qatar has taken an also open doors for those local Vision 2030 is focused on ments and efforts in the field early lead in the roll-out of 5G ICT players able to take raising the country’s digital of human resource in the mobile services, with the coun- advantage of expanded band- capabilities,” Abdulla Al Rwaili, Ministry of Municipality and try’s two operators, Ooredoo width capacities to develop managing director and exec- Environment in the and Vodafone Qatar, both new applications and utive vice-chairman at Gulf framework of work to keep launching their next gener- advanced programming. Bridge International, said. pace with Qatar National ation networks in recent One area likely to benefit “This demand will come from Vision 2030 according to the months, said Oxford Business significantly from higher a range of sectors including directives of H H the Amir and Group (OBG) in a report mobile network speeds is education, transport, hydro- under the patronage of the yesterday. Qatar’s burgeoning Internet of carbons and government Prime Minister and Interior Having run initial test things (IoT) segment, which services.” Minister and the Minister of services in May, Ooredoo requires high speeds of data The government spending Municipality and Envi- announced at the end of July transmission to facilitate the on ICT is expected to continue, ronment. Al Attiyah said the that it had successfully introduction of IoT applica- particularly in developing inte- number of online transactions launched 5G services at 50 tions. Ooredoo announced in grated e-government services, since the beginning of the network stations across the March that it was partnering which will also help boost the year until October 10 country, making it the first with Germany-based Software country’s digital capabilities. amounted to 316,728 trans- company in the world to roll AG to use the latter’s Cumolcity “Despite the ongoing actions including 1,069 pro- out a commercially available IoT platform to provide its blockade there have been no motions in seniority, 388 5G network. On August 26, business customers with IoT cuts to government spending exceptional promotions, Vodafone Qatar switched on solutions, and, following the on the ICT sector – particularly 4,868 performance evalua- its own 5G service, with its first launch of Ooredoo’s 5G on developing the country’s tions and 4,516 periodic enterprise customer, sub- network its COO, Yousuf e-government capacity and the bonuses. He noted that all marine cable provider Gulf Abdullah Al Kubaisi, said the digital transformation of transactions were made Bridge International, con- firm expected significant Qatar’s economy,” Yousef Al online in implementation of nected two days later at the potential for IoT applications Naama, managing director of the Ministry’s policy of abol- Qatar Science and Technology in the transport, retail, energy, IT services firm Malomatia, ishing paper transactions. Park. health care, education and told OBG. Al Attiya said they have The competing 5G services entertainment sectors. As the nation’s telecom- done periodically and the offer rapid connectivity, with “Demand for Internet munications infrastructure has process continues throughout download speeds in excess of capacity is forecast to grow matured, opportunities for the year, but exceptional pro- 1GBps, and ultra-low latency, rapidly in the coming years ancillary IT services such as motions are subject to dif- meaning very short delays for from both enterprises and cybersecurity have seen com- ferent criteria which undergo data transmission. individuals. Local capacity mensurate growth. special evaluation. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 03 QA to launch Airbus A350-1000 in US this month

THE PENINSULA Qatar Airways’ A350- beneficial exchange of culture 1000, the world’s and commerce made possible by DOHA: Qatar Airways Group Chief most technologically the U.S. Qatar Open Skies Executive, Akbar Al Baker, hosted advanced passenger Agreement must not be blocked a media round-table luncheon to merely because of Qatar Airways’ discuss the highly-anticipated aircraft, will land in decision to serve markets that arrival of the A350-1000 to John New York on October others have ignored. F. Kennedy International Airport 28, marking the Qatar Airways’ A350-1000, (JFK), the first of its kind operating airline’s ﬁrst US route the world’s most technologically in the United States. advanced passenger aircraft, will The airline is excited to inte- to operate commercial land in New York on October 28, grate the aircraft into its opera- ﬂights on the ultra- marking the airline’s first US route tions with the oneworld alliance, modern aircraft. to operate commercial flights on Qatar Airways’ state-of-the-art the ultra-modern aircraft. The fleet, as well as other partnerships five-star airline is the global and sponsorships offered by the A350-1000 as a foundational step launch customer for the inno- airline. The A350-1000 will travel to continue solidifying Qatar vative A350-1000 aircraft, the to a variety of destinations that Airways status as an important latest member of the Airbus wide- will shared in the following member of this hemisphere’s body aircraft portfolio. The air- months. airline community and look craft offers enhanced levels of Al Baker, said: “The American forward to future expansions in passenger comfort, thanks to the market is pivotal for Qatar this region.” lowest twin-engine noise level of Airways, that is why we are Al Baker also stressed the any aircraft, advanced air condi- delighted not only to be serving importance of the airline’s tioning technology and full LED the largest aviation market, but position in the oneworld alliance, mood lighting. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, during the media round-table luncheon in the US. also to be looking into investing one of the most important tools The A350-1000 also features opportunities in the United States for collective action in serving the the airline’s groundbreaking Qsuite and the broader Americas Market. needs of the customer. The GCEO Business Class seat, which offers in Business Class, as well as privacy passengers in adjoining seats to offering an unmatched, custom- We view the launch of the further emphasised how the the industry’s first-ever double bed panels that stow away, allowing create their own private space, isable experience.

Qatar stresses on security, stability & peace for sustainable development Qatar flays THE PENINSULA explosion in The statement said that the many important recommenda- non-governmental, had enrol in primary schools. State of Qatar has read with tions and conclusions. increased to over $2bn by 2017, The statement said that Afghanistan DOHA: The State of Qatar great interest the Secretary- The statement said it is very pointing out that African African countries are primarily stressed that achieving security, General’s reports under this important to address the root continent had the largest share of responsible for their economic DOHA: The State of Qatar stability and peace for all item, one of which points to the causes of conflicts in pursuit of it. and social development. expressed yesterday its strong peoples contributes significantly enormous challenges faced by the goal of making Africa a con- The statement stressed that However, the support of the condemnation and denunciation to realizing sustainable devel- African countries in their quest flict-free zone dominated by within the context of the wise international community is of the explosion that took place in opment and to changing for sustainable development harmony among all societies in leadership of H H the Amir and essential to the efforts of these Kabul during the voting process people’s lives for the better. and the importance of the context of the implemen- in solidarity with African countries, and the international of the parliamentary elections, This came in Qatar’s increasing support from the tation of the 2063 Africa peoples, Qatar continues to community’s commitments which led to a number of deaths statement before the plenary of international community transformation plan and the intensify its efforts to support should be honoured, the and injuries. The Ministry of the 73rd session of the UN through finance, trade, debt 2030 Sustainable Development development projects in Africa statement said. Foreign Affairs renewed, in a General Assembly on item 68, relief that are essential to Plan. and support sectors such as The statement added that statement, Qatar’s firm position in “New partnership for Africa’s support African countries in The statement noted that the infrastructure, education and the State of Qatar, for its part, rejecting violence and terrorism development: progress in imple- implementing the goals of sus- State of Qatar had voluntarily pro- health, pointing out that the will remain committed to work regardless of the reasons and mentation and international tainable development. vided development assistance to Qatar Fund for Development and partner with the interna- motivations. The statement support”, delivered by second It added that the Secretary- developing countries, especially supported many developing tional community to advance expressed Qatar’s condolences to secretary at the Permanent General’s report on “Causes of the least developed countries, as countries in Africa with financial the sustainable development the families of the victims, the Mission of the State of Qatar to conflict and the promotion of the amount of development resources through relief and agenda, in particular the New government and people of the United Nations Ahmed Saif durable peace and sustainable assistance and aid provided by development projects, including Partnership for Africa’s Afghanistan, wishing the injured Al Kuwari. development in Africa”, had Qatar, both governmental and support for 596,000 students to Development. a speedy recovery. 04 HOME SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 Classic and modified cars enthrall visitors A collection of 87 classic and modified cars ranging between, pickup-trucks, modified classic cars, new modified cars, modified 4-wheel drives, cars with modified engines, Nissan Skyline, GR R34, GT R35, Classic Z, drag cars, Toyota Supra, and others kept the crowd entertained.

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DOHA: A fascinating display of classic and modified cars in a special pavilion at Qatar Motor The classic and modiﬁed cars on display in a special pavilion at Qatar Motor Show. Show (QMS) has attracted a huge turnout of car lovers. Qatar Tourism Authority This pavilion is part of QTA’s devices, as well as spaces for Al Hajeri, General Coordinator (QTA), in cooperation with ongoing efforts to enhance its virtual games, cafes, and rest. of Mawater , said: “Mawater Mawater Center, has launched a community participation and Mawater section organised Center offers free services to the special pavilion showcasing support the development of a competition of 17 categories for public in order to develop Qatari classic and modified cars in the tourism products and experi- those participating with their talent in the area of classic and eighth edition of QMS, being ences stemming from Qatari her- cars. A specialised committee of modern automobiles. Our par- organised by QTA and Fira Qatar itage and culture. Ahmed Al experts and technicians will rate ticipation in QMS is a significant Mawater currently has more position as a platform of com- at the Doha Exhibition and Con- Obaidli, Director of Exhibitions the cars to announce the top addition to the Center, allowing than 2,000 members and it par- munication and interaction with vention Center. The show, which at QTA, said: “QTA supports com- three winners from every cat- us to meet a new segment of ticipates in 50 to 60 events international brands and their began on Wednesday, will con- munity initiatives. Our strategic egory. Moreover, one participant classic and modified car enthu- annually. This is the Center’s local agents on one hand and clude today. partnership with Mawater Center will be chosen for the grand prize siasts. We always seek to provide second participation in QMS. In consumers and potential cus- A collection of 87 classic and extends beyond QMS to include of the best participating car in the the best and most exciting the 2017 edition, the Center tomers in Qatar and the region modified cars ranging between, several other projects. We value pavilion. services to these car lovers.” He showed only modified classic on the other. This year’s edition pickup-trucks, modified classic Mawater Center’s contribution Mawater Center’s partici- added: “We have a successful cars, while this time around it has is the first after QMS adopted a cars, new modified cars, mod- to QMS whether it’s the cars on pation in QMS, which is spon- partnership with QTA. We are 13 categories of cars on display, new format aimed at enriching ified 4-wheel drives, cars with display, the garages and shops sored by QTA, reflects the organ- very pleased with this part- as well as accessories and parts content, promoting the concepts modified engines, Nissan Skyline, or those organising the pavilion.” isers’ new strategy of enriching nership and all the support that for garages and retailers. of innovation and sustainability, GR R34, GT R35, Classic Z, drag Mawater pavilion also fea- content and catering to the tastes QTA extends to Mawater and its QMS is one of the leading and raising the profile of the cars, Toyota Supra, and others tures sections for auto spare of all car fans in Qatar. cause, whether at QMS or other exhibitions in Qatar. It has show on the international auto- kept the crowd entertained. parts, accessories, simulation Abdullah Muhammed Fahed events in which we take part.” managed to strengthen its motive exhibition agenda. HEC Paris in Qatar to run information session Qatar tops Arab New Hala DOHA: HEC Paris in Qatar is about the professional and per- a unique opportunity to learn Flexi 5 Card running an Information Session sonal benefits of continuing their more about this world-class exec- for its Executive MBA (EMBA) learning journey through Exec- utive program, the first of its kind world in Food launched Degree Program on October 24. utive Education. The EMBA Infor- offered in Qatar, and now running Senior executives will learn mation Session will give attendees successfully since 2011. Security Index THE PENINSULA DOHA: Ooredoo announced CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 rise, with the most substantial yesterday the launch of the The production of vegetables gains achieved by lower-middle- brand-new Hala Flexi 5 Card, in open land increased from and low-income countries. The the smallest denomination 33,000 tonnes in 2017 to 36,000 improvement among lower- ever added to the company’s tonnes in 2018. 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Radio Olive & Radio Suno partners for gymnastic championship

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DOHA: Radio Olive 106.3 FM & Radio Suno 91.7 FM announced yesterday that they will be official radio partners for the 48th Artistic Gymnastic World Champi- onship 2018. The Managing Directors of Radio Olive 106.3 FM and Radio Suno 91.7 FM, Krishna Kumar and Ameer Ali signed the agreement with the organising committee in the presence of Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Hitmi. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 05 National Day preparations for educational sector announced

THE PENINSULA The students will pay Qatar’s unity. It also apprises the greetings to Amir present generation about the DOHA: The National Day Organ- H H Sheikh Tamim bin meaning of loyalty and unity izing Committee 2018 has Hamad Al Thani and through these activities, and edu- announced the launch of prepa- cates them about the heritage and rations of educational sector activ- for this activity, 1,300 history of Qatar. ities, during which the participants students representing The focus is only on the activ- expressed their keenness to show 28 schools will ities which are related to Qatar’s their fingerprints of love for the participate with a history and identity. country and loyalty to the wise The Organizing Committee leadership. sense of extreme assigned different roles to educa- The educational activities happiness and pride. tional institutes to promote par- came as part of the vision of the ticipation in the National Day Qatar National Day which repre- activities: Noumas Centre will see sents loyalty, unity and pride in the confirmation of the National Day’s the activities of Lmradah and national identity. It also develops achievements and not for tem- Ardat hal Qatar, Qatar Debates among participants the creativity porary excitement. It educates Centre will supervise the activity and transparency. people about the national symbols, of Qatar debates activity, the The students taking part in preparations for National Day activities. The students will pay greetings headed by the founder Sheikh Poetry Council will supervise Ad to Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Jassim and the principles and Al-Qaseed activity, Media Centre in activities including: reception Amir is 1,300 students while 560 future) and 260 students in theatre Hamad Al Thani and for this values of the society. will supervise the Aelami Al Mus- of H H the Amir, Ardat hal Qatar, students will take part in Ardat hal activity. Among other activities, activity, 1,300 students repre- The main aim of organising taqbal (journalists of the future), Qatar Debates, Ad Al Qaseed, Qatar activity, 71 students in Qatar the reception of H H the Amir senting 28 schools will participate the activities is to strengthen the and the activity of Almasrah Almasrah (theater), Lmradah, and Debates, 288 female students in (activity) aims to embody meaning with a sense of extreme happiness loyalty between the people and the (theatre) will be supervised by Aelami Al Mustaqbal (journalists Lmradah activity, 390 students of belonging to the homeland and and pride. leader, enhance the cohesion Theater Affairs Centre. of the future). will participate in Ad Al-Qaseed patriotism and will contribute to The activities of the educa- between the citizens and residents In the educational sector, stu- The number of students par- activity, 129 students in Aelami Al the development of the national tional sector are also a of Qatar and increase the pride in dents from schools will participate ticipating in receiving H H the Mustaqbal (journalists of the sense among students. QSTP opens registration for second edition of AIA THE PENINSULA Yosouf Saleh, Executive global network comprising top saw the participation of more Director, QSTP, said: “The AIA pro- experts in the field. than 100 aspiring entrepreneurs DOHA: Qatar Science & Tech- vides an unprecedented oppor- Alar Kolk, President, EIA, said: from Algeria, Lebanon, Oman, nology Park (QSTP), part of Qatar tunity for young and aspiring tech “The next game-changing com- Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, and Foundation Research, Devel- entrepreneurs to gain invaluable panies will come from students’ Qatar, who went on to launch opment and Innovation, has insights and guidance from some dreams to make the world a startups that address challenges opened registration for the of the world’s leading experts who better place. Our mantra for the facing the region. second edition of its Arab Inno- will help to accelerate their startup Arab students is that the greatest The inaugural AIA instilled vation Academy (AIA) — the ideas. “We encourage students and danger for most of you is not that in participants a mindset of cre- largest entrepreneurship boot- young entrepreneurs in Qatar with your aim is too high, but that it is ative collaboration driven by camp of its kind in the region that a passion for technology devel- too low and you reach it. Be the diversity and open communi- will see participants establish a opment to apply, as this exciting change you want to see in the cation. Participants completed startup in just 10 days. initiative will serve as a launch pad world. Make the dream true.” the program with a newfound Undergraduate students and for their startup ambitions.” The EIA is the world’s largest confidence in their ability to young entrepreneurs in Qatar are Throughout the two-week extreme entrepreneurship pursue tech development and invited to apply to this hands-on startup boot-camp, 200 entre- program, offering aspiring tech- make a positive impact in the A ﬁle picture of activities at the Arab Innovation Academy held last year. and groundbreaking entrepre- preneurs can expect to be put preneurs from across the globe world through innovation. The neurship program — a collabo- through their paces while the necessary support and men- deadline to apply is the end of ration between QSTP and the participants to an accelerated launch new tech ventures in a real working under the guidance of torship to launch a startup in just October 2018. The AIA will kick European Innovation Academy mode of experiential learning, marketplace with genuine cus- leading Silicon Valley mentors 15 days. off on January 2, 2019, and will (EIA) — which will introduce including how to develop and tomer feedback, said a release. and leveraging an extensive The first edition of the AIA run until January 15, 2019. 06 HOME SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018

Qatar participates QRCS signs deal with QDA in International Holy Quran to support diabetic patients contest in Moscow

THE PENINSULA The two-year Assistance Fund, Workers’ Health DOHA: The State of Qatar is agreement will provide Centers, Medical Commission participating in the International DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent joint work to offer Units, 50 ambulance vehicles, and Holy Quran contest, currently Society (QRCS) and the Qatar medical coverage of public and being held in the Russian capital Diabetes Association (QDA), a customised services sports events”. Moscow under the supervision member of Qatar Foundation for that help create a He added, “Examples of other of the Council of the Mufti of Education, Science and healthy, convenient, activities are on-site medical Russia and the religious admin- Community Development (QF), and safe environment services, surface water rescue at istration of the Muslims of the have signed a memorandum of the Sealine, first aid sections at Dr Abdulla Al Hamaq (right), Executive Director of QDA, and Russian Federation. understanding (MoU) to work for diabetic patients. malls, community health edu- Youssef Abdullah Al Sada, Executive Director of QRCS, exchanging The State of Qatar is repre- together for supporting diabetic cation campaigns, participations documents after signing the MoU. sented in this competition, by patients in Qatar. at medical conferences and exhi- the contestant Mohammed The MoU was signed by Dr. public health, and working bitions, first aid courses for school “Notably, this agreement precedes Based on social case studies to Abdullah Mohammed Blida. Abdulla Al Hamaq, Executive towards the human development students, and accreditation for World Diabetes Day, the primary verify their eligibility, the poor Malallah Abdulrahman Al Jaber, Director of QDA, and Youssef goals of Qatar National Vision medical professionals”. global awareness campaign patients will be granted coverage Director of the Department of Abdullah Al Sada, Executive 2030. Dr Al Hamaq emphasised the focusing on diabetes mellitus,” of the costs of their treatment. Da’wa, Religious Guidance of Director of QRCS, said a release. “This agreement will embody importance of this agreement said Dr Al Hamaq adding that this They will also receive health care the Ministry of Awqaf and Speaking at the singing cer- QRCS’s interest in partnership with QRCS, as a further step in year’s theme is ‘The Family and and education. Islamic Affairs noted the out- emony, Al Sada has commended with other government bodies bilateral strategic relations and Diabetes’”. Under the agreement, QRCS standing international partici- his organisation’s positive attitude and NGOs,” said Al Sada. “Our top joint efforts in the best interest of The two-year agreement will and QDA will co-organize work- pations of the Qatari youth in in mutual coordination to priority locally is medical and low-income diabetic patients. provide joint work to offer cus- shops and courses to enhance the the international competitions enhance medical services for the health services, through a wide He valued QRCS’s leading role tomised services that help create proficiency of their professionals, of the Holy Quran in the world diabetic, inspired by the govern- range of activities, including but in different fields of humanitarian, a healthy, convenient, and safe with a view to achieving the were achieving advanced posi- ment’s strategy of promoting not limited to the Patient relief, and volunteering work. environment for diabetic patients. goals of the program. tions in these competitions.

Al Emadi Hospital joins WHO to mark infection prevention week

THE PENINSULA The highlights of the cele- healthcare providers and staff DOHA: Al Emadi Hospital, in bration included screening but also from patients and fam- line with its commitment to videos about importance of ilies including children. prevent the spread of infection hand hygiene and hand sani- “Al Emadi Hospital is always in the healthcare sector, joined tizing showcasing the correct keen to participate in this initi- the World Health Organization WHO defined steps on how to ative as patient safety is at the (WHO) in celebration of the do hand rub, in addition to dis- heart of Al Emadi Hospital’s com- Infection Prevention & Control tribution of flyers about the best mitment to the public – it is a Week yesterday which was held ways to prevent infection and way of life for every staff at the this year under the title the ‘How, Why and When’ of hospital, and when we improve “Protecting Patients Every- hand hygiene, stick-on colorful our hand hygiene compliance, where”. badges and free hand sanitizers we are reducing the likelihood Birla Public School students win dance contest The participation in the ini- were distributed to all who of infection transmission thereby tiative was through an visited the booth and demon- promoting safer care and saving Birla Public School has won the Grand Championship organised by McDonald’s Interschool Dance awareness campaign held at the strated the correct hand hygiene lives,” said Dr. Mohamed Abdulla Battle on October 11, 2018 held at City Center. Seen in the picture are the team members with Kunjal Outpatient Clinics building at Al technique. Al Emadi, Chairman and Senior C. Patel and school officials. The team consisted of Riya, Diya, Joshila, Ankita, Ashlyn, Lakshmi, Neha, Emadi Hospital in the presence Large number of people Consultant General and Lapar- Gayatri and Maria. of the Hospital’s staff, patients, participated in the activity, not oscopic and Bariatric surgery at families and their children. only from Al Emadi Hospital’s Al Emadi Hospital. HBKU exhibition to bridge past with present

DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) will to a display of antique objects including old take its students, members of the Education City cameras, televisions and radios that were vastly community, and all incoming visitors on a remi- popular prior to the advancement of modern-day niscent journey through time as part of its Lawal technologies. The exhibition will also feature a Antiquities Exhibition. display of traditional Qatari clothes and historical The exhibition will start tomorrow and will books to inform visitors of the country’s ancestral continue until October 24, at the Multaqa building past, as well as its roadmap for the future. (formerly known as the Education City Student Maryam Al Mannai, vice president of student Center). The exhibition will aim to showcase rar- affairs at HBKU, said, “The exhibition meets HBKU’s ities that date back to more than a century of age. consistent objectives of immersing the wider com- Most prominently on display will be a col- munity in culturally enriching experiences. Kamal lection of antiques belonging to Kamal Naji Naji’s collection today reinforces that history is the Mohamad who began accumulating wide-ranging narrative that gives meaning, sense and explan- Al Emadi Hospital’s staff marking the Infection Prevention & Control Week. artefacts from an early age. Visitors will be treated atory force to the past and the present.” SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 07 Bedaya hosts forum for entrepreneurs and startups

THE PENINSULA The legal forum was a the challenges faced by entre- great opportunity for preneurs when starting their DOHA: Bedaya Center for Entre- entrepreneurs to learn businesses and helped them get preneurship and Career Devel- about the best legal a clear picture on the legal opment (Bedaya Center), a joint requirements for the success of initiative by Qatar Development practices in the ﬁeld their business, which in turn will Bank and Silatech, in collabo- of entrepreneurship save them time and effort.” ration with LexisNexis and a as well as develop From his side, Heitham Al group of legal advisors, hosted a their leadership and Suwaidi, from LexisNexis said:” forum for entrepreneurs and The legal forum was a great startups to introduce them to entrepreneurship opportunity for entrepreneurs to options, choices and legal aspects skills. learn about the best legal prac- before and after starting their tices in the field of entrepre- projects. neurship as well as develop their During the first session journey into entrepreneurship leadership and entrepreneurship which was moderated by Essa Al from legal to business and the skills. Supporting entrepreneurs Sulaiti, Founder and Managing pitfalls that they must avoid. is the focus of Bedaya’s strategy Partner, Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm; On this occasion, Reem Al and we are pleased today with Dr Muna Al-Marzouqi, Practicing Suwaidi, General Manager, our constructive cooperation, Lawyer, Associate Dean for Bedaya Center for Entrepre- which will provide entrepre- Research and Graduate Studies neurship and Professional Devel- neurs with an overview of the and Assistant Professor at Qatar opment, said, “The legal forum options and legal aspects to University; and Mohamed Officials of Bedaya Center and lawyers addressing participants at the forum. in collaboration with LexisNexis follow”. Ameen, Senior Associate, Head has enabled our guests and audi- The content of the workshop of Contracts Department at ences to get acquainted to all and the legal guidance submitted Mubarak Al Sulaiti Law firm, establishment of projects In entrepreneur must be aware of Frederic Ichay, Corporate and legal aspects they should be to all attendees will be available highlighted the Qatari legal land- terms of choices, aspects and the before starting any project. M&A Partner at Pinsent Masons aware of before starting any on Bedaya’s YouTube channel for scape related to the most important issues that the The second session hosted London, discussed in detail the project. The forum has addressed those who were unable to attend. QC’s 15 health projects in Gaza beneﬁt over 2 million

THE PENINSULA operation costs of 1,155 poor Hospital in the central governorate Also, through this project, patients who were in need of of the Gaza Strip. medical equipment and instru- DOHA: Qatar Charity’s (QC) office emergency surgery. The project The Harmonic Scalpel, a sur- ments and electric chairs have in Gaza has implemented 15 health also contributed to the payment gical instrument, has been pro- been given to the wounded and projects in Gaza Strip during the for some urgent therapeutic drugs vided, as part of this project, to the people with special needs, period 2008-18 at a cost of and tests, which were not available Indonesian hospital in the Gaza focusing on people with motor dis- QR66m. Around two million at the UNRWA hospitals or clinics. Strip. The instrument contributed abilities. The project costed over people benefited from the projects. The project amounted to a total of to offering better services and QR12m. Another project was The health projects were QR350,000. developing surgical services at the implemented to provide the hos- carried out with the support from Another project was imple- hospital. pitals with electromechanical the people in Qatar in cooperation mented at a cost of over QR7m for Qatar Charity has imple- equipment and systems at a cost with QC’s various partners which civilians wounded because of the mented a project to support the of QR7m. aimed at supporting the health attacks on the Gaza Strip. The health services in the Gaza Strip According to international sta- sector of Gaza, as it is suffering project included the provision of by providing medicines, medical tistics, there is still a need to from the deteriorating situation medicines, medical consumables consumables and laboratory implement more health projects and a severe shortage of medicines and laboratory materials to the materials to the hospitals of the in the Gaza Strip, as it suffers from and medical supplies, especially hospitals and primary health care Ministry of Health. This project the shortage of medicines by 45 in times of emergency, said a centers of the Gaza Strip. included the provision of the percent, and there is a severe release. The project also included the medical equipment and instru- shortage in laboratory supplies by The ‘Poor Patient Project’ is provision of a CT scan machine, ments to the rehabilitation service 58 percent as well as some 4,800 one of QC’s significant health office equipment, office furniture providers in the private sector in patients in Gaza need daily access QC representatives ﬁtting the wheelchair of a disabled child projects, through which the charity to the Diagnostic Radiology favour of the wounded and people to life-saving health services for in Gaza. contributed to covering the Department at Al-Aqsa Martyrs with special needs. their survival. 08 HOME SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018

Workers from Rainfall Emergency Committee at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment removing rain water from water-logged areas caused by yesterday’s heavy rains at Souq Waqif and its surroundings. PICS: ANWAR SADATH Civic authorities in action after heavy rains CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 intensity yesterday (Saturday) marine activities and follow latest carefully. “As rain falls, it creates Safar Mubarak Al Shafi noted concentrating mainly in all areas weather updates through official slick conditions perfect for skids. that work is focusing on tunnels of Doha,” the Authority added. accounts of Public Authority of The best way to avoid skidding is and main roads, in order to QCAA said that it was Civil Aviation and Qatar Meteor- to slow down. Driving at a slower reopen them as fast as possible. thundery at times accompanied ology Department. pace allows more of the tire’s He added that work is also with strong wind reaching 42 kt The heavy rainfall also caused tread to make contact with the focusing on affected homes as causing rising dust and poor vis- partial closures of a number of road, which leads to better well. The Ministry posted emer- ibility below 1 km in some areas. tunnels. The Public Works traction,” the Ministry of Interior gency hotlines on its social media “Moderate to heavy rainfall was Authority (Ashghal) urged road tweeted yesterday. pages to facilitate the request- recorded yesterday with a users to avoid using those tunnels Qatar Foundation tweeted: making process to remove water. maximum of 84 milometer (mm) until they were cleared and open “Due to severe weather, QF HQ Teams from Rainfall Emer- rainfall in Abu Hamoor which is for traffic. The tunnels which wit- and all QF centers and entities at gency Committee were also considered the highest amount nessed partial closure were Al Education City will be closed deployed to remove the trees ever recorded in Doha areas Massila, Al Sadd, Al Rayyan / 22 tomorrow (Sunday). Having which fell down due to strong during the month of October. In Feb, Immigration Intersection, Al assessed the impact of heavy rain winds after heavy rain in Doha. addition, 31mm rainfall was Rayyan Road tunnels, Omar bin on roads in Doha, we have taken Meanwhile, Qatar Civil Avi- recorded in Ras Lafan and 23 mm Al Khattab tunnel. Ashghal also this decision to ensure the safety ation Authority said in a statement in Al Khor. Al Wakra and Qatar said it will continue to monitor of all members of our community, that unstable weather conditions University received equal amount Safar Mubarak Al Shaﬁ, the Head of the Joint Rainfall Emergency the main road networks and which is our top priority.” The US resulting from extension of a low of rainfall 22mm.” Regarding air Committee and Director of General Cleanliness Department at the drainage networks across the Embassy in Qatar also announced pressure system continues traffic, the emergency weather sit- Ministry of Municipality and Environment. country. The General Directorate on its Twitter account that it will affecting the country. “Doha and uation was treated seriously to of Traffic at the Ministry of be closed today (Sunday) due to most areas of the State witnessed ensure passengers’ safety as nine Kuwait and air traffic went back All citizens and residents were Interior urged motorists to weather conditions and heavy unprecedented rains of variable ﬂights were diverted to Oman and to normal shortly. advised to take extra care, avoid exercise extra caution and drive rain.

Al-Ahli Hospital secures prestigious Australian re-accreditation THE PENINSULA This event marks the four safety and quality initiatives and this col- years since the Hospital ﬁrst laboration with ACHSI now shows the DOHA: Al-Ahli Hospital has been achieved full international long-term result. Also Al-Ahli Hospital is awarded four years full healthcare always interested in implementing the re-accreditation by the Australian accreditation under the best medical services and being compa- Council on Healthcare Standards Inter- ACHSI Evaluation and rable with the healthcare leaders around national (ACHSI), one of the top Quality Improvement the world, this can only be achieved by healthcare accreditation bodies in the Program (EQuIP). focusing primarily on patient safety.” world. According to Dr Abdul Azim Abdul This event marks the four years since Wahab Hussain, Medical Director of the Hospital first achieved full interna- evaluation areas and on the significant Al-Ahli Hospital, Al-Ahli Hospital is char- tional accreditation under the ACHSI enhancements implemented in team col- acterized by professional medical and Evaluation and Quality Improvement laboration and focus on improving the nursing staff who are dedicated and the Program (EQuIP). The accreditation eval- quality of care. proof of this is the strong communication uation was conducted by peers from Aus- Khalid Al-Emadi, Chief Executive between them which demonstrates a tralia, Hong Kong and India who eval- Officer welcomed the opportunity for dynamic team focused on patient safety uated full compliance with 46 demanding an in-depth peer review and feedback Al-Ahli Hospital’s officials receiving the re-accreditation. and excellent clinical outcomes. standards and extensive evidence of con- and acknowledged the commitment David Miller, Director - Safety and tinuous quality improvement activities demonstrated by all staff to strive for Hamad, Deputy of Chief Executive spirit among them as they strive for best Quality at Al-Ahli Hospital said: across all aspects of the Hospital’s the highest international standards of Officer of Al-Ahli Hospital, said, “The possible practice.” “Achieving international healthcare operations. care and quality. He said, “Achieving hospital is eager to achieve and excel in He said, “Al-Ahli Hospital initially accreditation is not an easy task and The team were also satisfied that the ACHSI accreditation originally was a sig- international standards for patients achieved full international accreditation maintaining it is even tougher. The ACHSI recommendations made during the pre- nificant boost to the team and this safety and we are doing our best to in 2014 for a four year period. However EQuIP system creates an ever increasing vious accreditation cycle has been fully helped propel them to higher levels of achieve the highest quality in health care this reaccreditation gives us more chal- benchmark and expectation that drives implemented. achievement”. Sustaining and improving for patients by enhancing education and lenge to reach higher and higher continuous quality improvement and the The survey team, led by Vincent Gag- this standard over the longer-term is professional development for medical, standards and to sustain our extensive requirement for strong connections lioti congratulated the hospital on it very gratifying and underscores the nursing and allied health professionals. improvements. As a private hospital it is between clinical and non-clinical measureable improvements across all Hospital’s mission and values.” Jamal Also, this creates an entrepreneurial very important to be at the forefront of departments”.

CMU-Q student team wins in Oman Lexus unveils flagship yacht LY 650 Programming Competition THE PENINSULA DOHA: Celebrating a new THE PENINSULA hard and produce high quality work, “I would also like to congratulate milestone in its evolution and it is gratifying to share their the entire team of CMU-Q computer as a global luxury lifestyle DOHA: A team of three Carnegie talent with the international science professors, and in particular brand, Lexus has recently Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) community.” Giselle Reis who advised the students, unveiled its flagship luxury students won the Oman Collegiate for their dedi- yacht – LY 650. Programming Competition on cation to computer As the first production October 17 at Sultan Qaboos science edu- maritime expression of University in Muscat. cation,” he con- Lexus design language, Mohammed Yusuf Ansari, tinued. “This win L-finesse, the new yacht Lexus Yacht LY 650 Mohammed Nurul Hoque and Akhyar reflects the quality captures the essence of Kamili were the only team to solve of their teaching Lexus’ ongoing pursuit to nine of 12 problems. and their com- achieve new frontiers in opportunities to interact and needs. The 65-foot A second CMU-Q team, comprised mitment to student luxury experiences both with the brand. Driven by luxury yacht, in its of Sameer Ahmad, Ishaq Yusuf Haj learning.” inside and outside of the the vision of Lexus Inter- stunning interpretation of Hasan and Hari Krishna, placed fifth All six students automotive world and national President Lexus-inspired design and in the competition. A total of 52 teams were part of picks up from where the Yoshihiro Sawa for a brand performance, represents from 22 institutions participated. Both CMU-Q’s Com- stunning Lexus Sport that “explores new ways the evolution of Lexus as CMU-Q teams have now qualified to puter Science Yacht Concept left off, said to deliver innovative and a global lifestyle brand that compete at the Arab Collegiate Pro- Program, which a statement. amazing experiences for is continuously seeking gramming Competition regional follows the cur- Lexus continually our guests.” new and innovative ways competition. riculum for evaluates what constitutes “We are pleased to to engage the customers’ Michael Trick, dean of CMU-Q, Carnegie Mellon a luxury experience and unveil the LY 650 as our emotions,” said Yugo congratulated the students for the University’s School has, as a result, ventured first flagship yacht that Miyamoto, Chief Repre- win: “We are very proud of how these of Computer into the worlds of design, combines Lexus’ passion sentative, Middle East and six students represented CMU-Q, and Science, a world film, and other lifestyle for creating amazing expe- North Africa Represent- the state of Qatar, at this competition leader in computer experiences to offer its riences with customers’ ative Office, Toyota Motor in Oman. Our students work very The winning team with Faculty Adviser Giselle Reis. science education. customers alternative luxurious lifestyle desires Corporation. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 09 Clean-up drive begins across Qatar after heavy downpour

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Rain Emergency Numbers 10 VIEWS SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 US-Saudi relations in light ESTABLISHED IN 1996 of Khashoggi case CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

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

ACTING MANAGING EDITOR TALLHA ABDULRAZAQ ANATOLIA MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected] iddle Eastern news head- lines have dramatically DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR shifted over the past couple MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI of weeks from the usual Mfare of Syria, Iraq and Palestine to dip- [email protected] lomatic intrigue and stories of assassins murdering journalists. Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, is feared dead after he was seen entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, EDITORIAL but never left. What followed was a flurry of accusations, denials and shuttle diplomacy to extinguish the fires left in the wake of Khashoggi’s Accomplishing self-sufﬁciency disappearance and alleged murder. What is perhaps most incredible to he agricultural sector in Qatar has made remarkable me is the sheer outpour of rage achievements on the path of sustainable devel- directed at the Saudi state for Topment and self-sufficiency and achieving food Khashoggi’s disappearance. The security. This was highlighted when the Minister of Munic- outrage is unsurprising, given news ipality and Environment, H E Mohammed bin Abdullah stories have suggested that the Saudi Al Rumaihi, said that Qatar achieved 100 percent self- columnist was brutally interrogated by sufficiency in dairy and fresh poultry products. a 15-man hit squad sent by Riyadh During the period following the siege, the Qatari agri- before being tortured to death over a cultural sector witnessed a major development due to the period of around seven minutes. A security staff at the gate of Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, yesterday. active support of all sectors of the state, and Qatari agri- According to reports, Khashoggi’s cultural producers contributed to a major breakthrough body was subsequently dismembered opposed to the Saudi state at a funda- Saudi monarchy quite simply because as regards production, and all the issues and constraints before being made to disappear. mental level, it is important to note Riyadh’s wealth is so vast. Although faced by them were overcome. The agricultural strategy This has led to calls for the pro- that Khashoggi was very much sup- Senator Lindsey Graham, normally a of Qatar focuses on increasing the production of farm tection of journalists from state- portive of many of his country’s pol- staunch supporter of Saudi Arabia, has items taking into account the optimal utilisation of natural backed assassins. The main problem icies despite his progressive and taken the unusual step of calling on resources. Ambitious steps were taken by the Qatari agri- here is that Jamal Khashoggi was not a reformist bent, and had only taken a MBS to be ousted by his family as he is cultural sector to meet the requirements of the local conventional stand against Riyadh recently, fol- a “wrecking ball”, Trump has market and raising the self-sufficiency in the plant, animal journalist. lowing Crown Prince Mohammad bin defended the Saudi government, and fish sectors. Khashoggi Salman’s (MBS) rise to power. saying that they would be considered The Minister said that a fiscal budget of QR105m has has had a US-Saudi relations likely to remain innocent until proven guilty.Arguably, been allocated to provide support to agricultural pro- deep and stable Trump has a point. To date, there has ducers in the country. He well-docu- Although Khashoggi was not a U.S. been a media frenzy surrounding the noted that Amir H H Sheikh Khashoggi was mented con- citizen, he was a permanent resident Khashoggi case, and primarily because Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s very much sup- nection with there and worked for one of the most the antagonist in this story is Saudi directives were to magnify the portive of many the Saudi high-profile newspapers in the Arabia. There is certainly no doubt role of Qatari farms and agri- of his country’s state since country. Therefore, his disappearance about it being suspicious that cultural companies to con- the Soviet has raised hackles and not just eye- Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate Qatar is making tribute to increasing domestic policies despite invasion of brows in Saudi Arabia’s closest ally and never came out. However, no one great strides production and reduce his progressive Afghanistan, and backer.Indeed, U.S. President yet knows what happened to the Saudi in achieving imports to enhance food and reform- where he Donald Trump threatened “severe columnist, and most of the infor- food security security, especially under con- worked with punishment” if it turned out that Saudi mation comes from anonymous ditions of the unjust siege ist bent, and the King- Arabia had ordered a hit on the col- sources. and is strongly imposed on the state. had only taken dom’s intelli- umnist. While Trump would not be It is important that authorities committed to The Ministry of Munici- a stand against gence service drawn on exactly what he meant by provide factual material to media boosting the pality and Environment, in line Riyadh recently, as Riyadh punishment, he did say that he would agencies rather than what so far agricultural with National Vision 2030 and and Wash- not stop selling arms to Saudi, a amounts to speculative tidbits that the plans and projects of the following Crown ington both country that is currently involved in a serve to enflame an already tense situ- sector. Food Security Program, is Prince Moham- supported the military intervention in Yemen against ation. The pressure caused by the responsible for food security mad bin Salman’s jihad against the Iran-backed Houthi Shia militants. media furore apparently has the Saudi and natural resource devel- the USSR. He Trump also took the crisis as a callous authorities now considering admitting opment to increase production and reduce the gap (MBS) rise to worked as a opportunity to essentially squeeze to Khashoggi’s death at the hands of between production and consumption and to increase power. journalist and Riyadh for more money, making a “rogue” agents who may have acci- self-sufficiency preserving and sustaining the national travelled speech days after Khashoggi’s disap- dentally killed the journalist in a ren- environment and sustaining it for future generations. throughout Afghanistan, the Middle pearance saying that, although he dition operation gone horribly wrong. Within the framework of the State’s efforts to help the East and North Africa, likely reporting liked King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Still, with Trump’s support and the Qatari agricultural producers and solve the problems what he learnt to intelligence han- Saudi monarch “wouldn’t last two friendship of his son-in-law Jared facing them, cooperation between the Ministries of Envi- dlers. His relationship with high- weeks” without US support. As such, Kushner, it is likely that top Saudi ronment, Economy and Commerce has been launched ranking Saudi royals is also no secret, Trump said it was only fair that Riyadh royals will emerge unscathed while for a new marketing program for Qatari vegetables in as he was an advisor to Prince Turki Al paid more for American protection, the operatives involved will face harsh consumer complexes called “Qatar farms”. The idea is to Faisal, who was Saudi Arabia’s ambas- and as soon as Secretary of State Mike punishment. The true tragedy, provide the Qatari farmers with the opportunity to display sador to the United States as well as Pompeo landed in the Saudi capital, however, will be that we may never their local production of high-quality vegetables in the the head of the Kingdom’s intelligence $100 million was delivered to Wash- know truly what happened to Jamal consumer complexes and at reasonable prices to the con- service for 24 years between 1977 and ington’s coffers .The U.S. adminis- Khashoggi, and we may never see his sumer without an intermediary and without making the 2001. Far from being a dissident tration will continue to protect the case brought to a just conclusion. farmer pay any commission. The Minister assured that the company would contribute effectively to raise the marketing efficiency of Qatari agricultural products and increase the profit of Qatari farms. He said registered farms in the country will Family separation be supported by protected houses and agricultural production requirements. Livestock breeders will be sup- THE WASHINGTON POST issue for Republicans!” he tweeted calamity that would further deplete ported by concentrated animal feeds, he added. Wednesday. U.S. prestige while doing nothing to All these measures prove that Qatar is making great epublicans insist that, on the A more serious concern is the much address the epidemic of violence strides in achieving food security and that Qatar is strongly immigration debate, Demo- broader flow of family migrants from driving Central Americans to leave committed to boosting the agricultural sector. crats want an issue, not a Central America - mainly from El Sal- their homes. solution. That seems a better vador, Guatemala and Honduras - that Family separation 2.0, as conceived wayR of characterizing President Donald has lately become a flood at segments by the White House, would present Trump’s own immigration approach, along the frontier in Texas and Arizona. migrant parents with what officials call which he has publicly urged GOP can- As The Post’s Nick Miroff and Josh a “binary choice.” They could remain QUOTE OF THE DAY didates to weaponise in the midterm Dawsey reported, Border Patrol agents with their children in detention for elections. In response to a caravan of arrested more than 16,000 migrants in months or years - the waiting period family units in September, a record reflects the huge backlog in immi- Those responsible must migrants heading northward from Honduras, Trump threatened to deploy monthly tally. Most, citing a fear of gration cases - or give them up to the answer for their actions. the military, close the southern border, returning to their home countries, government, which would place them We expect transparency tear up a just-concluded trade deal apply for asylum in this country and in shelters until other relatives or from Saudi Arabia on with Mexico and Canada, and sever aid are released pending an immigration guardians could seek custody. Aside the circumstances of to impoverished Central American court date. The September numbers from the fact that there is nothing Khashoggi’s death. countries. have triggered alarms in Washington, approaching the capacity in existing detention centers to absorb even a Available reports on what Even for a president to whom no and rightly so; it is in no one’s interest - issue is immune to overreaction, this not the United States’, and not Central reduced flow of family migrants, the happened in the Istanbul latest temper-tantrum was an over- American countries’ - to countenance a administration’s blueprint may not be consulate are insufficient. reach; the last such migrant caravan northward deluge of parents and legal. As a deterrent, it is also unlikely from Honduras, in April, mostly dis- children. However, the response under to work. Fiscal year 2018’s record Angela Merkel solved before it reached the U.S. consideration by the administration, number of family members detained German Chancellor border. Still, Trump is delighted at the which amounts to a fresh push to break along the southwestern border coin- chance of deploying this latest up families, is no solution. It would be cided with the uproar over family sep- migration as a cudgel. “Great Midterm another manufactured humanitarian arations last spring. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 OPINION 11 Israel throws Assad a lifeline, again t is mind-boggling why the state Secretary for Near East and Asia, said governments, such as in America, whose policy is informed by at a panel at the Hudson Institute that Europe and the Gulf, will have to undermining Lebanon’s Hez- it was Israel that opened the door for cough up more than the rest, but bollah, has -- twice in a decade -- Assad to get out of his international the end result is clear: For agreeing Ithrown Hezbollah’s patron and main isolation. Assad has always to the Israeli blueprint, Assad will supporter, Syrian President Bashar Ten years later and after 106 pocketed Israeli help, get to stay in power and will reap a HUSAIN ABDUL-HUSAIN Assad, a lifeline. chemical attacks against his own and persisted in his windfall in the tens of billions of ANATOLIA Nothing makes sense in the Israeli people, Assad is again isolated thanks dollars that should allow him to policy toward Assad. Starting in 2005, to his brutal suppression of an troubling behaviour, stabilize and rule post-war Syria. the Syrian president suffered interna- uprising against over 45 years of the which raises the question: That Assad will show readiness tional isolation resulting from the rule of the Assad dynasty. But with How incompetent and to sit at the table and listen to the assassination of Lebanese Prime Min- assistance from Iran, Hezbollah and misinformed are Israel’s Israeli offer is certain. The ister Rafik Hariri. In 2006, Hezbollah Russia, the Syrian dictator has embattled Syrian autocrat is started a war against Israel, a war that managed to win back control over foreign policy makers? bloodied, exhausted and broke. He lasted for 33 days and caused most of the Syrian land he had previ- lives in international isolation, and Israel has come to Lebanon horrible destruction. During ously lost to his opponents. relations with Assad, which will starve any Israeli effort at peace talks will, the rescue of Assad, that war, the party threw thousands of In the middle of his indebtedness his regime and prevent its access to like in 2009, recast him as the sole rockets on Israel, some of which had to Iran, which spent billions of dollars the international aid it desperately ruler of Syria whom the world time and again. Maybe the imprint of Assad’s Syrian Army on to shore Assad up by giving him mil- needs to manage a razed-down Syria. should deal with. there is something the them. That is to say, Assad not only itary assistance, including instructing Without international assistance, But whether Assad would Israelis see in Assad facilitated arms shipments to Hez- Hezbollah to fight alongside Assad’s Halprin sees a window of opportunity. accept the Israeli offer is the most that the rest of the bollah but also provisioned the party forces, Israel thinks it can extract the He believes Israel should be involved uncertain part of the plan. Judging with missiles from his own depots. Syrian autocrat from the claws of Iran in negotiations with the autocrat “in by Assad’s performance in the past, Middle Easterners do And yet, by 2008, Israel started and throw him in Russia’s lap. By order to achieve a larger geostrategic the Syrian dictator always used not see. One thing is conducting indirect peace talks with doing so, Tel Aviv thinks it can divide goal.” Assad desperately needs such settings to break his isolation. for sure: despite all the the Syrian president, presumably and conquer the alliance between money. America and Europe will Once done, Assad exited whatever lifelines that Israel has believing that peace with Syria would Iran, Assad and Hezbollah. never give it to him. Instead, Assad talks and rejoined his best allies, substantially weaken Iran and its In an article posted on the website can sell parts of the Syrian Golan the Iranians and Hezbollah, in thrown Assad before, protégé in Lebanon, Hezbollah. Assad of the Washington Institute for Near Heights, which Israel occupies since stirring trouble in the region and Tel Aviv’s efforts have exploited these talks to improve his East Affairs, Reservist Israeli Colonel 1967, to Israel. The Syrian president around the world. Why Israel yet to bear fruit. international position. Jeffrey Uri Halprin argued that there is no will get parts of these heights, but will believes that Assad will act differ- Feltman, the then US Deputy Assistant way US Congress will normalize relinquish the rest and ratify a peace ently, this time around, is treaty with Israel. mind-boggling. Such treaty, according to Halprin, Israel has come to the rescue of will also resolve Israel’s dispute with Assad, time and again. Maybe there Lebanon over the Shebaa Farms, is something the Israelis see in adjacent to the Golan. Assad that the rest of the Middle The Israeli officer argues that such Easterners do not see. One thing is a plan helps everyone win, except for for sure: despite all the lifelines that Iran and Hezbollah, whose fighters Israel has thrown Assad before, Tel Assad will expel from Syria. By under- Aviv’s efforts have yet to bear fruit. mining Iranian influence in Syria, Assad has always pocketed Israeli Israel will benefit, and so will anti- help, and persisted in his troubling Iranian Arab countries, first and behaviour, which raises the foremost, Saudi Arabia. Turkey, question: How incompetent and Jordan and Lebanon will benefit misinformed are Israel’s foreign because fixing Syria, under Assad, will policy makers? allow refugees to go back home, and hence lessen the social and economic burdens on these three countries. Europe, too, will benefit from a decrease in the number of applications from Syrian asylum seekers. All nations benefiting from the Israeli plan, as spelled out by Halprin, will have to pitch in to pay for the land D-RING ROAD Israel intends to purchase from Assad, POST BOX: 3488 to the tunes of “tens of billions of DOHA - QATAR dollars”. Perhaps the richer [email protected]

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AP UN Secretary-General early promises of sweeping Antonio Guterres reform are being eclipsed by con- ISTANBUL: Turkey will “never cerns that he is an impulsive, even allow a cover-up” of the killing of “stresses the need for sinister figure. Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a prompt, thorough The Saudi narrative of in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in and transparent Khashoggi’s death, alleged to have Istanbul, a senior official in investigation into the occurred in a brawl following dis- Turkey’s ruling party said cussions with visiting officials in yesterday, reflecting international circumstances of Mr. the consulate, contrasts with skepticism over the Saudi account Khashoggi’s death and Turkish pro-government media that the writer died during a “fist- full accountability for reports that a Saudi hit squad, fight.” those responsible,” including an autopsy expert, trav- The comment was one of elled to Istanbul to kill Khashoggi many critical reactions to the spokesman Stephane and dispose of his body, which has Saudi Arabia’s announcement of Dujarric said. not yet been found. the writer’s violent death, indi- “It’s not possible for the Saudi cating the kingdom’s efforts to administration to wiggle itself out defuse a scandal that has gripped Saudi Arabia’s “latest version of this crime if it’s confirmed,” said the world were falling short. asks us to believe that Mr. Numan Kurtulmus, Deputy Head US President Donald Trump, Khashoggi died after becoming of Turkey’s Justice and Devel- however, was an exception. Asked engaged in a “brawl” with officials opment Party. He also said Turkey whether he thought the Saudi who had been sent to meet him. would share its evidence of explanation was credible, he His body, Saudi officials told Khashoggi’s killing with the world Turkish journalist Turan Kislakci, President of the Turkish-Arab Media Association, addresses media replied: “I do. I do.” several journalists, was handed and that a “conclusive result” of in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, yesterday. Despite widespread outrage over to a “local collaborator” for the investigation is close. over the killing of the columnist disposal,” it said, while also criti- Another Turkish ruling party for The Washington Post, it is cising Trump for allegedly trying official also criticised Saudi 59, entered the building for consulate in Istanbul, the head of Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the unclear to what extent the top to help top Saudi leaders escape Arabia, saying the kingdom should paperwork required to marry his a media group said the “authority US will advocate for justice in the leadership of Saudi Arabia would “meaningful accountability.” have given its explanation “before Turkish fiancée and never came that gave the orders” in the killing Khashoggi case that is “timely, be held accountable for what Saudi Arabia said 18 Saudi the situation reached this point.” out. of Khashoggi should be transparent and in accordance human rights activists describe as suspects were in custody and The official, Leyla Sahin Usta, said UN Secretary-General punished. with all due process.” Trump has an extra judicial killing by Saudi intelligence officials had been it would have been “more val- Antonio Guterres “stresses the Turan Kislakci, President of called the Saudi announcement a agents. fired. uable” if Saudi officials had earlier need for a prompt, thorough and the Turkish Arab Media Associ- “good first step,” but said what The only way to find out what But critics believe the complex admitted that Khashoggi was transparent investigation into the ation, said Khashoggi was happened to Khashoggi was happened would be through an scheme that led to Khashoggi’s killed in its diplomatic post. circumstances of Mr. Khashoggi’s “slaughtered by bloody mur- “unacceptable.” The Saudi international investigation led by death could not have occurred The overnight admission that death and full accountability for derers” and that his group wants announcements about Khashoggi a UN-appointed panel, the edi- without the knowledge of the writer died in the consulate those responsible,” spokesman “true justice” for its slain came in statements carried by the torial board of The Washington Mohammed bin Salman, the came in Saudi state media more Stephane Dujarric said. colleague. state-run Saudi Press Agency Post said. 33-year-old crown prince whose than two weeks after Khashoggi, Standing outside the Saudi White House press secretary early Saturday. Kidnapped Tanzanian IS frees six hostages in Syria At least 27 AP Syria’s minority Druze, came children. It added that 21 women dead in SA tycoon Dewji freed amid a government offensive and children still being held by BEIRUT: The Islamic State elsewhere in the country’s south. IS will be set free in the coming highway crash group early yesterday released The coordinated attacks days. Suwayda 24 identified the AFP AP two women and four children across the province shattered released women as Rasmiya they had been holding since July the calm of a region that has Abu Ammar and Abeer Shal- NAIROBI: Tanzanian tycoon in the first part of an exchange been largely spared from the gheen and her four children. JOHANNESBURG: South Mohammed Dewji (pictured), with the Syrian government that worst of the violence of Syria’s “I am very happy. My hap- Africa’s government says at who was kidnapped earlier this will set free dozens of women seven-year long civil war. piness is great but it would have least 27 people, including month, said yesterday he had related to members of the Britain-based Syrian had been better had they small children, have been been released and had returned extremist group, opposition Observatory for Human Rights released my son with me,” Abu killed in a multi-vehicle home safely. activists said. said the women and children Ammar said. Shalgheen, accident in Limpopo “I thank Allah that I have The women and children were the first batch of the standing next to her two sons province. returned home safe and sound,” were among 30 people kid- exchange, adding that more will and two daughters, said“we The statement by Pres- Dewji told a press conference napped by IS in the southern follow. The Observatory said the were confident that we will be ident Cyril Ramaphosa’s in Dar es Salaam where he was province of Sweida on July 25 government in return will set free but at some times we office says a minibus, truck abducted on October 11 as he when they carried out a raid that release 60 women held by were so desperate that we and delivery vehicle crashed entered a hotel gym. left at least 216 people dead. One authorities and a $27m ransom. wished the ceiling fell on us.” on Friday on a major highway Clearly strained and woman died in IS custody while The Suwayda 24 activist col- The July 25 attack on the between Mookgophong and appearing exhausted, he another was shot dead. In lective posted a picture of a southern city of Sweida and Kranskop. thanked the “Tanzanian August, a 19-year-old man was woman and four children who nearby villages was one of the Ramaphosa says that “It authorities, including the police, The footage also showed a also killed while in detention. were released adding that deadliest by the extremists since is all the more worrying con- who worked for my return.” “I tired-looking Mohammed The rare attacks in Sweida authorities freed 17 wives of IS they lost most of the land they sidering that barely a month thank all my fellow Tanzanians Dewji, in a T-shirt and jogging province, populated mainly by fighters and eight of their once held in Syria and Iraq. ago 11 people lost their lives and everyone around the world trousers, thanking the police. on the same stretch of road for their prayers,” he added. Tanzania national police when a bus overturned.” Tanzanian police said chief Simon Sirro told the press Neither the presidency Friday they had identified the conference that Dewji had nor emergency responder driver of a vehicle used in the already provided some infor- ER24 released details on what kidnapping and were making mation about the kidnapping. caused the accident. South progress in their “Mohammed Dewji told us Africa’s Road Traffic Man- investigation. that the kidnappers wanted agement Corporation says The family had offered a money but were very afraid, 14,050 traffic deaths were reward of half a million dollars even though they were armed. recorded in 2017 alone. for information that would help He asked them several times police find him. Mohammed how much they wanted but Dewji earlier tweeted that he they gave no figure,” Sirro said. Israel arrests had been released and his He also gave his captors father Gullam Dewji confirmed contacts for his parents but they Palestinian his son’s release in comments feared that they would be to the Tanzanian daily caught if they approached intelligence chief Mwanachi. them, Sirro said, adding that ANATOLIA His uncle, Azim Dewji told they had finally decided to give Mwanachi in a video that “his up. abductors abandoned him and “We now know their RAMALLAH: Israeli forces he was able to phone his network, we know which yesterday detained the Pales- father,” adding that his nephew country the plans were made,” tinian intelligence chief in A woman and her children are seen after being freed from the Islamic State in Sweida, Syria, yesterday. was in good health. he said, without giving details. Jerusalem, according to the official Wafa news agency. Colonel Jihad Al Faqih was stopped while driving to his work at an Israeli military 22 civilians dead in coalition checkpoint in Al Judeira Gunmen abduct six children village in northwestern Jeru- airstrikes in eastern Syria salem, Wafa said. The Palestinian official ANATOLIA from a school in Cameroon the sources added. Hajin has was taken for interrogation been the scene of constant in Jerusalem. Israeli author- AFP Local media reports said one in September, insurgents have DEIR EZ-ZOR: At least 22 clashes between YPG/PKK and ities have yet to comment on of the six had managed to killed one school director, muti- civilians have been killed in Daesh terrorist groups. the report. Israeli naval forces DOUALA: Gunmen have escape, but that information has lated a teacher and attacked US-led coalition airstrikes in Since Wednesday, 65 yesterday detained two Pal- abducted six children from a not yet been independently several high schools. eastern Syria’s Deir Ez-Zor civilians have been killed in estinian fishermen off the school in Bamenda, the capital confirmed. The results of the country’s province, according to local Deir Ez-Zor province in air- coast of the blockaded Gaza of the northwestern, English- Cameroon’s two anglophone presidential election, which took sources yesterday. strikes carried out by the US-led Strip, according to a local speaking Northwest region of regions in the west of Cameroon place on October 7, are still to The sources said a coalition international coalition. official. The two fishermen Cameroon, a teacher there said. are the site of an armed sepa- be announced, but the airstrike targeted a mosque in On Thursday, 30 civilians, were identified as Karim and “People attacked the high ratist uprising, where the sepa- incumbent, Paul Biya, ran for a the town of Al Susah in eastern including two children, were Mohamed Abu Hassan, who school yesterday at 11am,” a ratists have called for a boycott seventh term in office. Deir Ez-zor during the weekly killed in a coalition airstrike on were arrested three miles teacher in Bamenda said. “Six of the schools. They argue the Biya, 75, has refused to enter Friday prayer, killing 16 people. Ammar ben Yasir mosque in Al- away from the shore of the pupils have been abducted.” The French-language education into dialogue with the separa- Six more civilians were Susah. Thirteen more people northern city of Beit Lahia, information was confirmed by system penalises English- tists and at the beginning of the killed in another strike that hit were killed in the same town the Union of Agricultural a source close to the security speaking students. Already, year launched a military a local religious institute in on Wednesday. IS currently Work Committees, an NGO, services in Bamenda. since the start of the new term crackdown in the regions. Hajin city in the same province, holds control of Hajin city. said. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 ASIA 13 Minister denies Railways’ lapse in Amritsar tragedy

IANS Doctors at the Civil chairman said at Jora Phatak the Hospital said that Jalandhar-Amritsar Diesel Mul- AMRITSAR; A day after 60 the death toll could tiple Unit (DMU) passenger train hapless Dussehra revellers were rise as some of the which was running at its mowed down by a train here in assigned speed, its loco-pilot Punjab, Union Minister of State injured were critical. applied brakes to slow it down. for Railways Manoj Sinha Many of the dead When asked about the yesterday said his ministry is not killed were migrants responsibility of the loco-pilot, to be blamed for any lapses from Bihar and Uttar Lohani said, “Our initial report leading to the disaster. suggest that the loco-pilot The Railways was not Pradesh. The Punjab applied the brakes and the speed informed about the Dusshera government declared came down from 90 kmph to ceremony near the Jora Phatak state mourning around 60-65 kmph. We are still vicinity either by the area looking at the seepdometer administration or the event yesterday and a probe charts,” Lohani said. organisers, he added. has been ordered. The train driver has been “In fact, the Commissioner detained at the Ludhiana (Amritsar) in his report has said explained that the accident site railway station and questioned India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe he has not granted permission falls under the “mid-section of the by the Punjab and Railway (left) prior to a meeting in New Delhi yesterday. to hold the Dusshera festival at two stations” where the trains run Police yesterday. A senior the spot,” Sinha, who visited the at their “assigned speed” as per Railway Ministry official, accident site at midnight, told the condition of the track. admitted that the loco-pilots of reporters. Lohani also dismissed the the train did not apply emer- India, Sri Lanka review bilateral ties On Friday, a 700 strong railways’ responsibility in the gency brakes. Emergency brakes IANS crowd watching a huge Ravan tragedy. “The place where the could also derail the train at high Celebrations and the visit of Sri Wickremesinghe. The Sri effigy go up in flames amid accident happened was basically speed, the official explained. Lankan President Maithripala Lankan Prime Minister arrived exploding crackers spilled on to mid-section between two stations Doctors at the Civil Hospital NEW DELHI: India and Sri Lanka Sirisena for the International here on Thursday in what is his the tracks at Jora Phatahk when — Mananwala and Amritsar and said that the death toll could rise discussed the entire gamut of Solar Alliance Founding Con- fifth visit to India after assuming the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU not at a level crossing.” “Trains as some of the injured were their bilateral relationship during ference here in March 2018. office in 2015. passenger train heading to run at their assigned speed and critical. Many of the dead killed delegation-level talks headed by “The visit is part of our con- A high-level delegation Hoshiarpur from Amritsar came people are not expected to go on were migrants from Bihar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi tinuing engagement with the comprising Minister of Devel- hurtling down around 7 p.m. the tracks. It was a clear case of Uttar Pradesh. The Punjab gov- and his Sri Lankan counterpart government of Sri Lanka at the opment Strategies and Interna- In just 10-15 seconds it left trespassing,” he said. ernment declared state here yesterday. highest level,” it stated. tional Trade Malik Samaraw- behind a heap of crushed and “It’s the duty of the public not mourning yesterday and a probe “Both the Prime Ministers “This multi-faceted part- ickrama, Minister of Petroleum dismembered bodies. Video to hold public functions near the has been ordered. Railway Min- discussed the entire gamut of nership has been marked by Resources Development Arjuna clips posted on the social media railway tracks. Even the local ister Piyush Goyal who was in bilateral relations and ways to close contacts at the highest Ranatunga, Chief of Staff to the showed some people who had administration should not allow the US, cancelled all his engage- further deepen the historically political level, growing trade and Prime Minister and Minister of apparently seen the approaching such functions,” Sinha said, ments and was set to return. close and friendly relations investment, wide ranging devel- Youth Affairs, Project Man- train tried to run away Sinha adding “The driver could not see Punjab Chief Minister Ama- between the two countries,” the opment cooperation, increasing agement and Southern Devel- said the venue was nearly 70 the crowd standing on the tracks rinder Singh who arrived in External Affairs Ministry said in linkages in the fields of edu- opment Sagala Ratnayake and metres from the accident spot because of the curve,” he added. Amritsar yesterday at the a statement. “The leaders cation, health, infrastructure, other senior government offi- which was not the Railways’. According to a senior accident spot 16 hours after the exchanged views on regional connectivity and capacity cials accompanied him. Witnesses and survivors said railway official, the incident tragedy, has announced Rs5 and global issues,” it stated. building and broadening The visit comes after reports the deafening noise of fire happened some 340 metres lakh compensation each to the According to the statement, people-to-people contacts.” in a section of the media alleged crackers masked the sound of from an interlocked level kin of the deceased immediately the two leaders reviewed the India is a leading aid partner of that President Sirisena has the approaching train. crossing of the railways. after the incident. He also can- progress in implementation of Sri Lanka and New Delhi has alluded to the involvement of Saying it was not the time Lohani also said that the celled his proposed Israel visit in various decisions taken during extended several lines of credit an Indian agency in a plot to for the blame game, Sinha added railway posts its staff at the the aftermath of the disaster. high-level exchanges in the to Colombo. assassinate him. that there was no provision of manned level crossing to reg- The Prime Minister also recent past, including the visit Earlier in the day, External Firmly dismissing the barricading along railway tracks ulate the road traffic and nod at announced Rs2 lakh compen- of Wickremesinghe in April and Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, reports, Sirisena held a tele- across the country. the mid-sections of the railway sation each to the families of the November 2017, Modi’s visit to Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath phonic discussion with Modi Earlier, Railway Board track between two stations. dead and Rs50,000 each to the Sri Lanka in May 2017 during the Singh and National Security earlier this week to clarify the Chairman Ashwani Lohani had The Railway Board injured. International Vesak Day Advisor Ajit Doval called on matter.

BJP front-runner Tribals to oppose ‘Statue of in Jammu civic polls; Congress Unity’ unveiling by Modi ahead in Valley IANS Traditionally, food is not cooked in a tribal village when IANS AHMEDABAD: As the BJP they are mourning for the dead. governments, both at the state He said: “Our rights as JAMMU/SRINAGAR: The and the Centre, gear up for the tribals are being violated by the counting of votes in the unveiling of the tallest statue in government. We don’t have Jammu and Kashmir civic the world — “Statue of Unity” anything against the great son polls was completed of Sardar Patel — by Prime of Gujarat, Sardar Patel, and his yesterday with the Bharatiya Minister Narendra Modi on honour should be maintained. Janata Party (BJP) emerging October 31, thousands of tribals We are not against this devel- as the largest party in the in villages near the site are opment even, but this govern- Jammu province and the bracing for a major showdown ment’s development idea is lop- Congress doing marginally against the project. sided and against the tribals.” better in the Kashmir Valley. Local tribal organisations The tribals are complaining In the Jammu region that said as many as 75,000 tribals that their lands were taken includes the districts of adversely affected by the Statue away for the Sardar Sarovar Jammu, Samba, Kathua, of Unity project would oppose Narmada Project, near which Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, the Prime Minister and the is the statue site, as well as for Ramban, Udhampur, Poonch unveiling of statue at Kevadia the statue and all other tourism and Rajouri, the BJP candi- in Narmada district. activities which have been dates won 212 wards, the “No food will be cooked in planned in the area. Congress 110, National Pan- Nearly 50,000 visit Taj Mahal 72 villages affected by the entire Out of the 72 villages thers Party 13 and Inde- project, as we will be mourning affected by the statue project, Large crowds are seen at the Taj Mahal complex in Agra. Nearly 50,000 people visited the site pendents 185. on that day, for the project is the most affected are 32, where yesterday, Indian media reported, making it one of the busiest days of the year for the iconic 17th In the Valley, with Sri- being carried out for our 19 villages are such where reha- nagar, Baramulla, Kupwara, century monument. destruction,” said Dr. Praful bilitation has not been allegedly Badgam, Anantnag, Pulwama, Vasava, a tribal leader. completed. Shopian, Kulgam, Bandipora and Ganderbal as its districts, the Congress won 79 wards, the BJP 75, independents 71, Peoples Conference two and Woman, 52, allowed inside temple after initial protests others two. IANS In Leh the Congress swept 50, despite her protestations to Earlier, Manju presented of the temple and alleged that devotees to submit. This is a the polls winning all the 13 the contrary. herself before Sreejith and the real face of the CPI-M has victory of faith and devotion,” seats while in Kargil, the Con- SABARIMALA: A woman from It was only after the inter- Manoj Abraham, another been exposed. they said. The organisations also gress won six and Inde- Tamil Nadu was allowed inside vention of state BJP leader K Inspector General of Police, and “The way sanctity, religious thanked the devotees saying pendents seven wards. the Sabarimala temple yesterday Surendran and others that the requested them to facilitate her belief and the serenity of Sabar- “they were trying to save the tra- Independents supported after facing initial protests, as devotees allowed Latha to enter pilgrimage to the temple in the imala has been attacked shows dition of Sabarimala”. by former minister and Peoples traditionalists presumed her to the sanctum sanctorum after light of the Supreme Court the real face of CPI-M,” Sanatan Attacking the Communist Conference Chief Sajad Gani be below 50 years of age. checking her identity card. verdict. Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha and Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Lone won all the 13 seats in the The Supreme Court on Meanwhile, Manju, a The police officials cautioned Delhi Sant Mahamandal said in they said: “The role of the CPI-M Handwara municipal com- September 28 overturned a 38-year-old Dalit activist, won’t her about the risks, as Hindu tra- a joint statement. has always remained under mittee polls in Kupwara. centuries-old practice that be taken to the temple, police ditionalists had dug their heels The statement came a day question on the issue of saving Due to security reasons barred women of menstrual said, adding that they were also in. However, Manju, who is the after the VHP also condemned the rights of women.” the candidate names in the age (10-50 years) from checking her antecedents. President of the Kerala Dalit the Kerala Police action over the The organisations pointed Valley were made public by entering the hill shrine. “We will not take her (to the Mahila Federation, would have devotees. out that the Hindu community the poll office only on the Latha, 52, accompanied by temple) today (Saturday). We none of it. The two organisations has never been anti-women. declaration of results. her husband and son, was also are checking her back- In a related development, alleged the Kerala Police lathi- “But there has been a tradition Amid tight security, the stopped just as she was about to ground and more details will be two Hindu organisations joined charged the devotees. “However, of temples and one has to respect 4-phased municipal polls climb the hallowed 18 steps provided tomorrow (Sunday),” the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in despite the brute force of admin- that. And due to these different were completed peacefully in leading to the temple. The pro- Inspector General of Police S condemning the alleged action istration, Kerala government traditions, India has unity in the state on October 16. testers presumed her to be below Sreejith said. of the Kerala Police on devotees could not force the Hindu diversity,” they said. 14 ASIA SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018

LEFT: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani shows his inked ﬁnger after casting a vote during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kabul, yesterday. RIGHT: An Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) official scans a voter’s ﬁnger with a biometric device at a polling centre for the country’s legislative elections in Herat province, yesterday. Nearly 170 casualties as violence rocks Afghan elections AFP of casualties across the Afghan Commission (IEC) employee was —slightly lower at 160, with 27 employed to handle the voting in the northern city of Mazar-i- capital to 19 dead and nearly 100 killed and seven others were civilians killed and 100 wounded. process failed to show up on Sharif, only to discover his name KABUL: Nearly 170 Afghans wounded. There was no imme- missing after the Taliban There were 193 attacks time, said the IEC. was not on the registration list. were killed or wounded in poll- diate claim of responsibility for attacked a polling centre several across the country, which the The election commission, “There also were some related violence yesterday, the blast, but the Taliban said kilometres from Kunduz city, ministry said was half the which has been skewered over problems with the biometric official figures showed, as the earlier it had carried out more destroying ballot boxes, pro- number recorded on the day of its shambolic preparations for devices because they were legislative election turned than 300 attacks on the “fake vincial IEC director Mohammad the 2014 presidential election. the long-delayed ballot, said they already running out of charge,” chaotic with many polling election” across the war-torn Rasoul Omar said. Eight explo- Initial figures showed at least would extend voting until he said. After waiting four hours centres opening hours late — or country. Violence also disrupted sions were recorded in the 1.5 million voters turned up at Sunday for 371 polling centres at a polling centre, Tabish Forugh not at all — due to technical voting in the northern city of eastern province of Nangarhar, polling centres in 27 provinces, after hiccups with voter regis- tweeted he had not seen “even glitches and lack of staff. Kunduz where a senior health with two people killed and five election organisers said — a tration lists, biometric verifi- remotely similar... chaos” at pre- In the latest attack, a suicide official said three people died wounded, the provincial gover- fraction of the nearly nine cation devices and staffing. vious elections. The parlia- bomber blew himself up inside and 39 were wounded after more nor’s spokesman said. million voter registrations. Many University student mentary election is more than a Kabul polling centre, killing at than 20 rockets rained down on The interior ministry put the voters waited hours for the doors Mohammad Alem said he felt three years late and only the least 15 people and wounding 20, the provincial capital. overall casualty toll — including to open. Most polling sites “frustrated” after spending more third since the fall of the Taliban police said, taking the number An Independent Election civilians and security forces opened late after teachers than three hours trying to vote in 2001.

Over 10% women US, China back cast votes in KP by-elections military air rules INTERNEWS

PESHAWAR: The Election to avoid mishaps Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that over 10 percent AFP Singapore Defence Minister Ng women voters participated in Eng Hen said. last week’s by-elections in SINGAPORE: The United Any incident involving mil- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) States, China and several other itary jets can lead to a “cascade province, meeting the countries yesterday agreed in of activities that you cannot mandatory minimum principle to guidelines on control,” warned Ng, who threshold. It said that the preventing unplanned hosted the meetings. “You can highest voter turnout in warplane encounters, the latest have a gung-ho pilot who recorded in Dera Ismail Khan effort to avoid military confron- switches off everything and which was put at 33 percent. tations in Asia. decides ‘I’m going to intim- The Elections Act 2017 Risks of chance encounters idate,’” he told reporters. Nepalese celebrate Dashain festival requires the ECP to declare between military aircraft spi- “That would be a disaster.” an election null and void if the ralling out of control have risen The guidelines set norms of A Nepali youth ﬂies a kite on a rooftop of a temple on the occasion of the “Dashain” festival in women’s turnout in a constit- in recent years as Beijing behaviour for pilots to prevent Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, yesterday. Dashain is the longest and the most auspicious uency is less than 10 percent becomes ever more assertive untoward encounters. These festival in the Nepalese calendar and celebrates the triumph of good over evil. of its total polled votes. in the South China Sea, stoking include always having two-way It is worth mentioning tensions with rival claimants in communications open and here that the ECP had ordered Southeast Asia. adhering to existing aviation re-polling in Shangla after While not a claimant, conventions. less than 10 percent women Washington has also been The new rules follow voted in the constituency drawn into the row as it has tra- similar guidelines already in Recommendation to declare during the general election. ditionally been the dominant place to prevent naval vessels The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf naval and air power in the Asia- from unintended mishaps at (PTI)’s Shaukat Yusufzai won Pacific. The Association of sea. Early last year, a Chinese ‘education emergency’ in Pakistan the seat both the times. Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) warplane buzzed a US Navy INTERNEWS agreed to guidelines on man- surveillance aircraft over the which the state is obligated to faced with the challenge of 25 Pakistan plans to aging air encounters on Friday, South China Sea, with the US provide free and compulsory million out-of-school children at the annual meeting of the claiming their plane was in ISLAMABAD: A high-profile education to children between between the ages of five and 16, store ﬂoodwater 10-member bloc’s defence international air space. committee constituted by the the ages of five to 16. with two million children being ministers. In 2016, a Chinese fighter Supreme Court of Pakistan has It finalised its report, Edu- added every year. in wetland sites US Defence Secretary Jim aircraft also intercepted a US pointed out “insufficient cation Sector Reforms in The report said there are INTERNEWS Mattis and his Chinese coun- Navy surveillance plane over commitment and patchy Pakistan, Implementation of “clear constitutional provisions” terpart General Wei Fenghe the sea. management” in the country’s Article 25-A, after a number of articles 25-A, 37-B and 38-B, as were among eight defence Four Asean members — education sector and recom- meetings, and recommended well as the country’s commit- ISLAMABAD: The Imran chiefs from outside Asean to Brunei, Malaysia, the Philip- mended several measures the need to declare an education ments to the Millennium Devel- Khan government is going to give their “in-principle” pines and Vietnam — have con- including the declaration of an emergency and tackle “myriad opment Goals and the Sus- initiate ‘Recharge Pakistan’ backing to the guidelines, a joint flicting claims in the South ‘education emergency’. challenges” including out-of- tainable Development Goals project to store floodwater in ministerial statement said. China Sea with Beijing. The committee was consti- school children, the quality of “where our failures are wetland sites, said adviser to India, Russia, Japan, South China claims sovereignty tuted by the chief justice of education, a uniform education palpable”. the prime minister Amin Korea, Australia and New over almost the entire area, Pakistan in April and given a system and skills development. “Clearly, such a grave situ- Aslam has said. Zealand have also given broad including waters near the mandate to implement Article In the report, the committee ation calls for extra-ordinary “Protecting nature is our backing to the new framework, shores of smaller countries. 25-A of the Constitution, under pointed out that the country is measures,” it stated. shared goal. Therefore, it’s better to work in collaboration with other institutions to build synergies for achieving desired objectives,” UN asks Sri Lanka to repatriate commander in Mali the adviser said over the weekend. He said Pakistan was blessed with multiple AP request for Lt. Col. Kalana 26-year civil war against Tamil called the deployment to Mali by the United Nations and varieties of wildlife, flora and Amunupure to leave the troubled Tiger rebels that ended in 2009. “one more feather in its cap” foreign governments for an inde- fauna but unfortunately, due UNITED NATIONS: The United West African nation was made It said the report was pro- when it was set to start sending pendent inquiry into alleged war to the indifferent attitude of Nations asked the government “based on recently received duced by the South-Africa based the 200-strong Combat Convoy crimes and other abuses com- the authorities concerned, a of Sri Lanka to immediately information.” He gave no details. International Truth and Justice Company to serve in the UN mitted by both sides during the lot of species were on the repatriate the commander of its A report in The Guardian Project, and also cited other Sri peacekeeping mission last civil war. verge of extinction. 200-strong contingent assigned newspaper in July quoted a con- Lankans taking part in UN November. It said Sri Lankan The Tamil Tiger rebels were The adviser said the gov- to the UN peacekeeping force in fidential report that claimed the peacekeeping operations. troops were also participating in designated a terrorist organi- ernment would take every Mali following a review of his Sri Lanka commander in Mali — Sri Lanka’s UN Mission said other UN peacekeeping missions sation after a wave of suicide possible measure to protect human rights background. who was not named — is alleged the ambassador was not including in Lebanon and South bombings, and were also and conserve nature and its UN spokesman Stephane to have committed war crimes available to comment on the UN Sudan. Sri Lanka has faced years accused of using child soldiers resources for being the cus- Dujarric announced that the during the finale of Sri Lanka’s decision. The Sri Lanka Army of criticism for dismissing calls and killing Tamil political rivals. todian of the natural wealth. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 ASIA 15 Australia’s ruling coalition forced into minority govt

AP The result cost the result has been over a little sooner than I expected. I’m certainly glad SYDNEY: Australia’s ruling conservative Liberal- I kept my day job.” Of the 150 coalition was forced into minority National party seats in the House of Represent- government yesterday after a coalition its one-seat atives, the Liberals now hold 75, massive swing against its senior majority in the House including that of the speaker. The partner, the Liberal Party, in a opposition Labour Party holds 69 by-election for the seat of the of Representatives, seats, while independents have prime minister the party itself had forcing Prime Minister six. The by-election was triggered dismissed. Scott Morrison when Malcolm Turnbull quit pol- In a stinging backlash from to rely on deals itics after being deposed as prime the electorate after the fourth top- minister in August. pling of an Australian leader by with independent There was no comment from internal party vote in just eight lawmakers to Turnbull on the election result as years, a swing of more than 20 guarantee conﬁdence of late Saturday night. percent against the sitting Liberals in his government, It’s the first time in their 117- propelled independent candidate year history the Liberals have lost Kerryn Phelps to a decisive enact legislation and the Wentworth seat, showing the victory. ensure money supply. depth of voter reaction to Aus- The result cost the conserv- tralia’s latest change of leadership ative Liberal-National party coa- without the people having their lition its one-seat majority in the to support Morrison’s adminis- say. Morrison said that while the House of Representatives, forcing tration, it would seem unlikely loss was not unexpected given Liberal Party candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma (left) greets voters outside a polling station during Prime Minister Scott Morrison to that any no-confidence motion opinion polls, his party had the Wentworth by-election in Bondi Beach in Sydney, yesterday. rely on deals with independent brought against the government received a loud message from lawmakers to guarantee confi- between now and the election voters. dence in his government, enact would succeed. “They have looked at Can- closely with independent law- to run its full term, which expires look at what the House of Repre- legislation and ensure money Australian Broadcasting Corp. berra and the Liberal Party has makers. “We will work construc- next May. Phelps, a doctor and sentatives is about,” Phelps said. supply. projections hailed Phelps as the paid a big price tonight for the tively with all of those who sit on former head of the Australian The by-election campaign, in The next general election is winner after just 9 percent of events of several months ago,” he the cross bench as we always Medical Association, said the a seat with a large Jewish popu- due in seven months, and there votes had been counted, fore- said, before adding defiantly, “But have,” he said. result should count as a warning lation, drew international was no immediate talk yesterday casting she would gain a 57 as a party, we will continue to rise Speaking to reporters, Phelps to lawmakers. attention this past week when that it would be held any sooner. percent share of votes on a two- again.” Morrison pledged that his declined to say how she might “People have been concerned Morrison raised the prospect of With Phelps saying she has party preferred basis. government would continue as vote should a no-confidence about the direction of gov- following the United States by “no intention of bringing down Liberal candidate Dave usual - even without a majority - motion be moved in Parliament ernment for a very long time and relocating Australia’s embassy in the government,” and other inde- Sharma conceded defeat soon when Parliament returns on against the government, but indi- we’ve seen a lack of decency, a Israel from Tel Aviv to pendent lawmakers also vowing afterward, saying: “Tonight’s Monday, promising to work cated she wants the government lack of integrity, and we have to Jerusalem.

SE Asia boosts Vietnam dissident Khoi ﬁght against urges Facebook to protect militant threat

AFP freedom of expression AFP SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian nations seeking to combat the SAN FRANCISCO: Mai Khoi threat of militancy have agreed (pictured), a dissident to share intelligence, Singa- musician dubbed Vietnam’s pore’s defence minister said Lady Gaga, has appealed to yesterday, as he warned of a Facebook’s directors to safe- “real and present” danger to guard freedom of expression the region. as the government looks to More than a year after bolster its control of the web. Islamic State-linked fighters With 53 million users, seized the southern Philippine Facebook is extremely popular city of Marawi, the terrorist in Vietnam — where the threat is as potent as ever, said Internet has become a battle- Ng Eng Hen after hosting a ground for activists like Khoi. afraid of becoming an online meeting of defence A controversial cyberse- target. ministers. curity bill, due to come into Facebook and Google have Pro-Taiwan independence activists call for the referendum on the streets in front of the headquarters “Unfortunately even as the effect in January, will require so far declined to comment on of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) during a demonstration in Taipei, yesterday. situation in Iraq and Syria Internet companies to remove Vietnam’s impending cyber- improves, we are expecting “toxic” content and hand over security law, though rights more foreign fighters to come user data if asked by the com- groups have slammed the bill. this way,” he added. munist government to do so. Khoi said during Friday’s Ng said all 18 ministers at Tens of thousands rally for It also requires firms to meeting with Facebook, she the gathering in Singapore, host servers in-country, which urged the company to prevent from Southeast Asia and key has sparked fears of further government supporters partners outside the region, government meddling. abusing the network’s com- viewed “terrorism as a real and Taiwan independence vote “Protecting freedom of munity standards to silence present threat”. expression should be an dissidents. The Southeast Asian dele- AFP than 20 years ago. Organisers it would respond with force if official policy of Facebook, but “Facebook said they gates adopted an information- claimed a turnout of more than Taiwan tried an official split. sadly, it’s not,” Khoi said already worked on this. But in sharing platform called “Our TAIPEI: Tens of thousands of 100,000. Organised by new group during an interview at the reality, in Vietnam, many Eyes” that will be used to share Taiwan independence Demonstrators gathered Formosa Alliance, which is city’s airport. independent journalists and real-time intelligence that can campaigners took to the streets outside the ruling Democratic backed by two pro-inde- “Facebook is the only activists have their accounts immediately be acted upon, yesterday for a major rally that Progressive Party (DPP) head- pendence former Taiwan pres- space in Vietnam where we locked and the post deleted the minister added. is a rebuke to Beijing and a chal- quarters chanting “Want Refer- idents, Lee Teng-hui and Chen can talk freely, express our every day,” she added. This came after the coun- lenge to the island’s already endum!” and “Oppose Annex- Shui-bian, the rally called for a mind freely and we can access Placed under informal tries realised that they had embattled government. ation!” China still sees Taiwan public vote on whether the uncensored information, and house arrest in late 2017 after underestimated the threat The protest in central Taipei as part of its territory to be island should formally declare sometimes organize the she brandished an anti- before the attack on Marawi, came as China increasingly reunified, despite the two sides independence from China. peaceful protests. That’s why Donald Trump sign when the where the rebuilding effort pushes its claim to the self- being ruled separately since the “We want to tell China to the government is scared. So US president visited last year, could cost around $1bn, he ruling democratic island and end of a civil war on the stop bullying Taiwan,” Alliance now they try to control Khoi was also banned from said. Proposed by Indonesia, President Tsai Ing-wen struggles mainland in 1949. leader Kuo Pei-horng, 63, told Facebook,” she said. running in parliamentary the platform is based on an to appease Beijing and inde- Taiwan considers itself a the crowd. “Taiwanese people “The crackdown is very elections a year earlier. intelligence-sharing alliance pendence factions. sovereign state, with its own want to be their own master,” heavy.” Banned from selling “I think Facebook should set up by the United States, It was the first large-scale currency, political and judicial he added. Activist and lawmaker her CDs and organising con- do the right thing to show Britain and three other coun- protest calling for an outright systems, but has never declared Huang Kuo-chang also spoke to certs, Khoi performs secret what they do is protecting tries after World War II to independence vote since Taiwan formal independence from the protesters, calling for a new gigs away from the watchful freedom of expression,” Khoi monitor the former Soviet first became a democracy more mainland. Beijing has warned constitution. eyes of police — and is now said. Union. The weekend security meeting was attended by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations Next Trump-Kim summit likely to happen early next year (ASEAN), as well as US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and their REUTERS counterparts from countries sometime after the first of the had made to Trump during Assembly in New York in Sep- “We do not want good will including China, Australia, year,” the US official told a their first summit. tember. A State Department and generosity of the US but India and Russia. WASHINGTON: The next small group of reporters. “I’m very hopeful we’ll have spokeswoman declined to urge it to act with the ele- In last year’s assault on summit meeting between US US Secretary of State Mike senior leader meetings here in clarify if Pompeo meant he mentary give-and-take prin- Marawi, hundreds of armed President Donald Trump and Pompeo said on Friday he the next week and a half or so would meet his counterpart in ciple,” the Rodong Sinmun said militants backed by foreign IS North Korean leader Kim Jong hopes to meet his North Korean between myself and my coun- Washington, saying she had no in a commentary on fighters attacked and took Un is likely to happen early counterpart soon to lay the terpart to continue this dis- meetings to announce. Saturday. control of the largely Muslim next year, a senior adminis- groundwork for a “big step cussion so that when the two The Rodong Sinmun, North The United States and South city in a bid to establish a base tration official said. forward” on denuclearisation of them get together there is Korea’s official party news- Korea on Friday said they had in Southeast Asia. The two sides have been during the next summit. real opportunity to make paper, said the United States suspended upcoming joint air Philippine troops dis- engaged in talks on the leaders’ Pompeo, in an interview another big step forward on should not take an approach defense drills in a bid to ensure lodged the militants after five second meeting after the first, with Voice of America on a trip denuclearization,” he told VOA. with “two faces” as Washington diplomatic efforts with North months of heavy fighting that unprecedented, one in Sin- to Mexico City, said Kim told Pompeo met North Korean touts progress in denucleari- Korea continue. left more than 1,000 people gapore in June. him two weeks ago he was Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho at sation talks while keeping The two Koreas have held dead and the city in ruins. “A meeting is likely committed to the promises he the United Nations General sanctions in place. three summits this year. 16 EUROPE SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 Tens of thousands rally in UK for new Brexit vote

AFP The march on now want a second referendum parliament began as to go back to the British people LONDON: Tens of thousands of and say ‘Oh, we’re terribly sorry people opposed to Britain’s a noisy and festive — we think you’ve got it wrong,’” looming breakup with the EU affair, uniting a she told parliament on rallied in the heart of London giant crowd in the Wednesday. yesterday, according to organ- seemingly hopeless “There’ll be no second refer- isers, in the latest bid to try and endum. The people voted and this stop Brexit. task of convincing government will deliver on it.” The march on parliament Prime Minister But with negotiations between began as a noisy and festive Theresa May to hold a London and Brussels deadlocked, affair, uniting a giant crowd in the it remains unclear what deal, if seemingly hopeless task of con- second referendum. any, her government can deliver. vincing Prime Minister Theresa As Britain’s planned May to hold a second departure in March next year referendum. “I think people were misled draws closer it faces the prospect Organisers of the so-called in various ways,” small business of leaving without any People’s Vote March had asked owner Peter Hancock said while agreement, or remaining in a Protesters participating in an anti-Brexit demonstration march through central London, Britain, people to dress up their favourite tightening an EU flag around the transition phase for several years yesterday. pets in costumes for the march neck of his huge bearded collie. with few changes but notably along the scenic route from Hyde “We want to stay European,” losing its decision-making seat Park to Westminster Palace added his wheelchair-bound wife at the EU. as with Brexit itself. estimated 100,000 gather on and put up big hurdles to her ability under clear blue skies. Julie. “We can’t really see any Neither choice is appealing. The 2016 Brexit poll was around the picturesque Par- to go back home with her new But the message itself is benefits of leaving, can we, at all.” Recriminations over how Britain backed by 52 percent of voters liament Square facing West- German husband. serious: the type of Brexit its sup- An online petition demanding got here are leaving May looking on turnout of 72 percent. minster Palace. “We would have to meet porters promised ahead of the a binding vote on any deal agreed increasingly isolated and weak. But some think MPs may rally Organisers expect this one minimum income rules and I am June 2016 referendum, which set before the March deadline has And European leaders such around another poll at the last will be bigger and involve sup- self-employed,” the 53-year-old the divorce in motion, looks been signed almost 950,000 as French President Emmanuel moment to avert complete chaos porters of all major parties from said. nothing like the one being nego- times by the time the march Macron are openly wondering if once they see what Britain might every corner of Britain — and “I’m losing my voting rights, tiated today. kicked off. a second British vote might yet be forced to sign up to -- and they beyond. Fiona Godfrey repre- my right to a livelihood, my Protesters say they would May has made it abundantly make the mess go away. Polls must approve. The last big march sents a group of British immi- freedom of movement — in Lux- have voted differently had they clear that she has no intention of show support for a second refer- on parliament demanding a grants in Luxembourg. She came embourg, which you can cross in known the true costs involved. allowing a Brexit do-over. “They endum evenly split — the same second vote in June saw an to London because Brexit would 15 minutes.” Croatians protest over govt plan to raise retirement age

REUTERS “There is a lot of misery and “I work in the rain and the bitterness in us. Isn’t such a burning sun. My legs and back ZAGREB: Several thousand retirement proposal irrespon- have to carry hundreds of over- people protested in Croatia’s sible towards our workers and loaded waste bins every day. I’ve capital yesterday over pensioners?,” Kresimir Sever, already had a surgery on one government plans to raise the one of the leaders of the trade knee, the other one will have to retirement age to 67 and cut unions that organized the protest, be treated soon,” a worker from pensions for those who retire told the crowd gathered in a waste collection and disposal early. central Zagreb. Some of the dem- company, who said his name was This week the government onstrators shouted “Thieves”, Elvis, told the gathering. asked parliament to pass legis- and many held banners accusing Trade union leaders say the lation lifting the retirement age the government of impoverishing new law would particularly hurt of 65 from 2033 onwards, pensioners and workers. “From older employees, who are often defending the reform as a step school to unemployment, from under pressure to retire earlier in efforts to make the pension work to graveyard” read one of for health reasons or because the Environmental activists wave behind a banner reading “Do not put Cijevna in pipes” during a protest system sustainable. the banners. employers want to get rid of in Dinosa village, near Tuzi, Montenegro, yesterday. The bill also includes a pro- Workers representing metal older staff. They have also posal to cut the pensions of industry employees, nurses and pointed out that Croatians have people who stop working before other professions took turns to a shorter life expectancy than Montenegrins protest against reaching retirement age by about address the rally, saying they people in many other European four percent per year. cannot work until the age of 67. Union countries. Albanian dam on shared river REUTERS protesters gathered. Critics say boosting hydro power will the dams are endangering reduce regional dependency on TUZI, MONTENEGRO: Dozens Europe’s last free-flowing rivers, coal and comply with European of environmental activists cycled including the Cijevna, or Cem as Union energy policies. All the from Montenegro’s capital to the it is called in Albanian. countries of the Western Balkans Albanian border yesterday to “When you clog veins in a — Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, protest over the neighbouring human body, a human dies; so Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania nation’s construction of a dam do rivers,” said Adem Kajosaj, 60, — want to join the bloc. on the Cijevna river that flows a pensioner and fisherman from Most of the small hydro through both countries. the area around the border town plants in the region produce no As governments hurry to of Tuzi, who joined the protest. more than 1 megawatt (MW) each meet renewable energy goals set A dam on the 60km-long — roughly enough to power 750 by the Paris climate change river is already being built, and homes, but environmentalists agreement, plans to build almost protesters say Albania did not say they disrupt fish migration 3,000 small hydro-power plants request consent from authorities routes and pose a threat to have sparked protests across the in Montenegro or notify them dozens of species, including the Balkans this year. about the project. Danube Salmon and Balkan At yesterday’s demon- They have also criticised Lynx. stration, some of the protesters Montenegrin authorities for In southern Bosnia yes- carried placards reading “The failing to lodge a protest with terday, villagers protested over Cijevna is our Fortune”. “Don’t Albania. The two countries the construction of two dams on (put) the Cijevna in pipes,” red a signed a deal on joint water man- the river Doljanka by a company A woman raises the ﬁst during a demonstration against the government’s pension reform proposal, banner spread along a bridge agement earlier this year. owned by NBA former player organised by three trade union federations, in the Croatian capital Zagreb, yesterday. over a dry river bed, where Authorities and investors say Mirza Teletovic. Nato, EU hail Macedonia vote as key step on western path AFP EU and Nato member Greece also EU official Johannes Hahn said. entry into Nato and the EU. opportunity for decisively moving discord between the two neigh- hailed. Amendments will now be Greece has stood in Macedo- the country forward on its bours. Macedonia’s parliament BRUSSELS: Nato and the “It’s up to the government & drafted in the capital Skopje to nia’s way for 27 years in protest European Union path as well as approved the proposed new European Union yesterday hailed political leaders to complete incorporate the new name into at the country’s name, which it for reconciliation in the region,” name of Republic of North Mac- a Macedonian parliament vote as national procedures on the name the constitution, after which argues is an encroachment on its Mogherini and Hahn said. edonia on Friday after a refer- another step toward ending a agreement & seize this historic another parliamentary vote will own province called “The European Union will endum last month failed to reach decades-long name row with opportunity to bring the country be required to enshrine the Macedonia. continue to fully support and the minimum participation Greece that takes them closer to into #NATO,” Stoltenberg tweeted changes. Mogherini and Hahn, the accompany the country, all its cit- threshold. joining their western clubs. after the vote. Under the accord, which European commissioner who izens and its institutions.” The move could unblock Nato Chief Jens Stoltenberg “We now expect the national Prime Minister Zoran Zaev struck oversees talks to bring new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Macedonia’s bids to join Nato and and EU Diplomatic Chief Federica procedures for the implemen- with his Greek counterpart Alexis members into the 28-nation bloc, Tsipras yesterday welcomed the the European Union, long blocked Mogherini welcomed the close tation of the agreement to con- Tsipras in June, the Balkan state said the vote underscored the approval by Macedonia’s par- by Greece, which argues that vote late Friday to start the tinue without any delays, towards would rename itself North Mac- determination and courage of liament of a proposed change to “Macedonia” implied territorial process of renaming the country the adoption of the constitutional edonia. In exchange, Athens has both sides to resolve their long the country’s name as a decisive claims to a Greek province of the North Macedonia — a move that changes,” Mogherini and fellow promised to stop blocking its dispute. “This is a truly unique step towards ending decades of same name. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 EUROPE 17 Moscow slams US for meddling indictment

AP inception in 2014. But it dismissed the allegation of her MOSCOW: A top Russian involvement in election med- diplomat said the US allegation dling, saying “probably a closer that a Russian woman helped look should be taken at the oversee a social media effort to cleaners and the pizza influence the 2018 US midterm deliverer.” elections is shameful. Other than her employment, Deputy Foreign Minister little was publicly known about Sergei Ryabkov (pictured) made the 44-year-old Khusyaynova. the comments in a statement According to the Russian yesterday, a day after US pros- bailiffs’ database, Khusaynova ecutors filed a criminal com- owes about $167,000 for bailiff plaint against Elena fees in debt-recovery cases from Khusyaynova. recent years. How she incurred The complaint says she the debts or their total amount helped oversee the finances at was not stated. a so-called troll farm aiming to The independent newspaper Giant pumpkin influence US politics through Washington, having Novaya Gazeta reported that a social media postings. spread shameless lies bank in 2015 filed to recover 7.8 People gather around an Atlantic Giant Pumpkin, called Her Pumpkin Majesty Dusya, weighing over 645kg during its cutting ceremony, in Moscow, Russia, yesterday. The operation is one of those about the mythical million rubles in debt and a also named in an indictment this court ordered foreclosure on a year for allegedly interfering in ‘hand of Moscow’ for residence she owned in the the 2016 US election. more than two years, Russian city of St. Petersburg. “Washington, having spread is now trying to play The newspaper also shameless lies about the the same card ahead reported that her son, Timur, mythical ‘hand of Moscow’ for had a channel on YouTube that more than two years, is now of the approaching US he used to post videos critical of Former Dutch PM Wim Kok dead trying to play the same card Election Day: Russian Russian opposition leader Alexei ahead of the approaching US Navalny. Minister AP Election Day,” Ryabkov said in The videos suspiciously Prime Minister Mark Rutte form two ruling coalitions that the statement. received thousands of “likes” said yesterday that Kok “was a steered the Netherlands to The troll farm, the Internet The Internet news site within minutes of being posted, THE HAGUE: The Dutch prime man to look up to — if only for unprecedented economic Research Agency, is one of a Federal News Agency, according to the newspaper. minister announced that former his long service and great success from 1994 to 2002. web of companies allegedly reportedly also linked to Prig- After YouTube shut down premier Wim Kok, a trade importance for our country.” Current Labor Party leader controlled by Yevgeny Prig- ozhin, said in a story on Friday the channel, he established a unionist-turned-politician who Kok, who died yesterday, Lodewijk Asscher called Kok a ozhin, who has reported ties to that Khusyaynova was its head presence on Vkontakte, a social inspired a new breed of prag- hitched his Dutch Labor Party “model of integrity.” Russian President Vladimir bookkeeper and had worked media site similar to Facebook, matic Social Democratic leaders to the right-wing Liberal Party A cause of death for Kok was Putin. with the company since its the newspaper said. in Europe, has died at age 80. and centrist Democrats 66 to not immediately released.

Three face charges in France over Slovakia warns Vietnam on abduction case REUTERS extremist attack in Germany, was abducted in a but the country has yet to hear and will draw resolute diplo- Slovakia sought to distance Berlin street by Vietnamese back from Hanoi, the ministry matic consequences if the sus- itself from the incident following AP BRATISLAVA: Slovakia has secret service agents and taken said. picions that Vietnam is facing a report in Dennik N alleging threatened to freeze relations back to Vietnam, where he was “We haven’t yet received a prove to be true.” Thanh was taken in a van from PARIS: Three people have with Vietnam over the case of a tried and jailed for life. reply from Vietnam,” the min- The case has also soured Berlin via Prague to Bratislava, been charged in France over Vietnamese businessman who The alleged incident took istry said in a statement. Minister relations between Germany and where he was added to the Viet- an IS extremist’s shooting Germany says was kidnapped by place during a visit to Slovakia Miroslav Lajcak said that unless Vietnam and prompted Germany namese minister’s delegation rampage and supermarket Vietnamese agents and smuggled by Vietnamese public security Hanoi provided a credible expla- to accuse Vietnam of breaching and left on a Slovak government hostage-taking earlier this back home through Slovakia, the minister To Lam in July 2017. nation of how the kidnapped international law. A German plane. year. Slovak foreign ministry said Slovakia’s foreign minister (Vietnamese) citizen got to court in July sentenced a Viet- Former interior minister French regional media yesterday. met with his Vietnamese coun- Vietnam, bilateral relations namese man to three years and Robert Kalinak in August denied reported that the three are German prosecutors have terpart on the sidelines of a UN between the countries would be 10 months in jail after he con- any involvement in the kid- suspected of providing help said businessman Trinh Xuan general assembly meeting last frozen. fessed to helping his country’s napping, calling the media report to assailant Redouane Lakdim Thanh, who had sought asylum month seeking an explanation “Slovakia is a serious state secret services kidnap Thanh. “science-fiction”. before his March attack in Carcassonne and the nearby town of Trebes. Four people were killed, including a police officer who traded himself for Former UK deputy PM a hostage. A judicial official said yesterday that the three were gets top Facebook job charged with criminal asso- REUTERS ciation with terrorists, and one was also accused of pos- sessing arms in connection LONDON: Facebook Inc has with a terrorist enterprise. hired former British deputy Lakdim was fatally shot prime minister Nick Clegg by police. His girlfriend was (pictured) to lead its global charged earlier this year. affairs and communications team, as the social network deals with a number of scandals Cyprus takes in 29 related to privacy, fake news and election meddling. Syrian migrants The appointment makes Clegg, former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats and deputy AP to David Cameron in the 2010- Liberal Democrats suffer a sig- 2015 coalition government, the nificant loss of support. NICOSIA: Cypriot police said most senior European politician Clegg, whose appeal to most of the 29 Syrian migrants ever in a leadership role in younger voters was critically who have arrived to the Medi- Silicon Valley. damaged when he broke a An Ariane 5 lifts off from its launch pad in Kourou, at European Space Center in French Guiana, yesterday. terranean island after setting Facebook said Chief Exec- promise not to raise student sail from Lebanon told author- utive Officer Mark Zuckerberg tuition fees, lost his own seat in ities they have relatives living and Chief Operating Officer Britain’s parliament in an in Cyprus. BepiColombo begins mission to Mercury Sheryl Sandberg were closely election last year. Police said yesterday that involved in the hiring process, He apologised in 2012 for REUTERS the migrants, including five European Space Agency) and December 2025. and started talking to Clegg breaking his promise on student women, nine children and JAXA, and there will be many At that point, it will release over the summer. charges, saying “I will never one unescorted minor, have TOKYO: A European-Japanese great successes to come,” ESA two separate spacecraft it is car- “Our company is on a again make a pledge unless as so far made no requests for spacecraft set off on a treach- Director General Jan Woerner rying, ESA’s Mercury Planetary critical journey. The chal- a party we are absolutely clear asylum after being taken to a erous seven-year journey to said in a statement. Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA’s lenges we face are serious and about how we can keep it”. reception centre on the out- Mercury to probe the solar “Beyond completing the Mercury Magnetospheric clear and now more than ever Clegg is joining a company skirts of the capital, Nicosia. system’s smallest and least- challenging journey, this mission Orbiter (MMO). we need new perspectives to that has apologised for its mis- Cyprus officials said the explored planet. will return a huge bounty of MPO will then study Mer- help us though this time of takes and has promised to do tiny country of 1.1 million The BepiColombo mission, science.” cury’s surface and internal com- change,” Sandberg said on a better on many occasions, for people can hardly cope with only the third ever to visit BepiColombo, named after position, to determine the Facebook post congratulating example for breaching its users’ a burgeoning number of Mercury, blasted off from 20th century Italian mathema- planet’s iron content and Clegg. trust. asylum-seekers. Europe’s spaceport in French tician and Engineer Giuseppe examine why its core is partially Clegg, 51, succeeds Elliot “Throughout my public life Earlier this week, Cypriot Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 (Bepi) Colombo, will slingshot liquid. Schrage and will report to I have relished grappling with President Nicos Anastasiades rocket at 10:45pm local time on off the Earth’s gravitational field AXA’s Mercury Magnet- Sandberg beginning today. He difficult and controversial told other EU leaders that the Friday (0145 GMT yesterday), one-and-a-half years after ospheric Orbiter (MMO) will will move to California with his issues and seeking to commu- ethnically split country is according to the Japan Aero- launch before picking up speed collect data on the planet’s family in the new year. nicate them to others,” Clegg coming under “dispropor- space Exploration Agency on its journey. It will fly past magnetosphere. He was ousted as deputy said in a Facebook post. tionately great strain” from (JAXA). Venus twice and then fly by Both orbiters will study the prime minister after the Con- He will join his Liberal arriving migrants, especially “Launching BepiColombo is Mercury six times before planet for one year, with scope servatives won a majority in Democrat colleague Richard through the breakaway north. a huge milestone for ESA (the slipping into its orbit around for possible one-year extension. 2015 in an election that saw his Allan at the social network. 18 AMERICAS SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 US plans to leave nuclear treaty with Russia: Report

REUTERS cials did not deny the report. cruise missiles of ranges between strike on Europe at short notice. Minister Sergei Lavrov and A senior Trump adminis- 500 and 5,500 km. Russia has consistently denied Security Council Secretary Nikolai WASHINGTON: President tration official said two admin- “It has had major implica- any such violation. Patrushev, to continue discussions Donald Trump’s National The New York Times istrations had tried to bring tions for Asia,” said Eric Sayers, The Pentagon’s nuclear that began in Helsinki between our Security Adviser, John Bolton, Russia back into compliance with who served as an adviser to policy document released in Feb- two countries,” Bolton said. will visit Moscow next week for said Bolton would the treaty. former U.S Pacific Commander ruary said that in response to Critics of Trump have talks that may include telling tell Moscow that “Despite our objections, Admiral Harry Harris and is now Russia’s violation, the United accused him of being soft on Russian officials that the United Washington planned Russia continues to produce and an adjunct fellow at the Center States would start reviewing its Russia, and both Republicans States plans to withdraw from to withdraw from the field prohibited cruise missiles for a New American Security. own options for conventional, and Democrats in the US Con- the landmark Intermediate- and has ignored calls for trans- “This will give the Pentagon ground-launched, intermediate- gress are pushing for more sanc- Range Nuclear Forces Treaty treaty. White House parency,” the official said. and Indo-Pacific Command new range missile systems. tions on Moscow. Sanctions had (INF). officials did not deny Withdrawing from the INF conventional options to restore The Kremlin said Russian been imposed for Russia’s sus- While Bolton will discuss the report. treaty could have major impli- the military balance in the President Vladimir Putin planned pected meddling in elections in other major topics with Russian cations for US defense policy in theater,” Sayers said. to meet with Bolton, the RIA the United States and other officials, including North Korea, Asia and towards its main stra- Earlier this month, US news agency reported. Bolton’s countries, the Ukraine crisis and Ukraine and Syria, the 1987 intermediate-range nuclear and tegic rival there, China, with Defense Secretary Mattis said meetings in Moscow were allegations it was behind a nerve accord between the United States conventional missiles by both which Trump is engaged in a Russia’s violation of the INF scheduled for October 22 to 23, agent attack in Britain. and the former Soviet Union is countries. trade war. treaty was “untenable” and RIA said. The Kremlin has denied any also expected to come up. The United States believes China is not a party to the unless it changed course the Bolton said on Twitter that election interference or role in The INF treaty, negotiated by Russia is in violation of the treaty and has invested heavily United States would respond. he planned to meet with top the nerve attack. then-President Ronald Reagan accord. in conventional missiles as part Washington believes Russian officials but did not Bolton will also travel to and Soviet leader Mikhail Gor- The New York Times said of an anti-access/area denial Moscow is developing a ground- mention Putin. Azerbaijan for discussions on a bachev and ratified by the US Bolton would tell Moscow that strategy, while the INF has launched system in breach of the “Heading to Moscow range of regional issues including Senate in 1988, required elimi- Washington planned to withdraw banned US possession of ground- INF treaty that could allow tomorrow to meet with senior Iran, before continuing to nation of short-range and from the treaty. White House offi- launched ballistic missiles or Moscow to launch a nuclear Russian leaders, including Foreign Armenia and Georgia.

Hurricane Michael Man indicted over ricin toll reaches 35 AP mail threat to Trump

AFP PANAMA CITY: Officials said mail. He pleaded not guilty. the death toll from Hurricane The ex-soldier also sent Michael now stands at 35, LOS ANGELES: A former US Trump a letter containing castor including 25 who died in soldier has been indicted on bean material. Ricin naturally Florida. seven counts for mailing letters exists in seeds of the castor On Friday, authorities con- to Donald Trump and senior US bean, and it is relatively simple firmed that a body recovered officials containing material to extract the poison from the on Monday was that of Aggie related to the deadly poison ricin. seeds. Vicari, a missing 79-year-old Utah resident William Clyde The statement said Allen Mexico Beach woman. Allen, 39, “knowingly had purchased 380 castor Vicari’s niece said her threatened to use a biological beans in December 2017. aunt’s body had been under agent and toxin, specifically Ricin is lethal in minute rubble for five days before ricin, as a weapon,” according doses if swallowed, inhaled or rescuers found her. to a statement from the Justice injected.Highly toxic, it can The most recent death Department and the US Attor- cause nausea, vomiting, attributed to the storm was ney’s Office in the western state. internal bleeding and difficulty that of fire coordinator Brad In addition to Trump, breathing, leading to death Price of Wewahitchka. He was Allen’s targets included Defense from organ failure or the col- killed by a falling tree while Secretary Jim Mattis, along with lapse of the circulatory system. helping clear debris with Election campaign in Arizona the FBI and CIA directors and Threatening to weaponize family members Thursday. commanders of the Air Force a biological toxin carries a Florida officials said President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally at the International Air and Navy. maximum penalty of life in fallen trees are hurting the Response facility, in Mesa, Arizona, yesterday. President Trump is holding rallies in Arizona, Montana Allen was arrested on prison, while mailing a threat Panhandle’s timber industry and Nevada, campaigning for Republican candidates running for the US Senate. October 5 shortly after the Pen- to the US president can result and also could pose a fire tagon intercepted suspicious in up to five years in prison. hazard.

US cancels another military Alaska governor drops re-election bid exercise with South Korea BLOOMBERG ministers from the US and AP said. With less than three weeks better for Alaska than Dunleavy. and Begich would split the vote, South Korea “are committed until the election, Walker, an Walker was showered with giving the election to Dunleavy. WASHINGTON: The US is to modifying training exer- JUNEAU: Alaska Governor Bill independent, said it became praise and hugs by conference Walker was elected in 2014 with suspending another military cises to ensure the readiness Walker dropped his re-election clear he could not win a three- attendees after his Democratic support. exercise with South Korea to of our forces. They pledged to bid, three days after the sudden way race against Republican announcement. The debate went Walker’s campaign manager aid negotiations over North maintain close coordination resignation of his lieutenant former state Senator Mike Dun- on without him. Begich called earlier this week said Walker Korea’s nuclear program that and evaluate future governor over what Walker leavy and Democratic former US Walker’s action courageous. and Begich had been in talks President Donald Trump has exercises.” described as an inappropriate Senator Mark Begich. Dunleavy did not acknowledge about a “path forward for said should “soon” result in The move comes about two overture toward a woman. Alaskans deserve a compet- it in his opening statements. Alaska” but would not another summit with Kim months after Secretary of Walker’s announcement, itive race, “and Alaskans deserve Walker’s campaign was elaborate. Jong-Un. Defense James Mattis said the made at the Alaska Federation a choice other than Mike Dun- rocked on Tuesday by the res- On Thursday, they both The annual drill, known as US had “no plans at this time to of Natives conference in leavy,” he said. ignation of Lt Gov Byron Mallott, sought to downplay any sugges- Vigilant Ace, was suspended suspend any more exercises.” Anchorage shortly before he was Walker, a former Republican a Democrat who was replaced tions of a potential deal ahead “to give the diplomatic process The Pentagon provided no to participate in a debate, was and the only independent gov- by former state health commis- of the November 6 election. every opportunity to con- details about the size of Vig- met with gasps and cries of “No!” ernor in the country, said he sioner Valerie Davidson. A Division of Elections tinue,” Pentagon spokes- ilant Ace, exercises which from the audience. doesn’t agree with Begich on a Throughout the campaign, spokeswoman said ballots have woman Dana White said have been undertaken under “’Alaska First’ is and cannot lot of things. some Democrats and inde- already been printed. Early Friday statement. Defense different names for a decade. be just a campaign slogan,” he But he said Begich would be pendents worried that Walker voting in the state starts today. Migrant caravan stranded at Mexico-Guatemala border AFP Hernandez said on Twitter ushered onto trucks and taken he had asked Guatemalan to shelters. CIUDAD HIDALGO: Thousands authorities “to contract land The caravan of mainly Hon- of US-bound Honduran migrants transportation for those who duran migrants had surged remained stranded yesterday wish to return — and airlift in the through a series of police lines after spending the night on a special cases of women, children, and barricades up to the final border bridge between the elderly and the sick — and fence on Mexico’s southern Guatemala and Mexico where we will continue with this oper- border. riot police barred their progress. ation as long as necessary.” Sections of the crowd hurled Honduran President Juan More than 300 people have rocks and other objects at hun- Orlando Hernandez said he taken up a government offer of dreds of riot police, who would meet with his Guatemalan a bus ride home to their country, responded with rubber bullets counterpart Jimmy Morales to police said. and tear gas — stalling the discuss the next steps in the However, the vast majority caravan which left Honduras last crisis, which has triggered esca- have opted to wait on the bridge Saturday determined to reach Migrants heading in a caravan to the US push to tear down the gate of the Guatemala-Mexico lating anti-immigrant rhetoric over the Suchiate River where the United States. international border bridge in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico, yesterday. from US President Donald Mexican authorities insisted they Several people were injured. Trump. would have to file asylum claims Police used tear gas to drive the Hundreds slept in the open one at a time in order to enter migrants back and calm was Organizers of the caravan Police officers patrolling the 220 Hondurans had begun to on the bridge over the Suchiate the country. restored. said a section of the crowd had area said that for now there are return to their country and River and in the main square of On Friday, they began letting Mexican President Enrique confronted the police and spoiled no plans to move against the another 130 were awaiting the Guatemalan border town of them through in a trickle — first Pena Nieto described the situ- what had been an orderly migrants crossing by river. transport in a local migrant Tecun Uman. women and children, who were ation as “unprecedented.” attempt to cross into Mexico. Overnight, a policeman said shelter. SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 AMERICAS 19

Colombian military copter crash US eyes Taiwan Strait as warship passage leaves four dead REUTERS Minister Wei Fenghe personally that the world’s two largest new de facto embassy in Taiwan AFP on Thursday, on the sidelines of economies needed to deepen and passage of the Taiwan Travel SINGAPORE: The United States an Asian security forum. high-level military ties so as to Act, which encourages US offi- BOGOTA: A Colombian is considering a new operation Even as Washington “Minister Wei raised Taiwan navigate tension and rein in the cials to visit the island. military helicopter crashed to send warships through the and concerns about our policy. risk of inadvertent conflict. Military experts said the yesterday after conducting an Taiwan Strait, US officials said, mulls ordering a fresh The Secretary reassured Minister Some current and former US balance of power between operation against drug traf- a mission aimed at ensuring free passage through the Wei that we haven’t changed our officials said US warship pas- Taiwan and China has shifted fickers, killing all four crew passage through the strategic strait, it has been Taiwan policy, our one China sages in the Taiwan Strait are still decisively in China’s favor in members, officials waterway but which risks trying to explain to policy,” said Randall Schriver, a too infrequent, and note that a recent years, and China could announced. heightening tensions with China. US assistant secretary of defense US aircraft carrier hasn’t tran- easily overwhelm the island Defense Minister The US Navy conducted a Beijing that its policies who helps guide Pentagon policy sited the Taiwan Strait since unless US forces came quickly Guillermo Botero, in a Twitter similar mission in the strait’s toward Taiwan are in Asia. “So it was, I think, a 2007, during the administration to Taiwan’s aid. message, identified the dead international waters in July and unchanged. familiar exchange.” of George W. Bush. China has also alarmed as Major Pedro Granados, any repeat would be seen in self- Washington has no formal When the last two US war- Taiwan by ramping up military Captain David Quintero, Ser- ruled Taiwan as a fresh ties with Taiwan but is bound by ships, both destroyers, sailed exercises this year, including geant Ramiro Santos and Cor- expression of support by Pres- ramping up pressure to assert its law to help it defend itself and is through the Taiwan Strait in July, flying bombers and other mil- poral Eduardo Gutierrez. ident Donald Trump’s sovereignty over the island. It the island’s main source of arms. it was the first such operation in itary aircraft around the island The wreckage of the hel- government. raised concerns over US policy The Pentagon says Washington about a year. and sending its aircraft carrier icopter, an army Black Hawk, The US military declined toward Taiwan in talks this week has sold Taiwan more than $15bn Beijing, which has never through the narrow Taiwan was found on the ground comment and US officials who with US Defense Secretary Jim in weaponry since 2010. renounced the use of force to bring Strait separating it from Taiwan. between the cities of Balboa discussed the deliberations, Mattis in Singapore. Taiwan is only one of a Taiwan under its control, Taiwan’s President Tsai and Argelia in the country’s which have not been previously Even as Washington mulls growing number of flashpoints responded to the July passage with Ing-wen said last week the island west. Bad weather hampered reported, did so on condition of ordering a fresh passage through in the US-China relationship, a warning to the United States to will increase its defense budget the search. anonymity. They did not discuss the strait, it has been trying to which also include a bitter trade avoid jeopardizing “peace and sta- every year to ensure it can The craft was returning to the potential timing for any fresh explain to Beijing that its policies war, US sanctions and China’s bility” in the strategic waterway. defend its sovereignty, including the Jose Hilario Lopez base in passage through the strait. toward Taiwan are unchanged. increasingly muscular military It has also viewed US over- resuming domestic development the city of Popayan — capital China views Taiwan as a Mattis delivered that posture in the South China Sea. tures towards Taiwan with of advanced training aircraft and of Cauca department, where wayward province and has been message to China’s Defense Mattis told Wei on Thursday alarm, including its unveiling a submarines. the government has been bat- tling both rebels and drug gangs — when it disappeared from radars. New chief judge for 9/11 63 fetuses found case at Guantanamo in Detroit funeral AFP legal missteps, issues with mil- home amid probe itary court proceedings and WASHINGTON: The Secretary problems stemming from evi- AP of Defense Jim Mattis has dence extracted under duress instructed military judge have seen the men’s prose- DETROIT: Police have Douglas Watkins to oversee cution morph into a quixotic removed the remains of 63 court proceedings for 9/11 attempt at justice. fetuses from a Detroit funeral suspects imprisoned at Guan- The judicial process is com- home in a widening investi- tanamo Bay, the Pentagon said. plicated by the fact that the pris- gation of alleged impropri- Watkins, a US army colonel, oners passed through secret CIA eties at local funeral homes. replaces now-retired colonel prisons, where some were sub- Officers found 36 fetuses James Pohl. jected to “enhanced interro- in boxes and 27 others in As chief judge, Watkins will gation techniques” — a freezers during yesterday’s raid be responsible for assigning euphemism for torture — infor- at the Perry Funeral Home. military judges to each case mation from which was used to Detroit police Chief James referred to a special military construct the prosecution’s case. Craig said he’s “stunned” by the tribunal. This is especially true in the grisly discovery. The so-called “9/11 Five” — case of Khaled Sheikh Michigan Licensing and Anti-violence protest in Colombia including alleged mastermind Mohammed, who was arrested Regulatory Affairs said the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — in Pakistan in 2003 and sub- People taking part in a protest against violence towards children, in Bogota, yesterday. According remains were turned over to have been locked up at the jected to numerous water- to the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF), there were an average of 68 cases of violence state investigators, who Guantanamo Bay military boarding sessions — which sim- immediately declared the against children every day in Colombia in 2018. prison for years and were first ulate drowning — prior to being business closed and its license charged in 2008. transferred to Guantanamo in suspended. But an unending slew of 2006. Prosecutor urges Trump signs order for California water projects

AP preventive detention Northwest. boost for endangered Repub- Central Valley Project, by more “We will resolve the issues lican lawmakers in California’s than 5.5 metres. The project is for Peru’s oppn leader DENVER: President Donald blocking the completion of the Central Valley facing tough chal- opposed by environmentalists Trump ordered the government Central Valley project,” Trump lenges from Democrats looking who say it would harm AFP to speed up environmental said. “I hope you enjoy the water to take control of the US House. threatened fish species and by the reviews and streamline regula- that you’re going to have.” Trump signed the memo Winnemem Wintu tribe, which LIMA: A Peruvian prose- tions that he said are hindering The Central Valley Project is alongside Central Valley GOP says it would flood sacred sites. cutor called for powerful work on major water projects in a federally managed water Representatives Kevin McCarthy, Several other dams are pro- opposition leader Keiko California and other Western storage and delivery system that Devin Nunes and Jeff Denham. posed including Sites Reservoir Fujimori (pictured) to be states. primarily benefits agricultural But it is likely to inflame an near Sacramento and Tem- placed under preventive Trump signed a memo- users in California’s rich farming ongoing battle in California over perance Flat Dam north of detention for three years as randum aimed at helping the country in the center of the state. divvying up water between Fresno. part of a corruption scandal Central Valley Project and the The State Water Project cities, farms and environmental A state water board has pro- involving Brazilian California State Water Project in serves agricultural and urban needs like the protection of fish. posed increasing the amount of construction firm California, the Klamath Irri- water users, including Los Farming interests have long water allowed to flow through Odebrecht. gation Project in Oregon and Angeles and much of sprawling pushed to raise Shasta Dam, the Lower San Joaquin River and Prosecutor Jose California and the Columbia Southern California. which holds back California’s its tributaries to protect habitat Domingo Perez lodged the River Basin system in the Pacific The announcement is a largest reservoir as part of the for fish in the delta. request only two days after an appeals court ordered Fujimori’s release from a presidential candidates week-long stay in prison as part between 2001 and 2016. of the same investigation. Perez believes Fujimori — Activists, lawyers map Her lawyer Giuliana Loza leader of the main opposition described the prosecutor’s Popular Force party — received request as “an outrage and more than $1.2m from Ode- Brazil election violence abuse,” El Comercio’s newspa- brecht for her 2011 presidential AFP per’s online edition reported. campaign. bad situation, a very big reper- The 43-year-old daughter She was arrested on Perez’s toire of violent acts, whether and political heir to disgraced request on October 10 after she SAO PAULO: Liberal activist symbolic or real, physical, ex-president Alberto Fujimori, was summoned to give evi- groups and a collective of human occurring across the country and Keiko has increasingly come dence to a court hearing in rights lawyers are mapping related to the discourse of hate under the spotlight as prose- Lima. politically-motivated murders of Bolsonaro,” he said. cutors investigate millions of An appeals court ordered and other attacks in Brazil, Bolsonaro is favored to win dollars in illicit campaign con- her release on Wednesday but blaming leading, far-right the October 28 presidential polls. tributions to several former specified in its ruling that it was candidate Jair Bolsonaro’s incen- Human rights lawyers in Sao presidents. making no judgment of the diary statements for the Paulo meanwhile launched a They said former presidents merits of the case against her. violence. website where victims can Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Alan She denies all wrongdoing. Sociologist and publisher report attacks and receive legal Demonstrators taking part in a protest against Brazilian right-wing Garcia and Alejandro Toledo all Three of her aides are also being Haroldo Ceravolo has pin- and psychological support. presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, yesterday. took undeclared campaign con- held in preventive detention pointed 120 reported attacks, “We can take these cases to tributions in exchange for Fujimori said after her including four murders, on his international forums, especially military dictatorship. points to culprits who explicitly pledges to have the Brazilian release she had used the time political violence map since the the Inter-American Commission Meanwhile, the freedom of link their support of Bolsonaro construction giant win local in prison to “begin a journey to start of October. of Human Rights, which already information group Open to their acts. Both databases use tenders. achieve the unity of my family The cases include political expressed concern with what is Knowledge has entered infor- media reports as their main Their key witness, former again” — a reference to a feud vandalism, such as several happening in Brazil,” said Renan mation on around 60 attacks on source and don’t independently Odebrecht Peru chief Jorge with her younger brother Kenji accounts of swastikas painted Quinalha, a law lecturer and people into a database called verify the cases. But they say the Barata, said he doled out mil- which has weakened her on buildings. former official at the state-level Victims of Intolerance. results indicate a worrying trend lions of dollars to Peruvian politically. The mapping “shows a very commission of inquiry into the The overwhelming majority in society. 20 MORNING BREAK SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018

PRAYER TIMINGS ‘A Private War’ goes FAJR 04. 18 AM SHOROOK 05. 35 AM to frontline to tell ZUHR 11. 19 AM MAGHRIB 05. 04 PM Marie Colvin’s story ASR 02. 35 PM ISHA 06. 34 PM REUTERS WEATHER TODAY LONDON: Award- winning American war reporter Marie Colvin (pictured) was known for her dispatches from some of the world’s most brutal conflicts. Now a new film starring “Gone Girl” actress Rosamund Pike tells her story about being fearless on the battle- front. Focusing on the last decade of her life, “A Private War” takes audiences to the frontlines of fighting in Sri Lanka, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya Aiming right and Syria. Colvin, reporting for Britain’s Sunday Times, was killed in Syria in 2012. A pelican catches ﬁsh thrown by an employee in an open-air reservoir at the Royev Ruchey Zoo in Based on an article about Colvin in Vanity Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Fair, the film for which Pike wears a patch to cover the eye the journalist lost in a blast in Sri Lanka in 2001, follows her evading gunfire and digging for the truth as well as the effects her war zone trips had on her personally. o o “I just thought ‘My gosh, this is a woman 28 C 33 C British Museum launches who would be a joy to kind of get people to see’... Minimum Maximum this complicated, ferocious, driven, ambitious, vulnerable, romantic soul and put that out on screen,” Pike said. “Because... oh yes is she a Thundery rain expected at places associ- ated with sudden strong wind at times. Islamic culture gallery role model, but a role model in a real way.” “Fifty Shades of Grey” star Jamie Dornan plays pho- ANATOLIA

HIGH TIDE 03:15 – 14:45 LOW TIDE 08:00 – 21:45 artifacts presented in displays with including a pair of pearl-decorated tographer Paul Conroy, who accompanied Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department themes such as science, callig- wooden bath clogs, many Colvin on trips and was with her when she died LONDON: A new Islamic culture raphy, fashion and storytelling. examples of Iznik ceramic pottery in Homs while covering the Syrian conflict. gallery at the world famous British The collection includes archae- and garments related to Sultan “It gives you a far more sort of heightened Museum opened its doors to ology, decorative arts, shadow Selim III. The gallery’s launch was respect for the people who go to these places visitors. puppets, textiles and contem- celebrated with musical concerts, and try to report the actual truth of what’s hap- The gallery, spread over two porary art. The gallery notably fea- whirling dervishes and short plays pening,” Dornan said. rooms, tells the story of cultures of tures many examples of Ottoman that promoted Islamic culture. Conroy, who worked as the set photog- the Islamic world from a region culture, including an Ottoman The Albukhary Foundation is rapher for the film, said the actors had caught that stretches from West Africa to mosque lamp made in Iznik, north- a non-profit organisation based in “the essence” of his relationship with Colvin. Southeast Asia from the seventh western Turkey and a beautiful Malaysia with an international “(Colvin) was a force of nature... It was like century to the present day. Ottoman banner from the period presence. For the past 40 years, it peeling an onion back, she just kept going The Albukhary Foundation of Selim III (1789-1807). has been promoting goodwill further and further and further in... until we Gallery provides an extraordinary It also features other objects through education and cultural were at what she considered the heart of it,” opportunity for visitors to view from the rich Ottoman culture, heritage. Conroy said. US aids recovery of 1639 Dutch painting taken by Hitler BLOOMBERG by Dutch and Flemish artists, Man- prosecutors said. Prosecutors are the painting in 1952 in Munich from hattan US Attorney Geoffrey Berman seeking a court ruling ordering the Walter Andreas Hofer, who served as NEW YORK: US prosecutors are trying said in a statement. Schloss’s heirs have painting to be returned to Schloss’s the chief purchasing agent for to help the heirs of a once-prominent spent decades trying to recover the heirs. Hermann Goring, one of Hitler’s chief Jewish art collector recover a 1639 looted works. ‘We can never reverse history and deputies. painting by a Dutch artist that was The painting was eventually taken undo the horrors committed at the Christie’s said that it was the seized by the Nazis during World War to Hitler’s headquarters in Munich, hands of the Nazis,’ Berman said. ‘But auction house that investigated the II and ended up in Adolph Hitler’s where it disappeared in the aftermath we are steadfast in our determination provenance of the painting and deter- personal collection. of the war, according to prosecutors. to remember those who suffered and mined that it had been looted. “Now “A Scholar Sharpening His Quill” But in November 2017, a Chilean art do what we can to return what was that the painting and our research out- by Salomon Koninck was one of hun- dealer tried to sell the painting through taken.’ The dealer who attempted to lining evidence of its past looting are dreds of pieces taken in 1943 from the a New York-based auction house, sell the work at auction, who wasn’t in the hands of the federal US author- family of Adolphe Schloss, a collector which determined the work had been identified by prosecutors, told the ities, Christie’s is pleased to know the in Paris who had one of the largest looted from the Schloss collection, and auction house — which also wasn’t process of returning the work to the private collections of Old Master works the painting was seized by the FBI, named — that her father had bought claimant can now begin,” the firm said. Australia wrestles with saving Great Barrier Reef BLOOMBERG event, unprecedented in modern makes it one of the most diverse times. By the end of it, almost half ecosystems on the planet. It hosts SYDNEY: Ask four Australians of the corals were dead along 400 types of corals and more why the Great Barrier Reef is two-thirds of the entire reef. As than 1,500 species of fish. The bleaching, and you’ll hear four of today, there’s virtually no reef is instrumental in the life different answers. section of the Great Barrier Reef cycle of 30 species of whales and A travel agent in Brisbane that hasn’t experienced at least dolphins, six of the world’s seven says it’s because of the cyclone some bleaching. species of marine turtle and the that hit last year. Another one just Climate change is, of course, world’s largest population of sea down the street blames “some a global problem, and the culprit cows. Reefs protect life onshore, sort of starfish.” A tour guide in in the reef’s accelerating demise. as well. The structures can blunt Cairns says bleaching is a natural Earth’s atmosphere is already as much as 95 percent of a part of the coral life cycle; about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 Fahr- wave’s energy, reducing coastal another, in nearby Port Douglas, enheit) hotter than it was at the erosion. calls it propaganda. He proclaims beginning of the Industrial Rev- But in Australia, not eve- Fragments of the oldest human fossil found within today’s Brazilian borders, known as “Luzia”, the reef isn’t bleaching at all. olution, according to a grave new ryone wants to believe the reef which were found among the rubble of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum after a ﬁre caused the About the size of Japan, the report by the United Nations’ is endangered. A few weeks ago Great Barrier Reef is the world’s Intergovernmental Panel on the Reef & Rainforest Research destruction of the building, are shown to journalists during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil largest single structure made by Climate Change. Even more Centre, a nonprofit that works living organisms and Australia’s alarming, it’s on track to rise 3 with tourism operators, private third-most popular tourist degrees by 2100, double the pace foundations and universities, Brazil recovers ancient human fossil fragments attraction (after its beaches and targeted by the Paris climate announced it was showing AFP wildlife). It’s even a World Her- agreement. Even a rise of 1.5 “encouraging signs of recovery,” Kellner said, adding that frag- in flames on September 2 along itage site, and for those less inter- degrees would have catastrophic a message enthusiastically ments of a femur were also with most of the museum’s 20 ested in the environment, it also effects, including the loss of 70 amplified by the Queensland RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian offi- uncovered from the ashes. million artifacts. But the original supports 64,000 jobs and con- percent to 90 percent of the government, which has juris- cials said they have recovered The fossil, nicknamed skull fragments, kept in a metal tributes $6.4bn annually to the world’s corals. Hotter atmos- diction over the reef. Scientists, pieces of a 12,000-year-old fossil “Luzia,” was discovered in 1970 urn in a closet, were found a few national economy. phere means warmer oceans, however, were skeptical. While of a neolithic woman that was in the southeastern state of Minas days ago. Local suspicions notwith- and warmer oceans mean dead it’s possible for corals to rebound among the prized artifacts in Rio Gerais by a French-led expe- “They’ve suffered alterations, standing, the reality is that the corals. from bleaching events, the de Janeiro’s burnt down National dition. A Manchester University damage. But we’re very opti- reef is bleaching more frequently Coral reefs are essential for recovery story “is biologically Museum. team later did a digital face mistic at the find and all it rep- and severely than ever. In 2016, marine life, providing shelter and impossible,” according to pro- “We found almost all of the reconstruction based on the resents,” said Claudia Rodrigues, 30 percent of the corals died. In necessary nutrients. The GBR is fessor Terry Hughes, a marine skull and 80 percent of its frag- skull, which was used to model a professor at the museum who 2017 the reef experienced a the most complex expanse of biologist at James Cook Uni- ments have been identified,” a sculpture of the ancient has been picking through the back-to-back mass bleaching coral reefs on Earth, which versity in Townsville, Australia. Museum Director Alexander woman. That sculpture went up debris.