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THE PENINSULA EU countries The relations were Minister of Foreign Trade and strengthened further after the visit Investment, Pablo Campana QNA DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim of Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad Saenz, visited the State of Qatar. bin Hamad Al Thani begins his bin Khalifa Al Thani to Ecuador in Ecuador is a multi-ethnic DOHA: Citizens wishing to Latin American tour from the January 2013, and the visit of and multicultural country with travel between the countries Republic of Ecuador today, former President of Ecuador Rafael a population of over 16 million. of the European Union should which will be followed by tours Correa to Qatar in October 2014. It is a major oil exporter and the carry passports when leaving to the Republic of Peru, the The two countries are linked largest exporter of bananas the city of residence to Republic of Paraguay and the by many agreements, including throughout the world. another city or country and Argentine Republic. a convention on the avoidance Ecuador is also one of the should verify the validity of During the visits, H H the Amir of double taxation and pre- world’s leading exporters of visas, an official source in the will hold talks on ways of pro- vention of tax evasion; an flowers, shrimp, cocoa and Consular Affairs Department moting the bilateral relations and agreement on cooperation in coffee, and one of the region’s at the Ministry of Foreign cooperation in all fields, as well as legal matters; an agreement on leaders in global tourism. Affairs stated. the latest regional and international air services; an agreement on The Ecuadorian economy is The source stressed the developments on mutual interest. trade, economic and technical the third-best economy in Latin need to hold the international Qatar and Ecuador enjoy cooperation between the two America, with an annual growth driving licence in addition to strong and growing relations at countries; and a goodwill mem- rate of 7 percent of GDP, prompted the Qatari driving licence in all levels. The relations have orandum for media cooperation by improved public investment, case of driving vehicles in the been developing since the and exchange of news between infrastructure, academic quality EU countries. opening of the Embassy of Qatar News Agency and the and the judiciary, making Ecuador The source also stressed Ecuador in Doha in 2012, which National Communications Sec- an attractive destination for the need to ensure the was followed by the opening of retariat of the Government of the foreign companies. presence of car seats for the Embassy of Qatar in the Republic of Ecuador. children from the age of one capital Quito in the same year. In February 2018, Ecuador’s →SEE ALSO PAGE 10 month to 10 years old, or for children under one metre height. Qatar foresees Pilot testing of eco-friendly QF launches Education City 200,000 cruise electric buses begins Art Trail tours QNA THE PENINSULA Conservation and Energy Effi- public transport sector as it will tourists by 2020 ciency (Tarsheed). provide vehicles that consume DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) DOHA: The Ministry of Transport Preparations for the electric lesser energy and emit lesser has launched its latest edition THE PENINSULA exchange of expertise. and Communications has started buses pilot testing saw a great carbon. It also promotes the use of ‘Art Trail’, a series of guided The primary focus of the the pilot testing of electric buses support from Kahramaa while of more eco-friendly materials; tours providing the public with DOHA: Qatar Tourism MoU is the development of all in Qatar in collaboration with Karwa carried out the actual something that helps strike the an opportunity to explore Authority (QTA) and Mowasalat transport services related to Qatar General Electricity & Water testing operations. aspired-after economic and artwork around Education City. have signed a memorandum of cruise tourism to meet the Corporation (Kahramaa), The testing of the electric environmental balance in all Art Trail offers visitors an understanding (MoU) to further growing demands of the cruise Mowasalat and China Harbor buses on Qatar streets, if proved transport infrastructure projects. insight into regional identity develop tourist transport tourism sector, which expects Engineering Company. successful, will support the and local artwork, engaging services as Qatar’s cruise to receive 200,000 visitors by This comes within Ministry’s diversification of the country’s →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 audiences of all ages and pro- tourism sector is expecting to 2020. ongoing endeavours to provide moting artistic appreciation receive 200,000 by 2020. Jawaher AlKhuzaei, Acting eco-friendly and sustainable throughout the community in The MoU will ensure the PR and Marketing Director, transport modes that help Qatar, as part of QF’s com- growth in cruise tourism commented: “Our new part- reduce carbon emissions from munity development efforts. demand is matched with nership with Mowasalat is a public transit, said a press Upcoming Art Trail tours flexible and reliable transport major step forward in release. will, for the first time, take in services. enhancing the visitor expe- MOTC will assess the pilot QF member Sidra Medicine’s The MoU is part of QTA’s rience. Transport services play testing, which is planned to con- art collection, and Qatar ongoing efforts to enhance the a key role in shaping visitors’ tinue for several months, to National Library’s Heritage overall visitor experience, and first impressions of a desti- ensure electric buses suit Qatar’s Library Exhibition, while the comes ahead of a busy cruise nation, and so it is one of the the weather conditions, by new additions to Art Trail also season, expected to start first aspects of the tourism deploying them. include ‘Deconstructing the tomorrow. sector which we aim to enhance The testing comes in line Sacred’ exhibition, which is The MoU opens new in collaboration with our with the ‘Green Vehicle Initi- being presented at the Edu- avenues of collaboration partners. We will also be devel- ative’ which was launched cation City Mosque, explores between QTA and Mowasalat oping all supporting operations jointly by the Ministry of Energy the creative and often complex to enhance the tourist in preparation for a busy cruise and Industry, MOTC and Kah- links between religion, culture, transport experience through season ahead.” ramaa. That Initiative is and social justice. data sharing, training, tech- wrapped into Kahramaa’s wider Electric buses being deployed for pilot testing by the Ministry of nical and logistical support and →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 National Program for Transport and Communications. →SEE ALSO PAGE 4

FUEL PRICE HIKE Integrated healthcare for children, adolescents soon The prices of Super petrol FAZEENA SALEEM and Diesel will be stable, seven priority population groups persons recently. The NHS also aims at a 25 THE PENINSULA while the price of Premium identified in the National Health The NHS focuses on percent reduction in the preva- petrol will rise in October. Strategy (NHS) 2018-2022. It improving breast-feeding prac- lence of dental caries among DOHA: In an important move to aims to give practical help to tices, healthy diet and physical children less than 5 years old, 15 enhance the wellbeing of children parents, teachers and care givers activities and decreasing dental percent increase in the level of and adolescents in the country, to create a healthy environment caries. exclusive breast-feeding of QR2.10 integrated healthcare services are for children and adolescents. “We will also be looking at children at six months of age and Price of super grade to be established soon. “About half a million popu- developing healthy schools, 25 percent increase in the pro- petrol for a litre. They will be established in lation in Qatar consists of tobacco control, maintaining portion of adolescents who meet collaboration with different children and adolescents. They high vaccination coverage, inte- recommended levels of physical Riitta Swan, stakeholders across the health experience several health issues grated paediatric practice at dif- activity by 2022. Non-Resident sector, building a national related to physical and psycho- ferent levels of care, child safety, Following the launch of the QR2.05 Ambassador of Finland to network and implementing evi- logical problems during their adolescent friendly services and new National Health Strategy Qatar based in Price of premium grade dence-based practices to growth. improving parental literacy,” 2018-2022, the Minister of Abu Dhabi, spoke to petrol for a litre. improve health and provide "The importance of psycho- said Dr Al Kohji, who is also Con- Public Health H E Dr Hannan Al The Peninsula on Qatar- better care, said Dr Sadriya Al social support for children and sultant in Community Medicine Kuwari appointed 12th NHS Finland relations during Kohji, National Health Strategy adolescents throughout their and Head of Child and Ado- Leads to spearhead designing her recent visit to Qatar. Lead for Healthy Children and journey should not be ignored lescent Health Service Devel- services around the seven Pri- An interview with the QR2.05 Adolescents. as it affects all other aspects of opment and Health Promotion ority Population Groups and the Ambassador. Price of diesel for a litre. Healthy Children and Ado- the health and wellbeing,” said at the Primary Health Care five areas of health system lescents are one of the Dr Al Kohji talking to media Corporation. improvement. →ON PAGE 3 02 HOME MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 Speaker of Advisory Council reviews relations with Ambassadors of UK and Turkey

The Speaker of the Advisory Council, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, met yesterday with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the State of Qatar, Ajay Sharma (left), and the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the State of Qatar, Fikret Ozer. The meetings discussed the relations between the State of Qatar and each of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Turkey, and ways of developing them in various fields, especially in the parliamentary sphere, in addition to issues of common concern.

San Marino’s Qatar to honour 100 teachers on World Teacher’s Day FM meets THE PENINSULA One hundred teachers, the attention paid by the State to teachers in public schools cur- He also noted the cooper- Qatar’s envoy who have spent 10 teachers, providing them with rently stands at 14,037 teachers, ation with the Ministry of Admin- DOHA: Qatar represented by the the support and appropriate con- and that the Ministry is seeking istrative Development, Labour QNA Ministry of Education and Higher years teaching in the ditions necessary for performing to attract the national cadres and and Social Affairs to attract Education will honour 100 senior government schools the job perfectly. expertise to the teaching pro- Qatari cadres in disciplines that teachers on the World Teacher’s in the State, will be He noted that the official cel- fession through the development are close to education to train SAN MARINO: The Minister Day which will be observed on honoured during ebration of the occasion will be of a system to attract and them to join the profession. of Foreign Affairs and October 5 at Qatar National accompanied by ceremonies at evaluate teachers and building He said that the patronage of Minister of Justice of the Convention Center. The event the celebration in the levels of all schools in Qatar. national capacities in the field of Prime Minister and Interior Min- Republic of San Marino, will be held under the patronage recognition of their He underlined that Qatar is education. ister for this celebration annually Nicola Renzi, has met with the of Prime Minister and Interior distinguished efforts one of the developed countries He referred to a number of reflects the State’s great interest State of Qatar’s (non-resident) Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin in terms of the education system programmes that provide the in the education system and the Ambassador to the Republic Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. and the opportunities provided Ministry with teachers, including teaching profession. of San Marino, Abdulaziz bin One hundred teachers, who reported. for students to receive education Tamouh programme and Teach The world has been marking Ahmed Al Malki. have spent ten years teaching in Director of Teachers Affairs and achievement, noting that for Qatar initiative, in addition the World Teacher’s Day since The meeting discussed the government schools in the at the Ministry of Education and there is a teacher for every 12 to the graduates of Qatar Uni- October 5, 1994, in recognition bilateral relations between State, will be honoured during Higher Education, Ahmed Jumaa students in the country, which is versity and those recruited from of the teachers’ important role the two countries and ways the celebration in recognition of Al Jassimani, praised the big pos- one of the best rates in the world. abroad whose number reached in educating the generations of of boosting them, besides their distinguished efforts, QNA itive role of teachers, as well as He added that the number of nearly 525 this year. the future. issues of mutual interest. Qatar reiterates its commitment to OIC THE PENINSULA many countries to resort to inter- the ranks of the Islamic countries, national organisations and inter- deepen the division between DOHA: Qatar said that it will not national actors in order to find brothers, and harms the credi- hesitate to provide any support solutions involving high cost and bility of the organisation that was that contributes to the high risk. He stressed on the established in order to bring achievement of the objectives of importance of strengthening the Muslims closer rather than the Organization of Islamic Coop- bonds of cooperation and broth- deepen differences and crises. eration, stressing the need for the erhood between the members of He noted that the Palestinian organisation to be a uniting force the organisation and to enhance cause continues to be the most for Muslim people and nations. its role. He then wondered if it important for the organisation, Qatar also called on the exec- was acceptable to put obstacles adding that Al Quds is also central utive body of the organisation to to prevent the participation of to that cause. He noted that abide by its mandate and tasks, delegations of Qatar in meetings threats to holy sites in Al Quds and not to get involved in fabri- held at the headquarters of the give Muslims a special responsi- cated disputes and issues that organisation. bility to protect them. He stressed would weaken the organisation’s “The tasks entrusted to the that they must use all means pro- ability to play a key role in central OIC to address the dangers facing vided by international law to stop issues for the Muslim world. the Islamic world, which make such violations. This came in a statement cooperation between our coun- The Minister of State said that Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti visiting a pilot electric bus. made by Minister of State for tries the only way to achieve the the time has come to end the suf- Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin goals for which the organisation fering of the brotherly Syrian Saad Al Muraikhi at the annual was established, require a serious people by supporting the inter- coordination meeting of the OIC look into practical ways to national efforts to reach a political foreign ministers held on the side- enhance the role of the organi- solution in accordance with the Transport Ministry starts lines of the 73rd session of the sation in addressing these chal- Geneva Declaration 1 and to United Nations General Assembly. lenges,” said the Minister. implement the Security Council The Minister said that the OIC Al Muraikhi said that Islam resolutions related to the situation pilot testing of electric buses General Secretariat should work and its law calls for not harming in Syria and preserve its unity, on developing a vision of clear the brotherly relations that bind independence and sovereignty. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 operational mechanisms to the Muslim peoples, and to reflect In this context, the State of developing transport modes in energy efficiency at the top of resolve the escalating crises, the on the results of actions and pol- Qatar, in its capacity as Chairman accordance with the best its priorities and in all transport schemes of attrition, marginali- icies that harm Muslims based on of the Contact Group on Somalia, MOTC works on providing worldwide eco-friendly projects. It also supports all sation, fragmentation, division various claims and crises. is coordinating the convening of an integrated, multi-modal and systems, in addition to using aspects of cooperation between and regional and sectarian dis- He called on those who the next meeting of the Group in world-class transportation alternative and clean energy in government and non-gov- putes that afflict many Muslim conduct the work of the organi- Mogadishu in support of brotherly system that provides safe and the field for lesser carbon ernment entities to reach to a countries. sation to refrain from any position Somalia and the implementation reliable services in line with the emissions. clean environment and boost He added that the lack of that conflicts with its objectives, of the organisation’s goals of the Qatar National The Ministry places envi- the culture of sustainable these mechanisms propelled or that does not serve the unity of resolutions. Vision 2030. It also works on ronment issues and transportation. Qatar expects 200,000 cruise tourists by 2020 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Government Relations Manager, said that investment growth of the State for ful- our service users in Qatar from citizens, benefit as much as possible during the The agreement sets standards for the “executing this agreement with Qatar filling Qatar National Vision 2030.” residents and tourists,” he added. cruise season. Meanwhile Mowasalat will transport of tourists, as well as pricing Tourism Authority is part of mutual efforts “Mowasalat (Karwa) is focused on According to the MoU, QTA will work ensure tourist transport prices are com- limits, and outlines a protocol for the being made by both parties to facilitate being the first-choice provider of world with the Qatar Ports Authority “Mwani” municated one year in advance so that involvement of tour operators in providing all capabilities to leverage the provided class innovative transport solutions and to ensure that only authorised taxis can DMCs can plan accordingly. Mowasalat transport services, according to the agreed services for visitors and residents in terms services and inspire a legacy in the region, access the visitor arrival area at Doha Port. will also coordinate with all suppliers that upon standards. of touristic transport, in order to partic- also providing safe and eco-friendly QTA will also work with destination man- might take part in logistics or operations Khalid Kafoud, Mowasalat ipate in the economic, social and transport solutions to gain satisfaction of agement companies (DMC) to ensure they that support the cruise season. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 03 Finland enjoys growing relations with Qatar: Envoy

2022 FIFA World excellent highly educated work Cup will give Qatar force and over 90 percent of a possibility to under 30 year old population show the world her speaks English. And we may not forget that Finland is according achievements and to the World Economic Forum the let people to see her most competitive country in great hospitality. “It Europe,” she added. will be a real boost She said that Finland is also a gateway between East and the for tourism also in the West. “In 2 hours you can reach longer run.” almost the whole Europe and the Russian capital Moscow. In less than 7 hours you reach the USA. THE PENINSULA Our main airport in Helsinki is an air hub to Asia.” DOHA: Riitta Swan, non-resident The Ambassador said that in Ambassador of Finland to Qatar Finland, “We can offer investors based in Abu Dhabi, has said that a stable and transparent business Riitta Swan, non-resident Ambassador of Finland to Qatar, atThe Finland can offer a vast portfolio environment. We are one of the Peninsula office.PIC: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH / THE PENINSULA of opportunities for Qatari least corrupted country in the companies and investors espe- world.” “We warmly welcome Ambassador said, there are about cially in areas of digitalisation, Regarding Qatar 2022, she Qataris and expatriates living in 40 Finnish teachers all of them software, healthcare, education said that 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar to Finland. In only after 6 having a Master’s Degree in edu- and clean technologies. will give Qatar a possibility to hours flight you can find a des- cation at the university. “The In an exclusive interview show the world her achieve- tination with the freshest air in School will start IB High School with The Peninsula, the Ambas- ments and let people to see her the world and beautiful nature. at the beginning of next school sador of Finland said that the great hospitality. “It will be a real Finland is very safe and has a lot year and is planning to open a relations between Qatar and boost for tourism also in the to offer in wellbeing services and kindergarten.” Finland are very good. “Even if longer run.” all kind of adventures.” Regarding prospects for we do not have an Embassy in Talking on tourism sector, On The Qatar Finland Inter- Qatari students to get higher edu- Doha, I and my staff visit Qatar she said: “Tourism is definitively national School in Qatar, she said cation in Finland, the Ambassador often. Finland enjoys growing founded a few years ago and Qatari companies and investors. a sector in which we could that The Qatar Finland Interna- said: “Unfortunately we have only relations with Qatar.” works extremely well. It has also I would say that the most prom- proceed more in our bilateral tional School is the jewel in the very few Qatari students in To a question about major increased the interest in Finnish ising areas for investors are dig- relations. We have two daily crown in “our bilateral cooper- Finland. It would be our sincere areas of cooperation between education in general in the italisation, software, health care, direct flights from Doha to Hel- ation”. “It gives the Qatari and wish to get more young Qataris two countries, the Ambassador country. Tourism is also a prom- education and clean sinki, the capital of Finland. international children a possi- to our Universities. We can offer said that the major cooperation ising field of cooperation,” she technologies.” Many Finns have already found bility to be educated with Bachelor and Master Degrees in areas for Finland in Qatar are added. “Finland has an attractive the way to Doha. Many of them excellent teachers and according almost all the fields of science in machinery since “we have a few On investments opportunities business environment. Compared thought continue their way to the best Finnish practices. In English.” To another question, she big Finnish companies active in in Finland for Qatari investors, to many other countries we have further since Qatar Airways has the school children learn tol- said that there are about 250 Qatar but also education”. “The she said: “Finland can offer a vast a low cooperative tax. Finland is an excellent network of flights erance and appreciation.” Finnish nationals residing in Qatar Finland Private School was portfolio of opportunities for a R&D hot spot. We can offer all over the world.” At this moment, the Qatar.

Qatar will continue efforts to help ensure peace Ministry of Justice

THE PENINSULA for Interfaith Dialogue, both of confront all obstacles to more than 80 global partners, in educates students which contributed to interna- achieving peace and security in providing quality education to DOHA: Minister of State for tional efforts of promoting the world. 10 million school-deprived Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin peaceful co-existence among The Minister of State for children in more than 50 coun- about electronic crime Saad Al Muraikhi said that Qatar religions. Foreign Affairs expressed the tries around the world, including THE PENINSULA will continue efforts with the Minister of State for Foreign satisfaction of Qatar with the fact areas affected by armed conflict. to avoid falling into it and the Group of Friends of the United Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al that the meeting is focusing on He also referred to Qatar penalties prescribed for this Nations Alliance of Civilizations Muraikhi noted in that regard to soft power, saying that the Investment Authority (QIA), DOHA: The Legal Awareness crime. He explained that elec- (UNAOC) to bring closer all the role of Qatar Committee for country is the most prominent which plays a role to promote Unit at the Legal and Judicial tronic extortion crimes against parties to settle the differences Alliance of Civilizations, which example of adopting soft power stability and peace in countries Studies Center of the Ministry individuals was deliberately amicably to ensure peace plays an active role in promoting and using its capabilities to build facing development challenges, of Justice has organised a legal aimed at harming the repu- worldwide at a meeting of the a culture of dialogue and peace and promote peace, thanks to through fruitful partnerships to workshop for students of the tation of the victim by using Group of Friends of UNAC, held at the national level. He added the vision of its leadership, contribute to the development Qatar Technical School to raise modern means of communi- at the United Nations Head- that the Committee cooperates which believes in the common plans of the countries the awareness of students and cation, including threatening quarters in New York on with institutions and organisa- destiny of humanity and sup- concerned. young people by providing and intimidating the publi- Saturday. tions in the State to implement ports change and modernization, Minister of State for Foreign them with the knowledge, skills cation of video or audio or The meeting discussed on the objectives of the Alliance. as well as the respect for inter- Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al and legal values that protect video recordings, or leaking how to use soft power to The State of Qatar has national law. Muraikhi then discussed the role them from the dangers of confidential information about promote a culture of peace, QNA pledged this year to support the Minister of State for Foreign of Qatari charities operating in crimes in modern age, partic- the victim in order to obtain reported. 8th Global Forum of the UNAOC, Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al many countries and conflict ularly electronic crimes. funds or exploit the victim to Minister of State for Foreign to be held at the United Nations Muraikhi said that education is areas to provide relief to civilians In a presentation at the carry out illegal acts, such as Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Headquarters in New York on one of the most important means and alleviate their suffering. workshop yesterday, Khalid Al disclosing confidential infor- Muraikhi said that Qatar has November 19, with $1.5m as the of building peace. He pointed out The Minister of State for Harami, legal expert at the Min- mation about the employer or established national institutions sponsor of the forum. that Qatar has launched many Foreign Affairs noted that istry of Justice discussed on the other illegal acts. to promote the culture of peace Minister of State for Foreign educational initiatives at the Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 crime of extortion in light of the The lecturer advised the and coexistence. Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al national, regional and interna- World Cup as a means of pro- provisions of the law and the students of the school to stay Qatar also established insti- Muraikhi praised the interna- tional levels that benefited mil- moting communication and rap- risks it poses to the security and away from everything that tutions to combat extremism and tional efforts aimed at promoting lions of children and youth prochement between cultures safety of society as one of the leads to exposure to extortion renounce violence. The Minister a culture of peace, dialogue, deprived of education. and peoples, eliminating divi- modern types of cyber crimes. operations and to report any of State gave examples of those understanding and cooperation He also reflected on the big sions and differences, and pro- The workshop also case of suspicion, noting that institutions in Hamad Bin Khalifa between religions and cultures, achievement of Education Above moting the values of dialogue reviewed the concept of the the State puts great potential Civilization Center in Denmark and the determination of the All Foundation, which was done and achieving the peace desired extortion crime, its motives, the and harnesses to face various and Doha International Center international community to in partnership with UNICEF and by mankind. stages it goes through and how electronic crimes. Ooredoo announces offers for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max

THE PENINSULA for the latest devices in Qatar. Not inserts an Ooredoo SIM will also only do we have Qatar’s biggest enjoy free data for 30 days. With DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday and fastest mobile network, ena- the offer, Shahry and Qatarna cus- announced that the new iPhone bling you to truly test your new tomers will enjoy Unlimited data XS and iPhone XS Max is now smartphone on the Supernet, but for 30 days and Hala customers available in selected Ooredoo we are an official distributer of will get 20 GB of free data, ena- Shops, on the eShop and at Apple, meaning all warrantees and bling everyone to test their latest Ooredoo Self-Service Vending accessories are valid. Thank you devices on Qatar’s fastest network. Machines across Qatar. to everyone who came out to the iPhone Data offer is available for Ooredoo launched the iPhone iPhone launch event, we hope you all activated iPhones before 12 XS and iPhone XS Max at a special had a great time.” October only and Ooredoo will event in the Ooredoo Tower on Anyone in Qatar can now buy provide the data within 24 hours Friday, where hundreds of people an iPhone from Ooredoo at the of iPhone activation. Data will be gathered to collect their new Ooredoo Mall Of Qatar, Airport given to the first SIM which is acti- device. At the event, Ooredoo Road, Al Wakra, City Center, vated on the iPhone only. offered the chance to purchase a Landmark and Doha Festival City iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max device to customers who had not shops. The iPhone XS and iPhone are the most advanced iPhones pre-ordered a new iPhone via a XS Max are also available via the ever, taking the vision for the state-of-the-art Ooredoo Self- Ooredoo eShop (www.ooredoo. future of the smartphone to a new Service Vending Machine. qa/eshop) or via Ooredoo Self- level, featuring stunning 5.8-inch Talking about the event, Service Vending Machines in the and 6.5-inch Super Retina displays Manar Khalifa Al Muraikhi, Gate Mall. To celebrate the exciting that offer remarkable brightness Director PR and Corporate Com- Apple launch, any Ooredoo cus- and true blacks while showing 60 munications, Ooredoo Qatar, said: tomer who buys an iPhone XS or percent greater dynamic range in The customers checking the new iPhone models at an Ooredoo shop. “Ooredoo is the provider of choice iPhone XS Max from Ooredoo and HDR photos. 04 HOME MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 QSTP incubatees win big at Qatar IT Business Awards

Three QSTP incubatees, a are transforming the IT landscape in science to encourage people to change QSTP tenant, a startup that Qatar. Leading the awards were three their habits and prevent chronic illness, startups at QSTP – part of Qatar Foun- won the ‘Tech Startup of the Year’ benefitted from the QSTP- dation Research, Development, and award. It is a recipient of the QSTP administered MENA Dojo Innovation – that are providing inno- Product Development Fund that funds program, and a recipient vative healthcare solutions in Qatar. SMEs and startups involved in devel- The team behind QSTP incubate oping tech products and services rel- of the QSTP Product Meddy, which was crowned ‘ICT evant to Qatar. Development Fund received Exporter of the Year’, has its sights set In addition to the array of robust awards for their tech- on becoming one of the leading medical healthcare solutions being awarded, development businesses. tech startups in the region. Haris QSTP incubatee Maktapp received the Aghadi, CEO of Meddy, said, “This year, ‘Cloud Service Provider of the Year’ we’ve focused on expanding our award for the second consecutive year, product outside of Qatar to realise our for its cloud-based application that THE PENINSULA vision of becoming the primary source enables businesses to schedule tasks of healthcare information in the region. and manage time and deadlines DOHA: Tech-development startups that “It’s a great honour for us to be rec- effectively. are part of Qatar Science & Technology ognised by the Ministry of Transport Meanwhile, another QSTP incu- Park’s (QSTP) growing community have and Communications through this batee, Airlift – dedicated to employing been honoured for the impact they are award.” intelligent control software and making on the information technology QSTP accelerates the commercial- hardware technologies in autonomous sector in Qatar. isation of technology-based innova- aircrafts to disrupt the on-demand At the recent Qatar IT Business tions by incubating and mentoring local logistics market – secured the ‘Smart Awards, organised by the Ministry of startups, in order to bring their products Logistic Solution of the Year’ title. Transport and Communications and to market and support their global Also sharing the spotlight was Qatar Development Bank, three QSTP growth. QSTP’s long-standing tenant MEEZA, incubatees, a QSTP tenant, a startup The ‘Smart Healthcare Solution of which was awarded ‘Service Provider that benefitted from the QSTP-admin- the Year’ award went to MediHealth of the Year’. The company provides istered MENA Dojo program, and a Solutions, a startup that offers a B2C end-to-end IT services and solutions recipient of the QSTP Product Devel- service, ‘At home Doc’ – a compre- and is becoming increasingly recog- opment Fund received awards for their hensive medical platform that utilizes nized as a leading systems integrator. tech-development businesses that bespoke healthcare technologies to MEEZA also offers disaster recovery service various sectors. provide a patient-centric and evidence- and business continuity services, and The award presentation is one of based medical practice. has established the first commercial the most prestigious awards for the Droobi Health, a mobile app that Security Operations Centre (SOC) in technology sector in Qatar. It recog- empowers patients to take control of Qatar to help its clients mitigate digital Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti with the nised IT businesses and innovators who their diabetes by using behavioral and cyber security threats. winners of the Qatar IT Business Awards 2018. ‘Art Trail’ back with 3 new locations Lulu begins 10/15/20/30 THE PENINSULA promotion at all outlets THE PENINSULA DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) has launched its latest edition of DOHA: Lulu ‘Art Trail’ – a series of guided Group, after an tours providing the public with interval of a couple an opportunity to explore of months, has artwork around Education City. relaunched the ‘Art Trail’ offers visitors an most sought after insight into regional identity and 10/15/20/30 local artwork, engaging audi- promotion at all ences of all ages and promoting Lulu outlets across on electronics, IT products and artistic appreciation throughout the country. cameras. the community in Qatar, as part More than 1,000 products Simultaneously, an of QF’s community development from all categories — grocery, exclusive ongoing promotion efforts. fresh food, fruits, vegetables, that Lulu Hypermarket Group The first two tours under the household, textile, footwear, launched in coordination with initiative’s latest edition have cosmetics, sports goods, home Nestle Qatar on Nestle products taken guests on a journey décor, luggage, stationery, toys under title “Buy Nestle products through the works of Moroccan and electronics are offered for worth QR50 and get a chance artist Younès Rahmoun, whose the above promotion, said a to win Lulu Gift Vouchers worth exhibition ‘Little Worlds, release. QR40,000 “at all Lulu outlets Complex Structures’ has been This promotion will con- will continue until October 21. displayed in the gallery of Vir- tinue until October 9. This promotion has started ginia Commonwealth University The speciality of the pro- on September 27 and will run School of the Arts in Qatar, a QF motion is that Lulu man- continuously for 23 days partner university. agement has succeeded in thereby identifying eight Upcoming ‘Art Trail’ tours adding products to meet every winners. ‘Art Trail’ tours at Qatar Foundation. will, for the first time, take in QF utility of the customers. Customers those who buy member Sidra Medicine’s art Products of good quality are any of Nestle products for QR50 collection, and Qatar National another series of our ‘Art Trail’ and engagement.” ‘Art Trail’ not only serves as made available at affordable are entitled to get a chance to Library’s Heritage Library Exhi- guided tours, building on the “This year’s ‘Art Trail’ tours a channel for local and interna- prices and that defines the pro- enter E-raffle to win Lulu bition, while the new additions success of previous editions of feature exhibits by homegrown tional artists to display their motion as outstanding. 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GWC offers logistics infrastructure insights to US Embassy delegation THE PENINSULA the LVQ act as a supply chain comprehensive, globally recog- enabler for investment opportu- nised supply chain solutions. DOHA: Gulf Warehousing nities considered by businesses Organised, structured, inte- Company (GWC), Qatar’s leading from US and elsewhere in Qatar, grated, IT enabled, and “ready- logistics provider, received a as well as situating Qatar as a to-go”, the LVQ was conceived delegation from the US Embassy potential hub from which US and developed on a scale that has at the Logistics Village Qatar businesses may reach the globe. set new benchmarks in logistics (LVQ) yesterday. The delegation included many infrastructure. The tour also The visit included a tour of high-ranking officials from the highlighted GWC’s dedication to the landmark integrated logistics US Embassy, including Charge the highest standards of health, hub, offering bespoke supply d’Affaires, William Grant. safety, and environmental pro- The GWC officials with the delegation of the US Embassy at the Logistics Village Qatar. chain logistics and warehousing About 15km off the Hamad tection through the initiatives it solutions, spanning 1-million Port, 18km from Hamad Inter- practices at LVQ and all its square metre infrastructure; the national Airport, just 2km from logistics sites. business and accommodation avenues of collaboration,” stated customizable, instantly opera- largest logistics hub of its kind in Doha’s main industrial area, and The company also stands as facilities. Matthew Phelps, General tional platforms to meet their the region, said a release. immediately accessible through an example of what can be “It was a pleasure to host the Manager at GWC. “The grand logistics needs, and we are fully The tour offered the the country’s G-Ring Road, accomplished through a multi- US Embassy and its staff, show- vision behind developing the prepared to meet the growing attendees insights into how GWC’s strategically positioned national work force working and casing what Qatar is capable of, LVQ was to provide regional and demand for logistical support logistics infrastructure such as LVQ offers the most living together in high standard while reviewing possible international companies with and expertise.” MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 05 Challenges of achieving food security for disabled discussed

THE PENINSULA Best Buddies Qatar and food security programs, as participated in the well as guaranteeing that inter- DOHA: As part of marking World national cooperation programs Social Responsibility Day under discussion entitled on food imports to developing slogan “Achieving Zero Hunger”, “Achieving Food countries do not contribute to Best Buddies Qatar participated Security and Access food insecurity through the in the discussion entitled delivering of lower quality food. “Achieving Food Security and for People with The recommendations also Access for People with Disabil- Disabilities” in Qatar emphasized raising awareness ities” in Qatar Social and Cultural Social and Cultural on the nutrition and disability Center for Blind. among communities, nutrition Best Buddies Qatar official, Center for Blind. institutions, disability institutions Samah Al Khreasha raised four and governments at all levels. main subjects: disability, poverty, The necessity of knowledge hunger and food insecurity; the and understanding about the sit- challenges of achieving food Buddies Qatar experts and social uation of children and parents The participants at the event. security for persons with disa- responsibility and disability with disabilities through data bilities; sustainable development support specialists, concluded exchange and researches, reas- priorities for global devel- Director of Best Buddies through social integration, is objectives and the rights of several important recommen- sures access to awareness cam- opment; to eliminate malnu- Qatar, commented: “Best eager to have this opportunity to persons with disabilities; and dations including the inclusion paigns on nutrition to persons trition and to ensure the safety Buddies Qatar, being a govern- raise, discuss and spread solutions to eradicate the causes of disabilities in food and with disabilities and their and health of children with dis- mental non-profitable awareness of today’s problem- of poverty and hunger for nutrition and food security pro- families. abilities through stopping organisation which aims to atics of Hunger and Food persons with disabilities and grams, ensuring that persons The references emphasized poverty, ensuring justice and enhance life of persons with and Security and their families. with disabilities benefit equally that nutrition and disability are guaranteeing human rights. without intellectual and Accessibility for people with The debate among Best from mainstream food programs closely related to each other as Laalei Abu Alfain, Executive developmental disabilities disabilities and their families.”

QU, EABC discuss Al Wakra Hospital’s dental clinic QCRI meet to explore developing farm projects treats more than 900 patients artificial intelligence use THE PENINSULA DOHA: Qatar University (QU) to ramp up food security has discussed with Euro-Arab DOHA: Qatar’s first dental clinic Business Council for SMEs for patients with special needs, THE PENINSULA (EABC) the academic and located in Al Wakra Hospital, research cooperation between has cared for over 900 children the two sides in the devel- and adults with special needs DOHA: Experts are to gather in opment of some agricultural since opening in 2015. Qatar on Thursday, for a and industrial development The first of its kind spe- workshop to discuss how arti- projects that contribute to cialised clinic in the Middle East, ficial intelligence can be used enhancing the food security of has seen an increase in demand to help the country attain better Qatar. from patients under the age of food security. The discussion was held 18 with special healthcare needs The workshop is being during a meeting held yes- often have more severe dental hosted by Hamad Bin Khalifa terday at the College of problems. The disability, and the University’s Qatar Computing Business and Economics, increased incidence of anxiety Research Institute for its new under the keenness of QU and that can accompany a physical Qatar Center for Artificial EABC to develop and define the or developmental disability A patient being given special care at Al Wakra Hospital’s specialised Intelligence. frameworks of bilateral scien- often results in more complex dental clinic. QCAI Research Director Dr tific and practical cooperation care needs, said Dr Abdulhakim Sanjay Chawla described food between the two sides, QNA Ahmad Al Yafei, Senior Pediatric is sometimes recommended in awake but feels completely security as one of Qatar’s reported. Consultant for Special Needs the case of patients who have relaxed,” said Dr Al Yafei. ‘highest priority areas.’ The meeting came out with Dentistry and Head of the Den- multiple dental problems and Al Wakra Hospital’s spe- While Qatar has signifi- a number of recommenda- tistry Department at Al Wakra are unable to sit in a dental cialised dental clinic is fitted cantly ramped up its domestic QCAI Research Director tions, the most important of Hospital. chair. He said sedation allows with state-of-the-art medical production of meat, dairy Dr Sanjay Chawla which is the need to establish “Since the opening of our for multiple procedures to be equipment and has a number of products and vegetables since a joint investment research specialised clinic three years bundled together during the features designed to meet the a blockade was imposed against expert in water management, unit that includes QU’s scien- ago, we have seen an increase same appointment, which he needs of patients with physical it in June 2017 – a large per- will give his insights into how tific side and EABC’s practical in the number of children who says is less stressful for the disabilities, including a dedi- centage of its food products are to manage scarce water experience, in addition to require our services. We are patient because it means they cated operating room, a special imported. resources. enhancing technical cooper- currently seeing around 20 only have to visit the clinic once door which is wide enough to “The government of Qatar A panel discussion will be ation in the evaluation and children each week and these for treatment. He says it is often allow access to patients with is ensuring that it has multiple moderated by Qatar Science development of existing and paediatric patients can have a safer for patients with special mobility impairments, and a sources from where food is and Technology Park’s Dr potential agricultural projects. variety of special requirements needs to be sedated while pro- special lifting apparatus which acquired and that is has a Laoucine Kerbache, former The meeting also recom- as a result of congenital or cedures are carried out to can lift an object up to 400kg in robust supply chain for trans- dean of HEC Paris, a co- mended the need to feed the developmental conditions, or protect them from the shape, weight. This feature enables the porting food,” Dr Chawla said. organizer of the workshop and local centers concerned with disease or trauma. Around 70 fast-moving instruments treatment of patients while they “We are confident that AI an international authority on these projects with the latest percent of the children we care required in dental treatment. are seated on their and big data will be instru- supply chains. reports, research and studies for have autism, but we also care “We have recently begun wheelchairs. mental in binding diverse Representatives from QTer- related to them and to indicate for patients with down syn- using nitrous oxide, called The clinic is staffed by one threads of know-how which fall minals, and major food pro- the most important agricultural drome, epilepsy, and multiple laughing gas, in the treatment senior consultant and two spe- under the umbrella of food ducers and distributors Hassad investment opportunities physical and developmental dis- of many of our paediatric cialists and provides routine security,” he added. Food Qatar and Baladna will available in Qatar and friendly abilities. To date, we have cared patients in particular, patients dental care such as cleaning, Experts attending the event also speak at the event. countries. The meeting stressed for over 200 children who have with Down syndrome. Nitrous checkups, tooth extractions, and will include Omar Al Ansari, The workshop, to be held the need to follow international had multiple dental problems oxide is a gas used to safely and fillings. Secretary-General of Qatar at the HBKU Research Complex standards and specifications for who we were able to treat in a effectively administer conscious The clinic also provides care Foundation Research Devel- from 9am, is being jointly various agricultural products in single appointment through the sedation. During the adminis- for patients who are unable to opment and Innovation, and a organized with QSTP and the Qatar in order to enhance their use of sedation and general tration of nitrous oxide, no clean their own teeth. Unlike pioneer in establishing Qatar’s Qatar Environment and Energy exports abroad, after achieving anesthesia,” Dr Al Yafei said. bodily functions are affected and most HMC services, a referral food security policy. Purdue Research Institute. For more self-sufficiency from some of Dr Al Yafei explained that the patient remains in a com- from a primary healthcare or University’s Professor information and to register, these products in Qatar. sedation or general anesthesia fortable state. The patient is private clinic is not required. Venkatesh Merwade, a global please visit qcai.qcri.org.

QC launches ‘Home Collector’ to ease donation

THE PENINSULA and send his secure, practical and very easy request to a col- to uses. Through this app, DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has lector nearer to his donors can make, track and activated the “Home Collector” location. Then the manage their contributions. service in its App, which helps collector will Moreover, it includes a donor donors make their contribu- contact the donor profile page and maintains the tions from anywhere within to receive his privacy of personal information Qatar. donation. of the donor. The activation of the service It is worth The app users can choose came as part of QC’s continuing mentioning that from QC’s different projects, efforts to make the donation some QR1,000 is sponsorship programmes and process smart, easy and simple, the minimum campaigns, and donate for all considering the fact that many amount, for which or any of them. Also, donors benefactors, due to any reasons, a home collector can view periodic reports are not able to come in person can go to the (videos and photos) on their to QC’s headquarters, its donor’s place to contributions through this app. branches, or its points of col- receive. Using this Mobile app of the Qatar Charity. Users can donate by credit or lections, said a release. service, a donor debit cards from any place in The idea of this service is can also evaluate the world as well as they can that a donor can request for a the work of the home collector, donors, and improve QC’s get the latest news on vol- “home collector” through QC’s which will be monitored by services. untary, charitable and human- App. Then this service will QC’s customer service team to QC’s app is now available itarian work worldwide locate the donor on the map ensure the satisfaction of the on Android and iOS. It is smart, through this App. 06 HOME MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 More awareness programs on breast cancer this month

THE PENINSULA Under the theme smoking. Precious, Get Screened’. We urge ‘Together against “In line with its mission to eligible women to take a DOHA: The Ministry of Public breast cancer,’ the provide the safest, most effective proactive approach to their Health (MoPH) and its stake- campaign aims to and compassionate care to eve- breast health and book a holders will continue to raise ryone in Qatar, HMC as one of screening appointment by calling awareness of breast cancer educate women about the largest healthcare organiza- the program call center at through various campaigns in the risk of breast tions in Qatar and the region is 8001112.” October. cancer, increasing keen to empower women and Mariam Al Noaimi, General Under the theme ‘Together their knowledge of the provide people with the Manager of Qatar Cancer Society against breast cancer,’ the cam- signs and symptoms knowledge they need about (QCS) said, “The ‘life is pink’ paign aims to educate women and empowering them breast awareness, reducing their breast cancer awareness cam- about the risk of breast cancer, risk of cancer and how early paign continues in October and increasing their knowledge of to take charge of their detection can save lives. Our aim emphasizes the importance of the signs and symptoms and own breast health. is to minimize the impact of early detection and spreading empowering them to take breast cancer in Qatar, said Cath- the culture of healthy life style charge of their own breast of which were male and 242 gene change; there are some erine Gillespie, Executive in prevention and highlights health. support to cancer patients and were female. The three-year sur- things you can do to help lower Director of Nursing at the the health services available Throughout the month of their families and cancer vival rate from malignant breast your chances of developing National Center for Cancer Care in Qatar; activates QCS’ role October there will be a number survivors. cancer during the period 2013- breast cancer.” and Research (NCCCR). in providing social and of activities across Qatar in malls, Breast cancer is the most 2015 was relatively high at 82.3%. Certain breast cancer risk Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha, financial support to cancer hospitals, and schools including common form of cancer among Female breast cancer ranked factors are related to personal Cancer Program Manager, patients and enriches the lectures, community events, women in Qatar. Breast cancer first amongst all new cases of behaviors, including diet and Primary Health Care Corporation experiences of individuals workshops and conferences. is the second leading cause of female malignant cancers at exercise. Other lifestyle-related (PHCC) said, “The main part of living with cancer.” Educational materials including cancer related deaths. According 39.41%. risk factors include decisions our contribution to this joint This joint awareness initi- leaflets, roll ups and posters, to the World Health Organization Dr Mohamed H. Al Thani, about having children and taking campaign is the ‘Screen for Life’ ative acknowledges the impact raising public awareness of how (WHO), every 19 seconds Director of Public Health, MOPH medicines that contain hor- program which was launched in of breast cancer on the com- to be breast aware and what the someone in the world is diag- said, “There is no certain way to mones. By making meaningful January 2016. Providing compli- munity and how Qatar’s breast cancer signs and nosed with breast cancer. prevent breast cancer however lifestyle changes, the odds for mentary breast and bowel cancer healthcare professionals and symptoms are, will be provided. Statistics from the Qatar one can lower the risks. This can preventing cancer can be screening services to eligible leaders are committed to con- A social media campaign will run National Cancer Registry (QNCR) be especially helpful for women increased. Take healthy lifestyle people, we are launching our tinually raising awareness and to share information with the 2015 report, of the MoPH shows with certain risk factors for measures including regular annual breast cancer awareness improving services to best con- public about breast cancer, pro- a total of 248 cases diagnosed breast cancer, such as having a exercise, controlling weight, campaign throughout October tribute to the Qatar Vision 2030 viding health tips and offering with malignant breast cancer; six strong family history or certain eating a healthy diet and no under the theme ‘Your Life is of a cancer free community.

MEC recalls 2016-18 models Maserati is official car in of Toyota Prius Cannes Yachting Festival THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

DOHA: For the second DOHA: The Ministry of consecutive year, QRCS officials with representatives of IRCS and IFRC after Economy and Commerce, Maserati will be taking signing an MoU. in collaboration with part as official car in the Abdullah Abdulghani & 41st edition of the Bros Co W.L.L, dealer of Cannes Yachting QRCS to support Kerala’s Toyota vehicles in Qatar, Festival, with a compre- has announced the recall hensive programme of of Toyota Prius models of events placing the flood-affected people 2016-2018 over a potential Trident Brand firmly in defect in the wire harness, the centre of Europe’s THE PENINSULA headquarters, other state which is connected to the top yachting show. branches and National Societies hybrid vehicle Power Throughout the DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent in other countries. Control Unit. event, the Croisette will Society (QRCS), Indian Red Cross “We reached out to IRCS The Ministry of Economy provide the backdrop Society (IRCS), and the Interna- with an offer of support and and Commerce, in collabo- for test drives involving tional Federation of the Red expressed a desire to partner in ration with Nasser Bin the entire Maserati 2019 Cross and Red Crescent Societies the recovery plan developed Khaled Automobiles, dealer range: Levante, the first (IFRC) have signed a tripartite based on the needs visible on of Mercedes Benz vehicles SUV in the Modena con- Maserati Levante and Quattroporte MY19 on display at Maserati Lounge. Memorandum of Understanding the ground. The MoU is an in Qatar, has also announced structor’s more than a (MoU) to support flood-affected endorsement of our com- the recall of Mercedes Benz century of history, the people in Kerala. mitment to support the people GLE-Class model of 2018 Quattroporte flagship and the across the waves, in a vessel 239. The partnership will enable of Kerala as they start because the threaded con- Ghibli sports sedan will be that is a cutting-edge work- Inside the Lounge, visitors IRCS and Kerala State branch to rebuilding their lives,” said Ms. nections of the strut rods on available to guests and cus- in-progress, always seeking will be able to view the MY19 implement the mid- and long- Al Dosari. the rear axle carrier do not tomers for test drives on a to evolve and improve range, all featuring the powerful term recovery plans, including “This MoU embodies the correspond with the manu- route carefully chosen to high- performance. V6 and V8 petrol engines that sharing resources and technical spirit of cooperation and facturer’s specifications. light the performance, driving In February, Maserati deliver the perfect mix of per- expertise, said a release. common principles of human- The ministry said the pleasure and comfort, said a Multi 70 set the new record formance and comfort, with the The MoU was formally itarian response that bring the recall campaigns come within statement. on the Tea Route of 12,948 unique sound that identifies all endorsed at the IRCS NHQ International Red Cross Red the framework of its ongoing Maserati is also supplying a nautical miles from Hong Maserati cars: between Dr R K Vats, Secretary- Crescent Movement together in efforts to protect consumers chauffeur courtesy car service Kong to London, which it To celebrate the part- General of IRCS, Noora Rashid times of crisis and need. The and ensure that car dealers for VIP guests visiting the event, covered in just 36 days, 37 nership, Bvlgari will be exhib- Al Dosari, General Director of partnership will enable IRCS follow up on vehicle defects in a fleet of cars, including the minutes and 12 seconds. iting the two versions of the Relief and International Devel- and Kerala State branch to and repairs. flagship Quattroporte sedan and The “Drive & Sail” expe- exclusive Octo Maserati watch, opment, QRCS, and Leon Prop, implement the mid- and long- The ministry said that it the Levante SUV. rience is the ideal combination GranLusso and GranSport, the Head of Country Cluster term recovery plans, including will coordinate with the From September 13 to 15, of technology, performance and perfect synthesis of the elegance Support Team for India, Sri sharing resources and technical dealer to follow up on the during the exclusive “Drive & lifestyle, all typical of the Trident and excellence which the two Lanka, Bhutan, and the Mal- expertise,” said Dr. Vats. maintenance and repair Sail” programme, as well as Brand and echoed across the brands share. dives, IFRC. “The MoU will promote works and will communicate taking the cars on-road, par- Maserati 2019 range, enhanced Ermenegildo Zegna, will be The recent Kerala floods are effective partnership and close with customers to ensure that ticipants will also have the with discreet updates to the present with the ZZegna capsule one of the worst disasters that cooperation and leverage the necessary repairs are opportunity for an experience styling and new, exclusive collection, designed for sailing the state has faced in close to a strengths that each has. carried out. on board the Maserati Multi 70, contents. and yachting enthusiasts in hundred years. The Red Cross Detailed individual plans will The Ministry has urged all skippered by Giovanni Soldini. Throughout the Festival, search of quality technical Movement has been responding be agreed upon as well-based customers to report any vio- The high-tech racing tri- customers and guests will be clothing. The collection will also from the very first hours of the baseline data and response and lations to its Consumer Pro- maran and its crew offer the welcomed to the Maserati be on show at the Zegna bou- disasters, starting with the state recovery plans that have been tection and Anti-Commercial opportunity of an adrenalin- Lounge, an exclusive space tique in Cannes throughout the and district branch, national developed,” added Prop. Fraud Department. packed experience of “flying” within the Vieux Port, Palais Festival. Texas A&M at Qatar students showcase talents in ‘Best Writing’ book

THE PENINSULA who will lead Qatar’s transfor- students, including Mowad Alaradi students without interruption. If you mation into a modern, knowledge- whose photo of Souq Waqif is fea- listen intently as you read, both to DOHA: Engineering students from based society. Best Writing cele- tured on the book’s cover. Co- what is said and what is left unsaid, Texas A&M University at Qatar brates the talent and creativity of editor and instructional associate I believe you will be changed by what showcased their writing talents in our Aggie engineers and shows professor Dr Mysti Rudd first con- you read,” said Rudd. the 2018 edition of Best Writing, a their innovation and passion.” ceived of the book five years ago. Co-editor Dr Amy Hodges book that demonstrates the ability This year’s book, Stories We Rudd said Best Writing shows that agreed said, “We need stories to and creativity of students at the Live By, features stories their Aggie engineers in Qatar excel at live by. Stories remind us of what branch campus. authors live by. Several of the thinking and writing creatively as kind of person we want to be, and Now in its fifth year, Best Writing pieces published in the book reveal well as critically. Rudd also praised they tell us what we are like at our features the writings of Texas A&M students’ struggles with difficult the students who were brave worst. I encourage you to listen to at Qatar students in a variety of issues or decisions, and demon- enough to share their writings. the following student authors for genres, from poetry, short stories and strate the courage and resilience of “I am humbled by the trust that the ways in which they tell us personal essays to technical papers each author as they try to make each of these student writers places truths about each individual and research reports. sense of their experiences. in us by sharing the ‘stories they live human spirit. These are volunteers Dr César Octavio Malavé, dean During the book launch, several by’ — exposing their struggles and who are speaking to you tonight, of Texas A&M at Qatar, said, “We of the student authors read selec- concerns, daring to give us glimpses people who are answering a higher are committed to educating well- tions from their published pieces. of what they have yet to learn. call than a professor assigning an rounded engineers who are critical The book also features photos Reading through an entire volume essay. They are telling you the Texas A&M at Qatar launches book of student writing. thinkers and problem solvers, and taken by Texas A&M at Qatar of Best Writing is like listening to our stories that we live by.” MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 07

The Turkish expatriates living here consider Crisis did not affect Qatar Qatar as their second home and praise Qatar’s rather today we are better than peace, progress, prosperity and determination yesterday. Qatar is a strong of Qatari citizens to achieve their goals. TURKEY country having wise leadership. ‘Qatar is our second home’

IRFAN BUKHARI Maadheed and I presented a por- “In Qatar, we feel like a THE PENINSULA trait of President of Turkey, citizen. In Qatar one can learn a Recep Tayyip Erdogan to him in lot from different communities he brotherly relations Ankara which Al Maadheed had living together peacefully.” between Qatar and created out of his love for Turkey To a question about future Turkey are not limited and President Edrogan,” he said. expansion plans in services of Tto cooperation in areas He said that the number of Turkish Hospital, he said that of politics and economy rather Turkish expatriates in Qatar was soon the hospital would start a citizens of both countries share increasing. “The number of vis- beauty centre offering advance- the same sentiments of mutual itors from Turkey is also tech cosmetic surgery. trust and affection. increasing.” He said that more Turkish The Turkish expatriates Atilla said that like other citizens came to start new jobs living here consider Qatar as Turkish expatriates, he fre- or businesses here after June 5, their second home and praise quently visited restaurants 2017 blockade. “Crisis did not Qatar’s peace, progress, pros- offering original Turkish cuisine. affect Qatar rather today we are perity and determination of “Sazeli at Mall of Qatar is my better than yesterday. Qatar is a Qatari citizens to achieve their favourite Turkish restaurant but strong country having wise lead- goals. there are other good options as ership,” he added. After the unjust siege, well including Hassan Kolcuoglu Burak Ozdal, GM and Partner imposed on Qatar in June last at Vector Electromechanical says year, not only the relations at the Qatari artist, Ahmed Al Maadheed, presenting a portrait to President that success is guaranteed in State level strengthened between Qatar for committed and honest of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara. Atilla Kurucayirli can We invested in Qatar and Turkey but also more be seen standing at extreme right. people. “I am residing in Qatar Turkish citizens came here to Qatar because for the last nine years and have start new jobs or launch new had read and listened a lot about marriage functions of his Qatari we have full witnessed country’s tremendous business ventures. the country and its rapid friends and thinks that there are trust in the development,” he said. The Peninsula talked to a progress,” he added. numerous similarities between He said that Qatari citizens number of distinguished Turkish He regularly interacts with cultures of Turkey and Qatar. country. It is knew very well how to set targets expatriates to learn about their Turkish community and has a “Two cultures are not so separate, not the case and achieve their goals. “The views on Qatar, its society, number of Qatari friends. “My they share many common things.” of pulling people here are friendly and wel- culture and understand their circle of friends from the Turkish Talking on recent acute coming. Qatari citizens are very thoughts on mega development community is expanding with financial crisis in Turkey, he said investments humble and know how goals are projects particularly the ones passing time and same is the case that not only Turkish community Dr Volkan Uygunucarlar from Qatar achieved.” related to 2022 FIFA World Cup. regarding making Qatari friends,” living in Qatar was supporting Co-Chairman and CEO but exactly Ozdal spent 29 years of his The Peninsula also tried to he said. their country’s economy but opposite. life out of Turkey in 14 different explore the experiences Turkish Akyildiz said that brotherly many Qataris had sought his Turkish Hospital countries. “I was treated most community members gained relations between Turkey and advice on how they could help beautifully here in Qatar.” He during their stay in Qatar. Qatar were old but in recent years Turkey. said that the current Gulf crisis Peace, security and progress they touched new heights of “During recent Lira fluctua- and the blockade of Qatar was a tions, many Qataris invested in and Habib. Soon Turkey’s product of jealousy. “Some coun- Turkish currency. And it was not popular ‘Huqqa’ eatery is tries could not tolerate rapid for the financial gains rather on opening its branch in Qatar,” he development and extraordinary the grounds of emotional added. achievements of Qatar therefore affection,” he said, adding: “We Dr Volkan Uygunucarlar, Co- tried to hamper its growth but need each other, support each Chairman and CEO of the they all failed,” he observed. other.” Turkish Hospital thinks that He lauded ongoing prepara- Akyildiz also expressed Qatar is the pearl of GCC. tions for 2022 FIFA World Cup delight over the fact that Turkish “Going very well,” was his saying that all preparations were cuisine was getting popular in answer when asked about his being made very carefully. Qatar and many new Turkish experience of establishing a restaurant franchises were private hospital in Qatar. opening in Qatar. Turkish Hospital which was Akyildiz said that Qatar’s I am residing in opened in February 2017 offers preparations for 2022 FIFA a wide range of sophisticated World Cup were amazing. “I Qatar for the last healthcare facilities and My around one year experience visited the Supreme Committee nine years and according to Dr Volkan provides of living and working in Qatar majlis in Moscow during Russia have witnessed solutions to health problems in 2018 and was delighted to the country’s Qatar leaving no space for has been very good. Before observe the interest and curiosity patients to travel abroad on tremendous joining The Blue Group, I had of visitors for Qatar 2022,” he medical grounds. development. Barbaros Akyildiz, not been here but had read and added. “We invested in Qatar The Blue group’s deeply because we have full trust in the Managing Director listened a lot about the country The Blue Group rooted presence in the sports Burak Ozdal country. It is not the case of and its rapid progress. retail market in Qatar is spear- pulling investments from Qatar GM and Partner, Vector headed by Sports Corner. Sports but exactly opposite,” he added. Turkey and Qatar Corner Woman, Adidas Y-3 and Electromechanical Dr Volkan said: “Our aim is Adidas Originals are also part of to provide all medical solutions are like two hearts, are three elements which have mutual trust and cooperation. “We Blue Group’s Sport Division. in Qatar without sending patients one soul. Both impressed Barbaros Akyildiz, in our individual capacity can feel Another Turkish citizen, Qatari companies have been to other countries. Turkish Hos- countries are at Managing Director of The Blue them while moving in the society.” Atilla Kurucayirli, who is living matured. pital is a full-scale hospital the peak of their Group. “Everything in Qatar is He said that a number of in Qatar for the last five years, “Turkey and Qatar are like offering all types of simple to peaceful, secure and well- Turkish businessmen were turning described his experience of two hearts, one soul. Both coun- complex surgeries.” brotherly relations organized,” he said. their focus towards Qatar’s market working in Qatar saying, “I feel tries are at the peak of their Dr Volkan lives in Doha with and being a Turkish Akyildiz joined The Blue and Qatari investments in Turkey at home.” brotherly relations and being a his family and enjoys sociali- national my efforts Group last year in October and were also on a constant rise. “New Atilla, High Net Worth Clients Turkish national my efforts will zation with his Turkish and in less than one year, he has a lot contracts are being made, new Coordinator at a leading private always be to keep them at this Qatari friends. He thinks that will always be to to talk about Qatar and its joint ventures are being matured,” bank of Qatar, has arranged hun- level,” he said. there is a lot of scope for keep them at this achievements. “My around one he said, adding that the trend of dreds of visits of Turkish busi- Atilla, without exaggeration, launching business ventures in level. year experience of living and Qatari-Turkish joint businesses nessmen to Qatar particularly in is the most dynamic Turkish Qatar. “Frequent interaction working in Qatar has been very was on the rise in the post-siege the post-blockade scenario and expatriate in Qatar enjoying a between private sectors of good. Before joining The Blue scenario. with his efforts numerous joint huge circle of Qatari friends. Turkey and Qatar is needed,” he Atilla Kurucayirli Group, I had not been here but Akyildiz has attended some ventures between Turkish and “Recently, my friend Ahmed Al observed.

Turkish food makes inroads in Qatar SIDI MOHAMED across Qatar and are loved by everyone. special is that all people like it.” THE PENINSULA There are more than one Turkish res- Along casual dining restaurants, taurant in some areas due to high Turkish fine dining restaurants are fre- demand like in the Old Airport area. quently visited not only by the Turkish urkish cuisine is one of the most Replying to a question about the community but also by Qatari citizens popular food options closest to reasons of growing demand for Turkish and other expatriate communities. TArab cuisine, especially that of the food, an operator of a Turkish res- Sazeli at Mall of Qatar and Hassan Kol- Levant. It offers appetizers, main taurant in Matar Qadeem said: “Many cuoglu at The Pearl Qatar are among courses, desserts and beverages which people who live here are workers who them. are famous around the world. The do not have families here so they prefer Most of the workers especially chefs Turkish cuisine varies from region to eating outside. For families, they come in these restaurants hail from Turkey region within Turkey itself, and consists mostly on weekends. Another factor is to give food the authentic taste. of many dishes. the affordable price.” “I like the way they cook chicken. In Qatar, the most popular dishes Another operator of Turkish res- In my opinion, Turkish cuisine is a which most Turkish restaurants provide taurant Marmara Istanbul in Al Sadd fusion and refinement of all cuisines are grilled ones such as Kabab, Sha- said: “Most of the customers come on around the World from Eastern warma, Kofta, in addition to pies anad Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All the European and Balkan to Middle Eastern appetizers and also Pizza. communities, whether Arab, Asian, cuisines,” said Abdel Raheem from Turkish restaurants particularly European or African are visiting our res- India, a customer at Habeeb Restaurant casual dining restaurants are spread taurant. What makes Turkish cuisine in Old Airport Area. 08 HOME MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 QU-CPH organises 12th Annual White Coat Ceremony

THE PENINSULA During the event, QU-CPH also celebrated the renewal of its accreditation by the DOHA: Qatar University College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) recently Canadian Council for Accreditation of held the 12th Annual White Coat Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) for another Ceremony in which 31 new pharmacy students, class of 5 years. The College of Pharmacy at Qatar 2022, took the symbolic Oath of University is the first international program a Pharmacist and donned the to be awarded full accreditation status by pharmacist’s White Coat in front of an audience of more than 300 CCAPP (Canada) since 2009. invited guests and well-wishers. During the event, QU-CPH celebrated the renewal of its student Ola Hussein, fourth Pharmacy. First year students, accreditation by the Canadian year student Aya Maklad, third their families and QU-CPH Council for Accreditation of year student Soumaya Koraych, faculty and staff also attended Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) for and second year student Mena- the event. another 5 years. The College of tallah Rayan. Dr Mohammad Diab, Dean Pharmacy at Qatar University is During the event, a special of the College of Pharmacy said, the first international program recognition was held for the four “Today we are welcoming the to be awarded full accreditation students who participated and newest class of students and New pharmacy students, class of 2022, taking the symbolic Oath at the 12th Annual White Coat status by CCAPP (Canada) since won 10 awards in the 64th Inter- their families to the 12th annual Ceremony. 2009. national Pharmaceutical Stu- White Coat Ceremony. The white The renewal certificate was dents’ Federation World Con- coat symbolizes the highest The College of Pharmacy at Dr Alla El-Awaisi, Assistant the best quality of care to their handed to QU President Dr gress (IPSF) that was held this ideals of pharmacy and is a Qatar University has an excellent Dean for Student Affairs, com- patients by being outstanding Hasan Al-Derham by Executive year in Mendoza, Argentina with reward for passage to the college. record of producing great grad- mented, “The theme for the pharmacists and an active Director for CCAPP Dr Wayne participants from 60 countries The core values of the College of uates with the knowledge to World Pharmacist Day, cele- integral member of the Hindmarsh. Dr Hindmarsh also around the world. The four par- Pharmacy are mainly profes- provide excellent pharmaceu- brated tomorrow, is focused on healthcare team.” delivered a keynote speech ticipating students are Iqrah sionalism, respect, commitment, tical health care to the citizens the pharmacist being the medi- Ruba Sulaiman, First year entitled: ‘Professionalism in Qurishi, Ikram Zouch, Sara Aldali impact, innovation and of Qatar. cation expert sharing their professional year pharmacy Pharmacy Practice’. and Sara Thiab. partnership.” “The Canadian Council for knowledge with their patients student said, “The journey of a The event also featured the The event was attended by Dr Wayne Hindmarsh said, Accreditation of Pharmacy Pro- and other members of the thousand miles begins with a distribution of Ebn Sina Medical Canadian ambassador H.E. Mrs. “I would like to add my congrat- grams is pleased to see the con- healthcare team.” step, and today marks the start Scholarship Awards to the stu- Stefanie McCollum, Dr. Hassan ulations to the students within tinued excellent growth of the She added: “Therefore, our of our journey as pharmacists, dents who achieved high GPA Al Derham, President of QU, Vice the College of Pharmacy for College through the leadership students who are future phar- with our white coats ceremony. in addition to those with the President for Medical and Health taking this step in their Pharmacy by both the faculty and Uni- macists have an exciting road We are aware that is a great most promising potential in Sciences Dr. Egon Toft, Vice Career. The White Coat cer- versity administration. CPH is a ahead of them where they will responsibility and we know per- their upcoming academic years. President for Medical and Health emony signifies entry into a College for which Qatar Uni- acquire the knowledge, the fectly well that we are capable The students are: PharmD Sciences and Dr. Mohammad health profession and with that versity can be proud of,” Dr skills and the professional of carrying it. We are proud of student Dima Kawas, MSc Diab, Dean of College of the obligations of a profession. Wayne attitude to be able to provide what we have achieved.”

Safari Hypermarket begins 10-20-30 promotion

THE PENINSULA 500 ml bottle for uust QR10, Nescafe jar 200 grams for just DOHA: Safari, the well-known QR20, Kenwood brand steam hypermarket group in Doha has Iron box for just QR30 are the started 10-20-30 promotional highlights of the promotion. offering amazing prize Under the promotions there Mowasalat officials during the launch of new taxis. discounts from today. will be a musical show on The promotional offers are October 2, 3 and 4, 2018 at also designed in such a pattern 6.30 pm. This program will be and the products with superior led by .Navas Palery, quality at a lesser prize is the Malayalam singer and famous 130 new cars join Karwa taxi fleet specialty of this promotions, Artists from Doha. And also THE PENINSULA said a release. there will be a magic show led advanced transmission. services, with vehicle standards, driver Safari is a shopping desti- by .Francis. The entry for this “The vehicles are also equipped with training, enhancement of Karwa Taxi Appli- nation for the common people show will be absolutely free DOHA: Mowasalat (Karwa) company flagged electronic stability control (ESP) including cation, technology upgrades, test run, for past several years as it has for all and the venue will be off new 130 Volkswagen Passat S 2018 Taxi ABS, ASR, HBA and TPMS. In addition, the monitor and implement.” always introduced different the food court of Safari Mall Cars to join the taxi fleet, in a span of 10 days. car has 6 airbags distributed for the safety “We take customer feedback and put it back verities of daily promotions and located in Abu-Hamour. Mowasalat CEO & Managing Director, of drivers and passengers in front and in the product development cycle to update the offers. This promotion is the The new fabulous pro- Khalid Nasser Al Hail, was personally present back seats,” explained Ahmed Shariefi, latest version. Our aim is for our taxi-riding pas- most popular promotion from motion in which the customers to flag them off, along with General Manager Q-Auto General Manager, on the addi- senger to have a rich customer experience and safari. Over thousands of verity can win 10 kg gold is introduced of Q-Auto and other officials of Q-Auto and tional safety & care, thanking also Mow- ensure their loyalty and good will.” products are showcased as a in all safari outlets from Sep- Mowasalat Karwa, who witnessed it. asalat Management for reposing trust in From his side, Khalid Kafoud, Mowasalat part of this promotion. tember 10, 2018 onwards. There The new 130 Volkswagen Passat S them. Government Relations Managers said that Safari group Director and will be 5 lucky draws and 4 2018 Taxi vehicles come with high safety Khalid Nasser Al Hail said: “Within the the new look “Karwa Taxi App” has addi- General Manger, Zainul winners in each lucky draw. and security standards and spacious and framework of meeting with commitment to tional exclusive features making it much Abideen pointed that Safari is Two kg of gold is the winning comfortable interior for passengers, in customer service and accomplishing to build more lighter (less consumption of data) & the first business firm which has prize in each lucky draw. The addition to spacious trunk. It also has for delivering FIFA 2022, it is our endeavor faster (quick responsive time) with more created a transparent rela- first prize winner will be stronger engine with 2.5L 125kw (170hp), to upgrade the complete eco system of taxi options. tionship between the customer awarded by 1 kg gold, 500 gm and the business firm. for second prize winner, 300 He said that over thousands gm for third winner and 200 of products are showcased gm for the person who is under this promotion including coming at the forth position. Qatari librarians gain international expertise at global congress food products, daily usage The first lucky draw will be THE PENINSULA products, health products, held on October 29 at Safari Abeer Al Kuwari, Director of but often overlooked topic and ways, from sustainability to the beauty care products, house Mall Abu Hamour. Anyone can Research and Learning Services, laying the groundwork for future economy to healthcare, and at hold, sanitary, cleaning participate in this event through DOHA: Qatari librarians shared said, “All of us at the Library are professional partnerships. “I the Library, we have developed products, electronics & elec- the lucky draw of coupons their expertise and experiences constantly trying to develop pro- was able to meet librarians numerous programs to trical items, ready-made, foot which they receive while each at Qatar National Library (QNL) fessionally and learn new ideas from around the world, and we encourage science education in ware, computer accessories. purchasing of goods worth with their international peers and skills so that we can pass discussed potential ways to Qatar. I was able to talk with Baskin-Robbins ice cream QR50. at the recent 84th World that knowledge on to our visitors collaborate and share science librarians from around Library and Information as well as our colleagues. This expertise,” Al Shamari said. the world, and our future pro- Congress in Kuala Lumpur, was the third time I attended the “Collaboration is key to my gramming at the Library will Qatar Chamber concludes CSR programme Malaysia. conference. Being a corre- long-term development as a reflect the new ideas they Representing Qatar, these sponding member in the MetLib librarian, so these opportu- shared.” DOHA: Qatar Chamber concluded the Corporate Social Respon- librarians from a wide range of section of the International Fed- nities to network and exchange Commenting on his expe- sibility (CSR) licence programme, which was held for the first time disciplines discussed skills, best eration of Library Associations ideas are important personally rience at the congress, Ahmed in Qatar in collaboration with the Regional Network for Social Respon- practices and opportunities in a and Institutions (IFLA), it was an and professionally.” Al Malki, Senior Information sibility, a member of the United Nations Global Compact programme. series of workshops and excellent opportunity to get a The congress was held on Services Librarian, said, The programme aimed at providing participants with the concept of meetings with their counterparts wide variety of perspectives on the theme “Transform Libraries, “Through networking and social responsibility and its implementation mechanisms as well as from more than 110 countries. libraries and librarianship, and Transform Societies,” a partic- exchanging ideas, I was not only the development and design of community initiatives. They also highlighted the I’m very excited to put what I’ve ularly appropriate context able to grow as a librarian, but I The program, presented by deputy chairman of the Regional Library’s successes, as the learned into practice.” coming in the Library’s first year was also able to help my col- Network for Social Responsibility Dr Ali Abdullah Al Ibrahim, aimed newest national library in the Information Services open to Qatar community. leagues and contribute to the at providing the trainees with full knowledge of the principles of 21st Century, since its public Librarian Eiman Al Shamari pre- Amani Al Yafei, Head of Science profession by sharing my own social responsibility, tools enabling companies to achieve sus- opening in November last year, sented a poster about gas- at the Library, embraced that experiences in Qatar. Any time tainable social returns, encouraging the private sector to search including user services experi- tronomy books in the Middle theme: “Science has a huge you can both teach and learn, it’s for comprehensive and environmentally friendly solutions. ences, events and exhibitions. East, highlighting an important impact on society in countless a valuable opportunity.” MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 MIDDLE EAST 09 Rebel group won’t abandon front lines in Idlib The Turkey-Russia deal calls for the 18,000 dead in three years removal of all members of Syrian of Russia strikes: Monitor radical groups from AFP the demilitarised zone, as well as the BEIRUT: More than 18,000 people, nearly half of them civilians, have removal of tanks, been killed in Russian air strikes on Syria since Moscow began its armored personnel game-changing intervention three years ago, a monitor said. carriers and rebel Russia, a steadfast ally of Syria’s ruling regime, began carrying artillery weapons out bombing raids in the country on September 30, 2015 -- more than four years into the devastating conflict. form the area. Since then, they have killed 18,096 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. AP “That number includes 7,988 civilians, or nearly half of the total,” said Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman. Another 5,233 Islamic State fighters were also killed in Russian BEIRUT: A Syrian rebel group strikes, with the rest of the dead including other rebels, Islamists and said yesterday it would not pull jihadists, the Britain-based monitor said. back its fighters from front-line Human rights groups and Western governments have criticised positions in the contested north- Russia’s air war in Syria, saying it bombs indiscriminately and targets western province of Idlib, where civilian infrastructure including hospitals. Russia and Turkey agreed to set The White Helmets, a Syrian rescue force that works in oppo- Syrian children are seen during their lesson with the teacher inside a classroom tent at Atmeh Camp up a demilitarised zone this month sition areas, said in a report released Sunday that it had responded to areas in northwestern province of Idlib, yesterday. to avert an all-out offensive by dozens of strikes by Russia on buildings used by civilians since 2015. Syrian government forces. They included Russian bombing raids on 19 schools, 12 public Failaq Al Sham, one of the artillery weapons form the area. removing some of its heavy central and southern Syria, markets and 20 medical facilities over the past three years, as well as main Turkey-backed factions in The demilitarised zone is weapons and evacuating some of where rebel-held areas were 21 of its own rescue centres. northern Syria, also said that one expected to be established by its positions in the adjacent Aleppo later simply taken over by gov- “Russia has flaunted its disregard for agreements over safe zones, of the conditions of the Russia- October 15. It will cover a stretch province, which borders Idlib. On ernment forces. no-conflict zones, cessations of hostilities, and de-escalation zones Turkey deal — for rebel groups of about 15-20km, with troops Saturday, another rebel-group, Last week, two jihadi groups by continuing with airstrikes on civilian spaces,” the White Helmets to withdraw heavy weapons from Russia and Nato-member Jaysh al-Ezzah, also expressed in Idlib— the Al Qaeda-linked charged. Russia has operated a naval base in Syria’s coastal Tartus from the zone — is meaningless Turkey conducting coordinated reservations toward the deal that Horas Al Din, which is Arabic for province for decades, but expanded its operations to the nearby since it has no such weapons patrols in the zone. averted a government offensive “Guardians of Religion,” and Hmeimim airbase in 2015. there. “We will leave in this But Failaq Al Sham also said on Idlib province, the last major Ansar Al Din, or “Partisans of It also has special forces and military police units on the ground buffer area all what is needed to it would not accept any Russian stronghold of the Syrian Religion” — rejected the deal in government-controlled parts of the country. repel any treason or aggression patrols in rebel-held areas once opposition. calling it a “great conspiracy.” The air strikes were crucial in helping troops loyal to President such as anti-armor weapons,” the agreement goes into effect. Jaysh Al Ezzah said demili- However, the main Al Bashar Al Assad retake swathes of the country, including second city the group said. The group’s statement is likely tarised zones should not only be Qaeda-linked group — Hayat Aleppo in 2016 and areas around Damascus, the rural centre, and the The Turkey-Russia deal calls to complicate matters further for established in rebel areas but Tahrir Al Sham, Arabic for south this year alone. for the removal of all members the Russia-Turkey deal. The also in areas under government Levant Liberation Committee - “The regime controlled just 26 percent of Syrian territory” when of Syrian radical groups from the statement was released hours control. The group also said that is also the largest militant Russia intervened, said Abdel Rahman, compared with close to two- demilitarised zone, as well as the after the Britain-based Syrian Turkey should ensure the Idlib group in Idlib, has not yet thirds now. In addition to the Russian and Syrian air forces, warplanes removal of tanks, armored per- Observatory for Human Rights deal does not end up like last announced its position regarding from the US-led coalition fighting IS have also been carrying out sonnel carriers and rebel said Failaq al-Sham had begun year’s de-escalation zones in the demilitarised zone. bombing raids on Syria since September 2014.

Dubai airport says operating as normal Classmates mourn boy shot dead by Israeli troops

after Houthi drone REUTERS Everyone in the field hospital knows him attack: Report and he always helped us. Nassir was our KHAN YOUNIS: The school friends of right hand, he would always bring us REUTERS Nassir Al Mosabeh sat tearfully in their equipment whenever we needed some- classroom in Khan Younis yesterday and thing. May God bless his soul,” she said. DUBAI: Dubai International mourned their 12-year-old friend who Israel said troops resorted to live fire Airport said it was operating as was killed in a protest on the Gaza-Israel and an air strike after explosive devices normal following a news report border. and rocks were thrown at them and to Yemen’s armed Houthi Gaza health officials said Israeli sol- prevent breaches of the border fence. It movement had launched a diers on Friday shot dead seven Pales- posted a video clip showing a controlled drone attack against the airport. tinians, who were among thousands who detonation of many explosive devices. “With regards to reports thronged to the fortified border as part of Gaza health officials said 505 people by questionable sources this weekly protests launched six months ago. were wounded on Friday, 89 of them by morning, Dubai Airports can Mosabeh was one of those killed. gunshots. confirm that Dubai Interna- “I cried for him like I have never cried At least 191 Palestinians have been tional (DXB) is operating as before. I do not know what the (Israeli) killed since the Gaza protests began on normal without any inter- occupation saw in him to kill him? What March 30. The protesters are demanding ruption,” said an airport did he do to them? Did he kill anybody? the right of return to lands that Pales- spokesman. The Houthi’s I do not know what happened,” Mosa- tinian families fled or were driven from Masirah TV earlier said, beh’s friend, Dia’ Abu Khater said. on Israel’s founding in 1948, and the without providing evidence, Mosabeh’s classmates in the school easing of an Israeli-Egyptian economic a Sammad-3 drone had in the southern Gaza Strip decorated his blockade. A picture of 12-year-old Palestinian boy Nassir Al Mosabeh, who was killed during a launched a drone attack on chair with his picture ringed by red and Two million Palestinians, mainly protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, is seen on his table as his classmates react the airport. UAE officials last white flowers and green leaves, the Pal- stateless descendants of people who left at a school, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. month denied reports by estinian colours. what is now Israel 70 years ago, live in Houthi media that the group Mosabeh was always at the border to the Gaza Strip, which has been controlled had targeted Dubai airport assist medics in the Friday protests, his by Hamas for more than a decade, during Israel and Egypt say the blockade is economy to a state of collapse, with res- with a drone. sister, Eslam, said. which it has fought three wars against necessary for security reasons. The World idents suffering a lack of clean water, elec- “Nassir always came with us. Israel. Bank says it has reduced the territory’s tricity and health care. Israel frees French-Palestinian after 13 months Iraqi Kurds hold election one year Iran sentences 3 to death without trial for economic crimes AFP after failed independence bid REUTERS DUBAI: Special courts set up in a drive REUTERS JERUSALEM: Israel yesterday “I don’t know who I will vote for but against financial crime have sentenced released a French-Palestinian our family has always supported the KDP. three people to death, state television lawyer held without charge ERBIL/SULAIMANIYA: KURDS voted My son will pick a candidate for me,” said reported yesterday, as the country faces for the past 13 months over in a parliamentary election in their semi- Halima Ahmed, 65, as she walked with a renewed US sanctions and a public unspecified allegations, his autonomous region in northern Iraq cane in the city of Erbil, the seat of the outcry against profiteering and lawyer said. Salah Hamouri, yesterday, with political dynasties expected Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). corruption. 33, was freed at Jerusalem to extend their power sharing rule despite Splits within the Patriotic Union of The special Islamic revolutionary police headquarters after growing discontent with perceived Kurdistan (PUK) mean the KDP could gain courts were set up last month to try sus- being brought from his cell in corruption and economic hardship. the upper hand in their two-party ruling pects quickly after Supreme Leader Aya- a prison in southern Israel’s The vote comes a year after the region coalition. At midday, the Independent tollah Ali Khamenei called for “swift and Negev desert. of six million, which gained semi-auton- High Elections and Referendum Com- just” legal action to confront an “eco- Attorney Mahmud Hassan omous status after the 1991 Gulf War, mission said that at mid-day turnout nomic war” by foreign enemies. said that under the terms of made a failed bid to break away from the ranged between 16-23 percent in a Judiciary spokesman Gholam- his release Hamouri was for- rest of Iraq in a campaign headed by breakdown of provinces. hossein Mohseni Ejei, quoted by state bidden to take part in any cel- Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan The number of voters has shrunk in TV, said the courts handed down out ebrations, demonstration or Democratic Party (KDP). recent elections as the oil-producing death sentences to three defendants protests for a period of 30 Barzani has retained a support base region’s stagnant politics, unpaid public Former leader of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional after convicting them of “spreading cor- days and required to post a even though his independence drive sector salaries and corruption have Government (IKRG) Masoud Barzani casts ruption on earth”, a capital offence bond of 3,000 shekels ($825). prompted an intense backlash from the undermined the population’s faith in pol- his ballot for the parliamentary election under Iran’s Islamic laws. Mohseni Ejei He was arrested at his home Baghdad government and resulted in the itics. There are 111-seats up for grabs in at a polling station in Arbil, the capital did not name the three but said the sen- in Israeli-annexed east Jeru- Kurds being stripped of some territory the election, including 11 reserved for of the Kurdish autonomous region in tences would have to be upheld by the salem on August 23, 2017 and and economic autonomy. And while crit- ethnic minorities. Kurdish opposition northern Iraq, yesterday. supreme court before being carried out, subsequently interned under icism of the ruling Kurdish establishment parties did poorly when Iraq held federal the TV reported. what Israel calls administrative - dominated for decades by the Barzani elections in May. But multiple allegations in their favour. Gorran, the main oppo- Mohseni Ejei said 32 other detention, which allows and the Talabani families - has grown that the KDP and PUK had committed sition movement, has been weakened by defendants were sentenced to jail terms detention without trial for more vocal, a weak opposition means election fraud - not confirmed in a sub- infighting and the death of its founder of up to 20 years, the official news renewable six-month periods. voters may stick to the status quo. sequent recount - may sway some voters and leader Nechirvan Mustafa last year. agency Irna reported. 10 VIEWS MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 Qatar and Ecuador: Wide horizons for ESTABLISHED IN 1996 cooperation and mutual interests CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI QNA

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF he Amir of Qatar H H Sheikh DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani [email protected] will start today a state visit to a Tnumber of friendly countries in Latin America, at the invitation of ACTING MANAGING EDITOR their prospective leaders, in the course MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED of the State of Qatar’s keenness on [email protected] strengthening cooperation and stra- tegic partnerships with various coun- tries of the world. DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI Hamad Al Thani will kick off his Latin [email protected] American tour in the Republic of Ecuador, which will be followed by the Republic of Peru, the Republic of Par- aguay and the Argentine Republic. During the visits, H H the Amir will hold talks on ways of promoting the bilateral relations and cooperation in EDITORIAL all fields, as well as the latest regional and international developments on A file picture shows Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al mutual interest. Kuwari (right)with Pablo Campana Saenz (centre), Minister of Foreign Trade and Investments The Latin American trip follows of the Republic of Ecuador, and Ivonne A Baki (left), Ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar. Qatar’s diplomacy thrives several tours for H H the Amir in Europe, Asia, Africa and North atar is keen to enhance its relations in all fields America, aiming at developing Qatar’s taxation and prevention of tax evasion; relations are developing at all levels with different countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, relations with all world countries. an agreement on cooperation in legal and that there are many mutual QNorth America and Latin America aiming at devel- In 2015, H H the Amir paid visits to matters; an agreement on air services; official visits to upgrade the relations. oping relations and creating partnership. Qatar is a number of Latin American countries an agreement on trade, economic and In an interview with Qatari daily cooperating with all world nations to serve the interests included Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela. technical cooperation between the earlier this month, H E the Ambas- of its people and ensure global security and peace. H H the Amir held talks with leaders of two countries; and a goodwill memo- sador of Ecuador said that work is Qatar’s participation in all international events and the countries and senior officials on randum for media cooperation and under way to inaugurate a direct air meetings aiming at discussing and exchanging views on the bilateral relations and ways of pro- exchange of news between Qatar link between Qatar and Ecuador, key regional and international issues is motivated by its moting them, in addition to issues of News Agency and the National Com- stressing that it will contribute to the strong belief that dialogue at different levels and commu- common concern. During the tour, the munications Secretariat of the Gov- development of relations between the nications are essential mechanism not only for settling State of Qatar signed several agree- ernment of the Republic of Ecuador. In two countries in the fields of trade, differences but also to discuss ways to address challenges ments and memorandums of May, the first round of political consul- investment, tourism and others. facing mankind and also development issues to bring about understanding. tations was held in Quito between She believed that the level of rela- peace and ensure human rights everywhere. In July 2016, H H the Amir visited Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and tions will soon witness a breakthrough Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit to the Argentine Republic where he dis- Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. to serve the interests of the two a number of friendly countries in Latin America, including cussed ways of upgrading the relations In February 2018, Ecuador’s Min- peoples. She noted a strong focus and the Republic of Ecuador, the Republic of Peru, the Republic between the two ister of Foreign Trade and Investment work on raising the value of trade of Paraguay and the Argentine Republic, at the invitation countries. Pablo Campana Saenz led visited the between the two countries to reach of their respective presidents comes in the context of Qatar and State of Qatar on the head of an eco- the highest levels especially as Qatar enhancing ties and boasting cooperation in different areas Ecuador enjoy nomic delegation, and met with Vice and Ecuador have the economic com- of common interests. Therefore, the tour is expected to strong and Chairman of Qatar Chamber ponents that would push the relations witness signing of several Qatar and growing relations Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Towar in to the highest level. agreements and memo- Ecuador enjoy at all levels. The the presence of a number of Qatari The Ambassador said that the randums of understanding strong and relationships businessmen. energy and natural gas sector could be aiming to enhance cooperation growing relations have been devel- Following the meeting, the Qatar an important area for the development and partnership with these oping since the Chamber Vice Chairman said that the of relations between Qatar and Qatar’s relations countries. at all levels. The opening of the two countries signed a number of Ecuador. with Latin America Qatar’s relations with Latin relationships have Embassy of agreements aiming at facilitating Ecuador is a multi-ethnic and and its cooperation America and its cooperation been developing Ecuador in Doha trade, business and investment, and multicultural country with a popu- in different areas in different areas tell one of its since the opening in 2012, which noted a joint interest to increase the lation of over 16 million. It has a tells one of its successful diplomatic efforts was followed by volume of trade exchange between the unique geographical location, situated of the Embassy of successful diplomatic that reiterate its keenness on the opening of the two countries which reached QR30,6 on the equator in the middle of the strengthening cooperation and Embassy of Qatar million in 2017. world and characterized by its mag- efforts that reiterate Ecuador in Doha strategic partnerships with in 2012, which in the capital For his part, Ecuador’s Minister of nificent nature, with rivers, seas, its keenness on various countries of the world. Quito in the same Foreign Trade and Investment Pablo mountains, forests and charming strengthening H H the Amir’s visit to the was followed year. The rela- Campana Saenz said that the dele- islands. It is a major oil exporter and cooperation and above mentioned four coun- by the opening tions were gation discussed the opportunities of the largest exporter of bananas strategic partnerships tries start today with a visit to of the Embassy strengthened encouraging Qatari investments in the throughout the world. Ecuador is also with various countries Ecuador which enjoys strong of Qatar in the further after the sectors of hotels, tourism, mining, gas one of the world’s leading exporters of of the world. and growing relations at all visit of Father and others. flowers, shrimp, cocoa and coffee, and levels with Qatar and linked capital Quito in Amir H H Sheikh The Ecuadorian minister under- one of the region’s leaders in global by many agreements including, the same year. Hamad bin lined that the State of Qatar is an tourism. cooperation in legal matters, Khalifa Al Thani important investment destination in The Ecuadorian economy is the air services, trade, economic, technical and media. During to Ecuador in the region, stressing the significance of third-best economy in Latin America, the visit, H H the Amir and the accompanying delegation January 2013, and the Qatari investments in Ecuador. with an annual growth rate of 7% of will discuss with president and senior officials ways of the visit of former President of Ecuador In this context, H E Ambassador of GDP, prompted by improved public promoting bilateral relations and cooperation in all fields, Rafael Correa to Qatar in October 2014. the Republic of Ecuador to the State of investment, infrastructure, academic and will exchange views on various regional and inter- The two countries are linked by Qatar Yvonne Abdul Baki praised the quality and the judiciary, making the national issues of mutual concern. many agreements, including a con- distinct relations between the two Republic of Ecuador an attractive des- Qatar’s relations with Latin America is growing con- vention on the avoidance of double countries, noting that the bilateral tination for foreign companies. stantly at all levels as H H the Amir visited Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela in 2015 followed by a visit to the Argentine Republic in 2016. The State of Qatar has been able to overcome the unjust siege thanks to the steadfastness of its people and lead- Further ramp up awareness of pollution, environmental protection ership which has left the siege behind and the blockade THE JAPAN NEWS has failed to achieve its goals to isolate Qatar or convince Chisso initially denied that cleanup and compensation for They must be prepared to take anyone about false allegations levelled against the country. the wastewater was the cause pollution sufferers. The idea prompt action in case damage Qatar’s ties and cooperation with different countries ifty years have passed of the disease. Moreover, the was proposed by the Organi- emerges. and UN organizations is witnessing a breakthrough serving since Minamata government’s investigation zation for Economic Cooper- Health damage caused by the interest of its people and taking initiatives to serve disease was desig- into the cause of the disease ation and Development from mercury poisoning, as in the mankind everywhere which is a proof of its openness and nated as a pollution- and control of wastewater the 1970s to ‘80s. case of Minamata disease, has F Once a company causes been posing an issue in devel- commitment to build strategic, economic cooperation and caused illness in 1968. lacked swiftness. In a recent deep-rooted diplomatic relations with various countries Itai-Itai disease and news conference, Envi- environmental destruction, it oping countries. This is and international institutions. Niigata Minamata disease also ronment Minister Masaharu will have to pay a huge price. because mercury is used in the received the designation that Nakagawa said, “The delay in This is apparent from a look at refining of mined gold. year. Four major pollution- initial implementation of the case of Chisso. The Minamata Convention caused illnesses, including countermeasures led to the Japanese firms’ environ- on Mercury, which took effect Yokkaichi asthma, are neg- expansion of damage. It is still mental awareness has in August last year, is aimed at QUOTE OF THE DAY ative legacies of the high- difficult to recover the serious improved significantly now. preventing environmental pol- growth period. Based on damage.” Emissions controls of haz- lution and health damage We must stop lessons learned from these Taking countermeasures ardous substances have been caused by mercury. Japan, re-fighting the diseases, it is essential to immediately if something strengthened legally, too, so it where Minamata disease origi- promote the building of a extraordinary is detected - this is hard to imagine a situation nated, is called on to take the referendum and come society that gives consider- is the most important thing for in which serious pollution is lead in accelerating the together to honour the ation to the environment. preventing the expansion of caused as in the past. movement toward restricted democratic will of the Minamata disease was damage. This key to crisis Nevertheless, there are use of mercury across the globe. British people or we caused by wastewater dis- management is applicable cases in which the adverse Environmental devas- will risk undermining charged into the Yatsushiro even today. effects of past corporate activ- tation has been growing more faith in that democratic Sea from a Chisso Corp. The emergence of pol- ities have emerged over time. serious on a global scale in factory in the city of lution-caused diseases gave A typical example is health recent years, including the system itself. Minamata, Kumamoto Pre- momentum to the polluter- damage caused by asbestos, destruction of the ozone layer fecture. The first patient was pays principle taking root in once a commonly used con- caused by chlorofluorocarbon Liam Fox officially confirmed in 1956, Japan. The principle is based struction material. gas used in air conditioners, British Trade Minister but it took 12 years until the on the idea that pollution- Businesses are called on to global warming and the condition was recognized as a causing businesses are pay careful and constant outflow into oceans of a huge pollution-caused disease. responsible for environmental attention to the environment. amount of plastic garbage. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 OPINION 11 Trump can only go that far with his unilateralism

ong gone are the days when ation, integration and trade. any viable solution to the two welcoming the Sochi agreement authoritarian leaders of the What he is suggesting is basi- conflicts. between Turkey and Russia on Global South, like Muammar cally the end of the global liberal If Trump continues down this Syria, which was neither nego- LAl Gaddafi and Hugo Chavez, order which the US has been path, there are implications for both tiated nor endorsed by the UN. were stealing the show at the United leading since the end of the the United States and the interna- This approach to interna- JOE MACARON Nations General Assembly meetings World War II and which it solid- tional system. Burning bridges with tional diplomacy increases the in New York. Today, it is US Pres- ified after the collapse of the traditional allies increases the iso- risk of miscalculations and is AL JAZEERA ident Donald Trump, the leader of Soviet Union. lation of the US and undermines its reminiscent of the post-9/11 the “free world”. The Trump administration has global leadership. mentality of the Bush adminis- Within the first lines of his already come after various inter- A year and a half into his presi- tration which believed that the General Assembly speech, he national organisations and multi- dency, Trump struggled to name unilateral use of force and managed to get an audience of lateral agreements. It has with- friends in his UN speech. He could coercion is a better approach diplomats and world leaders drawn from the climate change think of just four: India, Israel, than diplomacy for achieving US laughing at his haughty claim that accords, Unesco, the Human Poland and Saudi Arabia. objectives. If Trump continues his administration has done much Rights Council, and the Trans- More importantly, his unilateral But apart from outlining a down this path, there more than any other in US Pacific Partnership trade deal, decisions, including trade wars and vision of unrestrained unilater- are implications history. This reflected the unprec- undermined the International excessive sanctions, endanger the alism in US foreign and economic for both the United edented low global standing the Criminal Court (ICC) and cut primacy of the US dollar in the policies, Trump also inadvertently US leadership “enjoys” these funding for UNRWA. global financial system. showed signs of his own anxiety States and the days. It has also strained relations Nations around the world about the potential fallout of such international system. But despite the scorn which with its traditional allies, Canada increasingly believe they should a strategy. Burning bridges Trump’s speech was met with at and the EU, and picked up a trade be less dependent or even less In his speech to the UN with traditional the General Assembly hall, the war with China. It has pulled out the integrated in the American Security Council, he went on to vision of the world he outlined is of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of financial system, which ultimately accuse China of interfering in the allies increases the indeed disconcerting. Trump Action (JCPOA) deal with Iran and would weaken the US dollar. We upcoming midterm elections, a isolation of the US and talked about a future in which uni- rendered the Palestinian-Israeli are already seeing initial steps in claim that is yet to be corrobo- undermines its global lateralism, militarism and the peace talks even more obsolete. On that direction, most notably fol- rated by the US intelligence pursuit of one’s self-interest are Syria and Yemen, it has remained lowing US sanctions on Iran and community. leadership. put above international cooper- reluctant to play a role in advancing Turkey as well as the trade war What these claims show, with China. however, is that Trump might be On September 25, the EU’s fearing that the US farmers in foreign affairs chief, Frederica Iowa and beyond who lost the Mogherini, unveiled a plan to set up Chinese market because of the a new financial entity to help com- trade war he started might vote panies seeking to do business with against him and his Republican Iran evade US sanctions. A day later, party in November. speaking at business event in New While former US allies are York, she said: “The dollar is not the already building mechanisms to only currency on earth — we have circumvent the need to deal the euro, others have their own with Trump, neither they, nor currency.” international institutions like The EU’s new financial vehicle the UN are likely to confront will only be useful to businesses him. In the end, it is going to be operating outside the US banking up to the American voter to system, but it reflects a global trend restrain Trump’s unilateral of abandoning the dollar as trade adventurism. exchange currency. Furthermore, when a dominant The writer is a fellow at the Arab superpower like the US challenges Center Washington DC. the principle of multilateralism and the international legal order, it will be harder to convince rogue states not to follow suit. For instance, Trump chose to engage with North Korea in bilateral talks sidelining interna- D-RING ROAD tional institutions and regional POST BOX: 3488 US President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations Security Council briefing on counterproliferation at the actors. He also encouraged other DOHA - QATAR United Nations in New York. nations to act in the same way by [email protected]

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE t a dilapidated orphanage on not want to be named, said all regis- make it”, it added. As a result, disabled TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 the outskirts of eastern tered orphanages were being children were being abandoned in FAX: +974 4455 7758 Nairobi, children with inspected regularly, but it was pos- orphanages where they could be twisted limbs and clawed sible some charities were running forcefully tied down in wheelchairs, MANAGING EDITOR A locked in darkened rooms or left TEL: 4462 7505 hands are slumped in wheelchairs, lie unregistered orphanages. foetal-like on mattresses on the floor, “We inspect all institutions caring neglected and unclean for hours at a NITA BHALLA or sit in chairs rocking back and forth for children which are registered,” he time. DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR TEL: 4455 7769 REUTERS repeatedly. said. “Those that are registered are Orphanage owners admit that very closely monitored but could be they often do not have the enough LOCAL NEWS SECTION some which are fake orphanages are resources to care for the children, and TEL: 4455 7743 getting foreign donations but not say they are dependent on donations looking after the children.” from local and foreign donors. BUSINESS NEWS SECTION Stigma, poverty leave According to government sta- “Most of the children at my TEL: 4462 7535 tistics, around 3.5 percent of Kenya’s orphanage have been left in hospitals, disabled children neglected 40 million people have a disability, car parks and even pit latrines,” said SPORT NEWS SECTION but campaigners estimate the true Anne Nyeri, executive director of the TEL: 4455 7745 in Kenya’s orphanages figure is closer to 10 percent. Compassionate Hands for the Dis- The government has social abled Foundation orphanage in ONLINE SECTION welfare programs to support people Nairobi. “We do what we can to look TEL: 4462 7501 living with disabilities, but cam- after these children, but we know it’s [email protected] The children — ranging from 3 to paigners say they remain largely not enough.” unimplemented and few disabled But Rosenthal said orphanages 19 years old — are devoid of attention PUBLIC RELATIONS people know of their entitlements. were out-dated and that Kenya — as and lack stimulation. They look up TEL: 4455 7613 A lack of awareness has also well as international donors who fund wide-eyed, moaning and grunting - [email protected] many unable to speak or move due to allowed age-old myths labelling dis- hundreds of orphanages in the country — needed to rethink policy on illnesses such as cerebral palsy and abled people as “cursed” or ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT institutional child care. Down’s syndrome. “bewitched” to persist, leaving many TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 A third of the children are not on the margins, unable to complete He called for families to be given FAX: 4455 7870 independently mobile and are kept in their schooling, get a job, or secure information and support to care for [email protected] a room all day. Others with disabilities land or other assets. their disabled children and for greater such as autism wander around a The DRI study, released on awareness to dispel negative percep- CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT muddy patch of the compound. At 4 Thursday, was based on inspections of tions around disability. TEL: 4455 7857 pm, they are locked in cramped dor- more than 20 orphanages and inter- “All the science shows that [email protected] mitories — four to a bed — until 6 am. views with 60 mothers of disabled children need to grow up in a loving Thousands of disabled children in children. family environment, and not in SUBSCRIPTION & Kenya — abandoned by their parents It found mothers received little or orphanages, which are banned in DISTRIBUTION no support on how to care for their many countries including the United Thousands of due to poverty and stigma — are being TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 neglected and uncared for in children. Many were shunned by their States,” said Rosenthal. “All children FAX: 44557819 disabled children orphanages across the east African families and communities while — disabled or not - should be in fam- [email protected] in Kenya — country, according to a study by Disa- doctors were unsympathetic. ilies, not orphanages.” abandoned by bility Rights International (DRI). “Mothers complain “Our research found having a dis- doctors and nurses do their parents abled child is a horrible stigma in not want to treat them All thoughts and views due to poverty Kenya. They are a source of fear and or their children with and stigma — are shame and are a curse - and parents disabilities because expressed in these columns being neglected are pressurised to abandon these they believe disability are those of the writers, children or even kill them,” said Eric is dangerous or even not of the newspaper. and uncared for in Rosenthal, DRI’s executive director. ‘contagious’,” said the orphanages across “We also found that abandoned study. All correspondence the east African children are being placed in “Mothers are often regarding Views and country, according orphanages which are often unregis- sent home without any tered and unregulated, where they are information or care Opinion pages should be to a study by neglected and at risk of abuse and plan as doctors feel send to editor-in-chief Disability Rights exploitation,” he told. children with disabil- office or mailed to the International (DRI). An official from Kenya’s ities are “not worth it” department of child services, who did or are “not going to [email protected] 12 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 December polls in Libya unlikely, says UN envoy AFP The Paris agreement fighting had left at least 117 dead set a September and more than 400 wounded, TRIPOLI: The UN envoy to according to the GNA. Libya said that it will be difficult 16 deadline for Salame said the hopes of to hold elections as hoped on conditions to be met holding polls in December were December 10, following a new for parliamentary and made more “difficult” by the wave of fighting in the North presidential elections delayed adoption of the elec- African nation. toral law, which finally hap- “There is still a lot to do. It to be held by the end pened last week. may not be possible to respect of this year. “If everything goes well, the the date of December 10,” referendum could take place Ghassan Salame said in an before the end of the year”, but interview. Also present were Aguila the elections could only be Rival Libyan leaders agreed Saleh Issa, the parliament organised in “three to four to a Paris-brokered deal in May speaker based in the eastern city months” depending on the to hold a nationwide election by of Tobruk, and Khalid Al-Mishri, security situation, the envoy Supporters of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya are contained by policemen during an electoral the end of the year. the head of the High Council of said. meeting at the stadium in Maroua during his visit in the Far North Region of Cameroon, yesterday. But Salame said that the State. “We still need a parlia- polls may not be organised The Paris agreement set a mentary electoral law and before three or four months. September 16 deadline for con- another for the presidential “We can hold elections in ditions to be met for parlia- (elections),” said the Lebanese Cameroon President hits the the near future, yes. But cer- mentary and presidential elec- diplomat. tainly not now,” he added in the tions to be held by the end of this Salame said there were also interview at the heavily fortified year. logistical problems after a UN mission in Tripoli. This was to be based on a deadly suicide attack by the campaign trail ahead of vote Clashes between militias in new constitution that would Islamic State group severely AFP suburbs of the capital have left have to be put to a referendum, damaged the electoral com- activist who wore a blue and were upgraded. “The RDPC more than 100 people dead as well as a new electoral law. mission headquarters. white pagne print smock embla- promised us tar and lights,” said since late August. But many observers have The attack has “greatly MAROUA, CAMEROON: “It was zoned with the president’s face. a motorcycle taxi driver with a Libya remains divided said the timetable was overly delayed” the work of the com- as if time stood still,” said an Nearby, a local leader smile, referring to Biya’s ruling between the UN-backed Gov- ambitious given ongoing insta- mission whose offices would exuberant announcer as wearing a pagne outfit in the Cameroon People’s Democratic ernment of National Accord bility and territorial disputes soon be moved, he said. Cameroon’s President Paul Biya presidential colours jumped Movement. (GNA) based in Tripoli and a across the country, along with Once it relocates, the com- landed in the country’s north to with joy and took the hand of But in the Maroua-3 area of rival administration in the east an economy that is flagging mission would launch a new kick-off campaigning ahead of the man beside him as the pres- town, youngsters promised that enjoys support from Egypt, despite Libya’s vast oil wealth. voter registration campaign “in next week’s polls. ident made his way down the 3,000 CFA francs ($5.20, 4.5 Russia and the United Arab The United Nations is the coming weeks”. He was in the town of red carpet. “It is with barely con- euros) to help clean up the town Emirates. hoping that elections will help Salame said the UN Support Maroua on Saturday for the first cealed joy that we are covering ahead of the VIP arrival received The GNA was set up under turn the page on years of chaos Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) was time in six years, drumming up this event,” a journalist for the little more than half that. a 2015 UN-brokered deal that in Libya. On Monday France helping the GNA to sift through support ahead of voting on state CRTV broadcaster told his “So now they’re on strike,” raised hopes of an easing of the called for stronger UN sanctions thousands of people -- civilian October 7 when the 85-year-old audience emphatically. sighed one of the event organ- chaos that followed the 2011 on Libyans who stand in the way and militia -- to be registered as will seek a seventh term. The visit of Biya and a dozen isers, visibly frustrated with the NATO-backed armed uprising of a political solution. regular security forces. The polls will be held to an of his ministers who come from clean-up effort in the town which which ousted Libyan dictator The clashes that erupted on Some of them could become unprecedented backdrop of vio- the poor, under-developed was adorned with Biya’s signature Muammar Gaddafi. Tripoli’s southern outskirts on regular police officers, but lence, as clashes continue in the region, was held amid tight blue. On Friday night the main The Paris meeting brought August 27 were between rival “there will be militiamen who country’s separatist anglophone security and only announced opposition party Social Demo- together for the first time GNA militias both from and outside will have to look for a job else- regions and Boko Haram days ahead of the event. cratic Front’s candidate Joshua head Fayez Al Sarraj and mil- the capital. The UN brokered a where”, said the envoy. fighters continue to threaten Army vehicles were Osih staged a night-time public itary strongman Khalifa Haftar, ceasefire on September 4, but On the political front, Cameroon’s northeast— deployed to upgrade the road meeting in the town. But it whose self-styled Libyan fighting resumed within days. Salame reaffirmed his support including Maroua. “We are along which Biya’s long convoy attracted just a few hundred sup- National Army dominates the By the time the guns fell for the GNA, while stressing the proud that he is here, proud that travelled between the town and porters -- a far cry from the vast country’s east. silent again on Wednesday, the need to reform it. he thinks of us,” said a pro-Biya the airport. Even the lampposts production staged by “Team Biya”.

UN sets sights on Egyptian court orders retrial of Western Sahara Muslim Brotherhood leader talks in December CAIRO: An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial of the Muslim AFP Brotherhood’s leader Mohamed Badie and other senior figures from the banned group starting on October 7, judicial sources UNITED NATIONS: The and state news agency Mena said. Badie has been handed United Nations has invited multiple death sentences and life prison terms in a series of Morocco and the Algerian- trials since Egypt’s military ousted President Mohamed Mursi, backed Polisario Front to also of the Brotherhood, in July 2013. talks in December on ending According to Mena, the retrial relates to a case in which Badie their decades-old conflict and 14 others were handed life sentences for ‘incitement to over Western Sahara, commit murder and attempted murder of anti-Muslim Broth- diplomats said on Saturday. erhood demonstrators’ near the group’s headquarters in June UN envoy Horst Koehler, 2013. Four others were sentenced to death in the February 2015 a former president of ruling. Khairat Al Shater, another senior Brotherhood figure is Germany and ex-director of also among those to be retried, according to the state news agency. the International Monetary Fund, has invited the two Boko Haram has been repelled, sides along with Algeria and Mauritania to Geneva for People from community of Oromo from different parts of Ethiopia celebrate Irreecha Afaan Oromo, Cameroon’s leader declares talks on December 5-6. also called Irreessa, a Thanksgiving holiday of the Oromo People in Ethiopia, yesterday. In letters sent to the four YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: Cameroon’s president says Boko parties on Friday, the envoy Haram has been defeated in the country, the first such requested a response by announcement since he declared war on the extremist group October 20, according to dip- Ethiopia: Millions flock to four years ago. President Paul Biya spoke during his first visit lomatic sources. to the Far North region since 2012 as he campaigned on Morocco and the Polisario Saturday ahead of the October 7 election. The 85-year-old, one Front fought for control of of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, has been in power since 1982 Western Sahara from 1975 to festival after past unrest and is likely to win again as the fractured opposition has been 1991. Diplomatic efforts to unable to put forward a strong candidate. Security is a major issue ANATOLIA end the conflict have been occasion into anti-government decades of misguided policies in Cameroon, a U.S. and French military ally, as it also faces a deadlocked since the last protests, giving much impetus and state-sponsored bloody English-language separatist movement in the southwest round of UN-sponsored talks ADDIS ABABA: Yesterday a to nationwide resistance move- terrorism. and northwest. Addressing a rally in Maroua, Biya said he would in 2008. town southeast of Ethiopia’s ments, forcing the ruling Ethi- Addisu Daba is one of the focus on rebuilding what has been destroyed in the Far North Morocco maintains that capital thronged with millions opian Peoples’ Revolutionary lucky ones who survived after “now that terrorism has been defeated.” negotiations on a settlement of people who came out to cele- Democratic Front (EPRDF) to falling into the ravine in 2016. should focus on its proposal brate the annual Oromo thanks- make drastic political changes Though the trauma still persists, for autonomy for Western giving festival. six months ago. he said the Oromo people now Nigerian migrants rescued after Sahara and rejects the Polisa- The festival, Irreecha, part In the widespread protests, feel vindicated and see a ray of rio’s insistence on an inde- of an ancient indigenous socio- which also only halted six hope. Libya cell video goes viral pendence referendum. political system of democratic months ago, hundreds or even Daba who is in his mid- The Security Council in administration known as the more were killed by security twenties, told Anadolu Agency: LAGOS: Nigerian migrants held in Libya were rescued after April approved a US-drafted Geda, is a heritage cherished forces, according to human “The coming of Prime Minister releasing a video from their cell that went viral on social media resolution that urged Morocco and celebrated by Ethiopia’s rights groups. Abiy Ahmed seems to end and caught the attention of authorities. A group of migrants and the Polisario to prepare largest ethnic group, the Oromo During the 2016 Irreecha, decades of repression.” held inside a detention centre in Zawiya in Libya, risked their for talks, setting a six-month people. 52 people were killed after However, he said: “The lives to shoot the video in July, showing poor living conditions deadline for action. In 2016, UNESCO put the falling into a deep fissure in a demands of the Oromo people and people pleading for help. Algerian Foreign Minister Geda System on the Represent- stampede caused after security for improvements in the area of “They refuse to deport us,” says a man in the video that Abdelkader Messahel told the ative List of Intangible Cultural forces fired tear gas and live the economy should be was shared over WhatsApp and other social networks. “We UN General Assembly on Sat- Heritage of Humanity. bullets into a thick crowd. addressed.” are suffering here, we are dying here... they are keeping us urday that his government In the town of Bushoftu, 45 This April 2, the ruling party “Most of the youth who are here for business.” The video was sent to France 24 Observers, backed UN efforts to re-start kilometers from the capital elected a young Prime Minister credited for bringing about all a citizen journalism initiative, in July . talks on Western Sahara. He Addis Ababa, people celebrated Abiy Ahmed to replace his pred- the political change in the After seeing the video, the journalists flagged the attention stressed that a solution must Irreecha in a festive mood. ecessor, who resigned to “give country are unemployed,” Daba of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which uphold the right of the people This stood in sharp contrast way for much-needed reform.” said, adding that employment helps organise voluntary returns from Libyan detention camps. of Western Sahara to to the previous two observances, The reformist leader then apol- is a key benefit the government The migrants returned to Nigeria on August 30. self-determination. when young people turned the ogized for what he described as must deliver. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 ASIA 13 Modi vows ‘befitting reply’ to India’s enemies

IANS “We staunchly Force for the commendable efforts believe in peace; we of our Air Warrior,” he said, men- NEW DELHI: In a veiled are committed to tioning its role during the 1947-48, warning to Pakistan, Prime 1965, 1971 and 1999 wars. Minister Narendra Modi taking it forward… The “Swachh Bharat yesterday said Indian soldiers but not at the cost Mission”, he said, had become will give a “befitting reply” to of compromising a success story globally. whosoever attempts to ruin our self-respect and Noting how a small step of peace and progress in India. people can bring changes in the life While India fiercely believed sovereignty,” the of the most underprivileged, the in peace, it would not com- Prime Minister said. Prime Minister invoked Mahatma promise with its honour and Gandhi’s philosophy and mantras sovereignty at any cost, he said. and called upon the people to pur- Modi’s remarks came in his Jammu and Kashmir and chase khadi and handloom 48th episode of monthly radio accusing it of glorifying products on special occasions. programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, a terrorism. “What people purchase day after India celebrated the Modi said: “India has always must benefit our countrymen... second anniversary of the 2016 been resolutely committed to This is the mantra of Gandhiji, surgical strike by the Army on peace. In the two World Wars, this is the message of Gandhiji. terrorist hubs in Pakistan- over a lakh of our soldiers made I firmly believe that a small step A snap for the album of memories administered Kashmir. the supreme sacrifice; that too of yours can surely bring about Former President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and his wife Ziroatkhon Hoshimova during Recalling the surgical strike in a war where we were not a very big benefit in the life of their visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra, yesterday. as a reply to the “audacity of a involved in any way. the poorest and the most under- proxy war under the garb of ter- “We have never eyed privileged person. “The mantras rorism”, Modi, without naming someone else’s territory mali- of Gandhiji are very relevant Pakistan, said: “It has now been ciously. This in itself was our even today,” he said. decided that our soldiers will commitment and dedication He urged the people to par- give a befitting reply to who- towards peace. ticipate in the ‘Run for Unity’, on soever makes an attempt to “Even today, India is one of the birth anniversary of Sardar Nirmala defends celebrating surgical strike destroy the atmosphere of peace the largest contributors to various Patel, on October 31. and progress in our nation. UN Peace Keeping forces in terms He recalled former Prime IANS Sitharaman told reporters here. 17 soldiers were killed by four “We staunchly believe in of sending personnel. For Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Giving the backdrop of the heavily armed militants in the peace; we are committed to decades, our brave soldiers saying his mild persona always fills BENGALURU: Denying that the fest over the surgical strike on Army’s base camp near Uri town taking it forward… but not at the wearing blue helmets have played every Indian with a sense of pride. government was politicising the the intervening night of Sep- in northwest Kashmir on Sep- cost of compromising our self- a stellar role in ensuring mainte- The Prime Minister hailed Army’s surgical strike inside tember 28-29, 2016, Sitharaman tember 18. respect and sovereignty.” Modi’s nance of world peace.” Modi said the National Human Rights Pakistan two years ago, Defence said it was necessary for the “As the terror attack hap- attack came a day after External that remembering the surgical Commission (NHRC). Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Army to hit the terrorist launch pened inside the base on Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, strikes will remind “our youths “It is essential for the yesterday said it was being cele- pads of the enemy in their unarmed soldiers, it was nec- speaking at the UN General about the glorious heritage and freedom and peace of the brated as a festival to show that territory. essary for the Army to strike at Assembly, denounced Pakistan valour of our armed forces. exploited, victimised and India won’t take any attack on “Though there have been the enemy in its territory,” she for its continued support to ter- The Prime Minister called deprived people and to ensure its troops lying down. quite a few infiltrations over the asserted. rorism on Indian soil and the Indian Air Force (IAF) one of justice for them. NHRC has not “The ‘Parakram Parv’ is past few years and actions were Claiming that people in large blamed Islamabad for sabo- the “mightiest and bravest” air only protected human rights but being celebrated in over 50 taken to eliminate the intruders, numbers had come to mark the taging the bilateral talks process. forces and hailed its contri- has also promoted respect for cities across the country to show it was a call of the Army with event and show solidarity with New Delhi on September 21 bution both during wars and human dignity over the years.” that we are not going to accept political backing to strike at the the armed forces, the Minister called off talks by Foreign Min- natural disasters. He said the NHRC, formed on a blatant cowardly act of a terrorist launch pads of our said if anyone raised questions isters of India and Pakistan, “Be it the relief and rescue October 12, 1993, had sparked neighbour getting into our Army enemies,” she recalled. about the celebration, she would blaming Islamabad for the work or disaster management, our hope and confidence among base and killing soldiers who Considered the deadliest ask if it was something to be killing of security personnel in country is indebted to our Air Indians. were resting and unarmed,” attack on Indian security forces, ashamed of.

Over 81% voting in panchayat Public money being used to bail out IL&FS group: Rahul bypolls in Tripura IANS Gandhi adds that in 2018, Peruse second Graphic minutely. shareholders’ permission to payment obligations of bank Modi was bailing out the same Rs42,000 crore was disbursed carry out its plans to recapitalise loans (including interest), term IANS NEW DELHI: The Congress company via LIC an SBI. in past four years. Nobody knows itself. and short-term deposits and yesterday stepped up its attack Recently, the Congress has where the money disappeared.” In a video shared by the failed to meet the commercial AGARTALA: Over 81 percent on the Central government, with raised the issue and warned of The call for an audit comes at a company after the AGM, IL&FS paper (CP) redemption obliga- of the around 55,000 elec- party President Rahul Gandhi “an impending ‘Lehman time, when concerns have been MD Hari Sankaran said that the tions due on September 14. torate yesterday cast their alleging that public money was Brothers-type’ economic crisis raised regarding the financial company addressed the con- On September 15, the company votes in the bypolls to being used to bail-out the debt- facing the country”. stability of the group after some cerns of shareholders to restore reported that it had received Panchayati Raj Institutions in ridden IL&FS group. The IL&FS crisis has also of its subsidiaries defaulted on normalcy in its operations and notices for delays and defaults in 11 blocks in Tripura, an official In a tweet, Gandhi alleged dented equity investors confi- commercial paper repayment proposed a three-point strategy. servicing some of the inter cor- said. that Prime Minister Narendra dence in the entire NBFC space. obligations. “Number one, to have a suc- porate deposits accepted by it. Tripura State Election Modi is bailing out the IL&FS Besides, the party has called In addition, the party has cessful rights issue which will Consequent to defaults, rating Commission and police offi- group which has a long-term for a forensic audit of the group said that public savings via LIC generate and enable the agency ICRA downgraded the cials said that except for some debt liability of around Rs91,000 over the disbursement of Rs and SBI should not be used to company to recapitalise itself,” ratings of its short-term and long- minor squabbles in northern crore via public savings in LIC 42,000 crore in the last four bailout the private entity in he said, adding that the company term borrowing programmes. Tripura, no untoward and the State Bank of India (SBI). years. which foreign institutions have also proposes to sell assets in IL&FS Ltd is a core incident was reported from The tweet in Hindi titled Congress spokesman Manish a stake. order to repay its creditors. investment company and serves the 11 blocks. “Lights, Camera, Scam”, alleges Tiwari also tweeted yesterday: On Saturday, the cash- The third element of the as the holding company of the The by-elections to 3,386 that in 2007 when Modi was the “This is why IL&FS financials strapped company said it was strategy is “to get liquid allo- IL&FS Group, with most business seats — 3,207 Gram Pan- Gujarat Chief minister, IL&FS need to be forensically audited planning to have a “successful” cation to support repayments of operations domiciled in separate chayat seats, 161 Panchayat was given the ‘GIFT CITY’ project as management, principal share- rights issue and would sell its debtors till our assets sale companies which form an eco- Samiti seats and 18 Zilla worth Rs70,000 crore. Till date holders and NDA/BJP gov- assets to repay creditors. begins”, he said. system of expertise across infra- Parishads seats — were no work has been achieved ernment are unwilling to address The company in its Annual IL&FS Financial Services, a structure, finance and social and scheduled for Sunday, but under the plan. the 42,000 crore question General Meeting sought group company, defaulted in environmental services. polling was necessitated only for 11 blocks as most of the seats were filled without election as candidates were elected unopposed. Chief Justice Dipak These seats fell vacant following large-scale resig- nations of elected represent- Misra retires today atives of Left and other parties after the BJP-led coa- IANS saw his brother Judges and some lition came to power in from the Bar openly questioning Tripura in March. Some of the NEW DELHI: Chief Justice his style of functioning in allo- three-tier Panchayat seats Dipak Misra, who will have his cation of cases/matters to dif- were lying vacant also due to last working day as CJI today, ferent benches and listing Con- death of PRI will be remembered in the stitution Bench matters before a representatives. Indian judicial history as bench of Judges who were rela- “The ruling Bharatiya perhaps the only head of the top tively newcomers to the top court. Janata Party (BJP) earlier won court who saw rebellion by four There was a perception, unopposed around 96 per of his senior most colleagues. also voiced by the four rebel cent of the Gram Panchayat Another incident that Judges, that matters of par- and Panchayat Samiti seats stands out during his tenure is ticular significance, including and all 18 Zilla Parishad seats an unsuccessful impeachment that of deceased Special Court in Tripura,” the State Election motion against him in a move Judge B H Loya, were being Commission (SEC) official led by senior lawyer and Con- listed before a certain bench. said. gress leader Kapil Sibal. The then second-in- Almost all parties, On the brighter side, CJI Misra command, Justice J Chela- including BJP’s junior partner will be given credit for the nod to meswar, set up a five-Judge Indigenous People’s Front of live-streaming of the top court’s Constitution Bench to hear the Tripura (IPFT), following Contract employees protest proceedings — a move that will plea for an SIT probe into graft large-scale violence during take court proceedings to the allegations involving a electioneering, has been Members of the Punjab Contract Employees Action Committee along with their children shout drawing rooms of the people. Lucknow-based medical demanding rescheduling of slogans as they march towards the residence of Punjab Education Minister O P Soni, in Amritsar, His term of 13 months and college. The order passed in the the September 30 Panchayat yesterday. Punjab government contract employees of various departments staged a protest to five days as the Chief Justice of afternoon of November 9, 2017 elections to ensure partici- demand regularisation of their jobs. India was perhaps the most tur- was reversed by a five-Judge pation of all parties. bulent for any Chief Justice, which Constitution Bench a day later. 14 ASIA MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 KP province to abolish district tier of local govt system

INTERNEWS After doing away system would take three to with the district four months. PESHAWAR: In a major policy government, the Regarding other changes, he shift, the Pakistan Tehreek-i- said that the number of Insaf provincial government has remaining two members of the village and decided to abolish the district tiers the tehsil and neighbourhood councils would government, the most effective the village and be reduced to five or six from tier of the existing local neighbourhood the existing 10 or 15 members. government (LG) system. The nazim/chairman of the After doing away with the governments village/neighbourhood council district government, the would be further would also be a member of the remaining two tiers the tehsil empowered, sources tehsil council and there would and the village and neigh- said. They said that be no separate elections for bourhood governments would tehsil councils. be further empowered, sources major changes were Another big change in the said. They said that major under consideration system was that the tehsil mayor changes were under consider- in the remaining two would be elected directly by the ation in the remaining two tiers tiers of the LG system. masses while under the existing of the LG system. system the tehsil councillors The decision in this regard used to elect tehsil nazim. Poll campaign was taken in a meeting chaired Reacting to the decision to by Prime Minister Imran Khan However, he said, that abolish the district government Election posters of parliamentarian candidates are installed during a campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, during his maiden visit to powers would be further tier, senior vice-president of yesterday. The parliamentary elections will be held on October 20. Peshawar on Friday. It was also devolved to the tehsil and village Local Councils Association (LCA) attended by Chief Minister and neighbourhood councils on Sahibzada Fasihullah said that Mahmood Khan, cabinet need basis. it was a violation of the Article members, MNAs and MPAs. He said that some powers of 140-A of the Constitution. Minister for Local Gov- the devolved departments Fasihullah, who is also dis- ernment Shahram Khan Tarakai would be retained by the pro- trict nazim of Upper Dir, said Pakistani student Anila Bano said yesterday that the tehsil vincial government. that bureaucracy seemed to government was more acces- Regarding legislation for have succeeded in its design of sible to the masses compared to bringing the proposed changes abolishing the district govern- attends Nobel Peace Prize Forum the district government. in the LG system, he said that it ments and retaining ultimate Asked about reasons for was not yet clear whether the powers of the district. INTERNEWS Moreover, it was revealed after the event, Bano had abolishing the district gov- government would bring a new In the absence of the district that the session was led by termed Fihn as the highlight of ernment, he said that several law or introduce amendments nazim, the bureaucrats would ISLAMABAD: As the Nobel Nobel Peace Prize winner Pres- the conference, adding that: “I functions of the district and to the existing KP Local Gov- enjoy the powers of running the Peace Prize Forum commenced ident Juan Manuel Santos from liked that she focused on a tehsil governments were over- ernment Act, 2013. districts instead of elected rep- on Thursday, among the 22 Columbia along with Beatrice humanistic approach, while lapping and that was why the The minister was not clear resentatives, he said. students attending the event, Fihn, winner of Nobel Peace taking into consideration the government had decided to about completion of tenure of “The LCA will oppose abo- one was Pakistan’s Anila Bano. Prize for The International Cam- environmental aspects of abolish one of them. the existing three-tier local gov- lition of the district government The esteemed event com- paign to Abolish Nuclear nuclear weapons. Asked who would be the ernments, which is likely to be at all forums,” he said and added menced this year at Ausburg Weapons (ICAN). “(Fihn) thinks Pakistan’s administrative head of the 20 completed by the end of May that they would also go to the College in Minneapolis this year Twenty-year-old Bano from case is complicated; she cannot devolved departments currently 2019. court from the platform of LCA with the theme ‘The Paradox of Pakistan had attended the say (Pakistan) should give up headed by the district nazim, The district government against this decision. He also Peace’ that will operate to lay session and interacted to Fihn (nuclear weapons) because of Tarakai said that threadbare dis- would not be abolished warned to launch a protest cam- out peaceful grounds in areas of about the prospects of nuclear security reasons with the con- cussion would be held to sort out anytime soon as the consul- paign if the government didn’t conflict to elude violent out- weapons in Pakistan. flict between Pakistan and such issues. tation on changes in the LG withdraw its decision. pours in the future. While talking to the media India.”

Refugees in Pakistan may Pakistan decides to stabilise prices of commodities be allowed to INTERNEWS adviser on commerce decided gone up. During tenure of the pre- profit of Rs843.19m and subsidy to shut down USC by stopping It was emphasised that vious Pakistan Muslim League receipts amounted to Rs8.9 stay on till June ISLAMABAD: Economic all procurement of commodities. market committees were not Nawaz (PML-N) government, billion. managers of Pakistan have The ban on procurement led to playing their due role in inves- USC had turned into a Its profit dropped to INTERNEWS decided to make Utility Stores a constant decline in its tigating the hike in prices of food defaulter. Rs775.28m in 2011-12 whereas Corporation (USC) completely revenues. items. These market committees Earlier, it was running as a the subsidy increased to PESHAWAR: As the deadline functional again in a bid to Now, the ECC has tasked the are functioning under the pro- profit-making enterprise during Rs12.4bn. In 2012-13, the profit for repatriating Afghan stabilise prices of commodities adviser with making suggestions vincial governments. the rule of Pakistan Peoples surged to Rs1.399bn and the refugees to their homeland as they are apparently irked by in order to make the USC fully The ECC noted that there Party (PPP) government. subsidy was also enhanced to expired yesterday, the federal the rise in food product prices. functional again to stabilise was a dire need to make USC a Pakistan International Airlines Rs18.53bn. government of Pakistan is The Economic Coordination prices of food commodities. more active and useful enter- and Pakistan Steel Mills have However, USC switched likely to extend the refugees’ Committee (ECC), in a recent During discussion, the Power prise. Sales of USC had declined also been running on bailout from profit to loss in 2013-14 and stay in Pakistan. meeting, directed Adviser on Division secretary pointed out to Rs49bn from Rs94bn a few packages for a long time due to its loss stood at Rs202.32 m with The interim government Commerce, Textile, Industries, that prices of tomatoes would fall years ago. Its losses crossed billions of rupees worth of losses subsidy of Rs12.544bn. had extended the stay of Afghan Production and Investment substantially after supplies from Rs4bn. they have faced. The loss continued to swell refugees for three months in Abdul Razak Dawood to come Punjab came to the market. USC provides daily-use com- USC suffered a loss of Rs1.36 and reached Rs3.94bn in June this year. The extension up with a comprehensive report The railways minister was of modities to the low-income billion in the first quarter of 2016-17. Sales also decreased period ranged between July 1 within a month with recommen- the view that USC was estab- group at discounted rates. It has financial year 2017-18 with neg- from Rs68.91bn to Rs57.91bn in and September 30. dations for transforming USC lished in an effort to stabilise 5,500 retail outlets across the ative equity of Rs1.808 billion the year. Officials privy to this devel- into an active and useful organ- prices of food commodities and country and 14,500 employees and outstanding payments of The Ministry of Industries opment maintain that during isation for maintaining price make them affordable for the are working on its outlets. Rs5.6bn to vendors. Conse- and Production blamed the loss a recent meeting of the federal stability. poor. At present, USC has quently, most of the vendors on the inclusion of private-sector cabinet, information ministry After the Pakistan Tehreek- However, he said, it seemed inventory worth Rs4.5bn and its halted supply of commodities to directors in the USC board who officials had contended that the e-Insaf (PTI) government took that USC was not running effec- monthly sales are around Rs1 the corporation. had no experience of working stay would be extended until reins of power in August, the tively which was why prices had billion. In 2010-11, USC reported a with such corporations. June next year. But this was not communicated to the donor agencies, specifically the United Nation High Com- mission for Refugee (UNHCR). ISI chief among five “This was discussed in the [cabinet] meeting by the federal minister for infor- generals retiring today mation. However, no other stakeholder was sent any official notification [in this INTERNEWS Commissioned in the regard],” a senior official armoured corps regiment in dealing with the issue said. ISLAMABAD: Five three-star 1983, Lieutenant General The official stated that the generals, including spymaster Mukhtar is a graduate of the UNHCR mainly dealt with Lieutenant General Naveed Command and Staff College, registered refugees and those Mukhtar, are due to retire Quetta; National Defence Uni- who were issued ‘Proof of today, informed sources said versity, Islamabad; and the Registration’ cards. yesterday. United States Army War “It is likely that the gov- Besides the director general College. ernment (will) make this of Inter-Services Intelligence He had commanded a announcement on September (ISI) Lieutenant General mechanised division and 30 after the expiry of the Mukhtar, the others retiring on served as director general of extension date otherwise even October 1 are Peshawar Corps Rangers before being pro- the registered refugees will be Commander Lieutenant General moted to the rank of lieutenant facing immense problems,” Nazir Ahmad Butt, Commander general and posted as corps another official said. of Army’s Strategic Forces commander of Karachi in Sep- “A notification in this Command (ASFC) Lieutenant tember 2014. regard has not yet been issued General Mian Mohammad Hilal He served there till by the federal government,” Hussain, Military Secretary at December 7, 2016 before being the official said. the General Headquarters (GHQ) posted to Islamabad to head the UNHCR’s head in Legacy of the British Raj Lt Gen Ghayur Mehmood and country’s premier intelligence Pakistan Ruvendrini Menik- Inspector General of Training agency. diwela expressed the hope Cargo trains carrying shipping containers and coal, crossing under a bridge with the backdrop of and Evaluation, GHQ, Lieu- He assumed the office of ISI that the government would City Station, built in the British Raj era, in Karachi. tenant General Hidayatur director general on December extend the refugees’ stay. Rehman. 11, 2016. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 ASIA 15 Indonesia toll tops 800; mass burials to begin

AFP As shattered survivors me around,” he said. scoured make-shift “This morning I went back to PALU, INDONESIA: The death morgues for loved the beach, I found my motorbike toll from Indonesia’s quake and and my wife’s wallet.” Others tsunami disaster nearly doubled ones, and authorities have centred their search around to 832 yesterday and was struggled to dig out open-air morgues, where the expected to rise further, the living or assess dead lay in the baking sun -- prompting authorities to the scale of the waiting to be claimed, waiting to announce mass burials in a be named. desperate attempt to stave off devastation beyond Indonesian President Joko disease. the city of Palu, grim Widodo visited the region As shattered survivors warnings came that Sunday afternoon, urging a “day scoured make-shift morgues for and night” effort to save all those loved ones, and authorities the eventual toll could who can be saved. struggled to dig out the living or reach thousands. But disaster agency spokesman assess the scale of the devas- Nugroho indicated sheer power of tation beyond the city of Palu, will may not be enough. “Commu- grim warnings came that the sleeping outdoors, turned to nication is limited, heavy Search and rescue workers evacuate an earthquake and tsunami survivor trapped in a collapsed eventual toll could reach looting shops for basics like food, machinery is limited... it’s not restaurant, in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, yesterday. thousands. water and fuel as police looked enough for the numbers of “The casualties will keep on, unwilling or unable to buildings that collapsed,” he said. “When it shook really hard, foreigners were in Palu when the A key access road had been increasing,” said national dis- intervene. Still, as dire as the situation we all ran up into the hills,” a quake struck, with most safe. badly damaged and was partially aster agency spokesman Sutopo The government was left in Palu was, it was at least clear. man identified as Iswan told the Three French nationals and blocked by landslides. Purwo Nugroho, whose agency with little option but to promise In outlying areas, the fate of TV. a South Korean, who may have “People here need aid -- announced the jump in the toll it would reimburse owners. thousands is still unknown. The 7.5-magnitude quake been staying at a flattened hotel, food, drink, clean water,” said from 420 earlier. “Record everything taken, Indonesian Vice-President struck Friday, sparking a tsunami had not yet been accounted for, Anser Bachmid, a 39-year-old “Today we will start the mass inventorise it. We will pay for it Jusuf Kalla said the final death that ripped apart Palu’s coastline. it added. Palu resident. burial of victims, to avoid the all,” said security minister toll in the north of Sulawesi Save The Children program Getting enough aid in may Friday’s tremor was also felt spread of disease.” Wiranto, who like many Indo- island could be in the “thou- director Tom Howells said access prove a problem. in the far south of the island in Rescuers on Sulawesi island nesians goes by one name. sands” since many regions have was a “huge issue” hampering Satellite imagery provided by its largest city Makassar and on raced against the clock and a lack One survivor, Adi, was still not been reached. relief efforts. regional relief teams showed neighbouring Kalimantan, Indo- of equipment to save those still hugging his wife by the beach Indonesia’s Metro TV yes- “Aid agencies and local severe damage at some of the nesia’s portion of Borneo island. trapped in the rubble, with up to when the tsunami struck on terday broadcast aerial footage authorities are struggling to area’s major ports, with large As many as 2.4 million 60 people feared to be under- Friday. Like countless others he from a coastal community in reach several communities ships tossed on land, quays and people could have felt the quake, neath one Palu hotel alone. Res- has no idea where she is now, or Donggala, close to the epicentre around Donggala, where we are bridges trashed and shipping it is believed. cuers said they heard voices and whether she is alive. of the quake. Some waterfront expecting there to be major containers thrown around. The initial quake struck as a child’s cries from under the “When the wave came, I lost homes appeared crushed but a damage and potential large-scale A double-arched yellow evening prayers were about to rubble. her,” he said. “I was carried about resident said most people fled to loss of life,” Howells said. bridge had collapsed, its ribs begin in the world’s biggest Desperate survivors, now 50 metres. I couldn’t hold any- higher ground after the quake The national disaster agency twisted as cars bobbed in the Muslim majority country on the facing a third straight night thing. The water was spinning struck. said it believed about 71 water below. holiest day of the week.

Vietnam seizes nearly a tonne N Korea FM: Peace possible, but only if US ends hostility of pangolin AP the North gets what it wants entire US mainland. “The perception that sanctions Pyongyang to set up a sequel to from the United States. In recent weeks, Kim Jong can bring us on our knees is a pipe the Singapore meeting between scales and ivory UNITED NATIONS: Calling for Ri, standing at a podium at Un has said he would perma- dream of the people who are Kim and Trump. more trust, North Korea’s foreign the United Nations General nently dismantle North Korea’s ignorant of us,” Ri said, adding that Despite the muscular tone, minister urged the United States Assembly in New York, said North main nuclear complex, but only the continued sanctions are “deep- Ri’s high-profile speech was AFP on Saturday to keep moving past Korea is ready to implement the if the United States takes unspec- ening our mistrust” and dead- downright mild and balanced what he called seven decades of points that his leader, Kim Jong ified corresponding measures. locking the current diplomacy. compared to the florid vows of HANOI: Vietnam has seized entrenched hostility if Wash- Un, and US President Donald Kim has also promised to accept “Without any trust in the US, nuclear strikes and claims of US around a tonne of pangolin ington wants to restart stalled Trump agreed to in June during international inspectors to there will be no confidence in perfidiousness that have been scales and ivory hidden inside negotiations meant to rid a summit in Singapore. monitor the closing of a key our national security,” he said, typical fare from the country’s airline cargo packages, state Pyongyang of its nuclear bombs. But his comments were infused missile test site and launch pad. “and under such circumstances propaganda services. media reported, as the country Boiling the rivals’ diplomatic with what came across as impa- The North, however, doesn’t there is no way we will unilat- The tenor of Ri’s comments struggles to rein in wildlife standoff down to the North’s tience at the slow pace of progress “see any corresponding erally disarm ourselves first.” was clearly meant to push a wary smuggling across its borders. deepening feeling of mistrust, Ri in a process the world hopes will response” from Washington. On There was no immediate United States to agree to a dec- Both the ivory and pan- Yong Ho sought to lay out a cause Pyongyang to abandon an the contrary, Ri said, the United response from Washington. Sec- laration formally ending the golin trade have been banned vision of peace on the troubled arsenal of nuclear-tipped missiles States is increasing pressure and retary of State Mike Pompeo said Korean War, which ended with in Vietnam but weak law Korean Peninsula — provided that aims to accurately target the sanctions. last week he would return to a ceasefire, not a peace treaty. enforcement in the com- munist state has allowed a black market to flourish and feed into a global multibillion dollar industry in animal Typhoon Trami batters parts and exotic pets. Southeast Asian countries have become a busy thor- Japan, many injured oughfare for tusks trafficked from Africa and destined for other parts of Asia, mainly China. AFP 8pm (1100 GMT), according to Pangolins are treasured in Japan’s Meteorological Agency. Vietnam and the region for their KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN: A Trami, with maximum gusts meat and the alleged medicinal powerful typhoon lashed of 216km per hour, was properties of their scales. Japan’s mainland yesterday expected to pass over most of Authorities at Hanoi’s after injuring dozens on the archipelago, weakening airport found 805kg of pan- outlying islands, bringing slightly but causing extreme golin scales as well as 193kg transport grinding to a halt and weather into today, forecasters of ivory and ivory-derived triggering warnings of fierce said. products in two dozen cargo winds, torrential rain, land- In total, 75 people have sus- boxes on Friday, said a report slides and floods. tained minor injuries — mainly in the official newspaper of Typhoon Trami has already cuts from shattered glass — and the customs department. snarled travel in the world’s one woman was reported missing The goods were sent from third-biggest economy, with in the Miyazaki region, which was two companies based in bullet train services suspended, drenched by record rainfall and Nigeria, according to the more than 1,000 flights can- suffered localised flooding. labelling on the packages. celled and Tokyo’s evening According to local media, They had arrived on a Sep- train services scrapped. the woman in her 60s was tember 21 flight but were The storm made landfall at swept away by gusts in a gutter Passersby using umbrellas struggle against strong wind and rain caused by Typhoon Trami in Nagoya, never picked up. Tanabe city, south of the while working with her central Japan, yesterday. “The (intended) recipients western city of Osaka, around husband in their ricefield. of the cargo package have refused to receive the goods,” the article said. The tiny and shy pan- golin, which resembles a scaly US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands anteater, is the world’s most REUTERS heavily trafficked mammal other’s imports. The official, China’s claims in the South not respond immediately to a political considerations. The latest and despite bans the trade speaking on condition of ano- China Sea, through which about request for comment. move comes at a particularly tense remains rampant. WASHINGTON: A US Navy nymity, said the destroyer $5 trillion in ship-borne trade The United States has criti- time in relations between the Vietnam outlawed the destroyer sailed near islands Decatur travelled within 12 nau- passes each year, are contested cised China’s construction of United States and China. ivory trade in 1992 but illegal claimed by China in the South tical miles of Gaven and Johnson by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philip- islands and military facilities in Friction between the world’s trade still persists and shops China Sea yesterday, a US official Reefs in the Spratly Islands. pines, Taiwan and Vietnam. the area and is concerned they two biggest economies is now sell ivory pre-dating the ban said, potentially angering Beijing The operation was the latest “We conduct routine and could be used to restrict free moving beyond trade, with US for decorative and medicinal at a time of tense relations attempt to counter what Wash- regular freedom-of-navigation nautical movement. President Donald Trump accusing purposes. between the two countries. ington sees as Beijing’s efforts to operations, as we have done in The US military has a long- Beijing this week of seeking to The haul is the latest to Beijing and Washington are limit freedom of navigation in the past and will continue to do standing position that its operations interfere in congressional elec- make headlines in Vietnam, locked in a trade war that has the strategic waters, where in the future,” the US official are carried out throughout the tions, marking a new phase in an where seizures are infrequent seen them impose increasingly Chinese, Japanese and some added. world, including in areas claimed escalating campaign by Wash- but usually large. severe rounds of tariffs on each Southeast Asian navies operate. China’s foreign ministry did by allies, and are separate from ington to put pressure on China. 16 EUROPE MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 ‘Let’s come together’, May challenges Brexit critics

REUTERS Just six months ferent customs rules. before Britain is due Greg Clark, May’s business BIRMINGHAM: Prime Minister to leave the EU in minister, said such a trade deal Theresa May called on her party the country’s biggest would also hurt businesses by yesterday to unite behind her clogging up international supply plan to leave the European shift in foreign and chains that are crucial to com- Union, making a direct appeal to trade policy in more panies, such as car manufac- critics by saying their desire for than 40 years, the turers. But Johnson was unre- a free trade deal was at the heart debate over how to pentant, keen to portray himself of her Brexit proposals. as the defender of a clean break At the start of what is set to leave the bloc is still with the EU. be one of the Conservative raging in the centre- “Unlike the prime minister I Party’s stormiest annual confer- right Conservative fought for this, I believe in it, I ences, May’s plans were once think it’s the right thing for our again attacked by two former Party, and even in country and I think that what is ministers, with former foreign government. happening now is, alas, not what Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May reacts as she listens from her seat in the audience in the main secretary, Boris Johnson, calling people were promised in 2016,” hall on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference 2018 at the International Convention Centre them “deranged”. Chequers at the moment is the Johnson, the bookmakers’ Just six months before Britain only plan on the table that favourite to succeed May, told in Birmingham, yesterday. is due to leave the EU in the delivers on the Brexit vote... and the Sunday Times newspaper. country’s biggest shift in foreign also delivers for the people of Davis, who like Johnson suggested Britain’s decision to his comments, and did not refer conference would give her a and trade policy in more than 40 Northern Ireland.” resigned in protest said her plan leave the EU has cost the gov- to him by name in a lengthy platform to renew her pledge to years, the debate over how to May has shown little sign of was “just wrong”, but he added ernment £500m ($650m) a interview with the BBC. But her help those people who are “just leave the bloc is still raging in the shifting away from her Chequers he thought it was 80-90 percent week, wiping out for the moment response was sharp. “I do believe about managing”, trying to pull centre-right Conservative Party, plan, named after her country likely that the government would any future savings from stopping in Brexit,” she said. the focus away from Brexit and and even in government. residence where she hashed out strike an exit deal with the EU. payments to the bloc. “But crucially I believe in on to a domestic agenda. May’s already fragile lead- an agreement on Brexit with her May’s team had hoped the Ian Lavery, chairman of the delivering Brexit in a way that And May did find some ership was put under further ministers in July, despite growing party’s conference would give her opposition Labour Party, said the respects the vote and delivers on support. Ruth Davidson, leader pressure this month when the EU criticism that her proposals offer a platform to renew her pledge to Conservatives were “clearly too the vote of the British people of the Scottish Conservatives, rejected parts of the so-called the worst of all worlds. help those people who are “just busy fighting amongst them- while also protecting our union, said she still believed May could Chequers plan. But she put a pos- Johnson, who quit May’s about managing”, trying to pull the selves and have neither the ideas protecting jobs and ensuring that still manage to win a deal with itive spin on those talks, saying cabinet after Chequers was focus away from Brexit and on to nor the desire to offer real solu- we make a success of Brexit for the EU, and her party chairman, she was ready to consider the agreed, called her plans a domestic agenda. tions to the problems they have the future.” Brandon Lewis, said he believed EU’s concerns. “deranged” and attacked the But her first announcement caused”. In the central English city of she could lead into the next “My message to my party is prime minister for not believing — for an additional levy on Johnson’s interview in the Birmingham, where her party’s election, due in 2022. let’s come together and get the in Brexit. He, and the former Brexit foreign home buyers — did little Sunday Times was seen by many conference will run until Davidson told Sky News that best deal for Britain,” May told minister David Davis, are pushing to reset the conversation, with in the party to be the start of a Wednesday, May faces watching the EU summit in Salzburg had the BBC in the central English for a Canada-style free trade deal the session dominated again with campaign to unseat May — potential rivals parade in front actually “slightly cleared the air city of Birmingham. with the EU — a proposal May says Brexit, a possible leadership something that angered some of Conservative members, aware actually, we know that officials “At the heart of the Chequers will split Northern Ireland from campaign and the prospect of an Conservatives who are critical that some in the party believe are working very closely plan is a free trade deal, a free mainland Britain by making the early election. of the former foreign minister. that she should step aside. together.” “I think there is still a trade area and frictionless trade... British province adhere to dif- A report by a research group May refused to be drawn on May’s team hoped the party’s basis there for a deal to be done.” British ministers’ phone numbers leaked in app flaw Paris names its AFP first street after — easily available online — to people and view their contact investigating the data breach began yesterday in Birmingham. view and edit the data stored details just with their email related to the app, which was Last year’s conference was pep- fashion designer LONDON: Phone numbers and within. Former foreign secretary address, no emailed security links, developed by an Australian firm pered with mishaps, with May’s other personal details of senior Johnson had his profile picture and post comments as them,” she called Crown Comms. attempt to move past Brexit splits AFP ministers from Britain’s Conserv- briefly swapped for pornography wrote on Twitter, using a collo- The opposition Labour Party marred by a protest, a collapsing ative party were made public by and his job title changed to an quial name for the party. said the blunder showed the set and a coughing fit. an app security flaw on Saturday, profane insult, according to “They’ve essentially made ruling party could not be trusted During the 2017 event, a PARIS: In a city yet to name including those of top Brexiteers several Twitter users. every journalist, politician and in matters of security. prankster interrupted the a back alley after Coco Michael Gove and Boris Johnson. Meanwhile Environment attendee’s mobile number “They can’t even build a con- leader’s address by handing her Chanel, Parisians stepped out Several top MPs reportedly Secretary Gove’s picture was public. Fantastic.” A Conserv- ference app that keeps the data a P45 — a form given to those yesterday to do their organic received nuisance calls after changed to one of media tycoon ative party spokesperson apol- of their members, MPs and leaving a job. shopping at a street market their profiles were accessed on Rupert Murdoch, his former ogised for the breach, saying the others attending safe and No sooner had she resumed, named after fashion designer the official mobile application for employer when he was a jour- technical issue had “been secure,” said shadow cabinet May began coughing uncontrol- Sonia Rykiel. the annual party conference. nalist. Among the first to report resolved and the app is now office minister Jon Trickett. lably and continued to struggle Hours earlier the city’s The security breach saw the flaw was Dawn Foster, a col- functioning securely”. The breach is the latest on and off throughout the rest mayor Anne Hidalgo — some- members of the public able to umnist for daily The Guardian. Britain’s data watchdog, the embarrassment for Prime Min- of the speech, as two letters fell thing of a fashionista herself enter the profiles using just the “The Tory conference app Information Commissioner’s ister Theresa May’s embattled off the slogan on the wall — had declared Allee Sonya politicians’ email addresses allows you to log in as other Office (ICO), said it was party, whose yearly gathering behind her. Rykiel open, with her label staging its Paris fashion week show between the twinkling lights of the market stalls. Three missing The “allee” is in the Poland’s freedom hero middle of a grand Left Bank after storm boulevard where the late designer, who died in 2016, pounds Greece Lech Walesa turns 75 did her fruit and vegetable shopping. It is the first time AFP with heavy rain the most beautiful thing for all the French capital has named Poles,” he said. “Without any kind of thoroughfare AGENCIES WARSAW: Polish freedom hero bloodshed, Solidarity and after a fashion designer. Lech Walesa, shunned by the freedom triumphed,” he added, To celebrate, Rykiel’s suc- ATHENS: Greek authorities are current right-wing government, handing Walesa a letter signed cessor Julie de Libran staged looking for three missing people on Saturday celebrated his by all the EU heads of state except a chi-chi Parisian market- on a Greek island after a rare 75th birthday and the 35th Polish President Andrzej Duda. themed show, with her and powerful Mediterranean anniversary of his Nobel Peace Walesa received a gift of a models carrying baguettes or storm dumped heavy rain on the Prize in the presence of 500 Fiat 126p, a tiny car which was popping out for a bit of region. guests including EU President tremendously popular in broccoli in lace nighties and The storm has been moving Donald Tusk. Poland in the 1970s. a techno trenchcoats. slowly in a northeasterly “I don’t think I’ve ever had Outside in a public square “Sonia Rykiel gave us a direction, affecting Aegean Sea so many people around me, in Gdansk an installation of taste for freedom, she was the islands as well as Greece’s such illustrious people, so many thousands of ribbons, in the red most Parisian of Parisians,” central mainland. It is expected ambassadors,” the visibly emo- and white of the Polish flag, said Hidalgo. to hit parts of northern and tional former Polish president formed an image of Walesa. Indeed the designer northeast Greece soon. said at the event held at the The ruling conservative opened her first shop a General Secretary for Civil opera house in the northern city party, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, stone’s throw away in Saint Protection Yiannis Tafyllis told of Gdansk. has since 2015 sought to Germain des Pres just as reporters yesterday that the It was there in 1980 that downplay Walesa’s role in the French students rose up in hardest-hit areas so far have Walesa, working as a shipyard fight for Poland’s escape from the revolt in May 1968. been around the cities of electrician, stunned the world shadow of the Soviet Union. But the authorities in the Corinth and Argos in the Pelo- when he led a 1980 strike by Although both men fought French capital would not be ponnese peninsula, which was 17,000 shipyard workers. Poland’s communist regime, they drawn on whether there were hit by the storm on Saturday, The strike forced authorities later became bitter foes amid any plans for a Boulevard and the northern part of the to grudgingly recognise the com- power struggles in the early years Karl Lagerfeld or Avenue island of Evia, off central munist bloc’s first and only inde- of Poland’s democracy. Christian Dior. A flooded sailing ship is seen after a storm in Palaia Epidavros, Greece, where the three people pendent trade union, Solidarity. Walesa has faced accusa- A street named after Greece, yesterday. went missing yesterday. “A hundred years,” chanted the tions that he collaborated with Chanel would be politically The storm also flooded crowd, among them friends, pol- the communist secret police in tricky in a city which mostly roads in Athens and forced Firefighters also said that they of the central Greek town of iticians, trade unionists and the early 1970s, something he votes for the left because of evacuations from the Pelo- got 640 calls for help in the Karpenisi, told Greek news entertainment figures. has strongly denied. Poland’s the designer’s “horizontal col- ponnese seaside village of Peloponnesian region alone. agency AMNA. “We fought rain Tusk, who was born in conservative PiS government laboration” during the Nazi Nea Kios. Some ships at ports around and mud all night long night. Gdansk and in 1980 founded the has also altered school texts to occupation. The storm’s heavy rainfall Athens are confined to dock, There’s a lot of damage.” Independent Students’ Associ- minimise Walesa’s historical Chanel spent much of the and strong winds knocked down while flights from Athens Inter- Bakoyannis added that a ation which was part of the Sol- importance and to stress that war in the Ritz hotel with her trees and flooded houses and national Airport saw delays. state of emergency was idarity movement, paid tribute of Lech Kaczynski, Jaroslaw’s lover, German intelligence workplaces. Train service was “Once again we’re feeling declared in regions worst hit to the 1983 Nobel laureate. twin brother who died in a officer Baron Hans Gunther cancelled in southern Greece. hell,” Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor by the storm. “What you have done was plane crash in Russia in 2010. von Dincklage. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 EUROPE 17 Low turnout as Macedonia votes on new name

AFP While the Macedonian parliament will be called on to give government is likely it the final stamp of approval. SKOPJE: Macedonia’s vote on to call any significant The vote is being closely whether to re-name the country majority in favour of watched across the border in and end a decades-long spat Greece, where nationalists with Greece was marred by low the deal a success, the staged a protest against the deal turnout yesterday, despite the rightwing opposition earlier this month. “We hope for promise of unlocking a path to may well question the a positive outcome for the pro- EU and Nato membership. vote’s credibility if ceedings to progress with the At 1700 GMT, turnout stood constitutional review,” Greek at just 29 percent, the electoral turnout is below government spokesman Dimitris commission said. Opponents of 50 percent. Tzanakopoulos said on the radio. the change, who had called for “Any other result would create a boycott of the name-change a disturbance.” referendum, announced plans in return for a change of name. Europe and the US have for a celebration outside par- Zaev has billed the refer- campaigned hard for the deal, liament, where they had set up endum as a painful but “historic” with many leaders passing a stage during the afternoon. opportunity to break the through Skopje this month to Throughout the day, Mace- 27-year-old stalemate. But the urge Macedonians to seize the donian officials, who asked not deal has been openly opposed “historic” opportunity. to be named, did not hide their by President Gjorge Ivanov, who Nato has already issued an concern that turnout might not is allied with the nationalist invite — on hold until the deal exceed 50 percent, a goal they opposition and has supported passes — while EU accession had set two days earlier. calls for a boycott. talks are scheduled to begin next Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, his son Dushko and wife Zorica cast their ballot for a referendum While the Macedonian gov- “I hope that the result will be year. The West is keen to have to rename their country North Macedonia in a bid to settle a long-running row with Greece and unlock ernment is likely to call any sig- positive. This referendum will another foothold in the Western nificant majority in favour of the change something if it opens the Balkans, a region where Russia, its path to Nato and EU membership, in Strumica, yesterday. deal a success, the rightwing door to Europe and Nato,” said which is opposed to Nato opposition may well question the Olivera Argirovska, a 74-year- expansion, has historically had vote’s credibility if turnout is old retired nurse, after casting influence. At home, those in Naming names: Countries that made a change below 50 percent. her ballot in a high school in the favour of the deal say a desire AFP The vote is an emotional capital Skopje. “It will change for an EU future is helping bind from Belgium in 1960, the central African country moment for a country that has things for the youth,” she said. ethnic Macedonians with the became the Republic of Congo, confusingly taking struggled for recognition of its Few Macedonians are Albanian minority, who are PARIS: As Macedonian citizens voted yesterday the same name as its neighbour. A few years later name since 1991, when the enthused about the new name, broadly pro-West. on whether to rename their country “The Republic the name was tweaked, and the country became former Yugoslav republic saying they have been unfairly While Macedonia avoided of North Macedonia”, here is a look at other nations the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But in 1971 declared independence. bullied by Greece. “I am not happy the full-scale inter-ethnic wars that have changed their names. Many countries there was a change to Zaire. , imposed by general At the time, Athens kicked up and I do not know anyone who that rippled across the region changed their names at independence, most often Joseph-Desire Mobutu who took power in a 1965 a major fuss, accusing Skopje of likes this deal,” said 55-year old during the collapse of Yugo- from ones imposed by their colonisers. coup. In 1997, Laurent-Desire Kabila captured the stealing the name of its own Danica Taneska, who admitted slavia, it was roiled by an At their independence, for example, Bangladesh capital and reinstated the Democratic Republic of northern province, which is also voting ‘no’ to the change. Albanian insurgency in 2001 that (formerly East Pakistan), Botswana (Bechuanaland), the Congo (DRC). called Macedonia. But a desire to anchor their left more than 100 dead. Ghana (Gold Coast), Indonesia (Dutch East Indies), Burma chooses Myanmar: In 1989 Burma’s The dispute dives deep into future to the West — and the eco- A peace deal was reached Malawi (Nyasaland) and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) were military government renamed the Southeast Asian history with both countries vying nomic prosperity that it could later that year granting Alba- created. The 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union saw country the “Republic of the Union of Myanmar”, to lay claim to Alexander the bring — has been a driving force nians more political rights, but changes to the names of its now separate republics, to draw a line under its past as a British colony. Great’s ancient empire of behind the ‘yes’ vote in one of tensions have remained. such as Belarus (Belorussia), as happened with the From Upper Volta to Burkina Faso:Keeping Macedon, which spanned their Europe’s poorest nations. “This is the first time I am disintegration of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia the name Upper Volta for years after its inde- territories. But in June, Macedo- The referendum is not seeing Macedonians and Alba- in the early 1990s. Here are some recent examples: pendence from France in 1958, the landlocked west nia’s new premier Zoran Zaev binding, but a ‘yes’ majority would nians campaigning together for Swaziland reverts to eSwatini: Fifty years after Africa nation was rebaptised Burkina Faso, or “land and his Greek counterpart Alexis give parliament a political common goals,” Besa Arifi, a law Swaziland’s independence from Britain, King of upright men”, in 1984. Tsipras reached a landmark mandate to change the consti- professor, said. “This will give us Mswati III announced in April 2018 that the tiny Dahomey becomes Benin: Fifteen years after compromise under which Athens tution. If the deal is backed in the more opportunities to unite all country would “revert to its original name”, its independence from France and a year after would drop its objections to Mac- referendum and ratified by two- citizens around shared values,” eSwatini, which means “land of the Swazi”. adopting Marxist policies, Dahomey renamed itself edonia joining the EU and Nato thirds of MPs, the Greek he added. Congo: to Zaire and back: At independence the People’s Republic of Benin in 1975.

UK site leads way in Skripal Nobel Prizes still case with struggle with wide online savvy

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AP LONDON: Bellingcat, the head of Stemettes, a British investigative website group that encourages girls and unmasking the Skripal affair STAVANGER: Nobel Prizes are young women to pursue careers suspects, grew out of one man’s the most prestigious awards on in science, technology, engi- efforts to track the origin of the planet but the aura of this neering and mathematics. Syrian civil war weapons — year’s announcements has been Powerful men taking credit from the comfort of his sofa. dulled by questions over why for the ideas and elbow grease The latest revelations from so few women have entered of their female colleagues was the UK-based citizen jour- the pantheon, particularly in turned on its head in 1903 when nalism group on the nerve the sciences. The march of Pierre Curie made it clear he agent attack on Russian ex-spy Nobel announcements begins would not accept the physics Sergei Skripal have made today with the physiology/ prize unless his wife and fellow global headlines — and they medicine prize. researcher Marie Curie was are promising more to come. Since the first prizes were jointly honored. She was the Bellingcat reported that awarded in 1901, 892 indi- first female winner of any Nobel Ruslan Boshirov, one of the viduals have received one, but prize, but only one other two Russian suspects wanted just 48 of them have been woman has won the physics A group of 58 migrants picked up from small boats by the migrant ship Aquarius and transferred to an by British police, was actually women. Thirty of those women prize since then. Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat arrives at Hay Wharf maritime base in Floriana, Malta, yesterday. Anatoly Chepiga, a military won either the literature or More than 70 years later, intelligence colonel decorated peace prize, highlighting the Jocelyn Bell, a post-graduate in 2014 with the nation’s top wide gender gap in the lau- student at Cambridge, was award, the Hero of Russia. After standoff, Aquarius migrants reates for physics, chemistry overlooked for the physics prize Previous major Bellingcat and physiology/medicine. In despite her crucial contribution investigations have included addition, only one woman has to the discovery of pulsars. Her a report claiming flight MH17 finally disembark in Malta won for the economics prize, supervisor, Antony Hewish, was shot down over Ukraine which is not technically a Nobel took all of the Nobel credit. by a Russian missile system, but is associated with the prizes. Brian Keating, a physics AFP as well as others on the wars children, 17 women — one of setting sail again last week after Some of the disparity likely professor at the University of in Syria and Yemen. whom is five-months pregnant, first acquiring Panamanian can be attributed to underlying California San Diego and author The driving force behind VALLETTA: The Maltese author- 23 men and a dog called Bella, recognition. structural reasons, such as the of the book “Losing the Nobel Bellingcat is 39-year-old ities yesterday finally allowed 58 the first animal rescued with Several other rescue vessels low representation of women in Prize: A Story of Cosmology, founder Eliot Higgins, who migrants from the Aquarius migrants in the Mediterranean. impounded in Valletta are high-level science. The American Ambition, and the Perils of Sci- came to prominence for his ashore after days waiting in rough “We hope that they will leave locked in protracted legal Institute of Physics, for example, ence’s Highest Honor,” says the investigations into the Syrian seas on board the rescue ship that Malta in a few days,” UNHCR rep- battles. The latest group of says in 2014, only 10 percent of Nobel Foundation should lift its civil war as the blogger “Brown can no longer go to port after its resentative Paolo Biondi said. migrants were rescued last full physics professorships were restrictions on re-awarding for Moses”. An unemployed office flag was pulled. France will take in 18 of Monday from two boats plying held by women. But critics a breakthrough if an individual worker, he launched Bellingcat The group, which includes them, Germany and Spain will the perilous route between suggest that gender bias per- has been overlooked. in 2014 and it made its name 35 women and children, was each accept 15 and Portugal will North Africa and Europe. vades the process of nomina- Since 2000, six women almost immediately with transferred to a Maltese patrol re-home 10. UNHCR hailed the deal tions, which come largely from have won the peace prize. After investigations into the downing boat in international waters and The rescue ship has been which allowed the migrants tenured professors. the medicine prize today, the of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 then brought to shore. operating under a Panamanian ashore, saying it happened in “The problem is the whole Royal Swedish Academy of Sci- in Ukraine. The UN’s refugee agency flag but last weekend, Panama a climate of “growing uncer- nomination process, you have ences will announce the Nobel Operating from a small said the migrants — among them said it would revoke its regis- tainty over future search and these tenured professors who in physics tomorrow and in office in Leicester, central Libyans, Afghans and people tration following a request from rescue capacities” in the feel like they are untouchable. chemistry on Wednesday, while England, Bellingcat’s website from sub-Saharan Africa — Italy’s populist government. Mediterranean. They can get away with every- the Nobel Peace Prize will be lists four staff led by Higgins, would be sent on to four Deflagging a vessel leaves it And it urged European thing from harassment to awarded on Friday by the Nor- 11 members of its investi- European countries following a unregistered and unable to set nations to “rapidly accelerate” micro-aggressions like wegian Nobel Committee. On gation team and 60 contrib- deal struck earlier this week, sail. Last month, the Aquarius their efforts to improve the assuming the woman in the October 8, Sweden’s Central utors. They have 82,000 ending the latest tense standoff spent 19 days docked in the arrangements for those rescued room will take the notes, or be Bank announces the winner of Twitter followers but their over people rescued at sea. French port of Marseille after at sea to come ashore. “Doing leaving soon to have babies,” the economics prize, given in reach goes far further. Among the group are 18 Gibraltar revoked its flag, only so will save lives.” said Anne-Marie Imafidon, the honor of Alfred Nobel. 18 AMERICAS MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 Brazilian women rally in force against Bolsonaro

AFP According to the Gomes said that Bolsonaro would latest opinion poll by be “striking a blow against our RIO DE JANEIRO: Hundreds of Datafolha, Bolsonaro democracy” and that the best thousands of women turned out leads with 28 percent antidote was “not to vote Bol- for a wave of nationwide protests sonaro in the first round in order in Brazil late on Saturday against support to 22 percent to protect Brazil from a leap into the candidacy of the right-wing for his nearest rival, the abyss.” The women’s cam- frontrunner in next week’s pres- Workers’ Party paign, launched on Facebook in idential election, Jair Bolsonaro. candidate Fernando early September, called on The controversial Bolsonaro, women of all political persuasions who was released from hospital Haddad. to come together “against the on Saturday after being stabbed advancement and strengthening and seriously wounded by a left- outside Brazil, all women, it’s time of machismo, misogyny, racism, wing activist during a rally on to join in,” said Ludimilla Teixeira, and other prejudice.” “We cannot September 6, is currently leading one of the march organizers. allow fascism to advance in in opinion polls. “Either we join now to fight or Brazil,” Teixeira said, calling Bol- Marches organized by a social we’re going to gather to mourn sonaro a “disastrous” candidate. media campaign under the later.” By the time the women Yet Bolsonaro’s supporters hashtag #EleNao (Not Him) began headed home, organizers said that laud both his tough stance on in dozens of cities including Rio at least a half million took part. tackling Brazil’s rising crime rate de Janeiro, where thousands of Police did not offer figures. and his pledge to protect tradi- women converged at vast Cine- Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old tional family values. landia square, to be joined by a former army captain, has been Hundreds of his female sup- column of others marching from branded racist and misogynist porters staged pro-Bolsonaro the Avenida Rio Branco, a major by his detractors. He has specif- rallies on Rio’s Copacabana thoroughfare, witnesses reported. ically angered women by seeking beach and in Sao Paulo. “I Small groups took to the to justify a yawning gender wage support Bolsonaro because he streets even earlier in Sao Paulo gap, and has argued against has a clean record,” Elizabeth and other locations. Demonstra- employing women if it was likely Resende, a regional candidate tions also took from Dublin and they would become pregnant. with Bolsonaro’s Social Liberal Paris to Budapest and Beirut. Bolsonaro further inflamed Party, said in Sao Paulo. Superstar Madonna proclaimed his opponents on Friday by “I’m with him because I’m her solidarity with the cause in saying he would accept no not a feminist — I’m female — an Instagram post that included outcome in the October 7 bal- and want respect for my children the hashtag #endfascism. loting but his own victory. “From and a better country,” she said. The Time’s Up movement what I see on the streets, I do not According to the latest which supports victims of abuse accept any election result that is opinion poll released on Friday tweeted its support: “To our not my election,” he said in an by Datafolha, Bolsonaro leads sisters in Brazil: We are all in this interview with a local television with 28 percent support to 22 together. We see you and hear network. That drew a withering percent for his nearest rival, you. We are with you.” response from opponents. Workers’ Party candidate An aerial view of a demonstration in support of Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair “Women of Brazil, women Center-left candidate Ciro Fernando Haddad. Bolsonaro at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, yesterday. Immigrants in Quebec: Needed but often unwanted as election nears

AFP suggested that immigration Huffington Post found that 48 said Louise Couture, a human A sign outside Couture’s office Costa Rica, one from China and threatens Quebec’s cultural percent of Quebecers support resources official at semitrailer proudly notes Manac’s 82 hires nine recently hired Tunisians, four SAINT-GEORGES: Anti-immi- identity. He has vowed to cut it immigration while 38 percent see manufacturer Manac. since January. The company offers of whom are still awaiting visas. grant sentiment is butting up by 20 percent in 2019, if elected. it as a growing problem. The regional development a starting salary that is 40 percent The immigration process is “so against an acute labor shortage He also said he would deport A surge in asylum seekers organization estimates that higher than the minimum wage long and painful,” Bernard com- in Canada’s mostly French- any immigrants who failed a from the United States since 5,000 positions for welders, — yet that is not enough. plained. If immigration procedures speaking Quebec province ahead “Quebec values” test or who did Donald Trump was elected pres- machinists, cargo handlers and “Hiring foreign workers were simpler and faster, Couture of a general election today. not learn French within three ident in 2016 has strained gov- programmers in the area are helps to meet our delivery dead- said, 22 foreign workers, including Two of the province’s four years of arriving in the province. ernment services, fueling the going unfilled. “We need to bring lines,” said Couture. a first group from Cameroon, major political parties have Quebec Premier Philippe anti-migrant views. in a new workforce. We feel the “Without immigration, we could “start tomorrow” at Manac. vowed to cut immigration Couillard, whose Liberals face an In the city of Saint-Georges, same need in all regions of could not have the growth we cur- Demographer Yves Carriere despite employers saying they uphill re-election battle after about 300km northeast of Mon- Quebec. That’s why immigration rently have,” said Sylvain Bernard, said that politicians have turned need more than 100,000 skilled almost 15 years in office, accused treal, “hiring” signs hang outside is one of the solutions,” the human resources director at OSI immigration into a wedge issue workers, amid record-low rates the CAQ leader of “scaremon- most businesses. “I can under- agency’s Melanie Poulin said. Machinery. “The shortage of man- in the coming election. The Lib- of unemployment. Francois gering.” But polls show there is stand that people want Que- The local unemployment rate power is a handicap for Quebec.” erals hope to solidify their base, Legault, leader of the Coalition substantial popular support in becers to be hired first and is 2.6 percent, compared with 5.6 His company decided in 2012 to which includes immigrants and Avenir Quebec (CAQ), which is Quebec for curbs on immigration. foremost, which we try to do, but percent for the province and 6.0 recruit directly from abroad and Quebec’s anglophone minority leading in the polls, has A recent Leger survey for the there’s none or few available,” percent for all of Canada. now employs six workers from in Montreal.

Kanye West is now Ye, but New York festival urges aid, unchanged on equality amid security panic AFP backing Trump In its seventh year at Central Park, Global Citizen — like this year’s General Assembly AFP NEW YORK: The music and political worlds — paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson joined together late on Saturday to press for Mandela, who would have turned 100 in NEW YORK: Kanye West has development aid, gender equality and voter 2018. Global Citizen plans a major festival decided that he now wants to participation, with a festival in New York’s dedicated to Mandela and his anti-poverty be called Ye. But on political Central Park marred by a security scare. vision on December 2 in Johannesburg head- matters, nothing has changed An unofficial closing event following a lined by Beyonce and Jay-Z. for the pro-Trump rapper. week of hectic diplomacy at the UN General While primarily focused on the devel- “The being formally (sic) Assembly, the Global Citizen festival hands oping world, the latest Central Park festival known as Kanye West. I am out free tickets to fans who pledge to take also zeroed in on the United States — encour- Ye,” he wrote on Twitter. Ye actions such as petitioning their governments aging voters to turn out for November 6 has long been a nickname for to support efforts to end the most extreme midterm elections, in which President West, along with Yeezy, and he global poverty. Donald Trump’s Republican Party risks chose “Ye” as the title of his last Halfway through an evening headlined losing control of Congress. album. West — or, rather, Ye by The Weeknd and Janet Jackson, panic Cardi B, the fast-rising rapper who was — announced the name change erupted as fans shouted, “Gunshots!” after performing her first concert since giving birth shortly before he appeared on hearing what was later revealed to be a in June, urged young people to pay attention. “Saturday Night Live.” falling barricade. Hundreds of spectators “Last election, everybody took it as a joke — After the show ended, West raced to leave, trampling over one another even me, I’m not gonna front. Because I gave an impromptu speech as they tried to squeeze through fences. thought, man, that person ain’t gonna win. And about politics, again voicing his Many lost their shoes and bags and some, look where we’re at,” the 25-year-old Bronx support for the President. “So including at least one child, were briefly native said in reference to Trump. many times I talk to a white separated from their companions, wit- Also rallying voters were screen legend person about this and they say, nesses at the scene said. Robert De Niro and, through a video ‘How could you like Trump? “We were trying to tell people to get up, message, former first lady Michelle Obama. He’s racist,’” West said. get up, because we were crushing people “Voting is how we tell our government “Well, if I was concerned under us,” said Paris Anthony, one of the what we want, and what we don’t want. Put about racism, I would have fans. Fifteen people were hurt but all injuries it another way — voting is how we hire and moved out of America a long were minor, a police spokesman said. we fire our leaders!” De Niro said. time ago.” He also accused the As Coldplay frontman Chris Martin took Officials attending Global Citizen put a rival Democratic Party of the microphone to encourage calm, priority on promoting equality for women seeking to keep people numerous fans were in tears and others left and girls — seen as a critical front in the dependent on welfare payments entirely, with the audience notably thinner battle to eradicate extreme poverty. Norway and repeated his interest in when the music resumed. said it would contribute a much-needed running for president himself in The scare came almost one year to the $360m to the Global Financing Facility, a 2020 — when Trump would day after a massacre of 58 people at a World Bank-backed fund to support face re-election. country music festival in Las Vegas. maternal and children’s health. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 AMERICAS 19 White House not ‘micromanaging’ Kavanaugh probe

REUTERS Media outlets including News, the New York Times and should be investigated further, NBC News, the New the Wall Street Journal reported the New York Times reported, WASHINGTON: The FBI is free York Times and the on Saturday that the White citing people familiar with the to investigate any misconduct Wall Street Journal House was controlling the inves- matter. allegations against Supreme tigation, giving the FBI a list of A senior administration Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reported on Saturday witnesses and limiting its official told the Times that Don that it deems credible, two White that the White House parameters. McGahn was leading the White House spokeswomen said was controlling the Trump said the NBC report House effort to help direct the yesterday, rebuffing reports that investigation, giving was incorrect. “Actually, I want scope of the background check. the administration has tried to them to interview whoever they Senate Democrats expressed limit the probe. the FBI a list of deem appropriate, at their dis- concern about the reports of “The White House is not witnesses and limiting cretion. Please correct your White House control of the FBI micromanaging this process,” its parameters. reporting!” he wrote on Twitter. probe, including Judiciary Com- White House press secretary The FBI and a spokesman for mittee member Amy Klobuchar, Sarah Sanders said in an the Senate Judiciary Committee who said she believed the FBI interview with “Fox News nomination to the full Senate did not immediately return should interview Swetnick. Sunday”. “The Senate is dictating for a final vote. The move fol- requests for comment about the “The White House should not the terms,” she said. “The FBI, lowed emotional testimony Times report. The New York be allowed to micromanage a FBI this is what they do. And we’re from Ford and Kavanaugh at a Times said the FBI planned to investigation,” Klobuchar said on out of the way and letting them committee hearing on Thursday question four witnesses about CNN. “I just want this conducted do exactly that.” However, that further roiled emotions and three assault allegations against in a fair way. White House adviser Kellyanne outrage surrounding the nom- Kavanaugh. Sanders said she was “not Conway added, “It’s not meant ination for a lifetime The FBI will question aware” whether McGahn had to be a fishing expedition.” appointment to the high court. Deborah Ramirez, who said given the FBI directions on who Trump bowed to pressure Senate Republicans, who Kavanaugh exposed himself to to interview or what to inves- from moderate Senate Repub- hold a narrow 51-49 majority, her at a party when both were tigate. White House adviser Kel- licans and ordered an FBI inves- were forced by dissent within students at Yale University. The lyanne Conway also said she had tigation after Christine Blasey their ranks to slow down the others include Mark Judge, a friend not discussed the matter with Ford, a California university pro- confirmation process. of Kavanaugh who Ford said wit- McGahn. fessor, detailed her claims at a As a result, the Supreme nessed the assault and Leland Conway told CNN’s “State of Senate hearing on Thursday that Court will begin a new term Keyser and P J Smyth, who she the Union” that she was only Kavanaugh tried to molest her today with the court ideologically said were at the gathering. aware of the parameters the in 1982 when the two were high deadlocked with four conserva- Michael Avenatti, the lawyer Senate set on the probe. The school teenagers. tives and four liberals. for a third Kavanaugh accuser, Senate Judiciary Committee on Kavanaugh has denied Republicans, who are trying Julie Swetnick, said yesterday Friday said the FBI’s supple- Ford’s accusation, as well as to retain control of the US Con- that his client has not been con- mental background investigation those of two other women that gress in November elections, tacted by the FBI. The Times and “would be limited to current emerged afterward. In a seek to balance their desire to the Journal reported that inves- credible allegations” and must stunning reversal on Friday, the have a conservative judge on the tigators did not intend to be completed in a week. Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court with sensitivity question Swetnick. “The White House is not asked the Trump adminis- in how they handle the mis- The White House asked the getting involved in the FBI inves- tration to order the FBI to conduct allegations amid the FBI to share its findings after the tigation in that way,” she added. investigate the misconduct alle- reverberations of the #MeToo four initial interviews, then “They should be looking at any- Activists participate in the ‘Believe Survivors. STOP Kavanaugh.’ gations — but only after the movement. Trump and his advisers will thing they think is credible within rally hosted by TIME’S UP & Partners at Los Angeles City Hall, in panel sent Kavanaugh’s Media outlets including NBC decide whether the accusations this limited scope.” Los Angeles, California. FBI begins Pentagon’s immigrant recruit program stymied probe into AP contract to join the military, the developments, Air Force Maj. more than 10,000 immigrants response to the suits, the Army US officials said. Carla Gleason, a Pentagon spokes- through the program. stopped processing discharges last car blast WASHINGTON: Stricter Trump The program is called Mil- woman, said, “the unique skill sets In recent years, however, the month and reinstated at least three administration immigration itary Accessions Vital to the these individuals bring is one of program has been mired in con- dozen recruits who had been AP policies have stymied Pentagon National Interest program, or the reasons the US military is the troversy amid growing concerns thrown out of the service. plans to restart a program that MAVNI. The plan to restart it was world’s premier fighting force.” about security threats and Officials said the Pentagon ALLENTOWN: A car allowed thousands of people backed by Defence Secretary Jim In previous years, the US Cit- struggles to develop a proper is exploring other ways to adjust exploded on a downtown with critical medical or Asian Mattis, who believes that nonci- izenship and Immigration Service screening process. According to or replace the program in order street, killing at least one and African language skills to tizens can bring key skills, lan- used an informal process to give court documents, more than 20 to bring immigrants with those person and leading to a join the military and become guage abilities, and cultural MAVNI recruits protection when people in the program have been skills into the military. But the shelter-in-place order for American citizens, according to knowledge to the military. their temporary or student visas the subject of FBI or Pentagon officials said it will be difficult nearby residents, and federal several US officials. Mattis, a combat veteran of expired because they were counterintelligence or criminal and that it probably will take a authorities are helping local The decade-old program has multiple war tours, has fought entering military service. In investigations since 2013. good deal of time. The struggle officials in the investigation. been on hold since 2016 amid with and commanded foreign addition, Congress included new Since the program’s sus- with the program comes as the The blast happened in concerns that immigrant recruits nationals, and he believes their restrictions in the 2019 defence bill pension in 2016, hundreds of administration has imposed Allentown around 9:30pm on were not being screened well service adds to the lethality of that limit each military service to immigrants have been stalled in more stringent rules for immi- Saturday, Assistant Police enough, and security threats America’s fighting force, 1,000 such recruits per year. the intake process, waiting a year gration, aimed largely at the Chief Gail Struss said early were slipping through the according to the officials. President Donald Trump has or more to get through the country’s border with Mexico. yesterday. “We can confirm system. Defence officials shored The Pentagon chief told made tighter controls on immi- updated screening. The MAVNI program, that there is at least one up the vetting process, and reporters late last month that the gration, both legal and illegal, an Dozens of the immigrant however, is not targeted at Spanish fatality,” she said. planned to relaunch the program program is designed to enlist important element of his admin- recruits were discharged or had speakers, because the military has City and Lehigh County earlier this month. immigrants with needed skills. istration. Asked about the issue, their contracts canceled as the a large number of those. Instead, authorities are investigating But there was an unexpected “We need and want every qual- a Homeland Security official said background checks dragged on, according to the Pentagon, the top along with state police, the FBI barrier when Homeland Security ified patriot willing to serve and recruits without legal immi- leading to complaints and law- languages spoken by recruits and federal Bureau of Alcohol, officials said they would not be able to serve,” Mattis said. At the gration status would be subject suits. Defence officials said the brought in through the program Tobacco, Firearms and Explo- able to protect new immigrant time, he said the department was to deportation, but each case is delays were likely because the are Korean, Chinese Mandarin, sives “There is not believed to recruits from being deported working diligently to address the reviewed individually. remaining applicants required Nepalese, Hindi, Swahili, Tagalog, be any remaining threat to when their temporary visas security screening problems. Over the past 10 years, the more complicated security checks French, Yoruba, Russian and Por- public safety,” the FBI said in a expired after they signed a When asked about the latest military services have recruited that take longer to complete. In tuguese Brazilian. message on Twitter. “We thank residents of the area for their patience as evidence is col- lected and secured.” Resident Carlos Perodin Trump helps publishers sell millions of books told The Morning Call of AFP Allentown that he was dramatic unwinding of the Nixon political and historical books, watching a movie with his presidency. After that, however, told MSNBC. “It’s almost as if we wife when he heard a thun- NEW YORK: “Fire and Fury,” “A there have been no chart- had a webcam” providing live derous explosion and went to Higher Loyalty,” “Fear”: three toppers about a president. coverage of events inside the the scene. books about Donald Trump have But in just nine months, White House. “The fire was crazy,” he each sold more than a million “Fire and Fury” by journalist Trump himself has, however said. “The car was pretty copies in the United States, a first and author Michael Wolff, “A unintentionally, helped promote much split in half.” Another that reflects Americans’ fasci- Higher Loyalty” by former FBI these books — all of which paint witness to the aftermath of nation with their ever-surprising chief James Comey, and Wood- an apocalyptic picture of his the explosion, Stephanie Con- president. ward’s “Fear” have sold a com- administration — by firing off nelly, told The Morning Call The great majority of suc- bined total of more than five highly critical Twitter messages that she saw body parts cessful books on politics have million copies. “I’m not surprised,” about them. strewn across the street. been written by politicians them- said David Corn, co-author of “The Woodward book is a “This is real life and I’m selves — or by ghostwriters “Russian Roulette,” a book about Joke,” he tweeted shortly before shaking and freaking out working with them. Russian interference in the “Fear” was published, “just while I’m running,” she said. Barack Obama set the American presidential campaign. another assault against me”. “I A bus station was turned standard in the genre, selling a “There is deep desire on the guess people want to see how into a makeshift command combined 4.6 million copies of part of many Americans for an bad it really is” in the White center with armored vehicles, his autobiographical books understanding of what happened House, said Marianne Elliott, dozens of police cruisers, “Dreams From My Father” and in this country” during the 2016 who is on a long waiting list at mobile command units and “The Audacity of Hope.” In their presidential campaign, he said, the New York public library to even portable bathrooms, the time, Bill Clinton, George W. and also of “what’s going on now read “Fear.” paper reported. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Hillary within the Trump White House.” Many opposition Democrats, Several portable tents Clinton and even Sarah Palin all In the past, books about a pres- though repelled by Trump, his were also erected for evi- topped the best-seller lists at idency were generally published politics and his blustering per- dence processing. Residents least for a few weeks, while not only after it was over, leaving sonality, have been eager to read were asked to avoid the area, reaching Obama’s lofty level. sources freer to talk and allowing anything they can find about and people who live nearby And in 1976, Washington greater historical perspective. him. “They want more bad infor- A file picture shows veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s latest book were asked to shelter in place. Post journalist Bob Woodward But, “as ever, Trump has sped mation, to make you feel better “Fear: Trump in the White House” being displayed for sale upon A shelter was set up at an ele- sold 630,000 copies of his “The everything up,” Jon Meacham, because you know he’s terrible,” mentary school. release at a Costco store in Alhambra, California. Final Days,” chronicling the the author of several best-selling Elliott said. 20 MORNING BREAK MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018

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A panoramic view of the iconic Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. Katara Hospitality unveiled the legendary hotel that overlooks the turquoise waters of Lake Lucerne. 30oC 39oC Minimum Maximum Misty at places by early morning, becomes ‘Night School’ passes hot daytime with local clouds may be In praise of ‘slow art’, top US rainy at places by afternoon. the test in North HIGH TIDE 09:30 – 20:00 LOW TIDE 02:00 – 16:15

Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department American theaters museum unveils expansion AFP AFP Thomas Phifer-designed building, program, politely engage visitors HOLLYWOOD: For once it was a comedy, not a flooded with natural light and in discussions about what lies superhero or horror flick, that topped North American POTOMAC: It may be the shaped with individually poured before their eyes. box offices this weekend as Universal’s raucous new greatest art collection you’ve blocks of gray concrete. Lit through clerestory release “Night School” pulled in an estimated $28m, never heard of — until now. With The Pavilions’ 11 intercon- windows, the painting features industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported yesterday. a sprawling gallery space opening nected structures are embedded four monochrome panels inspired Kevin Hart stars as one of a group of misfits on Thursday in a prosperous into the 230 acres of this former by seasonal colours, while a larger attending night school to earn their high school exurb of Washington, Glenstone foxhunting estate. “It’s all very one in the center reveals mossy diplomas, under the firm tutelage of Tiffany Haddish. has become one of the world’s carefully calibrated to allow for green calligraphic squiggles The film nearly paid off its $29m production costs biggest private art museums. that prolonged experience,” said typical of Marden’s later years. over the three-day weekend, Variety reported. At a time when museums director Emily Rales, 42, who co- The building’s largest room In second was another new release, family animation are courting Instagram-hungry founded Glenstone with her takes visitors on a trip through art “Smallfoot” from Warner Bros., which netted $23m. The crowds and visitors have to husband Mitchell, a 62-year-old history from 1943 to 1989 with 65 comic tale about a group of Yeti who run into a human elbow each other to catch a billionaire industrialist. In an works by 52 artists. Pulled from — to the amazement and consternation of both sides — glimpse, Glenstone has carefully interview, she spoke of their “per- Glenstone’s holdings of some features the voices of Channing Tatum, LeBron James, choreographed a journey in the sonal quest to find those quiet 1,300 pieces, they feature many James Corden, Zendaya and Danny DeVito. Last week- opposite direction as part of its moments where you can really women artists as well as less end’s top attraction, Universal’s family film “The House $200m expansion. sit with a work of art and not feel familiar works. With a Clock in Its Walls,” slipped to third spot, pulling Birdsong and crickets rushed or pressured to move on.” In a separate gallery, visitors in $12.5m. Jack Black and Cate Blanchett star alongside provide the soothing cadence to Glenstone’s collection of can take in a framed view of a young Owen Vaccaro as Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan the 10-minute walk from the post-World War II art is con- hillside while sitting on a softly sent to live with his warlock uncle. parking lot to the new building, sidered to be one of the best, curved maple bench inviting In fourth was “A Simple Favor,” Lionsgate’s drama along a gravel path carved into including works by Louise Bour- quiet contemplation at nature’s about a mommy blogger (Anna Kendrick) who inves- rolling hills dotted with wild- geois, Roni Horn and Richard altar. Glenstone has been open tigates the mysterious disappearance of her friend flowers, sycamore and oak trees. Serra, who has two torqued steel since 2006, but only received (Blake Lively). It earned $6.6m. And fifth place went “Split Rocker,” a giant flower- sculptures on the grounds. 10,000 visitors in its first seven to horror film “The Nun” from Warner Bros, the latest covered sculpture by the equally In a radical departure from years using a much smaller fright fest in the popular “Conjuring” series. The story polarizing and famous Jeff Koons most other museums, the walls space designed by architect of a young nun, an exorcist and a guide stumbling is perched atop a hill gazing toward are barren of explanatory texts Charles Gwathmey. It can now onto a dark secret in Dracula country netted $5.4m. the 204,000-square-foot Pavilions and some rooms have just a accommodate up to 100,000 Overall, the month brought smiles to Hollywood, complex. A water court of aquatic single work of art. Gray-uni- people a year, though it is ini- ending as the second best September ever, trailing plants ringed by walls of glass formed guides, many of them in tially limiting visits to 400 per only last year’s record grosses. provides the beating heart of the a young professionals training day four days a week. Hong Kong’s new fight against fast fashion

AFP displayed his creations, alongside other new yarns will go into full operation in designers who transformed vintage the city in October, developed by the HONG KONG: Despite Hong Kong’s kimonos and bridalwear samples and Hong Kong Research Institute for Tex- reputation for rampant consumerism, even used silicone and rubber. tiles and Apparel (HKRITA). a nascent movement against fast fashion “Many people are turning their backs The 1,765 square-metre factory will is taking root in the city, with clothes- and saying ‘I have more clothes than I sterilise, sort and turn used textiles into mending workshops and pop-up swaps can possibly wear,” she said. fresh fibre, processing three tonnes of growing in popularity, and designers Shocked by the volume of clothing textile waste each day. parading recycled fabrics on the and the pollution produced by major Six workers will remove zips and catwalk. brands, Hong Kong designers Kay Wong buttons and categorise the fabrics before From broken umbrellas to discarded and Toby Crispy founded “Fashion machines carry out automated colour curtains, no material is too shabby for Clinic” to help people mend garments. sorting and re-spinning. designer Jesse Lee, who showcased his They set up pop-up stalls at clothing Mixed-fibre clothing will go creations at a recent sustainable fashion stores providing repair and reshaping through a high-tech treatment to sep- show in Hong Kong. services and also hold workshops arate the different elements. Edwin Lee realised that humble household teaching basic needlework. Keh, CEO of HKRITA, said the recycled goods could be the springboard for cre- “Fast fashion makes people dispose yarn will be “as good as virgin mate- ativity when his family was throwing of their clothes so easily, because clothes rials”, while the selling price will be out an old sofa. He turned the sofa’s are too cheap and it seems to cost 30 percent lower. leather cover into a jacket and has since nothing to toss out the old ones,” Wong The factory launch comes as made clothes from old curtains and bed said. “After they learn stitching, they can mainland China moves to ban the import linen, as well as a raincoat using Fashion designer Jesse Lee (left) wearing repair many things, like worn-out shirts of most solid waste, including textile umbrella fabric. a jacket he designed and made with or socks,” Wong said. scraps, putting pressure on Hong Kong Lee also tries to make his designs material from discarded umbrellas. Jack Lam, 31, was learning to sew to find new ways to deal with its trash. unisex and adjustable so they can be RIGHT: A model on a catwalk wearing patches onto his torn jeans at a recent “Whereas China doesn’t want to easily shared. “If you don’t feel like a similar jacket. workshop, as curious shoppers looked import other people’s rubbish, they are wearing this, you can give it to others on. “The patches look like new embel- very happy with importing yarns and and it doesn’t matter if it is a boy or a Greenpeace found a sixth of clothes 2013 collapse of a building in Bang- lishments,” he said, adding that the jeans fibres, so that’s what we are going to girl,” Lee said. owned by residents were seldom or ladesh that housed several garment were now more valuable to him because do,” Keh said. Global consumers purchased 60 never worn after purchase. factories. he had fixed them himself. Keh hopes the new mill will serve percent more clothing in 2016 than in But Lee and others like him are Christina Dean, founder of Redress, While repair clinics, clothes swaps as an inspiration for other cities. “If in a 2000 and only kept each item half as hoping to capitalise on rising consumer says the tide is slowly turning and and second-hand shops are all doing crowded city like Hong Kong we have long, a report by McKinsey consultancy awareness as shoppers become more describes the industry as at a tipping their bit, some want to address the waste come up with this solution to deal with found. Hong Kong alone sends 343 conscious of the human and envi- point. The Hong Kong-based charity problem on an industrial scale. our own waste, any city in the world tonnes of textiles to the city’s overloaded ronmental cost of fast fashion after works to reduce fashion waste and A cutting-edge “upcycling” spinning should be able to have that kind of local landfills every day and a 2016 report by high-profile scandals like the deadly hosted the recent show where Lee mill that turns discarded clothes into solution.” BUSINESS Monday 1 October 2018 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 Musk to resign as Tesla Welsh trade delegation Chairman, remain as keen to strengthen ties CEO in SEC settlement with Qatar

GCC bond performance fuels foreign investors’ appetite SATISH KANADY Emerging Market Investment THE PENINSULA The bond market in Grade Bond Index, GCC bonds the GCC region saw the have occupied centre stage in DOHA: The GCC bond market issuances to the tune debt market landscape. Further, is witnessing an increasing of $70bn, an all-time the bonds are priced attractively interest from foreign investors. with yields that are higher than The regional bond market has high issued amount in that of their similarly rated seen a surge in foreign the year 2017. The first peers. investment in the past two quarter of 2018 has For instance, Qatar debt due years. There is growing in 2028 has a yield of 4.45 Growing investments, demand for GCC already seen issuances percent as compared to 4.15 impressive performance by bonds from worth $16.8bn, mostly percent to a Mexico bond with bonds and improved structural investors across by Oman (39%) and same maturity period and reforms augur well for strong emerging & Qatar National Bank having a lower rating compared interest and a surging investor to Qatar. appetite for bond issuance from developed markets. (22% ). Similarly, Saudi Arabia the GCC region, Marmore MENA 30-year bond maturing in 2047 Intelligence noted in its H2, 2018 yields 30bps higher at 5.07 report. The bond market in the GCC is growing demand for them percent than Indonesian bond More than 75 percent of the region saw the issuances to the from investors across emerging (30-year, 4.78 percent) which issued bonds, mainly sovereign tune of $70bn, an all-time high and developed markets. has a lower credit profile com- bonds, in 2017, were com- issued amount in the year 2017. Investors who couldn’t pared to Saudi. The region also fortably absorbed by non-GCC The first quarter of 2018 has avail sovereign bonds due to offers a mix of credit rating for investors. This can be seen already seen issuances worth non-availability caused by wider investment when a $750m bonds issued by $16.8bn, mostly by Oman (39 increased demand, subscribed opportunities. CDS, the outlook on bond the interest rates. National Bank of Kuwait had 57 percent approximately) and to bonds issued by the regional One primary reason for market looks positive. Qatar, together with Saudi percent as US investors, 13 Qatar National Bank (22 percent banks and corporate issuers. higher yield is due to the risk A stable CDS spread shows Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and percent European and 4 percent approximately). This increase in investment is premium associated with the that the investors are focusing Kuwait, will enter JP Morgan’s Asian investors in May, 2017. Oman has managed to sell backed by improved macro GCC bonds. Among major more on the positives in the emerging market government This is in stark contrast its largest ever sovereign bond fundamentals in the region developed economies like market including the rise in oil bond indexes next year, JP when the same bank issued a worth $6.5bn in face of multiple supported by the gradual Europe and Japan have negative price, increased interest by Morgan announced last week. $700m bond which had 43 downgrades in credit ratings increase in the oil price, trans- yields and investors are looking foreign investors and diversifi- The move is expected to percent as Middle East investors from companies like Moody’s lating into improved credit for bonds with positive yields, cation in non-oil economies attract a total of around $30bn and only 2 percent as US and Fitch in 2018. profiles of local companies and which is driving the demand for instead of risks associated with of new foreign investment into investors in 2015. The Oman All of these show that government. GCC bonds. GCC bonds especially the geo- their debt. The inclusion will be bond also saw 93 percent of although there exists certain With an approximate 12 With most countries in GCC political ones. This somewhat phased in between January 31 investors as non GCC. challenges for GCC bonds, there percent share in Bloomberg having a decreasing or stable compensates for the increase in and September 30, 2019. Investment opportunities China to cut ECB expects another year of for SMEs at first Doha IPEC import tariffs on wide range interest rate stability: Official THE PENINSULA Spanning three of products REUTERS days, IPEC 2018 will national level, REUTERS DOHA: Political and business explore the global completion of the leaders, government officials economic challenges BERLIN: The European Central banking union and and entrepreneurs from across BEIJING: China will cut Bank (ECB) expects interest rates capital market the Middle East, North Africa of our time, while import tariffs on textile to stay at their current level union are needed, and Asia will gather in Qatar for examining obstacles products and metals, through the summer of next year he said. the first International Products and opportunities including steel products, to and the scaling back of Asked about Exhibition and Conference 8.4 percent from 11.5 percent, economic stimulus measures to Brexit, the ECB (IPEC) from October 8 to 10, facing the Mena, and effective November 1, the be gradual, board member board member said 2018. Central Asia. finance ministry said Benoit Coeure (pictured) told that the ECB has to Hosted at the Doha Exhi- yesterday.Beijing has pledged Germany’s Taggespiegel. be prepared for all bition and Conference Center 2018 will explore the global to take steps to increase The comments are in line eventualities. under the patronage of H E economic challenges of our imports this year amid rising with the bank’s previous “Likewise, the Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin time, while examining obstacles tension with some of its assertion that it is comfortable financial sector Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister and opportunities facing the biggest trade partners. with market expectations for an should prepare for and Interior Minister of the Middle East, North Africa, and Import tariffs on wood interest rate rise in the final the worst: a State of Qatar, IPEC 2018 will Central Asia. and paper products, minerals quarter of 2019. no-deal Brexit,” he offer a unique opportunity to The conference will focus and gemstones will be cut to “We expect interest rates to said, adding that he celebrate Qatar’s strong ties on: managing sustainable eco- 5.4 percent from 6.6 percent, stay at the current level at least hopes the EU and with distinguished international nomic growth, economic coop- the ministry also said in its through the summer of 2019. But Britain can reach a partners. eration between nations, the statement. Average import we have already started to below, but close to, 2 percent. deal that allows an orderly Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al growth and innovation of global tariffs on over fifteen hundred reduce our net asset purchases “Price pressures are grad- Brexit. Thani, Director of the Gov- travel, and financing partner- products will be lowered to and anticipate them ending after ually picking up. But this doesn’t Coeure also said that, while ernment Communications ships to increase prosperity. It 7.8 percent from 10.5 percent, the end of December,” Coeure happen in one day,” Coeure said, the financial system is far safer Office, said: “The inaugural will also explore the possibility the ministry said. told the newspaper in an adding that the euro zone than when the global financial IPEC 2018 conference in Doha of visa-free travel for all, as well “Reducing tariffs is con- interview released yesterday. economy was proving very crisis struck 10 years ago, more will showcase diverse and as ways to foster innovation ducive to promoting the bal- With inflation picking up, robust. work has to be done. exciting business prospects in across the region through start- anced development of foreign the ECB has been curbing But for all its resilience, He warned against compla- Qatar. Investors will benefit ups and SMEs. trade and promoting a higher stimulus for months and plans Coeure said that trade disputes cency and said the next crisis from direct access to projects The event will welcome level of opening up to the to end its ¤2.6trillion bond pur- and declining support for the might not come from the in Qatar and meetings with key participants from Qatar, outside world,” the ministry chase scheme in December. multilateral order make financial system. “At the ECB, we decision-makers from the gov- Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, said. The overall tariff level will Coeure said that ample strengthening Europe an urgent are currently looking closely at ernment and the private Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Iran, be reduced to 7.5 percent in monetary stimulus would still task. cybersecurity... We don’t want sector.” Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and 2018 from 9.8 percent in 2017 be needed to achieve the bank’s Responsible fiscal policies the next crisis to be triggered Spanning three days, IPEC Tajikistan. as a result, the cabinet said. euro zone inflation target of and economic reforms at by a hacker,” he said. 22 BUSINESS MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018

Sudan’s central MarketWatch Challenges faced by Qatari bank to print citizens during siege discussed 100-pound QSE FTSE100 DOW BRENT bank notes 9,813.32 7,510.20 26,458.31 $73.56 THE PENINSULA World Bank officials has attracted many investors +29.01 PTS −35.24 PTS +18.38 PTS +1.44 REUTERS have valued Qatar’s and international companies. He 0.30% 0.47% 0.070% Dow & Brent before going to press DOHA: A delegation from the success in rising to also noted the important role Qatar International Court the top of the ‘Doing played by the Qatar Interna- KHARTOUM: Sudan’s headed by Faisal bin Rashid Al tional Court in protecting the central bank will start Sahouti visited the International Business’ report rights and property of investors, printing 100 pound bank Centre for Settlement of in many sectors in as well as the important role of notes for the first time as it Qatar’s Producer Price Investment Disputes (ICSID), a recent years. the Court to promote and uphold struggles to deal with a member of the World Bank the rule of law. liquidity crisis and rampant Index up 4.1% in August Group, during which he met World Bank officials have inflation, state news agency with the Secretary General of members of the Washington valued Qatar’s success in rising SUNA said yesterday. THE PENINSULA the centre, Meg Kenner. Convention, which discuss the to the top of the Doing Business In recent months local grain mill and other products The two parties discussed proposed amendments to the report in many sectors in recent currency liquidity at com- by 1 percent, beverages by 0.6 the organisation of joint events Rules of Procedure of the Center. years. mercial banks has dried up, DOHA: Qatar’s General percent, and cement and other and the benefit of experiences, The Chief Executive Officer In addition, it was high- with long queues outside of Monthly Producer Price Index non-metallic products by 0.5 practices and applications for of the International Court of lighted that to improve the State banks and daily withdrawal (PPI) is estimated at 73.2 points percent. No change noticed in each side, especially in the tech- Qatar also met with the Head of of Qatar’s advanced positions in limits falling to as low as 500 in August 2018, an increase by paper and paper products and nological fields. The meeting the World Bank Group’s Doing the enforcement of contracts Sudanese pounds ($17.06) in 4.1 percent when compared other chemical products and also discussed the most Business Annual Report, which and the development of mech- some places. with previous month. On year- fibers. important challenges faced by is designed to measure the com- anisms of judicial procedures The previous largest ban- on-year, PPI of August 2018 On y-o-y, the Manufac- Qatari citizens during the siege petitiveness of the commercial required to shorten the length knote in Sudan was 50 showed a rise of 40.2 percent. turing PPI of August showed a on Qatar and the importance of and investment environment of of litigation, which will have a pounds. The PPI covers goods rise of 25.9 percent. The major setting up a platform in the state each country according to positive impact in attracting Restrictions on how much relating to three main sectors: groups which explain this price for the management of various commercial, investment, more foreign investments to the cash is available to com- Mining (weight: 72.7 percent), increase are refined petroleum investment disputes in the legal and judicial frameworks. State and to instill more confi- mercial banks are among Manufacturing (weight: 26.8 products by 34.7 percent, fol- region. During the meeting, Al dence among investors. measures aimed at curbing percent), and Electricity and lowed by basic metals by 15.7 A delegation from the Qatar Sahouti reviewed the vital and Al Sahouti also stressed that rampant inflation and Water (weight: 0.5 percent). percent, basic chemicals by 14.6 International Court also partic- important role played by the the State attaches great impor- addressing an economic With regard to the Mining percent, paper and paper ipated in the official delegation Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) by tance to the continuous devel- crisis. Sector, the data of the Ministry products by 12.3 percent, dairy of the State of Qatar to attend providing a global business opment of judicial proceedings Sudan’s economy has of Development Planning and products by 11.9 percent, other the meetings of the States environment in recent years that and enforcement. been struggling since the Statistics (MDPS) for August chemical products and fibers south of the sprawling revealed that the sector showed by 5.5 percent, juices by 3.5 northeast African country an increase by 4.9 percent, percent, and rubber and plastics seceded in 2011, taking with when compared with PPI of July products by 1.2 percent, and it three-quarters of oil output 2018, primarily due to the grain mill and other products and depriving Khartoum of a increase of crude petroleum by 0.2 percent. crucial source of foreign and natural gas prices. However, prices fall also currency. On y-o-y, the sector noticed in cement and other At over 60 percent, recorded a significant increase non-metallic products by 3.8 Sudan’s inflation rate is of 48 percent. percent, and beverages by 1.7 among the world’s highest, Meanwhile, the Manufac- percent. while its currency buys fewer turing Sector registered an The PPI of Electricity and than half as many dollars on increase of 2.2 percent com- Water showed a decrease of 2.5 the black market -- which has pared to the month of July. The percent compared to July 2018, effectively replaced the prices increase are seen in: resulting from an decreasing formal banking system -- as juices by 3.3 percent, refined price in water by 3.6 percent, it did a year ago. petroleum products by 3.2 and electricity by 1.4 percent. Sudan’s central bank has percent, basic chemicals by 1.3 When compared the PPI of devalued its pegged currency percent, and dairy products by August 2018 to the PPI of from 6.7 to about 29 pounds 1.1 percent. August 2017, the PPI showed an per dollar in the last year, but However, the decreasing increase of 1.9 percent, affected the black market rate is still prices are noticed in rubber and by price rise in electricity by 5.1 lower, at about 45 pounds plastics products by 2.8 percent, percent, and a decrease in Faisal bin Rashid Al Sahouti (centre) with other officials during the visit to ICSID. yesterday. basic metals by 1.3 percent, water by 1.3 percent.

Failure to reform Chinese manufacturing activity slows as trade war rages AFP said. The figure was below the 51.2 “Exports increasingly dragged which retaliated with more levies global trade rules reading tipped in a Bloomberg down performance and continued of its own, brings the amount of BEIJING: Chinese factory activity News survey of economists. softening demand began to have goods hit by duties to more than slowed in September, official data Although the numbers indi- an impact on companies’ pro- $250bn, roughly half of China’s fuels tensions: Report showed yesterday, as the Asian cated a slowdown, they remained duction,” said Caixin analyst US exports. giant’s trade war with the United above the 50-point mark that sep- Zhengsheng Zhong. A brighter outlook could be AFP Trump also harshly criti- States showed no sign of abating. arates expansion from US President Donald Trump found away from China’s fac- cized the WTO, saying it has The Purchasing Managers’ contraction. last week imposed a further tories, however, with an official WASHINGTON: Long-delayed allowed China to exploit the Index (PMI), a key gauge of factory A separate manufacturing $200bn in tariffs on Chinese gauge of non-manufacturing reforms to the global trading rules and been unfair to the conditions, came in at 50.8 for the index, calculated independently goods and vowed to press on until activity showing the sector system have sparked an United States. month, down from 51.3 in August, by the Caixin media group, also Beijing buckles. expanding to 54.9 in September increase in tensions among The IMF has warned that the National Bureau of Statistics showed a deceleration. His latest volley against China, from 54.2 in August. major economies, and derailed the trade confrontations are a the economic benefits most serious risk to the global often felt by the poor, according economy that could undermine to a new report released economic growth. yesterday. And a WTO report last Musk to resign as Tesla Chairman, The failure to continue to week said global trade would adjust global trade rules in the be slower than previously last two decades, particularly expected, as escalating trade remain as CEO in SEC settlement in agriculture and services, has tensions “will slow trade REUTERS undermined the potential to growth for the rest of this year The settlement should place Tesla admitted or denied the boost growth and reduce and in 2019.” more oversight on Musk while SEC’s findings as part of the set- poverty, according to the joint Despite raising living WASHINGTON/SAN FRAN- not taking the “devastating” tlement, which still must be report by the International standards around the world CISCO: Tesla Inc and Elon Musk measure of forcing him out, said approved by a court. Monetary Fund, World Trade since the end of World War II, have agreed to pay $20m each Steven Heim, a director at Musk had been directly Organization and World Bank. trade reforms stalled in the to financial regulators and the Boston Common Asset Man- involved in almost every detail The organizations are early 2000s and remain incom- billionaire will step down as the agement, which owns shares in of Tesla’s product design and urging redoubled efforts to plete while domestic policies company’s chairman but remain Tesla battery maker Panasonic technology strategy, and drove accelerate reforms, especially continue to impede trade, the as chief executive, under a Corp. the company’s employees to for two years and pay a nominal in the WTO, to salvage the eco- joint report said. settlement that caps a tumul- Tesla must appoint an inde- extraordinary achievements - fine, according to media reports nomic benefits of trade, which Global trade volumes grew tuous two months for the pendent chairman, two inde- much as another Silicon Valley on Friday. Investors said on have stalled, and ensure the about seven percent annually carmaker. pendent directors, and a board chief executive, Steve Jobs, did Friday that it has been a mistake prosperity is shared more in the 1990s -- double the rate The securities fraud committee to set controls over at Apple Inc. for Musk to turn down that set- widely. of global GDP growth -- but agreement, disclosed by the US Musk’s communications under The entrepreneur is now tlement, especially at a time “The system of global trade slowed sharply in the years Securities and Exchange Com- the proposed agreement. required to step down as when the company has been rules that has nurtured unprec- before the 2008 financial crisis. mission on Saturday, will come “The prompt resolution of chairman of Tesla within 45 pushing hard to meet aggressive edented economic growth A critical issue has been the as a relief to investors, who had this matter on the agreed terms days, and he is not permitted to production targets for its Model across multiple generations failure to adjust rules to reflect worried that a lengthy legal fight is in the best interests of our be re-elected to the post for 3 sedan. faces tensions,” the report said. the dominance in trade of would only further hurt the loss- markets and our investors, three years. The settlement tasks the “Though only recently services, including ecommerce, making electric car company. including the shareholders of The SEC charged Tesla with Tesla board, which critics have brought to the fore, those ten- which now account for two- The SEC on Thursday Tesla,” SEC Chairman Jay failing to have required dis- accused of failing to rein in sions are rooted in issues that thirds of global GDP and charged Elon Musk (pictured) Clayton said in a statement. closure controls and procedures Musk, with the tricky challenge have been left unresolved for employment, and half of global with misleading investors with Thursday’s charges shaved for Musk’s tweets. The SEC said of finding an independent too long.” trade, the report said. tweets on August 7 that said he about $7bn off high-flying Tesla, the company had no way to chairman able to work closely US President Donald Services are key to trade in was considering taking Tesla knocking its market value to determine if his tweets con- with the sometimes unpre- Trump capitalised on the rising goods as well, since manufac- private at $420 a share and had $45.2bn on Friday, below tained information that must be dictable chief executive. antagonism towards globali- turing relies on many services secured funding. The tweets had General Motors Co’s $47.5bn. disclosed in corporate filings, or It was not immediately clear zation in his campaign for the to bring their products to no basis in fact, and the ensuring In the settlement, the agency if they contained complete and who would be appointed to the White House and since taking market. market chaos hurt investors, it pulled back from its demand that accurate information. role. Antonio Gracias, the current office has pursued a confron- “The current focus on trade claimed. Investors and corporate Musk, who is synonymous with Musk walked away at the lead independent director and tational trade policy that has tensions threatens to obscure governance experts said the the Tesla brand, be barred from last minute from an earlier set- CEO of Valor Equity Partners, imposed steep tariffs on allies the great untapped benefits agreement could strengthen running Tesla, a sanction that tlement with the SEC that would has been criticized as being too and adversaries without possible from further trade Tesla, which has been bruised many investors said would be have required him to give up key close to Musk and his distinction. reform,” the report said. by Musk’s recent behavior. disastrous. Neither Musk nor leadership roles at the company companies. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 BUSINESS 23 Welsh trade delegation keen to strengthen ties with Qatar

THE PENINSULA trade networking events, a store with a growing population that visit programme and Meet the offers huge opportunities for DOHA: Welsh food and drink Buyer event. Welsh businesses in the food & producers are set to strengthen One of the companies, Mul- drink sector. We have been in the and build ties with prospective rines, manufactures a range of region for a few years but mainly partners and investors in Qatar juices and smoothies has its through UK consolidators, so this during their current tour of the processing plant in Deeside, was an important step in moving country as part of the Welsh North Wales where they produce the brand forwards and con- Government’s Food and Drink a range of fruit flavoured milk tinuing to grow in such a key Wales Trade Development Visit. products and organic soya and market,” said Daniel Jones, Sales The visit which began on almond drinks. Export Manager, commented. September 29 and last until John Bonner, Commercial “Hopefully this visit will give October 3, will see some ten food Manager for Mulrines said,“The us the chance to reinforce the and drink companies from Wales Middle East is an interesting ethics and passion behind our showcasing their products to a export market for us. We don’t brand and that our products will host of distributors and retail currently have a distribution prove to be as popular in Qatar buyers, all looking to secure new network for our products in this as they are here in Wales and in business. area and see this visit as a great other parts of the world.” Qatar represents the second opportunity for us in a Key Huw Lewis, Finance Director largest market in the Middle East market such as Qatar. at Cardiff Airport added: “We are for Welsh exports and is one of “Hopefully what this visit will delighted to see Food & Drink the top 20 markets worldwide for do will promote awareness of our Wales using the great opportunity British Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Ajay Sharma (right), with the visiting delegation from the all Welsh exports, making it a key range of juices, smoothies and presented by the new Qatar Food and Drink division of the Welsh Government. priority market of the Welsh and other milk products that we have Airways service to develop UK governments. The value of on offer. As well as give us the stronger trade links. The flight goods exports from Wales alone Development Visit is to leverage producers seeking to build new with international businesses.” chance to form partnerships with allows businesses from across to Qatar in 2017 was over networking and collaboration contacts in overseas markets and The Welsh companies taking distributors and buyers to stock Wales to export not only to Qatar QR750m. opportunities between the pro- is part of our overall drive to part in the Trade Development our products boosting sales.” but further afield to global desti- Representatives from Cardiff ducers, Welsh Government and support Welsh exports which is Visit include Daioni Organic, Another company embarking nations across Africa, Asia and Airportare also among the dele- Qatar as well as strengthen vital for the Welsh economy as Dairy Partners, Dunbia Wales, on the trade visit is Pembrokshire Australasia. gation looking to capitalise on the business, trade and tourism we look to leave the EU.” Farmers Fresh Wales, Fayrefield based Daioni Organic, leading “At Cardiff Airport, our new direct flight which operates relationships. “Exports for the sector have Foods, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat provider of premium quality mission is to generate significant up to seven times per week Speaking ahead of the visit, grown in the past decade and Promotion Wales, Mulrines & organic milk products. Recently economic benefit to Wales and between Cardiff and Doha, the Cabinet Secretary for Envi- continue to grow. I am delighted Sons Sales Uk Ltd, Prima Foods Daioni have partnered with a we will continue to support opening up the prospect of further ronment and Rural Affairs, Lesley we are supporting this group of UK Ltd, Randall Parker Foods and regional distributor and have industry by connecting Wales to trade and investment between the Griffiths AM, said:“This trade visit producers going out to Doha to Rhug Organic Farm. launched initially into Carrefour the world and facilitating trade two countries. to Qatar provides a great oppor- explore new markets first hand During the visit delegates will with their Daioni Organic range. opportunities wherever The goal of the Trade tunity for Welsh food and drink and develop further connections take part in market briefings, “Qatar is an important market possible.”

Thyssenkrupp board backs split, confirms Kerkhoff as CEO REUTERS Approval for the move, first (pictured) was appointed CEO on decisively start implementation,” engineering - into a separate announced on Thursday, was a five-year contract, confirming Kerkhoff said. Bernhard Pellens, listed entity called Thyssenkrupp FRANKFURT: Thyssenkrupp widely expected after the com- him in a role he had been filling a business school professor, was Industrials. Materials trading, said yesterday that its supervisory pany’s two largest shareholders on an acting basis, Thyssenkrupp named as the group’s new super- shipbuilding and the group’s 50 board had unanimously approved - the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen said. visory board chairman. percent stake in a planned joint plans to split the conglomerate in und Halbach foundation and “Our solution is responsible Under the planned new steel venture with Tata Steel will two, paving the way for the Cevian - and labour representa- and equally serves the interests structure, Thyssenkrupp will spin remain part of Thyssenkrupp, group’s largest restructuring in tives expressed their support. of employees, customers and off its capital goods business - ele- which will be renamed Thys- decades. In addition, Guido Kerkhoff shareholders. We will now vators, car parts and plant senkrupp Materials. BREAK TIME CROSSWORD NOVO Pearl Qatar ROYAL PLAZA VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

Peppermint (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 & Smallfoot (Animation) 2:30 & 4:30pm 11:30pm The Nun (2D/Horror) 10:00am 12:00noon, 12:30, 2:00, 2:45, Varathan (Malayalam) 3:00 & 8:00pm 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:45pm & 12:00midnight Sui Dhaaga (Hindi) 5:45pm Alpha (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, The House With A Clock In Its Wall (2D/Thriller) 6:30pm 10:00pm & 12:00midnight MEG (2D/Action) 11:00am, 3:30 & 8:30pm Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil) 8:15pm Luis And The Aliens (2D) 10:00am 1:30 & 5:00pm El Diesel (2D/Arabic) 11:00pm Enchanted Princess (2D/Animation) 11:45am, 3:15 & 6:45pm Al Khourouj An Al Nas (2D/Arabic) 8:30, 10:30pm & 12:00midnight Night School (2D/Comedy) 11:15pm The Equalizer 2 (2D/Action) 1:00, 6:00 & 11:00pm Christopher Robin (2D/Animation) 10:15am, 2:30, 6:45 & 11:00pm Mile 22 (2D/Action) 12:30, 4:45 & 9:00pm Reprisal 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 ASIAN TOWN & 10:00pm Slender Man 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00pm & 12:00midnight Al Badlah (2D/Arabic) 10:00am, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil) 5:15, 8:00, 10:45pm The Nun(2D/Horror/IMAX)11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 500, 7:00, 9:00&11:00pm Varathan (Malayalam) 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 & 10:15pm Sui Dhaaga (Hindi) 5:15pm MALL Devdas (2D/Telugu) 6:00pm Saamy 2 (Tamil) 8:30pm Smallfoot (Animation) 2:00 & 5:45pm Oru Kuttanadan Blog (Malayalam) 7:45 & 11:30pm Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil) 2:00, 6:00 & 11:30pm Devdas (2D/Telugu) 3:00 & 11:30pm Pataakha (2D/Hindi) 4:30pm ROXY The House With A Clock In Its Wall (2D/Thriller) 3:45pm Varathan (Malayalam) 5:00 & 11:00pm Night School (2D/Comedy) Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil) 10:30am, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:30pm 9:30pm Johnny English (2D/Action) 7:30pm Johnny English (2D/Action) 10:30, 11:00am, 2:45, 3:15, 7:00, 7:30, 9:00, El Diesel (2D/Arabic) 7:30pm Sui Dhaaga (2D/Hindi) 9:00pm 9:30, 11:30pm Devdas (2D/Telugu) 3:50 & 9:30pm The Bouncer (2D/Action) 9:15pm Smallfoot (Animation) 10:30am, 12:40, 2:50, 5:00 & 7:20pm Sui Dhaaga (Hindi) 9:30pm & 12:10am The House With A Clock In Its Walls 1:00, 12:30. 4:45, 9:30, 11:00pm LANDMARK Varathan (Malayalam) 10:30am, 1:10. 6:50pm & 12:30am

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil) 3:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm AL KHOR Smallfoot (Animation) 3:00 & 5:00pm Sui Dhaaga (2D/Hindi) 2:15pm Johnny English (2D/Action) 6:00pm Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil) 10:30am, 3:45 & 9:00pm The House With A Clock In Its Wall (2D/Thriller) 6:15pm Small Foot (2D/Comedy) 12:00noon & 7:00pm El Diesel (2D/Arabic) 7:00pm Devdas (2D/Telugu) 1:00 & 6:00pm Devdas (2D/Telugu) 8:15pm The House With A Clock In Its Walls 2:15 & 9:15pm Varathan (Malayalam) 9:00 & 11:30pm Night School (2D/Comedy) 3:45 & 11:30pm Oru Kuttanadan (Malayalam) 8:45pm Sui Dhaaga (Hindi) 4:30 & 11:30pm

FLIK Mirqab Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Tamil) 8:50 & 10:20pm Johnny English Strikes Again 10:20, 11:15am, 12:15, 1:10, 2:15, 5:00, 6:30, 7:25, 8:30, 9:20 & 11:15pm Luis & The Aliens 12:00noon, 1:25 & 5:30pm Small Foot 11:10am, 1:50, 3:15, 4:05, 6:20, 7:30, 8:40, 10:35pm & 12:30am The House With A Clock In Its Walls 10:30am, 11:20, 12:20, 1:35, 2:35, 5:50, 7:00, 8:05, :15, 11:30pm & 12:10am The Bouncer 8:40, 10:35pm & 12:30am The How of Us 6:15 & 9:45pm The Nun 10:30pm & 12:40am Varan 12:40, 3:25 & 11:55pm

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Del Potro savours Nishioka claims ‘amazing year’ AFP maiden ATP title BEIJING: Juan Martin del Potro said yesterday he will AFP was never going to leave the Winston-Salem Open in the US go into this week’s China southern Chinese city won- in 2015) while Nishioka had Open enjoying the “best SHENZHEN, CHINA: Japanese dering, rattling off 12 aces and never before graced the big moments” of a career that qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka helping his opponent’s cause stage. came perilously close to being broke through for his maiden with nine double faults and he Before the final, Nishioka destroyed by injury. ATP singles title yesterday, poured on the power. But the had put his run of form -- kick- The strapping but softly outlasting seasoned Frenchman Nishioka game plan -- waiting started by title at the ATP Chal- spoken 30-year-old is the Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-5, 2-6, out the barrages and keeping his lenger Tour stop in Gimcheon, favourite in Beijing with Bernard Tomic of Australia celebrates after winning the men’s 6-4 in a grueling final of the opponent moving -- worked a South Korea, four months ago reigning champion and world singles final against Fabio Fognini of Italy at the ATP Chengdu Open Shenzhen Open. treat. -- down to a change in attitude. number one Rafael Nadal out “This is the dream for tennis Both players came into the The 1.7-metre (five-foot- in Chengdu, in China’s southwest Sichuan province, yesterday. injured and Novak Djokovic players,” said Nishioka after- final unfancied and unseeded seven) Nishioka revealed he had and Roger Federer also wards. “I believe this is the and both had yet to claim a ATP previously been trying to play absent. beginning.” Tour singles title. Herbert had like “six footers” such as current Tomic clinches first The man fondly known as The 23-year-old Nishioka, only made one final previously world number one Rafael Nadal “Delpo” is ranked fourth in ranked 171 in the world, in the (losing in straight sets to South of Spain but had turned instead the world behind that trio and end played seven matches in African Kevin Anderson at the for inspiration to Chile’s former trophy in three years while there has never been eight days at the Shenzhen world number one Marcelo Rios, any doubt about his ability, AFP Longgang Sports Centre but his who stands around 1.75 metres attempting to become the first his career has been blighted legs were full of running in a (five-foot-nine). Italian man to win four titles in by wrist injuries. marathon final as he threw “I think I’m the shortest BEIJING: Controversial a season. Del Potro, the 2009 US himself at everything Herbert player in the ATP tour,” said Australian Bernard Tomic won “I could have lost like five Open winner, was beaten by could give. Nishioka. “It’s very tough. I need his first tournament in three times this tournament,” said Djokovic in the final at As the match clock ticked to play many long rallies. I have years yesterday -- and in the Tomic, for whom it was a Flushing Meadows in early towards two-and-a-half hours, to run a lot.” It looked like he’d most dramatic of circum- welcome change to be making September. Nishioka sealed the victory on picked up some of Rios’ tenacity, stances, saving four match headlines for the right reasons. But that did nothing to his fifth match point - and too, fighting his way back to points to triumph at the “I was down in so many dispel the notion that Del looked as though he could victory having dropped seven Chengdu Open. matches and faced match Potro is a man enjoying his hardly believe what had just straight games after leading The 25-year-old defeated points against (Lloyd) Harris in tennis again having painstak- happened. Herbert 7-5, 2-0. top seed Fabio Fognini of Italy the second round as well. ingly rebuilt his career. Twelve months ago, the Jap- “I was a little bit nervous 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (9/7) in a thrilling “It’s been a rollercoaster “This could be one of the anese player was stuck at home because I almost won the three-setter in southwest China, week.” Once seen as a rising best seasons of my career,” pondering his future after trophy,” said Nishioka. where he was a qualifier. star, Tomic has had a number Del Potro, a popular figure in tearing an ACL. He will now “I was a little bit tight and a Tomic sank to his knees in of run-ins with authorities over the locker room, said ahead return to the world’s top 100 little bit nervous. But after I lost celebration, kissed the court the years, earning him the rep- of his assault on the China after that injury had seen his [the] second set, I changed my and then looked up to the sky utation as one of tennis’s bad Open. ranking plummet to as low as mentality.” The odds were as he milked the moment. boys. “I won my first Masters 362. stacked in favour of Herbert, a Tomic’s first ATP World In January he faced a 1000, at Indian Wells, I got “It was a very long run to get three-time Grand Slam doubles Tour crown since Bogota in backlash after boasting “I just my highest ranking ever this here, seven matches,” said title winner with partner and 2015 will propel the world- count my millions” in response season (three) and another Nishioka. Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan compatriot Nicolas Mahut who ranked 123 comfortably to failing to negotiate qualifying Grand Slam final after nine “It’s not easy. I’m very tired celebrates after winning the has vowed to focus more on inside the top 100 and eyeing for the Australian Open. years. right now. I think my strength is men’s singles final against Pierre- singles in the near future, a spot at next year’s Aus- In 2017, as his once-prom- “It’s an amazing year for my mentality and stamina and Hugues Herbert of France at the outside those Major tourna- tralian Open. ising career nosedived, Tomic me, but I also want to keep [I] never give up. That’s my ATP Shenzhen Open in Shenzhen, ments. But Nishioka finally ful- It was double disap- admitted he was sometimes going because I like to pres- weapon.” in south China’s Guangdong filled the promise he had shown pointment for Fognini, the “bored” during matches and not surise myself, and I’m excited The 27-year-old Herbert province, yesterday. as one of Japan’s top juniors. number 13 who had been always giving 100 percent. about that.” Del Potro, who faces Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas in his Beijing opener, will head to the Shanghai Masters immediately after the China Halep retires hurt from China Open Open and is also chasing a spot at the season-ending AFP departure is another blow to Yafan 7-6 (12/10), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 to ATP Finals. organisers in the Chinese capital, open the defence of her crown. The Argentine, whose BEIJING: World number one with Serena Williams missing The 24-year-old from France outsized 6ft 6in (1.98m) frame Simona Halep said that she was from the women’s draw and defied a rattling roof and a sur- belies his gentle nature, is “worried now” after a persistent several big names also absent prisingly stiff challenge from the savouring being largely pain- back problem forced her out of from the men’s event. home player to labour into round free after multiple wrist the China Open after just 31 “There is a pain, I couldn’t two on Beijing’s hard courts after surgeries. miserable minutes yesterday. move properly so that’s why I more than three hours of nervy He was unable to defend The Romanian never looked stopped,” Halep, who suffered a action.Garcia took the first set his US Open title in 2010 and comfortable against Tunisian shock early exit from the recent US on a tie-break after 77 minutes reached a low point in 2015, qualifier Ons Jabeur, losing the Open, said. “I don’t know exactly Simona Halep (down) of Romania gets medical treatment during the WTA Wuhan Open in Wuhan. during which the retractable roof playing just four ATP opening set of their first-round what it is. I will go home, I will have -- which was closed -- banged matches.He has previously match 6-1 before calling it quits. an MRI (scan) and I will see.” noisily on occasion in the wind. admitted that he was close to The 27-year-old Halep suf- “I’m just worried now, I feel The fourth-ranked French quitting tennis. “You have to fered a back injury a week ago sad that I couldn’t finish,” Halep was struggling. Halep believes it is I thought if I warm up during the player and Wang, 78th in the find deep in your body the in Wuhan and she cut a forlorn added, saying that she feared a different back problem from the match, it’s going to be better, but it world, went to battle again in strength to be with the pain figure after it ended her Beijing playing was making the problem one that contributed to her early wasn’t,” she said. Holder Caroline the second set and Garcia came and injuries,” Del Potro said adventure prematurely. worse and she knew from the start loss in Wuhan. Garcia survived a major scare back to force another of advice he would give to The top-ranked Halep’s of the match that she “I knew that there is pain, but before defeating wildcard Wang tie-break. players struggling with injury. Winning start for Kawhi Leonard with Raptors AP for San Antonio because of a Doncic and Dennis Smith Jr. from the free throw line. Toronto Raptors guard Lorenzo Brown (4)and thigh injury. The 2014 NBA scored 16 points apiece for Timberwolves 114, War- Portland Trail Blazers forward Meyers Leonard MIAMI: Kawhi Leonard is Finals MVP hadn’t played in a Dallas. Doncic, a 19-year-old riors 110 Jeff Teague scored 17 (11) during the second half of their NBA game at finally back on the court and game since January. who was named EuroLeague points and Derrick Rose added Rogers Arena on Saturday. the Toronto Raptors should be Damian Lillard and CJ MVP and EuroLeague Final 16 for Minnesota, which was happy with the results. McCollum each played the Four MVP while leading Real without All-Star Jimmy Butler, Leonard scored 12 points first quarter for Portland. Madrid to the title, made 5 of who requested a trade from in his first game with his new Lillard scored 12 points and 7 from the field, including 3 of the team last week. team and the Raptors beat the McCollum had nine. 4 from 3-point range, while Anthony Tolliver scored 15 Portland Trail Blazers 122-104 Raptors 122, Trail Blazers grabbing six rebounds and points, hitting 5 of 10 from on Saturday night in Van- 104 blocking three shots. 3-point range. Karl-Anthony couver, British Columbia, in Danny Green, who came Smith was 6-of-10 Towns had 12 points, Andrew the preseason opener for both from San Antonio with shooting and had six assists Wiggins scored 11 and rookie teams. Leonard, was 1 for 6 and fin- with no turnovers. Maxi Josh Okogie 10 for the Tim- Leonard played 19 ished with five points in Kleber added 15 points for the berwolves (1-0). minutes and didn’t shoot par- Toronto’s first game under Mavericks (1-0). Justin Ham- Stephen Curry made ticularly well, missing all four new coach Nick Nurse. ilton, who appeared in 113 5-of-9 3-pointers and finished 3-pointers and going just 6 for Meyers Leonard led games and started 21 across with 21 points in 19 minutes 11 from the free throw line. But Portland with 16 points. three seasons in the NBA, led for Golden State (0-1). Klay he played aggressively and Mavericks 116, Beijing Beijing with 29 points and 13 Thompson scored 17, including moved well after being limited Ducks 63 rebounds. He shot 6 of 19 from three 3-pointers, and Kevin to just nine games last season No. 3 overall pick Luka the field but made 15 of 17 Durant added 16 points. 26 SPORT MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 Europe win back Ryder Cup AFP Garcia becomes SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, leading Ryder FRANCE: Europe’s finest golfers recaptured the Ryder Cup yesterday, Cup scorer holding off a dramatic United States AFP fightback to complete an emotional upset victory with Italy’s Francesco Molinari clinching the outcome. SAINT-QUENTIN-EN- Reigning British Open champion YVELINES, FRANCE: Sergio Molinari defeated five-time major Garcia became the leading winner Phil Mickelson 4 and 2 to give points-scorer in Ryder Cup Europe an insurmountable 14 1/2-9 history as his 2 and 1 win over 1/2 lead over the favoured Americans American Rickie Fowler helped in the biennial team showdown at Le Europe regain the trophy at Le Golf National. Golf National yesterday. “It was amazing,” Molinari said. The 38-year-old Spaniard, a “It’s an incredible achievement. We controversial wildcard pick by did just an amazing job.” captain Thomas Bjorn after a poor In the process, Molinari -- who season, passed Nick Faldo’s pre- had been winless in six prior Ryder vious mark of 25 points, reaching Cup matches -- became the first 25.5 since making his debut in European and only the fourth player 1999. ever to go 5-for-5 in a Ryder Cup and “I don’t usually cry, but I did so just two months after hoisting couldn’t help it. What a week,” a the Claret Jug. tearful Garcia said. “It feels great but it’s not about “It means a lot but at the end me,” he said. of the day, I’ve always said it -- Europe’s team members pose after winning the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France, yesterday. BOTTOM: “It was about time to have them it’s about the team and I’m happy Team Europe captain Thomas Bjorn with the trophy. but it’s about the group not the that I was able to help. individual. “I’m happy that I was able to “I couldn’t even dream of a Masters champion, followed that by help with some of the points. It’s summer like this.” Europe had seized beating Rickie Fowler 2 and 1, vaulting a bonus.” Garcia had endured a a 10-6 edge in Saturday’s foursomes him to 25.5 career Ryder Cup points, difficult year, missing the cut at and fourballs matches and needed I’m happy I got that point. breaking Nick Faldo’s old mark of 25. all four majors, but was still only 4 1/2 points from yesterday’s 12 I’m getting goosebumps Matches stood on a knife’s edge selected by Bjorn on the strength singles matches to swipe the trophy. deep into the afternoon, the Amer- of his Ryder Cup performances The US team needed to match the talking about it. It wasn’t icans clinging to hopes as tension built down the years. greatest last-day comebacks in Ryder a fitting way for the across the back nine. “It’s been a rough year, but we Cup history by taking eight singles match to end: Thomas Four-time major winner Rory fought hard, I’m so thankful to points to keep the Cup, but there was McIlroy endured a last-hole collapse Thomas Bjorn for believing in no French magic like Europe’s 2012 and lost 1-up to American four-point me,” he said. ‘Miracle at Medinah’ or the Americans’ momentum. rookie Justin Thomas in the opening “I’m so happy to get the Cup 1999 victory in the ‘Battle of Rahm, who led after all but one match. McIlroy’s tee shot plugged in back and in Paris and to enjoy it Brookline’. hole, pumped his fists and screamed a right-side bunker, his second rolled as much I did.” The 2017 Masters The Americans, who haven’t won with joy after his winning four-foot back into the sand and his third found champion arrived in France on in Europe since 1993, lead the all-time birdie putt, which came after a three- the water. He surrendered the hole 22.5 points from eight previous rivalry 26-14 with two drawn but the putt bogey at the par-3 16th, left and match after failing to sink his appearances, and combined with Europeans’ ninth victory in the past Europe two wins from victory. bogey bid from the drop zone with Alex Noren to thrash Phil Mick- 12 attempts gave them an 11-8 with “To beat Tiger, one of the greatest Thomas on the green in two. elson and Bryson DeChambeau one drawn edge since expansion from players of all time, for the pivotal “I’m happy I got that point. I’m as Europe swept the Friday four- a British-Irish squad after 1977. point, it’s the best feeling of my life,” getting goosebumps talking about it,” somes to get his Ryder Cup Americans pulled within 10 1/2-9 Rahm said. Thomas said. “It wasn’t a fitting way underway. 1/2 Sunday before Europe’s first England’s Ian Poulter, Europe’s for the match to end.” Third-ranked He added a dramatic fourball singles victory came from Danish wildcard talisman, birdied the 18th Brooks Koepka, this year’s US Open victory alongside Rory McIlroy rookie Thorbjorn Olesen, who beat hole to beat world number one Dustin and PGA Championship winner, over Brooks Koepka and Tony three-time major winner Jordan Johnson 2-up and put Europe on the halved with England’s Paul Casey in Finau on Saturday morning, Spieth 5 and 4. Spain’s Jon Rahm fol- brink of victory. a match neither led by more than 1-up. curling home a long birdie putt lowed by downing Tiger Woods 2 and That set the stage for Molinari to “I threw a lot at him,” Casey said. on the 17th to secure the point. 1, keeping the 14-time major clinch the win after Mickelson found “It was a classic match. Very proud Garcia missed out on the champion winless in four matches this water at 16 and conceded. to turn that match around and grab record in the penultimate session week and snuffing out any US Spain’s Sergio Garcia, last year’s that half point.” as he and Noren lost to Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, but he broke Faldo’s record in style as Europe roared back to crush the Americans on the Albatros course despite some early Sunday Tanigawa leads at Pebble Beach resistance from the away team. He said he felt good heading AP way, somehow,” Tanigawa said. The former UCLA player had a 10-under birdie on the par-4 ninth. into the week after a morale- “It just happened to go in. You don’t 133 total. He opened with a 67 at Pebble “It was one of my best rounds,” boosting top-10 finish at the Por- CALIFORNIA: Ken Tanigawa made a expect to make those.” Beach on Friday. Hallberg said. tugal Masters last Sunday. 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th at Gary Hallberg, Marco Dawson and “It would just be incredible,” Tan- “I’ve had some lower scores, but “Felt like something was hap- Poppy Hills on Saturday for a 5-under Tom Gillis were tied for second. Hallberg igawa said about the chance to win at today the wind was blowing this pening. I played really well last 66 and a two-stroke lead in the Pure had a 5-under 67 at Pebble Beach, the Pebble Beach. morning, so it was a little tricky. It’s firm, week in Portugal and you know, Insurance Championship. Making his site of the final round in the event that “Pebble could be my favorite place so when it’s firm, the greens are firm I rested a little bit which was 18th PGA Tour Champions start after pairs players with juniors from The First to play golf. That’s what I was telling and it makes it a little bit harder.” The nice,” Garcia added. earning his tour card at Q-school, the Tee program. Dawson and Gillis shot you yesterday. I’ve been playing here 50-year-old Gillis is making his fifth “I needed that to play with the 50-year-old Tanigawa rebounded from 68s at Poppy Hills. since amateur, our state am used to be senior start after opening the season on energy that the Ryder Cup a bogey on the par-4 17th with the eagle. Tanigawa got through Q-school as up here. It’s just a magical place, espe- the Web.com Tour. He tied for third in deserved, and you know, I’m so “I was just trying to two-putt, hit it a re-instated amateur and turned pro- cially when the weather’s like this. I just his first two Champions event and tied happy that I was able to play -- on the green and try to make 4 some fessional again at the start of the season. love it here.” Hallberg closed with a for sixth in his last. not only myself -- but the whole team, as well as we did.” South Africa stutter before beating Zimbabwe AFP SCOREBOARD Zimbabwe Imran Tahir 5-1-23-2 KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA: H. Masakadza c Hendricks b Phehlukwayo ...... 25 South Africa South Africa had some anxious S. Mire c Hendricks b Ngidi ...... 0 A. Markram c Chigumbura b Chatara ...... 27 moments before beating C. Ervine c Klaasen b Mulder ...... 7 D. Elgar c Moor b Chatara ...... 2 Zimbabwe by five wickets in the B. Taylor c Hendricks b Rabada ...... 9 R. Hendricks b W. Masakadza...... 5 first one-day international at the S. Williams lbw b Phehlukwayo ...... 4 H. Klaasen c Ervine b W. Masakadza ...... 44 Diamond Oval yesterday. P. Moor c Elgar b Rabada ...... 13 C. Jonker c Williams b Mavuta ...... 6 It looked like being an easy E. Chigumbura c Rabada b Ngidi ...... 27 J. Duminy not out ...... 16 day for the hosts when Zim- W. Masakadza lbw b Imran Tahir ...... 15 W. Mulder not out ...... 14 babwe crashed to 117 all out, B. Mavuta lbw b Imran Tahir...... 5 Extras (b1, lb1, nb1, w2) ...... 5 K. Jarvis b Ngidi ...... 8 Total (5 wkts, 26.1 overs) 119 their lowest total in 39 one-day T. Chatara not out 0 Did not bat: A. Phehlukwayo, K. Rabada, Imran Tahir, internationals between the two Extras (w4) ...... 4 L. Ngidi countries. But South Africa also Total (34.1 overs) ...... 117 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-25, 3-40, 4-58, 5-96 struggled on a pitch of variable Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-28, 3-38, 4-44, 5-53, 6-62, Bowling: Jarvis 7-0-36-0, Chatara 6-1-12-2 (1nb, and occasionally steep bounce, 7-86, 8-96, 9-112, 10-117 2w), W. Masakadza 5-1-26-2, Mavuta 4-0-24-1, Wil- losing their first four wickets for Bowling: Rabada 8-2-34-2 (2w), Ngidi 8.1-1-19-3 liams 4.1-0-19-0 58 runs before a hard-hit 44 by (1w), Mulder 6-0-19-1 (1w), Phehlukwayo 7-2-22-2, Result: South Africa won by five wickets wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen took them most of the way to quite a tough total to chase simple, hitting your lengths and the win. down.” the wicket will do the rest,” said “It was a very indifferent Opening bowler Lungi Ngidi Ngidi, who was named man of wicket,” said stand-in South took three for 19 to lead a potent the match. Duminy’s decision to African captain JP Duminy. South African bowling per- bowl paid off almost immedi- “There was always some- formance after Duminy sent ately when Solomon Mire was thing in it for the bowlers. Even Zimbabwe in to bat. caught at second slip off Ngidi South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi (left) celebrates after dismissing Zimbabwe’s Kyle Jarvis during the first One- though we bowled well it was “It was about keeping it without scoring. Day International match against Zimbabwe at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley, yesterday. MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2018 SPORT 27 Hamilton wins Russian GP to go 50 points clear

REUTERS FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS manoeuvred the Finn onto the top step alongside him. Drivers SOCHI: Valtteri Bottas moved “It’s actually quite a difficult aside to let Mercedes team-mate 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 306 pts, 2. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 256, 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 189, 4. Kimi Raik- day,” explained the Briton. Lewis Hamilton win the Russian konen (FIN) 186, 5. Max Verstappen (NED) 158, 6. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 134, 7. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 53, “He was a real gentleman to Grand Prix and surge 50 points 8. Nico Hülkenberg (GER) 53, 9. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 50, 10. Sergio Perez (MEX) 47, 11. Estéban Ocon (FRA) let me by. Usually I’d be elated clear in the Formula One cham- 47, 12. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 38, 13. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 28, 14. Romain Grosjean (FRA) 27, 15. Charles Leclerc but I can understand how dif- pionship yesterday with five (MON) 21, 16. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) 8, 17. Lance Stroll (CAN) 6, 18. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) 6, 19. Brendon ficult it was for Valtteri.” races remaining. Hartley (NZL) 2, 20. Sergey Sirotkin (RUS) 1 The Finn, without a win this The victory was a landmark Constructors season, had asked the team over

70th for the Briton, who is well 1. Mercedes-AMG 495 pts, 2. Ferrari 442, 3. Red Bull 292, 4. Force India 94, 5. Renault 91, 6. Haas 80, 7. the radio, more in hope than on his way to a fifth title and is McLaren-Renault 58, 8. Toro Rosso-Honda 30, 9. Sauber 27, 10. Williams 7 expectation, in the closing laps now 21 wins behind the all-time whether the order might change record of 91 held by seven times back. champion Michael 10 laps to go. Mercedes remain Bottas and commiserate. At the “Is this how we are going to Schumacher. unbeaten in Russia, with yester- podium ceremonies, with finish the race?” he asked, before Hamilton’s closest rival day’s title being their fifth win in Russian president Vladimir Putin the answer came back in the Sebastian Vettel finished third Sochi since the Olympic Park doing the honours, Hamilton affirmative. for Ferrari with Bottas, who led Circuit first appeared on the cal- “Valtteri this is Toto. Difficult from pole position but was told endar in 2014. Hamilton has now The victory was a day for you and a difficult day to let Hamilton through after 25 won eight races this season. landmark 70th for the for us,” said team boss Toto of the 53 laps, securing the Mer- The Briton, who pulled off Briton, who is well on his Wolff, whose finger had been cedes one-two. an impressive overtake on Vettel way to a fifth title and is captured by the world television In a race with little other for fourth after he dropped now 21 wins behind the feed hovering over the ‘tactics’ drama, Max Verstappen cele- behind the German at the pit- all-time record of 91 held button before the order was brated his 21st birthday in style stops, stayed in the car for some given. Second placed Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas (right) and first placed by steering his Red Bull from the time after he parked up at the by seven times champion “Let’s discuss it afterwards Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrate with their trophies after the back to the front, dropping back finish. Michael Schumacher. when we come together and to fifth after finally pitting with He then went over to thank we’ll explain things.” race in Sochi, yesterday. Mourinho not to blame for United Messi and Co ‘angry’ after Africa to support mess, says Neville Infantino bid for FIFA re-election REUTERS Barcelona slip up again REUTERS LONDON: Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville defended the club’s REUTERS beleaguered manager Jose Mourinho SHARM-EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT: yesterday but accused those above him BARCELONA: Barcelona captain African football will support FIFA of having no long-term plan to restore Lionel Messi says the La Liga cham- President Gianni Infantino in his former glories. pions are “angry” about dropping re-election bid next year, the Defeat at West Ham United on Sat- seven points in their last three Confederation of African Football urday meant United have won only three league games after he came off the president Ahmad said yesterday. of their opening seven Premier League bench to help his side scrape a 1-1 CAF officially endorsed the can- games in their worst start to a season draw at home to Athletic Bilbao on didacy of Infantino at its Congress since 1989-90 and now sit 10th in the Saturday. in Egypt yesterday with messages table. They are already nine points Messi was a surprise absentee of support from the organisation behind crosstown rivals and league from the starting line-up, along itself and also on behalf of member champions with Sergio Busquets, but he and associations read out by Morocco. Manchester the Spain midfielder were both “We are not only backing you City, who went United have won called into action in the second half but we will be travelling with you top this only three of their after Oscar de Marcos had put the to publicise your ideals and the great weekend when opening seven visitors ahead. work you have done since you took Chelsea and Premier League The Argentinian hit the over,” said Morocco football feder- Liverpool drew games in their woodwork for the seventh time this ation president Fouzi Lekjaa. 1-1 at Stamford worst start to season as Barca desperately chased eighth goal the La Liga champions is the most important thing.” But an official endorsement has Bridge. an equaliser following their 2-1 have conceded in seven games this Messi’s strike partner, Luis previously proven no guarantee of “This mess a season since defeat at lowly Leganes on season and Messi said his side Suarez, also criticised the team’s votes with many African associa- started when 1989-90 and now Wednesday and 2-2 draw with urgently needed to improve in display and said they needed to rid tions breaking ranks in past United sacked sit 10th in the Girona last weekend, eventually defence. themselves of their dependence on elections. David Moyes table. providing the cross for Munir El “We are aware that we have to their all-time top scorer. Infantino announced in June he after 8 months Haddadi’s 84th-minute leveller. be much stronger defensively,” “He is the best in the world but would run for re-election as head and we lost all “We are not anxious because added Messi, who inherited the we can’t rely on Leo to always sort of soccer’s global governing body sense of the values that the club had been the season is long and has only just Barca captaincy from the departed everything out for us,” Suarez said. when elections are held in Paris in built on for 100 years,” he said on Twitter started, but we are angry about the Andres Iniesta this season. “The other players here are June 2019. to his four million followers. last results,” Messi told reporters. “Last year we hardly conceded here on our own merits and we “I want another four years of it “It went into pinball, reactive mode “We didn’t expect them. goals but now teams are scoring can’t depend on him or Busquets, because I believe in what I do,” and chasing it. No plan! “It’s not the “Against Leganes we played against us with their first attempt. we should have been winning Infantino said at the FIFA Congress manager it’s the lack of football leadership well in the first half and lost, and We cannot afford to concede goals when they came on to the pitch.” in Moscow. above him. They are bouncing all over the today we created chances to win in every game. The Argentinian, asked about Sua- “I believe in what I can do for place with no plan!” Neville’s former team but couldn’t.” “We have to improve and rez’s comments, said he agreed FIFA and for football.” No other can- mates Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes De Marcos’s volley was the become stronger in defence, which with his team-mate. didate has yet declared an interest also expressed dismay at the current sit- in standing against Infantino. uation after the West Ham game. Ronaldo hat-trick of assists as Juventus beat Napoli AP delightful volleyed pass and the Belgium international slotted MILAN: Juventus and Cristiano home. Ronaldo have been just perfect Juventus leveled in the 26th this season. Ronaldo set up all as a great bit of skill from Ronaldo And the seven-time defending three of his side’s on the left saw him befuddle champion looks even more goals - two for Mario Elseid Hysaj and put in the perfect unstoppable in this Serie A after Mandzukic and one for cross for a towering Mandzukic a 3-1 victory over 10-man Napoli, header. which again looks set to be its Leonardo Bonucci - as Juventus completed the turn- closest challenger. Juventus opened up around four minutes after the Napoli pushed Juventus all a six-point lead over break. Ronaldo’s effort came off the way last season in the most Napoli the left post and Mandzukic exciting title race in recent history turned in the rebound. but the Bianconeri clinched the Napoli’s night went from bad title despite being beaten at home Ronaldo to sign off before his to worse in the 58th when by Napoli late in the campaign. enforced rest in Tuesday’s Cham- defender Mario Rui was sent off On Saturday, Ronaldo set up pions League match against for a second yellow card. all three of his side’s goals - two Young Boys following his red card Juventus capped the match 14 for Mario Mandzukic and one for at Valencia. minutes from time. Leonardo Bonucci - as Juventus Napoli hosts Liverpool on Ronaldo’s glancing header opened up a six-point lead over Wednesday. from a corner came to the far Napoli. Massimiliano Allegri’s Napoli took only 10 minutes post where Bonucci was sliding team has won all seven of its to take a deserved lead. Allan in to score his first goal since his Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo (foreground) along with team-mates applauds the fans after the match league matches. picked out Jose Callejon, who return from AC Milan in the against Napoli in Turin on Saturday. It was the perfect way for found Dries Mertens with a offseason. SPORT Monday 1 October 2018 PAGE | 25 PAGE | 27 Del Potro savours Messi and co ‘amazing year’ after ‘angry’ after Barca injury hell slip up again

Kashima and ACL semi-final: Al Sadd look to draw Suwon gear up for first leg in Kashima first blood against Iran’s Persepolis THE PENINSILA RIZWAN REHMAT KASHIMA: Kashima Antlers THE PENINSULA ACL SEMI-FINAL First leg will compete in the AFC Tomorrow at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium; kick Champions League’s last four DOHA: Former champions Al off: 6:15pm for the first time when they Sadd will be looking to carry their Facts take on Suwon Samsung rich goal-scoring form into their Bluewings at Kashima Soccer Al Sadd are the only side left in the competition AFC Champions League semi- Stadium on Wednesday. to have won the AFC Champions League, while final against Iranian giants Perse- The teams twice met in polis in the first leg to be played they were also the last team from West Asia to the group stage, sharing a win at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium lift the coveted trophy when they defeated apiece, before Kashima tomorrow. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the 2011 final. ousted Shanghai SIPG in the Last week Al Sadd - the 2011 last 16 in what was their first AFC Champions League winners The Doha team have overcome Saudi Arabia’s ever knockout stage win and - crushed Al Rayyan 5-1 in their Al Ahli and Iran’s Esteghlal in the knockout then eased past another ‘Qatar Clasico’ clash and then fol- rounds and have not lost since the group stage Chinese side,Tianjin

lowed the impressive show with as they aim to repeat the feat of seven years Quanjian, 5-0 on aggregate another resounding win over ago and end East Asian dominance. in the quarter-finals. Qatar SC winning the match with Kashima, up 2-0 from the a 5-1 scorecard on Thursday. Bounedjah sealed Al Sadd’s first leg, was in total control Feared Algerian striker passage to the ACL semi-finals after first-half goals by Baghdad Bounedjah has scored after a thrilling encounter with Serginho and Hiroki Abe. three goals last week while fast- Iran’s Esteghlal. Shoma Doi polished off the improving winger Akram Afif - Al Sadd, a two-time winners win in Macau, where the who is proving to be a terror for of the Asian club championship, match was moved because rivals in the QNB Stars League drew 2-2 against Esteghlal to Tianjin was hosting the World matches - scored a goal each complete a 5-3 win on aggregate Economic Forum. Al Sadd captain Xavi (centre), winger Abdulkarem Hasan (second right) and striker Baghdad Bounedjah against Al Rayyan and Qatar SC. at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Al Suwon won the now (right) during a team's training session, in this file photo. “I am satisfied to see the team Sadd arrived for the return leg defunct Asian Club Champi- continue winning both in Asia and on home soil with a 3-1 cushion onship twice in the early domestically and not waste points. “It is very important for us to “(When) we scored three second behind team-mate having beaten their Iranian rivals 2000s but have only once At Al Sadd, we have a strong squad have a strong strike force, as we goals, I asked the players to slow Bounedjah who has a tally of 14. in the first leg at Azadi Stadium. before, in 2011, reached the and I am reassured by the team’s have a crucial game coming up down the tempo of the game to “I am very happy with my Al Sadd’s goals were scored semi-finals. performances until now,” team in the AFC Champions League. endure through the game,” Fer- success in the scoring, which was by Afif (27) and Bounedjah (90 + But having eliminated coach Jesualdo Ferreira said after We should work towards scoring reira said. done with the help of my staff 2). Esteghlal, who played most domestic rivals Ulsan Al Sadd beat Qatar SC 5-1 at a big number of goals in the first “The temperature was very and my team,” Afif said earlier in part of the second half with 10 Hyundai in the last 16 and Suheim BIn Hamad Stadium. leg, so that it can be of benefit in high, but the Al Sadd playerplayerss the week. men, were lifted by goals by then edged past two-time thethe second legleg in Tehran,” the were ververyy impressive,” he added. “My performance in the AFC Rouhollah Bagheri (32) and winners Jeonbuk on penalties experienceexperience PortuguesePortuguese Afif, the 21-year-old Champions League is improving Morteza Tabrizi (49). in the previous round, they added. leftleft winwinger,ger, has been the in every game and I’m always “It feels great to have reached have a chance to advance to AAfterfter watching Al talktalk ofof thethe seasonseason so far.far. trying to do my best,” he added. the semi-finals of this prestigious the showpiece event for the It is very important SaddSadd tatakeke a cocom-m- TheThe Aspire AcaAcademydemy Afif said Al Sadd is thrilled to championship,” regular skipper first time. mandingmanding 3-0 lead by graduate has pumpumpedped be in the semi-finals of the ACL. Hassan Al Haydos, who is They deefated Jeonbuk for us to have a strong thethe 29th minute, FerFer-- inin eight goals in Al “We are happy to have uncertain for tomorrow’s clash, 4-2 on penalties at Suwon strike force, as we reirareira saidsaid hehe eveneven Sadd’s six QNBQNB Stars reached the semi-finals though said after Al Sadd sealed their World Cup Stadium in Suwon, have a crucial game asked his players save League matches, only we had a tough time playing semis berth. south of Seoul. The two K their energyenergy for tomor-tomor- against Estaghlal,” he said. “We have worked extremely League 1 teams entered the coming up in the AFC row’srow’s crucialcrucial “Despite not having the full hard to reach thus far. The penalty shootout after they Champions League. match.match. strength of players, we managed players have put in great efforts were tied 3-3 on aggregate We should work well and maintained top level in all through the AFC Champions and went scoreless in extra towards scoring a big both legs,” he said. League so far,” he added. time. “We are now fully concen- “I want to say ‘well done’ to number of goals in trating on our clash against the players and want to thank the the first leg, so that Persepolis,” Afif said. fans for their support,” Al Haydos ASIAN CL SEMI-FINAL it can be of benefit “We will continue to work said. First leg in the second leg in hard to make our fans happy. Our The match kicks off at 6:15 Kashima Antlers (JPN) vs Suwon Samsung goal is to do our best in every pm at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Bluewings (KOR)

Tehran: Al Sadd coach game we play,” Afif said. Al Sadd will travel to Tehran Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima Jesualdo Ferreira Jesualdo Ferreira Two weeks ago, a slick for the away fixture at the Azadi Kick-off: October 3, 1:00pm penalty in injury time by Stadium on October 23. 2022 FIFA World Cup: Al Rayyan Stadium moves towards completion

A bird’s eye view of the under construction Al Rayyan Stadium Arena, one of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The construction work is in full swing for the 40,000 capacity stadium, which will host the World Cup matches till the quarter-final stage. Its standout feature is the facade that incorporates various symbols of Qatari culture and is inspired by the sand dunes of the nearby desert. The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy will deliver the venue using environmentally- friendly building materials and practices. Every part of the stadium district has been designed with sustainability in mind. After the 2022 FIFA World Cup, almost half of the stadium’s modular seats will be removed and given to football development projects around the world. TOP: A computer- generated picture showing the pitch.