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MONDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10272 November 14, 2016 Safar 14, 1438 AH

GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir offers condolences Qatar building In brief green stadiums for

QATAR | Meetings Emir to attend climate change conference HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin 2022 World Cup Hamad al-Thani will participate in the 22nd Conference of the Parties Developing an index for green owners of the buildings in the coun- (COP22) to the UN Framework buildings is a major aspect in try to understand the requirements Convention on Climate Change sustainable development in Qatar of sustainability. “This supports the (UNFCCC). HH the Emir will also rationalisation of water and energy participate in the summit of African By Joseph Varghese consumption and connects vital sec- heads of state and government. The HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday off ered condolences Staff Reporter tors with each other and encourages two events will be held in Marrakesh, to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud; recycling activities. The call for the Morocco, on November 15 and 16 Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Mohamed bin Naif bin dissemination of green building culture Abdulaziz al-Saud; Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister ll stadiums for the 2022 FIFA is an essential pursuit to deal with the IRAQ | Off ensive of Defence Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud; and to the sons of World Cup Qatar will be built by HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah environment in a better way,” he added. Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Saud as well as to members of the Saudi royal Amaking use of the green building addressing the event yesterday. French ambassador Eric Chevallier, Troops recapture family on the death of Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, praying to Allah practices, a top offi cial stressed yester- who spoke at the event, stressed that Nimrud area Almighty to bestow His mercy and eternal peace on him. HE Sheikh Jassim bin day. is already underway to publish an up- every country must make urgent eff orts Iraqi forces said yesterday they Khalifa al-Thani and members of the delegation accompanying HH the Emir “Qatar, by hosting the 2022 FIFA dated international version of Qatar for a transition to a low carbon econo- had recaptured the Nimrud area, also off ered condolences. Page 3 World Cup, is committed that all of its construction standards within a few my. He also suggested Qatar can follow the site of an ancient Assyrian stadiums will be green, including build- years,” he stated. several practices in realising this goal. city blown up by the Islamic State ing stadiums that work on solar energy,” Developing an index for green build- “Qatar can contribute to the Paris cli- group, as they battled the militants said HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, ings is a major aspect in sustainable mate deal by investing in solar energy south of Mosul. The troops pushed chairman of Abdullah Bin Hamad Al At- development in Qatar. “One of the key and wind that will contribute to sustain- towards Nimrud last week as they tiyah International Foundation for En- pillars that Qatar should depend for able development. It can also reduce gas pressed an off ensive launched ergy and Sustainable Development and sustainable development is develop- fl are, promote energy effi ciency, sustain- on October 17 to recapture Iraq’s former deputy prime minister and min- ing an index as well as setting speci- able growth and development, adopting second city, which the militants ister of energy and industry. fi ed standards for green buildings and the highest standards in green building. seized along with swathes of Iraq Delivering the keynote address at the sustainable cities as implementation The country can develop transport facili- and Syria in mid-2014. Page 10 inaugural session of the second edition mechanisms,” he maintained. ties such as metro and tramway to reduce of the Qatar Green Building Confer- “The index aims to set a national carbon emission.” INDIA | Appeal ence, HE al-Attiyah explained that Qa- mechanism to assess buildings and en- “Committing to host the 2022 FIFA tar has adopted a strategy to establish hance sustainability. This will help pre- event a carbon neutral event is also very Central bank urges a national awareness on the concept of serve the environment and raise aware- important for Qatar in this mission. This savers not to hoard sustainability in various aspects. ness among the developers, contractors can be realised through two approaches India’s central bank yesterday “Qatar has also developed a set of and architects and the dissemination of of delivering stadiums and non-compe- urged savers to not hoard money strict standards in green buildings for general culture for the protection of the tition venues with a focus on sustainabil- as public anger mounted over all public buildings to subject to the generations to be the responsibility for ity and having the old venues certifi ed by the government’s shock decision Qatar sustainability system.” all,” elaborated al-Attiyah. the Global Sustainability Assessment to withdraw large denomination HE al-Attiyah highlighted that Qatar The former deputy prime minister Standards. I believe that this really can notes in an attempt to clean up aims to apply progressive standards for highlighted that this mechanism will set an example for the world,” the French the country’s black economy. the sustainability of buildings. “Work be an opportunity for developers and envoy added. Page 2 Thousands of people were again standing outside banks across the country trying to change 500 and 1,000 rupee bills the government abolished last Tuesday. Page 21 Powerful quake hits New Zealand BUSINESS | Energy Opec output cut Reuters at the epicentre of the 7.8 magni- Wellington tude quake, some 91km northeast called ‘imperative’ of Christchurch in the South Island, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said amid reports of injuries and col- it was “imperative” that Opec powerful earthquake and lapsed buildings. nations finalise an agreement hundreds of strong after- Prime Minister John Key told a over a cut in oil production Ashocks rocked New Zealand dawn news conference in the capital aimed at boosting crude prices, early today, killing at least two peo- Wellington, which was also shaken Algerian media said yesterday. ple and prompting a tsunami warn- violently by the quake, that two peo- Khaled al-Faleh met his Algerian ing that sent thousands fl eeing to ple had been killed. counterpart on Saturday and higher ground. Police said one of the vic- called on Opec members to stick With communications cut off , tims was found in a house in the to the surprise cut deal, reached emergency response teams were coastal tourist town of Kaikoura. in Algiers in September. fl ying by helicopter to the region Page 15

Trump softens promise of border wall

Reuters Trump said in the interview once at ease. That is not what our focus is. Washington he takes offi ce he would remove im- That is not what we’re focused on. migrants with criminal records who We’re focused on securing the bor- are in the country illegally. der.” resident-elect Donald Trump “What we are going to do is get Kevin McCarthy, the No. 2 House backed away from his promise the people that are criminal and have Republican, said on Fox News Sun- Pto build a wall on the US-Mex- criminal records, gang members, drug day the wall with Mexico could in ican border, saying some areas could dealers, where a lot of these people, parts be a “virtual” wall patrolled by instead be “fencing”, and added he probably 2mn, it could be even 3mn, drones. would move to deport up to 3mn im- we are getting them out of our coun- “You have to put a wall, it could migrants in the country illegally who try or we are going to incarcerate. But be all virtual with the UAV airplanes have criminal records. we’re getting them out of our coun- as well, but I think that is doable and Trump, whose pledge to force Mex- try,” he told 60 Minutes. one of the fi rst things that needs to ico to pay for a border wall was a cen- During the campaign, Trump said be done,” McCarthy said, referring to trepiece of his White House, said in he would deport the estimated 11mn unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. “certain areas” he would accept fenc- immigrants in the country illegally, Senior adviser Kellyanne Conway ing instead of a brick-and-mortar most of whom are Hispanic. indicated Trump would be results- wall, according to excerpts released Trump said Mexico was sending oriented as he chooses top aides, pre- on Sunday of his interview with the criminals and rapists into the United pares his transition to the presidency CBS programme 60 Minutes. States. and gets ready to work with Congress. “But certain areas, a wall is more Republican House of Representa- “He’ll be surrounded by people who appropriate. I’m very good at this, it’s tives Speaker Paul Ryan, who will want to get things done. Because he’s called construction, there could be play a key role in getting Trump’s a transactional guy. He’s a business- some fencing,” the New York real es- agenda through the Republican-led man,” Conway said on NBC’s Meet the tate developer said. Congress, backed away from Trump’s Press. Since his Tuesday election vic- promise during the campaign of a Ryan said he agreed with Trump’s tory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, “deportation force” to round up and comments in a Wall Street Journal Trump and his senior advisers have deport immigrants in the country il- interview published on Friday that signalled he may hedge on some of legally. he would keep elements of President his major campaign promises once he “We are not planning on erecting Barack Obama’s signature healthcare takes offi ce on January 20, including a deportation force. Donald Trump’s law, known as Obamacare. on immigration, healthcare and ap- not planning on that,” Ryan told Repealing and replacing the 2010 Af- pointing a special prosecutor to in- CNN’s State of the Union programme. fordable Care Act was another centre- vestigate Clinton. “I think we should put people’s minds piece of Trump’s campaign. Page 13 Gulf Times 2 Monday, November 14, 2016 QATAR QGBC launches weeklong event to promote sustainable practices

By Joseph varghese Staff Reporter

atar Green Building Council (QGBC) started Qthe second edition of the Qatar Green Building Con- ference yesterday and launched the Qatar Sustainability Week to promote sustainable practices in the country. QGBC, an initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education Sci- ence and Community Devel- opment (QF), brings together local and regional dignitaries, members of QF leadership, pol- icymakers, environmentalists, and sustainability experts at the three-day conference being held at the Qatar National Con- vention Centre and highlights the sustainability practices that the organisations has under- taken. The keynote speakers at the event were HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, chairman of the Abdullah Bin Hamad Al At- tiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable De- velopment as well as the former deputy prime minister and min- ister of energy and industry. Eric Chevallier, French ambassador, HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Eric Chevallier and other dignitaries visit a stall at the exhibition. was the other keynote speaker at the opening ceremony. ing the sustainable development ond highest number of LEED- facing Qatar and the wider re- our country’s green progress.” for Wellness, Society and Behav- “One of the key pillars that Qa- goals of the Qatar National Vi- registered and certifi ed buildings gion,” he added. Over the next two days, the iour, Corporate Sustainability, tar should depend for sustainable sion 2030. in the Mena region.” Meshal al-Shamari, QGBC conference will host several in- Business Case of Sustainabil- development, is developing an Issa al-Mohannadi, chairman “This week, a host of sustain- director, added, “We invite eve- formative sessions, presenta- ity, Green infrastructure, Green index for green buildings as well of QGBC, said, “Our eff orts are ability events will be held across ryone in Qatar to join us for the tions and workshops around Building Modelling & Assess- as setting specifi ed standards for beginning to bear fruit as is evi- Qatar as part of our newest initi- array of sessions taking place – three inclusive themes, includ- ment, and Retrofi tting & Green green buildings and sustainable denced by the success of our na- ative, Qatar Sustainability Week. this week is a prime opportunity ing ‘Sustainability as a Lifestyle’, Facility Management. cities as implementation mecha- tionwide sustainability initiatives The week-long event will grant for the people of Qatar, busi- ‘Green Business is Good Busi- There is also an exhibition nisms,’ said HE al-Attiyah. that have led to Qatar becoming various stakeholders the op- nesses and public sector insti- ness’, and ‘Future Sustainable along with the conference fea- He highlighted the role and one of the world’s leading coun- portunity to showcase their in- tutions to collectively address Cities’. Some of the sessions in- turing the green practices by Issa al-Mohannadi speaking at importance of the Qatar Green tries in terms of eco-friendly novative and practical solutions pressing sustainability chal- clude Frameworks of Greener various organisations in the the event Building Conference in promot- buildings. Qatar now has the sec- to the environmental challenges lenges in Qatar and showcase Business in Qatar, Sustainability country. PICTURE: Shemeer Rasheed New loyalty programme to encourage green activities

By Joseph Varghese The year-round loyalty paign is designed to address Staff Reporter programme aims to bridge this very issue and help peo- the gap between the preva- ple consider sustainability lent perceptions and under- as a lifestyle rather than a atar Green Build- standing of sustainability compulsory policy imposed ing Council (QGBC) within the community, and on them from an external Qhas launched a na- make it a vital part of peo- entity,” he explained. tional sustainability loyalty ple’s lifestyles. Residents “A range of educational programme, ‘Green Life’ from all walks of life can events and online visual to promote green activities take part in a wide range of campaigns for members of by rewarding loyalty points activities throughout the the community will be a that can be redeemed at campaign in the coming major part of the initiative select outlets around the months. that will be rolled out later country. Aimed at personalising Meshal al-Shamari this year. These events will “Available both in Eng- the concept of sustainabili- be held in schools, universi- lish and Arabic, people can ty among residents of Qatar, tivities also will come under ties, offi ces, malls, sporting download the mobile ap- experts and trainers from this category. The locations complexes and other ma- plication on iOS as well as QGBC will share best prac- as well as the redemption jor public places within the android platform and start tices with members of the points will be announced on city. We believe this is a vital collecting points,” Me- community and businesses the website,” said the QGBC step towards sustainabil- shal al-Shamari, director, in Qatar through a range of director. ity in Qatar. We encourage QGBC, told Gulf Times, on interactive events. Al-Shamari highlighted everyone to take part and the sidelines of the Qatar “Every green activity will the signifi cance of the cam- help create a better future Green Building Conference be rewarded through the paign in fostering a culture for generations to come,” he yesterday. programme. People can of sustainability in Qatar. added. “It is mainly a points col- scan the activities and get “Through research, surveys Further details on the lection application as users points. There is a tool for and interacting with people, ‘Green Life’ campaign will can collect points when- scanning the activities in we have found there is an be made available later this ever a green initiative is the app. These activities can increasing gap in the under- year. More information done. These points can be be anything related to green standing of sustainability about the programme can redeemed for several re- life or sustainability. Sport and the relevance it holds be found at www.greenlife- wards.” as well as other outdoor ac- in people’s lives. This cam- hero.com

A section of the audience at the opening session of the three-day conference being held at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 3 QATAR Emir off ers condolences to Saudi king In brief Emir condoles QNA with Saudi king Riyadh HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin H the Emir Sheikh Hamad al-Thani, HH the Deputy Tamim bin Hamad al- Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad HThani off ered condo- al-Thani and HE the Prime lences to Custodian of the Two Minister and Minister of Interior Holy Mosques King Salman Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud; Crown Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables Prince, Deputy Premier and of condolences to the Custodian Minister of Interior Mohamed of the Two Holy Mosques King bin Naif bin Abdulaziz al-Saud; Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Deputy Crown Prince, Second the death of Prince Salman bin Deputy Premier and Minister Fawaz bin Saud bin Abdulaziz of Defence Mohamed bin Sal- al-Saud. man bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, and to the sons of Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Saud as well as to Qatar takes part in members of the royal family on the death of Prince Turki bin Ab- Future Cities Forum dulaziz al-Saud. HE Sheikh Jassim bin Kha- The Ministry of Municipality and lifa al-Thani and members of the Environment has participated delegation accompanying HH in the Cities of the Future the Emir and Sheikhs and Min- Forum, which was held in the isters off ered their condolences framework of the the World as well. Wide Web Summit, hosted The Emir left Riyadh later yes- by the Portuguese capital terday. Upon his departure from of Lisbon in the presence of King Salman Air Base Airport, international political figures, HH the Emir was seen off by managers, decision-makers and Riyadh Region Governor Prince leading companies in the field of Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz technology. al-Saud, Qatar’s ambassador to On the sidelines of the Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdullah forum, the Qatari delegation bin Thamer al-Thani and mem- headed by Fahad al-Qahtani, bers of the Qatari embassy. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Riyadh yesterday. assistant undersecretary at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment met the chairman of Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP), Miguel Frasquilho, director for Urban and Territorial Public invited to talk by ‘Stars of Science’ fi nalist Development, Disaster Risk Management, and Resilience of the World Bank’s Social, atar Biomedical Re- will take place in the multi- anxiety and panic attacks. thering the aspiring innovator’s the Qatar Foundation school Rural, Urban and Resilience search Institute (QBRI), purpose room at the HBKU Dr Bourouis said, “I am very work by granting him Institu- for children with Autism Spec- Global Practice (GSURR), Sameh Qone of Hamad Bin Research Complex, Education proud to be showcasing ‘Won- tional Review Board approval trum Disorder, Shafallah Cen- Wahba, along with a number of Khalifa University (HBKU)’s City, at 9am tomorrow. derkit’ as a fi nalist. My hope is to test his product. Besides tre for Children with Special officials of the Municipality of three national research insti- Dr Bourouis will speak to at- to develop ‘Wonderkit’ for the providing information on how Needs, Child Development Lisbon. tutes, and ‘Stars of Science’ tendees about ‘Wonderkit’, which wearable technologies market ‘Wonderkit’ works, the talk will Centre, and the Step by Step Talks during the meetings have invited the public to a he has been developing on ‘Stars and improve the daily lives of shed light on the prevalence of special needs centre in Qatar dealt with a number of topics talk by one of the four fi nalists of Science’. ‘Wonderkit’ is a smart families aff ected by autism – autism in Qatar and the region. have been invited to the event. listed on the agenda of the of Qatar Foundation’s fl agship autism shirt that aims to detect, with it now becoming a reality, Individuals from across Dr Omar El-Agnaf, acting Forum. The Qatari delegation ‘edutainment’ reality TV show. monitor and calm children with autistic children and their fam- HBKU’s research institutes, executive director at QBRI, said participated in several seminars The talk by Dr Abderrahim autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ilies will have a great resource.” International Brain Research they looked forward to hosting Dr Abderrahim Bourouis explaining his and panel discussions on “Smart Bourouis, an Algerian engineer, who may suff er from extreme QBRI played a key role in fur- Organisation, Renad Academy, Dr Bourouis for the public talk. prototyping. Cities”. Gulf Times 4 Monday, November 14, 2016 QATAR

Advisory on new Indian currency notes

An off icial source at the In a statement to Qatar currency, as a hedge Ministry of Foreign Aff airs News Agency (QNA), the against accountability yesterday said that source urged all Qatari for the source of the India has cancelled its citizens and residents cash. old Rs500 and Rs1,000 in Qatar wishing to The source noted that the currency notes and issued travel to India to take Indian law does not allow new notes of Rs500 and the financial receipt of bringing Indian currency Rs2,000 denominations, currency exchange from from outside the country with eff ect from November the money changers and and allows US $10,000 of 10. make sure that it is new foreign currency.

Dr Huda al-Naemi (fourth left) and other senior off icials during the event. HMC marks International Day of Medical Physics

he Occupational icist of the Year’ Award in ogy, nuclear medicine and collaboration with MEFOMP of the healthcare team in ra- Health and Safety recognition of their contri- radiation protection. and the European Federation diotherapy and their contri- TDepartment at Ha- bution to the science of ra- of Organisations of Medical bution is crucial for radia- mad Medical Corporation diation. “This highly skilled Physics also organised a sci- tion oncology. (HMC) has celebrated the Dr Huda al-Naemi, execu- and trained healthcare entifi c workshop in observ- “This highly skilled and annual International Day of tive director of HMC’s Oc- workforce deals with ance of the day, which was trained healthcare work- Medical Physics which aims cupational Health and Safety some of the most initiated by the International force deals with some of the to raise awareness of the role (OHS) Department and vice complex equipment of Organisation for Medical most complex equipment of that medical physicists play president of the Middle East our time and we want to Physics (IOMP). our time and we want to fo- in patient care. Federation of Organisations focus global attention The birthday of the cus global attention on this The theme for the day of Medical Physics (ME- on this extremely famed physicist and chem- extremely important con- this year was ‘Education in FOMP) explained that in line important contribution ist, Marie Sklodowska- tribution of medical physi- Medical Physics – the Key with this year’s theme, HMC of medical physicists to Curie, on 7 November was cists to healthcare. to Success’. To mark the is providing a high level of healthcare’’ chosen by IOMP as the in- “Medical physicists as- day, more than 100 health- specialised clinical training ternational day in recogni- sess radiation doses and care professionals includ- to all of its medical physicists. “Due to this high level of tion of Curie’s pioneering associated risks to patients ing medical physicists, “Because of their com- training, we are very con- research on radioactivity. and personnel, especially biomedical engineers, ra- plex and highly specialised fi dent that our medical Curie also helped draw at- to pregnant women and diographers, oncologists, work, medical physicists physicists will continue to tention to the harmful ef- children. In addition, radiologists, nuclear medi- are required to obtain an positively contribute to the fects of radiation, particu- medical physicists play an cine specialists, techni- advanced postgraduate de- safe and accurate use of ra- larly when she became ill important role in radia- cians and radiation safety gree and then undergo spe- diation to achieve the best due to prolonged exposure tion protection education officers attended a cele- cialised clinical training in possible outcome of the to radiation and radioac- and training of healthcare bratory event. one or more medical phys- prescribed medical proce- tive materials. professionals, and also Outstanding medical ics disciplines, such as ra- dure for either diagnosis or Dr al-Naemi pointed out participate in research and physicists were honoured diation oncology, diagnostic therapy.” that more than half of medi- development to improve with HMC’s ‘Medical Phys- and interventional radiol- The OHS Department, in cal physicists work as part patient care.” Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 5 QATAR Investments in GCC glass sector touch $2.4bn: Goic

QNA designed in Arabic and English Doha to provide all sorts of industrial information about the Gulf re- gion. nvestments in the manu- It off ers a unique set of Goic’s facture of glass and glass industrial studies, industrial Iproducts in the GCC coun- investment opportunities and Participants of the event. tries reached $2.6bn in 2015, the up-to- date reports on several Gulf Organisation for Industrial industrial sectors. Consulting (Goic) said in a new The Centre publishes detailed report. industrial reports on various The report, published by Go- industrial sectors in GCC coun- ic’s Gulf Industrial Knowledge tries, including food products, Centre, said that the manufac- medical products, plastics, tex- ture of glass and glass prod- tiles, leather, chemical and pet- ucts represented approximately rochemical products, engineer- Bank launches ‘elite 7% of the total factories, 6.4% ing, environment, recycling and of the total investments and other important sectors. 7.3% of the total labour force in Goic is a regional organisation building materials manufacture that brings together the United in 2015. Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi The number of factories op- Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait erating in this industrial activity and Yemen. savers club’ for minors increased from 151 in 2011 to 203 Based in Doha, Goic is an ad- in 2015 (7.7% CAGR), and during visory knowledge-based in- ommercial Bank’s Young children’s future through the twisting, painting sessions, a Club members have fi rst-of- Commercial Bank is deeply the same period of time, invest- stitution aiming at developing Elite Savers Club, a “pi- bank’s award-winning Regular photo booth and cupcake deco- fer priorities on summer camp committed to teach younger ments jumped from $2204mn to regional industries by providing Coneering and innova- Saver account, named ‘Deposit rating. classes and scheduled work- generations.” $2440mn (2.6 CAGR) and the la- data, information, specialised tive” banking members’ club Product of the Year’ by Asian There was also a bouncy cas- shops, extra sessions on cours- To become a club member, bour force expanded from 15,406 researches, consultations and for minors, has been launched Banker Magazine, and from a tle along with a soccer zone, es provided by participating parents must open a Minor ac- to 20,107 workers (6.9% CAGR). technical services for the pub- with a day of fun activities at wide range of discounts and badminton and mini-golf, as partners, up to three months’ count (serving as a spending The Gulf Industrial Knowl- lic and private sectors in GCC The St Regis Doha. deals off ered by participating well as a cross-fi t kids’ compe- free membership from selected account with a debit card), and edge Centre is a website that was countries. Described as a “fi rst in Qatar” partners,” the bank said in a tition. partners, free trial periods at a Regular Saver account (serv- concept, the Young Elite Savers press statement. Free dental checkup and con- participating sports academies ing as the saving account) un- Club is open to new and exist- To celebrate the club’s sultation with a paediatrician and exclusive invites to Com- der the child’s name. Training programme ends ing customers of all nationali- launch, Young Elite Savers and were also available. mercial Bank kids’ events such Accounts must remain ac- ties aged 17 years or below. their parents enjoyed an “ac- Young Elite Savers Club as the launch day. tive and funded for minors to The Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic international organisations, “The club comes with a wide tion-packed” day with a variety members receive Commercial Joseph Abraham, Commer- continue to receive benefi ts as Institute yesterday concluded particularly Unesco, and work range of benefi ts, VIP experi- of entertainment provided by Bank’s “competitive” savings cial Bank CEO, said: “This in- members. a special training programme skills at international organisations. ences and privileges for mem- the club’s partners. rates of up to 1.50% pa in their novative event combined family Club partners’ terms and on international organisations The programme comes as the bers, while teaching them the Among the host of activities Regular Saver account and a fun for our customers and the conditions apply, and club that started on November 6. Diplomatic Institute aims to value of saving. Additionally, on off er were face-painting, personalised membership card, socially responsible practice members must present their The programme tackled several spread knowledge and skills for parents benefi t from the con- temporary hair colouring, a giving them access to a “world of encouraging kids to save for membership card to avail the issues, including Qatar’s foreign those working in diplomacy and venience of saving for their motor racing game, balloon of tailored privileges.” a sustainable future, to which benefi ts. policy, protocol and etiquette, international organisations. Gulf Times 6 Monday, November 14, 2016 QATAR QNB holds ‘Diabetes at Work Day’ initiative for employees

NB recently organ- The initiative saw the or- participants with healthy The activities witnessed its international footprint.” ised an awareness ganisation of several health- diet and lifestyle tips to im- “great turnout” from across The ‘Diabetes at Work Qinitiative titled related activities, including prove their health and com- the bank’s operations, QNB Day’ is the latest in QNB ‘Diabetes at Work day’ for blood sugar, blood pressure bat this common chronic said in a press statement. Group’s many CSR initia- its staff in collaboration and body composition tests disease that is a leading QDA is a member of Qatar tives the Group undertakes with Qatar Diabetes Asso- for the staff by QDA medi- cause for heart attacks, Foundation for Education, as a socially responsible or- ciation (QDA) at the bank’s cal professionals, based on strokes, blindness, kidney Science and Community ganisation as part of its CSR The activities witnessed ‘great turnout’ from across the bank’s operations. Al-Mathaf Tower building. which they provided the failure and amputation. Development. programme based on six “QNB’s healthcare ini- main pillars, most prominent tiative was well-received of which is the health sector. by the staff and witnessed ‘Diabetes at Work Day’, great participation and in- which was fi rst implement- teraction, including many ed by the QDA in 2009, is enquiries as to the nature of a health initiative in which the disease, its symptoms QDA’s specialised medical and its impact on their daily team visits various organi- lives should it be detected in sations in Qatar and off ers an individual,” the statement a diabetes awareness pro- noted. “The bank’s eff orts gramme on their premis- and its co-operation with es that serves to provide QDA to hold this important screening to all employees, event highlight its contin- provide awareness of the in- ued care for the health and surance coverage available to well-being of its employees patients and whether it facil- and its ongoing commitment itates management of diabe- to spreading health aware- tes, covers meter and strips, ness among its employees and encourages prevention and in the societies across or treatment.

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Gulf Times 8 Monday, November 14, 2016 QATAR Minister hails diabetes

awareness eff orts More than 100 dhows have registered for the five-day festival at Katara. E the Minister of Public HMC, stressed the importance Health Dr Hanan Mo- of education, stating that it is Hhamed al-Kuwari vis- the cornerstone of both diabetes ited a diabetes screening stand management and prevention. at Hamad Medical Corporation’s He added that a large number (HMC) Hamad General Hospital of type 2 diabetes cases are pre- Dhow fest yesterday. ventable. In recognition of World Diabetes Day, observed glo- “World Diabetes Day bally on November 14, the is a time when our Ministry of Public Health, collective attention is to feature HMC and the Primary Health turned to the growing Care Corporation (PHCC) problem of diabetes. will hold a series of informa- Diabetes is a serious tion sessions, free screenings condition which has and health checks, and other many consequences if maritime community-based activities left untreated” aimed at educating the public about the importance of early “Simple lifestyle measures diagnosis and treatment of have been shown to be eff ective type 2 diabetes. in preventing or delaying the contests “World Diabetes Day is a time onset of type 2 diabetes. Main- when our collective attention is taining a normal body weight, turned to the growing problem engaging in regular physical ac- ore than 230 partici- all age categories and nation- of diabetes. Diabetes is a seri- tivity and eating a healthy diet pants from neigh- alities. It aims to introduce ous condition which has many can reduce your risk of devel- Mbouring GCC coun- guests to the rich maritime consequences if left untreated, oping type 2 diabetes. The fi rst tries and India will take part heritage of Qatar and the GCC including complications such as HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari has her blood glucose level checked steps in prevention are getting in the sixth edition of Katara’s countries. blindness, kidney failure, heart during a diabetes screening at HGH yesterday. tested and understanding one’s Traditional Dhow festival Spectators can watch the Al attack, stroke and lower limb risk of type 2 diabetes,” said Prof which begins tomorrow. Dasha (opening) at 3.30pm on amputations. It is important of screening and early diagno- and eff ective treatment. Diabe- health. This includes helping the Abou-Samra. More than 100 dhows from Katara beach, ushering in the that we educate ourselves as sis, stating that screening and tes screenings are important but public understand their role in The screening at Hamad all kinds and shapes have launch of the 6th edition of individuals and take control of education go hand in hand. She they are only part of the puzzle. preventing type 2 diabetes and General Hospital is part of registered for the fi ve-day the traditional dhow festival. our own health,” said HE Dr al- added that fully integrated care Successful self-management de- other lifestyle diseases. It also a month-long schedule of festival, it was announced in Stalls will be selling tradi- Kuwari. pathways are essential to meet- pends on empowering patients. means ensuring newly diagnosed activities aimed at raising statement yesterday. tional handicrafts designed The minister commended the ing the growing need for diabetes We must provide our patients diabetics fi nd pathways to proper awareness of diabetes and Katara general manager Dr by the region’s artisans, some eff orts of the Ministry of Pub- care in Qatar. with the information and edu- care,” added Dr al-Kuwari. the importance of preventa- Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulai- known as the Wadaj, Al Ta- lic Health, HMC and the PHCC “We must continue to priori- cation they need to make appro- Prof Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra, tive measures such as eating a ti said: “The success of the wash, Alyal, Al Yezaf, Laskar, in promoting the importance tise prevention, early diagnosis priate decisions about their own chairman, Internal Medicine at healthy diet and exercising. grand maritime traditional Al Zarafah, Al Hadhrah, Al event is mainly attributed to Qalafah and Falaq, among the patronage of HH the Emir others. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad The traditional cafe will be al-Thani.” ready to welcome audiences Indonesia’s I-Day celebrated He explained that the new interested in meeting Qatari Barwa Bank edition of the festival will and Gulf researchers for a also see a number of maritime glimpse of the deeply-rooted tournaments such as rowing, maritime heritage of the fore- diving, Al Ghazl, Al Hdaq, and fathers and by listening to epic names draw Al Lufah, in addition to the stories narrated on old-times two new contests of bringing region. down the dhow loader. With the growing interest For Al Nahmah, a jury will of residents in the festival, winners decide winners according to a number of cultural activi- the purity and depth of voices ties will be staged, including as well as the performance of traditional performances in- arwa Bank has an- Islamic banks in Qatar. this traditional music form. spired by the maritime legacy nounced the win- Based on several criteria, Dr al-Sulaiti noted that the of the region. Performers from Bners of the 13th Thara’a account hold- festival will see several fi eld Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain will round of draw winners for ers are eligible for several trips for both international also take part. Thara’a, its Shariah-com- periodic draws for cash and Arab schools to the venue Similar to the previous two pliant savings account. prizes. Totalling QR3mn, aimed at raising awareness on editions, the organising com- The winners were Mo- Thara’a cash rewards rich maritime legacy of Qa- mittee has announced two hamed Alawi S A al-Yafei, are distributed on both tar and the Gulf amongst new competitions: the fi rst is in Amer Mamdouh Hom- a monthly and biannual generations. fi ne art and it is about select- mos, Kayingil Mohamed basis to customers hold- Boat rides will also be avail- ing the best portrait while the Kutty Abdutty and Hamed ing a minimum balance of The Indonesian embassy hosted a diplomatic reception to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the Indonesia’s able from 3pm to 9pm, taking second is about selecting the Hussain A al-Saiari, each QR10,000. Independence Day as well as to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Indonesia-Qatar diplomatic passengers from The Pearl- best photograph. winning cash prize of On a monthly basis, relations. Prominent Qatari entrepreneur HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani, HE the Minister of Munici- Qatar to the Katara beach. The committee added that QR10,000. there are seven winners pality and Environment Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi, HE the Minister of State for Foreign Aff airs The festival has set several the competitions are open to Also, a cash prize of per draw for the cash prize Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi, Protocol Department director Ibrahim Yousef Fakhroo, Indonesia ambassador exciting activities and newly- both residents and nation- QR5,000 was awarded to of QR5,000, as well as four Mohamed Basri Sidehabi and many other dignitaries were present. designed events in place to at- als from both genders, in and Salah Ibrahim A al-Re- winners per draw for the tract a large public turnout of outside Qatar. maihi, Amel Ibrahim M A cash prize of QR10,000. al-Emadi, Ali Zaid N J al- Additionally, twice-a- Dosari, Ishaq Mahmoud year there are four winners al-Najjar, Nawaf Majed G per draw for the cash prize A al-Maadheed, Rashid of QR25,000; two win- Mahboub Kh B al-Dosari ners per draw for the cash Concert marks Georgia’s 25th independence anniversary and Nojoud Yousef J M al- prize of QR50,000 and Jaber. one winner per draw for Thara’a off ers account the grand prize of QR1mn. atara – the Cultural Village The show featured top per- holders the chance to Rewarding 102 winners in hosted renowned musical formances depicting Georgia’s benefi t from cash rewards total with cash prizes up to Ksoiree “Stars of Georgia” rich musical expressions and ar- up to QR1mn, a fi rst for QR3mn. to mark the 25th anniversary cele- tistic forms, ranging from the bration of Georgia’s independence unique traditional polyphonic a at the Katara Opera House. Capella chant to popular urban The event, in collaboration with songs from across Georgia. the embassy of Georgia in Doha, The concert also portrayed ro- is part of Katara’s vision of bring mances refl ecting the spirit of cultures together and enrich the Tbilisi where manners and cus- international cultural scene. It toms, languages and creeds, arts was attended by diff erent embassy and crafts have been moulded over offi cials in Doha. the centuries into a pluralistic “There is no culture separate urban culture. from music. Music breathes The musical soiree started with through Georgia’s ancient the ensemble “Georgian voices”, civilisation. Music permeates who transmitted the full sound of Georgia’s medieval architec- the authentic singing technique ture, and its contemporary and enthralled the attendees with paintings and sculptures,” said the rich repertoire of traditional Georgian ambassador Ekater- popular music. ine Meiering-Mikadze, stress- Following the choir, renowned ing that music fi lls Georgia’s pianist David Mazanashvili, who rich literature. began to play piano when he was “Stars of Georgia” concert in progress. “In Georgia, music is every- four years old, performed charm- where. Nothing in our country ing musical and classical compo- audience with their traditional of her own, growing up in music garded in Georgia and beyond for ever developed in isolation and its sition of Gogov Ertmanetis be- and authentic vocal sound: Eka with her mother Nani Bregvadse. her stage presence and nuanced geography is where cultures sides other musical pieces. Mamaladze and Nani Bregvadze. Nani is “the grand lady of songs” renditions of popular songs and intersect,” she noted. Two artistes also thrilled the Mamaladze is an artist in a class and a living icon, who is highly re- city romances. Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 9 REGION

Saudi King receives condolences UAE calls for more US involvement in Mideast under Trump

AFP weakened American engage- ment is positive and its with- tween Washington and Gulf Abu Dhabi ment in the region, which many drawal and disengagement is Arab states turned frosty with feel has created a disconcert- counterproductive,” he added. US overtures towards Iran. ing vacuum, it looks like we will President Barack Obama’s Washington and other major he United Arab Emirates have to wait a little longer until administration’s policy in with- powers reached an agreement, urged US president-elect the contours of president-elect drawing from the region has which took eff ect in January, to TDonald Trump yester- Trump’s approach” becomes been “a recipe for unremitting lift international sanctions on day to increase his country’s clearer, Gargash told politicians chaos and violence”, he said, Iran in exchange for guarantees involvement in the Middle East at an event organised by the pointing to crises in Iraq, Syria that it would not pursue a nu- and adopt an “overarching strat- Emirates Policy Centre in Abu and Libya which have spiralled clear weapons capability. egy” towards developments in Dhabi. out of control and fuelled ex- Obama’s reluctance to become the turmoil-hit region. “It is essential that there is an tremism. involved in Syria’s deadly war “Washington’s weight and in- overarching strategy rather than Breaking “this cycle of discord and other regional confl icts that fl uence remains more important isolated positions towards re- and instability requires diffi cult have turned increasingly bloody than ever,” said Anwar Gargash, gional issues,” he said in remarks decisions, collective action and a and seen extremists such as the A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace yesterday shows Custodian of the Two Minister of State for Foreign Af- published in English on the offi - continuous search for construc- Islamic State group grow has also Holy Mosques King Salman of Saudi Arabia receiving condolences from Yemeni President fairs in the UAE. cial WAM news agency. tive solutions”, Gargash said. angered Washington’s historic Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi after the death of his brother, Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz, in the town “Following eight years of “In short, America’s engage- Under Obama, relations be- allies in the Gulf. Page 10 of Irqah, west of the capital Riyadh.

Prince Turki

In the obituary published in Gulf Times yesterday, headlined ‘Prince Iran resort hopes relaxed Turki, brother of King Salman, dies’, we incorrectly mentioned the name of Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and the picture accompanying the report was not his. The picture was rules will attract tourists supplied by AFP and later withdrawn. We apologise for the error. Prince Salman bin Fawaz bin AFP is the booming city state’s tens of less strict on Kish, they are still says, and an even bigger increase Saud bin Abdulaziz al-Saud died, the Kish, Iran thousands of wealthy expats that in force – creating a major obsta- is expected this year. Saudi Royal Court said in a statement. the investors are hoping to lure. cle for investors hoping to attract But most Westerners are The wide, palm tree-lined Western expats for short breaks drawn by Iran’s ancient cities Morocco-bound ranian investors are pouring boulevards that circle the island from Dubai. and historical treasures, rather money into Kish island in the of 100sq km are full of top-end Iran is in the midst of a tourism than a beach break. Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al- IGulf, hoping its white sand cars, including luxury American boom, thanks to the eff orts of the Ali Jirofti, one of the managers Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah left Kuwait beaches, coral reefs and more re- models. The buildings are mod- current moderate government of Kish’s free trade zone, recog- yesterday for Morocco to head laxed Islamic rules, could make ern, the hotels comfortable and under President Hassan Rouhani nises that the island’s best hope the Kuwaiti delegation at the UN it a major tourism destination. new shopping centres are sprout- to rebuild ties with the West. is to focus on Muslim holiday- conference on climate change and the From the pristine beaches of ing everywhere. Diners pack late- Visitor numbers have leapt makers. African summit that will be attended Kish, it is only 200km (120 miles) night, roof-top restaurants. from 2.2mn a year in 2009 to The priority is “high-end ha- by leaders of the Gulf Co-operation across the water to Dubai – and it Even though Islamic rules are 5.2mn in 2015, the government lal tourism,” he said. Council (GCC) in Marrakesh. Gulf Times 10 Monday, November 14, 2016 REGION/ARAB WORLD Can Trump rip up the Iran N-deal?

By Nicolas Revise/AFP Comprehensive Plan of Action or Washington JCPOA, the “worst deal ever ne- gotiated.” And he has vowed to review s a candidate, Donald provisions to return to Tehran Trump promised to tear tens of billions of dollars in funds Aup the Iran nuclear deal, frozen in Western banks in return the signature diplomatic break- for restrictions on its nuclear pro- through of Barack Obama’s sec- gramme. ond term. The JCPOA is not a treaty rati- As president-elect, Trump has fi ed by Congress as US law and – been more circumspect, and the as American offi cials confi rmed United States would face serious this week after Trump’s election international fallout if he made – there is no legal reason he could good on his threat. not abrogate it. Signed in Vienna in July 2015 But it would off end the other and in force since January, the allies with whom the deal was Displaced people flee Samah neighbourhood in a military vehicle of the Iraqi army during a fight between the Islamic State militants and the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service, in agreement was made possible by concluded and who trusted the Mosul yesterday. 18 months of back-channel talks United States to uphold it, and it between Washington and arch- would almost certainly trigger a foe Tehran in 2012 and 2013. Middle East arms race. But it was also, after the ne- One of Trump’s foreign policy gotiations became public, a two- advisers, Walid Phares, told the year joint eff ort for the so-called BBC that “ripping up is maybe a P5+1 – Britain, France, Germany, too strong of word” but that the Russia, the United States and the deal would be renegotiated by the European Union. incoming administration. Iraqi forces recapture And, once these powers and Whether this would amount to Iran signed it, the United Nations anything concrete remains to be Security Council endorsed it as seen. international law. Supporters of the accord – It was not uncontroversial. those who hoped it would lead to US allies Saudi Arabia and Is- a broader “rebalancing” of US ties rael in particular feared it would in the region in Tehran’s favour ancient Nimrud city only delay Iran’s alleged quest for and Riyadh’s cost – are adamant. a bomb while emboldening it in “The United States cannot uni- AFP destruction against heritage sites other domains. laterally void or amend the agree- Mosul, Iraq under militant control that also But neither these naysayers nor ment without violating interna- took in Hatra in the desert south the International Atomic Energy tional law,” argued Trita Parsi, of Mosul and Palmyra in neigh- Agency, the UN nuclear watch- president of the National Iranian raqi forces said yesterday they bouring Syria. dog, has caught Tehran’s Islam- American Council. had recaptured the site of an IS says the ancient monu- ist regime undermining it, and it The European Union’s head Iancient Assyrian city blown ments are idols that violate the has become a key plank of world of international aff airs, Federica up by the Islamic State group, as teachings of Islam, but it has still counterproliferation eff orts. Mogherini, has already sought to they battled the militants south sold artefacts to fund its opera- In Washington, however, the remind Trump that the Iran deal of Mosul. tions. deal is still a political football and is a “multilateral accord,” not a US The troops pushed towards The United Nations Educa- Obama’s Republican opponents bargaining chip. Nimrud last week as they pressed tional, Scientifi c and Cultural – now led by President-elect But the US electorate has cho- an off ensive begun on October 17 Organisation welcomed the news Trump – have been scathing. sen a leader with no foreign policy to recapture Iraq’s second city, of Nimrud’s recapture. Trump has called the agree- experience. What he decides to do which the militants seized along “We welcome the news that ment under which the Iran deal will only become clear after his in- with swathes of Iraq and Syria in Nimrod, a Unesco world herit- was implemented, the Joint auguration, in January. mid-2014. age site, is back under the control A Kurdish-Arab alliance is of the Iraqi government,” said pursuing a twin off ensive against spokesman George Papagiannis. the other major city still under IS “We look forward to co-ordi- control, Raqa in Syria, and a US- nating with the relevant authori- led coalition is backing both as- ties in Baghdad on providing Iconic Egyptian actor saults with air strikes. support for any assessments that “The villages of Al-Nomani- need to be done of the site, once yah and Al-Nimrud and the ru- the area has been stabilised.” A displaced Iraqi boy receives treatment from Iraqi soldiers at Samah neighbourhood after getting Abdel Aziz dies at 70 ins of Nimrud were recaptured,” The Iraqi off ensive has seen wounded during a fight between the Islamic State militants and the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service, in Staff Brigadier General Saad Ib- federal forces and Kurdish pesh- Mosul. rahim of the 9th Armoured Divi- merga fi ghters advance on Mosul AFP he played an eccentric blind man sion said. from the east, south and north. A dozen men swarmed kara-backed rebels had neared against IS in Iraq. Cairo who dreams of riding a motorcy- Iraq’s Joint Operations Com- The elite Counter-Terrorism around a barber shop for a the IS stronghold of Al-Bab. Its autonomous Kurdish re- cle. mand had announced earlier in Services (CTS) force has pushed shave. The rebels had moved to gion has gained or solidifi ed Although a comedy, the fi lm, the day that the entire Nimrud into the eastern outskirts of Mo- In neighbouring Syria, the about 2km from Al-Bab, as control over large areas claimed conic Egyptian actor Mah- directed by Egyptian realist fi lm- area was retaken, but later said sul, with heavy fi ghting in recent US-backed Syrian Democratic Turkish forces targeted the by both it and the federal gov- moud Abdel Aziz, who starred maker Daoud Abdel Sayed, was that this was incorrect. days. Forces (SDF) militia alliance has town with artillery and air ernment in Baghdad in the Iin more than 90 feature critically acclaimed for its searing The village of Nimrud and the CTS Staff Lieutenant Colonel moved to about 30km (20 miles) strikes, the Syrian Observatory course of the war. fi lms and worked under some of social commentary. archaeological site have however Muntadhar Salem said yesterday from Raqa since launching its for Human Rights said. In a report yesterday, Human Egypt’s most celebrated direc- In 2001’s The Magician, Abdel been recaptured, the JOC said. that its forces were looking to off ensive a week ago. Ankara launched its unprec- Rights Watch said Iraqi Kurd- tors, has died aged 70. Aziz plays a single father who Nimrud was the one of the move into a new eastern neigh- Commanders have said the edented cross-border operation ish forces had demolished Arab Abdel Aziz died on Saturday falls in love with his next-door great centres of the ancient bourhood. SDF is close to completing a saying it was targeting both IS homes and buildings in disput- evening “in hospital in Cairo, at neighbour, whose husband has Middle East. Founded in the “Our goal today is to clear fi rst phase of the operation to and the Kurdish People’s Pro- ed areas in the country’s north. the end of his fi ght against ill- recently left her to raise her son 13th century BC, it became the out IS from the western part of surround and isolate Raqa be- tection Units (YPG) militia, HRW found “a pattern of ap- ness,” Sameh al-Sirity, from the alone. capital of the Assyrian empire, Karkukli,” he said. fore launching an assault on the which has been a key opponent parently unlawful demolitions Egyptian Actors’ Syndicate, said. Abdel Aziz, who was admired whose rulers built vast palaces North of Karkukli in the neigh- city itself. of the militant group and domi- of buildings and homes, and in His funeral will be held on for his ability to reinvent him- and monuments that have drawn bourhood of Arbajiyah, CTS The militants are putting up nates the SDF. many cases entire villages, be- Sunday in a mosque in a suburb self throughout his career, took archaeologists for more than 150 forces were facing sniper fi re fi erce resistance in both Mosul Turkey considers the YPG a tween September 2014 and May of the capital. a controversial role in Raafat El- years. as they moved street-to-street and Raqa, and military com- “terrorist” organisation, and 2016”, the report said. Born in 1946 in the coastal city Hagan, a 1980s television drama In April last year, IS posted a clearing houses. manders have warned of long wants to avoid the creation of a It raised concern that the de- of Alexandria, Abdel Aziz cut his depicting the life of an Egyptian video on the internet of its fi ght- On the edge of Mosul, dozens and diffi cult battles ahead. contiguous, semi-autonomous struction was “for the purpose teeth in a string of television se- spy in Israel. ers smashing monuments before of civilians could be seen walking Turkey has launched its own Kurdish zone along the Syrian of preventing or dissuading ries before making the leap to the He was married to Egyptian planting explosives around the towards a gathering point from operation against IS just south border. Arabs from returning” to the big screen. actress Poussy Chalabi and is site and blowing it up. where they would be taken to a of its border in Syria, and a Kurdish forces have also homes in order to strengthen He was most known for his role survived by two sons, Mohamed It was part of a campaign of camp for the displaced. monitor said Sunday that An- played a major role in the battle Kurdish claims to the areas. in the 1991 fi lm Al Kit-Kat, where and Karim. Turkey-backed rebels Kuwait electoral campaign meeting near IS bastion Al-Bab

AFP director of the Britain-based Ob- from the nearby town of Manbij. Beirut servatory. Abdel Rahman said IS forces in “This progress is a continua- Al-Bab were almost surrounded. tion of the campaign that began “The only route left open is the yrian rebels backed by with the capture of Jarablus and road to Raqa that runs southeast Turkish forces are 2km has seen the jihadists expelled from Al-Bab through the (mili- Sfrom the Islamic State from an area of 2,500sq km along tant-held) town of Deir Hafer,” group stronghold of Al-Bab as the border with Turkey,” Abdel he said. they press Ankara’s Operation Rahman said. “The rebel forces are advanc- Euphrates Shield, a monitor said Ankara launched its unprec- ing because of the support from yesterday. edented cross-border opera- the Turkish forces and IS has The Syrian Observatory for tion saying it was targeting both withdrawn from several areas Human Rights said Turkish forc- IS but also the Kurdish People’s without putting up a fi ght,” he es were targeting the town with Protection Units (YPG) militia, added. artillery fi re and air strikes but it which has been a key opponent of The Kurdish-led Syrian Dem- had no immediate word on casu- the militant group. ocratic Forces are currently fi ght- alties. Turkey considers the YPG a ing an operation to capture Raqa, Al-Bab, about 30km (20 miles) “terrorist” organisation, and IS’s Syrian stronghold, with sup- from the Turkish border, has wants to avoid the creation of a port from the US-led coalition been a key target for Ankara and contiguous, semi-autonomous against the jihadist group. its Syrian rebel allies since its Kurdish zone along the Syrian Washington’s cooperation campaign began on August 24. border. with Syrian Kurdish forces has Kuwaitis attend an electoral campaign meeting for Kuwaiti Islamist and former MP candidate Adel al-Damkhi, in Kuwait City “Opposition factions backed Turkey’s President Recep angered Ankara, and Erdogan on Saturday ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election. Candidates in Kuwait’s parliamentary elections have focused their by Turkish troops are 2km north Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara has said his troops and allied campaigns on government austerity measures as the oil-dependent Gulf country faces financial stress due to low crude prices. A and northwest of the town of Al- wants to capture Al-Bab from IS rebels intend to target Raqa total of 454 candidates, including 15 women, have registered to stand for election to the 50-seat parliament. Bab,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, and then push Kurdish-led forces themselves. Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 11 ARAB WORLD

Vintage Air Rally Clashes in Aleppo after army warning

AFP The fi ghting came as residents warplanes. The initial phase of Aleppo, Syria in east Aleppo received text the assault killed hundreds of messages warning rebels to leave civilians and destroyed infra- within 24 hours. structure including hospitals. yrian government forces “Gunmen in east Aleppo, you But in recent weeks, Russia has clashed with rebels on the have 24 hours only to take the de- declared a series of brief truces, Soutskirts of eastern Aleppo cision to leave,” the message said. intended to encourage people to city yesterday, a monitor said, “Those who want to save leave the east, although so far after residents received messag- their lives must put down their few have done so. es from the army giving opposi- weapons and their safety will be Rebels, meanwhile, have tion fi ghters 24 hours to leave. guaranteed. After the end of this sought to break through govern- The Syrian Observatory for Hu- period, the planned strategic of- ment lines to end the siege on man Rights, a Britain-based mon- fensive will begin,” it added. the east that began in July, so far itor, and an AFP correspondent in Syria’s government and army without success. rebel-held east Aleppo reported have regularly sent rebels and They have fi red barrages of Egyptian pilot Yasser Menaissy and Belgian pilot Cedric Collette fly a vintage Stampe OO-GWB biplane by one of the Great clashes in the Karam al-Turab residents in eastern Aleppo text rockets into western Aleppo, Pyramids of Giza, on the southern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo yesterday during the Vintage Air Rally (VAR). A dozen neighbourhood and the village of messages warning them to leave killing dozens of civilians, in- biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s are flying 8,000 miles from Crete to Cape Town in a vintage aviation rally that harks back Al-Aziza just outside the city. the besieged sector. cluding four people in the Halab to the early days of air travel. The pilots will fly along the Nile from Cairo to Khartoum, past the highlands of Ethiopia, down The AFP correspondent said Once Syria’s economic power- al-Jadida district yesterday. through East Africa past Mount Kilimanjaro, over Victoria Falls, and will end in South Africa. It is the first aviation rally to be the fi ghting could be heard in house, the city has been divided State news agency SANA said granted permission to land at Egypt’s Giza pyramids in 50 years, and will put on Sudan’s first air show. Page 12 much of the rebel-held east, into a government-held west and the dead included a child and which is surrounded by govern- rebel-held east since mid-2012. two women. ment forces and has come under In September, the army an- Seven people were killed in repeated assault since the army nounced an operation to recap- regime rocket fi re into Salhine announced an operation to re- ture the east, unleashing a mas- district in east Aleppo, the Ob- capture it in September. sive assault backed by Russian servatory said. Millennia-old mummy found in Egypt

AFP Nile river 700km (435 miles) ant of the royal household”, the ping bodies to preserve them Cairo south of Cairo, a statement ministry said. after death dates back as far as Nod for draft bill to legalise outposts said. The archaeological team’s 4500 BC. The mummy had been bound head, Myriam Seco Alvarez, Luxor, a city of half a million panish archaeologists with linen stuck together with said the mummy was deco- people on the banks of the Nile, AFP vate Palestinian land, parlia- tee in an attempt to prevent the have discovered a mil- plaster. rated with “many colourful abounds with temples and tombs Jerusalem mentary sources said. evacuation of the Jewish wildcat Slennia-old mummy in It was in a brightly coloured decorations recalling religious built by Egypt’s pharaohs. The bill must now pass outpost of Amona in the Israeli- “very good condition” near wooden sarcophagus and had symbols from ancient Egypt, It is a key site for Egypt’s through three readings in parlia- occupied West Bank by the end the southern Egyptian town of been buried near a temple from such as the goddesses Isis and tourist industry which has been srael’s ministerial committee ment and also be ratifi ed by the of the year. Luxor, the antiquities ministry the era of fourth-millennium Nephtys displaying their wings, battered by political instability for legislation yesterday ap- supreme court before it can be- The supreme court has or- said yesterday. warrior king Thutmose III. and the four sons of Horus”. and militant violence since the Iproved a controversial draft come law. dered the evacuation of settlers The fi nd was in a tomb prob- The tomb was likely to The earliest evidence of 2011 revolution that toppled bill aimed at legalising wildcat Yesterday’s vote was rushed from Amona and the demolition ably dating from between 1075- have belonged to a nobleman, mummifi cation in Egypt sug- longtime dictator Hosni Mu- Jewish settlements built on pri- through the ministerial commit- of their homes by December 25. 664 BC, on the west bank of the Amenrenef, who was “a serv- gests that the practice of wrap- barak. Ministers to vote on bill to silence mosques in Jerusalem

QNA/AFP the muezzin from mosques,” reads the fi cials accused Israel’s right-wing pol- Jerusalem proposed legislation. iticians of dangerously using the issue “The noise made by these public calls to gain political points under the guise disturbs the rest of the citizens several of improving quality of life. he Israeli Ministerial Commit- times a day, including in the early morn- Nasreen Hadad Haj-Yahya wrote tee for Legislation was set to ings and at nighttime,” it says. in Israeli newspaper Maariv that “the Tvote yesterday on whether the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin real aim” of the bill “is not to prevent coalition will support a bill banning Netanyahu said yesterday he backed noise, but rather to create noise that mosques from using loudspeaker sys- the bill. Netanyahu, speaking before will hurt all of society and the eff orts tems for the Muslim call to prayer in a ministerial committee adopted the to establish a sane reality between the Occupied Jerusalem. draft bill, said he would support such a Jews and Arabs”. The bill said that the prayer calls move that some have labelled unnec- Netanyahu heads what is seen as the “have been a frequent target of right- essarily divisive. most right-wing government in Israeli wing ire, with some claiming they are The bill now faces three readings in history. an unnecessarily loud nuisance that parliament before becoming law. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forc- echoes in Jewish towns and neigh- Israel’s population is roughly 17.5% es early yesterday, arrested 14 Pales- bourhoods”. Arab, most of them Muslim, and they tinians form various West Bank cities. The bill, penned by Jewish Home accuse the Jewish majority of badly Palestinian Prisoner Club said in a MK Moti Yogev, was set to be voted discriminating against them. statement that the occupation forces on by the committee in March but was East Jerusalem is also mainly Pales- raided the cities of Hebron, Bethle- removed from agenda hours before the tinian and traditional calls to prayer by hem, Nablus and Ramallah and ar- scheduled meeting. muezzins through PA systems can be rested 14 citizens. “Hundreds of thousands of Israeli heard in the city. The Israeli army launches arrest citizens in the Galilee, Negev, Jerusa- The Israel Democracy Institute, a campaigns on a daily basis against lem, Tel Aviv-Jaff a and other places in non-partisan think tank, has spoken dozens of Palestinians in various cit- central Israel suff er regularly and daily out against the proposal. ies and villages of the West Bank under from the noise caused by the call of yesterday, one of the watchdog’s of- various pretexts.

Beirut Marathon

Participants take part in the 14th annual Beirut Marathon yesterday. Gulf Times 12 Monday, November 14, 2016 AFRICA Militants slam army presence in Niger Delta

Reuters youths unrelated to the militants, charges Lagos denied by the military. On November 1, Buhari met leaders from the region for the fi rst time since the attacks Nigerian militant group said yester- began. day the continued presence of the They urged him to withdraw the army, Aarmy in the southern Niger Delta order oil fi rms to move their headquarters energy hub has undermined peace talks and there and spend more on development to prompted attacks on oil and gas facilities in end the militancy. the region. Buhari, a former military ruler, responded The Niger Delta Avengers spoke out days by saying he would “revisit the situation” in Biplanes representing Britain, Botswana and South Africa fly at the start on Saturday of a Vintage Air Rally over Sitia airport on the island of Crete, Greece. after the oil minister urged militants to stop the Niger Delta once he had considered re- attacks following strikes on the Trans For- ports from armed forces chiefs. cados Pipeline, main contributor to the But militants, including NDA, have at- Forcados crude stream, the most recent of tacked oil facilities since the talks. which was claimed by the NDA. “The high command of the NDA is only Most groups have adhered to a ceasefi re reacting to government’s deliberate at- Vintage biplanes attempt imperial route in the last few weeks while the government tempts to undermine the process to dia- held talks with community leaders who, like logue and negotiations,” the NDA said in its the militants, want a greater share of Ni- statement. Reuters that linked Britain’s colonies in Af- have a massive party when we ar- weather conditions in open cockpits geria’s energy wealth to go to the region that It said “the path to sustain the cessation Athens rica. rive,” Vintage Air Rally organiser and will sleep in deserts, under the produces most of its oil. of hostilities in the region” could not be The trip is expected to take 35 Sam Rutherford said at the start on wings of their planes in tents and on “The Niger Delta Avengers cannot be achieved “when there are clear cases of de- days and teams are representing 18 Saturday. riverboats on the Nile. blamed for the continuous bombing of liberate security surge by the Nigerian gov- welve vintage biplanes from countries, including Canada, Ire- The planes will make a stop at Seven modern planes and three crude oil export pipelines and other oil in- ernment”. the 1920s and 1930s set off land, New Zealand, Russia, South the Giza pyramids in Egypt, the fi rst helicopters will be fl ying next to stallations, since the government has been Attacks since the start of the year cut the Tfrom the Greek island of Africa, the United States and Brit- time a group of aircraft have been the group for support. The win- relentlessly carrying out military build ups Opec member’s oil production by more than Crete over the weekend bound for ain. allowed to land there in 80 years. ner of the charity rally will receive a to continuously harass communities,” the a third in the summer. South Africa for a 12,800km race They will travel through 10 na- The plane fl own by Robert Red- ‘Crete2Cape’ winning cup. NDA said on its website. But, with attacks becoming less frequent never attempted before by so many tions such as Egypt, Botswana, ford in the Oscar-winning fi lm Out The oldest plane dates from 1928 President Muhammadu Buhari sent army in the last few months, the oil minister said antique aircraft. Zanzibar, Zimbabwe and Tanzania of Africa, which he starred in with and the aircraft, which can fl y as low reinforcements in May to hunt down mili- output had recovered to 2.1mn barrels a day. The planes are following the route and make 37 stops en route before Meryl Streep, will join the journey as 150m above the ground, will pass tants, a move that stoked anger as residents That brought it roughly back to levels be- plied by Imperial Airways, a British fi nishing in Cape Town. in Kenya. famous African landmarks such as complained of rape, looting and arrests of fore the attacks began. commercial air transport company “Hopefully, we’ll all get there and Pilots will be challenged by Victoria Falls. Lesotho parliamentary rebel Rival Somali regions agree to bury the hatchet yet again calls for new ruling coalition AFP confl ict has not been hon- Clashes have since bro- Mogadishu oured,” the statement said. ken out in Galkayo, where Saturday’s meeting was rival clans vie for control. AFP led by Somalia’s prime Puntland has accused Machache, Lesotho he leaders of two neigh- minister, Omar Abdirashid Galmudug of attacking bouring Somali regions Ali Sharmarke. its forces in revenge for Thave agreed to respect a UN, EU and African Un- the US air strike. Galmu- n a new blow to the stability of ceasefi re whose repeated vio- ion offi cials were present. dug says the fi ghting arose Lesotho, a leading parliamen- lations have claimed some 45 Tension between Punt- from a territorial dispute. Itary rebel yesterday called for a lives in recent weeks, the UN land and Galmudug, which In late September, the US new ruling coalition in the moun- said yesterday. are semi-autonomous en- military’s Africa Command tain kingdom, gripped by political President Abdiweli Mo- tities, fl ared in September (AFRICOM) said it had crisis for two years. hamed Ali of Puntland and after Galmudug said 13 of mounted an attack in self Monyane Moleleki, who quit the Abdilkarim Hussein Guled, his its troops had been killed defence near Galkayo after government earlier this week, said counterpart in Galmudug, met in a US airstrike targeting Shebaab fi ghters attacked the landlocked country needed a on Saturday in the central So- Islamist fi ghters from the Somali government forces broad-based and “strong” govern- malia town of Galkayo — scene Shebaab group after Punt- and their US advisors. ment of national unity to replace the of the latest clashes — “to re- land – according to Gal- AFRICOM said nine “rotten” current administration. commit to a (December 2015) mudug – gave the Ameri- “enemy combatants” had “I invite all parties represented in ceasefi re in the disputed city”, cans wrong intelligence. been killed. the national assembly including the UNSOM, the UN mission in opposition to approach us to talk Somalia, said in a statement. about how we can take this country The ceasefi re was designed to forward,” he said. Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (centre) and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso (right) attend an off icial end frequent clashes between The current prime minister, Pa- ceremony yesterday to remember Basotho-born soldiers who perished during World War I and II at Makonyane rival clans and armed groups kalitha Mosisili, heads a coalition memorial square in Maseru. but never entered into eff ect. Army chief: Military government that took power after Fighting broke out again in snap elections in February 2015. Moleleki was speaking from his (ABC) party of then premier Thomas ening the current government. September, killing at least 45 On Thursday, Mosisili sacked stronghold of Machache, about Thabane was beaten by the Demo- Completely landlocked by South over the past six weeks and has no role to play in four ministers, immediately trig- 40km from the capital Maseru, in cratic Congress (DC) of former prime Africa, Lesotho is one of the world’s prompting some 90,000 civil- gering the departure of four oth- front of several thousand support- minister Pakalitha Mosisili, who poorest countries and its economy ians to fl ee their homes, ac- ers including Moleleki, while 20 ers dressed in the red colours of his formed a slim majority with several is heavily dependent on its larger cording to UNSOM. Mugabe succession lawmakers from the ruling group party, an AFP journalist said. small parties controlling 65 seats in neighbour, to whom it exports wa- “The renewed commitment announced they were quitting the Lesotho has been gripped by cri- the 120-member parliament. ter and hydroelectric power. made in Abu Dhabi on 1 No- fragile parliamentary majority. sis since a failed coup d’etat in June Several ABC members yesterday South Africa, the United States and vember to a ceasefi re, to sup- Reuters The departures were offi cially 2014, which led to the elections in joined the DC rebel group, confi rm- the Southern African Development port the return of displaced Harare due to disagreements over econom- early 2015. ing that alliances could be com- Community bloc have repeatedly people and establish a com- ic policy, according to local media. The All Basotho Convention pletely rebuilt in parliament, threat- called for political reform in Lesotho. mittee to fi nd a solution to the imbabwe’s military has no say on who should take over from President Robert Mugabe, the country’s Zarmy commander said, as tension mounts within the ruling party over who will succeed Africa’s oldest leader. Mugabe, 92, has held power since the country gained independence from Britain in 1980. But he is increasingly looking frail, stoking a scramble in ZANU-PF to succeed him. Local media say some top military generals and a group within ZANU-PF are backing Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to succeed Mugabe. Another faction is widely believed to be manoeuvring to impose Mugabe’s wife Grace as a possible successor. Lieutenant-General Valerio Sibanda, the Zimbabwe National Army Commander, told the state-owned Sun- day Mail newspaper that the military should not get in- volved. “In Zanu-PF, the military has no role to play in terms of succession politics, and that is the long and short of it,” he said, in his fi rst comments on the succession issue. Last year in December, Mugabe warned against the country’s military generals and other security services supporting diff erent candidates, saying it could ruin ZANU-PF. Opposition parties accuse military commanders, who fought in the 1970s independence war, of working hard to ensure ZANU-PF remains in power. On the eve of presidential elections in 2002 and 2008, military generals said they would not salute a leader who had not fought in the battle for independence. This was seen as an attack on main opposition leader Morgan Ts- vangirai, who did not participate in the liberation struggle. Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 13 AMERICA Trump university asks for trial delay

Reuters his “hand-picked” instructors. Chicago Trump owned 92% of Trump University and had control over all major decisions, the students’ S president-elect Don- court papers say. ald Trump has requested The president-elect denies the Uthat a trial over a lawsuit allegations and has argued that by former students of his now- he relied on others to manage the defunct Trump University be put business. on hold until after the presiden- Curiel also tentatively rejected tial inauguration, according to last week a bid by the president- a motion fi led by his lawyer late elect to keep a wide range of Saturday. statements from the presidential A trial in federal court in San campaign, which included at- Diego over former Trump Uni- tacks against Curiel himself, out A Donald Trump supporter yells at anti-Trump protesters outside the Trump International Hotel & Tower, Las Vegas. versity students’ claims that they of the fraud trial. were defrauded by a series of re- Trump attacked the judge as al-estate seminars is scheduled biased against him. to begin on November 28, but He claimed Curiel, who was Trump lawyer Daniel Petrocelli born in Indiana but is of Mexi- said the president-elect needs to can descent, could not be impar- “devote all of his time and atten- tial because of Trump’s election tion to the transition process”. campaign pledge to build a wall Trump is due to assume offi ce between the United States and Trump plans to ‘deport on January 20, 2017. Mexico. “The 69 days until inaugura- Trump’s lawyers have argued tion are critical and all-consum- that Curiel should bar from the ing,” Petrocelli said in the fi ling, trial accusations about Trump’s arguing that the president-elect personal conduct including al- should not be required to stand leged sexual misconduct, his trial during that time. taxes and corporate bankrupt- 3 million on day one’ Petrocelli had said at a hearing cies, along with speeches and in San Diego on Thursday that he tweets. Curiel is presiding over Trump has reiterated that illegals will with the new president, saying: “He’s a successful person, he surrounds himself would request the delay, though two cases against Trump and the face rapid deportation trying to make America more competi- with successful people. So I’m confi dent US district judge Gonzalo Curiel, university. tive.” he’s going to do the same here.” who is overseeing the lawsuit, A separate lawsuit by New Guardian News Ryan echoed Trump in suggesting that He denounced the perpetrators of hate told lawyers he was not inclined York’s attorney general is pend- Washington the party intended to keep some parts crimes and racist graffi ti that have been to put off the six-year-old case ing. of Barack Obama’s Aff ordable Care Act, reported since Trump’s victory, saying: further and encouraged the par- While presidents enjoy immu- while repealing the healthcare law itself. “They are not Republicans and we don’t ties to settle. nity from lawsuits arising from he wall that Donald Trump has A full repeal could mean as many as want them. The lawsuit involves stu- their offi cial duties, the US promised to build on the US-Mex- 20mn people losing health insurance. “We are pluralistic, we are inclusive, and dents who claim they were lured Supreme Court has held that Tico border may in part “be some Ryan told CNN that people 26 and will continue to be. I really think people by false promises to pay up to this shield does not extend to fencing”, the president-elect said in an in- younger could, according to his propos- should put their minds at ease.” $35,000 to learn Trump’s real acts alleged to have taken place terview released yesterday, as the top Re- A crowd marches from Union Square to als, stay on their parents’ plan, and that Tens of thousands of protesters, how- estate investing “secrets” from prior to taking offi ce. publican already in Washington hinted at Trump in New York. Congress would “need to have a solution ever, have marched in cities across the US disagreements and uncertainties for how for pre-existing conditions”. He also said since Tuesday’s election, which Trump they intend to govern together. are gone!” In his CBS interview, he said he the party would propose “refundable tax won in the electoral college but lost in the In an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, would deport as many as 3mn people. credits” that “would lower the cost” of popular vote. Trump said “there could be some fencing” “What we are going to do is get the coverage. The demonstrations were largely peace- in his proposed wall, which would span people that are criminal and have crimi- “We would have a healthcare system ful, although on Saturday police blocked nearly 3,500km and cost billions. nal records, gang members, drug dealers, in America where everyone, regardless of off a section of Fifth Avenue in New York On the campaign trail he promised where a lot of these people, probably 2mn, income and position,” he said, would “get to keep marchers away from Trump Tower. that the barrier would be exclusively it could be even 3mn, we are getting them to buy what you want to buy, not what the In Indianapolis, some people threw built of “hardened concrete”, “rebar” out of our country or we are going to incar- government is making you buy”. But Ryan rocks at police and offi cers fi red pepper and “steel”. cerate,” Trump said. refused to answer questions about wheth- balls into the crowd. “I’m very good at this,” he told CBS. “It’s “But we’re getting them out of our er women would still be able to have birth In Portland on Saturday night, police called construction.” country, they’re here illegally.” control covered. made several arrests after clashes between Also yesterday Paul Ryan, speaker of In June, Ryan broke with Trump over a “I’m not going to get into all the nitty protesters and offi cers in riot gear. the House and the lawmaker poised to proposed ban on Muslims entering the US. gritty details about these things,” he said, Mayor Charlie Hayes pleaded for calm. write sweeping new legislation for the Yesterday, Rudy Giuliani, one of the adding, “I’m not going to get into hypo- “As long as protests are peaceful, that’s Republican-controlled government, said president-elect’s advisers, said the ban theticals about legislation that hasn’t even what we can do in this country, that’s what he believed his party had “a mandate” to would now be imposed on a country-by- been written yet.” the fi rst amendment is all about,” Ryan reshape healthcare, taxes, regulations and country basis. Giuliani also insisted that Trump would said. border security for the Trump administra- “The ban would be restricted to particu- have no confl icts of interest in offi ce, even Trump has given no clear view about the tion. lar countries,” the former New York mayor if he hands control of his sprawling, inter- protests. Discrepancies between Trump’s prom- told CNN, naming Syria and Yemen. “All national business to three of his children, On Thursday night he said the march- ises and Ryan’s plans, however, suggested the rest from countries that contain dan- who have acted as his closest advisers. ers were “professional protesters, incited that the president-elect and his future gerous populations, they would be subject “Once he gets into government they will by the media” and “very unfair!” On Fri- Congress do not yet know how they will to ‘extreme vetting’.” not be – they will not be advising,” Giuliani day, he said: “Love the fact that the small make such changes. Giuliani suggested the US could work said. “There will have to be a wall between groups of protesters last night have pas- Ryan insisted, for instance, that with regimes in Egypt and Pakistan for them with regard to government matters.” sion for our great country. Trump’s “priority” would not be the mass “pretty good vetting”, but not a complete Ryan also expressed confi dence in We will all come together and be proud!” deportation of millions of undocumented ban. Trump and his entourage, which includes Ryan has had a diffi cult relationship migrants. Speaker Ryan also said the Republican Steve Bannon, a former investor and far- with Trump, whom he met in Washing- “That is not what our focus is, we are party, which until last year largely sup- right media chief executive whose website, ton on Thursday when the president-elect focused on securing the border before we ported Barack Obama’s free trade agen- Breitbart, has traffi cked in openly racist, also met Obama at the White House. get on any immigration,” Ryan told CNN’s da with Asia, was not entirely behind sexist, homophobic and antisemitic writ- Asked yesterday about his denuncia- State of the Union. “We are not planning Trump’s promises to impose high tariff s ing. “I’ve never met the guy. I’ve never met tion in June of Trump’s “textbook racism”, on erecting a deportation force, Donald on countries such as China and Mexico. Steve Bannon,” Ryan said. “So I have no regarding a Hispanic judge overseeing a Trump’s not planning on that.” “Not tariff s, not trade wars,” Ryan said, concerns. I trust Donald Trump. fraud lawsuit against the businessman, Trump has repeatedly promised a “de- instead saying he wanted to “fi x our taxes “I believe that Donald is going to have Ryan told CNN: “Look, I’m not going to portation force” and in August said: “Day on border adjustments”. He maintained a great set of choices to make for staffi ng relitigate the past. one, my fi rst hour in offi ce, those people that the party would fi nd common ground [the White House],” Ryan continued. “He’s I’m looking toward the future.” A protester in New York. Protesters plan fi fth day of rallies

Reuters of racist graffi ti and of bullying of immigrant chil- New York/Los Angeles dren. They have called on Trump to denounce the attacks. Trump, a Republican, resumed his complaints emonstrators across the United States against the media on Sunday on Twitter, attacking planned to take to the streets for a fi fth the New York Times for coverage that he said was Dstraight day yesterday to protest the election “very poor and highly inaccurate”. of Donald Trump, as the president-elect sparred on “The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers social media with one of the nation’s largest news- apologising for their BAD coverage of me. papers. I wonder if it will change – doubt it?” Trump Protests were scheduled for yesterday afternoon wrote. in New York City and Oakland, California, accord- The newspaper published a letter in yesterday’s ing to online announcements. editions from publisher Arthur Sulzberger and ex- Thousands in several cities have demonstrated ecutive editor Dean Baquet, not apologising, but since the results from Tuesday’s election showed thanking readers for their loyalty and asking how Trump lost the popular tally but gained enough news outlets underestimated Trump’s support. votes in the 538-person Electoral College to win the The Times plans to “hold power to account, presidency, surprising the world. impartially and unfl inchingly” during the Trump Largely peaceful demonstrators have decried presidency, they wrote. Trump’s campaign promises to restrict immi- Organisers of the weekend protests said they gration and register Muslims, as well as allega- wanted to build on momentum after several nights tions the former reality-TV star sexually abused of unrest triggered by the real-estate mogul’s sur- women. prise win. Dozens have been arrested and a handful of police Police in Portland, Oregon, where a protester was injured. shot but not seriously injured early on Saturday, Chanting “not my president” and “love trumps said they arrested more than 20 people late Satur- hate” people marched in New York, Los Angeles, day after protesters tossed burning fl ares and bot- Chicago and elsewhere on Saturday, saying Trump tles at them and refused orders to disperse. threatens their civil and human rights. In New York, several thousand protesters Civil rights groups have monitored violence marched peacefully up Fifth Avenue before fi lling against US minorities since Trump’s win, citing re- the streets at the foot of Trump Tower, the presi- Anti-Donald Trump protesters gather at The Linq Promenade before marching on the Las Vegas Strip. ports of attacks on women in Islamic head scarves, dent-elect’s skyscraper home. Gulf Times 14 Monday, November 14, 2016 ASEAN

Festive gathering

Rowers gather at the start of a boat race near the Royal Palace during the annual Water Festival on the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh yesterday. Right: Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni (centre) greets Prime Minister Hun Sen as National Assembly President Heng Samrin (right) smiles while attending the annual Water Festival on the Tonle Sap river.

Four children New satellite images reveal hurt in suspected torched Rohingya villages militant attack on

urday with two soldiers and show what the group said was AFP Dozens killed in weekend of violence in Rakhine Yangon six attackers killed, according evidence of mass arson attacks Indonesia church to the military who said they against Rohingya villages. Myanmar’s military said 28 insur- the state. Northern Rakhine, which brought in helicopter gunships Their analysis showed more undreds of buildings gents were killed during renewed is home to the Muslim Rohingya to repel an ambush. than 400 buildings torched in Reuters The attack took place at in Rohingya villages in clashes in western Rakhine state minority and borders Bangladesh, The crisis and reports of grave three Rohingya villages where Jakarta 10am in the parking lot of Oi- Hwestern Myanmar have yesterday following a palpable has been under military lockdown rights abuses being carried out the fi ghting has been taking kumene church in the town of been torched, according to new uptick in violence in the strife-torn ever since raids on border posts in tandem with the security place.The group said active fi res Samarinda.Indonesia has seen satellite images released yes- region. In a statement published left nine police dead last month. crackdown have piled interna- and burn scars showed that ndonesian authorities yes- a string of Islamic State-linked terday as fresh fi ghting fl ared in online the military said 22 at- Soldiers have killed several dozen tional pressure on Myanmar’s most of the destruction was terday arrested a suspected attacks this year, the biggest of the strife-torn region. tackers armed with swords were people and arrested scores in their new civilian government and caused by arson. Imilitant who threw an ex- which was a gun and bomb as- Northern Rakhine, which is killed near Dar Gyi Zar village af- hunt for the attackers, who the raised questions about its abil- The latest images were taken plosive device at a church in sault in the capital Jakarta that home to the Muslim Rohingya ter they charged at soldiers, add- government says are radicalised ity to control its military. on 10 November. the eastern island of Borneo killed four people. minority and borders Bangla- ing another six insurgents were Rohingya militants with links to Authorities have heavily re- Brad Adams, the group’s Asia and injured four children. Authorities are concerned desh, has been under military killed during clashes elsewhere in overseas Islamists. stricted access to the area, mak- director, said the new photos Police in East Kalimantan about a resurgence in radical- lockdown ever since surprise ing it diffi cult to independently showed “widespread destruc- province said the attacker had ism and say there are hundreds raids on border posts left nine verify government reports or tion” that was “greater than we been imprisoned on terrorism of Islamic State sympathisers police dead last month. scores in their hunt for the at- militants with links to overseas accusations of army abuse. fi rst thought”. charges in the past. in the country. Soldiers have killed sev- tackers, who the government Islamists. New satellite images re- “Burmese authorities should “A suspected low-impact President Joko Widodo said eral dozen people and arrested says are radicalised Rohingya Fresh fi ghting fl ared on Sat- leased by Human Rights Watch promptly establish a UN-as- bomb was thrown...Four chil- he had ordered an investigation sisted investigation as a fi rst dren were injured and four mo- into the attack. step toward ensuring justice and torcycles were damaged,” East “I have ordered the police security for the victims,” he said Kalimantan police spokesman chief to take firm action and in a statement. Fajar Setiawan said, adding po- thoroughly investigate the The resurgence of violence in lice were looking into links with perpetrator,” Widodo said in a western Rakhine has deepened radical networks. statement. and complicated a crisis that al- ready posed a critical challenge to the new administration led by democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. The state has sizzled with re- ligious tension ever since waves of violence between the major- ity Buddhist population and the Muslim Rohingya left more than 200 dead in 2012. More than 100,000 people, mostly Rohingya, were pushed into displacement camps by the bloodshed and have languished there ever since. Rights groups say they face apartheid-like restrictions on movement and have repeatedly called on Suu Kyi to carve out a solution.But Buddhist nation- alists at home viciously oppose any move to grant them citizen- ship, claiming the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangla- An Indonesian policeman stands guard outside the Oikumene church Myanmar soldiers view the crater from a landmine explosion on a bridge in Maung Nama Taung village of Maungdaw, located in Rakhine State desh despite their long roots in after a man allegedly threw Molotov cocktails towards it in Samarinda, near the Bangladesh border. the country. East Kalimantan, yesterday.

ADVISORY Thai workers Israeli held in Thailand warned against SE Asia pirates ‘shift from jobs in Libya after body found in home Many Thai workers are ignor- ing a Labour Ministry warning about travelling to Libya and AFP searched his house and found the hijackings to kidnappings’ are taking up off ers from Bangkok body of a missing Israeli chopped people who claim to be job into pieces and placed in three placement agents, Employ- plastic bags,” he added. AFP pine military confirmed the kidnapping business rather from 19 the previous year and ment Department director- n Israeli man has been Suthin said the man had con- Singapore Abu Sayyaf group had killed a than religious ideology. just nine in all of 2014. general Singhadet Chu-amnat arrested on suspicion of fessed to murder, describing the German woman and abducted The militants earlier this In Southeast Asia, “we are said yesterday. Amnat said Amurder in Thailand after motive as a “love triangle” – a her companion from their year beheaded two Canadian now seeing terrorist groups, the Employment Department the dismembered body of a com- phrase Thais commonly use to irates are shifting from yacht off the southern Philip- hostages they had seized on such as Abu Sayyaf, employing was recently told by Thailand’s patriot — a former policeman describe a romantic quarrel be- hijacking cargo ships to pines. land, after failing to collect a a modus operandi more com- labour off ice in Riyadh that it who had been missing — was tween three people.The arrested Pthe more lucrative crime Suspected Abu Sayyaf mili- ransom. monly associated with the re- had received complaints from discovered in his home, police man’s son was also present in the of kidnapping for ransom, a tants last month also kidnapped Ridzwan Rahmat, a Singa- gion’s pirate groups,” Ridzwan six Thai workers who had been said yesterday. fl at, Suthin said, adding he was report said, days after Philip- the captain and a Filipino crew pore-based naval analyst at said.Between March and July lured to Libya. The workers Investigators said they acted currently being treated as a wit- pine Islamic militants killed one member of a South Korean car- IHS Jane’s, said that a clamp- 2016, armed cells affi liated with asked the Labour Department on a request from the Israeli em- ness rather than an accomplice. German sailor and kidnapped go ship in the southern Philip- down by southeast Asian gov- the Abu Sayyaf are suspected to help them get back to Thai- bassy and a relative to search for Police Colonel Krissana Pat- another. pines. ernments on the black mar- to have been behind at least six land, Bangkok Post reported. the missing man last week. tanacharoen, Thailand’s deputy “Piracy has changed in the The military said the abduc- ket trade in bunker oil taken known cases of kidnapping for The six workers said they were Police Major General Suthin national police spokesman, past three years,” said Devlin tion marked the fi rst time that from hijacked vessels may ransom at sea, he said. persuaded by job agents to Suppuang, acting commander of identifi ed the victim as 62-year- McStay, data analyst at IHS kidnappers in the area had tar- have forced pirates to consider The victims were from fi ve travel to Libya on a tourist visa the Crime Suppression Division, old Eliyahu Cohen and the ar- Maritime and Trade, which is geted a large ship, with previous “kidnap-for-ransom opera- tugs towing barges and a fi sh- without going through the La- said the trail led Saturday to an Is- rested man as Simon Beton, 52. part of global market intelli- attempts usually focusing on tions that could be more lucra- ing trawler. “This latest spate of bour Ministry’s worker screen- raeli man’s house in Nonthaburi, a He said a relative fi rst reported gence fi rm IHS Markit. smaller vessels. tive fi nancially”. attacks at sea, taking place also ing checkpoint. The workers northern satellite city of the capi- Beton missing on Wednesday “We are seeing the number of While the Abu Sayyaf’s lead- IHS data showed there were within a relatively short time each paid 80,000 baht to the tal Bangkok.“One reason we were and that Thailand’s police chief kidnappings rise in the piracy ers have in recent years pledged 44 pirate kidnappings involv- period, represents an escala- agents. However, after arriving able to fi nd him was because there Chaktip Chaijinda has ordered his hotspots of Southeast Asia and allegiance to the Islamic State ing ship crew in West Africa and tion compared to what previ- in Libya, they were confined to was an eff ort to use a credit card offi cers to “meticulously conduct West Africa,” he added. group, analysts say they are Southeast Asia between Janu- ously were isolated incidents,” a small room without jobs and of the missing man,” he said. “We an investigation into this case”. Last Monday, the Philip- mainly focused on a lucrative ary and September this year, up Ridzwan added. with little food. Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 15 AUSTRALASIA/EAST ASIA S Korean president to be grilled over scam

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outh Korean prosecutors will question President SPark Geun-hye over a political corruption scandal engulfi ng her presidency, an offi cial said yesterday, the fi rst time a sitting president will be questioned by prosecutors Ships head out into the harbour in Wellington yesterday, following an earthquake centred some 90km north of New Zealand’s South Island city of Christchurch. over a criminal case. Hundreds of thousands marched in the capital Seoul on Saturday demanding Park resign. South Korean President Park Many protesters said Park, Geun-hye. whose public support has dropped to the lowest point ing family members during ever for a democratically elect- their terms, none were directly ed South Korean leader at 5%, questioned by prosecutors New Zealand PM says was unfi t to rule. while they were in offi ce. Prosecutors are investigat- The prosecution offi ce of- ing whether Park exerted im- fi cial confi rmed the chairman proper pressure on “chaebol” of Hyundai Motor, Chung conglomerate bosses to raise Mong-koo, was questioned on funds for two foundations at Saturday but declined to con- the centre of an infl uence- fi rm whether the other chaebol peddling scandal involving a bosses had met prosecutors. two dead in quake friend of hers, Yonhap reported A Korean Air Lines spokes- yesterday, citing prosecution man confi rmed that Cho Yang- Rescue services have been sent to the the road and I think people are trying to sources. ho, who is chairman of Hanjin epicentre of the quake go to sleep the same as I am,” Wellington They are also probing Park’s and South Korea’s largest air- resident Howard Warner told Reuters after friend, Choi Soon-sil, who is line, had appeared for ques- Reuters evacuating his seaside house. alleged to have used her ties tioning but did not elaborate Wellington Richard Maclean, a spokesman for the to the president to meddle in further. Wellington City Council, said there was state aff airs and wield infl u- A Hyundai Motor spokes- structural damage to several buildings. ence in the cultural and sports man declined to comment and ew Zealand Prime Minister John Residents were advised to stay away communities, a prosecutor has Samsung Group could not im- Key said two people were killed from the central business district and the previously said. mediately confi rm the reports Nin a powerful earthquake that the train network was closed for checks. Prosecutors have already of prosecutors questioning struck the Pacifi c nation yesterday. Wellington international airport, how- questioned the de facto head of their respective offi cials. “We don’t have any indications at the ever, was expected to open as usual. Samsung Group Jay Y. Park faces intense pressure moment to believe it will rise, but we can’t In Christchurh, where tsunami sirens Lee and the chairmen of Hy- from the public and parliament rule that out,” Key told reporters in Wel- continued intermittently, three evacua- undai Motor Group and Hanjin to step down over the scandal, lington, adding that details of the casual- tion centres were accepting residents. Group over the scandal, media but the main opposition par- ties were still being confi rmed. Police have set up roadblocks to pre- reports said yesterday. ties have not raised the pos- Key said a military helicopter was be- vent people from returning to lower-lying “It’s correct we’re planning sibility of initiating impeach- ing dispatched to the coastal tourist town coastal areas. to question the president but ment proceedings. of Kaikoura, near the epicentre of the 7.8 Pictures shared on social media showed the date is undecided,” an of- The presidential offi ce said magnitude quake, some 91km north- buckled roads, smashed glass and goods fi cial at the prosecutors’ offi ce earlier on yesterday that Park northeast of Christchurch in the South toppled from shelves in shops in Welling- told Reuters. was “earnestly considering Island. ton and the upper South Island. Yonhap news agency quoted ways to normalise state af- The earthquake and a series of after- New Zealand residents camp near the top of Mt Victoria, the highest hill in Wellington. “The whole house rolled like a serpent a prosecution offi cial as saying fairs” and that she had “heard shocks shook New Zealand in the early and some things smashed, the power went Park’s questioning should be the voices of the people at the hours, generating a tsunami and send- bigger than what has come before.” St John Ambulance said it was sending out,” a woman, who gave her name as Eliz- done no later than Wednesday. rally”. ing thousands of people fl eeing for higher The fi rst tremor, just 15kms deep, struck helicopters carrying medical and rescue abeth, told Radio New Zealand from her “Questioning people face- Park has said she had dis- ground. the island nation just after midnight, jolt- personnel to the coastal tourist town of home in Takaka, near the top of the South to-face is our principle,” the cussed with conglomerate Power was out and phone lines down ing many from their sleep and raising Kaikoura. Island. offi cial said. heads in July last year her de- in many areas of the country, roads were memories of the 6.3 magnitude Christch- It is completely cut off and offi cials said There was initial confusion when emer- Park will appear before sire for them to contribute blocked by landslips and the civil defence urch quake in 2011, which killed 185 peo- there are reports of a collapsed building. gency services fi rst said there was no tsu- prosecutors as a witness, Yon- more for culture without elab- ministry warned that waves of up to 5m ple. “There are some reports of casual- nami threat. hap reported. orating. remained a risk for several hours. New Zealand’s Geonet measured the ties but the picture will be clearer as day Christchurch Civil Defence Controller Park’s offi ce said it would South Korean prosecutors “The fi rst waves have arrived but we quake at magnitude 7.5. breaks,” acting civil defence minister Ger- John Mackie said that while the earth- have a position by tomorrow raided Samsung Electronics know that it is too early to say what the New Zealand lies in the seismically ac- ry Brownlee said. quake was centred inland, the fault line and was considering retaining last week as part of the probe impact has been,” said Sarah Stuart- tive “Ring of Fire”, a 40,000km arc of vol- In Wellington, there was gridlock on extended off shore for a considerable dis- a lawyer for the president. over the scandal and whether Black, national controller at the ministry canoes and oceanic trenches that partly the roads to Mount Victoria, a hill with a tance. While some previous South the company separately gave of civil defence. “Our concern is what is encircles the Pacifi c Ocean. lookout over the low-lying coastal city, as That meant that seismic activity could Korean presidents have been millions of euros to a company coming. Around 90% of the world’s earthquakes residents headed for higher ground. cause movement out at sea, leading to a mired in scandals or allega- controlled by Choi and her Future waves are coming that may be occur within this region. “I’m just sort of parked by the side of tsunami. tions of wrongdoing involv- daughter.

Refugees on Manus, Smog in China Nauru to be settled in US: Canberra

Guardian News US resettlement, the existing London options of Papua New Guinea and Cambodia are still in place, although only a handful have he Australian govern- been resettled in Cambodia. ment has announced a In the case of Papua New Tnew resettlement deal Guinea, as recently as October for refugees held on Manus Is- only 24 had settled there. land and Nauru. Many were afraid for their The Prime Minister, Mal- safety and some attempted to colm Turnbull, said that some return to Manus Island’s de- refugees would now be eligible tention centre. for resettlement in the United The immigration minister, States as part of a “one-off ” Peter Dutton, revealed the gov- deal. ernment was in the fi nal stages Some details about how the of negotiating a 20-year visa resettlement arrangements with Nauru. work have been released but This is an extension to the much remains unclear. initial commitment of fi ve year Here’s what we know so far. temporary visas that Scott The announcement adds Morrison made in 2014. the United States to a short When asked about the num- list of resettlement options for bers, Turnbull would only refugees on Manus Island and say that the deal prioritises Nauru. families,women and children The deal will apply to people who are held on Nauru. who are currently held in the He said US homeland secu- off shore detention facilities rity offi cials would be starting and who are assessed as refu- a vetting process. We do know gees by the Papua New Guinea that as of October 2016 there foreign minister and the Nau- was a total of 1,616 people on ruan government. both Manus Island and Nauru It will also apply to any of who had positive refugee de- the 370 refugees now in Aus- terminations. tralia receiving medical care This is the highest number if they have been found to be of people who could be eligible refugees. for resettlement at this point in People wearing masks ride among heavy smog at a street crossing in Binzhou, Shandong province, yesterday. If a refugee misses out on time. Gulf Times 16 Monday, November 14, 2016 BRITAIN Lego ends Daily Mail toy giveaway after protest

Guardian News and Media week and raised concerns about ways been an inclusive product,” a campaign group that has been always listen just as carefully.” for the past two or three years, he paper over his views on the refu- London Lego’s tie-ins with the newspa- and asked the company whether urging companies including John The company has no plans said. gee crisis. He said people would per in light of headlines that he it intended to continue brand Lewis and the Co-Op to stop ad- for further promotional activity He emphasised that the agree- have to “wait and see” about the said “create distrust of foreign- partnerships with the Daily Mail. vertising in papers that it says with the paper “in the foresee- ment had run its course and there outcome, but Walkers said: “Our ego has said it will no long- ers, blame immigrants for eve- The company responded on are running “divisive hate cam- able future”, she added. was no threat by Lego to pull ad- advertising approach is not de- er run toy giveaways with rything, and as of yesterday are both Twitter and Facebook: “We paigns”. A spokesman for the Daily Mail vertising. termined by the editorial stances Lthe Daily Mail in response now having a go at top judges in have fi nished the agreement with A Lego spokeswoman told the told the Guardian: “Our agree- On Friday, Gary Lineker, the of individual newspapers.” to a parent complaining of the the UK for being gay while mak- the Daily Mail and are not plan- Guardian: “We spend a lot of ment with Lego has fi nished and star of Walkers adverts, said he Rosey Ellum, co-founder of newspaper’s “unashamed dis- ing a legal judgment”. ning any future promotional ac- time listening to what children we have no plans around any had held talks with the crisp Stop Funding Hate, welcomed crimination”. In a post that was shared on the tivity with the newspaper.” have to say. And when parents promotional activity with Lego brand about its advertising in the Lego’s announcement. “It’s ex- Facebook user Bob Jones wrote social media site 22,000 times, The company sent the same and grandparents take the time in the foreseeable future.” The Sun, following a spat between the cellent they have listened to their to the Danish toy company last he wrote: “Lego, to me has al- message to Stop Funding Hate, to let us know how they feel, we paper has run giveaways of toys former footballer and the news- customers,” she said.

Ex-BHS owner Ukip’s Farage arrested in unpaid tax probe fi rst British

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ominic Chappell, the politician to former owner of BHS, Dhas been arrested as part of the investigation into unpaid taxes on the profits made from the department store chain. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers are under- meet Trump stood to have arrested Chap- pell, 49, in a dawn raid at his Reuters the Brexit campaign, were also Mexican, told the BBC yesterday. home near Blandford Forum, in New York/London pictured with Trump and Farage. Ukip, which has only one Dorset, south-west England. May – who spoke to Trump member of parliament in Lon- Chappell’s personal com- by phone on Thursday – and her don, said Farage and Trump pany Swiss Rock Ltd owes more eading Brexit campaigner predecessor David Cameron last spent more than an hour dis- than £500,000 to the taxman, Nigel Farage visited Donald year described Trump as “divi- cussing Trump’s victory, global including £365,000 in VAT and LTrump at his home, after sive” and “wrong” over his call to politics and Brexit. £196,306 in corporation tax. suggesting he could act as a go- ban Muslims from entering the US. A Ukip offi cial has suggested Swiss Rock was paid at least between to help smooth British Farage could even be the next am- £1.6mn by BHS as part of Chap- relations with the US president- “It was a great honour to bassador to the US, but British pell’s controversial acquisition elect. spend time with Trump,” media reported that May’s offi ce of the department store chain. Prime Minister Theresa May is Farage tweeted. “He was rejected the idea of any role for HMRC refused to confi rm that not expected to meet the incom- relaxed and full of good Farage, citing unnamed sources Chappell had been arrested. ing leader until early next year and ideas. I’m confi dent he will be who described him as an “irrel- It said: “We do not com- Farage has suggested her criti- a good president” evance”. ment on identifi able cases, but cisms of Trump in the early days A day after Trump’s election can confi rm we have arrested a of the campaign could damage ties At that time he was not consid- victory, Farage called on the real 49-year-old businessman.” The with Washington. ered likely to win the presidency. estate mogul to reverse “loath- arrest took place on November 2. “We’re just tourists!” Farage, In a leaked diplomatic telegram, some” Barack Obama’s policy by Chappell did not return re- head of the UK Independence sent on November 9 and printed making Britain his top priority. quests for comment. Party (Ukip), told reporters as he in the Sunday Times newspaper, Farage said he had been pleased He said in September: “There waited for an elevator to take him Britain’s ambassador to Washing- at Trump’s “very positive reac- was a return that was made in up to the meeting at Trump Tower ton, Kim Darroch, said he believed tion” to the idea that a bust of error, they (HMRC) have acted in New York City. Britain had built better relation- former prime minister Winston upon it and we are rectifying He later tweeted a photograph ships with Trump’s team than Churchill be put back in the Oval that as we speak.” of himself with Trump standing in other foreign diplomats. Offi ce. The BHS scandal has led front of a pair of golden doors and “(Trump) is above all an outsider He has also joked about sexual to 11,000 job losses and left a smiling broadly, the president- and an unknown quantity, whose assault allegations against Trump, £571mn pension deficit follow- elect giving the camera a thumbs- campaign pronouncements may urging him to “schmooze” May ing the collapse of the retailer up. reveal his instincts, but will surely but not touch her. into administration in April. “It was a great honour to spend evolve and, particularly, be open to He proposed that in any meet- Chappell, a former bank- time with @realDonaldTrump,” outside infl uence if pitched right,” ings between the British and rupt with no retail experience, Farage tweeted. “He was relaxed he said. “We should be well placed American leaders, he could attend bought BHS for £1 in March and full of good ideas. I’m confi - to do this.” to be the “responsible adult to 2015 from Sir Philip Green. dent he will be a good president.” While the British government make sure everything is OK.” Chappell bought BHS Trump’s election campaign has congratulated Trump on his Farage, who spoke at a Trump through Retail Acquisitions, manager Kellyanne Conway said: election, the head of the opposi- rally during the election campaign, a consortium that he owned “I think they enjoy each other’s tion, Labour leader Jeremy Cor- had predicted the former reality 90% of. company, and they actually had a byn, said he should “grow up” on TV host would tap into the same Retail Acquisitions collected chance to talk about freedom and the immigration issue and recog- dissatisfaction among voters that an estimated £17mn from BHS winning and what this all means nise that the US economy depends led to Britain deciding on June 23 despite owning it for just 13 for the world.” on migrant workers. to leave the European Union. months before it collapsed. In a separate photograph “The treatment of Mexico by Trump made repeated refer- Green controlled the retailer posted on Twitter, Ukip donor the US, just as much as its absurd ences to Brexit during his cam- between 2000 and 2015, during Arron Banks, Breitbart London and abusive language towards paign, saying it had highlighted which time his family and other editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam, Muslims, is something that has to the desire for change among vot- shareholders collected more and Gerry Gunster, an American be challenged and should be chal- ers frustrated with traditional than £580mn. Nigel Farage arrives at Republican president-elect Donald Trump’s Trump Tower in New York, US. whose advocacy fi rm worked on lenged,” Corbyn, whose wife is politics. BA cabin crew to vote Govt hopes to ease voters’ frustrations for possible strike action deep in the red and the economy Reuters London is likely to slow sharply next Guardian News and Media survey found two in three crew £6.5mn in 2015, while the com- year, reducing tax revenues. London had gone to work while unfit to pany is forecasting annual prof- Hammond has hinted at fly because they could not af- its of €2.5bn (£2.3bn). ive months to the day after more spending on infrastruc- ford to be off sick. A British Airways spokeswom- Britain voted for Brexit, ture, building more homes and ow-paid cabin crew at an said: “Our pay proposal for Fits fi nance minister will giving companies incentives to British Airways are to vote “Our pay proposal for our our mixed fl eet cabin crew is fair, outline how the government overcome their Brexit nerves Lfor possible strike action, mixed fl eet cabin crew reasonable and consistent with plans to cope with the economic and invest. But after a decade after rejecting a 2% pay offer on is fair, reasonable and that already accepted by other fallout and voters’ frustrations of stagnant incomes the issues what their union describes as consistent with that already British Airways colleagues. It re- which had echoes in Donald of living standards and inequal- “poverty pay” levels. accepted by other British fl ects typical pay awards given by Trump’s US election triumph. ity are at the top of the agenda More than 2,000 of the air- Airways colleagues” other companies in the UK and Philip Hammond, the chan- – as in the US and other Euro- line’s mixed fleet employees will ensure their reward levels cellor of the exchequer, is due pean countries. “You ignore the working out of Heathrow are to Unite’s regional officer Matt remain in line with cabin crew at on November 23 to announce distribution of income at your be balloted this week. All new Smith said: “British Airways, our airline competitors. We re- spending and tax plans until peril,” said John Llewellyn, a recruits join the mixed fleet, once the ‘world’s favourite main open and fl exible to discuss the end of the decade in his fi rst former global chief economist at which was set up in 2010 offer- airline’, is fast becoming the this further with our colleagues budget update since taking of- Lehman Brothers who now runs ing markedly inferior pay and ‘world’s least liked’, paying pov- and the union.” fi ce after the June vote to leave a consultancy, Llewellyn Con- conditions to those enjoyed by erty wages. It should be to the She said that the pay offer the European Union. sulting and is on the advisory existing crew. company’s eternal shame that would see basic pay and hourly His speech to parliament is panel of Britain’s independent Unite, the union represent- they, the UK’s national car- duty rates increase by a mini- likely to build on Conservative budget offi ce. “It doesn’t aff ect ing the crew, says the average rier, are making billions while mum of 7%. Prime Minister Theresa May’s political outcomes one year to pay including allowances is just their cabin crew responsible One of Britain’s most pro- pledge to serve families that are the next. But, as we have seen, it £16,000 a year, a fi gure disputed for maintaining a safe environ- longed and bitter strikes in “just managing” – a response can produce very big outcomes. by BA, which says crew would ment are working while sick and recent years took place at BA, to discontent with the political It creates a sense of injustice and normally make at least £21,000 without adequate rest.” when cabin crew walked out establishment and income dis- we know that always ultimately a year with bonuses, from a basic Discontent at pay and condi- for 22 days between 2010 and parity that was exposed by the bites hard,” he said. salary of £12,000 a year. tions has been brewing for sev- 2011, costing the airline about referendum. Trump’s victory in the US The union claims the low pay eral years among lower-paid re- £150mn. Her promise leaves Ham- presidential election on No- has seen crew sleeping in their cruits, who considered a strike Earlier this year, BA crew vot- mond with a diffi cult challenge: vember 8 was an illustration of cars between shifts and working in 2014. ed for industrial action short of how to ease the squeeze on living what can happen when voters in different jobs on their days Walsh, chief executive of BA’s a strike in protest at a new per- standards and reduce inequal- lose faith in their politicians and off to make ends meet. A union parent company IAG, earned formance review system. Hammond: to announce spending, tax plans ity when the public fi nances are feel left out. Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 17 BRITAIN Court upholds decision to keep Oxford mum’s child in care

Guardian News and Media was placed for adoption in August inappropriate language. ries and protect her daughter from that the order was justifi ed. Lord that every parent at some time mestic violence at the hands of the London after a ruling by a judge at a private Social workers had at one stage emotional harm in the past, her Justice McFarlane stated in a writ- or other may fail in this regard, father of Child B, and both Child B family court hearing in Oxford carried out a parenting assessment lawyers argued that her parenting ten judgment it was essential that the present case is totally outside and her elder brother Child A had found that her mother was incapa- which recorded eight examples of had improved and that the girl was Child B was taken into care in order the norm in that, most sadly, this been monitored by social services ourt of appeal judges have ble of providing adequate parent- “worrying behaviour” by the girl, no longer at risk of suff ering sig- to repair the emotional harm she mother as a parent largely lacks since 2011. backed a decision to take a ing or setting boundaries. then three, during a fi ve-week nifi cant harm in her care. had suff ered. the ability to be in tune with her Both children had at times Cfour-year-old girl into care The court of appeal heard that period. In one instance she had Her lawyer, Frances Judd QC, He said: “I do not accept Judd’s children’s needs from day to day since then been made subject to on the grounds that her long-term Child B showed extremely chal- moved around car parks in an “un- argued that a child failing to fol- submission that a child failing to or minute to minute to the extent a child protection plan, and Child emotional health and life chances lenging behaviour, was at times controlled way” and had once run low boundaries set by the parent follow boundaries set by a parent that she wholly fails, across the A, who had been placed in foster were threatened by her mother’s aggressive and disrespectful to- across a road, causing a car to brake was “a common or garden matter”, is part of the ordinary stuff of pa- board, to establish a safe struc- care for six months in 2013, was inability to control her child’s be- wards her mother, did not trust suddenly. making a care order dispropor- rental experience or, as she put it, a ture to regulate their behaviour.” placed in foster care full-time haviour. her, failed to respond to her at- Although the mother accepted tionate. common or garden matter. The court of appeal heard that this year with the agreement of The girl, known as “Child B”, tempts to control her, and used that she had failed to set bounda- But the court of appeal ruled “While it is indeed the case the mother had suff ered from do- his mother.

BBC plan to reveal stars’ pay disgusting: Clarkson

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eremy Clarkson has described plans to make the BBC reveal Jthe pay of stars who earn more than £150,000 as disgusting, say- ing management should be trusted to pay enough to keep them from joining commercial rivals. Asked about his earnings from new Amazon show The Grand Tour, which reportedly cost Queen Elizabeth II stands ahead of members of the royal family as they take part in the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London, yesterday. £160mn for three series, Clarkson lashed out at those he said were “obsessed with money”. “Take the business of BBC tal- ent. What country are we living in when we want to know how much people are paid? It’s disgusting,” he told the Radio Times. “It’s Tony Hall’s job, as the di- Queen leads nation in rector general (of the BBC), to say, ‘We’re going to pay that person that much,’ and if we trust Tony Hall, and we must, because he’s the director general, then you trust Former prime ministers Tony Blair (left), David Cameron (centre) him to be doing a good job. You and John Major take part in the ceremony. can’t be saying to him, ‘Why are honouring war dead you paying him that?’ Because if you don’t, he’ll go to ITV. It’s ab- Agencies May and leader of the opposition This year’s service is especially hit by 17 shells in the space of three solutely ludicrous.” London Jeremy Corbyn followed suit. poignant as 2016 marks the cen- minutes. Until he was dropped last year In keeping with tradition, the tenary of the Battle of the Somme He continued to stand alone at from Top Gear after allegedly as- Queen was joined by senior mem- and the Battle of Jutland, the 25th his post with shrapnel in his chest saulting a producer, Clarkson was two-minute silence led bers of the royal family including anniversary of the Gulf War and until the end of fi ghting, dying days on one of the largest salaries at the by the Queen was held to the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince the 80th anniversary of the fi rst later in hospital shortly after his BBC, thought to be around £1mn a Ahonour the war dead as of Wales, who also laid wreaths. fl ight of the Supermarine Spitfi re. 16th birthday. year. the nation’s leaders gathered at The Duchess of Cambridge, The British army suff ered al- Wearing his Royal Navy uni- He had also earned millions the Cenotaph on Remembrance Duchess of Cornwall and other most 60,000 casualties on the fi rst form, Saridis, 23, from Epsom, in dividends from Bedder 6, the Sunday. royals watched on from the balcony day of the Somme battle alone and Surrey said: “I’m here to remem- company he formed with long- The head of state was joined by of the Foreign and Commonwealth more than a million men were killed ber my great great uncle Jack, also time production partner Andy Prime Minister Theresa May for Offi ce (FCO). or wounded on both sides over the known as John Travers Cornwell, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (left) looks at Prime Minister Wilman, which exploited the Top the annual service in central Lon- Crowds of poppy wearers lined course of the 141-day off ensive. who is the youngest VC (Victoria Theresa May during the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Gear brand globally. In 2014 the don in memory of those killed in Whitehall, which was closed to On June 30 and July 1, members Cross) winner within the Royal Cenotaph on Whitehall, London. pair sold their stakes in the com- past and present confl icts. traffi c, hours ahead of the service to of the royal family attended com- Navy. pany to existing shareholder BBC More than 750 armed forces pay their respects. memoration services in France and “It’s a sad thing knowing that a Worldwide, taking Clarkson’s total personnel were applauded by the After the wreaths were laid, the across the UK to mark the begin- family member passed on at such earnings for the year to £14mn. gathered crowd as they marched to Bishop of London led a service of ning of the bloody battle. a young age, but it’s also an incred- His short-lived replacement on form a square around the memo- remembrance. Alex Saridis, great-grandneph- ible thing knowing that I have such the last series of Top Gear, Radio 2 rial. Former prime ministers David ew of Jack Cornwell, who was a legacy to be able to look up to and presenter Chris Evans, is thought As Big Ben struck 11am, the Cameron, Tony Blair and Sir John posthumously awarded the Vic- be able to reach for. to be one of those stars who will King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery Major were also present, along with toria Cross for his heroic actions “Remembering not just my great have their pay revealed from next fi red their World War I-era guns to London mayor Sadiq Khan. on board HMS Chester at Jutland great uncle Jack but everyone ... is year. The government originally mark the beginning and end of the There were also wreaths of life- aged just 16, said it was “amazing” an incredibly important thing be- said the threshold would be set at refl ection in the heart of Whitehall. jacket-orange poppies laid ahead to be at the Cenotaph with so many cause it enables us to not just see £450,000, but shortly after taking The Last Post was then sounded. of the service to commemorate the people. what happened but also to learn over as culture secretary this sum- Dressed in black, the Queen laid thousands of people who have died Cornwell was stationed at a gun from their mistakes so we can bet- mer, Karen Bradley said the fi gure a wreath of poppies at the memo- in the last year trying to reach Eu- in an exposed position and was se- ter ourselves, and to be able to keep Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Camilla, Duchess of should be lower. rial for “The Glorious Dead” while rope. riously injured when the ship was on living and improving.” Cornwall watch the ceremony from a balcony. Briton starts epic journey Girl’s ‘abduction’ claim ruled out to swim across Atlantic Guardian News and Media knocking on doors in the Marston London area of the city. At the time police said the girl Reuters show that nothing is impossi- tles of vinegar for jellyfish was extremely traumatised by her Dakar ble,” he said before his depar- stings — and a Christmas tree. olice investigating an inci- ordeal and was unable to provide ture. “I’m a little bit nervous, To ward off the inevitable dent in which a 14-year-old a description of her attackers, I’m a human being. I have a fatigue and dips in morale, Pschoolgirl said that she was other than they were white men 38-year-old British few fears hanging around, like Hooper said he will think abducted and raped now say she whom she did not know. man set out yesterday I don’t want to let my team about his daughter but also was not snatched off the street. On Friday offi cers said they had A on a 3,200km swim down or my daughter, let alone bear in mind the exploits of The girl told investigators that carried out a “thorough review”, from Senegal to Brazil, seek- my charities and my follow- explorers like Ranulph Fi- two men made her get into a car including sifting through CCTV ing to become the first person ers,” he added. ennes, who crossed the Ant- as she was walking along the road and dashcam footage, as well as to make it across the Atlantic Hooper has had a lifelong arctic unsupported on foot, in Summertown, Oxford, on Sep- gathering witness statements and Ocean. passion for swimming since and is backing the mission. tember 28. Inside the car, she said concluded that there was no ab- Ben Hooper, a former mili- nearly drowning at the age of “I will need to draw on their she was raped. duction. tary policeman who has been five. He said he first conceived stories as this is bound to drive The Thames Valley police said Superintendent Joe Kidman, training for the challenge of the Atlantic challenge while me to the edge,” said Hooper. “the evidence gathered indicates local police commander for Ox- since 2013, expects to take be- battling depression in later Music also gives him a boost that the reported abduction did ford city, said the incident had tween four and five months to life. and one of his top training not take place”. Offi cers were still caused “a great deal of communi- swim to Natal in Brazil. In particularly risky zones, tracks is “Hall of Fame” by investigating a claim of rape, the ty concern” but that such reports Wearing swimming shorts, he will wear a camouflage Irish band The Script. spokesman added. were rare. he waved to well-wishers, wetsuit and use cans of rot- The swim, which aims to “Thames Valley police con- “In the weeks after the incident saying “See you in Brazil” be- ting shark cartilage that are raise a million pounds for tinue to investigate an off ence of higher-visibility patrols were in fore wading into the water at supposed to act as a natural charity, has been delayed sev- rape against the victim and are place to provide reassurance and Dakar’s Monaco beach and repellent. eral times. following all lines of inquiry to gather information,” he said. starting a steady front crawl in He aims to swim up to 12 In recent days, three crew establish what has taken place,” “We have worked with schools the direction of Goree island. hours a day in two sessions members including a skipper he said. in the area on their security plans A group of Senegalese on- and then rest on board one of and medic dropped out before “Specially trained offi cers and and are ready to respond to con- lookers said a prayer for him. the two support vessels sailing the planned start. They have staff from the police, Oxfordshire cerns raised. Working with vul- Hooper, who is 6 feet tall, may alongside him with nine crew since been replaced. Sources county council children’s serv- nerable and young victims is an have to swim through heavy members and an English Mas- formerly involved said that ices, health and other agencies extremely complex and lengthy seas, as well as shark breeding tiff named Tank. there had been concerns about continue to work with the victim, process, and it is paramount that grounds close to Brazil. The boats have been loaded the safety and readiness of the Ben Hooper, 38, starts this swim across the Atlantic from Dakar, at her pace.” they are protected appropri- “Together we’re going to with water, ration packs, bot- vessels. Senegal, yesterday. The girl was found at midday ately.” Gulf Times 18 Monday, November 14, 2016 EUROPE

Russia foils ‘Paris-style’ attacks plot

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uspects detained by Russian au- thorities were plotting simultaneous S“Paris-style” attacks on Moscow and Saint Petersburg, local media report- ed yesterday, the fi rst anniversary of the massacre in the French capital. The FSB security service, the KGB’s suc- cessor, announced on Saturday it had de- tained 10 citizens of Central Asian states who planned “high-profi le acts of sabotage and terror” in the two Russian cities. Saint Petersburg’s Fontanka.ru news site reported yesterday that the seven people taken into custody in the city were suspected of planning attacks on two large shopping centres, citing offi cial sources. Government newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported late Saturday, citing se- curity service sources, that the detainees “were planning terror attacks according to the Paris scenario” referring to Islamic State group attacks a year ago that killed 130 people. France was holding sombre commemo- rations yesterday for the victims of the November 13, 2015 assaults by gunmen and suicide bombers on night spots, the Bataclan concert hall and outside the na- tional stadium. “Several explosive devices were sup- posed to trigger simultaneously in busy places. At the same time in diff erent parts of the cities some of the terrorists...were going to open fi re with machine guns on crowds,” the paper reported, referring to the Russian plot. People release balloons in front of the city hall on the 11th arrondissement of Paris to mark the first anniversary of the terror attacks. Rossiiskaya Gazeta called the attackers “a professional terrorist group.” The FSB said it confi scated four home- made bombs as well as trigger devices, guns, ammunition and communications equipment. Authorities did not say when the attack plot was to take place. The security service released video Sombre ceremonies mark footage of its black-clad offi cers in bala- clavas holding two suspects facedown on the street. Another video shows a stash of Kalash- nikovs in a fl at and detainees lying face- down on mattresses on the fl oor. The FSB said the raids were carried Paris attacks anniversary out in cooperation with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s law enforcement authorities. AFP where 90 people were killed by three nied members of the group had tried Hollande responded at the time Impoverished majority-Muslim Paris attackers during a rock gig in the cul- to enter the concert hall at all. by saying France was “at war” and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan both say they mination of the carnage. Hughes, who caused outrage in French jets continue to launch air are battling Islamist extremism. The names of those killed at the France by suggesting Muslim staff at strikes on the group, which is fi ghting Tajikistan says that up to 1,000 of its rance yesterday marked the fi rst concert were read out as hundreds the Bataclan might have cooperated an Iraqi-led assault to take back the nationals are fi ghting with radical groups anniversary of the Paris attacks of people gathered under rainy skies with the attackers, was however in the city of Mosul. in Syria and Iraq, while Kyrgyzstan says Fwith sombre ceremonies and watched in silence. crowd for yesterday’s ceremony at the Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that some 500 of its citizens have gone to painful memories for the relatives of Rock star Sting reopened the refur- venue. yesterday the state of emergency de- fi ght alongside jihadists. the 130 people killed. bished Bataclan with an emotionally Olivier, 28, who was injured dur- clared after the attacks would likely be The Tajik interior ministry said it President Francois Hollande un- charged show held amid tight security ing the rampage, fought back the tears extended as France gears up for presi- learned of the planned attacks from an veiled plaques at sites across the city late on Saturday. as he attended the unveiling of the dential elections in six months’ time. alleged local accomplice of the group and that were attacked by the Islamic “We will not forget them,” the Brit- plaque in front of the Carillon bar and “This state of emergency device al- passed the information to Russia. State militant group, starting at the ish singer told the crowd in French af- the Petit Cambodge restaurant, where lows us to make arrests, administra- The FSB released footage of a hand- Stade de France. ter a minute’s silence for the victims. 13 people were killed. tive checks which are eff ective...So cuff ed suspect — apparently a teenager — Manuel Dias, 63, was killed by a Many in the crowd wept during the He was hit in the arm by a bullet yes, we are probably going to live a few who says he is a Tajik citizen. suicide bomber outside the national fi rst song, ‘Fragile’. while his friend was killed by the gun- months more with this state of emer- He says he wanted to commit a “terror- stadium where France were playing The Bataclan management said men and yesterday he accompanied gency,” Valls told the BBC. ist attack” in Moscow and that his brother Germany in a football match in the they had prevented two members of his friend’s mother to the ceremony. While stressing he remained “very is taking part in “jihad” in Syria. fi rst of a series of coordinated attacks the US group Eagles of Death Metal “I had to be here to support her,” cautious”, Valls said the risk of simi- Fontanka reported those detained in on the evening of November 13, 2015. — who were on stage when the blood- he told AFP. “But I won’t come to any lar coordinated attacks on France ap- Saint Petersburg “devotedly follow the Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne shed started — from entering the Sting more commemorations.” peared to have diminished. ideology of Islamic State group” and one Hidalgo also unveiled plaques out- concert over controversial remarks by He said he believed it was not “But we may face attacks of the kind French Republican Guards stand next said he had fought in Syria. side bars and restaurants in the their lead singer Jesse Hughes. enough to just remember the dead, that we saw in Nice,” he said, referring to a commemorative plaque at the “The majority are admitting guilt,” trendy neighbourhood where gunmen “They came, I threw them out — “we must try to understand how this to the attack in July in the Riviera re- Bataclan concert hall in Paris. Fontanka reported. sprayed bullets at people enjoying a there are things you can’t forgive,” happened”. sort in which a 31-year-old Tunisian Membership of a “terrorist organisa- Friday evening out. said the venue’s co-director Jules Islamic State said it had struck at mowed down 86 people with a truck. net, by social networks, by the Islamic tion” is punishable by up to 20 years in The fi nal ceremony took place out- Frutos. France because it was bombing its “That’s to say some individuals Sate group, without having to go to prison under Russian law while leading side the Bataclan, the concert hall However the band’s manager de- militants in Iraq and Syria. who are driven directly by the inter- Syria or Iraq,” Valls added. one is punishable by up to life in jail. At Mass for homeless, Pope warns Agriculture victim of and of ‘anaesthetised consciences’

Reuters Francis, the fi rst Latin Ameri- solution to climate change Rome can Pope — who has made de- fence of the poor a hallmark of his pontifi cate — told the well- By Isabel Malsang, AFP of Latin America, North Africa and Europe, smallholder farmers, especially in Africa, ope Francis, at a Mass for off in society: “There is no peace Paris hit by exceptional drought or fl oods. with sustainable techniques. poor and homeless people, in the homes of the prosperous Over the coming dozen years or so, ac- Crop rotation, drought-resistant seeds Pyesterday warned against as long as justice is lacking in the cording to last month’s FAO report, farmers and restricted use of water are among the the “anaesthetised consciences” home of everyone. iplomatic wrangling this week will in developing countries will be the ones who options and low tilling of soil, especially in of those who see the needy as “It is the symptom of a spir- make the headlines in the fi ght bear the brunt of rising temperatures. winter, is favoured. bothersome instead of as broth- itual sclerosis when we are only Dagainst climate change, but experts Beyond 2030, though, “negative pres- Agricultural scientists are also big cham- ers and sisters to be helped. interested in objects to be pro- say a bigger but largely unseen battle is set sures on food production will be increas- pions of the humble legume — a plant that About 6,000 homeless, poor duced rather than in persons to to unfold on the world’s farms. ingly felt everywhere”. includes peas, lentils and captures nitrogen and displaced people from a doz- be loved. Agriculture holds the double distinction At the same time, agriculture is a massive from the air and fi xes it in the soil, providing en European countries and Af- This is the origin of the trag- of being highly vulnerable to climate change contributor of greenhouse gases, helping to a natural fertiliser. rica were brought to the Vatican ic contradiction of our age: as but also off ering a solution to the problem, stoke the planetary warming that in turn af- Sebastien Abis, a researcher at the Insti- by charity groups to have their progress and new possibilities they say. fects the climate system. tute for International and Strategic Rela- own special day in the Catholic increase, which is a good thing, In a report ahead of the November 7-18 Farming accounts for at least a quarter of tions (IRIS), a Paris thinktank, points to a Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy, less and less people are able to UN climate talks in Marrakesh, the Food and world greenhouse gas emissions, according world population that is expected to reach which ends next week. benefi t from them,” he said. Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had a blunt to the Organisation for Economic Coopera- 9.7bn in 2050. “We should be worried when our Since his election in March warning about the risks to the food supply tion and Development (OECD). Demand for meat, a big contributor to consciences are anaesthetised and 2013, Francis has taken steps to from drought, fl ood, soil depletion, deserti- By itself, it contributes 17 % of the warm- carbon emissions, is also expected to surge. we no longer see the brother or sister help the homeless in the area fi cation and rising demand. ing eff ect, especially through emissions of That makes it “dangerous” for people to suff ering at our side, or notice the around the Vatican, includ- “There is no doubt climate change af- methane — a stronger heat-trapper than think there can be a letup in food produc- grave problems in our world, which ing opening shelters just off St fects food security,” the agency’s chief, Jose carbon dioxide — which comes from animal tion, said Abis. become a mere refrain familiar from Peter’s Square where they can Graziano da Silva, said. farming and rice paddies. Hans Herren, an award-winning Swiss the headlines on the evening news,” bathe, get haircuts, medical re- “What climate change does is to bring Deforestation and conversion of virgin development expert who is president of the he said in his homily. ferrals and information on social Pope Francis leaves at the end back uncertainties from the time we were all land to the plough are also powerful factors Millennium Institute, a Washington-based Those in attendance were services. of a Jubilee mass for homeless hunter gatherers. in the emissions total. NGO, is a little more sanguine. He believes given headphones so they could During the Jubilee Year, which people in Saint Peter’s Basilica We cannot assure any more that we will Ideas abound for fi xing the problem, al- the quest should be on providing better cal- hear a simultaneous translation began on December 8 last year, at the Vatican. have the harvest we have planted.” though mustering the fi nance to do it re- ories rather than more of them. of the pope’s words, a rarity at the world’s 1.2bn Roman Catho- Crop volatility has been felt acutely this mains a tricky question. Slashing waste and encouraging effi cien- liturgical services in the basilica. lics have been urged to carry out guests of honour on Saturday year, partly through El Nino — a weather The compelling vision is of a world where cy are the key. “Today the planet provides The world’s needy, the Pope acts of mercy and mutual for- night at a special benefi t con- phenomenon whose impact is seen by many agriculture makes smarter use of less re- twice as much food than it needs — 4,600 said, should be seen as “concrete giveness and to make pilgrimages cert in the Vatican conducted by scientists as a refl ection of what future cli- sources, providing more food with less car- calories per person per day, whereas we only people, not useless objects but to Rome or to local churches. Oscar-winning composer Ennio mate change may look like. bon pollution. need 2,300 calories,” Herren said in an in- precious persons”. Homeless people were the Morricone. Harvests fell sharply in the bread baskets Much of the thinking focuses on helping terview with AFP. Gulf Times Monday, November 14, 2016 19 EUROPE

Government Erdogan at stake in Bulgaria vote

AFP hints Turk Sofia ulgarians yesterday voted in a high-stakes presidential run-off Bthat could see centre-right Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s government fall if his handpicked candidate fails to ballot on defeat a Socialist-backed general. While casting his ballot, the tough- talking premier reiterated his vow to throw in the towel if his pro-EU protegee – parliamentary speaker Tsetska Tsache- va – loses to former air force chief Rumen Radev, seen as friendly to Moscow. joining EU “We will not participate in any way in the government if we lose today,” AFP been arrested and tens of thousands Borisov said. Istanbul more have lost their jobs – including A political novice, the 53-year-old military offi cers, judges, teachers, civil Radev stunned pollsters by sweeping servants and journalists – in a crack- just over 25% of the vote to Tsacheva’s ccusing Brussels of wanting Tur- down against supporters of those behind nearly 22% in the fi rst round of the key to abandon its bid to join the the coup. election on November 6. AEU, Turkish President Recep More than 100 journalists have been The latest polls show Radev is still Tayyip Erdogan yesterday hinted in an arrested while 170 media outlets includ- the favourite as voters seek to punish interview he might put the question to