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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 SHAWWAL 19, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Iran and Oman Tiny Qatar Trillion-ton Sam’s the man to strengthen living large; iceberg as hobbling ties amid boycott-busting breaks off Murray crashes Gulf crisis6 bovines17 arrive Antarctica23 at16 Wimbledon US envoy meets quartet, Min 31º Max 49º no breakthrough in sight High Tide 02:50 & 14:00 Low Tide Bloc says Qatar-US terror accord ‘insufficient’ 08:25 & 21:05 32 PAGES NO: 17278 150 FILS

DUBAI: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up Finance minister talks with the king of Saudi Arabia and other officials from Arab countries lined up against Qatar yesterday denies spending with no sign of a breakthrough in an increasingly entrenched dispute that has divided some of America’s most important Mideast allies. The secretary of state’s without records trip from Kuwait to the western Saudi city of Jeddah fol- By B Izzak lowed discussions the previous day with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani that ended KUWAIT: Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh denied with the signing of a counterterrorism pact. yesterday accusations that as much as KD 3.8 billion Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and in public funds had been spent illegally by the gov- Bahrain severed relations with Qatar and cut air, sea and ernment without showing any records for the mon- land routes with it over a month ago, accusing Doha of ey spent. He said reports about the funds are false supporting extremist groups. Qatar denies the allega- and incorrect. Saleh’s statements came days after tions. The quartet has given no indication it would be several lawmakers charged that the government willing to back off from its hard-nosed stance. Just hours had spent that amount of money without showing before Tillerson’s arrival in Jeddah, the four Arab states any records. The lawmakers also threatened to grill said the counterterrorism deal that Qatar signed with the prime minister at the start of the next Assembly him on Tuesday was “not enough” to ease their concerns. term in October if the government does not pro- Tillerson’s visit to Saudi Arabia included talks with vide convincing clarification over the issue. King Salman and his son Mohammed bin Salman, who The allegations revolve around an important was recently elevated to the role of crown prince. He item in the state budget on government invento- also met with the foreign ministers of the four countries ries. The minister said the finance ministry has sub- in the anti-Qatar bloc. Officials gave little indication of mitted proposals to the concerned authorities to what was discussed, but Tillerson was likely to press the upgrade the efficiency of accounting to be able to bloc to ease up on some of its demands after he secured control inventories more effectively. The minister the deal for Qatar to intensify its fight against terrorism made the statements during a meeting at the and address shortfalls in policing terrorism funding. National Assembly office. MP Awdah Al-Awdah said The four anti-Qatar countries last month issued a that the inventory accounts must be subjected to tough 13-point list of demands that included shutting gradual settlement after the approval of the down Qatar’s flagship Al-Jazeera network and other finance ministry. news outlets, cutting ties with Islamist groups such as Continued on Page 11 the Muslim Brotherhood, limiting Qatar’s ties with Iran JEDDAH: Saudi King Salman receives US Foreign Secretary Rex Tillerson yesterday. — AP Continued on Page 11 LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with the UK His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives a report by the ad hoc par- Ambassador to Kuwait Matthew Lodge. —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos liamentary committee formed to respond to his speech.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, as His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Social and Economic Affairs Minister well as State Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Hind Al-Sabeeh, as well as members of a visiting Chinese delegation. Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak A-Sabah.

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah meets with UK Ambassador Matthew Lodge. Hamad Al-Sabah meets with UK Ambassador to Kuwait Matthew Lodge. Sabah meets with National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, as well as MPs Khalil Abul and Osama Al-Shaheen. Amir receives outgoing UK ambassador

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh of State for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled as well as State Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received who was accompanied by a visiting Chinese Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister yesterday at Bayan Palace the outgoing UK delegation led by China Development Bank of Information Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Ambassador to Kuwait Matthew Lodge on Director General. Furthermore, His Highness Al-Mubarak A-Sabah. the occasion of his tenure’s ending. The the Amir received National Assembly Speaker In the meantime, His Highness the Crown reception was attended by Amiri Diwan Marzouq Al-Ghanem accompanied by MPs Prince received Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, along Adviser Mohammad Dhaifallah Sharar. Lodge Khalil Abul and Osama Al-Shaheen, who hand- with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of also met with His Highness the Crown Prince ed him a report by the ad hoc parliamentary Defense Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al- Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah committee formed to respond to his speech Hamad Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister and Foreign during the parliament’s 15th legislative term. and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Ghanem, Abul and Shaheen later presented a Al-Sabah. Also, His Highness the Crown Prince Al-Sabah. copy of the report to His Highness the Crown received Kuwait Oil Tanker Company’s (KOTC) Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir received Prince as well. Earlier yesterday, Highness the CEO Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Ahmad Al- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister Amir received His Highness Sheikh Nawaf, Sabah. —KUNA Kuwait Oil Tanker Company’s (KOTC) CEO Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Iraq rebuilding conference solidifies leadership’s humanitarian commitment

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh took part and delivered a speech to the World which made Kuwait the biggest aid donor Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s initiative Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. for Iraq. Kuwait pledged $176 million dur- to host the Iraq rebuilding conference have In his speech, His Highness the Amir said: ing an Iraqi aid conference held in solidified Kuwait’s status as a global humani- “Kuwait has long been acclaimed for its deep Washington. tarian center and also highlighted His belief in humanitarian values and helping Highness Sheikh Sabah’s role as a world hand for the needy people. “The total value of Syria humanitarian leader. Kuwait’s contributions to the relief effort in As for Syria, Kuwait hosted three interna- The announcement, which came during a the last five years exceeded $2 billion, which tional humanitarian pledging conferences, His Highness the Amir phone call with Iraqi made the country the world’s biggest aid the first of which took place in January, 2013, Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi, was consid- donor in terms of the ratio of aid to the coun- when His Highness the Amir donated $300 ered as a gesture to showcase Kuwait’s soli- try’s GDP,” he pointed out. Kuwait’s humani- million. The second conference in the follow- darity after the “historic victory” on so-called tarian role is shared by the government and ing saw the Kuwaiti aid pledges rising to $500 Islamic State (IS) in Mosul. His Highness the civil society institutions such as Kuwait Red million and in the third, held in March, 2015, Amir congratulated Al-Abadi on the victory Crescent Society (KRCS) and the International Kuwait contributed additional $500 million. and hoped it would boost unity in Iraq. Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO). The State of Kuwait was also present in WASHINGTON: Assistant Minister for Development and International His Highness the Amir said that Kuwait The Kuwaiti fund-raising agencies fourth similar gathering titled “Supporting Cooperation at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nasser Al-Subieh was ready to host, before end of this year, an responded promptly to the needs of Syria and the Region Conference,” in London, attends the meeting. —KUNA international conference for the reconstruc- refugees and displaced people in coun- last February. His Highness the Amir tion of areas liberated in Iraq. Since inde- tries that were hit by armed conflicts or announced additional aid of $300 million for Washington’s Global anti-IS Coalition pendence, the State of Kuwait has offered natural disasters. Their aid campaigns the Syrian refugees over the coming three meetings important: Kuwaiti diplomat robust support to the relief effort for the ranged between famine relief, medical years. Regarding Yemen, Kuwait contributed refugees and the internally-displaced peo- supplies, and educational, health and $100 million to the humanitarian action in ple around the globe, a step earning global housing services inside the refugee response to the raging conflict last year. WASHINGTON: The meetings for the to the support of terror organizations Global Coalition to Counter the so-called such as IS and others, said the diplomat, praise. camps. Following are examples, in part As for response to natural disasters, Islamic State (IS) are very important for adding that Kuwait was coordinating Kuwait’s humanitarian policy is distin- and in effect, of Kuwait’s contributions to Kuwaiti fund-raising agencies, notably the efforts to combat terrorism globally and with other countries and global entities guished for its non-discrimination among aid the relief efforts. Direct Aid and the Zakat House, scaled up also are very vital for the current task in in the efforts against terrorism. recipients because of their race, nationality, For Palestine, His Highness the Amir their efforts to alleviate the suffering of the supporting Iraq post IS, said a Kuwaiti Meanwhile, he thanked the US and faith or political affiliations. The country has announced in January, 2009, a Kuwaiti drought-hit Somalis in 2012. The aid they diplomat late Tuesday. other countries for their supportive and been known for its relief effort and this role donation of $34 million to the humanitari- offered amounted to KD 508,600 (nearly Delivering his inputs to the meetings, kind words towards His Highness the became more crystal clear in the recent year an activities for the Palestinian people in $1.69 million). which discussed means to block all kinds Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad which encouraged the United Nations in response to an appeal by the UN Relief In November of 2007, when the tropical of logistic, financial, and cyber support to Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his efforts to reach 2014 to honor His Highness the Amir as and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh and left nearly the terror organization, Assistant Minister stability regionally and internationally. Humanitarian Leader and Kuwait as center of in the Near East (UNRWA). 3,447 deaths, Kuwait donated $10 million to for Development and International Subieh took the chance to congratulate humanitarian action. Besides, Kuwait contributed $15 million the emergency aid campaign for the coun- Cooperation at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Iraq on its recent victory against IS in Foreign Affairs Nasser Al-Subieh said that Mosul, saying that this event reflected to the Agency in 2013 and launched an try. It is self-evident that Kuwait provides a his country was abiding by UNSC resolu- the strong global commitment to fight Impressive presence aid campaign for Gaza Strip in 2014 in the good example for other rich countries to fol- tions 2178 and 2253 focusing on pre- terrorism. The Global anti-IS Coalition Kuwait maintained its impressive presence wake of the Israeli aggression in July. In low. While the World Refugee Day is being venting foreign fighters from reaching was formed in 2015 after IS controlled at all regional and international activities and the aftermath of Iraq war in 2003, Kuwait celebrated this year, the UN aid agencies conflict zones and participating in acts large areas in Iraq and Syria, prompting forums relating to humanitarian action and offered emergency relief for the internally- estimate the number of refugees and inter- of terror. some 70 countries to take action against alleviation of the suffering of conflict-hit peo- displaced people; the aid continued to nally-displaced persons at 60 million world- Kuwaiti legislations and laws were the terror organization. There are 12 ple. In May of 2016, His Highness the Amir increase until it hit $200 million in 2015 wide. —KUNA amended to incriminate any act related Arab states in the coalition. —KUNA THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 LOCAL

Seven people injured in Mishref shop blast

KUWAIT: Seven people were injured, four criti- on Tuesday night, the fire department said. four in Mishref, at 8:20 pm, Kuwait Fire Service to LPG gas leakage, KFSD said in a follow-up from simple wounds, it said in a press state- cally, in an explosion that took place in a con- Firefighters rushed to the shop, located in Directorate’s (KFSD) said in a statement. Initial statement. Three of the injured received inten- ment. The pastry shop was partially damaged fectionery shop in Mishref Co-operative Society Branch II of the co-op that is located in block investigations showed that the blast was owing sive care while the remaining four suffered in the incident, it pointed out. — KUNA Nationality forgery case adjourned

KUWAIT: The criminal court adjourned a nationality for- parked in the emergency lane on Mina Abdullah Road. gery case until next Tuesday for preparations and argu- The four where in a sports utility vehicle (SUV) when the ments. The defendant appeared in court and denied the driver was surprised by a truck parked in the emergency charges. He said his picture in the nationality certificate lane and rammed into it. The SUV was totally damaged. looks different than what he looks now because he Mina Abdullah police and paramedics rushed to the went through a gastric procedure, after which his fea- accident scene and found two people were dead and tures changed including his face, which made people two others were badly injured. KUWAIT: Flames coming out of an air conditioner out- side a Khaitan building. think the passport is forged. Car on fire Murder threat A police car burst into flames when it was on its way A woman told her husband to divorce his second, to deal with a traffic accident resulting in a death. The wife or she would hurt her. The husband told a temperature of the patrol car rose, then it caught fire. Farwaniya governorate police station that he married Another patrol car was dispatched, while a fire engine another woman, but when his first wife discovered the was sent to put out the blaze. matter a year and a half later, she demanded that he divorce the new wife, otherwise she would kill her. Assault Police are investigating. Three citizens beat an Egyptian man behind a restau- rant after he borrowed money from one of them and did Fatal crash not pay back. The Egyptian man went to Maidan Hawally The bodies of two citizens were sent to the coroner, police station and told them what happened, and that the and two of their friends were admitted to Adan beating caused injuries that were mentioned in a medical Hospital’s ICU after their vehicle collided with a truck report. A complaint was lodged and the case was sent to

Fire engines are seen outside the Gate Mall where a fire was reported. A fireman puts out a fire in a yacht at Sharq Marina. 88 residency violators arrested

By Hanan Al-Saadoun violators and loose laborers, resulting They were all sent to concerned String of fires reported around Kuwait in the arrest of 88 residency violators. authorities and will be immediately KUWAIT: Residency affairs detectives They confessed to working for people deported, while their sponsors will be By Hanan Al-Saadoun reported. Separately, firemen put out a fire in a yacht at carried out a surprise campaign in other than their sponsors. Some were blacklisted and will not be allowed to Sharq Marina. The fire was contained before flames Ahmadi governorate targeting law found to be reported absconding. sponsor anyone. KUWAIT: Residents of a Khaitan building were rescued could reach other yachts and boats. In the meantime, a Tuesday night after a fire broke out. Farwaniya, Subhan, fire broke out at Gate Mall in Egaila, prompting Mangaf and Salmiya fire stations responded, evacuated the and Qurain fire stations to respond. The entire mall was building and fought the blaze, Kuwait Fire Service evacuated. Firemen found the fire was in the chimney of Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement. No injuries were a restaurant. The fire was put out without injuries. Ministry denies evicting woman from orphanage

By Meshaal Al-Enezi Dakheel said “the woman negotiated Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri said the her exit in exchange of KD 7,000, and if electronic system to issue construc- KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs she does not get this amount, she will tion licenses is an achievement that denied claims on social media that a remain in the home.” He added that reflects the true image of develop- woman living in an orphanage that it she was inciting other girls to do the ment at Kuwait Municipality. Jabri was manages was kicked out. Ministry offi- same, so the administration decided speaking during the launch of issuing cial Yahya Al-Dakheel said the ministry to make her leave the home and will construction licenses electronically at is keen on presenting all types of care be assisted, to safeguard the behavior the Capital municipality branch in the to orphan boys and girls from birth of other girls. He said the woman presence of Municipality Director until they reach 40 years of age, received up to KD 17,000 to help her Ahmad Al-Manfouhi. Jabri said licens- although the family nursing care law complete her postgraduate studies. ing consumed a long time and much allows the ministry to end housing effort in the past, while it now takes care by the age of 25. On claims about Plots only two days to process transactions, kicking a woman out of the orphan- State Minister for Housing Affairs while some transactions need only age, Dakheel said “we confirm that the and Services Yasser Abul said the one hour. girl is still at the home and was not Public Authority for Housing Welfare evicted; rather she was given a month will hand over 1,649 plots in West Hawally courts to be independent, while a financial Abdullah Al-Mubarak in September, Ministry of Public Works (MPW) assistance will be provided to her to before the deadline to complete the Assistant Undersecretary for help prepare a residence, in addition handover of 5,201 plots that was set Construction Projects Ghalib Shlash to KD 200 from the date she leaves for Nov 2017. Abul said the contractor inspected the Hawally courts project, the home.” promised to hand over 1,600 addi- as 48 percent of it has been complet- About the reason why the adminis- tional plots before the deadline so ed. He said the building is of 25 floors tration took this decision, he said the that the total reaches nearly 3,700. including a car park with a capacity of woman is already 37 years of age and 1,200 cars and an office area of 39,000 has been working for a government Electronic system sq m to accommodate 1,300 employ- department since four years, which Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Minister ees and 52 ‘smart’ courtrooms with means she is above the legal age limit. and State Minister for Municipal audiovisual communication systems. Rights society launches hotline for labor inquiries

By A Saleh September, when it announces the end of the financial commitments for 10 major projects peak consumption period as temperatures start to be executed by the Ministry of Public KUWAIT: Kuwait Society for Human Rights to drop. He said MEW expected the load to Works (MPW), despite its approval last year of launched the hotline 22215150 to explain to reach a new record, as it reached 13,570 demands to provide budgets for its stalled expat workers in Kuwait their legal rights and megawatts while temperatures reached 51 projects. MPW put forth 15 projects to devel- various duties. Chairman of the society Khalid degree Celsius, whereas production exceeds op roads, while the finance ministry refused Al-Humaidi said the hotline operates in five lan- 16,000 megawatts. to provide financial commitment for 10 of guages - Arabic, English, Filipino, Hindi and them. The Finance Ministry meanwhile asked Urdu - to receive questions from the largest No shortage the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) to possible number of workers about the labor Assistant Undersecretary for General set its priorities for the next stage and decide law, ministerial decisions and legal procedures Education Fatima Al-Kandari said there is no the projects to be executed, so budgets can that must be followed. shortage in teachers for any specialties in the be prepared. coming school year (2017/2018). She added that New record the coordination and general education follow up Housing The Ministry of Electricity and Water’s (MEW) has enough number of teachers to cover schools Statistics of the Public Authority for Undersecretary Mohammad Bushehri expected in all stages including the new schools that will Housing Welfare (PAHW) show a drop in the the new tariffs applied to the commercial sec- come into service at the start of the new year. number of people on waiting lists by 584, and tor will have a positive effect within the next these are the same numbers that were struck three months. He said the ministry will Financial commitments out by the inspection and examination com- announce the results of the implementation in The Finance Ministry refused to provide mittee. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 LOCAL

In Brief Former UN chief Oil price up US Dollar stable praises Amir KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil was up by two at KD 0.303 cents Tuesday to $43.70 per barrel after it was $43.68 KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister pb the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum KUWAIT: The US Dollar exchange rate was stable at Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received a Corporation (KPC) yesterday. At the global level, the KD 0.303 while the Euro went up to KD 0.347, said phone call yesterday from former UN Secretary price was up due to a decrease in US crude reserves the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) yesterday. General Ban Ki-moon, who expressed his concern last week by 8.1 million barrels to reach $495.6 mil- Meanwhile, the Sterling Pound was down to KD over the ongoing Gulf row. The former UN chief lion barrels. The future contract for the Brent crude 0.389. The Swiss Franc was up to KD 0.314 while the heaped praise on His Highness the Amir Sheikh was up by $1.25 to $48.12 per barrel, the same case Japanese Yen was still at KD 0.002. — KUNA Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his efforts as with the West Texas Intermediate, which was up by the main mediator in crisis. — KUNA $1.31 to $45.71 pb. — KUNA Photo of the day

KUWAIT: Spectacular light show and water fountain action at Al-Shaheed Park. — KUNA photo Ooredoo sponsors 7th generation of Proteges Underscoring its commitment to creating youth leaders KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of the importance of international Ooredoo Group, has recently the partnership announced renewing its sponsorship of the with various state Proteges youth development program in sectors to accom- its seventh season. The unique program, plish this target. which focuses on developing and training Eman Al-Rasheed, a cohort of 25 students between the ages Executive Manager of 16 - 24, will include a trip to the of the Proteges European cities of Prague and Berlin. expressed her Commenting on the sponsorship, pride in partnering Ooredoo Kuwait’s Corporate with Ooredoo for a Communications Senior Director Mijbil Al- second consecu- Ayoub said: “We are proud of our partner- Mijbil Al-Ayoub tive year, which ship with the Proteges for a second consec- only underscored the values of Ooredoo utive year. The program focuses on a num- Kuwait that are in alignment with the pro- ber of core values and skills such as toler- gram’s aim - supporting youth and provid- ance, critical thinking, and creativity, which ing them with skills that create unique are important assets in creating future leaders. “We look forward for more partner- leaders. It has achieved unparalleled suc- ships and support in creating a more aware cess throughout the years, and we look for- generation of young innovative and cre- ward to meeting the graduates of 7th gen- ative thinkers,” she added. eration of the Proteges.” The Proteges program was launched in Ayoub also reiterated that Ooredoo is 2010 to mentor youth between the age of keen on supporting initiatives aimed at 16 and 24 by local iconic figures in differ- youth development, and emphasized on ent fields. New vision to promote Mubarakiyah market’s activities

KUWAIT: The Real Estate House, represented by the long experience of Leaders Group in the On this occasion, Khanna expressed his confi- its Chairman Abdulrahman Al-Khanna, and field of tourism consultancy and marketing. dence that cooperation with Leader’s Group will Leaders Group Consulting and Development, It is worth mentioning that Real Estate House, contribute to utilize our futuristic vision of the represented by its General Manager Nabila Al- which currently manages and develops market in terms of marketing, entertainment Anjari, have recently signed an agreement to Mubarakiyah market, is a subsidiary of ‘Houses and tourism perspectives that can hardly been promote Mubarakiyah market’s activities. The Investment Group’ and has a long standing track found in Kuwait and other Gulf countries. agreement, which was signed the presence of record in the development and management of Khanna has also pointed out that the real Real Estate House CEO Ali Al-Kulaib, aims to real estate at the local and regional levels that estate market status urges us to use our expert- enhance marketing activities of market as part fulfill customers’ requirements and the local, cul- ise, qualified human resources and our compre- of its comprehensive strategy to benefit from tural and social values. hensive strong strategies with various economic KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait’s (CBK) Chairman Ali Al-Mousa welcomed a delegation sectors of the state of Kuwait to present a distin- from the Kuwaiti Society for the Blind, and gave them a cheque for the total donations col- guished real estate services. lected during the bank’s Ramadan campaign to print copies of the Holy Quran in Braille. Meanwhile, Anjari said, “Our cooperation as Leaders Group in the field of providing touristic advisory services, as well as promoting and mar- keting the activities and events of Mubarakiyah Kuwait urges students to be market according to the vision that has been designed and agreed with Real Estate House is a ‘good ambassadors’ abroad great opportunity for us because it is in the core KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Minister of Higher and prosperity of nations and their youth. of our specialties and interests. Especially as it Education Dr Mohammad Al-Fares urged Fatma Al-Senan, Assistant Undersecretary contains specific ideas for this development Kuwaitis who would be studying abroad for Scholarships and Cultural Relations at project, which is very important and vital to be “good ambassadors” of their coun- Ministry of Higher Education, said the because of the fact that ‘Mubarakiyah’ represents try, and to represent the humanitarian ministry has an ambitious strategy to for Kuwaitis, residents and visitors a unique side of Kuwait. Fares, also Minister of develop education. She said Kuwait atmosphere combining the past and present Education, made the remarks during an sought sustainable development through and various activities. orientation with Kuwaitis with scholar- providing top-quality education for the Anjari pointed out that Mubarakiyah Market ships for the year 2017-18. nationals. Cultural attaches of countries in is considered as the first of its kind as a popular Scholarship is the “beginning of the which scholarships were offered attended tourist destination in Kuwait and one of the best path of building your personal future and the orientation to explain to the students destinations for visitors from the GCC countries. development of your country which has rules and regulations related to their She urged ministries and other concerned given you a lot,” he said. Education, he studies, as well as social conditions in authorities to help and facilitate Real Estate added, was the tool for the development their countries. — KUNA efforts at running and developing the market. LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 Kuwait Airways signs agreement with ministries to sponsor pilot and engineering students

KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways, the official the Ministry of Economy, and the neers, over the next three years. national airline of the State of Kuwait, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, that The signing event, which took place signed yesterday a protocol agreement will see the airline sponsor the training of at Kuwait Airways’ head office, was with the Ministry of Higher Education, 180 student pilots and aviation engi- attended by Dr Mohammad Al-Fares, Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education, Hind Al-Sabeeh, Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, and Ebrahim Al-Khuzam, CEO of Kuwait Airways, and Dr Hamed Al-Azemi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education along with the senior management from both ministries and Kuwait Airways. The out- come of this initiative will see Kuwait Airways sponsor a total of 60 Kuwaiti national students, per year, over a three year period, in areas of pilot training and aviation engineering studies. “(Yesterday’s) agreement signals KUWAIT: The officials pose for a group photo during the signing another significant step in Kuwait ceremony. Airways’ long history of supporting the development of Kuwaiti national talent. Sabiya CCGT Power Station Kuwait Airways is a committed partner in the development of Kuwait’s aviation industry and overall economic develop- GE leads digital transformation ment and is proud to continue its sup- port of the country’s pioneering status in the regional airline business,” said of Sabiya CCGT Power Station Khuzam. “The terms of the protocol agree- KUWAIT: GE Power has completed, bines, hydrogen-cooled generators, platform purpose-designed for the ment will see the Ministry of Higher ahead of schedule, the digital trans- heat recovery steam generators, scale and complexity of industrial Education select 60 students, per year, formation of Kuwait Ministry of steam turbines and condensers, data. The APM solution enables the to be sent to some of the most recog- Electricity and Water’s Sabiya among others, were brought onto Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and nized training and educational insti- Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) GE’s Asset Performance Management Water to boost asset reliability and tutes in the world. On the successful Power Station. This will help to make (APM) software application. The soft- availability at Sabiya CCGT by lever- completion of their studies, Kuwait the site’s operations more reliable, ware leverages advanced data analyt- aging the power of the Industrial Airways will then offer the graduates a Internet - the integration of big data job at the airline - within their specialist while contributing to its enhanced ics to predict and reduce unplanned areas,” Khuzam added. performance at lower, more sustain- downtime, improving power plant analytics with heavy machinery. The While the aviation industry has able costs. The project marks the first availability and output. As part of the connected machines, equipped with Ministers Hind Al-Sabeeh and Mohammad Al-Fares pose after sign- undoubtedly faced a number of chal- time that GE’s Predix-based software digital migration, GE installed APM’s data sensors, collect vast amounts of ing the protocol agreement. lenges over the last few years, the applications for industry are being Machine and Equipment Health information into a centralized and International Air Transport Association used in Kuwait. Module, Reliability Management secured data platform. The analysis (IATA) has forecast that the aviation mar- Engineer Mohammed Boshehri, Module and Monitoring and of this data provides insights to pre- ket, in the Middle East, will continue to Undersecretary of Kuwait’s Ministry Diagnostics Services. dict and diagnose equipment prob- grow at a steady five per cent, through of Electricity and Water, said, “Our “The digital transformation of lems before they happen, thus to 2035. According to IATA, regional pas- goal is to support the nation’s focus Sabiya CCGT Power Station high- reducing unplanned downtime. senger numbers are also set to double on strengthening the energy infra- lights our commitment to help The project builds on GE’s strong within that time, to 414 million per year. structure and helping achieve Vision unlock the true potential of legacy of contributions towards the With Kuwait Airways noting a signif- 2035 to transform Kuwait into a Kuwait’s power infrastructure,” said development of Kuwait’s power gen- icantly higher passenger growth rate, regional leader in all sectors. Joseph Anis, President and CEO of eration sector. GE’s investments in over the regional average, with an Delivering reliable power and ensur- GE’s Power Services business in the Kuwait include the GE Kuwait increase of over 20 per cent recorded ing that we have highly productive Middle East and Africa. “Digitizing Technology Center, that serves three in 2016, the official national airline of power assets is key in accomplishing power plants presents an opportu- core areas for energy sector cus- Kuwait is certainly making strides to our goals. The digital transformation nity for both growth and cost sav- tomers across the Middle East and regain a significant foothold within the of Sabiya CCGT, using GE’s advanced ings and we are proud to have Africa: training, tooling and engi- regional aviation market. Its aircraft digital technologies, aims to further completed this landmark project neering. GE technologies deliver acquisition policy - a total of 35 new strengthen resource utilization and ahead of schedule to increase the over a third of Kuwait’s power today aircraft that started arriving in 2016 productivity.” plant’s uptime and enhance its per- and the company creates employ- and to be delivered by 2022 - being a Economic and Social Affairs Education and Higher Education Several plant assets at Sabiya formance.” ment for more than 250 people in significant part of that transformation CCGT, including combustion tur- APM is built on GE’s Predix, a data the country. Minister Hind Al-Sabeeh Minister Dr Mohammad Al-Fares and progress. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017

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TEHRAN: In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, speaks with Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi, left, with an unidentified translator, center, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, yesterday. — AP Iran, Oman to strengthen ties amid Gulf crisis President Rouhani slams blockade against Qatar

TEHRAN: Iran and Oman will work to ties with Qatar, accusing it of backing and everyone must try to reduce the boost their ties, the Islamic republic’s extremism and being too close to tensions in the region,” he said. He also President Hassan Rouhani said yester- Riyadh’s arch-rival Tehran. They criticized “the policies of certain coun- day, as a diplomatic crisis persists in imposed a series of isolation measures tries in the region against Syria, Yemen As Russia scandal touches his the Gulf. “Iran and Oman have for on Qatar including cutting air, land and and Bahrain”, in what appeared to be a years had fraternal relations and the maritime links to the small gas-rich reference to Saudi Arabia. Iran regularly son, Trump privately rages best must be made of these good emirate. Oman, which has maintained denounces bombings of Iran-backed relations to reinforce them,” Rouhani ties with Qatar, took part this week in a Huthi rebels by a Saudi-led coalition in WASHINGTON: The snowballing revelations about said as he met Oman’s foreign minis- string of Kuwaiti and US-led talks Yemen, where is has accused the coali- Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer during ter. The Iranian government’s website towards resolving the crisis. Rouhani tion of blockading ports. Tehran also last year’s presidential campaign have broadsided the reported Foreign Minister Yussef Bin slammed the sanctions imposed by accuses Riyadh and its allies of support- White House, distracting from its agenda as aides grap- Alawi as replying: “Omani leaders the Riyadh-led group on Doha, which ing rebels and jihadists in Syria and Iraq, ple with a crisis involving the president’s family. The believe our ties should be developed.” Qatar has called a “blockade”. where it backs Damascus and Baghdad. public has not laid eyes on the president since his return The remarks come after Saudi “Threatening, pressuring and impos- Iran increased its food imports to Qatar from Europe Saturday. But in private, Trump has raged Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, ing a blockade against neighbors, after its Gulf neighbors cut transport against the latest Russia development, with most of his Bahrain and Egypt last month severed including Qatar, is an erroneous method links to the emirate.—AFP ire directed at the media, not his son, according to peo- ple who have spoken to him in recent days. Yesterday morning, Trump tweeted that his son was “open, transparent and innocent,” again referring to the Chinese Nobel laureate investigation as “the greatest Witch Hunt in political his- tory.” The president also questioned the sources of the media reporting on the story, despite the fact that his son personally released four pages of emails in which he NEW YORK: In this photo, Donald Trump Jr. is inter- Xiaobo’s breathing fails communicates with an associate claiming to be arrang- viewed by host Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel ing a meeting with a Russian government lawyer. television program, in New York. — AP BEIJING: China’s cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Manipulation of information The bombshell revelation that Trump Jr. was eager to fectly” and claiming that “I have very little time for Xiaobo suffered respiratory failure as his condition wors- Liu, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2009, accept information from Moscow landed hard on weary watching T.V.” At least 10 of the president’s tweets since ened yesterday, his hospital said, as Germany offered to was admitted to the hospital early last month after he White House aides. While staffers have grown accus- Monday have been about TV shows or links to videos host him and rights groups decried the lack of independ- was transferred from prison due to late-stage liver cancer. tomed to a good news cycle being overshadowed by from the Fox News Channel. ent information. The First Hospital of China Medical Human rights groups said it was nearly impossible to the Russia investigations, Trump aides and outside The revelations come at a pivotal moment for Trump University in the northeastern city of Shenyang said Liu’s obtain independent information about Liu’s health given advisers privately acknowledged that this week’s devel- and the Republican Party, as GOP senators race to finish family declined to have him put on artificial ventilation, that he is in a heavily guarded hospital and his wife, who opments felt more serious. In the emails, the intermedi- work on a health care overhaul that has divided the par- which was necessary “to maintain life”. “The hospital has is with him, is also not free. “What is on display is still the ary says the attorney has negative information about ty. Trump has largely stayed on the sidelines of the poli- explained the necessity of tracheal intubation to the manipulation and control of information and dishonesty Democrat Hillary Clinton that is part of the Russian gov- cy negotiations on the measure, but has still publicly patient’s family, the family refused the tracheal intuba- of the Chinese government,” Human Rights Watch’s Asia ernment’s efforts to help Trump in the campaign. The pressed GOP senators to wrap up work on legislation tion,” the hospital said on its website. researcher Maya Wang said. then candidate’s son responds: “I love it.” this summer and fulfill one of the party’s central promis- The hospital, which earlier reported that he had suf- “The couple has not been allowed to speak freely to This new setback raises new questions about es to voters. On Capitol Hill, some Republican lawmakers fered organ failure, said the 61-year-old democracy advo- anyone,” Wang said. “There are some reasons to continue whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Moscow cast the Russia controversy as a distraction from the cate’s liver function had deteriorated despite three days to cast doubt on the assessment of the hospital.” Amnesty during the election, a charge the president has denied health care debate. of anti-infection and blood treatment. Liu, who has been International’s China researcher Patrick Poon said the for months. And it points those questions more directly “We ought to be disciplined and not be distracted by held since 2008 for “subversion”, risks becoming the first information is hard to verify but if it is true, “Liu Xiaobo is at the inner circle of Trump’s own family. As has been the things that may be legitimate but not right now in our Nobel Peace Prize laureate to die in custody since German in his last hours of life”. “Even in his last moments, the pattern for Trump’s White House, the controversy has lane,” said Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina. The matter pacifist Carl von Ossietzky, who passed away in a hospital Chinese government doesn’t seem to loosen their grip of sparked a new round of recriminations among the presi- has also distracted from a brief stretch in which some under the Nazis in 1938. German government spokesman control of Liu Xiaobo and his family,” he said. dent’s team. Nearly a dozen White House officials and White House advisers believed they were finding their Steffen Seibert called on China to free Liu and his wife, Liu outside advisers spoke on the condition of anonymity in footing. Trump aides, who view clashes with the media Xia, saying Berlin “stands ready to host and medically” Leaked video order to discuss the mood in the West Wing. as central to the president’s agenda, were emboldened treat him. A video leaked earlier this week showed the Western Russia controversy, a distraction? when three journalists from CNN resigned after the net- The latest reports “raise the question of whether Mr doctors praising their Chinese counterparts as they stood The president, in conversations with confidants, has work withdrew a story about a Trump ally. Liu’s cancer should have been diagnosed and treated far by Liu’s bedside. The video was denounced as propagan- questioned the quality of advice he has received from Trump’s allies were also heartened by his trip to earlier,” Seibert said. The Chinese government has da by rights groups while the German embassy said senior staff, including chief of staff Reince Priebus. Europe last week, feeling that his speech saluting rebuffed international appeals to let Liu seek treatment Monday it “seems that security organs are steering the However, Priebus has been a frequent target of criticism national pride in Poland was a high point of his presi- abroad, saying he is getting the best possible care from process, not medical experts”. But in an editorial, the for months and even those taking aim at him now said it dency and believing that he held his own during meet- top domestic doctors. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng state-run Global Times newspaper said the video aimed did not appear as though a shakeup was on the horizon. ings with foreign leaders at an international summit in Shuang repeated his standard answer earlier yesterday to show the Chinese doctors’ efforts to help him and said There has also been a difference of opinion within the Germany. But the afterglow of Trump’s trip quickly van- that other countries should respect the country’s judicial “Western forces are politicizing Liu’s cancer treatment”. West Wing as to how to handle the crisis, with some ished, replaced once again with questions about the sovereignty and “not interfere in China’s internal affairs Liu was arrested in 2008 after co-writing Charter 08, a aides favoring more transparency than others. Some of swirling federal and congressional investigations into under the pretext of an individual case”. bold petition that called for the protection of basic the unhappiness centers on Trump’s legal team, which is Russia’s election meddling. A German and a US doctor visited Liu last weekend and human rights and reform of China’s one-party Communist led by New York attorney Marc Kasowitz. And Trump allies took notice Tuesday when Vice said he was still strong enough to fulfill his wish to go system. At the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo in An unusual statement Saturday night from the legal President Mike Pence distanced himself from the revela- 2010, he was represented by an empty chair. Hu Jia, a abroad, but the hospital has issued increasingly pes- team’s spokesman Mark Corallo appeared to claim tion by the president’s son. In a statement, Pence Beijing-based activist and family friend, sobbed at the lat- simistic reports every day since then. Taiwan’s President Trump Jr., Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and then- spokesman Marc Lotter said the vice president “was not est update, but he said the family may have declined the campaign chairman Paul Manafort were duped into Tsai Ing-wen took to Twitter to call on Beijing to free Liu aware of the meeting,” adding Pence was “not focused ventilator out of hope he could survive. meeting with the Russian lawyer, and was viewed as and “allow him to seek treatment wherever he wishes”. She on stories about the campaign especially those pertain- “Perhaps Liu Xiaobo’s family still hopes that there can particularly unhelpful by senior White House officials. reiterated her offer to have Liu treated in Taiwan, which ing to the time before he joined the campaign.” Pence be a ray of light hopes that there can be a turnaround,” Hu The president, again on Twitter, pushed back was named Trump’s running mate in the middle of July China considers a rebel province. The United States said. “This is what we hope too. As long as he still has a Wednesday on the narrative of a dysfunctional adminis- 2016, several weeks after the meeting involving the repeated calls on Tuesday for Liu to be released and said it breath left, then those planes should be ready to take him tration, writing that the White House “is functioning per- president’s son. — AP was ready to welcome him if he chose to be treated there. away at any moment. Xiaobo, hold on.”—AFP INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 Turkey’s coup: Questions linger one year on

ISTANBUL: Just before midnight on July on by the MIT to the army at around 4:30 former spy chief as well as bureaucrats 15, 2016, a tear-stained anchorwoman, pm. Fidan then met with Akar. Yet and witnesses, the committee was clearly under duress, appeared on Turkish Erdogan said he found out about the ordered to wrap up its work in December, state television to announce the purport- failed putsch from his brother-in-law late one month earlier than scheduled. “It ed seizure of power by the army. Shortly in the evening of July 15, not from the may be that the government has some- after she read the statement-said to be in secret service. thing sinister to hide. Maybe it is just hid- the name of the armed forces-war planes Akar was held by the coup plotters ing its own incompetence because of the bombed Ankara and tanks surged into throughout the night. He returned to response to the coup. It was very, very the streets of Istanbul in a night of vio- central Ankara by helicopter in the morn- chaotic, it was not well organized,” said lence that left 249 people dead. But 12 ing, accompanied by General Mehmet Jenkins. “We hope eventually that the hours later, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim Disli, who was later arrested on charges truth will come out,” he added. was able to appear outside his offices to of being one of the key plotters. Special The CHP’s leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, declare that this “ignominious bid” to forces commander Zekai Aksakalli report- had infuriated the government by using seize power “has been defeated”. edly criticised the top military command- the term “controlled coup”-claiming the The coup’s defeat was rapid and the er for his failure to shut Turkish airspace authorities knew in advance about the consequences merciless, as the biggest to all flights while he has also been criti- plot, allowed the coup to play out in crackdown in Turkish history targeted sup- cised for not confining soldiers to bar- order to profit from it later. Testimony has porters of the US-based preacher Fethullah racks that night. suggested that in fact the plotters want- Gulen, who was blamed for the coup but ed to launch the coup at 3:00 am on the denies the charges. Yet questions remain Question marks morning of July 16 but brought forward over the timeline of the events on July 15, In October, a parliamentary commit- the plan to around 10:00 pm on July 15 with Turkey’s opposition looking for NETHERLANDS: People wave Turkish flags during a ceremony marking the tee made up of lawmakers from political after authorities got wind of it. Questions answers with increased stridency. How anniversary of last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey, and organized by the parties represented in the parliament also linger over who was behind the come the coup erupted undetected by Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD), at the Orpheus theatre in started investigating the failed coup. The coup and which political leaders the plot- Turkey’s vast intelligence service and was Apeldoorn.—AFP opposition demanded both Fidan and ters wanted to take over should it have then put down so quickly? at the Silk Road Studies Program said. The were aware of a plot as early as the after- Akar be called to appear. But the calls been successful. Why was information garnered on the government insists that it is not hiding noon of July 15. An army helicopter pilot, were rejected by the ruling party. “We are The government says that the plot afternoon of July 15 that something seri- anything and has decried claims of a cov- identified only as Major OK went to the not prosecutors, nor judges. We will not was a straightforward attempt to take ous was afoot not shared with President er-up as an insult to those who lost their headquarters of the spy agency in convict anyone. We only wanted to over power by Gulen’s group, which it Recep Tayyip Erdogan? And why have key lives defeating the coup. Ankara at 2:20 pm on the afternoon of receive a response to our questions,” calls the “Fethullah Terror Group (FETO)”. figures failed to give personal testimony July 15 and warned officials that some Sezgin Tanrikulu, MP from the main But some observers see the reality as to a parliamentary commission supposed Massive action action-at least against the National opposition Republican People’s Party more nuanced. “It was probably an to investigate the failed coup bid? “We are Witness testimonies published in Intelligence Service (MIT) — was afoot. (CHP), said. “Unfortunately, they kick this alliance of circumstance between not seeing an open investigation. It’s Turkish media from a parliamentary com- “I said there could be a massive action opportunity away... and the question Gulenist, Kemalist (secular) officers and been very, very disappointing and in fact mission and trials of suspects showed and even a coup,” the witness reportedly marks will continue to hang,” Tanrikulu, opportunists,” said a European diplomatic very frightening,” Gareth Jenkins, Istanbul- intelligence chief Hakan Fidan and the said. “I remember very well that I used who is a member of the committee, said. source. “It was badly prepared and badly based non-resident senior research fellow head of the military, General Hulusi Akar, the word ‘coup’.” The warning was passed After listening to former army chiefs, a executed.”—AFP Turkey’s tragedy of murdered women 2017 shows chilling increase in femicide

IZMIR, Turkey: As she did most afternoons, Pinar Unluer was waiting to collect her six-year- old son from his school in Turkey’s Aegean city of Izmir. She was then shot dead in broad day- light only meters away from the school, by a man whose marriage proposal she had rejected. The 29-year-old was among 210 Turkish women killed or forced to commit suicide in 2012 in misogynist attacks by men, according to the women’s rights group We Will Stop Femicide. Since then there has been a chilling increase in the number of women killed, often at the hands of men they know. Newspapers report almost daily on murders of women by men they knew, and the rights group says 328 women were killed last year. In the first five months of 2017, 173 women were killed across Turkey compared with 137 in the same period of 2016, the group said in its monthly report in May. “When a woman is killed, I feel the same pain. I see them as my daughters,” Pinar’s father, Zeki Unluer, said. “When my daughter was laid to WASHINGTON: Senate confirmation hearing for FBI director nominee rest, my wife and I died.” Christopher Wray is sworn in for his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his nomination to be the director of the Federal Bureau of Crisis Investigation in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill yesterday in Since 2010, 118 women have been killed in Washington, DC.—AFP Izmir alone, even though the city, Turkey’s third- IZMIR, Turkey: Women hold a portrait of a victim, during a demonstration in front of the court- largest, is considered it’s most progressive and a house in Izmir.—AFP Trump’s FBI pick Wray pledges bastion of secular society. Women’s activists said cheated on. Eda Okutgen, described by her sister Femicide, officials were not putting the law into that the rise in killings had come as more Nazli Okutgen as having “a heart of gold”, was practice. “These murders are something that can impartial pursuit of justice women sought to exercise their rights, including stabbed multiple times in November 2014 by be stopped. There are solutions,” she said, point- divorcing abusive partners. “Women are chang- her ex-husband in Izmir. He was initially given ing to the drop in women’s murders from 180 in WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s nominee Investigation James Comey in May, ing but men are not. Men cannot keep up and life in prison for her murder, but a higher court 2010 to 121 the following year, a decline she to lead the FBI pledged yesterday to insu- expressing frustration about the ongoing there is a crisis,” said Gulsum Kav, a founding annulled the sentence, and he is now claiming attributed to the law’s debate which shone a late the agency from outside interference, investigation into whether his presidential member of We Will Stop Femicide. The Turkish insanity in a retrial, Nazli Okutgen said. spotlight on the problem. “The law is there giv- amid a probe into Russian election interfer- campaign colluded with an alleged Russian government has said that the number of women ing women the right to be protected,” she said, ence that could threaten the president and effort to tilt the election in his favor. killed every year is unacceptable, but activists Can be stopped “but when women go to police or the prosecu- his inner circle. “If I am given the honor of That raised allegations of obstruction of warn that the problem is getting worse. Over 37 percent of Turkish women said they tor for protection, they are either sent back leading this agency, I will never allow the justice against the president and led to the had experienced physical or sexual violence-or home, they try to reconcile (couples) or they FBI’s work to be driven by anything other appointment of an independent prosecu- Our women are dying both-according to an exhaustive 2014 survey of receive a protection order only on paper.” than the facts, the law, and the impartial tor, Robert Mueller, another former FBI The notorious attempted rape and murder of 15,000 households by the country’s family ministry. pursuit of justice. Period,” Christopher Wray chief, to oversee the Russia probe. Senator a 20-year-old student, Ozgecan Aslan, by a And according to the Ankara-based Foundation for Conservative mentality told a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the minibus driver in southern Turkey in 2015 Women’s Solidarity, the state of emergency Activists also say government officials have, on his nomination. judiciary panel, told Wray he must be com- sparked nationwide protests and hopes that imposed after last July’s attempted coup has wors- on occasion, failed to help by making inflamma- “There is only one right way to do this mitted to pursuing any investigation to the action would finally be taken to reduce the ened the situation. In a report, the group says that tory remarks on how women should behave: Last job, and that is with strict independence, end no matter who is implicated. “The FBI killings. But even though Pinar Unluer’s killer is many women’s complaints are treated dismissively year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan infuriated by the book, playing it straight, faithful to director does not serve the president,” now serving a life sentence in prison, her father by police officers, who claim they are too busy or many by saying a woman was “incomplete” if she the constitution, faithful to our laws, faith- Feinstein told the hearing. “He serves the said he had seen no change, and denounced handling “more important” affairs. failed to reproduce. And while gender equality ful to the best practices of the institution, constitution, the law and the American peo- what he called legal loopholes that let perpetra- In one example in the report, an officer tells should be a pillar of the secular republic, as set without fear, without favoritism, and cer- ple. As such, the director of the FBI must be tors escape long sentences. a victim: “There has been a coup, the police up by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923, the only tainly without regard to any partisan politi- a leader who has the integrity and strength “I would ask (to a minister): ‘If it were your have other business.” Turkey has ratified the female cabinet member is Family Minister Fatma cal influence,” he said. Trump fired the that will enable him to withstand any children, your daughters, your mothers, what Council of Europe’s 2011 Istanbul Convention, Betul Sayan Kaya, and women make up just 79 of respected director of the Federal Bureau of attempts at political interference.”—AFP would you think? Our women are dying, you are the world’s first binding instrument to prevent the 548 lawmakers in parliament. Reyhan Kaplan, doing nothing’.” He said that Pinar’s killer had and combat violence against women. There of the Izmir Women’s Solidarity Association, criti- sought a reduced sentence by claiming he had are also Turkish laws to protect women and cised the government for a “conservative mental- been provoked, a tactic often used in such cases. punish perpetrators of assault, including law ity which intervenes in a woman’s life”. But the 19 killed in Boko Haram Activists also say the killers try to get reduced 6284 — passed in 2012 to protect families and main reason for violence is “men not seeing sentences by claiming insanity, alleging that a prevent violence against women. women as equal, seeing themselves better than attacks in N Nigeria city woman had insulted them or that they had been But according to Kav, of We Will Stop women”, she said.—AFP MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Four Boko with the one that occurred at the tea Haram suicide bombers killed 19 peo- vendor’s, where seven of our members ple in a series of attacks that targeted a who took their time off to eat their din- Bloodthirsty Nigeria cult killings spark fear civilian self-defense force and the peo- ner were killed,” he said. IKORODU, Nigeria: People cover Drain victims’ blood ple who gathered to mourn their Boko Haram has increasingly used their noses at the stench of death in Fear and a lack of faith in the police deaths, police in Nigeria said yesterday. girls and young women to carry out the Crystal Church of God in Owode to protect them has prompted resi- It was the deadliest attack in months in attacks on marketplaces, checkpoints Onirin, just outside Lagos, where dents to watch over their communi- the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the and other targets. Some young women bloody clothes, drums, bibles and ties. Every night, bonfires are lit on the birthplace of Boko Haram’s eight-year who escaped extremist group have hymn books still litter the bare floor. streets between 10:00 pm and 6:00 insurgency. Borno state police commis- said girls are drugged and forced to Three days earlier, four worshippers am. Anyone caught on suspicion of sioner Damian Chukwu said 23 others carry out suicide missions. An were killed as they prayed, in the being a member of the gang is imme- were wounded in Tuesday night’s Associated Press reporter at the scene latest murders blamed on a shad- diately lynched, locals said. Police say attacks. The police commissioner said saw mourning residents preparing the owy gang dubbed the Badoo, vigilantes have killed at least 10 sus- 12 of the dead were members of a civil- bodies of the victims for burial. believed to have killed 30 people pects in the last month. Innocent peo- ian self-defense force and the other Nigeria’s government late last year since June last year. So-called “cult ple have been targeted. The Badoo seven people had been mourning declared that Boko Haram had been killings”-gang violence often fuelled saga started last year when a female them. “crushed” but deadly attacks contin- by drugs and belief in black magic- schoolteacher was raped and At least one of the suicide bombers ue. The Islamic extremist group’s are not a new phenomenon in killed in the Ibeshe area of was female, said a spokesman for the insurgency has killed more than Nigeria, which is nearly evenly split Ikorodu, which lies 10 kilometers self-defense force, Danbatta Bello. The 20,000 people, abducted thousands between a Muslim north and LAGOS: Head of Celestrail Church of Christ at the neighborhood from Lagos across the lagoon as the bombers specifically targeted his col- of others and spilled over into neigh- Christian south. Prophet Taiwo Adesanya stands in front of a church in Lagos.—AFP crow flies. The woman’s skull was leagues while they were on duty, he boring countries. Northeastern Crime often spikes during times smashed with a stone. Before leav- said. “A teenage female suicide bomber Nigeria is part of what the United their deadly act,” Israel Ojobaro, an same street to steal money and of economic hardship. But the mur- engineer who lives on the church mobile phones. “They must have ing, the gang wrote “Badoo” on the actually crept to the sandbag post of Nations has called the world’s largest ders by the Badoo are making head- wall. Since then, there have been our boys at Molai and before they humanitarian crisis in more than 70 premises, said. used (magic) charms as no one lines because of their increasing fre- “Two women and two children, noticed when they entered the similar killings across the town. could realize what was happening she years, with the World Food Program quency and the manner in which Members of the gang are believed detonated herself and killed three of estimating that more than 4.5 million including a nine-month-old baby, church. By the time the worshippers victims are dispatched. “They must had their heads smashed with a were awake, their phones and mon- to have magical powers which they our boys,” Bello said. people in the region need emergency have scaled the fence and hypno- use to mysteriously appear and dis- “That happened simultaneously food assistance. —AP grinding stone.” The gang then ey had been taken away,” said tized the victims before carrying out moved to another church on the church head Taiwo Adesanya. appear during attacks. — AFP THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Officials comb fields for clues after military plane crash ITTA BENA, Mississippi: With debris scat- hold the names of the dead, saying they that anyone taking something could be remove remains. The KC-130 is used to intensely to approach the wreckage. The tered for miles across the flat countryside were notifying family members. prosecuted. refuel aircraft in flight and transport car- force of the crash nearly flattened the of the Mississippi Delta, federal and local Witnesses said they heard low, rumbling Bryant, in statements Tuesday on go and troops. Will Nobile, a catfish plane, Jones said. “Beans are about waist- officials combed soybean fields for clues explosions when the plane was still high Twitter, said law enforcement authorities farmer, was inside his office Monday high, and there wasn’t much sticking out in a military plane crash that killed 15 in the sky Monday, saw the aircraft spiral- have received reports that items are afternoon when he heard an unusually above the beans,” he said. Marines and a Navy sailor. Six of the ing toward the flat, green landscape and being taken from the crash site. Debris loud rumble in the sky. “It sounded like a Jones said a man borrowed his cell- Marines and the sailor were from an elite spotted an apparently empty parachute from the KC-130 is scattered for miles. big thunderstorm,” Nobile said. “Not one phone to report to authorities that there Marine Raider battalion at Camp Lejeune, floating toward the earth. Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers big explosion, but a couple of second- were bodies across a highway, more than North Carolina, and were headed for pre- It was the deadliest Marine Corps air have been trying to control access to long explosions. ... A long, steady rumble a mile away. Nobile said he drove to the deployment training in Yuma, Arizona, the disaster since 2005, when a transport sites, but the broad area and number of is what it was.” site and as he and others stood by a Marine Corps said Tuesday. Several bou- helicopter went down during a sand- roads makes that difficult. Bryant asked He walked outside to see what was highway, they saw an open parachute quets were left at the main gate of Stewart storm in Iraq, killing 30 Marines and a people to stay away and turn debris over making the noise in the cloudless after- wafting down from the sky: “It didn’t Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, sailor. The crash happened outside the to authorities. FBI agents joined military noon and saw a “gray streak” disappear look like anybody was in it.” Another cat- New York, where the plane was based. small town of Itta Bena about 85 miles investigators, though Marine Maj. behind trees, and then black smoke ris- fish farmer found an empty, open para- Officials said some of those killed north of the state capital of Jackson. Andrew Aranda told reporters no foul ing. Andy Jones said he was working on chute later near a fish pond, Nobile said. were from the base, but Stewart was Bodies were found more than a mile play was suspected. his family’s catfish farm just before 4 pm Jones said firefighters tried to put out closed to reporters and did not issue a from the plane. The Marine Corps said when he heard a boom and looked up to the blaze but were forced back by an statement. “We’re feeling the pain that the cause was under investigation and Gray streak see the plane spiraling downward with explosion. The Marines said the plane everybody else is,” Robert Brush said offered no information on whether the “They are looking at the debris and one engine smoking. “You looked up and was carrying personal weapons and after dropping off three pots of red, plane issued a distress call. With the will be collecting information off of that you saw the plane twirling around,” he small-arms ammunition - equipment white and blue petunias. He works for a investigation underway, Mississippi Gov. to figure out what happened,” Aranda said. “It was spinning down.” Jones said that may have contributed to the explo- landscaping company that serves the Phil Bryant warned people not to said. The county coroner, meanwhile, fer- that by the time he and others reached sion and the popping that could be base. Military officials continued to with- remove debris from the area and said ried more body bags into fields to the crash site, fires were burning too heard as the wreckage burned.—AP Washington extends review period for Sudan sanctions UN hopes for positive decision against Sudan WASHINGTON: US President across war zones as sought. Giving Donald Trump on Tuesday opted to more access to humanitarian work- extend by three months the dead- ers was one of the five conditions line on whether to lift decades-old Obama insisted Sudan must meet sanctions against Sudan, saying before the sanctions can be lifted “more time is needed” for review. permanently. Obama’s other condi- Trump was to decide yesterday tions included counterterrorism whether to permanently lift cooperation with the United Washington’s sanctions on Sudan States, an end to hostilities against after his predecessor Barack Obama armed groups in Sudan and halting eased the embargo in January but support for insurgents in neighbor- kept Khartoum on a six-month ing South Sudan. Several think review period. In his executive tanks had called for extending the order Trump amended the deadline review period, saying Khartoum BERLIN: This file photo shows the gold coin ‘Big Maple Leaf’ on display at Berlin’s to October 12, 2017. Obama made needed to do more for the embar- Bode Museum.—AFP the permanent lifting of sanctions go to be lifted. dependent on Khartoum’s progress After Trump delayed the deci- Two suspects held over 100 kg on five areas of concern at the end sion, Washington-based think tank of the review period. Enough Project said the Trump gold coin heist in Germany “I have decided more time is administration should now devise a needed for this review to establish new set of “smart and modernized” BERLIN: German police commandos yes- Thieves in late March stole the mega- terday detained two suspects in the spec- coin from the Bode Museum on the capi- that the Government of Sudan has JUBA: In this file photo, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir speaks sanctions that would spare the tacular theft of a 100-kilogramme gold coin tal’s so-called Museum Island, close to demonstrated sufficient positive after meeting with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, in the capital Sudanese people. from a Berlin museum this year. Around Chancellor Angela Merkel’s apartment. action across all of those areas,” Juba, South Sudan.—AP The new sanctions should “tar- Trump’s order said, adding that get those who are most responsible 300 police took part in dawn raids on two Police in early July published video surveil- “the Government of Sudan has Washington also justified the Omar Al-Bashir is wanted by the for grand corruption and atrocities, apartments and a jeweler’s shop in Berlin’s lance footage of the suspected thieves that made some progress”. Washington embargo with accusations of International Criminal Court for including air strikes on villages, Neukoelln district and locations in sur- showed three men wearing dark clothes, imposed a complex set of econom- scorched-earth tactics by Khartoum genocide and war crimes related to attacks on churches, obstruction of rounding Brandenburg state. The Canadian their faces obscured by hoodies, high col- ic sanctions on Sudan in 1997 for against ethnic minority rebels in the conflict in Darfur, charges he humanitarian aid, jailing and tortur- “Big Maple Leaf” stolen in late March has a lars and their hands. its alleged backing of Islamist mili- war-torn Darfur. steadfastly denies. Prior to Trump’s ing opposition figures and civil face value of $1 million, but the market Authorities said yesterday that two of tant groups. Al-Qaeda leader At least 300,000 people have measure, the United Nations said it society leaders, stealing elections, price of 100 kilos of gold is almost $4 mil- the men detained were believed to be the Osama bin Laden, who was killed been killed and 2.5 million dis- hoped the United States would and undermining peace efforts”, lion. The commemorative coin issued by suspects in the footage, and that the other in a US commando raid in Pakistan placed since a brutal conflict erupt- make a “positive decision” on sanc- John Prendergast, founding direc- the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007 measures raids aimed mainly at securing evidence. in 2011, was based in Khartoum ed in Darfur in 2003, the United tions against Sudan for allowing tor of Enough Project, said in a 53 cm across and features a portrait of There was no indication that the massive from 1992 to 1996. Nations says. Sudanese President more humanitarian aid access statement.—AFP Queen Elizabeth II. gold coin had been recovered.—AFP Hope springs eternal in US Newark, 50 years after riots NEWARK: For years, Liz Del Tufo refused to Millennial march follow white friends and neighbors who Newark’s population, which fell from fled New Jersey in droves after deadly July 405,000 in 1960 to 272,000 in 2000, has 1967 riots that left the city of Newark in started to rise again and today has more ruins. Half a century later, her stubborn than 280,000 residents. Though gang vio- streak is paying off. Del Tufo, 83, has forged lence and drugs remain endemic, a friendship with Junius Williams, an Anthony Ambrose-Newark’s public safety African American activist who documented director-says crime in 2016 fell to its low- police violence during the uprising, which est level since 1967. Upscale new build- saw young blacks torch and loot dozens of ings are being built in the center of shops along Newark’s Springfield Avenue Newark or along the Passaic River. from July 12-17, 1967. Millennials priced out of New York are It took the National Guard five days to moving in, as are service industries-both quell the mayhem-an outpouring of pent- unimaginable a few years ago. up rage against daily discrimination “The city did not get better for a long against a growing African American com- time,” says Del Tufo. Convinced she would munity after police beat up a taxi driver. “All have to move after her husband died in that was left was confrontation,” recalls the 1970, she’s now “really glad” she stayed. 73-year-old Williams. In the end, 26 people “Things have started to change,” she says. were killed, and more than 1,000 others If Williams remains an activist at heart were injured. Williams and Del Tufo are now and now worries about the negative side- both working to improve Newark, New effects of gentrification, he also admits Jersey’s most populous city, which is best discrimination has waned. “Is it as egre- gious as it was in 1967? No,” he says. known for its crime rate and international airport 15 kilometers from Manhattan. Long road ahead She is the president of the Newark Three years after the riots, the city PARIS: Members of the US Armed Forces stand in attention during a rehearsal for the French Bastille Day parade on Champs-Elysees avenue Preservation and Landmarks Committee. elected its first black mayor, Kenneth in Paris.—AP He works to improve city schools. “Ebony Gibson. All subsequent mayors have been and ivory” says Williams with a smile. “Salt African American, reflecting a population US President heads to Paris for Bastille Day and pepper,” interjects 83-year-old Del that is now 52 percent black and 33 per- Tufo. Their friendship attests to ongoing cent Hispanic. The make-up of Newark’s efforts break the vicious cycle of poverty WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and against climate change to France. The president differed drastically from Trump’s. On Syria, he police force has also changed dramatical- France’s Emmanuel Macron may be the world’s will mark the 100th anniversary of America’s argues for intervention, saying that Syrian and violence in the city. If signs of poverty ly with 78 percent of officers now black or are numerous-dirty streets, boarded-up oddest of political odd couples. Far apart on cli- entry into World War I by visiting US troops. President Bashar Assad is a threat to Syria and Hispanic. The crime-ridden housing proj- mate change and immigration, the two leaders White House officials are casting it as a celebra- the Islamic State group is a threat to France. homes and idle residents loitering on ects-which were the nerve center of the will look for common ground on terrorism and tion of the US-French military alliance - both France has been plagued in recent years by a street corners-there are also growing signs riots-have been torn down, replaced by defense policy when they meet this week in then and now. Trump and Macron are sched- series of extremist attacks, including one of the of regeneration in the place where novelist entire streets of houses reserved for low- Philip Roth grew up before white flight. income residents. — AFP Paris. The president will be the guest of honor at uled to hold a joint news conference, during deadliest attacks during Bastille Day celebra- this year’s Bastille Day events - a celebration of which Trump may face tough questions on the tions last year, when a 19-ton cargo truck delib- French national pride at a time when, according latest revelations about his son’s contacts with erately plowed into crowds in Nice, killing more to Macron, “our world has never been so divided.” a Russian lawyer. The two leaders and their than 80 people. The overseas trip comes as Trump is dogged wives will end a busy day of meetings today Macron supports intervention against Syria’s by fresh controversy over his campaign’s poten- with a lavish dinner at Jules Verne, at the top of government in response to its use of chemical tial connections to Russia. Donald Trump Jr. on the Eiffel Tower. weapons and could prove an important ally as Tuesday disclosed 2016 emails about his meet- In the leadup to what will be Trump’s first offi- the Trump administration seeks to increase pres- ing with a Russian lawyer described to him as cial visit to France, the White House chose to sure against Damascus. But in doing so, they’ll someone who was “part of Russia and its gov- highlight areas where the two leaders can col- need to tackle the issue of Russia’s support for ernment’s support for Mr Trump” in the cam- laborate, and said their differences could foster Assad, something Trump has only passively paign against Hillary Clinton. The president has more constructive dialogue. “Macron and the acknowledged. At age 39, Macron became maintained that neither he nor members of his president have somewhat different views on France’s youngest president when he won a campaign colluded with the Russian govern- how to achieve the end goal, but I think the end runoff against Le Pen in April. Despite no politi- ment ahead of the 2016 election. goal is the same,” Trump’s top economic adviser cal experience, he pulled together an over- Macron, for his part, has come out strongly Gary Cohn said last week. Macron’s path to the whelming legislative majority in France’s parlia- against Russia’s purported efforts to interfere in presidency was nearly as unlikely as Trump’s. ment and recent polls show him with strong elections in the US and across Europe. He has Rejecting ties with the French mainstream public popularity. accused Moscow of working against his own parties that had controlled the government For Trump, whose approval ratings at home campaign in support of his opponent, far-right since modern France began, he launched his and abroad have sunk since he took office, leader Marine Le Pen. own political movement just over a year ago and experts say leveraging Macron’s popularity could The visit will gauge whether Trump and campaigned on pro-business and pro European be the president’s best bet to thaw his adminis- France’s new leader can find consensus on any policies in direct counter to Le Pen. “Both of tration’s image among European allies. “Macron of the critical issues on which they find them- these men were elected as outsiders and neither doesn’t have the same constraints as selves deeply at odds. After Trump withdrew of them is really tied to their own national politi- (Germany’s) Angela Merkel, who is entering an the US from the Paris climate accord agreement cal establishments,” said Benjamin Haddad, a election campaign in which her opponents NEWARK: This file photo shows riot police guards dragging a rioter away from the last month, Macron, a staunch advocate of Washington-based French political analyst with would love to make it a campaign about Donald scene of violence in Newark after New Jersey’s largest city witnessed a second research to combat global warming, beckoned the Hudson Institute. “That may actually work to Trump,” said Jeffrey Rathke, deputy director of night of racial disorder.—AFP “all responsible citizens,” including American their advantage.” the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic scientists and researchers, to bring their fight And Macron’s national security pitch hasn’t and International Studies.—AP THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Myanmar farmers stage week-long protest over land grabs

MANDALAY, Myanmar: Hundreds of 50-year rule. Anger over land-grabs was a farmers have been gathered in Mandalay solve all the land problems which fes- prove they have any rights to the land Myanmar farmers entered a seventh day key factor that helped Aung San Suu Kyi’s city to protest the lawsuits. At the foot of tered for years when the junta was in they farm, even if they have been tilling of protest over land grabs yesterday, pro-democracy party sweep the first free Mandalay hill yesterday, some 300 farm- power. But now, even more farmers are the soil for generations. “Currently over demanding the government return elections in generations in 2015. ers chanted and waved signs next to a facing lawsuits under the new govern- 400 farmers in the region are being seized fields and protect them from a But little has been done to address ramshackle makeshift camp where they ment.” Most land seizures date from the sued,” said Ko Lin, the chair of the surge in prosecutions over property dis- farmers’ grievances since they took office have been living for the past seven days. 1990s and early 2000s, when activists say Mandalay regional farmers association. putes. Land ownership is one of the most last year, while nearly 500 villagers in cen- “We chose the new government but military men and their cronies displaced “The regional government should make contentious issues in formerly junta-run tral Mandalay region alone are being they don’t do anything to defend the thousands of villagers and small-holder this a priority.” A Mandalay official Myanmar, where the army is accused of prosecuted in cases related to land-grab- farmers,” protest leader Mg Soe said. “We farmers. declined to comment when contacted rampantly confiscating land during its bing. For the past week hundreds of know it’s hard for the government to Few villagers have documents to by AFP.—AFP Indonesian President inks decree to ban radical groups Govt to disband any group challenging Pancasila

JAKARTA: Indonesia has issued a The government said in May it decree allowing it to ban groups wanted to take legal steps to dis- that oppose its official state ideol- solve the group. “This decree is ogy, in a move seen to target rad- merely a shortcut to disband HTI ical Islamists in the world’s most because if they use the old NGO populous Muslim-majority coun- law, it’s going to take a long time,” try. The law, signed by President legal expert Bivitri Susanti said. Joko Widodo on Monday, comes Mass organizations spreading ide- as concerns grow about the influ- ologies such as atheism and com- ence of hardliners in Indonesia, munism are also banned under where a majority of the popula- the decree. Rights activists tion practice a moderate form of warned that the decree could sti- Islam. It empowers the govern- fle a broad range of democratic SRINAGAR: Kashmiri people carry the body of a local rebel Aqib Ahmad dur- ment to disband without trial any institutions. ing his funeral procession in Srinagar, Kashmir. —AP group that challenges Pancasila, a “Banning any organization set of founding national princi- strictly on ideological grounds, Curfew imposed after ples which promote pluralism including Pancasila, is a draconian and tolerance. action that undermines rights of rebels killed in Kashmir Pancasila is considered the uni- freedom of association and fying factor for a country home to MANILA: In this file photo, Indonesia’s President Joko Jokowi expression,” Andreas Harsono, a SRINAGAR: Authorities imposed a curfew Hindus on an annual pilgrimage to a significant Christian, Hindu and Widodo addresses the media during a visit to the Malacanang Human Rights Watch researcher in yesterday in parts of Indian-administered Himalayan cave revered as the abode of Buddhist minorities. Security min- Palace in Manila, Philippines. —AP Jakarta, said. Asfinawati, the head Kashmir after three rebels were killed in a the god Shiva. Some officials have blamed ister Wiranto, who goes by one of Indonesia Legal Aid firefight with government forces, police Lashkar-e-Taiba, a pro-Pakistan militant name, said yesterday the move the society”. Neither Wiranto nor Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), the local Foundation, said the move is “a said. The shootout overnight, west of the group, for that attack but it has denied any was taken because some groups the decree name specific organi- branch of a radical Islamist group setback of Indonesia’s democracy”. main city of Srinagar, comes amid high role. Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the were “threatening the nation’s zations. But activists said the that seeks to unify all Muslims Wiranto denied that the decree tension after suspected militants shot Prime Minister’s Office, said police and existence and creating conflict in move is aimed to disband Hizb ut- into a caliphate. aims to muffle NGOs. —AFP dead seven Hindu pilgrims and injured 19 security forces were still carrying out inves- others in the disputed Himalayan territory. tigations. “No one should jump to any con- Soldiers and counterinsurgency police cor- clusion on the attack. Let us wait for the doned off a neighborhood in Redbugh vil- definite inferences and inputs,” he told lage late Tuesday after learning about the reporters in Srinagar. presence of armed rebels in a house, a Kashmir has been divided between police officer said. India and Pakistan since their independ- “After the night-long standoff, all three ence from British colonial rule in 1947 but militants were killed when they tried to both claim the former kingdom in its break the cordon,” the officer said on con- entirety. Rebel groups, including Lashkar- dition of anonymity. “Their weapons and e-Taiba, have fought for decades roughly bodies have been recovered and identified 500,000 soldiers deployed in the Indian- as locals.” Fearing residents could pour controlled part of the disputed region, onto the streets for the funerals of the slain demanding independence or a merger rebels, authorities imposed a curfew in with Pakistan. The fighting has left tens of parts of Srinagar and erected checkpoints thousands, mostly civilians, dead. Armed and blockades along main roads. encounters between rebels and govern- Shopkeepers in Srinagar’s main commer- ment forces have become more frequent cial centre Lal Chowk shuttered their busi- since the killing of a hugely popular mili- nesses for the day. tant leader last July, which prompted There is no suggestion the shootout dozens of local youth to join the rebel was linked to the attack on a bus shuttling ranks. —AFP China ships troops to its 1st overseas base in Africa

BEIJING: China has deployed troops to its ment. China’s defence policy is defensive first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a in nature. This has not changed.” In a June major step forward for the country’s report, the US Department of Defense expansion of its military presence abroad. said the strategically-situated camp, Chinese sailors sailed out of a naval base “along with regular naval vessel visits to in Zhanjiang in the southern province of foreign ports, both reflects and amplifies Guangdong on Tuesday and towards the China’s growing influence, extending the Horn of Africa nation, according to a state- reach of its armed forces”. ment posted on the defense ministry’s In response, the Chinese defense min- website. The logistics base is the first of its istry rejected the assessment, saying kind for China, which will use it to support “China is not doing any military expan- “naval escorts in Africa and southwest sion and does not seek a sphere of influ- NORTH KOREA: This file photo, distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong- Asia, (UN) peacekeeping and for humani- ence.” Beijing has made extensive infra- 14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea’s northwest. —AP tarian support,” the statement said. structure investments throughout the It will also allow China to evacuate its African continent as it seeks to gain nationals in a crisis, support anti-piracy access to natural resources and open new activities off Somalia and work with oth- markets. Chinese banks have been major Missile wars: Where NK er nations to “jointly defend the security funders of at least 14 such projects in of strategic passages.” The Chinese navy Djibouti, valued at 14.4 billion dollars in has long assisted in anti-piracy missions total, including a railway line that will in the Gulf of Aden, as well as UN peace- halve transit times from Djibouti to stands after ICBM launch keeping efforts throughout Africa, but Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa. the base will be the country’s first naval As part of its investment strategy, it base abroad. China started building the has also pursued civilian port projects in TOKYO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ing array of missiles - Harpoon-style anti- base in February 2016 in the entrepot on countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka that is on the cusp of having something his ship missiles, beefed up Scuds, submarine- the Horn of Africa, where it will be sta- can accommodate Chinese naval vessels, father and grandfather could only dream launched ballistic missiles and missiles that Japan Abe visits tioned just a few miles from Camp projects some analysts believe is intend- of - the ability to unleash a nuclear attack use solid fuel, which makes them easier to Lemonnier, the United States’ only per- ed to strengthen China’s strategic pres- on the United States. For anyone paying hide and harder to destroy. David Wright, flood-hit area manent base in Africa. ence in the region. Beijing has rejected attention, the test launch of his country’s with the Union of Concerned Scientists, TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday Home to only around 800,000 people, those concerns. In a Wednesday editorial first intercontinental ballistic missile on the said heightened activity over the past 18 visited southern regions devastated by torrential rains Djibouti also hosts troops from France welcoming the PLA’s announcement, Fourth of July came as little surprise. He months suggests Kim decided a couple of and flooding that killed two dozen people as the toll and Japan. Foreign ministry spokesman China’s state-controlled tabloid the has been racing to develop better and years ago to speed up and diversify. The was likely to rise. Heavy seasonal rains last week caused Geng Shuang said yesterday that the Global Times made no bones about the longer-range missiles and vowed this takeaway: North Korea is well on its way severe flooding that tore up roads and destroyed hous- base is “primarily used for the better ful- base’s purpose. “It is certainly the PLA’s would be the year of the ICBM in his annu- toward a fine-tuned arsenal of missiles that es on Japan’s southernmost island of Kyushu, with hun- fillment of international obligations.” first foreign naval base,” it said. “It is not a al New Year’s address. He made good on can strike South Korea, Japan and the dreds of thousands of people forced to flee their “China is committed to peaceful develop- supply point for commercial use.”—AFP that vow with the launch of the “Hwasong- United States. homes. At least 25 people have been confirmed dead 14.” But that isn’t all he’s been doing. Here’s while more than 20 were still missing yesterday. a quick primer. Pushing the envelope: A week after the disaster began, hundreds of peo- Gunmen kidnap Afghan What’s next? More sanctions, almost cer- ple were still staying in school gymnasiums and pub- Closing the gap tainly. US President Donald Trump claimed lic buildings used as makeshift shelters. More than North Korea’s newest missile is called “severe things” could be in the offing. The US 10,000 rescuers, including soldiers, battled through bus passengers, kill seven the Hwasong-14. Hwasong means “Mars.” has circulated a new list of sanctions in the UN thick mud with little hope of finding survivors. Public Experts believe the two-stage, liquid-fuel Security Council and UN Ambassador Nikki broadcaster NHK showed footage of rescuers shovel- HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan authorities roadblocks set up by the militants, Baher missile gives Kim the capability of reaching Haley put the world, and especially China, “on ing mud and removing washed up driftwood from yesterday recovered the bullet-riddled said. They recovered the bodies of seven most of Alaska and possibly Hawaii. Some notice” if it doesn’t toe Washington’s line. what seemed to be roads and farm fields. Abe, who bodies of seven passengers kidnapped passengers, he continued, adding that six experts add Seattle and San Francisco. China, North Korea’s economic lifeline, has cancelled a visit to Estonia that was originally by gunmen in the western province of were civilians and one a police officer. North Korea’s missiles aren’t very accurate, reduced its imports from the North, including planned as the last leg of a European tour, flew to the Farah a day earlier, in an attack blamed “It is not clear why the Taliban kid- so big, soft targets like cities are what they a cutoff of coal purchases. region to view the damage and console residents. on Taleban insurgents, police said. The napped and killed them, and we are still would be aimed at.Big caveat: Kim’s techni- It appears to still be selling lots of goods He was shown on television walking along a river violence, which underscores the fragile unsure about the fate of the remaining cians still have a lot of work to do. It’s not to North Korea, which may anger some bank near a broken bridge and visiting a shelter in security situation in Afghanistan, came kidnapped passengers,” he stated. The clear if this missile could be scaled up to sanctions advocates but generates a huge Oita prefecture. Clad in blue work clothing, Abe told after Taleban fighters closed a highway Taleban have so far not commented on reach targets beyond Alaska, like New York trade deficit that could spell destabilizing evacuees in a shelter that the government was work- connecting provincial capital Farah to the incident in Farah province, which has or Washington. Reliability is also a big issue inflation for the North if left unchecked. ing to restore the region. Abe later met with Oita pre- Herat city late Tuesday, stopping a bus witnessed an increase in the militant that requires years of testing to resolve. North Korea, meanwhile, needs to improve fecture governor Katsusada Hirose, Kyodo News and forcing 16 passengers to dismount, group’s activities recently, according to And that liquid fuel makes the missile a sit- its nuclear warhead technology. Its reported. “I was once again reminded of the severe Farah police spokesman Iqbal Baher said. provincial officials. Highways around ting duck while it’s being readied for Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site level of damage after seeing with my own eyes the They shot at least seven of them, while Afghanistan passing through insurgency- launch. has been on standby for months. So a test sites hit by torrential rain and mudslides,” Abe told the remaining nine were taken hostage, prone areas have become exceedingly is fairly likely. And there will be more Hirose, pledging that the central government will he said. Government forces launched an dangerous, with the Taleban and other Diversifying the arsenal launches. As Kim put it, expect lots more work “to improve conditions at evacuation centers operation early Wednesday to free the armed groups frequently kidnapping or Along with a record number of tests, 17 “gift packages, big and small” for and secure housing”.—AFP hostages and open the highway, clearing killing travelers. —AFP this year alone, Kim has revealed a surpris- Washington.—AP THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 ANALYSIS

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Focus White House’s ill-timed knock on Russia sanctions

he Trump White House picked the worst possi- ble time to criticize a package of new Russia Tsanctions that is heading toward almost certain and overwhelming approval by Congress. The admin- istration stayed on the sidelines as lawmakers crafted the legislation popular with Republicans and Democrats alike. And now its complaints over a key section of the bill are drowned out amid Tuesday’s stunning revelations that President Donald Trump’s eldest son met with a Russian lawyer after being promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton supplied by the Kremlin. “Really none,” Sen Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, answered when asked what role the White House played in developing the legislation. He said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson knew the bill was being drafted, but the State Trump, Macron may not be odd couple Department didn’t offer any substantive advice before it passed the Senate last month with 98 votes. “This S President Donald Trump’s rela- ment spokesman Christophe Castaner rorism a leading priority. It is unclear one French diplomat. “Trump remains was not done in the dark,” Corker said. tionship with Emmanuel Macron told French news channel LCI. “Macron is whether the leaders will address thornier unchallenged and gets the grandeur Many lawmakers viewed the president’s desire for Ugot off to an awkward start, with symbolically offering Trump his hand.” issues such as policy toward Iran, possi- that he enjoys. Macron remains unchal- warmer relations with Moscow warily long before a jaw-clenching handshake at a summit ble American tariffs on steel and Russia lenged and gets a no-fuss picture with Trump’s son released emails that showed him search- in Brussels before the French president Political Outsiders sanctions legislation in the US Congress the leader of the ‘free world’”. Macron is ing disparaging information on Clinton thought to rebuked the US leader for his stance on Trump and Macron are political out- that might derail a €9.5 billion ($10.9 bil- concerned about Trump feeling backed possibly be available through sources connected to climate change. The two men would siders, the American a real estate mogul, lion) gas pipe project in which France’s into a corner, French diplomats said. the Russian government. They’ve supported inquiries appear to have little in common. Trump, his French counterpart a former invest- Engie SA has a stake. Moreover, he senses an opportunity to by the House and Senate intelligence committees 71, is an anti-globalist elected on a ment banker. Both love a good deal, The United States and France hold dif- sway US thinking and elevate the role of into Russia’s meddling in the presidential election pledge to “make America great again” demand tangible results rather than fering views on Iran. On a visit to Saudi France, a nuclear power and permanent and praised the Justice Department’s choice of for- who is unpredictable on foreign policy. lofty ambitions, and have a penchant for Arabia in May, Trump singled out Iran as member of the UN Security Council, in mer FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead a separate Macron, 39, is an ardent European inte- showmanship. Like Macron, Trump will a key source of funding and support for global affairs, in particular on Syria and investigation into whether the Trump campaign col- grationist more than three decades be looking for common ground. militant groups. During the US presiden- the Middle East, they added. luded with Moscow. Trump didn’t help matters when younger who sees himself as an honest Speaking to reporters on Air Force One tial race, he threatened to tear up an France is the second-biggest contrib- he refused to publicly denounce Vladimir Putin the broker of international relations. returning from the G20 meeting in the international agreement on Iran’s utor to the US-led coalition in Syria, and same way his staff insisted he did in private during a Trump’s visit to Paris this week, to cel- German city of Hamburg, Gary Cohn, nuclear program, branding it “the worst French officials have expressed fears that meeting last week with the Russian leader. The ebrate 100 years since US troops entered director of the White House National deal ever negotiated”. So far Trump has the United States has no clear vision upshot is that Trump, still eager for a big win on World War One on the side of France and Economic Council, said Trump and stopped short of killing an accord that beyond taking the military fight to Capitol Hill, may face a difficult choice instead: Sign Britain, follows bruising talks on trade Macron enjoyed a “great” relationship. has allowed French companies including Islamic State. the sanctions bill into law and possibly scuttle his bid and climate policy that pitted him “You know, Macron and the president planemaker Airbus SE, oil major Total SA It is one reason, the diplomats say, for a new partnership with Russia - or veto the legis- against leaders from the world’s major have somewhat different views on how and automobile manufacturers Peugeot that in his first two months as president, lation, set off an outcry and risk having that decision economies at a G20 summit last week- to achieve the end goal, but I think the SA and Renault SA to sign initial deals. Macron has sought warmer ties with the overturned by Congress. end. In Paris, Trump will seek common end goal is the same,” Cohn said. Trump Kremlin, just as Trump is left hamstrung Sen Ben Cardin of Maryland, the top Democrat on ground on diplomatic and military announced in June that the United ‘A Win-Win for Both’ in his relations with Moscow by allega- the Foreign Relations Committee, called for Congress endeavours. Both he and Macron have a States would pull out of a landmark Just as Macron flattered Russian tions of Russian interference in the 2016 to “act definitively and immediately” on the sanctions political interest in building rapport, and international accord reached in Paris in President Vladimir Putin with a meeting US election to help Trump win and possi- legislation following Tuesday’s disclosures by Donald both have a corporate background that 2015 to fight climate change. at the gilded Versailles palace of France’s ble collusion with Russia by people close Trump Jr. The dearth of constructive input for an may help underpin their relationship. In hard-fought negotiations in former monarchy, Trump will bask in a to him. “The Russians are pleased to important piece of legislation may stem from the fail- Trump could use a friend overseas. Germany, Macron tried to soften US lan- Bastille Day ceremony on Friday laden have a grown-up to talk to in Europe,” a ure to properly staff the State and Treasury depart- His preference for a more unilateral, guage on climate policy. Cohn played with pageantry and military pomp, with second French diplomat said. ments, the federal agencies primarily responsible for transactional diplomacy has unsettled down talk of tensions with Macron over US soldiers parading down the Champs Daniel Fried, an expert on US- administering sanctions programs. The White House traditional allies in Europe and left the climate policy. He said he expected Elysees. For Macron, France’s youngest European relations who served under has blamed Democrats for obstructing Trump’s quali- US president appearing isolated among meetings in Paris on military and securi- leader since Napoleon two centuries presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush fied nominees. But Democrats fired back, saying it’s world leaders. “Sometimes Trump makes ty matters as well as “a long bilateral ago, it is an opportunity to use soft and Barack Obama, said Trump had the administration’s fault for moving at a glacial pace decisions we don’t like, such as on cli- meeting between the two men”. diplomacy to win Trump’s confidence nothing to gain politically at home or to fill key vacancies. mate, but we can deal with it in two Having reshaped their countries’ and set about influencing US foreign abroad by isolating himself. “By reaching ways: we can say, ‘We are not going to political landscapes, both now have cer- policy at a time European diplomats say out to the French I suspect he hopes to Bipartisan Backing talk to you,’ or we can offer you our hand tain shared objectives, making crushing Washington lacks direction. show he can be a viable actor on the Either way, White House objections over the bill to bring you back into the circle,” govern- Islamic State and countering global ter- “The visit is a win-win for both,” said world stage.” — Reuters come too late to matter. The section of the bill the administration dislikes has strong bipartisan backing. The provisions would require a congressional review if Trump seeks to ease or end the sanctions against Moscow. The provisions are styled after 2015 legislation How two car dealers seized an auto factory pushed by Republicans and approved in the Senate that gave Congress a vote on whether then President enezuela’s government has seized assets from which it called “absurd” and rife with “irregularities”. In the continue paying workers after the plant stopped making Barack Obama could lift sanctions against Iran. dozens of foreign corporations in nationalizations end, a civil court in the western state of Zulia granted the cars, said Adan Tortolero, one of several union leaders at Marc Short, the White House legislative director, Vby the late President Hugo Chavez and the embat- dealers’ request to attach GM assets worth up to about the defunct plant. GM tried to shed that obligation last said Monday that the sanctions review section “sets an tled current government of Nicolas Maduro. The man $115 million. Venezuelan law requires the court to auc- year by offering buyouts of about $3,500 per worker, unusual precedent of delegating foreign policy to 535 behind the confiscation of General Motors Co’s $100 mil- tion off the factory to satisfy the judgment. In the mean- Tortolero said, but workers spurned the offer because it members of Congress”. Officials from the Treasury and lion assembly plant in April is a much more obscure fig- time, it ordered GM to pay the dealers to pay an “occupa- seemed small in comparison to the pay and benefits the State departments met last week with House congres- ure: Kaled Kansao, the owner of two long-defunct GM tion fee” that at the time equated to about $36,000 a workers had previously enjoyed. sional staff in a belated attempt to voice their concerns dealerships. Kansao convinced a court to seize the plant month - in effect, rent on its own plant. “The illegal and One lucrative perk was the right to buy two factory over the congressional review. They said the section as the remedy for a relatively small-time business dispute outrageous seizure was the final act of a series of unfor- cars every year at government-regulated prices that were would infringe on the president’s executive authority. - over GM’s termination of his franchises - that mush- tunate events beyond GMV’s control,” GM told Reuters, well below their actual market value. The regulated prices But Corker predicted the House would soon pass a roomed into a 17-year court battle. referring to its Venezuela subsidiary. were theoretically available to anyone, but because sanctions bill “almost identical” to the legislation that The legal fight that pushed GM out of Venezuela offers GM did not respond to questions about whether it demand for cars far outstripped supply, most buyers had cleared the Senate easily in mid-June. Only one a unique case study in the struggles of foreign corpora- had any intention of paying the court judgments or try- to get waiting lists - which usually required large under- Republican, Sen Rand Paul of Kentucky, opposed the tions to keep operations afloat - much less turn a profit - ing to regain control of the factory. In a May press state- the-table payments. GM employees had been among the bill, which also slaps Tehran with new sanctions. The amid the OPEC nation’s economic and political chaos. The ment, Kansao and his business partner, Elena Rodriguez, first in line to buy the cars at regulated prices, which administration had its chance. Tillerson had the ideal seizure stands out because it stems from a dispute with accused GM of perjury, influence trafficking, and violation allowed them to sell the vehicles at a steep premium. forum to voice concerns and objections when he tes- private citizens rather than the government, highlighting of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, with- tified before the Foreign Relations Committee on yet another risk of doing business in Venezuela - the out offering evidence. GM has ignored court rulings 9,725 Cars June 13, the morning after Senate Republicans and specter of debilitating legal judgments, said Francisco because it believes “might is right as a law”, Kansao told In 2007, the Zulia court ordered the automaker to Democrats agreed on the Russia sanctions legislation. Martinez, president of Venezuela’s main business organi- Reuters. compensate the plaintiffs with 9,725 vehicles, according But Tillerson was ambiguous when Sen Bob zation, Fedecamaras. to the decision, which offered no explanation for that Menendez asked him about the Russia sanctions bill. “It would be impossible to say that the legal proceed- Idled Workers Collect Salaries number of cars. It did require the plaintiffs to pay GM for He told the committee he was still reviewing the pro- ings against General Motors had any legal logic,” Martinez Back in 2000, Kansao and Rodriguez operated two the vehicles, but only after they were sold. Asked to pro- posal, but cautioned lawmakers against legislation said. “Venezuela does not provide even the most minimal GM dealerships that had originally been founded by vide evidence that the proceedings had been corrupted, that would tie the president’s hands during negotia- guarantees with respect to investment or private proper- Kansao’s father. In an interview, Kansao said GM arbitrar- GM pointed out that six judges and two court employees tions with Putin. Two days later, the Senate approved ty.” Venezuela ranked 187 out of 190 countries in the ily stripped him of his franchise, which he said brought had recused themselves, with most citing “threats and the bill slapping sanctions on Russia and Iran. White World Bank’s 2017 Ease of Doing Business report, which “tragedy and calamity” on his family. GM said it termi- personal security concerns”. House spokesman Sean Spicer declined nearly two evaluates countries’ regulatory systems. Only Eritrea, nated the agreement for a range of reasons, including It also said that the court failed to enforce an order weeks later to comment on the legislation, calling the Libya and Somalia scored worse. the dealers’ failure to meet a minimum monthly sales preventing the dealers from selling 158 cars that they measure “hypothetical”. — AP Under Chavez, the socialist firebrand who died in average of 25 vehicles. seized during the dispute. GM said those vehicles later 2013, some asset seizures featured gun-wielding soldiers Nearly two decades later, the dealers’ hopes of collect- “vanished”, and the dealers never paid for them. Kansao and live television broadcasts. The GM case had its own ing on the judgment now hinge on whether a court- and Rodriguez did not respond to questions about the less publicized drama, including dueling allegations of ordered auction attracts a buyer - an unlikely prospect in 158 cars. The case bounced through different courts for All articles appearing on these pages are courthouse misdeeds; recusals by judges citing security a nation where the auto industry has all but collapsed. the next decade until April 4 of this year, when the Zulia the personal opinion of the writers. Kuwait concerns; a dispute over 158 vehicles that GM says “van- Chronic shortages of hard currency have left automakers court authorized the plaintiffs to encumber GM assets ished”; and mysterious damage calculations awarding unable to import parts, while triple digit inflation has left worth up to 477 billion bolivars - at the time worht about Times takes no responsibility for views the dealers thousands of cars. would-be customers struggling to buy basics like food $115 million - as leverage to collect a cash judgment of expressed therein. Kuwait Times invites GM stopped producing vehicles here in 2015 amid a and medicine. half that amount. lack of access to supplies. But the judgment appears to In 2016, output at Venezuela’s seven biggest auto The court based the compensation on the full value readers to voice their opinions. Please send have doused any remaining hopes that it will produce cars plants had dropped below 3,000 cars, down from a peak of the 9,725 cars - rather than the much smaller profit submissions via email to: opinion@kuwait- again in Venezuela anytime soon. The company terminat- of 172,000 vehicles in 2007 - 79,000 of those from GM, the dealers would have made selling them, GM said. ed the plant’s 2,700 workers after the decision. In its initial according to auto industry group Cavenez. Labor laws But the legal victory may have little payoff in reality, times.net or via snail mail to PO Box 1301 announcement in April, GM did not connect the plant dictate that the dealers would also have to wait behind just as GM’s losses may be largely symbolic - given that Safat, Kuwait. The editor reserves the right seizure to the dealers’ lawsuit, saying only that the facility GM workers - who contend they are owed severance pay- it hasn’t produced or sold cars in Venezuela since 2015. was “unexpectedly” seized by “public authorities”. In ments - to collect any proceeds from a factory auction. Asked what sort of buyer the factory might attract in a to edit any submission as necessary. response to inquiries from Reuters, the company provided GM did not respond to questions about workers’ sever- government auction, Kansao responded: “Only God a detailed history of its frustrations with the proceedings, ance. The automaker had agreed with union leaders to knows that.” — Reuters NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017

A Bulgarian family collects tobacco using flashlights in the early morning to escape the summer heat near the village of Karchovsko in southern Bulgaria yesterday. — AFP

US envoy meets quartet, no breakthrough... 11 migrant workers US laptop ban lifted Continued from Page 1 Saudi crown prince, Tillerson stressed the two countries killed in Saudi fire in Egypt, Morocco shared a “strong partnership”. RIYADH: Eleven migrant laborers died of asphyxiation in and expelling Turkish troops stationed in the tiny UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on June 30 said CAIRO: Egypt and Morocco’s airlines have said a ban Gulf country. Qatar has rejected the demands, saying the demand to close Al-Jazeera represented “an unac- Saudi Arabia yesterday in a fire that engulfed the win- against carry-on laptops on US-bound flights has that agreeing to them wholesale would undermine its ceptable attack on the right to freedom of expression dowless house they shared, Saudi authorities said. been lifted, leaving only two Saudi airports under sovereignty. The head of Qatar’s government communi- and opinion,” prompting a harsh response from the “Firefighters put out a blaze in an old house lacking the restrictions put in place in March. Morocco’s cation office, Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al-Thani, has United Arab Emirates. In a letter to the rights chief, UAE windows for ventilation. Eleven people died of asphyxi- Royal Air Maroc said in a statement yesterday that accused the quartet of organizing “a smear campaign in state minister for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash accused ation, and six others were injured” in the southern the ban, imposed amid fears the Islamic State group the international media to damage Qatar’s reputation” Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism and inciting viewers to dis- province of Najran, the civil defense said in a tweet. The was developing a bomb concealed in electronics, and said they are “not interested in engaging in honest crimination and violence. The letter lists the broadcasting casualties all hailed from India and Bangladesh, it said. would be lifted as of today. EgyptAir said late that negotiations to resolve our differences”. The anti-Qatar of “sermons by the spiritual leader of the Muslim Nine million foreigners work in the kingdom, many the United States had also lifted the ban for the car- rier’s flights to New York from yesterday. bloc took partial credit for the US counterterrorism deal Brotherhood, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, in which he praised of them from South Asia, according to the last official Qatar signed Tuesday, saying it was the result of “repeat- Hitler, described the Holocaust as ‘divine punishment’” The ban remains in place for Saudi Arabia’s two figures released in 2015. Rights groups have called on main international airports in Riyadh and Jeddah. ed pressures and demands” by the four countries and and the regular airing of the speeches of slain Al-Qaeda Saudi Arabia and other Arab states to end the wide- The original ban affected airports in Morocco, Egypt, others, but that it failed to go far enough. chief Osama bin Laden and others as examples of hatred. spread kafala - or sponsorship - system, which severely Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United While welcoming US-led efforts to dry up terrorist Saudi commentators were quick to criticize the result restricts the rights of migrant laborers. These workers Arab Emirates, as well as Turkey. But last month, the funding, the four maintained a hard line that Qatar of Tillerson’s visit to Qatar. “What makes Wednesday’s cannot leave the country or switch jobs without written US Department of Homeland Security issued direc- must meet their list of what they said were “fair and meeting in Jeddah difficult is that Tillerson has, since tives to 180 carriers around the world flying into the legitimate demands”. “The quartet affirms that the the beginning of the crisis, appeared to be taking the permission from their current employer under kafala, and employers often confiscate their passports and United States to improve security procedures, espe- measures they have taken were motivated by the con- Qatari side,” Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, the general man- cially in screening baggage and electronics. — AFP tinuous and diversified activities of the Qatari authori- ager of the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya satellite news chan- travel documents. — AFP ties in supporting, funding and harboring terrorism and nel, wrote in a column published in the pan-Arab terrorists, as well as promoting hateful and extremist Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. “He has to realize that he rhetoric and interfering in the internal affairs of states,” will be further complicating an already complex matter Finance minister denies spending without.. they said in a joint statement. and prolonging the crisis,” he added, emphasizing that The deal struck between Washington and Doha falls the goal of the four Arab countries is to change Qatar’s Continued from Page 1 finance minister about awarding the contract for the sec- far short of the sweeping demands made by the Arab “agenda”. Faisal Abbas, editor-in-chief of the Saudi daily ond phase of the North Al-Zour Power Plant project quartet for Qatar to change its policy of supporting Arab News, framed the security agreement signed Meanwhile, MP Khaled Al-Shatti yesterday asked because the procedure involves suspected irregularities. He opposition Islamists in the region. The group has mixed between the US and Qatar as a win for the quartet, but Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah about said that although the tender has several technical prob- its accusations that Qatar supports extremists with added that “it is not time to party just yet”. ministry programs to rehabilitate Kuwaitis who return to lems, the ministry appears to be headed to award the proj- demands that it end support for political dissidents that The squabble among five of its Mideast allies has put the country after joining terrorist organizations abroad. The ect. The lawmaker vowed that MPs will not allow the they have branded as terrorists. That broad definition of the United States in an uncomfortable position and lawmaker asked the minister if the government has a list of awarding of the faulty contract. terrorism is seen as an overreach by many Western risks complicating the Pentagon’s operations in the names of Kuwaitis and bedoons (stateless people) who The National Democratic Alliance meanwhile criticized allies, which do not view groups like the Muslim region. Qatar hosts Al-Udeid Air Base, the largest US mil- belong to terrorist organizations and demanded their yesterday reported plans by a number of MPs to propose Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. itary installation in the Middle East and hub for US-led But yesterday Tillerson underscored the shared operations against the Islamic State group in Iraq and names and addresses. He also requested a copy of the laws that would incriminate joining political groups, and mutual interests between the United States and Saudi Syria. Bahrain is home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, while rehabilitation program that will be provided to the stressed that such a plan violates the constitution. The Arabia notably in the areas of “security, stability... and American surveillance planes and other aircraft fly from returnees. alliance called on lawmakers to regulate the work of political economic prosperity”. Speaking after meeting with the the UAE. — Agencies Separately, MP Khalil Al-Saleh yesterday warned the groups and approve a law that recognizes political parties. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 SPORTS

Atletico secure Vitolo Rider quits Tour, Sadio Mane to miss deal despite FIFA ban team makes him race Liverpool’s HK trip

EYMET: Costa Rican Andrey Amador decided to quit the Tour de LONDON: Senegalese star Sadio Mane will miss Liverpool’s pre-season MADRID: Atletico Madrid said yesterday they had signed Spanish interna- France in the early hours of yesterday morning, only to be “con- tournament in Hong Kong as he continues his recovery from a knee tional Victor Machin Perez, known as ‘Vitolo’, from Sevilla but immediately vinced” hours later by his Movistar team to continue. The 30-year- injury, Reds manager Jurgen Klopp said yesterday. The 25-year-old for- loaned him to Las Palmas to comply with a FIFA recruitment ban. “Atletico old team-mate of Tour contender Nairo Quintana took to social ward, who scored 13 Premier League goals for Liverpool last season de Madrid has reached an agreement with VÌctor MachÌn Perez, Vitolo, for media in the night to announce he would be pulling out of the race, after joining from Southampton, is making good progress the next five years after the football player rescinded his con- but it seems his team hadn’t been consulted. “Tomorrow I’m putting but has yet to resume full training. Mane suffered the tract with Sevilla,” Atletico said on their website. The 27-year- an end to bearing this pain. Go on lads,” he wrote on Twitter, refer- knee injury in the Merseyside derby with Everton on old winner of three Europa Leagues and 11 international ring to the pain he’s been suffering in his knee since crashing on the April 1 and subsequently underwent surgery. “He is caps will initially join Las Palmas on loan until January 1, second stage more than a week ago. “It’s difficult but we’re leaving really, really good. He is close; he is closing on com- 2018, when Atletico’s recruitment ban expires. The ban was the Tour with a knee problem,” he’d added on Instagram. But he ing back to team training,” Klopp told imposed after the club had broken strict rules on the hadn’t told his team, who were stunned to discover the news, yet liverpoolfc.com. “In this moment we think it will be recruitment of youth players. Sevilla president Jose Castro little willing to accept it. “I was also surprised to learn he was quit- when we are in Asia, so then it makes no sense to had said on Monday he had offered the player a new five- ting,” Movistar’s sports director Jose Luis Arrieta told AFP. “Andrey take him to Asia because he needs to then do the year deal at the club as the struggle for the gifted mid- had said he was overcoming the pain, but he couldn’t and that he’d first steps in kind of team training. “We will see how fielder’s services heated up. But Spanish sports daily woken up due to the fierce pain in his knee. “It might have been bad we can do it; maybe the U23s will be here, so when he Marca reported that Atletico has now met the posture, but then with treatment from the physios and the can start (training) then we can use this opportunity, but Sevilla release clause for Vitolo of 37.5 million osteopath, he’s feeling better and is going to see if things return to we have to wait. “On Tuesday morning he was part euros ($43 million) and that the player passed normal during the stage.” Arriesta insisted that “it wasn’t difficult to of the running, so he is first-team training if you his medical yesterday. — AFP convince him” to carry on. —AFP want and that looked really good. —AFP

RUGBY Record-breaker McGuire bids to leave Leeds on a high

LEEDS: Danny McGuire is determined to Monday, but the biggest games are further leave Leeds Rhinos on a high after the down the table as Warrington look to stay Super League all-time leading try-scorer in the race for the Super 8s. They travel to announced he would be moving at the end Wigan on Thursday knowing only a win will of the season. The 34-year-old, who has keep them in the hunt, but even that will scored 233 tries in Super League, has been likely not be enough as Huddersfield can at Leeds since 2002 and was contracted book their place in the top eight with a win through to the 2018 season, but instead over bottom side Leigh tomorrw. The will call time on his association with the Wolves, who should have Ben Currie back club a year early. McGuire will not retire for the first time in ten months after he tore however, although his next destination is his ACL, will bid farewell to forward Andre not yet known. Savelio at the end of the season. For now his focus is on helping Leeds to Savelio is heading to the NRL to play for silverware in both Super League and the the Brisbane Broncos next season under Challenge Cup, with the Rhinos taking on England coach Wayne Bennett. “I have spo- Hull tomorrw in the former. “I am pleased ken to Brisbane a few times and thought to have made the decision now so I can now was the time as I feel ready to do it,” focus on the remainder of this season and Savelio said. “A lot of English forwards have finishing my time at the Rhinos in the best done well in the NRL, so it was always possible way,” said McGuire. something I had thought about.” “I will take time now to look at my Widnes, who host Wakefield on Friday, options moving forward. I am in no rush to have also enjoyed a good week, signing make definite plans about next season and Rangi Chase on a permanent deal while beyond. “I am not ready to say my good- also extending Chris Houston’s contract for byes just yet, we are currently second in the a further season. “I am pleased to have league and in the Challenge Cup semi-final renewed my contract with the Vikings for and that is where my attention is focused the third season,” said Houston. now.” The top four teams in Super League “Although we have had a tough year, I face off this weekend, with leaders am confident that we will be able to per- Castleford hosting Salford Red Devils-who form at a high standard for the remainder confirmed the signing of Manu Vatuvei on of season and finish the year well. — AFP LAS VEGAS: Floyd Mayweather Jr (L) faces off for the first time with UFC fighter Conor McGregor during a press call at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday. The two will fight August 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFP

Pacquiao ‘not surprised’ BOXING by fight review result MANILA: Manny Pacquiao is “not sur- man Abraham Kahlil Mitra. “The judges’ Mayweather to quit for prised” the World Boxing Organization scores would have greatly changed if the affirmed the loss of his welterweight title to referee did his job properly,” Mitra alleged. Australian Jeff Horn, but the Philippine ring “He (referee) didn’t give Senator Manny legend railed at large at judges who Pacquiao the respect and fair protection good after McGregor bout “manipulated results”. The WBO ordered a that is due to a people’s champ,” Mitra said, review of the scoring of the July 2 Brisbane referring to Pacquiao’s elected post as a Floyd Mayweather has vowed “I spoke to Al and told him. Today we had a professional fighter,” Mayweather said of his bout at the request of the Philippines’ Philippine senator. LOS ANGELES: to quit boxing once and for all after he emerges meeting,” Mayweather said. “I can’t push my lightly-regarded opponent. “He’s a stand-up Games and Amusements Board, which criti- Horn, a former schoolteacher written off from retirement for next month’s cross-combat body, it’s gruelling. Training camp is gruelling. I fighter. He never took a loss fighting straight cised the judges and the referee. before the bout by most observers, wel- showdown with Conor McGregor. The 40-year- can’t do it any more. Training camp is rough. It up. I can’t overlook that, because one shot can The WBO set up a panel of independent comed on Tuesday the ruling as “evidence” old former welterweight king, who retired with has to be my last one. “After taking a couple of end your whole career. He’s a tough competi- and anonymous judges to watch and score of his victory. “It’s definitely nice to have it a perfect 49-0 record in 2015, said Tuesday years off I was okay. But then we ended up tor but it is what it is.” Mayweather forged his a recording of the bout without sound. On finally put on paper,” said Horn, who had there was no chance of him fighting again after somehow making this fight happen. “Now I 49-0 record on the back of phenomenal speed Tuesday it said the judges found Horn won been keen for a rematch. he climbs into the ring with mixed martial arts really know that this is it. Deep in my heart I and defensive reflexes, often being criticised seven rounds to Pacquiao’s five. “We have In the twilight of a 22-year pro career, star McGregor. The two men are to face each know this is it.” for his unwillingness to go to toe-to-toe with seen worse Judgments in the past where Pacquiao had initially called for a Horn other at Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena on August opponents. judges manipulated results. rematch, but later said he would also “think 26 in what could become the richest bout in Another boxing masterclass could well be in Nothing surprises me now,” Pacquiao hard” about retiring. Pacquiao briefly quit ‘TOUGH COMPETITOR’ boxing history. Mayweather, who has already The build-up to Tuesday’s event saw store for McGregor, but Mayweather is unfazed said in a statement late Tuesday. He did boxing last year to pursue his long-held made an estimated $700 million during his Mayweather face headlines that he has filed for by the possibility that the Irish brawler may not name the judges nor mention the spe- political ambitions and was elected sena- two-decade career, is set for another eye-water- an extension to pay his 2015 tax bill. However deploy mixed martial arts tactics if he struggles cific fights in his allegations. “Let the people tor. But he quickly made a successful come- ing payday against brash UFC star McGregor. he brushed off questions about his finances to lay a glove on the American. “That’s the ref- judge for themselves. People saw what back against Jessie Vargas in November, But irrespective of the result next month, when asked. “We ain’t trippin’ on that,” he eree’s job,” Mayweather said. “My job is to go happened,” said the 38-year-old, who had saying he still felt like a youngster. Mayweather says he has already decided it will responded. For boxing purists, Mayweather out there and be a boxer, be a fighter. I’m pretty won world titles in an unprecedented eight Pacquiao’s loss to Horn had prompted calls be his last fight. “I’m not the same fighter I was risks blemishing an otherwise perfect record sure the referee’s going to be fair and fun. weight divisions. urging him to retire for good. Pacquiao 21 years ago. I’m not the same fighter I was 10 with a tawdry final episode that has been dis- “I’ll leave all that up to the referee. My job is The undefeated but unheralded Horn, also issued a separate statement yesterday years ago. I’m not even the same fighter I was paraged as a cynical circus-like stunt. to go out there and fight against the guy that’s 29, had stunned the Filipino legend with denying news reports that he had failed to two years ago,” Mayweather told reporters at Mayweather however waved away suggestions across from me. “The fans demanded the fight. his ultra-aggressiveness to earn a unani- pay his US trainer Freddie Roach. “I have no the Staples Center. Mayweather said he had that if he was to win, and retire with a 50-0 McGregor wanted this fight, I wanted this fight. mous decision. But the Filipino’s camp problem with coach Freddie Roach. I’m not discussed his plans to quit for good at a meet- record, there would be an asterisk against his August 26, it’s going to be blood sweat and alleged the referee let the Australian get the one paying him, it’s Bob Arum,” ing with advisor Al Haymon earlier Tuesday. last fight. “The last time I checked he’s still a tears from the opening bell.” — AFP away with illegal tactics. Pacquiao said, adding that he was also The WBO ordered the review while waiting to be paid by the owner of US fight stressing it did not have the power to promotions firm Top Rank. “The trainer’s reverse a decision unless fraud or legal vio- fee is automatically deducted by the Top lations were proven. Pacquiao had Rank from my purse. So if coach Freddie Queensland master NSW to retain Origin series endorsed the call for a review issued by the has not yet received his payment, we are Filipino sports regulator, which lashed out on the same boat,” Pacquiao said. BRISBANE: Winger Valentine Holmes scored a Michael Morgan. Cronk had a try disallowed when he took the wrong option and Holmes was at the “unfair decision and officiating” of Press reports on Tuesday quoted Roach hat-trick of tries as Queensland dominated New when Brett Morris dislodged the ball from his denied a first-half hat-trick of tries. The Blues the fight. In a statement sent to AFP yester- as saying that he had not spoken to his South Wales to win Australia’s State of Origin grasp as he dived for the try-line. Cronk set up pulled back to trail by six points when Josh day, the Filipino regulator thanked the boxer since the Horn defeat, and that he rugby league series decider 22-6 in Brisbane yes- Holmes’s second try with a pinpoint flat kick to Dugan plucked a high kick out of the air early in WBO for looking into the fight but blamed had not been paid for the fight. “Not true,” a terday. The Maroons fought back from losing the the left wing and an unguarded Holmes to score the second half. But it proved a false dawn with American referee Mark Nelson for the member of Pacquiao’s team told AFP yes- opening game of the series 28-4 to master the after 26 minutes. the Maroons wrapping it up with two more tries results. “No matter what review they do, it terday when asked if the boxer was avoid- Blues four tries to one for their 11th win in the The Maroons should have scored again near- to Holmes and prop Jarrod Wallace, with will be hard to change the result as the ref- ing Roach, adding Pacquiao was “surprised last 12 interstate series. It was a spirited perform- ing half-time after replacement forward Tim Munster having a hand in both tries. eree didn’t call it close,” said board chair- why such kind of news came out”. —AFP ance from Queensland, who once again proved Glasby took play inside the Blues quarter with Man of the match Smith led the Maroons superior over NSW despite missing injured Test the defence back-pedalling. magnificently and was a danger with his darts stars Greg Inglis, Johnathan Thurston, Matt Scott But Smith missed a try-scoring opportunity from dummy half. —AFP and Darius Boyd. But in their absence a new breed stepped up with winger Dane Gagai named man of the series and debutant Cameron Munster ably deputising for Thurston at stand-off in the final game. In an emotional aftermath to the victory Thurston, who injured his shoulder in the sec- ond game and kicked the winning goal in the final minute, lifted the Origin shield with skipper Cameron Smith on the winners’ dias. “That’s a pretty big win for Queensland, we’ve had so many injuries, not just coming into the series but during it... gee, that was one helluva game,” Queensland fullback Billy Slater said. The Maroons were carried to victory by the Melbourne Storm club ‘spine’ of Smith at hooker along with his fellow Storm teammates Cooper Cronk at scrum-half, Munster at stand-off and Slater at fullback along with Will Chambers in the centres. BRISBANE: This file photo taken on July 2, 2017 shows Manny Pacquiao of the Queensland took charge in the first half and Philippines (R) fighting Jeff Horn of Australia during their World Boxing could have been more than 12-0 ahead at half- Organization boxing bout at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Manny Pacquiao is “not time. Winger Holmes scored both of the surprised” the World Boxing Organization affirmed the loss of his welterweight title Maroons tries, going over for his first in the 15th to Australian Jeff Horn, but the Philippine ring legend railed at large at judges who minute after strong work from Slater and “manipulated results”. — AFP Valentine Holmes THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 SPORTS

Silverstone tells F1 to cut fees or lose British GP after 2019

SILVERSTONE: The heartland of Formula Silverstone would deprive the series of a 2.8 million pounds (now about $3.5 million) Red Bull team principal Christian Horner they put them in the wrong place,” Horner One will lose its home race from 2020 huge dose of its heritage, given that the and 4.8 million pounds in 2016. Race fees was less diplomatic, saying he was said. “They have created a paddock with unless Silverstone is handed a cheaper former airfield first staged an F1 race in rise 5 percent annually and will hit 16.2 mil- “amazed” the break clause had been trig- zero atmosphere at one of the most his- deal to stage the British Grand Prix. 1948 and the opened the inaugural world lion pounds for this weekend’s race. The gered and questioning the circuit’s leader- toric race tracks in the UK, so there has Despite seven of the 10 teams being championship season two years later. race organizers said the fee will have leapt ship. “They have now realized that they been some serious misjudgment and mis- based in Britain and Silverstone attracting “We don’t have infinite resources to to 25 million pounds by 2026 - the last year can’t afford it despite having a full house management.” The BRDC claims that the biggest crowds in the sport, the circuit keep on subsidizing the Grand Prix and it’s of the current contract. every year,” said Horner, whose team is Silverstone is the most popular stop on the has told F1 owner Liberty Media that esca- wrong to do that,” British Racing Drivers’ F1 came under new ownership earlier based nearby in Milton Keynes. “They F1 calendar, with 350,000 attending a race lating race fees have made the historic Club chairman John Grant told The this year when US sports and entertain- either should not have signed it in the first weekend. Grant hopes that Liberty recog- race unsustainable. Associated Press as the circuit was being ment firm Liberty bought out investment place or they got their maths wrong. nizes that the F1 brand is underpinned by Silverstone on Tuesday activated a prepared for Sunday’s race. “We only have fund CVC Capital Partners. Liberty said Silverstone gets favorable rates anyway.” the traditional races. break clause in the contract that was one opportunity to bring it to a stop, legal- Tuesday it is focused on preserving the race Horner seized on the uncertainty over the “You can’t just go to a bunch of new signed in 2009 when the British GP was last ly. We have this one opportunity to exercise and promised to “carry on negotiating with future of Silverstone as a chance to criticize video game circuits and pretend the fans under threat, providing two years’ notice of the break clause and we have to do it the promoter in good faith and in private the layout of the central England circuit. are going to remain interested and pay,” its intention to walk away from F1. Losing today.” The BRDC reported losses in 2015 of to reach a fair and equitable solution.” “They spent a fortune on the pits and Grant said.—AP

MOTOR RACING Red Bull’s Horner slams Silverstone decision

LONDON: Christian Horner, head of 2013. “Silverstone signed a contract in Formula One outfit Red Bull, has slammed 2010, and they knew what they were enter- the owners of Silverstone, saying they cre- ing into at the time. They have now realised ated the financial trouble that threatens that they can’t afford it despite having a full the future of the British Grand Prix. house every year. “They either should not Horner-a member of the track’s owners have signed it in the first place or they got British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) was their maths wrong.” BRDC say it is financial- scathing about the club’s announcement ly crippling to host the race-which unlike on Tuesday they were exercising a break others on the circuit does not receive gov- clause in the 17-year contract to host the ernment support. Grand Prix, meaning the 2019 race could be the last staged there. TIPPING POINT The BRDC have been hit financially by the hosting fee which goes up by five per- cent every year-from £12 million in 2010 to £17 million this season and £26 million in 2026. “This decision has been taken because it is not financially viable for us to deliver the British grand prix under the terms of our current contract,” BRDC chair- man John Grant said. “We sustained losses of £2.8m (3.1m, $3.6m) in 2015 and £4.8m in 2016, and we expect to lose a similar amount this year. “We have reached the tipping point where we can no longer let our passion for the sport rule our heads.” Their announce- Bernie Ecclestone ment prompted a sharp riposte from EYMET: Germany’s Marcel Kittel, wearing the best sprinter’s green jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line during the 203.5km eleventh Formula One. “The week leading up to the stage of the 104th edition of the Tour de France cycling race yesterday between Eymet and Pau. — AFP The owners blamed escalating costs British Grand Prix should be a week of great under the original agreement signed with celebration for F1 and Silverstone,” a former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone Formula One spokesperson said. “We CYCLING which came into force in 2010. They are deeply regret that Silverstone has chosen looking for a revised deal with Liberty, the instead to use this week to posture and new Formula One owners, who are highly position themselves and invoke a break critical of the BRDC’s announcement. clause that will take effect in three years’ Five-star Kittel wins The row has blown up in the days lead- time.” “We offered to extend the current ing up to this weekend’s Grand Prix at deadlines in order to focus on everything Silverstone which will see home favourite that is great about Silverstone and Formula Lewis Hamilton endeavour to hit back in One.” Silverstone’s strategy may yet fail as Tour de France 11th stage the race for the title which sees German Liberty chairman Chase Carey told the BBC Sebastian Vettel leading by 20 points. earlier this week there were other parties Horner, in charge of Red Bull since 2005, interested in hosting the race. PAU: Marcel Kittel continued to dominate the and Australian Michael Matthews. come in the race, Kittel could yet match the told journalists that BRDC entered into the ‘The Times’ claimed one of the possibli- Tour de France sprint finishes, taking his fifth Groenewegen tried to stick to Kittel’s rear record of eight stage wins form a single Tour. agreement in 2010 fully conscious of the ties is it being raced in the Docklands area stage victory in Pau yesterday. Dutchman Dylan wheel throughout the sprint in the hope of get- The 203.5km stage from Eymet, a little town in terms. “I am amazed that they have trig- in east London. However, London Mayor Groenewegen took second with Edvald ting a tow to the line, but he didn’t have the the Dordogne known for its large British popu- gered their break clause,” said Horner, who Sadiq Khan it is said would consider the Boasson Hagen of Norway third as Chris power to overhaul the burly German. lation, to Pau saw three riders take off from the oversaw Red Bull’s four successive con- pollution ramifications if approached for- Froome retained the leader’s yellow jersey. But In each of the last five years one rider has gun, with Marco Marcato and Frederik Backaert structors championships from 2010 to mally about such a possibility. —AFP there was agony for Poland’s Maciej Bodnar been dominant in sprint finishes, with Briton joining Bodnar. They had a maximum lead of who spent more than 200km in a breakaway, Mark Cavendish taking four stage wins last year four and a half minutes but that was down to only to be caught with 300-metres to ride. and German Andre Greipel matching that the 30 seconds when Bodnar set off alone with year before. The two years previous to that, 28km left. He stretched out his lead to 50 sec- GOLF Once he was caught, though, there was a cer- tain inevitability about Kittel’s victory, his 14th Kittel had been the top fast man, winning four onds but the peloton always had him under overall at the Tour. stages in each of 2013 and 2014. control and even though he made it into the The Quick-Step rider positioned himself But he seems to be better than ever this final kilometre, he never genuinely looked like- ‘Broken record’ McIlroy around the top dozen riders into the final kilo- year, and with Cavendish, world champion ly to succeed. metre and then started to move up in the last Peter Sagan and French winner of the fourth For the overall contenders it was a second confident of finding form few hundred metres, saving his last accelera- stage Arnaud Demare all out of the race, Kittel successive day of tranquility in the peloton tion for the moment he needed to burn off the seems to have no competition left. With at ahead of the next two Pyrenean stages where IRVINE: Rory McIlroy joked he is beginning to ing for a full 18-hole practice round before last two riders in front of him, Boasson Hagen least three more possible sprint finishes to the yellow jersey battle will surely rage. —AFP sound like a “broken record” as he strives to contesting Wednesday’s Pro-Am. regain his best form ahead of today’s Scottish It is the first time McIlroy is playing the Open and next week’s Open Championship. event since 2014 when he shot a new course As world number four he tees up on the record 64 at Royal Aberdeen en route to shar- Slow-burner Bennett aims to catch Bardet Dundonald Links course, on the Scottish west ing 14th place before then heading to Royal coast and just to the south of Glasgow, as the Liverpool and brilliantly claiming the Open BERGERAC: George Bennett admits he’s been “I think that’s the key-just don’t do stupid shit things like that. highest ranked player in the field. Championship. However, after a stop-start left behind a bit recently but the 27-year-old and don’t crash and don’t get caught out behind “Then the next weekend, he would have the However, four-time major champion 2017 season beset by injuries and indifferent New Zealander is determined to catch up. splits in the crosswinds. “That’s the goal, but it’s better of me. “But then we would go to the pros McIlroy is coming off the embarrassment of form, McIlroy is far from a favourite to win Bennett used to rub shoulders with the likes of difficult.” and he just blossomed and I didn’t, and I’m slow- missing the halfway cut by four shots while golf’s oldest major for a second occasion in two-time Grand Tour winner Nairo Quintana and Looking back to his younger days, Bennett ly starting to find my feet now. hosting last week’s Irish Open. He and his four years. He did finish in a share of seventh last year’s Tour runner-up from France, Romain admits he got left behind when turning profes- “It was weird, the guys I was with, my genera- wife Erica took the two-hour ferry from at The Masters but then horribly missed the Bardet in the junior sections. sional. “I did start quite late, I was a mountain tion, the under 23s-a lot of them came to the Belfast to Cairnryan in Scotland on Monday, cut in the US Open. But while his two peers have gone on to biker for a little bit and then started late on the pros and were suddenly really good, and I was- with McIlroy heading straight to the practice “My game is close but then it’s hard to sit become two of the best riders in the world, road,” he said. “It was weird, when I raced in n’t. “Even though I was probably as good, and putting green upon his arrival. up here and stand in front of a camera every Bennett’s progress was slow and steady in com- France (as a junior) we (he and Bardet) would go on my days even better than them as an ama- “After catching the ferry, I got to the single time and say to you guys it’s close, parison. However, following a great ride on the head-to-head and at the Ronde de l’Isard (a top teur. “Maybe it’s the distance or it was the posi- course here late Monday afternoon and did because I sound a bit of a broken record after brutal ninth stage of the Tour de France on under-23s race) I had the better of him and tioning or the mindset, I don’t know.” — AFP some putting on my own,” said McIlroy, who a few weeks,” said a smiling McIlroy. “But real- Sunday, he climbed up to 10th in the standings. recorded 33 putts for each of his two rounds ly, it’s not far away. I’m positive about it. I’m And that comes in a year in which he became in Northern Ireland last week. excited about my game. I feel like I’m doing a the first New Zealander to win a World Tour “I just was trying to figure out a couple lot of good things. event, May’s Tour of California. things on my own and try to take ownership “And again, it’s just putting it all together. Bennett knows he’s not at the level of of what I’m really working on. “I worked a lot Putting it all together, not just for one day but Quintana and Bardet now, but he believes he on routine. I feel like I’ve become quite for four days; and not just for four days, to do has the ability to get there, as he demonstrated bogged down in technical thoughts a little it week-in and week-out. “Look, I’ve got a on Sunday. “I didn’t think I’d be able to go with bit. “So, I need to focus more on my routine busy summer coming up. I’m potentially play- those guys (the favourites) on Sunday, so that and how I approach a putt.” McIlroy got his ing seven weeks out of eight or seven weeks was pretty cool,” said the Lotto-Jumbo rider. first look at Dundonald Links, which is hosting out of nine. I’ve got a busy stretch coming up “They attacked and I followed them, and then I the event for the first time, on Tuesday morn- and I’m excited to play.”— AFP was with a couple of guys, maybe five guys or something, and I regretted it instantly and went out the back, and then waited for Yatesy (Simon Yates) a little bit at the top of the hill. “We went down there and caught up Nairo (Quintana) and Dan (Martin) and ripped it home.”

‘VERY GOOD CLIMBER’ Although he admitted to being surprised to find himself in the top 10, Bennett insists he’s not a fish out of water in such company, particu- larly when it comes to climbing mountains. “I’ve always been a very good climber, I’ve always had the numbers,” he said. “Even as an amateur when I did a 20-minute test, I always had super watts per kilo (kg) but struggled with doing super watts per kilo after doing 100km or up to 200km.” But a change in training methods has reaped dividends. “I think just doing more Grand Tours, doing altitude training, I’ve changed the way I train-I do hard stuff at the end of long six-hour rides now and that builds up.” Bennett’s not having delusions of grandeur, EYMET: Riders of the France’s AG2R La Mondiale cycling team (from left) France’s Romain TROON: This is a Sunday, July 17, 2016 file photo of Henrik Stenson of Sweden holds though, despite a seventh-placed finish at last year’s Vuelta a Espana. “Tenth would be proba- Bardet, Belgium’s Oliver Naesen, and Luxemburg’s Ben Gastauer ride behind his team car dur- up the trophy to the crowd after winning the British Open Golf Championships at the ing the 203.5km eleventh stage of the 104th edition of the Tour de France cycling race yester- Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. — AP bly the limit of my abilities, I’d say. I’m hoping for a good time-trial and I’m hoping for no mishaps. day between Eymet and Pau. —AFP THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 SPORTS

OLYMPICS Sea monsters no sweat for Japan’s teen surf queen

ICHINOMIYA: Just 16 and still afraid of League 3,000 qualifying series event style combines lightning speed and “When you go out alone and the competition very seriously.” the water, hot-shot Japanese surfer despite her tender years. seemingly effortless grace. “They told waves are massive, sometimes you think Kawai, whose next goal is to com- Minori Kawai has set her sights on “It was like a dream and it took a me it was only a dolphin that time, but you could die out there. “But you can’t pete on the elite championship tour and Olympic gold after a stunning victory at while to sink in. But to win at then in Gold Coast I got stung by a nasty become a better surfer if you don’t get win a world title, only caught the surfing the venue for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Tsurigasaki, where I surf every day, was jellyfish and couldn’t breathe so they in the water.” Her recent victory was all bug after getting fed up of watching her Kawai won last month’s Chiba Open in amazing. I got a taste for how the rushed me to hospital.” the more remarkable given that she father surf from the beach. her own backyard and feels she will Olympics will feel and I’m sure it will Just when she thought it was safe to surfed on a sprained ankle and took But she quickly became “hopelessly have a psychological edge when the give me an advantage.” go back in the water, Kawai had another painkillers before beating fellow hooked” and the omens look good for sun-swept sport makes its Olympic Kawai, who began surfing at just sev- brush with disaster at a competition in Japanese Hinako Kurokawa in the final. Tokyo 2020. “It’s incredible the Olympics debut three years from now. en in her native Tokushima, western Indonesia. “To win at Tsurigasaki has given me are coming to Japan, and that surfing “It’s given me a huge lift in confi- Japan, admits she still has to battle her extra incentive for 2020,” said Kawai, was included as an Olympic sport,” said dence,” the schoolgirl star told AFP in an phobias in the water after fearing she SHARK ALERT whose 3,000 qualifying points lifted her Kawai, set to compete in Los Angeles interview before surfing next to the might become shark bait on more than “In Bali, I saw this big shark fin when I 95 places to 23rd in the series rankings. later this month. Olympic venue at Tsurigasaki beach, an one occasion. was paddling and carried on surfing in a “The waves in Japan are pretty small, “Plus I’ll almost be the perfect age so hour outside of Tokyo. “I never imagined “When I was surfing in Australia bit of a fluster. I was petrified. “The sea which will be a big help to Japanese I really got lucky. Already when I’m surf- I could win such a big competition,” once, I saw a flash of a dorsal fin and can be scary,” added Kawai, who signed surfers. But I don’t really feel any pres- ing in Tsurigasaki, I sometimes catch added Kawai after becoming the first thought: ‘Uh-oh, I’m going to get eaten’,” autographs for adoring young fans after sure. “Being able to travel the world at myself thinking about winning an Japanese woman to win a World Surf said Japan’s top female surfer, whose finishing practice. this age is a privilege so I take every Olympic medal-obviously gold.” —AFP

Trio of new coaches for India raises eyebrows

NEW DELHI: A surprise decision by Speculation had been rife that Shastri, India’s cricket board to appoint two high- who served as India’s team director profile stars to assist new coach Ravi between 2014 and 2016, would get the Shastri has some experts wondering how nod, especially given his friendly ties much autonomy the former all-rounder with Kohli. will wield at the helm. “If Dravid batting consultant and The cricket board ended months of Zaheer bowling coach, is Shastri more speculation Tuesday in naming Shastri to “team director” again?” wrote leading replace Anil Kumble, who resigned as Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle on head of the world’s top Test side follow- Twitter. ing a bitter fallout with skipper Virat Cricketer-turned commentator Kohli. Shastri’s appointment was widely Aakash Chopra suggested Shastri’s new expected but the board’s decision to role differed little from his old one, say- name ex-players Zaheer Khan and Rahul ing: “only the designation changes!” A Dravid as bowling and batting consult- panel tasked by the Supreme Court with ants raised eyebrows. overseeing the affairs of India’s scandal- Traditionally, the Board of Control for ridden cricket board appeared pleased Cricket in India allows the head coach to with the selection. “It is a comprehensive pick support staff and the break with recommendation covering all aspects of convention did not go unnoticed. “The the coaching requirement of any team,” it coach has now got appendages. The said in a statement yesterday. “Now that BCCI has added more arsenal to the sup- they have made the choice, we sincerely port staff,” prominent cricket commenta- feel that the new combination will stew- tor and columnist Ayaz Memon told AFP. ard the team to number one position in “The problem could be of too many peo- the World Cup.” Shastri’s first assignment ple.” Shastri, 55, edged out a host of high- starts later this month when India tours profile contenders for the top job, includ- Sri Lanka for three Tests starting July 26. ing Virender Sehwag, Australia’s Tom The duration of his post, and that of Moody, Englishman Richard Pybus and Khan and Dravid, is two years until the former India manager Lalchand Rajput. World Cup in 2019. — AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new Test cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal (C) chats with cricketers during a practice session at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will play a one-off Test match starting tomorrow at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Root’s ‘great start’ Colombo. — AFP encourages Cook CRICKET

NOTTINGHAM: Former England captain “Nothing can prepare you for it,” Cook Chandimal, Tharanga Alastair Cook hailed the “outstanding” start said of being England captain. “Sometimes made by new Test skipper Joe Root ahead the peace and quiet is on the field and of his second outing in charge. Yorkshire when you are batting. It is a big role, but it’s batsman Root will look to guide England to great that he had a really good start and I to captain Sri Lanka a win that puts them 2-0 up in the four- am always there if he needs some support. match series when the second Test gets “Personalities will be different. His will underway at Trent Bridge on Friday after his evolve over a period of time. He is still new first match as captain ended in a dominant to captaincy, in terms of any kind of cricket, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka appointed two new cap- 211-run win over the Proteas at Lord’s last so he will get better and better. He could tains yesterday to replace Angelo Mathews, who week. That was the 26-year-old Root’s first not have done more in that first game.” resigned after his side’s humiliating home series match as Test captain since Cook stepped Meanwhile Cook marked his return to the defeat to bottom-ranked Zimbabwe. Dinesh Amir promoted down from the post in February and saw ranks after five years as captain with a valu- Chandimal will lead the Test side while Upul the new skipper star with the bat as well in able 69 in the second innings at Lord’s. “It Tharanga will captain in limited-overs matches, making a first-innings 190. was business as usual for me,” said the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said. “It was a great week for English cricket,” Essex left-hander, England’s all-time lead- The reshuffle caps a turbulent period for the after ban lifted Cook told Sky Sports yesterday. “For Joe ing Test run-scorer. beleaguered Sri Lankan side, whose loss to Root to get off and win a game by 200 runs “It was a little bit strange, especially Zimbabwe followed a fitness and coaching crisis and get 190, it doesn’t get much better when Joe came out to toss and knowing I and an early departure from the Champions KARACHI: Pakistan’s star fast bowler vated to ‘A’ class in the reshuffle, joining the than that,” added the 32-year-old Cook, still will never do that again. Trophy. Mohammad Amir was promoted into the ranks of captain Sarfraz Ahmed, Azhar Ali, in the England side as an opening batsman. “But then you see all the interviews after “Mathews tendered his resignation a short country’s top category yesterday following Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik and Yasir and think ‘it’s alright, I can go and get my while ago this morning,” said SLC chief Thilanga his brilliant Champions Trophy perform- Shah. The 25-year-old, along with then ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ pads on!’ “I have done my stint, proud of Sumathipala said. “We want to regroup and ance, just 19 months since returning to captain Salman Butt and pace partner restructure and move forward.” “I am really pleased for him. He had a what I achieved and hopefully we can build international cricket after a five-year spot- Mohammad Asif, was banned in 2010 for Mathews said he took the blame for Sri horrible cold all week, but I thought he was forward with Rooty.” fixing ban. The Pakistan Cricket Board arranging deliberate no-balls in return for outstanding. “When he did speak in the Cook added: “The target hasn’t really Lanka’s recent woes, and was making room so his successor could prepare the side for the (PCB) shuffled several players while issuing money during the Lord’s Test in England. dressing room his messages were very changed for me. It is just to score runs to new lists of contracts for national duty, giv- All three players were also jailed by a UK clear. The confidence he will have got from help set up England victories... Scoring big World Cup in 2019. “There were times when I wanted to step down, but I did not want to let en on the basis of performances in interna- court in 2011. Since his return in January last week, it is always important to start hundreds is the dream for any batter.” tional and domestic matches. last year, Amir has taken 43 wickets in 14 well. “He got the monkey off his back in South Africa have lost just one away the team down at that time because there were no replacements as such,” he told reporters. “A number of young players have been Tests, 30 in 21 one-day internationals and terms of getting a big score early on in your Test series in the last 10 years and Cook awarded contracts this year keeping in 11 in 13 Twenty20s. captaincy career, which stops everyone expected the Proteas to bounce back “But I feel this is the right time. The team’s mind that the national team’s performanc- He took three crucial wickets in talking about captaincy affecting your bat- strongly at Trent Bridge. “You watch a lot interests supercede my interests. My honest ting. “I think all in all he will have gone to of their cricket and they are one of the opinion is that there are candidates who can es in all formats,” said a PCB release. Pakistan’s improbable Champions Trophy bed Sunday night a very happy man.” No sides that travel very well,” he said. “They take over the reins.” Mathews bore the brunt of Amir, who was earlier listed in the ‘B’ cat- victory over arch-rivals India in London last one knows more about the pressures of have a very good record away from home. the criticism levelled at Sri Lanka’s cricketers in egory after his return to the game, was ele- month. — AFP leading the team than Cook, who cap- They will be hurting. the aftermath of their 3-2 series loss at home to tained England in a record 59 Tests before “We need to be right on it. In Test-match minnows Zimbabwe on Monday. standing down following a 4-0 series loss in cricket if you are not on it for the full five Mathews described the shock defeat as low- India late last year. days you can lose it very quickly.” — AFP est point in his career and a “hard pill to swal- low”. The struggling side entered the series with- out a coach after Graham Ford’s sudden exit fol- lowing their poor showing in the Champions Trophy last month. Sri Lanka’s sports minister delivered the squad an ultimatum after that performance, ordering players get in shape or face the boot after declaring them unfit to compete on the world stage.

Rock bottom Sri Lanka Cricket manager Asanka Gurusinghe said the team had hit rock bottom but would bounce back. “After losing to Zimbabwe, we have to go up. This side is too good to keep going down,” Gurusinghe said. Their first challenge starts Friday, when Chandimal will lead the side in Colombo for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe. “I am going to put my heart and soul into the team,” Chandimal said. Tharanga, who will take over in Twenty20s and ODIs, said there was much room for improvement following the embarrassment against Zimbabwe. “As a team we did not per- form well,” he said. The team remains plagued by fitness prob- lems, with up to 20 players battling injuries in the past year, said chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya. Mathews had to return home halfway through Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa earlier this year and missed Bangladesh’s tour of DERBY: New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite bats during the Women’s World Cup cricket match Joe Root Sri Lanka due to a hamstring injury. —AFP against England at the The County Ground, Derby, England yesterday. — AP THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 SPORTS

Australia looks to reap benefits of European tourists

SYDNEY: Arsenal play a double-header tinue to grow in Australia, according to niques with local clubs and their players.” have since gone on to earn moves to markets in Asia,” added De Bohun, who of friendly matches in Sydney this week Damien De Bohun, the former A-League Tottenham Hotspur played in Australia Europe. helped organise the recent international and the arrival of the English Premier head. “The tours by European clubs rein- last year as part of the International One, ex-Wanderers midfielder Aaron friendly played in Melbourne between League giants is seen as a golden oppor- force the popularity of football globally. Champions Cup, while Liverpool played Mooy, was picked up by Manchester City Argentina and Brazil. One of the objec- tunity for football in Australia. The It also gives fans a tangible way to con- a post-season game against Sydney FC and has since joined Premier League tives of hosting such matches is to con- Gunners’ new £52.5 million ($68 million) nect with the players-after seeing them in May. “It’s great for the clubs to play newcomers Huddersfield Town. vince other leading clubs that the facili- record signing Alexandre Lacazette on their television screens, they can liter- football against bigger and better oppo- Goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, once of ties on offer are worth travelling the long could make his debut in today’s meeting ally touch and feel them when they’re sition,” added De Bohun. “It gives those Central Coast Mariners, has just signed distance to visit. “Having Brazil and with the reigning A-League champions out here,” De Bohun, who is now in clubs an exposure to the world football for Brighton and Hove Albion from Argentina come to play in Melbourne Sydney FC. charge of major events in the state of scene, a case in point are the Western Valencia while his former club colleague opens the eyes and ears of other clubs And Western Sydney Wanderers will Victoria, told AFP. Sydney Wanderers who won the Asian Tom Rogic is now starring for Celtic. “The and countries to play here,” he said. then get the chance to measure them- “Technically, it also gives people the Champions League in 2014. “The tours European clubs can grow their global “Some countries who will play at the selves against Arsene Wenger’s men on opportunity to see close up the profes- help local clubs aspire and play at a footprint. The big sponsors of the clubs World Cup in Russia next year have Saturday at the ANZ Stadium. The sionalism of the overseas clubs and higher level in Australia.” De Bohun also who have offices in this part of the world expressed an interest in coming to play matches provide greater visibility to those clubs can also share some of their said that such matches have helped also want to see the benefit of playing in in our city. There is a clear plan going for- these clubs and can help the sport con- insights and playing and training tech- showcase the talents of individuals who Australia and its proximity to the big ward.” — AFP

BASEBALL Cano lifts AL to victory in MLB All-Star Game

MIAMI: Robinson Cano hugged Francisco “The last thing we wanted to do was get Lindor after the final out, exchanged high- pitchers in that shouldn’t probably be in fives with his American League teammates the game, and risk an injury or something,” and put an arm around the shoulder of Mills said. Cano’s homer came exactly 50 designated hitter/photographer Nelson years after the previous All-Star extra- Cruz. Winning the All-Star Game still inning homer, when Tony Perez hit a seemed to matter, even if it didn’t mean tiebreaking 15th-inning shot off Catfish World Series home field. Hunter in the NL’s 2-1 win at Anaheim, Cano homered off Cubs closer Wade California. Perez, now a Marlins executive, Davis leading off the 10th inning and the was among eight Latin-born Hall of Famers AL beat the National League 2-1 Tuesday who threw out ceremonial first pitches. night for its fifth straight victory in a game Miguel Sano put the AL ahead in the fifth dominated by this era’s flame-throwers, with a bloop RBI single down the right-field rather than its standout sluggers. line against Alex Wood. Yadier Molina tied it At 34, the Seattle second baseman was in the sixth with a home run off Ervin among the oldest players in an event built Santana and two days before his 35th around so many of the sport’s new, young birthday became the oldest catcher with an stars, and he was added to the roster only All-Star long ball. Friday as an injury replacement. At that Molina, wearing a shiny gold helmet time, he didn’t realize baseball players and and chest protector, had just entered owners had scrapped the rule giving behind the plate in the top half and home-field advantage in the Fall Classic to snapped off an All-Star first - Cruz pulled a the league that wins the Midsummer phone out of his uniform pants and asked Classic. the catcher to shoot photos of him with “When I found out, I said, I might get an umpire Joe West, who last month became at-bat,” Cano recalled. Cano earned the just the third ump to work 5,000 big league MVP honor with his one clutch swing. He games. “I would bet if the game had count- sent a hanging curve off the back wall of ed, he would not have done that,” NL man- MUNICH: Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez (C), new recruit of German first division Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich, holds his the right-field bullpen, then blew a bubble ager Joe Maddon said. Molina took the new jersey as he poses with Bayern Munich’s Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti (L) and the club’s CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (R) during an offi- with his gum when rounding the bases. request in stride. “It was weird, huh? It was cial presentation in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. — AFP He remembered telling his dad: “I’m not funny, too,” he said. “I said: Are you serious? picked - like the last one. If I play, it’s great,” He was. So I did it.” SOCCER he said. Cano hip-bumped Cruz on the way Cruz had planned a similar stunt for the back the dugout, then was joined by jump- 2013 but said he couldn’t do it. “This time, if ing, hopping and high-fiving teammates I had to take a picture with someone it was on the bench. For good measure, they Joe West. He’s the legend,” Cruz explained. James to rekindle career doused Cano with sunflower seeds and “He said, ‘Come on get out of here, what are fanned him with towels. you doing?’ Then he said, ‘Yeah, yeah. Let’s Craig Kimbrel wiggled out of a jam in do it.’” West couldn’t believe what was hap- the ninth and right fielder Justin Upton pening. under Ancelotti at Bayern made a lunging catch in the 10th to help “I’ve never seen that before - ever,” he the AL. And for the first time since 1964, the said. “That’s the first time I ever think I’ve rivalry is back to all even - 43 wins apiece been speechless on a field.” Davis wasn’t BERLIN: After a frustrating spell at Real Madrid, 22, who has joined from French side Lyon for 17 goals, with 18 assists, in 46 matches under with two ties, and each side has scored with the Cubs last fall when they won the James Rodriguez will attempt to kick-start his 41.5 million euros ($47.3m). James’ loan deal Ancelotti, who played him in his favourite posi- exactly 361 runs. World Series for the first time in 108 years. career at Bayern Munich next season, back suits all parties. tion of attacking midfielder. He was deployed on Cleveland closer Andrew Miller finished He was acquired in a trade from Kansas City under the stewardship of Carlo Ancelotti. the right side of the attacking midfield, just off the win. Manager Brad Mills, taking over to fortify the bullpen, and was the only Colombian hot-shot James on Tuesday joined PROSPER behind Karim Benzema and winger Gareth Bale. the AL squad because Indians skipper Terry Cubs player in this showcase. Chicago has his former Real boss at the German champions Ancelotti has persuaded Bayern of the play- But Rodriguez struggled for a place in Real’s Francona was recovering from a heart pro- struggled this season, going into the break on a two-year loan. er’s undeniable talent with the German club hav- star-studded first team under Ancelotti’s succes- cedure last week, was thrilled. at 43-45.—AP Bayern have the option to buy the 2014 ing the chance to try before they buy while Real sor Rafael Benitez, then Zinedine Zidane, who World Cup top-scorer at the end of the deal. have found a way to off-load the talent they had no room for him behind the three-man “Signing James Rodriguez was our coach Carlo signed for 75 million euros from Monaco in July attack of Bale, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. Ancelotti’s biggest wish, following their success- 2014. James made just 13 starting appearances last ful spell working together in Madrid,” said According to German daily Bild, Bayern will season under Zidane in the Spanish league with Bayern’s chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. pay 10 million euros per year for James and will a further nine off the bench. It is not obvious “There’s no question that this transfer further have the option to buy him for 35 million. James where he will play as Thiago Alcantara and increases the quality in our team.” Instead of fly- has the chance to again prosper under Ancelotti. Thomas Muller both want to play James’ pre- ing west to Los Angeles for Real’s tour of the He is a big-name summer signing which Bayern ferred number ten role. Likewise both Arjen USA, James, 25, will be jetting east with Bayern need with Brazil’s Douglas Costa negotiating a Robben and Kingsley Coman like to come in off on Sunday when the Germans visit China and transfer with Juventus. the right wing onto their left foot, just like Singapore. Bayern’s Germany defender Mats It’s unfair to assume James was a failure at Rodriguez. Hummels wasted no time in welcoming the Real as the attacking midfielder scored 36 goals Ancelotti could well use James alongside Colombian, who scored six goals at the World with 38 assists in 110 games for the Spanish Thiago in the attacking midfield behind striker Cup, by writing “Bienvenido @jamesrodriguez” giants. The Colombian, who has a contract at Robert Lewandowski. Both Real and Bayern will on Twitter. Real until 2020, arrived at the Bernabeu three hope Ancelotti can bring James back to his very James will boost Bayern’s star-studded attack years ago to much pomp and fanfare. His best best so that he heads off to next year’s World Cup along with fellow new signing Corentin Tolisso, season at Real was in 2014/15, when he scored somewhere near his dazzling 2014 form. —AFP European football on display in United States MIAMI: Robinson Cano #22 of the Seattle Mariners and the American League cele- brates with the Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award LOS ANGELES: The cream of European football partners, notably Dutch brewer Heineken, which boss Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid president after they defeated the National League 2 to 1 during the 88th MLB All-Star Game at will be on display in the United States this month also sponsors the UEFA Champions League. Florentino Perez as being instrumental in the Marlins Park on Tuesday in Miami, Florida. — AFP as the International Champions Cup aims to cash event’s maturing. in on the growing popularity of the world’s most ‘MR ZERO MISTAKES’ Mourinho, who has brought Chelsea, Real popular sport amongst American fans. In the The tournament begins on July 19, when Madrid and now United to the US for pre-season space of little more than a decade, the event has Paris Saint-Germain take on Roma in Detroit training camps, calls Stillitano “Mr Zero Man City look to reach out to evolved from a haphazard collection of meaning- with the final US fixture playing out on July 30 Mistakes”. “Because everything he did for me: less friendlies to becoming the most prominent with an all-Italian derby between Roma and Zero mistakes,” Mourinho told Sports Illustrated. overseas fans on summer tour pre-season tournament in the world, what Juventus in Foxborough, outside of Boston. “The clubs I bring to the US with Charlie, when I organiser Charlie Stillitano describes as the “per- “Soccer as a business has really grown, these leave, the clubs keep the relation.” fect marriage of football and commerce.” teams are able to exploit their brand here in the Stillitano added: “In 2003 and 2004, teams LONDON: Manchester City are one of five ering us for the first time, which helps us to Manchester United, Juventus, Paris Saint- US, which maybe 20 years ago they couldn’t do,” really didn’t want to do it. In their minds it was English Premier League clubs travelling to cast our net as far as possible. We have a Germain, Roma and Tottenham Hotspur are all Stillitano said. “They all have robust marketing not a tournament, just a series of games to show compete in the International Champions number of global and regional commercial competing in the tournament which comprises departments. Soccer is actually now very popu- off the team. It’s very, very different with what is Cup as part of their pre-season prepara- partners who operate all over the world 12 matches across 11 US cities. The biggest coup lar here.” Since the first friendly match he organ- is now.” “Now everything has changed: now the tions. Here, AFP Sports talks to Tom Glick, and welcome the chance to activate our for organisers has been securing a rare edition of ised in 2002 — a meeting between Real Madrid players are serious, the commercial departments Chief Commercial Officer at City Football partnership in particular territories, which the “Clasico” between Real Madrid and Barcelona and Roma-Stillitano says he has seen a definite are serious and even just importantly, the own- Group, which runs Manchester City, about tours help us to do.” in Miami on July 29, where tickets are on sale for shift in the way the event is perceived. ers, presidents and managers take it very serious- the merits of overseas pre-season tours. Q - From a marketing perspective, how between $250 and $4,500. He cites the support of Manchester United ly. That’s the real difference since 2002.”—AFP Q - What is the specific appeal of coun- do you measure the success of these trips? It is the first meeting of the two giants of La tries like China and the United States to A - “The important thing for us is to Liga outside of Spain since 1982, when they Manchester City? make sure we are building lasting relation- played a largely forgotten fixture in Venezuela. A - “The US, which we’re visiting this ships with the cities and countries we visit Stillitano told AFP the stateside “Clasico”, which year, and China, which we toured last sum- on tour and contribute something to the will take place at the home of the Miami mer, are two of the biggest and fastest football community there. This might be Dolphins, is being marketed with the same kind growing football markets in the world. They through community programmes, com- of razzmatazz surrounding the NFL’s annual are home to millions of Manchester City mercial partnerships or having a perma- Super Bowl party. fans and we have particular links to both, nent presence or sister club in market, but “It is very unique, we are creating a village, we with our sister club, New York City FC, in the it’s the best way of ensuring we have an are having concerts, parties, legends games, US and our minority investors, China Media ongoing and successful relationship with sponsors activation,” Stillitano said. “It will be Capital, in China. We always welcome the the destinations we select for tours.” much more like the Super Bowl. We are spend- opportunity to connect directly with our Q - What are the non-business benefits? ing two million dollars just making the event, to fans in both countries-as well as a number A - “There are few better ways to enjoy a whole week of football.” of other parts of the world which are close enhance awareness and exposure of our Stillitano declined to go into the details of the to our heart.” club in particular markets than having our sums necessary to attract such high-profile par- Q - How do trips to these countries help players on the ground, training, playing ticipants to the tournament, which also includes City leverage its brand? and meeting fans. In the annual football fixtures in Asia and Australia. A - “Giving the millions of City fans cycle, we don’t get many opportunities to “It varies from team to team,” he said. “The around the world who can’t make a trip to do this, which is why we invest so much teams are paid very well, I can’t say how much ... the Etihad, the ability to watch their team time and effort to ensuring that we in some cases, we are sharing some revenues in person is the ideal way for them to get choose the right places to go and max- with the teams, I can’t go into details.” closer to their club. It also enables us to imise our time there so that we can spend Financing for the tournament is generated PARIS: Paris Saint Germain’s (PSG) new Brazilian defender Dani Alves (R) and PSG’s Qatari president introduce City and our players to new audi- as much meaningful time with our fans as through ticketing and a network of commercial Nasser Al-Khelaifi (L) pose with Alves’ jersey during a press conference yesterday, in Paris. Alves has ences who might be watching and discov- possible.” — AFP signed a two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain, the French club confirmed yesterday. — AFP Five-star Kittel Cano lifts AL to wins Tour de victory in MLB France 11th stage All-Star Game

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LONDON: Sam Querrey of the United States races to volley to Britain’s Andy Murray during their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal Match on day nine at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London yesterday. — AP Querrey stuns Murray, Djokovic out with injury

LONDON: Limping between points and fading medical timeout while a trainer massaged his and then really found a groove in the fourth and kept insisting once the tournament began that tance: against 12th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in down the stretch, defending champion Andy arm. A day earlier, during his fourth-round fifth set,” Querrey said. “And everything kind of he was OK, he was not nearly capable of his best the third round, Kevin Anderson in the fourth, Murray was stunned by 24th-seeded Sam match, Djokovic had his right shoulder worked seemed to be falling my way then.” on this afternoon. and now Murray. Querrey of the US 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1 in the on by a trainer. In Friday’s semifinals, Querrey will It is the second year in a row that the 29-year- Murray’s serve speeds slowed, and his back- Querrey always has had an intimidating serve, Wimbledon quarterfinals yesterday. face 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic of old Californian upset the defending champion hand, in particular, didn’t have its usual verve, but he’s never managed to put together his over- The No. 1-seeded Murray came into the tour- Croatia, who also won a five-setter yesterday, and top-seeded man at the All England Club. In either. One key to his success is his court cover- all game for enough matches to play on the final nament dealing with a sore left hip and it clearly getting past 16th-seeded Gilles Muller 3-6, 7-6 2016, he beat Djokovic in the third round en age, which allows him to play defense as well as weekend at a major. Indeed, until last year’s win impeded him at Centre Court. He grimaced as he (6), 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 with the help of 33 aces. On the route to the only major quarterfinal of Querrey’s anyone. That was not the case in the latter stages over Djokovic, he might have been best known stumbled or landed awkwardly while attempting other half of the draw, Berdych will face Roger career before yesterday. against Querrey. “I was pretty close today. It was- for some of his unusual off-court episodes. In shots. Querrey took full advantage to reach the Federer or Milos Raonic next. n’t like I was, like, a million miles away from win- Thailand for a 2009 tournament, he cut two first Grand Slam semifinal of his career - and the Murray is normally a terrific returner, but DOMINANCE ning the match,” Murray said. “Obviously the end muscles in his right arm when he sat on a glass first for any American man anywhere since Andy Querrey hit 27 aces, including on six of the last That snapped Djokovic’s 30-match winning was a bit of a struggle.” table that shattered. Two years ago, he Roddick was the runner-up at Wimbledon in nine points he served to finish with a flourish. streak at the majors. Murray didn’t have that sort Querrey is the lowest-ranked player to ever appeared on the reality TV show “The 2009. “I am still in a little bit of shock myself,” Querrey was impeccable for portions of the of recent dominance, but he is a three-time beat two-time Wimbledon champion Murray in Millionaire Matchmaker.” There’s a popular video Querrey said. There was another quarterfinal sur- match, finishing with 70 winners and only 30 major champion and had been to at least the his 12 appearances at the grass-court Grand clip on social media of Querrey - sunglasses and prise, when three-time Wimbledon champion unforced errors. “He was dictating all of the semifinals at the All England Club in seven of the Slam tournament. For Murray, this was the fourth hat on, shirt unbuttoned - dancing with friends Novak Djokovic stopped playing because of a points,” Murray said. From 1-all in the fourth, past eight years. The hip, though, was a problem. five-set match he’s lost in a row. Querrey is head- wearing horse-head masks. Now Querrey’s on- right arm injury while trailing 2010 runner-up Querrey grabbed eight games in a row to take Murray had to skip some practice sessions and ed in the opposite direction: Merely 4-10 in fifth court accomplishment yesterday will make Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (2), 2-0. that set and lead 3-0 in the last. “I didn’t start my pull out of a couple of planned exhibition match- sets for his career until last week, he has won headlines. Win two more matches, and he’ll be After dropping the opening set, Djokovic took a best, but I just kept with it. Kept swinging away es in the leadup to Wimbledon. Even though he each of his last three matches by going the dis- the Wimbledon champion.— AP

ATHLETICS SOCCER UAE para-athlete dead while training Canada ties with Costa Rica

LONDON: United Arab Emirates para- the athlete’s head,” he said. “We don’t prayers and condolences of the whole HOUSTON: Alphonso Davies scored in the first half and Milan from each of the Gold Cup groups advance to the quarter- athlete Abdullah Hayayei has died fol- have any more information about how Paralympic Movement are with Borjan made several brilliant saves as Canada held on for a 1-1 finals along with the two best third-place teams. The tourna- lowing a training incident casting a pall that happened, what was the reason, or Abdullah’s family, friends and team- tie with Costa Rica on Tuesday to remain undefeated at the ment concludes with the final on July 26 at Levi’s Stadium in over the World Para-athletics champi- what the details are.” mates as well as the whole of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Santa Clara, California. —AFP onships which begin in London on Philip Craven, long-time chairman of National Paralympic Committee of the Teenage phenom Davies opened the scoring with his third Friday. He was 36. Hayayei, who was set the International Paralympic Committee UAE. “We are all in a state of shock at goal of the tournament in the 26th minute for Canada who are to compete in the shot put, discus and (IPC) but who is stepping down later this this terrible tragedy.” Hayayei compet- the surprise co-leaders atop Group A after beating French javelin F34 events, suffered the fatal year, said it was devastating news. There ed at the 2015 world championships in Guiana 4-2 in their opener. The 16-year-old Davies used his injury while training in London on were discussions as to whether to post- Doha, finishing fifth in the discus F34 blazing speed to race past the Costa Rica defence and hammer Tuesday. Although the emergency serv- pone the opening of the championships and eighth in shot put F34, as well as a cross from Scott Arfield to the near post past goalkeeper ices were called, he was pronounced but it was decided to go ahead as in last year’s Paralympics, finishing Patrick Pemberton. Davies scored two goals against French dead at the scene-those that witnessed planned and the UAE team are also will- sixth in the javelin F34 and seventh in Guiana in his Gold Cup debut on Friday. the tragedy have been offered coun- ing to compete. shot put F34. A moment of silence Davies almost scored again in the 36th minute as he selling. “Police, London Ambulance “We are all truly devastated by this will be held in honour of Hayayei dur- slipped around a defender and picked up the ball but fell Service and London’s Air Ambulance tragic news and the passing of ing Friday’s opening ceremony at before he could get a shot off at the BBVA Compass were called shortly after 17:00hrs (1600 Abdullah,” he said. “The thoughts, London Stadium. — AFP Stadium in Houston, Texas. Davies left the game after rolling GMT) on Tuesday, 11 July, to reports of a his right ankle early in the second half. At that point the seriously injured man at Newham complexion of Canada’s attack changed. Without their main Leisure Centre,” London’s Metropolitan offensive threat, Canada had to sit back and rely on their Police said in a statement sent to AFP. defence to preserve the tie. “The man was pronounced dead at the Goalkeeper Borjan did his part, coming up with several div- scene at 17:20hrs. At this early stage, it is ing saves to keep the score level with Costa Rica threatening believed the man was struck by a metal on almost every corner kick. Francisco Calvo tied it off a corner pole which formed part of training facili- in the 42nd minute, outleaping a Canadian defender and redi- ties at the centre. recting the ball past Borjan, who had suffered a nasty black eye “The man was a competitor at the in the match against French Guiana. The majority of Costa World Para Athletic Championships Rica’s scoring chances in the second half came off corners as being held in London. His next of kin the Canadians were guilty of mental lapses on defence and have been informed.” The training ven- had to be rescued time and time again by Borjan. ue-one of two allocated to the athletes- The draw means Canada has a share of first place in Group has been closed while police pursue A along with Costa Rica who recorded their first ever win over their investigation. Honduras in their tournament opening game. Both teams play According to Majid Rashed, president their final group game on Friday in Texas with Costa Rica facing of the Asian Paralympic Committee, the French Guiana, and Canada meeting Honduras. In the night HOUSTON: Scott Arfield #8 of Canada shoots on goal father of five died as a result of the match, French Guiana and Honduras played to a scoreless against Costa Rica in the second half at BBVA Compass throwing cage collapsing onto him. “I draw. Honduras had a 7-6 edge in shots. The top two teams Stadium on Tuesday in Houston, Texas. — AFP can say the throwing cage collapsed on Abdullah Hayayei NBK Economic update

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DOHA: In this Sunday, July 9, 2017 file photo, men wait for a bus in front of a building with the poster of Qatari Emir Sheikh amimT bin Hamad Al Thani. — AP Tiny Qatar is living large despite siege Boycott-busting bovines begin arriving

DOHA: It’s been more than a month since four Thani, the 37 -year-old emir. Signs on cars and Help from friends Arab nations cut land, sea and air routes to Qatar, billboards read “We are all Tamim. We are all Qatar’s ally Turkey and its neighbor Iran have but in the gas-rich Gulf nation’s glimmering malls Qatar”. Here’s a look at how Qatar has weathered quickly stepped in to fill any gaps, as has and luxury hotels there is little sign of hardship. the crisis: Morocco. Instead of carrying the Saudi Almarai High-end clothing stores hawk the latest summer dairy brand, the shelves are now stocked with trends. Grocery stores are brimming with meats Money - lots of it milk and produce from Turkey. One of the reasons and cheeses from Europe and Turkey, and just last Shortly after the crisis began, a Twitter cited for the Arab nations’ decision to cut ties was month the country’s main port received 4,300 account called DohaUnderSiege began docu- Qatar’s relations with Iran, with which it shares a cars and sheep from Australia. menting life under the blockade. One post massive undersea natural gas field. But here too, Luxury hotels like the W and St. Regis serve showed a fully stocked hotel buffet and said: the blockade seems to have had the opposite lavish meals around the clock and alcohol flows “Breadlines have begun. Personally saw several effect. Iran’s kept its airspace open, allowing for visitors. Famous Barcelona soccer players middle-aged men at breakfast scuffling over the Qatar Airways and other airlines to circumvent Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba met last baguette.” The tongue-in-cheek posts point the closures. Past investments in desert agricul- with fans last week at a mall in the capital, Doha, to the fact that Qatar is fantastically wealthy. It is ture have also helped head off any food crisis. which will host the 2022 World Cup tournament. one of the world’s richest nations per capita, mak- “We don’t feel any difference. It’s a celebration ing its citizens on average wealthier than even New routes everywhere,” Qatari Badr Jeran said as he those in neighboring Gulf states. Qatar has a pop- Since the Arab quartet’s June 5 blockade was shopped at the mall. ulation of around 2 million, but only a little more announced, Qatar has launched five new ship- AL KHOR: A handout photo made available by the Qatar News Agency (QNA) yesterday Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab than a quarter-million are citizens, meaning the ping routes - two to Oman, two to India and one shows a herd of cows arriving from Budapest at the Baladna livestock production farm in Emirates and Egypt moved to isolate Qatar in ear- government has a lot of wealth it can spread to Turkey. Doha’s brand-new Hamad Port, south the city of Al-Khor, northeast of Qatar. — AFP ly June, severing diplomatic ties and closing off around. Qatar has some $340 billion in reserves. of the Qatari capital, is operating at “full capacity,” their air space and shipping lanes over Doha’s says the port’s director, Abdelaziz Nasser Al-Yafei. ings at a farm 80 kilometers north of Doha, per cent at present” of Qatar’s needs, added support for Islamist groups across the region, Energy The facility, part of a $7.4 billion port infrastruc- despite being the centre of attention from jour- Dore, speaking to reporters at the farm. “Before, many of which are viewed as terror groups by its Qatar’s main source of revenue is its natural ture project, only began general cargo operations nalists and the pride of Qatar, which sees their most of the milk in Qatar was imported from rivals. Qatar denies supporting extremism and gas, which continues to flow uninterrupted. It is in October, and was fully up and running in early arrival as a sign of its defiance in the Gulf crisis. Saudi Arabia and the UAE. “At the moment the has condemned the closures as an attack on its the world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer, December. “We brought in 165 Holsteins, all highly bred gap is being filled by Turkish imports, which are sovereignty. which it ships on tankers around the world. An Holsteins, especially for dairy,” said John Dore, a welcome for the present but the quality won’t Worried residents rushed to grocery stores, undersea pipeline provides gas to Oman and the Bovines arrive in Qatar senior manager at Baladna Livestock compare with local produce.” The cows were emptying shelves of dairy products and other UAE, which heavily relies on Qatar’s gas despite Meanwhile, a first herd of boycott-busting Production. “There are 35 milking cows, that are brought in by a Qatar Airways cargo plane on food imports after Saudi Arabia sealed Qatar’s severing diplomatic ties. cows has been airlifted to Qatar to boost milk in milk at present and there’s 130 that will calve Tuesday. Moutaz Al-Khayyat, the chairman of only land border, but they were quickly The crisis has actually served as a “a good sort of supplies five weeks after neighboring Gulf states in the next two-to-three weeks.” Qatari firm Power International which bought restocked. If the Arab nations intended to bring trial run” for the Qataris to determine how to man- cut links with the emirate. The several dozen Prior to the current crisis, Qatar largely relied and imported the cows, told Bloomberg News about a change in government, those hopes age their economy in the face of such an event, Holsteins were flown in from Budapest, the first on dairy imports from Saudi Arabia, especially of that once all the 4,000 cows arrive in Qatar, they appear to have been dashed by an outpouring of said Noha Aboueldahab, a visiting fellow at the of 4,000 cattle to be imported by August. The milk. The cattle will be farmed for both milk and will meet around 30 percent of the country’s popular support for Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Brookings Doha Center think tank. bemused bovines took to their new surround- meat. “Local supply covers between 10 and 15 dairy needs. — Agencies Malaysia prompts alarm in migrant worker crackdown

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has rounded up numbers also from Indonesia and Myanmar. In themselves without proper paperwork, it must over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers the latest raid late Tuesday, scores of foreign ensure that basic human rights are respected this month in a major crackdown, prompting workers at a construction site in the coastal for all people at all times.” Aegile Fernandez, alarm yesterday from lawmakers across the town of Port Dickson were rounded up. director of prominent Malaysian migrant rights region who said the campaign was “victimizing The clampdown has caused alarm among group Tenaganita, said the real culprits were the vulnerable”. The relatively developed coun- activists and in neighboring countries, and a unscrupulous agents who extorted money try is a magnet for migrant workers from across group representing current and former law- from foreign workers in exchange for bringing Asia, but several million are believed to be makers from across Southeast Asia added their them to the country, leaving them saddled undocumented. voice to the concern. “A desire to decrease the with huge debts. “Malaysia would not have Authorities started rounding up illegal number of undocumented workers in the developed so much if not for migrant workers. workers after an official program to register country can never be an excuse to further vic- We should thank them and not handcuff undocumented foreigners ended on June 30, timize the vulnerable,” said Cambodian law- them,” she told AFP. More than 60 employers and more than 3,100 had been detained as of maker Mu Sochua, a board member of the who allegedly hired illegal foreign workers MALAYSIA: Foreign workers wait for their work documents to be checked by July 11, according to the immigration depart- ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights. have also been arrested. Migrant workers typi- Malaysian immigration officer during an operation to crackdown on illegal immigra- ment. Bangladeshis represent the largest “While Malaysia has a legitimate need to cally do jobs spurned by locals, such as on con- tion on the outskirts of Port Dickson. — AP group among those detained, with substantial address the fact that so many migrants find struction sites and palm oil plantations. — AFP THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 BUSINESS Warba Bank launches ‘Express Bill’ for automatic payments KUWAIT: Warba Bank, Kuwait’s best invest- amount of re-charge ment bank and corporate consultancy is KD 3, and the max- institution, is stepping up efforts to devel- imum is KD 100. op its digital infrastructure through provid- Commenting on ing its customers with time-and-effort-sav- that new service, Mr ing technological banking solutions that Haitham Al-Terkait, enable them to easily manage their bank- Chief Technology ing operations through online and mobile Officer in Warba applications. As a result, the Bank has Bank, said: “One of recently topped its ‘Express’ e-services by the main bases of launching its new ‘ Express Bill ‘ service for the Bank’s new five- the automatic payment of mobile phone Haitham Al-Terkait year strategy (for bills. The new service is designed to pro- the years 2017- vide convenience and flexibility to cus- 2021) is the development of the Bank’s dig- tomers’ lives as now they no longer need to ital infrastructure by providing sophisticat- manage the process every single month. ed electronic services that mimic what is Through the new service, Warba Bank’s most important to the customer. To achieve customers can also automatically pay their an advanced position in electronic banking own monthly bills and those of their family services, the Bank launched a range of members at once and with a banking advanced services in line with the spirit of Kuwait: Inflation holds at 2.7% process to schedule the automatic deduc- the technological era and the digital tion of the values of those bills by following progress witnessed by the banking sector simple and easy steps. globally and has become an urgent in May with momentum easing The customer can create, view and edit requirement of customers due to its ease the ‘ Express Bill ‘ schedules through online and flexibility in the completion of banking banking services. First, the client signs into transactions from anywhere, saving time their online account and then goes to the and effort. NBK ECONOMIC UPDATE “Payment Services” section and selects “ ‘Express Update’ service, which allows Express Bill “. These steps are followed by customers to upload a picture of their civil KUWAIT: Inflation in consumer prices stood pat creating a new schedule and selecting the ID’s to update their data. ‘Express Chat’ at 2.7% year-on-year (y/y) in May, as inflation account that the customer would like to service, which allows the website’s visitors across most components came in unchanged deduct the bill value from, and then select- to communicate directly with the bank from April. Moderating growth in housing rent ing the pre-defined telephone number, staff and get answers to their queries. and weak food inflation has led to lower overall which can be specified in the pre-defined ‘Express Finance’ service, which allows the price growth in recent months. Momentum is phone numbers section. customer to apply for financing through expected to remain to the downside, as a contin- After that, the customer can opt to pay the website for initial approval by simply ued decline in global food prices and a soft real the bill or re-charge and then they can using their electronic signature. estate market are seen keeping food and hous- enter the amount and the payment day of ‘Express Check’ service, which can be ing inflation, respectively, in check. each month. It should be noted that the used on the bank’s website. It enables the Nonetheless, hikes in electricity and water deduction of the value set in advance by the customer to request a cheque book and tariffs during the second half of 2017 are expect- customer will be automatically done on the choose the branch that they want to get it ed to put some upward pressure on inflation. fixed date on a monthly basis. This saves the from. ‘Express Transfer’ service, which The tariffs are scheduled to increase from the customer the trouble of doing the banking allows customers to transfer money to current 2 fils to 3-5 fils per kilowatt-hour (kWh) process every time they want to pay their more than one beneficiary at once. ‘Express for the various sectors. In May, the Ministry of mobile bills. In addition, the bank’s customer Log in’ service, which is a leading service Electricity & Water began applying new utility can pay more than two bills via ‘ Express Bill ‘, through smartphones and Warba Online tariffs in the commercial sector. Tariffs rose from with a minimum payment of KD 1.00 and a Application through which customers can 2 fils to 5 fils/kWh and from KD 0.8 to KD 2per maximum payment of KD 100. The minimum access their accounts using a fingerprint.” 1,000 imperial gallon of water. The increases in utility prices are expected to push inflation up slightly from current rates to an annual average close to3% in 2017. Inflation in food prices remained flat in May amid a continued decline in global food prices. Local food prices were flat at0.1% y/y in May and according to the Commodity Research Bureau, international prices of commodity foods were down by 5.1% y/y during the same period. Inflation in housing services remained unchanged in April. Inflation in the housing component, mostly comprised of housing rents Car price inflation came in flat at 0.1% y/y. services and the restaurants & hotels seg- and updated quarterly, slowed from6.4% y/y in Inflation in “other goods & services” remained ment remained relatively elevated at 12.3% 4Q16 to a three-year low of 4.3% y/y in 1Q17, in- weak on the back of lower gold inflation, while y/y and 4.5%, respectively. Transport services line with some softness in the housing market. inflation in the furnishings & household mainte- continue to readjust their fees to account for Inflation in the retail sector remained soft nance component stabilized at 2.9% y/y. the higher fuel charges that were implement- against a backdrop of subdued consumer Inflation in services excluding housing ed back in September of 2016. In May, infla- demand. Clothing & footwear prices continued held steady at a multi-month high of 2.4% tion in this segment stood at a comparatively to decline in May amid soft consumer demand. y/y in May. Inflation in both transportation high 3.2% y/y. LONDON: This is a Thursday, Jan 26, 2017 file photo of People as they walk past one ‘No quick fix’ for challenges Greece set to leave of the headquarters buildings showing the logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland. — AP facing oil majors: BP’s chief EU deficit blacklist Royal Bank of Scotland in $5.5B BRUSSELS: The EU recommended yesterday that three settlement over US mortgages ISTANBUL: Global oil companies are facing ‘Low carbon world’ times bailed-out Greece has made enough progress in the twin challenges of an abundance in Meanwhile, after the Paris Agreement LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland said yes- McEwan has been at pains in recent balancing its budget to be removed from special over- supply coupled with pressure to reduce on combating climate change set targets terday it has reached a $5.5 billion settle- months to insist RBS has put its legacy sight of government spending. The move is a further carbon emissions and there is no “quick fix” for reducing emissions, oil majors need to ment in the United States over the mis-sell- issues behind it. The bank was bailed out at boost for Athens days after it secured a fresh tranche of solution, the chief executive of BP said yes- “make our business fit for a low carbon ing of mortgage-backed securities before the height of the financial crisis and is still cash from its latest bailout to meet crucial debt pay- terday. BP chief executive Bob Dudley said world”, he said. “These are two huge chal- the financial crisis - a key milestone in the owned by the British taxpayer. The settle- ments and avoid a fresh crisis. The decision showed the only a combination of strategies would lenges. There are no quick fixes, no institution’s efforts to put its past sins ment follows a deal last month with thou- progress Greece has made, said European Commission help oil majors deal with the challenges, as overnight solutions,” said Dudley. “History behind it. sands of investors who sued amid allega- vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis, who has special they come to terms with a period of pro- shows our industry has taken on these kind The deal with the Federal Housing tions they were misled into buying shares responsibility for the eurozone. longed low oil prices. of challenges many times before and suc- Finance Agency - the conservator of Fannie in the Edinburgh-based bank in a 12 billion “I invite Greece to build on its achievements and con- Dudley argued that while global oil ceeded,” he said. He warned against a Mae and Freddie Mac - resolves claims pound cash-call. The bank’s shares col- tinue to strengthen confidence in its economy,” demand was still expected to rise by one “replay” of past solutions. regarding the issuance and underwriting of lapsed soon after it was bailed out by the Dombrovskis said, adding that it was “important for a third in the next decades, “what is new is “These new questions need new approximately $32 billion (25 billion government. return to the markets.” EU rules require member states to the increase in supply”, especially due to answers,” he said. Dudley said solutions pounds) of residential mortgage-backed Under the settlement Wednesday, RBS run a budget deficit-the shortfall between government the exploitation of US shale reserves. “We would come from oil companies showing securities. The bank must still resolve out- will pay $5.5 billion, but be reimbursed excellence, reliability and safety in their revenue and spending-of not more than 3.0 percent of now have abundant supply. It’s a fact of standing civil and criminal claims with the for $754 million under indemnification operations. BP learnt “a lot of lessons” since total annual economic output. The lifting of the life,” he told the World Petroleum Congress Department of Justice. agreements with third parties. The cost is the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disas- Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) for Greece will allow (WPC) in Istanbul. RBS CEO Ross McEwan characterized the largely covered by money it had already ter, Dudley said. Companies must also the government greater leeway in managing its finances The supply has pushed down crude make sure resources were sustainable after years of austerity and spending cuts demanded by settlement as a “stark reminder” of the set aside in anticipation of a settlement. prices to their current level of around through using natural gas and renewables Brussels to bring the budget deficit under control. heavy price British taxpayer and the bank RBS had already put $8.3 billion to cover $45 a barrel and Dudley noted that at in the energy mix. Growth in renewables is “This follows the substantial efforts in recent years itself paid for the global ambitions of the U.S. mis-selling claims, from which the the time of the last WPC gathering of surging, he said, while adding, that “com- made by the country to consolidate its public finances institution under disgraced former boss Wednesday settlement will be deducted. energy bosses in Moscow in 2014, the oil mon sense tells us reducing emissions can- coupled with the progress made” in its debt rescue pro- Fred Goodwin. “It’s never a great experi- It may need to take further provision for price had been $108. “We have half a not depend on renewables alone”. Dudley grams, the European Commission said in a statement. ence for a CEO to effectively be writing the civil and criminal claims by the US century’s worth of oil and gas in our said this underlined the “the advantages of The Commission noted that if member states approve such a large check - 4.2 billion pounds,” justice officials. Joseph Dickerson, an proved reserves alone. And there is gas” in bringing an abundant and relatively its recommendation later this year, only three countries McEwan said on a conference call with analyst at Jefferies, predicted RBS will much more out there,” he said, pointing clean energy source to consumers. “There is will remain under the excessive deficit procedure- reporters. Nonetheless, he said that the need to set aside another $2.5 billion for to untapped shale reserves in Argentina, a an energy transition underway and we France, Spain and Britain. —AFP bank was “nearly through” with issues that the Department of Justice deal in the Algeria and China. are going to be part of it,” he said. — AFP have dogged efforts to return to profit. fourth quarter. — AP EXCHANGE RATES

Chinese Yuan Renminbi 45.110 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Swiss Franc 318.330 Indian Rupee 0.004212 0.004900 Australian Dollar 234.720 Thai Bhat 9.925 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 US Dollar Buying 302.650 Turkish Lira 85.715 ASIAN COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 0.002590 0.002770 Japanese Yen 2.701 GOLD Kenyan Shilling 0.002985 0.002985 Indian Rupees 4.693 20 Gram 254.190 BAHRAIN EXCHANGE COMPANY WLL Korean Won 0.000253 0.000268 Pakistani Rupees 2.899 10 Gram 130.01 Malaysian Ringgit 0.067221 0.073221 Srilankan Rupees 1.976 5 Gram 65.850 CURRENCY BUY SELL Nepalese Rupee 0.002944 0.003114 Nepali Rupees 2.941 Pakistan Rupee 0.002690 0.002980 Singapore Dollar 221.380 Europe Hongkong Dollar 389.200 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd British Pound 0.386296 0.396296 Philippine Peso 0.005982 0.006282 Bangladesh Taka 3.753 Czech Korune 0.005309 0.017309 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Philippine Peso 6.016 Danish Krone 0.042675 0.047675 Singapore Dollar 0.214935 0.224935 Rate for Transfr Selling Rate Thai Baht 8.957 Euro 0. 341695 0.350695 South African Rand 0.016836 0.025336 US Dollar 303.750 Norwegian Krone 0.032382 0.037582 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001607 0.002187 Canadian Dolla 235.465 GCC COUNTRIES Romanian Leu 0.084278 0.084278 Taiwan 0.009735 0.009915 Saudi Riyal 81.081 Sterling Pound 393.975 Slovakia 0.009085 0.019085 Thai Baht 0.008596 0.009146 Qatari Riyal 83.510 Euro 346.455 Swedish Krona 0.032070 0.037070 Omani Riyal 789.631 Swiss Frank 294.730 Bahraini Dinar 807.360 Swiss Franc 0.309450 0.320450 Arab Bahrain Dinar 805.645 UAE Dirham 82.782 Turkish Lira 0.080639 0.090939 Bahraini Dinar 0.799528 0.808028 UAE Dirhams 83.095 Egyptian Pound 0.015200 0.021108 ARAB COUNTRIES Qatari Riyals 84.315 Australasia Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Egyptian Pound - Cash 20.650 Saudi Riyals 81.895 Australian Dollar 0.223403 0.235403 Iraqi Dinar 0.000191 0.000251 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 16.715 Jordanian Dinar 428.335 New Zealand Dollar 0.215603 0.225103 Jordanian Dinar 0.424311 0.433311 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.220 Egyptian Pound 16.990 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Tunisian Dinar 125.040 Sri Lankan Rupees 1.977 Lebanese Pound 0.000156 0.000258 Jordanian Dinar 428.680 America Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.026 Indian Rupees 4.696 Canadian Dollar 0.231035 0.240035 Moroccan Dirhams 0.019770 0.043770 Syrian Lira 2.167 Pakistani Rupees 2.895 Georgina Lari 0.137347 0.137347 Nigerian Naira 0.001257 0.001892 Morocco Dirham 31.984 Bangladesh Taka 3.766 US Dollars 0.300000 0.304420 Omani Riyal 0.783450 0.789130 Philippines Pesso 6.015 US Dollars Mint 0.300500 0.304420 Qatar Riyal 0.079239 0.084179 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Cyprus pound 167.630 Saudi Riyal 0.080007 0.081307 US Dollar Transfer 303.850 Japanese Yen 3.685 Asia Syrian Pound 0.001289 0.001509 Euro 348.360 Syrian Pound 2.415 Bangladesh Taka 0.003429 0.004013 Tunisian Dinar 0.122212 0.130212 Sterling Pound 396.520 Turkish Lira 0.080639 0.090939 Canadian dollar 234.391 Nepalese Rupees 2.940 Chinese Yuan 0.043216 0.046716 Turkish lira 86.940 Malaysian Ringgit 71.550 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037098 0.039848 UAE Dirhams 0.081370 0.083070 Yemeni Riyal 0.000988 0.001068 THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 BUSINESS Fed’s Yellen still foresees only ‘gradual’ rate hikes

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chair ‘Gradual rate hikes’ in the economy should spur continued many considerations these rules do not quently disagree about the appropriate Janet Yellen said yesterday she still fore- After tepid annual growth in the first consumer spending and business take into account,” she said. The Fed’s level” for the key interest rate. The sees only “gradual” interest rate increases quarter of 1.4 percent, Yellen said “indi- investment, which in turn should foster semi-annual monetary policy report to report concluded that “the US economy in the few years ahead, as the US econo- cators suggest growth rebounded in “a stronger pace of wage and price Congress, released last week, went into is highly complex, and these rules, by my grows stronger and employment the second quarter,” including rising increases.” detail about the limitations of various their very nature, do not capture that expands. Key question marks remain household spending and business monetary policy formulas which “fre- complexity.” —AFP however about how the economic out- investment, and an improving housing ‘Source of uncertainty’ look will play out, and possible shifts in market. Meanwhile, confidence is rising Yellen cautioned however that “pos- policy and spending by President and growth overseas bodes well for US sible changes in fiscal and other gov- Donald Trump’s administration are one exports and manufacturing, she said. ernment policies here in the United “source of uncertainty,” Yellen said in her As a result, “additional gradual rate States represent another source of semi-annual testimony to Congress. hikes are likely to be appropriate over uncertainty.” While she did not address Another big unknown is whether stub- the next few years to sustain the eco- the specifics in her prepared state- bornly low inflation will finally move clos- nomic expansion and return inflation ment, economists have noted that a er to the Fed’s two percent target rate, to our two percent goal,” Yellen told the large infrastructure spending program from the current 1.4 percent. Sluggish US House Financial Services Committee in Trump has promised could spur inflation is something that has baffled the first day of her two-part testimony. growth, but restrictive trade policies and worried economists given the very She appears before the Senate Banking or a rising deficit could have the oppo- low unemployment rate which would Committee today. site effect. normally drive prices higher. However, Yellen said, the benchmark Together with other uncertainties, But Yellen once again expressed the interest rate “would not have to rise all including prospects for the global view held by many US central bankers that much further to get to a neutral economy, Yellen said there are “roughly that the low pace of price increases policy stance,” one where it is neither equal odds” the US economy will be “are partly the result of a few unusual stimulating nor restraining the econo- stronger or weaker than currently fore- reductions in certain categories of my. She stressed that “monetary policy cast. Anticipating likely questions from prices” which will eventually drop out is not on a preset course,” and central Republican legislators, many of whom of the calculations. These include costs bankers will adjust their views as more have been pushing for the Fed to be for cell phone services and medica- data becomes available. required to use a strict formula to set tions, economists say. While such low Among the data policymakers will interest rates, Yellen again explained inflation normally would be likely to be watching are wages and inflation why rigid rules could be harmful. keep the Fed from raising interest which have remained surprisingly low, While the Fed always consults such rates, it has instead hiked rates twice despite an average increase in employ- monetary policy rules to compare to WASHINGTON: In this Thursday, March 23, 2017, file photo, Federal this year, and expects to do so once ment of 180,000 a month this year and their own assessments, “such prescrip- Reserve chair Janet Yellen looks at documents while waiting to speak more. But Yellen pledged to “carefully an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent in tions cannot be applied in a mechani- at the Federal Reserve System community development research monitor” the situation. June. But Yellen said the positive signs cal way,” she warned. And “there are conference. —AP Brexit may threaten Gibraltar’s bustling online gaming sector

GIBRALTAR: Deep inside the Rock of AFP. While hundreds of firms are wanted it back. Madrid has renewed nuity is paramount,” said Lottoland’s Gibraltar are vaults harboring a licensed in Malta, another major its claims since the Brexit referendum recruitment chief Andrea Lazenby, prized treasure: the servers that pow- player, only 30 companies have an last year, fuelling fears it could step speaking in the company’s offices er the websites of online gaming online gaming permit in Gibraltar. up border checks, causing lengthy overlooking Gibraltar’s marina. The companies, the territory’s biggest The companies employ more than delays to enter the enclave. This has Brexit negotiations between London source of income. And their future 3,000 people from all across Europe, been the case in previous periods of and Brussels have started and what- could be under threat from Brexit. and most live in Spain where housing tension between Madrid and ever terms are eventually agreed will Over the past 20 years, the lime- is more affordable and the cost of liv- London. also have an impact on the sector. stone outcrop on Spain’s southern ing lower. Spanish dictator Francisco Franco Britain is Europe’s biggest and most tip has become the unofficial capi- “We probably wouldn’t have closed the border completely in 1969 mature gaming market. But “more tal of the global online gaming grown the way we did if we didn’t and free travel between the two and more firms ... have used their industry, home to major betting have the hinterland,” said Peter sides was only fully restored in 1985, base in Gibraltar to be licensed on firms such as William Hill. Their other European countries” such as servers are housed in three data Spain, France or Italy, said Isola. centers, one of which is known as Continent8 which is hosted in the ‘Our home’ Admiralty Tunnel where Dwight One of the world’s biggest online BRUSSELS: This is a Monday, May 22, 2017 file photo of EU chief Brexit nego- Eisenhower directed the Allied casinos, 888, warned in its 2016 tiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference after a meeting of landings in North Africa in 1942. annual report that it would consider EU general affairs minister. —AP The online gaming sector moving from Gibraltar to Malta if accounts for around a quarter of Brexit cuts off its access to the Gibraltar’s gross domestic product, European market. Britain has bar- EU’s Brexit negotiator setting according to the territory’s com- gaining chips should Brussels decide merce minister, Albert Isola. And operators must have their servers in out tough conditions for UK around 30 percent of the global the EU in order to retain their gaming online gaming sector-worth an esti- licenses in member states, said BRUSSELS: The European Union’s chief staff and other commitments such as farm- mated $39.3 billion (44.6 billion Montegriffo. Brexit negotiator said yesterday that ing subsidies to humanitarian aid have euros) in 2016 — was generated in London could retaliate and, for Britain must meet tough conditions in ranged upward to 100 billion euros ($114 Gibraltar, according to Simon example, block an operator based in divorce talks - and doesn’t have long to do billion). He said questioning such issues as Holliday, founder of consultants H2 Malta from having access to Britain, it - before the two sides can start looking financial obligations cuts to the heart of Gambling Capital. he said. But Lottoland director Nigel at a future relationship. Showing frustra- any future relationship. “How do you build GIBRALTAR: Employees of online lottery company “Lottoland” Birrel is upbeat. “In terms of being tion with what Europeans consider British a relationship which is going to last with a Border worries work at their headquarters. —AFP able to offer your services in the EU, I grandstanding and impatience with a country where you don’t have trust?” Back in the 1990s, before the don’t think Brexit will have any unto- dearth of clear proposals, the EU’s Michel Barnier asked. Trust, he said “means set- dawn of the internet, when bets were ward impact, apart from moving a Barnier said Britain needs to make “suffi- tling accounts.” made by phone, gaming operators Montegriffo, a lawyer who helps just before Spain joined the EU. “The server there or maybe a handful of cient progress” on all the initial issues - citi- Barnier said he “could not imagine that began arriving in the territory attract- online gaming companies set up Brexit challenge is hugely significant staff,” he said. zens’ rights, the bill that Britain must pay to a very great country like the UK” would not ed by low taxes and access to the shop in Gibraltar. But Britain’s EU for Gibraltar,” said Montegriffo. “We “We will stay in Gibraltar for sure. the EU and the Irish border - before talks also “be a responsible country and respect European market. Isola said Gibraltar departure could pose a major don’t think that democratic Spain will We want to be in good company can move to a future trade deal. its commitments.” After Barnier briefed the only accepted top-notch, or triple-A headache for the industry. “The use the frontier as a sort of weapon with all the big guys. That’s our Barnier said the three areas “are indivisi- EU Commission on the negotiations, he operators, who must have a physical major concern is the impact of how as it did 45 years ago (but) it is home.” Continent8 also plans to stay, ble and intertwined,” making clear that spoke to reporters, and exuded some presence in the territory and are the border will work for industries unchartered territory.” Lottoland, one according to its manager in Gibraltar, progress in two of the three would be impatience with the British government bound by strict rules governing mon- like the gaming sector,” said of the world’s leading online lottery Luis Garcia, as he sits in Eisenhower’s insufficient to advance to the next stage. for letting valuable time in the two-year ey laundering, under-age gambling Montegriffo. companies, has taken steps to ensure former command post. “Continent8 And he insisted that Britain recognize it negotiating slot go to waste. and addiction. its 200 employees in Gibraltar can will be here as long as the customers faces a bill of many tens of billions of euros After triggering the two-year divorce “Because we were very careful ‘Hugely significant’ work from home if needed. are here. And they have said they to meet previous commitments it made as negotiations in March, British Prime whom we allowed in, we began to Spain ceded Gibraltar in perpetu- “It’s a way to hedge our bets and don’t have any intention of leaving an EU member. Otherwise, he says, there’s Minister Theresa May decided to call an create a brand reputation,” Isola told ity to Britain in 1713, but has long cover all eventualities. Business conti- Gibraltar,” he added. —AFP no point in discussing anything else. early election to strengthen her hand - “It’s not an exit bill. It’s not a punish- only to lose her Conservative majority and ment. It’s not revenge - at no time has it add to the political chaos in a country been those things. It’s simply a settling of deeply divided over Brexit. “We are ready. Germany tightens rules to shield accounts,” he said. Barnier dismissed British My team is ready,” said Barnier, adding he Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s com- was even “ready to work through the 14th ment that the EU can “go whistle” if it will of July” - France’s Bastille Day holiday. businesses from foreign takeovers insist on Britain paying any excessive bill. “I The first issue being addressed by the am not hearing any whistling, just the two sides - citizens’ rights for people living clock ticking,” Barnier said, with the March in each other’s nations - is already posing BERLIN: Germany has approved rules to make 2019 deadline for Britain to leave the bloc serious problems. it easier to block the sale of strategically impor- drawing ever closer. The European Parliament has dismissed tant companies to investors from outside the the proposals made by May, calling them European Union, prompted by concerns about Pension liabilities insufficient and burdensome. The China acquiring German expertise by that Estimates of the amount Britain that European Parliament’s input is important route. The new regulations, which come amid must pay to cover pension liabilities for EU since it could veto any deal. —AP fears of rising protectionism hurting world trade, allow the government to block takeovers if there is a risk of important know-how being lost abroad. The rules do not need parliamen- Accidental internet cut-off tary approval. “We remain one of the most open hits Somalia economy hard economies in the world, but we also need to MOGADISHU: Last month, a baby was born chief executive of Dalkom, a Somali telecom- take fair competitive conditions into consider- in the Somali capital Mogadishu with a terri- munications company that is part of the con- ation,” Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said ble eye defect that requires treatment sortium providing the Eastern Africa in a statement on Wednesday. “We owe that to abroad. The infant was cleared for treatment Submarine Cable System. our companies. They often compete with in Turkey but before the paperwork was The blackout has wreaked havoc in countries whose economies are not as open as complete a container ship, believed to be Somalia, where decades of conflict have com- ours,” she added. The purchase of German the Panama-flagged MSC Alice, docked out- bined with irrepressible entrepreneurialism robotics maker Kuka by Chinese company side Mogadishu port, accidentally dragging to create a far-flung diaspora of almost two Midea last year fuelled concerns that China its anchor through the main fiber optic million people who earn money abroad and was gaining access to key technologies while cable connecting Somalia with the rest of send it home to their relatives. The internet is shielding its own companies from foreign the world. what connects these Somalis with Somalia. takeovers. The new rules set out for the first Since that evening of June 24 most of the “In Somalia the telecommunications sec- time the criteria for blocking a deal, specifical- Horn of Africa nation has been cut off from tor has thrived, even during some of the BERLIN: United Arab Emirates’ Minister for Education, Ahmad Belhoul, center, vis- ly jeopardizing critical infrastructure, such as its the apprenticeship training at German Siemens company and holds a turbine in the web, costing it an estimated $10 million worst years of conflict,” said Ahmed Soliman, hospitals and power grids. (nine million euros) a day in lost business Somalia researcher at the Chatham House his hands. —AP Earlier this year, the German economics min- according to the government, and freezing think tank in London. “Urban Somalis have istry withdrew approval for Fujian Grand Chip Sweden, have said this is heading in the direc- just days after G20 world leaders agreed to fight the lives of those, like the sick child, whose become increasingly connected online since tion of protectionism. Under the new German protectionism including unfair trade practices hopes depend on international connections. fibre-optic was rolled out in 2014.” The World Investment Fund (FGC) to buy chip equipment rules, operators of infrastructure companies at a summit hosted by Chancellor Angela Bank estimates that at $1.4 billion annually, maker Aixtron, citing security concerns. Last Internet-enabled diaspora international remittances make up a quarter month, European Union leaders agreed to con- should be better protected from investors from Merkel. The agreement also, however, recog- There are a wealthy, fortunate few with of national GDP. Habiba Mohamud, a cus- sider screening investments by state-owned outside the EU, if needed. In addition, the gov- nized the role of legitimate trade defense the wherewithal to get online via satellite tomer relations officer at Mogadishu’s Chinese firms. France, Germany and Italy have ernment will be able to take twice as long - four instruments. British Prime Minister Theresa May link-ups, but the vast majority of the 6.5 mil- International Bank of Somalia, said the inter- backed the idea of allowing the EU to block months - in reviewing deals. has also said she plans to give government lion people in Somalia’s south-central region national transfers department has been cut Chinese investments, partly because European The new rules will take effect once they are power to intervene in the takeover of critical are in the dark, said Mohamed Ahmed Jama, off since last month’s anchor incident. —AFP companies are denied similar access in China. published in the Federal Gazette which infrastructure by a foreign buyer to enable it to However, some other EU countries, such as includes all laws and decrees. The move comes protect national security. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 BUSINESS Asian markets down on Trump woes

HONG KONG: Most Asian markets retreated yester- his son Donald Jr released emails showing he had assets and opt for safer bets such as the yen, which will be pored over for clues about its mone- looking for rate hikes in the future. There is a day after two days of gains with confidence hit by embraced Russia’s efforts to support the tycoon’s hurts Japanese exporters. tary policy. The dollar, which has for years solid chance that the Bank of Canada will fresh revelations regarding Donald Trump’s Russia presidential campaign against Hillary Clinton. The been supported by a move towards US tight- increase rates tomorrow, and the Bank of links. The sell-off overshadowed a pick-up in energy news is the latest blow to the White House, which Dollar retreats ening as the economy picks up, has begun to England might follow in August,” said firms, which tracked a second-successive jump in oil has been battered by accusations over Russian collu- Shanghai shed 0.2 percent, Sydney tumbled one falter of late as other global central banks pre- AxiTrader market analyst, Milan Cutkovic. In prices. Crude, which has seen wild swings in recent sion and accusations of cover-ups-fuelling worries percent and Singapore was down 0.4 percent. Seoul pare to shift away from the easy money poli- London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of months, has bounced back from last week’s losses about the president’s ability to push through his was 0.2 percent lower and Wellington gave up 0.6 cies put in place after the financial crisis. “It’s major blue-chip companies was up 1.0 p e r - with gains of more than one percent Tuesday on market-friendly economic agenda. percent. But Hong Kong, supported by the energy not just the US central bank that is looking for cent nearing midday, as traders reacted also to bets that US stockpiles had fallen last week. “Today’s revelation ... has sent US political risk to rally, climbed 0.6 percent to close to its highest level rate hikes in the future. There is a solid chance a dip in British unemployment to 4.5 percent, Comments from the OPEC cartel that its output another level,” said Stephen Innes, a senior trader at since mid-2015. On currency markets the dollar that the Bank of Canada will increase rates a 42-year low. cuts with Russia were bearing fruit were also wel- OANDA. “Investors are once again questioning stepped back from recent gains after Federal tomorrow, and the Bank of England might fol- “A weaker US dollar helped commodity comed and on Wednesday Asian traders extended President’s Trump’s administration ability to pass Reserve governor Lael Brainard indicated the central low in August,” said AxiTrader market analyst prices to rally, putting miners at the top of the the oil rally, boosting energy companies in Hong through a pro-business agenda/attitude/stance to bank should take it easy on future interest rate hikes. Milan Cutkovic. FTSE 100, while a resurgence in oil prices Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. However, the ongoing cri- further stimulate the US economy.” Tokyo ended 0.5 Her remarks came ahead of Fed boss Janet The greenback was down against both the meant that BP and Shell were not far behind,” sis surrounding Trump stepped up on Tuesday when percent lower as investors grow averse to risky Yellen’s two-day congressional testimony, which yen and euro, although it was up against the noted Chris Beauchamp, market analyst at pound. “A unified eurozone versus a US traders IG. Crude, which has seen wild swings administration looking a little pained and dis- in recent months, has bounced back from loss- combobulated after yet another vexing Russia es last week with gains of more than one per- headline was the catalyst to send the euro cent Tuesday on bets that US stockpiles had soaring,” OANDA’s Innes added. fallen last week. Comments from the OPEC cartel that its European stocks markets upbeat output cuts with Russia were bearing fruit Elsewhere, Europe’s main stock markets were also welcomed. However, the ongoing rose solidly yesterday, with London’s com- crisis surrounding Trump stepped up on modities-heavy FTSE index boosted by firmer Tuesday when his son Donald Jr released oil prices. On currency markets, the dollar emails showing he had embraced Russia’s stepped back from recent gains after Federal efforts to support the tycoon’s presidential Reserve governor Lael Brainard indicated the campaign against Hillary Clinton. central bank should take it easy on future The news is the latest blow to the White interest rate hikes. House, which has been battered by accusa- Her remarks came ahead of Fed boss Janet tions over Russian collusion and accusations of Yellen’s two-day congressional testimony, cover-ups-fuelling worries about the presi- which will be pored over for clues about mon- dent’s ability to push through his market- etary policy. The dollar, which has for years friendly economic agenda. The “revelation... been supported by a move towards US tight- has sent US political risk to another level”, said ening as the economy picks up, has begun to Stephen Innes, trader at Oanda trading group. falter of late as other global central banks pre- “Investors are once again questioning the abil- pare to shift away from the easy money poli- ity of President Trump’s administration to pass cies put in place after the financial crisis. through a pro-business (agenda) to further “It’s not just the US central bank that is stimulate the US economy.” —Agencies THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 BUSINESS

Etihad Airways increases flight Frequency to Egypt and Nigeria

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways is adding and from Asia and the Indian capacity. Mohammad Al-Bulooki, Etihad year-round flights between its Abu Subcontinent. Popular feeder cities Airways Executive Vice President Dhabi hub and both Cairo and Lagos lat- include Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Commercial, said: “Cairo is the largest er this year to cater to growing demand Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur. point to point market from Abu Dhabi to and from the United Arab Emirates. A On the back of Nigeria and Egypt’s enjoying an increase in tourist traffic to fifth daily scheduled service will be intro- resurging economies, the airline sees the Egypt. Our additional flights demonstrate duced on the Cairo route, effective 1 frequency increases to both markets as the importance of the strong historic ties October 2017, taking frequency to the timely to provide guests with greater between the UAE and Egypt, and our con- Egyptian capital up from 28 to 35 flights choice. Bilateral trade between the UAE tinued support of the growth of bilateral a week. The new mid-morning departure and Egypt totalled US$400 million last trade and Egypt’s tourism industry. from Abu Dhabi and return afternoon year. GDP growth in Egypt is expected to “Lagos is one of our largest direct service out of Cairo will offer local guests be 3.5 per cent this year, rising to 4.5 per markets in Sub-Saharan Africa that is in each market additional choice travel- cent in 2018. And tourist arrivals into showing signs of strength as Nigeria ling between the two capital cities. Egypt are forecast to increase from last recovers from recession. Against this During the upcoming peak travel year’s level of 5 million to 5.4m this year, backdrop, our additional flights will help months, Etihad Airways will cater to and further to almost 6m in 2018. facilitate the growth. With the conven- demand with additional frequency on including Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, four to five services each week, and Nigeria’s GDP growth rate is expected ience of Abu Dhabi’s geographical posi- the Cairo route before making the fifth Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. offering greater flexibility and conven- to more than double from 0.83 percent tion, we are providing timely flight con- daily service permanent in October. The A new Saturday flight to Nigeria’s ience to local travellers. The early morn- this year to 1.9 per cent in 2018 largely nections between our capital city in the new service will also provide convenient commercial capital of Lagos, beginning ing service from Abu Dhabi and return due to the expanding manufacturing, UAE and both Cairo and Lagos for the connections in Abu Dhabi to and from 2 December 2017, adds to the weekend mid-morning flight departing Lagos will financial and IT sectors that are helping benefit of our travellers and the move- key cities in North and South Asia, travel option, increasing frequency from also ensure convenient connections to fuel demand for more international air ment of freight.”

Legendary 3-door Patrol Super Safari returns to Nissan line-up DUBAI: Following the success of the re- reasonable fuel economy under normal launched Patrol Super Safari 5-door earlier road driving conditions. The engine is mat- this year, Nissan have once again respond- ed to a 5-speed automatic transmission ed to the demands of the Gulf’s 4WD-lov- with manual mode. Vehicle Dynamic ing motorists. This time it’s the 3-door ver- Control (VDC) and a Tire Pressure sion of the Patrol Super Safari - also known Monitoring System (TPMS) significantly as the Hard Top version - that is being re- enhance safety while driving on the high- launched, to the delight of the region’s off- way over long distances at higher speeds. road enthusiasts. New driver aids include a navigation “When we re-launched the Patrol Super system as well as front and rear parking Safari station wagon in March it was as a sensors with rear view camera, Bluetooth, response to the demands of our customers USB, CD, auxiliary input socket and FM/AM who had both a deep sense of nostalgia for radio to complete the in-car entertainment the vehicle and a genuine appetite to see offering. The vehicle comes equipped with Experience the luxury of driving its return,” explained Fadi Ghosn, Chief automatic climate control and a built-in, Marketing Officer of Nissan Middle East. refrigerated cool box. Dual front airbags, “We quickly realized after the re-launch, ABS, an immobilizer and cruise control are in the new Cadillac ATS 2017 however, that there was equally an among the other features contributing to appetite to see the return of the 3-door both safety and driver convenience, while variant. As a company, we pride ourselves the vehicle boasts rear locking differentials, KUWAIT: As part of its commitment to bring the The configuration enhancements benefit both igation system, 110-volt conventional power on our track record of listening and front and rear tow hooks as standard best of luxury to car enthusiasts in Kuwait and Sedan and Coupe models. outlet, Front and Rear Park Assist. Standard responding to our customers’ feedback. equipment for desert use with an electric rewarding them with unbeatable offers, Yusuf A content from the ATS sedan 2.0T is included in The re-launch of the 3-door Patrol Super front winch available as an option. Alghanim & Sons Automotive, the sole distribu- The 2017 Cadillac ATS Sedan 2.0T ATS Premium Luxury 3.6 with added cut and Safari is yet another example of that cus- Essentially, all of the classic on- and off- tor of Cadillac vehicles in Kuwait, launched its The 2017 Cadillac ATS Sedan 2.0T, the new sew leather seats instead of leatherette and tomer focus.” road driving capabilities and characteristics summer exclusive offer on the Cadillac ATS 2017, addition to the ATS line-up in the region is pow- ATS Premium Performance 3.6 sedans and Like its larger sibling, the 3-door Patrol so beloved of generations of Gulf drivers offering up to KD 1,000 discount. ered by the most powerful turbocharged 4- coupes offer aniline leather finish for a most Super Safari is packed with features have been retained in the re-launched The ATS is a perfect balance of power, control cylinder engine in the compact luxury class. premium feel. designed with comfort, practicality, style, Patrol Super Safari 3-door, while comfort, and precision, designed to deliver an exception- SAE-certified at 272 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of Additional race-inspired components and and desert performance in mind. From a style and safety have been enhanced to al drive every drive, making every journey feel torque (400 Nm), the turbocharged engine pro- systems, including segment exclusive Magnetic visual perspective, it’s hard to ignore the create one of the most desirable and practi- special. The Cadillac ATS is an additional proof of duces a broad torque band and high boost lev- Ride Control adaptive suspension, limited-slip impressive machine cut, black 17” wheels cal vehicles available in the region today. the carmaker’s leadership in the segment of els to give the lightweight ATS Turbo an exhila- rear differential, performance cooling and per- framed by grey over fenders or the eye- technologically advanced luxury vehicles, fea- rating feeling of immediate power on demand. formance tires, distinguish the Cadillac ATS catching red Super Safari graphics which Nissan Patrol Super Safari 3-door Key tures which have been long-awaited by luxury The engine, complements existing ATS 2.5L 4-cyl Premium Performance sedan or coupe as the adorn the vehicle’s flanks. There are two Specifications: cars and which places the ATS ahead of its class and 3.6L V6 offerings. ATS of choice for those aspiring incredible per- color choices for the body, two-tone com- ● 4.8L 6-cyl in-line DOHC engine, max Cadillac’s ATS product line contains key ATS’ driver-focused interior with integrated formance without a V-Series badge. binations of either grey and white or grey 280hp and 451Nm of torque refinements for 2017, including new and more technology and crafted materials complements and gold, while inside an attractive tan ● 5 speed automatic transmission with streamlined trim levels that further emphasize the exterior elements and supports the Cadillac Cadillac Alghanim and interior is equally the sole option. manual mode the car’s class-leading driving dynamics. The ATS sedan 2.0T’s driving experience. Standard the Premium Care program In engine terms, again there is only one ● Rear locking differentials, available 2017 Cadillac ATS Sedan 2.0T, the fastest, most performance equipment includes Brembo front Cadillac cars benefit of the Premium Care choice in the form of Nissan’s proven 4.8L 6 electric front winch, front tow hook, rear powerful turbo luxury sedan in its class, adds a brakes, performance-tuned ZF premium steer- program that provides professionalism and inline cylinder DOHC unit which produces pintle hook new powerful yet economic engine to the exist- ing and paddle-shift eight-speed automatic excellence to Cadillac owners. The program 280 HP and 451 Nm of torque. This is a ● Tan colored seats and trim, leather ing family of engines on the ATS sedan offerings. transmissions. gives customers four years free service (or up to power plant that gives a superb combina- and wood print steering wheel, navigation Two exterior colors and 17” wheels in two fin- The Cadillac ATS Sedan 2.0T is one of the 100,000 kilometers), road assist service around tion of serious power and massive torque system, cruise control, auto climate control, ishes are also new for 2017, complementing the most connected cars in the segment. Bose the clock, four years guarantee (or up to 100,000 for off-road applications for while returning refrigerated cool box bold, unmistakably Cadillac signature exterior Premium Surround Sound audio system, Rear kilometers), as well as a customer service provid- and interior design. The Cadillac ATS product Vision Camera, and the enhanced Cadillac CUE ed by a team of experienced and qualified pro- line is Cadillac’s most compact and sporty entry, infotainment system with Apple CarPlay [and fessionals working with the latest equipment for setting into motion the current era of Cadillac’s Android Auto-ready] advanced smartphone a quality service that exceeds the customers’ driver’s cars offering exhilarating performance. integration. The 2.0L Turbocharged ATS Sedan expectations of high-quality service. Originally introduced as a 2013 model, ATS is will be available in two trims, ATS Sedan 2.0T, Cadillac has been a leading luxury auto brand built on a unique rear-wheel drive chassis that and ATS Sedan Premium Luxury 2.0T, the former since 1902. Today Cadillac is growing globally, also underpins the larger CTS, the brand added a offers all the above with leatherette seats, while driven by an expanding product portfolio featur- dynamic Coupe model in 2015, and then added the latter offers standard aniline leather seating ing dramatic design and technology. Described the high-performance V-Series models in 2016. surfaces with heated and cooled, 10-way power as luxurious, having a bold and daring personali- Renamed for better customer clarity, the new front seats with lumbar support which show off ty, being tough and strong as well as safe and trim levels - ATS, Premium Luxury and Premium Cadillac’s handcrafted cut-and-sew application. powerful, Cadillac has maintained an iconic Performance - provide richer levels of content Programmable memory driver seat and mir- presence for over 85 years in the Middle East. and technology and move the Cadillac ATS in ror controls are at the fingertips of every ATS Customers are invited to visit the Cadillac line with recently launched Cadillac entries, Sedan 2.0T Premium Luxury customer. Other Alghanim showroom located on the 4th ring including the all-new Cadillac CT6 prestige standard connectivity and convenience tech- road to experience the unique Cadillac cars and sedan and all-new Cadillac XT5 luxury crossover. nologies include Cadillac’s integrated GPS nav- benefit of the exclusive offer. Burgan Bank soon to announce winner Renault provides thousands of of Value Account Draw for expatriates free offers to Renault app users KUWAIT: Burgan Bank will soon be announcing the winner of its Value Account Draw, who will be taking KUWAIT: Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al engine type, car-manufacturing year or home a cash prize of KD 4000. The draw rewards cus- Babtain Co, the authorized agent of even gender of the car-owner. Customers tomers who transfer their salary to Burgan bank for a Renault in the State of Kuwait announced can download offers vouchers from the chance to win 4,000 Kuwaiti Dinar every quarter. that customers using its MyRenault App website and redeem it at any Renault deal- The Value account provides attractive features and can now enjoy free access to Entertainer ership. Renault has been the pioneer in the benefits that have been designed for expatriates living offers “Buy 1 get 1 free”. MyRenault App Middle East Region to rollout a one of its in Kuwait. Value account customers can benefit from a provides over 1000 exciting offers for the first kind digital platform within the auto- wide range of merchant discounts and enjoy an auto- whole family covering restaurants & fine motive industry. matic entry into a quarterly draw for KD 4,000, whereby dining, beauty & wellness, leisure activities, each KD 10 shall give the account holders one chance travels & hotel stay and many more. 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Packaged together and pub- details, or simply by calling the bank’s call center on specific areas such as malls and hotels, lished as market-specific books and now as 1804080 where customer service representative will be valid 7 days a week (based on terms and award-winning App, the Entertainer has delighted to assist with any questions on the Value conditions) and all year long! My Renault enjoyed phenomenal growth by virtue of a account or any of the bank’s products or services. HSBC named world’s best App users can use their Entertainer offers strong partner network, a burgeoning cor- Customers can also log onto Burgan Bank’s website on while traveling across GCC, Egypt, Lebanon porate loyalty business and a broad base www.burgan.com for further information. bank 2017 by Euromoney and Jordan. My Renault app gives access to of delighted customers. Today, the a world of privilege as part of Renault’s Entertainer offers 45 products across 40 LONDON: HSBC has been named the - was accepted by Mr Gulliver at an event commitment for providing “easy life” to its destinations in 15 countries. For more ABK announces winners World’s Best Bank 2017 by the magazine held at the Tower of London in the UK. customers. information, please visit our website of 60th ‘Double Your Euromoney in its annual Awards for Samir Assaf, CEO of HSBC’s Global Banking www.theentertainerme.com Excellence. The award, one of the most and Markets business, accepted the World’s About my Renault app Salary’ weekly draws prestigious in the financial services indus- Best Investment Bank in the Emerging The platform provides countless bene- try, is in recognition of the transformation Markets award. fits to registered customers, such as access KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) held its 60th’ Double of HSBC under Stuart Gulliver and his man- “HSBC today is a global bank that works, to important information and documenta- Your Salary’ weekly draw on 20th June, 2017 at the Bank’s agement team, said Euromoney. HSBC was rather than one which exists,” said tion about their cars, easy and direct access Head Office in the presence of a representative from the also named as the World’s Best Bank in the Euromoney. “It is better positioned than to their local dealer for fast communication Ministry of Commerce, announcing the names of the win- Emerging Markets. ever before to benefit from its core value (on technical support or service appoint- ners. The promotion includes weekly draws, with two win- “The World’s Best Bank award is a fantas- proposition of financing cross-border capi- ment). MyRenault is the perfect tool for ners per draw. The campaign will run until 27th June, 2017. tic endorsement of what HSBC has tal and trade flows. HSBC has a unique Renault owners, telling them how and achieved over the last few years. It recog- global business that can continue to deliver The winners were: when to take care of their car, via personal- nises the challenges and changes we have good returns to shareholders and help its ● Faisal Ali Hussain Jaragh, Mansouriya Branch ized reminders on car registration and serv- overcome, the hard work required to make clients meet their international ambitions.” ● Proca Oxana, Jahra 2 Branch ice maintenance, as well as useful and edu- HSBC the great bank we know it to be, and Euromoney received almost 1,500 submis- New customers who transfer their salary to ABK receive cational content broadcast. the results our efforts are now delivering,” sions from banks in an awards program Registered customers get exclusive dis- KD 100 and will automatically be entered into the weekly draws to double their salaries. Existing customers who are said Stuart Gulliver, Group CEO of HSBC. that covers 20 global awards, more than 50 counts and tailor-made offers, specifically already transferring their salary to ABK are entered into a The World’s Best Bank award - the top acco- regional awards, and best bank awards in designed according to their vehicle model, separate draw. lade in Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence close to 100 countries. technology THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017

Alcatel launches A5-LED in Dubai, available in Kuwait on mid-July

By Ben Garcia interactive experience found only in the for important incoming calls, messages, have no enough income as yet, we want era with selfie flash for brighter selfies A5 LED, Alcatel puts you in charge of how alarms, and social media alerts. “This is them to afford the price,” he added. even in low light. It comes with Face DUBAI/KUWAIT: TCL Communication you want to show off your smartphone unique and first in mobile Smartphone. I Kuwait will launch the product this week Beauty software for flawless images and Technology Holdings Limited (Alcatel) personality with a dazzling array of LED am sure everyone will like it but more and will be available at KD 74.5 “The price Face Show, which lets you turn your self- recently launched newest A5 LED-covered light shows. importantly after having been selected is way below the Smartphone of other ies into personalized video clips for extra Smartphone in Dubai. The world’s first the youth sector, I am sure it will play fair brands,” he said. fun. There is also a 13 MP rear camera with interactive LED-covered Smartphone, A5 ‘Read to go higher’ in the market. This segment of consumers dual-tone flash. Plus, you can enjoy LED delivers on Alcatel’s ‘enjoy.now’ prom- In case you do not know about Alcatel, is not tapped specifically. The number Different look every day Private Mode, with a different sign-in to ise with innovations for energetic young it is a mobile handset brand started many from this segment could be up to 1.8 bil- LED-covered Smartphone light up life protect your hidden photos and apps. The consumers. The event was held inside years ago, in fact, way before the rise of lion all over the world so the market is using color catcher 2.0 by creating Alcatel A5 LED fits comfortably into the restaurant and bar at Grand Millennium other familiar brands who succeeded in a huge,” he said. unique LED cover patterns and themes hand, with an ergonomic design that Hotel, frequented by young customers. mobile handset. Now, TCL-Alcatel claimed “This product was created for the for a different look every day. It can light boasts a slim profile and rounded edges. “With the A5 LED, Alcatel is delivering to have ranked seventh biggest mobile young people to enjoy while they are up imagination with an eye-catching new fun features, like light-up notifica- phone vendor in the Middle East and using their Smartphone right now. We personalized light show and can light up Product Specifications tions and unique LED cover patterns and Africa today. “Alcatel is ranked number 4 want our clients to enjoy now, they won’t your music, with light shows that move Display: 5.2” HD IPS display themes you create yourself, as well as an in Europe, in Latin America, we are num- wait, they want it now, this is where we with your tunes, switching with a simple Data: LTE CAT4 enhanced multimedia experience and ber 5. We are ready to go higher. We are get the concept of ‘enjoy.now’, the age shake,” he said. The A5 LED also gives Performance: Octa Core x 1.5GHz more ways to take and share selfies, ideal doing well in the most competitive mar- group of people that would really enjoy you a great multimedia experience. It has Rear camera: 13MP, f/2.0 for people who value having fun and let- ket. We want to be recognized and return this brand is people below 30 years old or fast 4G LTE connectivity and an octa-core Front camera: 5MP ting their personality shine.” said Ruediger the glory of yesteryears. We will and that’s the millennials, we want them to enjoy processor that ensures photos, games, ROM: 16 Odenbach, Vice President at Alcatel our objective,” he said. the Smartphone,” he said. He said the and movies load smoothly to the large RAM: 3 GB Middle East & Africa. The new Alcatel A5 LED-covered Smartphone light up price is absolutely competitive if not very 5.2-inch HD display. Battery (typical) 2800mAh Smartphone offers the most unique and notifications with a different light show cheap for the young users. “Since they Alcatel A5 LED has a 5 MP front cam- Dual SIM Dual Standby: Yes Samsung introduces the new Galaxy J Pro Series

KUWAIT CITY: Samsung Gulf Electronics announced enhanced front and rear 13-megapixel camera and the availability of the new Galaxy J Pro series in expandable memory with microSD to support up to Kuwait. The Galaxy J5 Pro and Galaxy J7 Pro are cur- 256GB, users can easily capture and store the con- rently available in the market. The new line up of tent that is important to them. The faster 1.6GHz Galaxy J Series offers high performance in a stun- processor also makes the Galaxy J5 Pro more power- ning metal body design with enhanced camera ful than ever. technology, all at an ultra-accessible price point. “We are thrilled to bring the new Samsung Galaxy The Galaxy J7 Pro features a premium metal body J Pro series to the Gulf. The enhanced design, and full HD super AMOLED screen, a longer lasting improved camera technology and high-performance battery life and 3GB RAM. As with the Galaxy J5 Pro, features are all the new innovation that has been Dell EMC launches next generation of the Galaxy J7 Pro offers a simplified camera user put into this new line up,” saidTarek Sabbagh, Head world’s best-selling server portfolio experience. Both the Galaxy J7 Pro and Galaxy J5 Pro of IT and Mobile division at Samsung Gulf are also equipped with an advanced, higher resolu- Electronics. “We wanted to bring our customers a DUBAI: Dell EMC is announcing ance and lower latency with up to 12 tion 13-megapixel front camera and 13-megapixel new and exciting smartphone that meets their worldwide availability for its next times more database IOPS and up to rear camera with LED flash, which help users to cap- lifestyles, tastes and budgets. We are confident that generation of the world’s bestselling 98 percent less database latency in a ture clear and crisp images, even in low-light condi- the new Galaxy J series Pro will appeal to existing server to help customers of all sizes VMware vSANcluster. tions. In a further enhancement from the previous and new customers seeking a beautifully designed, fuel their IT transformation initiatives. l Faster and seamless live migra- range, the Galaxy J7 Pro and Galaxy J5 Proalso both powerful smartphone from a premium brand, all at Recently previewed at Dell EMC tion of virtual machines now up to58 feature a fingerprint scanner. an affordable price point.” Both the Galaxy J5 Pro World 2017, the award-winning percent faster with up to 75 percent The more compact Galaxy J5 Pro features a super- and Galaxy J7 Pro are currently available across stylish full metal body and full HD super AMOLED major retailers in Kuwait, priced at KWD75 and KWD design of the new14th generation less CPU usage when using 25GbE screen for a fantastic viewing experience. With the 88respectively. Dell EMC PowerEdge server portfolio with Remote Direct Memory Access forms a scalable, automated and (RDMA). secure compute platform for tradi- l Faster storage performance in tional and cloud-native applications, compute to maximize application designed for new Intel(r) Xeon(r) performance with up to six times Canon launches new office Scalable processors. more NVMe drives, up to five times “The Dell EMC PowerEdge 14th total flash storage, 30 percent more generation servers improve upon the input/output slots and 25 percent tech to help small businesses world’s best-selling server portfolio, density improvement. designed to drive our customers’ IT Intelligent automation in Dell DUBAI: Canon Middle East, world leader in imaging new ways of working and is compatible with a host of transformations,” said Ashley EMC PowerEdge servers enable IT solutions, has yesterday announced the latest device personal devices including tablets, laptops and smart- Gorakhpurwalla, president, Server professionals to focus on mission- that extends its wide-ranging office technology port- phones. Once connected, users will then be able to Solutions Division at Dell EMC. “Our critical tasks that drive greater cus- folio even further. The image RUNNER C3025 iutilises execute their mobile workflows using technologies modern infrastructure solutions are a tomer and business value. Dell EMC Canon’s award-winning technology to ensure that such as the Canon’s PRINT Business App, AirPrint, game changer in today’s digital econ- believes that integrated security is users’ master their document workflows from start to Mopria and Google Cloud Printing platform. Users can omy. With our cyber-resilient archi- integral to compute and should finish. Designed to improve efficiency and productivi- also choose to transfer their data through a wired or tecture and performance innova- not require extra licensing fees. ty at every stage of the print process, the device is wireless network connection or, to help keep up with packed full of new features to help optimize small the demands of modern working environments with- tions, we will enable our customers Dell EMC pioneered root of trust office environments. out compromising on security, IT administrators can to unleash their business potential.” within its PowerEdge servers for help them connect through a direct WiFi connection, In a recent ESG 2017 IT the past two generations. Intuitive user experience without them having to connect a personal device to Transformation Maturity Curve study In collaboration with Intel, Dell The easy-to-use and intuitive 5-inch touchscreen the company network. commissioned by Dell EMC, organiza- EMC is bringing Intel(r) Xeon(r) enhances office efficiency, allowing users to start oper- Providing a time effective approach to digital docu- tions furthest along in their IT trans- Scalable processors to Dell EMC ating instantly. The compact device combines fast ment sharing, the imageRUNNER device also comes formation initiatives are seven times PowerEdge14thgeneration servers. mono and color print speeds of 25 pages per minute with the MF Scan Utility that improves scanning work- more likely to view IT as a competitive With 27 percent more CPU cores with striking V2 color imaging technology and the flows and allows users to take advantage of the differentiator. To achieve this, the pri- and 50 percent more memory option of a 3-in-1 finisher that offers staple, staple-on- machines capability to create files such as searchable ority for many IT transformation ini- bandwidth6, Dell EMC PowerEdge PDF documents, attach them to an e-mail and scan demand and ECO staple functionality, to deliver high tiatives is a modern infrastructure 14th generation server customers quality outputs time and time again. For more scan- directly to assigned destinations. intensive environments, the imageRUNNER C3025i is The imageRUNNER C3025i supports remote service that can securely deliver improved can accelerate performance of equipped with a reversing automatic document feeder capabilities for toner management and diagnostics to efficiencies while driving innovation business critical applications and (RADF) as standard. keep the device up and running. Thanks to GDLS func- that enables new business models. workloads. Dell EMC’s industry- tionality, users can easily update their device to the lat- With its scalable business architec- leading solutions and platforms Effortless flexible working est available firmware ensuring a strong return on ture, intelligent automation and inte- also will benefit from the power However users are creating, sharing and managing investment of their asset. They also have maintenance grated security, the new Dell EMC and security of this new generation their documents, the imageRUNNER C3025i facilitates videos to help simplify the management of the PowerEdge 14th generation server of PowerEdge servers. The servers portfolio delivers on these desired will be embedded in storage and benefits. PowerEdge servers, the data center appliances, hyper-con- machine so that employees can perform routine trou- bedrock of the modern data center, verged appliances and racks, bleshooting at no additional cost, without needing a enable customers to push innovation hybrid cloud platforms, ready service call out. further and faster to achieve their IT nodes, bundles and other Dell EMC transformation goals. solutions. Maximize your security The scalable business architecture The new servers will be the As security remains a priority for most modern busi- nesses, the imageRUNNER C3025i simplifies the man- of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers helps foundation of Dell EMC solutions agement and application of Canon’s impressive security customers efficiently meet their that used the previous generation offering. While the device comes with native secure changing business needs with of PowerEdge such as VxRail printing, IPSec and the option of encrypted PDF func- enhanced performance capabilities Appliances, VxRack Systems, XC tionality, IT administrators can take advantage of seam- for traditional, virtualized and cloud- Series, vSANReadyNodes, ScaleIO less integration with Canon’s uniFLOW management native workloads in a software- Ready Nodes, IsilonSD Edge and software, allowing them to manage and control user defined data center. The new Dell ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage). access across a centralized fleet of devices. EMC PowerEdge server portfolio, Additionally, it will be available in Shadi Bakhour, B2B Business Unit Director, Canon highly optimized for non-volatile many new Dell EMC solutions and Middle East: “At Canon we understand the needs and memory express (NVMe), helps cus- platforms, including Data Domain concerns of small businesses and have developed our tomers accelerate deployment of Appliance, CloudArray, Ready offering to help them reach their objectives. With digi- software-defined data storage and Bundles, Ready Systems, Dell EMC tal working becoming increasingly commonplace in hyper-converged infrastructure Enterprise Hybrid Cloud, Dell EMC small office environments, the new image RUNNER stacks with: Native Hybrid Cloudand Dell EMC device combine enterprise print and scan functionality l Accelerated database perform- Cloud for Microsoft Azure Stack. with a compact design so that users can work securely and efficiently, anytime anywhere.” THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 HEALTH & SCIENCE Trillion-ton iceberg breaks off Antarctica

‘We’re not aware of any link to human-induced climate change’ PARIS: An iceberg the size of Delaware, one of the largest on record, was set adrift after snap- ping off a West Antarctic ice shelf that is now at increased risk of collapse, scientists said yester- day. A crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, a drifting extension of the land-based ice sheet, finally broke through after inching its way across the ice formation for years. The calving of ice shelves occurs naturally, though global warming is SYDNEY: This photo shows people walking past a display of low tetrahydro- believed to have accelerated the process. cannabinol (THC) cannabis plants at the Hemp, Health and Innovation Expo in Warmer ocean water erodes the underbelly of Sydney. —AFP photos the ice shelves, while rising air temperatures weaken them from above. The calving created Australia cautiously enters an iceberg about 5,800 square kilometers (2,200 square miles) big, with a volume twice that of Lake Erie, one of the North American Great medical marijuana market Lakes. It is about 350 meters (1,100 feet) thick. MELBOURNE: At a secret location in “The iceberg weighs more than a trillion tons, Australia’s southeast, Peter Crook delicately but it was already floating before it calved away tends to a two-month-old cannabis cut- so has no immediate impact on sea level,” said a ting. Barely knee high, it is one of about 50 team of researchers from the MIDAS Antarctic government-sanctioned “mother plants” to research project. It will likely be named A68. be cloned for future generations of crops “The calving of this iceberg leaves the Larsen C for the country’s fledgling medicinal mari- Ice Shelf reduced in area by more than twelve juana industry. “I think we’ll see Australia percent, and the landscape of the Antarctic punch above its weight, both in agriculture Peninsula changed forever,” the team added. research as well as medical technology,” Separation occurred somewhere between says Crook, the chief executive of Cann Monday and yesterday, and was recorded by a Group Limited, the firm granted Australia’s NASA satellite. first commercial grower’s license. “As differ- Icebergs calving from Antarctica are a regular ent conditions come online we are going to occurrence. But given its size, this behemoth will see the market grow rapidly.” be closely watched for any potential risk to ship- ping traffic. The fate of the berg is hard to predict. Following Canada, Israel, and more than SWANSEA, WALES, United Kingdom: This handout image received from Swansea University It may stay in one piece, or break up. “Some of half the US states, who through varying shows an illustration depicting an iceberg detachment from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.—AFP approaches have legalized medicinal mari- the ice may remain in the area for decades, while juana, Australia has signaled its intention parts of the iceberg may drift north into warmer them, the glaciers would flow directly into the watching very carefully for signs that the rest of for a homegrown industry. But a patchwork waters,” said lead investigator Adrian Luckman. ocean. With its new shape and size, Larsen C may the shelf is becoming unstable,” he said in a of regulations that guard access for many According to the European Space Agency, ocean be less stable than before, the team warned. statement. “In the ensuing months and years, desperate patients, and a lack of confi- currents could drag the berg, or pieces of it, as far “There is a risk that Larsen C may eventually fol- the ice shelf could either gradually regrow, or dence among doctors in prescribing the as the Falkland Islands, posting a threat for ships low the example of its neighbor, Larsen B, which may suffer further calving events which may drug, are acting as impediments. While in the Drake Passage. Records show that large disintegrated in 2002 following a similar rift- eventually lead to collapse-opinions in the sci- recreational marijuana use remains illegal icebergs from the western Weddell Sea, where induced calving event in 1995,” they said. Larsen entific community are divided,” added Luckman. SYDNEY: This photo shows Andrew in Australia laws passed last year permit Larsen C is, tend to make their way into the A collapsed in 1995. If the glaciers held in check “Our models say it will be less stable, but any Kavasilas of Medical Cannibas Limited medical use, with a dozen licenses since Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which flows clock- by Larsen C were to spill into the Antarctic future collapse remains years or decades away.” looking at a display of low tetrahydro- issued, ranging from cultivation and wise from west to east around the southernmost Ocean, it would lift the global water mark by Human actions have lifted average global air cannabinol (THC) cannabis plants at the research to manufacturing. continent, or into the South Atlantic. about 10 centimeters (four inches), other temperatures by about one degree Celsius (1.8 Hemp, Health and Innovation Expo in At least 10 sector-related firms have list- researchers have said. degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial levels, Sydney. ed on Australia’s stock exchange, while tens Will it collapse? Swansea University glaciologist Martin according to scientists. Antarctica is one of the of millions of dollars has been pledged for need to go through the same mechanism This may heighten the risk of the remaining O’Leary, another MIDAS project member, said world’s fastest-warming regions. O’Leary said clinical trials investigating treatment for con- that any other drug would go through, and shelf disintegrating. Floating ice shelves are fed this is the furthest back Larsen C’s ice front has “we’re not aware of any link to human-induced ditions including epilepsy and relief for the cannabis is no different,” he says. Doctors by slow-flowing glaciers from land. Without been in recorded history. “We’re going to be climate change” for the latest calving.—AFP terminally ill. Driven by a growing recogni- acknowledge the plant’s potential in pallia- tion of treatment for chronic pain, arthritis tive care, epilepsy and spasticity but remain and migraines, the global market is estimat- guarded in its broader use, citing limited ed to reach US$55.8 billion by 2025 with the scientific proof. “It’s been around since Japan baby panda healthy after 30 days US, Canada and Israel leading the way, US- pre-history and if it was the panacea for a TOKYO: A baby panda in Japan has survived its based analyst Grand View Research says. whole range of medical conditions it was crucial first 30 days, zoo officials said yesterday, claimed to be by some advocates, then we as fresh video showed the cub at one month ‘Conservative government’ would have been using it for a long period old. The female panda was the first to be born at But unlike those markets, which have of time,” says Australian Medical Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in five years. The rare birth liberal patient-access, Australia has a “very Association president Michael Gannon. delighted animal lovers and businesses keen to conservative government” that wants a cash in on the excitement that the panda gener- regulatory framework in place up front, ‘Pretty angry pretty quickly’ ated. Footage released by the zoo shows the says Adam Miller, founder of medical But for many, change is too slow. Arielle cub being weighed and measured by zoo keep- cannabis start-up BuddingTech. “They’re Harding had her first epileptic seizure at 15- ers. She is visibly bigger and has clearer black- doing things by the book so that when months-old. Suffering from about 100 a and-white coloring compared to an earlier they have the evidence required to satisfy day, treatment with traditional drugs made release. not only Australia’s but other countries’ things worse. Her desperate parents But the panda barely moved, except when governments, and medical bodies, they will recently tried small doses of Cannabidiol, yawning and falling asleep. At 30 days, she be able to export those products to those or CBD, a non-psychoactive marijuana tipped the scales at 1,147.8 grams (2 pounds, 8 countries,” he added. derivative in liquid form and Arielle, now ounces) and measured 29.5 centimeters (11.6 Last year, researchers at the University of five, shows few signs of her condition. “At inches) in length. “She’s steadily growing,” zoo Sydney estimated a legal domestic medical first we were just overjoyed that that had director Yutaka Fukuda told reporters. “The first market would initially be worth more than happened but you also find that you get month since birth is an unstable period. I think Aus$100 million (US$75 million) a year. pretty angry pretty quickly, when you real- we were able to get through this difficult phase.” Miller, who was drawn to the industry after ize that we could have had this three years The baby panda’s mother, Shin Shin, who mated researching alternatives for his seriously-ill ago and what a difference that would that with male Ri Ri in February, had given birth to mother, says unlocking the local market have made,” her father Tim recalls. another cub in 2012 — the first time at the zoo TOKYO: This handout photo taken and released yesterday by the Tokyo Zoological Park Society requires easing patient access and educat- The legal CBD oil he purchases is not an in 24 years but the baby died from pneumonia shows the 30-day-old female panda cub of giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo. —AFP ing doctors. But not at the expense of the elixir, but like thousands seeking cannabis just six days later. pharmaceutical industry’s integrity. treatment in Australia, Harding says he is “We’ll remain vigilant and keep an eye on the an expert visiting from China, officials said. The the zoo said. It is estimated that fewer than “Any new products that are going to be unable to explore the drug further for fear baby panda,” Fukuda said. The zoo is monitoring Tokyo government will on July 28 begin solicit- 2,000 giant pandas remain in the wild, in three distributed to a large number of patients of breaking complicated laws. — AFP her and mother Shin Shin 24 hours a day with ing ideas from the public to name the panda, provinces in south-central China.—AFP WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 TSC Boulevard organizes children’s activities in July

iming to entertain children rience from the vast range of prod- on the upper level including: during summer holiday and ucts Boulevard branch features housewares, linen, outdoor, sta- provide parents with great while their children are entertained. tionery, health and beauty and Ashopping experience; The Sultan TSC Boulevard was officially cleaning products. Center Boulevard store has organ- opened in May 2017; and features a The store is open 24 hours a day ized weekend events and activi- vast variety of groceries, consumer and is easily accessible from Fifth ties for children during the month goods, fresh fruits and vegetables Ring Road and the Arabian Gulf of July. full- service meat seafood and deli street, with ample parking and car- The events will be held every counter along with a hot food sec- ry out service. TSC would like to Thursday and Friday from 5pm-9pm tion of local and international invite all of its customers to a fun and will include a variety of activi- favorite’s. The store show cases a shopping atmosphere at TSC ties; face painting, puppet show, sushi bar and bakery complete with Boulevard store where they will clowns, arts and crafts, children freshly baked artesian breads, pas- find low prices and shocking pro- contests and much more. Parents tries and cakes. Customers will also motions across the store and so can also enjoy their shopping expe- find a range of home center items much more.

GIG supports KACCH, Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice

ulf Insurance Group (GIG), one role in corporate social responsibility. government hospitals-Jahra Hospital, of the leading insurance service By supporting KACCH and BACCH, GIG Amiri Hospital, Farwaniya Hospital, providers in Middle East and assures it’s keenness and commitment NBK Children’s Hospital, Ibn Sina NorthG Africa, announced its support to to coordinating and supporting initia- Hospital, and Razi Hospital-in Kuwait. Kuwait Association for the Care of tives that benefit the society and func- The six Child Life Programs are led by Children in Hospital (KACCH) and Bayt tions as a dynamic member of the Child Life Specialists, who are support- Abdullah Children’s Hospice (BACCH), community. Sanousi confirmed that ed by professionally trained Play through its contribution of support- Gulf Insurance will continue in its soci- Leaders. Child life specialists use play, ing the insurance needs of both etal efforts that pay close attention to which is the universal language of chil- organizations. children and youth, and healthcare in dren, to support with the psychosocial Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice the community. He noted that the needs of patients and their families. provides multi-professional, specialist, Group’s contributions supported insur- Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice pediatric palliative care and support to ance services to BACCH, in the areas of provides multi-professional, specialist, children with life limiting or life threat- fire, theft, accident, health and life pediatric palliative care and support ening illnesses who are resident in insurance for personnel, and building to children with life limiting or life Kuwait, and their families. Dr Hilal Al- maintenance. threatening illnesses who are resident Sayer, President of KACCH said, “Kuwait Sanousi concluded that the Group in Kuwait, and their families. We aim Association for the Care of Children in is pride of this collaboration that pro- to improve the quality of life for chil- Hospital and Bayt Abdullah Children’s motes the organization’s principles, dren and their families from diagnosis Hospice are committed to fulfilling its and reflects its active commitment in and beyond by offering these servic- mission by providing high quality serv- supporting social causes. KACCH is a es, tailored to the individual family’s ices and care for children and their nongovernmental and nonprofit needs, in the location of their choice, families in our community. These serv- organization registered with the whether at home, in Bayt Abdullah or ices depend on the generosity and Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor through our outreach program in support of organizations like GIG. I since 2003. From 1989, KACCH has their local hospital. Bayt Abdullah deeply appreciate GIG’s insurance serv- been committed to supporting and offers specialist symptom manage- ice contributions to KACCH and Bayt meeting the psychosocial needs of ment, medically supported ‘respite’ Abdullah as part of their corporate children and their families in the hos- care, home care, rehabilitation servic- social responsibility.” pital. Nearly 50,000 children and their es and play activities as well as psy- Gulf Insurance Group Senior families benefit from the services of chological and practical support for Manager, Corporate Communications KACCH annually, and over half a mil- the whole family. Bayt Abdullah serv- and Investor Relations, Khaled lion children since the service began ices include day care, inpatient, Mashary Al-Sanousi, said that the com- over 27 years ago. Today KACCH oper- respite chalets, homecare, and hospi- pany gives a high importance to its ates six Child Life Programs across six tal outreach.

Ahmadi Governor honors Quran contest winners

hmadi Governorate hosted a ceremony to honor winners of its first annual Ramadan Holy Quran Memorization and Recitation Contest. Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khaled Al- AHamad Al-Sabah attended the event and honored 45 winners out of 500 children who participated in the competition. Sheikh Fawaz also honored the competition’s sponsors.

Greetings appy 12th birthday to our sweet daugh- Hter Yasmin Syed today. Best wishes from mom, dad, brother Syed Danial and Sister Aisha Syed. We wish you all hap- piness and success in your life. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 TV PROGRAMS

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22) You have great internal strength and tend to be independent, preferring to Fate sends opportunity your way if you listen to your instincts and give your lean on yourself more than on others. You may find opportunities to be self-motivating- natural sense of curiosity a free rein. Travel and education can help uncover some of the certainly no dependency here. This afternoon you may decide to sign up to work in a answers that will give you the power or advantage you seek. Allow yourself these experi- trade-day activity or a festival of sorts for this next weekend. You look forward to earning ences. Mass communications can be financially rewarding in some way-think about adver- a little extra money. Any activity that pulls in a little extra cash will also create an opportu- tising, broadcasting, publishing, etc. Something as simple as owning a computer and nity for you to show off your talents so also consider displaying your own talents. Family belonging to a network would be what puts you into a new and rewarding business. The matters are enjoyed most of the late afternoon. Being more involved with family now way in which you respond to change and maintain your independence is a major focus may involve some picture taking, social get-togethers, etc. Communicating ideas, experi- now. A young person in your family wants more independence-give this person responsi- ences and current affairs with loved ones is most important today. bilities and independence will come.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21) You are very communicative-not just a little curious. You enjoy talking and Mysterious or mystical information fires your imagination and you may find writing skills. If you are in a job that calls for a creative expression, you can excel in your there could be more imagination than knowledge for now. Keep an open mind and learn presentation. Working with another person speeds the work along to a completion this all you can, but do not take everything you hear for gospel. You may take action today, afternoon. At home you may become involved in much letter-writing or phone conver- when an issue dear to your heart comes to your attention. Your theories are good but sations with family members you do not get to see very often. You could be most per- facts will get you support for what you want to accomplish. Work on research and creating suasive with others and moving in speech and communication. Study, research and a plan that will develop some positive outcomes. Patience is a key word when it comes to investigations of all kinds appeal to you as well. If you are not traveling now, you will be dealing with people-timing is essential. You may be pleasantly surprised with a call or let- thinking about it soon. The best places to visit, names of bed and breakfast places and ter you receive this afternoon. Contacts with an old neighbor or friend bring about good the popular restaurants are topics of conversation this evening. memories from the past.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) You can be peaceful, calm and undisturbed regardless of what is going on Situations and people you thought you could rely on might not be so solid around you. You are a genius at bringing out the best in others and this is today. These are the ways we learn about people. It is very important that something you take great pride in for today. Teaching, translating and conducting a tour you do not hold grudges and you learn from your experience with others. Look for the ACROSS 3. An Arabic speaking person who lives in or an orchestra are just a few of the things you could excel in today. An elderly couple or truth in all of your affairs. There is a feeling that things will work out in positive ways. You 1. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the Arabia or North Africa. other people show their gratefulness to you for some help or advice you shared recently. should be able to improve your security now. This is a time of independence when you 1950s. 4. Derange mentally, throw out of mental Ideas-philosophy and religion-are what make your life stimulating. Travel opportunities may try new and different things. This is also a time during which you may be able to balance. may come to your attention this afternoon and you can make future plans with your speed up your pace to reach your goals and acknowledge your life’s purpose. You could 5. A colorless liquid hydrocarbon extract- receive unexpected help from someone older or from authority figures. Accept the good ed from petroleum or coal tar and used in 5. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to mate or loved ones. Before you relax this evening, you spend some time caring for ani- mals or children. Tonight is for relaxing with bubbles, music and your heart’s desire. advice that somebody older gives you today-you won’t go wrong. making synthetic resins. provide intensive care. 11. An informal term for a father. 6. A Chadic language spoken in Chad. 15. A river in north central Switzerland 7. Go ashore. that runs northeast into the Rhine. 8. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that A talent of yours is required in the business place. There might be a con- Your physical vitality, psychological or spiritual goals are highly emphasized (100-44 BC). vention in which your company is preparing to be represented or perhaps now. If there is something in your life that works against your progress-now Abraham passed on to Isaac. 17. Toward the mouth or oral region. there is a new opening of a branch company. Whatever the case, it could be that you will is the time to weed through and eliminate or in some way divert or control the problem. 9. Australian clover fern. 18. A male monarch or emperor (especial- play the piano or greet people or help in some other way. You might set aside some time This means an abundance of old clothes or too many animals or not enough time for a 10. A trivalent metallic element of the rare ly of Russia prior to 1917). to visit with a past friend that appears on the scene. The prospects for a spectacular day good night’s rest, etc. This is not a favorable time for establishing new life directions, but is earth group. are promising. You help make the day a positive one for others. You manage to spend a a good time for creating a healthy balance. Stay away from arguments and possible hard 19. Remove a bar from (a door, for exam- 11. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool tem- lot of time in the spotlight. With family or friends this evening, there is talk of a vacation. feelings at this time. After the workday is over consider inviting a friend or loved one to ple). perate regions. There is a love of the sea and a great desire to take some time off for a while. Travel may enjoy a movie with you. You are a master of applied psychology and will be able to apply 20. The capital and largest city of 12. Type genus of the family Arcidae. be possible before the middle of next month. There is talk about the types of travel. a subtle influence on a young person in your family tonight. Bangladesh. 13. Large burrowing rodent of South and 21. A member of a Turkic people of Central America. Uzbekistan and neighboring areas. 14. The sixth month of the civil year. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 23. Any taillike structure. 22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked The idea of how you want your day to go and the plans of those around 25. A river in north central Switzerland You could find yourself feeling rebellious and independent regarding your on a skewer usually with vegetables. current situation. Some difficult employee may bring opposition to a group, or just strain you may be in conflict with others today. With communication, compromise and the will- that runs northeast into the Rhine. 24. Collect or gather. relationships. There is the possibility of new visions or sudden insights into your ability to ingness to share, today can turn out to be one of your best family or friendship days. The 26. Not ever. 27. A tube in which a body fluid circulates. solve problems and others take your lead. Progress in the workplace is a miraculous people or person you live with may agree to share or trade some book, equipment or 28. A city in the Asian part of Russia. 29. The compass point that is one point thing this day as there are unusual circumstances. You naturally gravitate toward posi- chore with you today. Your eagerness to work or play with others and to be helpful will tions of power. Others see in you a great practical ability and will easily accept you as a create some bonds that will last forever. This is an important time to be patient and tread 31. North American hickory having loose east of due south. lightly when it comes to indulgence and overextending yourself. Whether your relation- leader. This could be a very political time for you. It certainly is a time in which you can gray shaggy bark and edible nuts. 30. A member of the Siouan people of the ships at this time are partnerships, work and social or personal, they are very important accomplish much for the workplace or your community. A short story has a beginning Kansas river valley in Kansas. and can have a very strong influence on your career and private life. 34. Of or relating to abasia (inability to this evening and you will be pleased with the ending. walk). 32. Having a heading or course in a certain 38. Merchandise issued for sale or public direction. 33. A monosaccharide sugar that contains showing (especially a record or film). Virgo (August 23-September 22) 40. A Portuguese title of respect. the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal. Pisces (February 19-March 20) 41. Having undesirable or negative quali- 35. (Judaism) A period of seven days of It’s important to keep your perspective with a close relationship. Although work is accomplished with little or no problems, there is a feeling ties. mourning after the death of close relative. Something you thought was resolved may, once again, come to your attention. Cool logic of low energy. This will pass but you can use the afternoon as an opportunity to clear away 44. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or 36. Treat with iodine. will help you communicate. Learn from past experiences and agree to disagree. This way, some unfinished business. Those old books you would like to read again may better serve you as a gift to the library. Keep your favorites, but make room for the new books that will herbs some of which yield fibers of 37. A baby bed with sides and rockers. there is forward movement. You have the mental drive that is necessary for political assignments and may find yourself enjoying the tasks. Put your artistic talents to work be coming into your life. You may want to dedicate one room of your living quarters as a mucilaginous substances. 39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light. improving your home this afternoon. Colorful accents will brighten the scene and the library or hobby room. Now is the time to be creative-perhaps after you remove the old 45. A material effigy that is worshipped as newspapers or magazines and as your energy returns you could create an indoor herb 42. United States writer of stories and psyche. Consider an herb garden in a bright and sunny corner of a room. Consult those a god. that share your space so that everyone is able to give some input. New ways of appreciat- garden that will be relaxing as you read. Education in law and philosophy impacts your plays (1894-1946). 50. Having qualities characteristic of ing and loving may be possible now. A loved one shows off a new talent tonight. lifestyle now. You may find a way to work for the school. 43. A period of time containing 365 (or Jesuits or Jesuitism. 366) days. 52. The sign language used in the United 46. Resembling the new moon in shape. States. 47. Essential oil or perfume obtained from Wordsearch Puzzle Yesterday’s Solution 53. Chief port of Yemen. flowers. 54. German chemist who was co-discover- 48. French cabaret singer (1915-1963). er with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission 49. Suitable to or characteristic of drama. (1879-1968). 51. Speaking a Slavic language. 55. Club consisting of a heavy stick (often 56. The basic unit of money in bamboo) bound with iron. Bangladesh. 57. At or near or toward the stern of a ship 58. A coffee cake flavored with orange or tail of an airplane. rind and raisins and almonds. 60. (Sumerian and Akkadian) A demon 59. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages personifying death. spoken in southeastern Asia. 67. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt. 61. Any of various strong liquors distilled 70. A member of the Mongolian people of from the fermented sap of toddy palms or central Asia who invaded Russia in the from fermented molasses. 13th century. 62. Designer drug designed to have the 71. A woolen cap of Scottish origin. effects of amphetamines (it floods the 72. A desert in southwestern Africa - large- brain with serotonin) but to avoid the ly Botswana. drug laws. 75. A constellation in the southern hemi- 63. Austrian chemist who did research on sphere near Telescopium and Norma. carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967). 64. Essential oil or perfume obtained from 76. A Turkish unit of weight equal to flowers. about 2.75 pounds. 65. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) 77. Pertaining to or containing or similar having different values in different localities. to ammonia. 66. The biblical name for ancient Syria. 78. The most common computer memory 68. An advanced law degree. which can be used by programs to per- 69. Of or relating to a member of the form necessary tasks while the computer Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong is on. river in Laos and Thailand. 73. Before noon. DOWN 74. An intensely radioactive metallic ele- 1. About three feet long exclusive of tail. ment that occurs in minute amounts in 2. Harass with persistent criticism or carping. uranium ores.

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Beirut 21:15 FDB 055 Dubai 09:40 KLM 445 Amsterdam 21:15 ABY 126 Sharjah 09:40 KAC 301 Mumbai 21:40 SVA 512 Riyadh 10:00 ALK 229 Colombo 21:15 KAC 101 London 09:45 KAC 203 Lahore 21:45 FDK 803 Damascus 10:00 UAE 859 Dubai 21:15 UAE 856 Dubai 09:50 DHX 171 Bahrain 21:50 AHY 5101 GYD 10:15 THY 764 Istanbul 21:30 KAC 521 Al Najaf 10:00 QTR 1089 Doha 21:50 GFA 213 Bahrain 10:20 KAC 676 Dubai 21:35 ETD 302 Abu Dhabi 10:00 ETD 308 Abu Dhabi 22:00 KAC 774 Riyadh 10:45 GFA 219 Bahrain 21:50 KAC 541 Cairo 10:00 KAC 155 Istanbul 22:15 MEA 404 Beirut 10:55 QTR 1082 Doha 22:05 IRA 668 Mashhad 10:05 ALK 230 Colombo 22:20 QTR 1074 Doha 11:00 ETD 309 Abu Dhabi 22:10 KAC 617 Doha 10:15 KLM 445 Bahrain 22:25 PAL 668 Manila 11:00 JZR 125 Bahrain 22:15 KAC 153 Istanbul 10:30 THY 1401 ADB 22:25 SYR 341 Damascus 11:00 AIC 981 Chennai/Ahmedabad 22:25 QTR 1071 Doha 10:35 KAC 383 Delhi 22:35 JZR 561 Sohag 11:10 JZR 241 Amman 22:55 FDB 056 Dubai 10:35 UAE 860 Dubai 22:35 MSC 403 Asyut 11:15 JAI 574 Mumbai 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heir marriage didn’t work out, but the First Time”), which will come out on Jennifer Lopez is back with Marc September 29 and mark the bilingual TAnthony, if only for her steamy latest star’s second album mostly in Spanish fol- video. Lopez on Tuesday released a video lowing 2007’s “Como Ama una Mujer” for her single “Ni Tu Ni Yo” (“Neither You (“The Way a Woman Loves.”) Lopez Nor Me”), which opens with her sitting at became an international superstar start- a table as Marc Anthony enters to wel- ing in the late 1990s with R&B-touched come her. The fellow singer embraces his dance hits such as “If You Had My Love,” ex-wife and compliments her on her “Waiting for Tonight” and “I’m Real.” While watch before introducing her to a photog- she has maintained a loyal fan base, her rapher who, throughout the video, takes last album, 2014’s “A.K.A.,” fared worse glamour shots as Lopez poses before vari- commercially than her earlier albums. ous backdrops. The track, driven by a reg- Lopez, 47, was married to salsa megastar gaeton beat and horn section, also credits and fellow New Yorker of Puerto Rican Marc Anthony-a frequent artistic collabo- descent Anthony, 48, for a decade starting rator of Lopez before and during their in 2004, with Lopez giving birth to twins marriage-as a songwriter. Lopez pre- in 2008. Lopez’s personal life has frequent- miered “Ni Tu Ni Yo” last week during the ly featured in the tabloids. She most annual Macy’s fireworks show for the July recently has been dating baseball great 4 holiday in her native New York. The song Alex Rodriguez, a Dominican-American is her first track off “Por Primera Vez” (“For New Yorker. Harrelson’s War Jury sees video of film crew for the Planet of the fleeing train before crash Apes ‘concerns’ he civil trial of a railroad compa- ny accused of negligence in the T2014 death of a movie worker opened Tuesday with jurors watching video of the film crew fleeing a freight train moments before the fatal crash on a Georgia railroad bridge. Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, was killed on the first day of shooting “Midnight Rider,” a movie based on the life of Allman Brothers Band singer Gregg Allman. Jones’ parents are suing CSX Transportation, saying the train’s engineer should have braked and two other trains that passed the film crew alongside the tracks in the Ritchie struggling hour before the crash should have called in a warning. Six other film to find actor workers were injured in the collision on Feb. 20, 2014. Actor William Hurt, who was on the bridge in the role of for Aladdin Allman, escaped uninjured. Hurt sat outside the courtroom for a time uy Ritchie has still not found an actor to lead his Tuesday but was not called to testify. live action reboot of ‘Aladdin’. The British director It was unknown when or if he would blamed the crash on “Midnight Rider” yelling for the group to get off the Gis working on bringing Disney’s classic 1992 ani- take the witness stand. The freight production managers, who had been tracks as the train approached. “You’re mation back to the big screen along with Sean Bailey - train was traveling 56 mph when it denied permission to film on the train asking if I feel deceived by my superi- head of motion picture production at Disney - and struck a hospital bed the movie crew tracks twice - each time in writing. ors?” Giannakopoulos replied to a CSX shooting was due to commence on the project in July. had placed across the tracks, spraying Randall Miller, the film’s director, spent attorney’s question. “Yes, I do.” The jury According to The Hollywood Reporter, even though crew members with shrapnel. The a year in jail after pleading guilty to also saw videotaped testimony of they have auditioned around 2,000 actors for the titular oody Harrelson was “concerned” about por- video, taken by a crew member, did charges of involuntary manslaughter operators of the two CSX trains that role they have not found anyone they think is suitable traying a stereotypical villain in ‘War for the not show the fatal collision but ended and criminal trespassing. “CSX was passed the film crew safely before the to portray the lovable street urchin. In March, an open WPlanet of the Apes’. The 55-year-old actor with a loud crunch as the screen went placed in a situation,” Traynham said. group ventured onto the train trestle casting call was held to find Aladdin and Jasmine and it had long discussions with director Matt Reeves about dark. “People are literally running for “Michael Ryan did the best he could spanning the Altamaha River near the was reported the studio had an interest in ‘Skins’ star how to ensure his portrayal of The Colonel in the their lives and instead of hitting the do ... in a split second because some- town of Jesup. The train operators Dev Patel, 27, and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ actor rebooted sci-fi franchise was “more human” than how brakes, they decided to plow on body stuck a bed on the railroad said it’s common to see people along- Riz Ahmed, 34. ‘Power Rangers’ actress Naomi Scott, 24, evil characters tend to come across on big-screen pro- through,” Jeffrey Harris, an attorney for track.” Two crew members testified side railroad tracks taking photos and and Indian actress Tara Sutaria, 21, are being eyed to ductions. He said: “That was a big concern of mine. Jones’ parents, told the jury in his they assumed filmmakers had CSX’s video and they didn’t see the crew play Princess Jasmine as well as Little Mix singer Jade Because when I read it I thought it was a little more opening statement Tuesday. CSX permission to film on the tracks. members posing any immediate dan- Thirlwall, but Disney won’t make a decision on Jasmine black and white. “I talked to Matt about ways to make attorney Jay Traynham told jurors the Izabeau Giannakopoulos, who shot ger. “We didn’t know they were tres- until Aladdin has been found. Will Smith was also in the character a little more human. “I think The Colonel engineer, Michael Ryan, was afraid to behind-the-scenes photos and video passing,” said CSX engineer Stanley talks to play The Genie in the reboot - a voice role origi- thinks that what he’s doing is what needs to be done apply the train’s emergency brakes for for the production and made the Craig. “We just thought they were tak- nally taken on by the late great Robin Williams - and to save humanity so from his perspective what he’s fear of causing a derailment that video of the fleeing crew, said she ing pictures.” The crash left the Tom Hardy is in line to portray villainous Jafar. ‘Charlie doing is right and just. “It’s good to have it not be so could have toppled its payload of never felt she was trespassing or in “Midnight Rider” movie in limbo. and The Chocolate Factory’ writer John August has black and white.” Harrelson was “staggered” to see shipping containers onto the crew. He any danger until a co-worker started Allman died in May. penned the script for the musical movie, which is how well the movie, which uses motion capture tech- believed to be non-linear in its structure, something nology to bring the ape characters to life, looked that is a hallmark of Ritchie’s early work such as cult when it was completed, and praised Andy Serkis for British crime romp ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking his “phenomenal” performance as chimpanzee Caesar. Barrels’. Following the adventures of the street rat, the Speaking to Collider, he added: “I was pleasantly sur- Josh Homme: story is based on a Middle Eastern folk tale of Aladdin prised when I saw the finished product. It’s so differ- who is granted three wishes by a genie who is captive ent from what’s happening. “Andy is a phenomenal inside a magic lamp. The originally 1992 animation won actor and he’s got all these dots on his face, and he’s two Oscars for the music including Best Music and got the camera, the grey suit, you believe he’s an ape. Mark Ronson is a music fan Original Song for ‘A Whole New World’. ‘Aladdin’ is one “It’s his eyes, his voice, his mannerisms, his movement, of Disney’s most beloved and successful classics earn- he’s doing the performance. “But when it all comes osh Homme asked Mark Ronson ing more than $504 million worldwide and the charac- together it’s pretty staggering. The level of what goes to produce Queens of the Stone ters are prominent at the company’s theme parks. It has into that CG. It was so realistic and so well done. These Ages’ new record because he cares also been turned into a hit stage show playing at the- J guys are the best in the business. “ The motion picture about fans. The American rockers are atres all over the world. ‘Aladdin’ is now set to start also features Karin Konoval as Maurice, Caesar’s advi- gearing up to release ‘Villains’ on shooting in August. — Agencies sor, and Steve Zahn as Bad Ape. August 25, and the 44-year-old front- man says he knew straight away that the ‘Uptown Funk’ hitmaker should help them after he shared a story Men who stopped train attack about meeting a fan who was excited to hear the ‘No One Knows’ groups’ to star in Clint Eastwood film new music. Asked by BBC 6 Music why he picked Ronson - who has worked with the likes of Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Bruno Mars - he explained: “The reason I asked Mark Ronson to do this is because he called me the other night and said ... I was at a restaurant, he was a little bit tipsy, he was here in London and I was in the States and he goes I was just at this restaurant and to do this because you are a music yourself busy. “I think everybody that this 19-year-old blonde kid was a bus fan...” Homme admires the 41-year-old likes music listens to whatever they boy and said I don’t want to get in songwriter for not limiting himself to think is good. “They know when the trouble, but I am so excited to hear the working with one kind of artist or time is right to hear something and I Queens of Stone Age record, I loved band. He continued: “... And my whole would love to be in a band that has the first song and then Ronson said career something has come up, music for all those moments for me as come back here at the end of your whether it is to do a soundtrack or a fan. I felt like I made something for meal and I will let you listen to some- someone says, ‘OK you should do this all those moments for me too. “Mark thing on my phone that no one has thing because it’s rock’, insinuating has worked on all kinds of different heard. “He calls me and he goes and: ‘I that you can’t do anything else so stuff, buy you should. “And if you do did and he was so excited’. I just don’t give him that. Here, why don’t one thing, it doesn’t mean it is prohibi- thought that is exactly why I asked you you just sweep over here and keep tive to doing something else.” Maia Campbell rejects he three California men who thwarted a terror attack Kalashnikov rifle, pistol and box cutter. The film will be the on a French train in 2015 will make the rare move of latest of several about real-life heroes that Eastwood has tak- LL Cool J’s offer of help Tplaying themselves in a Clint Eastwood-directed film en on, including 2014’s “American Sniper,” and 2016’s “Sully.” about their heroics, a studio announced Tuesday. Airman 1st But the leads in those films were played by Oscar-nominee Class Spencer Stone, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Bradley Cooper and Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, respectively, ormer actress Maia Campbell help, I just need a benefit concert for Skarlatos and civilian Anthony Sadler, all childhood friends not their actual subjects. It’s common to give cameo roles to has rejected an offer of help mental health.” Campbell says she’s from California, will star in “The 15:17 to Paris,” a film based the subjects of films that don’t require more than a line or Ffrom her one-time sitcom co- doing “good” and describes herself as on the book they co-wrote about taking down a terrorist, two, but this case is nearly unprecedented in recent star LL Cool J. The actor and rapper a “real serious person.” LL Cool J Warner Bros. said in a statement. The film, which began pro- Hollywood history. There are no reports of the men having asked his social media followers for responded on Twitter , “You can’t duction this week, follows the lives of the three friends from any acting experience, though Skarlatos appeared on help finding Campbell after a dis- help someone who doesn’t want childhood to the evening when they helped subdue the “Dancing With the Stars” soon after the Paris incident. Nearly turbing video surfaced that appears your help.” LL Cool J starred along- man who opened fire inside a train traveling from all who have played themselves on screen were actors to to show Campbell asking a man at an side Campbell in the 1990s sitcom “In Amsterdam to Paris. The Sacramento-area men were vaca- begin with, such as Kumail Nanjiani in the current release Atlanta gas station for drugs. It’s not the House.” In 2012, Campbell dis- tioning in Europe when they tackled Ayoub El-Khazzani, a “The Big Sick” or John Malkovich in 1999’s “Being John clear if LL Cool J got in touch with cussed her battles with substance man who authorities said has ties to radical Islam. El- Malkovich.” The studio’s statement did not elaborate on what Campbell, but she declined his offer abuse and bipolar disorder on the Khazzani had boarded the Paris-bound train with a prompted Eastwood and Warner Bros. to cast the men. in a new video , saying, “I don’t need OWN series “Iyanla: Fix My Life.” lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 FASHION

Models walk at the Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2018 show on July 11, 2017 in New York City. — AFP photos Cult Paris fashion store Colette to close

he cult Paris concept store Colette-a regular haunt of Hollywood stars as well Tas fashionistas-will close its doors in December, its owners said yesterday. “All good things come to an end. After 20 excep- tional years Colette is closing its doors,” the boutique’s founders mother and daughter Colette Roussaux and Sarah Andelman said in a statement. “Colette Roussaux has reached ritish luxury fashion brand an age when it’s time for her to take her time, Burberry saw a surprising 4 per- and Colette cannot exist without Colette,” Bcent rise in sales in the second they added. quarter, thanks largely to demand in The three-storey shop on the fashionable mainland China. The company said Rue Saint Honore that sells an eclectic mix of yesterday that sales growth in China luxury lifestyle products and cutting-edge was in the mid-single digits after its fashion was declared “the coolest shop in campaign for new DK88 bag tripled its town” by fashion critic Suzy Menkes. It is a reach on WeChat, China’s popular regular haunt of legendary designer Karl social media app. Steve Clayton, fund Lagerfeld. “It’s the only shop where I go manager at HL Select UK Growth because they have things no one else has,” he Shares, noted that “The company says said last year. The shop promised that it they are seeing ‘top customers return- would remain true to its spirit until the day its ing’ to their stores. In other words, the closes “changing every week with numerous Chinese are spending again.” new collaborations”. Clayton said the 4 percent increase Its premises will be taken over by Saint is higher than analysts had expected. Laurent, who famously threatened to sue Investors welcomed the report, send- Colette four years ago when they ran a line of ing the company’s share price up 3.4 parody T-shirts bearing the legend “Ain’t percent to 16.33 pounds. In Europe, Laurent Without Yves” after the death of the Britain led the trend of steady sales label’s founder, Yves Saint Laurent. — AFP growth while demand in the Americas declined. — AP In this file photo, models display creations by Burberry during their Autumn/Winter 2017 show as part of London Fashion Week inLondon. — AP lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 Art lovers’FEATURESProvidence From WaterFire to street murals

A mural by the artist Bezt rises above a parking lot in downtown Providence, RI. — AP photos Murals by the artist Shepard Fairey, left, and Guillermo Gomez Pena, right, loom above a parking lot in downtown Providence, RI. ith a plethora of street art and a Public art and there are several sculptures on display, It’s scheduled to coincide with the tides. third Thursday evening of each month. Part of world-famous design school, There has been an explosion in high-quali- including “Untitled (Lamp/Bear),” a 23-foot Last month, the group behind the event its fifth floor is currently closed for renova- WProvidence provides plenty to do for ty street murals in the city’s downtown in the (7-meter) baby-blue bear combined with a opened the new WaterFire Arts Center, which tions, but the work is expected to wrap up at art-loving travelers. The capital city of the last several years. One, by Shepard Fairey, pays giant desk lamp, by Swiss artist Urs Fischer , is meant to eventually serve as a hub for the the end of next month. smallest state in the US is compact, and many homage to Providence, where Fairey, a 1992 and “Idee di pietra (Ideas of Stone),” by creative community, Evans said. He said it’s of its most appealing artistic attractions are RISD graduate, first got noticed with his “Andre Italian artist Giuseppe Penone , a sculpture hosting more than 100 performances during Eating, sleeping and shopping within a short walk of each other amid the the Giant Has a Posse” and “Obey Giant” street of a life-size tree, the branches of which Fringe PVD July 24-29. Providence is populated with small shops restored architecture of the city’s downtown art campaigns. Murals by artists, including hold a giant boulder. selling art and crafts made by local artists. and College Hill neighborhoods, which are Polish artists Natalia Rak and Bezt, dot the Risd Museum Downtown’s Craftland is filled with prints, straddled by the Rhode Island School of landscape downtown. The latest, Andrew Waterfire This gem of a museum at RISD punches far jewelry, felt creations and other works by Design, known as RISD (pronounced RIZ’-dee). Hem’s “Misty Blue,” depicting a girl amid fire- WaterFire, the city’s most famous public art above its weight, with a permanent collection local artists including Rachel Blumberg and Travelers can take in much of the art without flies in a forest, was completed just last month. event, happens more than a dozen times a of around 100,000 objects, including notable Meredith Stern , as well as artists from a bit spending a dime. Elsewhere, photographer Mary Beth Meehan ‘s year , and it’s free. Dozens of braziers installed pieces of Ancient Egyptian art, Asian art, tex- farther afield. Stock, on the city’s East Side, giant portraits of city residents look down over in the city’s three downtown rivers are filled tiles, 20th century design and American deco- focuses on housewares, with a wide selec- downtown streets, part of her installation enti- with cedar, which is then lit on fire. The fires rative arts. Among its current and upcoming tion of functional and decorative pieces, tled “SeenUnseen.” are kept alive throughout the night by black- exhibits are etchings from late 19th-century many handmade in Rhode Island and else- A few blocks from downtown, walk up clad fire-tenders moving silently on boats. Fire Paris, including work by artists including Edgar where in New England. Filmmaker John the steep College Hill to Brown University, eaters and other performers, along with music, Degas and Mary Cassatt, and “Stranger than Waters is among the celebrities who has add to the atmosphere. The piece, created by Paradise,” which includes works of different been spotted at the minimalist Dean Hotel , artist Barnaby Evans, has been going for more styles and eras on the natural world. which also features a cafe, cocktail lounge, than 20 years. The museum is free on Sundays and the beer hall, and karaoke bar. — AP

A mural by the artist Andrew Hem, completed in June, Pedestrians walk beneath a photograph from A photograph from Mary Beth Meehan’s covers a wall in Mary Beth Meehan’s “SeenUnseen” installa- “SeenUnseen” installation looks out over a downtown tion on a street in downtown Providence, RI. parking lot in downtown Providence, RI. Providence, RI.

In this file photo, visitors to Coney Island use a selfie stick to take a pho- to with the Wonder Wheel in the background in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — AP photos

Photo shows a view of One World Trade and other skyscrapers as seen Photo shows the beach at from a ferry boat Coney Island in the Brooklyn leaving Lower borough of New York, with Manhattan and visitors wading in the Atlantic heading to and the sand lined with Rockaway Beach in sunbathers and colorful the Queens bor- umbrellas. ough of New York.

isiting New York City this summer? Take across from the station, with the boardwalk park dates to the 19th century - as well as a amusement park, watching fisherman, having out for strong currents and churning water a break from Times Square, shopping and the Atlantic Ocean just beyond. The big dose of urban grit. You may see litter on a walk at the beach and enjoying nice food,” that can dislodge sand beneath your feet as Vand museums and do like the locals: famous Cyclone ride is to your left when you the beach and on a hot day, smell garbage in she said. you wade in. Hop a train or ferry to the beach. The beach at get off the train. It’s a wooden roller coaster the alleys between the rides. Welcome to New After the ferry arrives, you can hop a free Coney Island , at the tip of Brooklyn and reach- that will rattle your bones. And it’s easy to spot York, folks! Rockaway shuttle bus to various beaches, or walk the few able by four subway lines from Manhattan, is Deno’s Wonder Wheel amid the colorful jum- Don’t worry about water safety, though: The trip by ferry from Wall Street in blocks from the bay side of the Rockaway bordered by a famous strip of amusement ble of attractions. It’s a towering Ferris wheel Water quality is monitored by city health offi- Manhattan to Beach 108th Street in the peninsula where the boat drops you off, to the park rides. with two types of cars. One car slides out to cials and lifeguards watch the swimmers. But Rockaways is only an hour on the water. But ocean side where the beaches are. You’ll pass You can also go by subway to Rockaway the edge and back in as the wheel turns; the don’t leave your belongings unattended. Have hundreds of people have been lining up for shops and eateries along 108th Street as you Beach , Queens, but a new ferry service now other car is stationary. You’ll be asked which one person in your group stay with them on the boat at times, so the wait to board can be walk from the ferry to the ocean side, or look departs for the Rockaways from Wall Street’s car you prefer when you board. the sand while others get wet. long, though extra departures have been for concession stands at Beach 106th Street, Pier 11 on the East River in Lower Manhattan, Have a hot dog from Nathan’s and wander Daniela Prankl, visiting with her sister from added to the one-boat-per-hour schedule Beach 97th Street and Beach 86th Street. with one stop in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Here down to the water to dip your toes or take a Austria, said the long subway ride from ($2.75 each way, tickets sold onsite or online). Favorite local foodie spots include Tacoway are some tips for a beach day in the Big Apple. swim. To your right as you face the ocean, Manhattan to Coney Island “was absolutely The ferry offers spectacular views of One Beach, at 302 Beach 87th St., and Caracas there’s a pier where you’ll find fishermen chat- worth it.” She enjoyed seeing New Yorkers World Trade and the skyscrapers of Lower Arepa Bar, 106-01 Shore Front Parkway. Coney Island ting in various languages - Russian, Spanish, relaxing at the beach, in contrast to “busy Manhattan. Rockaway was hit hard by flooding from Take the D, F, N or Q subway train to the Chinese - while tending to their catch. Manhattan.” Rockaway is famous for big waves and even Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Restoration includ- end of the line in Brooklyn ($2.75 each way). Just remember: This isn’t Disney World. It’s a “Tourists should know that they can spend has designated surfing areas. Elsewhere body- ed beach grass plantings and a new concrete Several small amusement parks sit side by side place with old-fashioned charm - the seaside a great time there, with having fun in the boarding and body-surfing rule. Just watch boardwalk. — AP lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 FEATURES

Photo shows boats for rent near the L’Hemisferic in Photo taken from the City of Arts The Alhambra and Sciences in shows views of Valencia, Spain. Granada, Spain. RV-tripping Spain Coastal campgrounds, classy caravans

acationing during Spain’s touristy sum- Mediterranean in Mojacar Playa, the trendy mer season doesn’t have to mean over- beachfront part of town. Vcrowded attractions or pricey hotels. Keep the crowds and high prices in the Granada rearview mirror by renting a motorhome or RV What to do: It’s all about the Alhambra. (usually called camper vans or caravans in The immaculately restored ninth century com- Europe) and experience Spain’s scenic plex is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one Mediterranean coast through seaside towns, of Spain’s most-visited attractions. ancient ruins, bucolic orchards and sprawling You could lose an entire day exploring the badlands. ornate, tiled palaces, gorgeous gardens and military fortresses with sweeping city views. Camper van 101 Buy tickets online as they can sell out weeks in Before embracing your inner Kerouac, if advance. Regroup after a long day with a mas- you’re American you’ll need to get an sage and Arabian bath experience at the tran- International Driving Permit from AAA or the quil Hammam Al Andalus. American Automobile Touring Alliance (AATA). Where to stay: Camping Las Lomas a It’s issued in person or by mail and is valid for a wooded mountain retreat east of Granada. year. For coastal routes, you can choose Campers will find breathtaking views of the autopistas, toll roads denoted with the letters valley and Canales Reservoir, as well as mini AP, or free motorways, generally called golf, table tennis, a swimming pool, sauna, autovias, marked with the letter A. You can pay restaurant and supermarket. — AP tolls by credit card or cash, but be warned that they add up.

Not your parents’ recreational vehicle You may have memories of the family’s vin- tage behemoth van, but today’s savvy road trippers know that modern motorhomes come in smaller, sleeker packages with nearly every amenity imaginable. Using the van’s var- This photo taken from The Alhambra shows views of Granada, Spain. — AP photos ious features is surprisingly uncomplicated, Plan your pit stops Tarragona. with sweet pastries called fartons dunked in but you do need to know how to drive with a Barcelona horchata de chufa, a sugary drink. manual transmission. Do not drive into city What to do: Head to the rooftop terrace at Peniscola Wander the futuristic glass and concrete centers, which typically have narrow, winding the Hotel Barcelo Raval for stunning (and free!) What to do: Skip the busy beach in this complex known as The City of Arts and streets, or you could get stuck. Park farther out 360-degree views. tourist hot spot and head to the impressive Sciences, home to Valencia’s impressive and take metros in. Sample local cuisine and cava (Catalonia’s Knights Templar castle and former papal resi- Principe Felipe Science Museum and Spain’s Barcelona’s Orson Rent offers airport pick- sparkling wine) while exploring Barcelona on a dence, which juts into the clear blue waters. largest aquarium. up and drop-off, plus campers that sleep two sidecar tapas tour. Where to stay: The oceanfront Camping to five people, with bathrooms, showers, Don’t miss Antoni Gaudi’s iconic works, Playa Tropicana in the village of Alcossebre. Cartagena refrigerators, freezers, stove tops, two double including Casa Batllo, Park Guell and La This upscale campsite offers indoor and out- What to do: This picturesque port city is beds and optional add-ons like bikes or barbe- Sagrada Familia. Beat the lines at the breath- door pools and Jacuzzis, laundry room, super- home to historic sites including a Roman the- cue grills. Rentals run 175 euros daily for sum- taking basilica by purchasing tickets in market, restaurant, beauty salon, car wash and ater and military fortress, Bateria de Castillitos, mer high season, 130 for September and 110 advance. playground. It’s also steps from a quiet beach which offers panoramic views of Cartagena Bay. other times. Budget another 35-50 euros Where to camp: CityStop. It’s all about and the Michelin-starred restaurant Can Roig. Where to stay: Camping Lo Monte north of nightly for campsites in peak season. location at this bare-bones parking lot Cartagena, near the beach in Alicante. Its well- Amenities like Wi-Fi and electricity are extra. In squeezed between high-rise buildings. The Valencia manicured grounds offer swimming pools, a some places, vans may park overnight in pub- overnight campsite is a quick walk to the L2 What to do: Chow down on meat-based gym, restaurant, spa and group activities. lic spots, but towns are less tolerant of this and L4 metro lines and offers bathrooms, Valencian paella in the birthplace of the classic during crowded summer months. showers and Wi-Fi. rice dish. Mojacar Know the difference between a caravan - Another option, about 135 kilometers (83 Learn about Valencian history and culture What to do: Explore shops and cafes in the with the living unit trailer towed behind the miles) south, is the family-run Camping Cala through its thriving street art scene on a graffi- winding streets of charming old town Mojacar, Photo was taken outside Casa Mila, car - and an autocaravan, where the living unit d’Oques. Fall asleep to the sounds of waves ti tour of old town. a hillside village dotted with white buildings. one of the buildings by Antoni Gaudi, is attached to the driver’s cab. crashing at this small campsite on the beach in Snack like a local at Horchateria El Collado Or grab a drink and watch the sunset over the in Barcelona, Spain.

Photo shows CityStop, a centrally located truck and Photo shows tourists in a courtyard at Aerial photo shows Mojacar Playa on the motorhome campsite, in Barcelona, Spain. The Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Andalusian coast in southern Spain.

Photo shows Camping Playa Tropicana and the beach in Alcossebre, Spain. RV-tripping Spain: Coastal campgrounds, classy caravans

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People cool off in a swimming pool in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province. The summer heat wave is forecast to continue and expand over more of the country, with people being warned to protect themselves from the sun. — AFP Boogie Woogie, Baby!: Dutch infants take a shine to Mondrian ver wondered which artist is most pre- ferred by babies? If it’s up to the organiz- Eers of a tour for parents with small chil- dren in the Netherlands on Tuesday, the works of abstract artist Piet Mondrian win hands down. Eight babies and their parents were chosen from a group of 400 hopefuls to exclu- sively view Mondrian’s paintings at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, which hous- es the world’s largest Mondrian collection. The babies, ranging from four months to one-and- a-half-years-old, and their parents were allowed an early morning stroll through the A woman carries a museum unhindered by the usual crowds, the baby though the organizer said. first Baby Museum A man carries a “From four months onwards, babies can Tour at the baby though the see colors and contrast and for this purpose, Gemeentemuseum first Baby Mondrian’s works are the most ideal,” said in The Hague. Museum Tour. Brigitte Timmermans of Kunstfanaatjes — AFP photos (“Little Art Fanatics”). Mondrian, who shortened his name from Mondriaan in later years, is best known for of mainly blue, red and yellow, Timmermans from their responses that they also appreciat- Woogie, Baby!”, is believed to be a first for the few months, she said. This year marks the his canvas “Victory Boogie Woogie”, consid- said. “We find that the babies are able to ed Mondrian’s other works, she said. “The par- Netherlands, the idea of taking infants to view centenary of the founding of De Stijl (“The ered one of the most important works of the focus really well on the ‘Victory’. They were ents-who are often a bit hamstrung having to art has already been implemented in Belgium, Style”), the Dutch art movement of which 20th century. The babies also showed a par- fascinated by it and to see this was some- look after a small baby-also enjoyed the day Germany and the United States, she said. Mondrian was a part, known for its bold hor- ticular preference for the 1944 painting, thing quite special.” out,” Timmermans added. A second excursion is planned to a muse- izontal and vertical lines encasing blocks of because of its bright and contrasting colours Even without being able to talk, it was clear Although the pilot project, called “Boogie um in the southern city of Dordrecht in a primary colors. — AFP

fun part of back-to-school shopping is we try to pack most food in a thermos or con- This photo shows the search for the perfect lunch con- Bento boxes tainers. Snap lids are easiest for the kids to bows and polka tainer. Should it be square with a zip, Bento boxes are big among elementary open,” says Toronto mom Amy Tse. A dots that jazz up a with space for lots of tasty items? A smart little and middle school kids, says Cicero. Popular Kristy Lucenti of Brooklin, Ontario, says her pretty Emily & purse-like affair? A sack? And what about the for years in Asia, bento boxes are made of plas- young son picked out a PBKids’ car-themed Meritt lunch pattern? When you’re going to be spending tic or steel fitted with various-size compart- lunchbox that matches his backpack. “I found bag from every lunch hour with it, it’s important to get it ments. That separation keeps foods from a set of Rubbermaid containers that fit nicely Pottery right. This fall, there are lots of new designs for becoming a pile of crumbs or mush. And with in his lunch bag,” she says. “His school is strict Barn Kids. students old and young, with just one container to wash and on zero waste, so the containers are very con- — AP photos thoughtful details and add-ons re-use, there’s often less waste. venient.” She puts morning and afternoon meant to make lunchtime pleas- No more zippered baggies, snacks in the smaller containers and his lunch ant and palatable. plastic wrap or foil to pollute in the big one. the environment. There are This photo shows steel bento boxes. Form and function built-in bento containers in Trending topics rainbows. For older boys, consider video-game Karen Cicero, contributing edi- many of this season’s lunchbox- “What’s new is that you’ll see a lot of girls This photo shows a references like Minecraft or Halo 5 lunchboxes. tor at Parents magazine, reminds es. Or Bentgo’s colorful, leak- with traditional boy designs,” says Cicero. Emily & Meritt Licensed characters are perennial lunchbox parents and caregivers to keep proof bento containers come in “Gender-neutral options include geometric Neon Roses lunch favorites. This year, a Wonder Woman lunchbox kids’ ages and grade levels in several varieties, including an patterns, stars and animals.” Unicorns are sack from Pottery picks up on the movie’s popularity. And the mind when shopping for lunch- insulated bowl with a silicone- trending strongly with girls, she says. Barn Teen that front of a Star Wars Chewbacca lunchbox is boxes. “If you have a preschooler This photo shows lined snap lid and its own fork Zazzle.com has a nice variety; a lot feature combines fashion covered in washable fake fur. or kindergartener, you’ll want a glow-in-the-dark dinos and spoon. rainbows, too. Target has the Skip Hop Zoo forward trends in a box that’s easy to open and close,” that make for a fun unicorn-shaped bag, and Gymboree offers a stylish lunch tote Fashion forward she says. “For middle schoolers, lunch box from Pottery Ditch the disposables unicorn-printed box that clips to a matching that would appeal Allison Spampanato, senior vice president you want to make sure it’s large Barn Kids. Other environmentally backpack. to any age. for product development at Pottery Barn Kids enough to hold their lunch, an ice friendly options include and PBTeen, is betting on a few stylish designs: pack, and snacks they’ll need for after-school Russbe’s sturdy, gusseted reusable bags, which Other popular patterns? are popular. Cicero also mentions quintessen- “Our Emily & Meritt gear features neon pink practices.” come in a bunch of designs and sizes. All have Cute cats and fun food tial favorites like superheroes and sports and oversize florals, bringing two trends Also consider how easy the box is to clean, leak-resistant double-lock closures; they’re Pottery Barn Kids has a lunch sack shaped themes. Nike has lunch-size versions of its together,” she says. Other graphic standouts in and whether it hooks on your child’s back- alternatives to plastic bags. Cicero also likes like a kitten’s face; it wouldn’t look out of place classic duffel bag. that collection: a chic, black-zippered lunch pack, “which is a good feature so it doesn’t get Packit: The whole bag is lined with a gel mate- on a 20-something’s office desk. Crocodile Creek has designs with jungle, sack with the word MEOW in white type, and a lost or separated,” Cicero said. Many lunch-kit rial, so you can freeze it the night before and Photo-printed lunch boxes and bags stand robot and backyard animal themes. And Hanna bold, black-and-white-banded sack. There’s collections can be coordinated with back- food stays chilled all day. There’s a peppy buf- out from the crowd; some are even 3-D. For Andersson offers soft lunchboxes in whimsical also a shibori motif. Larger-scale gingham and packs, water bottles, and hot or cold insulated falo check, and a tie-dye pattern in the collec- younger kids, dinosaur, galaxy, mermaid and designs including a galaxy and spaceship, flut- polka dots, and icons like sailboats, bows and containers. tion. “Our school has a zero-waste policy, so camouflage patterns in glow-in-the-dark inks tery butterflies, race cars, and smiling suns with hearts are a fresh take on preppy. — AP