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AMIR MEETS KUWAIT AMIR’S REPRESENTATIVE A TRIBUTE TO KUWAIT AMIR Qatar unveils ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor’ project Corridor with first cable-stayed bridge, largest intersection to be ready by 2021

SANTHOSH CHANDRAN DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani met HH Sheikh Nasser al Mohammad al Ahmad al Sabah, Representative of the Amir of Kuwait HH Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah at the Amiri AS a token of appreciation Diwan on Sunday. At the outset of the meeting, Sheikh Nasser conveyed the greetings of the Amir of for Kuwait’s constant sup- Kuwait to the Amir, expressing thanks for naming the corridor road project after His Highness. Sheikh port to Qatar and upon the Nasser also conveyed the wishes of HH the Amir of Kuwait of good health and happiness to the Amir directives of the Amir HH and for continued progress and prosperity for the Qatari people. The Amir conveyed his greetings to the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Amir of Kuwait, wishing him good health and further progress and prosperity to the Kuwaiti people. The al Thani, Qatar has named a meeting reviewed bilateral relations. Afterwards, the Amir held a luncheon banquet in honour of the Rep- 25km of road corridor pro- resentative of HH the Amir of Kuwait and the accompanying delegation. The meeting and the banquet ject after the Amir of Kuwait was attended by Personal Representative of the Amir HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, and Prime HH Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani. (QNA) al Jaber al Sabah. The ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor’ project was inau- gurated by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, in the SJC introduces new procedures presence of HH Sheikh Nasser al Mohammad al Ah- Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani inagurates mad al Sabah, Representa- the ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor’ project in Doha on Sunday. to speed up delivery of justice tive of the Amir of Kuwait, in Doha on Sunday. ject. It will also have Qatar’s QNA cannot be adjourned more than once for the The launch of Sabah Al first-ever suspension bridge DOHA same reason, with no adjournment lasting more Ahmad Corridor coincides that will span 1,200 metres than two weeks. with the celebrations of Ku- from Mesaimeer to Al Bustan THE Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has intro- The council has also updated a new mecha- wait’s National Day. Road. The project will also duced new procedures to speed up delivery of nism related to technology. The quorum for ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Cor- have the country’s longest judgement and to limit red tape in court. magistrate courts of first instances increased ridor’ is the first in Qatar to bridge, covering a distance of The council has established a new authority to not more than QR500,000, compared to be called ‘corridor’ instead 2.6 kilometers. in the framework of law no. 3 of 2019. The new QR30,000 in the previous version of the law. As of a road due to its impor- The corridor will provide authority will be chaired by one of the judges of for courts of first instance with a full bench, the tance and specifications of easy access to some of Doha the Court of Appeals, aided by a number of judg- quorum was hiked to QR500,000 compared to its unique construction. The Metro stations such as the es. It will also have a suitable number of police QR100,000 in the previous version of the law. corridor is expected to be Economic Zone, Al Waab officers and personnel. Only the judge has the The SJC is currently working on the adop- completed in 2021. and Old Rayyan. authority to settle any disputes. tion of an electronic link for the implementa- The new corridor road “Naming Sabah Al Ah- The law states that government entities must tion of sentences, by linking the new depart- extends from Hamad In- mad Corridor after the Amir present the documents required by the judge ment with the concerned government bodies to ternational Airport to the of Kuwait is a token of appre- within a week. Under the new provision, a case implement civil judgments. Landmark intersection on The new artery of Qatar’s road It will double the ciation for Kuwait’s constant Doha Expressway. It will network will enhance north-south vehicular capacity of support for Qatar, both polit- involve the development of connectivity Doha Expressway ically and economically. This five main roads, bringing the is the least that Qatar could US-QATAR JOINT DEFENCE DRILL total length of road construc- The corridor will help reduce It will facilitate access do to honour this bond,” tion to 37 kilometers. Upon traffic on February 22 Street. It will to five 2022 FIFA World Minister of Municipality and Qatar Air Force’s Mirage 2000s and US’s B-1B its completion at the end of reduce travel time by up to 70% Cup stadiums Environment HE Abdullah Lancer and F-15E Strike Eagle fly in formation 2021, the road will act as a bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al new lung for Doha by Subaie said. as part of a joint defence exercise providing an alternative to 17 intersections, 32 bridges, Joint Dir Al-Jazeera February 22 Road. and 12 tunnels will be built Continued on page 20 Ô exercise kicks off in A total of as part of the pro- Saudi Arabia (PG 4 )

MME launches new veterinary services (PG 2 ) Jewellery and watches expo helps empower young Qatari innovators

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Her Highness Sheikha Moza DOHA bint Nasser, which contributes to human, social and economic QATARI youth continued to development through quality showcase their creations at the education. Young Qatari Designers (YQD) A total of 11 Qatari-de- initiative at Doha Jewellery and signed creations were centre of Watches Exhibition (DJWE). attraction at the auction. The The YQD initiative is a collections are diverse; each unique platform for the emerg- The creations by young Qatari designers on display at Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition. piece expresses styles with ing local talents. It features 12 various influences, reflecting talented designers this year, a mix of traditional and mod- twice the number com- DJWE showcases exhibits worth QR7.76 bn: GAC charity auction held by DJWE tracted prominent dignitar- ern designs with Eastern and pared to earlier. on Sunday. The auction was ies and businessmen. The Western influences. The col- Ten Qatari women JEWELLERY and watches worth over QR7.76 billion are being showcased at the 16th edi- moderated by Habib al proceeds of this year’s lections also show the influ- designers, who are part tion of Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition (DJWE) at the Doha Exhibition and Conven- Tamimi. auction will go to ence of modern art for some, of the YQD initiative, as tion Center (DECC), the General Authority of Customs (GAC) has revealed. The exhibition will The auction, Education Above All and national pride and Orien- well as designers Mariam conclude on Monday. The GAC said it provided all customs facilities to traders and exhibitors which was success- (EAA) Foundation, tal femininity, for some other. al Khalaf and Noora al to ensure the fast entry of goods to the exhibition. fully held for the a global movement Ansari, participated in the second time, at- founded in 2012 by Continued on page 20 Ô 02 Monday, February 25, 2019

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Students and teachers RWANDAN PRESIDENT MEETS MARRI Indian schools suspend President of Rwanda showcase their creative Paul Kagame met with Qatar’s Attorney- admission to 2nd shift General and the Unit- works at Haweyati expo ed Nations Advocate SANTHOSH CHANDRAN at a leading Indian school said they have for the Prevention of DOHA advised parents seeking admission of QNA Higher Education and Qatar Corruption HE Dr Ali their wards to wait until further informa- DOHA Museums, Khater said the two bin Fetais al Marri in INDIAN schools that invited applica- tion from the ministry. sides have been working to- Kigali on Sunday. Dur- tions for evening classes have halted the “The final decision is expected after a STUDENTS and teachers gether for a long time. Their ing the meeting, they admission process following instruc- meeting with the ministry soon,” another from various schools across cooperation has included host- discussed a number tions from the Ministry of Education and school source said. the country on Sunday pre- ing workshops on the minis- of anti-corruption Higher Education in this regard. Considering the shortage of seats, the sented their works at a visual try’s curricula as well as other cooperation projects According to the social media sites of ministry had recently given consent to arts exhibition organised by extracurricular activities. to strengthen the the MES Indian School and the Ideal In- four Indian schools namely, MES Indian the Ministry of Education and Students in grades 12 and international effort dian School, the schools have received in- School, Ideal Indian School, Shanthini- Higher Education under the 13 will have elective subjects to consolidate the structions from the ministry to suspend kethan Indian School and Olive Interna- title ‘Haweyati’ (My Identity). that will include a variety of rule of law in the the admission process. tional School to have second shifts in the Fawziya al Khater, as- art subjects. African continent. The Speaking to Qatar Tribune, a source next academic year. sistant undersecretary at the Nouf al Shibani, a student, attorney-general also ministry, stressed the impor- told QNA that the exhibition met Rwandan Foreign tance of the initiative and its allowed her the opportunity to Minister Richard Sezi- Qatar, Sudan discuss impact on shaping the minds nurture her talent and express bera and discussed Panel opens registration for boosting defence ties of young people. She praised herself uniquely. the prospects for joint the quality of the works pre- While the total number action in the rule of military officer candidates QATAR and Sudan held a sented at the exhibition, say- of schools participated in the law and fight against session of military talks in ing such events reflect the visual arts exhibition in 2017 corruption. (QNA) QNA Khartoum on Sunday on the ministry’s interest in promot- was 79, with only nine private DOHA aspects of cooperation between ing the visual arts. and international schools, the the two countries. The session Responding to a question 2018 edition saw the partici- THE Unified Standing Committee for the Selection discussed hosting a number by Qatar News Agency (QNA) pation of 84 public schools as of Candidates for Military Officers on Sunday an- of training courses and joint on cooperation between the well as 19 private and interna- nounced the opening of registration for high school military exercises in the two Ministry of Education and tional schools. Shura to attend meet on graduates. countries. The Qatari side at The registration, which will be open on Monday the talks was led by Chairman (today), will continue for one month to give enough of the Colleges and Institutes foreign terrorism threat time for completion of paperwork and other prerequi- Authority Major-General Hamad MME unveils new veterinary services sites for applying to the preferred college and selecting bin Ahmed al Nuaimi. (QNA) QNA United Nations, delas with countries the future career and education path. QNA the ministry’s automation pro- DOHA of the Middle East and North Africa. The committee made the announcement during an Indian Embassy open DOHA ject which includes the develop- Member of Shura Council HE introductory workshop on Sunday for the academic ad- house on February 28 ment of more than 300 electron- THE Shura Council will participate in Dahlan Jaman al Hamad represents visors in public and private secondary schools. THE Ministry of Municipality ic services in various sectors. a regional conference in Luxor, Egypt, the council in the conference. The workshop aims to introduce the conditions of AMBASSADOR of India to Qatar and Environment (MME) has Last week, the ministry from February 25 to 28, titled ‘The The conference will discuss the registration for high school graduates of the current HE P Kumaran will hold the launched eight new services launched a service for regis- role of parliamentarians in confront- ‘Preventive role of parliamentar- and past school years on the committee’s website. open house on Thursday (Febru- related to issuing veterinary tration and documentation of ing the threat of foreign terrorists and ians and parliaments in countering Rapporteur and Secretary of the Unified Standing ary28) in the embassy premises health certificates for animals property leases electronically, related challenges’. extremist terrorism’ and ‘Trans- Committee for the Selection of Candidates for Military from 3pm to 4pm to listen to and birds through its website enabling the public to avail The conference, being coorganised forming international resolutions or Officers Dr Jabor Hamoud Jabor al Nuaimi explained and redress the urgent labour www.mme.gov.qa themselves of the service from by Inter-Parliamentary Union, Arab strategies into national legislation the registration process and application mechanism on and consular issues of the The move comes as part of any place and at any time. Inter-Parliamentary Union and the and laws’. the committee’s website. Indian nationals in Qatar. (TNN) Monday, February 25, 2019 03

Planted by Grown in Premium produce students Qatar’s schools in supermarkets Harvest Day!

Khayr Qatarna, an initiative of Sahtak Awalan, has begun harvesting fresh fruit and vegetables grown in local schools. The harvest is supplied to local supermarkets to help improve food security, increase sustainability, and encourage healthy eating. 04 Monday, February 25, 2019 Nation Over 70 firms to take part in QMED PHCC extends Screen for disease and we are going to talk Life Program for schools Medical devices about treatment approaches, the latest treatment guidelines TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and healthcare and the services offered at Nau- DOHA expo, conference far not only from medical point of view but also psychosocial THE Primary Health Care Cor- next month perspective.”Alfardan Group poration (PHCC) has received Chief Development Officer tremendous response over the Fayad Khatib said Alfardan years in its pursuit to spread CATHERINE W GICHUKI Medical is bringing in speakers awareness among people of the DOHA who will talk on orthopaedic timely screening of breast and Officials at a press conference to announce the sponsors of Qatar International Medical Devices & Health- medicine, physical therapy and bowel cancer through ‘Screen QATAR International Medi- care Exhibition. The conferences will be held between March 25 and 27. rehab, among others. They will for Life’ programme. cal Devices & Healthcare also talk about medical tourism. In taking the bandwagon Exhibition and conferences man of the Healthcare Commu- and local companies.” ing in the healthcare sector as “Medical Tourism is a sector further, Screen for Life has ex- (QMED) showcasing the lat- nications Committee Hammad The event, to be held in an well as highlighting the lat- that we all strive to improve in tended its initiatives to schools est innovations, technologies, Jassim al Hammar said that area of 5,000 square metres, est technical innovations and Qatar,” he said. to enhance the awareness of It has been our prime objective services and solutions will be MoPH is always in the forefront will feature three conferences best practices aimed at devel- The event is being organ- the importance of early detec- to reach out to a larger held between March 25 and to support the healthcare events and workshops in which more oping the level of healthcare ised by Sogha Conferences tion of breast and bowel cancer audience and help make Qatar 27, at the Qatar National and and activities. He said this year than 700 doctors are expected services.”Mohannadi said the and Exhibitions Company and in Qatar. one of the healthiest countries Convention Center. QMED will coincide with the to attend.Manager of Sogha event would act as a platform supported by Qatar National The Screen for Life team in the world. We extended our The three-day event being Middle East Forum on Qual- Exhibition and Conferences to support the development Tourism Council, Qatar Dia- recently conducted lectures at organised under the patron- ity and Safety in Healthcare, an Khalifa al Mohannadi said, of Qatar’s healthcare sector. It betes Association and Qatar Qatar Secondary School and facility to schools and colleges age of the Ministry of Pub- annual gathering of healthcare “The event is widely welcomed has attracted international par- Chamber.The exhibition is Al Quds School for teachers because we believe that these lic Health (MoPH) will host professionals in quality im- by experts, suppliers as well as ticipants from the US, the UK, sponsored by Alfardan Medi- and parents to educate them institutions are the real change more than 70 local and inter- provement and patient safety. those specialising in healthcare China, Turkey and Poland. cal with Northwestern Medi- on the benefits of the timely agents of the society and have national exhibitors. QMED Manager Souhaila sector worldwide. The experts Naufar Hospital Director of cine, Naufar Hospital, Sharq screening of cancer, and on the potential to transform the Speaking at a press confer- Abdulrahim said, “This year we are attending the meet to dis- Psychiatry Dr Rehan Siddiquee Supply, Qatar Free Zone Au- preventive ways to deal with ence to announce the sponsors are anticipating a wider partici- cuss the latest developments, said, “We are going to introduce thority, Qatar Red Crescent it. The programme also ar- health scenario of Qatar of the event, MoPH Vice-Chair- pation of over 70 international visions and trends prevail- the concept of addiction as a and Boom Waste Treatment. ranged for a screening day at Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha, Doha College, where mammo- gram screening was offered manager of Screening onboard the Mobile Screening Programmes at PHCC Unit which is convenient for ladies at their workplace. 250 experts take lesson in patient-centered care Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha, Parents as well as teachers as- manager of Screening Pro- sociated with these institutes TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Human Interactions work- grammes at PHCC, said: “At received the programme with DOHA shop focuses on how these PHCC, it has been our prime great enthusiasm and positive tasks should be carried out – objective to reach out to a approach. In the future as well, AS many as 250 clinicians with attitudes of caring and larger audience and help make we hope that such associa- have completed a Compas- compassion – and showcases Qatar one of the healthiest tions come forward in driving sionate Human Interactions practical strategies for doing countries in the world. In con- change and help us achieve our workshop designed to rein- so,” added Dr Frampton. tinuation to all our endeavors, mission sooner.” force patient-centered care According to Nasser al this time we extended our fa- PHCC has endeavoured to principles and practices. Naimi, deputy chief of quality, cility to schools and colleges make sure the breast and bowel The four-day workshop or- Center for Patient Experience because we believe that these cancer screening awareness is ganised by HMC’s Center for and Staff Engagement, and di- institutions are the real change spread in Qatar and has suc- Patient Experience and Staff rector of the Hamad Healthcare agents of the society and have ceeded in holding many events Engagement (CPESE), was held Quality Institute (HHQI), the the potential to transform the and initiatives around this pro- in partnership with Planetree, training is being provided to health scenario of Qatar. gramme through lectures to the US-based global leader healthcare staff as part of ongo- “Our association with the private and public sector, mall in person-centered care. The Two hundred and fifty clinicians at HMC have completed a Compassionate Human Interactions workshop ing efforts to enhance HMC’s leading schools in this regard activations and mobile unit for training is part of Planetree’s designed to reinforce patient-centered care principles and practices. ability to provide a positive pa- has been extremely fruitful. mammogram screening. Person-Centered Care designa- tient experience while strength- tion; the only programme of its individual patient preferences, Nursing Service participating. “Person-centred care is ening its existing culture of em- kind, the designation formally needs and values, and ensur- Staff from HMC’s CPESE and based on the premise that pathy and compassion. recognises an organisation’s ing that patient values guide all Nesma’ak teams also took part quality care is not only the “Twenty certified facilita- ability to deliver excellence in clinical decisions. in the workshop. right care delivered at the right tors will conduct Compassion- person-centered care and is Five units from across HMC Dr Susan Frampton, Plan- time, but also care delivered ate Human Interactions train- designed to connect healthcare were selected to pioneer the etree International president, with attitudes of compassion,” ing for other HMC staff. There professionals with the voices patient-centred care philosophy said the workshop aims at said Dr Frampton. will be another batch of Com- and perspectives of their pa- with staff from the Ambulatory helping healthcare staff learn “So many trainings for passionate Human Interactions tients and their families. Care Center, Communicable concrete ways to express com- healthcare professionals focus training in the future to cover Patient-centred care is de- Disease Center, Enaya Special- passion so that patients and on building the skills neces- other HMC facilities, all aimed fined as providing care that is ized Care Center, Home Health families feel not only cared for, sary to carry out specific tasks. at ensuring the best possible respectful of, and responsive to, Care Service, and the Private but also cared about. Planetree’s Compassionate patient experience,” said Naimi. QC launches e-link between QC GATE W Doha hosts exclusive exhibition and Thomson Reuters’ World Check by ‘Young Picasso’ Humaidhan TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The World-Check system helps minimise risks, increase efficiency DOHA W Doha Hotel & Residences, and achieve a high level of transparency and accountability the first luxury lifestyle hotel in Qatar, is hosting an exclusive art TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK systems and mobile Apps. collection titled ‘Past to Present’ DOHA This aims to reduce cost, in- by a young, talented Kuwaiti crease efficiency and minimise artist Hamad al Humaidhan at QATAR Charity (QC) has human errors.” ART29. launched an e-link process Saleh Ali al Khaldi said, The gallery comprises 28 between QC GATE system “RACA pays special attention to paintings that take art lovers and the World-Check system, systems that facilitate diligence and enthusiasts through a mov- one of Thomson Reuters’ sys- measures to protect charita- ing journey of the young artist’s tems specialised in informa- ble work and the reputation of perception of life. The open- tion management and inter- Qatari charitable organisations ing reception for the show was The exhibition will remain open to the public until March 30, from national databases. around the world according to held on February 23 and the 10am to 10pm daily. The launch of the mecha- international norms and stand- exhibition will remain open to nism comes as part of QC’s ards.” He added that charitable the public until March 30, from and most importantly, living in interest from members of the efforts to continuously apply and humanitarian organisa- 10am to 10pm daily. the present moment while tak- media around the world. the best practices and boost its Officials at a press conference to launch the e-link process between tions and donor institutions in ‘Past to Present’ is a com- ing it all in.” General Manager of W adherence to internationally- QC GATE system and the World-Check system. Qatar are working alongside pilation of Hamad’s work Heavily influenced by his Doha, Wassim Daaje, said, recognised standards in the UN humanitarian agencies and throughout the years from father at a young age, most of “I would like to invite every- field of humanitarian and de- unifies international databases QC to reach the largest number the world’s leading NNGOs. 2014 until the present. Each Hamad’s inspiration came from one in the local community velopment work. and links them to the World of beneficiaries and perform its Mohammed al Yazidi re- painting illustrates a particular either watching his father paint as well as visitors to the hotel The measure was launched Check systems. This contrib- humanitarian mission effective- viewed QC’s use of technol- story and when put all together, or browsing one of his father’s to experience the work of this at a press conference held in the utes to minimising risks, in ad- ly and accurately. ogy at all stages of work. He the collection inevitably de- many art books. Greatly in- young genius at ART29. Young presence of Mohammed Ali al dition to increasing the efficien- This system is one of the pointed out to the qualitative picts the developments made spired, Hamad started attend- talent coupled with such pas- Ghamdi, chief governance offic- cy and accuracy of decisions. innovative solutions used by leap achieved by QC in the use throughout Hamad’s life jour- ing museums, galleries, exhi- sion is quite rare and we are er at QC, Mohammed al Yazidi, It also facilitates the process QC to enhance the capabilities of technology inits various ac- ney. Dubbed by critics early in bitions and historic buildings proud to encourage the youth executive director of Informa- of verification of partners to and mechanisms of its work tivities, including collection his career as ‘Young Picasso’, – turning his hobby into a newly of Qatar as well as the region tion Technology Department at achieve a high level of transpar- carried out globally through systems, project management, the 19-year-old developed his full-blown passion. By coinci- to express themselves through QC, Saleh Ali al Khaldi, director ency and accountability. its field offices. QC has 27 field donor reports, sponsorship sys- recent collection to narrate the dence, the young artist adopted their art. ART29 will always be of the Legal Affairs Unit at the This step comes in line offices and implements pro- tem and financial system, in ad- inspiring tale of his life as de- a Picasso cubist style of paint- a creative platform for talent Regulatory Authority for Chari- with the RACA’s goal to de- jects in 70 countries. dition to mobile applications. picted through vibrant strokes ing, not having ever previously and inspiring artists to come table Activities (RACA), and velop charity organisations and QC recently introduced the He also noted that the sys- of colour and movement. seen any of Picasso’s works. together and motivate one Ahmed Hafez, country manager learn from the best experiences governance sector within its ad- tem would have an additional Commenting on his latest He paints his world with another to keep chasing after for Qatar at Thomson Reuters. worldwide. ministrative and organisational value in terms of saving time, exhibition, Humaidhan said: “I youthful emotions — vivid and their dreams and goals.” The E-link process, which QC is the first charitable or- structure and adopted a set of accuracy of information, re- am excited to display my latest emotional. Currently armed Art 29 is an exciting plat- does not require any human ganisation in the Middle East policies that govern its work. duction of cost, minimisation work at ART29, here in Qatar. with long list of accomplish- form that presents the works of intervention and is character- to apply this system in the hu- Mohammed Ali al Ghamdi of human error and quick de- Painting provides me with a ments, Hamad was commis- up and coming local, regional ised by the strictest standards manitarian field in order to said, “Qatar Charity is one of livery, indicating that the use platform to inspire and express sioned to create a birthday card and international artists. It of compliance, is the first of its improve its performance and the first organisations to uti- of the World-check system is my emotions. I hope, visitors in celebration of the 180th An- provides them with a space to kind in the Arab world. achieve the highest standards of lise electronic techniques in one of the best ways to choose will take the time to appreciate niversary of Covent Garden showcase their work and aspi- The World-Check system transparency. This will enable the field of donation tracking, partners for QC. the colours, the positive vibes, market in London, generating rations to the community.

QATARI FORCES PARTICIPATE IN LAUNCH OF JOINT ISLAND EXERCISE SHIELD 10

The Qatari Armed Forces took part in the launch of the Joint Island Exercise Shield 10. The exer- cise aims to enhance joint cooperation and exchange of experi- ences among the GCC forces to raise the level of train- ing for all the joint armed forces. (TNN) Nation Monday, February 25, 2019 05 Ooredoo’s 5G-enabled aerial taxi lands at Mobile World Congress Visitors can experience the power of 5G by taking a VR ‘flight’ over Doha in the aerial taxi

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK commercial 5G network in BARCELONA, SPAIN Qatar and trialled the first in- ternational 5G call in the Arab OOREDOO is demonstrat- World. ing how 5G can revolutionise Now, Ooredoo has more transport with the world’s first than 100 live 5G sites in Qa- 5G-enabled self-driving 5G- tar, has done 5G tests and tri- connected aerial taxi landing als in Indonesia, Kuwait and MURAIKHI RECEIVES CREDENTIALS OF SLOVAK ENVOY: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE at its booth at Mobile World Maldives, and has set up a 5G Sultan bin Saad al Muraikhi received on Sunday copies of the credentials of the non-resident Ambassa- Congress 2019 (MWC19). Technology Centre Myanmar. dor of the Slovak Republic to Qatar HE Igor Hajdusek. Muraikhi wished the ambassador success in his MWC19 is being held in Sheikh Saud bin Nasser al mission, assuring him of all support to promote bilateral relations between the two friendly countries in Barcelona from February 25 to Thani, Group Chief Executive all fields. The ceremony was attended by a number of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.(QNA) 28 under the theme of ‘Intel- Officer, Ooredoo, said: “We ligent Connectivity’ and is ex- took an early global lead in pected to attract some 107,000 5G technology when we were professionals from over 200 the world’s first communi- countries and territories. cations company to launch MME to mark World Environment Day The aerial taxi, which commercially-ready 5G in is on display at Ooredoo’s 2018. In this year’s Mobile QATAR will observe World sion, during which various sustainable development for booth – complete with a Vir- World Congress, we’re an- Environment Day, which departments of the ministry the present and future gen- tual Reality experience that The aerial taxi is just one example of how 5G is poised to help bring ticipating great interest in falls on February 26 every will host a series of activities, erations of the country as one simulates flying over Qatar’s about a complete transformation of society. our 5G demos, particularly year, on Tuesday under the including educational and of the cornerstones of Qatar capital Doha – is just one ex- the self-driving 5G connected slogan ‘Our Environment is awareness competitions, as National Vision 2030. ample of how 5G is poised to technology can enable innova- assist visitors at mega events Aerial Taxi at our pavilion, Our Future’. well as recycling workshops. The MME has invited the help bring about a complete tive services, including child such as the upcoming football where users can sit inside the The Ministry of Mu- The celebration comes as public to participate in the transformation of society. location monitoring, stadium tournament in Qatar in 2022. taxi and experience the thrill nicipality and Environment part of the country’s keenness events, which will be held at Ooredoo is also offering security using drones and in- Over the past year, Oore- of flying over Doha in Virtual (MME) will organise a three- to protect the environment to the Cultural Village Founda- live demonstrations of how the telligent connected apps to doo launched the world’s first Reality. day event to mark the occa- achieve comprehensive and tion - Katara. (QNA) QPO serves as ‘cultural ambassador’ of Qatar: Meister

in some of the world’s best musicians. To date, it has 95 QPO to celebrate concert venues. members coming from dif- 10-year milestone He also recalled receiving ferent countries. good reviews such as during Meister said around 80 with concert their performance in London percent of the current mem- before 6,000 people about four bers have been with the Or- AILYN AGONIA years ago. chestra since the beginning DOHA The QPO executive director and so during their highly- also stressed the influence of anticipated anniversary con- QATAR Philharmonic Orches- QPO on young musicians in the cert, the group will take their tra (QPO) contributes to the country through their various audience down memory lane development of the local music programmes, including school as they try to repeat the pro- scene and plays the role of a cul- contests, family concerts as well gramme they have performed tural ambassador of Qatar, QPO Kurt Meister, Qatar Philharmonic as how they reach out to music in 2008, including Marcel Executive Director Kurt Meister Orchestra Executive Director. Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra has 95 members coming from different countries. students through the Qatar Khalife’s Arabian Concerto. has said. Music Academy. Looking ahead, Meister said The Orchestra will mark its including 133 violin concertos as a bridge between Western gradually over the years. The ture is a mirror of a country. We “When we have young solo- he hopes to see QPO not only 10th anniversary with a special and 121 piano concertos over and Arabic cultures and make group is more experienced and are glad that now we are asked ists, they can see how the QPO performing on more important concert to be staged at the Al the course of 10 years, QPO has way for Arabic instruments to more confident on stage. We to go out and be ambassadors of musicians work and are able platforms but also having their Mayassa Theatre of Qatar Na- grown tremendously gaining combine with Western classic know a lot of musical pieces and Qatar,” Meister added. to reach their dreams through own concert hall. tional Convention Centre on more confidence and experi- instruments. When we started composition because normally Talking about the high- proper discipline and motiva- According to him, having a February 26. ence with every performance in 2008, there were not a lot we don’t repeat a programmer. lights of QPO’s 10-year mile- tion. I think it is a good example place QPO can call its home will In an interview with Qatar and engagement -- local and of events happening locally,” We have been receiving more stone, Meister referred to of how QPO inspires young peo- not only benefit the orchestra Tribune, Meister said, after international. he said. support from Qatar Foundation their first tour in Washington ple,” he said. but would also be a good legacy performing about 620 concerts, “QPO was formed to serve “The Orchestra has grown of which we are thankful. Cul- and succeeding performances QPO started with 101 to Qatar.

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TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK She added: “I would like TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK women experience signifi- DOHA to thank EAA and QFC for DOHA cant depression and/or anxi- providing this incredibly rich ety during pregnancy and/ AS part of its commitment to experience that helped me SIDRA Medicine will host or in the first year of their providing global engagement grow professionally in several Qatar’s first perinatal mental baby’s life. Good perinatal to the new generation and to ways. The knowledge, con- health symposium on March mental health enables and be the change agents, Educa- nections and inspiration that 2 in collaboration with the empowers parents to observe tion Above All (EAA) Founda- come from attending events Ministry of Public Health and respond to their babies tion delegation, comprising like this could not be more (MoPH), Hamad Medical needs so that they can form 12 students, took part in the valuable. Corporation (HMC) and the secure emotional bonds, 23rd Session of the Youth As- “The Youth Assembly not Primary Healthcare Corpo- sembly in New York recently. only provided me a platform ration (PHCC). Sponsored by Qatar Fi- as a youth to engage with The event will serve as nancial Center (QFC), mem- the UN and other key play- a platform to contribute to bers of EAA youth delegation ers in sustainable develop- the development of a peri- were able to showcase their ment, but was also an oppor- natal model of care sensitive capabilities to the global au- tunity to make new friends, to the social, cultural and dience under the theme, ‘Em- meet with various collabora- geographical needs of Qa- powering Youth for Global tors, mentors and partners. tar. Perinatal Mental Health Development’. These events help to keep us (PMH) refers to the emotion- Throughout history, grounded while exploring al and psychological well- Dr Felice Watt young people have played cru- new possibilities.” being of parents during the cial roles in leading national The Youth Assembly period of conception to 12 develop cognitively, and to and global movements that continued FAF’s legacy of months after a baby is born. learn to regulate and soothe changed the world, despite youth empowerment by once The conference is be- emotions. We are pleased to the numerous challenges they again serving as a platform ing hosted in line with Qa- bring this important topic to face, such as age discrimina- to strengthen and mobilise tar’s Mental Health Strat- the fore – for discussion and tion, under-representation, youth with the skills and op- egy 2018-2022, and Mental engagement with our part- lack of resources and unem- portunities needed to be Health and Wellbeing 5 year ners and the community.” ployment. agents of impactful change. Action Plan, which have rec- The symposium is open This conference addressed The conference connected ognised perinatal mental to healthcare providers in- these gaps and worked to- the world’s foremost young health as a key work stream. terested in the mental health wards fostering the inclusion talent in the fields of sustain- Participants will have an and well-being of pregnant of youth across all social and able development and social opportunity to learn from in- and postpartum women, regional groups in tackling entrepreneurship, together ternational and local speak- their infants and families, and solving global challenges. with leading professionals ers. The symposium will also and to community members Dana al Mohannadi, stu- and practitioners in various provide a forum for commu- who may have experienced or dent from Al Khor Interna- fields. Through discussions, nity input regarding the de- supported those experiencing tional School, said: “I am very skill-building workshops, velopment of perinatal men- challenges to their emotional privileged to have the oppor- networking sessions and tal health services in Qatar. wellbeing during this period. tunity to participate in the ideation challenges, youth Dr Felice Watt, division Seats are limited, and 23rd session of the Youth As- The conference connected the world’s foremost young talent in the fields of sustainable development and delegates gained the relevant chief of Perinatal Mental registration can be done sembly at the United Nations social entrepreneurship, together with leading professionals and practitioners in various fields. knowledge, resources and op- Health at Sidra Medicine at https://www.sidra.org/ as a Youth Delegate. It was a portunities they need to take and conference chair, said: events-calendar/event- truly transformative experi- a forum where youth leaders gies and fresh approaches to the Sustainable Development action and build projects of “Approximately one in 10 details/?event=6475. ence. The Youth Assembly is can learn innovative strate- enrich their work in achieving Goals (SDGs).” their own. Over 100 high school students experience engineering life at TAMU-Q TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Students shared their per- petroleum engineering. DOHA sonal experiences, including Current students shared their personal experiences, MORE than 100 senior high how they adjusted to the including how they adjusted school students from across Qa- demands of college life dur- to the demands of college life tar got a taste of life as an engi- ing which students are during which students are ex- neering student at Texas A&M expected to become inde- pected to become independent University at Qatar (TAMU-Q) pendent learners responsi- learners responsible for their when the branch campus host- own decisions. ed its annual Experience Texas ble for their own decisions The application deadline A&M University day. for freshman admission to Professors talked with pro- four degrees the branch cam- Texas A&M at Qatar is March spective students about what pus offers - chemical engineer- 1. The Office of Admissions is Professors talked about what it means to be an engineer and gave infor- it means to be an engineer and ing, electrical engineering, open from Sunday to Thurs- mation about the four degrees the campus offers - chemical engineering, gave information about the mechanical engineering and day from 8am to 4pm. electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and petroleum engineering. Your Health First’s ‘Harvest Day’ promotes self-sufficiency

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK about the importance of self- DOHA sufficiency and healthy eating. Ultimately, this is a collective YOUR Health First held its investment in a sustainable first ‘Harvest Day’ event to future for Qatar.” celebrate a large crop of fresh “We’re pleased to sup- fruit and vegetables grown in port our partner Your Health Qatar under the Khayr Qa- First’s Harvest Day - an ex- tarna initiative, which boosts citing and fun event, which self-sufficiency and encour- provides our youth with price- ages healthy eating. less learning experiences and Dignitaries from Qatar promotes healthy eating,” said Foundation (QF), the Minis- Alistair Routledge, president try of Education and Higher and general manager for Exx- Education, the Ministry of onMobil Qatar. Municipality and Environ- Andrew H Kershaw, presi- ment (MME), ExxonMobil dent and general manager of Qatar and Occidental Petro- Occidental Petroleum of Qatar leum of Qatar Ltd were pre- Ltd., said: “Oxy is honoured sent at the Harvest Day event Andrew H Kershaw, president and general manager of Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd, Dominic Genetti, V-P and joint manager at ExxonMobil Qatar, Dr Javaid Sheikh, dean to support Khayr Qatarna and at Amna bint Wahab Prepara- of WCM-Q, Dr Faleh bin Nasser al Thani, assistant undersecretary for Agriculture Affairs & Fisheries Resources, Saleh AlMana, V-P and director of Public and Government Affairs the wider Sahtak Awalan cam- tory School for Girls to see at ExxonMobil Qatar at the ‘Harvest Day’ event. paign. Not only are we encour- students bringing in a bumper aging our communities to eat crop of tomatoes. healthier, but we are also pro- Harvests at nine other viding our children with valu- schools participating in able lessons about agriculture Khayr Qatarna yielded plenti- and the environment and we ful crops of fruit and vegeta- are supporting Qatar toward bles including strawberries, sustainability.” cucumbers, tomatoes, cherry Nadya Mohd Sultan La- tomatoes, colored peppers, rem, principal of Amna bint red cabbage and green beans. Wahab Preparatory School All the crops have been grant- for Girls, said: “The Project ed the status of ‘Premium Greenhouse initiative and its Products’ - an indication of expansion into schools across their freshness and quality - Qatar has contributed to fa- by the MME. miliarising students with the All of the produce has values of food self-sufficiency been grown in large-scale cli- and independence in food mate-controlled greenhouses production.” installed at the schools by Javaid Sheikh, dean of Your Health First as part of achieve the goals of Qatar Na- now a total of 10 greenhouses communities. All proceeds ducing students to the impor- which is a confirmation of the WCM-Q, said: “Harvest Day the Khayr Qatarna initiative, tional Vision 2030. Harvest in operation at 10 schools. from sales are reinvested in tance of agriculture and the seriousness of the work of this is a remarkable moment, which was launched in 2018 to Day will now be held each year Khayr Qatarna itself grew out the project to allow for further principles of sound nutrition project and its importance.” marking the culmination of help make a positive contribu- to celebrate the bringing in of of Your Health First’s extreme- expansion. and healthy food is one of the Buthaina Ali al Nuaimi, a great deal of hard work and tion to Qatar’s self-sufficiency. the crop. ly popular Project Greenhouse Fawzia Abdulaziz al Khat- priorities of education, in ad- president, Pre-University effort by all involved in grow- The initiative also teaches stu- Your Health First, which initiative, which saw smaller er, assistant undersecretary dition to raising awareness Education at QF, said: “It is ing the crops. We are hon- dents valuable lessons about is the flagship public health greenhouses installed at more for educational affairs at the among students of the impor- wonderful to see how much oured that so many people healthy eating, agriculture, campaign of Weill Cornell than 130 elementary schools Ministry of Education and tance of eating fresh vegeta- the Khayr Qatarna initia- attended today to celebrate environmental awareness and Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), all over Qatar. Higher Education, said the bles for better health. tive has grown since it was our inaugural Harvest Day, sustainability issues. initially installed large-scale The fruits and vegetables initiative of Sahtak Awalan Dr Faleh bin Nasser al launched last year. Food secu- and I want to extend my most Students are also learn- greenhouses at three second- grown in the greenhouses are -- Your Health First -- embod- Thani, assistant undersecre- rity is a key priority for Qatar, sincere thanks to all of our ing about key business opera- ary schools as part of Khayr distributed with Khayr Qatar- ies the effective partnership tary for agriculture affairs & and we at Qatar Foundation students, teachers and our tions, such as logistics, com- Qatarna’s pilot programme. na branding to the community between the Ministry of Edu- fisheries resources, said: “We are delighted to support this partners for supporting this merce and economics, helping Khayr Qatarna has proven through local supermarkets cation and Higher Education are pleased to participate in program – along with other extremely worthwhile cam- the younger generation gain such a success that the project and also among the school and state institutions. the first Harvest Day of Khayr key local entities – and its aim paign and making the success the knowledge required to was expanded and there are students’ families and their Khater noted that intro- Qatarna in Qatari schools, of educating young people of Khayr Qatarna possible.” Nation Monday, February 25, 2019 07 Zero Latency brings HBKU’s CIS lectures explore virtual reality gaming Muslim identity and autonomy entertainment to Doha Lectures and the CIS Student Council take a closer look at contemporary challenges in constructing a Muslim identity

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Islamic discourse.” DOHA Continuing on the theme of identity and Muslim autonomy, MUSLIM identity, diversity Dr Salman Sayyid, renowned and Islamic political thought scholar and author of Recalling were issues in focus as the Col- the Caliphate, was invited by lege of Islamic Studies (CIS) at the CIS Student Council to shed Hamad Bin Khalifa University light on constructing a Muslim (HBKU) hosted a series of talks identity in a postcolonial world. by prominent academics from Dr Sayyid discussed the international institutions dur- themes explored in his book, ing the month of February. which investigates the obstacles Challenges raised by the that inhibit Muslim demands diversity of religious and cul- for autonomy in a postcolonial tural identities in Western world and the larger decolonial Zero Latency offers a range of free-roam virtual reality games featur- societies were explored by Dr Participants at a lecture hosted by the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. project that revolves around ing heart racing zombie attacks, galaxy space missions and family fun Mona Siddiqui, professor of Critical Muslim Studies. adventures, all playable inside BOUNCE. Islamic and inter-religious demanding legal exceptional- political sovereignty, a debate “CIS’s interests lie in explor- In response to the success- studies at the University of Ed- ism, which requires Muslims which is the subject of frequent ing and better understanding ful workshops and public lec- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK our experience right now and inburgh, in her talk ‘Exploring to challenge the oversimplified critique by Christian theologi- topics that affect Muslims and ture delivered by Dr Sayyid, DOHA our new venue in Doha will Religion in Europe: The Lim- view of Shari’a law on which ans and secular theorists. their communities at large. Nagat Emara, vice-president sit at the intersection of social its of Law and Pluralism’. this is based. The lecture provided a The Distinguished Lecturer Se- of the Student Council and ZERO Latency, a pioneer and gaming, virtual reality and ad- Dr Siddiqui opined that Shari’a and Sovereignty in broader framework to explore ries was initiated to encourage student of the Master of Arts global leader in warehouse vanced technology. while pluralism is often regard- Christian-Muslim Debates was the question beyond the con- scholars from all around the in Islamic Studies programme, scale, free-roam and multi- “Our ‘Next Generation ed as a positive development, it a key theological debate tackled fines of fierce secularism or world to engage, consider and said: “CIS has granted us price- player virtual reality gaming, VR Gaming Center’ will of- can present unique challenges by Dr Joshua Ralston, lecturer state-centric Shari’a. present their thoughts within less opportunities to organise has opened a new venue in fer Doha residents the perfect for secular communities. in Muslim-Christian relations Commenting on the lec- the college, which continues to thought-provoking panel dis- Tawar Mall, Doha. With more space for friends and family to The lecture explored how at the University of Edinburgh. tures, Dr Joseph Lumbard, position itself as a focal point cussions, seminars and read- than 350,000 visitors globally, experience virtual reality en- religious communities, while Dr Ralston examined the re- who leads the Distinguished for contemporary Islamic stud- ing circles, which have helped Zero Latency is bringing the tertainment and games like diverse, are often accused of lationship between Shari’a and Lecturer Series at CIS, said: ies and as a nurturer of modern widen our scope.” next generation of virtual real- never before.” ity entertainment to the Mid- Zero Latency offers a range dle East, with the region’s first of free-roam virtual reality launching in Doha. games featuring heart racing Zero Latency’s concept is zombie attacks, galaxy space Marathon contest at QNL promotes creative writing deeply immersive, offering missions and family fun ad- visitors a video gaming expe- ventures, all playable inside rience enhanced with world BOUNCE. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the opportunities and challeng- of the winning team. leading free-roam virtual re- Engineerium is the per- DOHA es created by social media and “The library provided the ality. Equipped with virtual fect game for first-timers and the internet, and the ways to best venue for the competition. reality headsets, headphones, virtual reality experimenters. ESTABLISHED local authors best use these technologies. The participants received great military-styled backpacks and Engineerium is an avatar-like, shared tips with attendees on The winning group will support from both the library state-of-the-art controllers, fantasy world that combines how best to bring one’s ideas receive support from fellow and the Tomoh team. We are players move freely around platform and maze challenges. to the page as aspiring authors authors and Lusail Publishing looking forward to publishing an empty space: but what they Zombie Survival offers attended a 72-hour-long writ- and Distribution, a local pub- the manuscript and producing see and hear is a hyper realis- an unbeatable experience for ing contest at Qatar National lishing house, in order to turn great writers in the future,” said tic, virtually-generated world, thrill seekers where players Library (QNL). their winning manuscript into a Wala Ahmed, consultant to the where all their movements are are bunkered in a fort and The event was held in col- published book. winning team. replicated in game. surrounded by masses of laboration with Tomoh for “Today, we took our first The other five manuscripts Players can talk, strategise zombies. The challenge here Voluntary Work Management, steps to become future writ- produced during the three-day and banter with their mates in is to survive till the rescue a non-profit initiative promot- ers and I am delighted that we creative writing practice includ- games designed for groups of team comes. And then there’s ing volunteerism among youth Aspiring authors at a 72-hour-long writing contest at QNL. were announced as the winners ed From Seed to Bloom, Qatari friends, parties, families or in- Singularity, where you and in Qatar. of this competition. This event Heritage: A Concourse of Mo- dividual gamers. your friends investigate a se- At the workshop, the partic- winning group of Ayesha Ayet Shaa’a Bainahum (Spreading gave us a chance to show our dernity and Authenticity, Giv- Doran Davies, CEO of cret military space station ipants drafted six manuscripts. Hajjaj, Mohammed Shabrawi, Rumours), fully met the compe- creativity and meet some of the ing a Hand, How to Cope With Zero Latency in the Middle taking on killer robots and A judging panel comprising sen- Abdul Jabbar Fares and Iman tition’s criteria. best authors from Qatar,” said Psychological Stress, and Four East, said: “There is nothing rogue drones to regain con- ior local authors announced the al Azzabi, whose manuscript, The manuscript highlighted Abdul Jabbar Fares, a member Entrepreneurial Minds. in the world that compares to trol of the installation. 08 Monday, February 25, 2019

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 PRINTED AT ALI BIN ALI PRINTING PRESS Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Pitfalls Of Trump’s Auto Tariffs Course Correction: A Way Forward The US economy is strong now, but President Trump’s tariff strategy threatens the nation’s economic health For North Korea Denuclearisation ALF the trouble with tariffs is they are ers, move development and production so darn tempting to the populist crowd. offshore and pass their significantly higher HThe other half is the math never works costs to consumers. And this isn’t economic out in the end. But here we go again. The theory; It’s economic reality. Only by pursuing a dual-track approach faithfully can we ever hope to Commerce Department has now delivered a According to the National Automo- report to the White House that auto indus- bile Dealers Association, tariffs would add brighten the prospects of denuclearisation and establish a try officials worry President Trump will use as much as $2,270 to the cost of US-built as a pretext to slap up to 25 percent tariffs cars and $6,875 to the cost of imported permanent peace system on the Korean Peninsula on imported cars and car parts. The reason cars and trucks. The Center for Automotive he might cite will be national security. Research estimates that 1.3 million fewer SANGPIL JIN If this sounds familiar, it should. It cars will be sold in the United States due to TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE mirrors the administration’s justification higher retail prices. last year for tariffs on steel and aluminum. Another overlooked area is the impact of HILE the upcoming summit Trump’s mantra is that auto tariffs would tariffs on foreign investment in the United between US President Donald shield the US economy from foreign com- States. BMW’s plant in South Carolina em- Trump and North Korean leader petitors, saving jobs and enhancing nation- ploys more workers than its plant in Bavaria. Kim Jong-un in Vietnam will al security. This is an investment that tariffs might force Wdemonstrate the degree of the Statistics show the opposite. Trade wars the company to reconsider. Toyota’s grow- North Korean leader’s commitment to kill jobs and drive up costs to consumers, ing stake in Texas, visible to almost all of us denuclearisation, a more practical meas- who are the engine behind US economic in this area, is another example of the bene- ure is needed to bring this process closer growth. The auto industry is a massive con- fits of free trade. The ability to move product to reality. tributor to the US economy. A tariff war seamlessly across North America is a major Thus far, both Pyongyang and Wash- should be the last thing that the president reason behind Toyota’s headquarters and ington have been unable to bridge their should be considering. production investments in Texas. Such rela- differences about the pace and even the The US auto industry can’t be walled tionships strengthen our economy and pro- scope of denuclearisation, with the former off without throttling growth. The US auto vide American workers with paychecks that repeatedly asking for a sanctions relief, industry is made up of domestic compa- ripple through and support local economies. and the latter pushing for more concrete nies, foreign manufacturers with US plants The auto industry generates billions of actions that limit further development of and sophisticated supply chains that span dollars for the US economy and employs North Korea’s nuclear programme. national borders. Foreign parts comprise tens of thousands of skilled workers in all It is time to consider a multi-step more than 40 percent of the average cars fifty states. At least 45 states, including process that facilitates denuclearisation produced in the United States. Texas, have more than 10,000 auto-related and brings much-needed peace to the This diverse supply chain increases effi- jobs. A 25 percent tariff on imported motor Korean Peninsula. This approach would ciency and lowers production costs. And the vehicles and parts — and the inevitable re- require the simultaneous consolidation ability of auto makers to tamp down such taliation — could put at risk at least one mil- of the peace system and the denucleari- costs makes the companies more profitable lion jobs between now and 2021, warns the sation process. and cars more affordable. Trade Partnership Worldwide, an interna- The first step would see the declaration This is why the president’s belief that tional trade and economic consulting firm. of the end of the Korean War between the trade wars are easy to win is so misguided. Our message to Trump’s tariff “help.” two Koreas and the United States. In ex- Tariffs prompt companies to lay off work- No thanks. change, North Korea would permanently dismantle and destroy plutonium and ura- (Tribune News Service ) nium enrichment facilities at Yongbyon based on a mutually-agreed time frame. This reciprocal step would help further reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula and also bind North Korea more firmly to compass other incentives such as North A World Heritage Site On The Moon? the denuclearisation process. Full diplomatic relations between Korea’s accession to international or- Pending progress in the dismantle- Pyongyang and Washington will ganisations like as the World Bank and N September 13, 1959, a day that we can beginning with the landing sites of the ment of these facilities, Washington would encompass other incentives such as removal of any remaining barriers for pretty much guarantee was clear and Luna 2 and the Eagle. Under international establish a liaison office in Pyongyang and foreign investment. Osunny on the moon, the Soviet Union treaties, no country has a right to make any permit the resumption of Kaesong indus- North Korea’s accession to interna- Sceptics may consider this three-step crash-landed its Luna 2 spacecraft in a re- territorial claims in space. But presumably trial complex and Mount Kumgangtours. tional organisations like the World process as too idealistic, if not downright gion east of what is known to Earthlings as the UN, speaking on behalf of the entire These actions would signal to North Korea Bank and removal of any remaining delusional. There’s some merit to that, the Mare Serenitatis. A decade later, the US planet, could attempt to set some rules for that only by fulfilling concrete denucleari- barriers to foreign investment but only by pursuing such a dual-track landed the first human beings on the moon the treatment of these two historic locations sation measures will the North Korean approach faithfully can we ever hope to in the Mare Tranquillitatis. The Soviets left and others. leader be able to achieve the dream of eco- brighten the prospects of denuclearisa- the wreckage of their unmanned craft where Admittedly, the protection of some de- nomic rejuvenation of his country. peace system, the two Koreas, China, and tion and establish a permanent peace sys- it landed, but the Apollo 11 Lunar Module tritus and dusty footprints 238,000 miles Moreover, the United States could the United States would link up with Ja- tem on the Korean Peninsula. known as the Eagle — after 21.5 hours on from UN headquarters at Turtle Bay should use its diplomatic presence in Pyongyang pan and Russia to convene a regional se- After all, as the normalisation of the the surface of the moon and walks by astro- not be that organisation’s top priority. On to monitor the pace of denuclearisation curity forum. US-Vietnam relations has attested, over- nauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — re- the other hand, what’s the harm in trying? and to obtain a better understanding of This annual international platform coming decades-long mistrust and hos- connected with Apollo 11 so the astronauts In 1969, Apollo 12’s lunar lander inadvert- the North Korean leadership’s decision- would cover security issues that are relat- tilities between the former adversaries could return home, leaving behind a US ently sandblasted the unmanned Surveyor making process by maintaining direct ed to denuclearisation and the peace sys- takes plenty of patience and step-by-step flag, a plaque and human boot prints, which III craft that had landed on the moon two communication channels. tem. Already, such a multilateral mecha- confidence-building measures. Indeed, remain, incongruously enough, visible in years earlier. And future missions could — The second step will see the continued nism has been floated by South Korea, recent comments from Trump suggest the lunar dust nearly half a century later. inadvertently or intentionally — damage implementation of the denuclearisation suggesting convening such a diplomatic that the US president has recognised Now, there’s an effort underway to ex- more significant landing sites. If the Moon- process, involving inspection rounds and mechanism could be in demand among that denuclearising North Korea will be tend the designations and protections of kind folks are concerned for the future, the dismantlement of remaining nuclear- diplomatic circles. a long-term, complicated process, requir- the United Nations’ World Heritage sites to UN is the appropriate place for a discussion related facilities in North Korea. Further- At the final stage, North Korea will ing delicate diplomacy. these two historic moon locations and other on how such sites should be weighed for his- more, to sustain the momentum for diplo- complete its denuclearisation, and af- locations in space that represent significant toric significance and then protected. macy and to prevent sudden escalation of ter UN weapons inspectors verify this, (Sangpil Jin is a historian who advances in humankind’s explorations. More moon shots are being contem- security tensions on the Korean Penin- the United States will lift any remaining specialises in modern Korean As National Public Radio reported on plated. China recently landed an explorer sula, high-level talks between North Ko- sanctions against North Korea. More im- history, imperial history and Thursday, the nonprofit space historical on the dark side of the moon, and it has rea and the United States would be held portantly, China, the two Koreas, and the international history of modern preservation organisation For All Moon- joined the US, Russia and Japan in con- periodically, with each meeting reviewing United States will sign the peace treaty, and contemporary East Asia. His kind is trying to find countries to spon- templating future manned missions. As progress on the denuclearisation front. and North Korea and the US will normal- publications appeared in various sor a UN declaration that would create a we look to the future of space exploration, To ensure that relevant stakehold- ise their bilateral ties, upgrading the afore- journals and currently he is work- mechanism for designating and protecting there’s no harm — and perhaps some value ers’ conflicting geostrategies in Northeast mentioned liaison office to a full embassy. ing on a book manuscript about locations significant to space explorations, — in protecting the past. Asia do not derail the denuclearisation Full diplomatic relations between the geopolitics of the Korean Pen- process and the establishment of a viable Pyongyang and Washington will en- insula and neutrality of Korea.) (Tribune News Service) Cambodia Could Win A War On Plastics There are obvious solutions, and many more that could be contemplated to help the country combat its mounting plastics problem

DAVID HUTT fair one. Many collectors are homeless and well. One could see a situation where firms TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE the poorest in society. Rare is one with any could hire the collectors as employees with decent safety equipment, a concern given a regular salary and streamline operations AMBODIA faces a monumental they are riffling around in trash barehand- so as to make exporting the recyclable plastic problem, which is a subset of ed. Children, accompanying their parents, waste to Vietnam or Thailand that much a problem with recycling in general. work throughout the night. cheaper, and therefore more profitable. By one estimate, from 2015, urban- Twenty kilogrammes of plastic bottles There are more basic steps that could Cliving Cambodians each use about are sold for about $1.50, I am told, while the be considered as well. For instance, restau- 2,000 plastic bags annually, 10 times more same weight of metals like soda cans and rants, cafe, offices and households could than Europeans or Chinese, while 10 mil- canned tins more profitable. A kilogramme receive a small sum to sort out their waste lion plastic bags are used just in Phnom of tin goes for about $0.50 and a kilo of cop- in different piles to give them a financial Penh alone each day. A recent photo-essay per for roughly $3. But most collectors can- incentive to recycle. Even a small amount depicts the literal and figurative mess. not expect to receive more than a few dol- could help encourage recycling and also What the government has done, so far, lars for a whole night’s work, the only real speed up the process of trash sorting by is paltry at best and indifferent at worst. source of income available to them. incentivising separation of waste before- Following the example of other countries, Cambodia’s official unemployment It is high time the country thought comprehensively about how to incentivise hand. As of now, this practice is far from a regulation passed by the Ministry of En- rate (just 0.2 percent) masks the fact that a truly whole-of-society approach that involves people at every stage in the the norm in Cambodia. vironment last year means that customers much of the economy depends on “grey- Of course, these are just a few simple now have to pay $0.10 for a bag. But this market” labour such as this. Even the mid- process, from the consumer to collector and recycling firms suggestions that could help Cambodia get is only really applied in a handful of ex- dlemen who buy the waste from the collec- serious about confronting its mounting pensive supermarkets, where most people tors, and in turn sell it to large processing applause, even its owner noted that he is able waste isn’t shipped abroad and profits plastics problem, and there are many more don’t shop at. firms in Vietnam or Thailand, don’t re- “running a small-scale operation” and can- stay at home. As of now, the Cambodian that could be contemplated. But it is high Recycling – at least collection – is cur- ceive much more from their ventures. One not deal with the problem single-handedly. government has shown a preference for time that the country think comprehensive- rently monetised in Cambodia, but not at new recycling venture in Battambang, for There are some obvious solutions. The other methods such as to contract out such ly about how to incentivise a truly whole- every stage. Come nightfall, hundreds of example, buys a kilo of plastic bags from government could simply create a new messy work, with the refuse collection firm of-society approach that involves people ragged, rubbish collectors, pulling wagons, rubbish collectors for $0.12 and sells them recycling department, employ the cur- Cintri taking care of most public waste. at every stage in the process, from the roam the streets looking for trash to sell for to traders in Thailand and Vietnam for rent scavengers for a decent salary and If that may seem like too Utopian an consumer to collector and recycling firm. recycling in what amounts to a mini-econ- $0.25 a kilo. Though that venture, a non- put some money into building recycling idea, the private sector or a non-profit firm Nothing short of this will do in order for the omy, though a heavily unregulated and un- profit, has rightly received its fair share of plants in Cambodia, meaning that valu- could also take control of the situation as country to win its war against plastics.

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Reports by Santhosh Chandran For events and press releases email Indian Experience [email protected] or call (974) 4000 2222 Sports extravaganza draws thousands of enthusiasts The big sports show, which saw participation by 16 community teams in 16 items under four categories, was the largest such event organised to date by the expatriate Indian community in Qatar

ERFORMANCE of Club bagging the first runners- witness the concluding and traditional Qatari up position and Manjappada prize distribution ceremony. and Indian danc- Qatar finishing as the second The visitors were treated to a es and Zumba by runners- up. captivating rendition of Qatari children followed In the women’s category, patriotic songs by the popular Pby a breathtaking display of Calicut Sports Club won the Qatari singer Ali Abdul Sattar. martial arts enlivened the two- overall championship with The concluding ceremony day sports extravaganza - Ex- Youth Forum and Qatar Kna- was attended by Chief Com- pats SportEv 2019-- organised naya Cultural Association munications Officer at Hamad by Indian socio-cultural or- (QKCA) winning the first and Medical Corporation (HMC), ganization, Cultural Forum, in second runners-up positions Ali Abdulla Al Khater, Head of Doha recently. The event also respectively. Administration at Qatar Po- featured a spectacular march Different individual cham- lice Sports Federation, Capt. past joined by over 1,000 par- pionships were won by Mo- Badi Jouhar Saeed Abdulla, ticipants from 16 teams tak- hammed Mahroof (Youth Fo- President of Cultural Forum, ing part in the sports jambo- rum) in the Men’s 20-29 years Taj Aluva, Community Po- ree. category, Kannan Chemban licing Officer at the Ministry The big sports show, which (Youth Forum) in the Men’s of Interior, Ali Mohammed saw participation by 16 com- above 30 years category, and Saeed al Humaidi, Public munity teams in 16 items un- Ajitha Sreevalsam (Youth Relations Manager at HMC, der four categories, was the Forum) in the Women’s cat- Ahmed Yousuf al Kuwari, largest such event organised to egory. The ‘most disciplined Community Reachout office date by the expatriate Indian team’ trophy was won by Q- coordinator at MoI Faisal al community in Qatar. Team Tirur and the best team Hudawi, AFC instructor at As- Youth Forum won the manager’s prize was bagged by pire Academy, Ali Fuad, and overall championship in the Shaheer of SKEA-Qatar. Fathima Ruksana, captain of fiercely contested sports com- Over 3000 people the Kerala Women’s Senior petitions, with Calicut Sports thronged the venue at QSC to Volley-ball Team. Olive International School students honoured for scientific projects

HE little scientists in the making from Olive In- ternational School bagged awards and secured certificates in recognition of their outstanding Tcontributions to the success of Students Science Congress held in Doha recently. Students whose scientific projects had quali- fied for the junior category won laurels during the ceremony at Birla Public School. Master Moham- med Razeen and Anna Elsa Anish of Nuaija campus were honoured with mementoes for their amazing work under the guidance of Anupama Sajith. Anupama was honoured for her contributions as school co-ordinator for Science India Forum Qa- tar activities, 2008. Sheeba of Umsalal campus was also recognised for her contributions during the tenure of the pro- ject. The students came home with a sense of pride over their spirited performance, adding yet another Firos’s winning image feather to the school’s cap. Indian lensman wins Indian activist champions cause of photography contest forest dwellers at women’s meet NDIAN photographer Firos Firos has won 40 awards Syed, a ubiquitous presence in local and international OTED Indian activist Iat awards ceremonies, won Daya Bai who works for the first position in a photog- photography contests Nthe uplift of tribal com- raphy competition organised organised by National munities in the country has in connection with Kahraman Geography, Aljazeera and voiced her concern over the Beads exhibition in Doha re- Indian top court’s recent or- cently. Sony World. Firos is der to relocate tribes with Firos won the award for winner of many special packages and made a his entry that captures in his prestigious photography plea to let them live in their frame a customer examin- age-long forest settlements ing a bead carefully through awards including amid familiar surroundings a magnifying glass. Firos’s ‘Quranic Circle’ category in order to preserve their cul- snapshot was selected for the tural identity and way of life. award from among a total of and international photog- She was speaking to the to be protected. I suspect materialistic culture and sup- ing relief to the victims, and 60 entries submitted by tal- raphy contests organised by media during her debut visit the move to evacuate tribal port vulnerable people and I will carry on the fight for ented photographers in Doha. Firos Syed National Geography, Alja- to Doha to attend the con- people from their ancestral marginalised tribal and back- justice to all those affected Muhamed Jajeeb and zeera and Sony World. Firos cluding ceremony of ‘Heal the forest lands is aimed at pro- ward communities in India. by the disaster until the gov- Khalid Ahmed were nomi- and images of heritage and is winner of many prestig- Heart, Heal the world’, a cam- moting the vested interests She also referred to the ernment comes up with a nated for second and third has won awards in photog- ious photography awards paign organised by Indian ex- of Indian corporate sector,” Endosulfan tragedy (the concrete plan to help the vic- position respectively in the raphy contests organised by including ‘Quranic Circle’ patriate forum, Focus Qatar Daya Bai said. worst pesticide disaster) tims,” Daya Bai said. competition. Katara, the Cultural Village, category which beautifully and its women’s wing Focus Daya Bai, winner of Vani- which occurred in Kasaragod The press conference was Syed has an excellent Qatar Olympic & Sports Mu- portrayed a religious teacher Ladies in Doha recently. tha Woman of the Year award, district of Kerala and called attended by Ladies Focus track record of capturing seum and many other socio- teaching the Holy Quran to a “The tribal communities urged the new generation to for justice for the victims. office-bearers Harija Husain, scenes and sights of sports, cultural organisations. He couple of students attired in in India have their own cul- reclaim human values vanish- “The government of the Asmina Nazir, Fardina Sheril cultural life of communities has won 40 awards in local traditional clothes. ture and tradition that need ing in the march of modern day should not delay provid- and Jazeela Nasar.

India-Qatar Year of Culture 2019 A contemporary Indian dance organised by Indian embassy in Doha, recently. A group of 12 dancers from Dishaa Creative Dance Group performs at an India- Qatar Year of Culture 2019 event in Doha 10 Monday, February 25, 2019 Asia

Police recover bricks of suspected cocaine off Philippine coast 174 passenger cars gutted in Chennai parking lot fire MANILA: Philippine police have recovered 34 bricks of suspected cocaine in waters off a southern CHENNAI, Feb 24 (IANS) A total of 174 passenger cars were gutted in a fire that engulfed a parking province, in the latest recovery of illegal drugs allegedly being smuggled into the country through the lot in Porur area here on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The vehicles were parked near the Sri Ra- NEWS coast, a spokesman said Sunday. Two fishermen spotted the bricks floating in waters off Tandag machandra Medical Centre, a Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services official said. “We got information at IN BRIEF City in Surigao del Sur, 828 kilometres south of Manila, on Saturday and immediately reported it to 2.05 p.m. and six fire tenders were sent to douse the flames. The fire has been extinguished,” District police, national police spokesman Bernard Banac said. Local police organised a team to fish the Officer . P Saravanan told IANS. Thirty two parked vehicles were saved from being gutted. The cause of bricks out of the water, he added. The bricks had a dollar sign on them, similar to more than 60 the fire is not known. In a similar incident on Saturday, about 300 cars were gutted in a massive fire blocks of cocaine recovered from 3 coastal areas in the east Philippines last week. (DPA) that broke out in the parking lot opposite Yelahanka air base in Karnataka. (IANS)

At least one dead, 11 injured in powerful Toxic alcohol deaths in India Balochistan blast Philippine Muslim rebel leader faces struggle in new role jump to 156; many critical QUETTA: At least one person was AFP peace. After decades as a rebel, of an Islamic preacher, Murad killed and 11 more injured in a MANILA Murad will need to become a was orphaned early on as he AFP pitals across Assam. “A total of bomb blast in Dera Murad Jamali bureaucrat and complete com- lost his mother when he was GUWAHATI 85 people have died in Golaghat in Balochistan on Sunday. Initial MURAD Ebrahim’s life as the plex projects as chief minister only one and his father at 13. district due to consumption (of reports suggest an explosives- Philippines’ top Muslim rebel of the body that will steer the Murad will also have to deal AT least 58 more workers toxic alcohol),” Dhiren Hazari- laden motorcycle detonated in led him into fierce jungle com- new Bangsamoro region until with resentment from families have died in northeastern In- ka, deputy commissioner of the the city’s Mazdoor Chowk area. bat and to meet with Osama elections in 2022. of civilians and soldiers killed dia after drinking toxic liquor, worst affected region, said. The powerful explosion left at bin Laden, but a very differ- “We also see the difficult or affected by previous battles, police said Sunday, taking the “Another 100 are under- least three of the 11 injured ent challenge now awaits him: challenge we will be facing according to Julkipli Wadi, a death toll from the latest mass going treatment... The rush people in critical condition. Of- governing. ahead. To us, the struggle is not MILF chairman Murad Ebrahim. professor of Islamic studies at alcohol poisoning beyond 150. of new patients has (only) ficials have cordoned off the area Murad has been tapped to yet over,” the 70-year-old Mu- the University of the Philip- The deaths in Assam state slowed down today after- for a search operation and they lead the majority-Catholic na- rad said. “This is only another which signed a landmark pact pines. “Murad should extend came less than two weeks after noon,” he added. fear the casualty figure may rise. tion’s brand new territory in level of the struggle.” Once a with the government in 2014 a hand of reconciliation even tainted liquor killed around 100 Samir Sinha, Assam’s prin- On February 13, four security per- the restive south where Mus- feared commander, Murad to end a separatist insurgency to (non-Muslims) so he would people in the northern states cipal health secretary, said 71 sonnel were injured in a suicide lims have won new powers and is chairman of the Moro Is- that killed some 150,000 peo- be able to extract himself from of Uttar Pradesh and Uttara- deaths had been confirmed in bomb blast in Balochistan’s Mas- an influx of cash in a push for lamic Liberation Front (MILF) ple since the 1970s. The son the past,” Wadi said. khand. At least 200 others were neighbouring Jorhat district tung district. (TRIBUNE.COM.PK) still receiving treatment in hos- by Sunday afternoon.

Indian ‘repression’ can’t diminish Kashmiris’ drive Modi launches farmer finance for freedom: Pakistan FM TRIBUNE.COM.PK measures to defuse tensions ISLAMABAD between the two countries. scheme with eye on elections On February 23, three FOREIGN Minister Shah Me- more youths were attacked hmood Qureshi on Sunday in New Delhi and a journalist condemned India’s ongoing was beaten up in Pune. The A total of RS6,000 will be directly transferred to beneficiaries’ bank accounts over the year in three instalments brutality in Kashmir and re- series of onslaught remained marked that “occupying forces unabated as Hindu hardlin- DPA can captivate people but can- ers assaulted three Kashmiri NEW DELHI not relinquish their drive for youth in Nangloi area of the freedom”. capital city. INDIAN Premier Narendra “Their desire for freedom Meanwhile, The Pakistani Modi launched a multi-bil- is the message they’re giving government has begun back- lion-dollar scheme on Sunday through their struggle,” the door contacts with India and aimed at providing income foreign minister said while the ruling Pakistan Tehreek- support to small and mar- addressing a ceremony in Is- e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ramesh ginalized farmers, in a move lamabad. Kumar Vankwani, who is criticized by the opposition as currently in India, has met an attempt to win votes ahead Indian Prime Minister Naren- of elections. dra Modi and External Affairs The PM-Kisan (Prime Minister Sushma Swaraj. Minister-Farmer) scheme Vankwani also met Minster with an annual outlay of of State for External Affairs 750 billion rupee (10.5 bil- General VK Singh, the four-star lion dollars) is expected to general who has also served as benefit 120 million farmers the Indian army chief. holding cultivable land of up “I have communicated a to two hectares. positive note to the Indian A total of 6,000 rupees leaders and I hope there will will be directly transferred now be a change in their be- to the beneficiaries’ bank ac- haviour,” Vankwani said on counts over the year in three Saturday while talking to instalments. The Express Tribune over Modi transferred the first Pakistan Foreign Minister telephone. instalment to about 10 million Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Vankwani said he encoun- farmers at a function in the tered Modi during an event northern city of Gorakhpur. “The Bhartiya Janata Par- and the Indian PM met him The main opposition ty (BJP) should not resort to warmly. He said he told Modi Congress party leaders called such frenzy for electioneer- that he had come with a posi- it a “cash for votes” scheme ing,” FM Qureshi called out. tive message and wanted to ahead of the elections which Recounting acts of terrorism return with a positive mes- are due by May. by Indian troops, the minister sage. He said later on Modi’s Supporters say the fi- commented that the Indian gov- directive, Sushma Swaraj also nancing is much needed in ernment and security personnel held a 25-minute-long meet- view of the difficulties expe- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) speaks to the foreign delegates who participated in the Kumbh Mela festival, at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, have behaved like “silent spec- ing with him. rienced by farmers. in New Delhi, on Saturday. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (2nd right) and State Foreign Minister VK Singh (1st right) are also in attendance. (AFP) tators”, refusing to intervene in “I told the Indian foreign Farmers have been hold- bringing violence to an end. minister that in Pakistan its ing regular protests in India, questions about the implemen- On war threats issued captain’s [Prime Minister Im- demanding the government Mayawati trashes PM-KISAN scheme as insult to farmers tation of the scheme. Agricul- by the Indian government, ran Khan] government now; take measures to give them LUCKNOW: Hours after it was rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BSP chief Mayawati trashed the ture is the primary source of Qureshi maintained that the he is a Pathan and he does relief from debt amid cycles ambitious PM-KISAN scheme -- which aims at giving Rs 6,000 annually to small and marginal farmers -- as livelihood for about 58 per cent spirit of Pakistanis shall not be what he says. We assure you of drought and failed harvests. “inadequate and humiliating”. “Giving @ Rs 17 per day to few farmers just before Lok Sabha elections is of India’s 1.25 billion popu- marred by such ultimatums. that no Pakistani institution Farmers have been de- pure hoodwinking,” the Bahujan Samaj Party leader tweeted. “The Rs 500 a month to poor farmers under lation. As estimated 12,602 During the address, is involved in Pulwama attack. manding a loan-waiver scheme PM Kisan Samman Nidhi is an insult to the farmers. Farmers believe in their labour and want remunerative farmers and farm labourers Qureshi indirectly signaled If India provides evidence, we and some of them told broad- price of their produce but BJP mentality to give them little monetary help is atrocious and arrogant. BJP has committed suicide in India in Indian Prime Minister Nar- will facilitate the investiga- caster NDTV that the sum was failed to fulfil their promise,” she added. Launching the scheme earlier in the day, Modi said the opposition 2015 and 11,370 in 2016, ac- endra Modi to take necessary tion,” Vankwani said. not enough, besides raising was rattled with the initiatives being announced by his government for farmers. (IANS) cording to official data.

Police officer, soldier and 3 militants killed in Kashmir Hundreds detained in escalating Kashmir crackdown SRINAGAR: A senior police officer, an army soldier and three militants SRINAGAR: Indian authorities in the Himalayan territory also thousands of extra paramilitary urgency,” the officer said. “We residents rushed to shops to were killed on Sunday in a gunfight between security forces and have detained hundreds of sepa- claimed in full by Pakistan. troops are deployed to Kashmir. want to starve the terrorists of buy fuel and other essentials. holed-up militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. State’s ratist leaders and Muslim activ- The sweeps follow the A senior police official, who their support network and finish The government has is- Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the death of senior ists in an escalating crackdown February 14 attack on an Indian requested anonymity to speak them off like fish without water.” sued urgent appeals to quell police officer in this gunfight. Police sources said Deputy Superinten- in disputed Kashmir with the convoy in Pulwama district with the media, said most of Separatist groups whose lead- the panic in the region, where dent of Police Aman Thakur was killed after being shot in the head region remaining on high alert which killed 40 soldiers and those swept up in the raids ers were rounded up called for hundreds of paramilitary troops in Turigam village.“The officer sustained a bullet injury in his head following a suicide bomb attack. was claimed by Pakistan-based were linked to “fundamentalist a general strike Sunday across are patrolling the streets and during the encounter. He was shifted to a local hospital were doc- Police said about 400 Islamist group Jaish-e-Moham- religious groups”. Kashmir over what they called a manning additional roadblocks. tors declared him dead,” a police officer said. “Three militants hiding arrests had been made over med (JeM). “We don’t want militants to “reign of repression”. Tens of thousands of peo- in the village have been killed and searches are now on at the site. the weekend in late-night raids The attack has pushed operate with high morale after Helicopters and fighter jets ple, mostly civilians, have been Firing exchanges have stopped,” he added. Civilians came out of their aimed at weakening support India and Pakistan into a fresh the Pulwama attack. We are flew low over the Kashmir Valley killed in 30 years of fighting in homes in a bid to disrupt the anti-militancy operations. (IANS) for groups resisting Indian rule round of sabre-rattling as hitting at their support base with late Saturday, sparking panic as the restive region. (AFP)

All passengers safe after bid to hijack Expectations surge ahead of new US-Taliban talks from today Dubai-bound B’desh plane; suspect held AFP forces ousted them from power this process with open minds compromising,” said analyst CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh/Dhaka: The suspect in the at- KABUL in 2001. But there is still no ac- and a sense of urgency as the Michael Semple. tempted hijacking of a Biman bangladesh plane bound for cord on a timetable for a US weather gets warmer and “Can they come up with a Dubai has been arrested, police say. THE US and the Taliban are withdrawal or a ceasefire both fighting season draws closer,” sufficient compromise to agree The aircraft was en route to Dubai from Dhaka, with a to meet for fresh talks Monday major issues on which previous Graeme Smith, a consultant to a formula for an intra-Afghan stopover in the south-eastern bangladeshi city of Chatto- seeking an end to 17 years of efforts have foundered. based with International Crisis dialogue that absolutely in- gram, when the incident took place. grinding conflict in Afghani- This time Washington’s Group, said. volves the current Afghan gov- The plane was surrounded by law enforcement at Chat- stan, with the stakes ratcheting special envoy Zalmay Khal- The Taliban have stead- ernment?” Khalilzad, he added, togram airport and all passengers have disembarked. higher as the spring fighting ilzad, who has spearheaded the fastly refused to negotiate with “has stirred up the peace pro- Chattogram police commissioner Mahbubur Rahman season approaches. months-long effort, is expected Kabul, whom they dismiss as cess in a way that nobody over said the suspect had been injured by gunfire. Further details Marathon talks held last to face an expanded Taliban ne- “puppets”. They have also stat- the previous two decades had”. of the perpetrator’s identity and how he was wounded were month have stoked hopes of gotiating team headed by Sher ed that, without a withdrawal The gathering momen- not immediately available. a breakthrough after the two Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, timetable, further progress is tum has spurred fresh peace All passengers on board a Dubai-bound Bangladesh Bi- sides walked away with a “draft the Taliban’s former deputy (File photo) Internally-displaced “impossible”. demonstrations and cautious man plane are safe after Bangladeshi security forces foiled framework” that included a minister of foreign affairs. Afghan children look on in Kanda- US President Donald hope in Afghanistan. But a hijack attempt by a lone suspect on Sunday, a senior air Taliban commitment to pre- Neither side has stated how har city, Uruzgan province. Trump’s apparent eagerness to there is also growing unease, force official said. vent Afghanistan from once long they expect the meetings end America’s longest war, the with fears the government is “We have successfully rescued everyone,” said Air Vice again becoming a safe haven to last or the details of what will a UN travel blacklist, matched Afghan government’s fear of being pushed aside and that Marshall Mofid, who goes by one name, after security forces for international terror groups. be discussed. with pressure from the US for being sidelined, and the com- progress which many Afghans stormed the plane and arrested a 25-year-old man for at- It was the most substantial Analysts say this round will the militants to open a dialogue ing of spring all weigh on the have paid for with their lives tempting to hijack flight BG147 which had taken off from the engagement by Washington likely see the Taliban push for with the Afghan government. process. “Eyes are on the Tali- could yet be undone if the US capital Dhaka. (AGENCIES) with the militants since US the removal of its leaders from “Both sides are going into ban to see if they are capable of rushes for the exits. Gulf / Middle East / World Monday, February 25, 2019 11 Turkish President Erdogan lashes out at Sisi over Egypt executions

AFP Erdogan said Saturday in an system, even totalitarian,” Er- in 2013 ousted Islamist presi- lim Brotherhood prisoners in executions in Egypt. ISTANBUL interview with Turkish TV dogan added. dent Mohamed Morsi, a close Egypt. “Where are the Western- channels CNN-Turk and Ka- “Now, I am answering ally of Erdogan. “First of all, he should re- ers? Have you heard their TURKISH President Recep nal D, referring to the execu- those who wonder why Tayyip Morsi’s Islamist Muslim lease all those imprisoned voices?” he said. Tayyip Erdogan sharply criti- tion Wednesday of nine men Erdogan does not speak to Sisi, Brotherhood is outlawed in with a general amnesty. As “On the other hand, when cised his Egyptian counterpart sentenced for the murder of because there are mediators Egypt but members of the group long as these people have not it comes to people impris- Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after the the Egyptian prosecutor gen- who come here sometimes, but have sought refuge in Turkey. been released, we will not be oned in our country (Turkey), recent execution of nine peo- eral in 2015. I will never talk to someone like Erdogan, who denounced Mor- able to talk with Sisi,” he said. they scream bloody murder.” ple in Egypt, saying he refused “Of course, we are going to him,” he said. si’s ouster, sometimes draws Erdogan also attacked Amnesty International con- to talk to “someone like him”. be told that it is a decision of Relations between Turkey a parallel with the failed coup Western countries which, demned the executions of “They killed nine young the judiciary, but there, justice, and Egypt have been virtually against himself in 2016. according to him, “roll out the men, who it said were people recently. This is not elections, all that, are codswal- non-existent since the Egyp- The Turkish president also the red carpet” for Sisi and convicted in trials marred by something we can accept,” lop. There is an authoritarian tian military, then led by Sisi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. called for the release of Mus- turn a blind eye to the latest torture allegations. Fury as Britain’s Exodus from last IS enclave May postpones overwhelms US-backed force Brexit deal vote AFP move not to hold a vote this “Our infrastructure LONDON week was “the height of irre- sponsibility and an admission can’t handle the PRIME Minister Theresa May of failure”. sparked outrage Sunday by “Theresa May is recklessly mass influx”, says suggesting parliament may running down the clock in a Kurdish foreign not be able to vote on her desperate attempt to force Brexit deal until March 12, just MPs to choose between her affairs official days before Britain leaves the EU. AFP The decision increases the OMAR OIL FIELD, SYRIA chances that MPs will move next week to delay Brexit be- US-BACKED Syrian forces yond March 29, to avoid a po- warned Sunday they were tentially disastrous situation struggling to cope with an where Britain exits with no outpouring of foreigners from agreement at all. the Islamic State group’s im- May had held out the pos- ploding “caliphate”, urging sibility of a vote this week, but governments to take respon- said Sunday she was still dis- sibility for their citizens. cussing with the EU possible The Kurdish-led Syr- amendments to the deal’s ar- ian Democratic Forces have rangements for the Irish bor- evacuated nearly 5,000 men, der. UK PM Theresa may. women and children from “As we’re continuing with the militant bredoubt since those talks, we won’t bring a Wednesday, moving closer to meaningful vote to parliament May has sought to address retaking the last sliver of ter- this week,” she told reporters MP’s concerns about text’s ritory under IS control. as she arrived at a summit of ‘backstop’ arrangement, “The numbers of foreign European and Arab leaders in which is made to keep bor- fighters and their relatives Egypt. that we are holding is increas- “But that will happen by der with Ireland free flowing ing drastically,” Kurdish for- March 12. And we still have it eign affairs official Abdel Ka- within our grasp to leave the rim Omar said. “Our current European Union with a deal deal and no deal,” he said. infrastructure can’t handle on March 29.” “Parliament cannot stand the mass influx”, he said. Men suspected of being Islamic State (IS) fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after Since MPs rejected her by and allow this to happen.” Syria’s Kurds have re- leaving the IS group’s last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria’s northern Deir Ezzor province, on Friday. (AFP) withdrawal deal last month, May has refused to rule out peatedly called on foreign May has sought to address leaving the EU with no deal, countries to repatriate their Syria’s Kurds say they hold of former Soviet countries, of men, women and children their concerns about the despite the risk of huge eco- citizens, but most have been hundreds of suspected IS according to the SDF. Around has put a strain on Kurdish- text’s “backstop” arrange- nomic disruption on both reluctant to allow battle- fighters and their relatives. 46,000 people, including a run camps for the displaced, ment, which is designed to sides of the Channel. hardened militants and their “As thousands of foreign- large number of foreigners, especially the Al Hol camp, keep the border with Ireland She says the only way to relatives back home due to ers flee Daesh’s crumbling As thousands of foreigners have streamed out of IS’s which now shelters more than free flowing. avoid this scenario is to support security concerns. caliphate, the burden which flee Daesh’s crumbling shrinking territory since early 40,000 people. She is meeting with Eu- her deal -- but growing num- At the height of its rule, IS is already too heavy for us to caliphate, the burden December, according to the “There is a lot of pres- ropean Council chief Donald bers of MPs believe that Brexit imposed its brutal interpre- handle is getting even heavi- which is already too heavy Syrian Observatory for Hu- sure on us, especially in Al Tusk and German Chancellor should instead be delayed. tation of Islamic law across er,” SDF spokesman Mustefa for us to handle is getting man Rights, a Britain-based Hol, where in addition to the Angela Merkel at the two-day Three of her cabinet ministers territory straddling Syria and Bali said on Twitter late Satur- war monitor. relatives of IS fighters you summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, on Saturday warned in a news- Iraq that was roughly the size day, using an Arabic acronym even heavier While civilians are trucked have a large displaced popu- and her team will also return paper article that if there was of the United Kingdom. for IS. Mustefa Bali north to Kurdish-run camps lation,” Omar said. to Brussels on Tuesday. no breakthrough this week But more than four years “This will remain as the for the displaced, suspected On Thursday, nearly But opposition politicians then the House of Commons after IS declared a cross-bor- biggest challenge awaiting us militants are sent to SDF- 2,500 evacuees arrived at Al and pro-European MPs in would vote for a delay. der “caliphate”, the militants unless governments take ac- ported from the enclave on controlled prisons. Hol, compounding already London reacted with fury at “Beyond the next few days, have lost all but a tiny patch of tion and fulfil their responsi- Saturday, but the two batches Omar said SDF “detention dire conditions inside the what they believe is a deliber- there simply will not be time land in the village of Baghouz bilities for their citizens,” he of people that left on Wednes- centres can’t accommodate all crammed settlement, the ate strategy of delay. to agree a deal and complete near the Iraqi border. said. day and Friday included Eu- the fighters” coming out of the UN’s humanitarian coordi- Labour’s Brexit spokes- all the necessary legislation After years of fighting IS, No evacuations were re- ropeans, Iraqis and nationals last IS pocket. The evacuation nation office OCHA said. man Keir Starmer said her before March 29,” they wrote.

News Mine blast kills more than in brief 20 civilians in central Syria Trump announces ‘one of biggest’ July 4 events Gaza protesters call DAMASCUS: More than 20 civilians were killed Sunday in AFP tertainment and an address by will do something next year on Palestinian central Syria when a landmine left behind by militants exploded WASHINGTON your favorite President, me!” in D.C. when the cost comes leader to quit under a van, the state news agency SANA said. After witnessing the gran- WAY DOWN. Now we can The ordnance left behind by the Islamic State group in the AFTER giving up his idea for a deur of the Bastille Day pa- buy some more jet fighters!” GAZA City: Thousands of town of Salamiyeh killed farmworkers who were heading to a huge military parade in Wash- rade in Paris in 2017 in the The Lincoln Memorial site protesters in the Gaza Strip region in the Hama province to pick truffles, SANA said, citing ington, President Donald company of President Em- was, in fact, the scene of one Sunday called on Palestinian local police. It was the second such incident since February Trump on Sunday announced manuel Macron, Trump had of the largest gatherings in president Mahmud Abbas 8 when a landmine that had been planted by IS in rural Hama a July 4 “Salute to America” pressed for an equally impres- the history of the US capi- to resign after attempts to exploded killing seven civilians, SANA said. that he predicted would be sive Veterans Day parade in tal–the celebrated “I Have a pressure his rival Hamas IS had a presence in Hama’s countryside before the Syrian “one of the biggest gatherings” Washington, with marching Dream” speech by civil rights with financial cuts in the army drove the militants from the area in 2017. in the city’s history. troops, convoys of armored leader Martin Luther King Jr. impoverished enclave. Before withdrawing they had planted mines in the area “HOLD THE DATE” vehicles and roaring over- on August 28, 1963, during Leave!” yelled crowds made and rigged buildings with explosives, a tactic they have used in Trump said in one of a series flights by squadrons of elite the March on Washington for up mainly of supporters of other areas as well. of tweets early Sunday. fighter jets. Jobs and Freedom. Hamas and Mohammed More than four years after IS overran large parts of Syria and He said the event would be But his military advis- US President Donald Trump. It drew an estimated Dahlan, an Abbas rival neighbouring Iraq and declared a “caliphate”, the militant group held at the Lincoln Memorial ers reportedly pushed back, 250,000 people, filling the expelled from the president’s has lost one territory after another and are left with only a tiny on the west end of the Nation- particularly after an estimate million. In retreating from Mall to overflowing from Fatah party and who now patch in the village of Baghouz near the Iraqi border. (AFP) al Mall and would feature a surfaced that the event could his plan last August, Trump the Lincoln Memorial to the lives in exile. They called on “major fireworks display, en- cost taxpayers as much as $92 wrote on Twitter: “Maybe we Washington Monument. the Palestinian Authority to pay the full salaries of public sector employees in Gaza, run by Hamas. (AFP) Japan’s Okinawa votes Nigerians await vote result amid monitors’ concern against controversial US base move AFP madu Buhari) has been voted in six of Nigeria’s 36 states and ous deterioration from 2015,” ABUJA by majority and #Buhari- the Federal Capital Territory she said. “What we now ex- NAGO: Voters on the IsWinning!” he tweeted. of Abuja even saw voting on pect from a credible, free and Japanese island of Okinawa NIGERIA on Sunday awaited His main opponent’s me- Sunday. fair election was not there.” have rejected the reloca- results from its presidential dia team said INEC should A coalition of more than - Result snapshot -Despite tion of a controversial US election, as civil society groups “immediately announce re- 70 civil society groups which both sides’ bullishness, it was military base, according warned that disorganisation sults as delivered from the monitoring the vote reported difficult to assess from unof- to official results from a and violence may have under- polling units and declare the 16 deaths from election-linked ficial results announced at non-binding referendum mined the polls. people’s candidate, Atiku violence in eight states. Others individual polling units who Sunday. Some 72 percent Results from Saturday’s Abubakar, the winner”. gave a higher toll. was in front. voted against the move with vote were expected to trickle in Yakubu, however, told Nigeria’s last election in But there were snapshots 19 percent in favour from to Abuja after being collated at reporters: “Only the Inde- 2015 was widely seen as the of each candidate’s perfor- a 52 percent turnout, the the state and local levels. pendent National Electoral freest and fairest since the mance: Abubakar, for exam- local government said. Op- Mahmood Yakubu, chair- Commission can tally figures, country returned to democ- ple, failed to win the polling ponents of the relocation -- man of the INEC election com- announce results and declare A group of PDP Presidential candidate supporters react while votes racy in 1999 after decades of station where he voted in Yola, some 434,000 -- had turned mission, will officially declare winners.” - ‘Serious deteriora- for their party are counted at Shagari Primary School polling station military rule. capital of his home state Ad- out in sufficient numbers to the outcome in the coming tion’ -Whoever becomes the in Yola, Adamawa State, on Saturday. (AFP) But Idayat Hassan, of the amawa. meet the threshold required days. But both sides have al- next leader of Africa’s most Centre for Democracy and Buhari personally cast for Okinawa Governor Denny ready claimed victory. populous country and leading an economy recovering from into Saturday evening in ar- Development (CDD) in the a ballot in his hometown of Tamaki to “respect” the Buhari’s aide Bashir Ah- oil producer faces a daunt- months of recession. eas where voter card machines capital Abuja, said this year’s Daura in the northwest state result of the symbolic refer- mad described the incoming ing to-do list, from tackling INEC said it was “gener- failed and materials were late bloodshed and malfunctions of Katsina, but lost the polling endum, it said. (AFP) results as “so overwhelming”. widespread insecurity and en- ally satisfied” with the vote, arriving. were a setback. unit set up at the presidential “PMB (President Muham- demic corruption to boosting even though polling stretched Some affected polling units “This election was a seri- villa in the capital, Abuja. Huawei launches Huawei Mate X, 5G foldable phone PAGE 14

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al khaliji holds AGM, Robust regulatory framework key to endorses 2018 results QNA prevent cyber-attacks, say experts DOHA

AL Khalij Commercial Msheireb Properties’ Risk Management Bank (al khaliji) held its Forum underscores need for cyber-resilience annual general meeting (AGM) and the extraor- dinary general meeting RAHUL PREETH (EGM) of shareholders DOHA on Sunday. At the AGM, the A robust regulatory frame- shareholders endorsed work, empowered human re- QCERT, which is part of the the financial statements sources and collaborative ef- Ministry of Transport and for the fiscal year ended forts are critical in preventing Communication, has several December 31, 2018. The havoc-wreaking cyber-attacks, checks in place to ensure bank made a net profit of according to a senior official of readiness among QR608 million. Qatar Computer Emergency Sheikh Hamad bin Response Team (Q-CERT). companies in Qatar against Faisal bin Thani al “Hope can’t be an effective potential cyber attacks Thani, Chairman and strategy against cyber risks,” Dana al Abdulla, Q-CERT’s Managing Director of said Dana al Abdulla, Q- al khaliji, presented the CERT’s Compliance and Data Compliance and Data board of directors’ re- Protection Director, while Protection Director port on the bank’s activi- addressing a forum on risk ties and financial posi- management at Bin Jelmood nected to its IT network across tion for the year ended House in Msheireb Downtown the world, disrupting opera- December 31, 2018 and Doha on Sunday. tions of a company that has a future plans. The annul forum, which ship docking at a port every 15 During the meet- was in its seventh edition minutes. It took the shipping ing, the shareholders this time, was organised by giant nearly $300 million and approved the board’s Msheireb Properties (MP). 10 days to get the systems back proposal to distribute “If you are not targeted to- online. a cash dividend equal day, it doesn’t mean you won’t Abdulla said QCERT, to 7.5 percent of the be,” Abdulla warned corpora- which is part of the Ministry share nominal value or tions, urging them to identify of Transport and Commu- QR0.75 per share. and address vulnerabilities nication, has several checks Panellists at the seventh edition of the Risk Management Forum by Msheireb Properties in Doha on Sunday. At the EGM, the that can make a cyber attack in place to ensure readiness shareholders approved possible. among companies in Qatar ming from disruptive tech- Apple — the company that edition took place under the presented by disruptive new the split of nominal value She used the malware at- against potential cyber at- nologies, Darshan Mehta, the brought disruption to the theme “Managing Risk in the technologies. of the shares from QR10 tack on AP Moeller-Maersk, tacks. managing director of Protiv- smartphone industry. Information Age”. Acting CEO of Msheireb to QR1 per share and the the world’s biggest shipping National cyber drill is an iti-Middle East, said: “Wher- The forum also featured This year’s forum ex- Properties Ali al Kuwari said, relevant amendments container conglomerate, to example, she said. Being con- eever there is a risk, there is Simon Horst, a business risk plored the role practitioners “When it comes to risk man- to the Articles of Asso- drive home the point. ducted every year for the last an opportunity.” Samsung, he manager of Capricorn Invest- play in managing new and agement, the best cure is pre- ciation of the Company On June 27, 2017, Maersk six years, the drills simulate said, is a prime example of it. ment. emerging risks, and oppor- vention and comprehensive (AoA) mainly to comply came under one of the most an attack on companies to Known mostly for its cheap, The seventh edition of the tunities presented in today’s planning. As Qatar moves with the requirements of devastating cyber-attacks in highlight vulnerabilities and knock-off phones and TVs, Risk Management Forum was information age. The discus- towards a knowledge-based the Qatar Financial Mar- history. A malicious malware enhance resilience. Samsung today is the largest attended by entrepreneurs sions shed light on other key society, it is important to un- kets Authority (QFMA). called NotPetya blanked out Giving insights into the smartphone maker, compet- and experts from prominent points, including cyber-risk, derstand the risks different nearly 45,000 computers con- risks and opportunities stem- ing and sometimes excelling Qatari companies. The 2019 social media risk, and the risk industry sectors might face. QC to enhance trade, economic ties with Italy, Australia QNA DOHA

QATAR Chamber (QC) on Sunday held two separate meetings with Australian and Italian delegations. Qatar Chamber Chair- man HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani met with Vice President for Interna- tionalisation at Confedera- tion of Italian Industry (CII), Licia Mattioli, at the cham- ber’s venue. The meeting was attend- ed by Ambassador of Italy to Qatar HH Pasquale Salzano. During the meeting, they discussed the means of en- hancing cooperation and ways of strengthening eco- nomic and trade ties. Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al Thani meets Vice President CII and Ambassador Qatar Chamber Vice Chairman Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Twar al Kuwari and Australian Ambassador Sheikh Khalifa stressed of Italy to Qatar HH Pasquale Salzano, in Doha on Sunday. to Qatar HE Axel Wabenhorst at an event in Doha on Sunday. the cooperation of both coun- tries in trade and investment in food sector, which saw cuses on industries of high QC Vice Chairman Mo- terests. He added that the strong two sides already have big in- fields. significant development over technology that are available hammed bin Ahmed bin Australian Ambassador cooperation between the vestments in the food prod- He said there are a mul- the past two years. in Italian industry. Twar al Kuwari said the two to Qatar HE Axel Waben- two sides in food security ucts and agriculture sectors, titude of opportunities for Sheikh Khalifa also high- Meanwhile, QC’s meeting countries have strong ties, horst said his government and agricultural represents a noting that meetings between cooperation between the two lighted the opportunities for with the Australian delega- and called on the business was keen on enhancing trade good starting point for im- business delegations focus on in industrial sector, noting cooperation between both tion focused on enhancing community to establish part- ties with Qatar, and con- proving ties in other econom- increasing partnerships and that Qatar has witnessed an sides in hydro carbonic sec- cooperation in the agricul- nerships and alliances that sidered Doha an important ic fields. exploring further investment industrial boom, particularly tor, as Qatar currently fo- tural and food products. can boost their economic in- trade partner. He pointed out that the opportunities. PSA begins survey for 2019 world competitiveness ranking

The survey provides key information to ment efficiency, business effi- Qatar was ranked 14th out Key survey ciency and infrastructure. of 63 countries in the 2018 potential investors: PSA chairman The results are then com- World Competitiveness Rank- The rankings measure the pared with the other countries’ ing compared to 17th in the pre- QNA strengths and weaknesses of position in the rankings. vious year (2017), indicating the DOHA this year, PSA said in a state- the Qatari economy based on PSA Chairman Dr Saleh bin strength of the Qatari economy ment on Sunday. economic performance, Mohammed al Nabet said the and the feasibility of the ongoing THE Planning and Statistics The survey will assess the government efficiency, World Competitiveness Rank- reforms. Authority (PSA), in coopera- views of corporate executives ing helps decision makers in IMD prepares these rank- tion with Switzerland’s Inter- and other businesses that affect business efficiency and identifying areas for business ings annually, evaluates and national Institute for Manage- Qatar’s ranking and global com- infrastructure improvement and would thus analyses how the countries par- ment Development (IMD), has petitiveness. The results will increase Qatar’s competitive- ticipating in the report manage begun a survey on global com- be reflected in the 2019 World ness. their overall economic efficiency petitiveness. Competitiveness Ranking, due strengths and weaknesses of He said it also provides im- and gives an indication of mac- The survey, which began in for release in June. the Qatari economy based on portant information to potential roeconomic competitiveness or The survey which began in February will run until March this year. February, will run until March The rankings measure the economic performance, govern- investors and the people. sub-sectors in each country. Economy & Business Monday, February 25, 2019 13 QNB holds graduation ceremony for leadership development programmes

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK velopment Programmes are talent management approach skills is considered one of the DOHA designed to develop the lead- as well as the bank’s human most important priorities for ership and management skills capital strategy, which aims QNB group as the bank is con- QATAR National Bank (QNB), of their participants. to consolidate the status of the stantly striving to enhance the the largest financial institution The courses are delivered QNB as the employer of choice performance of its employees. in the Middle East and Africa, using a blended approach that in Qatar and across its inter- QNB group’s presence recently held a graduation cer- targets the development of the national footprint,” the press through its subsidiaries and emony for 139 employees who skills and traits necessary to statement said. associate companies extends completed the Leadership De- enable participants to achieve “These programmes re- to more than 31 countries velopment and Management their ambitions and career flect the importance that QNB across three continents pro- Development Programmes. goals, the release said. attaches to its employees, as viding a comprehensive range These programmes were Part of the QNB’s talent well as the great importance of advanced products and ser- organised by the bank in col- management approach for its it places on the investment in vices. laboration with the renowned leaders is to develop the lead- Human Capital, which is an The total number of em- international companies ership and management com- important pillar of its mission ployees is more than 29,000 Franklin Covey and KPMG, petencies necessary to support towards achieving Qatar Na- operating through more than said a press release. its expansion and the rapid tional Vision 2030,” the state- 1,100 locations, with an ATM The three-month Leader- growth of its operations. “The ment added. network of more than 4,400 Qatar National Bank recently organised a graduation ceremony for 139 employees who completed the ship and Management De- programmes are part of this The development of staff machines, the bank said. Leadership Development and Management Development Programmes.

Huawei shrugs off threat of US ban, says can Digital adoption key to changing survive without US market AFP biz dynamics: Doha Bank CEO BARCELONA

HUAWEI’S chairman on Sunday shrugged of the Balachandran, risk that President Don- professor at a US ald Trump could issue an executive order banning varsity, speaks on the Chinese telecom giant, saying the company could profitability through succeed without the US customer centricity market. Guo Ping said such an TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK order “is not necessary and DOHA should not be released” but if issued would have little DOHA Bank hosted a knowl- impact on Huawei, which edge sharing session on theme has become the leading ‘Strategic customer profitabil- supplier of the backbone Huawei’s chairman Guo Ping. ity through customer centricity’ equipment for wireless mo- recently. bile networks worldwide. The event was attended “In 2018 Huawei had Huawei’s by Dr Bala V Balachandran, revenues of over 100 billion Professor of Accounting & dollars. The share of US in equipment Information Management, this is really small. That O Huawei’s chairman has Northwestern University, US, means the US market can according to a press release. be ignored by us,” he told a said the US move would Dr R Seetharaman, CEO of press conference in Barce- hurt some small Doha Bank, spoke about the lona on the eve of the Mo- telecoms operators in fourth industrial revolution and bile World Congress trade US that do use its the emerging digital trends. fair. equipment “The fourth industrial revo- Guo added that such lution combines technologies in a move would hurt some O US officials suspect innovative ways, reshaping the small telecoms operators Shenzhen-based way people live, work and relate in the United States that do Huawei’s products could to one another. Industries are use its equipment. be used by Beijing to spy being redefined, the work space US officials suspect on Western governments is undergoing changes, robot- Dr Bala V Balachandran, Professor of Accounting & Information Dr R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank, spoke about the fourth indus- Shenzhen-based Huawei’s ics and artificial intelligence are Management, Northwestern University, USA, addresses a knowledge- trial revolution and the emerging digital trends during the knowledge- products could be used by going to play an important role sharing session in Doha recently. sharing session in Doha recently. Beijing to spy on Western and the customer will be more governments and have al- our equipment,” Guo said empowered in the digital envi- Global Mobile Engagement launched a new Arabic Doha is morphing the business envi- ready severely restricted through an interpreter. ronment,” Seetharaman said. Index (GMEI). Doha Bank re- Sooq website with driver deliv- ronment, resulting in changing the company’s presence in “Huawei needs to abide “Banks need to manage the ceived the ISO 27001 accredi- ery application. workforce, new competitors, the United States. Wash- by Chinese laws and also by change by redefining their busi- tation which is a testament to “It launched Al Jana series 7 decreasing margins, global ington considers the matter the laws outside China if we ness models to deal with stake- commitment towards informa- Banks need to manage the in 2018 aimed at long-term sav- competition, changing technol- urgent as countries around operate in those countries. holders such as customers, tion security and data protec- change by redefining their ings, the Al Dana 2018 scheme, ogy, demanding customers and the world prepare to roll out Huawei will never, and dare regulators and shareholders. tion. business models to deal online banking loan for Doha manufacturing/service excel- fifth-generation or 5G net- not, and can not violate any Customers are information- “At Doha bank, it is of great with stakeholders such as Bank customers, WhatsApp lence,” Balachandran said. works that will bring near- rules and regulations in the centric and not location-centric. importance to follow the best chat service integrated with Balachandran also dis- instantaneous connectivity, countries where we oper- To adopt the digital changes standards in maintaining the customers, regulators and FB messenger and Hello Doha cussed the levers to maximise vast data capacity and fu- ate,” he added. you need to be quick. Realign- confidentiality and integrity of shareholders enhanced mobile banking app profit by cost management turistic technologies such as The United States did ment of resources will happen information assets and our focus Doha Bank CEO version 6.1.0 with several en- and revenue management. He self-driving cars. not represent the whole because of technological devel- has always been on continual hancements as well as enhance- said an effective strategy lies in The administration world and Huawei hoped opments,” he added. improvement of people, process- Dr R Seetharaman ment of services through our managing the variable cost as has been lobbying allies to each country would make “Qatar offers an e-com- es and technologies to ensure the online and mobile platforms a percentage to increase or de- block Huawei from build- decisions based on its own merce market worth almost robustness and resilience of our time, Doha Bank customers such debit and credit card acti- crease in sales prediction. ing 5G networks and Trump interests, Guo said. $1.5 billion in 2019. The Middle information management infra- will also be able to carry out vation, e-statements and other “The relentless pursuit to is reportedly mulling an Network operators East and North Africa (Mena) structure in the face of changing e-commerce transactions with such features.” eliminate non-value added ac- executive order to stop the seeking to quickly deploy region is projected to record e- consumer needs and the evolv- the added security of Mas- Dr Bala V Balachandran tivities and optimise resource Chinese firm from selling the new wireless networks commerce sales growth of 21.4 ing security risk landscape.” tercard securecode and Qpay spoke on achieving strategic utilisation effectively and ef- advanced equipment in the are in a bind as Huawei’s percent to reach $28.5 billion in Seetharaman said. (Qatar Central Bank Payment profitability through customer ficiently is defined as cost United States. 5G equipment is seen as 2019. “Doha Bank launched the gateway system) using their centricity. management. For effective im- Huawei strenuously de- being considerable more “Qatar is first among Arab first Qatar Exchange traded Mastercard debit cards,” the “The 4th industrial revolu- provement in profits, making nied its equipment could be advanced than that of its countries in terms of engage- fund under the symbol ‘QETF’. Doha Bank CEO said. tion has brought in a combi- cost as a core competency will used for espionage. rivals such as Sweden’s Er- ment with mobile services and Doha Bank and MasterCard Speaking about other ini- nation of artificial intelligence, help in defining the drivers to “We have never and icsson or Finland’s NOKIA. applications. Qatar reached the launched suite of new contact- tiatives of the bank Seethara- machine learning and analytics profitability,” Balachandran we are not and we will The company has highest score six on the GSMA less debit cards. For the first man said, “Doha Bank has also (AIMLA). The new revolution said. never allow backdoors in 180,000 employees in 170 our equipment and we will countries and counts 45 of never allow anyone from the world’s biggest wireless any country to do that in carriers as customers. Doha Bank honours 14 schools for Microsoft workers ask firm to environment-friendly initiatives drop $480 mn US army deal TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ‘Waste Management’ project. REUTERS to improve soldiers “lethal- DOHA Similarly, under the ‘Water SAN FRANCISCO ity, mobility and situational Management’ category, the awareness.” DOHA Bank recognised stu- awards were received by Gh- SOME Microsoft Corp em- In the petition to Microsoft dents and schools in Qatar that eras International School for ployees on Friday demanded executives, posted on Twitter, play an active role in address- the ‘GIS Water Conservation that the company cancel a the workers said they “did not ing environmental issues and Programme’ project, Rajagiri $480 million hardware con- sign up to develop weapons, implementing sustainable prac- Public School for the ‘Elixir of tract to supply the US Army, and we demand a say in how tices during its annual ECO- Life, The Future is Safe’ pro- with 94 workers signing a pe- our work is used.” They called Schools Programme Awards ject, and DPS-Modern Indian tition calling on the company on the company to develop “a recently. School for the ‘DPS MIS Water to stop developing “any and public-facing acceptable use The awards were presented Management’ project. all weapons technologies.” policy” for its technology and to 14 schools in Qatar across In addition, under the The organising effort, de- an external review board to four categories at a glittering ‘Energy Saving’ category, scribed to Reuters by three publicly enforce it. ceremony at Doha Bank’s head- Bhavan’s Public School was Microsoft workers, offers Microsoft said in a state- quarters. The awards acknowl- acknowledged for the ‘Save to- the latest example in the ment that it always appreci- edged the creativity and innova- day survive tomorrow’ project. last year of tech employees ates employee feedback. It tion of students in successfully Doha Bank CEO Dr R protesting cooperation with also referred to an October completing their green projects Seetharaman, said, “Doha governments on emerging blog post by its president, as part of the ECO-Schools Pro- Bank has been at the forefront technologies. Brad Smith, in which he said gramme, said a press release. of promoting environmental Microsoft won a contract the company remained com- For the ‘Environmental The annual ECO-Schools Programme Awards were presented to 14 schools in Qatar across four categories education among students and in November to supply the mitted to assisting the mili- Health’ category, the awards at a glittering ceremony at Doha Bank’s headquarters recently. other sections of the society. Army with at least 2,500 pro- tary and would advocate for were presented to six schools, The annual ECO-Schools Pro- totypes of augmented real- laws to ensure responsible use Al Ahnaf Bin Qais Independent project, Doha Modern Indian for the ‘Keep the planet Clean, Olive International School for gramme is a true testimony to ity headsets, which digitally of new technologies. School for the ‘Environmental School for the ‘Go Green and by going Green’ project. ‘Working to Build Zero Waste our unrelenting resolve to en- display contextual informa- The US Army did not pro- Health, a Great Wealth’ project, Save Nature’ project, Philip- The following four schools Community’ project, Birla Pub- courage schools to reduce the tion in front of a user’s eyes. vide immediate comment. Pakistan International School pine International School Qatar were recognised under the lic School for the ‘Beat Plastic carbon footprint and empower The government has said the Shares of Microsoft fell 7 Qatar for the ‘Green House’ - High School for the ‘Sustain- ‘Waste Management’ category, Pollution’ project and Phil- students to contribute towards devices would be used on the cents to $110.90 after hours project, Shantiniketan Indian ability @PISQ’ project and Staf- Doha British School for the ippine International School the well-being of the environ- battlefield and in training on Friday. School for the ‘Save Greenery’ ford Sri Lankan School Doha ‘Bottle Cap Collection’ project, Qatar - Elementary for the ment.” 14 Monday, February 25, 2019 Economy & Business India new e-commerce policy calls for data US markets may run out of gas localisation, improved over Brexit, China trade outcome privacy safeguards The S&P 500 has rallied 18% since its Dec 24 low as growth indexes have fared better than value stocks REUTERS NEW DELHI/MUMBAI Costly for firms

INDIA outlined a new draft O The proposed overhaul policy for its burgeoning e- would likely increase commerce sector on Saturday, operating costs for the focusing on data localization, e-commerce sector improved privacy safeguards and measures to combat the O The new rules call for the sale of counterfeit products. housing of more data The proposed overhaul, centers and server farms which would likely increase locally operating costs for the sector, comes two months after the country modified regulations in India,” the draft e-commerce governing foreign direct invest- rules said. “A period of three ment in e-commerce. years would be given to allow That forced retail giants industry to adjust to the data Amazon.com Inc and Walmart- storage requirement.” owned Flipkart to restructure Flipkart and Amazon said their Indian operations, and they were going through the the latest reforms spell further draft rules and will share their upheaval. “In the future, eco- inputs with the government. nomic activity is likely to fol- The proposed rules also low data,” the widely expected seek the creation of a “legal and draft policy document said. “It technological framework” that is hence vital that we retain can help impose restrictions on control of data to ensure job the cross-border flow of data creation within India”. generated by users, moves that The new rules call for the may affect not just e-commerce housing of more data centers platforms but also social media and server farms locally, amid firms such as Alphabet Inc’s a broader push for data locali- Google and rival Facebook Inc. zation by the South Asian na- India also plans to mandate tion, which is one of the world’s all e-commerce firms to pro- fastest-growing online mar- vide access to their data stored kets. abroad whenever official re- India’s central bank in quests are made. The rules, 2018 forced payments provid- which come at a time New ers such as Mastercard and Delhi is working on a broader The New York Stock Exchange. Visa Inc to store Indian users’ data privacy law, also forbid data locally. companies from sharing data REUTERS search for companies that have vestors, in New York. would bottom in the first half. toric average of 17.5. “Steps will be taken to de- stored abroad with other busi- NEW YORK higher profit growth and mar- In a recent note to clients, He favors value over growth, One challenge, even though velop capacity for data storage nesses even with user consent. gins, while value investors look Morgan Stanley equity strate- with a focus on cyclical over de- value is relatively cheap, is that A return to fashion of growth for stocks that seem inexpen- gist Michael Wilson said that fensive stocks. financials have a heavy weight- stocks in 2019 helped lead the sive. the stocks that got hit first and Value stocks also remain ing in value indexes and a Fed overall market out of a year- Shortly after the S&P hit its hardest during last year’s “roll- cheap relative to growth pause will make it harder for end shakeout, but another most recent record on Septem- ing bear market” would lead shares, with their widest for- those firms to grow profits. News multi-year run of growth per- ber 20, thanks to the outper- the recovery this year and rally ward price-to-earnings ratio Even though, as of the last in brief forming better than value may formance by growth, especially the hardest. That prediction spread in over a decade. And reconstitution of Russell index- not be in the cards. technology stocks, the spread while investor worries about es in June, the financial servic- The S&P 500 has rallied between the Russell 1000 a recession, which helped fuel es sector saw the most signifi- Bayer faces second trial over alleged nearly 18 percent since its De- growth and value indexes had Growth investors typically the fourth-quarter sell-off, cant decrease in index weight weed killer Roundup’s cancer risk cember 24 low. During that surpassed the levels hit during search for companies that have abated, a number of head- in the largecap 1000 value time the Russell 1000 Growth the end of the dot-com era. The winds remain that could make index, it still was 29.1 percent. NEW YORK: Bayer AG is set to face a second US jury over alle- index has fared even better fourth quarter selloff helped have higher profit growth value more attractive as market In the Russell 2000 Smallcap gations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a gain of almost 20 per- that narrow but it began to and margins, while value uncertainty rises. Value financials command a causes cancer, six months after the company’s share price was cent while the Russell 1000 widen again shortly before the investors look for stocks “There are still a lot of weighting of 40.5 percent. rocked by a $289 million verdict in California state court. Value index has lagged with a new year. that seem inexpensive headaches coming, whether it “If value is going to work, it A lawsuit by California resident Edwin Hardeman against the gain of about 17 percent. “The valuation imbalance is Brexit, China - what is the has to be financials,” said Mark company was scheduled to begin on Monday in federal rather That marks a reversal from we have seen between growth (trade) package going to look Stoeckle, CEO at Adams Funds than state court. The trial is also a test case for a larger the fourth quarter, when value and value in the largecap space appears to be playing out as like? - the legal stuff in Wash- in Baltimore in an interview litigation. More than 760 of the 9,300 Roundup cases nation- outperformed as stocks nearly ... when we have seen that in- areas such as transportation, ington,” said Steve DeSanctis, with Reuters. wide are consolidated in the federal court in San Francisco tumbled into bear market terri- flection point in the past there considered cyclical value, have equity strategist at Jefferies in “The one thing people that is hearing Hardeman’s case. Bayer denies all allegations tory, a trend some analysts feel has been a very powerful long- been among the leaders to the New York. were counting on in the first that Roundup or glyphosate cause cancer, saying decades of will return as the market grap- term rally where value has upside this year. The Russell 1000 Value half of 2018 with the Fed was independent studies have shown the world’s most widely used ples with several major head- outperformed growth and we Wilson anticipated the forward PE also sits right at it was going to continue to weed killer to be safe for human use and noting that regulators winds such as Brexit and trade think that is coming up,” said Federal Reserve will hold off its long-term average of about raise rates, this (was) going to around the world have approved the product. (REUTERS) negotiations. Phil Orlando, chief equity mar- raising interest rates further 13.8 while the Growth index is be good for banks – and not so Growth investors typically ket strategist, at Federated In- and that the global economy nearly 20, well above its his- much anymore.” Trump raises hopes of trade deal on final day of US-China talks

REUTERS commitments were followed undervalued, giving it a trade WASHINGTON through to completion, while Deal deadline advantage and partly offsetting Beijing insisted upon what it US tariffs. US President Donald Trump on called a “fair and objective” pro- O Trump said on Friday he China has committed to Sunday raised hopes that the cess. might extend the March 1 buying an additional 10 million United States and China would On Sunday, top officials in- deadline and move forward metric tonnes of US soybeans. settle their trade dispute ahead cludin g US Treasury Secretary with a meeting with Reuters reported exclusively of a March 1 deadline as nego- Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Chinese President Xi on Wednesday that both sides tiators met to wrap up the latest Vice Premier Liu He arrived for Jinping were drafting memorandums round of talks. talks at the Winder Building, of understanding (MoUs) on The US president said in a which houses the headquar- O Extending the deadline cyber theft, intellectual prop- tweet that the trade talks on Sat- ters of the United States Trade would put on hold a erty rights, services, agriculture urday were “very productive.” Representative, an hour later scheduled increase in and non-tariff barriers to trade, Talks were extended than usual. Both Mnuchin and tariffs to 25 percent from including subsidies. But Trump through the weekend in a bid to Liu went inside without com- said he did not like MoUs be- iron out differences on changes menting, with Liu smiling when 10 percent on $200 billion cause they are short-term, and to China’s treatment of state- asked if the two sides would worth of Chinese imports he wanted a long-term deal. owned enterprises, subsidies, have a deal by the end of the day. Trump said the biggest deci- forced technology transfers and Trump said on Friday there Extending the deadline (File photo) US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin (fourth left), and Vice Premier of China Liu He (fifth sions could be reached when he cyber theft. was a “good chance” a deal would mean putting on hold a right) during trade talks in Washington. (EPA-EFE) meets with Xi, probably in Flor- The two sides have had would emerge, and that he scheduled increase in tariffs to ida next month, and that their no agreement on an enforce- might extend the March 1 dead- 25 percent from 10 percent on off a worsening of the trade war global economic growth and officials had reached an agree- talks may extend beyond trade ment mechanism. Washington line and move forward with a $200 billion worth of Chinese that has already disrupted com- roiled financial markets. ment on currency issues, but did to encompass Chinese telecom- wanted a strong mechanism meeting with Chinese President imports into the United States. merce worth hundreds of bil- On Friday, Trump and not give details. US officials have munications companies Huawei to ensure that Chinese reform Xi Jinping. An extension would hold lions of dollars of goods, slowed Mnuchin said US and Chinese long argued that China’s yuan is Technologies and ZTE Corp. Huawei launches Huawei Mate X, 5G foldable phone 5G would not be delayed by ban TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ics. A result of Huawei’s bold DOHA testing with novel smartphone on Chinese suppliers, says Nokia form factors, the 2-in-1 smart- HUAWEI Consumer Busi- phone and tablet Huawei Mate REUTERS slow network upgrades. The lobbied European allies ag- ness Group (CBG) unveiled X features a high strength flex- BARCELONA real reasons for Europe’s gressively to shut out Hua- the world’s fastest 5G foldable ible OLED panel and a falcon growing 5G lag behind the wei, saying the company is phone, Huawei Mate X, rede- wing mechanical hinge. NOKIA does not expect the United States are hold-ups in too closely tied to the Chinese fining smartphone design with The 6.6-inch dual display possible exclusion of Chi- issuing spectrum to operators, government and its equip- a foldable form factor at the panel equipped on the Hua- nese companies on security as well as high auction costs ment could be vulnerable to Mobile World Congress 2019 wei Mate X is a true fullview grounds to delay the rollout of in countries such as Italy, he cyber espionage. Reflecting the innova- display. When unfolded, it next-generation 5G services in said. Huawei strongly rejects tive DNA of the Huawei Mate when opened, it turns into uncharted. As a new breed of transforms into an 8-inch European markets, CEO Ra- “I think you cannot say those allegations and Chair- series, the Huawei Mate X a slim tablet with an 8-inch smartphones, Huawei Mate X tablet only 5.4mm thick. Im- jeev Suri told Reuters. that you know the situation man Guo Ping, speaking in features the Falcon Wing Me- screen. The new multi-form combines 5G, foldable screen, ages are displayed with great Debate is raging in Eu- caused by some of this will Barcelona, reiterated that it chanical Hinge, 7nm multi- factor revolutionizes both pro- AI and an all-new mode of in- clarity and detail, and the rope over whether to heed delay 5G rollout or that oth- would never allow any coun- mode modem chipset Ba- ductivity and entertainment terfacing to provide consum- panel itself is safe, durable and calls from Washington to bar ers are not capable or ready try to insert so-called back long 5000, a high-capacity experiences on a mobile de- ers with an unprecedented features outstanding cooling China’s Huawei Technologies, to provide equipment. That doors in its equipment. 4500mAh battery supporting vice. user experience. The Huawei performance. As light as it is even as big telecoms operators would not be accurate,” Suri Nokia, the second-biggest the world’s fastest 55w Huawei Richard Yu, CEO of Hua- Mate X will be the first key for appealing, the foldable smart- warn that such a move could said on the sidelines of the networks player behind Hua- SuperCharge and the brand wei CBG, said, “The Huawei- consumers to open the door to phone comes in a new inter- set back the deployment of 5G Mobile World Congress , the wei, has warned of a weak new interstellar blue finish. Mate X’s revolutionary form 5G smart living.” stellar blue that epitomises the by years. industry’s main annual gath- start to 2019 but expects sales When folded, the device factor is achieved by Huawei’s Falcon Wing Mechanical beauty of technology and sets Suri, however, down- ering, in Barcelona. to recover and show growth is a huge display smartphone relentless effort in R&D. It Hinge strikes a balance be- a higher bar for future smart- played concerns that a re- US President Donald in 2020 as 5G deployment with a 6.6-inch screen, and represents a voyage into the tween technology and aesthet- phones. duced field of vendors could Trump’s administration has accelerates. www.guide.com.qa  Monday, February 25, 2019

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Al Rayyan spikers win Arab Club Volleyball Championship PAGE 19 ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL WEST INDIES VS ENGLAND Qatar draw Nigeria in U-20 World Cup

Hosts Poland to play Colombia in the opener in Lodz on May 23 IKOLI VICTOR DOHA

QATAR and Nigeria were drawn together for the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland along- side Ukraine and the United Poland will welcome all with States in Group D, following the group stage draw held in open arms: Blaszczykowski Gdynia on Sunday. AKUB Blaszczykowski, selves won’t have a great who, with 105 interna- deal of time to get to know Jtional appearances, is our country as all their focus Poland’s most capped player, will be on training sessions on the eve of FIFA U-20 World and matches. We have lots Cup Poland 2019 draw wel- of things to showcase,” The Qatar U-20 football team soon after booking their ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 during the AFC U-19 Championship comed players and fans from he said. against Thailand in Jakarta last October. all around the world to his On his message to your mes- country for the event. sage to the players who will teams in the group. For 2019’s qualification, Speaking to FIFA.com the be taking part in this tourna- FIFA legends Bebeto, who despite losing their opening Polish player said, “We have ment, Blaszczykowski said, won the U-20 World Cup in match in the 2018 AFC U-19 a lot to offer, but first and “Approach it with a smile on Quote Unquote 1983 and the FIFA World Cup Championship against UAE, foremost, we are blessed your face so that you can just Every World Cup, no matter in 1994; and Fernando Qatar still managed to finish with people who are incred- go and enjoy the tournament. Couto, who lifted the top of Group A along with ibly open, friendly and eager Be charged with positive en- if it is at youth or senior U-20 title in 1989, hosts Indonesia thanks to help others. I’m convinced ergy, so you approach every level, gives a player a made the draw in to the head-to-head re- that Poland will welcome our training session and every tremendous opportunity front of numerous sults. A 7-3 win after ex- guests with open arms and match in a positive way. When to face the best possible coaches and icons tra time in the quarter- that they will feel right at you look at life and a match opponents. of Polish football. finals of the competition home here. with optimism, it makes Qatar will be against Thailand meant “That famous Polish hos- things easier. Smile, go out Germany’s football star making their fourth the Qataris reached Po- pitality isn’t just all talk. onto the pitch and give your Lukas Podolski FIFA U-20 World Cup land 2019 before losing However, I know from experi- all. That’s my way of looking appearance at Poland in the semi-finals against ence that the players them- at it.” (TNN) 2019 after making their Korea Republic. Qatar will open their ac- debut in 1981 when they The star player count of the tournament finished second. They for Qatar going into against Nigeria on May 24 and hosted the competition this World Cup is Ab- face Ukraine three days later back in 1996 but bowed dulrasheed Umar. before their final group match out in the first round The striker scored seven against the United States on and they had a simi- goals in the 2018 AFC in that game, which was the giants Benfica. Miguel moved May 30th. lar outcome twenty U-19 Championship, same number of goals, scored to Qatar in 2015, where he May 23 to June 15 The U-20 World Cup 2019 years later when including a brace in in their run to finish second in joined Aspire Academy, The FIFA U-20 World Cup, a tournament that served as a will take place from May 23 to they finished at the quarter-finals the 1981 FIFA World Youth he was then appointed June 15 in Poland. the bottom clash against Championship. as the coach of the Qatar springboard for players like Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Hosts Poland will play Co- of Group Thailand. Qatar will be guided by U-19 team in February 2017 Paul Pogba and countless other superstars, will be held in lombia in the opening Group A C in New Qatar hit Coach Bruno Miguel. The Por- before the start of the 2018 Poland in 2019.The U-20 World Cup will be held across six match in Lodz on May 23. Ta- Zealand in seven past tuguese had several coaching AFC U-19 Championship venues between 23 May and 15 June. hiti and Senegal are the other 2015. Thailand stints in his country including qualifiers. No stopping Nasser in QCCR

z Attiyah wins 3rd successive stage TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Another good day, but it second fastest time in the category behind LUSAIL wasn’t easy at all. We start- Ahmed al Kuwari, holds eighth overall z Rajhi 2nd at the expense of Przygonski ed from the sand dunes and now has a T3 advantage of 1hrs 49min A third successive stage victory for Qatar’s and the navigation was a little bit dif- 15sec over ninth-placed Fedor Yorobeyev. z Brazilian Varela takes commanding lead in T3 Nasser Saleh al Attiyah and French co- ficult. We didn’t make any mistakes. Qatari Khalid al Mohannadi and Italian driver Matthieu Baumel enabled the Toyo- female rider Camelia Liparoti rounded off ta Hilux crew to extend their overall lead in We try to push in some places where I a decimated top 11. 2019 MANATEQ QATAR CROSS-COUNTRY RALLY the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally to felt good, but I also tried to save our Mohammed al Attiyah ground to a POSITIONS ON SS3 (UNOFFICIAL @ 15.00HRS) 9min 52sec on Sunday. car because that is important. We had halt north of the Inland Sea and fell out 1. Nasser Saleh al Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 3hrs 27min 33sec The five-time event winner opened a problem with one tyre (delaminat- of contention for overall T3 honours with 2. Yazeed al Rajhi (SAU)/Dirk von Zitzewitz (DEU) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 3hrs 28min 44sec the road on the longest stage of the en- huge delays, while Omani driver Abdullah 3. Jakub Przygonski (POL)/Timo Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 3hrs 30min 16sec ing), but we managed. 4. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS)/Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS) BMW X3 CC 3hrs 46min 06sec tire event (351.98km) and overcame the al Zubair also ruined his chance of winning 5. Bernhard Ten Brinke (NLD)/Tom Colsoul (BEL) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 4hrs 03min 29sec tricky navigation and a series of unforgiv- Nasser Saleh al Attiyah T3 after turbo-related issues. 6. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Marek Sykora (SVK) Ford F150 Evo 4hrs 09min 06sec ing sand dunes to card the target time of Al Zubair’s Qatari co-driver Nasser Al- 2019 MANATEQ QATAR CROSS-COUNTRY RALLY – POSITIONS AFTER SS3 (UNOFFICIAL @ 15.20HRS) 1. Nasser Saleh al Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 7hrs 12min 42sec 3hrs 27min 33sec. Kuwari explained: “It was around 70km in 2. Yazeed Al-Rajhi (SAU)/Dirk von Zitzewitz (DEU) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 7hrs 22min 34sec Team-mates Yazeed al Rajhi and Dirk and Konstantin Zhiltsov stopped short of the stage and we were leading the T3. We 3. Jakub Przygonski (POL)/Timo Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 7hrs 23min 28sec von Zitzewitz pushed the Qatari hard the second passage control for a short felt there was no power in the car. We try 4. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS)/Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS) BMW X3 CC 7hrs 47min 10sec from the outset and the second fastest time, but finished the stage with the fourth to move again. Varela caught us, but there 5. Yasir Seaidan (SAU)/Laurent Lichtleuchter (FRA) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 8hrs 34min 47sec 6. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Marek Sykora (SVK) Ford F150 Evo 9hrs 00min 34sec time enabled the Toyota driver to edge in fastest time to hold a similar place in the was white smoke. We knew it was the tur- 7. Bernhard Ten Brinke (NLD)/Tom Colsoul (BEL) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 10hrs 02min 17sec front of Polish rival Jakub Przygonski and overall standings. Zhiltsov said, “It was a bo. We called the team and we took the de- 8. Reinaldo Varela (BRA)/Gustavo Gugelmin (BRA) Can-Am Maverick T3 10hrs 21min 56sec his German navigator Timo Gottschalk hard day and we had a small mechanical cision to come back to Lusail.” 9. Fedor Vorobeyev (RUS)/Kirill Shubin (RUS) Can-Am Maverick X3 T3 12hrs 11min 11sec in the overall standings. The two are now problem before PC2 and a puncture. We Russian driver Fedor Vorobeyev lost 10. Khalid Al-Mohannadi (QAT)/Loic Minaudier (FRA) Polaris RZR 1000 T3 12hrs 39min 22sec 11. Camelia Liparoti (ITA)/Max Delfino (FRA) Yamaha YZX 1000 R T3 13hrs 01min 13sec separated by just 54 seconds in the fight are happy to be here and will try to do our considerable time digging his way out of a 12. Mohammed Al-Meer (QAT)/Alexey Kuzmich (RUS) Toyota Land Cruiser T2 13hrs 05min 56sec for second place. best over the last two days.” sandy hole in the dunes and Qatar’s Adel 2019 QATAR MANATEQ BAJA – ROUND 2 (UNOFFICIAL @ 14.40HRS) Attiyah said, “Another good day, but Italian Eugenio Amos felt unwell and Abdulla suffered his own time-consuming 1. Ahmed al Kuwari (QAT)/Manuel Lucchese (ITA) Can-Am Maverick X3 1hr 54min 21sec it was not easy at all. We started from was forced to stop his Ford 2WD Buggy be- delays and was running well behind the 2. Khalid Al-Mohannadi (QAT)/Loic Minaudier (FRA) Polaris RZR 1000 T3 2hrs 04min 49sec 3. Saleh Al-Saif (SAU)/Ziad Al-Arbi (SAU) Can-Am Maverick X3 2hrs 05min 02sec the sand dunes and the navigation was fore the dunes, north of the Inland Sea, and leading group. 4. Adel Abdulla (QAT)/Marc Serra (ESP) Can-Am Maverick T3 2hrs 19min 16sec a little bit difficult. We didn’t make any his demise lifted Yasir Seaidan and French Mohammed al Harqan’s goal of win- 5. Rashed Al-Mohannadi (QAT)/Ahmed Al-Fares (KWT) Polaris RZR 1000 T3 2hrs 22min 34sec mistakes. We try to push in some places navigator Laurent Lichtleuchter to fifth ning the T2 category for series production where I felt good, but I also tried to save overall in the second of the X–raid MINIs. cross-country vehicles was dealt a bitter our car because that is important. We Czech driver Miroslav Zapletal stayed out blow when he suffered technical issues on had a problem with one tyre (delaminat- of serious trouble in his Ford F-150 Evo to the eastern coast, north of the Inland Sea. ing), but we managed.” hold sixth place, despite one puncture and But rival Qatari Mohammed al Meer was Przygonski said, “The stage was good four small navigational errors. also delayed in the sand, as both T2 cars and we enjoyed it. It was hard navigation, Seaidan said, “It was a long stage and struggled to cross the demanding terrain. but we didn’t have any issues. We are push- rough in places and we got lost many times. Meer eventually snatched the T2 advan- ing. The first part was good, for sure, but We also had an electronic problem, but we tage and 12th overall. the last part we lose a bit of rhythm and we got only one puncture.” Qatar’s Ahmed al Kuwari and his Qatar’s ace rallyist Nasser Saleh al don’t know how or why. There were a lot of Bernhard Ten Brinke struggled to Italian navigator Manuel Lucchese Attiyah in action during the longest dunes at the start and the track was really make headway on the third stage in the last claimed victory in the second of the stage of Manateq-Qatar Cross-Country nice to drive today.” of the Overdrive Toyotas. He lost time with Qatar Manateq Bajas with a time of 1hr Rally (351.98km). He overcame the “Everything is okay,” said Al Rajhi. navigational woes before the second pas- 54min 21sec at PC2. On Monday, there tricky navigation and a series of unfor- “We had one puncture about 10km from sage control, although he was able to climb are two selective sections split by a road giving sand dunes to card the target the finish, but it was okay. The dunes and from 11th to 7th in the overall rankings. liaison section of 56.39km where service time of 3hrs 27min 33secs on Sunday. the navigation were okay. We tried to Monster Energy Can-Am driver Re- is not permitted. The first timed section of push as much as we could in the middle inaldo Varela was the main beneficiary 227.99km starts 37.71km from the Lusail of the stage.” of numerous stoppages and issues for ri- Sport Centre and the second of 121.41km The Russian crew of Vladimir Vasilyev val T3 competitors. The Brazilian set the finishes 95.75km from the bivouac. Sports Monday, February 25, 2019 17 Maxwell helps Australia edge out India in 1st T20 AFP VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA SCOREBOARD INDIA GLENN Maxwell hit a crucial R. Sharma c Zampa b Behrendorff ...... 5 K.L. Rahul c Finch b Coulter-Nile ...... 50 half-century as Australia edged V. kohli c Coulter-Nile b Zampa ...... 24 out India by three wickets in a R. Pant run out (Behrendorff/Handscomb) ...... 3 Afghanistan bowler Rashid Khan thrilling last-ball finish at the M.S. Dhoni not out ...... 29 first Twenty20 international on D. Karthik b Coulter-Nile ...... 1 Sunday. K. Pandya c Maxwell b Coulter-Nile ...... 1 Khan hat-trick seals U. Yadav lbw b Cummins ...... 2 Pat Cummins hit a four Y. Chahal not out ...... 0 and took two runs to complete Extras (lb2, w9) ...... 11 a nervous 127-run chase after Total (7 wickets, 20 overs) ...... 126 Afghanistan T20 Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Sharma), 2-69 (kohli), 3-80 his fellow paceman Nathan (Pant), 4-92 (Rahul), 5-94 (Karthik), 6-100 Coulter-Nile restricted India to (Pandya), 7-109 (Yadav) Did not bat: M. Markande, sweep against Ireland 126-7 in Visakhapatnam. J. Bumrah Bowling: Behrendorff 3-0-16-1, Maxwell, who made 56, put Richardson 4-0-31-0 (w5), Coulter-Nile 4-0-26-3 (w1), Zampa 3-0-22-1 (w2), Cummins 4-0-19-1 AFP together 84 runs with D’Arcy (w1), Short 2-0-10-0 18th over when the world’s Short for the third wicket to put AUSTRALIA (target 127) DEHRADUN, INDIA top T20 bowler became the Australia on course before Jas- D. Short run out (Pandya/Dhoni) ...... 37 first spinner in the format to prit Bumrah hit back with three M. Stoinis run out (Yadav/Chahal) ...... 1 RASHID Khan claimed a hat- take a hat-trick. A. Finch lbw b Bumrah ...... 0 wickets. G. Maxwell c Rahul b Chahal ...... 56 trick to help Afghanistan to a Khan got George Dock- Bumrah got debutant Peter P. Handscomb c Dhoni b Bumrah ...... 13 3-0 series sweep over Ireland rell, Shane Getkate and Simi Handscomb caught behind for A. Turner b Pandya ...... 0 after their convincing 32-run Singh on consecutive deliv- 13 and then bowled Coulter-Nile N. Coulter-Nile b Bumrah ...... 4 victory in the third Twenty20 eries to shut the door on Ire- P. Cummins not out ...... 7 on the final ball of the 19th over J. Richardson not out ...... 7 international on Sunday. land. to keep the game in balance. Extras (w2) ...... 2 Khan returned impres- Earlier Nabi demolished Jhye Richardson and Cummins Total (7 wickets, 20 overs) ...... 127 sive figures of 5-27 to keep the Irish bowling attack as he -- both not out on seven each -- Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Stoinis), 2-5 (Finch), 3-89 Ireland down to 178 for eight smashed 6 fours and 7 sixes, (Maxwell), 4-101 (Short), 5-102 (Turner), 6-113 then kept their cool in the final (Handscomb), 7-113 (Coulter-Nile) Did not bat: J. in their chase of 211 in the hitting the ball to all parts of six balls against Umesh Yadav Behrendorff, A. Zampa Bowling: Bumrah 4-0-16-3, north Indian city of Dehra- the ground. to steer the Aussies home. Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell (right) plays a shot as India’s wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni looks Chahal 4-0-28-1, Yadav 4-0-35-0 (w2), Pandya 4-0- dun. Ireland paceman Boyd “It’s a really strong position on during the first Twenty20 international at the Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in 17-1, Markande 4-0-31-0 Mohammad Nabi hit 81 Rankin took three wickets Visakhapatnam on Sunday. (AFP) Toss: Australia to be in,” Australia skipper Aar- Result: Australia won by 3 wickets off 36 deliveries in Afghani- but gave away 53 runs in his on Finch said after the win. Series: Australia lead two-match series 1-0 stan’s 210 for seven after four overs. “Nathan is a wicket-taker. suspension for sexist comments wicket of Rahul to check India “Australia deserved to win being put into bat first on a The two teams will now He has been very consistent during a controversial TV chat on a tricky pitch. as they played better than us.” ground where they posted a play five one-day interna- in the IPL (Indian Premier show appearance with Hardik Veteran wicketkeeper-bats- The build up to the match Kohli said ahead of the T20 international record of tionals starting Thursday League) as well,” he added. Pandya, hit 50 off 36 balls. man Mahendra Singh Dhoni was dominated by talk of the game that the team will stand 278-3 in the previous match. followed by a one-off Test “Maxi (Maxwell) played His 55-run second wicket made an unbeaten 29. domestic campaign calling by any decision taken by the Kevin O’Brien and Andy at the same venue, which is a hell of an innings on a pitch stand with skipper Virat Kohli, “A low scoring game is on India to boycott its match government and the country’s Balbirnie, who made 47, then Afghanistan’s adopted home which was tough to bat.” who made 24, gave India a brisk always on the cards in T20 against arch-rivals Pakistan in cricket board in response to the put on a threatening 96-run ground. The day belonged to Coul- start but the hosts lost momen- cricket,” said Kohli. “With the the upcoming 50-over World attack. second wicket stand to raise ter-Nile who returned figures of tum after losing three quick bowling effort we were pleased. Cup. Dozens of Indian troops in His side wore black arm- hopes of a successful chase Brief scores: 3-26 in his four overs, receiving wickets. Bumrah can do wonders with Kashmir were killed earlier this bands and both teams stood in but Khan hit back with his Afghanistan 210 for 7 (Nabi 81, the man of the match award. Adam Zampa got Kohli’s the ball when it is reversing and month in a suicide bomb attack silence at the start of the game leg spin. Rankin 3-53) beat Ireland 178 Indian batsman K.L. Rahul, prized scalp with his leg spin did exceptionally well to get us New Delhi has blamed on Paki- for the men who lost their lives He got O’Brien caught for 8 (O’Brien 74, Rashid 5-27) by who returned to the side after a and Coulter-Nile claimed the in the game,” he added. stan. in the February 14 attack. behind for 74 but it was the 32 runs Aspire Academy concludes Qatar lose to Japan in final FIBA qualifier latest tri-series tournament TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

ASPIRE Academy recently concluded the second Tri- Series football tournament of the 2018 – 2019 season. The tournament featured under-13 and under-14 year-old players from Aspire Academy, Kuwait’s U-13/14 national team and FC Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine. The tournament aims to de- velop the professionalism of the young student-athletes at As- pire Academy and helps build the characteristics required of future champions, encouraging players to follow in the foot- steps of the Aspire Academy graduates that triumphed in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup earlier this month. overall player. opportunity to compete against tournament.” Qatar fell 48-96 in the last game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers at the Al Gharafa The tournament saw the Speaking after the tourna- strong opponents and experi- Aspire Academy has in- Sports Club on Sunday. Qatar had earlier lost to the Philippines on Thursday and will hope to build on three teams take part in a num- ment, Aspire U-14 coach, Oscar ence a very high standard of stalled “Football Skills De- the experience gained in the campaign. New coach Panos Yiannaras has stated that the team will be ber of hotly contested games Garro said, “This tournament play. This naturally helps our velopment Centers” (FSDC) better in a few years with more games and competitions under their belt. that featured a range of con- is a good challenge for us to team improve and to step up throughout Doha for boys be- trasting footballing styles. evaluate our performance and our game,” Muhanna said. tween 6 and 11 years of age. In the U-14 category, FC know where we stand because FC Dynamo Kyiv U-13 From the age of 8 years on- Dynamo Kyiv clinched victory we have a set target for players player, Viacheslav Surkis was wards, the most promising Quick read after defeating the teams from and the team in general that we who visited Qatar for the first boys are identified and invited Aspire Academy and Kuwait. wish to fulfil in a few years.” time said, “I enjoyed playing to join “Aspire Feeder Groups” Rockets beat Warriors 118-112 without MVP Harden Dmytro Kosach was crowned Aqeel Muhanna, Kuwait’s in the Tri-Series tournament in which they are prepared to the best goalkeeper while mid- national team coach expressed and the teams from both Ku- join the Academy. LOS ANGELES: Eric Gordon scored a team high 25 points and Chris Paul had 23 as the Houston Rockets, fielder Yevhenii Mykytivk se- his gratitude on behalf of his wait and Aspire Academy were The training philosophy of playing without leading scorer James Harden, used a balanced attack to beat the Golden State Warriors lected the best player of the players and staff for the invita- strong opponents and made us the Academy is tailored to the 118-112 on Saturday. The Rockets won without the reigning NBA most valuable player Harden, who has tournament. tion to take part in the Tri-Se- work hard. From the hotel to goals of Qatar as a footballing been bothered by a sore neck of late and then woke up Saturday morning with flu symptoms, the team said. In the U-13 category, the ries tournament. the playing fields, all the facili- nation and follows a strategy Harden, who was fined $25,000 earlier Saturday for criticizing the referees after a loss to the Los national team from Kuwait “This is not the first time we ties are really impressive. And that is geared towards the de- Angeles Lakers, has missed just four games this season. Saturday’s win showed the team’s depth with- claimed the winner’s tro- take part in this tournament, so too is the city of Doha. I will velopment of individual player, out Harden, who has scored 30 or more points in 32 straight games for the second longest streak in league phy. Abdullah al Ayoub was playing in this competition is take great memories of our visit enabling them to fulfil their history. The two-time defending NBA champion Warriors beat the Rockets in a seven-game series last May crowned the best goalkeeper of tremendous benefit to our back to Ukraine and l’m very sporting potential and make in the Western Conference finals, but this regular season the tables have turned. Houston has now won all and Faisal al Mukahal the best side and gives our players the fortunate to have played in this the most of their talent. three meetings with Golden State this season, including a 107-86 rout in November. (AFP) Tsitsipas claims second Osaka will learn to deal with fame, says Nishikori ATP title in Marseille AFP maybe a year ago she wasn’t terdam, losing to Stan Waw- DUBAI ranked top 10. Suddenly eve- rinka. He said that he is look- AFP rything changes: she’s No. 1, ing forward to a fresh ATP MARSEILLE KEI Nishikori is confident his I’ve (only) been Top 3 before. experience. Japanese compatriot Naomi “There is more pressure, “It was always comfort- RISING Greek star Stefanos Osaka will learn to cope with for sure. Being No.1, winning able to play this week Acapul- Tsitsipas claimed his second pressure as she deals deal Grand Slams, that’s some- co. I used to play Memphis all ATP Tour title on Sunday by with her new elite status in thing I never had before. It’s the time, it was easier for me beating Mikhail Kukushkin in tennis. a bit different. It’s more than to play on the US side. the final of the Marseille event. Nishikori, playing as top me, I think.” “But I always wanted to The 20-year-old continued seed at the Dubai Champi- The 28-year-old said Osa- come here. Schedule-wise it his excellent start to the year, onships starting on Monday ka will eventually find her way wasn’t easy. Something new. which included a run to the ahead of seven-time champi- into a public comfort zone. It’s fun, so I chose to play Australian Open semi-finals on Roger Federer, has been- “I’m sure she’s going to here.” on the back of a fourth round there, done that-in terms of adapt, she just needs the time. Nishikori spent part of defeat of Roger Federer, by bat- national superstardom. She has great mental, very 2018 injured, starting his sea- tling to a 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) victory. But he believes that the strong, very calm. She doesn’t son a month late with a Chal- “Winning titles is the thing painfully shy 21-year-old panic too much. lenger, He started 2019 with that I am working for... It is Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas with ranks ahead of him as a na- “I’m sure in time she will the Brisbane trophy, his 12th the biggest satisfaction and the the trophy after winning the ATP tional sporting hero after get used to it. It’s unfortunate title. biggest joy in tennis,” said Tsit- Open 13 Provence on Sunday. (AFP) winning back-to-back Grand she lost here (first round at Japan’s Naomi Osaka The sixth-ranked Ni- sipas. “There was a lot of stress Slam titles at New York and the women’s event against shikori will begin his Dubai this week because I knew I had than usual. I am happy that Melbourne and igniting fresh Kristina Mladenovic) but I’m The top Asian in the men’s his 21019 schedule a touch. campaign in the first round to face some good opponents. I got through that stress and tennis hysteria across the Pa- sure she’s okay. game, based in the US like Nishikori arrived in the against Benoit Paire; he has “When you care a lot, played the game that I was cific. “She’s going to be winning Osaka, is playing Dubai for emirate after reaching the defeated the Frenchman in you tend to be more stressed supposed to play.” “It’s much more than me, more Grand Slams.” the first time as he shakes up semi-finals this month in Rot- five of seven matches. 18 Monday, February 25, 2019 Sports Tabata, Mohammed Juma return to Al Rayyan fold Boualem back, but Al Sadd sans Tarik and Gabi

DOHA: Captain Rodrigo Tabata and Mohammed Juma will return to the Al Rayyan fold after DOHA: Al Sadd defender Boualem Khoukhi, who sat out suspended during their QNB Stars League Week News their suspensions when they play Al Shahania in Week 18 of the QNB Stars League on 17 match against Al Rayyan last week as he had received a fourth yellow card against Al Khor in the February 27. Midfielder Tabata had missed Al Rayyan’s games against Al Arabi and Al Sadd previous round, will be back in action when they take on Qatar SC on February 28. At the same time, Al in brief in Week 16 and 17 respectively as he was serving the suspension he was handed by the Sadd will be without defender Tarik Salman, who was shown a fourth yellow card against Al Rayyan last Qatar Football Association’s Disciplinary Committee for his behaviour against Al Kharaitiyat week. So is Spanish star Gabi Fernandez, who was sent off during the Al Rayyan game for fouling Khalfan in the QSL Cup. Left-back Mohammed Juma had missed the Qatar Clasico against Al Sadd Ibrahim. Al Sadd won the Qatar Clasico by a 4-0 margin to keep leading the QNB Stars League standings due to suspension for the fourth yellow card he received during the match against Al Arabi. with 44 points, four ahead of champions Al Duhail who were held goalless by Al Gharafa. Morata off the mark as Atletico Madrid sail past Villarreal goal ruled out, Morata teed up challenge in the meantime will the cross and after adjusting The former Chelsea striker celebrates Jose Gimenez’s opener against be at least to stay in touch. his feet, Morata caught his shot Juve and his contribution was Most of Atletico’s victories perfectly off the bounce. The his goal by mocking VAR enough to earn him a start this season have owed some ball crept inside the post. ahead of Diego Costa, who re- debt to their goalkeeper Jan Morata departed to a stand- AFP finger to his ear. placed his fellow Spaniard in Oblak and so it proved again as ing ovation just before the hour, MADRID Saul Niguez added a late the second half. he prevented Karl Toko Ekambi replaced by Costa, who could second for Atletico, whose vic- The pair’s jostle for the po- giving Villarreal an early lead, have made it two but took too ALVARO Morata poked fun at tory means they reduce the gap sition as partner-in-chief to saving from close range with long to finish after a dash in be- VAR after scoring his first goal behind Barca to seven points at Antoine Griezmann looks set to his legs. hind. for Atletico Madrid on Sunday the top of La Liga. Real Madrid, give Diego Simeone a headache Atletico controlled the Villarreal found some mo- as Barcelona’s closest challeng- now five behind their city rivals, in the coming weeks but Atleti’s game, with their opponents mentum in the last 15 minutes ers kept up the chase with a 2-0 play Levante later on Sunday. coach will be relieved that mo- seemingly determined to sit as Mario Gaspar and Gerard win over Villarreal. Morata’s first league goal in mentum has been sustained af- back and frustrate. Morata had Moreno both had shots blocked Since joining Atletico on almost four months was a de- ter such a memorable night in a spring in his step and did well but Saul dashed any hopes of a loan from Chelsea last month, served reward for another lively the Champions League. to execute a difficult volley from comeback. Morata has twice had goals performance, which followed Atletico’s deficit behind Saul’s cross, only for Sergio It was Costa’s ball over the ruled out by VAR so when this up his excellent display off the Barcelona may yet prove im- Asenjo to push it wide. top that did the damage as Saul one finally stood at the Wanda bench in the midweek win over possible to make up but they Atletico Madrid’s Alvaro Morata celebrates with Koke (back) after His opener took a similar won the race with Asenjo, lift- Metropolitano, he celebrated Juventus. still have to play the Catalans at scoring a goal during their Spanish league match at the Wanda route, also down the left, as ing the ball over the goalkeeper by imitating a referee putting a After having one headed the Camp Nou in April and the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on Sunday. (AFP) this time Filipe Luis dug out and into the net. Liverpool one MANCHESTER CITY WIN CARABAO CUP point clear at top after draw at Man United Arsenal back into 4th place with a comfortable win over Southampton

DPA the goal was ruled out for off- LONDON side and the two sides eventu- ally settled for a point. LIVERPOOL moved one point James Milner, who played clear at the top of the English at full back for Liverpool as Premier League after a hard- Trent Alexander-Arnold was fought 0-0 draw at an injury- rested, said the draw could yet hit Manchester United on Sun- be crucial. day. “We’re disappointed not Liverpool dominated pos- to win the game because we session but could not break go into every game to win but down a United side that need- hopefully it’s a good point at ed three substitutions in the the end of the season,” he said. first half but which battled well “I’d say a clean sheet is for a point. pleasing. We made all the run- The result moved Liverpool ning, didn’t create as many one point clear of Manchester chances we’d like, but the least City at the top, while United we wanted was a clean sheet dropped to fifth behind Arse- and see what happened.” Mil- nal, who beat Southampton ner said he hoped Liverpool 2-0 in the day’s other match. would play better in the re- “In the situation, for sure maining 10 games, as an at- it was for United a point they tacking threat. “I just don’t won, and for us two points think we were good enough lost,” a frustrated Liverpool with our movement,” he said. manager Juergen Klopp said. “The final ball at times “It was a strange game (wasn’t good enough) and (with all the injuries). We lost around the box we weren’t able the rhythm and we couldn’t get to open them up as much as we it back. I think on days when would like. Manchester City’s defender Vincent Kompany lifts the trophy as teammates celebrate their victory in the English League Cup final match against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in United is beatable, you have to “(But) United are a confi- London on Sunday. Manchester City beat Chelsea on penalties 4-3 after the match had ended 0-0 after extra time. (AFP) go and beat them. dent team and well-organised. “It doesn’t feel world-class There’s a long way to go. We in the moment but that’s OK, have to look where we can im- we have a point more.” Klopp prove when we have got the might have taken a point be- ball.” Solskjaer said he was fore the match against a United proud of the attitude of his side who had won nine games players after the problems of out of 11 under caretaker man- the first half. Dybala’s goal extends ager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. “Losing three players first But when Solksjaer lost half with hamstring injuries Nemanja Matic before the (was very hard) and probably match and then Ander Herre- we should have taken off Mar- ra, Juan Mata and then Jesse cus (Rashford) off as well be- Juve’s lead at Bologna Lingard, himself a substitute, cause he got injured in the first in the opening 40 minutes, minute. Klopp would have expected to “You come out with so go on to win the match. many positives. The crowd was The Argentinean came off the bench to snatch maximum points for the Serie A leaders But though they bossed the fantastic. I don’t remember game in terms of possession, David (De Gea) making a save, AFP Winning goal they never really threatened so we kept them out of it and MILAN and Torino, who beat Atalanta the United goal, while at the we created one or two massive After a spotty Juventus display 2-0 on Saturday with goals either other end, the hosts threat- moments where we might have PAULO Dybala sent Juventus that saw hosts Bologna on top side of half-time from Armando ened on the counter-attack. scored.” 16 points clear at the top of Serie for long periods, Dybala came Izzo and Iago Falque. Lingard had the best Alexandre Lacazette and A on Sunday with a second-half off the bench to snatch the Fiorentina can join the trio chance of the match when he Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored winner in a 1-0 victory at Bolo- three points. Defender Danilo with a win over third-placed In- latched on to Romelu Lukaku’s inside the first 20 minutes as gna. deflected Blaise Matuidi’s low ter Milan in Florence in Sunday’s fine pass and tried to take the Arsenal moved back into a After a spotty Juventus dis- late game. ball around Alisson but the Champions League place with play that saw hosts Bologna on 67th-minute cross straight to Liverpool goalkeeper stuck a comfortable victory over top for long periods, Dybala the Argentine international in out a big left hand to block the Southampton. The point was came off the bench to snatch the front of a gaping goal, and he RESULTS / TABLE threat. enough to put them above three points. slotted past Lukasz AC Milan 3 Empoli 0 United did have the ball in United in fourth, while South- Defender Danilo deflected Skorupski. Torino 2 Atalanta 0 the net in the second half but ampton remain third-bottom. Blaise Matuidi’s low 67th-minute Frosinone 2 Roma 3 cross straight to the Argentine Sampdoria 1 Cagliari 0 international in front of a gaping dio Benito Stirpe, following a Chievo 0 Genoa 0 Bologna 0 juventus 1 goal, and he slotted past Lukasz fallow few months up front for Sassuolo 1 SPAL Ferrara 1 Skorupski. Eusebio Di Francesco’s incon- Juventus moved further sistent side. P W D L F A Pts ahead of Napoli who play Parma Dzeko’s winner, which came 1 juventus 25 22 3 0 53 15 69 2 Napoli 24 16 5 3 42 18 53 later on Sunday. after he had equalised Camillo 3 Inter Milan 24 14 4 6 34 17 46 Bologna stay third-from-bot- Ciano’s comical fifth-minute 4 AC Milan 25 12 9 4 38 22 45 tom on 18 points and three from Juventus’ Paulo Dybala celebrates after opening the scoring during opener for Frosinone, kept Roma 5 Roma 25 12 8 5 49 33 44 safety, despite pushing Juve, their Italian Serie A match against Bologna at the Renato-Dall’Ara one point behind Milan, who oc- 6 Torino 25 9 11 5 30 22 38 7 Atalanta 25 11 5 9 51 36 38 much-changed from the side Stadium in Bologna on Sunday. (AFP) cupy the final Champions League 8 Lazio 24 11 5 8 33 27 38 that lost 2-0 at Atletico Madrid place, ahead of next week’s Rome 9 Sampdoria 25 10 6 9 41 32 36 midweek, all the way and almost Rock-bottom Chievo held 95th-minute winner complet- derby against Lazio. 10 Fiorentina 24 8 11 5 37 26 35 equalising in the final minute Genoa to a goalless draw. ed Roma’s fightback at lowly Lazio are six points behind 11 Sassuolo 25 7 10 8 35 40 31 12 Parma 24 8 5 11 25 33 29 when Mattia Perin pushed Nico- Sampdoria’s veteran striker Frosinone as they won 3-2 to Roma after their match with 13 Genoa 25 7 8 10 32 41 29 la Sansone’s long-range drive Fabio Quagliarella struck the keep pace with fourth-placed AC Udinese set for Monday night 14 Cagliari 25 5 9 11 21 36 24 onto the post. winner from the spot in the sec- Milan, easy 3-0 winners at home was postponed as it was con- 15 SPAL 25 5 8 12 22 37 23 SPAL picked a point at Sas- ond half against Cagliari to bag to Bologna’s relegation rivals sidered too close to the first leg 16 Udinese 24 5 7 12 19 31 22 17 Empoli 25 5 6 14 30 48 21 suolo and moved five points his 17th goal of the season. Ninth- Empoli on Friday night. of their Italian Cup semi-final 18 Bologna 25 3 9 13 19 38 18 (From left) Liverpool’s James Milner, Man United’s Alexis Sanchez, Paul ahead of Bologna thanks to place Sampdoria remain in touch Rejuvenated Dzeko has against Milan. 19 Frosinone 25 3 7 15 19 49 16 Pogba and Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson go up for a header during Andrea Petagna’s 68th-minute with the European places. four goals in his last four league Simone Inzaghi’s side are 20 Chievo 25 1 10 14 19 48 10 their EPL match in Manchester on Sunday. (AFP) equaliser from the spot. On Saturday, Edin Dzeko’s games after his brace at the Sta- level on 38 points with Atalanta Sports Monday, February 25, 2019 19

Al Rayyan win Arab Clubs V’ball C’ship again; Police third MotoGP: Rins on the top on second day

Al Rayyan Club created history, becoming the first Qatari team to win back-to-back Arab Clubs Volleyball Championship in Tunis sa The Lions Alex Rins of Team Suzuki Ecstar topped the time sheets on the second day of the pre-season MotoGP test came from behind to beat Esperance ST 3-2. Twice the Tunisian club took the lead but Al Rayyan negated it and went to post an exciting 19-25, at the Losail International Circuit on Sunday. He clocked 1:54.593 to edge Maverick Vinales of Monster En- 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 15-9 in the final on Saturday. Last year also, Al Rayyan had beaten the same rivals to win the title for the first time. Police ergy Yamaha to the second spot, according to the results till 9 pm. Vinales was timed at 1:54.640. In the of Qatar crushed GC Petroilers from Algeria to secure the third place. Al Rayyan and Police clashed in the semi-finals and Al Rayyan required third place was Fabio Quartararo and reigning world champion Marc Marquez was followed Danilo Petrucci five sets to win and move into the final. Al Arabi were the first from Qatar to win the prestigious title in 2003. in the fifth spot. Frasca, Stanco pocket Trap gold medals

QGA President Hassan bin Commercial Bank Group CEO Nasser al Naimi Joseph Abraham QGA steps up preps for CBQM 2019

ners who have played a vital Educational golf role in enhancing the event experience for both play- activities kick off ers and spectators each year. We look forward to welcom- ahead of the ing the players, golf fans and tournament our valued sponsors to Doha Golf Club for another edition TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK of world-class golf in March DOHA 2019,” added Naimi. The Commercial Bank Qa- ORGANISERS of the Commer- tar Masters is one of the most cial Bank Qatar Masters have important international sport- confirmed that the 22nd edi- ing events in Qatar and 2019 tion of the popular European is the 14th consecutive year of Qatar Open in Shotgun Men’s Trap gold medal winner Erminio Frasca with other podium Katara Cultural Village General Manager Dr. Khalid al Sulaiti presents the Women’s Trap Tour golf event will be held at sponsorship of the Commer- finishers, ISSF official Yonia Kok and a QSAA official at the Losail Ranges on Sunday. gold medal winner’s cheque to Silvana Mario Stanco at Losail on Sunday. Doha Golf Club (March 6 to 10). cial Bank of Qatar. This reflects The highly-anticipated the bank’s commitment to the RESULTS event is organised by the Qa- development of sports in the Italians sweep tar Golf Association (QGA), country and the enhancement Men’s Trap 3 COUZY, Melanie (FRA) 24 25 23 25 24 (121 30) the Qatar Olympic Committee of Qatar’s sporting reputation titles at Qatar 1 FRASCA, Erminio (ITA) 25 24 25 24 25 (123+3 45) 4 MAKELA-NUMMELA, Satu (FIN) 23 24 24 25 24 (QOC), Doha Golf Club (DGC) at the international level. 2 GRAZINI, Valerio (ITA) 23 25 24 25 24 (121+3 44) (120+6 25) and long-term title sponsor, In the run up to the tour- Open Shotgun 3 GUERRERO, Sebastien (FRA) 25 25 24 24 25 5 COUET, Adeline (FRA) 24 24 22 24 24 (118+1+1 20) (123+2 35) 6 ROSSI, Jessica 1118 ITA 24 23 25 24 24 120+5 15 Commercial Bank. The tour- nament, Commercial Bank 4 DE FILIPPIS, Mauro (ITA) 25 24 24 25 24 (122+3 30) nament is considered Qatar’s has organised a range of ac- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK 5 SLAMKA, Michal (SVK) 25 24 24 24 25 (122+4 25) Junior Men’s Trap annual ‘must-attend’ sporting tivities to promote the tourna- DOHA 6 PARVARESH NIA, Mohammad Hossein (IRI) 25 25 25 1 KAPOOR, Vivaan (IND) 22 24 22 25 25 = 118 23 23 (121+2 20) 2 RATHORE, Manavaditaya (IND) 23 22 25 23 22 = 115 and social event, first held in ment and encourage local par- 3 DOPIERALA, Kacper (POL) 22 23 22 21 21 = 109 1998 and widely known for ticipation in golf. WORLD champions Erminio Women’s Trap bringing together the world’s Together with the bank’s Frasca and Silvana Maria 1 STANCO, Silvana Maria (ITA) 25 25 24 24 25 (123 44) Junior Women’s Trap best golf talent; the likes of employees, Commercial Bank 2 REHAK STEFECEKOVA, Zuzana (SVK) 22 23 24 24 25 1 ALMOHANNADI, Noora (QAT) 21 20 20 20 18 = 99 Stanco took contrasting routes (118+2 40) 2 VANDERTUIN, Mackenzie USA (did not start) Branden Grace, Sergio Garcia, Group CEO Joseph Abraham to win Trap titles at the Qatar Rory Mcllroy, Justin Rose, Ra- attended the first pop-up golf Open in Shotgun 2019 at the fael Cabrera-Bello and Henrik event. During the event, he par- Losail Ranges and stamp Ital- the best performers for Qatar, Losail. I felt comfortable and Stenson have all competed in ticipated in golf activities to gen- ian domination on Sunday. getting 22nd and 23rd places, shot well in the second part of past years. erate a buzz around the interna- With conditions being Qatar Open in Shotgun Tournament Director Abdullah Ali al Mutawa with 116 each in the qualifying the final. The conditions were The Commercial Bank Qa- tionally-renowned tournament. near perfect with bright and al Hamadi honours Qatar’s Noora al Mohannadi for winning the Junior rounds. perfect. We’ve come from very tar Masters was attended by The other mini-golf events balmy sun and not much wind, Women’s Trap gold medal on Sunday. The women’s final was cold weather in Italy and I over 20,000 spectators in 2018 took place at Villaggio Mall, Frasca, who won the World dominated by Stanco, the 2018 made the best use of the condi- and broadcast to a global TV au- with fans being encouraged Cup Finals in Belgrade in 2007, in the final five, leaving Frasca last year and collected $6,000 Changwon World Champion- tions to emerge the winners,” dience of over 400 million view- to put their golfing skills to held his nerves to edge com- a thrilling winner. for his second-place finish, ship bronze medallist who commented Stanco. ers. For the 22nd edition of the the test. Volunteers were also patriot Valerio Grazini, also “I’m very happy and satis- said, “It was a very difficult won the 2013 and 2015 World “I’d come here in 2016 event all eyes will be on Doha as present at the booth to pro- as 2009 world champion and fied with my performance. We final. There was a lot of pres- Cups. After French Melanie and got into the final but was the biggest names in the sport vide key tips and information 2013 World Cup winner, 45-44 have all come here to train and sure. The other shooter is very Couzy, the reigning European not able to get to the podium. vie for the Mother of Pearl Tro- about the sport. In addition in a thrilling gold medal match. get ready for the new season in strong. However, I am happy champion, bowed out with the This time, I fought well right phy on one of the most challeng- to the mini-golf event, Com- The 2018 Changwon world the best way. The organisation with my result. Tomorrow, bronze medal, Stanco hit 21 from the qualifying round and ing courses on The Tour. mercial Bank has organised champion Stanco shot bril- is always very good. The range we’ve a big competition in the targets in a row to lead the Slo- bagged the title and a cool QGA President Hassan a series of educational tours liantly in the latter part of the is also fine. The conditions Mixed Team. I hope to do well vakian star Rehak Stefecekova, prize money $7,000. bin Nasser al Naimi said, “The across schools and universities finals, which included 21 hits were optimal. in that too.” the silver medallist in the 2008 “This is the Olympic quali- Commercial Bank Qatar Mas- in Qatar to help students learn without a miss, and claimed “Usually, the competitions French Sebastien Geer- and 2012 Olympic Games, by fying season. Everybody has ters is a leading fixture on Qa- more about golf. the Women’s title and $7,000 are as close and tight as this rero, fourth in the Tucson three targets 35-32. come to test their preparations tar’s sporting calendar. Since Abraham, Group CEO, with a 44-40 over Slovakian one, with one point separat- World Cup last year, took the However, the multiple and I’m glad to have this kind its inception, the event has said: “Commercial Bank is de- star and double Olympic silver ing the winner from the silver third place and $5,000 with medal winners in the World of strong performance,” Stan- complemented the growth of lighted to once again sponsor medallist Zuzana Rehak Ste- medalist. I feel I scored well in 35. Twice World Cup winner Championship, World Cup co added. golf in the country. The tour- this tournament in support of fecekova. the qualification. I did not have Mauri de Filippis, also from and World Cup Finals Rehak Finnish 2008 Beijing nament also continues to con- Qatar’s national vision of be- When the men’s gold med- good first part in the finals but Italy, was fourth with 30, while Stefecekova could not narrow Olympics winner and three- tribute to encouraging young ing a world-class venue for al round started, the 2003 Nic- I came back strongly. I know Slovak Michal Slamka and the gap in the last 10 shots. time world champion Satu Qataris to take up the sport sport, promoting healthy life- osia world champion Frasca I’ve to train hard and hope- Iranian Mohammad Hossein Stanco failed to hit one, but the Makela-Nummela was fourth, and learn from The European styles, and bringing members was two shots behind Grazini fully, I will be in good shape Parvaresh Nia were fifth and Slovak could not hit twice and followed by French Adeline Tour Stars,” of the Qatari community to- (35-37). He struck all the 10 with the time this season,” he sixth, respectively. the Italian came home with a Couet and Italian Jessica Ros- “Preparations for the next gether. The tournament is set targets, while Grazini missed added. Mohammed al Rumaihi four-point difference. si, the 2012 London Olympic tournament are well under- to be a wonderful day out for first two and failed to hit once Grazini, who was 23rd and Masoud al Athba were “I’m thrilled to have won in champion. way, together with our part- sports fans and families alike.” Aussie prodigy Min Woo Lee the one to watch in Qatar

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Min Woo bucked the trend by Min Woo Lee’s top five come Min Woo Lee to this sixth individually. DOHA waiting until he was aged 20 year’s Commercial Bank Qatar He also played a vital role before signing professional finish earned him a place Masters,” said Tournament in the 2018 Asia-Pacific team AUSTRALIAN star-in-the- terms, making his debut ear- in the field at this week’s Director Gary McGlinchey. that ended their 14-year wait making Min Woo Lee will tee lier this year on the European Oman Open and he will “He has already proven he can for victory in the Bonallack it up in this year’s Commer- Tour in Abu Dhabi. follow that by making his compete at the highest level Trophy against Europe at cial Bank Qatar Masters as he He went on to play in the debut in the Commercial and we’re sure he will be a fac- Doha Golf Club last March, continues to blaze a trail in the inaugural European Tour Bank Qatar Masters, aim- tor at Doha Golf Club.” scoring three points from five early stages of his burgeoning event in Saudi Arabia, finish- As an amateur, Lee ex- matches. professional career. ing fourth. He then finished ing to follow in compatriot celled, becoming the first Aus- Lee closed the book on his Lee’s elder sister, Minjee in a share of fifth place in his Scott’s footsteps, who won tralian to win the US Boys’ amateur career as the fifth- Lee – currently ranked sev- home city of Perth at the ISPS twice in Qatar. Junior Championship in Ten- ranked player in the World enth in the Women’s Rolex Handa World Super 6. nessee in 2016. He was a key Amateur Golf Ranking. Ranking – turned professional His top five finish earned Bank Qatar Masters, aiming member of several Australian The Commercial Bank when she was aged 18, joining him a place in the field at this to follow in compatriot Scott’s and international teams, in- Qatar Masters takes place at Min Woo Lee of Australia in action at Lake Jason Day, Adam Scott and week’s Oman Open and he footsteps, who won twice in cluding at the World Amateur Doha Golf Club from March Karrinyup Country Club in Perth recently. Cameron Smith as Austral- will follow that by making Qatar. Teams Championship last 7-10. Entry for spectators is ian teenagers who turned pro. his debut in the Commercial “We’re delighted to wel- year in Ireland, where he was free of charge. 20 Monday, February 25, 2019 The Last Word

PRIME MINISTER LAUNCHES ‘SABAH AL AHMAD CORRIDOR’ PROJECT Corridor features 15 main roads: Sulaiti Continued from page 1 Ô

“Corridor is a vital artery of Qatar’s road network enhancing north-south connectivity and providing access to more than 25 residential areas,” he added. Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim bin Saif al Sulaiti said, “The corridor is a gesture to celebrate Kuwait’s 58th National Day and 28th liberation anniversary on February 25 and share the festivities with our brothers in Kuwait. Like every year, we celebrate with our bothers in Kuwait these two great occasions, hoping to intensify affec- tion and brotherhood between the two countries.” The new corridor will lead to an improved traf- fic flow between the north and south of Doha, given that it will be a perfect alternative to the February 22 Road. The new project will cut travel time between fter inaugurating the Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah Corridor road project, Prime north and south of Qatar by 70 percent. He said one Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani and Rep- of the key features of the project is that it has 15 main resentative of HH the Amir of Kuwait HH Sheikh Nasser al Mohammad al Ahmad al Sabah roads and it will directly lead to Hamad International view a model of the project at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha on Sunday. Airport as well as many other facilities. Corridor to link WC stadiums and 25 ‘Corridor to feature first cable-stayed densely populated residential areas bridge, longest bridge, deepest tunnel’

SANTHOSH CHANDRAN SANTHOSH CHANDRAN four and five lanes in each direction. Hamour Interchange). DOHA DOHA This expansion will accommodate The new cable-stayed bridge will approximately 20,000 vehicles per allow road users to drive towards THE Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor will THE 25-km Sabah Al Ahmad Corri- hour in both directions on the cor- the north avoiding Halul Intersec- facilitate access to most of the FIFA dor features first cable-stayed bridge ridor against Doha Expressway’s tion and Faleh Bin Nasser Intersec- World Cup 2022 stadiums, includ- with a length of 1,200 metres, and current capacity to accommodate tion on Salwa Road to smoothly ing Ras Bu Abboud, Al Thumama, longest bridge of 2.6 kilometres 12,000 vehicles per hour. reach Al Bustan Street. From there, Al Wakra, Khalifa International extending from Al Bustan Street to The project will convert all road users will be able to continue and Qatar Foundation stadiums. Bu Erayyen Street, crossing over Al roundabouts to more efficient and their journey using the 2.6 kilometre It will also serve 25 densely pop- Waab Street and Rasheeda Street, safer signalised junctions as well as bridge. This will allow them to avoid ulated residential areas such as Al- Ashghal President Saad bin Ahmad build and upgrade 17 interchanges. the Snay Bu Hasa Intersection and Thumama, Al Nuaija, Bu Hamour, al Muhannadi has said. These interchanges will deliver 32 Al Waab Intersection as well as Le- Al Waab, Al Rayyan, Al Luqta and This is the first road in the coun- bridges and 12 vehicular under- khwiya Roundabout, which will be Al Gharrafa among others. try to be called ‘Corridor’ because of passes to enhance connectivity and converted to a signalised junction. Minister of Transport and its strategic importance and unique provide smooth traffic movements At this stage, road users would have Communications HE Jassim bin construction specifications. The pro- in addition to 12 pedestrian bridges. reached Bu Erayyen Street where Saif al Sulaiti said the new corridor ject consists of the recently opened Besides, 65 kilometres of pedes- they will be able to drive through the includes several multi-level inter- Al Rayyan Road, which is the longest trian and cycle paths along with 1.5 recently opened tunnel at Lebday In- changes, which would significantly facilities across Doha. and south of Doha through Al and deepest bi-directional tunnel in million square metre of landscaping terchange in Al Rayyan, which con- ease traffic on Doha Expressway, The new corridor is a major link Watiyyat Interchange on F Ring Qatar. It sits 25 metres below ground will also be delivered as part of the nects to Lebday Street. provide smooth traffic flow be- facilitating connections to 15 main Road, constituting a key point to level and extends for 2.1 kilometres project. Two additional bridges will fa- tween south and north of Doha, roads namely Al Wakra Road, Ras accommodate traffic on both Sa- connecting Bu Erayyen Street and Once completed, road users cilitate free traffic flow at Mekkah and also cut travel time by up to 70 Bu Abboud Road, E Ring Road, F bah Al Ahmad Corridor and Doha Lebday Street. coming from Hamad International and Al Luqta Intersections and con- percent. Ring Road, Industrial Road, Salwa Expressway. The largest interchange in the Airport and southern Doha and nectivity to Thani Bin Jassim tun- It will also provide a direct con- Road, Al Rayyan Road, Al Waab This interchange will also cre- corridor will feature nine bridges heading north will be able to use the nel to continue their journey to the nection to Hamad International Street, Al Luqta Street, Al Markhiya ate a vital connection between providing a free traffic flow in all di- new corridor via F-Ring Road then north. Road users will be able to Airport as well as a link to approxi- Street, Doha Highway and Khalifa Doha Expressway and Southern rections. continue on the existing Mesaimeer drive through Al Markhiya Street in mately 15 major expressways and Avenue. Part of Doha Express Highway (Al The current road layout holds flyover to use the new 900-metre Al Gharrafa and reach Umm Lekhba ring roads to serve many economic, The new corridor will also Wakra Bypass) as well as to Me- up to three lanes in each direction, bridge crossing over Al Shehaimiya Interchange (known as Landmark commercial, health and education form a vital link between north saieed Road further south. which will be upgraded to between Interchange (formerly known as Bu Interchange).

DOHA JEWELLERY & WATCHES EXHIBITION TAG Heuer flaunts complete Qatari sister duo showcases range of iconic collections exquisite jewellery inspired

SATYENDRA PATHAK ing, we have built a global by Qatar’s heritage, nature DOHA reputation as a revolutionary watchmaker. Our ability to con- CATHERINE W GICHUKI SWISS watchmaker TAG Heu- tinuously innovate and disrupt DOHA er, which opened its largest the market is helped massively boutique in the Middle East at by the strong relationships and QATARI designer sisters Doha Festival City in partner- strategic partnerships we have Hissa and Jawaher al Mannai ship with Al Majed Jewellery formed throughout our rich have displayed their sparkling last year, has hogged the lime- history,” Bergoffen said. jewellery at the Young Qatari light at the Doha Jewellery and “Tag Heuer consistently Designer (YQD) pavilion at the Watches Exhibition (DJWE) evolves with times and offer the Doha Jewellery and Watches 2019. world’s best brands to the peo- Exhibition (DJWE), which With the presence of the ple of Qatar. When it comes to is scheduled to conclude on brand getting stronger in the watchmaking, TAG Heuer fits Monday. Qatari market, TAG Heuer oc- The TAG Heuer pavilion at the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition. that description perfectly,” the With the brand name cupied a bigger area at the Al (PHOTOGRAPHS BY JALAL PATHIYOOR) official said. Ghand Jewellery, the sister Majed Jewellery pavilion in The top timepieces show- duo has displayed glittery ear- this edition of DJWE compared cased at TAG Heuer Monaco 50 rings, necklaces, bangles and to the previous years. years Anniversary Exhibition at bracelets made of diamonds Hissa and Jawaher al Mannai, under their band Ghand Jewellery, have TAG Heuer, the Swiss Al Majed pavilion include 1969 and gold. displayed glittery earrings, necklaces, bangles and bracelets made of dia- Avant-Garde since 1860, pre- Heuer Monaco Chronomatic Their latest collection monds and gold at the DJWE. (PHOTOGRAPHS BY JALAL PATHIYOOR) sented a new TAG Heuer Mo- Calibre 11, which was the first called ‘Suhail’ is inspired by naco Gulf Special Edition to revolutionary square, water-re- the second brightest star in commemorate 50 year of the sistant automatic chronograph the sky. brand’s iconic Monaco watch watch in the history of Swiss Speaking to Qatar Tribune, during the exhibition. watchmaking. Jawaher said the ‘Lady Rose’ Talking to Qatar Tribune It also includes 1975 Heuer collection, which is also on dis- on the sidelines of the exhibi- Monaco, a manual winding play, is inspired by garden and tion, TAG Heuer Marketing chronograph of the Monaco nature. Director and Sales Manager collection powered by a Valjoux She said they have de- Anne-Claire Richomme Ber- 7740. signed earrings inspired by goffen said the brand is display- time we are not only displaying as they are very popular in this The 2004 Heuer Monaco their brand name Ghand as ing its full range of products as the rich history of TAG Heuer market,” the official said. V4 that carries the four barrels well, which is related to sugar Qatar is one of the prime mar- at this huge platform, but also “Being able to expand TAG mounted on ball-bearings day crystals. “Diamonds are simi- kets for the brand in the Middle commemorating 50 years of Heuer’s presence in the Mid- and 1972 Heuer Carrera Pilot, lar to sugar crystals before they East region. our iconic Monaco watch,” Ber- dle East, particularly in Qatar, the automatic chronograph in are dissolved. The earrings are “We have been participat- goffen said. is certainly not something we 18 karat yellow gold case and simple and chic. We also have ing in this mega exhibition for “We are offering limited take for granted. Over our al- bracelet, are attracting a lot of a collection of metallic lav- the fifth consecutive year. This edition watches for the Qataris most 160 years of watchmak- visitors to the booth. ender colour pearls and it’s a flower full of diamonds.” to learn about services they them. We pondered how to She said they were grate- could offer to them. make fashionable necklaces ful to the Qatar Government Jawaher said the location and bracelets out of materials Qatari marvels of jewellery with patriotic spirit for the support given to them of the YQD pavilion near the such as elastics, crystals, mar- to realise their dream. “We are main entrance has been an bles, ropes and ribbons.” (Continued from Page 1) cate design inspired by the fi- with diamonds and decorated sert Rose Necklace’ inspired here because of the support added advantage. Jawaher She said they would share nesse of a Mashrabiya element with 160 pieces of pearl, was by Qatar’s nature. Nouf Jew- from the government. We have said although they do not spe- these accessories with family HAIRAAT Fine Jewellery (Arab architectural element). designed to embody Qatar’s ellery’s ‘Blossom Ring’ uses been abroad to look for suppli- cilise in any design, they do and friends. They also bought presented ‘Forget Me Not’, a Designer Mariam al Khalaf seafaring heritage. The ‘For- a butterfly motif to depict ers and factories through the rely on their culture to come jewellery boxes where they unique multi-colour necklace presented an extraordinary est Green Earring’ presented the serene beauty of Qatar’s government support. We went up with some designs. “We de- put their handmade acces- of Tahitian pearls and golden piece, ‘Girnas’, which uses a by Leila Issam evokes a par- landscape. Ghand Jewel- to Hongkong under Qatar De- signed Al Krkosha inspired by sories and a collection of vin- carved south sea pearls, which falcon in the design to signify ticular moment in time, when lery presented ‘The Desert velopment Bank’s sponsor- Albisht. Our customers liked it tage pieces. “We grew up with can be worn in three different the qualities of the Qatari peo- sunbeams pass through a Rose Ring’ while Noudar’s ship,” she said. very much.” this passion and always had a ways. ‘Moza’s Set’, a 21-karat ple -- courage, pride, patience dense forest. ‘Shafiqa’s Ring’ was inspired This is the second time According to her, though dream that we would one day gold necklace, bracelet, ear- and strength, as well as the Hessa Jewels took inspira- by the designer’s mother and the sisters are participating in their brand was launched design our own unique jew- rings and ring set, encrusted relationship between the peo- tion from the strongest of all so-named after her. Richard the YQD initiative. “We have one-and a half years ago, their ellery and become famous. with seashells and stones and ple of Qatar and its generous Qatari symbols for the ‘Qa- Mille, renowned designer, gained a lot of experience at journey as designers started We visited different jewel- woven with pearl patterns, leaders. Also part of the auc- tar Flag Ring’, a work of art has once again collaborated the DJWE. People got to know in their childhood itself. “It all lery stores and exhibitions was designed by Al Ghla Jew- tion was an exquisite piece de- embellished with round dia- with the Educate a Child pro- about our brand and the sales started as a pass time activity. that were organised around ellery. From Sara and Co, signed by Noora al Ansari. monds and rubies and made gramme, which is overseen were beyond our expectations.” We used to take our mother’s the world. Besides, we used came the extraordinary ‘The Trifolglio’s ‘Heart of Doha in 18-karat gold. Thameen by the Education Above All Many companies and sup- unwanted accessories and try to read stories about famous Geometric Cuff’, with an intri- Bracelet’, made of yellow gold, Jewellery presented the ‘De- (EAA) Foundation. pliers have visited their booth to carve out new designs from jewellers.”