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Five new malls Houthi drones hit Saudi oil to open soon, to facilities; exports disrupted wow shoppers The new malls will contribute additional 60,000 square metres of net leasable area to businesses

SATYENDRA PATHAK Mall, Boulevard Mall, Doha DOHA Mall, Doha Oasis and anoth- er one. QATAR is fast emerging as a While most malls in Qatar shoppers’ paradise with five cater to shoppers of all budget more malls set to be operation- categories, he said, a few malls al in the country soon, Al As- such as Al Hazm Mall, a part of makh Valuations and Research Villagio Mall, a section of Doha (See pages 7 & 10) Director Gaurav Borikar has Festival City and Mall of Qatar said. Shoppers’ paradise are dedicated to luxury shop- “Qatar has about 24 shop- O The new malls include ping, which includes but is not The Yemen group claims Attacks impact half of Saudi-led coalition ping malls with a net leas- Place Vendome Mall, Boule- limited to the premium brands able area of around 1.5 million vard Mall, Doha Mall and such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, attacks on plants in Saudi oil production, strikes Houthi strong- square metres. Furthermore, Doha Oasis Hermes, Gucci, Rolex, Cartier, Abqaiq and Khurais according to sources hold in Yemen five prominent malls with al- Burberry, Christian Dior, YSL, most 60,000 square metres of O By the end of Q1, 2020, Prada and so forth. The up- additional net leasable area are Qatar would have about 2.1 coming Place Vendome Mall almost complete and ready to million square metres of will also cater to the luxury be operational in the near fu- net leasable space in segment. ture,” Borikar said. shopping mall category “Delivering a world- class Northwestern By the end of the first quar- shopping experience to visitors ter of 2020, he said, Qatar from across the globe, malls in ranks 9th among Qatarisation propels national economy: Minister would have about 2.1 million markets, souqs and street Qatar offer so much diversity square metres of net leasable shopping. in style and interpretations of US universities advancing national economy. to attract graduates of Qatari space in shopping mall catego- According to Borikar, the large audience,” he said. ‘Localisation in QNB Speaking on the sidelines universities and job seekers, ry, which is in addition to the new malls to be operational SINCE opening its campus in of a career fair organised by pointing out that the QNB retail space in the traditional in Qatar are Place Vendome More on page 9 Ô Doha in 2008, Northwestern exceeds 50 percent’ Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group is one of the leading University has seen its national Group on Saturday, the minister institutions in job localisation, ranking in the US climb from 14 MINISTER of Administrative pointed out that preparations increasing Qatarisation rates. to nine. Last year it moved into Development, Labour and are underway to launch a Acting CEO of QNB Abdullah the top 10 of national universi- Social Affairs HE Yousuf bin package of initiatives aimed at Mubarak al Khalifa said Qatarisa- US OFFICIAL VISITS MSHEIREB MUSEUMS ties in the US, joining the ranks Mohamed al Othman Fakhroo increasing the rates of Qatari- tion in the group has exceeded of Harvard, MIT, Yale and other has stressed that localising sation in many sectors and 50 percent, one of the highest in illustrious American universities. jobs, increasing the Qatari- areas in the country. the Qatari banking sector. “NU-Q is proud to be part of sation ratios and qualifying He praised QNB for organ- the long tradition of excellence Qatari cadres contribute to the ising the career fair, which aims More on page 2 Ô that Northwestern University is known for. This ranking illus- trates the quality of education our students receive. NU-Q’s programmes of study in journal- ism and communication use ‘Qatar, Japan share identical foreign policy’ the same curriculum as the home campus in the US,” said ASHRAF SIDDIQUI the sidelines of a farewell recep- Everette E Dennis, dean and DOHA tion hosted by him at Hotel Crown CEO. Plaza in West Bay, Otsuka said NU-Q offers bachelor’s THE foreign policies of Qatar and his tenure in Qatar was the best degrees from two Northwestern Japan have a lot in common and time of his diplomatic career in schools: the Medill School of share a common agenda in solv- the Middle East. “It was a positive Journalism, Media, Integrated ing international and regional surprise to experience the good US Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons John Cotton Richmond Marketing Communication and issues, HE Seiichi Otsuka, the performance of the Ministry of visited the Msheireb Museums and discussed the 2019 Trafficking in Persons report with museums the School of Communication. outgoing ambassador of Japan to Foreign Affairs of Qatar,” he said. Director Hafiz Ali. (SEE ALSO PAGE 16) Qatar, has said. More on page 16 Ô HE Seiichi Otsuka. Talking to Qatar Tribune on Continued on page 2 Ô

HMC’s new warning system to help reduce response time of ambulances

The warning can inside the vehicles so that it Reimann, they will retain the The new FM radio over-broadcast technology is capable be transmitted can’t be missed.” lights and sirens. “This system The official said they are supplements lights and sirens of alerting vehicles 300 metres ahead of the ambulance to vehicles 300 testing the system in all sce- because some motorists -- as metres ahead of the narios and have installed it in well as motor cyclists and pe- CATHERINE W GICHUKI asking them to give way to the Service, Thomas Reimann, ambulance. This is a ambulances that operate in ur- destrians -- may not be using DOHA approaching ambulance. The said, “The radio broadcast significant distance ban as well as rural areas. “We radios.” warning system will air the system interrupts FM band compared with the will use the feedback from both HMC Ambulance Service HAMAD Medical Corpora- message in either English or radios with a message, “Warn- members of the public and the Senior Manager of Commu- tions (HMC) new FM radio Arabic depending on the FM ing, ambulance approaching, visibility of the lights and ambulance paramedics to as- nication Technologies Rashid over-broadcast system which channel being played in the car. give way”. This message can sirens on the ambulance, sess how well it is working.” M Andaila said, “The Ambu- alerts drivers about approach- The first-of-a-kind system be transmitted to the vehicles which is 15 metres only According to him, the data lance Service receives around ing ambulances will help faster in the region introduced by 300 metres ahead of the ambu- will include safety aspect of the 700 emergency calls a day. In delivery of medical care at the HMC’s Ambulance Service lance. This is a significant dis- — Thomas Reimann members of the public and re- addition, there are about 300 scene of emergencies, accord- is now during a three-month tance compared with the vis- sponse time of the ambulances, to 400 calls which are of non- ing to officials. pilot phase starting from Sep- ibility of the lights and sirens more time to react. We hope lance vehicles. among others. “At present, the emergency status such as from When activated by the am- tember 1. on the ambulance, which is the flow through traffic will be Since modern vehicles do average response time for am- hospitals and from patients bulance crew, the system over- Speaking to media persons, about 15 metres only. The new better with this new system.” not allow outside noises to bulances is about 6 minutes in who can’t rush to hospitals rides the FM radio channels Executive Director of Health- technology alerts motorists in a The technology which come inside, this system will be the city, and 10 minutes in ru- themselves..” playing inside the cars in the care Coordination and Support better way about an approach- uses the RTS system is cur- more effective. “This technol- ral areas.” “We deploy around 130 ve- vicinity to broadcast a message Services at HMC’s Ambulance ing ambulance so that they get rently installed in 50 ambu- ogy brings the warning sound However, according to hicles a day,” added Reimann. 02 Sunday, September 15, 2019

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Current Qatar-Japan trade relations satisfactory: Envoy Qatarisation propels national

Continued from page 1 Ô prove, he was very satisfied with the current economic situation OTSUKA admired the MoFA’s in the two countries. economy, says labour minister way of looking after the foreign According to Japan’s Statis- missions in Qatar. tics Authority, Qatar’s exports staff are women. “I enjoyed my stay in Qa- to Japan at the end of 2017 were ‘Plans are under way to Khalifa stressed that these num- tar and definitely this country estimated at $123.3 billion and bers indicate the growth and develop- is very organised, professional Japanese exports to Qatar at raise Qatarisation rates’ ment of the level of the Qatari employ- and impressive,” he said. $1.2 billion, he said. QNA ees in the Group. Talking about the bilateral Asked whether he left any DOHA “QNB Group provides a distinc- relations between the two coun- area for cooperation incom- tive environment for development and tries, Otsuka pointed out the plete, Otsuka said that though MINISTER of Administrative Devel- training to contribute to raising the common aspects of their foreign he was leaving very satisfied, he opment, Labour and Social Affairs efficiency of employees, in addition to policy approaches, including on felt much could be done in the HE Yousuf bin Mohamed al Othman giving its employees the opportunity to Syria, Libya and Yemen. education sector. He hoped his Fakhroo has stressed that localising gain experience in its branches outside On the trade ties between successor would be putting in jobs, increasing the Qatarisation ratios the country,” he said. Qatar and Japan, the outgo- efforts on further developing and qualifying Qatari cadres contrib- He noted that the QNB Group has ing ambassador said that even the strong bilateral relations be- ute to advancing the national economy. established a number of partnerships though there is much to im- tween Qatar and Japan. Speaking on the sidelines of a ca- with national universities, such as Qa- reer fair organised by Qatar National tar University, to develop competen- Bank (QNB) Group on Saturday, the cies through training and scholarships minister pointed said preparations for students, appreciating the remark- US team briefed about NHRC are under way to launch a slew of ini- Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs HE Yousuf bin Moham- able presence of students and gradu- NATIONAL Human Rights vide support and assistance to tiatives aimed at increasing the rates ed al Othman Fakhroo with other officials at the career fair organised by Qatar National ates who came to learn about the op- Committee (NHRC) Vice- people whose rights may be of Qatarisation in several sectors in the Bank (QNB) Group in Doha on Saturday. portunities offered by the group. Chairman Dr Mohammed bin violated. country. The career fair witnessed a high SaifalKuwari and Assistant Sec- The meeting dealt with the He praised the coordination be- tion, increasing Qatarisation rates and ers in the financial and banking sector turnout by nationals from high schools, retary General Sultan bin Has- role of the media in providing tween the various institutions and qualifying Qatari cadres. as well as for the bank. university and experienced graduates. san al Jamali met with a delega- support to vulnerable people, agencies in the State to activate pro- The minister also lauded various He said the Qatarisation in the The event, which was organised as tion of senior researchers and the role of the NHRC in spread- cedures to increase Qatarisation rates institutions in the country for their ef- Group, which has exceeded 50 percent, part of the Group’s commitment to the politicians in the US Congress. ing the culture of human rights, and create job opportunities for citi- forts to provide outstanding opportu- is one of the highest in the Qatari bank- development of national human resourc- The US delegation’s visit to and its ways to receive com- zens in all sectors. nities for citizens, train them and raise ing sector. es, is an important occasion to provide the committee was aimed at en- plaints and facilitating access to He praised the QNB for organising their level of efficiency in many sectors. He added that the percentage of employment opportunities for national couraging the work of national the petitioners, as well as its role the career fair, which aims at attract- On his part, Acting Chief Execu- Qataris in senior leadership positions cadres to meet their personal aspirations human rights institutions and in addressing human rights vio- ing graduates of Qatari universities tive Officer of QNB Abdullah Mubarak is over 77 percent and that the 82 per- and contribute to the strengthening of non-governmental and com- lations resulting from the block- and job seekers. QNB Group is one of al Khalifa said the fair is an important cent of the bank branch managers are the human development pillar within the munity organisations to pro- ade. (QNA/DOHA) the leading institutions in job localisa- event for new graduates and job seek- Qataris while 40 percent of the Group Qatar National Vision 2030.

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Aspiring participants have until September 22 to submit online applications for the Centre’s prestigious programmes, which are set to commence in March 2020

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sion will benefit from the centre’s oped in conjunction with esteemed DOHA curricula and the combined knowl- educational institutions, including edge of their prestigious interna- University of Cambridge, Univer- BOTH proven and promising Qa- tional academic partners. sity of Oxford, HEC Paris, Harvard tar leaders in the public, private, “Qatar Leadership Centre seeks University, Georgetown Univer- and government sectors still have to realise the full potential of Qa- sity, Duke University, University the chance to apply for enrolment tari leadership across all tiers of of Chicago, Civil Service College into one of Qatar Leadership Cen- seniority and industrial sectors. Singapore as well as International tre’s (QLC) National Leadership We strive to strengthen the coun- Advisory Group, Profiles Inter- Programmes 2020-2021, provid- try’s national workforce through national, and Al Jazeera Media ing a unique opportunity to devel- the development of their profes- Institute. The programmes fea- op their leadership abilities, which sional skills, allowing them to ture comprehensive course work, aid Qatar’s rapid development. fulfill their personal goals while including modules on strategic Online applications for the ensuring that their respective or- corporate policy making, crisis National Leadership Programmes ganisations prosper,” said Sheikh leadership, financial management, – Rising Leaders, Executive Lead- Dr. Abdulla bin Ali al Thani, Board negotiation and persuasion skills ers, and Government Leaders – are Member and Managing Director of as well as communication, brand- open until September 22 2019. QLC. ing, and positioning in competitive Enrolment into these pro- “As per HH the Amir Sheikh markets. grammes is determined through Tamim bin Hamad al Thani’s vi- Notably, programme partici- a stringent evaluation process sion, we have become a hub and pants’ education extends beyond spanning September 2019 to early a national platform of leadership the classroom as QLC regularly 2020, where candidates will be as- development, helping the country schedules exclusive meetings with sessed based on their work experi- realise the human development influential leaders in Qatar, the re- ence and academic background. goals prescribed in Qatar National gion, and throughout the world. The admissions criteria are Vision 2030. We are more commit- QLC boasts an alumni commu- unique to each National Leader- ted than ever to training present nity of more than 600 business and ship Programme, as they provide and future Qatari leaders, ensuring government leaders, who continue custom course work that is aimed that the country sustains its rapid to guide and shape the country’s at bolstering specialist knowledge development for the foreseeable development informed by the spe- in various fields. Upon admission, future.” cialist knowledge they have ob- successful candidates who meet The National Leadership Pro- tained through the National Lead- the rigorous standards for admis- grammes were designed and devel- ership Programmes. Clifton Baumatic’s latest embodies elegance and technical perfection

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Nation Sunday, September 15, 2019 05 WISH facilitates 2 NU-Q students’ Crowne Plaza Doha West Bay to host participation in US training meet culinary event on At the series of workshops and presentations, the students will hear from former US President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter September 17-18 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the academic year that shine a Our hope is that the students DOHA spotlight on mental health. are encouraged to become valu- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the Presidential Suite exclu- The students will work able media advocates for people DOHA sively for them by Chef Ash- TWO students from the North- closely with their professors dealing with mental health is- win. western University in Qatar and established journalists in sues once they embark on their CROWNE Plaza Doha West The winner will also re- (NU-Q) – a Qatar Foundation both the US and Qatar, in order professional careers.” Bay is teaming up with San- ceive a private pick up from (QF) partner university – have to gain the skills and knowledge Mary Dedinsky, director of jeev Kapoor Restaurants to their residence to the hotel been selected as student schol- that will enable them to produce the Journalism Program at NU- host an exclusive two-day and back the following day. ars of the Rosalynn Carter balanced and accurate reports Q, said: “This is a huge honour culinary celebration at the Chef Ashwin Shetty said, Fellowship for Mental Health on mental health issues in their for our two students, who have award-winning restaurant, “I am very excited to arrive Journalism Programme. areas of interest. worked hard on writing about Signature by Sanjeev Kapoor, in Doha and offer my pas- They will travel to The Cart- Maryam plans to focus on health and mental health issues, on September 17 and 18. sion through this exceptional er Center in Atlanta, Georgia, the mental health challenges of and who recognise the power To stage the event, Chef experience. As part of Chef to join established journalists women in the region, balancing of the media to shed light on Ashwin Shetty, head corpo- Sanjeev Kapoor’s team, I am from around the world for a se- cultural expectations, tradition the subject and to help people rate chef from Sanjeev Ka- honoured to present a taste of ries of workshops and presenta- and modernisation, while Saad dealing with sensitive and diffi- poor’s culinary team in India, authentic Indian cuisine to all tions, which will be overseen by intends to examine the mental cult mental health issues. Their will be delighting the guests our guests.” Rosalynn Carter, former first The students will also be guests at a special event where they will health implications of growing knowledge and their efforts will with an exquisite seven- Najib Nasser, general lady of the United States. have the opportunity to put questions to former President Jimmy up in a conflict zone. be reinforced and enhanced course menu. manager of Crowne Plaza During their visit, the stu- Carter and Mrs. Carter. Nick Bradshaw, director of with this great opportunity.” Chef Ashwin is a part of Doha West Bay, said: “We are dents will also be guests at a Partnerships and Outreach at Kari Cobham, senior asso- celebrity chef Sanjeev Ka- thrilled to host such a special special event where they will (WISH) – an initiative of QF – al Badr and Muhammad Saad WISH, said: “WISH’s partner- ciate director of the Rosalynn poor’s global team with 12 event and to be welcom- have the opportunity to put worked with The Carter Center Ejaz, will follow in the footsteps ship with The Carter Center un- Carter Fellowships for Mental years of experience in craft- ing Chef Ashwin from Chef questions to former President to develop a new track within of the inaugural 2018 cohort, derscores both organisations’ Health Journalism and Media ing and mastering Indian Sanjeev Kapoor’s corporate Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter. the main programme designed Ayilah Chaudhary (NU-Q) and commitment to raising aware- at The Carter Center, said: “We cuisine by perfectly under- team. Our guests will experi- The mental health journal- to train students at universities Asma al Jehani (Georgetown ness of issues around mental are excited to work with the stu- standing Kapoor’s renowned ence the rich flavours of Indi- ism programme was launched in Qatar on how to report ethi- University in Qatar – also a QF health. The student programme dent scholars on their mental approach to bringing classic an cuisine in an extravagant in 1996 to provide training and cally and accurately on topics partner university). we’ve developed together pro- health projects and hope they and new universally loved setting. We are eagerly wait- support to professional journal- related to mental health and Following the meeting in vides participants with an op- will pave the way for future re- dishes to life. ing to delight our guests.” ists writing about mental health. mental illness, in preparation Atlanta, which runs from Sep- portunity to fast-track their un- porting on such topic. Their The exquisite seven- Crowne Plaza West Bay, In 2018, and as part of an ongo- for their professional careers. tember 16 to 18, the students derstanding of the importance training and work will have a course menu is priced at a prestigious business hotel ing partnership, the World In- The two selected NU-Q will be expected to undertake of sensitive and accurate re- huge impact on their careers as QR250 per person and in- located in the West Bay area novation Summit for Health journalism students, Maryam journalism projects throughout porting around mental health. well as on their communities.” cludes various selections of of Doha, is a part of the IHG chaats, soups, appetisers, Group under the Crowne Pla- main courses, sorbet, side za Hotels and Resorts with dishes and desserts designed a brand promise of “making with a blend of fusion and business travel work.” The Qatar keen to implement UN declaration on peace culture modern contemporary In- hotel provides various busi- dian touch by Chef Ashwin ness-ready services, a sleep QNA as Qatari institutions, including ture of Peace’ held by the UN to understand and accept dif- has established many institu- himself. Both vegetarian and advantage programme, fast NEW YORK the Doha International Center General Assembly on Friday. ferences, to focus on shared no- tions and launched initiatives non-vegetarian choices will and fresh food 24/7 and per- for Interfaith Dialogue, contin- The Qatari diplomat point- ble human values and to build at the national, regional and be available. sonalised meeting require- QATAR has reiterated its com- ue to promote a culture of peace ed out that the Doha Interna- bridges of cooperation and un- international level, particularly Every guest attending the ment assistance. mitment to continue to imple- and capacity building in the tional Center for Interfaith Dia- derstanding among peoples. the Education Above All Foun- event will be enlisted to a raf- Situated on the 5th floor ment the United Nations Dec- field of dialogue and tolerance. logue has been holding annual She said Qatar has adopted dation, which is offering quality fle to be drawn on September at Crowne Plaza West Bay, laration and Program of Action That came in a statement international interfaith confer- an approach based on address- education services to 10 million 19 and the selected winner Signature by Sanjeev Kapoor on a Culture of Peace. delivered by Permanent Rep- ences with the participation of ing the root causes of violent children and youth all over the will get the chance to spend a serves the best of traditional The country has also em- resentative of Qatar to the UN leaders from different religions, extremism, especially among world. night in the hotel’s luxurious Indian cuisine with a con- phasised its continued efforts HE Ambassador Sheikha Alya stressing that the conferences young people, pointing to the She praised Qatar’s Silat- Presidential Suite along with temporary twist, along with a to promote the values of toler- Ahmed bin Saif al Thani at the have provided a platform for importance given to education ech for tackling unemployment a private dinner prepared in stylish and elegant ambiance. ance and combating extremism ‘High-Level Forum on the Cul- constructive dialogue in order and employment, as the State among youth in the Arab region.

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Crackdown On Flavoured Tobacco Products The Democratic Debate Banning flavoured vapes may not stop a deadly Was A Failure respiratory outbreak, but it can cut teen use

HE number of e-cigarette users, many vaping anything until they know for sure. of them teenagers, who have been But even if flavoured nicotine isn’t the The hours-long political debate has not showcased battle of views and ideas, but Tstricken by a mysterious and acute lung villain of this particular epidemic, it’s still illness has more than doubled around the doing considerable harm by attracting kids to a barrage of presidential candidates’ empty claims and grandiose promises country in just the last week. More than 450 these products, and then offering something people have been hospitalised with serious other than the harsh and unappetising taste respiratory distress and six people have of straight tobacco to keep them coming died. Public health officials still don’t know back. The appeal of such flavourings to kids what it is causing the ailment. is why the FDA prohibited the makers of That’s the bad news. The silver lining is traditional cigarettes from using flavours that this mystery illness has lit a fire under other than menthol in 2009. (It is moving to the Food and Drug Administration, which nix menthol now, too.) And if you want to had been moving at a glacial pace in deciding keep teens away from vaping and whatever whether and how to regulate electronic it is that’s putting people in the hospital, cigarettes, even as their popularity exploded making electronic cigarettes less appealing among teenagers. Last year, the annual is a strategy that studies indicate could work. National Youth Tobacco Survey reported a Nearly 80 percent of teens who reported 78 percent increase in vaping among high vaping said they tried flavours first. school students. The growth this year is While it’s too bad that it took a serious expected to be equally high. disease to mobilise the FDA into taking steps The turnaround began when people, that public health officials and organisations many of them relatively young and otherwise like the American Lung Association and healthy, started showing up at hospitals and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids have clinics with the kind of symptoms you’d see been urging for years, we welcome this in a 50-year smoker or someone who had action, assuming Trump follows through. been exposed to a toxic chemical agent. Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb On Wednesday, the day after the sixth seemed concerned about young vapers but death was reported, President Donald not enough to ban flavours. He was moving Trump, flanked by the heads of the FDA instead to limit the sales of e-cigarettes at and the Department of Health and Human convenience stores and other retail outlets JON HEALEY candidates speak at length and challenge How about the economy and income Services, announced that his administration to make them harder for teens to get. TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE one another’s assertions. inequality? Afghanistan? Trade policy? is planning to remove flavoured electronic By contrast, Alex Azar, secretary of But then Julián Castro, who was All of these topics got touched on, but cigarettes from the market because “people HHS, the FDA’s parent agency, said on ’M a policy wonk and a bit of a political critiquing former Vice President Joe only in the way you might run your hands are dying.” There’s no evidence at the Wednesday in no uncertain terms that junkie, but that’s mostly because Biden’s plan to build on the Affordable over the sweaters on display at Macy’s. moment that the addition of bubble gum, flavoured vaping products would be gone politicians do policy. And political Care Act, took a schoolyard swipe at Chances are that viewers came away cotton candy and other tasty flavourings soon and that rules would be released in a choices are policy choices, at the end Biden’s mental acuity. And from that thinking that the best performers were to the e-cigarette liquid is responsible for matter of weeks. Further, he warned that, Iof the day. point on, there was little or no engagement the candidates they liked best at the start. this deadly lung disease that has cropped “if we find that children are being attracted So I am clearly the target audience between candidates. No more debating, Illustrating how unfocused and up in 33 states. Maybe it’s unrelated; to tobacco-flavoured e-cigarettes, if we for a televised political debate like the unhelpful the evening was, different maybe it’s a factor in, or even the cause of, find that manufacturers are marketing the one Thursday night among the 10 leading pundits offered a wide range of takes on the outbreak. Diacetyl, a chemical used to tobacco-flavoured e-cigarettes to children, Democratic presidential contenders. But It’s not that the candidates were all who fared well and who did poorly on flavour microwave popcorn, has been found or placing them in settings where they get having watched the full 17 hours — OK, it inarticulate or vague; most were Thursday night. My colleague on the news to cause an irreversible lung disease with them, we will take enforcement action was closer to 2½ — I have to say that the actually pretty sharp. Nor were there side Mark Z Barabak, for example, thought symptoms similar to those of the mysterious there also.” We hope this move does not event was a near complete failure, unless too many people on stage. The Biden offered “one of his strongest and illness, and has been used in some liquid discourage state and local governments the point was to leave me with less clarity problem was that they didn’t, you most assertive performances (graded on a nicotine. from moving forward with their own about the candidates than I had before I curve).” Biden also got a thumbs-up from At this point, however, the evidence crackdowns on flavoured tobacco products, tuned in. know, debate. They just pitched the Washington Post’s Dan Balz. is pointing elsewhere. Investigators are such as those being considered by Los It’s not that the candidates were all But Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight looking at whether the use of vitamin E oil in Angeles County. For one thing, the FDA’s inarticulate or vague; most were actually no more weighing whose approach was opined, “As was the pattern in the the aftermarket modification of e-cigarette ban does not include flavored cigarillos and pretty sharp. Nor were there too many better, no more probing for flaws. It was previous debate, Biden started out fairly pods by people vaping THC might be the smokeless tobacco; for another, we’ve seen people on stage. The problem was that just a dizzying salad of promises and strong and got worse as the night went culprit. Inhaling oil is extremely damaging enough reversals from this president not to they didn’t, you know, debate. They just claims as the moderators wheeled the along, and the evening will probably most to the lungs. To be safe, public health put all our faith in one announcement on an pitched. candidates from one topic to the next. be remembered for his rambling answer officials are cautioning people against otherwise slow news day. There was a hint at the beginning that Oh, sure, simply letting the candidates to a moderator’s question about the this could be a really useful event. The vamp on topics was illuminating at legacy of slavery.” candidates sunk deeply into the topic of times. Biden was a rambling stream- If the Democratic National Committee healthcare, teasing out obvious and not- of-consciousness disaster on a couple were foolish enough to let me call the so-obvious differences among the various of occasions, becoming less coherent shots, I’d do a series of debates on a approaches to making insurance more the longer he spoke. Former Rep single issue, each filling an hour with a available and affordable. Beto O’Rourke of Texas laid down the couple of commercial breaks. The point Two clear alternatives emerged Democrats’ most aggressive market yet would be to show the public not just the — switching to a single-payer system on gun control. Senator Kamala Harris competing plans for such major issues based on Medicare, and adding a free of California delivered a few great punch as immigration, education and foreign government-operated insurance plan lines, but seemed a lot more interested in policy, but how well the candidates to the Affordable Care Act — with a talking about President Trump’s failures defend their views and absorb the good couple of variations on each, and key than the details of her own plans. ideas of their rivals. And they would be weaknesses and strengths of both laid But to the extent the primary is a actual debates, or battles of ideas. out. The moderators, while not asking contest of ideas as opposed to personalities, But then, I like policy. And evidently, a the sort of pointed questions that could the session wasn’t very illuminating. whole lot of voters in the last presidential (Tribune News Service) have focused the debate, at least let the Whose approach to immigration is best? election did not share that affliction. Edgar Allan Poe’s Legacy: A Particular Perception Of Madness

An influential literary critic of the 19th century, Poe’s conceptualisation of insanity has influenced American culture profoundly

TROY RONDINONE with lips moving in indistinct curses.” This notion that otherwise “regular” “morbid irrationality,” “hypochondriac,” TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Even before Poe died, Thomas Dunn people can “fall” into madness was a “hysteria,” “cataleptic disorder” and English composed a story in which he popular idea in Poe’s day: Madness “nervous agitation.” His characters S we creep up on the 170th placed Poe in the Utica Lunatic Asylum. A “happens” rather than develops. We are often reference “medical friends” and anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s decade after his death, prominent British blindly walking a ledge, ready to fall off “medical books,” and indeed Poe seems death (Oct 7), we can see just how psychiatrist Harold Maudsley made a case and unleash horror if we linger unhealthily to have alluded to prominent alienist Along his shadow lies over our culture. study of Poe’s madness, and ever since, on one thing. This is the legacy of fictional Isaac Ray’s ‘A Treatise on the Medical His pioneering tales and poems have in the words of scholar Benjamin Reiss, monomania. It works well in stories, if Jurisprudence of Insanity’ (1838) in his influenced the landscape of the American a “significant strand” of Poe scholarship less so in psychiatry textbooks. works. Like many other educated people imagination. From HP Lovecraft to has involved putting him on the couch, To see the enduring power of this of his time, Poe also subscribed to the Stephen King, from horror and sci-fi to metaphorically. narrative, take a look at the debates notion that one’s skull shape revealed detective fiction and philosophy, Poe’s This madness connection is highly surrounding the recent mass shootings. one’s personality. influence is clear and present. significant. Poe’s conceptualisation Some politicians and pundits claim that Times have changed since the One of his enduring legacies is the of insanity has influenced our culture the problem is not guns but rather “sick” 1840s. The cutting-edge medical notion of madness. Many wondered just profoundly. In many of his works, the persons, people who otherwise have led science of the mid-19th century is now how a person could write so convincingly narrators are perfectly normal except quiet lives unworthy of acute psychiatric largely irrelevant. We’ve witnessed about a killer who hears the thumping for one thing. In what was then called care. This definition of “sick” seems to be advances in neuroscience, psychiatry of his dead victim’s heart, or the urge “monomania,” Poe painted characters of otherwise regular folk, unmedicated and epidemiology, among other things. to wall someone up in an underground who were crafty and highly intelligent, Deciding who is ‘sick’ is rightly the and unhospitalised, who suddenly Deciding who is ‘sick’ is rightly the labyrinth. yet deranged due to a single, insane focus. province of medical science, not commit horrendous acts of violence. province of medical science, not pundits. In Poe’s day, people often thought In ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, it is the pale, pundits. Madness is not a label that President Trump has recommended Madness is not a label that should be that artistic work reflected upon the filmed-over eye of the landlord. In ‘The building more “(mental) facilities” as an used for political purposes. personality of the creator. It didn’t help Black Cat’, the protagonist is undone by should be used for political purposes antidote for gun violence. The problem Clearly Poe never intended for his that Poe’s 1849 obituary was written by his a gallows-shaped white patch on a black as he sees it is in identifying these sick fiction to be converted into common enemy Rufus Griswold, who expounded cat. In ‘Berenice’ the narrator is fixated single blip in an otherwise functional individuals before anything bad happens. sense. He was an artist and product that Poe’s writings contained “traces of his on the white teeth of his beloved. One can apparatus. Sanity becomes a fine line Poe was steeped in the medical of his own time. Let’s appreciate Poe’s personal character” and that Poe “walked go on. For Poe, madness is not a complex that his characters stumble across before knowledge of his day. His writings are creative genius — but let’s not convert his the streets, in madness or melancholy, of biological processes but rather a carrying out hellish acts. chock-full of terms like “mania a potu,” foundational tropes into “facts.”

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News Yemen’s Houthi drone attacks on two in brief Six civilians killed in northwest Syria despite truce Saudi Aramco oil facilities spark fires BEIRUT: Regime and Russian fire has killed at least six civilians in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province, a war monitor said on Saturday, two weeks after Moscow declared a ceasefire in the ‘Rebels launched a large-scale operation involving 10 drones that targeted refineries in Abqaiq and Khurais in eastern Saudi Arabia’ jihadist-dominated region. AFP reporters were not allowed near On Friday, regime rocket fire on the towns of Maaret Al- RIYADH the plants where Saudi authori- Numan and Kafranbel in southern Idlib province killed five ties appeared to have beefed up civilians including a child, the Observatory said. DRONE attacks sparked fires security. A sixth civilian was killed in a Russian air strike in the rural at two Saudi Aramco oil facili- In recent months, the west of the province, it added. That brought to 11 the number ties on Saturday, the interior Houthi rebels have carried out killed since the ceasefire came into effect, according to the ministry said, the latest such a spate of cross-border mis- Britain-based monitor. (AFP) assault claimed by Yemeni re- sile and drone attacks target- bels following a spike in region- ing Saudi air bases and other Turkey orders arrest of 223 military al tensions with Iran. facilities in what they say is personnel over suspected Gulen links Huge palls of smoke rose retaliation for a long-running into the sky after the pre- Riyadh-led bombing campaign ANKARA: Turkey has ordered the arrest of 223 serving military dawn attacks on Abqaiq and on rebel-held areas in Yemen. personnel across the country and in the breakaway state of Khurais, two major Aramco The rebels launched “a Northern Cyprus over suspected links to a network Ankara facilities in eastern Saudi Ara- large-scale operation involv- accuses of organising an attempted coup in 2016, state media bia as the state-owned giant ing 10 drones that targeted re- said on Saturday. prepares for a much-anticipat- fineries in Abqaiq and Khurais Authorities are seeking the suspects across 49 provinces ed stock listing. in eastern Saudi Arabia”, the in Turkey and in Northern Cyprus, state broadcaster TRT Haber The attacks highlight how group’s Al-Masirah television said. It said 100 of those facing arrest were from the army, while the increasingly advanced reported. 41 from the air force and 32 from the navy. (REUTERS) weaponry of the Iran-linked Last month, an attack Houthi rebels -- from ballistic claimed by Houthi rebels Six Nigerian soldiers killed, several missiles to unmanned drones sparked a fire at Aramco’s Shay- missing in militant attacks -- poses a serious threat to oil bah natural gas liquefaction fa- installations in Saudi Arabia, cility but no casualties were re- KANO: Jihadists killed six soldiers and a civilian militia leader as the world’s top crude exporter. ported by the company. they hit three towns in Nigeria’s conflict-torn northeastern state “At 4:00 am (0100 GMT) Smoke is seen following a fire at an Aramco facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.(REUTERS) Rebel drones also targeted of Borno, security sources and residents told AFP on Friday. the industrial security teams two oil pumping stations on Several troops and militiamen are also missing, they said. of Aramco started dealing with The attacks highlight how the increasingly advanced weaponry of the Iran-linked Houthi rebels Saudi Arabia’s key east-west Suspected fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province fires at two of its facilities in pipeline in May, shutting it (ISWAP), affiliated to the so-called Islamic State group, attacked Abqaiq and Khurais as a result poses a serious threat to oil installations in Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter down for several days. the town of Gubio around 1630 GMT on Thursday, unleashing a of... drones,” the interior min- The latest strikes drew battle with security forces. istry said in a statement car- The statement added that but did not specify whether man Mansour al-Turki told AFP swift condemnation from Ri- “The bodies of six soldiers and the (local) head of the Civil- ried by the official Saudi Press an investigation had been operations at the two facilities there were no casualties. But yadh’s Gulf allies, the United ian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were recovered outside the town with Agency. “The two fires have launched after the attack in the had been affected. the full extent of the damage Arab Emirates, Bahrain and bullet wounds,” a security source said. (AFP) been controlled.” kingdom’s Eastern Province, Interior ministry spokes- was not immediately clear as Kuwait. Trump says he discussed ‘mutual defence’ treaty with Netanyahu

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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of moving forward on a “mutual defense” treaty between the allies, just three days before Israeli voters go to the polls. “I had a call today with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of An Israeli election banner depicting US moving forward with a Mutual Defense President Donald Trump (left) and Likud Treaty, between the United States and chairman and Prime Minister Benjamin Israel,” Trump tweeted. Netanyahu hanging on the facade of a He said such an agreement would building in Jerusalem on Saturday. (AFP) “further anchor the tremendous alliance” between the two countries. Palestinians, while making big concessions “I look forward to continuing those to the Israelis, including formalising US discussions after the Israeli Elections recognition of Jerusalem as the capital when we meet at the United Nations later of the Jewish state. As a result, the this month!” Trump added, giving a tacit Palestinian Authority has cut off formal last-minute endorsement to Netanyahu’s contact with the Trump administration, re-election bid. saying it is not an honest broker. The comments come as the So far, Trump has not commented international community awaits the on Netanyahu’s controversial pledge to release of Washington’s long-delayed annex Israeli settlements in the occupied Middle East peace plan, which Secretary West Bank as well as the Jordan Valley of State Mike Pompeo recently said could if re-elected -- which would seem to go come within weeks. beyond US proposals for land swaps Its publication was pushed back between Israel and the Palestinians. after Israel scheduled new elections, Netanyahu, 69, is fighting his second set for Tuesday. Then last week, one of election in five months with a potential the key architects of the US plan, Jason corruption indictment looming. He Greenblatt, announced his resignation. suffered a major defeat in April, when Trump has repeatedly boasted that his Likud party along with its right-wing he is the most pro-Israeli US president and religious allies won a majority, but he in history. He has slashed aid to the failed to form a coalition.

Tears and tributes as leaders, supporters bid farewell to Zimbabwe’s Mugabe REUTERS earlier comments that a burial would be HARARE held on Sunday. On Saturday, Mnangagwa walked ZIMBABWE’S founder Robert Mugabe behind the casket carrying Mugabe’s was honoured as an icon, principled body as it was wheeled into the centre leader and African intellectual giant at of Harare’s National Sports Stadium a state funeral on Saturday, after a week and placed on a podium decorated with of disputes over his burial threatened flowers so that heads of state could say to embarrass President Emmerson their farewells. Senior army generals Mnangagwa. and Mugabe’s wife and children Mugabe led Zimbabwe for 37 years, followed, as a brass band played. from independence until he was ousted The 60,000 seater stadium was only by the army in November 2017, by half-filled. which time he was viewed by many at In a tribute to his predecessor, home and abroad as a power-obsessed Mnangagwa said Mugabe stood in autocrat who unleashed death squads, defence of Africans. He urged the West rigged elections and ruined the economy to remove sanctions that were imposed to keep control. during Mugabe’s rule. He died in a Singapore hospital on “We who remain shall continue September 6 aged 95, far away from a to hear his rich, brave, defiant and country he left polarised by a raging inspiring voice ... encouraging and political rivalry between its two largest warning us to be vigilant and astute,” political parties, ZANU-PF and the Mnangagwa said in a speech. opposition MDC. “A giant tree of Africa has fallen. His remains will be interred in a Today Africa weeps.” mausoleum at the National Heroes Acre Mugabe left behind a country in the capital Harare in about 30 days, wrecked by hyperinflation, dollarisation his nephew said on Friday, contradicting and deeply entrenched corruption. 08 Sunday, September 15, 2019 World Ex-PM Cameron won’t rule out second Brexit referendum Russia’s world-first floating DPA 2016 referendum, in which Every single day I to remain in the EU, stepped nuclear plant arrives in port LONDON 52 per cent of the public voted down after his defeat in the to leave the European Union, think about it, the referendum. AFP northernmost nuclear power DAVID Cameron, the former calls have grown in recent referendum and the fact “Every single day I think MOSCOW plant left Murmansk in British prime minister who weeks for a second vote. that we lost and the about it, the referendum Russia’s far north on August brought about the Brexit Britain is currently set to and the fact that we lost and RUSSIA’S world first floating 23 after being loaded with referendum, won’t rule out leave the bloc on October 31, consequences and the the consequences and the nuclear power station combustible nuclear fuel. a second vote on the issue in with current Prime Minister things that could have been things that could have been on Saturday completed a The 21-tonne, 144-metre his starkly divided country, he Boris Johnson vowing that it done differently, and I worry done differently, and I worry 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) (470 feet) long and 30-metre said in a newspaper interview. will do so even if no deal is in desperately about what is Arctic transfer to the country’s wide platform, which is “I’m not saying one will place to regulate the country’s desperately about what is going to happen next,” he told far east, the Rosatom nuclear designed to meet the energy happen or should happen. I’m exit. going to happen next The Times. agency said. needs of remote communities, just saying that you can’t rule Opposition parties and Cameron said that he “The Akademik was towed into Pevek by a things out right now because pro-EU rebels within the Former British Prime Minister was “truly sorry” for the Lomonosov floating nuclear clutch of vessels. you’ve got to find some way governing Conservative David Cameron uncertainty and division that plant arrived ... at Pevek, The station houses two of unblocking the blockage,” Party earlier this month followed the vote. in the autonomous district 35-megawatt reactors, more in Cameron told The Times on banded together to introduce The main sticking point in and whose current open status “I did not fully anticipate of Chukotka,” where it is to line with the power of nuclear- Saturday. legislation that would force negotiations with Brussels has is inextricably linked with a the strength of feeling that start operating by year end powered ice breakers than With British politics Johnson to ask the European been the Irish border, which fragile peace deal in Northern would be unleashed both once connected to the local typical new generation nuclear paralysed by disagreement Union for an extension if no will form post-Brexit Britain’s Ireland, a UK territory. during the referendum and electricity grid, Rosatom said. plants boasting nearer 1,000 over how to deliver on the deal is found. only land border with the EU Cameron, who campaigned afterwards,” he said. What will be the world’s MW capacity.

Trump confirms News Osama bin Russia hosts Taliban meet in brief Hong Kong activist Wong seeks Trump, Laden’s son US congress support Hamza killed NEW YORK: Hong Kong activist Joshua after US talks collapse Wong urged US President Donald Trump in US raid on Friday to include a “human rights clause” in any trade agreement with AFP The Taliban movement confirms its willingness to pursue dialogue with Washington China, and sought Washington’s backing WASHINGTON for the city’s democracy movement. The 22-year-old called on American US President Donald Trump politicians to pass a bill expressing on Saturday confirmed that support for the pro-democracy campaign Hamza bin Laden, the son during a speaking engagement in New and designated heir of Al York, a few hours after arriving in the United States. Qaeda founder Osama bin “It’s significant to add a human rights clause in the trade Laden, was killed in a counter- negotiations and put Hong Kong protests under the agenda of terrorism operation in the the trade negotiations,” Wong said afterwards. Afghanistan-Pakistan region. The world’s two biggest economies have been locked in a US media reported more bitter trade war for the past year, resulting in tit-for-tat tariffs on than a month ago, citing hundreds of billions of dollars in two-way trade. (AFP) intelligence officials, that the younger Bin Laden had been Thieves steal $5 million gold toilet from killed sometime in the last Britain’s Blenheim Palace two years in an operation that involved the United States. LONDON: Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday. The toilet, valued at more than $5 million, was part of an exhibition of work by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan The loss of Hamza bin which opened two days ago at the stately home 60 miles west Laden not only deprives Al of London, a major tourist attraction. Qaeda of important The toilet, named ‘America’, was previously on display in a leadership skills and the cubicle at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, where more than symbolic connection to his 100,000 visitors were able to use it. Thieves with at least two vehicles broke into the palace, father, but undermines the birthplace of World War Two leader Winston Churchill, important operational and removed the toilet some time before 5 am (0400 GMT), activities of the group Thames Valley Police said. (REUTERS) Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard as others inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack near a base of elite Afghan special US President Donald Trump forces in Char Asiab district, south of the capital Kabul, recently. (AFP) Edward Snowden 5 soldiers killed on Secretary of Defence Mark AFP himself in the United States says would like Afghan border, in Esper said last month that it MOSCOW Germany warns against early troop and declared the talks with the French asylum Kashmir: Pakistan was “his understanding” that withdrawal from Afghanistan militants “dead”. Bin Laden was dead. A TALIBAN delegation held With more than 13,000 PARIS: Whistleblower Edward ISLAMABAD: At least five But Trump had not publicly talks with Russian officials in BERLIN: A withdrawal of NATO forces from US troops still in Afghanistan, Snowden, living in Russia since Pakistani soldiers were killed confirmed the news until Moscow after US negotiations Afghanistan could see the country falling back Trump has been eager to end leaking a trove of classified on Saturday in separate Saturday -- three days after with the Afghan insurgents under the strict Islamic rule of the Taliban, America’s longest war, launched documents showing the scope clashes with Islamist militants the anniversary of the 9/11 collapsed, the Russian foreign German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp- 18 years ago after the Sept of post-9/11 US government near the Afghan border and terror attacks by Al Qaeda, and ministry said on Saturday. Karrenbauer said on Saturday. 11 attacks. But fears are now surveillance, wants to claim with Indian border troops in a week after Trump’s surprise “The Russian president’s Kramp-Karrenbauer, who also heads Angela growing of increased violence asylum in France, according the disputed Kashmir region, announcement that a planned special representative for Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and is with presidential elections set to an interview published on the army said. secret meeting with Taliban Afghanistan , Zamir Kabulov, seen as the chancellor’s most likely successor, for Sept 28 in Afghanistan. Saturday. Militants from the Afghan leaders had fallen through. hosted a Taliban delegation in said a pullout of foreign troops would be The vote, the fourth since Recalling he had already side of the border fired at “Hamza bin Laden, the Moscow,” a ministry spokesman particularly tough for Afghan women. the fall of the Taliban in 2001, applied for French asylum Pakistani troops in the north- high-ranking Al Qaeda member said, quoted by RIA Novosti “I am worried that if we were to ditch our responsibility (in has already been delayed twice in 2013, Snowden, whose western region of Dir, killing and son of Osama bin Laden, state-funded news agency. Afghanistan) we will face horrifying images of women being this year. memoirs ‘Permanent Record’ three soldiers and wounding was killed in a US counterter- No date for the talks was stoned and hanged and of girls not able to attend school and Government forces and are published next Tuesday, one, according to an army rorism operation in the Af- given. married off,” Kramp-Karrenbauer told a gathering of CDU women. Taliban have been engaged told France Inter radio he statement. At least one ghanistan/Pakistan region,” “The Russian side Germany has some 1,300 soldiers in Afghanistan. Their in heavy exchanges across hoped President Macron soldier was killed in a clash Trump said in a brief statement stressed the need to relaunch parliament-approved mandate ends in March 2020. (REUTERS) the nation, with the militants would grant him that right. with Islamist militants in the issued by the White House. negotiations between the vowing to continue fighting “The saddest thing of this erstwhile tribal region of North “The loss of Hamza bin Laden United States and the Taliban and make the US regret whole story is that the only Waziristan overnight Saturday. not only deprives Al Qaeda of movement,” the spokesman Until a week ago offer security guarantees to walking away from talks. place an American whistle- The army statement important leadership skills and said. expectation had steadily keep extremist groups out. Russia has been trying to blower has the chance to be added that two militants were the symbolic connection to his “For their part, the Taliban mounted of a US-Taliban But last Saturday, Trump influence the peace negotiations heard is not in Europe but also killed in the clash that father, but undermines impor- confirmed their willingness deal that would see the US revealed he had cancelled and staged two meetings in here (in Russia),” Snowden occurred near the country’s tant operational activities of the to pursue dialogue with drawdown of troop levels in an unprecedented meeting Moscow with Afghan political said. (AFP) border with Afghanistan. (DPA) group.” Washington,” he added. Afghanistan and the Taliban between the Taliban and leaders at the start of the year. Tropical Storm Humberto lashes hurricane-hit Bahamas New Italy government lets REUTERS rescued migrants disembark NASSAU Dorian forces Bahamas to find new schools for 10,000 displaced students AFP France and Germany have TROPICAL Storm Humberto ROME agreed to take 25 percent lashed already devastated parts NASSAU: Bahamian education officials are scrambling to find of the Bahamas with heavy rain classroom space for up to 10,000 students displaced by ITALY on Saturday agreed to of the migrants each, with and strong winds on Saturday, Hurricane Dorian after the Category 5 storm ravaged two of the allow rescue ship Ocean Viking Italy to take 10 percent and forecasters said it was archipelago’s northern islands, destroying many school buildings. to disembark 82 migrants on likely to become a hurricane This week officials set up what they called a ‘one-stop shop’ Lampedusa, in a reversal of SOS Mediterranee, which before the end of the weekend. for displaced students ages 4 to 19 inside Thomas A Robinson the hardline policy under the operates the vessel, tweeted. The storm is expected National Stadium in Nassau, the island-nation’s capital city. country’s ex-interior minister French Interior Minister to leave the northwestern Hundreds of young people lined up inside the sports Matteo Salvini. Christophe Castaner said there Bahamas later on Saturday arena’s dimly lit hallways, waiting for vision and hearing exams, Far-right leader Salvini was had been an “ad hoc” agreement and then will move well immunisations, clothing, school supplies, and referrals for forced out of office last month to divide the migrants between offshore of the east coast of counselling with volunteer psychologists. after bringing the government five countries -- Italy, France, Florida and into the Atlantic “These kids need their education, how are they going to get down, and the new coalition Germany, Portugal and Ocean through early next jobs or have any options?” said Chandra Alexis, an 18-year-old has been trying to forge its own Luxembourg. week, according to the US evacuee from the devastated northern island of Great Abaco, migrant stance. It is the first France and Germany have National Hurricane Center. about 150 km north of Nassau. “We lost everything; without time in 14 months that Italy has agreed to take 25 percent of Humberto had maximum school there’s nothing,” Alexis said. (REUTERS) offered a migrant rescue ship the migrants each, with Italy sustained winds of 50 miles A destroyed home is seen at Freeport on Grand Bahama island. (AFP) a safe port, although it took to take 10 percent. per hour (85 km per hour) with Rome six days and European “We now need to agree on a higher gusts, and was expected miles (45 km) east-northeast inches (15.24 cm) of rain in Humberto could, however, Dorian slammed into guarantees to redistribute the genuine temporary European to become a hurricane by of Great Abaco Island. It was some areas but that it was hamper relief efforts in the the Bahamas on Sept. 1 as a migrants before it did so. mechanism,” Castaner added. Sunday night, the Miami- forecast to resume a slow not expected to produce area where thousands of Category 5 storm, one of the “The Ocean Viking The Italian coastguard will based NHC said on Saturday. motion toward the northwest significant storm surge in the structures were flattened strongest Atlantic hurricanes just received instructions send a vessel to pick up the It barely moved during and north later in the day. northwestern Bahamas, which and 70,000 people were left ever to hit land, packing top from the Maritime Rescue migrants at sea in order not to Saturday morning, the NHC Forecasters said the were hammered earlier this needing shelter, food and sustained winds of 185 miles Coordination Centre of Rome disturb port operations, Ital- said, and was located about 30 storm could drop up to six month by Hurricane Dorian. water and medical aid. per hour (298 km per hour). to proceed to Lampedusa,” ian media reported. Doha Bank CEO addresses Corporate Governance Summit PAGE 10

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SATYENDRA PATHAK ket, souqs, and street shopping. will also cater to the luxury Besides these world-class According to Borikar, shop- DOHA According to Borikar, the segment. malls, he said, the traditional ping malls in Qatar address all new malls to be operation in “Delivering a world class market, souqs, and street that matters to a shopper: WORLD-CLASS malls have Qatar are Place Vendome Mall, shopping experience to visitors shopping offer experience Convenience: Access made Qatar a paradise for both Boulevard Mall, Doha Mall, from across the globe, malls in of buying local and regional roads for self-driving, avail- local and international shop- Doha Oasis and one more. Qatar have so much diversity brands in Qatar. ability of cabs at competitive pers, Al Asmakh Valuations While most malls in Qatar in style and interpretations of “Souq Waqif, a 20th centu- tariffs, less transportation time and Research Director Gaurav cater to shoppers of all budget large audience. Accompanied ry traditional Qatari architec- and enough parking lots. Borikar has said. categories, he said, a few malls by departmental stores, book- ture style market has several Value for money: Aver- “Qatar has about 24 shop- such as Al Hazm Mall, a part of stores, florist, travel accesso- small shops with a stunning age price in comparison of in- ping malls with net leas- Villagio Mall, a section of Doha ries, and supermarkets, almost array of Middle Eastern mer- ternational market price, sale able area of around 1.5 million chandise such as traditional season, and bargain deals. square metres. Furthermore, garments, spices, handicrafts, Collection: A wide range five prominent malls with al- Realty Check with perfumes, jewellery, and sou- of top international brands by most 60,000 square metre ad- venirs,” he said. shopping categories, varieties ditional net leasable area are Al Asmakh Real Estate Making Qatar an ideal des- in showrooms, room for all almost complete and ready to By 2020 Q1, Qatar is expected to have about 2.1 million sqm net tination for food lovers, these group of shoppers from luxury be operational in the near fu- Festival City and Mall of Qatar all major international brands leasable space in the shopping mall category. malls, souqs, and traditional to budget, specialty boutiques, ture,” Borikar said. are dedicated to luxury shop- have their outlets in malls to market have cafes, food stalls, departmental stores and tradi- By the end of the first quar- ping which includes but not attract global shoppers,” he indoor and outdoor park, gam- las. Central arena in Mall of and restaurants offering cui- tional shopping. ter of 2020, he said, Qatar limited to the premium brands said. ing hub Virtuocity with over Qatar has year-round enter- sines from traditional Arabic Ambiance: Affability of would have about 2.1 million such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Stating that Qatari malls 200 stations for international tainment in addition to Kids to trendy international. Many store staff, convenience of all- square metres of net leasable Hermes, Gucci, Rolex, Cartier, offer diverse range of enter- level championships, and an Mondo and Xtremeland for shoppers today pick a mall to around shopping at one place, space in shopping mall catego- Burberry, Christian Dior, YSL, tainment across all age group, indoor snow park called Snow the kids of all ages. Almost all visit primarily based on the kids’ amusement area, food ry, which is on and above the Prada, and so forth. The up- he said, “Doha Festival City Dune. Villaggio offers experi- malls have Cinema for family food options available there, courts, restaurants and family retail space in traditional mar- coming Place Vendome Mall has the world’s first Angry Bird ence of indoor Venice gondo- entertainment.” he said. entertainment.

Quick read QP invites Disney CEO resigns from Apple board as QC panel discusses key national bids for North TV battle looms SAN FRANCISCO: Disney chief Field liquid, Bob Iger resigned from Ap- storage ple’s board of directors as the project to ensure food security companies are poised to launch rival online streaming services, facilities according to a filing Friday with US regulators. Iger’s departure TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK came the same day that the iP- DOHA hone maker announced that its Apple TV+ subscription service QATAR Petroleum has invited with a budding library of original bids for engineering, procure- content will go live internation- ment and construction (EPC) ally on November 1, according of additional liquid products to paperwork filed by Apple with storage-loading facilities and the Securities and Exchange mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) Commission. Apple unveiled storage-distribution facilities. iPhone 11 models this week These facilities are to be with a price cut for the most located in Ras Laffan Indus- basic models while also laying trial City and will be part of the out plans for streaming and North Field Expansion (NFE) gaming services, as it bids to Project. weather the slump in the global New facilities covered un- smartphone market. (AFP) der this tender include a new propane storage tank, vapour recovery compressors for pro- Protests against pane and butane tank refrig- German car industry eration, a plant condensate rev up in Frankfurt Qatar Chamber officials and representatives of various entities in the agri-food sector at a meeting held in Doha on Saturday. committee recommended a storage tank, a MEG storage review of certain closures of tank and distribution system, FRANKFURT: Environmental establishments that would poultry farms and identifying a new liquid products export campaigners plan to disrupt the Panel discusses draft resolution on train- eventually benefit from the The panel also reviewed challenges facing the sector. berth and liquid product lines Frankfurt motor show this week- ing for people handling food products programme. results of meetings held by The meeting was attended from the main NFE plant loca- end as Germany’s car industry The meeting also saw a by QC Board Member Abdul- tion to the liquid products stor- comes under increasing pres- discussion on the national many sub-committees rahman al Ansari, Director of age area. sure to go green and abandon TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and Environmental Health at strategic project for food se- including, those for livestock, Food Security and Environ- Minister of State for Energy internal combustion engines. DOHA the ministry Wasan al Baker curity. Assistant Director of farms, food-product outlets mental Health at Ministry of Affairs and QP’s President and “The car industry has cheated delivered a presentation on Food Security Department and poultry producers Public Health Wasan al Baker, CEO Saad Sherida al Kaabi on diesel and is contributing to QATAR Chamber (QC) on Sat- the importance of the draft at the Ministry of Municipal- Director of Municipal Con- said, “The release of this tender the worsening climate crisis,” urday convened a meeting that resolution. She said the minis- ity and Environment Sara al trol Department of Doha package reflects the continu- said Gerald Neubauer, a spokes- saw representatives of various try is considering the roll out Malki gave an overview of the encouraging the private sector Municipality Salem Hamoud ing progress Qatar Petroleum man for the campaign group entities in the agri-food sector of a four-stage training pro- project. to produce feeds for Qatar’s al Sahfi, Secretary of Qatar is making on the expansion of Campact, which is co-organising discussing ways to ensure food gramme for all persons who It also reviewed results of livestock. Livestock Society Hamad our LNG production capacity. a demonstration Saturday in safety in the country. deal with the manufacture, meetings held by many sub- The farms committee Rashid Mubarak, Director of With the volume of associated Frankfurt. Police say thousands The meeting focused on a transport, storage and cater- committees including, those sought to identify mechanisms Standards Department at Qa- liquid products the NFE pro- of demonstrators are expected draft decision being prepared ing of food products. for livestock, farms, food- that contribute to supporting tar General Organisation for ject will generate from offshore to walk or cycle to Frankfurt’s by the Ministry of Public QC Board Member Mo- product outlets and poultry productive farms, while the Standardisation and Metrol- production and onshore gas Exhibition Centre and activists Health (MoPH) on providing hamed al Obaidli highlighted producers. food-product outlets com- ogy Eng. Mohamed al Gabor al processing, it was necessary want to disrupt the car show by appropriate training to those the importance of carrying The livestock committee mittee recommended prompt Nuaimi and several members to expand our existing storage blocking the surrounding streets handling food products being out the programme at a rea- stressed the importance of actions for developing vegeta- of the committee, business and loading facilities. on Sunday. (AFP) sold in Qatar. sonable cost and the fact that providing lands for establish- bles and fruit market. owners and directors of agri- “The unique approach in Director of Food Security it doesn’t cause any delays in ing warehouses for feeds and The Poultry producers cultural and food projects. our contracting strategy for the multiple EPC packages al- lows us to match the execution expertise in the EPC contract- ing community to this specific scope of work.” The NFE Project involves Higher travel, recreational costs edge up inflation in Aug the addition of four mega LNG trains as part of Qatar Petrole- RAHUL PREETH that of July. Still, this is mar- percent and furniture and falls in four components — footwear by 1.91 percent each, um’s plans to expand the State DOHA ginally lower than the index household equipment by 0.05 recreation and culture by 8.32 restaurants and hotels by 1.27 of Qatar’s LNG production figure a year ago. percent. percent, housing, water, elec- percent, communication by from 77 million to 110 million HIGHER travel costs and in- Compared with the CPI of In the meantime, two tricity and gas by 2.21 per- 1.26 percent and education by tons per annum by 2024. creased recreational and cul- August 2018, the latest figure main components showed cent, health by 0.08 percent 0.93 percent. Qatargas is entrusted with tural expenses drove up the shows a decline of 0.04 per- decrease in August — by 1.58 and furniture and household The CPI of August, 2019 executing this mega-project cost of living based on the cent, the PSA report said. percent. equipment by 0.07 percent. excluding housing, water, on behalf of Qatar Petroleum. consumer price index (CPI) The report attributed the Five other components At the same time, this electricity and other fuel As the World’s Premier LNG in Qatar last month. month-on-month rise in CPI — restaurants and hotels, comparison also reveals price group stands at 110.78 points, Company, Qatargas has an According to the Plan- to increased prices in six in- tobacco, health, communica- rises in six other groups — to- showing an increase of 1.16 established history in deliver- ning and Statistics Authority flation components — recrea- Transportation costs jumped tion and education — groups bacco by 127.19 percent, mis- percent when compared with ing such major projects and (PSA), Qatar’s CPI — a key tion and culture by 4.17 per- 2.98 percent in August. remained flat. cellaneous goods and services that of July 2019, and a jump in operating various onshore inflation indicator — rose 1.16 cent, transportation by 2.98 On an year-on-year analy- by 4.38 percent, transporta- of 0.56 percent when com- and offshore facilities in the percent to 109.47 points in percent, food and beverages ous goods and services by 1.11 sis, the index’s marginal de- tion by 2.26 percent, food and pared with that of August, North Field with a high degree August when compared with by 1.58 percent, miscellane- percent, education by 0.93 cline is mostly driven by price beverages and clothing and 2018. of reliability and operational excellence. 10 Sunday, September 15, 2019 Economy & Business

QNB ECONOMIC COMMENTARY Emerging markets Drone attacks reduce Saudi volatile amid sharp sentiment swings Aramco’s crude flow by ‘half’ TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in global trade or in China’s Two major plants shut down; sources say 5 mn barrels per day of crude production has been impacted DOHA growth are particularly threatening to Asian and REUTERS had largely been intercepted, EARLY this year, despite commodity exporters, the RIYADH/DUBAI/LONDON but have recently hit targets, having highlighted a bleak report added. including Shaybah oilfield last picture for global growth Second, the positive ef- YEMEN’S Iran-aligned Hou– month and oil pumping sta- and the persistence of fects of the Fed dovish pivot thi group on Saturday at- tions in May. Both those at- political risks, the Qatar have been waning as US tacked two plants at the heart tacks caused fires but did not National Bank in its weekly monetary authorities still of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, disrupt production. economic commentary support a cautious easing including the world’s biggest “This is a relatively new pointed out that emerging or “mid-cycle adjustment,” petroleum processing facility, situation for the Saudis. For markets (EM) were set to disappointing more aggres- in a strike that three sources the longest time they have enter 2019 on a more posi- sive bond investors, QNB said had disrupted output and never had any real fears that tive note. said. exports. their oil facilities would be In fact, back then, Divergent views be- Two sources close to the struck from the air,” Kamran EM were starting to ben- tween bond markets and matter said 5 million barrels Bokhari, founding director of efit from powerful global monetary authorities are a per day of crude production the Washington-based Center tailwinds, including the headwind for EM, it said, had been impacted -- close to for Global Policy, told Reuters. US Federal Reserve (Fed) adding, hawkish comments half of the kingdom’s output, He said Riyadh had in the dovish pivot, the US-China from Fed officials often or 5% of global oil supply -- past largely protected oil as- trade truce, more moderate produce negative surprises, but did not elaborate. sets against vehicle-borne $strength and stabilising tightening financial condi- The pre-dawn drone attack explosive attacks by militant commodity prices, it said. tions and stressing riskier on the Saudi Aramco facilities groups. “Indeed, our views have assets. sparked several fires, although Hours after the Houthi come to fruition. As senti- “As there is no con- the kingdom, the world’s larg- strike in Abqaiq, the Reuters ment improved, capital was sensus among senior US est oil exporter, later said these Smoke is seen following a fire at an Aramco factory in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.(VIA REUTERS) witness said fire and smoke pushed to riskier assets in monetary authorities about were brought under control. were visible but appeared to general and EM assets in the path of policy rates, the State television said ex- Abqaiq would be akin to a ran headquarters. The oil pro- of Aramco live in Abqaiq. The have been extinguished by particular.” Fed continues behind the ports were continuing, how- massive heart attack for the oil cessing plant handles crude U.S. Embassy in Riyadh said it early evening. Earlier video According to the In- curve, i.e., it acts reactively ever Aramco has yet to com- market and global economy,” from the world’s largest con- was unaware of any injuries to footage verified by Reuters stitute of International instead of pro-actively. ment since the assault, which said Bob McNally, who runs ventional oilfield, the super- Americans from the attacks. showed bright flames and Finance (IIF), non-resident Such policy uncertainty is the Houthis said involved 10 Rapidan Energy Group and giant Ghawar, and for export “These attacks against thick plumes of smoke rising portfolio inflows to EM amplifying sudden changes drones. Authorities have not served in the U.S. National Se- to terminals Ras Tanura - the critical infrastructure endan- towards the dark pre-dawn increased from a monthly in sentiment.” said whether oil production or curity Council during the sec- world’s biggest offshore oil ger civilians, are unacceptable, sky. An emergency vehicle is average of $16 billion in Third, the tailwind exports were affected. ond Gulf War in 2003. loading facility - and Juay- and sooner or later will result seen rushing towards the site. 2018 to $32 billion in the from commodity prices The attacks occurred as Andrew Murrison, the mah. It also pumps westwards in innocent lives being lost,” The Saudi interior minis- first half (H1) of 2019. has already peaked, imply- Aramco accelerates plans for British foreign affairs minis- across the kingdom to Red Sea the embassy quoted Ambassa- try said Aramco industrial se- an initial public offering of the ter responsible for the Middle export terminals. dor John Abizaid as saying in a curity teams fighting the fires state oil giant to as early as this East and North Africa, said the Two of the sources said Twitter post. since 0400 (0100 GMT) had year, and follow earlier cross- attack was “totally unaccepta- Ghawar was flaring gas after The three sources said managed to control them and border attacks on Saudi oil in- ble” and called on the Houthis the strikes disrupted gas pro- Aramco had raised emergency stop their spread. stallations and on oil tankers to stop threatening civilian cessing facilities. Khurais, 190 levels and was holding a crisis The Saudi-led coalition in Gulf waters. Saturday’s at- areas and Saudi commercial km (118 miles) further south- meeting after the assault. launched air strikes on Yem- tacks appeared to be the most infrastructure. west, contains the country’s It was the latest in a series en’s northern Saada province, brazen yet. Abqaiq is 60 km (37 miles) second largest oilfield. of Houthi missile and drone a Houthi stronghold, on Sat- “A successful attack on southwest of Aramco’s Dhah- Many Western employees strikes on Saudi cities that urday, a Reuters witness said.

Qataris to head al khaliji’s corporate, premium banking wings TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK group,” said al khaliji group sion, and to contribute to Qa- DOHA CEO Fahad al Khalifa. tar’s 2030 ambition toward “When we first launched a knowledge-based, sustain- AL Khaliji Commercial Bank this programme, it was under able economy.” (al khaliji) appointed two a national vision to empower Al khaliji has achieved This has contributed to ing a further pressure on Qatari executives to senior and equip Qatari talent with a 100 percent Qatarisation significant gains across EM commodity producing EM leadership roles as part of its the tools and skills-set to not among its branch managers, asset classes, including over through a deterioration of ongoing Qatarisation pro- only keep pace with the fi- and is investing both efforts 10 percent total returns fiscal, terms of trade and gramme. nancial sector, but more so and resources into grow- in H1 for both equities current account dynamics, Omar al Emadi and Has- to take its reins as its future ing its quota of Qatari talent (MSCI EM) and bonds (J.P. the report said. san al Jaidah have been leaders and decision makers. across its divisions and or- Morgan EMBI Global), the While the Bloomberg tapped to lead the bank’s stra- “Our motive was the po- ganizational structure. report said. Commodity Index is still up tegic business development tential we saw in each Qatari The bank is also actively However, global condi- by 2.6% so far in 2019, the efforts and verticals. Omar al Emadi Hassan al Jaidah talent that joined our organi- supporting Qatari talent tions have turned sour for overall index is very much Emadi, previously the zation. And our focus has outside of its organization, EM in the summer, as senti- distorted by gold, silver and head of corporate banking at Chief Business Officer. customer segments and offer- since been on unleashing it having taken part in the ment suddenly shifted with crude oil prices. Precious al khaliji, will now be manag- Jaidah has been ap- ings. to broaden their horizons and Tawteen talent localisation additional policy uncertain- metals are up 14% in the ing the bank’s growing port- pointed the head of premium “We are immensely proud ours, with the buildup of a programme as one of its main ty and the materialization of year as global uncertainties folio and customer base, and banking, where he will over- to see our Qatarisation pro- robust local talent pool that sponsors, and in Qatar Uni- risks, it added. boost safe-haven assets, spearheading its growth initi- see the division’s expansion gramme bear fruit with is ready and able to shape versity’s annual career fair, “In other words, if a noted the report. atives and strategies as Group and diversification into new this new leadership for our and achieve our strategic vi- among many other initiatives. risk-on environment pro- Crude oil prices are duced tailwinds, the sudden up due to a fast recovery reversal of sentiment is now from December 2018 lows. producing headwinds.” Commodity prices exclud- In August 2019, the IIF ing petroleum and precious reported $14 billion in non- metals have been battered, resident portfolio outflows the report said. Agriculture Financial crisis: Doha Bank CEO calls for from EM, the first negative commodities (coffee, corn, figure since October 2018 cotton, soybeans, sugar, and by far the worst since and wheat) are down more increased focus on remuneration, incentives November 2016. than 10% in 2019 while The QNB report delves base metals plummeted by TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK stipulated that public company into the four reasons behind 8% from their March highs, DOHA boards have at least 30 percent such sudden change in sen- it added. women directors, he pointed timent and capital flows. Fourth, a plethora of DOHA Bank’s Group CEO Dr R out. First, negative develop- EM idiosyncratic risks Seetharaman has described re- The new UK Corporate ments in US-China trade emerged in recent weeks, muneration and incentive sys- Governance code will apply negotiations severely adding to already high and tems as a key area that requires to reporting periods starting affected risk sentiment, in- increasing global risks (US- attention after the global finan- from January 1, 2019, although creasing price volatility and China economic disputes, cial crisis. many companies have begun to the overall level of stress global trade uncertainties, Risk management, board apply it more quickly. Diversity in money, bond and equity non-deal Brexit), according of director’s skills and inde- will continue to be a priority markets, it explained to QNB. pendence, and shareholder for board attention, including While investors are now This has amplified the engagement also warranted gender and ethnic diversity, he more seasoned by the ebbs risk-off behaviour and ac- significant focus, according to added. and flows of US-China trade celerated the EM selloff. Dr Seetharaman. “To make Japan more at- negotiations, the last phase “All in all, our view is He was addressing a Cor- tractive to global investors, of escalation seems to have that near term risks to EM porate Governance Summit in policymakers are increasingly crystallised a more pessi- continue to be skewed to the South Indian city of Chen- focused on improving board mistic consensus about the the downside. US-China nai, which saw speakers dis- accountability. Given recent prospects of a trade deal, negotiations, the USD/CNY cussing the emerging trends Doha Bank’s Group CEO Dr R Seetharaman receiving a professional excellence award from Banwarilal scandals in Japan, institutional the report added. rates, and Fed potential in corporate governance, on Purohit, the governor of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. investors and regulators will Importantly, risks of an hawkish surprises are the Saturday. continue to pay close attention all-out currency war started main spaces to watch,” QNB Banwarilal Purohit, the independent board members count the specific features of ny performance, he said. to the structure of executive to be priced in, especially said in its commentary. governor of Tamil Nadu, of in the process.” the ownership structure of a “There is continued and compensation. Boards can ex- after the US Treasury des- “Should global risks re- which Chennai is the capital, Effective implementation company.” growing focus in the US on sus- pect more shareholder interest ignated China a “currency cede in a more meaningful attended the summit hosted of risk management requires Highlighting the emerging tainability and climate change in sustainability metrics and manipulator,” following a way, EM would benefit from by the Institute of Directors an enterprise-wide approach trends in corporate govern- across a range of sectors.” strategy.” depreciation of the CNY a risk-on rally. However, (IOD). Seetharaman later re- rather than treating each busi- ance in advanced economies, In Europe, he said, inves- Dr Seetharaman also high- beyond the psychologically we do not expect a material ceived a professional excel- ness unit individually, he said. he said, “In the US market, tors would focus on connecting lighted the emerging trends important 7.00 level against improvement in global risk lence award from the governor. “It should be considered investors are pushing for im- governance to long-term value in corporate governance in the USD. Risk-off behaviour conditions. Our view is that Addressing the summit, the good practice to involve the proved board quality and view creation through board over- emerging economies. He said, favours safe-haven assets a succession of negative/ Doha Bank CEO said, “Steps board in both establishing and board composition, diversity sight of talent management, “In Brazil, there is an ongo- (gold, US treasuries, Japa- positive events will continue must be taken to ensure that overseeing the risk manage- and the refreshment process as Environmental, Social and ing push for more independ- nese yen, and Swiss franc) to create volatility, generat- remuneration is established ment structure. Shareholders key elements.” Investors want Governance (ESG), and corpo- ence within the governance to the detriment of EM ing a stop-and-go pattern through an explicit governance can nominate board members to see an increased diversity rate culture. framework. More independent assets, it said. for risk behaviour and process. It should be consid- and have a significant role in of thought and experiences to With gender diversity regu- directors are being appointed Moreover, disruptions capital flows to EM.” ered good practice to give a sig- their appointment through in- better enable the board to iden- lations already widely adopted to boards due to wider capital nificant role to non-executive struments which take into ac- tify risks and improve compa- across Europe, Austria has distribution. www.guide.com.qa  Sunday, September 15 , 2019

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TWO games into the new QNB Stars League season and things haven’t gone accord- ing to plans for some of the big teams except Al Sadd, who sit pretty with six points thus far. Al Arabi currently lead the points table with 7 points from three games. Al Duhail will take on Al Rayyan on Sunday at the Al Janoub Stadium with both teams needing maximum points to keep pace with the defending champions – es- pecially Al Rayyan, who have just two points from a possi- ble six. After finishing fourth last season, a summer of re- inforcements ensued but two draws against Umm Salal and Al Gharafa stretch their mis- erable run of one win in five Al Duhail players train ahead of their QNB Stars League clash with Al Rayyan. Al Rayyan players take a break during their training session. QSL games, dating since the last season. something that isn’t available Al Duhail however, now. It’s true that we need bounced back last season af- another player, he may join ter a disappointing start un- us after a week or more. This der Nabil Maaloul. The Red isn’t the time to talk about it. Knights appointed Rui Faria We’ve to focus on the task on this January, and though, they hand. What’s happening is lost the league to Al Sadd but that we’re working hard and redeemed themselves in the the results will come,” Agu- Amir Cup final. irre told reporters ahead of But a Champions League the match. exit at the hands of rivals Al “We’re going to play a very Sadd, the Sheikh Jassim Cup strong game against a very loss and an indifferent start strong team. I feel happy about to the season has put Faria the work done in the last two under pressure. weeks. I expect the game to be “We play all games with full exciting and beautiful as well. seriousness, and this match Our team dropped some will be no exception. Against Al Duhail coach Rui Faria with striker Edmilson Jr and a club official at the media conference on Saturday. Al Rayyan coach Daniel Aguirre said his team needs to focus on the points, but we’ve a chance to one of Qatar’s big clubs, Al task at hand and not worry about the absence of Sebastian Soria. make up for it even though Rayyan, it will be very difficult. for victory. We’ve analysed the Arabi in the last round won’t tuguese added. we’re facing tough com- They’ve made some special re- opponents, so that we’ve the have any impact on the Having gone through a club, would bring some much match due to injury), the Li- petitors. I’m confident in cruitments this season. I think right strategy that’ll enable us performance of players, al- plethora of coaches in the desired changes. Still reliant ons added former Porto man the abilities of our players we’ll be facing an organised to win. That’s our target for though we deserved to win last two years, Al Rayyan will on the ageing duo of Rodrigo Yacine Brahimi to their at- and my team can perform team. We’re also a strong and this match,” Faria said. that game. Now, our desire is hope Daniel Aguirre, who Tabata and Sebastian So- tack but they need more. well and collect points,” the big team, we’re always looking “The draw against Al to achieve victory,” The Por- is in his second spell at the ria (who will miss Sunday’s “We aren’t concerned with Argentine added.

AFC Champions League: Nam Former England star goes down memory lane Tae-hee boost for Al Sadd Owen says father was driving force, reveals son’s blindness Abderrazak comed the return of 11 play- ORMER European player of face?,” said Owen, who is now ers who were with the Qatar Fthe year Michael Owen says a successful thoroughbred race- Hamdallah to be squad for the FIFA World Cup he owes his success to his fa- horse breeder. Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian ther, who insisted he was given “I went to boxing for three back for Al Nassr Cup China 2023 Asian Quali- steak for dinner as a child while years. I bloody hated it. I fiers’ ties against Afghanistan his four siblings made do with FIFA Club World fought in front of 2,000 people AFC and India. baked beans on toast. in Anglesey and 2,000 people RIYADH Korea’s Jung Woo- The 39-year-old former Cup Qatar 2019 in Deeside. young and Algeria’s Baghdad Liverpool and England strik- FIFA legend and Liverpool “It was the most scary AL Sadd SC and Al Nassr will Bounedjah also reported back er told The Times he even icon Michael Owen will be thing in the world, knowing I have reinforcements avail- after featuring for their re- climbed into the boxing ring featuring at the FIFA Club was going to fight. But I knew I able when they face off in the spective nations during the because his father Terry said was making dad proud.” second leg of the 2019 AFC international break. he needed to “toughen up”. World Cup Qatar 2019 draw Owen, who burst onto the Champions League quarter- Al Nassr, meanwhile, were Despite this Owen, who as an assistant in Zurich international scene when he final on Monday. boosted by forward Hamdallah won both his bouts, tweeted on Monday. scored a solo goal in the 1998 Al Nassr will go into the making his return in their 0-0 on Wednesday on his father’s The tournament will be World Cup finals against Ar- tie at the Jassim bin Hamad draw with Al Shabab in Saudi 70th birthday he was “the Michael Owen revealed that hosted by Qatar from 11 gentina, said his son James Stadium in Doha protecting a Pro League action on Friday. kindest man I ever met”. his 13-year-old son suffers with to 21 December 2019. will never grace a football 2-1 lead in what promises to Al Sadd midfielder Nam Tae-hee The Moroccan, last year’s “I was the only one al- degenerative eye condition and pitch. be an epic encounter between has resumed training and is Saudi Pro League top scorer lowed a steak on a Tuesday,” will be unable to follow in father’s “My son’s got an eye condi- the league champions of Qatar expected to be fit for the AFC with 34 goals, twisted his said Owen. “My dad said, footsteps due to rare disease. to win, but, Jeez, my dad being tion,” says Owen, whose eldest and Saudi Arabia. Champions League Doha leg ankle in the opening league ‘You’re all having beans on there, I can’t have him see me daughter Gemma represents Both had good news to clash against Al Nassr on Monday. match of the season against toast, Michael’s got to have devoted as much of his time coming second. Britain at equestrianism. celebrate during the interna- Damac – which ruled him steak because we need to build as possible to his son. “I’d prefer to die than my “I’ve never said this. I don’t tional break with midfielder sim Cup tie against Al Duhail out of the first leg of the 2019 him up for when he’s going to “He got jobs that would dad to think I’m second best.” want a big headline. Nam Tae-hee having resumed but is back in the squad and AFC Champions League be a footballer.’ be perfect so he could come Owen, who won the Bal- “Clinically, he’s blind. He’s training for Qatar Stars League could be in the running for a quarter-final. “I did feel special, definite- and watch me, even in a PE lon D’Or after Liverpool won got Stargardt disease, a degen- champions Al Sadd while place in the starting lineup The 28-year-old will be a ly. He was planting the seed session, a poxy cross-country the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and eration of his retina. Moroccan forward Abder- against Al Nassr. welcome addition and Riyadh- constantly.” training run, or playing rug- League Cup in the 2000/01 “I used to go and watch razak Hamdallah saw game If Nam is match-fit, Al based Al Nassr will be hoping Owen says Terry, who was by,” said Owen. campaign, admitted he hated him and bollock him about his time for Al Nassr in the Saudi Sadd head coach Xavi Her- he adds to the tally of three also a professional footballer “My dad would be on the boxing but he did not want to positioning. Pro League clash against Al nandez may be tempted to goals in the AFC Champions with lower league clubs in- other side of the bush watch- deny his father. “He can’t see the ball until Shabab on Friday. start with the midfielder to League this year as the Saudi cluding Chester with whom ing me. Unbelievable. “When my dad said, ‘You’re it’s five yards away. South Korea’s Nam, 28, help Al Sadd seal a semi- champions seek a first ever ap- he reached the League Cup “If he wasn’t there I’d still going boxing, because you need “As much as every father sustained a muscle injury dur- final berth. pearance in the Continental semi-finals – struggled to push through the pain bar- to toughen up’ do you think I wants their son to play, it is ing last month’s Sheikh Jas- Spaniard Xavi also wel- semi-finals. adjust to life after football so rier, because of my inner will liked getting punched in the almost a relief to me.” (AFP) Sports Sunday, September 15, 2019 13 Al Wakrah, Al Gharafa post impressive wins in Week 3 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK several good opportuni- run and powerful, dipping to drill the ball into the back DOHA ties spurned as both sides shot was kept out by an im- of the net from 10 yards. pushed for an early break- pressive save from Ebrahim With the game draw- AL Wakrah secured an im- through. Daryoush. ing to a close, Benyettou pressive 2-0 victory over Al The first major effort After the break, Al Sha- dispossessed Saad Hussein Shahania in Week 3 of the came when Al Shanania’s hania nearly grabbed the near the halfway line before QNB Stars League at the Al Kesse Amangoua rose to first goal of the match when surging into the box, turning Janoub Stadium on Satur- meet a cross from Ramin a driving run and excellent Mostafa Jalal inside out and day. In the other game also Rezaeian, but his header shot from Amangoua was then rounding Daryoush to on Saturday, Al Gharafa con- went wide when he really again parried to safety on a make the points safe. tinued their unbeaten run as should have hit the target. night when both goalkeepers Othman al Yahri grabbed they brushed aside Qatar Shortly after, Reza Shan- were on top form. a double and Ahmed Sports Club 3-1 at the Jassim beh whipped in a cross from The breakthrough finally Alaaeldin was also on the Bin Hamad Stadium. the left which caused hav- came midway through the scoresheet as The Cheetahs Mohamed Benyettou’s oc among the defence and second half, thanks to a neat proved a handful for QSC. second half brace in the Rezaeian’s snapshot was de- exchange of passes which Former El Jaish midfielder 63rd and 80th minutes was flected marginally wide. split the home defence. Sardor Rashidov had put enough for the promoted Al Al Wakrah then nearly Omar Ali and Cristian Qatar ahead in the 37th min- Wakrah who now have six caught their hosts by sur- Ceballos combined down the ute but Stanislav Jokanovic’s points, while Al Shahania prise on a blistering counter- left before the latter pulled men roared back to life to are yet to open their account. attack, with Khalid Muneer Al Wakrah’s Mohammed Benyettou (centre) dribbles past Al Shahania defenders during their QNB Stars the ball back to the oncoming join Al Arabi as joint leaders A lively first half saw the architect. His weaving League match at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday. Benyettou, who was on hand atop the QSL standings. Neymar silences Norwich stun City as L’pool jeering fans with stunning stretch Premier League lead late winner AFP out before kick-off. PARIS He was regularly whistled by fans when he touched the ball, NEYMAR shrugged off a hostile while a banner briefly unfurled reception from unhappy fans at one end of the ground in Por- as he marked his return to ac- tuguese, aimed at Neymar’s fa- tion with Paris Saint-Germain ther who is also his agent, read: for the first time in four months “Neymar Senior, sell your son in with a stunning injury-time the Vila Mimosa”. winner from an overhead kick Vila Mimosa is a district of to hand his side a 1-0 victory Rio de Janeiro known for pros- against Strasbourg on Saturday. titution. The Brazilian’s first ap- Another banner mockingly pearance since the transfer called Neymar “Calimero”, a window closed without him reference to the always unlucky getting his desired move back Italian cartoon character. Norwich City’s Teemu Pukki celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal against Manchester Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah reacts after scoring the third goal against to Barcelona looked set to be Certainly not much was City during the English Premier League match at Carrow Road on Saturday. (REUTERS) Newcastle at Anfield on Saturday.(REUTERS) best remembered for the hos- going right on the field for the tile reception handed to him 27-year-old or for his team, by PSG supporters. who had been held by Stras- Abraham bags hat-trick in Chelsea win; Manchester Utd pip Leicester City at Old Trafford But with the game in the bourg twice in the league last second minute of added time season. AFP and Teemu Pukki then squared top corner to start the revival, Wolves. England captain with Spurs and the French champions Neymar hit the post direct LONDON for Todd Cantwell to make it but it was the introduction of Fikayo Tomori, 21, fired the first-half demolition of Palace unable to break the deadlock, from a corner late on but ended 2-0 inside 28 minutes. Roberto Firmino off the bench visitors in front at Molineux in a 4-0 win. Abdou Diallo crossed from the up getting his revenge -- it was MANCHESTER City suc- City regained their compo- for the injured Divock Origi that with his first goal for the club All four goals came before left and Neymar, with his back against Strasbourg that he suf- cumbed to a first Premier sure and got a foothold in the truly turned the tide in Liver- before Tammy Abraham took half-time with Son Heung-min to goal, sent the ball arcing over fered a broken foot in a French League defeat since January game before half-time when pool’s favour. over to take his tally to seven in scoring twice either side of his own head and into the net Cup tie back in January. in stunning fashion to newly- Sergio Aguero headed home The Brazilian’s through ball his last three games with a hat- Patrick van Aanholt’s own goal off the post. As brilliant as the goal was, promoted Norwich 3-2 on Sat- Bernardo Silva’s cross. was spilled by Martin Dubravka trick. before Erik Lamela rounded off It was a remarkable goal it was not met with unanimous urday, as Liverpool opened up a However, with Laporte out to allow Mane a simple task for “All three goals were so dif- the scoring. and a reminder of why PSG approval from the support- five-point lead at the top of the till January at least with a seri- his second just before half-time, ferent, it just shows what he can “I was talking to David paid a world record 222 million ers, but Neymar will clearly table by beating Newcastle 3-1. ous knee injury, Pep Guardiola and another brilliant Firmino do,” said Lampard. Beckham just now and he said, euros to sign Neymar two years be missed when he sits out Tottenham and Chelsea has problems to solve at the flick teed up Salah to seal the “I am so delighted for him. ‘I wish I could still play football ago. It also moved them three Wednesday’s Champions bounced back to form with heart of his defence as John points 18 minutes from time. I know how hard the academy and play now for Tottenham be- points clear at the top of the League opener against Real comprehensive wins over Crys- Stones and Nicolas Otamendi “I started enjoying after 25 works and Tammy has an en- cause this stadium is amazing. I Ligue 1 table. Madrid due to suspension. tal Palace and Wolves respec- gifted Norwich a third at the minutes, around about when thusiasm to score goals. He has wish I could play here and play He had not played for his PSG were still without the tively, while Manchester United start of the second-half. we arrived finally in the game,” a fantastic approach to the game for you!’” Pochettino said. club since May and had been injured Kylian Mbappe and Ed- held out for a much-needed Emiliano Buendia robbed said Liverpool manager Jurgen and how he wants to progress.” United had to suffer far left on the sidelines in their first inson Cavani here, but Mauro three points with a 1-0 victory Otamendi and set up Pukki to Klopp. Abraham’s busy afternoon more for just a second win in 10 four league games of the cam- Icardi appeared as a second- over Leicester. prod home. City rallied late on, “Second-half we scored only was not over as he then turned league matches. paign because of the uncertain- half substitute after arriving on However, Liverpool were but Rodri’s first goal for the club one goal, but we played really into his own net and Patrick Cu- Rashford shrugged off his ty surrounding his future. loan from Inter Milan just be- the big winners as the gaps left two minutes from time was too good football and I liked it a lot.” trone cut Wolves’ deficit to two recent miss from the spot in However, having been re- fore the transfer deadline. in City’s defence by the injured little, too late. Frank Lampard has en- before Mason Mount rounded defeat to Palace to convert a signed to a third season in the New goalkeeper Keylor Na- Aymeric Laporte were exposed Liverpool also fell behind dured a difficult start on his off the scoring for Chelsea late penalty on eight minutes after French capital, he was handed vas started in goal following his at Carrow Road. early on to Newcastle as Jetro return to Stamford Bridge as on. he had been brought down by a start by coach Thomas Tuchel arrival from Real and excelled Kenny McLean showed up Willems brilliant finish saw the manager, but he enjoyed his Tottenham manager Mauri- Caglar Soyuncu. here, and loud jeers greeted his himself with one save from Lu- the champions problems with Reds trailing at Anfield for the finest day so far in charge Chel- cio Pochettino said David Beck- United, Chelsea, Tottenham name as the teams were read dovic Ajorque early on. defending set-pieces with a tow- first time since March. sea with his faith in youth again ham asked to play for his side and Leicester are all now level ering header to open the scoring Sadio Mane fired into the fully vindicated in a 5-2 win at so impressed was the former on eight points from five games. Sarri returns as injury-hit Real Madrid scrape 3-2 win over Juventus suffer in Florence AFP despite pressure with former Levante as Hazard makes debut MILAN French international Franck Ribery impressive on his first REUTERS MAURIZIO Sarri’s first game start for the hosts. MADRID on the Juventus bench ended “A team with less charac- with a painful goalless draw at ter would have lost a game like REAL Madrid produced a Fiorentina as the Italian cham- this,” said Sarri. rampant first-half display to pions held on despite losing “It was a very complicated beat Levante 3-2 in La Liga three players to injury. situation as we used all our sub- on Saturday with goals from PSG’s Neymar scores the winner against RC Strasbourg in his first match Former Chelsea coach Sarri stitutions for injuries, and had Karim Benzema and Casemiro this season at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Saturday. (REUTERS) missed the opening two wins no fresh players to introduce at but dropped off after Eden with pneumonia, but was back key moments. We didn’t have a Hazard came on to make his fit just days before Juventus high level match on a technical debut and were left clinging Bundesliga Action travel to Atletico Madrid in the level. We had five players at the on for the three points. Champions League. Copa America and eight in the Benzema headed Real in But the afternoon match infirmiary, so we have half the front after 25 minutes at a Leipzig stay top with 1-1 draw against Bayern under the sun in Florence squad at a more advanced fit- rain-swept Santiago Berna- proved costly for the reigning ness level than the rest. beu when he met a cross from Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema shoots at goal against Levante at the RB Leipzig came from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw against cham- eight-time Serie A champions “It was a difficult situation Dani Carvajal and the France Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on Saturday. (REUTERS) pions Bayern Munich on Saturday to remain top of the Bundesliga, a with winger Douglas Costa to deal with.” forward struck again a few min- point ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. limping off early, followed by Ribery, 36, went off to a utes later after latching on to a Real manager Zinedine Zi- “The second half was very Bayern, who host Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League group midfielder Miralem Pjanic and standing ovation from the pass from James Rodriguez. dane brought off captain Ser- difficult for us as it’s always opener next week, got off to a perfect start when Robert Lewandowski defender Danilo. crowd at the Artemio Franchi Brazil midfielder Casemi- gio Ramos and Casemiro on tough to concede a goal early was sent through by Thomas Mueller and struck in the third minute for Brazilian Costa, who turned Stadium after an hour as his ro stretched Real’s advantage the hour, allowing Hazard to after the break but overall the his seventh goal of the campaign. 29 on Saturday, pulled up with team earned their first point right before halftime with finally make his debut after re- sensations are good,” Zidane Yet despite more than 75% possession in the first half the Bavarians a hamstring problem minutes this season. a gut-busting run to meet a covering from injury. told reporters after the win failed to make their dominance count. They were punished when Lucas into the game, as Pjanic had a “I hadn’t played a game like cross from compatriot Vin- Madrid’s 100 million euro took his side to eight points af- Hernandez, playing as a full back after David Alaba was injured in the muscular issue just before the this for almost three months,” icius, but Levante hit back signing looked a bit off the ter four games. warmup, brought down Yussuf Poulsen. Emil Forsberg’s well-taken break with Danilo suffering said Ribery. shortly after the interval pace in his first competitive “We were phenomenal in penalty beat Manuel Neuer and drew the hosts level on the stroke of cramps in the heat. Sarri’s side “I’m happy because I through former Madrid for- game though and, as the hosts’ the first half, we scored goals, halftime. Leipzig, who face Benfica in the Champions League, are on are already missing injured cap- played an hour well. Good ward Borja Mayoral. intensity dropped, Levante’s played exciting football and 10 points, with Dortmund, who crushed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0, on nine. tain Giorgio Chiellini, Mattia De game today. We had few Perhaps with Wednesday’s Gonzalo Melero reduced the showed real commitment. We Bayern are a further point behind in third. (REUTERS) Sciglio and Marko Pjaca. chances but Juve are a great Champions League opener deficit to one goal and they have to try and keep that up for They nevertheless held team and it was very hot.” at Paris St Germain in mind, had chances to equalise. 90 minutes.” 14 Sunday, September 15, 2019 Sports

DOLPHY THE DOLPHIN IS MASCOT FOR Denly and Stokes ANOC WORLD BEACH GAMES DOHA 2019 reinforce England The two add 127 runs as hosts take a big 382-run lead on third day

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JOE Denly’s fluent 94 put England in control of the fi- nal Ashes Test and the hosts moved on to 313 for eight to lead Australia by 382 runs at the close on the third day on Saturday. Denly fell six runs short of his maiden Test century and Ben Stokes made a spar- With less than a month to go until the inaugural edition of the ANOC World Beach Games, the Local kling 67 in bright sunshine at Organising Committee has revealed the mascot for the event - Dolphy the dolphin. The games, which The Oval to put England in a include a total of 14 disciplines across 13 sports, will be held in Doha from October 12 to 16. strong position to level the se- ries at 2-2. Australia ensured they will retain the Ashes by winning the fourth Test in Manchester and are bidding to secure their Qatar suffer two setbacks first Test series victory in Eng- land since 2001. Denly and Stokes came to- in Asian men’s volleyball gether after England lost Rory Burns for 20 and Joe Root (21) England’s Joe Denly walks off the pitch after missing his first Test century by six runs on the third day in the morning. of the fifth Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval, London, on Saturday. He got caught by Australia’s TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK RESULTS Steve Smith off the bowling of Peter Siddle. (REUTERS) DOHA The following are the results of the matches held on Pool C Denly clipped Josh fore he was bowled by Lyon to QATAR’S hopes for getting the first two days in Asian volleyball: China 3–1 Oman 25–17 22–25 25–18 Hazlewood through SCOREBOARD Team 1 Res Team 2 Scoreline 25–16 end a fine third-wicket part- into among the top eight teams Pool A Kazakhstan 2–3 India 29–31 14–25 30–28 mid-wicket for his seventh ENGLAND (1ST INNINGS): 294 Extras (nb1, b7, lb11) 19 nership of 127. in the Asian Men’s Volleyball Australia 3–2 Qatar 25–23 25–21 23–25 25–18 9–15 four to reach fifty for the AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS): 225 Total (8 wkts, 91 overs) 313 Denly’s five-hour vigil was Championship got rude blows 18–25 15–10 Oman 0–3 Kazakhstan 21–25 26–28 ENGLAND (2ND INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 9-0): To bat: S. Broad halted when he edged Siddle as they lost their first two pool Iran 3–0 Sri Lanka 25–15 25–17 25–23 16–25 third time in the series R. Burns c Paine b Lyon 20 Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Burns), 2-87 (Root), 3-214 Qatar 0–3 Iran 18–25 15–25 17–25 India 0–3 China 16–25 15–25 21–25 and the 33-year-old J. Denly c Smith b Siddle 94 (Stokes), 4-222 (Denly), 5-249 (Bairstow), 6-279 to Smith at slip and Jonny matches in Tehran. Sri Lanka 0–3 Australia 15–25 30–32 13–25 right-hander struck a few J. Root c Smith b Lyon 21 (Curran), 7-305 (Woakes), 8-305 (Buttler) Bairstow fell for 14, nicking As many as 16 teams have Pool D B. Stokes b Lyon 67 Bowling: Cummins 19-4-55-1, Hazlewood 19-5-57-0 another catch to Smith off the been divided into four pools Pool B Indonesia 3–1 Kuwait 22–25 25–20 25–17 sweetly-timed strokes in J. Bairstow c Smith b Marsh 14 (1nb), Lyon 22-4-65-3, Siddle 13-4-52-2, Marsh 11-1- bowling of Mitchell Marsh. and two top teams from each Hong Kong 0–3 Japan 21–25 15–25 11–25 25–18 his highest Test score. J. Buttler c Labuschagne b Siddle 47 40-2, Labuschagne 7-1-26-0. Thailand 1–3 C Taipei 16–25 25–23 South Korea 3–0 Pakistan 25–23 25–23 25–19 S. Curran c Paine b Cummins 17 Sam Curran was caught group will qualify for the 2020 16–25 21–25 Kuwait 0–3 S Korea 14–25 16–25 11–25 C. Woakes c Smith b Marsh 6 Match position: England lead by 382 runs with two down the leg side by Paine Asian Olympic Qualification C Taipei 3–0 Hong Kong 25–11 25–10 25–17 Pakistan 3–2 Indonesia 25–20 26–24 J. Archer not out 3 second-innings wickets remaining off Pat Cummins for a breezy Tournament. Japan 3–0 Thailand 25–19 25–20 25–13 19–25 20–25 15–13 Burns had driven Peter M. Leach not out 5 Toss: Australia 17, Chris Woakes was bril- In Pool A, Qatar suffered Siddle sweetly through mid- liantly caught one-handed a 0-3 defeat at the hands of off to bring up the first half- a simple catch to Steve Smith for the third time in the series by Smith off Marsh and Jos hosts and double champions ners, will now have to fight reigning champions Japan, century opening stand of the at slip and the home side took and the 33-year-old right- Buttler plundered 47 before Iran on Saturday. Yesterday, for places among ninth to 16 South Korea and Chinese Tai- series but he departed after a lunch on 88 for two. hander struck a few sweetly- skying Siddle to a diving La- Al Annabi had been beaten by teams. On Sunday, they have pei have managed to find spot wild slash at a wide ball from Stokes, dropped at slip off timed strokes in his highest buschagne at square leg. former winners Australia 2-3. to face Sri Lanka to conclude among the top eight. India, spinner Nathan Lyon which Lyon on seven, started slowly Test score. Jofra Archer and Jack As a result of two succes- the group stage. Kazakhstan, Pakistan and In- he edged to wicketkeeper Tim before unfurling some trade- Stokes, who made a bril- Leach steered England sive defeats, Qatar, the 2018 After the end of the second donesia are in the race for two Paine. mark attacking shots to enter- liant century to lead Eng- through to the close without Asian Volleyball Cup win- day, Iran, China, Australia, available spots. Captain Root, bidding to tain a packed crowd. land to a dramatic victory in further loss and Australia will register his first Test century Denly clipped Josh Hazle- the third Test at Headingley, face a daunting run chase in the series, pushed forward wood through mid-wicket for moved past fifty with a six over the remaining two days tentatively at Lyon and nicked his seventh four to reach fifty off Marnus Labuschagne be- of the match. India, SA to clash in first T20I today

AFP three-Test series following three T20 in- “There was nothing in farthest stretch DHARAMSALA (INDIA) ternationals. of my imagination while putting that pic- Kohli, 30, also had to take a barrage of ture out on social media.” INDIA will be ruthless when they take on questions on the future of senior batsman Asked if Dhoni, 38, would be consid- a new-look South Africa in their den, skip- Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has been left ered for next year’s World T20 in Austral- per Virat Kohli warned on Saturday as the out of the T20 squad. ia, Kohli did not give a direct reply. two sides squared up for the first T20 in Young Rishabh Pant was picked in- “As long as he is available and con- Dharamsala. stead with the selectors looking to groom tinues to play, he is going to be very valu- Fresh from a dominating show against him as the team’s first-choice wicketkeep- able,” he said. the West Indies in the Caribbean, India er. South African batsman David Miller are playing their first home series after Kohli had himself triggered fresh ru- said the revamped team under Quinton the World Cup in England earlier this mours on Dhoni’s future on Thursday by de Kock had quite a few new faces but year. tweeting a photo of them which many on they were up for the Indian challenge. “We want to win every game, whether social media interpreted as a tribute to the “We’ve got a lot of energy amongst the it’s home or away, any format -- we just senior player. squad,” said Miller. want to go out there, play our best crick- But on Saturday Kohli said he had up- “There are actually a lot of guys who et and win,” Kohli said at the pre-match loaded the photo casually and denied any have played a lot of cricket, in the A side news conference in the Himalayan city. hidden meaning. and domestically. So, all of us are really, The South African side is looking to re- “I had nothing on my mind. I was really experienced in each department group after a disastrous World Cup where sitting at home and I normally put out a and it’s just a great stepping stone.” they were knocked out in the league stage. photograph and it became a news item,” South Africa are ranked third in T20s, Renen Rebeiro of Qatar smashes the ball against Australia during a pool match in the Asian Volleyball The two teams will lock horns in a Kohli said. one rung ahead of India. Championship in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Zadran’s fifty inspires Tamimi loses in HK squash semis

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK for the championships hoped Afghanistan to fine win DOHA they would try their best to bring glory to the nation. SEVENTH seed Abdulla al AFP Skipper Rashid Khan and got real momentum once Mo- Tamimi of Qatar battled Qatar’s beach h’ball camp DHAKA left-arm seamer Fareed Malik hammad Nabi joined Zadran bravely before losing his semi- starts in Spain claimed 2-29 and 2-35 respec- to share 107 runs in just 40 final match in the $30,000 The Qatar’s beach handball NAJIBULLAH Zadran hit a tively, while Karim Janat and balls in a fifth-wicket stand. PSA HKFC International team left here on Friday for its blistering half-century as Af- Gulbadin Naib chipped in with The duo hit sixes on seven Squash Tournament to local training camp in Spain. The ghanistan beat Zimbabwe by one wicket. consecutive balls between the player and fourth seed Yip Tsz players will train there till Sep- 28 runs in their first match of “Being a captain for the 17th and the 18th over to give Fung in four games. tember 25 before returning to the tri-nation Twenty20 Inter- first time in T20Is and win- Afghanistan an imposing total. At the Hong Kong Football Doha and competing in the national tournament in Dhaka ning, thanks to Allah. Every- Nabi was the last man out Club courts, Tamimi, figuring in ANOC World Beach Games. on Saturday. one contributed, in batting, in the final ball of the innings the second semi-final of the sea- Khalifa al Jassim, Assis- Zadran smashed an un- bowling and fielding,” Rashid after making 38 off 18 balls son on the PSA Tour, was tied tant Secretary-General of the beaten 69 off 30 balls, with said after the match. with four sixes. with Fung 1-1 after two games. Qatar Handball Association, is five fours and six sixes guid- “I think that’s the beauty Tendai Chatara and Sean However, the Qatari player heading the national squad for ing Afghanistan to 197-5 be- of Afghanistan cricketers that Williams claimed two wickets resisted the rival hard in the Qatar’s Abudlla al Tamimi during a match in the Hong Kong Interna- the camp. The Qatari beach fore their bowlers restricted they can adjust very quickly as each for Zimbabwe. fourth game before losing 4-11, tional squash on the HK Football Club courts. handball team won the Asian Zimbabwe to 169-7 to equal per the format,” said Rashid. Zimbabwe lost their first 11-9, 5-11, 10-12 in 43 minutes. title for the fifth time in a row their own record of 11 consec- Debutant Rahmanullah match in the tournament by Fung will take on third seed Two Qatari wrestlers for Abdul Rahman Ibrahim in China in June. According to utive wins in Twenty20 inter- Gurbaz made 43 off 24 balls three wickets to hosts Bangla- Greg Lobban as the Scot hand- Kazakhstan worlds will compete in the 70kg free- the draw for the men’s hand- nationals. and shared 57 runs in the desh on Friday. ed a straight 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 Two Qatari wrestlers will style, while Bader Bakhit Sha- ball competition of the ANOC Regis Chakabva hit 42 off opening stand with Hazratul- defeat to Egyptian Mohamed compete in the 2019 World rif has been entered in the World Beach Games, Qatar are 22 balls not out for Zimbabwe lah Zazai (13) after Zimbabwe Brief Scores Elsherbini in 39 minutes. Championships, which began 77kg Greco-Roman class. placed in Group B with Croa- but they came late as Afghani- captain Hamilton Masakadza Afghanistan 197 for 5 (Zadran 69*, Gurbaz In an exciting quarter-final in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on Qatar Boxing and Wres- tia, Hungary, Spain, Uruguay stan bowlers made some early won the toss and elected to 43, Nabi 38, Williams 2-16) beat Zimbabwe earlier, Tamimi got the better Saturday. The event will serve tling Federation President and Tunisia, while Group A breakthroughs to take the tar- bowl first. 169 for 7 (Chakabva 42*, Rashid 2-29, of Lau Tsz Kwan, another local as a qualification tournament Yousuf Ali al Kazim wished has Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, get beyond their reach. But Afghanistan’s innings Fareed 2-35) by 28 runs. player, 13-11, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10. for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. good luck to the two wrestlers Oman, America and Australia. Sunday, September 15, 2019 15 Reports by Ailyn Agonia For events and press releases email Kabayan Corner [email protected] or call (974) 4000 2222

Presentation of the Plaque of Appreciation for the outgoing PTA-BOD Officers for SY 2018-2019. Induction of the newly elected PTA-BOD Officers for SY 2019-2020, officiated by Board of Trustees Chairman Engr. Josel Leanda. PSD inducts new set of PTA BOD for 2019-2020 Philippine School Doha hosted a ceremony to induct the school’s new set of PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) Board of Directors and home room PTA for school year 2019-2020

Junior High School Department officers induction by Dr. Julius Reyes. HILIPPINE School Doha (PSD) held a ceremony recently to induct the school’s new set of PTA (Par- Pent-Teacher Association) Board of Directors and home room PTA for the school year 2019 to 2020 in the PSD premises. In his remarks on the occasion, PSD Principal Dr Alexander Acos- ta led the event and emphasised the core values of PTA, especially the essence of unity, wisdom and service amid the recent challenges faced by the institution. Similarly, he urged for unity between the parents and the school to ensure Intermediate Department officers induction by Architect Kriz Same Quiogue. the bright future of PSD. Board of Trustees Chairman Engr. Josel Leanda led the induc- tion of the newly elected PTA- BOD Officers for 2019 to 2020 headed by Edgar Tuquid as the new President. The other new set The acceptance speech of Edgar Tuquid, the newly-elected of officers are Francis Jess Mon- PSD Principal Dr Alex Acosta president of BOD. tejo (Vice President), Rouena Rodriguez (Secretary), Arlene Abu Khazna and Efren Burgos. pre-school department, Architect president, handing over of a mem- Benavidez (Treasurer), Catherine In his acceptance speech, new- Jomelito Gomez led the induc- orabilia to one of the school staff as Turo (Auditor), Florenio Sadiwa ly-elected president of PTA BOD tion for the primary department well as recognition and presenta- Jr (Business Manager) and Jo- Tuguid has expressed his support while Architect Kriz Same Qui- tion of the plaque of appreciation seph Markus Macaraig (Press Re- to the continuation of the projects ogue inducted all officers for the to the outgoing PTA-BOD Officers lation Officer). of the outgoing BODS and under- intermedia department. for SY: 2018-2019 by the School Meanwhile the parent repre- lined that the new set of PTA BOD For the Junior High School Principal. sentatives are Georgina Sanusi, will render full support both to Department, Dr. Julius Reyes in- Also featured was a surprise Ferdinand Tulay and Menandro the school and the parents. ducted its officers while Dr Acos- production number of the outgo- Mahinay and the teacher repre- The event also featured an ta led the induction for the Senior ing and incoming BOD officers as sentatives are Greggy Gregorio, induction of the home room High School Department officers. well as a compelling song num- Ryss Joseli Hortel, Patrick Aus- PTA officers. Engr. Edwin Gon- The ceremony also featured ber by faculty member Patrick Parents and teachers attend the ceremony. tine Cruz, Dave Buragay, Belinda zalbo inducted the officers for bequeathal speech of the outgoing Austine Cruz. Filipino badminton group Flickers Qatar marks third anniv with fun tournament

ROUND 192 badminton enthusiasts participated Ain a tournament organ- ised by Filipino badminton I hope we can keep the group Flickers Qatar to mark tradition of holding similar its third anniversary at the Al events in the future to Arabi Sports Club recently. allow our fellow overseas Flickers Qatar Chairman Filipino workers who love Renato Ajero and the other office-bearers of the group badminton find their stay led the event supported by in Qatar more enjoyable the growing badminton com- Renato Ajero munity in Qatar. “It was a fun and excite- ment anniversary tourna- sponsors and supporters of ment. I thank the 192 players the event namely Ghen and El- and their families and friends ton Ramelo, Arcie and Marvin for joining this event. I am Lacanlale, DAX, Pak Ganern, deeply grateful to our amaz- Allan Nabong, Miss Mandy, ing officers and volunteer MetLife, Doha Bank, Beshy game officials who did an Sweets and KOI Milk Tea. incredible job of organizing As one of the fast be- and officiating. I hope we can coming popular spot among keep the tradition of holding Filipino expatriates, Flick- similar events in the future ers Qatar is at the forefront to allow our fellow overseas of promoting the sport in the Filipino workers who love country. The group believes badminton find their stay in that its popularity is due to Qatar more enjoyable,” Ajero the accessibility of the game said on the occasion. for all levels of learners at He also extended gratitude the same time the ease of or- and appreciation to the man- ganising the tournament that agement of Al Arabi Sports can be done both indoors Club as well as to the other Flickers Qatar Chairman Renato Ajero (right) with special awardees. and outdoors. 16 Sunday, September 15, 2019 The Last Word HMC gets new cutting-edge Hyperbaric Therapy Unit The state-of-the-art 18-person hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber is the largest in the country and one of its kind in the Middle East region

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK hyperbaric oxygen therapy – qualified healthcare profes- DOHA monoplace chambers that per- sionals.” mit a single occupant at one Dr Osama noted that every HAMAD Medical Corpora- time and multi-place chambers patient who is prescribed hy- tion (HMC) officially opened that allow multiple patients to perbaric oxygen therapy is its state-of-the-art Trauma and be treated at the same time. required to complete a safety Emergency Center at Hamad Previously we had a monoplace briefing where they are in- General Hospital recently. chamber. Our new chamber, formed of the possible compli- At the inauguration, the which is a multi-place cham- cations. In addition to under- new Hyperbaric Therapy Unit ber, allows several patients to going a comprehensive safety was also officially opened, be treated at the same time. It briefing before each session, highlighting one of the many also allows space for a health- patients undergo a physical ex- cutting-edge therapies HMC is care professional to be inside amination and also a screening bringing to Qatar. the chamber caring for pa- to ensure they are not wearing Dr Kokash Osama, senior tients,” said Dr Osama. A view of HMC’s new 18-person hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber Dr. Kokash Osama any prohibited items, such as consultant, Anaesthesia, and Hyperbaric oxygen therapy hair products, nail polish, con- head of HMC’s Hyperbaric involves sitting or lying inside of a high concentration of pure pression sickness, a hazard of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, of sessions a patient will re- tact lenses, battery-powered Oxygen Therapy Programme, a sealed chamber and wearing oxygen helps the growth of new scuba diving, carbon monoxide such as treating damage re- quire varies depending on the equipment, etc. said that while hyperbaric oxy- an air mask with two tubes at- blood vessels and promotes poisoning, and air embolisms, sulting from radiation therapy, condition or illness being treat- “Hyperbaric oxygen thera- gen therapy has been available tached - one providing pure healing of ischaemic wounds. it has also been shown to be an compromised skin grafts and ed, with each treatment plan py requires patients to spend an at HMC since 2013, the new oxygen, the other taking old The therapy has an anti-in- effective supplemental therapy acute thermal burn injuries. being tailored to the individual extended period inside the ther- Hyperbaric Therapy Unit has air away. The therapy is pain- flammatory effect, which helps for many chronic, non-emer- “There is also some evi- needs of the patient. He added, apy chamber – usually two and significantly increased capacity less and non-invasive. HMC’s fight bacteria and stimulate the gency conditions such as slow- dence that it can be effectively “This is very much an emerg- a half hours per session, with to provide the treatment. new hyperbaric oxygen therapy release of substances called healing wounds, in particular, used to treat neurological con- ing therapy. The public needs most patients undergoing up to He said the new 18-person chamber features both VIP and growth factors and stem cells,” diabetic foot ulcers and osteo- ditions associated with reduced to understand that oxygen is a 40 sessions. While we want our hyperbaric oxygen therapy standard seating and can also he added. myelitis. oxygen levels, such as stroke drug – a medication – and it patients to be comfortable and chamber is the largest in the accommodate an ICU bed. Dr Osama explained that He said, “In addition to car- and traumatic brain injury, should be carefully prescribed. we took great care in selecting a country and one of its kind in “With hyperbaric oxygen while hyperbaric oxygen bon monoxide poisoning and and neurodegenerative disor- While hyperbaric oxygen ther- chamber with comfortable seats the region. therapy, patients breathe pure therapy is a well-established decompression sickness, there ders such as Alzheimer’s and apy is generally very safe, there and TV screens, the safety of our “There are two types of oxygen while in a pressurised emergency medical treatment are a dozen conditions that the Parkinson’s disease.” are risks of complications. It patients is our number one pri- chambers used to administer chamber. The rapid infusion for conditions such as decom- evidence shows benefit from Dr Osama said the number should only be prescribed by ority,” he pointed out. US official visits Msheireb Museums, Northwestern Univ ranks goes up: 9th discusses report on ‘modern slavery’ among US varsities TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and masterclasses offered by UNITED States Ambassa- DOHA NU-Q on topics that include dor-at-Large to Monitor and data analysis for marketing Combat Trafficking in Per- SINCE opening its campus in and communication, imple- sons John Cotton Richmond Doha in 2008, Northwestern menting a successful social visited the Msheireb Muse- University has seen its na- media strategy and develop- ums and discussed the 2019 tional ranking in the United ing a corporate social respon- Trafficking in Persons report States climb from 14 to nine. sibility strategy. with museums Director Hafiz Last year it moved into the At NU-Q students have Ali. top 10 of national universities access to some of the world’s Richmond also met with in the US, joining the ranks most advanced technology, Qatari officials and organi- of Harvard, MIT, Yale, and including a fully-automated sations to discuss efforts to other illustrious American newsroom, editing suites, combat human trafficking universities. filming studios, and a two- during his recent visit to Qa- “NU-Q is proud to be part story library. Among the high tar. of the long tradition of ex- calibre of faculty who educate The crime of human traf- cellence that Northwestern the nearly 400 students are ficking is global in scope, University is known for. This internationally recognised affecting every country on ranking illustrates the quality scholars, media experts, earth, including the United of education our students re- filmmakers, and journalists. States and Qatar. Also known ceive. NU-Q’s programmes of Graduates from NU-Q have as “modern slavery”, it in- study in journalism and com- pursued successful careers cludes sex trafficking, forced munication use the same cur- as media professionals, with labour, debt bondage and do- riculum as the home campus many of them continuing mestic servitude. in the US. In addition, our fac- their studies at top global in- The annual Trafficking in ulty – several from our home stitutions like Harvard, Ox- Persons Report has become a campus – are internationally ford, Columbia and NYU. significant part of the Msheir- recognised scholars and me- Students, faculty, and staff eb Museums’ library, spe- dia experts”, said Everette E engage in myriad pioneering cifically Bin Jelmood House, Dennis, dean and CEO. research projects, including a which provides a space for United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons John Cotton Richmond (right) with Msheireb Museums NU-Q offers bachelor’s de- one-of-a-kind annual report reflection on slavery and how Director Hafiz Ali in Doha. grees from two Northwestern on Media Use in the Middle it has evolved into modern schools: the Medill School of East, an NU-Q flagship pro- forms of human exploitation. ment to joining the fight Richmond said, “The do its part to help raise aware- Journalism, Media, Integrat- ject that was launched during Every year the US State against all forms of human Standing against Msheireb Museums’ modern ness of human trafficking in ed Marketing Communication the wake of the Arab Spring. Department releases the trafficking. human trafficking slavery exhibit highlights the Qatar, and ultimately gener- and the School of Communi- Students and faculty travel Trafficking in Persons Re- Hafiz Ali, director of Bin Jelmood House, part of importance of combating hu- ate efforts to protect victims.” cation. It also offers a Master the globe presenting their re- port, which examines the ef- Msheireb Museums, said, man trafficking in Qatar. The Richmond noted that US’ of Arts degree in Sports Ad- search and participating in forts made by governments “We are honoured to add Msheireb Museums in Bin Jelmood House paints a collaboration with Qatar on ministration, in collaboration debates and panels that dis- around the world to fight this copy of the report to our Msheireb Downtown Doha, clear picture of Qatar’s traf- fighting human trafficking is with Northwestern’s School of cuss the status of media and this crime. museums’ library. Bin Jel- provides an opportunity for ficking trends and sheds light the strongest today. Professional Studies. communication in the region. Ending human traffick- mood House, part of Msheir- visitors to make a personal on this issue for thousands of The US and Qatar signed All programmes are com- Commenting on the an- ing globally requires a coor- eb Museums in Msheireb commitment to stand visitors and Qatari nationals a Memorandum of Under- plemented with a strong nouncement of the new rank- dinated approach between Downtown Doha, provides each year. The United States standing on Anti-Trafficking foundation in the liberal arts ing, Northwestern Provost the public and private sec- an opportunity for visitors against the various forms of stands by Q atar in its efforts in 2018. Since then, the two in collaboration with the Jonathan Holloway said, “We tors and civil society in all to make a personal commit- human trafficking. As an to raise public awareness and countries have worked with Weinberg College of Arts and see it as a wonderful external countries, and an important ment to stand against the educational platform, the taking action to stop the crime more than 30 partner organi- Sciences, which includes an endorsement of what our ex- part of the strategy to com- various forms of human traf- museum has been raising of human trafficking, which sations to implement over a array of courses in political traordinarily talented commu- bat modern slavery is rais- ficking. As an educational awareness, and gaining local affects not just our two coun- dozen initiatives including science, literature, history nity of faculty, staff and stu- ing public awareness. Bin platform, the museum has tries, but every country in the capacity building, training, and economics. Since 2018, dents does every day to make Jelmood House provides an been raising awareness, and and international attention.. world. With sustained ini- networking, exchanges, con- media professionals in Qatar Northwestern one of the lead- opportunity for visitors to gaining local and interna- Hafiz Ali, Direcor Msheireb tiatives, we hope the Bin Jel- sultations, and awareness have also had access to execu- ing research universities in the make a personal commit- tional attention.” mood House will continue to raising. tive education programmes world.”

Qatar concludes UNWTO General Assembly with focus on innovation

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Tourism. In his speech titled ‘Inno- to a number of large-scale tourism DOHA vation from Policy Design to Imple- projects being fast-tracked, with mentation’, he said: “Development others being opened to both local QATAR National Tourism Council of any sort, particularly if it is to be and international private inves- (QNTC) concluded its participa- economically sustainable, must be tors”, he remarked. tion in the 23rd UNWTO General underpinned by innovative policy Qatar’s policies enabling busi- Assembly session, where it high- that supports effective implemen- ness and innovation have helped lighted innovation and its long- tation and furthers our longer-term garner it second place in the Middle standing relationship with UN- strategic goals.” East and North Africa in the World WTO. Ibrahim also praised entities Economic Forum’s Travel & Tour- The General Assembly con- such as Qatar Foundation Research ism Competitiveness Report 2019. cluded in St Petersburg, Russia, Development and Innovation, Qa- On Qatar’s relationship with on Friday, with QNTC represent- tar Development Bank and Qatar UNWTO, Ibrahim said: “We value ed by its Secretary-General Akbar Business Incubation Centre, which our partnership with UNWTO and al Baker and Assistant Secretary offer support to innovators across are honoured to support their initi- General Hassan al Ibrahim. Hassan al Ibrahim, Assistant Secretary sectors. atives as they innovate in the tour- In his keynote address, Baker General QNTC He spoke of QNTC’s endeavour- ism sector... We are committed to emphasised the role of tourism to “facilitate public-private sector creativity and innovation, to solv- sector in a country’s economy and innovation. partnerships and empower them ing world scale problems, harness- highlighted Qatar’s partnerships Ibrahim represented Qatar at a to work together in developing new ing our human capital while main- with UNWTO, whereas Ibrahim High Level Summit on Innovation A view of the 23rd UN World Tourism Organisation General Assembly in St tourism products and projects.” taining a balanced relationship spoke of Qatar’s commitment to and Sustainable Development in Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday. “New laws and policies have led with our environment.”