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Bashir hails Qatar’s PRIME MINISTER MEETS US DELEGATION support for Sudan Says Doha plays key role in achieving peace and stability

QNA destroy public property without be- KHARTOUM ing held accountable by the govern- ment. SUDANESE President Omar al Bashir Bashir had a message for those on Wednesday hailed Qatar’s support who held arms saying that there was for Sudan, which helped in achieving no need for anyone to go down that peace and stability in Darfur. route following the peace agreement He said Qatar’s support had led and the national dialogue. to armed Darfur rebels give up arms The president said all issues are and join the political mainstream now up for dialogue and welcomed and parties that was a positive con- them to participate in comprehen- tribution to achieving national secu- sive peace process. rity and stability. Bashir praised the perseverance Addressing a crowd at the Green Sudan’s President Omar al Bashir of the Sudanese people in the face Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani met a delegation from the US Square in Khartoum, Bashir said addresses his supporters during a rally of difficult circumstances facing the House of Representatives in Doha on Wednesday. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and strategic coop- Qatar is one of the key supporters of at the Green Square in Khartoum on country, adding that the country is eration between the two countries in different fields. They also discussed a number of topics of common interest. (QNA) Sudan, along with countries such as Wednesday. (REUTERS) more than capable of dealing with China, Russia, and Kuwait. any crises it might face. The Sudanese president called Bashir thanked the armed forces Minister of Labour, Administra- on his country’s youth to work to- for what they offered to the coun- tive Reform and Human Resources gether and improve their skills as try to help maintain its stability. He Development Bahr Idriss Abu Garda they get ready for the handover of highlighted the civilised approach of stressed the importance of strength- power. the security forces in dealing with ening national unity and adherence NHRC inks pact to protect He said the current administra- protestors, while being very firm in to national dialogue and defence tion was ready to handover power dealing with vandalism. of its outputs. Garda stressed that to those who deserve it. He told the He said what the government dialogue is the only option available rights of Filipino workers youth that the only way to reach has achieved was done in partner- and that they must have strong will power in Sudan will be through the ship with the people. He, however, to overcome the crisis and avoid the ballot box. warned that nobody or group can dangers of war. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK “We hope, through this agree- DOHA ment, to cooperate on reducing the reasons for a worker or employee THE National Human Rights Com- to complain, to go to the root of the Qatar-Italy ties poised for growth: Envoy mittee (NHRC) of Qatar has signed problems and find solutions, wheth- a memorandum of cooperation er the problems start from the Phil- QATAR-ITALY bilateral relations said. On Qatar’s preparations in Qatar will be success- with the Office of the High Com- ippines side or Qatari side,” he said. are poised for massive growth, for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he ful not only for its perfect missioner for Human Rights of the Marri stressed that Filipinos Italy’s Ambassador to Qatar HE said, “I am impressed by the organisation, but also for Philippines to protect the rights of have demonstrated throughout the Pasquale Salzano has said. excellent work done so far and the powerful cultural mes- workers from the Philippines. world that they are intelligent, flex- “This year has been marked long in advance to get ready sage of inclusiveness NHRC Chairman Dr Ali bin ible and serious at work. by outstanding outcomes of for this event and I can see and openness and for Smaikh al Marri and José Luis Mar- of workers from the Philippines and “This reflects the distinguished bilateral cooperation in all sec- that preparations continue at a the promotion of the tin Gascon of the Philippines signed their families. culture of the Filipino people,” he tors of mutual interest, espe- very high pace. I am confident values connected to the pact. He said the idea of signing this said, adding that the working condi- cially in the field of culture” he that the 2022 FIFA World Cup sport.” PAGE 6 The NHRC chairman said the agreement came in recognition of tions in Qatar is always better and agreement aims to strengthen the the distinctive role played by the the people of Philippines can take close relations between the two par- Filipino community in Qatar and advantage of it. ties for promotion and protection of its participation in the development human rights, especially the rights process. Continued on page 2 Ô AFC threatens action ASIAN CUP: QATAR MAKE against priate beoutQ A WINNING START

SAUDI Arabian broadcaster BeOutQ has been threatened Cabinet approves draft law on with legal action by the govern- ing body Asian Football Con- concession granted to Woqod federation (AFC) for streaming the ongoing Asian Cup in the DOHA The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law on United Arab Emirates. “The Asian the concession granted to Qatar Fuel Company (Waqod) Football Confederation (AFC) for selling, marketing, transporting and distributing gas today condemns the pirate entity and petroleum products. It decided to refer the draft law named ‘beoutQ’ that continues to to the Shura Council. Under the provisions of the draft illegally broadcast the AFC Asian law, the company’s concession will be extended for a Cup UAE 2019,” a statement period of five years starting from 18-6-2018. The Cabinet said on Wednesday. PAGE 16 also approved a host of Amiri decisions. The Cabinet also approved a draft decision of the Minister of Municipality First-ever Qatar Airways and Environment on the establishment, organisation and leasing of lands in the Al-Afja area for recycling industries. Qatar players celebrate as they beat Lebanon 2-0 in the 2019 AFC Asian Travel Boutique unveiled The Cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister and Cup Group E match at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on (PG 5) Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Wednesday. (AFP) PAGE 16 at HIA Khalifa al Thani. (QNA) PAGE 2

Ministry of Justice gives real Big rush for local truffles at Omani Souq estate brokerage offices six TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Souq said the arrival of local is now reaching the market A kg of local truffles costs about QR400 to QR500 DOHA truffles, known for its nutri- from Algeria, Libya, Moroc- months to comply with law tional and medicinal values, co and Tunisia. WALK into the Omani Souq, in the market will increase But citizens prefer Qa- IN a move to protect the real estate market from intrusion of you won’t be surprised to see by the middle of the month. tari truffles. outsiders into brokerage profession, the Ministry of Justice a long line of citizens to buy Doha Municipality has allo- He said citizens prefer has given the real estate brokerage offices six months to the treasured desert truffles. cated temporary outlets at Zubaidi truffle, which is the meet the necessary requirements. The ministry will start With the popular culi- the Omani Souq to sell truf- finest species, and its price monitoring the offices and ensure the implementation of nary delicacy reaching the fles to citizens. varies according to the size. the requirements established by the law. The ministry has Central Market, especially Hamdan al Enezi, a trad- Farouk Mia, another authorised some of its employees, who are responsible for the Omani Souq, citizens er, said Qatar’s environment trader, said the prices of the real estate mediation affairs by virtue of a decision by have made a beeline for the is suitable for truffles, which truffles are not fixed daily. the Attorney General, the status of law enforcement officers prized vegetable despite sprout after the rain. He said Farouk, who has been to control and prove the crimes that are in violation of Law a box of truffles costing a a good rainfall in the past working in this field for more No. 22 of 2017 concerning real estate brokerage. As per whopping QR1,400. months have led to good than 30 years, said truf- the law, carrying out real estate brokerage work without a The average price of a growth of truffles. fle is considered a precious licence is a serious violation. A source in the ministry said kilo of local truffles is be- The price of local truffles delicacy during the winter they will start work soon to protect the real estate market. tween QR400 and QR500, is higher, especially as find- in the Gulf because it is used He said the ministry will announce the names of the licensed while the average price of ing it requires a long time for making soups, preparing real estate brokerage. The rules of practicing the profession imported truffles ranges be- and effort. dishes and decorating them. of real estate brokerage have been developed in a way that tween QR100 and QR250. Mohamed Azad, a trader, It’s also valued for its health protects the real estate market from all forms of specula- Local truffles are well- known for its nutritional and medicinal values. Vendors at the Omani said large quantity of truffles benefits and multiple use. tions and sub-brokerage. PAGE 2 02 Thursday, January 10, 2019

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Cabinet approves IRAQI PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN DOHA Real estate brokerages President of Iraq decision to lease land Bahram Salih arrived in Doha on Wednesday get six more months to on an official visit to for recycling industries Qatar. He was wel- comply with the new law comed at the Hamad International Airport by TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK country from intruders who The draft decision aims to encourage the Minister of Commerce DOHA abused the profession of and Industry HE Ali real estate brokerage. private sector to invest in recycling industry bin Ahmed al Kuwari, THE Real Estate Brokerage “The role of the real es- Charge d’Affaires of Department of the Ministry tate broker is very impor- QNA Amiri decision on the or- the Embassy of Qatar of Justice has given real es- tant in controlling the real DOHA ganisational structure of the in Iraq HE Hussein tate brokerage houses in the estate market, as most of Ministry of Commerce and Ali al Fadala and the country six more months to the sales take place through THE Cabinet at a meeting Industry and a draft Amiri Charge d’Affaires of comply with the new law on him,” he explained. chaired by Prime Minister and decision on the organisation- the Iraqi Embassy in real estate brokerages. The new law sets several Minister of Interior HE Sheikh al structure of the Ministry of Qatar HE Dr Abdulsat- The department had conditions on persons who Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khal- Administrative Development, tar al Janabi. (QNA) earlier in June last year set wish to pursue the profes- ifa al Thani on Wednesday ap- Labour and Social Affairs. a six-month time-frame for sion of real estate brokering. proved a draft decision of the Moreover, the Cabinet ap- the broker houses to fulfil According to the law, the Minister of Municipality and proved a draft decision amend- the conditions stipulated by broker should be a Qatar na- Environment on the establish- ing the organisation of some the law. tional with good conduct. ment, organisation and leasing administrative units that com- After six months, the He must also pass train- of lands in Al-Afja area for recy- prise the General Secretariat of ministry will start inspec- ing courses and tests which cling industries. the Cabinet and defining their tions of brokerage houses will be developed exclusively The draft decision aims to competencies, and a draft deci- to ensure their adherence to for the profession. encourage the private sector sion of the Minister of State for the law. The law also stipulates to invest in the recycling in- Cabinet Affairs amending some Qatar siege a violation of int’l The ministry has also a system of disciplinary ac- dustry and speed up land al- provisions of the Deputy Prime conferred some of its em- countability to protect the lotment to investors. Minister and Minister of State ployees with the power of interests of all parties in the The Cabinet also approved a for Cabinet Affairs’ Decision No law, says Bulgarian envoy law enforcement to verify real estate sector. It also draft decision of the Minister of 11 of 2015 to establish units at the compliance of broker- provides for deterrent pen- Municipality and Environment the administrative departments QNA threaten the security, stability economic and trade relations. age houses with Law No 22 alties, including deportation on the conditions and regula- comprising the General Secre- SOFIA and national sovereignty of the The ambassador said the of 2017 on real of non-Qataris in the event tions for the allocation of man- tariat of the Cabinet and defin- state, in a flagrant violation of two governments have been estate brokerages. of practising the profession ors’ complexes. ing their competencies. THE Qatari-Bulgarian rela- regional and international able to push forward the co- The most serious viola- without a licence. The draft decision includes Meanwhile, the Cabinet tions are distinctive and have treaties and conventions. operation relations in econ- tion of the law is engaging The law prohibits the general and technical condi- took the necessary measures to witnessed remarkable devel- “The unjust measures tak- omy through bilateral agree- in real estate broking with- broker from undertaking tions, biosecurity requirements, ratify an agreement on the can- opment in recent years, Am- en by the siege countries have ments, stressing that Qatar’s out a licence. any brokerage or advertis- obligations of the licence holder cellation of visa requirements bassador of Qatar to Bulgaria not affected Qatar -- neither foreign policy is based on A source at the Ministry ing, by any means of the and the prohibited acts as well for holders of diplomatic and HE Rashid bin Ali al Khater- economically nor politically. peace, security, stability, of Justice said the ministry, sale, purchase or rental of as revocation of the licence. private passports between Qa- has said, pointing out that The national economy has been cooperation and friendship after the reconciliation pe- properties before the com- Following the meeting, tar and Ghana, an agreement Qatar is keen to develop and able to maintain its strength with other countries. riod of six months, will an- pletion of necessary docu- Minister of Justice and Acting between Qatar and Ghana on strengthen them in all fields. and remains the fastest grow- Qatar always emphasises nounce the names of licensed ments, including a written Minister of State for Cabinet the regulation of the employ- In an interview with Bul- ing in the region including in the need to resolve conflicts by brokerages in the country. contract, a certified copy of Affairs HE Dr Issa bin Saad al ment of labour from Ghana in garia’s ‘24 Chasa’ (24 hours) the productive and industrial dialogue and peaceful means, He explained that the law the title deed, the real estate Jafali al Nuaimi stated that the Qatar and an agreement be- newspaper, the ambassador sectors,” he said. he said, pointing out that Doha is designed to protect the real plan and certificate from Cabinet also approved a draft tween Qatar and Ghana on the appreciated Bulgaria’s support President of Bulgaria Ru- plays a pivotal role in this area estate market from specula- the Department of Real Es- Amiri decision amending some avoidance of double taxation for Qatar in light of the unjust men Radev is expected to visit by providing effective media- tors and sub-brokers. tate Registration, and a cer- provisions of Amiri Decision No and the prevention of fiscal blockade imposed on it. Qatar in the beginning of this tion to settle disputes and find There are also measure tificate from the Ministry of 16 of 2014 designating the func- evasion with respect to taxes He explained that Qatar year, Khater said, stressing the solutions at the regional and to control real estate auc- Municipality and Environ- tions of ministries and a draft on income. was subjected to conspiracies importance of the visit in pro- international levels. tions, real estate valuations ment stating that there are Amiri decision on the organisa- The Cabinet then reviewed by the countries of the block- moting bilateral relations be- “Qatar is considered one of and management of real no property violations. tional structure of the Ministry the memorandum of the Deputy ade, which started with the tween the two countries. the first countries to support estates on behalf of others, The real estate broker- of Finance. Prime Minister and Minister of crime of hacking the website He pointed out that since humanitarian and charitable he said. ages, if they meet the basic The Cabinet also approved Foreign Affairs on Qatar’s third of Qatar News Agency and joint committee for economic works in countries that have The source said the requirements of practising a draft Amiri decision on the periodic report on the mecha- broadcasting false news in cooperation between Qatar been hit by disasters. It also ministry, in the coming pe- the profession, will be giv- organisational structure of nism for the universal periodic May 2017. This was followed and Bulgaria was established supports poor countries in the riod, will work to protect en access to the real estate the Ministry of Municipal- review and took the appropriate by the imposition of the un- in 2009, the two countries have field of education,” the ambas- the real estate market in the data electronically. ity and Environment, a draft decision thereon. just blockade in an attempt to been able to strengthen their sador added. Qatar takes part in preparation Deal to ensure Marmi International Festival Shura committee for Arab-European Ministerial exchange of info discusses draft law continues with stiff contest on settling crimes Meeting in Brussels on Feb 4 Continued from page 1 Ô THE Advisory (Shura) Coun- The agreement aims at ensuring com- cil’s Services and Public Utilities munication and exchange of information Committee held a meeting on between the two parties, including those Wednesday under the chair- concerning complaints of workers and manship of its Rapporteur Mo- their families or violation of their rights. hammed bin Mahdi al Ahbabi. The deal provides for the develop- The meeting was attended ment of public awareness about human by Minister of Municipality rights. In addition, the two parties will and Environment HE Abdullah jointly organise training programmes, bin Abdulaziz al Subaie, where conferences, forums on international hu- he responded to the inquir- man rights law and other laws relevant to ies of the committee members the needs of workers. about the draft law on settling Qatar on Wednesday participated in a coordination meeting at the The agreement stressed the impor- crimes related to the Ministry headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States at tance of continuing the work of the Phil- of Municipality and Environ- the level of permanent delegates in preparation for the Arab-European ippine Community Office located in the ment and draft law on regulat- Ministerial Meeting to be held in Brussels on February 4. Qatar delega- headquarters of the National Human ing the ownership of animals tion was led by Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the Arab League HE Rights Commission, and strengthen- and dangerous creatures. Ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz al Sahlawi. The meeting discussed ing its role in receiving complaints and The committee decided topics on the draft agenda of the meeting of Arab and European Foreign developing mechanisms of access to the to refer its recommenda- Ministers as part of preparations for the first Arab-European summit to target groups to respond quickly to their tions on the draft laws to the be held in Egypt on February 24 and 25. (QNA/ CAIRO) requirements. Council. (QNA) Nation Thursday, January 10, 2019 03 Ashghal signs five-year deal with CNA-Q students Meeza for IT, data centre services win research, tech report competition Meeza to offer the benefits of enterprise technology to Ashghal and combine it with a personalised, high-quality service QNA Khalifa expressed pleasure DOHA over the achievement, which TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tech-led economy.” reflects the remarkable skills DOHA He added, “We are sure, THE School of Engineering’s of the students. through this collaboration, we students at the College of the He said the achievement THE Public Works Authority would be able to offer newer North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA- also highlights the special (Ashghal) has signed a five- paradigms in the infrastruc- Q) won the 2018 National Ap- quality education the students year contract with managed ture sector and be ready to plied Research/Technology receive at the college and also IT services and solutions pro- serve the Qatar market. As we Report Contest organised by serves as evidence of the stu- vider Meeza for IT and data brace ourselves to deliver some the Canadian Technology Ac- dents’ willingness to compete centre services. of the largest expressways and creditation Board (CTAB). effectively at the international With the agreement, Meeza integrated infrastructure pro- Ahmed Saleh al Baker, level after graduation. would offer the benefits of en- jects in the future, this tie-up Ahmed Ibrahim al Heidous, On her part, Chair of CTAB terprise technology to Ashghal will certainly amp up our per- Mohammed Ahmad al Enazi Candace Scott said the Na- and combine it with a person- formance parametres.” from the Chemical Process- tional Applied Research/Tech- alised, high-quality service. Meeza offers cost-effective ing Engineering Technology nology Report Contest is held Furthermore, the company IT solutions and services to programme won the first place annually and is one of the pro- will provide managed IT ser- help clients focus on their core for their project ‘Natural Gas grammes accredited by CTAB, vices based on Ashghal needs, business and scale rapidly. Liquid Recovery Plant Design, adding that the quality of the preferences, operational and Delivering best in class IT se- Simulation and Optimisation. projects presented reflects the capacity requirements, such curity levels, Meeza helps cli- The project was presented as a quality of the education the as infrastructure-as-a-service, ents minimise business risk, graduation project by the stu- students received. managed applications, man- reduce IT capital expenditure dents and was submitted to en- She added that CNA-Q aged networks, virtual desktop and speed up time-to-market ter the competition in the 2018 students’ project is one of the infrastructure and others. for new initiatives. National Applied Research/ most important projects that In addition, both Ashghal Meeza, a Qatar Founda- Technology Report Contest. were presented this year and and Meeza teams will work tion joint venture, is an es- Haseeb Ahmed and Mouh- therefore deserved to win jointly to transfer existing crit- tablished end-to-end Man- sin Hassan have been given an the contest. ical services hosted in Ashghal Meeza CEO Eng Ahmad Mohammed al Kuwari with Ashghal President Dr Eng Saad bin Ahmad al Muhannadi at aged IT Services & Solutions honourable mention for their CTAB was established Data Centre. an agreement signing event in Doha recently. Provider based in Qatar that project ‘Design a Safety Control in 1982 and it is a standing Speaking about the part- aims to accelerate the growth System for the Instrument Air committee of the Canadian nership, Meeza CEO Eng Ah- formance by introducing with Meeza marks a new era Through this strategic part- of the country and the re- Supply in QAPCO Plant’. They Council of Technicians and mad Mohammed al Kuwari managed infrastructure, mon- of IT resurgence for Ashghal. nership, we aim to leverage gion through the provision of are also graduates of Process Technologists charged with said, “With this partnership, itoring services and optimised In order to be future-ready, Meeza’s enterprise technol- world-class Managed IT Ser- Automation Engineering Tech- developing, coordinating and Meeza will work closely with support activities.” we have decided to invest ogy offerings, which suit well vices and Solutions. Meeza’s nology at CNA-Q. managing the national ac- Ashghal to improve its IT Ashghal President Dr Eng heavily in the new age IT ser- our overall business goals and offerings include Data Centre Commenting on the creditation programme for services productivity, reli- Saad bin Ahmad al Muhan- vices, which offer us an edge provide us a clear road map Services, Cloud Services and achievement, President of the applied science and engineer- ability, resilience and per- nadi said, “Our partnership over others in the market. to grow in the fast-changing IT Security Services. CNA-Q Dr Khalifa Nasser al ing technology programmes. Kahraman beads exhibition opens at Katara today

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK market for their products. DOHA The expo, which is a comprehensive cultural and KATARA Cultural Village commercial project by Kat- is all set to launch the first ara, is part of its sustainable edition of the Kahraman development initiatives and (Amber) beads exhibition at is self-financed, Sulaiti said. Building 12 on Thursday. During the expo, Katara Around 80 partici- will sign an agreement with pants from seven coun- Poland-based International tries — Russia, Poland, Amber Association to boost Lithuania, Lebanon, Tur- cooperation and collabora- key and Kuwait besides tion for organising the up- Qatar — are expected to coming editions of the exhi- display some of their fin- bition, Sulaiti added. Participants at the second Season of Volleyball matches conducted by Volley Friends Qatar. est manufactured pieces at “This exhibition will the exhibition. It will run also witness the announce- until Saturday. ment of a permanent Kah- Katara General Manager raman centre based in Ka- Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Su- tara. It will be a hotspot for VFQ Volleyball Tournament 2019 laiti said, “The unique exhibi- amber merchants and en- tion reflects Katara’s vision thusiasts to hold meetings to invest in knowledge and and exchange expertise,” culture by establishing a plat- he added. ends with AAB as main sponsor form for this rare industry.” Moreover, several Sulaiti expressed his workshops on amber TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK concluded second Season of Prior to the games, a jersey through sports and to foster the (QVA) Indoor courts at the Al happiness over Katara beads-making and meth- DOHA Volleyball matches conducted launching ceremony was con- spirit of sportsmanship. Arabi Stadium. launching the first-of- its ods of handling and man- by Volley Friends Qatar (VFQ). ducted where the draw for the AAB Team won the tourna- AAB’s commitment to kind exhibition specialised ufacturing them are part ABDULLAH Abdulghani & VFQ is an expatriate sports Teams was also done. ment as champion followed by community sports is part of its in this industry, gathering of the expo to increase Bros. Coompany (AAB), the organisation consisting of sen- Six teams participated in Tamam Trading Team as first corporate social responsibil- experts from all around the awareness about this exclusive distributor of Toyota ior players from the working the One-Day League, which was runner-up. ity initiative geared towards the world to help them find a vanishing vocation. and Lexus in Qatar, was the Indian community in Qatar and organised to bring the Indian The games were held at the development of the community main sponsor of the recently invited players from India. community members together Qatar Volleyball Association through sports. Traffic diversion on East Closure on Salwa Industrial St from Friday Road at Rawdat JOB OPPORTUNITY TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Street 47 can make a U-turn and fol- Rashed Interchange DOHA low the signs to get directly there. Streets 47 to 52 will be accessible THE Public Works Authority (Ash- by exiting the East Industrial Street ghal) will implement a temporary southbound carriageway before Aba A reputed company in Qatar requires traffic shift on two kilometres of Al Seleel Interchange at either Street East Industrial Street’s southbound 51 or 52. lanes between East Street 33 Inter- For access to Streets 37 to 46, road experienced Male or Female outdoor change on the Industrial Area Road users are advised to turn right onto and Aba Al Seleel Interchange on Street 37 and then take the first left to the G Ring Road. get to Al Wakalat Street to access the Sales Executive with the below The diversion, designed in collab- rest of the local roads in the area. oration with the General Directorate The existing diversion on East of Traffic, will be implemented from Industrial Street northbound lanes Friday, January 11, 2019 and will be in will remain in place at Umm Al TXDOL¿FDWLRQV place for four months, to facilitate the Seneem Street. completion of road works on the East The Public Works Authority will Industrial Street. instal road signs to guide motorists on ‡%DFKHORU¶V'HJUHHRUHTXLYDOHQW During the period, all southbound the traffic change. traffic travelling towards the G Ring Ashghal is requesting all road us- Road will be diverted to a newly con- ers to abide by the 60 kph speed limit ‡Minimum 2 Years of work experience structed parallel road with three lanes. and follow the road signs to ensure THE Public Works Author- cilitate the construction works Road users wishing to access their safety. ity (Ashghal) will close part of a new bridge at Rawdat of Salwa Road in one direc- Rashed Interchange as part of in Qatar tion for a distance of around Rawdat Rashed Road Devel- 1.6 kilometres at Rawdat opment Project implemented Rashed Interchange, the au- by Ashghal. ‡)OXHQF\LQ(QJOLVK NQRZOHGJHLQ thority has announced. The project aims to pro- The lanes leading from vide a developed and safe Doha to Bu Samra will be road to link Salwa Road Arabic is a plus closed from Saturday, Janu- with Dukhan Road and ary 11, 2019. keep the traffic movement The closure will be coordi- away from Rawdat Rashed nated with the General Direc- residential area. ‡9DOLG4DWDU'ULYLQJOLFHQVH torate of Traffic and will re- The Public Works Author- main in place for six months. ity will instal road signs to During the period, traffic guide motorists on the traffic will be diverted to the oppo- shift. Ashghal has requested Interested applicants may send their site side on the road, which all road users to abide by the will be divided into two lanes speed limit and follow the for each direction. road signs to ensure their CV to: [email protected] The closure aims to fa- safety. (TNN) 04 Thursday, January 10, 2019 Nation MoCI issues over 1,000 licences for special offers and festivals THE Ministry of Commerce and In- cial offers and promotional offers, ac- dustry (MoCI) has issued 688 licences cording to the report. for discounts, festivals and final liqui- In all, 64 promotional offer licenc- dation in December 2018, according es were granted to companies selling to the monthly report on special li- goods in malls and retail shops while cences released by the ministry. 269 licences were granted for special There were 229 licences for dis- offers, including new prices, ‘buy one, counts, 458 for festivals and one for get one for free’, and ‘buy one, get the final liquidation. second one for half the price’. QNA DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS UK’S AMBASSADOR: Director-General of Qatar News Agency (QNA) Moreover, a total of 350 licences Four licences for prize draws and Youssef Ibrahim al Malki met with Ambassador of UK to Qatar HE Ajay Sharma in Doha on Wednesday. were issued in December, including 13 licences for ‘swipe and win’ were Talks during the meeting dealt with media relations between the two countries. (QNA) for ‘swipe and win’, prize draws, spe- also awarded in December. (TNN) Qatar Charity events put smiles on faces of orphans across the world Qatar Charity, through its ‘Rofaqa’ initiative, sponsors more than 157,200 persons in various countries

The activities included cultural, sports and recreational competitions that reflected the love and appreciation of the participants for Qatar and Qatar Charity programmes. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

AS part of the Qatar National Day celebrations, Qatar Char- ity’s (QC) offices in Sudan, Kenya, Albania, Indonesia and Kosovo organised an array of activities for the people spon- sored by the charity, especially orphans, in these countries. The activities, which was attended by a number of Qa- tari diplomats in these coun- tries, included cultural, sports and recreational competitions that reflected the love and ap- preciation of the participants for Qatar and QC programmes. ambassador and local govern- ing these projects have greatly 300 orphans along with their and has implemented hun- plauded the humanitarian role presence of the representative The diplomats thanked ment officials. The officials contributed to the provision of mothers participated in the dreds of water, sanitation and played by QC in the country. of the Qatari Ambassador HE and appreciated Qatar for its hailed the outstanding services a decent living for the families celebration held by QC’s office housing projects in the country Local officials also praised Rashid al Shahwani, mayors distinguished contributions to provided by QC for the people of the sponsored orphans. in the country. The celebra- in 2018 at a cost of $11mn,” the Qatar for its significant role in and a number of public fig- humanitarian work and its no- of Kosovo. QC’s office in Sudan held a tion was attended by Qatar’s ambassador said. the field of humanitarian relief ures. The event included an table role in bringing joy to the QC’s office in Burkina large ceremony in the capital Ambassador to Indonesia HE In Kenya, hundreds of or- across the world, including art exhibition about Qatari needy worldwide. Faso organised a visit for the Khartoum to celebrate the na- Ahmed bin Jassim al Hamar, phans and their mothers par- Kenya, where several impor- monuments and a documen- In Kosovo, more than 300 sponsored orphans to the tional day, which was attended Indonesian Minister of Energy ticipated in the Qatar National tant projects have been imple- tary film on QC’s achieve- orphans and 100 mothers of Burkinabe Parliament. Bala by around 250 orphans along and a number of representa- Day celebration, which was mented. ments in 2018. orphaned children partici- Saka Nada, speaker of the with their mothers. The charity tives of local institutions. attended by the representative QC’s office in Albania also QC, through its ‘Rofaqa’ pated in the celebration, which parliament, appreciated QC’s sponsors more than 15,000 or- “Qatar Charity sponsors of the Qatari Embassy Fahad organised a celebration for initiative, sponsors more than was attended by the Qatari projects in the country, say- phans in Sudan. In Indonesia, 4,400 orphans in Indonesia Rashid al Nuaimi, who ap- the sponsored persons in the 157,200 persons worldwide.

NIS celebrates 12th Annual Sports Day at Aspire Dome Mercury to reach farthest point from Sun on Jan 12 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

THE smallest planet in the So- lar System, Mercury, will be at ‘aphelion’ (farthest point on its orbit around Sun) on Sat- urday, January 12, at 11.25am Doha time, according to Qatar kilometres (perihelion) and Calendar house (QCH). 70 million kilometres (aphe- During the phenomenon, lion). As a result, Mercury’s Mercury will be approximately surface receives over twice the 70 million kilometres away amount of energy from Sun at from Sun’s centre. The planet perihelion point, compared was 46 million kilometres far with aphelion point, said Dr from Sun’s centre on Thurs- Marzouk. Internationally-successful athlete from Greece Eirini Kafali was the chief guest for the event. day, November 29, according Qatar residents will not get to QCH. a chance to observe Mercury TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK In addition to the prom- Principal of NIS Shibu The event was led by Saril dira Menon. “Mercury reaches its aphe- on Saturday, because it will be DOHA ising venue, the presence of Abdul Rasheed welcomed the NR (HOD of Physical Educa- Kafali distributed prizes to lion in every 88 days, and the very close to Sun. the internationally-successful chief guest and the Directors tion), Antony Germans, Joy- the winners of various compe- last aphelion was on October Mercury travels on its or- STUDENTS of Noble Interna- athlete Eirini Kafali made the of NIS –Moideen R S, Abdul es Manuel, Anju A and Sha- titions. 16, 2018. It will reach aphelion bit around Sun on an elliptical tional School (NIS) celebrated sports meet even more signifi- Majeed and Ahmed Ansari – habas, along with the CCA Coaches from Al Shamal point again on April 10,” said orbit, and the average distance their 12th Annual Sports Day cant. Kafali, a very successful to the event. Vice-Principals coordinators Mohammed Sports Club Hathem and Ka- Dr Beshir Marzouk, astrono- between Mercury and Sun is at one of the most spectacular athlete from Greece specialis- Jayamon Joy and Robin K Hassan and Dhanya Linto, mal, as well as Cosmin Nich- mer at QCH. 58 million kilometres. Mer- venues in Qatar – the Aspire ing in shot-put, was the chief Jose felicitated the talented under the leadership of Shi- olae were also present on the Mercury’s distance from cury is the nearest planet to Dome. guest for the event. athletes of NIS. habudheen, Nizar K and In- occasion. Sun varies between 46 million Sun in the solar system. Nation Thursday, January 10, 2019 05 Runners set for Qatar Airways unveils boutique store at HIA

Ooredoo Doha media; as well as professional tique takes shopping to the The boutique is the football players from the leg- next level, where customers Marathon endary German football club can experience an A380 First airline’s first-ever FC Bayern München Kings- Class seat, grab the latest brand shop ley Coman, Mats Hummels, football strip from one of the tomorrow Niklas Süle and football star world’s top global teams, play Gabriel Arenas from the their own penalty shoot-out TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Qatar football club Al Sadd and shop from an exclusive DOHA DOHA Sports Club. range of branded travel es- Speaking on the occasion, sentials including a high-end RUNNERS in the Ooredoo Doha QATAR Airways (QA) and Qa- Baker said, “Qatar Airways luggage collection, a kids’ Marathon 2019 are set to take their tar Duty Free (QDF) unveiled is delighted to launch our range of travel games and places at the start line of the much- the airline’s first-ever Qatar first-ever boutique to engage accessories. This truly is the anticipated event on Friday, (tomor- Airways Travel Boutique at shoppers in a unique way by embodiment of an experience row) from 6.30am. the Hamad International Air- enabling them to enjoy the worth travelling for.” The Ooredoo Doha Marathon – port (HIA) on Wednesday, Qatar Airways experience on Qatar Duty Free was one of the year’s most popular sport- marking the airline’s first-ever the ground. We are excited to awarded ‘Airport Retailer of ing events – attracts both international brand shop. launch this new retail concept the Year’ at the 2018 DFNI marathon superstars and Qatari citizens Complete with burgundy at our magnificent home and Global Awards. In April, the and residents, and features a range of lighting, curved walls, a Busi- hub, Hamad International leading airport retailer was distances from a 1 kilometre children’s ness Class desk and an A380 Airport, a further testament recognised at the PAX Inter- run to the full 42.2 kilometre marathon, First Class seat to experience, to our vision of redefining the national Readership Awards, ensuring the event is accessible to all. the shop is specially designed Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al Baker with other officials at the opening of Qatar perfect travel experience for when Qatar Airways won ‘Best There is a generous prize for win- to enable customers to feel as Airways Travel Boutique at the Hamad International Airport on Wednesday. our travellers.” In-Flight Duty Free Program’ ners and runners-up in all categories, though they have stepped on On his part Musleh said, for the Middle East and Af- with male and female winners of the board a Qatar Airways aircraft. al Baker. VIPs in attendance to Qatar HE Hans-Udo Muzel, erations Thabet Musleh. “We are proud to launch such rica, and was acknowledged Open Marathon category stand- The grand opening of the included the Qatar’s Ambas- Hamad International Airport The event was also at- a unique concept for our cus- as an industry leader for its ing to walk away with an amazing one-of-a-kind boutique was sador to Germany HE Sheikh Chief Operating Officer Engi- tended by General Manager tomers, enabling them to ex- outstanding in-flight duty free QR45,000 each. officiated by Qatar Airways Saoud bin Abdulrahman al neer Badr al Meer and Qatar of Al Sadd Sports Club Turki perience the unique luxury service, which is operated by With plenty of vantage points from Group Chief Executive Akbar Thani, German Ambassador Duty Free Vice-President Op- al Ali, representatives of the of Qatar Airways. This bou- Qatar Duty Free. where spectators can enjoy the tarmac action, Ooredoo is encouraging all Doha residents to come along, enjoy the elec- tric atmosphere and offer support and encouragement to those taking part. There will also be plenty of activi- Naseem Al Rabeeh supports cancer awareness camp ties in MIA Park, ensuring fun for all the family throughout the event. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Manar Khalifa al Muraikhi, director DOHA of PR and Corporate communications, Ooredoo Qatar, said: “The Ooredoo FUTURE 318 (Faisal Al Su- Doha Marathon is consistently one of waidi for Events), in partner- the most popular sporting events of the ship with Naseem Al Rabeeh year and the 2019 edition is no different. Medical Center, Anytime Fit- We’ve got record numbers of partici- ness, Sharq Village & Spa and pants, an incredible roster of prominent Qatar Cancer Society (QCS), sponsors and a generous prize fund recently held Beat Cancer waiting for winners and runners-up. Boot Camp to create aware- “We’re always delighted to see so ness on cancer prevention many enthusiastic runners, whether it’s and how to practise healthy families setting off together or the pro- lifestyle. fessionals racing for a podium place. We Participants enjoyed wish everyone the best of luck for a suc- Brain Education’s demonstra- cessful run in 2019.” tion of Ki-Gong, an exercise Organisers are urging all partici- using the body to enlighten Participants at the Beat Cancer Boot Camp organised by Future 318 (Faisal Al Suwaidi for Events) in Doha recently. pants to ensure they collect their race the mind, free medical check- packs in good time, with teams ready up from Naseem Al Rabeeh tated by Anytime Fitness, much more. raise more awareness about of one’s fitness routine as it overall well-being of society.” to hand out the packs at MIA Park on that included blood sugar test, ran for two hours and was The session provided a full cancer and how to prevent would help in early detection Conchita Ponce, founder Thursday (today) from 4pm until 10pm. BMI and heart rate. divided into 15 stations con- body workout with cardio and it. It was a great initiative of any impending illness. Na- of Future 318 (Faisal Al Su- All race participants are also re- Qatar Cancer Society pro- sisting of endurance, agility muscle toning. and we had a really great seem Al Rabeeh offered free waidi for Events), said: “Our minded that they should arrive at the vided information on how and strength. “We at Anytime Fitness turn out,” said Salma Ham- body mass index (BMI) physi- events are always geared to- gathering point with plenty of time to to beat cancer, stressing that The participants had thank Future 318 for invit- ouda, marketing supervisor. cal examination, diabetes and wards the community. The spare on Friday morning, as the event physical exercise and activi- to undergo a variety of ex- ing us to lead their Beat Naseem Al Rabeeh Mar- hypertension screening to Beat Cancer Boot Camp is one has attracted a record number of par- ties can reduce the risk of hav- ercises such as kettlebell, Cancer Boot Camp session. keting Manager Mohammad Beat Cancer Boot Camp par- of our platforms to bring the ticipants and is expected to be phe- ing cancer by 40 percent. plank, sit ups, farmer’s walk, We hope that we impacted Arif said, “Regular health ticipants to demonstrate our community together in a fun nomenally busy. The boot camp, facili- high knees, ViPR, squats and the participants and helped checks should also be part sincere commitment to the and healthy way.” 06 Thursday, January 10, 2019 Reports by Ashraf Siddiqui For events and press releases email Slice of the West [email protected] or call (974) 4000 2222 Qatar-Italy ties on the upswing: Italian envoy

N a recent interview, Ita- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al which are in line with the + 38.9 %. I wish to express tics facilities. A commercial openness and for the promo- relations. The latest achieve- ly’s Ambassador to Qatar Thani last November. Qatar National Vision 2030 satisfaction for the achieve- agreement was also signed tion of the values connected ment in this respect is the HE Pasquale Salzano and which serve the goals of ments reached in the fields of between Coldiretti and LuLu to sport. technical cooperation be- dwelt at length on the state Q: Did the recent visit the recent economic reforms agro-food and food security. Hypermarkets Group to tween the Italian Carabinieri Iof bilateral ties between of the Emir of Qatar to It- adopted by Qatar, especially Let me recall that the Ital- make a larger variety of Ital- Q: Is there coopera- Corps and the Emiri’s Guard, Italy and Qatar besides a host aly have a positive impact to encourage local manufac- ian consortium Agrotec was ian high-quality products tion between Qatar and which was signed a couple of other important issues. Ex- on relations between the turing and ensure food secu- chosen to design and build easily available for consum- Italy in organising the of weeks ago during the visit cerpts: two countries? rity and public health. the Food Security Strategic ers in Qatar. World Cup? to Doha of the Commander The visit of the Amir re- Italy, a leading manufac- Facilities at Hamad Port, I am very proud that lead- General of Italian Carabinie- Q: How do you flects the great importance turing economy, with a well- and that delegations of the Q: How do you find ing Italian companies such ri, General Giovanni Nistri, evaluate the relations be- that Italy and Qatar attach known expertise in agro-food Italian Associations of Farm- Qatar’s preparations for as Salini Impregilo, Rizzani on the occasion of the Nation- tween Qatar and Italy? to bilateral political consul- processing, is ready to further ers “Coldiretti” and of the the 2022 FIFA World de Eccher and Leonardo are al Day of Qatar. This agree- Quite positively. The tations and the common as- partner with Qatar in those Italian Ports Asso- Cup? successfully working for the ment broadens the existing trend has been encouraging piration to further increase sectors. ciation visited The World Cup repre- development of roads, metro training projects under which trend that I expect to contin- the level of cooperation. The Doha in 2018 sents a great achievement lines and stadiums, contrib- hundreds of pilots and navy ue in 2019. This year has been agreements signed during the Q: What’s the to strengthen for Qatar, as well as recogni- uting to the designing of the officers are already being marked by outstanding boost visit in the field of agriculture, size of economic the agro-food tion of the emergent role that new masterplan of Doha in trained in Italy. Let me also to bilateral cooperation in all food security, health, sports cooperation and in- cooperation, the country has played in the view of the 2022 World Cup. mention that the first group sectors of mutual interest, and youth policies prove tra-trade between both with field of sport investing much Italy has a longstanding and of Qatari female pilots are especially in the field of cul- that the traditional sectors the two countries? reference to develop excellent facilities strong expertise in the man- being trained in our country. ture, where the Embassy of of mutual interest – such as Bilateral trade - 2.3 to the trad- where international competi- agement of major events, spe- The relations between the Italy has promoted an intense defence, trade and infrastruc- billion Euros in 2017 ing of food tions are successfully hosted. cifically in the field of football. Italian and Qatari Navies are programme of events related ture - have greatly expanded (+9%) - has continued products I am positively impressed by Our institutions and compa- excellent. In 2018, Italy en- to design, art, music, cinema, and deepened, paving the way to grow in 2018, reach- and to the de- the excellent work done so nies are ready to share it with sured high-level support and cuisine, literature and crafts- for new forms of collaboration ing last June the value of velopment far in advance to get ready for our Qatari friends and part- participation in the DIMDEX manship, in cooperation with that can positively impact our 1.137,9 billion Euros (+11.1 of logis- this event and I can see that ner with Qatar to effectively Exhibition, with the presence different Qatari institutions. countries and societies. %). Outstanding figures have preparations continue at a meet this exciting challenge. of the Italian Minister of De- The vivacity of cultural re- been registered in the very high pace. I am con- fence and the Italian Chief of lations reflects the context Q: What is new in the fields of construc- fident that the 2022 Q: What is the nature Navy, as well as the partici- of very fruitful political and coming period to develop tion and furni- edition of the World of military cooperation pation of the leading Italian economic exchange between the existing partnership ture, +25.8 Cup will be particu- between the two coun- companies. In this context Italy and Qatar that I deem between Qatar and Italy? %; trans- larly successful not tries? two important agreements as productive and diversified, Although bilateral coop- ports, only for the perfect Bilateral cooperation in were signed: the first one for both at bilateral and multilat- eration has already reached +38.4 %; organisation and the defence sector embraces a the acquisition by Qatar of eral level. We have continued a very high level, we are com- chemi- beautiful location, wide range of aspects. Among 28 NH90 helicopters and the the exceptional pace of ex- mitted to do more to ensure cals and Italy’s Ambassador but also for the them, I am proud to highlight second one for the setting up change of high-level bilateral that our cooperation contin- phar- to Qatar HE Pasquale powerful cultural the exchange of expertise in Qatar of a Beretta factory visits, culminated in the State ues to evolve and expresses it- maceu- Salzano message of in- and training programmes as for the production of light visit to Italy by the Amir HH self through valuable projects ticals, clusiveness and a crucial component of our weapons. Diplomacy is all about making peace: Ecuador ambassador

OSITIVE thinking, From childhood, she was very Passion for work, much into belly dance on school Ambassador A-Baki Perseverance in ef- stage or at private in-house par- forts towards achiev- ties. She learned classical music is a unique person- ing goals and objec- and was also into sketching but ality who believes tivesP along with Patience and not in paintings. Later, she did working for Peace are the five-Ps diploma courses from Institute that destiny has formula that seems to guide the of Arts, Beirut, and attended life of Doha-based Ambassador courses in Paris but left without planned much better of Ecuador HE Ivonne A-Baki. completing her courses in Paris. jobs for her in the This was what Qatar Tribune She said that she used to observed during an interview make sketches as drawing was future. “‘Though I recently with the Ecuadorean important in her childhood along have never planned envoy who is also a non-resident with belly dancing and classical ambassador of her country to music but never painting. “Dur- and had any goals Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, ing my stay in Lebanon as Consul Lebanon and Syria. General (it was Lebanese Civil in life, yet I believe Ambassador A-Baki is a war period) I had nothing much there is something unique personality who believes to do as a diplomat. There was that destiny has planned much no other single embassy operat- big waiting for me better jobs for her in the future. ing except Ecuador in Lebanon. to do, she said with “‘Though I have never planned I was inspired by the character and had any goals in life, yet I of Salma of Khalil Jibran. Kahl- confidence. believe there is something big il Jibran works are mainly on waiting for me to fulfil, she said women empowerment, love and with confidence. Whatever I peace. I started using my time in have been doing till now--from paintings on woman, peace and my paintings to representing my love”, the Ecuador ambassador country in various countries as recalled. a diplomat to being a member She regards her one painting of the negotiating peace team as a masterpiece and is not ready and again as top diplomat of to sell. Titled Light of internal my country in Qatar-- I never love, it’s a 2 X 3m painting. She planned for these, it’s my destiny said that she believes in sixth and I keep moving forward. I be- sense and it’s a woman on ne- lieve the One up there has some gotiating table which can bring much superior job set for me to peace to society. She painted be- do,” A-Baki said. tween 1970 and 1995 when she Ivonne A-Baki was born in a became part of negotiating team coastal region of Ecuador, where between Ecuador and Panama. she completed her secondary She said that achieving sustain- school studies. During her vaca- able peace involves giving and tions, she went to Lebanon along taking; peace cannot be obtained with her parents of Lebanese without ‘give and take’. “One has origin. She enrolled for her high to lose to win,” she opined. secondary school studies in Bei- Discussing about her future rut. While in Beirut, she turned planning, future goals, she said 15. “Tradition in Ecuador calls that she believes in destiny. for celebration upon someone “Whatever I have done my life so attaining the age of 15, when far has been without any plan- one is supposed to enter the ning. There is one up who plans society in Ecuador. I asked my and keeps moving her forward. parents that instead of throwing the time of our marriage.” They I do believe there is something any party, they should give me a have three children-- Moham- big for me to perform of which I convertible thunderbird car on mad, Faisal and Tatiana. have no idea.” She said that she the occasion. My parents agreed Ivonne A-Baki has a Master’s enjoyed being part of the peace and I received a gift of her dream degree in Public negotiations between her coun- car” A-Baki said. Administra- try and Panama. “I don’t live in While she was enjoying driv- tion and Public past or the future; I live from mo- ing her car alongside the Medi- Policy Affairs ment to moment and intensely.” terranean on Beirut Corniche, from How- She said that since she has she met with an accident in ard Univer- been very much into the world which her car crashed into an- sity, US. of art since childhood, she does other car. The front of that car believe in power and magic was smashed badly, whereas of art to unite and bring her car remained intact. The closer various cultures green-eyed gorgeous young and people. She lauded occupant of the damaged car and highly appreci- was furious on seeing the ated the way Ka- huge damage to his vehicle. tara Cultural Vil- “However, an unpleasant lage Foundation encounter between two is playing a great young souls turned into role in this area. lifelong partnership. We She said with confidence that fell in love and eventually Ambassador of exchange of visits by the cultural tied the nuptial knot de- Ecuador HE Ivonne troupes among regional coun- spite opposition from my A-Baki. tries can help promote peace in parents. I was hardly 16 at the region. Pakistan / Philippines / Asia Thursday, January 10, 2019 07

Pakistani consulate in Australia receives Pakistan bans ‘bed scenes’ and US peace envoy Khalilzad on suspicious package KARACHI: A suspicious packet ‘intimate moments’ from TV new Afghanistan peace trip containing a hazardous chemical was received at the Pakistani AFP (PEMRA) issued its warning tions, violence, inappropriate AFP policy, the State Department would bring home half of the consulate in Melbourne, Aus- ISLAMABAD on Tuesday, calling on chan- dressing, rape scenes, caress- WASHINGTON did not say if he would again 14,000 US troops in Afghani- tralia, on Wednesday, ARY News nels to respect the country’s ing, bed scenes, use of drugs meet the Taliban but said he stan as he grows increasingly reported. The consulate sources PAKISTANI television chan- existing media guidelines and and alcohol, intimate mo- US peace envoy Zalmay Khal- would talk to “Afghan govern- impatient over America’s said the package received 3 nels may no longer show refrain from airing content ments between couples are ilzad headed Tuesday on a trip ment officials and other inter- longest-ever war. contained asbestos, a material “intimate moments between that does not depict a “picture being glamourized in utter to Afghanistan and regional ested parties.” But the Afghan-born used in building that can cause couples” or “bed scenes”, the of true Pakistani society”. disregard to Pakistani culture powers in a fresh bid to nego- Quoting Khalilzad, the Khalilzad, who served in cancers, other health problems. conservative country’s media “The prevalent rampant and values,” it continued. tiate an end to 17 years of war. State Department said that top diplomatic posts under A female consul was af- regulator has announced, trend of airing quite bold Pakistani dramas and soap Khalilzad, who met Tali- “the only solution to the con- former president George fected from the chemical and complaining of too much themes in Pakistani drama in- operas, many of which seek to ban representatives last month flict is for all parties to sit W. Bush, last month voiced was believed to be suffering feminist content and warn- dustry has resulted in massive challenge the deeply patriar- in Abu Dhabi, will travel to together and reach an agree- doubts about the Taliban’s from its poisonous effects. ing that such “bold themes” public complaints,” PEMRA chal country’s conservative ta- Afghanistan as well as China, ment on the political future sincerity after the militants She has been quarantined for offend viewers. said in an English-language boos, are immensely popular, India and Pakistan on the trip of Afghanistan with mutual refused to meet with nego- treatment, the sources said. The Pakistan Electronic statement. “Indecent scenes/ according to data from PEM- lasting through January 21, respect and acceptance.” His tiators from President Ashraf A special team for chemical Media Regulatory Authority dialogues/extramarital rela- RA and Gallup Pakistan. the State Department said. trip comes after President Ghani’s internationally rec- handling of Australia has arrived In accordance with US Donald Trump signaled he ognized government. at the consulate and started probe the . A heavy contingent of police has also reached at the embassy. (ARYNEWS) Panic grips Rohingyas Scholars, ex-US officials News issue ‘open letter’ in in brief amid military-rebel support of Taiwan Ready to defend DPA wan’s body politic.” The 44 Pakistan’s coastal TAIPEI signatories included former line: Naval chief de-facto US ambassadors to DOZENS of international Taiwan William Stanton and KARACHI: KARACHI: Na- clashes in Rakhine scholars and former US gov- Stephen Young. The US and val Chief Admiral Zafar ernment and military offi- Taiwan do not have formal Mahmood Abbasi on cials on Wednesday released diplomatic ties. Wednesday said that the The UN says it is ‘deeply concerned’ about the situation in the border area an open letter support- Taiwan has had its own Pakistan Navy is ready and ing Taiwan President Tsai government since 1949, fully capable to defend the Ing-wen’s response to “the when the Chinese National- coastal line from Sir-Creek mounting threat from com- ists fled there after losing a to Jiwani.He was address- munist China.” civil war to the Communists. ing the annual Efficiency The letter comes in re- Competition Parade-2018 of sponse to Chinese President Chinese general Pakistan Navy Coastal Com- Xi Jinping’s claim on Janu- issues ‘war criminal’ mand in Karachi. The Naval ary 2 that China will unify warning to Taiwan chief expressed satisfac- Taiwan, by force if necessary. tion over the operational Tsai rejected Xi’s claim BEIJING: Taiwan independence activities of the coastal hours after it was made. supporters would be regarded command during last year. Taiwan is a self-govern- as “war criminals” if China was “The responsibilities of ing democratic island off the forced to intervene militarily to the Pakistan navy will be south-east coast of China retake the island, a Chinese increased in future in the that Beijing considers part of general warned Wednesday. context of China Pakistan its territory. “Supporters of Taiwanese Economic Corridor (CPEC) The signatories of separatism must stop in time and the protection of Ma- Wednesday’s letter said they to avoid disaster, repent and rine installation,” the naval wish to “express to the peo- return to the right path. Other- chief said. (ARYNEWS) ple of Taiwan our sense of ur- wise they will become the scum gency to maintain unity and of the Chinese nation and be Chinese warships continuity at this critical mo- condemned by history,” said He dock in Cambodia to ment in Taiwan’s history.” Lei, former vice president of the boost ‘military ties ’ “They went on to com- Academy of Military Sciences. pliment “the stable and re- “If we are forced to use PHNOM Penh: Three hulking sponsible leadership Tsai has force to settle the Taiwanese Chinese warships docked displayed in the face of the issue, they will be held respon- in Cambodia Wednesday for mounting threat from com- sible. In other words, they will a four-day visit, as Beijing munist China.” inevitably be considered war parades its naval prow- “During the past two criminals,” the lieutenant gener- ess alongside its staunch years, China has left no stone al said, adopting a martial tone Southeast Asian ally. China unturned in its attempts to in a meeting with journalists. is the largest investor in squeeze Taiwan’s interna- General He’s warning to Tai- Cambodia and has pumped tional space,” the letter said. wanese separatists comes after billions into the economy The signatories also ex- President Xi Jinping last week while asking few questions pressed concern that “Bei- said China would not renounce about its abysmal rights re- jing’s latest subversive tech- option of using force to recover cord. While doling out cash niques of deception and the island and vowed that reunifi- China has also sought high- disinformation could sow di- cation was “inevitable”. (AFP) profile military exchanges, vision and confusion in Tai- fuelling speculation that it is building a naval base off the Cambodian coast, claims vehemently denied by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Several Pakistan PM orders removal of joint military exercises have also taken place while in (File photo) Rohingya refugees gather near the fence in the “no man’s land” zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh border as seen from SSGC, SNGC managing directors June Beijing promised $100 Maungdaw, Rakhine state, during a government-organised visit for journalists. million to modernise Cam- amid lingering gas shortage bodia’s armed forces. (AFP) AFP population. “Heavy fighting the area. A Bangladesh official BANDARBAN, BANGLADESH is going on between the gov- Caught in crossfires said they were aware of the ARYNEWS Hussain tweeted. ARY News ernment troops and Arakan border tensions. “We will talk KARACHI had already broken the news PANIC is gripping thousands Army inside Myanmar,” Roh- Some of the fortifications to the relevant authorities to on Tuesday that the Cabinet of Rohingya Muslim refugees ingya leader Dil Mohammad are directly adjacent to a discuss what to do,” local ad- FEDERAL Minister for In- Committee on Energy (CCE) One dead, 50 living in no-man’s land on the said. border fence running along- ministrator Kamal Hossain formation on Wednesday had recommended for the re- injured at B’desh Myanmar-Bangladesh border, “The situation is very side a stream, and overlook said. confirmed the ARY News re- moval of the SSGC and the workers’ protest with daily clashes between tense,” he said, adding the Rohingya in Buddhist-ma- port that the Prime Minister SNGC managing directors for Myanmar security forces and security build-up and daily shacks erected by an esti- jority Myanmar have suffered Imran Khan had ordered for their incompetence which led DHAKA: Bangladeshi ethnic Rakhine insurgents. gunfire had created “panic”. mated 4,500 displaced decades of persecution. Im- the removal of managing di- to a gas crisis in the country. police Wednesday used Hundreds of thousands of Myanmar troops last Muslims living in the narrow poverished western Rakhine rectors of the Sui Southern An inquiry report on the water cannon to disperse Rohingya Muslims have fled week set up security camps strip of land. Refugee com- state in particular is scarred Gas Company (SSGC) and gas crisis experienced last 10,000 striking garment Myanmar since a military and bunkers along the border munity leader Nur Alam said by deep ethnic and religious the Sui Northern Gas Com- month was presented in the workers who were blocking crackdown started in 2017 after fighting saw 13 police hatred. pany (SNGC) due to the re- meeting which was chaired a major highway in a fourth –most to sprawling refugee killed. gunfire could frequently be Refugees pouring into cent gas crisis. by Prime Minister Imran day of industrial action, an camps in Bangladesh–but Some of the fortifications heard after dark on the Bangladesh have detailed “In recent days, the people Khan. Finance Minister Asad official said. many have been living in lim- are directly adjacent to a other side of the border mass killings, arson and rape had to face an extreme gas cri- Umar, Minister for Petro- Authorities meanwhile bo on the border, unwilling border fence running along- at the hands of Myanmar sis. The prime minister consti- leum Ghulam Sarwar Khan, confirmed that one worker to enter the camps or return side a stream, and overlook troops and Buddhist mobs. tuted an inquiry committee to Power Minister Umar Ayub was killed and 50 others home. shacks erected by an estimat- close by. The Myanmar bor- Myanmar has denied determine the responsibility Khan, Minister for Planning injured on Tuesday after po- They are now caught on ed 4,500 displaced Muslims der guard have set up 10 new any wrongdoing, say- for the gas crisis. The commit- and Development Khushro lice fired rubber bullets and the sidelines of fighting be- living in the narrow strip of posts near our camp. It’s very ing it was defending itself tee presented its report to the Bakhtiar and others were tear gas at some 5,000 tween Myanmar troops and land. Refugee community intimidating,” he said. against Rohingya militants PM yesterday. Taking the re- also in attendance. workers protesting in the Arakan Army, a militant leader Nur Alam said gunfire In a statement issued who attacked police posts. port into account the premier The report held the MDs Dhaka and on the outskirts group seeking more auton- could frequently be heard af- Wednesday, the United Na- The United Nations has directed to dismiss chiefs of of the SSGC Amjad Lateef and of the capital. (AFP) omy for western Rakhine ter dark on the other side of tions said it was “deeply con- called for a genocide inves- the SSGC and the SNGC im- SNGC Ameen Rajput respon- state’s Buddhist-majority the border. “Every night it is cerned” about the situation in tigation into the crackdown. mediately,” Chaudhry Fawad sible for the crisis.

More Filipinos worried about Philippine leader’s health Hordes of devotees throng Philippine Catholic procession

MANILA: More Filipinos are worried about the health of Philip- AFP the life-sized statue as it was ance. It is believed to have sur- pine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a nationwide MANILA wheeled on a metal float along vived a fire in the 17th century survey taken two months after he faced a cancer scare. a seven-kilometre (4.5-mile) while en route to the Philip- The poll, conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) THRONGS of believers flung route through Manila’s narrow pines, which became Asia’s bas- in December, showed that 66 per cent of Filipinos are “worried themselves at a historic statue streets by a crew tugging thick tion of Catholicism under 400 a great deal” and “somewhat worried” that the 73-year-old of Jesus Christ as it was parad- ropes. years as a Spanish colony. president has health problems. The rate was up from 55 per ed through the Philippine capi- “I survived a stroke because Philippine police chief Os- cent in September. Thirty-four per cent of 1,440 respondents tal on Wednesday in an annual of him (God). I will do this every car Albayalde said he deployed nationwide were “not worried at all” and “somewhat unwor- festival that is one of the world’s year until I am 100 years old,” more than 7,000 officers to ried” about Duterte’s health, the SWS said on Wednesday. biggest shows of Catholic zeal. said 70-year-old Joaquin Bor- guard the event, while mobile Concern about Duterte’s health was “especially high” Many in the heaving crowd dado, who has attended the phone networks were cut off among respondents from the southern region of Mindanao, of men and women, which po- procession for decades. as precaution against remotely where he comes from, with 73 per cent worrying about it, lice said numbered more than “God ordered me to do this Catholic devotees celebrate as they wait to touch the statue of the Black detonated bombs. the survey showed. a million, believe touching the and I feel no exhaustion,” he Nazarene on its feast day in Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday. (REUTERS) Authorities did not re- The capital region of Metro Manila followed with 66 per Black Nazarene or being in its added, wearing an ankle-length port any specific threat to the cent, it added. In October, Duterte faced a cancer scare af- presence can heal the sick or robe and crown of barbed wire. a glimpse of, or selfie with, the barefoot as a sign of penitence, procession, but the nation is ter doctors found a growth in his digestive tract. But cancer grant good fortune. Around him people chanted cross-bearing statue, cloaked in scramble over one another to home to several active insur- tests produced negative results. (DPA) Devotees massed before “Viva Nazareno” (Long live Naz- a maroon robe and topped with touch towels to the icon which gencies that have carried out dawn to catch a glimpse of arene), cheered and jostled for a crown of thorns. Believers, is named for its charred appear- attacks on civilians. 08 Thursday, January 10, 2019

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Online Disinformation Campaign Isn’t Just Russian Monopoly Will China Go To

During the 2017 Alabama special election for US Senate, a ‘Russian-style’ disinformation campaign was allegedly War Over Taiwan? used to undermine support for Republican Roy Moore

ITH the conspicuous exception of US on Twitter by Russian bots. President Donald Trump and some of Ironically, one of the participants in that China may be reaching for the moon, but President Xi’s New Year speech was a Whis supporters, Americans were ap- project was Jonathon Morgan, the chief reminder that its greatest territorial ambitions may lie much closer to home palled when it was revealed that Russian executive of New Knowledge, a cyber secu- ‘troll farms’ had launched a disinformation rity firm that compiled a report on Russian campaign on social media designed to influ- disinformation for the Senate Intelligence PETER APPS | REUTERS ence the 2016 election. But online deception Committee. Morgan said that his intention about elections is detestable even when it was to understand the mechanics of disin- N the first week of 2019, as China originates inside this country, as it appar- formation tactics, not to affect the outcome grabbed headlines for landing a ently did in a 2017 special of the election. But the New spacecraft on the far side of the moon, election for a US Senate seat York Times quoted an in- a New Year’s Day editorial in the na- from Alabama. ternal report saying that the tion’s official military newspaper New York Times I The project sought to “enrage and told its readers that “war preparations” reported on Monday that energise Democrats.” The should be a top priority for the year. The progressive Democrats op- architects of ‘Dry Alabama’ following day, President Xi Jinping of- posed to Roy Moore, the made no apology for trying to fered a forceful reminder of what Beijing odious Republican can- influence the election. considers its most likely focus of conflict didate in that race, cre- Matt Osborne, a pro- to be: Taiwan. ated a Facebook page and gressive activist who China’s rulers have long regarded the Twitter feed purporting to This sort of deception is worked on the project, told island as a rogue province, with regaining represent Moore support- entirely unacceptable, wheth- the New York Times that control a point of honour for the ruling ers opposed to the sale of er practiced by Republicans, while he hoped that decep- Communist Party and military alike. In a alcoholic beverages. The Democrats or Russians tive tactics would someday major speech on Wednesday, Xi warned convoluted strategy behind be banned from American the “problem” could not be held over for the ‘Dry Alabama’ cam- politics, in the meantime another generation. While he talked pri- paign was to associate Moore with calls for Democrats “cannot unilaterally give it up.” marily of “peaceful unification,” he said a statewide ban on the sale of liquor in order That’s ludicrous. Misleading voters is not Beijing reserves the right to use force if to alienate moderate, pro-business Repub- just another campaign tactic. It’s a corrup- necessary. The speech brought a sharp licans and help Democratic candidate Doug tion of democracy. rebuke from Taiwan, where residents re- tially with tens of thousands of casualties, Jones. (Jones, who says he had no idea that Jones, the supposed beneficiary of these main strongly opposed to rejoining China, China asserts itself as a global could prove an international humiliation the deception was underway on his behalf, efforts, sees things more clearly. After the even under a Hong Kong-style “one coun- power, Beijing wants to show the as well as kickstarting a domestic politi- was narrowly elected.) first report of online disinformation, the try, two systems” deal. world that it is strong enough to cal crisis for Xi. ‘Dry Alabama’ was actually the second senator said that he was outraged. He has Nothing in Xi’s speech suggested Chi- Taiwan, for its part, clearly wishes to case of Russian-style disinformation in the called for investigations by the Federal Elec- na sees conflict as imminent. However, take Taiwan at any point it wants persuade China that it is not an easy tar- Alabama campaign uncovered by the New tion Commission and the Justice Depart- Xi’s comments about support for peace- get. Taipei intends to spend $11 billion on York Times. In December it reported on an ment to see whether any laws were violated. ful ‘reunification’ included a warning that over Taiwan or disputed islands else- defence this year, a six percent increase ‘experiment’ in which a phony Facebook Even if they weren’t, this sort of decep- “we do not promise to renounce the use where in the South China Sea. from 2018. Much of that will be spent on page was created to try to drain support for tion is entirely unacceptable, whether prac- of force and reserve the option to use all To an extent, much of this is grand- cutting-edge US and Taiwan-made equip- Moore from conservatives and a ‘false flag’ ticed by Republicans, Democrats or Rus- necessary measures” to prevent Taiwan’s standing geopolitical ballet. Beijing has ment – on January 2, Taipei unveiled its operation was created to suggest that the sians. Candidates should follow Jones’ lead independence. Ultimately, if Beijing truly been unable to stop Taiwan from acting latest domestically-built anti-ship missile, Republican candidate was being followed in disavowing it. wishes to reassert control over the island, as a de facto country over the last half capable of inflicting serious casualties on military force may be its only option. That century, but remains desperate to prevent any Chinese invasion force. (Tribune News Service) would be a risky step for a government the island from making an outright dec- For Washington and Beijing alike, that has not fought a war against a for- laration of independence. To an extent, most of the military posturing for now eign state since a brief and unsuccessful this posturing – like Beijing’s increasing is likely to remain limited to the Taiwan conflict with Vietnam in 1979. It would military assertiveness with warships and Strait. Last year, the US Navy sent several also put Beijing on a collision course with jets around Taiwan – is about remind- ships through the Strait in what a US Pa- Washington, which does not support Tai- ing those in power in Taipei that any vote cific Fleet statement described as a dem- wan’s independence but has what the US on independence might bring war. But onstration of the US commitment to a free Back Against The Wall: State Department describes as “a robust there’s more to it than that. As China as- and open Indo-Pacific. In 1996, President unofficial relationship” with Taipei. serts itself as a global power, Beijing wants Bill Clinton sent two US aircraft carriers To invade the island successfully, to show the world that it is strong enough – a much more potent force – through Trump’s Weak Appeal most military analysts argue that Beijing to take Taiwan at any point it wants. the same route during a crisis with Chi- would either have to deter the United Domestic Taiwanese politics also re- na; some argue Washington should again S President Donald Trump interrupted drugs, disease and crime, statistics show States from intervening or defeat nearby main a factor. In the run-up to Taiwan’s take similar action. That would outrage our regular programming to tell us to that immigrants, including undocumented US forces and prevent others from en- November elections, Taiwanese officials Beijing – no US carrier has sailed through Ube very afraid of what he insists against immigrants, are less, not more, likely to tering the region. China may not yet be accused China of a Russia-style messag- in more than a decade, although China’s evidence is a “crisis of the heart” and “crisis commit criminal acts than Americans. strong enough to do this, but its military ing campaign to undermine support for aircraft carrier has sailed the same waters of the soul” on the southern border, his re- Yes, many asylum seekers, including enlargement means that may not always President Tsai Ing-wen’s pro-independ- in its own show of force. action to which has impetuously shut down children, languish in ill-equipped camps be the case. Certainly, Chinese military ence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). China may be reaching for the moon, swaths of the federal government, jeopard- while they wait for their cases to be heard. thinking increasingly revolves around Those elections saw a serious setback for but Xi’s speech was a reminder that its ising airport security and filling our nation- Border security matters. Physical bar- just this kind of potential war, in which the DPP and a strong performance by the greatest territorial ambitions may lie al parks with human feces. riers can work. Of the 1,000 miles Trump Beijing would want to grab territory while pro-Chinese Kuomintang opposition, but much closer to home. Even if Beijing isn’t The facts are these. Undocumented bor- obsesses over, 654 are already covered with keeping US forces back. Xi’s comments last week suggest Beijing on the verge of attacking the island, his der crossings are at a 20-year low. security fencing. That can be upgraded and Much of China’s military buildup has still sees military posturing as the best rhetoric raises the risk that there may Contrary to the White House lie that expanded. But the wall Trump craves, the been based around ships, aircraft, and way of pressuring the island. eventually be outright war. In a world 4,000 suspected terrorists were stopped wall he stupidly promised — beautiful, tall arms systems that appear suited for the Taking Taiwan militarily would not be where the risk of conflict between major at the southern border in 2018, the actual and free! — is an imaginary solution to a type of conflict needed to take Taiwan. a simple operation. Chinese forces would nations seems to ratchet higher every number was six. The equivalent figure for fabricated problem. As well as landing ships to carry assault face sophisticated Taiwanese missile, year, China’s desire to dominate Taiwan the Canadian border: 91. How high, pray A nine-minute, talking-point-packed troops, that includes a focus on missiles mine, submarine and air attack if they may yet be what lights the spark. tell, will the wall between Minnesota and address from the Oval Office changes noth- designed to destroy US aircraft carriers tried to cross the 110-mile (180 km) Tai- Ontario be? As to Trump’s incessant claims ing. The president has lost the battle. Open – or prompting Washington to keep out wan Strait. The island’s highly populated (Peter Apps is Reuters global that people from parts south are bringing the government now. of range of the conflict. How well those cities and densely forested mountains affairs columnist, writing on weapons would work is another question, would prove a guerrilla fighter’s para- international affairs, globalisa- (Tribune News Service) but they would be central to any conflict dise. A botched Taiwan invasion, poten- tion, conflict and other issues.) India’s Smart City Scheme Envisions No Space For The Poor

Modi government’s plan to modernise 100 cities risks further marginalising the country’s urban poor

KUWAR SINGH cities.” He said the mission, which has a been bulldozed. deferred the policy, but it is silently apply- These challenges are not limited to one TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE target of 100 smart cities, aims to ensure The city administration usually makes ing it on the ground, he said. city. In the name of smart and developed access to basic services for the people. This ad-hoc loudspeaker announcements be- Local and mainstream media are not cities, the government is not only taking NDIA’S urban population is growing. includes houses for the urban poor. fore bulldozing these settlements. A mas- reporting these demolitions and forced over urban land where millions of the poor More than 50 percent of the country’s The programme aims to fulfill the as- sive police presence and riot vehicles are evictions, especially when it happens in have lived for decades but is also acquiring population is forecast to be living in cit- pirations and needs of the citizens through on hand in case residents protest the dem- non-metro cities like Patna. Civil society fertile land and violating the constitutional ies by 2030. This is a major challenge comprehensive development of institu- olitions. They use derogatory language and and advocacy NGOs also take little notice rights of farmers, tribes, and other indig- Ifor government because the country’s tional, physical, social, and economic in- forcefully enter houses and thrash male of these frequent demolitions, probably enous groups in various cities. cities lack the infrastructure (affordable frastructure. This comprehensive develop- members, say women in Amu Kuda Basti. due to threats to life and, if not, then to co- These reports of struggle and forced housing, roads) and basic services (sanita- ment would also ensure increased public The government could have given them option by the state. The roles of the ruling evictions contradict the statements by tion, water, health care) for existing inhab- participation, Modi said. more time or relocated them elsewhere in party and opposition are also dubious. Modi when he said smart cities develop- itants, let alone the influx of people over In one of the 100 cities selected for the city, rather than just bulldozing their Bihar has been ruled by leaders who ment would strictly follow large-scale pub- the next decade. the Smart City Mission, Patna (Bihar), I houses, which they had built with hard- attracted votes by campaigning on issues lic participation in preparing these plans. Globally, one in eight people live in witnessed the flip side of the smart city. earned money, the slum dwellers said. of poverty, caste and social justice for the Such demolitions reveal a dark side to slums where they face issues of durable Patna, the state capital of Bihar, has a rich There is apparently reason to smash past three decades. In the early 1990s, making Indian cities smart and cast serious housing, access to safe drinking water and history, but 63 percent of its population these homes. There always is. The usual the prominent leader Lalu Prasad Yadav doubt on claimed government commitment toilets, and insecure tenure. In India, one lives in slums. And 93 percent of them are arguments for demolition include: the mobilised the poor and the oppressed to the urban poor. These actions hardly live in every six city residents lives in a slum. from the historically oppressed “sched- beautification of the city, construction of a caste groups under the umbrella of “Vikas up to the idea of the rights of the poor. It However, estimates of slum populations uled castes” and “other backward castes” government building or enterprise, exten- nahin, samman chahiye” (we want dig- became more challenging when the head differ widely in many Indian cities due to (based on data collected in 42 slums). sion of the airport, crime locations, gov- nity, not development). The present chief of the biggest democracy in the world de- differences in the counting criteria. For The city administration often demol- ernance, illegality, encroachment etc. The minister, Nitish Kumar, also known as nounces those who speak up for the poor, example, in cities like Mumbai and Delhi, ishes slums without following due process state says demolitions of such slums are Sushaasan Babu (good governance man), oppressed and voiceless as ‘urban Naxals’. it’s estimated more than 50 percent of the of law in order to seize the land in the name necessary for the development of the city. adopted the slogan “Nyay ke saath vikas” In the words of Abraham Lincoln, de- population live in slums, but the 2011 In- of beautification and development of Patna. In 2011, the state proposed a slum pol- (development with justice). mocracy is “government of the people, dian census put the figures at 41.3 percent In slums like Meena Bazar (near the fa- icy to relocate slum dwellers who had lived However, the frequent injustices suf- by the people, for the people.” For India, and 14.6 percent respectively. mous Nalanda Medical College Hospital) in the city for generations to the outskirts fered by the urban poor negate the politi- this means the urban poor need help both Launching the national Smart Cities and Amu Kuda Basti (near Patna Airport) in a plan to develop Patna and make it a cal commitment. These actions are also in from political parties and civil society so Mission in 2016, Indian Prime Minister people have been living there for genera- smart city, says Kishori Das, an advocate conflict with the motto of the Indian consti- that their voice finds expression and their Narendra Modi said: “…if anything has tions in houses often partially funded by for the rights of slum dwellers for years. tution, which frames justice as a balancing demands and concerns are heard and con- the potential to mitigate poverty it is our government housing projects. These have Faced with widespread protests, the state wheel between the haves and have-nots. sidered in public policy.

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India / World Thursday, January 10, 2019 09 Rahul dares Modi PM Modi attacks SP-BSP tie-up, to answer queries vows to expose their ‘misdeeds’ over Rafale deal IANS Police assault Cong Oppn leaders trying to close ranks to stop probe agencies from acting against them: Indian PM NEW DELHI activists protesting CONGRESS President Rahul against Modi IANS Gandhi on Wednesday asked AGRA Prime Minister Narendra SOLAPUR: The police assault- Modi to “be a man” and answer ed several Congress activists, ATTACKING the coming to- queries raised by him over the including from the youth and gether of SP and BSP in Uttar Rafale fighter aircraft deal. student wings, when they Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elec- Respect for women in the tried to protest against Prime tions, Prime Minister Narendra Indian culture begins at home, Minister Narendra Modis visit Modi said their leaders were he said hours after Modi hit to the city on Wednesday. worried about their misdeeds out at opposition leaders ac- The trouble erupted when and were now working to defeat cusing them of “insulting” some Youth Congress and Na- the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman) Defence Minister Nirmala Si- tional Students Union of India who was all out to expose their tharaman, the first woman to activists stood near the roads “misdeeds”. occupy the post, and said the and raised slogans of ‘Chowk- Addressing a public meeting opposition parties will have to idar Chor Hai’. Others raised here, he said the opposition lead- pay a price for it. black flags and released ers were trying to close ranks to “With all due respect Modi black balloons as Modi’s stop investigative agencies from Ji, in our culture respect for motorcade zoomed past. acting against them but asserted women begins at home. Stop Angered by this, plainclothes that the government would not shaking. Be a man and answer security personnel pounced stop until each paise of looted my question: Did the Air Force on the activists, pushed and public money was unearthed and Defence Ministry object dragged them, kicking and and accounted for. In an appar- when you bypassed the origi- punching them brutally. ent reference to mining scam in nal Rafale deal? Yes? Or No?,” “An Emergency-like situa- Uttar Pradesh allegedly involv- Gandhi tweeted. tion has prevailed in Solapur ing Akhilesh Yadav as Mininig Addressing a public meet- since the past couple of Minister, Modi said the then ing in Agra, Modi had said that days Party activists, mu- government “plundered” public the country has seen how the nicipal corporators and other money to fill their own coffers. opposition leaders tried to dis- elected leaders were served “People who hated each respect Nirmala Sitharaman in notices, questioned on their other... Everything is forgot- the Lok Sabha when she was movements and today even ten... the guest house incident Indian PM Narendra Modi (left) and his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg wave as they arrive at the inaugural event of the three-day Raisina Dia- exposing their bundles of lies prevented from staging of Lucknow (an apparent refer- logue conference in New Delhi, on Tuesday. (AFP) bit by bit, referring to the de- peaceful protests,” Congress ence to the attack on Mayawati bate in the Lok Sabha on the legislator Praniti (Sushilku- during the regime of Mulayam until each paise of public money have hired a lawyer to protect and honesty, spelling out his Rafale deal. mar) Shinde said. (IANS) Singh Yadav in 1995), the Mu- looted was unearthed and ac- him from the law.” He slammed “five principles of development” “They (opposition) were zaffarnagar riots and much counted for. Congress leaders for insulting -- medicine, livelihood, educa- left so baffled that they are now more are now forgotten and Calling himself a ‘chowk- The ‘chowkidar’ is vigilant, and humiliating India’s first tion, irrigation and redress of bent on insulting a woman De- insult to women and women they are striking alliances. idar’ who is ever vigilant, Modi alert and working 24x7. No woman Defence Minister. grievances. fence Minister. power in the country. Such ir- “The agenda is: Save your said that political leaders in- amount of political “You all have seen how Con- Referring to the Bill for 10 “This is not just an insult responsible leaders will have skin and work to defeat Modi, volved in scandals and corrup- conspiracies and alliances gress leaders tried to disrespect per cent reservation for up- to the Defence Minister but an to pay a price for it,” Modi said. because the ‘watchman is alert tion should be ready to pay for will be able to stop my war Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok per castes, he said the existing now’.” The SP and BSP are close their misdeeds. “The ‘chowk- Sabha when she was exposing status had not been disturbed to stitching an alliance in Uttar idar’ is vigilant, alert and work- against corruption their bundles of lies bit by bit, and nobody’s interest had been Pradesh to take on the BJP in ing 24x7. No amount of political Narendra Modi he said referring to the debate hurt. Only an extra provision Kerala hit badly on second day the coming general elections. conspiracies and alliances will be in Lok Sabha on the Rafale deal. had been made, he added. Modi asked the crowd able to stop my war against cor- “They thought Modi was Making a strong pitch for of strike; SBI branch vandalised whether or not he should per- ruption,” he said. He was ad- Mama”–a reference to British like other politicians and that development, the Prime Min- form his duties as a ‘watchman’ dressing people after laying middleman Christian Michel – he will rust with time but they ister said the credo of his gov- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Normal life across Kerala was badly working honestly. foundation stones and inau- was in custody of government find me the same man I was ernment --development for hit on Wednesday as the two-day nationwide trade strike en- When people responded gurating developmental pro- agencies regarding the Augusta four years back and now they all -- was a mission in which it tered its second day, but by evening more and more shops and ‘yes’, the Prime Minister said all jects worth Rs 3,500 crore. Westland scam. are scared,” he added. wanted the fruits of develop- establishments opened. conspiracies against him would He also targeted the Con- “Now that he is in India, Modi said he would contin- ment should reach all sections While by and large the two-day shutdown passed off be defeated and the investiga- gress, saying its leaders were these Congress leaders are ue on the path of “sabka saath of the youth, irrespective of peacefully, on Wednesday morning a group of protesters tive agencies would not stop now jittery because “Michel sweating, so much so that they sabka vikas” with dedication caste, creed, religion or region. stormed into the cabin of a State Bank of India (SBI) man- ager here, located near Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office, and vandalized it. The incident took place when CPI-M state Secretary News Kodiyeri Balakrishnan came to the union office located op- India bans clicking photos inside Golden Temple posite to the bank. “At around 10.15 a.m., some protesters in brief stormed into my cabin and asked if I did not know that today AFP ries-old complex disrespected ornate buildings fringing a cen- said photographs would still be was a protest day. I told them that although we are open, AMRITSAR, INDIA those making pilgrimages tral lake and the brilliant shrine allowed in an official capacity banking operations were not taking place. Then they threw 21 killed in from all over the world. at the heart of the complex. for visiting delegates and VIPs the computer and other properties on my table,” Manager cattle raids in INDIA has banned tourists “This is not a place you Like other Sikh “gurd- on a case-by-case basis. Santosh Karunakaran told the media here. South Sudan from snapping photographs come for leisure... it is a reli- waras”, or places of worship, “We will make necessary The bank has lodged a complaint with the police, who have inside the Golden Temple, gious site where devotees come the Golden Temple also hosts a arrangements keeping in mind registered a case against 15 persons. On Wednesday, more JUBA: At least 21 people one of its most popular attrac- to pray and seek solace from community kitchen that offers the sanctity of the place,” he shops and establishments opened their shutters on compared have been killed in cat- tions, to preserve the sanctity their sorrows,” said Roop Singh, free meals to people of all faiths. said. The temple has witnessed to Tuesday and by evening even petrol pumps were functional. tle raids in eastern South of Sikhism’s holiest shrine, an chief secretary of the Shiromani Alongside the Taj Mahal, violence in recent decades. Barring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed trade union Sudan, an official told dpa official said Wednesday. Gurdwara Parbandhak Com- the Golden Temple is among In 1984, the Indian mili- BMS, all other unions supported the strike involving several on Wednesday. Despite a The governing body for mittee, which administers the India’s most recognised and tary launched an assault on demands including raising the minimum wages to Rs 18,000. recently brokered peace deal, the dazzling temple in north- site in the city of Amritsar. most popular tourism destina- the Golden Temple aimed at State-owned private buses and contract vehicles remained off cattle hustling - which often ern Punjab state said visitors Thousands of tourists and tions, attracting tens of thou- flushing out militants inside the roads but pilgrims to the Sabarimala shrine were allowed carries an ethnic component crowding for selfies and shoot- pilgrims visit the Golden Tem- sands of domestic and interna- who were demanding an inde- to proceed from all places on a limited scale. (IANS) - continues unabated in the ing videos within the centu- ple every day, marvelling at the tional visitors every year. Singh pendent Sikh homeland. troubled country. “We have confirmed 21... civilians were killed, including women and children,” said John Wayual Bol, area commissioner in Kim ends China visit as Trump summit looms New citizenship law applies to whole of Bieh state, where the raids took place on Tuesday night. AFP jing, no details have been pro- India, not confined to Northeast: Rajnath Heavily armed Murle tribal BEIJING vided by either North Korea or youth stole 200 cows. (DPA) China, with no coverage in state IANS confined to Assam or the north- Indian citizen,” the Minister KIM Jong Un’s train left Beijing media even in the nightly news NEW DELHI eastern states but will apply to said. His statement came after DR Congo braces on Wednesday after the North broadcast hours after the train’s all states and union territories. violent incidents were reported for delayed Korean leader visited his key departure. COMMENTING on the reports “The burden of these perse- from some northeastern states election results ally on a trip seen as a strategy Kim met for one hour with of violence in the northeastern cuted migrants will be shared including Assam, Tripura and session ahead of his expected Chinese President Xi Jinping states as a result of the Citizen- by the whole country. Assam Meghalaya after the Citizen- KINSHASA: The Demo- summit with Donald Trump. on Tuesday -- believed to be the ship Amendment Bill ‘19 being and northeastern states alone ship Amendment Bill, 2019 was cratic Republic of Congo Kim arrived in Beijing on North Korean leader’s birthday passed in Lok Sabha, Union would not have to bear the en- passed by the Lok Sabha on seemed poised Wednesday Tuesday for his fourth visit to -- and the two later dined with Home Minister Rajnath Singh tire burden and the government Tuesday amid objections raised to announce the results of Pyongyang’s sole major diplo- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un their wives at Beijing’s Great Wednesday informed the Rajya is committed to providing all by the opposition parties. presidential elections whose matic friend, meeting President shaking hands with Chinese Presi- Hall of the People, according Sabha that “misconception” is help to the state government Rajnath Singh said Assam repeated delays have stoked Xi Jinping and reportedly visit- dent Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. to South Korea’s Yonhap news being spread about the Bill. and the people of Assam. had been facing illegal migrant fears for the giant country’s ing a factory. The North Korean agency. “Chairman Kim Jong He said the Bill, which seeks “The purpose is that the problems for several decades stability. The election’s leader’s motorcade was spotted back to the northeast border, Un’s visit to China was at the to remove hurdles in the way of migrants facing persecution and had also witnessed an supervisors facing mount- entering the Beijing central rail- according to journalists. invitation of President Xi, of eligible migrants from six mi- anywhere in the country can agitation over the issue dur- ing pressure at home and way station on Wednesday af- The unannounced trip was course he would hold talks with nority groups from Bangladesh, apply for Indian citizenship. ing 1979-1985 which led to the abroad signalled that the ternoon, and the train departed shrouded in secrecy. Beyond him,” Chinese foreign ministry Pakistan and Afghanistan get- After that they can live in any signing of the Assam Accord keenly awaited results would shortly after on a day-long ride confirming his presence in Bei- spokesman Lu Kang said. ting Indian citizenship, was not state of the country like an on August 15, 1985. be unveiled later in the day. “Publication of provisional re- sults from presidential polls, Wednesday Jan 9,” said a banner in the press room of Election Commission. (AFP) Special SIT judge ignored evidence in Gujarat riots: Activist

Kashmir IAS officer IANS that Jafri made repeated des- says Nayar rang up the Union quits over ‘killings’, NEW DELHI perate calls to senior police Jafri’s valour Home Ministry to convey to Hindutva politics officers and other persons in it the seriousness of the situa- SPECIAL SIT court judge PB authority, “including allegedly Mander contends that Jafri tion. The Home Ministry said SRINAGAR: Kashmiri In- Desai “ignored evidence” that Chief Minister Modi”, pleading did everything within his it was in touch with the state dian Administrative Service former Congress MP Ehsan that security forces be sent to power to protect “those government and was “watch- (IAS) officer Shah Faesal Jafri, who was killed in a mob “disperse the crowd” and res- who believed that his ing” the situation. Jafri called on Wednesday said he had attack in Ahmedabad’s Gul- cue those “against whom the influence would shield again, pleading with Nayar to quit the coveted service to berg Housing Society during mob had laid a powerful siege”. them from the rage of the do something as the mob was protest against unabated the 2002 riots, did all that Mander, who quit the IAS threatening to lynch him. killings in indian-administered was possible within his power in Gujarat in the wake of the ri- mob”. Mander says Jafri In the chapter titled Kashmir and against the to protect Muslims from the ots, makes these observations begged the mob to “take “Whatever happened in Gul- marginalization of Indian “rage of the mob” and instead in his just released book, “Par- his life instead” and in a berg Society?”, Mander con- Muslims by Hindutva forces, echoed the position of then titions of the Heart: Unmaking show of valour went out tends that Jafri did everything “reducing them to second Chief Minister Narendra Modi the Idea of India”, published “to plead and negotiate” within his power to protect class citizens”. “To protest that his killing was only a “re- by Penguin. with the angry crowd. “those who believed that his unabated killings in Kashmir action” to his “action” of shoot- The 66-year-old activ- influence would shield them and absence of any credible ing at the mob, says human ist, who works with survivors from the rage of the mob”. political initiative from Union rights activist Harsh Mander. of mass violence and hunger that Jafri had desperately tel- Mander says Jafri begged the government, I have decided He says that “the learned as well as homeless persons ephoned him, “begging him mob to “take his life instead” to resign from IAS. Kashmiri judge”, who retired in Decem- and street children, goes on to contact someone in author- and in a show of valour went lives matter,” he said. (IANS) ber 2017, overlooked state- to quote the late journal- ity to send in the police or the out “to plead and negotiate” ments by surviving witnesses ist Kuldip Nayar to establish Army to rescue them”. Mander with the angry crowd. Indian human rights activist Harsh Mander. 10 Thursday, January 10, 2019 Gulf / Middle East Tunisia convicts dozens of jihadists over teen beheading Syria’s al-Qaeda gains ground in fight against rival rebels

TUNIS: A Tunisian court has convicted dozens of militants over the 2015 murder of a teenage BEIRUT: Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria has gained more ground in the ongoing fight against rival shepherd, but the vast majority remain on the run, a prosecution spokesman said Wednesday. Syrian rebels in the northern and north-western parts of the country, a war monitor reported on NEWS Mabrouk Soltani, 17, was beheaded as his sheep grazed on Mount Mghilla in central west Tuni- Wednesday. Following nine days of heavy battles, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) - Syria’s al-Qae- IN BRIEF sia. The details of the murder sparked outrage, with the victim’s cousin forced to watch and carry da branch, previously known as the al-Nusra Front - now controls “80 per cent of what was left in his head to the family home. A total of 49 people were convicted on Tuesday over the murder, the hands of Syrian rebels in north and north-western Syria,” the Syrian Observatory for Human including 45 in absentia, the prosecutor’s spokesman Sofiene Sliti said. Four were sentenced to Rights said. According to Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Observatory, HTS had a 60-per-cent death, one of whom is in custody, while the others were sentenced. (AFP) stake before the latest round of fighting began. (DPA)

6 suspects killed in raid on Shiite stronghold: Saudi Pompeo on reassurance mission AFP tion, which the statement said RIYADH had foiled a planned attack on to Iraq over Syria pullout plans infrastructure development in SIX suspects wanted over un- the Eastern Province, which BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday Turkey had committed to protecting rest in Saudi Arabia’s Shiite includes Qatif. Washington’s Kurdish allies fighting militants, during a surprise visit to Iraq to soothe concerns over the minority stronghold of Qatif Saudi Arabia’s Eastern US troop withdrawal from Syria. The remarks by US President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, on a whistle- were killed in a police raid this Province has seen bouts of un- stop tour of the Middle East, follow tensions between Washington and Ankara over the Kurds’ fate. week, the kingdom’s secret ser- rest since 2011 when protest- Turkey reacted angrily to suggestions that Trump’s plan to pull troops from Syria was conditional vice said Wednesday. ers emboldened by the Arab on the safety of US-backed Kurdish fighters who it considers terrorists. One person was lightly Spring took to the streets de- But Pompeo, speaking in the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip wounded and arrested in the manding an end to what they Erdogan had given assurances over the Syrian Kurds and the US withdrawal plan was intact. “It’s impor- “preemptive” raid on “terror- say is discrimination by the (File photo) Anti-riot police face off with protesters in Saudi Arabia’s tant that we do everything we can to make sure that those folks that fought with us are protected and ists” holed up in a house in Sunni-dominated government. eastern city of Qatif. Erdogan has made commitments, he understands that,” Pompeo told reporters. the eastern town of Jish on One of the leaders of the “He (Erdogan) talked about terrorists being an existential threat, we acknowledged that there is a Monday, a statement carried protest movement, Shiite cler- erbated sectarian tension both in 2017 seized control of a threat to Turkey from terrorists and we will be very supportive.” by the official Saudi Press ic Nimr al-Nimr, was executed across the Gulf and with Saudi restive district of Awamiya, a Before meeting officials in Iraqi Kurdistan -- whose forces have also been key allies in the fight Agency said. Five officers in 2016 on a terrorism indict- Arabia’s main regional rival, town in the Qatif region that against IS -- Pompeo visited Baghdad where he sought to reassure Iraqi officials that Washington re- were wounded in the opera- ment. Nimr’s execution exac- Shiite Iran. Saudi authorities had been a protest hub. mained committed to fighting the Islamic State group.(AFP) ‘Substantial progress’ a must to advance Yemen Crowds back Sudan prez at rally peace efforts: UN envoy as police tear gas rival protest AFP UNITED STATES UN Security Council to discuss new The rally was the first held in the capital Khartoum in support of the president since protests erupted UN envoy Martin Griffiths warned Wednesday that “sub- Yemen mission AFP stantial progress” was needed to US: The UN Security Council KHARTOUM advance peace efforts in Yemen will on Wednesday discuss a before new talks can be held on proposal for a new observer THOUSANDS of people ending the devastating war. mission to Yemen to monitor cheered Sudan’s President Addressing the Security a ceasefire and oversee a Omar al-Bashir in a show of Council, Griffiths said he was pullback of forces, diplomats support for his embattled re- still “hopeful” that negotiations said. UN Secretary-General gime in Khartoum Wednes- to follow up on a ceasefire deal Antonio Guterres outlined day, as riot police fired tear reached last month in Sweden the proposal in a letter to the gas at protesters at a rival anti- will be held “in the near future.” council after the Saudi-backed government demonstration. The Saudi-backed government government and Huthi rebels Hundreds of police of- and Huthi rebels agreed during agreed to a truce during talks ficers, soldiers and security talks in Stockholm to a ceasefire in Sweden last month. The agents, some carrying ma- in Hodeida, the rebel-held port new mission would provide for chine guns, were deployed city that is a key entry point for the initial deployment of up to around the site of the pro-Ba- humanitarian aid to Yemen. 75 monitors to the ports of shir rally in the Green Yard, a The breakthrough buoyed Hodeida, Saleef and Ras Isa, large open space in the capital. hopes of an end to the conflict, backed by additional admin- Thousands of men, women but the envoy’s statement un- istrative and security staff, and children carrying pro-Ba- derscored that the diplomatic according to the proposal. The shir banners arrived in buses gains toward peace were fragile international observers would from early in the morning, al- and the pace of progress slower “monitor the compliance of most filling the site. than anticipated. the parties to the ceasefire The rally was the first “Both sides have largely ad- in Hodeida governorate and held in Khartoum in support hered to the ceasefire and there the mutual redeployment of of the president since pro- has been a significant decrease forces from the city of Hodei- tests erupted. “This gathering in hostilities,” Griffiths told the da and the ports of Hodeida, sends a message to those who council by video-conference Saleef and Ras Isa,” accord- think that Sudan will become from Amman. ing to the document. (AFP) like other countries that have Talks are ongoing on a been destroyed,” Bashir told a redeployment of forces from cheering crowd. Hodeida, providing security in ers, that substantial progress, “We will stop anyone who the city and opening up access particularly on Hodeida of destroys our properties.” In routes to allow humanitarian course, is something that we the initial protests, which Supporters of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir gather during a rally for him in the Green Square in Khartoum, on Wednesday. (AFP) convoys to reach millions in would like to see before we erupted on December 19 in dire need of food aid, he added. reconvene the next consulta- towns and villages before people including two security had imposed a trade embargo save it,” a woman supporter A meeting will be held in tions,” said Griffiths. spreading to Khartoum, sev- personnel have been killed Crowds chanted God is great- on Khartoum in 1997. said. Bashir, who has ordered Amman next week to follow up Griffiths briefed the Secu- eral buildings of Bashir’s rul- during the demonstrations, est & “Yes, yes Bashir, we will The embargo was lifted in the police to use “less force” on an agreed prisoner swap that rity Council after a round of ing National Congress Party but Human Rights Watch has follow you” at the rally, where October 2017, but Sudanese on demonstrators, has blamed could pave the way to an airlift shuttle diplomacy in the re- were torched. put the death toll at 40, in- the president was accompa- officials including Bashir have the violence during protests of “many, many thousands” of gion including talks with rebel Angry demonstrators took cluding children. nied by his ministers continued to blame Washing- on conspirators, whom he has detainees from both sides. leaders in Sanaa and President to the streets after a govern- Crowds chanted “Allahu ton for the country’s economic not named. “It is my view and it is Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi ment decision to triple the akbar” (God is greatest) and woes. Dressed in a khaki shirt “Those who conspired shared by the leadership of in Riyadh on shoring up the price of bread at a time when “Yes, yes Bashir, we will fol- and around the rally site. and trousers and waving his against us and planted trai- both parties, but also oth- ceasefire deal. the country faces an acute low you” at the rally, where “Those who tried to de- trademark cane, a smiling tors amongst us are those shortage of foreign currency the president was accompa- stroy Sudan... put conditions Bashir greeted the crowd as who carried out arson attacks and 70 percent inflation. nied by his wife and a group on us to solve our problems, men and women whistled and and caused damage,” he told a Analysts have described of ministers. I tell them that our dignity is waved flags. group of soldiers on Tuesday the protests as the biggest As soon as Bashir arrived, more than the price of dol- “We are with our leader be- at an army base in the town of threat yet to Bashir’s regime. mobile phone networks and lars,” Bashir said in an appar- cause our brothers want to de- Atbara, where the first protest Authorities say at least 19 the internet were shut down in ent dig at Washington, which stroy our country, but we will erupted last month.

Ex-Israeli minister faces 11 years in jail over ‘spying’ for Iran TEL Aviv: A former Israeli min- the country after being convicted Wednesday as the case remains zens with ties to Israel’s security living in Nigeria, was transferred ister is set to be sentenced to in 2005 of attempting to smug- largely under a gag order. The and foreign relations sectors to to Israel in May at the request of 11 years in prison for spying for gle 32,000 chocolate-covered Jerusalem District Court will hear Iranian agents posing as “inno- Israeli police after being denied Iran. The Israeli Justice Ministry ecstasy pills. In June, Israeli se- arguments for the 11-year sen- cent business officials,” the Shin entry to Equatorial Guinea due to announced Wednesday that a curity agency Shin Bet revealed tence both sides agreed to next Bet said. The Shin Bet accused his criminal conviction. plea deal had been struck with Segev had been arrested and month. Shin Bet accused Segev Segev of passing information to The former minister alleg- Gonen Segev, who served as indicted for acting as an agent of being recruited by Iranian intel- Iran on Israel’s energy market, edly communicated with Iranian energy minister from 1995 to on behalf of Iranian intelligence. ligence officers in 2012 through security sites, and officials in agents through an encrypted 1996, to serve the prison time. The Justice Ministry gave the Iranian embassy in Nigeria. political and security bodies to messaging system and visited (File photo) UN envoy Martin Griffiths walks in a hotel lobby before meeting He has long been disgraced in few details in its statement on He tried to connect Israeli citi- his handlers. Segev, who was Iran twice for meetings. (DPA) the delegation of the Government of Yemen in Geneva, Switzerland. UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’ AFP quest of Saudi embassy offi- Department of Home Affairs rival. The father met with the On Sunday Qunun said BANGKOK cials, barring her from trav- confirmed in a statement. UNHCR Wednesday morn- her family was “abusive” and elling on to Australia where The department said it would ing and spoke with Surachate once locked her in a room for THE UN has said an 18-year- Qunun said she had intended “consider this referral in the in the afternoon for an hour, six months just for cutting her old Saudi woman who fled to claim asylum. usual way, as it does with all the immigration head said at hair. Fleeing them while travel- her family is a legitimate refu- But armed with a phone, UNHCR referrals”. a press conference. He denied ling in Kuwait throws her into gee and has asked Australia she barricaded herself into an Australian officials have abusing or threatening her, conflict with Saudi Arabia’s to resettle her, Canberra said airside hotel room and fought strongly hinted that Qunun’s and told Surachate that Qu- “guardianship” system, which Wednesday, as the Twitter-led back -- live-tweeting her fears request will be accepted. nun had “freedom”. allows male family members campaign to grant her asylum of deportation in a campaign “If she is found to be a “He wants to take his to make decisions on behalf of edged towards resolution. that swiftly galvanised interna- refugee, then we will give very, daughter back home, her female relatives, she said. Rahaf Mohammed al- tional support and prompted a very, very serious considera- mother fell sick after hearing That makes it “100 percent” Qunun was stopped by au- sharp U-turn by Thai officials. tion to a humanitarian visa,” her daughter ran away,” Sura- certain she would be killed by thorities at Bangkok’s main Qunun is now in the care health minister Greg Hunt Thai immigration chief Surachet Hakparn (centre) speaks during a chate said. Qunun’s father told her family if she was returned airport as she arrived on a of the UN’s refugee agency in had said before the UN deter- press conference in Bangkok, on Wednesday. (AFP) the UNHCR about his objec- to Saudi, she added. Footage flight from Kuwait at the Bangkok, which is processing mination was public. Qunun’s tions to her fleeing and would released by Thai immigration weekend after running away her case. desperate tweets ricocheted She only joined the social but Qunun “refused to see” remain in Thailand until a shows Abdulilah al-Shouaibi, from her family, who she says “The UNHCR has re- across social media with the media site at the start of this them, according to Thai im- decision was made, Surachate Saudi embassy charge d’affaires subjected her to physical and ferred Ms Rahaf Moham- #SaveRahaf hashtag drawing month but has quickly racked migration police chief Sura- said, adding that this might in Bangkok, complaining in a psychological abuse. med Al-Qunun to Australia an outpouring of support but up more than 100,000 follow- chate Hakparn, who has been come on Thursday. A UNHCR meeting Tuesday with Sura- Thailand initially said it for consideration for refugee also the bile of some hardlin- ers. Her father and brother ar- caught up in the international representative said “the pro- chate that Qunun’s smartphone would deport her at the re- resettlement,” Australia’s ers in her native country. rived in Bangkok on Tuesday, firestorm since Qunun’s ar- cess is still ongoing”. should have been confiscated. Europe / Americas Thursday, January 10, 2019 11

Trump threatens to axe emergency Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects global Pentagon Papers whistleblower wins fire aid for California migration pact Swedish rights prize WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he RIO de Janeiro: Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro reaf- STOCKHOLM: Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, NEWS is cutting emergency federal aid sent to help California after firmed his rejection of a global migration pact, saying deci- a former US military analyst who exposed Washington’s secret IN BRIEF devastating wildfires unless the Democratic-led state gets its sions about who was able to come into his country need to be war plans for Vietnam in 1971, won the 2018 Olof Palme hu- “act together.” “Unless they get their act together, which is “sovereign.” His comments, posted in a series of messages man rights prize on Wednesday. Ellsberg, 87, was honoured for unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a on his Twitter account, reinforced Bolsonaro’s declaration that his “profound humanism and exceptional moral courage,” the disgraceful situation in lives & money!,” Trump tweeted. (AFP) he was going to pull Brazil out of the migration compact. (AFP) jury said in a statement. (AFP)

US Justice Dept’s Rosenstein, protector Trump campaign firm pleads guilty in Facebook data case of Mueller probe, to step down: Media An attorney representing initially informed the US pro- Cambridge Analytica has been fined £15,000 Facebook has admitted the UK Information Commis- fessor who made the request for AFP and securing convictions of that Cambridge Analytica sioner’s Office (ICO) media his personal data, David Carroll: WASHINGTON three former top Trump aides. ($19,100) for violating UK data laws -- a political advisory that regulator told the court that “You have no right to make (a “I know the deputy at- ran Trump’s digital out- Cambridge Analytica man- data access request) -- any more US Deputy Attorney General torney general had always AFP It then strategically tar- aged to gather what amounted than a member of the Taliban Rod Rosenstein, who has planned to stay around two LONDON geted them with political ads reach -- used an app to to 81 billion printed pages of sitting in a cave in the remotest protected the Russia collu- years. He would like to help and produced detailed polls collect the private details data about Facebook users. corner of Afghanistan”. sion investigation from at- with the transition,” said A UK consultancy working on that allegedly helped Trump of 87 million users with- Investigations by The One of its executives later tacks by the White House White House spokeswoman Donald Trump’s US election score an upset victory over out their knowledge Guardian and The New York told the ICO that he did “not ex- and Republicans, plans to Sarah Sanders on Wednesday. campaign pleaded guilty and Democratic hopeful Hillary Times published a year ago pect to be further harassed with step down after the expected Rosenstein made the sur- was fined by a London court Clinton, which spawned a web prompted the ICO to seize this sort of correspondence”. confirmation of William Barr prise appointment of Muel- on Wednesday over its refusal of investigations. euros) and required to pay Cambridge Analytica’s com- The company’s guilty plea as attorney general, US me- ler to lead an independent to release personal data it se- Cambridge Analytica around £6,000 in court costs. puters and servers as part of was also carefully crafted. dia reported on Wednesday. investigation into whether cretly hoovered off Facebook. pleaded guilty of failing to Wednesday’s hearing in a their own probe in March 2017. Cambridge Analytica ad- The move would come as Trump’s election campaign The social media giant comply with a UK media regu- tiny courtroom in the residen- The firm has since gone mitted to a “failure to comply the investigation of Special colluded with Moscow in the has admitted that Cambridge lator’s order to release the in- tial outskirts of London was a into administration. But with (an ICO) enforcement Counsel Robert Mueller in- 2016 presidential election on Analytica -- a political advisory formation it had on a US pro- test case that provided a glimpse Wednesday’s hearing showed notice”. But the plea notes that creasingly focuses on Presi- May 17, 2017. That came eight that ran Trump’s digital out- fessor who demanded to know into a scandal that has rocked that Cambridge Analytica is “this prosecution does not re- dent Donald Trump and his days after Trump, angered reach -- used an app to collect what the company knew about Facebook’s reputation and pro- still putting up a fight. late to nor suggest misuse of inner circle, after issuing in- over the looming probe, fired the private details of 87 million him -- and how. It was fined vided more work for US Special An ICO attorney said the data or any potential action dictments for 33 individuals FBI director James Comey. users without their knowledge. £15,000 ($19,100, 16,700 Counsel Robert Mueller. London-based company had relating thereto”. UK protesters Stranded migrants join France’s British PM suffers ‘yellow vest’ disembark in Malta bandwagon as EU deal reached AFP Muscat said that of the to- AFP fresh Brexit defeat VALLETTA tal of 298 migrants, 176 would LONDON be sent to Germany, France, MPs press May to expedite plan B if lawmakers reject the agreement in a vote next week NEARLY 50 migrants strand- Portugal, Ireland, Romania, RIVAL demonstrations are ed at sea for weeks aboard Luxembourg, the Netherlands planned in Britain this week- two rescue ships arrived in and Italy. end as groups from opposite Malta on Wednesday after the Another 78 will be allowed ends of the political spectrum island nation reached a deal to stay in Malta, and 44 Bang- try to emulate the ‘yellow vest’ with other EU member states, ladeshi migrants will be sent protest movement that has re- ending a standoff that rights back to their country. cently swept France. groups branded “shameful”. Those pulled to safety The left-wing ‘People’s As- “An ad hoc agreement has by the two rescue ships had sembly’ activist group has invit- been reached,” Malta Prime been unable to disembark be- ed thousands of people to wear Minister Joseph Muscat told cause of a diplomatic deadlock yellow vests at an anti-austerity journalists, adding that the “Britain is broken” march in deal also included a decision “An ad hoc agreement has central London on Saturday. on the fate of 249 rescued mi- “See you on the streets grants already on the island. been reached,” Malta’s PM and don’t forget your #Yel- The 49 migrants, including Muscat told journalists, lowVests,” the group -- which a baby and several children, adding that the deal also is demanding a general elec- were rescued by two boats on included a decision on the tion to end the ruling Conserv- December 22 and 29 while at- fate of 249 rescued atives’ programme of austerity tempting the dangerous Medi- -- wrote on its Facebook page. terranean crossing from North migrants already in Malta Africa to Europe. But with no country allow- among EU member states, de- Brexit-supporting activists ing them to dock, they were spite an appeal by Pope Fran- have signalled their intent left stranded off the coast of cis on Sunday. to hold demonstrations in Malta, suffering sea sickness “The past weeks have not British cities, including the and dehydration, with some been Europe’s finest hour... capital, under the banner briefly refusing food and an If human values and solidar- onboard doctor warning of ity are not upheld, then it is ‘#YellowVestUK’ psychological stress. not Europe,” said EU migra- There were ecstatic cheers tion commissioner Dimitris The event is also hosted on board the Sea-Watch 3 Avramopoulos. by other liberal organisations when a crew member told Amnesty International’s targeting different causes, in- them “we have a safe port, it’s Southern Europe researcher cluding “Stand Up To Racism” over”, according to a video Elisa De Pieri said the time which is protesting govern- tweeted by the German NGO taken to reach a decision on ment policies towards refugees. Prime Minister Theresa May during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. (AFP) Sea Watch International. the migrants’ fate was “shame- Meanwhile right-wing, The migrants arrived in ful”. “The dangerous, unseem- Brexit-supporting activists AFP It was the second setback told the Commons. after Brexit to avoid border Malta on Wednesday afternoon ly spectacle of politicians bick- have signalled their intent to LONDON in as many days for the prime “So we’re going to have to checks with Ireland. after being transferred from ering whilst women, men and hold demonstrations in Brit- minister, after MPs voted late look at what are the available The government has now the Sea-Watch 3 and Dutch- children are stranded in a sea ish cities, including the capi- BRITISH MPs voted on Tuesday to deny the govern- options that realistically are offered guarantees to devolved flagged Albrecht Penck ships to of cruel indifference, must not tal, under the banner ‘#Yel- Wednesday to force Prime ment certain taxation powers still on the table.” politicians in the province over Maltese coastguard vessels. be repeated,” she said. lowVestUK’. Minister Theresa May to quick- in a no-deal scenario -- an- The parliamentary ma- the operation of the backstop, Anti-European Union pro- ly set out an alternative plan other attempt to avoid such an noeuvres came at the start of and on the free flow of trade testers wearing yellow vests, for Brexit if she loses a crucial outcome. five days of debate on the deal between Northern Ireland and some emblazoned with Brit- vote on her EU withdrawal deal Speaking to MPs earlier, May struck with the EU last mainland Britain. Italy police arrest 15 for illegal ain’s Union Jack flag, have next week, in a second parlia- May said: “The only way to November, which has been But DUP deputy leader Ni- migrant smuggling from Tunisia staged several small protests mentary defeat in 24 hours. avoid no deal is to vote for strongly opposed from law- gel Dodds said the proposals disrupting traffic in London in The House of Commons the deal.” But her spokesman makers on all sides. were “meaningless and cos- ROME: The Italian police said on Wednesday they had arrested 15 recent months. voted to reduce the time the added: “If that were not to She set out further clarifi- metic”. people, including a suspected extremist, for smuggling migrants A group sparked a firestorm government has to outline a take place... we would respond cations she hopes will win over May is also seeking assur- from Tunisia to Sicily. this week by assailing pro-EU ‘plan B’ from 21 days to three quickly and provide certainty her own Conservative MPs ances on the operation of the The migrants would each pay about 2,500 euros (2,880 dollars) figures in Westminster on Mon- if, as expected, lawmakers re- on the way forward.” Opposi- and Northern Ireland’s Demo- backstop from European lead- for the illegal transfers on speedboats, and some were fugitives day, which included chanting ject the Brexit agreement in a tion Labour spokesman Keir cratic Unionist Party (DUP), ers, which she hopes to deliver from Tunisian justice, the Carabinieri police said in a statement. “Nazi” at prominent Remain vote on Tuesday. Starmer said MPs could then which props up her govern- before the vote next week, al- According to the ANSA news agency, one Tunisian migrant supporting MP Anna Soubry Members of May’s own start debating alternatives ment in parliament. though they say they will not alerted police about the illegal activities, also telling investigators during live TV interviews. Conservative party led the re- to her plan -- and raised the The most controversial reopen the deal. that terrorism suspects were among those smuggled into Sicily. They also then harangued volt amid fears that the cur- prospect of delaying Brexit. element of the agreement is The prime minister has al- In their statement, the Carabinieri only said that one of the her and political commen- rent timetable takes Britain “I actually genuinely think the “backstop” arrangement, ready postponed the vote once arrested was charged with terrorism-related offences because he tators outside parliament, too close to crashing out of the we can’t do it on March 29 this which could see Northern Ire- -- in December -- to avoid de- used to spread Islamist propaganda on social networks. prompting calls for more pro- European Union on March 29 year. It’s simply not viable, for land continue to follow certain feat by MPs, but has insisted The arrested were also charged with cigarette smuggling, Italian active policing of the activists. with no deal at all. so many practical reasons,” he European Union trade rules next week’s will go ahead. police said. (DPA)

Macedonian parliament begins final debate on Two dead, six survive avalanches as snow pummels Europe name change DPA Near the Austrian town By the time they ar- Although few major prob- BELGRADE: Around 100 peo- MUNICH of Mariazell, a 62-year-old rived, the victim had already lems were reported in the ple gathered on Wednesday teacher died after he lost a been freed from the snow by snow-pummeled mountain in front of the Macedonian SKI outings turned into life- ski and then fell off a steep his companions, who were regions of Germany and Aus- parliament to protest the or-death experiences in the cliff into a forest, according to equipped with search equip- tria, some small communities change in the country’s name Austrian Alps and Slovakian police, where he was buried ment, but all attempts by his worried about where they’re that lawmakers were due to mountains on Wednesday as head down in the snow. companions and paramed- going to get their next meal, begin debating for the last two people died, while six pu- He was taking his class on ics to revive the unconscious as the storm cut them off time before sealing a ground- pils survived an avalanche in an outing at the time. His pu- man were unsuccessful, the from the outside world. breaking deal with Greece. separate incidents. pils were unable to pull him out mountain rescue service said. Residents of the German The protesters oppose On both sides of the Ger- without risking the same fate. At the Austrian Wildkogel village of Jachenau had to the deal to rename the man-Austrian border, schools A 40-year-old skier was resort, six German teenag- rely on a lorry for a delivery of country the Republic of North had to close, cars were stuck buried in an avalanche and ers emerged alive after being food. Downed trees have made Macedonia, accusing Social in traffic - if they could even killed in northern Slovakia swept away by the edge of an it impossible for them to get to Democratic Prime Minister get out of the driveway - and on Wednesday, the mountain avalanche. stores, local officials said. Zoran Zaev of betraying na- residents were on the alert for rescue service HZS reported. Two of the 16 and 17-year- Similarly, about 350 resi- tional interests and history. roofs that might cave in under The man, a local, was the old skiers were completely dents of Buchenhoehe, part The start of the debate the weight of dozens of centi- only member of a group of buried, two were partially of the southern German city was postponed until the late metres of snow. tourists to be carried away by stuck in the snow, and two of Berchtesgaden, will have to afternoon. Zaev earlier prom- The German Weather the avalanche. Because the were hit by the snow but not rely on trucked-in food deliv- ised to muster the two-thirds Service (DWD) forecast snow weather conditions did not al- buried, according to police. ery because the only road lead- majority among the 120 without break through next low a helicopter mission, the Fellow members of their ing to the neighbourhood has lawmakers to seal the deal. Tourists wait on a closed road after heavy snowfall near Obertauern, week, primarily in the Alpine mountain rescuers could only group and other skiers immedi- been cut off by snow and fallen There have already been two Austria, on Wednesday. (REUTERS) region. reach the site on foot. ately located and rescued them. trees, a regional official said. votes in the process. (DPA) India to grow 7.5% www.facebook.com/QatarTribune during 2019-20, www.youtube.com/QatarTribuneChannel says World www.twitter.com/Qatar_Tribune Bank PAGE 14 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019

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QSE rises 76.28 Higher hydrocarbon production, points as oil gains SATYENDRA PATHAK percent in the share price of DOHA Qatar Fuel (Woqod). infra projects to boost growth The insurance sector FOLLOWING most of the and the industrial sector, regional markets, Qatar which gained 1.68 percent Stock Exchange (QSE) too and 0.71 percent respective- Qatar’s GDP is expected to reach $219 bn in 2023 from $172 bn in 2018: FocusEconomics report made good gains as oil ly, were also vital in lifting prices rose 2 percent on the main index higher. SATYENDRA PATHAK optimism over US-Chinese With a gain of 0.48 per- DOHA Positive trade talks on Wednesday. cent, the banking sector was The QSE main index also instrumental in sup- HIGHER hydrocarbon pro- growth gained 76.28 points, 0.73 porting the main index. duction and infrastructure percent, to 10,535.13 points Market capitalisation projects will continue to sup- O The GDP per capita in at the close of trade on of the bourse increase to port Qatar’s growth in the Qatar to increase from Wednesday. QR605.3 billion on a day years to come, FocusEconom- $61,827 in 2018 to The index was lifted that saw value of shares ics has said in its latest report. $77,112 in 2023 mainly by gains in Qatar traded witness an impres- According to FocusEco- Islamic Bank and Indus- sive rise to QR1.13 billion nomics Consensus Fore- O Qatari riyal will continue tries Qatar, which rose 1.8 from QR301.3 million in cast - Middle East & North to be pegged at $3.64 in percent and 1.2 percent re- the previous session. The Africa for January, Qatar’s the years to come spectively. volume of shares traded, economy accelerated in the The day saw five of the however, decreased to 14.67 third quarter with strong seven sector indices close million from 17.78 million growth in the construction, ing years, it said. in the positive territory. on Tuesday. accommodation and food ser- While the merchandise The consumer goods and Out of the 43 stocks vices sub-sectors. exports from the country are services sector led the sec- traded, 26 gained as both Looking to the fourth expected to rise from $84.5 tor indices with a gain of foreign and Qatari institu- quarter, the report said, trade billion in 2018 to $108.5 bil- 1.93 percent on the back of tional investors remained data for October and Novem- lion in 2023, the report said, an impressive jump of 3.59 bullish through out the day. ber paints a positive picture, merchandise imports would with exports and the trade increase from $32.9 billion surplus rising by double digits in 2018 to $52.7 billion in the in annual terms. Moreover, same year. foreign reserves continued to FocusEconomics, a lead- rise in November, it said. ing provider of economic On the political front, ap- analysis, has also forecast that MoTC, QFC sign proval of the 2019 budget Qatar would witness a sustained increase in both imports and exports in coming years, the report said. Qatar’s trade balance would forecasts the first fiscal sur- rise from $51.6 billion in 2018 plus since 2014, the report and 2.7 percent in 2020. report said. tinue to rise from the current to $55.8 billion in 2023. MoU to boost said. The country’s gross do- The report has also indi- level and reach up to 5.67 per- The report has also pro- “Looking ahead, growth mestic product (GDP) is ex- cated that inflation would re- cent by 2020. After 2020, the jected that Qatar’s current ac- should be supported by high- pected to reach $219 billion main around 2 percent for the report said, overnight lending count balance will account for Qatar’s digital er hydrocarbon production in 2023 from $172 billion in next three years. rate will witnesses a down- 8 percent of the total GDP in and infrastructure projects. 2018, the report said. The GDP per capita in ward trend and decline to 4.47 2018 and rise to 8.8 percent However, volatile commodity “Prices fell 0.2 percent Qatar will also increase from percent in 2023. in 2019. tech industry prices are downside risks,” the year-on-year in November, $61,827 in 2018 to $77,112 in Qatari riyal will continue Qatar’s current account report said. slightly less than the 0.3 per- 2023, the report said. to be pegged at $3.64 in the balance turned positive to FocusEconomics panelists cent decrease in October. Our According to the annual years to come, the report said. $6.4 billion in 2017 and is ex- forecast 2.9 percent growth panelists expect inflation to data released as part of the The country would witness pected to rise to $13.7 billion in 2019, which is unchanged return and average 2.2 per- report, the overnight lending a sustained increase in both in 2018 and $17.5 billion in from last month’s estimate, cent in 2019 and 2020,” the rate in the country would con- imports and exports in com- 2013, the report said. N-KOM holds steel-cutting ceremony for 1st offshore living quarters fabricated in Qatar

MOTC’s Assistant Undersecretary for Digital Society Development Affairs Reem al Mansoori and QFC CEO Yousuf Mohamed al Jaida at a memorandum of understanding signing event in Doha on Wednesday.

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK towards that end such as the DOHA Smart Qatar Programme (TAS- MU) and relevant innovation THE Ministry of Transport and research areas through the and Communications (MoTC) sharing of knowledge among and the Qatar Financial Centre stakeholders. (QFC) have signed a memoran- Economic development dum of understanding (MoU) is also another area of focus for cooperating in all areas through promoting and at- related to the technological tracting global e-commerce and economic development and e-commerce-related tech- of Qatar and the development nology companies and driving Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) employees at an event to mark the steel-cutting ceremony for A view of N-KOM’s offshore rigs. of a culture of innovation and digital investments in Qatar offshore living quarters entrepreneurship in all sectors jointly through initiatives the of society. two parties organise. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK for N-KOM but also for Qa- facilitates the transfer of top- and API Spec. Q1 (9th edi- Signed at MoTC office on Mansoori said, “This MoU DOHA tar, as this is the first such tier international engineer- tion), as well as by the Amer- Wednesday, the MoU aims will offer a significant platform offshore fabrication to be ing expertise, cutting-edge ican Society of Mechanical at supporting the activities for constructive cooperation NAKILAT-KEPPEL Offshore wholly-constructed locally. technologies and operational Engineers (ASME) for ‘U, or projects that help raise the and a broader and more prag- & Marine (N-KOM) success- With N-KOM’s solid experi- know-how in providing the U2, PP, S’ stamps and the digital industry’s contribution matic coordination towards fully held a steel cutting cer- ence in handling offshore fab- highest quality standards National Board R stamp. to the Qatari GDP. what we aim for. emony for the first offshore rication projects, and Rosetti and services towards the suc- These accreditations are a The two parties will also “Qatar is committed to living quarters to be fabri- Marino’s expertise in the field 4,700 MT cessful delivery of testament to the stringent in- work together on improving building a smart, vibrant and cated in Qatar, at the world- of EPC services, we are confi- An estimated 4,700 metric this project. ternational safety and quality the competitiveness of the local robust ICT sector as one of the class Erhama Bin Jaber Al dent in delivering the project tonnes (MT) of structures will “As such, we can not only standards to which the ship- digital sector and supporting fundamentals for a knowledge- Jalahma Shipyard. in a safe, timely and efficient demonstrate the Rosetti yard adheres, N-KOM said in the activities aimed at attract- based economy. Today’s MoU The project was awarded manner, towards supporting be fabricated by N-KOM as Group’s core values and ca- the statement. ing local and international is a key step toward benefiting to N-KOM by Rosetti Ma- the growth of Qatar’s oil and part of the project, comprising pabilities, but also have the Aside from its ship repair investments and companies, from QFC’s expertise and vis- rino, a leading Italian com- gas industry.” of jacket and piles, as well as opportunity to significantly and conversion business, N- MoTC said in a statement. ible support for Qatar’s digital pany providing engineering, An estimated 4,700 met- a topside for the offshore contribute towards the de- KOM has built up a proven The MoU was signed by and technological industry procurement and construc- ric tonnes (MT) of structures platform. velopment of the country’s track record for offshore fab- MoTC’s Assistant Under- agenda. tion (EPC) services to the will be fabricated by N-KOM oil and gas sector.” rication projects, with clients secretary for Digital Society “We will work together to energy industry worldwide, as part of the project, com- N-KOM is well equipped such as Qatar Petroleum, Development Affairs Reem al improve potential and compet- a press statement said on prising of jacket and piles, as to meet the demands of in- to undertake a variety of off- QatarGas, Woqod, OXY, Mansoori and QFC CEO You- itiveness through the TASMU Wednesday. well as a topside for the off- creased operational require- shore fabrication projects, Technip, Gulf Drilling Inter- suf Mohamed al Jaida. Digital Valley, specialised Rossetti Marino was shore platform. ments, the statement said. with an extensive fabrication national, Qatar Primary Ma- As per the MoU, the two e-commerce programmes and awarded the EPCIC (Engi- The new offshore plat- Rosetti Marino Group area of 190,000 square me- terials Company and Maersk parties will support digital Smart Qatar Programme.” neering, Procurement, Con- form is intended to accom- CEO Oscar Guerra said, “We tres and more than 300 qual- Oil (Qatar) among others. development in the field of Jaida said, “We are proud struction, Installation and modate an additional 90 strive to add value towards ified and skilled in-house Adding value to Nakilat’s information and communica- to work closely with the Commissioning) contract for persons on board and will be the creation of a vibrant oil professionals. integrated business, N-KOM tion technology and its adop- MoTC to further advance the the fabrication of a brand- linked via six bridges to the and gas industry for Qatar, To date, N-KOM has continues to be a strategic tion in Qatar for high priority technological and economic new offshore living quarters existing complex, thereby in- and to generate greater op- completed more than 850 addition toward elevating segments of society such as the development of Qatar. By and refurbishment of an ex- creasing the total accommo- portunities for valuable part- marine and offshore projects Qatar’s energy, shipping and youth, entrepreneurs, startups, increasing the digital indus- isting platform with modern dation capacity of the plat- nerships with local players at its facility in Ras Laffan In- maritime industry to greater SMEs and others. try’s contribution to Qatar’s facilities for a local offshore form to 152 persons. of the oil and gas sector as dustrial City. heights. This in turn further The MoU has special areas GDP we can help improve the complex in the North Field. Expected to be completed outlined in Qatar’s National The facility is certified strengthens Nakilat’s vision of focus. All of them fall in the competitiveness of the sector, Nakilat CEO Abdullah al by mid-2020, the additional Vision 2030. by the American Petroleum to be a global leader and pro- context of developing the digi- thereby attracting both local Sulaiti said, “This ceremony accommodation capacity will “This strategic co-opera- Institute (API) for ISO 9001, vider for energy transporta- tal and technological industry and international investments, marks a milestone not only enable the offshore platform tion between us and N-KOM ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 tion and maritime services. as well as the programmes and which remains the key man- projects that MoTC execute date of the QFC.” Economy & Business Thursday, January 10, 2019 13 Oil rises 2% on US-China trade talk optimism REUTERS LONDON

OIL prices climbed 2 percent on Wednesday as the exten- sion of US-China talks in Beijing raised hopes that the world’s two largest econo- mies would resolve their trade standoff. US West Texas Interme- diate (WTI) crude oil futures CLc1 were at $50.84 per barrel at 1220 GMT, up $1.06, or 2.13 percent, the first time this year that WTI has topped $50. International Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $1.14, or 1.94 percent, at $59.86 per barrel. Both crude price bench- marks added to Tuesday’s 2 percent gains and have now been on the rise for eight straight days - their longest rally since June 2017. “After a dreadful Decem- ber for risk markets, crude oil continues to catch a positive vibe,” said Stephen Innes at futures brokerage Oanda in Singapore, citing tensions be- tween the superpowers which have cast a pall over the world economy. Qatar Chamber also discussed Hamad Port’s issue on stopping the receipt of bitumen since November 22, 2018. The trade talks in Bei- jing were carried over into an unscheduled third day on Wednesday, amid signs of pro- gress on issues including pur- QC discusses plans to develop chases of US farm and energy commodities and increased US access to China’s markets. “Talks with China are go- ing very well!” US President business environment in Qatar Donald Trump tweeted, with- out elaborating. State news- paper China Daily said on vember 22, 2018. closed containers. Wednesday that Beijing was Meeting focuses on plans to reduce shipping charges and ways The committee agreed to Director of Hamad Port The committee agreed to keen to put an end to its trade consult with the concerned Captain Abdul Aziz Al Yafei consult with the concerned dispute with the United States, to facilitate delivery of incoming containers to ports authorities to facilitate the said the port stopped import- authorities to facilitate the but that any agreement must procedures for the import ing bitumen due to the inabil- procedures for the import of involve compromise on both QNA reduce shipping charges and Municipality, Mwani Qatar of bitumen ity of industrial ports in Qatar bitumen. The participants also sides. Stephen Brennock, ana- DOHA the ways to facilitate the deliv- and the General Directorate to do so such as the ports of agreed to hold a joint meeting lyst at London brokerage PVM ery of incoming containers to of Traffic from the Ministry of Mesaieed and Ras Laffan. with representatives of ship- Oil, warned against excessive QATAR Chamber discussed ports. The Services Commit- Interior. work on the development of He then referred to Law. ping companies and Interna- optimism. a number of plans to develop tee organised a meeting at the The meeting was also at- business environment plans No 30 of 2002 on the import tional Federation of Freight “Buyers have placed all the business environment in chamber which was attended tended by representatives and follow up on them. of carbohydrates, which states Forwarders Associations (FIA- their betting chips on the US Qatar and reviewed the obsta- by representatives from the from a number of shipping They also discussed Ham- that it is prohibited to import TA) to discuss the criteria for and China resolving their cles. Ministry of Transport and and trade companies. ad Port’s issue on stopping the such materials except through determining the prices of ship- trade spat,” he said. It also discussed plans to Communications, Ministry of The attendees agreed to receipt of bitumen since No- industrial ports or through ping services. “A failure to secure a meaningful breakthrough in the coming days will therefore spark a turnaround in senti- ment. It is also worth noting that the global economic out- Number of building permits issued in Qatar falls 0.3% in Dec look continues to darken,” he added. QNA percent), Al Da’ayen (23 per- 119 permits (18 percent), and the month of December 2018, Shamal 7 certificates (2 per- DOHA cent), Al Wakrah (3 percent) Al Da’ayen municipality with according to their geographi- cent). and Doha (2 percent) saw de- 69 permits (10 percent). cal distribution, Al Rayyan In terms of type of cer- THE number of building per- clining number of permits. The rest of the munici- municipality was at the top of tificates issued, data indi- mits issued in December 2018 Meanwhile, Al Sheehaniya palities were as follows: Umm the municipalities where the cates that the new building Apple reduces declined 0.3 percent, official (140 percent), Rayyan (17 per- Slal 48 permits (7 percent), Al Municipality number of building comple- completion certificates (resi- data showed on Wednesday. cent), Al Shamal (14 percent), Sheehaniya 36 permits (5 per- tion certificates issued were dential and non-residential) production The Planning and Statis- and Umm Slal (4 percent) cent), Al Shamal 25 permits (4 of Al Rayyan 94 certificates (29 percent) constitute 74 percent (244 tics Authority has released the saw increase in the number of percent) and finally Al Khor of the total issued certificates certificates) of the total build- plan for new monthly Statistics of Building building permits. 24 permits (4 percent). Building permits issued during while municipality of Doha ing certificates issued during Permits and Building Comple- Building permits issued In terms of type of permits the month of December, came in second place with 72 the month of December 2018 iPhones by 10% tion certificates issued by all during the month of Decem- issued, data indicates that the according to their geographical certificates (22 percent) fol- while the percentage of addi- REUTERS municipalities in Qatar. ber, according to their geo- new building permits (resi- distribution, showed that lowed by municipality of Al tional certificates constituted NEW YORK The data is considered an graphical distribution, showed dential and non-residential) municipality of Al Rayyan comes Wakrah with 55 certificates 26 percent (84 certificates). indicator for the performance that municipality of Al Rayyan constitute 54 percent (368 at the top of the municipalities (17 percent) and Al Da’ayen Villas topped the list ac- APPLE Inc, which slashed its of the construction sector, had the highest number of permits) of the total build- where the number of building municipality with 49 certifi- counting for 52 percent (110 quarterly sales forecast last which makes a significant building permits issued with ing permits issued during the permits issued were 200 cates(15 percent). certificates) of all new resi- week, has reduced planned contribution to the national 200 permits, which was 30 month of December 2018, permits, ie, 30 percent of the The rest of the municipali- dential buildings completion production for its three new economy. percent of the total issued per- while the percentage of ad- ties were as follows: Umm Slal certificates, followed by hous- iPhone models by about 10 The decrease in the num- mits. Al Wakrah municipality ditional permits constituted total issued permits 30 certificates (9 percent), Al ing loans certificates by 41 percent for the January-March ber of building permits was came in second place with 156 42 percent (286 permits) and Khor 11 certificates (3 per- percent (87 certificates) and quarter, the Nikkei Asian Re- across the country’s different permits (23 percent) followed fencing permits with 3 percent As for building comple- cent), Al Sheehaniya 10 cer- apartment buildings by 5 per- view reported on Wednesday. municipalities. Al Khor (56 by municipality of Doha with (23 permits). tion certificates issued during tificates (3 percent), and Al cent (11 certificates). That rare forecast cut ex- posed weakening iPhone de- mand in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market, where a slowing economy has Building boom turning to bust Huawei introduces reverse charging capability of Mate 20 Pro also been buffeted by a trade war with the United States. as Turkey’s economy slows TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK of mind while their devices Many analysts and con- DOHA are plugged in. Not only has sumers have said the new iP- AFP still unconvinced by the readi- it taken the industry by sur- hones are overpriced. MUDURNU ness of the government under HUAWEI, the iconic global prise with its numerous ways Apple asked its suppliers President Recep Tayyip Er- tech brand, introduced the re- to keep juice in an already very late last month to produce DEEP in a provincial region of dogan to tackle underlying eco- verse charging capability of its large battery’s tank, the Hua- fewer-than-planned units of northwestern Turkey, it looks nomic issues. newly launched Huawei Mate wei Mate 20 Pro also integrates its XS, XS Max and XR mod- like a mirage -- hundreds of lux- The villas close to the town 20 Pro. several other great features els, the Nikkei reported, citing ury houses built in neat rows, centre of Mudurnu in the Bolu By addressing a gap in the from an extremely smooth sources with knowledge of the their pointed towers some- region are intended to resemble technological industry, run- user-experience, to an excep- request. where between French chateau European architecture and are ning out of smartphone battery tional 40MP Leica Triple Cam- The request was made be- and Disney castle. part of the Sarot Group’s Burj Al while taking videos, pictures or era with a Wide Angle Lens fore Apple announced its fore- Meant to provide luxurious Babas project. connecting with friends and and In-screen Fingerprint – in cast cut, the Nikkei said. The accommodations for foreign But the development of 732 family – Huawei demonstrat- a bid to win over users with its bleaker sales outlook, which buyers, the houses are however villas and a shopping centre -- ed one of the several game- numerous practical, efficient Apple attributed to weak Chi- standing empty in what is any- which began in 2014 -- is now changing features from its and innovative characteristics. na demand, triggered a broad thing but a fairytale for their in- in limbo as Sarot Group has highly successful Huawei Mate The camera enables users sell-off in global stock mar- vestors. sought bankruptcy protection. 20 Pro. to take picturesque, wide angle kets. The ambitious development It is one of hundreds of The smartphone supports shots where an entire skyline Market research firm Can- has been hit by regional tur- Turkish companies that have 15W Huawei Wireless Quick The smartphone supports 15W Huawei Wireless Quick Charge, the or skyscraper could fit into one alys estimates shipments fell moil as well as the slump in the done so as they seek cover from Charge, the industry’s fast- industry’s fastest wireless charging solution. shot. 12 percent in China last year Turkish construction industry creditors and to restructure est wireless charging solution The lens also allows mac- and expects smartphone ship- -- a key sector -- as the country’s their debts. and Wireless Reverse Charge, offering the fastest wireless will then start charging. Other rophotography, through which ments in 2019 to dip another 3 economy heads towards what - Driving force -Sarot Group which enables the Huawei charging in the industry. The smartphone brands have yet to photos of objects shot as close percent, to below 400 million could be a hard landing in an filed for bankruptcy protection Mate 20 Pro to charge any Huawei Mate 20 Pro features implement this option, as it is as 2.5cm turn out crisp clear. for the first time since 2014. intensifying downturn. after some of their Gulf custom- other device supporting Qi, re- the world’s first Wireless Re- extremely handy and crucial to Adding practicality to innova- Overall planned produc- After a long period of solid ers could not pay for the vil- gardless of its brand. verse Charging. every modern day smartphone tion, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro tion volume of both old and growth, Turkey’s economy con- las they had bought as part of Besides its gigantic This highly futuristic and user. In terms of safety, the integrates one of the largest new iPhones is likely to be tracted 1.1 percent in the third the $200 million (175 million 4200mAh battery that can last revolutionary feature is just as Huawei Mate 20 Pro is certi- smartphones on the market – cut to a range of 40 million to quarter, and many economists euros) project, Sarot’s deputy through an entire day of exten- impressive as it is practical. It fied by TUV Rheinland, a Ger- 4200mAh. 43 million units for January- expect it will enter into reces- chairman, Mezher Yerdelen, sive usage, the Huawei Mate enables the Huawei Mate 20 man certification organization A pioneer in several depart- March period, from an earlier sion this year. said. So far, $100 million has 20 Pro features a 40W Huawei Pro to act like a wireless power following some of the world’s ments, this smartphone is rais- projection of 47 million to 48 The country has been hit by been spent on the project. SuperCharge, which helps top bank for any other device sup- strictest safety standards. The ing the bar for the industry as million units, the Nikkei re- high inflation and a currency “Some of the sales had to be up the battery to 70 percent in porting Qi. device is ensured to charge a whole by truly understanding ported, citing one source fa- crisis in August. The lira lost 28 cancelled,” Yerdelen told AFP, only 30 minutes. A user can activate this fea- both quickly and safely while users’ needs and catering to miliar with the situation. percent of its value against the after the company sold 351 vil- It also supports a 15W ture by placing their phone on maintaining a low tempera- them with the safest and most Apple did not respond to a dollar in 2018 and markets are las to Arab investors. Huawei wireless fast charge, top of another device, which ture, so users can have peace advanced technologies. Reuters request for comment. 14 Thursday, January 10, 2019 Economy & Business India to grow 7.5% during 2019-20, US, China trade talks make says World Bank Reforms, credit rebound propel progress but hurdles remain economy that is growing fastest in world

IANS percent in fiscal year 2019-20 Extension of talks by a day interpreted by some as progress, others say talks were UNITED NATIONS as consumption remains ro- bust and investment growth ‘arduous’; the two warring sides maintain silence after talks FUELLED by policy reforms continues, and as (economic) and rebound in credit, India’s activity benefits from recent REUTERS economy is forecast to expand policy reforms and a rebound BEIJING by 7.5 percent during the 2019- in credit.” 20 fiscal year and retain its For the 2020-21 and 2021- CHINESE and US teams end- position as the fastest growing 22 fiscal years, the GEP has ed trade talks in Beijing on major economy in a world of projected a growth rate of 7.5 Wednesday that lasted longer slowing growth, according to percent. The World Bank’s 7.5 than expected and officials said the World Bank. percent growth projection for details will be released soon, The Bank’s Global Eco- the next fiscal year is slightly raising hopes an all-out trade nomic Prospects (GEP) report higher than the 7.4 percent war that could badly disrupt released on Tuesday kept the made by the International the global economy can be forecasts made for India in its Monetary Fund last October. avoided. June report for the next fiscal But the GEP’s estimate of The talks were extended year and the 7.3 percent esti- 7.3 percent for the current fis- into an unscheduled third day, mate for the current fiscal year, cal year falls between India’s showing both sides were “seri- up from 6.7 percent recorded Central Statistics Office (CSO) ous”, China’s foreign ministry figure of 7.2 percent and the said. The World Bank’s 7.5 per- Reserve Bank of India’s 7.4 Share prices jumped in Asia cent growth projection for percent. China’s growth rate and markets in Europe and the was estimated to be 6.5 per- United States were expected the next fiscal year is slight- cent last year and forecast to to follow suit as the longer ly higher than the 7.4 per- be 6.2 percent this year and the talks fueled optimism that the cent made by the next, and going down further world’s largest economies were International Monetary to 6 percent in 2021. inching toward an agreement. Fund last October In South Asia, Pakistan’s Ted McKinney, US under growth rate is forecast to fall secretary of agriculture for drastically from last fiscal trade and foreign agricultural in 2017-18. year’s 5.8 percent to 3.7 per- affairs, said the US trade del- However, it warned that in cent this fiscal year “as finan- egation would return to the South Asia, the upcoming elec- cial conditions tighten in the United States later on Wednes- tion cycle “elevates political un- face of rising inflation and day after a “good few days”. certainty in the region”. external vulnerabilities”. In “I think they went just fine,” “The challenging political 2019-20 it is forecast to re- McKinney said of the talks. environment could adversely bound to 4.8 percent. “It’s been a good one for affect the ongoing reform Bangladesh grew faster us,” he told reporters at the agenda and economic activity than India with 7.9 percent delegation’s hotel, without in some countries,” it added. in the last fiscal year “driven elaborating. The GEP presented a mainly by private consump- Speaking at a daily news gloomy outlook for the world tion and supported by remit- briefing, Chinese foreign min- as a whole: Growth was pro- tance inflows”, the report said. istry spokesman Lu Kang con- jected to slow to 2.9 percent for But its growth is forecast to fall firmed both sides had agreed to the current year, down from to 7 percent in the current fis- extend the talks beyond Mon- the estimated 3 percent for cal year. Releasing the report, day and Tuesday as originally the last year and to grow only the Bank’s Chief Executive Of- scheduled. Under Secretary for International Affairs David Malpass of the US Department of the Treasury and other members of the US trade delegation to by 2.8 percent in the next two ficer Kristalina Georgieva said: Asked if that meant the China, return from talks to a hotel in Beijing. (REUTERS) years. “At the beginning of 2018 the talks had been difficult, Lu It blamed trade tensions global economy was firing on said: “I can only say that ex- jin, editor of the Global Times, significantly. Beijing has retali- make any “unreasonable con- and slowdown in manufactur- all cylinders, but it lost speed tending the consultations published by the ruling Com- Tough positions ated in turn to US tariffs. cessions” and any agreement ing for the pessimism. during the year and the ride shows that the two sides were munist Party’s official People’s But as meetings wound must involve compromise on The report said: “India is could get even bumpier in the indeed very serious in conduct- Daily. O If no deal is reached by down in Beijing on Tuesday both sides, state newspaper the forecast to accelerate to 7.5 year ahead. ing the consultations.” “The two sides will release March 2, Trump has said evening, Trump tweeted: China Daily said on Wednes- This week’s meetings are messages at the same time on he will proceed with raising “Talks with China are going day. the first face-to-face talks since Thursday morning Beijing tariffs to 25 percent from very well!” The paper said in an edi- US President Donald Trump time,” Hu said. 10 percent on $200 billion The US team is led by Dep- torial that Beijing’s stance re- News and Chinese President Xi Jin- The extra day of talks came worth of Chinese imports uty US Trade Representative mained firm that the dispute ping agreed in December to amid signs of progress on is- Jeffrey Gerrish, and includes harms both countries and dis- in brief a 90-day truce in a trade war sues including purchases of US O China is keen to put an under secretaries from the US rupts the international trade that has roiled global financial farm and energy commodities end to its trade dispute with Departments of Agriculture, order and supply chains. markets. The editor of a state- and increased access to China’s the United States but will Commerce, Energy and Treas- In what was widely seen as Japan court rejects Ghosn release bid run Chinese newspaper said in markets. ury, as well as senior officials a goodwill gesture, China on a social media post he expected However, people familiar not make any ‘unreason- from the White House. Tuesday issued long-awaited TOKYO: A Japanese court on Wednesday rejected a bid by China and the United States with the negotiations told Reu- able concessions’ Vice Commerce Minister approvals for the import of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn to end his detention over to release statements early on ters on Tuesday the two sides Wang Shouwen heads the vice five genetically modified crops, alleged financial misconduct, a day after he denied all accusa- Thursday. were further apart on Chinese ministerial level talks for Chi- which could boost its purchas- tions in a dramatic court appearance. “From what I know, the structural reforms that the If no deal is reached by na, though Vice Premier Liu es of US grains as farmers de- Ghosn’s lawyers had appealed to the court to free the auto trade talks, though arduous, Trump administration is de- March 2, Trump has said he He, a top economic adviser to cide which crops to plant in the tycoon, claiming at a special hearing in a Tokyo court there were conducted in a pleasant manding in order to stop al- will proceed with raising tariffs Xi, made an appearance at a spring. were no grounds for his detention, which has now lasted more and candid atmosphere. Nei- leged theft and forced transfer to 25 percent from 10 percent meeting on Monday. On Monday, Chinese im- than 50 days. ther side has made a briefing, of US technology, and on how on $200 billion worth of Chi- China is keen to put an porters made another large But the court batted off the request, saying in a terse because the US delegation is on China will be held to its prom- nese imports, at a time when end to its trade dispute with purchase of US soybeans, their statement: “The request to cancel the detention filed by Mr. the plane now,” wrote Hu Xi- ises. China’s economy is slowing the United States but will not third in the past month. Ghosn’s lawyers yesterday... was rejected on January 9.” Ghosn stands accused of under-reporting his income in documents to investors, apparently in response to criticism that he earned too much. (AFP) Global markets upbeat on China-US trade talks China’s passenger car sales fall for first time in over 20 years Upbeat sentiment has this boost the stock market.” After as officials from China and the European markets’ rally follows taking a battering in Decem- US hunkered down for trade BEIJING: China’s annual passenger car sales fell last year week sent investors back ber and suffering a shaky start negotiations in Beijing that for the first time in more than 20 years as the trade war with gains in Asia and Wall Street into equities, which are tra- to 2019, confidence is slowly were extended into a third day. the US rocked consumer confidence and Beijing reined in car ditionally regarded as a returning to equity trading Trump on Tuesday described financing channels. AFP adding about one percent. riskier bet floors. them as going “very well”. Passenger car sales fell to 22.4 million vehicles in 2018, That followed strong gains Federal Reserve boss Je- Bloomberg also reported down 5.8 percent from a year earlier, data from the China Pas- REUTERS across Asia and overnight on rome Powell provided the White House sources as say- senger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Wednesday. LONDON Wall Street. rel level,” said analyst David platform for a rally last week ing Trump is keen to get a deal In December sales plummeted 19.2 percent from a year Upbeat sentiment has this Cheetham at brokerage XTB. when he said the US central done in order to boost stock earlier, the CPCA said. The slumping market has hit China’s GLOBAL markets rallied week sent investors back into “A third day of US-China bank had no “pre-set” plan for markets, which he regards as a manufacturing sector, which contracted last month for the first Wednesday on renewed opti- equities, which are tradition- talks has provided greater lifting interest rates and was gauge of his success. time in more than two years, according to official data. mism over talks on the China- ally regarded as a riskier bet. hope of a de-escalation in the “listening” to markets, sig- The Wall Street Journal Beijing’s bruising trade war with Washington comes as it US trade war, while oil prices “There’s been further trade tensions between the nalling that the pace of hikes said the two sides were mov- grapples with a slowing domestic economy -- growth is expect- were energised by fading sup- gains seen in risk assets... with world’s two largest econo- could slow this year. ing in the right direction, with ed to have eased to around 6.5 percent in 2018, down from ply and demand concerns. stocks building on their recent mies -- with people close to Fear of higher borrowing China ready to buy more US 6.9 percent in 2017. (AFP) Europe’s major stock mar- gains while Brent crude has (US President) Donald Trump rates was a major cause of last goods and services, while fur- kets rose strongly, with Frank- notched a three-week high suggesting he is getting more year’s stocks losses. The mood ther talks at cabinet level were furt, Paris and London each back above the $60 a bar- keen to strike a deal in order to among dealers held this week being lined up next week. Foreign funds inflows trump volatility as Indian stocks rise Eurozone unemployment falls IANS 35,980.93 points. It had opened the rupee has lost over 75 paise. MUMBAI Choppy market at 36,181.37 and touched an in- On the other hand, Brent to a decade-low in November tra-day high of 36,250.54 and a crude futures rose to around DESPITE heavy volatility, O Sensex crossed the low of 35,863.29 points. $59 per barrel. “Technically, AFP was recorded in Germany at fresh inflows of foreign funds 36,000-mark while the NSE “The market started on a with the Nifty moving up fur- BRUSSELS Eurostat said the jobless 3.3 percent, according to Eu- and buying interest in FMCG, Nifty50 reclaimed the positive note but took some ther, traders will need to watch rate in the single currency rostat. banking and realty stocks lifted 10,850-level session caution ahead of major quar- if the recent gains can sustain UNEMPLOYMENT in the eu- area fell to 7.9 percent in The highest rate was in the Indian equity market for terly results scheduled tomor- in the near term. Further up- rozone fell in November, data November, a 10-year low Greece with 18.6 percent in the fourth straight session on O The Indian rupee stood row. In totality with expectation sides are likely once the imme- showed on Wednesday, as job- September, the latest avail- Wednesday. weaker by 26 paise at Rs of a breather from the US-China diate resistances of 10,870 are lessness in Europe neared pre- and down from a revised able figure. Spain was on 14.7 Accordingly, the BSE 70.46 per dollar from its meeting which concluded today taken out,” said Deepak Jasani crisis levels. 8.0 percent for the previ- percent. Sensex crossed the 36,000- previous close of 70.20 led the market to close on a of HDFC Securities. Eurostat said the jobless ous month In the full 28 countries of mark while the NSE Nifty50 positive bias,” said Vinod Nair, “Crucial supports to watch rate in the single currency area the European Union, the un- reclaimed the 10,850-level. The Head of Research, Geojit Finan- for resumption of weakness is fell to 7.9 percent in Novem- employment rate stood at 6.7 rise came after a sharp dip in the day. Investors expect a posi- cial Services. “Buying interest at 10,815.” ber, a 10-year low and down rate before the 2007-08 finan- percent in November, stable the mid-afternoon session. tive outcome from the three- has been seen across sectors led Investment-wise, FIIs from a revised 8.0 percent for cial crisis, when it stood at 7.5 compared to a month earlier, The domestic investor senti- day talks. Index-wise, the Nif- by private banks, IT and FMCG bought Rs 276.14 crore while the previous month. percent. Eurostat said. ment was boosted by firm glob- ty50 rose by 53 points or 0.49 while PSU banks declined due DIIs bought stocks worth over Unemployment in the euro At the worst of the ensuing This remains the lowest al markets and expectations of percent to settle at 10,855.15 to profit booking post recent Rs 439.67 crore on Wednesday. area has been falling steadily debt crisis in 2013, unemploy- EU-wide number since meas- healthy corporate earnings for points. gains.” Stock-wise, the top gain- since it fell below the symbolic ment reached a record 12.1 urements began in 2000, with the October-Deceber quarter. The Sensex closed at The Indian rupee stood ers on Sensex were Axis Bank, threshold of 10 percent in Sep- percent in the euro area. the Czech Republic, closely Globally, investor sentiment 36,212.91 points, higher by weaker by 26 paise at Rs 70.46 ITC, Tata Motors, Bharti Aitel, tember 2016. Among the 19 single cur- linked to Germany’s economy, was upbeat after the US-China 231.98 points or 0.64 percent per dollar from its previous HDFC which inched up in the With the latest data, un- rency countries, the lowest un- at a tiny 1.9 percent unem- trade talks concluded during from the previous close of close of 70.20. In just two days range of 1 to 3 percent. employment nears the average employment rate in November ployment rate. www.guide.com.qa  Thursday January 10, 2019

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Qatar’s Bassam al Rawi (No. 15) scores off a free kick for his team’s first goal in the 65th minute against Lebanon in the opening Group E match of Asian Cup 2019 at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. (REUTERS) Bassam, Almoez strike in Al Annabi’s 2-0 win over Lebanon

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QATAR showed patience and maturity to pick up a 2-0 win over a determined and well- organised Lebanon at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium as Felix Sanchez’s side notched up an opening victory in Group E of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 on Wednesday evening. Second-half goals from Bassam Al Rawi and Almoez Ali gave the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts all three points at the end of a challenging en- counter to move Sanchez’s team level on three points with Saudi Arabia at the top of the early standings. Recently crowned AFC Player of the Year Abdelkarim Hassan was left on the bench by Sanchez as the Spaniard Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Thani, President of the Qatar started Al Rawi at left-back, but Football Association, with other officials at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup the 25-year-old was to make an Group E preliminary match between Qatar and Lebanon at the Hazza impact later in the game. Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, UAE, on Wednesday. (EPA-EFE) The two teams fought out Qatar’s defender Bassam al Rawi (left) and forward Almoez Ali (right) celebrate after scoring the first and second goals respectively against a tight and absorbing opening Lebanon in the opening Group E match of Asian Cup 2019 at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on Wednesday. (AFP) hand of Mehdi Kahlil. they added a second with 11 quarter of the game, with few With Hassan giving Qa- minutes remaining. Hassan’s opportunities as the defences to celebrate with his team- In an opening period of Two minutes after the free-kicks in succession, with tar added thrust down the driving run created space for dominated. Indeed, it took mates after slotting Hassan few chances, it was Lebanon hour mark, Hassan was finally Maatouk booked for handling flanks and Abdelaziz Hatem Afif and, when the winger re- until the 37th minute for fans Maatouk’s corner into the Qa- who looked more likely to introduced from the bench for the ball at the first, and Mi- bringing tenacity to midfield ceived the ball, his centre found of either side to have any- tari goal, only for the sound of score, with Maatouk pulling Abdulkareem Al Ali and with- odrag Radulovic’s team was when he replaced Karim Bou- Hatem, whose shot was saved thing to cheer for when the the Lebanese fans to drown the trigger on an effort of his in three minutes the Qataris made to pay a heavy price as diaf, Sanchez’s side carried by Kahlil. But Ali was on hand Lebanese thought they had out referee Ma Ning’s whistle own just before half-time, had taken the lead when Al Al Rawi sent a dipping curling the greater threat as the game to roll the ball into the empty taken the lead. with the Chinese official blow- but his scissor kick flew high Rawi struck. right-footed effort over the wall wore on. net to ensure a winning start to Ali Hamam raced off ing for a foul on Tarek Salman. over the bar. Referee Ma awarded two and beyond the outstretched So it was no surprise when the campaign for Qatar. AFC threatens ‘pirate entity’ Coach Sanchez’s master move that did the trick broadcasters BeOutQ AYENI OLUSEGUN But the big leap for Al An- DPA legal action in Saudi Arabia DOHA Sanchez kept 2018 AFC Qatar coach Felix nabi came in the 62nd min- ABU DHABI and is working alongside Asian Player of the Year Sanchez during ute when Abdelkarim Hassan other sports rights owners IN what was Qatar coach Abdelkarim Hassan on the the match against made his tournament bow. SAUDI Arabian broadcaster that have also been affected FELIX Sanchez’s first major bench at the start much to Lebanon on The powerful left back BeOutQ is being threatened to protect its interest. test on the global stage, the the surprise of many. The Wednesday. (AFP) made his presence felt with with legal action by the gov- “The AFC will continue Spaniard showed he had some daring runs down the left erning body AFC for stream- to support its commercial tricks up his sleeve as he made big leap for Al Annabi came causing some trouble for Leb- ing the ongoing Asian Cup in and broadcast partners by notable changes in the second in the 62nd minute when anon’s Ali Hamam. the United Arab Emirates. protecting their contractual half of the AFC Asian Cup the player took to the field. Qatar opened their ac- “The Asian Football rights,” it added. opener against Lebanon. count two minutes later and Confederation (AFC) today Qatar-based BeIN sports Sanchez kept 2018 AFC Almoez sealed the win with a condemns issued a state- has the exclusive rights to Asian Player of the Year Ab- power and hunger Hassan simple tap in after good work ment condemning the pi- broadcast the Asian Cup in delkarim Hassan on the bench provides down the left. down the left from Hassan, rate entity named ‘BeOutQ’ the region and is no stranger at the start,much to the sur- After a lethargic first half Afif and Hatem. that continues to illegally to conflict with BeOutQ. prise of many despite the from the 2022 FIFA World One would expect Hassan to broadcast the AFC Asian The Saudis have pre- Al Sadd left back arguably Cup hosts, Karim Boudiaf – regain his starting spot against Cup UAE 2019,” a state- viously broadcast events enjoying the best form of his who captains Al Duhail – cut North Korea on Sunday and ment said on Wednesday. such as the World Cup and career for club and the country. a shadow of the assured and more is expected from captain “The AFC has already Formula One races without His replacement Abdulka- composed midfielder that he Hassan al Haydos and winger instructed counsel to take having the rights to do so. rim Salem who is no scrub, is and was replaced by the ex- Akram Afif, who seemed to be however, lacked the pace, perienced Abdulaziz Hartem. overwhelmed by the occasion. 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AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 India coach strikes confident note ahead of clash with hosts IANS But unfortunately, he did not ABU DHABI have much game time recently. You put Jeje in the position and BEFORE taking on hosts he will score for you. I was so United Arab Emirates (UAE) happy that he scored the goal in their second match of the against Thailand. He deserves AFC Asian Cup 2019 here on to get the goal, especially at this Thursday, India coach Ste- level,” the coach said. phen Constantine stressed “They are a physical, as that the “game is played on the well as a skilful side. I am not pitch, not on paper.” worried about our fitness. We “We know all the three have to play our best game to games are going to be very get the result,” he added. tough. There’ll be no easy game Sunil Chhetri, who added Results at this level. But we’ll go toe-to- another two to his internation- toe with them. A game is not al goal tally in the last outing, Group F: Japan 3 (Osako played on paper, but on the also earned huge plaudits from 56, 60, Doan 71) pitch. The UAE are the hosts the coach. The two goals took Turkmenistan 2 (Amanov and will be under pressure. It’s him to 67, surpassing Lionel understandable they will go for Messi in the highest scoring ac- 26, Atayev pen 79) all three points,” Constantine tive player’s list. Uzbekistan 2 (Ahmedov said on the eve of the game. “Sunil has always given 34, Shomurodov 86) UAE are currently ranked everything whenever he has Oman 1 (Al-Ghassani 72) 79th in the FIFA rankings, and played for the National Team. I Group E: Qatar 2 they have been on the winning can’t complain about this. He is side on eight occasions against there to do his job and his job (Bassam al Rawi 65, India out of the 13 matches is to score goals. He has a phe- Almoez Ali 79) Lebanon 0 played between the two sides. nomenal scoring record and India have won thrice. we’re better with him in the Yuya Osako (right) of Japan celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F preliminary match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. (EPA) The last encounter be- team,” the coach remarked. tween these two sides which “Against Thailand, we gave took place at the Ambedkar the ball away too many times Stadium in New Delhi in 2011 which put the opposition in had ended in a 2-2 draw, with an advantageous position. We the last goal being scored by have to look after the ball bet- Japan survive fright Jeje Lalpekhlua. ter. I feel we started a bit nerv- Constantine was all praise ous. Some young boys were too for the Mizo striker. eager to press. We can’t repeat against Turkmenistan “Jeje is a very good player. it against UAE.” Yuya Osako scores twice in Blue Samurai’s thrilling 3-2 comeback win AFP have not had it all their own The Blue Samurai have The Werder Bremen In Wednesday’s other AL AIN way at this Asian Cup. arguably the best pedigree striker put Japan in front Group F fixture, in Sharjah, “The first match is always in the competition after four minutes later, tapping Eldor Shomurodov was the YUYA Osako’s quickfire dou- a bit special and we expected reaching the last 16 of last into an empty net after Yuto hero for Uzbekistan as he ble spared Japan’s blushes a battle,” said Japan coach year’s World Cup and were Nagatomo’s dinked pass struck four minutes from against lowly Turkmenistan Hajime Moriyasu, who was not expected to be troubled over goalkeeper Mammet time to grab a 2-1 win. as Uzbekistan’s late winner relieved to get off to a win- by Turkmenistan, the world Orazmuhammedow. Shanghai SIPG midfield- saw off Oman at the Asian ning start in Group F. number 127. Doan added a deflected er Odil Ahmedov fired the Cup on Wednesday. “Obviously we’re happy But Turkmen captain third after 70 minutes, but White Wolves ahead on 34 Arslan Amanov’s first-half to get the three points but we Amanov put the heavy under- Atayev smashed in a penalty minutes with a low free kick rocket raised the prospect of have a lot of things to work on dogs ahead after 26 minutes nine minutes later to ensure that pierced the Oman wall a titanic upset of the four- for the next game.” in Abu Dhabi, unleashing a more anxious moments for and crept past goalkeeper time champions but Osako’s Earlier in the opening ferocious long-range drive the Japanese. Faiz Al-Rushaidi. brace restored order before group games, defending that arrowed into the top “I was actually surprised Oman’s Muhsen al Ghas- Ritsu Doan appeared to make champions Australia were corner. how well we did in the first sani levelled midway through the game safe. shocked 1-0 by Jordan, South Osako produced a smart half,” said Turkmenistan the second half but as full However, Ahmet Atayev Korea laboured to a 1-0 win turn and finish inside the box coach Yazguly Hojageldiyew. time loomed, Shomurodov buried a penalty 11 minutes over the Philippines and to equalise for Japan 10 min- “We lost our way a bit in shrugged off the attentions from time before Japan sur- China needed an own goal to utes into the second half after the second half, but we’re not of two defenders and beat India’s coach Stephen Constantine gives instructions to his players vived to win 3-2, a further spark their 2-1 comeback win sustained pressure from the out of it yet. We’ll give every- Al Rushaidi at his near post to during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A game against Thailand at reminder that the big teams against Kyrgyzstan. former champions. thing in the next two games.” clinch victory. the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday. (AFP) KAS Eupen seal loan 2022 WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS Iniesta apologises over move for Al Duhail’s Dutch legend Neeskens blackface photo post AFP Day celebration also known as Msakni until season-end praises Qatar’s plans TOKYO Epiphany, which is widely cel- ebrated in Spain. IKOLI VICTOR the six-time QNB Stars League BARCELONA legend An- The midfielder, who lifted DOHA champions. dres Iniesta has apologised 32 major trophies and made The QFA player of the year after posting a photo on so- 674 appearances for Catalan ASPIRE-OWNED KAS Eupen has been capped 49 times by his cial media with two people in giants Barca, joined Vissel of Belgium have signed Tu- national team and has scored blackface as part of Epiphany Kobe in May, calling his J- nisian international Youssef nine, including a hat-trick celebrations. League move an “important Msakni in a shock loan-move against Guinea as Tunisia quali- The 34-year-old superstar career challenge”. from QNB Stars League cham- fied for the World Cup after a who currently plays at Japan’s The Spain icon’s decision pions Al Duhail until the end of 12-year absence. Vissel Kobe had no intention to choose Vissel arguably rep- the season on Wednesday. The move to Belgium came “to upset anyone by display- resents Japanese football’s Msakni had been out with as a surprise considering the ing that photo,” according to biggest transfer coup, with a cruciate ligament injury that 28-year-old was on the radar of a statement by his agency sent many top players now moving saw him miss the World Cup English Premier League clubs to AFP on Wednesday. to cash-rich Chinese clubs in with Tunisia was injured dur- Brighton, Watford and Cardiff “He would like to apologise the twilight of their careers. ing Al Duhail’s 5-2 victory over City. to those people who may have It also came as a timely Al Sailiya in the Qatar Stars KAS Director General Chris- felt offended,” the statement boost to the J-League, which League (QSL). toph Henkel said: “Thanks to said. used to attract luminaries such The Tunisian striker fin- the good contacts of KAS Eupen Iniesta’s picture on Twit- as Brazilian great Zico and for- ished as second top scorer in with Al Duhail SC and the desire ter and Instagram posted on mer England star Gary Linek- the league with 25 goals - one of Msakni to play in Europe, we Former Netherlands football star Johan Neeskens at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy office Sunday showed his family and er when it began in 1993, but behind teammate and Morocco managed to sign this top player at the Al Bidda Tower in Doha on Tuesday. a group of people in costumes, has struggled to attract mar- international Youssef El Arabi. until the end of the season. Of taking part in the Three Kings quee players in recent years. His injury dealt a significant course, signing him gives us TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK – a unique tactical style which months. blow to the club’s campaign in the opportunity to intensify our DOHA involves any outfield player He said: “I recently the AFC Champions League, attack. Contrary to our original taking over the role of any watched Qatar draw against where they were eliminated by plan to stop making any further TWO-TIME FIFA World other player in the team. Total Iceland and beat Switzerland Iran’s Persepolis in the quarter- transfers, we were delighted to Cup finalist Johan Neeskens Football meant the Dutch be- – and they played very good Higuain poised to complete finals. take this opportunity.” praised Qatar’s preparations came famous for their classy football. Switzerland then beat The Al Duhail talisman can Meanwhile, the Belgian club for 2022 during a recent visit style – though it marginally Belgium 5-2, so this shows Chelsea move: Reports be used both in the position of arrived in Doha on Tuesday for to Doha. failed to bring success, with how much Qatar has been im- the left wing and in the middle their winter training at the As- Neeskens, who starred the Netherlands losing succes- proving. AFP club, who would take over Mi- of the centre. Since his arrival pire Academy. They will play for the Netherlands in both sive World Cup finals to West “The World Cup can give MILAN lan’s option to eventually make in 2013, he has scored 69 goals Iranian giants Persepolis in a the 1974 and 1978 tourna- Germany and Argentina re- so much – especially if the host the deal permanent. in 103 league appearances for friendly at Aspire on Sunday. ments, took a tour of the Leg- spectively. nation is performing well – so AC Milan striker Gonzalo Milan paid 18 million euros acy Pavilion at Al Bidda Tower After hearing about Qatar’s I hope Qatar can keep it up. Higuain has “agreed terms” ($20.75 million) to sign him on alongside Gijs de Jong, Gener- infrastructure projects and I also hope the Netherlands and is set for an imminent loan, with a clause to make the al Secretary of the Royal Dutch legacy programmes, Neeskens qualifies for 2022 and we fi- move to Premier League club deal permanent for a further 36 Football Association (KNVB). said: “You have four years to nally win the tournament!” Chelsea, Italian sports daily million euros. The visit coincided with the go but what you have already De Jong was also im- Gazzetta Dello Sport reported Higuain had his most suc- KNVB signing a memorandum achieved – and what you’re pressed with Qatar’s prepara- on Wednesday. cessful season under Sarri, of understanding with the Qa- still planning – is very impres- tions – particularly plans to Higuain joined Milan on a breaking the Serie A goalscor- tar Football Association. sive.” donate stadium infrastructure season-long loan from Juventus ing record with 36 goals in the Famous for being the sec- Neeskens continued: “I to developing countries after in July with an option to make 2015/16 campaign. ond ‘Johan’ alongside Johan think it is amazing how you the tournament. the deal permanent, but he has He scored 91 goals dur- Cruyff, Neeskens won three want to show the world what “I’ve been very impressed struggled to settle at San Siro, ing his three years at the club successive European Cups you can achieve because the by all the preparations,” said scoring eight goals in all com- before moving to Juventus in playing alongside Cruyff at ideas are unbelievable – from de Jong. “The stadium models petitions. 2016 when the Turin club acti- Ajax, before the pair moved the stadiums to the accom- look good and the distances “Chelsea have an agreement vated his 90 million-euro buy- to Barcelona to claim further modation, such as the desert are so short between venues. with Higuain to take him imme- out clause. honours, including the Eu- camps and cruise ships.” The legacy part is also very diately,” Gazzetta reported. He scored 40 league goals ropean Cup Winners’ Cup. Neeskens also believes important. It’s a good idea to The 31-year-old Argentina in two seasons for them, but left During this spell, the Dutch Qatar’s national team is on help other parts of the world international reportedly wants for Milan in the last close season Youssef Msakni of Al Duhail signs a loan deal to Belgium club KAS national team developed its the right track after a string and to get everyone involved to join his former Napoli coach after Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival Eupen at the Aspire Academy in Doha on Wednesday. famous ‘Total Football’ brand of positive results in recent in the tournament.” Maurizio Sarri at the English in Turin. 18 Thursday, January 10, 2019 Sports Barty dumps Halep out of Sydney in second round 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens falls to Kazakh qualifier Yulia Putintseva DPA SYDNEY

WORLD number one Simo- na Halep and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens both crashed out of the Syd- ney International in the second round on Wednesday. Stephens, who also made an early exit from last week’s Brisbane International, was stunned 3-6, 7-5 (7-4), 6-0 by Kazakh qualifier Yulia Putint- seva. The world number five won Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard shoots for a basket over Atlanta the first set handily and opened Hawks DeAndre Bembry during their NBA game at Scotiabank Arena the second with a break. How- in Toronto on Tuesday. (USA TODAY SPORTS) ever her game crumbled as Putintseva became more aggressive and forced Ste- Raptors, Nuggets phens to a tiebreak which the number 44 then won, before crushing a demoralized Ste- phens in the third set. grab narrow wins “I am very happy that I kept on fighting, kept on believing,” said Putintseva, who will face as Warriors cruise Kiki Bertens of the Nether- lands in the quarter-finals. AFP game,” Jokic said. “I love that Earlier on Wednesday Ha- LOS ANGELES shot because I cannot dunk. lep went down in straight sets It was a little bit more tight. to Australia’s Ash Barty, 6-4, THE Toronto Raptors kept the (Bam) Adebayo was right 6-4. pressure on in the NBA East there, I got a heavy knee in It was the first competitive race Tuesday as Serge Ibaka’s my charley horse. We won the match for Halep - who received late dunk made the difference game -- that’s the most impor- a first-round bye - since she re- in a scrappy 104-101 victory tant thing.” tired from the 2018 season at over the Atlanta Hawks. Denver improved to 27- the end of September due to a Ashleigh Barty of Australia celebrates her win over Simona Halep of Romania at the Sydney International tennis tournament at Sydney Olympic There was late drama also 12 and remained one game in back injury. Park Tennis Centre on Wednesday. (EPA-EFE) for Western Conference lead- front of two-time defending Despite her loss, the ers Denver in Miami, where champions Golden State, who 27-year-old Romanian told re- moment, because I didn’t play current ranking of 15. Nuggets star Nikola Jokic cruised to a 122-95 victory over porters she was optimistic. matches, but tennis is good, so “It all depends here if I’m capped another triple-double the New York Knicks in Oak- “I think it was a great match I just have to believe in myself gonna have a dynamic start with a go-ahead floater in the land, California. after almost four months since more.” I think it was a great match and get some points it’s gonna waning seconds in the visitors’ Golden State star Klay I played one full match, (at the) World number 15 Barty, after almost four months be very crucial and very impor- 103-99 victory. Thompson’s 43 points included US Open. I think I played a who has already been vocal since I played one full tant for the Australian Open,” And it was close in Oklaho- seven three-pointers. Stephen good level of tennis,” she said. about her desire to break into match, (at the) US Open. I he said. ma City, where the Minnesota Curry chipped in 14 points and She also said she had suf- the top ten, said the result, think I played a good level Home favourite Alex de Timberwolves edged the Thun- 14 assists and Kevin Durant fered “no pain” from her back which sends her into a quarter Minaur comfortably defeated der 119-117 in Ryan Saunders’ had 24 points, six assists and and that though she perhaps final against either Belgium’s of tennis. Reilly Opelka of the United first game as Minnesota’s inter- six rebounds as the Warriors hadn’t now had enough match Elise Mertens or Estonia’s An- Simona Halep States 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), setting up im coach after Tom Thibodeau snapped a three-game home preparation before the Aus- nett Kontaveit, was “obviously a last eight match against fel- was abruptly fired on Sunday. skid. tralian Open gets under way very satisfying.” Greek rising star and num- low Australian Jordan Thomp- Toronto coach Nick Nurse, on Monday, she did not regret “I completely respect and Former Wimbledon cham- ber one seed Stefanos Tsit- son. whose Raptors improved to Noel hurt in Thunder loss taking time off. 100 per cent respect Simona,” pion Petra Kvitova meanwhile sipas, who was also given a “I think I got lucky today, a league-leading 31-12 -- one In Oklahoma City, Minne- “I took a longer break be- she added. wrapped up the day’s action first-round bye, meanwhile de- Reilly’s an incredibly tough game in front of Milwaukee sota’s Andrew Wiggins scored cause I needed it. Also mental- “She’s done amazing things shortly after midnight, 7-6 (7- feated Argentina’s Guido An- opponent and it’s pretty heard in the East -- admitted it was a season-high 40 points and ly, also physically. So I have no in this sport. But I certainly 2), 6-2, over Taiwan’s Hsieh dreozzi 6-3, 6-4 to advance to to get that serve back,” said tough going in a game in which pulled down 10 rebounds to expectations,” she said. fear no one, and I feel like I can Su Wei and next faces second- the men’s quarter-finals. 19-year-old de Minaur, who the Raptors and Hawks com- lead the Timberwolves to vic- “I cannot expect myself to go out there and match it with seeded title holder Angelique He too said he was ambi- broke into the top 100 last year bined for 46 turnovers. tory in a game marred by a be at the highest level in this the world’s best.” Kerber. tious to advance beyond his and is now ranked 29. “We pulled one out,” Nurse frightening fall for Thunder said. “We were trying to get center Nerlens Noel. away from them and we never Noel took an elbow to the could. We were down late there face as he defended a driving and had to make a couple stops Wiggins and crashed to the Trick serve gives Tomic advantage over Kyrgios at Kooyong and a couple scores and we did court, appearing to smack his both of those things -- so, pret- head on the hardwood. ty good.” As he lay motionless, medi- AFP his head. play better. I have to raise my Kawhi led Toronto with 31 cal personnel were called and MELBOURNE The collegial battle between game and play better at the end points. His sixth steal of the his teammates watched in the two showmen, who have of the day. I’ve been doing all night led to Ibaka’s dunk with worry as he was strapped to a BERNARD Tomic won the both struggled with motiva- the right things for next week, 17.1 seconds left, which put the stretcher and wheeled away. battle of Australia’s tennis bad tional difficulties, was a crowd ticked all the boxes, got the Raptors up 102-101. A rebound Thunder coach Billy Do- boys with a comical trick serve pleaser and they were happy af- body right. I feel like a veteran by Ibaka on Atlanta’s next pos- novan said after the game that through his legs at the Kooyong terwards to talk up their chanc- at this stage, I just need to make session led to a dunk by OG Noel had been hospitalized but Classic on Wednesday, as he es at the opening Grand Slam of sure the body is right.” Anunoby for the final margin. gave no details on the player’s and opponent Nick Kyrgios the year next week. Like Kyrgios, now ranked In Miami, the Heat led by condition. both talked up their chances at “We’ve both made deep 51, Tomic has fallen in and out six with 5:27 to play, but Jok- Amid the tension that fol- the Australian Open. runs at the Open,” said Kyrgios, of love with the sport. ic’s 29 points, 11 rebounds and lowed Noel’s fall, Russell West- The world number 83’s pointing to his 2015 quarter- A year ago, he could not 10 assists for Denver were ulti- brook gave the Thunder a 115- good-natured 6-3, 6-4 victory final and Tomic’s three fourth even qualify for Melbourne mately too much for the hosts 114 lead with 1:14 left to play. over his longtime friend Kyr- rounds. “It’s looking good for Bernard Tomic hits a forehand return to compatriot Nick Kyrgios Park, advising media after a loss to overcome. He drove through But Josh Okogie’s three- gios ended with a flourish when Australia, we have a lot of play- during their match on the second day of the Kooyong Classic in that he could be found “count- traffic to swish in the basket pointer with 26.8 seconds left he sent down the sneaky serve, ers, all playing with different Melbourne on Wednesday. (AFP) ing my millions.” that put the Nuggets up 101-99 put Minnesota up 119-115 and while bouncing another ball, on style, but looking strong.” That bad attitude lasted with 2.4 seconds left and Jamal Westbrook missed two three- match point. As for his own chances at his I’ve been doing,” said a player worked with his charity in the through his aborted three-day Murray added two free throws point attempts in the waning It caught the relaxed Kyr- home Slam, Kyrgios had limited who quit the 2018 season in off-season. run in the South African jungle to complete the scoring. seconds that would have put gios completely off guard, and advice. October with an elbow injury “Maybe when I reach the in an Aussie celebrity survival “The floater is kind of my Oklahoma City in front. left him laughing and shaking “I guess it’s not doing what and then played basketball and second week of a major, I just series a month later.

Attiyah finishes second in Dakar Rally Stage 3 English rugby may face changes over worrying injury rise: RFU AFP LONDON

ENGLISH rugby could face “sig- nificant changes” as the sport battles to solve a worrying rise in injury severity, according to the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The annual injury audit for 2017-18, compiled by the RFU, shows players take an average of England head coach Eddie Jones and players during training at 37 days to return to action after Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, recently. (REUTERS) suffering an injury – an increase for the second straight year. The even proposed to World Rugby Eddie Jones. overall ‘burden of match injury’ to lower the legal height of a In 2017-18, there were rises – a combination of both inci- tackle to waist level and to ban in casualties sustained during dence and severity – now stands tackles by two players. rugby skills and strength and at the highest level since English In total, 38 percent of all conditioning, the former more rugby chiefs started keeping the injuries in English rugby were than double the figure for the data in 2002. incurred during training, with overall surveillance period. “The data suggests that concussion the most frequent Last year the issue of Jones more significant changes to injury in full-contact sessions. putting his players at risk was the game might be needed to For a third successive year raised by Bath owner Bruce reverse these trends,” RFU concussion remains the most Craig. medical services director Simon commonly reported match inju- “We obviously discussed Kemp said. ry at 20 percent. While the data the situation a few months ago The French Rugby Federa- is for the English game overall – and what we did as a result of Qatar’s Nasser al Attiyah managed to overcome a tedious day to finish second in the 2019 Dakar Rally Stage 3 from San Juan de arconaM tion (FFR) have already called the Premiership, English clubs that was look at the transition to Arequipa, in Peru on Wednesday. The Toyota driver who managed a disappointing 11th place finish in the second stage after winning the for sweeping changes to tack- in Europe and England inter- of players from their club envi- first stage, was three minutes and 26 seconds behind Stéphane Peterhansel. However, the Qatari leads overall standings by six minutes, 48 ling rules, after the deaths of nationals – the report also gives ronments into the international seconds over Yazeed al Rahji. four young players in just eight figures for injuries sustained environment,” RFU acting chief months. The FFR in December during England training under executive Nigel Melville said. Sports Thursday, January 10, 2019 19 Raqee bolts to Al Shaqab Cup win FIVE-YEAR-OLD COLT FETCHES FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON FOR OWNER & TRAINER HASSAN ALI AL MATWI

(Left) Saleem Golam rides Raqee to an exciting victory during the feature race of Al Shaqab Cup ahead of defending champion Rassan and Istibad at the QREC Racecourse on Wednesday. (Right) The winning team of Raqee celebrates with their trophies. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK RESULTS double. trained by Hamad al Jehani, DOHA Putting everything that Muraqabah, a seven-year- was ridden to a first victory by Raqee had in the closing 20TH RACE MEETING (DIRT) Guillambert), 3. Sultan Bu Thaila (Gerald Avranche) Prize Money: QR55,000 (1st 31,350 2nd 12,100 3rd old mare owned by Khalifa bin Hamel in seven races this season RAQEE, ridden by Saleem metres, he went on to PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (4 Year Olds) Won by 4.25, 2.75. Time 1:51.99 6,050) Sheail al Kuwari, pulled off a when the five-year-old chestnut 1,700m Owner: Al Jasra Stud. Trainer: Tareq Abdulla 1. Take A Nap (Theo Bachelot), 2. Shaka Zulu (Jimmy Golam, held off defend- beat last year’s winner Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd Quinn), 3. Adham (Rashid Ali al Marri, -5kg) one-length win over Khoud un- gelding beat Thorndyke by less ing champion Rassan with Rassan, with British rider 4,950) THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 5) 1,200m Won by 0.25, 1.75. Time 1:12.13 der Bentley. This was the first than a length. Tadeem was third a spirited dash and won the 1. Murihk (Theo Bachelot), 2. Garraffah (Mathieu Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 3rd Owner: Abdulla al Kuwari Sons. Trainer: Jassim Ghazali victory in two races this season, by neck. Overall, it was Lawless Al Shaqab Cup, the feature Harry Bentley, by half a Pelletan), 3. Hathlool (Ryan Curatolo) 5,500) taking her tally to seven win- Louis’ second triumph in 22 length and Istibad, ridden Won by 2.25, 2.25. Time 2:01.44 1. Lawless Louis (Jean Baptiste Hamel), 2. Thorndyke LOCAL THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP 1,200m event on the eight-race card Owner: Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Khalifa al (Yousef al Hajri), 3. Tadeem (JP Guillambert) Prize Money: QR60,000 (1st 34,200 2nd 13,200 3rd ners in 23 races. Damsah was races. of the 20th Race Meeting at by JP Guillambert, was Thani. Trainer: Julian Smart Won by 0.75, neck. Time 1:12.84 6,600) third, also by a length. Musaiter Bu Thaila (Ivan the Qatar Racing and Eques- third by head. Owner: Hamad Ahmed al Jehani. Trainer: Hamad al 1. Muraqabah (Harry Bentley), 2. Khoud (Ryan Curatolo), Immediately after Bach- Rossi) launched the season trian Club dirt track in New Al PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (No Official Jehani 3. Damsah (Eduardo Pedroza) elot guided Sheikh Khalifa bin with a victory as the six-year- Rating) 1,700m Won by 1, 1. Time 1:13.62 Rayyan on Wednesday. Saab managed to take Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 5) (QATARI Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari. Trainer: Jassim Mohammed al Thani-owned old dark brown colt outran Al The 1,200m race had a the fourth spot under Gerald 4,950) RIDERS ONLY) 1,900m Ghazali Murihk to victory in the open- Motanaa by over four lengths. lively finish as Jassim Ghazali’s Avranche and Ghazi al Jeryan, 1. Sarmad (Jean Baptiste Hamel), 2. Qatar Sun (Damien Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 3rd ing race, the Purebred Arabian It must be very sweet victory wards Rassan and Istribad, with Ryan Curatolo astride, Morin, -5kg), 3. Al Samel (Rashid Ali al Marri. -5kg) 5,500) AL SHAQAB CUP 1,200m Maiden Plate 1,700m, Jean for him after two full winless Won by 1, 2.25. Time 2:01.09 1. Al Mikdam (Saleh al Yafei, -5kg), 2. Captain Vancouver Prize Money: QR100,000 (1st 57,000 2nd 22,000 3rd both higher rated than Raqee, completed the top five. MJ Owner: Mubarak al Naimi. Trainer: Rashid al Jehani (Ali Khalid al Mosallam, -5kg), 3. Palmetto Dunes 11,000 4th 6,000 5th 4,000) Baptiste Hamel clinched a dou- seasons. challenged the five-year-old Lattam, also rated higher than (Abdulla Hozam al Marri, -5kg) 1. Raqee (Saleem Golam), 2. Rassan (Harry Bentley), 3. ble as well. Al Mikdam upset the form gray colt, owned and trained by Raqee, ended in the eighth LOCAL THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN PLATE 1,700m Won by 2.25, 1.75. Time 2:02.96 Istibdad (JP Guillambert), 4. Saab (Gerald Avranche), 5. Hamel first led Sarmad to book by winning the Thor- Hassan Ali al Matwi. spot. Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd Owner: Saeed al Shafi. Trainer: Zuhair Mohsen Ghazi Al Jeryan (Ryan Curatolo) victory in the Purebred Ara- oughbred Handicap (Class 5) 4,950) Won by 0.5, head, 1.25, 3.5. Time 1:18.76 Putting everything that The sprint was quite mem- 1. Musaiter Bu Thaila (Ivan Rossi), 2. Al Motanaa (JP THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 4) 1,200m Owner: Hassan Ali al Matwi. Trainer: Hassan al Matwi. bian Maiden Plate 1,700m. for Qatari riders only. Saeed al Raqee had in the closing me- orable for the owner-cum- This was the maiden run for Shafi’s fiver-year-old bay colt, tres, he went on to beat last trainer Matwi as this was the Mubarak al Naimi’s five-year- trained by Zuhair Mohsen, year’s winner Rassan, with first victory of the season for Ghazali a treble of the day. Nap, owned by Abdulla al Ku- his good run in the season. old gray filly, trained by Rashid Captain Vancouver and Pal- British rider Harry Bentley, by him, coming off in the sixth Theo Bachelot and Bentley wari Sons, to a quarter-length This was the third winner in al Jehani. She beat Qatar Sun metto Dunes to emerge the half a length and Istibad, rid- race for the colt. Overall, it was earlier claimed a race each for triumph over Shaka Zulu in five runs after being winless in by a length’s margin and Al winner. It was the first win for den by JP Guillambert, was the sixth winner in 21 races. him. the Thoroughbred Handicap four races last season. With the Samel was third. him in three races and overall it third by head. His triumph denied trainer Bachelot inspired Take A (Class 4) 1,200m, extending win, Bachelot also completed a Lawless Louis, owned and was third in 22 runs. QSL Cup to resume SA all-rounder Morkel Amir gets a recall on Thursday for ODI series retires from cricket AFP ul-Haq said the squad was se- QNA stage with eight points from LAHORE lected with the World Cup -- to DOHA two victories each. IANS be held in England from May Umm Salal are in fourth JOHANNESBURG PAKISTAN selectors on 30-July 14 this year -- in mind. THE QSL Cup is all set to re- place with five points, fol- Wednesday recalled fast bowl- “While selecting the squad, sume with the fifth and final lowed by Al Kharaitiyat (three SOUTH African all-rounder Al- er Mohammad Amir in a 16- we have tried to maintain con- round matches in the group points). bie Morkel on Wednesday an- man squad for the five-match sistency, taking into consid- stage Thursday and Friday. The fight for the fourth nounced his retirement from series against South Africa eration player performances On the first day, Group spot is between Umm Salal all forms of cricket, bringing starting later this month. in white-ball cricket as well as A teams Umm Salal and Al and Al Kharaitiyat, while Al an end to an illustrious career The 26-year-old fast bowler looking ahead to the upcom- Kharaitiyat will clash (16:20) Arabi are out of contention spanning two decades with im- failed to get a wicket in his last ing ODI challenges, including at the Al Arabi Stadium, while for the knock-out stage, fail- mediate effect. five one-day internationals, in- the World Cup,” he said. Al Arabi host Al Gharafa later ing to collect even a single “Time has run out for me cluding three Asia Cup match- Amir’s strong performance at 18:45. point. on the cricket field, and I would es in September last year. in the Test series made him Group B matches will Umm Salal need only a like to announce my retire- He was left out of Paki- an “automatic selection”, said take place on Friday with Al draw, while Al Kharaitiyat are ment from the game. The last stan’s last series against New Inzamam. Sailiya taking on Al Shaha- in a must-win situation. 20 years of my life took me Zealand, but was redrafted for There were no places for nia (16:20) at the Al Duhail In Group B, the matches on an incredible journey, with the one-day side on the back of all-rounder Haris Sohail -- Stadium. Al Khor will face Al will be more of academic in- so many awesome memories A file picture of South Africa’s Albie Morkel running towards the ball good form in the ongoing Test who returned from South Af- Rayyan at 18:45 at the Al Ahli terest as Al Rayyan, Al Khor, that I will cherish forever,” the as England’s Craig Kieswetter (left) and Luke Wright try to take a run series in South Africa. rica without featuring in the Stadium and Al Ahli will play Al Ahli and Al Sadd have al- 37-year-old said in a Cricket during their third T20 match at Edgbaston Birmingham on The Pakistan Cricket Tests due to a knee injury -- hosts to Al Sadd at 18:45. ready made the last eight South Africa (CSA) statement. September 12, 2012. (REUTERS) Board (PCB) said there were and fast bowler Junaid Khan. The Group A match be- grade after the fourth round. “I want to say a big thanks five changes from the Test The five-match series tween Qatar SC and Al Du- Al Rayyan, Al Khor, Al to Cricket South Africa, be- without a solid support system. against Australia in Cape Town side, which is presently in Jo- starts in Port Elizabeth on hail is also scheduled at 18:45 Ahli and Al Sadd have 12, 10, cause it was a huge honour to Thank you so much,” he added. in 2009. hannesburg preparing for the January 19, followed by at the Al Gharafa Stadium six and five points, respec- represent my country. Thank Morkel earned a call-up However, it was in the T20 third and final Test starting matches in Durban (January on Friday. It was originally tively. you to my family, friends, sup- into the South African ODI set- format where Morkel made from Friday. 22), Centurion (January 25), scheduled for Thursday, but Al Rayyan are the team porters and sponsors who were up for the series against New a name for himself, finishing “Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Johannesburg (January 27), was rescheduled at the re- with most wins (four), where- there for me through thick and Zealand in 2004. with 4247 runs and 247 wick- Haris Sohail, Mohammad Ab- and Cape Town (January 30). quest of Al Duhail. as Al Khor, Al Ahli and Al thin, and most importantly my Morkel blasted his highest ets. He was also a part of the bas and Yasir Shah have been The final round will de- Sadd have three, two and one, wife who played an unbeliev- individual score of 97 in the IPL’s premier side Chennai Su- replaced by Mohammad Ha- Pakistan squad Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Babar Azam, Faheem termine the fourth team to respectively. able supporting role, allowing 50-over format versus Zimba- per Kings, taking 85 scalps and feez, Shoaib Malik, Hussain Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, qualify for the quarter-finals The match between Al me to do what I love.” bwe in 2007. He played a total scoring 974 runs. Talat, Usman Shinwari and Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, from the group as Al Gharafa, Rayyan and Al Khor is signifi- “Professional sport can of 58 ODIs, scoring 782 runs Morkel also snared 26 Imad Wasim, respectively,” Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Al Duhail and Qatar SC had cant as the winner will top the be a ruthless space to operate besides taking 50 wickets. He scalps and accumulated 572 said a PCB release. Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, already reached the knockout pool. in, and it’s impossible to do it also played in a solitary Test runs in T20Is for his country. Chief selector Inzamam- Usman Shinwari. Pandya apologises for ‘sexist’ comments Finch, Handscomb & Marsh brothers axed for Lanka Tests IANS & AFP of the show. In no way did I He was quickly slammed NEW DELHI mean to disrespect or hurt an- for his views on women. IANS have now reviewed the squad yone’s sentiments. Respect,” “#KoffeeWithCricketers MELBOURNE ahead of the series against ALL-ROUNDER Hardik Pan- he added. was just the worst episode. Sri Lanka,” CA national se- dya has issued an apology for India cricket chiefs on What’s up with all the #mi- AFTER the heartbreaking 1-2 lector Trevor Hohns said in a his alleged “sexist” comments Wednesday ordered Pandya sogyny. Tired of this boys will loss to India in the four-Test statement received from the made during a show hosted to explain sexist comments be boys attitude,” Ekta Chau- series, Cricket Australia (CA) International Cricket Council by Bollywood filmmaker made on a TV chat show after han, a Twitter user, wrote. on Wednesday recalled open- (ICC). Karan Johar. the remarks sparked social “To say the least #Hardik- ers Joe Burns and Matt Ren- “Ultimately Aaron, Peter, Pandya, who was accom- media outrage and prompted Pandya is horrendous a misog- shaw to the Test squad for the Shaun and Mitch have not panied by opening batsman the player to apologise. ynist,” added another user who two-match series against Sri produced the performances Lokesh Rahul, said he got Pandya and batsman called for Indian cricket au- Lanka, while axing the off- expected of them with the bat “carried away by the nature” Lokesh Rahul, who also took thorities to take action against colour Aaron Finch, Shaun at the Test level,” he added. of the show, where he boasted part in the interview, have the “obnoxious” comments. Marsh, Mitchell Marsh and With opener Marcus Har- about hooking up with mul- both been ordered to explain Pandya is still expected Peter Handscomb. ris producing an impres- tiple women and how he was their comments. to play in three One-Day The uncapped Will Pucov- sive show in his debut series open with his parents about “We have sent show cause Internationals against Aus- ski is the lone fresh face in the against the Indians, the race his adventures. notices to Hardik Pandya and Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya. tralia starting on Saturday 13-man squad that will play for the other opener’s slot “After reflecting on my K.L. Rahul for their com- in Sydney. the first of two Tests in Bris- vacated by Finch, will be be- comments on Koffee with ments,” Board of Control for The announcement came guests to open up on personal Pandya and Rahul also bane from January 24 before tween Renshaw and Burns. Karan, I would like to apolo- Cricket in India administra- only a few hours after the matters. caused a social media stir for shifting to Canberra for the gise to everyone concerned who tor Vinod Rai was quoted as 25-year-old Pandya posted Pandya, who was in the comments on the same show second match, beginning on Australia squad Tim Paine (Captain & WK), Josh Hazlewood (VC), I may have hurt in any way,” saying by the Press Trust of his apology on social media. squad that beat Australia for when they said current India February 1. Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Travis Pandya wrote on Twitter. India news agency. The show hosted by Bol- the first time in an away Test skipper Virat Kohli was a bet- “There is no doubt the Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, “Honestly, I got a bit car- “They have been given 24 lywood producer and direc- series, boasted about his suc- ter batsman than the country’s India series produced some Nathan Lyon, Will Pucovski, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell ried away with the nature hours to give an explanation.” tor Karan Johar encourages cess with multiple women. cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar. disappointing results and we Starc, Peter Siddle. 20 Thursday, January 10, 2019 The Last Word HBKU seminar to ‘QF believes in building human examine global capital to fuel nation’s growth’ dispute resolution TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA The seminar will shed light HBKU president represents QF at the on the challenges a legal THE College of Law and Public counsel will face when repre- IHE Leadership Series in Washington Policy (CLPP) at Hamad Bin senting a nation in a dispute Khalifa University (HBKU) will host a colloquium on Repre- involving another country TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK senting States in Public Inter- DOHA national Law Disputes. The colloquium will focus The colloquium will explore on case studies involving in- QATAR Foundation believes Higher education institutes the unique challenges to legal ternational disputes between that investing in human capi- should be an active member counsel when representing a countries, such as Ukraine and tal is key to the development in their communities by State in a dispute against anoth- Russia, the Philippines and of the country and the wider providing skills and er State. Dr Susan L Karamani- China, and Iran and the United region, said Dr Ahmad M Has- an, dean of CLPP, will chair the States. nah, president of Hamad Bin knowledge that contribute to event with guest speaker Peter Tzeng will examine how Khalifa University (HBKU), a the current and future market Tzeng. lawyers for the respective par- member of QF. needs of their country Tzeng is an international ties tackled the cases. Plenty of Dr Hasnah made the re- lawyer based in Washington time will be available for audi- marks while participating in Dr Ahmad M Hasnah D.C, at Foley Hoag, the law ence questions and comments. panel discussion during the firm, where he exclusively ad- Tzeng said, “I am excited to latest edition of Inside Higher was joined by Margee Ensign, vises and represents countries share my experiences working Ed’s (IHE) Leadership Series president of Dickinson Col- on matters relating to public in public international law with in Washington, D.C. lege, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, international law and interna- the HBKU community.” He highlighted the impor- US; and Kevin Kinser, head tional investment law. HBKU’s College of Law and tance of QF establishing Edu- of Department of Education Tzeng also previously Public Policy offers multidisci- cation City many years ago. Policy Studies at Pennsylvania Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) President Dr Ahmad M Hasnah speaks at an IHE Leadership Series worked at the International plinary training programmes The event, titled ‘Global State University, US. panel discussion, held in Washington, D.C., recently. Court of Justice in The Hague. to graduate students, equipping Higher Ed in Changing Times’, IHE editor Scott Jaschik Speaking ahead of the event, them with skills to navigate took place at the Gallup World moderated the discussion. opportunity to develop their contribute to the current and around the world, collabora- Dr Karamanian said, “HBKU complex civil law, common law Headquarters. Describing the innovative critical thinking and expose future market needs of their tion among scholars and the continually seeks to promote and Sharia systems. QF’s involvement in the ecosystem and multicultural them to topics and areas that country.” growing trend of universities a dialogue and exchange of The college’s Juris Doc- event formed part of a four- nature of the Education City, are of importance to Qatar and Throughout the day, a establishing international knowledge on timely and im- tor (JD) programme is the first day visit to the US led by HE where students of over 60 the world.” number of panel discussions campuses. portant issues, particularly in graduate law degree of its kind Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al nationalities are given the op- Looking to the path that were held, featuring a selec- QF’s involvement at the the international realm.” offered in the region. Thani, Vice-Chairperson and portunity to learn alongside a lies ahead for higher educa- tion of influential speakers IHE Leadership Series reflects She added, “Tzeng’s in- The colloquium will be held CEO of Qatar Foundation. highly-diverse group of faculty tion, Dr Hasnah said, “Higher exploring issues surround- its commitment to aligning its sights, based on his experience on Wednesday, January 16, Dr Hasnah participated and academic staff, Dr Hasnah education institutes should ing globalisation and strate- higher education efforts with and in-depth understanding of 2019 in Conference Room 1, in a panel discussion titled said, “Education City, as a re- be an active member in their gies for responding. Topics the latest global trends in the substantive issues, will provide Minaretein (College of Islamic ‘New Directions in Interna- search-based education mod- communities by providing included the flow of interna- field through participation the audience with an informed Studies Building) in Education tional Higher Education’, and el, provides students with the the skills and knowledge that tional students to universities and dialogue. perspective on the topic.” City from 4 pm to 6 pm.

DESIGNERS’ HUB New fashion initiatives help develop local talents: QFS’s Fahad al Obaidly AILYN AGONIA they apply for the Fashion DOHA Trust Arabia Prize. We pre- pare them in terms of de- QATAR Fashion Society veloping feasibility study, (QFS) Founder Fahad al raising their awareness on Obaidly has described the consumer behaviour and new fashion initiatives in helping them to have proper Qatar, such as the Fashion business plans for establish- Trust Arabia and the Shop ing their brands,” he said. Qatar Design District, as According to him, there platforms for helping local are currently 42 design- designers to develop their ers signed up for QFS who brands and achieve success will undergo assessment in the industry. and will be part of differ- The Qatari designer is ent types of workshops and the moderator of fashion masterclasses to help them talks and curator of the fash- determine where they want ion installation in the ongo- to be in the fashion industry. ing inaugural Shop Qatar He said, “Basically, Qa- Design District taking place tar is the biggest consumers at the Doha Exhibition and of luxury segment in fashion. Conference Center. Qatar Fashion Society Founder Fahad al Obaidly Now, we are kind of like re- QFS is also working (JALAL PATHIYOOR) versing the table. We wanted Indulge in everything fashion closely with Fashion Trust to be the producers especial- Arabia, a Qatar-led initia- ly since we have the fashion tive helping designers in the Qatar turning corner school here, the Virginia this weekend at Design District Middle East and North Af- Commonwealth University rica region. O Qatar, which is the biggest consumer of luxury School of Arts in Qatar (VC- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The draw try different cuisines at six At a media briefing held segment in fashion, is now becoming producers, says Uarts Qatar) where around DOHA food trucks - Exit 55, Cafe 84, on the sidelines of the Shop Qatar Fashion Society Founder Fahad al Obaidly 22 students graduate from Besides 75 pop up shops, Amare Cafe and Cereal Killer Qatar Design District event, the programme annually. WONDERING what to do Cafe and Coffee Cabin. Obaidly said, “The Fashion O The Fashion Trust Arabia and Design District are “We have observed that this weekend with friends two fashion shows every While shoppers enjoy dis- Trust Arabia and Design actually the best platforms to promote Qatar-based while the school provide the or family? With Shop Qa- day from international counts of up to 50 percent, District are actually the best designers, says the Qatari designer know-how and design theo- tar 2019 going on, residents designers and masterclass- with every QR200 they spend, platforms to promote Qatar- ry when it comes to business can enjoy various activities es by renowned beauty they will get a chance to win based designers. During the side of fashion, students are on the last three days of De- two cars and QR200,000 in past four days of the event, I not equipped. We see now sign District at Doha Exhibi- experts, the Design District cash prizes every was inspired to see how the them, helping them connect for those who are keen to es- that more and more stu- tion and Convention Centre at DECC houses a number weekend. There is also a local designers work hard to with their target consumers tablish their brands. dents are interested in the (DECC). of fun activities, food stalls ‘Wheel of Fortune’ giving away step up their participation and helping them evolve in Obaidly described the business side and so what Besides 75 pop up shops, and live performances for up to 15 prizes to shoppers in the event and compete terms of reaching a differ- initiative as ‘career devel- we do is to help them match two fashion shows every day all to enjoy. present at the mall at the time in terms of setting up their ent level in their respective oper’ for those who seriously with production houses, from international design- of the weekly raffle draws. booth to showcase their col- careers.” want to pursue a career in public relations agencies, ers and masterclasses by The raffle draw on Janu- lection. QFS is a non-profit initi- fashion. retailers and department renowned beauty experts, Visitors can also enjoy ary 10 will be taking place at “For me, such initiatives ative that aims to the further “We work with Fashion stores so that they can really the Design District at DECC the amazing winter weather the Mall of Qatar at 7pm and provide a very inspiring and development of Qatar-based Trust Arabia basically to understand what the next houses a number of fun ac- at the outdoor area of DECC another one on January 20 educational space that helps fashion designers by provid- serve as a kind of first step step for them is in terms of tivities, food stalls and live where they can listen to live at the Doha Festival City Mall local talents by inspiring ing professional guidance for Qatari designers before achieving their goals.” performances for all to enjoy. musical performances and at 7pm. WCM-Q symposium explores impact of ‘gut-brain axis’ on health

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK enhanced understanding of DOHA chronic inflammatory diseases and other conditions that we A symposium held recently at hope will lead to improved or Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar novel treatments and preven- (WCM-Q) explored the impact tative measures.” of the complex interactions be- The workshop heard a tween the nervous system, the presentation by Dr Riham gut and the microbiota – the Shadid, a diabetes educator microorganisms living in the and health coach, defining the gut – on health. gut microbiota and the main The event, directed by Dr mechanisms involved in the Ghizlane Bendriss, visiting gut-brain axis as well as the lecturer in biology, focused in impact of antibiotics, probiot- particular on the vagus nerve ics and lifestyle on microbiota and its role as a mediator in the diversity and inflammatory microbiota-gut-brain commu- A WCM-Q symposium discussed the latest research on the impact of the gut-brain axis on health. processes. nication. Dr Mehdi Djelloul, a post- As the longest cranial A growing body of research variety of conditions, includ- of these interactions, the vagus diseases, neurodegenerative volved. This symposium aims doctoral researcher, described nerves in the human body, the suggests that the complex in- ing ulcerative colitis, irritable nerve is a logical target for re- diseases and neuropsychiatric to provide an update on one of the anatomical connection be- two vagus nerves run from the teractions between the micro- bowel syndrome, Crohn’s dis- searchers. disorders. Nevertheless, it is the key routes that allows the tween the gut and the brain and brainstem, through the neck biota, the gut and the brain ease, diabetes, obesity, Parkin- Dr Bendriss said: “Scien- still a challenge to raise aware- bidirectional communication presented concrete studies that and into the abdomen, con- are important determinants of son’s disease and many other tists are witnessing increas- ness among healthcare profes- between the gut and the brain illustrate the role of the vagus necting the brain with several human health, and that an im- neurodegenerative diseases ing evidence on the emergent sionals of the importance of -- the vagus nerve. This is a nerve under inflammatory con- disparate organs, muscles and balance in the gut microbiota and neuropsychiatric disor- role of the gut microbiota as the gut microbiota without un- very exciting area of research ditions and how the microbiota structures, including the colon. could be a causal factor in a ders. As the conduit for many a key player in inflammatory ravelling the mechanisms in- that holds a lot of potential for is involved in this process.