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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis have succeeded in staying together and from the editor’s desk maintaining national unity during hard times, when their keenness on solidarity appears much stronger, thus setting an example to follow for other nations. Bonds of unity and Unity key to brotherhood among the Kuwaitis were manifested in the very first moments of the Aug 2, 1990 Iraqi aggression. Years later, they proved to be as strong, when the Imam face crises Sadiq Mosque bombing took place. In the morning of the atrocious Iraqi aggression, the people of Kuwait scrambled to inquire about each other, SEE PAGES 4 & 5 phoning loved ones, rela- tives and even knocking on neighbors’ doors to inquire By Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan about their condition and needs. They gathered at the diwaniyas to bolster coordination in face of hardships and for sake of securing each other’s necessities. Although the crisis dragged on for seven months, Kuwaitis coped with the hardship, and many quickly manned bakeries to make [email protected] bread for neighborhood residents. Many, who had served behind desks in air-conditioned offices, were seen in the streets in broad daylight, sweeping them and collecting n Aug 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein ordered his garbage to keep the districts clean. troops to invade Kuwait, a historic moment Continued on Page 13 Othat exposed the true fragility of Arab unity. It was a day that also proved to be the start of major changes in the Middle East. Saddam’s actions paved ‘MH370’ wing the way for turmoil in Iraq, and ultimately 16 years later, an execution verdict for himself. The removal DUMA: A Palestinian demonstrator holds up a photo of slain one-and-a-half year old boy Ali Dawabsha of Saddam meant a new Iraq and a friendlier neigh- during clashes at the entrance to this village near the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday. — AP part in French bor for Kuwait. Twenty-five years later, we are reflecting on how lab for probe much has changed for Kuwait. From a regional point Slain Palestinian toddler’s of view, the removal of Saddam and the security PARIS: A piece of Boeing 777 wreckage washed up forces of that era was like a huge prison break for family fighting for lives on an Indian Ocean island and suspected to belong dangerous criminals. I understand that Saddam was to missing flight MH370 arrived yesterday at a a dictator, but even in a dictatorship, there are crimi- JALAZON REFUGEE CAMP: The to grips with violence by hardline as life-threatening. The family’s French laboratory for analysis. If confirmed as being nals who deserve the prosecution they get and parents and brother of a Jewish settlers. The child’s father, small brick and cement home in from the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight, the dis- there were officers who genuinely loved their coun- Palestinian toddler burned to Saad, was being treated for third- the village of Duma was gutted by covery would mark the first breakthrough in a case try and did not abuse their powers. death by Jewish extremists were degree burns at the Soroka hospi- fire, and a Jewish Star of David that has baffled aviation experts for 16 months. The However, all the good and bad were released fighting for their lives yesterday, as tal in southern Israel, where a spray-painted on a wall along with convoy containing the two-metre wing part was from prison or relieved from duty in the police or demonstrators held a second day spokeswoman described his con- the words “revenge” and “long live escorted by police overland from Paris to the military. Personally, I would have kept the police and of protests over the attack. The dition as “critical”. the Messiah”. That was indicative of defence ministry laboratory near the southwestern the military intact but replaced the hierarchy and firebombing of the family’s home Mother Riham and four-year- so-called “price tag” violence - a city of Toulouse, encased in a wooden crate. prosecuted all those who abused their powers. At in the occupied West Bank that old brother Ahmed were being euphemism for nationalist-moti- The part, identified as a flaperon, was flown least that would have kept the good ones in the job killed 18-month-old Ali Saad treated at Tel Hashomer hospital vated hate crimes by Jewish overnight to the mainland from the French island of rather than allowing IS to pay for their services and Dawabsha sparked an internation- near Tel Aviv, where a spokes- extremists. La Reunion, where it was found on a beach in the cause a sectarian division. al outcry over Israel’s failure to get woman described their condition Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page 13 By now you must be thinking, well what does this have to do with Kuwait? Unfortunately, an unstable Iraq causes many problems for its neighboring countries and the threat of IS just makes it worse for Laden relatives killed in UK jet crash everyone. Internally, Kuwait has failed to take advan- tage of the opportunity of a friendly northern neigh- bor. In fact, our lawmakers still fail to realize that YATELEY, United Kingdom: Members of relativess for the grave incident of the what they do and say can impact Kuwait’s relations Osama bin Laden’s family were among crash of the plane carrying members of across the region. Our neutrality and ability to main- four people killed when a private jet the family at Blackbushe airport,” a state- tain working ties with all our neighbors is a crucial crashed into a car auction lot in Britain, ment posted on the embassy’s Twitter element of our foreign policy. Saudi Arabia’s embassy in London said account said. The embassy also said it Worse, we’ve let sectarian strife and discord enter yesterday. While the embassy did not would work with British authorities to our local politics. Instead of showing greater unity in identify the dead, a source close to the investigate the incident and repatriate the face of regional upheaval, some of our lawmak- family speaking to AFP and Saudi media the bodies for burial in Saudi Arabia. ers do their best to promote division and discord. indicated that they were bin Laden’s A police spokesman confirmed that The region is embroiled in a series of intercon- stepmother Raja Hashim, his sister Sanaa, three passengers and the pilot had died. nected conflicts that can destroy all our efforts to the sister’s husband Zuhair Hashem, and “We do believe three of the deceased to develop. Kuwait must be wise and diplomatic and a Jordanian pilot. be the mother, sister and brother-in-law navigate these issues without losing its internal The Saudi-registered Phenom 300 jet of the owner of the aircraft, all of whom strength - our unity. came down on Friday as it tried to land at are from the bin Laden family, but for- Twenty-five years ago we faced a national crisis Blackbushe Airport, a small airfield in mal post-mortem examinations are that brought us all together. Little more than a Hampshire, southern England. Police ongoing,” the spokesman said. “They month ago, on June 26, we were reminded just how confirmed that three passengers and the were Saudi Arabian nationals and visit- vulnerable we can be, and more importantly, how pilot had died. Officers have launched an ing the UK on vacation,” he said. Osama important our unity is. I hope 25 years from now, we investigation into what caused the crash bin Laden, the leader of the Al-Qaeda can look back on today and be proud of how great alongside the Air Accidents Investigation militant network and the man behind Kuwait has become through our shared efforts and HAMPSHIRE, England: This picture taken on Friday shows the debris of a Branch (AAIB). The Saudi ambassador the 9/11 attacks, was killed by US special shared destiny. Embraer Phenom 300 jet that crashed near the end of the runway of Blackbushe “offered his condolences to the sons of forces in Pakistan in 2011. Airport. — AP the late Mohammed bin Laden and their Continued on Page 13 India, B’desh swap border enclaves

DASHIAR CHHARA, Bangladesh: day after Dhaka and New Delhi Jubilant crowds celebrated yester- struck a border agreement in June. day as Bangladesh and India The land-swap means some 50,000 swapped tiny islands of land, ending people who have been living in the one of the world’s most intractable isolated enclaves since 1947 will border disputes that has kept thou- now become part of the countries sands in limbo for nearly seven that surround their homes. decades. As the clock struck one In Dashiar Chhara, thousands of minute past midnight, thousands of people defied monsoon rains to cel- people who have been living with- ebrate, marching through rain- out schools, clinics or power for a soaked muddy roads singing the generation erupted in cheers of cel- Bangladeshi national anthem and ebration for their new citizenship. shouting: “My country, your country. “We have been in the dark for 68 Bangladesh! Bangladesh!” Others lit years,” said Russel Khandaker, 20, as 68 candles to mark the end of “68 he danced with friends in the years of endless pain and indignity”. Dashiar Chhara enclave, which Sharifa Akter, 20, held a candle in her belonged to India but has now hand and smiled. “I can now fulfil my became part of Bangladesh. “We’ve dream of being a top government KUWAIT: This picture taken late Friday shows the full moon, finally seen the light,” he told AFP. bureaucrat,” she told AFP. “We’re now the second time in July that a full moon was seen, a phe- A total of 162 tiny islands of land human beings with full human nomenon known as the “blue moon”. This is the first one DASHIAR CHHARA, Bangladesh: Former Indian enclave residents carry torches - 111 in Bangladesh and 51 in India - rights,” said Maidul Islam, 18, of the since 2012 and will be the last until 2018. — Photo by and a Bangladesh flag as they take part in a procession in Kurigram early yester- were officially handed over to the handover. Yasser Al-Zayyat day. — AFP countries surrounding them yester- Continued on Page 13 SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2015 LOCAL Biden extends condolences for mosque blast victims’ families

KUWAIT: US Vice-President Joe Biden expressed, in a phone call with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Friday, his deepest condolences for the families of victims of the terrorist attack on Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque. His Highness the Amir and Biden also discussed bilateral relations, issues of mutual interest as well as regional and inter- national developments. Biden con- veyed greetings of President Barack Obama to His Highness the Amir. His Highness the Amir appreciated Biden’s phone call and conveyed greetings to President Obama. A sui- cide bomber blew himself up inside the mosque during Friday prayers on June 26, killing 26 worshippers and MILAN: The participants are seen during the International Conference of Culture Ministers. — KUNA His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah injuring 227 others. — KUNA Kuwaiti student awarded US patent for teeth straightening device

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti student studying dentistry at the University of Manchester has been awarded a patent for a teeth straightening device from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The new device makes teeth straighten- ing easier and helps prevent teeth decay and gum diseases, Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah (center) represents Kuwait in the conference. student Ahmad Mohammad Al-Ali said in a press statement yesterday. Ali dedicated his invention to the State of Kuwait, hoping it will soon be assessed and promoted on industrial Expo Milano ministers discuss and commercial levels. Meanwhile, acting head of innova- tion at Kuwait’s Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC) Khaled Al-Hassan hailed the new device. cultural heritage, dialogue This is an achievement to add to Kuwait’s copious history of innovations and inventions, he said in a statement. MILAN: Cultural ministries’ delegations “We must win the battle of ideas by been written. We cannot pretend that Ali previously won two silver and bronze medals in the from 83 countries, including Kuwait, gath- uniting behind the universal values of nothing happened,” he added. International Inventions Exhibition in the Middle East, and ered at the ongoing Expo Milano 2015 to human rights and dignity. That is why it is “With culture we can react to terrorist participated in scientific forums in Canada, South Africa and highlight the importance of cultural her- essential to promote cultural literacy, her- attacks... We are here to say that all Chile. He was chosen as a member in the specialized maga- itage and dialogue. Italian Culture itage education and enhanced under- together we can react,” Renzi went on say- zine of the International Association of Dental Students Minister Dario Franceschini, organizer of standing of diverse traditions and history,” ing referring to the recent destruction of (IADS) based in Geneva. — KUNA the conference, in an opening speech Ban underlined. cultural heritage as a frontline act of vio- Friday, urged the international communi- lence perpetrated in Iraq, Syria, Libya and ty to preserve the cultural heritage, as it is Identity and values Yemen, and closely linked to the persecu- Kuwait condemns considered a “human” resource that is not Meanwhile, UNESCO Director General tion of civilians there. bound by individual countries. Irina Bokova said “when culture is The conference’s agenda also tackles arson attack on During the first International attacked, the possibility of dialogue and the preservation of cultural heritage in the Duma village Conference of Culture Ministers, which creation of peace are menaced too ... As face of natural disasters. Ambassador in runs on Friday and Saturday, ministers culture is much more than buildings and Italy Sheikh Ali Khaled Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait condemned strongly the and ministries’ representatives will exam- stones, it means identity and values. “This representing the State of Kuwait in the “heinous crime” committed by Israeli extremists who ine how culture can serve as a tool to is why I am convinced that culture is part conference. torched the village of Duma, south of Nablus in the improve peace and strategic responses to of the path to sustainable development Expo Milano 2015 is held from May 1 West Bank on Friday. The attack resulted in the death of extremism and radicalization. and peace, and is also fundamental for to October 31 with a participation of more 18-month old Ali Al-Dawabshah and the injury of his UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon security,” she stressed. than 140 countries. It chose “Feeding the parents and his brother when their house was set on said in a video message that he intends to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Planet, Energy for Life” as its central theme fire. In a press statement, an official source at the submit a plan of action on preventing vio- said the conference was an opportunity in order to focus on problems of nutrition Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “such monstrous lent extremism to the UN General to work all together to strengthen protec- and the resources of our planet and to crime” should muster every effort of Arab and interna- Assembly. “Preventing violent extremism tion measures in conflict situations. “If we open up a dialogue between internation- tional governments to stop the recurrent violations of KUWAIT: Ahmad Mohammad Al-Ali (left) is honored by acting requires an integrated approach. We can- are women and men, we cannot be blind al players, and to exchange views on “criminal” settlers against helpless Palestinians. — KUNA head of innovation at Kuwait’s Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for not defeat terrorism with weapons alone,” to what is happening in the world, where these major challenges which impact Giftedness and Creativity Khaled Al-Hassan. —KUNA he said. in places of beauty pages of pain have everyone. — KUNA

Kuwait delivers aid to 1,100 Syrian families in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Kuwait’s Red Crescent Society Al-Beqaa northeastern Lebanon, as well conditions, Enezi added. There are over continued delivering aid to refugee as in El-Minieh in the north, the society’s one million Syrian refugees living in Syrian families in different Lebanese envoy to Lebanon Musaad Al-Enezi said. worsening conditions in camps, in dif- cities and regions yesterday. The humani- The aid, delivered in cooperation ferent parts of Lebanon, with the tarian aid was delivered to 1,100 families with Lebanon’s Red Cross, is very vital, majority being women, children and in the eastern town Arsal and Baalbek in as Syrian refugees are living in severe elderly. —KUNA

KUWAIT: The Moroccan Embassy in Kuwait hosted a reception on the 16th anniversary of King Mohammad VI’s ascen- dance to the throne. State officials, diplomats and other dignitaries attended the event. — Photos by Joseph Shagra SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 LOCAL

Crime Report Man stabs coworker to death in Shuwaikh Port

By Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: A man was arrested on charges of killing his coworker in Shuwaikh Port, the police said yesterday. The suspect, an Egyptian driver in his forties, stabbed the vic- tim, a Somali man, following a dispute over loading and transporting material at the port, according to a security source with knowledge of the case. The victim was pro- nounced dead on arrival at the Sabah Hospital. The suspect remains in custody pending further action.

Mother, son hurt in crash Firemen dealt with a two-car collision which resulted in one flipping over and the other burning. Firemen freed those trapped and the fire was put out. An Asian woman and her son were taken to hospital.

No injuries in fires Sulaibkhat fire center, with backup from Shuwaikh KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity and Water and Minister of Public Works Ahmad Al-Jassar toured the Jaber Hospital’s construction site yesterday to oversee the process of Industrial center battled a blaze on the third floor of a work. Jassar said in a statement to reporters that the hospital is expected to be handed over to the Health Ministry by the end of 2015, adding that test operation is expected Doha house. The building was evacuated. No injuries were to take place at the beginning of next year. — KUNA photos reported. Separately, a fire in a commercial old Jahra build- ing prompted the local fire center to respond and keep it from spreading, before bringing it under control. Ardiya and Jleeb centers fought a blaze at a Firdous home. In Kuwait, France to sign choppers another incident, a fire broke out in Jahra stables, and was put out without any injuries or damage. Meanwhile, the backup center of Kuwait Fire Services Department removed a truck that broke down on Airport Road. deal before end of year: Sources

Four rescued By A Saleh Tana gave her”. They said “Tana wants to deal with through Islamic banks, and issuing leasing sukuk parts of health, education and others. Shuwaikh sea rescue team rescued four citizens after mistakes and is not worried about the grilling”. to rent assets it owns for a certain period. their boat sprung a leak. No injuries were reported. KUWAIT: Kuwaiti-French talks were held recent- Excellent evaluation ly to prepare for signing a contract to purchase Weak performance Privatization Instructions were given to ministries to 24 Caracal helicopters at a value of one billion MP Majed Mousa Al-Mutairi said “there are Meanwhile, ministerial sources said the review the rewards issued for those who get euros, informed sources said. The contract will parliamentary reservations towards some minis- budget deficit and means of dealing with it excellent evaluation in their reports. Sources be signed by Deputy Prime Minister and ters based on their weak performance”, and he will reopen the issue of privatization in said that a study found that these rewards take Fifty roaming Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al- has asked His Highness the Prime Minister Kuwait, after postponing it more than once large sums from the budget without actual Sabah and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah ‘to evaluate due to different circumstances. The sources returns, particularly the productive ones and do Drian before the end of the year, said the the performance of some ministers during the said that several ministries were to be priva- not agree with the actual rewards, in addition to taxis ticketed sources who spoke on the condition of parliamentary recess. He said this move is neces- tized, and their cases will be reopened so they the fact that many of those who get it do not anonymity. sary if he wants continued cooperation between can be offered to the private sector, adding deserve it. The sources said intentions are to that among such ministries are communica- reduce them by 50 percent following the study By Meshaal Al-Enezi the two authorities. He said threats of grillings by KU rector few MPs are deserved, and the message is clear tions, electricity and information, along with of the feasibility of these rewards. Education Minister Bader Al-Essa has asked KUWAIT: Capital traffic officers issued tickets to 50 roam- and should be read with an “examining” eye, and the Cabinet to include the issue of appointing a “this is what we hope from the prime minister”. ing taxis for obstructing traffic and picking up passengers new Kuwait University rector on the agenda, Assessing need of expat workers in undesignated areas. The drivers were given tickets for after failing to nominate possible names Budget deficit their violations. because they did not accept the offer. Sources MP Abdelrahman Al-Jeeran said the budget has positive effect: Minister said Essa wants the appointment of the new rec- deficit is rising without any serious actions to con- KUWAIT: Evaluating the needs of foreign meeting, she said that assessing the needs of Corruption tor to be done before the start of the new front it. He said resorting to traditional means of workers affects the labor market and the pop- certain government contracts for foreign Secretary General of the National Democratic Alliance scholastic year. Sources said three candidates issuing bonds are not good as they are in violation ulation structure positively, Minister of Social workers would help reduce restrictions on Bashar Al-Sayegh said documents published on social who were nominated include Dr Hayat Al-Hajji, of sharia rules. He slammed the continued squan- Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for obtaining work permits for them. The com- media over the purchase of medical equipment are a major Dr Taher Al-Sahaf and Dr Hussein Al-Ansari. dering of funds and lack of rationalization in Planning and Development Hind Subaih Al- mittee has the power to get acquainted with corruption scandal if proven true. He said that the price dif- Chapter One spending. Jeeran gave proposals to Subaih said on Saturday. the relevant procedures at the different gov- ference reaches more than 1,000 percent for one product Subaih’s grilling deal with the issue including selling oil according Al-Subaih today presided over the first ernment bodies, the minister noted. from one company, in addition to large differences in the Sources close to MP Mohammad Tana said to contracts in the coming years and Islamic banks meeting of the committee tasked with set- It aims at setting new mechanisms to evalu- prices of products in Kuwait compared to prices abroad. He “what Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al- financing some government projects according to ting the new basis for assessing the needs of ate the needs of foreign workers for the good said that this issue, if it turned out to be true, represents Subaih said about her keenness on reform and the decreasing partnership concept providing certain projects, authorities, and contracts of of public interests, reorganizing the labor mar- dealing with mistakes which prompted MP Tana that the government buys the financing bank’s foreign labor at the Public Authority for ket as well as to avoid imbalance of the popula- one form of corruption in government bodies, adding that Manpower. In a press statement after the tion structure, acting director of the Acting this cannot take place without collaborators inside the to say he will grill her, can be confirmed by the shares over several stages. He said the govern- health ministry. transparency of the answers to the questions ment should execute its construction projects Photo of the day

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti shrimp returned to fish markets around the country yesterday after a ban on fishing for shrimp in Kuwaiti watershave been lifted. The ban which lasted for seven months and a half was imposed to pre- vent overfishing and allow the marine species to reproduce in territorial waters. — Photos by Joseph Shagra SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 LOCAL

Sheikh Salman Sheikh Mubarak Al-Humoud Al-Sabah Al-Duaij Al-Sabah Int’l support of A US Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) Aardvarks flies over an oil well set ablaze by Kuwait reflects Iraqi troops during the 1991 Gulf War. Burning ‘oil lakes,’ seen in the foreground, also contributed to the smoke its high global plumes. — US Defense Imagery status: Minister This photo captured by NASA satellites in April 1991 shows black smoke plumes of oil well fires being blown to the south. The last well fires were extinguished on November 6, 1991. KUWAIT: The overwhelming international support of Kuwait, rejection of Iraq’s 1990 invasion and determination to liberate the country reflected Kuwait marks 25th anniversary Kuwait’s high status around the globe, Minister of Information Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah said. Kuwait’s wise policy, its balanced relations with of 1990/91 Iraqi Invasion countries around world and credible policy adopted by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah coupled by the Kuwaiti people KUWAIT: Kuwait marks today the 25th anniversary of in February 1991 in an operation that has become 605 and 732 oil wells before leaving Kuwait, triggering support of their leadership “have been the weapon the Iraqi Invasion, when former Iraqi President Saddam known as the ‘Gulf War.’ Kuwait suffered massive state- an environmental disaster that has been declared as that forced the occupation forces to withdraw from Hussein ordered his troops to advance into Kuwait on wide destruction during the seven-months-long inva- one of the worst in human history. Kuwaitis reminisce Kuwait,” Sheikh Salman, also Minister of State for the dawn of August 2, 1990 with the intention of annex- sion, while hundreds of Kuwaitis fell as martyrs or were the invasion’s anniversary every year by remembering Youth Affairs, said in a statement to KUNA yesterday. ing the country into Iraq. A coalition of 34 countries led taken as prisoners of war by the Ba’athist regime’s the sacrifices displayed during the ordeal and recalling His statement marked the 25th commemoration by the United States of America helped liberate Kuwait troops. The Iraqi military forces also set ablaze between the need to learn from its lessons. of the August 2, 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and seven-month occupation of the north Gulf state. History will remember contributions of His Highness The Kuwait Airway’s Destruction seen at the Amir, late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber An oil well damaged building the Seif Palace. Al-Sabah and late Father Amir Sheikh Saad Al- on fire. in Kuwait City. Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to liberate Kuwait, he added.

Largest ever Kuwait leadership succeeded in rallying the largest ever international coalition to force the Iraqi dictator pull out from all Kuwaiti territories seven months after the occupation, during which the Iraqi forces killed and displaced many citizens, destroyed public and private properties, said Sheikh Salman. The Kuwaiti people, asserted the minister, were overwhelmingly rejecting the occupation. “Our national unity and the noble national spirit during the invasion had strengthened the one-family spirit in the face of aggressors despite their military arse- nal. It also succeeded in foiling all attempts and plans to divide the Kuwaitis,” said Sheikh Salman. The minister said the youth should learn from lessons derived from the Iraqi invasion, urging them to be committed to national unity. National unity prevails among all Kuwaitis following the terrorist attack against Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque on June 26 this year, which killed 26 worshippers and injured 227 others, he said.

Programs Meanwhile, the Ministry of Information announced that it has prepared a set of programs on the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, as the country marks the 25th anniversary of the Invasion today. All Kuwait TV and radio channels will broadcast special- ized programs on the occasion, aiming to showcase the sacrifice and unity of all categories of the Kuwaiti society in defending their land, the ministry said in statement yesterday. It will also present sto- ries on the heroism of Kuwait’s martyrs, POWs and resistance members, as well as the efforts of all citi- zens in and out of the country at the time, to aid and support one another through such difficult times, the ministry added.

Kuwaitis’ courage Also yesterday, Chairman and General Director of Kuwait News Agency Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al- Ibrahim Al-Sabah said that the world will not forget Destruction seen inside the National Assembly’s building. heroic resistance of the Kuwaiti people in face of the blatant Iraqi Invasion of their country in August 1990. In a statement marking the 25th anniversary of the flagrant aggression by the ousted regime of the executed Iraqi ruler, Saddam Hussein, Sheikh Mubarak stated, “ the unity of the Kuwaiti people and their support for the legitimacy were the prime cause of driving the occupation forces out of the country, thus recording an unprecedented heroic epic.” The Kuwaiti people’s determination to resist the occupation forces that were heavily armed with most advanced weapons and ordnance “fascinated the world, thus they won respect and compassion and support for their just cause,” Sheikh Mubarak said, noting that allied and friendly nations had translated their backing for Kuwait into great tangi- ble efforts to liberate the State.

Democratic system Oil spills created by the burning of the oil wells. Destruction to the marine environment. — KUNA Photos The Kuwaiti people, although their homeland is geographically small in size, have proven that they are attached to their democratic system and their Invasion ordeal manifested Kuwaitis’ unity: Ghanem deeply-rooted values, he said, noting that the coun- try “had picked the fruits of the sagacious diploma- By A Saleh and agencies cy, foundations of which had been laid by His Highness the Amir,” he said, noting Sheikh Sabah Al- KUWAIT: The ordeal of the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait in 1990 Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s keenness on promoting offered several lessons that reflected the cohesion and unity of the Kuwaiti people, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al- Kuwait and bolstering its international status. His Ghanem said yesterday. Historical events have proved that Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad had Kuwait is defiant to conspirators who lost their bets before the served as Kuwait’s foreign minister for many years. “cohesion of the national front and abiding by legitimacy,” History will remember efforts of His Highness the Ghanem said in a press statement on the 25th anniversary of the Amir, along with those of his companions, His Invasion. Kuwait, though a limited geographical area, enjoys an Highness the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al- elevated status on the world map, thanks to Kuwaitis’ loyalty and Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Father Amir wisdom of leaders, he added Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah for rally- Kuwaitis’ patriotic and heroic actions and sacrifices for their ing international support for backing Kuwait’s legiti- homeland have been astonishing the world, prompting it to mate right to end the occupation, the national news support the “Kuwaiti right,” Ghanem said in the statement that agency’s chief stated. was carried by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). The speaker hailed Marzouq Al-Ghanem MP Dr Mansour Al-Thufairi MP Hamdan Al-Azmi MP Humoud Al-Hamdan Kuwait had made great and unprecedented suc- the souls of martyrs who sacrificed their lives defending their cess when the international military alliance was country. Meanwhile, he noted that the Kuwaiti people will never fices “made by Kuwait’s martyrs who sacrificed their souls so that differences and work together for what best serves the national formed for liberating Kuwait, he said, expressing forget stances of “friendly and sister countries” supporting their country continues to stand strong.” He further urged good.” gratitude to the states that backed Kuwait that took Kuwait. Kuwaitis to learn from the Invasion’s lessons and unite in order MP Humoud Al-Hamdan said meanwhile that one of the part in the liberation and post-liberation reconstruc- to face ‘tough challenges’ in the political and economic scenes. most important lessons that can be learned from the Invasion is tion of the country. He also lauded the GCC states, Lessons learned In the meantime, MP Hamdan Al-Azmi said that the unity to “avoid taking the circumstances and problems happening many of the Arab and friendly nations that stood on Meanwhile, MP Dr Mansour Al-Thufairi said that Kuwaitis and sacrifices that Kuwaitis displayed during the Invasion should around us lightly,” saying that Kuwait must have precautionary Kuwait’s side at these hard times. — KUNA reminisce the Invasion’s anniversary by remembering the sacri- serve as a motivation for Kuwaitis today to “honor laws, end our measures to prepare for the worst case scenarios. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 LOCAL

Local Spotlight Lessons learned?

By Muna Al-Fuzai

[email protected] KUWAIT: Then Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah is Then Crown Prince Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah is His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah pictured during the Popular Convention held in Jeddah, pictured with Kuwaiti troops after the Liberation in offers condolences to the families of the victims of the Saudi Arabia on October 1990. February 1991. Imam Sadiq Mosque’s attack.— KUNA photos n the anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, this article is dedicated to every Ohuman being, whether an ordinary citizen, expat or soldier who fought for my country. Aug 2, Kuwaitis re-manifest unity 1990 is a day of sad memories for Kuwaitis and resi- dents at the time. On that day, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait. We now have to reflect on the KUWAIT: Kuwait marks the 25th anniversary of the Iraqi inva- lessons that must be learned or be reminded of. A sion today, a time when Kuwaitis displayed remarkable unity. quarter of a century has passed since the Iraqi This solidarity was relived in aftermath of the June 26th Imam occupation of Kuwait, but it is a date that cannot Al-Sadiq Mosque bombing. Hundreds of Kuwaitis had hurried- be smudged out or ignored. A lot of fake masks of ly expressed condolences on the martyrs’ fall, donating blood states and religious and political parties have been for those injured in the terrorist bombing, thus adding to the exposed. record of brave stances in hard times. — KUNA During the invasion of Iraq, Kuwait and its peo- ple suffered all kinds of injustice, tyranny, killings, displacement and looting, so today we mark the anniversary with a lot of memories. But it also comes with lessons learned and sacrifices made by the local and international community, whether citizens who participated in the Kuwaiti resistance to support the people inside Kuwait or the interna- tional coalition forces led by the United States of America. I deeply believe that the strong support of the US and the international community is behind Kuwait’s liberation and no sane person can deny this fact. These days Kuwait is living in a similar atmos- phere to the short period before the Iraq invasion Then Crown Prince Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah in 1990 despite the differences in regional condi- waves during the Popular Convention held in Jeddah, tions. The tensions created by Islamist sectarian Saudi Arabia on October 1990. and political parties, whether individuals or author- ities, made it possible to swallow Kuwait while keeping the Arabs shrieking on the Palestinian case. That did not happen. History also mentions A crowd of people is seen outside the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City following a terrorist attack on June 26, 2015. the shameful attitude of the Muslim Brotherhood towards the US and international intervention in the process of liberating Kuwait, a position that reflects their suspicious attitude and fishy agenda since time immemorial. This article is a letter of thanks to those who had a role in keeping Kuwait strong from home and abroad, and perhaps many newcomers do not know about the role of the Kuwaiti resistance who had the greatest impact in encouraging people not to leave Kuwait because this was their home that gave them a lot during prosperous times and they Crowds of mourners participate in the funeral of the vic- should not give it up during a crisis. They also pre- tims of the Imam Sadiq Mosque’s attack. vented Saddam Hussein and his aides from sowing discord among the citizens, especially between Sunnis and Shiites. This was their crucial role. On the international level, it was the US’ position of former President George W Bush that led to a quick end of the invasion. I know some people are claiming that this support was to protect US inter- ests in the region. This is a stupid thing to say, because the world unites for common interests. There are objectives and targets for everything we do in this world. The invasion was a miscalculation and a mistake by Saddam Hussein and he has received his punishment. I don’t feel sorry for him at all. Kuwaitis donate blood for the victims of the Imam Sadiq People jam-packed outside the Blood Bank to donate People offer condolences at the Grand Mosque over the One of the important lessons of the Iraqi inva- Mosque bombing. blood for the victims of the Imam Sadiq Mosque bombing victims of the Imam Sadiq Mosque’s bombing. sion is to tighten the measures by the Interior on June 26, 2015. Ministry in following up extremists because of the region’s circum- stances and because terrorists and extremist groups are holding fundraisers to purchase arms and support train- ing of suicide bombers that can cause huge damage. Moreover, ter- rorist groups are taking advantage of social media to broadcast their ideas of extrem- ism and killing. The international communi- ty and specifically the United Nations and its agencies around the world must work on a plan to combat elec- tronic extremism as part of a global war against terror, which is extremely important. The world needs real work and not bluster right now. I feel sorry that during the past 25 years, the sense of the importance of building the country and human develop- ment was halted, while some were busy lining their own pockets and inflating their bank accounts and companies by major thefts of the country’s money. History never lies. This anniversary today is a historic oppor- tunity to assess the march of Kuwait in all directions, especially economical, political and intellectual. We must start with ourselves and our policies as well as our economy to know what have we learned after a quarter century of the invasion. We must not allow the hand of treachery to impair the country again. LOCAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015

Ghaida Alrifae Omar Almadani Alghanim Industries sponsors NUKS-USA orientation event Employees share experience with students KUWAIT: Alghanim Industries, one of the other country. In fact about 10 percent of all working hard to further their education and pre- Program (AFLP) in 2014. This is a 12-month pro- and organizations to join a collaborative effort region’s largest private companies, sponsored Kuwaiti graduates from secondary school pare themselves for the future. With our diverse gram designed to provide high-potential to making 100,000 youth job-ready by 2017. the annual NUKS-USA’s orientation event, which attend college in the United States.” businesses and high quality talent development Kuwaiti graduates with a comprehensive intro- Part of the New Vision for Arab Employment took place at the Kuwait International fair- programs, Alghanim Industries provides out- duction to Alghanim Industries, including Initiative, partner companies will introduce grounds in Mishref. Over one thousand stu- Experiences standing opportunities for Kuwaiti graduates to world-class training and development activities. incremental corporate initiatives for skills devel- dents, who will fly to the United States this fall Ghaida Alrifae and Omar Almadani, both US further develop their capabilities and build The first group of participants recently finished opment, fostering entrepreneurship and con- to start their college studies, attended the event. graduates and employees at Alghanim rewarding careers. We look forward to partner- the program, which was comprised of four necting talent to markets. Alghanim Industries The event was also attended by the American Industries, spoke to the attendees about their ing with NUKS-USA on its various initiatives to months of training and workshops, one month- with other eight companies will meet nearly 50 ambassador to Kuwait, Douglas Silliman, as well experiences in the United States and how their support Kuwaiti students studying in the US”. long business-based project, and seven months percent of the target. as representatives from Alghanim Industries. time in university helped prepare them to join With its belief in the Arab youth and commit- of job rotations and assignments across the Alghanim Industries is committed to its strat- Speaking to the attendees, Ambassador the workforce. In particular, extra curriculum ment to empower the youth, Alghanim company. egy of giving back to the community by Douglas Silliman said: “The United States and classes and university hosted activities. Industries is particularly interested in acquiring empowering underprivileged people, encour- Kuwait enjoy a strong partnership, and higher George Lambros, Chief Human Resources talented graduates from both international and Collaborative effort aging entrepreneurship, and supporting educa- education is a very important part of our rela- Officer at Alghanim Industries, commented on local universities. As part of its goal to give The World Economic Forum’s Regional tion. It is proud to sponsor this NUKS initiative tionship,” said Ambassador Silliman. “More the company’s sponsorship, saying: “It’s impres- opportunities to Kuwaiti graduates, the compa- Business Council for MENA, which Alghanim and looks forward to future cooperation with Kuwaitis study in the United States than in any sive to see so many talented young students ny launched its Alghanim Future Leaders Industries is part of, has invited business leaders the organization.

Al-Anbaa Al-Jarida Freedom Politicizing the

By Nermin Al-Hooti joint oilfield row

will not go into a technical critique of the film “A Royal ently and feel all classes without restrictions because we Night Out,” and I will not tell the story of the film, so live with them without masks, because restrictions force us By Dr Hassan Jouhar KUWAIT: The Ahmadi Governorate held a meeting with Iviewers can enjoy it, but today, we will focus on the to see persons through barriers that block correct vision Public Authority of Youth and Sport’s representatives film’s theme, which is “freedom.” and including others, but when we decide to break down as well as volunteers to discuss preparations for a gov- he oilfield problem in the neutral zone between Freedom has many forms, some of it relies on personal the bridges between us and interact with the concept of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia surfaced again, but this ernorate-wide beautification project known as ‘My freedom, others lie in the society’s freedom and our story one group, and individuals become one society without time through clear official correspondence Governorate is more Beautiful.’ The meeting took place today is a new type of freedom which is employing free- classification, here we find that all are seeing what they do T between the oil ministers of the two countries. Despite at the Qadsiya Youth Center. dom to merge the social classes into one united class. not with absolute freedom, contrary to what he sees while some of the criticism that was directed against Oil Freedom is not limited only to the poor, but sometimes wearing the mask of his class, be it the higher class or gen- Minister Dr Ali Al-Omair accusing him of insulting the the rich need it to get free of the burden of the official eral society. We find here that those who belong to the kingdom, the man expressed the government’s view in lifestyle and financial routine. Each one of us regardless of higher class sees what happens in the lower class and vice- Kuwait, and I do not think personally that the minister how different the earthy or financial classes are sometimes versa, as when the society’s public gets mixed with the Crime acts by himself in dealing in sovereign issues related to needs to take a breath without restrictions, and get free higher class without wearing their masks find out that they Saudi Arabia without higher instructions to start with. Report from all that is not allowed according to his society and are similar individuals, and all that is different are the masks In addition, the oil minister’s words did not include person. that build bridges and barriers in our societies. any insulting words against the sister kingdom for some That is the theme, and that is the core of our column, We here find out that the majority need to get rid of Officer hurt in “freedom” away from the film’s story, but when I saw the their mask for a few hours to live the meaning of social people to get angry. He pointed to the legal dimension film and followed its events, I found out that all are equal in freedom, and through it see the right image of a society in the joint agreements between Saudi Arabia and suspect’s chase demanding freedom no matter how different the classes or without masks or social differences. Kuwait and the responsibility of the side that does not groups are, as all need to get free of social and class restric- Conclusion: “Man is born free, and he is everywhere in meet its commitments, which is the Saudi side that KUAIT: A bedoon man’s attempt to escape from a police ceased all operations by a unilateral decision. But the checkpoint in Saad Al-Abdullah lead to the injury of a tions for a few hours to feel really free. chains.” - Jean-Jacques Rousseau. When we feel that “freedom,” we see the society differ- — Translated by Kuwait Times attempts to place a political dimension within the policeman who hung on to the car’s door and was almost regional tension are the motive of these violent feelings killed. The suspect refused to stop and sped off, and was towards the minister. chased and caught. The policeman fell to the ground and The minister represents the government and it is his was injured. The suspect was sent to concerned authorities. duty to defend national wealth and public funds, and the joint land and sea oilfields in Khafji and Wafra bring Policeman questioned SOURCES OF INCOME financial resources to the general budget estimated A policeman made an obscene gesture to a woman between $3.5 to $5 billion a year, and he is supposed to in Mubarak Al-Abdullah, according to her complaint to receive full support to deal with this problem with the police. He was also found wanted in a civil case. The Saudi side. The source of the problem is purely political, woman gave them his license plate number. Detectives but it seems that the matter has been reversed with arrested him and he was sent to concerned authorities. those who accused the minister’s patriotism, in a strange irony over their stand towards the billions of dollars the state grants to Arab rulers every year! Public funds Pistol found remain indivisible, and its protection is nothing wrong Mina Abdullah police handed a pistol to weapons col- despite bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia in all fields. lection detectives after finding it on the beach. A security On the other hand, maybe most critics of the leaked source said investigations are underway, and it could be secret correspondence are supporters of the Gulf union, that its owner threw it there to get rid of it. so how can we guarantee the returns of continued unity between the six Gulf countries in a wide political, eco- Drug possession nomic and cultural field if our bilateral experiences as Hawally backup patrols arrested a citizen in his forties the case is in the divided zone, although the Khafji and under the influence of drugs. They found six envelopes Wafra projects were during half a century among the of shabu along with 31 pills suspected of being narcotic. best joint projects between two countries in the region? He was sent along with the drugs to concerned authori- The leaking of oil minister’s secret correspondence ties. after nearly one month carry political indications, and has nothing in the origin of the problem between Heroin envelopes Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as the topic has been dis- A Nepalese man was arrested in Farwaniya with 15 cussed at a higher level than the oil ministers in both heroin envelopes and he was sent to the Drugs Control countries since 2014. It is most likely that revealing the General Department. The man was caught after attempt- letters of Omair has a direct relation with the major dis- ing to escape on foot when he was asked to present his ID. pute between the minister and some MPs over the lead- Investigations are underway, while police are looking for ership appointments we spoke about in earlier columns. his partner. BUDGET Omair’s adversaries are seeking to use what they described as an insult to Saudi Arabia to topple him politically, while his supporters may use that because Hashish the minister is a Kuwaiti personality that is defending Capital police arrested three drug users with seven national wealth to boost his political stand, and regard- pieces of hashish and ready-to-use joints. One of those less of the leak’s source, using the same method as arrested was found wanted to serve a 10-year jail sen- “WikiLeaks” the issue of oil leadership is what will be for- tence in a felony case. The suspects were sent to con- gotten. — Translated by Kuwait Times cerned authorities. —Al-Rai AL-JARIDA SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015

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ALEPPO: A general view taken from Aleppo’s Syrian regime-controlled neighborhood of Karm Al-Jabal shows heavily damaged buildings. — AFP 25 rebels killed in failed Aleppo attack Syrian Kurd forces say Turkey targeting them

BEIRUT: At least 25 Syrian rebels were killed in a house, Aleppo has been ravaged by fighting The ban there sought to prevent residents State. At the same time, Ankara has renewed a ment said it came under cross-border fire on failed attack on a makeshift army base outside and divided between government control in the from accessing the Internet privately, instead military campaign against the Kurdistan four occasions and described sightings of the northern city of Aleppo, a monitoring group west and rebel control in the east since shortly forcing them to go through monitored Internet Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey, which has waged Turkish jets over northern Syria. “We consider said yesterday. Nine regime forces were also after fighting began there in mid-2012. cafes. The Observatory said the bans appeared to a three-decade insurgency against the Turkish recent movements of the Turkish military as killed in fighting that erupted after several rebel In early July, two rebel alliance launched be motivated by a desire to create a news black- state. The Syrian Kurdish YPG, which regularly provocative and hostile actions,” the statement groups launched the attack late Friday, the attacks against regime forces in the western out but also to thwart foreign fighters who might coordinates with US-led air forces bombing said. “We ask our partners in the US-led interna- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Three outskirts of the city, sparking some of the heavi- be trying to return home without IS permission. Islamic State, said it had nothing to do with vio- tional coalition against ISIS to clarify their senior rebel commanders were among 25 fight- est violence since the country’s war arrived in In another development, a Kurdish militia lence between the PKK and Turkish state. approach towards these actions of the Turkish ers killed, said the Britain-based monitor. Syria’s the city in 2012. The assaults were largely fighting Islamic State in Syria accused Turkey “Despite our official announcement that we are military.” Commenting on the previous accusa- official SANA news agency reported that “a num- repelled however, though rebels have contin- yesterday of targeting it at least four times in the not part of what is happening ... the Turkish mili- tion, a senior Turkish official had said the Turkish ber of terrorists were killed and wounded” by ued sporadic attacks. Elsewhere, the past week and called on US-led forces to “clarify” tary monitors and targets our units,” it said in a army had shot back after it came under cross- government forces in the west of the city. Observatory said the Islamic State group had their approach towards Ankara in light of this. statement on its website. border fire but said it was unclear which group The Observatory said sporadic fighting was issued warnings to local Internet providers to The accusations highlight the tensions sur- Turkish officials have previously said Syrian was involved and stressed the YPG was not a continuing on the western outskirts of Aleppo halt private wi-fi supply in the town of Albu rounding Turkey’s entry into the fight against Kurdish forces remain outside the scope of their target. In that incident, the YPG said the Turkish yesterday morning, with regime planes carrying Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor province. The Islamic State. It made a turnaround last week by military efforts. The YPG had already accused army had shelled its positions in a village on the out air strikes and rebels firing rockets on loyal- jihadist group issued a similar directive in its de granting US-led forces access to its air bases and the Turkish army of shelling its positions from outskirts of the Islamic State-held border town ist positions. Once Syria’s economic power- facto Syrian capital Raqa in July. bombarding targets in Syria linked to Islamic across the border last Sunday. The latest state- of Jarablus. — Agencies Exiled Yemen PM, officials in Aden to lead restoration

ADEN: Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah flew to whose task will be to restore normality and public Aden. Impoverished Yemen has been rocked by the devastated port of Aden from Saudi exile yes- services to a city battered by four months of fero- fighting between the Houthi rebels and Hadi loyal- terday, two weeks after loyalist forces ousted Shiite cious combat. ists, who have received air support from a Saudi-led rebels from the city, an airport source said. Bahah Bahah, who is also vice president of the interna- Arab coalition. The United Nations says the war has became the highest ranking official to return to the tionally recognized government, fled into exile killed nearly 4,000 people, half of them civilians, southern city since the government announced its with President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and his while 80 percent of the 21-million population is in liberation in mid-July. He was followed by officials team earlier this year when the rebels entered need of aid and protection. On Monday, a humanitarian pause declared by the coalition went into effect but collapsed the next day. An airport source said Bahah flew in on a Saudi military plane. He promised in an arrival statement that “nor- mal life” would return to a “liberated Aden”. He later visited several districts and was briefed on damage to the presidential palace, state broadcaster and SANAA: Yemeni girls attend a class yesterday, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as school starts again military headquarters, a security source said. He was also to visit people wounded in the fighting after a four-month interruption. UNICEF said that the ongoing conflict in Yemen is having a during his symbolic visit of a few hours, a member devastating impact on the country’s education system with more than 3,600 schools that were of his delegation said. “Aden is the key to victory” in forced to close due months of intensive bombardment and street fighting. — AFP reconquering the country, the premier’s damage. They also looked at ways to fully reopen military vehicles and cars. Residents have also ven- spokesman Rajeh Badi told Al-Arabiya television, the ports and airport to allow the delivery of des- tured outdoors to take stock of the damage, some adding that Hadi could also return “at any time”. perately needed relief supplies. The head of the returning from other areas of the city to homes Several government officials also arrived in Aden Red Crescent in Aden, Ahmed Mansur, told AFP the devastated in the fighting. on a separate plane from Saudi Arabia, said Human charity had received food aid from the United Arab Government forces were pressing an advance Rights Minister Ezzedine Al-Isbahi. Emirates and was able to hand out 20,000 rations yesterday north and east of Aden to dislodge to residents of three neighbourhoods. rebels still entrenched in Lahj and Abyan provinces, Restoring Services Yemen depends on imports for most of its sup- officials and witnesses said. Coalition warplanes He told AFP they would supervise work under plies, including food, medicine and fuel. More than stepped up raids late Friday and early yesterday SANAA: Boys injured in a recent Saudi-led airstrike lie on a hospital bed to receive treat- way to reopen public buildings, including the 10 million people are struggling to obtain food and against rebels in the strategic Al-Anad airbase in ment in Sanaa, Yemen yesterday. The latest attempt at a humanitarian pause in Yemen resumption of broadcasts at state television and water, the UN says. Lahj province, military sources said. Strikes also tar- “has not been respected by any party to the conflict,” the UN humanitarian chief said earli- radio, and restore services in the battered city. The An AFP correspondent who toured Aden said geted the southeastern province of Taez, where er in the week, adding that a plan to reach 3 million Yemenis with aid is ready to go if only interior and transport ministers toured parts of authorities have managed to partly reopen main fighting killed 47 rebels and five pro-government the fighting would stop. — AP Aden in mid-July during a brief visit to assess the roads after removing debris, including burned out forces, they added. —AFP SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Angry protests over poor services spread across Iraq

BASRA: Hundreds of Iraqis demon- bankrolling the country, and we do not strated yesterday over the poor quality even have water that is suitable for of water in the southern city of Basra, livestock,” the 36-year-old said. as protests demanding better services The region is home to the oil fields from the government spread across the that account for the vast majority of country. Around 500 people, waving the more than three million barrels of banners and Iraqi flags, protested in oil Iraq exports every day. Yet it front of the governor’s office to remains under-developed and has suf- demand a solution to the long-running fered from chronic power outages, problem of salty tap water. “We poor water quality, uncollected waste demand the dismissal of the governor and other problems that have led a and of the provincial council; the time growing number of Basrawis to call for has come for Basra’s people to get their autonomy. rights,” said Ziyad Tareq, a 24-year-old Security forces were out in force yes- student. terday around the governorate, less When the governor’s deputy went than two weeks after violence erupted out to hear their demands, demonstra- during a previous protest against elec- tors pelted him with plastic water bot- tricity shortages. “There is security here tles and insisted on seeing the gover- as if we were staging a coup against nor himself. “The local government is the government. We are demonstrating always promising improved water and peacefully and all we want is our right electricity but they are liars and no to drink clean water,” said Mahmud longer have any credibility,” Tareq said. Shaker, a 52-year-old high-school “The temperature is 54 degrees Celsius teacher. In central Baghdad, hundreds in central Basra right now... the Basra of people also gathered Friday evening people are very angry at their rulers.” to protest against power outages, an Raad Jassim, an employee at the South enduring problem they blamed on KOBANI: A Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighter stands in the rubble of Kobani, Syria. The Kurds of Syria and Iraq have become a Oil Co, said Basra residents were government corruption. There have major part of the war against the Islamic State group, with Kurdish populations in both countries threatened by the militants’ advance. — AP increasingly frustrated at their region’s been demonstrations in other Iraqi inability to capitalise on its massive oil cities, including in the Shiite shrine city Iraqi Kurds call on wealth. “Basra is feeding Iraq; it is of Karbala yesterday. —AFP Netanyahu to address US PKK to ‘withdraw’ Jewish groups on Iran deal WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister dency. Obama has deployed chief Benjamin Netanyahu will next week lieutenants to make the diplomatic, Death toll mounts as Turkey pounds PKK redouble efforts to scupper the inter- military and technical case for the national nuclear deal with Iran, mak- deal, ahead of a crunch vote in BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Kurdish regional gov- reports that civilian homes were dam- killing at least eight civilians and main Syrian Kurdish militia against the ing a personal appeal to Jewish Congress. ernment called on the Kurdish Worker’s aged in airstrikes in northwestern Iraq. wounding 12. Turkey launched Islamic State group in northern Iraq groups across the United States. The White House hopes to garner Party to “withdraw” from Iraq’s Kurdish The statement calls on both sides to airstrikes on Kurdish rebel camps in and Syria. Netanyahu, a strident opponent of enough votes to prevent the territory yesterday to prevent civilian resume peace talks. “We condemn the northern Iraq last week, its first such Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency the agreement, will make a Web Republican controlled legislative deaths amid a campaign of Turkish bombing, which led to the martyrdom strikes since a peace process with the said yesterday that as many as 28 F-16 address Tuesday that will be avail- branch from voting against the airstrikes targeting the group. A state- of the citizens of the Kurdish region, Kurds was launched in 2012. The jets raided 65 PKK targets in northern ment from the office of Kurdish and we call on Turkey to not to repeat airstrikes began as the US and Turkey Iraq, including shelters and ammuni- able on computers, on mobile agreement. A “no” vote would not President Massoud Barzani said the the bombing of civilians,” the state- announced the outlines of a deal to tion depots on Friday. A day earlier, as phones and in synagogues across automatically kill the deal, but it Kurdish Workers’ Party, known as the ment added, and called upon both help push the Islamic State group back many as 80 jets hit more than 100 tar- America, according to organizers would force Obama to issue a veto PKK, “should withdraw its fighters from sides to resume a Kurdish peace from a strip of territory it controls along gets, the agency said. Anadolu claimed representing more than 100 Jewish and rally enough Democratic votes the Kurdish region so to ensure the process. the Syrian-Turkish border, replacing it some 260 PKK rebels were killed and groups. The Israeli premier is also to uphold it. That has prompted a civilians of Kurdistan don’t become vic- Sedar Sitar, an Iraq-based PKK with more-moderate rebels backed by 400 were wounded since the start of expected to take questions, in an ferocious battle for public opinion, tim of that fighting and conflict.” activist, told The Associated Press that Washington and Ankara. the raids. The PKK has not reported on address hosted by the Conference of including within the Jewish commu- The statement also condemned Turkish strikes destroyed at least six On Friday, the Kurdish regional gov- its casualties. A statement Wednesday Presidents of Major American Jewish nity. Key Democrats such New York Turkey for bombing civilians, following homes in the town of Zargel yesterday, ernment accused the PKK of attacking by the Iraqi Council of Ministers called Organizations and the Jewish Senator Charles Schumer have yet to an oil pipeline in northern Iraq. The the Turkish airstrikes “a dangerous esca- Federations of North America. voice their opinion on the deal in Kurdish government had been selling lation and a violation of Iraq’s sover- “The issues involved with the Iran public. Schumer’s public agnosticism oil directly to Turkey in a move that eignty”. The statement also stressed the nuclear agreement are complex and reflects the deep divisions the deal sparked tensions between the regional council’s “commitment not to allow any of great consequence to the North has caused with America’s politically government in Irbil and the federal attack on Turkey from Iraqi territory.” American Jewish population,” said attuned Jewish community. government in Baghdad. Those sales In Syria, meanwhile, the Kurdish Stephen Greenberg, chairman of the Groups like right-leaning AIPAC were stopped as part of a deal with militia there said the Turkish military Presidents’ Conference. “We welcome and left-leaning J-Street have Baghdad earlier this year, though the has targeted them four times since July this unique opportunity to present engaged in a multi-million-dollar Kurdish government has threatened to 24, calling such attacks “provocative”. the prime minister, who has helped public relations faceoff. Meanwhile resume sales to the international mar- The People’s Protection Units, or YPG, bring these vital issues to public federations, individual organizations, ket in recent weeks. which have been spearheading battles attention.” Rabbis and Rabbinical assemblies are Tensions between Barzani’s Kurdish against the Islamic State group, called Democratic Party and the PKK of on the US-led coalition to clarify their Netanyahu’s intervention comes being pressed to take a stance. Abdullah Ocalan in Turkey date back stance regarding the Turkish strikes. amid a fierce battle with President Obama has tasked Secretary of State decades. The two groups were oppo- The coalition has been providing Kurds Barack Obama over the agreement. John Kerry with talking to the same nents in a 1990s civil war, which ended air cover in the Islamic State fight. The Netanyahu says the deal, which groups organizing Netanyahu’s in an accord that allowed PKK fighters YPG said that despite the fact that it would curb Iran’s nuclear program in address, which incidentally comes on to remain in Iraqi Kurdish territory. The has nothing to do with Turkey’s fight- return for international sanctions the president’s 54th birthday. US State Department regards the PKK ing against the PKK, “the Turkish mili- relief, is a “stunning, historic mistake.” Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has as a terrorist organization because of its tary monitors and targets our units”. It He has infuriated the White House by traveled to Israel to speak to ANKARA: Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (right) acknowl- history of violence in Turkey. In recent said the Turkish acts “will have negative actively opposing what Obama sees Netanyahu in person. But with weeks edges applause during the parliamentary group meeting of the months, the PKK joined an uneasy consequences if they continue, and as a way to avoid a military confla- to go before the congressional vote, Justice and Development Party at the Grand National Assembly of alliance with Iraqi Kurdish fighters, Turkey’s government will be held gration with Iran and a signature for- lobbying efforts look set to intensify Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara. — AFP known as the peshmerga, and the accountable for the results.” — AP eign policy achievement of his presi- further. — AFP Dems still weighing Iran deal, happy with Obama outreach

WASHINGTON: Determined to secure tions smothering its economy, is not a tra- breakfast at the Naval Observatory. prove or take no action on the deal. support for the Iran nuclear deal, ditional fight between the White House Cabinet and other administration officials Obama says he’ll veto a congressional dis- President Barack Obama is making and Republicans, who control the House have spoken with more than 175 lawmak- approval and would need 34 members of inroads with a tough constituency - his and Senate. This is about Obama, who has ers. A member of the International Atomic the Senate or 146 members of the House fellow Democrats in Congress. A handful often been at odds with congressional Energy Agency is expected to brief law- to stand with him so Congress can’t over- of key Democrats stepped forward to sup- Democrats, trying to cajole them just makers next week. Energy Secretary ride his veto. “In the real world, this is a port the accord within hours of Obama’s weeks after a divisive debate over trade. Ernest Moniz’s recent exchange with deal that gets the job done,” Obama said personal lobbying at the White House this The president has talked to more than 80 Maryland Rep Steny Hoyer, the No 3 in a conference call with supporters. past week, part of the administration’s all- lawmakers, either individually or in small Democratic leader in the House, shows Several Democrats said Obama’s detailed out campaign since the pact was groups, administration officials said. the extent of the administration’s bend- understanding of the accord won their announced July 14. Other Democrats Obama, who delivers a speech on the deal over-backward persuasion campaign. “I’m respect. Michigan Rep Dan Kildee, who have signaled they are leaning in favor on Wednesday at American University, briefing later,” Moniz told Hoyer in a hall- announced his support for the pact, said and still others have remained unde- also hosted a reception for about 100 way. “Are you coming? And if there’s any- Obama knows as much about the deal as clared, awaiting a vote in September. House Democrats at the White House. thing you want to know more personally, the negotiators. Kildee’s support was a vic- give me a call. I can expand.” tory for Obama because one of his con- Divisive debate Bend-over-backward stituents, former US Marine Amir Hekmati, The deal, which curbs Iran’s nuclear Vice President Joe Biden has traveled Obama’s veto is among four Americans held or missing program in exchange for relief from sanc- to the Capitol and invited lawmakers for Lawmakers can vote to approve, disap- in Iran. Republicans have argued that the release of the four should have been a part of any final deal. Arizona Rep Raul Grijalva said the administration’s robust selling of the deal strengthens the Democratic stance on Capitol Hill. “We don’t need to be an island right now,” said Grijalva, who has pledged to support it. At one meeting at the White WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama talks to the media before sign- House, New York Rep Jerrold Nadler said ing HR 3236 - the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Obama acknowledged that the deal was Improvement Act of 2015 in the Oval Office at the White House in not perfect and that Iran would still have Washington on July 31, 2015. — AFP an “odious” government. “He makes an impressive case, but there are still ques- tions I have,” said Nadler, a Jewish repre- to make a decision because there’s no used to lead Israel’s Labor Party visited his sentative who has met one-on-one with rush to cast a vote,” Becerra said. office and surprisingly urged him to vote the president. yes. West Virginia Sen Joe Manchin, who is The lengthy August recess will be a Iran’s threat leaning in favor of the deal, said, “There’s test, with multimillion-dollar ad cam- Two House Democrats - New York’s nobody that I know of in this whole paigns and heavy lobbying by both sides, Grace Meng and New Jersey’s Albio Sires - Congress that’s basically not going to sup- including the pro-Israel lobby, American announced their opposition. Texas Rep port Israel,” Manchin said. “But that being Israel Public Affairs Committee. Some Beto O’Rourke, also a Democrat, backed it. said, what pathway do we have?” members of Congress are going on trips House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi This past week, lawmakers said to Israel, with some arranged by the says Democrats would sustain a veto. Obama gave a passionate defense of the American Israel Education Foundation, a Democrats who are Jewish or represent deal, which he believes would be a gild- charitable organization affiliated with districts with large Jewish populations are ed foreign policy peg in his presidential AIPAC, a deal foe. being heavily lobbied. Iran has threatened legacy. Congressional votes interrupted Sen Tim Kaine said he thinks most sen- to destroy Israel, and Prime Minister the meeting, but some 20 lawmakers ators have an idea of how they’ll vote. Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the took Obama up on his offer to return to “Probably everybody has a lean already,” agreement. the White House after the vote to ask he said, adding that he still is undecided Rep Sander Levin of Michigan, a questions for some two hours. After the WASHINGTON: Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Martin Dempsey (right) accompanied by (from left) Secretary of State and has lingering questions. Democratic prominent Jewish Democrat, backed the 60-day review, Sen. Claire McCaskill, said John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, testi- Caucus Chairman Rep Xavier Becerra of deal. New Jersey Rep Bill Pascrell, who is it was going to be a very important vote fies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the impacts of the California said he’s still talking to people undecided but leaning toward approving “to get right, even if it causes you politi- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on US Interests and the Military Balance in the Middle East. — AP on both sides of the issue. “I’m in no rush the deal, said a former Israeli general who cal pain.” — AP SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

A look at Hillary Clinton’s 2007-2014 federal tax returns

WASHINGTON: Federal income tax returns their tax liabilities. from 2007 through 2014 for Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband, former President Charity Bill Clinton, show a surge in earnings in The Clintons’ donations to charity have recent years and provide new details on been rising since the mid-2000s, according aspects of their business dealings. to the returns. The couple donated nearly 11 percent of their income in 2014 compared to The top line 5 percent in 2003. In 2013, the Clintons The Clintons earned $139.1 million over donated $3 million to their personal charity, the past eight years, a period that spanned the Clinton Family Foundation. In turn, this Hillary Rodham Clinton’s term as secretary of year, that personal charity boosted the cou- state. The returns show numerous paid ples’ stake in their global foundation, the speeches and appearances by her husband Clinton Foundation, to between $5 million around the world and her own stint as a pri- and $10 million, according to foundation vate speaker after she resigned from her records made available earlier this week. diplomatic post in February 2013. The cou- ple paid nearly $44 million in federal taxes Earnings and donated nearly $15 million to charity. The couple made nearly $23 million from speaking fees in 2013. Typically making at Taxes least $100,000 for an appearance and some- The returns show that the Clintons paid times as much as $500,000, the Clintons kept an overall federal tax rate of 31.6 percent up a hectic schedule that year and again in during those years. That rate is high among 2014, when they earned $20 million. The American taxpayers. The Clintons’ donations returns also provide new details about Bill to charity - including the Bill, Hillary and Clinton’s non-speech sidelines. In 2014, he Chelsea Clinton Foundation - along with oth- made more than $6.3 million working for er expenses and deductions, helped lower two education organizations.— AP Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov Jeb Bush Bush not a candidate? Super PAC spending reveals otherwise

NEW YORK: The first report of Republican presidential finance regulations but rather by a new, anything-goes ‘Non’ Candidate candidate Jeb Bush’s Super PAC, made public Friday, era featuring largely unregulated Super PACs and the Starting in January, and right up until he announced reveals for the first time, election lawyers say, just how billionaires, looking to influence U.S. policy, who fund his official candidacy June 15, Bush crisscrossed the much the group, Right to Rise, functioned as a kind of them. It is indicative of a new playbook for how parties country at a frenetic pace in what aides described as a shadow campaign for Bush. The group shelled out $5.4 nominate, and pay for, their candidates. “shock-and-awe” fundraising push to raise a record war million from January through June for all the workaday “These new numbers show how Jeb Bush has out- chest from lobbyists, billionaires and old Bush family line items, from travel to catering to political consulting, sourced his campaign to a Super PAC raising potentially friends. But all the while, Bush insisted he wasn’t a can- that have traditionally been paid for by candidates’ corrupting and unlimited sums of money from special didate, a distinction that enabled him to operate out- campaign committees. interests and wealthy donors,” said Paul S. Ryan, senior side the fray of federal campaign finance regulations, The Super PAC’s filing also reveals the gilded roster counsel with the Campaign Legal Center, which has which limit individual campaign donations to $2,700. of Bush’s top donors, a formidable collection of some of filed complaints with both the Federal Election Super PACs, by contrast, can accept any amount the world’s most powerful and influential billionaires Commission and the Department of Justice. from anyone and are widely criticized by campaign and GOP grandees, such as Coral Gables resident and As Reuters has written, the FEC, by the admission of finance reform advocates as tilting American democra- private equity king Miguel Fernandez, who, with $3 mil- its own Democratic commissioners, has been rendered cy in favor of plutocrats with the biggest checks. “There lion, was Bush’s top donor. San Franciscans William ineffectual by partisan gridlock. And the DOJ is unlikely are now literally 100 people financing the bulk of our Oberndorf and Helen Schwab each gave about $1.5 to take up the issue during a campaign season, depart- presidential elections,” said Craig Holman, a govern- million and 20 other people gave at least $1 million ment sources have said. Right to Rise, in a statement, ment affairs lobbyist with Public Citizen, which advo- apiece. said it “takes a conservative approach to FEC rules and cates for consumers before Congress, the executive With its $103 million haul, the Super PAC has we are in full compliance with all applicable laws and branch and the courts. smashed the fundraising totals of every other candi- regulations. Our expenditures for six months of ... The report also shows the Bush camp’s taste for the date, making Bush the clear leader in the money race, fundraising costs and fundraising events are minimal luxe and exclusive, with payments to the likes of the though not the polls, for the November 2016 election. given the scale of our support from donors who have Four Seasons Palo Alto, the St Regis in Atlanta and All Super PAC filings were due at the Federal Election been drawn to Governor Bush’s conservative record of Houston, the Hotel Bel Air in Los Angeles, the Mandarin MIAMI: Democratic Presidential hopeful and former Secretary of State Hillary Commission by midnight Friday, but Bush’s Super PAC reform.” Oriental in San Francisco and the Union League of Clinton calls for an end to the Cuban trade embargo as she gives a policy speech was the first, and so far only one, to file. Bush campaign spokeswoman Kristy Campbell said, Philadelphia. The Super PAC, now that Bush is an official at the Florida International University on July 31, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The dramatic shift in spending patterns, campaign in an emailed statement: “Governor Bush has taken a candidate, is barred from coordinating with the cam- According to polls Clinton continues to lead the Democratic candidates running finance lawyers say, is the starkest sign yet of a new conservative approach to all of his political activities paign, but Bush’s favorite longtime strategist and top for the Democratic nomination. — AFP order in money in politics, one no longer dominated by and has and will continue to comply with all campaign political adviser, Mike Murphy, is working for the Super small-dollar bundlers beholden to federal campaign finance laws and requirements.” PAC, not the campaign. —Reuters US Republican presidential field hits 17 with Gilmore

WASHINGTON: The field of candidates porate experience. But she was pushed Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York and for the Republican Party’s 2016 presiden- out of the tech company and later lost Washington. tial nomination swelled to 17 this week her bid for the U.S. Senate. Fiorina, 60, has after former Virginia Governor Jim criticized the only other woman so far RAND PAUL Gilmore joined the race for the White seeking the presidency, Democrat Hillary The first-term Kentucky senator, 52, is House. Candidates in the crowded field Clinton. following his father, Ron Paul, in seeking must work to stand out before the party’s the presidency. A libertarian, he has first official debate on Aug. 6 featuring JIM GILMORE lobbed criticism at Democrats and fellow only the top 10 contenders. Here is a list The former head of the Republican Republicans alike over the federal debt of the Republicans seeking the nomina- National Committee briefly ran for the and personal liberties. He casts himself as tion for the November 2016 election: party’s 2008 presidential nomination. an anti-establishment reformer who Gilmore, 65, earlier served one term as could win over young and minority vot- JEB BUSH the governor of Virginia, a swing state in ers. The former Florida governor, the son presidential elections. A former Army of one president and brother of another, intelligence officer, he has also advised RICK PERRY announced his White House bid on June former U.S. presidents on counterterror- The longest-serving governor in Texas 15 after long testing the waters. Before ism response. history crashed out of 2012’s nominating officially entering the race, Bush, 62, process after an embarrassing debate already had faced criticism for not dis- LINDSEY GRAHAM performance in which he was unable to tancing himself from the foreign policies The US senator from South Carolina, a remember the name of one of the three of his brother, former President George W close ally of 2008 Republican presidential government agencies he had proposed Bush, and for struggling with questions nominee John McCain, is running as a to eliminate. But Perry, 65, has been about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. His mod- defense hawk and has made criticism of preparing himself for a run in 2016 and erate positions on immigration, educa- Obama’s foreign policy the main focus of pointing to his state’s economic growth. tion and other issues could hurt his his campaign. The 59-year-old has been standing with some conservatives. more moderate on other issues such as MARCO RUBIO immigration reform and climate change. Rubio, 44, cast his entry into the BEN CARSON Republican field as a “generational Retired neurosurgeon Carson, 63, is a MIKE HUCKABEE choice.” The son of Cuban immigrants, the favorite of conservative activists who has Former Arkansas Governor Huckabee, US senator from Florida swept into touted his outsider status. Raised in a 59, ran unsuccessfully in 2008 and Congress in the Tea Party wave of 2010 poor family by a single mother, Carson declined to run in 2012 despite his popu- but has fought to strengthen ties with rose to be director of pediatric neuro- larity with influential evangelical leaders conservatives after a failed push for com- surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in and voters. The former host of a popular prehensive immigration reform in 2013. Baltimore. He is the only black candidate Fox News television show has focused in running from either major political party. public appearances on the plight of work- RICK SANTORUM ing Americans left behind in the econom- A favorite of the Christian right, the CHRIS CHRISTIE ic recovery. former Pennsylvania senator, 57, The New Jersey governor, 52, announced his 2016 bid with an eye on launched his campaign in his trademark BOBBY JINDAL economic issues as other contenders also brash style at an unscripted event at his Louisiana’s governor was once seen as compete for religious conservatives. He former high school. Seen as plainspoken a rising Republican star, but state budget has promised to boost the middle class, by supporters and a bully by detractors, woes have hurt his popularity at home. eliminate the Internal Revenue Service he vowed to bridge Washington’s parti- The former Rhodes Scholar, 44, came and crack down on illegal immigration. san divide. Christie won praise for his under fire in 2013 for saying Republicans response to Superstorm Sandy in 2012 must “stop being the stupid party.” DONALD TRUMP and was once seen as a top White House The 69-year-old real estate mogul and contender, but his support has eroded JOHN KASICH TV personality announced his candidacy amid troubles in his home state. The 63-year-old Ohio governor repre- from Trump Tower in New York, saying he sents an important election swing state would be “the greatest jobs president TED CRUZ and could be a potent force in the that God ever created.” The outspoken bil- Cruz, 44, of Texas is the favorite of the Republican field. Re-elected to a second lionaire has come under fire for contro- party’s conservative Tea Party movement. term in November, Kasich was the last of versial remarks about immigrants as well Some blamed him for the October 2013 the 16 Republican candidates so far to as U.S. Senator John McCain’s military government shutdown because he want- enter the race. He announced his bid with service. ed to link funding to repeal of President a focus on budget issues, race relations Barack Obama’s healthcare law. The and his government experience. SCOTT WALKER Princeton- and Harvard-educated son of Walker, 47, is among the leading can- a Cuban immigrant, Cruz was the first GEORGE PATAKI didates in opinion polls despite entering Republican to jump officially into the The former New York governor, who the race relatively late on July 13. race. led the heavily Democratic-leaning state Although he lacks the name recognition CARLY FIORINA for three terms, could be a moderate of some other candidates, he has the sup- Once one of the most powerful voice in a Republican field heavy with port of some donors looking for a more women in American business, the former conservatives. Although he has not held conservative option. The two-term Hewlett-Packard Co chief executive has public office since 2006, Pataki, 70, has Wisconsin governor has cast himself as an positioned herself as an outsider with cor- emphasized his leadership during the anti-Washington reformer. — Reuters SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star party ready to govern

ROME: Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star party, founded suit and tie, never a hair out of place. named by political watchers as the man to challenge the program as a “concrete project based on voters’ concerns, in 2009 by former comedian Beppe Grillo, is itching to He has tried to restore credibility to the Five Star (M5S) PM. Along with the “Grillini”, as the movement’s mem- with financially assured proposals”, such as a plan to intro- govern and has a man primed for the top job. The move- after a fallout within the party forced the ex-comic to take bers are known, the party’s leaders have some tricks up duce a minimum wage. The Five Star party “continues to ment celebrated a shock success in 2013’s general elec- a step back. While Grillo called last October for the country their sleeve to woo voters. grow because Italian politics continues to be a ‘rubber tion when it snapped up a whopping 25.5 percent of the to leave the euro “as soon as possible”, Di Maio is more wall’”, he says, describing the way the hopes and ambi- votes, becoming the second biggest political force behind prudent - perhaps having watched Greece teeter on the On the Up tions of the population appear to bounce straight off the the centre-left Democratic Party. “Today we are ready, edge of a “Grexit”, which some warned could force the In the 16 municipalities run by the Five Star, including walls of power and disappear into nothing. much more than in 2013,” Luigi di Maio, one of Five Star’s country to exit from the European Union. “Our line doesn’t Livorno and Parma, the party has already implemented a Polls published this week show the Five Star gaining most prominent members, told AFP. foresee a straightforward exit from the euro”, he says, popular scheme whereby citizens can choose how a por- ground on the Democratic Party, with 25 percent of those Di Maio, 29 years old and the youngest deputy presi- insisting that it would only ever be considered if the com- tion of their taxes are allocated. Those elected, from local polled now favoring the anti-establishment movement dent of the lower house of parliament in Italian history, mon currency “continues to strangle our economy”. seats to the European parliament, have also renounced compared to 34 percent for Renzi’s party, which has has become the new face of the movement, displacing its The party would like a reformed eurozone but half their salaries for the past two years, a move Di Maio dropped in popularity since last year. The movement is loud and truculent founder, who is now rarely seen in believes centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi lacks says has saved some 10 million euros which have been keen to seize the moment to make its mark - especially public. The pair could not be more different: where beard- “the authority” in Europe to make that happen. Renzi, 40, given as microcredit to small businesses. “Around 8,000 now that even the left has been hit by corruption scan- ed, wild-eyed Grillo, 67, shouted abuse to rouse the is the Five Star’s main adversary in the run-up to the next (such companies) will have been helped by the end of the dals. “It seems to us that we are elected when the Italians crowds, Di Maio, who hails from Naples and studied law, general election, scheduled to be held in 2018. And Di year,” he said. Though the movement has been accused of see all the nastiness the (mainstream) political world is speaks quietly but firmly and dresses in an impeccable Maio - who began following Grillo back in 2007 - is often “populism”, he shrugs off the label, describing the party’s capable of,” he says.— AFP

German prosecutors shelve Nazi crimes probe of US man

BERLIN: German prosecutors have shelved their statements from his family that he was never at Nazi war crimes investigation of a retired the scene. Andriy Karkoc said Friday that there Minnesota carpenter whom AP exposed as a has never been any evidence or documentation former commander in an SS-led unit, saying to prove AP’s story, and he questioned the validi- Friday that the 96-year-old is not fit for trial. The ty of AP’s sources. He said the ordeal has taken a decision came more than two years after the AP toll on his father, who has Alzheimer’s disease published a story establishing that Michael and is not capable of suing the AP for its “sala- Karkoc commanded a unit in the SS-led cious manufactured slanders”. Paul Colford, AP’s Ukrainian Self Defense Legion accused of burn- vice president and director of media relations, ing villages filled with women and children, said in a statement: “The Associated Press’ stories based on wartime documents, testimony from were solidly reported and well-documented. We other members of the unit and Karkoc’s own stand by them.” Ukrainian-language memoir. The US Department of Justice has refused to Efraim Zuroff, the head Nazi hunter for the say whether it has ever investigated Michael Simon Wiesenthal Center, questioned why the US Karkoc, citing its policy of neither confirming nor Department of Justice itself had not initiated denying investigations. But Andriy Karkoc said a deportation proceedings against Karkoc after the top Justice official visited his father twice since evidence was revealed. “They should have been the AP story, the last time as recently as several aware of his presence in the United States a long months ago. Department of Justice spokesman time ago, and if they were aware and did not take Peter Carr said Friday he also could not comment any action, that’s very unfortunate, and I would on whether his office would now pursue depor- say atypical, but it’s obviously a failure,” he said by tation proceedings against Michael Karkoc. “As telephone from Lithuania. “If they weren’t aware we have said previously, we are aware of the alle- of him then it means he slipped through the gations but will decline further comment at this cracks, but once AP exposed him they should time,” he said in an email. have moved ahead as quickly as possible.” Zuroff said that deportation proceedings Karkoc’s son, Andriy Karkoc, applauded would have sent a powerful moral message, KENT: Police clash with nationalist counter demonstrators as people rally to support migrants trying to cross into England through the channel Germany’s decision Friday, but said his family even if the Justice Department had thought tunnel from France, near an entrance to the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone, south east England yesterday. — AFP can’t recover from AP’s “unsupported smears”. lengthy deportation proceedings would have “My father was and is innocent,” he said. In been fruitless at Karkoc’s advanced age. “They Germany, Munich prosecutor Peter Preuss told should have done it, if nothing else to make a Migrant bids to reach UK the AP that Karkoc’s attorney had declined to public statement that we are aware of this indi- allow him to be examined by a medical expert vidual in the United States who never should from Germany, and that his office’s decision was have been admitted in the first place,” he said. based on “comprehensive medical documenta- Poland also initiated an investigation into sharply down overnight tion” from doctors at the geriatric hospital in Karkoc, which remains open. State National the US where he is being treated. He said doc- Remembrance Institute spokesman Andrzej tors there had provided prosecutors with a Arseniuk told the AP on Friday that his office’s France sends more police officers to stem the crisis comprehensive assessment of Karkoc’s health prosecutors are currently awaiting a reply from over the past year, which was evaluated by a the US to a request for help identifying hand- medical expert in Germany. “There are no writing believed to be Karkoc’s. CALAIS: French police said yesterday gathering darkness began at around 29-year-old Eritrean who has twice been losses. Jean-Marc Puissesseau, president doubts about the authenticity of the documen- The German investigation has taken longer some 300 migrants in Calais attempted 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) when a group escorted out of the Eurotunnel of the port of Calais, on Friday branded tation of his treatment,” said Preuss, who than usual, because prosecutors first had to wait to reach Britain via the cross-Channel managed to access the embarkment approach area, said that even if some- the latest action “the straw that broke declined to provide specifics about Karkoc’s for a court ruling that they had jurisdiction in the tunnel overnight, a significant drop lanes before being chased off by police. one manages to sneak aboard a train the camel’s back”, and accused authori- health on privacy grounds. case. That came last year, when the Federal Court from previous nights as the security At around 2:00 am yesterday some they cannot be sure of getting across ties of “abandoning” the port. The German probe began after AP’s story in of Justice said Karkoc’s service in the SS-led unit presence is beefed up. Overnight 150 migrants were escorted back the Channel. “While the train hasn’t left June, 2013, which established Karkoc was a com- made him the “holder of a German office”. That Thursday French authorities faced more towards Calais. In such cases the vast you can’t say you’ve done it, even if ‘People, Not Insects’ mander of the unit and then lied to American gave Germany the legal right to prosecute him than 1,000 attempts by migrants majority seeking to get over to Britain you’re well hidden,” he said. A police The crisis has become a hot politi- immigration officials to get into the United States even though he is not German, his alleged crimes camped out in the port of Calais to will just hide away again and await source said that, while the reinforce- cal issue on both sides of the Channel a few years after World War II. A second report were against non-Germans and they were not reach the Channel tunnel overnight. another chance to sneak over. One man ments had helped, “the pressure of the and British Prime Minister David uncovered evidence that Karkoc himself ordered committed on German soil. Someone in that role France has sent 120 additional police died in the early hours of Wednesday, migrants is still there” and the “situation Cameron and French President his men in 1944 to attack a Polish village in which “served the purposes of the Nazi state’s world officers to the northern port city to stem apparently crushed by a lorry as he tried remains difficult to deal with”. Francois Hollande discussed the issue dozens of civilians were killed, contradicting view,” the court said.— AP the crisis, as the number of deaths since to make it into the tunnel. Around 3,000 people from countries by phone. “They both expressed con- June reached 10. that also include Syria are waiting in cern about the immediate security A spokesman for Eurotunnel hs said ‘Too Many Policemen’ Calais as they try to cross into Britain ille- challenges and reiterated their com- there was “much less disruption” since “I didn’t make it into the station this gally by clambering onto lorries and mitment to continue working closely the reinforcements arrived to bolster the time... It was very difficult, there was trains. Adding to the Calais difficulties, together to tackle the problems 300-strong police contingent already much more security than on previous hundreds of French sailors blocked the posed by illegal migration,” a state- stationed in the city. At least four coach- days,” said 20-year-old Reza from city on Friday, using burning tyres to ment from Cameron’s office said. es of riot police were guarding the Afghanistan, rubbing his eyes after a prevent access to the port in the midst Cameron promised “more fencing, entrance to the tunnel on Friday. The sit- short night’s sleep as he stepped out of of the peak holiday travel period. The more resources, more sniffer dog uation appears to have calmed in recent his tent. “We didn’t have a chance last roughly 300 workers from French com- teams” to aid French police after hold- days, after migrants made more than night. There were too many policemen, pany Scop SeaFrance are protesting ing a meeting of his government’s 2,000 daily attempts to breach the even more than before,” said Baby, 27, against plans to sell off some of their fer- COBRA emergency committee on defences earlier in the week. Late Friday from Eritrea, who has been camping out ries to rival Danish firm DFDS, a move Friday on the crisis, which he warned the first attempts under cover of the in Calais for more than two years. Teski, a expected to result in hundreds of job could last all summer.— AFP Migrant journeys cross in English Channel citadel

DOVER, United Kingdom: For the hundreds of exact numbers of daily departures and arrivals are kept under the age of 18 in their care has almost doubled to CARACAS: A discarded mannequin stands in the midst of garbage pile on a migrants who make it across the English Channel, a stark secret. As well as adults, hundreds of those making it by 605 in the last three months, leaving the council with a street in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela is grappling with chronic shortages of detention centre in a former fortress overlooking the sea ferry or train hidden among freight are unaccompanied £5.5 million ($8.6) shortfall. staples including cooking oil, toilet paper and sugar that businesses blame on often represents the bitter end of a long journey. Recent youngsters and the local authority says it is over- Compass Fostering, which finds homes for young- the socialist government’s economic policies. — AP arrivals have been bussed in to the Dover Immigration whelmed by the recent surge in child numbers. “We have sters, said it had seen a five-fold increase in the num- Removal Centre, a former citadel which looms above the no more capacity to take many more in the coming bers of unaccompanied children arriving as asylum Venezuela supermarket port and is surrounded by a moat, high fencing, barbed weeks if the increase in numbers continues as in the past seekers. A year ago it was receiving 34 referrals from wire and security cameras. The prison-like building hous- few weeks,” said Paul Carter, leader of the Kent County local authorities per month - a figure now at 140. They es up to 316 adult men who have either applied for asy- Council, which is asking the British government to help are mainly boys, some as young as 12. A source close looting leaves one dead lum or had their applications rejected, although the with the recent influx. The number of asylum seekers to the matter told AFP that “over 100” migrants were detained after arriving by freight train on a single day CARACAS: One person was killed and know if someone was,” he added, accord- this week, compared to numbers of “zero to a handful” dozens were detained following looting ing to a Pentagon transcript. before the crisis escalated. of supermarkets in Venezuela’s southeast- Shops in the area surrounding the ern city of Ciudad Guayana on Friday warehouse were either shuttered or pro- Clinging to Trucks morning, according to Venezuelan tected by national guard and police on Reaching the port of Dover or the train terminal in authorities. Shoppers seeking scarce con- Friday. The Venezuelan government has Folkestone, on England’s southeast tip, is the aim for sumer staples including milk, rice and long blamed opposition leaders and busi- migrants camped out in the French town of Calais, 34 km flour broke into a supermarket ware- nesses for the country’s ills, saying they away across the Channel. An AFP photographer in the house on Friday morning, leading busi- are waging an “economic war” against the early hours of Friday saw two migrants clinging to the nesses in the area to shut their doors, government with backing from the roof of one truck leaving the Eurotunnel terminus, hav- local newspaper Correo del Caroni report- United States. Critics say the problems are ing made the journey on the freight shuttle from Calais. ed. President Nicolas Maduro said the vio- due to a failing state-led economic model. The migrant crisis in Calais has spiked in recent days, lence was premeditated and blamed the Low oil prices and an increasingly dys- with upwards of 2,000 desperate nightly bids to sneak United States as being behind it. functional set of currency and price con- into the undersea tunnel, and the governments on both Maduro said US General John Kelly, trols have spurred shortages of con- sides pledging tougher action. Marine Corps commander of the Southern sumers goods, causing tempers to flare in Unless they vanish off the radar, adult migrants can face Command, predicted in February that supermarket lines across the country. lengthy periods of detention while their asylum or there would be a “social implosion” in State governor Francisco Rangel of the refugee cases are assessed - with many sent back home Venezuela in July. “You all know that a mil- ruling Socialist Party said the looting was or to their European country of arrival. Volunteers who itary general of the United States doesn’t politically motivated. “A group of armed work with new arrivals say they are often battered by predict,” Maduro said on state television. motorcyclists arrived and said they were their experiences and in no position to present their case “He orders and the battered Venezuelan going to loot certain establishments,” he to the British authorities. “Most of the time these people right-wing executes.” Speaking at the told Venezuelan television station are completely traumatised,” said Raga Gibreel, who Pentagon in March, Kelly said that Globovision. “I’m sure it wasn’t sponta- CALAIS: A migrant jumps over a fence as he attempts to access the Channel Tunnel, in Calais, works to support compatriots arriving from Sudan and Venezuela might see some change of neous but rather planned with a political northern France. Undeterred by an influx of French riot police, a surveillance helicopter, or a South Sudan. “They arrive in a different country with a leadership in the coming months. “I cer- motive.” Gustavo Patinez, 21, died of a ninth death this summer among the tens of thousands who attempt to cross the Channel, the different culture and language. They have lost friends tainly am not involved in any way, shape gunshot wound to the chest, Correo del migrants came in groups of a dozen or more. Men and women, some hiding their faces and relatives in the Mediterranean,” she told AFP in or form with coup planning. I don’t know Caroni reported, adding that 60 people beneath bandannas, walked single file to sneak over a bent fence along the train tracks lead- Dover. “Sometimes you find people with marks on their anyone that is. And I probably would were detained. — Reuters ing to the tunnel and ultimately to England. — AP bodies from lashes, cuts, or bullets.” —AFP SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Three days, five killings and a year of pain in Baltimore

BALTIMORE: Kajuan Guinn was just 8, and 19, allegations of police brutality in Baltimore examined by Reuters. Here are the stories of the recently reunited with his family after years in have received extensive and deserved attention, four other young people who died in those few foster care, when his chronically ill mother died but the city’s entrenched problems extend far days. of complications from lupus. He was devastated. beyond policing issues. Young people die “He was always taking care of his mother,” his sis- unnecessarily every week in Baltimore - from Dominic Tales, 7/31/2014, 1:01 am ter, Ashley Terry said of Guinn, “He would empty complications of chronic illness, from accidents, For 19 years, Miriam Tales, 44, successfully her pan for her.” Two years after his mother died, from drugs and, overwhelmingly, from gun- kept her son Dominic safe in a city where death Guinn ran away, following his father’s path into a shots. In 2014, all but a handful of the 116 under was never far away. “Every summer one of his world of gangs, drugs and violence on the 30 who died violently were black and male. Few friends was killed,” Tales said of Dominic’s high streets of Baltimore. When Guinn was 13, some- families are spared. school years. But her son held steady jobs, one showed Terry a crudely produced film, “Stop “Over the last 30 years there were some- stayed away from gangs and spent lots of time Snitchin Part 2,” in which a young boy posed where between 190 and 350 people murdered with his family. She didn’t expect him to be with gang members, holding a gun and smok- each year,” in Baltimore said Philip Leaf, a profes- next. Then, early on the morning of July 31 last ing a marijuana-filled cigar. The boy was her sor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of year, Tales walked around a corner and inter- brother. It wasn’t until he was a teenager, and a Public Health. “So it’s your uncle if it’s not you.” rupted a robbery. Prosecutors allege that series of arrests landed him in juvenile facilities Still, five young people killed in three days is a Marquel Gaffney, 22, shot both Dominic and a in Maryland and Pennsylvania, that he recon- lot even for Baltimore. Reuters examined the man he was attempting to rob. The other victim survived. Gaffney, in jail awaiting trial on murder charges, has pleaded not guilty. “If you knew, you would know he was not someone who deserved this,” said Tales. BALTIMORE: Balloons and candles mark a spot where a man was shot Devin Cook, 7/31/2014, 11:44 pm earlier in the week, in Baltimore. Murders are spiking again in Devin Cook was just a month away from Baltimore, three months after Freddie Gray’s death in police custody leaving for college in Missouri on a lacrosse sparked riots. — AP scholarship, when he agreed to drive a friend home from practice after dark. Someone with a now when a policeman kills somebody every- Elliott Way. Her relatives are unimpressed. They gun approached the car and asked to borrow a body wants to protest,” she said, referring to the just want her killer found. cell phone, and when Cook handed it over the protests that erupted following Gray’s death. shooting began. Cook was shot three times in “What about how somebody killed my son? Did A Legacy of Segregation the chest. His friend was shot twice, but still anybody go and riot about that?” Brown said her A year after their loved ones died, all five managed to drive the car to a hospital, where son had begun singing in a men’s church choir families are still struggling. Brown and Tales Cook died. The crime remains unsolved. prior to his death. His favorite Gospel song, both think Baltimore’s social fabric is too severe- “He always helped people out - that’s what according to his sister LaToya, was ‘No Weapon ly frayed to repair. Academics who have studied got him killed,” said his grandfather Ronald Formed Against Me.’ the area and its entrenched problems agree that Cook, 61, who raised him. During the weeks change won’t come easily. Lawrence Brown, a leading up to his death, Devin, 20, had been tak- Mckenzie Elliott, 8/1/2014, 3:51 pm professor at Morgan State University, a histori- BALTIMORE: An investigator places evidence placards at the scene of a ing classes at Catonsville Community College, Three-year-old McKenzie Elliott was playing cally black college in Baltimore, sees many of shooting in Baltimore. —AP playing lacrosse and working at the Baltimore on her front porch in the afternoon when some- Baltimore’s ills today as rooted in the city’s lega- Zoo. “The last thing he said to me, he fussed at one rode past on a bicycle and started shooting. cy of strict segregation that began in the early me for mowing the lawn because he wanted to A neighbor threw herself on top of Elliott to pro- 1900s. “When you combine the psychological nected with his siblings. Once out, he visited his deaths and their aftermath, using data collected mow it,” Cook said. tect her, but she had already been hit. Her mur- impact of racism, anti-blackness, economic con- sister on holidays and sent report cards and let- by the Baltimore Police Department, the der, too, remains unsolved, though the police ditions, red-lining, disinvestment,” he said, it’s no ters urging his younger brother to “keep his Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Kevin Butler, Jr, 8/1/2014, 1:50 am commissioner at the time, Anthony Batts, wonder “we have a disproportionate rate of vio- head up and stay out of trouble.” Terry, seven and the Baltimore Sun, as well as interviews and As a young man, Kevin Butler, Jr, used heavy announced publicly in the days after Elliott’s lence.” Ashley Terry, Kajuan Guinn’s older sister, years older, knew that her brother considered other public records. drugs and spent time in jail. But fatherhood, his death that he expected to make an arrest within remains hopeful, however, that the current gen- her a mother figure. But, she said, “I didn’t know A year later, gaping holes remain in the lives relatives say, had inspired him to try to be a bet- a week. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- eration of young parents and their kids might be how to make boys into men.” A year ago, at of the families of those who died. But the deaths ter person. By July of last year, they say, he had Blake fired Batts earlier this month. “I blame the able to overcome their broken pasts. “I think we 12:35 am on July 30, Guinn was shot and killed are otherwise remarkable only for their small gotten clean and moved to Baltimore to live neighborhood because somebody knows who could be the ones to change things,” Terry said. “I on the street outside a Chinese restaurant that contribution to Baltimore’s reputation as one of with a cousin and look for work. Early on the did it,” said Elliott’s godmother Tanya Watt. didn’t really have any parents, but I did a better has been the scene of a number of recent mur- America’s deadliest cities for young people. morning of August 1, Butler, 29, told his cousin “There’s a street code where you don’t tell, but job.” Still, she wishes she could move some- ders in Baltimore. He was 21. Homicides have increased so far this year by a he was going out for cigarettes. On the street, he there’s no rule when it comes to a three-year- where else. While her husband drives a truck for third, and as another summer’s worth of deaths met a friend, and soon after someone began old.” She said her family is still struggling after a distribution company, Terry focuses on caring Concentrated Carnage unfolds, the families of last year’s victims still shooting at them. The friend, the family said, Elliott’s death. The girl’s eight-year-old cousin, for her extended family and saving money. She Guinn was the first of five Baltimore resi- hope for closure. But they have been repeatedly told them he ran and hid. Butler was mortally Khadin, sees a therapist. He likes to watch videos used to work a night shift as a home health aide dents under 30 who died from gunshots over disappointed. The Baltimore City Police wounded. His killing remains unsolved, and he made of his cousin, which he keeps stored on but she stopped recently, after her elderly client three days of concentrated carnage last sum- Department reports a clearance rate of about 45 Butler’s mother, Tershelle Brown, feels as if the a portable player. He insisted on helping carry died. “I would rather be in another state,” she mer. All of them were black. In the wake of percent in last year’s homicides. A suspect has police - and the city - have lost interest. “These Elliott’s tiny coffin at her funeral. In May, the city said. “But just getting out of this neighborhood Freddie Gray’s death while in custody on April been charged in only one of the five killings young kids are killing young kids every day but renamed the street where she died McKenzie would be fine.” — Reuters

Taleban denies Haqqani network founder death

KABUL: The Taleban yesterday denied reports of despite divisions within insurgent ranks. The the death of the founder of Haqqani network, its Taleban also announced his deputies - allied militant group blamed for some of the Sirajuddin, who has a $10 million US bounty on deadliest attacks in Afghanistan. Some Pakistani his head, and Haibatullah Akhundzada, former media reported the death of Jalaluddin head of the Taleban courts. Formed 30 years ago Haqqani, said to be in his 70s, on Friday when his to counter the Soviet invasion in the 80s, the son Sirajuddin was announced as one of the Haqqani network is militarily the most capable deputy chiefs of the Taleban following the death and most dangerous of the Taleban factions. of its longtime leader Mullah Omar. “Some The group was blamed for some of the dead- media outlets spread reports... about the death liest attacks in Afghanistan, including the Indian of a distinguished jihadi personality... Jalaluddin embassy bombing and the attack on Kabul Haqqani,” the Taleban said in a statement posted Serena Hotel in 2008, and the 2009 coordinated on their website. “This claim has no basis. attacks on the Afghan justice ministry. The Haqqani... was ill before but he has been blessed group is present both in its stronghold in eastern with good health for a prolonged period now Afghanistan and in the tribal districts of North and has no troubles currently.” Haqqani’s family Waziristan in Pakistan’s restive northwest along also rejected rumors of his death, according to the Afghan border. an Afghan Taleban commander who spoke to During the last decade, Jalaluddin vanished AFP from an undisclosed location in northwest- from the jihadist front and transferred the man- ern Pakistan. “I talked to his grandson (who is agement of his empire to his jihadist son, somewhere in eastern Afghanistan) and he com- Sirajuddin. Washington designates both father pletely rejected rumours of his death,” the com- and son as “global terrorists”. A Saudi diplomatic mander said. “‘My grandfather is alive, I talked to cable recently made public by Wikileaks said the him last week. He was weak and sick but alive Saudi ambassador to Pakistan met in 2012 with and in good spirits’, he told me.” Nasiruddin Haqqani, Jalaluddin’s other son and The Afghan Taleban named Mullah Akhtar chief fundraiser for the group. In the meeting, Mansour as their new chief on Friday, a historic Nasiruddin requested treatment for his ailing power transition that raises hopes a more mod- father in Saudi Arabia, said the cable, which erate leadership will pave the way for peace talks could not be independently verified. —AFP

Police seeking info to LOWER LAKE: Flames from the Rocky Fire approach a house in Lower Lake, California. — AFP track Lankan gunmen Several wildfires blackening COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police appealed for mercial area of the capital. Friday’s shooting was information yesterday to track down four gun- the worst attack against a campaign rally in the men who opened fire at a ruling party rally in run up to this month’s election. The 52-year-old dry California’s golden hills the capital, killing a woman and wounding 12 finance minister is one of the most senior mem- other people. Several teams of detective were bers of the UNP, which backed former president assembled yesterday, a day after the daring Mahinda Rajapakse’s successor Maithripala Homes consumed by the flames; hundreds flee attack on Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake’s Sirisena in January’s presidential election. He campaign rally for the August 17 parliamentary had initiated several investigations into alleged elections, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera fraud by members of the Rajapakse regime. But LOWER LAKE: A series of wildfires blackened the at the base of my bed to be prepared,” she said. “The small fire near Groveland, a stop-off point for travel- said. Rajapakse’s UPFA denied any involvement, golden hills of California on Friday, egged on by community is coming together and looking at what’s ers headed to Yosemite National Park. The 200-acre The minister who escaped unhurt accused alleging an “internal clash” within the ruling par- bone-dry vegetation, triple-digit temperatures and important. We should be ready for disaster.” fire, about 20 miles from the park’s entrance, was the opposition United People’s Freedom ty. This year’s campaign had been largely peace- gusting winds. A handful of homes have been con- partially contained Friday. About two dozen homes Alliance (UPFA) of carrying out the attack, a ful and local election monitors expressed sur- sumed by the flames and hundreds of people chased Homes Destroyed are threatened and voluntary evacuations are in charge denied by the party. “We are investigat- prise at Friday’s shooting. Almost all previous from their houses as thousands of firefighters work to A separate fire near the small town of Isleton in place. ing the motive for the attack,” the police elections have been marred by allegations that corral the blazes. Eighteen large fires are burning, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta burned six Lisa Ann Vilmur was arrested Thursday night for spokesman said adding that no arrests had government workers colluded with the ruling mostly in the scorched northern half of the state, and or seven mobile homes Thursday evening before fire- recklessly causing a fire and jailed on $100,000 bail. It been made 24 hours after the attack in a com- party to give them an undue advantage. — AFP California’s incessant drought is making matters fighters got it under control, said Steve Cantelme, was not known Friday if she has an attorney. In a sep- worse. “They only need a little wind to allow them to chief of the Sacramento office of Emergency Services. arate foothills blaze northeast of Sacramento, evacu- burn at an explosive rate,” said Daniel Berlant, a Cantelme said the fire was out Thursday night but ation orders have been lifted for residents of 50 spokesman for the California Department of Fire and crews remained on the scene raking through debris homes. The fire, which ignited Saturday, burned Forestry Protection. Crews hope cooler weather this to ensure that no hot embers could reignite it. Video through more than 3 1/2 square miles and is almost weekend will help them get control of the flames. from KCRA-TV in Sacramento showed mobile homes fully contained. engulfed in wind-whipped flames at a property called Burning Hills Korth’s Pirate’s Lair Marina. Owner Kande Korth said Bass Lake Blaze A fast-spreading wildfire north of San Francisco everyone got out safely. Residents of 200 homes in the central California has torched a third home and is threatening more community of Cascadel Woods were ordered to than 450 structures. At least 650 residents have been Fire Lines Holding evacuate Thursday. A wildfire burning near Bass Lake evacuated from their homes as the blaze raged in hills Crews battling a fire east of Napa Valley held their for several days spread to more than 6 square miles covered in dense brush and oak trees and dotted ground Friday, more than a week after it started. The and is partially percent contained. Authorities say a with ranch homes. It has charred 23 square miles near blaze has charred more than 12 square miles in boy acknowledged starting the fire by playing with a Lower Lake, south of Clear Lake, a popular summer Solano County. The fire is about 45 miles east of lighter to burn pine needles in the dry Sierra Nevada. recreation spot. It was only 5 percent contained Napa’s wine county, and vineyards are not threat- They say the boy faces criminal charges but is not in Friday. Neickol Cook lives at least 10 miles from the ened. At least 136 structures are threatened, but evac- custody because he and his family are cooperating. fire, but ash rained down at her Clear Lake home. uation orders have been lifted. It mostly contained, “During the nighttime, the sky is beaming red - it’s and crews are expecting to have it fully corralled by In The Far North something,” she said. “My plants are covered in ash in Monday. Three smaller fires in the far north that started my yard.” With the fire’s reflection shining red through Wednesday each prompted evacuations. Two in COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan police officer inspects the site of an attack in Colombo, her window, she is prepared to evacuate. “I like to Foothills Fires Shasta County, 130 miles south of the Oregon bor- Sri Lanka.— AP sleep with a flashlight under my pillow and my shoes A woman has been arrested in connection with a der, were more than half contained. — AP SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Flooding hampers rescue efforts in Myanmar, 27 dead

YANGON: Severe flooding across New Light of Myanmar (GNLM) newspa- Myanmar hampered rescue efforts yes- per. These regions “have seen huge terday as thousands sheltered at monas- destruction and face difficulty returning teries after rising waters triggered by tor- to normal conditions”, GNLM reported, rential rains killed at least 27 people, offi- citing the government announcement. cials said. Heavy monsoon rain has bat- In Maungdaw township in Rakhine, tered vast swathes of the country in houses and office buildings have been recent weeks, decimating tens of thou- destroyed, trees uprooted and damaged sands of homes and fields and leaving roads sealed off due to violent storms, a people stranded in remote villages in a local government official told AFP, disaster testing the government’s limited adding that rescue camps have been relief operations. opened at monasteries. Rakhine already “Most of the country is flooded now,” hosts some 140,000 displaced people, said a director at the social welfare min- mainly Rohingya Muslims, who live in istry who did not want to be named, exposed make-shift coastal camps fol- explaining that all but one of Myanmar’s lowing deadly 2012 unrest between the 14 provinces and regions were affected minority group and Buddhists. “More by the flash floods, rising waters and than 7,000 people are sheltering in res- landslides caused by the downpour. cue camps at 23 monasteries in Minbyar Rescue efforts by Myanmar authorities town. We need drinking water urgently. and local aid groups were under way but Our road communication is cut,” Khin they are “struggling to access flood-hit Zaw Win, a resident in Minbyar, a town in areas”, the official said, adding that there northern Rakhine said. Myanmar is was no update to Thursday’s death toll of struck by annual monsoon rains that are 27 due to disrupted communications. a lifeline for farmers but can also prove Western Rakhine and Chin states are deadly, with landslides and flash floods a among the four worst affected areas and common occurrence. This year’s floods on Friday President Thein Sein declared have destroyed at least 30,000 acres of them “national disaster affected regions”, farmland, according to GNLM, and dam- according to the state-backed Global aged a further 73,000. —AFP YANGON: Local residents wade through a flooded road in Bago, 80 kilometers northeast of Yangon, Myanmar yesterday. —AP

One crew still missing on burning ferry off Japan

TOKYO: Rescuers yesterday launched The missing crew member was identi- an onboard search for a missing crew fied as Kunihiko Orita, a 44-year-old member after a fire broke out on a ferry second officer, the MOL Ferry official off the coast of northern Japan prompt- said. The coastguard spokesman said: ing the evacuation of dozens of passen- “We sent six members of the special gers, the coastguard said. Coastguard search and rescue unit to the ferry boats continued battling the blaze on Saturday morning and they started the Sunflower Daisetsu after a distress searching for the officer on board.” call was made Friday evening as it was The Japanese coastguard has said sailing about 55 km off the coast of flames were spotted coming from a Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. truck aboard the ferry and that it was “The fire has yet to be brought under working to put out the blaze. It was not control but the vessel remains stable immediately clear how the fire broke while its location is unchanged off- out. The coastguard said Friday it had shore,” a coastguard spokesman said. dispatched 15 patrol boats and five A total of 94 people were aboard - 71 planes to the scene while four other passengers and 23 crew members - ships that were nearby joined the oper- when the fire broke out on the 11,401- ation. The ferry - which was carrying tonne ferry, said an official of MOL more than 100 transport truck trailers, Ferry, which owns the vessel. All cars and motorcycles - had left from a onboard, except one crew member, port northeast of Tokyo earlier Friday safely evacuated the ferry on lifeboats bound for the city of Tomakomai, a trip and were transferred to other vessels. of several hundred kilometres. — AFP

CAIRO: An Egyptian traffic officer watches as a motorcade with US Secretary of State John Kerry passes in Cairo. Kerry is traveling to the Middle East where he will meet with leaders about regional issues including the Iran nuclear deal. —AFP Japan journalist pulls Kerry off to Middle East with a ‘Weiner’ in Thailand

TOKYO: Japanese broadcaster TV He left the forum immediately Egypt, Iran, Syria on agenda Asahi apologized yesterday after its after the incident, prompting a Bangkok bureau chief posted an warning that “actions will be taken” Israel not on the Kerry’s itinerary image of his genitals on a mobile from a ministry official and a vomit- forum set up by Thailand’s foreign ing emoji from one group member WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John marily designed to follow-up on a May similar tour earlier this week to talk to where he will participate on Sunday in a ministry, which warned of “conse- as a few others in the forum ques- Kerry departed for the Middle East on meeting that President Barack Obama his counterparts about the Iran deal. strategic dialogue with Egyptian offi- quences”. A spokesman for the chan- tioned what had just happened. Friday for security talks in Egypt and dis- hosted for Arab leaders at Camp David Saudi Arabia is the largest and most cials that has been on hiatus because of nel said the unnamed employee had “May we remind you that this cussions in Qatar with Arab foreign at which the US promised them influential member of the council and political unrest since 2009. Despite con- been removed from the job due to (forum) is for official purposes. ministers whose countries are wary of enhanced security cooperation and has been publicly supportive of the Iran tinuing human rights concerns, the his “extremely inappropriate” behav- Actions will be taken,” the ministry the nuclear deal struck with Iran. He will expedited defense sales to guard deal, albeit with reservations. Just this Obama administration is increasing mil- ior. The ministry demanded an official said. “Just leaving the room not visit Israel, America’s foremost against a potential Iranian threat. The week, the State Department authorized itary assistance to Egypt as it confronts explanation for the graphic picture does not mean this action won’t Mideast ally and the primary foreign officials, who spoke on condition of the sale to Saudi Arabia of $5.4 billion in growing threats from extremists, partic- that appeared late Monday in the have consequences.” opponent of the Iran agreement. US anonymity because they were not Patriot missiles and related equipment ularly on the Sinai peninsula. forum, which was set up for foreign Cases of so-called “sexting”, or officials rejected suggestions that authorized to discuss Kerry’s trip pub- along with $500 million in ammunition. Sinai-based militants have launched journalists working in Thailand. sending sexually explicit images by Kerry’s omission of Israel from the itiner- licly, said the talks in Qatar would take increasingly sophisticated attacks in “We deeply apologize to the Thai phone, have exploded with the ary signaled that the Obama adminis- stock of progress made on those goals, Human rights concerns recent months that have killed dozens foreign ministry and other people prevalence of smartphones and oth- tration had given up trying to convince particularly since the Iran deal was In addition to Iran, Kerry and the of Egyptian soldiers and police. The lat- concerned,” the spokesman said, er mobile devices. In one of the best Israeli leaders of the merits of the Iran signed. Arab ministers are expected to look est wave of violence began after the adding the journalist had been known incidents, Anthony Weiner deal. They noted that Defense Secretary One US official said that Kerry would closely at the situation in Syria and Iraq, military overthrew Islamist President urged to “seriously reflect” on the quit the US House of Ash Carter had visited the Jewish state use the meeting with the foreign minis- which continue to be ravaged by con- Mohammed Morsi two years ago. US incident. Japanese media said the Representatives in 2011 after con- in mid-July and that contacts with ters of the Gulf Cooperation Council to flict and the spread of the Islamic State military assistance to Egypt had been bureau chief, who is in his forties, fessing that he used social media to Israeli officials continue to be robust. “try to respond to any remaining ques- extremist group, the officials said. Kerry on hold until earlier this year due to had meant to send the picture to a send sexually explicit pictures of The last time Kerry spoke with Israeli tions they might have, hopefully satisfy has said he plans to meet separately in human rights and democracy concerns female friend, but instead uploaded himself to a number of women. His Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu them and ensure that they are support- Doha with Russian Foreign Minister in the wake of the coup but was was on July 16, two days after the Iran ing our effort going forward”. Iranian Sergey Lavrov to discuss Syria, Iran and resumed after the administration decid- it through popular messaging app sexting problems returned and deal was concluded. Officials said the Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. ed to waive those provisions for nation- Line to about 150 journalists who foiled his chances in New York City’s Iran-related portion of the trip was pri- Zarif visited Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq in a Kerry’s first stop will be in Cairo al security reasons.—AP belong to the forum. mayoral race two years later. —AFP Jolie and Suu Kyi meet women garment workers in Myanmar

YANGON: Hollywood actress Angelina Myanmar textile workers too have Jolie met women garment workers in protested for better pay and condi- Myanmar yesterday with opposition tions after decades of junta rule end- leader Aung San Suu Kyi to learn more ed in 2011, with a wave of political about their working conditions, as and economic reforms opening up part of her first visit to the country. new industries in the former pariah The Oscar-winning star, who is also a state. The star’s visit to the country special envoy for the United Nations’ followed an invitation from Suu Kyi, refugee agency, arrived in Myanmar according to the British Embassy, on Wednesday, meeting President which is working with Jolie as part of Thein Sein in the capital Naypyidaw the Preventing Sexual Violence and survivors of sexual violence in Initiative that promotes prosecutions war-torn northern Kachin state. On of sexual violence perpetrators. Saturday she met Suu Kyi at her resi- On Friday the actress urged dence in Yangon after which the pair Myanmar to ensure those who com- visited women from Myanmar’s large- mit sexual violence are brought to jus- ly female textile industry workforce at tice after “moving and humbling” their living quarters in Hlaing Tha Yar, meetings with victims in Kachin. Jolie a town on the western outskirts of the arrived in Myanmar after a brief visit city. to Cambodia where she plans to Dozens of people gathered to direct a film for Netflix about catch a glimpse of the Hollywood star Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime seen and Myanmar democracy icon togeth- through the eyes of a war-scarred er as they arrived at the workers’ hos- child. She was accompanied for that tel, each welcomed with a bouquet of portion of the trip by her 14-year-old flowers. Jolie and Suu Kyi spoke to son Maddox, who was adopted from workers about their living and work- Cambodia. Myanmar is still beset by ing conditions as well as their aspira- the legacy of dozens of long-raging tions for further education, according civil wars in its border areas and the to a statement on Facebook posted by government is trying to broker a the opposition National League for nationwide ceasefire with rebels Democracy party. The garment indus- before general elections in November. try has been in the spotlight across In Kachin some 100,000 people have YANGON: National League for Democracy chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi (center) and US actress and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Asia in recent years because of con- been displaced since civil war erupted (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie (centre right) meet with women factory workers at a hostel in Hlaing Thar Yar Township in cerns over labour rights and safety. in 2011.—AFP Yangon yesterday. — AFP NEWS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 New Taleban leader Laden relatives killed in UK jet crash Continued from Page 1 a big column of smoke in the air,” he said. “I could see the plume of smoke waving from about five miles away and urges unity in ranks His father Mohammed, a construction magnate with 54 was hoping it was just a car fire rather than an aircraft acci- children, died in a plane crash in Saudi Arabia in 1967. One dent.” The plane’s pilot was Mazen Salem Al-Dajah, a of his sons, Salem, was killed when his ultralight aircraft Jordanian in his late 50s. His brother Ziad told AP that KABUL: New Taleban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour called for uni- pave the way for an end to Afghanistan’s long, bloody war. But flew into power lines in San Antonio, Texas, in 1988. Dajah’s family had been told of his death by a representa- ty in the movement yesterday in his first audio message since though Mansour obliquely referenced the talks in his audio mes- Footage of the aftermath of Friday’s crash showed tive of the bin Laden family’s corporation. He said Dajah becoming head of the group that faces deepening splits following sage, saying any negotiations would be in “accordance with plumes of black smoke rising into the sky and several cars received his pilot’s license in California about 25 years ago the death of longtime chief Mullah Omar. Barely a few hours after sharia”, it was not clear if he supported them. on fire in the outdoor area of British Car Auctions, where and had been employed by the bin Laden family. Mansour’s appointment was announced on Friday, powerful rivals The Afghan government, which first confirmed Omar’s death within the fractious Taleban questioned the selection process, say- on Wednesday, is yet to comment on the Taleban’s power transi- vehicles were parked awaiting sale. On its website, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said in ing it was rushed and even biased. Mansour’s comments are tion but observers say the emerging split works to its advantage. Blackbushe Airport says it “provides some of the finest a statement Friday that the plane was registered in the apparently aimed at fending off the emerging risk of the group “There is no doubt that the Afghan government could reap maxi- executive and private aviation facilities anywhere in the Gulf state and that it would work with British investigators splintering into factions at a time when there is growing discord UK”. Andrew Thomas, who was at the car auction sales cen- to determine the cause of the crash. British media reported over the direction of peace talks with the Afghan government. ter, told the BBC that “the plane nosedived into the cars that the aircraft had taken off from Milan’s Malpensa air- “We should all work to preserve unity. Division in our ranks will and exploded on impact”. He said he saw the plane and port in Italy. The bin Laden family is a large and wealthy only please our enemies, and cause further problems for us,” several cars in flames. Robert Belcher, a local plane enthusi- one. Osama bin Laden’s billionaire father founded the Mansour said in the audio recording posted on the Taleban web- ast who witnessed the aftermath of the crash, said the jet Binladen Group, a sprawling construction conglomerate site. The 33-minute recording was released from an undisclosed had been a “regular visitor” to the airport in recent months. awarded many major building contracts in the Sunni king- location and the sound of a crying baby was briefly heard in the “I was passing the airport on my way home and there was dom. — Agencies background. In his speech, Mansour also implored Taleban cadres to continue waging their 14-year insurgency and be wary of for- eign propaganda to sow disunity within the group. “Our goal and ‘MH370’ wing part in French lab for probe slogan is to implement sharia law and an Islamic system, and our jihad will continue until this is done,” he said in the message. Continued from Page 1 countries including France. Four Malaysian officials including Mansour faces staunch internal resistance from some mem- the head of civil aviation are in Paris together with officials bers of the Taleban’s ruling council, the Quetta Shura, who accuse town of Saint Andre earlier this week. From Paris’ Orly air- from Malaysia Airlines for a meeting on Monday with three Pakistan of hijacking the movement. Mansour and his two newly port, it was driven south by road, arriving at the laboratory at French magistrates and an official from France’s civil aviation named deputies - influential religious leader Haibatullah about 5.30 pm. MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, en investigating authority BEA. Akhundzada and Sirajuddin Haqqani - are all seen as close to the KABUL: An Afghan newspaper headlines pictures of route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. The lab near Toulouse, which specialises in plane crash Pakistani military establishment, the Taleban’s longstanding shad- the new leader of the Afghan Taleban Mullah Akhtar Malaysian and French experts will begin their analysis of investigations, also studied 650 pieces of debris from the Air owy godfather. Mansour also has powerful rivals within the Mohammad Mansoor (left) and Mullah Mohammad the part on Wednesday, as well as fragments of a suitcase dis- France 447 flight that went down in the South Atlantic in June Taleban who are strongly opposed to peace talks with the Afghan Omar yesterday. — AFP covered nearby, according to an informed source. Yesterday, a 2009 while travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing 228. government and some are unhappy at the thought he may have few hundred people attended a mass in Saint Andre in The wing part is the first potential physical evidence to have deceived them for more than a year about Omar’s death. “A large mum benefit from the deepening divisions among Taleban ranks,” remembrance of the victims, a few hundred metres from the been found in the more than 500 days since the MH370 acci- majority in the powerful Quetta Shura are opposed to Mansour’s Haroun Mir, a Kabul-based political analyst, told AFP. “There are selection,” said Jawed Kohistani, a Kabul-based military analyst. “It two groups within the Taleban - one that is pro-talks and the oth- spot where the flaperon was found on Wednesday. “I believe dent, which has spawned wild conspiracy theories. will be difficult for Mansour to preserve the unity in the ranks but er that is anti-talks. The government should work to bring the that we are moving closer to solving the mystery of MH370. For the families of the victims, torn between wanting clo- it won’t be surprising if some insurgent members are made to group which is pro-talks to the negotiation table.” This could be the convincing evidence that MH370 went sure and hoping that their loved ones are somehow still alive, accept his leadership under Pakistani pressure.” Afghan officials met Taleban cadres last month in Murree, a down in the Indian Ocean,” Malaysia’s deputy transport minis- the discovery of the part has been yet another painful twist on News of Mansour’s appointment came a day after the Taleban holiday town in the hills north of the Pakistani capital Islamabad, ter Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told AFP. US aerospace giant Boeing an emotional rollercoaster. Ghyslain Wattrelos, whose wife and confirmed the death of their 20-year leader Omar, and as the for their first face-to-face talks aimed at ending the bloody insur- said in a statement Friday that it would send a technical team two children were on the flight, said he was relieved to get the Afghan government tries to jumpstart talks aimed at ending the gency. They had agreed to meet again in the coming weeks, to France to study the plane part. smallest bit of information about the missing plane. “I hope to 14-year insurgency. Mansour is seen as a pragmatist and a propo- drawing international praise, and Afghan officials had pledged to Some warn that one small piece of plane debris is unlikely have answers very soon, because the wait is unbearable,” the nent of peace talks, raising hopes that the power transition could press for a ceasefire in the second round. —AFP to completely clear up one of aviation’s greatest puzzles. Frenchman, currently in San Francisco, told AFP. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said while the An Australian-led search has spent 16 months combing the part “could be a very important piece of evidence”, using southern Indian Ocean for the aircraft, which inexplicably Slain Palestinian toddler’s family fighting... reverse modelling to determine more precisely where the veered off-course. Speculation on the cause of the plane’s dis- Continued from Page 1 Molotov cocktail, the army said. Hundreds participated debris may have drifted from was “almost impossible”. MH370 appearance has focused primarily on a possible mechanical or in his funeral, with some men firing in the air with auto- was one of only three Boeing 777s to have been involved in structural failure, a hijacking or terror plot, or rogue pilot The arson attack followed days of tensions over West matic rifles as the body was taken from the mosque to major incidents, along with the downing of flight MH17 over action. Scientists say it is plausible that ocean currents carried Ukraine last year and the Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisco a piece of the wreckage as far as La Reunion. Bank settlements, with rightwing groups opposing the the cemetery. “I spent years raising him, and now I am airport in 2013 that left three dead. Photographs showing the Australian search authorities leading the hunt for the air- demolition of two buildings under construction that the so angry,” his mother, Samar Khayatt, told AFP. “He is wing component bearing the part number “657BB” proved it craft some 4,000 km from La Reunion said however they were Israeli High Court said were illegal. The demolition happy now; he’s a martyr and he’s next to God, but I am was from a Boeing 777, Aziz told AFP. confident the main debris field was in the current search area. began Wednesday, but Netanyahu the same day autho- very angry.” On La Reunion, where a clean-up crew discovered the Martin Dolan, chief commissioner of the Australian Transport rised the immediate construction of 300 settler homes A military spokeswoman said some 50 Palestinians wreckage and the suitcase, members of the same team on Safety Bureau which is heading the search, said the discovery in the same area, angering Palestinians. A delegation of were throwing stones and fire bombs at Israeli forces at Friday discovered a detergent bottle with Indonesian mark- did not mean other parts would start washing up on La senior Palestinian officials, including Palestine Jalazon, who used riot dispersal methods against them. ings and a bottle of Chinese-branded mineral water, which Reunion. “Over the last 16 or 17 months, any floating debris Liberation Organisation secretary general Saeb Erakat, A Palestinian security source reported clashes through- they took to police. Most of the victims, 153, were Chinese and would have dispersed quite markedly across the Indian Palestinian Authority security head Majed Faraj and out the West Bank yesterday as sunset neared, although seven were from Indonesia. The rest came from a dozen other Ocean,” he said. — AFP health minister Jawad Awwad visited the Tel Hashomer the Israeli army and police said there were no major hospital yesterday. confrontations. Yesterday morning, Palestinians and Erakat, who is also chief negotiator for peace talks Jewish settlers clashed near Kusra in the northern West India, B’desh swap border enclaves with Israel, reiterated that the Palestinians hold the Bank, trading volleys of stones until the Israeli army Continued from Page 1 enclaves date back to ownership arrangements made centuries Israeli government “fully responsible” for the attack on declared the area a closed military zone. In east ago between local princes. The parcels of land survived partition the family. “Settlement construction, impunity to crimes Jerusalem, around 10 Palestinians were wounded in Officials from Bangladesh and India hoisted their respective of the subcontinent in 1947 after British rule, and Bangladesh’s committed against the Palestinian people and incite- overnight clashes with Israeli police, Palestinian sources national flags over their new territories yesterday morning in for- 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. Bangladesh endorsed a ment against Palestinian existence as a sovereign said. Yesterday, two officers were lightly wounded dis- mal ceremonies. “We sang the national anthem as we raised the deal with India in 1974 in a bid to dissolve the pockets, but India nation, including calls to recognize Israel as a Jewish persing a riot, police said. Bangladesh flags at 6:00 am (0000 GMT) in all 111 enclaves that only signed a final agreement in June when Prime Minister state, paved the road for this terror attack,” Erakat said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has con- are now part of Bangladesh territory,” said Shafiqul Islam, chief Narendra Modi visited Dhaka. In the final hours before the han- Palestinian protesters took to the streets following demned the attack on the Dawabsha family as “terror- government administrator in northern district of Debiganj. Islam dover, villagers held special feasts and joined prayers in mosques the attack across the West Bank, including Israeli- ism in every respect” and vowed to spare no effort in said the Bangladesh government would now roll out a “fast-track and Hindu temples to usher in the new era. Prodeep Kumar annexed east Jerusalem, triggering clashes with the bringing the perpetrators to justice. But Palestinian master plan” to develop the enclaves. The plan includes building Barman sang a devotional song praising as he led his troupe near Israeli army. Yesterday, dozens of Palestinians clashed president Mahmud Abbas said he doubted Israel would new roads, schools, power lines and clinics. a temple at the main bazaar in Dashiar Chhara, singing: “Oh what with Israeli forces at the Jalazon refugee camp, where provide “true justice” and ordered his foreign minister to India has added more than 15,000 new citizens to its popula- a joy, what a joy!” Plans for more lavish festivities have been the funeral of Laith Khaldi had taken place. Khaldi, 16, file a complaint at the International Criminal Court in tion, while over 36,000 enclave residents took Bangladeshi scaled back as India is observing a period of national mourning was shot by Israeli soldiers Friday after throwing a The Hague. — AFP nationality under the historic agreement. In West Bengal state’s for former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who died last week. “This Mashaldanga enclave, the main site for celebrations on the is the biggest celebration of my life. I can’t describe how I feel Indian side, residents have for decades lived as Bangladeshis in today,” said Parul Khatun, 35, a resident of the Indian enclave of Tested by hard times, Kuwaitis stay united the foreign land. Having opted for Indian citizenship under the Kot Bajni. Both India and Bangladesh conducted surveys this deal, they rallied with torches, let off fire crackers and hoisted the month asking enclave residents to choose a nation. Continued from Page 1 enrolled in the national army, received military training Indian flag to celebrate their “freedom”. “We have waited so long The overwhelming majority of people living in Indian and took part in the homeland’s liberation. In post-libera- for this moment,” said a jubilant resident, Tapas Das. enclaves in Bangladesh opted for Bangladeshi citizenship, but Al-Qurain House has remained a symbol of youth sacri- tion times, the Kuwaitis worked together to rebuild the Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal where most nearly 1,000 people on the Bangladesh side opted to keep their fices, those who had fallen while resisting the occupiers. country and erase scars of the aggression. of the enclaves were swapped, hailed the agreement in a tweet. Indian nationalities. They now have to leave their homes by People also gathered around the legitimacy. The popular Twenty-five years after the aggression, they re-manifest- “Thousands of people will get new identities. Congratulations to November for India where they will be resettled in the state of conference, held in Jeddah in Oct 1990 affirmed the ed such unity in the aftermath of the explosion that target- them,” Banerjee said on Twitter. Local ruling politician Rabi Ghosh West Bengal. The decision has split some families along genera- Kuwaitis’ robust loyalty to the rulers and devotion to their ed Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in downtown Kuwait City. said his government’s priority is to reach out to his new compatri- tional lines, with ambitious young people moving to India and country’s independence. Spontaneously, many Kuwaitis lined up to donate blood ots and to see their children go to schools and sick get treated at leaving behind parents who are either afraid to move or just Kuwaitis abroad were equally active, promoting the for the injured, took part in the martyrs’ funeral and the hospitals. “By December we will ensure all villages are connected want to stay where they grew up. No one from Bangladeshi national cause in influential quarters. Many students mourning reception at the State Grand Mosque. — KUNA with roads, electricity and drinking water,” Ghosh told AFP. The enclaves within India opted for Bangladesh. — Agencies SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 ANALYSIS

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By Dr James J Zogby he 2016 Republican presidential contest has barely begun and it has already grown alternately tiresome and old or just Tdownright scary. As a Democrat, I might be pleased, but as an American, I am deeply troubled. I just want it to end. A part of the GOP problem is the plague of too many candidates, 17 at last count, with many of them competing for headlines by making outrageous statements targeting Hispanics, Muslims, President Obama, Hillary Clinton, or each other. They apparently feel the need to do so not only because Donald Trump - being the master of outrage -continues to draw the most media attention, but because, as Trump’s poll numbers demonstrate, a significant body of Republican voters feed off of the anger and insult that is being dished out. Instead of a serious policy debate, we are forced to Kabul hopes to divide and conquer Taleban endure a campaign based on xenophobia, personality attacks, and crude taunts. In the past week, alone: Trump continued his rant against “illegals”; Ted Cruz called his party’s legislative leader “a liar” By Lynne O’Donnell 14th year with the deaths of US and other international and to have pressured its leaders to deal with the govern- on the floor of the Senate; Scott Walker was slightly more refined forces and Afghan civilians in the tens of thousands. ment of President Ashraf Ghani, who has made peace a pri- accusing his party’s leaders of making “false promises”; Mike he new leader of the Afghan Taleban faces the twin Taleban gunmen have believed themselves to be right- ority of his presidency. It is widely believed that Mansoor is Huckabee charged that with the Iran deal, Obama was marching challenges of bringing together an insurgency that eously fighting a jihad, or holy war. close to Pakistan and that his actions have reflected the Israelis into the ovens; and Marco Rubio criticized Trump saying The ran for years under another man’s name and unit- bidding of Islamabad. that America didn’t need another president with “no class”, ing a fractured movement that has seen fighters desert for Legitimacy because we already have a president with “no class”. more extreme groups such as the Islamic State. Meanwhile “When Mullah Omar became the emir, there was a huge Hardliners the Afghan government believes it can seize on the gathering in Kandahar, significantly inside Afghanistan, that The nascent peace process is now on hold, after the Now there are, to be sure, thoughtful candidates on the Taleban leadership crisis it has created by announcing that gave him legitimacy in his claim to be the leader,” said an Taleban pulled out of a second round of official, face-to- Republican side who have ideas worth examining. But the poli- Mullah Mohammad Omar has been dead for more than Afghan official. “The leadership of the Afghan Taleban must face talks due to have taken place in Pakistan on Friday. cies they are proposing have been drowned out by the excessive two years to further weaken the insurgency. be inside Afghanistan if they are to have the legitimacy of The fissures in the insurgency that have become evident news coverage given to the demeaning verbal antics of their As Afghan officials quietly expressed optimism that leadership. How can they claim to be the opposition to the in recent days hint at a growing influence of hardliners erstwhile challengers. We’ve not yet had the first GOP candidate peace will eventually prevail, the first fissures began Afghan government and to represent all factions of the who might believe their own propaganda that this year’s debate and the race up to that event has itself fed the problem of appearing Friday in the Taleban’s veneer, when Mullah organization when they are outside the country?” Like the battlefield gains signal victory is close. The election of rhetorical excess. Since there are so many Republican contest- Omar’s son Yacoob said that he and other senior leaders diplomat, he spoke on condition of anonymity as he was Sirajuddin Haqqani, a leader of the brutal Haqqani ants, Fox News, host of the first debate, has arbitrarily decided rejected the manner and the result of the election for a not authorized to speak to media on the subject. Network who carries a $10 million bounty on his head, as that they will only invite the candidates who rank in the top 10 in new leader. “The Afghan government is hoping that in dis- Not all within the insurgency’s ranks believed the man a deputy leader may be designed to lure back disaffected average poll ratings. This has left those with lower poll numbers pelling the myth that Mullah Omar has been making the not seen in public since 2001 was still running the show, commanders who have declared allegiance to the Islamic to feel that they needed to use insults or outrageous stunts to decisions all these years, that the Taleban will turn in on and when the dissatisfaction surfaced, the Afghan leader- State group - which already controls about a third of Iraq draw the press attention they will need to lift them into the top itself, eat its young and become an irrelevance,” said a ship decided to finally kill the myth. That decision is likely and Syria and has been trying to establish a presence in 10. While the media can be blamed for covering the candidates’ diplomat in Kabul. to shake the foundations of the Afghan political landscape, Afghanistan. bad behavior and Fox can be faulted for creating this “reality Without Mullah Omar at the helm, officials and analysts officials, diplomats and analysts said. It could also be an attempt to ensure money continues show-like” competition for “who can say the nastiest things”, the said, the Taleban has lost its ability to compel members But an equally divided Afghan government needs to to flow to the Taleban, as the Haqqani Network has core problem lies with the base of what has become today’s into obedience with the religious legitimacy he wielded as take a unified approach to turn the opportunities now wealthy backers at a time of fierce competition for funding Republican Party. This isn’t a new development since we’ve seen “Commander of the Faithful”, who wore a cloak said to have available to its advantage, said political analyst Haroun Mir. among insurgent groups. One Taleban commander who it play out in the past few election cycles. It began in 2008 when belonged to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). “The Taleban “The national unity government is fragmented. The refused to be named because he has no authority to speak the combination of the reverberating shock of the economic movement is based on religious, Islamic principles, not on Taleban has been shown to be in the same situation. So publicly for the movement, said the appointment of downturn, the dawning realization that America had lost lives, tribal and ethnic principles and as such the decisions of the now who should talk to whom,” he said. “This is an oppor- Mansoor would “help IS recruitment and I’m sure they will treasure and prestige in two failed wars, and the prospect (fol- ruling shuras (councils) should be accepted by all mem- tunity for the Afghan government to review its negotiating do their best to use this situation to the maximum.” bers” as religious edicts, said Wakil Ahmed Muttawhakil, strategy, to reactivate the High Peace Council with a new High Peace Council officials said ahead of the slated lowed by the reality) of the election of a black president, caused a who served as foreign minister in the Taleban’s 1996-2001 structure, making it more independent, with new people second round of talks that the Afghan government substantial number of middle class, middle aged whites to administration. and the authority to negotiate on behalf of all Afghans,” Mir would be calling for a ceasefire as a show of sincerity become unmoored. In their bewilderment, they fell prey to the For the past three years, the man just elected to replace said, referring to the body charged with bringing the from the Taleban. That hope has been shot down, at least demagoguery of the likes of Sarah Palin, and later of Michele Mullah Omar, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, has purported to be Taleban into a dialogue aimed at ending the war. for now. But as the insurgency publicly fractures, hopes Bachmann, a rejuvenated Newt Gingrich, and Herman Cain. All of speaking and acting in his name. He has entered into a Others said Kabul could also take control of a peace are growing that Kabul’s divide-and-conquer strategy these factors and personalities gave rise to the Tea Party and its peace process with Kabul, but he has also ordered battle- process that has been largely in the hands of the Pakistani will yield a long-term peace dividend. “We are optimistic,” companion “Birther Movement”. field commanders to intensify their war, now nearing its authorities, widely believed to support the Afghan Taleban said the government official. —AP Back then responsible Republicans warned that a monster was being created that would first attack the president and Democrats but would ultimately turn on the GOP and devour it, as well. The party paid no heed to these warnings and, believing Mashable man Rather isn’t the retiring type that they could ride this insurgency to victory, they fed the beast of anger and frustration. The warnings proved true. In statewide By David Bauder format that placed the hard-bitten former time”. Rather kept his questions simple and for breach of contract, a case thrown out elections moderate Republicans (remember them?) were defeat- White House correspondent with personal- broad to make the interview appealing to by New York courts after many bitter ed by the “Tea Party” and the establishment of the GOP found t age 83, Dan Rather is starting over. ities like Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood, those only generally acquainted with words exchanged and much money spent. itself losing control of its base. This drama played out on stage The veteran broadcaster has quietly Don Rickles, Dolly Parton, Aaron Sorkin, White’s work. The musician, who clearly With CBS’ corporate ownership intact, during the many debates that shaped the 2012 Republican pri- Ashut down the “Dan Rather Reports” Josh Groban and Weird Al Yankovic for respected Rather and his background, Rather doesn’t expect the relationship to mary contest. Smart and thoughtful candidates like Jon newsmagazine he’d been making since hour-long programs. Interviews with responded with interesting stories. be repaired. “I would hope so, but I have to Huntsman were drowned out by the circus-like antics of those leaving CBS News a decade ago and Dwight Yoakam and Bob Weir are upcom- If Rather considers the interviews as emphasize there is no empirical evidence who played to the base instincts of the majority. While Mitt opened an independent production com- ing in August. “We discontinued ‘Dan being beneath his former heights, he anywhere that I can find that it’s likely to Romney ultimately won the right to represent his party - his pany, with seed money from AXS-TV Rather Reports’ because ‘The Big Interview’ doesn’t show it. “This is very meaningful happen,” he said. “I don’t think about it money and the support of the establishment proved too much founder Mark Cuban in exchange for a was working so well,” Cuban said. “Dan is work in that it keeps us in business while much anymore. It was a long time ago.” for the insurgents - what happened to Romney along the way series of interviews with entertainers. His How much this drives a man who cov- proved fatal to his chances of winning the White House. “News & Guts” firm is even working on a ered the Kennedy assassination, It has been argued that if Mitt Romney had run in 2012 as the scripted fiction series. Rather has also Watergate, the disputed 2000 election, the moderate Republican governor of Massachusetts he might have signed on for reporting and analysis at the 9/11 attacks to continue to prove himself won the presidency. The problem, however, was that a moderate, website Mashable, where his story urging to CBS News, only a psychiatrist would tru- never could have won the Republican primary. In the end, the people not to get too wound up about the ly know. Rather said it’s too early to reveal Romney who emerged from the primaries had been so battered early stages of the 2016 presidential cam- specific series that News & Guts is working and bruised and his party’s brand had been so tarnished that he paign appeared this week. on, for fear some ideas might be stolen. He could not win the general election. All signs point to the fact that Retirement? Not an option. “I love to has 12 people on his production team, the same tragicomedy will be playing out this year. In all likelihood, work,” Rather said. “I have my flaws and I’ve down from 22 at its peak. He concedes the results will be the much the same. As my brother John Zogby is made a lot of mistakes, but I’ve always that finding buyers for his type of report- fond of saying, America needs a third party - the Republican Party loved covering news and I have a passion ing is a challenge. “I’m finding it tough to of old - party in which George H W Bush and James Baker could be for covering news. I couldn’t see myself not convince anybody who is at the lever of at home. But, alas, in the era of Donald Trump, the Tea Party, the doing it as long as I have my health. I’d the delivery systems of my belief that the evangelical right, and the ideological billionaires who are all too much rather wear out than rust out,” he market for this kind of news exists,” he said. eager to fund their antics, we will not see sanity on the right side of said. Rather moves more slowly and speaks “Time and again, the subject is changed, the aisle this year or the foreseeable future. more softly than during his days as chief eyes glaze over and, either spoken or NOTE: Dr James J Zogby is the President of the Arab American Institute CBS News anchor. A piece of paper with unspoken, the feeling is, ‘Dan, you can’t two of Cuban’s email addresses sits promi- live in the past.’” nently on his desk; the Internet entrepre- Rather’s experience is appreciated at neur and Dallas Mavericks owner has been Mashable, where executive editor and Rather’s patron in his post-CBS years. chief content officer Jim Roberts said he All articles appearing on these Although widely unseen, Rather’s news- Dan Rather hoped some of Rather’s old-school pages are the personal opinion of magazine took on tough topics like under- approach rubs off on his young staff. age prostitution, flaws in electronic voting, the best in the business and the quality of we look around for other things to do,” he Roberts said he is intrigued by how Rather the writers. Kuwait Times takes no floating garbage dumps at sea and tempo- interviews he is doing is incredible. I want- said. “We also continue looking to find a relates to the personalities of a new digital responsibility for views expressed rary housing that made many hurricane ed more of them.” home to do the kind of work that is deep- world and hopes Rather is a good match therein. Kuwait Times invites read- victims sick. AXS-TV, formerly HDNet, is Watching the courtly Rather interview- est within me and deepest within the peo- for Mashable’s growing video unit. “He ers to voice their opinions. Please available in less than half of the nation’s TV ing Jack White in Nashville, Tennessee, was ple here - and that is first-class, quality really does want to be part of the conver- homes. While far more than when Rather a culture shock. Rather dressed down - suit journalism and deep-digging investigative sation,” Roberts said. “Other people in his send submissions via email to: opin- started, the audience is a fraction of CBS’ jacket and open-necked shirt - while the reporting.” generation would have slowed down [email protected] or via snail “60 Minutes”, where Rather once figured to natty White was in a suit and tie. One can Rather’s exit from CBS was memorably long ago or, more to the point, wouldn’t mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. spend his last working years. The switch to imagine the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation ugly, stemming from his participation in a want to be part of the conversation - it’s The editor reserves the right to edit the music-focused AXS-TV meant the Army” booming from Rather’s office as he discredited 2004 story about President chaotic, it’s crazy. He really wants to be newsmagazine was out of place. prepped for the piece. He described White George W Bush’s military service. He stood part of it. He really wants to be in the thick any submission as necessary. Rather now hosts “The Big Interview”, a as “one of the great guitar heroes of our by the story and sued his former employer of it.” —AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 SPORTS

Brazil midfielder fails test Jockey Hughes ends career Jovetic joins Inter SAO PAULO: Brazil midfielder Fred tested positive for the banned substance GOODWOOD: Three-time British champion jockey Richard LONDON: Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic has joined Inter Milan on an 18- hydrochlorothiazide during the June-July Copa America, the Brazilian Football Hughes failed to sign off his stellar riding career with a fairytale month loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer, his Premier League parent Confederation (CBF) said on Friday. The 22-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk player victory in the final Group One engagement of his career the club announced on Friday. The 25-year-old joined City from Fiorentina for 22 million denied using the substance, which is a diuretic. “I have never used any illicit Nassau Stakes at Goodwood yesterday. The 42-year-old pounds ($34.4 million) in 2013 but has struggled to impose himself at the Etihad substance,” he said in a statement. “I trust in my innocence and I am going to Irishman-who gave up alcohol 10 years ago as he admitted it Stadium where his progress was hampered by injury. prove it to the proper authorities. I have a clean career and I have everyone’s had become a serious problem and that he was ‘rude and “Everyone at City wishes Stevan well for his time with Inter,” the club said in a support.” A surprise choice for the squad, Fred started Brazil’s first two games, unpleasant’ when he had too much-finished unplaced on the statement on their website. The Montenegrin netted 11 times in 44 games for City a 2-1 win over Peru and a 1-0 loss to Colombia. However, he was dropped for John Gosden-trained Bright Approach. Hughes-who is also due but never came close to living up to the standards he set in Italy despite occasional the third match, a 2-1 win against Venezuela, and also missed the quarter-final to quit smoking at the end of the meeting yesterday honoring a flashes of his ability. penalty shootout defeat by Paraguay. pledge to his trainer father Dessie when he was dying late last A double in a 3-1 win over Liverpool at the start of last season was In a confusing statement, the CBF said they had sent year-is due to switch to training having taken a lease out on a a rare bright spot in an otherwise difficult time at the club. After the organisers a list of the medicines Brazil was taking to the stables in Stockbridge, Hampshire, England. “I want to get the arrival of striker Wilfried Bony in January, Jovetic was left out of man- tournament and that the banned substance was not on it. business up and running. I certainly want to become as big as ager Manuel Pellegrini’s Champions League squad, underlining his possible and become champion trainer one day,” said Hughes, However, they did not say whether Fred could have taken place in the pecking order at City, who have an embarrassment of who rode 43 Group One winners with his first Oasis Dream in it without the authorisation of the team doctor and they attacking riches. 2003. At the business end of the race Irish filly and 2/1 favourite gave the player only qualified backing. Following the 49 million-pound signing of Raheem Sterling, Legatissimo eased home to add this Group One success-and the “The medical department is on hand for the competent £360,000 (EUR510,000, $562,000) first prize-to the opening clas- who was frequently deployed as a central striker for Liverpool authorities with the player’s medical forms and docu- sic of the season the 1000 Guineas for trainer David Wachman last season, Jovetic’s opportunities were always likely to be ments if they are required,” the CBF statement said. “We and owner Michael Tabor.For jockey Wayne Lorcan it was a limited heading into the new campaign. He leaves, however, stand with the player and, if needed, his advisers and bonus win as he benefited from first choice rider Ryan Moore having claimed the Premier League and League Cup trophies lawyers can offer more explanations.” —Reuters being off games with a sore neck. AFP— in his two years at the club.—Reuters Mets down Nationals, Royals fall

NEW YORK: New fan favorite Wilmer Flores hit a leadoff homer in the 12th inning to give the CARDINALS 7, ROCKIES 0 New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Matt Carpenter homered for the third time Washington Nationals on Friday night in the in two games, Michael Wacha pitched seven opener of a pivotal series between the top crisp innings and St. Louis beat Colorado. teams in the NL East. Carpenter, who hit two homers and drove Two nights after endearing himself to Mets in four runs in a 9-8 win over Colorado on rooters when they saw him wiping tears away Thursday, also had a double and reached three at shortstop after he thought he’d been trad- times. Carpenter slammed a first-inning lead- ed, Flores received four standing ovations. off home run off right-hander Kyle Kendrick (4- Just a few minutes before the 4 p.m. trade 12), who left after one inning with shoulder deadline, the Mets gave their meager offense inflammation. It was Carpenter’s seventh a major boost by obtaining slugger Yoenis career leadoff homer and third this season. Cespedes from Detroit for two minor league Kendrick has surrendered a major league-high pitchers. Hours later, Flores drove in both Mets 26 home runs. runs and made a spectacular defensive play at Jhonny Peralta added a two-run homer for second base to back Matt Harvey. the Cardinals (66-37), who have won eight of The 23-year-old infielder drove a 1-1 pitch 11 to move a season-high 29 games over .500 from Felipe Rivero (1-1) to left-center for his for the third time this season. Stephen Piscotty 11th home run and first in 147 at-bats since had a two-run double to help St. Louis run its June 12 against Atlanta. Nationals slugger major league-best home record to 39-15. Bryce Harper was ejected in the 11th after tak- The six-hitter for Wacha (12-4) and two ing a called third strike and screaming right in relievers came after St. Louis bolstered its the face of plate umpire Jerry Meals. bullpen by acquiring Jonathan Broxton before Flores put the Mets ahead in the fourth the non-waiver trade deadline Friday. against Gio Gonzalez with a two-out RBI single off the glove of diving shortstop Ian Desmond. RANGERS 6, GIANTS 3 Yunel Escobar tied it in the eighth with a two- Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre homered out RBI single on Harvey’s final pitch.Carlos and Texas beat San Francisco in the Giants’ first Torres (4-4) was the winner. visit since winning the 2010 World Series in Texas. Madison Bumgarner (11-6) gave up BLUE JAYS 7, ROYALS 6 both homers and helped ignite a benches- Josh Donaldson singled home Troy clearing fracas when he shouted something Tulowitzki in the 11th inning and the new-look toward the Rangers bench at the end of the Toronto rallied to beat Kansas City as Johnny fourth inning. There were no ejections, punch- Cueto failed to get a decision in his Royals’ es thrown or contact made between players, debut. After acquiring Tulowitzki and reliever who were kept separated by the umpires. LaTroy Hawkins from Colorado and starter Andrus hit a two-run homer in the second David Price from Detroit, the Blue Jays to put the Rangers up 6-2. He doubled in the obtained right-hander Mark Lowe from Seattle first, scoring then on Beltre’s homer lined over TORONTO: Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar (2) forces out Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin at second base but doesn’t and outfielder Ben Revere from Philadelphia the 14-foot wall in left field. Nick Martinez (6-6) turn the double play during the sixth inning of a baseball game. —AP ahead of Friday’s trade deadline. won for the first time in seven starts, allowing It was the sixth win in seven games for the with a bases-loaded, four-pitch walk in the homered to lift Seattle past Minnesota. Tulowitzki played a key role in the win. With two runs with four strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings. Orioles, who earlier in the day bolstered their 11th inning, Jedd Gyorko added a two-run sin- Walker (8-7), who gave up a home run to the score 6-all in the 11th, he singled to center roster for a playoff run by obtaining outfielder gle and San Diego beat Miami. rookie Miguel Sano, tied a career high with 11 and advanced on a balk by Franklin Morales DODGERS 5, ANGELS 3 Gerardo Parra from Milwaukee before the non- After the Padres decided not to deal any of strikeouts to help Seattle end a four-game los- (3-1). Donaldson singled to left-center, giving Zack Greinke won his fifth straight decision, waiver deadline. their major players at the trade deadline, San ing streak. Toronto its third straight win and sending the Howie Kendrick homered in his first game Mychal Givens (1-0) earned his first big Diego won for the sixth time in seven games Cruz had four hits, including his 27th home AL champion Royals to their third defeat in a against his former team, and the Dodgers beat league win with 1 2-3 innings of one-hit relief, and the 11th time in its last 15. run, and Montero added two hits and two row. Donaldson, mobbed at first base after his the Angels in the opening game of the and Zach Britton got three outs for his 27th With the score 3-3, Will Venable singled RBIs after being recalled from Triple-A follow- winning hit, went 3 for 4 with a walk and two Freeway Series. Rookie Alex Guerrero hit a save. with a soft liner against Ramos (0-3) leading ing a series of moves by the Mariners prior to RBIs. Liam Hendriks (3-0) pitched one inning tiebreaking two-run homer in the fourth off the 11th and advanced to third when Friday’s trade deadline. Tommy Milone (5-3) for the win. inning in support of Greinke (10-2), who PIRATES 5, REDS 4 catcher J.T. Realmuto’s throw went into center gave up four runs and 11 hits for Minnesota. allowed two runs and five hits in eight innings. Andrew McCutchen hit another homer at field for an error. The Twins have lost four of five. YANKEES 13, WHITE SOX 6 The 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner, who Great American Ball Park, and Pittsburgh’s Ramos struck out Yangervis Solarte, then Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of leads the majors with a 1.41 ERA, had his con- rebuilt bullpen was shaky but delivered in a walked three in a row, including Yonder INDIANS 2, ATHLETICS 1 the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his secutive scoreless inning streak snapped at a victory over Cincinnati. Alonso with the bases loaded. Andre Rienzo Danny Salazar pitched eight innings of 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led career-best 45 2-3 innings last Sunday in a no- The Pirates got their first win of the season walked Derek Norris with a full count, forcing one-hit ball, Michael Bourn doubled in the New York past Chicago. decision against the Mets at New York. in Cincinnati - they’d been 0-4 - and finished in another run, and Venable singled for a 7-3 tiebreaking run in the eighth, and Cleveland Teixeira had his second straight two-homer Kenley Jansen got his 18th save in 19 July with a 17-9 record, the best in the lead. Brandon Maurer (7-3) was the winner. beat Oakland for its third straight victory. game and leads the Yankees with 28 homers chances despite giving up Mike Trout’s major National League. Lonnie Chisenhall had three hits, stole a and 73 RBIs. Batting right-handed, Teixeira’s league-leading 32nd homer leading off the McCutchen connected off Michael PHILLIES 9, BRAVES 3 base and scored the go-ahead run for the slam off Carlos Rodon (4-4) put New York ninth. The Dodgers’ victory, coupled with San Lorenzen (3-6), and Jung Ho Kang had three Domonic Brown hit a two-run homer and Indians, They lost eight of 11 before the ahead 6-0 in a five-run second. Batting left- Francisco’s loss at Texas, increased their NL doubles and drove in a run to support Jeff Ryan Howard drove in four runs, helping streak. handed, he connected against Matt Albers for West lead over the Giants to 1 1/2 games. Locke (6-6). David Buchanan and Philadelphia beat Salazar (9-6) walked one and struck out a 9-2 lead in a five-run fourth. Hector Santiago (7-5) was the loser. Former Tigers closer Joakim Soria arrived a Atlanta. The resurgent and rebuilding Phillies four to end a personal two-game slide. He has Teixeira, who went 3 for 4 with two walks, few hours before the game and slipped into won for the 11th time in 13 games since the a 1.53 ERA over his last four starts, spanning had been tied with Cleveland’s Nick Swisher at ORIOLES 8, TIGERS 7 his new role as setup man. He loaded the All-Star break on a day they finalized a trade 29 1-3 innings. Cody Allen got the last three 13 games homering from both sides, accord- Adam Jones and Manny Machado homered bases with two outs in the seventh - a pair of that sent 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels outs for his 21st save. Edward Mujica (2-3) ing to STATS. It was Teixeira’s 41st multihomer and Baltimore overcame a six-run deficit to walk got him in trouble - but snagged Brayan to Texas. Despite their recent turnaround, the took the loss. game overall. beat trade-ravaged Detroit. Down 6-0 in the Pena’s liner over his head to end the threat. Phillies (40-64) still have the worst record in Alex Rodriguez had two hits, including a fourth inning, the Orioles teed off against the the majors. CUBS 4, BREWERS 1 double, to reach 1,500 hits with the Yankees pitching-poor Tigers and went ahead 7-6 in DIAMONDBACKS 6, ASTROS 4 Buchanan (2-5) allowed three runs and Jason Hammel beat Milwaukee for the sev- and also walked three times while scoring four the sixth when Machado hit a two-run drive Hallington Castillo and Jake Lamb homered eight hits in 7 1-3 innings after being called enth consecutive decision with his first win in runs. Carlos Beltran and Brendan Ryan each off rookie Jose Valdez (0-1), making his big to open the 10th inning and Arizona beat the up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace almost two months and Anthony Rizzo home- had three of New York’s 18 hits. Nathan Eovaldi league debut. One night earlier, Detroit blew Houston for its season-high sixth straight vic- Hamels in the rotation. red to lead Chicago. (11-2) was the winner. most of a 9-2 advantage in a one-run victory. tory. Castillo had three hits and finished a Braves starter Williams Perez (4-1) gave up Hammel (6-5) improved to 7-0 in nine triple shy of the cycle. He hit the first pitch of nine runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings. starts against Milwaukee and picked up his the inning from Pat Neshek (3-2) just inside Freddie Freeman hit his 100th career homer first victory since June 6. He allowed a run on the left-field foul pole for his 11th home run of for Atlanta. The Braves have lost five in a row. six hits over 5 2-3 innings to beat the Brewers the year. for the second time this season. His only mis- Lamb followed with a shot to right. Neshek MARINERS 6, TWINS 1 take was a pitch Ryan Braun hit in the first for had not allowed two home runs in an inning Taijuan Walker pitched a one-hitter for his his 19th home run. Hector Rondon pitched this season and had not allowed a home run first career complete game in 29 major league the ninth for his 15th save. Milwaukee starter since June 10 at the White Sox. Daniel Hudson starts, and Nelson Cruz and Jesus Montero Taylor Jungmann (5-3) was the loser. —AP (3-3) pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win, and Brad Ziegler got the last three outs for his 18th save. MLB results/standings RED SOX 7, RAYS 5 Boston held onto Mike Napoli at the trad- Baltimore 8, Detroit 7; Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 3; Toronto 7, Kansas City 6 (11 innings); Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5; ing deadline, and he responded a few hours Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4; NY Mets 2, Washington 1 (12 innings); San Diego 8, Miami 3 (11 innings); Texas 6, San Francisco 3; Arizona 6, Houston 4 (10 innings); NY Yankees 13, Chicago White Sox 6; Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee later with a two-run homer off the top of the 1; Seattle 6, Minnesota 1; St. Louis 7, Colorado 0; Cleveland 2, Oakland 1; LA Dodgers 5, LA Angels 3. Green Monster against Tampa Bay. The Red Sox had already blown two leads American League National League when David Ortiz drew a two-out walk in the Eastern Division Eastern Division W L PCT GB seventh inning and Napoli turned a one-run Washington 54 47 .535 - NY Yankees 58 44 .569 - NY Mets 53 50 .515 2 deficit into a 6-5 lead with a drive that landed Baltimore 52 50 .510 6 on the ledge atop the 37-foot-high wall. Atlanta 46 57 .447 9 Toronto 53 51 .510 6 Miami 42 61 .408 13 Another subject of trade talks, Alejandro de Tampa Bay 51 53 .490 8 Philadelphia 40 64 .385 15.5 Boston 46 58 .442 13 Aza, had two hits for Boston. Blake Swihart Central Division Central Division also had a pair of hits, doubling with one out St. Louis 66 37 .641 - in the eighth and scoring on a wild pitch to Kansas City 61 41 .598 - Minnesota 53 49 .520 8 Pittsburgh 60 42 .588 5.5 make it 7-5. Chicago Cubs 55 47 .539 10.5 Junichi Tazawa (2-3) earned the win despite Detroit 50 53 .485 11.5 Chicago White Sox 49 52 .485 11.5 Cincinnati 46 55 .455 19 allowing John Jaso’s two-run double that gave Cleveland 48 54 .471 13 Milwaukee 44 60 .423 22.5 Tampa Bay a 5-4 lead in the seventh. Koji Western Division Western Division Uehara pitched the ninth for his 23rd save. Houston 58 46 .558 - LA Dodgers 58 45 .563 - Jake McGee (0-1) pitched one inning, giving LA Angels 55 47 .539 2 San Francisco 56 46 .549 1.5 up two runs on one hit and a walk. Texas 50 52 .490 7 Arizona 50 51 .495 7 NEW YORK: Mets pitcher Hansel Robles (47) makes an off-balance throw as he slips after Seattle 47 57 .452 11 San Diego 50 53 .485 8 picking up a slow-hit ground ball by Washington Nationals’ Jayson Werth during the 11th PADRES 8, MARLINS 3 Oakland 45 59 .433 13 Colorado 43 58 .426 14 inning of a baseball game. —AP AJ Ramos forced home the tiebreaking run SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 SPORTS

BRAZIL: A paratriathlete swims in the waters of Copacabana Beach during the Paralympic Triathlon test event in Rio de Janeiro. —AP For athletes, Olympic goals outweigh risks of Rio waters

RIO DE JANEIRO: Athletes have been dismiss- Sunday’s triathlon test event in Rio. And the the local Olympic organizing committee, said intestinal and respiratory tracts of people. isn’t something that can be seen by the naked ing the dangers of swimming in Rio de test events provide a unique opportunity to that new, unpublished water test results show These are viruses that are known to cause res- eye. Although most athletes have been down- Janeiro’s dirty waters, saying the risks are not get to know the environment. “For me, the that the area is suitable for the competition, piratory and digestive illnesses, including playing the dangers of swimming on great enough to alter their Olympic plans. greater risk would be not knowing the but provided no details on the results. explosive diarrhea and vomiting, but can also Copacabana Beach, some teams have taken Despite a warning from a state environ- course,” said American paratriathlete Patricia On Thursday, The Associated Press released lead to more serious heart, brain and other dis- precautionary measures. mental agency that some Olympic venues are Walsh, who was getting familiarized with the the results of a five-month investigation that eases. Italian team doctor Stefano Righetti said unsafe, triathletes and paratriathletes entered venue that will be used in paratriathlon’s debut showed that Olympic venues are rife with dis- But most athletes say they are still being athletes went through probiotic therapy to the waters off Copacabana Beach Friday in an in the games next year. “For any athlete, get- ease-causing viruses and bacteria. told the venues are safe by officials in individ- protect them against some of the diseases area considered “unfit” for swimming. They’ll ting in the water, any water, has its own Extreme water pollution is common in ual sports, so there is no reason not to stick to they could get by going into the water. continue to compete this weekend in test amount of risk. If I didn’t do that, I think it Brazil, where the majority of sewage is not the program. Officials with the International According to American triathlete Tommy events for next year’s games. would be a greater risk than going in the treated. Raw waste runs through open-air Triathlon Union may consider pushing for Zaferes, team doctors said athletes could take “We know we are exposed to viruses, water.” ditches to streams and rivers that feed the expanded testing of Rio’s waters, said Shin “extra precautions” by taking antibiotics if maybe to health problems later,” Costa Rican The Rio de Janeiro environmental agency Olympic water sites. Otsuka, executive board member out of ITU. they wanted, but nobody on the team had triathlete Leonardo Chacon said. “But in my said the water was declared unfit based on the The AP study showed that the spot where Currently, tests evaluate bacteria, but not virus- taken the medication. “You can get sick any- case, I have invested so much to prepare results of a Monday water test. The same spot, athletes were entering the water on es. where, this is life,” Zaferes said. “The water myself for this and I want this to happen which is near where triathletes began swim- Copacabana Beach had a minimal reading of But the group is not suggesting athletes quality is bad in lots of places, it’s not really a because I can’t recuperate this investment any ming, has been declared unfit 10 previous over 2 million human adenovirus per liter - stay out of the water. Athletes said that the concern.” Most athletes said they were being other way other than competing and winning times this year alone. that’s 2,000 times the reading that water conditions of the water appeared better than careful with any open wounds they might the points that I need to win.” Officials publicly insisted athletes were safe experts in the US say would be considered they were expecting. But water experts and have, and were washing themselves thor- For many, the reason is simple. There will and stuck to the competition schedule. Later in highly alarming if seen on beaches in the US or the government’s own pollution monitoring oughly after leaving the water, but nothing be spots available for the 2016 Olympics in the day, Rodrigo Garcia, the sports director for Europe. Human adenovirus multiply in the officials all note that sewage pollution typically out of the ordinary.—AP

England call up Plunkett, Footitt for fourth Test BIRMINGHAM: England have added time, having followed each of their three pace bowlers Liam Plunkett and Mark wins prior to their success at Edgbaston Footitt to a 14-man squad announced with a defeat since drawing their series yesterday for next week’s fourth Ashes opener against the West Indies in Test against Australia at Trent Bridge. Antigua in April. If they can follow-up a Yorkshire quick Plunkett, who played win at Edgbaston that was completed in the last of his 13 Tests against India in under three days with victory at Trent July 2014, and uncapped Derbyshire left- Bridge, England would regain the Ashes armer Footitt were included after spear- with a match to spare. head James Anderson was ruled out with But should their current trend contin- a side injury suffered during England’s ue, England will find themselves all eight-wicket win in the third Test at square at 2-2 heading into the series Edgbaston that put them 2-1 up in the finale at The Oval. five-match Ashes series. Trevor Bayliss, England’s recently- “With James Anderson missing this installed Australian coach, said: “The way Test through injury and some concerns the boys are playing at the moment is over Mark Wood’s workload in the build- very good. up to the last Test, we felt that bringing in “Obviously the challenge is to play as two extra bowlers in Liam Plunkett and well two games in a row,” the former Sri Mark Footitt was necessary,” said national Lanka and New South Wales coach, selector James Whitaker in an England speaking before the fourth Test squad and Wales Cricket Board statement. was announced, added. Anderson, England’s most successful “Apart from the three or four experi- Test bowler with 413 wickets, took an enced boys in this team, we have got a DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ground staff members pull covers on the field as it rains on the third day of the second cricket Test match between Ashes-best six for 47 in the first innings at reasonably young team.” England’s win at Bangladesh and South Africa. —AP Birmingham’s Edgbaston ground. Edgbaston was all the more impressive But Australia’s second innings saw given their mammoth 405-run loss to Anderson suffer a side strain which Australia in the second Test at Lord’s. Heavy rain washes out means he won’t be in the team when the “It’s a good sign they’re able to put fourth Test begins across the Midlands at that behind them, put it down to a bad Nottingham’s Trent Bridge on Thursday. performance, and they were very honest As well as calling up Plunkett-who might in the changing room afterwards,” said third day in Dhaka have played for England earlier in the Bayliss. England fourth Test squad: season but for being dropped for discipli- Adam Lyth (Yorkshire), Alastair Cook nary reasons by Yorkshire and has since (Essex, capt), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Joe DHAKA: No play was possible for the second consecutive taken just five wickets in two matches- Root (Yorkshire), Jonny Bairstow day in the second and final test between Bangladesh and SCOREBOARD and Footitt, England have also retained (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Jos South Africa as heavy rain washed out the entire third day’s Durham fast bowler Mark Wood in their Buttler (Lancashire, wkt), Moeen Ali play yesterday. (Worcestershire), Stuart Broad Scoreboard at stumps on the third day in the second and final Test between Bangladesh and South squad. Wood missed the Edgbaston vic- Heavy downpours ruined the entire second day’s play Africa yesterday in Mirpur, Bangladesh. tory with an ankle injury, his absence (Nottinghamshire), Mark Wood (Durham), on Friday leaving the hosts on 246 for eight after opting to paving the way for the recalled Steven Steven Finn (Middlesex), Liam Plunkett bat first at Mirpur’s Shere Bangla National Stadium. Bangladesh 1st innings (Overnight: 246-8) Extras (b-5 lb-11 nb-2) 18 (Yorkshire), Mark Footitt (Derbyshire), T. Iqbal c Amla b Steyn 6 Total (for 8 wickets, 88.1 overs) 246 Finn to take a Test-best six for 79 in The weather also intervened in the drawn first test in Adil I. Kayes lbw b Duminy 30 Fall of wickets: 1-12 T. Iqbal, 2-81 M. Haque, 3-86 I. Australia’s second innings in what was Rashid (Yorkshire). —AFP Chittagong with only 221 overs bowled as rain curtailed the Middlesex fast bowler’s first match at M. Haque c Vilas b Duminy 40 Kayes, 4-180 Mahmudullah, 5-215 M. Rahim, 6-220 play on the second and third days before washing out the Mahmudullah c Bavuma b Steyn 35 L. Das, 7-245 S. Al Hasan, 8-246 M. Shahid. this level since 2013. last two days. M. Rahim c Vilas b Elgar 65 To bat: M. Rahman, J. Hossain. “The reports on Wood are positive at While the rain compromises the prospect of anything S. Al Hasan c Elgar b M. Morkel 35 Bowling: D. Steyn 16.1-4-30-3, V. Philander 11-2- this stage and we are hopeful he’ll be other than a draw again, Bangladesh are unlikely to mind a L. Das c Elgar b Duminy 3 25-0 (nb-2), M. Morkel 14-2-45-1, S. Harmer 23-3- available for selection on Thursday,” Nas. Hossain not out 13 76-0, S. van Zyl 2-1-5-0, D. Elgar 7-0-22-1, J. Whitaker added. drawn series against opponents who sit eight places above M. Shahid b Steyn 1 Duminy 15-4-27-3. Footitt’s inclusion came after the 29- them at the top of test rankings. —-Reuters year-old took 82 wickets at a miserly average of just over 19 apiece for Derbyshire in the Second Division of England’s first-class County Zimbabwe look to build on Championship last season. His performances saw him called up into England’s pre-Ashes training camp India shock against Kiwis in Spain and England having seen the impact made by Australia’s Mitchell HARARE: Zimbabwe plan to tap into the energy out there, and I think if we can reproduce many, which put our batsmen under pressure Johnson, would like to have the variation renewed energy that sparked a victory over that against New Zealand then we should have a chasing,” said Whatmore. Having rested of a left-arm quick in their attack. But India recently as they take on an under-strength little bit more joy. McCullum and Southee, and seen Boult and Footitt may have to wait for his chance New Zealand side in a three-match one-day “Despite McCullum, Southee and Boult not Anderson forced out of the tour by injury, New behind Wood and Plunkett. international series that starts today. being here, they’ve still got a pretty decent Zealand will get a glimpse of some future talent After sleepwalking their way through a one- team, but it’s our home conditions so we have as they plot their path from a World Cup final INCONSISTENT day series whitewash at the hands of India, the ability to surprise.” appearance earlier this year to the 2019 edition Meanwhile opener Adam Lyth was set Zimbabwe came to life in the final match of the The hosts have been bolstered by all-rounder of the tournament. to keep his place, despite averaging just tour as a fresh desire drove them to a 10-run vic- Luke Jongwe’s recovery from injuries sustained Kane Williamson will captain the Black Caps 12 this series, after England decided tory in a Twenty20 match. in a car crash, and the return of fast bowler on the tour, which also comprises a Twenty20 against calling up any more specialist While New Zealand will be without regular Tinashe Panyangara from a side strain, while off- match against Zimbabwe followed by two T20s batsmen. captain Brendon McCullum, new-ball bowlers spinner John Nyumbu has been recalled. and three ODIs in South Africa. “The performance at Edgbaston this Trent Boult and Tim Southee, and top all- Whatmore said that he planned to make an All-rounder George Worker could make his week was very encouraging, and it is rounder Corey Anderson, Zimbabwe coach Dav unexpected tweak to the batting line-up, but felt international debut and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi is important we build on that next week at Whatmore says his team need to repeat the the bowling department was the one with the in line for his first ODI appearance. Trent Bridge,” said Whitaker. energy from their last game to have a chance. most room for improvement. “If we are looking ahead to four years’ time Doing just that could prove a chal- “I just think we can do a bit better than what “We gave India too many runs-we had them and the next World Cup, this is the perfect lenge to an England side who are official- we did against India,” Whatmore said. “To win the in trouble two out of the three ODI games and opportunity to start that development,” New ly the most inconsistent Test side of all Liam Plunkett last game was very good, there was a different they still ended up scoring 25 or 30 runs too Zealand coach Mike Hesson said.—AFP SUN DAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 SPORTS China curlers hope for Winter Olympic sweep

HARBIN: When Liu Jinli first heard the developed quickly... there has been a abroad, and officials “saw that we might soft rumble of curling stones slipping great leap,” said Zhang, a former ice be able to get good results in a relatively over Chinese ice a decade ago, the sport hockey player who 20 years ago became short time”, Zhang said. was virtually unknown in the country. the first Chinese curling coach, as he Harbin city funded China’s first pro- But a few years later she won world looked on with an icy expression. fessional men’s team in 2001, hiring championship gold with China’s national Games similar to ice hockey were coaches from Canada to raise standards, curling team, securing Beijing’s place as played in China as early as the 17th cen- but it was the women curlers-nick- a major power in the sport first played in tury, but other winter sports are relative- named the “five gold flowers”-who took medieval Scotland. ly new to the country. China won its first the country’s first world title. With the China’s rapid rise up the curling ranks Winter Olympic medals in 1992 and has last strike of the 2009 final, captain Wang is part of a wider growth in winter sports since racked up 12 gold. Bingyu carefully unleashed a perfectly promoted by the country’s authorities as Curling got an unlikely start in China paced and targeted shot that knocked Beijing pursued its successful bid to host in the mid-1990s thanks to Japanese out two Swedish scoring stones, secured the 2022 Olympics. investors seeking to profit from their gold for China-and triggered a blood- China only settled on an official name neighbour’s increasingly open economy. curdling scream of victory from one of for curling-”ice kettle”-in 1995, and had An official from Japan’s snowy north- her team-mates. The men’s squad no professional teams until 2001. Taking ern island of Hokkaido suggested the scooped a bronze at the 2010 Winter up the game as a teenager in the north- two countries “jointly develop the sport Olympics, and both are currently ranked eastern city of Harbin, Liu said the play- of curling in China”, according to the in the world’s top five. ers “used to make our own footwear”. China sports administration website. Zhang said that curling was “very “At the very beginning, we would buy In a cold classroom in Harbin in 1995, suitable for Asians, as Asians have flexi- plastic shopping bags and put them coach Zhang recalled, Japanese curlers ble thinking”. But despite a population of CHINA: This picture taken on July 2, 2015 shows a member of a curling team train- over our shoes before going out on the taught China’s first-ever class on the almost 1.4 billion, China is thought to ing at a curling club in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. —AFP ice,” she said. “We had about two brooms sport’s combination of precise stone have just a few hundred curlers, almost for every 10 people.” throwing and tactical sweeping. no grassroots teams, and only three ven- will take ages to train the best athletes. frozen training pitch are basic, with Now, with the financial backing of The deeply strategic sport sees ath- ues. But for curling, I guess within a few years muddy footprints covering the ice, but China’s General Administration of Sports, letes “throw”, or slide, heavy, circular Government spending was key to the you can do very well if you train players the two dozen teenage curlers train for the 26-year-old and her teammates train granite stones across a long stretch of teams’ success, he said, and investment full time,” he added. six hours a day. full time throughout the year. ice towards a target, with two sweepers aimed at securing medals is expected to The next generation of Chinese “Curling is like chess on the ice,” said In summer they retreat to the seaside wielding brooms rushing along the increase in the run-up to 2022. curlers train at the Linxian Curling club youth captain Zhang Zehong, 17, who resort of Qinhuangdao, some 270 kilo- stone’s path in an attempt to influence “All the sports which China is promot- in Harbin, where average daily tempera- said he hopes to “contribute to my metres (170 miles) from Beijing, to build its track without touching, or “burning”, ing are government-sponsored sports, tures plunge as low as -24 degrees motherland’s efforts” as part of the 2022 their strength with a type of tough gym- the rock. there is only a very small grass-roots Celsius (-11 Fahrenheit) in January. Olympic team competing on home terri- nastics called callisthenics. Icy nations such as Canada and sports movement in China,” said Xu “Most of the funding for curling tory. “It tests your thinking, and ability to “Curling is a gentle sport. It’s changed Sweden have long dominated the sport, Guoqi, a Hong Kong based professor comes from the government. No matter keep calm,” he said as the clunk of collid- my life,” said Liu after grimacing her way which secured an official Winter Olympic and author of a book on China’s Olympic if it’s money for training, competitions, ing stones echoed through the room. through an afternoon weightlifting ses- billing at Nagano in 1998. movement. coaches or players, it’s the state which Nearby, a banner next to a large Chinese sion under the watchful eye of coach But within a few years of the class in “In major Winter Olympic sports like provides a guarantee,” said the school’s flag read: “Health for the People, Glory in Zhang Wei. “I think the sport has really Harbin, Chinese teams were competing skiing, China will have trouble because it head Wang Jingang. Conditions on their the Olympics”.—AFP American Pharoah poised for more racing history

NEW JERSEY: From a beauty salon in crossing a street in Zurich one day, a driver Beverly Hills to an intersection in Zurich rolled down his window and called out, “Go people are talking about American Pharoah, go!” In London, he said he was Pharoah. Derek Jeter. Carrie Underwood. recognized by a salesperson in Harrod’s Drew Brees. Even Cheech and Chong. All who told him, “I know you from the TV. You have chatted up either the owner, trainer or ... you won the three things. American jockey of American Pharoah in the weeks Pharoah, right?” after the horse became the first Triple At the ESPY’s, where Victor Espinoza Crown winner in 37 years with a sweep of won for best jockey, the Pharoah contin- the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and gent was approached by retired Yankees’ Belmont Stakes. “He’s captured the imagi- star Jeter, who wanted to pose for a picture. nation of the nation,” says Ahmed Zayat, Same with Yankees’ slugger Alex Rodriguez. the effusive Egyptian owner who travels “They are asking for a picture with us?” says the world on business and resides in Zayat. “Really?” Teaneck, New Jersey. “More than just a With social media and a 24/7 news cycle nation, if I dare say.” these days, American Pharoah may actually On Sunday, American Pharoah returns be more popular than Secretariat, the 1973 to the races in the $1.75 million Haskell Triple Crown winner many consider the Invitational at Monmouth Park, the Jersey greatest racehorse of all. Shore track a few furlongs from the home American Pharoah appears in the of rocker Bruce Springsteen, whose classic August issue of Vogue magazine. He was “Born to Run” has become the Haskell pre- paraded at Churchill Downs and Santa race anthem. Anita Park before tens of thousands of fans. On this day, though, Pharoah will be The Zayat was featured on “Secret Lives of the Boss. “We have a legend here with Super Rich.” Espinoza signed on with American Pharoah,” says Dennis Drazen, a Steiner Sports Marketing. A Pharoah web- management consultant to the track. site is a recent addition to the Twitter “People are going to be talking about accounts of Zayat and his son and racing being there the day American Pharoah ran manager, Justin. at Monmouth Park in the Haskell.” “People know what he’s doing every Thrilled to have American Pharoah, track step, and everybody knows where he is,” officials this week boosted the total purse says the white-haired Baffert. “I might as JOHANNESBURG: Team Africa’s Festus Ezeli (center) attempts a hook shot as Team World’s Paul Gasol (right) defends during the NBA Africa of the race by $750,000 to a record $1.75 well put a GPS on him. But he enjoys it and Game at Ellis Park Arena. —AP million. The winner’s share is $1.1 million. A so it’s fun to really share him with the fans.” record crowd approaching 60,000 is The goal is a final race in the $5 million expected. A three-day “Pharoah Phan Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland in Phestival” began Friday, with giveaways, Lexington, Kentucky on Oct. 31. Then, it’s NBA’s current and former contests, and a chance for fans to watch off to the breeding shed down the road at American Pharoah on his morning gallops. Coolmore’s Ashford Stud. Plans have not About 5,000 showed up Friday. been set for a next race after the Haskell, stars put on show in Africa The Triple Crown winner is the over- but several are under consideration. whelming 1-5 favorite in an eight-horse The Haskell shapes up more as a public field going 1 1/8 miles. workout on national TV than a competitive JOHANNESBURG: The NBA put on a show in its enough and we needed to do a lot better if we did- late surge. “We didn’t finish the game. But there’s “He has so many fans,” says trainer Bob race. The second betting choice in the field first exhibition game in Africa yesterday - starting n’t want to lose by 40,” Team World’s Pau Gasol said. still room for improvement,” Team Africa’s Boris Baffert, who said his wife, Jill, told him that is Upstart, who finished 18th in the Derby with a dunk straight from the tip-off by Luc Mbah a Washington’s Bradley Beal led Team World with Diaw of the San Antonio Spurs said, hoping for a little TV was tuned in to the Belmont at in his last race but finished second in the Moute. That had the crowd roaring early at Ellis 18 points while Paul had 12. Milwaukee’s Giannis another chance to play for an African lineup. “It was the beauty salon she goes to in Beverly Florida Derby. Park Arena in downtown Johannesburg. It got even Antetokounmpo had 22 points for Team Africa, an amazing experience. So proud to be able to rep- Hills, California. “There’s people in front of Also entered are Competitive Edge, louder when African NBA legends Hakeem with Deng adding 20. resent the continent.” his barn in the mornings, and people Keen Ice, Mr Jordan, Nonna’s Boy, Top Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo stripped off But this game was largely about the entertain- After Jeff Green’s dunk and a layup by Evan watching him gallop and cheering for him Clearance and Dontbetwithbruno. Post their business suits to don their old team uniforms ment factor, with cheerleaders and several NBA Turner, Team World was suddenly leading 85-78 in every time. It’s fun to really share him with time is 5:52 p.m. ET. The weather report is again and play for a little while in the second quar- team mascots mixing it up with the South African the fourth and the South African crowd had a the fans.” call for sunny skies and temperatures in the ter. The 52-year-old Olajuwon, in a Houston No. 34 crowd. Even the timeouts were used for stunts: proper game. Team World led 99-97 with a couple From the moment American Pharoah 80s. jersey, pulled off a turn-around jumper - the Team Africa coach Gregg Popovich took one in the of seconds to go when Green was fouled and made won the Belmont, Zayat hasn’t wavered in Baffert fares pretty well in the Haskell. “Dream Shake” - that had the current NBA stars second quarter that wasn’t used for a team talk, both free throws to seal the game. his desire to keep racing his prized horse - The Hall of Famer has won it a record seven leaping off the benches with their arms in the air. but to give everyone a chance to watch fans break- The South African exhibition was the NBA’s even though he’s sold the breeding rights times, including four of the last five years. “That’s one of the most memorable experiences dance alongside San Antonio mascot Coyote, biggest step into Africa so far, and could be the for what could be as much as $30 million, At times, Team Pharoah has been criti- ever,” said Chris Paul, one of the team captains. “I Philadelphia’s Franklin, and Atlanta’s Harry the pre-cursor to a preseason and maybe even a regu- with a stud fee that could be in the cized for running where it can make the told Dream, if he’s still moving like that at his age Hawk. Even Popovich, the five-time NBA winning lar season game on the continent, according to $100,000 range. most money before retirement, but Baffert now, I couldn’t imagine him in his day.” coach, had a big grin. Commissioner Adam Silver. “For me, as a kid, (I “You wait a lifetime for a horse like this,” and Zayat insist that’s not the case. After a relaxed first half, the game got serious in At the start of the third quarter, Paul decided wanted) to play basketball and never had the says Zayat, who has spent tens of millions Baffert said he was on a flight with the the second: Paul’s Team World rallied with a 14-0 that was enough fooling around, hitting three access to meet NBA players, or watch NBA,” said of dollars building Zayat Stables. “We want comedy duo Cheech and Chong recently. run in the fourth quarter to beat Luol Deng’s straight 3-pointers to bring the “visiting” team Deng, who was born in South Sudan. “Now to be to enjoy this. There is nothing for us to Cheech Marin asked Baffert why “home” Team Africa 101-97. back. Team Africa, made up of players born in part of a team coming back to play for Africa. I can’t prove other than continue to help the American Pharoah was running again. “In the second half we decided enough was Africa or with African heritage, couldn’t hold off the describe it.” —AP game and for people to enjoy this.” “The horse loves to run, he loves to train, After the Belmont, Zayat flew off to he enjoys it,” Baffert told him. “That’s why Europe on business. He said as he was we run him.”—AP Ishikawa moves one ahead as Tiger roars

VIRGINIA: Ryo Ishikawa sank a 30-foot- perfect, especially the 16th tee shot,” “It got me a little fired up,” smiled what I’m doing out there instead of just er at the last for a third consecutive grinned Ishikawa, who ended up just Woods, who finished level with eight hitting a shot.” World number eight birdie to edge a stroke in front after the two inches from an ace with a nine- others, including fellow Americans Pat Fowler, who won the prestigious second round while Tiger Woods also iron off the 16th tee. “18 birdie putt, it Perez (67), Charles Howell III (67) and Players Championship in May followed charged into contention at the Quicken was kind of like a surprise ... but that Jimmy Walker (63), Englishman Greg by the European Tour’s Scottish Open Loans National in Virginia on Friday. was a nice finish, yeah. My goal this Owen (68) and South Korean Kim earlier this month, soared into a tie for Ishikawa, seeking his first victory on weekend is like 15-under, 16 under,” he Meen-whee (66). second with a rousing birdie-birdie- the PGA Tour after twice finishing sec- said of his target for the 72 regulation “Got me a little more focused on birdie finish. —Reuters ond, fired a three-under-par 68 on holes. another hot, sunny day at Robert Trent Woods, who has mainly struggled Jones Golf Club in Gainesville to head a on the PGA Tour this season while tightly-bunched leaderboard. working through his latest swing The 23-year-old Japanese, co-leader change as he recovers from back sur- overnight with South African veteran gery, piled up six birdies and a bogey Retief Goosen, mixed seven birdies to rocket up the leaderboard. “I hit the with four bogeys to post an 11-under ball really well today, but I missed a few total of 131, one ahead of Americans putts,” Woods said after posting his low- Rickie Fowler (65) and Kevin Chappell est opening 36-hole total on the U.S. (68). circuit since the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Swede David Lingmerth (65) was Invitational. “This could have been a alone at nine under while tournament really low one.” host Woods was a further stroke back Now ranked a lowly 266th in the with eight other players after carding a world, Woods said he was given extra NEW JERSEY: Assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes holds Triple Crown winner American 66 on a receptive, rain-softened layout. motivation on Friday after a popped up DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ground staff members pull covers on the field Pharoah as they stand in the stable area at Monmouth Park. American Pharoah is “It wasn’t a perfect round through 15 tee shot at the 14th, his fifth hole of the as it rains on the third day of the second cricket Test match between preparing for today’s running of the Haskell Invitational horse race. —AP holes but the last three holes it was day, led to his only bogey of the round. Bangladesh and South Africa. —AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 SPORTS Premier League excitement begins

LONDON: England’s Premier League is ed to contest the title, however, none of ther forward. By the end of the season Other than bringing in Asmir Begovic Their total of 83 goals was 31 more undoubtedly one of the most exciting in them have managed to win it for two Rooney should have overtaken Bobby from Stoke to replace Petr Cech as sec- than Liverpool, which explains why world football but as it embarks on its years in a row since Manchester United Charlton’s records as record scorer for ond-choice goalkeeper, Mourinho’s only Brendan Rodgers made forwards his pri- 24th season on Aug. 8 is it also becom- completed a hat-trick in 2009 under Alex England and United. notable signing has been Colombia ority and signed Christian Benteke from ing one of the most predictable? Ferguson. Since the Scot retired in 2013, He will be more interested in whether striker Radamel Falcao, who failed to live Aston Villa, Hoffenheim’s Brazil striker Last term only Newcastle United and the Old Trafford club have not been in United have regained the title from up to his reputation at United last sea- Roberto Firmino and Danny Ings from Everton, both of whom dropped down serious contention to add to their record Chelsea, who led the table from the son. relegated Burnley. the table, moved more than four places 20 championships, finishing seventh third match of last season and finished He impressed Chelsea’s captain John Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger has felt less either way, while two of the three pro- and fourth. eight points clear of the previous sea- Terry when scoring a hat-trick against need to strengthen a squad that moted clubs went straight back down. They have spent vast amounts of son’s champions Manchester City. the Lond club for Atletico Madrid in the retained the FA Cup and returned to the Clubs outside the top six will aim to money in that time, with only mixed On the day in May that Jose 2012 UEFA Super Cup final and, like top three, although experienced former avoid relegation which will be more success, and during the close season Mourinho’s side made sure they could United, they have now taken him on Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will important than ever with a lucrative Louis Van Gaal has continued to revamp not be caught, television pundit and for- loan from Monaco, while hoping for a doubtless save them plenty of points. three-year domestic television deal, his squad. mer United defender Gary Neville told better return. Newcomers Watford, Bournemouth worth over five billion pounds ($7.77 bil- Germany captain Bastian viewers, “the rest are absolutely miles City scored 10 goals more than and Norwich City will inevitably be lion), strting in 12 months’ time. Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich and behind this Chelsea team”. United, City, Chelsea last season and hope to tipped as relegation fodder but Villa, Overseas TV rights will add half as much Southampton’s Frenchman Morgan Arsenal and Liverpool will all believe outscore them again after paying a fee Sunderland and Leicester City, all heavily again, making the struggle to stay up Schneiderlin will improve the midfield they have reduced the gap after a trans- that could rise to 49 million pounds involved in the scrap to avoid the drop intense. options and allow the Dutchman to use fer window in which the champions ($76.16 million) for England’s Raheem last term, cannot expect much more While the usual suspects are expect- Wayne Rooney in his best position, fur- have so far been comparatively quiet. Sterling. than mere survival. —Reuters Five questions ahead of the Community Shield

LONDON: Premier League champions d’Or, is no longer on the same level as Chelsea face FA Cup winners Arsenal in the Hazard, leaving only Barcelona legend Community Shield today. Here AFP Sports Lionel Messi as a more prodigious talent looks at five questions to ponder in the tra- than the 24-year-old Belgium playmaker. ditional curtain raiser to the English season: And with the Champions League high on Chelsea’s agenda this season and the IS COSTA FIT FOR PURPOSE? Euro 2016 finals looming next year, the Although the Spain striker played a scene is set for Hazard to illuminate the huge role in Chelsea’s title triumph with 20 sport’s grandest stages and cement his rep- goals in 26 appearances, Diego Costa’s utation as a true great. debut season with the Blues was marred by the recurring hamstring injury that forced WENGER’S STRIKING DILEMMA him to the sidelines on several occasions. Theo Walcott repaid Wenger’s faith with The 26-year-old still hasn’t completely the crucial opening goal in Arsenal’s FA Cup recovered from the problem, missing final rout of Aston Villa last season and the Chelsea’s pre-season friendly against England winger hopes his manager still Barcelona as a precaution. believes he can shoulder the burden of And, while manager Jose Mourinho leading the Gunners’ attack. insists Costa is fit enough to withstand Despite his lack of strength and aerial another gruelling campaign, the Blues boss ability Walcott has long craved the sole was also quick to snap up Colombian for- central striker’s berth and Wenger finally ward Radamel Falcao, on loan from seems to believe the 26-year-old is a wor- Monaco, to act as back-up to the injury- thy alternative to the inconsistent Olivier prone star. Giroud. Walcott is certainly doing all he can to prove he should be selected ahead of WILL CECH PAY DIVIDENDS? Giroud, scoring the winner after starting up Despite Mourinho’s best efforts to keep front in the recent Emirates Cup friendly Petr Cech from signing for Arsenal, the against Wolfsburg, and then committing intervention of Chelsea owner Roman his long-term future to the club by signing Petr Cech celebrates in this file photo. Abramovich, who wanted to reward the 33- a new four-year contract on Friday. year-old Czech goalkeeper for his loyal service, has gifted Arsene Wenger a solu- DUEL FOR SUPREMACY tion to a problem that had plagued his While the result of the Community Cech arrival adds team for several years. Shield will be long forgotten by the time After watching the likes of Wojciech the major trophies are handed out in May, Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski commit it still presents a chance for Mourinho and costly errors while between the posts, the Wenger to set the tone for another year £10 million fee for Cech must have seemed duelling for supremacy. like the bargain of the century to Wenger, Both ended last season with silverware, to Arsenal’s style who finally has a world-class keeper, and an but it was the Chelsea manager who had underrated dressing room leader, to bolster the upper hand as he won the Premier LONDON: Arsenal have again been cautious the confidence of a sometimes shaky League and the League Cup, while Wenger spenders in the transfer market but by recruiting defence. had to settle for the FA Cup, and also Petr Cech, one of the Premier League’s best goal- extended his unbeaten run against the keepers, they have added some defensive sub- CAN HAZARD JOIN THE GREATS? Frenchman to 13 matches. Wenger profess- stance to compliment their attacking style. After an outstanding season as the cre- es not to care about that barren streak, but Back-to-back FA Cup victories ended a nine- ative fulcrum of Chelsea’s attack, Eden his barely-disguised disdain for Mourinho’s year silverware drought, but Arsenal have not Hazard has established himself as the sec- provocative personality boiled over last been relevant during the punishing grind of a ond best player in the world according to year when he pushed the Portuguese 38-game Premier League title race for a number Mourinho. coach after a touchline row and he would of years. In Mourinho’s view, even Cristiano dearly love to start the new season by The north London club have addressed a Ronaldo, who won the 2014 FIFA Ballon stealing a march on his old rival.—AFP number of issues which have held them back since the trophy-laden early years of manager Arsene Wenger’s reign came to an end in 2005. Top transfers Until the arrival of Cech from rivals Chelsea last month, however, one glaring concern LONDON: List of major Premier League transfers ahead of the new season which starts on Aug. 8 (esti- remained unresolved. Wenger, often maligned mated cost in millions of dollars): for a perceived reluctance to splash the cash, Player From To Fee had invested heavily in Mesut Ozil and Alexis Raheem Sterling Liverpool Man City 76 Sanchez in previous close-seasons to make Christian Benteke Aston Villa Liverpool 50 Arsenal one of the most dazzling attacking sides Roberto Firmino Hoffenheim Liverpool 44 in Europe. Memphis Depay PSV Eindhoven Man United 38 Their inability, however, to replace former Morgan Schneiderlin Southampton Man United 38 keeper Jens Lehmann adequately following his Arsene Wenger Georginio Wijnaldum PSV Eindhoven Newcastle United 22 departure in 2008 had prevented them laying Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich Man United 21 of him. At 33, he is still in his goalkeeping prime Upon signing for the club Cech said: “Last the foundations from which to build a title-chal- Aleksandar Mitrovic Anderlecht Newcastle United 20 and will assume an on and off-field leadership season it was a great season (for Arsenal), but lenging side. Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski, Matteo Darmian Torino Man United 19 role the club has missed sorely in recent sea- there was something missing, just a little last Wojciech Szczesny and David Ospina have filled Nathaniel Clyne Southampton Liverpool 19 sons. jump over the hurdle.” Cech has all the attributes Toby Alderweireld A. Madrid Tottenham Hotspur 16 the void with limited success but they lacked “The Arsenal fans thought it was Christmas to be the man to carry Arsenal over that final Dimitri Payet Marseille West Ham 16 presence and were guilty of high-profile errors (when Cech signed),” Arsenal’s goalkeeping hurdle. As the footballing adage goes-a great Petr Cech Chelsea Arsenal 16 which undermined Arsenal’s title desires. great Bob Wilson said. “Just a ridiculous decision attack wins you matches, a great defence wins Yohan Cabaye PSG Crystal Palace 15 Cech, however, the most successful goal- (from Chelsea), to allow him to go.” you trophies. —Reuters Jordan Ayew Lorient Aston Villa 13 keeper in Chelsea history, arrives with an Jordy Clasie Feyenoord Southampton 13 Fabian Delph Aston Villa Man City 13 undoubted presence having secured his status as one of Europe’s premier stoppers for over a Recent Community Shield winners decade. The 114-cap Czech international possesses a LONDON: Recent winners of the English Community Shield ahead of today’s Wembley showdown between Premier wealth of experience and a winning mentality League champions Chelsea and FA Cup holders Arsenal: having won four Premier League titles, four FA 2014: Arsenal 2004: Arsenal Cup’s, three League Cup’s and the Champions 2013: Manchester United 2003: Manchester United League and Europa League during 11 seasons at 2012: Manchester City 2002: Arsenal Stamford Bridge. 2011: Manchester United 2001: Liverpool In front of him, Arsenal are an ever-improv- 2010: Manchester United 2000: Chelsea ing defensive unit, the third stingiest in last sea- 2009: Chelsea 1999: Arsenal son’s Premier League, but without a goalkeep- 2008: Manchester United 1998: Arsenal ing bedrock they were susceptible to conceding 2007: Manchester United 1997: Manchester United foolish goals. 2006: Liverpool 1996: Manchester United Cech’s arrival will certainly boost the confi- 2005: Chelsea 1995: Everton dence of those stationed immediately in front Bournemouth ready to mix with heavyweights

LONDON: True to their humble roots Bournemouth reaching the promised land is being saved for a rainy to boost their survival chances. have resisted the temptation to mark their new- day. Distin’s signing may prove to be highly astute. The likes of former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder found Premier League status with a splurge of The knowledge the Frenchman will be able to impart Etienne Capoue, Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami and spending, sticking to their principles as they prepare on his new defensive colleagues could prove invalu- Austria defender Sebastian Prodl have added experi- to mix it with the big boys. able. However, it could be an entirely different story if ence to the Watford ranks. The south-coast club, about to embark on the he himself is called upon regularly to lead by exam- Norwich, who bounced straight back via the play- first top-flight campaign in their 116-year history, ple. His final months at Everton were demonstrative offs after being relegated from the Premier League in took the Championship by storm last season, scoring of a rapidly waning ability. 2014, already boast plenty of top-flight experience in 98 goals as they won the title. Since the Premier League’s inception in 1992 only the likes of keeper John Ruddy, winger Nathan Manager Eddie Howe’s attack-minded 4-4-2 sys- twice- in 2001-02 and 2011-12 — have all three pro- Redmond and striker Cameron Jerome. tem could be vulnerable against the heavyweights of moted teams avoided the drop. Watford and Alex Neil, who becomes the Premier League’s the top flight, but Bournemouth will surely earn Norwich City are the other two promoted sides hop- youngest manager at 34, led Norwich to promotion friends with their playing style. ing to consolidate their rise. following his arrival from Scottish side Hamilton Whether or not they can earn enough points is Watford will contest their third season in the Academical at the start of the year. “I’m really looking another matter, but Howe will keep faith with largely Premier League, having finished bottom in both the forward to it,” Neil told TalkSport. “Like my squad, I’m the same group of players who excelled last season. 1999-2000 and 2006-07 campaigns. not daunted by it and we are looking forward to the Experienced defender Sylvain Distin has joined Spaniard Quique Sanchez Flores has replaced challenge. “You want to try and compete at the high- and midfielder Christian Atsu arrived on loan from Slavisa Jokanovic as manager, while player recruit- est level. I’ve just managed to get there quicker than Raheem Sterling Chelsea, but the 120 million pounds cash boost for ment has been high at Vicarage Road in an attempt anticipated.” —Reuters SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 SPORTS Arsenal seek title proof in Chelsea encounter Community Shield

LONDON: Arsenal’s readiness to mount a sus- thing to go by. Citing the arrivals of Mesut Ozil “For 90 minutes the fans will support us. For tained title challenge in 2015-16 will be tested at and Alexis Sanchez, Mourinho claimed that any- sure, they will be on our side. Before and after Wembley today when they face Premier League one who totted up Arsenal’s transfer expendi- the game, I hope and I’m sure they will give Petr champions Chelsea in the Community Shield. ture over the past few years would be in for a respect.” To date, Cech is the only new player Arsene Wenger’s team finished last season at “surprise” and said that they were “more than that Arsenal have signed, but they announced a gallop, winning 20 of their final 26 games in all ready” to challenge for the title. on Friday that forward Theo Walcott and mid- competitions and retaining the FA Cup by Wenger, whose tetchy relationship with fielder Santi Cazorla have penned new contracts. swamping Aston Villa 4-0 in a one-sided final. Mourinho spilled over into a touchline scuffle at Having finished last season with a flurry of They have carried that momentum into pre- Stamford Bridge last season, responded in san- goals and scored the winner against Wolfsburg season, winning all four of their matches, and guine fashion. in the Emirates Cup friendly tournament last having finally addressed their longstanding “I think what you want is not to listen too weekend, Walcott will hope to start up front goalkeeper problem by signing Petr Cech from much to what people say,” said the Frenchman, against Chelsea. Chelsea, optimism is abundant. “We want to win who has not beaten Mourinho in 13 attempts. Sanchez will not feature, having been grant- the league, of course we do,” midfielder Jack “Because sometimes in the same week I get two ed time off after scoring the decisive penalty in Wilshere told the Arsenal website ahead of the different reproaches: one, I don’t spend enough Chile’s Copa America triumph against Argentina English football season’s traditional opening fix- and one, too much.” on home soil, while Danny Welbeck remains out ture. “We feel we’ve been together a few years With the experienced Cech between the with a knee problem. Arsenal’s supporters will now, we’ve brought in world-class players who posts, Arsenal look much more robust defensive- hope for glimpses of young attacking trio Alex have had time to settle, we’ve added a world- ly, the Czech international having been allowed Iwobi, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Chuba Akpom, all class ‘keeper with all of his experience-he’s been to join a major rival due to his close relationship of whom have impressed in warm-up matches. there and he’s done it; he’s won everything-so with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Mourinho revealed on Friday that centre- we really feel we’re in a strong position.” Cech, 33, spent 11 hugely successful years at back Gary Cahill and last season’s top scorer Arsenal will be wary of false dawns, having Chelsea before being dislodged by Thibaut Diego Costa will be fit to play despite sustaining dispatched then-champions Manchester City 3-0 Courtois last season, winning four league titles injuries on the club’s pre-season tour of the in last season’s Community Shield, only to finish and the 2012 Champions League, and former United States. 12 points below Chelsea in the title race. team-mate Branislav Ivanovic has urged the Radamel Falcao is expected to make his first But Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho appears club’s fans not to jeer him. domestic appearance for Chelsea since signing to consider them genuine contenders, if the “I hope they will give respect to him because on loan from Monaco following a torrid season comments he has launched in the direction of he deserves it,” the Serbian defender told the at Manchester United that saw him score only the Emirates Stadium in recent weeks are any- Evening Standard newspaper. four goals. —AFP United bank on

GERMANY: Stuttgart’s Argentinian defender Emiliano Insua (right) and Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder Jesus Navas vie for the ball during the friendly football match. —AFP Schweinsteiger

City go down in Stuttgart LONDON: The signing of Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich was a massive STUTTGART: Manchester City conceded Toure and City’s South American players statement of intent by Manchester United. four goals in 36 hapless minutes yesterday did not feature at all. Pellegrini withdrew Not since Roy Keane swaggered round the Old as they slumped to a 4-2 defeat by VfB captain Vincent Kompany at halftime, Trafford pitch from 1993-2005 have United had a mid- Stuttgart in a pre-season friendly. The replacing him with fellow Belgian Jason field enforcer with the skill, power and strength of Bundesliga club took full advantage of a Denayer in a reshuffle that saw Ivory Coast character to run the team. shambolic defensive display by the visitors striker Wilfried Bony replaced by 18-year- The 31-year-old Schweinsteiger, a World Cup win- in the first half. old Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho. ner and serial trophy accumulator with Bayern, has all Serbian midfielder Filip Kostic struck Argentine Bruno Zuculini also came on the attributes to emulate the charismatic Irishman. after 14 minutes and further goals followed for Evans and City hit back with two goals That is if United get the real Schweinsteiger, not from midfielder Daniel Didavi after 30 and in the final eight minutes. The lively the injury-prone model who has not started regularly fellow German striker Daniel Ginczek who Iheanacho grabbed the first and late substi- netted twice in the 35th and 36th. tute Edin Dzeko notched the second, the for Bayern in recent seasons and may be distracted by A week before the start of the Premier Bosnian target man converting from close his high-profile relationship with Serbian tennis play- League season, City manager Manuel range in what may be his final appearance er Ana Ivanovic. Pellegrini selected a strong, if adventurous, before joining AS Roma. According to United manager Louis van Gaal has no doubt lineup in which 20-year-old George Evans media reports, the two clubs have agreed a about the German after working with him at Bayern. was chosen to hold the midfield behind fee of 14 million pounds ($21.88 million) for “Bastian is, of course, no stranger to me,” the five forwards. Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Dzeko. —Reuters Dutchman said. “I am truly delighted he is joining Manchester United. “His record speaks for itself; he has won every honour at club level and was a major part of the successful Germany World Cup-winning Liverpool face devilish team last summer. “Bastian is the ultimate professional and there is no start to new season doubting his talent and his ability to control games. “He brings a wealth of experience and is an excellent LONDON: Liverpool manager Brendan of the club’s much-discussed transfer com- addition to our squad.” Rodgers could find himself under pressure mittee. Schweinsteiger has taken a gamble by leaving sooner than expected with a host of new Christian Benteke, a bullish and highly Bayern with whom he won eight Bundesliga titles and signings to bed in and a devilish run of fix- mobile targetman, has been poached from the Champions League. tures to kick off the new Premier League Aston Villa to add some brawn to a “I am very happy to be here and to play for Man campaign. There were rumblings of discon- Liverpool squad that at times looked light- United,” Schweinsteiger said.”It is a big honor. It’s a tent among supporters after the club fin- weight by comparison to their rivals last new step in my life. I want to win titles, it’s easy. ished last season in abject fashion with an year. Brazil forward Roberto Firmino was embarrassing 6-1 defeat at Stoke City to recruited for a substantial fee from Manchester United is used to that and I am too, so end a dismal streak that dropped them out Hoffenheim and comes with lots of prom- that’s my goal.” United badly need a midfield power- of Champions League contention. ise, while James Milner adds mobility and house. Rodgers came under heavy fire from a experience to the midfield and Nathaniel Michael Carrick has shouldered the burden in disgruntled fanbase, who questioned his Clyne fills a vacancy at right back. recent seasons but, though a highly intelligent player credentials following a third trophyless sea- There has also been substantial change and cultured passer, he lacks the physicality needed son at the helm, but he lived to fight anoth- amongst Rodgers’ coaching ranks with for- to dominate Premier League matches as Keane used er day after an end-of-season review by the mer right-hand man Colin Pascoe dis- to do. club’s American owners. missed as assistant manager along with Schweinsteiger, supported by Carrick and fellow Doubts about his position, however, first-team coach Mike Marsh. new signing Morgan Schneiderlin, has the ability to could resurface if Liverpool endure the sort Sean O’Driscoll, who enjoyed mixed for- fill that role. With Wayne Rooney freed to play as a of miserable start to the season they had tunes in managerial stints at Bournemouth, central striker rather than helping out an overrun mid- last year. Doncaster Rovers, Nottingham Forest and There has already been significant Bristol City, has come in as Rodgers’s new field, Van Gaal has the chance to play his best players change on and off the pitch at Anfield. assistant with former Liverpool midfielder in the right positions. None more so than the departure of long- Gary McAllister taking up a coaching role. If Schweinsteiger brings his A game to United they serving captain Steven Gerrard, who left The new arrivals will have to bed in have the resources to challenge Chelsea, Manchester the Premier League for a swansong at quickly as the fixture computer has not City and Arsenal and bring the Premier League title American side LA Galaxy. been kind, even if it has shown a comedic back to Old Trafford for the first time since 2013. If he Yet he was not the only high-profile exit bent by sending Liverpool back to the does not, and he did little of note in the pre-season as Liverpool’s standout performer from last Britannia Stadium to face Stoke in their tour of the United States, Van Gaal will probably fall CHICAGO: Manchester United defender Bastian Schweinsteiger looks to pass the ball season, Raheem Sterling, engineered an opener on Aug. 9. Then it all gets rather short in his lofty ambitions. —Reuters acrimonious departure to Manchester City. unpleasant as Liverpool face all of last sea- in this file photo. —AP In terms of new arrivals, however, there son’s top five away before the end of is evidence to suggest Rodgers has been November. Should they be struggling in trusted to bring in his preferred choices this the Autumn, there may be one more signif- time rather than having his will bent to that icant change on the horizon. —Reuters Man City hoping Sterling proves sound investment

LONDON: Demonised as a caricature of the last season when they trailed in behind ly justified. The snipers will be taking aim if highly-paid modern-day footballer whose ego Chelsea in the Premier League title race and things do not go to plan though, especially dwarfs his talent, Raheem Sterling will have under-achieved again in the Champions after a trophy-less season last time out when few fans when the Premier League begins League. With Sergio Aguero expected to play points were surrendered too easily against next weekend. as a lone striker this season, Sterling’s head- clubs who ended up being relegated, allow- Unless, of course, you support Manchester spinning pace and dribbling will compliment ing Chelsea to cruise home. City who made the 20-year-old forward the an attacking midfield boasting the vision and Trumping Jose Mourinho and regaining most expensive English player in history when craft of David Silva and Samir Nasri and the the Premier League is Pellegrini’s priority but they paid a fee of up to 49 million pounds power of Yaya Toure. he also talks about going “a stage” further in ($76.31 million)to end his increasingly toxic Surrounded by players of such internation- the Champions League after falling in the relationship with Liverpool. al pedigree Sterling will not be the focal point round of 16 in 2014-15 — their best, albeit City have been relatively restrained during he was last season at Liverpool, despite the modest, showing to date. “I’m sure we are the transfer window but the signing of huge price tag, so with a fresh start and the going to be a very competitive team in all Sterling, described by Liverpool manager right attitude, his boots should do the talking. competitions,” he said. “I see the players are Brendan Rodgers as the best young player in “He has a lot of things we didn’t have in our hungry to win another title.” Europe, could prove to be a sound investment squad,” Pellegrini said. “He has a lot of pace Apart from Sterling, City also spent by Manuel Pellegrini. and I am sure in the future he will demon- around 20 million pounds on two other Splashing such a fortune on a player yet to strate why we paid so much money for him.” young English players-midfielder Fabian score a Champions League goal, let alone win If Sterling clicks into gear and hits the form Delph signed from Aston Villa and teenage any silverware, and still far from a polished that almost helped Liverpool to the 2013-14 winger Patrick Roberts from Fulham-a sign diamond, appears bold. title and briefly lit up England’s World Cup the club is trying to snap up the cream of Liverpool’s manager Brendan Rodgers Yet Sterling offers City a spark they lacked campaign in Brazil, Pellegrini’s faith will be ful- home talent. —Reuters NBA’s current and Man United former stars put bank on on show in Africa Schweinsteiger

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COLOMBO: Pakistan cricketers pose for photographers after their victory during the second Twenty 20 International cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. — AFP Pakistan win T20 thriller SCOREBOARD COLOMBO: Scoreboard of the second Twenty20 international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the COLOMBO: Shahid Afridi and Anwar Ali played Test series 2-1 and the one-dayers 3-2. Afridi under pressure. Earlier, aggressive batting by Premadasa stadium in Colombo yesterday: key roles as Pakistan ended a successful tour of played down his own contribution, focusing debutant Shehan Jayasuriya and the recalled Sri Lanka with a thrilling one-wicket victory in instead on the contributions of the younger Kapugedera lifted Sri Lanka to 172-7 after skip- Sri Lanka: Ahmed Shehzad b Fernando 7 the second Twenty20 international in Colombo players. “I think 170 was chaseable, but we pan- per Lasith Malinga won the toss and elected to K. Perera b Malik 19 Mohammad Hafeez run out 11 yesterday. Pakistan recovered from 40-5 in the icked early on,” he said. “Then came these awe- bat in the day-night match. T. Dilshan c Hafeez b Anwar 10 Shoaib Malik st K.Perera b Siriwardana 8 eighth over to surpass Sri Lanka’s challenging some innings from Imad and Anwar. Hopefully Jayasuriya, a 23-year-old left-hander unrelat- S. Jayasuriya c Imad b Tanvir 40 Umar Akmal run out 4 172-7 with four balls to spare with Imad Wasim they will continue to do well in the future also. “I ed to Sri Lanka’s former captain Sanath D. de Silva b Afridi 14 Mohammad Rizwan b T. Perera 17 striking the winning six off left-arm seamer have an excellent bunch of guys, who have giv- Jayasuriya, smashed three fours and two sixes in T. Perera st Rizwan b Malik 1 Shahid Afridi b Jayasuriya 45 Binura Fernando. en me hope for the future.” his 32-ball 40 before he was fifth out. But it was M. Siriwardana c Mukhtar b Irfan 23 Imad Wasim not out 24 Skipper Afridi led the way with a 22-ball 45 Fernando, a lean 20-year-old playing only his Kapugedera who boosted the total with an C. Kapugedera not out 48 Anwar Ali c K. Perera b Malinga 46 that included four sixes and a boundary, before second international match, gave Sri Lanka a fly- unbeaten 48 off 25 balls that contained four six- D. Shanaka run out 7 Sohail Tanvir run out 1 Anwar smashed 46 off 17 balls in a match-win- ing start with a double strike in his second over. es and two boundaries. Kapugedera put on 55 Extras: (lb3, w7) 10 Mohammad Irfan not out 1 ning knock that contained four sixes and three He bowled Ahmed Shehzad with a slower deliv- for the sixth wicket with Milinda Siriwardana Total (for seven wickets, 20 overs) 172 Extras: (lb1, w5) 6 fours. Imad, who remained unbeaten on 24, ery and then forced Mukhtar Ahmed to top- (23) as the hosts plundered 59 runs in the final Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Dilshan), 2-32 (K. Perera), 3- Total (for nine wickets, 19.2 overs) 174 helped Anwar add 58 for the eighth wicket as edge a bouncer to Chamara Kapugedera at mid- five overs. 61 (de Silva), 4-64 (T. Perera), 5-90 (Jayasuriya), 6- Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Shehzad), 2-16 (Mukhtar), 3- the tourists recorded a heart-stopping win in wicket. Malinga, who conceded 40 runs in his four 145 (Siriwardana), 7-172 (Shanaka). 33 (Hafeez), 4-40 (Akmal), 5-40 (Malik), 6-101 front of a sell-out crowd of 35,000 at the Pakistan’s top order caved in as Mohammad overs, rued his poor form with the ball. “I should Bowling: Anwar 4-0-40-1 (w1), Tanvir 4-0-44-1 (Rizwan), 7-107 (Afridi), 8-165 (Anwar), 9-167 Premadasa stadium that briefly included Sri Hafeez and Umar Akmal were run out and senior have bowled better,” the sling-arm fast bowling (w1), Malik 3-0-16-2, Irfan 4-0-31-1, Afridi 4-0-30- (Tanvir). Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. batsman Shoaib Malik was stumped. Afridi spearhead said. 1, Imad 1-0-8-0 (w5). Bowling: Fernando 3.2-0-33-2 (w5), Jayasuriya 4- Pakistan, who won the first T20 match by 29 began the amazing turnaround with a sixth- “But I am happy the way some of the Pakistan: 0-37-1, T. Perera 4-0-27-1, Siriwardana 2-0-17-1, runs on Thursday, completed a remarkable tre- wicket stand of 61 with Mohammad Rizwan (17) younger players have performed. “Sri Lanka has Mukhtar Ahmed c Kapugedera b Fernando 4 Vandersay 2-0-19-0, Malinga 4-0-40-1 ble on the six-week tour, having earlier won the as the inexperienced Sri Lankan attack wilted a good talent pool to pick from.” — AFP Russians dominate synchronised events

KAZAN: Russia ended the synchronised swim- du Soleil performers, held off Russia to win gold. ming events at the world championships on a Traditionally a women-only discipline, the high note by winning the women’s free combi- mixed duet competition was the first time that nation yesterday. men had featured in the synchronised swim- Their routine to “Don Quixote” by Ludwig ming at a world championships. Minkus delighted a near-capacity crowd of Meanwhile, judges were forced to wear rain 12,000 as the Russian team of 10 scored 98.30 jackets and hold umbrellas and an underwater points to take gold inside a rain-swept Kazan speaker broke during Russia’s gold-medal win- Arena. ning routine as bad weather and technical Russia held off China, who recorded 96.20 problems disrupted the synchronized swim- points, while Japan, the last team of 12 to com- ming at the world championships. Temporary pete in the final, overtook Ukraine to snatch stands holding around 12,000 people and two bronze, with 93.80. pools have been built inside the impressive “We feel very happy the competitions have Kazan Arena football stadium. finally ended. I hardly escaped from the girls’ Heavy rain leaked through the temporary hugs,” Russia head coach Tatiana Pokrovskaya roof into the arena, however, during the final of told reporters. the women’s free combination and half of the “It was a perfect performance by our team. 14 judges bore the brunt of the inclement Our competitors are falling a long way behind weather. us, including the USA”. Russia’s final evening win Midway through an energetic final, seven of meant that the host nation finished with eight the officials judging the 12 finalists on one side of a possible nine golds in Kazan, having domi- of the pool deck were handed rain jackets and nated with seven golds from seven disciplines black umbrellas. in the championships two years ago in “You could call it a little comical,” Claudia Barcelona. China’s silver was their sixth of the Holzner, a Canadian team member, told Reuters. week. Angelika Timanina, Alla Shishkina and “It has been a bit different with a makeshift roof Aleksandra Patskevich, three stalwarts of the and it has been colder than usual.” Russian team, finished their world champi- Meanwhile, Russia’s Aleksandra Patskevich onship with a fourth successive gold after first was “left in shock” after the underwater speaker contributing to a Russian title-winning routine broke during the combined team of 10’s per- in 2009. formance in the pool. Gold for another team member, Svetlana “We could hear only some crackling and not Romashina, meant that she and free duet part- the music,” she said. “The weather did not both- ner Natalia Ishchenko have now won 40 world er us, though it was quite cold while waiting for titles between them. the start. We were confused at the beginning The only world title not to fall Russia’s way due to the technical problems. We could not came in the mixed duet technical event. The understand what had happened.” Russia’s American duo, 36-year-old Bill May and 27-year- superb routine scored 98.3000 points to delight KAZAN: Team Russia competes in the Team Free Combination final event during the synchronised swimming competition at the 2015 FINA World old Christina Jones who are professional Cirque the near-capacity crowd. — Reuters Championships yesterday. — AFP China factory growth unexpectedly stalls Page 22

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ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees and Pakistani tribal people shift their belongings during an operation to demolish their poverty-stricken neighborhood in Islamabad. — AFP Land prices in Pakistani cities sky-rocket Pakistan slum demolition drive exposes housing crisis

ISLAMABAD: Ashrak Khan wore a defeated expression as experts say they point to a wider crisis facing the country’s live in areas considered “slums” or “katchi abadis”. “You can- ers or domestic servants for the well-to-do. Political activist he surveyed the brownish-grey shanty homes of his neigh- poor as land prices in Pakistani cities have sky-rocketed, not have a city like Islamabad without having a sizeable Aasim Sajjad Akhtar said the poor were being unfairly borhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, his house marking with family homes in parts of the capital now costing as area for affordable low-income housing,” he said. “It is irre- penalized for not having the wealth or power to influence the border between those still standing and others now much as in some cities of Western Europe. sponsible at best and criminal at worst.” Designed by Greek officials and claimed authorities were running a smear reduced to rubble. The 45-year-old fruit vendor and his Arif Hasan, widely considered Pakistan’s foremost urban architect Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Islamabad was campaign against slum residents, most ethnic Pashtuns family have lived in the slum since moving from the Swabi planner, blamed much of the rise on speculation by devel- founded in 1960 to house the newly independent coun- who have escaped unrest in the northwest and tribal district of northwest Pakistan in the mid-1980s, but they opers, while urbanization, infrastructure expansion and a try’s bureaucrats. areas. “They chose to demonize and criminalize the resi- are now among more than 15,000 people facing summary recent economic revival have also helped push up prices. Its wide boulevards and grid design set it apart from dents, calling them crooks and terrorists. They use their eviction. “I have no idea what to do, where to go,” he said, “Land is the new gold,” said Hasan, adding that at least 30 most South Asian cities, but also mean it offers little Pashtun ethnicity to create the idea they are terror sympa- surrounded by his four tall teenage sons. “We are percent of Pakistan’s urban population can only afford to accommodation for the lower-classes who work as labor- thizers.” Authorities have rejected such accusations in the Pakistanis here but we have no rights,” he added, pulling past. out his ID card to drive the point home. With no water sup- ply, electricity or sewage, the 2,000 homes that formed the ‘No right to this land’ “Afghan Basti” slum in Islamabad have long stood in stark Residents say they are law-abiding citizens who want to contrast to the rest of Pakistan’s green and largely pristine get on with their lives in peace. “I was born here, I grew up capital. here. How can I see my house being demolished for no Situated on the edge of the city, the neighborhood is apparent reason today?” asked Nasir Khan, a 32-year-old now at the heart of a battle over housing rights for the who like many in the area makes a living as a fruit seller for poor versus a drive by city authorities to get rid of “illegal” a monthly income of about $100. While it was largely settlements. Activists say authorities have launched an ignored by the city’s authorities for decades, Afghan Basti ethnic-based smear campaign against residents to try to was nevertheless a functioning community, with shops, force them out, and dozens have been arrested for resist- mosques and even five schools funded by non-profit ing the bulldozers-some of them charged under anti-terror organizations. Many of the first to move to the slum in the laws. “The Islamabad High Court has given us directions to mid-1980s had spent nearly three decades improving their remove all the illegal slums and we are carrying out opera- houses, using solar panels to generate electricity and dig- tions across the city,” Ramzan Sajid, a spokesman for the ging their own wells and sewage systems. Capital Development Authority, told AFP at the site, over Most will now be left with nothing, however. Pakistan the rumbling of cranes, bulldozers and tractors. has laws guaranteeing resettlement or compensation for displaced residents of katchi abadis, but CDA ‘Land the new gold’ spokesman Sajid said these did not apply as the land To Islamabad’s bureaucrats and their many supporters had already been sold. “There is no alternative plan or among the city’s middle and upper classes, this slum and compensation plan. These people have no right to this others like it are a haven for criminal gangs and supposed land,” he said. Residents said they would have no option “Afghan” militants. Their very existence is seen a blot on but to move to another unoccupied area of the city if the landscape of the capital and testimony to the lawless- forced from their houses. Muhammad Abdullah, a 63- ness that is rampant in some parts of Pakistan, an under- ISLAMABAD: Children of Afghan refugees and Pakistani tribal people sit with house hold items along a street during an year-old laborer, said: “If they destroy our homes, we still developed giant of 200 million people. But planning operation to demolish their poverty-stricken neighborhood in Islamabad. — AFP need to live somewhere.” — AFP

Japanese police arrest CEO From house rents to haircuts, of MtGox Bitcoin exchange Americans feel the price hikes TOKYO: Japanese police yesterday drawals in early 2014 because of what arrested Mark Karpeles, head of the the firm said was a bug in the software WASHINGTON: Apartment rents are up. So are month with an annual gain of that size. That is the biggest monthly jump in the 62 years that the MtGox Bitcoin exchange, after a series underpinning Bitcoins that allowed prices for restaurant meals, haircuts, gym member- fastest yearly pace in six years. Americans are over- government has tracked the data. Over the past of fraud allegations led to its spectacu- hackers to pilfer them. Yesterday, local ships and a cup of coffee. For American consumers whelmingly choosing to rent rather than buy when year, they’ve gone up 2.8 percent, the largest lar collapse and hammered the digital media, citing police, said investigators who have become used to flat or even falling prices they first form their own households, government year-over-year gain since 2008. That’s no surprise currency’s reputation. A spokesman for suspect Karpeles knew details about the for several years, an unfamiliar sight has emerged in data show. That has driven apartment vacancy rates to Chrissie Crosby, a retired government worker in the Tokyo Police said France-born missing Bitcoins which were reportedly many corners of the economy: Inflation is ticking up. to the lowest level in 25 years and pushed up rents. Alexandria, Virginia. She says her preferred hair Karpeles, 30, was suspected of manipu- transferred to an account controlled by The price increases remain modest. And in many cas- salon has started charging nearly $30 for a sham- lating data on the exchange’s computer him-without notifying depositors. es, they’re canceled out by price declines for other Eating out ‘expensive’ poo, blow dry and haircut, up from $22. “It used to system in 2013 to artificially create The top-selling Yomiuri newspaper items that are keeping overall inflation historically The prices of restaurant meals are also rising more be a convenient place for a trim, because it was about $1.0 million. Earlier yesterday, also said police suspect that Karpeles low. quickly, picking up 3 percent in June from 12 months inexpensive, but it’s no longer very inexpensive,” Kyodo News and other Japanese media repeatedly transferred clients’ Bitcoins Yet the stepped-up price tags for a range of con- earlier. Higher food costs are helping drive the she said. said police were also investigating his into his own account for speculative sumer items are the largest since the Great Recession increase. Coffee prices jumped 6.1 percent in January possible involvement in the 2014 disap- trading. The exchange-which once ended six years ago. They actually reflect a healthier from 12 months earlier, the most in nearly three ‘Stickier’ prices are rising pearance of nearly $390 million worth boasted of handling around 80 percent economy. Many businesses have finally grown confi- years. At Starbucks, the price of a cup of coffee went Economists expect the price increases to con- of the virtual currency, at current of global Bitcoin transactions-filed for dent enough to pass their own higher costs on to up between 5 cents and 20 cents last month. And tinue, in part because they’re occurring mostly in exchange rates. bankruptcy protection soon after the consumers without fear of losing customers. Inflation beef prices have soared nearly 11 percent in the past services, whose prices tend to be comparatively It was not immediately clear if there cyber-money went missing, admitting it as measured by the consumer price index has barely year, which has led Chipotle to raise prices for steak stable. Economists call these “sticky” prices. Sticky would be more charges against had lost 850,000 coins worth 48 billion risen in the past 12 months, mostly because cheaper and its beef barbacoa by an average of about 30 prices don’t change that often. Utilities typically Karpeles, who reportedly denied the yen ($387 million). They were worth gas has held down the index. cents per entree, the company says. Labor costs are must ask regulators to approve price increases, for allegations. TV footage showed about $480 million at the time of the dis- But prices are rising. If you exclude food and ener- also rising as a growing number of states and cities example, and most restaurants don’t want to fre- Karpeles, wearing a T-shirt and baseball appearance. Karpeles later said he had gy, which tend to fluctuate sharply, “core” inflation boost the minimum wage. Chipotle just raised prices quently reprint menus. But once they do start to cap, being led away by about half a found some 200,000 of the lost Bitcoins has risen 2.3 percent at an annual rate in the past 10 percent in San Francisco partly because of that rise, they are slow to change course. The Federal dozen investigators. The global virtual in a “cold wallet”-a storage device such three months. Rents are moving up. The biggest city’s minimum wage increase. Reserve Bank of Atlanta maintains an index of currency community was shaken by the as a memory stick that is not connected driver of inflation this year has been residential rents. sticky prices, which has risen 3 percent at an shuttering of MtGox, which froze with- to other computers.—AFP They climbed 3.5 percent in June from a year earlier, Haircut prices surge annual rate in the past three months, the most according to government data, the fifth straight Haircut prices jumped 1.6 percent in June, the since the recession ended. —AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 BUSINESS dmg events to launch two new shows

KUWAIT: dmg events, an international owners and decision makers within the in these regions who do not export but are new Suez Canal - a waterway scheme exhibitions company, has announced the market. more likely to attend a show hosted in Asia expanding the existing canal between the launch of two new shows, East African The Central Asian Coatings Show, on and Africa than one in the Gulf due to trav- Mediterranean and Red Seas and the ‘New Coatings Congress in Kenya and Central the other hand, will be hosted from el time. While the East African Coatings Cairo’ - a 30,000-hectare upcoming city Asian Coatings Show in Kazakhstan. The November 9 to 10, 2016 at Almaty Tower Congress targets Central African countries, spread on the southeastern edge of pres- growing regional population has fueled in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Accounting for 45 the Central Asian Coatings Show is aimed ent Cairo, Egypt’s paint industry is in the the demand for affordable housing and per cent of the regional coatings market, at visitors from Eastern Europe and Central middle of a boom. other infrastructure, boding well for the Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s biggest paint Asia.” “By extending our brand in Egypt with coatings industry which is expected to consumer. The country is therefore the In addition, dmg events will re-launch the re-launch of the Middle East Coatings grow by 45 per cent between now and perfect venue for the show as it continues its popular Middle East Coatings Show in Show, we aim to ensure our leadership in 2018, according to research conducted by to generate more demand driven by infra- Egypt to leverage the country’s paint mar- the growing market by establishing our Frost & Sullivan. structure improvements, a developing ket valued at $515 million, the second stronghold in the region. It will allow us The East African Coatings Congress will automotive manufacturing industry, and largest in the Middle East (Frost & Sullivan). not only to cater to the demands of the be held from June 8 to 9, 2016 at the Safari expansion of the capital Astana. A biennial event, the show will be held expanding Egyptian economy but also of Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The host Ian Faux, Vice President - Coatings, dmg from October 7 to 8, 2015 at the Cairo the region that includes Syria and Libya country is the region’s largest paint manu- events, said: “Although our signature International Convention and Exhibition with their possible economic recovery. We facturer, from where almost all chemical Middle East Coatings Show receives a very Center, complementing the current are upbeat that our new shows will offer raw materials are imported. The two-day high audience from the Gulf and Indian domestic economic growth of 4 per cent critical insights into the coatings industry conference and exhibition will provide an Subcontinent, it has minimal audience with an estimated 9 per cent driven by the and at the same time extend our portfolio ideal opportunity for suppliers to present from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and paint industry. With several infrastructure to cover the Middle East, Africa and East their products and services to business Africa. There are many domestic suppliers projects under construction, including the and South Asia,” concluded Faux. Ian Faux China factory growth unexpectedly stalls Threat of stock market crash adding to risks

BEIJING: Growth at China’s big manufactur- ing companies unexpectedly stalled in July as demand at home and abroad weakened, an official survey showed yesterday, reinforcing views that the economy needs more stimulus as it faces fresh risks from a stock market slump. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 50.0 in July, compared to the previous month’s 50.2. The 50-point mark separates growth from contraction on a Etihad Airways appoints monthly basis. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted another tepid reading of 50.2, pointing to expansion, albeit a sluggish one. new general manager However, both export and domestic orders shrank for the large firms covered by the sur- KUWAIT: Etihad Airways, the national airline Etihad Airways’ Senior Vice President vey, and in response they continued to cut of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Global Sales, Daniel Barranger, said Ahn had jobs. It did not mention any impact from a Jinmoon Ahn as General Manager for Korea, made a significant contribution to the airline’s savage 30 percent drop in stock markets since based in Seoul. Ahn will lead the Abu Dhabi- commercial success in Korea since the start of mid-June, though analysts said wild price based airline’s commercial strategy in South its operations. “Ahn’s wealth of knowledge Korea and will be responsible for further and experience will be instrumental in further swings could hit consumer and business con- strengthening Etihad Airways’ partnerships expanding Etihad Airways’ presence in the fidence and investment decisions, adding with travel trade partners and corporate cus- Korean market.” Ahn said”I look forward to pressure on the already cooling economy. “It tomers. Ahn held a number of sales and mar- working with our industry partners, corporate warrants more concrete policy measures to keting roles at Air France-KLM before joining customers and codeshare partner airlines - stabilize the real economy. Perhaps the funds Etihad Airways in 2010 as Sales Manager Korean Air and Asiana - to enhance Etihad used to prop up the share market could be Korea, the year Etihad Airways commenced Airways’ position in this market’ The role of used to support the real economy,” ANZ econ- daily flights between Seoul (Incheon) and General Manager for South Korea reports to omists Li-Gang Liu and Louis Lam said in a Abu Dhabi, bringing with him more than a Etihad Airways’ Regional Vice President Asia research note. decade of airline sales experience. Pacific North and Indian Subcontinent. ANZ maintained its forecast that the cen- tral bank will cut interest rates by another 25 basis points (bps) this quarter and reduce banks’ reserve requirements by 50 bps by BEIJING: Maintenance workers walk past a billboard for a Mercedes sedan outside a car dealer- Egypt to import 7.79 year-end. The government has rolled out a ship in Beijing. —AP flurry of steps since last year to try to put a million tons of LNG floor beneath sputtering economic growth, Korea on Saturday reported exports to China, at factories, but there were worrying signs on including accelerating infrastructure spend- its biggest customer, fell 6.4 percent in July that front, too. The official non-manufacturing CAIRO: Egypt expects to import 28.6 million years and contributed to a persistent energy ing and repeated reductions in interest rates from a year earlier, the sharpest decline in five Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged up tons of crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) crisis. Egypt has tried to address energy short- and banks’ reserve ratio. But growth is still months. to 53.9 in July, compared with the previous and other oil products worth a total of almost ages by signing a raft of LNG import deals expected to moderate this year to around 7 month’s reading of 53.8 and pointing to solid $16 billion in 2015-16, the planning ministry this year and giving the private sector a green percent, the slowest in a quarter of a century. Far from crisis? expansion. But services companies also said yesterday. The government expects to light to import LNG, a step that could encour- The statistics bureau said the weaker reading The stock market plunge has stoked fears reported softer orders, with the new orders buy 7.79 million tons of LNG for $3.55 billion age private investment in the energy sector was partly due to the weather, as hot temper- among global investors about further dam- sub-index falling to 50.1 in July from 51.3 in and 6.37 million tons of crude oil for $3.51 bil- while easing supply shortages. atures and heavy rain led some firms to age to the Chinese economy, while Beijing’s June, and firms cut jobs at a slightly faster lion, the ministry said in a handout given to Suez Canal revenue is projected at $5.5 reduce production and carry out mainte- unprecedented but so far unconvincing pace. The services sector has accounted for journalists at a news conference on its eco- billion, compared with $5.4 billion the previ- nance. efforts to hold up share prices have led to the bigger part of China’s economic output nomic development plan for the current fiscal ous year. Egypt will open its New Suez Canal “The recent fall in prices of oil and other doubts about its ability to ensure financial sta- for at least two years, with its share rising to year, which started on July 1. The Arab world’s on Aug.6, a project President Abdel Fattah El- commodity products also affected related bility. Market watchers fear that some compa- 48.2 percent last year, compared with the 42.6 most populous country, which recently Sisi sees as a symbol of national pride and a industries,” it added. A preliminary, private nies may be facing heavy losses after specu- percent contribution from manufacturing and turned from a net energy exporter into an chance to stimulate an economy suffering Caixin/Markit survey last month showed activ- lating in stocks, although the overall amount construction. China’s Politburo has promised importer, aims to produce about 695,000 bpd double-digit unemployment. The new canal, ity at smaller factories contracted by the most of leverage is hard to quantify. to step up “targeted” adjustments to econom- of crude oil and condensates in addition to which will allow two-way traffic of larger in 15 months. China’s slowdown has already Still, economists at Nomura said this week ic policy to foster stable growth in the world’s 4.7 billion cubic feet of gases sold daily. ships, is supposed to increase revenues by become a sharp reality check for many foreign that China was “far from being in a crisis sce- second-largest economy, media said on Government projections put production 2023 to $15 billion. The Suez Canal is a vital companies doing business there and for its at 30.5 million tons of crude oil this year, source of hard currency for Egypt, particularly nario”, and believe the share sell-off “should Thursday. In a rare acknowledgement of the export-reliant Asian neighbors. Volkswagen bringing the total projected production of oil, since the 2011 uprising that scared off only have a limited negative impact on the challenges ahead, state radio quoted the deci- condensates and butagas to 35.9 million tons. tourists and foreign investors. Egypt is target- lowered its global sales forecast on real economy.” sion-making body of the Communist Party as Declining energy production, due to a lack of ing $9 billion in tourism revenues this year, Wednesday and said it was braced for stag- A similar activity survey on Saturday sug- saying that China had yet to find new drivers investment, has turned Egypt from an energy the planning minister said at the news confer- nant volumes in China, after years of double- gested strength in the services sector contin- to power its economy at a time when old exporter to a net importer over the past few ence, up from $7.3 billion last year.— Reuters digit growth in its biggest market. South ued to offset some of the persistent weakness engines are flagging.—Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Jordanian Dinar 428.295 US Dollars Mint 0.299850 0.303850 20 gram 223.300 Egyptian Pound 38.706 10 gram 114.340 Asia ASIAN COUNTRIES Sri Lankan Rupees 2.271 5 gram 57.970 Indian Rupees 4.742 Bangladesh Taka 0.003557 0.004157 Japanese Yen 2.458 Pakistani Rupees 2.982 Chinese Yuan 0.047489 0.050989 Indian Rupees 4.754 Bangladesh Taka 3.898 Pakistani Rupees 2.979 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037052 0.039802 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Philippines Pesso 6.665 Indian Rupee 0.004665 0.005055 Srilankan Rupees 2.279 Cyprus pound 578.925 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 Nepali Rupees 2.270 Japanese Yen 3.455 Singapore Dollar 223.130 CURRENCIES TELEX TRANSFER PER 1000 Syrian Pound 2.605 Japanese Yen 0.002375 0.002555 Hongkong Dollar 39.150 Australian Dollar 204.78 Nepalese Rupees 3.965 Kenyan Shilling 0.003154 0.003154 Bangladesh Taka 3.900 Canadian Dollar 236.74 Malaysian Ringgit 80.515 Korean Won 0.000253 0.000268 Philippine Peso 6.684 Swiss Franc 321.81 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 49.285 Malaysian Ringgit 0.076733 0.082733 Thai Baht 8.714 Euro 338.68 Thai Bhat 9.685 Nepalese Rupee 0.003043 0.003213 Malaysian Ringgit 79.583 US Dollar 303.90 Turkish Lira 110.665 Pakistan Rupee 0.002813 0.003093 Sterling Pound 473.30 Philippine Peso 0.006627 0.006907 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.50 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Saudi Riyal 82.661 Bangladesh Taka 3.901 Singapore Dollar 0.219349 0.225349 Qatari Riyal 83.400 Indian Rupee 4.732 South African Rand 0.018149 0.026649 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.270 Bahrain Exchange Company Omani Riyal 788.550 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001982 0.002562 Nepali Rupee 2.965 Bahraini Dinar 806.300 Taiwan 0.009698 0.009878 Pakistani Rupee 2.983 UAE Dirham 82.661 CURRENCY BUY SELL Thai Baht 0.008531 0.0009081 UAE Dirhams 82.62 Europe Bahraini Dinar 806.63 Belgian Franc 0.007917 0.008917 ARAB COUNTRIES Arab Egyptian Pound 38.70 British Pound 0.466653 0.475653 Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.275 Bahraini Dinar 0.799444 0.806444 Jordanian Dinar 431.72 Czech Korune 0.004430 0.016430 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 38.821 Egyptian Pound 0.039127 0.041957 Omani Riyal 788.16 Danish Krone 0.040976 0.045976 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.417 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Qatari Riyal 83.71 Euro 0.330023 0.338023 Tunisian Dinar 156.420 Iraqi Dinar 0.000192 0.000252 Saudi Riyal 80.98 Norwegian Krone 0.033181 0.038381 Jordanian Dinar 4.284 Jordanian Dinar 0.423997 0.431497 Romanian Leu 0.087047 0.087047 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.037 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Slovakia 0.009055 0.019055 Lebanese Pound 0.000152 0.000252 Syrian Lira 2.154 Swedish Krona 0.031645 0.036464 Moroccan Dirhams 0.019868 0.043868 Morocco Dirham 31.446 Swiss Franc 0.308676 0.318876 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Turkish Lira 0.110890 0.117890 Nigerian Naira 0.001253 0.001888 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES US Dollar 303.650 Omani Riyal 0.782170 0.787850 US Dollar Transfer 303.450 Canadian Dollar 235.320 Qatar Riyal 0.082639 0.083852 Sterling Pound 472.635 Australasia Saudi Riyal 0.080283 0.080983 Euro 336.830 Euro 338.275 Australian Dollar 0.213976 0.225476 Sterling Pound 474.900 Swiss Frank 292.945 New Zealand Dollar 0.197236 0.206736 Syrian Pound 0.001286 0.001506 Canadian dollar 235.230 Bahrain Dinar 806.720 Tunisian Dinar 0.151662 0.159662 Turkish lira 110.110 UAE Dirhams 83.050 America Turkish Lira 0.110890 0.117890 Swiss Franc 316.750 Qatari Riyals 91.060 Canadian Dollar 0.229037 0.237537 UAE Dirhams 0.081637 0.082786 US Dollar Buying 302.250 Saudi Riyals 81.780 US Dollars 0.299350 0.303850 Yemeni Riyal 0.001371 0.001451 BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 Low oil prices benefit Asian emerging markets

Asiya Capital Investments Report

KUWAIT: Even after the pickup in expected to negatively impact economy, stagnant growth in the prices since the beginning of the Malaysian GDP growth. eurozone and Japan, and a looming year - partially offset by last month’s “The positive impact on real out- recession for Russia will drag on developments - oil price levels con- put is estimated to be highest for global growth, and the effect will tinue to bode well for Asian emerg- Thailand, China and South Korea, likely outweigh the benefits of ing markets’ gross domestic product with real output estimated to cheaper oil on the global economy (GDP) growth, with the exception of increase by 2.9%, 2.6% and 2.4% with those markets reliant on Malaysia. The deflationary pressures respectively. As net importers of oil, exports to China most likely to be from lower oil prices give more cheaper oil will benefit these coun- impacted. Meanwhile, as the US room for central banks to loosen tries through lower import bills and economy has recorded strong per- their monetary stance, further help- allows them to improve their fiscal formance throughout 2014, the US ing to boost growth. positions by cutting down on costly dollar has been strengthening while With that, the risk of a hike in the fuel subsidies. Lower fuel expendi- most Asian currencies have been US still poses a threat, since diverg- ture by consumers and lower input depreciating against it. ing monetary policies between costs and transportation costs for A tightening in US monetary pol- Asian countries and the US have businesses will also further stimu- icy and a stronger dollar were key been precursor to the 1997 crisis. late growth,” said Ahmad Al-Nafisi, precursors of the 1997 Asian finan- But more flexible currency regimes Economist at Asiya Capital cial crisis which was heightened by adopted since 1997 and lower debt Investments and the lead author of the currency peg to the US dollar, a levels leave Asian countries better the report. large external debt and small for- shielded from a repeat of the crisis. Lower fuel prices, and in turn eign exchange reserves. To avoid a Oil prices are expected to remain lower input costs, may have repeat of 1997, Asian countries have volatile but are not expected to increased purchasing power in adopted more flexible exchange increase significantly during the rest these economies, but have also rates since the crisis and now boast of the year. resulted in a disinflationary pres- larger foreign exchange reserves Asiya Capital Investments’ eco- sure, although it is not expected to which protect them from severe nomic paper titled The effects of oil last for long given that oil prices are currency devaluations. Also protect- prices on emerging Asian countries expected to stabilize in the second ing Asian emerging markets from revealed that the low price of oil will half of 2015. Francisco Quintana, financial collapse is the existence of have a positive impact on real out- Head of Research at Asiya Capital a current account surplus which has put in Asia’s emerging markets, with Investments, said: “we don’t think been bolstered by savings made on the exception of Malaysia, which is deflation will be a problem in these import bills due to lower oil prices. an exporter of oil. Those economies countries, because in the second These factors, in addition to the that are net importers of oil - part of the year the energy compo- expectation of a hike in US interest Thailand, China and South Korea - nent of CPI will start to become pos- rates has already been factored into will benefit from cheaper oil itive”. Asian markets, leaving them in a through lower import bills, The positive impact of cheaper better position to withstand capital improved fiscal positions due to oil on Asian emerging markets, outflows today than they had been in the 1990s. On the supply side, OPEC has not cut its production lev- el since December, and has not indi- cated any intention of doing so in the foreseeable future. An upcom- ing nuclear deal that will lift sanc- tions from Iran will also further exacerbate the supply glut as Iran increases its own oil exports. US crude oil stockpiles (excluding Strategic Petroleum Reserves) have been growing since the price of oil began to decline, and now stand at an 80-year high. On the demand side, slowing growth in China and in the OECD region will also curb fur- ther increases in the price of oil. Quintana concluded: “Overall, oil supplies are growing and global demand is weakening. This will drive oil prices to stay lower for longer in order to clear the oversup- ply in oil. The disinflationary pres- sure from lower oil prices will enable Asian central banks to con- lower fuel subsidies and lower input however, could be offset by weaker tinue loosening monetary policy or and transportation costs, all of global economic growth which has to stay at current levels throughout which will stimulate growth. been revised downward by the the year, as leading indicators point Meanwhile, as oil exports account International Monetary Fund (IMF) to a further slowdown in China, and for nearly 30% of the Malaysian gov- to 3.5% from 3.8% it forecasted in inflation in most countries in the ernment’s revenues, cheaper oil is October 2014. A slowing Chinese region is well below target levels.” Britain Serious Fraud Office investigating oil firm Soma SFO probe corruption in Somalia

LONDON: Britain’s Serious Fraud Office Group for Somalia had also been investi- Soma the right to subsequently pick other (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation gating Soma, focusing on its “Capacity blocks it wanted to exploit. Abdirizak Omar into British exploration firm Soma Oil and Building Agreement” with the oil ministry. Mohamed, Somalia’s security minister who Gas, which has been searching for oil in In a presentation to oil investors in April, signed that deal in 2013 when he was the Somalia. The SFO did not outline the cor- Soma said that agreement would see the country’s resources minister, said the SFO ruption allegations against the company, British company “support salaries for min- investigation had come as a surprise. whose London headquarters were istry staff and experts, and (... provide a) “It was a fair deal for Somalia. I don’t searched on Wednesday. “The SFO con- contribution towards office equipment and know how the investigation came about or firmed today that it has opened a criminal outfitting”. Somalia has been ravaged by what kind of corruption we are talking investigation into SOMA Oil & Gas ... in internecine warfare between warlords and about,” he said. Soma is chaired by Michael MUMBAI: An Indian homeless family rests under a bridge adjacent to the under-con- relation to allegations of corruption in competing clans since 1991, when civil war Howard, a member of Britain’s House of struction luxury apartment block, “The Park” also dubbed as “Trump Tower” in Somalia,” the SFO said in a statement broke out in the Horn of Africa nation. Lords and British Prime Minister David Mumbai. The development is not owned by billionaire and US presidential hopeful issued on Friday. Soma said it was “confi- An insurgency by Al-Qaeda-aligned Al Cameron’s predecessor as Conservative Donald Trump, but bears his name under a license agreement. —AFP dent that there is no basis to the allega- Shabaab militants, who carry out frequent party leader. “The SFO have confirmed that tion” and was co-operating with the SFO. attacks in the capital and beyond, has no suspicion whatsoever attaches to Lord “Soma Oil & Gas has always conducted its meant change has been slow despite the Howard arising from the business of SOMA Trump’s companies activities in a completely lawful and ethical presence of African Union peacekeepers and his role as a non-executive director of manner and expects this matter to be and huge inflows of cash from Western the company and he has agreed to speak sought visas to bring resolved in the near future,” the company donors. Soma in 2013 secured an exclusive with the SFO to help resolve their enquiry said in a statement on Saturday. contract to conduct seismic surveys on 12 as quickly as possible,” a Soma spokesman A diplomatic source in Nairobi told offshore oil and gas blocks, totaling 60,000 said. Howard was not available for immedi- at least 1,100 workers Reuters the United Nations Monitoring square kilometers. The contract awarded ate comment.— Reuters NEW YORK: Donald Trump is staking his models, the records show. Trump’s presi- run for US president in part on a vow to dential campaign and a lawyer for the busi- protect American jobs. But this month, one nessman declined to comment. The Mar-a- 6 signs your career is in a cruise mode of his companies, the elite Mar-a-Lago Club Lago Club could not be reached for com- resort in Florida, applied to import 70 for- ment. The analysis of Trump’s history of What does career happiness look like to you? 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Mezzan Holding announces 66.4% rise in net profit

KUWAIT: Mezzan Holding KSCC, one of the largest meeting our customers’ needs while maximizing nerships performed in line with expectations. manufacturers and distributors of food, beverage, shareholder value.” Non-Food Business Line Industrials - Industrials revenues declined 8.2% FMCG and pharmaceutical products in the Gulf, Mezzan Holding was listed on the Kuwait Stock Non-Food Business Line revenues reached as KLOC continue to be in its rebuilding process. yesterday announced the company’s financial Exchange on June 11, 2015 and today’s announce- KD12.7 million an increase of 6.9% compared with The remaining divisions have seen growth in line results for Q2 2015, reporting KD7.3 million in net ment is the company’s first earnings announce- the same period in 2014, accounting for about with expectations as they support Mezzan profit, up 66.4% from Q2 2014, thus bringing its ment as a public company. Mezzan Holding incor- 24.5% of the group’s total revenue. Non-Food Holding’s other divisions as part of the vertical year to date earnings to KD12.8 million, represent- porates 29 subsidiaries and is operationally struc- Business Line comprises Mezzan Holding’s FMCG integration model. ing a 45.5% increase from 2014’s first half earnings. tured into two primary business lines, the Food and pharmaceuticals business, accounting for Q2 2015 Group Financial Results: Revenue: KD51.6 Business Line and the Non-Food Business Line. The 21.3% and industrials 3.2% of group revenue, Regional Business Highlights million, up 15.1% from Q2 2014; Net Profit: KD 7.3 company operates in seven countries through one respectively. UAE - We completed the construction of a new million, up 66.4% from Q2 2014. or more business activities, including food manu- FMCG and Pharmaceuticals - FMCG and phar- Kettle Cooked Chips line with an annual produc- facturing and distribution, large-scale contract maceuticals revenues are up 9.7%. Our Core part- tion capacity of 2.1 million units. The company Revenue: KD104.5 million, up 12.8% catering, food services, FMCG manufacturing and started selling Kettle Cooked Chips in the UAE in Reported Net Profit: KD12.8 million, up 45.5%. distribution, and industrials. May. The earnings for the second quarter include a pre- Qatar - A new water bottling production line viously announced one-off net positive impact, Financial Performance Review: was introduced, lifting production capacity from after impairment, of KD2.2 million from an insur- Food Business Line - Food Business Line rev- 23,000 bottles an hour to 56,000 bottles an hour. ance settlement paid to Mezzan Holding, thus lift- enues reached KD38.9 million, an increase of 18.2% Combined, Mezzan’s bottled water brands, Dana ing its year to date earnings from KD10.6 million to compared with the same period in 2014. Food and Aqua Gulf, have market leadership in the bot- KD12.8 million. Mezzan Holding CEO, Garry Walsh, Business Line accounted for about 75.4% of the tled water category in Qatar and this investment said: “We are pleased to report an increase of group’s total revenue. Food business line compris- will further strengthen this position. 10.1% in underlying profits for the second quarter es food manufacturing and distribution (52.1%), Kuwait - A new contract-catering facility was and an increase of 14.8% in underlying profit for catering (13.9%) and food services (9.4%). launched, lifting the company’s catering capacity the first half of the year. The strong performance Manufacturing and Distribution - from 10,000 meals a day to 20,000 meals a day. - was the result of growth in all business divisions Manufacturing and Distribution revenues The company started distributing Starbucks Coffee and a stronger retail market in the region this year increased 12.6%, driven by growth in our key oper- chilled products to cooperative and private super- due to Ramadan falling in the second quarter. ating units. markets as part of a distribution agreement with The results were further enhanced this by an Catering - Catering revenues increased by 6.0%. Arla Foods. - Kuwait Lube Oil Company (KLOC), a insurance settlement that was paid to Mezzan The division has a stable outlook following the fully-owned subsidiary, inaugurated a new refinery. Holding, resulting in a net positive impact, after award of various long-term contracts in Qatar, - Planning permission received for a new food dis- impairment, of KD2.2 million on our net profit, Kuwait and UAE. With the new kitchen now being tribution centre. which lifted our net profit growth to 66.4% for Q2 operational, the company would expect to see Iraq - The Company launched new retail stores and 45.5% for the first half. Going forward, we are growth in its private catering business in Kuwait. under the auspices of the United Nations World optimistic about the prospects of growth in market Services - Services revenues increased by Food Program in Erbil and Dohuk. demand throughout the year. We are also continu- 112.2%. This is a tender business driven by one off KSA - The company completed the construction ing to pursue our investment program to improve contracts. We anticipate maintenance of the cur- of a new warehouse to strengthen its distribution and ensure the quality of our products to continue rent level of business. network in the Kingdom and the Gulf region.

Kuwait Stock Exchange ends in the red zone

BAYAN INVESTMENT WEEKLY REPORT

KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) investors’ fears from having such compa- place, the Consumer services sector’s ended last week in the red zone. The nies banned from trading if could not index closed at 1,072.54 points recording Price Index closed at 6,253.71 points, disclosed its results before the end of the 2.18% increase. The Consumer Goods down by 0.52% from the week before legal period. sector came in third as its index achieved closing, the Weighted Index decreased Despite that two thirds of the disclo- 0.52% growth, ending the week at by 1.30% after closing at 418.91 points, sure period have expired, the number of 1,258.77 points. On the other hand, the whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at the companies that declared its results Telecommunications sector headed the 1,014.93 points down by 1.30%. did not exceed 59 company, which is losers list as its index declined by 1.84% Furthermore, last week’s average daily about 31% of the listed companies num- to end the week’s activity at 615.10 turnover increased by 2.93%, compared ber of 192 company, realizing a total points. The Oil & Gas sector was second to the preceding week, reaching KD profit of KD569.20 million compared to on the losers’ list, which index declined 12.64 million, whereas trading volume KD 546.23 million for the same period of by 1.77%, closing at 894.94 points, fol- average was 141.20 million shares, 2014, with a growth of 4.21%. Also, the lowed by the Banks sector, as its index recording an increase of 0.29%. market cap for Kuwait Stock Exchange closed at 961.93 points at a loss of 1.46%. The three stock market indicators reached by the end of last week KD27.90 declined as a result to the selling opera- billion, decreasing by 1.13% compared Sectors’ activity tions witnessed by the market during to its level in a week before, which was The Real Estate sector dominated a most of the week’s sessions, and execut- KD28.21 billion. On the annual level, the total trade volume of around 334.83 mil- ed on many listed stocks, both the lead- market cap for the listed companies in lion shares changing hands during last ing and small-cap stocks, among the KSE dropped by 0.30% from its value at week, representing 47.42% of the total continued fluctuated performance the end of 2014, where it was KD27.98 bil- market trading volume. The Financial market is witnessing during this period lion. As far as KSE annual performance, Services sector was second in terms of in light of the active quick speculation the Price Index ended last week record- trading volume as the sector’s traded and profit collection operations prac- ing 4.31% annual loss compared to its shares were 30.47% of last week’s total ticed by many traders, especially after closing in 2014, while the Weighted trading volume, with a total of around the repetitive increases realized by the Index decreased by 4.55%, and the KSX- 215.11 million shares. On the other hand, market during the previous weeks. 15 recorded 4.25% loss. the Financial Services sector’s stocks Such losses come in parallel with the were the highest traded in terms of val- watch and cautious state that controlling Sectors’ indices ue; with a turnover of around K.D 16.63 many traders, waiting for the undis- Three of KSE’s sectors ended last week million or 26.31% of last week’s total closed first half financial results of the in the green zone, nine recorded market trading value. The Real Estate companies, especially that the legal dis- declines. Last week’s highest gainer was sector took the second place as the sec- closure period given for the companies the Health care sector, achieving 13.15% tor’s last week turnover was approx. K.D to announce its results is about to end in growth rate as its index closed at 15.51 million representing 24.55% of the only two weeks, which increase the 1,036.41 points. Whereas, in the second total market trading value. SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2015 BUSINESS

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IMF approves massive loan to Ukraine despite debt concerns

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Difficult debt talks Fund has approved the next installment of its To resolve this headache and satisfy the massive loan to Ukraine despite uncertainty United States, its largest shareholder, the IMF about the sustainability of the country’s debt said that Ukraine needed to find $15.3 billion and its conflict with separatist forces. The IMF in debt relief with private creditors over the executive board, which represents 188 mem- coming four years. But the difficult debt nego- ber nations, gave a green light to the immedi- tiations, under way for the past several weeks, ate disbursement of $1.7 billion, part of a sup- have so far produced no concrete results and port program awarded in March that has increase the risk of a Ukrainian default that caused internal strains in the Washington- could further drive away investors. The credi- based institution. In total, the IMF has pledged tors, led by US investment firm Franklin $17.5 billion in financial assistance over four Templeton, have proposed a debt reduction of years in exchange for drastic measures by the 10 percent, according to a source familiar with government to restore public finances, ham- the discussions, far below the 40 percent “hair- mered by recession and the loss of part of its cut” sought by Kiev. Lipton reiterated that the territory to pro-Russian separatists. Fund was prepared to continue its program The new installment, after an initial $5 bil- even if debt negotiations with private creditors lion disbursement released in March, comes founder. after the IMF completed its first review of the “In the event that talks with private credi- government’s progress under the loan pack- tors stall, and Ukraine determines that it can- age, which aims to “put the economy on the not service this debt, the Fund could continue path to recovery” and “strengthen public to lend to Ukraine consistent with its Lending- finances”, the IMF said in a statement. David into-Arrears Policy,” he said. US Treasury Lipton, the IMF’s first deputy managing direc- Secretary Jacob Lew said the US “strongly sup- tor, said that the Ukrainian authorities had ported” the IMF’s latest disbursement to made a “strong start” in implementing their Ukraine. “We urge the creditors participating in economic program. “The momentum needs to the ongoing debt operation to reach a timely be sustained, as significant structural and insti- agreement with the Ukrainian authorities that tutional reforms are still needed to address fully satisfies the criteria outlined in Ukraine’s economic imbalances that held Ukraine back IMF program-including the debt sustainability NEW YORK: A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the decision of the Federal Reserve. — AP in the past,” Lipton said in a separate state- target,” Lew said. ment. The IMF points to Kiev’s “commitment” in Ukraine welcomed the new loan install- implementing reforms, in contrast with the ment, saying it will be used to replenish the lack of cooperation from the Greek authorities, National Bank’s reserves. “The new tranche will for the apparent difference in its approach to Who needs the Fed? encourage growth in the economy and reas- the two heavily indebted countries. Since the sure financial markets both domestically and ouster of Ukraine’s pro-Russian president Viktor internationally,” the Ukrainian finance ministry Yanukovych in early 2014, the IMF can rely on a The rate hike cometh on its own said in a statement. But the task is Herculean. pro-West government which has been more Deprived of the heart of its industrial sector in willing to tackle tough programs, including an NEW YORK: As traders, market pundits rate bonds are holding near recent two- the eastern part of the country, lost to sepa- increase in gas prices. The IMF notably has and economists jaw over whether the year highs, and the premium paid for ratists, the Ukrainian economy is expected to been able to count on the Ukrainian finance Federal Reserve this year will lift its holding them relative to Treasuries is the plunge deeper into recession this year-a 9.5 minister, Natalie Jaresko, an American who benchmark lending rate for the first time steepest since September 2013. And percent contraction the government esti- worked at the US State Department and in almost a decade, several corners of the even as yields on bond market bench- mates. As gross domestic product shrinks, the became a Ukrainian citizen just before taking US bond market aren’t waiting around. A marks like the 10-year Treasury note and country’s debt appears on course to reach her post. “Ukraine has been an incredibly wide range of short-term interest rates, 30-year T-bond have seen only intermit- nearly 135 percent of GDP this year, compared encouraging situation,” Christine Lagarde, the which tend to be the most sensitive to tent upward pressure, those on shorter- with about 70 percent in 2014. Under its policy, IMF managing director, said this week. “We Fed policy expectations, have been qui- dated Treasuries are decidedly higher. the IMF can only provide financing if a coun- have seen political determination to change etly grinding higher for weeks, or in The yield on two-year Treasury notes, at try’s debt is “sustainable with high probability.” the face of Ukraine.”— AFP some cases much longer. Several have 0.73 percent on Thursday, is just a tick even surpassed their levels from two from its highest level since April 2011 years ago during the bond market’s and is more than three times higher than “taper tantrum,” when prices tanked and it was in May 2013. Rates on T-bills, with yields shot up as the Fed pondered durations less than a year, have hit their whether to halt its massive asset-pur- highest level so far this year. chase program. Yields, or rates, move inversely to the Banks, money market mutual funds price of bonds. To be sure, the Fed could and other investors want to avoid being still blink in the face of international stuck with low-yielding debt when the headwinds to U.S. growth such as US central bank finally does begin raising Greece’s unresolved debt woes and stock interest rates, something it last did in market turmoil in China that could June 2006. Generally positive commen- undermine its economy, the world’s sec- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen tary about the economy from the Fed at ond largest. And a fresh bout of weak- the conclusion of its latest policy meet- ness in oil markets could make it difficult decade in which policymakers hiked bor- The federal funds effective rate, which ing on Wednesday is seen by many as for inflation to move in the direction rowing costs slightly at every meeting. In the Fed seeks to control, has averaged signaling that a rate rise could come as desired by the Fed. To that end, some recent weeks and months, policymakers 0.14 percent for three days in a row, early as September. measures of Fed rate expectations sug- have also stressed that the timing of the matching its highest level since May “The confidence is starting to rise gest almost no probability the central initial rate rise is less important than how 2013. That is 1.5 basis points above the about a rate hike,” said Gennadiy bank will move before December. Fed the economy evolves thereafter. midpoint of the zero-to-25-basis-point Goldberg, interest rate strategist at TD fund futures prices reflect a zero percent Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester target range the Fed adopted in Securities in New York. “You want to be chance of a rate hike in September, a 37 even gave a speech this month entitled December 2008. A basis point is a hun- compensated for at least one hike.” For percent chance in October and a 64 per- “Timing isn’t Everything.” dredth of a percentage point. Another example, overnight bank borrowing cent chance in December, according to key rate, the three-month London inter- rates have been inching up for the better CME Group’s FedWatch. Whites of Fed’s eyes bank offered rate, or Libor, a benchmark part of a year and are around 36 percent To head off undue turbulence, the Still, overnight borrowing costs for $350 trillion worth of financial prod- more costly than in May 2014, when they Fed has long emphasized that it expects between banks are a reliable proxy that ucts worldwide, topped 30 basis points NEW YORK: A man uses a mobile phone while walking by a building in the Financial traders expect short-term U.S. rates will on Wednesday for the first time since District in New York. — AP hit a record low. to raise interest rates only gradually from Yields on investment-grade corpo- near-zero, unlike the tightening cycle last be heading higher sooner than later. January 2013..— Reuters Only a payrolls surprise could shake the market Greek bailout talks with auditors begin ATHENS: Senior EU-IMF auditors on Wall St Week Ahead Friday held their first meetings with Greek ministers to finalize a new three- NEW YORK: Unless next week’s payrolls report both the bullish camps and the bearish camps. year bailout as the Athens stock market is an outlier, investors should expect a continu- Companies have been buying back more stock prepares to reopen after being shut ation of the directionless market that has kept than ever, and investors have been selling just down for over a month by the debt cri- the S&P 500 trading in place for most of the as aggressively,” said Brian Reynolds, chief mar- sis. Greece’s main stock exchange in year. Should July post strong job gains, it would ket strategist at New Albion Partners in New Athens will resume operations, which point to an economy strong enough for the York. With both sides pulling the string, the S&P were halted on June 26 as the crisis-hit Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the 500 could be stuck in this tight range for the government imposed capital controls, first time in almost a decade. But concern about rest of the year, much like it was in 2011 after on Monday, a finance ministry source the strength of the economies in China and gaining 39 percent in the previous two years. said. Europe, along with a slide in energy prices, Following a near-64 percent gain from 2012 to Meanwhile as the bailout talks got have made stocks stall. US oil futures fell more 2014, a pause is arguably healthy. under way, the International Monetary than 20 percent in July, the largest monthly Fund set its terms saying it would only drop in almost seven years. Payrolls keeping trend join a “comprehensive” financial rescue “We’re likely to be in first gear, crawling for- Current estimates for the payrolls report are program that included debt relief and ward, not dramatically faster, essentially flat for for the US economy to have created 222,000 economic reforms. “In order to ensure the year or up a little, depending on which jobs in July, compared with 223,000 in June. medium-term sustainability, there is a index you use,” said Kate Warne, investment Only a significant surprise in the jobs print need for difficult decisions on both strategist at Edward Jones in St Louis. Since it would shake the market out of that balance. “A sides... difficult decisions in Greece first closed above 2,100 almost six months ago, good payroll number is a positive to the econo- regarding reforms, and difficult deci- KALAMITSI: Goats cross the road near the village Kalamitsi in Northern Greece. — AP the S&P 500 has not deviated from that level my but it means the Fed will be more likely to sions among Greece’s European part- more than 3 percent on the downside or 2 per- raise rates, so the result in the stock market ners about debt relief,” a senior IMF offi- ministers of finance and economy with Hectic trading expected percent to 20 percent during the first cent higher. Its 100-day moving average is could be indeterminate,” said Reynolds. He cites cial said. The European Union agreed the talks focusing on bank recapitaliza- It will also be nervously eyeing three days of trading, as analysts predict 2,096 and it has been effectively flat for a full a break up or further down in energy prices as that this position was “fully compatible” tion, privatizations and fiscal targets, the Monday’s reopening of the Athens Stock a hectic first session. month. It closed Friday near 2,104. Concern the other likely reason for the market to awake. with its own agenda on a Greek bailout, finance ministry said. “There was con- Exchange, when normal operating pro- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over a market topping near its record is evi- Despite concern that higher rates could drive which could be worth up to 86 billion vergence on some issues, less on others. cedures will resume for foreign investors faces strong criticism from hardliners in denced by $2.8 billion in outflows from US- investors away from equities, some are seeing euros ($94 billion). The discussion was held in a very good although locals will still face limits on his leftist Syriza party who say that apply- based domestic-focused stock funds last week, the Fed’s expected move as freeing stocks from The EU aims to conclude negotia- climate and will continue,” said Finance their transactions. Greek investors will ing the terms of the bailout are a betrayal their second straight week of withdrawals, a cloud of uncertainty, setting the stage for tions for a third bailout “with the expert- Minister Euclid Tsakalotos. The govern- not be able to finance the purchase of of Syriza’s electoral pledge to end auster- according to Lipper data. more gains. “The realization the Fed is going to ise of the IMF, and then to consider debt ment hopes to conclude the EU-IMF fis- securities by taking money from their ity. Tsipras, who turned 41 this week, is Those flows are, however, balanced by stock raise interest rates and it doesn’t hurt anything measures later in the year,” said cal audit before August 20, when it is bank accounts in Greece. They will, how- trying to regain control after a damaging purchases from companies themselves, which is what I think breaks us out,” said Art Hogan, European Commission spokeswoman scheduled to repay 3.4 billion euros to ever, be able to use foreign bank mutiny by over 30 lawmakers in are on track to break the buyback record set chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities Mina Andreeva. In Athens, the heads of the European Central Bank including accounts or make cash transactions. The response to the austerity measures in the last year. “There’s so much money piled up on in New York.— Reuters the audit mission met with the Greek interest. volatility cap will be reduced from 30 new bailout. — AFP BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015

Axel Springer caught between tradition and ambition FRANKFURT: Axel Springer’s failure to former journalist at Frankfurter about a quarter of Axel Springer shares. Axel Springer announced a project for shares, which would allow Springer to clinch a deal to buy the Financial Times Allgemeine Zeitung and editor-in-chief The Springer family’s former nanny who digital start-ups but said they had no raise more capital and grow while pro- (FT) lengthens a line of setbacks in a at Die Welt, had long expressed the wish had become the publisher’s fifth wife further tie-up plans. Springer shares rose tecting Friede’s position. decade-old quest by Germany’s biggest to buy a big English-language title. Two had to fight her corner with other, 1.5 percent and those of ProSiebenSat.1 To proceed, it would need approval news publisher to expand abroad. Once people familiar with the talks said ulti- German media elite shareholders includ- were up 1.9 percent, outperforming a at next April’s AGM. An Axel Springer again, cautious bidding practices cost it mately, the price was too high for a ing mogul Leo Kirch and the Burda fami- 0.2 percent weaker German midcap manager, who declined to be identified, the prize, revealing a complex dynamic company with a market capitalization of ly. After buying out other shareholders index and very close to the high they hit said the price for the FT was too high within the family-controlled company, 5 billion euros, a conservative bidding and taking control of the publisher, when news of the tie-up broke. but added such an asset only comes to which is best known for its Bild tabloid strategy and aversion to debt. Financial Friede vowed she would never put her- market once in a few decades. For but which calls itself a digital power- prudence has been key ever since self in such a position again, a former Still attached to news Nikkei it represented a chance to move house with international potential. Doepfner was appointed in 2002 by Axel Springer worker said. When Instead of buying a trophy title, Axel beyond a flagging domestic market. The The last-minute loss to Japan’s Nikkei Friede Springer, widow of founder Axel Doepfner took over, he had three key Springer has taken stakes in financial $1.3 billion FT price tag represented of a newspaper Axel Springer had covet- who built the company in West Berlin strategies: first bring the company back blog Business Insider and US youth news roughly a 35 times multiple for its core ed for years was clearly a blow to its soon after World War Two. “Doepfner on track after years of internal unrest site Mic.com, and is a co-owner of the earnings. That is three times more than management, but for some investors it doesn’t do anything he has not first cal- and operational setbacks, then make European edition of Politico. In the first the value of Axel Springer shares, which was a relief, and not just in hindsight. culated, so he was reluctant to counter the transition from print to digital and quarter, such digital products, especially trade at 11 times earnings, broadly in “Worse than not expanding internation- the higher bid,” one person familiar with after that expand internationally. But classified ads, accounted for more than line with publishing peers. ally would be Springer overpaying for the talks said. flirtations with global media brands 60 percent of company sales and almost “Why on earth was Axel Springer an asset,” one top 10 investor told have so far remained just that. Last year, three-quarters of core profit. Investors management preparing to buy a trophy Reuters. “In that respect, shareholders Family ties Springer walked away from buying US have rewarded the digital push with a 75 asset for a silly price... when it touts gave a clear signal last week.” Axel The 72-year-old Friede is a hands-on publisher Forbes, which was sold to an percent rise in the share price over the itself as investing in fast-growing digital Springer shares dropped two percent shareholder and vice-chair of the super- Asian investor consortium in a deal that past five years, making Friede one of the assets?” brokerage Berenberg asked on reports it was bidding for the FT, but visory board, who sees it as her task to valued the prestigious company at $475 richest people in Germany. after Nikkei’s winning bid was recovered that loss and ended the day protect the legacy of her late husband, million. In May, news website Re/code report- announced. A person familiar with higher after the company said it would according to German media, and is very A decade ago, it looked at British ed Axel Springer was in advanced dis- Springer management’s thinking said not buy it. Japan’s Nikkei bought the close to Doepfner. Their relationship is titles the Daily Telegraph or the Daily cussions with AOL to spin off its flagship Doepfner would continue to focus on premier business newspaper for $1.3 described by some Axel Springer insid- Express but soon backed out. Earlier this Huffington Post content unit, citing journalism and not make material billion (1.18 billion euros) from Pearson, ers as like mother and son. In 2012, she month Springer was reported to be dis- numerous sources. AOL’s new owner change to its strategy. “If it was up to the just 100 million euros more than gave Springer shares worth almost 74 cussing a possible tie-up with German Verizon has since said it will not sell. Axel financial markets, Springer would have Springer was prepared to spend, million euros ($82 million) to Doepfner, broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 , which is Springer declined specific comment on to sell off anything that is journalism according to a person familiar with the at the time 2 percent of all outstanding about twice the size of Axel Springer. But its acquisition strategy but the state- and focus on classified ads,” the person talks. The company declined to com- shares. Doepfner now owns 3.1 percent a day later Springer issued a statement ment on Friede’s plans to retain control said. “But the soul of the company is ment. of the firm. Friede’s involvement dates saying Friede would not give up control, referred to a plan to transform into a so- journalism and without journalism there Springer CEO Mathias Doepfner, a back to the 1980s, when she inherited and on Wednesday, ProSiebenSat.1 and called KGaA or partnership limited by won’t be Axel Springer.” — Reuters VIVA grants its prepaid customers cash prizes KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing VIVA reiterates its commitment to pro- and most developed telecom operator, viding unique promotions designed to cre- announced the launch of its newest pro- ate an exceptional customer experience motion for prepaid customers, allowing and reward its prepaid customers for their them to win cash prizes on daily and continued trust in VIVA. VIVA will continue monthly bases. 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The press con- number of challenging issues remain, including Representative Michael Froman declared to be ference was delayed by several hours as the intellectual property and market access for dairy in its ‘end game’ in 2013 but that has become ing seven daily flights to Kuwait International globe. The Doha-based carrier, most recently countries-including the US, Australia, New products,” New Zealand’s Tim Groser said in a ever more controversial since. “It’s good news for Airport and will be upgrading the capacity on crowned Airline of the Year at the 2015 annual Zealand, Japan and Canada-attempted to thrash statement, touching on just two of the outstand- people and the planet that no deal was done at two of its daily flights from an A320 to the B787 Skytrax World Airline Awards, has been operat- out a deal in what had been billed as the home ing sensitive issues. Ministers were to reconvene this final do-or-die meeting given the TPP’s and A330. ing to Kuwait International Airport since 1994. straight, in talks that reportedly went deep into again soon, the statement said, but like Froman threats to jobs, wages, safe food, affordable Qatar Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner pro- Qatar Airways Vice President for GCC, Levant, the night. The failure by trade ministers to get gave no timeframe. Australian Minister for Trade medicines and more.”— AFP vides passengers with the very latest inflight Iran, Iraq and Yemen, Ishfaq Ahmed said: “Qatar experience, with First Class passengers enjoying Airways is committed to offering its passengers an enhanced travel experience with 80-inch ful- the most convenient, modern and luxurious ly flat beds, 17-inch televisions screens, the air- transit options. 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Facebook hackathon gives Super Mario millennial touch

MENLO PARK: Amanda Maler wasn’t even brightest minds in the tech industry who MARIO FOR MILLENNIALS: born yet when Nintendo’s beloved Super can come up with some of the most dia- “Mario kind of went away a little bit, Mario made his debut 30 years ago. bolical puzzles and who also like to push and to bring it back to the next genera- But, the playfully heroic video game boundaries about what is possible,” AJ tion is pretty awesome,” Maler said. “For character became fodder for fierce rivalry Glasser, manager of the social network’s most of us, it is like being a little kid between Maler and her brother as children games partnerships team, told AFP at the again,” chimed 24-year-old teammate and she pounced on a chance to create a event. “Pushing everything to the maxi- Lola Alli. “Being able to make something Facebook-infused level during a two-day mum fits well with what Mario Maker is you enjoyed where you were a kid is hackathon at the social network’s head- trying to accomplish, which is re-imagin- super exciting.” Yang noted that making quarters in the Silicon Valley city of Menlo ing a game that is 30 years old.” Game lev- the winning Facebook level also promis- Park. els created by competing teams featured es bragging rights among tech-savvy Maler and fellow 20-somethings tricky challenges, daring leaps, daunting Mario lovers at the social network. named their team “Move Fast and Brick adversaries, and, of course, cleverly incor- “I certainly plan to Facebook about it; Things” in a merging of a Facebook hacker- porated Facebook or Instagram logos post a few Instagram pictures,” Glasser mindset motto “move fast and break along with “thumbs up” icons. Players have said. Nintendo played to “Super Mario” things,” with a reference to brick blocks to be able to beat levels they create fans during a premier Electronic that are well-known obstacles in Mario because “you can’t just make people crazy,” Entertainment Expo video game gather- games. “We are millennials and we grew Krysta Yang of Nintendo of America told ing that took place in Los Angeles in up playing Mario,” 23-year-old Facebook AFP at the hackathon. June. “If there is a secret to the longevity employee Maler said at the hackathon on “A game that lets you showcase your of Nintendo franchises, it is transforma- Wednesday. “We thought, ‘Let’s bring creativity is a perfect fit with the culture at tion,” Nintendo of America president Facebook to Nintendo. Be bold.’” MENLO PARK: (Left-right) Facebook workers Lizzy Donahue, Lola Alli, and Facebook,” Yang said. Some teams drew Reggie Fils-Aime said during an E3 pres- More than 100 Facebook employees Amanda Maler of team Move Fast and Brick Things” give a final check to a game diagrams on graph paper, others worked entation. took part in a hackathon that sprang out level they helped create at a Super Mario Maker hackathon at the social net- on white boards, and there were those Xbox and PlayStation consoles from of an invitation by Nintendo to create a work’s headquarters.—AFP who opted to use sticky notes they fre- Microsoft and Sony, respectively, are level for a new “Super Mario Maker” game quently re-arranged. The winning level will known for immersive, action-packed set for release on September 11. The event social network could create its own level of people create and share levels for play. be available at Nintendo’s online Miiverse games nearing film quality while sprang from a partnership in which the play. Nintendo will mark the 30th anniver- social network for Wii U consoles. “Super Nintendo has built a devoted following Japanese video game veteran gave sary of its iconic “Super Mario” franchise ‘DIABOLICAL’ MINDS Mario Maker” will let any player create and for closely-protected franchises such as Facebook early access to the game so the this year with the new game, which will let “Facebook has attracted some of the share game levels. Mario and Legend of Zelda.—AFP

Uber valuation tops $50 bn with latest funding: Report

WASHINGTON: Global ridesharing startup taxi industry players. San Francisco-based Uber has closed a deal raising nearly $1 bil- Uber claims to be in some 250 cities and lion in fresh capital, pushing its valuation 58 countries. Its app allows smartphone to more than $50 billion, the Wall Street users to connect with drivers and bypass Journal reported Friday. traditional taxi services. The report, citing people familiar with Despite its spectacular growth, Uber the deal, said investors in the latest round has faced troubles in many countries. The include Microsoft Corp. and the invest- company decided to suspend its low-cost ment arm of Indian media conglomerate service in France after a nationwide taxi Bennett Coleman & Co. strike in protest against Uber turned vio- Uber said in an email that it filed docu- lent. Uber confirmed this week it plans to ments in May describing its funding invest $1 billion for expansion in India, as it efforts. The Journal report suggests the seeks to overcome problems after rape funding is complete and names the allegations against one of its drivers in that investors and the valuation level. country. “We filed to authorize this new funding Britain’s largest trade unions said this more than two months ago,” Uber said in week it would take legal action against its statement. “We aren’t commenting on Uber over pay and conditions for drivers. It additional speculation.” claims the app is in breach of a legal duty If confirmed, the new investment would to provide drivers “basic rights on pay, holi- bring Uber’s total capital raised to more days, health and safety and on discipline than $5 billion and equal Facebook’s and grievances.” Uber is at the top of the record for a private venture-backed start- pack of billion-dollar plus startups riding a up, according to the Journal. wave of private venture funding. The news comes with Uber maintaining The research firm CB Insights has an aggressive international expansion identified 123 venture-funded startups plan, despite fierce opposition in some globally with a cumulative value of $470 countries from regulators and established billion.—AFP Yahoo tries to get more fashionable with Polyvore

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo is buying other mostly small deals that have HAWAII: In this Oct. 7, 2014, file photo, protesters block vehiclesfrom getting to the Thirty Meter Telescope groundbreaking cere- style-tip specialist Polyvore in its latest been engineered by Yahoo CEO mony site at Mauna Kea. Seven people protesting a giant telescope atop Mauna Kea have been arrested for defying an emer- attempt to become a more fashionable Marissa Mayer during the past three gency rule created to prevent camping on the mountain that is held sacred by Native Hawaiians. —AP place to advertise. years in an attempt to boost advertis- Financial terms of the deal ing sales. The results have been lack- announced Friday aren’t being dis- luster so far, barely budging Yahoo’s Telescope protesters arrested closed, signaling the price of the acqui- revenue. Earlier this week, Yahoo sition isn’t considered to be significant. released a financial forecast calling for Polyvore is an 8-year-old startup little or no growth in its revenue, after that specializes in connecting mer- subtracting ad commissions, during for defying new rule chants with consumers browsing for the current quarter that will end in ideas on clothing, health, beauty and September. HONOLULU: Seven men have been arrest- approved the rule July 10. The rule restrict- arrived around 2 a.m. while protesters home decor products. Good The acquisition, which hasn’t closed ed for camping on Mauna Kea (mau-NAH’ ing access to the mountain during certain were praying. He says the seven arrested Housekeeping magazine once dubbed yet, will mark a homecoming for three kay-AH’), where there’s a new emergency nighttime hours and prohibiting certain refused to leave. The state Department of the service a “fashionista’s playground.” of Polyvore’s co-founders, Jianing Hu, Yahoo plans to tap into Polyvore’s Guangwei Yuan and Pasha Sadri. They rule restricting overnight access to the camping gear is prompted by protesters’ Land and Natural Resources says officers taste-making skills and loyal consumer are all former Yahoo engineers. mountain because of protests against around-the-clock presence to prevent con- also issued six citations to those who vol- following to sell more ads in its digital Polyvore’s website will continue to building a giant telescope there. struction. untarily left the mountain. Protesters say magazines focusing on style and beau- operate after the deal is completed, The arrests early Friday are the first Protest leader Lanakila Mangauil (lah- they’re protecting sacred land from dese- ty. The acquisition will join dozens of according to Yahoo.—AP enforcement efforts since the land board NAH’-kee-lah mang-wheel) says officers cration.—AP Shamers on the prowl in social media jungle

WASHINGTON: The killing of a Zimbabwean lion by only intensified when she got off her 11-hour flight, an American dentist is a vivid reminder of how, in this discovered what was happening and apologized. era of social media, it’s a virtual jungle out there. Even businesses and charities jumped on the band- Big game hunter Walter Palmer joins a growing list wagon. By one estimate Google made up to $468,000 of individuals-famous and not so famous-who have off the Internet traffic it generated, according to been publicly, even ruthlessly shamed on Twitter and British writer Jon Ronson. Facebook, the village stocks of the 21st century. “He “You can lead a good ethical life, but some bad needs to be extradited, charged and preferably phraseology in a tweet can overwhelm it all,” said hanged” for slaying game park lion Cecil, said animal Ronson, author of “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed,” rights group PETA in one particularly scathing tweet. in a TED talk in London in June. “I hope you burn in hell,” echoed several other Twitter In a sense, the Internet has stirred a revival of users as #CecilTheLion became this past week’s hash- medieval-style public humiliation, a fixture of puritan- tag du jour. ical 17th century American colonial life. The differ- Stoning, torture, even being fed to the lions were ence is that shamers today can shame anonymously, further suggestions posted online as Palmer went to behind the mask of bogus identities. And there is no ground and Zimbabwe called for his extradition. need to turn up in person at the village green to join “Public shaming through social media is clearly a the baying mob. way that people in our society informally ‘punish’ New York University environmental studies profes- those who violate the rules, even if the rules of our sor Jennifer Jacquet said shaming has value as a use- society aren’t law,” said Lori Brown, a sociology profes- ful tool for advancing political change and social sor at Meredith College in North Carolina. reform. “It is similar to the public stocks and just like that But Jacquet, author of “Is Shame Necessary? New kind of punishment, some are content with simply Uses for an Old Tool,” wonders if 2015 is the year that ridiculing the person, but others may want to throw shaming has reached its peak. things or even harm this person,” she told AFP. “So “We really do have this pile-up of victims where there is the dangerous or potentially cruel edge to we go, ‘Mmm, maybe we went a little overboard’,” she this kind of public shaming.” Some have found them- told AFP in a telephone interview. selves in the crosshairs of social media shaming by discovering the hard way that humor doesn’t travel HERE TO STAY well in a 144-character tweet. “Shame is never going to go away. I think the real “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kid- question is how we use it in society to good ends that ding. I’m white!” New York PR executive Justine Sacco the general broader democracy can support.” famously quipped before flying off to Cape Town in Vanitha Swaminathan, a University of Pittsburgh 2013. marketing professor, said the reputational conse- quences of online shaming can be so severe that it ‘TROUBLEMAKER’ may look out of proportion to whatever prompted it. Many of her 174 Twitter followers were friends, “On the flip side, the speed at which these transgres- and she clearly identified herself in her online profile sions achieve prominence and fade away suggests as a “troublemaker on the side” with a “loud laugh.” that while social media backlash may seem very BLOOMINGTON: Protestors from Animal Rights Coalition and Minnesota Animal Liberation gathered in front of Dr. Walter But Sacco instantly became a global laughing harsh, social media’s attention span is also narrow,” Palmer’s dental practice. Palmer has been under fire since his involvement in the death of Cecil the Lion became public. —AP stock, awash in a tsunami of blistering tweets that she said.—AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE New dorms may allow more ‘living learning communities’

IOWA CITY: A majority of the students liv- returning students with binding housing “As the first-year class gets larger, the tity, or major. The university in fall 2013 In addition to being housed together, ing in University of Iowa residence halls are contracts out of their obligations to make number of students who want to remain on became the first school in the Big 10 - and students in each community are invited to freshmen grouped into “living learning room for larger first-year classes. campus gets larger as well,” Stange said, perhaps the first of its kind in the nation - to participate in group activities, outings, and communities” aimed at connecting pupils That’s because housing freshmen on stressing the importance of retaining stu- require dormitory residents to choose a even study sessions - which is especially rel- with similar interests and goals. But the dor- campus is the priority, and the university dents not only from year one to two, but community. evant for those groups with academic asso- mitories aren’t dominated by first-year stu- has been enrolling record-breaking first- beyond. “Those who live in campus housing The 33 communities range from ciations. The communities connect students dents due to lack of interest among those year classes, said Von Stange, assistant vice their second year tend to have more suc- Hawkeye Pride, a generic group for new stu- with faculty and provide opportunities to returning to campus. In fact, more than president for Student Life and senior direc- cess academically - and in other satisfaction dents wanting to explore the campus, to build associations that can lead to job 1,200 returning students in 2013 signed tor of University Housing and Dining. areas - than those living off campus,” he Well Beings, for those interested in physical prospects. contracts to live in the residence halls. And “With first-year students ... the research said. “So the opportunity to keep more and emotional health, to STEM Scholars, for When applying for housing, students interest persists, both on the part of stu- tells us they will be more successful if they returning students on campus is valuable to “high ability first-year students pursuing rank their top five community choices and dents and administrators who want to see live on campus,” Stange said. “Those who the university.” degrees in science, engineering or mathe- then receive information about each, those returning to campus continue to reap are coming back, they have proven they matics.” including residence hall options. Stange the benefits of the residence system’s living can make the transition from living with ‘It’s a culture change’ Data requested and analyzed by The said administrators want them to choose learning communities. their parents to living on their own.” Still, he Among the social and academic benefits Gazette shows the UI’s Hawkeye Pride com- housing based on their community prefer- But space issues have forced the number said, the university wants as many students of living on campus is the relatively new munity is the most popular with 2,259 stu- ence - not residence hall or roommate. “But of students returning to the halls to drop with interest to be able to live in the resi- mandate that all residents participate in “liv- dents in 2014, followed by the Health it’s hard to control that,” he said. “It’s a culture since 2013. In 2014 and 2015, the university dence halls - which, in part, is why the cam- ing learning communities,” which house Science community with 345 participants, change, and some will not (pick by LLC), but took the uncommon step of allowing pus is building more. students based on common interests, iden- and the BizHawks group with 313 students. pick by building instead.” —AP

Legal medical pot finally sold in Nevada 15 years after approval SPARKS: Fifteen years after Nevadans vot- from the beginning. One thing the city did ed to legalize it, medical marijuana was right was to pick dispensary locations in sold legally in the state for the first time industrial areas, he said. “There are no Friday at a dispensary in a strip mall about 5 homes around here, no churches or parks,” miles east of downtown Reno. Dressed in Swan said. “We’ve had zero pushback.” polo shirts, tie-dyes and button-downs, Swan noted cardholders who come to about 75 people with medical marijuana Silver State Relief are not stereotypical ston- cards lined up outside Silver State Relief, ers but normal people who use pot as med- between a sub shop and pizza place in icine. He cited a young veteran with PSTD Sparks, to be among the first to buy as who told him marijuana is the only thing much as a half-ounce of pot for $195. that gets him through the day. “It gets me “It smells good in there,” said Dana Metz, choked up, a little teary-eyed, and proud to 64, a retired General Motors worker who be a part of this,” he said. said he suffers from back pain, insomnia and anxiety. He was the first in line two Pot industry’s bank bid rejected hours before the doors opened just after 10 In other news, - A Colorado credit union am. “Like a kid in a candy store,” Metz said is hoping a federal judge will intervene to with a smile as he emerged with a package let the booming marijuana industry move of pre-rolled cigarettes. “It’s great. It’s clean. its finances from cash-stuffed suitcases to It’s very professional. Everything is labeled, the regulated banking system. A pair of and the people are knowledgeable and lawsuits filed in Denver this week challenge very helpful.” recent decisions by the US Federal Reserve Unless the next Legislature takes action and the National Credit Union sooner, Nevadans will consider another bal- Administration to deny applications from lot measure in 2016 to legalize recreational Fourth Corner Credit Union. use of marijuana. They approved medical The credit union was set up last year to pot in 2000, but the law lacked language to serve Colorado’s marijuana industry, but it establish a system to sell or distribute the needed permission from federal insurers drug until 2013. Before that, anyone and regulators before opening for business. authorized had to grow their own - up to The Federal Reserve rejected Fourth HWANGE: In this image taken from a November 2012 video made available by Paula French, a well-known, protected lion known 12 plants per person - or find it some other Corner’s application earlier this month. The as Cecil strolls around in Hwange National Park. —AP photos way. decision means many pot businesses still “The politicians just didn’t have the will use elaborate banking workarounds - from to do what the people wanted,” said state paying the power bill with money orders to Sen. Tick Segerblom, a major proponent of spritzing skunky cash with Febreze to avoid Zimbabwe seeks US hunter’s marijuana legislation. “Why the Legislature scrutiny. could not get behind this blows my mind.” The US Treasury Department issued Nevada is among 23 states that allow med- guidelines last year for how banks could extradition for killing lion ical marijuana, along with Washington, DC, accept pot money. But many large banks and Guam. considered the guidelines onerous and still won’t take deposits related to marijuana Dentist being compared to a ‘serial killer’ ‘Zero pushback’ businesses, prompting Colorado banking On average it takes nine to 18 months regulators to set up a proposed credit HARARE: Zimbabwe on Friday called He revealed Palmer had a photo- has probably changed my family’s comment on individual extradition for stores to open following legislative union to comply with those guidelines. for the extradition of Walter Palmer, graph taken with Cecil’s dead body- life, my business, forever... We have requests, but Toner noted such a approval, said Karmen Hanson, marijuana Fourth Corner would have allowed pot as AFP learnt that the Minnesota as is customary for trophy hunters. had many, many death threats.” request would be presented to a US analyst for the National Conference of State shops and growers to access not just basic dentist and trophy hunter had posed “That was taken with the client’s Muchinguri put a political spin on court to determine its viability. Legislatures. Of the 25 states and territories checking but also lines of credit and other for a photograph next to the body of camera, so I don’t have access to it,” Cecil’s death. Following such proceedings, “it’s the that approved medical pot, most are up financial products the expanding industry Cecil the lion. Palmer paid $55,000 for Bronkhorst said. “Both I and the client “Palmer, being an American citi- Secretary of State who makes the and operational. “By two years, there’s usu- wants. “We thought it was a good model,” the hunt earlier this month in which were extremely devastated that this zen, had a well-orchestrated agenda final decision on whether to extra- ally something,” Hanson said. As for recre- said Andrew Freedman, marijuana adviser he shot the lion with a powerful bow thing had a collar on because at no which would tarnish the image of dite an individual”, he said. ational pot sales, customers can buy it in to Gov. John Hickenlooper. “It’s an under- and arrow outside Hwange national time did we see a collar on this lion Zimbabwe and further strain the “Obviously humanitarian concerns Washington and Colorado and eventually banked industry, and that’s a problem not park in western Zimbabwe. Cecil, prior to shooting it.” relations between Zimbabwe and and the ability of an individual to in Alaska and Oregon, where it’s been just for them but for the people of who had a distinctive black mane, the United States,” she alleged. receive a fair trial may be considered approved but no stores have opened yet. Colorado” because of the security risks of was a popular tourist draw at the at that stage of the process.” Nevada already has distributed many of doing business in cash, he said. park and was wearing a tracking col- About 50,000 visitors-half of its 66 marijuana dispensary licenses, but it’s The marijuana industry isn’t completely lar as part of an Oxford University them foreign-visit the Hwange park unclear how soon Las Vegas or other parts without banking services. Some 400 finan- research project. annually, and Cecil was a much-pho- of the state will see shops open. The cial institutions have filed thousands of As worldwide outrage over the tographed star attraction. Zimbabwe process was complicated when Clark marijuana-related reports with federal shooting swelled, French actress and officials said Friday that Cecil’s head County gave preliminary clearance to eight banking regulators in compliance with last animal activist Brigitte Bardot and pelt had been confiscated. applicants, and the state later gave prelimi- year’s guidance. But many in the marijuana described Palmer as a “serial killer” Palmer’s dental practice in nary clearance to eight others. The state industry say they face significant hurdles, who deserved “exemplary punish- Minnesota has been the scene of deferred to the county’s list, but the future even fielding offers from shady entrepre- ment”. Palmer, who is being investi- protests, with crowds leaving stuffed of the state-approved entities is uncertain. neurs offering to fly their cash to another gated by the US government over toys of lions, tigers and monkeys Nevada Medical Marijuana Association country to set up offshore accounts. When Cecil’s death, has apologized and said outside the building. A sign reading Executive Director Will Adler said the state’s a pot business wants to expand - perhaps he was misled by professional guide “Rot in Hell” was plastered on the strict rules - based on Colorado’s system - by building a new warehouse or renovating Theo Bronkhorst. office door. will stave off problems once dispensaries a storefront - it typically has to find a cash “We are appealing to the respon- One animal rights charity called get off the ground and become a model for investor willing to accept the risk of sible authorities for (Palmer’s) extradi- for Palmer to be hanged. American other states. fronting money to a business that’s illegal tion to Zimbabwe so that he can be authorities said the US Fish and “We tried to write the law that would be under federal law, usually in exchange for a made accountable for his illegal Wildlife Service was investigating the actions,” environment minister circumstances surrounding Cecil’s the gold standard for the country,” he said. steep interest rate. Oppah Muchinguri told reporters in MINNESOTA: Protestors leave signs and stuffed animals in killing. Edward Grace, deputy chief Nevada’s regulations include “seed-to-sale” “They have to pay a premium to get tracking to trace marijuana to the source - a those banking services,” said Tyler Henson, Harare. “It was too late to apprehend front of Dr Walter Palmer’s dental practice. of law enforcement at the agency, the foreign poacher as he had said efforts to contact Palmer had so measure aimed at preventing black market head of the Colorado Cannabis Chamber of already absconded to his country of ‘Blown out of proportion’ Washington slapped travel bans and far been unsuccessful. Meanwhile, marijuana from seeping into the system, or Commerce, which represents pot growers origin.” “We had obtained the permit for asset freezes on long-ruling US Senator Robert Menendez intro- thieves from taking pot out. The and retailers as well as ancillary businesses Bronkhorst, who organized the bow hunting, we had obtained the President Robert Mugabe and others duced the CECIL Animal Trophies Department of Agriculture also is working such as grow-light manufacturers. expedition, was granted bail by the permit for the lion from the council,” after 2002 elections which western Act in a bid to curb such trophy to finalize a pesticide testing process that “Everyone wants a solution because Hwange court Wednesday after said Bronkhorst, who is to stand trial observers determined were rigged. hunting by restricting the import of screens for 30 to 40 different chemicals, the nobody wants to give their retail employee being charged with “failing to pre- on August 5. “We had done every- An extradition treaty exists animals “proposed” to be listed first such system in the nation. a paycheck, $1,500 in cash, and ask them to vent an illegal hunt”. “We shot an old thing above board,” he said. “I don’t between the countries, but State under the 1973 Endangered Species Silver State Relief General Manager Aron walk home with that late at night. It’s just male lion that I believed was past his foresee any jail sentence at all, I think Department deputy spokesman Act, not just those already on the Swan said Sparks officials were supportive not safe.” —AP breeding age,” Bronkhorst said in a it’s been blown out of proportion by Mark Toner said he knew of no list. “Let’s not be cowardly lions telephone interview with AFP. “I don’t social media and I think it’s been a American extradited to Zimbabwe. when it comes to trophy killings,” think that I’ve done anything wrong.” deliberate ploy to ban all hunting. “It The State Department does not Menendez said. —AFP Abortion advocates get help from courts in video fight

SAN FRANCISCO: Abortion rights advocates locked debate and sparked a potential showdown in Progress who is also named in the suit, said in a state- in a public relations battle with abortion opponents Congress, where Republicans are increasingly ment that Planned Parenthood and its allies were try- over videos of Planned Parenthood leaders dis- focused on cutting off funding for Planned ing to silence the group and suppress investigative cussing the use of aborted fetuses got some good Parenthood. On Friday, Judge William Orrick in San journalism. The center has released several secretly news from two courts in California. A federal judge in Francisco issued a temporary restraining order recorded videos that have riled anti-abortion San Francisco on Friday blocked the release of any against the center that had been requested hours activists, including one Thursday of a Planned recordings made at meetings of an abortion earlier by the National Abortion Federation. Orrick Parenthood doctor in Colorado. It has accused providers’ association by the anti-abortion group the said absent a temporary restraining order, the fed- Planned Parenthood of selling fetal tissue for profit, Center for Medical Progress. eration would likely suffer irreparable injury “in the which is illegal. Earlier in the week, a Los Angeles County judge form of harassment, intimidation, violence, invasion The undercover video released Thursday shows issued a temporary restraining order blocking the of privacy, and injury to reputation.” Dr. Savita Ginde, vice president of Denver-based center from releasing any video of leaders of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, dis- StemExpress, a California company that provides Members in danger cussing prices of aborted fetal remains, the center fetal tissue to researchers. The National Abortion Federation sued in federal says. Planned Parenthood issued a statement calling In one of the videos the group previously court, alleging that the Center for Medical Progress the video “misleading and deceptively edited.” released, a woman identified as a former infiltrated its meetings and recorded its members. Planned Parenthood says it abides by a law that StemExpress phlebotomist describes drawing The group said release of any audio or video would allows providers to be reimbursed for the costs of SPARKS: Dozens of people line up outside the Silver State Relief medical blood and dissecting dead fetuses. The videos have put members in danger. processing tissue donated by women who have had marijuana dispensary to be among the first people in Nevada to legally pur- ignited passions on both sides of the abortion David Daleiden, a leader of the Center for Medical abortions.—AP chase medicinal pot. —AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Astronomers gather in Hawaii amid telescope tensions

HONOLULU: More than 2,500 astronomers ers, said demonstrations are expected to from around the world are descending on include mostly people holding signs. She Hawaii for a conference at a time when tel- said she hopes attendees take time to learn escope construction is a sensitive issue in why protesters oppose the telescope on the state. The International Astronomical Mauna Kea. Protesters say they’re not Union’s general assembly starts Monday. It against astronomy but believe building on was planned years in advance but is hap- those mountains represents desecration. pening amid protests against the building “As the IAU and our conference are not of telescopes atop two mountains held affiliated with the construction of tele- sacred by Native Hawaiians. scopes, the focus of the general assembly is Some demonstrators on Maui and the to offer scientific presentations, policy dis- Big Island were arrested Friday as scientists cussions and meetings to the conference from more than 75 countries headed to attendees,” Piero Benvenuti, the organiza- Hawaii for the meetings. The protests tions’ deputy general secretary, said in an gained momentum in April when workers email. Convention plans previously offered tried to start construction on the Big an optional excursion to Mauna Kea. But Island’s Mauna Kea of what would be one that was canceled after the mountain’s of the world’s largest telescopes. Protests access road was closed indefinitely, also have spread to a solar telescope being Benvenuti said. built on Maui as Native Hawaiians and oth- In advertising the excursion on the con- ers demonstrate over issues such as devel- ference’s website, organizers described opment, sovereignty and religious rights. Hawaii’s history with astronomy, saying Twenty people were taken into custody Polynesian sailors navigated widely sepa- on Maui while trying to block tractor trail- rated Pacific islands “primarily using their ers headed to the project under construc- deep knowledge of the starry sky.” tion on the summit of Haleakala. Convention organizers are disappointed Demonstrators laid on the ground and con- that visiting astronomers won’t be able to nected themselves with plastic pipes and visit what’s considered one of the world’s chains, Maui police said. On the Big Island, foremost sites for astronomy, Benvenuti seven others were arrested for allegedly wrote. defying a rule created to stop people from However, “we deeply respect the views camping on Mauna Kea. of all parties involved, and it is our sincere Conference organizers and police are hope that moving forward, there will be an bracing for peaceful demonstrations near open, productive dialogue among all par- the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. ties involved, creating a shared, long-term Kealoha Pisciotta, one of the protest lead- vision for Mauna Kea,” he said. —AP LOS ANGELES: Volunteers water a tree at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center Martinez Arena in Griffith Park. —AP Amid California drought, fears rise of trees dying and falling

LOS ANGELES: As Californians and the communi- and said it appeared unlikely the drought was to removed in an average year. ties they live in cut back water use and let lawns blame because the area around the tree looked “They are starting to fail due to the drought, turn brown, arborists and state officials are worry- well irrigated and its root system appeared com- and we want to make sure these trees don’t ing about a potentially dangerous ripple effect: promised - a sign of rot, decay or injury, not nec- potentially pose a hazard to the public,” said City trees going neglected and becoming dis- essarily the drought. Still, the collapse highlighted Laura Baurenfeind, principal forester with the city eased or even falling. With cities ordered to concerns about the health of urban trees. Los parks department. Turf areas in city parks are reduce water use by 25 percent during the state’s Angeles alone has more than 25 square miles of being watered three times a week, down from at four-year drought, many residents are turning off parks and some 327,000 trees. least five when drought regulations were not in sprinklers - not realizing that trees can be perma- place. To help nearby trees compensate, the city nently damaged by a sudden reduction in the Prone to illness and nonprofits are installing makeshift basins to amount of water they receive. “You don’t want to Green and other arborists said they have seen filter water to trees. be cutting back the water to the trees,” said Ruben an increase in the number of diseased trees in Meanwhile, a public education campaign is Green, an arborist with Evergreen Arborist the city. As they get less water, they become underway. California ReLeaf has partnered with Consultants in Los Angeles. “The tree can’t adjust.” more prone to illness caused by pests. In addition Save Our Water, a coalition of the California Across the state, 12 million trees died over the to bark beetles, Green has seen a newer pest Department of Water Resources and Association past year due to lack of water, according to the US drilling tunnels in the trunks of “dozens and of California Water Agencies, to better inform res- Forest Service. While the bulk of those deaths dozens of trees.” Arborists say the number of idents about proper tree care during the occurred outside urban areas, conservationists falling trees and limbs does not appear to have drought. Blain said many of the people she’s spo- and officials are now focusing on cities, where risen in Los Angeles, but there are concerns that ken with say they have forgotten about their mandated water reductions are becoming visible could be next. They also are worried that if a trees or gotten worried and began watering at in drying limbs and scorched leaves. strong El Nino brings a wet California winter, the tree’s base. Trees should be watered from the Fears that parched trees could pose a danger already distressed trees will collapse when a edge of their canopy. If a tree goes too long with- were heightened this week when a 75-year-old, storm hits. out enough water, it will become unable to soak 75-foot-tall pine tree fell on a group of kids from a “We’re really right on the brink of starting to up liquid at all. camp at a Southern California children’s museum, face more serious issues,” said Cindy Blain, execu- Like many Californians, Bruce Birkett has leaving a boy and girl hospitalized with serious tive director of California ReLeaf, a nonprofit net- reduced lawn watering at his childhood home in injuries. An independent arborist and another work of urban and community foresting groups Los Angeles in response to the drought. Recently, HAWAII: This undated file artist rendering made available by the TMT from the city of Pasadena are conducting an around the state. “This is a critical time.” A new though, he’s watched in grief as the giant cedar Observatory Corporation shows the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope, investigation into the cause, which has not been six-person crew removes potentially hazardous in the front yard became brittle and brown. “That planned to be built atop Mauna Kea, a large dormant volcano in Hilo on the determined to be drought-related. trees from Los Angeles parks. So far this year, it was hard,” he said, “watching this lovely tree look- Big Island of Hawaii. —AP Green visited the site of Tuesday’s tree collapse has moved out 550 trees - surpassing the 300 ing poor.” —AP Protest over, Shell prepares for Arctic Ocean drilling

ANCHORAGE: Hours after a repaired Shell ice- yard, to be on hand at the drill site to ask fed- since before the federal government auc- Thirteen members of Greenpeace USA dan- The US Geological Survey estimates US breaker eased past protesters in Oregon to eral regulators for permission to dig into oil- tioned off billions of dollars in leases to Shell gled from a bridge over the Willamette River Arctic offshore reserves at 26 billion barrels of join an Arctic drilling operation, the oil giant bearing rock already included on its Arctic off- and other companies in 2008. But after failed and kayakers converged on the Fennica to recoverable oil and 130 trillion cubic feet of used other vessels in its flotilla to begin exca- shore leases. The drilling would come over the lawsuits and protests, opponents have few block the repaired icebreaker from heading natural gas. Shell officials have said offshore vating off the coast of Alaska in hopes of con- protests of environmental groups in Portland options to stop drilling. Protesters seized one toward the Pacific Ocean and on to Alaska. The Alaska offers some of the most prolific, unde- firming the presence of billions of barrels of and elsewhere who say Shell has not proved it of their last chances this week after the Greenpeace protesters persisted even after a veloped hydrocarbon basins in the world, a crude below the ocean floor. can clean up a major spill in a region covered Fennica was gashed by an underwater federal court judge in Anchorage ordered potential game-changer that could increase Royal Dutch Shell PLC now only needs the by ice much of the year. obstruction in the Aleutian Islands and sent to $2,500 hourly fines. They were finally removed domestic supply by more than 1 million new 380-foot Fennica, repaired at a Portland ship- Critics have decried Arctic offshore drilling Portland for repairs. by authorities. Two people were arrested. barrels of oil a day. —AP FOOD & TRAVEL SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 Szechuan Pepper Fried Prawns

Ingredients 1-2 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns 1-2 teaspoon white peppercorns 1-2 teaspoon kosher salt 1-4 cup peanut oil 1 lb large shrimp, peeled, shelled and deveined 4 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons minced garlic 3 tablespoons serrano chilies, seeded and minced Lime, for garnish

Preparation To make pepper-salt: In a small saute pan over medium heat, toast the Sichuan and white peppercorns, shaking the pan, for about 3 minutes. Do not let them burn. They may smoke and pop like popcorn; this is OK. Remove the pan from the heat; set aside to cool slightly. In a spice mill or with a mortar and pestle, coarsely grind the peppercorns. Transfer to a bowl and combine with the salt. Set aside. To make shrimp: In a wok or large saute pan over medium-high heat, heat the oil until hot but not smoking. Working quickly, in a bowl, toss the shrimp in the cornstarch and remove the excess cornstarch by shaking the coated shrimp in a sieve or strainer. Add the shrimp to the wok and cook, tossing a few times to cook through on both sides, for 2 to 3 minutes. With a large spatula or other implement, hold the shrimp in place, tip the wok and very carefully pour off and discard the excess oil. Add the garlic, chili pepper and pepper-salt mixture. Return the wok to the heat and toss the shrimp with the spice mixture until the spices release their fragrance and coat the shrimp, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat. A step ahead: The pepper-salt can be made a week or more ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.

Spicy King Prawns

Ingredients 1-2 cup extra virgin olive oil 8 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon sweet paprika 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 1-2 teaspoons ground ginger 1-2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 lbs large shrimp, shelled and deveined 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro or 1 cup flat leaf parsley

Preparation Heat the olive oil in a very large skillet. Add the garlic, paprika (One Tablespoon plus One teaspoon), cumin, ginger and cayenne and cook over moderate heat until fragrant, about 1 1/2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until they turn pink, 2 to 4 min- utes. Season with salt and stir in the cilantro. Transfer to a platter and serve.

Nantucket offers summer visitors whale of a time orget crowded Cape Cod and that other island, Martha’s Vineyard, frequented Fevery summer by America’s tourist-in- chief, President Barack Obama. If you’re looking for unspoiled ocean vistas and beaches with breathing room, hop a ferry to Nantucket, wan- der the cobblestone streets and drink in the views and microbrews. Nantucket tends to get overlooked in the shadow of the Vineyard, Obama’s go-to destina- tion for a couple of weeks most Augusts. Here Visitors stand atop the rocks outside Brant Point Lighthouse on Nantucket, there are no road closures or for a view of Nantucket Harbor on Nantucket island. impromptu swarms of Secret Service agents Nantucket means “faraway land” in the language of its origi- commandeering golf courses and restaurants - nal Wampanoag natives, but it’s just 30 miles offshore - an just a little more space and a lot more charm. hour’s journey via high-speed ferry from Cape Cod. Nantucket means “faraway land” in the lan- guage of its native tribe, the Wampanoags, but it’s just 30 miles offshore - an hour’s journey via high-speed ferry from Cape Cod.

What’s new Not much, but that’s part of its allure. You won’t find as many cars, fast food outlets, honky-tonk nightclubs and vanilla chain hotels on tranquil Nantucket as you will on the Vineyard or the mainland. The Nantucket Garden Conservancy leads guided tours of the island’s “secret gardens” - beautifully manicured lawns, flowers (especially the island’s signature blue hydrangeas) and shrubs on private proper- ty that gardening buffs otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to enjoy,. The Dreamland Theater, built in 1832 as a Quaker meetinghouse, completed a renovation in 2012. It screens films and stage plays and hosts shops, restaurants and inns. Even better, explore but you never know what kind of stunning sea- the Nantucket Comedy Festival, actor Ben Stiller by moped or bicycle. You can bring your own sonal brews you’ll find on tap. Wine lovers can summered here as a kid and sits on the board of bike on the ferry for a small fee, but there are sip the latest vintages from the sister Nantucket the Nantucket Film Festival held each June. several rental shops steps from the wharf, and Vineyards, or for something stronger, its Triple it’s cheap: $20 for two hours, including basket Eight Distillery. Five-star food trucks and raw Classic attractions and helmet. For stunning Atlantic views, follow bars offer freshly shucked oysters and local lit- Whaling lifted Nantucket to economic super- the Milestone Road bike path due east to pictur- tleneck clams. power status two centuries ago, and no visit is esque Siasconset, the prettiest corner of the complete without a stop at the downtown island. Travel tips Nantucket Whaling Museum. Suspended from Like any island, Nantucket can be pricey, so the vaulted ceiling is the skeleton of a 46-foot Hanging out brace yourself for sticker shock. Stylish inns such (14-meter) sperm whale that washed ashore in Ice cream and beer make a hideous combi- as the historic Jared Coffin House will cater to all 1998. Storytellers will regale you with the tale of nation, but you won’t want to leave the island your creature comforts for upwards of $300 a the Essex, the doomed whaling ship that sank in without separately sampling the best of both. night, but more affordable bed-and-breakfast the Pacific in 1820 and inspired Herman On Nantucket, that means lining up outside The alternatives abound. That’s the advantage of a Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” The museum also boasts Juice Bar on Broad Street - one of the first shops day trip: Hop an early morning ferry, rent bikes, one of the world’s largest collections of you’ll encounter after disembarking the ferry. pack a bottle of wine and a picnic lunch in your scrimshaw, the elaborate artwork carved on Don’t let the name throw you: If the queue of basket, and explore without worrying about whale teeth. Full disclosure: Whaling was bloody salivating tourists and locals doesn’t clue you in, your wallet. business, and the depictions of how harpoons the wafting aroma of homemade waffle cones Pro tip: Cobblestones are murder on the feet, were used to cripple and kill these magnificent will. They make their own ice cream here, too, so wear comfortable shoes, not heels. And bring creatures are not for the faint of heart. including several vegan flavors. a windbreaker; even when it’s sweltering on the On foot, you can wander the warren of Thirsty? Take the free shuttle to Nantucket’s mainland, the unrelenting sea breeze can make streets within walking distance of the ferry land- Cisco Brewery and sample their latest beers. you wish you had one while dining outside at The skeleton of a 46-foot sperm whale is suspended from the ceiling of the ing; they’re studded with art galleries, quirky Cisco is best-known for its Whale’s Tale Pale Ale, dusk. —AP Nantucket Whaling Museum. WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015

hmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attended a ceremony held recently in Ahmadi to honor the winners of the first annual Ramadan Holy Quran memorizing ceremony. Fifty out of a total Aof three hundred participants were awarded.

The Sultan Center brings Waitrose UK Retailer Products to Jordan

eing the premier retailer These new products can be found and one of the largest retail- across a variety of categories Bers across the Gulf and including grocery, frozen foods, Middle East, The Sultan Center has snacks and beverages. been working closely with UK The Group International and retailer Waitrose as an exclusive Non-Food Commercial Director, distributor for Waitrose own label Makram Malaeb commented, products in Kuwait and Lebanon. “Waitrose has a royal warrant to Through their collaboration, TSC supply groceries to UK’s Royal and Waitrose have officially Family. We are pleased to introduce extended their 4-year partnership such a reputable brand to our valu- into Jordan giving shoppers able clients in Jordan where they access to a variety of new prod- can shop from an array of items to ucts. fulfill their everyday shopping The Sultan Center welcomes needs. We are committed to giving customers to experience a wide our customers more choices by selection of high quality Waitrose offering the best quality, variety, products throughout TSC and service which remains the cor- (Safeway) stores across Jordan. nerstone of TSC’s proposition.” SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

18:30 American Digger 06:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 16:30 The Goldbergs 18:55 Mythbusters 06:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 19:45 Treehouse Masters 07:00 Man Fire Food 18:00 Mulaney 20:35 Flip Men 07:30 Man Fire Food 18:30 New Girl 21:00 Property Wars 08:00 Chopped 19:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 00:45 Tanked 21:25 Ice Cold Gold 09:00 The Big Eat... 19:30 The Mindy Project 01:40 Into The Lionʼs Den 22:15 Ice Cold Gold 09:30 The Big Eat... 20:00 Last Man Standing 02:35 Into The Lionʼs Den 23:05 Yukon Men 10:00 The Kitchen 20:30 Last Man Standing 03:25 Gator Boys 23:55 Dual Survival 11:00 The Kitchen 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon 04:15 Untamed & Uncut 12:00 Easy Chinese Stewart 05:02 Shamwari: A Wild Life 12:30 Easy Chinese 21:30 The Nightly Show With Larry 05:26 Shamwari: A Wild Life 13:00 Guyʼs Big Bite Wilmore 05:49 Yankee Jungle 13:30 Guyʼs Big Bite 22:00 Saturday Night Live 06:36 Monkey Life 14:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 23:00 Married 07:00 Monkey Life 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 23:30 Last Man Standing 07:25 Gator Boys 00:00 Violetta 15:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 08:15 Gator Boys 00:45 The Hive 15:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 09:10 Gator Boys 00:50 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 16:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 10:05 Gator Boys Teenage Witch 16:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 11:00 Gator Boys 01:15 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 17:00 Chopped 11:55 Austin Stevens: Teenage Witch 18:00 Sibaʼs Table 00:00 Scandal Snakemaster 01:40 Wolfblood 18:30 Sibaʼs Table 01:00 Supernatural 12:50 River Monsters 02:05 Wolfblood 19:00 Man Fire Food 02:00 Devious Maids 13:45 The Lion Queen 02:30 Violetta 19:30 Man Fire Food 03:00 The Knick 14:40 Wildest Latin America 03:15 The Hive 20:00 Kitchen Casino 04:00 Witches Of East End 15:35 Panda Adventures With Nigel 03:20 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 21:00 Australian Food Adventures 05:00 C.S.I. 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Arrival Flights on Sunday 2/8/2015 Departure Flights on Sunday 2/8/2015 Airlines Flt Route Time Airlines Flt Route TimeAIC KAC 564 Amman 00:05 988 Hyderabad/Chennai 00:05 QTR 1084 Doha 00:05 JZR 562 Sohag 00:20 THY 772 Istanbul 00:15 UAL 981 IAD 00:25 JZR 239 Amman 00:20 JAI 573 Mumbai 00:25 JZR 267 Beirut 00:30 MSR 615 Cairo 00:30 JAD 301 Amman 00:45 LZB 7788 Varna 00:35 FDB 069 Dubai 00:55 FDB 072 Dubai 00:45 JAI 574 Mumbai 01:30 KAC 177 Vienna 01:20 JZR 539 Cairo 01:30 JAD 302 Amman 01:30 PGT 858 Istanbul 01:40 DLH 635 Frankfurt 01:35 RJA 642 Amman 01:45 THY 773 Istanbul 02:05 ETH 620 Addis Ababa 01:50 ETH 621 Addis Ababa 02:50 OMA 643 Muscat 02:05 JAI 525 Abu Dhabi/Chennai 02:55 GFA 211 Bahrain 02:15 PGT 859 Istanbul 02:55 KKK 6507 Istanbul 02:15 KKK 6508 Istanbul 03:10 UAE 853 Dubai 02:25 OMA 644 Muscat 03:35 THY 768 Istanbul 02:50 THY 769 Istanbul 03:40 QTR 1076 Doha 02:55 UAE 854 Dubai 03:45 MEA 406 Beirut 03:00 RJA 645 Amman 03:55 ETD 305 Abu Dhabi 03:05 MEA 407 Beirut 04:00 CEB 7594 Manila 03:10 FDB 068 Dubai 04:00 RJA 644 Amman 03:10 ETD 306 Abu Dhabi 04:05 FDB 067 Dubai 03:15 MSR 613 Cairo 04:15 MSR 612 Cairo 03:15 CEB 7695 Manila 04:40 KAC 1544 Cairo 03:35 PGT 861 Istanbul 04:45 THY 1464 Istanbul 03:55 THY 765 Istanbul 04:55 MSC 401 Alexandria 04:00 MSC 406 Sohag 05:00 PGT 860 Istanbul 04:05 JZR 560 Sohag 05:00 JZR 555 Alexandria 04:15 QTR 1077 Doha 05:05 KKK 716 Istanbul 04:30 QTR 1085 Doha 05:20 THY 770 Istanbul 04:40 KKK 717 Bursa 05:30 THY 5580 TZX 05:05 THY 1465 Istanbul 05:55 QTR 8640 Doha 05:05 RJA 643 Amman 06:35 DHX 170 Bahrain 05:10 QTR 8640 Sialkot 06:35 KAC 412 Manila/Bangkok 06:15 GFA 212 Bahrain 06:50 BAW 157 London 06:35 THY 771 Istanbul 06:50 JZR 1541 Cairo 06:40 FDB 070 Dubai 07:05 Kuwait JZR 563 Sohag 06:45 JZR 240 Amman 07:05 KNCC PROGRAMME KAC 288 Dhaka 06:55 JZR 164 Dubai 07:15 FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY KAC 382 Delhi 07:30 KAC 171 Frankfurt 08:30 KAC 206 Islamabad 07:30 BAW 156 London 08:30 (30/07/2015 TO 05/08/2015) SVA 512 Riyadh 07:50 FDB 054 Dubai 08:30 FDB 053 Dubai 07:50 SVA 513 Riyadh 08:50 SHARQIA-1 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 7:45 PM KAC 352 Kochi 07:55 KAC 117 New York 08:55 MINIONS 12:45 PM HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 10:00 PM MAX 3:00 PM NO WED KAC 302 Mumbai 07:55 QTR 1087 Doha 08:55 MINIONS 5:15 PM HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 12:15 AM QTR 1086 Doha 07:55 KAC 1801 Cairo 09:00 MAX 7:30 PM NO WED KAC 154 Istanbul 08:10 JZR 256 Beirut 09:05 POUND OF FLESH 9:45 PM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 10:00 PM KAC 334 Trivandrum 08:15 JZR 534 Cairo 09:15 NO WED WED UAE 855 Dubai 08:25 KAC 671 Dubai 09:25 PIXELS 12:05 AM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 12:30 AM KAC 362 Colombo 08:30 KAC 787 Jeddah 09:30 NO WED WED ABY 125 Sharjah 09:05 JZR 482 Istanbul 09:30 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 9:45 PM ETD 301 Abu Dhabi 09:10 ABY 126 Sharjah 09:45 WED MARINA-3 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 12:15 AM ANT-MAN 11:30 AM IRC 528 Ahwaz 09:15 UAE 856 Dubai 09:50 WED ANT-MAN 2:00 PM QTR 1070 Doha 09:25 ETD 302 Abu Dhabi 10:00 ANT-MAN 4:30 PM IRA 665 Shiraz 09:25 IRC 529 Ahwaz 10:15 SHARQIA-2 ANT-MAN 7:00 PM IRC 6507 Shiraz 09:30 IRA 664 Shiraz 10:25 ANT-MAN 12:15 PM ANT-MAN 9:30 PM FDB 055 Dubai 09:40 IRC 6508 Shiraz 10:30 ANT-MAN 2:45 PM ANT-MAN 12:05 AM KAC 350 Kochi 09:40 QTR 1071 Doha 10:40 ANT-MAN 5:15 PM SYR 341 Latakia 10:05 FDB 056 Dubai 10:40 ANT-MAN 7:45 PM AVENUES-1 GFA 213 Bahrain 10:40 KAC 677 Abu Dhabi/Muscat 10:50 ANT-MAN 10:15 PM TERMINATOR GENISYS 11:30 AM UAE 873 Dubai 10:40 KAC 501 Beirut 11:00 ANT-MAN 12:45 AM MINIONS 2:00 PM MINIONS 4:00 PM MEA 404 Beirut 10:55 SYR 342 Latakia 11:05 SHARQIA-3 MINIONS 6:00 PM MSC 405 Sohag 11:20 KAC 561 Amman 11:25 TERMINATOR GENISYS 12:30 PM MINIONS 8:00 PM JZR 561 Sohag 11:25 GFA 214 Bahrain 11:35 TERMINATOR GENISYS 3:00 PM TERMINATOR GENISYS 10:00 PM JZR 165 Dubai 11:50 MEA 405 Beirut 11:55 BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 5:30 PM TERMINATOR GENISYS 12:30 AM OMA 641 Muscat 11:50 KAC 791 Madinah 12:00 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 8:30 PM FDB 075 Dubai 12:25 KAC 541 Cairo 12:05 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 10:30 PM AVENUES-2 SAW 701 Damascus 12:35 KAC 103 London 12:10 TERMINATOR GENISYS 12:30 AM PIXIES 1:00 PM JZR 241 Amman 12:40 UAE 874 Dubai 12:10 PIXIES 3:00 PM MUHALAB-1 PIXIES 5:00 PM UAE 871 Dubai 12:45 JZR 776 Jeddah 12:15 BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 11:30 AM PIXIES 7:00 PM MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 MSC 402 Alexandria 12:20 MAX 2:30 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 9:00 PM THY 766 Istanbul 13:10 KAC 785 Jeddah 13:00 BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 4:45 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 12:05 AM KAC 672 Dubai 13:55 JZR 786 Riyadh 13:10 MAX 7:45 PM AXB 393 Kozhikode 13:55 FDB 076 Dubai 13:10 MAX 10:15 PM AVENUES-3 QTR 1078 Doha 14:05 JZR 176 Dubai 13:10 NO WED HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 11:45 AM GFA 221 Bahrain 14:20 OMA 642 Muscat 13:15 PIXELS 12:30 AM HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 2:00 PM FDB 057 Dubai 14:20 SAW 702 Damascus 13:35 NO WED HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 4:15 PM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 10:00 PM HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 6:30 PM SVA 500 Jeddah 14:30 MSR 611 Cairo 14:00 WED HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 8:45 PM LMU 510 Cairo 14:50 THY 767 Istanbul 14:10 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 12:30 AM HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 11:00 PM KNE 472 Jeddah 14:55 UAE 872 Dubai 14:15 WED HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 1:15 AM RJD 135 Abu Dhabi 15:00 AXB 394 Kozhikode 14:55 AVENUES-4 KAC 788 Jeddah 15:00 QTR 1079 Doha 15:05 MUHALAB-2 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 12:00 PM OMA 645 Muscat 15:05 FDB 058 Dubai 15:05 MINIONS 11:45 AM A ROYAL NIGHT OUT 2:15 PM ABY 127 Sharjah 15:35 GFA 222 Bahrain 15:05 PIXELS 1:45 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 4:15 PM KAC 1802 Cairo 15:35 KAC 617 Doha 15:15 MINIONS 4:00 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 7:15 PM MINIONS 6:00 PM HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 10:15 PM UAE 857 Dubai 15:45 KAC 673 Dubai 15:20 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 8:00 PM NO WED NIA 251 Alexandria 15:50 KAC 513 Tehran 15:40 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 10:00 PM HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 12:30 AM RJA 640 Amman 15:55 SVA 503 Jeddah 15:45 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 12:05 AM NO WED ETD 303 Abu Dhabi 16:00 JZR 188 Dubai 15:50 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 10:15 PM JZR 535 Cairo 16:05 KAC 741 Dammam 15:55 MUHALAB-3 WED FDB 051 Dubai 16:10 KAC 773 Riyadh 15:55 ANT-MAN 11:45 AM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION 12:45 AM QTR 1072 Doha 16:20 LMU 511 Cairo 16:00 ANT-MAN 2:15 PM WED JZR 257 Beirut 16:30 ANT-MAN 4:45 PM KNE 473 Jeddah 16:00 ANT-MAN 7:15 PM AVENUES-5 JZR 787 Riyadh 16:35 OMA 646 Muscat 16:05 ANT-MAN 9:45 PM ANT-MAN 11:30 AM KAC 792 Madinah 16:50 RJD 136 Abu Dhabi 16:10 ANT-MAN 12:15 AM ANT-MAN 2:00 PM KAC 178 Vienna 16:55 ABY 128 Sharjah 16:15 ANT-MAN -3D 4:30 PM KAC 562 Amman 17:00 ETD 304 Abu Dhabi 16:45 FANAR-1 ANT-MAN 7:00 PM SVA 510 Riyadh 17:15 NIA 252 Alexandria 16:50 TERMINATOR GENISYS 11:45 AM NO SAT UAL 982 IAD 17:25 POUND OF FLESH 2:30 PM Special Show “MINIONS” 7:30 PM RJA 641 Amman 16:55 TERMINATOR GENISYS 4:45 PM SAT GFA 215 Bahrain 17:30 JZR 266 Beirut 17:05 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 7:15 PM ANT-MAN -3D 9:30 PM JZR 177 Dubai 17:45 FDB 052 Dubai 17:10 HAYATI MOUBAHDILAH 9:30 PM ANT-MAN 12:05 AM JZR 777 Jeddah 17:50 QTR 1073 Doha 17:25 POUND OF FLESH 11:45 PM KAC 678 Muscat/Abu Dhabi 17:50 UAE 858 Dubai 17:40 AVENUES-6 PIXELS 12:45 PM JZR 483 Istanbul 18:20 SVA 511 Riyadh 18:15 FANAR-2 PIXELS 11:30 AM PIXELS 3:00 PM KAC 786 Jeddah 18:35 JZR 184 Dubai 18:20 PIXELS 5:15 PM KAC 502 Beirut 18:35 PIXELS 1:45 PM GFA 216 Bahrain 18:20 MINIONS 4:00 PM PIXELS 7:30 PM KAC 542 Cairo 18:55 UAL 982 Bahrain 18:40 MINIONS 6:00 PM PIXELS -3D 9:45 PM KAC 618 Doha 18:55 JZR 538 Cairo 18:40 HABIB AL ARAD -Kuwaiti Film 8:00 PM NO WED QTR 1080 Doha 18:55 JZR 238 Amman 18:45 PIXELS 10:30 PM PIXELS 12:05 AM PIXELS 12:45 AM NO WED KAC 166 Paris/Rome 19:00 JZR 124 Bahrain 18:50 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

By all appearances this is a day made in heaven to play, party and perform. It’s nearly impossible to contain your joie de vivre these days. You might even con- Normally, you’re not the shy one and would be the first to jump on stage and sider running away with the circus while a pack of rowdy planets in your 11th entertain the crowd. However, you may be in a more serious mood now and can’t House of Social Networking encourages you to connect with people who live life seem to snap out of it. Stop worrying about what might go wrong. If you continue as an adventure. Although it’s important to find like-minded souls who share your to focus on the negative, you’ll inadvertently bring it about. Instead of fretting that interests, don’t give all your energy away to others today. There’s magic inside you you may squander this opportunity for fun, just accept the cosmic energy as it is. that needs to find a way out, so don’t sacrifice your own creativity for the sake of You can’t help but do what’s right for you if you go with the flow. the group.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

You’re happiest in the comfort of your own pasture, but even you easygoing Bulls You thrive on demonstrating your competence today as the universe challenges can benefit from exploring the greener grass on the other side of the hill. You you to achieve your goals. Luckily, you have already established a new direction in might try to justify your desire to stay at home and let the day pass you by without your life and are happily on your way to your destination. But although you’re skip- much action on your part. However, it’s prudent to recognize your sense of balance ping down the yellow brick road, the closer you get to Oz the further away it is off kilter today. Free your mind and widen your horizons. The potential for pleas- appears. Don’t trust your five senses now; your ability to make logical decisions ure is much greater now than you can imagine. may be impaired but your imagination can save the day. Follow your intuition wherever it leads.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Your larger-than-life perceptions may lead you astray today, so don’t You’re so eager to rush off to the next amazing activity you can’t even rush to judgment before you have all the facts in place. Although your future is contain your excitement. Everything looks like it’s coming up roses, but you are less bright, not everything is as rosy as you currently think. You might draw the wrong in touch with reality the more extreme an imagined adventure seems. Scaling your ACROSS 5. The month following September and preced- conclusions now, even if you have plenty of good information at your disposal. expectations down to size is the first step to getting your life back on solid ground. 1. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate ing November. Unfortunately, you could easily mix up reality with your illusions that are influ- Don’t wait for the looming reality check to force you to do what you already know regions. 6. A block of wood used to prevent the sliding enced by your desires. Positive change is in the air if you let go of your expectations needs to be done. Your preemptive strike clears the air more efficiently than being 4. Mark wit pockmarks. or rolling of a heavy object. and get out of your own way. struck by the lightning of karma. 12. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 7. Obtained from various tropical plants. pounds. 8. Large Old World bat of warm and tropical 15. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient regions that feeds on fruit. Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the 9. A new embodiment of a familiar idea. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Ten Commandments. 10. A proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kid- Cancer (June 21-July 22) 16. A person with a record of successes. neys. 17. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set 11. A colorless element that is one of the six A clash over personal values with someone you love is unsettling to You might discover your resources are stretched further than you realized but you for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire inert gasses. say the least. Although you’re often the one to rein in your feelings if you fear rejec- don’t want others to know about your error in judgment. However, it’s counterpro- course. 12. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea tion, it might be time to take a leap of faith and express what’s in your heart. ductive to let your pride stand in the way when your closest friends are more than 18. The basic unit of money in Iran. fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean. However, there’s no reason to overreact and threaten the security of a meaningful willing to help. Whether it’s time, money or moral support you need, give someone 20. Of or relating to the island monarchy of 13. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from relationship. This isn’t a tug of war that requires someone to win and someone to a chance to be your personal hero for the day. Not only will you be able to accom- Tonga or its people. the aromatic roots of the kava shrub. lose; it’s about being honest and accepting that intelligent people can possess dif- plish your goals, you’ll set the stage for a solid relationship built on real trust. 22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a 14. An Arabic speaking person who lives in fering viewpoints while still respecting and cherishing each other. skewer usually with vegetables. Arabia or North Africa. 23. Omnivorous mammal of Central and South 19. Wood of a larch tree. America. 21. A port in western Israel on the Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 24. According to the Old Testament he was a Mediterranean. Leo (July 23-August 22) pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel 26. Skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means (9th century BC). to ends. 25. (botany) Of or relating to the axil. You may be suffering from an emotional hangover as the bright light of yesterday’s Pe ople seem to think they kn ow what’s best fo r you to day, but the truth is yo u’re 28. The syllable naming the fourth (subdomi- Full Moon begins to wane. Unfortunately, there’s no rest for the weary when your 27. A popular vacation spot in the Canadian nant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization. the captain of your own ship. Unfortunately, you might go overboard carrying your name has top billing and you’re expected to dazzle the crowd. Part of you loves the flag of independence too far. Others can play an important role by supporting your Rockies. 29. A resin used in adhesives and paints. idea of an encore, but your inner voice is reminding you that you’ve had enough dreams if you let them. The trick is finding the sweet spot between cooperation 30. A linguistic element added to a word to pro- 31. Bringing death. for now. You don’t need the applause to know that you’re adored. Let go of your and self-re liance. Collaborating is a positive experience if you don’t lose your duce an inflected or derived form v 1. 32. Humorously sarcastic or mocking. leading role and see what it’s like to work behind the scenes, instead. unique voice in the process. 34. Not only so, but. 33. Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and 37. The elapsed time it takes for a signal to trav- cornea of the eyes. el from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and 35. (computer science) A system of world-wide back to the starting point. electronic communication in which a computer 40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs user can compose a message at one terminal Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) northeast into the Rhine. that is generated at the recipient's terminal 41. The basic unit of electric current adopted when he logs in. under the System International d'Unites. A little peace and quiet may be yours for the asking today if you don’t go looking 36. Fruit with red or yellow or green skin and There’s too much drama going on today for your personal taste but it seems as if 45. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill. for trouble. But cutting yourself off from your friends won’t bring you the long- sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh. there isn’t much you can do to avoid it. However, visualizing how you want things 46. Ability to perform or produce. term emotional satisfaction you seek. Nevertheless, taking a break from your regu- 38. United States poet and critic (1899-1979). lar weekend activities could be enough to replenish your spirit. Being on your own to play out just might have a subtle influence on the course of events. Use your 48. Aromatic Eurasian perennial. 39. Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891). for a while enables you to reengage socially later in the day with a fresh new atti- imagination to paint a picture that’s more in harmony with your preferences. Don’t 50. Having a margin or fringe of hairlike projec- 42. Singing jazz. tude on life and love. A grateful heart is a powerful heart. worry about the circumstances that are beyond your control; a minor adjustment tions. 43. Weight to be borne or conveyed. to your behavior could alter your trajectory enough to change your destination. 51. Any of several tropical American trees of the 44. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635). genus Andira. 47. A river in northern England that flows south- 52. Very attentive or observant. east through West Yorkshire. Word Search 54. A white metallic element that burns with a 49. Cut off the testicles. Yesterday Solution brilliant light. 53. A federal agency that supervises carriers 57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. that transport goods and people between 59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made states. from aba cloth. 55. New Zealand conifer. 66. Light informal conversation for social occa- 56. English monk and scholar (672-735). sions. 58. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of 69. The mints. the Old World. 70. Soreness and warmth caused by friction. 60. (computer science) A data transmission rate 71. An actor's line that immediately precedes (bits/second) for modems. and serves as a reminder for some action or 61. In bed. speech. 62. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is 72. A player in a band (especially a military opened and a section of a blood vessel is graft- band). ed from the aorta to the coronary artery to 75. (informal) Roused to anger. 76. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized bypass the blocked section of the coronary by behavioral and learning disorders. artery and improve the blood supply to the 77. A unit of information equal to one billion heart. (1,000,000,000) bytes or one thousand 63. The taste experience when a savoury condi- megabytes. ment is taken into the mouth. 78. A constellation in the southern hemisphere 64. An organization of military land forces. near Telescopium and Norma. 65. An inflammatory disease involving the seba- ceous glands of the skin. DOWN 67. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great dis- 1. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a tance. British term). 68. English monk and scholar (672-735). 2. A projecting bay window corbeled or can- 73. A metallic element having four allotropic tilevered out from a wall. forms. 3. Jordan's port. 74. A highly unstable radioactive element (the 4. An informal term for a father. heaviest of the halogen series). Yesterday’s Solution

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Gossip Minaj has reportedly split up with Meek Mill he ‘Anaconda’ hitmaker has allegedly “The two plan on fulfilling the rest of the tour grown sick of the rapper after he obligations together.” And while it was report- Tengaged in a bitter online feud with her edly Nicki who decided to end their relation- pal Drake and insulted her ex-boyfriend ship, Meek is less than impressed with his for- Safaree Samuels - who she dated for over a mer lover after she failed to pick sides during decade before they broke up last year - lead- his bitter feud with Drake. A friend told ing to her dumping him on Thursday. A HollywoodLife.com: “Meek’s not feeling Nicki source close to Nicki told MediaTakeOut.com: right now. He’s really hurt over the fact that “It’s complicated. I think they took their rela- she’s not jumping in and defending him in tionship too far, too fast.” However, the 32- this war with Drake. He wants her to choose year-old star - who began dating Meek at the sides.” end of last year shortly after breaking up with Safaree - is currently on tour with the hip hop musician, although they will both complete the string of tour dates. The source added:

he 34-year-old actor, who plays a boxer and grieving father to 13-year old actress Oona Laurence, in drama T‘Southpaw’, hopes his character’s personal life one day becomes a reality for him. He said: “I would love it not to be fictional.” The ‘Nightcrawler’ star also revealed his fondness for Campbell receives six month prison sentence his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal’s children, and how they inspired his work on the film. He added: “I have two nieces whom I adore and whom I’m connected to in so many powerful ways. he 45-year-old model was found guilty by a Sicilian court They are deeply engrained in the movie, and my love for them of scratching the eye of Gaetano Di Giovanni, who took is there.” And Jake - who has had had a string of high-profile Tpictures of her and her former boyfriend, Russian billion- relationships with the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Reese aire Vladimir Doronin, in August 2009, the Daily Telegraph Witherspoon and Taylor Swift - also admitted that he found reports. E! News adds that Naomi intends to appeal with her ‘would the industry “distracting”. He told PEOPLE magazine: “There lawyer Guido Carlo Alleva saying in a statement: “We are are these extraordinarily charismatic people in the entertain- appealing the ruling surrounding the 2009 incident. Due to ment industry, and it’s hugely intoxicating. But I think it can be the ongoing legal process, we cannot discuss the matter fur- distracting from your creativity. Why am I chasing something ther at this time.” Naomi is reported to have hit the photogra- outside? I realized that all I have is what I have inside me to pher with her bag, scratching his eye in the incident. Although express.” she reached an agreement with the snapper and he withdrew the charges, the Telegraph cites Italian news agency Ansa as saying that the prosecutor, Francesco Massara, ordered the tri- al to go ahead. He said it was in the public interest because of the serious nature of the charges. Naomi Campbell has received a six months suspended prison sentence for an attack on a paparazzo. The 45-year-old model was found guilty by a Sicilian court of scratching the eye of Gaetano Di Giovanni, who took pictures of her and her former boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, in August 2009, the Daily Telegraph reports. E! News adds that Naomi intends to appeal with her lawyer Guido Carlo Alleva saying in a statement: “We are appealing the ruling surrounding the 2009 incident. Due to the ongoing legal process, we cannot discuss the matter further at this time.” Naomi is reported to have hit the photog- Gyllenhaal rapher with her bag, scratching his eye in the incident. love’ to have children Although she reached an agreement with the snapper and he withdrew the charges, the Telegraph cites Italian news agency Ansa as saying that the prosecutor, Francesco Massara, ordered the trial to go ahead. He said it was in the public interest because of the serious nature of the charges.

Green defends Cara Delevingne’s awkward interview he model-turned-actress was on American breakfast show ‘Good Day Sacramento’ to promote her new flick Twhen during a cringe worthy chat the hosts told her to “take a little nap” and “get a Red Bull”. They also asked her if she had read the book the movie was based on leading Cara Ashlee Simpson has to sarcastically reply that she hadn’t. And John - who wrote the book - defended Cara, insisting that he finds her admirable. In an article on blogsite Medium.com, entitled ‘But Did You Read the Book? Cara Delevingne, Press Junketry given birth to a baby girl and Me’, John pointed out that Cara gets asked the question he 30-year-old singer and her 26-year- mothers house in Greenwich Connecticut! about reading the book repeatedly but her male co-star nev- old actor husband Evan Ross welcomed And now I can’t wait to meet my little baby er does. He wrote: “I watched as again and again, she was the tot in Los Angeles on Thursday, E! girl.”Look how beautiful our reception was!!! asked this question. “Cara has read the book (multiple times), T News reports. No other details have been Just looking back through photos. Such a but the question is annoying - not least because her male revealed, Meanwhile, Evan recently revealed special day.” Alongside an image of them kiss- co-star, Nat Wolff, was almost always asked when he’d read he couldn’t wait to meet his daughter. This is ing, he also wrote: “Love those lips!!! #wed- the book, while Cara was almost always asked if she’d read the first child for Evan but the second for dingmemories” The duo had already picked a it.” He added: “Cara refuses to stick to the script. She refuses Ashlee, who already has six-year-old son name for their baby girl, but were keeping it a to indulge lazy questions and refuses to turn herself into an Bronx with ex-husband Pete Wentz, and the secret until after the birth. Evan recently said: automaton to get through long days of junketry. “I don’t find actor took to Instagram to share his excite- “It’s unique. You guys will figure out the story that entitled or haughty. I find it admirable. Cara Delevingne ment. He posted a number of pictures from behind it once we tell the name.” doesn’t exist to feed your narrative or your news feed - and Rancic has the couple’s wedding day and rehearsal din- that’s precisely why she’s so interesting.” ner last August, with the caption: “#reflections of such a beautiful wedding. Me and my been replaced amazing wife @ashleesimpsonross. At my on ‘E! News’ he 40-year-old anchor quit the entertainment show earlier this month after 14 years at the helm Tand Maria Menounos, 37, has been confirmed as her replacement, after Giuliana was forced to address reports that the pair had been feuding. Maria joins co- anchors Catt Sadler, Jason Kennedy, and Terrence Jenkins. Earlier this month Giuliana insisted it was “100 per cent” her decision to quit and claimed she had been planning to move on for three years. Asked about spec- ulation she was pushed off the show, she said: “It was 100 per cent my decision to leave. This has been three years in the making. “I took on a challenge 14 years ago. I was a young reporter, and ‘E! News’ was my dream job. It’s been an incredible journey. But after 14 years, I have nothing else to accomplish on the show. I want to grow as a person, as a businesswoman, as a host, and in order for me to grow, I need to take on a new venture and new challenges.” Giuliana also said she has never had any issues with any of her co-workers, including Maria, who joined the network last year. She told PEOPLE.com: “I’ve never had a feud or drama with any of my hosts or co-hosts, and there certainly isn’t one now. There is no feud. It takes two to feud, and I’m not feuding!” The brunette beauty, who has son Duke, two, with husband Bill Rancic, will continue to host ‘Fashion Police’ and ‘Live From The Red Carpet’. lifestyle SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 Caitlyn Jenner finding her ‘best feminine voice’

he 65-year-old former Olympian - whole voice thing. “They don’t see it as who was known as Bruce Jenner being that important when it is that impor- Tbefore undergoing a gender transi- tant, not only for you just to speak and tion - has revealed she tried to hone her order and do all that kind of stuff but very voice whilst ordering food to her room. In a important for your soul that you’re feeling new clip from ‘I Am Cait’, when she was good about that.” Meanwhile, Caitlyn previ- asked by stepdaughter Kim Kardashian ously admitted she was “bothered” by the West and family friend Malika Haqq to try pitch of her voice. Speaking before she her voice, the ‘Keeping up with the picked up the Arthur Ashe Courage Award Kardashians’ star laughed and told her: at the ESPYs, she said: “I hope that people “You sound no different!” To which she don’t listen to the pitch of my voice but lis- joked back, “See, that’s the problem.” In the ten to what I have to say. That’s important episode, Caitlyn also admitted it is “impor- to me.” tant” for her to have a feminine voice because it makes her feel more confident. She added: “Women cannot relate to the Azealia Banks criticizes Minaj Renner only worries he ‘Anaconda’ hitmaker complained that black women are “rarely rewarded” for their contribution to about his daughter Tpop culture after she failed to receive a nomination he ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ star - who has two-year-old daughter Ava Berlin with his for the Video of the Year prize at the upcoming MTV Video former wife Sonni Pacheco - has insisted he will do anything to be with his little girl. Music Awards but Azealia has now hit back saying she only THe told Entertainment Tonight: “The only thing that matters is my daughter. “She’s spoke out against discrimination once it started to affect the number one thing in my life right now. Anything that’s in the way of it is an obstacle I her personally. After claiming that the only reason anyone get rid of so I can get to her.” Meanwhile, the 44-year-old actor previously admitted speaks about race is because of her, the ‘212’ hitmaker becoming a father was his “best role to date”. Talking about fatherhood, he gushed: “It’s responded to a fan who asked on Twitter if she thinks it’s a kind of screwed my career in a lot of ways. Because I don’t really care about it so much “good thing that Nicki and others have now spoken out because I care about her so much. “She’s like number one in my life. And now I get to do too”. Azealia tweeted back: “No because she only started movies on the side. Daddy’s my best role to date, I think. And all I had to do was have sex! speaking out when it affected her. And she always pulls a That’s amazing.” And with some of his movies being filmed outside the United States, pussy move and says ... ‘that’s not what I meant’ trying to Jeremy found himself travelling back and forward to see his little one. He added: “I do a lot save with white audiences when she gets caught.” Another of flights back. I did 40 flights back from London to here pretty much every other week to Twitter user wrote to Azealia, 24, to comment that it’s “fun- see her, sometimes for eight hours, and then fly back.” ny these artists are only being woke when white people are overlooking them but they were quiet when you spoke”, to which she replied: “EXACTLY” The outspoken rap- per-and-singer - who claimed “all” of her music videos “deserve” VMAs and her album a Grammy following Nicki’s comments - took to Twitter to vent her frustrations. She wrote: “Every single one of the conversations about cultur- al appropriation and fairness in the music industry began at my fingertips. “I was the only one brave enough to speak up now everyone just dives right in and Christopher Columbus’ my ideas as their own. “But I was called crazy and told to shut up. Then here come all these rap stars liter- ally quoting me verbatim. Then all of a sudden the industry has time to address the issue. Still trying to pretend like I haven’t been shouting this for years. “

Khloe Kardashian Michael Devin proposed to doesn’t like risque Drea de Matteo during his gig William Shatner will pay homage photographs he bassist popped the question to actress - referring to Michael’s 2011 album - to his friend Leonard Nimoy the 43-year-old ‘Sopranos’ star during simply replied: “Forevermore”. She then hatner, 84, starred in the iconic sci- Enterprise from 1966 to 1969. Nimoy - he 31-year-old television personality has This concert because he wanted to asked: “Will you love my children forever- fi series as Captain James T Kirk, who was 83 when he passed away in insisted she doesn’t like stripping off for “embarrass” her in public. Midway through more?” Michael excitedly shouted: “Yes!” Sopposite Nimoy’s half-human half- February this year - went on to star in Tphoto shoots unlike her sister Kim the show, Michael said: “I fell in love with a The crowd cheered again, and Drea shout- Vulcan science officer Mr. Spock, and another hit TV series ‘Mission: Kardashian West, who attempted to “break the very beautiful woman a few years ago. I ed: “I’m going to marry this guy!” Michael now Shatner is going to honor his Impossible’. He also won acclaim in internet” by posing nude for Paper magazine. She want to embarrass her as much as I can later took to Instagram to thank all of his “brother” in print. Shatner told The stage shows ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and told Australia’s The Today Show: “Some women “I’ve been in love with you since the day I fans, friends and family for their well wishes Guardian newspaper: “I’m writing a book ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ in the are always posting very sexual photos or just very met you and I will for the rest of my life, after the engagement news went public. about Leonard. I had a brother, whose 1980s. Shatner added: “We had a great risque photos ... I’m not really that girl.”I don’t and I hope that you’ll marry me ... I have Along with a picture of his future wife, he life arc was so much like mine that we deal in common, Leonard and I. And wear bikinis. I just don’t want to pose like that. To two questions for you: One, will you make wrote: “Big Huge Thank You for all the understood each other completely. Our thusly we were able to understand each do this shoot [for Complex magazine] was a big sweet passionate love to me for the rest of Birthday wishes. And for all the blessings age, our birth, the same types of prob- other. I’ve lost a dear friend.” deal for me. I was so nervous.” Meanwhile, KhloÈ my life?” A concertgoer captured the entire on my engagement to this kitty cat...Much lems in our marriages - our careers arced previously admitted that she tries to work out proposal on video, which shows the crowd appreciated!” in the same manner. “Nimoy and Shatner “every day”. She said: “I work out almost every going wild when he got down on one acted together for seven series set in the day. I go to a trainer five days a week, and on the knee. In the video, the ‘Sons of Anarchy’ 23rd century on the USS starship weekends, I do cardio and whatever I want to do. “I kind of eat what I want, but in portion control, which I never knew before. It’s really hard. You have to train your body to eat less. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” The ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ star also admitted the gym became her “only refuge” during her split from Lamar Odom. She explained: “When me and Lamar were having issues, I decided to channel my energy into working out ... if I went out with my girlfriends I would be hounded by paparazzi and made to feel more humiliated. “The gym was my only refuge. I could put music on and dance around with my girlfriends and be silly.”

Ella Eyre prefers to get fish rather than flowers

he 21-year-old singer has insisted a dated the 27-year-old hunk earlier in the bouquet of flowers does nothing to year. But Ella - who is gearing up to release Tseduce her because they are so her debut album ‘Feline’ - doesn’t want to “impersonal” and instead loves to be be known for who she is romantically wooed by someone who romances her involved with and thinks female pop stars with a fishy treat. She said: “I hate flowers. If get a tougher ride when it comes to their they’re from a colleague or something it’s relationships. She told the September issue okay but from a guy it’s such an impersonal of Cosmopolitan magazine: “I think guys in present. I’d rather somebody bought me the industry get away with a lot more.”The salmon fillets. “Flowers are nice to look at number of girls they’ve slept with is never but they die. Salmon fills me up!” However, something the media really asks but when- men looking to win over the ‘Together’ hit- ever a girl dates a guy it’s common knowl- maker with some seafood delights may not edge! Girls can be friends with guys as have much luck as she is believed to have well.” — Bangshowbiz recently reunited with Rixton drummer Lewi Morgan after they were spotted together earlier this month, having briefly lifestyle SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015

Features Country legend Lynn ‘Rogue Nation’: 5 reasons it’s Anderson dead at 67 ynn Anderson, whose strong, husky voice carried her to the top of the charts with “(I Never Promised You a) Rose LGarden,” has died. She was 67. A statement from the fam- the best ‘Mission: Impossible’ ily said she passed away at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. Her publicist said the cause of death was cardiac arrest. Anderson first soaked up the national spotlight as a young singer on “The Lawrence Welk Show” between 1967 and 1969. Although she was signed to an independent label, the expo- sure helped her nab a deal with Columbia Records in Nashville. “He was absolutely wholesome,” she said of Welk in a 1987 interview with The Associated Press. “He felt country music was coming into its own and deserved to be on nation- al TV. At that time, I was the only one singing country music on national TV every week. He’s one of my heroes and always will be.” And it was “Rose Garden” that sealed her country music legacy, earning her a Grammy and Country Music Association’s female vocalist of the year award in 1971. “It was popular because it touched on emotions,” she told the AP. “It was perfectly timed. It was out just as we came out of the Vietnam years and a lot of people were trying to recover. “This song stated that you can make something out of nothing. You take it and go ahead. It fit me well and I’ll be proud to be con- nected to it until I die.”

TV star She made television appearances with such stars as Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby, John Wayne and Tom Jones and she per- formed for presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan. She was also in episodes of the TV show “Starsky and Hutch” and in the 1982 TV movie “Country Gold.” Anderson’s other hits included, “Rocky Top,” “You’re My Man,” “How Can I Unlove You,” “What a Man, My Man Is” and “Top of the World” (also recorded by the In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Tom Cruise appears in a scene from “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.” — AP photos Carpenters). She returned briefly to the country Top 10 with a Gary Morris duet in 1983, “You’re Welcome to Tonight.” Country star ust when Tom Cruise had been written off as “Mission Impossible 3,” which interwove the heart- all the praise for last summer’s “The Edge of Reba McEntire lauded her accomplishments Thursday. “She an action star, he makes a triumphant come- pumping twists of “Alias” (season one) into a the- Tomorrow,” one of the central flaws of the film was did so much for the females in country music,” McEntire said in Jback-at age 53 — with “Mission: Impossible- atrical recipe that could give Daniel Craig as 007 a the lack any romantic spark between Cruise and a statement. “Always continuing to pave the road for those to Rogue Nation.” The summer’s most entertaining run for his money. Emily Blunt. Even though Ferguson is only 31, the follow.” Dolly Parton also said she’d be missed. popcorn movie not only eclipses “Avengers: Age of This new “Mission: Impossible,” directed by age difference between her and Cruise isn”t notice- “Lynn is blooming on God’s Rose Garden now. We will miss Ultron,” “Jurassic World” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” Christopher McQuarrie under Abrams’ Bad Robot able or distracting, because she comes across as his her and remember her fondly,” Parton said in a statement. She with its action sequences, it also brings to mind Productions, ups the stakes at every level. Cruise equal. was born Sept 26, 1947, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, but Cruise’s prime days (“Top Gun,” “Jerry Maguire,” etc) not only dangles from an airplane in the opening raised in Sacramento, California. The daughter of country on the Hollywood A-list. Here are five reasons sequence, he withstands multiple beatings from a The leading lady carries half the movie songwriters Casey and Liz Anderson, she started performing “Mission: Impossible 5” is the strongest film in villain known as the Bone Doctor (Jens Huten), Ferguson doesn’t just elevate Cruise, she also at the age of 6. Paramount’s 19-year-old spy franchise. goes for a terrifying dip in an underground water carries half the film, playing a spy who may or may Anderson was an award-winning equestrian as a teenager, chamber, stops an assassination attempt at the not be on his side. She keeps up with every punch voted California Horse Show Queen in 1966. In her later years Vienna opera, leads a car chase in Casablanca and he throws or weapon he fires. Like Rosamund Pike she lived in Taos, New Mexico, where she faced a number of commands a motorcycle ride through the winding in “Jack Reacher,” “Mission: Impossible 5” will be legal problems. A Taos judge issued a restraining order in 1995 roads of Morocco. If the Oscars gave a trophy for remembered as a breakout vehicle for its heroine. against Anderson after her boyfriend said she had threatened stunts, “M:I 5” would win it. In another summer of action tentpoles that treat him following the end of their 12-year relationship.—AP female characters as afterthoughts (see: “Avengers” The script lands on both feet or “Ant Man”), “M:I 5” gives us a female lead who In the past, story has never been a strong point shares equal screen time. of the “Mission: Impossible” movies, this isn’t a spy adventure that require CliffsNotes to follow along. A throwback to how summer In this installment, Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is battling a tentpoles should be. secret agency known as the Syndicate, run by Most action movies now are so serious, a Solomon Lane (Sean Harris, enjoying every byproduct of the Marvel universe, where super- moment of playing the villain). Hunt is aided again, heroes sulk in their own darkness. And when of course, by his crew at IMF, which includes Simon “Jurassic World” tried to be a fun, it just came across Pegg (the perfect comedic foil), Jeremy Renner and as silly with its high-heel-wearing heroine played Ving Rhames. McQuarrie, who also wrote the script, by Bryce Dallas Howard. But “Mission: Impossible 5” wisely keeps the narrative focused on the battle finds the right tone for a summer blockbuster. Its between good and evil, not letting any extraneous 131 minutes of escapist entertainment prove that plot twists trip up his action. not all sequels must be pale imitations of what comes before. This is the rare Hollywood franchise Cruise gets his sexy back that only gets better with age. — Reuters In this image released Ever since he jumped on Oprah’s couch in 2005, by Paramount Pictures, Cruise has struggled to maintain his heartthrob Rebecca Ferguson and Bigger, sleeker than Bond persona. Thankfully, “Mission Impossible 5” finds Tom Cruise appear in a It’s sleeker than any James Bond movie you can him a leading lady-Swedish actress Rebecca scene from “Mission: remember. The first “Mission: Impossible,” which Ferguson (of TV’s “The White Queen”) — who man- Impossible - Rogue opened nearly two decades ago in 1996, was a ages to re-awaken Cruise’s sex appeal. The two standard big screen reboot of a TV show. But the have the best chemistry for a Cruise movie since he Nation.” In this Nov 10, 2010 file photo, Lynn Anderson attends the franchise received a jolt in 2006 with JJ Abrams’ romanced Renee Zellweger in “Jerry Maguire.” For 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville. — AP

Filmmakers respond to criticism SNL stars reunite, new Wu series of Lego ‘Brickumentary’ he filmmakers behind a documentary on the toy power- “I don’t think anyone would have seen the omnipresence of and Maisie calls the doctor house Lego say critics who see the film as a 92-minute Legos we see now,” said Junge, who won an Academy Award in ere’s a roundup of news Friday from the Television Tcommercial for the tiny building blocks are missing the 2011 for the short documentary, “Saving Face.” The film includes Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV net- point. “A Lego Brickumentary” opened Friday in limited theatrical recording artist Ed Sheeran, basketball player Dwight Howard works and streaming services are presenting details on release to mixed reviews, with some reviewers complaining the and South Park creator Trey Parker describing their love for the H upcoming programs. film took an uncritical eye to the toy that captivates children and toy. Jason Bateman narrates the feature length documentary as adults alike. an animated Lego mini-figure. Rock on “If there is anyone out there that’s looking for a hardcore con- The majority of the film, however, explores the bricks’ huge The shaggy-haired rocker who set up his amplifier in the troversial film they are looking at this film through the wrong adult fan base, known as “Adult Fans of Lego,” or AFOLs. Junge posh hotel lobby looked a lot like Fred Armisen. And wasn’t lens,” Kief Davidson, the film’s co-director, said in an interview was approached to create the film about Brickworld, an annual that Seth Meyers snapping his picture? It was indeed a Friday. His co-director, Daniel Junge, said the film was guided by convention of Lego enthusiasts who show off elaborate cre- bewigged Armisen getting in a few guitar licks and Meyers a genuine affection for the bricks, not any input from the Dutch ations and learn new building techniques. recording the moment, part of the promotion for IFC’s new toymaker. “We were continuously just lured by the level of quality in “Documentary Now!” “Lego had no editorial control over the film,” Junge said. “The the builds and the massive artistic endeavors at the conven- The series parodying famed documentaries and genres love that you see in the film is coming from us as filmmakers.” tions,” Davidson said. reunites former “Saturday Night Live” colleagues Armisen, Their zeal for Lego bricks led some critics to liken the film to That prompted the filmmakers to explore the use of Legos Meyers and Bill Hader, with the trio serving as writers and pro- a corporate ad or promotional video. “As a movie, it can be as for real-life uses such as therapy and architecture, and its role as ducers (with Rhys Thomas) and Armisen and Hader also star- annoying as stepping on a stray LEGO brick with your socks off,” a gender-neutral toy. “Brickumentary” provided Junge and ring. “I love that we figured out a way to keep working togeth- New York Daily News reviewer Jordan Hoffman wrote in one of Davidson the chance to create a movie they can share with their er,” said Meyers, who fitted the project in with his duties as an the more unflattering reviews. children. Junge’s upcoming film “Being Evel” focuses on daredev- NBC late-night host. His partners in comedy also are busy: il Evel Knievel and Davidson is working on a documentary about Armisen is the creator and star (with Carrie Brownstein) of IFC’s Rising Lego culture the ivory crisis. “Portlandia” and the bandleader for Meyers’ show, while Hader It clicked better with moviegoers; audiences gave it a 71 Junge said this is the first time his 7-year-old daughters will stars in the Amy Schumer film “Trainwreck.” score on review site Rotten Tomatoes on Friday night. “A Lego see his work and the film gave Davidson an opportunity to bond As younger viewers, Meyers and Hader said they were Brickumentary” explores the culture surrounding Legos, which with his son. “It drew us closer together as father-son and that’s impressed by “The Thin Blue Line,” the 1988 documentary SAN DIEGO: In this July 11, 2015 file photo, actress are no longer confined to tables and toy boxes, but include something 10 years from now I’ll definitely remember,” Davidson about a wrongly convicted man. Armisen, on the other hand, Maisie Williams arrives at Entertainment Weekly’s books, video games and a successful feature film. The documen- said. — AP fondly recalled being influenced by the 1970s pop parody film, Annual Comic-Con Party. — AP tary shows how builders create jets, replica movie sets and func- “The Rutles.” “That to me was the turning point for a new kind of tional cars from a product initially created for children. entertainment,” Armisen said. The doctor is in for ‘Game of Thrones’ star When viewers see Maisie Williams on the new season of Wu’s homecoming “Doctor Who,” she’ll be a brand-new character, not someone Hong Kong movie star Daniel Wu is bringing martial arts from the Doctor’s past. “Once you see what she’s up to ... you’ll back to TV in the U.S. with his upcoming series “Into the appreciate what a clever idea it was,” show runner Steven Badlands,” premiering Nov. 19 on AMC. Born in California, Wu Moffat said. “It’s a significant role. We’re not just getting star val- fell into acting while on a post-college trip to Hong Kong. He ue and throwing it away. It’s a great part, and she’s terrific in it.” was discovered in a bar for a TV commercial, which quickly led Williams is best known as Arya Stark on HBO’s “Game of to his film career. He’s gone on to make more than 60 movies. Thrones,” and Moffat says her role on “Doctor Who” is different The six-episode first season of “Badlands” is based on the for the 18-year-old actress. “If people are hugely associated with Chinese novel “Journey to the West.” Wu plays a skilled warrior a much-loved show, then it’s good to have them on your show. named Sunny who teams up with a young boy named MK The audience is clever. They know you’re playing somebody (Aramis Knight) on a search for enlightenment in a dangerous else. They don’t get confused,” he said. Moffat also teased that land. Sunny teaches M.K. martial arts and he becomes an unri- “it will take you a moment or two to realize what we’re up to” valed fighter. with Williams’ character. Season nine of “Doctor Who,” which “I knew the action had to be kick-ass but also knew we real- stars Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his ly needed a compelling story,” said Wu, who stars on the show companion, Clara, premieres Sept 19 on BBC America. — AP and is also an executive producer. The actor is excited to expand his career to America but says he is grateful to Hong Kong for making him a star. “Everything I have now is because This photo provided by RADiUS shows Thorin Finch playing with LEGOs in a scene from the documentary film, “A of what the Hong Kong (film) industry gave me,” he said. LEGO Brickumentary.” — AP lifestyle SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015

Features Original sound of Japan emperor’s war-end speech released

he 4 1/2-minute speech that has reverberated insufferable,” a phrase repeatedly used in news and throughout Japan’s modern history since it dramas about the war. When people heard that Twas delivered by Emperor Hirohito at the end part 70 years ago, they understood the situation, of World War II has come back to life in digital form. Kondo says. But the rest is little known, largely Hirohito’s “jewel voice” - muffled and nearly inaudi- because the text Hirohito read was deliberately ble due to poor sound quality - was broadcast on written in arcane language making him sound Aug 15, 1945, announcing Japan’s surrender. authoritative and convincing as he sought people’s On Saturday, the Imperial Household Agency understanding about Japan’s surrender. released the digital version of the original sound Amid growing concern among many Japanese ahead of the 70th anniversary of the speech and over nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push the war’s end. In it, the emperor’s voice appears to expand Japan’s military role, the current clearer, slightly higher and more intense, but, Emperor Akihito is increasingly seen as liberal and Japanese today would still have trouble under- pacifist, and the effort by his father, Hirohito, to end the war has captured national attention. Speaking in unique intonation that drops at the end of sentences, Hirohito opens his 1945 address with Japan’s decision to accept the condition of surrender. He also expresses “the deepest sense of regret” to Asian countries that cooperated with Japan to gain “emancipation” from Western colo- This undated handout picture released on July 31, 2015 by the Austrian National Library (ONB) shows nization. the farewell letter of Baroness Mary Vetsera to her mother. “Please forgive me for what I’ve done, I could Hirohito also laments devastation caused by “a not resist love” — these are the final dramatic words of Baroness Mary Vetsera, whose farewell letters new and most cruel bomb” dropped in Hiroshima were discovered in a bank vault in Vienna 126 years after she famously committed suicide with Crown and Nagasaki, and asks everyone to stay calm while Prince Rudolf of Austria, experts announced. — AFP helping to reconstruct the country. Its significance is that Hirohito, who at the time was considered a living deity, made the address, said Takahisa Furukawa, a historian at Nihon ‘Sensational find’ reveals passion University in Tokyo. “What’s most important is the emperor reached out to the people to tell them that they had to surrender and end the war,” he said. “The speech is a reminder of what it took to of one of history’s great affairs end the wrong war.” On the eve of the announcement, Hirohito met lease forgive me for what I’ve done, I could The exact circumstances of their suicide-pact, with top government officials to approve Japan’s not resist love”-these are the final dramatic commonly referred to as the “Mayerling incident”, still surrender inside a bunker dug at the palace com- “Pwords of Baroness Mary Vetsera, whose remain unclear. The prince is thought to have shot his pound. Amid fear of violent protest by army offi- farewell letters were discovered in a bank vault in lover before turning the gun on himself. Their deaths cials refusing to end the war, the recording of Vienna 126 years after she famously committed sui- sparked international headlines and became a source Hirohito’s announcement was made secretly. NHK cide with Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, experts of speculation. With the exception of a farewell letter technicians were quietly called in for the recording. announced Friday. Hailing the find as “sensational”, from Rudolf to his wife, Stephanie, no other original At almost midnight, Hirohito appeared in his for- the Austrian National Library (ONB) said bank employ- documents related to the incident were believed to mal military uniform, and read the statement into ees had stumbled across the precious documents have survived. the microphone, twice. during a clear-out of the archives. “Until now it had been assumed that the letters A group of young army officers stormed into the They had been there since 1926, according to the had been destroyed after the mother’s death,” the palace in a failed attempt to steal the records and library. “An unknown person deposited a leather- ONB said. Scientific research on the letters would standing the arcane language used by Hirohito. block the surrender speech, but palace officials bound folder containing numerous personal docu- begin in August, it added. The letters, addressed to Japanese people lower “The language was extremely difficult,” said desperately protected the records, which were ments, letters and photographs of the Vetsera family, the baroness’s mother, sister and brother, had been their head toward the Tomie Kondo, 92, who listened to the 1945 broad- safely delivered to NHK for radio transmission the including the farewell letters of Mary Vetsera from kept inside a closed envelope sealed with the crown Imperial Palace in Tokyo, as cast in a monitoring room at NHK public broadcast- next day. The drama of the last two days of the war 1889,” the ONB said in a statement. prince’s insignia. The historical documents will go on Emperor Hirohito er, where she worked as a newscaster. “It’s well writ- leading to Hirohito’s radio address was made into a “Dear Mother/ Please forgive me for what I’ve public display at the library in 2016, as part of celebra- announced on radio that ten if you read it, but I’m afraid not many people film, “Japan’s Longest Day,” in 1967, and its remake done/ I could not resist love/ In accordance with Him, tions to mark the centenary of Emperor Franz Joseph’s Japan was defeated in the understood what he said,” she said. Poor reception will hit Japanese theaters on Aug. 8. I want to be buried next to Him in the Cemetery of death. — AP World War II. The original and sound quality of the radio made it even worse. Alland/ I am happier in death than life,” the letter to recording of Japan’s “I heard some people even thought they were sup- Helen Vetsera read. Emperor Hirohito’s war- posed to fight even more,” she said. “I think the The ONB said it hoped the discovery would help ending speech has come speech would be incomprehensive to young peo- shed light on one of the world’s great romances, back to life in digital ple today.” which has inspired numerous movies, novels, ballets form.— AP and plays. The bodies of Mary Vetsera, two months Arcane language shy of turning 18, and the 30-year-old crown prince Every Japanese knows a part of the speech were discovered in January 1889 at a hunting lodge in where Hirohito refers to his resolve for peace by the Viennese woods near the town of Mayerling. “enduring the unendurable and suffering what is Amazon India Couture Week

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Four white lion cubs, born two weeks ago, are seen in a basket at the Taigan Safari Park, in Belogorsk, about 50 km east of Simferopol, Crimea, Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The newly born white lion cubs were shown to the media for the first time. — AP WWE Hall of Famer dies As festivals overload, Fest300 Roddy Piper owdy” Roddy Piper, the kilt wearing trash-talker who headlined the first WrestleMania and later found seeks to curate experiences “Rmovie stardom, died Friday. He was 61. The WWE confirmed the death. The wrestling organization provided no he myriad of festivals seems to have gotten tage point. Conley says the site’s advantage, and its additional details. Piper, born Roderick Toombs in Saskatoon, more dizzying over the last decade: Whether biggest challenge, is the broad swath it aims to Saskatchewan, is the second WWE Hall of Famer to die this sum- Tit’s a weekend of music performances, a foodie appeal to. mer, following the June death of “The American Dream” Dusty meet-up or a health-and-wellness gathering, there “Usually when you create something new you Rhodes. Piper’s death also comes days after Hulk Hogan, his seems to be a “fest” happening somewhere around actually go after a certain niche of people and you biggest rival for decades, was fired by the WWE. Hogan had the globe at any moment. just serve that niche really well and grow from there,” used racial slurs in a conversation captured on a sex tape. It’s almost enough to cause festival overload. But he said. “What we’ve decided to do is the opposite. Piper and Hogan battled for years and headlined some of Fest300 - a site launched this year by entrepreneur We said, let’s actually create the most comprehensive the biggest matches during the 1980s. Hogan and Mr. T beat Chip Conley - is seeking to not only enhance, but also festival website ever created and focus on just the Piper and Paul Orndorff on March 31, 1985, at the first curate the festival experience by sifting through cream of the crop across all types of locations and WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden in a bout that featured them all and pointing out the best from the rest. He festivals.” Muhammad Ali as the guest referee. Piper was a villain for the likens it to the festival version of the website Trip Fest300 enlists festival-goers for their input to early portion of his career, once cracking a coconut over the Advisor, where travelers go when they want to plan give ratings of their experiences, but is also working skull of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka in a segment for his popular the best trip. with festivals like Bonnaroo for behind-the-scenes WWF talk show called “Piper’s Pit.” He later starred in the movie “We’re trying to outline what we think are the best videos and other exclusive content. The site’s busi- “They Live” and continued acting for most of the next three festivals because people have more choice, and the ness model includes sponsored content and adver- decades. more choice you have, the more you want someone tising from tourism bureaus. Taylor hopes to grow WWE chairman Vince McMahon called Piper “one of the to curate your choices for you,” Conley, an executive the site to more than 500,000 unique views per most entertaining, controversial and bombastic performers at AirBnB, said in a recent interview. month, and given the popularity of festivals, believes ever in WWE, beloved by millions of fans around the world.” The site’s ultimate list of the top 300 festivals in it’s an achievable goal. Piper’s son, Colt Toombs, posted to Twitter: “My father the world contains the familiar - including Coachella, “Part of the reason why I think festivals have @R_Roddy_Piper was a great man and my best friend I will miss Wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper gestures to the crowd after Lollapalooza (which kicks off Friday) and the Cannes grown so much - they’re just popping up all over - is him forever and will always try to be the man he raised me to being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at the Induction Film Festival - and also those that may not be as well because people want that in real life experience,” he be.” Ceremony in Universal City, California. — AP photos known, like the National Cowboy Poetry Festival in said. “We spend so much of our time connecting with Texas (mark your calendars for January) or the each other through iPhones and Facebook, but ‘Hot Rod’ bered as the greatest bad guy of all time,” he said. Rainforest Music Festival coming up in August in doing it in person makes a big difference. I do think Piper also went by the nickname “Hot Rod” during his career. More recently, Piper appeared in the show “Celebrity Wife Malaysia. the reason why Fest300 the site is necessary is Although he was Canadian, he often appeared in a kilt and Swap,” trading wives with fellow former wrestler Ric Flair. Piper because there are so many new choices.” — AP came to the ring blowing bagpipes in a nod to his Scottish her- battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, but later said he had Woman’s vantage point itage. Piper inspired UFC fighter Ronda Rousey to take the beaten the cancer. In recent months, Piper was active in the There’s also a steady stream of articles. A recent “Rowdy” nickname. Piper was touched Rousey used the name charity Stand For The Silent, an organization aimed at honoring check of the site had one that included which festi- and the MMA fighter paid tribute to him on her social media the victims of bullying and bringing awareness to the issue. vals had the most germ-ridden wristbands, and feeds before Saturday’s UFC card. Piper is survived by wife Kitty and their four children. — AP another on going to festivals from a woman’s van- “Thank you for the name.... And so much more.... Will do it justice and do you proud tomorrow,” she wrote. Rousey fights Brazilian challenger Bethe Correia at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night. Piper was best known for his lengthy career with the World Wrestling Federation, now the WWE. He was a WWE Intercontinental and tag team champion and was induct- ed into the WWE Hall of Fame 2005. “Saddened about the passing of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper,” tweeted Paul “Triple H” Levesque, a wrestler and top WWE exec- utive. “He was truly a legend and icon, and will never be forgot- ten... #ThankYouRoddy #RIP.” Piper became a household name because of his rivalry with Hogan, and the involvement of pop star Cyndi Lauper and her friend Captain Lou Albano. The feud led to an MTV special “The War to Settle the Score” in 1985. Piper was cast as the villain, and his disqualification led to Hogan keeping the WWF championship. A brawl at the end of that fight would lead to the first WrestleMania. Piper also had well-known rivalries with Rick Rude and Adrian Adonis, among others. He boxed actor Mr T at WrestleMania 2. “RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper! What a competitor?! I was honored to be your opponent in the first Wrestlemania. Bless You My Brother,” Mr. T tweeted.

‘All out of bubblegum’ In addition to his celebrity in the ring, Piper appeared in John Carpenter’s 1988 cult classic “They Live.” In that film, he delivered the memorable line: “I have come here to chew bub- blegum and kick ass - and I’m all out of bubblegum.” “He was a great wrestler. He was an underrated actor and just a marvelous entertainer and I feel like I’ve just lost one of my close friends,” Carpenter told The Associated Press. Carpenter said when he last saw Piper, his friend had just had shoulder surgery but was doing well. “His outlook was very good,” he said. “Roddy will always be loved because of his wrestling career. He really became a legend in pro wrestling. He will not be forgotten.” Former “Survivor” star Jonny Fairplay In this April 19, 2015 file photo, DJ Martin Solveig performs at the Sahara stage at The Coachella Music started work in 2001 as Piper’s personal assistant. “I would wake and Arts Festival in Indio, California.— AP him up in the morning and yell at him from the door of his bed- room,” he said. “I’d say, ‘Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, the guy Former professional wrestler Roddy Piper attends the 25th who never beat Hulk Hogan.’” Fairplay named his daughter Anniversary of WrestleMania press conference in New York. Piper in honor of the wrestler. “Rowdy Piper should be remem-