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FM: Qatar concerned about safety of citizens during Haj

The Peninsula Saudi authorities had yet atar’s government has expressed concerns over the not responded to queries security and safety of its citizens from Qatar’s Ministry of in Saudi Arabia who are cross- Islamic Affairs regarding Qing the border to perform the annual Haj following Riyadh’s move of the security of its citizens reopening its border with Doha for pil- during the Haj rituals, said grims only. Foreign Minister Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Moham- H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende med bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday told a news conference that Qatar is con- Abdulrahman Al Thani. with other officials at a meeting in Oslo, yesterday. → See also page 2 cerned about the safety of its citizens in Saudi and the Saudi authorities had yet Foreign Minister held a meeting with most prominent of which are cases involv- of cooperation with the Kingdom of not responded to queries from Qatar’s spreading hatred against Qatari people Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende ing family dispersal, especially women Norway. Ministry of Islamic Affairs regarding the represents a great concern for us.” (H) and discussed bilateral relations, and children, and racial discrimination According to Norway Today, Brende security of its citizens during the Haj rit- “Those people crossing the border means of boosting and developing them against Qatari students. visited Qatar in February this year and uals. “The Saudi authorities have yet to right now are under the responsibility of as well as developments of the Gulf crisis The Foreign Minister reiterated during his visit met Emir H H Sheikh respond to queries from the Qatari Min- the Saudi authorities for their security and and a number of regional and interna- Qatar’s supportive stance of the Kuwaiti Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Foreign istry of Islamic Affairs regarding the safety,” the Foreign Minister added. tional issues of mutual interest. mediation, dialogue and an effective and Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin security of Qatari citizens during Haj,” the He noted that “more than 100” Qatari The Minister thanked the Norwegian sustainable diplomatic solution based on Abdulrahman Al Thani and Dr Ali bin Minister said. Al Thani was speaking at a pilgrims had crossed the border to Saudi Foreign Minister for his country’s position respect for international law and sover- Sumaikh Al Marri, Chairman of the Qatar news conference yesterday with Norway’s Arabia since the reopening of border on calling for the dialogue among all eignty. He also briefed his Norwegian National Human Rights Committee. Foreign Minister Børge Brende in Oslo, Thursday. Qatar has welcomed Saudi Ara- parties. counterpart on the status of Kuwaiti medi- Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the Norway. bia’s decision to reopen the Salwa border The Minister briefed his counterpart ation, stressing Qatar’s positive interaction United Arab Emirates cut their diplomatic The Minister said: “The level of ten- crossing, also known as Abu Samrah, to on the humanitarian impact of the Gulf with it. ties with Qatar on June 5, and imposed sion between the two nations, the Haj pilgrims, but called it “politically crisis. He referred to the National Human The Foreign Minister also stressed siege of the country including the border language and the tone of the Saudi media motivated.” Rights Committee’s record of cases, the Qatar’s keenness to enhance the prospects crossing point with Saudi Arabia.

Qatar expresses solidarity with Spain Qatar and Pakistan exploring new maritime cooperation

Irfan Bukhari Peninsula during his visit to Anwar said that the devel- The Peninsula Qatar last week. opment work at Gwadar Port Terming his visit ‘very use- was underway at full speed. fter launching weekly ful’ in which he had a meeting “Gwadar being the natural deep direct shipping service with CEO of Mwani, Captain seaport and due to its geograph- Abetween Hamad Port and Abdulla Al Khanji, on August 13, ical location can handle mother Karachi Port, Qatar and Paki- Anwar said that Bahria Foun- ships. After offloading mother stan are exploring new avenues dation’s transshipment hub and ships at Gwadar Port, goods can of maritime cooperation. other ports of Pakistan are in a be transported to other destina- Vice-Admiral (Retd) Azhar position to facilitate Qatar and tions through cargo ships,” he Shamim Anwar, Managing help Hamad Port become a said, adding that internal com- Director of Bahria Foundation regional trade hub. munication system was being Pakistan, has said that Qatar and After Karachi Port, he said, installed at Gwadar Port. Pakistan are exploring maritime Gwadar Port would be in a posi- Bahria Foundation MD said cooperation and in future ‘fully tion to serve the needs of the that follow-up visits and nego- operational Gwadar Port will whole Middle East, China and tiations between two countries take them to new heights’. Central Asian countries. would continue to fine tune “Bahria Foundation also “To increase maritime coop- details of cooperation. He said runs a transshipment hub in eration is the desire from both that the Hamad Port was an Several iconic buildings in Qatar yesterday were illuminated with the flag of Spain to Karachi and through our trans- sides; Qatar and Pakistan. Now ‘excellent custom-made port’ express solidarity with the victims of terror attack in Barcelona on Thursday, where 14 shipment services, we can Karachi Port and in future Gwa- with all modern and sophisti- people died and more than 100 were injured. The picture shows Sheraton Doha lit with facilitate Qatar in its trade dar Port can serve as cated facilities. flag of Spain. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula → See also page 6 arrangements with China,” transshipment centres for Anwar said while talking to The Hamad Port.” → Continued on page 2

Court freezes controversial Israel settlement law Hassan Al Thawadi, the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy has Jerusalem show that Judge Neal Hendel decision that Attorney General settlements to be illegal, but Israel said that preparations for 2022 World Cup in AFP issued on Thursday an open- Avichai Mandelblit had asked him distinguishes between those it ended restraining order to grant the order. sanctions and those it does not — Qatar ‘unaffected by blockade’. In an interview srael’s Supreme Court has fro- suspending a bill passed by par- It did not specify a time limit so-called outposts. with Al Jazeera, he said various construction zen implementation of a law liament that would retroactively but demanded that Israel’s par- Mandelblit himself warned projects, including eight stadiums and a $35bn Ilegalising dozens of Jewish set- legalise a number of outposts liament, the Knesset, deliver its the government the law could be tlements built on private across the occupied West Bank. response by September 10 and unconstitutional and risked metro and rail system, are “on schedule”. “No Palestinian land, which the UN The decision was in response that Mandelblit submit an opin- exposing Israel to international labelled a “thick red line”. to a petition brought by 17 Pales- ion by October 16. The act, known prosecution for war crimes. doubt that the blockade has caused an incon- The decision was condemned tinian local councils on whose as the “legalisation law”, was UN envoy for the Middle East venience. We very quickly moved onto Plan B, by rightwing Israeli politicians land the settlements are built. passed in February and brought peace process, Nickolay Mlade- found alternative sources of supply, alternative who accused the judiciary of over- Israeli and Palestinian rights immediate condemnation from nov, said following the February ruling the will of Israel’s groups were also parties to the around the world. Knesset vote the bill set a “very routes of supply as well.” parliament. Court documents petition. Hendel wrote in his International law considers all dangerous precedent.” 02 HOME SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 Food sales to increase Foreign Minister meets Norway counterpart in next three years

The Peninsula (DECC). The exciting three-day well-developed premiumization show will be featuring a vibrant channels and a wealthy con- he presence of a large cus- exhibition zone, a highly-tar- sumer base. Complementing tomer base composed geted B2B programme, earlier reports showing that Tmostly of a high-income educational workshops and Qatar will remain one of the best expatriate population that has simultaneous events and activ- performing economies in the high purchasing power, is ities, allowing visitors and GCC region, the country’s food expected to drive Qatar’s Food participants to experience a and non-alcoholic segment has and Beverage (F&B) segment 360-degree coverage of all also been forecasted to reach towards a continuously steady aspects of the HORECA, F&B and QR25bn by 2020. growth. hospitality investment markets. In addition, the demand for According to a report from Karim Raffoul, Project Manager, organic food is also expected to BMI research, the country’s food Hospitality Qatar 2017, said, “We experience continuous growth. sales will witness a compound are confident that Qatar’s F&B Lastly, the country’s move to annual growth rate (CAGR) of segment will continue to expe- host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 14.4 percent in the next three rience significant growth, will not only promote Qatar as years, said a press release. backed by key drivers that a highly-preferred tourist des- The positive outlook has also include a high-income expat tination but also drive in an prompted food suppliers, con- presence and equally high pur- increased demand for food and sultants, and international chasing power. These drivers drinks when the games take Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani with Norway’s Foreign investors to explore potential and more will be our chief focus place. This year, Hospitality Minister, Borge Brende, in Oslo yesterday. opportunities being offered by at this year’s edition of Hospi- Qatar is introducing a new addi- the thriving F&B segment. tality Qatar 2017 as we highlight tion for the first time called HQ Hospitality Qatar 2017, the the importance of this segment – Food Qatar. The platform is country’s premier International in the country’s economy. particularly designed to serve Hospitality and Hotel/Restau- This year’s participants and Qatar’s food and catering rant/Café (HORECA) Trade visitors will surely find the event industry. Generation Amazing organises Show, is set to showcase this highly beneficial and advanta- Aside from exciting product projected growth while also geous as it continues to live up demonstrations and workshops, throwing the spotlight on Qatar’s to its role as a strategic platform Hospitality Qatar will also fea- booming F&B segment. for hospitality investors, hotel- ture interactive concurrent series of recycled art workshops The event, which has been iers, restaurateurs, cafés events; the Salon Culinaire dubbed as the F&B industry’s operators and suppliers.” which features more than 18 dif- ultimate meeting point, will be The BMI report reveals that ferent categories, the Live QNA India who took part in the specialist, said: “This has been held from November 7 to Qatar’s F&B segment benefits Cooking Competition, the course said: “I enjoyed the ses- an opportunity to unite sport November 9 at the Doha Exhi- from the presence of a resilient Barista Competition, and the eneration Amazing, the sion and produced some very and arts to promote these pos- bition and Convention Center business environment, Mocktail Competition. Supreme Committee for good work. The task was inter- itive skills. GDelivery & Legacys (SC) esting because I had not done The classes enable partici- flagship corporate social anything like this before. Im pants to actively continue the responsibility programme, has looking forward to staying workshops with others, empow- Qatar sends aid organised a series of recycled involved.” ering them to share their Hammadi meets Hungary’s minister art workshops for workers in Al Speaking about the classes, knowledge.” With this type of to flood-hit Khor. The classes will be held Michael Richardson, Generation activity, Generation Amazing throughout a three-week period Amazing master coach, said: and the SC Community Engage- Sierra Leone and will reach a total of 50 “The art workshops are bring- ment team aim to provide the people. ing the Generation Amazing workers with an interesting and QNA The first session was held at programme values to the fore easy artistic technique that they QDVC, a workers accommoda- we have been teaching team- can practice on their own. n the directives of Emir tion site in Al Khor, and had 25 work, communication skills and The workers showing most H H Sheikh Tamim bin attendees. The class, hosted by positive participation through artistic promise will be nomi- OHamad Al Thani, a an art teacher previously trained football, and now it is great to nated to transition from C-17 transport aircraft of the by the SC, focused on the con- see how the teachers and participants to actually facilitat- Qatari Air Force at the Minis- cept of recycled art. Attendees coaches are generating a genu- ing these workshops for their try of Defence, left yesterday made simple decorations for inely creative environment for colleagues continuing the carrying 45 tons of aid to the frames, tissue boxes and these virtues to thrive in.” empowerment of people that Republic of Sierra Leone, baskets. Meanwhile, Nada Al Saadi, Generation Amazing hopes to which is suffering from sea- Yasant Singh, a worker from SC arts & culture engagement achieve. sonal floods in which the number of victims reached more than 700 persons. The aid includes essential Qatar and Pakistan exploring new maritime cooperation goods, foodstuffs, medicines and tents equipped for such Continued from page 1 climatic conditions.The offers services of operations of assistance is accompanied by Azhar Shamim Anwar (pic- floating craft. Besides this, Mar- a team from the Qatari Inter- tured), Managing Director of itime Division offers services in national Search and Rescue Bahria Foundation Pakistan, the field of marine survey, Group of the Internal Secu- said that the General Manager dredging, and shipping. The rity Force - LEKHWIYA. The Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry, Dr Ahmed bin of Bahria Maritime Services Division possesses sufficient Standing Committee for Res- Hassan Al Hammadi, with Hungary’s Minister of State Division was accompanying him experience to undertake the cue, Relief and Humanitarian for Security Policy and International Cooperation, Dr in visit to Qatar. Established in maintenance and repair work Assistance in the affected Istvan Mikola, in Budapest, yesterday. They discussed 1995, Bahria Maritime Services of floating craft. The division is areas of brotherly and bilateral relations and the means to enhance them. Division is engaged in wide also providing technical and friendly countries has taken The meeting was attended by Qatar’s Ambassador to range of maritime business skilled manpower in maritime the task of providing assist- Hungary, Mohamed bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and Director activities. sector. ance and coordination with The Bahria Maritime Serv- Hamad Port recently of European Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, the concerned authorities to ices Division has provided launched its weekly direct ship- Salem bin Abdullah Al Jaber, and the accompanying ensure that they reach the Tugging and Harbour Pilot Serv- ping service with Karachi Port ship, Libra, carrying a total load affected people. delegation. ices in ports of Pakistan and also by receiving the first container of 1,200 TEUs on August 13. Indonesian expatriates hold several events to mark I-Day

The Peninsula supporting the activities of the beneficial relationship. Being Indonesian citizens residing in embassy. As representatives of independent means, we can nur- Qatar is to live with honour and ndonesian expatriates in the Indonesian people and its ture a healthy and productive dignity while respecting the local Qatar celebrated their 72nd government, Basri urged his community and neighbourhood. laws and actively participate IIndependence Day with a compatriots to be good residents On this auspicious occasion, the wherever they are working with prayer and traditional flag rais- by obeying all rules and regula- envoy extended his sincere grat- full spirit and enthusiasm for the ing ceremony at the Indonesian tions of the host country. itude and appreciation to the development of Qatar. chancery. Basri said the Independence people and the Qatar govern- According to Indonesian Indonesian Ambassador to Day Commemoration reminds ment led by Emir H H Sheikh Embassy’s Minister Counsellor, Qatar, Muhammad Basri Side- them to stay stronger and exert Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Boy Dharmawan, this year’s cel- habi, led the flag hoisting more effort in looking for the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad ebration is more significant after ceremony in the presence of best solutions to all the problems bin Khalifa Al Thani for hosting Indonesia forged stronger eco- embassy officials and members and challenges they face. He about 40,000 Indonesian nomic ties with Qatar on various of the Indonesian community. added that independence should expatriates. investments by Qatari compa- Before the event, the Indo- not be meant limitedly only by With increasing work oppor- nies to Indonesia. He added the nesian community joined various the state of enjoying freely the tunities and huge projects in friendship and cooperation that sport competitions and games as rights but also by responsibly Qatar, the envoy sees the number have long been cemented for part of the celebration. exercising the obligation for the to increase in the future. There- decades between the two coun- The envoy lauded the efforts betterment of our life. Being fore, the envoy would once again tries grow even stronger. of the Indonesian Community in independent means that we can like to reiterate that we stand We are hoping to see the Qatar (Permiqa), and various protect and maintain our com- ready to keep closely working friendship and cooperation that Indonesian expatriates participating in the activities organised organisations (religion, sports, mon sense and humanity. Being together for the benefits of our have long been cemented for profession, education and cul- independent means that we can two countries. decades between the two coun- as part of the celebration to mark the 72nd Independence Day tural) for participating and fully build and embrace a mutually Basri also urged that all tries grow even stronger. at the Indonesian chancery. SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 03 Over 400 dead in Freetown floods & mudslides

Freetown provide basic life-saving supplies AFP Some 600 people are like food, water, shelter and clothing to people who have lost ore than 400 peo- still missing in the everything. The international ple have died in stricken capital as community must follow our lead mudslides and the disaster began on and step up to the plate,” said flooding in Sierra Monday when heavy Britain’s International Develop- Leone with 600 ment Secretary Priti Patel. rains hit the city and Mpeople still missing in the The Red Cross said it will stricken capital, the Red Cross the partial collapse launch an emergency funding said yesterday, as Britain prom- of a hillside triggered appeal, while China has pledged ised £5m in fresh aid. mudslides, engulfing $1m, Togo $500,000, and Israel The disaster began on Mon- and several west African nations day when heavy rains hit the city homes and wreaking have contributed food and cash. and the partial collapse of a hill- destruction. The organisation has warned side triggered mudslides, that smaller mudslides have engulfing homes and wreaking at around 400 dead, but the fig- occurred since Monday in east- destruction. “Today we are ure had not been confirmed until ern Freetown and in Sierra counting more than 400 people yesterday. Leone’s second city of Bo, with dead,” the secretary-general of Sy said the government of the rainy season far from over. the International Federation of the west African country was So far evacuations have been Red Cross and Red Crescent soci- facing a crisis “way beyond (its) voluntary from affected areas, eties, Elhadj As Sy, told reporters capacity” and appealed to the which Sy said would remain the in Geneva. international community to sig- policy for the foreseeable future. Citizens and experts alike nificantly ramp up its support. “Coming by force in the middle have questioned why the gov- The displaced are still sleep- Chinese doctors provide medical attention to flood victims yesterday in Freetown, following of hardship may not be the best ernment has not done more to ing outside “because there are way,” he added. heavy rains which resulted in more than 400 deaths. tackle illegal construction and not enough shelters for every- Jens Laerke, spokesman for deforestation on the outskirts of body,” he said. the UN Office for the Coordina- the overcrowded capital of More than 300 victims were victims of the country’s last cri- announced £5m in funding for water and sanitation for all sur- tion of Humanitarian Affairs in Freetown. buried on Thursday in a cere- sis, Ebola. Around a third of them several charities working on the vivors, as well as medical Geneva, told reporters the toll An unofficial morgue esti- mony in the nearby town of were children. ground, targeting children’s bed- supplies. “may rise” noting the number of mate had previously put the toll Waterloo, laid to rest alongside Britain meanwhile ding and clothing and clean “Our new support will people still missing. Iraqi forces gear up to retake Tal Afar from IS Occupation forces repress Kafr Qaddum Baghdad/Erbil according to US and Iraqi military death by the militants who have held an affinity with the area’s predom- Reuters commanders. They are expected to a tight grip there since 2014. inantly ethnic Turkmen population. put up a tough fight, even though Thousands of troops stand ready Iraqi forces have already begun con- weekly march ive weeks after securing vic- intelligence from inside the city indi- at the frontline, awaiting orders from ducting air strikes aimed at “wearing tory in Mosul, Iraqi forces have cates they have been exhausted by Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi to them down and keeping them busy,” Fmoved into positions around months of combat, aerial bombard- start the offensive, Iraqi army Major- Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier Ramallah the city of Tal Afar, their next objec- ments, and by the lack of fresh General Uthman Al Ghanimi said this General Yahya Rasool said. QNA tive in the US-backed campaign to supplies. Islamic State’s self-pro- week. The main forces deployed The coalition’s targets included defeat Islamic State militants, Iraqi claimed caliphate all but collapsed around Tal Afar are the Iraqi army, weapons depots and command cen- sraeli occupation forces yesterday attacked in military commanders say. last month when US-backed Iraqi Federal Police and the elite US- tres, in preparation for the ground the village of Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya, A longtime stronghold of hard- forces recaptured Mosul after a bru- trained Counter-Terrorism Service assault. The war plan provides for Ithe peaceful weekly anti-settlement march ask- line Sunni insurgents, Tal Afar, 80km tal nine-month campaign. But parts (CTS), Iraqi commanders said. the Iraqi forces to gradually close in ing for the opening of the closed village road closed west of Mosul, was cut off from the of Iraq and Syria remain under its Units from the Popular Mobili- on the city from three sides — east, for more than 14 years. rest of the Islamic State-held terri- control, including Tal Afar, a city with zation Forces (PMF), some of which west and south — under the cover of The Coordinator of the villages popular resist- tory in June. a pre-war population of about are trained and armed by Iran, are air and artillery strikes. Major Gen- ance Murad Shteiwi, said that the Israeli The city is surrounded by Iraqi 200,000. also likely to take part in the battle, eral Najm Al Jabouri said last month occupation forces used live ammunition and rub- government troops and Shia volun- Waves of civilians have fled the as well as volunteers from Tal Afar he expected an easy fight in Tal Afar. ber-coated metal bullets to repress the march, teers in the south, and Kurdish city and surrounding villages under fighting alongside government He estimated fewer than 2,000 mil- without causing injuries to the demonstrators. Peshmerga fighters in the north. cover of darkness for weeks now, troops, they said. itants and their families were left He added that Israeli soldiers also broke into About 2,000 battle-hardened athough several thousand are esti- The involvement of the PMF is there and they were “demoralised the homes of Palestinian citizens and got on the militants remain in the city, mated to remain, threatened with likely to worry Turkey, which claims and worn down”. roofs and used it as military barracks, as well as conducting a number of ambushes in abandoned homes to arrest demonstrators. IS almost encircled Wedding in Syria Three Palestinian youth in Syrian desert held in Jerusalem and Bethlehem Beirut hamlets, straddling the central AFP provinces of Hama and Homs,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, head Occupied Jerusalem yrian regime troops have of the Syrian Observatory for QNA seized more territory from Human Rights. Sthe Islamic State group in Syria’s official SANA news sraeli occupation forces detained a Palestin- a central desert region, almost agency also reported that ian young man in the early hours yesterday entirely surrounding its fight- Okayrbat had been Iafter storming into his house and tampering ers there, a monitor said surrounded. with its contents in the neighbourhood of Silwan yesterday. Russia’s defence ministry on the outskirts of the Old City of Jerusalem, Pal- Backed by Russian war- said the Syrian army had taken estinian news agency WAFA reported.. planes and pro-government control of the last supply route The occupation forces physically assaulted militias, the Syrian army has for arms, ammunition and the mother and young sister of the 17-year-old made considerable progress in equipment in the area. detainee in the process. its months-long offensive to It said the militants were In addition, the occupation forces detained a retake the Badiya. seeking to flee towards their Palestinian youth near Shuafat refugee camp in The vast desert region, stronghold of Deir Ezzor to the central Jerusalem on allegation of being spotted which stretches from the coun- east. “The Russian air force is with a knife near an occupation army officer. A Syrian bride waves from the back of a car during a wedding in Wadi try’s centre to the Iraqi and continuously conducting recon- In Bethlehem, the occupation forces detained Jordanian borders, has been naissance drone flights drones Al Nasara, West of Homs, yesterday. a youth from the city after storming and inspect- held by IS since 2014. to find and destroy armoured ing his house. “The regime managed to vehicles, pickup trucks with encircle the area of Okayrbat heavy weapons and cars used and the surrounding 44 by the terrorists,” it added. Rwanda President strikes defiant note

South Africa grants Grace Kigali more defiant and more determined to Reuters express ourselves through the vote,” Kag- Mugabe diplomatic immunity ame told thousands of people packed in wandan President Kagame struck a football stadium to watch the cere- a defiant tone in his inauguration mony. “Our experience is that we will be Johannesburg Rspeech yesterday after criticism vilified anyway no matter what. So we Reuters by international rights bodies over his might as well do what we know is right re-election this month. for our people,” he said. outh Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe Kagame won 98.8 percent of the vote Later Kagame led the crowd in sing- first lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to return to Harare and in August 4 poll after the election board ing “There is no fight that scares me”, a Savoid prosecution for the alleged assault of a 20-year-old disqualified one of the candidates who gospel song turned into a political chant. model, a security source said yesterday. had hoped to run against him. Kagame, who has been in power for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame (right), The source also said that Mugabe, 52, had failed to appear in a “Every attempt that was made from 17 years, was not meant to stand again Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Tuesday under an agreement within and especially from outside to but Rwanda’s constitution was changed flanked by his wife Jeannette Kagame, speaks struck with police because of fears she might be attacked. “There denigrate the process and glorify the old in 2015 to allow him extend his rule over after being sworn in as Rwanda’s Head of are a lot of exiled Zimbabweans in South Africa,” the source said. politics of division, only made Rwandans the country of 12 million people. State for next the 7 years in Kigali, yesterday. 04 ASIA SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 India denies selling Kashmir unrest missiles to Vietnam

New Delhi Clarification defence equipment by Vietnam IANS is consistent with the policy of The development peace and self-defence and is ndia yesterday denied sell- comes as tension the normal practice in the ing BrahMos cruise between India and national defence... We will for- missiles to Vietnam, after China continues ward your question to the a report said the missiles along the border, relevant agency.” have been delivered to the with a standoff in India and Russia last year ISoutheast Asian nation which Sikkim sector since agreed in principal to export the has tense relations with China. June, and a fresh jointly developed cruise missile. The development comes as scuffle taking place According to sources, a number tension between India and of countries have expressed in Ladakh sector. China continues along the bor- interest in buying the missile, der, with a standoff in Sikkim External Affairs but no deal has been inked yet. sector since June, and a fresh Sources have earlier said Ministry A paramilitary trooper fires a catapult towards Kashmiri protestors during clashes in scuffle taking place in Ladakh talks were in advanced stage spokesperson Srinagar, yesterday. sector. with UAE, Chile, South Africa, Defence Ministry sources in Raveesh Kumar said and Vietnam. Former Defence New Delhi denied any sale of the Vietnam has also Minister Manohar Parrikar had BrahMos missiles, jointly devel- clarified that there also said that India is keen on oped by India and Russia. has been no sale of exporting the BrahMos missile. External Affairs Ministry BrahMos missiles. The BrahMos is a short- spokesperson Raveesh Kumar range ramjet supersonic cruise said Vietnam has also clarified Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry, in missile that can be launched Official confirms scuffle with that there has been no sale of response to a question on from submarine, ships, aircraft, BrahMos missiles. whether BrahMos missiles have or land. BrahMos Block-III is a Yesterday, A report in Viet- been delivered, their spokesper- joint Russian-Indian project, nam Express said the missiles son Le Thi Thu Hang had said which is based on Russian Chinese troops on border have been delivered. However, the Vietnam-India Comprehen- P-800 Oniks missile. Block III later the report was altered. sive Strategic Partnership has had advanced guidance and New Delhi incidents are not in the interest Kumar said details of such “I am sure all of you must been actively developing in upgraded software, incorporat- IANS of either side. We should main- meetings were not shared. have already received that clar- many fields, economics, trade, ing high manoeuvres at multiple tain peace and tranquility (on “There were two BPMs which ification from Vietnam on the investment, culture, education, points and steep dive from high ndia yesterday confirmed the border),” he added. were held recently. One was at same matter. The statement was security and defence. altitude. that a scuffle did take place Chinese soldiers are Nathu La and the other one was purportedly made by their She said the “bilateral secu- It is jointly developed by Ibetween Indian and Chinese reported to have tried to cross at Chusul.” While the one at spokesperson. Following that, rity and defence ties have been India’s DRDO and Russia’s troops near Pangong Lake on the Line of Actual Control near Chusul in Ladakh was held on there was a press release put out making practical contribution NPOM. The land attack version the Ladakh border. Pangong lake but were stopped August 16, the one at Nathu La by the foreign ministry. They to peace, stability, cooperation of the missile has been opera- “I can confirm there was an by Indian soldiers. in Sikkim sector was held a had clarified that their spokes- and development in the region tionalised in the Indian Army incident at Pangong Tso on This led heated exchanges week earlier. He said that BPMs person did not confirm the sale and the world at large.” since 2007. The missile had a August 15,” External Affairs Min- and a standoff for more than an were part of confidence build- of BrahMos but referred to “It should be emphasised range of 290km initially, which istry spokesperson Raveesh hour during soldiers from both ing measures between the two defence and strategic coopera- that Vietnam persistently pur- was increased to 450km this Kumar said. “This was subse- countries pelted stones at one countries. Kumar said New tion between the two countries,” sues a national defence policy year after India became a mem- quently discussed by the local another. Asked if the issue was Delhi will continue to engage the MEA spokesperson said. of peace and of self-defence. ber of the Missile Technology army commanders of the two taken up at a Border Personnel with Beijing “to find a mutually As per the official website of Procurement of Control Regime (MTCR). sides. “We feel that such Meeting between the two sides, acceptable solution.

Against all odds... Bihar flood Kejriwal asks schools toll rises to 153 Patna to return extra fees IANS

New Delhi “We won’t be silent over ith floods claiming IANS this robbery by private schools. 34 more lives Bihar If they don’t listen to our appeal, Win the last 24 hours, oming down heavily on then the Delhi government will the death toll in the state rose 449 private schools here take over them with a heavy to 153 yesterday, officials said. Cfor not refunding extra heart,” he added. The flood situation remains fees taken from students, Delhi He said that his government grim in 15 districts, affecting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal found that while one school millions. yesterday threatened to take which was not returning extra A Bihar Disaster Manage- over them if they don’t comply fees has Rs 19 crore surplus, ment Department official said with court orders or refunding another has Rs 5 crore in its a total of 108 lakh people money. kitty. “Is it justified that they spread over 1,688 panchay- The Chief Minister said charge from the people and ats had been affected by the many schools increased their then divert the funds?” Kejri- floods. According to an offi- fees in the name of implement- wal said, adding that his cial release, the floods have ing the Sixth Pay Commission government was working to fill A boy rows a makeshift raft as he transports a woman and a cooking gas cylinder through claimed 153 lives. The high- and the Delhi High Court the quality gap between gov- the flood waters in Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, yesterday. est number of 30 deaths have appointed a committee headed ernment and private schools. been reported from Araria by Anil Dev Singh to look into Education Minister and district, followed by 23 in the issue. Deputy Chief Minister Manish West Champaran district, 13 Kejriwal said the commit- Sisodia said the committee in Sitamarhi and 11 each in tee recommended the schools examined 1,108 private schools Supaul, Kishanganj and East to refund the extra fees but and found 544 had hiked fees Oxygen supply interrupted: IMA Report Champaran districts. many didn’t. in the name of implementing “As they did not comply, the the Sixth Pay Commission. Of New Delhi a suo motu inquiry into the critically ill patients much more court asked the Delhi govern- this, 15 schools had paid back. IANS deaths of over 70 children, said than its capacity. There is no Minister admitted ment what is being done. We “Five other schools have its team found out that the liq- facility in Gorakhpur and nearby said that we will implement (the deposited money to the court. he Indian Medical Associ- uid oxygen supplier of the districts to manage encephali- to RML Hospital report) and as a last resort we Seventeen schools had been ation (IMA) yesterday said hospital had not been paid his tis,” said the report. will take over the schools,” he issued notice, 13 schools were Tthat its fact-finding team dues since the last five months It also found that no alert New Delhi added. “We’re not against pri- shut and one school was taken had found oxygen supply was and cleanliness of the hospital was issued by the hospital IANS vate schools, there is no witch over by the government last interrupted for a short while on was also unsatisfactory. administration regarding short- hunting. We are appealing to year. “Many of them are giving the night of August 10 at Baba “Presence of dogs and rats age of oxygen, addding that the inister of State for these 449 schools to implement good quality education and we Raghav Das (BRD) Medical Col- in hospitals is not acceptable by treating doctors should have Rural Development the committee’s recommenda- don’t want to take them over. lege in Gorakhpur, leading to any standards in the hospital been alerted seven days before MRam Kripal Yadav tions and give back the extra Our request is (they must) pay more deaths. premises. The hospital was han- that a fresh oxygen supply has been admitted to Ram fees. back the extra fees.” The IMA, which had called dling these cases and other would not be received. Manohar Lohia (RML) hospi- tal here after being diagnosed with chikungunya and den- gue, a close aide said. However, the authorities Domestic air passenger traffic increases in July at the hospital said that the diagnosis was still on and the New Delhi had risen by 19.98 percent to corresponding period of previ- AirAsia India at 88.4 percent, four major airports of Bangalore, doctors were yet to confirm IANS 95.68 lakh in June. ous year thereby registering a Vistara at 84.6 percent and New Delhi, Hyderabad and if the minister is suffering According to data furnished growth of 17.18 percent,” the IndiGo at 83.7 percent. Mumbai. It was followed by from dengue. Yadav’s close omestic air passenger by the civil aviation regulator DGCA said in its monthly domes- “The passenger load factor GoAir (78.2), Vistara (74.5) and aide said that he was ill for traffic rose by 12.43 per- Directorate General of Civil Avi- tic traffic report. Further, the in the month of July 2017 has SpiceJet (73.4). The overall can- the last 20 days. He was Dcent in July to 95.65 lakh ation (DGCA), passenger traffic data noted low-cost carrier (LCC) shown declining trend compared cellation rate of scheduled admitted to the hospital on from 85.08 lakh reported for the during the January-July period SpiceJet had the highest passen- to previous month primarily due domestic airlines for July 2017 August 9, where the doctors corresponding month of last grew by over 17 percent. ger load factor (PLF) in July at to the end of tourist season,” the stood at 0.79 percent. In addi- first thought that it was thy- year, official data showed “Passengers carried by 94.4 per cent. PLF is a measure monthly statistical analysis said. tion, the data disclosed that a roid problem. But after yesterday. domestic airlines during Janu- of capacity utilisation of the air- Besides, the data showed total of 678 passenger related complete check up, dengue On a sequential basis, total ary-July 2017 were 657.21 lakh line. SpiceJet was followed by that IndiGo led the industry with complaints was received last and chikungunya were found domestic air passenger traffic as against 560.87 lakh during the budget passenger carriers 84.6 per cent punctuality rate at month. positive four days ago. SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 ASIA 05 US and Japan step up defence cooperation

Tokyo Ironclad alliance with their Japanese counterparts AFP in Washington. General Joe Dunford During a separate meeting he United States’ most added that the US yesterday with Prime Minister senior military officer reaffirmed its Shinzo Abe, Dunford called the yesterday said North “ironclad Japan-US military relationship Korea understands commitment” to the “rock solid”. that an any attack on security of Japan. Abe told Dunford: “We firmly TJapan is equal to one on the US demonstrated the strength of the itself -- and vice versa. Japan-US alliance at a time when General Joe Dunford, chair- Abe told Dunford: the North Korea situation has man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “We firmly intensified.” held talks with his Japanese demonstrated the Earlier in the day, Abe also counterpart at the defence min- strength of the met new US ambassador to Japan istry in Tokyo, wrapping up a Japan-US alliance at a Bill Hagerty, who described the regional tour during heightened time when the North two countries’ relationship in tensions with North Korea. Korea situation has superlative terms. Tokyo remains on alert intensified.” “In my personal view this is Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with General Joseph Dunford (left), the chairman of the US against potential military prov- the greatest alliance on Earth,” Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, yesterday. ocations by Pyongyang after Hagerty told Abe, saying he took North Korea threatened to fire up his post at a “challenging a decades-long defence alliance parliament that expand what verbal sparring since Trump missiles towards the Pacific “And that’s very, very impor- time”. and the US stations tens of thou- Japan can do to help its ally, such warned Pyongyang that it faced island of Guam, US territory, tant for deterrence,” added On Thursday, Hagerty urged sands of troops in the country. as coming to the aid of US troops “fire and fury” if it continued to which would have flown over Dunford, who visited South Tokyo to step up its role in the Washington has long encour- under attack. threaten the US and other Japan. Korea and China before arriving pact in remarks shortly after his aged Japan to take on more During his visit to China, countries with its nuclear “I think we made it clear to in Japan. arrival. defence responsibility even Dunford said peace with North weapons and ballistic North Korea and anyone else in Dunford added that the US Japan frequently demands -- though the country is militarily Korea is a “possibility”, but missiles. the region that an attack on one reaffirmed its “ironclad commit- and receives -- US reassurances constrained by a US-written con- warned the US has “credible, via- North Korea responded by is an attack on both of us,” Dun- ment” to the security of Japan on over its commitment to defend stitution imposed after the end ble military options” for dealing threatening to aim a missile at ford told Katsutoshi Kawano, Thursday when Defence Secre- its ally. of World War II. with the errant regime. the American territory Guam, chief of staff of Japan’s Self- tary Jim Mattis and Secretary of The US and Japan, adversar- In 2015 Abe pushed conten- The US and North Korea though later said the operation Defense Forces. State Rex Tillerson held talks ies in World War II, have forged tious security bills through have been engaged in heated was suspended. Outrage over death of teen in Manila drug raid Afghans to mark I-Day Manila policemen involved had been Reuters relieved of their duties and an amid tight security investigation would be launched he Philippines police came into the incident, which took under pressure yesterday place in the Caloocan district in Kabul Afghan King Amanullah Khan Tto explain the killing of a the northwest of the capital. Anatolia -- who was at the helm of high-school student after the Police killed at least 13 peo- affairs in Kabul from 1919 till 17-year-old became one of at ple in Manila on the third night fghan government has 1929 -- have been hoisted on least 80 people shot dead this of a new push in Duterte’s war put in place tight secu- main streets, public and private week in an escalation of Presi- on drugs and crime, taking the Arity for the 99th buildings, parks and cars. dent Rodrigo Duterte’s ruthless toll for one of the bloodiest Independence Day to be cele- The country’s Ministry of war on drugs. weeks so far to 80, Reuters wit- brated on August 19, amid Interior has announced special Television channels aired nesses and media reported. renewed spirit of patriotism security arrangements in all 34 CCTV footage that showed Kian Earlier this week, 67 people across the country. provinces for tomorrow. Loyd Delos Santos being carried were gunned down and more The day marks the end of The newly appointed Min- by two men to the place where than 200 arrested in Manila and British control over the coun- ister for Interior Wais Ahmad his body was later found, rais- provinces adjoining the Philip- try’s foreign policy after three Barmak has directed all secu- ing doubt about an official report pines capital, in what police Anglo-Afghan Wars in the 19th rity units to be extra vigilant that said he was shot because he described as a “One-Time, Big- and 20th centuries that also round the clock. fired at police officers first. Relatives and supporters of victims of extra-judicial killings Time” push to curb drugs and compelled the then Afghan rul- Besides a number of public Witnesses said that the teen- during a protest, in Manila, yesterday. street crimes. ers to acknowledge Durand functions, the main government ager did not have a firearm and The term has been used by Line as border between Afghan- events for the Independence police officers at the scene 11 student did not pose a threat, a kid. If that happened to your police to describe a coordinated istan and the then British India. Day are being celebrated at the handed him a gun, asked him to the officers who shot him on sibling?” he said. “We will inves- drive in crime-prone districts, Celebrations have already shrine of Amanullah Khan in fire the weapon and run. Thursday night would be held tigate it, I assure you.” usually slums or low-income been in progress for the last few eastern Jalalabad city and at the National police chief Ronald accountable. Metro Manila police chief neighbourhoods, often with days. The tri-colour Afghan flag Arg (Presidential Palace) in dela Rosa said that if the Grade “Just think about it, he is just Oscar Albayalde said the three additional officers. and huge posters of former Kabul.

Vietnam reports over 10,000 new China confirms bird flu outbreak in Guizhou Beijing The local government outbreak yesterday, a week dengue cases Reuters culled 8,110 birds after the out- after reporting the country’s break, which infected 13,103 first case. Hanoi hina confirmed a bird flu quails and killed 9,752 of the South Korea and Japan AP outbreak at quail farms birds at some quail farms, the battled major outbreaks dur- Cin the country’s south- statement said. ing the winter. VIETNAM has been battling western province of Guizhou, It was the second bird flu The outbreak is now under raging dengue fever outbreaks according to a Ministry of Agri- outbreak among poultry in control, the ministry said with more than 10,000 new culture statement yesterday. China after the end of the yesterday. infections reported over the The outbreak in Luodian, northern hemisphere winter The last bird flu outbreak, past week stretching its med- a city of 345,000 people in and brings the total culled to of the H5N1 strain of the virus, ical system. southwestern Guizhou, was more than 248,000 birds. killed 15,000 birds at a hen The number of admitted confirmed as the H5N6 strain This Chinese outbreak farm in northeastern Inner patients represents a 42-per- of virus, the ministry said in the occurred as the Philippines Mongolia province, the minis- Youth take a 'selfie' under the Afghan National flags at the cent increase over the same statement on its website. reported a second bird flu try reported on August 1. period last year along with top of the Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop, in Kabul, yesterday. seven more deaths, the Min- istry of Health said yesterday. A total of 90,626 people have been infected, of whom Taiwan presidential office guard attacked with sword 76,848 have been hospital- ized and 24 have died. The ministry attributed Taipei headquarters of Taiwan’s Bei- working on the incident, who did unemployed and has no prior the outcome would have been if the rise of dengue outbreaks AFP jing-sceptic President Tsai not want to be named, said. criminal record. he were to get in with the to higher temperature, more Ing-wen. “A Chinese national flag was The injured guard is in a sta- sword,” Feng said. rains and rapid urbanization samurai sword-wielding Relations with Chinese found in his backpack. He said ble condition after being rushed TV footage showed Lu being that promote the breeding of attacker carrying the authorities have deteriorated he wanted to express his politi- to hospital for treatment to a carried away by four officers and virus-carrying mosquitoes. A national flag of China since she took office last year as cal stance by going to the wound to his neck, Huang said. put inside a police car at a side Dr. Vu Minh Dien of the slashed a military police guard she has refused to agree to Bei- presidential office,” the official Defence minister Feng Shih- entrance to the presidential National Hospital of Tropical outside Taiwan’s presidential jing’s stance that Taiwan is part said, adding that the man had kuan condemned the violence office, which has been cordoned Diseases in Hanoi, where the office yesterday, authorities said. of “one China”. wanted to fly the flag there. and praised the 24-year-old off since the attack. most severe cases were being The Taiwanese man who The island is a self-ruling Identified by police only by guard for bravely stopping the Local media reported that he treated, said that 800-1,000 was arrested at the scene said he democracy, but Beijing still sees his family name Lu, he attacked attacker. had repeatedly left pro-China people have been checking was expressing his political it as part of its territory to be the guard as he tried to stop him The incident came as the messages in comment sections in daily complaining of fever. views and had stolen the sword reunited. entering the complex from a side presidential office hosted a fam- online. The sword he used is That compares to only from a nearby history museum, The attacker “took a ham- gate, said presidential spokes- ily event for its staff, including carved with the words “Nanjing several cases that reported to police said. mer and smashed a display case man Alex Huang. their children. battle, (this sword) killed 107 the hospital in June and July The presidential office in the in a history museum to steal a Lu, 51, is currently being “This was an open house people”, according to a photo last year, he said. centre of the capital Taipei is the samurai sword”, a police official questioned by police. He is event and I can’t imagine what released by police. 06 EUROPE SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 Twin tragedy: Bigger attacks were planned

Barcelona AFP

uspects in Spain’s twin terror attacks had been planning for an even bigger assault than the deadly car rampages Sthey carried out, police said yes- terday, as distressing details emerged of families torn apart in the double tragedy. A 35-year-old Italian man was among 14 killed in the attacks, mowed down in front of his wife and young children Thursday in Barcelona when a driver rammed his van through crowds on the busy Las Ramblas King Felipe VI of Spain (fourth left), Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (third left) and boulevard, before fleeing on foot. the President of the Catalan government, Carles Puigdemont (third right) attend a ceremony Police said they shot dead at Catalonia Square for the victims who lost their lives in terror attack, in central Barcelona, five “suspected terrorists” who yesterday. LEFT: Catalan autonomous police officers detain a cuffed suspect in Ripoll during a had knocked pedestrians down search linked to the terror attacks in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambrils, yesterday. in the Catalan seaside resort of Cambrils in a second attack in the early hours of yesterday, and went on to commit “more rudi- vious attacks.” “We heard the van and the lost relatives including one arrested four others as Spain Alert in Barcelona mentary” attacks. These involved It is also believed to be the impact with people and then we heartbreaking appeal for a miss- reeled from the deadly “They (suspects) were the vehicles ploughing into first time IS has claimed an saw people running.” ing seven-year-old bo, Julian violence. pedestrians in Barcelona and attack in Spain. Then just eight hours later Alessandro Cadman. preparing one or Details of the investigation Cambrils. In a poignant moment Fri- attackers struck in the early several attacks in were still sketchy, but police said The Cambrils suspects had day, Prime Minister Mariano hours of Friday in the seaside E U R O P E ’ S D E A D L I E S T A T T A C K the Barcelona suspect driver may Barcelona, and an an axe and knives in the car as Rajoy, King Felipe VI and the resort of Cambrils. An Audi A3 Spain, the world’s third most have been among the five killed. explosion in Alcanar well as fake explosive belts stuck president of Catalonia—where car rammed into pedestrians, popular tourism destination, had And according to the daily La stopped this as they to their bodies, said police. High both attacks took place—held a injuring six civilians and a police until now been spared in the Vanguardia newspaper in Bar- no longer had the ‘level of coordination’ - minute of silence in Barcelona. officer. One civilian, a woman, recent wave of extremist attacks celona, officers were still on the material they needed Both Spanish attacks fol- It was followed by the crowd later died of her injuries. that have rocked nearby France, hunt for four other suspects to commit attacks of lowed the same modus operandi. applauding and shouting “not The police shot dead the five Belgium and Germany. thought to be involved with the an even bigger scope: Drivers deliberately targeted afraid”. attackers. They also said they It had even seen a surge in cell that devised the terror Josep Lluis Trapero of pedestrians with their vehicles, had arrested four suspects— tourists as visitors fled other res- project claimed by the IS group. Catalonia’s police. the latest in a series of such RELATIVES SEPARATED three Moroccans and a tive sunshine destinations like assaults in Europe, where cars Details started to emerge Spaniard. Tunisia and Egypt. BIGGER PLANS and vans have been used to yesterday on the identity of vic- There were some three But it is nevertheless no In what has been a complex, lonia’s police. lethal effect. tims, as did tragic stories of dozen nationalities among the stranger to jihadist attacks. fast-moving investigation, police He was referring to a blast in The Mediterranean resort of families ripped apart. dead and injured, from countries In March 2004, it was hit by revealed yesterday afternoon a house in the town of Alcanar Nice in France was particularly Witnesses in Barcelona including Algeria, Australia, what is still Europe’s deadliest, that the suspects had apparently on Wednesday evening, which hard hit on July 14, 2016, when a described how the van pushed China, France, Ireland, Peru and when bombs on commuter trains been planning something police said killed one person. man rammed a truck into a through the crowd, leaving bod- Venezuela, according to Spain’s in Madrid killed 191 people in an bigger. Initially treated as a random crowd, killing 86 people. ies strewn along the boulevard civil protection agency. attack claimed by Al Qaeda- “They were preparing one or gas blast, police later linked it to But Otso Iho of Jane’s Ter- as people fled for their lives, Among the dead were at least inspired extremists. several attacks in Barcelona, and the Barcelona assault, believing rorism and Insurgency Centre screaming in panic. two Italians, a 74-year-old Por- Spain has also had to deal an explosion in Alcanar stopped occupants of the house were pre- said the Spanish assaults, which “We were on the city tour tuguese woman, and an with a decades-long campaign this as they no longer had the paring an explosive device inside stretched out over two different bus, we were 20 feet from the American, officials from their of violence waged by Basque material they needed to commit and slipped up. cities, appeared to be “a much accident when it happened,” said countries said. separatist group ETA, which only attacks of an even bigger scope,” Trapero said that after this, higher level of coordination than Alex Luque, a 19-year-old stu- Families posted messages on declared a ceasefire in the year said Josep Lluis Trapero of Cata- the suspects allegedly quickly has been typically present in pre- dent from New York. Facebook looking for 2011.

German minister hits back World voices solidarity with Spain as Erdogan interferes in vote Barcelona “revolting attack” with “pro- AFP found sadness”. Berlin people in Germany against each President Vladimir Putin AFP other,” he said. s Spanish police yester- called for the world to unite in Gabriel urged Germans to day continued to hunt an “uncompromising battle erman Foreign Minister push back by turning up in Afor suspects of the twin against the forces of terror”. Sigmar Gabriel hit out strength at the polls and voting terror attacks in Barcelona and “We decisively condemn Gyesterday against “inter- for parties that champion the seaside resort of Cambrils, this cruel and cynical crime ference” by Turkey’s President democracy. world leaders condemned the against civilians,” Putin wrote Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ger- “Let’s show those who want violence, expressing outrage in a telegram of condolences to many’s elections, after the to play us against each other and solidarity with the Spanish King Felipe VI. Turkish leader urged Turks liv- that we will not participate in victims. A spokesman said UN Sec- ing abroad not to vote for this evil game,” he said. The Spanish royal family retary General Antonio parties of the ruling coalition. Erdogan’s move also did not issued an unusually strongly- Guterres “condemns today’s “That is an unprecedented go down well with the Turkish worded statement: “They are terrorist attack on Barcelona” act of interference in the sov- community. assassins, criminals who won’t and “hopes that those respon- ereignty of our country,” Atila Karaborklu, the co- terrorise us. All of Spain is sible for this heinous violence Gabriel told the Redaktion- chairman of Germany’s Turkish Barcelona.” will be swiftly brought to sNetzwerk media group. Community association, accused FC Barcelona said yester- justice.” “Erdogan’s interference in Erdogan of “seeking to divide day that it was “deeply European Commission Germany’s electoral campaign German society”. His aim is “to saddened” by the tragedy and President Jean-Claude Juncker shows that he wants to incite hurt German democracy.” the team’s talismanic striker said: “I send my deepest con- Lionel Messi said separately dolences to the families and that people must reject “any act loved ones of the victims, as of violence”. well as to Prime Minister Rajoy Spanish embassy staff and Colombian people hold a minute Saakashvili vows return “There are many more of and the people of Spain.” silence for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Spain, in us who want to live in a world President Emmanuel Bogota, yesterday. in peace, without hate and Macron voiced “France’s soli- to Ukraine next month where respect and tolerance darity” with Spanish citizens stands with Spain against ter- Pope Francis’s spokesman are the basis of coexistence,” following what he called “a ror,” while London Mayor Sadiq said in a statement: “The Pope Warsaw Saakashvili, 49, moved to he added. tragic attack”. Khan called the attack “bar- prays for the victims of this AFP Ukraine in the year 2015 to President Donald Trump In Paris, a mass is to be held baric”, adding: “London stands attack and wishes to express his work for the country’s pro- tweeted: “The United States in Notre Dame cathedral on with Barcelona against the evil closeness to all the Spanish eorgia’s exiled former Western authorities as governor condemns the terror attack in Sunday evening dedicated to of terrorism.” people, especially the wounded president Mikheil Saa- of the key Odessa region on the Barcelona, Spain, and will do the victims, the archdiocese of The Spanish flag was flying and families of the victims.” Gkashvili, stripped of both Black Sea. whatever is necessary to help. the French capital announced. at half mast over Downing Chinese President Xi Jin- his Georgian and Ukrainian cit- But he quit in November Be tough & strong, we love In a message addressed to Street on Friday. ping and Premier Li Keqiang izenship, announced yesterday 2016 after a dramatic falling out you!” Spain’s King Felipe, Queen Eliz- It was a “cowardly attack sent a letter of condolences to he would try to cross the bor- with Ukraine’s Petro Porosh- Secretary of State Rex Till- abeth II said: “Prince Philip and against innocent people,” Prime the King of Spain and the Span- der into Ukraine next month. enko when he accused erson added: “Terrorists around I send our sincere condolences Minister Mark Rutte said in a ish prime minister. “I am returning to Ukraine,” high-ranking officials of block- the world should know -- the to Your Majesty, and the peo- statement on his Facebook “China firmly opposes all Saakashvili said in a video ing his efforts to tackle rampant United States and our allies are ple of Spain,” adding: “Our page, calling it a “black day at forms of terrorism, supports posted on his official Facebook corruption. resolved to find you and bring thoughts and prayers are with a place where many people efforts to combat terrorism and page. “I will arrive from Poland Poroshenko stripped Saa- you to justice.” those who have lost loved ones around the world gathered.” supports peace and stability, on September 10 through the kashvili of his Ukrainian In a statement, the office of and the people who are recov- Foreign Minister Mevlut and would like to cooperate Krakovets (Korczowa) border citizenship in late July this German Chancellor Angela ering in hospital.” Cavusoglu said Turkey strongly with Spain to enhance coun- crossing.” year, paving the way for his Merkel said that they were British Prime Minister condemned the “heinous ter- ter-terrorism operations” the His spokeswoman Natalia possible extradition to Geor- thinking of the victims of the Theresa May tweeted: “The UK rorist attack”. president said. Semenova confirmed his plans gia where he is wanted on to AFP via telephone. multiple charges. SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 EUROPE 07

EU anti-migrant Paris evicts migrants from streets ship mission fails Rome Paris Second eviction AFP Reuters Dozens of police and DEFEND Europe, the group rench police evicted white police vans which sent a ship to waters thousands of migrants moved in at around off Libya to protest and poten- living on sidewalks in 5am local time to tially block migrant flows to an area of northern clear the area where Europe, has ended its contro- Paris yesterday and the regional police versial and setback-plagued FInterior Minister Gerard Collomb said numbers have mission. said the latest action proved the swollen to almost The multinational net- system for handling migrants is 2,500. work of far-right activists “dysfunctional”. said the chartering of the Dozens of police and white boat, the C-Star, had been police vans moved in at around studying how to prevent a an unqualified success, 5am local time to clear the area regrouping of migrants in Paris. despite the boat spending where the regional police said “What we want to do is to less than a week patrolling numbers have swollen to almost ensure that there isn’t a focal the area off Libya where 2,500. It is the second eviction point (in Paris), but that we can hundreds of thousands of since July when more than 2,700 welcome (the migrants) within migrants have been rescued migrants were removed. the national asylum schemes, in recent years. “These illegal camps present possibly on the outskirts of The ship’s crew never got a security and public health risk Paris,” he said. “It shows that the the chance to act on their for both the occupants and local Parisian system has some threats to take any distressed residents,” the Paris police pre- dysfunctions.” migrant boats they came fect’s office said in a statement President Emmanuel Macron upon back to Libya -- an as 350 police and other officials has asked Collomb to produce a intention humanitarian conducted the clear-out. plan to accelerate processing of organisations had slammed The migrants who came asylum requests with a view to as callous and, if acted upon, from countries including Eritrea, deciding within six months who A man passes a future camp for migrants on the campus of the Phyiscal Education Institute criminal. Sudan and Afghanistan were will be granted refugee status of the Pantheon-Assas University, in Paris, yesterday. Defend Europe said its escorted onto buses to be taken and who gets sent back. main success had been in to temporary lodgings such as The camp in Paris has swol- Local authorities also report illegal camp was razed to the hope to reach Britain, has come highlighting how NGOs gymnasium buildings in Paris len despite the creation of two a rise in recent weeks in the ground last November and its to symbolise Europe’s difficulty involved in rescuing migrants and areas ringing the capital. new centres by Paris City Hall to number of migrants roaming the inhabitants dispatched to other in dealing with a record influx of allegedly encourage and Collomb told RTL radio the register and temporarily house streets of the northern port city parts of France. men, women and children who facilitate illegal immigration ministry and police were migrants arriving in the city. of Calais, where a sprawling Calais, from which migrants have fled their native countries. into Europe.

British TV host Bruce Forsyth Pitt & Jolie ordered to pay $667,000 to French designer Paris Pitt and Jolie—now sepa- reported, before technical prob- 50,000 euros in court costs. work,” she said, saying Pitt dies at 89 AFP rated—bought the property in lems and delays began cropping Soudant headed the light- claims authorship of the light- the southern Provence region up, culminating in a billing dis- ing section of prominent French ing at the property, which London French appeal court has in 2008 and the actors were pute that brought payments to architect Jean Nouvel’s studio spreads over 400 hectares of Reuters ordered US stars Brad Pitt married in its chapel in 2014. a halt. before setting up Lumieres Stu- woodland and vineyards near Aand Angelina Jolie to pay The multi-million dollar Pitt and Jolie have been dio in 2009. Aix-en-Provence. VETERAN British television $667,000)to a lighting designer project to illuminate the ordered to pay nearly 450,000 “It was this connection that According to Liberation, she presenter and entertainer they employed for their chateau 40-room chateau and three out- euros to the administrator of prompted Pitt—an avid fan of has also warned the French per- Bruce Forsyth, who appeared in southern France, judicial buildings involved as many as Soudant’s company Lumieres Nouvel to the point of naming fumer Guerlain over an advert for decades on a string of Sat- sources said yesterday. 17 full-time workers at one point Studio to pay unpaid bills and one of his daughters Shiloh featuring Jolie at the chateau urday night primetime shows, The court ruled on April 19 but was not covered by a con- compensate for harm to its rep- Nouvel—to seek out Soudant for that includes shots of the actress has died at the age of 89, the in favour of Odile Soudant, tract, according to the French utation, the sources said. the work,” Liberation reported. on a stairway for which Soudant BBC reported yesterday. whose company went bankrupt, daily Liberation. In addition, Chateau Miraval “Soudant intends to pursue designed the lighting. Forsyth, one of Britain’s in the dispute with Chateau The renovation of the cha- must pay 60,000 euros to Sou- the dispute further for alleged Pitt and Jolie said in March best-known gameshow hosts, Miraval, the firm that manages teau ran smoothly for two years, dant herself for harm to her copyright infringement.” that despite their separation fronted television pro- the sprawling 17th-century by which time it ran up 25 mil- reputation and some 8,000 euros “Brad Pitt bankrupted my they did not intend to sell the grammes including “The property. lion euros in costs, Liberation in unpaid fees. It owes another company and appropriated my chateau. Generation Game” and “Play Your Cards Right”. Most recently he pre- sented dance contest “Strictly Come Dancing” for ten years until 2014. Russia to hold joint drills BBC Director General Tony Hall described him as “one of the greatest entertain- with allies in Central Asia ers our country has ever known”. Moscow efforts to prepare for potential “He has delighted millions AP threats, Russia staged joint of people and defined Satur- maneuvers with Tajikistan ear- day night television for he Russian military said lier this year. decades ... his warmth and his that it will conduct joint The drills in July involved wit were legendary.” Tmilitary maneuvers with launches of the Iskander-M “He had a remarkable its ex-Soviet allies in Central missiles, one of the most chemistry with his audience Asia in response to regional advanced weapons in Russian - that’s what made him such threats. military arsenals. an amazing professional and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia will why he was so loved.” Shoigu said at yesterday’s hold joint war games later this The BBC reported Forsyth meeting with the top military year with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan had been unwell for some brass that the war in Afghani- and Uzbekistan. time and had undergone key- stan has posed a threat to the Russia has military bases in hole surgery in 2015 after region’s stability. two Central Asia countries, suffering two aneurysms. He said that as part of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Items found in 1740 Dutch shipwreck Police officers and rescuers standing in a street in the Finnish city of Turku where several London due to concerns it could be will be x-rayed to see if they AFP destroyed by shifting sands are contain cargo or personal people were stabbed, yesterday. and currents. possessions. aritime archaeologists Remains of some of the James said it was a said yesterday they sailors who perished have remarkable site: “It’s incredi- Two dead in Finland stabbing spree Mhave begun excavat- been found preserved on the bly well-preserved, it’s a very ing the wreck of a Dutch ship seabed 26 metres down, along early wreck and there’s a lot Helsinki him. Security forces wrote on The IS group has claimed that sank off the English coast with more coins, leather shoes, of material on the seabed.” AFP Twitter that police were “look- responsibility for the Barcelona in 1740, recovering leather an oil lamp, glass bottles, pew- The wreck is under the ing for other possible attack. shoes, silver and the bones of ter jugs and spoons and legal protection and manage- wo people were killed and perpetrators”. In Turku, images of a body its lost crew. ornately carved knife ment of the British six were injured in a stab- “They ask the population to covered in a white blanket at the The Rooswijk, a Dutch East handles. government, although the Tbing spree in the Finnish leave and avoid central Turku,” scene of the stabbing was pub- India Company ship, was on “It’s a snapshot of a excavation is led and financed city of Turku yesterday, police the tweet added. lished on some online news its way to what is now Jakarta moment in time,” said Alison by the Dutch government, said, after officers shot one sus- The motive of the suspect or sites, including the local daily when it went down with James, a maritime archaeolo- which also owns any finds. pect and warned several others suspects was not immediately Turun Sanomat. around 300 people and a large gist at the Historic England The project is the largest could still be at large. known. The attack took place in the cargo of silver ingots and coin- cultural agency, while one her of its scale on a ship from the “There are eight victims in The stabbing spree comes heart of the port city in south- age aboard. colleagues said it was like “an Dutch East India Company, the stabbing. Two dead and six with Europe on high alert a day western Finland, just after Following its discovery in underwater Pompeii”. which lost a total of 250 ves- injured,” Turku police tweeted after drivers slammed vehicles 3:00pm in a bustling 2005, most of the precious The items brought ashore sels to shipwreck -- of which after the assault in a market into pedestrians in two attacks neighbourhood. goods were removed, but a full for conservation also include only a third have been square. in Spain, killing at least 14 peo- Central Turku was swiftly excavation is now underway wooden seaman’s chests which located. Police shot one suspect in ple and injuring more than 100 cordoned off and stores and res- the legs and arrested others. taurants closed. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017

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EDITORIAL ‘Abenomics’ cures apan’s long suffering economy is on the road to recovery. After facing a series of setbacks and successive governments failing to reverse long Jeconomic stagnation, it is ‘sun rise’ again in Japan. The country has extended its growth for the six straight quarters. The economy grew at better-than-expected rate in the second quarter, extending the longest streak Revoking citizenship: Israel’s of uninterrupted growth in 11 years. The world’s third largest economy hasn’t grown in years, especially after suffering a series of setbacks in 2010. First, it lost the ‘world’s second largest economy’ new repressive tool title to China. Then the country’s largest automaker, Toyota, struggled through a series of problems includ- ing product recalls. To make matters worse, successive that: “for every citizen, alongside his governments have failed to reverse decades-long eco- Dr Maha Hilal rights, there are commit nomic stagnation. With an estimated one quarter of Al Jazeera -ments”. But why are commitments Japan’s population crossing 65-years old and young demanded when rights are not really people increasingly can’t find full-time jobs, econo- fully extended to the Palestinians in mists had branded Japan as the world’s ‘sun set Israel? What has the Israeli state done economy’. here are very few firsts when it for them? It has required their strict Now, a surging stock market, coupled with a comes to the ways in which Israel loyalty in exchange for a second-class renewed ‘wealth effect’ has helped push the Japanese has selectively and disproportion- citizenship, the guarantee of which is economy to its sixth consecutive quarter of growth. ately singled out Palestinians for now proven to be arbitrary. Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew an annual- differential justice. In early August, Judge Elyakim went on to say: “We ised 4 per cent in the April to June quarter — higher Tthe Haifa district court ruled to strip Palestin- cannot allow an Israeli citizen to than the market’s 2.5 per cent median expectations ian Alaa Zayoud of his Israeli citizenship after impact the lives and dignity of other and a strong improvement on the revised 1.5 per cent he was convicted of four counts of attempted Israeli citizens, and whoever decides to annualised figure for the quarter to March. murder. This ruling was a first even for Israel. do so in acts of terror removes himself Stronger global demand, especially for tech-related The stripping of Zayoud’s citizenship is from the general society of the coun- A photo showing Alaa Zayoud, items, and an improve- based on Israel’s 2008 “Nationality Law”, try”. What he should have added is that Palestinian citizen of Israel who was ment in household which gives the court the right to revoke this is applicable only if the person in revoked of his citizenship. spending helped gross citizenship in cases of “breach[ing] of loy- question is a Palestinian citizen of The world’s third domestic product beat alty to the State of Israel” including, for Israel — because this is what this law largest economy forecasts, according to example, terrorist acts. That Israel will and its application to Zayoud’s case is security threat, not as individuals preliminary figures selectively apply the law is not surprising. really about. who hold full citizenship rights. hasn’t grown in released Thursday. Japan’s As the organisation, Adalah, noted, “there Responding to the revocation of Zayoud is entitled to an appeal of years, especially imports rose for the sev- has never been a request to revoke the citi- Zayoud’s citizenship, Interior Minis- the decision to revoke his citizen- after suffering a enth straight month driven zenship of a Jewish citizen, even when ter Arie Deri who initially filed the ship, but it does not matter whether series of setbacks by demand for personal Jewish citizens were involved in serious and request to strip him of citizenship he wins it or not. The precedent has computers and digital grave crimes”. This includes the case of stated: “the court decision strength- already been set and the “disloyalty” in 2010. cameras from China, Yigal Amir who assassinated former Prime ens the deterrent and strengthens argument has been validated in reflecting the strength of Minister Yitzhak Rabin. our campaign to protect the security court. This ruling is one of the stark- domestic consumption in Palestinians with Israeli citizenship are of the country.” And this is exactly est examples of the deeply embedded the second quarter. 20 percent of Israel’s population. They are how the Israeli state perceives and and systemic anti-Palestinian senti- Exports to the US rose 11.5 percent in July from a what remains of the Palestinian population treats its Palestinian citizens — as a ment in the laws, policies, and year earlier to mark the sixth straight month of gains. within today’s Israeli borders after expul- politics of Israel. That pushed up Japan’s trade surplus with the US by 9.1 sion, displacement and killing, which This case gives us a glimpse of percent from a year ago to $5.88bn. Palestinians refer to as Al Nakba. Israeli cit- what is yet to come in terms of Isra- Thanks to ‘Abenomics’. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe izenship for this group of Palestinians is far el’s delayed but persistent attempts has been fighting the deflation problem since 2012, from inclusive and has often been used as a to finish the ethnic cleansing of Pal- using his own brand of economic standards known as tool through which the state can further estinians. The stripping of citizenship ‘Abenomics’. In January-March, Japan outpaced the promote Jewish supremacy, acting on its will be one more way for Israel to economic growth of the US, which grew at an annual- fears of the demographic growth of the Pal- exercise collective punishment on ised rate of 0.7 percent. The unbroken expansion offers estinian population. The Israeli state perceives Palestinians and to normalise and hope that Japan is back on a path of stable growth Israel’s Nationality Law is one way of and treats its Palestinian legalise it. under Abe. reconfiguring — albeit slowly — the Israeli citizens as a security According to analysts, the economy is likely to con- population. It could be used in the future in The writer is the inaugural Michael Ratner tinue to march higher this year. They believe a seventh systematic campaigns to keep the Palestin- threat, not as individuals Middle East fellow at the Institute for Pol- straight quarter of growth would mark the longest ian minority’s numbers low and who hold full citizenship icy Studies in Washington, DC, and a expansion since the turn of the century. unthreatening to the Jewish majority. rights. co-principal investigator of Tulane Univer- Of course, there are still challenges. While the Israel was “generous” enough to add a sity’s Torture Trauma Initiative. country’s real GDP rose, the economy shrank 0.1per- stipulation in the law providing permanent cent in nominal terms. Capital investments slowed residency to any citizen who becomes state- down sharply, suggesting that companies are still cau- less after being stripped of their citizenship. tious on Japan’s economic outlook. A possible rise in But Palestinians know all too well how eas- protectionism under the US trade policies pose another ily Israel revokes permanent residency; risk to Japan’s economic outlook. case in point — the nearly 15,000 Jerusale- mites, who since 1967 have had their residency permits cancelled and who can- not stay in their city of birth. The ruling of the Haifa court on Zay- QUOTE OF THE DAY oud’s case also comes on the heels of the killing in Al Aqsa Mosque compound of two Israeli policemen by three Palestinians from We, too, today should Umm Al Fahm — the same city which Zay- seek to bind up the oud is from. Um Al Fahm is also part of “the triangle” of Palestinian towns and villages, wounds. We must which Israel has contemplated transferring pursue reconciliation, to a future Palestinian state in exchange for understanding and illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. respect regardless of This proposal met anger by Israeli Pal- skin color, ethnicity or estinians, not only because of its clear intent religious or political of stripping their citizenship, but also views. because it signals that ultimately only Jews will be allowed to remain within Israeli bor- ders, not Palestinians. Israeli Arab demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags during a ceremony to mark Rex Tillerson Judge Avraham Elyakim of the Haifa US Secretary of State court, who ruled on Zayoud’s case, stated Nakba in Umm Al Fahm. SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 OPINION 09 Strategic accountability and North Korean nuclear crisis

of various meetings he held with Dr Tarik Oguzlu the Chinese President Xi Jinping on Anatolia different occasions to transmit this American expectation to the Chi- nese leadership. A new policy of strategic ince the Armistice agreement of 1953, the accountability Cold War on the Korean peninsula has con- The latest example of such tinued. Following the initial attempts of the American thinking became manifest Kim Dynasty at acquiring nuclear weapons in the op-ed piece that Secretary of and ballistic missiles capability to deliver Defense James Mattis and Secretary Sthem in the early 1990s, the tension between the of States Rex Tillerson wrote for the Democratic Republic of North Korea and the United Wall Street Journal on August 13, States and its treaty allies — South Korea and Japan 2017. In that article, both secretaries — has aggravated. All international attempts at pre- made it abundantly clear that the venting the regime in North Korea from developing ‘strategic patience’ policy of the this capability seem to have failed with Pyongyang Obama administration was a mis- successfully testing a different range of ballistic mis- take and the US now pursues a new siles over the last decade. policy of ‘strategic accountability’, The most dangerous episode of the crisis took according to which not only the place last month when Pyongyang tested two inter- regime in Pyongyang would bear continental ballistic missiles that could potentially hit the negative consequences of its American territories. irrational actions but also the onus Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left), speaks about North Korea while flanked by Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, With the American soil now coming under the is now on China to act as an danger of North Korean attack, the United States, the after a meeting of the US-Japan Security Consultative Committee at the State Department in Washington, DC. ‘accountable’ global power to prove most important security provider in East Asia and the its responsibilities to the mainte- protector of its allies in the region, has escalated the how the crisis will unfold in the days and months taken for granted as Pyongyang has developed the nance of regional peace and verbal attack on the Kim Jong-un regime, with Presi- ahead and whether the world will witness a new capability of hitting American territories directly. stability in the region. dent Donald Trump blatantly threatening the regime nuclear war since nuclear weapons were last used in Whether the US will risk the life of its citizens in New The US and its treaty allies still with deadly American response should the hermit 1945. York, Washington or Los Angeles to prove its com- favor a diplomatic solution to the kingdom hit South Korea, Japan, or any American The bets are that the cool heads will finally pre- mitments to South Korean and Japanese lives in Seoul dispute and hope that the latest eco- presence in the region. American fury has lately been vail over the war-mongers and a diplomatic solution and Tokyo is now an open-ended question given that nomic sanctions imposed on North directed at the verbal threats of the Kim regime to to the crisis will be found. It is argued that neither President Trump openly accused the traditional allies Korea in the first week of August target the American military base in Guam, which South Korea nor Japan would want a war since they of free-riding on the US and put the ‘America first’ 2017 will produce some positive seems to be within the range of North Korean inter- would likely be the main targets of the North Korean mantra at the center of his foreign policy. consequences sooner than later. Yet, continental ballistic missiles. regime. Chinese interests and fears they will also increasingly hold the Locked and loaded military South Korea and Japan: diplomatic solutions Similar to South Korea and Japan, it is also Chinese leadership accountable for The reason why many pundits and analysts seem The regime in Seoul seems to be in favor of diplo- believed that Beijing will do its best to find a diplo- such an outcome, short of military to have now expressed great worry in the context of matic solutions with President Moon openly making matic solution to the crisis when the push comes to solutions, to bear fruits. the latest tension is that the world might seriously the case that the revitalisation of the time-tested the shove. It has more vital interests in the continua- come to the brink of a nuclear war due to the irra- ‘sunshine diplomacy’ will finally pave the way for the tion of its strategic-economic relations with the The writer is Dean of the Faculty of tional behaviors displayed by both the Kim regime integration of the most isolated country in the world United States, Japan and South Korea than North Economics and Administrative Sci- and the Trump administration. into the international system. Korean actions resulting in a nuclear catastrophe and ences and the Director of the Center The irrational rhetoric of the North Korean The South Koreans appear to be vehemently global turmoil. The hope is that its worries of any for Social, Economic and Political regime to openly target American territories in Guam opposed to the militarization of the crisis and entrust- regime change in North Korea, reunification of the Research (SEPAM) at Antalya Bilim and to defy all international warnings not to ‘pass the ing their security to the unforeseeable strategic island under American-supported South Korea and University, Turkey. Rubicon’ seem to have led the President Trump to intentions of the Trump administration. South Korea the influx of North Koreans to its territory will even- irrationally put American military machine at the is not only within the reach of likely North Korean tually push the Beijing regime to invest more in the center of his country’s response to the solution of the attacks, but it also finds itself in the middle of an diplomatic solution of the current crisis. crisis. Threatening the Pyongyang regime with evolving strategic confrontation between the US, the Beijing does not have any problem with the cur- American fury and fire and implying that the US mili- current hegemon, and China, the aspiring hegemon. rent Kim regime and fears the negative consequences tary is now locked and loaded in East Asia leads Needless to say, around two hundred thousand of the use of military power by its archrival, the US, in many to ask whether we have already passed the American nationals live in the country, of whom its backyard. The continuation of the status quo on the D-RING ROAD point of no return. approximately thirty thousand are military personnel. 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NEWS BYTES Trump fires chief strategist Bannon US military to create separate Parting ways major role in the real estate unified cyber warfare command magnate’s upset victory over In announcing the Hillary Clinton. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump ordered the US 63-year-old Bannon’s Having privately boasted military yesterday to elevate its cyber warfare operations to departure, the White about handpicking Trump’s cab- a separate command, signaling a new strategic emphasis on House did not specify inet, he went on to become the electronic and online offensive and defensive operations. whether he had nucleus of one of several com- “This new Unified Combatant Command will strengthen our peting power centers in what has cyberspace operations and create more opportunities to resigned or — as was been a chaotic West Wing. improve our nation’s defense,” Trump said. “The elevation widely reported — But Bannon reportedly fell of United States Cyber Command demonstrates our increased was forced out. into disfavour for allegedly leak- resolve against cyberspace threats and will help reassure our ing stories about White House allies and partners and deter our adversaries.” The move Seen as the driving colleagues who he felt did not suf- would expand the number of the Defense Department’s uni- force behind Trump’s ficiently adhere to his populist fied combatant commands to 10, putting cyber warfare on nationalist-populist agenda. The president’s new chief an equal footing with the Strategic Command, the Special agenda Bannon’s of staff, Kelly, had reportedly Operations Command, and regional commands. Until now presence at the warned he would not tolerate cyber warfare operations have been run under the umbrella A file picture of US President Donald Trump talking to chief White House has what he saw as Bannon’s behind of the National Security Agency, the country’s main electronic strategist Steve Bannon during a swearing in ceremony for been contested the scenes manoeuvering. spying agency, with Admiral Michael Rogers heading both. senior staff at the White House on January 22, 2017. from the start. Bannon had earlier this year Trump’s statement suggested the final shape of where the lost his coveted place on the new unified command will fit into the Pentagon remains House has been contested from White House did not specify National Security Council, which unsettled. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is reviewing sepa- Washington the start. He was the latest in a whether he had resigned or — decides issues of war and peace. rating the Cyber Command from the NSA, he said. AFP series of high-profile casualties as was widely reported — was And the president — said to have in Trump’s inner circle, includ- forced out. “White House Chief grown increasingly irritated by Nasa launches satellite to help resident Donald ing press secretary Sean Spicer, of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon’s high profile — was Trump yesterday chief of staff Reince Priebus and Bannon have mutually agreed reportedly furious about an astronauts talk to Earth finally parted ways communications director today would be Steve’s last day,” interview his aide gave this week with controversial far- Anthony Scaramucci. Trump’s press secretary Sarah to a left-leaning publication in MIAMI: Nasa yesterday launched the latest in a series of sat- right chief strategist With Trump under fire Sanders said in a statement. “We which he contradicted the ellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space PSteve Bannon, after weeks of from all sides for insisting anti- are grateful for his service and Republican billionaire’s position Station can communicate with Earth. The $408m Boeing- speculation and as the adminis- racism protesters were equally wish him the best.” on North Korea. made Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-M) soared tration reels from the fallout to blame for violence stemming Labelled a white suprema- The New York Times quoted into space atop an Atlas V rocket that launched from Cape over Trump’s response to a vio- from a weekend rally staged cist by his critics, the one-time a person close to Bannon as Canaveral, Florida at 1229 GMT. The satellite will “support lent white supremacist rally. by neo-Nazis and white Goldman Sachs investment insisting the parting of ways was critical space communication into the mid-2020s,” Nasa said Seen as the driving force supremacists in Charlottesville, banker and former head of ultra his own idea, and that he had in a statement. The satellite will facilitate space-to-ground behind Trump’s nationalist-pop- Virginia, the president faced conservative outlet Breitbart submitted his resignation on communication for Nasa’s low-Earth orbit operations, “ensur- ulist agenda — making him a renewed pressure to let go of News joined the Trump cam- August 7, to be announced at the ing scientists, engineers and control room staff can readily hero of the so-called “alt right” his firebrand aide. paign less than three months start of this week — but that it access data for missions like the Hubble Space Telescope and and a bete noire for centrists — In announcing the 63-year- before the November 2016 vote was delayed by the chaotic the International Space Station”. TDRS-M is the last of 13 such Bannon’s presence at the White old Bannon’s departure, the and was credited with playing a developments of recent days. satellites that have been launched since 1983. An antenna on the satellite was damaged last month at a processing facility in Titusville, Florida. The satellite was repaired, but the mis- hap set the launch back by about two weeks. Californians Ohio police officer seen on video once again repeatedly punching black man

want out of US CHICAGO: Ohio officials are investigating a violent arrest in which an officer was videotaped repeatedly punching a Los Angeles black man, the latest alleged case of excessive use of force AFP by police against African Americans. By early yesterday, more than seven million people had viewed an online video of the group of Californians arrest, posted on Facebook by a bystander. Police also has submitted yet released dashboard camera footage showing 25-year-old Aanother initiative to Richard Hubbard forced to the ground with an officer on top secede from the United States of him raining down blows. In an initial report of the inci- as the country is gripped by dent, which occurred last Saturday, police said Hubbard had one of its worst political cri- been resisting arrest. He can be seen apparently struggling sis in recent history. with officers, but not exhibiting violent force. City officials The new “Calexit” ballot said the incident raised questions and they were investigat- proposal put forward on ing, while advocates representing residents of the small city Thursday by a fringe political of Euclid, a suburb outside Cleveland, expressed alarm. The This file picture taken on August 15, 2017 shows the statue of US Supreme Court Chief Justice group calls for a constitu- officer who punched Hubbard was not identified. But, the tional convention to overhaul Roger Brooke Taney in front of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. American Civil Liberties Union said one of the police at the one of the country’s founding scene was Michael Amiott, who was “forced to resign from documents on grounds it is his previous job” at another police department. incompatible with what the Golden State stands for. Another monument removed Venezuela government allies “The current relationship between the federal govern- Washington comments, she did not want to monument to be taken down. seize legislative powers ment of The United States of Reuters talk to the president. Taney’s 1857 ruling, known as the America and California pre- In what has become the big- Dred Scott decision, reaffirmed CARACAS: Venezuela’s new pro-government constitutional vents California, and other aryland authorities took gest domestic crisis of his slavery and said black people authority formally declared yesterday that it was seizing states, from taking ownership down a statue yesterday presidency, Trump has been could not be US citizens. power from the opposition-led legislature, tightening Pres- over their future and must be Mof a 19th century chief strongly criticized, including by Opponents of monuments ident Nicolas Maduro’s grip on the country in defiance of revised,” the initiative states. justice who wrote an infamous many fellow Republicans, for to the Confederate states, which international outrage. It was the latest manoeuvre in a deadly Supporters hope the meas- pro-slavery decision, the latest blaming the Charlottesville vio- fought in the US Civil War for political crisis that has seen Maduro branded a dictator by ure — similar to two others example of action across the lence not only on the rally the preservation of slavery, view opponents whom he in turn accuses of plotting with the United submitted this year that ulti- United States over memorials organizers, but also the anti-rac- them as a festering symbol of States to overthrow him. The Constituent Assembly (NCA) mately fizzled out — will be put that have triggered racially ism activists who opposed them. racism. Supporters say they unanimously adopted a decree authorizing it to “take over to voters on the 2018 ballot. charged protests. Crews in Maryland’s state honor American history, and functions to legislate on matters directly concerned with The new proposal, titled “Cal- Meanwhile, the mother of a capital, Annapolis, removed the some of the monuments have ensuring peace, security, sovereignty, the socio-economic ifornia Calls for a Constitutional woman killed when a man 145-year-old bronze statue of become rallying points for white and financial systems, state assets and upholding Venezue- Convention,” would need the crashed a car into a crowd of Roger Taney from its base out- nationalists. Trump decried the lans’ rights”. The opposition-led National Assembly rejected support of the state legislature counter-protesters at a white side State House overnight using removal of Confederate monu- the move, branding it a “coup d’etat”. “The National Assem- before it can be submitted to nationalist rally in the Virginia a crane, local media showed. ments, drawing stinging rebukes bly, the international community and the people will not Congress. Past similar meas- city of Charlottesville on Satur- Maryland Governor Larry from fellow Republicans in a respect the decision to annul” the legislature’s powers, the ures for independence have all day said that after hearing Hogan, a Republican, had called controversy that has inflamed body said on its official Twitter account. fallen through. Donald Trump’s latest on Wednesday for the racial tensions nationwide. The initiative says “the world has changed dramati- cally since 1787” and that Californians must be allowed to chart their own course as Brazil’s Lula launches unlikely bid to retake presidency concerns various issues, rang- ing from immigration to the Brasília Thursday on a bus tour of around start to get organized now,” an rule, meetings with small-scale When he left office after two environment, without interfer- AFP 20 cities there was be no doubt- impassioned Lula told a crowd farmers, and events aimed at terms, Lula was feted at home ence from the federal ing what he wants. of just 3,000 at a rally that defending anti-poverty projects and abroad for his use of com- government. “We believe that razil’s former president “I am taking this big trip to started two hours late. now under threat from the modities-driven wealth to lift justice for all requires constant Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva see things up close and listen to “I am 71 and I still have the center-right government’s aus- tens of millions of people from vigilance and a thorough exam- Bhas never taken the easy people,” Lula said in a video will to fight of a 30-year-old,” terity cuts. poverty. He seemed untoucha- ination of laws and path but yesterday the onetime posted Thursday on social media. an energetic Lula went on, In other words, Lula will be ble. But as the bus tour heads off, governmental actions that dis- shoeshine boy turned political His first stop was in the city sweating in intense humidity. “I going back to the leftist base that the fiery speaker and former proportionately impact diverse giant embarked on his most of Salvador de Bahia, where he want to go around this country once made him Latin America’s union leader is a diminished segments of society,” it adds. audacious challenge yet: to rode the subway to the gates of and wake up the people’s con- most influential politician. figure. “These beliefs depend on recapture the presidency — and a stadium that hosted World Cup science,” he said. “He’s a candidate who needs His economic boom lies in resolutely defending these avoid prison. games in 2014. The city is in the Modeled on a marathon tour to touch people, to hug babies. tatters, his handpicked Workers’ Californian values, which The presidential election poorer northeast of Brazil and it of 359 cities that Lula made two The sheer physical contact can Party successor Dilma Rousseff support every individual’s won’t take place until October was a Lula stronghold that first decades ago, the “Lula for Bra- generate iconic images and will was booted out in an impeach- hopes and dreams for the 2018 and the many potential helped hoist him to power back zil” bus trip is the fiery speaker’s strengthen Lula’s aura of a mes- ment vote last year, the right is future.” California is the candidates are still keeping in 2003. He left office in 2010. opening bid for a spectacular sianic leader,” said Paulo Moura, rolling back his social policies, country’s most populous state below the radar. Campaigning “In 2018, we are going to comeback. A spokesman said a political marketing specialist. and a slew of corruption cases and the sixth largest economy is not even officially allowed. pick a democratic person to lead there’ll be rallies at universities The question is: will that love threaten to put him behind bars in the world. But when Lula took off this country, and we’ve got to created during his 2003-2010 extend beyond diehard fans? for the last years of his life. BUSINESS Saturday 19 August 2017

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Oil tanker stranded off Louisiana coast Infosys chief Demand for quits in rift with founders

Mumbai ‘safe-haven’ AFP ishal Sikka has resigned as chief exec- Vutive of Infosys, the Indian software giant bond rises announced yesterday, amid growing acrimony between the company’s board and its Fall in yields moment,” said Daniel Lough- founders. ney, portfolio manager at Sikka said the “increas- The yield on AllianceBernstein. ingly personal” attacks had Germany’s Concerns have grown too hit morale at the company, benchmark over Trump’s ability to push which has been trying to keep government bond through his economic goals pace with rapid changes in fell as much as 3 such as tax cuts and infrastruc- the industry. basis points. ture spending, following the “Over the last many exodus of executives from two The Suezmax sized oil tanker Karvounis lies at anchor stranded off the coast of Louisiana months and quarters, we for lack of a bank letter of credit to discharge its cargo of Venezuelan heavy crude, south Concerns have prominent business councils in have all been besieged by reaction to his response to of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, US. false, baseless, malicious and grown too over clashes last weekend in Char- increasingly personal Trump’s ability to lottesville, Virginia. attacks,” he said in a push through his Trump on Thursday statement. economic goals. decried the removal of pro- “The distractions that we slavery Civil War Confederacy have seen, the constant monuments, which have Yellen to headline Jackson Hole policy conference drumbeat of the same issues London fuelled US racial tensions, stok- over and over again, while Reuters ing worries that some of his New York unemployment would push up ignoring and undermining the key policy staffers and aides Bloomberg wages and prices, any contribu- good work that has been emand for highly- may quit. tion they make at the conference done, take the excitement and rated euro zone Chief among them were ederal Reserve Chair Janet could shed light on how much passion out of this amazing bonds increased rumours that Gary Cohn, direc- Yellen (pictured) will join attention they’re paying to journey.” yesterday as equity tor of the National Economic FEuropean Central Bank recent weak prices. Shares in the company markets tumbled Council, would resign. The President Mario Draghi in Jack- US inflation fell to 1.4 per- fell by more than seven per- Don mounting concerns that US White House denied those son Hole, Wyoming next week, cent in June, based on the Fed’s cent after the surprise President Donald Trump faces rumours. setting the stage for a potentially preferred gauge, and consumer announcement. difficulties in passing his eco- “Those rumours are in our revealing debate over the com- prices in Europe are at 1.3 per- Sikka had come under nomic agenda. view the embodiment of the mon challenges facing the cent. Both central banks shoot fire in recent months from The yield on Germany’s market’s nervousness,” Mizuho world’s two most powerful cen- for 2 percent inflation, though some of the founders of the benchmark government bond strategist Peter Chatwell said. tral banks. the ECB formally aims below, company on issues related to fell as much as 3 basis points to The caution in markets was Yellen will speak on the but close to, that target. corporate governance and just below 0.40 percent, and US compounded by a deadly topic of financial stability at 8 are going into this thinking Those glacial price gains salary increases for its top equivalents matched a six- attack by a suspected Islamist am local time (10 am in New about tightening,” Gennadiy come even as unemployment executives. Yesterday, he said week low of 2.182 percent. militant in Barcelona. York) on August 25 at the Kan- Goldberg, an interest-rate strat- has dropped steadily, more than he would stay on temporar- Meanwhile, yields rose The fall in yields extended sas City Fed’s annual egist at TD Securities in New halving in the US to 4.3 percent ily as executive vice chairman slightly on southern European a move that started earlier in symposium, the Fed said on York, said before Yellen’s since its post-recession peak to ensure a “smooth transi- bonds in the likes of Spain and the week after minutes from Thursday. The ECB had already appearance was announced. and declining to 9.1 percent from tion”. Infosys veteran UB Portugal in a global retreat from US Federal Reserve and Euro- confirmed Draghi’s attendance “That’s a big sea change.” a high of 12.1 percent in Europe. Pravin Rao, currently chief riskier assets that saw the big- pean Central Bank meetings at the gathering of top econo- Draghi won’t deliver a new Inflation is also low in Japan, operating officer, will take gest drop in three months on showed policymakers were mists and policy makers. Their policy message at the Jackson though sub-par price gains have over as interim chief execu- Wall Street overnight. cautious about withdrawing get-together comes as the U.S. Hole conference, according to been a longer-lived issue there. tive. “Sikka’s letter indicates “We have seen the first monetary stimulus too quickly. central bank prepares to start a Reuters report based on Jackson Hole is one of the there was a directed attack on wobble in equities for some Dallas Fed President Rob- unwinding its $4.5 trillion bal- sources familiar with the situa- most prestigious conferences on him leading to his resignation, time now, with the S&P closing ert Kaplan on Thursday said ance sheet and the ECB weighs tion. Still, at a time when the global central-banking cal- which again makes the com- down 1.5 percent last night, so the Fed should be “very patient when to slow down its own inflation is low across developed endar and has been used in the pany look bad for investors,” there’s a bit of a risk-off safe and judicious” as it considers large-scale asset purchases. economies, baffling authorities past as a forum to foreshadow IT analyst Baburajan haven bid for bonds at the whether to raise interest rates. “Most global central banks who thought declining policy actions. Kizhakedath told AFP. Frankfurt & Dublin make bankers feel wanted in Brexit jobs battle

London/Dublin in public on what is a sensitive unpopularity of bankers that still legal, financial and economic anal- The largest global banks in Reuters issue at home. Instead she relied lingers after the global financial ysis in choosing new bases for their London have indicated that about on Volker Bouffier (pictured), crisis. EU business if it can no longer be 9,600 jobs could go to the conti- rankfurt, along with Dub- prime minister of the state of Hesse While Paris and Amsterdam done from London. But they also nent or Ireland in the next two lin, is emerging on top in where Frankfurt is located, to take are set to lure one or two major need to know the political climate years, though few have yet moved, Fthe battle to draw highly- her invitation to New York in lenders, Germany and Ireland have will be favourable. according to public statements and paid banking jobs - and the tax November, according to three so far secured the bulk of commit- “Bankers want reassurance information from industry sources. revenue that they bring - away sources familiar with the ments from big-name banks. Even that the government wants them,” In recent weeks Morgan from London before Britain’s discussions. then, the work of lobbyists is not one senior banking executive told Stanley, Citi and Bank of America departure from the European Irish leaders have been less over: they are pushing to host the Reuters. “Business does care about as well as Japan’s Nomura, Mizuho Union in March 2019. reticent, but both countries have huge business of clearing deals in political sentiment towards them. and Sumitomo Mitsui have Germany has favoured a sent the same welcoming message euro-denominated securities, now There’s a reason: if there are prob- announced decisions for new EU subtle approach, with Chancel- to US, Japanese and other foreign dominated by the British capital. lems you know that government headquarters, all opting for lor Merkel saying little if anything banks - despite the public Banks have been undertaking will use its powers to help you.” Frankfurt or Dublin. 12 BUSINESS SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017

QSTec buys 49% Auto groups against US on NAFTA origin rules shares of largest Washington ufacturers Association. German solar Reuters Modernising NAFTA “Anytime you say this list or NAFTA allowed a a part of this list has to come energy producer uto industry groups major expansion of from one specific country you’re from Canada, Mex- auto exports, with going to hurt all three countries,” The Peninsula ico and the United more than 1 million he said. States are pushing more vehicles built The United States had an atar Solar Technologies back against the autos and auto parts trade defi- (QSTec) has acquired 49 annually in the US TrumpA administration’s demand cits of $74bn with Mexico and Qpercent of Germany’s than in 1993. for higher US automotive con- $5.6bn with Canada, both major largest solar energy producer, tent in a modernised North A car today probably components of overall US goods the SolarWorld Industries. American Free Trade has 25 to 30 percent trade deficits with its North This was announced at a Agreement. advanced electronics American neighbours, deficits media breifing in Berlin on At talks underway this week content in it, most of that Lighthizer said could no Thursday, in the presence of in Washington, automaker and which come from longer continue. HE Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrah- parts groups from all three coun- Lighthizer’s mention of tight- man Al Thani, Qatar’s Asia. tries were urging negotiators ening verification requirements Ambassador to Germany; Dr against tighter rules of origin, is a reference to expanding the Khaled Al Hajri, Chief Execu- said Eduardo Solis, president of Freeland both said they were not parts tracing list, which is used tive Officer of QSTec; and Dr the Mexican Automotive Indus- in favour of specific national to determine whether compa- Frank Asbeck, CEO of Solar- Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland (left) try Association. But US Trade rules of origin within NAFTA - a nies meet the 62.5 percent North World Industries. Representative Robert Lighthizer position that the industry agrees American content requirement shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a Al Thani expressed Qatar’s confirmed the industry’s fears with. for autos and 60 percent for private meeting at the US Department of State in Washington, confidence in the German that the administration of Pres- “We certainly think a US spe- components. DC, recently. economy and the phrase ident Donald Trump was seeking cific requirement would greatly Devised in the early 1990s, “Made in Germany”, stressing major changes to these rules to complicate the ability of compa- the tracing list covers almost included. “A car today probably said NAFTA has allowed a major Qatar’s determination to con- try to reduce the US trade defi- nies, particularly small-and none of the sophisticated elec- has 25 to 30 percent advanced expansion of auto exports, with tinue investing in various cit with Mexico. medium-size enterprises, to take tronics found in today’s cars and electronics, software content in more than 1 million more vehi- sectors of the German econ- “Rules of origin, particularly advantage of the benefits of trucks, most of which come from it. In 1994, it had zero or 1 per- cles built annually in the United omy. Dr Al Hajri stressed on autos and auto parts, must NAFTA,” said Matt Blunt, presi- Asia. Putting these on the trac- cent,” Volpe said. “Could you States than in 1993. Qatar places special interest require higher NAFTA content dent of the American Automotive ing list could force suppliers to address the tracing to help you “Negotiators should be in solar sector. and substantial US content. Policy Council. The trade group source these components from get to NAFTA compliance level mindful of this success as they Dr Asbeck said that Solar- Country of origin should be ver- represents Detroit automakers North America or pay tariffs on by capturing some of the work work to modernise the agree- World needs the Qatari ified, not ‘deemed,’” Lighthizer General Motors Co Ford Motor them. that’s being done in Silicon Val- ment,” Bozzella said, whose partner, which provides the said on Wednesday in opening Co and Fiat Chrysler Volpe said any changes to ley or Waterloo, Canada? Yes.” organisation represents interna- raw materials for production, remarks. Automobiles. this must also capture the North John Bozzella CEO of the tional brand carmakers with US adding that it will transfer the Mexican Economy Minister His comments were echoed American system design work Association of Global Automak- plants, including Toyota Motor technological expertise Ildefonso Guajardo and Cana- by Flavio Volpe, president of and software content for these ers, which represents Corp, Honda Motor Co Ltd and needed to produce solar dian Foreign Minister Chrystia Canada’s Automotive Parts Man- components that is not currently international-brand carmakers, BMW energy.

Meeting with World Bank President Gold shines as geopolitical worries weigh on riskier assets

Johannesburg said, referring to US political Policymakers in Europe and the Reuters uncertainty and the attack in US expressed concerns about Spain. “That has led to a risk-off unwinding monetary stimulus old was on track for a sec- environment, and that’s support- too soon. ond consecutive weekly ive for gold.”Spot gold rose by 0.6 Gold is sensitive to rising Ggain yesterday as politi- percent to $1,295.28 an ounce by interest rates because they push cal uncertainty in the United 0935 GMT and is on course to up bond yields, increasing the States and a suspected terrorist extend last week’s gain of 2.5 opportunity cost of holding non- attack in Spain boosted bullion’s percent. yielding bullion while tending to safe-haven appeal. US gold futures for Decem- strengthen the dollar, in which Markets were also uncertain ber delivery were up 0.7 percent gold is priced. about US President Donald at $1,301. Investors ditched risk- Among other precious met- Trump’s ability to push ahead ier assets while the dollar eased, als, silver climbed 1 percent to with policies after the disband- further supporting gold. $17.15 an ounce. Platinum was ment of two high-profile “The discord coming out of up 1.2 percent at $974.80, on business advisory councils over Washington could prove sup- track for a third straight week of his remarks on violence in portive for gold as well, as this gains. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (left) and Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri shake Virginia. could pressure the dollar further, Palladium touched a 16-year hands after a press conference at the Olivos presidential residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires “There is clearly more for just as the Fed is casting fresh high of $932.50 before giving Kim said the bank planned to make available new funds of up to $2bn in Argentina next financial markets to be con- doubts about its (interest) rate back some gains to trade 0.3 per- year between the public and private sectors. cerned about,” Danske Bank timetable,” said INTL FCStone cent up at $929, on course for a analyst Jens Pedersen analyst Edward Meir. weekly gain of about 4 percent. China opens its Future of Air Berlin’s Niki Australia to regulate virtual first cyber court currency exchanges Beijing AFP uncertain as talks begin Sydney AFP hina’s first “cyber court” Vienna three months. was launched yester- Reuters A person familiar with the ustralia is set to regulate Cday to settle online matter told Reuters on Thurs- virtual currency disputes, as the legal system ustrian holiday airline day that Lufthansa could take Aexchanges such as Bit- attempts to keep up with the Niki’s 850 employees on as many as 90 of Air Berlin’s coin and strengthen the powers explosion of mobile payment Abraced for a bumpy ride roughly 140 leased planes, of its financial intelligence and e-commerce. as insolvent parent Air Berlin including those of Niki, which is agency AUSTRAC as it cracks Residents of the eastern began talks on Friday to sell its seen as one of the carrier’s most down on money laundering city of Hangzhou can now reg- assets before it runs out of cash. valuable assets. and terrorism financing. ister their internet-related German flagship carrier Air Berlin has held prelimi- The changes came two civil complaints online and Lufthansa was scheduled to hold nary talks with two other firms weeks after AUSTRAC took the wait to log onto to their trial discussions about buying parts besides Lufthansa, its Chief country’s biggest bank, the via videochat. of Air Berlin ahead of other wages in the two-digit millions Executive Thomas Winkelmann Commonwealth, to court for currency exchange sector was The cyber court will “offer potential bidders, a senior of euros, due at the end of the told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zei- alleged “serious and systemic being regulated for the first regular people an efficient, labour union official told Reu- month. tung this week, without non-compliance” of money time, while low-risk industries low-cost solution to these new ters on Thursday. “We were promised (these elaborating. laundering and terror financ- such as cash-in-transit would kinds of disputes that take Media said Lufthansa was wages). We will see if it will hap- Earlier in the week, a source ing laws. be subject to fewer place on the internet,” Du interested in taking over major pen that way,” he said after a familiar with the matter said It follows similar reforms regulations. Qian, the cyber-court chief parts of Air Berlin as well as Niki. staff meeting at Vienna easyJet was among those in by Japan to regulate virtual Virtual currency has grown justice, told the official However, Niki labour bosses Airport. talks, and Thomas Cook’s Ger- currency, after the country rapidly since the 2009 launch Supreme People’s Court news said on Friday that the brand’s The chancellery and the man airline Condor said it was found itself at the epicentre of of Bitcoin, and there are now agency. “Not only will this future was unclear and it was transport ministry in Austria, ready to play “an active role” in a multi-million dollar embez- more than 100 crypto-cur- make lawsuits as convenient not known whether the Austrian which like Germany faces fed- Air Berlin’s restructuring. zlement scandal following the rency options. as online shopping, but it will carrier would be sold separately eral elections in autumn, said Airline entrepreneur Hans collapse of the Tokyo-based But the sector has suffered also give online shopping the from Air Berlin’s assets or as part they stood ready to support Niki Rudolf Woehrl, who made a MtGox Bitcoin exchange. from highly publicised scan- same degree of judicial pro- of a package. should it face a financial name for himself when he “Stopping the movement dals like the 2014 collapse of tection as consumption at Niki, founded by former bottleneck. bought German airline Deutsche of money to criminals and ter- MtGox. brick-and-mortar stores.” Formula 1 race car driver Niki “We won’t leave anyone out BA from British Airways for 1 rorists is a vital part of our Backers say virtual curren- The court will handle Lauda (pictured), is not part of in the cold,” Transport Minister euro, also threw his hat in the national security defences and cies offer an efficient and cases such as online trade dis- the insolvency proceedings but Joerg Leichtfried said. ring on Friday. we expect regulated busi- anonymous way to store and putes, copyright lawsuits and depends on cash from Air Ber- The pressure is on to com- With the backing of partners nesses in Australia to comply transfer funds online. product liability claims for lin to cover its costs. Union plete talks to carve up Air Berlin and financial investors, he aims with our comprehensive But critics argue the lack online purchases. Consumers representative Peter Stattmann quickly because a $176m bridg- to take over Air Berlin as a whole regime,” Justice Minister of a legal framework govern- spent $17.8bn during Alibaba’s told journalists all bills had been ing loan it received from the and keep it flying as an inde- Michael Keenan (pictured) ing the currency, the opaque biggest online shopping pro- paid so far but that the next “lit- German government will keep pendent airline, his company said Thursday. way it is traded and its volatil- motion on November 11, 2016. mus test” would be August its planes flying for only up to INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH said. He added that the digital ity, make it dangerous. SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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NOVO — Pearl SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Annabelle 2 (2D/Thriller) 10:00am, 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:10, 7:20, 9:20, 9:40, 11:30pm & 12:00midnight Valerian And The City of A Thousand Planets (2D/Action) 10:40am, 12:20, 1:20, 3:00, 4:00, 5:40, 6:40, 8:20, 9:20, 11:00pm & 12:00midnight Security(2D/Action)10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm& 12:00midnight Resident Evil: Vendetta (2D/Animation) 10:15am, 12:30 & 2:45pm 47 Meters Down (2D/Thriller) 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm Kidnap (2D/Thriller) 10:15am, 2:30, 6:45 & 11:00pm Wind River (2D/Action) 12:15, 4:30 & 8:45pm Youm Min El Ayam (Arabic)12:40, 5:10 & 9:40pm Pilgrimage (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm Snatched (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00pm & 12:00midnight The Man With The Iron Heart (2D/Action) 10:10am, 2:40, 7:10 & 11:40pm Richard The Stork (2D/Animation) 10:00, 11:50am, 1:40, 3:30 & 5:20pm Valerian And The City of A Thousand Planets (3D IMAX/Action) 10:00am, 12:40, 3:20, 6:00, 8:40 & 11:20pm MALL

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LANDMARK Snatched (2D/Action) 2:30 & 10:00pm Security (Action) 5:00pm The Emoji Movie (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Pilgrimage(2D/Thriller) 6:30pm Resident Evil: Vendetta (2D/Animation) 3:00pm Richard The Stork(2D/Animation) 4:00 & 5:30pm Youm Min Al Ayan (Arabic) 4:30 & 8:30pm The Man With The Iron Heart (2D/Action) 7:00 & 9:15pm Valerian And The City of A Thousand Planets (Adventure) 7:00 & 11:30pm Annabelle 2 (2D/Horror) 9:15 & 11:30pm Varnyathil Aashanka (2D/Malayalam) 11:15pm ROYAL PLAZA Pilgrimage (2D/Thriller) 2:00pm Richard The Stork(2D/Animation) 2:00 & 3:30pm Valerian And The City of A Thousand Planets (Adventure) 3:45 & 5:15pm Bareilly Ki Barfi (2D/Hindi) 6:00pm Annabelle 2 (2D/Horror) 7:30 & 9:45pm Yesterday’s answer Youm Min Al Ayan (Arabic) 8:15pm The Man With The Iron Heart (2D/Action) 9:30pm ALL IN THE MIND Security (Action) 11:45pm Snatched (2D/Action) 11:45pm ASIAN TOWN Chunkzz (2D/Malayalam) 12:30, 3:00, 5:15, 7:45 & 10:15pm CALM DOWN, CATNAP, CHILL Lie (2D/Telugu) 12:30 & 5:45pm Bareilly Ki Barfi (2D/Hindi) 3:15 & 11:15pm OUT, COMFORT, COOL OFF, VIP-2 (2D/Tamil) 12:30, 3:15, 9:00 & 11:45pm Toliet Ek Prem Katha 6:00pm DAYDREAM, DOZE, EASE, Aashanka (Malayalam) 2:00, 4:00, 7:00, 8:15 & 10:00pm FREEDOM, HOLIDAY, LEAVE, LEISURE, LOOSEN UP, AL KHOR LUXURIATE, PEACE, PICNIC, Annabelle (Horror) 10:30am, 1:00, 6:15 & 11:30pm Security 12:15, 4:45 & 9:15pm QUIETEN, RECESS, RELAX, VIP 2 (wTamil) 12:30, 6:00 & 11:30pm Valerian (Adventure) 3:30 & 8:45pm RELIEF, REPOSE, REPRIEVE, Seven Sisters 2:15, 6:45 & 11:15pm Aashanka (Malayalam) 3:15 & 8:45pm RESPITE, REST, SABBATICAL, SERENITY, SETTLE DOWN, SIESTA, SIMMER DOWN, ROXY SIT BACK, SLACKEN, SLEEP, A Stork's Journey (Animation) 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00. 6:00 & 8:00pm SLUMBER, TAKE A BREAK, Annabelle (Horror) 12:00noon, 6:15, 8:30, 10:50pm & 01:00midnight TAKE IT EASY, TIME OFF, TIME Valerian (Adventure) 12:00noon, 2:50, 5:40, 8:30 & 11:20pm OUT, UNCOIL, UNWIND, Aashanka (Malayalam) 12:00noon & 2:50pm Kidnap (Thriller) 2:40 & 4:15pm VACATION. The Emoji (Animation) 8:00 & 10:00pm Lie (Telugu) 5:40 & 8:30pm 16 SPORT SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 FINA position new addition to Qatar’s achievements: Al Jabir

Doha Sheikh Joan bin Hamad Al Thani and as a person, but as the representative of “Our success in hosting major sports QNA QOC Secretary-General Dr. Thani bin the State of Qatar. events is a clear proof of the great sup- Abdulrahman Al Kuwari. “It was a reflection of the QOC’s port we enjoy from our wise leadership,” resident of Qatar Swimming Asso- Al Jabir said that the success of Doha Vision 2020, which was developed for Al Jabir stressed. ciation (QSA) Khaleel Al Jabir in hosting the World Swimming Cham- giving more attention to the Qatari card- As for the future work plan, the QSA Pexpressed his pride for being pionships and its success in ers and supporting them to hold leading President said: “Getting to the heart of elected as a new member of the Board well-presenting those events had a great position,” he said pointing to the election the federation is an achievement and President of Qatar Swimming of Directors of the International Swim- impact on his election for the FINA of the President of Qatar Equestrian Fed- FINA will develop a number of programs Association (QSA) and member of ming Federation (FINA) in the new board membership. He expressed his eration Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al that can be utilised especially in the FINA Board of Directors, Khaleel 2017/2020 electoral cycle, in a new hope to contribute to achieving the Attiyah as President of the Asian Eques- process of developing athletes and their Al Jabir addition to the sporting achievements desired addition which shall benefit trian Federation, and before him, the participation which is in line with the in Qatar. Swimming in Qatar and in the Asian election of the President of Qatar Table- programs of the QOC. In the future we In an interview with the QNA, Al region as well. Tennis Association Khaleel Al Mohannadi will focus on the benefits of the pro- of the competition which was supposed Jabir dedicated the achievement to Al Jabir was elected as a member to be the first Arab President of the Inter- grams directed to the development and to be held in September but has been Qatar, saying the achievement is “an during the FINA meeting in Hungary, national Table-Tennis Federation. training courses for the coaches and postponed until October 4 and 5 due to addition to the series of successes made during which seven distinguished mem- “These positions are a strength for judges, which is beneficial to swimming changes of the FINA calendar.” by the a number Qatari cadres who bers were selected to serve the game in the State of Qatar in the sports field,” Al in Qatar in preparation for hosting the He added that the Qatari swimmers occupied leading positions in different the future. Al Jabir said that he was Jabir said, adding: “I believe that the World Championship in 2023. have been ready for the championship sports organisations.” among selected candidates as a com- Doha policy is based on sound and well- With regard to the preparatory pro- for a long time through their participa- He extended thanks to those who plementary member of the current thought-out principles and rules that gram of the QSA before the start of the tion in all international tournaments, have supported him to reach this posi- board until 2020. have made them reap the fruits of hard World Swimming Championships (Doha especially in the World Cup, pointing tion, most importantly President of Al Jabir stressed that being selected work in the sports field after these round 2017), Al Jabir said: “We are now that the preparation for external tour- Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H E to this position does not represent him results.”. in the final stages before the beginning naments is continuous.

England’s Alastair Cook Qatar bag plays a drive during his innings of 243 on the second day of the Anderson strikes early after four medals first Test against West Indies at Edgbaston at Arab Table in Birmingham Cook’s fourth double ton yesterday. BirminghamBirmingham three in the first day-night SCOREBOARD Tennis Cup RReuterseuters Test in England, Cook and England (I innings): Dawid Malan smoothly A Cook lbw Chase ...... 243 The Peninsula amesames AnAndersonderson ststruckruck aann extended their fourth-wicket M Stoneman b Roach ...... 8 early blow after Alastair partnership to 162. T Westley lbw Cummins ...... 8 atari table tennis team won four JCookCook scoredscored a superbsuperb 243 Cook reached his fourth J Root b Roach ...... 136 medals during the 16th Arab Table asas England dominated the Test double century with a D Malan c Blackwood b Chase ...... 65 B Stokes c Blackwood b Chase ...... 10 Q Tennis Cup which is now in progress ssecondecond day of the first Test thick edge to the third man J Bairstow b Holder ...... 18 in Muscat, Oman. againstagainst West Indies at EEdg-dg- boundary off Kemar Roach, M Ali c Brathwaite b Chase ...... 0 The tournament sees 180 players from baston yesterday.yesterday. the former England captain's T Roland-Jones (not out) ...... 6 14 countries competing. Cook'sCook's 10-hour 30th four. Extras (LB-10, W-3, NB-7) ...... 20 Total (for 8 wkts decl) ...... 514 Qatar’s Mohammad Abdulwahab knockknock led ththee hostshosts Malan was out on the Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-39, 3-287, 4-449, claimed the gold medal of youth under 21 to a first-first- stroke of lunch for 65, edging 5-466, 6-505, 7-506, 8-514. years event when he beat Qara Ali Naim inningsinnings spinner Roston Chase to Jer- Bowling: Roach 28-8-86-2 (3w); Joseph of Algeria in the final. maine Blackwood at slip. 22-3-109-0 (2nb); Cummins 24-3-87-1 (3nb); Holder 29.3-4-103-1 (2nb); Chase 26.2-2-113- Kholoud Hussain secured the bronze Ben Stokes (10), Jonny 4; Brathwaite 6-0-6-0. medal in the girls under-21 event follow- Bairstow (18) and Moeen Ali West Indies (I innings): ing her 4-1 victory over Maha Ali. total of 514 (nought) fell in quick succes- K Brathwaite c Bairstow b Anderson ...... 0 Qatar also took the silver medals of for eighteight sion as England chased quick K Powell (batting) ...... 5 K Hope (batting) ...... 7 boys and girls under-21 doubles events. decdeclaredlared aandnd runs and Cook's marathon Extras (W-1) ...... 1 The Qatari squad includes Ahmad Anderson had KraiKraigggg vigil ended when he was Total (for 1 wkt at Tea) ...... 13

Muthana, Fahad Al Moghni, Mohammad BrathwaiteBrathwaite caugcaughtht bbyy wicwick-k- trapped lbw by Chase, Fall of wicket: 1-0. Abdulwahab, Nawaf Al Malki, Yousef Hus- etkeeperetkeeper Jonny Bairstow fforor prompting the declaration. Bowling: Anderson 5-1-9-1 (1w); Broad 4-1-4-0. sain, Ali ba Ali, Khalid Al Yafai, Ayam noughtnought before West Indies A callow West Indies bat- Magdi, Maha Flamerzi, Kholoud Hussain, limpedlimped to 13 forfor one in replyreply ting lineup was always likely attack and Anderson's perfect Maha Ali, Al Anoud Al Saffar, Shouq Saad, atat ttea.ea. to struggle against England's delivery dismissed Brathwaite Mayam Ali Abdulaziz and Shahd Al Makki. ResumingResuming on 348 fforor experienced pace bowling for an eight-ball duck. E-sports: PSG signs Qatari FIFA player Asian Games: Indonesia race against time The Peninsula Jakarta -- hosting football, basketball, world’s emerging economies. has hit back at the criticism, The 2011 SEA Games were aris Saint- AFP tennis, volleyball, and archery But when the Olympic saying the country should be tarnished by a major corrup- Germain -- the 55-year-old Gelora Bung Council of Asia (OCA) visited praised for hosting the games tion scandal, transport delays, P(PSG) has n a dusty construction Karno will be under intense Indonesia in March, it warned at such short notice. incomplete infrastructure and recruited Ahmed site in central Jakarta, scrutiny. the country it faced huge chal- But beyond the clatter of a deadly stampede at the foot- Abdulqader Al Oamid sacks of cement But despite the fast- lenges, raising concerns about machinery at Jakarta’s top ball final. Meghessib (pic- and bulldozers, hundreds of approaching deadline, the man a lack of coordination between sporting complex, there are few Palembang successfully tured) as a new high-vis clad workers toil responsible for upgrading the bodies carrying out different clues the city is about to host its hosted the Asian Triathlon FIFA player. away to bring Indonesia’s complex’s main stadium, tasks, such as those building first Asian Games in 50 years. Championship earlier this year, The 19 year Asian Games dream to life. Wikrama Wardana, recently venues, organising the lighting Marketing for the event is and is busy building a light rail- old Qatari has Exactly one year out from told that there was still plenty and sound systems. conspicuously absent and, way from the city’s airport to already won 10 FIFA Tournaments, par- the opening ceremony of the of time to complete the job. Observers from OCA have despite a budget of about four the main Jakabaring Sport City. ticipated in the 2017 Asia Regional Finals world’s largest multi-sport Indonesia has faced a race also raised questions about the trillion rupiah ($300m), Despite all the question and qualified for the 2017 FIFA World event after the Olympics, the against time to be ready for the suitability of the athletes’ vil- awareness seems to be limited, marks, when Indonesia’s Pres- Championships in London. city’s Gelora Bung Karno sports 18th Asian Games after origi- lage and transport to and from if not non-existent, among ident Joko Widodo officially A former student at Aspire Academy, complex, which was built nal hosts Vietnam withdrew in venues in a city notorious for residents. launched the year-to-go Ahmed is a professional football player in more than half a century ago, 2014 due to financial problems, major traffic congestion. Preparation for the event countdown yesterday evening Duhail Sport Club. is undergoing a drastic meaning the country has only In another setback, Jakar- is more advanced in Palem- it will be a moment of immense He participated in his first FIFA World renovation. had four years to prepare ta’s landmark Mass Rapid bang, which held the Southeast pride for the nation of more Championships in London earlier this Jakarta and Palembang, on instead of the usual six. Transit (MRT) train system Asian (SEA) Games in 2011. than 250 million people. week, together with Brazilian team-mate the island of Sumatra, will host It last hosted the Asian won’t be ready until 2019, Much of the infrastructure Gatot Dewa Broto, vice- and 2017 Americas Champion Rafifa13. around 10,000 thousand ath- Games in 1962 in Jakarta, and meaning fans will have to nav- needed to cater for the flood president of the Indonesian At PSG eSports, he will join French letes from 45 countries for many Indonesians the igate the traffic-choked streets of athletes and visitors is Asian Games Organisation player DaXe (2016 ESWC World Cham- competing in 39 sports from Games will be the perfect by taxi, motorbike or clapped- already in place, but organis- Committee (INASGOC), insisted pion) and Agge (2014 FIFA Interactive August 18 to September 2, chance to showcase the coun- out bus. ers will be keen to avoid things were on track, but World Cup Champion and 2015 ESWC 2018. try’s sporting prowess, as well However, Indonesia’s repeating the controversies of admitted there was some way World Champion). As the Asiad’s top venue as its status as one of the Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi that event. to go. SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 SPORT 17 United’s Mourinho in Neymar set for home bow favour of early close as PSG take on Toulouse to transfer window Manchester Paris AFP AFP From left: Paris anchester United man- fter dazzling on his Saint-Germain’s ager Jose Mourinho first appearance in a Layvin Kurzawa, M(pictured) has backed Paris Saint-Germain Neymar calls for the Premier League to shirt, Neymar is in and Presnel close its transfer window before line to make his Kimpembe during the season starts, rather than at homeA debut for his new club PSG’s training the end of August. against Toulouse tomorrow. session in Paris Several English top-flight The world’s most expensive yesterday. clubs have called for the move player scored one goal and set in order to minimise disruption up another in a starring per- once the season gets under way midfield and forward line. formance as PSG beat Guingamp and they are due to vote on the Matic and Lukaku both 3-0 away in Brittany last week- proposal at the start of next impressed on their debut last end to maintain their perfect month. weekend, the latter scoring start to the new French season. “My opinion is we have to twice in a 4-0 home win over The 222m-euro ($261m) adapt to the situation, it doesn’t West Ham United. signing from Barcelona has matter what,” Mourinho told his Mourinho is also in the already taken to the pitch at weekly press conference at market for a wide player and PSG’s Parc des Princes for an United’s Carrington training United have been strongly unveiling before their 2-0 win base yesterday. linked with a move for Inter over Amiens there on the open- “But as a football manager Milan’s Croatian winger Ivan ing day of the campaign. and not a market man -- just a Perisic. But he was not registered in finish. “I believe in the possibil- apparently ready to pay another wins from three when they host football man, just as somebody But with United not pre- time to play in that match so ity of getting a result in Paris. blockbuster fee of 180m euros Bordeaux today. who wants to work with the pared to meet Inter’s £48 PSG’s home support are eager That is the beauty of football too. to sign Monaco sensation Kylian Also on maximum points are team, work with the players -- million ($61.6m, 52.7m euros) to watch the 25-year-old run out If I didn’t believe then I’d be as Mbappe. Saint-Etienne, who host Amiens, I would prefer the window to asking price, Mourinho believes against Toulouse. In contrast, the well to do something else.” The 18-year-old striker, who and Marseille, whose home clash close as soon as possible. they will not buy any more opposition coach is rather more Dupraz, who has this week hails from the Paris suburbs, is with Angers comes in between “So everybody knows the players this month. apprehensive. brought in Ivory Coast winger keen on the move and while the two legs of their Europa players we have and the deals “I don’t think we are (in the “We are going to Paris to Max-Alain Gradel on loan from Monaco would prefer him to go League play-off against Dom- will be done earlier and nobody market), unless something hap- defend first of all, that is for sure. Bournemouth, added: “We will to Real Madrid, the French zale of Slovenia. would be waiting for the last pens to put us in the market We will park the bus,” said Pas- need luck and to have God on champions have left him out of It has been a difficult start to week. again,” said Mourinho, whose cal Dupraz, whose team did beat our side because clearly this PSG their squad to face Metz the season for last season’s “And we wouldn’t have the side visit Swansea City today. PSG at home and drew away last side is incredible. yesterday. third-placed side Nice. situation of sometimes a player “I told (executive vice chair- season en route to a mid-table “But be careful not to call this The decision to drop Mbappe They lost their opening two plays game number one for a man) Mr Woodward my plans game Toulouse against Neymar! came after he was left on the league outings and then went team and game number two for were four (new players), but I LIGUE 1 FIXTURES Paris will win the league, I think, bench for the duration of last down 2-0 away to Napoli in the another team. also told him be cool, no pres- and will once again go far in weekend’s 4-1 win at Dijon, in first leg of their Champions “And the question marks sure from me, do what you All times in GMT Europe.” which Radamel Falcao scored a League play-off on somebody puts, if other think is best for the club. Today PSG have been busy trying hat-trick. Wednesday. leagues don’t close at the same “We will be together again Lyon vs Bordeaux (1500), Montpellier vs to reduce their wage bill follow- “The philosophy at AS They need a lift when they time, are we in danger of los- for another transfer window in Strasbourg, Nice vs Guingamp, Rennes v Dijon, ing the Neymar signing, and Monaco is to play those who are entertain Guingamp on Satur- ing players in the last couple January and next summer, so Saint-Etienne vs Amiens, Troyes vs Nantes have loaned unwanted Spanish at 100 percent and totally avail- day, when star duo Mario of weeks? no pressure from me at all. I’m Tomorrow forward Jese to Stoke City while able to the squad,” said coach Balotelli and Wesley Sneijder Mourinho has had a suc- happy with the squad we have. Lille v Caen (1300), Marseille v Angers (1500), agreeing to sell France mid- Leonardo Jardim. could play some part. cessful transfer window so far, I’m ready to go without the

Paris Saint-Germain v Toulouse (1900) fielder Blaise Matuidi to Juventus Lyon are top of the early “They are coming back, but bringing in Victor Lindelof, fourth player. for 20m euros. standings on goal difference and I don’t know if they will start,” Nemanja Matic and Romelu “If we are out of the mar- Meanwhile, they are they will look to make it three said coach Lucien Favre. Lukaku to bolster his defence, ket, I’m fine, I’m ready.”

EPL FIXTURES Conte warns troubled Chelsea not to look for excuses All times in GMT Today London Community Shield against Arse- Antonio Conte 13 players. “Last season we Swansea City vs Manchester United AFP nal before having two players speaks at a struggled a lot but we worked (1130) sent off in a stunning home defeat press conference well. We were lucky not to have Bournemouth vs Watford (1400) ntonio Conte has warned against Burnley on the opening yesterday. injuries. troubled champions Chel- day of the season. “The club knows this, I was Burnley vs West Bromwich Albion Asea not to look for excuses But Blues boss Conte insists clear with them. We have to be (1400) after their turbulent start to the the crisis can’t be allowed to ready to fight this situation, not Leicester Cityvs Brighton and Hove Al- season. affect his players and he called to find excuses. bion (1400) Since Chelsea won the title on them to show some charac- Conte’s calls for patience Liverpool vs Crystal Palace (1400) last term, Conte has endured a ter against Tottenham. couldn’t hide the sense that he Southampton vs West Ham United surprisingly difficult period that “You know very well our sit- knows he will be harshly judged (1400) shows no signs of abating head- uation after these two red cards, in the Stamford Bridge corridors ing into tomorrow’s clash with but we are preparing very well,” of power if results go against him. Stoke City vs Arsenal (1630) title rivals Tottenham at Conte told reporters Having struck out on several Tomorrow Wembley. yesterday. attempts to strengthen his squad Huddersfield Town vs Newcastle Unit- Not only has Conte feuded “We must be focused on the while selling Nemanja Matic to ed (1230) with Chelsea striker Diego Costa game, We don’t find excuses. A “It’s important to continue to created a leadership vacuum in Manchester United, Conte is short Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea (1500) after sending him into exile, the great club like Chelsea must be work. Then we can solve this the squad that will take time to of midfield options. Monday Italian has clashed with his prepared for this situation. situation.” fill. With that in mind, he hinted employers over the terms of his “I’m not worried about this. Conte knows there is a grow- “We lost a lot of players that he might rush Tiemoue Bakay- Manchester City vs Everton

contract, the make up of his For sure at this moment it’s not ing perception that his club is in created the previous foundation; oko, a close-season signing from (1900) coaching staff and the club’s fail- simple. crisis just months after their title Terry, Mikel, Ivanovic,” he said. Monaco, into his debut against ure to land his top transfer “It’s not easy. We must be victory. “I knew very well this season Tottenham, even though the mid- targets. strong to face this situation. It’s But the former Juventus would be very difficult for us. We fielder isn’t completely recovered for us to play Spurs? I dont think The problems have spilled very important not to find coach says the loss of key play- won the league and reached the from injury. its a good time to play them,” onto the pitch as Chelsea lost the excuses or alibis. ers in the close-season has FA Cup final with only “Do you think its a good time Conte groaned. Everton one of the best in EPL: Guardiola

London “Everton are a top squad and choosing to focus on his team’s Reuters they have bought good players. broad transfer goals instead. They are one of the best teams in We tried to do the best as pos- verton are one of the best the league, I am sure of that,” sible for the new season, and we teams in the English Premier Guardiola told reporters. are going to see how the market Everton are a top E League (EPL) with excellent “I expect they will play the finishes at the end of the season,” players and Manchester City will same way (as last season), attack Guardiola told reporters. squad and they likely face a tough test when they our backs,” Guardiola said. “I know how hard the club have bought good host the Merseyside club on Mon- “They have a strong defence, works ... We talk with Txiki, but day, City manager Pep Guardiola they have excellent players.” everyone has his own opinions and players. They are said yesterday. City have already spent more after that we try to decide who one of the best City drew 1-1 at home with than 200m pounds ($257m) to should make our club stronger,” he teams in the Everton last season and the strengthen their ranks and Brit- said, referring to City’s Director of reverse fixture in January marked ish media reports have also linked Football Txiki Begiristain. league, I am sure of Guardiola’s heaviest league loss the club with a move for West Guardiola said defender Ben- that, says Man as a manager, with his side losing Bromwich Albion defender Jonny jamin Mendy and midfielder 4-0 at Goodison Park. Evans. Fabian Delph were yet to recover City’s Guardiola With Everton bolstering their Earlier yesterday, West Brom from injury, while midfielder Manchester City’s Spanish coach Pep Guardiola cheers squad with nine new signings, manager Tony Pulis confirmed his Ilkay Gundogan, who featured in Girona supporters before the annual 41st Costa Brava Guardiola is wary of the all-round club had rejected a bid for their the club’s friendly against Girona Trophy friendly football match against Girona FC at the threat provided by manager Ron- captain, but Guardiola said the sit- on Tuesday, was close to full Montilivi Stadium in Girona on Tuesday. ald Koeman’s side. uation at City had not changed, match fitness. 18 SPORT SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 Mayweather unfazed by ‘dirty’ McGregor Los Angeles Robert Guerrero in Las Vegas. Pacquiao-Horn AFP “I truly believe the referee is going to do a great job,” May- loyd Mayweather has weather said. rematch likely accused Conor McGre- “The referee’s job is to keep I had a chance to gor of “fighting dirty” the fight clean. He don’t have see it and my to be confirmed in training but is con- anything to worry about. I’m thought were, it fident of a clean battle looking forward to following the soon: Arum Fwhen the two men meet in their Queensberry rules of boxing,” he was interesting. A August 26 superfight. added. lot of rabbit New York Mayweather told reporters Mayweather retired from Reuters on a conference call on Thurs- boxing in 2015 with a perfect punching, a lot of day he believed mixed martial 49-0 record to emulate former illegal shots, anny Pacquiao pro- arts star McGregor had used ille- heavyweight legend Rocky Mar- moter Bob Arum is gal tactics in sparring sessions. ciano. A win against McGregor behind the head, M “optimistic” a The undefeated former wel- would see the welterweight Mayweather says rematch between his fighter terweight king, who is coming become the only man to ever and Jeff Horn will be con- out of retirement to fight McGre- hold a perfect 50-0 record. about McGregor’s firmed in the next few days. gor in Las Vegas, said he had Mayweather insisted how- Malignaggi Arum said the parties in spotted rabbit punches in foot- ever that moving clear of Australia were eyeing a age of McGregor’s sparring Marciano’s historic benchmark knockdown November date in the same session with Paulie Malignaggi. Floyd Mayweather Jr (left) speaks as Conor McGregor looks was not on his mind. “Even Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane McGregor, who has never on during the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Conor McGregor World though this is my 50th fight, this where Horn beat Pacquiao in fought in a professional boxing Press Tour event at Barclays Center in New York, in this July is not my focus,” Mayweather controversial circumstances contest, appears to floor Malig- 14, 2017 file photo. said. last month. naggi in the footage. “Rocky Marciano is a legend, “The parties in Australia Mayweather, 40, was lot of illegal shots, behind the him being extremely dirty,” May- he did it his way. I just like to do fight will be his last. “This is my are meeting the Queensland unimpressed. head,” he added. weather said. it the Mayweather way.” last one. I gave my word to government authorities on “I had a chance to see it and McGregor has hired veteran Veteran referee Robert Byrd Win or lose, Mayweather is (adviser) Al Haymon, I gave my Saturday (today) and hope- my thought were, it was inter- referee Joe Cortez during his train- will be responsible for manag- adamant that nothing will be word to my children, I don’t want fully the meeting goes well.” esting,” Mayweather said of ing camp to help advise on boxing ing the fight and Mayweather is able to tempt him back into the to break that,” Mayweather said. Horn’s surprise welter- McGregor’s Malignaggi rules and ensure he fights clean. confident he will maintain con- ring following his return against “I’m going to stick to my weight victory over Pacquiao knockdown. He’s had Joe Cortez in his trol of the contest. Byrd officiated McGregor. He reiterated an ear- word -- this is going to be my allowed the Filipino to trig- “A lot of rabbit punching, a training camp and I’ve still seen in Mayweather’s 2013 win over lier statement that this month’s last fight.” ger a rematch clause. Every surges clear at Wyndham Rugby: All Blacks work

Miami “The last couple years, a lot on misfiring lineout AFP of people would have quit the game in my position with what att Every surged into an has kind of crept into my game.” early lead at the Wynd- The 33-year old Every leads for Wallabies opener Mham Championship on by one shot on Swede Henrik Thursday, firing a nine-under- Stenson through the first round Sydney Coleman and Rory Arnold. par 61 to launch his bid for only in humid conditions at Sedge- AFP “We have got some pretty the third win of his career. field Country Club. tall timber and some athletes The journeyman world Stenson, of Gothenburg, he All Blacks identified there, but in saying that the number 751 carded seven bird- made a late-day charge to post their lineout as a weak Australians have come a long ies and an eagle to move clear 62, marking his best round on Matt Every in action Tpoint against the British way,” he said. in the clubhouse at Sedgefield the PGA Tour. during the first round and Irish Lions and plan a big The 64-cap Retallick said Country Club in Greensboro, Webb Simpson, Vaughn Tay- of the Wyndham fix against the Wallabies, lock he was respectful of Coleman, North Carolina. lor, Cameron Smith, Tim Brodie Retallick said who has emerged as the Wal- Championship in “I’m driving it way better,” Wilkinson, Brian Campbell, yesterday. labies’ lineout leader in the past Greensboro, North Every said. Harold Varner and Sam Saun- The usually rock-solid set 12 months. ders all posted 63s. Every Carolina on Thursday. piece was disrupted by the “In the lineout, and his ball- WYNDHAM SCORES opened his round with a superb Lions in last month’s drawn carrying, he’s very physical, he -9 Matt Every (US) 61 eagle on the par-four first, hol- series, and Retallick said the runs some great lines,” he said. ing a 105-yard wedge from the has been in a funk in recent sea- watched on television from Kiwi pack was determined to “So I’ve got huge respect for -8 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 62 fairway for a brilliant eagle. sons, failing to reach a major home. “I don’t go to bed at night find a cure in today’s Rugby Adam as a lock and as a for- -7 Sam Saunders (US) 63 A trio of birdies on the third, since 2015. saying there’s 144 guys better Championship opener in ward, and I think over the last Brian Campbell (US) 63 fourth and fifth holes was fol- “So it’s good to be back, than me that (played in the PGA Sydney. couple of seasons he’s come a Harold Varner III (US) 63 lowed by another birdie on the playing good. I’ve got a few Championship),” Every said. “I think we had our worst long way.” Webb Simpson (US) 63 par-three seventh to leave Every things to motivate me right now “I can’t do that. That’s kind series in terms of lineouts that While strong favourites to Tim Wilkinson (NZ)) 63 six under at the turn. and I want to play well again. of a way I might motivate myself we’ve had in a number of years, retain the trans-Tasman Ble- Two more birdies in the “Today was really solid. I’m a little bit. Just little tricks I play so that’s obviously something disloe Cup for a 15th straight Cameron Smith (Australia) 63 closing four holes left Every at excited for the rest of the week. on myself.” that we’ve looked at this week,” year, the All Blacks are wary of Vaughn Taylor (US) 63 nine under to complete a stun- But it’s only one round. I know Every made the cut in only Retallick told reporters. an ambush in Sydney. -6 Davis Love III (US) 64 ning round. that.” two of his last half dozen tour- “There was a little bit of The Wallabies have only

Martin Flores (US) 64 Every, a back-to-back win- Every didn’t qualify for the naments, though he tied for 14th communication breakdown won three of their past 29 Tests Rick Lamb (US) 64 ner of the Arnold Palmer PGA Championship last week, last month in the Canadian (against the Lions). against New Zealand, and Aus- Invitational in 2014 and 2015, something that irked him as he Open. “We just didn’t know our tralian sides performed poorly roles, so it’s been a huge focus in this year’s Super Rugby of getting together and getting competition. BASEBALL RESULTS back to the standard we know But All Blacks coach Steve Corbin stars as Diamondbacks San Francisco 5 Philadelphia 4 we’re capable of, and our Hansen said the Wallabies timing. command respect. Washington 2 San Diego 1 “As a forward pack we’ve “They’ve got a lot of talent Texas 9 Chicago White Sox 8 got high expectations of our- and they’ve had a great prepa- outwit Astros; Reds beat Cubs Minnesota 4 Cleveland 2 selves to get the lineout right. ration,” Hansen said. NY Yankees 7 NY Mets 5 It’s certainly an area that’s “While (Super Rugby) fran- St. Louis 11 Pittsburgh 7 highly contested these days, so chise fans weren’t probably New York Arizona Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 3 we’re always trying to put pres- over-excited about the fact that Agencies Diamondbacks sure on the opposition.” they got knocked out early and Atlanta 10 Colorado 4 starting pitcher Retallick, who forms one of would rather have seen them atrick Corbin came within Patrick Corbin in Cincinnati 13 Chicago Cubs 10 rugby’s most feared locking play right through to the final

an out of his first complete action on Thursday. Arizona 4 Houston 0 partnerships with Sam White- and have less preparation time, Pgame in nearly four years, Cleveland 9 Minnesota 3 lock, expects a tough battle with those two things make them a scattering four hits in 8 2/3 the Australian jumpers Adam dangerous beast.” innings, and the Arizona Dia- mondbacks earned a split of their Freddie Freeman and Tyler four-game, home-and-home Flowers also homered for the interleague series with the Hou- Braves, who rebounded from a ston Astros with a 4-0 victory on 17-2 loss Wednesday. Thursday. Rookie Lucas Sims (1-3) Corbin (10-11) struck out allowed two runs and five hits seven, issued one walk and in five innings for his first major threw 71 of 105 pitches for league win. Charlie Blackmon strikes. had three hits and hit a ninth- The Diamondbacks provided Reds 13, Cubs 10 windswept day. Ian Happ inning homer for the Rockies, the requisite run support begin- Phillip Ervin drove in four homered twice for the Cubs, who lost for the seventh time in ning in the third inning, with Jeff runs, including a go-ahead two- including one of four homers in 10 games. Mathis delivering a single that run homer in the seventh inning, the fourth. Kris Bryant hit his Blue Jays 5, Rays 3 scored Ketel Marte from third as Cincinnati avoided blowing a 23rd, Alex Avila preceded Happ’s Justin Smoak hit the go- base. Daniel Descalso added an nine-run lead against Chicago. second homer with a two-run ahead two-run home run in the inside-the-park home run in the Ervin was 3-for-4 and shot, and Javier Baez homered eighth inning and Josh Donald- fourth inning, when his fly ball homered off Justin Grimm (1-2) after Happ. Kyle Schwarber also son hit two solo homers as to center field ricocheted off the to give the Reds an 11-9 lead after went deep for Chicago. Toronto defeated Tampa Bay. New Zealand All Blacks coach Steve Hansen (left) and wall and past Astros center they held a 9-0 advantage fol- Braves 10, Rockies 4 Smoak hit his 33rd homer fielder Jake Marisnick. It was the lowing the second inning. Joey Ender Inciarte hit two solo of the season with one out captain Kieran Read walk off the ground during their third inside-the-park homer of Votto also homered for the Reds, homers as Atlanta beat Colorado against Tommy Hunter (2-4) Captain’s Run in Sydney yesterday. The All Blacks take on the season for the who split the series despite to gain a split of a four-game after Donaldson walked. Smoak the Australian Wallabies in the first Rugby Championship Diamondbacks. allowing six homers on a series. was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. and Bledisoe Cup rugby union Test match today. SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 SPORT 19

Froome targets Halep advances but Nadal and historic double on Contador’s Pliskova get matches rained out farewell Madrid AFP Cincinnati AFP ATP AND WTA CINCINNATI our-time Tour de France RESULTS winner Chris Froome afael Nadal and Karo- Fbegins his quest to make lina Pliskova, the MEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND more cycling history today by number one seeds at Grigor Dimitrov (BU) bt Juan Martin del ending a long and arduous the WTA and ATP Potro (ARG) 6-3, 7-5 wait to win the Vuelta a Cincinnati Masters, Yuichi Sugita (JPN) bt Karen Khachanov Espana. Rnever got a chance to break a (RUS) 6-7 (0/7), 6-3, 6-3 Froome faces a huge sweat before play was halted on David Ferrer (ESP) bt Pablo Carreno challenge over three weeks Thursday at the rain-hit Busta (ESP) 6-4, 6-4 of brutal climbs in the sear- tournament. Jared Donaldson (USA) bt Nikoloz Basi- ing Spanish summer heat Czech defending champion lashvili (GEO) 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) with a stellar cast of former Pliskova led Italian qualifier Dominic Thiem (AUT) bt Adrian Manna- Grand Tour winners such as Camila Giorgi 3-0 when play was rino (FRA) 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3) Alberto Contador in his final suspended while former and John Isner (USA) bt Frances Tiafoe race, Vincenzo Nibali and future world No. 1 Nadal and (USA) 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 Fabio Aru competing for the compatriot Albert Ramos-Vino- red jersey. las never started their WOMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND However, should the third-round match before the ROUND Briton emerge victorious final drenching began. Simona Halep (ROM) bt Anastasija Sev- when the race enters Madrid Court conditions more suit- astova (LAT) 6-4, 6-3 on September 10, he would able for Olympic swim star Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt Carla become just the third man Michael Phelps than tennis stars Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-2, 6-4 ever to win the Tour de had US 14th seed John Isner, who Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bt Ashleigh France and Vuelta in the same beat teen Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7/4), Barty (AUS) 6-4, 6-2 year after Frenchman Jacques 7-5, happy he snuck in a win Garbine Muguruza (ESP) bt Madison Anquetil (1963) and Bernard between storms. Keys (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) Hinault (1978). “Very happy to be off the Johanna Konta (GBR) bt Dominika Froome has come agonis- court,” he said. “We could have Cibulkova (SVK) 6-3, 6-4 ingly close to winning in easily, if I didn’t break at 5-all, we Spain in the past, finishing could be 2-all in a tie-breaker second on three occasions in right now, not finishing. That Simona Halep of Romania returns a shot to Anastasija 2011, 2014 and 2016. would suck.” Sevastova of Latvia during the Western and Southern Nine summit finishes lie Second-ranked Simona Cincinnati Open at the Linder Family Tennis Center on Thursday. in wait for the peloton, Halep of Romania charged closer Halep beat Sevastova 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals including a 12.2km climb up to taking the world number one Alto de l’Angliru in the penul- ranking from Pliskova by beat- timate stage to ensure an ing Latvian 15th seed Anastasija the top spot when Roger Federer faces Spaniard David Ferrer in the But she must face Germany’s Garbine Muguruza. The sixth- explosive finish. Sevastova 6-4, 6-3 to reach the withdrew from Cincinnati with a quarter-finals. Julia Goerges in a postponed ranked Spaniard saved three There is just one individ- quarter-finals. back injury. Halep, a French Open run- match, then play the winner of match points in downing 17th- ual time trial, but the long and “I’m not playing my best ten- The 31-year-old Spaniard ner-up for the second time in another postponed match ranked American Madison Keys flat 42km circuit on stage 16 nis in this moment but I’m still could have met Australian Nick June, can overtake Pliskova by between American Sloane 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3). should allow Froome to take winning,” Halep said. “I win Kyrgios in yesterdays’ quarter- winning the title in the final major Stephens and Russian Ekaterina “You never knew who was time off his rivals. against the 15th player in the finals. Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic led tuneup for the US Open. Makarova in a Friday double on going to win until the last point,” “It’s brutal, absolutely world playing not like I want and Kyrgios 4-3 in their halted match. “To be number one in the short rest. Muguruza said. “I had match brutal, and to win something I’m really happy about it.” Nadal would have been asked world I think is a big thing. If I British seventh seed Johanna points against me so it was really like that it feels as if you’re But five matches were pushed to play at 1 p.m. and again at 9 deserve the place, for sure I will Konta downed Slovakian 11th hard. I battled back and I’m glad taking on an even bigger to yesterday, when double duty p.m. if he won, as would the Kar- win it,” Halep said. seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, things went my way.” challenge,” added Froome. could come for Nadal, the 15-time lovic-Kyrgios winner. Ukraine’s fourth-ranked Elina 6-4, to move into the quarter- Muguruza has a last-eight Contador will be the Grand Slam champion assured Eighth-ranked Austrian Svitolina, who won her fifth WTA final path of Halep, who won her date with eighth seed Svetlana home favourite as he aims to of returning to world number one Dominic Thiem, the only other title of the year last week to reach 15th career WTA title earlier this Kuznetsova. The 32-year-old end an illustrous career in next week. seed remaining in Nadal’s half of a career-high fourth in the rank- year at Madrid. Russian, a two-time Grand Slam fairytale fashion by matching Nadal was assured of advanc- the draw, edged France’s Adrian ings, can also become number one Also reaching the quarter- champion, eliminated Spain’s Roberto Heras’s record of ing past injured Andy Murray for Mannarino 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3). He on Monday if she wins the title. finals was Wimbledon champion Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-4. four Vuelta wins. Tharanga’s Sri Lanka seek Aussie redemption against India paceman Dambulla, Sri Lanka Squads and beat India,” Tharanga said AFP in a statement from Sri Lanka Starc to miss SRI LANKA: Upul Tharanga (captain), Cricket. ri Lanka are looking to new Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella “We have the talent, we have captain Upul Tharanga (pic- (wicketkeeper), Dhanushka Gunathilaka, the skill. We have been putting Stured) for redemption in the Kusal Mendis, Chamara Kapugedera, in the hard work, we just need India tour one-day international series Milinda Siriwardana, Malinda Pushpaku- the spirit, and for that we need starting tomorrow against India your support too,” added the left- mara, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan after enduring a humiliating Test handed batsman. Melbourne Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Wanindu whitewash on home soil. They were swept aside by Reuters Tharanga will lead the Hasaranga, Lasith Malinga, Dushmantha India 5-0 in their last ODI series islanders into the opening match Chameera, Vishwa Fernando. in 2014, and more recently ustralia’s pace spearhead Mitchell Starc of the ODI series in Dambulla, bowed out of the Champions (pictured) will miss the limited-overs tour having been appointed limited- INDIA: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Trophy short-format contest in Aof India starting next month as he contin- overs captain to revive the ailing Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (vice captain), the first round. ues his recovery from a foot injury. team after their shock 3-2 loss to Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya India, whose last tour of Sri Australia will play India in five one-day inter- minnows Zimbabwe. Rahane, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Lanka in 2015 ushered in a new nationals and three Twenty20 matches but Starc’s Angelo Mathews stepped Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, era of supremacy for the top- injury was taking longer to heal than expected aside as captain after that defeat, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra ranked Test side, are looking to and he would be rested to boost his chances of vacating the top job to Tharanga Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar ride their sweep of Test victories playing England in the Ashes series, the team said who takes the helm at a low point Kumar, Shardul Thakur. into the shorter-format series. yesterday. for Sri Lankan cricket, with a The loss of their Champions “We have recently reviewed the progress of form slump and injuries dogging Tharanga, 32, has urged fans Trophy title to arch-rival Paki- Mitchell’s right foot injury and the healing proc- the beleaguered side. to be patient, insisting the “rough stan was a bitter pill for India, ess has been slower than we would have liked,” patch”patch” wiwillll pass fforor tthehe 50-ove50-overr and the two-time World Cham- team physio David Beakley said in a statement. 1996 WorWorldld Cup winnerswinners.. pions will be seeking a comeback “Consequently, in order to ensure his best “Sri Lanka have always beenbeen in Sri Lanka. possible preparation for the Ashes, he will be una- stronger in our white-ballwhite-ball ffor-or- Newly-appointed ODI vice- vailable for the tour of India and will continue mat, andand I am confidentconfident thatthat captain Rohit Sharma urged his his rehab in Australia with an aim to have him we will come out strongstrong men against becoming compla- play for New South Wales in the domestic one- cent, reminding them of their day cup.” surprise loss to Sri Lanka in the Fast bowling all-rounder James Faulkner, Australia’s squads for India tour opening round of the Champi- who was overlooked for the Champions Trophy ons Trophy. and missed out on a national contract, has instead ODI SQUAD - Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Ashton “I have no idea about the been recalled, along with Nathan Coulter-Nile. Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, squad for this ODI series, but They join a pace battery featuring Josh Hazle- James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, what they had in the Champions wood and Pat Cummins, with all-rounder Hilton Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Adam Zam- Trophy was a very good side. Cartwright. pa. They beat us quite comfortably,” Uncapped Western Australia paceman T20I SQUAD - Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, Jason said Sharma. Jason Behrendorff has been selected in Aus- Behrendorff, Dan Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cum- “So you know in one-day tralia’s T20 squad following his return from an cricket they are a very good team. injury setback, along with veteran all-rounder mins, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Glenn We just got to do what we have Dan Christian and Tasmania wicketkeeper Tim Maxwell, Tim Paine, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa. been doing in the past few years.” Paine. 20 HOME SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017

PRAYER TIMINGS Qatar Summer Festival concert enthrals audience

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The much-anticipated Qatar Summer Festival concert, which featured Qatari star Fahad Al Kubaisi and Iraqi sensation Kadim Al Saher, at Qatar National Convention Centre theatre. Last solar eclipse of the year on Monday

The Peninsula moon are in conjunction as seen from and the outermost part of the Sun’s will cover sun completely, and the the Earth. atmosphere (Chromosphere and maximum duration of total solar ccording to accurate astronom- The moon blocks the light of the Corona). eclipse at the greatest point will be 2 ical calculations by Qatar sun and a shadow of the moon is cast The eclipse will not be seen from minutes and 40 seconds. The greatest ACalendar House (QCH), the last over the Earth’s surface, astronomer Qatar, or in the region. But they can point of solar eclipse path will take solar eclipse of this year will occur on at QCH, Dr Beshir Marzouk said. follow up solar eclipse through live place near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The Monday; with the time of conjunction There are four types of solar broadcast from Nasa website or duration of all solar eclipse phases will Hazy at places at first becomes hot daytime with some clouds and hu- of the new crescent of Hijric month eclipse: total, partial, annular and through Nasa’s channel on YouTube. be five hours and 18 minutes. mid by night. “Dhul- Hijja 1438H”. hybrid. The current solar eclipse will Dr Marzouk added the solar eclipse Astronomer experts called this A solar eclipse occurs when the be “total type”. will start at 6:46pm Doha local time eclipse “Great American Eclipse” moon passes between the sun and the This total solar eclipse will be seen and it ends after Doha mid-night by because its path will be across all HIGH TIDE 01:30 – 15:45 LOW TIDE 08:00 – 22:45 Earth, so that the sun is fully or par- from north of Pacific, Untied States of four minutes, while the greatest point American states. The last eclipse was Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department tially covered. This can only happen America, and south of Atlantic, where of total solar eclipse will be occur at passed over all American states was during a new moon, when the sun and the Moon will cover solar photosphere 9:26pm local time, where the moon in June, 1918.

Patriotic fervour at ICC I-Day celebrations in Al Wakrah Sports Stadium

Indian Ambassador to Qatar, P Kumaran (sixth left); Chief of Community Policing Division, Col. Ghanim Saad Al Khayarin (sixth right); Director of Community and Public Relations for Ooredoo Qatar, Manar Khalifa Al Muraikhi (fourth left); President of ICC, Milan Arun (fifthleft); and other officials holding the ICC Independence Day supplement during the 71st Independence Day Celebrations by Indian Cultural Center under the aegis of Embassy of India at Al Wakrah Sports Club yesterday. (BELOW) Children and audience at the celebration. Pics: Kammutty V P / The Peninsula