QATAR | Page 16 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar’s al-Tamimi sees off Marche for Msheireb Museums, chronicler of Qatar’s rare major journey, turns four win published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11361 November 9, 2019 Rabia I 12, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief QATAR | Aviation An ‘intelligent’ Qatar, Kazakhstan sign air transport agreement Qatar and Kazakhstan yesterday signed a memorandum of news platform understanding (MoU) to operate seven passenger flights to Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, and seven passenger flights to Almaty. Also, the MoU stipulates to developed to conduct seven air cargo flights with full transportation rights between the two countries, and operating any number of passenger and cargo flights with full transportation rights to 11 international airports in fi ght fake news Kazakhstan. They also reached a code-share agreement between the By Joseph Varghese national carriers of the two countries. Staff Reporter AMERICA | Vote Bloomberg fl irts with atar Computing Research In- White House bid stitute ( QCRI), part of Hamad QBin Khalifa University, has de- Billionaire businessman Michael veloped a news aggregator platform, Bloomberg was positioning Tanbih, “to uncover fake news at its himself yesterday to enter the An Iraqi protester wearing a road sign on his head as a means of protection, flashes the victory gesture with his fingers as he very origin”. crowded race for the Democratic takes part in an anti-government demonstration in the southern city of Basra yesterday. “Tanbih, an Arabic term meaning presidential nomination, setting ‘alert,’ is an intelligent platform to un- up a potential showdown with derstand media biases,” principal sci- fellow septuagenarian Joe Biden entist Preslav Nakov told Gulf Times. as the leading centrist candidate. The platform, making use of Artifi - Preslav Nakov Bloomberg, the 77-year-old former cial Intelligence, understands whether three-term mayor of New York, is Protesters fl ood Baghdad it is emotional manipulation or appeal However, Nakov pointed out that the expected to file paperwork in at to authority. need of the hour is more media literacy least one state declaring himself a “It can detect and understand the and critical thinking. People have to be 2020 candidate — although some underlying reasons for the spread of extra vigilant and analyse any news item observers cautioned he may simply despite fresh bloodshed fake news,” he said. from diff erent angles to make sure that be keeping his options open as he QCRI’s Arabic Language Technolo- it is genuine or fake before it is shared. flirts with a White House bid. Page 5 AFP/Reuters onstrations erupted on October 1 close tion” on fi nding a “roadmap” to end gies and Social Computing groups have “A recent report says that Finland Baghdad to 300, according to a tally compiled the crisis. been working with Massachusetts In- is winning the war on fake news. They EUROPE | Offb eat by AFP. Meanwhile, a barrage of 17 rockets stitute of Technology (MIT) Compu- have invested in education against fake Offi cials have stopped providing landed near a military base hosting US ter Science and Artifi cial Intelligence news and provided the right tools from Adieu to tiger’s friend, nti-government protesters updated fi gures. forces in northern Iraq but caused no Laboratory to develop Tanbih. primary schools to high schools and Timur the billy goat from across Baghdad fl ooded “Abdel Mahdi’s position means injuries or major material damage, an “The technology uses artifi cial universities. They have also advertise- A Russian goat named Timur whose AIraq’s capital yesterday despite more to him than the blood of Iraqis,” Iraqi military statement said. neural-networks to represent text in a ment campaigns to provide media lit- unusual friendship with a tiger won fresh bloodshed, as leaders appeared charged a tribal dignitary protesting in A security source said the rockets multi-dimensional space. Through a eracy and critical thinking. This is the him nationwide fame, has died, the to have closed rank around embattled the capital yesterday. landed near the Qayyara military base. complex series of computations, it is right approach to fi ght fake news,” he director of the safari park where the Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. Yesterday, the country’s top Shia The statement and the source did able to identify disinformative content pointed out. pair lived, said yesterday. “Timur’s Recent deaths in Baghdad and Iraq’s cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani said not say who was believed to have and pinpoint its bias. Nakov said that the Tanbih is able to heart stopped beating on November south have pushed the toll since dem- there should be “no more procrastina- launched the attack. Page 4 “The platform is unique on several understand pre-identifi ed and highly 5,” Dmitry Mezentsev, director of a fronts: it puts technology in an actual predictable propagandist techniques. safari park outside the Pacific port product that users can easily operate, “As a news aggregator, Tanbih relies of Vladivostok, said. The billy goat, but it is also built to be region-specif- on a sophisticated series of data-run believed to be around five years old, ic, so it pays considerable attention to analytics to create media profi les. It was cremated and will be buried what is needed in this part of the world attempts to uncover important infor- “with full honours”, his keeper Elvira Somalia praises Qatar fl ood aid and it off ers ways to address those mation on media stance, centrality, Golovina said. needs,” explained Nakov. hyper-partisanship, and inclinations The principal scientist said fake when it comes to popular topics. One SPORT | Decision QNA Qatar’s repeated relief initiatives for tarian eff orts in Somalia. news makes people believe in wrong advantage of this technology is its ca- Mogadishu Somali citizens. He expressed his deep The second batch of humanitar- information very fast. “The spread of pability to analyse Arabic media con- Qatar to host 2020 World thanks and appreciation to the Amir. ian aid provided by Qatar, through the fake news has become the most sophis- tent,” Nakov said. Snooker Championships The Somali minister said that the Qatar Fund for Development in co-or- ticated political weapon in the recent The scientist pointed out that several International Billiards & Snooker he Somali government com- Qatari aid was timely because citizens dination with the Standing Commit- years. It all became so prominent in organisations are at the forefront to Federation (IBSF) named Qatar as mended the assistance provided in the aff ected areas of Somalia suf- tee for Rescue and Relief Works and 2015-16, especially during the US elec- fi ght fake news. the host of the 2020 World Snooker Tby Qatar to those aff ected by fered the most, pointing out that this Humanitarian Aids for Affl icted Areas tions. The rise of technology has made “Many social media platforms now Championships for the Men, Women fl oods that hit large parts of the coun- assistance would ease the suff ering. in Brotherly and Friendly Countries, the spread of disinformation very fast integrate smart solutions that posi- and Masters. IBSF President Mubarak try, following the directives of His In a statement, the Deputy Spe- arrived on Thursday in Mogadishu, and the implications can be dreadful tion fake news at the very bottom of al-Khayarin announced the decision Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin cial Representative of the Secretary- accompanied by a team from the Qa- and devastating. It could lead to sev- the news feeds. They do not announce during the IBSF General Assembly Hamad al-Thani to send fl ood aid. General, Resident and Humanitarian tari International Search and Rescue eral implications such as personalised about these eff orts in a big way as they held in Antalya, Turkey. The IBSF Somali Federal Minister of Hu- Co-ordinator for Somalia, Adam Ab- Group (Lekhwiya). The total assist- attacks, mass mobilisations and grave are not the general regulatory bodies. General Assembly witnessed manitarian Aff airs and Disaster Man- delmoula, expressed his thanks for its ance reached about 88 tonnes of medi- health consequences among others,” he However, these eff orts will go a long discussions on many topics. agement Hamza Said Hamza praised generous contribution to the humani- cal and relief materials. continued. way to fi ght disinformation,” he added. Ajyal Film Festival will focus on inspirational stories n eclectic selection of 13 thought- Two feature fi lms screening in com- to experience, feel and overcome the Away (Latvia/2019). provoking feature fi lms from petition are supported by the Doha Film challenges of life through cinema.” Ajyal’s Bader Jurors aged 18-21 will Aacross the globe will present di- Institute (DFI), underlining the Insti- In the Mohaq segment for jurors aged choose a winner among For Sama verse perspectives of life and inspire au- tute’s commitment to unlock creative 8-12 are Ailo’s Journey (France, Fin- (Syria, UK/2019) by Waad al-Kateab diences at the seventh Ajyal Film Festival, voices and support quality fi lm pro- land/2018) by Guillaume Maidatch- and Edward Watts; Give Me Liberty taking place from November 18-23 at Ka- ductions and reinforcing Qatar’s con- evsky; Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking (USA/2019) by Kirill Mikhanovsky; tara – the Cultural Village. tinued focus on promoting distinctive Dogs (Latvia, Poland/2019) by Edmunds Sorry We Missed You (UK, France, Bel- Delivering inspirational stories of and compelling narratives of universal Jansons; Oualid Mouaness’s 1982 (Leba- gium/2019) by Ken Loach; Children of hope, resilience and courage using pow- resonance. non, USA, Norway, Qatar/2019) and The the Sea (Japan/2019) by Ayumu Watan- erfully creative narratives, the selected “Contemplative, encouraging and Arctic Camels (Norway, Mongolia/2019) abe and Amjad Abu Alala’s You Will Die fi lms will be assessed across three dis- thought-provoking – this year’s fea- by Karl Emil Rikardsen.