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Kuwait backs Saudis against charges

MP backs Cabinet
Expat engineers to Anyone who ‘disrespects’ Kuwait By Ahmed Al-Naqeeb
face closer scrutiny Arab Times Staff & Agencies

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: The Kuwait Society of Engineers

(KSE) has come to terms with a Swedish company accord-
ing to which the company will check on the accreditation
to be legally pursued: Deputy FM KUWAIT CITY, Oct
15: The State of Ku-
wait stands in opposi-
of expatriate engineers working in Kuwait’s labor market, KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15, (KUNA): Deputy Foreign Minister Al-Jarallah stated that the country will continue to take all le- tion against all the ac-
reports Al-Rai daily. Khaled Al-Jarallah affirmed on Monday that the Foreign Minis- gal actions to retaliate against anyone who tries to contempt the cusations and unlawful
try will not hesitate to legally pursue anyone who disrespects the country, indicating that strict instructions have been given to the
“The company has long been working in the Gulf labor
State of Kuwait and its figures. Kuwaiti missions abroad, in this respect.
campaigns targeting
market and is responsible for the accreditation of engi- the Kingdom of Saudi
neers’ certificates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Speaking to KUNA regarding the path that Kuwait will take Such instructions have already been implemented in cases
UAE,” said Faisal Al-Atel, Chairman of KSE. in pursuing those who disrespect the country and its leaders, Al- where the State of Kuwait has been targeted, he said, noting that Arabia in relation to
The engineers will submit all their certificates to the Jarallah said that the Ministry is looking closely on what has been legal action in such cases have been observed. the case of journalist
company and will give the mandate to the company to posted on various social media, through Kuwait’s official mis- The ministry, he pledges, will pursue such an approach reso- Jamal Khashoggi, said
make necessary inquiries. Accordingly, in this regard the sions, abroad. lutely to deter any person who tries to target the country.
company will contact the concerned university to check on
a statement by the Ku-
the authenticity of the documents, as a first step, and the waiti Cabinet Monday.
second step will include the process of checking the seals In a statement, Deputy
and data, the classification of the university certificate and Prime Minister and Minister
determining whether the university has international ac- of State for Cabinet Affairs
creditation or not. Anas Al-Saleh said that the
He added that the company after the confirmation of the strong relations between Ku-
engineer’s certificate and validity, there is an additional wait and Saudi Arabia dic-
step which is providing KSE with the criminal, security and tated the current Kuwaiti po-
behavior record of each person who is applying for the ac- sition on the issue.
creditation of university degree, which is a very important He stressed that it was im-
addition to our accreditation to employees in Kuwait. portant to wait for the results of
The fees are collected by the company directly from the investigations on Khashoggi’s
engineer requesting for accreditation. case, affirming that the Kuwaiti
In a related context, the Times of India responded to Cabinet continues to follow the
what was published in Al Rai daily last week about 1,400 situation with interest.
engineers in Kuwait holding unrecognized certificates and Allegations
conducted an investigation that confirms that about 80 per-
cent of these certificates come from India. Kuwait refuses all allega-
The Times of India said: “This week’s announcement tions aimed at soiling the repu-
by the Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE), which said it tation of Saudi Arabia and in-
had discovered ‘1,400 fake or uncertified engineers’ in the terfering in its sovereignty, said
West Asian country, has caught thousands of Indian engi- Al-Saleh who commended the
neers with genuine certificates in a cleft stick.” Kingdom’s role in maintaining
By order of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower, it security and stability within the
has since March 11 been mandatory for all expatriate engi- Arab, Islamic, and international
neers to receive a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the spheres.
KSE to live and work in the country. On the other hand, MP Ham-
More than 15,000 Indian engineers who work in Kuwait oud Al-Khodair confirmed that
now face scrutiny from the KSE, a public benefit associa- the public supports the Cabi-
tion that has since stipulated that it would grant NOCs only net’s statement. He said such
to engineers from colleges approved by National Board of campaigns will do nothing “but
Accreditation (NBA). strengthen the Kingdom’s re-
The provision has affected around 90 percent of Indian solve to stand against anything
engineers because few technical education institutions in that might harm its security and
India have NBA accreditation. Most are from (All India A police vehicle arrives at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Oct 15 to search the premises in the investigation over sovereignty.” He believes the
Council for Technical Education) AICTE-approved col- missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Uniformed Turkish police and other officials in suits believed to be prosecutors went concerned Saudi authorities are
inside the consulate after receiving agreement from Riyadh to conduct the search. Khashoggi has not been seen since entering doing their best in handling the
leges. the consulate on Oct 2. (AFP) situation and to get to the bot-
Sources said the “KSE has a list of colleges. If the appli- tom of the issue.
cant is from one of those institutions, it certifies that he has Bahrain’s foreign minister
a genuine degree,” said a mechanical engineer from Man- called for a boycott of the ride-
galuru who has worked in Kuwait for the past 15 years. “If hailing company Uber Tech-
not, even if the applicant is an engineer from an AICTE-ap- nologies after its chief executive
proved college, KSE declares the degree uncertified or fake.” officer said he will not attend
Continued on Page 8 a business conference in the
Kingdom’s ally Saudi Arabia.
Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrow-
Can cope with zero Iran oil shahi said in a statement last
week he is pulling out of the
PARIS, Oct 15, (Agencies): Future Investment Initiative
The United States still aims conference in Saudi Arabia be-
Newswatch to cut Iran’s oil sales to zero cause of growing outrage over
and does not expect restored the disappearance of a promi-
oil sanctions against Tehran nent Saudi journalist in Turkey.
to have a negative impact on Saudi Arabia’s sovereign
WASHINGTON: JP Morgan wealth fund, the Public Invest-
CEO James Dimon and Ford a market that is well-supplied ment Fund, which hosts the
chairman Bill Ford will not and balanced, a senior US of- conference, invested $3.5 bil-
attend a major investment ficial said on Monday.
conference in Riyadh follow- lion in Uber in 2016, making
US special envoy for Iran it one of the company’s largest
ing the disappearance of Saudi Brian Hook was talking to re-
journalist Jamal Khashoggi, investors.
CNBC reported Sunday. porters after a visit to India, a
Khashoggi, a Washing- major importer of Iranian oil, Pulled out
ton Post contributor and US and talks with officials from Other companies and high-
permanent resident whose France, Britain and Germany profile businessmen have
writings have been critical of before the start of a new round pulled out of the three-day con-
powerful Saudi Crown Prince of US sanctions on Nov 4 tar- ference known as “Davos in the
Mohammed bin Salman, geting Iran’s energy sector and
has been missing since enter- Desert,” which is scheduled to
financial transactions. begin on Oct 23 in Riyadh.
ing the country’s consulate in The three European coun-
Istanbul on Oct 2. Foreign Minister Khalid bin
Dimon and Ford join a tries have been trying to save Ahmed Al Khalifa tweeted two
growing list of cancellations the 2015 nuclear deal between hashtags calling for a boycott
for next week’s Future Invest- Tehran and multiple global of Uber in Bahrain and Saudi
ment Initiative, a marquee powers since US President Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct 15 in New York City. A drop in technology stocks on
Monday kept pressure on Wall Street and led the Nasdaq lower, but the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out Arabia, as well as a broader
event for the kingdom. Donald Trump announced in hashtag urging followers to
Business barons includ- slim gains. (AFP) — See Page 26
May that the United States “boycott anyone who boycotts
ing British billionaire Rich- would withdraw from the pact. Saudi Arabia.”
ard Branson and Uber CEO In a conference call from
Dara Khosrowshahi, as well It was unclear if the boycott
as media powerhouses like
Luxembourg, where Hook was
meeting European officials, he
Other Voices call was aimed at users of Uber’s
service or investors in the com-
Bloomberg and CNN, have
all pulled out. (AFP) said Iran used oil revenue to pany, or both, and whether Bah-
support and fund terrorist prox- rain is planning other measures

True cost of a plate of food

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ies throughout the Middle East,
including in the proliferation of
ballistic missiles.
The US goal is for countries
to cut imports of Iranian oil
to zero as quickly as possible,
Hook said.
“We are working with coun-
tries that are reducing their
imports to ensure that this hap-
pens,” he said.
Hook declined to answer
questions on possible waivers
on sanctions for countries that
are reducing their imports or
whether the United States would
target the SWIFT international
payments messaging system.
But he said Washington was
confident that energy markets
would remain stable.
“We are seeing a well-sup-
plied and balanced oil market
right now. We should focus
on these fundamentals and not
be distracted by the emotional
and unbalanced claims coming
from Tehran.”
Iran, the third-largest pro-
ducer in the Organization of
the Petroleum Exporting Coun-
tries, has said its oil exports
Continued on Page 8
against the company.
Similar campaigns have
been trending on social media
in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,
although there has been no of-
This is not a unique issue to South Sudan. Across the board,
Herve Verhoosel is the Senior Spokesperson of the United
Nations World Food Programme — saving lives in emergen- food is becoming ever less affordable in poorer countries that are ficial backing so far.
Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, a
cies and changing lives for millions through sustainable de-
velopment. WFP works in more than 80 countries around the
subject to political instabilities.
Lack of access to food, and the costliness of it, have many prominent UAE businessman,
world, feeding people caught in conflict and disasters, and lay- also urged boycotts of compa-
ing the foundations for a better future. — Editor
causes: climate extremes, natural disasters, post-harvest losses,
nies pulling out of the FII con-
or bad governance, all of which can damage — or even shatter —
❑ ❑ ❑ ference, including of Uber and
farming supply chains and markets.
But, one overriding cause stands out: conflict. At WFP, we’ve
Virgin.
By Herve Verhoosel “Now it is time for GCC
long known that hunger and war are tragically symbiotic. Which (Gulf Cooperation Council) to
H ow much would you expect to pay for the most basic plate of
food? The kind of thing you might whip up at home — noth-
ing fancy, just enough to fill you up and meet a third of today’s
makes it that much harder to eradicate the one without ending
the other.
The 2018 edition of WFPs Counting the Beans: The True Cost
prove their loyalty by boycott-
ing Virgin and Uber and all the
calorie needs. A soup, maybe, or a simple companies pulling out of KSA.
of a Plate of Food Around the World (http://www.wfp.org/plate-
stew — some beans or lentils, a handful of offood) index, now spanning 52 countries, underscores this clear
Together we can prove our uni-
rice, bread, or corn? ty and that we cannot be bul-
correlation between food affordability costs and political stability lied,” he said in a Twitter post.
In the rich Global North — say, in New
York State, USA — such a meal would
and security. Uber declined to comment.
The index looks at whether food costs for the original 33 coun- Virgin Atlantic, which oper-
cost almost nothing to make: 0.6 percent tries analyzed in 2017 have risen or fallen, and compares costs for
of the average daily income, or $1.20. In the same meal in some of the world’s poorest places with one of
ates flights between Dubai and
London but will withdraw the
parts of the developing world, by contrast, its richest, by using a New York baseline to highlight vast gaps in
food affordability can shrink to the point of service from March 31, 2019,
absurdity: in South Sudan, a country born
global food affordability. did not immediately respond to
In many countries, it was found that food affordability meas- a request for comment.
out of war and disintegrating into more ured in this way has actually improved since 2017. This is situ-
war, the meal-to-income ratio is 300 times Verhoosel ational, thanks to strong economic growth, political stability,
On Sunday, JP Morgan
Chase & Co Chief Executive
that of industrialized countries. It is, in oth- and/or a better rainy season — or in the case of southern Africa
er words, as if a New Yorker had to pay nearly $348.36 for the — humanitarian assistance helping to offset the effects of severe
Jamie Dimon became the lat-
est high-profile participant
privilege of cooking and eating that plate of food. drought.
How do people in South Sudan afford it? to cancel plans to attend the
It’s simple. They don’t. Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8
 ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018

LOCAL 2

His Highness the Amir praises generosity of Kuwaitis

KUNA photo
HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Khalid Al-Saleh and Chairman of the National Diwan for Human Rights Ambassador Jassem
Mubarak Al-Mubaraki and members of the National Diwan for Human Rights.

HH receives members of National Diwan for Human Rights

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15, (KUNA):
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sa-
bah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
affirmed on Monday that strength
and good reputation of Kuwait’s
charitable activities all over have
been made possible by the generous
people of the country.
His Highness the Amir, speak-
ing during a meeting with members
of the National Diwan for Human
Rights at Bayan Palace, said: “I just
want to assure you that Kuwait is
safe not because I rule it, it’s because
of the strength of its people, grati-
tude to (His Almighty) Allah.
“Their (the Kuwaitis’) generos-
ity boosts the (philanthropic works’)
strength and good reputation all over
the world, so we all must preserve
this country together.”
His Highness the Amir bears the
United Nations designation, Leader
of Humanitarian Action, accorded to
him for spearheading ongoing wide-
scale philanthropic and relief works
locally and throughout the globe.
The UN has also honored Kuwait
with the title, Center of Humanitar-
ian Action.

‘Health’ launches heart care

public awareness campaign
Move to bring together cardiologists and MoH officials
Photo from the press conference to launch the public awareness campaign dedicated to the benefits of
a heart-healthy lifestyle, an endeavor that brings together cardiologists and ministry officials.
Govt’s publishing house to be closed immediately
MoF requires tax and legal consultants
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Ministry of Finance
needs tax accounting consultants due to which the
ministry submitted a Tender No.19/2014/2015
for provision of consultants and professionals in
the fields of legal and tax accounting, reports Al-
Rai daily.
According to sources, the value that the minis-
try is expected to benefit due to the experiences
of such consultants is KD 403,000.
❑ ❑ ❑ paign, which includes surveys and the
The Green Line Environmental Group has
announced about a court ruling in its favor, as
KUNA photo
the court ordered the immediate closure of the
government’s publishing house due to Ministry
of Information’s failure in implementing envi-
ronmental recommendations in the publishing
house, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
The closure of the government publishing
house was the result of continuous negligence
by Ministry of Information in implementing the
past recommendations of the Green Line Envi-
ronmental Group.
Therefore, printing of the official newspaper
and publications of 45 government bodies have
been suspended through this ruling.
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15,
(KUNA): Kuwait’s Minis-
try of Health has initiated a
large-scale public awareness
campaign dedicated to the
benefits of a heart-healthy
lifestyle, an endeavor that
brings together cardiologists
and ministry officials.
Chronic and non-communicable
diseases have become the leading KUNA photo
causes of death in many parts of the Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lieut-Gen Sheikh Khalid Al-
world, the ministry’s undersecretary Jarrah Al-Sabah receives Qatar’s Ambassador to Kuwait Bandar bin Mohammed
Al-Attiyah.
Dr Mustafa Redha told a press con-
ference on Monday.
He cited official World Health Faculty’s dept holds meet with new students
Organization (WHO) statistics show-
ing that chronic diseases are responsi-
ble for 72 percent of deaths in Kuwait 6 directors recruited in Al-Khafji zone
in 2016, while cardiovascular ailments
come in second with 41 percent. KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: The Kuwaiti- Electrical Engineering Department in
As part of its sustainable development Saudi committee responsible for the the Faculty of Engineering and Oil at
goals for 2030, WHO has placed much joint operations in Al-Khafji zone has Kuwait University in cooperation with
focus on plans to fight heart disease, issued a circular concerning the recruit- the Institute of Electrical and Electron-
Redha added, which the UN agency ment of six directors in Al-Khafji zone ics Engineering (IEEE) held a meeting
hopes will be instrumental in boosting and postponement of the filling of a va- with the new students in the presence of
public health.
The Kuwaiti official said that heart
cant position, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to the circular, Kaheil
lecturers and several graduate students.
Head of IEEE Altaf Hamad Al-Shim-
procedures in the Gulf state have made Al-Otaibi has been appointed as the mari welcomed the new students, say-
much progress over the years, having
witnessed an unprecedented advance- Director of Constructions and Project ing the department and IEEE are keen
Design, Abdulaziz Al-Rabei as the on providing the best of services to
ment in cardiac surgery.
The campaign aims to generate aware- Director of Development and Explora- students.
ness over the dangers of congestive heart tion, and Abdullah Al-Mutairi as the On behalf of head of the department,
failure, especially among patients who Director of Marine Operations. rapporteur of educational committee
are highly susceptible to the disease, Also, Abdul Salaam Al-Kandari will Dr Hussain Dashti said the department
Ghalia Al-Mutairi, the head of the minis- be the new Director of Environment and the committee have been exerting
try’s information office, pointed out. and Laboratory, Faisal Al-Refaei the tremendous efforts to help the students.
She revealed that the month-long cam-
new Director for Engineering Support He added the committee follows up the
screening of documentaries, would run and Fahad Al-Ajmi the new Director of activities of the students, especially
concurrently with a similar initiative Internal Audit. those facing issues such as delay in reg-
online. ❑ ❑ ❑ istration and others receiving warnings.

Many artistes offer condolences

Qatari artiste Abdulaziz
Jassem, 61, passes away
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Qatari artiste Abdulaziz
Jassem has passed away at age of 61, following
years of diabetes and other health
complications.
He spent his last days in a hos-
pital in Bangkok, Thailand, re-
ports Al-Rai daily.
For 41 years, he had been in-
volved in several artistic activities
such as production, composition,
theatrical work, broadcasting,
and television programs. He was
part of the national operetta titled Jassem
“Kolna Al-Kuwait” (We Are All
Kuwait) in the memory of his Kuwaiti brothers who
died during the Iraqi invasion.
Many artistes offered their condolences including
the Saudi actor Nasser Al-Qasabi.
The late Abdulaziz Jassem stepped into the en-
tertainment industry in 1977 as an actor on Al-Saad
Theater along with artiste Ghanim Al-Suliati.
He left behind a huge legend in the field of drama
and broadcasting.

Drama projects
Kuwaiti actress ‘expresses’
optimism over her projects
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Kuwaiti actress Zahra Al-
Kharji has expressed optimism over her drama pro-
jects lined up for the next period, reports Al-Qabas
daily.
She disclosed the producer decided to start prepar-
ing for the dramas early – whether those related to
Ramadan or the ordinary programs throughout the
year. She added that she agreed to participate in
more than one artistic work.
 ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018

LOCAL 3

Kuwait’s Parliament has hand in its eminence: MP Abul

Al-Ghanim urges MPs worldwide to reject Israeli practices

GENEVA, Oct 15, (KUNA):
Kuwait National Assembly Speaker
Marzouq Al-Ghanim Monday called
on parliamentarians around the
world to reject the Israeli practices
against the Palestinians.
Al-Ghanim, addressing the Inter-
Parliamentary Union’s (IPU)
General Assembly, said the
Palestinians have been seeking
peace for over 50 years only to be
rewarded by rockets and artillery.
He said the Palestinian file has
deteriorated over the past six months
because of Israel’s Jewish-state law,
KUNA photo
HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah receiving the outgoing Ambassador of the People’s
Republic of China Wang Dee.
budget deficit of UNRWA and crisis
of Khan Al-Ahmar village, where
the Israeli occupation wanted to
demolish properties of hundreds of
Palestinians.
Al-Ghanim said Kuwait, among
other countries like Norway,
Germany and Ireland, contributed to
UNRWA to enable the UN agency
carry out its operations.
Al-Ghanim urged lawmakers to
join hands to confront the different
challenges facing mankind, like
human rights violations and sustain-
able development.
Meanwhile, Member of the
Kuwaiti parliamentary caucus MP
Dr Khalil Abul said on Monday that
Kuwait has occupied a prominent
international status, indicating
major role by the Kuwaiti Parliament
in this regard.
MP Abul was speaking to the
press on sidelines of the 139th
Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU) IPU in Geneva, after
the permanent Committee on
Sustainable Development, Finance
and Trade meeting.
Alluding to his observation of
much dependence on Kuwait within
the IPU quarters in addressing
issues, Abul boasted of the depen-
dence on Kuwait, namely the parlia-
ment and the Speaker, Marzouq Ali
Al-Ghanim, along with members of
parliamentary caucus, stating that
“it gives me pride and appreciation
and it raises Kuwait’s name.”
MP Abul added that the meeting
participants discussed importance of
free fair trade and usage of renew-
able energy and its effect on devel-
opment.

HH the Amir hosts outgoing Chinese envoy Kuwaiti-Qatari trade volume

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Diwan for Human Rights Ambassador

touches $360 million in 2017

Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Jassem Mubarak Al-Mubaraki, who pre-
at Bayan Palace on Monday the outgo- sented to His Highness the Diwan
ing Chinese Ambassador, Wang Dee. members on the occasion of forming a
His Highness the Amir also received new board. The audience was attended
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of by the Minister of the Amiri Diwan
State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Khaled Affairs, Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.
Al-Saleh, Chairman of the National (KUNA)
‘Significant growth by 100 percent’
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15,
(KUNA): The volume of
trade between Kuwait and
Qatar has surged to $360
million in 2017, a signifi-
cant growth by 100 per-
cent, compared to $173
million in 2016, Kuwait
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry announced
Monday.
Meanwhile, KCCI mentioned,
in a press statement, its hosting
earlier of the Qatari-Kuwaiti
Business Forum, which is orga-
nized by Qatar Development
Bank in partnership with Ernst
and Young Global Limited.
KUNA photo The two-day event is part of
Speaker of the National Assembly, Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim, speaking at the 139th preparing a study on the Kuwaiti
session of General Assembly of IPU in Geneva. market to evaluate commercial
opportunities available in vital
industries such as plastic, alumi-
Photo from PM’s Diwan
US hospitals ask for $450m for medical num, iron, medicine, food, oil, and
gas, it said. His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting
on Monday.
KCCI’s board member Wafa
‘treatment’ provided to Kuwaiti patients Al-Qatami represented the Kuwaiti
side at the forum, while the Qatari
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Hospitals in the hospitals have requested the Kuwaiti health side was represented by Hassan
United States are asking for about USD450 office in Washington to pay medical Al-Mansouri, Executive Director of
million in expenses for medical treatment expenses of the citizens undergoing treat- Qatar Export Development Agency
provided to Kuwaiti patients on its soil, ment there as of January 2017 to the end of “Tasdeer”, added the statement.
reports Al-Jarida daily quoting knowledge- September 2018, adding the sum is expect- Al-Qatami, also head of KCCI’s
able sources. ed to increase to about USD 650 million if financial and investment committee,
The same sources added a number of it remains unpaid by the end of 2018. said the event tends to enhance
investment and commercial ties
between Kuwait and Qatar, noting
Kuwait Today the Kuwaiti business sector closely
follows, with pride and appreciation,
the Qatari economy and its success-
Prayer Timings Umm Al-Maradem 34 30 - 4ft NW es in establishing solid and advanced
Sea Island Buoy - - - - -
Fajr ............................................................... 04:30 Salmiyah 32 27 - 4ft NW
economic foundation through best
Sunrise .......................................................... 05:50 use of the country’s natural resourc-
Zohr ............................................................... 11:34 4 days forecast - Marine es, geographic location, and modern
Asr .................................................................. 14:50 Tuesday, Oct 16 infrastructure.
Maghrib ........................................................ 17:17 Expected weather.... Relatively hot and humid and
Isha ............................................................... 18:34 some scattered clouds will appear with a chance
The Qatari business sector is very
for rain. familiar with the core components
Weather Sea state ...................................Slight to moderate of the Kuwaiti economy, especially
Expected weather for the next 24 hours: Wave height ................................................... 2-5 ft
By Night: Humid specially over coastal areas Max Temp ........................................................37C
after the recent amendments in eco-
with light to moderate south easterly wind to varia- Min Temp .........................................................24C nomic legislations and laws, she
ble wind, with speed of 08-30 km/h with a chance Wind Direction ................................................S-SE said, adding such amendments con-
for haze and some scattered clouds will appear. Wind Speed .......................................... 10-35 km/h
By Day: Relatively hot and humid with light to Wednesday, Oct 17
tributed in improving business and
moderate southerly wind to south easterly wind, Expected weather.... Relatively hot and humid and making it more attractive to foreign
with speed of 10-35 km/h and some scattered some scattered clouds will appear with a chance capitals in Kuwait.
clouds will appear with a chance for scattered rain. for rain. For his part, Al-Mansouri noted
Station Max Min Sea state ..........Slight to moderate, rough at times
Rec Exp Wave height ................................................... 2-6 ft that the comprehensive study on the
Kuwait City 35 26 Max Temp ........................................................35C Kuwaiti market, conducted by QDB,
Kuwait Airport 34 24 Min Temp .........................................................23C focused on the private sector’s prod-
Abdaly 36 26 Wind Direction ...........................................VRB-SE
Bubyan – – Wind Speed .......................................... 08-40 km/h ucts by Qatari small and medium-
Jahra 36 27 Thursday, Oct 18 sized enterprises, adding around 38
Failaka Island 32 28 Expected weather........ Partly cloudy and relatively products have been evaluated and
Salmiyah 32 27 humid with a chance for rain that might be thun-
Ahmadi 32 28 dery at times. founded to have attractive exporting
Nuwaisib 35 26 Sea state ..........Slight to moderate, rough at times qualities and ability to compete in
Wafra 35 24 Wave height ................................................... 2-6 ft the Kuwaiti market.
Salmy 35 22 Max Temp ........................................................34C
Min Temp .........................................................24C ❑ ❑ ❑
4 days forecast - Weather Wind Direction ...........................................SE-VRB
Tuesday, Oct 16 Wind Speed .......................................... 08-40 km/h Public Authority for Disabled
Expected weather....Relatively hot and humid and Friday, Oct 19 Affairs (PADA) has submitted a let-
some scattered clouds will appear with a chance Expected weather........ Partly cloudy and relatively
for rain. humid with a chance for rain that might be thun-
ter to the Ministry of Social Affairs
Max Temp ....................................................... 37C dery at times. and Labor regarding its mission to
Min Temp ........................................................ 24C Sea state ..........Slight to moderate, rough at times manage the health center affiliated
Wind Direction ............................................... S-SE Wave height ................................................... 2-6 ft to Social Care Department, indicat-
Wind Speed ..........................................10-35 km/h Max Temp ........................................................35C
Wednesday, Oct 17 Min Temp .........................................................24C ing it will start cutting down the
Expected weather....Relatively hot and humid and Wind Direction ...........................................VRB-SE number of medical crew and nurses
some scattered clouds will appear with a chance Wind Speed .......................................... 08-40 km/h working at the center prelude to the
for rain.
Max Temp ....................................................... 35C Tide times at Shuwaikh Port decision to discontinue services pro-
Min Temp ........................................................ 23C 1st high tide: .................................................. 03:02 vided to patients within few months,
Wind Direction .......................................... VRB-SE 2nd high tide: ................................................. 17:44 reports Al-Qabas daily.
Wind Speed ..........................................08-40 km/h
Thursday, Oct 18
1st low tide: ................................................... 21:50 The daily quoting sources added
2nd low tide: .................................................. 10:51
Expected weather........Partly cloudy and relatively Sunrise: ......................................................... 05:50
PADA, in an attempt to avoid pro-
humid with a chance for rain that might be thun- Sunset: .......................................................... 17:18 viding inadequate services to
dery at times. patients on account of recent deci-
Max Temp ....................................................... 34C
Min Temp ........................................................ 24C
Recorded yesterday at Kuwait sions, seeks the permission of the KUNA photos
Wind Direction .......................................... SE-VRB Airport Ministry of Social Affairs and Above: Some photos of Minister of Commerce and Industry taking a tour of the exhibition.
Wind Speed ..........................................08-40 km/h Max temp..........................................................40C Labor to provide medical training
Friday, Oct 19
Expected weather........Partly cloudy and relatively
humid with a chance for rain that might be thun-
Min temp...........................................................24C
Max Rh ............................................................ 99%
Min Rh ............................................................. 20%
to employees of the center to cater
for patients instead of the medical
Focus on Kuwaiti heritage
dery at times. Max Wind ..............................................S 25 km/h crew.
Max Temp ....................................................... 35C Total Rainfall in 24 hrs .................................. 0 mm Sources said senior officials of the
Min Temp ........................................................ 24C
Wind Direction .......................................... VRB-SE
Wind Speed ..........................................08-40 km/h
Recorded yesterday at South
Dolphin
Ministry of Social Affairs and
Labor, in addition to employees of
Third Expo 965 exhibition launched
Marine Forecast the medical center have dismissed KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15, (KUNA): cesses including those related to by the Expo 965 team in preserving
Station Max Min Sea Today’s Min/Max/ Air Temp ........................................... -/-C the intention of PADA to train them
Rec Exp Surf Waves Min/Max Rel Hum .............................................-/-%
to do medical jobs, insisting it is not Under the auspices of Minister of licenses or finding headquarters or the promoting Kuwaiti heritage,
Ht Direction Wind Direction/Wind Speed ......................N/- km/h Commerce and Industry Khaled permanent sites for the exhibitions commending NCCAL’s support for
South Dolphin - - - 4ft NW Prev Wave Dir/Max Wave Ht .......................... N/-ft part of their specializations and
Umm Mudayrah - - - 4ft NW Min/Max Sea Surface Temp............................ -/- C could cause harm to patients. Al-Roudhan, Minister of of Kuwaiti youth, or other aspects the team and its activities.
Beacon M28 - - - 4ft NW Sea Current ............................................Downdraft Information, State Minister for He indicated that the idea came Head of the Expo 965 team
Beacon N6 - - - 4ft NW — Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Youth Affairs and Board Chairman up during his tour of the exhibition Mohammad Kamal said the
Qaruh Island 34 29 - 4ft NW Meteorological Dept.
of National Council for Culture, where he witnessed the creativity objective of the exhibition is to
Arts and Letters (NCCAL) of the youth in handicraft and heri- develop the talents and skills of
deaths Mohammad Al-Jabri, and Minister tage industries, affirming the keen- the Kuwaiti youth and activate the
Nowayer Ameem Falah Al Mejliya Al Azemi, 78 years old, widow of Falah Eid Al Sakran Al of Social Affairs and Labor Hind ness of the government to promote role of those with the desire to
Azemi, buried on Monday. Condolences: (Men) Jaber Al Ali, Block 3, Street 23, House 47 Tel. Al-Sabeeh, the “Expo 965” team such industries. participate in the society through
50569191 (Women) Jaber Al Ali, Block 3, Street 27, House 26. Wathha Nassar Othman, 80 officially opened the 3rd Expo 965 The minister lauded the exhibi- their achievements and ensure
years old, wife of Awaad Jeailan Hazam Al Zubi, buried on Monday. Condolences: (Men)
Fahad Al Ahmad, Block 4, Street 430, House 17 Tel. 55111558n – 97778799. Husein exhibition on Kuwaiti heritage on tion for the fact that it showcases development and a prosperous
Abdullah Mohammad Al Roomi, 30 years old, buried on Monday. Condolences: (Men) Sunday, October 14, reports the work of the youth including future for the country.
Dai’ya, Diwan Al Roomi (Women) Bayan, Block 13, Street 4, House 2. Shabeeb Mater Al-Seyassah daily. some handmade craft work and It is worth mentioning that the
Mubarak Al Azemi, 77 years old, buried on Monday. Condolences: Bayan, Block 9, Street 1, During the event, Minister traditional items which are associ- exhibition features a wide array of
Avenue 2, House 16. Tel. 94006444 - 50175767. Maryam Mahmoud Asfandyar Mohammad
Kamaal, 68 years old, to be buried on Tuesday after Asr prayers. Condolences: (Men) Bneid Al-Roudhan announced the forma- ated with members of the society priceless collections of stamps,
Al Gar. Huseiniyat Ahmad Al Ashour, on Wednesday Tel. 99723801. (Women) Huseiniyat tion of a permanent committee and families such as Al-Qattan, coins, antiques, manuscripts, doc-
Umm Talal Jabriya, Block 12, Street 5, House 36 Tel. 65656979 on Wednesday. Noora with representatives of Ministry of Al-Sanae, Al-Qallaf, Al-Haddad uments of the Kuwaiti rulers and
Rashed Abdul Aziz Al Mathen, 72 years old, widow of Hamad Mohammad Abdullah Al
Merafei, to be buried on Tuesday at 9:00 am.Condolences: (Men) Mubarak Al Abdullah area, Commerce and Industry and the and Al-Safaar. He said such works ruling family, medals and trophies.
Block 1, Street 113, House 6 Tel. 97121712 (Women) Bayan, Block 9, Street 1, Avenue 3, Expo 965 team under the supervi- indicate that the people of Kuwait It also showcases collections of
House 1 Tel. 90978002. sion of his office. He affirmed that have always represented a produc- old paintings, wood and metal art
Oct 15, 2018 this committee will be in charge of tive community. works, and several Islamic art
Wafa Al-Qatami facilitating all commercial pro- He also praised the efforts exerted works.

LOCAL
Kuwait’s Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Sadeq
Ma’arafi chairs Kuwait’s delegation to the ninth session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
‘Strengthen global laws to
meet SDGs commitments’
MP lauds women empowerment
Representative of Kuwait and member of the Administrative Committee of the Inter-
national Development Law Organization (IDLO) Counselor Nawaf Al-Mohmal.
News in Brief
Night checkpoints: With the advent of
camping season, Ministry of Interior has
started mounting checkpoints in all six
governorates at night to arrest violators
of law.
According to a statement, which
Al-Seyassah received a copy, security
authorities will arrest individuals involved
in any form of violation, including judi-
cial and financial offenses.
❑ ❑ ❑ tions have been given a grace period to
‘Remove encroachments’: Public
Relations Directorate of Kuwait
Municipality disclosed that Safety
Department at Mubarak Al-Kabeer
Branch embarked on a series of cam-
paigns at companies in line with the
media drive kicked-off by the Public
Relations Directorate titled (contact us),
which aims to inspect the licenses for
outdoor storage to ensure their validity
and to minimize encroachments on State
property, Al-Seyassah daily.
Director of Safety Directorate Maiss’a
KUNA photo
Bushehri stated a total of 25,000 viola-
tions have been issued over the last five
months and with fines estimated at KD
712,488. The violations cover storing
commodities on State property, lack of
fences at storage areas, materials exceed-
ing the permitted storage space, lack of
fire extinguishers at temporary offices,
and embarking on construction activities
without licenses. She reiterated that com-
panies violating the Municipality regula-
remove the encroachments, and if they
decline orders, violations will be issued
against them.
❑ ❑ ❑ of achieving the goals of
Miraculous escape: An individual
miraculously escaped without injuries
when his cement-mixer vehicle toppled
on Fifth Ring Road near Andalous area.
Fire-fighters rushed to the location
with securitymen and paramedics after
they received information about the acci-
dent. They removed the vehicle from the
road and organized the traffic flow.
KUNA photo
ROME, Oct 15,
(KUNA): Kuwait’s
representative and
board member of
the Internation-
al Development
Law Organiza-
tion (IDLO) Nawaf
Al-Mohmal af-
firmed on Monday
the importance of
strengthening legal,
legislative and judi-
cial systems world-
wide to meet the
commitments of the
2030 UN Sustain-
able Development
the Goals (SDGs).
Al-Mohmal said, in a
statement to KUNA, that
“IDLO have had their
regular annual meetings
in their headquarters in
the past few days to dis-
cuss their strategies for
the years between 2017
and until 2020 with their
partners and potential as-
sociates.”
The Kuwaiti representa-
tive said that those meet-
ings resulted in a proposal
of three frames that focus
on “exploiting cumulative
expertise” which is con-
sidered decisive in pushing
the wheels of sustainable
development towards a
world where every person
lives with dignity and un-
der the rule of law as part
the 2030 agenda.
Many countries joined
Kuwait in participating in
the meetings such as the
US, Italy, Holland and Ire-
land, and Sweden and UK
that are pending to join the
organization.
IDLO was founded in
1983 as an intergovernmen-
tal organization to promote
the rule of law and sus-
tainable development and
has experience working in
many countries around the
world.
Kuwaiti MP Safaa Al-
Hashim Sunday expressed
her pride on the advance-
ment of women in Kuwait.
This came in a press
statement after her par-
ticipation in the meeting of
women parliamentarians in
Geneva as part of the con-
ference of the 139th Inter-
Parliamentary Union.
Al-Hashim pointed
out to the big presence of
women parliamentarians in
the discussion session that
dealt with enhancing the
role and status of women in
parliament or in all aspects
of life.
She pointed out that the
discussions were about
science and technology,
noting at the same time
her pride in the leadership
of Kuwaiti women in this
field.
MP Safaa Al-Hashim
DIWANIYA
A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION
‘Big powers make intentions known’
‘Politics marriage of interests’
“THE politics is mostly based on the language of re-
ciprocal interests,” columnist Dr Nasser Khamees Al-
Mutairi wrote for Annahar daily.
“These interests are the compass that determines
the policy directions of each country in general, and
especially the big powers in particular, which exploit
their powers and exercise their influence and use it to
achieve vital strategic interests in the political or eco-
nomic field, which in fine is known as the ‘diplomacy
of the deals’.
“Such diplomacy, however, is mostly based on ex-
ploiting every crisis or an issue that surfaces in the
world in the name of intervening and settling it in
some way that will benefit the influential and pivotal
state.
“As a matter of fact, the policy of the international
deals is more pronounced in the US administration,
since the United States is based primarily on a prag-
matic and opportunistic policy. In the era of US Presi-
dent Donald Trump, the political deal is a diplomatic
art and skill that is spoken openly and without any
ambiguity.
“In other words, President Trump is first of all ‘a
businessman’ and as such he deals with politics in its
capacity as ‘a business’.
“Such being the case, his both
internal and external policies,
will be just a set of short term
‘deals’ that shall be subjected to
evaluation on an individual ba-
sis pursuant to economic criteria
to be based on achieving a pro-
visional interests.
“Given the above, the econ-
omy plays a significant role in
Trump’s decisions and political
projects. In other words, Trump
is currently managing the White Al-Mutairi
House in the same manner that is
followed by him to manage his own firms.
“From the perspective of the deal, Trump has cho-
sen a number of his top executives in economics and
business administration, including the US Secretary
of Commerce Wilbur Ross, and the well-known busi-
nessman, dubbed as ‘The King of Bankruptcy’ in ad-
dition to his former secretary of State Department Rex
Tillerson who was the chairman of the giant Exxon
Mobil Company.
“However, as long as trade and economy are the
main pillars of the Trump field, his principles can
be generalized in all aspects of life, starting with in-
ternational relations, where it has expressed reserva-
tions to, or objected to, several economic and trade
agreements, such as the Iranian nuclear file and the
Paris Convention on the Climate Change, in addition
to the restrictions placed on the Chinese goods, and
agreements which were signed by his predecessor,
president Barack Obama.
“However, his withdrawal from the relevant agree-
ments and deals was under the pretext that they are
prejudicial and against the interests of America or
these shall create a deficit in the US balance of pay-
ment, particularly those which were concluded be-
tween the United States and China.
“Not only that, he went on to say that the allies
and friends who are protected by Washington, should
pay the price of this protection. By saying the above,
Trump portrays his country as a power for rent.
“Anyway, it is needless to say that President
Trump’s repeated talks about the Gulf states is no
longer a secret, particularly since we know that he has
requested these states to pay the price of their exist-
ence and stability in addition to the cost of the related
armament contracts and big deals the money from
which finds its way to the US Treasury.”
Also:
“The reasonable person is the one who forgets the
Arab situation so that it does not get him or her into
a frenzy,” columnist and Professor Dr Nouriya Al-
Roumi wrote for Al-Shahed daily.
“But the events impose themselves simply because
the circumstances hand us over to the outcomes. In
other words, the situation which we have reached can
be attributed to the absence of the Arab mind, the col-
lapse of education, the cultural setback, tearing apart
the Arab world and our domination by the interna-
tional powers due to our weakness to such an extent
destiny is no longer in our hands.
“From the destruction of Libya, our fear of Syria
and Iraq, our fear of the situation in Yemen to return
to the past from north to south, and our concern about
the situation of the Gulf Cooperation Council, col-
lapsed Arab unity has killed our Arab dream.
“Such being the case, the countries in the Arab
world have been battered and this is evident in the
division of The Sudan into two – the North and the
South. This is in addition to the destruction of Libya
and at the moment we fear for the Syria and Iraq and
add to this Yemen. We fear for this country returning
to the days of its unity and we also fear the eventual
division into the North Yemen and South Yemen,
also because the dissolution of the Gulf Cooperation
Council is looming on the horizon.
“However, if the above happens, the Arab unity
will collapse and our Arab dream will die with it.
“Meanwhile, the president of the United States sur-
prises us from time to time with statements, decisions,
orders, and looting of funds, but we have no choice
but to pray to Almighty God to help us and assure our
hearts and protect our minds.
“In this context, we say the problem rests in the fact
that the decisions of President Trump have come as a
shock from time to time. They are merciless and are
issued without pre-warning non lenient and without
any prior notice which makes it difficult to comply
with.
“But what is strange in this connection is to see
all parties bowing to these decisions and as such it
is but natural to see the Palestinian cause ending
and dying. Not just that it is natural to see Jerusa-
lem drifting away from the Arab hold and being
defiled by the Jews in addition to the spread of the
hatred among the peoples due to the policy of ‘di-
vide and rule’.
“However, the last surprise of Trump is his decla-
ration that he supports the solution of Palestine prob-
lem based on the foundation of two states – one for
the Palestinians and the other for the Israelis – to end
the Palestinian struggle. However, this attitude con-
tradicts the policies followed by his administration in
dealing with this struggle since a long time.
“And as usual, it is Trump who issued his orders
for the implementation of the decisions and this was
evident through his meeting with the Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the
UN General Assembly meetings where he informed
him to divide Palestine into two independent states
indicating that he sees that this will be the most suc-
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
4
cessful solution for this issue.”
❑ ❑ ❑
“Yesterday, I came across the tweet of Dr Sa’ab,
who is known for exposing many public funds cor-
ruption cases. Dr Sa’ab cited a newspaper article
published on June 21, 2016 about the decisions of the
Cabinet during its meeting a day earlier. Certainly, the
decisions were about appointments and others which
are no longer the concern now,” columnist Zayed Al-
Zaid wrote for Annahar daily.
“Dr Sa’ab focused on a very important decision
taken by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) a few
days before the Cabinet meeting. The chairperson
of the commission and Deputy Premier, Minister of
Finance and acting Minister of Oil Anas Al-Saleh at-
tended the meeting to inform the attendees about the
decision. What was the decision?
“The decision prohibits the appointment of expatri-
ates in ministries. None of the CSC officials, whatev-
er the position, has the right to issue a decision to ap-
point or use the services of any expatriate even those
with specializations that may be needed by any gov-
ernment entity or any other job rejected by citizens.
“This decision was taken two years and four months
ago, and then the CSC comes today to refrain from
providing the State Audit Bureau with the figures,
names, positions and salaries of expatriates working
in government institutions. It provided contradictory
and incorrect figures to the parliamentary committee
tasked to investigate the replacement status. If we do
not respect our decisions, how can others respect us?”
❑ ❑ ❑
“Kuwait’s old and modern history is full of good
deeds. Its people love to do good and charity works.
They offer help to others and are known for their hos-
pitality,” columnist Abdulrahman Al-Awwad wrote
for Al-Sabah daily.
“In the modern era, after the discovery of oil, Ku-
wait never stood idly by in any catastrophe that hap-
pened to humanity, or a cry of distress here or there,
in the East or West. It always hurries in stretching
its hand to those in need regardless of race, color or
language to promote peace and ensure the safety of
all human beings.
“Yesterday, the Kuwaiti Food and Relief Bank
launched its charity campaign, ‘Kuwait next to you,’
which aims to provide support and assistance to the
people of Indonesia due to the earthquake and floods
which killed about 2,000. This is a great work which
proves to the whole world that Kuwait is a good coun-
try and plays a prominent role in humanitarian relief.
It proves that it is a State of peace and good, seeking
and spreading such acts throughout the world.
“Kuwait’s philanthropic work expands to most
parts of the Earth. Why not, since its ruler is His High-
ness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the
International Humanitarian Leader, on the land of
goodness and blessings – the International Humani-
tarian Center.”
❑ ❑ ❑
“Free and independent press means a society that
monitors and pursues its capabilities and rights. A free
and independent press means the spotlight is on all
sectors of society, corrupt politicians and security of-
ficers, bribed officials, judges who are not committed
to their oath to achieve justice and even the journalist
who betrays the honor of his profession. The number
of journalists who are assassinated and imprisoned
exceeds all other civil occupations,” columnist Ab-
dulMohsen Joumaa wrote for Al-Jarida daily.
“If free and independent press is absent, corruption
becomes a normal practice for those engaged in such
acts, while the rights and fate of individuals are in the
hands of a totalitarian decision maker.
“Some say that China and Vietnam have no free
press. Despite the economic boom in China, is the
quality of life for its citizens similar to those in Swe-
den, Canada or Singapore? Others may say that Israel
has free press, but we say it is a State of aggression
and occupation. In fact, the Israeli press is not free
considering the presence of security and military cen-
sorship to review news before publication.
“If Hitler, Mussolini, Japan’s leaders during the
Second World War and Saddam Hussein had free
press and listened to the opinions of others, they
would have been able to control their evil desires,
predicted their tragic end and daunted. However, they
listened to the echoes of their voices in societies that
eliminated the opinion of others and free press.”
❑ ❑ ❑
“I would like to thank Kuwait Writers Society for
inaugurating its new season with a symposium titled
‘Creator’s ambitions and conditions of reality,’” Iqbal
Al- Ahmad wrote for Al-Qabas daily.
“It was good that a senior official of Ministry of
Information disclosed the ministry’s intention to hold
special training courses aimed at rehabilitating em-
ployees to obtain censorship license, and that the min-
istry will review a number of banned books.
“The best thing was when he announced the min-
istry’s keenness to be open to civil society organiza-
tions including Kuwait Writers Society, College of
Arts and Higher Institute for Theater Studies. If what
the senior official said is true, it represents a quality
leap for enhancing freedoms and ensuring wise cen-
sorship.
“He also said the ministry will ask help from aca-
demics to participate in the censorship process.
“Despite the fact that such an attitude of the minis-
try came too late, it is better late than never. Actually,
when a book, TV series or a play is banned due to
trivial and silly reasons, it represents humiliation to
the entire society.
“I really hope the speech given by the Assistant
Undersecretary for Information Affairs at Ministry of
Information Muhammad Al-Awash is serious, practi-
cal and applicable.
“Algeria witnessed an incident recently when a his-
torical statue installed at the center of Satif City was
destroyed under the pretext that it contradicts Islamic
traditions. The Algerian Ministry of Culture took a
respect-worthy stance in terms of repairing the statue.
The residents of the city condemned the incident. Al-
gerian artists declared that Ministry of Culture and
cultural institutions are responsible for developing the
cultural level of people and increasing their awareness
about the value of art.
“This makes me want to thank the efforts exerted by
National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NC-
CAL) in Kuwait and the relevant bodies especially
those responsible for Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Center
and Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center. We hope their
efforts to turn Kuwait into a center of arts and culture at
least in the regional level will be fruitful.”
— Compiled by Zaki Taleb
 ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018

LOCAL 5

Ministry of Commerce and Industry plans to relocate venues

Ministry of Communications reshuffles number of department directors

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Ministry
of Communications has conducted
a reshuffle among a number of de-
partment directors with the aim of
improving the work performance
and serving the employees, reports
Al-Qabas daily.
The relevant decision included
the delegation of Salem Al-Rajhi
as the Director of Administrative
Affairs Department in the ministry,
and transfer of Khalid Al-Khalid
as the Director of Technical Office.
Meanwhile, the workers syn-
dicate of the ministry announced
the upcoming disbursement of
location allowance to deserving
employees for the months of June
and July, adding that the list of de-
serving employees has been sent
to the Finance Department for fa-
cilitating the disbursement of the
allowance.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry is plan-
ning to relocate the venues for gen-
eral assemblies of companies from
the Public Authority for Industry
(PAI) to a yet-to-be specified loca-
tion, reports Al-Rai daily quoting
sources.
Sources explained this move
aims to alleviate pressure put by
companies, indicating the ministry
had earlier relocated the venues
from the Ministries Complex to
PAI due to renovation works at the
complex.
Sources pointed out that provi-
sion of venues for general assem-
blies is the responsibility of com-
panies, not the ministry.

‘Powers vested in legislative body,

Deputy Foreign Minister Khaletd Sulaiman Al-Jarallah receives Malaysian Am-
bassador Dato Mohammed Ali Salamat.
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah with Russian envoy to Ku-
wait Nikolai Makarov.t
Dy FM holds talks with Ambassadors
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled
Suleiman Al-Jarallah held meetings
on Monday with the Malaysian Am-
bassador to Kuwait Dato Mohammad
Ali Selamat, discussing bilateral
relations, regional and international
issues.
Later in the day, he met with the
Sheikh Mubarak with Accor’s team members.
‘Regional growth vital’
Action Hotels ‘committed’ to
tourism dev in Kuwait, region
KUNA photos
Russian Ambassador, Nikolay Ma-
karov, holding talks on the bilateral
ties and identical affairs.
The meetings were attended by
the Assistant Foreign Minister for the
Deputy Minister Bureau Affairs, Am-
bassador Ayham Abdullah Al-Omar.
(KUNA).
not the govt to apply court’s ruling’
Speaker congratulates KFAS chief on winning award
KUWAIT CITY, Oct
15: The powers are
constitutionally vested
in the legislative au-
thority and not the
government to ap-
ply the ruling of the
Constitutional Court
against the accused in
storming the National
Assembly former MPs
Waleed Al-Tabtabaei
and Jama’an Al-Har-
bish, reports Al-Anba
daily quoting constitu-
tional sources.
The sources explained
the solution to this dilemma
is through adherence to the
application of the articles
of the Constitution and the
Regulations of the National
Assembly. Photo from the signing ceremony.
The sources pointed out
Article 62 of the regulation DDI and Blue Circle sign agreement
states that “if the member
loses one of the conditions Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI), and improving their physical, social This stems from the belief of the In-
of Article 82 of the Consti- which was founded by Kuwait and mental well-being as well as stitute that self-care is essential in
tution, which is related to Foundation for the Advancement of change the misconception of dia- the comprehensive approach of the
the conditions of the voter Sciences (KFAS) signed an agree- betes in society. Both the Dasman management of diabetes, where the
ment with Blue Circle to offer blood Diabetes Institute and Blue Circle patient is involved and empowered
according to the election glucose monitors and its consuma- through this collaboration will also to partake in his/her treatment plan.
law, the National Assembly bles at a minimal cost for patients offer training and education on how To find out more about Dasman Dia-
shall issue its decision and with diabetes. Blue Circle is a vol- to use these monitors. betes Institute’s activities and events,
the membership shall not be untary team of young adults with This initiative aims to promote please look us up on the different so-
different backgrounds and various frequent blood glucose checking to cial media platforms:
dissolved except with the ap- experiences, working together to make sure patients can do that them- Instagram and Twitter: @dasma-
proval of the majority of the
impact the lives of young people selves at their convenience, which ninstitute
National Assembly, exclud- with diabetes by offering support helps better control their diabetes. www.dasmaninstitute.org
ing the member.
Cable Delayed due to the tendering procedures
Meanwhile, National As-
sembly Speaker Marzouq
Ali Al-Ghanim sent on Sun-
day a congratulation cable to
‘Fingerprint’ in public schools will start next year
the Director General of the KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: The finger-
Kuwait Foundation for the print system in public schools will Several parents praise his humility
Advancement of Sciences be implemented in academic year
2019/2020, not the second semester
(KFAS) Dr Adnan Shihab- of this year, reports Al-Jarida daily Principal of a British school seen organizing traffic
Eldin on winning Elise and quoting sources. KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: When the
Walter A. Haas International This comes at a time the Ministry objective is public interest, everyone
Award. of Education is seeking to complete should be responsible for it without
In his cable, Al-Ghanim the tender for the supply, installa- being assigned or appointed for the
expressed his utmost appre- tion, operation and maintenance of task, reports Al-Rai daily.
ciations to Dr Shihab-Eldin fingerprint devices in public schools; In the above photograph is the
for the award, wishing him through which the electronic attend- principal of a British school in Ku-
good health and prosperity. ance system will be applied to its wait who can be seen organizing the
Rahma International on employees including the teachers traffic early morning along with a
Tuesday declared the group, and administrative staff. teacher in front of the school in or-
since establishment, has ini- Sources attributed the delayed im- der to control the traffic jam under
tiated over 13,000 develop- plementation to the tendering proce- the absence of traffic men who are
ment and productive projects dures. They explained the drafts were responsible for this task.
in which some 13,000 people sent to the Fatwa and Legislation De- Several parents praised the humil-
from 42 countries around the partment which approved the terms ity of the principal who left his office
of the contract with some amend- and took his staff to the street to or-
world have benefited- as part ganize the traffic so that students will
ments. The ministry then forwarded
of its efforts to combat pov- the contract to the Central Tenders not delay in entering their classrooms. British school principal and staff
erty and diseases. Committee (CTC) and State Audit
On the occasion of the Bureau (SAB) to obtain pre-approval hence, the signing of the contract pany to install the devices within
International Day for Eradi-
cation of Poverty, Deputy
Secretary for Sector Af-
for the tender before offering it to
competent companies, sources said.
Sources pointed out these proce-
with the company that will win the
tender will either be April or May
next year. Sources disclosed the
three months, which means the im-
plementation will be in July when
schools are closed for the summer
fairs Fahad Mohammed
Al-Shammari said Rahma
International believes in the
dures require six to eight months; contract requires the winning com- vacation.

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Chairman of
Action Hotels, Sheikh Mubarak AM
Al Sabah hosted a round of meetings
at Kuwait’s White Palace recently with
the Chairman and CEO of Accor Inter-
national, Sebastien Bazin.
The discussions focussed on the fur-
ther growth of tourism and hospitality
in Kuwait and the region, and included
Accor’s Chief Executive Officer, Gaurav
Bhushan, as well as other team members.
Several ideas were discussed regard-
ing the activation and development of
tourism in Kuwait, and the enhance-
ment of opportunities for cooperation
with France and other countries in
which the Accor manages hotels.
The spotlight was placed on the un-
derserved demand for economy and
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midscale hotels. The Action-Accor
relationship is able to design, develop
and operate high quality, affordable,
branded accommodation catering to the
discerning, budget-savvy business and
leisure traveller.
Indeed, Action Hotels plc is already
the leading owner, developer and asset
manager of branded three- and four-star
hotels in prime locations in the Middle
East and Australia.
The Company’s portfolio currently
consists of 14 operating hotels, of which
10 are in the Middle East and four in
Australia. This includes 11 hotels man-
aged by Accor across three flags, ibis,
Mercure and Novotel. Meanwhile, the
Mercure Riyadh Olaya and the Novotel
Dubai Creek are set to open in 2019.
importance of development
projects and improving liv-
ing standards, as well as
economic, educational, and
health conditions of the ben-
eficiaries.
He also disclosed training
some beneficiaries in differ-
ent industries such as sewing
and other vocations, noting
each trainee is given a sew-
ing machine at the end of the
program to cater for self and
family after training.
He reiterated the step has
contributed to nurture a gen-
eration having vocations
they can trust; indicating,
workshops on electrical, air
conditioning, and welding
were also included.

GOC reshuffles heads: Gulf Oil velopment Team. In addition, Abdullah

Company is preparing to fill the va-
cancies of directors in Al-Khafji joint
operations zone in the coming phase
immediately after launch of operations,
reports Al-Rai daily.
Meanwhile, CEO of Gulf Oil Abdul-
nasser Al-Fulaij issued a circular con-
cerning the reshuffling of a number of
directors and heads of team, and mak-
ing changes to some teams in the com-
pany’s departments.
According to the circular, Fahad Al-
Rasheedi will be transferred to the posi-
tion of Head of Quality Assurance Team,
Amal Khalfan will be the new Head of
Manpower and Employment Team, and
Taleb Al-Kandari will be appointed as
the Head of Training and Functional De-
Hashim will be appointed as the Director
of Comprehensive Planning.
Concerning Assets Management in
Wafra, the head of that team will be ap-
pointed later.
❑ ❑ ❑
CSC dismisses recommendation:
Civil Service Commission (CSC) has
dismissed a recommendation presented
by a consultancy firm, which was previ-
ously assigned to conduct studies about
employment in public sector, reports
Annahar daily.
The recommendation was meant to re-
duce the number of applicants in line for
public sector jobs with the purpose of re-
directing the youth toward private sector.
Marzouq Al-Ghanim
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LOCAL 6

Workshop on self-motivation held by College of Life Sciences

‘Implement necessary changes for developing health, educational utilities’

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Head of the
National Popular Movement Saoud
Al-Hujailan has requested the ex-
ecutive and legislative Authorities to
expedite the implementation of their
promises and make necessary changes
for developing the health and educa-
tional utilities, reports Al-Anba daily.
He said, “It is not logical that
Kuwait, in the 21st century, suffers
a decline in its main utilities even
though it is financially rich”.
Al-Hujailan highlighted about a
video clip that went viral on social me-
dia in which rats can be seen in a girls’
school, adding that public hospitals are
old, lack sufficient number of beds,
and experience a shortage of general
practitioners, as the current number is
insufficient to cover the huge number
of patients. He asked the concerned
bodies to take necessary steps for
achieving real positive changes.
Meanwhile, Office of Consulta-
tions and Training at the College of
Life Sciences in Kuwait University
organized a workshop titled “How to
motivate yourself” for the academic
year 2017/2019.
The workshop was conducted by
Dr Mousa Al-Mzaidi, who presented
real work examples for having ef-
fective and charismatic character,
which can be achieved through self-
confidence and advancement in cul-
ture, knowledge and science.

Kuwait Airways to buy eight

Airbus A330-800neo aircraft
Step towards large-scale fleet overhaul
Kuwait Airways delegation during their visit to the Airbus factory in the French city of Toulouse.
Citizens urged to visit nearest centers to finalise transactions
Rawda Service Center temporarily closed for maintenance
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Public
Relations and Media Security De-
partment in the Ministry of Interior
announced temporary closure of
Rawda Service Center since Oct
14 to pave the way for maintenance
work in the building, says Al-Seyas-
sah daily.
Citizens will be notified on the
reopening of the center as soon as
maintenance work is complete, the
department said.
The daily quoting sources said
employees of the morning shift have
KUNA photo
since been transferred to Daiya Ser-
vice Center, while the evening shift
is temporarily at the Service Center
in Abdullah Al-Salem Area.
The department urges citizens to
visit nearest centers to accomplish
their transactions.
By Mariam Al-Zanki
TOULOUSE, France,
Oct 15, (KUNA): Ku-
wait’s national car-
rier, Kuwait Airways,
said on Monday that
it has signed a deal KUNA photo
to purchase eight air- KAC represented by Yousef Al-Jassem signs agreement with AIRBUS rep-
craft from the medium resentive
to long-range Airbus
A330-800neo family.
The planes are much more
fuel-efficient than their pre-
decessors, Kuwait Airways’
Chairman Yousef Al-Jassem
told KUNA, describing the
deal as a step towards a large-
scale fleet overhaul.
He said that the deal, which
adds a wide array of neo aircraft
to Kuwait Airways’ fleet, was
the culmination of five months’
worth of negotiations, with the
company set to receive the com-
plete order no later than the tail
end of 2026.
On a newly-opened terminal at
Kuwait International Airport, he
revealed that Kuwait’s flag car-
rier will launch flights to Europe
out of the terminal starting next
week, followed by other destina-
tions in the Indian Subcontinent
and Asia Pacific, in addition to KUNA Photo
Iran and the United States.
Kuwait Airways’ chairman
Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah speaking during an open meet-
ing with the doctors working in the ministry in the Diwaniya of the Kuwaiti
added that the new terminal Medical Association
solely serves the national carrier,
thanking the Kuwaiti govern-
ment for their steadfast support Construction of helipads approved: Al-Enizi
over the years.
Airbus’ Chief Operations Of-
ficer Christian Shearer hailed the
deal as productive endeavor that
Interior approves MP’s proposal for
would bring both sides closer
together, acknowledging Kuwait
Airways as among the most repu-
more security cameras at borders
table airlines in the world. By Ahmed Al-Naqeeb already sent out a surveying team to
He added that Airbus’ relation- determine the best locations for the
ship with Kuwait Airways dates Arab Times Staff
helipads.
back years, hoping that the deal KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: MP Askar Al-
would be launchpad for closer ties. He previously submitted proposals to
Enizi announced that the Ministry of develop facilities at the borders by in-
❑ ❑ ❑ Interior approved his proposal to install stalling additional security cameras and
Kuwait Chamber of Com- more security cameras at the borders to helipads to guarantee quick response
merce and Industry (KCCI) guarantee the safety of travelers. to medical emergencies, construction
hosted the “Matchmaking meet- In a press statement, the MP dis- of commercial outlets and hotels, resi-
ing between Qatari and Kuwaiti closed the ministry also endorsed dential area for workers, and separation
private sectors”, which was or- his proposal to construct helipads at of the customs area from the passports
ganized by Qatar Development
Bank (QDB) in partnership with the borders. He added the ministry checking area.
the Ernst & Young Company.
According to a press release,
KCCI was represented in the
Move to master mother tongue
meeting by the board member
and Head of financial and advi-
sory committee Wafa Ahmad Al-Khayyat ‘creates’ a spelling
Al-Qatami, while the Executive
Director for Export Promotion in
Qatar Export Development Agen- encyclopedia for young children
cy (Tasdeer) Hassan Khalifa Al-
Mansouri represented QDB. KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Director
This meeting, which was held of the Center for Literary Creativity
on Oct 15-16, was within the Hamza Al-Khayyat’s determination has
framework of preparing a Kuwaiti enabled him to create a spelling ency-
market study for evaluating the clopedia for young children which, he
feasibility of the available com- hopes, will change the situation of stu-
mercial opportunities in various dents, especially young people, to en-
sectors such as plastic, aluminum, able them to master their mother tongue
iron, medicine, food, furniture, oil – Arabic, reports Al-Jarida daily.
and gas, paint, mechanical equip- Despite his illness and old age, Al-
ment, light, electronic circuits and Khayyat has always wanted to change
consumer goods.
In her statement, Al-Qatami and improve education in the country
said the meeting also aimed at as everyone expects to have an edu- Al-Khayyat
developmental investment and cated generation able to master their
commercial relations between mother tongue. The current situation is elements of suspense, joy and creativity
the two countries. not pleasing because some cannot dif- that can enhance young children’s love
She indicated that the Qa- ferentiate between the open Arabic let- for language; especially at a tender age.
tari business community is well ters ‘Taa Maftuha’ and ‘Ta Marbouta’. He designed a different curriculum
aware about the essential com- This is clearly seen on social media and used it in his center to teach young
ponents and characteristics of where misspellings are noted. Unfortu- students in the early stages of education
the Kuwaiti economy, especially nately, this is due to the poor language where he made a big difference.
after issuance of new legislations skills of many. He said 100,000 copies of the ency-
and amendments to the laws, all He affirmed in an interview that he clopedia will be distributed to parents of
of which contributed to better- developed the idea for years by formu- primary school students from Oct 27 at
ing the business environment and lating a curriculum which is different the headquarters of the Women Cultural
rendering it more attractive to from the one used by the Ministry of Association in Khaldiya. The remain-
foreign investors. Education to teach students the prin-
Meanwhile, Hassan Al-Man-
ing copies will be distributed to private
souri gave a brief introduction ciples of Arabic. He thinks the minis- school students including expatriates,
about QDB and its objectives try’s curriculum is rigid and lacks the Bedouns and whoever wants a copy.
in the process of economic de-
velopment through facilitation
of all consultation and financial
services for small and medium
enterprises, as well as its role in
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promoting and developing the
Qatari private sector.
Probe on Silicone moulds: Investi- KD 20 per month from each employee
gations conducted in a hospital confirm for registering their fingerprints on the
the video clips that have been circulat- attendance system using these molds.
ing on social media in which a Bang- Meanwhile, Minister of Health Dr
ladeshi worker can be seen registering Bassel Al-Sabah disclosed that a com-
fingerprints on the attendance system mittee has been formed to investigate
on behalf of employees using silicon the issue, affirming that legal actions
molds, which is in violation of the law will be taken against those proven to
of Civil Service Commission (CSC). be involved in this issue.
According to sources, the hospital He said this on the sidelines of the
administration has launched an exten- monthly meeting held with the doctors
sive investigation with a number of at the headquarters of Kuwait Medical
workers involved in the issue after the Society in the presence of Undersecre-
video clips show them using the silicon tary of Ministry of Health Dr Mustafa
molds on the fingerprint attendance Redha and Assistant Undersecretary
system. It was discovered during the for Technical Affairs Dr Abdulrahman
investigation that a worker gets KD 10- Al-Mutairi.
Wafa Al-Qatami
 ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018

LOCAL 7

Other Voices

‘Nobody is perfect ... role model’

By Ahmad Al-Sarraf
M y colleague Sami KamalEd-
din penned a funny and logi-
cal article years ago under the title
‘I am the model’, and here is an ex-
tract from that article.
We all consider ourselves to be
the role model or an ideal example
whether either in terms of worldly
issues or religious because it is
forced upon us or we are convinced
of what we are doing.
We also believe that the general
psychological and moral rules that
we follow are the best. If we drive
a vehicle, for example, and see a
motorist driving slowly, we do not
hesitate to de-
scribe him or
her as idle or
afraid.
If a speed-
ing motorist
overtakes us,
we describe
the driver
as reckless
because we
consider our-
Al- Sarraf
selves, or the
speed of our driving is the role
model which others must follow.
In brief those whose speed is more
than ours are reckless and the slow-
er ones ‘lazy’ just idling away.
We also describe those who
spend money the way we do, in
our view, are moderately generous
people. Those who spend more we
call them spendthrift and those who
spend less in our eyes are miser.
Those who have something com-
mon with us are sane, and those
had a time when we prayed during
this time, and we felt sorry or sad
for those who missed the prayer and
see them as negligent, then it hap-
pens that we are not committed to
prayer for example and here we see
committed people as backward or
ignorant, and we are the tole model
always.
Therefore, we must not think or
believe that the measure of right-
eousness in the world and the
measure of goodness in religion
is the situation that we are in and
satisfied with, as we have long been
satisfied with ourselves and did not
favor others, and therefore we have
to reform ourselves.
In the same context, an educa-
tional announcement broadcast
on one of the Egyptian channels,
described as the best of its kind,
shows a woman driving a vehicle
and talking on her cell phone, she KUNA photo
appears very emotional while an- The Kuwait Liberation Tower and other tall buildings in Kuwait City are partially hidden by the sandstorm.
other driver who has stopped at the
red traffic light has his child on his
lap. Air traffic normal at airport despite sandstorm
The woman barely missed to col- Despite the abnormal weather condition as a result of a sudden sand- under 1,000 meters.
lide with his car, so the man low-
storm, aviation at Kuwait International Airport continued as usual, said The sea state will witness huge waves at 7 meters, added Al-Qarawi
ered his car window and shouted the Kuwait General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday. who predicted that the weather would improve later during the day.
at the woman and accused her of DGCA’s Deputy Director for Aviation Services Khaled Al-Shuaibi told Road users are advised to take extra precaution as a sudden sand-
violating the traffic law, while he KUNA that as the weather continues to stabilize, horizontal vision would storm hits Kuwait, the Interior Ministry said Monday.
improve from its current number of around 1,500 meters. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that due to the sandstorm,
forgot that he was equally wrong
because he had the child on his lap, For operations to stall at the airport, horizontal vision should be un- drivers and road users should abide by traffic regulations and laws to
der 300 meters, indicated Al-Shuaibi who added that proper procedures prevent any accidents from occurring.
unaware that he was not even wear- would have been taken if it came to that predicament. In case of emergency, citizens and expatriates were urged to contact
ing a seat belt. Kuwait is currently experiencing a sudden sandstorm, causing low the 112 number.
Every driver blames the other for visibility with a chance of a thunderstorm, said the Kuwait meteorological Beach and sea enthusiasts are also urged to call the coast guard at
committing a traffic violation una- center Monday. Speaking to KUNA, meteorologist Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi the 1880888 in case of emergency.
ware that every one who sits behind said that the strong sandstorm, caused by winds at a speed of 60 kilom- The Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) also issued a similar
the steering wheel commits some eters per hour (km/h) from the northwest, has reduced horizontal view to statement regarding the current weather situation. (KUNA)
traffic offense. Therefore, the trag-
edy that we live in is that all of us

Kuwaitis, bedoun, Arabs in 7-man

who have in excess are rash and
those who fit either of the two de-
scriptions are cowards.
We do not limit ourselves to this
approach concerning worldly mat-
ters, but rather expand it to include
religion. Those who follow our
faith are pious, those who do not are
negligent, and those in excess are
fundamentalists. Those who follow
our religion will not burn in hell but
others will.
Our faith is the thermometer,
by which we measure the faith of
others or their disbelief. Since we
all change from time to time and
from age to age, this measure is
constantly changing. We may have
Foam is sprayed on the diesel to prevent any outbreak of fire.
Driver hurt in tanker flipover
Acting on information that 5,000 gal-
lons of diesel had spilled on to the
ground after a diesel tank truck had
flipped over, firemen rushed to the
spot and sprayed foam and to prevent
fire catching the diesel, reports
Al-Shahed daily.
The truck driver who was seriously
injured was lifted to the hospital by air
ambulance. A diesel tanker toppled
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Cadet officer killed: A cadet officer
in the fourth year at Saad Al-Abdullah
Academy for Security Sciences died
when his motorcycle collided with a
vehicle at a street in Saad Al-Abdullah
area, reports Al-Rai daily.
The corpse has been referred to the
Forensics Department, and investiga-
tions are ongoing to determine the
cause of the accident.
❑ ❑ ❑ ries – registration devices, control
Asian jumps to death: An Asian
expatriate committed suicide, after
rejecting all attempts aimed at changing
his mind from doing so, by jumping
from the fifth floor of a building in
Mahboula area.
According to sources, when the
Control Room of Kuwait Fire Service
Directorate (KFSD) received informa-
tion about a man’s attempt to commit
suicide, firefighters and securitymen
rushed to the location. They tried to
negotiate with him and change his
mind about committing suicide but
he refused and jumped, falling to the
ground. He died on the spot and his
corpse was referred to the Forensics
Department. A case was registered and
investigations have been launched to
determine the cause of his suicide.
❑ ❑ ❑ as he was driving recklessly. However,
Three hurt in blaze: Three people
inhaled smoke and suffered breathing
difficulty when a fire broke out in a
believe we are perfect.
Note: Former MP Raja Hujailan
Al-Mutairi sent a funny comment
on the validity of the name of the
Shadadiyya area, which became fa-
mous after the establishment of the
Kuwait University and other facili-
ties in it.
He said the correct name is ‘Al-
Kadadiyya’ after Al-Kadiyad, a
useful desert plant, but too difficult
for camels to eat, so they are lightly
burned and then given for the ani-
mal to eat. He demanded an amend-
ment to the naming of the area and
we support him.
❑ ❑ ❑ nal Investigations Depart-
email: habibi.enta1@gmail.com
KFSD photo
on Al-Zour Road, resulting in injuries
to the driver, and spillage of diesel on
the road.
In a press statement issued by Kuwait
Fire Service Directorate (KFSD), the
Public Relations and Media Department
of KFSD explained that firefighters
rushed to the location with security men
and paramedics after receiving informa-
tion about the accident.
flat at the 10th floor of a building in
Salmiya area. Firemen dealt with the
incident, and the victims were referred
to the Mubarak Hospital for treatment.
Public Relations and Media Depart-
ment at Kuwait Fire Service Depart-
ment stated that firemen were able
to control the blaze upon reaching
the scene, and while evacuating the
building, three people sustained minor
injuries. They were treated on site by
medical emergency men.
❑ ❑ ❑ The minister in response to a parlia-
Municipality truck on fire: Fire
broke out in a vehicle affiliated to Ku-
wait Municipality. No casualties were
registered but material damages had
incurred, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
Firefighters rushed to the location
when they received information about the
vehicle on fire, and extinguished it within
a short time. Investigations were launched
to determine the cause of the fire.
❑ ❑ ❑ Hajar Al-Mutairi was injured in a
Swindler arrested: Farwaniya
securitymen arrested a Syrian wanted
by law for involvement in a betrayal of
trust case as he deceived an undisclosed
person to the tune of KD30,000.
While patrolling the area, the securi-
tymen signaled for the suspect to stop
he ignored the order so the security-
men chased him and referred him to the
concerned security unit.
gang of robbers caught by police
Death of girl not caused by medical error: minister
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15:
Personnel from the Crimi-
ment (CID) have arrested
a 7-man gang including
one of them who had been
dismissed from work, two
Kuwaitis, a bedoun, two
Arabs of unknown nation-
alities and an unidentified
person for impersonat-
ing police and committing
scores of robberies, reports
Al-Anba daily.
Labelled dangerous, by the
security authorities, the suspects
have confessed to stealing
approximately KD 140,000 from
their victims.
According to a security source, in
light of the increasing robberies and
complaints of police impersonation,
securitymen increased surveillance in
and around Farwaniya because most of
the complainants were from that area.
The complainants had told police,
some of them were taken to the ATM
machines and forced to withdraw
money under threat. They added, the
suspects presented their IDs and said
they belong to the special crime
branch. The complainants also said
the suspects acted very confidently.
The daily added, the suspects were
arrested after intensive investigations
and use of state-of-the-art techniques,
including the installation of CCTV
cameras at certain places to identify
the suspects.
The CID men were taken by sur-
prise when they discovered one of
the suspects was a former employee
who had been dismissed from the
department and this gave the other
members of the gang courage to
commit the crimes.
The source added the CID men
after taking search warrants from the
Public Prosecution raided the homes
of the suspects and seized the stolen
stuffs and referred them to the con-
cerned authorities.
The source added the victims have
identified all the suspects from a
police line-up.
❑ ❑ ❑
‘It is not medical error’: Minister
of Health Dr Bassel Al-Sabah said
the investigation committee that was
formed to look into the death of the
5-year-old girl Hajar Al-Mutairi con-
cluded that the death was not caused
by medical error, reports Al-Rai
daily.
mentary query raised by MP Riyadh
Al-Adsani said, “In order to ensure
transparency and impartiality, the
issue was referred to the Public
Prosecutor’s Office to take necessary
measures against people in case they
were reported negligent, especially
since the father of the deceased had
submitted a complaint to the General
Department of Investigations, claim-
ing the girl died due to medical error.”
traffic accident and taken to the Adan
hospital on March 27. After her
death, the ministry opened an investi-
gation into an alleged medical error.
❑ ❑ ❑ against him and the law was applied.
Cameras installed: Deputy Prime
Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh
Khalid Al-Jarrah has announced the
completion of supply, installation
and operation of 275 surveillance
cameras complete with all accesso-
A petrol tanker collides with a heavy duty vehicle.
Collision holds up traffic for three hours
Traffic was brought to a standstill
for almost three hours when a
heavy-duty vehicle collided with a
petrol tanker on the Sixth Ring
Road Opposite Sulaibiya area,
resulting in oil pour-out and injury
to the tanker driver.
Teacher fined for calling manager ‘juggler’
Jail, fine for 3 in forged nationality case
By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14: The
Criminal Court presided over by
Judge Mohammad Ghazi Al-Mu-
tairi sentenced three individuals to
seven-year imprisonment, imposed
a fine that is double the salary they
received through forgery, and or-
dered them to return the houses
which they received from the gov-
ernment.
The court dismissed the charges
leveled against another defendant
in the same case, and also refrained
from issuing its verdict on another.
According to the case file, the
Public Prosecution charged the five
defendants with falsification of of-
ficial documents which led them to
screens, control devices and a central
control room at all land ports to
maintain continuity and ensure the
quality of work and safety of passen-
gers, reports Al-Rai daily.
Al-Jarrah said this in response to a
proposal submitted by MP Askar
Al-Enezi on the establishment of a
helipad at the land crossings which
the Ministry has prepared for studies
and site inspections, to determine the
appropriate location for landing of
choppers at each land port.
He pointed out, the provision of
modern technological means and
advanced devices are within the
jurisdiction of several State institu-
tions including the General
Administration of Customs, the
Kuwait Municipality, the Ministry of
Health and the Public Authority for
Agricultural Affairs and Fish
Resources, livestock and others.
❑ ❑ ❑ Judge frees trio: The Sentences
A fire source said the Operations
Room of Fire Service Department
received information about the
incident and dispatched firemen to
the scene alongside a team of
security men and paramedics.
The injured tanker was removed
acquiring citizenship fraudulently,
and then the privileges and services
rendered to citizens.
❑ ❑ ❑ plaint at the relevant police station.
Teacher fined: The Civil Circuit
of the Court of First Instance obli-
gated a Kuwaiti teacher of Minis-
try of Education to pay KD 3,000
to manager of the school where she
works because she called the man-
ager “juggler”.
Previously, the Misdemeanor
Court had imposed a fine on the
teacher and referred the lawsuit to
the Civil Circuit.
During investigations, the school
manager said she was surprised by
the teacher’s move to insult her and
describe her as a “juggler” just be-
cause she had assigned the teacher
to do an administrative work. Due
‘I am the judge’: The Public
Prosecution has summoned a number
of environmental police officers and
eyewitnesses to look into the issue of
impersonation when a person claimed
to be the judge at the Court of
Appeals, reports Al-Rai daily.
This happened when the environ-
mental police spotted the man light-
ing a cigarette inside a shopping mall
and when he was confronted and
issued a citation, the man objected
saying he enjoys immunity from per-
secution and said he is a sitting judge
at the Court of Appeals.
However, when this claim turned
to be untrue, a citation was issued
The case has now been referred to
the Farwaniya Public Prosecution to
complete investigations and taking
legal action.
❑ ❑ ❑
KFSD photo
from the wreckage and taken to a
hospital for treatment, while the
firemen cleaned the leakage with
foam and sand.
They later removed the two
vehicles from the road and traffic
was restored.
to the attack, which happened in
front of other teachers, the school
manager decided to lodge a com-
❑ ❑ ❑
Indian robbed: An Indian was
surprised when a person clad in
sports wear threatened him with
a knife and took his wallet which
contained his personal documents
and KD 33 cash, as well as his mo-
bile phone.
The Indian filed a report at Far-
waniya Police Station, saying that
an unknown pointed a knife at him,
beat him and then stole the above-
mentioned items. He provided po-
lice with a detailed description of
the suspect. A case was registered
and investigations are ongoing to
arrest the culprit.
Renewal judge has decided to release
three members of Al-Kazma Club,
who are accused of attacking officers
of Special Forces, on bail worth KD
300 each, reports Al-Nahar daily.
It is worth mentioning that these
three players of Al-Kazma Club were
referred to the Central Prison follow-
ing the events that occurred during
the handball league match between
Al-Kazma and Al-Arabi clubs.
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Indian caught drunk: Farwaniya
securitymen arrested an Indian in
front of an old building in Jleeb
Al-Shuyoukh for consuming alcohol
with a bottle of locally manufactured
alcohol in his possession.
Securitymen rushed to the location
after the Operations Unit in the
Ministry of Interior received infor-
mation about the Indian who was
under the influence of alcohol. He
was referred to the police station in
the area.
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LOCAL 8

This is the case across much of Africa,
as well as in parts of Asia and, to a
lesser degree, of Latin America.
Among the countries surveyed for
the study, Peru tops the list with the
most affordable plate at the NY equiv-
alent of $3.44, just 1.6 percent of per
capita income, vs what that same plate
would cost in New York, amounting to
0.6 percent of per capita income.
While Laos and Jordan are close
runners-up to Peru, other countries
have deteriorated. Almost invariably,
these are nations where peace has been
(further) eroded by violence, insecuri-
ty or political tension, including South
Sudan – where the cost of a plate of
food has soared from the exorbitant
155 percent of daily income in 2016
($321.70) to 201.7 percent of daily in-
come in 2018 ($348.36). It now costs
twice the national daily income to buy
a plate of food in South Sudan.
Northeast Nigeria took second to
last place, at $222.05, or 128.6 per-
cent of daily income in 2018, up from
$200.32, or 121 percent of daily in-
come in 2016.
These abysmal numbers highlight
the vast gaps in global food afford-
ability, where 821 million people go
hungry while elsewhere one can get
a simple nutritious meal with a just a
handful of change. The fact that this
still occurs defies both reason and de-
KUNA photo
cency, and it’s why we – the World
Meeting of the fifth round of political consultations between Kuwait and Turkey. Food Programme and other humanitar-
ian partners – are there.
However, the impact of WFP and
other humanitarian actors in saving
unable to help those who do not meet
the KSE stipulation.
“Some Indian engineers have al-
ready left Kuwait, others are in the
process of leaving the country,” he
said.
Some engineers with degrees not
approved by NBA have had their
designations lowered to the level of
‘supervisor’, the engineer said. Their
work permits are also changed accord-
ingly, and they have to accept a cut in
salary.
It’s not easy even for engineers with
NBA-approved degrees. Those with
less than five years of experience have
to appear for an examination and in-
terview to obtain a NOC. Others with
more experience only have to attend
the interview.
“The examination is hard to crack
because it includes basic questions that
engineers are unlikely to remember a
few years after they graduate,” an en-
gineer from Kerala said.
“Only a third of all engineers pass
the exam. The authorities renew work
permits only after candidates pass the
exam and interview. They put visa-
holders who fail in a second attempt in
the supervisor category. Visa-holders
have no choice: They either toe the line
or leave the country”.
Can cope
Continued from Page 1
cannot be halted because of high de-
of a new round of US sanctions target-
ing oil in early November.
Hard-liners opposed to rapproche-
ment with the West were always
skeptical of the nuclear deal, and have
viewed the withdrawal as proof of
their longstanding belief that the US
cannot be trusted.
On Sunday, Iran’s President Hassan
Rouhani, a relative moderate, tried to
downplay the upcoming US sanctions
targeting the country’s vital oil and gas
sector.
Also on Monday, Iranian Foreign
Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi
said Tehran received a US note con-
firming its withdrawal from a decades-
old treaty affirming friendly relations
between the two countries.
The Trump administration an-
nounced it would terminating the 1955
amity treaty earlier this month in re-
sponse to a UN court order that the
US lift sanctions on Iran. Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo said withdrawing
from the treaty was long overdue and
followed Iran “groundlessly” bring-
ing a complaint with the International
Court of Justice challenging US sanc-
tions on the basis that they were a vio-
lation of the pact.
The largely symbolic gesture high-
lighted deteriorating relations between
Washington and Tehran.
Meanwhile, at an outreach centre in
southern Tehran, teenagers are learn-
ing to be journalists, while upstairs
their mothers are fine-tuning their sew-
ing skills and rushing to fill an order

Kuwait playing a pivotal

and changing lives cannot be sustained
without political investment, good
governance, transparent markets, and
wider partnerships. Societies cannot
lift themselves out of the poverty trap
mand in the market.
“Stopping Iran’s oil export is im-
practical,” Iranian Foreign Ministry
spokesman Bahram Qasemi told a
weekly news conference on Monday.
for hospital uniforms.
The brand-new centre in the work-
ing-class neighbourhood of Shahr-e
Rey caters to hundreds of struggling
families and Afghan refugees.
It’s a relatively new approach for Iran,

role in Arab culture plan

Youth Council to be launched
CAIRO, Oct 15, (KUNA):
Minister of Information
and Minister of State for
Youth Mohammed Al-
Jabri said Monday that
Kuwait plays a central role
in the Arab culture plan,
which is the main pillar
in shaping the policies of
Arab cultural bodies.
This came in a speech delivered
by Al-Jabri at the 21st session of the
Conference of Ministers Respon-
sible for Cultural Affairs in the Arab
World, which was held in Cairo un-
der the patronage of Egyptian Presi-
dent Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Kuwait backs
Continued from Page 1
FII, following the disappearance of
Khashoggi.
Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill Ford
also pulled out, as well as media or-
ganisations like CNN and Bloomberg
which once served as sponsors of the
conference.
Uber’s absence carries a special
sting, given both the size of the Saudi
investment and its significance for the
Kingdom’s economic reform plans.
The Uber investment was the PIF’s
first major deal in the technology start-
up market, signaling its shift in strat-
egy toward more aggressive and eye-
catching foreign investments. It was
also a boon for Saudi women, who had
been barred from driving until a de-
cades-long ban was lifted this summer.
Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi jour-
nalist, disappeared after entering the
Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on
Oct 2.
Turkish officials have said Khashog-
gi was murdered inside the consulate,
Al-Jabri stressed in his speech the
continued approach of Kuwait in sup-
porting Arab cultural institutions.
He added that the Youth Council
would be launched in the coming pe-
riod to be a youth platform to express
their issues and aspirations and devel-
op their partnership with government
institutions, civil society and the pri-
vate sector.
Al-Jabri said that Kuwait, with the
support of its brothers, friends and the
international community represented
by the United Nations, was elected to
serve as non-permanent member on
the Security Council for two-year term
2018-2019.
In this context, he stressed that Ku-
wait, through this membership, is keen
on supporting the Arab countries and
their causes to achieve development at
where he went to get documents for his
planned marriage. Riyadh has said the
claims are baseless.
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
are Riyadh’s closest Gulf Arab allies and
the three countries are working alongside
each other in a series of conflicts in Ye-
men, Qatar and Lebanon to try to counter
the influence of arch-rival Iran.
US President Donald Trump on
Monday dispatched US Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo to meet with Saudi
Arabia’s King Salman over the unex-
plained disappearance of Khashoggi
and raised the possibility that “rogue
killers” could have been responsible.
Trump said he spoke to the Sau-
di king for about 20 minutes about
Khashoggi, who disappeared after
entering the Saudi consulate in Istan-
bul on Oct 2, and that it sounded like
neither the king nor Crown Prince Mo-
hammed bin Salman had knowledge
about the incident.
Turkish sources have said they be-
lieve Khashoggi was killed inside the
building and his body removed, alle-
gations that Riyadh dismisses as base-
less.
“It sounded to me like maybe there
all levels, including cultural levels.
The Kuwaiti minister added in his
speech that the agenda of the new session
was full of topics related to joint Arab
action, expressing hope to adopt the rec-
ommendations and decisions that would
activate and enhance the joint work.
He also praised the efforts of the
Arab League Educational Cultural and
Scientific Organization (ALECSO)
and The Standing Committee for Arab
Culture for launching the strategic
study on “Cultural Information in the
Arab World in the Light of Digital De-
velopment”.
Moreover, Al-Jabri thanked Egypt
for hosting the sessions and for the
continuous efforts of the General Sec-
retariat of the Arab League for Educa-
tion, Culture and Science during each
session of the Conference.
could have been rogue killers. Who
knows?” Trump told reporters at the
White House. He offered no evidence
for why he thought rogue killers might
be involved.
Representatives for the White
House did not immediately respond to
a request for further comment.
Pompeo will travel to Riyadh, the
US State Department said.
“The president has called for a
prompt and open investigation into
the disappearance of Washington Post
journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” depart-
ment spokeswoman Heather Nauert
said in a statement.
“We are going to leave nothing un-
covered,” Trump told reporters.
Salman’s denial, however, “could
not have been stronger,” he added.
True cost
Continued from Page 1
Though despite such progress made
in many countries through the past
year, food costs are often still intensely
disproportionate in relation to income.
if families are continuously priced out
of providing their children with the
nutritional meals essential for them to
develop into healthy and productive
adults, if climate degradation con-
tinues to threaten food security and
development gains, and if protracted
conflicts continue to destroy societies
and force young talent elsewhere.
With a concerted global effort, the
international community can achieve
the UN Sustainable Development
Goals and end hunger and malnutri-
tion. Governments must engage with
and support their developing country
counterparts in peacebuilding, conflict
resolution and disaster risk reduction.
The private sector must embrace that
turning a profit can go hand in hand
with advancing the Sustainable De-
velopment Goals through employ-
ing young people to boost incomes,
sourcing from smallholder farms, and
through working alongside leaders to
strengthen supply chains.
The shocking and outraging num-
bers in this year’s “Counting the
Beans” index highlight that peaceful
societies and affordable food go hand
in hand. We have the modern techno-
logical capacities to end world hun-
ger, but first we must end the conflict
that fosters it. Together, we can work
towards reversing the figures in this
year’s index, and ensure that in the fu-
ture, nobody will have to work a day
and a half to afford a simple meal.
Expat engineers
Continued from Page 1
The engineer, who spoke on con-
dition of anonymity, noted that KSE
appeared to have come up with its list
of 1,400 uncertified or fake engineers
through a hasty verification process,
after learning that several engineers
employed in government and private
projects had phony degrees.
“We abide by the laws of the land,”
he said. “People with fake engineering
degrees should not receive residence
and work permits. However, KSE
shouldn’t punish engineers with genu-
ine AICTE-approved degrees. The In-
dian government should intervene and
work out a solution with the Kuwaiti
authorities regarding AICTE-approved
degrees,” he added.
Another engineer, who has worked
in the country for two decades, said the
Indian Embassy in Kuwait has been
“Certainly, America will not achieve
its goal ... our oil exports will con-
tinue.”
Iran pumped 3.45 million barrels
per day in September, OPEC said last
week, down 150,000 bpd from August.
Production dropped below 2.7 million
bpd under previous sanctions that were
lifted following the 2015 nuclear deal.
Washington, meanwhile, plans to
continue coordinating with oil produc-
ers and maintaining US supply.
“Our crude oil production increased
by 1.65 million barrels in August com-
pared to one year ago and that is ex-
pected to continue rising by as much as
1 million barrels a day within the next
year,” Hook said.
Hook also said European efforts to
create a special-purpose vehicle (SPV)
for trade, including oil, with Tehran
by November would struggle to gain
traction.
“That vehicle sends the wrong mes-
sage at the wrong time,” he said. “From
what we’ve seen this SPV seems to
want to create supply but we don’t see
much demand for it when you look at
well over 100 companies that have al-
ready made clear they are leaving.”
Several Iranian reformist news-
papers on Monday published a rare
joint editorial criticizing US sanctions
against the country and asking “world
journalists” to defend Iranian human
rights.
The editorial was published in both
Farsi and English on Monday in at
least eight state-owned and pro-reform
dailies. It said the US has “lied” about
the purpose of sanctions, which tar-
get the needs of ordinary people and
curtail access to medical supplies and
equipment.
The joint editorial said that “trade
restrictions, blockades, embargoes,
freezing of assets and other economic
sanctions are incompatible with the
Charter of the United Nations.”
It called the US pullout from the
2015 nuclear deal with Iran “an un-
diplomatic and immoral” policy. The
agreement with world powers had
established a protocol to limit Iran’s
nuclear program in return for sanctions
relief.
Iran is negotiating with European
trading partners to try and find a way to
circumvent US sanctions and remain
within the nuclear deal. The editorial
is seen as part of efforts by Iranian re-
formists to address international public
opinion ahead of the implementation
where social welfare has often been left
to informal groups based around the ba-
zaar and mosque or fallen to large-scale
government-controlled organisations.
Today, privately-run charities are
emerging, with managers, targets and
buzzwords such as “empowerment”
and “skills-training”, and funded by
wealthy business people who have
made fortunes in booming industries
such as private healthcare.
This centre is run by the ILIA Foun-
dation, created by social workers and
members of the Nikan Hospital Group,
who have partnered with UN refugee
and health agencies to help around
1,000 families from deprived back-
grounds.
For now these groups can only reach
a small number of those in need but
supporters say it is providing a model
for future social work in Iran.
At one of the sewing machines is
27-year-old Somareh Ghazvani, a sec-
ond-generation refugee – one of around
3 million Afghans who have fled decades
of conflict across the border.
“It was a surprise to find this place.
The conditions are much better than
other places I have worked, so I’m
very happy,” she said.
In the computer room, 16-year-old
Masoumeh is working with InDesign
and Photoshop as part of her summer
classes in journalism.
“Our families have really counted
on this centre. If we go to classes
somewhere else, the fees are so high
we can’t afford it,” she said.
One of the pioneers of the new ap-
proach to charity is the Imam Ali Pop-
ular Students Relief Society, which
was recognised by the UN in 2010 and
has built a network of 12,000 volun-
teers helping Iran’s poorest children.
A recent football tournament it or-
ganised for street kids was a reminder
of Iran’s diversity, as Azeris, Baluchis,
Kurds and many others were thrown
together on the pitch in Tehran.
“The only choice for most of these
kids in their neighbourhoods is vio-
lence, poverty and misery. We have
tried to give them self-confidence
through sports to improve their lives,”
said Meysam Vahdei, head of sports
for the foundation.
Ten-year-old Obeidollah had trav-
elled since 3:00 a.m. from one of Iran’s
poorest cities – Sarbaz in southeastern
Sistan-Baluchistan province – and,
inevitably, dreams of being the next
Cristiano Ronaldo.

Newswatch

Continued from Page 1

WASHINGTON: The White House is brushing aside
threats by Saudi Arabia that it may economically retali-
ate for any US punitive action imposed over the suspected
murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pledging a “swift,
open, transparent investigation” into his disappearance.
Two leading Republican senators said Congress
stands ready to act, including a possible halt of military
sales, if President Donald Trump doesn’t. (AP)
❑ ❑ ❑
CAIRO: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stressed
the strength of the relationship between Saudi Arabia
and Turkey in a telephone call with President Tayyip
Erdogan, the Saudi press agency said late on Sunday.
The king thanked the Erdogan for welcoming the Saudi
proposal to form a joint working group to discuss the dis-
appearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and said
no one could undermine their relationship. (RTRS)
❑ ❑ ❑
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is to try a
British PhD student detained in May on charges of spy-
ing, local media reported Monday, after London raised
concern over his case.
Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old who was research-
ing the UAE’s foreign and internal security policies
after the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions, was detained at
Dubai airport on May 5. (AFP)
❑ ❑ ❑
CAIRO: A Yemeni governor is calling for help to
evacuate some 50 families stuck amid flooding, strong
storms, and heavy rain in the eastern city of Ghaida,
after cyclone Luban hit the region.
Rageh Bakreet posted on Facebook images of men
standing on top of their buildings in the governorate of
Mahra in eastern Yemen, after Luban made a strong
landfall. (AP)
❑ ❑ ❑
DAMASCUS: A border crossing between Syria and Iraq
is to re-open soon, Damascus and Baghdad’s top diplo-
mats said Monday, hours after other Syrian frontier posts
reopened with Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan.
“We are now looking at the interest of the Syrian
and Iraqi people in opening up the Albu Kamal cross-
ing ... as soon as possible,” Syrian Foreign Minister
Walid Muallem said at a press conference in Damas-
cus. (AFP)

INTERNATIONAL
World News Roundup
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for a trip to visit areas affected by Hurricane Michael on Oct 15, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Trump, first lady visit hurricane-ravaged Florida Panhandle
US President Donald Trump arrived in 100 miles (160 km) west of where Michael
Florida’s storm-ravaged Panhandle on came ashore last Wednesday as one of the
Monday to survey the destruction caused by most powerful storms on record to make
deadly Hurricane Michael and said the top landfall in the continental United States.
priority was food and housing for residents. The Trumps also planned to visit part of
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Georgia that was hit by Michael before
were greeted by Governor Rick Scott upon they return to the White House on Monday
their arrival at Eglin Air Force Base, about evening, the White House said.
HealthCare
Without Medicaid expansion
Poor more likely to
forgo medical care
WASHINGTON, Oct 15, (AP): Low-income people
in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid are much
more likely to forgo needed medical care than the
poor in other states, according to a government report
due out Monday amid election debates from Georgia
to Utah over coverage for the needy.
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office
worked with the National Center for Health Statistics
to analyze federal survey data from 2016. The research
focused on low-income adults ages 19-64 in states
that did not expand Medicaid under the Obama-era
Affordable Care Act, compared to their peers in states
that did.
Medicaid expansion is an
issue in several high-profile
gubernatorial contests and in
states where supporters have
gotten referendum questions
on the ballot. Under the law,
states may expand Medicaid
for low-income people making
up to roughly $16,750 for an
individual or $34,640 for a
family of four. Seventeen
Wyden states have not adopted the
expansion, opposed by many -
but not all - Republicans.
Among the report’s findings:
■ Nearly 20 percent of low-income people in states
that did not expand Medicaid said they passed up
needed medical care in the past 12 months because
they couldn’t afford it. That compared to 9.4 percent
in states that expanded the program.
■About 8 percent of those in states that did not
expand Medicaid reported they either skipped medi-
cation doses to save money or took less medication
than prescribed. That compared to about 5 percent in
states that expanded. For people with chronic condi-
tions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and asth-
ma, staying on a medication schedule is considered
essential.
■About 22 percent of those in states not expanding
Medicaid said they needed but could not afford dental
care, as compared to 15 percent of similar low-income
adults in expansion states.
■About 11 percent of those in non-expansion states
said they needed to see a specialist but weren’t able to
afford it, as compared to about 6 percent of those in
expansion states.
“States around the country have an opportunity to
expand Medicaid to more people; these findings help
show why it’s a winning proposition for states and the
millions of Americans currently left out,” said Sen
Ron Wyden, D-Ore, who requested the analysis.
Aides to Wyden said the 70-page report is the most
detailed look yet at real-world differences that
Medicaid expansion can make. In states that did not
expand Medicaid, low-income adults are more likely
to be uninsured.
Medicaid is a federal-state program that has
grown to cover about 1 in 5 US residents, from
many newborns to severely disabled people to
elderly nursing home residents. Its total cost is
about $570 billion a year. Former president Barack
Obama’s healthcare law expanded Medicaid to
allow states to cover low-income adults with no
children living at home.
On Election Day, voters in Idaho, Nebraska and
Utah will decide whether their states should expand
the program. Montana voters will decide on maintain-
ing that state’s expansion.
Expansion also is an issue in gubernatorial races in
Florida, Georgia and Wisconsin, which have not
expanded Medicaid.
(AP)
Trump, standing beside Scott, a fellow
Republican who is running for the US
Senate in the Nov 6 congressional elec-
tions, said the day’s biggest objective was
“just making sure everyone is safe, that
they’re fed.”
“You know many of these people, they
have no homes,” Trump said before board-
Dustin Blalock sleeps in the back of
his pickup truck with his dog after his
home was damaged by Hurricane
Michael as it passed through the area
on Oct 15, in Panama City, Florida.
The hurricane hit the Florida
Panhandle as a category 4 storm
causing massive damage and claimed
the lives of more then a dozen people.
(AFP)
Bustamante Warren
America
Harvard admission bias on trial:
Harvard University discriminates against
Asian-American applicants in order to ille-
gally limit how many it admits, a lawyer
for a group suing the school said on
Monday at the start of a closely watched
trial.
The trial in federal court in Boston pits
the Ivy League school against Students for
Fair Admissions, whose 2014 lawsuit chal-
lenges the use of race as a factor in college
admissions decisions.
The lawsuit, backed by the Trump
administration, could eventually reach the
Supreme Court, giving the newly cemented
five-member conservative majority a
chance to bar the use of affirmative action
to help minority applicants get into college.
Conservatives have long argued that
affirmative action, which aims to offset
historic patterns of racial discrimination,
hurts white people and Asian-Americans,
who outperform other minority groups on
academic measures. (RTRS)
❑ ❑ ❑ majority” of Warren’s ancestry is European,
N. Calif power switched off:
Northern California’s biggest utility has
shut off power to tens of thousands of cus-
tomers in an unprecedented step to prevent
wildfires amid rising winds and official
warnings of extreme fire danger.
Pacific Gas & Electric began turning off
the lights in California’s wine country and
other areas near the San Francisco Bay
Area Sunday night. Schools in those areas
canceled Monday classes.
PG&E earlier announced its plan to shut
power preemptively after authorities
blamed its power lines for sparking some
of California’s most destructive wildfires.
The utility faces payments of billions of
dollars in damages and has sought to limit
its wildfire liability in the courts and the
state Legislature.
The National Weather Service forecast
winds gusting to 45 mph (72 kph) on
Monday in parched areas with drought-
dried vegetation. (AP)
❑ ❑ ❑ Jeff Sessions said he designated five
Warren releases DNA test: A US
Senator seen as a top contender for the
Democratic presidential nomination in
ing a helicopter to tour the stricken area in
northwestern Florida. “Some of them have
no trace of a home ... so our big thing is
feeding, water and safety.”
Insured losses for wind and storm surge
from Hurricane Michael will run between
an estimated $6 billion and $10 billion, risk
modeler AIR Worldwide said. (RTRS)
Politics
Dems bid to seize House majority
Republicans play blame game
NEW YORK, Oct 15, (AP):
Republicans have begun to concede
defeat in the evolving fight to pre-
serve the House majority.
The party’s candidates may not go
quietly, but from the Arizona moun-
tains to suburban Denver to the corn-
fields of Iowa, the GOP’s most pow-
erful players this midterm season are
actively shifting resources away from
vulnerable Republican House candi-
dates deemed too far gone and toward
those thought to have a better chance
of political survival.
And as they initiate a painful and
strategic triage, the early Republican-
on-Republican blame game has
begun as well.
GOP operatives connected to sever-
al vulnerable candidates complain that
the committee responsible for electing
House Republicans has failed to deliv-
er on its promise to invest $62 million
in political advertising across 11 states
this fall, a promise detailed in a
September memo that declared, “The
cavalry is coming.”
The operatives spoke on the condi-
tion of anonymity to avoid retribu-
tion; vulnerable Republican candi-
dates still hope to receive additional
financial support over the three
weeks before Election Day.
But if the cavalry is coming, it’s
not coming for everyone.
Already, the Republican opera-
tives and spending patterns by both
sides indicate GOP defeat in as many
2020 has released a DNA test providing
“strong evidence” that she has Native
American ancestry after her claims had
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
speaks during a news conference on
efforts to reduce transnational crime
at the US Attorney’s Office for the
District of Columbia on Oct 15 in
Washington, DC. At left is Deputy
Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
groups, including Hezbollah and
MS-13, as transnational criminal
organizations to be targeted. (AFP)
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
as a dozen House races - halfway to
the number Democrats need to seize
the House majority this fall. Dozens
more seats are in play.
“We’re starting to hone in on what are
the races we can actually win. Sometime
that requires a hard conversation,” said
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s fundraising
chief, Spencer Zwick.
Even after a burst of enthusiasm
that helped Republican Senate candi-
dates in several states following the
recent Supreme Court debate, some
Republicans closely following the
more complicated House battlefield
fear the party may have already lost
Congress’ lower chamber. With 22
days to go, they’re working furiously
in an expanding political battlefield
to limit their losses.
As of Friday, the National
Republican Congressional
Committee has spent or reserved
$44.8 million of television advertis-
ing in competitive House races since
the end of July, according to spend-
ing records obtained by The
Associated Press. That’s significant-
ly less than the $62 million promised
in last month’s memo.
A committee spokesman explained
it would meet the original spending
projection by including polling and
online advertising, which is more dif-
ficult to track. Meanwhile, the
Republican committee is expected to
take out a sizable loan to help meet
its commitments.
been mocked by Donald Trump, a report
said Monday.
Elizabeth Warren, a leading voice
from the left of her party, has been deri-
sively called “Pocahontas” by the president
and accused of lying about her heritage in
order to gain advantages in her career
including a plum teaching job at Harvard.
But an analysis of her DNA performed by
Stanford University professor Carlos D.
Bustamante concluded that while “the vast
“the results strongly support the existence of
an unadmixed Native American ancestor,”
the Boston Globe reported.
Bustamente calculated that Warren’s
Native American ancestor appeared in her
family tree “in the range of 6-10 genera-
tions ago.” (RTRS)
❑ ❑ ❑ Online payment processing com-
25 hospitalized in LA crash:
Twenty-five people were taken to hospitals
with mostly minor injuries following a
series of crashes involving at least two cars
and a bus that crashed through a concrete
divider on a Los Angeles highway, authori-
ties said.
Five patients were in serious condition
following the collisions shortly after 1 p.m.
that shut down all lanes on Interstate 405
in the city’s San Fernando Valley area, Los
Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman
Margaret Stewart said. The 20 others were
in fair condition with minor injuries. A
total of 40 people were evaluated at the
scene, she said.
The California Highway Patrol was
investigating the cause of the pileup on the
key north-south artery. (AP)
9
Homelessness
‘Situation dire’
SF cos could face
homelessness tax
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 15, (AP):
San Francisco has come to be known
around the world as a place for
aggressive panhandling, open-air
drug use and sprawling tent camps,
the dirt and despair all the more
remarkable for the city’s immense
wealth.
Some streets are so filthy that
officials launched a special “poop
patrol.” A young tech worker creat-
ed “Snapcrap”
– an app to
report the filth.
Morning com-
muters walk
briskly past
homeless peo-
ple huddled
against subway
walls. In the
city’s squalid
downtown area,
the frail and Breed
sick shuffle
along in wheelchairs or stumble
around, sometimes half-clothed.
The situation has become so dire
that a coalition of activists collected
enough signatures to put a measure
on the city’s Nov 6 ballot that would
tax hundreds of San Francisco’s
wealthiest companies to help thou-
sands of homeless and mentally ill
residents, an effort that failed earlier
this year in Seattle. Proposition C
would raise $300 million a year,
nearly doubling what the city
already spends to combat homeless-
ness.
“This is the worst it’s ever been,”
says Marc Benioff, founder of
cloud-computing giant Salesforce
and a fourth-generation San
Franciscan, who is supporting the
measure even though his company
would pay an additional $10 million
a year if it passes. “Nobody should
have to live like this. They don’t
need to live like this. We can get this
under control.”
“We have to do it. We have to try
something,” said Sunshine Powers,
who owns a tie-dye boutique, Love
on Haight, in the city’s historic
Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. “If
my community is bad, nobody is
going to want to come here.”
Proposition
The proposition is the latest battle
between big business and social ser-
vices advocates who demand that cor-
porate America pay to solve inequities
exacerbated by its success. In San
Francisco, it’s also become an intrigu-
ing fight between recently elected
Mayor London Breed, who is siding
with the city’s Chamber of Commerce
in urging a no vote, and philanthropist
Benioff, whose company is San
Francisco’s largest private employer
with 8,400 workers.
Breed came out hard against the
measure, saying it lacked collabora-
tion, could attract homeless people
from neighboring counties to the
city, and could cost middle-class
jobs in retail and service. San
Francisco has already dramatically
increased spending on homeless-
ness, she said, with no noticeable
improvement.
San Francisco spent $380 million
of its $10 billion budget last year on
services related to homelessness.
“I have to make decisions with
my head, not just my heart,” Breed
said. “I do not believe doubling what
we spend on homelessness without
new accountability, when we don’t
even spend what we have now effi-
ciently, is good government.”
Cities along the West Coast are
grappling with rampant homeless-
ness, driven in part by growing num-
bers of well-paying tech jobs that
price lower-income residents out of
tight housing markets. A family of
four in San Francisco earning
$117,000 is considered low-income.
Business prevailed in Seattle,
when leaders in June repealed a per-
employee tax that would have raised
$50 million a year, after Amazon
and Starbucks pushed back. In July,
the city council of Cupertino in
Silicon Valley scuttled a similar
head tax after opposition from its
largest employer, Apple Inc.
Mountain View residents, how-
ever, will vote this fall on a per-
employee tax expected to raise $6
million a year, largely from Google,
for transit projects.
The San Francisco measure is dif-
ferent in that it would levy the tax
mostly by revenue rather than by
number of employees – an average
half-percent tax increase on compa-
nies’ revenue above $50 million each
year. It was also put on the ballot by
citizens, not elected officials.
pany Stripe has voiced opposition
and contributed $120,000 to the
campaign against Proposition C, but
other companies have stayed quiet.
The San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce, whose board includes
representatives of Microsoft,
LinkedIn and Oracle, is leading the
fight.
Up to 400 businesses would be
affected, with internet and financial
services sectors bearing nearly half
the cost.
The city says confidentiality pre-
cludes revealing tax information,
but some of the companies expected
to pay the most are big names across
major industries.

INTERNATIONAL
World News Roundup
Europe
France floods kill 13
Germany deports associate
of 9/11 hijackers to Morocco
BERLIN, Oct 15, (Agencies): Germany has de-
ported a Moroccan associate of the September 11
hijackers after he served most of a 15-year jail term
for helping organise the 2001 attacks on US targets,
authorities said on Monday.
Mounir El Motassadeq was a member of a
group of radical Islamists based in the northern
German city of Hamburg who helped bring about
the suicide attacks with hijacked airliners that
killed nearly 3,000 people.
Handed the maximum sentence of 15 years in
2007 for being an accessory to mass murder, Mot-
assadeq is one of only two men convicted to date of
involvement in the plot.
“It’s good to know that Mr. Motassadeq is now
out of the country so we can close this chapter for
Hamburg,” State Interior
Minister Andy Grote said in
a statement e-mailed to Reu-
ters.
Photographs showed a man
with covered eyes being led
by two armed policemen to
a helicopter. German media
had reported that Motassadeq
was taken to Frankfurt to be
deported to Morocco, where
his family lives.
El Motassadeq At his 2007 trial, his law-
yers argued that Motassadeq knew nothing about
the September 11 plot. But prosecutors said he
played a central role in suicide hijacker Moham-
med Atta’s group by running the financial affairs of
some cell members.
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3 hurt in Cologne hostage-taking: German po-
lice said Monday they ended a hostage-taking in a
pharmacy in Cologne’s main train station, gravely
wounding the alleged perpetrator after he himself
injured two people.
“Special response units overpowered the man.
During the police action he hurt two bystanders,
one of them seriously,” police said in a statement.
The attacker had to be resuscitated and was in
intensive care for “extremely serious” injuries sus-
tained when officers stormed the shop, they added.
“The motive of the attacker remains unclear,” a
spokesman said soon after he was subdued.
A woman held hostage by the perpetrator was
only “lightly wounded”, police tweeted shortly af-
ter she was freed around 3:00 pm (1300 GMT).
But another victim, a 14-year-old girl, was
brought to hospital suffering from burns.
Eyewitnesses said the teenager had been in a
cafe close to the pharmacy immediately before the
hostage-taking.
Police set up a webpage where members of the
public could upload pictures and video related to
the incident, while their own investigations were
“at full pitch”. They began receiving calls about the
violence around lunchtime.
❑ ❑ ❑ dience with the pope ahead of the
Bavaria poll rocks Merkel’s coalition: Chancel-
lor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian sister party said on
Monday it would back political stability in Berlin
after suffering big losses in a regional election
which their far-right foes hailed as “an earthquake”
that would rock the coalition government.
The conservative Christian Social Union (CSU)
slumped to its worst election result in almost 70
years in Sunday’s election in Bavaria and Merkel’s
other coalition partner, the centre-left Social Dem-
ocrats (SPD) saw their support halve.
CSU leader Horst Seehofer, who is also interior
minister in Merkel’s loveless coalition, had hoped
his anti-immigration rhetoric and criticism of Mer-
kel’s liberal asylum policies would help his party
fend off a threat from the far-right in Bavaria.
❑ ❑ ❑ Malaysia, on Oct 15. Charismatic
Kremlin downplays Trump remarks: The Kremlin
on Monday downplayed televised comments by US
President Donald Trump that Russian counterpart
Vladimir Putin was “probably” involved in assassi-
nations and poisonings, saying they did not amount
to a direct accusation.
“The US president didn’t make any direct accu-
sations,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told
journalists after a CBS News interviewer asked
Trump: “Do you agree that Vladimir Putin is in-
volved in assassinations? In poisonings?” and he
answered: “Probably he is, yeah.”
Peskov said that in any case there are no grounds
for accusations against the Russian president.
Russia has insisted two suspects in the nerve
agent poisoning of former Russian double-agent
Sergei Skripal and his daughter are ordinary citi-
zens.
❑ ❑ ❑ ment followed Anwar’s landslide win in
Flash floods kill 13 in France: Flash floods tore
through towns in southwest France, turning water-
ways into raging torrents that killed at least 13 peo-
ple, nine of them in just one town, authorities said
Monday. People had to be helicoptered to safety
from the roofs of their homes as overnight storms
dumped the equivalent of several months of rain in
just a few hours.
Worst hit was the town of Trebes, east of the me-
dieval walled city of Carcassonne. The rains that
swept in from the Mediterranean killed nine peo-
ple there, Interior Ministry spokesman Frederic de
Lanouvelle said. He told BFMTV that the floods
in the Aude region also killed four other people in
other locations, left one person missing and seri-
ously injured five others.
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New EU chemical arms sanctions: The EU set
up a new sanctions mechanism targeting those who
use and develop chemical weapons on Monday, as
part of a crackdown in the wake of the Skripal at-
tack.
The framework gives the European Union the pow-
er to impose restrictive measures on anyone identi-
fied as being involved in the development or de-
ployment of chemical weapons, regardless of their
location or nationality.
Fears have been growing among world powers
that the century-old taboo on the use of chemical
weapons is being eroded, following the nerve agent
attack on a former Russian spy in Britain and re-
peated uses of gas and banned substances in the
Syrian conflict.
Residents watch workers pulling a car out of a torrent after flash floods in the town of Villegailhenc, southern France, on
Oct 15. Flash floods tore through towns in southwest France, turning streams into raging torrents that authorities said killed
several people and seriously injured at least five others. (AP)
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (center left), is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at
the Elysee Palace, in Paris on Oct 15. Moon Jae-in is for a three-day state visit in France. (AP)
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim
prays during his swearing-in ceremo-
ny at the parliament in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysian politician Anwar won a by-
election for a parliamentary seat with
a landslide victory on Saturday in a
grand political comeback to help him
prepare for his eventual takeover from
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
(AP)
Asia
Anwar takes lawmaker oath: Malay-
sian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibra-
him said he felt “vindicated” after taking
his oath as a lawmaker Monday, marking
his return to active politics three years after
he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge
that critics said was politically motivated.
The swearing-in ceremony in parlia-
a by-election Saturday in the southern
coastal town of Port Dickson in which he
defeated six other candidates. The seat was
vacated after a lawmaker from his party
quit, paving the way for Anwar’s political
comeback.
Anwar, 71, joins his wife, Wan Azizah
Wan Ismail – currently Malaysia’s deputy
prime minister – and his eldest daughter,
Nurul Izzah Anwar, in parliament. He has
said that his by-election victory is a “vote of
confidence” in the new government. (AP)
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‘Australia, US alliance vital’: Aus-
tralia’s foreign minister said on Monday
her country’s alliance with the United
States had never been more vital in an era
of escalating challenges in the Indo-Pacific
In her first major policy speech since she
took over the foreign ministry in August,
Marise Payne told an Australian Institute
of International Affairs conference that
Australia needed to defend its interests in
“a period of strategic uncertainty.”
The former defense minister’s staunch
declaration of support for the United States,
a treaty defense partner since 1951, came
after the Chinese Communist Party-owned
newspaper China Daily accused Australia
and Japan in an editorial last week of
“jumping on the US bandwagon to contain
China.” (AP)
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Concerns over Pacific’s China debt:
Japan’s foreign minister raised concerns
Monday about the high levels of debt ac-
crued by some Pacific Island nations and
Britain
Harry, Meghan expect 1st child in spring
Border issue foils Brexit deal
LUXEMBOURG, Oct 15, (Agencies):
Days ahead of a summit once seen as
the moment Britain and the European
Union would have to reach a Brexit
deal, both sides are still staring at each
other over the question of the Irish bor-
der, refusing to blink.
A flurry of diplomatic meetings
over the weekend had raised hopes for
an agreement, only to be disappointed
by the issue that has dogged the talks
for months – how to ensure no hard
border is created between the EU’s
Ireland and Britain’s Northern Ireland
once Brexit happens on March 29.
The EU has proposed keeping
Northern Ireland in a customs union
to avoid a hard border between it and
Ireland. The fear is that such a border
could revive tensions between North-
ern Ireland’s pro-Irish Catholic and
pro-UK Protestant communities, in
which over 3,700 people died over 30
years of “troubles” ending in 1998.
Britain says it will only accept that
plan if it is temporary and does not
hive Northern Ireland off permanently
from the rest of the UK in terms of cus-
toms arrangements.
British Prime Minister Theresa
May’s spokesman James Slack said
Monday that negotiations are stuck
because the EU “continues to insist
on the possibility of a customs bor-
der down the Irish Sea,” a move it
feels will effectively split up the U.K.,
which is made up of England, Scot-
land, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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said his country wants to help resolve the
problem.
Foreign Minister Taro Kono made the
comments while visiting New Zealand,
where he met with his counterpart Winston
Peters.
Some observers have become alarmed at
the growth in Chinese lending in the Pacific
and worry that small countries such as
Tonga and Vanuatu are becoming beholden
to China because of their high debt levels.
Kono Payne
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
Britain’s lower house of parliament
has allowed a culture of bullying and
sexual harassment to thrive, and its
top officials may need to be replaced
to restore confidence, an investigation
published on Monday said.
A report, commissioned by the Brit-
ish legislature in March after a string of
harassment allegations, said it found in-
stitutional failings in the way the House
of Commons responded to complaints
against lawmakers and staff.
It described a “culture, cascading
from the top down, of deference, sub-
servience, acquiescence and silence, in
which bullying, harassment and sexual
harassment have been able to thrive
and have long been tolerated and con-
cealed.”
❑ ❑ ❑
Prince Harry and his wife, the
Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their
first child in the spring, Kensington
Palace said Monday.
The announcement came hours after
Harry and the former Meghan Mar-
kle arrived in Sydney at the start of a
16-day visit to Australia, Fiji, Tonga
and New Zealand. Hundreds of people
gathered to catch a glimpse of the cou-
ple after they landed.
After their arrival in Sydney, the
prince and the former American actress
held hands and walked out an airport
rear entrance and into a car. Meghan,
wearing skinny black pants and a black,
burgundy trimmed coat, was smiling
and clutching folders, while Harry gave
a thumbs up to bystanders.
Kono didn’t mention China specifically
in his comments. But he said the Pacific
region was important in a strategic sense to
both Japan and New Zealand.
Peters said New Zealand was also
concerned about the loans and the ability of
small island nations to repay them. (AP)
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Monk Wirathu hits back at UN: An
ultra-nationalist monk – dubbed the “Bud-
dhist Bin Laden” – on Sunday condemned
the international community for their calls
to bring Myanmar’s generals to justice over
the Rohingya crisis.
Firebrand monk Wirathu, known as the
face of Myanmar’s Buddhist nationalist
movement, was speaking at a pro-military
rally that attracted hundreds of supporters,
his first since being barred from giving
public sermons last year. The ban, which
ended in March, was issued by a council
of senior monks who said Wirathu had
“repeatedly delivered hate speech against
religions to cause communal strife”. (AP)
10
Asia
‘US on offensive’
Koreas OK deal to
reconnect railways
SEOUL, Oct 15, (Agencies): North
and South Korea agreed on Monday
to begin reconnecting rail and road
links, another step in an improving
relationship that has raised US con-
cern about the possible undermining
of its bid to press the North to give
up its nuclear programme.
The agreement on transport links
came during talks in the border vil-
lage of Panmunjom aimed at fol-
lowing up on the third summit this
year between South Korea’s Presi-
dent Moon Jae-in and North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un, last month.
“The South and North reached
the agreement after sincerely dis-
cussing action plans to develop
inter-Korean
relations to a
new, higher
stage,” said a
joint statement
released by the
South’s Unifi-
cation Minis-
try.
They agreed
to hold cer-
emonies in late
November or Kim
early Decem-
ber to inaugurate work on recon-
necting the railways and roads that
have been cut since the 1950-53
Korean War.
this month a plan to pursue a bid to
co-host the 2032 Olympic Games.
❑ ❑ ❑
‘Pope wishes to visit NKorea’:
The head of South Korea’s ruling
Democratic Party of Korea Lee
Hae-chan said he had heard that the
Pope wishes to visit North Korea
next spring, Yonhap news agency
reported on Monday.
South Korean President Moon
Jae-in is visiting Europe and is ex-
pected to pass on to the Vatican
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s
wish to meet Pope Francis. South
Korea’s presidential office said that
wish was expressed during a meet-
ing last month.
❑ ❑ ❑
Taiwan invites pope: Taiwan has
invited Pope Francis to visit the is-
land in a move aimed at deepening
ties with the Vatican after the Holy
See signed a historic deal with Bei-
jing.
Vice-president Chen Chien-jen
made the invitation during an au-
canonisation of Pope John Paul VI
on Sunday, Taiwan’s presidential
office said in a statement.
Pope Francis asked Chen to send
his greetings to President Tsai Ing-
wen and “indicated that he would
pray for Taiwan”, the statement
added.
In footage aired on local TV,
Chen told reporters that the pope
“smiled” when he was invited to
visit Taiwan. The presidential office
said they had no further detail on his
response to the invitation.
❑ ❑ ❑
China slams US arms sales:
China accused the United States on
Sunday of going on the offensive by
sending US Navy vessels into the
South China Sea and described US
arms sales to Taiwan as interference
in Chinese internal affairs.
“It’s not Chinese warships that
are going to the coast of California
or to the Gulf of Mexico. It’s so
close to the Chinese islands and it
is so close to the Chinese coast. So
who is on the offensive, who is on
the defensive? This is very clear,”
Ambassador Cui Tiankai told the
“Fox News Sunday with Chris Wal-
lace” program, apparently referring
to a US destroyer sailing near is-
lands claimed by China in the South
China Sea on Sept 30.
❑ ❑ ❑
Huarong ex-chairman expelled:
The former chairman of China
Huarong Asset Management Co
Ltd, Lai Xiaomin, has been expelled
from the Communist Party and will
be prosecuted for suspected corrup-
tion, China’s top anti-graft agency
said on Monday.
Lai, one of the most senior ex-
ecutives to be brought to book in
China’s anti-corruption campaign,
was accused of a long list of wrong-
doings, from cronyism and taking
bribes, to the embezzlement of pub-
lic property, the Central Commission
for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)
said in a statement on its website.
❑ ❑ ❑
China punishes blogger: Chinese
authorities detained a blogger for
five days for “being disrespectful to
the national anthem”, police in the
city of Shanghai said.
Last year, China introduced a law
mandating up to 15 days in police
detention for those who mock the
“March of the Volunteers” national
anthem.
In a video circulating online,
20-year-old blogger Yang Kaili was
shown humming marching music
before she started to recite the first
line of the national anthem while
waving her hands as if conducting
an orchestra. She then greeted her
audience with: “Hello, good even-
ing, comrades.”

INTERNATIONAL
Pakistan
Slain candidate’s widow wins
PM Khan holds on to slim
majority after by-elections
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 , (Agencies): Pakistan’s ruling par-
ty under new Prime Minister Imran Khan has maintained
its slim majority in parliament after key by-elections, final
results showed Monday.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 15 seats of
the total 36 on offer in polls held across the country on
Sunday, according to the Election Commission of Paki-
stan.
Its ally the Pakistan Muslim League, one of several par-
ties with which it has formed a coalition government, won
an additional two seats, bringing the coalition’s total in the
national assembly – the lower house of parliament – to 177
out of 342.
The main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
(PML-N) increased its seat count to 85.
The by-elections come after a
national vote on July 25 propelled
former World Cup cricketer
Khan to power, an outcome that
was rejected by the main opposi-
tion parties.
Most of the national assembly
seats had been open as Pakistan
allows candidates to run in multi-
ple constituencies, but keep only
one seat. The general election
– dubbed “Pakistan’s dirtiest” –
Khan
had been criticized by the United
States, the European Union and other observers after
widespread claims that the powerful military was trying to
fix the playing field in Khan’s favour.
Meanwhile, the wife of a Pakistani politician killed in a
Taleban suicide attack during campaigning won her hus-
band’s provincial seat in by-elections.
Samar Bilour on Sunday won the provincial assembly
seat in northwestern Khyber Pakthunkhwa province that
her husband Haroon Bilour, a member of the anti-Taleban
Awani National Party, had been scheduled to contest in
July.
Haroon Bilour was killed along with 19 others in a sui-
cide attack in Peshawar, the provincial capital, claimed by
the Pakistani Taleban weeks before the July 25 polls. The
attack prompted a delay in voting for that seat.
His father, senior ANP leader Bashir Bilour, was killed
in a suicide bombing in the run-up to Pakistan’s last elec-
tion in 2013.
Sunday’s by-elections were for 24 seats across the four
provincial assemblies and 11 in the National Assembly.
Most of the national parliamentary seats were open be-
cause Pakistan allows a candidate to run in multiple con-
stituencies but only keep one seat.
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won four out
of 11 parliamentary seats contested, retaining its slim ma-
jority in the National Assembly.
After Sunday’s vote, the PTI and its coalition partners
held a slim three-seat majority of 174 seats in the 342-seat
parliament. Khan’s ruling coalition in parliament elected
him prime minister by 176 votes in August.
Congress party workers standing on police barricades shout slogans against India’s Junior External Affairs Minister M.J.
Akbar during a protest in New Delhi, India. (AP)
Subcontinent
Stiff sentence for captors: Survivors
of slavery at a rock quarry in India wel-
comed a stiff sentence handed to the owner
and managers, and said on Monday that the
rare ruling sends a strong warning to other
employers.
A court in Tamil Nadu state found three
men guilty of using violence, intimidation
and debt bondage to force people to work
in the quarry in Tiruvannamalai district,
and sentenced them each last week to 11
years and nine months in prison.
“We didn’t even think our case against
the owner of the quarry would be registered
to begin with,” said Pachayamma Arul, one
of the survivors.
“But we wanted to try, and we wanted
justice,” she said by phone.
Arul was rescued with 30 other labourers
in 2012, after spending nearly four years in
bondage, working alongside her husband
to pay off a loan of 15,000 Indian rupees
($202.58). (RTRS)
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India min files defamation suit:
India’s junior external affairs minister filed
a criminal case for defamation in court
Monday against a woman who has accused
him of sexual harassment, his attorney said.
Minister M.J. Akbar filed a case against
journalist Priya Ramani, the first of more
than a dozen women to allege harassment
in recent weeks from his days as a newspa-
per editor, Akbar’s lawyer Sandeep Kapur
told The Associated Press.
The move came as dozens of members
of the opposition India National Congress
party’s youth wing clashed with police out-
side Akbar’s New Delhi home, demanding
his resignation.
On Sunday, Akbar denied the allegations
as “false, baseless and wild.” (AP)
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Indian bishop granted bail: An Indian
bishop accused of raping a nun was granted
bail Monday in a case that has triggered
rare dissent within the country’s Catholic be carried out to determine the exact cause
Church.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal was arrested
on Sept 21 in the southern state of Kerala
on suspicion of raping the nun 13 times
between 2014 and 2016.
Pope Francis suspended him the day
before his arrest, appointing another bishop years included the first South Korean to
in his place.
Mulakkal, 53, who headed the diocese of
Jalandhar in the northern state of Punjab,
has denied the allegations and has called
the scandal a conspiracy against the church.
The nun first made the allegations in
June but police only started formal ques-
tioning in September as fury over the case
mounted. (AFP)
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Air hostess falls out of plane: A
flight attendant fell out of an Air India
plane while trying to close its door on
Monday, the airline said, reportedly break- to his village, while the eight others were
ing her leg when she landed on the tarmac.
The accident occurred at Mumbai’s in-
ternational airport as the crew were getting Taleban kill 18 Afghan soldiers: At
ready to welcome passengers aboard the
New Delhi-bound flight.
Mulakkal Akbar
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
“The cabin crew member fell off while
closing the back door of the Boeing 777
and sustained injuries on Monday morn-
ing,” Pravin Bhatnagar, a senior manager
at Air India, told AFP. “She is receiving
treatment in hospital. An investigation will
of the incident.” (AFP)
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Famed S. Korean among dead: The
nine climbers who died during the worst
disaster on a Nepal mountain in recent
summit all 14 Himalayan peaks over 8,000
meters without using supplemental oxygen.
An official from the South Korea’s
Corean Alpine Club said the bodies of Kim
Chang-ho and four other South Koreans
who were killed will arrive in South Korea
on Wednesday. Four Nepalese guides also
were killed when a storm swept the climb-
ers’ base camp on Gurja Himal mountain
Friday.
Rescuers had retrieved the climbers’
bodies on Sunday after weather cleared.
The body of one of the guides was taken
flown to Kathmandu. (AP)
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least 18 soldiers were killed in Taleban
raids on two military posts in western
Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, as mili-
tants step up attacks ahead of parliamentary
elections.
Poll-related violence killed or wounded
dozens of civilians on Saturday, a week
before voters cast their ballots across the
war-torn country.
Another 15 soldiers were captured and
five wounded during the overnight attacks
involving “a large number of Taleban” in
Pusht-a-Rud district of Farah province,
provincial council chief Farid Bakhtawar
told AFP. (AFP)
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Africa
Spare health workers – Red Cross:
The International Committee of the Red
Cross made an urgent appeal on Sunday to
an affiliate of the Islamic State organiza-
tion in Nigeria to spare the lives of two
abducted health workers.
The women risk the fate of a colleague
who was killed by the extremists last
month, the statement said. “We urge you
for mercy.”
The global aid organization urged Nige-
rian authorities and others who might have
influence to help. “Speed and urgency are
critical. A deadline that could result in the
killing of another health care worker is less
than 24 hours away.” (AP)
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Museveni visits landslide site: Ugan-
da’s President Yoweri Museveni visited
eastern Bududa Sun-
day after 43 people
died when a landslide
caused a river to burst
its banks, sending
water and boulders
cascading downhill.
Wearing military
uniform and carrying
a cleft stick Museveni
looked across the
Sume river at the
remains of Wanjenwa
Museveni
village which was
wrecked by a torrent of rocks carried down
river by Thursday’s deluge.
“Who allowed them to build a market
here?” he asked officials.
“Building on the flood plain of the river
is very dangerous. Local government have
failed to implement regulations,” Museveni
told journalists. (AFP)
Lat/Am
Rio honors slain councilwoman:
Thousands of people gathered in Brazil’s
second largest city Sunday to honor the
memory of a councilwoman and human
rights activist who was shot to death seven
months ago.
Marielle Franco and her driver, Ander-
son Pedro Gomes, were killed in Rio de
Janeiro on March 14 while returning from
an event focused on empowering young
black women. At least 2,000 people joined
the rally at Rio’s Cinelandia Square for a
symbolic restoration of a street sign with
her name on it.
The previous sign was taken down two
weeks earlier by two supporters of right-
wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro, who
won the first round of Brazil’s presidential
election last weekend. The pair said the
Franco street sign had replaced the original
sign and thus was an act of vandalism.
Franco’s partner, Monica Benicio, led
Sunday’s event at which 1,000 street signs
bearing the councilwoman’s name were
distributed. (AP)

INTERNATIONAL
World News Roundup
Ecology
Sea ice melts
Walruses ‘need’
better protection
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct 15, (Agencies): Given a
choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific
walrus mothers most often choose ice.
Likewise, they prefer sea ice for molting, mating,
nursing and resting between dives for food. Trouble
is, as the century progresses, there’s going to be far
less ice around.
How well walruses cope with less sea ice is at the
heart of a legal fight over whether walruses should be
listed as a threatened species, giving them an added
protection against human encroachments.
The federal government in 2008 listed polar bears
as a threatened species because of diminished sea ice
brought on by climate warming. That year the Cen-
ter for Biological Diversity
petitioned to do the same for
walruses.
However, the US Fish and
Wildlife Service concluded in
October 2017 that walruses are
adapting and no one has prov-
en that they “need” sea ice.
“It is unknown whether Pa-
cific walruses can give birth,
conduct their nursing during
immediate post-natal care pe-
riod, or complete courtship on
Obama
land,” said Justice Department
lawyers in defending the decision.
A federal judge in Alaska will hear the center’s law-
suit challenging the government’s decision not to list
the walrus as threatened. There is no court date set for
the lawsuit.
Pacific walrus males grow to 12 feet (3.7 meters)
long and up to 4,000 pounds (1,815 kilograms) - more
than an average midsize sedan. Females reach half
that weight. Walruses dive and use sensitive whiskers
to find clams and snails in dim light on the sea floor.
Hunted
Historically hunted for ivory tusks, meat and blub-
ber, walruses since 1972 have been shielded by the
Marine Mammal Protection Act. Only Alaska Native
subsistence hunters may legally kill them.
An Endangered Species Act listing would require
the US Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical
habitat for walruses and plan for their recovery. Fed-
eral agencies, before issuing permits for development
such as offshore drilling, would be required to ensure
walruses and their habitat would not be jeopardized.
Inaccessibility protected walruses for decades, but
a rapid decline in summer sea ice has made them vul-
nerable.
In the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia, where
Pacific walrus females and juveniles spend their summer,
ice could be absent during that season by 2060 or sooner,
according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Since 1981, an area more than double the size of
Texas - 610,000 square miles (1.58 million square ki-
lometers) - has become unavailable to Arctic marine
mammals by summer’s end, according to the National
Snow and Ice Data Center.
By late August, as sea ice recedes beyond the shal-
low continental shelf, female walruses and their calves
face a choice: Stay on ice over water too deep to reach
the ocean floor for feeding - or come ashore for rest
periods, where the smallest animals can be crushed in
stampedes triggered by a hunter, airplane or bear.
More open water already has meant more ship traf-
fic. Walruses also could find more humans in their
habitat with a reversal of US policy on Arctic offshore
drilling. Former president Barack Obama perma-
nently withdrew most Arctic waters from lease sales,
but President Donald Trump in April 2017 announced
he was reversing Obama, a decision being challenged
in court. The administration’s proposed five-year off-
shore leasing plan includes sales in the Chukchi Sea.
Consult
Designating walruses as threatened would mean
oil exploration companies would have to consult with
federal wildlife officials to make sure drill rigs don’t
endanger the animals. However, Trump’s Interior and
Commerce departments in July proposed administra-
tive changes to the species law that would end auto-
matic protections for threatened plants and animals and
set limits on designating habitat as crucial to recovery.
Walruses are notoriously difficult to count - and
population estimates range widely. A preliminary one
in 2017 put the number at 283,213, with the caveat
that it could be as low as 93,000 or as high as 478,975.
The array of stresses and uncertainty about the wal-
ruses’ future are enough evidence for listing them as
threatened, the Center for Biological Diversity argues.
In the last decade, walruses that gathered on shores
have suffered hundreds of stampede deaths, and the
loss of ice floes has pushed them away from feeding
areas, said Shaye Wolf, climate science director for
the nonprofit conservation group.
“They’re not adapting. They’re suffering,” Wolf
said.
Scientists advising the Fish and Wildlife Service
say the answer is not so clear cut, and much is un-
known about how sea ice loss will affect walruses.
Chad Jay of the US Geological Survey said it’s un-
known, for example, why female walruses give birth
on ice instead of land.
“One of the thoughts is that ... there’s more protection
for the young from predators,” he said. “They’re offshore,
and it’s a cleaner environment, too, for giving birth. But
those are hypotheses that are difficult to prove.”
Also:
SYDNEY: Two male penguins who have paired up as
a “same-sex couple” have become so good at nesting
that zookeepers in Sydney have given them a real egg
to look after.
Sea Life Sydney said they had been watching “in-
separable” gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic be-
come a “great team” during this breeding season.
Initially the pair were “constantly seen waddling
around and going for swims together” and then they
began to build a collective nest of pebbles.
They gathered more than any other couple, prompt-
ing the aquarium to provide a dummy egg for them to
look after.
“They were absolute naturals and displayed great
care for their egg, so much so, the team at Sea Life
Sydney fostered a real egg to them from another cou-
ple who had two,” the aquarium said.
The pair are incubating their charge well enough
that “there are often days where the egg cannot be
seen,” it added.
But there is some room for parental improvement,
with staff saying younger penguin Magic is still mas-
tering the skill.
This is not the first time same-sex penguin couples
have adopted eggs in captivity, with a handful of zoos
worldwide reporting similar cases.
This computer graphic image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the Japanese unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa2 approaching
on the asteroid Ryugu. Japan’s space agency is delaying a spacecraft touchdown on an asteroid as scientists need more time to find a safe landing site on the
This Oct 3 image taken at an altitude
of about 25 meters by Mobile Asteroid
Surface Scout (MASCOT)’s camera
and provided by the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the
surface of asteroid Ryugu. The dot at
top right is the silhouette of MASCOT.
Japan’s space agency is delaying a
spacecraft touchdown on an asteroid
as scientists need more time to find
a safe landing site on the extremely
rocky surface. (AP)
Paasche Reif
Discovery
‘$1 bn college for AI’: The Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology announced
plans Monday to create a new college of
artificial intelligence with an initial $1 bil-
lion commitment for the program focusing
on “responsible and ethical” uses of the
technology.
The prestigious university said it would
add 50 new faculty members and create an
interdisciplinary hub for work in computer
science, AI, data science, and related fields.
A large part of the new funds will come
from a gift from Stephen Schwarzman,
chairman and co-founder of the financial
giant Blackstone, after whom the new col-
lege will be named.
“As computing reshapes our world, MIT
intends to help make sure it does so for the
good of all,” said MIT President Rafael
Reif.
An MIT statement said the initiative
represents the single largest investment
in computing and AI by an American
academic institution. (AFP)
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Viking ship traces found: Archaeolo-
gists said on Monday they have found what
they believe are traces of a Viking ship
buried in southeast Norway, a rare dis-
covery that could shed light on the skilled
navigators’ expeditions in the Middle Ages.
The boatlike shape was detected about
50 centimetres underground in a tumulus, a
burial mound, with the use of a ground-
penetrating radar in Halden, a municipality
located southeast of Oslo.
“In the middle of the mound, we discov-
ered what is called an anomaly, something
that is different from the rest and clearly
has the shapes and dimensions of a Viking
ship,” Knut Paasche, an archaeologist at
the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Herit-
age Research (NIKU), told AFP.
“What we cannot say for sure is the con-
dition of the conservation. Yes there was a
boat there, but it’s hard to say how much
wood is left,” Paasche said. (AFP)
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Delhi braces for pollution: Delhi’s
biggest coal power plant was set to shut
down Monday as a new emergency plan to
improve air quality in one of the world’s
most polluted cities came into force, Indian
officials said.
Under the new strategy, restrictions
on construction sites and traffic will be
imposed depending on the air quality in the
megacity of some 20 million people.
When the air is classed as “poor”, as
it was on Monday, authorities will ban
the burning of garbage in landfills as well
as fire crackers and certain construction
activities.
When the air is “very poor” diesel gener-
ators will be halted, parking fees hiked and
more public transport provided. “Severe”
measures include closing brick kilns.
extremely rocky surface. (AP)
Climate
UK asks experts to advise on zero emissions target
‘Keep planet cool to protect nature’
PARIS, Oct 15, (Agencies): The best –
and fairest – way to cap global warm-
ing is to empower indigenous forest
peoples, reduce food waste and slash
meat consumption, an alliance of 38
NGOs said Monday.
Restoring natural forest ecosystems,
securing the land rights of local com-
munities and revamping the global
food system could cut greenhouse
emissions 40 percent by mid-century
and help humanity avoid climate catas-
trophe, they argued in a 50-page report
based on recent science.
Approximately half of the reduced
emissions would come from boosting
the capacity of forests and wetlands to
absorb CO2, and the other half from
curtailing carbon-intensive forms of
agriculture.
On current trends, Earth is on track
to warm up an unlivable three or four
degrees Celsius (5.4 to 7.2 degrees
Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels,
far about the 1.5ºC climate-safe thresh-
old endorsed last week by the UN in a
major climate change assessment.
In the wake of the UN report, two
starkly different visions are emerging
on how to beat back the existential
threat of global warming.
One calls for geoengineering and the
aggressive use of technology to draw
excess carbon dioxide from the atmo-
sphere, especially by burning biofuels
and capturing the emitted CO2, a pro-
cess known by its acronym, BECCS.
The other, favoured in the new
“Missing Pathways to 1.5ºC” report,
is based primarily on Earth’s natural
capacity to absorb CO2.
“This is a pragmatic blueprint for
tackling the climate crisis while re-
specting human rights and protecting
biodiversity,” said Kelsey Perlman,
forest and climate campaigner at UK-
based NGO Fern.
“Decision makers must abandon their
faith in unproven technological solutions
and put restoring and protecting forests at
the centre of climate strategy.”
But how to do that remains a chal-
lenge: More than two decades of UN-
led efforts to curb deforestation have
largely failed, with the planet still los-
ing a wooded area the size of Greece
every year.
Deforestation – responsible for
about a fifth of greenhouse gas emis-
sions – intensifies global warming in
two ways, reducing Earth’s capacity to
absorb carbon dioxide, and releasing
huge amounts of the planet-warming
gas into the air.
The report highlights research
showing that native forest communi-
ties should play a key role.
When it reaches “severe+”, a new
category, authorities will stop the entry of
trucks except those with essential goods
and regulate the number of cars on the
Demonstrators show their hands painted in red next to a banner reading ‘Soci-
ete Generale burns the planet’ on Oct 13 in Marseille, southern France during a
demonstration to protect the climate and biodiversity. (AFP)
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
“People who live in, and with, for-
ests protect those lands,” lead author
Kate Dooley, a political scientist at the
University of Melbourne, told AFP.
“Recognising this is the greatest forest
conservation success story in the last
decade.”
“We have to give these peoples not
just land rights, but the resources to
protect those lands,” she added.
The report also tackles head-on the
political hot potato of how to change
human behaviour in ways that will
reduce our carbon footprint – cutting
back on travel, using public transporta-
tion, switching to electric vehicles.
But it is revamping our diets that
would have the biggest impact of all.
“Even bigger emissions can come
from producing and consuming less
meat,” especially beef, said Teresa
Anderson, climate change policy offi-
cer for ActionAid International.
A study published in Nature last
week calculated that rich nations
would have to eat 90 percent less meat
by 2050 to sustainably accomodate a
projected global population of 10 bil-
lion people.
The report notes that only six coun-
tries – The United States, Brazil, Chi-
na, Canada, Argentina, Australia – and
the European Union produce and ex-
port the lion’s share of beef, chicken
and pork worldwide.
Livestock farming poses a double
climate threat, driving the loss of for-
ests to make way for grazing land and
generating huge amounts of methane,
which is 25 times more potent than
CO2.
Reducing food waste – estimated at
more than 30 percent worldwide – by
half could cut CO2 pollution by half-a-
billion tonnes, more than one percent
of total emissions. It could also help
feed some of the billion people who go
to bed hungry every night, the report
notes.
But hitting that target remains a
deceptively difficult, especially in the
developing world, experts say.
Also:
LONDON: Britain has asked its climate
change experts to advise on whether it
should set a date to meet a net zero
emissions target, the government said
on Monday.
Britain has a target to cut its green-
house gas emissions by 80 percent
compared with 1990 levels by 2050,
but campaigners have warned this
does not go far enough to meet pledges
made under the Paris climate agree-
ment.
The move comes a week after a
road.
The Badarpur thermal plant was due to
permanently close on Monday because of
its high contribution to pollution in the city.
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United Nations report warned the
world needs to make unprecedented
changes in the way people use en-
ergy to curb global temperature rises
and limit the worst effects of climate
change such as more extreme weather
and loss of species.
Britain’s Energy and Clean Growth
Minister Claire Perry has asked the
Committee on Climate Change (CCC)
to examine whether the target should
be reviewed and if the country should
set a date to meet net zero emissions.
“The evidence is clear – govern-
ments, businesses and communities
must take further action to confront
one of the greatest global challenges
we’ve ever faced,” Perry said in a
statement on Monday.
Under the Paris agreement more
than 190 nations agreed in 2015 to
pursue efforts to limit a rise in global
temperatures this century to 1.5ºC.
The CCC said it would consider
how and by when Britain can eliminate
carbon emissions from its economy
and look at whether the country’s 2050
target is still fit for purpose.
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GENEVA: The number of climate-relat-
ed disasters around the world is grow-
ing rapidly, humanitarians warned Fri-
day, urging more efforts to prepare and
build resilience to looming changes on
a warming planet.
Climate shocks are already driving
displacement, causing many to go hun-
gry and are sparking or exacerbating
conflicts around the globe, humanitar-
ian workers said, cautioning that the
situation is quickly deteriorating.
“With climate change, the shocks
and hazards are multiplying,” Elhadj
As Sy, Secretary-General of the Inter-
national Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), told
AFP in an interview.
Speaking on the sidelines of a con-
ference in Geneva on the impact of
climate change on humanitarian situ-
ations around the globe, he cautioned
that such “shocks” were “getting more
frequent and more severe.”
Friday’s conference was aimed at
unpacking the humanitarian implica-
tions of the findings in a landmark
UN climate report this week, which
warned drastic action was needed to
prevent Earth from hurtling towards an
unbearable rise in temperature.
The Intergovernmental Panel for
Climate Change (IPCC) said the
globe’s surface has already warmed
1ºC (1.8ºF) – enough to lift oceans and
unleash a crescendo of deadly storms,
floods and droughts – and is on track
toward an unlivable 3ºC or 4ºC rise.
Smog spikes during winter in Delhi,
when air quality often eclipses the World
Health Organization’s safe levels. (AFP)
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Bid to revoke permit: Environmental
campaign group ClientEarth has launched a
legal challenge seeking to revoke a permit
for two coal-fired power plants in Greece,
one of which has yet to be built, it said on
Monday.
ClientEarth said it launched the action
with the Greek branches of Greenpeace and
the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) because
Greece had failed to comply with Greek
and European Union laws when renewing
the permit.
“Greece’s power plants have an abysmal
track record of shaky permitting, which
consistently fails to protect its citizens and
the environment from the harmful effects
of burning lignite”, ClientEarth lawyer
Eleni Diamantopoulou said in a statement.
Greece is heavily reliant on coal and
has extended until 2028 the permit for the
existing Meliti I plant and the adjacent
Meliti II plant, which has yet to be built,
ClientEarth said.
The group says Greece did not carry
out an environmental impact assessment
(EIA) on the plants’ impact on health, the
environment and the climate, breaching EU
and Greek laws. (RTRS)
 ‘Beautiful Boy’ tackles family’s battle with drug addiction

Nicole Kidman radically transforms for drama ‘Destroyer’

LONDON, Oct 15, (RTRS): Hollywood star Nicole Kidman undergoes
a dramatic makeover for new drama “Destroyer”, playing a tired-looking
and worn out police detective with a painful history.
The Oscar winner swaps her blonde locks for a short bob and rugged
style to play Erin Bell, a detective whose past continues to haunt her years
after infiltrating a criminal gang undercover in an operation with devastat-
ing consequences.
“I just felt her and I felt sadness and I felt pain for her,” Kidman said at
the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday.
“I thought there was a restlessness and a complexity to her anger which
I thought I had never seen on screen, particularly in the form of a female.”
The 51-year-old is no stranger to changing her looks for roles, such as
Film
much and not eating well and we landed at a very extreme version of all
of that lack of self-care,” Kusama said.
Also:
LONDON: A family battling with drug addiction is the focus of new Steve
Carell and Timothee Chalamet drama “Beautiful Boy” with the duo
portraying a father and son struggling with the problem for years.
Known for comedies like “Anchorman” and “The 40-Year-Old” as
well as the darker “Foxcatcher”, Carell plays real-life American writer
David Sheff in the movie, which is based on the memoirs of Sheff and
his son Nic.
The tough and at times tear-jerking film sees Carell’s character struggle
tween highs and aggressive lows.
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LOS ANGELES: After weeks of speculation, “Crazy Rich Asians” has
landed a release in China. The brash Asian-centric romcom hit is sched-
uled to hit theaters on Nov 30.
Doubt over a release in the world’s second-biggest film market
had dogged the Warner Bros film, with observers wondering wheth-
er its depiction of ostentatious wealth among the ethnic Chinese
super-elite in Singapore would pass muster with China’s film regu-
lators. The Chinese government has recently tightened its control
of the culture and media sectors, insisting that they uphold “core

when she played Virginia Woolf in “The Hours”, for which she won an
Oscar.
Critics have praised her performance in “Destroyer” and described her
appearance as “almost unrecognizable”.
“The way I look and behave in the film is the result of a lot of trauma,”
Kidman said. “That’s the beauty of cinema, you use the image, you don’t
always have to have the words.”
Director Karyn Kusama described Bell as a “really complicated hu-
man” dealing with regret, guilt and shame. A team of hairdressers and
makeup artists worked together to transform Kidman’s looks.
“We talked a lot about sun damage and lack of sleep and drinking too
to come to terms with the problem, as a teenage Nic, a keen reader and
writer with a promising future in college, gets addicted to drugs including
crystal meth, goes to rehab, but repeatedly relapses.
“I identified with the fear of a father, of really any parent,” Carell, who
has two children, said at the movie’s UK premiere at the BFI London
Film Festival on Saturday.
“I think it’s relevant, it’s very timely, it’s an epidemic ... I hope that
people realize ... addiction ... has all sorts of stigmas applied to it which
it shouldn’t have.”
Chalamet, who was nominated for an Oscar this year for “Call Me by
Your Name”, plays Nic, vividly portraying the character as he moves be-
socialist values.”
But film authorities announced Monday that “Crazy Rich Asians”
would get an outing in China after all. Warner Bros is expected to confirm
details on Tuesday.
The date is some three and a half months after the picture’s Aug 15
theatrical outing in North America, and more than two months after its re-
lease in some East Asian territories. It released in Singapore, where much
of the film is set, on Aug 22, in Hong Kong on Aug 23, and in Taiwan
on Aug 24.
Chinese authorities set the release dates for imported films. And they
vet films for content. Delays are not uncommon and release dates not
always coordinated with outings in other territories.

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This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Lady Gaga (left), and Bradley Cooper in a scene from ‘A Star is Born’. (AP)

Film

LOS ANGELES: Tom Hardy’s

‘Happy New Year’ a restless study of dysfunctional family
“Venom” remained a potent
player internationally in its
second weekend, grabbing $69.7
million with first-place finishes in
54 markets at 20,100 screens.
‘Colin Burstead’ a rumbling tragicomedy
Sony’s superhero saga has By Guy Lodge a time when all too many viewers will relate to the crisis; the posh milquetoast proprietor of the house
now taken in $235.3 million in a way Wheatley mordantly unpicks the perils of forced (Richard Glover), and so on. Under the murky disco
dozen days from overseas mar-
‘R eboot’ is a word bandied about so much in the
family gatherings. lights, all these individuals’ problems blur and meld
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018

kets and is tracking 32% ahead
of “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and
12% ahead of “Doctor Strange”
for the same group of markets
at the same point in release. It’s
also won the domestic box office
twice for a worldwide total of
$378.1 million.
France was the top market
for “Venom” as it launched in
first with $6.7 million (including
previews), topping the openings
of “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and
“Wonder Woman”. Vietnam also
generated a first-place opening
with $3 million for “Venom”, as
did Thailand with $2.2 million.
(RTRS)
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LOS ANGELES: Hong Kong
crime thriller, “Project Guten-
berg” held its lead to win a sec-
ond weekend at the Chinese box
office. However, overall numbers
remain weak and Hollywood is
on the sidelines.
Starring Aaron Kwok and
Chow Yun-fat, “Gutenberg”
earned $20.6 million in its third
weekend of release, according to
data from Ent Group. That was
down 45% on its previous win-
ning weekend, and lifted its score
to $135 million after 15 days of
release.
Drama, “Lost, Found” im-
proved on its opening weekend
and climbed one place to second
position. It earned $7.97 million
and has a cumulative of $22.0
million after 10 days in theaters.
Zhang Yimou’s “Shadow” in-
curred a 54% decline and slipped
to third place.
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LOS ANGELES: Local crime
drama, “Dark Figure of Crime”
jumped to top spot at the South
Korean box office, toppling
the previous week’s winner,
“Venom”. The Showbox release
earned $4.42 million from
553,000 admissions between
Friday and Sunday for a total of
$22.0 million from 2.83 million
admissions after two weekends.
film industry these days that its meaning has
become entirely elastic, referring to anything from a
sequel to a remake to a mildly delayed franchise chap-
ter. A lo-fi, high-volume original character piece from
Ben Wheatley, “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead” is
none of these things – and yet, in the sense that a reboot
describes a freshly started system following technical
complications, it feels like one for this genre-roaming
writer-director. After mixed returns for the dizzy formal
chaos of his J.G. Ballard adaptation “High-Rise” and
the vapid shoot-’em-up varnish of “Free Fire”, Wheat-
ley’s restless study of a dysfunctional family reunited
for a prickly New Year’s Eve party is a back-to-basics
affair that rewardingly sets him back in the seasick do-
mestic space of his debut “Down Terrace”, albeit with
words as its only weapons this time.
Working without his usual writing partner Amy
Jump, Wheatley has fashioned a rumbling, vinegary
tragicomedy that, in its stripped formal spontane-
ity, resembles a latter-day nephew of the Dogme 95
movement. There’s a streak of Mike Leigh at his gar-
rulous, too, in “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead”
(understandably renamed from its more tonally sug-
gestive shooting title “Colin You Anus”), which also
appears to have drawn on Leigh’s semi-workshopped
scripting technique. A screenplay credit cites addi-
tional material by the film’s large, bustling ensem-
ble of top-form British character actors, headed by
the excellent Neil Maskell (Wheatley’s lead in “Kill
List”) as the titular protagonist and short-fused famil-
ial nerve center.
It’s all a far cry from the ranks of Brie Larson and
Armie Hammer, and “Colin Burstead’s” vigorous
talkfest may not translate far beyond the UK, where,
following limited theatrical appointments, it will be
televised on the BBC over the December holiday
season, before shifting to the broadcaster’s free-to-
stream iPlayer service for a year. That’s a sharp bit of
strategy for a film that should play perfectly as salty
counter-programming to gloopier yuletide TV fare, at
“Venom,” incurred a week-on-
week drop of 58% and slipped to
second place. The Sony release
earned $3.93 million between Fri-
day and Sunday for a two-week
total of $25.4 million. (RTRS)
❑ ❑ ❑
LOS ANGELES: “Beautiful Boy”,
starring Timothee Chalamet
and Steve Carell, showed plenty Chow
Certainly, if anyone in the extended Burstead clan into a general fug of anxiety, with a shot of Brexit-
had any Christmas spirit to begin with, it has long left related discord thrown in just to de-sweeten the pill
them by time Dec 31 rolls around. Nobody especially a little more. Many a British viewer will wince in
wants to attend the New Year’s festivities that eldest pained recognition.
son Colin has arranged in a grand but gloomy seaside There are perhaps more balls aloft here than the
mansion rented just for the occasion, but a mixture
script can strictly juggle: Joe Cole and Peter Ferdi-
of obligation, score-settling and good old-fashioned nando are among the fine actors wasted as guests
family guilt compels them all. Even at the arrivals
whose status in the family never comes fully into
stage, a litany of petty grudges and deeper-seated
resentments are exposed between Colin, his tetchy, focus, while the collective hand-wringing over Da-
vid leaves other intriguingly fraught relationships
financially addled parents Sandy (Doon Mackichan)
and Gordon (Bill Paterson), his well-meaning but unexplored in the melee. Then again, a bit of muf-
unsung sister Gini (Hayley Squires) and his Flemish fled, muttering confusion goes with the thematic
wife Val (Sura Dohnke), seemingly doing her best to territory here. Working with natural light and a
stay on the fringes of the whole affair. whole lot of natural shadow, Laurie Rose’s roving
handheld camera slinks between rooms like a for-
Intersect gotten party guest trying to find a place (or at least
Most lines of conflict intersect at David (Sam Ri- a place to hide) in the action, catching disrupted
ley), Colin’s reckless, feckless younger brother: He snippets of conversation and peripheral angst along
has been frozen out of the family for the last five the way. Likewise, Wheatley’s editing is deceptive
years, since disgracing himself in ways that become in its casual fragmentation, carefully assembling
gradually (if none too surprisingly) apparent as the half-revelations to make more sense of Colin’s mis-
hour grows later, and the characters drunker. Arriv- guided hosting as we progress.
ing with his glamorous, straight-talking German wife It’s no surprise to learn that Wheatley is currently
Hannah (Alexandra Maria Lara), David is present
developing a TV series around this gaggle of charac-
only at the rash invitation of Gini, who regrets her ters that will presumably untangle some of the tor-
gesture before he even turns up; rational behavior is
mented arcs only teased at here. If “Happy New Year,
not a staple of the holidays, and it has duly little place
in these proceedings. Colin Burstead” is an extended pilot, however, it’s a
That’s just the inner circle of the squabbling storm, pleasingly cinematic one: unresolved and ragged with
small open wounds, but self-contained in its fevered,
as Wheatley densely packs his 95-minute film with
a not-so-merry-go-round of secondary tensions, set filling-to-burst energy. Suitably claustrophobic as an
permanently on edge by the eerie, folky creak of Clint angry chamber piece, the film nonetheless feels, after
Mansell’s score. Along for the ride are ailing, cross- the more elaborate, hyper-cool genre stylings of its
dressing uncle Bertie (Charles Dance); bewildered ca- director’s recent work, like a gasp of cold coastal air.
terer Lainey (Sinead Matthews), who just happens to “Let the storm wash the plates,” one character says
be Colin’s ex; David’s own fragile ex-wife Paula (Sa- of the raging evening that lies ahead; true enough, at
rah Baxendale), Sham (Asim Chaudhry), an uninvited the end of this experiment, the clattering crockery of
family friend in the throes of an existential manchild Wheatley’s filmmaking emerges bone-clean. (RTRS)
of power in a platform opening Sheff’s book “Beautiful Boy: A ing to save their son,” said Bob
with $221,437 at four locations Father’s Journey Through His Berney, head of marketing
for Amazon Studios, yielding an Son’s Addiction”, as well as Nic and distribution for Amazon
impressive $55,359 per-theater Sheff’s “Tweak: Growing Up on Studios.
average. Methamphetamines”, about Nic “In addition, it’s reaching both
Chalamet stars as Nic Sheff, Sheff’s drug addiction and its younger and older audiences and
a young man who struggles with impact on his family. initiating conversations about
drug addiction, and Carell as his “The film is making a strong addiction in this country. We had
father, David Sheff. The film connection to the audience with sold out showings and fantastic
also stars Amy Ryan and Maura its highly praised performances Q&As on Thursday evening and
Han Tierney. It’s based on David and portrayal of a family fight- Friday afternoon. (RTRS)

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US singer and actress Janelle Monae performs during the 2018 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on Oct 14 in Austin, Texas. (AFP)
People
Strong, intelligent
Legendary Fonda:
‘gifted at her craft’
LOS ANGELES, Oct 15, (Agencies): It might sound
contradictory, but perhaps the greatest testament to
Jane Fonda’s six-decade career is how many people
are unfamiliar with every facet of it. Not everyone
who grew up with Fonda as the face of 1980s workout
culture is immediately aware of the ambitious artistic
extremes of her screen acting career; younger view-
ers getting to know her through her breezy, Emmy-
nominated work in Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie” may
not all be aware of her serious Hollywood history of
political and feminist activism.
Fonda’s name means differ-
ent things to different people,
though one hopes her most
enduring reputation – and cer-
tainly the one netting her a ca-
reer Golden Lion at Venice last
year and now a Lumiere Award
– will be as one of Hollywood’s
strongest, most spikily intel-
ligent leading ladies: gifted at
her craft, yes, but an actor who
Fonda also brought her progressive
personal politics to bear in her
work, helping to expand and redefine the role of wom-
en in modern American cinema.
Triumph
It’s not a trajectory you would have seen coming
from her blithe, bouncy screen debut in the 1960 com-
edy “Tall Story”, playing a dimwit home economics
student and cheerleader attempting to snare a college
basketball star into marriage. The film was no feminist
triumph, it did showcase her game, snappy comic tim-
ing, exercised throughout the 1960s in a series of varia-
ble vehicles from Period of Adjustment to “Cat Ballou”
to “Barefoot in the Park” – the smart, bittersweet Neil
Simon newlyweds study that made good on the chemis-
try she and fellow Venice honoree Robert Redford had
first teased in 1966’s “The Chase”.
But it was at the close of the decade, with Sydney Pol-
lack’s “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”, that Fonda
showed the world what she could really do. By this point,
her then-husband Roger Vadim’s loopy sci-fi sex romp
“Barbarella” had made Fonda an icon, though she risked
sealing herself in the public imagination as a vamp. Pol-
lack’s despairing mirror-ball of stymied Depression-era
lives delved far beneath the star’s striking sensuality, al-
lowing Fonda to expose veins of hurt, vulnerable ambi-
tion and desperation; it netted her the first of seven Oscar
nominations. She went one better in 1971, deservedly
taking the gold for an intense, fretful portrayal of an im-
periled prostitute in the psychological thriller “Klute”.
Overturning hoary hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold stereo-
types, Fonda demonstrated less interest in the woman’s
guarded heart than in her raging, restless head.
The result was arguably her signature performance,
a mainstream milestone in modern onscreen feminini-
ty, and one that ushered in the rangiest, most adventur-
ous decade of Fonda’s career, whether experimenting
with Brechtian distance in Jean-Luc Godard’s anti-
capitalist statement “Tout va bien” – released, aptly, at
the zenith of her “Hanoi Jane” counter-cultural fame
– or playing Lillian Hellman in “Julia”, filtering her
feminist liberalism through a more classical lens. A
second Oscar came at the end of the decade for her
open, conscientious turn as a conflicted military wife
in Hal Ashby’s post-Vietnam drama “Coming Home”.
The 1980s started with a zesty return to comedy in
“9 to 5” and a plainly heartfelt union with her father
Henry in “On Golden Pond”, but as the roles and pro-
jects dipped in vitality, so, it seemed, did her commit-
ment: For a time, it seemed her tender, lived-in turn
opposite Robert De Niro in 1990’s “Stanley & Iris”
would remain her screen swansong, followed as it was
by a 15-year hiatus from acting.
Also:
MANCHESTER, NH: Actor Alec Baldwin followed
up his latest parody portrayal of President Donald
Trump with a serious call Sunday night for voters to
use the Nov 6 midterm elections to peacefully “over-
throw” the government.
After reprising his role as Trump on “Saturday
Night Live”, Baldwin flew to New Hampshire, where
he was the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire
Democratic Party’s annual fall fundraising dinner.
“The way we implement change in America is
through elections. We change governments here at
home in an orderly and formal way,” he said. “In that
orderly and formal way and lawful way, we need to
overthrow the government of the United States under
Donald Trump.”
Canadian singer and songwriter
Shawn Mendes performs during the
2018 Austin City Limits Music Festi-
val at Zilker Park on Oct 14 in Austin,
Texas. (AFP)
Beezy Winehouse
Variety
LEWISVILLE, Texas: Rapper Yella
Beezy has been hospitalized after being
shot while driving on a highway in Texas.
Police tell The Dallas Morning News
the rapper, whose real name is Deandre
Conway, was driving on the Sam Rayburn
Tollway in Lewisville early Sunday when
someone in a vehicle pulled up next to him
and opened fire. He was struck three times.
Capt Dan Rochelle says police have not
determined a motive, and no arrests have
been made. Lewisville is a suburb in the
Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Yella Beezy opened for Beyonce and
Jay-Z when their tour stopped near Dallas
in September. (AP)
❑ ❑ ❑ the Saturday matinee.
SOFIA: Bulgaria will not take part in the
next edition of the Eurovision song contest
to be held in Tel Aviv in May 2019, the
public BNT broadcaster announced Mon-
day, citing financial constraints.
“The decision is part of measures taken
by television management in order to opti-
mize the spending of public funds,” BNT
said in a statement.
The broadcaster has acted as the organizer
and producer of Bulgaria’s entry in the annual
music contest for the past two editions.
But BNT said that it could no longer
afford the associated expenses, which also
include a share of the costs for the organi-
zation of the contest.
Bulgaria has been competing in Eurovi-
sion since 2005 and achieved its best result
in 2017, when Kristian Kostov’s song
“Beautiful Mess” won second place. (AFP)
❑ ❑ ❑ the project: “Our family is delighted to be
CHICAGO: The Lyric Opera of Chicago
says striking musicians have approved a
multiyear labor deal and the season will
resume Wednesday.
A statement released by the music
company Sunday night says members of
the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local
10-208 ratified the agreement with Lyric
Opera extending through the 2020-21 sea-
son. A tentative deal was reached Saturday.
The Lyric Opera’s 64th season was
disrupted Tuesday when musicians walked
off the job.
Under the agreement, the number of
orchestra musicians will be cut by four in-
stead of five as the company had proposed.
The reduction will be delayed until the
2019-20 season.
The main opera season will run 22
weeks, instead of 24, as the company had
proposed. However, the 2019-20 season
will include a guarantee of five additional
weeks for Richard Wagner’s “Ring Cycle”.
Orchestra members will receive a 5.6
Stage
Young viewers interested in social experiences
Met Opera aims to lure millennials
NEW YORK, Oct 15, (AFP): The
Metropolitan Opera is digging deep
into its bag of tricks as it attempts to
lure in younger generations more fa-
miliar with “Mozart in the Jungle”
than its long-dead inspiration.
At a “Fridays Under 40” party ear-
lier this month, young opera prospects,
some donning tuxedos and gowns,
took selfies with cast extras and min-
gled over soda and cheese in a space
set below one of the Met’s signature
Marc Chagall murals.
Others gathered on a terrace over-
seeing Lincoln Center as an anticipa-
tory buzz built ahead of an opulently-
staged performance of “Samson et
Dalila” moments later.
The parties, 10 in all throughout
the season and offered at a discounted
ticket price for a performance, are part
of the Met’s efforts to reposition itself
as it rethinks its artistic vision under a
new music director.
The initiatives are meant to put the
135-year-old organization on stronger
financial footing by effectively offset-
ting inevitable declines in the audience
that remembers Pearl Harbor and the
JFK shooting with one whose seminal
experiences were 9/11 and the finan-
cial crisis.
Ticket sales are stable, but well
below the standards of opera’s golden
era in the last century. In the 2017-8
season, the house sold 67 percent of
seats out of total revenue capacity, the
same as the prior season, according to
Met data.
Moody’s in May downgraded the
Met’s credit rating, writing that the
opera group would “continue to attract
audiences and donors,” but that “box
office revenue will likely continue to
soften in keeping with sector trends.”
Just ahead of the start of the 2018-
9, the Met announced that it reached
agreement with its orchestra and cho-
rus unions to begin offering Sunday
matinees next year, a potentially sig-
nificant boost given the popularity of
In another key step, the Met also an-
percent increase in weekly salary over the
three-year contract term. (AP)
❑ ❑ ❑ sition of music discovery app Shazam, a
LOS ANGELES: Apple Inc has acquired
music analytics start-up Asaii, Axios
reported on Sunday, citing sources, in a bid
to strengthen content recommendations to
its music users.
Apple’s deal to buy Asaii was worth
less than $100 million, Axios reported,
citing a source.
Asaii can help Apple compete with
Spotify Technology SA’s efforts to work
directly with smaller artists, like a music
Guests attend the ‘Fridays Under 40’ event at Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts on Oct 5 in New York City. (AFP)
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
nounced it would extend its season into
June and take a mid-winter break in
February, a weak period for ticket sales.
New music director Yannick Nezet-
Seguin signaled more change in a
September interview with the New
York Times, announcing plans for
collaborators with the Public Theater
and the Brooklyn Academy of Music
and plans for newer politically-tinged
works, such as an opera adaptation of
“Dead Man Walking”.
“This is a very strong message that
I want to send: about how opera is
actually for everyone,” Nezet-Seguin
told the newspaper. “It’s an illusion to
think that everyone will love it. But it’s
not an illusion to try to make everyone
feel welcome to it.”
Nezet-Seguin is the replacement
for James Levine, whose exit was ac-
celerated last year amid accusations of
sexual abuse.
Mirrored
To an extent, the Met’s dilemma is
mirrored at other leading opera houses
such as Paris and Milan, which have
also launched programs to draw in mil-
lennials. But the Met’s size of around
3,800 exceeds other major houses by
more than 1,000 seats and poses par-
ticular challenges.
Another factor is that fewer schools
in the US teach about music, notes Gil-
lian Brierley, assistant general manag-
er for marketing and communications
at the Met.
“We have a lot of work to do to help
people make that first step through the
door because there’s less classical
music knowledge in the younger gen-
erations that are coming through,” she
told AFP.
Marketing around the performances
seems designed to disabuse notions
that the Met will be stuffy, showcas-
ing opera’s endless capacity for time-
less yarns about betrayal, conflict and
intrigue, as well as love and sex.
Verdi’s “Otello” has been dubbed
“Fatal Attraction”, while Donizetti’s
comedy “La Fille du Regiment” pays
label, the report added.
Last month, Apple completed the acqui-
deal to help it better compete with Spotify,
the industry leader in music streaming
services. (RTRS)
❑ ❑ ❑ technology to produce live entertainment
LOS ANGELES: British songstress Amy
Winehouse, more than eight years after her
death, will return to the stage in holograph-
ic form for a live tour set to launch toward
the end of 2019.
Proceeds from the tour will go toward the
Amy Winehouse Foundation, which is dedi-
14
ode to the Pat Benatar’s campy classic,
“Love is a Battlefield”.
Brierley said the marketing is in-
tended to convey that the work will
satisfy audience hunger for narrative
and storytelling. Potential opera con-
verts are also focused on an opera’s ti-
tle and composer, recognition of sing-
ers and production style, she added.
“It’s just wonderful to see the sur-
prise and the joy of people attending for
the first time. And once you get them
coming for the first time, invariably
they’ll come back,” she said, adding
that a key “is to take away the intimida-
tion of coming into the building.”
She said the Met planned to make
use of a second entrance that will be-
come available in late fall. The revamp
was needed to reduce crowding at
the box office because so many more
people buy tickets at the last minute
compared with the subscription-loving
generations of the past.
The new space will allow for post-
performance drinks or group talks.
Surveys show young viewers are inter-
ested in social experiences, an endeav-
or that also helps publicize the Met if
experiences are posted to social media,
Brierley said.
Amanda Reyes, who is taking a
masters in industrial organization psy-
chology, said she was drawn to opera
while growing up in Ohio, but didn’t
explore it until hearing about the Met’s
program.
“I like the idea of it, but it seemed
like something out of reach,” she said
in an interview. “A lot of it is to know
you won’t be the only younger person
here.”
She has since come several times,
seeing “Carmen” and “Madama But-
terfly”, among others, and bringing
other newbies to the parties.
“I tell friends, ‘Come, you can dress
up, there’ll be drinks and snacks and
you can enjoy the space for a little
bit’,” she recounted. “Even if people
aren’t super-interested in the opera,
that’s usually enough to get them to
say, ‘Yeah I’ll check it out’.”
cated to drug and alcohol abuse awareness
and prevention among young people. The six-
time Grammy winner died on July 23, 2011,
at age 27 in London after years of publicly
battling drug and alcohol addiction.
The tour is being produced by BASE
Hologram, which uses holographic film
tours and attractions worldwide, in partner-
ship with the Winehouse family.
The tour will featured digitally remas-
tered arrangements of the British singer’s
hits – including “Rehab”, “Back to Black”
and “Valerie” – with Winehouse’s holo-
gram backed by a live band, singers and
“theatrical stagecraft”, according to BASE.
Mitch Winehouse, the late singer’s
father, on Thursday tweeted his support of
teaming up with @BASEhologram to con-
tinue celebrating the life and work of Amy,
with all proceeds of the tour, starting in late
2019, going to Amy’s Foundation to help
even more young people in her name.”
“Amy was a powerhouse in every sense
of the word,” Brian Becker, founder and
CEO, BASE Entertainment and BASE Hol-
ogram, said in announcing the tour. “She
played by her own rules, pioneered her
own sense of style of music and because of
that we know she is the perfect person to
headline this type of project.”
LA-based BASE Hologram develops,
produces, and distributes live entertainment
and location-based productions worldwide
that combine holographic cinema and mixed
reality with live entertainment. The company’s
current touring shows include “In Dreams:
Roy Orbison – The Hologram Concert”, and
“Callas in Concert” featuring famed opera
singer Maria Callas as well as next year’s
location-based project “Discoveries: Jack
Horner’s World of Dinosaurs”. (RTRS)
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15

h o
By Jacqueline Bigar
Happy birthday for Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018:
This year you open up to different ideas,
slowly and with grace. Others who interact
with you on a regular basis could find their
ideas transforming as a result. Basic changes
could occur around your home. Some of you
might move; others may remodel or buy a
new home. If you are single, you meet people
with ease. However, settling into a relation-
ship might not occur until the second half of
2019. If you are attached, the two of you of-
ten can be found together at home. You enjoy
each other’s company. Capricorn is a realistic
adviser.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll
Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average;
2-So-so; 1-Difficult.
Capricorn - (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
**** Listen to what someone else is shar-
ing and the possibilities that surround a cer-
r o
tain decision. You might have more options
in front of you than you realize. Investigate
news with an eye to whether it is factual. Ask
questions, if need be. Tonight: Go for more of
what you want.
Aquarius - (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
*** Your unique approach and perception
could make all the difference in how a dif-
ficult situation resolves itself. Right now your
views might not be appreciated. Open up to
new ideas and weigh the pros and cons -- at
least to yourself. Tonight: Get a good night’s
sleep.
Pisces - (Feb 19 - Mar 20)
**** A meeting points you in the right
direction and toward the right choices. Your
ability to move forward without being dis-
tracted might be a challenge. Your mind
tends to float from one topic to another. A
friend means well, but might push you too
s c
hard. Tonight: Where the crowds are.
Aries - (Mar 21 - Apr 19)
*** Your interactions with a higher-up
remind you of the power and control oth-
ers like to wield. You understand your inner
power, and you refuse to become engaged in
others’ issues. Go off, network and work on
an important relationship. Tonight: Relating
individually would be best.
Taurus - (Apr 20 - May 20)
**** Information you receive forces you
to reassess certain decisions. Though at first
you might be upset, as you process, you’ll see
the strength of this new position. An associ-
ate encourages you to move forward and not
worry about what is next. Tonight: Catch up
on a friend’s news.
Gemini - (May 21 - June 20)
***** Your strength emerges when relat-
ing on a one-on-one level. You might agree
with another person, and vice versa. You can
bridge a problem by accepting that not eve-
ryone thinks as you do. Do not sign off on
any joint ventures right now. Tonight: A talk
could be intense.
Cancer - (June 21 - July 22)
**** Others might not realize how chal-
lenging they really are. In fact, you cannot
seem to make a decision without them. Your
sense of humor kicks in, which helps lighten
up the moment. Trust your creativity and in-
genuity to come forward for you. Tonight:
Let the fun begin.
Leo - (July 23 - Aug 22)
**** As charming as you are, some people
will not respond as you might like. Someone
who is into control games is unlikely to ac-
quiesce to your graceful or engaging ways.
o p
Maintain a positive outlook and breeze past
difficult, power-happy people. Tonight: A
surprise greets you.
Virgo - (Aug 23 - Sept 22)
**** One-on-one relating will be positive
if you can escape the shackles of a control
game. The only way to win is to become
oblivious to the other party’s games. Your
perception is likely to open up a conversa-
tion. You can only benefit from such a situ-
ation. Tonight: Let your hair down.
Libra - (Sept 23 - Oct 22)
**** Your ability to tell it like it is emerg-
es. You can say nearly anything to someone
because of your verbal skills. People some-
times have strong reactions after they inter-
nalize the meaning of your words. You might
want to prepare for this. Tonight: Happily
nested at home.
e
Scorpio - (Oct 23 - Nov 21)
***** You might have difficulty identify-
ing with others. You will see that there is an
appropriate response once everyone realizes
and feels free to share their opinions. Do not
encourage someone to do something that he
or she might regret later. Tonight: At a fa-
vorite haunt.
Sagittarius - (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
**** Your ability to bypass difficult peo-
ple emerges. You might not like what you
see. Not playing into others’ issues often
forces them to look at themselves. This re-
sponse might not occur immediately, but it
will in time. Maintain a sense of humor. To-
night: Out and about.
❑ ❑ ❑
Born today: Actress Angela Lansbury
(1925), poet Oscar Wilde (1854), actress
Suzanne Somers (1946)

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desk calendar to photo album masdevallia tovarensis
Supplies: Masdevallia tovarensis is a species of orchid
24 Photos endemic to northern Venezuela. Pure, white as
Old desktop calendar snow inch and a half flowers emerge just above
Glue the foliage on upright self supporting flower
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form. This will save you the trouble of cutting your Temperature: From 58º to 64° at night and 68º
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pink mani coffee soufflé
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silver glitter nail art pen 2 cups whipping cream, 1/4 cup coffee syrup
Instructions: Method: In a large bowl with electric mixer beat
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usual white nail polish at the base use pink. until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whip the
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4: Finish off with top coat. so it comes near the top. Freeze for at least 4
hours or overnight. Top with a dusting of cocoa or
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Dear Abby
Boyfriend would rather party
with friends than stay home
By Abigail Van Buren
Dear Abby: I have been dating my boy-
friend just over a year. We live and work to-
gether, which I enjoy. He, on the other hand,
expressed from day one that all he asks for
out of our relationship is “space.” I’m fine
with that, but now it seems he needs more and
more space. (An example: Spending nights at
friends’ because they go out on the weekends.)
I have told him I think it’s selfish because
weekends are the only free time both of us have
together. And lately, it has become a few week-
ends out of the month. My friends and family
think it’s bordering on inappropriate because
when you’re in a relation-
ship, you want to spend time
with the person you love.
I’m at a crossroads. Part
of me understands where
he’s coming from; another
part of me thinks it’s a
cop-out. I’m wondering if
I should put up with it for
now until we find separate
Abigail jobs (if that will even solve
the problem) or if I should
kick him to the curb. Advice?
— Matter of Space in Florida
Dear Matter of Space: A man whose
idea of a good time is going out with his
buddies to the point that he can’t make
it home isn’t ready for an exclusive re-
lationship. While I don’t advise “kicking
him to the curb,” if your idea of a satis-
fying relationship is spending weekends
enjoying each other’s company, tell him
you need more than he’s prepared to
give you and it would be better if one of
you moved out.
❑ ❑ ❑ Ring Road.
Dear Abby: My wife has fibromyalgia and
Behcet’s disease, an autoimmune disorder. We
also have a 5-year-old daughter with special
needs. My wife constantly complains about
how much pain she’s in as she spends most of
her days smoking and playing on her phone.
She refuses to exercise and flits from doctor to
doctor trying different pills and homeopathic
remedies.
I’m in the military. I work full time and go
to college full time. I take care of the cooking
and cleaning around the house. She has gained
a tremendous amount of weight, and I am no
longer physically attracted to her. I’m also be-
ginning to feel like her illnesses are an excuse
to take advantage of me. If I hear, “You prom-
ised to love me ‘in sickness and in health’”
one more time, I’ll explode. I feel trapped and
I want to run. What do I do?
— Feeling Down in Delaware
Dear Feeling Down: You are carry-
ing a heavy load. But as tempting as it
may seem, running away won’t make
your problems disappear. You have a
child who needs you and a wife who
is legitimately sick. It’s time to explore
what services may be available to you
and your family through the military. A
good place to start would be www.mili-
taryonesource.mil. It is a 24/7 support
resource for the military community that
offers, among other things, face-to-face
non-medical counseling.
❑ ❑ ❑ tion and screening mammography as the most
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu-
ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and
was founded by her mother, Pauline Phil-
lips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAb-
by.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
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ESF swimmers win at ISACK Swim Gala
The English School Fahaheel swimmers were extremely
successful in the recent inter school ISACK Swimming
Gala. Congratulations from all of us at ESF!
The winners:
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■ IPC Islamic Courses: ‘Say: O my
Lord, let me grow in knowledge’. IPC is
offering Islamic courses in English (for
ladies only). Muslims and non-Muslims
are welcome.
1. Tilawa Surah Ar-Rad and Surah
Ibrahim — Sundays at 5:30-7:00 pm; 2.
Principles of Tafsir (part 2) - Sundays at
7:00-8:30 pm; 3. Tajweed 3 - Tuesday, at
5:30-7:00 pm; 4. Jesus in Surah Mariam
(part 2) - Tuesdays at 7:00-8:30 pm.
Instructor: Sr Zeinab Hassan Ashry
Place: IPC - Women Section Al-Raw-
dah, Area 3, Street 30, House 12, opp 4th
Email: ipc_sch@yahoo.com, Tele-
phone: 22512257.
❑ ❑ ❑ from 10 pm – 4:00 am at Diwaniya,
■ Redeemed Christian Church: The
Redeemed Christian Church of God
(HOD Parish) worship in English.
Celebration Service: Friday 9 am – 11
click
Drinking problem?: Friends of Bill W. are
available to help. Totally confidential. Email:
rohsecretary@gmail.com
❑ ❑ ❑ (MENA) Tour will be visiting Kuwait from
Narcotics Anonymous: NA can help with
addiction problems. Totally confidential:
94087800 English/Arabic.
❑ ❑ ❑ ing in Canada.
Cancer online support group: If you are
Cancer patient or family member fighting with
this deadly disease, come join our online support
group. Best way of dealing with this disease is
providing support and share our experience with
each other. There are lot of things which even
doctors can’t tell so be member of this website
and start sharing your experiences which may
help others. October is recognized as National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM).
The primary purpose is to promote self examina-
effective way to save lives by detecting breast
cancer at early stage. For more information visit:
http://fightingwithcancer.webs.com/
Latest
Oct 19
IMA blood donation camp: In commemora-
Photos from the event
50Mts Free Style U-15 1st place – Ali Adel
50Mtrs Breast Stroke U-15 1st place – Ali Adel
50Mtrs Back Stroke U-15 1st place – Anas Shaaban
50M Back Stroke – Open Age 3rd place – Andrew
am; Divine encounter: Sunday, 6:30 pm
– 8:30 pm; Digging Deep (Bible studies):
Tuesday, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm; Night vigil
every last Friday of the month from 10
pm.
Venue: New Mishref. For more infor-
mation and direction please call 9927-
6603, 6557-7482. Email: rccghouseofda-
vidq8@gmail.com
❑ ❑ ❑ 4th Tuesday – 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
■ KTCC activities: Worship service –
every Wednesday 7:00-9:00 pm at North
Tent, NECK.
Children’s Bible School – every
Wednesday 7 to 9 pm at Activity Building,
NECK.
Overnight prayer – every 1st Thursday
NECK.
Communion Service – every 3rd
Wednesday.
The Following meeting are held at our
tion of 25 years of religious and social services in
Kuwait, Indian Muslim Association (IMA) has
embarked on a blood donation camp to be organ-
ized at Kuwait Central Blood Bank at Al-Jabriya
on Friday, Oct 19, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
This event is being arranged under the
auspices of Islam Presentation and Communi-
Happy birthday Renee Valeriano! On this
special day, we wish you all the very best,
all the joy you can ever have and may you
be blessed abundantly today, tomorrow
and the days to come! We love you! Greet-
ings from your family, relatives and friends.
Philips
50M Freestyle – Open Age 3rd place – Omer Adel
25M Medley Relay – Open Age 1st place – Omer Adel,
Andrew Philips, Sabahaddin Zaim
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KTCC Prayer House:
1) Children Bible School Teacher’s
Prayer – 1st Saturday 7 to 9 pm.
2) Children’s Prayer – 2nd Friday 6:30
pm to 8:30 pm.
3) Bible Study – every 2nd and 4th
Sunday at 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
ties Section of Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic
Affairs External Relation Division.
IMA requests all to participate wholeheart-
edly in this noble cause.
Oct 24
Study in Canada exhibition: Organized
by the Embassy of Canada, the 13th annual
Edu-Canada Middle East and North Africa
Oct 24-25, 2018. Representatives of around 19
leading Canadian institutions will be available
to meet students, parents, teachers and guidance
counsellors to present the advantages of study-
On Wednesday, Oct 24, 2018 at 7:00 pm
a Study in Canada exhibition will be held at
Marina Hotel, Arabian Gulf St, Salmiya for
potential students and their parents to attend.
For more information: please visit our website
on: www.kuwait.gc.ca
Or call on +965-22563025
Oct 25
ICF free medical camp: Islamic Cultural
Foundation of India (ICF) Kuwait in coordina-
tion with Indian Doctors Forum (IDF) will or-
ganize a free medical check up and consultation
camp on Friday, 30th November 2018, from
7.30 am till 3.30 pm.
The camp will be taken place at Indian Cen-
tral School, Abbasiya.
Check up and consultation will be available
on various specialties such as Cardiac, Ortho,
Dermatology, Pediatric, Gastroenterology,
emergency number 112
Civil ID info: 1889988
4) ISOM – Batch 1 Class Tuesdays – 7
to 9 pm and Batch 2 Class Fridays – 4 to
6 pm.
5) Choir Practice – Mondays – 6 to 8
pm.
6) Men’s Fellowship – 4th Friday –
10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
7) Women’s Prayer – (Abbasiya) – 3rd
Sunday – 6:30 to 8:30 pm and (Salmiya)
8) Fasting Prayer – every 3rd Friday
from 12:00 Noon – 3:30 pm.
9) Cottage Prayers – every 2nd and 4th
Week.
10) Baptism Service – every 4th
Friday.
Welcome to all Tamil known people to
participate in our regular activities to wor-
ship the Lord in our own mother tongue
and be blessed!
For details or for any prayer needs con-
tact Tel No: 66920350 / 99432849.
Urology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Gynecology,
Dental, Surgery, Neurology and General Medi-
cine. Also laboratory facilities shall be provided
free of cost.
Those who wish to utilize the camp need
to register through online or manually before
October 25.
Online registration link https://goo.gl/forms/
tY5FnAtmoRibGwLB3 .
Manual registration forms are available with
all central and unit committees of Kuwait.
For more information and details please
contact 24720619 / 50479590/ 99771506 /
97825616 (Jleeb Al Shuyukh) / 97139979
(Farwaniya) / 50222944 (Jahra) / 97278376
(Kuwait City) / 99493803 (Fahaheel).
Oct 26
IMA Children Fest 2018: In commomera-
tion of 25 years of religious & social services in
Kuwait, Indian Muslim Association organizes
Children Fest 2018 on Friday, Oct 26, at Indian
Community School Rumaithiya from 1:30 pm
to 6:30 pm.
The Fest includes various competitions for
children from essay writings to group acts and
quiz.
This event is being arranged under the
auspices of Islam Presentation and Communi-
ties Section of Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic
Affairs External Relation Division.
For participation please visit our website
ima25years.org/chidrenfest2018 or call the fol-
lowing Tel nos. 99263974,66126453 and ladies
can call 94406675.”
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Photos from the event

Exceptional trucks to meet Kuwait’s diverse needs

Al-Sultan and Khalaf launch three new Sinotruk models

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Al-Sultan and
Khalaf Trading Company held a special
ceremony in order to announce the launch
of three new models of the Chinese truck
manufacturing company, Sinotruk.
The ceremony took place at Al-Sultan
and Khalaf’s workshop in Shuwaikh. In
addition to Cheng Yong Ru, the Economic
and Commercial Counselor of the People’s
Republic of China, Jerry Wang, the Busi-
ness Manager of Sinotruk International and
Pierre Khalaf, the Managing Director of
Al-Sultan and Khalaf Trading Co, the event
was attended by a large number of dignitar-
ies from the construction industry including
transport companies, rental and leasing
companies, logistics companies, and food
distribution companies.
Throughout the event, the company intro-
duced to Kuwait their new Sinotruk tractor
head model SITRAK C7H and their utility
truck model HOWO T5G and J5G.
During the ceremony, speeches on the
development of trade relations between
Chinese companies and their Kuwaiti coun-
ter parts were delivered. In addition, it was
disclosed that Chinese industrial products
have been witnessing an increase in demand
in Kuwait thus proving their effectiveness in
terms of competitive pricing and quality.
Al-Sultan and Khalaf’s employees gave
the audience an explanation of the three new
Sinotruk models’ advantages. In addition,
they introduced the technical capabilities
and market price of the exceptional mecha-
nisms.
Furthermore, they discussed the after-
sales service, such as maintenance, spare
parts, and so on.
After extensive research on the Kuwaiti
market and its needs, Al-Sultan and Khalaf
have chosen to introduce the country to
Sinotruk’s SITRAK C7H, HOWO T5G and
J5G models.
The company feels confident that these
exceptional trucks will meet the diverse
needs of Kuwaiti contractors as well as
companies in industries such as construc-
tion, transport, food distribution, logistics,
and others as well.

KFH hands over People’s Choice

Lexus reveals its latest LY 650 luxury yacht
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Lexus con-
tinually evaluates what constitutes a
luxury experience and has, as a result,
ventured into the worlds of culinary,
design, film, and more as alterna-
tive opportunities to interact with the
brand. Driven by Lexus International
President, Yoshihiro Sawa’s vision of
Lexus as a brand that, “explores new
ways to deliver innovative and amaz-
ing experiences for our guests,” Lexus
has partnered with some of the world’s
finest purveyors of experience to fur-
ther celebrate the phrase, Experience
Amazing.
Lexus returns to the water with its
next expression of a Lexus yacht in the
form of the LY 650. Bearing the most
contemporary expression of Lexus
design language, L-finesse, applied
beyond the world of automobiles, the
production LY 650 picks up where the
stunning Lexus Sport Yacht Concept
left off.
Several of the most attractive fea-
tures from the 42-foot concept have
made their way onto the LY 650. In
65-foot overall length, 19-foot beam
form, the newest Lexus yacht has a
distinguished style found in the strong,
pronounced bow, curved deck accents
and accentuated aft hips. Viewed from
the profile, the elegant rise and fall of
the yacht’s distinctly Lexus roofline
flows into rising, broad hips of the rear
section.
Making this dream-like vision a
reality, Marquis-Larson Boat Group
was selected to build, sell and service
the next Lexus yacht based largely on
their extensive experience with be-
spoke boat building and their proven
capability, confirmed by their work
bringing the Lexus Sport Yacht Con-
cept to life.
Complementing Lexus’ renowned
heritage of Takumi craftspeople who
Lexus LY 650 yacht
Crafted in the spirit of amazing
Al-Firdous School students visit KIB head office.
KIB hosts Al-Firdous Middle School students at its head office
KIB recently hosted a group of students from Al-Fir-
dous Middle School for girls for a visit at its head of-
fice. This initiative came as part of its leading financial
literacy program which aims at spreading financial and
economic awareness amongst all segments of the local
community.
During the visit, a team from the Corporate Commu-
nications Unit at KIB organized a tour for students to
show them around the head office branch, familiarizing
them with the working world of banking in a simplified
manner.
The visit also included educational lectures about
financial literacy which introduced students to basics
of saving and spending. Additionally, the lectures also
are supremely skilled in their roles, ful boat builders, many of whom have
Marquis’ craftsmanship backbone is been with the company for 30 years.
clearly demonstrated by their master- The first completed Lexus LY 650
featured topics such as good money management.
KIB strongly believes in the importance of educating
children and youth, thereby nurturing a generation of
financially-savvy adults capable of building a better fu-
ture for the nation.
Moreover, students were introduced to the various
Islamic banking products and services offered by KIB
and enjoyed by its customers. These include diverse fi-
nancing facilities and Murabaha financing, credit cards
and many different bank accounts. The team at KIB
also presented students with the benefits of the Bank’s
‘Al-Shabab Account’; the account caters to customers
ages 14 to 21 and provides a number of features tai-
lored to meet the needs and aspirations of youth.
is expected to be finished in the second
half of 2019 and will make its global
debut late in the year.
‘Start-Up Award’ to the winner
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Kuwait Fi-
nance House (KFH) handed over the
People’s Choice Award of USD5000
cash prize to Scrrap startup winner.
The award ceremony was held on
the sidelines of the ArabNet Kuwait
forum that included workshops and
startup battle competitions among en-
trepreneurs. The competitions aim to
showcase the best of regional startups
to an enthusiastic crowd of investors,
incubators, media and digital profes-
sionals, as well as connect entrepre- Yousef Al-Ruwaieh handing over
neurs with the digital world. award to Hasan Alenezy
Executive Manager Group Public
Relations and Media at KFH, Yousef to be utilized in the financial industry
Abdullah Al-Ruwaieh handed over and customer service.
the award to Hasan Alenezy, express- At the Money Forum, KFH offi-
ing his pride in the Kuwaiti youth and cials demonstrated the latest develop-
stressing the importance of entrepre- ments in the financial technology Fin-
neurship, digitization and innovation tech and the role of digitization in the
in developing the economy. He added banking industry. They underlined
“this comes in line with Kuwait 2035” the significant role of KFH in coping
vision and KFH strategy of contribut- with technology as per regulations
ing the comprehensive development.”
KFH participated as a platinum spon-
sor in the third edition of ArabNet Ku-
and security manner.
The conference was a platform to
explore trends in financial technology
wait as part of its keenness to be pre- and the transformations created by
sent at forums and events concerned big data, blockchain, AI and the prac-
with the latest development in the digi- tical opportunities available for banks
tal world and the financial technology and financial service providers.
Gulf Bank announces winners
of the Al Danah weekly draw
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Gulf Bank held
its Al Danah weekly draw on Oct 14,
2018 announcing the names of its win-
ners for the week from the 7th till the 11th
Warba Bank reveals
of October 2018, in which five winners
will receive KD 1,000 each, every week.
Al-Sunbula winners
The winners this week are: Nawaf KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Warba Bank,
Mohammad Hammad Abu Jarwah, Amal “the Best investment Bank” and “Best
Jamil Amine, Shaheerah Shamas Al
Corporate Bank” in Kuwait, held its
Deen Salama, Abdullah Mashaan Tenan week 37t draw for Al-Sunbula Ac-
Alajmi, Hayat Safar Ali Safar.
count. The draw announced the 5
Gulf Bank Al Danah’s 1st quarterly lucky winners in the presence of repre-
draw for KD200,000 prize was held on
sentatives from the Ministry of Com-
March 28, and the 2nd Al Danah quar- merce and Industry and Bank officials.
terly draw, for the prize of KD250,000
was held on June 27 and the 3rd quarterly
The bank proudly announces the
lucky 5 winners who received KD
draw for the prize of KD500,000 was
1,000 each are: Khaled Khadaan Mo-
held on Sept 26. The final Al Danah draw hammad Khadaan, Jassim Mohamed
for 1 Million Kuwaiti Dinars will be held
Al-Ibrahim, Alanoud Fahad Wabran
on Jan 10, 2019, where the Al Danah Al-Meatiqah, Amal Mohammad
Millionaire will be announced. Gulf Bank
encourages customers to increase their Owainan Al-Azmi & Shafi Abdullah
chances of winning with Al Danah by Salman Al-Mutairi.
depositing more into their Gulf Bank ac- Al-Sunbula Account is the perfect
counts using the new ePay (Self-Pay) ser- choice for all customers who wish to
vice, which is available on Gulf Bank’s save money and achieve steady returns
online and mobile banking services. while simultaneously have the oppor-
Customers can visit one of Gulf Bank’s tunity to win cash prizes throughout
58 branches, transfer online, place queries the year. Due to the high traffic on this
through the official Gulf Bank WhatsApp account, for its offerings of unparal-
service on 65805805 or call the customer leled opportunities, Warba Bank has
contact center on 1805805 for assistance worked on enhancing Al-Sunbula ac-
and guidance. Customers can also log on count to provide customers with more
to www.e-gulfbank.com/aldanahwinners benefits. Such enhancements include
to find out more about Al Danah and its increasing the number of winners and
winners. the frequency of the draws.
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people & their pets

PET PALACE
By Bob Montgomery terrier and a small fluffy Coton de Tulear tors, and nurses all get a kick out of seeing
dog named Oliver, dogs that volunteers a dog in the hallway at the hospital.
P eggy Crawford recalls a time 20 years
ago while she was working at Spring-
brook Behavioral Health in Travelers Rest
brought with them.
About a dozen volunteers certified by
Therapy Dog International have logged
“We start walking down the hall and you
can see the smiles on their faces,” Stevens
said.
Look out for when she encountered a boy who hadn’t 578 hours of time with patients – that “You’ll see tears too,” Crawford added.
the Arab Times spoken in seven years. equates to $14,275.66 in services and sav- Added volunteer Patsy Copeland, “It’s a
series, the Pet A trained canine therapy volunteer, she ings, Dugaw said. wonderful ministry for all of us because we
Palace, and took her dog to visit the boy and he began Any given day, a volunteer may be seen bring joy to (patients).”
read about how speaking. walking a small dog through the hallways The volunteers said it brings more than
people and their “We haven’t even scratched the surface of the hospital, at a nursing home, in chil- joy and ministry. The interaction with dogs
animals enrich of what dogs can do,” said Crawford, one dren’s and adult rehabilitation centers, can- helps patients get better physically as well.
each other’s of 14 pet therapy volunteers at Spartanburg cer treatment centers, veterans hospitals, Therapy Dogs International said by in-
lives. Regional Healthcare System. psychiatric hospitals, homeless shelters, creasing one’s happiness, calmness, and
The Palace At Spartanburg Medical Center, dogs law enforcement offices, and even funeral emotional well-being, studies have shown
welcomes indeed have scratched the surface, said Jill homes. a decrease in blood pressure and stress
submissions by Dugaw, hospital system manager of volun- They quickly turn any frowns upside levels. They also provide a break from the
our readers. If teer services. down. daily routine of illness and loneliness.
you’d like to tell
Long known for their ability to hunt, Dugaw said it takes six weeks of special- Crawford said she began working at a
track, search and rescue and lead the blind, ized dog training in the hospital system for hospital in Zanesville, Ohio, 25 years ago
the world about
dogs have been found to help provide pa- volunteers to get started. and introduced her therapy dog there. The
your pet, send tients with healing. “These dogs are very vetted,” she said. idea was warmly received, and a program
us a photograph Last week, 4-year-old Jason Pruitt got to At Spartanburg Medical Center, the was created.
and accompany- pet one of the therapy dogs, a Shi Tzu ter- dogs are identified by their red scarves and “There was a huge need,” she said.
ing article for rier named Zoe, at the hospital’s pediatric name tags. Crawford and Dugaw said not every pa-
publication. A woman walks her dog on the runway during rehabilitation center. The volunteers own each dog and take tient warms up to a dog, and vice versa.
— Editor a festival in Beirut, Lebanon on Oct 13. The Regan Bradley, 3, also paused from great pride in keeping them healthy and “When we do a visit, if the dog does not
festival for dogs includes competitions and his time in the rehab center to pet a few happy. want to go to that person we don’t force
choosing the best looking dog. (AP) of the small dogs, including a Yorkie Poo Pam Stevens said family members, doc- them,” Crawford said. (AP)

Dar al-Athar

A flyer of the event A flyer of the event A flyer of the event

New Look

A lady of eminence and action

Dr Badriya one of the outstanding lawyers in Arab world

This is the fifth and last in a series
of articles on Dr Badriya Abdullah
Al Awadhi, a lady of eminence.
– Editor
❑ ❑ ❑ was such a feeling of rebirth for
By Lidia Qattan
Special to the Arab Times
D uring the last months of the
invasion her mother, Meriam
Al Awadhi, though an inspiration
of fortitude to everyone around her,
she was slowly succumbing to the
tension and worry she was hiding
within. Her suffering became yet
more intense when all communica-
tions with Kuwait were truncated
and those outside the country could
no longer keep in touch with their
dear ones inside the country.
From the first day of the Iraqi
occupation Meriam Al Awadhi re-
fused to accept she lost her country,
she was quite certain that it would
be set free in no time and everyone
would return home. In spite of
her conviction she could not stop
worrying about her people inside
the country and this was dragging
her down.
She had been a strong woman
all her life, she had braved many
adversities, but this was a trauma
too hard even for her to absorb.
By the end of November her con-
stitution was weakening, hence Dr
Abdul Rahman, her son worrying
she would get worse, felt she had to
go to London to be with her daugh-
ters in the comfort of their family.
He knew what actually she
needed was to be back home in her
old familiar surrounding among
her people and her memories, but
this could not be helped. Soon after
he took his mother to London, Dr
Abdul Rahman returned to Ta’if,
Saudi Arabia, to continue work-
ing in the liberation front with the
Kuwaiti Government.
After the liberation Meriam Al
Awadhi had still to wait seven long
months before she could return
home. Only when the burning
inferno at the oil fields was finally
extinguished it was safe for her to
return.
The moment she was home it
Meriam that a new fire, a new
energy was throbbing in her veins.
She was feeling her old self again,
but in spite of her normal ap-
pearance, the ordeal of worrying
and tension she suffered already
affected her physical constitution;
only in spirit she was the same
strong lady everyone knew.
In January 1999 her health began
fading, her heart was weakening,
but her mind was as lucid and as
fresh as it had always been, her
spirit was yet stronger and inspir-
ing.
Quietly
Then one evening in August,
while her sons and daughters and
their families were gathered around
her, she slipped quietly way in her
sleep.
At seven that evening she joined
the family at dinner-time as usual,
she chatted and laughed with her
grandchildren, then settled for her
usual nap.
In the convivial atmosphere
surrounding her, the voices of the
children and their candid laughter
resounded like echoes of angels
growing distant and dismal as she
dozed away.
In those fading
moments an
immense glad-
ness, a feeling
of intense peace
and joy was
pervading her
being.
She had
a good life,
unmarred by Lidia Qattan
regrets. Proud
of her children, whom she guided
with loving care, Meriam was a
contented soul, ready to surrender
to eternal peace.
Like in a dream more tangible
and real than any one she ever
had, she was seeing the people
around her and all the familiar
faces of others she ever met.
They were all appearing in a fad-
ing vision, like memories sweet
and vague parading in front of
her in quick succession, till she
had no more recognition of time
and space.
Meriam was soaring towards
eternal light where pain and
sadness have no realm, where ev-
erything resolves into pure energy,
into that primordial source of good-
ness and perfection from which all
created forms come and are bound
to return.
In that supreme moment of glad
surrender a subtle smile appeared
on her lips. Those near her thought
she was dreaming, they felt happy
for her. But when sometime later
Dr Abdul Rahman checked on her
to replace the oxygen aid for more
comfort in her sleep, he sensed the
pulse of life had gone.
In realizing what happened
everyone in the room stood in deep
reverent silence pervaded by a feel-
ing of immense void.
Meriam Al Awadhi left this
world living a legacy of good
deeds that bare testimony to her
loving, compassionate nature
and high spirit, besides being an
exemplary enlightened mother,
when undaunted by the super-
stitions and criticism of those
around her, she never stopped en-
couraging her daughters in pursu-
ing a higher education at the time
when schooling for women was
frowned upon by most people in
Kuwait.
Incidentally her stead-fastness
to her belief that women had the
power to change their destiny
through education became an
inspiring example to other mothers
of her days.
Of all her sisters Dr Badriya
alone has chosen a life fully
dedicated to her career. The pursuit
of law in its multifarious forms
has become her lasting love and
passion, in which she has become
fully engaged, not so much as a
means of livelihood , but mainly
for her own personal satisfaction.
Absorbed in her work she is so
fulfilled that the thought of mar-
riage seldom if ever has crossed her
mind.
However, while her mother was
still alive Dr Badriya was living
with her; sharing her feelings and
thoughts with her mother was a
great emotional lift she is now
missing.
Without her presence the house
feels empty, it has lost the warmth
and the laughter she was sharing
with her.
There are moments when in
returning home she feels the need
of that warmth and that sharing. It
is then that she feel the emptiness
in her home, she is missing that
comforting feeling while they were
together.
Memories
Hanging on those memories
most intimate and dear to her, Dr
Badriya is often inspires to sage
reflections, to ideas grave and
familiar unbounded by conditions
of space, outrunning the speed of
time. Those floating images from
the past, those familiar scenes
gathering into a focus, are then
reviewed in a new perspective
bringing back some of that warmth
she cherishes.
Dr Badriya Al Awadhi is a lady
of eminence and action. Her line
of involvement, as an expert in
International Environmental Law,
makes her the first woman in the
region in this field. Incidentally
she was among the first 500 World
Personalities receiving the Environ-
ment Award, sponsored by the
United Nation in 1989. On the
other hand her international Juristic
involvement makes her one of the
Dr Badriya Al Awadhi
most outstanding women lawyers
in the Arab world
While running her own Law
Firm , Dr Badriya Al Awadhi
is still quite active lecturing at
Universities around the world,
taking part at international and
local seminars and symposiums,
and as a legal expert at the
ROPME (Regional Organization
for the protection of the Marine
Environment), of which her
brother, Dr Abdul Rahman is the
Chairman.
Steeped in her field of global
legal issues, in which she became
engaged since 1981, Dr Badriya
further extended her international
membership when in 1994 she
joined the International Regional
Center for International Com-
mercial Arbitration in Egypt. In
the following year she became
Vice-President for West Asia Com-
mission on Environmental Law
(IUCN) – the World Conservation
Union in Switzerland. In that same
year she joined the Arab Associa-
tion for International Arbitration
in France. Then in 1997 she
joined the G.C.C.C. Commercial
Arbitration Center in Bahrain, and,
in the same year, she joined the
Euro Arab Arbitration System in
London.
As a prolific writer Dr Badriya
Al Awadhi wrote many books
on international law and related
subjects, besides producing scores
of articles and assays. Her style of
writing is succinct and clear, easy
to grasp even by the general reader,
because of multiple examples she
gives when needed on a specific
issue.
Her working day spans from
morning to night six days a week.
Like her father, a self made
tycoon who despised idleness, Dr
Badriya is a hard working lady,
who besides her tight engagements
will not shrink from doing some
home chores, even painting a wall
if needed.
Passion
An avid reader from an early age
Dr Badriya Al Awadhi delights in
books on any field of laws. Collect-
ing them has been her passion since
she fell in love with the subject in
her first year at the Cairo Univer-
sity. Wherever she goes, especially
to Cairo, her favorite hunting place
is the bookshop in which she loses
herself, unaware of time.
Her daily habits are simple; she
dresses formal, comfortable but
elegant, she also enjoys a brisk
walk around the block in the cool
evening air.
In spite of her serious appearance
Dr. Badriya has a candid sense of
humor and a down to earth attitude
that makes anyone comfortable
in her company. Her frankness is
uncompromising, which combined
to her vast knowledge makes her
conversation, or indeed her lectures
quite engaging and enjoyable,
hence her popularity at intellectual
gatherings.
In the summer of her life, hav-
ing accomplished a great deal in
her field, and more to be expect-
ed of her, Dr Badriya Al Awadhi
stands as a Lady of Eminence in
the galaxy of Kuwaiti intellectu-
als.
Concluded
 ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018

18

Couch slouch
‘YouTube not for under 13s’

Kids drowning in ‘digital

diet of pizza and sweets’
CANNES, France, Oct 15, (AFP): Children
are being swamping by the visual equivalent
of “pizza and sweets” in “a digital Wild Wild
West”, some of the world’s top kids televi-
sion programme makers have warned.
With YouTube replacing Disney as the
most-loved brand among young children in
the US, and streaming giants encouraging
binge viewing, a whole generation risk being
brought up on cultural junk food, they say.
Public service broadcasters like Britain’s
BBC and PBS in the US are some of the last
ramparts “looking out for kids and parents”
in an industry where Internet giants and toy
and games makers increasingly hold sway, a
gathering of top executives at Cannes on the
French Riviera heard this weekend.
Several speakers at the MIPJunior, the
world’s top children’s entertainment market,
warned that kids’ welfare is being risked
by their exposure to unsuitable content and
“algorithms run for maximum profit”.
The debate comes as US President Donald
Trump is threatening to slash the PBS budget
and the France 4 children’s channel is being
controversially forced online by the French
government despite research showing eight
out of 10 children still mostly watch TV.
Alice Webb, the head of the BBC’s net-
work of children channels and online content,
said YouTube’s “incredible popularity with
children raised a huge debate which is only
just beginning about screen time and how
safe or appropriate different platforms are.”
YouTube, she declared, “is not a platform
for the under 13s.”
Last year, Webb told AFP that with many
children effectively being “babysat in front
of screens”, the tech and entertainment
industries needed to take a hard look at their
impact on young minds.
“We need to have this conversation now
because we don’t want to be saying to our-
selves in 10 years time, ‘What did we do to
our children?’”
Safe
Luca Milano, of Italy’s Rai Kids network,
said public service broadcasters were key
in holding the line to keep children safe and
ensure they are not exploited.
“Without them, children would not be
exposed to anything like as much original
or world expanding educational content,”
he said, citing Rai’s ground-breaking new
miniseries “Jams” - the first kids show to
tackle sexual harassment - and its animated
drama “Andra and Tati” about two sisters
who survive Auschwitz.
Tiphaine de Raguenel, of France 4, said
public broadcasters were battling a tsunami of
commercial junk.
“If you want children to love vegetables,
it is very difficult to do so if all they are sur-
rounded by is pizza and sweets,” she said.
Never has it been more important to have a
“safe space for wholesome content” in an en-
vironment that “feels like a digital Wild Wild
West”, said the BBC’s children’s animation
chief Jackie Edwards.
Her boss Webb insisted that as well setting
standards for quality, public broadcasters
“provide some sort of balance to the echo
chambers we see in the digital world.
“When you search for one thing, you find
more and more of the same thing .... so we
are there to keep the breadth, the space, the
possibility and the originality,” she said.
“It is not my job to point fingers, but there
are many shows that will never get made
(commercially) because they do not have a
toy associated with them.”
The BBC is planning to spend a quarter
of its children’s budget on digital, she said,
including its new mobile app CBBC Buzz,
which she compared to a “modern version of
loo roll and a paint brush, encouraging them
to get creative.”
However, Webb said the broadcaster was
going to produce fewer shows but “do them
bigger so they can cut through and make a
greater impact” in the cluttered digital world.
“It is about making sure really important
shows are seen by children,” she said.
Also:
CANNES, France: Teletubbies” creator
Andrew Davenport has come up with a new
show “guaranteed to stop children climbing
the walls”, BBC bosses claimed Sunday.
Davenport, an actor and puppeteer known
as the “J.K. Rowling of the under-fives”, also
wrote and made the worldwide hit “In the
Night Garden”.
The British public broadcaster believes that
his new series called “Moon and Me” will
transport the next generation of toddlers to
the Land of Nod.
It got its world premiere Sunday at the
MIPJunior children’s entertainment market
in Cannes, France. Davenport introduced the
show by video link from Atlanta, Georgia,
where he is rushing to finish the first series
for the BBC’s pre-school CBeebies channel.
Commissioning editor Michael Towner
called Davenport a “genius” and said the
show’s calming combination of story and
song is “guaranteed to stop children climbing
the walls”.
“If any of you didn’t have a lump in your
throat towards the end of that, you are not
human and you shouldn’t be working with
children,” he added, after the first work-in-
progress episode was shown.
A mix of puppetry and stop-motion anima-
tion, “Moon and Me” turns on a doll called
Peppianna who lives in a toy house with her
five friends including Mr Onions — who
begins every sentence by saying “onions” —
Collywobble, Lilyplant and Lambkin.
Full of typically Davenport catchphrases
such as “Tiddle toddle”, the show also con-
tains a magical character called Moon Boy
that could double for its creator.
Towner described how Davenport — a
legend in pre-school television — had turned
up to his office in Salford with “his trademark
aluminium wheelie case and proceeded to
unpack books tied in ribbon and individually
wrapped boxes containing the clay maquettes
of all the characters.
“As we read through the script, we looked
at each other and said, ‘We have to have
this!’ But this being the BBC, we couldn’t af-
ford to fully fund it but we asked him to find
some partners for us and he did.”
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in collaboration with the Na- and the Korea Foundation.
tional Council for Culture, Arts and Letters will organize this month Date: Saturday, Oct 20, 2018
the 11th Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan. Designed to promote Time: 7 pm
mutual understanding and communication between Korea and the Venue: Abdulhussain Abdulredha Theater in Salmiya
Arab world, the Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan has been annually Program: Korean traditional dance and b-boy performances.
held since 2008. Admission: Free
The event is hosted by the Korea-Arab Society (KAS) and spon- Note: Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
sored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Children under 8 years of age are not allowed in the theater
66463197 or Rajesh: 94007464
Nov 22
click ALMASS-Kuwait anniversary: Alumni
Association of St Stephen’s College, Uzhavoor
(ALMASS-Kuwait) sixth anniversary celebra-
Latest tions and general body meeting will be held
on Nov 22, 2018 at 4 pm in Carmel School,
Khaitan, Kuwait.
Continued from Page 15 A number of celebrities shall be guests of
Nov 2 honor during the show headed by popular
Malayalam cineserial artiste and proud alumni
Toastmasters Int’l meeting: “A better of SSC Mrs Gayathri Varsha. The festival is
leader, a better communicator and end of day a designed to be a fun packed, showcasing action
better person” quotes Area 25 Director Rajesh
filled weekend populated with music, dances
Venugopal when enquired on how toastmasters and dramatics.
has shaped his life in the last 4 years.
We cordially invite all former students of St
Toastmasters International provides a self- Stephen’s College Uzhavoor, family members,
learning environment where everyone gets an
friends as well as the well-wishers to partici-
equal opportunity supported with effective pate and make this event a great success.
techniques to improve their speaking skills
For more Information contact: – 66801932,
along with honing their leadership experi- 66599521, 50378855.
ences. For this reason the best to get a feel of
Toastmasters would be to walk-into one of
the nearest clubs and experience the energetic General
environment and magnetic atmosphere of this
93-year-old non-profit organization. Call for Indian writers and poets: As
Toastmasters International encourages you are aware, Writers’ Forum, Kuwait is a
memberships through corporate clubs as well literary organization which provides an equal
platform to the Poets and Writers of all the
as open clubs in both English as well as Arabic
languages. Regularly, we conduct demonstra- Indian languages without any prejudice of the
gender, caste, creed and religious background.
tion meetings where non-toastmasters are
familiarized with mission of toastmasters, pro- Writers’ Forum, Kuwait is registered with
ceedings of the meeting as well as membership the Embassy of India under registration no.
joining formalities. INDEMB/KWT/ASSN/140. Primarily the
On Nov 2, there is a demonstration meeting Writers’ Forum, Kuwait is an Indian, a non-
which will be held in Artistic Yoga Studio, political, non-religious, non-governmental,
Block 10, Next to Kalavara Restaurant, Salmi- non-profit literary organization in Kuwait.
ya, Kuwait. This meeting is open to everyone Since its inception on Nov 3, 1995, Writers’
though entry is based on pre-registrations. Forum, Kuwait has organized several Multi-
For registrations, you can contact: Suganda: lingual Kavi Sammelan and Mushaira which
included many renowned Poets from various
Indian languages, Published Navratna in nine
languages with English translations, felicitated
writers and poets for their works etc. During
this journey of the Writers’ Forum, Kuwait so
far, many of the members have published their
works / compositions. Writers’ Forum, Kuwait
conducts monthly meetings on the 3rd Friday
of each month during which literary works
composed by the members are discussed.
In order to reach out to the Indian literary
person who are capable of writing poems,
essays, articles, short stories on any topic /
subject in any Indian language, we invite such
individuals to contact following office bearers
for further details.
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Advisory for OCI card holders: All those
having OCI Cards are required to carry both
their OCI Card and passport to travel to India
so that they do not face any difficulty in im-
migration clearance.
From October 2018, ICAO will accept only
machine readable travel documents, hence,
existing PIO Cards, which are handwritten
will therefore, become invalid. Thus it will
be necessary upon PIO Cardholders to obtain
machine readable OCI Cards in lieu of existing
hand written PIO Cards before October 2018
to avoid any inconvenience.
❑ ❑ ❑
Q8BBall Season 13: Q8BBall is beginning
our 13th season with Boys U13 (ages 10-13)
and U17 (ages 14-17). We train three times a
week and play regular games throughout the
year with schools and clubs.
In June 2018, we plan to travel for camp
and tournaments in the US. Contact Coach T
97128884 for information.
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Cinema
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211 (Daily Exc Fri) 00:45 (Fri) (Daily Exc Fri) Avenues 12:05, 15:20 18:45, 21:05, 23:25
14:10, 15:10, 18:00, Avenues 13:50, 16:20, 18:55, 13:35, 19:45, 21:45, (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Fri)
360° 14:10
20:45, 23:35, 00:30 (Fri) 21:25, 23:55 23:45 (Fri) 15:20, 17:00 (Fri) 12:35, 14:55, 17:15,
A Star is Born Laila 22:30 Marina 16:30, 21:30 Laila 16:05 Marina 11:30, 16:55 (Daily Exc 19:35, 21:55, 00:15
Marina 14:10, 18:30, 21:15, Marina 12:05 (Daily Exc Fri) Fri) (Daily Exc Fri)
360° 13:00, 15:30, 18:00, Ghost Stories 13:45, 16:55 (Fri)
00:05 12:55, 15:15, 17:35,
20:35, 23:10, 00:45 Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam Film)
Al-Sharqia 16:00, 21:15, 00:05 360° 19:35, 21:40, 23:45 19:55, 22:15, 00:35
(Daily Exc Fri)
(Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Fri) 360° 18:25, 21:35 Venom (Daily Exc Fri)
15:30, 18:00, 20:35, 360° 13:20, 15:35, 17:55,
16:45, 22:00, 00:30 (Fri) 13:30, 19:35, 21:40, Ajial 15:35, 18:45, 21:10, 14:05, 16:25, 18:45,
23:10, 00:45 (Fri) 20:15, 22:35, 00:55
23:45 (Fri) 22:00 21:05, 23:25 (Fri)
Al-Fanar 13:00, 16:00, 19:00, Dead Trigger (Daily Exc Fri)
Al-Kout 12:00, 14:00, 21:00, Plaza 15:30, 18:45 14:55, 17:15, 19:35,
22:00, 00:35 11:45, 14:05, 16:25,
360° 21:25, 23:20 23:05, 01:05 (Daily Exc Fri) 21:55, 00:15 (Fri)
(Daily Exc Mon, Thu, Fri) 18:45, 21:05, 23:30
Avenues 12:10, 22:10 (Daily Exc Fri) 18:45 (Fri) 15:15, 17:35, 19:55,
13:00, 16:00, 19:00, (Daily Exc Fri)
(Daily Exc Fri) 14:00, 21:00, 23:05, 22:15, 00:35 (Fri)
00:35 (Mon) My Giraffe 12:45, 15:05, 17:25,
22:10 (Fri) 01:05 (Fri) Laila 18:00, 20:15
12:50, 16:00, 19:00, 19:45, 22:05, 00:25
Avenues 14:10, 18:10, 00:10 360° 14:30, 17:50 Marina 11:50, 13:15, 15:30,
00:35 (Thu) El Badla (Egyptian) – (Arabic Film) (Daily Exc Fri)
Al-Bairaq 11:40, 14:45 17:45, 20:00, 22:15,
16:00, 19:00, 00:35 (Fri) Helicopter Eela (Hindi Film) 14:05, 16:25, 18:45,
Al-Kout 13:15, 16:00, 18:50, 360° 20:05 (Daily Exc Fri) 00:30 (Daily Exc Fri)
(Daily Exc Sat, Thu, Fri) 360° 15:40 14:45 (Fri) 21:05, 23:30 (Fri) 15:30, 17:45, 20:00,
21:30, 00:15 (Daily Exc 15:05, 17:25, 19:45,
Fri) 13:35, 20:05 Ajial 15:30, 16:20, 19:00, Avenues 13:40, 17:00 22:15, 00:30 (Fri)
(Sat, Thu, Fri) 21:45 22:05, 00:25 (Fri)
13:30, 16:05, 18:50, Searching 15:35, 17:55, 20:15, 96 (Tamil Film)
21:30, 00:15 (Fri) Al-Kout 16:15, 18:30 (Daily Exc Mon, Thu, Fri)
15:30, 19:00, 21:45 360° 16:00, 00:15 22:35, 00:55 (Fri) Ajial 18:10
Al-Muhallab 12:00, 16:45, 22:15 El Diesel (Egyptian) – (Arabic Film) Al-Bairaq 13:20, 17:30, 21:45
(Daily Exc Fri) (Mon, Thu, Fri)
360° 12:20, 14:45, 17:05, Al-Fanar 15:45 Smallfoot 00:05 (Daily Exc Fri) Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (Telugu Film)
22:15 (Fri) 13:30, 17:35, 21:45,
Al-Sharqia 13:30, 18:45 19:40, 22:00, 00:20 (Daily Exc Mon, Thu, Fri) 360° 11:30, 15:10, 17:15, Ajial 15:30, 18:35, 21:40
00:05 (Fri) (Daily Exc Mon, Thu, Fri)
(Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Fri) 15:30 (Mon, Thu) 19:20 (Daily Exc Fri)
Al-Fanar 11:35, 12:30, 14:45,
19:30, 00:40 (Fri) 14:45, 17:05, 19:40, Al-Kout 16:45 (Daily Exc Fri) 15:10, 17:15, 19:20 (Fri) 15:30, 15:55, 18:35,
17:00, 19:15, 20:30,
Avenues 11:30, 14:00, 16:30, 22:00, 00:20 (Fri) 16:10 (Fri) Al-Bairaq 18:30 (Daily Exc Fri) 21:40 (Mon, Thu, Fri)
21:30, 22:45, 23:45
19:05, 19:20, 21:40, Al-Bairaq 22:55 14:00, 18:30 (Fri) Al-Fanar 18:30
Johnny English Strikes Again (Daily Exc Fri)
00:25 (Daily Exc Fri) Al-Fanar 17:30, 00:45 Al-Kout 18:45 (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Mon, Thu, Fri)
14:45, 17:00, 19:15,
14:00, 16:30, 19:05, Al-Kout 19:00, 21:20 360° 12:35, 14:40, 16:35, 13:30, 18:45 (Fri) 18:15, 21:30 (Mon)
20:30, 21:30, 22:45,
19:20, 21:40, 00:25 (Fri) Al-Muhallab 00:45 18:35, 20:30, 22:30, Avenues 11:35, 15:35, 17:40 18:15, 21:25 (Thu)
23:45 (Fri)
Marina 14:00, 19:00, 00:15 Al-Sharqia 16:15 00:35 (Sat, Thu) (Daily Exc Fri) 15:00, 18:15, 21:30 (Fri)
Al-Kout 17:25
(Daily Exc Thu, Fri) 16:35, 18:35, 20:30, 15:35, 17:40 (Fri) 11:30, 13:55, 16:25 Al-Muhallab 18:30
Bad Times at the El Royale 16:05 (Thu) 22:30, 00:35 (Sun, Tue) (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Mon, Thu, Fri)
360° 12:15, 13:30, 16:15, Avenues 18:40, 21:00, 22:05, 18:35, 20:30, 22:30, The Last Witness 18:15, 21:20 (Mon)
12:05, 14:30, 17:00,
19:00, 21:45, 00:30 23:20 00:35 (Mon) 360° 12:00, 18:05, 22:15 19:20, 21:45, 00:05 18:00, 21:15 (Thu)
Al-Bairaq 13:15, 18:15, 21:00, 12:35, 16:35, 18:35, (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Fri) 13:30, 15:00, 18:10,
23:45 (Daily Exc Fri)
El Kowayeseen (Egyptian) – (Arabic Film) 20:30, 22:30, 00:35 18:05, 22:15 (Fri) 21:20 (Fri)
12:25, 14:55, 19:50,
18:15, 21:00, 23:45 (Fri) 360° 13:15, 15:45, 18:15, (Wed) Avenues 16:10, 20:10 22:15, 00:50 Al-Sharqia 18:30
Al-Fanar 13:30, 16:15, 21:45, 20:45, 23:15 14:40, 16:35, 18:35, (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Thu, Fri)
00:30 (Daily Exc Fri) 20:30, 22:30, 00:35 (Fri) The Princess and the Dragon 13:55, 16:25 (Fri) 18:20, 21:35 (Thu)
Al-Kout 12:35, 15:25, 18:15, 15:45, 18:15, 20:45, Al-Bairaq 11:30, 15:35, 19:45, 360° 12:50, 16:10 14:30, 17:00, 19:20, 13:30, 15:05, 18:15,
21:10, 23:55 23:15 (Fri) 01:10 (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Fri) 21:45, 00:05 (Fri) 21:30 (Fri)
(Daily Exc Fri) Al-Bairaq 16:00, 20:30 15:45, 19:50, 01:10 (Fri) 14:10, 16:10 (Fri) 14:55, 19:50, 22:15, Plaza 22:00 (Daily Exc Fri)
15:30, 18:15, 21:10, Al-Fanar 11:30, 19:45, 22:15 Al-Fanar 11:40, 14:05, 18:30, Al-Bairaq 11:35, 13:10, 16:30 00:50 (Fri) 15:30, 22:00 (Fri)
23:55 (Fri) (Daily Exc Fri) 01:00 (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Fri) Al-Muhallab 13:30, 17:30, 19:45,
Al-Muhallab 13:00, 15:45, 21:45, 19:45, 22:15 (Fri) 14:05, 18:30, 01:00 (Fri) 16:30 (Fri) 22:00, 00:15
The Nun
00:30 Al-Kout 11:40, 14:15, 19:30, Al-Kout 13:30, 20:45, 22:45, Al-Fanar 14:00, 15:45 (Daily Exc Mon) Al-Kout 23:45
(Daily Exc Mon, Thu, Fri) 22:00, 00:30 00:45 (Daily Exc Fri) Al-Kout 11:50, 15:25, 17:10 13:30, 17:30, 19:45, Avenues 18:25, 22:50
12:30, 15:15, 22:00, (Daily Exc Fri) 13:35, 20:45, 22:45, (Daily Exc Fri) 00:50 (Mon)
00:30 (Mon) 13:40, 19:30, 22:00, 00:45 (Fri) 15:25, 17:10 (Fri) Al-Sharqia 11:40, 13:55, 17:45, The Meg
12:30, 15:15, 00:30 (Thu) 00:30 (Fri) Al-Muhallab 11:30, 14:45 Al-Muhallab 15:45 20:00, 22:15, 00:30 Avenues 11:30, 13:45, 16:05,
16:45, 00:30 (Fri) Al-Muhallab 19:30 (Daily Exc Fri) Al-Sharqia 12:00, 16:10 (Daily Exc Fri) 20:30, 00:55
Avenues 12:00, 12:25, 14:40, Al-Sharqia 13:45, 21:45, 00:15 Al-Sharqia 11:30 (Daily Exc Fri) (Daily Exc Thu, Fri) 13:55, 17:45, 20:00, (Daily Exc Fri)
15:10, 18:00, 20:45, (Daily Exc Thu, Fri) Avenues 11:55, 13:35, 17:25, 11:30, 16:10 (Thu) 22:15 (Fri) 13:45, 16:05, 20:30,
23:35, 00:30 13:40, 00:45 (Thu) 19:45, 21:45, 23:45 13:30, 16:10 (Fri) Avenues 11:45, 14:05, 16:25, 00:55 (Fri)

Health
Int’l aid saves 700 mln lives
Some supplements contain
potentially ‘harmful’ drugs
NEW YORK, Oct 15, (Agencies):
Potentially harmful pharmaceu-
ticals not listed on product labels
were found in more than 700 over-
the-counter dietary supplements,
researchers report.
The pharmaceuticals, which
were found in so-called natural
products, were most likely to ap-
pear in supplements marketed as
weight loss aids, muscle builders
and male libido enhancers, ac-
cording to the report published in
JAMA Network Open.
Data for the study came from
the Food and Drug Administra-
tion’s Tainted Products Marketed
as Dietary Supplements, Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research
database. The researchers, led by
Madhur Kumar of the California
Department of Public Health in
Sacramento, identified 776 tainted
supplements in the database, from
2007 to 2016.
Problem
To put the problem in perspec-
tive, the authors point to a study
published in 2015 in The New
England Journal of Medicine. That
study found dietary supplement
use was associated with 23,000
emergency department visits and
2,000 hospitalizations each year.
Of the tainted products in the
current study, 45.5 percent were
marketed as aids for sexual en-
hancement, 40.9 percent for
weight loss, and 11.9 percent for
muscle building. They contained
pharmaceuticals such as sildenafil,
which is the active ingredient in
Viagra; sibutramine, which is the
active ingredient in Meridia, a
weight loss drug removed from the
market because of links to stroke
and other cardiovascular events;
and anabolic steroids or steroid-
like substances.
Dr Louis Aronne wasn’t at all
surprised by the study’s findings.
“This is something we’ve seen
again and again and again,” said
Aronne, a professor of metabolic
research and director of the Com-
prehensive Weight Control Center
at Weill Cornell Medicine in New
York City. “There’s no evidence
that over-the-counter products
work for weight loss and the ones
that do work seem to have a high
risk of being what the FDA calls
‘adulterated,’” Aronne said. “They
have prescription medications in
them and that is why they work.”
Another danger in these “adul-
terated” supplements is “they can
have a combination of many dif-
ferent agents that do similar things
that add up to a pharmacologic ef-
fect,” Aronne said. Unfortunately,
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
19
he added, “people want to believe
these things work and have no side
effects.”
Tainted supplements are very
hard to regulate, Aronne said, be-
cause they are often sold and mar-
keted on the internet.
What the California researchers
reported “is just the tip of the ice-
berg,” Aronne said. A big part of
the problem, he said, is that US laws
allow a company “to say anything it
wants and it’s up to the FDA and the
Federal Trade Commission to stop it
from saying it. In Canada the rules
are different. Health Canada has to
approve the claims that are on the
label.”
When it comes to supplements
that promise to aid in weight loss,
muscle gain or libido enhancement,
“it’s the Wild West,” said Dr Law-
rence Appel, director of the Welch
Center for Prevention, Epidemiol- This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows varicella-zoster virions from a patient with
ogy and Clinical Research at the chickenpox. On Oct 11, the CDC says a small but growing proportion of US toddlers have not been vaccinated against any disease. (AP)
Johns Hopkins Medical Institu-
tions in Baltimore. “There’s a huge
amount of really, almost unregulat- Bayer hemophilia treatment wins thumbs-up from EU panel
ed supplements.”
Daniel Fabricant, CEO/President
of the Natural Products Association,
argues that most supplements are
at least as safe as medications ap-
proved by the FDA. The products
Irregular heartbeat tied to dementia risk
reported in the new study “aren’t di- NEW YORK, Oct 15, (RTRS): Hav- heart, which can lead to formation of blood thinners had a lower dementia is well established,” Buch said in an
etary supplements,” Fabricant said. ing a type of irregular heartbeat known clots that can travel to the brain and risk than peers with AF who were not email. “Research from the same group
“They are drugs masquerading as as atrial fibrillation (AF) may raise an cause a stroke. on blood thinners. While 22 percent presented at the Heart Rhythm annual
supplements. We support prosecu- individual’s risk of developing demen- Many patients with atrial fibrilla- of AF patients who did not take blood meeting in 2017 suggests that delayed
tion of criminal activity whether it’s tia, but treating AF with blood thinners tion are prescribed anticoagulants, also thinners developed dementia, just 11 initiation of blood thinners was associ-
illegal drugs coming into our coun- seems to reduce that risk, researchers known as blood thinners, that lengthen percent of those who did take the med- ated with an increased risk of develop-
try or illegal drugs in supplements.” say. the time it takes for clots to form in the ication went on to develop dementia. ing dementia as compared to patients
The study team found that atrial fi- blood. How could an irregular heartbeat starting blood thinners right away.”
Also: brillation raises the overall risk of de- lead to dementia?
LONDON: International aid financ- veloping dementia by 40 percent and Assess “People with atrial fibrillation could Also:
ing and innovation has helped to the risk of vascular and mixed demen- To assess the connection between experience massive or mini strokes, NEW YORK: Bayer AG’s long-acting
save nearly 700 million lives in the tias by nearly 90 percent. But people AF and dementia risk, Ding and her which substantially increase the risk of treatment for hemophilia A has won
past 25 years, but those gains could with AF who got anti-clotting drugs colleagues followed 2,685 volunteers dementia,” Ding said in an email. “It is a recommendation from a European
be lost if momentum and political were 60 percent less likely than those in the Swedish National Study on also likely that atrial fibrillation lowers Medicines Agency (EMA) panel for
will wane, global health experts who didn’t get the drugs to develop Aging and Care for an average of six the blood flow to the brain and results the treatment of the rare genetic dis-
said on Monday. dementia, according to the report in years. At the beginning of the study, in brain ischemia, which in turn has- order in which blood does not clot
A report by international aid ad- Neurology. the volunteers, whose average age was tens cognitive decline and eventually easily.
vocacy group the ONE Campaign “We found that people with atrial 73, were examined and interviewed, al- the onset of dementia.” While final approvals are up to the
said the progress against prevent- fibrillation may experience faster de- lowing researchers to collect a wealth While blood thinners seem to lower European Commission, it generally
able deaths and diseases since cline in cognitive performance, such of lifestyle and medical data. All were the risk of dementia in patients with follows recommendations from the
1990 could stall, and even go into as thinking and memorizing skills, and free of dementia at the outset, but 243 atrial fibrillation, the medications do Committee for Medicinal Products
reverse, unless donor governments have a greater risk of dementia than people, or 9 percent of the group, had increase the risk of bleeding, Ding for Human Use (CHMP) and endorses
make new commitments to innova- those without atrial fibrillation,” said atrial fibrillation. said. “Therefore, in older people with them within a couple of months.
tion and action. the study’s lead author Mozhu Ding, Participants who were younger atrial fibrillation, the decision to start The benefits of Jivi, chemically
The good news is that the world a doctoral candidate at the Aging Re- than 78 at the beginning of the study blood thinner therapy should be indi- known as damoctocog alfa pegol and
knows what it takes to succeed, search Center of the Karolinska Insti- were checked again after six years. vidualized.” available as a powder and solvent for
said the report, released to coincide tute in Stockholm, Sweden. Those who were 78 and older were solution for injection, are its ability
with a conference on global health “Notably we found that older pa- examined and interviewed once ev- Suggest to prevent and control bleeding when
in Berlin this week. tients with atrial fibrillation taking ery three years. During the course of This is not the first study to sug- used on demand and during surgical
“The lives saved amount to blood thinners, which prevent clots the study, another 279 people devel- gest a link between atrial fibrillation procedures, CMPH said.
twice the population of the Unit- from forming in the heart and traveling oped atrial fibrillation. By the end of and dementia, said Dr Eric Buchof The US Food and Drug Administra-
ed States,” said Gayle Smith, the to the brain, were less likely to develop the study, 300 participants had devel- the David Geffen School of Medi- tion last month approved the injection
ONE Campaign’s chief execu- dementia than those who were not tak- oped dementia. cine at the University of California, for previously treated patients and ado-
tive. “We’ve shown that we can ing blood thinners,” Ding said. Of the 2,163 volunteers without Los Angeles, who wasn’t involved in lescents aged 12 years or older, judg-
do this, and to slow down – or In atrial fibrillation, electrical sig- atrial fibrillation, 10 percent developed the study. ing it helped replace the reduced or
step back – at this critical junc- nals in the heart muscle are disturbed, dementia. Of the 522 with atrial fibril- The new findings “could be consid- missing protein, factor VIII, required
ture would be to leave progress causing the heart to quiver rather than lation, 23 percent developed dementia. ered as one more potential benefit to to form blood clots.
on the table.” contract normally. As a result, blood The researchers also found that blood thinners, whose role in stroke The treatment was also approved for
doesn’t move as well through the people with atrial fibrillation who took prevention in atrial fibrillation patients Hemophilia A in Japan.
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Invitation to Grand Mosque: The Visits
Department is pleased to invite you to visit the
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cover the beauty of Islamic arts and architecture.
Free guided tours are available all year round
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Reception; Auditorium show; (according to
age group); Touring the Mosque; Q & A; Art
workshops; (according to age group – between 5
and 18 years old); Snack break; Distribution of
the Grand Mosque publications and souvenirs;
End of tour.
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tors max; Evening: 20; 10 to 15 years: Morning:
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Conceptis Sudoku Challenger

The grid must be so completed that every row, column and 3x3
box has every digit from 1 to 9 inclusive

DIRECTIONS:
Fill each square with a
number, one through nine.
■ Horizontal squares
should add to totals on
right.
■ Vertical squares should
add to totals on bottom.
■ Diagonal squares
through center should add
Answer to yesterday’s puzzle
to total in upper and lower Word by Word
right. Yesterday’s solution

THERE MAY BE MORE Blood Dam

THAN ONE SOLUTION.
Blood is thicker than water.
Al dam ashad kathafa men al maa.
Today’s Challenge
Time 6 Minutes
38 Seconds Numbers
Your Working
Time __ Minutes Seven thousand nine
__ Seconds 7990 hundred ninety

Sabat alaf wa tesou meah wa

tesoun
 Arcapita to invest $67 mln
Arcapita will invest 250 million
Saudi riyals ($67 million) to help
a chain of women-only boutique
gyms to expand in the Kingdom,
the Shariah-compliant investor
said in a statement on Monday.
Bahrain-based Arcapita said
the investment would help NuYu
grow to over 30 gyms across Sau-
di Arabia from seven currently and
provide women access to fitness
facilities in currently underserved
locations.
Market Movements
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EUROPE - Euro Stoxx 50 +15.36
INDIA - Sensex +131.52 34,865.10
Saudi to meet India’s oil demand, absorb supply shocks
NEW DELHI, Oct 15, (RTRS): Saudi
Arabia is committed to meeting India’s
rising oil demand and is the “shock ab-
sorber” for supply disruptions in the
oil market, Energy Minister Khalid al-
Falih said on Monday.
India, the world’s third biggest oil
importer, is grappling with a combina-
tion of rising oil prices and falling lo-
cal currency. Retail prices for gasoline
and diesel fuel in India are at record
highs and the government has cut its
excise tax on fuel to ease some of the
pain for consumers.
While there are many factors that
could influence global oil prices, Saudi
Arabia and other major producers will
continue to act to cushion the market
from oil price shocks, Falih said at the
IHS CERA conference.
“We could have another (round of)
unanticipated disruptions that we have
seen in Nigeria, Libya, Venezuela.
And we have seen sanctions on Iran.
These supply disruptions need a shock
Lira hovers near firmest
Turkey’s ‘unemployment’
rate rises to 10.8 percent
ISTANBUL, Oct 15, (RTRS):
Turkey’s unemployment rose
0.1 percent year-on-year in the
June-August period and ana-
lysts expect the rate to increase
in coming months due to a sharp
slowdown in the economy.
Unemployment stood at 10.8
percent in the June-August peri-
od, compared to 10.2 percent in
the May-July period, data from
the Turkish Statistical Institute
showed on Monday.
The government’s economic
programme forecasts unemploy-
ment at 11.3 percent in 2018.
Three economists calculated that
would mean a rate of around
12.4 percent in the second half
of the year with up to 700,000
people being laid off.
“It is clear we are on the
brink of a serious unemployment
surge,” Seyfettin Gursel, direc-
tor at the Bahcesehir University
Economic and Societal Research
Centre (BETAM), told Reu-
ters last week, adding that the
government’s target would be a
“completely imaginary goal” in
the event of a sharp slowdown of
the economy.
Turkey’s lira is currently
down nearly 35 percent against
the dollar this year on concerns
over President Tayyip Erdogan’s
grip on monetary policy. Infla-
tion also hit a 15-year high in
September to stand at 24.52 per-
cent.
Faced with rising costs
across the board due to surging
consumer prices and volatile
foreign exchange rates, many
companies are laying off em-
ployees to curb losses.
Impact
Economists say the impact of
such moves will be seen on un-
employment figures in the com-
ing months.
Non-agricultural unemploy-
ment stood at 12.9 percent on
average during the June-August
period, data from the statistics
institute also showed, compared
to 12.1 percent in the May-July
period.
Turkey’s lira hovered near its
firmest in two months against the
dollar on Monday, following the
release of an American evangeli-
cal pastor whose trial in Turkey
had strained ties with NATO ally
Washington.
With the release of Andrew
Brunson already priced in - a
court freed him on Friday after
two years of detention and he re-
turned to the United States over
the weekend - traders said the
lira would need a fresh impetus
to strengthen further.
The lira has fallen 40 percent
this year, sending inflation soar-
ing to its highest in a decade and
a half and deepening concern
about the outlook for the real
economy and banks.
“We have not seen a further
firming in the lira since the mar-
ket already priced in the outcome
before Brunson’s trial,” a forex
trader at a local bank said. “We
have overcome a big risk but we
Under an economic and so-
cial reform program led by Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman
known as Vision 2030, Saudi
women this year were allowed to
drive and engage in public sports
events.
From a base of over 50 facilities
across the Kingdom, the demand
for female fitness centres in Saudi
Arabia is expected to grow at an
annual rate of 30 percent over the
medium term. (RTRS)
15-10-2018
AUSTRALIA - All Ordinaries
3,210.37 JAPAN - Nikkei
FRANCE - CAC 40
S. KOREA - KRX 100
PHILIPPINES - All Shares
HONG KONG - Hang Seng
India’s Petronet LNG says talks to invest in Qatar have slowed
absorber and the shock absorber to a
large extent has been Saudi Arabia,”
he said.
“We have invested tens of billions
of dollars to build spare capacity of 2-3
million barrels per day over years,” he
added.
Saudi Arabia has the capacity to
produce 12 million bpd and is current-
ly producing 10.7 million bpd, Falih
said, adding that production will rise
further next month.
Falih said oil prices would “easily be
at the three digit range had it not been
for the extra effort the kingdom has done
over many years by investing in capac-
ity and then unleashing that capacity,
delivering barrels over last few months,
reversing inventory draw down.”
Brent crude prices were trading 80
cents a barrels higher at $81.23 by
1157 GMT.
Prices hit a four-year high of $86.74
a barrel earlier this month as the mar-
ket grapples with the expected loss of
might not see a swift downward
trend in the lira/dollar rate due to
ongoing risks,” the trader said.
The lira was at 5.8500 to the
dollar at 0835 GMT, slightly
weaker from its close on Fri-
day, when it hit its firmest in
two months at 5.8000. The main
BIST 100 share index rose 1.23
percent while main banking in-
dex rose nearly 4 percent.
Finance Minister Berat Al-
bayrak on Monday said inflation
would enter a downward trend
until the end of the year.
Traders have cited several
concerns - including President
Tayyip Erdogan’s control over
monetary policy, the potential
for a spike in bad debt at banks,
and the possibility of an Iran
sanctions-busting fine by the
United States against state-run
Halkbank - as potential risks.
Changed
Separately, data showed
that unemployment was little
changed in the June-August pe-
riod, at 10.8 percent, from 10.2
percent in May-July.
The September budget
showed a deficit of 6 billion lira
($1.03 billion), the Finance Min-
istry said on Monday.
Turkish President Tayyip
Erdogan’s AK Party will push
through parliament a law trans-
ferring to the treasury the main
opposition party’s shares in Is-
bank, Turkey’s largest listed
lender, Erdogan said on Satur-
day.
The Republican People’s
Party (CHP) owns a 28 percent
stake in Isbank, bequeathed to
it by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk,
founder of the Turkish Republic.
Erdogan made the comment
after pro-government newspaper
Sabah reported earlier on Satur-
day that AKP was in the process
of drawing up a draft law facili-
tating the transfer.
“We as the AK Party will
bring this issue to parliament.
Thankfully the MHP said it will
give its support,” Erdogan told a
rally in central Turkey’s Kayseri
province, referring to his party’s
nationalist allies.
“God willing we will push this
through parliament and secure
the transfer of this stake to the
Turkish Republic’s treasury,” he
said.
The AK Party has 290 seats
in parliament and along with the
MHP’s 50 seats has a comfort-
able majority needed to pass leg-
islation in the 600 seat assembly.
The CHP has 144 seats.
Isbank shares opened 2.4 per-
cent lower on Thursday after Er-
dogan’s comments in the media
that the treasury should take over
the CHP stake.
Erdogan has previously
voiced concern about a po-
litical party controlling a large
stake of a major bank and said
authorities should look into
CHP members serving on Is-
bank’s board.
Turkey is due to hold local
elections in March next year.
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat
importer, is in the early stages of
talks with international banks over
a plan to hedge against the global
rise in commodity prices, a gov-
ernment source said on Monday.
“We are not in advanced
talks...we are surveying, taking
presentations, not more than
that,” the source said, adding
that there was no deadline set
for the completion of the talks.
Egypt’s Finance Minister Mo-
Business
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Iranian exports due to U.S. sanctions.
Falih said he told India’s Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Petrole-
um Minister Dharmendra Pradhan that
Saudi Arabia is committed to meeting
its growing oil demand.
State oil company Saudi Ara-
mco plans to supply Indian buyers
with an additional 4 million barrels
of crude oil in November, several
sources familiar with the matter said
last week.
Falih also said Saudi Arabia wants
to invest in Indian downstream pro-
jects and strategic oil storage.
“Saudi Aramco’s desire is to invest
in consumer-facing segments such as
retail fuels and petrochemicals, build-
ing an integrated downstream business
in India as well as our commitment to
invest in strategic storage,” Falih said.
India plans to build two strategic
storage facilities to hold 6.5 million
tonnes of oil costing around 110 bil-
lion Rupees ($1.6 billion) through a
Iraq plans to up Q1 2019 oil
exports to 4m bpd: minister
DUBAI, Oct 15, (Agencies): Iraq plans to increase oil ex-
ports from its southern ports to 4 millions barrels per day
(bpd) in the first quarter of 2019, Oil Minister Jabar al-
Luaibi said on Monday.
The southern ports are currently exporting 3.62 million bpd, their high-
est export level ever, the ministry quoted Luaibi as saying in a statement.
Meanwhile, Turkey and Italy are the last buyers of Iranian crude outside
China, India and the Middle East, according to tanker data and an industry
source, the latest sign that shipments are taking a major hit from looming US
Kuwaiti traders follow the stock market at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in Kuwait City on Oct 14. (AFP)
‘Debt law will make market more resilient’
Dubai property prices decline
DUBAI, Oct 15, (RTRS): Dubai prop-
erty prices declined at an accelerated
pace in the third quarter, with off-plan
sales volumes impacted the most amid
general market uncertainty, according
to property consultancy Chestertons.
Average sales prices for apartments
and villas have declined six percent
from the previous quarter, the agent
said in a report on Monday. Off-plan
sales volumes were down 31 percent,
compared with 11 percent for com-
pleted units.
“The downward price corrections
witnessed in the first quarter and the
second quarter of this year have con-
tinued throughout the third quarter,
albeit at an increased pace,” the agent
said in a report.
The real estate downturn is ex-
pected to continue, “given the pace
of construction activity witnessed
over the last couple of years and the
number of units still in the pipeline,”
Chestertons said.
“It would take policy reforms, a
boost in economic activity and a de-
Egypt talking to banks about hedging for commodities
hamed Maait said in September
his country was ready to imple-
ment an oil hedging policy but was
waiting for the market to cool off.
Another government source
earlier on Monday said that
Egypt was also talking to banks
over a scheme to hedge against
the rise in wheat prices but did
not give further details.
“There are many units in
many ministries working on
this,” the first government
joint partnership between an Indian
state firm and private company.
Falih also said Saudi Basic Indus-
tries Corp (SABIC) is keen to invest in
India’s chemicals sector.
Saudi Aramco has an initial pact to
take a 25 percent stake in the planned
1.2 million bpd West Coast refinery.
Also:
NEW DELHI: India’s Petronet LNG
Ltd said on Monday its talks to invest
in Qatar’s exploration and produc-
tion sector had “slowed down,” as the
company had not been able to reach an
agreement on pricing with the Middle
Eastern nation.
“Qatar is still at a very prelimi-
nary stage. We were actually look-
ing at getting the molecule (gas) at
the well head price. They want to
sell it at market price,” said Prab-
hat Singh, managing director of
Petronet LNG.
Petronet LNG, India’s biggest lique-
Iranian crude exports fall further
— See Page 25
cline in construction activity for sup-
ply and demand to reach market equi-
librium. We consider this is unlikely
to occur within the next 3 to 5 years.”
S&P Global Ratings in September
cut its credit ratings for two Dubai
state-owned companies, saying a
weakening economy in the emirate
was hurting the government’s ability
to extend emergency support to the
firms if needed.
The ratings agency earlier this year
predicted property prices in the emirate
could decline by 10 to 15 percent over
the next two years. In a report in Febru-
ary, an analyst at the firm said he did not
expect prices to stabilise until 2020.
Analysts say the pressures on Dubai
are not as serious as those it faced a
decade ago, and it has strengthened
its finances since then by restructur-
ing billions of dollars of debt at state-
linked firms.
But as the region’s top business cen-
tre, it has been hurt by an economic
slowdown in Saudi Arabia and other
nearby countries due to low oil prices.
source said. “A unit in the fi- bourse data showed on Monday.
nance ministry is studying the Sarwa’s flotation is among a
potential for hedging the price of number of new share offerings
oil and basic commodities.” from both private and state com-
Cairo spends around $1.5 panies expected to test investor
billion annually on wheat im- appetite in Egypt over the com-
ports to stock a sprawling bread ing months.
subsidy programme relied on by Sarwa’s shares began trading
tens of millions of Egyptians. at 7.36 Egyptian pounds per share
In other news, shares in after a public and private offering
Egypt’s Sarwa Capital fell 15.1 worth 2.17 billion Egyptian pounds
percent on their first day of trading ($121.5 million). They closed at
on the Egyptian stock exchange, 6.25 pounds per share. (RTRS)
fied natural gas (LNG) importer, want- ing that as Petronet would be investing
ed to partner with ONGC Videsh Ltd in the project, it would have to make
(OVL) , the overseas arm of India’s economic sense.
biggest explorer Oil and Natural Gas Qatar is looking at a potentially big-
Corp Ltd, to pick up a stake in an up- ger participation by Indian firms, and
coming exploration and LNG project wants an entire consortium of compa-
in Qatar. nies to come together and invest in the
The project would have been Gulf nation, Singh said.
Petronet’s maiden venture into the Petronet currently runs a 15 million
natural gas exploration and production tonne per annum LNG regasification
business and overseas LNG terminals. site at Dahej in the western state of
Under the initial non-exclusive Gujarat and a 5 million tonne refinery
agreement signed with QatarGas, at Kochi in southern India.
Petronet LNG was to get access to Qa- Petronet LNG buys 8.5 million
tarGas’s data rooms for evaluation of tonnes a year of LNG from Qatar un-
the project within a month’s time. der a long-term contract. It also buys
A non-exclusive agreement allows additional volumes from Qatar under
QatarGas to speak with other interest- spot deals.
ed parties about the project in addition Several other Middle Eastern na-
to Petronet. tions that are major oil and natural gas
The upstream project was to feed exporter to India, including Saudi Ara-
into a 23 million tonnes per annum bia, the United Arab Emirates and
LNG terminal. Iran, are looking closely at establish-
“There is merit in the project and we ing long-term strategic partnerships in
are considering (it),” Singh said, add- the southern Asian country.
sanctions.
The Islamic Republic has exported 1.33 million barrels per day so far in
October to India, China, Turkey and the Middle East, according to Refinitiv
Eikon data. No vessels are shown heading to Europe with Iranian crude.
However, an industry source who also tracks the exports estimated ship-
ments at 1.5 million bpd, including vessels which are not showing on AIS
satellite tracking, of which a 1 million-barrel tanker is going to Italy.
That’s down from at least 2.5 million bpd in April, before President Donald
Trump in May withdrew the United States from a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran
and reimposed sanctions. The figures also mark a further fall from 1.6 million
bpd in September.
The expected loss of a sizeable
amount of Iranian supply has helped
drive a rally in oil prices, which on Oct.
3 hit their highest since late 2014 at
$86.74 a barrel. Crude has since eased to
$81 although analysts say the Iranian
export drop remains supportive.
“It’s one of the reasons why prices
are still above $80,” said Eugen
Weinberg, analyst at Commerzbank.
The October figures add to signs
that buyers are sufficiently wary of
the US sanctions to stop or scale
back their Iranian crude dealings,
and that exports are falling more
steeply than some in the market
expected.
For sure, definitive export data is
hard to uncover. Tanker schedules
are often adjusted, exports vary
week by week and the tracking of
tankers, while easier than in the past
due to satellite information, remains
both art and science.
Exports
In the first week of October, Iran’s
crude exports averaged 1.1 million
bpd according to Refinitiv and less
than 1 million bpd according to
another industry source.
While Washington has said it
wants to cut Iran’s oil exports to
zero, Iran and Saudi Arabia say that
is unlikely to happen. The Trump
administration is considering waiv-
ers on sanctions for countries that
are reducing their imports.
India, a major buyer, has ordered
Iranian oil for November.
Iran, which has pledged to block
any OPEC supply increase that the
country deems to be against its inter-
Political tensions with Qatar and ests, says it has found new buyers
Iran, and increasing competition for for its oil and its crude output has
investment capital with Saudi Arabia,
fallen only slightly.
have also dampened business.
For September, Iran told OPEC its
Also: crude output dropped by 50,000 bpd
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates to 3.76 million bpd, while consul-
central bank said on Monday that a tants and government agencies that
new public debt law which was ap- OPEC uses to monitor production
proved last week will create a more reported a larger fall to 3.45 million
resilient financial market, benchmark bpd.
the yield curve and provide more di- Indeed, Iran may not yet have
versified sources of financing. cut production to match the rate of
The bank’s watchdog also said the decline in its exports, as the coun-
“law will mobilise additional domes- try appears to be storing more oil
tic savings and attract capital inflows”, on ships, as it did during sanctions
according to an emailed statement. that applied until the 2015 nuclear
The UAE issued a law permitting deal.
the federal government to begin issu- Iran’s president on Sunday tried to
ing sovereign debt, the finance minis- downplay US sanctions targeting the
try said on Saturday. country’s vital oil and gas sector that
Banks operating in the country will are set to be restored next month.
be able to buy government bonds in Speaking in Tehran University to
UAE dirhams or foreign currencies, mark the start of the academic year,
helping them manage their liquidity and Hassan Rouhani said the Nov 4
comply with global Basel III regulatory sanctions “will have no effect,”
requirements for banks, it said. because “the US has already done
whatever it wanted to do.”
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A traffic light sign can safety group wants Hyundai and Kia to recall 2.9m vehicles
be seen in front of the
headquarters of German
car maker Opel in Rues- A nonprofit auto safety group is demanding tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration toring and investigating reported vehicle fires
selsheim, western Ger- that Hyundai and Kia recall 2.9 million cars as part of a 2017 probe into Hyundai and Kia that includes investigation and reporting to
many on Oct 15. German and SUVs in the US due to consumer com- engine failures. NHTSA as required,” a company statement
police said on Monday plaints that they can catch fire. “The volume of fires here make it appear said. Kia said it is using company and third-
they had raided French- The Center For Auto Safety said Friday that that Hyundai and Kia are content to sit back party fire investigators to determine what
owned carmaker Opel, there have been more than 220 complaints to and allow consumers and insurers to bear the caused the fires so it can address them.
the US government since 2010 about fires brunt of poorly designed, manufactured and “A vehicle fire may be the result of any
as local media reported and another 200 complaints about melted repaired vehicles,” Jason Levine, the center’s number of complex factors, such as a manu-
the manufacturer was wires as well as smoke and burning odors. executive director, said. The fire reports have facturing issue, inadequate maintenance, the
the latest suspected of The complaints involve the 2011 through come in from across the country, including a installation of aftermarket parts, an improper
having manipulated diesel 2014 Kia Sorento and Optima and the Hyun- death in Ohio in April of 2017, he said. repair, arson, or some other non-vehicle
cars’ exhaust emissions dai Sonata and Santa Fe. Also included is the Hyundai says it monitors safety concerns source, and must be carefully evaluated by
to cheat regulatory tests. 2010 through 2015 Kia Soul. and acts quickly to recall defective vehicles. a qualified and trained investigator,” the com-
(AFP) The fires are being investigated by the Na- “We have a robust system in place for moni- pany said in a statement. (AP)

Artificial Intelligence-enabled autonomous systems and Anti-Drone services also provided

Unlocking opportunities from above: Zain Drone services launched in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Zain Group,
the leading mobile telecom operator in
eight markets across the Middle East
and Africa, announced the launch of
its pioneering Zain Drone service
in Kuwait, with the plan to expand
its operation to other markets across
the Zain footprint in due course. The
launch was announced at a showcasing
ceremony held in the Zain booth on
the second day of GITEX Exhibition
and Technology week held in Dubai,
attended by Zain Group and Zain Ku-
wait executive management, many
distinguished Kuwaiti ministry offi-
cials and economic identities as well
as Kuwait and regional media.
ZainDrone as-a-Service (DaaS) is
set to unlock opportunities in various
industries to fast-track growth and ex-
ploit the Internet of Things (IoT) in an
efficient, safer and faster way. It will
offer state-of-the art bespoke drone so-
lutions and provide advanced analytics
for governments and businesses.
Zain Drone will offer multiple so-
lutions across core industries such as
Oil and Gas (Flare Inspections), Utili-
ties (Power Line Inspections), Con-
struction (BIM), Infrastructure (Asset
Inspections), Security, Real Estate,
Telecom Infrastructure, Agriculture
and other similar type industries. The
service will facilitate the gathering
of image data concerning work ad-
vancement through measurement of
key parameters, assessing image data
to evaluated compliance with original
designs, and performing automated
stock-taking along with reducing ac-
cidents and human errors.
Zain hascreated a corporate entity
to focuson the delivery of the drone-
powered solutions, building upon its
pioneering position in digital inno-
vation across all markets in which it
operates. Zain Drone isinvesting heav-
ily to build the required capabilitiesin
drone operationsand is positioning
itself to become the leading strategic
partner in the fast-developing markets
for unmanned data acquisition.
Zain Group Vice-Chairman and
CEO, Bader Al-Kharafi commented,
“The disruptive power of drone solu-
tions will bolster efficiency for many
businesses and government entities
across the MENA region. This tech-
nology is maturing and growing ex-
ponentially across Europe and US,
and we are confident that the MENA
region will embrace drone powered
solutions.”
Al-Kharafi added,“As a leading in-
novator we shall continue to invest
heavily in Zain Drone services, posi-
tioning ourselves favorably to maxi-
mize the many valuable opportunities
in the area, while at the same time ful-
filling our digital transformation strat-
egy of offering unique and business
enhancing services.”
Bader Al-Kharafi with the Zain Drone team.
Zain enjoys solid in-house exper- reliable and trusted manner.
tise in drone technology, drawing Furthermore, Zain has the distinct
from international experts, and enjoys advantage of offering reliable con-
unparalleled knowledge of the en- nectivity with an extensive network
terprise market in Kuwait and across of towers across its regional footprint
the region. Given Zain’s long history (22,000+), and enjoys vast experience
in the region, the company also pos- in cloud infrastructure, system integra-
sesses solid relationships with govern- tion and data analytics.
ment entities, having deep experience With its range of complementary
in collecting, transferring, storing and services and integrated reporting lev-
processing huge quantities of data in a eraging data from drone, Zain Drone
will be able to offer additional services
includingunified communications,
fleet management, control rooms, and
managed services.
Additional use cases for Zain Drone
-as-a–Service also exist in drone bor-
der security, offering aerial control
over state borders by providing high-
resolution image data from high-alti-
tude fixed-wing drones.Sensorsprovid-
ing visual and thermal video footage
for traffic and event identification can
also be implemented. Zain Drone has
application in mass control environ-
ments and emergency situations, as
well as in media services with respect
to live and high-resolution streaming.
Zain Drone will also offer Artifi-
cial Intelligence-enabled autonomous
drone systemsthat will improve busi-
ness decisions with its access to high
accuracy data, while reducing man-
power costs by requiring minimal hu-
man interaction. AI drones are capable
of self-diagnostics, self-charging, and
autonomous navigation utilizing a set
of sophisticated sensors and high ac-
curacy data.
Another application powered by
Zain Drone will be a suite of Anti-
Drone solutions to assist governments
and security forces to identify and pas-
sively monitor unauthorized drones
that threaten safety, security and pri-
vacy. This is achieved by using a com-
bination of proprietary multi-sensor
detection technologies, an enterprise-
grade network, real-time alerts and the
collection of digital evidence.
The power of Drones in quick de-
ployment and capturing precision data
at various altitudes is extremely ben-
eficial for business planning and deci-
sion making. Drones are simply faster,
more reliable and cost efficient. For
more, please visit www.drone.zain.
com

Use NBK’s Mobile Banking Application or ITM

Win a brand new GAC Motor car from Mutawa Alkazi

Zain Kuwait CEO, Eaman Al-Roudhan with Zain executives at the Zain
Drone launch on day 2 of GITEX.
Global Finance awards NBK
NBK named Best Bank in Kuwait 2018
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has
been named the Best Bank in Kuwait
2018 by the international financial
publication Global Finance.
NBK was chosen the Best Bank
in Kuwait based on input from indus-
try analysts, corporate executives
and banking consultants. Criteria for
choosing the winners included growth
in assets, profitability, strategic rela-
tionships, customer service, competi-
tive pricing, and innovative products.
“We have selected the winners
based on performance over the past
year, as well as subjective criteria, in-
cluding reputation and management
excellence,” said Global Finance.
NBK continues to enjoy collectively
one of the highest ratings among all
banks in the Middle East from the
three international rating agencies
Win up to 250,000 gold coins
at Malabar Gold & Diamonds
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Malabar Gold
& Diamonds, one among the largest
jewellery retailers globally with a strong
retail network of 250 retail outlets spread
across ten countries unfolded the details
of its much awaited Diwali promotion.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds is also
celebrating its 25th anniversary during
this festive season. The company is tak-
ing this opportunity to thank their cus-
tomers for their continued support over
the years. This season’s festive promo-
tions brings every customer a chance to
be a winner through this festival. The
customers get unmatched chances to win
a total of 250,000 gold coins across their
Moody’s, Fitch Ratings and Standard
and Poor’s. The Bank’s ratings are
supported by its high capitalization,
prudent lending policies, and its disci-
plined approach to risk management,
in addition to its highly recognized
and very stable management team.
NBK was also named among Global
Finance’s list of the 50 safest banks in
the world for 13th consecutive times
and was awarded as the Best Bank
in Kuwait in 2018 by the Banker, Eur-
omoney and Global Finance.
NBK enjoys the widest banking
presence with a local and interna-
tional network reaching 4 continents.
NBK’s international presence spans
many of the world’s leading financial
centers including New York, Europe,
GCC, Middle East, Singapore as well
as China (Shanghai).
showrooms globally.
Customers can win a guaranteed gold
coin or up to 100 gold coins instantly on
purchase of gold jewellery worth KWD
200 via ‘Scratch & Win’ coupons. Add-
ing to the above, customers also get two
gram gold coin on diamond jewellery
purchase of KWD 400 and a one gram
gold coin on purchase of diamond jewel-
lery worth KWD 250.
Also, customers will have a great op-
portunity to get protected from the in-
creasing gold rate by just paying 10%
of the entire amount on the selected gold
jewellery.
Above offers are valid at their outlets
in Kuwait until 5 Nov 2018.
To add more glitter to this season,
they have also revealed their festive col-
lection of jewellery in gold, diamonds
and precious gems to suit the tastes of
their multicultural and multinational
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has incorporated these designs as a part
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Gold & Diamonds’ namely Ethnix -
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- Uncut Diamond Jewellery, Mine - Dia-
monds Unlimited, Divine- Indian Herit-
age Jewellery, Precia - Gem Jewellery
and Starlet – Kids jewellery.
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: As part
of its ongoing commitment in pro-
viding the most unique offers and
products to its customers, the Na-
tional Bank of Kuwait announced
a new partnership with GAC Mo-
tor represented by Mutawa Alkazi
to give NBK customers a chance
to win a brand new car.
NBK customers will have the
opportunity to enter the draw to
win a car from GAC Motor and
choose between the GS8 and GA8
models. By simply downloading
and using NBK’s Mobile Banking
Application or using the ITM ma-
chine, customers earn chances to
enter the draw.
Al Shabab account holders who
transfer their student allowance
to NBK, will be eligible to enter
a separate draw to win a brand
new GS4 car when making trans-
actions through the NBK Mo-
bile Banking such as transferring
money to the Al Shabab Prepaid
Card in addition to using the ITM
machine.
When downloading the Mobile
Banking App, customers get a
chance to enter the draw, as well
as an additional entry every time
they use the app to pay their phone
bill or make a transfer between
accounts. Moreover, recharging
their card or paying due amounts
on their NBK credit card gives
them two chances to enter the
draw, and using the Quick Pay
service gives them three chances
to enter.
Al Shabab account holders re-
ceive an additional entry into the
draw for each time they use the
ITM. The first draw will be held
at the end of the campaign to an-
nounce the winner of the car. The
second draw will be exclusive to
Al Shabab account holders for a
chance to win the GS4 car.
Speaking of the campaign’s
launch, Amal Al-Duwaisan, Sen-
ior Manager Consumer Banking
Group, National Bank of Kuwait,
said, “We are pleased to launch
a new campaign in partnership
with GAC Motor that rewards
our customers and encourages
them to use our Mobile Banking
App and ITM to facilitate mak-
ing transactions anytime. We
have also ensured that our young
Al Shabab customers enjoy a
separate draw as part of our com-
mitment to providing them with
offers and campaigns that meet
their interests.”
can complete most of their daily branch or ATM across Kuwait,
banking transactions without hav- request an account statement or
ing to head to the branch. We also new checkbook book, and much
invite them to experience the new more.
ITM machine which helps them As for the ITM machine avail-
make transactions with ease and able at The Avenues, it enables
speed.” customers to interact live with a
The NBK Mobile Banking App customer agent through audio and
allows customers to manage their video to complete their transac-
finances at the click of a button tions.
with ease and convenience, offer- NBK is committed to reward-
ing a safe and secure way to con- ing customers in its ongoing cam-
duct transactions anywhere and paigns and promotions by offer-
anytime such as opening a new ing them a chance to win valuable
account, view their transaction prizes.
Amal Al-Duwaisan
history and account balance on To learn more about the new
Al-Duwaisan added, “We en- their debit card, make payments services and campaigns, custom-
courage customers to update the to their NBK credit cards or pay ers can visit the Bank’s website
Mobile Banking App, so they telephone bills, find the nearest nbk.com.
Appointment will take effect January 01, 2019
Daimler AG chooses Al Mulla Group as its
new Mercedes-Benz distributor in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Daimler
AG, the owner of the Mercedes-
Benz brand, has announced Al Mul-
la Group as its future distributor in
Kuwait, operating under the name
‘Al Mulla Automobiles Company
for Buying and Selling Cars SPC’.
The distributorship will comprise
passenger cars, vans, trucks, and
buses.
As one of the leading diversified
and privately held business groups
based in Kuwait, Al Mulla Group
was selected after undergoing Mer-
cedes Benz’s standardized worldwide
distributor selection process. The ap- Signing Ceremony between Daimler AG and Al Mulla Group in Stuttgart,
pointment will take effect on January Germany. On the left, Talal Al Mulla (CEO and Shareholder of Al Mulla
01, 2019. Group), on the right, Andreas von Wallfeld (Head of Marketing, Sales &
Services Mercedes-Benz Trucks).
Commenting on the appointment,
Ms Britta Seeger, Member of the
Board of Management of Daimler
AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz
Cars Marketing and Sales, said,
“Daimler is looking forward to the
new distributorship of Al Mulla. We
will continue to put our customers
first and offer the best customer ex-
perience.”
Talal Anwar Al Mulla, CEO and
Board Member at Al Mulla Group,
stated, “With this distributorship
we have created the basis for a suc- Signing Ceremony between Daimler AG and Al Mulla Group in Stuttgart,
Germany. On the left, Talal Al Mulla (CEO and Shareholder of Al Mulla
cessful future of Mercedes-Benz in Group), on the right, Matthias Luhrs (Head of Region Overseas at Mer-
Kuwait. We are confident that this cedes-Benz Cars).
distributorship will be successful
due to the strong customer demand
for the Mercedes-Benz brand in the
region.”
Contracts between the two compa-
nies were signed at a ceremony that
took place at Daimler AG’s head-
quarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Rep-
resentatives from Mercedes-Benz in-
cluded: Ms Britta Seeger, Member of
the Board of Management of Daimler
AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz
Cars Marketing and Sales; Matthias
Lührs, Head of Region Overseas
Mercedes-Benz Cars; Andreas von
Wallfeld, Head of Marketing, Sales
and Services Mercedes-Benz Trucks.
Representatives from Al Mulla
Group included Talal Anwar Al
Mulla, CEO and Board Member at Al Signing Ceremony between Daimler AG and Al Mulla Group in Stuttgart,
Mulla Group, as well Imad Flayhan, Germany. Britta Seeger (Member of the Board of Management of Daimler
Managing Director- Automotive at AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales) and Talal Al
Al Mulla Group. Mulla (CEO and Shareholder of Al Mulla Group).
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BUSINESS 23

Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement

The head of South Korean flag carrier
Korean Air – whose family have been
embroiled in multiple scandals includ-
ing one involving macadamia nuts – was
indicted Monday on charges of embez-
zling tens of millions of dollars and other
offences. Prosecutors charged Cho
Yang-ho with embezzling more than
20 billion won ($18 million) and unfairly
awarding contracts to companies con-
trolled by his family members, according
to Yonhap news agency.
The super-wealthy owners of chae-
bols – the sprawling conglomerates The 69-year-old is also accused of A pedestrian walks
that dominate the world’s 11th-largest taking 152 billion won from the state in- past electronic boards
economy – often attract controversy, but surance agency in medical care benefits showing share prices
a series of scandals have made the Cho by illegally running a pharmacy under a of the Tokyo Stock
family one of the most notorious in South borrowed name. Exchange (left) and
Korea. Initially Cho was accused of evading foreign exchange rate
Cho is the chairman of Hanjin Group, inheritance tax of around 61 billion won against the US dollar
which includes Korean Air and used to when his father, Hanjin’s founder, died in (right) in Tokyo on
own the now-bankrupt Hanjin Shipping 2002, but prosecutors said the statute of Oct 15. (AFP) – See
line. He was also head of the organising limitations had expired in 2014. Page 26
committee for the 2018 Pyeongchang The date for Cho’s trial was not set
Winter Olympics until stepping down two and he was not detained ahead of the
years before the Games. proceedings. (AFP)

‘Emerging markets should prepare for more hikes with measures that could cushion impact’

Seeds of next global financial crisis being sown: officials

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Oct 15,
(AFP): Rising US interest rates, tank-
ing emerging market currencies and a
bitter US-China trade spat could push
the world towards its next financial
crisis but there is still time to avert dis-
aster, global finance chiefs have said.
The world economy is still grow-
ing but faces an “unprecedented” com-
bination of threats, the International
Monetary Fund cautioned at an annual
meeting with the World Bank in Bali
this week.
Among them is growing protec-
tionism championed by the Trump
administration and the intensifying
trade-and-currency battle between
Washington and Beijing, which have
imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of
dollars worth of goods.
Opening the Bali talks, Indonesian
President Joko Widodo compared the
dispute between the world’s two big-
gest economies to the hit television
series “Game of Thrones”.
“Great houses, great families, battle
each other fiercely to seize control over
the Iron Throne,” he said.
But “confrontation and collision im-
pose a tragic price not only on those
who are defeated but also on the win-
ners”.
And IMF chief Christine Lagarde
warned of a “degree of uncertainty that
we have not seen before” in interna-
tional trade.
Disaster can still be averted, offi-
cials said at the Bali meet, with reas-
suring talk from the global financial
elite that growth remains strong – the
IMF projects 3.7 percent for this year
and the next – and could yet withstand
the risks gathering on the horizon.
And despite tensions, US and Chi-
nese officials in Bali also sounded con-
ciliatory tones. US Treasury Secretary
Steve Mnuchin described “productive”
talks with the Chinese on the yuan,
which Washington has accused Bei-
jing of keeping artificially low to boost
exports.
And China’s central bank governor
Yi Gang called for “constructive solu-
tions” to the damaging tiff, but insist-
ed that Beijing was not devaluing its
currency to gain trade advantages – a
practice the IMF this week called on
members to avoid.
But there are also other brewing
concerns, including the US Federal Re-
serve’s decision to raise interest rates.
This year has already seen three
hikes, which experts largely agree
are necessary to avoid overheating
an economy with strong growth and
low employment. That has squeezed
Japan unveils sales tax hike to address public debt
TOKYO, Oct 15, (AFP): Japan on
Monday announced a much an-
ticipated sales tax hike in 2019 to
address the nation’s huge public
debt, despite warnings it could
hobble growth in the world’s third-
biggest economy.
The point-of-sale tax will rise
from eight percent to 10 percent
from October next year as ageing
and heavily indebted Japan bat-
tles to finance snowballing social
security bills – especially medical
fees.
The tax rise was originally
planned for October 2015 but was
pushed back twice due to fears it
could derail the fragile economy.
The last such move – in April
2014 – was blamed for tipping Ja-
emerging markets, which are seeing
capital flee towards the US enticed by
higher returns, and also threatens de-
veloping countries that have large debt
burdens denominated in dollars.
“The global economy continues to
grow but the outlook is now challeng-
ing especially for emerging markets
pan into a brief recession.
This time, Prime Minister Shin-
zo Abe believes he can avoid a
sharp decline in consumer spend-
ing by introducing measures to
cushion the blow.
The government “will do its best
to avoid a negative impact on the
economy by taking every possible
measure,” Chief Cabinet Secre-
tary Yoshihide Suga told report-
ers.
However, Suga added that
the planned hike could still be
scrapped if there were a potential-
ly historic recession like a global
slump triggered by the 2008 col-
lapse of Lehman Brothers.
The measures will include
plans to leave the sales tax on
due to the normalisation of the US
monetary policy,” Brazilian central
bank governor Ilan Goldfajn warned
Sunday.
The US “needs to be very mindful
that spillover from the effect of their
policies is very real for many coun-
tries,” Indonesia’s Finance Minister
food unchanged at eight percent,
Suga said.
The government also plans
subsidies to offset the impact of
the sales tax hike on some du-
rable goods such as houses and
environmentally friendly cars.
And the proceeds from the tax
hike will go in part to fund free
nursery places to ease the impact
on families and encourage Japa-
nese to have more babies, as the
population continues to shrink at
a fast pace.
“I don’t think the sales tax this
time will create a setback in the
economy,” Hideo Kumano, chief
economist at Dai-ichi Life Re-
search Institute, told AFP, add-
ing that a hoped-for rise in wages
Sri Mulyani Indrawati added, in an in-
terview with Bloomberg TV.
Still, there is little expectation for
now of a change of gear by the Fed,
despite President Donald Trump’s vo-
cal criticism of the rate hikes.
And top officials said emerging
markets should prepare for more hikes
would be critical.
The measures to mitigate the
impact on consumption and an
expected rise in salaries next
year should be enough to absorb
a shock from falling disposable in-
come, he said.
Kumano said further delaying
the tax hike could in fact be more
damaging.
This would “prompt worries
over the future financing of the
social security system that in
turn would have negative impact
on consumption,” Kumano said.
Abe has frequently stressed that
reforming the country’s social se-
curity system is “the biggest chal-
lenge” facing his government and
has pledged to tackle the issue.
with measures that could cushion the
impact, including flexible exchange
rates and careful management of capi-
tal movement. The consensus among
central bankers and leading economic
officials is that while the next global
crisis may not be imminent, now is the
time to prepare for it.

Stood like colossus in 1950s

Sears files for bankruptcy
amid plunging sales, debt
NEW YORK, Oct 15, (AP): Sears
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection Monday, buckling under
its massive debt load and stagger-
ing losses.
The question now is whether
a smaller version of the company
that once dominated the American
retail landscape can remain viable
or whether the iconic brand will be
forced out of business.
Sears, which started as a mail or-
der catalog in the 1880s, has been
on a slow march toward extinction
as it lagged far behind its peers and
incurred massive losses over the
years.
“This is a company that in the
1950s stood like a colossus over
the American retail landscape,”
said Craig Johnson, president of
Customer Growth Partners, a retail
consultancy. “Hopefully, a smaller
new Sears will be healthier.”
The company has struggled with
outdated stores and complaints
about customer service. That’s in
contrast with chains like Walmart,
Target, Best Buy and Macy’s,
which have been enjoying stronger
sales as they benefit from a robust
economy and efforts to make the
shopping experience more inviting
by investing heavily in remodeling
and de-cluttering their stores.
Sears Holdings, which operates
both Sears and Kmart stores, will
close 142 unprofitable stores near
the end of the year, with liquidation
sales expected to begin shortly.
That’s in addition to the closure of
46 unprofitable stores that had al-
ready been announced. Edward S.
Lampert has stepped down as CEO
but will remain chairman of the
board. A new Office of the CEO
will be responsible for managing
day-to-day operations.
Sears joins a growing list of
retailers that have filed for bank-
ruptcy or liquidated in the last few
years amid a fiercely competitive
climate. Some, like Payless Shoe-
Source, successfully emerged from
reorganization in bankruptcy court.
But plenty of others like, Toys
R Us and Bon-Ton Stores Inc,
haven’t. Both retailers were forced
to shutter their operations this year
soon after Chapter 11 filings.
Bankruptcy
Given its sheer size, Sears’
bankruptcy filing will have wide
ripple effects on everything from
already ailing landlords to its tens
of thousands of workers.
Lampert, the largest shareholder,
has been loaning out his own mon-
ey for years and has put together
deals to prop up the company,
which in turn has benefited his own
ESL hedge fund.
Last year, Sears sold its famous
Craftsman brand to Stanley Black
& Decker Inc, following earlier
moves to spin off pieces of its
Sears Hometown and Outlet divi-
sion and Lands’ End.
In recent weeks, Lampert has
been pushing for a debt restructur-
ing and offering to buy some of
Sears’ key assets, like Kenmore,
through his hedge fund as a $134
million debt repayment came due
on Monday. Lampert personally
owns 31 percent of the company’s
shares, while his hedge fund has
an 18.5 percent stake, according to
FactSet.
“It is all well and good to un-
dertake financial engineering, but
the company is in the business of
retailing and without a clear retail
plan, the firm simply has no rea-
son to exist,” said Neil Saunders,
managing director of GlobalData
Retail, in a recent analyst note.
Sears’ stock has fallen from
about $6 over the past year to be-
low the minimum $1 level that
Nasdaq stocks are required to trade
in order to remain on the stock
index. In April 2007, shares were
trading at around $141. The com-
pany, which once had 350,000
workers, has seen its workforce
shrink to fewer than 90,000 people
as of earlier this year.
As of May, it had fewer than 900
stores, down from a 2012 peak of
4,000. In a March 2017 govern-
ment filing, Sears said there was
“substantial doubt” it would be
able to keep its doors open – but in-
sisted its turnaround efforts would
mitigate that risk.
Pledged
Lampert pledged to return Sears
to greatness by leveraging its best-
known brands and its vast holdings
of land, and more recently planned
to entice customers with a loyalty
program. But losses continued and
the company struggled to get more
people through the doors or to shop
online.
Jennifer Roberts, 36, of Dayton,
Ohio, was a long-time fan of Sears
and has fond memories of shop-
ping there for clothes as a child.
But in recent years, she’s been dis-
appointed by the lack of customer
service and outdated stores.
“My mom had always bought
her appliances from Sears. That’s
where my dad got his tools,” she
said. “But they don’t care about
their customers anymore.”
She said a refrigerator her moth-
er bought at Sears broke after two
years and still hasn’t been fixed.
“If they don’t value a customer,
then they don’t need my money,”
Roberts said.
Sales at the company’s estab-
lished locations tumbled nearly
4 percent during its fiscal second
quarter. Still, that was an improve-
ment from the same period a year
ago. Total revenue dropped 30 per-
cent in the most recent quarter, hurt
by continued store closings.
“The problem in Sears’ case is
that it is a poor retailer,” Saunders
wrote in his analyst note. “Put blunt-
ly, it has failed on every facet of re-
tailing from assortment to service to
merchandise to basic shop keeping
standards. Under benign conditions,
this would be problematic enough
but in today’s hyper-competitive
retail environment it is a recipe for
failure on a grand scale.”
For decades, Sears was king of
the American shopping landscape.
Sears, Roebuck and Co’s iconic
catalog featured items from bicy-
cles to sewing machines to houses,
and could generate excitement
throughout a household when it
arrived. The company began open-
ing retail locations in 1925 and ex-
panded swiftly in suburban malls
from the 1950s to 1970s. But the
onset of discounters like Walmart
created challenges for Sears that
have only grown. Sears faced even
more competition from online
sellers and appliance retailers like
Lowe’s and Home Depot.
China bemoans confusing US signals
but holds hope for a Trump-Xi meet
Relationship has not been positive lately: Kudlow
WASHINGTON, Oct 15, (Agencies): US President Don- “The relationship has not been positive lately,” Kudlow said.
China’s ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, raised similar doubts about the
ald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will “probably” relationship between the world’s two largest economic powers.
meet at a G20 summit next month, a US official said Sun- Also appearing on Fox, he said China has grown frustrated in trade talks because
of conflicting signals from the Trump administration. Cui said other ambassadors
day, as both sides seek answers for a badly strained re-
in Washington shared his frustration.
lationship that a Chinese official called “very confusing.” “They don’t know who was the final decision-maker” in the administration, he
“The presidents will probably meet at the G20 in Buenos Aires,” Trump said. “Of course, presumably the president would take the final decision. But who
economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on the “Fox News Sunday” program. is playing what role? It can be very confusing.” Chinese officials have complained
But he added that trade talks with China – with each side imposing a mounting before about receiving mixed signals from Trump’s economic team. One Chinese
series of tariffs on the other, raising fears of a shock to the global economy – had official appealed in June to “our American interlocutors to be credible and consist-
so far been “unsatisfactory.” ent” while another called the US side “capricious.”
The latest airing of grievances oc-
curred at the end of a week that saw
a sharp drop in the US stock market,
which analysts blamed partly on un-
certainties sparked by the trans-Pacific
trade dispute.
At a World Bank/International
Monetary Fund meeting this week
in Bali, global finance chiefs warned
that the US-China trade spat, coupled
with rising US interest rates and tank-
ing emerging-market currencies, could
push the world to financial crisis. They
added, however, that there was still
time to avert such a disaster.
Trump has levied billions of dol-
lars in tariffs on Chinese imports as he
presses Beijing to change restrictive
trade practices that he says unfairly hurt
American businesses and innovators.
Growing
His move comes at a time when the
US economy has been growing robust-
ly while Chinese growth has slowed,
adding to the pressure on Beijing.
But some Americans – like soybean
farmers whose product is being priced
out of China’s market by its retaliatory
tariffs– are also suffering.
The differences between the two
sides extend beyond trade, both Cui
and Kudlow acknowledged.
French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (center right), and Bordeaux’s mayor Alain Juppe (center Cui complained about a recent in-
left), attend a meeting with Ford Blanquefort unionists among whom former candidate for French presidency, Ford
cident in which a US navy ship, in a
Blanquefort plant’s worker and CGT union member Philippe Poutou (back) on Oct 15 in Bordeaux, southwestern so-called “freedom of navigation” ex-
France. (AFP)
ercise, sailed close to a disputed island
claimed by Beijing in the South China
Sea, where China has steadily extend-
Sparks fly over Maseratis at APEC meeting ed its presence.
“This is a very good example of
Ford faces outrage in France American intervention into Chinese in-
ternal affairs,” Cui said, adding that US
officials would not be pleased to see Chi-
nese warships in the Gulf of Mexico.
BORDEAUX, Oct 15, (Agencies): US job-slashing capitalists. would come with pledges of more state Kudlow said that relations have “not
carmaker Ford came under fire from Plans by US appliance maker Whirl- aid. been positive lately, and we have to
the French government on Monday pool to close a factory in the northern “I spoke to the chairman of Ford last have reciprocity in all of these areas:
over its plans to close a factory produc- town of Amiens became a controversy Friday by phone and the chairman told trade, security, military issues. That’s
ing gear boxes in southwest France that during last year’s presidential election me that between a purchase of the site what is at stake.”
employs 850 people. campaign, which was won by centrist by Punch and the closure of the site, Earlier this month, US Vice Presi-
After a stormy meeting between Emmanuel Macron. Ford preferred closing the factory,” Le dent Mike Pence issued a long litany of
management and French officials, One of Macron’s far-left rivals, Maire said. complaints against China. He accused
Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire Philippe Poutou, is a mechanic at “I completely disagree with this Beijing of “predatory” trade practices,
sounded furious at the US group’s de- Ford’s Blanquefort plant who became choice,” he added. of military “aggression,” of attacks
sire to shut the plant near Bordeaux, a minor celebrity during the election ❑ ❑ ❑ on personal freedoms and religious
rather than sell it to a French buyer. with his angry denunciations of mul- minorities, and even of electoral inter-
“If they think they can just shut up tinationals and a pledge to outlaw re- Papua New Guinea has taken deliv- ference aimed at unseating Trump by
shop and that the state and local au- dundancies. ery of 40 luxury Maserati cars, valued running ads in American newspapers.
thorities won’t react, then they’re mak- Other past factory closures by Amer- around $300,000 each, to ferry world Cui replied on Fox that Chinese me-
ing a mistake,” Le Maire told reporters. ican companies such as Goodyear and leaders around its capital Port Moresby dia were “just learning from American
“We’re going to fight and we won’t be Caterpillar, part of a wider trend of in- during next month’s Asia-Pacific Eco- media to use all these means to buy
taken advantage of.” dustrial decline in France, have also led nomic Corporation meeting, sparking commercial pages from newspapers,”
“Ford’s position cannot be defended to bitterness and public campaigns. anger on social media. adding, “This is a normal practice for
and what can’t be defended needs to be Bordeaux’s mayor, former prime The majority of the population in the all the media.”
combatted,” he added. minister Alain Juppe, walked out of the South Pacific island nation live subsist- But the ambassador also held out
Ford announced in February that it meeting with Ford’s management on ence lives and luxury cars are few and hope for the Buenos Aires meeting.
would stop investing in its Blanquefort Monday before the end – and angrily far between on its roads which often Two earlier encounters between the
plant, which has produced gear boxes denounced the company afterwards as require 4WD vehicles. presidents, he said, had made it “clear
since 1972, and the issue has been raised “leading us on”. Photographs of the luxury cars being that such top-level communication
by the French and US governments. Juppe and Le Maire’s anger has fo- unloaded from an aircraft which flew played a key role, irreplaceable role
The site has become another battle- cused on Ford’s reluctance to favour an them out from Italy and reports the in guiding the relationship forward.
ground between French trade unions offer for the site from Punch Power- government had bought the Maserati And there is good mutual understand-
and American multinationals that are glide, a manufacturer based in the east- fleet prompted social media outrage on ing and good working relationship be-
often portrayed in France as heartless ern French city of Strasbourg, which Friday. tween the two.
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BUSINESS 24

Anti-fracking
protesters gather protests as fracking begins in UK
near the entrance
to the Preston
New Road drill site Anti-fracking protesters took to the streets on and was opposed by local authorities, residents turning out on Monday.
where energy firm Monday as work began on Britain’s first horizon- and environmentalists, who launched legal ac- “It’s the tip of the iceberg,” anti-fracking pro-
Cuadrilla Resourc- tal shale-gas well after the High Court in London tion to block operations. tester Sam Riches, from nearby Lancaster, told
es are preparing dismissed a last-minute request for an injunction. Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, a lead- AFP.
to commence Energy firm Cuadrilla said it had started hy- ing environmental campaigner, is planning a pro- “There is so much more if this goes then eve-
fracking (hydraulic draulic fracturing on Monday at its Preston New test at the site on Tuesday. rywhere is up for grabs, basically about the only
Road site in Lancashire, northwest England, with Cuadrilla’s first attempt at fracking seven place that won’t be being drilled is under the
fracturing) op- workers having to file past around 200 demon- years ago was ended after it triggered minor Houses of Parliament,” she added.
erations to extract strators. earthquakes, putting their plans on hold while “I feel, as somebody in my 50s now, that my
shale gas, near “Hydraulic fracturing of both horizontal explo- more stringent measures were put in place. generation has so badly let down future genera-
the village of Little ration wells is expected to last three months after But High Court judge Michael Supperstone tions,” she added.
Plumpton, near which the flow rate of the gas will be tested,” said ruled on Friday that he did “not consider that any Cuadrilla has completed two horizontal shale-
Blackpool, north a Cuadrilla spokesman. of the grounds of challenge raise a serious issue gas wells – 2,300 metres and 2,100 metres be-
west England on The project has attracted much controversy to be tried”. But that did not deter opponents from low the surface, at the site. (AFP)
Oct 13. (AFP)

US retail sales increase modestly in Sept

WASHINGTON, Oct 15,
(RTRS): US retail sales
barely rose in September as
a rebound in motor vehicle
purchases was offset by the
biggest drop in spending
at restaurants and bars in
nearly two years.
But other details of the report
from the Commerce Department on
Monday were upbeat and suggested
that consumer spending ended the
third quarter with strong momen-
tum, which should provide a boost
to economic growth despite antici-
pated drags from weak exports and
a struggling housing market.
“The net result still appears to
be a fairly strong quarter for con-
sumer spending growth,” said Jim
O’Sullivan, chief US economist at
High Frequency Economics in White
Plains, New York.
Retail sales edged up 0.1 percent last
month after a similar gain in August.
Economists polled by Reuters had fore-
cast retail sales increasing 0.6 percent in
September.
Retail sales in September rose 4.7
percent from a year ago.
Excluding automobiles, gasoline,
building materials and food services,
retail sales jumped 0.5 percent last
month after being unchanged in Au-
gust. These so-called core retail sales
correspond most closely with the con-
sumer spending component of gross
domestic product.
Consumer spending, which accounts
for more than two thirds of US econom-
ic activity, is being driven by a robust
labor market, with the unemployment
rate near a 49-year low of 3.7 percent.
Tight labor market conditions are grad-
ually pushing up wage growth.
Consumption has also been support-
ed by the Trump administration’s $1.5
trillion tax cut as well as higher savings.
However, economists said the stimulus
from the tax cuts was fading and many
expected consumer spending to slow
sharply in the fourth quarter.
Some also worried a recent stock
market sell-off had dented household
wealth, which could hurt spending.
“We believe lower tax withholdings
provided meaningful lift to consumer
spending growth so far this year, but
that the incremental support to growth
from taxes should be fading,” said Mi-
chael Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan
in New York.
“We look for a more meaningful de-
celeration (in consumer spending) in
the fourth quarter
Economists are estimating that con-
sumer spending grew at an annualized
rate of about 3.5 percent in the third
quarter, which would be slightly below
the 3.8 percent pace logged in the April-
June period. Solid consumer spending
should help to offset the impact on the
Consumer spending strong in third quarter
In this file photo people are reflected in the windows of a Lord & Taylor store in New York. On Oct 15, the Com-
merce Department released US retail sales data for September. (AP)
economy from a widening trade deficit
and persistent weakness in the housing
market.
Growth estimates for the third quarter
are above a 3.0 percent rate. The econo-
my grew at a 4.2 percent pace in the sec-
ond quarter. Growth prospects for the
July-September quarter were bolstered
by a second report from the Commerce
Department on Monday showing busi-
ness inventories rose 0.5 percent in Au-
gust after increasing 0.7 percent in July.
Inventory investment is expected to
contribute to GDP growth after a liqui-
dation of stocks sliced 1.17 percentage
points from output in the April-June
quarter.
Strong economic growth likely will
keep the Federal Reserve on course to
raise interest rates in December. The US
central bank hiked rates last month for
Bracing for Brexit, Dutch regulator seeks more resources
AMSTERDAM, Oct 15, (RTRS): The
Dutch financial markets regulator, al-
ready scrambling to process a flurry
of relocation requests from UK-based
companies, will need about 10 percent
more staff to cope with the extra work
caused by Brexit, sources close to the
matter told Reuters.
Amsterdam is competing with Eu-
ropean Union cities including Frank-
furt, Paris and Dublin to attract busi-
ness from London, with all chalking
up recent major relocation wins ahead
of Britain’s departure from the EU in
March.
More than 20 trading firms have
applied for licences to relocate opera-
the third time this year. Tightening mon-
etary policy has roiled financial markets
in recent days.
US stocks were trading lower on
Monday. The dollar was marginally
weaker against a basket of currencies,
while US Treasury yields rose.
Last month, auto sales surged 0.8
percent after declining 0.5 percent in
August. Receipts at clothing stores re-
bounded 0.5 percent after tumbling 2.8
percent in August. Online and mail-or-
der sales soared 1.1 percent in Septem-
ber after rising 0.5 percent in the prior
month.
There were also strong increases in
receipts at furniture, hobby, musical
instrument and book stores as well as
electronics and appliances outlets. But
Americans cut back on spending at res-
taurants and bars, with sales dropping
Amsterdam is competing with European Union cities
tions to Amsterdam.
The Dutch have also started hiring
about 950 customs officers, mostly at
Rotterdam Port, Europe’s largest, to
prepare for the extra bureaucracy re-
quired for British goods to enter the
EU if the two sides do not reach a
withdrawal agreement.
The financial markets regulator,
known by its Dutch acronym AFM, is
having trouble filling jobs as it pulls
resources from across the organisa-
tion to a dedicated Brexit team, the
sources said, speaking on condition of
anonymity.
The AFM, with an annual budget
of nearly 100 million euros ($116 mil-
1.8 percent. That was the biggest decline
since December 2016 and followed a
0.3 percent rise in August.
While the Commerce Department
said it was impossible to determine the
impact of Hurricane Florence on the
data, disruptions caused by the storm
could have hurt sales at restaurants and
bars last month.
“Retail sales for food services and
drinking places may have been im-
pacted by the hurricane in September,
as consumer confidence remained solid
during the month,” said Ellen Zentner,
chief US economist at Morgan Stanley
in New York.
Sales at building material stores
nudged up 0.1 percent in September.
Receipts at service stations fell 0.8 per-
cent, likely reflecting a moderation in
gasoline prices.
lion) and 650 staff, on Monday de-
clined to comment on the details, but
a spokesman said that if Brexit went
ahead, the regulator would need in-
creased funding.
The organisation will seek millions
of euros to bolster its budget during
upcoming meetings with the finance
ministry, one of the sources said.
“It is unclear exactly what will
happen and which trading platforms
will come to Amsterdam, but it has
the potential to have a huge impact
on the European trading market,” said
another. “In any Brexit scenario, there
will need to be a lot more resources.”
London has long dominated secu-
Differences over pricing
Petronet LNG says Qatar
investment talks slowed
NEW DELHI, Oct 15, (RTRS):
India’s Petronet LNG Ltd said
on Monday its talks to invest in
Qatar’s exploration and produc-
tion sector had “slowed down,”
as the company had not been
able to reach an agreement on
pricing with the Middle Eastern
nation.
“Qatar is still at a very pre-
liminary stage. We were actual-
ly looking at getting the mole-
cule (gas) at the well head price.
They want to sell it at market
price,” said Prabhat Singh, man-
aging director of Petronet LNG.
Petronet LNG, India’s big-
gest liquefied natural gas (LNG)
importer, wanted to partner with
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) , the
overseas arm of India’s biggest
explorer Oil and Natural Gas
Corp Ltd, to pick up a stake in
an upcoming exploration and
LNG project in Qatar.
The project would have been
Petronet’s maiden venture into
the natural gas exploration and
production business and over-
seas LNG terminals.
Under the initial non-exclu-
sive agreement signed with
QatarGas, Petronet LNG was to
get access to QatarGas’ data
rooms for evaluation of the proj-
ect within a month’s time.
A non-exclusive agreement
allows QatarGas to speak with
rities trading in the EU and Britain’s
counterpart to the AFM, the Financial
Conduct Authority, has 3,400 staff to
ensure orderly markets.
The first source said the AFM
would need roughly 10 percent more
staff, or at least 60 full-time workers,
to handle the increased workload.
Among major players in the pro-
cess of setting up Dutch operations
are Chicago’s Cboe Global Markets,
the London Stock Exchange Group,
Japan’s Norinchukin Bank and Mit-
subishi UFJ Financial Group, as well
as US firms Market axess, Jane Street
and Tradeweb.
The Netherlands, with strong UK
other interested parties about the
project in addition to Petronet.
The upstream project was to
feed into a 23 million tonnes per
annum LNG terminal.
“There is merit in the project
and we are considering (it),”
Singh said, adding that as
Petronet would be investing in
the project, it would have to
make economic sense.
Qatar is looking at a poten-
tially bigger participation by
Indian firms, and wants an entire
consortium of companies to
come together and invest in the
Gulf nation, Singh said.
Petronet currently runs a 15
million tonne per annum LNG
regasification site at Dahej in the
western state of Gujarat and a 5
million tonne refinery at Kochi
in southern India.
Petronet LNG buys 8.5 mil-
lion tonnes a year of LNG from
Qatar under a long-term con-
tract. It also buys additional vol-
umes from Qatar under spot
deals.
Several other Middle Eastern
nations that are major oil and
natural gas exporter to India,
including Saudi Arabia, the
United Arab Emirates and Iran,
are looking closely at establish-
ing long-term strategic partner-
ships in the southern Asian
country.
trading ties, is more economically ex-
posed to Brexit than most EU coun-
tries. Gross domestic product could be
hurt by as much as 4 percentage points
by 2030 in the worst scenario, accord-
ing to Rabobank forecasts.
Brexit is set to force the EU to re-
think its core securities trading rules,
known as MiFID II, which were in-
troduced in January, creating further
demands on the bloc’s regulators.
The EU’s European Securities and
Markets Authority, which oversees
securities markets in conjunction with
national watchdogs like the AFM, has
repeatedly said it also needs more re-
sources.

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Money Market Funds
Watani KD Money Market Fund II NBK Capital Weekly Oct 9, 2018 KD 1.050 1.050 Oct 2, 2018 Kuwait & Middle East Financial & Inv. Co.
Watani USD Money Market Fund NBK Global Asset Management Co. Ltd. Weekly Oct 9, 2018 USD 10.417 10.413 Oct 2, 2018
Watani KD Money Market Fund (Acc Al Rou’yah Fund KMEFIC Monthly May 31, 2018 KD 1.239 1.359 Nov 30, 2017
to Islamic Shariah principles) II NBK Global Asset Management Co. Ltd. Weekly Oct 9, 2018 KD 1.049 1.048 Oct 2, 2018 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Watani USD Money Market Fund (Acc Global Investment House
to Islamic Shariah principles) II NBK Global Asset Management Co. Ltd. Weekly Oct 9, 2018 USD 10.248 10.244 Oct 2, 2018 Index Funds GCC Large Cap Index Fund Global Weekly June 21 2018 KD 1.271 1.271 June 14, 2018
NBK Kuwait Equity Fund Watani Investment Co. Weekly Oct 4, 2018 KD 0.707 0.710 Sept 27, 2018 Equity Funds Al-Mamoun Fund A Global Weekly June 21, 2018 KD 0.688 0.690 June 14, 2018
Gulf Equity Investment Fund Watani Investment Co. Weekly Oct 4, 2018 USD 12.762 12.688 Sept 27, 2018 Al-Mamoun Fund B Global Weekly June 21, 2018 KD 0.688 0.690 June 14, 2018
Regional Bond and Sukuk Investment Fund NBK Capital Weekly Oct 4, 2018 USD 9.936 9.968 Sept 27, 2018 GCC Large Cap Fund Global Bi-weekly June 26, 2018 USD 163.421 161.626 June 14, 2018
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Gulf Bank Sectoral Funds EPADI Fund Global Weekly June 26, 2018 USD 111.027 110.823 June 14, 2018
Islamic Funds Global GCC Islamic Fund Global Weekly June 26, 2018 USD 106.094 106.812 June 14, 2018
Al Basha’er GCC Equity Fund Kwt. Fin. & Inv. Co. & Gulf Fin. House Monthly Sept 30, 2018 USD 7.288 7.280 Aug 31, 2018 Al-Durra Islamic Fund Global Monthly June 21, 2018 KD 1.289 1.291 June 14, 2018
Coast Fund Coast Investment & Dev. Co. Monthly June 30, 2018 KD 0.676 0.655 May 31, 2018 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Markaz Real Estate Fund Bi-annual Sept 30, 2018 KD 1.361 1.362 Aug 31, 2018
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Al Wasm Fund KFIC Weekly June 30, 2018 KD 0.434 0.436 June 26, 2018
Al Ahli Bank Al Basha’er GCC Equity Fund KFIC Monthly June 30, 2018 USD 7.259 7.199 May 31, 2018
Al Ahli Gulf Fund Al Ahli Bank Monthly July 31, 2018 KD 1.027 1.021 June 30, 2018
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Al Ahli Kuwaiti Fund Al Ahli Bank Monthly Sept 30, 2018 KD 0.844 0.852 July 31, 2018
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KAMCO Investment Fund KAMCO Monthly April 30, 2018 KD 1.144 1.143 Feb 28, 2018
Burgan Bank KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund KAMCO Aug 30, 2018 USD 9.060 9.030 July 31, 2018
Burgan Equity Fund Burgan Bank Monthly June 30, 2018 KD 1.866 1.859 April 30, 2018
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Wafra International Investment Co.
Boubyan Bank Wafra Equity Fund Wafra Co. Monthly June 30, 2018 KD 0.943 0.911 May 31, 2018
Boubyan KD Money Market Fund Boubyan Bank Weekly April 17, 2018 KD 1.074 1.074 April 3, 2018 Wafra Bond Fund Wafra Co. Monthly June 30, 2018 KD 1.024 1.020 May 31, 2018
Boubyan KD Money Market Fund II Boubyan Bank Weekly Sept 25, 2018 KD 1.032 1.031 Aug 28, 2018 Masaref Investment Fund ISKAN Weekly June 30, 2018 KD 1.040 1.018 May 31, 2018
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Boubyan USD Liquidity Fund Boubyan Capital Investment Co Sept 25, 2018 USD 10.401 10.380 Aug 28, 2018 Al Aman Investment
Boubyan Multi-Asset Holding Fund Boubyan Bank Sept 3 2018 USD 11.336 11.331 Aug 28, 2018 Al Aman Islamic Fund Al Aman Investment Weekly May 31, 2018 KD 0.329 0.326 Dec 30, 2017
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Kuwait Investment Co. Tharwa Investment Co.
Local Fund Al Raed Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Aug 16, 2018 KD 1.091 1.088 Aug 2, 2018
Tharwa Investment Fund Tharwa Investment Co Weekly May 31, 2018 KD 1.131 1.563 Feb 1, 2018
Kuwait Investment Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly May 31, 2018 KD 0.750 0.759 April 30, 2018
Tharwa Islamic Fund Tharwa Investment Co Monthly May 31, 2018 KD 0.656 0.635 Feb 1, 2018
Al Hilal Fund Kuwait Investment Co Monthly Aug 20, 2018 KD 0.730 0.730 Aug 6, 2018
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Al Atheer Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly June 30, 2018 KD 1.032 1.013 May 31, 2018
International Global Bond Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly March 21, 2018 USD 26.270 26.350 March 14, 2018 Bank Al-Bilad
Diversified Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly May 31, 2018 USD 20.680 20.640 May 8, 2018 Al Seef Fund Bank Al-Bilad Daily Oct 7, 2018 KD 0.439 0.444 Sept 26, 2018
European Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly May 31, 2018 Euro 21.520 21.080 April 30, 2018 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Pacific Equity Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly March 21, 2018 USD 33.440 33.210 March 14, 2018 Commercial International Bank
North American Equity Fund Kuwait Investment Co Monthly March 29, 2018 USD 19.300 19.540 Feb 28, 2018 CIB Money Market Fund (Osoul) CI Asset Management Weekly Oct 10, 2018 EGP 350.100 348.890 Oct 1, 2018
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National Investment Co. (NIC) CIB and Faisal Islamic Al Aman CI Asset Management Weekly Oct 10, 2018 EGP 95.140 103.210 Oct 1, 2018
Al-Wataniya Fund NIC Monthly Set 30, 2018 KD 0.627 0.626 Aug 31, 2018 Hemaya CI Asset Management Weekly Oct 1, 2018 EGP 210.030 214.730 Sept 2, 2018
Al-Darij Fund NIC Monthly Set 30,, 2018 KD 0.381 0.382 Aug 31, 2018 Thabat CI Asset Management Weekly Oct 10, 2018 EGP 223.680 222.930 Oct 1, 2018
Mawarid Fund NIC Monthly Set 30,, 2018 KD 0.513 0.510 Aug 31, 2018 Takamol CI Asset Management Weekly Oct 10, 2018 EGP 167.350 176.960 Oct 1, 2018
Zajil Fund NIC Monthly Set 30,, 2018 KD 0.745 0.759 Aug 31, 2018 Misr El Mostakbel CI Asset Management Weekly Oct 8, 2018 EGP 25.020 25.650 Sept 30, 2018
Al Mada Investment Fund NIC Weekly Set 30,, 2018 USD 0.827 0.834 Aug 31, 2018 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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KFH Capital
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) Muthanna Islamic Index Fund (MUDX) KFH Capital Investment Co Daily July 31, 2018 KD 0.412 0.371 April 30, 2018
Mumtaz Fund Kuwait Financial Center Weekly Sept 20, 2018 KD 4.590 4.622 Sept 13, 2018 Muthanna GCC Islamic banks Fund KFH Capital Investment Co Daily Aug 31, 2018 KD 0.753 0.726 April 30, 2018
MIDAF Kuwait Financial Center Weekly Sept 20, 2018 KD 3.515 3.539 Sept 13, 2018 Baitak GCC Fund KFH Capital Investment Co Weekly June 29, 2017 KD 0.930 0.916 Feb 28, 2017
Islamic Fund Kuwait Financial Center Weekly Sept 20, 2018 KD 1.723 1.735 Sept 13, 2018 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
FORSA Financial Fund Kuwait Financial Center Monthly June 31, 2018 KD 0.996 1.004 April 30, 2018
Real Estate Fund Kuwait Financial Center Monthly July 31, 2018 KD 1.363 1.365 June 30, 2018
Noor Financial Investment Co.
Noor Islamic Fund Noor Financial Investment Co Monthly Nov 30, 2016 KD 0.374 0.405 Sept 30, 2015
Markaz Fixed Income Fund Kuwait Financial Center Monthly April 26, 2018 USD 11.590 11.610 April 19, 2018
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Mawazeen International Fund Kuwait Financial Center Weekly March 26, 2018 USD 9.050 9.140 March 19, 2017
Markaz MENA Islamic Fund Kuwait Financial Center Weekly April 12, 2018 USD 11.280 11.280 March 15, 2018 CapCorp Investment Co.
CapCorp Local Fund CapCorp Investment Company Weekly Sept 28, 2017 KD 1.000 0.991 Aug 30, 2017

BUSINESS
USD/KD stable
The exchange rate of the US dollar
was stable at KD 0.303, while the
Euro went down to KD 0.349, the
Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said
Monday.
The CBK’s daily bulletin added
that the exchange rate of the Brit-
ish Pound Sterling was down to KD
0.397. The Swiss Franc and Japa-
nese Yen stood their ground, ex-
changing at KD 0.305 and KD 0.002
rate respectively. (KUNA)
Kuwaiti equities claw
back in volatile trade
NBK rallies 9 fils, Humansoft Holding dives
By John Mathews
Arab Times Staff
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15:
Kuwait stocks saw a mod-
est rebound on Monday fol-
lowing last session’s broad
decline. The All Shares In-
dex climbed 22.75 points in
volatile session to 5015.30
pts paced by fresh buying
in heavyweights even as
the overall mood remained
cautious.
The Premier Market jumped
46.09 points to 5205.36 pts and
Main Market climbed 46.09
points. The volume turnover
meanwhile slipped below the 100
million mark after hitting a 3-week
high on Sunday. Over 71 million
shares changed hands – a down 31
pct from the day before.
The sectors closed mixed. Banks
outshone the rest with 0.87 pct gain
whereas consumer goods shed 2 pct,
the biggest loser of the day. Volume
wise, banks notched the highest
market share of 38 pct and financial
services trailed with 20 percent con-
tribution.
Among the standout performers,
National Bank of Kuwait rallied
9 fils on back of 5.8 million shares
to 815 fils while Boubyan Bank
climbed 16 fils to 539 fils. Human-
soft Holding however skidded 94
fils to KD 2.996 and UPAC slid 48
fils.
Zain rose 3 fils to 449 fils on back
of 6 million shares while Ooredoo
fell 2 fils to 757 fills. Kuwait Tel-
ecommunications Co (VIVA) ticked
1 fil higher to 719 fils while Agility
was up 5 fils on back of 1.5 million
shares and is down 20 fils from start
of the month.
The market opened firm and
moved sideways in early trade. The
main index slipped to hit the day’s
lowest level of 5,004 pts and headed
north as buying picked up. It peaked
at 5,034 pts ahead of the mid-ses-
sion and retreated thereafter to close
with modest gains.
Top gainer of the day, REAM
soared 20.5 percent to 217 fils while
Future Kid climbed 10 pct to stand
next.
Tamdeen Real Estate Co skid-
ded 12 pct, the steepest decliner of
the day and Kuwait Real Estate Co
topped the volume with 3.2 million
shares.
Reflecting the day’s gain, the
winners outnumbered the losers. 56
stocks advanced whereas 45 closed
lower. Of the 117 counters active on
Monday, 16 closed flat. 4598 deals
worth KD 20.3 million were trans-
acted – down 21.7 pct in value from
the day before.
National Industries Group rose 3
fils to 154 fils on back of 3.3 million
shares whereas Mezzan Holding
shed 16 fils. Boubyan Petrochemical
Co scaled 17 fils and Al Qurain Pet-
rochemical Co gave up 6 fils before
closing at 380 fils.
Kuwait Foundry Co rose 6 fils to
192 fils with razor thin trading and
Gulf Cable was up 5 fils at 380 fils.
Heavy Engineering Industries Group
slipped 9 fils and ACICO Industries
stood pat at 201 fils.
Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport
Co rose 3.6 fils to 97.7 fils and KGL
Logistics tripped 0.9 fil after trading
over 23 million shares. KCPC added
3 fils and KPPC stood pat at 52.5
fils. Safat Energy ticked 0.5 fil up
to 27.5 fils
Kuwait Portland Cement slid
25 fils to KD 1.031 while NICBM
Bank of America Q3 profits rise 32 percent
NEW YORK, Oct 15, (AP): Bank of
America said Monday that its third-
quarter profits rose by 32 percent
from a year ago, as higher interest
rates allowed BofA to charge more
for loans, and lower corporate tax
rates helped it save hundreds of mil-
lions on taxes.
The Charlotte, North Carolina-
based banking giant said it earned a
profit of $7.17 billion, or 66 cents a
share. That’s up from $5.42 billion,
or 46 cents a share, a year earlier. The
results the forecast of Wall Street an-
alysts, who were looking for BofA to
earn 62 cents a share.
Like other big banks that have
reported so far this quarter, Bank
of America’s quarterly results were
driven by higher interest rates and
lower taxes. BofA’s net interest in-
come rose 6 percent from a year ear-
Masraf Al Rayan’s Q3 up
Qatari lender Masraf Al Rayan reported a 4.4 percent
increase in third-quarter net profit on Monday, accord-
ing to Reuters calculations.
Net profit for the three months to Sept 30 was 566.1
million riyals ($155.5 million) compared with 542.0 mil-
lion riyals in the same period a year ago, Reuters cal-
culations showed, using financial statements in lieu of
a quarterly earnings breakdown.
EFG Hermes had forecast a quarterly net profit of
529.0 million riyals for the quarter, while QNB Finan-
cial Services forecast a net profit of 536.2 million ri-
yals. (RTRS)
Institutional investors buy actively
Saudi stock market rebounds
DUBAI, Oct 15, (RTRS): Saudi Ara-
bia’s stock market rebounded sharply
on Monday from losses suffered in the
wake of the disappearance of dissident
journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as local in-
stitutions bought shares actively.
The Saudi index - which had plunged
7.2 percent in the previous two days on
fears that Khashoggi’s case could trig-
ger US sanctions against Riyadh and
shrink inflows of foreign investment
- jumped 4.1 percent in heavy trade,
erasing Sunday’s losses.
A Saudi treasury banker said he be-
lieved the rebound was aided by gov-
ernment-linked funds intervening to
support the market, as they did late last
year when a corruption inquiry unset-
tled investors.
But Saudi-based analyst Khaled
Feda said the market had overreacted
to the Khashoggi case on Sunday, cre-
ating attractive opportunities to pur-
chase blue chips. Foreign investors
were keen buyers on Monday, he said.
The banker said investors were en-
couraged by news that King Salman
had ordered an internal investigation
into Khashoggi’s disappearance after
he visited the Saudi consulate in Istan-
bul, which could hasten the process of
resolving the crisis. Turkish officials
allege Saudi agents killed Khashoggi,
which Riyadh denies.
The Saudi rial fell to its lowest level
against the dollar in the spot market for
two years on Monday, while Riyadh’s
international bond prices slipped. But
the drops were much smaller than
some bouts of instability caused by low
oil prices in the last several years.
Petrochemical and bank stocks lifted
the index. The Gulf’s biggest petro-
chemical producer, Saudi Basic Indus-
tries , rose 3.7 percent.
Sahara Petrochemical added 6.9 per-
cent after saying a unit had started mar-
keting polypropylene made by affiliate
Al-Waha Petrochemicals in the region.
Saudi Industrial Export jumped 10
percent as trade in the rights to its eq-
uity issue began.
Meanwhile, Oman’s index dropped
0.8 percent after a slew of corporate
earnings from its banks. Bank Muscat
slid 1.9 percent despite reporting a rise
in profit for the nine months ended Sept
30.
clipped 2 fils. Automated Systems
Co clipped 2 fils whereas NAPESCO
and EK Holding paused at 830 fils
and 341 fils respectively.
Combined Group Contracting Co
dropped 10 fils to 350 fils and In-
ovest gave up 2.8 fils. Al Rai Media
Group was unchanged at 51 fils and
Inovest trimmed 2.8 fils. NICBM
clipped 2 fils and ALAFCO was up
7 fils at 328 fils.
In the banking sector, Burgan
Bank climbed 4 fils on back of 5.6
million shares while Gulf Bank held
ground at 250 fils after trading over
2 million shares. Ahli United Bank
rose 3 fils to 202 fils on back of over
5 million shares.
Kuwait International Bank and
Kuwait Finance House took in 1
fil each. Fitch Ratings has affirmed
KFH’s long-term issuer default rat-
ing (IDR) at “A+”, with a “stable”
outlook. Fitch has also affirmed the
lender’s viability rating at (bb+).
Commercial Bank slipped 5 fils to
505 fils while Warba Bank scaled 5
fils. Al Ahli Bank clipped 2 fils and
Al Mutahed dialed up 2 fils to wind
up at 292 fils.
KIPCO took in 1 fil and Gulf
Finance House tripped 0.4 fil be-
fore closing at 95.6 fils. Kuwait
Investment Co added 2 fils whereas
lier to $11.9 billion.
“Responsible growth, backed by a
solid US economy and a healthy US
consumer, combined to deliver the
highest quarterly pretax earnings in
our company’s history,” said Brian
Moynihan, the bank’s chief execu-
tive and chairman, in a statement.
While Bank of America had to pay
more for deposits in the quarter, the
bank was more than able to make up
for it by charging borrowers more to
take out loans. The bank’s net inter-
est spread, which is the difference
between how much banks pay for
deposits compared to what it charges
to loan money out, widened to 2.42
percent in the quarter. Consumers
trying to earn interest on their sav-
ings might want to look elsewhere.
Bank of America paid roughly 0.50
percent on interest-bearing deposits,
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
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Al Anwar Ceramic Tiles dropped
5.9 percent after its profits fell during
the same period.
The Egyptian blue-chip index shed
0.1 percent but Madinet Nasr for Hous-
ing and Development jumped 7.7 per-
cent, continuing a surge that began on
Sunday when Sixth of October De-
velopment and Investment (SODIC)
said it aimed to take over Madinet by
exchanging one of its shares for two
Madinet shares.
Arqaam Capital said the ratio was
more favourable than expected for
shareholders in Madinet; SODIC
plunged nearly 10 percent on Monday.
In Dubai, the index edged down
0.03 percent as real estate and indus-
trial shares reversed early gains to trade
lower.
Qatar’s index was up 0.1 percent
on a 2.7 percent rise in Industries Qa-
tar and a 0.4 percent increase in Qatar
Electricity and Water after it signed a
15-year service agreement with Japan’s
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems for
360 million riyals ($96 million).
Saudi Arabia
■ The index gained 4.1 percent to
7,568 points.
DUBAI
■ The index shed 0.03 percent to
2,713 points.
ABU DHABI
■ The index rose 0.04 percent to
4,933 points.
QATAR
■ The index was up 0.1 percent to
9,834 points.
KUWAIT
■ The index rose 0.9 percent to
5,205 points.
BAHRAIN
■ The index edged up 0.01 percent
to 1,316 points.
OMAN
■ The index lost 0.8 percent to
4,461 points.
EGYPT
■ The index slipped 0.1 percent to
13,521 points.
FACIL and Kuwait Financial Centre
(Markaz) dialed down 2 fils each.
National Investment Co and Al
Imtiaz took in 1 fil each whereas
NIH was down 5 fils at 65 fils.
Coast Investment Co trimmed 0.2 fil
and Madar Finance Co rose 3 fils to
149 fils.
International Financial Advisors
edged 0.4 fil higher to 21.5 fils and
Al Mal Investment closed 0.6 fil
higher. Wethaq Takaful dialed down
2 fils and Warba Insurance slipped
4.9 fils to 75 fils.
Noor Financial Investment Co
and Tamdeen Investment Co were
flat at 51.9 fils and 280 fils respec-
tively while Unicap ticked 0.1 fil
into green. Al Madina took in 0.3 fil
and Amwal Investment inched 0.1 fil
down.
Mabanee Co took in 1 fil and
United Real Estate eased 0.1 fil to
61.9 fils. National Real Estate Co
clipped 0.3 fil and Mazaya Holding
edged 0.2 fil into red. Kuwait Real
Estate was up 0.6 fil at 45.1 fils.
The bourse has been mixed so far
during the week, shedding 51 pts in
last two sessions and skidded 113
points from start of the month. Bour-
sa Kuwait, with 176 listed stocks,
is the second largest market in the
region.
up from 0.38 percent a year earlier,
among the lowest of the major banks
to report this quarter.
BofA also paid significantly less
taxes in the quarter. While the bank’s
pretax profits rose by more than $1.3
billion in the quarter, the amount of
money the bank set aside to pay taxes
fell by $300 million.
Bank of America’s corporate and
investment banking division also had
a solid quarter, despite mixed trad-
ing revenue. The division reported
a pretax profit of $912 million, up
from $756 million a year earlier.
Bond trading revenues fell 5 percent
to $2.1 billion, while stock trading
was up 3 percent. The bank’s total
revenue rose to $22.78 billion in the
quarter, beating analysts’ estimates.
BofA shares rose 16 cents to
$28.63 in premarket trading.
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This file photo taken

on March 6, 2017 Opel premises searched in emissions probe
shows the headquar-
ters of German car
maker Opel in Rues- German prosecutors said Monday that a spokeswoman for prosecutors in emissions test. Cars from other auto-
selsheim, western law enforcement officials have conduct- Frankfurt, was cited by dpa as saying makers were subsequently found to turn
Germany. German ed searches at automaker Opel as part investigators suspect Opel may have off controls at certain temperatures, os-
police said on Oct of an investigation into suspected ma- used software to turn off emissions tensibly to protect the engine but also
15, 2018 they had nipulation of diesel emissions. controls at certain engine speeds and increasing emissions.
raided French-owned Meanwhile, the country’s transporta- temperatures. Germany’s transportation ministry said
carmaker Opel, as tion ministry said it intended to order Opel, which is part of France’s PSA in a statement that it had found four in-
local media reported 100,000 Opel vehicles recalled, saying Group after being sold by General Mo- stances in which emissions were turned
the manufacturer was Opel had dragged out voluntary fixes. tors last year, confirmed the searches off in the affected models, and that Opel
the latest suspected The dpa news agency reported that but declined to offer details. had dragged out a voluntary recall to fix
of having manipulated investors went to company facilities Diesel came under scrutiny in Europe them to the extent that only 70 percent
diesel cars’ exhaust Monday in the cities of Russelsheim after Volkswagen admitted to illegally of those vehicles have had their software
emissions to cheat and Kaiserslautern. Nadja Niesen, manipulating software to cheat on US adjusted to lower emissions.
regulatory tests. (AFP)

Decade since banking crisis

Iceland seeks closure
with last prosecution
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct 15,
(AP): The Lehman Brothers bank-
ruptcy threw the United States into
an epoch-defining financial storm.
Imagine 300 of them going bust at
once.
That, in relative terms, is what
Iceland endured a decade ago
during its banking crisis, which
on this rugged island steeped in
myths of gods and giants is now
known as “hrunid” – the collapse.
The last in a series of prosecu-
tions of those deemed responsible
started this month and the hope
is that it will give this country of
330,000 people some closure af-
ter years of reckoning and recon-
struction. Icelanders have become
more cynical about political and
business leaders, to the point of
drafting a new constitution. The
top financial entrepreneurs of a
generation have been thrown be-
hind bars and the economy has had
to be reinvented more profoundly
than most countries affected by the
crisis.
“Icelanders experienced the
crash as a deep betrayal, not
just as a serious economic loss,”
says Jon Olafsson, a professor
who advises the prime minister
on ways to improve trust in the
government. “Politicians, busi-
nessmen and the media told the
public, over and over, that ev-
erything was fine and people be-
lieved them.”
Everything was not fine. Over
the span of one week, 90 percent
of the financial sector defaulted.
The collapse of Iceland’s three
major commercial banks – which
had grown 20-fold over the previ-
ous seven years through debt-fu-
eled acquisitions abroad – amount-
ed to the third-largest bankruptcy
in modern financial history, ac-
cording to the Icelandic financial
regulator. For the United States,
an economy 1,100 times bigger,
it would be like if 300 Lehman
Brothers defaulted simultaneous-
ly, it notes.
Depression
An economic depression fol-
lowed that saw people line up for
food aid, an unprecedented sight
in this country with a progressive
welfare state. Families stockpiled
goods from supermarket shelfs
and thousands emigrated.
Johanna Thorvaldsdottir, a goat
farmer, had a mortgage in a for-
eign currency – a common prac-
tice then because of the strength
of the local currency and lower
interest rates abroad – when the
Icelandic krona lost nearly half of
its value overnight. The cost of her
debt soared.
“I worked every evening, some-
times until midnight,” she says.
Had it not been for a crowdfund-
ing campaign, raising $90,000
from donors worldwide, the fam-
ily estate would have been seized
by bank creditors.
“We were lucky,” she says.
“Many people were not.”
As big as the shock of the finan-
cial crisis was, so was the coun-
try’s determination to put things
right. It emerged from recession in
2011 as it refocused the economy
on tourism and technology, and
it has been more aggressive than
most countries in going after the
culprits of the crisis.
Altogether, 29 men and two
women have been sentenced to a
combined 99 years of prison, for
crimes ranging from insider trad-
ing to market manipulation. Six
cases are still in the appeals pro-
cess. By comparison, no top Wall
Street executives have been pros-
ecuted in the US.
Last week, Hreidar Mar Sig-
urdsson, the former CEO of
Kaupthing Bank, stood trial in the
last criminal prosecution related to
the financial crisis.
Rigging
The 48-year-old has been sen-
tenced in four prior cases, to a total
of seven years in prison. He now
stands accused of rigging share
prices in his bank two months be-
fore it crashed. He denies wrong-
doing. While a guilty sentence is
unlikely to send him back to pris-
on, as he has already served the
maximum time for such crimes, it
would help draw a line under the
cases, which have dragged on for
years.
Sigurdsson began his career at a
fish factory in a small town before
entering finance, and was during
the booming years hailed as a self-
made genius.
In some ways, his story reflects
that of the country, which in the
1990s embraced the flashy world
of finance to attain the wealth that
the traditional industries could not
provide. The media frequently re-
ferred to aggressive entrepreneurs
like Sigurdsson as modern-day
Vikings raiding foreign shores for
acquisitions. In the end, it led to
disaster.
Iceland is bent on “learning ev-
ery lesson from the crisis,” says
Iosif Kovras, director of Account-
ability after Economic Crisis, a
research project based in City
University-London.
He contrasted Iceland’s ap-
proach with that of Ireland, where
the crisis was also traumatic but
took longer to unfold. The country
received a bailout from fellow Eu-
ropean nations that took years of
reforms to complete.
“It did not prompt the same
political urgency,” says Kovras.
“Iceland’s apocalyptic crash
cleared the way for gathering evi-
dence and data.”
The University of Iceland this
month marked the 10-year anni-
versary of the crash with a sym-
posium hosting over 100 speakers.
They ruminated on topics like the
crisis’ impact on cardiovascular
health, pop-song lyrics, patriarchy
and popular protests.
Global equities drop; West-Saudi
tensions boost safe havens, gold
Oil steady as Saudi tensions balance demand outlook
NEW YORK, Oct 15,
(Agencies): Major stock
markets slipped on Mon-
day as rising tensions be-
tween Western powers
and Saudi Arabia added
to concerns over econom-
ic growth, with investors
flocking to traditional safe
havens like the Japanese
and Swiss currencies, as
well as gold.
Oil prices were little changed as
the Saudi-West rift more than off-
set concerns over slowing demand
for oil in the long term.
The yen touched a one-month high
versus the greenback and the Swiss
franc rose for the fourth session in five
while gold hit its highest since late
July.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on
Monday ordered an internal probe of
the unexplained disappearance of Ja-
mal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Sau-
di team was expected at the Saudi con-
sulate in Istanbul, where the journalist
and dissident was last seen on Oct 2.
Turkish police have audio showing
Khashoggi was killed at the consulate,
sources told Reuters.
Over the weekend, prominent busi-
ness people, including JPMorgan CEO
Jamie Dimon and Ford Chairman Bill
Ford canceled plans to attend an in-
vestor conference later this month in
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil
exporter.
US crude fell 0.32 percent to $71.11
per barrel and Brent was last at $80.15,
down 0.35 percent on the day.
On Wall Street, major indexes were
mixed after soft US retail sales data.
Apple was among the largest drags
after a warning from Goldman Sachs
regarding overall consumer demand
from China.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
fell 59.82 points, or 0.24 percent, to
25,280.17, the S&P 500 gained 0.97
points, or 0.04 percent, to 2,768.1 and
the Nasdaq Composite dropped 25.43
points, or 0.34 percent, to 7,471.47.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst
300 index rose 0.27 percent and MS-
CI’s gauge of stocks across the globe
gained 1.10 percent.
Emerging market stocks rose 2.66
percent. MSCI’s broadest index of
Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
closed 2.35 percent higher.
Japan’s Nikkei slumped 1.8 percent
after Washington said it would seek a
provision about currency manipulation
in future trade deals with Japan.
The dollar softened against major
currencies after the weak US retail
sales data for September while Trea-
sury yields were little changed after
last week hitting their highest level in
over seven years.
The euro rose 0.26 percent to
$1.1592.
The Japanese yen strengthened 0.37
percent versus the greenback at 111.81
per dollar, while Sterling was last trad-
ing at $1.3161, up 0.05 percent on the
day.
The Swiss franc rose 0.4300 percent
versus the greenback at 0.99 per dollar.
Turkey’s lira jumped 1.5 percent to
its strongest since mid-August after
US President Donald Trump cheered
the release of a US pastor who had
been under house arrest in Turkey. In-
vestors hope his release can lead to an
improvement in strained U.S.-Turkey
relations.
Saudi Arabia’s riyal currency was
still testing the boundaries of its peg at
3.7514 to the dollar - its weakest spot
rate since June 2017.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes
last fell 5/32 in price to yield 3.1576
percent, from 3.141 percent late on
Friday.
Spot gold added 0.9 percent to
$1,227.84 an ounce. US gold futures
gained 1.17 percent to $1,232.30 an
ounce.
US
US stocks fell on Monday, com-
ing off their worst five-day drop in
seven months last week, as Apple led
technology stocks lower and tensions
between Western powers and Saudi
Arabia added to already frayed inves-
tor nerves ahead of earnings.
Among the biggest drags on the
three major indexes was Apple , which
fell 1.9 percent after Goldman Sachs
said there were multiple signs of rapid-
ly slowing consumer demand in China,
which could affect demand for iPhones
this fall.
The technology index fell 1.2 per-
cent, the most among the 11 S&P
sectors. The gainers were led by the
defensive real estate, utility and con-
sumer staple companies, which were
up between 0.46 and 0.79 percent.
As the earnings season shifts into
high gear this week, Goldman’s warn-
ing on weak China demand only adds
to fears about the impact of tariffs on
corporate profits, even as borrowing
costs are rising. These factors contrib-
uted to a brutal sell-off last week.
At 12:21 p.m. ET the Dow Jones
Industrial Average was down 50.98
points, or 0.20 percent, at 25,289.01,
the S&P 500 was down 9.87 points,
or 0.36 percent, at 2,757.26 and the
Nasdaq Composite was down 55.33
points, or 0.74 percent, at 7,441.57.
Energy stocks fell 0.6 percent as oil
prices inched lower on concerns over
long-term demand outlook. Crude
prices got some support, however,
from worries about Saudi Arabia, the
world’s top crude exporter.
Profits at S&P companies are ex-
pected to have risen 21.6 percent, ac-
cording to I/B/E/S data from Refinitiv,
less than the growth in the past two
quarters.
The top gainers on the S&P were L3
Technologies, which jumped 10.7 per-
cent, and Harris Corp, which climbed
9.5 percent, after the military com-
munication equipment providers an-
nounced an all-stock merger to create
the sixth-largest US defense contrac-
tor.
Advancing issues outnumbered
decliners for a 1.34-to-1 ratio on the
NYSE, but declining issues outnum-
bered advancers for a 1.08-to-1 ratio
on the Nasdaq.
The S&P index recorded no new 52-
week highs and six new lows, while
the Nasdaq recorded 10 new highs and
117 new lows.
Europe
European shares hit their lowest
level since December 2016 in early
trading after as trade wars, rising US
yields, Brexit and the Italy/EU budget
row continued to weigh on markets,
before recovering modestly to end the
day up 0.1 percent.
The pan-European STOXX 600
had last week suffered its biggest drop
since February.
European shares have underper-
formed their American peers since
the beginning of the year and analysts
believe companies that fail to meet
expectations during the third quarter
earnings season will be severely pun-
ished.
Indeed, early company reports on
Monday indicated investors had no pa-
tience for below-par results.
Shares in the Spanish supermarket
chain Dia sank 40 percent after it is-
sued its third profit warning in 12
months and suspended 2019 dividend
payments.
British medical technology firm
ConvaTec was the worst performer on
the STOXX 600, losing a third of its
market value after cutting its forecast
and announcing its CEO was stepping
down.
A profit warning from the British
fashion group Superdry sent its shares
down 17 percent.
Swedish medical equipment Get-
inge fell 18 percent after announcing
a 200.5 million provision related to
surgical mesh product liability claims.
Among the winners was Danish
food science firm Chr Hansen , up 4.3
percent after delivering better-than ex-
pected results and a strong outlook.
Shares in miner Randgold Resourc-
es were also among the top perform-
ers, up 5.2 percent, as gold prices hit
a near- 12-week high with investors
looking for safe havens.
The telecoms sector was the best-
performing, up 1.6 percent as inves-
tors’ search for safer assets drove them
into sectors considered “defensive” for
their high dividend payouts.
Overall, oil and gas stocks helped
support gains, up 0.7 percent as crude
prices climbed on geopolitical tensions
over the disappearance of Saudi jour-
nalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Asia
Asian stocks started the week on the
back foot Monday, with investors still
in a gloomy mood after several days
of market turbulence sparked by trade
rows and a spat over the US central
bank.
Japanese equities led the way lower,
with the benchmark Nikkei 225 shed-
ding almost two percent, in anticipa-
tion of an announcement from Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe of a two percent-
age-point hike in the sales tax.
Japanese stocks also came under
pressure after US Treasury Secretary
Steven Mnuchin said over the week-
end the US wants to include a provi-
sion to prevent currency manipulation
in future trade deals with Japan.
Chinese stocks, which were the
worst hit in last week’s global rout,
also tracked lower, with the bench-
mark Shanghai composite off one and
a half percent.
Markets in Hong Kong, Australia
and South Korea were also in the red,
with the Hang Seng giving up more
than one percent.
■ Key figures around 0830 GMT -
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 1.9
percent at 22,271.30 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng: DOWN
1.38 percent at 25,445.06 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 1.5
percent at 2,568.10 (close)
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 111.79 from
111.85 yen at 0630 GMT
Oil
Oil prices steadied on Monday as
tension over the disappearance of a
prominent Saudi journalist stoked sup-
ply worries, balancing concerns over
the long-term demand outlook.
Benchmark Brent crude oil jumped
by $1.49 a barrel to a high of $81.92
before giving up its gains to trade
around $80.38, down 5 cents, by 1345
GMT. US crude was down 5 cents at
$71.29.
Exerting downward pressure on
prices, Friday’s monthly report from
the International Energy Agency said
the market looked “adequately sup-
plied for now” and cut its forecasts for
world oil demand growth this year and
next.
OPEC, Russia and other oil produc-
ers, such as US shale companies, had
increased production sharply since
May, the IEA said, raising world crude
output by 1.4 million barrels per day
(bpd).
Gold
Gold rose more than 1 percent on
Monday to its highest in about 2-1/2
months as investors sought refuge in the
metal after mounting tensions between
Western powers and Saudi Arabia com-
pounded jitters in global stock markets.
Spot gold was up 1 percent at
$1,230.05 per ounce at 1406 GMT,
having touched its highest since July
26 at $1,233.26.
US gold futures rose 1 percent to
$1,234.20.
“Gold has now got a stronger tail-
wind from a flight to safety from risky
assets,” said Quantitative Commodity
Research analyst Peter Fertig. “Gold’s
next moves will depend on how long
this sell-off continues.”

exchange rates – Oct 15

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Gulf Bank Buy — .046721 .046721 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .214486 .219650 — .038388 .038388 — .218975 .218975 .420000 — — .017995 — —
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SPORTS
Koreas to hold talks this month on joint Olympic bid
SEOUL, Oct 15, (AFP): North and
South Korea will discuss the details
for their planned joint bid for the 2032
Olympics later this month to follow up
on an ambitious agreement reached be-
tween their leaders in September.
The radical concept, which would
require an unprecedented level of
cooperation and mutual trust on the
long-divided Korean peninsula, was
included in a joint statement issued
after a September summit between
the North’s leader Kim Jong Un and
the South’s President Moon Jae-in in
Pyongyang.
OLYMPICS
“The South and North agreed to ...
discuss the issue of South-North joint
hosting of the 2032 Summer Olym-
pics around the end of the month at the
joint liaison office,” read a joint state-
ment issued after a high-level meeting
Monday.
No further details were given.
Pyongyang boycotted the 1988
Seoul Summer Olympics after it de-
manded co-hosting rights and negotia-
tions fell apart over how to share the
events, but its decision to participate
in this year’s Pyeongchang Winter
Games triggered a dramatic diplomatic
turnaround on the peninsula.
It came after tensions mounted the
previous year, with the North carry-
‘Todd selection not a policy change’
Bumper All Blacks squad all
part of World Cup planning
WELLINGTON, Oct 15, (RTRS):
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has
made no secret of the way he pre-
pares for the Rugby World Cup and
the selection of 19 additional play-
ers to join his squad ahead of their
test against Japan next month is
the continuation of a long-standing
policy.
After the test against Australia
in Yokohama on Oct 27, at least 22
of the 32 players in the main squad
will head to Europe with the addi-
tional 19 players joining the rump
of the party in Tokyo to prepare for
the Japan match on Nov 3.
The additional players, 10 of
whom are uncapped at test level,
will then return home while the
main squad members travel on to
London to rejoin their team mates
preparing for matches against Eng-
land, Ireland and Italy.
The extended numbers give Han-
sen the opportunity to try out per-
sonnel and tactics, as well as get ev-
eryone a bit more accustomed to the
conditions the All Blacks will face
when they return to Japan for next
year’s World Cup.
“We are trying to simulate as
much as possible the conditions we
will face from a
selection point
of view for
Rugby World
Cup,” Hansen
told reporters in
Christchurch on
Monday.
“We have two
games in Japan
that will allow
us to simulate
the round robin
Hansen
part of the competition with Austra-
lia being first up and similar to what
we will get against South Africa in
terms of top opposition.
“Then the tour heads to Europe
where we get two big games against
England and Ireland and then a
match against Italy who are part of
our pool, so the tour has a lot of ben-
efits from a Rugby World Cup point
of view.”
Hansen will also be able to see
which players are able to step up to
test level and if they can handle the
pressure that comes with playing for
the world champions.
This has been a consistent policy
under Hansen with the coach rou-
tinely bringing uncapped Super
Rugby players into training camps
ahead of home test matches.
Hansen has also previously
brought along “apprentice” players
on end-of-season tours, giving the
likes of Ardie Savea and Jordie Bar-
rett the chance to prove they would
not be out of their depth at test level.
Injuries also resulted in consider-
able turnover for the side last year.
Hansen took 44 players on the
end-of-season tour, allowing flyhalf
Richie Mo’unga and centre Jack
Goodhue to make their All Blacks
debuts.
The extended squad named on
Monday also gives experienced
test players like Luke Romano and
Nehe Milner-Skudder who have
slipped down the pecking order a
Nurmagomedov challenges Mayweather to clash
LOS ANGELES, Oct 15, (AFP):
Mixed martial arts fighter Khabib Nur-
magomedov has taken a page out of
Conor McGregor’s playbook and is-
sued a challenge to undefeated boxer
Floyd Mayweather.
Nurmagomedov’s challenge came
in a video posted on Instagram by
Mayweather’s promoter Leonard
Ellerbe who indicated he ran into the
UFC fighter at a fight card in Russia.
“Let’s go Floyd. We have to fight
now: 50-0 versus 27-0,” Nurmagome-
Keino one of seven Kenyan officials charged over 2016 Olympics graft
Kenyan former sports principal secretary, Richard Ekai (right), former head
of mission for the Rio Olympic Games, Stephen Soi (center), and Kenya’s
national Olympic committee secretary general, Francis Kanyili, sit at a Nai-
robi court in Kenya, Oct 15, to answer alleged charges of corruption during
the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.(AFP)
ing out multiple missile launches and
its most powerful nuclear test to date,
and Kim trading personal insults and
threats of war with US President Don-
ald Trump.
The February Games saw athletes
from the two Koreas march together at
the opening ceremony behind a unifi-
cation flag showing an undivided pen-
insula, and the first unified Olympic
team, in women’s ice hockey.
chance to force their way back into
Hansen’s plans.
There has been no change to
the All Blacks’ selection policy of
choosing only New Zealand-based
players despite the recall of Matt
Todd, who is currently signed to a
short-term contract in Japan, coach
Steve Hansen has said.
The 30-year-old Todd, who has
committed to New Zealand rugby
for 2019, had initially been con-
sidered unavailable for the end-of-
season tour after signing up with
Panasonic Wild Knights and was
not named in this year’s Rugby
Championship squad.
However, with Sam Cane ruled
out until next year after sustaining
a broken bone in his neck against
South Africa, Hansen’s options at
openside flanker are limited with
Ardie Savea the only other player
with test experience at the position
available for the tour.
Hansen decided to seek dispensa-
tion from New Zealand Rugby for
Todd to be selected for the tour,
while the uncapped Dalton Papail’i
was also named in the squad.
“There’s been no change of
heart,” Hansen told reporters in
Christchurch when asked about
Todd’s selection. “He’s committed
to New Zealand rugby. He’s very
much in the mix for next year’s
World Cup.
RUGBY
“We went to the board and re-
quested that we use him with the
understanding that he will be com-
ing back to the Crusaders and is
contracted to them until the end of
2019.
“They thankfully agreed and
Panasonic have been kind enough
to agree with us also.
“We just really saw him as being
on a holiday, and we’ve asked him
to come back from holiday.”
Todd will only be eligible for se-
lection for the third Bledisloe Cup
clash with Australia in Yokohama
on Oct 27 as well as games against
England and Ireland.
He will miss the games against
Japan on Nov 3 and the final clash
with Italy.
“The reason we’ve gone for Mat-
ty is because we need some seri-
ous experience to back Ardie up in
the three big tests, against Austra-
lia, Ireland, and England,” Hansen
added.
“That was our thinking. Some
people may disagree with it, but I
think most people will see he’s wor-
thy of being there.”
Hansen also said that Shan-
non Frizell, who was in the Rugby
Championship squad, had suffered
a shoulder injury and needed to rest.
The 24-year-old would not need
surgery, he added.
Jordan Taufua, who was named
in the squad for the June series
against France but later ruled out
with injury before breaking his arm
in Super Rugby, was not considered
as he would not be fully fit until the
middle of November.
dov said with Ellerbe standing next to
him smiling. “We are two guys who
never lose. In the jungle there is only
one king. Of course, I am the king be-
cause he cannot drop McGregor but I
drop him easily. Let’s go.”
Nurmagomedov did not say wheth-
er he wished to fight Mayweather in
a boxing or UFC match. Like Mc-
Gregor, the Russian has no previous
experience as a professional boxer.
McGregor made millions last year
by taking on Mayweather in lopsided
Kim sent his sister Kim Yo Jong to
Pyeongchang as his personal envoy,
and the two leaders have since met
three times as part of an ongoing dip-
lomatic rapprochement.
The two Koreas have continued
their sports diplomacy, forming joint
teams for the ITTF world table tennis
championships and several events at
the Asian Games in Indonesia as well
as holding friendly basketball matches.
Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, and J.J. Yeley, driver of the #23 Steakhouse Elite Ford, are involved in an on-track incident during
the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct 14 in Talladega, Alabama. (AFP)
Almirola ‘advances’ in NASCAR
playoffs with Talladega victory
TALLADEGA, Alabama,
Oct 15, (AP): Tony Stew-
art hired Aric Almirola be-
cause he believed the jour-
neyman would win races
for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Almirola came close time
and again this year but fell
short.
CAR RACING
The boss made sure to keep
Almirola’s spirits high every
chance he got, including a pre-race
pep talk Sunday at Talladega Su-
perspeedway.
“He just keeps telling me, ‘Calm
down, take deep breaths,’” Almirola
said. “He’s like, ‘You’re going to win,
I promise you. The day I told you I was
going to hire you, I knew you were go-
ing to win races for my company. Put
yourself in position, and it will hap-
pen.’”
He put himself in position Sunday to
cap an absolute SHR rout at Talladega
with an overtime victory that earned
him an automatic berth into the third
round of NASCAR’s playoffs.
It also snapped a 149-race losing
streak for Almirola and atoned for his
oh-so-close moment in the season-
boxing match. Mayweather appeared
to toy with McGregor in the early
rounds before stopping the Irishman in
the 10th to improve to 50-0.
Last weekend, Nurmagomedov re-
tained his UFC lightweight crown,
beating McGregor by fourth-round
submission. He then climbed out of
the Octagon to fight with a member of
McGregor’s entourage who had been
taunting him. McGregor also took
some punches from members of Nur-
magomedov’s team.
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27
Bolt fumes over drug test notice
SYDNEY, Oct 15, (AFP): Sprint leg- sued by Football Federation Aus- Doping Authority guidelines mean
end Usain Bolt says he’s stunned tralia. he is eligible to be tested.
after being handed a drug testing “How am I going to get a drug test Their legislation defines an ath-
notice despite retiring from athlet- today? I’m not lete as a “person who competes in
ics and having no professional con- even a profes- sport” if “the sport has an anti-dop-
tract as he bids to launch a football sional footballer ing policy”.
career in Australia. yet. Seriously,” The eight-time Olympic cham-
The 100m world record-holder said Bolt. pion, who dominated sprinting after
quit athletics last year and is yet “So I asked taking double individual gold at the
to be offered a deal by Australia’s the lady, ‘Why Beijing Olympics in 2008, is now
Central Coast Mariners, where he am I getting drug bidding to become a professional
is currently on trial. tested when I footballer.
“So guys I’ve retired from track haven’t signed He made his case on Friday by
and field looking to become a foot- for a club yet?’ scoring two goals for the Mariners
baller but look at this,” Bolt said and she said in a pre-season friendly.
Monday via an Instagram video as they told her I’m The superstar, a massive Man-
he zoomed in on the notice. Bolt an elite athlete chester United fan, has been
The demand for the out of com- so I have to get tested. Okay then.” handed a chance to train with the
petition test – to collect urine and Despite his displeasure, it ap- A-League side for an indefinite pe-
blood – appears to have been is- pears the Australian Sports Anti- riod in order to pursue his dream.
North Korea’s participation in host- for regular contact and are still techni- while the others, including former
ing the Summer Games, which include cally at war. sports minister Hassan Wario and
thousands of athletes from around the Keino – who headed the Olympic
world and an even larger number of
Also: committee – were charged in absentia.
spectators, would be a watershed event NAIROBI: Two-time Olympic gold Magistrate Douglas Ogoti said he
requiring a degree of openness and fi- medallist Kipchoge Keino was one of would issue arrest warrants against the
nancial muscle now lacking in the iso- seven Kenyan officials charged Mon- absent parties if they did not turn them-
lated and impoverished country. day in a scandal involving the misman- selves in by Thursday.
It would also force an extraordinary agement of funds during the 2016 Rio Wario is out of the country, as he
level of cooperation between two Cold Olympic Games. serves as Kenya’s ambassador to Aus-
War foes that have no formal avenues Four of the suspects were in court tria.
Bowyer finishes second, Stenhouse third
McLaren’s Vandoorne moves to Formula E
LONDON, Oct 15, (RTRS): McLaren’s Stoffel Van- 2019-20.
doorne will switch to the all-electric Formula E series “Stoffel has demonstrated his talent and his speed
at the end of the Formula One season, the Mercedes- not only in Formula One, but also in the 2015 GP2
affiliated HWA RACELAB team said on Monday. which he won by a wide margin,” said HWA team prin-
HWA said the 26-year-old Belgian will join Britain’s cipal Ulrich Fritz.
Gary Paffett, 37, who won his second German Touring “In Stoffel and Gary, we have two Formula E rookies
Cars (DTM) championship with Mercedes at the week- on our team, which in any case is making its own debut
end. in the electric series. That’s why we all have a lot to
McLaren will have an all-new Formula One lineup learn together.”
next year, with Spaniard Carlos Sainz replacing dou- Vandoorne, who is due to race at the US Grand Prix
ble world champion compatriot Fernando Alonso and in Austin, Texas, this weekend will be testing for the
British rookie Lando Norris moving up from the reserve Formula E team in Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday.
role. Meanwhile, Dutch beer giant Heineken, already a
HWA are making their Formula One debut in the Formula One sponsor, is also becoming an official part-
2018/19 season that is due to start in Saudi Arabia in ner of the city-based all-electric Formula E series from
December. Mercedes are due to enter the series in 2019 in a five-year deal.
opening Daytona 500. as a four-car team and ensure one of its nize itself behind the SHR group to
“I just love racing at Talladega and I drivers made it to victory lane. mount any sort of challenge.
came to the track with the mindset that The SHR Fords were untouchable But the dynamics changed when
we were going to go race and we were all weekend. They swept qualifying, Alex Bowman spun with three laps re-
going to go give them hell, and if we won every stage of Sunday’s race and maining to bring out an ill-timed cau-
wrecked, we wrecked,” Almirola said. used teamwork to pull away from the tion.
“And if we win, we win. And we won. field. As the laps wound down, Kurt Now the race was going to overtime,
What a cool time to do it, too.” Busch led his three teammates in a and two of the SHR cars didn’t have
More important, it showed that SHR straight line and pulled the train away enough gas for the extra laps.
arrived at Talladega prepared to work from the pack, which couldn’t orga- First Busch’s fuel light began to
flicker. Then Kevin Harvick got the
same warning. As the field roared to
the green flag, Harvick forfeited a shot
at victory by pulling off the track to get
enough gas to make it to the finish.
Busch stayed out as the leader with
Almirola and Clint Bowyer looking for
a slot to slip past him for the victory.
Then Busch ran out of gas headed to
the checkered flag and Almirola zipped
by for his first victory of the season,
first since joining SHR this year as the
replacement for Danica Patrick, and
first since the rain-shortened Daytona
race in July 2014. It was the second
Cup victory of his career.
Almirola was also leading on the fi-
nal lap in overtime of the season-open-
ing Daytona 500 until he was wrecked
by winner Austin Dillon.
Almirola thought he had last week’s
race at Dover won until a caution trig-
Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, celebrates gered by teammate Bowyer ruined his
at Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series shot at the victory. A week later, he got
1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct 14, in Talladega, his checkered flag and his stamp into
Alabama. (AFP) the round of eight into the playoffs.

SPORTS
Langer wins SAS Championship by 6 shots
Pepperell claims British Masters, sets up debut at Augusta
CARY, North Carolina,
Oct 15, (AP): Bernhard
Langer ran away with the
SAS Championship to take
the points lead into the PGA
Tour Champions’ Charles
Schwab Cup playoffs
Langer shot a bogey-free 7-under
65 for a six-stroke victory in the
regular-season finale.
“I just played very solid all day
long,” Langer said. “Putted well, hit
the ball where I was looking and did
everything exceptionally well.”
The 61-year-old German star has
38 victories on the 50-and-over tour,
also winning this year near Houston.
He has a record four victories after
turning 60.
“I don’t have anything to prove,
GOLF
but I still have golf,” Langer said. “I
still want to improve my own game. I
still want to play to the best Bernhard
Langer can play. I don’t think I need
to prove anything, but I love compet-
ing, I love winning or being in the
hunt. As long as I can do that, I think
you’re going to see me out here.”
Langer finished with a tournament-
record 22-under 194 total at Preston-
wood Country Club, the tree-lined
layout softened by heavy rain Thurs-
day from Hurricane Michael. He
opened with a 62 on Friday to match
Gene Sauers and Tom Lehman for
the lead, and had a 67 on Saturday
to remain atop the leaderboard with
Sauers.
“The 10 under was amazing,”
Langer said. “I couldn’t believe there
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Borna Coric of Croatia in their men’s singles final match in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament
at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China on Oct 14. (AP)
Halep secures 2nd year-end No. 1 ranking
Djokovic closing in on Nadal’s No. 1 spot
PARIS, Oct 15, (AFP): Novak Djoko-
vic is closing in on Rafael Nadal’s num-
ber one spot after winning the Shanghai
Masters title, according to ATP rank-
ings released Monday.
Nadal is struggling with a knee injury
and has decided to sit out the current
Asian segment of the ATP tour. Last
week he joined the clean-up operation
after deadly flash floods on his native
Majorca. After his 6-3, 6-4 victory
over Borna Coric in the Shanghai final
on Sunday, Djokovic is just 215 points
behind the Spaniard.
TENNIS
Meanwhile, Simona Halep has se-
cured the year-end number one ranking
in the WTA standings for the second
year running. The Romanian spent 40
weeks at No. 1 in 2018, a season that
saw her win three titles from a tour-
leading six final appearances, amassing
a 46-11 win-loss record.
This year Halep has won the Shen-
zhen Open, the Rogers Cup and her
debut Grand Slam crown at Roland
Garros.
In addition, she reached the title
match at the Australian Open, in Rome
and Cincinnati.
ATP rankings as of Oct 15:
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7660 pts, 2. No-
vak Djokovic (SRB) 7445 (+1), 3. Roger
Federer (SUI) 6260 (-1), 4. Juan Martin Del
Potro (ARG) 5860, 5. Alexander Zverev
(GER) 5025, 6. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4185, 7.
Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3825, 8. Kevin Ander-
son (RSA) 3775, 9. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
3440, 10. John Isner (USA) 3290, 11. Kei
Nishikori (JPN) 2910 (+1), 12. David Gof-
fin (BEL) 2855 (-1), 13. Borna Coric (CRO)
2415 (+6), 14. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2315
(-1), 15. Kyle Edmund (GBR) 2125 (-1),
16. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 2007 (-1), 17.
Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 1940 (-1), 18.
Jack Sock (USA) 1850 (-1), 19. Marco Cec-
chinato (ITA) 1838 (+2), 20. Milos Raonic
(CAN) 1810
were two other guys who shot 10 un-
der.”
The four-time Charles Schwab
Cup winner also won at Prestonwood
in 2012.
“It’s always fun to go back to where
you’ve won before because you feel
like you know how to play the course
and you’re somewhat comfortable
and that’s certainly the case here,”
Langer said. “I’ve been probably 50,
70 times now around this golf course
and I know how to play every hole.”
Scott Parel was second, closing
with a double bogey for a 65.
“Bernhard is just in his own world
this week,” Parel said.
Jerry Kelly had
a 68 to finish third
at 15 under, and
Lehman followed
at 13 under after
a 71.
Sauers shot a
75 to tie for fifth
with Miguel Angel
Jimenez (68) at 12
under.
Langer The top 72 play-
ers in the Schwab
Cup standings qualified for the play-
offs, the three-event series that begins
next week with the Dominion Energy
Charity Classic in Richmond, Virgin-
ia. Dan Forsman tied for 56th to jump
from 74th to 72nd, edging John Hus-
ton for the final spot by $932. Huston
tied for 46th.
In Walton Heath, England, Eddie
Pepperell won his second European
Tour title with a two-shot victory at
the British Masters and likely secured
the even bigger prize of a place in
next year’s Masters at Augusta Na-
tional.
The Englishman shot an even-par
72 and held off his playing partner,
Stephens qualifies for first WTA finals
SINGAPORE, Oct 15, (RTRS): Former US Open cham-
pion Sloane Stephens has qualified for her first season-
ending WTA Finals in Singapore, the WTA Tour said on
Monday.
Stephens joins fellow Grand Slam champions Simona
Halep, Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova and
Caroline Wozniacki in the singles field for the Oct 21-28
event.
Two spots remain open for the elite eight-player field,
with Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova in prime position
to qualify for the round-robin tournament that offers $7 mil-
WTA rankings as of Oct 15:
1. Simona Halep (ROM) 7421 pts, 2.
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6461, 3. Angel-
ique Kerber (GER) 5400, 4. Naomi Osaka
(JPN) 4740, 5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
4465 (+1), 6. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4350
(-1), 7. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4255, 8. Sloane
Stephens (USA) 4022, 9. Julia Görges
(GER) 3785, 10. Kiki Bertens (NED) 3740,
In this Aug 19, 2018 file photo, Simona Halep, of Romania, returns to Kiki
Bertens, of The Netherlands, during the finals at the Western & Southern
Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio. (AP)
Sweden’s Alexander Bjork (71), as
the pair went to the 72nd hole at a wet
and windy Walton Heath with Pep-
perell just a stroke in front.
Pepperell finished on 9-under 279.
Herbert Lucas (69) and Jordan
Smith (73) were tied for third, another
two shots behind Bjork.
English pair Sam Horsfield (69)
and Tom Lewis (70) along with
American Julian Suri (74) tied for
fifth, one shot in front of tournament
host Justin Rose (70).
The victory takes Pepperell into the
world’s top 35 and almost certainly
secures a first appearance at Augusta
in 2019. The top 50 at the end of the
year are guaranteed a place in the first
major of the year in April.
Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood
(72) finished 2 under in a seven-way
tie for ninth.
A top-two finish on Sunday would
have seen Rose reach the top of the
world rankings for the second time
this season, the 38-year-old having
spent two weeks as No. 1 in Septem-
ber.
Pepperell was ranked outside
the top 500 as recently as May last
year, but won the Qatar Masters in
February and followed a runner-up
finish in the Scottish Open with a tie
for sixth in the British Open seven
days later, carding a closing 67 at
Carnoustie despite saying he had a
hangover.
His three-shot overnight lead was
down to a single stroke on Sunday
when Bjork covered the front nine
in 34 and Pepperell three-putted the
ninth, the same hole where he en-
joyed a spectacular hole-in-one on
Thursday.
However, the 27-year-old Pep-
perell promptly holed his second shot
to the 10th from 122 yards for an ea-
lion in prize money.
The American also won her first Premier-level event in
Miami earlier this year and rose to a career-high ranking
of three in July. The 25-year-old was also a runner-up in
Montreal.
Stephens won her first Grand Slam title at Flushing
Meadows in 2017 but was knocked out in the quarter-finals
by Anastasija Sevastova this year.
Osaka won the US Open, while Kerber won Wimble-
don and Wozniacki clinched the Australian Open title this
year.
11. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 3240 (+1),
12. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 3225 (+4), 13.
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 3225, 14. Darya
Kasatkina (RUS) 3150, 15. Aryna Sabalen-
ka (BLR) 3145 (-4), 16. Elise Mertens (BEL)
3115 (-1), 17. Serena Williams (USA) 2976,
18. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2863, 19. Mad-
ison Keys (USA) 2816, 20. Ashleigh Barty
(AUS) 2605
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
28
In this Oct 11 file photo, Australian cricketer Tim Paine (center), plays a shot during day five of the first Test cricket
match in the series between Australia and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. (AFP)
gle to move three clear and a par save Paine admits Pak a ‘very good team’
from off the green on the 14th looked
to have sealed the win.
There was still time for some late
drama, though, as Pepperell dropped
Australia target 1st Asia
shots on Nos. 15 and 16 to see his
lead cut to a single shot, but Bjork bo-
geyed the 18th after driving into the
series victory since 2011
heather and Pepperell saved par from ABU DHABI, Oct 15, (AFP): Pakistan have been forced
a greenside bunker. Australian skipper Tim Paine into making two changes after
vowed his team would do its opener Imam-ul-Haq fractured
utmost to win the second Test his finger in Dubai. He will be
against Pakistan starting in Abu replaced by Fakhar Zaman for
Dhabi from Tuesday for a first his first Test.
series win in Asia since 2011. They also left out fast bowler
The trying conditions of the Wahab Riaz, who went wicket-
pitches and hot weather have less in the first Test, and will pick
stopped Australia from winning one from uncapped pacer Mir
a series since they beat Sri Lanka Hamza or leg-spinner Shadab
1-0 in 2011. Khan.
Since then they have lost 4-0 in Pakistan’s only series loss in
India (2013), 2-0 in United Arab United Arab Emirates – their
Emirates to Pakistan (2014), 3-0 neutral venue since attacks on
in Sri Lanka (2016), 2-1 in India the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009
(2017) and drew 1-1 in Bangla- forced them to play here – was
desh last year. last year.
But Paine’s side snatched a They lost to Sri Lanka 2-0,
morale-boosting draw on the fifth their first series loss in 10 at-
and final day in the first Test in tempts.
Dubai, the skipper and number But Pakistan captain Sarfraz
10 Nathan Lyon seeing out the Ahmed dispelled any fear of los-
ing.
“There is nothing like that
CRICKET (fear) and you would see that
with the way we played the first
final 12.2 overs after being set a Test. Throughout we played
daunting target of 462 runs. good cricket but unfortunately
“We want to win every series we couldn’t get across the line,”
we are involved in,” Paine said Ahmed said.
Monday. “We are focusing on “The team morale is high,
what we do and if we can do batsmen have scored runs and
well for five days then we have bowlers have also taken wickets
a really good chance of winning so we are very much hopeful of
it. performing well to win the se-
“We are reasonably confi- ries.”
dent. After the last few days we Teams (from)
got a little bit of relief and a lit- Australia: Tim Paine (capt),
tle bit of mileage, so we know Ashton Agar, Brendan Dog-
if we play our best cricket we gett, Aaron Finch, Travis Head,
have got a chance to win this Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja,
Test match. Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan
“We are coming into this Test Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun
with a bit more momentum and Marsh, Michael Neser, Matthew
guys know what to expect a bit Renshaw, Peter Siddle, Mitchell
more in these conditions,” said Starc
Paine, who announced paceman Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed
Mitchell Starc will play in Abu (capt), Azhar Ali, Mohammad
Dhabi. Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Babar
That is hint enough that Aus-
tralia are likely to keep the same
Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris So-
hail, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan,
starting XI. Bilal Asif, Mohammad Abbas,
Paine admitted Pakistan were a
Mir Hamza.
“very good team”. Umpires: Sundaram Ravi
“They have some good batters, (IND) and Richard illingworth
particularly in these conditions. (ENG)
We know what we are up against TV umpire: Richard
and we know they are an excel- Kettleborough(ENG)
lent team and even better in these Match referee: Ranjan Ma-
conditions.” dugalle (SRI)
De Villiers included in draft for S. African T20 league
Sri Lankan legend Jayasuriya in anti-corruption probe
DUBAI, Oct 15, (AFP): Dashing former Sri Lankan batsman conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code”.
and ex-chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged for The ICC’s ACU is acting further on their previous investiga-
not cooperating with a match-fixing probe and concealing tion which in January 2016 saw Galle stadium curator Jayananda
information, the International Cricket Council said Monday. Warnaweera banned for three years after he failed to cooperate
“The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged with the ACU. ACU head Marshall last month said: “The ACU
Jayasuriya on two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corrup- works to uphold integrity in cricket and this includes conducting
tion Unit (ACU) and have given him 14 days to respond,” investigations where there are reasonable grounds to do so.
the ICC said in a statement. Also:
Jayasuriya, 49, was reportedly asked JOHANNESBURG: South African batting star AB de Villiers
to cooperate with an inquiry from ACU was on Monday named among 12 leading players for South
chief Alex Marshall who visited Sri Lan- Africa’s new Mzansi Super League Twenty20 tournament.
ka last month. Six South African and six overseas players were named
“The charges include failure or re-
fusal, without compelling justification,
to cooperate with any investigation car- CRICKET
ried out by the ACU, including failure
to provide accurately and completely as marquee players at a Cricket South Africa media briefing.
any information and/or documentation
Six teams will be competing for their services in a draft in
requested by the ACU as part of such Johannesburg on Wednesday.
investigation,” the ICC said. England one-day captain Eoin Morgan and fellow Eng-
The other count included “obstructing Jayasuriya land players Jason Roy and Dawid Malan will join West
or delaying any investigation that may
Indians Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo and Afghanistan
be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering leg-spinner Rashid Khan as the leading overseas players.
with or destroying any documentation or other information De Villiers, who retired from international cricket ear-
that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be lier this year, heads the list of designated South African
evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt players.

SPORTS
Palmieri stays hot as Devils outlast Sharks
NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct 15, (AP):
Kyle Palmieri scored two goals for the
third straight game and the New Jersey
Devils rallied from their first deficits of
the season to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2
on Sunday.
Jean-Sebastien Dea capped the two-goal,
third-period outburst with the winner at
3:25. Keith Kinkaid made 37 saves to help
the Devils open 3-0 for the second straight
ICE HOCKEY
year.
Joe Pavelski and Timo Meier scored for
the Sharks in the final game of a five-game
trip.
Palmieri, who had 24 goals last season,
scored on a rebound in the crease 37 sec-
onds into the third period to tie it. After
Kinkaid made a save in close minutes
later, Dea stuffed a loose puck into the net
after Jones let a shot by former Sharks
defenseman Mirco Mueller slip between
his pads.
Ducks 3, Blues 2
In St Louis, Ben Street and Andrew
Cogliano scored third-period goals, and Ryan
Miller made 29 saves in Anaheim’s come-
Butler practices again with Wolves
Warriors seek more glory
as title-hungry rivals lurk
WASHINGTON, Oct 15, (Agencies):
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player
Stephen Curry will enjoy watching the
Golden State Warriors hoist another
championship banner Tuesday when
they open the 2018-19 NBA campaign
against Oklahoma City.
But the 3-point sharpshooter
doesn’t need to look to the rafters to
know the Warriors remain the team to
beat as they begin the quest for a third
consecutive NBA title and fourth
crown in five seasons.
“I’m still glowing,” Curry said.
“The glow won’t wear down until you
get beat.”
The Warriors boast three other All-
Stars in two-time NBA Finals Most
Valuable Player Kevin Durant, defen-
sive stalwart
Draymond Green
and Curry’s back-
court partner Klay
Thompson – plus
a fifth in injured
center DeMarcus
Cousins, signed in
July but still side-
lined after left
Achilles tendon
surgery in
January. Curry
Working
Cousins into the
lineup once he returns could add some
zest to the regular season for Golden
State, which has so far avoided letting
repetitive domination lead to compla-
cency.
“That’s the thing I’m most proud of
with our team,” Curry said. “We’re
talented and all that, but the work that
goes into it, the mental approach to
turn the page, has been there the last
three years.
“You work so hard to earn the right
to be proud of yourself at the end of
the summer.”
Golden State will try to become the
first team since the 2000-2002 Los
Angeles Lakers to win three consecu-
tive NBA titles and join the 1950s
Minneapolis Lakers and 1960s Boston
Celtics as the only clubs to win four
titles in five years.
The Celtics dynasty, with eight titles
in a row and nine in all from 1957-
1966, is the only NBA squad to reach
five consecutive NBA Finals – a feat
the Warriors can achieve this season.
The Houston Rockets, who pushed
the Warriors to seven games in last sea-
son’s Western Conference Finals, and
the Boston Celtics, bringing back injured
stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward
to a team that was one win from last
season’s Eastern Conference crown, fig-
ure to lead a pack of rivals who ache for
a chance to play for the championship.
“To be honest, it’s fun,” Curry said
of wearing the target for every NBA
rival. “No matter if it’s a Tuesday
night at home or a back-to-back in
some random East Coast city, you’re
going to be tested and you can’t just
sleepwalk through stuff.
“We’ve been exposed at times in
In this April 11, 2018 file photo, Minnesota Timberwolves’ Jimmy Butler
(center), drives to the basket ahead of Denver Nuggets’ Paul Millsap
(right), during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis. (AP)
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29
Little lifts Jets past Hurricanes 3-1
NHL Results/Standings
WASHINGTON, Oct 15, (RTRS): Results and NY Rangers 1 4 0 12 18 2
standings from the NHL games on Sunday. Western Conference
New Jersey 3 San Jose 2 Central Division
Anaheim 3 St Louis 2
Winnipeg 3 Carolina 1 W L OTL GF GA PTS
Eastern Conference Nashville 4 1 0 15 10 8
Atlantic Division Chicago 3 0 2 22 21 8
W L OTL GF GA PTS Colorado 3 1 1 19 12 7
Toronto 5 1 0 29 22 10 Dallas 3 1 0 17 11 6
Boston 4 1 0 22 13 8 Winnipeg 3 2 0 11 11 6
Buffalo 3 2 0 11 13 6 Minnesota 1 1 2 10 14 4
Montreal 2 1 1 11 10 5 St Louis 1 2 2 15 20 4
Ottawa 2 2 1 20 21 5 Pacific Division
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 11 7 4
Detroit 0 3 2 11 23 2
Anaheim
W L
4 1
OTL GF GA PTS
1 17 14 9
Florida 0 2 1 7 10 1
Calgary 3 2 0 18 16 6
Metropolitan Division
Vancouver 3 2
Los Angeles 2 2
0
1
19 17
11 12
6
5
W L OTL GF GA PTS
Carolina 4 1 1 23 18 9 San Jose 2 3 1 17 19 5
New Jersey 3 0
Columbus 3 2
0
0
14 4
16 19
6
6
Las Vegas 2 4
Edmonton 1 2
0
0
11 19
5 10
4
2
Pittsburgh 2 1 1 15 17 5 Arizona 1 3 0 3 9 2
Washington 2 2 1 20 19 5 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one
NY Islanders 2 2 0 11 10 4 point in the standings and are not included in
Philadelphia 2 3 0 16 20 4 the loss column (L).
In Winnepeg, Manitoba, period, and Kyle Connor added
Nico Hischier #13 of the New Jersey Devils moves around Erik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks Bryan Little broke a tie with 2:09 an empty-net goal with a second
during the second period at the Prudential Center on Oct 14 in Newark, New Jersey. (AFP)
left and Winnipeg beat Carolina left. Backup goalie Laurent
back victory over St Louis. scored for the Blues and Chad Johnson made to open a six-game homestand. Brossoit stopped 42 shots for the
Jakob Silfverberg also scored for the 28 saves in his St Louis debut. Patrick Laine opened the scor- victory, allowing only Micheal
Ducks. Alexander Steen and Tyler Bozak Jets 3, Hurricanes 1 ing for the Jets at 4:14 of the third Ferland’s tying goal.
Price, Red Sox bounce back,
terms of when we’re not extremely
locked in that we can be beat. But
when we are focused and in tune with
beat Astros 7-5, tie ALCS 1-1
each other, understanding what we’re
trying to do to be successful, obviously
we’re tough.”
No one knows that better than the
Rockets, who won a league-best 65
games last season behind NBA Most
Valuable Player and scoring champion
James Harden. Houston led Golden
State 3-2 in the West Finals before
Chris Paul suffered an injured ham-
string and missed the last two games,
both won by the Warriors to reach the
NBA Finals, where they swept
Cleveland for the crown.
While four-time NBA MVP
LeBron James left Cleveland for the
Los Angeles Lakers, he’s unlikely to
lift them from 35 wins to title contend-
ers in a season, leaving the Rockets to
again offer the best threat in the West
BASKETBALL
to Golden State’s supremacy after add-
ing 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony
to the lineup.
“We’re trying to win a champion-
ship. The margin for error is very lit-
tle,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni
said. “With this team, the depth we
have, I think we’ve got an answer for
everything. We’ve just got to figure
out what that answer is.”
The Celtics have some sorting to do
as well in an East up for grabs with
James gone from Cleveland. Toronto
added Kawhi Leonard and Philadelphia
offers young star talent but Boston
figures to be the best in the East.
All-Stars Irving and Hayward suf-
fered season-ending injuries that allowed
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Terry Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts hits an RBI double against the Houston Astros during the eighth inning in Game 2 of a baseball American League
Rozier to make an impact and nearly put Championship Series on Oct 14, in Boston. (AP)
the Celtics in the finals anyway.
Blending the talent into a formidable
lineup over the six-month season figures
to make Boston a title threat.
Bradley’s 3-run double helps Boston even Series
“This franchise is really built for
the next few years of being at the top
BOSTON, Oct 15, (AP): David Price would have been on the street behind Fenway Park.” half, starting with Xander Bogaerts’ one-out single
tier of teams in the league,” Irving Gerrit Cole, who was so dominant in his Division and then a double by Steve Pearce that sent Gonzalez
said. “Who wouldn’t want to be a part went home a winner in a postseason
Series start against Cleveland, gave up a double to crashing back-first into the metal scoreboard on the
of that? What more could you ask for start for the first time in his career. Mookie Betts – the first batter of the game – as left-field wall. He fell to the warning track, but after
from an organization to really elevate
That, he insisted, is all he ever cared Boston sent eight batters to the plate in the first and the training staff and manger A.J. Hinch went out to
your game? I’m looking forward to the scored twice. check on him he stayed in the game.
challenge this year.” about.
The AL West champs tied it in the second on “The ball, the wall, he’s back-pedaling. He’s got to
Meanwhile, Jimmy Butler is still “This is bigger than David Price,” he said on George Springer’s two-run double down the right- make a decision on whether or not to concede the
suiting up for the Minnesota
Sunday night. “This isn’t about me. This is wall and try to play it off the wall or try to make a
Timberwolves, with the opener three about the Boston Red Sox.” catch,” Hinch said. “It’s a well-placed hit.”
days away.
Despite his preference to play else-
Price was good enough, the Red Sox relievers BASEBALL Cole walked Devers on four pitches to load the
were even better, and Jackie Bradley Jr delivered a bases and struck out Ian Kinsler on three before
where, signs have begun to point to go-ahead, three-run double off the Green Monster to Bradley lofted one down the left-field line and off the
him staying with the Timberwolves at
lead Boston to a 7-5 victory over the Houston Astros field line. And when Gonzalez cleared the Monster Monster. As the ball bounced back toward the infield,
least to start the season. Butler took and tie the AL Championship Series at one game – and the seats above them – with a two-run homer it hopped on the padding along the side wall, just out
part in practice on Sunday, the second
apiece. in the third, it looked like Price was headed for of Gonzalez’s reach.
time he has done so since training Price fell one out short of qualifying for the win, another loss (he has won two postseason games in “Not really catching a break with it rolling on this
camp began with his trade request as
which would have been his first in 11 postseason relief.) awkward piece of padding all the way down was
the focal point of the team. starts. But it was the first time his team had won a But Boston, which won the AL East and a fran- unfortunate,” Cole said. “But you put yourself in that
“They want me to go out here and
playoff game he started, snapping a record run of chise-record 108 games, came back in the bottom position.”
hoop to the best of my abilities,” October futility. Betts scored an insurance run in the seventh, walk-
Butler said. “Make sure I’m healthy,
“It’s baby steps,” said Price, who entered the night ing to lead off the inning and coming around to make
compete, because that’s what I love to 0-9 in 10 career playoff starts. “I expect myself to be
do, and do it for the guys in the same it 6-4 on a wild pitch and a pair of passed balls. He
great in big moments, and I haven’t done that thus far gave Boston a 7-4 lead with an RBI double in the
jerseys as me.” in my career. But I came here to win, period. I came eighth.
here to win a World Series, and to do it multiple In all, Price was charged with four runs on five
times. And that’s what I’m about.” hits and four walks, striking out four in 4-2/3 innings
Game 3 is Tuesday in Houston, followed by two Price’s teams had lost all 10 of his previous post-
more at Minute Maid Park and a chance for the season starts, the longest such losing streak in base-
defending World Series champions to clinch a second ball history. He allowed three runs and got just five
straight AL pennant at home. Marwin Gonzalez hom- outs in Game 2 against the Yankees, the only Red
ered for the Astros, who had won five straight postsea- Sox loss in the series.
son games dating to Game 7 of the 2017 Series. As Price left the field on this night, the crowd rose
“We came here and won a game, and they played to applaud the pitcher they booed off the mound in
well tonight,” Houston third baseman Alex Bregman the Division Series, and he tapped the brim of his
said. “It’s going to be a fun series, so we’re looking cap.
forward to going back home.” “It’s definitely appreciated,” Price said. “It wasn’t
Price was spotted a two-run lead in the first inning the line I dreamed up to have tonight. But our
and then fell behind 4-2 before Bradley clanged one offense, our defense, everybody rallied together.”
off the left-field wall that Gonzalez chased helplessly The Red Sox said Game 1 starter Chris Sale was
as it bounced back toward the infield. hospitalized with a stomach illness but Cora said he
Price left leading 5-4 with two on with two out in was still hoping the he would join the team in
the fifth before Matt Barnes struck out Gonzalez to Houston.
end the inning and then pitched a perfect sixth to earn Cora said it did not affect his performance in the
the victory. Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless inning series opener, which Houston won 7-2.
and erstwhile starter Rick Porcello set the Astros It was Houston’s 14th straight postseason game
down 1-2-3 in the eighth. with a homer, breaking the major league record that
Closer Craig Kimbrel gave up Jose Altuve’s RBI David Price #24 of the Boston Red Sox pitches had been held by the Astros from 2001-04.
single with two outs in the ninth before Bregman in the first inning against the Houston Astros dur- Dallas Keuchel, who was 12-11 with a 3.74 ERA
launched a high fly to left that Andrew Benintendi ing Game Two of the American League in the regular season, will start Game 3 for Houston.
caught a step in front of the Monster. Championship Series at Fenway Park on Oct 14 He allowed two runs in five innings in the Game 3
“I knew I missed it,” Bregman said. “If I got it, it in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) clincher against Cleveland.

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Guinea-Bissau rally past
Zambia 2-1 in qualifiers
Madagascar poised to make Africa Cup of Nations history
JOHANNESBURG, Oct
15, (AFP): Guinea-Bissau
hit back to defeat Zambia
2-1 in Bissau Sunday and
move closer to a second
successive appearance at
the Africa Cup of Nations.
Justin Shonga scored di-
rect from a free-kick to
put the visiting team into
an early lead in a Group K
qualifier watched by a ca-
pacity 20,000 crowd in the
national stadium.
Stoppila Sunzu conceded an
own-goal soon after half-time
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and Toni Silva scored the deci-
sive goal with a header just past
the hour.
Guinea-Bissau top the table with
seven points from four matches
and Namibia and Mozambique,
who play in Windhoek Tuesday,
and Zambia have four each.
Victory for the tiny Portu-
guese-speaking state at a ground
overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
avenged a 2-1 loss in Lusaka four
days ago.
They made no impression in the
Cup of Nations until qualifying
for the 2017 finals at the expense
of three other countries, including
former champions Zambia.
Guinea-Bissau visit Namibia in
November and host Mozambique
next March in their remaining fix-
tures and seem set for a top-two
finish and qualification for the fi-
nals in Cameroon.
Meanwhile, Madagascar will
book a place at the Africa Cup of
Nations tournament for the first
time if they defeat visiting Equato-
rial Guinea on Tuesday.
Form favours the Malagasy
as they edged their Group A op-
ponents 1-0 away two days ago
Libya’s Mohammad Abdulsalam (center left), vies for the ball with Nigeria’s
Samuel Kalu during the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match between
Nigeria and Libya in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria on Oct 13.
Nigeria beat Libya 4-0 with Odion Ighalo grabbing a hat trick for the Super
Eagles to get their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign firmly
back on track in Uyo, southern Nigeria. (AFP)
thanks to an early goal from
France-based Faneva Andriat-
sima.
He was among 10 foreign-based
starters for Madagascar with de-
fender Tobisoa Njakanirina from
perennial domestic champions
CNaPS Sport the exception.
Frenchman Nicolas Dupuis
coaches the team from the huge
Indian Ocean island and has
steadily transformed them from
whipping boys to competitive op-
ponents.
That much was evident last
month when they twice came from
behind against 2018 World Cup
qualifiers Senegal in Antananarivo
to force a 2-2 draw.
The top-of-the-table clash was
staged against the tragic back-
drop of a pre-match stampede
outside the national stadium
which left one supporter dead
and 41 injured.
A consequence was that Mada-
gascar must play their next three
home matches away from the Ma-
hamasina Stadium and will face
the Equatoguineans in Vontovo-
rona.
“We have learnt many lessons
from that sad occasion and there
will be no recurrence,” interim
Malagasy football chief Doda
Andriamiasasoa assured report-
ers.
Senegal and Madagascar have
seven points each, Equatorial
Guinea three and Sudan none half-
way through their six-round quali-
fying group.
If Madagascar gain maximum
points, and Sadio Mane-inspired
Senegal completed a double over
Sudan by winning in Khartoum
later the same day, both will qual-
ify.
Although Senegal outclassed
Sudan in Dakar en route to a 3-0
victory, they are likely to find the
sauna-like conditions in east Af-
rica a challenge after limited accli-
matization.
Algeria, Zimbabwe, Guinea, the
Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Egypt and
Uganda are other countries who
could clinch qualification with two
matchdays to spare.
There are no strings attached
for Algeria and Tunisia, the top
ranked African team, as they will
succeed by winning away to Benin
in Group D and Niger in Group J
respectively.
Goals from Ramy Bensebaini
and Baghdad Bounedjah gave
Algeria a 2-0 home victory over
Benin last Friday, 24 hours be-
fore Tunisia laboured to a 1-0 win
against Niger.
Should Tunisia win again, 2017
Cup of Nations runners-up Egypt
will join them at the finals pro-
vided they complete a double over
eSwatini in Manzini having won
4-1 at home.
Guinea and the twice cham-
pions the Ivory Coast can wrap
up the Group H slots by win-
ning in Rwanda and the Central
African Republic (C.A.R.) re-
spectively.
After missing the World Cup in
Russia, the Ivorians displayed im-
proved form in a 4-0 romp over the
C.A.R. with Manchester United
defender Eric Bailly among the
scorers.
Should Zimbabwe overcome the
Democratic Republic of Congo
again, this time in Harare, they
will qualify if Liberia and Congo
Brazzaville draw the other Group
G match in Paynesville.
For Uganda to secure a second
successive qualification, they must
defeat Lesotho in Maseru and hope
Tanzania do not take maximum
points off Cape Verde in Dar es
Salaam.
A 21-fixture schedule this Tues-
day completes matchday 4 and the
remaining two series of fixtures are
set for November and March ahead
of the June 15 to July 13 tourna-
ment.
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
‘Lot of injuries across our league’
English players overworked
after World Cup: Southgate
SEVILLE, Spain, Oct 15, (AFP): Ga-
reth Southgate believes English play-
ers have been hampered by the Premier
League starting so soon after the World
Cup.
England’s top flight began on Friday
Aug 10, less than a month after England
had been knocked out by Croatia in the
semifinals in Russia.
The first divisions in France and Italy
began on the same weekend, but La
Liga in Spain kicked off on Aug 17 and
the Bundesliga in Germany on Aug 24.
“When you see the league, a lot of
teams haven’t started yet at their maxi-
mum. There have been lot of injuries
across our league,” Southgate said on
Sunday.
“I don’t really understand why our
league started so early, but they did,
and it was a really difficult situation for
the clubs.
“Some of the clubs couldn’t field a
team without...look at Tottenham, who
had so many players in the semifinals of
the World Cup.
“It was an impossible situation for
their coaches really.”
England face Spain in the UEFA
Nations League on Monday, hoping to
improve on their 2-1 defeat at Wembley
last month, when the scoreline did not
do Spain’s dominance justice.
Spain then thrashed Croatia 6-0 and
can seal top spot in Group 4 with a vic-
tory in Seville, while England are scrap-
ping to avoid relegation.
“We know their technical ability,”
Southgate said. “But we have to cause
them problems with the ball. We can’t
Arda Turan could face more
than 12 years jail for ‘brawl’
ISTANBUL, Oct 15, (AFP): Turkish
prosecutors on Monday charged Bar-
celona player Arda Turan over a brawl
with a prominent singer, asking for the
footballer to be sentenced to twelve-
and-a-half years in jail.
The prosecutors charged Turan,
who is currently on loan to Istanbul’s
Basaksehir, with sexual harassment,
unlicensed possession of weapons
and causing intentional injury over
the fight with singer Berkay Sahin, the
state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Sahin, who goes on stage by his
first name Berkay, was also charged,
with prosecutors demanding up to two
years in jail.
Turan, 31, had last week been sum-
moned to an Istanbul police station to
give a statement about the incident but
was allowed to walk free.
30
England manager Gareth South-
gate watches his players at an
open training session. (AFP)
just defend for 90 minutes.
“We were more comfortable in the
last 30 minutes at Wembley, but we
have to do that earlier in the game, be
brave enough to use the ball well, and
cause them problems.”
England have switched from a three
to a four-man defense since the World
Cup, in an attempt to exert more pres-
sure higher up the pitch.
Spain have also changed tack under
Luis Enrique, who has instilled a more
direct, attacking approach since taking
charge following the disappointing per-
formances at the World Cup.
“Their style is a little bit different
now, they’ve got a new coach, a top
coach,” Southgate said.
The incident, which took place out-
side an Istanbul nightclub and report-
edly left Sahin with a broken nose, has
transfixed Turkey over the last days.
In a bizarre sequence of events,
Turan then reportedly went to the hos-
pital where the singer was being treat-
ed clutching a gun and begging to be
shot and forgiven.
The attacking midfielder, who won
100 caps for the national side, has for
years been Turkey’s best known foot-
baller and is a strong supporter of Pres-
ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He backed Erdogan strongly after
the failed July 2016 coup, appearing at
rallies outside his home, and the Turk-
ish president even came as a witness to
Turan’s marriage.
Turan is notorious for poor behav-
iour both on and off the field.

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US headed to Women’s World Cup with 6-0 win over Jamaica
Last-gasp Biraghi saves Italy, gives
Mancini first ‘competitive’ victory
ROME, Oct 15, (Agencies):
Cristiano Biraghi snatched
a late victory to give new
Italy coach Roberto
Mancini his first competi-
tive victory and keep the
Azzurri’s Nations League
hopes alive with a 1-0 win
in their League A Group 3
clash on Sunday as Poland
were relegated.
Defender Biraghi, 26, slid in the
winner two minutes into injury
time for his first goal for Italy in a
game his team had dominated.
It gives Mancini his first com-
petitive victory since taking over
as Italy coach last May, after the
four-time world champions fail-
ure to qualify for the World Cup.
“We dominated the game, we
had to score the first goal, it
would have been unjust to finish
0-0,” said Mancini.
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“All the lads are trying to do
their best. It’s a good win in a
very good game.”
European champions Portugal
lead the three-team group with
six points from two games with
Italy on four points after three
games with Poland relegated to
League B with one point.
Mancini stuck with the same
eleven he started with in last
Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against
the Ukraine with Federico
Bernardeschi, Lorenzo Insigne
and Federico Chiesa leading the
attack.
Nicolo Barella, 21, was cho-
sen to start over Lorenzo
Pellegrini in midfield after mak-
ing his international debut in
Genoa.
Poland opted for the strike
partnership of Robert
Lewandowski and Arkadiusz
Milik over Genoa forward
Krzysztof Piatek, who has scored
14 goals in ten competitive
games for club and country.
Italy had the best of the first
half but once again demonstrated
their difficulty finishing off.
Jorginho rattled the bar within
the first minute, with Federico
Chiesa also hitting the wood-
work after half an hour in the
Silesian Stadium.
Poland could thank Wojciech
Szczesny for keeping them in the
game with the under-pressure
goalkeeper denying Alessandro
Florenzi, Jorginho, Federico
Bernardeschi and Juventus team-
mate Giorgio Chiellini in the first
half.
Italy had a goal disallowed
after 65 minutes following a
well-worked pass between
Bernardeschi and Marco Verratti
with Insigne offside in the box.
Poland also had a couple of
chances in the second half with
Kamil Grosicki denied by
Gianluigi Donnarumma, with
Arkadiusz Milik curling over.
Kamil Glik fired in low from
inside the box following a free-
kick but Donnarumma proved
solid.
Just when it looked as if both
sides would settle for a draw, off
the last corner, substitute Kevin
Lasagna, who made his interna-
tional debut, steered in for the
Biraghi to finish off.
The Fiorentina defender made
the sign ‘13’ with his hands, as
Turkey’s Serdar Aziz (right), fights for the ball with Russia’s Daler Kuzyaev
during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Russia and
Turkey at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia on Oct 14. (AP)
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31
Canada clinch spot in France with 7-0 victory over Panama
FRISCO, Texas, Oct 15, (AP): The US
women’s national team breezed
through CONCACAF qualifying to
secure a spot in the World Cup next
year in France.
The Americans still have to face
Canada.
“Just because we qualified for the
World Cup doesn’t mean we’re going
to take our foot off the gas,” Alex
Morgan said. “We want to win this
tournament and we always think of
playing Canada as an important game
for us.”
Morgan and Tobin Heath each
scored twice in the first half and
Russia secure 2-0 Nations League win over Turkey United States earned a World Cup
berth with a 6-0 victory over Jamaica
on Sunday night in the semifinals.
Heath’s first came in the first two
minutes of the match and she added a
second in the 29th. Megan Rapinoe,
Julie Ertz and Morgan also had first-
half goals as the United States built a
5-0 lead.
Morgan’s second goal was a penalty
kick in the 84th minute.
Canada, ranked No. 5 in the world,
also clinched a spot in France with a
7-0 victory over Panama in the earlier
semifinal at Toyota Stadium.
The top three finishers in the
CONCACAF Women’s Championship
represent the region in France, so the
winners of both semifinals earned a
berth before the final.
The title match between the United
States and Canada and the third-place
game are set for Wednesday in Frisco.
The fourth-place finisher will face
Argentina in a playoff for a spot in
France.
“This is obviously going to be a
different change of pace for us in this
tournament because we haven’t faced
a lot of shots from other teams, from
opponents. But I think it will be good
for us. We want to play the best teams
in the world and Canada’s continuing
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to evolve and play well,” Morgan
said.
The top-ranked United States are
the defending champions of the
sport’s premier event, having won the
final in the 2015 World Cup against
Japan. It was the team’s third World
Cup title.
Jamaica, ranked No. 64th in the
world, are still vying to become the
first Caribbean nation to go to a World
Cup. The Reggae Girlz upset Costa
Rica 1-0 in the group stage before
Australia’s Mathew Leckie vies for the ball with Kuwait’s Fahad Al-Hajri during a friendly football match between Kuwait and Australia at the Kuwait Sports
routing Cuba 9-0 to finish second to
Club Stadium in Kuwait City on Oct 15. Australia won 4-0. (AFP)
Canada in Group B.
The island nation re-started their
women’s national team program in
Netherlands captain Van Dijk ruled out of Belgium friendly 2014 after a six-year hiatus, boosted
by the support of Bob Marley’s oldest
daughter, Cedella Marley.
Costa on target as Portugal sink Scots Coach Hue Menzies said the match
against the United States was a good
test.
“We came ready to play five
GLASGOW, Oct 15, (AFP): Helder Costa tating.” games, and we’re playing five games.
marked his Portugal debut with a goal as the Scotland were almost gifted a bizarre early So it’s a big plus for our program.
European champions eased to a 3-1 friendly lead when Sergio Oliveira tried to head clear Obviously we’re trying to create
win over Scotland on Sunday. from James Forrest’s cross, but instead divert- some history. We’re still on track,”
Menzies said.
Wolves forward Costa opened the scoring ed the ball towards his own goal, forcing
late in the first half at Hampden Park. keeper Beto to tip it over the bar. The United States have dominated
And despite the absence of Juventus star Oliveira helped Portugal threaten at the right the competition in the tournament. The
Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Santos’ side end when his through-ball caused panic in the team averaged six goals a game in their
wrapped up a comfortable victory when Eder Scotland defense. group stage, winning all three matches.
and Bruma netted in the second half. Meanwhile, The Netherlands captain Virgil They took 114 shots, far more than the
Ronaldo has been left out of the Portugal van Dijk has withdrawn from their squad for second-best team in the field, Canada
(77). In their final group stage match,
squad while he fights to clear his name follow- Tuesday’s friendly against Belgium, less than
ing allegations of rape, which he strongly 24 hours after scoring in the 3-0 win over the US women outshot injury-depleted
Germany in the Nations League. Trinidad and Tobago 59-0.
Van Dijk, 27, is still feeling the effects of a The United States outshot Jamaica
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Southampton last month and the Dutch foot- “We feel good right now. Like I
ball association said in a statement on Sunday said, the competition has not been very
denies. good, so we have to take it with a grain
that it had been decided he would only play
Ronaldo wasn’t the only high-profile absen- against Germany. of salt,” Rapinoe said about where the
tee from Portugal’s line-up. No replacement will be called up for team is at right now. “I think we’re
Besiktas defender Pepe and Manchester Tuesday’s friendly in Brussels. moving the ball quicker, not hanging
City midfielder Bernardo Silva were allowed to Van Dijk got the opening goal for the Dutch on to it too long, sharing it, a bunch of
return to their clubs as Santos made a host of on Saturday, before Memphis Depay and different people are scoring. We got a
changes from the Nations League victory in Georginio Wijnaldum scored late on as they lot of different kind of goals today,
Poland on Thursday. recorded a morale-boosting triumph over their too. It’s clicking right now. It’s pretty
Stung by an embarrassing 2-1 Nations neighbours. good.”
League defeat against Israel on Thursday, Gareth Bale will miss Wales’ Nations League Morgan’s goals tied her with
Scotland were more competitive against qual- clash against the Republic of Ireland after the Canada’s Adriana Leon for the tourna-
ity opposition. Real Madrid star returned to Spain to continue ment lead with six.
Steven Naismith got one back for Scotland his recovery from a groin injury. Morgan has 16 goals for the United
in stoppage-time. Scotland defender Jack Hendry (left), vies with Bale was sidelined for Wales’ 4-1 friendly States this year, and she has 23 goals
But Alex McLeish’s team were left to rue Portugal striker Eder during the international defeat against Spain in Cardiff on Thursday in her last 23 matches. She has 96
missed chances that could have turned the friendly football match between Scotland and after aggravating the groin injury while playing career goals.
tide against Portugal. Portugal at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland for Real against Alaves a week ago.
on Oct 14. (AFP) Heath, who spent much of 2017 and
“I thought it was a good performance. I The 29-year-old had hoped to recover for the beginning of this year sidelined by
didn’t believe at all that we deserved to be 3-0 his country’s trip to Dublin on Tuesday, but injury, has seven goals in seven starts this
down,” said McLeish, who has lost six of his ed to see the video. We showed them and they Wales manager Ryan Giggs had already year. Her second goal of the night came
eight games. owned up to some individual errors. admitted he didn’t expect the forward to be on a spectacular serve from Portland
“We lost stupid goals again. The lads want- “Individual errors at this level can be devas- back in time. Thorns teammate Lindsay Horan. On the
run, Heath smashed it past Jamaica goal-
keeper Sydney Schneider.
he dedicated his first goal to for- the Group 2 game from Roman in the Faeroe Islands to remain After Milot Rashica’s early “They’re at another level,” Menzies
mer Italy and Fiorentina captain Neustadter and substitute Denis unbeaten atop Group 3 in League opener, Rene Joensen equalized said about the US team. “Another level
Davide Astori who died of a Cheryshev. D. after the break for the Faeroes. from us. It’s something we can learn
heart attack last March. Turkey will be relegated from from.
World Cup quarter-finalist League B if it loses to Sweden on
Russia needs only one more Nov 17, while Russia can move
point to be promoted into League up with a draw in Sweden three
A following a 2-0 win over visit- days later.
ing Turkey in Sochi with goals in A long pass from goalkeeper
Ariel Harush set up Israel’s first
goal by Tomer Hemed in a 2-0
win over visiting Albania in
League C.
Harush also made a series of
saves before Israel got its second
from Dia Seba.
Israel is three points ahead of
Scotland and Albania atop Group
1.
Also in League C, Romania
played the entire second half
with 10 men and still drew 0-0
with Serbia.
Serbia, which had captain
Dusan Tadic miss a penalty,
stayed atop Group 4, one point
ahead of Montenegro, which
won 4-1 in Lithuania.
Romania is two points back. United States defender Becky Sauerbrunn defends against Jamaica forward Jody Brown during the second half
Kosovo held on for a 1-1 draw of a CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament soccer match in Frisco, Texas on Oct 14. (AP)
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Prescott, Cowboys demolish Jaguars 40-7

Patriots end Chiefs’ unbeaten run

Gurley powers Rams
FOXBOROUGH, Mas-
sachusetts, Oct 15, (AP):
Stephen Gostkowski hit a
28-yard field goal as time
expired, and the New Eng-
land Patriots beat the Kan-
sas City Chiefs 43-40 on
Sunday night after blowing
a big halftime lead.
Tom Brady passed for 340 yards
and a touchdown and ran for an-
other score in his 200th victory as
a starting quarterback, tops in NFL
history. Brady also passed former
teammate Adam Vinatieri for most
career wins in the regular season
and playoffs combined with 227.
It was the first loss of the season for
the Chiefs (5-1).
New England (4-2) led 24-9 at inter-
mission, but Patrick Mahomes directed
an impressive rally by Kansas City in
the second half. He finished 23 of 36
for 352 yards in his first loss as a start-
ing quarterback, with three of his four
TD passes going to Tyreek Hill.
Mahomes threw two interceptions in
the first half, but was unflappable down
the stretch. He found Hill for a 75-yard
touchdown pass that tied it with just over
three minutes remaining.
Steelers 28, Bengals 21
In Cincinnati, James Conner ran for
111 yards and a pair of touchdowns
on the eve of Le’Veon Bell’s possible

FOOTBALL
return, and Antonio Brown turned a
short pass into a 31-yard touchdown
with 10 seconds left as Pittsburgh
pulled off another improbable come-
back in Cincinnati.
The Steelers (3-2-1) have won eight
in a row against their AFC North rival, Cleveland Browns defensive back Damarious Randall (23) attempts to tackle Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon (28) in the second half during an NFL football game on
three times rallying in the final minute
at Paul Brown Stadium to keep it go- Oct 14 in Cleveland. (AP)
ing. After Joe Mixon’s 4-yard touch- downs on 28 carries and the Rams cel- nal play of overtime after Cody Parkey phries, who couldn’t hang on. bairn tied it with 1:34 remaining.
down run with 1:18 left got the Ben- ebrated Wade Phillips’ homecoming. missed a 53-yard try for the Chicago Vikings 27, Cardinals 17
Jets 42, Colts 34
gals (4-2) thinking this might finally be The Rams, who had surrendered Bears, who blew an 11-point lead in the
the time they end the streak, Ben Ro- 31 points in back-to-back games, im- final 16 minutes of regulation. In East Rutherford, Jason Myers In Minneapolis, Latavius Murray
ethlisberger and the Steelers stunned proved to 6-0 in sending the Broncos Miami’s Brock Osweiler threw for kicked a franchise-record seven field helped the Minnesota Vikings revive
them again. (2-4) to their fourth straight loss. 380 yards and three touchdowns sub- goals, Sam Darnold threw two touch- their running attack with 155 yards and
Brown caught a short pass and The Broncos pulled to 23-20 on Case bing for Ryan Tannehill, who sat out down passes, and the Jets held on to a touchdown on 24 carries, wearing
outran the secondary for the winning Keenum’s 1-yard dart to Demaryius because of an injured throwing shoul- win consecutive games for the first down the Cardinals.
score, leaving thousands of Steelers Thomas with 1:22 remaining, capping der. Albert Wilson turned two short time in more than a year. Even Kirk Cousins joined the fun for
fans twirling their towels in the stands. a 77-yard drive that included three de- passes into long touchdowns in the Morris Claiborne returned the first of the Vikings (3-2-1) with an option-style
The Steelers are 16-2 at Paul Brown fensive penalties. Rams receiver Rob- fourth quarter and finished with 155 three interceptions thrown by Andrew run across the goal line in the third quar-
Stadium during Marvin Lewis’ 16 sea- ert Woods, however, knocked Brandon yards on six receptions. Luck for a touchdown as the Jets (3-3) ter, before throwing to Adam Thielen for
sons as Bengals coach, including a pair McManus’ onside kick out of bounds, The Dolphins took the kickoff to moved to .500 by taking advantage of a score on the following possession.
of playoff wins. and the Rams ran out the clock with start overtime, marched 74 yards and mistakes by the short-handed Colts (1- Thielen had 11 receptions for 123
Same outcome as usual. This one Jared Goff (14 of 28 for 201 yards) were on the verge of victory when Ken- 5), who lost their fourth straight. yards, his sixth straight 100-yard game to
ended with a brief scuffle after Andy twice taking a knee. yan Drake fumbled just before crossing With Joe Namath and the 1968 Su- become the first player in the NFL since
Dalton’s final pass fell incomplete, leav- the goal line. Eddie Goldman recov- per Bowl-winning team celebrating its 1961 to start a season with a streak that
ing him 3-12 all-time against Pittsburgh. Cowboys 40, Jaguars 7 50th anniversary, Darnold was 24 of 30 long. Thielen’s 58 catches are the most in
ered for the Bears, who then drove to
Ravens 21, Titans 0 In Arlington, Texas, Dak Prescott the Miami 35. for 280 yards, with TD throws to Ter- league history through six games.
threw two touchdown passes to Cole relle Pryor and Chris Herndon and an Seahawks 27, Raiders 3
In Nashville, the Ravens piled up a Falcons 34, Buccaneers 29
Beasley to spark the previously punch- interception to give New York its first
franchise-record 11 sacks in the rain. In Atlanta, Matt Ryan threw for In London, Russell Wilson threw for
Indianapolis Colts quarterback An- less Dallas passing game and rushed back-to-back victories since taking three touchdowns, including one off a
Za’Darious Smith had three sacks and for a career-high 82 yards. 354 yards and three touchdowns as three in a row in Weeks 3-5 last season.
drew Luck (top), leaps on tight end botched snap in the second quarter.
Patrick Onwuasor had two for the Ra- Jordan Leggett (86) after they con- Perhaps pumped up by some pre- the Falcons snapped a three-game los-
vens (4-2), who had six sacks by half- ing streak, holding off Tampa Bay in Texans 19, Bills 14 Chris Carson rushed for 59 yards and
nected for a touchdown during the game mingling with UFC fighter Conor rookie Rashaad Penny gained an addi-
time. They finished a sack off the NFL second half of an NFL football game McGregor, the Cowboys rolled to a 24-0 Jameis Winston’s return as Buccaneers In Houston, Johnathan Joseph’s 28-
record for a game, shared by five teams. starting quarterback. yard interception return for a touchdown tional 43 for the Seahawks (3-3), who
against the New York Jets on Oct 14 halftime lead. Beasley got his first two played to a vociferously supportive
Dean Pees and the Titans simply in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP) touchdowns of the season for the NFL’s The Falcons (2-4) scored on their with 1:23 remaining lifted the Texans.
couldn’t stop his old team as the Ra- first three possessions and held off a Houston trailed by three when Phil- crowd – a London-record 84,922 were
30th-ranked passing offense that was fac- in attendance – despite the Raiders (1-
vens outgained Tennessee 361-106 and the first time since moving into Nissan ing the league’s No. 1 pass defense. wild comeback by Tampa Bay (2-3), lip Gaines was called pass interference
punted only once against a defense led Stadium in 1999. Tennessee has not avoiding their first 1-5 start since 2007. on Will Fuller in the end zone with 2 5) being the designated home team.
Prescott had 151 of his 183 yards Oakland quarterback Derek Carr left
by their former defensive coordinator. scored a touchdown in eight straight passing in the first half because Dal- Winston and the Bucs almost pulled minutes remaining, moving the Tex-
Pees came out of a short retirement to quarters. The Ravens couldn’t have off a miracle on the final play of the game ans 41 yards to the 1-yard line. But with an apparent left arm injury with
las didn’t need to throw while coast- 8:52 remaining in the fourth quarter
join first-year head coach Mike Vrabel. looked much better handing Tennes- ing during a second-half blowout that after driving to the Atlanta 21. With no the Texans (3-3) lost 7 yards on three
Joe Flacco threw for 238 yards and a see its first shutout since Nov 28, 2010. timeouts, the quarterback took the snap plays, capped by an incomplete pass after the last of his six sacks and did
dropped Jacksonville to 3-3. not have the chance to return before the
touchdown for Baltimore. Alex Collins and tried to surprise the Falcons by tak- intended for Ryan Griffin that Matt
scored on TD runs of 13 and 2 yards. Rams 23, Broncos 20 Dolphins 31, Bears 28, OT Seahawks ran out the clock.
ing off up the middle of the field. When Milano knocked down to force Hou-
The Titans (3-3) lost their second In Denver, Todd Gurley rushed for In Miami Gardens, Jason Sanders he was about to be tackled at the 10, he ston to kick. Redskins 23, Panthers 17
straight and were shut out at home for a career-high 208 yards and two touch- kicked a 47-yard field goal on the fi- pitched toward receiver Adam Hum- A 27-yard field goal by Ka’imi Fair- In Landover, Josh Norman bounced
back from his prime-time benching
by intercepting former teammate Cam
NFL Results/Standings Newton and forcing a fumble.
Norman ended his 19-game inter-
ception drought by catching a jump ball
thrown by Newton on a third-and-long
LOS ANGELES, Oct 15, (AFP): Re- Indianapolis 1 5 0 .167 152 180 play early in the second quarter, his
sults and standings after Sunday’s AFC West
National Football League games: W L T PCT PF PA first pick since Dec 24, 2016. Norman
Arizona 17 Minnesota 27 Kansas City 5 1 0 .833 215 172 also popped the ball out of Panthers
Carolina 17 Washington 23 LA Chargers 4 2 0 .667 175 144 rookie receiver D.J. Moore’s hands in
Chicago 28 Miami (OT) 31 Denver 2 4 0 .333 120 154
Indianapolis 34 NY Jets 42 Oakland 1 5 0 .167 110 176
a showcase performance against the
Pittsburgh 28 Bengals 21 National Football Conference team that abruptly cut ties with him af-
Seattle 27 Raiders 3 NFC East ter his All-Pro 2015 season.
Buffalo 13 Texans 20 W L T PCT PF PA Newton threw for 275 yards and two
LA Chargers 38 Cleveland 14 Washington 3 2 0 .600 106 104
Tampa Bay 29 Atlanta 34 Dallas 3 3 0 .500 123 103 touchdowns on 27 of 40 passing and
LA Rams 23 Broncos 20 Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 137 117 rushed for 43 yards in a turnover-marred
Baltimore 0 Tennessee 21 NY Giants 1 5 0 .167 117 162 loss. He engineered a late drive that got
Jacksonville 7 Dallas 40 NFC North
Kansas City 40 NE Patriots 43 W L T PCT PF PA
the Panthers to the Washington 16-yard
Philadelphia 34 NY Giants 13 Chicago 3 2 0 .600 139 96 line, but threw incomplete on second,
American Football Conference Minnesota 3 2 1 .583 140 148 third and fourth downs to seal the loss.
AFC East Green Bay 2 2 1 .500 115 114
W L T PCT PF PA Detroit 2 3 0 .400 125 137 Chargers 38, Browns 14
New England 4 2 0 .667 176 148 NFC South In Cleveland, Philip Rivers threw
Miami 4 2 0 .667 130 145 W L T PCT PF PA
New Orleans 4 1 0 .800 180 140 two touchdown passes to Tyrell Wil-
NY Jets 3 3 0 .500 165 139
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 76 138 Carolina 3 2 0 .600 121 114 liams – the veteran quarterback threw
AFC North Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 141 173 a block – and Melvin Gordon had three
W L T PCT PF PA Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 167 192 TD runs as the Chargers banged around
Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 174 158 NFC West
Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 153 77 W L T PCT PF PA rookie Baker Mayfield and the Browns.
Pittsburgh 3 2 1 .583 171 154 LA Rams 6 0 0 1.000 196 118 The 36-year-old Rivers continued
Cleveland 2 3 1 .417 128 151 Seattle 3 3 0 .500 143 117 one of the best starts of his 15-year ca-
AFC South San Francisco1 4 0 .200 118 146
Arizona 1 5 0 .167 82 139 reer, leading the Chargers (4-2) to their
W L T PCT PF PA
Tennessee 3 3 0 .500 87 107 Note: Standings read as wins, loss- third straight win. Rivers finished 11 of
Houston 3 3 0 .500 135 137 es, ties, winning percentage, points 20 for 207 yards and had only one mis-
Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 109 126 scored for, points scored against Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (center), runs as Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall (54) take, an interception midway through
and linebacker Todd Davis (51) pursue during the first half of an NFL football game on Oct 14 in Denver. (AP) the fourth quarter.

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