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MP Al-Dousari voted into Foreign Affairs panel


Empowered municipalities eyed
By Abubakar A. Ibrahim
Arab Times Staff
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: The National As-
sembly, in its ordinary session on Tuesday,
The MPs presented the suggestion while
discussing the report of the Public Utilities
Committee on the proposed amendment of
Municipality Law No. 33/2016.
They criticized the government for its fail-
EU for two-state push
elected MP Nasser Al-Dousari as member of ure to submit the date of Municipal Council
the Foreign Affairs Committee replacing MP elections, since the work period of the interim US Vice-President Pence ME visit set
Ali Al-Deqbasi. committee tasked to specify the election date
MP Talal Al-Jalal was also elected as has already ended. They claimed this is a
member of the Public Utilities Committee in clear manifestation of the government’s hesi- AMMAN, Jan 9, (Agencies): Jordan and the Euro- derlined rejection of the US decision as it represents a breach of in-
place of MP Mohammed Al-Hadiya. tation in taking decisions and lack of vision, ternational law and has no legal effect whatsoever, the minister told
It can be recalled that the Assembly ap- pean Union on Monday agreed to work together on the EU official.
in addition to the absence of special commit-
proved, during its ordinary session on Dec tees in charge of municipal affairs. encouraging a two-state solution to the Palestinian- The Arab taskforce would work together with the international
19, 2017, the resignation of Al-Deqbasi and They expressed concern over the possibil- Israeli crisis according to international law. community to recognise Palestinian statehood with a capital of East
Al-Hadiya from membership of the above- ity that some citizens will be deprived of the The pledge was made amid a conversation between Jordan’s Jerusalem according to the 1967 borders.
mentioned committees. right to vote in the election, stressing the need Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and the EU foreign policy chief The Jordanian minister also stressed the importance of the EU’s
Meanwhile, a number of MPs stressed for an election system which ensures justice role in breaking the deadlock that has blanketed efforts for compre-
the need to allocate a Municipality for each Federica Mogherini, during which both discussed coordinated
for all. steps for the goal, read a Jordanian ministry statement. hensive and permanent peace.
governorate and give them enough power to They stressed the need to activate the Vice-President Mike Pence will travel to Egypt, Jordan and Israel
carry out their work according to the regula- Safadi had briefed his EU counterpart on the results of a ministe-
role of the council, especially in organizing rial six-nation plus the Arab League taskforce that had discussed the this month after postponing a trip to the Middle East in December
tions; taking into consideration their impor- districts and monitoring their conditions as following President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem
tance and close link with the development impacts of the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
plan. Continued on Page 7 The Amman-hosted talks, which concluded on Saturday, had un- Continued on Page 7

Opinion
In defense of Turkey’s ME role
HH Amir realistic, By Ayse Hilal Sayan Koytak
optimistic speech Ambassador of the Republic
of Turkey to Kuwait
By Ahmed Al-Jarallah
Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times Iliance
have read in dismay the ar-
ticle entitled “Turk-led al-
needs an assertive re-
THE role of parliamentarians is to express sponse” by Mr Khalaf Ahmad
inclinations of the public. This is why His Al Habtoor (UAE Business-
Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ah- man) published in your daily on
mad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah put responsibilities 31 December 2017. The article
in front of the representatives of consulta- is replete with factual errors,
tive councils and Parliaments at the 11th preposterous accusations and
GCC Speakers meeting which concluded poisonous rhetoric about my
in Kuwait recently. He urged them to country Turkey and our lead-
strengthen brotherly relations among the ers.
GCC member-States. I would not have taken this
This is due to the fact that “any dispute openly antagonistic article se-
between members will pass no matter how riously or considered dignify-
long it takes,” whereas “the surrounding ing it with a reply, had it not
regional condition continues to deteriorate appeared in the front page of a
and this is a challenge for all of us.” He major newspaper in the broth-
added this challenge necessitates clearing erly country of Kuwait. Refer-
the atmosphere from grim clouds which ences to President Erdogan in
could blur the sight on what the regional the article, including the out-
event entails. rageous comparison with Al
The speech of HH the Amir was charac- Baghdadi, are out of line and
terized by absolute transparency, particu- unacceptable. Turkey’s only
larly his position on the general condition regional ambition is a secure
of the region. At the same time, he high- and stable Middle East gov-
lighted positive factors which dispel stum- erned by mutual respect and
bles that the GCC course is facing. peaceful co-existence.
Among these positive factors is the just Crises in the Middle East are
concluded 23rd edition of the Gulf Cup. It issues that pertain to the pres-
expressed the real emotions and sentiments ervation of international peace,
of GCC nationals; hence, reconciliation security and stability, and
necessitates cooperation, consultation and hence cannot be exclusively
meetings at all levels. This will make the considered as “Arab affairs.”
commonalties among members the basis of Some of these issues are direct-
facing such challenges. ly related to Turkey’s national
Undoubtedly, everyone in the region security and stability. Over 3,4
realizes how deep is the relationship be- million Syrians in Turkey is a
tween GCC countries which have several stark and enduring reminder in
times expressed the desire to unify laws in this regard.
all fields — economic, cultural and social Neither country in the re-
— as a preliminary step towards realizing A Syrian man and a woman mourn over the body of one of their children (right), in the rebel-held besieged town of Douma following air gion nor Turkey has the ca-
the strategic objective of GCC countries strikes on the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Jan 8. The toddler, named Amir, was wounded during
pacity to resolve these prob-
to have a union based on historic ties and air strikes on the town of Saqba and was evacuated to Douma where he passed away. Regime forces upped the pressure on two of the
last rebel bastions in Syria, pounding the eastern Ghouta enclave near Damascus and the northern province of Idlib. (AFP) lems single handedly. We,
similar destiny among their nationals. therefore, need the concerted
With a wise view, HH the Amir has efforts of all countries in the
placed the entire GCC to where it is sup-
posed to be, especially when it comes to
the role that parliamentary institutions must
play — work as a group in order to face
challenges.
Israeli jets, missiles hit Syria region to this end. Attempt-
ing to isolate or distance Tur-
key from the region will not
contribute to the resolution of
these problems.
HH the Amir said, “We are not in a posi- BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Agencies): Israeli jets and ground- them down, the army said, adding that Israeli jets Furthermore, as the differ-
tion to face challenges individually. There- to-ground missiles struck Syria early on Tuesday, fired a final barrage of four rockets from inside ences between Qatar and some
fore, collective work is our way of facing
challenges. In fact, it is our fortress through
Tanker ablaze Syria’s army said, as Israeli Prime Minister Ben- Israel, one of which was intercepted by Syrian air states in the region have dem-
jamin Netanyahu reiterated he would do what was defences while the others caused material damage. onstrated most recently, there
which we can overcome challenges and BEIJING/SEOUL, Jan 9,
needed to stop Hezbollah gaining “game-changing” Israel has pledged to prevent Syrian territory be- is a need for greater unity and
preserve the achievements and gains made (RTRS): Strong winds, high solidarity within the region.
Iranian weapons. ing used for Iran to set up bases or transfer high-
Continued on Page 7 waves and toxic gases are hin- quality weaponry to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, Turkey’s efforts are geared to-
dering dozens of rescue boats The Syrian army said in a statement carried by
Email: ahmed@aljarallah.com state television that Israeli jets fired missiles at the which has been helping Damascus beat back a six- wards helping in such a way to
struggling to locate missing sail- year-old rebellion. focus the attention of all people
Follow me on: ors from a stricken oil tanker in al-Qutaifa area near Damascus from inside Leba-
nese airspace at 2:40 am (0040 GMT) and Syrian The Israeli military declined to comment. Al- in the region on addressing
the East China Sea and to extin- though the Israeli air force chief last August dis- pressing regional challenges of
guish a fire that has burned for air defences hit one of the planes. our region. As a country fight-
Israel then fired rockets from the Israeli-occupied closed that his corps had struck in Syria around 100
ahmedaljarallah@gmail.com the past three days on the ship. ing terrorism for decades, it is
Golan Heights, but the Syrian defences brought Continued on Page 7
Continued on Page 7 inconceivable for Turkey to
support any third country sup-
porting terrorism.
Newswatch ▲ US$/KD 0.30145/55
Iran arrested thousands Up to 64 feared Our brothers and friends
need not be threatened by the
▲ Euro/KD 0.3594
TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 9, (Agen- elaborate, nor did he say where
dead in sinking presence of Turkish troops
which have been deployed to
KUWAIT CITY: Secretary General of the Gov- ■ Yen/KD 0.0026 cies): An Iranian reformist law- he got the figure.
Previously, authorities have
ROME, Jan 9, (AP): As many contribute to the stability and
ernment and Manpower Restructuring Program maker said Tuesday that some as 64 African migrants, includ- security of the Gulf region.
(GMRP) Fawzi Al-Magdali disclosed that pro- ▼ British £/KD 0.4078 3,700 people were arrested in said “hundreds” were arrested
ing a mother whose surviving Their presence is based on the
posal to increase the rate of national personnel the days of protests and unrest in Tehran alone, not offering a explicit consent, sovereign will
3-year-old child desperately
in private sector to create job opportunities for
17,000 Kuwaitis in place of expatriates has been
▲ KSE +20.5 pts at closing Jan 9 that roiled Iran over the past two total figure for arrests as the dem-
onstrations spread into the Ira- clung to her as she drowned, and consent of Qatar, enshrined
See Page 29 weeks, offering a far higher num- in a military cooperation agree-
approved. nian countryside, including small are feared dead after a traffick- ment signed with Turkey. It is
ber than authorities previously ers’ overcrowded rubber din-
He affirmed the new percentage will not ex- towns. worth recalling that other Gulf
ceed 75 percent of the total workforce in each ▲ Dow +140.31 pts at 21:30 Jan 9 released.
Interior Minister Abdolreza ghy from Libya started sinking countries also host military
establishment. He shed light on the major See Page 30 The protests, which vented an- in the Mediterranean Sea, offi-
amendments suggested, indicating the rate of ger at high unemployment and Rahmani Fazli has said about forces or bases of other third
42,000 people at most took part cials said Monday. countries. Likewise, some of
the national workforce in banking sector will be
raised from 64 to 70 percent, 60 to 65 percent
▲ Nasdaq +22.40 pts at 21:30 Jan 9 official corruption, were the larg-
in the anti-government protests. The Italian coast guard res- the Gulf countries have plans
est seen in Iran since the disputed cued 86 people from the boat
in communications sector, insurance sector from 2009 presidential election, and Sadeghi’s figure of arrested of- to deploy troops in other third
18-22 percent, money exchange sector from 12 ▲ FTSE +34.51 pts at closing Jan 9 some demonstrators called for fered Tuesday would mean near- hours after it started sinking countries.
to 15 percent, Arabic private education sector ly 10 percent of those who dem- Saturday morning after it took As the Summit Chair of the
from 10-12 percent, and 5 to 10 percent in Eng- the overthrow of the government. on water and started deflating,
onstrated were arrested. Organization of Islamic Coop-
lish education. ▲ Nikkei +135.46 pts at closing Jan 9 At least 21 people have been
On Sunday, Tehran prosecutor, a UN migration agency official eration, it is the moral duty of
❑ ❑ ❑ killed in the unrest surrounding said.
the protests. Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, said that Turkey to lead on issues relat-
BRUSSELS: The EU High Representative Fed-
erica Mogherini will convene a meeting with
▼ Gold $1,311.00 per oz (London) The official news website of 70 of the detained protesters have Specially trained rescue div-
ers leapt into the water to pull
ing to the Islamic world such
the Iranian parliament, icana. been released on bail during the as the status of Al-Quds. This
the foreign ministers of three European countries last 48 hours. He added that there dozens to safety, including is not a contest for leadership
and Iran in Brussels on Thursday. ▲ NYMEX crude $62.91 pb ir, quoted Mahmoud Sadeghi of
would be more releases from de- those who managed to stay and it is not important which
These will include France’s Jean-Yves Le Tehran as saying that different country is leading our com-
tention, except for the main in- aboard the half-submerged din-
Drian, Germany’s Sigmar Gabriel, the UK
Boris Johnson and Iran’s Jawad Zarif.
▲ Brent crude $68.80 pb security and intelligence forces
stigators of the riots who will be ghy as well as others already mon efforts. What is important
detained the protesters, mak-
3-month $ LIBOR rate 1.70802% “dealt with seriously.” flailing in nearby cold waters. Continued on Page 7
Continued on Page 7 ing it difficult to know the exact
number of detainees. He did not Continued on Page 7 Continued on Page 7
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

LOCAL 2

‘Expenditure on education in Kuwait


less than average of other countries’
Two thirds of students feel bored during science classes: study
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Results of a study conducted education during these years.
by the Secretariat General for Planning showed that ex- The study added that United Nations member-countries are supposed to
spend about 20 percent of their budget on education, indicating the average
penditure on education in Kuwait is less than the aver- expenditure on education was 15 percent in 2011. Out of 138 countries,
age expenses of other countries, reports Annahar daily. only 25 spent more than 20 percent of their budget on education in 2011.
According to the study, only 41 of 150 countries spent six percent or Kuwait was not among them in 2011 and in 2014.
more of their budget on education in 2011; pointing out Kuwait was not It also disclosed that the item on salaries and allowances constitutes 90
included in 2011 and 2014 as it spent only 5.06 percent of its budget on percent of the budget for education in Kuwait, stressing this is a negative
indicator. The cost of education
for a student at Kuwait Univer-
sity is more than the amount
spent on his counterpart in any
of the best universities in Brit-
ain and these universities are
the best in the world as well.
The study covered a number
of schools for different aca-
demic levels in various gover-
norates in a bid to evaluate the
quality of education in Kuwait.
Results revealed the skills of
teachers play the biggest role
as they affect the educational
outputs either positively or
negatively. It concluded that
the quality of education has yet
to reach the satisfactory level.
In addition, two thirds of the
students who participated in KUNA photos
a questionnaire said they feel Top and above: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-
Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday received at Bayan Palace His Highness Sheikh
bored during science classes. Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. His Highness also received Presi-
The cost for students with dent of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem
poor academic performance Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.
and drop outs at Kuwait Uni-
versity reached KD 39 million
in academic year 2012/2013
–12.89 percent of the univer- Singers Angham, Abdo to perform in Hala Feb
sity’s budget.
The study recommended de-
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah meets with the French Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
KUNA photo
veloping activities in schools,
providing required materials
Kuwaiti actress Khedr to undergo
Kuwait, France discuss ties, regional affairs in science laboratories, and ra-
tionalizing expenditure without lens surgery in left eye in France
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al- puy, discussing bilateral relations, Ayham Al-Omar, attended the reducing salaries as it should be
done by redirecting items of the KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Kuwaiti actress to Saudi Arabia for the showing of her
Jarallah held a meeting on Tues- regional and international issues. meeting. (KUNA) Abeer Khedr will undergo corneal and new play, “Al-Bait Bait Abouna,” from
day with the French Ambassador to Assistant Foreign Minister for budget in order to increase the
lens surgery in her left eye at the Ophthal- Jan 11-27, 2018 in Riyadh and Jeddah,
the State of Kuwait, Marie Masdu- Deputy Premier’s Bureau Affairs, budget for important items and mology National Center in a hospital in reports Al-Jarida daily. Other members
reducing the budget for less im- the French capital, reports Al-Anba daily. of the cast include Soud Al-Ali, Sameera
portant ones. The actress asked her colleagues in the Abed, Nora Al-Omairi, Iman Al-Faisal
Kuwait cartoon society to hold several activities It also stressed the need to
implement the recommenda-
artistic community and her fans in the
Gulf to pray for her.
and Sara Al-Yousif.
❑ ❑ ❑
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Head of Ku- efforts and follow-up by Kuwaiti car- offered by the society. tions mentioned in the report Meanwhile, famous Egyptian singer
of educational experts from Angham and Saudi singer Mohammad Cast of the social and horror play,
wait Cartoon Society Muhammad toonists who were keen on founding an He said the society aims at raising “Death Case,” started rehearsing for the
Thalab said the society plans to hold official entity to serve as a platform for awareness about cartoons that a car- Singapore concerning the Abdo, along with the orchestra of Maes-
education in Kuwait in 2013. tro Hani Farhaat, will perform in the big play, reports Al-Anba daily.
a number of the activities this year, re- discussing their issues and art related toon does not center on politics alone, The play will be shown for five days
ports Al-Shahed daily. matters. but the sphere is wide and includes so- These experts suggested im- concert slated for Feb 15, 2018 as part of
proving the teachers’ level of activities for this year’s Hala February starting from Jan 11, 2018 under the pa-
After the publication of the society Al-Thalab said in the next stage cial issues. Festival, reports Al-Shahid daily. tronage and in the presence of Sheikh
in Kuwait gazette, Al-Thalab invited Kuwait will see flourish of the car- It is worthy to mention the Kuwait professionalism, tapping the Duaij Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah who wrote the
creative potentials of teachers, Rotana Audio and Visual Company
professionals and hobbyists to join the toons through planned exhibitions and Cartoon Society was founded by 56 will organize the concert. songs for the play.
society. symposiums. He pointed out the mem- members. It has a Board of Directors and implementing an effective The cast includes Basema Hamada,
mechanism for the evaluation ❑ ❑ ❑
He pointed out, the foundation of bership will offered to residents and of 7 elected members, the elections to Ahmad Iraj and Shihab Hajiya among
the society is the result of tremendous bedoun to benefit from the advantages which are held every two years. of teachers’ performance. Actress Haya Al-Shuaibi will travel many other stars.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

LOCAL 3

KUNA photo KUNA photo


His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday received at Bayan Palace Board Chairman of Kuwait Science
received at Bayan Palace His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Club Talal Al-Kharafi, Deputy Chairman Ahmad Al-Manfouhi and board members on the occasion of the formation of the new board. The meet-
Al-Sabah. ing was attended by Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.

Kuwait and Morocco relations


distinctive, historical: minister
KUNA’s role and media messages praised

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9,


(KUNA): Kuwaiti Mini-
ster of Information Moh-
ammed Al-Jabri said on
Tuesday that the Kuwaiti-
KUNA photo Moroccan relations are
Information Minister Mohammed Al-Jabri receives Chairman and Director Generatl distinctive and historical
of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and members of the Board of Directors.
in various fields, especial-
ly in the media field.
Responsibilities of Imams to be upgraded This came during a meeting
with the Director General of the
Arab Maghreb News Agency
Awqaf to approve proposals (MAP), Khalil Hachimi Idrissi,
who is currently visiting Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 8: Ministry of Awqaf guiding principle, while series of training in the presence of Chairman and
and Islamic Affairs is on the verge of courses and programs will be used in devel- Director General of Kuwait News
approving a proposal to upgrade the respon- oping the Imams and clerics scientifically Agency (KUNA) and President
sibilities of Imams and clerics in the soci- and educationally to promote national unity of the Federation of Arab News
ety, while activating the role of mosques in and strengthen the concept of leniency and Agencies (FANA) Sheikh
dealing with negative phenomena and other moderation. Mubarak Duaij Al-Ibrahim
challenges, reports Al-Qabas daily. The source said the project will send out Al-Sabah.
The daily quoting a source noted the excellent Imams and preachers on scholar- Al-Jabri pointed to the strong
Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic ship to benefit from the successful national relations between the two broth-
Affairs Dr Fahad Al-Afasi will transfer the unity experience. It will also assist in pro- erly countries, their leaderships,
proposal soon to the Council of Ministers moting peaceful co-existence among seg-
for approval. ments of the society, while improving their governments and peoples, which
He explained the project will focus on culture of national unity through audiovi- are always in their common inter-
est. ABCK Board members Jared Willis, Jeff Hamilton and Jack Montgomery hosting the George Mason stu-
the need to consolidate disputed jurispru- sual and print publications to prepare them dents.
dence with all branches in line with Shari’ah for guidance and counseling. He recalled Morocco’s princi-
pled stand in favor of the Kuwaiti
right during the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait in 1990, noting the role of
Kuwait Today the Moroccan government during
that period in supporting the
Prayer Timings Sea Island Buo - - - - - Kuwaiti legitimacy.
Salmiyah 21 13 - 4 ft SE He expressed readiness of the
Fajr ............................................................... 05:20
Sunrise .......................................................... 06:44 4 days forecast - Marine Ministry of Information represent-
Zohr ............................................................... 11:55 Wednesday, Jan 10 ed by KUNA to cooperate in vari-
Asr .................................................................. 14:48 Expected weather............................................. Fair ous media fields with MAP and to
Maghrib ........................................................ 17:07 Sea state ...................................Slight to moderate
Isha ............................................................... 18:29 Wave height ................................................... 1-3 ft consolidate that cooperation
Max Temp ........................................................21C through exchanging visits and
Weather Min Temp .........................................................05C expertise and benefiting from the
Expected weather for the next 24 hours: Wind Direction ..........................................NW-VRB
By Night: Cold with light to moderate north Wind Speed .......................................... 06-26 km/h training fields available in the two
westerly wind to light variable wind, with speed of Thursday, Jan 11 agencies.
08-28 km/h. Expected weather.Fair and some scattered clouds
By Day: Fair with light to moderate north west- will appear At the end of the meeting,
erly wind to light variable wind, with speed of 06-26 Sea state ....................................................... Slight Al-Jabri presented a commemora-
km/h. Wave height ................................................... 1-2 ft tive shield to Idrissi in recognition
Station Max Min Max Temp ........................................................22C
Exp Rec Min Temp .........................................................04C of his role in supporting and
Kuwait City 23 09 Wind Direction .................................................VRB developing media relations
Kuwait Airport 22 05 Wind Speed .......................................... 08-18 km/h
Abdaly 21 05 Friday, Jan 12 between Kuwait and Morocco.
Bubyan 24 08 Expected weather..........................................Warm Meanwhile, Al-Jabri on
Jahra 23 06 Sea state ...................................Slight to moderate Tuesday expressed his pride for
Failaka Island 21 10 Wave height ................................................... 1-4 ft
Salmiyah 21 13 Max Temp ........................................................24C the role played by KUNA and its
Ahmadi 19 12 Min Temp .........................................................05C employees in providing an hon-
Nuwaisib 23 07 Wind Direction ...........................................VRB-SE
Wafra 22 08 Wind Speed .......................................... 08-30 km/h est media message and convey-
Salmy 19 04 Saturday, Jan 13 ing local and international news
Expected weather..........................................Warm with objectively and profession- ABCK Board members and George Mason University students during a discussion.
4 days forecast - Weather Sea state ....................................................... Slight
Wednesday, Jan 10 Wave height ................................................... 1-2 ft ality.
Max Temp ........................................................25C Al-Jabri said, during his meet-
Expected weather.............................................Fair
Max Temp ....................................................... 21C
Min Temp ........................................................ 05C
Min Temp .........................................................08C
Wind Direction .................................................VRB ing with Sheikh Mubarak Duaij 14 students visit Kuwait as part of study abroad program
Wind Direction ......................................... NW-VRB Wind Speed .......................................... 08-20 km/h Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah and mem-
Wind Speed ..........................................06-26 km/h bers of the Board of Directors,
Thursday, Jan 11
Expected weather Fair and some scattered clouds
will appear
Tide times at Shuwaikh Port
1st high tide ................................................... 05:44
that KUNA also plays a big role in
fostering and supporting Kuwait’s
ABCK hosts George Mason ’varsity students
2nd high tide .................................................. 18:40
Max Temp ....................................................... 22C 1st low tide .................................................... 00:12 diplomacy especially in keeping KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: The they have been visiting the GCC as we still have a lot of work to do to
Min Temp ........................................................ 04C 2nd low tide ................................................... 12:08 American Business Council Kuwait part of their study abroad program, change fears such as this, that the
Wind Direction ................................................ VRB Sunrise .......................................................... 06:44
pace with the role of Kuwaiti
Wind Speed ..........................................08-18 km/h diplomacy in conveying the mes- hosted a group of 14 students from “The fact that student groups from Middle East is a dangerous place to
Sunset ........................................................... 17:07
Friday, Jan 12 George Mason University who were the United States are visiting live. It was great also to have the
Expected weather......................................... Warm sage of Kuwait and its issues to visiting Kuwait as part of their study Kuwait to learn about the political, participation and support of the USA
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Recorded yesterday at Kuwait the highest international forums. abroad Global Education Program. economic and social nuances of the Embassy in Kuwait.
Min Temp ........................................................ 05C Airport He called for the reactivation of The focus of the visit was to learn GCC economies is a positive step in Jeff Hamilton, the Commercial
Wind Direction .......................................... VRB-SE
Wind Speed ..........................................08-30 km/h
Max temp..........................................................22C the joint committee between the about the business climate in Kuwait: the breaking down of fear and mis- Attaché, conveyed some enlighten-
Min temp...........................................................09C
Saturday, Jan 13 Max Rh ............................................................ 64% Ministries of Information, Foreign the impact of changes in the oil reve- understand that unfortunately serve ing thoughts as to the realities of
Expected weather......................................... Warm
Max Temp ....................................................... 25C
Min Rh ............................................................. 24% Affairs and KUNA to complete nue; and the policies that Kuwait is as a barrier to maximizing the business here on the ground.
Max Wind ........................................... NW 43 km/h and support the pioneering developing to handle these changes. potential for partnership and mutu- George Mason is a university
Min Temp ........................................................ 08C Total Rainfall in 24 hrs .................................. 0 mm
Wind Direction ................................................ VRB Kuwaiti media march, which is Kuwait was the first stop of a ally beneficial ties between the that, in just a short time since their
Wind Speed ..........................................08-20 km/h three country visit to the GCC. United States and Kuwait. inception in 1957, has made impres-
Recorded yesterday at South considered an Arab media beacon
Marine Forecast Dolphin for reflecting the free speech and After Kuwait, the group will visit Hopefully this trip will have a sive strides in size, stature and
Station Max Min Sea Today’s the diverse views. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates multiplier effect for the students influence. Today, as Virginia’s
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and Muscat, Oman to obtain an that visited, and compel more stu- largest public research university,
Ht Direction Min/Max Rel Hum ....................................... 43/67% He said that the priorities of the understanding how the countries in dent groups to come and learn about they are setting the benchmark for a
South Dolphin 19 12 - 4 ft SE Wind Direction/Wind Speed ...................N/53 km/h
Umm Mudayrah - - - 4 ft SE Prev Wave Dir/Max Wave Ht ......................... N/- ft media message for the next phase the GCC are handling the impact of the region in the near future.” bold, progressive education that
Beacon M28 - - - 4 ft SE Min/Max Sea Surface Temp............................ -/- C is to focus on the noble vision of changes in oil revenue. The US Embassy participated in serves the needs of their students
Beacon N6 - - - 4 ft SE Sea Current ............................................Downdraft the new Kuwait 2035, consolidate
Qaruh Island 19 15 - 4 ft SE — Directorate General of Civil Aviation, The group of students was led by the program and was represented by and communities.
Umm Al-Maradim 19 15 - 4 ft SE Meteorological Dept. the values of loyalty and belong- Dr Heba El-Shazli, Assistant Jeff Hamilton, Senior Commercial Since 1985, the American Business
ing to the homeland and strength- Professor of Political Science in Officer and Commercial Counselor, Council of Kuwait Ltd (ABCK) has
deaths en national unity to raise Kuwait’s
flag high among nations.
The Schar School of Policy and
Government at George Mason
“This visit of students from George
Mason University is an excellent
acted as an advocate for American
companies in the State of Kuwait.
Yousef Hasan Baqer Al Kandari, 52 years old, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Al-Jabri expressed his readi- University. Dr El-Shazli, “Students example in the increased interest in ABCK is a non-profit organization
Shaab, Block 4, Diwan Al Kanadra, Tel: 99080629 (Women) Jabriya, Block 7, Street 8, ness to provide all necessary sup- from George Mason University’s academic and commercial exchanges comprised of American corporations,
House 30, Tel: 50790997; Bader Break Sulaiman Al Otaibi, 54 years old, buried on study abroad program attended an between our two countries. The num- small and medium sized companies,
Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Abdullah Al Mubarak, Block 8, Street 818, House 15, Tel: port to KUNA and its employees,
while complying with the regula- interesting meeting at the headquar- ber of Kuwaiti students in the United and prominent business leaders and
99000197 (Women) Nahda, Block 3, Street 315, House 246, Tel: 99559919; Faisal ters of the American Business States is at an all-time high, and the entrepreneurs, both American and
Mohammad Sulaiman Al Muhsen, 62 years old, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) tions of the supervisory authori- Council Kuwait (ABCK). interest in Kuwait from their US Kuwaiti. Through the support of its
Shamiya, Block 7, Street 72, House 17, Tel: 66661056 (Women) Mubarak Al Kabeer, Block ties in the country.
2, Street 10, House 9, Tel: 25430459; Habib Modarebi Habib Al Kandari, 81 Al Saleh, 64 It was part of their three-week counterparts is increasing as well.” members, ABCK has become the rec-
years old, buried on Monday. Condolences: (Men) Rumaithiya, Block 2, Street 23, For his part, Sheikh Mubarak course examining the impact of an ABCK Board Member Jack ognized voice of US business in
Mohammad Taher Al Baghli, House 5, Tel: 99594915 (Women) Same Adders; Safiya congratulated the minister on his oil-based economy of GCC countries Montgomery stated, “It was a very Kuwait.
Hasan Abdul Rahim Naqi , 95 years old, buried on Monday. Condolences: (Men) Dasma, new post and expressed the aspi- on their economies, policies and soci- beneficial event from both sides. As ABCK provides a platform through
Al Naqi Mosque, Tel: 99000702 (Women) Jabriya, Block 7, Street 103, House 18; Ghaitha ration to achieve optimal coopera- ety. The ABCK plays an important a member of the ABCK based here which executives pursue and discuss
Marzook Al Rasheedi, 77 years old,widow of Abdullah Melith Al Rasheedi, buried on role in providing support and net- in Kuwait, it was very interesting to issues impacting business operations
Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Abdullah Al Mubarak, Block 9, Street 927, House 8, Tel: tion with the ministry to achieve
66424532 (Women) Abdullah Al Mubarak, Block 7, Street 721, House 7, Tel: 50266999; Kuwait’s objectives. working for both American and learn insights about the current between the US and Kuwait. As a
Badriya Saoud Yousef Al Bader, 70 years old to be buried on Wednesday at 9:00 am. Sheikh Mubarak said that the Kuwaiti major business concerns. It view/knowledge of USA college founding member of the Middle East
Condolences: (Men) Qibla, Diwan Al Bader, Arabian Guf Street, Tel: 22464888-22461444 Board of Directors of the Agency was an excellent opportunity for my students towards the Middle East Council of American Chambers of
(Women) Kaifan, Block 6, Street 64, House 32, Tel: 24913112; Mishan Meaith Eshaiban is fully prepared to implement the students to learn more about the chal- — we heard about the pre-con- Commerce (MECACC), ABCK rec-
AlJewaid Al Azim, 72 years old, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Naeem, Block lenges facing Kuwait’s economy and ceived notions of the students, as ognizes the importance of proactively
2, Street 4, House 184, Tel: 55228622 (Women) Qasser, Block 4, Street 2, House 22, Tel: visions and ideas related to the the future of entrepreneurship.” well as their families and friends encouraging an exchange of ideas
66580765; Turki Farhan Rashed Al Saeedi, 87 years old, to be buried on Wednesday development of media work and Jared Willis, Kuwait General regarding them traveling here. between our members and Kuwaiti
after Asr prayers. Condolences: (Men) Qasser, Block 3, behind Jahra Secondary School, cooperate with the various state
Tel: 50632333 (Women) Qasser, Block 3, Street 5, Avenue 14, House 377. Manager and Associate Director, One student told me that he had businesses.
institutions and bodies concerned Berkeley Research Group, facilitat- visited North Korea 2 years ago, and For more information, please
Jan 09, 2018 in order to achieve Kuwait’s inter- ed George Mason coming to Kuwait that his mother was more concerned contact Theresa Dommett at direc-
ests. for the first time in the years that now about him traveling here — so tor@abckw.org.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

LOCAL 4

DIWANIYA
A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION

‘Global role helps win UN seat’

‘Kuwait liked in comity of nations’


“THE election of Kuwait as non-perma- “The new non-permanent members when the US was rebuked by the closest
nent member on the United Nations Se- which will represent the UNSC are Swe- ally to the United States and the derision
curity Council for a two-year term by 188 den, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Holland and Ka- shown for his policies, the last of which his
votes, reflects the depth of international zakhstan, the State of Kuwait and Ivory policy towards Iran, hence, Kuwait’s atti-
appreciation which the country enjoys un- Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Peru and Po- tude in this connection, can be construed
KUNA photo der the leadership of the Amir of human- land. only as an attempt to satisfy Trump and
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim accompanied heads and members ity and humility,” columnist Mishref Eqab “As a matter of fact, the Security Coun- this has caused a strong embarrassment
of Gulf delegations who participated in the 11th meeting of GCC legislative councils wrote for Al-Shahed daily. cil represents one of the United Nations six and contradiction.”
in an inspection tour of the National Assembly headquarters. “The contributions of the State of Ku- major organizations including the Secre- ❑ ❑ ❑
wait which are represented by the assis- tariat-General, the General Assembly, the
tance given to several countries of world Guardianship Council, the International “The just-ended 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
Speaker leads GCC MPs tour to fight poverty, raising the standard of Court of Justice in addition to the Eco- hosted by Kuwait was a brilliant success
living and support for sustainable devel- nomic and Social Council. in all ramifications, considering excellent
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali the members of Parliament and con- planning through which all matches ended
Al-Ghanim Tuesday accompanied heads struction and modernization projects of opment in these countries in addition to “Meanwhile, we say the State of Kuwait
moral support during this year represent- which joined the United Nations in 1963 without objection or problem,” Abdul-
and members of Gulf delegations who the facility. The 11th meeting of the Mohsin Mohammad Al-Husseini wrote for
participated in the 11th meeting of GCC heads of the Gulf legislative councils ed by the adoption of many initiatives to won two-year membership on the UNSC
legislative councils in an inspection tour was held on Monday under patronage handle many objectives of sustainable in 1978 (1978/1979 when it was nominat- Al-Anba daily.
of the National Assembly headquarters. and presence of His Highness the Amir development, particularly those related to ed to occupy its seat on behalf of the Asian “The opening event was superb to the
Speaker Al-Ghanim briefed the visit- Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber the contribution for the betterment of the states with full Arab and Islamic support. point that all journalists and broadcast-
ing delegations on the new building of Al-Sabah. (KUNA) youth, the climate change, the cultural her- “During this time it undertook to follow ers who covered events of the tournament
itage, the equality between the two genders up the implementation of all the Security praised the level of planning. In terms of
(males and females) and the disabled. Council resolutions related to settling dis- spectators, the seats at Jaber Al-Ahmad

Rights society voices “Apart from the


above, the State of
Kuwait in cooperation
putes in the region and urge all Council
members to prevent conflict by using the
United Nations potentials in the field of
International Stadium were filled to capac-
ity with fans that trooped to support their
teams having an important effect on the
tournament.
with the UNSC mem- the ‘Preventive Diplomacy’ as well as by

support for ‘stormers’ bers was involved in


settling differences
among various par-
ties, preventing wars
dealing with all crises that threatened in-
ternational peace and security efficiently.”
Also:
“It is pertinent to go back to the pre-tour-
nament incidents as a way of appreciating
patriotic people who put in concerted ef-
forts to ensure success of the tournament.
and striving to settle “The State of Kuwait has actually Among the personalities is the Minister of
Jailed ‘activists’ hunger strike on the problems peace- gained at the international level through Youth Affairs Khalid Al-Roudhan who
fully. This is in addi- its membership of the United Nations Se- successfully led the Planning Committee
tion to increasing the Mishref Eqab curity Council for two years,” columnist, to the Promised Land.
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Ku- Kuwaiti representative in the Security professor at Kuwait University Political “At this juncture, we must raise our
Council, the inmates considered their pace of measures that
wait Society for Human Rights imprisonment against international laws were required to solve the problems before Science Department and former MP Dr hands up with utmost respect for His
issued its statement in support they became more complicated. Hassan Abdullah Jowhar wrote for Al- Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ah-
and universal agreements that the Kuwait Jarida daily. mad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the National
of the position taken by those government abides by. “The importance of the work through the
Security Council to bring reforms into the “This development will enable Ku- Assembly Speaker who both provided
serving prison term at the Cen- The statement pointed out the prison- wait’s fellowship of the great powers enough funds and maximum security for
ers involved in State Security offenses United Nations to enable this world institu-
tral Jail for storming the Par- — jailed for crimes related to freedom of tion to deal efficiently with global issues through the most important international the tournament.”
liament building as they started speech — announced their hunger strike to to boost international security and peace. organization in spite of the great differ- ❑ ❑ ❑
In this context, we say the State of Kuwait ence between Kuwait and these great
their hunger strike Sunday. demand for their rights like in other cases.
represents the Arabs and the Asian Group powers which enjoy the ‘veto’, but it is “What is happening in the Parliament?
The society affirmed that its sup- Their demands include invoking Ar- needless to say this organization shall Why isn’t there a proper mechanism that
‘the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’. enables teamwork? Why is it that indi-
port is in line with the universal hu- ticle 87 of Kuwait’s Penal Code which remain a universal platform for all small
“Therefore, the State of Kuwait will vidual disputes overpower collective dis-
man rights declaration and agree- grants conditional release (quarter of a work to discuss all issues related to the Ar- nations which still look forward to and
term) for State Security cases, as well depend on it on for both the informational putes? All these are worth asking about
ments which safeguard the honor as inclusion of such cases to the annual
abs in addition to the problems of the Arab and they need to be solved. “Uncreative
and right of expression through and Islamic nations, because the State of and political aspects.
Amiri pardon (half the term). “But through the first test for the Ku- chaos” is something that this country can
peaceful means. Kuwait since a long time has built for itself no longer bear,” Dr Ali Al-Za’abi wrote for
Hunger strike is part of human rights a reputation as a charity powerhouse and waiti diplomacy at the UNSC, the first
The society disclosed it received a joint which a prisoner resorts to in protest lapse emerged and this was represented Al-Shahed daily.
statement from those who are on hunger has been dubbed as ‘Kuwait the Country “To be more clear, since the start of the
against any treatment that breaches his of the Arabs’. by a comment made by the permanent
strike through which they announced rights. Kuwait envoy of the State of Kuwait parliamentary experience in this country,
“Given the above, the election of the its course has experienced parliamentary
their intention after the speech delivered It is one of the freedoms of expression State of Kuwait to the UNSC membership, Mansour Al-Otaibi concerning protests
by Kuwait’s representative in the United guaranteed in a manner that obliges the and demonstrations in some Iranian cities mishaps and obstacles. It is safe to say that
is seen as a gain and support for all Arab individual efforts in politics have always
Nations Security Council who stressed the imprisoning government to respect this nations in general and the Gulf countries in about ten days ago, but it seems the events
country respects freedom of speech and right. In fact, the government must be ended even prior to the discussion by the been incapable of achieving general social
particular. Kuwait has won the seat at the reforms. Instead, they are very strong in
peaceful demonstrations. keen on granting the demands of prison- UNSC for two years effective from Janu- UNSC.
Based on the statement made by the ers in this regard. “It is needless to say the support for the achieving individual gains, which have al-
ary 2018 until Dec 2019. ways been against the interest of the coun-
“Not just that, the State of Kuwait people and their demands for freedoms is
try and its people.
Man pleading for blood money shall take over the periodical precedence actually an emotional and moral respon-
sibility, provided this support coincides “Despite the fact that the 1962 Consti-
of the Security Council next February tution was written with good intentions,
and as such will be sole Arab member in with credibility commensurate to reci-
the circumstances which influenced this
Saving his son from gallows the Council to succeed Egypt, given the
fact both the State of Kuwait and Egypt
represent two different geographical
procity.
“Such being the case, the governments
must not intervene in the internal affairs of
Constitution have changed, rendering it
incapable of dealing with the present time.
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: The Ministry of announcements in a number of areas of other countries, particularly if these gov- In fact, the people who wrote the current
groups and this can be attributed to a Constitution recommended the need to re-
Social Affairs and Labor has summoned a Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and even in convention that one Arab country should ernments cannot respect their people and
Kuwaiti for interrogation for asking dona- social media to collect one million their demands and don’t deal with them as vise it after five years in order to enable it
succeed the other to represent the Asia/ to cope with the changing dynamics of the
tions from people to collect blood money dinars. Africa group. they would want others to deal with their
to save his son from ‘gallows’ for killing The source said the officials at the “However, this practically means a per- peoples. society.
an unidentified youth, reports Al-Rai Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor can
manent Arab membership in the UNSC “As a matter of fact, the Security Coun- “In short, the 1962 Constitution needs to
daily. only have a friendly talk with the father of be reviewed with the objective of cement-
The daily added, the family of the vic- the murderer who is looking to protect the which has 15 members including the cil session that was slated to discuss the
State of Kuwait where every member has situations in Iran, was obviously US made ing the principles of the civil society and
tim has asked for KD 1 million blood life of his son. However, the source rule of law, mainstreaming political work
money. added, there is no law that either punishes a single vote, while the five permanent in response to directions from President
members have the ‘veto’ power — China, based on parties, enriching the society with
An official source revealed the ministry or approves collection of blood money. (Donald) Trump which has been trans-
France, Russia, Britain, and the United more democracy and freedom, actively ini-
is confused because the issue is thorny The source added, collection of blood formed into a political derision that is not tiating the populace partnership in running
and sensitive because it is the authority money supposedly comes under collec- States of America — in addition to ten shy of embarrassments.
non-permanent members elected by the the country and ensuring well-represented
that is entrusted with organizing and col- tion of donations and subject to the regu- “The political defeats which have been oversight on its affairs.”
lecting donations. lations applicable to associations and United Nations General Assembly for two transformed into an inherent icon to his
The source pointed out the ministry in charities to prevent the collected money years. short reign as a ruler and this was evident — Compiled by Zaki Taleb
recent days has come across several being used for undeclared purpose.

News in Brief

‘78 pc prefer used cars’: Recent statistics of the


Interior Ministry showed that roughly 400,000 new
automobiles of all types entered Kuwait in the last
four years for the purpose of private and public trans-
port, as well as construction, indicating an average
of 100,000 new vehicles entered the country in each
year, reports Al-Qabas daily.
A breakdown of statistics showed 78 percent of citi-
zens and expatriate residents purchasing cars in Kuwait
prefer used cars. It also said 1.843 million used cars
were sold in Kuwait since 2014 until the end of the third
quarter of 2017 at an average of 450,000 cars annually,
according to the records of the Ministry of the Interior.
❑ ❑ ❑
Accident holds up traffic: Traffic was brought to
a standstill for a time when a private bus transporting
passengers ran into a concrete pavement in the Capi-
tal, says Al-Seyassah.
Acting on information, a team of rescue men went
to the scene and dealt with the situation. Initial in-
vestigation revealed that the motorist was driving on
excessive speed when he lost control, swerving and
ran into the concrete pavement.
Meanwhile, an Egyptian woman was referred to the
Farwaniya Hospital due to injuries she suffered in a
two-vehicle collision on Ghazali Motorway.
❑ ❑ ❑
Girl assaulted in argument: A young man physi-
cally assaulted a girl at the parking lot of a commer-
cial complex in Salmiya area due to an argument over
a parking space, says Al-Seyassah.
A security source said the young man intercepted
the girl and smashed the glass of her vehicle with a
stone in the course of a verbal altercation.
The police dispatched a team of security operatives
to the scene to deal with the incident, and the young
man was arrested and referred to the concerned au-
thorities.
❑ ❑ ❑
No injuries in car fire: Acting on information, fire-
men rushed to a suburb in South Jahra and put out fire
to a car, reports Al-Anba daily.
The fire was reportedly caused by an electrical
short circuit. The car was totally burnt but there were
no casualties.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

LOCAL 5

Kuwait’s women leadership program


a concrete step to close gender gap
Some snags still face Arab free trade zone
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9,
(KUNA): Kuwait’s Gen-
eral Secretariat of the
Supreme Council for
Planning and Develop-
ment (GSSCPD) has en-
KUNA photo
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on listed some 60 women to
Tuesday received at Bayan Palace Defense Ministry Undersecretary Sheikh Ahmad take part in its leader-
Al-Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. ship program, held in
conjunction with Kuwait
University (KU) and the
United Nations Develop-
ment Program.
The program is akin to a
strategy for women’s empow-
erment and fits into the na-
tion’s sustained development
goals, GSSCPD’s secretary
general Dr Khaled Mehdi told
the press.
He hailed the program, which
includes a series of political and
economic training courses organ-
ized by KU, as a concrete step
to limit gender disparity in the
country.
Meanwhile, the head of KU’s Photo by Mahmoud Jadeed
center for women’s studies Dr EPR Company officials pose for a photo during the announcement of The Kuwait Motor Show.
Lubna Al-Qadhi said that the
program would allow women to
develop their political prowess. Kuwait Motor Show on Jan 18-27
She also added that the program
gives trainees the opportunity to Chief Executive Officer of EPR Company Osama in Kuwait organized on the basis of providing yearly
Photo by Mahmoud Jadeed examine their male counterparts’ Bastaki has announced that the 2018 Kuwait Motor solid footing through which the citizens and expatri-
A press conference of Bahrain Shopping Festival held at Kuwait’s Four Seasons varies practices and tendencies. Show will be held from Jan 18-27, 2018 at 360 Mall. ates can choose cars under a single roof.
Hotel. Some hurdles continue to ob- In a press statement, Bastaki praised the company This is regarded as the biggest motor show in the
struct establishing the great Arab in earning the trust of agents in the motor industry country as it witnesses participation of major global
Bahrain Shopping Festival on Jan 11-Feb 10 free trade zone, a visiting Ku- by organizing a major car show in the country for six
consecutive years.
motor brands through local certified agents that pre-
sent the latest car models, in addition to uncovering
waiti official affirmed on Tues-
day. He pointed out this is the only annual motor show new cars entering the local market for the first time.
The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Tourism and promote this major nationwide event in
Exhibition Authority concluded their Bahrain. Some of these obstacles are re-
lated to issuing exceptional per-
marketing tour in the country to pro-
mote the fourth edition of the Bahrain
The objective of ‘Shop Bahrain’ is to
offer an exciting month-long shopping mits for some goods, non-custom Kuwaiti play ‘Atsah’ to be screened
Shopping Festival, a 30-day nationwide experience to visitors and residents. restrictions and underway enlist-
event that will run from Jan 11 to Feb Visitors will have the opportunity ing of products’ certificates of
10, 2018.
In a press conference that the author-
ity organized at Burj Al-Shaya in Four
to enjoy unique family entertainment,
shopping promotions and raffle draws
with valuable prizes at stake; in addition
origin, said Assistant Undersec-
retary for Economic Affairs at Kuwait to participate in Arab theater fest
the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance,
Seasons Hotel Kuwait, Tourism Market- to gaining a remarkable experience in Nabil Al-Abdul-Jelil, in a state- KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Kuwaiti Theater Team will mi, Mubarak Al-Randi and Khalid Al-Thowiani.
ing and Promotions Manager of the au- witnessing the best of the Kingdom’s of- ment to KUNA. participate in the 10th Arab Theater Festival in Tunis. ❑ ❑ ❑
thority Yousef Al-Khan disclosed Kuwait fers in the tourism and hospitality sec- Abduljelil, who partaking in The activities of the event slated for Jan 10-16 under
is the second stop for the delegation to tors. the 33rd meeting of the Arab OTV Channel has revealed that series of official
the auspices of the Arab Theater Authority include tours of Lebanese President Michel Aoun will start in
League-affiliated Arab Customs screening of the play “Atsah” (Sneeze), reports Al- Kuwait on Jan 23, reports Al-Anba daily.
Grade 12 students done with exams Union, indicated assigned Arab
panels are coordinating with in-
Anba daily.
Head of the Board of Kuwait Theater Team Actor
The channel said Aoun will participate in interna-
tional conferences to support Lebanon – Rome Confer-
ternational consultancy houses to
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Grade 12 students Assistant Undersecretary for Public Edu- finish studies intended to tackle
Ahmad Al-Salman affirmed the significance of Arab ence in March; Paris Conference for Development, Fi-
major in Science finished their exams in cation Affairs Fatma Al-Kandari confirmed these issues. Theater Festival and the major role played by the au- nancial and Economic Support in the first part of April;
Physics for the first semester of the cur- the exams went well and no impediment has He reiterated the State of Ku- thority to ensure development of theater. and Brussels Conference towards the end of April.
rent academic year while those majoring in been recorded. She said the results of exams wait’s approach to back up joint The play “Atsah” was composed by Mohammed The official tour was originally slated for November
Literature took their last exam on Monday, of students in 12th grade will be announced Arab organizations and gather- Al-Musallam, directed by Abdullah Al-Turkimani and 2017 but it was postponed due to governmental devel-
reports Al-Anba daily. on Wednesday. ings. performed by Abdulaziz Al-Nassar, Sarah Al-Tamta- opments in Lebanon.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

LOCAL 6

KUNA photo
Kuwait National Guard (KNG) Undersecretary Lt Gen Hashem Al-Rifae with

Mandoub accused of forging


32nd foundational training course trainees.

‘Modern tactics followed’


Kuwait National Guard (KNG) officers, held at His Highness Sheikh
Undersecretary Lt Gen Hashem Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah military camp,

visas arrested before fleeing


Al-Rifae said KNG is following mod- attended by Al-Rifae.
ern military strategies in training Al-Rifae hailed the fighting skills of
courses to boost fighting skills of its the participating officers who per-
members. formed a military exercise upon the
KNG aims to execute the terms of conclusion of the course.
its Strategic Document 2020, themed The exercise, attended by senior
“Security First” to develop the military military officials, included tactics for
and security sector, KNG said in a fighting terrorism, regaining control of 6 held in sex trade; 338 nabbed in week raids
statement after the conclusion of the buildings and passing information
32nd foundational training course for thoroughly. (KUNA)
By Mishal Al-Sanousi
Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies

Court Cases KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9:


In a hot chase, security
operatives apprehended a
citizen at a security check-
Ex-wife wins case point in Riqqa area in
possession of 60 narcotic
Father gets custody of kids pills.
A security source said the sus-
By Jaber Al-Hamoud Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by pect tried to escape when he
Al-Seyassah Staff a Kuwaiti citizen to order his ex-wife to reached the checkpoint and offi-
pay debt worth KD 2,000 that she owed cers asked for his identification
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: The Family him since the time they were married.
Circuit of the Court of Appeals revoked documents. They chased and
The defense counsel Lawyer Zainab
the verdict issued by the Court of First Al-Ramzi called for the dismissal of the arrested him, and recovered 60
Instance which granted a Kuwaiti wom- lawsuit, stressing that there is no debt in narcotic pills while conducting a
an in her 50s the custody of her children the first place and that the promissory search inside his vehicle. He was
including her disabled son, and instead note was issued against her client’s will referred with the items to the con-
granted the custody to the father. after she was seriously beaten by her ex- cerned authority.
Representing the husband and sustained serious injuries. Meanwhile, Ahmadi securitymen
children’s father, She presented medical reports as
Lawyer Ina’am nailed another citizen in Fahaheel
well as witnesses to confirm this. area for his involvement in a finan-
Haidar explained After listening to the arguments of
that her client and cial offense.
Lawyer Al-Ramzi, the court dismissed
his ex-wife have the case and ordered the husband to pay ❑ ❑ ❑
three children in-
cluding two minor
the legal expenses incurred. Mandoub nabbed: The security
girls and a 31-year- ❑ ❑ ❑ officers of the Residence Affairs
old son who is disa- Investigation Department have
Panel probes case: The Attorney- arrested a 45-year-old Egyptian, a
bled and requires General has referred a complaint filed
female care. How- by the advisor in the Amiri Diwan company representative for his
ever, his mother Sheikh Mohammad to the permanent involvement in falsifying work per-
did not provide ad- Haidar investigation committee of the Minis- mits, reports Al-Rai daily.
equate care for the ters Court, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily added, the suspect was
son, and instead it was his father who cared The former Interior Minister Sheikh arrested minutes before he could
about him and did everything to provide all Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah has leave the country.
means of comfort for his son. filed a petition with the Attorney-Gen- Investigations conducted by
Lawyer Haidar stressed that the ver- eral to investigate the allegations men- securitymen revealed that the
dict of the Court of First Instance is in Egyptian known as ‘the fox’ among
violation of the law, insisting that the tioned in a recent State Audit Bureau
report about financial irregularities at company representatives (man-
mother is solely interested in receiv- doubs) falsified the official transac-
ing the disability allowance offered the Interior Ministry when he was inte-
to her son by the Public Authority for rior minister. tions at the Farwaniya passport
Disabled Affairs. She revealed that the “Sheikh Mohammad does not object office and succeeded in getting
mother spends long hours away from to being referred to the Ministers Court them through.
home, which proves her inefficiency in to reveal the truth in front of the Ku- According to a security source, the
caring for her children. waiti people to protect the police force suspect was put under surveillance
from political struggles and to protect and a secret police agent informed
❑ ❑ ❑ the reputation of policemen,” his attor- the authorities the man was planning
Case dismissed: The Misdemeanor ney Emad Al-Saif said. to leave the country after he sensed
he was being tracked down and
decided to leave the country.
He admitted to his falsifying trans-
Other Voices fers, renewals and even got new visas
issued by using high-tech printers
and other tools. He disclosed he
charged between KD 300 and 400 for
each transaction.
The security source said the forger KUNA photos
Case of many absurd minds worked hands in glove with a number
of employees at the Farwaniya Labor
Top and above: Some pictures taken during the drills.

By Ahmad Al-Sarraf and the great (Rabindranath) Tagore, Department to get the transactions Kuwait, Saudi officials laud military drills
(Jawaharlal) Nehru and Indira Gandhi passed.
THE Sudanese novelist Tariq Ahmad who were Indians, and among them, Investigations are continuing to
Khalid wrote an article under the title Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince dealing with hostage situation,
who were described as dogs, are the identify his partners in crime. In the Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled Abdulaziz bin Saud and his counterterrorism operations and
‘The beauty of dogs and the ugliness of founders of international companies,
some who boast of their origins’. In the meantime, he has been handed over Al-Jarrah has affirmed that historic accompanying delegation, attend- riots.
each of them billionaires. Each billion- to the Public Prosecution. relations bring Kuwait and Saudi ed three military drills for the Prince Saud praised the military
book he criticized the behavior of a fe- aire is worth twice the value of Sudan’s
male Gulf citizen at one of the airports in ❑ ❑ ❑ Arabia together, adding the two Special Forces involving the Bomb drills he witnessed, especially
exports of oil, animals and gum. countries share the same destiny Squad and Aviation Defense Unit. since they highlighted the ability,
the region who Tarik remembered the renowned In- 338 arrested: The General Security
called an Indian and goal which linked Gulf Sheikh Al-Jarrah, Prince Saud competence and readiness of the
dians including Sathia Nadila, general Sector in the Ministry of Interior car- Cooperation Council countries. and the accompanying delegation Special Forces in handling any sit-
employee at the manager of Microsoft’s, Sundar Pichai,
airport ‘dog’ ried out security campaigns from Dec Sheikh Al-Jarrah made the witnessed field training of the uation given that Kuwait is taking a
chief executive officer of Google, Ajay- 31, 2017 to Jan 6, 2018 resulting in statement when he met Saudi Special Forces which included huge leap in security development.
just because pal Singh Banga, president and chief
he mistakenly the arrest of 338 absconders and indi-
executive officer of MasterCard, and viduals wanted by law for involve-
took her to the hundreds of other giants whose roots the law and curb misconduct in a bid of the sentence for 3 years for abus- provide runaway domestic workers
business class are found in a country which will be- ment in criminal and civil cases.
In a press statement, the to maintain public order. ing HH the Amir, reports Al-Anba to offer flesh pleasure at a cost.
lounge instead come the world’s most powerful nation.
of the first class. Public Relations and Security Media ❑ ❑ ❑ daily. After taking necessary legal mea-
We just say the ugly and racist narra- The security forces arrested sures, securitymen raided the apart-
She insulted the tive of the verses: ‘We drink pure clear General Department disclosed that B’deshi kills self: A Bangladeshi
employee in water and others drink it muddy’, or we 571 individuals were arrested for vio- Bouyabis after he posted a tweet on ment and arrested six women including
man ended his life by hanging from a his account which was deemed offen- the female pimp. They were referred to
front of all pas- are above the necks of the people with lating the Residency Law and for tree in Al-Naseem area in Jahra using
sengers includ- Al-Sarraf failure to present valid identification sive to the Amir. the concerned authorities for necessary
your swords while in reality we lie at a sheet of cloth, reports Al-Seyassah
ing Indians. the bottom. documents, in addition to 88 others During the trial, Bouyabis denied legal action. Legal steps will also be
Tariq said the smiles on the faces of daily.
“I know the secret behind the smiles involved in alcohol and drug-related When securitymen received infor- the charge. He said the tweet was taken against their sponsors.
Indians said it all who heard the Gulf that were drawn on the faces of the In- about a public issue related to a
cases. mation in this regard, they rushed to ❑ ❑ ❑
woman insulting the Indian. However, dians, when they heard that arrogant The department went on to say the financial case.
Tarik did not know how to put it down and ignorant woman describing them as the location with paramedics and Caught driving drunk: Police have
in words, but he remembered more than campaigns also led to impounding of found the dangling corpse. The ❑ ❑ ❑
‘dogs’,” Tariq said. 85 wanted vehicles and issuance of arrested a 22-year-old Kuwaiti for
a billion people who have succeeded in I read the article of Tariq Khalid corpse was pulled down and referred Sex workers held: A Filipina pimp driving recklessly when under the
protecting a democracy that has brought security and traffic citations. to the forensics department. His
when I was on my vacation visiting During these campaigns, 91 theft, and five sex workers were arrested influence of alcohol and putting at
together races and religions and sects. the beautiful Indian state of Rajasthan. sponsor was summoned for investi- from a brothel, reports Al-Shahed risk the lives of others, reports
The great success that has amazed I felt sad at the absurdity of the minds marginalized labor and vending cases gations on the reason behind the sui-
the world, and how the Indians were were reported, while police respond- daily. Al-Anba daily.
of many of us and their bad attitude of cide.
able to increase the Gross Domestic ed to 1,719 humanitarian support When officers from the Residency The daily added, the motorist has
countries which deserve great respect, ❑ ❑ ❑ Investigation Department received also been charged with damaging
Product (GDP) to $5 trillion, equivalent like India and others. requests.
to 5 times of Saudi Arabia, and 25 times
❑ ❑ ❑
The department affirmed that Bouyabis jailed: The Criminal information about a female pimp, public property.
to the homeland of this woman. security campaigns are conducted Court sentenced media man Hamed they conducted investigations and He reportedly, in an attempt to
He also speaks of Mahatma Gandhi email: habibi.enta1@gmail.com round the clock in the six governor- Bouyabis to two years in prison with discovered that she has been placing escape the law, collided with two
ates to ensure strict compliance with the suspension of the implementation advertisements on social media to police vehicles.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

LOCAL 7

KAC Board of Directors resignation in hands of finance minister

Passenger increase at Kuwait Airport hits 17pc


KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9, (Agencies): The number of departing passengers compared to 161.4 million kgs the ment Authority (KIA) to play the big- Marmoor prepared the study at the percent of the volume of consumption.
Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil reached 6.8 million in 2017 compared previous year. Outbound freight traffic gest role in the board, pointing out the behest of the Public Authority for In- The company added “in spite of the
Aviation (DGCA) declared on Tuesday to 5.8 million in 2016, Al Juluwi said. reached 56.3 million kgs in 2017 com- board has no problem with this and vestment (PAI) based on Kuwaiti gov- increase in tariffs, electricity and wa-
an increase of 17 percent in number of He noted flights to and from Kuwait pared to 34 million kgs in 2016. they are now waiting for the decision ernment’s decision to increase electric- ter tariffs in Kuwait are still among the
passengers using Kuwait International Airport in 2017 reached 111,000.6 last Meanwhile, the Board of Direc- of the minister. ity and water tariffs on all real estate lowest in the world”. It advised that
Airport in 2017 as 13.7 million against year compared to 104,000.1 in 2016. tors of Kuwait Airways Corporation ❑ ❑ ❑ sectors starting from May 2017. Kuwait should conserve the prices of
11.7 million in 2016. Commercial flights reached 106,000.3 (KAC) did not resign, but they put the The study envisaged that amend- electricity and water at various stages
Deputy Director General for Avia- in 2017 in contrast to 98,000 in 2016. resignation in the hands of Finance Marmoor MENA Intelligence Com- ing electricity and water tariffs would in conformity to the global average for
tion Safety and Air Transport Affairs, Cargo-wise, total weight of air cargo Minister Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf to avoid pany, a subsidiary of Kuwait Financial save the country around 11 percent of residential and commercial residences,
(Eng) Emad Faleh Al Juluwi, told transported through the airport in 2017 embarrassment and to know what ac- Center, has published a study titled the gross domestic product (GDP) by as well as industrial facilities.
KUNA the number of passengers ar- was 241.6 million kgs, compared to tion can be taken, reports Al-Anba “The impact of increasing electricity 2021. It indicated the overall effect of It reiterated that increasing the tar-
riving at the airport reached 6.8 mil- 195.5 million kgs in 2016. daily quoting sources. and water tariffs in Kuwait on the real the proposed increase would dimin- iffs will change the consumption atti-
lion in 2017 compared to 5.9 million He added inbound freight traffic Sources explained this is due to the estate sector and procedures to allevi- ish, considering the investment and tude, but the rate of reduction in con-
in 2016. reached 185.3 million kgs in 2017 minister’s request for Kuwait Invest- ate it”, reports Al-Anba daily. commercial buildings covered only 30 sumption is unsubstantiated.

more than 340,000 people have been


HH Amir realistic,

ple.”
Continued from Page 1
on our path, our countries and our peo-
MPs ‘thank’ Amir, Crown Prince, killed across the country in nearly sev-
en years of war.

Iran arrested

govt for hosting three Gulf events


HH the Amir’s speech in the 11th
meeting of GCC Speakers comple- Continued from Page 1
mented his opening and closing re- Also Sunday, Iranian lawmakers
marks at the 38th GCC Summit, espe- held a closed session in which sen-
cially in terms of the need to quickly ior security officials briefed them on
eliminate differences in opinions the protests and the conditions of the
among members and to provide com-
monalities in order to intensify efforts Parliament reviews Amir’s letter detainees, the state-run IRNA news
agency reported.
to overcome challenges that the region Iranian authorities have said that the
is facing. KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9, protests are waning. That’s in part due
It is not possible to shoulder respon- to the government blocking access to
sibility on one side without the other. (KUNA): Members of Parlia-
ment expressed their thanks the popular messaging app Telegram,
Even if one of us shoulders the respon- which demonstrators used to share im-
sibility of facing challenges individu- to His Highness the Amir ages of the rallies and organize. Au-
ally; in the long run, these challenges Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad thorities also have deployed additional
will pose threats to the Gulf’s national Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His police and members of the Basij, a
security. volunteer organization affiliated with
The GCC is not in a position to have Highness the Crown Prince
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary
the luxury of entertaining disputes so it Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Guard.
does not reach a point where we have Jaber Al-Sabah and the Gov- It remains difficult for journalists
no strength to overcome challenges. ernment of Kuwait for host- and outsiders to piece together what’s
When such a time comes, regrets will ing the 38th GCC Summit, happening beyond Tehran, as Iran is a
be futile. vast country of 80 million and travel
the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup there is restricted.
and the 11th meeting of heads In recent days, government sup-
In defense of the GCC parliaments and porters have held several mass rallies
Shura councils. across the country to protest the unrest.
Continued from Page 1 This came during the Nation- The United States and Israel have
is whether the individual contributions al Assembly’s ordinary session expressed support for the protests,
are contributing to our common causes Tuesday to review letters received which began on Dec 28 in Iran’s sec-
in the Islamic world. ond largest city, Mashhad, but deny
by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Iranian government allegations that
In the final analysis, I believe that Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sa-
the time-tested and well-established they fomented them.
bonds of friendship between Turkey bah and His Highness the Crown US officials and analysts studying
and the Arab countries are too strong Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Iran say believe conservative oppo-
to be threatened by those that attempt Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. nents of President Hassan Rouhani, a
to undermine them. Among the letters reviewed by the relative moderate within Iran’s cleri-
Parliament was one by His Highness KUNA photo cally overseen government, started
the Amir thanking the Speaker and Maha Al-Barjas of KRCS visits ArabRCRC headquarters in Riyadh. the demonstrations in Mashhad, but
MP Al-Dousari members of the National Assembly
for their congratulations on Kuwait’s ArabRCRC hails Kuwait’s humanitarian role
quickly lost control of them.
Iran has foiled attempts by its for-
Continued from Page 1 membership in the UN Security Coun- eign enemies to turn legitimate pro-
cil for 2018 and 2019 and the New tests into an insurgency to overthrow
these are vital in the implementation of
development projects including infra-
Year.
The parliament also reviewed a
KRCS marks 52nd ’versary of humanitarian work the Islamic Republic, supreme leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tues-
structure. They also called for declar- cable from His Highness the Amir KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9, (KUNA): Ku- tine, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, the thority Mohammed Al-Qasim aims to day.
ing the council as a private entity. thanking the heads and representatives wait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Philippines and Sri Lanka as well as to boost communications between red Comments on his Twitter feed and
On another issue, the Assembly re- of the GCC Shura and National As- celebrates its 52th anniversary on the Rohingya minority, he said. crescent societies in humanitarian and in Iranian media underscored the es-
jected the request of the Public Prose- semblies for their congratulations and Wednesday, by seeking to be a pioneer On the local level, the society paid rescue missions, he said. tablishment’s confidence that it has
cution to lift the immunity of MP Safaa appreciation for Kuwait’s hosting of in humanitarian field in Kuwait and the the school fees for 5,000 children in He added that the organization is ex- extinguished the unrest that spread to
Al-Hashem to stand trial in municipal the 11th conference for GCC heads of Arab World. need, Al-Sayer noted. erting great efforts to create coordination more than 80 cities in which at least 22
misdemeanor Case No. 3303/2017. parliaments. KRCS Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer Meanwhile, the Arab Red Cres- between Arab red crescent and cross so- people died since late December.
Deputy Speaker Issa Al-Kandari ad- The Parliament also reviewed a told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) cent and Red Cross Organization cieties to provide immediate donations
journed the session until Wednesday to letter from His Highness the Crown today that the society since its foun- (ArabRCRC)) Secretary General Saleh and aid those in need in the Arab World.
discuss bills on reducing the retirement
age and amendment of the Municipal-
Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-
Jaber Al-Sabah, in which he thanked
dation in 1966 granted Kuwait an
international prioneering position in
Al-Suhaibani hailed Kuwait’s humani-
tarian role on both regional and inter-
Arab humanitarian work has ex-
panded to cover millions of people, Newswatch
ity Law. the Speaker and members of the Na- humanitarian domain exceeding all national levels. with the continuous presence of donor
tional Assembly for their congratu- expectations thanks to the great sup- A-Suhaibani’s remarks were made countries, especially Saudi Arabia and
lations on the occasion of Kuwait’s port by His Highness the Amir Sheikh in a statement to KUNA on Tuesday, Kuwait, said Al-Suhaibani. Continued from Page 1
Up to 64 membership in the UN Security Coun- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. during the visit of Secretary General of The organization, established in
The meeting will take place in
cil for 2018 and 2019 and the New Al-Sayer added that the KRCS has Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) 1965, has the task of supporting devel-
been offering humanitarian relief for Maha Al-Barjas to the organization’s opment programs, boost media in the the context of the ongoing work to
Continued from Page 1 Year. ensure a full and continued imple-
The MPs praised the great role people in need all over the world. headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. humanitarian field, coordinate rescue mentation of the Joint Comprehen-
Eight bodies were recovered on played by His Highness the Amir in KRCS relief supplies in 2017 cov- Al-Barjas’ visit and meeting with operations between Arab societies and
Saturday. Officials at the time said sive Plan of Action related with the
re-uniting Gulf states and all those ered countries such as Libya, Pales- President of Saudi Red Crescent Au- organize training courses in the field. Iranian nuclear deal, according to a
the corpses were all women, but UN
migration officials who met the rescue who raised high the name of Kuwait press release issued by Mogherini’s
ship when it arrived Monday in Cata- and drew attention to it being a peace- office Monday night. (KUNA)
loving country and a hub for humani- Al-Ghanim asserted the deep-rooted Kuwait, which reflects the unity of the of the region, he affirmed.
nia, Sicily, said two of the eight dead ties between the Gulf Cooperation Gulf region. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minis- ❑ ❑ ❑
were adult men. tarian work.
Meanwhile, Speaker of the National Council countries in the social, geo- The Gulf summit, as well as the ter and Minister of State for Cabinet CAIRO: Egypt says security forces
Since trafficking dinghies are often graphical and historical domains. 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup that were held Affairs Anas Al-Saleh welcomed the have killed eight suspected mili-
crammed with far more than 100 mi- Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim
welcomed on Tuesday GCC parlia- He recalled the Iraqi invasion of lately in Kuwait constituted a great op- GCC parliamentary councils’ chiefs, tants in a shootout in the northern
grants, fears quickly arose Saturday Kuwait back in 1990, hailing the dis- portunity to boost the unity among the wishing that this meeting would con- Sinai Peninsula.
that dozens more could be missing mentary councils’ chiefs who attended
part of the parliamentary ordinary ses- tinguished GCC countries’ remark- GCC countries, which would reflect tribute to the reunification of the Gulf The Interior Ministry said Tues-
in the sinking. An Italian coast guard day the firefight broke out when the
search that went through the night sion. able contribution in the liberation of positively on the security and stability peoples. forces raided a suspected hideout in
didn’t find any more survivors or el-Arish city. It said the militants
corpses. who was aboard the coast guard rescue and the extent of the environmental Pence postponed his visit to Israel repeated its past accusation that Israel were planning attacks targeting se-
Flavio Di Giacomo of the Interna- ship with a paramedic. “Unfortunately harm were not known, but the disas- and Egypt in mid-December because was using attacks to support militant curity forces, and were in posses-
tional Organization for Migration said some of them did not make it.” ter has the potential to be the worst of a Senate vote on Trump’s tax over- groups in Syria. sion of explosives, rifles and am-
in tweet Monday that survivors inter- since 1991 when 260,000 tonnes of oil haul. But Pence’s trip to the Middle A European diplomat speaking ear- munition. (AP)
viewed by the agency in Catania said leaked off the Angolan coast. East, his first as vice president, will be lier this week said there was an under- ❑ ❑ ❑
150 people had been aboard the dinghy
when it set out from a Libyan beach
Tanker ablaze “We can’t grasp the level of oil con- carefully watched following Trump’s standing between the United States CAIRO: Egyptian lawmakers on
tamination at this moment. The cargo decision on Israel’s capital, which and Russia that Hezbollah and other Tuesday extended for three months
east of Tripoli. Continued from Page 1 is still on fire, so it is hard to figure prompted Palestinian leaders to cancel foreign fighters would be removed a state of emergency first declared
“Sixty-four migrants lost their life out if oil is being spilled,” Park Sung- planned meetings with the vice presi- from the area in Syria close to the Is- following deadly April church
in the shipwreck (which) occurred last The poor conditions, with rain and dong, an official from South Korea’s dent. raeli border. bombings, state TV reported.
Saturday,” Di Giacomo said, saying waves as high as 3 metres (10 feet), Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, told Ilan Goldenberg, director of the “I don’t think that has happened Egypt had extended the state
“probably 56 missing migrants” per- frustrated efforts to tame the fire and Reuters. Middle East Security Program at the very much up till now and that is a of emergency for a second time in
ished at sea. search for the 31 remaining tanker Center for a New American Secu- source of concern,” the diplomat said. October.
In a telephone interview with The crew members, China’s Ministry of rity, said the recent movements by Turkey’s military will continue its The latest extension is set to come
Associated Press, Di Giacomo said the Transport said in a statement on Tues-
day.
EU for the Trump administration have been operation in Syria’s Afrin and Manbij into effect on Saturday, according to
the official gazette. (AFP)
dinghy was packed and made of poor “inconsistent with the ‘cooling off pe- regions, President Recep Tayyip Er-
quality rubber. Some eight hours into The flames were forcing the South riod’” cited by the White House. dogan said on Tuesday during a par- ❑ ❑ ❑
Korean Coast Guard’s search and res- Continued from Page 1
the Mediterranean crossing, “water “In some ways, this trip could now liamentary address to his ruling AK
started pouring in, panic ensued, the cue team to stay as far as 3 miles (4.8 as Israel’s capital, the White House an- become the moment where the Trump
ANKARA: Ankara on Tuesday
Party. renamed the street in the Turk-
migrants all moved to one side, and km) away from the tanker, two South nounced Monday. administration finally walks away In 2016, Turkey launched the Eu-
Korean officials told Reuters. Pence’s trip to the Middle East will ish capital where the United Arab
the boat lost its balance and was deflat- from the notion of a serious peace ne- phrates Shield operation on its Syr- Emirates’ embassy is located after
ing.” The Chinese government said late insert him into a debate over the role gotiation and just goes full in with the ian border to eradicate what it called
of the US in any future peace process an Ottoman governor, in a symbolic
Some migrants managed to cling to on Tuesday it had not found a “large- Israelis,” Goldenberg said. a “corridor of terror”, made up by the riposte to Abu Dhabi following
the portion of the dinghy that wasn’t scale” oil leak, and the ultra light oil, between Israel and the Palestinians and Alyssa Farah, a Pence spokes- dual threat of Islamic State and Syrian weeks of tensions.
submerged but many others fell into known as condensate, was burning follows Trump’s apparent threats to woman, said Pence was traveling to Kurdish fighters. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh
the sea, he said, adding that the Italian off or evaporating so quickly it would cut off hundreds of millions of dollars the Middle East at Trump’s direction Meanwhile, air strikes and artil- Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan
coast guard arrived quickly, about a leave little residue — less than 1 per- in US aid to the Palestinian Authority. “to reaffirm our commitment to work lery fire killed at least 15 civilians on retweeted a post on Twitter last month
half hour after being spotted by a Eu- cent — within five hours of a spill. The president last week questioned with the US’s allies in the region to Tuesday in a besieged rebel enclave which accused Turkish President Re-
ropean naval aircraft. That reduces the chances of a crude- why the US should make “any of these defeat radicalism that threatens future near Damascus targeted by near-daily cep Tayyip Erdogan’s “ancestors of
Catania Mayor Enzo Bianco told style oil slick. massive future payments” when the generations.” Farah said Pence was regime bombardment, a war monitor kidnapping people of Madinah in the
Italian Radio Radicale that among Still, condensate is highly volatile Palestinians are “no longer willing to “looking forward to meeting with the said. early 20th century.” (AFP)
the survivors was a child who lost her when exposed to air and water and talk peace.” leaders of Egypt, Jordan, and Israel to Three children were among the dead ❑ ❑ ❑
mother. concerns were growing the tanker The White House said Pence will discuss ways to work together to fight in Eastern Ghouta, according to the
“I watched a 3-year-old girl while could explode and sink while a flotilla travel to the region Jan 19-23, starting terrorism and improve our national se- GAZA CITY: The Hamas militant
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, group says one of its senior officials
she was starting to play at the port here. of 13 search and rescue vessels comb with a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian curity.” which said the air raids were carried
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. Pence is in critical condition after acciden-
She was saved, grabbed at the last sec- a 900-square-nautical-mile (3,100 sq out by regime and Russian warplanes. tally shooting himself while clean-
ond by the coast guard in the sea,” the km) area for the crew. will also confer with King Abdullah The deadliest strikes hit the Ham- ing his weapon.
mayor said. “She was clinging to her The tanker Sanchi (IMO:9356608), II of Jordan and then hold two days of
meetings and events in Israel.
Israeli jets, muriyeh district where eight civilians Initial reports, some by Hamas’
mother and she saw her drown.” run by Iran’s top oil shipping opera- were killed, the Britain-based monitor official media, said that Imad al-
Bianco said the child is now with her tor, National Iranian Tanker Co, col- Pence’s agenda in Israel includes Continued from Page 1 said. Alami had died of natural causes.
aunt, who was among the survivors. lided on Saturday with the CF Crystal meetings with Prime Minister Benja- “There are 85 wounded in total, But Hamas subsequently said he
All of the missing are adults, Di (IMO:9497050), carrying grain from min Netanyahu and President Reuven times, Israel’s policy is generally not some in critical condition, and the was badly wounded in a gun acci-
Giacomo said, adding that three other the United States, about 160 nautical Rivlin, an address to the Knesset and to confirm or deny such operations. death toll could increase,” said Obser- dent. (AP)
children survived, boys aged 2, 9 and miles (300 km) off China’s coast near visits to the Western Wall and the Yad Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- vatory head Rami Abdel Rahman. ❑ ❑ ❑
10. Shanghai and the mouth of the Yang- Vashem Holocaust memorial. The tanyahu said in answer to a reporter’s The monitor relies on a network of
The migrants came from Mali, tze River Delta. White House said Pence will address question about the strikes that Israel’s sources inside Syria and says it deter- MOSCOW: Yevgeny Avrorin, a
Gambia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 the need to combat terrorism and help policy was to stop Hezbollah mov- renowned nuclear physicist who
mines whose planes carry out raids played an important role in devel-
Cameroon, Senegal and Nigeria, he tonnes of condensate to South Korea, persecuted religious minorities. ing “game-changing weapons” out of according to type, location, flight pat-
said. Syria. oping Russia’s atomic weapons, has
equivalent to about 1 million barrels Trump, along with United Nations terns and munitions used. died. He was 85.
A doctor said some of the survivors and worth about $60 million. Ambassador Nikki Haley, have been “We back it up as necessary with ac- Eastern Ghouta has been under The Russian Federal Nuclear
needed cardiopulmonary resuscitation Chinese state media CCTV showed questioning future aid to the Palestin- tion,” he said, without explicitly con- government siege since 2013 and its Center-VNIITF, one of the coun-
when they were brought aboard the footage on Monday of boats dousing ians as part of the fallout of Trump’s firming Israel carried out Tuesday’s estimated 400,000 inhabitants are suf- try’s two main nuclear weapons
rescue ship. the flames with water as plumes of recognition of Jerusalem and using the strikes. fering severe shortages of food and centers, announced Avrorin’s death
“We can proudly say that many thick dark smoke continued to billow aid as leverage until the Palestinians In its statement, the Syrian army medicine. Tuesday, adding that it followed a
among those we resuscitated are now from the tanker. show a willingness to come back to the repeated previous warnings of seri- It is one of the last remaining op- long illness. (AP)
alive,” said Dr Maria Rita Agliozzo, The size of the oil spill from the ship negotiation table. ous repercussions for the strikes and position strongholds in Syria, where
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

INTERNATIONAL 9

World News Roundup

Defence

Time with troops


Mattis reveals self in
storytelling moments
WASHINGTON, Jan 9, (AP): On a summer morning in
a desolate corner of Iraq’s western desert, Jim Mattis
learned he’d narrowly evaded an assassination attempt.
A Sunni Arab man had been caught planting a bomb
on a road shortly before Mattis and his small team of
Marines passed by. Told the captured insurgent spoke
English, Mattis decided to talk
to him.
After Mattis offered a ciga-
rette and coffee, the man said
he tried to kill the general and
his fellow Marines because he
resented the foreigner soldiers
in his land. Mattis said he under-
stood the sentiment but assured
the insurgent he was headed for
Abu Ghraib, the infamous US-
run prison. What happened next
Mattis explains the point of the story.
“General,” the man asked
Mattis, “if I am a model prisoner do you think someday I
could emigrate to America?”
In Mattis’ telling, this insurgent’s question showed he
felt “the power of America’s inspiration.” It was a re-
minder of the value of national unity.
Mattis, now the Pentagon boss and perhaps the most
admired member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet,
is a storyteller. And at no time do the tales flow more US President Donald Trump sings the National Anthem at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan 8. Trump is attending the College Football playoff National
easily than when he’s among the breed he identifies with Championship between the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. (AFP)
most closely — the men and women of the military.
The anecdote about the Iraqi insurgent, and other sto-
ries he recounted during a series of troop visits shortly
before Christmas, are told with purpose. Politics
“I bring this up to you, my fine young sailors, because
I want you to remember that on our worst day we’re still
the best going, and we’re counting on you to take us to
the next level,” he said. “We’ve never been satisfied with
where America’s at. We’re always prone to looking at Budget cuts cost estimate of children’s insurance
the bad things, the things that aren’t working right. That’s
good. It’s healthy, so long as we then roll up our sleeves
and work together, together, together, to make it better.”
Snippets
‘Tax overhaul victory for farmers’
The stories tend to be snippets of Mattis’ personal his- NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan 9, (AP): Joined by Agriculture Secretary Sonny ate offsetting tax revenue. The president
tory, including moments he believes illustrate the deeper Connecting with rural Americans, Presi- Perdue, Senate Agriculture Committee warned against voting for Democrats in
meaning of military service. dent Donald Trump on Monday hailed Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, and a this November’s midterm elections, say-
On a trip last month to the US Navy base at Guan- his tax overhaul as a victory for family group of Tennessee lawmakers, Trump ing they would undo the tax bill. “If the
tanamo Bay, Cuba, and three domestic military instal- farmers and pitched his vision to expand said most of the benefits of the tax leg- Democrats ever had the chance, the first
lations, Mattis revealed himself in ways rarely seen in access to broadband internet, a corner- islation are “going to working families, thing they would do is get rid of it and
Washington, where he has studiously maintained a low stone of economic development in the small businesses, and who — the family raise up your taxes,” Trump said.
public profile. With no news media in attendance except nation’s heartland. farmer.” “Oh, are you happy you voted for me,”
one Associated Press reporter, Mattis made clear during Smoke rises from Trump Tower in
New York on Jan 8. The fire in Trump “Those towers are going to go up and The package Trump signed into law he added. “You are so lucky that I gave
his troop visits that he had not come to lecture or to trade Tower’s heating and air condition- you’re going to have great, great broad- last month provides generous tax cuts for you that privilege.”
on his status as a retired four-star general. ing system injured three people and band,” Trump told the annual convention corporations and the wealthiest Ameri-
“Let’s just shoot the breeze for a few minutes,” he said caused smoke to billow from the roof, of the American Farm Bureau Federa- cans, and more modest reductions for Also:
at one point. the Fire Department of New York said tion. middle- and low-income individuals and WASHINGTON: Congress’ official budg-
Another time he opened with: “My name is Mattis, Monday. The fire started around 7 am “Farm country is God’s country,” he families. et analysts have eased one stumbling
and I work at the Department of Defense.” at the Manhattan building that con- declared. block to lawmakers’ fight over renewing
Mattis used stories to emphasize that today’s uncertain tains President Donald Trump’s home Trump became the first president in Inflated a program that provides health insurance
world means every military member needs to be ready to and business offices. Two civilians a quarter-century to address the federa- The president vastly inflated the value for nearly 9 million low-income children.
fight at a moment’s notice. and a firefighter were treated for non- tion’s convention, using the trip to Nash- of the package in his speech, citing “a to- The Congressional Budget Office says
He recalled the words of a Marine sergeant major life-threatening injuries, the depart- ville as a backdrop for a White House re- tal of $5.5 trillion in tax cuts, with most of a Senate bill adding five years of financ-
when Mattis was just two years into his career: ment said. It took about an hour to put
out the fire. (AP) port that included proposals to stimulate those benefits going to working families, ing to the program would cost $800 mil-
“Every week in the fleet Marine force is your last a segment of the national economy that small businesses and who? The family lion. Previously, the analysts estimated it
week of peace,” the sergeant major said. “If you don’t has lagged behind others. His Southern farmer.” The estimated value of the tax would cost $8.2 billion.
go into every week thinking like this, you’re going to swing also included a stop in Atlanta for cuts is actually $1.5 trillion for families That means lawmakers should find it
have a sick feeling in the bottom of your stomach when the national college football champion- and businesses because of cuts in deduc- much easier to agree to a way to pay for
your NCOs (non-commissioned officers) knock on
your door and say, ‘Get up. Get your gear on. We’re
America ship game. tions and the use of other steps to gener- extending the program.
leaving.’”
By leaving, Mattis meant departing for war. Atlanta park honors King: President Don- last year, a source close to Romney said on plants, finding it neither justified nor reason- members, a majority of whom belong to
A recurring Mattis theme is that the military operates ald Trump has signed a bill to create a national Monday. able. the president’s Republican Party. Energy Sec-
in a fundamentally unpredictable world. He recalled how historic park in Atlanta honoring Martin Romney, who lost the 2012 US presiden- The decision by the Federal Energy retary Rick Perry had in September proposed
he was hiking with his Marines in the Sierra Nevadas in Luther King Jr. The new law expands an tial race to Barack Obama, was treated surgi- providing federal aid to nuclear and coal
cally by Dr Thomas Ahlering at UC Irvine Regulatory Commission (FERC) was handed power plants with at least 90 days’ worth of
August 1990 when he got word to report with his men to existing historic site commemorating King to
the nearest civilian airport. Iraq’s Saddam Hussein had Hospital in California and his prognosis is down in a unanimous verdict by its five production capacity, arguing the move was
include the Prince Hall Masonic Temple. The
just invaded Kuwait, and the Marines were needed to good, the source said. “He was successfully necessary to make the national grid more
temple served as the headquarters of an or-
hold the line in Saudi Arabia. treated,” the source added. Romney advisers resilient in case of extreme events. (AFP)
ganization once headed by King, the Southern
In an exchange with Marines at Camp Lejeune, North Christian Leadership Conference.
say the 70-year-old former governor of Mas- ❑ ❑ ❑
Carolina, Mattis recalled sitting in the back of a room sachusetts is weighing a run in the November
The site currently includes King’s child- congressional election for a Senate seat from ‘Chapo’ hearing delayed: A New York
at the Pentagon in June 2001 while senior political ap- hood home and a church where he was a judge has delayed for almost a month the
Utah, a Republican-dominated state where
pointees of the new George W. Bush administration fired pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church. (AP) Romney has a home. (RTRS) hearing of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin
questions at a military briefer about where they should ❑ ❑ ❑ “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the world’s
expect to see the most worrisome security threats. At one ❑ ❑ ❑
most notorious criminals. Guzman’s attorney
point, Mattis said, the briefer said confidently that amid Romney successfully treated: Republi- Plant subsidy plan rejected: The US Eduardo Balarezo had wanted Judge Brian
all the uncertainty, the one place the US definitely would can Mitt Romney, strongly considering a run energy watchdog terminated Monday a Cogan to push back the hearing to April. But
not be fighting was Afghanistan. for a US Senate seat from Utah, underwent key proposal by President Donald Trump’s Cogan of his own accord already delayed it
successful treatment for prostate cancer administration to subsidize coal and nuclear King Jr Romney from Jan 19 to February 15. (AP)
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INTERNATIONAL 10

World News Roundup

Britain Britain
Horrible carriage – Queen: Queen
Elizabeth II is heard complaining
about the comfort of the horse-drawn EU no deal guidance slammed
carriage used for her coronation, in a
rare appearance in a BBC television
documentary, according to extracts
released on Monday.
UK reshuffle ‘chaotic’
“Horrible! It’s only sprung on LONDON, Jan 9, (AFP): Brit- women, ethnic minorities and
leather. Not very comfortable,” the ish Prime Minister Theresa May some newer MPs.
91-year-old said of the Gold State sought to complete a govern- New Conservative chairman
Coach, which has been used at the ment shake-up Tuesday without Brandon Lewis said there would
coronation of every British monarch further blunders after a first day be a “really good breath of fresh
since George IV’s in 1821.
The richly gilded coach was built in marred by farce and the refusal of air coming in” among the lower
the 18th century and has been used by some ministers to move. ministerial ranks.
the queen on other state occasions such Senior members of her Con- After a chaotic start, May is
as her Golden Jubilee of 2002. servative party joined newspaper under pressure to be more deci-
In the documentary she also commenta- sive.
discusses the Crown Jewels used at tors in con- “I don’t mean to be rude or to
coronations, saying in a trailer for the demning be seen to be disloyal but there
film: “There are some disadvantages to the chaotic needs to be a major improve-
the crowns. But otherwise they’re quite reshuffle of ment to the reshuffle tomorrow,”
important things.” senior min- tweeted senior Conservative law-
The documentary entitled “The isters on maker Nicholas Soames on Mon-
Coronation” focuses on the historic Monday, day night.
date of June 2, 1953 when the queen which was A commentator in The Times
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (center-left), leads her first cabinet meeting of the new year following a was crowned following the death of due to be newspaper added: “An event that
reshuffle, at 10 Downing Street in central London on Jan 9. (AFP) her father George VI. (AFP) followed by could have been used to clarify
❑ ❑ ❑ a reorgan- May the direction of the government
Charlotte starts nursery: Princess isation of after a difficult few months
Immigration Charlotte, the daughter of Britain’s
Prince William and wife Kate, began
the junior ranks on Tuesday.
Junior trade minister Mark
served only to highlight the inco-
herence at No 10.”
her first day at nursery school near the Garnier was the first to go, tweet- Meanwhile, Britain’s Brexit
couple’s London home, Kensington ing that he was “very sad to have Minister David Davis has criti-
Palace, on Monday. lost my job” but would support cised the EU for preparing for
US sets deadline for 200K Salvadorans to leave Pictures taken by her pregnant the government from the back- a no-deal scenario once the UK
mother showed the smiling two-year- benches of the House of Com- leaves the bloc, according to a
old outside her home before she set mons. letter published on Tuesday by
Search for immigration compromise off to begin at the private Willcocks
Nursery School in Kensington.
On its website the school, rated as
Garnier was subject to an in-
ternal investigation late last year
the Financial Times.
Writing to British Prime Min-
after asking his then secretary to ister Theresa May last month,
WASHINGTON, Jan 9, (Agencies): US President sue from our side,” she said, adding that she was not “outstanding” by government inspec- buy sex toys, but was cleared of Davis criticised the European
Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Republican criticizing Durbin. tors, describes itself as traditional, misconduct. Union for adopting measures in
and Democratic lawmakers in an uphill search for an Meanwhile, the US government announced Monday saying it “strives to maintain its ethos
for high standards, excellence and The reshuffle was intended to the event a deal is not reached
election-year compromise on protecting thousands of the end of a special protected status for about 200,000 “refresh” May’s team after a tor- before the UK’s exit in March
young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Salvadoran immigrants, a move that threatens with de- good manners”. Fees are 3,050 pounds
($4,072) per term for mornings and rid 2017, when she called a snap 2019.
Trump and his Republicans, who control the US Con- portation tens of thousands of well-established families 1,800 pounds for afternoons. (RTRS) election only to lose her parlia- He also took aim at EU agen-
gress, and the Democrats seem far apart on an agree- with children born in the United States. mentary majority, and in which cies for issuing guidance to busi-
❑ ❑ ❑
ment as they gird for midterm congressional elections in Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen an- three of her senior ministers were nesses on the post-Brexit land-
November. Trump says he wants any immigration deal nounced the end of the “temporary protected status” Couple convicted of plot: A man forced to resign in scandals. scape, covering everything from
to include funding for a border wall with Mexico and a (TPS) granted to Salvadorans already in the United and woman who met on a Muslim dat- It was also briefed as an at- company law to transport, with-
tightening of immigration restrictions. States in 2001, when two major earthquakes rocked ing website were convicted Monday of tempt to introduce new faces into out mentioning the possibility of
“We are going to build the wall,” Trump said in a the Central American country. plotting a bomb attack in Britain. the government, including more a transition period.
Prosecutors say Munir Mohammed, an
speech on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. Deported asylum-seeker from Sudan, and London
Democrats want a deal to help the estimated 700,000 pharmacist Rowaida El-Hassan met on arrested in December 2016. (AP) head north.
young “Dreamer” immigrants, whose protection from They were given 18 months to leave or be deport-
ed, which officials said is enough time for a legisla- SingleMuslim.com and bonded over their ❑ ❑ ❑ The MoD added that two Russian
potential deportation under the Deferred Action for shared extremist views. frigates, Soobrazitelny and Boiky, and
Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program ends in early tive solution to be crafted by Congress to allow them Both defendants denied the charges, Russian ships escorted: A British support vessels, Paradoks and Kola,
March. to stay. but jurors at London’s Central Crimi- frigate escorted Russian ships through were believed to be returning from
“Only Congress can legislate a permanent solu- nal Court found them guilty of prepar- the English Channel on Monday, Brit- operations in the Middle East.
Pressure tion addressing the lack of an enduring lawful immi- ing terrorist acts. ain’s defence ministry said, adding that “The English Channel is an absolute
But, under pressure from immigrant groups, they gration status of those currently protected by TPS,” Prosecutors said Mohammed vol- it was the latest sign of an upsurge in lifeline for the UK, and it is very
unteered to carry out an attack during Russian naval activity near UK waters important HMS Westminster and the
are reluctant to give ground to Trump on the issue of said the Department of Homeland Security. over the festive period.
the wall — his central promise from the 2016 presi- Part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigra- Facebook exchanges with a man he Royal Navy maintains a watchful eye
believed to be an Islamic State group Royal Navy frigate HMS West- on this key strategic link,” Simon
dential campaign. tion by President Donald Trump, the move comes minster was sent to monitor four Kelly, Commanding Officer of HMS
commander.
“There have been some discussions but our posi- after 59,000 longtime resident Haitians and 5,300 Police said they found bomb-mak- Russian vessels over the weekend as Westminster, said in a statement.
tion is clear and their position is somewhat clear. We Nicaraguans were stripped of similar protections ing instructions and two of the three they passed close to British waters, Britain said that the number of
want to drill down and see if there is some room for late last year, after having been allowed to set deep components for the explosive TATP the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, such incidents had increased in recent
negotiations,” a White House official said. roots inside the United States for decades. at Mohammed’s home when he was and will stay with the warships as they weeks. (RTRS)
Top congressional leaders are not expected to at- Democrats in Congress are also fighting to protect
tend Tuesday’s meeting. Instead, the guest list is set the right to stay inside the US of 690,000 young im-
to include lawmakers from both parties involved in migrants known as “Dreamers,” people who arrived
the immigration debate, such as Republican Senators in the country as children.
John Cornyn of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Trump has said he will back a compromise on the
and Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, a Democrat. Dreamers if Congress budgets $18 billion to build an
Nancy Pelosi, head of the Democratic minority in anti-immigrant wall along the border with Mexico.
the House of Representatives, indicated she did not Canada said it wanted to “make sure we’re ready”
expect much progress from the meeting. for an influx of Salvadorans, in an effort to prevent
“I would have more faith in the meeting if they the kind of massive flooding of the border that took
would have people going who really knew the is- place after the US ended protections for Haitians.
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Italy

Padoan accepts PD offer

Berlusconi, ally
differ over euro
ROME, Jan 9, (RTRS): Silvio Berlusconi said
on Tuesday that Italy must not leave the euro
but his main coalition partner immediately
disagreed, underlining policy differences in the
centre-right bloc which is expected to take most
seats in an election in March.
Berlusconi said in a radio interview that leav-
ing the single currency would hurt Italy’s econo-
my and added that his main ally, the eurosceptic
Northern League, now shared his view.
But the League’s economics spokesman Clau-
dio Borghi shot back that
if the centre-right won
the March 4 election it
would immediately pre-
pare for Italy to exit the
euro, which many Italians
blame for years of eco-
nomic underperformance.
The conservative alli-
ance, which also includes
the far-right Brothers of
Berlusconi Italy party, is projected to
win most seats at the elec-
tion but to fall short of an absolute majority.
In an interview with Radio Capital, the
81-year-old Berlusconi — whose Forza Italia
(Go Italy!) party is the lynchpin of the coalition
— said he spoke on behalf of the League’s lead-
er, Matteo Salvini, who has given mixed signals Pope Francis poses for a family photo with diplomats accredited to the Holy See inside the Sistine Chapel, at the end of an audience for the traditional exchange of New
on the euro. Year greetings, at the Vatican on Jan 8. (AP)
“Salvini is no longer of the idea that we should
leave the euro,” Berlusconi said. “He has under-
stood that it would be technically impossible and Probe
unsustainable for our economy.”
The League has softened its anti-euro rheto-
ric recently but Berlusconi, who has often in the
past claimed to be speaking on behalf of others,
may have been overstating the change of tone in Apple probed over ‘planned obsolescence’
an effort to reassure moderate voters.
Shortly afterwards Borghi gave a very differ-
ent view of the League’s position in a television
interview.
Tiny French HOP has tech giants in its sights
Security PARIS, Jan 9, (Agencies): Behind France’s is decried by consumer groups as unethical had suspected for years: that it intentionally
criminal investigation into Apple’s delib- and the cause of mountains of unrecyclable slows performance of older iPhones as their
“One second after the League is in govern- erate slowdown of its iPhones lies a tiny waste each year, but experts warn it is very batteries weaken with age.
ment it will begin all possible preparations to ar- consumer rights organisation that has the difficult to prove. The company said this was to extend the
rive at our monetary sovereignty. It’s a question world’s biggest technology groups in its France’s Apple probe follows a separate performance of the phone, which uses less
of national security,” he said. sights. one launched last month into Epson which power when running at slower speeds, and
Salvini himself last week pledged to rectify This file photo taken on Sept
19, 2014 shows the iPhone 6 Using landmark French legislation that will look into whether the Japanese printer was to prevent unexpected shutdowns due
the “error” of the single currency, although the and 6 Plus on display at the makes it a criminal offence to deliberately maker forces consumers to buy new ink car- to a low battery charge.
League now recognises that euro exit cannot be Apple store in Pasadena, Cali- cut short the life of a product, the group Stop tridges before the old ones are empty. Last month it apologised for slowing
achieved until international conditions change. fornia. Paris prosecutors have Planned Obsolescence, known by its French France is thought to be the only country older models and said it would discount re-
Despite Borghi’s words, an exit from the euro launched a probe of US tech initials HOP, is hoping to score a victory for in the world to have passed legislation ban- placement batteries for some handsets.
did not feature among a list of vague policy giant Apple over suspected consumers everywhere. ning planned obsolescence via a 2015 law “We know that some of you feel Apple
priorities agreed by the centre-right parties at a ‘planned obsolescence’ in Prosecutors in Paris announced late named after former education minister and has let you down. We apologize,” Apple
meeting on Sunday. some of its iPhone models, a Monday that they had opened a probe into green campaigner Benoit Hamon. said in a message to customers on its web-
Berlusconi has called for Italy to operate with judicial source said on Jan 8.
The investigation was opened suspected fraud by Apple, acting on a com- Angry customers in the US and Israel are site.
two currencies, keeping the euro for internation- on Jan 5 and is being led by plaint by HOP that the California-based however also using consumer protection
al trade and tourism while printing its old lira group cheated consumers by deliberately laws to take Apple to court over the iPhone Also:
anti-trust and consumer pro-
currency for domestic use. tection specialists in the French slowing down its phones. slowdown. ZURICH: An overheated iPhone battery in-
Meanwhile, the leader of Italy’s far-right economy ministry. (AFP) “It’s a first victory for consumers,” the HOP, which counts just one full-time em- jured a repairman in an Apple store in Zu-
Northern League ruled out on Tuesday any fu- head of the group, Samuel Sauvage, told ployee and around 20 volunteers, is using rich and prompted the evacuation of around
ture government role for party moderate Roberto AFP on Tuesday. Hamon’s law to encourage manufacturers 50 people from the shop on Tuesday due to
Maroni, who has been touted as a possible prime “The opening of an investigation shows and consumers to repair their devices rather smoke, Swiss police said.
minister if the centre-right bloc wins the March that the evidence is sufficiently solid. It’s a than throw them away. Zurich police said the incident occurred
election. positive sign from the prosecutor’s office.” Their aim is a “consumer revolution and as the repair worker was removing the bat-
Maroni, a former interior minister, unexpect- Apple has declined to comment on the a change in company behaviour so that they tery, which overheated and burned his hand
edly announced at the weekend that he would probe while the French prosecutor’s office think about a consumption model that is slightly.
not seek re-election this year as president of the will now have to determine whether there more environmentally friendly,” Sauvage “At the same time, there was a slight
wealthy Lombardy region, which is centred on are grounds to bring charges — a process says. build-up of smoke, which led to around 50
Italy’s business capital Milan. that is expected to be lengthy and possibly HOP has compiled complaints from customers and employees having to leave
He told reporters he was standing aside for un- fruitless. 3,000 consumers about Apple, which will the business temporarily,” a police state-
specified “personal reasons”, but said he would The company denies incorporating be sent to the prosecutor’s office, and the ment said.
be ready to help his allies in future, adding: “I Morawiecki Tudose planned obsolescence in its products in a group hopes more people will now come “The staff responded well and correctly.
know what it means to govern.” bid to nudge customers into upgrading their forward about other devices. It sprinkled quartz sand over the overheated
With the centre-right bloc leading in opinion phones. As well as printer companies, manufac- battery so that the smoke could be contained
polls ahead of the March 4 ballot, Italian news-
Europe It has admitted slowing its flagship iP- turers of household white goods are now on and sucked out after switching on the ven-
papers interpreted Maroni’s words as meaning hones phones down, but says this was in- their hitlist, Sauvage warns. tilation.”
that he wanted to return to central government, US soldier dies in Kosovo: tended to extend their battery life. Under French law a company found to be Seven people received medical treatment
perhaps as prime minister. The US military says an Army Technology and consumer goods have deliberately shortening the life of its prod- but did not need to be hospitalised.
Northern League leader Matteo Salvini, who soldier serving in the NATO force long been suspected of building in the ex- ucts can be fined up to five percent of its an- Forensic specialists were examining what
in Kosovo has died. It says the piry of their products so that consumers will nual sales while executives can face up to caused the incident, police said.
has pushed the group to the far right during his death is under investigation. be forced to replace them. two years in jail. Apple had no immediate comment be-
four years at the helm, was caught off-guard by US Army Europe said Spc This so-called “planned obsolescence” Last month Apple confirmed what critics yond the police statement.
Maroni’s announcement and moved quickly to Robert W. Jones of Vail, Arizona
temper the political ambitions of the popular died at the Camp Bondsteel base
party veteran. in Kosovo on Saturday. It gave no
further details. penalty of up to five years. (AP) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, that Forest has led to a procedure Monday to deliver the government
Future reshuffle he planned as the power-
In the statement Tuesday, the ❑ ❑ ❑ the ministers most criticized by against Poland at the European
Asked by Radio 24 if Maroni might have a fu- Army said the 21-year-old Jones EU leaders and by the opposition Court of Justice, shows a will to ful leader of his party ruled that
ture government role, Salvini said: “If you leave was a military police working dog Polish reshuffles Cabinet: should go. mend fences within the EU. They any changes would have to wait
handler who joined up in August Poland’s new prime minister “We are not and we don’t want were respectively replaced by until the end of the month.
Lombardy ... which is worth much more than reshuffled his Cabinet on Tuesday, There has been mounting
many ministries, if you feel you have reached 2015 and was assigned to the 18th to be a dogmatic, doctrinal govern- Jacek Czaputowicz, the deputy
Military Police Brigade in April ousting the controversial ministers ment, or a government of socialist foreign minister, and by a govern- speculation in Bucharest that
the end of the road there, then obviously no”. 2016. (AP) of foreign affairs, defense and or neo-liberal extremities,” Premier Mihai Tudose wants to
ment economic expert, Henryk
In related news, Italian Economy Minister the environment before heading Morawiecki said Tuesday during replace Liviu Dragnea, the current
Pier Carlo Padoan said on Monday he had ac- ❑ ❑ ❑ Kowalczyk.
off to Brussels for talks with top a swearing-in ceremony for the Morawiecki kept Justice Minis- chairman of the Social Democratic
cepted an offer to stand for parliament for the Germany indicts Syrian: A European Union officials. new ministers at the Presidential ter Zbigniew Ziobro, the author of Party who is facing corruption
centre-left Democratic Party (PD) in the March 37-year-old Syrian man has been Mateusz Morawiecki, who be- Palace. He said he wants Poland to the sweeping reform of the justice charges, with a committee of
4 national election. formally charged in Germany came prime minister in December, have an important role in a strong system, in place in a sign that he regional leaders.
“We have been in contact and I have put my- on allegations of promoting the made the changes as he attempts Europe. backs the changes. In an open letter published in
self forward,” Padoan told reporters during a Islamic State group, obtaining to avert possible EU sanctions on The composition of the new New finance and development Romanian media, senior party
visit to Brussels. bomb-making instructions and Poland. EU leaders have raised government suggests that Poland ministers were also appointed member Nicolae Badalau urged
other crimes, prosecutors said a series of concerns over the Po- is attempting a more conciliatory as the jobs were vacated by colleagues to back efforts to make
Padoan is a former economist at the Organi- Tuesday. the party more democratic, to be
land’s changes to its justice system approach to the EU. Morawiecki when he became
zation for Economic Co-operation and Develop- The man, who wasn’t identified, and over government-approved run by “a collective party leader-
The removals of Foreign prime minister. (AP)
ment (OECD) who was not aligned to any party is alleged to have posted videos logging in an old forest. Minister Witold Waszczykowski ship.”
when he joined the government in 2014. on social media between July and Morawiecki seemed to have and Environment Minister Jan
❑ ❑ ❑ Dragnea, who can’t serve as
He has previously indicated he wanted to re- December 2016 in which he urged persuaded Poland’s most power- Szyszko, whose decision to cut Romania reshuffle fails: prime minister due to a 2016
turn to academia after the forthcoming ballot, but support for IS and attempted to ful politician, the ruling party trees in the pristine Bialowieza Romania’s prime minister failed conviction for vote-rigging,
PD officials see his calm, measured approach as solicit new recruits for the group. still enjoys the support of most
a potential political asset in their fight to reverse German prosecutors said they regional party bosses.
their declining poll numbers. considered another post, in which Greek ‘lawmakers’ While playing down talk of
“I hope he continues to help his country. the suspect praised the killing of rifts in the party and denying he
His help for us has been precious,” PD leader
Jordanian author Nahed Hattar , a to limit Sharia law personally had a tense relationship
prominent critic of IS, to constitute ATHENS, Greece, Jan 9, with the prime minister, Dragnea
Matteo Renzi said in an interview published on incitement. said any reshuffle had to be
Monday in the Quotidiano Nazionale newspa- Frankfurt prosecutors, who (AP): Lawmakers in Greece conducted through normal party
per chain. are handling the case, said police are set to limit the powers of channels.
Padoan has won plaudits within the European also found manuals for making Islamic courts operating in a Dragnea said the Social Demo-
Union for his handling of a job which has often rifle silencers, explosives and border region that is home crats would hold another party
put him at odds with European Commission of- detonators at the man’s home and to a 100,000-strong Muslim meeting at the end of the month.
ficials as he has sought special budget dispensa- office at the Technical University minority. Tudose said he would present his
tion for heavily indebted Italy. of Darmstadt. The man has been in Backed by parliament’s plans to reshuffle the government
Under his watch, the country has emerged detention since February 2017. largest political parties, the then.
Prosecutor Alexander Badle draft law is set to be voted Separately, prosecutors froze
from the most punishing recession since World said while in prison the man tried Dragnea’s assets in November
War Two, while employment has risen. Critics on later Tuesday. The pro-
to recruit a fellow inmate, who he posal aims to scrap rules amid a probe into the misuse of
say Italy is still underperforming its eurozone believed to be a Muslim, to carry European Union funds. He denies
peers and has failed to halt rising debt levels. dating back more than 90
out a bomb attack that he claimed years ago and which refer wrongdoing.
There was no immediate comment from the would be financed from Qatar. Last year, huge anti-government
many civil cases involving
economy ministry. After learning the inmate was a A Greek sailor in the aircraft walks by the coffins of the remains
members of the Muslim
protests erupted over moves to
In an interview with Corriere della Sera Christian, the suspect is alleged to of five Greek sailors who were killed in the summer of 1964 when restructure Romania’s justice
have threatened to kill him if he Turkish warplanes attacked their patrol boat ‘Paethon’ during community to Sharia law system, which critics say would
newspaper published on Sunday, Padoan said courts. The new legislation
he would consider running for parliament if he spoke to police. fighting between the east Mediterranean island-nation’s Greek make it harder to crack down on
Badle said the main charge, “re- Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities at Larnaca Interna- will give Greek courts prior- high-level corruption.
were asked to do so. cruitment or support for a foreign tional Airport on Jan 9. The remains will be returned to Athens ity in all cases. Dragnea and his allies back the
terrorist organization,” carries a aboard a Hellenic Air Force transport aircraft for burial. (AP) proposals. (AP)
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World News Roundup

China

French prez wins fans in Mandarin lesson

In Beijing visit, Macron urges


openness, pitches France Inc
BEIJING, Jan 9, (Agencies): President In the absence of either German and
Emmanuel Macron offered to open British leadership, with Chancellor An-
up France to Chinese investment in gela Merkel bogged down in coalition
exchange for greater access to China’s negotiations and Prime Minister The-
booming markets on Tuesday, warning resa May swamped by Brexit, Macron
during talks in Beijing that existing trade has emerged as arguably the strongest
imbalances would lead to protectionism. voice in Europe.
On the second leg of a three-day state The trip to China is well-timed to
visit, the first of his eight-month-old convey that message and Macron has
presidency, Macron is hoping greater not been shy about promoting it, de-
openness from China, coupled with claring after he arrived that “Europe is
lobbying from the 50-strong business back” and announcing that he would
delegation travelling with him, will visit China every year of his five-year
help narrow the presidency.
30-billion-euro Meanwhile, a behind-the-scenes vid-
($36 bln) trade eo of Macron wrestling with the Manda-
deficit Paris runs rin pronunciation of his climate change
with Beijing. slogan “Make our planet great again”
But despite has delighted Chinese social media. The
bringing with him candid footage shows Macron sneezing
some of the heavi- and wondering when to breathe as he
est hitters in French diligently repeats the phrase after his in-
business, finance structor, while a woman touches up his
and industry — in- make-up and two bemused men in mili-
Members of the South Korea delegation (right), shake hands with members of the North Korean delegation (left), during their meeting at the cluding senior ex- tary garb look on.
border truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on Jan 9. North and South Korea began their ecutives from Air- Macron Macron was able to show off his
first official talks in more than two years on Jan 9, focussing on the forthcoming Winter Olympics after months of tensions over Pyongyang’s
nuclear weapons programme. (AFP) bus, BNP Paribas, new skills in a keynote speech on the
AccorHotels, EDF and LVMH — there future of Sino-French relations during
were no immediate announcements of a stop Monday in the northern city of
mega-deals. Instead, smaller contracts Xian, the starting point of the ancient
Koreas or commitments to go on talking were
signed. BNP Paris was set to announce
Silk Road.
But it was the video of him learning
plans for a joint-venture on consumer the Chinese version of the expression —
credit, an official said, and added that a tongue-in-cheek jab at US President
French nuclear group Areva had “never Donald Trump’s “Make America Great”
N. Korea to join winter Olympics been so close” to signing a contract to
build a reprocessing plant in China.
campaign slogan — that endeared him
to Chinese social media users.
“We have an access to markets “Rang,” Macron says in the clip that

Warm smiles on cold Korean frontier which is unbalanced, unsatisfying,”


Macron told members of the French
and Chinese business community at a
start-up incubator in Beijing.
was posted on Twitter late Monday.
“It’s like ‘Jean’, then,” he says, refer-
ring to a French first name that sounds
like the pronunciation of the Chinese
SEOUL, Jan 9, (Agencies): North and South for talks. He angrily stormed out of one meet- ment. “If we don’t deal with this responsi- word “rang”.
Korean officials exchanged warm greetings ing minutes after it began, denying any role North and South Korea agreed to restore bly, the first, natural, reaction will be to Determined to properly execute
amid light flakes of snow on the world’s last by his country in the 2010 sinking of a South a military hotline that had been closed for close up on both sides.” Mandarin’s notoriously difficult tones,
Cold War frontier Tuesday, in contrast from Korean warship with the loss of 46 lives. nearly two years, an official said, less than a In his short time in office so far, the president asks: “So where am I sup-
previous frosty gatherings. But on Tuesday he suggested the talks be week after a cross-border civilian phone link 40-year-old Macron has managed to posed to breathe?” Macron also toured
The delegates shook hands and even fully opened to the media, “in light of the was reopened. push through reforms to France’s la- Beijing’s sprawling Forbidden City on
cracked a joke as they posed for photogra- great expectations and huge interest from “Accordingly, our side decided to start us- bour market and seen a steady rise in Tuesday before a day of business deals
phers at the border truce village of Panmun- here and abroad in these talks”. ing the military telephone line, starting 8am business and consumer confidence. and talks with his Chinese counterpart
jom, before starting talks focused on the Cho Myoung-Gyon, the leader of the tomorrow,” he said. Growth forecasts for 2018 have been Xi Jinping as the two rising global lead-
North’s participation at next month’s Winter Seoul’s delegation — who wore a badge with The telephone line was closed in February
the South Korean flag — demurred. upgraded. ers seek closer ties.
Olympics in the South. 2016 when Seoul announced a closure of the
“We have to curry favour with them,” the The two five-strong delegations sat op- joint Kaesong industrial zone just north of the
North’s chief delegate Ri Son-Gwon quipped posite each other at a long table in the Peace western border in a move that soured ties.
as he shook hands with his Southern counter- House, the talks venue on the southern side Another army hotline on the eastern side
part Cho Myoung-Gyon for a second time at of the Demilitarised Zone that splits the pen- of the peninsula closed since 2008 — when
the request of photographers. insula. Seoul suspended a tourism programme to
The pair broke the ice with small talk about Relations Mount Kumgang, near the North’s east coast
meteorological conditions. Cho, the South’s Unification Minister in — remained inoperational for technical rea-
“Despite the cold weather, the people’s charge of relations with the North, is a veter- sons.
burning desire to see inter-Korean dialogue an cross-border negotiator who has taken part Meanwhile, the rival Koreas took steps
and rapprochement are like streams flowing in talks with the North since the 1990s, in- toward reducing their bitter animosity dur-
beneath the ice,” said a poetic Ri. cluding their second and last summit in 2007. ing rare talks Tuesday, as North Korea agreed
Ri, the head of the North’s Committee for “It looks like North Korea is exuding a lot to send a delegation to next month’s Winter
the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, and his of confidence,” said Koo Kab-Woo, a profes- Olympics in South Korea and reopen a mili-
colleagues walked across the concrete blocks sor at the University of North Korean Stud- tary hotline.
that delineate the Military Demarcation Line ies in Seoul. “I can’t say exactly where that The meeting, the first of its kind in about
at Panmunjom. confidence stems from but it has so far been two years, was arranged after North Korean
South Korean troops stood aside as they positive,” he told AFP. leader Kim Jong Un made an abrupt push for
crunched over the gravel that separates the It was a markedly different atmosphere to improved ties with South Korea following
zone’s emblematic blue huts. the last talks between the two Koreas in De- a year of elevated tensions with the outside
Ri donned civilian clothes for the meeting cember 2015, observers said. The mood then world over his expanding nuclear and mis-
— and, in keeping with social norms in his was grim and tense before the encounter even sile programs. Critics say Kim may be trying
country, a lapel badge depicting the North’s got under way. Talks broke down with the two to divide Seoul and Washington in a bid to
founding father Kim Il-Sung and his son and sides failing even to agree on further meetings. weaken international pressure and sanctions
successor Kim Jong-Il. In related news, North and South Korea on the North.
Ri is said to be close to Kim Yong-Chul, agreed Tuesday to hold military talks to ease During the talks, the North Korean delega-
another top North Korean military official growing tension on the peninsula, the two tion said it would send an Olympic delegation,
and former director of the Reconnaissance sides said after the first civilian cross-border including officials, athletes, cheerleaders, jour-
General Bureau, the North’s spy agency, who talks in more than two years. nalists and others, South Korean Vice Unifi-
is blacklisted by South Korea’s unilateral The rivals agreed to “defuse the current cation Minister Chun Hae-sung told reporters,
sanctions. military tension and to hold military talks to according to media footage from the border
In the past Ri has worn military uniform address the issue”, according to a joint state- village of Panmunjom, the venue of the talks.

Asia
US apologises to Japan over accidents: The US
has apologised to Japan over a recent series of accidents
involving US military equipment that have sparked an-
ger over American operations in the country, a ministry
spokesman in Tokyo said.
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis apologised to
Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera after a string of
accidents including the emergency landing of an Ameri-
can military helicopter in Okinawa on Monday.
That came just two days after a similar incident on
the southern Japanese island, where more than half the
47,000 American troops in Japan are stationed.
“The minister said there was an apology from Sec-
retary Mattis,” a Japanese defence ministry spokesman
told AFP. (AFP)
❑ ❑ ❑
Manila to protest Chinese airbase: The Philip-
pines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which the
southeast Asian nation’s defence minister described as
having reneged on a promise not to militarise artificial
islands in the busy South China Sea waterway.
The United States has criticized China’s build-up of
military facilities on the artificial islands and is con-
cerned they could be used to restrict free movement
along the key trade route.
Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s
comment followed a Dec. 30 broadcast of aerial foot-
age by the official China Central Television (CCTV)
showing Fiery Cross Reef, which appeared to have been
transformed into an airbase. (RTRS)
❑ ❑ ❑
Yingluck in Britain — Thailand: Thailand’s for-
eign minister said Tuesday that former prime minister
Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country last year to
evade a prison sentence, is in Britain, after photos sur-
faced online apparently showing Yingluck in London.
Yingluck, whose government was ousted in a 2014
coup, was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison
on Sept 27 for negligence in instituting a money-losing
rice subsidy program. She fled Thailand before the ver-
dict and has called the case against her politically mo-
tivated.
She has not been seen in public since fleeing, but it
had been generally assumed that Yingluck was in Dubai
or London. Her brother, ousted former Prime Minister
Thaksin Shinawatra, maintains residences in both cities.
(AP)
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

INTERNATIONAL 13

Subcontinent

Pakistan frees anti-US cleric


US conveys Pak concrete steps
WASHINGTON, Jan 9, (Agencies): The Pak frees 147 Indians: A Pakistani
United States has told Pakistan what it official says 147 Indians detained for
must do if it wants Washington to resume fishing illegally have been released from
paying out hundreds of millions of dollars prison and handed over to Indian authori-
in security aid, the Pentagon said Mon- ties.
day. The South Asian rivals often arrest
“Our expectations are straightfor- fishermen suspected of trespassing in
ward,” Pentagon their territorial waters and then periodi-
spokesman Colo- cally release large numbers of them in
nel Rob Manning what is billed as goodwill gestures.
told reporters. Pakistan released 145 Indian fishermen
“Taleban and last month and 220 the previous year. In-
Haqqani leader- dia reciprocated after the 2016 release,
ship and attack but freed a smaller number of Pakistani
planners should fishermen.
no longer be able Maj Azam Sher, spokesman for Paki- An Indian Air Force contingent march during the rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade on Rajpath, the ceremonial boule-
to find safe haven stan’s paramilitary rangers, said the 147 vard, in New Delhi, India, on Jan 9. India celebrates Republic Day on Jan 26, highlighted by a march past by different branches of the
or conduct opera- were allowed to cross the border into In- military as well as a display of arms and missiles. (AP)
tions from Paki- dia on Monday.
Mohammad fine”. (AFP) capital Antananarivo.
stani soil.” There was no immediate comment
Last week, President Donald Trump from the Indian side. Africa ❑ ❑ ❑ “On a national scale, the provisional toll
is 29 dead, 22 missing, 17,170 displaced and
froze payments from the “coalition sup- ❑ ❑ ❑ Sudan renews Egypt complaint: Sudan 83,023 affected,” the National Bureau for
port fund” for Pakistan, worth $900 mil- Time for new hands — Tsvangirai: has renewed a complaint at the United Na- Risk and Catastrophe Management said in a
lion, saying Pakistan is not doing enough Rohingya marriage ban upheld: A Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for tions demanding Egypt hand over control of statement.
to target Afghan Taleban and Haqqani Bangladesh court on Monday upheld Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan the “Halayeb Triangle” border territory, the The cyclone, which made landfall on Friday
group bases. a government ruling banning marriage Tsvangirai said on Monday it was time for the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. morning, lashed the eastern part of the African
Also in question is almost $1 billion of between its citizens and refugees from older generation to step back and allow “new Relations between Egypt and Sudan have island off Mozambique with violent winds and
US military equipment that has allowed Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minor- hands” to lead, raising prospects of leadership been soured in recent months by disputes over heavy rains before moving off the territory on
Pakistan access to advanced military ity, who have fled ethnic violence in the change in the party. the ownership of the triangle, and over the Saturday night. (AFP)
neighbouring country. broader issue of use of water from the River
technology. Tsvangirai, a former trade union leader who ❑ ❑ ❑
The High Court in Dhaka dismissed a has been at the helm of the MDC since its Nile that passes through their territories.
“The United States has conveyed to The triangle lies between Egypt and its 83 killed in Nigeria since Dec 31: At
Pakistan specific and concrete steps that legal challenge from a father whose son formation in 1999, disclosed in June 2016 that
married a Rohingya teenager in a Muslim he had cancer. Last year, he spent weeks in a southern neighbour and the borders have been least eighty-three people have been killed in
it could take,” Manning said. contested by Sudan since 1958. Cairo says it is communal violence in Nigeria since Dec 31,
“We stand ready to work with Pakistan ceremony in September despite laws for- South African hospital receiving treatment.
bidding such unions. Pictures of a frail Tsvangirai meeting Presi- Egyptian territory. government and police officials said, much
to combat terrorist groups without dis- dent Emmerson Mnangagwa, who succeeded The Foreign Ministry did not say what of it involving clashes between Muslim cattle
tinction. We will continue these conver- Marriages with Rohingya were banned action it wanted the United Nations to take, if herders and Christian farmers.
in 2014 to try to prevent hundreds of thou- Robert Mugabe in November after he was
sations with the Pakistani government in eased from office by a de facto military coup, any. (RTRS) The killings endanger efforts by President
sands of refugees living in Bangladesh
private.”
from seeking a back door to citizenship. have increased calls that he consider giving ❑ ❑ ❑ Muhammadu Buhari to bring security and
Meanwhile, a Pakistani court Monday way to a new opposition leader. (RTRS) stability to Nigeria — a central pledge of his
granted bail to an anti-US cleric — the Babul Hossain, whose 26-year-old Madagascar cyclone kills 29: Twenty- campaign for election in 2015.
son ran away with his new wife after ❑ ❑ ❑ nine people died and more than 80,000 were
father-in-law of one of Pakistan’s most Muslim herdsmen, mainly of the Fulani
they married, questioned the legality of Tonga PM in ICU: Tonga’s recently re- affected after tropical cyclone Ava tore ethnic group, and Christian farmers often clash
wanted militants — days after Washing- through Madagascar last week, authorities said
ton suspended aid over Islamabad’s fail- the ruling that threatens a seven-year jail appointed Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva was over the use of land in parts of the Middle Belt.
term for any Bangladeshi who weds a Ro- said to be in a stable condition in an intensive Monday. The region is one of Nigeria’s most diverse,
ure to crack down on extremism. Seventeen people died on Monday, after a
Sufi Mohammad, whose son-in-law hingya refugee. care unit Tuesday recovering from an undis- where religious, ancestral and cultural differ-
closed illness. house crumbled following a mudslide in the Ivory ences have frequently kindled conflict.
is Maulana Fazlullah, the fugitive chief ❑ ❑ ❑ suburb, south-east of the
Pohiva was admitted to Vaiola Hospi- Terve Akase, chief press secretary to the
of the Pakistani Taleban, was himself Indian airline fires pilots: An Indian tal when he became ill last week and was governor of Benue, attributed 71 of the deaths
charged with murder, treason, terrorism airline said Tuesday it had fired two pilots transferred to the intensive care unit when from Dec 31 to Jan 6 in the state to killings by
and rebellion. after reports they fought and both briefly his condition worsened on Sunday, medical the Fulani. Reuters was unable to verify the
The elderly pro-Taleban cleric and the left the cockpit unmanned during a New authorities said. figures.
chief of banned group Tehreek Nifaz-e- Year’s Day flight from London to Mum- A medical evacuation to New Zealand was “The attacks happened in very remote villag-
Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM) was the bai. planned but later cancelled. es,” said Akase. “Now, with security operatives
architect of a violent movement for the Jet Airways took the step after in- Vaiola physician Sione Latu said the on the ground, villagers have been going about
enforcement of Islamic sharia law in vestigating allegations that a male pilot 76-year-old fell ill last week and was now the bush to pick up more corpses.”
country’s northwestern Malakand Divi- slapped his female colleague during a responding to treatment. In neighbouring Taraba state, to the east,
sion. heated argument when the plane was The Prime Minister’s Office has not issued at least 12 people were killed in similar,
❑ ❑ ❑ mid-air carrying 324 passengers. any statement about his condition, however the ethnically-charged attacks in the Lau region on
Kaniva Tonga website quoted his daughter Ana Friday and Sunday, a police spokesman said.
Pohiva Koli as saying he was “comfortable and Tsvangirai Pohiva (RTRS)
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

INTERNATIONAL 14

World News Roundup

In this photograph taken on Dec 27, 2017, Indian environmentalist Kamal Meattle speaks during an interview with AFP in the greenhouse at his office in New Delhi. (Inset): This photo taken on Dec 29, 2017 shows a device in
Gurgaon made by Indian company Chakr, which can be retrofitted to diesel generators and capture 90 percent of particulate matter emitted. (AFP)

Climate Environment

Expensive storms more common China says 27 regions met 2016 low carbon targets
Disasters cost US Delhi’s novel ‘Alpine air’ at work
$306 bln in 2017 NEW DELHI, Jan 9, (Agencies): Po-
MIAMI, Jan 9, (AFP): Last year was the most expen-
sive in US history for natural disasters, with a barrage
litical apathy over the poisonous smog
choking India’s capital has led many
like businessman Kamal Meattle to
India looks to ‘bike-sharing’
of fires, freezes, floods and hurricanes that cost $306 take matters into their own hands, with
billion, according to a US government report Monday.
In 2017, a total of 16 disasters cost $1 billion or
more, and led to at least 362 deaths, said the report by
an office building he says pumps air as
fresh as from the Swiss Alps.
to put brakes on congestion
From the outside, the Paharpur Busi- MUMBAI, Jan 9, (RTRS): A hand- which has nearly half the world’s 20
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ness Centre looks like any modern of-
The death toll could be substantially higher, once ful of Indian cities are gearing up most polluted cities, according to the
fice block. But inside it is a virtual jun- to launch bike-sharing systems to World Health Organization.
Puerto Rico completes its review of deaths from Hur- gle where rooms and corridors are lined ease traffic congestion and deadly Some 2.5 million people in the
ricane Maria, experts said. with more than 7,000 potted plants and air pollution, as urban populations country die every year due to pol-
The year far outpaced the previous record, set in creepers. surge and vehicles clog the streets. lution.
2005 with losses of $215 billion largely due to Hurri- Spectators and journalists look on as The greenhouse terrace, with artifi- Bike sharing systems in the south- Mysuru, close to the technology
canes Katrina, Wilma and Rita. the desecrated St Lambertus Church cial grass and green walls, houses an ern city of Mysuru and the central hub of Bengaluru, was the first to in-
With a total price tag of $265 billion, 2017 was the in Erkelenz-Immerath, western Ger- city of Bhopal, both launched last troduce a bike-sharing programme,
many, is being demolished on Jan 8, “air washing” system that moves pol-
most expensive hurricane season on record, the report luted outside air through a series of June, have met with a tremendous with the state’s chief minister riding
said. in order to make possible brown coal response, officials say. a yellow Trin Trin bike at the launch.
surface mining. Residents from the cleaning filters.
Hurricane Harvey, which It is then pushed through the green- About half a dozen more cities, Registered users can borrow any
dumped some 50 inches (127 village of Immerath were relocated including Bengaluru, Pune and of 450 bikes from 48 docking sta-
previously, as the area is to be ex- house where the plants remove bacteria, Bhubaneswar, are now drawing up tions for a nominal fee.
centimeters) of rain on Texas, fungus, carbon dioxide and other tox-
cost $125 billion, second only ploited by German energy supplier similar plans, according to the World In Bhopal, users can register on
RWE Power in an extension of their ins, before the air conditioning pumps it Resources Institute (WRI), a Wash- their smartphones and unlock one
to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina
in historical records of billion-
Tagebau Garzweiler open pit lignite to workers on the floors below. ington D.C.-based research organi- of 500 bikes from 60 docking sta-
mine. (AFP) “It would be like working in Gul- sation. tions.
dollar disasters, going back to
1980. marg in Kashmir or Davos in Switzer- “Bike sharing is a viable option The city now has 11 kilometres
Hurricane Maria, which flat- land in this building,” 73-year-old Me- for Indian cities - we just need good (6.8 miles) of dedicated bike lanes,
tened much of Puerto Rico, cost attle told AFP as he looked out at the quality bikes, dedicated lanes and a according to WRI, which provided
smog from the protection of the lush system that is efficient,” said Chan- technical expertise to the Bhopal
Arndt
$90 billion, while Hurricane Discovery rooftop nursery. dramauli Shukla, chief executive of Municipal Corporation on the bike-
Irma, which plowed into the Bhopal Smart City Corporation. sharing system.
Caribbean and Florida, cost $50 “You are actually right now sitting
in an air tank,” he said, referring to the The corporation implements the More than 25,000 people regis-
billion. Bacteria makes blue ‘green’: They federally-funded Smart Cities pro- tered in the first few months, half of
“Hurricane Maria now ranks as the third costliest greenhouse where PM2.5 — the most
can be tight, flared, ripped at the knee. Jeans gramme to improve services like in- them women, said Amit Bhatt, direc-
weather and climate disaster on record for the nation come in all styles and colours these days, but harmful particulates in the air — reg-
istered nearly zero compared with 415 ternet connectivity and public trans- tor of transport at WRI India.
and Irma ranks as the fifth costliest,” said the report. one hue will always be synonymous with the port in 100 cities across India. “In India, people look down on
Last year’s western wildfire season — which rav- world’s favourite garment: indigo blue. outside, according to Paharpur’s moni- With rising incomes and a large those who bike. So we had to show
aged large parts of California — cost $18 billion, “tri- To satisfy the world’s seemingly insa- toring system. young population, passenger vehi- this is cool, with good quality bikes
pling the previous US annual wildfire cost record,” said tiable demand for blue denim, more than The outside level is more than 16 cle ownership in India has nearly tri- and a mobile app to register and un-
the report. 45,000 tonnes of indigo dye are produced times the World Health Organization’s pled in the last decade, government lock bikes” he said.
NOAA said the number of billion-dollar disasters — every year, with much of the waste making safe limit. data shows. Gridlock has become “But the main priority is safety,
16 — tied with 2011 for the most in a single year. its way into rivers and streams, conserva- A Massachusetts Institute of Tech- common and transit systems strug- with dedicated bike lanes. That has
They included two flooding events, one freeze event, tionists say. nology graduate and trustee of Al gle to keep pace. encouraged people to give it a go,”
eight severe storm events, three tropical cyclones, one On Monday, scientists announced they Gore’s Climate Reality Project, Meattle Vehicle emissions account for al- he told the Thomson Reuters Foun-
drought and one wildfire. had developed a greener method to produce began thinking about a clean office pro- most a third of air pollution in India, dation.
the coveted tint — using lab-grown bacteria. ject years ago when he rejected doctors’
Common While not yet commercially viable, the advice to move away from the polluted
In historical context, these expensive storms are be- have a significant impact. change regulator said in a notice on
technique holds promise for a “much-needed capital for his health. Monday.
coming far more common. update to the historic, but unsustainable,
In November, doctors declared a
“I wanted a solution for myself and public health emergency and schools China is the world’s biggest source
The annual average of billion-dollar storms from indigo dyeing process,” researchers wrote in I didn’t want to leave Delhi,” he said.
1980 to 2017 is 5.8, said NOAA. the journal Nature Chemical Biology. were shut across the capital. of greenhouse gases and in 2016 pub-
His centre, whose tenants include Fumes from backup generators are a lished a plan for its 31 regions to ac-
But in the last five years, among the warmest on re- “Demand for the dye is higher than ever
Amazon, Samsung and Microsoft, is
cord, the average has reached 11.6. before, making its ecological consequences central ingredient in the noxious cock- celerate the development of non-fossil
unsustainable,” they warned. (AFP) now rated the city’s healthiest building tail, but one company is turning them fuel energy, tackle greenhouse gases in
The costs include estimates of both insured and unin- by the Indian government, and Meat-
sured losses, but are likely below the true costs because ❑ ❑ ❑ into ink and paint with technology that the agricultural sector and boost forest
tle says people who work there benefit can capture up to 90 percent of danger- coverage.
they do not include health care costs. US sat believed destroyed: A US spy from improved blood oxygen levels,
Last year was also the third warmest on record in the ous pollutants. China has pledged to cut carbon di-
satellite that was launched from Cape Ca- better brain function, and fewer asthma oxide produced per unit of GDP growth
United States, following 2012 and 2016, NOAA said. naveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket on Chakr Innovations, started by gradu-
The year’s average temperature was 54.6 Fahrenheit and eye irritation cases. ates from the Indian Institute of Tech- by 18 percent over 2016-2020 and to
Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed Delhi chokes every winter as cool air cap total energy consumption at 5 bil-
(12.2 C), 2.6 F (1.4 C) above the 20th century average. to be a total loss, two US officials briefed on nology, has capitalised on the smoke-
“The five warmest years on record for the contiguous traps a toxic blend of pollutants from lion tonnes of standard coal equivalent
the mission said on Monday. crop burning, car exhausts, open fires, belching machines that can be heard
US have all occurred since 2006,” said the report. across the city. by the end of the decade, up from 4.3
The classified intelligence satellite, built construction dust and industrial emis- billion tonnes in 2015.
Every US state on the mainland and Alaska had by Northrop Grumman Corp, failed to sepa- Also:
above-average temperatures for the third year in a row. sions close to the ground. Among the regions rated as “excel-
rate from the second stage of the Falcon 9 The annual scourge has been par- SHANGHAI: China said 27 of its 31
Five states had their hottest year on record: Arizo- rocket and is assumed to have broken up or lent” were the cities of Beijing and
na, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and New plunged into the sea, said the two officials, ticularly bad this season, and short-term regions met their greenhouse gas reduc- Shanghai and the major manufacturing
Mexico. A warming climate can exacerbate the fre- who spoke on condition of anonymity. measures — such as shutting factories tion targets aimed at combating global provinces of Zhejiang in east China
quency and severity of certain kinds of storms, includ- The satellite is assumed to be “a write- and restricting car use — have failed to warming in 2016, the country’s climate and Guangdong on the southeast coast.
ing hurricanes, fires and floods, experts say. off,” one of the officials said.
“The long-term signal is tied with long-term warm- SpaceX spokesman James Gleeson said:
ing,” said Deke Arndt, chief of the monitoring section “We do not comment on missions of this na-
at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Infor- ture; but as of right now reviews of the data
mation. indicate Falcon 9 performed nominally.”
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, illustrations of the ancient Moche people, an a circular podium, possibly for making an-
However, that warming trend does not erase the like- archaeologist said on Monday. nouncements.
lihood of fierce winter storms. led by entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched
its first satellite for the US military with its The finding, at the ruins of the Limon The events that took place in the
“We do live in a warming world but we still have archaeological complex in the region of chambers were so important they had been
Falcon 9 rocket in May of last year. (RTRS)
very cold colds,” he told reporters on a conference call. Lambayeque, will provide key clues to un- featured repeatedly on Moche ceramics,
“We are still going to see blue blobs on the map.” ❑ ❑ ❑ derstanding the Moche’s political life before Alva said.
Despite cold snaps in various parts of the nation Peru’s ancient desert society: Archae- the desert society’s sudden decline, said lead “These scenes had been depicted in the
throughout the year, above-average temperatures in ologists have discovered two chambers archaeologist Walter Alva. iconography of the Moche world but we had
other parts of the year more “than offset any seasonal used for political ceremonies on Peru’s One room features two thrones where a never been lucky enough to physically find
cool conditions,” said the report. desert coast more than 1,500 years ago that powerful leader and guest likely enjoyed where they took place,” he said. “It’s a very
had previously only been glimpsed in the elaborate feasts, said Alva. The other has Gleeson Musk important finding.” (RTRS)
Melinda Gates, Olivier Assayas, Richard Linklater added to SXSW lineup

Doha Film Institute, IFP team up on first Mideast Series Lab


LOS ANGELES, Jan 9, (RTRS): The Doha Film Institute has teamed East-North Africa region. Gates is a keynote speaker at the event, which takes place March
up with New York’s Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) to host the Selected directors, writers, and producers working in the Middle East 9-18 in Austin, Texas. Other keynoters already announced include
DFI Series Lab, which is being touted as the first curated workshop for will attend training sessions about the main script-to-screen steps required Darren Aronofsky (film keynote), Ta-Nehisi Coates (convergence
fostering more serialized Arabic content in the Middle East. for multi-platform serialized content, including writing a pilot script, de- keynote), Lyor Cohen (music keynote), Barry Jenkins (film key-
Participants expected to make the trek to Qatar from the US include veloping characters, story arc, episodes breakdown, how a writer’s room note), Sadiq Khan (convergence keynote), Esther Perel (interactive
Oscar-nominated producer Julie Goldman (“Life, Animated”) who will works, and production strategies and distribution models. keynote), and Whurley (convergence keynote).
be presenting and discussing high-profile Facebook series “Humans of The Doha Film Institute, a key source of funding and an incubator “As one of the world’s most successful philanthropists, Melinda
New York” as a case study; multi-hyphenate Ryan O’nan (“Fargo”); for Middle East filmmakers, already holds a prestigious annual film Gates brings a focus on empowering women and girls to realize their
and Susan Lewis, who is head of development at Alicia Keys’ produc- industry event called Qumra, which blends together a creative work- full potential that is particularly relevant in 2018. Her participation in
tion company, Big Pita, Little Pita. shop, co-production market, and festival elements. Qumra is set to run SXSW highlights the message that creative industry professionals have
Beirut-set “Shankaboot,” considered the first Arabic online drama, March 9-14 in Doha. a duty to give back to the global community,” said Hugh Forrest, chief
will also be dissected as a case study, with Lebanese writer-director The new DFI Series Lab and Qumra are both indications that the programming officer.
Bassem Breche recruited to attend the lab. The event runs from Jan 29 institute is forging ahead with its activities despite the ongoing political Presley is appearing as executive producer of the documentary “El-
to Feb 2 in the Qatari capital of Doha. crisis that has seen several Arab countries, including the United Arab vis Presley: The Searcher” with director Thom Zimny. Assayas is the
A lack of Arabic originals is considered to be holding back the Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, cut off diplomatic relations with director of “Clouds of Sils Maria” and “Personal Shopper,” which won
growth of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in the Middle East, ac- Qatar. The turmoil prevented the institute’s executives from attending best director at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
Film

cording to a recent report from research and analysis firm IHS Markit. the Dubai Film Festival in December. Linklater is a Texas filmmaker best known for “Boyhood,” along
More generally, Arabic scripted content is broadening its scope beyond with “Everybody Wants Some” and “Last Flag Flying.” Nolan and Joy
the mostly formulaic shows known as Ramadan soaps. Also: created the HBO series “Westworld,” which debuted in 2016 and be-
Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Al Remaihi said in a statement that LOS ANGELES: South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has gins its second season this spring.
the lab is “the first in the region to promote Qatari and Arab talent and added Melinda Gates, Olivier Assayas, Priscilla Presley, Richard Other speakers added Monday include hacktivist Josephine Goube;
skills in serialized content” and called it an extension of the DFI’s ef- Linklater, and “Westworld” showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa futurist Ray Kurzweil; former US chief technology officer and shift7
forts to support the production of “quality content” from the Middle Joy to its speakers list. co-founder Megan Smith; and designer and entrepreneur Rachel Zoe.

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This image released by Lionsgate shows Sam Neill in a scene from ‘The Commuter’, releasing in the US on Jan 12. (AP)

Film

‘Three Billboards’, ‘Darkest Hour’ gain 9 nominations apiece


LOS ANGELES: “You’re telling me
the king of a third world country
runs around in a bulletproof catsuit?”
asks Martin Freeman’s Everett K.
Ross at the beginning of the latest
‘Shape of Water’ leads BAFTAs race
“Black Panther” trailer. LOS ANGELES, Jan 9, (Agencies): “The Shape of Wa- buzz already out there. Besides Oldman, the nominees ‘Dunkirk’; ‘The Shape Of Water’; ‘Three Billboards
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

The spot, released with the ter”, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”, and are Daniel Day-Lewis for “Phantom Thread”, Dan- Outside Ebbing, Missouri’.
launch of advance ticket sales, “Darkest Hour” lead the race for the British Academy iel Kaluuya for “Get Out”, Jamie Bell for “Film Stars ■ Outstanding British film: ‘Darkest Hour’; ‘The
doesn’t reveal too much new plot of Film and Television Arts’ movie awards, regarded as Don’t Die in Liverpool”, and Timothee Chalamet for Death of Stalin’; ‘...’s Own Country’; ‘Lady Macbeth’;
information about the upcoming a bellwether for the Oscars. “Call Me by Your Name”. ‘Paddington 2’; ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,
MCU installment, but viewers do “The Shape of Water” received 12 nominations British actress Joanna Lumley, best known for “Ab- Missouri’.
get to see a bit more of several of the Tuesday, the most of any film, including the coveted solutely Fabulous”, was named as the new host of the ■ Director: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ — Denis Ville-
characters, including Angela Bas- best film award. Guillermo del Toro is nominated for awards ceremony, replacing longtime emcee Stephen neuve; ‘Call Me By Your Name’ — Luca Guadagnino;
sett’s Ramonda, Forest Whitaker’s both director and original screenplay, Sally Hawkins Fry, who has stepped down after doing the honors a ‘Dunkirk’ — Christopher Nolan; ‘The Shape Of Water’
Zuri, and Michael B. Jordan’s Eric for leading actress and Octavia Spencer for supporting dozen times. Lumley said she accepted the invitation to — Guillermo Del Toro; ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebb-
Killmonger. (RTRS) actress. host “indecently quickly.” ing, Missouri’ — Martin McDonagh.
❑ ❑ ❑ “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and Although the BAFTAs, like the Academy Awards, ■ Leading actress: Annette Bening — ‘Film Stars
LOS ANGELES: Vin Diesel is “Darkest Hour” landed nine nominations apiece. The consider all English-language films, not just UK pro- Don’t Die In Liverpool’; Frances McDormand —
in early talks to star in Sony’s former is up for best film and Frances McDormand for ductions, British titles often figure more prominently in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’; Margot
“Bloodshot” science-fiction movie leading actress. Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson BAFTA’s nominations than at the Globes or the Oscars. Robbie — ‘I, Tonya’; Sally Hawkins — ‘The Shape Of
project, based on the Valiant both received nominations for supporting actor. Martin “Darkest Hour” and “Dunkirk” were richly recognized Water’; Saoirse Ronan — ‘Lady Bird’.
comic character. McDonagh is nominated for both director and original Tuesday with nine and eight nominations, respectively. ■ Leading actor: Daniel Day-Lewis — ‘Phantom
“Bloodshot” would be produced screenplay. “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” and “Padding- Thread’; Daniel Kaluuya — ‘Get Out’; Gary Oldman
by Neal Moritz through his As expected, veteran British actor Gary Oldman, ton 2”, neither of which made much impression at the — ‘Darkest Hour’; Jamie Bell — ‘Film Stars Don’t
Original Films alongside Valiant’s widely considered the front-runner for the Oscar, is one Globes, both received three nominations. Die In Liverpool’; Timothee Chalamet — ‘Call Me By
Dinesh Shamdasani. Moritz is of the leading-actor nominees for his performance in The nominations were unveiled Tuesday at BAFTA’s Your Name’.
a producer on Diesel’s signature
“Fast and Furious” franchise. “Darkest Hour”. Oldman won a Golden Globe award Piccadilly headquarters in London by Natalie Dormer ■ Supporting actress: Allison Janney — ‘I, Tonya’;
Dave Wilson is attached to direct Sunday for his acclaimed portrayal of wartime leader (“Game of Thrones”) and Letitia Wright (“Black Pan- Kristin Scott Thomas — ‘Darkest Hour’; Laurie Met-
and Eric Heisserer (“Arrival”) is Winston Churchill. “Darkest Hour” also received nomi- ther”) and were live-streamed on Facebook. calf — ‘Lady Bird’; Lesley Manville — ‘Phantom
writing the screenplay. (RTRS) nations for best film and for Kristin Scott Thomas in the In her opening remarks, BAFTA chairwoman Jane Thread’; Octavia Spencer — ‘The Shape Of Water’
❑ ❑ ❑ supporting-actress category. Lush lauded Oprah Winfrey for her Golden Globes ■ Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer — ‘All
Rounding out the list for best film are “Call Me by speech and ceremony host Seth Meyers for having The Money In The World’; Hugh Grant — ‘Paddington
LOS ANGELES: Matt Lauria has Your Name” and “Dunkirk”. Their directors, Luca “skewered” the subject of sexual harassment and equal- 2’; Sam Rockwell — ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebb-
joined the cast of New Line’s “Shaft” Guadagnino and Christopher Nolan, respectively, also ity. “We, too, are determined to ensure the grave rev- ing, Missouri’; Willem Dafoe — ‘The Florida Project’;
opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie earned nominations, as did Denis Villeneuve for “Blade elations become a watershed moment and catalyst for Woody Harrelson — ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebb-
T. Usher, Regina Hall, Alexandra Runner 2049”. Some expressed disappointment that real, lasting change across the workplace,” Lush said, ing, Missouri’.
Shipp, Cliff “Method Man” Smith,
and Richard Roundtree. there were no women, such as Greta Gerwig (“Lady adding: “It’s not ‘me too’. It’s ‘we too’,” she said. ■ EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public):
Tim Story is directing from a Bird”), on the best director list, although five female The UK is coming off a record year at the box of- Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Tessa
script by Kenya Barris and Alex directors were named in other categories, including An- fice, with “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” helping to power Thompson, Timothee Chalamet.
Barnow. John Davis and Barris gelina Jolie in the foreign-language film category for the market to its 2017 total of $1.76 billion. Last year’s ■ Outstanding debut by a British writer, director
and producing with Marc Fischer “First They Killed My Father”. BAFTA best film winner, “La La Land”, was among or producer: ‘The Ghoul’; ‘I am Not A Witch’; ‘Jaw-
and Ira Napoliello exec producing. The leading-actress nominees are Hawkins, McDor- the top 10 earners, out of a list dominated by Disney bone’; ‘Kingdom Of Us’; ‘Lady Macbeth’.
The story involves a nerdy mand, Annette Bening for “Film Stars Don’t Die in titles and tentpole releases. ■ Film not in the English language: ‘Elle’; ‘First
FBI agent who launches his own Liverpool”, Margot Robbie for “I, Tonya”, and Saoirse The EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony They Killed My Father’; ‘The Handmaiden’; ‘Love-
investigation into a friend’s death, Ronan for “Lady Bird”. All except Bening had received takes place Feb 18 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. less’; ‘The Salesman’.
reluctantly enlisting help from his Golden Globe nominations as well. 2017 BAFTA Film Awards nominations ■ Documentary: ‘City Of Ghosts’; ‘I Am Not Your
estranged father — the legendary The leading-actor category also reflected the awards ■ Best film: ‘Call Me By Your Name’; ‘Darkest Hour’; Negro’; ‘Icarus’; ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’; ‘Jane’.
John Shaft. “Shaft” has a US release
date of June 14, 2019. (RTRS)
❑ ❑ ❑
LOS ANGELES: Annalise Basso Written by Kramer and Benjamin LOS ANGELES: Murder abounds get her mother medical care. That’s followed by her com-
(“Captain Fantastic”), Ariela Barer Shearn, the film centers around in Fox’s new trailer for “Red Spar- “They gave me a choice: die or mitting multiple murders in
(“The Runaways”), and Ryan Simp- eight teenage girls trapped at a birth- row,” starring Jennifer Lawrence become a Sparrow,” her character several disguises. She also begins
kins have been tapped to co-star day party in the canyons after a mas- as an icy spy. explains. a relationship with a CIA agent
in the Amanda Kramer-directed sive ecological event. Cut off from The studio released the trailer The trailer shows footage of played by Joel Edgerton, who
suspense film “Ladyworld.” civilization in a ruined and powerless on Monday following a TV spot her training with multiple young tries to convince her to become a
Odessa Adlon, Maya Hawke, house, the girls should organize, but that aired during the Golden women as Charlotte Rampling’s double agent.
Atheena Frizzell, Zora Casebere, instead exploit each other’s fears, Globes on Sunday night. Law- character asserts, “From this day “You belong to them. They’ll
and Tatsumi Romano have also devolving into a dynamic of manipu- rence portrays a former Russian forward, you will become Spar- never let you go,” he warns her.
joined the cast. Shooting begins in lation and control. (RTRS) ballerina forced into a Russian rows. ... You are weapons in a “I’ll find a way,” she replies
this month in Los Angeles. ❑ ❑ ❑ Whitaker Lawrence intelligence program in order to global struggle for power.” coolly. (RTRS)
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

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People & Places

Theater

Despair & laughter

Play charts a real-life


‘Jungle’ camp drama
LONDON, Jan 9, (Agencies): A boy is found dead
and smoke fills the air ahead of a police raid: traumatic
memories from France’s “Jungle” migrant camp are
being recreated on a London stage.
More than a year since police swept through the
squalid camp near the port of Calais, clearing out an
estimated 7,000 migrants, the ordeal is captured viv-
idly in “The Jungle” playing to sell-out crowds at the
Young Vic theatre.
The play is the creation of two writers who set up
their own theatre amid the chaos in Calais, with casts
including migrant actors.
“We ended up wanting to chart the creation of that
society and then the destruction, or downfall, of that
society,” playwright Joe Murphy told AFP.
Murphy and fellow writer
Joe Robertson, both 27, set up
the Good Chance Theatre in
September 2015 at the heart
of the Jungle, their actors per-
forming under a second-hand
geodesic dome tent.
Three of the migrants who
acted in Calais are now per-
forming in “The Jungle”,
which lays bare the precarious
and dangerous times faced by
Murphy those searching desperately for
a passage to Britain.
Characters
Episodes in which characters race off to try their
luck — seeking their “good chance” in Jungle lingo
— on the roads towards the port bring tears to patrons’
eyes.
A total of 33 migrants died in the Calais area in
2015 and 2016, mostly being hit by vehicles as they
tried to climb into lorries, or by trains about to pass
through the Channel Tunnel.
The camp was widely seen as a result of a contro-
versial 2003 accord that effectively moved Britain’s
border with France to the French side of the Channel,
creating a magnet for migrants fleeing war and pov- This image released by NBC shows Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif on Jan 7.
erty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. (AP)
The play’s scenes of despair are punctuated by mu-
sic and laughter, as different nationalities try to live
together and naive British volunteers turn up with
breakfast cereal and good intentions.
People
“We have tried to be as honest as possible about the
role we played and the role that the volunteers played
in Calais,” Robertson said.
“We’ve tried to be really critical at times of the im- Oprah for president?
pact individuals have when they try and help.”
The play’s narrator is Ammar Haj Ahmad, himself
a refugee from Syria, who did not pass through Calais
and sees his role as creating empathy.
“It’s my task to invite people to strip with me, to
Globes speech sparks talk of 2020 run
really be vulnerable, whether we cry or we don’t cry, DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan 9, (Agencies): slightly since, Trump is the least popu- calling it “strange.” The network later
to look people in the eye and say, ‘now you know’,” Oprah Winfrey’s impassioned call for lar first-year president on record. He has deleted the tweet and explained that it
he said. “a brighter morning even in our darkest also been accused by multiple women of was done by a “third party agency” and
The desire to understand what happened across the nights” at the Golden Globes has Demo- sexual misconduct, though he has vehe- was a reference to a joke by Golden
Channel is a main draw of the show, which closes on cratic Party activists buzzing about the mently denied the allegations. Globes host Seth Meyers.
Tuesday, before the playwrights move on to their next Writers Joe Robertson (right), and Joe media superstar and the 2020 presiden- Winfrey, in September and October,
project. Murphy pose outside the Young Vic tial race — even if it’s only a fantasy. publicly dismissed the notion of seeking Also:
Later this month Good Chance Paris will open in Theatre in central London on Dec 22, Even so, for Democrats in early the nation’s highest office, though she ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US Presi-
the northern Porte de la Chapelle area, bringing the 2017. (AFP) voting states, and perhaps for a public noted that Trump’s victory made her re- dent Donald Trump would gladly
dome tent used in Calais to the French capital. that largely disapproves of President think the requirements of the office. face Oprah Winfrey as an opponent
“We will be a theatre that welcomes people of all Donald Trump’s job performance, the A representative for Winfrey did in the 2020 presidential race, a White
backgrounds, who’ve been in the city and were born notion of a popular media figure as a not reply to a request Monday for House spokesman said on Monday af-
there and lived there all their lives, and those that ar- presidential candidate is not as strange comment from The Associated Press. ter social media buzz from her speech
rived there the day before,” Murphy said. as it once seemed, given the New York Winfrey’s longtime partner, Stedman at an awards show thrust her name into
Under the stewardship of Good Chance’s French real estate mogul and reality TV star Graham, told the Los Angeles Times the political arena.
executive producer Claire Bejanin and in collabora- now in the White House. that “it’s up to the people” whether she “We welcome the challenge, whether
tion with the charity Emmaus Solidarite, the creative “Look, it’s ridiculous — and I get will be president, adding, “She would it be Oprah Winfrey or anybody else,”
arts space will have an initial 10-week run. that,” said Brad Anderson, Barack absolutely do it.” Hogan Gidley told reporters on Air
Murphy said he wanted to bring together people Obama’s 2012 Iowa campaign direc- Winfrey, 64, has become a cultural Force One during a flight to Nashville
from a wide political spectrum — “people who are tor. While he supports the idea of Win- phenomenon over the past 30-plus on Monday. “We welcome all comers.”
very sceptical, or angry, or scared, or feel very strong- frey running, it would also punctuate years, born into a poor home in Missis- Winfrey, 63, stole the show at the
ly about the issue”. how Trump’s candidacy has altered sippi but breaking through as a televi- Golden Globe awards on Sunday night
Although the Calais camp has long since closed, its Hirokazu McLachlan political norms. “At the same time, sion news and talk show personality in with her speech upon receiving the
legacy is expected to last, and the playwrights plan to politics is ridiculous right now.” the 1980s. Over 30 years, she became Cecil B. DeMille award for achieve-
take their theatre to Athens, whose government con- Winfrey’s speech as she accepted the face of television talk shows, ment and lit up Twitter with a surge of
tinues to grapple with a relentless migrant crisis. the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achieve- starred and produced feature films, and tweets carrying “#Oprahforpresident”
For Murphy, art is the ideal means to stimulate Variety ment award on Sunday touched on began her own network. and “#Oprah2020.”
dialogue between sometimes very different groups of her humble upbringing and childhood ❑ ❑ ❑
people. wonder in civil rights heroes. Praise
“Art is disarming, it’s generous, it’s gentle, but it’s
LOS ANGELES: Kore-eda Hirokazu, the But it was her exhortation of the le- Trump himself has lavished praise LOS ANGELES: One of the most talked
Japanese auteur celebrated for “Like Father about moments to come out of last
kind of dangerously explorative at the same time. And Like Son,” has begun production of a gions of women who have called out on Winfrey over the years, including in
that’s the context and the theatre that we want to cre- drama about a family of small-time crooks. sexual harassers — and her dream of 2015, when he said that he would con- night’s Golden Globe Awards was
ate.” The untitled picture will be ready for mid- a day “when nobody has to say ‘me sider her as a running mate on his Re- Oprah’s speech accepting the Cecil B.
❑ ❑ ❑ year and will be released in Japan in June too’ again” — that got some political publican ticket. “I like Oprah,” Trump DeMille award, and it seems like the
through Gaga Corporation. operatives, in early voting states such told ABC News in June 2015. “I think president’s daughter took notice as
In Playwrights Horizons’ “Mankind,” playwright- The film is produced by Fuji Television as Iowa and New Hampshire, thinking Oprah would be great. I’d love to have well.
director Robert O’Hara envisions a future society Network, Inc., Gaga, and AOI Pro. Interna- Winfrey might be just what the Demo- Oprah. I think we’d win easily, actually.” Ivanka Trump tweeted that she saw
when women have vanished from the face of the earth tional sales are handled by Gaga within Asia crats need. It echoed comments Trump made in Oprah’s “empowering & inspiring”
and men must shoulder the burdens of human procrea- and by Wild Bunch for the rest of the world. “I think we need more role models 1999, when he was weighing a presi- speech from the awards show.
tion. The offbeat premise is intriguing, but the writer The story, which the director has been de- like her that are speaking to young wom- dential candidacy in the Reform Party. “Let’s all come together, women &
fails to take it all the way, choosing a surreal treatment veloping for some 10 years, involves a small en and trying to restore some hope. The “If she’d do it, she’d be fantastic. I men, & say #TimesUp!” she wrote, us-
that is visually stunning (kudos to designers Clint Ra- girl who is taken in by a family of shoplifters. election of Donald Trump was a devas- mean, she’s popular, she’s brilliant, ing the hashtag #united.
mos and Alex Jainchill) but intellectually hollow. Lily Franky (“Like Father Like Son”) plays tating setback for little girls,” said Liz she’s a wonderful woman,” Trump Her tweet has not received a positive
After getting intimate with Mark (Anson Mount of the father, Ando Sakura plays the mother. Purdy, who led Democrat Hillary Clin- told CNN’s Larry King. response online however, with some
“Inhumans”), Jason (Bobby Moreno) suddenly finds The film involves two child stars Sasaki ton’s 2008 New Hampshire presidential NBC tweeted a picture of a smiling celebrities and observers calling out the
himself pregnant. In their all-male society, this proves Miyu and Jyo Kairi (the family’s existing primary campaign. Winfrey under the message, “Nothing irony of Trump supporting a women’s
to be even more of a transgression than in the hetero son) making their film debuts.
Kore-eda’s last film “The Third Murder” Trump’s job approval rating sat at but respect for our future president. empowerment movement despite her fa-
world of the distant past. In fact, when Jason attempts just 32 percent in December, accord- #goldenglobes.” It quickly attracted ther having been accused by numerous
to have an abortion, he’s arrested for attempted mur- united him with another “Like Father Like
Son” star Masahara Fukuyama. It played ing to an Associated Press-NORC poll. attention, including Donald Trump women of the same behavior that Time’s
der and thrown into prison. Andre De Shields, who And though polls show his approval up Jr.’s. The president’s son retweeted it, Up is attempting to eradicate.
cuts a strong figure in a number of roles, is especially in the Venice and Toronto festivals last year
daunting as a trial lawyer who delivers a fire-and- and in Palm Springs, last week. (RTRS)
brimstone condemnation of abortion. ❑ ❑ ❑ has cleared to return to work following an down as Zentropa’s CEO in 2016 but has and slapping their behinds.
Despite their unorthodox roles, both Moreno and CANBERRA, Australia: Australian actor investigation into claims of sexual harass- remained an employee, was accused in Denmark’s Working Environment
Mount manage the tricky job of keeping Jason and Craig McLachlan has left a stage show ment, his company said Tuesday. November by nine female former Zentropa Authority conducted an assessment of the
Mark human. Moreno takes special care not to play and a TV series he was to star in suspended Peter Aalbaek Jensen, who stepped employees of behavior including groping workplace on Dec. 14 and “found no work-
pregnant Jason as a man who experiences pregnancy production after three actresses accused place problems at the time of the probe,”
in exactly the same way as any woman. him of indecent assault, sexual harassment current CEO Anders Kjaerhauge said.
Nonetheless, the play soon finds itself in trouble, and bullying four years ago. “Although it was an assessment of the
mainly because O’Hara, doubling as director, hasn’t The 52-year-old actor, who is a house- situation (at Zentropa) here and now, they
quite decided how he wants us to feel about Jason’s hold name in Australia, has denied the had the old accusations in the back of their
dilemma. Is it this unmarried man’s sole responsibil- allegations, which were first reported in the heads,” Kjaerhauge told The Associated
ity, as it usually is with women, to anticipate the pos- media on Monday. Press. (AP)
sible consequences of recreational sex? And once he McLachlan gained international follow- ❑ ❑ ❑
does find himself accidentally pregnant, is it his job ings in the 1980s and 1990s through his
roles in the Australian television soap ope- NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on
to get un-pregnant? Or must he raise the child on his ras “Neighbours” and “Home and Away,” Tuesday reversed a ruling that ordered the
own? and the British spy drama series “Bugs.” national anthem to be played before movie
These concerns take on added urgency when the He achieved success as a singer, and his screenings while audiences stand, a ruling
child turns out to be a girl — the first one born in a band Check 1-2 had a hit in Britain and that sparked a spate of arrests and attacks
hundred years to this futuristic society and, after a sud- Australia with the single “Mona” in 1990. He on cinema-goers who refused to rise.
den early death, the object of a religious cult. Blown also earned critical acclaim for his starring The new decision, Indian news outlets
up to the size of a small whale, overlaid in gold paint role as Danny Zuko in a London production reported, allows theaters to choose whether
and mounted on a golden catafalque, the idol of Cry- of the musical “Grease” in the 1990s. to play the national anthem.
Baby, as the living child was known, is a cool piece The accusations were leveled by three The 2016 ruling, which the court had
of pop art and well worthy of the adoration paid by actresses who were cast members of a 2014 said was designed to instill patriotism, set
solemn priests in red robes. production in the city of Melbourne of off a wave of attacks in theaters, including
At this point, Cry-Baby’s human fathers become the “The Rocky Horror Show,” in which one on a disabled man in a wheelchair.
extraneous and the realism they brought to the nar- McLachlan starred as the transvestite alien The court had indicated it might reverse its
Dr. Frank-N-Furter. (AP) ruling. During a hearing last year, a group of
rative is thrown to the winds. From now on, it’s all justices noted that “Citizens cannot be forced
surrealism, all the time and all the way. A great golden ❑ ❑ ❑ to carry patriotism on their sleeves and courts
temple is built to house the gigantic golden idol, and COPENHAGEN, Denmark: A former cannot inculcate patriotism among people
money is exchanged, as it always is in golden temples. Danish film executive who co-founded a Gillian Anderson poses for photographers at a ceremony honoring her with a through its order,” the Press Trust of India
company with director Lars von Trier star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan 8 in Los Angeles. (AP) news agency reported. (AP)
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

NEWS/FEATURES 17

Music
Byrne announces solo album

‘Showman’ swings to
top of Billboard chart
LOS ANGELES, Jan 9, (RTRS): The soundtrack for
circus musical “The Greatest Showman” climbed its
way to the top of the US weekly Billboard 200 album
chart on Monday, leaving offerings from Ed Sheeran
and Taylor Swift as the runner-ups.
“The Greatest Showman” soundtrack, which fea-
tures songs by the cast including Hugh Jackman, Zac
Efron and Zendaya, sold an-
other 106,000 total album units
in the week ending Jan. 4, ac-
cording to figures from Nielsen
SoundScan.
The soundtrack’s lead song,
“This is Me,” won the Golden
Globe award for best original
song in a motion picture on
Sunday. The 20th Century Fox
film, about circus entertainer
P.T. Barnum, has grossed $150
Jackman million worldwide since its
Dec. 20 release.
Sheeran’s “Divide” album remained at No. 2 for a
second week with sales of 67,000 units, while his sin-
gle “Perfect” featuring Beyonce held steady at No. 1
on the Digital Songs chart with another 109,000 cop-
ies sold.
Swift’s “Reputation” album, which opened 2018 at
the top of the Billboard 200 chart last week, dropped
to No. 3 with 48,000 units sold.
No new entries made the top 10 of the Billboard 200
chart this week.
❑ ❑ ❑ A model presents a creation from the designers at Art School, as part of the MAN collection, during a catwalk show on the third day of the Men’s Autumn/Winter
David Byrne today announced his first solo album 2018 London Fashion Week, in London on Jan 7. (AFP)
in 14 years, “American Utopia,” to be followed by a
world tour that the singer has described as “the most
ambitious show I’ve done since the shows that were
filmed for Stop Making Sense.” The album will be
released on March 9 on Todomundo/ Nonesuch Re-
Music
cords; the tour begins on March 3.
The album also marks Byrne’s most extensive col-
laboration with Brian Eno in several years. The pair
worked very closely together on the Talking Heads’ ‘The Last Five Years’ created from virtually nothing
influential late 1970s/early 1980s albums “More
Songs About Buildings and Food,” “Fear of Music”
and “Remain in Light” as well as the collaborative set
“My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” and the 2008 album
“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today.” By-
Bowie docu most rewarding film
rne and Eno co-wrote many of the tracks on “Ameri-
can Utopia.” By Jem Aswad unaired footage of Bowie with new in his marriage or his daughter or how
“American Utopia” was announced at New York’s interviews with bandmembers, video many drugs he’d taken in the 1970s;
New School during a presentation of “Reasons to Be
Cheerful,” an ongoing series curated by Byrne of
W atching the documentary “David
Bowie: The Last Five Years” —
which aired on the BBC last year but
collaborators and others (including long-
time producer Tony Visconti and musi-
they knew it would be respectful if not
hagiographic. I saw no reason to tear
hopeful writings, photos, music, and lectures. While cal collaborators Earl Slick, Gail Ann down this icon but I also saw no reason
sees its US premiere tonight on HBO Dorsey, Gerry Leonard, Carlos Alomar, to have celebrities gushing: I wanted to
Byrne has collaborated on joint releases with Eno, — it’s easy to get the sense that the art-
Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), and most recently Sterling Campbell, Donny McCaslin, keep it to the people who were profes-
ist allowed the filmmakers incredible Maria Schneider and others) to create a sional with him, the musicians, the
St. Vincent over the past decade, American Utopia is access during the last few months of
Byrne’s first solo album since 2004’s “Grown Back- vivid picture of Bowie’s last years. Vari- video collaborators, the producer of
his life. ety talked about the film last week with the “Lazarus” play [for which Bowie
wards.” He didn’t.
The album track “Everybody’s Coming To My Whately, a BBC veteran who has also wrote the music], et cetera.
Katy Perry participates in the ‘Ameri- The film was meticulously re- directed documentaries about such wide- Q: Where did you find the footage
House”— co-written with Eno, featuring contribu- searched and assembled after Bowie’s
can Idol’ panel during the Disney/ABC ranging topics as soccer, Hillary Clinton of the last few years?
tions from TTY, Happa Isaiah Barr (Onyx Collec- Television Critics Association Winter death in January 2016 by BBC direc-
tive), Mercury Award winner Sampha, and others. and Madeline Albright, actress Judy A: A myriad of sources. I had a bril-
Press Tour on Jan 8, in Pasadena, tor Francis Whately, who knew and Dench, the fashion industry and artists liant archive researcher called Miriam
Speaking about the album, Byrne said: Calif. (AP) was friendly with the artist, having
“Is this meant ironically? Is it a joke? Do I mean Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollack. Walsh and she just finds things. Now,
directed the 2013 documentary “Five Question: Did you realize when finding things that would work with what
this seriously? In what way? Am I referring to the past Years,” which looked at five key years
or the future? Is it personal or political?These songs you agreed to make this film that you’d he said was difficult, but we had trawled
in the singer’s life and got a thumbs- have almost no material to work with? through so many interviews for the first
don’t describe an imaginary or possibly impossible
place but rather attempt to depict the world we live up from Bowie himself. Yet this new Answer: When I said yes, I was film that we had a huge file — him talk-
in now. Many of us, I suspect, are not satisfied with film on Bowie’s final five years, during making the film about Judi Dench and ing on this show or that show about be-
that world—the world we have made for ourselves. which the singer largely disappeared I didn’t really think about it — then I ing famous or whatever. There was a lit-
We look around and we ask ourselves—well, does it from public view, was commissioned had a lot of sleepless nights! But then tle extended stuff from the “Where Are
have to be like this? Is there another way? These songs after his death in January 2016. (It one day I thought, “I know, I’ll get the We Now,” which is more than the public
are about that looking and that asking. premiered in the US at the NYC DOC bands back together and get them to has ever seen before. Bowie himself col-
“This album is indirectly about those aspirational Film Festival in November.) talk me through it, and then make it lected a lot [of videos of himself] and
impulses. Sometimes to describe is to reveal, to see Consequently, “The Last Five about the past and look at fame through they may emerge one day — I know of
other possibilities. To ask a question is to begin the Years” was an extraordinarily difficult ‘Stars are Out Tonight’ [Bowie’s com- things in the vault that may or may not
process of looking for an answer. To be descriptive is film to make. Despite Bowie’s fame ic 2013 music video co-starring Tilda ever come out — and he famously would
also to be prescriptive, in a way. The act of asking is a Weeknd Pink and heavily documented life, the last Swinton] and the key songs on albums be on eBay and anything interesting that
big step. The songs are sincere—the title is not ironic. dozen or so years are a media black through the prism of his entire career.” came up he would buy. But some of the
The title refers not to a specific utopia, but rather to hole: After he suffered a serious heart And then we made it in four months! quotes we used were so general that they
our longing, frustration, aspirations, fears, and hopes Variety attack shortly after a 2004 concert in
Germany, he hardly did any inter-
Q: How did the idea come about?
A: When David passed away, the
would apply equally to the last five years
of his life as they did to the 1970s. My
regarding what could be possible, what else is possi-
ble. The description, the discontent and the desire—I views, made only a handful of guest BBC showed the full 90-minute ver- editor, Jed Murphy, is utterly brilliant.
have a feeling that is what these songs touch on. LOS ANGELES: The Weeknd has ended appearances, and used his legendary sion of — which I gather has been seen Q: Did any of the musicians tell you
“I have no prescriptions or surefire answers, but his partnership with retailer H&M follow- chameleonic abilities to attend con- by 100 million people, which is incred- about more songs in the vault?
I sense that I am not the only one looking and ask- ing a controversial product posted on the certs and films and wander his adopted ible — and they asked if we could do A: I think there are more songs,
ing, wondering and still holding onto some tiny bit company’s website. hometown of New York and other something new. At first I thought “I yeah. There’s a sort of veil of secrecy
of hope, unwilling to succumb entirely to despair The singer took to Twitter on Tuesday cities relatively freely by dressing in don’t know whether there’s anything about it, but I think there’s at least an-
or cynicism. to say he was “shocked and embarrassed” ways that no one would never expect new to be done,” but then I thought other half-an-album’s worth of songs
to see the photo, which shows a black David Bowie to dress. This intense the last five years of his life were fairly that I think will come out someday.
“It’s not easy, but music helps. Music is a kind of child modeling a hoodie that says “Coolest
model—it often tells us or points us toward how we secrecy also meant that apart from fascinating and I didn’t think anyone There’s a lot [of unreleased material]:
Monkey in the Jungle.” some quiet rumors, his death from else would approach that. The BBC a whole concert was filmed but he was
can be.” “I’m deeply offended and will not be
❑ ❑ ❑ cancer on Jan. 10, 2016 — two days gave me carte blanche, really, to make not happy with it; only six songs from
working with H&M anymore,” he wrote.
The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel after his 69th birthday, just three days the film I wanted to make — but yes, his Glastonbury Festival show were
Radiohead has a strong argument that Lana Del Tesfaye, had been working on ad cam- after he’d released “Black Star,” which it was tricky. released. There’s a wonderful track of
Rey’s song “Get Free” infringes on their hit song paigns and collaborations with the Swedish many feel is his best album in 35 years Q: Bowie was famously private. him singing “Little Toy Soldier” to the
“Creep,” according to several attorneys who special- retailer for his XO brand since 2017. — came as a near-complete surprise to How did you get everyone to cooper- backing of [the Velvet Underground’s]
izing in music copyright law. The ad quickly drew backlash on social most of the world. ate? “Venus in Furs.” I interviewed Lou
To win a copyright infringement suit, the band’s media after a photo of it went viral on Through intense research and skillful A: His people knew that I was do- Reed once and told him about it and
lawyers would have to persuade a jury that Del Rey’s Tuesday. Other stars, including Questlove, editing and storytelling — Whately is ing the film, and I guess I had a fair he said “Can you get that for me?” I
song is “substantially similar” to “Creep,” both quali- expressed similar outrage. (RTRS) quick to credit researcher Miriam Walsh wind behind me from the first film — said, “If you answer my next question
tatively and quantitatively. ❑ ❑ ❑ and editor Jed Murphy — “The Last everyone was aware that David had I will get it for you” and he said “This
“I would say this case does cross the line,” said Bill Five Years” is one of the most reward- been very happy with it — so getting is not a hostage situation!” (Laughter)
Hochberg, an attorney at Greenberg Glusker. “This LISBON, Portugal: The Eurovision Song ing music documentaries in recent mem- people on board was relatively easy, But there’s a that I think will come out
Lana Del Rey song is way too close to what is a rather Contest appears to have heard its critics.
After getting some chiding for picking ory, combining archival and previously in that they knew I wasn’t interested someday.(RTRS)
unusual set of chord changes and a very distinctive three men to host last year’s competition,
melody line.” contest organizers announced Monday that
Del Rey revealed the dispute in a tweet on Sunday, this year’s event in Portugal will feature nue, Lake Street Dive, Natalia Lafourcade, perform a DJ set. (RTRS) US national anthem at next month’s Super
saying that Radiohead has demanded 100% of the four female presenters. Manchester Orchestra and many others. ❑ ❑ ❑ Bowl 52 in Minneapolis, the National
publishing revenues from the song. She said that while Critics on social media reproached the Also of note: Mike D of the Beastie Boys, Football League said Monday.
her song “wasn’t inspired by Creep,” she has offered organizers for featuring only male hosts in who moonlights as a wine sommelier, will NEW YORK: Singer Pink will perform the The 38-year-old American will make her
up to 40% of the publishing to settle the matter. Kiev last year when the contest is supposed first appearance at the NFL’s champion-
Typically in such disputes, the attorneys will com- to celebrate diversity. ship spectacle in the February 4 matchup,
municate and try to reach a settlement without filing a The organizers say the May finals in protected from Minnesota’s winter cold by
lawsuit. Prior to litigation, both sides may also engage Lisbon will be hosted by four Portuguese- a domed stadium.
their own musicologists to study the similarities be- speaking women. They are Daniela Ruah, “I’m really looking forward to 2018,”
tween the two compositions. Two songs may sound who was born in the United States and is P!ink tweeted. “I’m really excited about the
similar to the untrained ear, but a musicologist may a star on the hit television show “NCIS: Grammys. Tour. Some other stuff that’s a se-
Los Angeles,” and three women known cret still and I can’t wait til it’s not a secret.”
be able to show that the similarities are trivial or com- Pink follows stars like Lady Gaga,
monplace. for their TV work in Portugal: Filomena
Cautela, Silvia Alberto and Catarina Idina Menzel, Kelly Clarkson, Luke
“Musicologists are very good at showing where the Furtado. (AP) Bryan, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood,
note sequence is used in other songs and works go- Billy Joel and Beyonce in performing
ing back to the Renaissance,” said Henry Gradstein, ❑ ❑ ❑
“The Star-Spangled Banner” at the annual
of Gradstein & Marzano. “Typically what sells it is LOS ANGELES: BottleRock Napa Valley championship game. (AFP)
where there’s a unique pattern of notes and keys and 2018, presented by JaM Cellars, today ❑ ❑ ❑
chords and rhythms.” announced its sixth annual lineup today,
Asked about the similarities between the songs, which includes headline artists Bruno LOS ANGELES: Justin Timberlake an-
Gradstein played them on his computer. “There’s Mars, The Killers and Muse. The three-day nounced today the dates for his “Man of
some changes that sound pretty similar,” he said. “I music/food/drink festival will take place at the Woods” tour, his first full run of dates
get it. I get the case now.” the Valley Expo in Napa. Calif, May 25-27, since his 2013-14 outing in support of “The
Gradstein thought it was notable that Del Rey of- 2018. Festival passes go on sale at 10 a.m. 20/20 Experience.” Produced by Live Na-
PST on Jan 9. tion Global Touring, Wright Entertainment
fered 40% of her publishing rights, suggesting she Group, LBI Entertainment & Tennman
Also among the 80-plus artists perform-
may have gotten a musicologist’s report suggesting ing are The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Snoop Touring, the North American outing will
significant similarities. Dogg, Incubus, Earth, Wind & Fire, The kick off March 13 in Toronto and stop
“I don’t think you would offer 40% of your publish- Head and the Heart, Billy Idol, Thievery in 27 cities, ending in his hometown of
ing if you believed the claim was frivolous,” agreed Corporation, Phantogram, The Revivalists, Memphis on May 30. According to the
James Sammataro, an attorney at Stroock & Stroock Bleachers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Indian Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone (right), her sister Anisha Padukone tour trailer video, it will have an outdoor
& Lavan. E-40, St Paul & The Broken Bones, Oh (left), and actress Neha Dhupia (center), pose for a picture at the Colors Infinity theme similar to that of the one depicted in
Wonder, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave- TV Serial Vogue BFFs set in Mumbai on Jan 8. (AFP) the album trailer. (RTRS)
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

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Photos from the event

Islamic scholar delivers thought-provoking speech


contract bridge
IMA hosts celebrity Shaikh Estes at felicitation program By Steve Becker
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: An impressive event
held at Al-Islah Community Centre which was
organized by Indian Muslim Association (IMA)
in coordination with Dawah Now & EDC (E-
da`wah Committee). Renowned Islamic scholar
Yusuf Estes gave a thought-provoking speech
on the topic of ‘Opening Bridges among Faiths’
on Saturday, 30th December 2017 at Al-Islah
Community Centre Al-Rawdah near Kuwait City
at 7:30 pm.
In his address, Shaikh Yusuf Estes emphasised
that Muslims must open wider bridges to other
Faiths. Muslim should exchange views/opinions
with people from other faiths at leisure time in
offices, at their neighbourhoods or even during
traveling. Shaikh Yusuf Estes informed about
various websites he is managing for interfaith
dialogues such as sharaislam.com, searchforis-
lam.com, justaskislam.com and faithislam.com.
The program started with Quranic recitation
by Master Abdul Rahman Ansari followed by
a welcome speech by IMA President Masood
Shahab. He emphasized on the outreach services
rendered by Shaikh Yusuf Estes and welcomed
him to the IMA Event.
A brief Question & Answer session was con-
ducted by the Convener of the program Pervez
Hanif. Guests from Al-Islah Community Centre,
Abdullatif Al-Munifi and many dignitaries
from Federation of Indian Muslim Association
(FIMA), various other Muslim organization &
Businessmen in Kuwait were present during the
event along with members of IMA, Dawah Now
& EDC (E-da`wah Committee).
On behalf of the IMA PR Dept Syed Ahmed
Ali presented vote of thanks to the distinguished
guests present at the event. A flyer of the event

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Debts Doyoun
Short debts make long friends.
Al diyoun al moajalat al adaa toteel omr al sadaqah.

Numbers

Seven thousand seven hundred


7757 fifty five
Sabat alaf wa sabou maaha wa
sabah wa khamsoon
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Photos from the event

Tiruvenkatam celebrates ‘Margazhi’


“Tiruvenkatam group, Kuwait celebrated the Tamil holy ditional Puranas. Participation prizes were given for all mya Sridhar, Mrs. Vidya Sriram, Vaidyanathan, Selva- people who attended the program were offered din-
month of Margazhi with befitting Thiruppavai children children. Children of each category won first second rangan, Varadharajan. ner.
program for the 6th consecutive year on Jan 5, 2018. and third prizes and consolation prizes. The program was conducted in Sangeetha audito- Tiruvenkatam group congratulates all the children
Children of various groups participated in Thiruppavai The panel of judges included Mrs Srimathi, Kalyanar- rium in Mangaf and well attended by about 200 peo- and encourages the support and enthusiasm given by
recitation, Thiruppavai quiz and fancy dress programs aman, Mrs Prema Chandra sekharan, Mrs Sumathi ple. The program was well conceived and organized parents in holding up Indian tradition even in the soil
depicting characters from Thiruppavai and Indian tra- Rumesh Babu, Mrs Radha Raghunathan, Mrs Sow- by Tiruvenkatam group members/volunteers. All the aboard.”

Kimjang season remains a family tradition on both sides of border

Of cabbages and Kims: Korea’s changing kimchis


PYONGYANG, Jan 9, (AFP): North gible cultural heritage, with the South’s south,” Song said. According to Park, technological ad- A request to see a North Korean ferently, and use different systems to
and South Korea are radically different inscribed first, but in her central Kimchi has always had regional vances in the South - many households family in full kimjang mode had re- transliterate into English.
societies, one ruled by the same family Pyongyang flat, Song Song Hui offers variations - it is saltier and stronger have specialised kimchi fridges - and sulted in the visit to Song’s apartment, Some terms common in the North
for decades and the other a freewheel- a patriotic defence of the Northern in the South, says Park Chae-Rin, a greater access to spices and condiments which overlooks the giant statues of are no longer used in the South, where
ing democracy and thrusting economy. variety’s superiority. researcher at grandly-named World have made the North-South flavour gap founding leader Kim Il-Sung and his young people are constantly com-
But one thing unites them — their love more pronounced. son and successor Kim Jong-Il that ing up with new words — so much
of fermented cabbage. “I have never tried kimchi from the Institute of Kimchi (WIKIM) in Seoul,
“North Korean kimchi is similar to dominate the capital. so that North Korean defectors are
Kimchi, originally a means of south but I think the Pyongyang kimchi as the warmer climate made cabbage the kimchi eaten before modernisation The Song family are undoubtedly given language lessons as part of their
preserving the vegetable during winter is much better than the kimchi from the harder to store. when there was no refrigerator and members of the North Korean elite — assimilation course. As far as kimchi
and which can vary from mild to fiery, a lack of ingredients,” she said. “In Song’s father founded the Pyongyang goes, WIKIM’s Park believes debates
has been a staple part of virtually every South Korea, that type of kimchi has Glasses Factory before handing it over on flavour and quality are as much
meal on the now-divided peninsula for completely disappeared.” to the state, and it made the red glass about memory as taste.
centuries. Nevertheless, the kimjang — kim- torch that stands atop the Juche Tower “The kimchi that tastes most like
In the North, where UN statistics chi-making — season remains a family monument in the city. their mother’s kimchi, the one that they
say around 40 per cent of people are tradition on both sides of the border as Song’s piano was given to her by grew up eating, is what people find
chronically undernourished, it flavours temperatures fall towards zero. Kim Jong-Il, and a formal group pho- most delicious.”
the rice that is the mainstay of the diet. In Song’s flat, her cousin Yu Yang tograph in the living room shows her WIKIM is funded by the Seoul
In the South, it accompanies cuisines Hui — a chef by profession — mixed standing directly behind current leader government and has nearly 100 staff
from American to Vietnamese. together sliced radish, garlic, pieces of Kim Jong-Un, the third of the dynasty to promote the industry — although
But while authorities on both sides pollack, and a red pepper paste, before to rule. the cabbage and spices for commercial
of the border proclaim their commit- spreading the concoction between the Kimchi is not the only cultural com- South Korean kimchis actually come
ment to reunification, after more than leaves of cabbages soaked in salt water ponent that divides Korean opinions. from China.
70 years of total separation without for 24 hours to soften. A few years ago The Economist Claims — sometimes outland-
even post or telephone links, the two Packed into plastic buckets to caused a stir in the South by suggesting ish - for the food’s health benefits are
countries are far more different than ferment on the balcony — in rural its beer was inferior to those produced regularly made in the South, where au-
were East and West Germany when the tradition the containers are buried — it by the North’s Taedonggang brewery. thorities organise giant kimchi-making
Berlin Wall fell. would be ready to eat in a week, and at More fundamentally, seven decades festivals, but for Park kimchi retains a
And even their kimchis have its best in a month. of political and economic division role as a national identifier.
changed. “Korean people can eat rice only have seen linguistic divisions begin to “Kimchi carries a kind of common
They were listed separately on A file photo taken on Nov 14, 2014 shows cabbage, raddish and rubber with kimchi,” said Yu, adding a family emerge — North and South spell and sentimental element that ties together
UNESCO’s roster of the world’s intan- gloves for making kimchi, during a kimchi making event in Seoul. (AFP) of four could get through a kilo a day. pronounce some Korean words dif- all Koreans,” she said.
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red’s lucky winner of Fiat 500c to be announced and more

Gulf Bank invites Kuwait to join Al Danah millionaire draw Jan 11


KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Gulf Bank announced. Red is an account specif- is free of charge; participants need to account containing a minimum of
will be holding its annual Al Danah ically for high school, college, and just register at the registration desk, KD 200 and the chances of winning
account draw event for One Million university students aged between 15 which will be located at Grand increase corresponding to the amount
Kuwaiti Dinars, the largest bank and 25 years. Red prizes include an Avenue, and then registered names deposited in their Al Danah account.
prize draw in the world, according to Apple iPhone, iPad pro, Apple will then be randomly selected. Gulf Bank’s red does not require a
Guinness World Records. The event Watch, in addition to the Fiat car. As Registration for “Catch the Cash” minimum deposit. Eligible customers
will take place at 7 pm Thursday, Jan with all Gulf Bank draws, it will be competition will be opened from 5 have chance to enter the draw auto-
11 at The Avenues Mall in Kuwait. conducted in the presence of a repre- pm to the start of the event at 7 pm. matically and on a monthly basis,
During the exciting evening, the sentative from the Ministry of Selected participants will then step upon transferring their student allow-
Bank will also be announcing win- Commerce and Industry. inside Gulf Bank’s cash box and try ances, in addition to number of other
ners of the red account final draw Gulf Bank is happy to announce to catch as many flying notes as they benefits and advantages.
where a lucky winner will be receiv- that in addition to all the prizes and can in 10 seconds, and these notes For further information about the
ing a Fiat 500c. Additionally, the activities noted, it will be offering are then exchanged for real cash on Al Danah and red accounts, visit one
main event will also offer the audi- the audience a chance to win up to the spot. of Gulf Bank’s 57 branches, or call
ence a chance to win cash prizes by KD 3,000 cash with the exciting Al Danah is Gulf Bank’s flagship Gulf Bank’s Customer Contact
playing Gulf Bank’s fun “Catch the “Catch the Cash” money box game. account and account holders are eli- Center on 1805805. General infor-
Cash” money box game! The “Catch the Cash” game is open gible to win valuable cash prized mation about Gulf Bank’s products
The pre-event will start at 5 pm performing traditional Kuwaiti songs sonality Omar Al Othman, will start to all, but you must be present at the through its daily and quarterly. To and services can also be found at the
with children’s activities, followed and dances at 6 pm. Then the Al at 7 pm, during which Al Danah’s event in the Avenues in order to be participate in the Al Danah draws, Bank’s website at www.e-gulfbank.
by the AlMass Band, which will be Danah draw, hosted by Media per- newest millionaire will be selected to participate. Participation customers must have an Al Danah com.

EAG welcomes Powers

Etihad Aviation Group appoints


new group chief financial officer
ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan 9: Etihad
Aviation Group (EAG) today con-
firmed the appointment of Mark
Powers as its new Group Chief
Financial Officer. Powers will join
EAG in January 2018.
In his new role, Powers will be
responsible for the finance function
across the Abu Dhabi-based group’s
five divisions, which comprise UAE
national airline Etihad Airways,
Etihad Airways Engineering, Etihad
Airport Services, Hala Group and
Airline Equity Partners.
Powers joins Etihad Aviation Group
from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman
School of Business, where he was
Professor of Finance. He brings with
him significant industry experience,
Group photo of new executive council members
having held senior leadership roles at
major airlines including JetBlue, where
he most recently held the position of
IDAK elects new executive council for 2018-19 Chief Financial Officer. Mark Powers
He also worked for Northwest believes Mark and the wider finance
The Annual General Body meeting of Indian Dexith (Oral Surgeon at Maidan Dental Centre) the audited accounts for the term. Dr Roy Airlines, where he held the position team will play a pivotal role in help-
Dentists’ Alliance in Kuwait was held on Dec 15, and Treasurer Dr Pramod Menon (Endodontist Francis acted as the Electoral Officer for the of Vice President Treasury, Corporate
Finance; for Continental Airlines, ing to guide Etihad onto the next
2017 at Hotel Holiday Downtown and elected the at School Oral Health Program). The President election of the new office bearers. Joint stage of its development.”
executive council for the new term of 2018-19. Elect Dr Rajesh Alexander (Endodontist, MoH Secretary, Dr Roshila George presented the where he was Treasurer and Associate
The new team will be headed by Dr Shaheer Kuwait) and Immediate Past President, Dr amendments for IDAK Constitution and Vice- General Counsel; and for GE Powers commented: “I am looking
Malik, an Orthodontist hailing from Kozhikode in Jitendra Ariga (Director, School Oral Health President, Dr Shalin Thomas proposed the Vote Aviation, where he was Director forward to joining Etihad Aviation
Kerala and working in KOC Hospitals, Ahmadi. Program) completes the Executive Council of of Thanks. The executive committee members Customer Finance and Commercial Group and taking on this unique oppor-
He will be ably assisted by Vice-President, Dr IDAK for new term. were presented with mementos for their untiring Engine Programs. tunity to lead the financial development
Seema Samuel (Periodontist in Balsam Dental Earlier President, Dr Jitendra Ariga presided efforts in the past two years. Tony Douglas, Group Chief of the group’s divisions at this exciting
Clinic, Jleeb Al Shuyoukh), General Secretary, over the General Body and thanked everyone The AGM was followed by a well organized Executive Officer of Etihad Aviation moment in its history.”
Dr George P Alex, (Endodontist in Farwaniya for the tremendous support offered during his in-house cultural show, CAMO 2017 which Group, who officially assumed his Powers will report directly to
Dental Centre), Joint Secretaries Dr Bobby term. General Secretary, Dr Jijan Sam Thomas enthralled the audience. The program was well role on Jan 3, said: “We are delighted Douglas. Ricky Thirion, who has
Joseph Thomas (Orthodontist at New Abha presented the activity report for the term, 2016- organized by the Cultural Committee and Event been Interim Group Chief Financial
Dental Centre, Farwaniya) & Dr Jayashree 17 while Treasurer, Dr Dilip George presented Management Committees of IDAK. that Mark will be joining the execu-
tive leadership team at Etihad Officer, will resume his position as
Aviation Group. His corporate Group Treasurer.
To reward Al Khair long-term deposit customers finance knowledge of aviation is unri-
valled and he is extremely familiar
Douglas added: “I would like to
thank Ricky for his dedication and
with the challenges and opportunities focus during his interim tenure in one

AUB launches ‘Your Investment is Worth Gold’ that face our industry. of the group’s most important corpo-
“The Etihad Aviation Group Board rate functions.”

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Ahli United enhance the loyalty of our custom-
Bank (AUB) announced the launch ers, and we are proud to start 2018
of the unmatched promotional cam- with this outstanding campaign
paign ‘Your Investment is Worth ‘Your Investment is Worth Gold’.
Gold’ to reward Al Khair long-term Moreover, Al-Khair deposits
deposit customers. This campaign from AUB offer one of the best
offers the Bank’s customers the investment opportunities that are
chance to enter a draw to win one of Shari’ah compliant. Now customers
10 valuable gold prizes upon open- can choose a longer tenor for higher
ing an Al Khair long-term deposit profit return reaching a very com-
for a period of one year or more. petitive rate of 2.75% yearly for the
The campaign runs until 28th 3 year Wakala Fixed Deposit. The
February 2018. The first prize of the deposit offers three investment
draw is valued at 1 kilogram of
terms (1 year, 2 years and 3 years)
gold, the 2nd prize at a half kilo-
gram of gold and the 3rd prize at a with a minimum deposit of KD
quarter kilogram of gold. The 4th to 10,000. Profits are deposited to cus-
10th prizes are all valued at 100 tomers’ accounts via monthly pay-
grams of gold each. The draw will ments. Furthermore, the Al Khair
take place and winners will be long-term deposit can be broken and
announced on 20th March 2018. customers can withdraw their funds
The campaign provides custom- before the maturity date, subject to
ers with one chance to enter the relevant terms and conditions
draw for every new KD 10,000 applied.
deposited for a period of one year, 2 For more information on ‘Your
chances when maintained for 2 Investment is Worth Gold’ & Al
years and 3 chances when main- Khair long term deposit, customers
tained for 3 years. are invited to visit any of AUB’s
On this occasion, AUB’s head of branches or call the Hayakom tele-
branches Amer Najem said, “We at
AUB believe that our success is
cial relationships with our new and
existing customers as well as strong,
Bank and its customer base. We
have allocated these valuable gold
banking service on 1812000, or visit
the bank’s website www.ahliunited.
Customers deserve the best
based on building profitable finan- long-term relationships between the prizes during the campaign to com.kw

the Grand Mosque. Saleem Koduvally 66340634 (Mahboula The recent cases of death and captives
TSC rewards program caters
■ Photography is allowed inside the Area Coordinator) of Indian drug abusers is a threaten-

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Grand Mosque (please note that disre-
spectful poses are strictly prohibited).
❑ ❑ ❑ ing news. To defend and to campaign
against such social crisis by protecting
to demands of its customers
If you would like to book a tour, Share your story with Amricani: individuals as well as the society has
Do you or any of your family members, KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: The Sultan four types of cards based upon cus-
please contact us: become obligatory. In this current situ- Center’s recently relaunched tomers spend; Silver-Gold-Platinum
Latest Tel: 22980813/ 22980815/ 22980812 acquaintances or friends happen to have ation, Kuwait India Fraternity Forum
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Email: gmvisits@gmail.com a story with the American Missionary is conducting campaign by distributing
Continued from Page 18 hospital in Kuwait (Mustashfa Lemrai- greatly appreciated amongst custom- own range of exclusively designed
Fax: 22473708 handouts, conducting counseling, semi-
age group); Touring the Mosque; Q cani) during the years from 1914-1967, nars etc. to educate the Indians living in ers who have seen the value of benefits and rewards, and more
& A; Art workshops; (according to age the official period of offering medical Kuwait informed President Saifudheen points, attractive gifts, unparalleled importantly 50 % extra points for
group – between 5 and 18 years old); General services in Kuwait? Nalakath in a press release. For more discounts and new partner services Platinum members and 100 % extra
Snack break; Distribution of the Grand Please share with us your story or details contact: 55062071 or email at offered by the revamped program. points for Black members.
KPWA ‘Norka’: Kuwait Malayali your memory during those old days by kiffkuwait@gmail.com.
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of tour. writing the event and sending it to the ❑ ❑ ❑ nessed considerable requests from additional benefit out of their loyalty
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According to these age groups: tives NORKA is taking under Kerala customers to upgrade their card level card membership, by doubling their
Age group: 5 to 9 years old: Morning: darmuseum.org.kw NYF offers free yoga classes:
Govt. Officials explained that they are Notes: 1. Please send your story only NYF Kuwait offers free yoga, breath- to avail benefits and rewards; this is points if they spend KD 250 for 6
60 visitors max; Evening: 20; 10 to 15 trying to achieve the goal of reaching to a tangible proof that TSC’s program consecutive months at any TSC store
to the above mentioned email. Story ing, meditation and reiki classes by a
years: Morning: 100 visitors max; Even- all expatriates for relocation and reha- well-experienced female yoga teacher cater best to our customers’ demands from November 1st through April
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Tour language: Arabic- English- 2. Please write your story or memory Bdeir, CEO of TSC. He continued: “At TSC, we are committed to
taken by Expatriate body in Kerala. and sign it with your full name, and your stress and other problems by different “As Customers Deserve the Best, we constantly indulging customers with
French; Arabic (English upon prior KPWA is trying to establish a global techniques. Contact: 99315825.
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request); Arabic- English- French; Ara- network for expatriate Keralates regard- 3. It will be great if you send us your
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prior request) countries and all districts in Kerala for
related to the story (optional). Leadership Excellence Course: their interest in mind”. services and satisfaction”, stated
Your story will be part of a new book The Leadership Excellence Course
Rules and Regulations: Ex NRIs. to be published by DAI. (LEC) is a course modeled on the
TSC Reward Card Program, the Bdeir. As a Rewards Card member
■ Please arrive in time for your visit. Please contact Mubarack Kambrath I am confident that your contributions first of its the kind in the region; is you enjoy a range of personalized
■ All visitors are kindly required to Seerah of Rasoolullah who is the best
66387619 (President) Reji Chirayath will be an essential part of the history of model of leadership for all mankind. very generous and enables customers benefits and services that reflect
abide by the mosque’s dress code. Male 99670734 (Secretary) Susan Mathew Amricani. Share with us! to earn more points, avail exclusive your lifestyle, as well as, the points
The LEC focuses on the lessons that we
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Rasoolullah and see how we can apply redeem their points into cash vouch- types of gifts that meet all custom-
Female visitors: should wear head cover President) Rasheed Puthukkulangara KIFF anti-drugs campaign: As them in our lives to become winners in ers or many attractive gifts appealing ers’ needs.
and long loose clothing (available at the 60488091 (Core Admin) Ravi Pangode part of the Fraternity fest, Kuwait India this world and the next.
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The objectives of the course are 1. TV’s and mobile phones to house- ber sign up today at any TSC Sultan
■ Foods and drinks are not allowed 65792255 (Mahboula Area Coordinator) Anti-Drugs Campaign among Indians Understand what leadership is from the
inside the prayer halls. Anoop 65878957 (Mangaf Area Coordi- living in Kuwait. According to the hold appliances, toys and so much Center or TSC Wholesale Center
Seerah of Rasoolullah and how to apply
■ For school visits, teachers are respon- nator) Sivadasan 51343430 (Mahboula available statistics of Indian Embassy, it in our lives today 2. Understand the
more. and start enjoying the benefits, the
sible for their students and are required Area Coordinator) Santhosh Kozhikkode 60% of the convicted Indians in Kuwaiti The upgraded card program is more you shop the more you are
to cooperate with the staff members of 66417538 (Fahaheel Area Coordinator) Jails are arrested on drug-related cases. Continued on Page 21 exceptionally unique, now offering rewarded!!!!
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Photonovels symbolise modernity, romance and desire of 20th century

Show rescues photo comics from dustbin to history


MARSEILLE, Jan 9, (AFP): What behind for posterity. branded them “infantile magazines But it was pornography that gave photo
have Sophia Loren, John Cleese and Yet “photonovels were one of the that undermine morality and break up comics their longest and most lucrative
Woody Allen got in common? biggest pop cultural successes of the families”. afterlife in such bestselling top-shelf mag-
They all began their careers in the 20th century,” said co-curator Eventually though even the Church azines as the Italian Fotosex.
oft-derided world of photo comics or Frederique Deschamps, “modern fairy gave in and began using photonovels The British tabloid The Sun still
photonovels. tales filled with cars, fridges, record to recount the lives of the saints. uses photo strips to illustrate its Dear
The genre, infamous for stilted sto- players and other objects that symbol- The genre soon spawned imitators Deidre problem page, which inevita-
rylines and sugary romantic melodra- ise modernity, romance and desire.” in Britain and the US, where the satir- bly turns on sexual dilemmas or titil-
mas, is finally getting its day in the From their birth in Italy in 1947, ical magazine Help! called on the lating situations.
sun in a major museum retrospective photo comics reflected changing budding comic and acting talents of And photo comics continue to be
in France. moral values and fed the slow rise of Woody Allen, John Cleese and fellow widely used for health education
The lingering hugs and frozen hor- feminism with stories about touchy Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. worldwide.
rified looks that were the bread and and taboo subjects like “divorce, Photo comics also featured in Putting the exhibition together,
butter of photo comic stories now abortion and women’s rights at National Lampoon as “photo fun- however, was not an easy task.
seem irredeemably kitsch. work”, said her co-curator Marie- nies”, with Americans borrowing the Curator Deschamps said she began
But in strait-laced postwar Europe Charlotte Calafat. Italian word “fumetti” for the genre, her interest in the genre after finding
they were lapped up by millions even “They do not deserve their retro- meaning speech bubble (literally “lit- a stack of the French magazine Nous
after the dawn of television — spark- grade reputation at all,” she added, tle puff of smoke”). Deux (Us Two) in a skip.
ing moral panic and condemnation by “it’s the reverse actually.” But as the 1960s wore on and TV As she dug deeper into the subject
both the pope and communist leaders. Instead they were real barometers became increasingly dominant, sales she discovered that the originals of
Well into the 1960s one in three of the “aspirations of society with sto- began to wane, pushing publishers to ape most of the massively selling maga-
French people were avid readers, rylines where women questioned their Hollywood and up the shock factors. zines had also been confined to the
according to the curators of the place,” Calafat insisted. A large part of the Marseille show This file photo taken on Dec 11, 2017 shows a figure of Satanik, a charac- dustbin of history, leaving researchers
“Roman-Photo” exhibition at the So much so that even the reforming is dedicated to Killing, a sadistic ter from an Italian noir comic book, during a press conference of the exhibi- with little to go on.
Mucem museum in Marseille, which Pope John XXIII denounced them in Italian photo comic character who tion ‘Roman-Photo (Photo-Novel)’ at the Museum of European and Without chancing upon thousands
Mediterranean Civilisation (MUCEM–Musee des Civilisation de l’Europe et
claims to be the first definitive look at 1959, prompting one liberal Catholic stole from other criminals and took de la Mediterranee) in Marseille, southern France. (AFP) of negatives of original photos in the
a genre “that has rarely attracted the weekly to call them “the opium of the particular pleasure from torturing archives of the Mondadori publishing
attention of historians”. female masses”. scantily-clad women. house in Milan, she said they would
Indeed many of the people who A lobby group made up of French The French version of the series, wore a skeleton costume — spawned films, borrowing liberally from not have been able to stage the show.
created photo comics were so scornful communists, Christian intellectuals Satanik, was banned after 19 issues in a bootleg Turkish version called French and Italian pulp movies The exhibition runs at Mucem,
of them that they left very little and some feminists also famously 1967, but the brutal anti-hero — who Kilink that featured in several cult “Fantomas” and “Kriminal”. Marseille, until April 23, 2018.

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Books
tention of all Indian associations/Indian
schools in Kuwait is once again drawn
to Scholarship Programme for Diaspora ‘A Map of the Dark’ a solid police procedural
Children (SPDC) which was introduced
by Government of India in the academic

‘Immortalists’ is sweeping family saga


year 2006-2007 with the objective to
make higher education in India acces-
sible to the children of overseas Indians
and promote India as a centre for higher
studies.
Under the scheme, 100 PIO/NRI
students were awarded scholarship By Kim Curtis Vegas and Simon explores his sexual- reverberate in the lives of five child- man who was blamed, and he wants City.
of up to US$ 4,000 per annum for ity in San Francisco. hood friends, affecting the path each Eddie’s help in writing a book. Elsa’s past has helped her excel at
undergraduate courses in Engineering,
Technology, Humanities, Liberal Arts, ‘T he

Benjamin
Immortalists”
Putnam’s Sons), by
(G.P.
Chloe
Each sibling, as well as family
matriarch Gertie, receives equally
surefooted literary treatment in
has chosen as an adult.
On the surface, 12-year-old Eddie
Adams, who serves as the narrator,
Mickey’s plan dredges up unpleasant
memories and even nightmares for
Eddie, and results in dire consequenc-
her job, especially in finding children.
But it has left her an emotional wreck
in this thrilling launch of a new series
Commerce, Management, Journal-
ism, Hotel Management, Agriculture, To describe Chloe Benjamin’s sec- Benjamin’s capable hands. Her spare, and his friends, Gavin “Fat Gav,” es. by Karen Ellis, a pseudonym for
Animal Husbandry and some other ond novel, “The Immortalists,” as a yet gorgeously robust prose belies her “Metal” Mickey Cooper, David Tudor delivers an assured debut author Katia Lief. “A Map of the
courses. story about the evolution of a family youth (Benjamin graduated from “Hoppo” Hopkins and Nicky Martin, that alternates between 1986 and 2016 Dark” works well as a solid police
The scheme is open to NRIs/PIOs would be true, but wholly insignifi- Vassar College in 2010), and every the only girl, have an idyllic child- with unpredictable twists. “The Chalk procedural and also an in-depth char-
from over 40 countries (including Ku- cant for the breadth and depth of this page is imbued with her obvious sto- hood roaming the small British vil- Man” fits well with other stories acter study of how an emotionally
wait) having substantial Indian Diaspora amazing work of fiction. rytelling skill. lage of Anderbury. It’s 1986 and the about troubled childhoods such as fragile woman can put aside her per-
population. The story begins on the Lower East Near the end of “The worst they do is draw chalk men as Stephen King’s novella “Stand by sonal problems to focus on others.
The Scheme was revamped and Side of Manhattan in 1969. The Gold Immortalists,” Varya sums it up well: secret signals to each outside their Me.” Elsa is called to Queens to assist
launched in July 2016. Under the siblings — two girls and two boys homes. But happiness, sadness, jeal- Detective Lex Cole in the investiga-
revamped Scheme, number of scholar- “Stories did have the power to change Tudor never misses a beat in show-
ranging in age from 7 to 13 — inno- things: the past and the future, even ousies, guilt and abuse also punctuate ing each character as both a child and tion of the disappearance of 17-year-
ships has been enhanced from 100 to cently make their way to a traveling
150 with introduction of 50 scholar- the present. ... The power of words. their young lives, and those innocent an adult while also exploring the fore- old Ruby Haverstock. Her parents and
ships for children of Indian workers gypsy soothsayer who predicts exact They weaseled under door cracks and chalk drawings take a sinister turn boding environs of a small town. As the police believe Ruby was abducted
employed in the Emigration Check dates of death. Each child visits the through keyholes. They hooked into when Elisa Rendell’s body is found in children, this band of friends thinks from the cafe where she worked part-
Required (ECR) countries. woman separately, but they leave her individuals and wormed through gen- the woods outside of town. Another they are all knowing. That Eddie time. The case is especially puzzling
The Scheme is now applicable to apartment together — frightened, erations.” death puts a pall over the group, never mentions Gavin’s last name as Elsa and Lex try to figure out why
four categories of applicants: stunned silent and forever altered. Begin 2018 with the book that whose friendship would eventually adds to how children think. As adults, Ruby turned off the security cameras
(i) Persons of Indian Origin Benjamin unfurls a dense, yet could easily retain the year’s top spot, “splinter and crack.” they realize just how little they knew just before she vanished. At the same
(ii) Non-Resident Indians beautifully spun and satisfying tale “The Immortalists” is a can’t-put- In 2016, Eddie is now a teacher, about what really went on in their time, Elsa’s father is dying and she
(iii) Children of Indian workers that spans 50 years and goes from down, makes-you-think tale of a not- living in his same childhood home. own homes as well as the often and her sister, Tara, alternate being
working in ECR countries (including New York to San Francisco and back. so-average American family. He still meets up with Gavin and murky motives of grown-ups. with him. Elsa loves her father, yet
Kuwait). The children grow up and grow old; Hoppo, who never outgrew his nick- she also blames him for not stopping
(iv) Children of Indian workers in ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
they find love and suffer loss; and, name, but the get-togethers are more the abuse that she suffered from her
ECR countries - studying in India throughout the years, they live with “The Chalk Man” (Crown) by C.J. about something to do than real “A Map of the Dark” (Mulholland) mother.
The institutions that are covered the knowledge — true or not — of Tudor friendship. Nicky hasn’t been heard by Karen Ellis Ellis employs multiple points of
under this Scheme are: when they’ll die. Childhood affects development into Childhood violence can breed vio-
(i) NITs, IIITs, Schools of Planning from since she moved away decades view, alternating between Elsa’s pri-
and Architecture Eldest Varya becomes an obses- adulthood, as C.J. Tudor fervently ago after her vicar-father was hospi- lence. But for Elsa Myers, a violent vate and professional life while keep-
(ii) “A” Grade institutions accredited sive-compulsive scientist with a illustrates in her compelling debut, talized. The now despised Mickey childhood gave her an insight that she ing a tightly focused plot. Elsa maps
by National Assessment and Accredita- secret. Physician Daniel clears “The Chalk Man.” The discovery comes back for a visit and a proposal uses daily as an FBI special agent in out the darkness of a predator that
tion Council (NAAC) and recognised by recruits for military service. Klara more than 30 years earlier of a dis- for Eddie. Mickey claims he knows the Child Abduction Rapid preys on teenagers while navigating
University Grants Commission (UGC). plies her trade as a magician in Las membered teenage girl continues to who really killed Elisa, rather than the Deployment Unit based in New York her own dark place. (AP)
(iii) Other institutions covered under
Direct Admission of Students Abroad
(DASA) scheme. spdcindia.gov.in/login/index.php. Last Experience Science for Adults: may register at either the Amricani Cul- TIES Center events: TIES Center an- 10 – 11:30am; every Monday @
Income criteria will be applicable to date for submission of applications was Registration is now open for Experience tural Centre, Sunday to Thursday 10:00- nounces following events – Tajweed and 5-6:30pm.
all four categories. Applicants will seek extended till Oct 14, 2016. Nodal officer Science for Adults. 3:00 or the Yarmouk Cultural Centre, Recitation: Learn and practice the art of The TIES Center is the social and
scholarships after they obtain admis- for SPDC is P. Bharadwaj, Deputy Why should kids have all the fun?! reciting the Holy Quran (tajweed). educational hub for English Speaking
Sunday to Thursday 10:00-6:00.
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h o r o s c o p e
By Jacqueline Bigar to others, and are likely to cause yourself a
problem as you seek the right path or solu-
night: With a favorite person. ***** You are on top of your game right
now. You might feel the need for a checkup,
to erupt. You will want to think through a
problem carefully before taking any action.
Scorpio - (Oct 23 - Nov 21)
Happy birthday for Wednesday, January
10, 2018: This year you seem to be able to
tion. Consider reaching out to a friend who
wants to give you some feedback. Tonight:
Aries - (Mar 21 - Apr 19) as you sense that something is off. Under-
stand your limits. An older friend seems to
Tonight: Stay close to home. *** You can’t smile enough, as you see
your energy creating the results you desire.
flawlessly bind your intellect to your feel-
ings, creating results that please you and oth-
Where the action is. **** You will make a point of having one-
on-one talks with those who are key to your
have a better sense of what will work, so
listen carefully to what he or she has to say.
Virgo - (Aug 23 - Sept 22) You work hard and are diligent. Express your
unique ingenuity; it often paves the path to an
ers to no end. You could become impulsive
at times, but you’ll learn to trust your judg-
Aquarius - (Jan 20 - Feb 18) well-being. You easily could feel inspired by Tonight: Pace yourself. ***** Investigate what is happening, and effective solution. Do not be too strict about
a mere suggestion. Problems might arise later try not to sit on any anger. You’ll want to dis- mixing business and pleasure. Tonight: Do
ment. If you are single, you will make excel-
lent choices when dating. If you want a major
**** Confusion arises when dealing with
a loved one. You could sense a sudden rigidi-
in the afternoon, as there seems to be con- Cancer - (June 21 - July 22) tance yourself from someone who is being a your thing.
fusion surrounding an agreement. Tonight: bit hot-headed. You might not like what this
relationship, the time has come to make it so.
If you are attached, confirm that you and your
ty that causes you to stop and think. Get down
to basics and zero in on your priorities before
Confirm plans. ***** Keep heading down your chosen
path. Make sure that others understand your
person has to say, but know that there is some
truth behind his or her words. Tonight: Meet
Sagittarius - (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
sweetie are on the same page when making
important decisions. Together, you can create
initiating a conversation. Tap into your crea-
tivity, and you’ll know what to do. Tonight: Taurus - (Apr 20 - May 20) goals. Your sunny side emerges when dealing
with a loved one. This person might be dis- a friend halfway. *** You might want to be quiet and re-
moved, but someone will try to draw you out
Till the wee hours. ruptive. Let your mind wander as only it can,
inspiring results. SCORPIO can be an earnest
yet blunt friend.
**** You instinctively know what to do.
Ask a loved one to help you with a cause and you’ll come up with an unusual solution. Libra - (Sept 23 - Oct 22) of your shell. You’ll want to handle a prob-
lem directly, so you will need to rethink how
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Pisces - (Feb 19 - Mar 20) that’s close to your heart. You are able to Tonight: Go for it. **** You might be too hard on yourself. to use your energy most effectively. Express
Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; your emotions. Tonight: Dinner at a favorite
2-So-so; 1-Difficult. ***** You enjoy yourself no matter where
you are and no matter what you are doing.
see the impossible as possible. You will fol-
low through on what is important. A friend Leo - (July 23 - Aug 22) Relax and listen to what someone is sharing,
especially if it has to do with finances. You place.
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Capricorn - (Dec 22 - Jan 19) You are in the process of gaining more in-
sight into what motivates others. With that
inspires you to continue on your chosen path.
Tonight: Out and about.
**** You sense an unusual problem brew-
ing, or at least one you would prefer not to
can and will bypass a budgeting problem.
Your creativity points to a vague yet wonder- Born today: Boxer George Foreman
**** You might want to rethink a matter understanding, success in various realms of deal with. You might need to have a conver- ful idea that could affect your life. Tonight: (1949), singer/songwriter Pat Benatar (1953),
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Dear Abby
Man’s family blames his
ex for his overdose death
By Abigail Van Buren
Dear Abby: I dated a longtime friend, “Austin,” for
about four months. He had a history of drug use, but
had been sober for about four years before he stopped
attending meetings.
I have two children from my previous marriage. He
knew when we started dating that if he relapsed, the
relationship was over. He did, so I ended it then and
there. Austin begged me for a second chance and for
my help.
I have known his family for as long as I’ve known
him, which is 20 years. He swore up and down to me
that he wouldn’t relapse again, but he did and died
from an overdose. Austin’s family blames me for his
death because I didn’t answer his calls or messages.
How can I explain to them there
was nothing I could do?
— Fault isn’t mine
Dear fault: You were under
no ethical or moral obligation to
answer Austin’s texts or mes-
sages after his relapses. Save
yourself the frustration of trying
to point out the truth to his fam-
ily. Austin’s relatives are in pain
Abigail right now, and in denial as well.
They are blaming you rather
than their son because the truth — that Austin
was responsible for his own actions and his own
death — may be too hard for them to face.
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Iraq reports outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu

Women who work nights face higher cancer risk


MIAMI, Jan 9, (Agencies): Women during the worst outbreak of Ebola, a
who regularly work the night shift in highly contagious disease, which main-
Europe and North America may face Med cuts infection risk of 90 pct if taken daily ly affected Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
a 19 percent higher risk of cancer than Leone from 2013 to 2016.
those who work during the day, said a The three people in South Sudan — a
study Monday.
These heightened risks were not ap-
parent among female night-shift work-
Usage remains low for pill that can prevent HIV infection pregnant woman, teenage girl and boy -
all died in December and were from the
same village in Yirol East county in the
ers in Australia and Asia, said the NEW YORK, Jan 9, (AP): From guage” — launched a campaign to eastern Lakes State. But there had been
meta-analysis in the journal Cancer gritty neighborhoods in New York increase use among young Latino no known contact among them, it said.
Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Preven- and Los Angeles to clinics in Ke- and black gay men and transgen- No tissue or blood samples were col-
tion. nya and Brazil, health workers are der women. lected from their bodies for analysis,
“Our study indicates that night shift trying to popularize a pill that has “We’ve got the tools to not only and South Sudan health authorities re-
work serves as a risk factor for common proven highly effective in prevent- end the fear of HIV, but to end it ported the cases on Dec 28, the WHO
cancers in women,” said study author ing HIV but which — in their view as an epidemic,” said the center’s said in a statement.
— remains woefully underused. chief of staff, Darrel Cummings. “The outbreak of suspected viral
Xuelei Ma, an oncologist at the West Marketed in the United States as “Those at risk have to know about
China Medical Center of Sichuan Uni- haemorrhagic fever in South Sudan
Truvada, and sometimes available the tools, though, and they need could rapidly evolve, and critical infor-
versity in Chengdu, China. abroad in generic versions, the pill honest information about them.”
“We were surprised to see the asso- has been shown to reduce the risk of In New York, roughly 30 percent
mation including laboratory confirma-
ciation between night shift work and getting HIV from sex by more than 90 of gay and bisexual men are us- tion of the etiology of disease is needed
breast cancer risk only among women percent if taken daily. Yet worldwide, ing Truvada now, up dramatically to direct response efforts,” it said.
in North America and Europe,” he only about a dozen countries have from a few years ago, according to ❑ ❑ ❑
added. aggressive, government-backed Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, a deputy JOHANNESBURG: The number of
“It is possible that women in these lo- programs to promote the pill. In the commissioner of the city’s health
US, there are problems related to department. deaths from a year-long outbreak of
cations have higher sex hormone levels, listeriosis, caused by a food-borne bac-
which have been positively associated Truvada’s high cost, lingering skepti- In this file photo, a doctor holds Truvada pills at her office in San Fra- However, Daskalakis said use
cism among some doctors and low ncisco. (AP) among young black and Hispanic teria, has jumped to 61, South Africa’s
with hormone-related cancers such as health minister said on Monday.
breast cancer.” usage rates among black gays and men — who account for a major-
bisexuals who have the highest rates not as a luxury but as an essential charged ads. In New York, “Bare It ity of new HIV diagnoses — lags Listeriosis is caused by Listeria
The review incorporated 61 previ- of HIV infection. public health component of this na- All” was among the slogans urging behind. To address that, the city is monocytogenes, a naturally-occurring
ously published studies on the topic, “Truvada works,” said James tion’s response to HIV.” gay men to consult their doctors. making Truvada readily available germ typically transferred through con-
spanning 3.9 million participants from Krellenstein, a New York-based ac- A few large US cities are promot- The Los Angeles LGBT Center — in some clinics in or near heavily taminated food, although it is readily
North America, Europe, Australia, and tivist. “We have to start thinking of it ing Truvada, often with sexually using what it called “raw, real lan- black and Hispanic neighborhoods. treatable with antibiotics.
Asia and more than 110,000 cancers. A total of 727 cases have been con-
One drawback to the study was that firmed since January 2017, Health
the different definitions of long-term was 18 percent higher than in women the increased cancer risk in this popula- the need for health protection programs them, the OIE said in a report posted on
Mnister Aaron Motsoaledi said in a
night shift work — with some of the who did not perform long-term night tion may relate to the job requirements for long-term female night shift work- its website, citing the Iraqi ministry of statement.
papers describing it as “working during shift work. of night shift nursing, such as more in- ers,” said Ma. agriculture. As of Dec 5, the confirmed death toll
the night” and others saying “working A subset of female nurses was also tensive shifts.” “Long-term night shift workers ❑ ❑ ❑ stood at 36, but has since risen to 61.
at least three nights per month.” highlighted in the study, which showed When it came specifically to breast should have regular physical examina- Because of the disease’s “rapid
But the association was stark. “those who worked the night shift had cancer, the risk rose by 3.3 percent for tions and cancer screenings.” GENEVA: Three people in South Su-
dan have died of a suspected viral spread and unusual or unexpected be-
While overall long-term night shift an increased risk of breast (58 percent), every five years of night shift work, said haviour”, it has been elevated to the
gastrointestinal (35 percent), and lung the study. Also: haemorrhagic fever and 60 of their
work increased the risk of cancer by 19 country’s list of intensively monitored,
percent, the risk of certain cancers were cancer (28 percent) compared with Previous research has shown that PARIS: Iraq has reported an outbreak contacts are being monitored for any in- serious conditions, Motsoaledi added.
even higher. those that did not work night shifts.” nighttime work can disrupt the body’s of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in fection, the World Health Organization A poultry abattoir in the capital Pre-
Female night shift workers saw a 41 Ma noted it was possible that nurses circadian rhythms, causing hormonal Diyala in the centre of the country, the said on Monday. toria was identified by health officials
percent increased risk of skin cancer might be more likely to undergo screen- and metabolic changes that may boost Paris-based World Organisation for Ebola, Marburg and yellow fever as suffering from listeriosis contamina-
and a 32 percent higher risk of breast ing, since they work in the medical pro- the risk of cancer, diabetes, obesity and Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. are among viral haemorraghic fevers tion but it was unclear whether the facil-
cancer. fession. depression. The virus was found on Dec 27 at a that have caused deadly outbreaks in ity was the source of the outbreak, the
The risk of gastrointestinal cancer “Another possible explanation for “The results of this research suggest farm of 43,000 birds and killed 7,250 of Africa. More than 11,300 people died statement said.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

24

Couch slouch
Kimmel sees Meyers as ‘litmus test’

‘Roseanne revival’ reflects


Trump’s America, says Barr
PASADENA, Calif, Jan 9, (Agencies): The full cross-section of beliefs,” Helford said.
March revival of hit 1990s television comedy Helford went on to add that they “wanted to
“Roseanne” will show how a politically get that debate going in a very real way — a
divided, working-class American family grap- very honest way” and in a way that he feels
ples with daily life and challenges after the no other show is doing — which he feels they
election of US President Donald Trump, the can because they do have the history and trust
show’s stars said on Monday. of a large portion of the audience who fondly
Walt Disney Co’s ABC broadcast net- remembers the original run.
work is bringing back “Roseanne,” starring Executive producer Whitney Cummings
Roseanne Barr and John Goodman, for nine said that sometimes you have to vote for what
episodes starting March 27. you think of the “lesser of two evils” when
In the new episodes, the titular Roseanne, you’re poor. She cited some of her own family
played by Barr, is now a grandmother who members who were on opposite sides of the
voted for Trump and at times clashes with election because they just needed jobs, and
family members and friends with opposing that was what Trump was promising.
views, the show’s cast and producers said at a The revival explores the idea of the Connor
Television Critics Association event. family voting for the same reason, immedi-
The original “Roseanne” aired from 1988 to ately in the premiere episode.
1997 and was the most-watched show on US “I did not want it to overshadow the show,”
television in 1989 and 1990. It featured a blue- Barr said of her real life politics, which
collar family, the Conners, with overweight recently often presented as Tweets supporting
parents struggling to get by in the fictional Trump. Instead, she is just no longer on the so-
town of Lanford, Illinois. cial media platform, having had her password
The series was praised for its realistic por- taken away by her son. A flyer of the event. A flyer of the event.
trayal of a working-class family in the United She did add that she thinks she would be a
States, and Barr said she wanted the revival to better president than Oprah Winfrey, Susan
also present a true-to-life portrait of a country Sarandon — and possibly even Trump himself
in which half the voters chose Trump.
“It was the working-class people who elect-
— and reminded critics she did run for office
in 2012.
Health
ed Trump,” Barr said. “I felt that was very real She also said the reason she did not vote for
and something that needed to be discussed.” Clinton “was because of “Haiti.”
Support “I think it’s time to close ranks, and I would ‘Higher risks of suicide, depression cited’
really like to see an end to hatred in this coun-
Barr herself has spoken in support of try,” Barr concluded.
Trump, but the show’s producers said the
series does not advocate a political stance.
“There is no agenda on anybody’s part but
to get honest feelings out there within a family
Also:
PASADENA, Calif: As the host of the Oscars
in two months, Jimmy Kimmel watched Seth
Apple action urged to curb child gadget addiction
that’s relateable,” executive producer Bruce Meyers on the Golden Globes and felt that one NEW YORK, Jan 9, (AP): Two major Apple exposure among teens may contribute to de- ogy use, called the letter a “big deal” in the
Helford said. of the monologue jokes was written specifi- investors have urged the iPhone maker to pression and other traits linked with suicide. ongoing effort to make it clear that cell-
Many original cast members returned for cally for him. help curb smartphone addiction among chil- But that and similarly designed research can- phones are a “public health concern.”
the revival including Goodman, who plays Meyers on Sunday said he felt like the first dren, highlighting growing concern about not rule out that already troubled teens may “It’s the beginning of a much bigger
Roseanne’s husband Dan, and Sara Gilbert, dog being sent into outer space, as the first the effects of gadgets and social media on be more likely than others to be frequent conversation about these issues and it’s great
who portrays daughter Darlene. awards show host since the flood of reports youngsters. users of smartphones and social media. that shareholders care about it,” he said.
Gilbert said the new episodes show a family about sexual misconduct began with stories New York-based Jana Partners LLC and Apple said it regularly considers how
“that is divided by politics but still filled with about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s Update
the California State Teachers’ Retirement the iPhone and its other products affect the
love.” behavior. How would the audience react to System said in open letter to Apple that the In its most recent update on teens and me- people who use them. “We take this respon-
The revival will also deal with topical issues jokes about the topic? company must offer more choices and tools dia use, the American Academy of Pediatrics sibility very seriously and we are committed
such as opioid addiction and access to health- “I do thank him for being that litmus test,” to help children fight addiction to its devices. said in 2016 that social media and internet
care, Helford said. Kimmel said Monday. The topic will surely be to meeting and exceeding our customers’
The two investors collectively control $2 use have benefits and potential risks for expectations, especially when it comes to
Michael Fishman, who plays Roseanne’s talked about on the Oscars, but he can’t write teens. It urged families to create their own
son D.J., said the show lets the characters material too far in advance because it’s hard billion worth of Apple shares. protecting kids,” the company said.
“Apple can play a defining role in signal- media use plans that include consistent time
debate important issues in a way that does not to predict what the public mood will be, or if and content limits. Research
always happen in today’s real-life society. other news breaks in the interim. “Who’s to ing to the industry that paying special atten-
tion to the health and development of the The American Psychiatric Association Steyer said Apple is in a position to do
“We have the conversation about why we say Harvey Weinstein is going to be alive in
don’t agree,” Fishman said. “That dialogue is two months?” next generation is both good business and does not consider heavy internet use a true more. Among other things, he said, Apple
kind of missing.” The “Time’s Up” movement took over the the right thing to do,” the letter said. mental addiction and says more research can finance independent research on the ef-
“I’ve always tried to have it be a true reflec- Golden Globes, from the comments that win- Among their proposals to Apple: Establish is needed. The letter released Saturday fects of mobile phone use and pay for public
tion of the society we live in. Half the people ners gave in accepting the awards to the black a committee of experts, including child touches upon the growing concerns about education campaigns that teach parents and
voted for Trump and half didn’t. It’s just real- outfits worn by attendees to show solidarity development specialists; offer Apple’s “vast the long-term impact of gadgets and social kids about responsible technology use. He
istic,” Barr said at ABC’s Television Critics for women. Kimmel said it was refreshing information resources” to researchers; and media, especially for those who start to use said Apple can also design addiction-preven-
Assn. press tour panel for her sitcom revival in how it gave celebrities something to talk about enhance mobile device software so that smartphones at an early age. tion features, such as an automatic shut-off
Pasadena, Calif. on Monday. besides fashion on the red carpet. parents have more options to protect their While tech companies have not acknowl- after an hour.
Barr went on to note that the show in its “How can you argue that this is anything children’s health. edged openly that their gadgets may be But Steyer said a bigger problem is with
original run always set out to explore working but cool?” he said. “It’s a good subject to In a statement, Apple said the iPhone and addictive, some Silicon Valley insiders have social media companies “designing plat-
class people, and many working class people take on.” other devices running on its mobile software begun to speak about how gadgets, mobile forms to grab and retain your children.” He
voted for Trump. Additionally, she said that One subject sure to come up at the Oscars already offer a variety of controls that en- applications and social media sites are said companies such as Twitter, Facebook
she is not a “Trump apologist” and there are is last year’s epic envelope mix-up in which able parents to restrict or block “effectively designed to be addictive and to keep users’ and Snap will change “only with major pres-
things he has done that she doesn’t agree with. Warren Beatty mistakenly proclaimed that “La anything a child could download or access attention as long as possible. sure from the public and from shareholders.”
“No one is brainwashed into being in agree- La Land” was the best picture winner instead online.” Facebook’s founding president, Sean The Apple letter is the start of a bigger
ment 100% with,” Barr said. of “Moonlight.” If something that disastrous The investors’ letter cited various studies Parker, said recently, for example, that the push by one of the investors, Jana, to focus on
Therefore, executive producer Bruce happens again, “everyone at ABC should be company exploits a “vulnerability in human socially responsible investing, according to a
Helford noted the desire to represent all fired,” Kimmel said. on the negative effects of smartphones and
political views on the revival and said Dan Still, the comedian in him admitted that a social media on children’s mental and physi- psychology” to addict its users. He called report in The Wall Street Journal. The investor,
(John Goodman) “didn’t necessarily” vote repeat “would tickle me deeply.” cal health. Examples include distractions its stream of comments, “likes” and reac- the Journal said, is planning to raise billions
for Trump, (“I don’t think he voted,” he Don’t expect ABC to shy away from the mo- by digital technologies in the classroom, tions a “social validation feedback loop that of dollars to launch a new fund, Jana Impact
said.) while Jackie (Laurie Metcalf was pro- ment while promoting the upcoming show. a decreased ability of students to focus on exploits how human brains work.” And, he Capital, to invest in companies that should be
Hillary Clinton. While the network takes what happened seri- educational tasks, and higher risks of suicide said, “God only knows what it’s doing to our “better corporate citizens.” The idea is that
“We had a discussion in the beginning about ously, ABC Entertainment President Chan- and depression. children’s brains.” responsible companies can produce better
all of our beliefs — all of the issues. We want- ning Dungey said on Monday that “to not A study published in November suggested James Steyer, the CEO of Common Sense long-term value not just for shareholders, but
ed to find a way for this family to represent a have fun with it would be silly.” that heavy smartphone use and social media Media, a nonprofit that studies kids’ technol- for society.

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Cinema
Cinema programme from Thursday 4/1/2018 to Wednesday 10/1/2018

Awar Qalb (Emirati Film) Arabic 11:30, 14:00, 16:20 (Sat) 18:45, 21:00 (Fri) (Daily Exc, Tue, Thu, 360° 17:05 360° 18:45 (Daily Exc Sat)
Bairaq 16:35 Avenues 12:15, 14:30, 19:15, Fri) 12:15, 14:15, 19:00 (Sat)
360° 16:15, 21:00, 23:30
Fanar 15:30 (Daily Exc Fri) 21:35, 23:45, 00:15 11:45, 16:25, 18:45, 18:15 (Daily Exc Fri) Avenues 18:05
(Daily Exc Mon, Fri, Sat)
15:35 (Fri) (Daily Exc Tue, Fri) 23:30, 12:40, 15:00, 14:15, 18:15 (Fri)
21:00, 23:30 (Mon) Avenues 12:30, 16:45 (Daily Exc Fri) 00:45 17:30, 20:00, Ajial 16:25 Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi Film)
13:45, 16:15, 21:00, 13:30, 16:45 (Fri) 12:15, 14:30, 18:30, 22:20 (Daily Exc Fri) Bairaq 13:45 360° 11:30, 13:00, 14:30,
23:30 (Fri) 19:15, 21:35, 23:45, 11:30, 14:00, 16:30, 17:30, 18:15, 20:30,
11:45, 18:00 (Daily Exc Fri)
11:30, 14:00, 16:30, Crooked House 00:15 (Tue) 21:30 (Tue) 18:00 (Fri) 21:15, 23:30 (Daily Exc Fri)
21:05, 23:35 (Sat) 360° 19:05 14:30, 19:15, 21:35, 11:30, 14:00, 16:30, 14:30, 17:30, 18:15,
Fanar 12:15, 16:45 (Daily Exc Fri)
Fanar 12:00, 17:15, Avenues 21:15 23:45, 00:15 (Fri) 19:00, 21:30, 00:05 (Thu) 16:45 (Fri) 20:30, 21:15, 23:30 (Fri)
21:45 (Daily Exc Fri) Marina 12:30, 14:45, 19:15, 14:00, 16:30, 19:00, Muhalab 11:30, 14:15, Ajial 15:30, 16:00, 18:30,
17:15, 21:45 (Fri) Ferdinand 00:05 (Daily Exc Fri) 21:30, 15:00, 17:30, 16:15 (Daily Exc Fri) 19:00, 21:30, 22:00
Sharqia 20:30 360° 12:30, 14:45, 14:45, 19:15, 00:05 (Fri) 20:00, 22:20, 16:25, 14:15, 16:15 (Fri) Bairaq 13:35, 18:45
Avenues 13:00, 15:30, 16:05 (Daily Exc Fri) Grand Hamra 6 14:30, 17:00, 19:45, 22:15 18:45, 23:30 (Fri) Sharqia 11:30, 13:30, Fanar 11:30, 14:30, 17:30,
20:20 (Daily Exc Fri) 14:45, 16:05 (Fri) 00:30 (Thu, Fri) Laila 15:40, 22:50 17:45 (Daily Exc Fri) 20:45, 23:45 (Daily Exc Fri)
15:35, 20:20 (Fri) Bairaq 15:45, 20:00 Grand Hamra GC 15:00, 17:30, 20:00, 22:30 Marina 15:30, 19:45, 21:30, 13:30, 17:45 (Fri) 14:30, 17:30, 20:45,
Fanar 13:00 (Daily Exc Fri) 01:00 (Thu, Fri) 22:15, 00:45 Avenues 11:30, 15:40, 23:45 (Fri)
Bleeding Steel Muhalab 15:30, 18:30 (Daily Exc Fri)
Muhalab 17:15 Grand Gate 2 14:45, 17:00, 19:00, 21:15 Grand Hamra 2 14:30, 17:30, 20:00, 22:30 19:45 (Daily Exc Fri)
360° 17:00, 22:00 Sharqia 14:15 23:30 (Thu, Fri) Grand Hamra 5 19:00, 21:30 15:40, 19:45 (Fri) 15:35, 18:30 (Fri)
11:50, 16:00, 20:00, Avenues 13:30, 17:30 (Daily Exc Thu) Grand Gate GC 15:00, 17:30, 20:00, 22:30 00:00 (Thu, Fri) Laila 18:00 Sharqia 14:30, 17:30
22:15, 00:30 (Daily Exc Fri) 13:30, 17:30, 18:00 (Thu) 01:00 (Thu, Fri) Grand Gate 1 14:15, 16:45, 19:15, 21:45 Marina 11:30, 13:30, Avenues 12:15, 12:45, 15:15,
13:30, 16:00, 20:00, Marina 17:00 00:15 (Thu, Fri) 18:00 (Daily Exc Fri) 18:00, 18:15, 21:00,
22:15, 00:30 (Fri) Grand Hamra 5 14:15, 16:30 Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle 13:30, 18:00 (Fri) 21:15, 00:15
Bairaq 11:30, 22:15, Grand Gate 7 14:00, 16:15 360° 11:30, 12:30, 13:50, Masterpiece (Malayalam Film) (Daily Exc Tue, Thu, Fri)
00:30 (Daily Exc Fri) 15:00, 16:15, 17:25, 360° 20:30 The Disaster Artist 12:15, 12:45, 15:15,
22:15, 00:30 (Fri) Hostiles 18:45, 20:00, 21:15, Ajial 15:45, 18:45, 21:45 360° 20:45, 22:45, 00:45 18:15, 21:00, 21:15,
Fanar 14:15, 20:30 360° 13:15, 15:55 (Daily Exc Fri) 22:30, 23:45, 00:55, Plaza 15:30, 18:30, 21:30 Fanar 22:45, 00:45 00:15 (Tue, Thu)
Muhalab 13:15, 21:30, 15:55 (Fri) 12:00, 14:30, 19:30, Avenues 14:45, 23:00, 01:00 15:15, 18:00, 18:15,
23:45 (Daily Exc Fri) Fanar 14:30 00:15 (Daily Exc Fri) Memory Card (Arabic Film) Grand Hamra 7 14:15, 16:30, 18:45, 21:00 21:00, 21:15, 00:15 (Fri)
13:30, 21:30, 23:45 (Fri) Avenues 21:30, 00:20 13:50, 15:00, 16:15, 360° 18:30, 23:45 23:30 (Thu, Fri) Laila 19:50
Sharqia 12:15, 16:30 (Daily Exc Fri) Grand Hamra 3 14:00, 16:45, 19:30, 22:15 17:25, 18:45, 20:00, Fanar 18:30 Marina 15:00
16:30 (Fri) 01:00 (Thu, Fri) 21:15, 22:30, 23:45, Avenues 21:00 The Greatest Showman Grand Gate 7 18:30, 21:30
Avenues 14:10, 21:15 Grand Gate 8 14:00, 16:45, 19:30, 22:15 00:55, 14:30, 19:30, 360° 15:55, 20:35 00:30 (Thu, Fri)
11:45, 12:45, 15:00, 00:15 (Fri) Molly’s Game 11:30, 16:35,
15:45, 17:15, 21:45, Insidious: The Last Key Bairaq 12:00, 15:00, 17:20,
Wonder
360° 21:30, 00:15 21:45 (Daily Exc Fri)
23:55, 00:05 360° 11:45, 14:00, 16:15, 19:40, 22:00, Avenues 16:15, 23:30 16:35, 21:45 (Fri) 360° 18:15
(Daily Exc Thu, Fri) 18:30, 20:45, 22:55, 00:20 (Daily Exc Fri) Marina 22:20 Fanar 17:45 Avenues 19:00
11:45, 12:45, 15:00, 00:15, 01:05 (Daily Exc Fri) 15:00, 17:20, 19:40, Grand Hamra 8 16:15, 19:15, 22:00 Avenues 17:00, 19:30 (Daily Exc Tue) Grand Hamra 4 20:00, 22:30
15:45, 17:15, 21:45, 14:00, 16:15, 18:30, 22:00, 00:20 (Fri) 00:45 (Thu, Fri) 17:00, 19:00, 19:30 (Tue)
00:05 (Thu) 20:45, 22:55, 00:15, Fanar 11:45, 14:10, 16:30,
Chupan Chupai (Hide and Seek)
Grand Gate 6 14:30, 17:15, 20:00 Grand Hamra 1 14:45, 17:15, 19:45, 22:00
13:30, 15:00, 15:45, 01:05 (Fri) 19:00, 21:30, 23:00 (Thu, Fri)
Pakistani Film
Grand Gate 5 20:15, 22:30
17:15, 21:45, 23:55, Bairaq 21:45, 00:05 00:05 (Daily Exc Fri) 00:45 (Thu, Fri) Ajial 18:15
00:05 (Fri) Fanar 20:00, 22:15, 14:00, 16:30, 19:00, Pitch Perfect 3
Marina 12:30, 18:00, 20:10, 00:30 (Daily Exc Fri) 21:30, 00:05 (Fri) 360° 18:50 (Daily Exc Fri) The Humanity Bureau Velaikkaran (Tamil Film)
01:05 (Daily Exc Fri) 13:30, 20:00, 22:15, Muhalab 12:15, 14:45, 19:30, 13:40, 18:50 (Fri) 360° 13:55, 23:00, 01:00 Ajial 20:45
18:00, 20:10, 01:05 (Fri) 00:30 (Fri) 22:00, 00:30 (Daily Exc Fri) Avenues 19:00 Fanar 19:45, 00:15
Grand Gate 4 14:30, 17:00, 19:15, 21:30 Muhalab 12:00, 18:00, 20:15, 14:45, 19:30, 22:00, The Mountain Between Us
Sharqia 23:00, 01:00
00:00 (Thu, Fri) 22:30, 00:45 (Daily Exc Fri) 00:30 (Fri) Star Wars: The Last Jedi Avenues 22:50, 00:50 Avenues 14:00
18:00, 20:15, 22:30, Sharqia 15:15, 19:45, 22:15, 360° 13:35, 18:45, 00:05 Grand Gate 3 14:15, 16:30, 18:45,
Coco 00:45 (Fri) 23:15, 00:45 Tadeo 2
20:45, 22:45
360° 16:20 (Daily Exc Fri, Sat) Sharqia 12:00, 18:45, Avenues 11:30, 14:00, 16:30, Tad The Lost Explorer and the Grand Hamra 4 14:00, 16:00, 18:00
14:00, 16:20 (Fri) 21:00 (Daily Exc Fri) 19:00, 21:30 Secret Of King Midas The Last Round (Kuwaiti Film) Grand Gate 5 14:00, 16:00, 18:00
Doha Bank extends two-year loan facility Algeria bans imports of cellphones, other goods
Doha Bank, Qatar’s fifth-biggest timise our funding mix and to The split caused banks from Algeria has temporarily banned et but earnings from the sector those products is limited in time,
lender, has extended by one keep the cost (at a) minimum,” those four states to pull their the import of 900 products in- have halved since oil prices col- and will be lifted gradually with or
year a two-year, $575 million Kaisar Yusuf Khot, manager of deposits from Qatari institutions cluding cellphones, household lapsed. without maintaining or increas-
bank loan that it had raised in the chief executive’s office, said and reduce lending to them. appliances and vegetables in a The import ban, which took ef- ing taxes and other duties,” the
December 2015, but has re- in an emailed response to Reu- The original loan to Doha bid to cut a ballooning import bill fect on Sunday, also applies to document, drawn up by the trade
duced the size of the facility to ters questions. Bank, an unsecured facility, was following a fall in energy earn- furniture, all vegetables except ministry, said. The document’s
$400 million, a bank official said Qatari banks have been work- provided by a group of banks ings, according to an official doc- garlic, some meats and fruits, authenticity was confirmed by
on Tuesday. ing to preserve and broaden including Bank of China, China ument seen by Reuters. cheeses, chocolates, pastries, an official. The license system,
“It was Doha Bank’s con- their sources of overseas fund- Construction Bank, Commerz- The OPEC member has been pasta, juice, bottled waters and whereby importers had to apply
scious decision to have the ing since Saudi Arabia, the Unit- bank, ING Bank, Mizuho Bank trying to cut spending since some building materials. It re- for a licence to buy from over-
extension at a reduced level of ed Arab Emirates, Bahrain and and Wells Fargo, which were ap- crude oil prices started falling in places an import licence system seas, had shown its limits, a sen-
$400 million of the loan amount Egypt cut diplomatic and trans- pointed bookrunners and man- mid-2014. It relies on oil and gas introduced two years ago. ior official at the trade ministry
in order to streamline and op- port links with Qatar last June. dated lead arrangers. (RTRS) for 60 percent of the state budg- “The import suspension of said. (RTRS)

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Govt likely to offer either subsidized food prices or new cash handouts to soothe anger

Iran protests show danger of economic desperation


DUBAI, UAE, Jan 9, (AP): The pro-
testers rallied for days in Iran, chant-
ing against government corruption
and demanding justice.
Saudi to ease requirements for foreign investors
That was last year, when depositors DUBAI, Jan 9, (RTRS): Saudi $500 million from $1 billion. to direct investment by foreign in-
who lost their savings in the collapse Arabia will ease requirements The qualification process will stitutional investors in mid-2015
of major government-run credit union for foreign institutional investors be simplified and institutions will and has periodically eased the
took to the streets, shouting “Death to in its stock market from Jan 23, be able to qualify affiliates and requirements for investors since
(Valiullah) Seif,” Iran’s Central Bank the securities regulator said on their managed funds without sub- then. At the end of 2017, 118 for-
governor. Tuesday, as the kingdom seeks mitting a separate application for eign institutions had registered to
In the past 10 days, there were new more foreign capital to help di- each of them. invest.
versify the economy beyond oil The measures were originally All types of foreign investor, in-
protests, the largest in Iran since its exports. revealed in November. Tuesday’s cluding those owning stocks indi-
2009 disputed presidential election, Among the reforms, the mini- announcement by the Capital rectly through swaps, hold about
fueled by young people angry over mum value of assets under man- Market Authority finalised and set 4.2 percent of the Saudi stock
their bleak prospects. This time, they agement needed for an institution a date for them. market, which has a capitalisation
shouted slogans against President to qualify as an investor will fall to Saudi Arabia opened its market of over $450 billion.
Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a figure seen
as subordinate only to God by hard- The government likely will offer ei- elite Quds expeditionary force into terrorist attack in the Iranian capital —
liners. ther subsidized food prices or new cash both Iraq and Syria. also galvanized support by the public,
The new unrest appears to be wan- handouts to soothe anger in the provinc- In Iraq, Iranian advisers turned which fears a return of the bombings
ing, but anger over the economy per- es, although how that comes about re- Shiite militias into a powerful ground and unrest that immediately followed
sists. The protests in dozens of towns In this file photo, young people spend their time at a cafe in downtown mains to be seen. But the unrest has had force against IS extremists. the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranians
and cities also showed that a sector of Tehran, Iran on Jan 3. Tens of thousands of Iranians took part in pro-gov- one benefit: It has helped boost global In Syria, President Bashar Assad also see the aftermath of wars in the
the public was willing to openly call ernment demonstrations in several cities across the country, Iranian state oil prices to over $60 a barrel, providing appeared to be on the ropes until Iran region as serving to protect the Islamic
for the removal of Iran’s system of media reported, a move apparently seeking to calm nerves after a week of desperately needed hard currency to the fully entered the conflict. He held Republic’s Shiite-dominated govern-
rule by clerics — frustrated not just by protests and unrest that have killed at least 21 people. (AP) OPEC-member nation. onto his presidency with Quds force ment.
the economy but also by concern over The recent protests saw some generals leading foreign fighters from Approaching the 40th anniversary
Iran’s foreign wars and general direc- ship looms. of nuclear sanctions, while others marchers chant against Iran’s foreign Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well of the revolution, Iran increasingly will
tion. The collapse last year of the Cas- find themselves mired in the murky wars, demanding the government fo- Iranian-supported Hezbollah guerrillas consider who follows the 78-year-old
That sentiment likely extends be- pian Credit Institute, which promised finances of the paramilitary Revolu- cus first on those at home. from Lebanon. Khamenei, who underwent prostate
yond those who took to the streets. depositors returns often seen in Ponzi tionary Guard, which is estimated to Since the US-led invasion of Iraq in In Yemen, the US and other West- surgery in 2014. Among those under
But the protests also showed the con- schemes, showed the economic des- control a third of the total economy. 2003, Iran has expanded its presence ern powers accused Tehran of supply- consideration is Rouhani, himself a
straints on discontent. Fear of reprisals peration faced by many in Iran. Retir- Inflation, initially brought under across the Middle East as a counter to ing Shiite rebels with ballistic missile cleric. Both the US and analysts study-
probably kept some people away from ees unable to make ends meet on their control by Rouhani, has slipped back the American bases that dot the Arab technology. ing Iran say hard-liners initially fo-
the protests, but so did worry over pensions can be found driving many into double digits, according to re- Gulf countries surrounding it. The US Protesters denounced the money go- mented the economic protests to put
chaos that might result from unrest of the taxis crowding Tehran’s roads. cent figures. He cut some subsidies military accused Iran of training insur- ing to support these groups rather than pressure on Rouhani but quickly lost
and hope that gains could still be made Universities turn out students with no offered by his hard-line predecessor, gents in Iraq who targeted its troops helping people in Iran. control of them.
within the system. hope of employment in their fields, the Holocaust-questioning populist with roadside bombs, and Tehran has But the success abroad also is used Iranian law bars Rouhani from seek-
Without drastic change in people’s while those lucky enough to have work Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Those sub- powerful influence over Iraq’s Shiite- by the state to drum up support. Revo- ing a third term, so Iran’s 2021 presi-
livelihoods, unrest over the economy often have a second or even a third job. sidies benefited rural and poor voters led government. lutionary Guard Gen Qassem Soleim- dential election will see a wide-open
will only intensify, becoming perhaps Banks remain saddled with bad in the provinces, the same people who The rise of the Islamic State group, ani has been elevated to a folk hero field. Hard-liners at one point called
the greatest challenge for the Islamic loans, a warning repeatedly sounded appear to have taken to the streets in as well as the Syrian civil war, threat- among some Iranians. for an earlier presidential election, say-
Republic as it nears its fourth decade by the International Monetary Fund. the recent protests, initially sparked by ened Iran’s allies, and it responded by An assault in June by the Islamic ing Rouhani’s policies had failed, al-
of existence and a new era of leader- Some of this stretches back to the days food prices. sending the Revolutionary Guard’s State group targeting Tehran — a rare though that bid went nowhere.

Oversupply feared
OPEC cheer tinged
by ‘shale worries’
Unrest over price hikes hits Tunisia
DUBAI/LONDON, Jan 9, (RTRS):
Oil’s price rally this year to its high- Authorities probe death
est since May 2015 may seem a source
of glee for OPEC, but some in the
producer group fear the gains could
prompt shale companies to crank open TUNIS, Jan 9, (AFP): Doz-
their spigots and flood the market. ens of people have been ar-
Benchmark Brent crude rose further rested over violent protests
above $68 a barrel on Tuesday, sup-
ported by oil output cuts led by the in Tunisia as ire mounts
Organization of the Petroleum Export- at rising costs and govern-
ing Countries and allies including Rus- ment austerity, with offi-
sia that are due to run until the end of cials saying Tuesday one
2018.
The surge comes as a welcome man died in unclear cir-
boost for the revenues of oil-producing cumstances.
nations, many still reeling from a price The authorities announced 44
collapse that started in mid-2014 when people were detained nationwide
crude began to fall steeply from above overnight as several official build-
$100 per barrel due to oversupply.
Some in OPEC are worried a pro- ings were damaged and 11 police-
longed rally could stimulate more US men wounded by stones and Molo-
shale oil output, however, creating tov cocktails.
more oversupply that could weigh on Officials said an autopsy would help
prices and market share. determine how a 43-year-old man died
“We all are excited about the rally in the town of Tebourba, west of Tu-
and want to see if it will be sustaina- nis. The police insisted they did not
ble during the year, as it will certainly kill him, and said he suffered from
whet the appetite of shale producers,” “respiratory problems”.
an official from an OPEC country On Tuesday small peaceful rallies
said. were held in the centre of the capital
The oil minister of Iran, OPEC’s Tunis and at least one other town calling
third-largest producer, said on Tues- for the end of austerity measures that are
day that the organisation’s members expected to increase the cost of living.
were not keen on increased prices as Tunisia has seen several days of pro-
such gains would encourage more tests after activists and politicians de-
shale production. nounced hikes in value-added tax and
OPEC has no formal target for social contributions introduced at the
oil prices. However, Saudi Arabia, start of the year as a tough new budget
OPEC’s top producer, wants to see was implemented.
crude above $60 to boost the valuation Prime Minister Youssef Chahed de-
of its national oil company Aramco be- cried the unrest, telling local radio that
“we didn’t see protests, but instead Tunisians shout slogans during a demostration against the government and price hikes on Jan 9, in Tunis. Protests hit several parts of Tunisia where
fore an initial public offering of shares dozens of people were arrested and one man died in unclear circumstances amid anger over rising prices, authorities said. (AFP)
this year and to reduce the gap in its people breaking things, stealing and
state budget, Saudi sources have said. attacking Tunisians”.
“The government is ready to listen, es are high. Overnight AFP reporters sacked, Khalifa Chibani said, and to stick with its tax rises, but insisted in Kasserine sparked days of unrest.
OPEC sources say Saudi Arabia has saw police fire tear gas at youths in the buildings of the security forces dam- the VAT hike did not cover “basic ne- In December, unemployed protest-
become a strong advocate of higher but every person wanting to demon-
strate must do so peacefully,” he said. impoverished city of Kasserine who aged in the southern town of Hamma. cessities”. ers and activists marched through the
prices, a shift from a more moderate torched tyres and threw stones. The unrest “had nothing to do with “Among the achievements of democ- streets of Sidi Bouzid angry over the
stance in the past, and Saudi officials Protests are common in the North
African state in the month of January, Protesters blocked roads in the town democracy or social demands”, he told racy is the opportunity to demonstrate, but lack of jobs and opportunities that con-
have downplayed the threat of a boost of Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of the upris- the Shems FM radio station. we also have an obligation to work for a tinue to plague residents.
in shale production. when Tunisians mark the anniversary
of the 2011 revolt that unseated dicta- ing against Ben Ali. National Security agency spokesman healthy Tunisian economy,” he said. Tu- The revolution in Tunisia began in
Even so, US production is expected
tor Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. An interior ministry spokesman said Walid Ben Hkima denounced “acts of nisia’s economy has struggled since the the town in December 2010 after street
soon to rise above 10 million barrels
per day, close to Saudi levels, due The country has been hailed for its at least 44 people had been arrested, violence and ransacking” and said four revolution, with growth remaining slow. vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself
largely to soaring output from shale relatively smooth democratic transi- including 16 in Kasserine and 18 in police vehicles were also damaged. January 2016 saw the biggest wave on fire and later died in a protest over
drillers, government data shows. tion but seven years after the revolu- working-class areas near Tunis. Finance Minister Ridha Chalghoum of public discontent since the uprising unemployment and police harassment
OPEC officials also think the 2018 tion tensions over economic grievanc- A car pound in Kasserine was ran- told AFP that the government intended as the death of an unemployed protester that spiralled into Ben Ali’s overthrow.
rally has been mainly driven by unrest
in Iran, rather than a tighter balance
between supply and demand, giving Middle East soaks up European gasoline ADNOC to raise $3 bln loan with JBIC
rise to concern it may not last. DUBAI, Jan 9, (RTRS): Abu Dhabi Na- The loan would be the fifth facility
“Oil prices rose because of the polit- LONDON, Jan 9, (RTRS): Gasoline owners of the cargo to deliver to the Gasoline exports from Europe to tional Oil Co (ADNOC) plans to raise that the oil company obtains with the
ical situation in Iran,” an OPEC source exports from Europe to the Middle Middle East. the Middle East are fairly regular, but a $3 billion syndicated loan with the participation of JBIC after it raised sim-
said. “There is a worry now that this East have surged in recent months to The ships could potentially move a heavy maintenance schedule in the participation of Japan’s export credit ilar amounts of money in 2007, 2010,
would be followed by a sharp decline record highs as traders seek to fill a over 700,000 tonnes of gasoline along Middle East, which holds some of the agency, Japan Bank for International 2013 and 2016.
in prices.” gap due to particularly heavy refinery the route, near a record level achieved world’s largest and most advanced re- Cooperation (JBIC), according to a Such loans aim to help Japanese
A third OPEC source said market maintenance in the region in the com- in December. fineries, has pushed up demand on the source close to the matter. companies secure oil supplies from Abu
fundamentals did not justify the price ing months, according to shipping data “November’s loadings bound for route over the past few months. The loan would be the latest of a Dhabi, as the proceeds are generally
rally. and trading sources. the Middle East almost tripled versus Lower gasoline refining margins number of large funding exercises car- used as a form of advance payment to
While OPEC sources say oil mar- So far this month, at least a dozen the month prior, reaching the high- and prices in recent months have ried out by the Abu Dhabi oil giant over ADNOC for crude oil sales to Japanese
ket fundamentals remain strong on the tankers have been confirmed or placed est on our records (since the start of helped open the arbitrage out of Eu- the past few months. oil firms.
back of the supply cuts, others are wor- on subjects, a term used in the indus- 2014), before climbing even higher rope, particularly as exports to the ADNOC has chosen HSBC, Mizuho ADNOC tapped the debt capital mar-
ried that economic growth in consum- try to denote a provisional booking for in December to just shy of 900,000 US East Coast, traditionally the main and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp to kets extensively last year, through a
ing countries could slow and higher an oil tanker, to load the motor fuel in tonnes,” said Matt Smith, an analyst market for European sellers, have arrange the planned debt facility, which mammoth $6 billion club loan and a $3
prices might encourage some produc- Europe in January with options for the for energy database Clipper Data. dropped. is expected to have a five-year maturity, billion bond which was issued by one of
ers to pump above their output target. said the source. its subsidiaries.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

BUSINESS 26

Swiss central bank eyes record profit for 2017 Sudan pound hits all-time low on black market
The Swiss central bank said Tues- in a statement. the bank said it planned to dish out The Sudanese pound hit an all- on the black market. “The pound The pound was expected to
day it expected to post a record The overall expected profit is the maximum possible dividend, of time low against the dollar on the touched 30 on the black market strengthen against the greenback
profit of 54 billion Swiss francs more than double the 24.5 billion 15 francs per share, and would dis- black market Tuesday, brokers today as corporates and business- after the embargo was lifted, but it
($55 billion, 46 billion euros) for made by the bank in 2016, and tribute a total of two billion francs said, fuelling concerns of soaring men rushed to buy dollars to meet has only slipped since then.
2017, amid gains on its foreign cur- it comes just two years after the to the Swiss Confederation and inflation as importers rushed to buy their import payments,” a broker Despite the lifting of the restric-
rency and gold holdings. bank posted a loss of 23.3 billion cantons. the US currency. said on condition of anonymity. tions, banks across the world re-
The Swiss National Bank said it francs. The central bank’s definitive On Tuesday, the pound reach- Trading on the foreign exchange main wary of working with Khar-
had raked in 49 billion Swiss francs Thanks to the Swiss central 2017 figures will be published on ing 30 to a dollar on the black market has been very volatile since toum, officials say. “We did not
in profits on its foreign currency po- bank’s distribution reserve, it March 5. The anticipated results market, its lowest level ever. The Oct 12 when Washington lifted its benefit from the lifting of the em-
sitions alone. said it expected to see the profit are meanwhile far above expecta- official rate is 18 pounds to a dollar. 20-year-old trade embargo im- bargo. World banks are still reti-
The value of its gold reserves on its balance sheet climb even tions, with UBS analysts last week An acute shortage of dollars has posed on Khartoum. cent about doing business with Su-
meanwhile grew by three billion higher, to around 69 billion Swiss saying the central bank’s profit weakened the Sudanese pound Authorities have even arrested danese banks,” Finance Minister
francs, while its holdings in Swiss francs. would likely be around 50 billion steadily, with the currency losing dozens of black market traders in a Mohammed Osman al-Rikabi said
francs swelled by two billion, it said In light of the record earnings, francs. (AFP) about 60 percent in the past year bid to curb the speculation. last week. (AFP)

ECB remains concerned about muted levels of inflation in the bloc

Eurozone unemployment falls to 9-year low as recovery strengthens


BRUSSELS, Jan 9, (AFP): Europe’s
economic recovery is deepening, data
showed on Tuesday, with eurozone un- US, Japanese gain Germany’s industrial workers
employment falling to its lowest level
since January 2009.
The EU’s official statistics agency
said that the jobless rate in the single cur- Eurozone bond yields up on new supply widen strikes in wage dispute
rency area fell to 8.7 percent in Novem- FRANKFURT, Jan 9, (RTRS): German suppliers Schaeffler and farm equipment
ber, hitting analyst predictions and down LONDON, Jan 9, (RTRS): Eurozone bond markets put upward pressure on “What we are seeing now is simply industrial workers widened industrial maker John Deere were affected.
from 8.8 percent in October. government bond yields rose on Tues- eurozone bond yields on a day when the market struggling to defend the action on Tuesday, with nearly 60,000 Since the start of last week, a total of
Unemployment for the EU as a whole day, following a wave of new debt three countries in the bloc held their levels it had been trading before.” staff at 280 metals and engineering com- around 80,000 workers have taken ac-
in November was 7.3 percent — the low- issuances from the bloc’s top-rated first auctions of 2018 and Portugal In late trade, eurozone bond yields
est since October 2008, Eurostat said. panies downing their tools in support of tion across the nation, including Tues-
issuers and a rise in US and Japanese and Italy announced syndicated bond were 2-5 basis points (bps) higher on wage claims by union IG Metall. day’s walkouts, the union said. IG Met-
The positive data come after the Eu- yields. deals. Germany, the Netherlands and the day — led by Italy. Italy’s 10-year
ropean Central Bank (ECB) announced With the economy in robust health all has announced further walkouts for
Ten-year US Treasury yields hit a Austria sold more than 3.5 billion bond yield was up 5 bps at 2.03 per- and unemployment at record lows, the Wednesday.
it was starting to wind down the mas- 10-month high and 20-to-40 year Jap- euros ($4.2 billion) of bonds between cent , pushing out the gap over bench-
sive support it has given the 19-member country’s biggest union is demanding an Such industrial action is common in
anese government bond (JGB) yields them, receiving strong demand from mark German Bund yields to 158 bps inflation-busting 6 percent pay hike this Germany before sector-wide pay nego-
currency zone to help it through the cri- set one-month highs after the Bank investors. from 155 bps on Monday.
ses of recent years, in view of the solid year for about 3.9 million workers. tiations, and similar walkouts took place
economy.
of Japan (BoJ) trimmed the amount Italy mandated banks to manage German 10-year bond yields were It is also making a push for shorter in 2016 and 2015.
But the ECB remains concerned about of its JGB purchases, fuelling talk the the sale of a new 20-year bond, while up 2.5 bps at 0.45 percent, well above hours, more than two decades after it The union has made it clear it is draw-
the muted levels of inflation in the eu- central bank may wind back monetary Portugal also mandated banks for an the mid-December level of 0.30 per- won the 35-hour work week for Ger- ing a line in the sand regarding shorter
rozone despite the positive jobs picture, stimulus this year. “The fear of this be- upcoming 10-year bond sale. cent. mans. Ahead of a round of regional working hours and has threatened to
which should typically boost prices with ing a prelude to BoJ reduction in pur- “With the announcement from Por- The Dutch equivalent was 2 bps negotiations due to begin on Thursday, move beyond walkouts lasting only a
Europeans more ready to spend. chases is misplaced, but it did move tugal that was quite well-flagged, and higher at 0.55 percent but was about employers have so far offered 2 percent few hours to all-out strikes across the
Eurozone inflation is still stubbornly the market this morning along with the Italy following suit with a 20-year 18 bps higher than its December low, plus a one-off 200 euro ($240) payment sector.
low — slowing to 1.4 in December strong Japanese wages data,” said Mi- benchmark, (that) created a lot for the while Austria has seen its 10-year bor- in the first quarter and rejected demands The union has called for higher wages
compared with the ECB’s target of 2.0 zuho strategist Antoine Bouvet. market to digest,” said Michael Leis- rowing costs increase 18 bps over the for shorter hours. as well as a right to reduce weekly hours
percent — which has forced bank chief The sell off in US and Japanese ter, rates strategist at Commerzbank. past month to 0.59 percent. In the state of North Rhine-Westphal- to 28 from 35 and return to full-time em-
Mario Draghi to reassure investors the ia alone, the industrial heartland of Ger- ployment after two years for shift work-
era of cheap money was not completely many, workers at 140 companies includ- ers and those who need to care for chil-
zone debt crisis. elections. unemployment reached a record 12.1 ing Siemens and Thyssenkrupp staged dren or elderly relatives.
over.
Eurostat said that the unemployment But unemployment remained high in German unemployment remained percent. walkouts and marched outside factory Employers have so far rejected the de-
rate fell for all the EU’s member states Greece on 20.5 percent in September, super-low with 3.6 percent in Novem- Since then, the economic situation has gates carrying banners. mand because it includes a provision un-
compared to a year before, with the big- the last month for which figures were ber, as well as the Netherlands, with 4.4 slowly improved, but unemployment re- In other parts of the country, com- der which companies would help make
gest drops seen in Greece and Portugal, available, Spain at 16.7 percent, and percent. mains much higher than the average rate panies including engineering group up for the pay shortfall for some workers
two of the biggest victims of the euro- Italy at 11.0 percent, ahead of March At the worst of the debt crisis in 2013, before the crisis, when it was 7.5 percent. Siemens, carmaker BMW, automotive who shorten their hours.

Processor chips hit Shoppers squeezed

Fixes on the way for


US employers ‘posted’ UK ‘retailers’ lose
sparkle over Xmas

chip flaws: Intel CEO


LAS VEGAS, Jan 9, (AP): Intel has While Meltdown is believed to
fewer open jobs in Nov LONDON, Jan 9, (AFP): Brit-
ish retailers faced a slowdown
in sales over the crucial Christ-
mas trading period, survey data
showed Tuesday, as shoppers
big plans to steer toward new business primarily affect processors built by
in self-driving cars, virtual reality and Intel, Spectre also affects many of were squeezed by higher prices
other cutting-edge technologies. But the company’s rivals. Flaws affecting and stagnating wages.
first it has to pull out of a skid caused the processor chips also endanger the Retail sales rose 1.4 percent
by a serious security flaw in its proces- PCs, internet browsers, cloud com- last month from a year earlier,
sor chips, which undergird many of puting services and other technology according to a survey from the
the world’s smartphones and personal that rely on them. Both bugs could be
computers. exploited through what’s known as a British Retail Consortium (BRC)
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich opened side-channel attack that could extract and financial group KPMG. That
his keynote talk Monday night at the passwords and other sensitive data compared with 1.7-percent ex-
annual CES gadget show in Las Ve- from the chip’s memory. pansion in December 2016.
gas by addressing the hard-to-fix flaws Krzanich himself has been in the “With inflation outpacing in-
disclosed by security researchers last spotlight over the security issue after come growth, shoppers contin-
week. At an event known for its tech- it was revealed that he had sold about
nological optimism, it was an unusu- $39 million in his own Intel stocks and ued to see more of their spend-
ally sober and high-profile reminder of options in late November, before the ing power absorbed by essential
the information security and privacy vulnerability was publicly known. In- items, including food, leaving
dangers lurking beneath many of the tel says it was notified about the bugs less left over for buying Christ-
tech industry’s gee-whiz wonders. in June. mas gifts,” said BRC Chief Ex-
Some researchers have argued that The company didn’t respond to in-
the flaws reflect a fundamental hard- quiries about the timing of Krzanich’s ecutive Helen Dickinson.
ware defect that can’t be fixed short divestments, but a spokeswoman said “That made this year’s festive
of a recall. But Intel has pushed back it was unrelated to the security flaws. period all the more nail-biting
against that idea, arguing that the prob- During his presentation Monday, for non-food retailers, many of
lems can be “mitigated” by software or Krzanich also launched into a flashy whom offered deep discounts in
firmware upgrades. Companies from and wide-ranging celebration of the
Microsoft to Apple have announced way Intel and its partners are harness- the last weeks before Christmas
efforts to patch the vulnerabilities. ing data for futuristic innovations, from in the hope of something to cel-
And Krzanich promised fixes in the 3D entertainment partnerships with ebrate.”
coming week to 90 percent of the pro- Paramount Pictures to virtual-reality Capital Economics analyst
cessors Intel has made in the past five collaborations with the 2018 Winter Finn McLaughlin agreed that
years, consistent with an earlier state- Olympics and a new breakthrough in
ment from the company. He added so-called quantum computing. consumers simply had less cash
In this file photo, job seeker Alejandra Bastidas fills out an application at a job fair, at Dolphin Mall in Sweetwater, to buy goods and services.
that updates for the remainder of those A self-driving Ford Fusion rolled Fla. Employers posted fewer open jobs in November, the second straight month of decline after openings reached
recent processors should follow by the onto the stage of the casino theater a record high in September. (AP) “December’s BRC retail sales
end of January. Krzanich did not ad- where Krzanich gave his talk. It’s the monitor suggested that Christmas
dress the company’s plans for older first of a 100-vehicle test fleet run by trading failed to provide much
chips.
To date, he said, Intel has seen no
Mobileeye, the Israel-based software
company that Intel bought for $15 bil-
Americans borrowed more in Nov relief to retailers with spending
sign that anyone has stolen data by lion last year. Mobileeye processes the growth broadly in line with its
exploiting the two vulnerabilities, information cars “see” from cameras WASHINGTON, Jan 9, Economists forecast that hiring may The Federal Reserve said Monday subdued average over the past
known as Meltdown and Spectre. The and sensors. slow this year as businesses struggle to that Americans added nearly $28 bil- year,” McLaughlin said.
(AP): Employers posted find enough qualified workers. lion in credit card, student, auto and
problems were disclosed last week by A flying taxi — the German-built
Google’s Project Zero security team Volocopter — later lifted from the fewer open jobs in Novem- Here are some other key takeaways other debt in November. That brought Squeeze
and other researchers. Krzanich com- stage. Then came the drones, in a mu- ber, the second straight from the report: outstanding consumer debt to a total of
■ Job openings fell in November in $3.83 trillion. “The squeeze on real incomes
mended the “remarkable” collabora- sical performance that Krzanich said month of decline after open- has continued to leave consumers
tion among tech companies to address would mark a Guinness record for the manufacturing; professional and busi- And a category of debt made up most-
what he called an “industry-wide” “world’s first 100-drone indoor light- ings reached a record high ness services, which includes engineers, ly of credit cards jumped $11.2 billion, with less room for discretionary
problem. show without GPS.” in September. architects and other high-paying jobs; the most in a year, to $1.02 trillion. That purchases.”
The Labor Department said Tues- and government. is the highest level on record, without ad- Workers’ wages are still being
■ Openings rose in construction, retail, justing for inflation. eroded by Brexit-fuelled infla-
day that the number of available jobs and hotels and restaurants. Americans are increasingly confident
UK pledges to ease fears slipped 0.8 percent to 5.88 million,
down from 5.93 million in Oct Sep-
tember’s peak was 6.18 million.
■ The number of Americans quitting
their jobs fell slightly in November from
October, but is still up 3 percent from a
in the economy and are willing to bor-
row more to fund their consumption.
Surveys show that consumer confidence
tion, recent official data showed.
Average weekly earnings rose
by 2.5 percent year-on-year in

over Brexit import taxes Job openings are still 4.4 percent high-
er than a year ago. With the economy
expanding at a solid pace and businesses
year ago. More quitting is a good sign
because people typically quit for a better
job, often at higher pay.
reached a 17-year high in November,
though it declined a bit last month. And
retailers say early reports from holiday
the three-month period to Octo-
ber. That lagged behind Britain’s
annual inflation rate of 3.1 per-
LONDON, Jan 9, (RTRS): The Brit- currently register with the govern- confident about future demand, hiring is ■ Total hiring also fell, to 5.49 million shopping have been mostly positive.
likely to remain solid going forward. from 5.59 million in October. That fig- That represents a turnaround from cent.
ish government pledged on Monday ment to bring them in without paying Since Britain voted to leave the
to ease the potential harm to more than so-called Value-Added Tax (VAT) Still, the drop off echoes last Friday’s ure represents all hiring, while job gains the first few years after the Great Reces-
100,000 companies that may have to upfront. They register the tax and it is monthly jobs report, which saw employ- reported last week reflect a net figure sion, when Americans paid down — or European Union in June 2016, a
pay sales tax upfront on goods import- only added to the price of the product ers add 148,000 jobs in December. That after layoffs, quits and retirements are defaulted — on debts that were run up drop in sterling — making im-
ed from the European Union for the whenever it is sold to the final cus- is a decent total but lower than October subtracted. during the housing bubble that preceded ported goods more expensive —
and November job gains, which topped In a separate report, US consumer the downturn. But in the past two years,
first time after Brexit. tomer.
200,000. borrowing jumped 8.8 percent in No- Americans have increasingly been will- has pushed inflation upwards.
The changes included in a new taxa- Unless the government negotiates Meanwhile, publication of
tion bill, one of many Brexit laws pass- a deal where Britain can remain part The unemployment rate remained 4.1 vember, the most in more than two ing to borrow more, particularly in the
percent for a third month, the govern- years, a sign of growing confidence in form of student loans. Auto loans have Tuesday’s BRC survey comes as
ing through parliament, have alarmed of the EU-VAT area, companies may
company bosses, who said the move have to pay the tax when importing ment said Friday. the economy. also ramped up. Britain’s retailers reveal mixed
would create cashflow problems and goods. Christmas fortunes.
Department store Debenhams
increase the cost of doing business.
“It is an issue, (for) which the gov-
Nicky Morgan, chair of the Treasury
committee, said during the debate her JPMorgan’s Dimon regrets calling bitcoin a ‘fraud’ issued a profits warning last week
ernment and the Treasury has sym- committee is planning to investigate NEW YORK, Jan 9, (RTRS): JP- currency out of thin air and think that lowed by a more tempered view on poor festive sales, sending its
pathy,” Mel Stride, a junior Treasury the issue. For some businesses “find- Morgan Chief Executive Jamie Di- people who are buying it are really from Chief Financial Officer Mari- share price tumbling.
minister, said during a debate in parlia- ing upfront cash in order to pay for that mon regrets having called bitcoin a smart,” he had said at a conference. anne Lake, who said the bank was
ment. “It is something that we will be would be a real problem,” she said. However, clothing retailer
“fraud” but would still not be inter- The buzz generated by Dimon’s “very open minded to the potential
closely looking at.” The Treasury said in a statement it ested in the cryptocurrency, he said comments spurred more interest in use cases in future for digital cur- Next reported rising Christmas
Business groups have warned that recognised the cashflow benefits for in an interview on Fox Business on the alt-currency. Bitcoin rose around rencies that are properly controlled sales on the back of a strong on-
consumers are likely to suffer higher companies under existing arrange- Tuesday. 30 percent in one month following and regulated.” line performance.
prices and companies may have to take ments. Dimon, known for his candid Dimon’s speech, where he also com- Despite Dimon’s criticism, several Britain’s biggest retailer, su-
out costly bank or insurance backed “The government will take this into comments, slammed the viability of pared the currency to tulips bulbs in a banks, exchange operators and com- permarket giant Tesco, and
guarantees if they are forced to pay the account when considering potential bitcoin in September. “The currency reference to the famous market bub- panies eagerly embraced bitcoin,
tax upfront. changes following EU exit and will isn’t going to work. You can’t have ble from the 1600s. sparking a spectacular rise in the
food-to-clothing chain Marks &
Any British company that imports look at options to mitigate any cash a business where people can invent a Dimon’s comments were fol- cryptocurrency. Spencer publish their Christmas
goods ready for sale from the EU can flow impacts,” the statement said. figures on Thursday.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

BUSINESS 27

Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics show

Autos overshadow small gadgets at CES


LAS VEGAS, Jan 9, (Agencies): The
smartphones and other small machines
that used to dominate the annual CES
gadget show have been overshadowed
in recent years by bigger mobile
devices: namely, automobiles.
Auto companies typically save
more practical announcements about
new cars, trucks and SUVs for the
upcoming Detroit auto show. But
major automakers like Toyota, Kia,
Hyundai and Ford have a noticeable
presence at this week’s tech showcase
in Las Vegas. CES is a chance for car-
makers and suppliers of automotive Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor
parts and software to display their Corp, introduces the e-Palette concept
wilder and far-out ideas. during a news conference at CES
Among the highlights Monday: International, on Jan 8, in Las Vegas. (AP)
■ Toyota says it’s developing self-
driving mini-buses that can serve as
bite-sized stores. These vehicles will
drive themselves to places where
potential buyers can try on clothes or
shoes or pick through flea market
items. The project is still in the con-
ceptual stage, with testing expected in
the 2020s.
■ Automotive supplier Bosch
wants to help guide drivers to vacant
parking spots in as many as 20 US cit-
ies, including Los Angeles, Miami and
Boston. The company says it will be
working with automakers on the ini-
tiative but didn’t say which ones. As
cars drive by, they will automatically
recognize and measure gaps between A Navya Autonom Cab drives down a street
parked cars and transmit that data to a during a demonstration at CES International,
digital map. The Samsung Flip digital whiteboard and the Notebook 9 Pen tablets are displayed during a news conference at CES International on
Jan 8, in Las Vegas. (AP) on Jan 8, in Las Vegas. (AP)
In other developments at CES:
■ TV manufacturers are showcas-
ing new models — all with acronyms
to set their sets apart. One feature
called HDR10+ by Samsung and
HDR 10 Pro by LG takes what’s
known as high dynamic range and
adjusts settings for each frame, instead
of having levels set for the entire
video at once. Meanwhile, quantum-
dot technology promises more accu-
rate colors. Samsung calls its version
QLED, while Hisense has QDEF.
■ As LG unveiled its lineup of
smart appliances, executive David
VanderWaal quickly lost rapport with
his on-stage partner, the cute voice-
activated assistant CLOi. After a
greeting, CLOi stopped responding
while continuing to blink its digital
eyes. VanderWaal shrugged it off, A Motiv smart ring is shown at Pepcom’s Digital Experience The ivWatch Model 400 early detection of peripheral IV infil- LG’s CLOi robot is seen during the LG press confer-
saying, “even robots have bad days.” event on the eve of CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan 8. (AFP) trations, which senses below skin level to detect serious ence at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center
■ HTC is upgrading its headsets infections earlier than previously possible, is seen at during CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 8, 2018.
for exploring virtual worlds. HTC Pepcom’s Digital Experience event on the eve of CES in Las CLOi acts as a hub for LG smart appliances such
says the new Vive Pro has better reso- Vegas, Nevada, Jan 8. (AFP) as washing machines and refrigerators. (AFP)
lution and audio and weighs less than
its existing VR model. The Taiwanese
company hasn’t yet revealed cost or
shipping dates. There’s also a wireless
option coming this summer. The Vive
competes with Facebook’s Oculus
among high-end systems, but these
haven’t been as widely used as smart-
phone-based headsets such as
Samsung’s Gear VR and Google’s
Daydream.
And beyond CES:
■ Toy maker VTech has agreed to
pay $650,000 to settle charges it vio-
lated a law protecting children’s priva-
cy. The Federal Trade Commission
says VTech collected personal infor-
mation from children without getting
consent from a verified parent and
didn’t do enough to protect the data it Monster Inc AirLinks Elements wireless earbuds with voice The new Cue robots, which are designed to teach kids as LG’s David Vander Waal grabs a newspaper while
collected. Such toys have become control are displayed during a press event for CES 2018 at the young as kindergarten to code, are shown at Pepcom’s Digital introducing the new CLOi robots during a news
popular, and companies are expected
to unveil more toys and other internet- Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Jan 8, in Las Vegas, Experience event on the eve of CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan conference at CES International, on Jan 8, in Las
connected gadgets at the CES tech Nevada. (AFP) 8. (AFP) Vegas. (AP)
show in Las Vegas this week.
Virtual aides battled to rule “smart
homes” on the eve of the official
opening of the Consumer Electronics
show gadget gala here.
Samsung, LG Electronics,
Panasonic and others touted a future
in which homes, cars and pockets
brim with technology that collaborates
to make lives easier.
Google and Amazon are key play-
ers in the trend, with their rival
Assistant and Alexa voice-command-
ed virtual aides being woven deeper
into consumer electronics and vehi-
cles. Samsung meanwhile is playing
catch-up with its Bixby assistant.
“The biggest theme is the fight for
the connected home between Google People look through Sony PlayStation VR headsets after a Sony WF-SP700N noise-canceling earphones are on display Botley - the Coding Robot, by Learning Resources,
and Amazon,” Patrick Moorhead of Sony news conference at CES International, Jan 8, in Las after a Sony news conference at CES International, on Jan 8, is displayed during a press event for CES 2018 at
Moor Insights & Strategy said during Vegas. (AP) in Las Vegas. (AP)
a day of back-to-back CES press the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Jan 7, in
briefings. Las Vegas, Nevada. (AFP)
“The notion that there is this new
layer that can replace apps and operat-
ing systems means the stakes are
high.”
If voice-commanded assistants
become the new norm for interacting
with computers and the internet, being
the virtual aide of choice could be a
powerful and profitable position.
“Competition is heating up for the
smart assistant ecosystem, and the
question is who is going to be the
smart assistant of choice in 2018,”
Gartner analyst Brian Blau told AFP
at CES.
Apple and Google have big leads,
since their rival digital assistants are
already on millions of smartphones
and computers, according to Blau. A Volocopter, the first Intel-powered autonomous air trans- The newest generation of the Aibo robot, which uses artifi- Panasonic’s remote home monitoring system
“That is why Amazon is being so port, flies behind safety glass during a keynote address by cial intelligences, is demonstrated on the eve of CES in Las HomeHawk HD is displayed during a Panasonic
aggressive; they need millions of more Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich at CES 2018 at Park Theater at Vegas, Nevada, Jan 8. (AFP) press event for CES 2018 at the Mandalay Bay
endpoints for Alexa in people’s Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Jan 8, in Las Convention Center on Jan 8, 2018 in Las Vegas,
hands,” Blau said. Vegas, Nevada. (AFP) Nevada. (AFP)
“The loser, if any, is Cortana,
because nobody is talking about
them,” he added, referring to
Microsoft’s digital assistant.
But, Moorhead countered, Microsoft tive. Park said. virtual aids to converse with people is “Our products will learn from users for you,” said Samsung global consum-
is likely playing to its strength by Such moments are playfully referred LG collaborators include Google and expected to improve quickly, according to provide intelligent services, not the er electronics president H.S. Kim.
angling to be the dominant digital to as “the curse of the live demo” in Alexa creator Amazon, according to the to researchers from the Consumer other way around,” Park said. A new SmartThings application to be
assistant in workplaces and Cortana is Silicon Valley. South Korea-based consumer electron- Technology Association behind the “You won’t have to study instruction released by mid-year will consolidate
already on some half a billion comput- LG is developing technology ics titan. annual CES gathering. manuals any more.” command of Samsung devices and be a
ers powered by Windows 10 software. designed to enable its appliances, televi- Google Assistant is being integrated A LG ThinQ speaker with Google Samsung Electronics used its press “remote control for your connected
Consumer electronics titan LG pro- sions and other devices adapt to users into LG products including televisions, Assistant will be available in the “com- event to extol the South Korean compa- life,” Kim said.
claimed this year a “tipping point” for and collaborate to handle tasks. headphones and smart speakers. ing months,” according to Huffman. ny’s strategy of making its broad array Samsung is investing in improving
smart homes during a press event that The AI platform is “open” to utilizing “Our goal at Google is to help people LG’s vision for its artificial intelli- of offerings connected and enhancing Bixby so that it “intuitively understands
featured an ignoble on-stage fail. software made by other companies, LG get things done in a natural, seamless gence platform includes enabling appli- them with digital brains of Bixby virtual you and figures out what you need
A cute, table-top smart hub called chief technology officer I.P. Park said. way,” Google Assistant vice-president ances, cars, air conditioners and other assistant. before you ask,” according to Kim.
CLOi went awry, with the voice-com- “The world has become just too com- of engineering Scott Huffman said. “everyday” devices to adapt to users’ “Televisions, refrigerators and more Samsung televisions sold in the US
manded, small snow-person shaped plex for just any single company to Interacting with computers by speak- individual preferences as well as collab- will understand you and your preferenc- will have Bixby to respond to spoken
device quickly ignoring an LG execu- insist on a proprietary, closed solution,” ing has proven a hit, and the ability of orate on tasks. es, and tailor an experience that is right requests or control other home devices.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

BUSINESS 28

Altice shares rebound Name: Kuwait Sharia Bloomberg Today’s Today’s closing Prev closing % 1-week 3-month YTD 12-month 24-month
Index name ticker value as of value value change change change change change change
Compatible Indices Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Composite AMIC January 9, 2018 171.93 171.07 0.50% 2.81% -4.96% 3.03% 1.16% 12.21%
Shares in troubled French media and telecoms firm Altice Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Kuwait Only AMIC January 9, 2018 166.05 165.05 0.60% 2.81% -5.26% 3.91% 1.96% 11.19%
soared in early trading Tuesday, after it announced a major Providers: Al Madar Finance & Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Active
Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Banking Sector
AMIC
AMIC
January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018
78.03
287.88
77.79
287.07
0.31%
0.28%
5.43%
3.05%
-6.19%
-2.18%
-1.69%
8.17%
-10.27%
6.99%
13.29%
6.18%
group reorganisation spinning off its US arm from its Euro- Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Investment Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 49.13 49.62 -0.98% 4.01% -7.91% 4.58% -9.25% 11.07%
pean business. Investment Co. Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Insurance Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 22.58 21.96 2.86% 4.03% 9.13% 43.22% 36.01% 17.71%
Altice said in a statement late Monday that it “has ap- Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Real Estate Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 48.50 48.40 0.21% 2.27% -3.82% -0.50% -5.68% -1.98%
proved plans for the separation of Altice USA Inc from Altice Description: Index of Sharia Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Industrial Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 149.66 148.76 0.60% 3.10% 0.97% 23.48% 21.80% 22.76%
Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Services Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 222.38 220.26 0.96% 2.94% -3.92% 12.64% 10.92% 33.22%
NV”, adding the new arm would be renamed “Altice Europe”. Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Food Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 172.26 172.60 -0.20% -0.13% -40.57% -54.69% -54.61% -43.31%
“The separation will enable each business to focus more
compatible companies traded on Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Islamic Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 139.28 138.66 0.44% 3.03% -1.90% 7.96% 6.05% 12.63%
Kuwait Sharia Compatible Index - Non Kuwaiti Sector AMIC January 9, 2018 403.43 406.42 -0.74% 2.81% 1.28% -9.01% -9.61% 51.89%
on the distinct opportunities for value creation in their respec- the KSE Kuwait Stock Exchange Index - Price KWSEIDX January 9, 2018 6,518.99 6,498.49 0.32% 3.27% -1.62% 13.41% 9.53% 17.16%
tive markets and ensure greater transparency for investors,” S&P 500 SPX January 8, 2018 2,747.71 2,743.15 0.17% 2.77% 7.73% 22.73% 20.67% 42.96%
the company added. (AFP) Website: www.almadar-fi.com DJ Islamic Index. DJIM January 8, 2018 3,752.32 3,747.06 0.14% 3.14% 7.56% 29.10% 27.06% 42.75%

global monthly markets review

Equities end 2017 on a strong note amid economic upturn


G lobal equities continue their pos-
itive streak for the year, with the
MSCI All Country World Index up
1.5% in December, bringing the full
year performance to 21.6%. In the
US, the Federal Reserve raised inter-
est rates by 0.25%, as markets had
Global concludes exit
anticipated, in their December meet-
ing. President Trump has also offi-
cially signed the tax reform law, in an
effort to lower rates on corporate and
household taxes, and is expected to
from Bindar Trading Co
result in a $1.5 trillion tax cut.
In Europe however, political un- Stake acquired by Tamkeen, a unit of INVESTBANK in Jordan
certainty continues to take center
stage, as the pro-independence par- KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Global Investment
ties won a majority in Catalonia’s The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in- ber from 6.1% in October, indicating
regional election and Italy passed its creased by 0.3% in November, put- stronger external demand in key mar- House (Global), a regional asset manage-
2018 budget, allowing for the dis- ting the annual inflation rate at 3.1%, kets, while imports slowed slightly to ment and investment banking firm head-
solution of parliament and new elec- its strongest since March 2012. Retail 15.6% from 15.9%. The trade surplus quartered in Kuwait, with offices in major
tions. Commodities ended December Sales came in surprisingly strong in widened to CNY 263.6B in Novem-
in the green with Gold and Brent up November, up 1.1%, indicating that ber from CNY 254.5B in October.
capital markets in the MENA region, an-
2.2% and 5.2%, respectively with the continuous drop in Consumer The CPI was flat in November yet nounced today that its alternative asset man-
full year performance at 13.5% and Confidence, currently at -13, has yet increased by 1.7% for the year. Retail agement arm, Global Capital Management
17.7%. OPEC continues to be com- to impact household spending. The
pliant with the output curbs, real- final reading for the Q3 GDP re-
Sales increased 10.2% year-on-year (“GCM”), has concluded a successful exit
mained unchanged at 0.4%, with the in November, largely due to com- from the controlling stake in Bindar Trad-
izing 121% of their pledged cuts in munication equipment sales, which
December. annual rate revised up to 1.7%.
grew 33.9% for the year compared to
ing and Investment Company (“Bindar”) at
In the US, the Markit Manufac- UK recovered from last month’s a sizeable premium above the quoted price.
turing Purchasing Managers Index loss, up 4.9% in December, as meas- 2.1% in October. The Caixin Manu-
(PMI) came in at 55.1 for Decem- ured by the FTSE 100 and is up 7.6% facturing PMI for December came The stake was held through two of its man- Sulaiman Mohammed Al-Rubaie
ber, up 1.2 points from the previous for the year. in at 51.7, higher than November’s aged funds, Global MENA Financial Assets
month while the Services PMI came In Europe, the Markit Manufactur- reading of 50.8, while the Services Limited (GMFA) and GIMBAL Holding.
in at 53.7, below November’s read- ing PMI went up slightly to 60.6 in PMI increased from 51.9 to 53.9 in
ing of 54.5 due to a drop in new or- December compared to 60.1 in No- December. GMFA acquired a majority stake in Bindar in 2008,
ders, hiring and business optimism. vember on the back of new orders The MSCI Emerging Market In- just a few months before the international financial cri-
Initial Jobless Claims went up to driven by domestic and international dex ended the month of December in sis, which tremendously impacted the consumer finance
245,000 compared to the last reading demand. The Services PMI came in the green 3.4%. The index also reg- industry in the Middle East as well. In the wake of lin-
of 238,000. Durable Goods Orders slightly higher at 56.6 compared to istered gains of 34.4% for the year, gering financial services crisis and Arab Spring, the
increased 1.3% in November com- November’s reading of 56.2. Con- proving to be the best performing management team of GCM implemented a restructur-
pared to the 0.4% decrease in Octo- sumer Confidence is expected to con- global index. Chinese equities ended ing and growth program for Bindar. The program was
ber, boosted by civilian aircraft or- tinue to improve in December, on a the month in the red for the second focused on expanding the branch network, diversify-
ders, which rose 14.5% for the month preliminary basis at 0.5% compared consecutive month, down slightly ing the product base, enhancing the quality of lending,
to $12.5 billion. to November’s reading of 0.1%. strengthening the balance sheet, diversifying financing
European equities were positive, 0.3% in December however full year
Housing Starts rose 3.3% to performance the index is up 6.6%. sources and improving the corporate governance of the
1.297m in November, driven by up 0.6% in December, recovering company.
starts for single-family homes up from the previous month’s loss, as The GCC equity markets per-
formed well in December with the For the period 2012-2016, the company had a cumula- Zakir H. Rizvi
5.3% to 930,000, the highest increase measured by the Stoxx Europe 600.
For the year, the index is up 7.7%. MSCI GCC Countries Index ending tive growth of 17% in revenues, 54% in net profits, and foundation for future growth. We would like to thank all
since 2007, while building permits 23% in assets in one of the most challenging periods for
fell 1.4% to 1.298m. Retails Sales is In Japan, the trade surplus de- the month up 3.3% and the year up board members, the management team and employees for
creased to JPY 113B in November 0.7%. The best performing index for the financial services sector in Jordan. The company was their support and contribution. He further added that GCM
up 0.8% month-on-month in Novem-
ber, exceeding expectations of 0.3%, from JPY 285B in October as exports the month was Qatar’s DSM Index, also able to distribute material cash dividends for the same team has demonstrated its capabilities in managing, grow-
as consumers were getting ready for increased by 16.2% and imports up 10.5% followed by Bahrain up period.
Sulaiman Mohammed Al-Rubaie, Deputy CEO of Glob- ing and exiting assets across diverse sectors and in chal-
the holidays. Gross Domestic Prod- slowed to 17.2%. The CPI increased 3.7%, Saudi Arabia up 3.2%, and lenging market conditions. Almost all the GMFA exits
uct in the third quarter grew at 3.2% in November by 0.7% month-on- Abu Dhabi and Kuwait up 2.7% and al Investment House and Managing Partner of GCM com-
mented on this exit by saying “We are extremely delighted have been at substantially higher than the carrying values
annualized, supported by strong busi- month, however the annualized fig- 0.7% respectively. For the second and for the listed companies at sizeable premium above the
ness spending, specifically nonresi- ure remains well below the Bank to have completed this exit, and providing our investors
consecutive month, Dubai was the with liquidity in such challenging geopolitical and eco- quoted prices.”
dential fixed investment. of Japan’s 2% inflation target. The worst performing GCC index, down Al-Rubaie concluded by thanking His Majesty King
US equities were positive in De- Nikkei Manufacturing PMI came in nomic environment”.
1.5% followed by Oman down 0.2%. He added: “The strong financial position, net income and Abdullah II and the Jordanian Government for its open-
cember up 1.8% and 1.0% for the at 54.2 in November higher than Oc- For the full year performance, Bah- ness and higher regulatory standards for the flow of for-
Dow Jones and S&P 500, respec- tober’s figure of 53.6. Retail Trade quality of the loan portfolio made Bindar an ideal target
rain was the best performing index, for the acquirer, Tamkeen, a subsidiary of INVESTBANK. eign direct investment, which has made the environment
tively and full year are up 25.1% and recovered in November up 2.2%, fol-
lowing October’s loss of 0.2% while registering gains of 9.1%, followed The acquisition being concluded without a differing view conducive for international investors to invest directly and
19.4%.
In the UK, manufacturing contin- Housing Starts dropped 0.4% year- by Kuwait up 5.6% and Saudi Arabia on the portfolio quality is a testimony to the highest gov- contribute to the growth of the Jordanian economy. Global
ues to witness above average growth over-year in November. up 0.2%. The worst performing in- ernance norms we set for ourselves and our portfolio com- continues to have great interest in the vibrant Jordanian
despite the Markit Manufacturing Japanese equities ended the month dex in 2017 was Qatar down 18.3%, panies. This is the third exit in the past one year from our economy and is directing its interest towards high-tech
PMI dropping to 56.3 in December and year up 0.2% and 19.1% respec- followed by Oman down 11.8% and consumer finance and banking assets through consolida- and internet-related industries. The private equity team of
compared to 58.2 in November. The tively, as measured by the Nikkei Dubai and Abu Dhabi down 4.6% tion with a local financial institution”. Global has completed 42 exits, since inception, 26 out of
Services PMI on the other hand came 225. and 3.3% respectively. Egypt’s EGX Zakir H. Rizvi Partner at GCM and Fund Manager of which were since 2010, which is the highest among all pri-
in higher than expected at 54.2, com- In domestic currency terms, Chi- 30 ended the month and year in the GMFA commented: “We are proud to have successfully vate equity firms in the region, and has distributed around
pared to November’s reading of 53.8. nese exports grew 10.3% in Novem- green 3.0% and 21.7% respectively. exited the company knowing that we have built a solid $580 million since inception.

investment funds

Funds Fund Manager Valuation


Net Asset Prev NAV Valued date
Prev NAV Dated Currency Funds Fund Manager
Net Asset Prev NAV Prev NAV Dated Valuation Valued date Currency
Value (NAV) Value (NAV)
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National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait & Middle East Financial & Inv. Co.
Money Market Funds
Watani KD Money Market Fund II NBK Capital Weekly Jan 2, 2018 KD 1.035 1.034 Dec 26, 2017 Al Rou’yah Fund KMEFIC Monthly Sept 30, 2017 KD 1.487 1.477 Aug 31, 2017
Watani USD Money Market Fund NBK Global Asset Management Co. Ltd. Weekly Jan 2, 2018 USD 10.278 10.278 Dec 26, 2017 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Watani KD Money Market Fund (Acc Global Investment House
to Islamic Shariah principles) II NBK Global Asset Management Co. Ltd. Weekly Jan 2, 2018 KD 1.034 1.034 Dec 26, 2017 Index Funds GCC Large Cap Index Fund Global Weekly Dec 21, 2017 KD 1.208 1.204 Dec 14, 2017
Watani USD Money Market Fund (Acc Equity Funds Al-Mamoun Fund A Global Weekly Dec 21, 2017 KD 0.660 0.651 Dec 14, 2017
to Islamic Shariah principles) II NBK Global Asset Management Co. Ltd. Weekly Jan 2, 2018 USD 10.126 10.124 Dec 26, 2017 Al-Mamoun Fund B Global Weekly Dec 21, 2017 KD 0.660 0.651 Dec 14, 2017
NBK Kuwait Equity Fund Watani Investment Co. Weekly Dec 28, 2017 KD 0.645 0.641 Dec 21, 2017 GCC Large Cap Fund Global Bi-weekly Dec 19, 2017 USD 145.450 145.340 Dec 12, 2017
Gulf Equity Investment Fund Watani Investment Co. Weekly Dec 28, 2017 USD 11.055 11.030 Dec 21, 2017 Global Saudi Equity Fund Global Bi-weekly Dec 19, 2017 SAR 220.470 219.050 Dec 12, 2017
Regional Bond and Sukuk Investment Fund NBK Capital Weekly Dec 28, 2017 USD 10.018 10.003 Dec 21, 2017 Sectoral Funds EPADI Fund Global Weekly Dec 19, 2017 USD 95.600 95.200 Dec 12, 2017
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Islamic Funds Global GCC Islamic Fund Global Weekly Dec 19, 2017 USD 98.120 98.820 Dec 12, 2017
Gulf Bank Al-Durra Islamic Fund Global Monthly Dec 21, 2017 KD 1.253 1.244 Dec 14, 2017
Al Basha’er GCC Equity Fund Kwt. Fin. & Inv. Co. & Gulf Fin. House Monthly Dec 31, 2017 USD 7.026 6.290 Nov 30, 2017 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Coast Fund Coast Investment & Dev. Co. Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.667 0.667 Oct 31, 2017 Kuwait Finance & Investment Co (KFIC)
Markaz Real Estate Fund Bi-annual Nov 30, 2017 KD 10.002 1.392 Sept 30, 2017 Al Wasm Fund KFIC Weekly Dec 13, 2017 KD 0.414 0.416 Nov 30, 2017
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Al Basha’er GCC Equity Fund KFIC Monthly Nov 30, 2017 USD 6.929 7.119 Oct 31, 2017
Al Ahli Bank —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Al Ahli Gulf Fund Al Ahli Bank Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.874 0.885 Oct 31, 2017 KAMCO
Al Ahli Kuwaiti Fund Al Ahli Bank Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.818 0.856 Oct 31, 2017 KAMCO Investment Fund KAMCO Monthly Oct 31, 2017 KD 1.163 1.210 Sept 28, 2017
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund KAMCO Oct 31, 2017 USD 10.090 10.120 Sept 30, 2017
Burgan Bank —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Burgan Equity Fund Burgan Bank Monthly Jan 2, 2018 KD 1.071 1.117 Nov 26, 2017 Wafra International Investment Co.
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Wafra Equity Fund Wafra Co. Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.908 0.947 Oct 31, 2017
Boubyan Bank Wafra Bond Fund Wafra Co. Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 1.003 1.060 Oct 31, 2017
Boubyan KD Money Market Fund Boubyan Bank Weekly Jan 2, 2018 KD 1.071 1.070 Dec 13, 2017 Masaref Investment Fund ISKAN Weekly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.848 0.860 Oct 31, 2017
Boubyan KD Money Market Fund II Boubyan Bank Weekly Jan 2, 2018 KD 1.018 1.017 Dec 13, 2017 Fajir Islamic Fund Wafra Co. Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.681 0.707 Oct 31, 2017
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Boubyan Capital Investment Co. Al Aman Investment
Boubyan USD Liquidity Fund Boubyan Capital Investment Co Jan 2, 2018 USD 10.280 10.277 Dec 13, 2017 Al Aman Islamic Fund Al Aman Investment Weekly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.315 0.334 Sept 30, 2017
Boubyan Multi-Asset Holding Fund Boubyan Bank Sept 30, 2017 USD 10.980 10.860 Aug 31, 2017 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tharwa Investment Co.
Kuwait Investment Co. Tharwa Investment Fund Tharwa Investment Co Weekly Dec 21, 2017 KD 1,461 1,480 Oct 31, 2017
Local Fund Al Raed Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Jan 4, 2018 KD 1.042 0.998 Dec 7, 2017 Tharwa Islamic Fund Tharwa Investment Co Monthly Dec 21, 2017 KD 0.603 0.619 Oct 31, 2017
Kuwait Investment Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Dec 28, 2017 KD 0.739 0.710 Nov 29, 2017 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Al Hilal Fund Kuwait Investment Co Monthly Jan 1, 2018 KD 0.704 0.704 Dec 4, 2017
Al Atheer Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Dec 31, 2017 KD 1.009 1.009 Nov 30, 2017
Bank Al-Bilad
Al Seef Fund Bank Al-Bilad Daily Dec 24, 2017 KD 0.410 0.400 Dec 10, 2017
International Global Bond Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Jan 3, 2018 USD 26.350 26.200 Dec 27, 2017
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Diversified Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Jan 3, 2018 USD 20.810 20.710 Dec 27, 2017
European Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Dec 29, 2017 Euro 21.630 21.690 Nov 30, 2017 Commercial International Bank
Pacific Equity Fund Kuwait Investment Co Weekly Dec 31, 2017 USD 34.500 34.310 Dec 27, 2017 CIB Money Market Fund (Osoul) CI Asset Management Weekly Dec 26, 2017 EGP 312.380 311.380 Dec 18, 2017
North American Equity Fund Kuwait Investment Co Tw. Monthly Dec 29, 2017 USD 19.390 19.250 Nov 30, 2017 CIB II Equity (Isthethmar) CI Asset Management Weekly Dec 26, 2017 EGP 184.880 182.840 Dec 18, 2017
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CIB and Faisal Islamic Al Aman CI Asset Management Weekly Dec 26, 2017 EGP 100.490 99.610 Dec 18, 2017
National Investment Co. (NIC) Hemaya CI Asset Management Weekly Nov 3, 2017 EGP 189.000 188.200 Nov 1, 2017
Al-Wataniya Fund NIC Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.606 0.634 Oct 31, 2017 Thabat CI Asset Management Weekly Dec 26, 2017 EGP 194.120 193.500 Dec 18, 2017
Al-Darij Fund NIC Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.349 0.362 Oct 31, 2017 Takamol CI Asset Management Weekly Dec 26, 2017 EGP 166.240 164.260 Dec 18, 2017
Mawarid Fund NIC Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.457 0.489 Oct 31, 2017 Misr El Mostakbel CI Asset Management Weekly Dec 24, 2017 EGP 25.500 25.630 Dec 18, 2017
Zajil Fund NIC Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.718 0.750 Oct 31, 2017 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Al Mada Investment Fund NIC Weekly Nov 30, 2017 USD 0.771 0.780 Oct 31, 2017 KFH Capital Investment Co.
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Muthanna Islamic Index Fund (MUDX) KFH Capital Investment Co Daily Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.374 0.405 Sept 30, 2017
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) Muthanna GCC Islamic banks Fund KFH Capital Investment Co Daily Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.669 0.710 Sept 30, 2017
Mumtaz Fund Kuwait Financial Center Weekly Dec 21, 2017 KD 4.092 4.073 Dec 14, 2017 Baitak GCC Fund KFH Capital Investment Co Weekly June 29, 2017 KD 0.930 0.916 Feb 28, 2017
MIDAF Kuwait Financial Center Weekly Dec 21, 2017 KD 3.112 3.100 Dec 14, 2017 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Islamic Fund Kuwait Financial Center Weekly Dec 21, 2017 KD 0.771 1.563 Dec 14, 2017
FORSA Financial Fund Kuwait Financial Center Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 0.996 1.013 Oct 31, 2017
Noor Financial Investment Co.
Noor Islamic Fund Noor Financial Investment Co Monthly Nov 30, 2016 KD 0.374 0.405 Sept 30, 2015
Real Estate Fund Kuwait Financial Center Monthly Nov 30, 2017 KD 1.388 1.390 Oct 31, 2017
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Markaz Fixed Income Fund Kuwait Financial Center Monthly Dec 21, 2017 USD 11.650 11.650 Dec 14, 2017
Markaz MENA Islamic Fund Kuwait Financial Center Weekly Dec 21, 2017 USD 10.650 10.650 Dec 14, 2017 CapCorp Investment Co.
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— CapCorp Local Fund CapCorp Investment Company Weekly Sept 28, 2017 KD 1.000 0.991 Aug 30, 2017
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

BUSINESS 29

Etihad taps former JetBlue exec as group CFO


Etihad Airways has hired former 2011 until 2016, having joined of Etihad Aviation Group (EAG)
JetBlue executive Mark Powers the New York-headquartered air- which oversees Etihad Airways,
as group chief financial officer, line as treasurer in 2006. engineering, airport, travel ser-
the Abu Dhabi-based carrier JetBlue has been critical of vices units, and its investments
said on Tuesday. attempts by American Airlines , in other carriers.
Long-serving Group CFO Delta Air Lines, and United “The Etihad Aviation Group
James Rigney left the troubled Airlines to restrict the growth of Board believes Mark and the
airline along with CEO James Etihad and other Gulf carriers wider finance team will play a
Hogan in July. over accusations they receive pivotal role in helping to guide
Powers will join Etihad this unfair state subsidies. The Gulf Etihad onto the next stage of its
month, the airline said in a state- carriers have denied the subsidy development,” said Group CEO
ment. claims. Tony Douglas, who joined the
He was CFO at JetBlue from Powers will head the finances airline this month. (RTRS)

Kuwait bourse resumes


uptrend; volume shrinks
NBK rallies 7 fils; Americana flat
By John Mathews the winners outnumbered the los- respectively whereas Al Mal
Arab Times Staff ers. 55 stocks advanced whereas Investment eased 0.2 fils. Coast
43 closed lower. Of the 113 coun- Investment Co edged 1.1 fils up at
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: ters active on Tuesday, 15 closed Securities House Co fell 0.9 fil to
Kuwait stocks resumed its flat. 3,348 deals worth KD 11.9 55.3 fils.
advance on Tuesday after million were transacted — down Sokouk Holding dialed up 0.6
last session’s slight pull- 52 pct in value from the day before. fils while Unicap and Noor
National Industries Group rose 3 Financial Investmet Co trimmed
back. The bourse climbed fils on back of 4.7 million shares 0.8 fils each. Al Madina erased 0.9
20.5 pts in volatile trade to whereas Metal and Recycling Co fils and Arzan ticked 0.1 fil into
6,518.99 points amid fresh and Heavy Engineering Industries red.
buying in banks and some and Shipbuilding Co clipped 1 fil Tamdeen Investment Co
of the other heavyweights. each. climbed 10 fils to 300 fils and
The KSX 15 benchmark jumped Kuwait Food Co (Americana) Warba Insurance Co was down 7.3
6.98 pts to 947.71 points taking the was unchanged at KD 1.055 and fils at 56.1 fils. Wethaq Takaful
month’s gains to 33 pts and NICBM too did not budge from its rose 3 fils to close at 50 fils. Al
weighted index added 2.51 points. earlier close of 195 fils. Boubyan Imitiaz closed 1 fil in green.
The volume turnover meanwhile Petrochemical Co added 3 fils and National Real Estate Co and
fell from the second straight ses- Al Qurain Petrochemical Co dialed Mabanee Co took in 1 fil each
sion. 86.86 million shares changed up 1 fil before closing at 718 fils. whereas United Real Estate Co
hands — a 19.4 percent drop from Kuwiat Foundry Co slipped 4 paused at 77 fils. Kuwait Real Estate
the day before. fils to 228 fils and Independent Co added 1.3 fils and Mazaya
The sectors closed mixed. Petroleum Group gained 10 fils. Holding ticked 1 fil higher.
Insurance outshone the rest with The company has clocked a 1 pct The bourse has been largely
over 2 percent gain whereas paral- rise in third quarter profits to KD upbeat so far during the week and
lel market shed 1.5 percent, the 1.445 million from the same peri- has gained 64 pts in last three ses-
biggest loser of the day. In terms od last year. In the 9M period the sions. It has climbed 110 pts from
of volume, financial sector clocked earnings jumped 28.2 percent to start of the month after adding 11.8
the highest market share of 38 per- KD 5.058 million. percent during whole of 2017.
cent and real estate followed with Slipped KSE, with 188 listed companies, is
over 32 pct contribution. Jazeera Airways was flat at 670 the second largest bourse in the
Among the notable gainers, fils and ALAFCO climbed 12 fils region.
National Bank of Kuwait rallied 7 to 375 fils. Combined Group In the bourse related news,
fils on back of 2.6 million shares Contracting Co slipped 9 fils to Mashaer Holding incurred a losses
and Al Ahli Bank climbed 6 fils to 459 fils and Energy Holding took of KD 597,180 in the third quarter
293 fils. Gulf Cable jumped 25 fils in 2 fils. UPAC climbed 7 fils to of 2017, as compared to KD
to 455 fils and Kuwait Portland 585 fils. 503,400 profit in the year ago peri-
Cement soared 24 fils. Mashaer Holding gained 10 fils od. In the first nine-months the
Zain rose 4 fils on back of 1.2 and Inovest dialed up 2 fils to wind company suffered losses of KD
million shares partly paring up at 79.9 fils. KGL Logistics 19,280 as against KD 584,800
Monday’s losses and Ooredoo fol- trimmed 0.8 fil and Equipment profits in the same period in 2016
lowed suit to wind up at KD 1.089. Holding Co inched 0.7 fils up to and is attributed to a provision of
Kuwait Telecommunications Co 36.9 fils. tax claim valued at KD 1.03 mil-
(VIVA) inched 1 fil lower and Humansoft Holding shed 10 fils lion.
Agility climbed 22 fils after trad- and Mezzan Holding pulled 8 fils Kuwait and Middle East
ing over 1 million shares. down to 796 fils. The company Financial Investment (KMEFIC)
Kuwait Finance House took in 2 posted a 10.5 pct year-on-year narrowed its losses by 95.5 pct
fils and Warba Bank closed flat. drop in profits to KD 2.8 million year-on-year to KD 86, 020 in the
The bank’s third quarter earnings for the third quarter of 2017, in the third quarter of 2017. In the
soared 428.4 pct to KD 2.23 mil- first nine months of the year, earn- January — September period, the
lion from KD 442,000 same period ings dipped by 23.1 percent to KD losses shrank by 84.8 percent to
of 2016. During the first nine 10.1 million. KD 492,220, compared to the
months, the profits jumped 442 In the banking sector, Gulf Bank same period last year.
percent to KD 4.75 million. and Kuwait International Bank Aqar Real Estate Investments
The market opened firm and took in 1 fil each to close at 240 Co’s earnings was down 6.42 pct
inched higher in early trade. The fils and 235 fils respectively year-on-year during the third quar-
main index dipped briefly to plumb whereas Commercial Bank stood ter of 2017 to KD 345,140 .In the
the day’s lowest level of 6,597 pts pat at 400 fils. January-September period, profits
and pulled back into green territo- Burgan Bank ticked 1 fil higher rose 11.5 percent to KD 1.03 mil-
ry. It peaked at 6,524 pts half way to 316 fils and Boubyan Bank held lion. The operating revenues rose
into the session and fell sharply ground at 454 fils after seesawing 14.6 pct to KD 1.48 million in
before clawing back to end with earlier in the session. Al Mutahed nine-month period.
modest gains. was up 2 fils at 350 fils. Warba Insurance Company
Top gainer of the day, Mashaer Kuwait Investment Co added 1 posted a loss of KD 3.1 million
Holding vaulted 16.67 pct to 70 fil whereas KIPCO was unchanged during the second quarter ended on
fils and Gulf Insurance Co jumped at 330 fils. Commercial Facilities 30 June 2017 as compared to prof-
10.9 pct to stand next. Kuwait Co rose 3 fils to 180 fils and its of KD 2.2 million in the 2nd
Cable Vision Co dived 20 pct, the International Financial Advisors quarter of 2016. The loss per share
steepest decliner of the day and clipped 1 fil. National Investment stood at 19.12 fils in Q2 of 2017
MENA Holding topped the vol- Co rose 2 fils to 106 fils. and current assets shrank by 10.1%
ume with 9.8 million shares. Bayan Investment Co and KFIC to KD 43.54 million by the end of
Reflecting the day’s upswing, paused at 48 fils and 44.9 fils the second quarter.

Mideast stocks

Saudi PetroRabigh surges again

Gulf moves little, Egypt rises


DUBAI, Jan 9, (RTRS): Gulf stock petrochemical complex. Saudi Arabia
markets were mostly sluggish on Dubai’s index rose 0.4 percent as ■ The index fell 0.3 percent to
Tuesday as Qatar slowed after Air Arabia climbed 3.2 percent to its 7,291 points.
surging for two days, but Egypt’s highest level since early February
bourse rose after authorities 2017, in its heaviest trade since mid- Dubai
announced a date for presidential October. Dubai Islamic Bank rose ■ The index rose 0.4 percent to
elections. 1.7 percent to its highest since 3,505 points.
The Qatari stock index closed 0.3 August 2015.
percent higher, well off early lows, But builder Drake & Scull Abu Dhabi
as trading volume shrank by nearly a dropped a further 3.5 percent on ■ The index was flat at 4,586
third. The index had gained 2.6 per- further profit-taking after big gains points.
cent on Monday as investors posi- since November.
tioned for annual dividend announce- After the close, Dubai Financial Qatar
ments in a few weeks. Market released a list of the first ■ The index rose 0.3 percent to
Some of the best performers of the 19 stocks for which it will permit 9,002 points.
past two days pulled back, with regulated short-selling. They
Doha Bank losing 1.5 percent. include Air Arabia and Drake & Egypt
But Aamal Co rose 2.4 percent Scull as well as blue chips such as ■ The index gained 1.4 percent to
after announcing plans for an affil- Emaar Properties. 15,159 points.
iate which it owns 50-50 with In Egypt, the index gained 1.4
Egypt’s El Sewedy Electric Co to percent to a record high in its heavi- Kuwait
build three factories to produce est trade since November after the ■ The index rose 0.3 percent to
copper wires, aluminium bars and presidential elections were sched- 6,519 points.
drums for cables – the country’s uled for March 26-28.
first such factories. Incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Bahrain
In Saudi Arabia, the index fell 0.3 has yet to announce his candidacy ■ The index fell 0.4 percent to
percent as petrochemical giant Saudi but is widely expected to run and 1,315 points.
Basic Industries dropped 0.5 per- win, which could extend a period of
cent. But PetroRabigh gained a fur- relative political stability and pro- Oman
ther 3.9 percent in the wake of the vide more time for Egypt’s eco- ■ The index edged down 0.03
opening of facilities in its Phase II nomic reforms to bear fruit. percent to 5,106 points.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

BUSINESS 30

Samsung’s profit jumps 64 pct to record high


Samsung Electronics said its October- The result, however, missed expec- also at a record high.
In this Jan 8 photo, Samsung December operating profit jumped 64 tations. Analysts polled by financial For the entire year, Samsung’s
Electronics’ Galaxy Note 8 is percent to a record high, capping off data firm FactSet expected 16.2 tril- operating income stood at 53.6 tril-
displayed at its shop in Seoul, 2017 with the biggest annual oper- lion won in operating profit. Analysts lion won ($50.2 billion), a 83-percent
South Korea. Samsung ating income and sales in its history lowered their views on Samsung last surge from 2016, on sales of 239.6
Electronics said Tuesday its thanks to the blockbuster semicon- month, citing the one-time bonuses trillion won ($224.2 billion), up 19 per-
October-December operating ductor business. to employees and the appreciation of cent from the previous year.
profit jumped 64 percent to a In its earnings preview Tuesday, the local currency against the US dol- Samsung did not give a quarterly
record high. (AP) the South Korean company put its lar. Nomura estimates that Samsung net profit or breakdown figures for
operating profit at 15.1 trillion won ($ spent 700 billion won ($655 million) as each businesses. The company is
14.1 billion) for the final three months bonuses to employees. due to disclose more details of its fi-
of last year, compared with 9.2 trillion Fourth-quarter sales rose 24 per- nancial performance later this month.
won a year earlier. cent to 66 trillion won ($61.8 billion), (AP)

the
bottomline Equities’ 2018 rally goes on, US
NEW YORK: Boeing Co said on Montana, to Bushton, Kansas.
Tuesday it delivered 763 jetliners in
2017, likely retaining the title of the
world’s biggest plane maker com-
pared with European rival Airbus SE.
Boeing also garnered 912 net new
CEO Terry Spencer said the
proposed pipeline is “critical to meet-
ing the needs of producers who are
increasing production and are required
to meet natural gas capture targets in
crude prices hit three-year high
aircraft orders worth $134.8 billion the Williston Basin.” (AP)
last year, compared with 668 worth
about $94 billion in 2016.
❑ ❑ ❑ Dollar falls against yen after BOJ move
Airbus was on track last month LONDON: British luxury carmaker
to rack up more than 1,000 gross Aston Martin, fictional spy James
Bond’s favourite model of transport, NEW YORK, Jan 9, (Agen- 25,392.74 and the S&P 500 was up 9.65 Continental rose 5.4 percent on ex- percent at 31,011.41 (close)
new orders, excluding cancellations, points, or 0.35 percent, at 2,757.36. pectations of a possible corporate over- Shanghai – Composite: UP 0.1 per-
compared with the 1,053 gross orders is mulling a London stock market flo- cies): Stocks in world in- The Nasdaq Composite was up 16.07 haul. cent at 3,413.90 (close)
tation, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
Boeing announced Tuesday.
Aston Martin is mulling an initial dexes continued their flying points, or 0.22 percent, at 7,173.45. Continental is still looking at its Dollar/yen: DOWN 112.78 yen from
The annual tallies confer more than Healthcare and financial stocks were corporate structure as part of a review 113.08 yen
just bragging rights; they show the public offering (IPO) that could value start to the year on Tues-
the iconic sports car manufacturer at the biggest gainers among the 11 major launched more than a year ago, a source Oil
companies’ ability to run factories
as much as £5.0 billion ($6.8 billion,
day as bank stocks gained, S&P sectors. close to the matter said on Tuesday fol-
smoothly, make new sales and while US oil touched its Oil rose further above $68 a barrel on
ultimately generate profits. Both com- 5.7 billion euros), according to the A 2.4 percent rise in Johnson & lowing a media report about a possible
report which cited people familiar Johnson and a 5 percent jump in Boston breakup of the car parts maker. Tuesday, touching its highest since May
panies report 2017 results in coming
with the matter.
highest since late 2014. 2015, supported by OPEC-led production
weeks. (RTRS) Scientific helped the S&P health sector Fiat Chrysler rose to another record
Investor interest in the shares sale A tweak to the Bank of Japan’s gain 0.9 percent. high, up 2 percent. Traders cited con- cuts and expectations US crude invento-
❑ ❑ ❑ could be boosted by the group’s plans bond-buying program shunted Citigroup rose 1 percent and Bank tinued talk the carmaker could look at ries fell for an eighth week.
LAS VEGAS: Samsung Electron- to launch its first sport utility vehicle the yen higher, while the dollar of America and Goldman Sachs rose strategic deals such as spin-offs and dis- The Organization of the Petroleum
ics Co Ltd unveiled its first set of (SUV), the report added. (AFP) climbed against a basket of major about 0.6 percent, tracking a rise in US posals in the last year with CEO Sergio Exporting Countries and allies includ-
components for autonomous driving ❑ ❑ ❑ currencies, recovering further from 10-year Treasury yields, which hit a Marchionne at the helm at the company. ing Russia are keeping supply limits
and infotainment solutions developed 10-month high after the Bank of Japan Commodities also continued their in place in 2018, a second year of re-
with Harman International, which LONDON: British American Tobac- last week’s decline to its lowest in straint, to reduce a price-denting glut of
co said new US tax rules would boost more than three months. said it would trim its purchases of Japa- climb, with stronger metals prices help-
it bought about a year ago in a major nese government bonds. ing the STOXX 600 materials index oil held in inventories.
push into the auto electronics market. its earnings per share by 6 percent in Wall Street’s main indexes hit record
2018, supporting its commitment to Investors are waiting for the start of rise 1.2 percent to hit its highest since Brent crude, the international bench-
The automotive industry is one of highs at the open, extending a winning mark, was up 35 cents at $68.13 a bar-
high-single-digit earnings growth and streak since the start of 2018. MSCI’s the quarterly earnings season for more March 2012.
the fastest-growing segments of the readings on the impact of recent tax Financials provided the biggest rel at 1412 GMT and earlier touched
technology market, with carmakers greater investment in vaping devices. all-country world stocks index also
Jefferies analysts estimated the cuts and profit forecasts. boost to the STOXX as optimism over $68.29, its highest since May 2015. US
looking to add more autonomous posted another record high. Earnings for S&P 500 companies Europe’s economic growth prevailed. crude rose 47 cents to $62.20 and also
features as the race to put driverless 6 percent benefit equates to around
400 million pounds ($541 million),
US stock investors remain upbeat are expected to rise 11.8 percent in the “In an environment of solid growth reached its highest since May 2015.
cars on the road heats up. about fourth-quarter earnings season, “Oil prices remain on an upward tra-
At an annual trade show in Las or about 2 percent of sales, and fourth quarter, compared with an 8 per- and rising long-term yields in Europe,
suggested the investment could help which begins on Friday with results cent increase a year earlier, according financials and value stocks in general jectory,” said Carsten Fritsch, analyst
Vegas this week, Samsung Electron- from JPMorgan Chase, with the focus
ics unveiled an automotive camera BAT compete against Philip Morris to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. are likely to outperform, as well as en- at Commerzbank.
International in the growing market expected to be on any comments relat- A handful of retailers including Tar- ergy,” said Mirabaud’s Bissat, who is “In view of sharply falling US crude
system featuring collision warning, ed to the just-approved US tax overhaul
lane-departure warning, and adaptive for cigarette alternatives seen as less get, Kohl’s Corp and Lululemon Ath- overweight on financials stocks. oil stocks and record-high compliance
dangerous than smoking. that includes hefty corporate tax cuts. letica have already reported solid rise Elsewhere among cyclicals, Germa- with the production cuts by OPEC,
cruise control, developed in collabora-
tion with Harman. (RTRS) “A key factor weighing on the mul- Citi analysts say global earnings re- in same-store sales for the holiday pe- ny’s Siemens rose 0.5 percent after its market participants are convinced that
tiple relative to Philip Morris has been a visions have now been upgraded for 14 the market is continuing to tighten.”
❑ ❑ ❑ feeling that they are trailing in reduced weeks in a row, the best run of weekly
riod and raised their profit forecasts for industrial production and exports rose
the fourth quarter. more than expected in November. OPEC is cutting output by even more
NEW YORK: A deal between Chinese risk,” the analysts said, noting that 2018 upgrades since their data series started Advanced Micro Devices slipped Germany-listed shares in South Af- than it promised and the restraint is re-
smartphone maker Huawei and will be a “huge year” in shaping the in 2000. ducing oil stocks globally, a trend most
competitive environment for so-called 3.5 percent after Microsoft suspend- rican retailer Steinhoff fell 5.4 percent
AT&T to sell smartphones in the The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 visible in the United States, the world’s
United States has fallen apart, US reduced risk products. (RTRS) ed patches to guard against security after the ECB sold its Steinhoff bond at
index rose 0.44 percent and MSCI’s threats for computers running AMD a loss as the company grapples with an largest and most transparent oil market.
business media reported Tuesday. ❑ ❑ ❑ gauge of stocks across the globe gained chipsets after complaints that the soft- accounting scandal. Supply reports this week from indus-
The partnership allowing Huawei to 0.18 percent.
sell its Mate 10 phone through AT&T PARIS: France’s PSA, maker of ware updates froze their machines. Morrisons, up 2.4 percent, was try group American Petroleum Institute
Peugeot and Citroen cars, said Tues- Oil prices rose, touching their high- GoPro fell 6 percent, extending among top gainers after the UK retailer and the US government’s Energy Infor-
was expected to be unveiled during the est since December 2014, supported by
Consumer Electronics Show in Las day that it would take advantage of losses from Monday after the action reported a stronger than anticipated mation Administration are expected to
President Emmanuel Macron’s more OPEC-led production cuts and expec- camera-maker flagged a weak holiday Christmas trading season. Marks & show US crude stocks fell by 4.1 mil-
Vegas this week. But the venture has
fallen through, the Wall Street Journal flexible labour laws to offer 1,300 tations that US crude inventories have quarter that triggered sale talks. The Spencer also gained. lion barrels, an eighth week of decline.
and Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing voluntary redundancies as Europe’s dropped for an eighth week. company said it was not actively try-
second-largest carmaker restructures US crude rose 1.51 percent to $62.66 Asia Gold
people familiar with the matter. ing to sell itself but would be willing to
The companies did not immediately its operations. per barrel and Brent was last at $68.53, partner with a larger sector player. Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, Gold drifted lower on Tuesday,
respond to a request for comment. It is the first major company to up 1.11 percent on the day. Declining issues outnumbered ad- with Hong Kong marking 11 straight weighed down by a firmer dollar on the
(AFP) invoke the looser rules, aimed at The dollar rose against most other vancers on the NYSE by 1,579 to wins and Tokyo at a 26-year high, as back of concerns about instability in
creating a more attractive business major currencies including the euro, investors press on with a global rally Europe, while a buoyant stock market
❑ ❑ ❑ climate for investors by making it less 1,216. On the Nasdaq, 1,429 issues fell
which having approached three-year and 1,400 advanced. that has the region enjoying its best also sapped enthusiasm for bullion.
NEW YORK: Target leveraged its expensive to hire and fire workers. highs last week, slipped. start since 2006. Spot gold was down 0.8 percent at
stores as delivery centers, helping to PSA will also offer 900 early The dollar fell against the yen after Europe Hong Kong rose 0.4 percent, equalling $1,309.83 an ounce at 1500 GMT. Last
boost sales during the critical holiday retirement plans, but said it planned the Bank of Japan trimmed its purchas- European shares rose for a fourth its best run of gains since October 2012 week, prices touched their strongest
period. to offset the redundancies by creating straight session on Tuesday, lifted by and putting its record high in view. since Sept. 15 at $1,325.86.
The Minneapolis-based retailer 1,300 new jobs with long-term con- es of long-dated government bonds in
market operations, stoking speculation strength among cyclical stocks and Shanghai finished 0.1 percent higher US gold futures fell 0.7 percent to
said Tuesday that sales at stores open tracts this year and 2,000 apprentices
for younger workers. (AFP) the central bank could start to wind optimism about further growth in com- – an eighth-straight gain – and Tokyo $1,310.70 an ounce.
at least a year jumped 3.4 percent in
down its huge stimulus policy this year. pany earnings. closed up 0.6 percent – at its highest The dollar hit a more than one-week
November and December, with heavy ❑ ❑ ❑ Expectations of possible dealmaking close since November 1991 – as traders high against a basket of other major cur-
traffic on the company’s website and The dollar index rose 0.26 percent,
in stores. JOHANNESBURG: A South African with the euro down 0.37 percent to in the auto industry and a weaker euro returned from a long weekend break. rencies on Monday . It was up 0.2 percent
Target stores played a part in 70 tribal leader has agreed to a more $1.1921. also helped, pushing the STOXX 600 Sydney rose 0.1 percent and Singa- on Tuesday, making commodities priced
percent of online volume during transparent structure for a 175 million The Japanese yen strengthened 0.39 up 0.4 percent at 400 points, its highest pore climbed 0.4 percent. in the greenback more expensive for buy-
the last two months of the year, ac- rand ($14 million) community trust percent versus the greenback at 112.65 since August 2015 and just a few points There were also gains in Manila, ers using other currencies.
counting for about 80 percent of the funded by Anglo American Platinum per dollar, while Sterling was last trading below its all-time peak of 414. Wellington and Kuala Lumpur but “The dollar has bounced back, part-
company’s same-store sales growth. (Amplats), a move that aims to curb at $1.3526, down 0.29 percent on the day. Top gainer on the STOXX on Tues- Wellington and Taipei slipped. ly due to weakness in the euro,” said
The stores were used to either ship unrest around the firm’s most profit- day was Altice. Seoul closed down 0.1 percent after Jonathan Butler, commodities analyst
online orders or as a pickup point for able mine. US Its shares rose 10.5 percent as inves- a more than three percent drop in mar- at Mitsubishi in London.
customers who ordered online. (AFP) The changes relate to the Mapela Wall Street’s main indexes edged tors welcomed a decision to spin off its ket heavyweight Samsung Electronics, The euro is down due to concerns about
Trust, which was set up to fund de-
❑ ❑ ❑ velopment projects in communities
higher on Tuesday as healthcare and US unit and simplify the indebted tele- which was hit after its forecast for re- upcoming Italian elections, problems
bank stocks gained in the run up to the coms and cable firm’s structure. cord fourth-quarter profits missed ex- forming a government in Germany and
BISMARCK, N.D.: Company around Amplats’ Mogalakwena quarterly earnings season that is set to Traders said any move to reduce pectations. lingering concerns about Brexit, he added.
officials say a $1.2 billion natural operation, the world’s largest open-pit
gas liquids pipeline proposed from platinum mine and the Anglo Ameri- start later this week. debt would be well received by the However, while markets continue to “There’s also the continuing rally in
Montana to Kansas will help accom- can unit’s main cash spinner. Stocks continued their winning market, and analysts at brokerage Ray- push ever higher, there are worries the the equity markets.
modate increasing production in North The structure of the fund has streak as investors extended their bets mond James said the move could also advances this week could be petering All of that has probably helped take the
Dakota and reduce wasteful flaring of proved a flashpoint, with local com- on an improving economy and expecta- make the Altice European arm a pos- out, and there are also warnings of a wind out of gold’s sails,” Butler said.
excess gas. munities saying the way cash was tions of corporate profits that may get a sible acquisition target for rival French sharp correction on the horizon. Over the next few days, gold may
Oneok’s 900-mile Elk Creek Pipe- spent has not transparent and too boost from the tax cuts. telecoms companies. ■ Key figures around 0820 GMT extend losses to around $1,300 and
line would be able to transport up to much authority was given to the local At 11:27 p.m. ET (1627 GMT), the Auto stocks cemented their position Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.6 percent the 100-day moving average around
240,000 barrels per day of natural gas chief, known as Kgoshi, to determine Dow Jones Industrial Average was as the biggest sectoral gainer so far this at 23,849.99 (close) $1,290, he added. Other analysts ex-
liquids from a terminal near Sidney, where money was invested. (RTRS) up 109.74 points, or 0.43 percent, at year, rising 1.4 percent. Hong Kong - Hang Seng: UP 0.4 pect gold to bounce back.

exchange rates – Jan 9


US dollar Sterling pound Euro Japanese yen Swiss franc Canadian dollar Swedish krona Saudi riyal UAE dirham Bahraini dinar Omani riyal
Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer
BEC Buy .298250 .300000 .300000 .404384 .402384 .402384 .358015 .356014 .356014 .002598 .002597 .002597 .302625 .303624 .303624 .238060 .236060 .236060 .032786 .032786 .032786 .079540 .080040 .080040 .080893 .080848 .080848 .795208 .794708 .794708 .779006 .773710 .773710
Sell .302670 .302350 .302350 .411884 .411984 .411984 .363515 .383114 .383114 .002778 .002777 .002777 .313625 .310624 .310624 .247060 .246060 .246060 .037786 .037786 .037786 .080840 .080680 .080680 .082593 .082344 .082344 .803708 .803208 .803208 .784686 .784710 .784710
Muzaini Sell .301500 .302250 .302250 — .412720 .412720 — .366180 .366180 — .267400 .267400 — .312400 .312400 — .245530 .245530 — — — — .080654 .080654 — .082346 .082346 — .803110 .803110 — .785473 .785473
Dollarco Sell .302500 .301900 .301900 .412500 .410900 .410900 .365500 .364625 .364625 .002700 .003665 .003665 .315000 .296125 .296125 .246000 .244135 .244135 — — — .082500 .081365 .081365 .083250 .082585 .082585 .803000 .801265 .801265 — — —
Commercial Bank Buy .299000 .300950 .300950 .407000 .407546 .407546 .359000 .359259 .359259 — .002666 .002666 .307000 .307014 .307014 .242000 .241911 .241911 — .036593 .036593 .079000 .080270 .080270 .081662 .081958 .081958 .795604 .798700 .798700 .779957 .782034 .782034
Sell .303300 .303050 .303050 .041400 .410390 .410390 .366000 .361766 .361766 — .002684 .002684 .316000 .309156 .309156 .250000 .243600 .243600 — .036848 .036848 .083000 .080831 .080831 .082482 .082530 .082530 .803600 .804273 .804273 .787796 .787491 .787491
Gulf Bank Buy .300950 .300950 .300950 .406160 .406160 .406160 .358240 .358240 .358240 .000266 .000266 .000266 .306290 .306290 .306290 .241160 .241160 .241160 .036630 .036630 .036630 .080110 .080110 .080110 .081760 .081760 .081760 .794340 .794340 .794340 .779780 .779780 .779780
Sell .303050 .303050 .303050 .414440 .414440 .414440 .365470 .365470 .365470 .000270 .000270 .000270 .312480 .312480 .312480 .246030 .246030 .246030 .037040 .037040 .037040 .081210 .081210 .081210 .082760 .082760 .082760 .805860 .805860 .805860 .792720 .792720 .792720
NBK Buy — .300950 .300950 — .408240 .408240 — .359970 .359970 — .002669 .002669 — .307500 .307500 — .242230 .242230 — .036640 .036640 — .080180 .080180 — .081880 .081880 — .797110 .797110 — .781180 .781180
Sell — .303050 .303050 — .412750 .412750 — .364140 .364140 — .002701 .002701 — .311400 .311400 — .245010 .245010 — .037040 .037040 — .080940 .080940 — .082640 .082640 — .805130 .805130 — .788370 .788370
Burgan Bank Buy — .300950 .300950 — .407350 .407350 — .359424 .359424 — .002666 .002666 — .306810 .306810 — .242145 .242145 — .036635 .036635 — .080140 .080140 — .081823 .081823 — .787827 .787827 — .771706 .771706
Sell — .303050 .303050 — .410344 .410344 — .362084 .362084 — .002686 .002686 — .309108 .309108 — .243932 .243932 — .036904 .036904 — .080914 .080914 — .082618 .082618 — .814650 .814650 — .797542 .797542
ABK Buy .298450 .300950 .300950 .396510 .399560 .399560 .354510 .357180 .357180 — .026855 .026855 — .305410 .305410 — .235590 .235590 — .034490 .034490 .079290 .079300 .079300 .082203 .081250 .081250 — .788840 .788840 — .774320 .781712
Sell .304550 .303050 .303050 .407830 .407850 .407850 .364920 .365200 .365200 — .027344 .027344 — .312040 .312040 — .239920 .239920 — .035840 .035840 .082010 .081350 .081350 .083029 .083130 .083130 — .809320 .809320 — .794270 .790029
KFH Buy .299240 .300950 .300950 .403346 .406102 .406102 .355677 .358161 .358161 — .002657 .002657 — .305502 .305502 — .241301 .241301 — .036550 .036550 .079644 .080138 .080138 .081328 .081833 .081833 .789281 .797578 .797578 .773270 .781323 .781323
Sell .304770 .303050 .303050 .415158 .412057 .412057 .366638 .363812 .363812 — .002700 .002700 — .310916 .310916 — .245047 .245047 — .036998 .036998 .081409 .080917 .080917 .083112 .082609 .082609 .812352 .804550 .804550 .795163 .787593 .787593
KBE Sell — .304300 .304300 — .380900 .380900 — .332100 .332100 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .082810 .082810 — .806500 .806500 — — —
Danish krone Indian rupee Pakistani rupee Sri Lanka rupee Bangladesh taka Philippine peso Australian dollar Hong Kong dollar Singapore dollar Jordanian dinar Egyptian pound
Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer
BEC Buy .044475 .044475 .044475 .004139 .004694 .004694 .002560 .002703 .002703 .001734 .001926 .001926 .003286 .003624 .003624 .005961 .005570 .005570 .228946 .226946 .226946 .036564 .036064 .036064 .221421 .222421 .222421 .421835 .420662 .420662 .014711 .016463 .016463
Sell .049475 .049475 .049475 .004780 .004772 .004772 .002850 .002735 .002735 .002314 .001968 .001968 .003870 .003661 .003661 .006261 .006044 .006044 .240946 .239946 .239946 .039314 .039164 .039164 .231421 .228421 .228421 .430835 .428162 .428162 .020429 .017306 .017306
Muzaini Sell — — — — .004774 .004774 — .002737 .002737 — .001966 .001966 — .003629 .003629 — .006075 .006075 — — — — .038653 .038653 — .229500 .229500 — .426300 .426300 .020100 .017011 .017011
Dollarco Sell — — — .004850 .004770 .004770 .003050 .002734 .002734 .002270 .001966 .001966 .003860 .003662 .003662 .006250 .006053 .006053 — — — — — — — — — .427000 .427090 .427090 .018500 .017087 .017087
Commercial Bank Buy — .048243 .048243 .004000 — — — — — .002000 — — — — — .005000 — — .235000 .235373 .235373 — .038475 .038475 — .225237 .225237 .420000 — — .012000 — —
Sell — .048580 .048580 .006500 .004787 .004787 — .002746 .002746 .003500 .001973 .001973 — .003671 .003671 .007900 .006054 .006054 .243000 .237015 .237015 — .038744 .038744 — .226808 .226808 .433000 .427825 .427825 .023000 .017681 .017681
Gulf Bank Buy .048250 .048250 .048250 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .235750 .235750 .235750 .038260 .038260 .038260 .225450 .225450 .225450 — — — — — —
Sell .048870 .048870 .048870 .004840 .004840 .004840 .002780 .002780 .002780 .002000 .002000 .002000 .003710 .003710 .003710 .006110 .006110 .006110 .238970 .238970 .238970 .039030 .039030 .039030 .227950 .227950 .227950 .431250 .431250 .431250 .017390 .017390 .017390
NBK Buy — .048290 .048290 — .004715 .004715 — — — — .001946 .001946 — — — — .005850 .005850 — .236160 .236160 — — — — .225080 .225080 — .422090 .422090 — .016520 .016520
Sell — .048820 .048820 — .004793 .004793 — .002755 .002755 — .001982 .001982 — — — — .006060 .006060 — .239470 .239470 — — — — .228180 .228180 — .430470 .430470 — .017200 .017200
Burgan Bank Buy — .048265 .048265 — .004719 .004719 — .002708 .002708 — .001954 .001954 — .003604 .003604 — .005968 .005968 — .235809 .235809 — — — — .225489 .225489 — .423515 .423515 — .016356 .016356
Sell — .048626 .048626 — .004782 .004782 — .002745 .002745 — .001974 .001974 — .003656 .003656 — .006045 .006045 — .237606 .237606 — — — — .227199 .227199 — .427674 .427674 — .017868 .017868
ABK Buy — .045090 .045090 — .046371 .046371 — — — — — — — — — — — — .227710 .227710 — .038760 .038760 — .222770 .222770 — .423280 .423280 — .016080 .016080
Sell — .047290 .047290 — .047838 .047838 — .004668 .004668 — .002119 .002119 — — — — .006648 .006648 — .232950 .232950 — .039210 .039210 — .226670 .226670 — .431960 .431960 — .018240 .018240
KFH Buy — .048141 .048141 — .004699 .004699 — .002699 .002699 — .001950 .001950 — .003585 .003585 — .005922 .005922 — .234410 .234410 — — — — .224724 .224724 — .423396 .423396 — .017022 .017022
Sell — .048797 .048797 — .004807 .004807 — .002755 .002755 — .001979 .001979 — .003676 .003676 — .006088 .006088 — .239379 .239379 — — — — .228046 .228046 — .427795 .427795 — .017180 .017180
KBE Sell — — — — .004694 .004694 — .004694 .004694 — .001984 .001984 — .003778 .003778 — .006060 .006060 — — — — — — — — — — — — — .016990 .016990
Cyprus pound Yemeni riyal Thai baht South African rand Korean won Syrian pound Iranian Riyal Lebanese pound Malaysian ringgit Indonesian rupiah New Zealand dollar
Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer Cash Draft Transfer
BEC Buy — — — .000983 .001155 .001155 .009042 .008962 .008962 — — — .000273 — — .001281 .000495 .000495 .000084 — — .000150 .000185 .000185 .071887 .070403 .070403 .000018 .000017 .000017 .210645 .208645 .208645
Sell — — — .001063 .001255 .001255 .009592 .009377 .009377 — — — .000288 — — .001501 .000715 .000715 .000085 — — .000250 .000205 .000205 .077887 .077403 .077403 .000024 .000024 .000024 .220145 .219645 .219645
Muzaini Sell — — — — .001214 .001214 — .009410 .009410 — — — — — — — — — — — — — .002015 .002015 — .068460 .068460 — — — — — —
Dollarco Sell — .017965 .017965 — — — .009250 .010370 .010370 — — — — — — .000610 .001585 .001585 — — — — — — .071600 .076565 .076565 — — — — — —
Gulf Bank Buy — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .214810 .214810 .214810
Sell — — — — — — — — — .024800 .024800 .024800 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .000020 .000020 .000020 .219280 .219280 .219280
ABK Buy — — — — — — — – — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .218390 .218390
Sell — — — — — — — — – — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .222010 .222010
KFH Buy — — — — .001193 .001193 — .009260 .009260 — — — — — — — — — — — — — .000195 .000195 — .074956 .074956 — — — — — —
Sell — — — — .001222 .001222 — .009476 .009476 — — — — — — — — — — — — — .000204 .000204 — .075725 .075725 — — — — — —
KBE Sell — — — — .001550 .001550 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — .002395 .002395 — — —

travellers cheques US dollar Sterling Euro local gold Gold 999 kg Gold 999 10 tola Gold ounce Gold gm 22k Gold gm 21k Gold gm 18k 100 gm 999 10 gm 999
BEC .3023500 .4119843 .3831147 BEC — — — — — — — — All rates in KD per unit of
Commercial Bank .3030500 .4103900 .3617660 Muzaini Exchange 12,062.730 1,426.660 385.640 11.070 10.570 9.060 — 127.450
.3030500 .4144400 .3654700
foreign currency
Gulf Bank
Al-Ahli Bank .3030500 .4078500 .3652000
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By Miguel Carlos against the equally win-hungry keg- lanes 5 and 6. Spearheaded by the Reyel, Rita Vidana and Rico Galang, 700 and 855-796 victories made pos- week after subduing another strong
Special to the Arab Times lers of Pinbowls who were also look- quartet Farid Gabriel, Naji Al Houli, Siete Pares 1 quickly pulled away sible by the combined efforts of their contender Lane Surferzz 3,122-
ing for a third consecutive victory. Fahad Ragheeb and Habib Reda, Al from NLB after grabbing 818-744 ace gunner Ricky Palabon, Siddharth 2,945.
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Three weeks With the foursome of Rod Llait, Qwassem rained down their rivals and 803-689 victories in the first two Nair, Alex Nodalo, Adnan Hussain For the Individual and Team High
into the elimination round of the on- Liza Catapia, Norie Sairat and Romy with strikes in the first two games games of the match. and JR Angeles. scores the current record holders are
going 2018 Season 12 FTBK Tenpin Daus manning lanes, Rock N Bowl of the match on the way to deci- Even as Siete Pares slowed in Although Abdullah Ali, Hassan as follows: Individual High Game
Bowling Team Tournament being did not give their beleaguered oppo- sive 811-727 and 819-754 victories the remaining two games, NLB Karam, Fadi Al Masri, Wahab Ali, Men Class O/A-Jun Guerra 257,
held at the Cozmo Entertainment nents any leeway in the entire match which gave them a 149 pin falls Corporation was not able to make Jacky Guitang and Maricar Ruben Men Class B-Anastasius Menezes
Center bowling lanes in Salmiya, as they book 800-711 and 795-731 cushion going to the third. any headway as they continued to collaborated well enough to hand 257, Ladies- Janet Shaikh 246; High
the fiery Rock N Bowl lane masters victories in the first two games of And as the Thunders continue to bowl below par. This paved the way Cozmo Salmiya games three and Average Men Class O/A-Mousa
struck out Pinbowls as they bowled the match. Although Pinbowls man- squander and miss their marks, Al for Siete Pares 1 to eke out a clean four 788-715 and 818-757, Siete Abdullah 205, Men Class B-Ricky
like a house on fire en-route to an eye aged to take the third 778-748, Rock Qwassem All Stars put the result of sweep as they romped home with Pares 2 went on to win the match. Palabon 186, Ladies-Janet Shaikh
popping winning performance. N Bowl easily cruised to a lopsided the match beyond doubt with a 751- 777-718 and 799-707 victories in the In the other remaining matches of 223; Team High Game-Al Qwassem
Staying well inside the Top 8 after 3,294-2,935 total pin falls win by 679 win in game three and then went the third week, Strikers X bannered All Star 802 and Team High Series-
decisively thumping their respective clinching the final game of the en- on to complete a sweep of all four by Vicky Navarro, Norman Conde, D’ Islanders 3,234.
rivals in this sporting event organ- counter via a tenacious 926-715 games at hand through another im- BOWLING John Caldwell, Ronald Ferolino and The team standings after the third
ized by the Filipino Tenpin Bowlers score. The decisive victory that lifted pressive 826-759 victory in the last Benny Chan made its way back to week are as follows (read as rank,
Kuwait (FTBK) were the Al Qwas- Rock N Bowl to third place in leader game that brought their final win- the Top 8 by stopping Indian Bowl- team name and total score); 1. D’
sem All Star, Siete Pares 1, Siete board also earned them the weekly ning tally to 3,232-2,919. Bowling last two games. Through their 3,222- ing League 3,142-2,899, World Islanders-9,669; 2. Al Qwassem
Pares 2, Strikers X and D’ Island- team high series plum. Suiting up for K2E2 in this outing were Lee 2,858 total pin falls win, Siete Pares Class with Jane Nance, Bill Stiles, All Star-9,427; 3. Rock N Bowl-
ers who remained at the helm of the for the Pinbowls who will have their Mills, Butch Alinea, Jess Farne, Su- 1 is back inside the Top 8. Anastasius Menezes, Bashir Bilal 9,427; 4. Siete Pares 2-9,410; 5.
team standings for the third straight hands full in their upcoming matches laiman Al Shuaibi, Karl Alinea, and After turning back the tough and Gina Ashley grounded the strug- Pinbowls-9,399; 6. Lane Surfer-
week. to make up for the loss were Jheng Kim Alinea. Cozmo Salmiya keglers in lanes 3 gling DMDA Bowleros 3,079-2,880 zz-9,389; 7. Siete Pares 1-9,360; 8.
In ninth place after two weeks de- Liwayway, Mahmoud Dashti, Mo- Siete Pares 1 on the other hand and 4, the Siete Pares 2 pin crush- and in the only other pairing of the Strikers X-9,214; 9. NLB Corpora-
spite winning their first two matches hammad Karam and Yaheya Clenzi. compensated for their losing stint ers solidified their place in the elite week, the front running D’ Islanders tion-9,117; 10. World Class-9,110;
of the season, the Rock N Bowl lane Meanwhile, the highly touted Al in week 2 by defeating defending 8. In clinching a final winning tally led by Rolly David, Bobby Caram- 11. Indian Bowling League-9,106;
masters know they have to do better Qwassem All Star proved too hot champion NLB Corporation four of 3,204-3,102 pin falls, Siete Pares bas, Edgar Pascua, Danny Doctor, 12. Cozmo Salmiya-9,036; 13.
if they intend to extend their win- for the K2E2 Thunders to handle in games to none. Led by Egay Cabil- 2 banked on their superb showing in Vernie Villaruel and Aga Cuadrazal K2E2 Thunders-8,934; 14. DMDA
ning streak to three as they went up their 4-game series match bowled on do, Jojit Dador, Rami Mudaf, Faie games one & two that netted 852- kept the top spot for the third straight Bowleros-8,736.

Panarin scores winner in OT,


Blue Jackets pip Maple Leafs
Bobrovsky makes 35 saves; Savard fined for slashing
TORONTO, Jan 9, (Agen-
cies): Columbus goaltender
Sumo grand champion Kisenosato (right), of Japan performs his ring entry Sergei Bobrovsky had a
form with sword-holder Shohozan at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan 9. hard time holding back his
(AP) smile after a come-from-
Japan’s ancient sport keen to start afresh behind victory over To-
ronto.
Artemi Panarin scored 3:11 into
Sumo champs perform annual overtime to help the Blue Jackets
overcome a two-goal deficit and
ritual after ‘scandal-hit’ 2017 beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Mon-
day night.
TOKYO, Jan 9, (AFP): Sumo’s three Bobrovsky made 35 saves, includ-
grand champions clapped their hands ing a handful of big ones to keep his
and stamped their feet in a traditional
New Year offering to the Shinto gods
PNG and Widnes team within 2-0 before a third-period
rally. Columbus scored twice in the
Tuesday, as the sport seeks to turn the
page on a scandal-hit 2017.
player Ottio dead final 4:35 of the third period to set up
Panarin’s OT goal, when he took a
Wearing just their traditional white SYDNEY, Jan 9, (AFP): pass off his skate and kicked it to his
knotted belts — or “kesho-mawashi” Papua New Guinea rugby stick for the winner.
— with colourful aprons, the league player Kato Ottio, who Nick Foligno and Pierre-Luc
“Yokozuna” champions performed the recently signed with English Dubois scored in the third for Co-
ritual in front of an appreciative crowd side Widnes Vikings, has died lumbus. Foligno scored after goalie
of hundreds of fans. aged 23 from “a sudden health Frederik Andersen lost a bouncing
Hakuho, Kisenosato and Kakuryu issue” while training, officials
said Tuesday. puck before it found its way behind
were flanked by a traditional sword- him, then Dubois tied it with 2:47 left,
bearer and another attendant whose Ottio spent two seasons
with the Canberra Raiders snapping a wrist shot blocker side on
job is to walk ahead of the champions Andersen from the slot.
in Australia but after failing
parting the crowds. to break into their National James van Riemsdyk and William
The rite took place at Tokyo’s Meiji Rugby League squad, which Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs.
Shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji, the saw him sign with Widnes in Andersen stopped 30 shots.
great grandfather of reigning Emperor December.
Akihito, making explicit the links PNG Rugby Football
between the sport and the Shinto tradi- League ICE HOCKEY Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen stretches for the puck during first-period NHL hockey game
action against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Toronto on Jan 8. (AP)
tion in which it is steeped. chairman
The “ring-entering” ceremony is S a n d i s
also performed at the start of each day Tsaka said Andersen kept the Leafs in it long
in sumo’s top-division tournament.
Japan’s ancient sport is keen to start
died at a
hospital in
enough for van Riemsdyk to open the Stammen guaranteed $ 4.5m by Padres in 2-yr contract
Port Mo-
scoring at 11:09 of the second period,
afresh after an annus horribilis in deflecting Roman Polak’s point shot
2017, culminating in the resignation of resby early
Tuesday.
“Details
past Bobrovsky for his 18th goal.
Nylander doubled the lead on the
Mets agree to deal with suspended Mejia
of (his) power play with 3:58 to go in the sec-
SUMO death will ond, shooting a wrist shot over the glove NEW YORK, Jan 9, (Agencies): posted a 3.65 ERA in 93 2/3 innings. walks in a career-high 60 appearanc-
of a screened Bobrovsky for his ninth. The New York Mets have agreed to He is now eligible for reinstatement, es for the Padres last season. In 289
be released
Ottio later,” he Blue Jackets forward Sonny Milano a contract in formality with suspend- but it is unknown if commissioner career appearances with Washington
one of its top champions in disgrace. ed relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia. Rob Manfred would be open to hear- and San Diego, Stammen is 28-27
Harumafuji, 33, was charged and added on left the game in the second period
Facebook. Ottio was expected with an upper-body injury and didn’t The one-year deal is worth $1.729 ing the case should Mejia apply for with a 3.80 ERA.
fined 500,000 yen ($4,400) for a brutal million, but the right-hander will not reinstatement.
assault on a rival wrestler while out to travel to England next week return after being on the receiving end ❑ ❑ ❑
to get ready for the start of the of a check from Andreas Borgman. receive the money due to his three ❑ ❑ ❑
drinking in an incident that has rocked new Super League season in positive drug tests. The 28-year-old The Boston Red Sox agreed to
the sport to its core. The Leafs started the third the way Right-hander Craig Stammen is terms with right-handers Carson
February. they finished the second and could Mejia is unlikely to see any of the
Yokozuna are expected to be beyond “We are devastated to learn guaranteed $4.5 million as part of Smith and Steven Wright on one-
moral reproach, but the writing was on have put the game away if it wasn’t pay, but the contract allowed the
that Kato Ottio has passed
for Bobrovsky, who turned away Mets to avoid arbitration. his two-year contract with the San year, non-guaranteed contracts for
the wall for Harumafuji after he con- away. Kato was an incredibly Diego Padres and can earn an ad- the 2018 season to avoid salary ar-
fessed to hitting fellow wrestler Connor Brown and Nazem Kadri on Mejia was banned for life by Ma-
talented player, with a bright ditional $1 million in performance bitration.
Takanoiwa for texting his girlfriend. future ahead of him in rugby point-blank chances. jor League Baseball in February
Meanwhile, Columbus Blue Jack- 2016, but the Mets retain his rights bonuses annually based on pitching The financial terms of the con-
Mongolian Harumafuji, who league,” Widnes chief execu-
reached sumo’s hallowed rank five ets defenseman David Savard was as a player on their restricted list. appearances. tracts were not disclosed, but
tive James Rule said on the
years ago, admitted punching his fel- club’s website. fined $5,000 by the NHL on Monday Mejia was suspended for 80 San Diego announced his deal Smith’s contract reportedly is for
low countryman Takanoiwa and bash- “This news is all the more for slashing in Sunday’s game. games on April 11, 2015 follow- Saturday, when $850,000 and Wright will earn $1.1
ing him with a karaoke remote control. tragic, because Kato was due Savard was fined the maximum ing a positive test for Stanozo- the Padres also million in 2018.
The scandal mirrors that of another to travel to the UK this week to amount allowed under the collective lol, and he admitted to taking the said they agreed Smith, 28, returned from Tom-
Mongolian star, Asashoryu, who stepped fulfil his dream of playing first- bargaining agreement for slashing banned substance. He had a 162- to a two-year my John surgery in 2017, allow-
down in 2010 after being accused of grade rugby league.” Florida Panthers forward Vincent contract with ing only one earned run in eight
breaking a man’s nose in a drunken Trocheck in the third period of the Japanese right- regular-season relief outings with
brawl outside a Tokyo nightclub. hairdresser Yukiko Akiyama. game in Columbus as the Blue Jackets BASEBALL hander Kazuhisa the Red Sox, finishing with a 1.35
Another embarrassment hit the sport “Hurting somebody physically and pulled out a 3-2 shootout win. Makita. In addi- ERA over 6-2/3 innings. He also
early into the new year when reports mentally is not tolerated in today’s ❑ ❑ ❑ tion, the Padres made his postseason debut with two
emerged that the top-ranked referee had world,” said another sumo fan, 30-year- game suspension tacked onto that avoided arbitra- scoreless appearances against the
sexually harassed a teenage trainee. The Chicago Blackhawks placed tion with pitcher
old Yuki Ujiie, an orthopaedist. veteran defenseman Cody Franson after testing positive for both Sta- Houston Astros in the American
According to public broadcaster NHK nozolol and Boldenone in July of Carter Capps League Division Series.
and Kyodo News, Shikimori Inosuke, After the unwelcome distractions on waivers Monday, according to Mejia
outside the ring, the man-mountains multiple reports. that year. by agreeing to a Smith missed the majority of the
58, drunkenly molested his male junior non-guaranteed one-year deal worth 2016 season, making just three ma-
by kissing him and touching his chest at will get back to the business of push- Franson, 30, played in 23 games Mejia’s final failed test came in
a hotel in Okinawa, where sumo wres- ing, shoving and throwing each other this season, recording one goal and February 2016, when he against test- $1,062,500. jor league appearances before un-
tlers were on a winter tour. around at the first tournament of the seven points. In his ninth NHL sea- ed positive for Boldenone. Stammen has a salary of $2.25 dergoing surgery on May 24. In 90
Fans at the shrine on Tuesday said year in Tokyo on Jan 14. son, he signed a one-year, $1 million The 2018 deal represents the 30 million in each of the next two sea- major league outings since being
they hoped the sport could put the Hakuho said his goal for the year contract with Chicago in October. percent maximum cut allowed from sons and can earn $100,000 for 20 selected by the Seattle Mariners in
embarrassments behind it. “I would was to “break records one by one.” Franson did not play in Sunday’s Mejia’s $2.47 million salary in 2016. pitching appearances and each addi- the eighth round of the 2011 draft,
like the sumo world to put an end to He said he was aiming to secure his 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. He was cut the maximum 20 percent tional five through 50. He can make he is 3-5 with a 1.95 ERA over 87-
the recent scandals. I want them to be 1,000th win in the top division and com- He skated in the four previous games to $1.976 million last year. $150,000 apiece for 55 and 60. 2/3 innings, and has 14 saves, a 1.00
the people that children can get excited plete his 63rd tournament as a Yokozuna, after missing seven contests with an Mejia has not pitched a full season The 33-year-old was 2-3 with a WHIP, and 11.40 strikeouts per nine
about and respect,” said 42-year-old which would also be a record. upper-body injury. in the majors since 2014, when he 3.14 ERA with 74 strikeouts and 28 innings pitched.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

SPORTS 32

Al Qassem All Star team Asian Air Safari team Kuwait Nat’l Exchange team

Pongky Strikers team SKARZ team Swooping Eagles team

Swooping Eagles, Haribon Slazers join ‘Super 6’


Al-Qassem All Stars record 4th win streak Reunions, introductions for Coutinho at Barcelona
KUWAIT CITY: Highly
energized Swooping Eagles Dembele finally able to get stuck in at Barca
and legendary Haribon BARCELONA, Jan 9, (Agencies):
Slazers easily deposed their Ousmane Dembele has endured a frus-
nemesis and joined the trating start to life at Barcelona.
Signed from Borussia Dortmund in
“Super 6” while Al Qassem August for a club record fee of 147
All Stars and National Ex- million euros ($175.3 million), now
change Co. team recorded surpassed by the 160 million euros the
Catalans spent on Philippe Coutinho,
their fourth winning streak the Frenchman was brought to Camp
in the fourth elimination Nou to replace Neymar.
week of the 2018 Philippine Left reeling after Paris St Germain
activated the Brazilian’s 222 million
Bowling Associations in euro buy-out clause, Barcelona spent
Kuwait General Members’ more than half of that money on a
Cup Team Tournament X Strikers team
player who could light up their attack
in the same way Neymar did.
at the COZMO Bowling However on Dembele’s second start
Center in Kheifan. Narvasa, Imelda Calingasan, Adolfo 4 Al Qassem All Stars 3056
Prena and Cathy Fernandes while “X” Team Number Position No. of for the club, against Getafe on Sept 16,
The other winning teams were Strikers players were Joe Presenta, Cris Weeks he tore his hamstring.
Original Pin Busters and Porky Carungay, Abel Nitikusumo, Rocky (Consecutive Weeks) What followed was more than three
Strikers. It can be noted that the Castil and Imelda Daguio. First time 1 Al Qassem All Stars 4 months of recovery work, until he was
losing teams with depleted lineup playing with complete line up Original Fourth Round Standing: 1. Al finally able to make his return last
like Asian Air Safari and Nu- Pin Killers murdered the cellar dwell- Qassem All Stars (12612); 2. KNEC FC Barcelona’s Dembele (left), duels for the ball against Levante’s Sasa
santara were ejected from the elite ers Angelfire team with the score of Strikers (12183.5); 3. COZMO Bowl- SOCCER Lukic during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona
group. 2865- 2165. ing Team (11877); 4. Swooping Eagles and Levante at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on Jan 7. (AP)
Week Team Weekly High Series (11505); 5. ‘‘X’’ Strikers (11483); 6. week against Celta Vigo in the Copa
With two successive wins, the del Rey last-16 first leg, as a substitute.
emphatic Swooping Eagles easily Score Haribon Slazers (11441); 7. Asian
That was followed by his first start
associated itself to the Top 6 when 1 Al Qassem All Stars 3 0 0 1
( Consecutive Weeks)
Air Safari (11164); 8. NUSANTA-
RA (11097.5); 9. Original Pin Kill- since injury, in the 3-0 La Liga win NFL Roundup
they crushed the afflicted Nusantara over Levante on Sunday, playing well
3031- 2564. In Games 1 and 2 the 2 Al Qassem All Stars 3165 ers (11096.5); 10. Pongky Strikers
3 Kuwait National Exchange (11009.5); 11. SKARZ Team (10496); without making a large individual im-
Eagles subdued the Indonesian team 3214 and 12. Angelfire (9173). pact until he was replaced in the 67th
minute.
Although fans are anxious to see the
Gruden faces helluva challenge
BOWLING
‘Journeyman’ Fritsch banned for winger perform at the level he man-
954- 839, 1068-778 but in Game
3 the 4-man team of Nusantara
three months for doping violation
aged at Dortmund, it may take some
time for him to build up his form and
fitness.
Belichick absolutely plans
stunned and outscored the vivacious
Eagles 922- 909.
Top scorer of the Swooping Eagles NEW YORK, Jan 9, (RTRS): Ca- “I’m just so upset with myself that
Barcelona team mate Jordi Alba is
certain the 20-year-old will get back to
his best and improve beyond that too.
to coach Pats next season
was Glen Corbitt (574), followed by nadian golfer Brad Fritsch has been I didn’t think to question what was NEW YORK, Jan 9, (Agencies): rounders the next year) for the
Alonzo Bush (508), Riz Roque (508), banned for three months after he re- in the supplements. But I never did. Meanwhile, Philippe Coutinho met
his new Barcelona team-mates for the Bill Belichick, who has coached right to draft running back Ricky
Jessica Balagat (447) and Danny Solis ported himself to PGA Tour officials And in the program rules, it stipu- the New England Patriots to five Williams fifth overall in 1999.
(444) while Nasuntara’s team bowlers for violating its anti-doping policy, lates that a self-report is the same as first time on Tuesday following the
completion of his 160 million-euro NFL crowns in the past 16 seasons, ❑ ❑ ❑
were Ali Al Qassem (529), Saleh Al the governing body said on Monday. a positive test.” said Monday he “absolutely” plans
($192 million) move to the Camp Pittsburgh Steelers wide re-
Faraj (497), Gantosori Tanjung (263) The 40-year-old, who plays on the Fritsch has won once on the Buy. to guide the defending Super Bowl ceiver Antonio Brown, who
and Erlisa Gantosori (246). With the secondary Buy.com Tour and is eli- com Tour. Nou.
“WELCOME my friend @Phil_ champions again next season. missed the final two games of the
win-lose result, Swooping Eagles fly gible to return to competition on Feb DHEA is a hormone produced by The 65-year-old was preparing regular season with a calf contu-
high from eight to fourth place while Coutinho how nice is to share team
28, said the banned substance was in the adrenal glands and its production with you again,” wrote Luis Suarez in the Patriots for Saturday night’s sion, returned to practice Monday
Nusantara ejected from sixth to eight a supplement he had been taking to peaks when someone is in their mid- home playoff game against the and plans to play in Sunday’s AFC
position. English on Twitter alongside a photo
assist weight 20s, according to the webmd.com of the two together at Barcelona’s Tennessee divisional-round playoff game
The top rank team Al Qassem All loss. website. In most people, production Titans when
Stars, in a word, dominant, dismissed Sant-Joan Despi training ground. against the Jacksonville Jaguars
“Mr Fritsch gradually declines with age. The duo were photographed smiling he was asked at Heinz Field.
team after team in impressive manner, self-reported about his fu-
handing pitiless losses to all sched- with their thumbs up in Barca training Brown suffered the injury as he
this informa- GOLF kit. ture plans went to make a catch in the end
uled counterpart. This week mayhem and gave his
style of playing bowling proved to be tion after dis- Suarez added: “Lots of success in zone in the second quarter of the
covering that Fritsch joins a small list of play- this new stage, we will achieve them one-word re- 27-24 loss to the New England
explosive for Cozmo team to match sponse.
and scores were 1035- 936, 952- 1042, an ingredient in ers suspended since the PGA Tour all together!” Patriots on Dec 17. He immedi-
a supplement began drug testing in 2008. Coutinho, who has signed a contract “Right now ately vowed that he would return
1144- 884 (3156- 2862). my interest is
All Stars high scorers were Ibra- that he was With the exception of former until 2023 with the runaway Spanish for the playoffs.
taking was on world number on Vijay Singh, most league leaders, played alongside Su- trying to do ❑ ❑ ❑
him Al Jadi 219, 213, 264 (696) and the best I can
Habeeb Reda 217, 177, 206 (600), the prohibited have been little-known journeymen. arez at Liverpool until the Uruguayan Belichick A possible concussion to Caro-
list,” the Tour Fritsch Singh was suspended for 90 days made the same move in 2014. for our foot- lina Panthers quarterback Cam
followed by Ali Jawli (519), Hanadi ball team to get ready for Saturday
Mezaiel (513) and Hassan Al Qas- said in a statement. in 2013 after saying in a magazine The 25-year-old Brazilian did not Newton during a playoff game on
take part in Tuesday’s training session night against Tennessee,” Beli- Sunday as put the National Foot-
sem (479) while Cozmo top scorer “He has acknowledged his inad- interview that he was using deer ant- chick said.
was Ronnel Valencia (579), Alex vertent error and accepted his sus- ler spray. with the rest of Ernesto Valverde’s ball League’s injury protocol back
Cervantes (542), Noe Mahayag (495), pension.” The tour banned Singh for using
squad as he has been ruled out until the ❑ ❑ ❑ in the spotlight.
Lito Michael (477) and Bader Malalah end of January with a thigh injury. There was no celebrating back- During the final quarter of Caro-
Fritsch, in a Facebook posting, the spray, which contained an insu- Barcelona’s club record signing
(456). With the win-lose result both re- said his heart had “sank” when he lin-like growth factor on its banned up quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo lina’s 31-26 wild-card game loss to
tain their current position. could make his debut against Alaves at being traded by the New England the New Orleans Saints, Newton
realised that one of the supplements list. the Camp Nou on Sunday, Jan 28.
The encounter of the two flying he was taking included dehydroepi- The suspension was lifted after Patriots in October, Tom Brady was sacked and hit his head.
monsters the legendary Haribon Slaz- The Catalans, who play Celta Vigo said on Tuesday. The Panthers quarterback went
androsterone (DHEA). the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday in the second leg of their Brady denied he was “excited, to the ground as he left the field but
ers and the ‘iron bird’ Asian Air Safari “That ... supplement ended up con- (WADA) concluded that the spray
witnessed a dismal game when both Copa del Rey last-16 tie, also saw hollering and cajoling” at the team quickly returned to the game after
teams played with depleted line up re- taining a substance called DHEA,” should be removed from its list of French defender Samuel Umtiti return facility when he learned New Eng- missing only one play.
sulted to a blunder to the iron bird’s he wrote. banned substances. to training on Tuesday. land shipped his heir apparent out He was examined in a tent on
three game losses 971- 823, 947- 871, of town in a trade with the San the sidelines but did not go to the
966- 896 (2909- 2590). Francisco 49ers, which is con- locker room.
With the win Haribon mystically ‘It’s like a fresh start’ trary to a report published in ESPN ❑ ❑ ❑
snatched the sixth position from out- The Magazine. The San Francisco 49ers have
side while Asian Air from fifth down “I think that’s just such a poor
to seventh place. Haribon Slazers
high scorer was Joel Tizon 212, 190,
Patrick shifts careers, courts new fan base characterization of anything. In 18
years, I’ve never celebrated when
hired former Oakland Raiders
defensive coordinator Ken Norton
Jr as assistant head coach — de-
223 (625) assisted Moises Amahan CHARLOTTE, NC, Jan 9, (AP): Dan- talking about different things, it’s like hanging on a lanyard around his neck. someone has been traded, been fense/inside linebackers, the team
(483), Rudy de Lima (479) and Sonia ica Patrick’s days as a race car driver a fresh start, almost, with my career,” A pair of high school boys, one wear- cut,” Brady said Tuesday on WEEI announced Monday.
Mathews (439) while Asian Air Safari are pretty much over. She says she has said Patrick, who will turn 36 in March. ing a neon GoDaddy jacket, nervously radio in Boston. Norton, 51, was fired Nov 21
bowlers Aqeel Al Farisy (509), Maricel two races left in her, the “Danica Dou- “Cooking on TV with recipes I wrote, awaited their chance to meet the race “I would say that’s disappoint- by the Raiders after two and a half
Montero (431), Hermie Saliba (337) ble,” but she has yet to announce rides going on TV wearing workout clothes car driver. ing to hear that someone would seasons as coordinator, with the
and Salem Hajras (335). Another game for either the Daytona 500 or the Indi- ... it’s so different. It has been fun to do Of the roughly 200 people who express that, or a writer would team finishing in the bottom half
considered a mismatched was between anapolis 500. something dif- showed up, at least 90 percent were express that, because it’s so far of the league in total defense in all
Kuwait National Exchange Co. team With nothing racing related to an- ferent.” fans of Patrick through racing. Roughly from what my beliefs are about my three campaigns.
against SKARZ when the KNEC de- nounce, Patrick has stormed into her It made sense a dozen women who had participated in teammates.
second act and shifted gears away from for Patrick to Patrick’s pilot program that launched ❑ ❑ ❑
molished the later in its 3-game series ❑ ❑ ❑
with the score of 3000- 2591. choose a book- her book stood in line together, some Golden State Warriors guard
store in Char- wearing “Warrior By Danica” athletic Former NFL head coach Mike and Charlotte native Stephen Cur-
KNEC top scorer was Ibrahim CAR RACING
Dubayan (597), Feras Muhareb (514), lotte, the heart of gear, all living proof that “Pretty In- Ditka, who knows what it’s like to ry wasn’t kidding about his interest
Mohammad Karam (499), Ali Al Qat- the track. NASCAR coun- tense” had worked. come out of retirement to lead an in being part of the Carolina Pan-
tan (493) and Neveen Wasel (482) She returned to work last week pro- try, for her first “I was the fattest I’ve ever been,” NFL team, says Jon Gruden faces thers’ next ownership group.
while SKARZ bowlers were Agnello moting her new book, “Pretty Intense,” signing. Auto- said Julie Grunwald of Charlotte, a “helluva challenge” in doing so A month after responding “I
Fernandes (422), Stephen Sequera a 90-day food, body and mind plan that graph signings whose before and after photos and sto- for the Oakland Raiders. want in!” to Diddy’s tweet about
(421), John Fernandes (420), Diego she swears will change your life. She are a weekly ry made Patrick’s book. After going 106-62 and winning wanting to buy the Panthers, the
Patrick a Super Bowl in 11 seasons with 29-year-old told reporters Monday
Camilo (373) and Fatima Fernandes exercised on live television, prepared a requirement for “I see muscles I’ve never had be-
(334). meal, did a media blitz in New York race car drivers, so this was going to be fore. It wasn’t as hard as I thought,” the Chicago Bears, Ditka was out that he’s “had conversations with
Finally, teams without Class ‘A’ City, then capped her week by return- a piece of cake. said Grunwald, who has shed nearly of football for four years before plenty of people about the right
bowlers Pongky Strikers and “X” ing to North Carolina for her first book The line began to form about an hour 20 pounds and uses Patrick’s guide as taking the head job with the New way to go about [joining an owner-
Strikers the former shocked the later in signing. before she arrived. her new normal. “The workouts were Orleans Saints. He struggled to a ship group].”
the last two games 1071-965, 962- 917 And so begins regular life for Patrick At the front were two race fans and intense, but doable. It took a while to 15-33 record in the Big Easy, with “Obviously, I have a day job, but
after a lose in the first game 890- 850 — if “regular” is a thing for one of the a little girl wearing a Patrick shirt who get used to no dairy or sugar, but it’s his tenure perhaps best known for I’ve got people that are plugged in
with final score of 2933- 2797. most recognizable female athletes in had driven 45 minutes to see their fa- been a total life change. I’ll never go the trade of an entire draft’s worth and trying to see how to make that
Pongky bowlers were Mohammad the world. vorite driver. There was a fan with the back. I’ll never eat the same way I ate of picks (plus first- and third- happen,” Curry said.
Othman, Gener Calingasan, Jhon “I’ve been doing different things and ticket from a recent NASCAR race ever again.”
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018
SPORTS 33

Wrong wax? Snow problem for Olympic athletes

After Olympic deal, North Korea figure skaters may lead team
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan region of Canada has an illustrious his-
9, (Agencies): They’re the friendly tory in the discipline.
face of North Korea, and it looks like Now there is another Quebecois Some 320 shooters, 39 nat’s compete
they’re coming south to the Olympics. skier ready to take the Olympic crown.
With sparkling costumes and win-
ning smiles, figure skaters Ryom Tae
Four years ago, Mikael Kingsbury
had to make do with a silver medal in
in Kuwait shooting event: organisers
Ok and Kim Ju Sik could lead the Sochi as compatriot Bilodeau claimed KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9, (KUNA): nament, which will host all Olympic
North Korean team in Pyeongchang, his second consecutive gold in the Some 320 shooters from 39 nations shooting disciplines, added Al-Otai-
South Korea, next month after their men’s moguls. will compete in His Highness the bi, as he welcomed shooters from
government said Tuesday it would ❑ ❑ ❑ Amir of Kuwait’s Seventh Interna- around the world to Kuwait.
send athletes to the Games. tional Shooting Grand Prix, which Several activities will be held just
Ryom and Kim are the only North France swept the podium in the
men’s ski cross four years ago in So- begins on Saturday, organisers days ahead of the event, including
Korean athletes who have qualified said. the Sixth Asian Youth Skeet Train-
for the Feb 9-25 Olympics in Py- chi, with Jean-Frederic Chapuis com-
ing away with the gold, and such is the The event has become one of ing Camp and two ISSF judges’
eongchang so far. However, the In- the major stops on the Interna- courses for rifle, pistol and shotgun
ternational Olympic Committee could depth of talent in the country that some
are predicting a repeat performance in tional Shooting Sport Federation refereeing, he added.
potentially hold extra invitational calendar thanks to the efforts of As for the Kuwaiti side, he said
spots open to symbolize togetherness Pyeongchang.
Six of the top 20 in the 2017 ski His Highness the Amir Sheikh the nation’s shooters, some of
between the two Koreas. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sa- whom have several international
Ryom and Kim almost certainly bah, Kuwait Shooting Federation medals to their name, were up to
won’t win a medal in the fiercely com- OLYMPICS
Chairman Duaij Al-Otaibi told a the task of the competition. The
petitive world of pairs skating, but KUNA photo press conference. country is currently focusing on its
they’ve already won friends against a cross rankings were French and with Kuwait Shooting Federation Chairman Duaij Al-Otaibi during a press
the likes of Terence Tchiknavorian All shooting ranges and facilities youth, who are the “future of Kuwaiti
backdrop of political tension. conference. are ready to host the six-day tour- shooting,” he said.
On their world championship debut and Francois Place to contend with,
last year in Finland, Ryom and Kim Chapuis knows he has no room for
put in two spirited skates to enthusi- error if he is to have any chance of Dec 19 2016. She was flown home
astic applause from the crowd as they
finished 15th, above one of the two US
pairs and a string of more experienced
European competitors.
They weren’t afraid to show their
claiming back-to-back Olympic titles.
“It is a lot of pressure because we
are a strong team,” Chapuis told Re-
uters from the Ski Cross World Cup
event in Montafon in December, add-
ing that nine athletes had competed for
and kept in a medically-induced
coma for several months, with Swe-
den ski cross director Joar Batelson
revealing in May that she was con-
scious and communicating again in
Kerber and Radwanska
feelings, either. The 18-year-old Ryom May last year.

advance in Sydney Int’l


punched the air with joy on finishing just four places spots on the team. Holmlund is now back on her feet
the short program to a Jeff Beck cover ❑ ❑ ❑ and taking her first careful steps in a
of The Beatles classic “A Day in the remarkable recovery that few thought
Having once hoped to travel possible. She hopes to attend Idrotts-
Life.”
alongside ski cross racer Anna Hol- galan, Sweden’s sporting awards din-
Ryom and her partner Kim em-
braced in their matching silver-and- mlund to Pyeongchang for the Win-
ter Games, her Swedish team mates ner, in the middle of January together
black costumes before soaking up the with her boyfriend and fellow ski racer
crowd’s cheers and skating off to cel- have instead found inspiration in
her remarkable recovery from life- Victor Ohling Norberg.
ebrate with their coaches. ❑ ❑ ❑
North and South Korean athletes threatening injuries sustained in a
have marched together at some previ- training crash. It is the one subject skiers and snow-
ous Olympics during periods of warm- The accident occurred on a train- boarders cannot stop obsessing about
er relations between the two govern- ing run in Innichen, northern Italy on at the Winter Olympics — how best to
ments, and South Korea has suggested wax their equipment to ensure maxi-
a repeat in Pyeongchang. If they march mum speed and stability.
separately, the South Korean team Oly gold medalist Get it right in the waxing shed and
would massively outnumber the North you can glide your way to Olympic
Koreans. Ashenfelter dead glory. Get it wrong and the snow can
❑ ❑ ❑ turn to treacle.
NEW YORK, Jan 9, (RTRS): In cross-country skiing, athletes
Britain has set its winter athletes a American Horace Ashenfel- must ensure they get their “kick wax”
“best ever” target of at least five med- ter III, who stunned the world
when he won the gold medal right in order to keep pace in the uphill
als at the Pyeongchang Olympics after stretches and former biathlete Jean-
more than doubling funding since So- in the 3,000-metre steeple-
chase at the 1952 Helsinki Marc Chabloz told Reuters there was
chi four years ago. no room for error.
With a month to go until the Games Olympics, died on Sunday
in New Jersey at age 94, ac- “It is completely crucial, com-
in South Korea, and several com- cording to media reports. pletely crucial,” the four-time Olym-
petitors yet to be selected, UK Sport is Ashenfelter, who worked pian said as he demonstrated the
predicting a possible range of between as an FBI agent, produced a basic techniques for waxing cross-
four and 10 medals based on perfor- dramatic late surge to defeat country skis.
mances. the favoured Soviet athlete “You can’t win a race with bad
Britain won four medals in Sochi, Vladimir Kazantsev in a race skis, it just doesn’t work. Everyone
the country’s best haul since 1924, many considered a proxy for is at their best, so it’s small mar-
and that tally looks likely to become the Cold War. gins.”
five after Russia’s subsequent doping The soft-spoken Pennsyl-
disqualification from the four-man vania native went on to win Chabloz, who now coaches student
bobsleigh. silver in the 5,000m at the athletes at the Jamtlands High School
1955 Pan American Games in Sweden, expertly cleaned his skis
❑ ❑ ❑ and used a hot iron to spread a thin
as well as 17 national titles. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland reaches to hit a forehand to Johanna Konta of Britain during their women’s
It is fair to say Quebec has a proud Ashenfelter was inducted layer of glide wax before polishing
singles match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney on Jan 9. (AP)
tradition of producing winning mogul into the National Track and them to a smooth finish.
skiers. Field Hall of Fame in 1975, For cross-country skiers and biath-
Starting with, seen by many as the Millrose Games Hall of letes, getting the balance right is tough.
the godfather of modern moguls and Fame in 2001 and the Sports They need to be able to ski as fast as Mertens reaches Hobart quarters
the winner of Olympic gold in 1994, Hall of Fame of New Jersey possible across flat ground and down-
through to reigning champion Alex- in 1998. hill, but they also need a good grip to
andre Bilodeau, the French-speaking get them to the top of hills. SYDNEY, Jan 9, (AP):
Former world No. 1 An- Kyrgios in good Nick
Top Japanese canoeist banned for drink spiking gelique Kerber won her
sixth consecutive match
of the new season, beat- Federer eyes fresh ‘fairytale’
Japan’s Oly minister visits Rio venues ing second-seeded Venus
Williams 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 on as Grand Slam rivals struggle
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 9, (Agencies):
Tuesday in a Sydney Inter-
Japan’s Olympics minister says he is national match delayed for MELBOURNE, Jan 9, (AFP): The The 2014 winner Stan Wawrinka,
visiting Rio de Janeiro to learn from two hours by a thunder- prospects of an unprecedented 20th who hasn’t played since last year’s
the city’s experience hosting the 2016 Grand Slam victory have strength- Wimbledon and subsequent knee
storm. ened for ageless wonder Roger surgery, has had little warm-up work
Summer Games. Kerber, who dropped to No. Federer as his main rivals flounder and is no longer with his four-year
Shunichi Suzuki is on a three-day
trip to Rio that began Sunday as part 22 following a poor 2017 season, ahead of the Australian Open. coach Magnus Norman. Yet amid
needed to save two match points The 36-year-old is coming off an it all Federer keeps going, winning
of preparations for the 2020 Olympics extraordinary 2017, when he won all his matches at the mixed-teams
in Tokyo. before beating Lucie Safarova in a fifth Australian Open title and a Hopman Cup in Perth this month
On Monday he visited one of the three sets on Monday. She won record eighth at Wimbledon, and and seemingly injury-free.
Olympics venues and the anti-doping four consecutive singles matches there could be yet more glory with Nadal, who lost to Federer in five
laboratory before touring the Inte- at the Hopman Cup last week. a depleted field of top contenders in sets in a vintage Australian final
grated Command and Control Center Williams was playing her first match Melbourne. last year, has opted to join Djokovic
where local authorities coordinated Andy Murray and Japan’s Kei Ni- at the Kooyong Classic exhibition
security during the Rio Games. shikori are already out of the year’s event for some match practice in the
TENNIS opening Grand Slam with injuries, week before the Open.
While Tokyo’s crime rate is much
lower than Rio’s, Suzuki says Japa- while 12-time major champion No- The Spaniard, who hasn’t played
in Sydney since winning the gold med- vak Djokovic is troubled by an elbow since the World Tour Finals in Lon-
al at the 2000 Olympics. complaint and hasn’t played for six don, had a stellar 2017, winning his
OLYMPICS “I say goodbye to 2017 and I’m re- months. 10th French Open, a third US Open
ally happy that the new year’s begin- World number one Rafael Nadal crown and the year-ending world
Shunichi Suzuki (right), Minister of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralym- withdrew from his first tour event number one spot.
nese authorities are working to prevent pic Games, listens to Rio state secretary of security, Roberto Sa, (left), at ning,” Kerber said. of 2018, in Brisbane, with continu- Six-time Australian Open cham-
threats to cybersecurity as well acts of the Integrated Command and Control Center, CICC, in Rio de Janeiro, Former champion Agnieszka Rad- ing knee problems, and is seeking pion Djokovic pulled out of events in
terrorism. Brazil on Jan 8. (AP) wanska ended Johanna Konta’s de- match practice in a Melbourne ex- Abu Dhabi and Doha with elbow sore-
On Wednesday, the minister will fense with a 6-3, 7-5 win. The fourth- hibition event ahead of the Jan 15
visit the Olympic Park and meet with seeded Konta was playing her first start. TENNIS
Brazil’s Olympics Committee.
Meanwhile, Japan’s anti-doping
body has banned a top canoeist for
Court ‘blocks’ $500K award match since retiring from her Brisbane
International quarterfinal last week
with a hip injury. ness before heading to Melbourne,
eight years after he spiked a rival’s
drink with a banned substance to boost
his own chances of selection for the
in Israeli-US skating dispute The Sydney-born Konta said she
had no pain during her near two-hour
match.
and hasn’t hit a ball in anger since the
problem forced him to quit Wimble-
don in the quarter-finals in July.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics. “Actually, it was good,” Konta said. Big-serving Canadian Milos Raon-
NEWARK, NJ, Jan 9, (AP): A New The Israeli federation opposed ic is another with a chequered prep-
The Japan Anti-Doping Agency Jersey court on Monday denied the her release, arguing it would en- “So that was a really positive thing for
me today, that it held up fine and I re- aration after wrist surgery last year,
slapped sprint canoeist Yasuhiro Su- Israeli skating federation’s attempt courage other skaters in whom it while American world number eight
zuki, 32, with the eight-year ban, the to recover more than $500,000 from had invested substantial resources covered well from that.”
Former US Open champion Saman- Jack Sock hurt his hip while playing
Japan Canoe Federation announced a woman who sued to be allowed to to take similar action. in the Hopman Cup. The Australian
Tuesday, slamming his offence as “ex- skate for the United States. It said the New Jersey court tha Stosur won her first-round match, Open is the second straight Grand
tremely evil”. The ruling by a three-member lacked jurisdiction to rule on the beating Carina Witthoeft 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Slam to be badly hit by injury issues.
According to the federation, Suzuki appeals court rejected the Israeli dispute, and argued Davidovich In men’s first-round play, Australian The US Open was missing Waw-
confessed to putting a banned muscle- Ice Skating Federation’s argument should have sought a remedy from teenager Alex De Minaur followed up rinka, Djokovic, Nishikori, Raonic
boosting substance into the drink bot- that Andrea Davidovich should pay the international body before turn- his semifinal appearance at the Bris- and Murray, and after the early elimi-
tle of rival Seiji Komatsu, 25, during the federation’s attorneys’ fees, ing to the courts. bane International last week, including nations of Alexander Zverev, Marin
a domestic competition in September. approximately $540,000, because The International Skating Union a second-round upset win over 2016 Cilic, Grigor Dimitrov and Jo-Wilfried
she filed the lawsuit frivolously and granted Davidovich’s request in the champion Milos Raonic, with a 6-4, Tsonga, it was one of the rare Grand
“Suzuki’s conduct is totally contrary should have first appealed to the fall of 2016, a few months after it re-
to the spirit of sporting fair play,” the 6-2 victory over Fernando Verdasco. Slams where big names didn’t domi-
sports international governing body. vised some of its rules. Leonardo Mayer had a 7-5, 6-3 nate the quarter-finals.
Japan Canoe Federation said in a state- Davidovich, 20, who lives in New In its ruling Monday, the New Jer-
ment. The canoe body said it will con- upset win over eighth-seeded Mischa This handout photo released and If there is to be a winner outside
Jersey and has dual US-Israeli sey court noted that before the ISU Zverev. the top guns in Melbourne, those
sider expelling Suzuki permanently as he citizenship, and partner Evgeni rules changes, Davidovich’s abil- taken on Jan 9, by Tennis Austra-
In Hobart, Australia, defending lia shows Roger Federer of Swit- who look most likely are Bulgarian
has a history of sabotaging competitors, Krasnopolski finished 15th in the ity “as an individual skater to seek Dimitrov, third in the rankings be-
including by stealing their equipment. pairs competition in the 2014 Sochi redress directly from the ISU was champion Elise Mertens beat Beatriz zerland during a practise session
Haddad Maia 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to ahead of the Australian Open ten- hind Nadal and Federer, Germany’s
Suzuki admitted spiking the drink Olympics. uncertain. She did not deliberately Zverev and tempestuous Australian
Afterward, Davidovich sought to choose to bypass administrative advance the Hobart International quar- nis tournament, at Margaret Court
after receiving an intensive anti-dop- Arena in Melbourne. (AFP) Nick Kyrgios.
ing lecture during a training camp, ac- be released from her obligation to remedies that had yet to be clearly ter-finals.
cording to the federation. the Israeli ice skating federation. established.” Mertens came from qualifying and
No. 127 in the world in the 2017 Ho- ea as opening-round losers. started his delayed preparations for the
bart event to win the title. She’ll next Mertens has been joined in the quar- Australian Open with an error-filled
Mutko appeals to Court of Arbitration for Sport meet last year’s runner-up Monica
Niculescu or American Varvara Lep-
chenko for a semifinal berth.
ter-finals by Mihaela Muzarnescu, who
beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-5 6-4 in
the second round.
6-4, 7-5 loss to Richard Gasquet in
the Kooyong Classic exhibition event
Tuesday.
LAUSANNE, Jan 9, (AFP): The Court the process has started,” the Lausanne- Late in December he resigned as Mertens is the only seeded player In first-round matches, American Nadal’s readiness for the first Grand
of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said based court confirmed to AFP. president of the Russian football feder- left in her half of the draw and one of Alison Riske beat Siniakova 2-6, 6-3, Slam of the year had been in doubt after
Tuesday that it has received an appeal Moutko was singled out by a report ation and then as president of the 2018 just three remaining in the tournament. 7-5 while Niculescu defeated Begu the top-ranked Spaniard pulled out of an
from former Russian sports minister from the World Anti-Doping Agency World Cup organising committee. He Sixth-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3, 6-2. exhibition in Abu Dhabi and a tourna-
Vitaly Mutko against a life ban for his on state-sponsored Russian doping, said he wanted to focus on defending and eighth-seeded Katerina Siniakova In Melbourne, Australia, Rafael ment in Brisbane to start the season, cit-
role in doping. and was banned by the International himself and would take his case to on Tuesday joined fourth-seeded Alize Nadal struggled with his timing and ing his lack of preparation following an
“CAS has received the appeal and Olympic Committee on Dec 5. CAS. Cornet and No. 3-seeded Sorana Cirst- normally potent shot-making as he injury layoff at the end of 2017.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

SPORTS 34

Winless Pakistan thrashed by 8 wickets

Guptill bludgeons New Zealand to rain-affected win


NELSON, New Zealand, Jan 9, (AFP):
Martin Guptill was at his belligerent
best as New Zealand thrashed Pakistan Scoreboard
by eight wickets in Nelson on Tues-
day, although captain Kane William-
son admitted a rain delay had done the NELSON, New Zealand, Jan 9, (AFP):
hosts a favour. Completed scoreboard from the rain-short-
The second one-day international ened second One-Day International be-
was evenly poised when rain forced tween New Zealand and Pakistan at Saxton
Oval in Nelson on Tuesday:
the players from the field for more PAKISTAN
than two hours with New Zealand 64 Azhar Ali lbw Southee ..............................6
for two after 14 overs in reply to Paki- Imam-ul-Haq c Munro b Boult...................2
stan’s 246 for nine. Babar Azam c Taylor b Ferguson ...........10
Mohammad Hafeez c Guptill b Santner..60
When play resumed under the Shoaib Malik c Southee b Astle ..............27
Duckworth-Lewis system New Zea- Sarfraz Ahmed st Latham b Astle .............3
land’s target was revised to 151 in 25 Shadab Khan c Latham b Ferguson .......52
Faheem Ashraf c Southee b Ferguson.....7
overs meaning they had 11 overs left to Hasan Ali c Astle b Southee ...................51
make 87. Mohammad Amir not out ..........................8
“Pakistan Rumman Raees not out............................6
showed some real Extras: (b1, w12, nb1) ............................14
Total: (for 9 wickets; 50 overs) .............246
resistance at the Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Imam-ul-Haq),
end and put some 2-14 (Azhar Ali), 3-39 (Babar Azam), 4-84
partnerships to- (Shoaib Malik), 5-108 (Sarfraz Ahmed),
6-127 (Mohammad Hafeez), 7-141
gether which (Faheem Ashraf), 8-211 (Hasan Ali), 9-239
would have been (Shadab Khan)
a tricky total on Bowling: Southee 10-1-57-2 (3w), Boult
that surface,” 10-0-54-1 (1nb), Santner 10-1-34-1, Fer-
guson 10-0-39-3 (4w), Astle 7-0-50-2 (1w),
Williamson said, Munro 3-0-11-0
adding the rain NEW ZEALAND (revised target 151 in
Guptill break “worked in 25 overs)
M. Guptill not out ....................................86
our favour a little C. Munro c Faheem b Amir ......................0
bit”. K. Williamson c Shadab Khan b Faheem19
But the New Zealand skipper also R. Taylor not out .....................................45
Extras: (nb 1) ............................................1
hailed the “brilliant” partnership in- Total: (for 2 wickets; 23.5 overs) ..........151
volving Guptill and Ross Taylor to get Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Munro), 2-47 (Wil-
New Zealand home with seven balls to liamson)
spare. Bowling: Amir 5-1-18-1, Rumman
Raees 4.5-0-37-0 (1nb), Faheem 5-0-30-1,
Guptill, 31 off 40 at the break, was Hasan 5-0-37-0, Shadab 4-0-29-0
86 not out off 71 deliveries at the end. Toss: Pakistan
Taylor advanced from 14 in as many Result: New Zealand won by eight wick-
ets
balls to 45 off 43. Series: New Zealand lead 2-0
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Richard Il-
lingworth (ENG)
CRICKET TV umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge
(SRI)
Match referee: Richie Richardson
“For Martin and Ross to come out (WIS)
after that rain break ... and play so
beautifully and to see Martin play elected to bat Mohammad Hafeez (60)
with freedom at his best was great to New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson attempts to take a catch during the second one day international cricket match between New Zealand and Paki-
watch,” Williamson said. held the first half of the innings to-
gether as Pakistan struggled to 141 for stan at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Jan 9. (AFP)
“And (with) Ross a calming influence
at the other end ... it was a brilliant part- seven in the 37th over before Shadab
Khan (52) and Hasan Ali (51) struck
nership to get us across the line.”
It left Pakistan winless after two out with a 70-run partnership for the Ponting named assistant Australia coach for T20 series
rain-affected matches in New Zealand eighth wicket.
Pakistan still harboured hopes of
with both decided under the Duck-
worth-Lewis method.
“We are very disappointed with our
levelling the series when they made
early inroads into the New Zealand in-
nings claiming Colin Munro for duck
Sri Lanka Cricket cleared of corruption, says board
batting,” said captain Sarfraz Ahmed.
“The first 10 overs is very important and Williamson for 19 to have New COLOMBO, Jan 9, (Agencies): Sri Cricket Council had failed to uncover followed corruption allegations by for- teams.
and we lost too many wickets in the Zealand at 47 for two in the 10th over. Lanka Cricket said Tuesday the sport’s evidence of graft during an investiga- mer skipper Arjuna Ranatunga and ex- ❑ ❑ ❑
first 10 overs. However, the momentum changed global governing body had found no tion into explosive accusations lev- player and national selector Pramodya
when Taylor joined Guptill in the middle. evidence of wrongdoing following elled by former Sri Lankan players. Wickremasinghe. Fast bowlers Duanne Olivier and
“Our batting is not performing well Lungi Ngidi have been added to the
but later on our lower order batted re- New Zealand now lead the five- allegations of match-fixing and other SLC chief executive Ashley de SLC said its executive committee
Silva said ICC anti-corruption investi- had directed players and staff to coop- South African squad for the second
ally well.” match series 2-0 ahead of game three forms of corruption.
gators visited the island in September erate with the ICC’s probe. Test against India, starting in Centu-
After Pakistan won the toss and in Dunedin on Saturday. The board said the International rion on Saturday, following the injury
and conducted a wide-ranging inquiry. Ranatunga, who captained the is-
“They do not put out statements af- landers during their 1996 World Cup which has ruled Dale Steyn out of the

Bayliss to step down after 2019 Ashes ter an inquiry, but if there is anything
adverse, they would inform us. To
date, they have not told us of anything
win, has alleged that insider meddling
cost Sri Lanka a repeat tournament
crown during the 2011 final against
rest of the series.
Olivier, 25, has played in five Test
matches with moderate success, while
SYDNEY, Jan 9, (AFP): England coach Trevor Bayl- Among England’s Ashes low-points, vice-captain (against Sri Lankan players or offi- India. Ngidi, 21, is regarded as one of South
cials),” de Silva told reporters. Ranatunga, now a government min- Africa’s most promising young bowlers.
iss will step down after the next Ashes series in 2019, Ben Stokes was suspended before the tour pending an
he announced on Tuesday as the media slammed him investigation into a nightclub brawl, and wicketkeeper There was no immediate comment ister, alleged that unusual changes ❑ ❑ ❑
from the ICC. were made to the team before the final
over the 4-0 Test thrashing in Australia. Jonny Bairstow drew controversy when he greeted The council’s announcement in Former Australia captain Ricky
Bayliss, who was appointed in 2015 to succeed Australia’s Cameron Bancroft with a headbutt in a which Sri Lanka lost by six wickets. Ponting has been named as an assis-
September that it had began an inquiry Similar allegations of “unnatural
the sacked Peter Moores, said it would be time for Perth Bar. tant to national coach Darren Lehm-
match patterns” and queries over play- ann for the triangular Twenty20 series
a fresh approach when his four-year contract comes “The laissez-faire approach of England coach er selection were made by Wickrema-
to an end. Trevor Bayliss has spelled disaster in Austra- against New Zealand and England next
singhe. month.
“I’m contracted to September 2019 and that will see lia,” headlined the Daily Telegraph, which added: The ICC announced the probe a day Ponting had a similar role last year
me out,” the 55-year-old Australian told the BBC. “Bayliss presided over a walloping that would after SLC said that 40 contracted na- against Sri Lanka.
“I’ve always felt that it’s time for a change around bring the guillotine rolling through the streets in tional team players had asked for an Ponting has been brought into the
that four-year mark. A new voice and a different ap- other big team sports.” immediate inquiry into “shocking” al- coaching setup as Graeme Hick, David
proach reinvigorates things.” “England have little chance of improving if they legations by Wickremasinghe. Saker and Brad Haddin will leave early
The broadcaster said Bayliss told England director stick with Trevor Bayliss,” said the Evening Standard, to begin preparations for Australia’s tour
of cricket Andrew Strauss of his plans a year ago, but while the Independent asked: “What is the point of CRICKET of South Africa in March.
had only now made it public. Trevor Bayliss?” ❑ ❑ ❑
His contract takes him up to the end of the 2019 His decision will trigger speculation about a succes- Sri Lanka cricket board president Indian batsman Yusuf Pathan has
Ashes series, when Australia coach Darren Lehmann sor as England’s management open their review of the Thilanga Sumathipala said it was received a five-month ban due to a
also plans to call it quits. failed Ashes series. “very unfair” for such allegations to be doping violation but will be free to
Since former Sri Lanka coach Bayliss took over Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie, who made without any evidence, adding the play from Monday after it was back-
from Moores, England’s Test results have been mixed, was appointed as interim coach of Papua New Guinea ICC had found no proof of foul play. dated to August, the country’s cricket
losing 18 and winning 15. in July, was seen as a strong candidate when Bayliss Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Cricket reap- board (BCCI) has said.
His announcement follows England’s chastening got the job in 2015. pointed Angelo Mathews as captain of The 35-year-old, who played the
its limited overs teams on Tuesday as last of his 57 one-day internation-
4-0 Ashes defeat, with Australia recording four com- England assistant coach Paul Farbrace could also be it aims to build a side for next year’s als in 2012 but has been active in
prehensive wins — including two innings victories tapped to step up to the top job. cricket World Cup. domestic cricket, “inadvertently
Pakistan’s Azhar Ali bats during
and a 10-wicket triumph. Bayliss’ career with England began with a 3-2 home the second one day international Dinesh Chandimal will continue to ingested” a prohibited substance to
British media criticised Bayliss after Monday’s loss Ashes victory in 2015, but they suffered their first ever cricket match between New Zea- hold the test captaincy while Mathews treat an upper respiratory tract infec-
in the fifth and final Test in Sydney, with the Daily Test defeat to Bangladesh in 2016 and were humbled land and Pakistan at Saxton Oval will take charge of the one-day inter- tion, the BCCI said in a statement on
Telegraph accusing him of being “laissez-faire”. 4-0 away by India a year ago. in Nelson on Jan 9. (AFP) national and Twenty20 international Tuesday.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018

SPORTS 35

Wolves dominate Cavs, GSW avenge loss


Raptors pip Nets
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 9,
(AP): Andrew Wiggins had
25 points in three quarters,
Jimmy Butler pitched in 21
points and tight defense on
LeBron James, and the
Minnesota Timberwolves
cruised to a 127-99 victory
over Cleveland on Monday
night that stopped a
12-game home losing
streak to the Cavaliers.
Karl-Anthony Towns (19 points,
12 rebounds) and Taj Gibson (16
points, 13 rebounds) were tena-
cious around the basket for the
Timberwolves, who outrebounded
the Cavs 56-37 and had a 60-42
advantage in points in the paint.
James had just 10 points on 4-for-8
shooting, taking his first loss at
Minnesota since
Feb 17, 2005.
Cleveland fell
behind by as
much as 41 points
in the third quar-
ter after a dunk by
Wiggins.
Butler had
plenty to do with
that, contributing
nine assists and
Wiggins eight rebounds
before resting
during the fourth
quarter, too. The Wolves led 69-42 at
halftime.
Jeff Green scored 22 points off the
bench to lead the Cavs, who’ve lost six
of their last nine.
Warriors 124, Nuggets 114
In Oakland, Calif, Stephen Curry
scored 32 points and dished out nine Brooklyn Nets’ Joe Harris (12) battles for the ball with Toronto Raptors’ C.J. Miles (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Jan 8, in New York. (AP)
assists in another superb performance
during his sensational recent stretch,
and Golden State avenged an ugly and nine rebounds for the Kings.
home loss to Denver in late December. Raptors 114, Nets 113, OT NBA Results/Standings
Klay Thompson scored 19 on his In New York, DeMar DeRozan
bobbblehead night while Draymond scored 35 points, including a go-ahead
Green added a season-high 23 points three-point play with 26.1 seconds left
in overtime, and Toronto shook off a LOS ANGELES, Jan 9, (AFP): Results and standings on Monday in the NBA:
late injury to Kyle Lowry to beat
BASKETBALL Brooklyn.
Golden State
LA Clippers
124
108
Denver
Atlanta
114
107
Chicago
Minnesota
107
127
Houston
Cleveland
116
99
The Raptors lost a 10-point lead in Brooklyn 113 Toronto (OT) 114 New Orleans 112 Detroit 109
the final 4-1/2 minutes of regulation Sacramento 100 San Antonio 107 Indiana 109 Milwaukee 96
and 10 assists in the defending NBA and then lost Lowry after a hard fall in Eastern Conference Western Conference
champions’ fifth straight victory on a OT, but at least won the game, just as W L Pct GB W L Pct GB
night when Kevin Durant sat out his they always do against the Nets. Boston 33 10 76.7 --- Golden State 33 8 80.5 —
third consecutive game with a strained Toronto beat Brooklyn for the 10th Toronto 28 10 73.7 2-1/2 Houston 28 11 71.8 4
right calf. Cleveland 26 14 65.0 5-1/2 San Antonio 28 14 66.7 5-1/2
straight time and won its fifth in a row Washington 23 17 57.5 8-1/2 Minnesota 26 16 61.9 7-1/2
Nikola Jokic had his first triple- overall. Miami 22 17 56.4 9 Oklahoma City 22 18 55.0 10-1/2
double of the season with 22 points, 12 Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points Milwaukee 21 18 53.8 10 Portland 21 18 53.8 11
rebounds and 11 assists as four players and 13 rebounds for the Raptors. Detroit 21 18 53.8 10 Denver 21 19 52.5 11-1/2
scored 20 points or more for the Indiana 21 19 52.5 10-1/2 New Orleans 20 19 51.3 12
Lowry finished with 18 points and 11 Philadelphia 19 19 50.0 11-1/2 LA Clippers 18 21 46.2 14
Nuggets. assists, but had to be carried off the New York 19 21 47.5 12-1/2 Utah 16 24 40.0 16-1/2
Curry had his 12th 30-point game of court after landing on his lower back Charlotte 15 23 39.5 15-1/2 Phoenix 16 26 38.1 17-1/2
the season. The two-time MVP has Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Brooklyn 15 25 37.5 16-1/2 Sacramento 13 26 33.3 19
while going for a rebound. Bazemore (right), goes up for a Chicago 14 27 34.1 18 Dallas 13 28 31.7 20
scored 29 or more points in seven Spencer Dinwiddie scored a career-
straight games. dunk as Los Angeles Clippers for- Orlando 12 28 30.0 19-1/2 Memphis 12 27 30.8 20
high 31 points for the Nets, but his ward Montrezl Harrell defends dur- Atlanta 10 30 25.0 21-1/2 LA Lakers 12 27 30.8 20
Spurs 107, Kings 100 wild shot on a last drive went over the ing the second half of an NBA
In Sacramento, Calif, LaMarcus backboard. basketball game on Jan 8, in Los
Aldridge had 31 points and 12 Pacers 109, Bucks 96 Angeles. The Clippers won 108- Rockets 116, Bulls 107 for the fifth time in six games. scored 16 of his 20 points after
rebounds, and San Antonio came back 107. (AP) With NBA scoring leader James Anthony Davis left with an ankle inju-
In Indianapolis, Domantas Sabonis In Chicago, Eric Gordon and Chris
from 13 down in the second half to Paul each had 24 points and nine Harden missing his fourth consecutive ry in the third quarter, and New
beat Sacramento despite playing with- had 17 points and 10 rebounds and
three of his teammates each scored 15 last week. assists, Gerald Green scored 22 and game because of a strained hamstring, Orleans held off Detroit.
out Kawhi Leonard and Manu This time, the Pacers dominated the Rockets regained control after fall- Rajon Rondo capped a 12-point,
Ginobili. to lead Indiana past Milwaukee. Houston beat Chicago.
most of the final 42 minutes by creat- Trevor Ariza hit six 3-pointers and ing behind early in the third. 15-assist performance with two transi-
Davis Bertans scored a career-high 28 Indiana has won two straight since a They scored eight straight to stretch
five-game losing streak. Victor ing turnovers and forcing Milwaukee scored 18 to go with nine rebounds. tion layups in the last 1:21 to help
points on 11-of-15 shooting with six into bad shots after hitting 18 of their a two-point edge to 10 late in the quar- secure a victory the Pelicans needed to
3-pointers. Patty Mills added 14 points Oladipo, Thaddeus Young and Myles Clint Capela added 15 points and 16
first 25 attempts. ter and took an 87-76 lead into the restore morale after a listless blowout
and five assists, and Bryn Forbes scored Turner all scored 15 points. rebounds, and the Rockets won for the fourth after Green and Paul nailed
The Bucks were led by Khris Indiana broke it open by scoring 20 third time in 10 games despite blowing loss in Minnesota over the weekend.
12 to help the Spurs to their 12th con- back-to-back 3s. Houston was in
secutive win over the Kings. Middleton with 19 points and Giannis straight points in the first quarter to a 21-point lead. Davis dominated before he left with
charge the rest of the game.
San Antonio closed on a 10-3 run. Antetokoumpo with 17. turn a 15-14 game into a blowout. The Bobby Portis led the Bulls with 22 4:41 remaining in the third, scoring 30
It was a complete reversal from the Pacers finished the period on a 22-2 points. Denzel Valentine and Kris Pelicans 112, Pistons 109 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in 27
Willie Cauley-Stein had 22 points
Bucks’ 21-point victory over Indiana spurt to make it 37-16. Dunn each scored 19, but Chicago lost In New Orleans, DeMarcus Cousins minutes.

FA adopts Rooney Rule for national team jobs Zizou named French coach of yr

Roy praises VAR system after English debut Twitter & Snapchat tie up
LONDON, Jan 9, (Agencies): Crystal
Palace manager Roy Hodgson praised
with Fox for Cup coverage
the video assistant referee (VAR) sys-
tem after its debut in English competi-
Chinese FA warns clubs over Aubameyang ‘bidding war’ WASHINGTON, Jan
(Agencies): Twenty First Century
9, Twitter’s biggest focus areas since
last year as it seeks to attract new
tive football following initial confu- SHANGHAI, Jan 9, (AFP): China’s football association Evergrande denied they were pursuing Aubameyang Fox Inc’s Fox Sports is partnering users.
sion around Brighton’s winning goal. (CFA) warned Tuesday that it would punish teams who — without explicitly naming him — but that was not with Twitter Inc to stream a live The company had previously
Brighton’s Glenn Murray scored a flout its transfer rules, following reports two clubs are before the CFA made plain its anger. show and Snap Inc’s Snapchat to signed a multi-year deal with the
late winner in the home side’s 2-1 FA battling to sign striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The CFA too did not name the striker but made a showcase stories with matchday US National Football League to
Cup third-round defeat of Palace on Chinese Super League (CSL) champions Guangzhou clear reference to the 28-year-old and Evergrande and highlights on the FIFA World Cup live-stream pre-game coverage as
Monday but, with suggestions of Evergrande are reportedly prepared to pay at least 70 Guoan. soccer tournament to be hosted in well as a 30-minute show.
million euros for the Borussia Dortmund attacker, “The news of two clubs suspected of engaging in a
handball, there was confusion among
trumping an offer by rivals Beijing Guoan. bidding war on a transfer has caused social concern,”
Russia later this year. ❑ ❑ ❑
players, fans at the ground and TV Fox Sports would produce the
viewers over whether VAR had had The CFA last year introduced a 100 percent tax on it said in a statement, adding that it had asked them to show, which will be streamed Real Madrid may have ended
any influence on the decision. incoming foreign transfers in an effort to encourage explain. the year badly, but Zinedine
Chinese clubs to invest on local youth players, but “In the next step of the investigation, if any violations from Moscow’s Red Square on
According to Hodgson and Brighton each match day and provide pre- Zidane has been named French
media reports suggest both clubs are prepared to are found, the Chinese FA will handle this seriously coach of 2017 for leading the club
manager Chris Hughton, match referee either incur the penalty or find a way to circumvent it. according to law and regulation.” views, recaps and near real-time
Andre Marriner had been in contact video high- to a Liga and Champions League
with fellow official Neil Swarbrick, lights for each double.
working with VAR from a London said: “We had suspicions. The people “You’ve got to congratulate the sys- identity for red or yellow cards. game, the “I want to show that I can also
studio, about the goal. tem: when you watch it lots of times The English Football Association is company said. be a good coach in tough circum-
close to it seemed to be incensed, and stances,” Zidane said in an article
That Marriner did not indicate as such like they’ve been able to do, from dif- emulating the NFL and its Rooney Fox said
or use the pitchside VAR monitors con- from our angle it looks as if he’s guided ferent angles, it would have been very Rule, which requires teams to inter- published on Tuesday in France
the coverage
tributed to the confusion, and Hodgson the ball in with his arm. harsh (to disallow it). view a diverse pool of candidates for of the tourna- Football magazine, which gives
“It was a genuine goal, and the ref- coaching and management positions. ment, taking the award.
eree was helped by the fact he had There has never been a non-white place from
Swarbrick in the VAR studio making a manager of the England men’s team, but June 14 to SOCCER
judgement that’d help him out, so I the women’s team was led into the 2007 July 15, will
have no complaints.” and 2011 World Cups by Hope Powell, be available
Hughton said he was “under the who is black. There is currently one Zidane
in the United Real are going through a bad
impression that VAR was used. That’s black manager of a Premier League States and can
what I am led to believe: that it was team — Chris Hughton at Brighton. run. They are fourth in La Liga, 16
be seen using the @FOXSports points behind leaders Barcelona,
used and there was not a decision to be Setting out the FA’s plans for the and @FOXSoccer Twitter han-
year, chief executive Martin Glenn and they ended 2017 with a crush-
dles. ing 3-0 defeat at home in the
said at least one black and minority Fox Sports will also produce
SOCCER ethnic (BAME) candidate will be magazine-like editions of content
Clasico.
interviewed for all future jobs around On Sunday, they were held to a
for Snapchat’s mobile-first audi- 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo.
the national teams if they have the ence, called Publisher Stories.
made. At the time I wasn’t aware some right qualifications and experience.
The Publisher Story on Snapchat ❑ ❑ ❑
thought it was handball.” “It is the right thing to do but there
The VAR system is currently being is also a business case for it,” Glenn will record the day-by-day high- Real Madrid mid-fielder Luka
trialled in Italy and Germany and was said at Wembley Stadium. “If your lights of the month-long tournament Modric, accused of tax fraud, has
employed for the first time in an offi- management team reflects more the through recaps, previews and fea- paid Spanish fiscal authorities
cial game in Britain during the interna- people that you are serving then you’re tures produced specifically for Snap. close to one million euros, a judi-
tional friendly between England and going to make correct decisions. Snapchat will also produce cial source said Tuesday.
Germany in November, when it was “What we’re seeing now is more FIFA World Cup “Our Stories”, Prosecutors believe the Croatian
not called on. BAME players and what we want to featuring video highlights of goals evaded 870,728 euros ($1.04 mil-
Brighton & Hove Albion’s Beram Kayal (right), kicks the ball, watched by Criticised by some fans for slowing do is make sure that post their playing and other key moments provided lion) on revenue from his image
Crystal Palace’s Andros Townsend during their English FA Cup, Third the game down, it is used for “clear and career there’s an opportunity for them by Fox Sports. rights in 2013 and 2014 via a shell
Round soccer match at the AMEX Stadium in Brighton, England on Jan 8. obvious errors” relating to goals, penalty to carry on contributing and that they Live-streaming has been one of company set up in Luxembourg.
(AP) decisions, straight red cards or mistaken feel the FA is also for them.”
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Resilient Alabama wins national title

Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide holds the trophy while celebrating with his team after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) scores the game-winning touch-
to win the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan 8 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) down in overtime during the College Football Playoff National Championship
game between Georgia and Alabama on Jan 8, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP)

Tagovailoa sparks comeback with 41-yard TD throw, Georgia falls short


ATLANTA, Jan 9, (AP): troversy ahead, but first Alabama will ond left. game and this year we won on the last darted away from pass rushers and ball, and I felt he could do it better,
celebrate another title. What was Saban thinking as the play of the game. These kids really made some impeccable throws, show- and he did,” Saban said Tagovailoa.
To add another champion- For the third straight season, Ala- winning pass soared this time? responded the right way. We said last ing poise of a veteran. Facing fourth- “He did a good job, made some plays
ship to the greatest dynasty bama played a classic CFP final. The “I could not believe it,” he said. year, ‘Don’t waste the feeling.’ They and-goal from the 7, down seven, in the passing game. Just a great
college football has ever Tide split two with Clemson, losing “There’s lots of highs and lows. Last sure didn’t, the way they played to- the left-hander moved to his left and win. I’m so happy for Alabama fans.
last season on a touchdown with a sec- year we lost on the last play of the night.” zipped a pass through traffic that hit Great for our players. Unbeliev-
seen, Alabama turned to Smith streaked into the end zone Calvin Ridley in the numbers for the able.”
its quarterback of the fu- and moments later confetti rained and tying score with 3:49 left in the fourth Saban now has six major poll na-
ture, and Tua Tagovailoa even Saban seemed almost giddy after quarter. tional championships, including one
watching maybe the most improbable He finished 14 for 24 for 166 yards. at LSU, matching the record set by the
proved that his time is now. victory of his unmatched career. A few The winning play was, basically, four man who led Alabama’s last dynasty,
The freshman quarterback, who hours later, Alabama was voted No. receivers going deep. coach Paul Bear Bryant.
had played mostly mop-up duty 1 in the final AP college football poll This was nothing like the others.
this season, came off the bench for the 11th time, three more than any With President Trump in atten-
other program. FOOTBALL dance, the all-Southeastern Confer-
to spark a comeback and threw a
41-yard touchdown to DeVonta After Alabama kicker Andy Pap- ence matchup was all Georgia in the
panastos missed a 36-yard field goal “After the sack, we just got up and first half before Saban pulled Hurts
Smith that gave No. 4 Alabama a that would have won it for the Tide took it to the next play,” Tagovailoa and the five-star recruit from Hawaii
26-23 overtime victory against No. (13-1) in the final seconds of regula- said. “I looked back out, and he was entered. The president watched the
3 Georgia on Monday night for the tion, Georgia (13-2) took the lead with wide open. Smitty was wide open.” second half from Air Force One.
College Football Playoff National a 51-yard field goal from Rodrigo Freshmen were everywhere for the “I don’t know how Coach Saban
Championship. Blankenship in overtime. Alabama offense in the second half: found me all the way in Hawaii from
Tagovailoa entered the game at Tagovailoa took a terrible sack on Najee Harris at running back; Henry Alabama,” Tagovailoa said. “Thank
halftime, replacing a struggling Jalen Alabama’s first play, losing 16 yards. Ruggs III at receiver; Alex Leather- God he found me and we’re here right
Hurts, and threw three touchdown On the next he found Smith, another wood at left tackle after All-American now.”
passes to give the Crimson Tide its freshman, and hit him in stride for the Jonah Williams was hurt. It’s a testa- The Tide trailed 20-7 in the third
fifth national championship since 2009 national championship. ment to the relentless machine Saban quarter after Georgia’s freshman
under coach Nick Saban. Tagovailoa was brilliant at times, has built. quarterback, Jake Fromm, hit Mecole
“He just stepped in and did his Jake Fromm #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs attempts to tackle Raekwon though he had a few freshman mo- But this game will be remembered Hardman for an 80-yard touchdown
thing,” Hurts said. “He’s built for stuff Davis #99 of the Alabama Crimson Tide after an interception during the ments. He threw an interception when most for his decision to change quar- pass that had the Georgia fans feel-
like this. I’m so happy for him.” The third quarter in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at he tried to pass on a running play and terbacks trailing 13-0. ing good about ending a national title
Tide might have a quarterback con- Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan 8 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) all his receivers were blocking. He also “I just thought we had to throw the drought that dates back to 1980.

Wenger eyes new recruits

Troubled Arsenal face Chelsea test


LONDON, Jan 9, (AFP): Arsene
Wenger has warned his Arsenal
flops that new recruits are on the Sultan Qaboos rewards soccer team for winning Cup
way as the furious Gunners boss MUSCAT, Jan 9, (KUNA): Sultan cy (ONA) said Sultan Qaboos spirit of perseverance that dis-
prepares for Wednesday’s League Qaboos issued orders Tuesday made the gesture in appreciation tinguishes all Omani youth as
Cup semifinal against Chelsea. to pay out cash rewards and for the players’ “grand accom- they strive to realize honorable
Wenger’s side suffered one of grant residential lands to players plishment which instilled happi- achievements in all international
the most chastening defeats of his of the soccer team for winning ness in all Omanis and residents events.” Oman won against the
increasingly tarnished reign on the 23rd Gulf Cup held recently of this dear homeland, and in rec- UAE in the 23rd Gulf Cup final
Sunday as second tier Nottingham in Kuwait. ognition of their top professional that was held at Jaber Al-Ahmad
Forest won 4-2 in the FA Cup third The official Oman News Agen- performance, which reflected the International Stadium on Dec 21.
round.
It was the first time Wenger had for the Champions League for a sec- knows Arsenal need a positive re- But the Gunners, who drew both
crashed out at that stage of the com- ond successive year. sult at the Bridge ahead of the sec- Premier League encounters with
petition since arriving at the north Wenger insists the Gunners, who ond leg at the Emirates Stadium on Chelsea this season, haven’t won at
London club in 1996. last week signed Greek defender Kon- Jan 24. their London rivals since 2011.
stantinos Mavropanos, will do further Fortunately for Wenger, Chelsea
Chelsea vs Arsenal beIN business during the transfer window in are in the midst of a hectic schedule
SPORTS 2HD, 11HD an effort to turn things around. that Conte admits is stretching his
Unsettled Chile forward Alexis squad to breaking point.
23:30 local Sanchez could be sold to Manchester Having complained all season
City and Wenger wants several fresh that Chelsea don’t have enough
faces to arrival as soon as possible. depth to cope with the demands
Wenger’s decision to make nine Asked whether there could be de- of competing in four competition,
changes backfired, with the under- velopments this week, Wenger said: Conte’s fears are coming true.
studies delivering a listless display “Yes, because we are in the second The Italian made a host of chang-
at the City Ground. week of January and, after that, it es for Saturday’s FA Cup third
The Frenchman prioritised the passes quickly. round draw at second tier Norwich,
League Cup showdown with Chel- “We signed a Greek boy (Mavropa- but Chelsea were well below their
sea by keeping his main men fresh nos) who looks quite good in training best, prompting Conte to bemoan
for the first leg clash at Stamford but apart from that, we have not done the demands put on his players.
Bridge means he can ill-afford a anything. Will we be out there to do Arsenal’s Rob Holding (left), and “When you play every three days
damaging defeat against Antonio something? Yes we will.” Nottingham Forest’s Ben Brere- and you have to play many games, it
Conte’s men. Arsenal’s last League Cup- ton battle for the ball during the means you are facing every compe-
But regardless of Arsenal’s winning campaign came in the English FA Cup, Third Round tition,” Conte said.
League Cup fortunes, Wenger has pre-Wenger era in 1993, with the soccer match between Notting- “Now on Wednesday we have to
clearly had enough of another un- Frenchman’s team losing in both his ham Forest and Arsenal at the play a semi-final against Arsenal. I
derachieving season which sees his final appearances in 2007 and 2011. City Ground, Nottingham, Eng- think we deserved to reach this tar-
team in danger of failing to qualify To return to the final, Wenger land on Jan 7. (AP) get.

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