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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.
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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
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News in Brief
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KUNA photo
Kuwait National Guard (KNG) Undersecretary Lt Gen Hashem Al-Rifae with
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.
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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
INTERNATIONAL 9
Defence
INTERNATIONAL 10
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.
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018
INTERNATIONAL 11
Italy
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)
ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018
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China
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
INTERNATIONAL 14
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
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
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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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.
sion in the approved list of educational Secretary (OIA-II), Ministry of External The five week programme will be The instructor will also answer expats in Kuwait. For more informa-
Affairs, New Delhi, Tel: 00-91-11- For more information, please
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Applications are required to be 24197952, Email: dsoia2@mea.gov.in am at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. email:education@darmuseum.org.kw Arabic words and verses. info@tiescenter.net or visit www.
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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.
❑ ❑ ❑
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),
more carefully. You could be challenging your life becomes even more possible. To- Gemini - (May 21 - June 20) sation with an irate friend who seems ready Put your feet up. comedian Jemaine Clement (1974)
stove grate wall art smithiantha herbs for weight loss beet juice with ginger
Supplies: Smithiantha has hairy leaves that look like red Green tea: The caffeine and antioxidants con- Ingredients:
Different design stove grates plush, which beautifully set off the bright yellow and tained in green tea help in stimulating fat metabo- 6 medium beets trimmed, peeled, and chopped
Welding tools orange flowers. Smithianthas produces a number of lism along with increasing the energy levels that 4 large carrots trimmed, peeled, and chopped
Hanging hooks fat rhizomes during the growing season. These can will help you stay on top of your exercise regime. 2 apples cored and chopped
Instructions: be potted separately to produce many new plants. Cayenne: This herb contains capsaicin, a sub- 1 3” piece fresh ginger, peeled, chopped
Collect gas stove grates, iron coils and spikes The foliage of many Smithianthas is difficult to keep stance which has been known to improve the 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
that you use to hold your pot up over the flame. in good condition under other than optimal condi- circulation and digestion along with increasing Method:
As all these grates come in different designs they tions of fairly high humidity. metabolism rates while burning fat. Pass first 5 ingredients through a juicer. Strain
add to the artwork. Arrange the grates on the work Site: Bright light — avoid direct sunshine. Smithi- Nettle: This thermogenic herb is not only high through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Stir
station and see which arrangement looks good. antha is not an easy plant to grow in the average in its vitamin and mineral content, but it has been in lemon juice. Pour into glasses.
Once the design is set, then weld the grates to- room — it needs the warm humid conditions. shown to be significant when it comes to increas-
gether. Attach the hooks and hang it to your wall. Temperature: Average or above average ing metabolism levels and reducing appetite crav-
warmth in summer. Keep fairy cool in winter — ings — both of which will help lead to weight loss.
minimum temperature 60 F.
Water: Water freely from spring to autumn —
sparingly in winter.
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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Dear Abby: My husband, to whom I’ve been mar-
ried since July of 2016, has recently caved in to pres-
sure from friends to participate in “swinger” behavior.
He wants me to be included, but I really don’t want to.
A flyer of the event A flyer of the event
The other female has habits that make me uncom-
fortable. Her boyfriend is juggling two partners at
once, alternating nights for each one. My husband has
told him he can do whatever he wants in front of us,
which I find awkward and embarrassing.
I don’t want to be a spoilsport, but I feel he is being
unfair to me. How do I put the genie back in the bottle
without ruining my marriage and friendships? We’ve
lived together since 2005, and the pressure is getting
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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
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)
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
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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%
investment funds
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
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BUSINESS 29
Mideast stocks
BUSINESS 30
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.
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SPORTS 31
SPORTS 32
Al Qassem All Star team Asian Air Safari team Kuwait Nat’l Exchange team
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.
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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
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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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