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U.S. WON’T WAIT FOREVER FOR IRAN ON NUCLEAR DEAL

Integrating Israel into ME in focus

Opinion

Abu Jaafar Al-Mansour: ‘If you decide,
be determined, or else delay will ruin it’

By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Other Voices

Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times FETO ‘threatens’

IN one of his famous verses from his po- whole of humanity
ems, the second ruler of the Abbasid dynas-
ty Abu Jaafar Al-Mansour (754 CE – 775 By Mevlut Cavusoglu Vehicles drive past American and Saudi Arabian flags prior to a visit by US President Joe Biden, at a square in Jeddah,
CE) wrote, “If you decide, be determined, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP)
or else hesitation will ruin it”. Turkiye Foreign Minister
Low expectations in Palestine
It contained a summary of what the state ON the evening of July 15, 2016, the “Fethullahist Terrorist
can be like when the ruler hesitates in his Organization” (FETO) launched a bloody coup attempt against JERUSALEM, July 14, (Agencies): President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States
decision, or resorts to procrastination, as it the people and the government of my country. Their aim was
leads to the weakening of the state’s pres- to establish a radical, fundamentalist regime, loyal only to their is “not going to wait forever” for Iran to rejoin a dormant nuclear deal, a day after saying he’d
tige, thus undermining its institutions, and ringleader Fetullah Gülen.
spreading vulnerability. be willing to use force against Tehran as a last resort, if necessary.
As FETO affiliated army units
Therefore, during the past six decades, in- left their barracks to occupy key At a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid following private talks about Iran’s rapidly progressing
stitutions of governance in democratic coun- locations, such as the Bosphorus nuclear program, Biden said the U.S. had laid out for the Iranian leadership a path to return to the nuclear deal and was
tries have adopted the principle of complete Bridge in Istanbul and fighter jets still waiting for a response.
transparency, drawing information from all and attack helicopters bombed
sources starting with the press and ending strategic targets including the Par- “When that will come, I’m not certain,” Biden said. “But we’re not going to wait forever.”
with social media, and not ending with in- liament, Presidential compound, Even as he suggested that his patience with Iran was running low, Biden held out hope that Iran can be persuaded to rejoin the
forming the leader about the general public army and police headquarters;
and the problems they suffer. thousands of civilians took to the Emirates hits Heathrow flight cuts agreement. “I continue to believe that di-
streets to stop this unprecedented plomacy is the best way to achieve this
In the past 20 years, social media has heinous coup attempt. The plot- LONDON, July 14, (AP): Mid- KD 500 outcome,” he said.
turned into an important source of knowl- ters killed 251 innocent civilians east carrier Emirates on Thurs-
edge for the ruler. It played a major role in and left thousands injured. On that day rejected a demand by Lon- Fresh bid to add to Biden’s desire for a diplomatic solu-
correcting many of the decisions for which night the Turkish people defended don’s Heathrow Airport for tion contrasted with Lapid, who said Iran
he relied on the deep state or on advisors democracy with their lives. This airlines to cut summer flights in laundry-list of fines must face a real threat of force in order to
who seek to prioritize their personal inter- Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu heroic response was something the a bid to ease travel disruptions, give up on its nuclear ambition.
ests over everything else. conspirators did not foresee. calling it an “entirely unreason- KUWAIT CITY, July 14: The new draft regu-
To understand what transpired, one has to understand the able and unacceptable” move lation of public cleanliness and waste transport “The Iranian regime must know that if
On the other hand, social media also be- true nature of FETO. FETO was established in the late 1960’s that shows “blatant disregard for law, which was referred by Municipal Council they continue to deceive the world they
came a means to add pressure on the gov- as a so-called “religious movement”. In the guise of promoting customers.” Chairman Abdullah Al-Mahri to the Council’s will pay a heavy price,” Lapid said at the
ernment when it misjudged the information education and inter-religious dialogue, it managed to cover its Legal and Financial Committee, call for impos- news conference. “The only way to stop
published through it. This sparked chaos in malign intentions. In a blistering statement, the ing a fine of up to 500 dinars on anyone who them is to put a credible military threat
a number of countries around the world. The well-planned and wide-spread infiltration by FETO airline lashed into Heathrow’s cleans carpets or upholstery in the open areas on the table.”
members and converts into the army, law enforcement, judici- management, accusing it of “in- overlooking main streets, or spreads clothes or
Nonetheless, it goes without saying that ary and numerous government institutions, including my Min- competence” for not being ready any other things overlooking the public roads Lapid suggested that he and Biden
the government, which is aware of the ex- istry, was carried out for decades clandestinely for an over- to deal with the “super peak pe- and open areas distorting Kuwait’s image, re- were in agreement, despite his tougher
tent of its power, benefits from these means arching plan, of which the final phase was unleashed on July riod” for travel. ports Al-Rai daily. rhetoric toward Iran.
in gauging the popular mood, and ad- 15, 2016.
dressing the problems that are announced Had the coup attempt succeeded, there would have been a Emirates, one of the world’s According to the daily the draft law has been “I don’t think there’s a light between
through these means. This is what all the very different Türkiye today. Democracy would not have ex- biggest airlines, was firing back referred by the Acting Director of Kuwait Munici- us,” he said. “We cannot allow Iran to be-
world’s democracies have done ... Even isted and fundamental rights and freedoms would have been a day after Heathrow announced pality, Eng. Nadia Al-Shraideh to the presidency come nuclear.”
some totalitarian countries have given way suspended indefinitely. The nation would have fallen in the it was capping daily passenger of the Council, where one of the most prominent
to this type of information source. hands of an extremist government. numbers at 100,000 and telling was “restricting the acceptance of conciliation to Resurrecting the Iran nuclear deal bro-
FETO not only controlled a significant portion of education- airlines to stop selling tickets violating acts whose prescribed fine is no less than kered by Barack Obama’s administration
Therefore, we today see heads of state al institutions, but also owned numerous financial institutions. as it seeks to quell travel chaos 500 dinars.” and abandoned by Donald Trump in 2018
and government using their social media Their bank accounts were fed by prominent FETO members in caused by soaring travel demand was a key priority for Biden as he entered
pages to communicate with their people. industry and commerce, as well as by officials and members of and staff shortages. The seventh article of the regulation also pro- office. But administration officials have
the public. Many innocent civilians were also lured into con- hibits making barbecues on sidewalks, streets, become increasingly pessimistic about
In all these countries, bloggers or content tributing to FETO’s finances as their piety was manipulated. Airlines have already slashed open areas, public squares, public facilities, public the chances of getting Tehran back into
publishers are not punished. Regarding those The enormous income driven from their schools around the thousands of flights from their parks, waterfronts, and state-owned lands, provid- compliance.
who publish inflammatory contents or de- globe was channeled into these accounts clandestinely waiting summer schedules after U.K. ed that the Municipality director issues a decision
fame, incite and insult others, their actions for their ultimate move. aviation authorities said they specifying the places where barbecue is allowed, Israeli officials have sought to use
remain a crime punishable by law with a fine, Following the bloody coup attempt of July 15, 2016, a wouldn’t be punished for not and whoever violates this order shall be punished Biden’s first visit to the Middle East as
and not imprisonment. This is a common as- resolute cleansing of the public sector, including government using valuable takeoff and land- with a fine of no less than 2000 dinars and not president to underscore that Iran’s nu-
pect in all penal laws in the world, except in institutions and the military, as well as of the private sector ing slots in a bid to prevent last- more than 5,000 dinars. clear program has progressed too far and
Kuwait where MPs, during a moment of an- from all FETO affiliated persons and companies was initiated. minute cancellations. encourage the Biden administration to
ger, came up with a law that extinguished the Some prominent conspirators have been apprehended. Oth- Article 4 prohibits cleaning carpets and up- scuttle efforts to revive a 2015 agreement
light of the legislative mind in 2015. ers escaped justice and found refuge in foreign countries. The Heathrow, Britain’s busiest holstery overlooking the streets, and spreading with Iran to limit its development.
head of the FETO terrorist organization, Fethullah Gülen, still airport, said the cuts weren’t clothes or any other things on balconies overlook-
The law, which is known as the Cyber- resides in the United States. Our government has been request- enough, but Emirates drew a line, ing and public squares and roads with the inten- Limitations
crime Law, is contrary to the constitution, ing the extradition of Gülen to Türkiye from the United States exposing tensions between the tion of drying or ventilating them or for any other
and repeals the effects of 34 other laws in as well as that of FETO members from European countries for airport and the airlines that are its purpose. This violation carries a fine of between Israel opposed the original nuclear
Kuwait. If there is any published content years. Unfortunately, these requests have not been fulfilled yet. customers. 100 and 500 dinars. deal, reached under Obama in 2015, be-
that is not palatable to a particular official, On the other hand, elsewhere in the world, an increasing cause its limitations on Iran’s nuclear en-
the publisher ends up being punished by number of governments understand the danger this terrorist Emirates, which operates The ninth article prohibits the owners of ne- richment would expire and the agreement
imprisonment. The judiciary found itself organization also poses to them and are taking the necessary six daily return flights between glected and damaged vehicles, marine boats, mo- didn’t address Iran’s ballistic missile pro-
shackled by this law. steps. FETO is also engaged in illegal activities such as visa Heathrow and Dubai, United bile prefabricated chalets and homes from leaving gram or military activities in the region.
fraud, money laundering and arms trafficking. Consequently, Arab Emirates, said it’s “highly them in the streets, on sidewalks, and in open ar-
No country in the world has ever criminal- FETO members are being cleared from public and private sec- regrettable” that the airport on eas and public squares, and requires the relevant Instead of the U.S. reentering the deal,
ized a 160-character Twitter post with a harsh tors in many countries. Many schools affiliated with this ter- Wednesday night gave it 36 authorities in the Municipality to warn their own- which Trump withdrew from in 2018, Is-
penalty of five-year imprisonment, except in rorist organization abroad have been transferred to the Turk- hours to comply with capacity ers to remove them within 48 hours. rael would prefer strict sanctions in hopes
Kuwait. There is no doubt that this infamous ish Maarif Foundation after 2016. Today, Maarif Schools are cuts “of a figure that appears to of leading to a more sweeping accord.
law has caused a lot of injustice to hundreds be plucked from thin air.” In the event of a violation, the Municipality has
of citizens, who are suffering today either in Continued on Page 4 the right to seize it and sell it after 3 months from The U.S. president, who is set to travel
prisons or in exile after they realized that any “Their communications not the date of seizure if the owners fail to recover it to Saudi Arabia on Friday, said he also
word would land them in prison. Newswatch only dictated the specific flights and pay its dues. stressed to Lapid the importance of Israel
on which we should throw out becoming “totally integrated” in the region.
Here it must be emphasized that those BEIRUT: The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group paying passengers, but also
who are still being pursued by this notori- threatened legal action for non- Their one-on-one talks marked the cen-
ous law, especially those who live abroad, threatened Israel with military escalation Wednesday if a future compliance,” the airline said. terpiece of a 48-hour visit by Biden aimed
have used foreign phone numbers to pub- deal over the disputed maritime border between the two countries at strengthening already tight relations
lish what they want through them. is not in Lebanon’s favor. Booming demand for summer between the U.S and Israel. The leaders
issued a joint declaration emphasizing
In fact, they have become more fero- Sayyed Hassan Narallah said in a televised speech that Leba- Continued on Page 4 military cooperation and a commitment to
cious in what they publish because they are non should be able to extract oil and gas in Lebanese waters. He preventing Iran, which Israel considers an
now safe from prosecution in the countries warned that sending unarmed drones over the Karish gas field in Travellers at Heathrow airport, in London, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Heathrow enemy, from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
where they reside and where people are not the Mediterranean earlier this month was “a modest beginning to Airport has introduced a cap on passenger numbers this summer as the aviation
criminalized for these types of posts. where the situation could be heading.” sector struggles to cope with demand for travel. No more than 100,000 daily In the joint statement, the United States
passengers will be able to depart from July 12 until Sept. 11, the west London said it is ready to use “all elements of its
In this regard, it is necessary to realize On July 2, the Israeli military said it shot down three drones national power” to prevent Iran from ob-
the fact that a legislator is a model for the before Hezbollah issued a statement saying they were unarmed airport announced. (AP) taining a nuclear bomb.
people. Therefore if he is allowed to say and were sent on a reconnaissance mission. “The mission was ac-
what he wants and attack others in the halls complished and the message was received,” a Hezbollah statement Biden, in an interview with Israel’s
of the National Assembly, the public will said at the time. Channel 12 that aired Wednesday, of-
follow his approach because “the people fered strong assurances of his determina-
follow the norms of their leaders.” Israel and Hezbollah are bitter enemies that fought a monthlong tion to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear
war in the summer of 2006. Israel considers the Iranian-backed power, saying he’d be willing to use force
Therefore, the MPs permitted something Lebanese group its most serious immediate threat, estimating it as a “last resort” if necessary.
bad for themselves, and people followed in has some 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel. (AP)
their footsteps. As a result, they bear the re- Iran announced last week that it has en-
sponsibility for the injustice inflicted on the ❑❑❑ riched uranium to 60% purity, a technical
content creators, and they are the ones who step away from weapons-grade quality.
should be held accountable, because they en- STOCKHOLM: An Iranian citizen was sentenced Thursday to life
acted a law which is one-eyed to say the least. The joint declaration could hold im-
imprisonment by a Swedish court after being convicted of com- portant symbolic importance for Biden’s
Hence, if there is a definite intention to mitting grave war crimes and murder during the final phase of the upcoming meeting with Arab leaders in
reform, and if the authority is keen about Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Saudi Arabia as he seeks to strengthen a
this matter, it must take advantage of what regionwide alliance against Iran.
is published on social media, and address The Stockholm District Court said Hamid Noury took part in
the problem from its roots by pardoning severe atrocities in July-August 1988 while working as an assis- “I talked about how important it was
these Twitter users and bring them back to tant to the deputy prosecutor at the Gohardasht prison outside the … for Israel to be totally integrated in the
the country in order to get rid of the stigma Iranian city of Karaj. region,” Biden said after his one-on-one
that haunts it in all the international forums. meeting with Lapid on Thursday.
A life sentence in Sweden generally means a minimum of 20
Based on this fact, and in order for Ku- to 25 years in prison, but it could be extended. If he is eventually Palestinians will receive Friday in
wait not to become a police state contrary released, Noury will be expelled from Sweden. Noury can appeal Bethlehem the visiting US President Joe
to its democratic history, customs and tra- the verdict. Biden with low expectations regarding
ditions that made it a state of transparency the resumption of the Middle East peace
and source of enlightenment in the region The court said 61-year-old Noury participated “in the execu- process.
in the past, the authority must have the de- tions of many political prisoners in Iran in the summer of 1988.”
termination to abolish this law that offend- (AP) Continued on Page 4
ed and continues to harm Kuwait.

True are the words of Abu Jafaar Al-
Mansour when he said, “If you decide, be
determined...”.

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Bid to protect public money, support development plans

CAPT makes 67 observations that delay government contracts

KUWAIT CITY, July 14: The Central ries include failure to submit all the data, Photo by Mohammad Morsi
Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT) has documents and documents required by the
specified reasons for delay in executing Agency within the award recommendation Part of the heritage Souq Al-Mubarakiya, in Kuwait City, which caught fire a few months ago, remains as it is pending reconstruction.
government projects and made general ob- reports; not studying all the bids submitted;
servations on award reports, and the mecha- failure to attach an integrated technical re- ‘Invalid arrest, search procedures
nism for issuing change orders and the way port to the outcome of the entity’s study of lead to acquittal in drugs lawsuits’
to protect public money and contribute to the bids and the extent of their fulfillment
supporting the state’s development plans. from the technical and financial aspects; Find solution: lawyers
failure to submit an integrated statement
The Acting CAPT Secretary-General Eng to match the requirements of the tender or KUWAIT CITY, July 14: Several lawyers Amir congrats France on Nat’l Day
Osama Ibrahim Al-Duaij said the agency on practice, and a statement of reference for
the issue of directing government agencies the reasons for exclusion; failure to submit have warned about the spread of drugs in KUWAIT CITY, July 14, (KUNA): cable of congratulations to the Pres-
towards accelerating the mechanism of bid- a financial analysis report, including de- His Highness the Amir Sheikh ident of France Emmanuel Macron
ding and studying the bids and awarding the tailed tables, to compare the price catego- the country; pointing out that invalid arrest Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- on his country’s national day.
contracts, has taken note of 67 observations ries of the high and low items in the bids of Sabah sent on Thursday a cable to
that can delay the awarding, and other com- the bidders, comparing them with the value and search procedures led to the acquittal the President of France Emmanuel His Highness the Crown Prince
mon observations on requests for change estimated by the entity and indicating the Macron, congratulating him on his wished President Macron and the
orders, extension and renewal of contracts, percentages of differences and the reasons of many of those accused of possessing and country’s national day. French people more progress and
and other observations that lead to the ex- (if any) and failure to verify the proportions success.
clusion of bids in the bid opening session. and details of arithmetic errors of the sub- trading in drugs, reports Al-Qabas daily. In the cable, His Highness the Amir
mitted bids. wished the President and the people of Then , His Highness the Prime
In detail, the tender authority revealed 22 These lawyers stressed the need for quick solutions France evermore progress and welfare. Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-
common observations on requests for change This is in addition to not attaching the to curb the spread of drugs; indicating that majority of Hamad Al-Sabah sent on Thursday
orders, extension and renewal of concluded minutes of the purchasing committee meet- beating, theft, violence and murder cases are related to His Highness the Crown Prince a cable of congratulations to the
contracts submitted by public authorities, ing, including the approval of the recom- drug abuse. Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber President of France Emmanuel Ma-
which include failure to submit all data, docu- mendation; delay in submitting the award Al-Sabah also sent on Thursday a cron on his country’s national day.
ments and documents required by the Agency recommendation reports for a period ex- Attorney Osama Al-Sanad emphasized the importance of
within the requests for change orders, ex- ceeding what is specified in the bid referral taking the necessary measures to address this issue. He dis- Parliament
tension and renewal of contracts; failure to letter issued by the agency; failure to follow closed that courts deal with tens and hundreds of drug-related
provide a statement of all previous change, up on the validity of the initial insurance cases every month and many of these cases are linked to other Set up panel, MoE urged
extension or renewal orders, if any, in terms and to take the necessary measures in this crimes like beating, theft, violence and murder; adding that
of cost, time periods and completion rates regard before the expiry of its term and to almost 20,000 drug-related cases were registered in 10 years. Professional guidance eyed
and not studying and comparing the price address the agency in this regard; complete
categories for the various items mentioned in the data and documents from the bidders or He said the number of cases filed at the Drug and Liquor By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh to enroll in the academic strand that
the concluded contract and those required in conduct a price balancing prior to obtain- Prosecution reached 3,175 in 2021; in addition to 3,219 con- matches their capabilities, as well as
the change order in terms of price value and ing the approval of the agency and not to traband cases referred to the Public Prosecution. Arab Times Staff secondary school graduates to enroll
bills of quantities on the one hand and tech- include the award recommendation letter in colleges and institutes suitable for
nical specifications on the other hand, and to on the correct total price of the bid after He disclosed the number of drug and substance offenses KUWAIT CITY, July 14: MP Ah- them.
indicate the percentages of differences, if any, the entity has verified that there are no ar- registered in 2021 totaled 2,363 compared to 1,494 in 2020 mad Al-Hamad has submitted a pro-
and their justifications. ithmetical errors by checking the individual and 2,133 in 2019. posal for the Ministry of Education Meanwhile, National Assembly
prices and details and applying the above to and Higher Education to form a com- Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim sent ca-
Delay all items of the tender, when the tender is He attributed the spread of drugs among adolescents and mittee for academic and professional bles to President of the French National
divisible. young adults to several factors; including family disintegra- guidance. Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet and Senate
This is in addition to the delay of the pub- tion, family’s failure to monitor the children or lack of atten- President Gerard Larcher to greet them
lic authorities in responding to the inquiries Also non-compliance with the controls tion to the details of their lives and changes in behavior that The committee’s tasks include on the National Day of France.
of the Agency, which would delay in tak- and provisions of supporting local products prompt them to engage in illegal activities and turn to bad counseling secondary stage students
ing the necessary decision to respond to the and owners of small and medium enter- friends.
request; lack of clarity about the nature of prises; failure to provide and attach docu-
the change order, the required extension, ments and minutes of meetings related to He underscored the need to prepare awareness and educa-
the time period, the name of the contract- the completions with the bidders and non- tional programs, which help families to focus on the behavior
ing party and the required amount; failure to compliance by the entity with the controls of their children in order to immediately correct any deviation
verify that the scope of work of the change and criteria for selection and the conditions before it gets worse.
order is not covered by the scope of work of for accepting the bid in the technical evalu-
the concluded contract; failure to indicate ation of tenders or practices offered under He cited other reasons behind the spread of drug addic-
the basis for calculating the fair value of the the two-envelope system in accordance tion; most notably the lack of centers for worthwhile ac-
change order, extension or renewal; failure with the bidding documents. tivities and entertainment for all ages, in addition to the
to provide the alternative tender data and increase in prohibited activities like parties, yoga and con-
procedures when submitting requests for The CAPT identified 17 common obser- certs in hotels.
extension and renewal orders and failure to vations that may lead to the exclusion of the
attach the minutes of the purchase commit- tender in the bid opening session, including Regarding the legal loopholes that lead to the acquittal of
tee, including the approval of the request. those related to the bid envelopes them- those involved in drug cases, Al-Sanad cited invalid arrest and
selves, in addition to notes related to the search procedures as the main reason for the acquittal of many
Add to this list the failure to indicate the initial insurance, and others directly related defendants in drug cases. He called on the police to enforce
details of the concluded contract, such as to the bid format, as follows: not submit- the law properly to ensure justice is served, considering the
the name of the contractor, total amount, ting the bid form or not filling it out com- acquittal of such defendants encouraged them to repeat the
time period, date of signature, date of com- pletely according to the conditions set forth same crimes.
mencement, expiry date, percentage of in the tender or practice documents; failure
change orders and the period allowed for to stamp the bid form or sign it by the au- ❑❑❑
extension or renewal of the contract; fail- thorized signatory at the agency; making an
ure to indicate the remaining amount of the amendment to the amount, whether in let- ‘Secure beaches’: First Deputy Prime Minister and Min-
contract, the amount used of the total con- ters or numbers, without signing and stamp- ister of Interior retired Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad
tract value, and the remaining time periods; ing next to the amendment; depositing the Al-Nawaf issued a decision on the formation of a higher
failure to indicate the percentage of com- bid format or price lists and bills of quanti- committee to organize and secure beaches, reports Al-Rai
pletion of the concluded contract and not to ties in the technical envelope for tenders or daily.
attach the schedules of contract quantities practices that are offered in the two-enve-
that are required to the change order. lope system (technical and financial). The committee shall consist of officials whose rank is equal
to the assistant undersecretary or higher; headed by Kuwait
CAPT also says the scope of the alternative Submitting Firefighting Force, with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of
tender does not match the subject of the ex- Health, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait Mu-
tension; failure to submit requests for change This is in addition to submitting the bid nicipality, Environment Public Authority, Legal Advice and
orders, extension or renewal within a suffi- form on the bidder’s papers; submitting an Legislation Department, and Touristic Enterprises Company
cient period before the end of the contractual uncertified check or letter of guarantee from as members.
completion date; issuing change or extension a bank not approved in Kuwait; submitting
orders before obtaining the approval of the the modified initial insurance without attach- The committee will protect public health, prevent drowning
Central Agency for Public Tenders and sub- ing the original insurance; submission of the and other accidents that result in death or injuries, organize
mitting the application for an expired period; initial insurance directed to the relevant au- beaches, specify the timings for swimming, and lay down se-
failure to verify that the non-compulsory total thority, not the agency; submitting the initial curity and safety regulations for beachgoers.
is subject to the percentage of change orders, insurance within a period of less than 90 days
either by increase or decrease, to the quorum from the date of submitting the bid; submit- ❑❑❑
of the Central Agency for Public Tenders; fail- ting the initial insurance amount at a value less
ure to clarify the basis for calculating time pe- than what is required according to the offer Border officer stabbed: An employee of a handling compa-
riods with extension orders; failure to indicate announcement; the name of the initial insur- ny assaulted an inspector at the Inspection and Deposit Control
the availability of financial credit; not calcu- ance provider does not match the name of the at the Northern Ports Administration, today, Thursday, with a
lating depreciation rates in vehicle contracts; bidder; failure to deposit the initial deposit in sharp object, reports Al-Rai daily.
failure to verify the human effort required to the technical envelope for tenders or practices
match the remaining work in the implementa- offered in the two-envelope system; submit a A case has been filed at the local police station and the vic-
tion supervision contracts and failure to obtain copy of the initial insurance, not the original tim has submitted a medical report about the incident.
the consent of the contractor in the event that and incorrect numbers or descriptions of items
the percentage of change orders, extension or in the initial insurance for indivisible tenders A customs source told the daily this happened when the em-
renewal stipulated in the concluded contract or practices. ployee (an Arab) working for the handling company started
exceeds. harassing the Asian truck drivers entering the inspection yard
Also failure to deposit the tender docu- and they complained to the head of the inspection department
The common 14 observations on the ments in the official envelopes designated at Shuwaikh Port.
award recommendation reports submitted for them; putting a mark or a sign on the
by public authorities related to data and bid envelopes and writing the name of the When the inspector went to look into the incident, the Arab
documents, up to the study of bids and ana- bidder on the bid envelopes from outside. man assaulted him with a sharp object which he was carry-
lytical reports for the study of price catego- ing in his pocket. The officer was reportedly stabbed in the
shoulder.
Committee to study ‘licensing’

of sports facilities investments

KUNA photo KUWAIT CITY, July 14: The Dep- tee, and Kuwait Municipality’s Legal
uty Director General of the Urban Department, an advisor from the Fatwa
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al- Planning and Structural Planning and Legislation Department, and the
Sabah upon his arrival to the armed forces deployed in the northern region of Ku- Sector Eng. Mohammed Al-Zoubi Regulatory Services Supervisor of the
has decided to form a work group municipality, and Eng. Mona Essam
wait. to implement the recommendations from the organization department (rap-
of the technical committee to study porteur).
UNESCO honors Kuwait’s Al-Sadu the conditions for issuing licenses to
invest in state-owned sports land and He highlighted the team’s tasks to
PARIS, July 14, (KUNA): The Kuwaiti Al Sheikha Altaf noted that Al-Sadu the facilities of sports authorities in pri- include proposing and amending de-
Sadu Handcraft Cooperative Society was second Arabian Gulf organization to be ac- vate and investment housing areas, crees, laws and regulations related
accredited recently as a non-government credited by UNESCO within the framework reports Al-Qabas daily. to state properties and investment in
advisory organization for the United Na- of the Convention for the Safeguarding of clubs and unions, so that they do not
tions Educational, Scientific, and Cultural the Intangible Cultural Heritage. This move is aimed to discuss the conflict with the allocation of com-
Organization (UNESCO). possibility of allocating commercial mercial sites to be an alternative to
Accordingly, Al-Sadu would have a spe- sites outside private housing areas. investing in clubs and unions within
In statements to KUNA, Al Sadu honor- cial seat at the UNESCO, could vie for posts These sites are an alternative to com- private housing areas.
ary chairperson Sheikha Altaf Salem Al-Ali at the convention’s committee, and take part mercial spaces within sports clubs and
Al-Sabah hailed the UNESCO’s accredita- in annual meetings of the intragovernmental unions located within the private hous- They also must propose the ap-
tion as an achievement for Kuwait. committee of the convention and the non-gov- ing areas only. propriate mechanism to implement
ernment organizations meetings. the relocation of clubs within pri-
The accreditation would boost the soci- Eng. Al-Zoubi suggested that the vate housing areas from commercial
ety’s role in serving cultural heritage and For her part, Al-Sadu Society Chairper- team, headed by him, with the director spaces after allocating alternative
promoting creative social development and son Sheikh Bibi Duaij Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of the Urban Planning Department as sites for that.
the cultural identity of the country, she said. expressed delight for the achievement. the vice chairman, and has directors of
the departments of the structural plan- Another task of the team will be to
ning and engineering systems, repre- suggest the necessary time periods for
sentatives of the Public Authority for moving to the alternative sites, so as
Sports, the Kuwait Olympic Commit- not to affect the investors and the ben-
eficiaries of the investment.

LOCAL ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

diwaniya 3

A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION

‘Solve problems of fresh Kuwaiti grads who have registered at CSC, PAM’

“DIFFERENT people look at the ghost of unemployment from a different an- or more. ous state agencies will not stand idly by and see their fall one after the other,
gle. Sometimes job seekers register for jobs but when they are selected they are “Here, I would like to clarify that there are graduates who are nominated to which requires the Kuwaiti people to fight corruption and strive for reform and
unhappy because the jobs given to them are not suitable for them,” columnist prepare the plans to implement during the coming period to put the country on
Abdullah Al-Abduljader wrote for Al-Anba daily. work in government agency, but they reject this nomination. It may be because the path of development.
the job is not suitable for their specialization or because of the salary, as there
“In such case so job-seekers wait, and may have to wait for a year or two or are government agencies with an independent budget whose salaries are higher “Social networking sites and some activists affiliated with the forces of cor-
more until they are summoned for an interview or may not be summoned at than ministries, and therefore they prefer to work in such places. ruption will be the spearhead of discrediting the reformers and their move-
all because the person may not hold academic specializations required by the ments, spreading the poison of sedition among members of society and destroy-
labor market. “There are some of these agencies that employ through wasta and nepotism, ing every serious and real reform move with flimsy pretexts, which requires
and this issue has been studied and resolved by the strategic alternative project, everyone to prepare for that stage and be fully aware of the malice of this group
“In voluntary unemployment the job seeker registers but unfortunately it has not been implemented. and its expected conspiracies.
his application for employment, whether in government
or private agencies, and is summoned and nominated to “There is also a subject that needs attention and implementation, which is the “Everyone is under obligation to support the movements of the political lead-
work, but he is rejected because he does not want to work amendment in the labor law in the private sector to ensure job security and sta- ership for reform and not to overstep its powers and to slow down in the reform
but he prefers to work in the job and with the employer he bility for Kuwaitis to work in the private sector, because Kuwaitis are reluctant process because real reform cannot happen overnight, but rather requires pa-
desires and this lengthens his employment opportunities. to work in companies and banks because of dismissal. tience and determination because countries are built in years and decades, not
in days and months.”
“Disguised unemployment is that a person works in “This happens because the private employer wants to reduce expenses in the
government agencies, but the job is redundant and more salaries for financial, economic and commercial reasons and not because of the ❑❑❑
than needed and it means that the number of employees in performance, productivity and commitment of Kuwaitis to work.
the government agency is more than what is required and “Most Kuwaitis consider the United Kingdom the most important country
in excess of the need. “As for example hundreds of Kuwaitis were laid off in the private sector due in tourism, treatment, education and other aspects of their lives, so why should
to financial and economic crises.” their political life serve as an example for us?” columnist Professor Dr Bahija
“Thus many employees do not have work because there Al-Abduljader Bahbahani wrote for Al-Qabas daily.
are employees who do this work according to the required number and this is Also:
the type we have in Kuwait and it has an impact on the youth and the country, “Recently, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped down from his po-
especially on the jobless youths who have a lot of free time, and many of them “Positive developments at the political level in the country and the omens sition as head of the Conservative Party due to the successive resignation of
do not know how to use their time particularly if they have bad friends, so they of unprecedented reform have spread the spirit of joy and happiness among the members of the British government. For reasons that are big for them but
will spend their time with things that have an impact on their health, morals, the Kuwaiti people after the historic speech of His Highness the Crown Prince are minor for us, he should be removed from his position simply because he
religion and families, and the country will be indirectly affected by them from and the subsequent steps that no one would have dreamed of represented in the assigned certain freedoms for himself by holding parties on Downing Street
the violation of laws, drug abuse and family problems. radical changes carried out by sensitive and important organs in the country at a time the closure measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic were applied
and giving the state leadership to an ambitious young generation that has the throughout the country…
“Therefore, I suggest that the government should pay attention to issues that ability and willingness to develop, achieve, and work hard,” columnist Owaid
have been raised, whether in the Council of Ministers or the National Assem- Al-Salili wrote for Al-Shahed daily. “Here, we are anticipating the beginning of a new era with the imminent for-
bly, but some of them have not yet been implemented, and some of them have mation of a new government. We all hope that this government will follow the
been delayed. For example, the issue of education output and its incompatibility “The developments and practical moves after the historical speech of His example of self-accountability before holding other parties accountable, work
with the labor market has been taken care of by the Ministry of Education and Highness the Crown Prince confirm that the speech was written with the aim honestly and faithfully while adhering to the law and the Constitution, and re-
Higher Education and the Civil Service Commission, but there are still prob- of implementation and work without courtesy, which indicates that Kuwait frain from using immunity to ignore corruption and abuses that push Kuwait
lems in hiring fresh Kuwaiti graduates who have applied for employment in the is on the verge of an unprecedented comprehensive screening of a group that towards the opposite direction.
Civil Service Commission and the Public Authority for Manpower, waiting for previously dominated the government, political, commercial and even military
a long period of up to two years or more. scenes for the interest of the country. “We hope the new government will put in place advanced systems based
on the optimal use of modern technology at work, with an action plan to re-
“In the meantime, there are still problems in hiring fresh Kuwaiti graduates “The exaggerated optimism of everyone came as a result of moves that have evaluate the efficiency and productivity of the staff while examining their sci-
who have applied for employment in the Civil Service Commission and the become a reality to fight corruption, in addition to confirmed information that entific certificates. Results of these procedures will be used as bases whether
Public Authority for Manpower, waiting for a long period of up to two years cannot be mentioned in the context of the article indicating that the current and they continue working or be laid off.”
upcoming period will witness an unprecedented renaissance and an unprec-
edented accountability for the heads of corruption in the country. — Compiled by Zaki Taleb

“It is certain that the forces of corruption who have found their way in vari-

MoI to adopt strict measures

against drug users very soon

Social media inviting youths to buy narcotics

An adult Sand Tiger Shark at the Kuwait Scientific Center. By Munif Nayef

‘Global achievement’ Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies

2 baby sand tiger sharks KUWAIT CITY, July 14: Considering the
series of heinous crimes that have spread
born and bred at the TSC fear and anxiety among people in the past
days and weeks, the time has come to not be
KUWAIT CITY, July 14: The Scientif- more than 20 years. silent about the matter any longer. Tobacco seized by the customs men.
ic Center of the Kuwait Foundation for The center is now regarded as the
the Advancement of Scievnces (KFAS) In an effort to put an end to the nightmare of drug ad- 34 illegals arrested
has realized a global achievement. It most famous and favorite marine life diction and drug trafficking that has become a concern
succeeded in producing the endangered center for visitors. for citizens and expatriates, the Ministry of Interior is Bid to smuggle tobacco foiled
sand tiger shark and caring for its new- working on taking a set of strict measures and decisions
borns according to a strategy it devised The famous “Baby” shark, whose age in the next stage. KUWAIT CITY, July 14: Customs offi- and is regarded as a kind of a drug that
which ensured its proper growth. It has is estimated to be more than 20 years as cers at the Shuaiba Port (Southern Ports causes throat cancer.
thus become one of the few centers in per the records of the center, gave birth According to well-informed security sources, the min- Customs Department) thwarted an at-
the world that succeeded in this regard, to two young sand tigers - a male and istry has issued instructions to expel any Gulf national or tempt to smuggle into the country nearly ❑❑❑
reports Al-Qabas daily. a female - on January 23, 2022 in the resident who is proven to have used narcotic substances. 2 million sachets of tobacco, which were
marine life aquarium at The Scientific This comes as an urgent step to reduce the repercussions of hidden in a container, reports Al-Rai daily. 34 illegals held: The General Director-
To celebrate this achievement, the Center. They were named “Bader” and this phenomenon on society by taking all necessary legal ate of Residence Affairs investigations
center held a press conference on Tues- “Badria” based on the votes of the fans measures against these abusers and preventing them from The daily added, according to the cus- have arrested 34 violators of the residence
day in the presence of a number of rep- of The Scientific Center on the center’s entering the country again. toms sources the contraband was hidden law during a campaign in the Hawalli
resentatives of institutions, authorities Instagram page. in a cargo of household glassware. Governorate, reports Al-Rai daily.
and personalities who are interested in The sources said, “After the shocking and horrific rise in
the environment and the sustainability Dr. Salam Al-Ablani, a biologist and the number of drug users of Gulf, Arab and foreign nationali- Giving the details the customs sourc- The Public Relations and Secu-
of biodiversity. a former member of the Board of Di- ties as per the latest statistics, the ministry has started expel- es said, the 40-foot container came rity Media Department of the Interior
rectors of The Scientific Center, and ling them from the country after confirming and verifying their from port from Jebel Ali and it con- Ministry stated that the campaign was
They were also interested in watch- Rana Al-Nibari, Director General of use of narcotic substances through tests conducted on them to tained “glass household utensils”, and organized by the tripartite committee
ing the baby sharks, which have now The Scientific Center, highlighted the prove their abuse. Kuwait will not allow them to reside on its by carefully inspecting it, about 2 mil- comprising members from the Kuwait
become a part of the sand tiger shark importance of this scientific achieve- land, as they pose a real danger to the youth, and their presence lion sachets of tobacco were found. Municipality, Ministry of Commerce
group that the center has owned for ment, and the time period it took to threatens to spread the scourge of the abuse and promotion of and the Interior Ministry.
achieve it. these drugs. The daily added, the consumption
(chewing) of tobacco is banned by law They have been referred to the con-
News in Brief There are instructions not to allow intermediaries to inter- cerned authorities.
fere at all in the matter and to hold legally accountable any
Child protection rules: Director of the cording to the Public Authority for Hous- employee who is negligent in their work”.
ing Welfare (PAHW), the value of its fi-
Public Relations and Media Department nancial overdue, which is payable in favor The sources explained that the Drug Control General
of some companies, amounted to about Department has a complete record of the drug users and
and Official Spokesperson of the Public KD 52.5 million, reports Al-Qabas daily. promoters of narcotic substances who have been released
from prison after the implementation of the penalties. They
Authority for Manpower (PAM) Aseel In a memorandum obtained by the dai- are under the microscope and control of the combatants,
ly, the authority explained that these dues and anyone among them who return to the abuse of narcotic
Al-Mazyad said the belong to 82 of the companies contracting substances will be referred to the court again, and then will
with it in return for the projects and ser- be imprisoned.
“Towards a Safe vices they implemented for the benefit of
the authority. It is unfortunate that a large number of drug users and pro-
Childhood” cam- moters of narcotic substances did not quit this scourge and re-
The dues to these companies are usu- turned to prison again. This is because they quickly returned to
paign is aimed at ally paid after the completion of the work drug abuse and trafficking after they were released from pris-
for each stage, after they are inspected and ons when their sentences ended.
ensuring that busi- received, and after submitting the neces-
sary documents according to the availabil- The sources highlighted the issuance of strict instruc-
ness owners, who ity of cash. tions to seize drug users, refer them to the concerned au-
thorities, take all legal measures against them, and pros-
employ youths aged The reasons for the delay in disbursing ecute drug dealers.
payments are due to the fact that some
15 years old up to companies are late in providing periodic They called on citizens and residents to report drug deal-
payments, the delay in providing evidence ers by calling the hotline No. 1884141 of the National Anti-
below 18 years old, that the conditions have been fulfilled Narcotics Committee, or the emergency No. 112, affirming
such as clearances, renewal of insurance that the reports will be treated with utmost confidentiality and
obtain work permits policies, etc. provided by the Ministry of secrecy.
Finance that are not compatible with the
for them stating the approved budgets of the projects being ❑❑❑
implemented, especially since there are no
age, nature of work Al-Mazyad cases brought against it due to the delay in Drugs on social media: Some advertisements published on
and working hours; the payment of dues. social media platforms and websites are encouraging youths to
buy Shab, Captagon pills and other psychotropic substances,
as well as the pledge to adhere to child PAHW concluded by stating that the reports Al-Qabas daily quoting sources from the security sec-
due payments that are subject to disburse- tor.
protection regulations, reports Al-Anba ment in the financial and administrative
affairs sector vary between construction Sources affirmed that a number of those involved in this
daily. contracts, planning and design, as well as criminal activity have been arrested and referred to the Public
supervision, with some financial claims Prosecution. Sources said drug dealers are targeting Kuwait
In a press statement, Al-Mazyed revealed amounting to KD 3.7 million. due to the high prices of these substances here compared to
neighboring countries (10 times higher than the prices in other
these youths should not be employed in in- countries), indicating the estimated drug trafficking revenues
for 18 months -- from the beginning of 2021 until June 2022
dustries and professions that could harm -- reached KD200 million.

their health, they should undergo medical Sources added the concerned authorities have intensified
their efforts to implement an effective drug control mecha-
examination before working and every six nism; including the provision of the latest technologies for
detecting contraband at air, land and sea ports.
months thereafter, they should work only six
In addition, lawyers revealed the number of crimes com-
hours per day, they should not work for more mitted by youths increased by 300 percent over the past year
due to the consumption of drugs and psychotropic substances.
than four consecutive hours, they should They said 97 murder and attempted murder cases were record-
ed; in addition to 1,550 kidnapping and assault cases among
have a rest period of not less than an hour if those aged 17 to 30 years old and most of whom were found
to be under the influence of drugs when they committed the
they work for four hours continuously, and crimes.

they should not work overtime or during Meanwhile, educators and psychologists cited the lack
of entertainment centers and restriction of activities as
their rest days and holidays or from 7:00 pm some of the reasons behind the rising drug addiction rate
in the country.
to 6:00 am.

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KD 52 mn financial overdue: Ac-

LOCAL ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

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Photos by Samer Shiker

Citizens and expatriates enjoying their Eid holiday at the Hawally Leisure Park.

Logistics performance index places

Kuwait at bottom of GCC countries

Logistical cities essential part of logistical supply chain: Al-Mulla

KUWAIT CITY, July 14: The Di- of the scarcity of logistics services that support the all commodity flows (incoming and outgoing) to Photos by Samer Shiker
rector General of the Kuwait Ports national economy and attract foreign investment the State of Kuwait and regulates them with all
Authority Eng Issa Al-Mulla, said especially since these logistics cities are among land and air ports, the most important of which are Above: More photos of people and children enjoying at the Hawally Leisure Park
according to the logistics perfor- the most important projects of the Ports Authority marine, which controls 90% of the value of com- during Eid holidays.
mance index issued by the World included in the development plan and one of the modity exports and imports into Kuwait.
Bank, Kuwait has dived to the last most important national projects for the State of MoH to take over facility soon
place at the level of the Gulf Coop- Kuwait. He said that Kuwait is an importer of these com-
eration Council countries, reports modities, including foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals New Farwaniya Hospital for citizens only
Al-Qabas daily. He stressed that the application of logistics in and other consumables (cars, equipment, building
the field of business as a concept based on manag- materials, construction and infrastructure), and KUWAIT CITY, July 14: Health sources ized wards, as well. The services will also
In a report he referred to the Council of ing the flow and storage of goods, services and therefore there should be a strategic stockpile that said that the new Farwaniya Hospital, include for the first time in Kuwait, an in-
Ministers on the Ports Corporation’s visions covers the country’s requirements in the event which is to be taken over soon, will be tegrated physiotherapy and rehabilitation
and proposals regarding strengthening the information efficiently and of any crises or natural or epidemic calamities, dedicated to treating citizens only, pro- department.
food security system in the State of Kuwait, effectively from the stage of as happened during the Corona pandemic, as the viding integrated health care and service
Al-Mulla stressed that the logistical cities are raw material to the stage of committees of the Council of Ministers related similar to what is available at the Jaber The sources explained that the healthcare
an essential part of the logistical supply chain final consumption, in order to the pandemic and the Supreme Committee for Hospital. for expatriates of the Farwaniya region will
that links all commodity flows to the country, to achieve an increase in the Food Security decided to secure basic food com- be temporary through the old hospital, until
the most important of which is the sea, which integrated logistics system modities for the country, so some stores have been The sources told Al-Rai that the hos- the opening of the health insurance hospi-
controls 90 percent of the value of merchan- and the speed of product used by the KPA to secure the country’s strategic pital will serve citizens of the Farwaniya tals, which will provide care for the largest
dise exports and imports. delivery, especially that the stock of goods and foodstuffs at the present time. Governorate, and will include all medical part of them, while the remaining segment
logistics system includes specialties. The operational plan will be in of them working in the government sector
Al-Mulla added the actual need for logistics cit- many activities. Diversifying stages as was done at the Jaber Hospital. will be distributed them among other health
ies, and in order for the State of Kuwait to be a The hospital will include advanced oper- facilities in a fair and practical manner, that
financial and global center, an infrastructure must Perhaps the most impor- Eng Issa Al Mulla said in implementation of ating rooms, internal medicine, pediatrics, does not put pressure on any of the minis-
be built that provides all national and interna- tant characteristic of man- the government’s directions to work on diversify- surgery and maternity wards, and special- try’s facilities.
tional companies with information about storage Engr. Al-Mulla aging these activities in ing sources of income, the KPA is working hard
centers, pointing out that the KPA had previously the logistical framework is on diversifying sources of income and away from
asked the Kuwait Municipality to allocate 300,000 the necessity of coordination and integration be- dependence on oil as the only and primary source
square meters land south of Doha Port based on a tween these activities, with the aim of providing of the national economy, and from this premise
Cabinet decision in 2004, to establish a logistics products and customer services at the right time came the interest in establishing and developing
zone included in the projects of the state’s devel- and place and in the desired condition and form, logistic areas.
opment plan (New Kuwait 2035). which leads to supporting the competitive posi-
tion of various companies, their production and Al-Mulla stressed that the proposal to estab-
Tenders performance. lish logistic zones is one of the most important
views and proposals of the KPA presented by it
He added that the project was proposed within Competitiveness regarding securing, strengthening and developing
the plan of the KPA for tenders to be floated for the food and water security system in the State of
fiscal 2020-2021 that was announced in the Of- Al-Mulla said that the efficiency of logistics is Kuwait.
ficial Gazette on July 19, 2020 based on the pro- of great importance to competitiveness, growth
visions of Law No. 49 of 2016 regarding public and development, and the performance of logis- He wished to instruct the municipality to quick-
tenders, and the provisions of the executive reg- tics affects productivity in all economic sectors, ly decide on the allocation of the square located in
ulations of the law issued by Decree No. 30 of and can form a fundamental basis for develop- the south of Doha Port, with an area of 300,000
2016/2017, to provide advisory services for the ment. square meters, issued by the Council of Minis-
study and design of storage areas affiliated with ters’ decision to establish a logistic area to secure,
the KPA and the establishment of logistic cities. Al Mulla explained that the Logistics Perfor- strengthen and develop the food and water secu-
mance Index, which was developed by the World rity system. in the State of Kuwait.
He explained that this land is among four areas Bank as a reference global measurement tool,
that the KPA intends to transform into logistics periodically measures the efficiency of logistics He pointed out that the actual need for logistics
cities, simulating the actual reality experienced by around the world, with the aim of shedding light cities has become an indispensable reality at the
the world with the development of remote trade on the development of the competitive environ- present time, with keeping pace with technology
and e-commerce, pointing to what the State of ment for business, and is of great importance, and its use in various types of logistics, starting
Kuwait and some other countries faced in terms given that it has become the approved tool for with the use of artificial intelligence, until we keep
judging countries, according to this indicator we pace with this expansion by those international
will find that Kuwait fell to the last place at the companies, and until the State of Kuwait becomes
level of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries a financial and global center we must provide
according to the World Bank report. these requirements by building an infrastructure
that provides all national and international com-
Al-Mulla stressed that logistic cities are an es- panies with information storage centers.
sential part of the logistical supply chain that links

Bureaucratic procedures said most notable problems faced

‘Delay in execution of infrastructure projects ‘Around 800 male, female teachers needed’

in industrial areas jeopardizes development’ ‘Education’ to recruit Palestinian and
Jordanian teachers after Eid holidays
KUWAIT CITY, July 14: The delay in the imple- as the Public Authority for Industry are trying hard focal point for the petrochemical industries in the
mentation of infrastructure projects in a number to disentangle the various government agencies re- world, as the industrial sector contributes 70% of KUWAIT CITY, July 14: Two delegations required from Palestine and Jordan is ap-
of industrial areas hinders and impedes the accel- sponsible for industrial lands and their distribution to the GDP of Kuwait’s non-oil industries, and the from the Ministry of Education are prepar- proximately 800.
eration of the launch of industrial projects in those expand the base of the national product and push it in sector achieved sustainable profits of $8.6 billion ing to leave after Eid holidays to Palestine
areas, reports Annahar daily. light of the challenges facing the world, most notably in the past ten years, as well as the continuous and Jordan to recruit male and female teach- The sources indicated that the ministry
the rising prices, providing food commodities and growth it achieves in the global demand for pet- ers in some disciplines required to fill the hopes to complete the interview procedures
This delay is a stumbling block and contributes guarding against food security risks. rochemical products. shortage in educational manpower for the within the next month, provided that the teach-
to obstructing the development of the Kuwaiti in- next academic year, reports Al-Anba daily. ers, who will be recruited, begin their work at
dustrial sector. The sources stressed the most no- The sources estimated the total capital invest- Sources demanded the need to establish an the beginning of the new school year.
table problems facing the industrial projects are ment in the industrial sector at about 3.3 billion advanced system to match local and imported According to informed educational
bureaucratic procedures, the failure to establish dinars, of which the chemical industries sector ac- industrial products, make recommendations on sources, the ministry, through its website, They revealed that the disciplines for
integrated industrial zones, and the absence of an counts for about 50%, followed by about 31% for preference factors and priority, and update rel- had received nearly 1,500 applications from which male teachers are required are Eng-
increase in granting industrial land through incen- mineral and non-metallic building materials ac- evant legislation and laws, in a manner that suits male and female teachers in Palestine. lish, French, science, physics, geology,
tives and facilities to encourage the industrialists. cording to the report of the industrial reality of the changes in the industrial market and global devel- biology, chemistry and mathematics, pro-
Public Authority for Industry, noting that the total opment in industrial fields, with the continued de- The delegations will leave the country after vided that the requirement of experience is
The sources say, Kuwait faces a major deficit in industrial exports are more than 1.7 billion dinars. velopment of the chemical industry to go beyond the Eid holidays following the completion of met. As for female teachers, the specializa-
the development industrial projects as a result of the the local and regional market to reserve a place in travel procedures to meet the applicants and tions for which they are required are limited
acute shortage of land allocated for industrial projects Sources said the availability of primary raw the global market, as the most suitable industries select the most qualified among them. to physics and mathematics only, with the
and the lack of expansion of existing factories. materials, especially from petroleum derivatives, for international standards. condition of experience.
represents a golden opportunity for Kuwait to be a The number of male and female teachers
The sources stated that government agencies such

FETO ‘threatens’ Integrating Israel would try and economically bribe Palestinians into reaching Emirates hits
a half-cooked political settlement in the Middle East.
Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1
Similarly, head of international relations and conflicts
functioning in many countries and are providing excellent President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet President resolution at the Arab-American University in Jenin Amjad travel after two years of COVID-19 travel restrictions have
education worldwide. Biden as an atmosphere of sheer doom and gloom engulfs Abu Al-Ezz indicated that the complications of the Mideast swamped airlines and airports in Europe, which are short-
the air especially with the US administration’s failure to process had led the current US administration to focus on the handed after many pilots, cabin crew, check-in staff, and
The nature and scope of Türkiye’s fight against FETO is halt the Israelis from continuing their aggressive behavior economic and security aspect of the issue. baggage handlers were laid off. That has left travelers fac-
no different than that exercised by other countries against or- against Palestinians, a fact, which pushes away any chances ing last-minute cancellations, lengthy delays, lost luggage or
ganizations which had terrorized officials and civilians alike, for peace in the region. He noted that the peace process in the region had to take long waits for bags.
and endangered democratic values, fundamental rights and a back seat especially with other international development
freedoms. Türkiye is doing what the respective countries in The visit would not change a thing on the ground especial- coming on the forefront. Heathrow blames a shortage of ground staff, which are
their fight against terrorism have done in the past. All proce- ly with the unconditional support by the US administration contracted by airlines to check-in passengers, load and un-
dures are in compliance with law. to the Israeli occupiers both militarily and financially, mem- China, Russia, and American national issues of concern load bags, and prepare aircraft for their next journey.
ber of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation are the main subject of attention for the Biden administra-
Terrorism does not have a nationality, ethnicity or reli- Organization (PLO) Wasel Abu Yousef told KUNA. tion, indicated Abu Al-Ezz, noting that financial incentives Emirates, however, said its ground-handling and cater-
gion. This menace threatens humanity as a whole. Therefore, and so-called “trust-building” measures were mere gesture ing services are owned by its parent company and “are fully
the response to this threat must be united and determined. No Abu Yousef added that the Biden administration failed to to keep the PLO as partners in the “peace” negotiations. ready and capable of handling our flights.” Blame instead
state has the luxury to differentiate between terrorists and no keep its promises regarding the peace process in the Middle lies with the airport’s “central services and systems,” it said.
terrorist organization can be classified as “useful”according East, deeming the current visit as one without a political ho- Regarding threats by Abbas against the stalling of the
to preferences. FETO is responsible for the loss of hundreds rizon. peace process, the Palestinian academic indicated that the The airline accused Heathrow management of being “cav-
of lives as well as other grave crimes against the Turkish President would not be able to gathering global support to alier” about travelers and airlines, with signs of a strong trav-
people. Six years after July 15, 2016, Türkiye continues Reflecting a similar gloomy outlook, political analyst Ah- pressure Israeli into halting its aggression amidst silence el rebound apparent for months. Emirates said it got ready,
its resolute fight against FETO, just as it continues its fight mad Awadh said that there would be no real settlement to from the US administration. including rehiring and training 1,000 pilots in the past year
against other terrorist organizations such as the PKK, PYD- the Mideast peace process or the Palestinian cause as the US but that Heathrow failed to act, plan or invest.
YPG, DHKP-C and DAESH. administration did not consider the issue as a top priority. According to Palestinians officials, President Abbas
would be trying to convince President Biden to reopen an “Now faced with an ‘airmageddon’ situation due to their
We expect the international community to stand in soli- Biden’s visit would be focusing on bolstering relations American consulate in eastern Jerusalem, closed in the era of incompetence and non-action, they are pushing the entire
darity with Türkiye in the fight against terrorism. with Israel and other issues pertaining to energy in the re- the previous administration. He would also try to convince burden - of costs and the scramble to sort the mess - to air-
gion, added Awadh, who claimed that the US administration Biden to re-establish PLO office in Washington in addition lines and travelers,” the statement said.
to lifting the organization from the terror-supporting list.

LOCAL ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

5

KNPC goes for effective, safe & environmentally

friendly solution that reduces maintenance time

Company studying mechanism for automatically cleaning oil tanks

KUWAIT CITY, July 14: Photo by Samer Shiqair

To reduce the maintenance lies in the necessity of emptying the oil The effect of the very hot air masses continues and causing dust at times, especially over open areas.
tanks to clean their walls of the thick,
time of the Kuwaiti oil stor- dense layer that was deposited during Weather relatively humid on coastal areas
the storage of oil before re-stocking
age tanks a working team them again, which requires stopping Kuwait to be affected by very hot air masses
the storage of oil and closing it in or-
from the Kuwait National der to clean it. UN chief commends work done by the Ambassador KUWAIT CITY, July 14, (KUNA):
The Kuwait Meteorological Depart-
Petroleum Company has The sources reported that the pro- Kuwaiti outgoing envoy Al-Otaibi ‘hails’ ment expected the country to be af-
cess of cleaning and emptying tanks in special relationship with United Nations fected by very hot air masses, with
been formed to overcome the traditional way goes through sev- moderate northwesterly winds that
eral steps, starting with stopping the NEW YORK, July 14, (KUNA): Antonio Guterres at a meeting to the coming years. will be active during the day on
the negatives and chal- pumping of oil into the tank, moving Kuwait’s envoy at the United mark the end of his tenure in New Kuwait will continue to engage Thursday, causing dust at times, espe-
the sludge until its density decreases as Nations Ambassador Mansour York. cially over open areas.
lenges that accompany the much as possible, so that the pipes can Al-Otaibi praised the “special re- positively with member states
empty as much of it as possible before lationship” between his country Speaking to KUNA, Al-Otaibi to implement the initiatives con- Head of the Marine Forecasting
process of cleaning tanks transferring it to the treatment unit. and the global body, saying it has said he was honoured to have tained in that plan on the ground, Department at the department, Yas-
resulted in great developments worked to represent and defend he emphasised. ser Al-Balushi, told Kuwait News
manually by introducing Challenges on peace, security and humani- the interests of his country at the Agency (KUNA) that this is due to
tarian endeavours. UN. The UN chief commended the the extension of India’s seasonal de-
effective, safe and environ- The sources considered that the work done by the ambassador pression, which supplies the region
mechanization of tank cleaning ad- The Kuwaiti outgoing perma- He reiterated Kuwait’s strong during his years of diplomatic with these very hot air masses, but
mentally friendly solution, dresses the problems and challenges nent representative’s remarks advocacy for the UN’s principles service in New York, mentioning the atmosphere is witnessing some
facing the manual cleaning process of were made during an encounter and international multilateralism his prominent role in strengthen- changes, starting in the evening, as
reports Al-Rai daily. oil tanks, the most prominent of which with the UN Secretary-General along with the Secretary-Gener- ing relations between the Gulf the country is affected by a relative-
are consuming a long time in the im- al’s road map for UN action over Arab country and the UN. ly humid air mass, especially on the
The sources pointed out to a plementation of the process without coastal areas.
working paper presented during the results being the required efficien-
the ‘Hackathon’ workshop organ- cy; using a lot of equipment and man- Regarding the weather Thursday,
ized by the KNPC under the title power; executing works in a closed Al-Balushi stated that it will be very
‘Refineries Challenge’, talked place that generates high risks related hot, with northwesterly winds to fluc-
about the mechanism that the work to health, safety and the environment; tuating light to moderate speed, some-
team works to rely on for the ‘au- workers having to wear heavy and times active, ranging between 12 and
tomatic’ cleaning system that uses bulky personal protective equipment, 42 kilometers per hour, causing dust
one equipment to perform the en- including special respirators; manual on open areas, and the expected maxi-
tire process, without the involve- sludge displacement needs to use high mum temperatures between 45 and
ment of the human element, mean- pressure water; the cleaning process is 47 degrees Celsius, and the sea will
ing a worker going to the tank. limited to a short time, which requires be light to moderate. The waves are
constant replacement of workers; the between 1 and 5 feet high.
The source said the automatic clean- oil recovery rate is not high in manual
ing process depends on determining cleaning; the production of a large He stated that the weather in the
the quantity and components of the amount of waste and spills accom- evening will be hot and relatively hu-
sludge (sediment) and its distribution panied by negative repercussions on mid on the coastal areas, and the winds
areas at the bottom of the tank, through the environment and transferring the will fluctuate to northwesterly, light to
the use of what it called the ‘acoustic sludge resulting from the process and moderate, with speed between 8 and
probes’ devices, as this technology can treating it in another place designated 35 kilometers per hour, and the expect-
predict the sludge pattern with an ac- for that. ed minimum temperature is between
curacy of up to 95 percent, which fa- 34 and 37 degrees Celsius, and the sea
cilitates the pre-planning process for will be light to moderate, and waves
resources required to be processed. and heights between 1 and 4 feet.

Safe cold methods Maximum temperatures

The sources indicated that before the He added that the weather on Fri-
start of the automated cleaning; a num- day will be relatively hot and humid
ber of treatment units are installed near over the coastal areas, with north-
the tanks, including a nitrogen gen- easterly to fluctuating winds, light
eration unit, a control room, a unit for to moderate, with speeds between 8
separating oil from solids, and a unit and 35 kilometers per hour, and the
for separating oil from water, in addi- expected maximum temperatures be-
tion to installing the necessary pipes, tween 44 and 46 degrees Celsius, and
and connecting all these equipment to the sea will be light to moderate, and
the tank; punching holes in the roof of waves will rise between 1 and 4 feet.
the tank using “safe cold methods” to
install spray nozzles and nitrogen sup- He indicated that the weather Fri-
ply pipes, noting that the cleaning pro- day night will be hot and relatively
cess begins with dissolving the sludge humid on the coastal areas, with light
at the bottom of the tank and pulling it to moderate southeasterly winds, with
out, then spraying the walls of the tank speeds between 8 and 28 kilometers
with water to prepare it for the inspec- per hour, and the expected minimum
tion and maintenance process. temperature between 34 and 36 de-
grees Celsius, and the sea will be light
After that, the adsorption unit with- to moderate in waves and a height be-
draws the remaining sludge from tween 1 and 3 feet.
the bottom of the tank using suction
pumps, centrifugal pumps, and a circu- Al-Balushi said that the weather
lation feeding unit mixed with clean- during the day on Saturday will be
ing media, which completely dissolves very hot, with northwesterly to south-
the sludge and facilitates its withdraw- easterly light to moderate winds, with
al from the tank, and here begins the speeds between 10 and 30 kilometers
role of the final sludge separation unit. per hour, and the expected maximum
temperatures between 45 and 47 de-
As for the skimming unit, the sourc- grees Celsius, and the sea will be light
es indicated that its function is to fully to moderate, and its height is between
clean by pumping water to remove the 1 and 3 feet.
remaining oil from the walls and bot-
tom of the tank, and eventually open- He pointed out that the weather on
ing the holes to ventilate the tank after Saturday night will be hot to hot and
the cleaning process is completed. relatively humid on the coastal areas,
with northwesterly winds turning to
Regarding the gains from automat- light to moderate southeasterly, with
ed cleaning, the sources stressed that speeds between 8 and 28 kilometers
the “mechanization” constitutes an per hour, and the expected minimum
optimal, safe, effective and environ- temperature between 35 and 37 de-
mentally friendly solution instead of grees Celsius, and the sea being light
the many procedures accompanying to moderate in waves and height is
the maintenance of about 500 tanks between 1 and 3 feet.
in the Mina Abdullah refinery, for ex-
ample, explaining that it helps reduce
tanks downtime, without the need to
increase the cost on current practices,
while this process achieves a high rate
of oil recovery from sludge up to 98
percent.

The sources added that the process
of removing, cleaning, separating,
transporting sludge and recovering oil
all take place within one circle, and in
the vicinity of the same tank, without
the need to transfer the sludge to other
treatment units.

The sources stated that the challenge

Kuwaiti poet Al-Babtain awarded
‘Order of Albanian National Flag’

KUWAIT CITY, July 14, (KUNA): The statement added that President KUNA photos
Albanian President Ilir Meta awarded Meta expressed in his speech his deep Mansour Al-Otaibi (left), Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations, pays a farewell call to
Kuwaiti poet Abdulaziz Al-Babtain appreciation for Al-Babtain’s efforts,
the Order of the Albanian National activities and events to spread a cul- Secretary-General António Guterres.
Flag for his efforts in spreading Arab ture of peace through education and
culture and the culture of peace in the forums, and his repeated calls for dia- Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
world through the Abdulaziz Saud Al- logue, renunciation of violence and a
Babtain Cultural Foundation. peaceful approach to preserve the fu-
ture of future generations.
The foundation said in a press state-
ment recently that awarding the poet “This is precisely what Al-Babtain
Al-Babtain the highest honor in Alba- has done and is doing with exemplary
nia came in a ceremony honoring the dedication and his” cultural institution
Albanian president, in the presence that he has successfully established since
of a group of heads of the diplomatic 1989 by teaching and promoting the
corps in his country. language of culture, poetry, dialogue,
communication, social development and
KUNA photo the recognition and promotion of civi-
Kuwaiti poet Abdulaziz Al-Babtain lization, culture and traditions of Arab
receiving the Order of the Albanian countries around the world,” Meta said.
National Flag award from Albanian
He added, “Abdulaziz Al-Babtain
President Ilir Meta. belongs to a very friendly country
with which we have excellent relations
and we have a sincere will to develop
them. He is also a great poet and I ea-
gerly wait to see his works translated
into Albanian.”

For his part, Al-Babtain expressed,
according to the statement, sincere
thanks and appreciation to Albanian
President Ilir Meta for awarding him
the medal.

Al-Babtain said that this medal is
a tribute to the State of Kuwait, Arab
culture and intellectuals in general
wherever they are, indicating that “it
will remain committed to its noble
goal, which is to dry up the sources of
injustice and achieve a just and sus-
tainable peace.”

ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

6

AUK athletes in Belgium

AUK delegation only athletes representing from the Arab world

American University of Kuwait participates in 2022 PCU University Games

KUWAIT CITY, July 14: The American University The three-day tournament commenced with an open- for providing athletes with the chance to compete abroad, extremely proud of AUK sports and will continue to sup-
of Kuwait (AUK) athletes participated in the 23rd ing ceremony followed by a special welcome for AUK’s “The sports trip was a great success on many levels. We port our athletes and to make sure they make the best of
Panathlon Clubs of Universities (PCU) University delegation by the PCU committee president, Peter Ver- thank AUK for the opportunity to compete at an inter- their time at AUK. We wish them the best of luck al-
Games in Belgium. The AUK delegation represented boven. A series of games and meetings with PCU mem- national level and for exposing our athletes to new ex- ways.”
the only athletes from the Arab world and included bers and delegation heads rounded an eventful experi- periences. We appreciate the positive outcomes we have
32 members of students, staff, and coaches. The four ence. witnessed from this trip and look forward to many more Panathlon International was established in 1951, asso-
AUK sports teams that took part in the games were sports events in the future.” ciates 300 Panathlon Clubs worldwide and is recognized
men’s soccer, men’s futsal, women’s volleyball, and Head of the AUK delegation and senior sports coor- by the International Olympic Committee.Participants of
men’s volleyball. dinator at the University’s Office of Student Life, Mo- Ms. Hala Al Abdulrazzaq, dean of student affairs at the PCU Games are automatically granted Panathlon In-
hammed Al-Saleh, expressed his gratitude towards AUK AUK, also conveyed her pride for the athletes, “We are ternational membership as a PCU Club.

Photos from the event.

Association praised for promoting safety culture in Kuwait

ASSP holds annual general body meeting for 2021-2022

KUWAIT CITY, July 14: American preciated Kuwait Chapter’s efforts in ‘Don’t take OTC pain relievers more than 3 times a week’
Society of Safety Professionals, Kuwait promoting HSE in the state of Kuwait.
Chapter (ASSP - KC) an ISO 9001: PWA hosts migraine & headache awareness webinar
2015 certified non-profit organization Presentation
is committed to the advancement of KUWAIT CITY, July 14: June is A screen shot of the webinar bound headaches.
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) A technical presentation on the month of Migraine & Headache The bottom line. People who have
practices among the Industrial sectors “Healthy Lifestyle” was presented by Awareness therefore Pakistan Wom- mechanisms of migraine. of migraines do not cause head pain.
and social groups in Kuwait. Dr. Jaganath R Chodankar, Urologist, en’s Association Kuwait presented One in four people with migraines Causes of migraine we know that migraine may be interested in dietary
Jaber Al Ahmed Armed Forces Hos- their commitment to one another by supplements to prevent or treat attacks,
During its 22nd GBM conducted pital, Kuwait. As a token of apprecia- raising awareness, increasing edu- can have aura. But sometimes it lin- just before the cycle begins, levels of especially if they can’t tolerate medica-
on 22nd June 2022 at Al Wataniya tion, Eng. Fadhel al Ali, Chairman of cation for all regarding Migraine & gers for more than a week after an at- the female hormones, estrogen and pro- tions. Some research supports the use
Club, Fintas, Kuwait. Safdar Ali Khan, ASSP-KC handed over a memento to Headache. Pakistan Women’s As- tack. Rarely, you can have aura and gesterone, go down sharply. This drop of vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin D,
Secretary submitted the annual re- Jaganath R Chodankar. sociation Kuwait organizes Migraine symptoms like trouble breathing and in hormones may trigger a migraine, coenzyme Q10, and melatonin to help
port of 2021-2022 and Eng. Bader Al & Headache Awareness webinar for numbness for months or even years. because estrogen controls chemicals with migraine. Eat a carbohydrate with
Hadrami the financial report. As way Jignesh Shah, Conference Deputy women on 26th June. Panel of speak- The signs can seem close to those of in the brain that affect a woman’s pain a protein or a good fat to stay full longer.
forward the new elected officers were Director, PDC 2011 briefed about the ers was consisting of Dr. Fatima She- a stroke, or bleeding in the brain, but sensation. Talk with your doctor if you
introduced along with the executive upcoming major event of the chapter hzadi from UK, Dr. Farrah Zahid, Dr. without any actual bleeding. think you have menstrual migraine. Triggers
and advisory committee members. The and invited all the contractors to par- Anum Irfan and Dr. Amal Abdul Latif Get regular sleep, eat healthy foods at
ceremony was attended by more than ticipate in this professional develop- discussed and delivered key note pres- Headaches cause pain in the head, regular times, avoid alcohol and drugs, Don’t eat or drink anything that you
100 members. ment conference. entations and speeches on Migraine & face, or upper neck, and can vary in and avoid foods that may trigger your know triggers your migraine. Some
Headache awareness. A large number frequency and intensity. A migraine is headaches. Don’t get too tired from common food “triggers” are alcohol,
Eng. Fadhel Al Ali Chairman of Rishi D Jayan, Sr. Executive Chap- of women participated in the webinar. an extremely painful primary headache hard physical activity. Don’t take over- aged cheese, caffeine, and chocolate.
the ASSP Kuwait Chapter in his wel- ter Operations briefed about the ASSP Event started with the recitation of disorder. Migraines usually produce the-counter pain relievers more than 3 Drink water throughout the day instead
come speech extolled the activities GCC HSE Excellence Award program Holy Quran and Nasheed by Robeela symptoms that are more intense and de- times a week, because you may get re- of sugary drinks like soda or juice. Ba-
performed by the office bearers of and invited all the private sector com- Ghazal and Aysha Irfan respectively. bilitating than headaches. Some types nanas are good for headaches because
2021-22. Further he sincerely thanked panies to participate in this credible they deliver a dose of potassium, mag-
KNPC DCEO Corporate services Ab- award program. American Society of Presentation nesium, B vitamins, and complex car-
dul Aziz Al Duaij for his continuous Safety Professionals (ASSP)– Gulf bohydrates, all of which contribute to
support and providing the venue to or- Cooperation Council HSE Excellence Head of speaker’s panel, Dr. Fatima reducing headache pain. If a headache
ganise the event. Award is introduced to recognize Shehzadi from UK, followed by co is due to dehydration, the fruits con-
leadership, excellence and encourage speakers Dr. Farrah Zahid, Dr. Anum taining high water content can combat
Jahid Thakor, president, ASSP Ku- exceptional performance in the field Irfan and Dr. Amal Abdul Latif dis- headache pain. A large number of ques-
wait Chapter said “One of the major of Health, Safety and Environment in cussed the topic in details by slides tions been asked by the participants,
challenges during these testing time private sector in the Gulf Region. The and video presentations and said that A which was answered satisfactory by Dr.
was how to engage members and con- Award is instituted by the American migraine is a common neurological dis- Fatima Shehzadi and colleagues.
nect them with our chapter activities. Society of Safety Professionals Kuwait ease that causes a variety of symptoms,
Thanks to the virtual platform tech- chapter, a non-profit voluntary organi- most notably a throbbing, pulsing head- President Pakistan Women’s Asso-
nology available, Chapter could suc- zation. This evidence- based award ache on one side of your head. Your mi- ciation Kuwait Mrs. Robeela Ghazal
cessfully able to provide maximum showcases successful business models graine will likely get worse with physi- said that Migraine & Headache is a
learning opportunities for the members of organizations that uphold HSE man- cal activity, lights, sounds or smells. growing concern around the world.
on their professional development ac- agement as a business value and excel It may last at least four hours or even As a society, we should promote
tivities and very happy to see the sig- in performance. days. The exact cause of migraines is awareness, and one way to do this is
nificant growth in number of webinars unknown, but they’re thought to be the to educate people about Migraine &
and attendance.” Also presented the The event recognition ceremony result of abnormal brain activity tempo- Headache and such webinars are very
key achievements of the Chapter dur- was held to appreciate all the advisory rarily affecting nerve signals, chemicals helpful in spreading awareness. She
ing the term 2021-2022. He further committee members, Advisory Stra- and blood vessels in the brain. thanked Dr. Fatima Shehzadi from
wished successful term for the new tegic Technical Committee, Mentors, UK, Dr. Farrah Zahid Vice President
team (2022-2023). committee heads, deputies, Sub-com- Researchers believe that migraine is PWA, Dr. Anum Irfan and Dr. Amal
mittee members and special contribu- the result of fundamental neurological Abdul Latif medical executive of
Award tors. The Kuwait Chapter leadership abnormalities caused by genetic muta- PWA, all the participants and appreci-
also recognised all those members tions at work in the brain. New models ated the efforts of PWA team for mak-
The event witnessed other important who have completed 20, 15 and 10 are aiding scientists in studying the ing this webinar effective and success-
speeches from Vasudevan Narayanan, years membership holders. In the clos- basic science involved in the biologi- ful and aim to continue the series of
Global Region Vice President (Elect), ing ceremony, Mazharuddin R. Shaikh cal cascade, genetic components and awareness seminars on such important
Region IX, ASSP, USA & Sampath the incoming president introduced the subjects in future.
Reddy Golamari Global Region Area 2022-2023 elected members and com-
1 Director, Region IX, ASSP, USA. mittees, he thanked all the members
for their acceptance and appreciated
The Guest of Honor Ahmed Ismael, their volunteership.
TL, Safety, KNPC addressed the occa-
sion. He emphasised the safety culture The meet was concluded with gifts
in the industry and community and ap- to all the members and dinner.

JPMorgan profit takes a hit in Q2 Chase Bank ATMs
are shown on March
Profits at JPMorgan Chase fell by 28% loan-loss reserves, which were funds the the job market and consumer spending are 25, 2021, in New
in the second quarter as the bank tries bank set aside to cover potentially bad solid, a number of factors “are very likely to York. Profits at
to navigate an economy that’s showing loans during the pandemic. have negative consequences on the global JPMorgan Chase fell
strength in many areas but losing steam economy sometime down the road,” includ- by 28% in the second
as interest rates continue to rise, hitting The results came in below Wall Street’s ing shrinking consumer confidence and the quarter, as the bank
consumers and corporations alike. expectations. Analysts surveyed by Fact- Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring decades- tries to navigate
Set were expecting the bank to earn a high inflation under control. an economy that’s
The nation’s largest bank by assets said profit of $2.89 a share. showing strength in
Thursday that it earned a profit of $8.65 The New York bank is suspending its many areas but losing
billion, or $2.76 per share in the period. The bank started to rebuild its loan-loss share repurchase program, which Dimon steam as interest
That compares to a profit of $11.95 billion, reserves last quarter in the event of a re- said would allow it “maximum flexibility rates continue to rise.
or $3.78 per share, in the same period a cession or other calamitous event, setting to best serve our customers, clients and (AP)
year ago. Last year’s profits were boost- aside $428 million to cover defaults. community through a broad range of eco-
ed by a one-time release of JPMorgan’s nomic environments.” (AP)
CEO Jamie Dimon said in a statement
that while the U.S. economy is growing and

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Drop in crude oil prices weighing on energy companies

Wall St slides following another inflation report

NEW YORK, July 14, (Agencies): US for traders. The benchmark S&P 500 index has already New Zealand and Jakarta advanced while Singapore and Also:
slumped into a bear market, down 20% from its most Bangkok declined.
stocks fell broadly in morning trading on recent high in January, and likely hasn’t hit bottom yet, KUWAIT CITY: The price of Kuwait oil fell by USD 3.52
according to the bank. The Federal Reserve and central banks in Britain, to USD 104.85 per barrel on Wednesday in contrast to
Wall Street Thursday after another hot South Korea and some other countries have hiked rates USD 108.37 pb the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum
Investors are will get a clearer picture in the coming to cool surging prices. The European Central Bank has Corporation (KPC) Thursday.
reading on inflation had investors bracing weeks about how badly inflation is hurting companies. similar plans.
Several more banks are on deck to report earnings Friday, Globally, the Brent crude went up eight cents to USD
for another big interest rate hike from the including Citigroup and Wells Fargo, along with insurer Rise 99.57 per barrel, the same case with the West Texas In-
UnitedHealth Group. termediate, which went up by 46 cents to USD 96.30 pb.
Federal Reserve later this month. Traders expect another Fed rate hike this month, prob-
Global stocks and Wall Street futures sank Thurs- ably matching last month’s 0.75 percentage point rise, the ❑❑❑
The S&P 500 fell 2% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern. More day after higher U.S. inflation stoked expectations of biggest in 28 years and three times the usual margin.
than 95% of companies in the benchmark index were more rate hikes that investors worry will chill economic TOKYO: The US dollar hit a fresh 24-year high against the
in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 604 growth. Fed officials say a recession is possible but not certain. Japanese yen into the upper JPY 138 range on Thursday
points, or 2%, to 30.163 and the Nasdaq fell 2.1%. They point to a strong U.S. job market despite higher bor- in Tokyo on speculation of further widening interest rate
London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Hong rowing costs. differentials between the US and Japan.
Banks were among the big losers. JPMorgan Chase fell Kong and Seoul retreated, while Tokyo gained. Oil prices The dollar rose to JPY 138.68 around 4:00 p.m., its high-
4.6% after reporting a sharp drop in earnings for its latest fell more than $1 to below $100 per barrel. Traders are looking ahead to the latest quarterly results est level since September 1998.
quarter, falling short of forecasts. from big U.S. companies in the next few weeks.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index declined after The greenback fetched JPY 137.38-48 in New York
Another drop in crude oil prices, a signal that investors data Wednesday showed U.S. consumer inflation acceler- In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude lost $1.26 and JPY 137.04-05 in Tokyo at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.
expect slower economic growth, was weighing on energy ated to 9.1% in June over a year earlier from May’s 8.6%. to $95.04 per barrel in electronic trading on the New
companies. U.S. crude oil prices fell 4.8% and Exxon That was despite three rate hikes this year by the Federal York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 46 cents The dollar rose on growing expectation that the US
Mobil fell 4.1%. Reserve. to $96.30 on Wednesday. Brent crude, the price basis for Federal Reserve may plan a massive rate hike following
international oil trading, retreated $1.06 to $98.51 per announcement of a stronger-than-expected US consumer
Inflation and the Federal Reserve’s fight against it Investors worry aggressive action by the Fed and other barrel in London. It added 8 cents the previous session price index, while the Bank of Japan have maintained its
remain key concerns for Wall Street. Inflation at the central banks to cool inflation that is at four-decade highs to $99.57 a barrel. ultralow interest rate policy, which prompted investors to
wholesale level climbed 11.3% in June compared with might derail global growth. buy the dollar and sell the yen.
a year earlier. It is the latest painful reminder that infla- The dollar rose to 139.23 yen from Wednesday’s
tion is running hot, following a report on Wednesday that “Growth fears are hitting the markets harder than infla- 137.32 yen. The euro declined to $1.0024 from $1.0062.
showed prices at the consumer level were 9.1% higher tion concerns,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management
last month than a year earlier. said in a report.

Pervasive inflation has been squeezing businesses and Lost
consumers for months. More importantly for Wall Street,
it prompted an aggressive reversal for the Fed on its in- In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.4%
terest rate policy. The central bank is now raising rates in to 7,126.97 and the DAX in Frankfurt gave up 0.2% to
an effort to slow economic growth and cool inflation, but 12,737.64. The CAC 40 in Paris declined declined 1.1%
that has raised concerns that it could go too far and actu- to 5,933.53.
ally cause a recession.
On Wall Street, futures for the S&P 500 and Dow
The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which affects mort- Jones Industrial Average were off 0.7%.
gage rates, rose to 3.00% from 2.90% late Thursday. It
remains lower than the two-year Treasury, which is at On Wednesday, the S&P 500 lost 0.4%. The Dow fell
3.24%. That’s a relatively rare occurrence, and some in- 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.2%.
vestors see it as an ominous signal of a potential reces-
sion. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index declined less
than 0.1% to 3,281.74 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong
The Fed has already raised rates three times this year shed 0.2% to 20,751.21.
and traders are increasingly expecting a monster rate hike
of a full percentage point at the central bank’s next meet- Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.6% to 26,643.39. Pa-
ing in two weeks. Traders are betting on a 83% chance of nasonic Holdings rose 1.1% after the battery maker an-
a full-point hike, up from zero a month ago, according to nounced plans for a multibillion-dollar factory to supply
CME Group. Tesla and other automakers in Kansas.

Concerns about the Fed’s rate hikes have prompted Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 added 0.4% to 6,650.60 af-
Bank of America to forecast a mild recession hitting the ter official data showed employment rose more than
economy in the second half of the year and more pain expected in June. The Kospi in Seoul advanced 0.3%
to 2,322.32. India’s Sensex gained 0.4% to 53,309.59.

‘More cautious than I’ve ever been’

Sen Manchin cites inflation concerns,

roiling budget talks with Dems anew A cashier changes a 50 Euro banknote with US dollars at an exchange counter in Rome on July 13. The euro on
Tuesday fell to parity with the dollar for the first time in nearly 20 years. (AP)

WASHINGTON, July 14, (AP): US Sen. Joe Manchin tion increase including the trillions Washington has spent Rate can be verdict on economic prospects
roiled his budget talks with Democratic leaders anew on pandemic relief, record gasoline prices and cheap bor-
Wednesday, saying the latest inflation surge makes him rowing from interest rates that were low until recently. What’s the impact of euro parity with dollar?
“more cautious than I’ve ever been” about agreeing to fed- Other reasons include the tight job market, global supply
eral spending increases that could drive consumers’ costs chain problems and disruptions to world energy and food NEW YORK, July 14, (AP): The euro is hovering close partners, not just the euro.
even higher. markets from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. to parity with the dollar, falling to its lowest level in 20 The dollar is also benefiting from its status as a safe
years and even briefly touching a one-to-one exchange
The West Virginia Democrat, who single-handedly Asked if Manchin’s latest comments were discourag- rate with the U.S. currency this week. haven for investors in times of uncertainty.
killed Democrats’ roughly $2 trillion, 10-year social and ing, No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Richard Durbin of Il- Why Is The Euro Falling?
environment bill before Christmas, has been bargaining linois said, “I’m used to it.” Durbin has been openly skep- It’s a psychological barrier in the markets. But psy- Many analysts attribute the euro’s slide to expecta-
with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over a new tical that the effort can be revived following Manchin’s chology is important, and what the euro’s slide under-
economic package that would be around half that size. But move last year to scuttle the earlier package, which was a lines is the foreboding in the 19 European countries us- tions for rapid interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal
Manchin said grim new inflation figures meant the energy, top priority for President Joe Biden. ing the currency as they struggle with an energy crisis Reserve to combat 40-year highs in inflation, which hit
tax and health compromise he’s been discussing with the caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine. an annual 9.1% on Wednesday.
New York Democrat must be reviewed. Even so, some Democrats have shown cautious opti-
mism a deal with Manchin is attainable this time, if for Here’s why the euro’s slide is happening and what im- As the Fed raises interest rates, the rates on interest-
“Everything needs to be scrubbed, anything that can be no other reason than a reluctant acknowledgement that pact it could have: bearing investments tend to rise as well. If the Fed raises
inflationary,” Manchin told reporters. He said that while a more modest, imperfect election-year accomplishment rates more than the European Central Bank, higher inter-
agreed-on provisions aimed at containing pharmaceutical would be better than none. What Does Euro And Dollar Parity Mean? est returns will attract investor money from euros into
prices should remain, “Is there anything more we can do? It means the European and American currencies are dollar-denominated investments. Those investors will
I don’t know. But I’m very, very cautious.” Asked if she was concerned that Manchin’s remarks put worth the same amount. have to sell euros and buy dollars to buy those holdings.
a revived package in jeopardy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D- A currency’s exchange rate can be a verdict on eco- That drives the euro down and the dollar up.
Leverage Mass., said, “We need 50 votes.” nomic prospects, and Europe’s have been fading. Expec-
It was unclear what impact Manchin’s comments would tations that the economy would see a rebound after turn- The ECB has announced it will raise interest rates next
have on his closed-door talks with Schumer, which have A Schumer spokesperson did not immediately provide a ing the corner from the COVID-19 pandemic are being week and add another increase in September. But if the
shown progress lately. But they suggested he believed the comment about Manchin’s statements. replaced by recession predictions. economy sinks into recession, that could halt the ECB’s
day’s inflation report strengthened his leverage in that bar- More than anything, higher energy prices and record series of rate increases. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy
gaining and, beyond that, in winning enough Democratic Democrats face other stumbling blocks as well. inflation are to blame. Europe is far more dependent on looks more robust, meaning the Fed could go on tighten-
votes to push any agreement through the tightly divided A handful of moderate Democrats in the House - where Russian oil and natural gas than the U.S. to keep industry ing - and widen the rate gap.
Congress. Unanimous opposition seems certain from Re- leaders can lose no more than four votes - want any agree- humming and generate electricity. Fears that the war in
publicans, who say the emerging plan’s spending and tax ment to boost federal deductions allowed for state and Ukraine will lead to a loss of Russian oil on global mar- Who Wins?
increases would worsen inflation. local taxes. Manchin said he and Schumer have not dis- kets have pushed oil prices higher. And Russia has been American tourists in Europe will find cheaper hotel and
Shortly after the government reported early Wednesday cussed that proposal. cutting back natural gas supplies to the European Union, restaurant bills and admission tickets. The weaker euro
that the consumer price index has grown by 9.1% this past It remains unclear if Schumer and Manchin will be able which EU leaders described as retaliation for sanctions could make European export goods more competitive on
year, Manchin released a statement citing “the pain fami- to clinch a deal and enact it, especially before Congress and weapons deliveries to Ukraine. price in the United States. The U.S. and the EU are major
lies across the country are feeling.” It was the largest an- begins its summer recess next month. That timetable is a Energy prices have driven euro-area inflation to a record trade partners, so the exchange rate shift will get noticed.
nual inflation increase in four decades. goal for party leaders because if they don’t do that, they 8.6% in June, making everything from groceries to utility In the U.S., a stronger dollar means lower prices on
“No matter what spending aspirations some in Congress will only have until Sept. 30 before special procedures ex- bills more expensive. They also have raised fears about imported goods - from cars and computers to toys and
may have, it is clear to anyone who visits a grocery store pire that would let Democrats push it through the 50-50 governments rationing natural gas to industries like steel, medical equipment - which could help moderate infla-
or a gas station that we cannot add any more fuel to this Senate without any GOP votes. glassmaking and agriculture if Russia further reduces or tion.
inflation fire,” Manchin said. shuts off the gas taps completely. “The parity makes it easy for us, and a lot more money
Other Democrats contest Manchin’s assertion that the Provisions The sense of doom increased when the major Nord goes a lot further now, so we can do a lot more on our
measure under discussion would make inflation worse. Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany closed Mon- trip,” said John Muldoon, who was visiting Rome this
They say it would contain costs like drug prices and use The Schumer-Manchin talks have focused on provi- day for scheduled maintenance, raising fears the Krem- week from Delaware.
half its roughly $1 trillion price tag to reduce government sions that could include protections for the fossil fuel lin won’t restart deliveries this month. Olivia Navarret, another Rome tourist from Pennsyl-
debt. industry and incentives for clean energy, higher taxes on “What’s the fall in the Euro saying? It’s becoming vania, said the exchange rate meant a shirt she bought
Experts cite many factors for this year’s relentless infla- top earning individuals and companies, prescription drug increasingly clear that the Euro zone is heading into re- was less expensive.
price curbs and a buttressing of Medicare’s finances, ac- cession,” Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute “It’s cheaper to come here and buy stuff,” she said.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks to reporters at the cording to people following the talks. About half the $1 of International Finance banking trade group, tweeted “So it’s better to come here, I guess, and spend money
Capitol in Washington on June 14, 2022. Manchin is trillion would go for deficit reduction, a Manchin demand. Tuesday. here than spend money in the U.S.”
roiling budget talks with Democratic leaders anew. (AP) When Was The Last Time The Euro Was Equal Who Loses?
In his statement, Manchin said it is time for Democrats To The Dollar? American companies that do a lot of business in Eu-
to “get unnecessary spending under control, produce more The euro hasn’t been valued below $1 since July 15, rope will see the revenue from those businesses shrink
energy at home and take more active and serious steps to 2002. It’s now below $1.01. when and if they bring those earnings back to the U.S. If
address this record inflation.” The European currency hit its all-time high of $1.18 euro earnings remain in Europe to cover costs there, the
shortly after its launch on Jan. 1, 1999, but then began a exchange rate becomes less of an issue.
Asked if his statement meant it would be harder for bar- long slide, falling through the $1 mark in February 2000 A key worry for the U.S. is that a stronger dollar
gainers to craft a compromise, Manchin said, “No, no, no, and hitting a record low of 82.30 cents in October 2000. makes U.S.-made products more expensive in overseas
not tougher at all, I’m just more cautious than I’ve ever It rose above parity in 2002 as large trade deficits and ac- markets, widening the trade deficit and reducing eco-
been.” counting scandals on Wall Street weighed on the dollar. nomic output, while giving foreign products a price edge
Then as now, what appears to be a euro story is also in in the United States.
He did not rule out extending federal subsidies for many ways a dollar story. That’s because the U.S. dol- A weaker euro can be a headache for the European Cen-
health insurance costs, favored by many Democrats, say- lar is still the world’s dominant currency for trade and tral Bank because it can mean higher prices for imported
ing it depends on whether bargainers could “find a way central bank reserves. And the dollar has been hitting goods, particularly oil, which is priced in dollars. The ECB
pathway forward” that would not worsen inflation. 20-year highs against the currencies of its major trading is already being pulled in different directions: It is set to
raise interest rates, the typical medicine for inflation, but
Manchin cited inflation fears when he brought down the higher rates also can slow economic growth.
original legislation in December, which was before pol-
icy makers realized that price increases taking hold then
would become long lasting. He cited other factors as well
including short-term savings that he called “gimmicks,” a
need to focus on the pandemic and objections to what he
called an attempt to “dramatically reshape our society.”

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KIB announces 10 winners of Youth Campaign’s Blue Deals offer

Fahad Alsarhan, Continuing to witness great response for its suc- Abdul Rahman Al-Anzi and Sarah Abdul Rahman. – all set to complement our full suite of customer-
Senior Manager — cessful youth segment promotions, introduced eve- Congratulating KIB’s Blue Deal winners, Senior tailored banking products and services”.
External Communica- ry year with a new set of exclusive offers and special
tion, Marketing and benefits, Kuwait International Bank (KIB) recently Manager - External Communication, Marketing and With KIB’s Youth Account campaign running until the
Corporate Communi- announced the 10 lucky winners in its first “Blue Corporate Communication, Fahad Alsarhan said: end of 2022, Al-Sarhan noted that eligible customers will
Deals” offer – which was launched earlier as part “We are delighted to continue to offer our Youth seg- also enjoy more opportunities to benefit from the cam-
cation at KIB of its Youth Account campaign 2022. Collaborating ment customers with all that is new and innovative in paign’s upcoming Blue Deal offers – which the Bank will
with Petro Easy Fuel, KIB held a draw on June 30, terms of promotions and reward campaigns, as we continue to announce throughout the year. The Bank will
2022, crowning 10 winners with a KD 100 petrol re- seek to provide a next-level banking experience to also be rewarding each Youth customer as part of the
fuel card, for only 10 KD. These winners included them. We also continue to reward them with plenty campaign with a KD 5 balance on Deliveroo, offered as
Mohammed Al-Nuwaiem, Fatima Al-Mohammed, of added value benefits, including exclusive offers a special gift on their birthday. According to Alsarhan,
Shalash Al-Hajraf, AbrarKhalaf, Shawq Al-Ajmi, arranged in collaboration with KIB’s extensive list of all Youth account customers can benefit from special
Rashid Khaled, Nasser Al-Mayouf, Asma Al-Mutairi, partners from retail stores, clothing brands, electron- discounts offered by vendors participating in the KIB Dis-
ics, as well as restaurants and automotive agencies count Program, when using their Youth Debit Card.

Higher borrowing rates discouraged house hunters, cooled market

Average long-term US mortgage rates up 5.51%

WASHINGTON, July 14, (AP): Average long-term Applicants line up at a job fair at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic Weekly unemployment claims at
City N.J., on April 11, 2022. Applications for jobless aid for the week
U.S. mortgage rates were back up this week, just as the ending July 9 rose by 9,000 to 244,000, up from the previous week’s highest point in nearly 8 months

latest government data shows inflation has not slowed, 235,000, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. (AP) WASHINGTON, July 14, (AP): The number of Americans applying for unemployment
benefits last week hit its highest level in nearly 8 months, but the total number of those col-
meaning the Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise Mortgage applications have declined 14% from last year and refinancings lecting benefits fell.
are down 80%, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this week. Those
its benchmark borrowing rate later this month. numbers could retreat further with more Fed rate increases a near certainty. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 9 rose by 9,000 to 244,000, up from
the previous week’s 235,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applica-
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year Layoffs in the housing and lending sectors have already begun. On Tues- tions generally reflect layoffs. Analysts had expected the number to remain flat from the
rate rose to 5.51% from 5.30% last week. One year ago the average day, the online mortgage company loanDepot said it was cutting 2,000 jobs. previous week.
30-year rate was 2.88%.
Last month, the online real estate broker Redfin said it was laying off 8% of The four-week average for claims, which evens out some of the week-to-week volatility,
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those its workers and Compass said it was letting go of 450 employees. rose by 3,250 from the previous week, to 235,750.
refinancing their homes, rose to 4.67% from 4.45% last week. A year ago,
the rate was 2.22%. The nation’s largest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, is laying off hun- The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending July 2 fell
dreds from its mortgage unit and has reassigned hundreds of others to jobs by 41,000 from the previous week, to 1,331,000. That figure has hovered near 50-year lows
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a half-point in May and elsewhere in the firm. for months.
another three-quarters of a point last month, the biggest single hike since
1994. Fed policymakers have signaled that much higher interest rates could Last week, the Labor Department reported that employers added 372,000 jobs in June, a
be needed to reign in persistent, four-decade high inflation. Most economists surprisingly robust gain and in line with the pace of the previous two months. Economists
expect the Federal Reserve to jack up its borrowing rate another half-to-three- had expected job growth to slow sharply last month given the broader signs of economic
quarters of a point when it meets later this month. weakness.

Fed officials acknowledge that their rate hikes could weaken the economy, The unemployment rate remained 3.6% for a fourth straight month, matching a near-50-
but suggested that such steps were necessary to slow price increases back to year low that was reached before the pandemic struck in early 2020.
the Fed’s 2% annual target.
The government also reported last week that U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its consumer price index May amid signs that the economy is weakening, though the overall demand for workers
soared 9.1% over the past year, the biggest yearly increase since 1981. On remained strong. There are nearly two job openings for every unemployed person.
Thursday, Labor released data showing that its producer price index - which
measures inflation before it reaches consumers - rose by 11.3% in June com- On Wednesday, the government said that consumer prices soared 9.1% compared with
pared with a year earlier. a year earlier, the biggest yearly increase since 1981. From May to June, prices rose 1.3%,
another huge increase, after prices had surged 1% from April to May.
The Fed’s benchmark short-term rate, which affects many consumer and
business loans, will now be pegged to a range of 1.5% to 1.75% - and Fed The Labor Department reported Thursday that inflation at the wholesale level climbed
policymakers forecast a doubling of that range by year’s end. 11.3% in June from a year earlier.

Higher borrowing rates have discouraged house hunters and cooled what All of those figures reflect the unusual nature of the post-pandemic economy: Inflation is
was a red-hot housing market, one of the most important sectors of the econ- hammering household budgets, forcing consumers to pull back on spending, and growth is
omy. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fourth consecu- weakening, heightening fears the economy could fall into recession.
tive month in May.

Home prices kept climbing in May, even as sales slowed. The national
median home price jumped 14.8% in May from a year earlier to $407,600 - an
all-time high according to NAR data going back to 1999.

Working Americans turn to handouts

Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high

White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, (second PHOENIX, July 14, (AP): Long lines are back at food Volunteers fill up grocery carts with food for distribution into drive through vehicles at the St. Mary’s Food Bank on
right), and Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial banks around the U.S. as working Americans over- June 29, 2022, in Phoenix. Long lines are back at food banks around the US as working Americans overwhelmed
Institutions Michael S. Barr, (second left), talk before whelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed
the start of the first meeting of the President’s Advisory their families. by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their families. (AP)
Council on Financial Capability on Nov 30, 2010, at the
Treasury Department in Washington. The Senate eas- With gas prices soaring along with grocery costs, the pandemic, said spokeswoman Paula Murphy said. and CEO at Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank in Loui-
ily approved Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s top bank- many people are seeking charitable food for the first Murphy said cash donations have not eased, but in- siana. He said high fuel costs also make it far more
ing regulator in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday. (AP) time, and more are arriving on foot. expensive to collect and distribute food.
flation ensures they don’t go as far.
Bipartisan vote Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high and gas pric- Food bank executives said the sudden surge in de- The USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Pro-
es have been surging since April 2020, with the aver- gram, which included Farmers to Families, was “a
US Senate approves Barr age cost nationwide briefly hitting $5 a gallon in June. mand caught them off guard. boon” for the Alameda County Community Food
Rapidly rising rents and an end to federal COVID-19 “Last year, we had expected a decrease in demand Bank, providing 5 billion pounds of commodities over
to Federal Reserve ‘post’ relief have also taken a financial toll. a single year, said spokesman Altfest.
for 2022 because the economy had been doing so
WASHINGTON, July 14, (AP): The Senate easily The food banks, which had started to see some relief well,” said Michael Flood, CEO for the Los Angeles “So losing that was a big hit,” he said.
approved Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s as people returned to work after pandemic shutdowns, Regional Food Bank. “This issue with inflation came Altfest said as many as 10% of the people now seek-
top banking regulator in a bipartisan vote Wednes- are struggling to meet the latest need even as federal on pretty suddenly.” ing food are first timers, and a growing number are
day. programs provide less food to distribute, grocery store showing up on foot rather than in cars to save gas.
donations wane and cash gifts don’t go nearly as far. “A lot of these are people who are working and did
Barr, a former top Treasury official under Presi- OK during the pandemic and maybe even saw their Budgets
dent Barack Obama, is the last of President Joe Tomasina John was among hundreds of families wages go up,” said Flood. “But they have also seen
Biden’s three nominees to the Fed’s board of gov- lined up in several lanes of cars that went around the food prices go up beyond their budgets.” “The food they get from us is helping them save
ernors to win Senate confirmation. All seven seats block one recent day outside St. Mary’s Food Bank in already-stretched budgets for other expenses like gas,
on the Fed’s board are now filled, for the first time Phoenix. John said her family had never visited a food The Los Angeles bank gave away about 30 million rent, diapers and baby formula,” he said.
in roughly a decade, as the central bank tackles the bank before because her husband had easily supported pounds of food during the first three months of this
worst inflation in 40 years. her and their four children with his construction work. year, slightly less than the previous quarter but still far Meanwhile, food purchases by the bank have
more than the 22 million pounds given away during jumped from a monthly average of $250,000 before
The Senate voted 66-28 to approve Barr to serve “But it’s really impossible to get by now without the first quarter of 2020. the pandemic to as high as $1.5 million now because
as vice chair for supervision, the government’s pri- some help,” said John, who traveled with a neighbor to of food prices. Rocketing gasoline costs forced the
mary financial regulator. share gas costs as they idled under a scorching desert Feeding America’s Fitzgerald is calling on USDA bank to increase its fuel budget by 66%, Altfest said.
sun. “The prices are way too high.” and Congress to find a way to restore hundreds of mil-
As a Treasury official, Barr helped design the lions of dollars worth of commodities recently lost Supply chain issues are also a problem, requiring the
2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations after the Jesus Pascual was also in the queue. with the end of several temporary programs to provide food bank to become more aggressive with procure-
devastating 2008 financial crisis. He most recently “It’s a real struggle,” said Pascual, a janitor who es- food to people in need. USDA commodities, which ment.
was the dean of the University of Michigan’s Gerald timated he spends several hundred dollars a month on generally can represent as much as 30% of the food
R. Ford School of Public Policy. groceries for him, his wife and their five children aged the banks disperse, accounted for more than 40% of “We used to reorder when our inventory dropped to
11 to 19. all food distributed in fiscal year 2021 by the Feeding three weeks’ worth, now we reorder up to six weeks
During a Senate hearing, Barr pledged to sup- America network. out,” said Altfest.
port the Fed’s efforts to reduce inflation and said Predict
he would promote “clear rules” to govern financial “There is a critical need for the public sector to pur- He said the food bank has already ordered and paid
innovation. The same scene is repeated across the nation, where chase more food now,” said Fitzgerald. for whole chickens, stuffing, cranberries and other
food bank workers predict a rough summer keeping holiday feast items it will distribute for Thanksgiving,
He also said during the hearing that Congress ahead of demand. Program the busiest time of the year.
and financial agencies should regulate stablecoins,
a form of cryptocurrency often pegged to the dol- The surge in food prices comes after state govern- During the Trump administration, USDA bought At the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
lar, to protect consumers from sharp drops in their ments ended COVID-19 disaster declarations that several billions of dollars in pork, apples, dairy, pota- in Montebello east of Los Angeles, workers say they
value, which can occur if stablecoins don’t have suf- temporarily allowed increased benefits under SNAP, toes and other products in a program that gave most of are seeing many families along with older people like
ficient assets to back up their dollar pegs. the federal food stamp program covering some 40 mil- it to food banks. The “Food Purchase & Distribution Diane Martinez, who lined up one recent morning on
lion Americans . Program” designed to help American farmers harmed foot.
Also: by tariffs and other practices of U.S. trade partners has
“It does not look like it’s going to get better over- since ended. There was $1.2 billion authorized for the Some of the hundreds of mostly Spanish-speaking
WASHINGTON: Christopher Waller, a member night,” said Katie Fitzgerald, president and chief oper- 2019 fiscal year and another $1.4 billion authorized recipients had cars parked nearby. They carried cloth
of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, said ating officer for the national food bank network Feed- for fiscal 2020. bags, cardboard boxes or shoved pushcarts to pick up
Thursday that he would be open to supporting a ing America. “Demand is really making the supply their food packages from the distribution site the Los
huge 1 percentage point increase in the Fed’s key challenges complex.” Another temporary USDA “Farmers to Families” Angeles bank serves.
short-term interest rate later this month if upcoming program that provided emergency relief provided
economic data points to robust consumer spending. Charitable food distribution has remained far above more than 155 million food boxes for families in need “The prices of food are so high and they’re going
amounts given away before the coronavirus pandemic, across the U.S. during the height of the pandemic be- up higher every day,” said Martinez, who expressed
Such an increase would mark a further ramping up even though demand tapered off somewhat late last fore ending May 31, 2021. gratitude for the bags of black beans, ground beef
of the Fed’s rate hikes as it intensifies its fight against year. and other groceries. “I’m so glad that they’re able
accelerating inflation. Faster rate increases would For now, there’s enough food, but there might not to help us.”
heighten the risk that the central bank’s anti-inflation- Feeding America officials say second quarter data be in the future, said Michael G. Manning, president
ary policies would cause a recession. The Fed hasn’t won’t be ready until August, but they are hearing an-
raised its rate by 1 percentage point since 1981. ecdotally from food banks nationwide that demand is
soaring.
In prepared remarks for a speech in Idaho, Waller
said he still supports a 0.75% point increase at the The Phoenix food bank’s main distribution center
central bank’s next policymaking meeting in two doled out food packages to 4,271 families during the
weeks, even after a government report Wednesday third week in June, a 78% increase over the 2,396
showed consumer inflation accelerating to a new families served during the same week last year, said
40-year high. St. Mary’s spokesman Jerry Brown.

But further economic data - including a report More than 900 families line up at the distribution
Friday on June retail sales and several reports on center every weekday for an emergency government
home sales and prices - will be released before the food box stuffed with goods such as canned beans,
Fed’s next meeting. If those figures “come in mate- peanut butter and rice, said Brown. St. Mary’s adds
rially stronger than expected,” Waller said Thurs- products purchased with cash donations, as well as
day, “it would make me lean towards a larger hike.” food provided by local supermarkets like bread, car-
rots and pork chops for a combined package worth
Wednesday’s inflation report showed that prices about $75.
spiked 9.1% in June from 12 months earlier, the
biggest such increase since 1981. Though much of Distribution by the Alameda County Community
the inflation was driven by higher costs for food and Food Bank in Northern California has ticked up since
gas, price increases were widespread and in many hitting a pandemic low at the beginning of this year,
cases accelerating in such areas as rents, restaurant increasing from 890 households served on the third
meals and other economic services. Friday in January to 1,410 households on the third Fri-
day in June, said marketing director Michael Altfest.

At the Houston Food Bank, the largest food bank
in the U.S. where food distribution levels earlier in
the pandemic briefly peaked at a staggering 1 million
pounds a day, an average of 610,000 pounds is now
being given out daily.

That’s up from about 500,000 pounds a day before

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Panasonic selects Kansas for vehicle battery mega-factory

Japan’s Panasonic Corp selected Kan- ated a new program to offer incentives struction jobs. People walk by the Panasonic
sas as the location for a multibillion- that could reach $1 billion or more only The company said it would invest booth during CES Interna-
dollar mega-factory to produce electric five months - because of Panasonic’s tional, on Jan 9, 2018, in Las
vehicle batteries for Tesla and other project. about $4 billion in the plant in DeSoto, Vegas. Japan’s Panasonic
carmakers, lured by the largest package Kansas, a town with about 6,000 people Corp selected Kansas as the
of taxpayer-funded incentives that the State officials expect the new plant to and 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest location for a multibillion-dol-
state has offered a private business. have about 4,000 workers, which would of Kansas City, Missouri. The town has lar mega-factory to produce
make Panasonic a “top 20, easily” pri- been trying to redevelop a long-aban- electric vehicle batteries for
The company and Gov Laura Kelly vate employer for the state in terms of doned army ammunition plant. Tesla and other carmakers,
announced the new project Wednesday, its size, Kansas Commerce Secretary Gov. Laura Kelly announced
just hours after Kelly and eight top lead- David Toland said. He and other officials But US Jerry Moran, of Kansas, also on July 13, 2022. (AP)
ers of the Kansas Legislature signed off believe suppliers and other local busi- suggested the project has national sig-
on a package of incentives worth $829 nesses will create up to 4,000 new jobs, nificance because it lessens US de-
million over 10 years. The state had cre- and there will be 16,500 temporary con- pendence on China for manufactured
products. (AP)

‘Momentum is clear’

UN sees progress in talks to free up Ukraine grain exports

ISTANBUL, July 14, (AP): UN Secretary-General Anto- include UN, Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian officials, he together to ensure that an agreement is implemented ef- tions over the stuck grain shipments.
nio Guterres said the first meeting in weeks between Rus- said. fectively. Moscow claims Ukraine’s heavily mined ports are
sia and Ukraine took “a critical step” forward Wednesday
to ensuring the export of desperately needed grain from NATO-member Turkey has retained close ties to both Experts have cautioned that an agreement will not have causing the delay. Russian President Vladimir Putin
Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to help ease the global food Moscow and Ukraine and has worked with both countries an immediate impact. It will take time to ensure there are has pledged that Moscow wouldn’t use the corridors to
crisis. and the UN to reach an agreement. It has offered to pro- no mines in the Black Sea shipping channel, and then to launch an attack, if the sea mines were removed.
vide safe Black Sea corridors. get cargo ships to Odesa, Ukraine’s largest Black Sea
Turkey’s defense minister said agreements would be port. Inspections will have to be done and arrangements But Ukrainian officials have blamed a Russian naval
signed when negotiators meet again in Istanbul next Akar said the talks were held in a constructive atmo- made for shipping out the 22 million tons of grain that blockade for holding up the exports and causing the glob-
week. sphere. “We see that the parties are willing to solve this Ukraine’s president says are now in silos. al food crisis.
problem,” he said, forecasting agreements next week.
The UN chief cautioned that “more technical work will UN, Turkish and other officials are scrambling for a They are skeptical of Putin’s pledge not to take advan-
now be needed” to reach an agreement, “but the momen- Progress solution that would empty the silos in time for upcoming tage of cleared Black Sea corridors to mount attacks on
tum is clear … I’m encouraged. I’m optimistic, but it’s harvest in Ukraine. Some grain is now being transported Ukrainian ports, noting that he insisted repeatedly this
not yet fully done.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his through Europe by rail, road and river, but the amount is year that he had no plans to invade Ukraine.
country’s delegation at the talks had informed him that small compared with the Black Sea routes.
With the war in Ukraine in its fifth month and much they were making progress. Ahead of the talks, Pyotr Ilyichev, head of the Russian
of the world seeing food prices soar and millions in de- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization says the Foreign Ministry’s department for ties with international
veloping countries facing hunger and possible starvation, He said he was grateful to the United Nations and war in Ukraine is endangering food supplies for many organizations, said Russia’s military had repeatedly de-
getting grain and fertilizer shipments moving again from Turkey for their efforts to restore Ukraine’s agricultural developing nations and could worsen hunger for up to clared its willingness to allow safe shipping corridors in
two of the world’s major exporters is crucial. exports. “If they succeed in removing the Russian threat 181 million people. the Black Sea.
to shipping in the Black Sea, it will reduce the severity
Guterres proposed a package deal in early June to un- of the global food crisis,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of Seventy vessels from 16 countries have remained stuck
block shipments of Ukrainian wheat and other food crops video address. wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but Russia’s invasion and in Ukrainian ports, Ilyichev said, alleging that Ukrainian
from the Black Sea and lift restrictions on Russia’s ex- war has disrupted production and halted shipments across authorities had barred them from departing.
ports of grain and fertilizer. He kept tight-lipped about Russia said it had presented a package of proposals for the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.
progress - until Wednesday. a “practical and quick solution” to unblock the export of “Our conditions are clear: We need to have a way to
Ukrainian grain but did not elaborate. Before the talks, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro control and check the ships to prevent any attempts to
The UN chief spoke in New York, hours after military Kuleba told The Associated Press that grain exports from smuggle weapons in, and Kyiv must refrain from any
officials from Russia, Ukraine and Turkey met with UN Guterres said there was “very substantive progress and his country’s ports would not resume without security provocations,” Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Ily-
humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths in Istanbul to discuss I would say broad agreement” Wednesday on how to en- guarantees to ship owners, cargo owners, and to keep ichev as saying.
stumbling blocks to a deal, mainly on how to ship about sure the safe export of Ukrainian food products through Ukraine as an independent nation.
22 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine because of the the Black Sea. Now, he said, there is “a ray of hope to Western sanctions on Russia do not ban exports of
war. ease human suffering and alleviate hunger around the Respect food or fertilizer. But Moscow argues that Western sanc-
world” and bring “much needed stability to the global tions on its banking and shipping industries make it im-
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the sides food system.” Any agreement needs to ensure that Russia “will re- possible for Russia to export those goods and are scaring
reached agreement concerning the “joint control” of ves- spect these corridors, they will not sneak into the harbor off foreign shipping companies.
sels as they leave and arrive at Black Sea ports to pick up He cited “substantive agreement on many aspects” re- and attack ports or that they will not attack ports from the
grain, and the safety of the transfer routes. A coordina- lated to the control of shipping, coordination of the opera- air with their missiles,” he said. “We still need a lot of goodwill and commitments by
tion center would be established in Istanbul and would tion and de-mining of the Black Sea. all parties,” Guterres said. “In the end, the aim of all par-
Russian and Ukrainian officials have traded accusa- ties is not just an agreement between the Russian Federa-
He said the UN, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey will work tion and Ukraine but an agreement for the world.”

Hungary declares ‘energy emergency’

Gazprom casts doubt on quick

return of gas pipeline to full flow

The gas storage plant Reckrod is pictured near Eiterfeld, central Germany, Thursday, July 14, 2022, after the Nord BERLIN, July 14, (AP): Russian energy company Also:
Stream 1 pipeline was shut down due to maintenance. (AP) Gazprom appeared to cast doubt Wednesday on the
prospects of quickly restoring the flow of natural gas BUDAPEST: Hungary’s government has declared an
Growth set to slump to 1.4% to full capacity through a major pipeline to Western “energy emergency” in response to supply disruptions
Europe. and skyrocketing energy prices in Europe, an official
Russia war to keep hitting said Wednesday.
Gazprom reduced the gas deliveries through Nord
EU economy, fuel inflation Stream 1 to Germany by 60% last month. The state- There is “unlikely to be enough gas in Europe for
owned gas company cited technical problems involv- the autumn and winter heating season,” said Gergely
BRUSSELS, July 14, (AP): Russia’s war British pound and the Japanese yen. ing a piece of equipment that partner Siemens Energy Gulyás, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff.
in Ukraine is expected to wreak havoc with “You can see that the problem is not the weakness of sent to Canada for overhaul and couldn’t be returned
the European Union’s economic recovery because of sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Hungary will increase its domestic energy produc-
for the foreseeable future with lower an- the euro, which is stronger than before against the pound Ukraine. tion capacities to ensure adequate supply, Gulyás told
nual growth and record-high inflation, the or the yen. But you can see that there is an appreciation a news conference in Budapest. Gulyás cited Russia’s
bloc’s economic forecast showed Thurs- of the dollar,” Gentiloni said. “The euro is showing its The Canadian government said over the weekend that war in Ukraine and consequent sanctions from the Eu-
day. strength, but the dollar is strengthening more.” it would allow the gas turbine that powers a compres- ropean Union as the cause of what he called an “en-
sor station to be delivered to Germany, citing the “very ergy crisis” on the continent.
The summer figures for the 19 nations using the With most of the risks already having materialized, a significant hardship” that the German economy would
euro have set inflation to reach an average of 7.6% recent surge in COVID-19 cases is causing new jitters. suffer without a sufficient gas supply to keep industries “The prolonged war and the sanctions from Brussels
this year, a major increase from its May expectation of running and generate electricity. have caused energy prices to rise dramatically across
6.1%. Last month, consumer prices surged 8.6% from “The possibility that the resurgence of the pandemic in Europe, and in fact a major part of Europe is already in
a year earlier. the EU would bring renewed disruptions to the economy Gazprom tweeted Wednesday that it “does not pos- an energy crisis,” Gulyás said.
cannot be excluded,” Gentiloni said. sess any documents that would enable Siemens to get
Expectations for economic growth slid by 0.1 point the gas turbine engine ... out of Canada.” It added that The Central European country will boost its annual
to 2.6% for the year, a big drop from last year’s expan- Overall, he added that “with the course of the war and “in these circumstances, it appears impossible to reach production of natural gas from 1.5 billion cubic meters
sion of 5.3%. Next year, though, when the impact of the the reliability of gas supplies unknown, this forecast is an objective conclusion on further developments re- to 2 billion cubic meters, increase the extraction of lig-
war will fully hit the economy, growth is set to slump to subject to high uncertainty and downside risks.” The vol- garding the safe operation” of a compressor station at nite (brown coal) and put a currently non-functioning
1.4%, far down from the May estimate of 2.3%. atility could also tilt the other way, with a possibility that the Russian end of the pipeline, which it said is “of criti- lignite-fired power plant back online, Gulyás said.
commodity and energy prices could decline at a faster cal importance.”
“Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to cast a long pace than is now foreshadowed. Energy exports will be banned, and Hungary’s only
shadow over Europe and our economy,” EU Vice Presi- Permits nuclear power plant will also increase its production by
dent Valdis Dombrovskis said. Borrowing extending its operating times, he added. The measures
Siemens Energy had no comment on Gazprom’s will go into effect in August.
The war has led to surging energy and food prices that After the dark forecast for this year, eurozone inflation statement. The company previously has said that it
are driving a galloping inflation rate and weighing on is set to rise 4% in 2023, still a huge increase over the wants to get the turbine to its location as quickly as The announcements came after Orbán convened a
economic growth and consumer confidence. spring forecast of 2.7%. possible and is working on the necessary permits and meeting of his Cabinet earlier Wednesday to discuss
logistics. what he called an “energy emergency” in Europe.
Fears are rising that Europe’s energy crisis could get All this stands in sharp contrast from a year ago, when
worse and even lead to a recession if Russia further re- the EU was bouncing back from the pandemic and was Nord Stream 1 runs under the Baltic Sea and is Ger- Hungary is heavily dependent on fossil fuels from
duces natural gas supplies or turns off the taps completely ready for prosperous times again. many’s main source of Russian gas, which recently Russia, and last year signed a 15-year agreement with
as European countries scramble to refill their reserves in has accounted for about 35% of the country’s total gas Russian energy company Gazprom for the purchase
preparation for winter. The eurozone nations also will have to contend with supply. Gas is usually sent onward to other European of natural gas. Hungary gets around 65% of its oil and
higher borrowing costs, with the European Central Bank countries as well. 85% of its gas from Russia.
Acknowledged set to raise interest rates next week for the first time in 11
years to counter runaway price increases. German politicians have dismissed Russia’s techni- But after Moscow launched its war against Ukraine,
The EU acknowledged that Russian President Vladi- cal explanation for last month’s reduction in gas flow- the EU, of which Hungary is a member, sought to target
mir Putin can keep the European economy off balance for Inflation is driven by energy woes in the EU, which ing through Nord Stream 1, saying the decision was a Russian oil exports with sanctions.
months to come and make any forecast highly uncertain. for years relied heavily on Russian oil, natural gas and political gambit to sow uncertainty and further push up
coal to help power cars, factories, heating systems and energy prices. But the nationalist Orbán fought vigorously against such
“The risks are essentially linked to the evolution of the electricity plants. measures, arguing that blocking Russian oil would cripple
war. Further reductions in gas supply to the EU would Nord Stream 1 has been shut down altogether his country’s economy. The autocratic leader managed to
send its prices higher and amplify stagflationary forces,” And even if the EU has imposed sanctions and plans to since Monday for annual maintenance that is sched- negotiate a concession which allowed a temporary exemp-
Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said. phase out coal and oil from Russia, it still remains depen- uled to last until July 21. German officials are con- tion for oil imports delivered by the Russian Druzhba pipe-
dent on the country’s natural gas. cerned that Russia may not resume gas deliveries at line to certain landlocked countries like Hungary.
Europe’s slumping economic prospects - and a all, pointing to a possibility that it might cite another
strengthening US dollar - are behind another tough sign: European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said technical detail as a reason to keep the gas turned Earlier on Wednesday, Hungarian Foreign Minister
the euro hovering near parity with the dollar after drop- last week that the bloc needs to make emergency plans to off. Péter Szijjártó said at a meeting of regional foreign
ping to its lowest level against the American currency in prepare for a complete cutoff of Russian gas. If it mate- ministers that Hungary would seek to buy an additional
20 years. rializes, it could have a major impact on the economy. 700 million cubic meters of gas before autumn, but
didn’t specify from where.
Gentiloni said, however, that the euro was still per- Gentiloni said that, with few options available in the
forming strongly against other major currencies like the short run, “this ‘severe scenario’ would bring the EU Bid to avoid default
economy into recession over the second half of this year
and further depress economic activity next year. In light IMF reaches deal with Pak to revive $6b bailout
of recent events, this risk has become more than just a
hypothetical scenario.” ISLAMABAD, July 14, (AP): The International Mon- In a statement Thursday, the fund said it has
etary Fund said Thursday it had reached a preliminary “reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) with the Paki-
agreement with Pakistan to revive a $6 billion bailout stan authorities.” It added that the deal is “subject to
package for this impoverished Islamic nation, which approval by the IMF’s Executive Board.”
has been facing a serious economic crisis since last
year. It said Pakistan will be eligible to receive a critical
installment of about $1.17 billion.
Pakistan and the IMF originally signed the accord
in 2019. But the release of a slightly over $1 billion According to the statement, the IMF will also raise
tranche had been on hold since earlier this year. That’s the value of the bailout from $6 billion to $7 billion
when the IMF expressed concern about Pakistan’s subject to approval from the IMF’s executive board,
compliance with the conditions of the bailout under which is usually considered a formality.
former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The parliament
ousted him through a no-confidence vote in April. Finance Minister Miftah Ismail blamed Khan for
creating a Sri Lanka-like situation in Pakistan. Ismail
Under newly-elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Shar- has said Khan deliberately violated IMF’s conditions
if, the government has been in talks with the IMF since to remain popular.
May, to avoid a default like Sri Lanka’s.
Analysts say the revival of the IMF’s bailout will
“The Agreement with the Fund has set the stage help the government overcome the economic crisis
to bring country out of economic difficulties,” Sharif because the release of installment of loans from the
wrote on Twitter. fund will encourage other international financial insti-
tutions to engage with Pakistan.
In recent weeks, Pakistan’s government imposed
additional taxes and slashed subsidies on fuel, elec- Authorities say Sharif’s government also ap-
tricity and natural gas to meet IMF’s conditions. That proached Washington for help reviving the IMF’s
made the government highly unpopular, but Sharif bailout. Khan since his removal has repeatedly alleged
says the actions were necessary. his government was toppled under a US plot, a charge
Washington denies.

BUSINESS ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

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Amazon offers concessions to head off EU antitrust cases Deutsche Telekom sells 51% stake

Amazon, seeking to resolve two European Union antitrust investiga- The investigations are part of the bloc’s wider efforts to curb the power Deutsche Telekom says it is selling a majority stake in its German
tions, has promised to treat third-party merchants on its website fairly, of big technology companies. and Austrian cellphone tower business to American and Canadian
the bloc’s competition watchdog said Thursday. investors for 17.5 billion euros (dollars).
Amazon said that while it disagreed with several of the conclusions, it
The US online retail giant offered to make a number of commitments has “engaged constructively with the commission to address their con- The Bonn-based telecommunications company said US-based
to ease competition concerns, and the European Commission, the cerns and preserve our ability to serve European customers and the DigitalBridge and Canada’s Brookfield would take a 51% share in
27-nation bloc’s top antitrust enforcer, said it will now seek feedback on more than 185,000 European small- and medium-sized businesses sell- GD Towers while it would retain the remaining stake “with significant
them from “interested parties.” ing through our stores.” minority protection rights.”

The commission launched an investigation four years ago over concerns The company also said it has “serious concerns” about new EU digital GD Towers operates more than 40,000 sites in Germany and Austria.
Amazon breached EU competition rules by using data from merchants regulations, known as the Digital Markets Act, that it said are “unfairly Deutsche Telekom said it would use the proceeds from the sale to
selling products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them. targeting Amazon and a few other U.S. companies.” The act, part of the reduce its debt and speed up plans to increase its stake in cellphone
EU’s overhaul of its digital rulebook, aims to rein in the power of tech operator T-Mobile US to 50.1%.
It also opened a separate investigation into whether Amazon favors giants and make them treat smaller rivals fairly under threat of hefty The company said regulatory approval for the transaction is ex-
its own retail business and merchants that use its logistics and delivery fines. (AP) pected later this year. (AP)
system over other sellers.

Lawmakers warn of dire ramifications for economy

Dems stress national security as computer chips bill stalls

WASHINGTON, July 14, (AP): The Biden McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday suggested the House
could work from the Senate-passed version, which would
administration and congressional Demo- ‘Attrition up a bit, layoffs not planned’ allow it to move to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed
into law. Or the two chambers could just take up a much nar-
crats are warning of dire ramifications for rower bill focused on semiconductor incentives, leaving out
provisions on trade and new research priorities.
the economy and for national security if Twitter appears to return after outage
Both options face major hurdles. Maryland Rep. Steny
Congress fails to pass a bill by the end of Hoyer, the House majority leader, said McConnell’s call for
the House to go with the Senate bill was “an arrogant, un-
July that is designed to boost semiconduc- NEW YORK, July 14, (AP): Twitter appears to be re- grams.” reasonable demand.” Meanwhile, senators from both parties
turning for some users after experiencing an hourlong The employee question-and-answer document at- are wary of settling for the $52 billion in financial incentives
tor manufacturing in the United States. outage that affected both its app and website on Thurs- after working for years on other priorities in the bill.
day. tached to the filing says that teams across the com-
Their appeals have grown increasingly urgent as pany are making changes so it operates responsibly “It’s just that there’s too many other things that we worked
Individuals attempting to use the social media plat- and efficiently in the current environment. That means so hard on. Why would we cut that down?” said Sen. Tim
Senate Republicans led by Mitch McConnell threat- form were met with a message saying “Tweets aren’t restructuring and organizational changes are possi- Kaine, D-Va. “If it’s about being truly competitive, why
loading right now. Try again.” According to Downdetec- ble “as we continue to align with our revised business would we say we just want to be a little competitive.”
en to block the computer chips legislation, creating tor, users began reporting the outage around 8 a.m. needs.”
EDT. About an hour later, the service began to return. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he could support leg-
a standoff that threatens to derail one of the biggest Twitter sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday, try- islation just focused on the financial incentives, “but it’s got
Twitter’s own status page offered no information dur- ing to force him to complete his $44 billion takeover of problems with other members of the conference” who are
bipartisan initiatives in Congress. Republicans have ing the outage, showing only the message “All Systems the social media company by accusing him of “outland- insisting on additional provisions.
Operational.” ish” and “bad faith” actions that have caused the plat-
tied their cooperation to Demo- form irreparable harm and “wreaked havoc” on its stock Agreement
Internet monitoring group Netblocks, which tracks at- price.
crats not moving forward with a tempts to intentionally block internet access, says Twit- Democrats have blown past their goal of reaching agree-
ter was “experiencing major international outages” but Back in April, Musk pledged to pay $54.20 a share for ment on principles of the final bill by the end of June so
separate package of energy and it was “not related to country-level internet disruptions Twitter Inc., which agreed to those terms after reversing that staff could prepare text and the two chambers could vote
or filtering.” its initial opposition to the deal. But the two sides have in July. Raimondo said she had been speaking with several
economic initiatives that GOP been bracing for a legal fight since the billionaire said Republicans on narrowing differences between the House
The global outage came at a tumultuous time for Twit- Friday that he was backing away from his agreement to and Senate before McConnell tweeted about the bill, known
lawmakers warn would increase ter, which has sued billionaire Elon Musk in an attempt buy the company. by the acronym USICA, for United States Innovation and
to force him his $44 billion purchase of the company. Competition Act: “Let me be perfectly clear: there will be
taxes on small businesses and hurt Twitter’s lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court asserts no bipartisan USICA as long as Democrats are pursuing a
Twitter is telling its employees that it’s not planning that “Musk refuses to honor his obligations to Twitter partisan reconciliation bill.”
the economy. It’s a demand that any companywide layoffs, but there could be some re- and its stockholders because the deal he signed no
structuring and organization changes as it heads into a longer serves his personal interests.” “Obviously, Senator McConnell’s tweet a couple of Fri-
Democrats dismiss out of hand. legal battle over the potential sale to Elon Musk. day’s ago has slowed down work,” Raimondo said.
Part of Musk’s argument for terminating the deal is
Commerce Secretary Gina Rai- The San Francisco company included the commu- his allegation that Twitter broke the acquisition agree- Still, she said she considers the bill at the “5-yard line”
nication in a filing Wednesday with the Securities and ment when it fired two top managers and laid off a third and that negotiators could finish within a week to 10 days
mondo said computer chipmakers Exchange Commission. of its talent-acquisition team. But in its lawsuit, Twitter if both parties cooperated. She said if lawmakers cannot get
reveals communications from Musk starting shortly af- the bill completed, “it’s not Republicans who win. China
are being offered lucrative incentives It also says Twitter is losing workers at a slightly ter the deal was signed showing his concerns about wins if this doesn’t get passed.”
higher rate than in normal economic times, but attrition “headcount and expense growth” and his desire for
from other countries such as South Raimondo is in line with current tech industry trends. The com- more aggressive cost-cutting. Raimondo is trying to appeal to lawmakers’ concerns
Korea, Japan, France, Germany and pany says it will monitor turnover “to ensure that we can about how the U.S. depends upon foreign countries, namely
quickly identify any areas of concern and help mitigate Twitter said Musk “refused to approve – or even dis- Taiwan, for the production of advanced computer chips.
Singapore to locate plants there. She cited Monday’s an- where possible.” cuss – Twitter’s proposed retention programs for key
employees.” “Look, I mean, I know a lot of these Republicans. They’re
nouncement by STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries to Twitter said it had planned to offer packages to retain patriots. They want to do the right thing for America. They’re
employees, and on June 20, it had asked Musk to agree “Musk had notice back in early May of many of the scared that we’re so dependent on Taiwan for exactly the
build a semiconductor factory in France as an example of to programs that had been approved by the board and actions about which he now complains for the first kind of chips our military depends on,” Raimondo said.
its compensation committee. The filing said that Musk time,” the lawsuit says.
other countries moving faster than the US on the issue. has “not provided his consent to implement these pro- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., was one of the Republicans
who voted for the Senate’s version of the semiconductor
“Bottom line is there are very real, very devastating con- legislation. Before he makes a decision on a final compro-
mise bill, he wants to see the price tag of the separate energy
sequences if Congress doesn’t do its job in the month of and economic package that Democrats are pursuing through
a process called reconciliation, which would allow them to
July,” Raimondo told The Associated Press. pass a bill without any Republican support.

Opportunities

Those consequences mean not only lost job opportuni- underscored that Congress needs to act soon. assessment that further delays in passing the legislation will
ties for the US, but an overdependency on other nations for “The legislation we’re trying to pass is a major national se- “result in a deficit of semiconductor investment from which
semiconductors that could become a critical vulnerability we may not be able to recover.”
because they are so important for products ranging from cars curity issue. It is a major economic issue, and it is one where
and cellphones to modern weapons systems. you cannot afford to delay,” Wyden said. Both chambers of Congress have passed bills that include
about $52 billion in financial support for the US semiconduc-
Raimondo was part of a closed-door briefing with sena- Raimondo and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in a tor industry, but they are struggling to merge the legislation
tors Wednesday to discuss the national security implications letter to congressional leaders, said semiconductor compa- into a final compromise that could gain 60 votes in the Sen-
of the semiconductor legislation. Joining her were Deputy nies need to get “concrete in the ground” by this fall to meet ate, the number needed to overcome procedural hurdles.
Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Director of National increased demand. The Cabinet members said it was their
Intelligence Avril Haines. The meeting lasted for nearly two
hours.

Raimondo told reporters afterward that, based on the
questions senators asked, “the urgency was clear.” She also
said “the time for talking is done, the time for action is here.”

McConnell did not respond to questions from reporters
after attending the briefing. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said it

Gervais is excellent as a scheming noble cat

‘Paws of Fury’ a sad, declawed ‘Blazing Saddles’

Features Film By Mark Kennedy The animators only a few times mix up the visuals, giving the film a with this one” - and “Jurassic Park” gags, and sometimes has tone-
predictable, big-eyed and overly violent look. deafness due to its long gestation, like this line: “Guns don’t kill
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022 Writer and director Mel Brooks’ 1974 Western spoof “Blaz- cats. Cars and curiosity kill cats.” That lands differently in summer
ing Saddles” tackled racism so head-on that Brooks recently The screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper builds so much 2022.
mused he wouldn’t be able to make the film today. Maybe, just off “Blazing Saddles” that the original films’ writers are credited,
maybe, he has done just that with “Paws of Fury: The Legend of including Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Many of the jokes - both traditional visual smacks and verbal
Hank,” but at a terrible cost. Pryor and Alan Uger. For a while, the film was even titled “Blazing joists - are dated and just not up to snuff. One dog gets hit in the
Samurai.” face by a Japanese pot and that’s called “woking the dog,” “NWA”
Paramount’s limp, animated remake actually triggers new stereo- stands for “ninjas with attitude” and twice this gag is offered: “In
types in the service of trying to expose racism for a pre-teen audi- In both cases, an evil plan is hatched to send a rookie lawman to a case of emergency, break paper.”
ence. The studio seems to have reached for legitimacy by bringing town that instinctively hates him in hopes that townsfolk will scat-
the venerated Brooks along for the bumpy ride, darkening both ter. In the film, it is a Black man in a racist town in the Old West. In Ricky Gervais is excellent as a scheming noble cat, George Takei
legacies. “Paws of Fury,” it’s a dog in a community of dog-hating cats. Why gets to offer his trademark catchphrase “Oh, myyy” twice and
Japan is natural for this setting is never convincingly made. Brooks voices the shogun with his rat-a-tat one-liners. One recur-
What emerged sits uneasily at the corner of tribute, parody, theft ring bit simply doesn’t work - a big toilet joke - but the filmmakers
and laziness. “Paws of Fury” follows Brooks’ original playbook Visual return to it again and again.
right down to a horse-punching moment and a group farting scene
but doesn’t capture his thrilling boundary-pushing vibe. The put-upon pup Hank (voiced without distinction by Michael Eventually, Hank proves himself a warrior, and the dog-hating
Cera) seeks a mentorship with a worn-out cat samurai (a perfectly cat town embraces their canine protector. “Go back where you
“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” switches the setting from the cast Samuel L. Jackson) and the two begin a push-pull dance so came from” is exchanged for “We can all be better together.” But
original film’s American West for an animated medieval Japan but is familiar that Hank turns to his teacher and asks “Hey, this is the as important as that lesson is, this is a poor vehicle to send it. “Paws
really of no time, and not in a good way. There is a timid, punning hu- training montage isn’t it?” of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” a Paramount release, is rated PG for
mor, as when a character announces “There’s no business like shogun “action, violence, rude and suggestive humor, and some language.”
business.” This is a Japan with cherry blossoms and origami and also That winking and fourth-wall breaking is a running joke, but it’s Running time: 97 minutes. One star out of four. (AP)
dance clubs with VIP sections and house music. It has no real setting. not clear to what end. This is a film that borrows much of “Kung Fu
Panda” and adds “Star Wars” references - “The cuteness is strong

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This image released by Focus Features shows Lesley Manville in a scene from ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.’ (AP)

Film

LONDON: Oscar-winning actor A colorful, romantic fairy tale

Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty ‘Mrs. Harris’ dreams of owning Dior gown
on Thursday to charges of assault-
ing three men a decade or more By Lindsey Bahr picked them up and started on his own version of the signer’s dream. I was able to aim quite high.”
ago. script, which would elevate the story from just being Beavan, who has won Oscars for “A Room with
In “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” a middle-aged about a dress to one that’s about a woman who socie-
Spacey, 62, spoke clearly as he woman of very limited means in post-World ty disregards getting a second chance at life and love. a View,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and, earlier this
denied five charges during a hear- War II London dreams of owning a Christian Dior year, “Cruella,” had also worked with Manville be-
ing at London’s Central Criminal gown. In 1957, however, at the height of Dior’s “It doesn’t really explain why Mrs. Harris wants fore and thought “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” was
Court. New Look renown, this was not a straightforward this dress, other than in the most frivolous and su- “just the most charming story.”
proposition. There was no London store or cata- perficial terms - it had to be more profound,” Harris
Judge Mark Wall set a date of log to order from. There wouldn’t even be a ready said. “I wanted to suggest that Ada Harris’ heart is “I just love characters,” Beavan said. “I don’t
June 6, 2023 for the trial to start to wear line for another 10 years. Everything was healed by going on this journey.” mind whether they’re cleaners or Dior models.”
and said it would last three to four custom made couture. The only way Ada Harris
weeks. could own one herself, as the title suggests, was But it was all going to hinge on who would play But, she said, she was, “Slightly seduced into
to drop in on the House of Dior at 30 Avenue de Mrs. Ada Harris and Manville was, for him, the per- thinking that Dior would be doing the Dior part of
The former “House of Cards” Montaigne. fect combination of character actor and leading lady. it.”
star, who ran London’s Old Vic
theater between 2004 and 2015, The film, which opens in theaters Friday, is a “It is a little bit of a Cinderella slipper of a role,” When Beavan mentioned this after a “beautiful
denied four counts of sexual colorful, romantic fairy tale starring Lesley Man- he said. “It’s not going to fit many people.” afternoon” exploring the Dior archives and meeting
assault and one count of causing ville as Mrs. Harris, a war widow who only discov- with their chief curator, she was met with a horri-
a person to engage in activity ers Dior while cleaning one of her wealthy clients’ Recreated fied “non, non!” Beavan and her team, including a
without consent. homes, and Isabelle Huppert as the snobbish gate- fellow Merchant Ivory veteran John Bright and her
keeper Madame Colbert, who bristles at the idea of a The House of Dior even agreed to help by open- “Cruella” collaborator Jane Law, would be the ones
The incidents allegedly took woman like Ada wearing Dior. It is, director Antho- ing their archives and supplying blueprints for its making the dresses.
place in London between March ny Fabian hopes, a film that will delight and inspire original townhouse and atelier, which were recre-
2005 and August 2008, and one in audiences not just for its aspirational qualities but for ated in detail by the production. But it would take Physical dresses from that era of Dior are scarce,
western England in April 2013. the dignity with which it treats its heroine. some postwar scrappiness to bring it to life on a however, and Beavan had to rely on photos, draw-
The victims are now in their 30s very, very limited budget during the early days of ings and several reproductions made in the ‘80s and
and 40s. “I think everyone has an aspiration for something the COVID-19 pandemic, including doing much of ’90s for reference. The gowns called Dior Diablotine
that seems unattainable,” Fabian said. “We are very the filming in Budapest. and Miss Dior would be the inspiration behind the
Space’s lawyer previously said ground down by a very complicated time that we’re scarlet and emerald frocks that catch Mrs. Harris’s
the actor “strenuously denies” the living in right now, and something that offers the It helped that Fabian was able to enlist some of the eye in Paris.
allegations. possibility that you can fulfill your dreams is a very top film craftspeople in the world, including costume
uplifting message.” designer Jenny Beavan and production designer Lu- Getting hold of enough fabric was tricky, though.
Spacey was granted bail and ciana Arrighi. Both women are Oscar-winners who With lockdowns and travel restrictions and zero cos-
allowed to return to the United Fabian had been introduced to the story about a met on the set of James Ivory’s “Howards End” and tume houses in Budapest, they relied on samples in
States after a preliminary hearing decade ago. He wasn’t familiar with Paul Gallico’s went on to work together many more times includ- the mail, zoom approvals and friends in Paris to help
last month. 1958 book (“Mrs. ’Arris Goes to Paris”) or the Ange- ing on “The Remains of the Day” and “Sense and fit their French cast.
la Lansbury, Omar Sharif and Diana Rigg TV movie Sensibility.” In the 1960s, Arrighi was a model for
Spacey won a best supporting from 1992, but a producer thought of him to direct, Yves Saint Laurent for several years and brought “I felt a lot of pressure because we had so little
actor Academy Award for the and as someone who has lived in both Paris and Lon- with her an intimate understanding of the world of money to do it all, and yet we were recreating a very
1995 film “The Usual Suspects” don, he knew he could bring something unique to mid-century haute couture. high fashion moment. I just wanted to honor Dior.
and a lead actor Oscar for the 1999 the story. When the rights to the book lapsed, Fabian I wanted to make sure that they felt what we were
movie “American Beauty.” But his “Luci has always had the most divine taste,” Fabi- recreating was very possible,” Beavan said. “In the
celebrated career came to an abrupt an said. “She was the one who said, ‘I think Jenny’s end we did make it, Dior approved of it and couldn’t
halt in 2017 when actor Anthony the right person for this.’ It is a bit of a costume de- have been more helpful all the way.” (AP)
Rapp accused the star of assaulting
him at a party in the 1980s, when federal charges in Chicago and Spacey Kelly ing. Kelly was indicted in 2002 in festival. Mykell Lowery, 17, and Christo-
Rapp was a teenager. Spacey denies New York in 2019. Jury selection Illinois state court on 21 counts of Washington County Sheriff pher “Scooter” Dunn, 30. Both
the allegations. (AP) for his federal trial in Chicago is child pornography, but was acquit- men were attending a Freaknik-
set to begin Aug 15. ted six years later by a jury. (AP) Joel Cochran said Wednesday themed music festival at the
❑❑❑ that Brian Keith Rozier, a private Larry Mitchell Ballpark
Kelly was convicted in 2021 in ❑❑❑ 24-year-old East Dublin resident, in Sandersville.
CHICAGO: R. Kelly has been New York on charges that he abused was arrested by US marshals.
young fans, including children, in a SANDERSVILLE, Ga.: A second Rozier is charged with malice Rozier had not yet been booked
returned to the federal jail in systematic scheme that prosecutors murder, felony murder, aggravated into the Washington County jail
downtown Chicago ahead of his alleged went on for decades. He was man has been arrested on murder assault, using a gun in a crime and Wednesday afternoon. It was un-
trial on child pornography and sentenced in June. charges in a May shooting that reckless conduct. clear if he has a lawyer represent-
obstruction-of-justice charges, killed two people and caused ing him. (AP)
just two weeks after the disgraced Kelly has denied any wrongdo- a stampede at a Georgia music The shooting killed William
R&B star was sentenced in New
York to 30 years in prison for
racketeering and sex trafficking.

The 55-year-old Kelly was
transferred Tuesday from the
federal jail in Brooklyn to the
Metropolitan Correctional Center,
the Chicago Tribune reported.
He was also held at the Chicago
lockup after he was indicted on

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People & Places
12

Television

‘She is just like me’

Ms. Marvel strikes a

chord with Muslims

LOS ANGELES, July 14, (AP): Jumana Zakir knows

who she is going to be for Halloween this year. Hint:

Her new favorite superhero is a lot like her - female,

teen, Muslim, American and “totally awesome.”

“Kamala Khan is me,” said the exuberant 13-year-

old from Anaheim, California. “She is just like me.”

Khan is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Mus-

lim superhero to headline her own television show.

“Ms. Marvel,” which launched on Disney+ June 8, has

struck a chord with South Asian Muslims in the West

because of its relatability and how it portrays Muslim

families. Advocates for inclusion and representation

hope the show will open the door to more nuanced on-

screen portrayals of Muslims and their rich diversity.

The show tells the story of Khan, played by Paki-

stani Canadian actor Iman Vellani, getting her pow-

ers from a magical bangle that

allows her to walk on air and

conjure glowing light shields.

But she is also a regular South

Asian Muslim teen who goes

to mosque, performs wudu or

ritual ablution before praying,

sometimes wears traditional

attire called shalwar kameez,

dances to Bollywood numbers

at her brother’s wedding, and

breaks curfew to hang out with

Vellani her buddy Bruno Carrelli at
AvengerCon.

The final episode of the series is expected to drop

Wednesday.

Munir Zamir, who is British Pakistani and grew

up in East London, said seeing a “brown, Pakistani

Muslim girl from New Jersey” in the comic books

and, now, watching “Ms. Marvel” with his teenage

children -- has been powerful. Zamir, 50, has been a

Marvel fan since he was 7 and has followed the evolu-

tion of Kamala Khan since Ms. Marvel’s inception in

comic books in 2014.

“For Muslims in particular, representation matters Chaka Khan performs during rehearsals for the annual Fourth of July Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston on July 3. Khan is one of many female perform-
ers featured in the four-part docuseries ‘Women Who Rock’ starting Sunday on Epix. (AP)
a lot because, for many years, misrepresentation has
Television
mattered too much,” he said.

Zamir points out that there are other Muslim super-

heroes in the Marvel universe like Sooraya Qadir also

known as Dust. She wears a flowing black outfit, cov-

ers her hair and face, and can transform her body into

a cloud of dust.

Diverse ‘I can’t be the only one’

“Even in that description there are some classic Docuseries on ‘Women Who Rock’
tropes,” Zamir said. “But Kamala Khan is not some
exotic woman from a Muslim country. That instantly Chris Evans, a cast member in ‘The NEW YORK, July 14, (AP): As a per- relegated to being second-class citi- our to punk. “As far as I’m concerned,
sets her apart in the Marvel universe.” Gray Man,’ poses at the premiere of cussion protégé growing up in the Bay zens who don’t have a whit of their Debbie Harry invented cool,” says St.
the Netflix film, Wednesday, July 13, Area, Sheila Escovedo would ask vis- own opinion about anything,” Wilson Vincent in the series.
The diverse experiences of Muslim women in “Ms. at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los iting bands if she could sit in. She was says in an interview. “So they have to
Marvel” are among aspects that stand in contrast to often told to beat it. be shaped, informed and told how to Joan Jett recalls begging her parents
findings of a report published last year examining Angeles. (AP) look and how to behave and how to for a guitar and finally getting one at
Muslim representation across 200 top-grossing mov- “They’re looking at me like, well, sound.” 13, spending the first days trying to
ies from the US, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand Variety ‘You’re a girl. Go away.’ They would bend the e-string over and over. She
that were released between 2017 and 2019. push their hand like, ‘Get out of here,’” Heart — led by sisters Nancy and asked her dad to teach her rock ‘n’
PROVIDENCE, RI: Bramwell Tovey, Escovedo recalls. “I was told: “You’re Ann — brushed off such behavior, roll, but he replied that girls don’t do
The study found women were particularly under- a girl, you can’t and you won’t and leaning on their blood and their mili- that. Instead, he tried to teach her “On
represented, with just 23.6% of Muslim characters in the London-born composer and conductor you don’t. And there’s no way.” tary background for strength, blazing Top of Old Smokey.”
these movies being female. Conducted by the Uni- who’s been the principal conductor and a path in a male-dominate space with
versity of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion artistic director of the Rhode Island Phil- Escovedo, thankfully, found a way, songs like “Barracuda” and “Alone.” “I wanted to be holding a guitar and
Initiative, with support from others, it also found that harmonic Orchestra since 2018, has died. becoming Sheila E., the Grammy- Sheryl Crowe in the series says Wil- owning it the way the Rolling Stones
90.5% of these films didn’t feature Muslim speaking nominated, gold record-making drum- son was a beacon of how to rock and do,” Jett says in the series. Along the
characters and yet 39% of “primary and secondary” Tovey died Tuesday at his Barrington mer who collaborated with Prince, maintain your femininity. way, she kept thinking to herself: “I
Muslim characters were perpetrators of violence. home surrounded by his family, one day performed at the Academy Awards can’t be the only one.” She wasn’t.
after his 69th birthday, the orchestra said in and supplied music for soundtracks, Regimented
Making Ms. Marvel more relatable was intentional, a statement Wednesday. mammoth sporting events and world By 16, Jett was in the pioneering
said Sana Amanat, one of Kamala Khan’s creators tours. “We had this kind of almost a regi- female band The Runaways. But the
and an executive producer on the show. She wanted to Tovey was diagnosed with a form of mented concept that we could just do industry never made it easy, constant-
portray a Muslim character who “feels like someone sarcoma in May 2019 and underwent She and other women in rock have it. There would be no resistance,” says ly putting up roadblocks and saying
you know.” surgery at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer faced similar disbelief and hostility. Nancy Wilson, touring this summer as “You’re not allowed.” For Jett, “That
Institute in June 2021 that briefly left him Nancy Wilson’s Heart. “We were just killed me.”
“She is not put on a pedestal,” she said. “She is cancer-free, the statement said. The cancer “I think that the common thread able to do it. We were young enough
awkward. She is funny. She is a sweet person who ul- returned in January. for women in general, and especially and good enough already at a very Wilson feels the progress that wom-
timately wants to do better.” Amanat and her co-crea- being in the music business is really young age not to be convinced that en made in the ’70s stalled as MTV
tors felt it was important to show Khan’s everyday life “We are all heartbroken,” orchestra staying true to who you are and allow- what we were was inappropriate.” took hold and has only built back
as a Muslim American teen. Executive Director David Beauchesne ing that to be OK,” she said. since the 1990s, pointing to such acts
said. “Bramwell Tovey was a dear friend It may come as no surprise that as Phoebe Bridgers, Wet Leg, Lucius,
That idea of normalcy resonated with Hiba Bhatty, and colleague, and a person of uncom- A deep dive into rock’s female Staples kicks off the series. At the ful- Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen
a Pakistani American fan of the show. She particularly mon ability, warmth, humor, sincerity and pioneers like Sheila E. forms the crum of gospel, blues and R&B, she — or, as she puts it, “girl players out
liked how Khan’s father, Yusuf, was portrayed as “a kindness. The youngest student and most backbone of the fascinating, four-part is the connection between Mahalia there who are really taking no prison-
loving dad,” as opposed to a scary stereotype. revered guest artist received the same level docuseries “Women Who Rock” start- Jackson and Bob Dylan, Prince and ers.”
of his care and attention.” ing Sunday on Epix. Director Jessica Norah Jones. The fact that Staples was
Bhatty, a Los Angeles-based architect, previously Hopper says the series offers a look at onboard helped convince others. The sisterhood helped and so did the
displayed Ms. Marvel comics on her desk at work as Tovey, a tuba and piano player who far more than just rock stars. democracy of technology, allowing all
conversation starters. Now, she is getting ready to give won Grammy and Juno awards, played in “There are few folks whose voices artists the skills to engineer, produce
co-workers a “Ms. Marvel” presentation. To her, it ex- Salvation Army bands early in his musical Culture were so integral to sound-tracking and craft their music, bypassing the
emplifies how many in her community have moved career, according to the orchestra. change in America as Mavis. And so traditional gatekeepers. Another artist
beyond wanting to just be portrayed as “normal Amer- “Just like you can’t separate art getting to start with Mavis really kind featured is Oakland singer-songwriter
icans,” to actually telling their own nuanced stories. He developed a friendship with Leonard from artists, you can’t separate music of set a bar for how we moved through Star Amerasu, a trans musician who
Bernstein that started in 1986 when — ac- from culture. If you tell these stories, the rest of the series,” said Hopper. makes her living through Patreon, a
“Ms. Marvel” is also “reclaiming language that has cording to a biography on Tovey’s website you are telling this broader story of crowdfunding platform.
been weaponized against Muslims,” said Arij Mikati, — Tovey was as a last-minute substitute at America,” said Hopper. The show highlights a makeshift
managing director of culture change for the Pillars the opening night of the London Symphony sisterhood of artists, with Merry Clay- Shelia E. is also trying to encourage
Fund, which supports Muslim civic leaders and artists. Orchestra’s Leonard Bernstein Festival, in The series features appearances by ton mentored by Odetta, Hendryx the next generation of women musi-
the presence of the maestro himself. Nancy Wilson of Heart, Chaka Khan, mentored by Nina Simone, and Khan cians. She surfs the internet at least
In one scene, Khan and her family joyously break Pat Benatar, Mavis Staples, Shania reaching back to Staples. “Each of once a week, cheering young people
into chants of “Allahu akbar,” or “God is great,” in He also had transformative tenures as Twain, Macy Gray, Rickie Lee Jones, these women really provides a rung and especially young girls.
celebration of her brother’s wedding. music director at the Winnipeg Symphony Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, for the women that we meet next,”
and with the Vancouver Symphony Orches- Kate Pierson of the B-52 s, Tina Wey- said Hopper, a music journalist before “I send them a message on Ins-
“When you hear the call to prayer, that’s usually a tra in Canada. Tovey was the music direc- mouth of Talking Heads, Nona Hend- moving on to directing and producing tagram or Facebook and say, ‘Hey,
sign that you’re somewhere unsafe on television,” Mi- tor of the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. ryx, Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles, Jody documentary work. keep doing what you’re doing. I’m a
kati said. “And all of these things are being reclaimed Watley, St. Vincent, Kathleen Hanna of fan. You’re amazing. Please tell your
in this show.... That’s really beautiful because those He is survived by his partner Verena De Bikini Kill and Kim Gordon of Sonic The series explores the rise of men parents they’re doing a great job,’” she
day-to-day, small moments of our faith have really Neovel, children Ben, Jessica and Emme- Youth, among others. and women onstage together in bands said.
been taken from us in the media.” line, and grandchildren. The Rhode Island like The Pretenders, The B-52s, Talk-
Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022-23 season “I loved hearing the other women ing Heads and Blondie, and the music Also:
Pillars Fund’s initiatives include a Muslim artist da- will be dedicated to Tovey’s memory. talk about their experiences,” Hendryx industry’s exploitation of Black art-
tabase, created in collaboration with and support from Memorial and funeral arrangements were told the AP in an interview. “There’s ists, from gospel to disco. Audiences LOS ANGELES: “Black Bird,” inspired
The Walt Disney Company, to bring more Muslims not immediately available. (AP) just so many who are standing on the see how the MTV revolution in the by real events, is a crime drama with
into the filmmaking process. breasts — I was going to say shoul- 1980s prized image and the later ar- an enviable pedigree: Its creator is
❑❑❑ ders — of many women who have rivals of solo superstars Twain, Lady novelist Dennis Lehane (“Mystic
Superhero come before them and fought battles Gaga and Beyoncé. River,” “Gone Baby Gone”), whose
FALLS CHURCH, Va: A Virginia judge that they didn’t even know they were TV credits include “The Wire.” The
“A superhero story is not a genre where you expect fighting.” In the second episode, which deals cast is a match, topped by Taron
a Muslim to be, and I love that this story is changing on Wednesday rejected an effort by actress with the 1970s, stars like Joni Mitch- Egerton (“Rocketman”) as a onetime
that,” Mikati said. Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million The docuseries moves chrono- ell, Carole King and Stevie Nicks are golden boy turned convicted drug
judgment awarded against her in favor of logically from the birth of rock ‘n’ described in the context of the Equal dealer. His shot at a get-out-of-prison
The show touches on issues from surveilling her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. roll, where women weren’t taken Rights Amendment and Ruth Bader card depends on drawing a confession
mosques to what wearing head scarves means for seriously, to the present day, where Ginsburg. The episode explores the from a suspected serial killer (Paul
some. Khan’s friend, the hijab-wearing Nakia Bahad- Depp won a defamation suit against Heard they’ve seized both production cred- importance of the punk club CBGB Walter Hauser). The Apple TV+ se-
ir, is played by Yasmeen Fletcher. One of the most last month in a high-profile civil trial. Heard its and technology to blaze their own and how Patti Smith seemed to an- ries, with episodes out Friday through
important conversations between Khan and Bahadir won a smaller, $2 million judgement on a independent paths. It’s been an uphill nounce a world beyond gender, while Aug. 5, also features Greg Kinnear
happens in the girls’ restroom, where Bahadir talks counterclaim she filed against Depp. Earlier climb for most. Blondie’s Debbie Harry added glam- and, in one of his last performances,
about how she feels like herself, with a purpose, when this month, Heard filed a motion seeking Ray Liotta.
she dons her hijab. to have Depp’s verdict set aside, or have a “In the business of entertainment,
mistrial declared. Her lawyers cited multiple I think women have classically been
Jumana, the teen from Anaheim who plans to wear a factors, including an apparent case of mis-
hijab in a year or two, said she appreciated the show’s taken identity with one of the jurors. “The juror was vetted, sat for the entire mestic abuse.” The article never mentioned
portrayal of what the hijab means to some young girls jury, deliberated, and reached a verdict. The Depp by name, but his lawyers said several
like her. In a written order, Judge Penney Azcarate only evidence before this Court is that this passages in the article defamed him by im-
rejected all of Heard’s claims and said the juror and all jurors followed their oaths, the plication by referring to highly publicized
“My non-Muslim friends already know about my juror issue specifically was irrelevant and Court’s instructions, and orders. This Court is abuse allegations she made in 2016 as she
decision and respect it,” she said. “But if more people that Heard can’t show she was prejudiced. bound by the competent decision of the jury,” filed for divorce.
can realize that by watching this show, that’s great.” Azcarate wrote.
Heard then filed a $100 million coun-
Fletcher said she has been touched by such power- Depp sued for $50 million in Fairfax terclaim, also for defamation. By the time
ful responses. County after Heard wrote a 2018 op-ed the case went to trial, her counterclaim had
piece in The Washington Post about been whittled down to a few statements
“The whole point of Nakia’s character is to break domestic violence in which she referred to made by one of Depp’s lawyers, who called
down the stereotypes around hijabi women,” she said. herself as “a public figure representing do- Heard’s abuse allegations a hoax. (AP)

For the show’s seven writers - four of whom are
Pakistani - representing Muslims and South Asians
realistically was crucial, said the show’s head writer
Bisha K. Ali, who is British Pakistani.

“We felt a hunger for being seen in a way that was
celebrated and beautiful, and comes from a place of
love and compassion,” she said. While it’s impossible
to capture the experience of nearly 2 billion Muslims,
Ali said the writers leaned into telling the story of this
one family in an authentic way.

Tovey Heard

SCIENCE ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

13

Ecology

Wildlife managers sued

Dams removal needed

for salmon survival: WH

SPOKANE, Wash., July 14, (AP): The Biden administration

earlier this week released two reports arguing that removing

dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salm-

on runs to historic levels, and that replacing the energy created

by the dams is possible but will cost $11 billion to $19 billion.

The reports were released by the White House Council on

Environmental Quality.

“Business as usual will not restore salmon,” said Brenda

Mallory, chair of the council. “The Columbia River system is

the lifeblood of the Pacific Northwest.”

Many salmon runs continue to decline, which environmen-

talists blame on dams, Mallory said, and her office is leading

multi-agency efforts to restore “abundant runs of salmon to the

Columbia River Basin.”

Mallory cautioned that the Biden administration is not en-

dorsing any single long-term solution, including breaching the

dams.

On Tuesday, a draft report by sci-

entists at the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration found

changes are needed to restore salmon,

ranging from removal of one to four

dams on the lower Snake River to re-

introduction of salmon to areas entirely

blocked by dams. A second report

studied how power supplies could be

replaced if dams are breached.

“These two reports add to the pic-

ture - that we are working alongside

Biden regional leaders to develop - of what

it will take over the decades ahead to

restore salmon populations, honor our commitments to Trib- People watch the moon rise from the observation tower in Syke, Germany, Wednesday, July 13. At the same time, the moon is close to the earth, which is why it is
called a supermoon. (AP)
al Nations, deliver clean power and meet the many needs of

stakeholders across the region,” Mallory said.

More than a dozen runs of salmon and steelhead are at risk Supermoon graces skies worldwide

of extinction in the Columbia and Snake rivers.

Billions of dollars have been spent on salmon and steelhead

recovery, but the fish continue to decline, speakers said, and it Did you catch the supermoon? The closer proximity to Earth can make the moon new antlers are growing on male deer, or bucks.
There was a full moon Wednesday night, and at appear slightly bigger and brighter, weather permit- The supermoon on June 14 was the “Strawberry
is time to try a different approach. Dam breaching is opposed ting. One name for Wednesday’s full moon is the
the same time, the moon was closer to Earth than “Buck moon” - a reference to the time of year when moon” because it’s the full moon at strawberry har-
by grain shippers, irrigators, power producers and other river usual. That combo is called a supermoon. vest time. (AP)

users. Dam supporters blame declining salmon runs on other

factors, such as changing ocean conditions.

“We need to go to larger-scale actions,” NOAA scientist

Chris Jordan said in a briefing on the report Monday. Health

Replace

“We are at a crucial moment for salmon and steelhead in Nearly quarter of American adults not vaccinated
the Columbia River Basin when we’re seeing the impacts of
climate change on top of other stressors,” said Janet Coit, an US okays Novavax COVID-19 shot
administrator for NOAA Fisheries.
NEW YORK, July 14, (AP): The Soaring demand for monkeypox
The issue has percolated in the Northwest for three decades, US is getting another COVID-19
sparking court fights and political debates over the future of vaccine choice as the Food and vaccine overwhelms NYC system
the four dams on the Snake River that environmentalists blame Drug Administration on Wednesday
for the decline in salmon and steelhead. This photograph provided by the Eu- cleared Novavax shots for adults. NEW YORK, July 14, (AP): Soaring “It’s going to haunt me,” he said.
ropean Space Agency shows the Ve- demand for the monkeypox vaccine “Me being a gay man who lives in
US Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, kicked off the latest ga-C rocket lifting off from its launch Novavax makes a more tradition- caused the appointment system Harlem, there’s a lot of anxiety. I
round of debates in 2021, when he released a plan saying pad at the Kourou space base, French al type of shot than the three other to crash in New York City, one of had four mosquito bites, and I was
it would cost $34 billion to remove and replace the dams’ Guiana, Wednesday, July 13. The Eu- COVID-19 vaccines available for many places where supplies have thinking what if this isn’t a mosquito
services in order to save salmon. US Sen. Patty Murray and ropean Space Agency on Wednesday use in the US -- and one that’s al- been running out almost as soon as bite?” To date, New York City has
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, both Democrats, are also pre- celebrated the first flight of its Vega-C ready available in Europe and mul- they arrive. administered nearly 7,000 vaccina-
paring a report, with their recommendations expected later rocket, which is designed to provide tiple other countries. tions, while thousands more have
this summer. more bang for customers’ buck in the City health officials acknowl- been waiting for their chance to get
increasingly competitive business of Nearly a quarter of American edged the frustration over the limit- inoculated against the virus. Health
Last month, Murray and Inslee announced that replacing the adults still haven’t gotten their pri- ed supply of the vaccine and vowed officials said they were expecting
benefits provided by the four giant hydroelectric dams on the launching satellites into orbit. (AP) mary vaccinations even this late in to build a “stable appointment in- 14,500 doses this week.
lower Snake River in Washington state would cost $10.3 bil- the pandemic, and experts expect at frastructure” as the vaccine supply
lion to $27.2 billion. Discovery least some of them to roll up their increases. As of Wednesday, 336 people in
sleeves for a more conventional op- New York City have tested positive
Breaching the dams would significantly improve the ability ‘1m gallons of oil collected’: One mil- tion - a protein-based vaccine. Infections now exceed 1,000 from for orthopoxvirus, a category of dis-
of salmon and steelhead to swim from their inland spawning the growing outbreak in the US. ease that includes smallpox. That’s
grounds to the Pacific Ocean, where they spend most of their lion gallons of oil have been collected since The Maryland company also Most patients experience only fe- a fourth more than the day before,
lives, and then back to their original spawning grounds to pro- April 2019 from the site of the nation’s hopes its shots can become a top ver, body aches, chills and fatigue. according to city data. Officials said
create and die, Murray and Inslee said. longest oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico off booster choice in the US and be- People with more serious illness they were fairly certain that all of the
Louisiana, the Coast Guard and National yond. Tens of millions of Americans may develop a rash and lesions on new cases are likely monkeypox
Major benefits of the dams include making the Snake River Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration still need boosters that experts call the face and hands that can spread and that many more cases remain
navigable up to Lewiston, Idaho, allowing barges to carry said Tuesday. critical for the best possible protec- to other parts of the body. undiagnosed.
wheat and other crops to ocean ports. Eliminating the dams tion as the coronavirus continues to
would require truck and rail transportation improvements to The spill began when when Hurricane mutate. Vaccine shortages have added Learning from its experience
move crops. Ivan caused an underwater mudslide in to anxiety around the virus. Health with the rollout of COVID vaccines,
September 2004, collapsing an oil pro- For now, the FDA authorized No- officials say anyone can get monk- Washington, D.C., is allowing resi-
The dams also generate electricity, provide irrigation water duction platform 11 miles (27 kilometers) vavax’s initial two-dose series for eypox, but most cases in the U.S. dents to preregister for vaccination
for farmers and recreation opportunities for people. from shore. Owner Taylor Energy Co LLC people 18 and older. have been men who have sex with appointments. As many as 3,000
capped nine wells but said it couldn’t cap men. Scientists warn that anyone slots were to open sometime Thurs-
The dams have many supporters, including two GOP mem- the other 16 at Mississippi Canyon Block “I encourage anyone who is eli- who is in close physical contact day, officials said.
bers of Congress representing eastern Washington state. The 20, or MC-20 for short. They have now been gible for, but has not yet received, with someone who has monkeypox
dams are also supported by barge companies, farmers and leaking for nearly 18 years. a COVID-19 vaccine to consider or their clothing or bedsheets is at As news of the outbreak spread,
other business interests. Breaching them would require an act doing so,” FDA Commissioner Dr. risk of infection, regardless of their Jeff Waters asked his doctor to be
of Congress. “As of July 12, 2022, 1,016,929 gallons Robert Califf said in a statement. sexual orientation. vaccinated before the Baltimore
of oil have been collected from the MC-20 man left for a trip to Europe, where
Republican US Reps. Dan Newhouse and Cathy McMorris site” over more than three years, the Coast Before shots begin, the Centers “After COVID, this should have cases have been rising. “They said
Rodgers of eastern Washington have introduced a bill to pro- Guard said in a news release. That amount for Disease Control and Prevention been easy,” said Daniel Ross, 25, ‘Sorry, we just don’t have them
tect the dams, which are located in their districts. - more than 3.8 million liters - would fill must recommend how they should a Harlem man who was one of the here,’” Waters recalled.
about 1.5 Olympic swimming pools. be used, a decision expected next many who sought to make an ap-
In the late 1800s, up to 16 million salmon and steelhead re- week. pointment Tuesday. “I kept refresh- Weeks later, the first signs of a
turned to the Columbia River Basin every year to spawn. Over The Coast Guard said that the contain- ing and refreshing. ... I was frus- monkeypox hit him while at dinner
the next century and a half, overfishing whittled that number ment system it ordered is collecting an aver- Novavax CEO Stanley Erck told trated.” with a friend. He developed terrible
down. By the early 1950s, just under 130,000 Chinook were age of about 900 gallons (3,400 liters) of oil The Associated Press that he ex- headaches, a 102-degree (38.9-de-
returning to the Snake River. a day. Neither agency estimated the 18-year pected the US to expand use of the Ross soon gave up on the ap- gree Celsius) fever, and intense
total. vaccine beyond unvaccinated adults pointment portal, which went down chills.
Construction of the first dam on the lower river, Ice Harbor, fairly quickly. minutes after it went live.
began in 1955. Lower Monumental followed in 1969, Little Some earlier estimates put the daily max-
Goose in 1970, and Lower Granite in 1975. The dams stretch imum at 33 times the current daily amount, Already the FDA is evaluating it boosting ingredient, or adjuvant, struck. But last month, the company
from Pasco, Washington, to near Pullman, Washington, and but that figure is also far above early gov- for those as young as 12, Erck said. that’s made from the bark of a South released data showing a booster dose
stand between migrating salmon and 5,500 miles (8,850 kil- ernment estimates of 7.5 gallons (28 liters) Novavax also has submitted data on American tree is added that acts as a promised a strong immune response
ometers) of spawning habitat in central Idaho. a day in 2012 and 12 gallons (45 liters) a booster doses, including “mix-and- red flag to ensure those particles look even against omicron’s newest rela-
day in 2015. match” use in people who’d earlier suspicious enough to spark a strong tives - preliminary evidence that sev-
The dams have fish ladders, but too many of the salmon die received Pfizer or Moderna vaccina- immune response. eral of the FDA’s scientific advisers
as they swim through the dams and across slack water reser- Estimates were even lower from Taylor, tions. called compelling.
voirs on their migrations. which unsuccessfully took the Coast Guard Protein vaccines have been used
and its contractor to court over the contain- Vaccinations for years to prevent hepatitis B, shin- Still, US regulators are planning
In 1991, Snake River salmon and steelhead were listed as ment system. The New Orleans-based com- gles and other diseases. It’s a very for a fall booster campaign using
endangered species, requiring production of a federal recovery pany agreed in December 2021 to drop three The Biden administration has different technology than the domi- Pfizer and Moderna shots that better
plan. Over the next three decades, environmental organiza- lawsuits, turn over a $432 million cleanup bought 3.2 million Novavax doses nant Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 target omicron subtypes - and No-
tions sued the federal government six times, arguing that the trust fund and pay an additional $43 million so far, and Erck said vaccinations vaccines that deliver genetic instruc- vavax also has begun testing updated
recovery plan was inadequate. to settle a federal lawsuit. should begin later this month. tions for the body to produce its own shots. Erck said the company could
copies of the spike protein. The less- have updated doses available late in
The US government has spent more than $17 billion trying US District Judge Greg Gerard Guidry Sharon Bentley of Argyle, Texas, er-used Johnson & Johnson option the year.
to recover Snake River salmon, through improvements to fish signed the settlement in March, according to is one of the holdouts. Bentley was uses a harmless cold virus to deliver
ladders and other measures, with little to show for it. online court records. hesitant about the first COVID-19 spike-making instructions. European regulators recently
vaccines but then her husband vol- cleared the Novavax vaccine to be
Also: The trust fund money went to the Bureau unteered for a Novavax trial, getting Like the other vaccines used in used as young as age 12, and several
of Ocean Energy Management to pay for two doses and later a booster. the US, the Novavax shots have countries have authorized booster
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: US wildlife managers are being sued continuing efforts to plug the well and stop proved highly effective at preventing doses of its original vaccine.
over their new management rule for the endangered Mexican the spill, NOAA said in its press release. Her husband’s positive experience COVID-19’s most severe outcomes.
gray wolf, with a coalition of environmentalists saying the re- with a more tried-and-true technol- Typical vaccine reactions were mild, Earlier manufacturing difficulties
cently adopted court-ordered changes fail to address genetic “Experts continue to work on a perma- ogy, “that convinced me,” Bentley including arm pain and fatigue. But held up the vaccine, although Erck
concerns and limit the predators from roaming bigger swaths nent solution,” the agency said. (AP) said, adding that she planned to tell FDA did warn about the possibility said those have been solved and
of the American Southwest. some unvaccinated friends about the of a rare risk, heart inflammation, Novavax can meet global demand.
❑❑❑ option, too. that also has been seen with the Pfiz- Much of the company’s vaccine,
The rule, released before a July 1 deadline, was the result er and Moderna vaccines. including doses for the US, are be-
of another years-long legal battle over the predators. Among Deforestation hits tragic record: De- The Novavax vaccine is made of ing produced by the Serum Institute
other things, it outlines when and how wolves can be removed copies of the spike protein that coats The Novavax vaccine was tested of India, the world’s largest vaccine
from the wild or released from captivity. forestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the coronavirus, packaged into nano- long before the omicron variant manufacturer.
the first half of 2022 broke all records, a particles that to the immune system
In a complaint filed in US district court in Arizona, the measure of the increasing destruction tak- resemble a virus. Then an immune- Environmental Research Institute, or IPAM,
Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife ing place under the presidency of Jair Bol- a Brazilian nonprofit.
note that the US Fish and Wildlife Service set a population sonaro. to access remote areas on the region’s
target of 320 wolves in a single area that spans parts of unpaved roads. Around half of the felling occurred on
Arizona and New Mexico. They also say the rule prohibits Satellite images taken between January public lands, according to the IPAM analy-
wolves from moving into promising but yet unoccupied and June show 4,000 square kilometers Brazil also will hold presidential elec- sis. The pattern in Brazil is that criminals
territory in the Grand Canyon and southern Rockies re- (1,500 square miles) of forest destroyed, tions in October, which typically reduces seize public land expecting that the areas
gions. more than in any six month period in the law enforcement in the Amazon. Bolsonaro will be legalized for agriculture or cattle-
seven years of record-keeping under the will run for a second 4-year term. Currently raising in the future. Other illegal real es-
The groups say scientists have identified that establishing current methodology. The extent is four he is trailing former President Luiz Inácio tate and timber transactions plus lack of
additional Mexican wolf populations as essential to eventual times the size of New York City. Lula da Silva in polls. enforcement contribute to the increasing de-
recovery. forestation rates, according to Ane Alencar,
What makes the statistic more remark- The area destroyed in the first half of IPAM’s science director. (AP)
They also argued that while the rule calls for the release of able is that the forest cutting is taking 2022 is 80% larger than the same period in
enough captive wolves to improve the wild population’s ge- place during the rainy season. Defor- 2018, the year before Bolsonaro took office,
netic diversity, federal officials will consider the population’s estation is historically higher in the drier according to an analysis from the Amazon
genetic problems solved if the released wolves survive to a second half of the year when it is easier
certain age, regardless of whether they ever breed.

“The government’s new management program threatens
failure for the entire Mexican gray wolf recovery effort,” said
Timothy Preso, managing attorney for Earthjustice, which is
representing the environmental groups in the case.

Regional officials with the US Fish and Wildlife Service
did not respond to messages seeking comment on the latest
lawsuit.

When the rule was released at the end of June, Amy Lued-
ers, the agency’s Southwest regional director, said the revi-
sions would ensure that wildlife managers are on “the best
path toward recovery” while continuing to provide tools for
managing conflicts on the landscape. She was referring to the
continued killing of livestock by wolves.

Bolsonaro Guidry

SPORTS ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

14

Thunder top Kings
in Summer League

Pelicans rout Wizards

LAS VEGAS, July 14, (AP): ers and scored 24 points as Charlotte beat
Cleveland.
Tre Mann had 15 points and
Mark Williams, Brady Manek and Li-
seven assists to lead the Okla- Angelo Ball each scored 12 points, and Kai
Jones added 11 for Charlotte (2-1).
homa City Thunder to an 86-
Pelicans 106, Wizards 88
80 victory over the Sacramento Deividas Sirvydis scored 25 points, go-
ing 6 of 10 from 3-point range, to help New
Kings on Wednesday night in Orleans beat Washington.
New Orleans trailed at halftime, but out-
the NBA Summer League. scored Washington 28-15 in the third quar-
ter to take the lead for good.
Oklahoma City’s three first-round
Raptors 80, Jazz 74
picks draft all contributed to the vic- D.J. Wilson had 22 points and nine re-
bounds, Jeff Dowtin added 19 points and
tory. Toronto handed Utah its first loss.
Dowtin made a contested layup with
No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren had 45.6 seconds left for a four-point lead. Utah

eight points, five rebounds, five steals BASKETBALL

and three assists missed 3-pointers on its next two posses-
sions and Dowtin sealed it with two free
before fouling out. throws.

No. 12 pick Jalen 76ers 75, Heat 71
Trevelin Queen scored 16 points, Tyler
Williams added 12 Bey added 14 and Philadelphia held off Mi-
ami.
points, while No. Malik Ellison had 12 points and 10 re-
bounds for Philadelphia.
11 pick Ousmane Javonte Smart topped Miami with 20
points, and Haywood Highsmith had 17
Dieng – acquired points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

in a draft-day trade Nuggets 80, Clippers 75
Matt Mitchell had 17 points and six re-
with the Knicks – bounds to help power Denver past Los An-
geles.
had 12 points and Nuggets first-rounder Christian Braun -
21st overall - had eight points to go along
seven rebounds. Mann with 12 rebounds, five assists and three
Sacramento’s blocks.
Jay Scrubb led the Clippers with 18
Keegan Murray - the points.

fourth overall choice - had 29 points, seven

rebounds and four steals. Jared Rhoden add- Seattle Sounders’ Will Bruin (17) dribbles ahead of Nashville SC’s Sean Davis (54) and Dax McCarty (6) during the second half of an MLS soccer
match in Nashville, Tenn. (AP)
ed 16 points and eight rebounds. Keon Ellis
Mukhtar, Willis lead Nashville to 1-0 victory over Sounders
had 14 points and five assists.

Bucks 87, Timberwolves 75

Sandro Mamukelashvili had 18 points

and 15 rebounds to lead Milwaukee Bucks

past Minnesota. Hany Mukhtar scored late in the first half and Seattle has dropped three of its last four er Marcos López scored his first goal of the
Joe Willis made it stand up to lead Nashville matches. season to stake San Jose (5-7-7) to a 3-0
Mamukelashvili, who was coming off a SC to a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sound- lead in the 40th minute.
ers on Wednesday night. JT Marcinkowski had a career-high
28-point game Monday, also had four of eight saves, Cristian Espinoza and Jer- Dejan Joveljic finished with a second-half
Mukhtar’s 11th goal of the season came emy Ebobisse scored first-half goals one brace for the Galaxy (8-8-3), scoring in the
Milwaukee’s 25 assists on 30 field goals. in the 44th minute for Nashville (8-6-6). minute apart and the San Jose Earth- 48th and 88th minutes. He has eight goals
quakes held off the Los Angeles Galaxy this season.
MarJon Beauchamp made four of Mil- Willis made two saves to earn a clean 3-2.
sheet. Stefan Cleveland stopped three The Galaxy outshot the Earthquakes 25-
waukee’s 15 3-pointers and finished with 15 shots for Seattle (8-9-2). Espinoza scored on a penalty kick in the 11 with a 10-4 edge in shots on goal.
13th minute for his fifth goal of the season.
points. Rayjon Tucker, Lindell Wigginton Nashville outshot the Sounders 12-9 with Ebobisse followed with his 11th and defend- Jonathan Bond stopped one shot for L.A.
a 5-2 advantage in shots on goal. (AP)
and Zylan Cheatham each scored 14 points.

Hornets 91, Cavaliers 80

Bryce McGowens made five 3-point-

Hurricanes acquire Burns

Blue Jackets stun league by landing Gaudreau

Los Angeles Clippers’ Brandon Boston drives around Los Angeles Lakers’ Cole WASHINGTON, July 14, (AP): The Hurricanes made a pair of en Knights, who will have a hard a $19 million, four-year agreement,
Swider during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game in Las Judging success and failure in NHL power moves that should help the time replacing his production with a and a pair of wings to two-year deals:
free agency just hours after the mar- two-time defending division champi- tight budget. David Perron for $9.5 million and
Vegas. (AP) ket opened can be tricky, looking into ons keep pace with Eastern Confer- Dominik Kubalik for $5 million.
the future to predict which moves ence powers. Steve Yzerman apparently ran out
will pan out - or not. of patience. The Hall of Famer and After a sixth straight first-round exit
Carolina acquired 2017 Norris former Red Wings captain ditched in the playoffs, Toronto lost its No. 1
Looking back at the slew of sign- Trophy winner Brent Burns in a trade his plan to focus on drafting and goaltender, Jack Campbell, in free
ings on Wednesday, it seems rela- with San Jose and veteran winger developing players with a series of agency when he signed a $25 million,
tively easy to identify at least one Max Pacioretty in another trade, tak- five-year contract with Edmonton.
winner and a lose. ing advantage of Vegas scrambling ICE HOCKEY
to manage its salary cap. The Maple Leafs simply don’t
The Columbus Blue Jackets made moves that may make the once-proud seem as sound in net. They gave
the biggest splash, stunning the league After failing to make the playoffs franchise relevant again. goalie Ilya Samsonov a one-year
by landing Johnny Gaudreau with a for the first time in its five NHL sea- deal to join Matt Murray, acquired
seven-year contract for $68.25 million. sons, Vegas had to unload a player it Detroit signed center Andrew from Ottawa just days earlier, and
couldn’t afford to keep. Copp to a $28.1 million, five-year are counting on players who gave up
Gaudreau, a first-team, all-NHL contract, defenseman Ben Chiarot to three-plus goals a game last season.
player last season rendered Calgary a Pacioretty had 97 goals and 97 as-
loser when he informed the Flames on sists over four seasons with the Gold- Shooting to keep Alex Ovechkin’s
the eve of free agency that he was not championship window open as he
Bangladesh dominate Windies, win ODI series signing their eight-year offer to stay. nears his 37th birthday, Washington
signed Stanley Cup-winning goal-
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 14, (AP): Indies an 11th straight time since late 2018. Columbus added a 28-year-old, New York Rangers center Andrew Copp (18) works the puck against tender Darcy Kuemper to a five-year
Bangladesh won the one-day international West Indies couldn’t handle spin again, six-time All-Star in his prime. The the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period in Game 3 of the NHL contract worth $26.25 million.
series from the West Indies on Wednesday, diminutive and dynamic wing had hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals June 5, 2022,
bouncing back from losing the Test and as Nasum Ahmed took his first ODI wickets career highs last season with 40 goals Kuemper had a career-best 37
Twenty20 series. to start the West Indies collapse and Mehidy and 115 points, giving him 210 goals in Tampa, Fla. (AP) wins in the regular season and won
Hasan Miraz finished the rout with 4-29. and 609 points in 602 games for the 10 playoff games for Colorado. He
Bangladesh made West Indies bat first Flames. will be backed up by 28-year-old
and bowled out the home side for 108 in 35 The home side rode some early luck when Charlie Lindgren, who signed a $3.3
overs. The Bangladeshis took less than 21 openers Kyle Mayers survived a messed- The Blue Jackets instantly boost- million, three-year deal.
overs to reach the target, for the loss of one up stumping chance off Mehidy, and Shai ed their shot of making the play-
wicket. Hope overturned an lbw decision to Nasum. offs, after not doing so the last two Sitting out of the postseason for
But the batters didn’t last much longer. years, and improved their chances two straight years, for the first time
CRICKET of advancing in the playoffs for just since a four-year drought in the early
Mayers was bowled by Mosaddek Hos- the second time since the franchise 1990s, did not seem to inspire much
The visitors have won the two ODIs by sain trying to defend on the front foot. Then joined the league in 2000. change in Philadelphia.
six and nine wickets for a fifth successive Shamarh Brooks was bowled by Nasum for
bilateral series win. his first ODI wicket in his second match. Calgary, meanwhile, will have With a chance to add much-needed
to make some significant signings talent, the most significant signing
The last ODI and tour match is on Sat- Mosaddek caught Hope who mishit an or trades to possibly make up for the Flyers made when free agency
urday at the same Providence Stadium and attempted slog sweep, and in the same over the loss of Gaudreau. If the Flames opened was giving forward Nicolas
Bangladesh will be favored to beat West Nasum got captain Nicholas Pooran dragging swing and miss this summer, they Deslauriers a four-year deal for $1.75
on. West Indies was 45-4 and Nasum had 3-9 might be reminded of how bad it was million per season. In 81 games last
from six overs, three of them maidens. before Gaudreau arrived, when they season in Anaheim and Minnesota,
missed five straight postseasons. he had eight goals and five assists.

SPORTS ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16, 2022

15

Mariners sweep Nats, extend win streak to 10

Orioles rout Cubs MLB Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, July 14, WASHINGTON, July 14, (AP): Results
(AP): Jesse Winker hit
and standings from the MLB games on
his second solo homer of
Wednesday.
the day and the Seattle
Mariners won their 10th Seattle 6 Washington 4

1st game

straight game, edging the Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 1

Kansas City 5 Detroit 2

Washington Nationals 2-1 Seattle 2 Washington 1
on Wednesday night to
2nd game

Toronto 8 Philadelphia 2

sweep a doubleheader. Tampa Bay 4 Boston 1

The Mariners have 10 consecu- Chicago W. Sox 2 Cleveland 1

Texas 5 Oakland 2

tive wins for the first time since NY Yankees 7 Cincinnati 6

April 8-17, 2002. Their only longer 10 inn

winning streak was a 15-game run Baltimore 7 Chicago Cubs 1

from May 23-June 8, 2001 — the LA Angels 7 Houston 1

NY Mets 7 Atlanta 3

last year they made the playoffs. San Francisco 4 Arizona 3

Seattle is second in the AL West, Miami 5 Pittsburgh 4

well behind Houston but squarely 10 inn

in wild-card contention. LA Dodgers 7 St Louis 6

Colorado 10 San Diego 6

The Mariners won the opener 6-4, American League

getting a three-run homer from Euge- East Division

nio Suárez and six solid innings from W L Pct GB

Chris Flexen (6- New York 62 26 .705 —

8), who won his Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 14

fourth straight Boston 47 42 .528 15-1/2

start. Toronto 47 42 .528 15-1/2

Baltimore 45 44 .506 17-1/2

Winker also Central Division

homered in the W L Pct GB

afternoon game, Minnesota 49 41 .544 —

his first after Cleveland 43 44 .494 4-1/2

serving a six- Chicago 43 45 .489 5

game suspension Detroit 37 52 .416 11-1/2

Kansas City 35 53 .398 13

for his role in a West Division

brawl with the W L Pct GB

Winker Los Angeles An- Houston 57 30 .655 —
gels on June 26.
Seattle 47 42 .528 11

Tommy Milone (1-1) pitched 3 1/3 Texas 41 45 .477 15-1/2

scoreless innings of relief to win the Los Angeles 39 50 .438 19

nightcap. Oakland 30 60 .333 28-1/2

National League

All-Star Juan Soto extended his hit- East Division

ting streak to 15 games when he hit W L Pct GB

his second ninth-inning homer of the New York 55 34 .618 —

day, a solo blast into the upper deck Atlanta 53 37 .589 2-1/2

in right off Paul Sewald, who escaped Philadelphia 46 43 .517 9

further trouble for his second save of Texas Rangers’ Josh Smith breaks his bat on a ground out to second as Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy and umpire John Tumpane look on in Miami 42 45 .483 12
the second inning of a baseball game in Arlington,Texas. (AP)
Washington 30 60 .333 25-1/2

the day and 12th this year. Central Division

The Nationals have lost six straight three-run homer, Chris Bassitt threw homer in the seventh as the Giants lar followed with a one-out RBI sin- Field. W L Pct GB
six strong innings and New York beat took two of three from Arizona and gle to center field against All-Star Sam Hilliard had three hits and
and 12 of 13 and fell to 30-60, the Atlanta. won their first series since June 17-19 closer David Bednar (3-3). Milwaukee 49 40 .551 —
at Pittsburgh. scored three runs and Robert Stephen-
worst record in the majors. The NL East-leading Mets won With the bases loaded and two out, son (1-1) got the win with an inning of St. Louis 48 43 .527 2
two of three in the series and lead the Ketel Marte homered for the Dia- Bednar’s first pitch to Jesús Sánchez relief for the Rockies, who saw man-
Washington starter Erick Fedde (5- second-place Braves by 2 1/2 games. mondbacks, who have lost 17 of their got past catcher Jason Delay, scoring ager Bud Black ejected in the sixth Pittsburgh 38 51 .427 11
last 19 games at Oracle Park. Aguilar. inning.
7) allowed two runs on six hits over Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha Chicago 34 54 .386 14-1/2
also homered for the Mets. Belt hit a one-out, bases-loaded line Zach Pop (1-0) allowed Daniel Iglesias had an RBI single in the
5 1/3 innings in the nightcap. Josiah drive to right field off D-backs closer Vogelbach’s RBI groundout and Rockies’ three-run fifth, a three-run Cincinnati 33 55 .375 15-1/2
Eddie Rosario had three hits, in- Mark Melancon (3-8). Camilo Doval Ke’Bryan Hayes’ run-scoring single homer in the sixth and drove in two
cluding one of Atlanta’s three homers. (3-4) struck out two in a scoreless that put the Pirates ahead 4-2 in the more with a single in the seventh West Division
ninth for the Giants. top of the 10th. when Colorado took the lead of re-
Gray (7-6) allowed five runs in five Bassitt (7-6) allowed one run on liever Tayler Scott (0-1). W L Pct GB
five hits. Atlanta’s Charlie Morton Rays 4, Red Sox 1 Rockies 10, Padres 6
innings in the opener. (5-4) gave up five runs on six hits, in- Royals 5, Tigers 2 Los Angeles 57 30 .655 —
cluding three homers, and three walks In St. Petersburg, Shane McClana- In Denver, José Iglesias drove in a
Orioles 7, Cubs 1 in five-plus innings. han earned his 10th win and regained career-high six runs with a homer and In Kansas City, Brady Singer won San Diego 50 40 .556 8-1/2
the major league lead in strikeouts two singles, and Colorado beat San for the first time in over a month as
during his final outing before the All- Diego. Kansas City completed its first win- San Francisco 45 42 .517 12
Star Game as Tampa Bay beat Boston. ning homestand in nearly a year.
In Chicago, Anthony Santander hit The Rockies have won 12 of their Colorado 40 49 .449 18
a two-run double to spark a three-run Taylor Walls homered for the Red last 13 against the Padres at Coors Singer (3-3) worked six innings, al-
first inning, Spenser Watkins and four Sox, who have won five straight Arizona 39 50 .438 19
relievers scattered six hits Baltimore against the rival Red Sox.
won its 10th straight game. Yankees 7, Reds 6, 10 innings lowing one run on seven hits and five
McClanahan (10-3) struck out six walks.
It’s the Orioles’ longest winning and allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings
streak in a single season since they of three-hit ball. He increased his sea- Scott Barlow worked the ninth for
son total to 147 strikeouts and low- his 15th save.
In New York, DJ LeMahieu capped ered his AL-best ERA to 1.71.
Detroit’s Tarik Skubal (6-7) al-
BASEBALL his 34th birthday by sliding across the Colin Poche worked the ninth for lowed five runs on eight hits in six
his sixth save. innings.
plate on Alexis Díaz’s second straight
Boston’s Josh Winckowski (3-4)
wild pitch in the 10th inning, and New gave up three runs and four hits in six
innings.
won 13 in a row from Sept. 7-22, York rallied from a four-run deficit to
1999. Baltimore (45-44) went over White Sox 2, Guardians 1
the .500 mark for the first time since beat Cincinnati and stop a three-game
April 8, 2021. In Cleveland, Lucas Giolito pitched
skid. one-run ball into the seventh inning
Watkins (3-1) limited the Cubs to and Chicago beat Cleveland.
four hits in five-plus innings. Michael King (6-1), the seventh
Giolito (6-5) yielded an unearned
The Cubs lost their sixth consecu- Yankees pitcher, escaped first-and- run in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander
tive game, their longest skid since is 5-1 with a 0.83 ERA in 10 starts
dropping 10 straight from June 4-16. third, no-outs trouble in the 10th when against Cleveland since May 17,
2019.
Justin Steele (3-6) allowed four Matt Reynolds struck out and Kyle
runs, three earned, in six innings. He Guardians starter Aaron Civale ex-
retired his final 11 batters. Farmer grounded into a 5-4-3 double ited after one inning because of a sore
right wrist. José Abreu and Andrew
Angels 7, Astros 1 play. Vaughn drove in runs in the sixth in-
ning against Sam Hentges (2-2).
In Anaheim, Shohei Ohtani won his The Reds al-
sixth straight start by striking out 12 Liam Hendriks pitched the ninth
in six innings and also hit a two-run lowed five un- and earned his 18th save in 21 chanc-
triple in the Los Angeles’ victory over es.
Houston. earned runs.
Rangers 5, Athletics 2
The two-way Japanese phenom Díaz (2-1) threw
improved to 9-4 and became the fifth In Arlington, Jon Gray allowed
pitcher to have at least 50 strikeouts consecutive wild only a fourth-inning infield single in
and allow one or fewer earned runs seven shutout innings and Texas beat
over a five-game span since earned pitches to Gian- Oakland.
runs became an official statistic in
1913. The others were Chris Sale carlo Stanton. Gray (6-4) struck out nine and
(2018), Clayton Kershaw (2014-15), walked none, winning for the fifth
R.A. Dickey (2012) and Randy John- New York’s time in his last six starts.
son (1997).
Luis Severino al- Leody Taveras and Brad Miller hit
Luis Rengifo had three hits and two-run singles during a five-run first
drove in a pair of runs with a bases- lowed three con- inning against Paul Blackburn (6-5).
loaded single in the sixth for the An- Corey Seager also had an RBI single
gels, who snapped a five-game losing secutive homers for the Rangers but failed to homer,
streak. Mike Trout sat out with back ending his streak of five consecutive
spasms. in a span of four McClanahan games with a longball.
pitches in the
Houston’s Cristian Javier went Skye Bolt and Ramon Laureano
only 3 2/3 innings and allowed three second inning as Cincinnati built a homered in the ninth for the Athletics.
runs but had 10 strikeouts. Garrett Richards was called upon for
4-0 lead, then left with right shoulder a one-out save, his first of the season.
Twins 4, Brewers 1
tightness. Marlins 5, Pirates 4, 10 innings
In Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Jose
Miranda hit a game-ending, three-run Dodgers 7, Cardinals 6 In Miami, Jesús Aguilar hit a tying
homer against Milwaukee’s Josh Ha- single and scored the winning run on
der. In St. Louis, Hanser Alberto hit a a wild pitch as Miami rallied for three
tiebreaking single with two outs in the runs in the 10th inning to beat Pitts-
Miranda’s third hit of the game ninth inning and Los Angeles climbed burgh.
traveled to the second deck in left out of a huge hole to beat St. Louis.
field. The Twins have five walk-off Jon Berti hit an RBI single that
wins this season. Los Angeles, which has won eight trimmed Miami’s deficit to 4-3. Agui-
of nine, charged back from a 6-0 defi-
Hader (0-3) walked Jorge Polanco cit with seven runs over the final three
and allowed a single to Max Kepler innings. The rally took unbeaten All-
before Miranda’s drive. Star Tony Gonsolin off the hook for
his first loss of the season after an in-
Jhoan Duran (1-3) worked the ninth effective start.
for the first win of his career, allowing
one hit and a walk. Milwaukee had Mookie Betts had an RBI double in
runners on first and second against the eighth and Trea Turner’s two-run
Duran, but Jace Peterson — who single cut it to 6-5. Max Muncy tied it
homered earlier — grounded into a in the ninth with a sacrifice fly.
3-6-3 double play.
Alberto, who entered in the eighth,
Blue Jay 8, Phillies 2 singled to left field off reliever Gio-
vanny Gallegos (2-4).
In Toronto, Teoscar Hernández hit
a pair of two-run home runs, Vladimir Craig Kimbrel (3-4) got the win
Guerrero Jr. also connected and To- with a scoreless inning of relief. Evan
ronto won its first game after firing Phillips earned his second major
manager Charlie Montoyo. league save and first this season.

Toronto swept a two-game series Giants 4, Diamondbacks 3
against Philadelphia, taking the finale
under the charge of interim manager In San Francisco, Brandon Craw-
John Schneider, who will skipper the ford hit a game-ending RBI single to
team the rest of the season. complete San Francisco’s rally from
an early 3-0 deficit.
Ross Stripling (5-3) allowed two runs
in seven innings to halt a three-start Wilmer Flores tied the game in the
winless streak as the Blue Jays won eighth with a pinch-hit homer. Bran-
back-to-back games for the first time don Belt started the rally with a solo
since June 30 and July 1 against Tampa
Bay. Toronto went 1-9 in between. Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald throws to the Washington Na-
tionals in the ninth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader
Zack Wheeler (8-5) allowed six
runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings in Washington. Seattle won 2-1. (AP)
to lose for the first time since June 22
at Texas.

Mets 7, Braves 3

In Atlanta, Francisco Lindor hit a

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Istanbul Basaksehir’s new Sports
signing Mesut Ozil (left),
poses for the media with
the team’s president Gok-
sel Gumusdag during his
official presentation in
Istanbul,Turkey. The German
midfielder player has signed
a one-year contract with the
Istanbul-based team. (AP)

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Pidcock wins Alpe d’Huez stage

Vingegaard keeps Tour overall lead

ALPE D’HUEZ, France,

July 14, (AP): In his first

Tour de France, 22-year-

old Tom Pidcock became

the youngest winner of a

stage on the iconic Alpe

d’Huez mountain after

crossing the line solo at the

ski resort on Thursday,

when Jonas Vingegaard

kept the overall lead.

The mountain bike Olympic

champion from Britain attacked on

the ascent, and his frenetic pace up

the legendary 21 hairpin bends was

too fast for his breakaway compan-

ions.

“That was certainly one of my best

experiences in cycling,” said Pidcock,

a jack of all trades who also owns a cy-

clocross world

title. “It’s unreal

when you’re lit-

erally slaloming

through peo-

ple’s flags, fists

and God knows

what else. You

can’t experience

that anywhere

else other than

the Alpe d’Huez

Vingegaard in the Tour de
France.”

For his first day in the yellow jersey,

Vingegaard finished three minutes, 23

seconds behind Pidcock to keep his

overall lead intact. The Jumbo-Visma

team leader was in a group including

defending champion Tadej Pogacar

and 2018 Tour winner Geraint Thomas.

Pogacar, who cracked on Thursday FC Cincinnati midfielder Álvaro Barreal (31) goes by Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Florian Jungwirth (26) before scoring a goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Cincinnati.
in the first big Alpine stage, tested his Cristian Dájome scored in the 82nd minute to help the Vancouver Whitecaps earn a 2-2 draw with FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal scored in the 3rd minute to stake Cincinnati (7-7-7) to an early
rival twice in the last three kilometers
but Vingegaard responded with ease. lead. Ryan Gauld knotted the score two minutes later for Vancouver (7-9-5). (AP)

Vingegaard leads Pogacar by two

minutes, 22 seconds, with Thomas Sweden hold off Switzerland
third, 2:26 off the pace.

Pidcock and four-time champion

Chris Froome had joined forces earlier Netherlands edge Portugal for 1st win at Euros
in the day in the downhill of the Col du
Galibier to catch the breakaway. The

daunting 165-kilometer (102.5-mile)

Stage 12 from Briancon featured three SHEFFIELD, England, July 14, (AP):
tough climbs so difficult that they are

classified as “beyond category” - the Daniëlle van der Donk scored the win- Canada to play Qatar and Dembélé signs new
Col du Galibier, the Col de La Croix ning goal as defending champion the Uruguay in WC warmups
de Fer and the climb to Alpe d’Huez. Netherlands got its first win at the contract with Barca
European Championship with a team TORONTO, July 14, (AP): Canada Group F against second-ranked
At the foot of the final climb, the five reduced by illness and injury, beating will prepare for their first World Cup Belgium on Nov. 23, play No. 15 BARCELONA, Spain, July 14,
remaining breakaway riders - Louis Portugal 3-2. since 1986 with exhibitions against Croatia four days later and No. 24 (AP): Ousmane Dembélé has
hosts Qatar and Uruguay. Morocco on Dec. 1. agreed to sign a new contract with
CYCLING Coming off an opening draw with Barcelona through June 2024.
Sweden, the Netherlands were with- The 43rd-ranked Canadians said Canada have faced Uruguay just
Meintjes, Froome, Pidcock, Neilson Stage winner Britain’s Thomas Pid- out Vivianne Miedema after the star Wednesday they will play No. 49 once, losing 3-1 at Miami in a Feb- The deal on Thursday comes a
Powless and Giulio Ciccone - had a lead cock celebrates as he crosses the fin- forward tested positive for the corona- Qatar on Sept. 23 and No. 13 Uru- ruary 1986 warmup for that year’s day after club president Joan La-
of more than six minutes on the group ish line of the twelfth stage of the Tour virus. Three other players are either in guay on Sept. 27, both at Vienna. World Cup. The Canadian men porta said Dembélé would stay
including all the main contenders. de France cycling race over 165.5 isolation or injured. have never faced Qatar. on during the presentation of new
kilometers (102.8 miles) with start in Canada open the World Cup signing Raphinha.
Amid the sound of cowbells and Briancon and finish in Alpe d’Huez, Early on against Portugal, it didn’t
flares lit by some of the hundreds of seem to matter. is playing as a replacement for sus- Swiss defense kept Sweden at bay un- Dembélé, now 25, joined Bar-
thousands of fans lining the road, Pid- France. (AP) pended Russia. til the 52nd minute, when Fridolina celona in 2017 on a then club-re-
cock accelerated with 10.5-kilometer The Dutch team surged into an 2-0 Rolfö finished off a slick Swedish team cord transfer from Borussia Dort-
left as he dropped Powless and Cic- “I gave it everything I had. No re- lead inside 16 minutes thanks to head- Earlier, Sweden also claimed their move through the center. Switzerland mund that with variables was set
cone. grets,” Froome said. ers by Damaris Egurrola and Stefanie first win as Hanna Bennison came off responded immediately with a curling to reach 147 million euros (then
van der Gragt, both scored from cor- the bench to score with a thunderous shot from Ramona Bachmann for the $173 million) as the club sought
Meintjes and Froome stayed in Vingegaard took control of the race ners as Portugal failed to cope with shot in a 2-1 win against a Switzerland equalizer after Swedish goalkeeper a young talent after the unwanted
contention a bit longer but Pidcock at- on Thursday at the end of an epic day the Netherlands at set pieces. Van der team also affected by illness. Hedvig Lindahl gave away the ball. exit of Neymar.
tacked again to dash Froome’s hopes of of cycling that knocked Pogacar off Gragt paid a price for her goal as she
claiming a first win since the crash that his pedestal. After spending the day was struck in the face by an opponent’s The determined and well-organized SOCCER
nearly ended his career three years ago. harassing the two-time champion with boot as she dived to head the ball.
relentless attacks, Vingegaard finally After suffering serious injuries
Pidcok beat the record of Colom- dropped his Slovenian rival in the last SOCCER early in his stay at Barcelona, Dem-
bia’s Lucho Herrera, who was 23 climb of Stage 11. bélé consolidated himself as one
when he won on Alpe d’Huez in 1984. Portugal found a way back into the of their most irreplaceable players
Meintjes was second at the top, 48 sec- game when Dutch defender Dominique thanks to his speed and playmaking.
onds behind, and Froome completed Janssen tripped Diana Silva and gave
the stage podium. away a penalty converted in the 38th The new contract concludes a
minute by Carole Costa. It was Silva’s drawn-out negotiation between
Vidal joins Brazil’s Flamengo turn to score the second two minutes player and club that appeared to
after the break with a near-post header. have broken down in January
SAO PAULO, July 14, (AP): Chile guay international Giorgian de Ar- Portugal’s Diana Gomes (right), challenges for the ball with Netherlands’ when Dembélé rejected Barce-
international Arturo Vidal has joined rascaeta scored both goals. Mineiro The Netherlands claimed a third Lineth Beerensteyn during the Women Euro 2022, Group C, soccer match lona’s renewal offer, prompting
Brazilian club Flamengo on a free had won the first leg 2-1. goal by Jill Roord soon after but it was between Netherlands and Portugal, at Leigh Sports Village, in Wigan & the club to tell his agent to find the
transfer after two seasons at Inter ruled out after a video review taking France winger a new club.
Milan. Brazilian media said the 35-year- several minutes, only for van der Donk Leigh, England. (AP)
old midfielder’s contract with Fla- to restore the Dutch lead with a curling Dembélé continued to play well
“Today a dream I had all my life mengo will run until December of shot into the top-right corner. for coach Xavi Hernández and re-
comes true. Now I am Mengão,” next year. mained one of his most used play-
Vidal posted on Instagram, making a There were signs of relief at a win ers.
reference to Flamengo’s nickname. Vidal started his professional ca- which leaves the Netherlands level
reer for Chilean giants Colo Colo in with Sweden on four points at the top But with his contract expiring
Vidal attended Flamengo’s 2-0 2005. Two years later, he moved of Group C with one game to play. this summer, it appeared he would
home win Wednesday against to Bayer Leverkusen. He left for Still, the Netherlands had been widely leave. Dembélé was linked to pos-
Atletico Mineiro, which put the Rio Juventus in 2011, joined Bayern expected to win more convincingly sible moves to England’s Premier
de Janeiro club through to the quar- Munich in 2015 and signed for Bar- against Portugal, the second-lowest League or to Paris Saint-Germain,
terfinals of the Brazilian Cup. Uru- celona in 2018. ranked team in the tournament, which the team of Neymar and former
Barcelona great Lionel Messi.
Patriots trade Harry to Bears for 7th-round pick Now he will be considered one of
Xavi’s pillars as the coach tries to
build a winning side following a
season without a title.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., July 14, (AP): N’Keal Harry is get- four touchdowns. Barcelona have reached an
ting the new beginning to his NFL career that he was looking It led his agent to request a trade prior to the start of train- agreement with Manchester United
for a year ago. for the potential transfer of Nether-
ing camp last season. Harry downplayed the request and said lands midfielder Frenkie de Jong,
The Patriots traded the 2019 first-round pick to Chicago he and Belichick remained on good terms afterward. who would still need to approve the
on Wednesday for a seventh-round pick in 2024, ending a move, a person at the Spanish club
tenure in New England that never really got going after he But Harry was buried deep on the depth chart and ap- with knowledge of the deal told
missed half his rookie season with an ankle injury. peared in only 12 games in 2021, starting four. His fate for The Associated Press on Thursday.
the future appeared to be sealed after the Patriots drafted for-
Coach Bill Belichick hoped the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Ari- mer Baylor receiver Tyquan Thornton in the second round United have agreed to pay

zona State product would provide the Patriots with a play- Barcelona 75 million euros ($75

maker who had an ability to stretch the field. Instead, Harry FOOTBALL million) plus another potential 10
managed just 57 catches for 598 yards and four touchdowns million euros in variables for the

over three seasons. of April’s draft. Swedish fans cheer prior to the start the Women Euro 2022 group C soc- 25-year-old De Jong, according
Harry had his 2019 season disrupted after he had an ankle Harry seemingly will have a better opportunity to gain cer match between Sweden and Switzerland at Bramall Lane stadium in to a club official who spoke under
condition of anonymity because
injury in the first preseason game and spent a part of it on playing time in Chicago, joining a roster that includes he was not authorized to talk pub-
injured reserve, appearing in only seven games. Darnell Mooney, Byron Pringle and Equanimeous St. licly about the deal.

In his first two seasons, he played in 21 games and was

targeted 81 times, totaling just 45 catches for 414 yards and Brown. Sheffield, England. (AP)

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