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Emir meets Saudi minister Obama meets New Cabinet Mandela’s family in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: US Pres- ident Barack Obama met the to begin family of his “inspiration” Nelson Mandela in South Africa yesterday but was unable to see the anti-apartheid legend who remains critically ill in hospital. Despite tentative signs of an work today improvement in the condition of the 94-year-old icon, who has been Ministers met officials on Thursday in intensive care for more than three weeks, Obama decided not DOHA: The new Cabinet is all productivity and performance. to visit Mandela for fearing of dis- set to begin work from today Al Emadi is likely to meet senior turbing his “peace and comfort”. after the new faces inducted officials of the Finance Ministry Instead Obama met privately into it had introductory meet- in the days to come and discuss with relatives of his fellow Nobel ings with senior staff members with them how best employees’ peace laureate, including two of their respective ministries efficiency can be improved. daughters and several grandchil- last Thursday. H E Ahmed Al Hammadi, dren, and spoke by telephone with Foreign Minister H E Dr the new environment minister, Mandela’s wife Graca Machel. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah also visited the headquarters of “I expressed my hope that is expected to hold an interface his ministry on Thursday and is Madiba draws peace and comfort with senior ministry officials expected to begin his work today. from the time that he is spending today as he spent the Thursday H E Jassim bin Seif Al Sulaiti, with loved ones, and also expressed meeting diplomats. the transport minister, too vis- my heartfelt support for the Al Attiyah is not new to the ited the ministry’s headquarters entire family,” Obama said, using Foreign Ministry as he has been late last week and is all set to The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Meteb bin Mandela’s clan name. the Minister of State and knows begin work today. The Transport Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who congratulated him on assuming the reins of power in the country, at Full report on page 14 most of his ministerial colleagues Ministry has been created as Qatar Al Bahr Palace yesterday. closely. hopes to have large rail networks Minister of Economy and and expressways and flyovers. Trade, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin The Youth and Sports Minister, Jassim Al Thani, visited his min- H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser istry’s headquarters on Thursday Al Ali, was welcomed at the and met with the department headquarters of the Ministry of Food security plan getting final touches heads and directors and was Culture, Arts and Heritage on BY SATISH KANADY briefed about their responsibili- Thursday by the minister, H E Dr of 8 percent against the country’s respective countries before final- addressed. With the country’s ties and work. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari. total demand to 40-60 percent ising the plan, Jonathan E. Smith, aquifers fast depleting, farming For the new Minister of Both ministers discussed DOHA: Introduction of techno- in short term to mid-term, will Senior Adviser to the Chairman, has become expensive forcing sev- Finance, H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi, restructuring of the Culture farming, dedicated water be submitted to the government Sustainability and Strategic eral farmers to quit farming. too, it will be his first working day Ministry and ways to transfer resource, wooing strong private either early next month or after Communications, QNFSP said Since 2008, Qatar saw a 30 after he held meetings with senior the two key departments under players to the farming sector Ramadan, a top executive at the in an interview. percent decline in local food ministerial staff on Thursday. In the culture ministry, namely the are some of the key recommen- QNFSP told the The Peninsula in In addition to recommenda- production. his interface with colleagues, Al departments of youth centres dations that figure in Qatar’s an interview. tions to enhance the country’s The farming operations in the Emadi stressed the importance and youth activities, to the new National Plan for food security A team of more than 20 experts, production capacity, the National northern areas were hit badly of productivity and coordination ministry. The youth ministry will that is getting the final touches including some top international Plan has also suggested how to where aquifers have almost dried to avoid duplication of work. He be headquartered in a tower in at the Qatar National Food names, put their heads together keep the country immune from up and face the problem of saline told his colleagues in no uncertain Al Dafna. It was also discussed Security Programme (QNFSP) for more than three years before price volatility, maintain the water incursion. terms that he was there to carry that the new ministry will need office. finalising the ambitious National nutritional quality of the produce There is a need for new genera- out the directives of the Emir, an undersecretary and two assist- The National Plan that envis- Plan. The team took out over 25 and the economic sustainability of tion desalination plants dedicated H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad ant undersecretaries. ages to augment Qatar’s current international exchange trips and the farming sector. to the farming sector. Al Thani, particularly about his THE PENINSULA domestic production of agricul- visited over 80 countries to look Capacity building is one of THE PENINSULA emphasis on raising employees’ Continued on page 9 ture from the existing capacity at the development models of the key issues that need to be Continued on page 9

Expats lap up gold US spied on EU offices, says as prices tumble German mag DOHA: Sliding gold prices have bars of various denominations. BERLIN: The United States increased the lure of the yellow Summer is also marriage season has bugged European Union metal among expatriates ahead in these countries. offices and gained access to EU of the long summer break when Although 116-gramme bars internal computer networks, most people travel home. are more popular with expatri- according to secret documents Gold prices fell further last ates, smaller bars of five, 10, 20, 30 cited in a German magazine Friday with 24-carat available for and 50 grammes are also available yesterday, the latest in a series QR153.5 per gramme in the local and are a favourite mostly of the of exposures of alleged US spy market yesterday. Nepalese. programmes. The rate of 22-carat gold was “The demand for these bars is Der Spiegel quoted from a QR142.5 a gramme, while 18-carat so maddening that we sold out all September 2010 “top secret” US commanded a price of QR117, bul- the 320 (116-gramme) standard National Security Agency (NSA) lion traders and jewellers said. 24-carat gold bars we had with us document that it said fugitive They said they expected gold to today (yesterday),” a representa- former NSA contractor Edward ease further. “We wouldn’t be sur- tive from Gulf Exchange said. Snowden had taken with him, and prised if the 24-carat rate touches He said the demand was so high the weekly’s journalists had seen QR135 in a month or so,” said a that they were ordering the bars in part. bullion trader not wanting to be from Switzerland and Britain The document outlines how the named. almost every working day. NSA bugged offices and spied on As Ramadan and summer vaca- Jewellery stores also said they EU internal computer networks tions are about to begin, expatri- were doing brisk business as gold in Washington and at the United Egyptians opposing President Mursi hold posters with Mursi’s image crossed out and a card hat with the word ates — many of whom prepare to prices were tumbling. “We had Nations, not only listening to con- in Arabic ‘Leave’ written on the peak, as they take part in a protest in Cairo yesterday. leave for holidays— are lapping good business even when the rates versations and phone calls but up gold. were high,” said a representative also gaining access to documents As 22-carat coins are not in of a jewellery store. and emails. US officials could not supply, the demand for pure gold International media reports, immediately be reached for com- Egypt braces for anti-Mursi protests bars of various denominations is meanwhile, said that gold tum- ment. Martin Schulz, the presi- huge, particularly the 116-gram bled on Friday to a three-year low dent of the European Parliament, standard ones. to $1,180.50 (QR4,297) per ounce said that if the report was correct, CAIRO: Egypt braced for pro- to be “constructive” with the today across the Arab world’s The 116-gramme bar was (31.1gm) hit by upbeat US data it would have a “severe impact” on tests against Islamist President opposition. most populous nation to vent being sold in the local market for and receding inflation fears. relations between the EU and the Mohammed Mursi today, the The grassroots movement their rage against Mursi. QR17,000 yesterday, down more This was the lowest price United States. “On behalf of the anniversary of his turbulent Tamarod — Arabic for rebellion — At least eight deputies resigned than 10 percent from late last level since August 3, 2010, media European Parliament, I demand first year in office, after a week said it has gathered an unverified yesterday from the acting par- April. On April 19, 2013, for reports said. A strengthening dol- full clarification and require fur- of violence that has killed eight 22 million signatures of Egyptians liament to support Egyptians instance, the bar was available at lar is the main cause of the wan- ther information speedily from people, including an American. who want Mursi to resign and against Mursi. The army has QR19,000. ing value of gold. Analysts believe the U.S. authorities with regard US President Barack Obama snap elections held. warned it will intervene if there South Asians, particularly that the metal could further lose to these allegations,” he said in expressed concern at the mount- The group has called on is major unrest. AFP Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese, its sheen as the US economy an emailed statement. REUTERS ing violence and urged Mursi Egyptians to take to the streets See also page 12 are the largest buyers of pure gold improves. THE PENINSULA See also page 14

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Emir meets Iranian FM Father Emir meets Saudi minister

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi at Al Bahr The Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Meteb Palace yesterday. bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al Wajba Palace yesterday. Arab envoys praise Qatar’s power transfer ‘Transfer is unprecedented, an example to entire world’ DOHA: A number of Arab ambassadors in Qatar have praised the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s assumption of power in Qatar, which paves the way to pursue the development and growth proc- ess framed by the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, giving the country its distin- guished international position. The smooth transfer of power by H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is seen as ‘unprecedented’ in the history of the Arab world and should be a source of pride, the Arab envoys said in statements to Qatar News Agency yesterday. The Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar, Yasser Khalaf Allah Khadir, has extended his country’s congratulations to H H Sheikh Tamim on assuming the reins of power in Qatar in a move considered as a precedent in the Arab region, adding that through this step, the Father Emir has sent a message to all world leaders of exemplary transition of power. The bilateral relations between Qatar and Sudan have reached a higher level in various areas during the Father Emir’s era, the ambassador said, stressing the significant role being played by Qatar on the Darfur crisis and many other issues in Sudan and the region. “Qatar’s new leadership will contribute effectively to the Sudanese issues, and to the issue of Darfur in par- ticular, based on its wise policy in this regard,” Khadir concluded. Palestine’s ambassador Munir Ghannam, said that the initiative of the Father Emir in the transfer of power to Sheikh Tamim was a “milestone” in the history of governance in the Arab world in a civi- lised manner unlike the traditional way, which he added does not respect the will of the people. The Tunisian Ambassador Mohammmed Al Munther Al Dharif said the step of transfer of reign of power to Sheikh Tamim was a pride for all Arabs and reflected the clear strategy of Qatar. He added that Tunisia highly appreciated the distinguished ties with Qatar, which he added as strategic since the era of the Father Emir, stress- ing that these ties would continue and further strengthen with Sheikh Tamim. The Egypt’s Ambassador in Doha Mohammed Morsi praised the remarkable transition of power in Qatar by Sheikh Hamad to Sheikh Tamim. He commended the achievements made by the Father Emir which turned Qatar into a modern and advanced State politically, economically, socially and culturally. He added that the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani would continue to complete the development march initi- ated by the Father Emir in various domains to main- tain Qatar’s prominent position it deserves. The Egyptian ambas- sador also praised the strong ties between his country and Qatar. QNA

SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME RasGas opens virtual library for kids Web portal and mobile app to promote Arabic literacy and foster intercultural dialogue among Arab youth

DOHA: RasGas Company Officer, Hamad Mubarak Al platforms,” said Sarah Al Dafa, Limited (RasGas), in associa- Muhannadi, said: “RasGas is Maktaba Founder. tion with Maktaba Children’s committed to fostering a love of RasGas’ sponsorship of Library (Maktaba), yester- reading and learning that extends Maktaba Mobile comes as part day launched Maktaba Mobile, outside the school environment. of RasGas’ Corporate Social an interactive virtual library In a digital era when many hours Responsibility (CSR) pro- aimed at young Arabic readers are spent in front of computer gramme’s Year of Education 2013. worldwide. screens and smart mobile phones, The CSR Year of Education Designed to promote Arabic Maktaba Mobile allows us to har- 2013 campaign has so far featured literacy and foster intercultural ness the power of technology to an Impressionist Art Exhibition dialogue among Arab youth, the promote Arabic among young on traditional education in web portal and mobile app pro- native speakers and language’s Qatar, and RasGas employees vides a virtual library which is fans alike.” have donated approximately 700 complete with fun and interac- Maktaba Mobile features children's books to local schools. tive learning resources. Available numerous e-books for ages 3 and Throughout 2013, the programme free, Maktaba Mobile offers a up. Users can access Maktaba is expected to touch on a variety combination of e-books, videos, Mobile via www.maktabaqatar. of educational topics as well as educational games and even org and download the applica- employee volunteer and skills- allows users to upload their own tion from the Google Play Store transfer initiatives. material, as part of one central for android devices and the Apple Maktaba Mobile was launched platform. Store for Apple devices. yesterday at an event held at From an academic perspective, “The Maktaba Children’s RasGas headquarters attended Maktaba Mobile is also expected Library Project was set-up to by children and educators from to provide parents and teachers inspire children and parents to across Qatar. with the opportunity to tap into appreciate books through read- To further RasGas’ CSR sup- a wide range of valuable Arabic ing for leisure. Maktaba Mobile port for the local community, all language teaching and learning takes this a step further by child-safe furnishings used at the resources, which can be incor- providing a range of engaging Maktaba Mobile launch event will porated into syllabi and reading and easily accessible learning be donated to benefit a school in lists. resources, including games and north of Qatar. Officials and children at the launch of Maktaba children’s virtual library yesterday. RasGas Acting Chief Executive puzzles across multiple digital THE PENINSULA Britain and Ireland get taste of Qatar’s research opportunities DOHA: A senior delegation the UK Higher Education meaningful when a rich variety of from Qatar National Research International Unit and hosted perspectives are combined. Fund (QNRF) recently vis- by the British Library, focused on “As Qatar and the UK cele- ited the UK and Ireland for a the opportunities and challenges brate a year of partnership with week of high-level engagements for UK researchers applying Qatar UK 2013, there couldn’t designed to raise awareness of for QNRF grants, and included be a better time to highlight the the unique range of research speakers from UK government opportunities for collaboration programmes and collabora- agencies as well as universities between scientists in Qatar and tive opportunities available in that have already been awarded the UK, and to recognise the out- Qatar. QNRF grants. standing collaborations already At a special session in London, “QNRF is Qatar’s prime underway.” QNRF’s Executive Director, Dr enabler of research and we Under QNRF’s flagship Abdul Sattar Al Taie and its understand the importance of National Priorities Research acting Director Technical, Dr partnerships and collaborations Programme (NPRP), in recent Munir Tag presented to an audi- with the international research years 45 UK institutions have ence of over 50 senior officials community,” said Dr Al Taie. been awarded collaborative from universities and research “Such collaboration will not grants with Qatari partners for Members of the Qatar National Research Fund and British delegates at a special session in London. institutions. only lead to a valuable exchange of a total of 78 research projects. The session, organised by knowledge; research is also more THE PENINSULA Pakistani students excel at SSC exam Top Mideast law firm DOHA: Two Pakistani schools in Qatar — Bright Future announces regional Pakistani International School and Pakistan Education Centre, have said that their students have fared well at the SSC partner promotions Part-II Annual Examination. As many as 149 students appeared in the secondary school DOHA: Al Tamimi & Company, Australia for over 20 years. Frank examination from Pakistan the largest law firm in the has been a key advisor to NYSE- Education Centre (PEC), out of Middle East has announced the Euronext in relation to its interest which 93 percent passed with promotion of six new partners in in the Qatar Exchange. 25 A1 grades, 42 A grades, 34 B Qatar, UAE and Iraq. Senior Partner and founder of grades and the remaining with C Rafiq Jaffer (Banking & Finance, the firm, Essam Al Tamimi wel- grades. Qatar), Jawad Khalaf (Litigation, comed the new appointments. “I The SSC Part-II Annual Iraq), Mamoon Khan (Banking & am proud to congratulate these Examination 2013 was con- FROM LEFT: Iqra Ashraf, Mehtab Anjum, Qurat-ul-Ain of Pakistan Education Centre. Finance, UAE), Ibtissam Lassoued outstanding professionals, who ducted by the Federal Board of (Financial Crime, UAE), Frank each demonstrate exceptional Intermediate and Secondary Lucente (Corporate Commercial, leadership in serving clients and Education (FBISE), Islamabad. Qatar) and Munir Suboh (IP, contributing to the firms overall The results were announced on UAE) were all promoted bringing strategy for growth and the provi- Thursday by the board. Al Tamimi partnership number to sion of outstanding legal services.” Iqra Ashraf scored 951 marks 44 across the region. Adding to this, Husam Hourani, out of 1,050 and stood first among Rafiq Jaffer recently moved to Managing Partner at Al Tamimi all the students of PEC. Mehtab the Qatar office of Al Tamimi to said “these appointments fol- Anjum won second position by head the Banking & Finance prac- low what has been an excellent securing 937 marks while Qurat- tice. Previously, Rafiq was Head six months for Al Tamimi & ul-Ain stood third with 930 of Legal of Barclays Bank PLC Company. We have been delighted marks. (India) and was part of the Senior to have received some very high The following students got Leadership Committee responsi- profile awards this year and to now A1 grades: Muhammad Abaid- ble for management of Barclays be in a position to recognise the ur-Rehman (925 marks), Corporate in India. achievements and contributions of Saba Arshad (919 marks), Frank Lucente is based in the these individuals at the firm make RehmaSiddique (916 marks), firm’s Qatar office. Frank cov- me very proud.” Osama Muhammad Kaleem ers all aspects of the corporate The appointments will take (915 marks), Rida Ahmed (912 and commercial practice having effect from July 1. marks), Tayyaba Tahir (910 FROM LEFT: Hamza Farooq, Iqra Waheed and Huzaifa Akram of Bright Future Pakistani International School. previously worked in this field in THE PENINSULA marks), Sumayyaazhar (909 marks), Muhammad Usman Principal of PEC Nargis Raza conducted by Federal Board of Among the other top achiev- (905 marks), Muna Salam(891 Otho congratulated the students, Pakistan. The students achieved ers were Huzaifa Akram (914), marks), ShaheriarQureshi (890 staff and parents and said that 100 percent passing percentage Mohammad Ahmed (886), marks), Mishal Habib (889 she hoped the students would in the Annual Exams as all 31 Shamaim Atta (880), Waijha marks), Bushra Eman Noor (886 continue with their efforts in students appeared in the exams Haji (884), Shahzaib Shahid (876), Air India Express special marks), Zuha Sattar (884 marks), bringing more laurels for the secured excellent grades. Sara Ishtiaque (827), Ayehsa Haroon Rasheed (882 marks), school. Seventeen students passed Shahid (824), Hussam Babar Ahmed Sameed (881 marks), The Pakistani Ambassador to with A*, seven obtained A, five (809), and Huda (808). Calicut flight on July 5 Syeda Tooba Tariq (878 marks), Qatar, Syed Hassan Raza, also students secured B and one stu- Principal Imran Waheed Noor-ul-Ain Khan (877 marks), congratulated the students, staff dent passed with C grade. and Chairman of BFPIS Abdul DOHA: Air India Express has announced that an additional flight Aisha Bibi (876 marks), Hassan and parents. Hamza Farooq of the Boys Rahman Al Meer congratulated will be available from Doha to Calicut on July 5. Nadeem (867 marks), Khansaa The students of Bright Future Wing topped the school with 939 the students on this outstanding The timings are - CCJ departure 0805 DOH arrival 0945; DOH Abid (866 marks), Abul Rahman Pakistani International School marks whereas Iqra Waheed of achievement, and commended the departure 1045, CCJ arrival 1735 (all timings local). Qamar (851 marks) and Rutaba (BFPIS) have also posted excel- the Girls Wing obtained second efforts of the academic staff. For further information contact the reservations office on (851 marks). lent result in Matric examination position by securing 938 marks. THE PENINSULA 44418423/424 or e-mail: [email protected] THE PENINSULA

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‘Walking More’ at the Mall

Lead Principle Investigator Professor Nashwan Dawood Cutting billions of dollars from building costs QF grants $900,000 for research

DOHA: A Teesside University Professor has been awarded SAVING BILLIONS People taking part in Aspire Zone Foundation’s ‘Walk More: Walk the Mall’ initiative at the Landmark Mall yesterday. The event featured a selec- a grant of nearly $900,000 to By analysing where tion of exciting activities, including prize draws and free health checks. The initiative aims to encourage members of the community to lead active, lead pioneering research which healthy lifestyles by exercising within the comforts of shopping centres. ABDUL BASIT could save the Qatari economy problems and delays may billions of dollars in unneces- occur before construction sary building costs. has even started, BIM can Professor Nashwan Dawood (Lead Principle Investigator) cut the cost of building and Dr Mohamad Kassem (co- projects by up to 10pc. HMC paediatric nurses attend symposium investigator) have been given the grant from Qatar Foundation DOHA: More than 80 under the Qatar National The research grant has been Paediatric Nurses from across Research Fund, to fund research awarded to Professor Dawood’s Hamad Medical Corporation work into Building Information team as part of the Qatar (HMC) recently attended Modelling (BIM) and how it can National Priorities Research the Second Symposium for be used to improve construction Program which is the flag- Paediatric Nurse Leaders, with processes in the country. ship funding programme of the the theme ‘Leadership Skills for The BIM approach has a National Research Fund. Success.’ range of implications and Professor Dawood said: “We’re The initiative is supported Professor Dawood’s team has very privileged to be part of this by the partnership between collaborated on projects all over particular programme. There is HMC and The Hospital for Sick the world to rehearse builds on a lot of international competi- Children (SickKids) in Toronto, major projects including bridges tion for grants for research in Canada. and gas rigs. this particular area. Qatar only Mentoring the 83 nurses were By analysing where problems works with elite institutions 10 Senior Nurse Leaders from and delays may occur before and this proves that the work HMC and five from Sidra Medical construction has even started, that we are doing is internation- and Research Center. The sympo- Professor Dawood said BIM can ally recognised. We’ve got some sium also featured speakers from cut the cost of building projects major partners signed up to col- both HMC, SickKids, including by up to 10 percent. laborate with us on this. There Dr Ann Marie Cannaby, Executive Professor Dawood’s Centre was a lot of praise for our capa- Director of Nursing at HMC and for Construction Research bilities in delivering this project Pam Hubley, Chief of Professional and Innovation at Teesside and the fact that we would be Practice and Nursing at SickKids. University is leading the field able to manage it and the sup- The international key- in BIM which uses a whole life port we would get for it.” note speaker was Director of Paediatric nurses from Hamad Medical Corporation taking part in the ‘Leadership Skills for Success’ symposium. cycle approach to information The research will be a part- Registered Nurses Association of flow integrated to 3D visualisa- nership between Teesside Ontario, International Affairs and strategies, effective role model- multifaceted healthcare organi- symposium for nurses was held tion to track the cost, time, use University and Qatar University Best Practice Guidelines Center, ling, building capacity within sation, it is essential that Nurse last year and focused on leader- of materials and execution space with 60 percent of the funding Dr Irmajean Bajnok. teams, empowerment of staff, Leaders drive excellence in prac- ship principles, while this year’s utilisation of building projects. being spent in the Gulf state and Dr Cannaby explained that enhancing staff performance, con- tice through an inter-professional two-day symposium, held at the This could potentially save bil- the remaining 40 percent being “Leaders attending the sym- flict management, and alignment approach with a focus on family- Renaissance Hotel Doha, pro- lions of dollars in Qatar which spent in Middlesbrough posium will reflect on their of staff values with the needs of centred care. vided practical tools to further is predicted to spend $100bn on The money will be used to strengths, challenges and the our patients.” HMC and SickKids entered develop leadership competencies construction over the next 10 employ several researchers and impact they have on their team. Dr Cannaby went on to say a five-year partnership in 2010 that contribute to a best practice years, including on stadia for the is expected to last three years. They will focus on collabora- that as HMC continues to grow to transform paediatric health- environment. 2022 Football World Cup. THE PENINSULA tive practices, communication and develop as a diverse and care in Qatar. The first such THE PENINSULA

IBQ extends main Qatar National Library takes part in Denmark meeting branch working hours

DOHA: Qatar National Library Next Library delegates on a vir- DOHA: The International (QNL) recently took part in tual journey through QNL’s inte- Bank of Qatar (ibq) announced Next Library 2013 – a global grated concept and iconic new yesterday the extension of gathering of library innova- building as part of an interactive the opening hours of its main tors and decision makers. The poster session on re-imagining branch located in Suhaim Bin meeting discussed on new ways the future of library buildings. Hamad Street, Al Sadd Area to in which libraries around the “Qatar National Library is ensure more convenience to ibq world can collaborate and inno- more than a construction site – clients. vate using technology and com- it is a highly active organisation The new opening hours at Main munity engagement. that has undertaken ambitious Branch will be from 7:30am to QNL’s participation was the digitations efforts, formed major 1:00pm and in the evening from latest in an active year for the global partnerships, and provides 5:30pm to 7:30pm from Sunday library which has taken a local, cutting edge resources for digital to Wednesday, and from 7:30am regional and international lead- discovery. We are on the move in to 1:00pm on Thursdays. ership role by hosting commu- Qatar and around the world to Andrew Ball, Head of Retail nity events in Qatar, conducting share our vision and learn from Banking at ibq, said: “The exten- regional workshops and forg- our peers about how some of the sion of our main branch evening ing high-level international most creative libraries in the opening hours is a move towards partnerships. world serve their communities. offering our valued customers Next Library brought hun- I shared a great deal about our more flexibility and convenience. dreds of delegates from 40 work and learned a great deal This will have a positive impact nations to Arhaus, Denmark more and remain confident that on our customers’ satisfaction, for two days of knowledge- the new QNL will set the stand- and will support our aim to pro- sharing, working sessions and ard for the advanced modern vide the best customer service site visits around three core library,” Al Said said. and to remain the bank of choice themes: Re-imagination, Civic QNL’s presentation was met in Qatar.”he added. Engagement and Collaborative with excitement as delegates Other ibq branches including: Innovation. Discussion topics from around the world learned C-Ring Road, Markhiya, Airport over the course of the conference about QNL’s innovative concept Road, and Qatar Airways Building included youth engagement, the integrating three core functions: will be open from Sunday to role of design in library innova- the National Library, University Thursday from 7:30am to 1:00pm, tion, and literature performance. and Research Library, and and the Lagoona Mall Branch At the conference, Qatar Metropolitan Public Library – will be open from Saturday National Library’s Associate each serving specific members of to Thursday from 10:00am to Director for Administration the community with a dedicated 1:00pm, and in the evening from and Planning and an engineer set of cutting-edge tools and tech- Qatar National Library’s Associate Director for Administration and Planning, Saadi A Al Said, during his presentation. 5:00pm to 8:00pm. by trade, Saadi A Al Said, took nologies. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Kulluna drive to beat the heat Campaign to educate workers at construction sites BY FAZEENA SALEEM Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen This would be followed by creat- speaking to journalists at an event ing awareness about lung related DOHA: In a novel initiative, held to mark the conclusion of diseases like asthma, educating Kulluna — the national safety their temporary heart polyclinic people on the risks of smoking awareness campaign, is likely to at the City Center. Leaflets will and lifestyle changes. reach to low income workers to also be distributed in the next two The Kullluna campaign, which educate them about the risks of months at common places to cre- started last year with a slew of exposing to the heat. ate awareness among the public events to create awareness about The Kulluna team would visit about steps to be taken during the home safety for children, is con- construction sites where work- summer. tinuing its activities at schools. ers are at a higher risk in getting Kulluna is being held with the In consultation and partner- exposed to heat in the summer support of ConocoPhillips to raise ship with Safe Kids Worldwide, Chairman of Kulluna campaign, Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, cutting a cake along with President of ConocoPhillips months, and educate them about levels of public awareness regard- a targeted safety campaign and Qatar, Gary Sykes, and Manager of City Center Doha, Ana Marapidou, during the closing ceremony of the ‘Kulluna its dangers, and safety measures ing general health issues, personal road show is being held to high- Healthy Heart’ polyclinic at City Center yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP to be taken to beat the heat. safety, services at the Hamad light community and family situ- “We have a plan to reach to Medical Corporation and lifesav- ations which place children at the workers at construction sites ing practices within the country. risk and to recommend systems “The child safety programme is their parents and teachers,” said feature films on issues like drive who are at a higher risk to of The campaign would also edu- and processes for reducing those going well at schools now. Around Dr Saifeldeen. way accidents and drowning, to getting exposed to the heat,” said cate the public on the advantages risks. Particular emphasis will be 100,000 students have been edu- Besides road shows and events, educate people on preventing Chairman of Kulluna campaign, of fasting by distributing leaflets. on home and road related injuries. cated at many schools along with Kulluna is planning to show short accidents. THE PENINSULA Qatar’s farming practices need paradigm shift Survey: Majority say ministries should improve their performance Continued from page 1 On addressing the issue of claim that it is currently capa- The country badly needs to price fluctuations, Jonathan said ble of meeting 60 percent of Continued from page 1 a vast majority (95 percent) of recharge its fast depleting aqui- Qatar has become recently part Qatar’s food and livestock The new Minister of Education respondents said the ministries fers, he said. of a diplomatic coordination demand Jonathan said: “We and Higher Education H E should improve their performance. Another key aspect of with 15 countries to jointly face understand Hassad is looking Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Employees of public authorities enhancing the capacity is to the problem of food security. for good business deals in agri- Hammadi, visited the Supreme and organisations are not trained shift Qatar’s farming sector “We have charted out com- culture. There are differences Education Council’s office in Al enough to deal with the public, a from the traditional practice mon polices to mitigate any pos- in investments that is being Dafna on Thursday. respondent said, stressing the to the modern. sible market volatility and build made for commercial reasons He met senior officials of the need for rigorous orientation and The National Plan contains political capacity to address the and investments being made ministry and discussed the min- training. suggestion that details how to issues should there be a sup- for strategic reasons. As far as istry’s present and future plans. Taking about public services, make a paradigm shift from ply shortage like that we faced we understand, the mandate of The new Minister of Justice, the respondent added that front- Qatar’s ongoing farming prac- in 2008 or any other plausible Hassad Food is to make good H E Dr Hassan bin Lahdan Saqr office staffers of public organisa- tices with an active participa- market risks,” Jonathan said. business deal and make good Al Mohannadi, too paid a visit to tions behave rudely with people, tion of the private sector. “The alliance mandates us to profits based on good business his ministry’s headquarters and both citizens and expatriates. The QNFSP is also looking support the respective markets principles. They are doing some met the directors and department “People queue up waiting for for to partner with Qatar’s through many ways including revolutionary smart business. heads last Thursday. their turn to come and the staff- vibrant Banks and Financial through supplying food and But we have to ask the ques- Meanwhile, in an online sur- ers are busy talking on the phone,” Services sector to support the funding.” tion “does that equate to food Senior Adviser at QNFSP, vey conducted by Al Sharq on the he said. cause. On Hassad Food’s recent security?” THE PENINSULA Jonathan E Smith performance of various ministries, THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 10 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HILE optimism is in short supply when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, there is one person who is staunchly optimistic: the US WSecretary of State John Kerry. Kerry extended When Mandela goes, global his Mideast shuttle diplomacy yesterday with another round of talks with Palestinian and Israeli officials and expressed confidence that his efforts would deliver. Kerry is trying to bring Israeli and Palestinian officials back to the negotiating table for the first time in almost three years and even those village will lose its elder stuck in pessimism about the prospects for a peace process BY JONATHAN FREEDLAND would not doubt his sincerity and hard work. “Working hard,” moral weight in any language. exudes. Her calmness, her refusal to he said in Amman, when asked if he was making progress And moral is the word. For what sets rant or rave – even though such out- on his fifth peace mission in the region since taking office in HE e vultures are circling, said Mandela apart is his moral authority, bursts would be wholly understand- the family. Later they with- greater than that of any other living able – enhance her status. That was February. Tdrew the charge, but who can individual. This is the source of the clear again this week, as the Guardian If Kerry is stubbornly optimistic, there surely must be a blame the relatives, visiting the aged intense current interest and wellspring revealed that the Metropolitan police reason, because the US Secretary of State is no stranger to patriarch in his hospital bed watched of the grief that will flow when he is had dispatched undercover spies to the realities on the ground. He has given no hints publicly by an ever-expanding encampment of gone. Yet, moral authority is a strange, smear the Lawrence campaign. Doreen about whether the talks with both sides were fruitful (he met the world’s press. Anyone would recoil elusive quality. We feel we know it Lawrence’s grace these last two decades at this morbid intrusion of lenses and when we see it, but what exactly does ensured this was seen as a violation too with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for two hours in microphones whose purpose is simply it amount to? Who has it and how is far. If these are the essential ingredi- Amman, Jordan and then headed back to Jerusalem, where to wait for death. it used? ents of moral authority it’s not hard to he planned to hold a third session in three days with Israeli But the rest of us should not con- The usual prerequisite is suffering. see why Mandela is the uber-example. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) but the fact that he is demn too harshly the journalists pre- Harsh to put it so baldly, but most of His suffering, his response to it and his continuing to talk seems to show there is value in continuing paring to bring us news of the death of those who can hush an audience with wider campaign for justice are all of a to talk. At the same time, those Nelson Mandela. They are there not their presence alone have experienced scale and import without parallel. to feed themselves, as vultures do, but an ordeal that commands our sympa- He was a political prisoner on Robben watching from the sidelines to satisfy what will be a global desire thy and therefore our respect. To light Island for a barely imaginable 27 years. John Kerry are overtaken by consternation to mark a moment that is rare indeed. on three disparate examples: Doreen He was there as the leader and chief and bafflement at the lack of Just for once, Lawrence lost her son, Stephen, when symbol of the struggle against apart- is supremely enthusiasm and an abundance the entire world he was murdered by a racist gang of heid, a cause which, in retrospect if not of pessimism with the two sides will be united white youths in 1993; the Israeli novel- at the time, has come to be seen as an confident about he is trying to bring together. in mourning. ist David Grossman lost his son, Uri, ultimate, textbook case of good ver- Dissenting voices when he was killed in combat dur- sus evil. That campaign itself became the Middle East For example, a senior Israeli The former South will be scarce to ing the Lebanon war of 2006; James totemic for other struggles around peace process, official yesterday played down the non-existent. For Brady initially lost the use of his legs the world, whether against racism or prospect of shuttle diplomacy by African president Mandela is in a and much of his speech and cognitive colonial oppression. Across the globe, while around Kerry. Asked whether new talks is the ultimate category of one, function when he was shot during the black people especially saw their own might be imminent, Civil Defence a person known attempted assassination of Ronald destinies bound up in the fate of Nelson him, pessimism universally and Reagan in 1981. All three are usually Mandela. Minister Gilad Erdan, a member example of moral admired, even granted a hearing, even if they are not Above all, the way he responded to abounds. of Prime Minister Benjamin authority, the loved, almost as always heeded, in part because of what the brutality he had endured, his gen- Netanyahu’s security cabinet, said: widely. they have endured. erosity towards his captors and his lack “To my regret, no, as of now.” most precious That is why But pain alone is not sufficient. There of desire for revenge against the wider the press corps are, sad to say, other mothers of mur- white minority they had served estab- Israel has been ridiculing every peace effort by brazenly commodity in continuing its settlement expansion, and so far neither outside Pretoria’s dered teenagers who do not have the lished him as a kind of paragon. If secu- Mediclinic heart standing of Lawrence. What distin- lar saint is a phrase with any meaning, Kerry nor any other US official has shown any courage politics. hospital is so large, guishes her is the 20-year campaign for it applies to Mandela. to persuade the Jewish state to stop this violation, which why the US presi- justice she has fought since her son’s Of course there are risks to such according to Palestinians, is the single biggest obstacle to dent, on a tour of death. It is in this context that she is canonisation. It can render taboo any resuming talks. Netanyahu announces a new settlement Africa, is in the unfamiliar position of listened to, just as Grossman speaks criticism of the canonised’s decisions, building whenever any talk is made about peace talks, hoping for a meeting he might not be with extra moral authority on Israel’s including the charge that Mandela left and arrogantly stated that no force can stop him. Tel granted. Truly, no one else on the face conflict with its neighbours or Brady too much of South Africa’s economic of the Earth would get this treatment. on gun control. inequality untouched. More important, Aviv approved plans on June 26 for 69 new homes in a There will be an enormous reaction in Each has channeled their experience if Mandela was a saint that makes his section of Jerusalem captured from Jordan in the 1967 this country – bigger, I suspect, than into a struggle, whether for justice, work a miracle – a one-off event that war. Palestinians consider it occupied territory. The latest many realise – when the Queen dies. peace or an end to violence. cannot be replicated. Better to see the move to add housing is unhelpful and Kerry is punching Hundreds of millions of Catholics the What’s more, it is the manner of victory over apartheid as the fruit of in darkness if he can’t do anything about these illegal and world over will mourn the pope when this struggle that either adds to or an all too mortal, political struggle by his time comes. There are other figures reduces a campaigner’s moral authority. human beings who, Mandela included, arrogant acts. The Palestinians have refused to return to with large, international followings. But Lawrence is said to bristle at the now- had as many flaws and limitations as talks without a freeze in settlement construction. none has the standing of Mandela, a cliched description of her as “dignified”. anyone else. So what Kerry is currently working on, Kerry alone knows. man whose name alone carries a unique Yet this is central to the gravitas she THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of More steps needed: Tackling circular debt the day

AYS before the curtain is government for late payments — onto the impression that more needs to be due to drop on one of the Debate has continued over the consumers as a special ‘surcharge’ done by the private sector in return. most profligate fiscal years structural reasons behind why the on their power bills. Other propos- Capacity charges should be scrutinised Dof our history, the newly debt is proving so stubbornly resilient als have sought a raise in the tariff, again and technical audits conducted We’d like to see inducted government is ready to utilise to eradicate. One view says the tariff even though an almost 75pc hike in to ensure the power producers are a jaw-dropping Rs326bn to retire a itself is flawed, where the cost of gen- power tariffs since 2008 did little to properly stating their efficiencies. New the opposition large chunk of the circular debt. The eration averages out to Rs14 per unit eliminate the debt, since the cost of legislation should be drafted immedi- and President amount will add another percentage (due mainly to our reliance on pricey oil generation keeps climbing with every ately for a revamped and strengthened and a half to the country’s fiscal imports) but the cost at which the unit tariff increase. regulator empowered to play the role Mursi engage in a deficit, expressed as a proportion of is sold averages to Rs9. Another view This is the first time we are hearing of referee and not act like a timid tariff- more constructive GDP. Once completed, this will be the puts emphasis on efficiencies, point- of large-scale structural changes to setting body. The first steps are encour- largest single retirement of the circular ing out that transmission and distribu- be brought about in the aftermath of aging, but if they are not followed up conversation because debt ever attempted, with at least two tion losses are the root cause. In the a massive payout by the government. by equally strong measures to provide other examples from the past of similar past proposals have been considered Given the amount being disbursed, it oversight to the power sector — public nobody is benefiting efforts to douse the problem in a single to pass the cost of the circular debt is only fair for the government to seek and private — it is reasonably feared from the current move. In both cases, the circular debt — such as the penal interest rates a relaxation in the terms of the power that like before, the circular debt will Barack Obama resurfaced within six months. the power producers charge to the producers. But it’s difficult to escape resurface all over again. DAWN stalemate. US President SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 US wrong to discredit new Iran president

sign of change. Was Obama really intent Khamenei loyalist. Or alternatively, Rowhani can make on shifting Washington’s Iran policy or he is a reformist whose policies will be was it all just talk? Even if his inten- blocked by the conservatives at every a difference. He tions were good, did he have the power step. So ultimately, even if he means to change long-standing policies? well, he doesn’t have real influence. Arch conservatives expressed disbe- But Rowhani can make a difference. isn’t a reformist but lief that Obama could even win. In their He isn’t a reformist but a centrist who cynical view of the US political system, won the elections due to the reformist a centrist who won perhaps reflective of their own political vote. His political centre of gravity is conduct, they never thought that Obama at the centre. He enjoys good relations could get elected — in spite of his strong with most elements within the Iranian the elections due to popular support. power structure, from the IRGC, to the Rather, he won because “those behind clergy to the various political factions. the reformist vote. the scenes who make presidents and Perhaps most important, he appears make policies — the puppeteers — to have a mutual agreement with BY TRITA PARSI decided, and only changed their puppet.” Khamenei. While Rowhani used the Similarly today, conventional wisdom rhetoric of the reformists in the elec- merica finds itself exactly in Washington first dismissed as fan- tion campaign, he was very careful to where Iran was four years tasy the idea that Hassan Rowhani could avoid one of their memes: Unlike lead- ago. Back then, America had win the Iranian presidential elections ers of the Green Movement in 2009, just elected a new, articu- and later wondered why Iran’s supreme Rowhani repeatedly declared his loyalty late president who offered leader had “permitted” this impossible to Khamenei and credited the supreme Ahope and promised a new approach to outcome. leader for all of his own successes. the world and Iran. His election was a Some in Iran accused Obama of By this, Rowhani signalled that he direct rejection of the foreign policy of putting “on a mask of friendship, but would not violate Khamenei’s most his predecessor, President George W with the objective of betrayal,” while oth- critical red line: Khamenei will yield Bush, whose favourite tools of statecraft ers pointed to structural factors inhib- Rowhani the ability to create or change appeared to be military force and con- iting Obama’s manoeuvrability. Even if policy in most areas — as long as the frontational rhetoric. Obama’s intentions were good, the gigan- president does not challenge the insti- The question Iran grappled with in tic US foreign policy machinery would tution of the supreme leader (Velayat-e 2009 was whether this new president overwhelm and devour him, these scep- faqih). — Barack Obama — really represented tics said. The supreme leader, Khamenei Iranian President Hassan Rowhani This is a central difference between change or if it was merely an act of elec- himself, questioned Obama’s influence. Rowhani and the leaders of the Green toral deception. Similarly, Washington critics of administration. Change had to be fun- they dismissed it through their cynicism Movement. It makes him less attractive Today, the roles are reversed. Iranians Rowhani question the role and impor- damental and not cosmetic. and reactivity. So they obtained the for the purpose of democratisation in have elected a new, articulate president tance of the Iranian president. They Much like Washington’s demand of predictable result: Ultimately, Obama the short run. But it also increases his who is promising both the Iranian peo- argue that the real decision-maker in Rowhani today, the Iranians wanted could only proceed with his intent for ability to deliver in other areas. ple and the world community hope and Iran is the supreme leader and that the concrete evidence that Obama was sin- resolving the conflict to the extent that Ultimately, change in foreign policy a new approach. His election is seen president hardly counts. (The same cir- cere. “The US must prove that their Tehran tangoed along. will be limited unless it’s accompanied as a direct rejection of his predeces- cles made the opposite claim regarding policies have changed,” said Mojtaba Today, the roles are reversed. The by progress in Iran’s internal situation. sor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s confron- Ahmadinejad’s influence only months Samareh Hashemi, one of Ahmadinejad’s new and smiling face is in Tehran; the But at a minimum, neither the intent tational policies and rhetoric. Iranians earlier.) closest advisers. skeptical and jaded counterpart is in nor capability of Rowhani should be wanted hope and change and they went The hard-line view in Iran eventually At the same time that the Iranians Washington. discounted. to the ballot boxes to obtain it. prevailed. Obama’s intentions and capa- were debating the possibility of change Now, it’s Washington’s turn to raise Obama suffered from this very But four years ago, the Iranian leader- bilities were unclear, they argued, and in US foreign policy, they were prepar- the same arguments Tehran injected in Iranian mistake in 2009. Now he must ship couldn’t bring themselves to believe as a result Iran could not take a risk by ing for it not to happen. The Iranians 2009. Rowhani is just a new face to an be careful not to repeat it. that the new US president could be a making conciliatory moves toward his didn’t miss an opportunity as much as old policy. He is a regime insider and REUTERS When world’s sugar daddy turns sour How is Miliband as the more vulnerable to such missteps. Places like The degree to which Turkey, Brazil and Indonesia, not to mention next prime minister? weaker emerging markets, could feel the pinch international leaders more severely. Investors are already wonder- BY DAVID CLARK ing aloud how much of their recent success alleviate suffering, not further has been a stimulus-fed sugar high. the geopolitical interests of the realise that they are And because those countries are just now d Miliband’s guest intervening powers. on the way up, still home to real inequality appearance at this He dismisses the enthusiasm dependent on one and unresolved structural challenges, the week’s meeting of the of neoconservatives and liberal political consequences of the coming shift in ENational Security imperialists for using Western global economic momentum could be quite Council raises an interesting military power to “remake” the another may be the serious. The political fragility in Turkey and question: what kind of foreign world as dangerously utopian. Brazil, whose recent protests have important policy could we expect if he This has obvious implications decisive factor in their economic drivers (as did, of course, the Arab becomes prime minister? The for the transatlantic relation- Spring uprisings), suggests how ominous this Labour leader has said rela- ship. Miliband admires America, development could be. That reversal of the tively little about international but not blindly so. He has often success or failure. stimulus policies could negatively impact affairs so far: a few comments said, with reference to Iraq, that global commodity prices (as demand slows) made during his leadership cam- our alliances should be shaped BY DAVID ROTHKOPF will only compound the problem in emerging paign, a handful of responses to by our values, not the other way economies that depend on resource exports. government statements in the round. he president of the United States Of course, the most important emerging House of Commons, but not yet a This poses little difficulty is in Africa. Nelson Mandela is on economy is China’s. The government there has set-piece speech or major policy as long as Barack Obama is in life support. John Kerry is in Israel. begun — with remarkable swiftness for a new intervention. the White House. But the issue US President Barack Obama TSyria festers. America is somehow regime — to dial back its irrational-exuber- Of course, prioritising domes- could easily become a live one if a shocked that its plan to rely on the goodwill ance-with-Chinese-characteristics. But should tic politics is a golden rule of Republican with neocon leanings of the Taliban and Hamid Karzai to solve exposed. Bernanke made a conscious deci- it move too quickly or not quickly enough and/ opposition. Tony Blair, whose succeeded him in 2017. Afghanistan’s problems isn’t working. Edward sion to start preparing the markets for this or should US tightening increase pressure on legacy was ultimately defined by He has already shown a will- Snowden seems to have spent the past week next phase months ago, when he announced the economy (as there are fewer dollars in the foreign policy, didn’t make his ingness to take a different line playing in the Moscow road company version that once the US jobless rate hits 6.5 per- system to invest in potentially risky places first major speech on the subject from Washington by advocat- of the Tom Hanks movie “The Terminal.” cent, the Fed will begin tightening its money like China), one of China’s several internal until the start of the 1997 elec- ing recognition of a Palestinian Yet somehow, in my mind’s ear, I hear the policies again. Then, last week, he suggested economic bubbles (banking, real estate, etc.) tion campaign. state, so I expect that Miliband ominous music that normally accompanies the that the tripwire might be seven percent and could burst. The resulting disorder could, in If anything, Miliband has a would choose to be a Wilson approach of an animatronic shark, suggesting that the Fed might start winding down its turn, spook global markets and particularly clearer sense of where he stands rather than a Blair. there is a bigger story out there — one whose $85bn-a-month bond-buying spree sooner hurt emerging economies. on the major international issues Miliband’s project to reform dorsal fin broke the surface in the past few than expected. And, again, economic crunches often pro- than Blair did at the same point democratic capitalism has an days, one that is slowly circling us. Investors, behaving like “feral hogs,” in the duce political unrest. If that unrest were in his leadership. He also has important external dimension You saw hints of the story in the financial colourful words of the smart Dallas Fed chief among disgruntled Chinese citizens in Chinese more experience. As a former in another sense as well. markets as they slipped and stumbled from Richard Fisher, detected “a bad scent” and streets, it would have repercussions far beyond environment secretary, Miliband Its success will require signifi- Shanghai to Lower Manhattan. You have seen went after it, pressing markets to price in the borders of China. Indeed, a “Chinese has already handled major inter- cant changes to the structure of other elements of it in the streets of Istanbul interest-rate hikes well earlier and higher than Spring” would instantly be the biggest story in national negotiations on behalf globalisation as we have come to and Rio. You heard it alluded to in the words of those the Fed meant to suggest were coming. the world, a potentially epochal game-changer of Britain. know it. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Meanwhile, in China, authorities were mak- that would have the planet holding its breath. That’s something very few New rules are needed to stamp Almost simultaneously, you saw it in the ing less credit available in an effort to let some While Egyptian- or Turkish-style unrest leaders of the opposition can out tax havens and other abuses actions of Chinese officials cracking down on of the air out of the bubble in Chinese banking, may not seem imminent in China, President claim: not Blair, not Cameron, that have allowed multinational the loose credit policies that had created an which has been fuelled by the aggressive prac- Xi Jinping seems to be conscious of the not even Thatcher. Inevitably, companies to shift tax burdens asset bubble in their underregulated, lend- tices of the shadow banks. This spooked Asian stakes, and his policies — like those of Brazil’s much of Labour’s thinking about from the rich to the rest. first-ask-questions-later world of shadow markets and later world markets, which were President Dilma Rousseff — suggest that he foreign policy is framed by the Finally, the significance banks. already uneasy because of Bernanke’s com- recognises the need to address popular com- experience of Iraq. Miliband attaches to reaching Yes, the big story of 2013 — and likely 2014 ments, and the results were big stock market plaints about corruption, cronyism, and endur- When Miliband used his agreement on issues such as and 2015 — is also the big story of 2008 and losses, bond market turmoil, and jitters that ing inequities. first leader’s speech to say that climate change, energy secu- 2009: the financial crisis, which is far from remain through today. Nonetheless, even with enlightened leaders, Labour had been “wrong” to take rity and global economic reform over. When I talk to current and former But this past week’s tremors only hint at the international system has not evolved to Britain to war in 2003, he wasn’t means that he will retain a Obama administration officials who had the problems to come. These problems take the point that there are anything but informal just referring to its illegitimacy. strong preference for multi- responsibility for responding to the financial several forms. The first is purely economic mechanisms to help coordinate such a massive He was also making an impor- lateral diplomacy over narrow crisis, they do credit the Bush administration’s — the consequence of reversing the stimulus. policy shift. tant point about the purpose and bilateralism. comparatively swift and politically courageous Taking $10tn out of the economy will inevi- We may all be in the same worldwide eco- utility of military force. As he Miliband may not have set out steps with slowing the free-fall of 2009, but tably force up interest rates and, if not timed nomic boat and leaders may be in touch with wrote a few months later: “the his big international vision yet, they argue that two-thirds of the most impor- properly, could easily derail fragile recoveries. each other more than ever before, but domes- neocons were wrong to think we but it’s already possible to see tant steps were taken in the months after (Indeed, if Bernanke, who has managed much tic factors drive how monetary policies like could impose democracy at the the building blocks of what his Obama became president. of this crisis masterfully, misplays this last these will play out, and therefore the possibil- point of a gun”. foreign policy is likely to con- That is because almost certainly the most phase, his repeated signalling of a coming turn ity of misalignments is real. Miliband certainly isn’t sist of: judicious and realistic critical step taken to keep markets from in policy will rank right up there with Bush’s In other words, change is on the horizon — opposed to military interven- in the use of military power; cratering during the crisis and to help them “mission accomplished” in the pantheon of change that could have economic and political tion as a matter of principle – he Atlanticist without being sub- recover thereafter — the decision to pump the premature declarations of success.) consequences that touch every corner of the supported the use of air power servient to the US; values-based global economy full of stimulus dollars — has The United States, where a recovery world. How the current crop of international in Libya, for example. and strong on human rights; yet to fully play out. We have seen the benefits seems to be gaining steam and the economy leaders manages it will likely determine how But he is clear-minded about multilaterally engaged in the of pumping $10tn into economies worldwide, is fundamentally strong, might be able to history judges them. the conditions that ought to pursuit of common solutions to of making money easily available, of wrestling withstand a little bad timing or market skit- And the degree to which they realise that apply. Force should be a last global problems; and pragmati- interest rates to the floor and holding them tishness. But other economies — economies they are dependent on one another may be resort. cally pro-European. down. that have benefited from the unprecedented the decisive factor in their success or failure. There should be clear multi- It will certainly be distinctive But we have yet to see how draining that global stimulus that was led by the Fed and That may be why I can’t get that damn shark lateral authority and achievable in reflecting his outlook and warm economic bubble bath from our tubs the accompanying coordinated weakening of music out of my head. military goals. And the pur- experience. is going to make us feel and what it leaves the major global currencies — might be much WP-BLOOMBERG pose should be to save lives and THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Over 22 million sign anti-Mursi petition President, family ‘move’ into Cairo HQ of the Republican Guard; Army says could intervene if violence flares

CAIRO: More than 22 mil- 10 injured in a blast at a protest in lion Egyptians have signed a Port Said. petition calling for the coun- Adding to the tension, eight try’s Islamist president to step lawmakers from the country’s down, the youth group leading interim legislature announced the signature campaign said their resignation yesterday to yesterday on the eve of planned protest Mursi’s policies. mass protests aimed at forcing The focus of today’s protests is Mohammed Mursi from office. Mursi’s Ittihadiya palace in Cairo. The planned demonstrations, As a precaution, the president which could plunge Egypt once and his family are reported to again into a dangerous round of have moved into the Cairo head- civil unrest, reflect the growing quarters of the Republican Guard, polarisation of the nation since the branch of the army tasked Mursi took power, with the presi- with protecting the president and dent and his Islamist allies in one presidential palaces. camp and seculars, liberals, mod- With expectations of violence erate Muslims and Christians on running high, the military has the other. dispatched troops backed by “Our petition has gathered armoured personnel carriers to 22,134,465 signatures,” Mahmud reinforce military bases on the Badr, the spokesman of the oppo- outskirts of cities expected to be sition Tamarod (Arabic for rebel- flash points. lion) group said yesterday. In Cairo, additional forces were This figure is higher than the deployed to military facilities in number of people who voted for the suburbs and outlying districts. Mursi in last year’s presiden- Army troops are also moving to tial election — 13.23 million, or reinforce police guarding the city’s 51.7 percent of the ballots cast. prisons to prevent a repeat of the Previously, Tamarod said 15 mil- nearly half dozen jail breaks dur- lion people in Egypt had signed ing the chaos of the 2011 uprising. the petition demanding that the Opposition protests have Opposition supporters gather for a demonstration against President Mohammed Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood in Tahrir Square yesterday. president step aside. sparked counter-demonstrations Mursi supporters have dis- by the Muslim Brotherhood and rally of a few thousand outside a missed the petition as invalid, its Islamist allies that have trig- mosque. The protests would only American college student killed insisting that only elections can gered often bloody clashes across get violent if Brotherhood sup- decide whether a head of state the country. porters provoked it, Abdelhamid stays or goes. His term of office Mursi, 62, stands accused by his Nada, a 32-year-old accountant, is due to end in 2016. critics of failing the 2011 revolution said. “If they are foolish enough, in violence taught English: Kin Mursi, meanwhile, sought that brought him to power and of they will do it, and if they do it, to project a business-as-usual ignoring nearly half of the elector- we will win.” ALEXANDRIA: An American col- and planned to live and work there in the image yesterday, meeting with the ate of around 50 million who did Many of Mursi’s opponents now lege student stabbed to death during a pursuit of peace and understanding,” read defence and interior ministers to not vote for him last year. call openly for Egypt’s army to protest in Egypt was in the country to the statement, that asked for privacy in a review preparations to protect the Rival protesters in Cairo insist intervene, as it did when it pushed teach English to children and improve time of grieving. protesters and vital state facilities they want to avoid bloodshed dur- out Mubarak in 2011 and imposed his Arabic, his family said. Pochter was looking forward to begin- during today’s demonstrations. ing mass rallies against Mursi, temporary military rule. The mil- Andrew Pochter (pictured), 21, from ning his junior year at Ohio’s Kenyon In the past week alone, at least but both are clearly ready for a itary says it would step in if the Chevy Chase, Maryland, died after being College and had planned to study abroad in seven people have been killed in confrontation. As the opposing situation today got out of hand. stabbed in the chest on Friday here, where Jordan next spring, according to the state- clashes between the president’s sides vie for the revolution’s man- In the latest reminder of the anti-government protesters stormed an ment. A statement from Kenyon College supporters and opponents in cities tle, Mursi’s Islamist supporters near lawlessness that has plagued office of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood. said Pochter was interning in Alexandria in the Nile Delta, while on Friday have set up checkpoints around the Sinai Peninsula bordering “As we understand it, he was witnessing with AMIDEAST, an American non-profit protesters ransacked and torched a Cairo rally, recalling the human Gaza and Israel since the 2011 a protest as a bystander and was stabbed organisation that runs education and as least eight Brotherhood offices chains that protected protesters revolt, a senior security official by a protester,” said a statement from the development programmes in the Middle across the country. during the 2011 uprising that top- officer was assassinated yester- family. Egyptian officials said he was car- East and North America. Two people, including a 21-year- pled Hosni Mubarak. day in the coastal city of El-Arish rying a small camera. A State Department spokeswoman con- old American student, died in the “We will defend the revolu- as he arrived home from work. Pochter’s family said he had travelled to Alexandria firmed that Andrew Pochter was killed on Friday in port city of Alexandria when pro- tion, we will defend legitimacy,” Police Brig Mohammed Tolbah for the summer to teach English to 7- and 8-year-old Alexandria. “We extend our deepest condolences to testers stormed a Brotherhood a banner with a picture of Mursi was instantly killed and his driver Egyptian children and to improve his Arabic. his family and friends,” Marie Harf said. office. A third man was killed and reads above a stage set up at the seriously injured. AGENCIES “He had studied in the region, loved the culture, AFP

Tunisia protest HRW urges EU to Rowhani hints will balance press for Bahrain hardline, reformist demands activists’ release DUBAI: Iran’s president-elect at home and Iran’s isolation abroad DUBAI: Human Rights Watch Hassan Rowhani said yesterday — after being sidelined under yesterday urged European that he would appoint ministers Ahmadinejad, who by law could not Union foreign policy chief from across its political spec- run for a third consecutive term. Catherine Ashton to secure the trum as Iranian voters had cho- “The future government must release of Bahraini opposition sen a path of moderation over operate in the framework of activists ahead of an EU-Gulf extremism. moderation ...(and it) must avoid Cooperation Council ministerial His victory in the June 14 extremism, and this message is for meeting in Manama. vote has lifted hopes of a thaw everyone,” Rowhani, a former chief The New York-based rights in Iran’s antagonistic relations nuclear negotiator, said in a speech group called on Ashton in a state- with the West that might cre- carried live on state television. ment to “pursue with Bahrain the ate openings for defusing its “The next cabinet will be trans- immediate release of 13 high-pro- nuclear dispute with world factional ... This government is not file activists and others detained powers. Rowhani has pledged a obligated to any party or faction, or imprisoned for peacefully exer- more conciliatory approach than and will work to choose the most cising their rights”. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, under qualified people from all sides and Currently 13 opposition leaders whose belligerent presidency the factions, under conditions of mod- are serving prison terms for play- Islamic Republic drew ever more eration and temperance.” Tunisian protesters wave banners and their national flags as they shout slogans in front of the National ing a role in an uprising in Bahrain punishing international sanctions. Analysts say Rowhani, a mid- Constituent Assembly (NCA) in Tunis during a demonstration against a draft law aimed at excluding former in 2011 led by the Shia opposition. Rowhani’s pledge of an inclusive ranking Shia cleric who has held regime officials from taking part in future elections and against the ruling Ennahda Party, yesterday. The A court handed down life sentences cabinet could reassure conserva- sensitive security posts since the to seven of the accused, including tive hardliners who look askance 1980s, enjoys an insider status Islamist-led government in power has been pushing for the controversial law. rights activist Abdel Hadi Khawaja at the endorsement he was granted and close relationship with theo- who also holds Danish national- by reformists in the election. cratic Supreme Leader Ayatollah ity, and gave the others jail terms In turn, reformists will hope to Ali Khamenei, and may be able to ranging from five to 15 years. regain some political influence — build bridges between factions to Lotte Leicht, EU director at with the aim of easing repression yield reforms. REUTERS Human Rights Watch, said it was Kerry extends peace mission vital for Ashton and EU mem- ber states to raise the issue. “If JERUSALEM: US Secretary An Israeli official involved good, it was interesting.” State human rights are truly at the cen- of State John Kerry extended in the talks said Kerry’s visit Department officials said Abbas tre of the EU’s foreign relations... his Middle East peace mission could yield an announcement and Kerry met privately for about then the high representative and Five dead in Somali port city yesterday, shuttling between that Israeli and Palestinian del- two hours before advisers joined member states need to show it at Jerusalem and Amman for egates would meet under U.S. them. the EU-GCC meeting by vigor- MOGADISHU: At least five “From our side, five have died more talks with Palestinian and and Jordanian auspices. “There “US efforts are continuing (but) ously pressing for the release of people have been killed in two and 20 others were injured,” Israeli leaders on reviving their is such a possibility, but it is not until now no results that can lead the Bahraini activists,” she said. days of fighting in a strategic Ibrahim Saiid, a commander in a stalled negotiations. certain,” the official said. A US to the resumption of negotia- Ashton is set to chair the joint Somali port city, a militia com- militia backing Hirale, said, add- Cancelling a scheduled trip official declined to comment. tions,” a Palestinian source, with EU-GCC meeting in Manama with mander said yesterday, despite ing that the Ras Kamboni militia to Abu Dhabi, Kerry flew from Direct Israeli-Palestinian nego- knowledge of the talks, said. Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh talks to end a leadership row behind Madobi had also suffered Jerusalem to the Jordanian capi- tiations broke down in late 2010 in It was unclear whether Kerry Khaled Al Khalifa, in an annual aimed at stopping a slide back an unknown number of casualties. tal Amman for yet another meet- a dispute over Israel’s settlements would be able to announce a consultation examining key issues into broader clan warfare. Worried that the clashes could ing with Palestinian President in the occupied West Bank and resumption of talks before his and ways of boosting cooperation. The threat of the kind of clan spread and undermine fragile Mahmoud Abbas. He returned East Jerusalem, territories that scheduled departure for Asia Syria’s civil war and rising ten- fighting that tore Somalia apart over security gains secured by African later via Tel Aviv to see Israeli Palestinians want within a future today, but US officials have com- sions in Lebanon and Iraq will top two decades has hung over the city peacekeepers in the battered Prime Minister Benjamin independent state. pared his shuttle diplomacy to the agenda, an EU statement said of Kismayu since Ahmed Madobe, nation, the United Nations called Netanyahu for the third time. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Henry Kissinger’s Middle East yesterday. It said that “the EU leader of the Ras Kamboni militia, for an immediate halt to fight- “Because Secretary Kerry’s Erekat greeted Kerry yesterday peace efforts in the 1970s. will shortly deploy a comprehen- was chosen by a regional assembly ing and said talks should resolve meetings on the peace process at Abbas’s residence in Amman Kerry saw Netanyahu for several sive package of assistance, with an in May to lead Jubaland and its port. the dispute. “At the same time remain ongoing in Jerusalem and before the president joined them. hours on Thursday as well as on additional ¤400m in humanitarian Dozens of people have been as this new fighting has broken Amman, we will no longer be able Abbas and Kerry had met in Friday and had a Jewish Sabbath and non-humanitarian support for killed in sporadic fighting since out, contacts are underway to put to make a stop in Abu Dhabi,” Amman less than 24 hours earlier. dinner with Peres. Kerry has said Syria and neighbouring countries”. then between backers of Madobe together an inclusive process to State Department deputy spokes- Erekat asked how Kerry’s he would not have returned to the “The EU’s objective remains to and a rival claimant to the leader- defuse tensions,” the top UN dip- person Marie Harf said. Kerry sessions with Netanyahu and region so soon if he did not believe end the suffering of the Syrian peo- ship, Barre Hirale, who is widely lomat in Somalia, Nicholas Kay, had apologised to the United Arab President Shimon Peres on Friday he could make progress. ple through a political settlement,” seen as having the backing of the said in a statement. Emirates for his change in plans. went. Kerry responded: “It was REUTERS it added. AFP federal government in Mogadishu. AFP SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

South Sudan’s Assault on Homs prompts vice president Thousands protest set to visit opposition plea for help

Khartoum DAMASCUS: Syria’s armed army siege for around a year. Homs, forces battered rebel-held parts of the third largest-city in the country, KHARTOUM: South Homs city yesterday with air raids, was one of the first to join the revolt in Taksim Square Sudan’s vice president shelling and a ground offensive that against President Bashar Al Assad’s will visit Sudan today, prompted the opposition to issue a regime more than two years ago. both sides said yesterday, desperate plea for foreign military The opposition National Coalition Turkey to investigate killing of demonstrator marking the highest-level intervention. called on fighters of the rebel Free talks between the long- “Warplanes carried out two con- Syrian Army to “close ranks in the ISTANBUL: Thousands of time African foes since secutive raids against areas under face of Assad’s recent brutal attacks protesters marched to Taksim Khartoum threatened to siege in Homs city, as well as car- on Homs”. Square yesterday chanting slo- stop cross-border oil flows. rying out heavy shelling against “Syria is in danger of disintegra- gans against the government Relations hit a new low the same districts,” said the Syrian tion as Assad’s forces supported by and police after security forces three weeks ago when Observatory for Human Rights. The Iran, Russia and Hezbollah militias killed a Kurdish demonstrator Sudan said it would halt Britain-based Observatory described launch a fierce offensive on the city in southeastern Turkey. South Sudanese oil exports as “unprecedented” the all-out of Homs,” it said in a statement. The protest had been planned passing through the north shelling concentrated on the neigh- “The National Coalition calls on as part of larger unrelated anti- for shipment abroad within bourhoods of Khaldiyeh, Bab Hud, battalions of the Free Syrian Army government demonstrations that 60 days unless Juba ended Hamidiyeh and Bustan Al Diwan. to come to the aid of Homs with all have swept through the country support for rebels operat- Regime forces were using mor- means possible. since the end of May, but became ing across the border. Juba tar shells, rockets, tank shells and “We also emphasise the need for a voice of solidarity with the denies the claims. heavy artillery in the assault, said the immediate effective and decisive Kurds after Friday’s killing. The neighbours, which monitoring group, which relies on a actions by ‘Friends of Syria’ includ- “Murderer police, get out of fought decades of civil network of sources on the ground for ing through establishing a no-fly zone Kurdistan!” some protesters wars that ended in 2005, its reports. and carrying out military strikes chanted. “This is only the begin- came close to war in April Observatory director Rami Abdel against Assad’s basic military bases.” ning, the struggle continues. The Protesters shout slogans during an anti-government demonstration at 2012 when tensions over oil Rahman said troops were trying to A security source in Damascus murderer state will pay!” Turkish Taksim Square yesterday. pipeline fees and disputed storm Khaldiyeh and that fighting confirmed fierce fighting was under forces killed the man and wounded territory escalated. was underway around the Old City, way in Homs. 10 others when they fired on a the Turkish state, and it risks people!” people shouted in both South Sudan’s Vice two districts that have been under AFP group protesting against the con- derailing the nascent peace Turkish and Kurdish. Most of the President Riek Machar will struction of a gendarmerie outpost process. protesters dispersed after a couple arrive in Khartoum today in the Kurdish-dominated region. Around 10,000 protesters of hours, with a group of around for a two-day visit, Sudan’s The incident, in the Lice dis- descended on Taksim, which has 1,000 remaining near the square. state news agency SUNA trict of Diyarbakir province, been the centre of weeks of anti- The Kurdish tensions come at a said. He will meet Sudan’s appeared to be the most violent government demonstrations, but time of increased vigilance among First Vice President Ali in the region since a ceasefire were prevented from entering the Turkish security forces after the Osman Taha, it said, add- declaration in March by jailed square by riot police. Many in the anti-government protests in ing that South Sudan’s Oil Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah crowd sat in the roads leading to Istanbul, Ankara and other cit- Minister Stephen Dhieu Ocalan in a decades-old con- the square after being denied entry. ies in which four people have died Dau and other ministers flict between his fighters and “Long live the brotherhood of the and thousands have been injured. would also join Machar. The protests, which had largely A South Sudanese offi- died down over the past week, cial confirmed the visit. Complaint against CNN’s Amanpour have emerged as the biggest pub- The dispute threatens lic challenge to Prime Minister to hit supplies to Asian ANKARA: A pro-government Turkish newspaper yesterday said Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 10-year buyers such as China that it had lodged a formal complaint against CNN International rule. He has dismissed the pro- National Petroleum Corp, and its anchor Christiane Amanpour for their “false” coverage of testers as pawns of Turkey’s ene- India’s ONCG Videsh and the anti-government protests that have rocked Turkey. mies and has called supporters to Malaysia’s Petronas, which “We filed a complaint on Thursday against CNN and Amanpour on back his party in municipal elec- run the oilfields in both charges of inciting the public to hatred and enmity by making false tions next year. countries. news,” Takvim daily news director Mevlut Yuksel, who submitted the Turkey’s Interior Ministry Diplomats said they petition to an Istanbul prosecutor’s office with his lawyer, said. said inspectors would investigate doubted Sudan would The newspaper in the petition accuses the US broadcaster and the Friday’s incident, which it said close the two cross-border veteran journalist of “denigrating state organs, using the freedom of had involved up to 250 people export pipelines because its expression in uncontrolled and infinite ways and causing damages attacking the construction site. economy has been suffer- to public property by provoking the populace through false news to It said the death resulted from ing without South Sudan’s join protests.” AFP warning shots fired to disperse pipeline fees. the crowd. REUTERS REUTERS SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Snowden has Obama meets family of ailing Mandela not weakened Africa’s future is in young hands: US President; stun grenades fired at protest in Soweto president, says

JOHANNESBURG: US Pres- that the triumph of Nelson ident Barack Obama met the Mandela and this nation speaks Susan Rice family of his “inspiration” to something very deep in the Nelson Mandela in South Africa human spirit — the yearning for WASHINGTON: The incom- yesterday but was unable to see justice and dignity that tran- ing US national security adviser the anti-apartheid legend who scends boundaries of race and has dismissed claims that the remains critically ill in hospital. class and faith and country,” he surveillance whistle-blower Edw- Despite tentative signs of an added. ard Snowden has weakened US improvement in the condition of Obama said before arriving he President Barack Obama and the 94-year-old icon, who has been did not need “a photo-op” with damaged American foreign policy. in intensive care for more than Mandela, whom he meet briefly Susan Rice, the outgoing three weeks, Obama decided not in 2005, and the White House US ambassador to the United to visit Mandela for fearing of dis- yesterday ruled out a meeting Nations, said it was too soon to turbing his “peace and comfort”. between the two men. judge whether there would be any Instead Obama met privately Zuma said Mandela remained long-term repercussions from the with relatives of his fellow Nobel in “critical but stable” condition intelligence leaks by the former peace laureate, including two in hospital, where he was admit- National Security Agency con- daughters and several grandchil- ted on June 8 with a recurring tractor, which were published by dren, and spoke by telephone with lung infection, expressing hope the Guardian. Mandela’s wife Graca Machel. that he would improve. Rice rejected suggestions that “I expressed my hope that Welcoming the US president to Snowden’s disclosures had made Madiba draws peace and comfort South Africa on the second leg Obama a lame duck, damaged from the time that he is spending of his tour, he said Mandela and his political base and hurt US with loved ones, and also expressed Obama were “bound by history” foreign policy, saying: “I think my heartfelt support for the entire as the first black leaders of their that’s bunk. I don’t think the family as they work through this respective nations. “You both diplomatic consequences, at least difficult time,” Obama said, using carry the dreams of millions of as they are foreseeable now, are Mandela’s clan name. people in Africa,” Zuma said. that significant. Machel said she had “drawn But the US leader was not “I think the United States of strength from the support” greeted so warmly by all South US President Barack Obama at a town hall-style meeting with young African leaders at the University of America is and will remain the offered by the Obama family. “I Africans. Riot police fired rub- Johannesburg, in Soweto, yesterday. most influential, powerful and am humbled by their comfort and ber bullets and stun grenades at important country in the world, messages of strength and inspi- around 300 hundred anti-Obama who came with her daughters, 20 prison. Think about hardships represents the new generation,” the largest economy, and the larg- ration which I have already con- protesters in Soweto. and 12. South Africa’s last apart- and the struggles and being away Tshepo Mofokeng, 43, said. “I’m est military, [with] a network of veyed to Madiba.” In Pretoria, supporters have heid president FW de Klerk cut from family and friends,” Obama sure he will be welcomed here as alliances, values that are univer- Speaking earlier in Pretoria, been gathering outside Mandela’s short a visit to Europe because of said at a town hall style meeting an African.” sally respected.” where Mandela lay fighting for hospital to offer prayers for the the ailing health of his co-Nobel at a university in Soweto. Mandela may be out of sight, Rice’s comments came after it his life in a nearby hospital, man who negotiated an end to prize winner. “There were dark moments but his influence is palpable on emerged on Friday that the plan Obama praised the “moral cour- decades of white minority rule. Obama’s three-nation tour is that tested his faith in humanity, Obama’s tour of Senegal, South to spirit Snowden to sanctuary age” of South Africa’s first black A wall of handwritten prayers aimed at changing perceptions but he refused to give up.” Africa and Tanzania. in Latin America appeared to president. “The struggle here has become the focal point for that he has neglected Africa since As Obama spoke, police broke A visit by Obama today to be unravelling, amid tension against apartheid, for freedom, South Africans paying tribute to his election in 2008, while also up a protest by about 300 people Mandela’s former jail cell on between Ecuador’s government Madiba’s moral courage, his coun- the father of their nation, with countering China’s growing eco- critical of his anti-terror policies Robben Island, off Cape Town is and Julian Assange, the founder try’s historic transition to a free singing and dancing by day and nomic influence in the resource- who burned US flags and por- expected to be laden with sym- of WikiLeaks, who is holed up in and democratic nation, has been candlelight vigils at night. rich continent. traits of the US president. bolism. Obama will then visit the country’s London embassy. a personal inspiration to me. It “I’m here this morning to give Obama told young Africans Many Soweto residents, how- former Archbishop Desmond has been an inspiration to the my prayers. It’s important because that the future of the continent ever, welcomed Obama as a “fel- Tutu’s youth foundation HIV cen- CORREA-BIDEN TALKS world,” Obama said after talks Mandela is so important to us “is in your hands” and urged them low African”. “To me, Madiba tre before delivering the central Meanwhile, Ecuador President with President Jacob Zuma. South Africans and Africans,” to use Mandela as a model for represents an older and perhaps speech of his African tour at the Rafael Correa said yesterday “The outpouring of love that said Tokozile Sibalo, 50, a recep- political leadership. more traditional generation University of Cape Town. that he has spoken with US we’ve seen in recent days shows tionist at an Internet company “Think about 27 years in of black leaders, while Obama AFP Vice President Joe Biden about Snowden, and that the American official asked Ecuador to reject the fugitive intelligence leaker’s asylum request. Correa said Ecuador would UK far-right consult with the United States US online child privacy rules to get stricter before making a decision but leader arrested that ultimately it is up to Quito WASHINGTON: Toughened consent. This would prevent chil- Endorsing groups include the for marketing. “We don’t think whether to grant asylum to the on banned US regulations on online pri- dren from getting “re-targeting” American Academy of Child COPPA (the new rules) will be young man. Correa said the con- vacy for children take effect ads, which are based on browsing and Adolescent Psychiatry, the enough to protect children from versation took place on Friday, march: Group tomorrow, offering new protec- history. Consumers Union and the Center the onslaught of the Facebook as Biden called and “passed on tions amid the growing use of “This is an important vic- for Science in the Public Interest. business model,” he said. a polite request from the United mobile apps and social networks tory for privacy rights on the The rules also apply to mobile Implementation could lead to States to reject the request”. LONDON: The leader of the far- by youngsters. Internet,” said Jeffrey Chester of apps and “plug-ins” similar to some confusion because strict Correa said he told Biden, “Mr right English Defence League The new Federal Trade the Center for Digital Democracy, the Facebook “like” button used limits apply only when websites Vice president, thanks for call- (EDL) was arrested yesterday Commission rules are being hailed which spent four years lobbying on millions of websites, but with are “directed” at children. Some ing. We hold the United States in after breaching a police order by some as a milestone, but crit- for the new rules. “There is no limitations. critics claim this could stifle high regard. We did not seek to banning a march to the London ics claim they could stifle the more secret tracking or behav- Third-party plug-ins will be some websites by forcing them to be in this situation. Do not get the site where a soldier was mur- growth of child-friendly websites ioral tracking,” he said. “Online responsible only where they have demand age verification. idea that we are anti-American, dered last month, the group said. and services. services can’t secretly follow a “actual knowledge that they are Some say the rules may have as some ill-spirited media outlets Scotland Yard had warned The rules from the US child around the Web and target collecting personal information little impact because children are are doing.” Tommy Robinson and other EDL watchdog, in updating the the child with advertising” based from users of a child-directed often more tech-savvy than their Correa said he explained to members they faced arrest if they 1998 Children’s Online Privacy on the youngster’s profile. site,” according to the FTC. parents and find ways to circum- Biden that Ecuador cannot proc- went ahead with a planned walk and Protection Act, include stricter Nineteen public health, con- Although the new rules are vent controls. ess Snowden’s asylum request rally at the barracks in Woolwich, privacy protections for children sumer and digital rights groups aimed at protecting children on “It’s incredibly easy for kids” to because he is not physically in the southeast London, where Lee Rigby under 13 by expanding the defini- endorsed the new rules, telling the social media, the biggest social get around age verification, said South American country. “When was hacked to death. Two British tion of “personal information” to FTC they are “necessary to protect network, Facebook, is mostly unaf- Stanley Holditch, online safety he comes to Ecuadoran soil, if in converts to Islam are due to stand include geolocation data, as well children and assist parents in light fected because its policies don’t expert at McAfee, which recently fact he ever does, and we have to trial over the murder in November. as photos, videos and audio files. of the growing use of computers, allow children under 13 to join. released a study showing that 85 process the request, the first peo- Police said the EDL’s plans They also ban “behavioural mobile phones, and tablets, the Chester said this remains a percent of US children between ple whose opinion we will seek is risked causing “serious public dis- advertising” directed toward chil- increasing amount of data that is concern because of Facebook’s 10 and 12 used Facebook. that of the United States,” he said. order” and told the group to hold dren without parental notice and collected through these devices.” “sophisticated data tracking” AFP THE GUARDIAN/AFP their rally, timed to mark Armed Forces Day in Britain, near par- liament in central London. The EDL campaigns against Glastonbury fest what it says is the spread of radi- cal Islam in Britain. But it has been accused of Islamophobia and African troops in Mali to pass previous rallies have ended in clashes with anti-fascist groups. Despite the police warning, Robinson went ahead with a baton to UN peacekeepers sponsored walk through the cap- ital with EDL co-leader Kevin BAMAKO: United Nations sol- Kazura, formerly second in com- threat” and “still have sup- Carroll, aimed to raise money for diers will take over from African mand of African Union troops in port networks and recruitment a children’s cancer charity. troops in conflict-scarred Mali Sudan’s western Darfur region, structures in place”, Ban said in a The movement said both were from tomorrow, making up will lead the force. report published on June 9. arrested as they entered Tower the organisation’s third-largest The majority of his soldiers will The UN mission is due to play Hamlets, an east London borough peacekeeping force by the end be Africans already stationed in a key role in presidential polls with a sizeable Muslim commu- of the year. Mali but China has offered to sup- announced for July 28 but the elec- nity and a large mosque, on their A 12,600-strong force will ply more than 500 troops in what tion commission has raised doubts way to Woolwich. take over security duties from would be its biggest contribution over its ability to stage a free and Footage on Sky News television French troops who entered Mali to UN peacekeeping. fair vote with such short notice. showed Robinson being hand- in January to halt an Islamist Sweden will send around 70 The commission’s president cuffed and taken into a police van, advance and help the government troops for a maximum of one year Mamadou Diamountani said this although police could not immedi- re-establish its authority over the while Norway is to contribute 25 week it would be “extremely dif- ately confirm the arrest. “Tommy vast country. soldiers and police. Bangladesh is ficult” to get up to eight million Robinson & Kev Caroll arrested for France is winding down its thought to have offered the larg- voting cards to the electorate in obstructing the police and carted deployment from its peak of est non-African contingent of up a country where 500,000 people off,” the EDL said in a statement on nearly 4,500 but is to keep up to to 1,000 troops although no deal have been displaced by conflict. its Facebook page, accusing police 1,000 troops in Mali and they will has yet been confirmed. He also highlighted the insta- of acting like the Nazi Gestapo. maintain responsibility for mili- Araud said the French gov- bility in the northeastern town The government had already tary strikes against the Islamists. ernment would start reducing of Kidal, which is occupied by banned two US political bloggers “Security conditions are satis- the 3,200 troops currently in Tuareg separatists and still has no from entering Britain to attend factory, no major attack has been Mali from the end of August. UN army presence despite a ceasefire the EDL rally. Pamela Geller and recorded against the Malian and leader Ban Ki-moon has raised between the transitional govern- Robert Spencer, who set up Stop Festival goers watch a band play at the Park stage on the fourth African forces, and most impor- fears that the peacekeepers could ment and the rebels. The UN has Islamisation of America and oper- day of the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts tant, despite what certain people face guerrilla attacks and has called on member states to con- ate the website Jihad Watch, were near Glastonbury, southwest England, yesterday. The sun was out for feared, the political process has highlighted the lack of equipment tribute critical resources, includ- forbidden from entering Britain experienced a very positive evo- and training among the West ing personnel and equipment, to Britain’s world-renowned festival, drying the mud underfoot as tens of on the grounds their presence lution,” France’s UN ambassador African troops already in Mali. ensure that it can support Mali thousands waited for the first ever performance by the Rolling Stones. would “not be conducive to the Gerard Araud said. Armed militias “retain the in implementing the accord and public good”. AFP Rwandan General Jean-Bosco capability to pose a significant preparing for the elections. AFP SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Indonesia: Haze fires Thai attack greatly reduced Affected areas shrink to quarter of peak size

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: He said the affected areas on companies burn Sumatra’s forests Indonesia said yesterday that Sumatra island had dropped to and peat lands to clear land for fires across giant rainforests 4,081 hectares, about one quarter agricultural use. which caused Southeast Asia’s of the size from when the fires However, this year has been worst air pollution crisis in were at their peak this month. the worst since 1997-1998, when years had been greatly reduced “In other words, through a com- haze caused an estimated $9bn in and were coming under control. bination of efforts on the ground losses in economic activity across Indonesian Foreign Minister and from the air, in terms of seed- Southeast Asia. Marty Natalegawa gave the ing clouds and water bombing and Shanmugam, the Singaporean assessment after briefing his propitious and friendly weather, I foreign minister, gave an upbeat counterparts from neighbouring guess things are becoming more assessment of the trilateral talks Singapore and Malaysia, the two under control,” he said. yesterday, describing the discus- countries most affected by the “But we must continue these sions as “extremely positive”. toxic smoke. efforts... this is a commitment The issue is expected to be fur- “The situation is more positive,” by the Indonesian government ther discussed when the annual Natalegawa told reporters after to ensure that we address this Asean talks officially get under meeting Anifah Aman of Malaysia problem.” way today, ahead of wider Asia- and Singapore’s K Shanmugam at The so-called “haze” is an Pacific meetings involving the an Association of Southeast Asian annual concern as traditional United States, China, Russia and Thai soldiers inspect a damaged military truck at the site of a roadside bomb attack in Yala province, southern Nations (Asean) annual gathering slash-and-burn farmers and mod- other heavyweights. Thailand. Suspected Muslim rebels killed eight soldiers in the bomb attack yesterday. in Brunei. ern corporate palm oil plantation AFP Troubled Xinjiang hit by more violence BEIJING: More than a hun- people. China called the incident the People’s Daily — said “trou- Chinese authorities have dred people, riding motorbikes a “terrorist attack”. blemakers” gathered at religious increased security in Urumqi, and wielding knifes, attacked Xinjiang is home to the venues before riding on motor- Global Times said. a police station in China’s eth- mainly Muslim Uighur people cycles to attack a police station Photographs on Chinese nically divided western region who speak a Turkic language. in the city’s Moyu county. microblogs showed dozens of of Xinjiang, state media said Many of them chafe at what Authorities are counting military trucks with riot police yesterday, in the latest unrest they call Chinese government the number of casualties and patrolling the streets. to hit the region in the past restrictions on their culture, searching for suspects, the The increased security comes week. language and religion. China Global Times said. almost a week before the fourth The attack in the remote says it grants Uighurs wide- In a separate incident, some anniversary of the July 2009 desert city of Hotan, a heavily ranging freedoms and accuses 200 people attempted to “incite riots in Xinjiang that pitted ethnic Uighur area, comes two extremists of separatism. trouble” at a major shopping Uighurs against ethnic Chinese, days after the region’s deadli- In the latest incident, the area in Hotan, the newspaper resulting in nearly 200 people est unrest in four years that Global Times — owned by Chinese said. It said police defused the being killed. resulted in the deaths of 35 Communist Party mouthpiece, situation. REUTERS

Chinese media warns Philippines of ‘counterstrike’ BEIJING: Chinese state- Communist Party, came as the “accomplice,” the editorial said. “If the Philippines continues media accused the Philippines Association of Southeast Asian It added that the Philippines to provoke China... a counter- of using the Asean group of Nations (Asean) was due to was guilty of “seven sins,” includ- strike will be hard to avoid,” the nations as an “accomplice” in meet in Brunei, with disputes ing the “illegal occupation” of editorial said. the violation of its sovereignty in the Sea expected to dominate parts of the Spratly Islands, Philippine Department of claims in the South China Sea discussions. The Philippines, strengthening control over dis- Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul yesterday, and warned of a which has sought closer ties puted coral reefs, inviting foreign Hernandez said in a statement potential “counterstrike”. with Washington amid ter- companies to develop oil and gas that “there is no place in the The editorial in the overseas ritorial disputes with Beijing, resources in disputed waters, relations of civilised nations to edition of the People’s Daily, the “calls on the United States as and promoting the “internation- use such provocative language”. mouthpiece of China’s ruling ‘patron’” and uses Asean as an alisation” of the Sea. AFP

China denies changing policy on Dalai Lama

BEIJING: China denied changing its stance on exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama yes- terday, after reports said Beijing had relaxed its poli- cies of publicly denouncing him and banning worship of his image. “Our policy towards the Dalai Lama is clear and consistent, and has not changed,” China’s state bureau of religious affairs said. “If the Dalai Lama is to improve his relations with China’s govern- ment, he must drop his separatist position.” No radio broadcast ban, says Cambodia PHNOM PENH: Cambodia yesterday denied it had banned foreign radio broadcasts in the run-up to next month’s election. This week, local FM radio stations were ordered to provide “neutral” coverage of election campaigning and to temporarily suspend broadcasting Khmer-language programmes made by foreign stations. But Chhum Socheat, an official at the information ministry, said yesterday “we do not ban broadcast by foreign radios”. Malaysia ends operation to flush out Filipino gunmen KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities yester- day announced that an operation to flush out armed Filipino militants from an eastern state was over, four months after the intruders landed on Borneo island, sparking a security crisis. A security zone has been set up with troops permanently stationed along the coastline where the gunmen landed — previously known for its lawlessness and lax border control. Police investigate Philippine MP who shot himself MANILA: Police are investigating an outgoing Philippine politician after he shot himself in parlia- ment. Benjo Benaldo is being probed after shooting himself in Congress, where firearms are banned, with a pistol whose permit had expired. Benaldo was alone in his office late on Thursday when he shot himself in the chest, narrowly missing his heart. The legislator was rushed to hospital where he is out of danger. AFP SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Cameron’s peace talks push thwarted Zardari’s stand on negotiations with Taliban unchanged KABUL: British Prime to get the Taliban to talk peace. a long-anticipated office in Qatar, Minister David Cameron flew Speaking at a joint news con- making a meeting with the Afghan into Afghanistan yesterday to ference in Kabul after a visit to state and the Taliban a possibility. try to inject momentum into British troops in the southern Those talks collapsed within days stalled peace talks, but left province of Helmand, he said after Karzai objected to the man- empty-handed after the Afghan the moment to pursue peace had ner in which the office was opened, president said his country could come. however, and Taliban militants break up if a deal was done with “There is a window of opportu- later attacked central Kabul. the Taliban. nity and I would urge all those who Yesterday, Karzai said he hoped Cameron, who hosted President renounce violence, who respect the peace talks could begin as soon as Hamid Karzai for talks in constitution, who want to have a possible. But he complained about February about Afghanistan’s voice in the future prosperity of foreign peace plans, sounded a future, has cast himself as an this country to seize it,” he said. defiant note against the United honest broker able to use Britain’s His comments come barely States, and warned of the dangers relations with Afghanistan’s a week after the United States of doing a deal with the Taliban. President Asif Ali Zardari meets British Prime Minister David Cameron in Islamabad yesterday. influential neighbour, Pakistan, revealed the Taliban were to open He also made it clear he was sceptical of Pakistan’s motives in the peace process. after 2014 after Washington said among other things — and allow- are coming home,” he said. West should have talked to “Any system that is imposed it was ready to talk to the Taliban ing the Karzai government to roll Cameron arrived in Islamabad on us ... the Afghan people will and the Qatar flap. Karzai accused back some changes to pave the later yesterday for talks with reject,” he told a news conference the Americans of duplicity. way for talks with the insurgents. Pakistani President Asif Ali insurgents in 2002: General inside his palace. “Delivering a Yesterday, he said he had held Cameron said he was working Zardari focussing on the Afghan KABUL: The West should have negotiated with the Taliban province or two to the Taliban a video conference with President to try to persuade both countries peace process. more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled, Britain’s will be seen by the Afghan people Barack Obama to discuss the they needed to cooperate, but said “The president welcomed efforts senior general in Afghanistan said yesterday after recent efforts as an invasion of Afghanistan, as matter, and that the US leader only “some” progress had been being made for finding a peaceful to start peace talks collapsed in ignominy. an effort from outside to weaken had told him he hoped a deal made. solution to the long drawn conflict General Nick Carter told the London-based Guardian newspaper and splinter this country.” could be struck by October. Cameron also used his Afghan in Afghanistan. He expressed the that an opportunity to bring peace to Afghanistan was missed when When a reporter asked Karzai’s response was ambigu- visit to reinforce the message hope that the efforts made would the Taliban were on the defensive in 2002 after they were ousted Cameron why he was willing to ous. “I noted and reminded him that British troops really would also take into account legitimate following the 9/11 attacks. “The Taliban were on the run,” he said. talk to the Taliban at the same (Obama) that Afghanistan con- be pulling out next year and that concerns of all the stakeholders,” “At that stage, if we had been very prescient, we might have spot- time as British soldiers were tinues to hold its unchangeable only limited financial and other Zardari’s spokesman, Farhatullah ted that a final political solution... would have involved getting all fighting the insurgents, Karzai principles. If these conditions are aid would be made available to Babar, said. Afghans to sit at the table and talk about their future.” praised the question. met, the nation of Afghanistan Afghan forces after that time. In February, Cameron hosted Carter, deputy commander of the Nato-led coalition, said A British source said Karzai will definitely be ready to agree A senior military source had Zardari and Karzai to agree on Afghanistan’s problems were political issues that “are only ever remained “furious” about the to a security agreement with the said earlier that Western troops a road map for peace with the solved by people talking to each other”. opening of a Taliban office in US,” he said. would have to undertake follow- Taliban. “First of all, people like to negotiate from a position of strength, and Qatar this month replete with Karzai’s stance underlines a on missions after 2014 that could During his two-day stay in secondly I think the opponents of Afghanistan would like to appear its own flag and plaque, symbols dilemma for the West. last up to five years. Islamabad, the British premier to compel the international community’s withdrawal,” Carter said. that he felt accorded the Taliban As it prepares to pull its troops But Cameron suggested no will hold talks with the top “I don’t think it’s surprising that we are seeing spectacular a degree of global legitimacy. out next year, it is caught between British soldiers would be involved. Pakistani leadership including attacks in Kabul and a continuance of attacks elsewhere.” The Afghan leader suspended wanting to safeguard its legacy in “There will be no (British) his counterpart Nawaz Sharif, a AFP talks on a long-term security deal Afghanistan — improved women’s combat troops after the senior Pakistani official said. to keep US troops in Afghanistan rights and access to education end of 2014. British troops AGENCIES

Pakistan cuts interest rates Huge funds, huge waste in Afghan aircraft unit: US official ISLAMABAD: The govern- ment of Pakistan has slashed WASHINGTON: The Pentagon capacity — in both personnel 70 percent of critical maintenance unit to full strength, SIGAR said. or maintain, and a requirement interest rates on various is spending $771m on aircraft numbers and expertise — to for the Russian Mi-17 helicopters “These challenges include find- for DOD to support the wing — products of National Savings for Afghanistan in a project operate and maintain the exist- as well as logistic management. ing Afghan recruits who are liter- at a cost of more than $100m per Schemes (NSS) in line with that is at risk in part because of ing and planned SMW fleets,” It also said just seven of 47 pilots ate and can pass the strict, 18- to year — for years to come.” the reduction in the discount a lack of literate, non-insurgent the Special Inspector General for assigned to the Afghan SMW 20-month US vetting process, a The Pentagon funded the Mi-17s rate unveiled by the State recruits, an inspector warned Afghanistan Reconstruction said were “fully mission qualified to process that attempts to elimi- through a contract with Russian Bank of Pakistan (SBP). yesterday. in a damning report on the unit’s fly with night vision goggles, a nate candidates that have associa- arms firm Rosoboronexport, According to an announce- The Afghan Special Mission progress. necessary skill for executing most tions with criminal or insurgent despite Congress imposing a ban ment made by CDNS yes- Wing (SMW) was created in SIGAR is responsible for counterterrorism missions.” activity,” according to the report. on US cooperation with the com- terday, as a consequence of July 2012 with help from the US assessing and controlling how US Just 86 of 385 required engi- “We maintain that moving for- pany because of its arms deals reduction in the discount rate Department of Defence, which government funds are being spent neers and fewer than a quarter ward with the acquisition of these with the Syrian regime. by SBP, the government has has committed to replace the on reconstruction in Afghanistan. of the 188 pilots are in place, and aircraft is imprudent,” it added. The Pentagon circumvented revised downward interest unit’s fleet of 30 ageing Russian It determined that US defence the Pentagon and Nato training Such a large purchase “could the ban by using funding left over rates on NSS for investment helicopters with 48 new aircraft. contractors, not Afghan military missions in Afghanistan do not result in wasted funds, more air- from fiscal year 2012. made on or after July 1, 2013. But “the Afghans lack the personnel, are performing up to have a sufficient plan to bring the craft than the SMW can operate AFP The revision comes in the backdrop of current market scenario and in accordance with the government’s policy to provide market based com- petitive rate of return to the Female speaker to be hope Pakistan to review execution policy investors of national savings. Domestic helps for breast cancer survivors KARACHI: As the clock ticks shall have the power to grant par- still needs parliament’s approval. and the hours go by, some 6,000 don, reprieve and respite, and to Pakistan is believed to have one to be registered ISLAMABAD: Having undergone treatment for breast cancer, Dr Pakistani prisoners on death row remit, suspend or commute any of the largest populations of con- Fehmida Mirza, former speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly are waiting to hear the verdict sentence passed by any court, tri- demned prisoners and inmates ISLAMABAD: The (the lower house), has announced that she is joining the Pink Ribbon on how much longer they have to bunal or other authority.” on death row in the world — 7,164 National Database and Movement to become a beacon of hope for breast cancer survivors. live. President Asif Ali Zardari When officials at the presi- according to official prison records. Registration Authority Breaking the smokescreen of social taboo associated with breast had granted a stay on execution dency were asked, they denied The Human Rights Commission of (Nadra) of Pakistan has pre- cancer in Pakistan, a well-known figure has shown courage to stand of death row convicts until June knowledge of anything substan- Pakistan records 8,000. pared a plan for registration up and share her story. 30 this year. tial being on the president’s table The issue is more under the of servants working in houses Dr Mirza said breast cancer was one of the many forms of cancer, Since 2008, none of the jailers regarding this. spotlight in Karachi, Pakistan’s in the federal capital, Nadra so it should be seen as a disease rather than being associated with across the country had to shed a According to the presidency, most volatile urban hub, where sources said. sexuality. And it was important to create awareness among women as red handkerchief because Zardari after the passage of 18th amend- a petition was filed by the Sindh The Interior Ministry yes- early detection improves the chances of survival. had granted a stay on executions ment, once an ordinance is prom- High Court Bar Association plead- terday gave a nod to Nadra’s She shared her experience and encouraged other women to support reportedly when he took charge ulgated by the president, it needs ing to direct the government for proposal and directed its imple- the cause for the good of everyone. in September 2008. vetting by the parliament to be execution of the convicts on death mentation. A large number of “It means so much to me to be part of a breast cancer awareness Article 45 of the 1973 endorsed, extended or validated. row in Sindh to bring peace to the people are working as domestic campaign. I wholeheartedly support efforts for the vital work of spread- Constitution empowers the presi- Once it gets proved, it goes to commercial hub of country, which servants in the capital. These ing awareness and engaging in the work undertaken by Pink Ribbon dent to pardon or remit convic- the presidency through the law is torn by frequent target killings. servants come from different Campaign,” she said. INTERNEWS tions. The article reads, “President ministry to get promulgated, but INTERNEWS parts of the country and pose a potential risk of theft and rob- bery due to lack of identification. Lahore protest British era Pakistanis to face oil prices coins found ISLAMABAD: Silver coins hike in new financial year believed to be over a century old were found in the rubble ISLAMABAD: Another blow to masses is on the cards as the Oil of a house in a village in the and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has recommended that the Pakistani district of Layyah government increase petroleum prices by Rs3.66 per litre from July in the south of Punjab prov- 1, 2013. ince, it was learnt yesterday. Sources said that the regulator had recommended to the Ministry of The coins were found in a Petroleum and Natural Resources an increase in the price of petrol by centuries-old locality, Basti Rs2.66 per litre, high octane blending component (HOBC) by Rs2.36 Malana, where resident Khuda per litre and high speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.66 per litre. Bakhsh had demolished his Likewise, the regulator has also recommended an increase in the ancestral mud house to build price of light diesel oil by Rs3.04 per litre and kerosene oil by Rs2.50 a new one. per litre. The rise in POL price is to be passed on to end consumers Bakhsh dumped the rubble mainly because of the rise in the GST to 17 percent from 16 percent, on the banks of Bhagal canal. to be effective from July 1. Some villagers who were bath- The new price of petrol is likely to be Rs102.43 per litre, that of high ing there found the coins. Civil society activists hold candles at a protest against the killing of foreign tourists, in Lahore yesterday. speed diesel Rs108.26 per litre, kerosene oil Rs96.29 per litre, light AGENCIES Islamist gunmen shot dead 10 foreign trekkers earlier this month. diesel oil Rs99.17 per litre, and HOBC Rs126.77 per litre. INTERNEWS SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary Confusion over death toll in Uttarakhand Assembly speaker says 10,000 killed in floods

DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI: Confusion prevailed over the death toll in the Uttarakhand rain-flood tragedy with the state assembly speaker claim- ing over 10,000 people had per- ished as union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said 900 people had died. Indian Air Force choppers evacuated over 800 stranded people from Badrinath as it continued to rain in the state. Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal caused a flutter with his claim of the death toll having crossed 10,000. Kunjwal told reporters that Sikh devotees pay their respects at the the Golden Temple in Amritsar yesterday on the 174th death anniver- during his earlier tour of the flood-devastated areas of the state sary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Singh was also known as ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ or Lion of Punjab and is remembered Soldiers carry an elderly pilgrim from an Indian Air Force helicopter at he had put the death toll at 5,000- for uniting Punjab as a strong nation and his possession of the Koh-i-noor diamond. Born in Gujranwala in Joshimath yesterday, after he was evacuated from Badrinath in Uttarakhand. 6,000. “But after hearing accounts 1780, he was the ruler of the Pakistani Punjab province and died in 1839. of the people coming down from the mountains and that of people dropping food for stranded vil- The incessant and intense rains calling me up and seeing the piles lages in Rudraprayag, Chamoli that hit Uttarakhand over three of bodies, I feel the toll could be and Uttarkashi districts, which days from June 14 triggered flash well over 10,000.” were cut off after the floods. floods and landslides, leading to Home Minister Shinde clarified A total of 26 IAF aircraft hundreds of deaths, while hun- Floods spreading in Assam that the toll was 900 according formed part of the operations dreds are missing. to the information with him. He yesterday, said officials. According to reports, a team of GUWAHATI: More areas have also been inundated by floods However, the flood situation added that the complete figure on The IAF airlifted the last 12 experts from the Archaeological were flooded in Assam yes- forcing the district administra- might turn worst as water level the deaths was not out yet and pilgrims from Harsil. “There is Survey of India (ASI) is to visit terday due to surging waters tion to open three relief camps, in major rivers like Brahmaputra it would take some days for that. no more evacuation to be done the Kedarnath temple to assess of Brahmaputra river and its the ASDMA officials said adding and Jia Bharali are still showing Shinde said 105,000 people had from there. Pilgrims from Harsil the damage to the ancient struc- tributaries, which continued that over 700 people are taking a rising trend at many places in been evacuated so far from the have been completely evacuated,” ture due to floods. to swell due to incessant rains shelter in the camps. the flood-hit districts. flood-hit areas. an official told IANS. In a related development, in Arunachal Pradesh, officials More than 8,000 people have The waters in the Brahmaputra “We will do combing operations The IAF airlifted 842 pilgrims Congress vice president Rahul said. There was no report of been affected by floods in Dhemaji river have already been flowing now to see if anyone is left out.. from Badrinath and will continue Gandhi yesterday met the fam- casualties. and Tinsukia district taking the over the danger mark in some the roads are broken, there is no its operations in the sector for the ily members of Indian Air Force Several villages in Assam’s number of total flood-affected areas and are showing a rising communication.. it will take some next two days, he added. (IAF) officer Akhilesh Kumar river island Majuli were sub- people in five districts of Assam to trend. “Standing crops have been days,’ he added. On Friday, Home Minister Singh who was among the 20 merged since Friday night. over 19,000, ASDMA officials said. affected in over 1,200 hectares Uttarakhand Chief Minister Shinde had said the rescue efforts people killed in Tuesday’s chop- Officials of the Assam State Although floods have damaged across the state since last few Vijay Bahuguna has termed would be completed in another per crash in Uttarakhand. Gandhi Disaster Management Authority roads and houses and breached weeks,” the flood bulletin released Kunjwal’s claim as “inaccurate”. fortnight. attended the cremation of the (ASDMA) said that fresh areas in embankments at several places, by the ASDMA said yesterday, IAF choppers rescued more The National Disaster junior officer and is said to have Tinsukia district have been inun- yet there is no human causalty adding that the floods have also people from Badrinath where Management Authority (NDMA) assured all help to the family. The dated since Friday. in the floods so far this year, the affected over 10,000 animals and pilgrims were stranded. has put the number of villages hit MI-17 V5 helicopter crashed with More areas of Dhemaji district officials said. poultry. IANS The IAF choppers are also air by the tragedy at over 2,000. 20 personnel on board. IANS Trinamool may move SC to hold polls ahead of Ramadan

KOLKATA: With the West Muslims. “We always wanted “Don’t offices remain open dur- Bengal panchayat polls slated the panchayat polls to be con- ing the month of Ramzan?” asked to be held during Ramadan cluded before Ramzan sets in, Pandey. starting in mid-July, the ruling but because of the SEC, all our The opposition Left Front and Trinamool Congress yesterday efforts have gone in vain,” said the Congress alleged that the said it may move the Supreme Urban Development Minister state government had adopted Court to end the exercise before Firhad Hakim. time-wasting tactics to hold the the Muslim holy month. The The apex court Friday directed elections without proper security. opposition parties blamed the the panchayat elections be held “We have been repeatedly ask- government for the “inconven- July 11, 15, 19, 22 and 25. The polls ing the government to ensure the ience” that may be caused to the were earlier scheduled to be held polls are not held during Ramzan, minorities. in three phases from July 2. The but it chose not to pay heed to our The State Election Commission Muslim holy month begins in the requests. They should have raised (SEC) refused to be drawn into second week of July. the matter before the Supreme the matter. Chief Minister Mamata Court, but inexplicably they did “With the polls slated to be Banerjee expressed discontent not,” said Leader of Opposition conducted during the month of with the court ordering the polls Surjya Kanta Mishra. Ramzan (Ramadan), we are plan- be held during Ramadan. Left Front spearhead CPI-M’s ning to appeal before the Supreme “We did not want it. But some- state secretary Biman Bose said: Court seeking an order for the times, we have to accept under “The current regime had cre- conclusion of the elections before compulsion when there is a court ated uncertainty over the polls the holy month sets in,” Trinamool order,” Banerjee said. by repeatedly ignoring the SEC’s MP Kalyan Banerjee said here. State Election Commissioner recommendations.” Banerjee, who appeared as a Mira Pandey said the panel had “They delayed matters so as to counsel for the Bengal govern- no comment to offer on the issue. hold the elections without arrang- ment in the legal battle against She said the poll process would ing for proper security. The SEC SEC over the panchayat polls, said have to be completed by follow- finally went to the Supreme Court if the polls were conducted during ing all directives of the Supreme which intervened to announce the Ramadan, it would inconvenience Court. “The verdict is very clear.” schedule,” he said. IANS

Six held for Court rejects review jewellery heist plea in sex scandal KARWAR (KARNATAKA): Six inter-state dacoits were IDUKKI (KERALA): A court bus conductor and was later con- arrested in Karnataka yes- here has dismissed a review fined and sexually assaulted for 45 terday for looting gold orna- petition filed by the victim in days by 42 men. ments valued at millions of the Suryanelli sex case seek- The victim had demanded fur- rupees from a jewellery shop in ing the inclusion of Rajya Sabha ther investigation into the case in Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur June Deputy Chairman P J Kurien as the light of new disclosures, after 24, a police official said here. an accused in the case. Dharmarajan, the lone accused “The dacoits were nabbed The Thodupuzha sessions court in the case, who was absconding after their car was intercepted said there was nothing new in the after securing bail, was caught by at Baleguli cross near Ankola petition and all aspects had been Kerala Police a few months ago (30km from Karwar) on a tip- looked into earlier. from Karnataka. off from the Rajasthan Police,” The woman approached the Dharmarajan, ahead of his district Superintendent of Police court after her petition was not arrest told a TV channel, about R Dileep told IANS. admitted in a lower court in the alleged involvement of Kurien The accused are Prakash, Idukki district in March. in the case. Sujeeth Farooq, Hamza Kunhali, The sex scandal took place He, however, testified in the Parvat Singh and Abdul Sattar. at Suryanelli in Idukki district court last month that his earlier Karwar is on the west coast of in January 1996, when the then remarks were made under the Uttara Kannada district, about 16-year-old was allegedly threat- influence of alcohol and gave a 520 km from Bangalore. IANS ened, abducted and abused by a clean chit to Kurien. IANS SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Border talks Bollywood drama with China ‘constructive’ Second stage of 3-phase process

BEIJING/NEW DELHI: recent landmark visit to India India and China held two days of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. of border talks in a “produc- They discussed regional and glo- tive, constructive and forward- bal issues of mutual interest,” the looking atmosphere”, including statement said. on maintaining peace and tran- Menon called on Li Friday. quility on the nearly 4,000km Li has been quoted as say- boundary that saw a three- ing that China and India have week standoff earlier this year. “enough wisdom” to resolve their The June 28-29 talks in Beijing differences. were led by their special repre- “China and India, as strategic sentatives — India’s National partners and friends, have enough Security Adviser Shivshankar wisdom to resolve their differ- Menon and Chinese State ences. Both sides should view the Councillor Yang Jiechi. border issue from an overall and The two officials “continued strategic perspective,” Li said on their discussions on a framework Friday during his meeting with for a resolution of the boundary Menon in Beijing. Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha and actor Imraan Khan during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi Film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai 2 in question, which constitutes the Li called on the two sides to Mumbai, late on Friday. second step of a three-stage proc- strengthen communication in a ess”, said a Ministry of External bid to narrow their differences Affairs statement in New Delhi. on the border issue and work “As directed by the prime together to safeguard peace Malegaon blasts accused questions probe ministers of India and China, the and stability in the border area, special representatives also dis- Xinhua reported. cussed the maintenance of peace “I hope the representatives MUMBAI: An accused in the into the September 8, 2006 blasts “Whatever has been done by the Bombay High Court for refer- and tranquility in the India-China of the two sides could coordi- 2006 Malegaon blasts case yes- that killed 37 people, mostly the NIA, under the guise of fur- ence, if needed. border areas including possible nate closely and contribute more terday questioned the validity Muslim pilgrims, and injured ther investigation is totally bad The NIA is expected to file its additional confidence building effective work to promote new of investigations into the case over 100. in law and hence the material reply in the matter July 22, said measures, ways and means of progress in the negotiations,” Li by the National Investigation He contended before MCOCA collected by the NIA has no legal Jamiat Ulama-E-Maharashtra strengthening existing mecha- said. Agency (NIA)and termed the Special Judge Y D Shinde that sanctity,” Singh said in his appli- (AM) legal advisor Shahid nisms for consultation and coor- The incursion by Chinese probe as “illegal”, a lawyer said the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism cation before the Special MCOCA N Ansari, who is representing dination on border affairs and troops that began April 15 had here. Squad had already filed a Court. two other accused in the case— methodology to enhance the figured prominently in talks Blasts accused Dhan Singh, chargesheet in the case. Claiming that the evidence Mohammed Ali Alam Sheikh efficiency of communications between Premier Li and Prime nabbed by the NIA, along with Later, the case was earlier was collected by the NIA with- and Asif Bashir Khan, who have between the two sides,” it said. Minister Manmohan Singh dur- three others, moved the Special probed by the Central Bureau out authority, Singh sought that sought a discharge following the “The special representatives ing the former’s visit to New Delhi Court of Maharashtra Control of of Investigation (CBI) which agency’s probe be declared illegal. NIA’s new revelations after its also reviewed the status of bilat- in May. Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), also filed a supplementary He urged the MCOCA special investigations. eral relations in the wake of the IANS challenging the NIA’s fresh probe chargesheet. court to send his application to IANS

Honour for priest Countdown to Peace in Afghanistan, Iran vital to first midnight rocket launch India’s security, says Khurshid SRINAGAR: External Affairs care the deployments in Doha within,” Khurshid said. tomorrow begins Minister Salman Khurshid (Qatar) about the possibil- “Despite repeated invitations, said yesterday peace and sta- ity of a conversation and dia- India believes it must restrain CHENNAI: The countdown bility in Afghanistan and Iran logue between the Taliban and itself to a point which is consist- for the first midnight launch are essential for the security of Afghanistan”, Khurshid said. ent with our philosophy that the of an Indian navigation satel- India as the two countries pro- The external affairs minis- Afghan people must chose their lite July 1 began yesterday at vide access to the central Asian ter said that India had made it own destiny,” the minister said. Sriharikota rocket launch cen- region that abounds in hydro- clear to the US and the European Jammu and Kashmir Chief tre in Andhra Pradesh and is carbon wealth. countries that the peace talks in Minister Omar Abdullah also progressing smoothly, a senior Khurshid said this while deliv- Afghanistan must be led by the addressed the international official said. ering the inaugural address at a Afghan government and control- conference. “The 64.5 hour countdown for three-day international confer- led by it. He said this was the “Srinagar International India’s first navigational satel- ence on Central Asia at Kashmir desire of the Afghan government Airport exists only on paper as lite IRNSS-1A began at 7.11am University here. as well. no international flight operates today (Saturday). It is progress- The theme of the conference is “It was not possible for any- from here,” Omar regretted. He ing smoothly,” a senior official “Cooperative development, peace body from outside to conjure a said Srinagar airport could only at the Indian Space Research The Archbishop of Delhi, Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, after receiving the and security in Central Asia: chal- successful peace architecture for truly become an international air- Organisation (ISRO) told IANS. pallium (a narrow band vestment) from Pope Francis as he celebrates lenges and prospects”. Afghanistan or any other part of port if Pakistan allowed use of its According to the ISRO offi- the mass on the feast of Rome’s patrons saints, Peter and Paul in Saint “We have been watching with the world. Peace must come from airspace. IANS cial, this is the first time India Peter Basilica, Vatican City, yesterday. is launching a rocket from its soil around midnight — the rocket launch is fixed at 11.41pm tomorrow. “We have had late evening and early morning launches. But this Rupee fall may prompt NRI bond issue soon is the first time ISRO is launching a rocket around midnight,” the official said. here is no doubt in prospects. The stock markets portfolio investments of a short- a capacity to sell up to $30bn from interest rates unchanged would He said ISRO chairman anybody’s mind about have zoomed by unprecedented term nature. Indian banks hold the foreign exchange reserves and help prop up the rupee as well K Radhakrishnan is expected the vast potential and margins at the end of the week, around $55bn in NRI deposits may go for an NRI bond issue of as any bonds issue. The govern- to have a brief meeting with the Tinherent strengths of spurred by a global risk rally and under various schemes. In 2011- up to $20bn. The report said that ment is unwilling to raise sover- media at the rocket port aboout the Indian economy. One of the some unpopular but necessary 12, NRIs deposited around $11bn report said that five-year money eign bonds itself but will prefer 12.45am Tuesday. major pull-backs, though, is the decisions by the Indian govern- in Indian banks compared with can be raised by issuing the 7 to the SBI to raise dollars through The official said the launch country’s poor infrastructure. ment such as revising gas prices. $3bn annually on an average in 9 per cent coupon bonds to stabi- long-term bonds. The SBI had time has been fixed taking into It was more than three years Minister Ravi himself has the previous five years. According lise markets, just as it was done raised forex earlier, too, through account the orbit and inclina- ago at the annual conclave of non- acknowledged the potential of the to analysts, the NRIs’ appetite in 1998 and 2001. The country’s the Resurgent India bonds the tion at which the satellite will be resident Indians (NRIs) that the Indian diaspora for Indian depos- banks had raised $4.8 bn through India Millennium Bonds. injected. Minister in-charge of Overseas which is esti- THE NR EYE its has increased the Resurgent India Bonds and According to reports, the bonds Around 20 minutes into the Indians’ Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, mated to gener- with the financial $5.5 bn from the India Millennium could be denominated in dollars, launch, the rocket Polar Satellite and senior minister Kamal Nath, ate an annual turmoil in the Deposits targeted at the diaspora pound sterling and the euro. Launch Vehicle-XL (PSLV-XL) who was looking after roads income equal to Moiz Mannan West. during the economic crisis years Officials said the difference this will eject the navigational satellite and highways, had spoken of a about 25 per cent However, in 1998 and 2001 respectively. time round would be that it would at an altitude of 501 km. major initiative to involve the of India’s gross domestic product according to official accounts, the Every round of volatility in the be specifically used for infrastruc- According to ISRO, the 1,425 diaspora in building the country’s (GDP). Yet, India’s growth story cumulative foreign direct invest- rupee causes a dent of up to $15 ture building and open to both kg navigational satellite IRNSS infrastructure. so far has been driven primarily ment (FDI) by NRIs is a modest bn to the forex reserves, and con- NRIs and other investors. (Indian Regional Navigational The idea of floating ‘diaspora by the energy and enterprise of $10bn, constituting less than five sidering where the reserves stand The interest on a non-resident Satellite System)-1A is intended bonds’ to raise money for many its domestic industry. “The role of per cent of the total FDI in India. right now, RBI can sell up to $30 on foreign currency denominated to provide terrestrial, aerial urgently required projects has the Indian diaspora in India’s eco- The government hopes to correct bn, the report said. long term infrastructure bonds and marine navigation services been on the radar for quite some nomic growth holds far greater this situation by offering more Meanwhile, the country’s eco- was subject to a concessional tax and help in disaster and fleet time. Now, it looks as if the plung- potential,” the Overseas Indians opportunities to the diaspora to nomic affairs secretary Arvind rate of 5 per cent in last year’s management. ing rupee has finally prompted Affairs Minister was recently participate in their homeland’s Mayaram was quoted by the budget. The satellite is one of the seven the Indian government to act quoted as saying. Lauding growth, development and pros- media as saying: “We are not This year, the budget has pro- constituting the IRNSS space on this. Top officials dealing with achievements of about 25 million perity. The planners say they are looking at bonds to support the posed to extend such conces- segment — a regional naviga- economic affairs have hinted that overseas Indians spread across seeking lasting, long term engage- currency. We are looking at bonds sion even where a non-resident tional system developed by India an issue of bonds for NRIs may 130 countries, he said the com- ment with the diaspora. for generally raising capital for deposits foreign currency in a designed to provide accurate posi- come sooner than later. This is munity can serve as an “impor- While agencies such as Bank infrastructure.” designated bank account and such tion information service to users good news for overseas Indians tant bridge” between the “home” of Amerca Merill Lynch aver Earlier last week chief eco- money as converted in rupees is within the country and up to who are already in the midst of and the world. that the proposed bond issue is nomic advisor Raghuram Rajan utilized for subscription to a long 1,500km from the nation’s bound- reaping the arbitrage benefits of a As per a World Bank report, to arrest rupee depreciation, gov- had hinted that the government term infrastructure bond issued ary line, ISRO said. weak rupee and relatively attrac- India with $69bn topped the list ernment officials have maintained might go in for NRI bonds to by an Indian company. This will The planned launch of tive bank deposit rates. Coupled of countries receiving remit- that the purpose is not limited raise some badly needed foreign help a non-resident to subscribe IRNSS-1A last month was put with this is a yet-to-recover real tances in 2012, followed by China to just that. A recent BofAML exchange. Finance ministry offi- to rupee denominated long term off because of a glitch. estate market which is offering ($60bn). Most of the investments report noted that the apex cials were quoted by the media as infrastructure bonds issued by an IANS excellent long term investment by overseas Indians are by way of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has saying that RBI’s decision to keep Indian compamny in India.

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DOHA: Qatar’s gross domestic increase of 0.8 percent over the 12.5 percent over the correspond- when compared to the estimate shows a fall in GVA of Q1, 2013 when in the first quarter of 2013. product (GDP) in the first quar- estimate of Q1, 2012 which was ing quarter of 2012 (QR7.38bn). in Q4, 2012. compared to previous quarter. The contribution of the ter of 2013 at constant prices at QR37.25. Compared to the previous quar- The GVA of the Trade, Hotel The Transport and Government Services which (price inflation adjusted GDP) is The GVA estimate of non- ter (Q4 of 2012), the growth of 1.6 and Restaurants sector is esti- Communication sector gener- includes the provision of public estimated at QR88.41bn which mining and Quarrying sectors percent has been seen in the GVA mated at QR6.36bn in Q1 of 2013 ated a value added of QR6.10bn in health, education and other mis- shows an increase of 6.2 per- in Q1, 2013, totalled QR50.86bn, of this sector. registering an increase of 10.5 Q1, 2013 against QR5.66bn in Q1, cellaneous services is estimated at cent compared to the estimate which shows an increase of 10.6 The growth in this activity has percent over the correspond- 2012 showing a rise of 7.9 percent. QR9.56bn in Q1 of 2013, which is of Q1 of 2012 at QR83.23bn. percent over the estimate of Q1, resulted from the double digit rise ing quarter of 2012 (QR5.76bn). However, compared to the previ- 9.4 percent higher than the esti- However, compared to the pre- 2012 placed at QR45.99bn. in the production of petrochemi- However, there has been a decline ous quarter (Q4 of 2012) the GVA mate of Q1 of 2012. vious quarter (Q4 of 2012) esti- An analysis by industry group, cals and gas-to-liquids (GTLs) of 11 percent in the GVA of this estimate is up by 2.5 percent. The quarterly GDP in the Q1 mate of QR87.07bn, there has comparing the performance in products. group when compared with the For Finance, Insurance, Real of 2013 at current prices is esti- been a growth of 1.6 percent, a Q1 of 2013 with the correspond- The GVA of the Construction previous quarter (Q4 of 2012) Estate & Business Services, the mated at QR185.30bn. This rep- press release by the Ministry ing quarter in 2012 [Year-on-Year sector at QR10.36bn in Q1 of estimate of QR7.15bn. GVA is estimated at QR10.1bn in Q1 resents an increase of 6.1 percent of Development Planning and Basis] and with the fourth quar- 2013 showing an increase of 11.7 This fall is caused mainly by sea- of 2013, showing an increase of 10.5 compared to the estimate of Q1 of Statistics said. ter (Q4) of 2012 is given in the percent when compared to the sonality seen in the sales of goods. percent when compared to the cor- 2012 placed at QR174.65bn. When The constant price GVA of following paragraphs. corresponding quarter of 2012 Besides this, the impact of high responding quarter (Q1) estimate compared to previous quarter Mining and Quarrying sector The GVA of Manufacturing (QR9.28bn). activity seen in the hotel and restau- of QR9.13bn in 2012. Compared to estimates of QR180.87bn, the in Q1, 2013 has been estimated sector is estimated at QR8.31bn The construction activity in Q1, rant sector in Q4, 2012, while host- the previous quarter (Q4 of 2012), increase is 2.4 percent. at QR37.55bn, which shows an in Q1, 2013 showing an increase of 2013 shows a rise of 6.3 percent ing major international conferences, there is an increase of 5.8 percent QNA TFI, Investra Open-outcry wheat trade acquire two UK properties Investments in logistics, distribution

DOHA: The First Investor Income Fund and Chief Executive (TFI), the investment bank- Officer of TFI said: “The UK ing division of Barwa Bank distribution, logistics and light- Group (BBG) and Investra industrial property sector has Investments LLC (Investra) historically outperformed the yesterday announced the first office and retail sector in gener- two property acquisitions of the ating income yield over the past United Kingdom’s distribution, 30 years and we believe this is the logistics and light-industrial right time to enter the market for income generating fund, which three to five year investment hori- was launched in April 2013. zon. I am confident that through TFI has partnered with TFI’s investment expertise and Investra for what is TFI and Investra’s specialised knowledge Barwa Bank Group’s first UK of the UK real estate market, we based investment initiative and will be able to capitalise on this the first major Shariah-compliant unique opportunity”. fund in the region of its kind TFI and Investra have put that invests in income-generat- together an institutional grade ing property in the distribution, investment programme in collab- Open-outcry wheat traders work on the floor of the Kansas City Board of Trade. Only a handful of the roughly three-dozen remaining Kansas City logistics and light-industrial sec- oration with Pelham Associates, a Board of Trade open-outcry traders will be moving 500 miles northeast to trade the contract in person, too few to cause a stir in the cavernous tor of the UK targeting net quar- long standing property manage- Chicago Board of Trade floor. terly dividends of 7-9 percent per ment firm based in the UK, and annum and capital appreciation internationally renowned lawyers, over three years. TFI and Investra tax advisors and administrators have seeded the fund with £10m to deliver best in class govern- (approximately QR56m) capital ance, investment management Poland economic from their respective balance and risk management. TFI and Mexico oil output slumps sheets. Investra will be continuing their policy to protect The fund’s first property investment program in the UK MEXICO CITY: Mexican publishing monthly export figures Mexico and private firms in acquisition is a manufacturing distribution, logistics and light- crude oil production slid to its in 1990. exchange for the latter taking on growth: Tusk warehouse located in Bilston, industrial sector until Q1 2014. lowest level in nearly two years Pena Nieto plans to boost pro- exploration and production risks. Wolverhampton, leased to one Zaid Randeree, Director of the in May, while exports were duction at Pemex by attracting Mexico, the world’s No. 7 oil CHORZOW: Prime Minister of the largest manufacturers of TFI Investra UK Property Income their weakest in more than two private investment to the com- producer, has seen output drop Donald Tusk said the govern- highway and road railing and bar- Fund and Managing Director of decades, official data showed pany, though he faces opposition steadily from a peak of 3.4 mil- ment will run an economy bal- riers, for an unexpired lease term Investra, said: “The strategy of yester. from traditionalists who have lion bpd in 2004. Over the same anced between fiscal discipline of at least 10 years and a gross the fund is to build a diversified Crude output at state oil accused him of planning to sell out period, export volumes are down and economic expansion, signal- yield of 9.1 percent. The second portfolio of well located properties monopoly Pemex, which President the industry to foreign oil majors. by over a third. Pemex officials ling it will not sacrifice growth property acquisition is a distri- sized between £2 to £10m, with Enrique Pena Nieto has pledged Pemex has been a source of did not immediately returns calls to spending cuts. bution warehouse located near remaining lease terms of 8 years to reform in the coming months, Mexican pride since the govern- seeking comment on the May out- The former communist coun- Glasgow in Scotland, leased to and yields of at least 8 percent, fell to 2.51 million barrels per day ment nationalized the industry put and export figures. try has posted nearly two decades one of the largest parcel distribu- with single tenancies and ten- (b/d) in May, its lowest level since in 1938, and reform of Pemex has If the country cannot find and of uninterrupted growth but its tion companies in Europe, for an ants with strong covenants. We September 2011, according to the long been fraught with difficulties. exploit new discoveries to replace economy began to slow sharply unexpired lease term of at least are pleased to have acquired the company’s data. The government aims to declining output at its largest, last year and growth fell to near 11 years and a gross yield of 9.9 first two properties and are plan- Oil exports dropped to 1.03 mil- present its Pemex plan by aging fields, Mexico risks becom- zero in the first quarter of 2013. percent. ning for two more acquisitions by lion b/d, the lowest level of crude September and officials say it ing a net importer of crude within Tusk said the government Khalid Al Subeai, Director of August 2013.” shipments since the national is likely to contain a blueprint a decade. would be flexible in its approach the TFI Investra UK Property THE PENINSULA energy information system began to allow profit-sharing between REUTERS to economic growth. “We will save but in a way that economic growth in Poland will be stronger than in the last months,” Tusk said at his Civic Platform party congress in south- New watchdog targets could force lending cuts: Barclays ern Poland. Poland announced in April it would not succeed in cutting its LONDON: Barclays warned telling banks they needed to have lending. The PRA gave Barclays with minor income effects, but an economic growth. Barclays and budget deficit this year below a it may have to cut lending if it a three percent leverage ratio, and mutual Nationwide, the only aggressive acceleration requirement Nationwide were the only two target of three percent of gross is forced to act quickly to meet and said Barclays fell short with other major lender to fall short, from the PRA would require addi- firms whose net UK lending was domestic product required by new financial targets imposed a ratio of only 2.5 percent after until the end of July to say how tional actions,” he said, adding that more than £1bn ($1.5bn) in the the European Union, leaving the by regulators, but the Bank of adjustments. they will improve. might include squeezing “lending to first quarter. A Bank of England country in the bloc’s excessive England said it will not accept The ratio measures capital Barclays Chief Executive the UK and other economies, which spokeswoman said in a statement: deficit procedure for another two any plans that hurt lending. against total loans and some Antony Jenkins said on Friday is something we want to avoid.” “We have made it very clear that years. Poland expects its deficit to The central bank’s Prudential bankers argue it penalises low- Barclays would achieve the target That creates a dilemma for any plans that restrict lending to be 3.5 percent this year and come Regulation Authority (PRA) risk, high-volume businesses by 2015 under its existing plans. the regulator, which is trying to the economy will not be accepted.” closer to 3.0 percent in 2014. last week surprised investors by like trade finance and mortgage “We have options to accelerate encourage banks to lend to revive REUTERS REUTERS SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

US regulators Gas prices to keep outperforming oil probe Honda Gas demand growth outstrips supply raising import prices, says QNB Group report Odyssey brake

DOHA: Gas prices are likely The US provided the main growth, producing an additional An important development by 8.7m t/y, as gas substituted for problem to continue to outperform contribution to production 3.0bn cubic feet per day (cf/d), in the gas market was that the lost nuclear power generation. oil prices in the near future, growth (1.0m b/d), driven by nearly half the net increase in volume of LNG exports (about a By May 2012 all of Japan nuclear DETROIT: US safety regu- according to QNB Group. shale oil developments which supply. Other major contribu- third of total traded gas) experi- plants had been closed for main- lators are investigating some Oil and gas exhibited oppo- helped deliver the largest annual tors to the growth were Norway enced its first ever annual decline tenance. Net demand growth in Honda Odyssey minivans site trends in 2012. Global oil increment ever in the US. Libya (1.2bn cf/d), Qatar (1.1bn cf/d) in 2012, falling by 0.8 percent to the rest of Asia totalled 9.2m t/y. because they can brake without production grew more rapidly followed closely behind, as pro- and Saudi Arabia (1.0bn cf/d). 241m tonnes per year (t/y). The Conversely, LNG demand fell the driver pressing the pedal. than consumption, whereas gas duction moved back towards The main declines in production largest decline was in Indonesia, substantially in the UK (by 8.2m The probe affects nearly demand growth outstripped pre-regime levels. Qatar was were in Russia, the UK, India and where LNG exports fell by 3.1m t/y), as it substituted LNG with 344,000 vans from the 2007 and supply. This meant that aver- also one of the major contribu- Indonesia. t/y, largely as a result of lower pipeline gas, mainly from Norway. 2008 model years. age gas import prices rose much tors, providing a 6.7 percent share These factors were supportive gas production in its Mahakam LNG imports also fell in the US, The National Highway Traffic more strongly than oil prices. of the growth in global supply, of gas prices. Whereas the aver- block. Algerian exports fell by France, Spain and Italy. The geo- Safety Administration said it has This relative trend is likely to largely from condensates linked age benchmark Brent oil only 1.9m t/y, continuing a long-term graphical shift in demand from received 22 complaints from own- continue in the near future, to higher North Field gas produc- rose by 0.9 percent in 2012, most trend of decline as insufficient the US and Europe to Asia is ben- ers about unexpected braking. In even though global demand for tion. Meanwhile on the negative major benchmark gas prices saw investment has caused gas pro- eficial for LNG exporters, accord- some cases, the vans braked while petroleum products is likely side, Sudan and Syria suffered much stronger increases. QNB duction to stagnate since 1999, ing to QNB Group, given that drivers were accelerating, cutting to soften in the months ahead, major stoppages due to conflicts, Group’s weighed average basket while domestic demand has con- LNG in Asia sells at a considera- the speed by up to 30 miles per according to QNB Group. a long-term North Sea oil decline of the three main benchmark gas tinued to grow. Egypt and the ble premium compared with most hour. Five people told the agency Data recently released in trend continued in Norway and import prices (Japan, Europe and UAE have faced similar dynamics other regions. Asia represented a that dealers found trouble in a British Petroleum’s (BP) Annual the UK and Iranian production the US) increased by 15.6 percent, in recent years, and are planning record 69.3 percent of global LNG steering angle sensor in the elec- Review of World Energy shows fell by 0.7m b/d, as sanctions bit. led by the Japanese LNG import to increase LNG imports even imports in 2012, compared with tronic stability control system. that global oil production grew by In contrast to oil, gas consump- price which averaged a record as they continue to export some 21.1 percent for Europe and just The agency said it has no 1.9m barrels per day (b/d) in 2012, tion growth of 7.1bn cubic feet per $16.6mBTU, while European gas LNG to meet outstanding con- 1.5 percent for the US. reports of crashes or injuries. an increase of 2.2 percent over day (cf/d, equivalent to 1.3m b/d imports reached $11.5/mBTU, the tracts. The bulk of supply growth Looking ahead, QNB Group Investigators will determine if the previous year and one of the of oil) outstripped production second highest on record after came from Qatar, where exports expects gas demand growth in the problem happens frequently largest increases in recent years. growth (6.1bn cf/d or 1.9 percent). 2008. The only exception was increased by 3.7m t/y, according Asia to continue to lead the enough to seek a recall. The agency However, consumption grew by East Asia led the demand growth, the US, where prices declined to the BP data. Smaller amounts global market. Demand growth opened the case this past Tuesday. less than half this amount (0.9m particularly given the impact of owing to the surge in domestic of new supply came from Russia in China and Southeast Asia is The problem is similar to one b/d), as higher demand in emerg- Japan’s shutdown of most of its production. However, US prices and Trinidad. likely to more than compensate that resulted in the recall of about ing markets was partly offset by nuclear power plants. have been picking up recently and On the demand side, there were possible reduction in other parts 250,000 vehicles worldwide in declining consumption in Europe The US was also the largest averaged $5.9/mBTU in the first significant shifts in the customer of the world. March. That problem was caused and the US. contributor to gas production quarter of 2013. base. Japan’s LNG imports grew THE PENINSULA by improper electronics and wir- ing in the electronic stability con- trol system, which automatically applies brakes to individual wheels Protest against wind farm if vehicles are out of control. In that case, Honda Motor Co RCS Mediagroup may recalled more than 183,000 vehi- cles in the US, including the Acura RL, Acura MDX and Honda Pilot SUV. It recalled another 56,000 split into three: Report in Japan, affecting the Odyssey, Legend, StepWgn and Elysion MILAN: RCS Mediagroup, the Pirelli, Italy’s biggest retail bank models. Also recalled were nearly publisher of influential Italian Intesa Sanpaolo and leading 8,000 vehicles in Canada, nearly newspaper Corriere della Sera, insurer Generali. 1,000 in Australia, about 300 in could be split into three units The group could then hive off Mexico and 70 in Germany. The after a capital hike that is activities linked to Corriere della vehicles were produced from changing the balance of power Sera and roll them into a new March 2004 through May 2006. among its shareholders, La company with La Stampa. A sec- Repubblica reported yesterday. ond unit could be built around Jordan Q1 growth The split, aimed at extracting sports newspaper Gazzetta dello value from the debt-laden com- Sport, while a third company rises to 2.6pc pany, could open the door to new would absorb the Spanish assets of investors, the Italian daily said in RCS, according to La Repubblica. AMMAN: Economic growth in an unsourced report. Fiat chairman John Elkann, Jordan picked up to 2.6 percent Fiat said on Friday it will who was named to the board of year-on-year in the first quarter almost double its stake in RCS to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in from 2.2 percent in the fourth 20.1 percent after a ¤400m capital May, could invite the Australian quarter, central statistics office increase that ends next week. media tycoon to take a stake in one data showed yesterday. The carmaker, which already of the three new companies, La The International Monetary controls Turin newspaper La Repubblica said. There is no plan Fund (IMF) said earlier this Stampa, will likely become the to tie up RCS with News Corp, a year it expects the economy to biggest shareholder in RCS as source familiar with the situation expand above 3 percent in 2013, other investors sell their rights said, adding that Fiat investment reflecting an increase in govern- and their stakes are diluted. in RCS aims to stabilise a wobbly ment capital spending, a recovery The controlling group of share- shareholder base so the company People stand under umbrellas as they take part in a protest against a wind farm project at the “Col du in exports and higher domestic holders also includes investment turnaround plan can proceed. Bonhomme” in Plainfaing, eastern France, yesterday. consumption. bank Mediobanca, tyre maker REUTERS AGENCIES Tiny Allegiant Air thrives on low costs, high fees

LAS VEGAS: There are no sure coveted routes in the airline business, things in this city — with one excep- but that is precisely why Allegiant likes tion: Allegiant Air. them. While other US airlines have strug- Only 17 of Allegiant’s 203 routes are gled over the past decade from the ups flown non-stop by another airline. and downs of the economy and the price “Typically, the best way to make of jet fuel, Allegiant has been profitable money is not to compete with some- for 10 straight years. body,” says Andrew C Levy, president of The tiny airline focuses on a niche Allegiant Travel Co, who sits in a cubicle ignored by other airlines: It only flies next to the rest of his staff. from small cities to sunny vacation spots. Rather than battle major carriers for Allegiant entices people who otherwise customers on routes between major cities, wouldn’t fly with low fares and non-stop Allegiant uses its marketing muscles to flights. Then it aggressively pitches them convince people in small towns to fly away hotels, rental cars, show tickets and for a vacation. “Allegiant tends to bring other entertainment, earning millions people into the airport who wouldn’t nor- in commissions. mally fly,” says Tim Bradshaw, director Passengers face fees for almost every of the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar service and amenity imaginable. At Rapids. “It brings people off the couch.” Allegiant, fees for checked baggage and Last year, seven million passengers took a changing an itinerary — which are com- flight on Allegiant. That is a sliver of the 642 mon on many airlines — are just the million people who took a domestic flight beginning. last year. But Allegiant earned a whopping The Las Vegas-based airline charges $11.22 each way from those passengers. extra to book flights online, or to use a On average, the airline industry earned 37 credit card. Selecting a seat in advance cents each way, per passenger, according to costs $5 to $75 each way, depending on Airlines for America, the industry’s lobby- the length of a flight. Even a bottle of ing group. Southwest Airlines, one of the water costs $2. industry’s most profitable carriers, made Flying Allegiant isn’t glamorous. While $3.85 per passenger last year. other airlines tout new aircraft with Allegiant is ruthless about keeping its Wi-Fi and TVs in every seat, Allegiant costs down. Its employees are some of buys old planes to avoid hefty aircraft the lowest paid in the industry, in some loans. And to pack in as many passengers cases making $20 an hour less than col- as possible, its seats don’t recline. But for leagues at other airlines. It pays cash for small-town Americans with limited flight airplanes nearly twice as old as everyone options, these inconveniences are worth else. It only sells directly to vacationers, it for a few days of sunshine. refusing to pay Expedia, Orbitz or other “They could be the worst airline in the sites to list its flights. world and we’d fly them because we want And if you have a question, it will cost to go to Vegas,” says Tom Mayo of Cedar you: the airline doesn’t have a toll-free Rapids, Iowa, who recently flew there number. with his family. “It’s our only option.” Like some other budget airlines, Allegiant offers non-stop service from Allegiant advertises extremely low base places like Owensboro, Ky, Casper, Wyo. fares and then tacks on numerous fees. and Appleton, Wis, to popular destina- A roundtrip ticket with Allegiant costs tions in Nevada, Florida, Hawaii and $195, on average. Arizona. These may not be the most AP SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

QE organises Anti-austerity protest in Greece seminar on bond market More educational events planned

DOHA: Qatar Exchange, as by governments, companies and part of its ongoing campaign institutions to ensure the neces- to promote awareness among sary liquidity to fund their projects. investors about the recently These bonds also provide protection opened bond market, organised for investors’ portfolios by giving a free educational seminar on them the ability to diversify risk as bonds trading and the impor- bonds are deemed to carry less risk tance of such investments tools and provide safe periodic income. as one of the products offered for In his presentation, Warnock trading on the stock exchange also compared between bonds and along with stocks, a press state- equities, saying that the returns ment said yesterday. in stocks are unspecific dividends, The two-day seminar offered while for bonds the return is a presentations in both English fixed percentage paid on a semi- and Arabic on Wednesday and annual basis. Thursday, respectively. He highlighted that bonds have The seminar was attended by a been traded in Qatar for some group of investors and interested years, through some of the banks parties. These seminars are part and financial institutions, adding of a series of free educational that market expectations for a seminars geared towards retail growing number of government and investors in Qatar. private projects requiring access It shed light on the bond mar- to low-cost funding may result ket and how bonds are traded in in an increase in bond issuance the presence of a group of existing which will then be made available investors in the stock market. The for trading on Qatar Exchange. Civil servants march in central Athens yesterday. Hundreds of civil servants took to the streets of Athens to protest against expected job cuts seminar comes at the beginning Warnock also stressed that bond demanded by Greece’s creditors, European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank. of the Stock Exchange campaign trading requires increased aware- to educate investors about the ness among individual investors recently launched bond market. and financial market profession- Roger Warnock from the CEO als, to provide a strong foundation Office of Qatar Exchange gave a of financial markets knowledge presentation on the types of bond, within the investment community. Gazprom’s $1trn dream falls apart investment advantages, pricing In his concluding remarks, mechanism, and yield calcula- he said that investors should be MOSCOW: Zoya Danilina, world’s third-largest market value Soviet-built pipeline network, has large-cap stock on an already tions. He explained that the bonds aware that they will receive spe- who owns some 700 shares in at $360bn. In 2007, he promised balked at its contracts that tie gas cheap Russian market. market provides investors with cific semiannual profits besides Gazprom, says investors don’t to boost it to $1 trillion. prices to more expensive oil. Investors could possibly forgive access to additional investment the original principal amount have to look far to understand Fast forward several years and Last year, Miller was forced to those setbacks if they were con- products, rather than being lim- which will be repaid at the end that Russia’s most powerful Gazprom, still the world’s larg- offer billions of dollars in what fident Gazprom could expand in ited to a single investment tool of the bond period, adding that company has lost its way. est gas producer and holder of 15 Gazprom described as “rebates” the fast growing global LNG mar- as is the case with stocks. Bonds the risk of bonds trading is less Danilina remembers when her percent of global gas reserves, is to European buyers. kets, while charging rising prices will be traded through broker- when compared with stocks on shares were worth over 300 rou- worth $77bn and could fall further On Thursday, Germany’s RWE at home. age firms and the pricing will be the grounds that these bonds are bles each. Now they fetch about as it faces a series of setbacks. said it won an arbitration case “Our goal is to control around through the mechanism of supply issued by Qatar Central Bank. 100 roubles. The biggest blow came from against Gazprom, which further 15 percent of the global market and demand, Warnock noted. Thus, this type of investment is “There have been much bet- a shale gas revolution that has loosened the price link to oil and for liquefied natural gas,” Miller, He explained that bond prices considered safe and profitable. ter days, when tables were unlocked vast reserves in the raised the prospect of more price 51, told the annual general meet- are influenced by prevailing mar- It is worth mentioning that bonds served with black and red cav- United States. concessions. ing on Friday. ket interest rates and will usu- are traded in the market through iar,” she said on the sidelines of US prices have crashed, closing Gazprom expects its 2013 earn- But such hopes were dealt ally go up if there is a decrease the existing licensed brokerage firms Gazprom’s annual general meet- America as a prospective market ings to fall by 10 percent, marking heavy blows over the past month. in those rates, adding that bond and using the existing trading sys- ing in Moscow on Friday, looking for Gazprom, diverting cheaper a second yearly decline. Putin signalled last week the prices are inversely proportional tem currently used for stock trad- at a plate of boiled buckwheat, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) car- The stock market now values gradual end of Gazprom’s monop- to yield, and capital gains can be ing. Information about the bonds popular staple food in Russia. goes not needed in the United Gazprom — the world’s third-big- oly on exports of LNG and opened made if interest rates should fall. and the trading in bonds is avail- In the caviar era, Gazprom States to Europe, undermining gest company by earnings behind the way for rivals Novatek and In the introductory presentation, able on the QE website and through head Alexei Miller, a close ally Gazprom’s position in its core ExxonMobil and Apple — at only Rosneft to compete for huge new Warnock stated that bonds are an regular information channels. of President Vladimir Putin, was market. two times its 2012 earnings of Asian markets. important funding channel used THE PENINSULA overseeing a company with the Europe, tied to Gazprom by a $38bn. That makes it the cheapest REUTERS

Small businesses, big employers Siemens to cut 1,700 Deutsche Bank settles jobs in energy sector LA claims on FRANKFURT: Siemens is to make energy operations more expected to cut around 1,700 profitable. foreclosure jobs in the restructuring of The energy unit makes gas and its energy business, a German wind turbines, subsea power sup- magazine reported yester- ply systems for oil platforms and blight day, citing an unnamed senior power plants. It said earlier this manager. month it would shut the last of FRANKFURT: Deutsche WirtschaftsWoche said the its solar energy businesses after Bank said it has settled a law- unit’s main production facilities it failed to find a buyer. suit with the US city of Los in Erlangen and Offenbach and a Siemens, Europe’s biggest Angeles that accused the bank plant in Muelheim an der Ruhr engineering firm whose products of allowing hundreds of fore- would be affected by the cost- range from hearing aids to gas closed properties to deteriorate cutting drive. turbines, announced a massive into slum conditions and desta- Around 140 jobs at Muelheim, savings drive late last year to close bilise communities. where Siemens makes steam tur- the gap with more profitable rivals “The settlement will be paid by bines, will be cut, the magazine such as US-based General Electric the (loan) servicers responsible said, citing labour representative Co and Switzerland’s ABB. for the Los Angeles properties sources. The energy business generates at issue and by the securitisation A spokesman for the Siemens just over a third of group revenue trusts that hold the properties,” group declined comment. but will account for more than the bank said in a statement late Siemens’ energy business said half of a planned ¤6bn ($7.94bn) on Friday. Employees gather for a chat on the premises of a bicycle courier company Eadessopedala in Rome. last December it planned to cut of savings over the next two years, “Deutsche Bank is not contrib- Eadessopedala (And Now Pedals), which was founded in 2008 by Hungarian businessman Tomas- almost 1,100 jobs in Germany as the company said last December. uting any funds toward the settle- Laszlo Simon, currently has an annual turnover of about $130,300 and employs 12 Italians. According to the engineering giant trims costs REUTERS ment,” it said, without disclosing a poll, small businesses led by foreigners employ some 70,000 people in Italy. any financial details. “Deutsche Bank did not admit any liability or wrongdoing as part of the settlement, and continues to dispute the claims asserted by Liquidity ample, risk manageable: China bank regulator the City,” it added. A statement from Los Angeles City said it has secured $10m in SHANGHAI: China’s chief to multiple factors, the problem said they were manageable. government financing vehicles slowing economy. (CN/) civil penalties as part of settle- banking regulator said yester- of tight liquidity has appeared in “Recently, some international totaled 9.59 trillion yuan at the On the topic of WMPs, which ment of the lawsuit it filed in May day that liquidity in China’s the market. But overall, liquidity organizations and industry insid- end of the first quarter, Shang said. have exploded in recent years 2011. banking system is sufficient and in our banking system really isn’t ers have expressed worry about Amid the cash squeeze earlier as households and firms have During the housing boom and pledged to control risks from scarce,” Shang said at a speech to a slowdown in China’s economic this month, CBRC repeated pre- searched for higher-yielding alter- subsequent bust, Deutsche Bank local government debt, real the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai growth, local government debt, vious orders to banks to report all natives to traditional deposits, subsidiaries acquired more than estate and shadow banking. Shang said total excess reserves the real estate market, and related forms of local government debt Shang said the development was 2,000 properties in Los Angeles, Despite a cash squeeze that in China’s banking system totalled areas,” Shang said. “Currently exposure to regulators, including positive but also highlighted risks. according to the city’s 2011 civil sent money-market interest rates 1.5 trillion, which he said was everyone is fully aware of the funds channeled through wealth “In reality, wealth management enforcement action. soaring over the last two weeks, more than double the amount risks. As long as we take proper management products (WMP). products are investment products. The city accused Deutsche of banks have more than enough necessary for normal payment risk control measures, these risks The central bank, which had let Wealth management products are becoming one of its largest “slum- reserves to meet settlement and settlement needs. are controllable,” Shang said. short-term borrowing costs spike not the same as savings. Investors lords,” allowing vacant properties needs, Shang Fulin, chairman of On the issue of banks’ asset On local debt, Shang pledged to to record highs to drive home a have to bear investment risk. to turn into nuisances, neglecting the Chinese Banking Regulatory quality and, in particular, banks’ closely monitor and control the message to banks that they could When banks do these products, to maintain occupied properties, Commission (CBRC), said at a exposure to local government growth in local borrowing and no longer count on cheap cash to are they clearly explaining the and illegally evicting low-income financial forum on Saturday. debt and the real estate market, “alleviate hidden risks”. fund riskier operations, said it risks to investors?” Shang said. tenants to clear the way for a sale. “Over the last few days, due Shang acknowledged risks but Outstanding bank loans to local would ensure policy supported a REUTERS REUTERS SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

S&P and Fitch Russian tycoon bids for Swiss steelmaker downgrade Vekselberg fails to win shareholders’ support to raise capital of Schmolz+Bickenbach Cyprus ratings

MOSCOW: Russian tycoon fighting for a restructuring already own, Renova spokesman at odds over the future direction offer shareholders seven new over debt swap Viktor Vekselberg has launched at Schmolz+Bickenbach, then Rolf Schatzmann said. of the company, with the found- shares for two existing shares at a bid to control Swiss steel- agreed to pool their shares, giv- The value of the offer could ers believing that the firm needs a subscription price of 0.80 Swiss NICOSIA: Cyprus’s bond rat- maker Schmolz+Bickenbach ing them a combined stake of rise to 397m francs if the 330m to raise more capital to secure its francs, a discount of 74 percent ings have been downgraded after he failed to win support 40.46 percent. This forces new francs capital increase decided at financial strength. to Thursday’s closing price. The by Standard & Poors Ratings from shareholders to raise more stakeholder Vekselberg, under Friday’s AGM is executed while Vekselberg typically seeks to new shares will begin trading on Services and Fitch following capital and install his preferred Swiss law, to make an offer to the tender offer is running. In gain influence over the compa- July 10. Nicosia’s announcement that it candidate on the company’s buy the remaining shares in that case, Renova would still bid nies he invests in by building up The company said it would use would swap ¤1bn in local bonds board. Schmolz+Bickenbach. for 59.5 percent of the company’s a substantial minority stake, as the money to cut interest pay- for longer maturities. On Friday, Vekselberg’s invest- In a statement, Renova’s sub- shares but would then offer only he has done previously at Swiss ments by repaying around $200 On Thursday, the finance min- ment vehicle, Renova, agreed sidiary, Venetos Holding AG, said 1.26 francs per share. machinery and equipment makers million in loans. istry said that government bonds to pay a group of long-time it planned to make an offer around However, Schatzmann said Sulzer and Oerlikon. Like other European steel- maturing in 2013 through the first shareholders about 58M Swiss July 12 of 2.85 Swiss francs for the offer is just a way of gaining Earlier on Friday, makers, Schmolz+Bickenbach is quarter of 2016 would be replaced francs for a 20.46 percent stake each Schmolz+Bickenbach share. control of the company to force Schmolz+Bickenbach share- struggling to find buyers for its with five new issues holding the in the Swiss firm. The group, This offer is below the closing a restructuring. He said Renova holders backed a rights issue to steel because the euro zone’s prob- same coupon rate and at five-10 Schmolz+Bickenbach GmbH & Co price of 2.90 francs on Friday. hopes existing shareholders will raise $350m, rebuffing calls from lems have flattened demand in year maturities. KG, descendents of the company’s The tender offer is worth 200M retain their shares rather than S+B KG which had allied with the region, while slowing growth The move was required under founders, retains a similar stake. Swiss francs for the remaining 59.5 sell them. Vekselberg to seek a bigger capital elsewhere has limited exports of the terms of a bailout deal with The two parties, percent of Schmolz+Bickenbach Schmolz+Bickenbach’s board increase of 430m francs ($453m). goods such as cars. the European Union and the which have been allies in that Renova and S+B KG do not and its founding family have been Schmolz+Bickenbach will now REUTERS International Monetary Fund. But S&P said on Friday that the “exchange materially changes the terms of the affected debt and Sri Lanka inflation rises constitutes what we consider a distressed exchange”. ENOC probes “We view the extension of maturities without what we find to be adequate offsetting com- quality of pensation as the exchange of new debt on less favourable terms to the existing debt.” Sri Lanka It lowered the long- and short- term sovereign credit ratings diesel cargo to SD (selective default) from CCC/C. RIYADH: Emirates National After the exchange, which Oil Co (ENOC) said yester- is expected on July 1, S&P said day a cargo of its diesel which liquidity strains on the govern- was returned by Sri Lanka on ment should be alleviated, and Thursday as below standard that the rating is expected to rise was inspected before shipment to CCC+. by an independent inspector. However, it noted that the Sri Lanka’s oil minister said “government will still need to deal on Thursday ENOC had been with the forthcoming rollover of removed from its approved sup- a stock of ¤950m Treasury bills,” plier list after Ceylon Petroleum equivalent to five percent of GDP. Corporation (Ceypetco) returned Fitch also said on Friday it had the 40,000-tonnes cargo, which lowered its long-term local cur- he described as “not up to the rency rating to RD (restricted required specifications”. default) from CCC. “The gas oil cargo for Ceypetco “This transaction constitutes a was loaded and dispatched from DDE (distressed debt exchange)... Jebel Ali, after the cargo was as the maturity extension at inspected and verified as con- existing coupon rates represents forming to contractual specifica- a material reduction in terms for tions by an independent inspector bondholders,” the agency said. mutually agreed by ENOC and In exchange for a ¤10bn loan Ceypetco,” ENOC said in an from the EU and the IMF, Cyprus emailed statement. agreed in March on ¤13bn in It added that a cargo inspection measures to cut its budget defi- at the discharge port in Colombo cit and to restructure its bloated found the fuel did not meet the banking system. specifications and that it was inves- A vendor holds a cabbage at his stall after heavy rains in the morning at a main market in Colombo. Lack of supply of fish and seafood due to bad AFP tigating the reason for the discrep- weather contributed to the rise in inflation, government data showed. ancy between the test results. Sri Lanka has had to import more refined products after Western sanctions on Iran have hit imports of the main crude used for the country’s only refin- Delaware governor wants ban on drilling lifted ery, which has a 50,000 barrel- per-day capacity. DOVER: Governor Tom Corbett reflected poorly on the DRBC’s Delaware and the federal govern- Delaware River watershed,” she tremendously.” The Marcellus Ceypetco’s managing director urged the Delaware River Basin ability to function effectively,” ment, published an initial set of said. “Governor Corbett made Shale Coalition likewise called on said on Thursday the return of Commission (DRBC) to lift a Corbett wrote on Thursday in a draft drilling regulations in 2010, the decision to move full steam the DRBC to drop the ban. ENOC fuel would not cause a three-year moratorium on gas letter to Carol Collier, the agency’s and made revisions after taking ahead with gas drilling (elsewhere “Landowners in northeast shortage. ENOC and Sri Lanka drilling, saying it has depressed executive director. public comment. Commissioners in Pennsylvania) before he knew Pennsylvania have the right to have disagreed in the past about economic growth in northeastern DRBC representatives did not were supposed to consider adop- what it really entailed, and as a develop their own property, and fuel cargoes. Pennsylvania and deprived land- immediately return messages for tion of the rules in 2011 but result of that communities are the DRBC should move forward The Dubai-owned oil company owners of their property rights. comment on Friday. abruptly canceled the vote. It has paying a terrible price.” with issuing long-overdue regula- said in response to comments by Corbett said the DRBC has had The agency monitors the not been rescheduled. But Corbett asserted in his let- tions,” said Kathryn Klaber, the Oil Minister Priyadharshana Yapa more than enough time to develop drinking-water supply of more The DRBC has not simply ter that Pennsylvania’s “stringent coalition’s chief executive officer, that it had paid compensation for and implement regulations that than 15 million people, includ- sat on its hands, but is moving rules” for drilling have ensured said in a statement. “Over the past a sub-standard gasoline cargo it would allow natural gas to be ing Philadelphia and half the cautiously, said Tracy Carluccio, natural gas is being developed three years, while the DRBC stalled provided in 2001 that complied siphoned from the Marcellus Shale population of New York City, deputy director of the Delaware responsibly. and stood in the way of landowners with contractual specifications. rock formation while protecting and has banned Marcellus Shale Riverkeeper Network, a group He said drillers have closed making decisions with respect to In August, Ceypetco took Vitol water quality in the Delaware drilling in the four-state basin that opposes drilling in the basin. offices, laid off staff and withheld their private property, Pennsylvania off its supplier list after it said the River and its tributaries. until it approves rules governing “The moratorium makes per- lease payments as a result of the has modernised and strengthened trader had supplied 20,000 tonnes The moratorium has “discour- the process. The DRBC, which fect sense because the DRBC DRBC moratorium, and “commu- environmental safeguards to pro- of sub-standard diesel. aged the investment of private has representatives from New has not decided as an entity that nities have watched their neigh- tect our air, water and land.” REUTERS capital in the commonwealth and Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, gas drilling can proceed in the bors outside the basin benefit AP

Japan consumer price stable Puerto Rico budget proposes new taxes

SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico legis- $1.2bn deficit and $69bn in pub- “This country will face a deep lators rushed to try to approve lic debt. The island of 3.7 million social crisis,” Jose Marin said. a budget amid debate on how people also has a nearly 14 percent Governor Alejandro Garcia best to revive the US terri- unemployment rate, higher than Padilla has said there’s an urgent tory’s economy, which the New any US state. need for the reform, which calls York Federal Reserve president William Dudley, New York for increased employee contribu- warns has not yet bottomed out. Federal Reserve president, said tions, a higher retirement age The proposed $9.8bn operat- on Thursday that the island’s job and reduced benefits and monthly ing budget proposes a flurry of situation has weakened. pensions for certain workers. new taxes while seeking to boost “Puerto Rico’s economy is not Garcia has said he will seek the island’s education system faring well at all,” he said. upgrades from Moody’s and other and rescue a crumbling public A further threat to the island’s ratings agencies after the budget pension system. The local House economy are thousands of govern- is approved. That could lower bor- of Representatives recently ment workers angered over the rowing costs. The US territory’s approved the budget, but is meet- public pension reform who have general obligation bond debt is ing again to evaluate several said they plan to retire before currently hovering above junk amendments that the Senate it’s approved. They recently filed status. sought to add. a lawsuit claiming the reform Legislators say the proposed “We are facing a gradual fis- was unconstitutional, but Puerto new taxes would generate nearly cal deterioration that is affecting Rico’s Supreme Court dismissed $1.4bn in revenue. One tax alone the capacity to generate needed the case on Wednesday. Moody’s is forecast to bring in $439m as revenue,” reads a measure that ratings agency praised the ruling, it targets companies making more legislators are reviewing. “The which workers said they would than $1m in sales. magnitude of the reality we’re challenge. Lawmakers also plan to facing cannot be avoided.” On Friday, the president of the increase corporate tax rates to A woman looks at goods outside a drugstore in Tokyo. Japan’s consumer prices stopped falling in May and Puerto Rico is struggling to Police Union claimed that hun- 39 percent to help generate some labour demand reached its strongest level in five years. emerge from a seven-year reces- dreds of officers already have quit $270m. sion while trying to reduce a and that more will follow. AP SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

How a Goldman Sachs Why we should stay sceptical scavenger hunt is like of the rise of banking bail-in BY STEPHANIE BLANKENBURG Bank bail-ins have been on the rise over with haphazard information about bank bal- a private equity deal the past couple of years. The Co-operative ance sheets and precise bail-in rules. The ours before the start of the cur- Bank bail-in of a couple of weeks ago is the current deal is set to further deepen the BY FELIX SALMON rent EU summit in Brussels, latest UK example. divide between fragile and strong EU econo- EU finance ministers agreed The chaotic bail-in of the Cypriot banking mies, by ensuring that private investors will he one thing missing from Euny Hong’s wonderful dive a deal on new rules to bail out sector provided the template for the new favour banks in the latter. into the all-night adventure that is the Goldman Sachs banks in trouble. The agree- EU deal on banking resolution. But bail-ins Third, this new deal on bank bail-ins is scavenger hunt is an explanation of what, to any Goldman Hment establishes so-called bail-ins as the have also been proposed by major US banks designed to delay protracted two-year nego- Ttype, is surely the most interesting bit of all: the finances. new modus operandi for bank resolution to the Federal Reserve. tiations about a “banking union” that would Hong does tell us that there were 20 teams, made up mostly procedures in the EU. For small depositors, the new EU deal on put into place EU-wide banking supervision but not entirely of some 180 Goldman Sachs employees, and that The key change in these rules is that banking resolution may sound comforting. and a shared resolution fund. Not only will after paying $270,000 in expenses, they raised $1.4m for charity. some of the burden of carrying bank rescues Their savings are safe, and isn’t it only right the new rules take effect only from 2018 but So, each employee ponied up about $9,300, of which about $7,800 will in the future be shifted from taxpayers that the “big shots” should be asked to face for a “banking union” to materialise that was tax-deductible, right? Of course not. to shareholders and creditors. Under the the big risks? Except that EU deposits of would specify the rules of state (taxpayer) This thing was structured by a Goldman partner, Elisha Wiesel, new rules, a bank must “bail in” a minimum less than €100,000 are already guaranteed intervention over private sector discretion, so it was obviously much more complicated than that. of eight percent of its liabilities before it can before these new rules come into effect. At many of the exemptions from the current The first thing to note here, in terms of structured finance, is gain access to public funds. Banks in trouble best, this new deal provides further reassur- bail-in deal would have to be reinvoked. the weird and really rather clever use of the grant from Goldman will primarily have to convert into equity ance that this guarantee will now be taken What really is needed is taxpayers being Sachs Gives. the claims of unsecured, non-preferred more seriously. in control of the management of major Most philanthropic funds like to see their money put directly to creditors and large depositors. Deposits Beyond this, there are a number of very banks. Deposit guarantees are fine, but a good use. Goldman’s $270,000, by contrast, was spent on putting from individuals of £85,000 (€100,000) or large question marks, many of which are very poor cousin to such control. Shifting together one of the most lavish scavenger hunts the world has less will be protected, and those from small likely to affect the “ordinary” taxpayer more the burden of private-sector bank losses to ever seen. and medium enterprises as well as liabili- than any deposit guarantee on (whichever) lower-ranking creditors will not protect the Is it really a good philanthropic use of money to develop an ties to the European Investment Bank will paper. ordinary taxpayer from having to pay up iPad app which changes the colour of the Bank of America tower? receive preferential treatment. First, it is by no means the case that the eventually, if “only” via higher unemploy- In Goldman’s eyes, yes, it is: because once Goldman was covering Once banks have complied with this “bail- “big shots” will be liable to the risks they take. ment, more job insecurity and loss of social the expenses of the event, another $1.4m poured into the coffers in” rule, it is up to national authorities to The agreement is littered with exceptions insurance in the wake of high-cost private of Good Shepherd Services. insert additional funds of up to five per- that allow nation states to exempt major lending to the economy. By directing its money towards for-profit game designers cent of a bank’s total liabilities, so long as creditors from haircuts. Those squeezed by Despite early and outspoken opposi- rather than what non-profits like to call “programme activities”, Brussels gives the green light. And finally, these measures will be middle- and lower- tion, the European parliament approved Goldman effectively managed to multiply its grant by an impres- such national public funds for bank reso- ranking creditors. the most recent long-term EU “austerity” sive multiple of more than five. lution procedures will have to be raised Second, this is for good reason. The coun- budget with minor amendments at the same No one knows better than Goldman that money is fungible; as through a levy on banks of up to 1.3 per- tries most opposed to this German-led ini- time EU finance ministers agreed the new a result, Goldman Sachs Gives doesn’t mind that it wasn’t their cent of their (covered) deposits. Ratification tiative on “bringing in the private sector” bail-in rules for the European banking sec- money which went to Good Shepherd Services. Truly this is a of this deal by the European parliament, were those with banking structures that tor. With this track record, there is little structure worthy of a Goldman partner. expected by the end of this year, is a pre- rely on negotiation between large creditors doubt that bank “bail-ins” will become the And then, of course, there’s the tax angle. If Wiesel had simply condition of access to the €500bn European and the state. These countries (such as new orthodoxy of uncontested neoliberal- sold 180 tickets at $9,300 each, then only $7,800 of each ticket stability mechanism for direct liquidity pro- France and Spain) fear the uncertainty for ism in the EU. would have been tax deductible, since each of the scavenger hunt- vision to European banks in difficulties. future private investors, who will be faced THE GUARDIAN ers received $1,500 (!) in scavenger-hunt value over the course of their sleepless night. Instead, under Wiesel’s structure, the full $1.67m ended up being fully tax-deductible. The trick here is to note that there was no entry fee: tickets, if they existed, were free. Wiesel separated out capital and labour, in the scavenger-hunt stack, as elegantly as he might create dif- fering tranches of a collateralised debt obligation. Here’s how he explained it in an email to me: Think of this as you would a private equity deal. First, you have the founders, who aren’t rich but who are willing to put in sweat equity; they’re the talent, and without them nothing could hap- pen. In this case, the founders are the teams — the 180 sleepless Goldmanites who ran around Manhattan all night solving clues. But founders can’t do anything without money — they need people who are willing to invest in them. So you have the limited partners — the investors who put up the bulk of the cash. Here, the LPs are the Goldman partners, and other senior Goldman types, who ponied up $70,000 for charity so that they could spon- sor teams in the hunt. Finally, there’s the general partner, the architect of the whole thing, the person who makes it happen and who multiplies his initial investment. Clearly, the GP here is Wiesel, who man- aged to tun a $270,000 donation into a $1.4m donation by dint of funding a scavenger hunt. (And in typical GP style, even that money wasn’t fully his: it came from the bigger Goldman Sachs Gives pot.) Because the players aren’t contributing any money, they don’t need to worry about whether their contribution is fully deductible or not. Because the payers aren’t directly receiving the benefit of running around Manhattan all night, they don’t need to subtract the cost of the event. And because Goldman Sachs Gives gave the $270,000 to Good Shepherd Services rather than directly to the organisers of the scavenger hunt, that donation too was fully deductible. It’s all quite admirable, in its own convoluted way: pretty much what you’d expect when Eli Wiesel’s son joins Goldman Sachs. I’m something of a connoisseur of Goldman Sachs charitable adventures: buy me a drink one day, and I’ll tell you the story of Hank Paulson, Tierra Del Fuego and the Bronx Zoo. This one isn’t nearly at that level, but it’s clever all the same, and I hope it gets repeated. Although at some point you do have to wonder whether they really needed to spend that much money on the game design. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate The stormy financial markets and the smooth seas

BY ZACHARY KARABELL economy, we would continue to declined as much or more than away the punch bowl just as the the post-2009 reforms have been, of our lives that used to run in sync reduce the pace of purchases in supposedly riskier stocks. party gets going.” That phrase or from the relative placidity of now drift their separate ways. You ou could be forgiven for measured steps through the first There were other factors, has become the cliché of choice real-world economies outside can have strong corporate earn- missing the latest instal- half of next year, ending pur- including renewed concerns for investors. Throw a dart at southern Europe. But there is a ings and weak national econo- ment of market panic chases around mid-year.” about China’s credit situation, any set of commentary from certain wide-eyed fear that hovers mies; decent national income but Yover the past ten days. The hint that the Fed would but in essence the gyrations in fund managers and traders over in market land, a sense that it all wide inequality; high unemploy- It came and went like a sum- slow or even halt its monthly the markets reflect nothing other the past year, and that phrase or almost fell apart, that it could do ment and companies unable to fill mer thunderstorm. But unlike purchases of $85bn of government than the gyrations in the markets. a variant occurs time and again. so again, that calm and stability open slots with skilled workers. meteorological events that inflict and mortgage bonds was enough An undue amount of the volatil- Type the words “Bernanke Fed are mirages, and that we are all Financial markets are still related actual harm, the sharp gyra- to send bond yields substantially ity stemmed from high-frequency punch bowl” into Google and you in some July of 1914 moment: the to national economies and corpo- tions of financial markets have higher and stocks substantially traders and assorted speculators, get tens of thousands of results. world is fraught, seemingly not in rate earnings, but only the way increasingly less relationship to lower. It also made market bears as well as professional investors So when Bernanke elliptically immediate peril, but actually is overlapping circles are. They con- real-world economies and exist substantially cockier. The most who have watched from the side- suggested that the punch bowl about to implode in the carnage nect, but they have wide areas of in their own never-never land of notable example was the ever- lines as stocks have gone up and might be, if not taken away, at of a world war. separation and divergence. self-fulfilling prophecies and con- opinionated Rick Santelli on have been waiting to make money least rationed, investors did what Thankfully, the insular logic That is why companies and ventional wisdom. CNBC, whose weekly rant took from them going down. they were primed to do: sell and of many market players has not markets have been doing appreci- The proximate cause of the Bernanke to task not just for how In fact, many professionals in panic. It was the perfect self-ful- stopped real-world economies ably better than real-world econ- swoon was June’s monthly state- he communicates, but for soft- both the bond and stock mar- filling script: things aren’t really from chugging along. No, the US omies. It is also why markets can ment from the Federal Reserve pedalling the weak and tenuous kets have been convinced that good in the real world; they have economy is not thriving, but nor then panic and do considerably and Ben Bernanke’s comments US and global financial system. the only reason that stocks and only been decent in the financial is it sinking. And yes, Europe worse than either companies or that the Fed might taper its pur- The bond market response was bonds and a host of financial world because central banks are is stuck in what appears to be real-world economies. chases of bonds sooner than many particularly dramatic. Yields on instruments have been strong is artificially propping up assets; a decade of despair and lack of The maelstrom of the past market players had anticipated. US 10-year Treasuries went from because of easy money provided when central banks change those vision about the future. Yet stocks week was a market issue, follow- The exact quote wasn’t exactly just over two percent to 2.6 per- by both the Federal Reserve and policies, the truth will be revealed in the US have been relatively ing its own internal narrative and dramatic (so few Fed quotes are!): cent, still historically low but a by other central banks around and we will see sharp declines, strong simply because companies the self-fulfilling expectations of “The Committee currently substantial move in a short time. the world. Former Fed chair- perhaps even back to the dark have been doing relatively well, its main participants. As quickly anticipates that it would be Emerging market bonds were man William McChesney Martin days of 2008-2009. and companies have been doing as markets sank, they then began appropriate to moderate the even more eviscerated, and the famously said in the mid-20th Thankfully, we are not in relatively well because consum- to recover. That should be a monthly pace of purchases later ripple effects for pension funds century that the role of the Fed those days. The sentiment of ers have been doing relatively well reminder that markets are not a this year. And if the subsequent and retirement accounts will be and central banks was to pro- global financial markets remains throughout the world. canary, and there is no coal mine. data remain broadly aligned with felt for some time as the value vide enough money when times fragile. You wouldn’t guess that One of the complexities of the And that is all for the best. our current expectations for the of supposedly safe bond holdings were tough and then “to take given how watered down all of modern world is that core aspects REUTERS SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday German public debt shrinks on bad China stocks hit by credit crunch UK Q1 growth confirmed at 0.3pc; asset sales fears disposable income plunges BERLIN: Germany’s public debt run up by BEIJING: Chinese stocks touched a four-and- LONDON: The UK economy escaped recession the government and regional and local a-half-year low on Tuesday amid persistent in the first quarter as previously estimated, administrations has diminished in 2013. concerns over the government’s credit- final data from the Office for National Growing state revenues and better debt tightening policy. The Shanghai Composite US growth rate revised Statistics showed Thursday. Disposable down to 1.8pc management have shaved a few inches off SSE index fell as much as 5.8pc at one point, income of households declined at the the debt mountain. In the first three months of before a late rally meant it ended down 0.3pc. Japan’s jobless rate flat at WASHINGTON: The US economy sharpest pace since 1987. Gross domestic 2013, the total of German public debt amounted The rebound came after China’s central bank 4.1pc in May grew by less than previously product expanded 0.3 percent in the first to 2,057bn euros ($2,689bn), which was 0.7 said that it would guide market rates down to TOKYO: Japan’s unemployment estimated in the first quarter of the quarter, reversing last quarter’s 0.2 percent percent or 14.2bn euros less than in the final “reasonable” levels. rate stayed at a relatively low 4.1 year, the Commerce Department contraction. Compared to the first quarter three-month period of 2012, the German percent in May, the government has said. Gross domestic product - of 2012, the economy grew 0.3 percent, Statistics office, Destatis, said Wednesday. said Friday, indicating the which measures annual economic following nil growth in the prior quarter. corporate sector’s eagerness to output - grew at an annualised hire more workers amid growing pace of 1.8pc, down from an earlier hopes for economic recovery. estimate of a 2.4pc rise. Rupee sinks below 60 to hit record low against dollar NEW DELHI: The Indian rupee fell Foreign investment falls to $4.6bn below the psychological mark of 60 on JOHANNESBURG: Foreign direct Wednesday, breaching the previous Argentine economy grows more record low of 59.98 hit last week. than expected in first quarter investment (FDI) inflows to SA fell to $4.6bn in 2012 from $6bn in 2011, the Traders blamed end-of-month dollar RIO DE JANEIRO: Buenos Aires-- 2013 United Nations Conference on demand from domestic importers Argentina’s economy grew more than Trade and Development’s (Unctad) and decline in most emerging Asian expected in the first three months of world investment report showed on currencies for the slump. The partially the year as spending, consumption and Wednesday. The drop was largely convertible rupee traded at 60.50 at 4.21 financial services rebounded even as due to net divestments in the fourth p.m. against Tuesday’s close at 59.66/67 the nation’s trade surplus narrowed on quarter of 2012 that resulted from a per dollar. The currency had earlier hit a increased imports. The economy, the foreign mining company’s offloading low of 60.64. Australian mining jobs fall second-largest in South America, grew of its stake in a South African amid slowdown 3 percent in the first quarter from a subsidiary. SYDNEY: Job cuts in Australia’s year earlier, more than the 1.9 percent mining industry are intensifying, median estimate of three economists with companies that enjoyed a surveyed by Bloomberg. Argentina grew decadelong boom axing thousands 1.9 percent in 2012. of workers as the value of commodities like coal and gold fall to multiyear lows.

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Blue Jackets Franklin storms to victory give Richards one-year The Olympic gold medallist sets national record in 100m backstroke extension

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: in 4:04.05 for the year’s third-fast- LOS ANGELES: The Missy Franklin produced a USA World est time and a national age group Columbus Blue Jackets kept world-leading time yesterday record. Second was Chloe Sutton faith with their head coach Todd to win the women’s 100m back- Championship in 4:06.64. Ledecky, the Olympic Richards yesterday, giving him stroke at the US swimming 800 free champion last year, won a one-year contract extension championships, then set her Trial Results that event on Tuesday. through the 2014-15 National sights in today’s 200m individ- INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Connor Jaeger passed Conor Hockey League season. ual medley. Results of finals yesterday Dwyer on the final lap of the Richards, 46, has led the Blue Franklin, the Olympic gold on the fourth day of the US men’s 400 freestyle to win in Jackets to a 42-38-9 record in 99 medallist in the 100 back at Swimming Championships 3:45.89. Dwyer was subsequently games, including a 24-17-7 mark London last year, trailed Liz and world championship trials: disqualified for a false start, with and a franchise-best .573 winning Pelton at the halfway mark but Matt McLean, who finished in percentage in the 2012-13 season. Men’s pulled ahead with about 20 metres 3:46.14, moving into second place. The club tied for eighth in the left to win in 58.67 seconds. 400M Freestyle: 1. Connor Jaeger 3:45.89, Jaeger, whose time is the fifth- Western Conference last season “The whole field was right 2. Matt McLean 3:46.14, 3. Charlie Houchin fastest for 2013, was Tuesday’s with 55 points, ending their cam- there at the fifty, so I knew I had 3:47.16 1500 free winner. paign on an impressive 19-5-5 run. to bring it back fast that last lap,” 100M Breaststroke: 1. Kevin Cordes 59.99, 2. Breeja Larson took the rubber “We believe Todd is one of the said Franklin. “It was tough. It Nic Fink 1:00.24, 3. Mike Alexandrov 1:00.39 match in the women’s breast- top young coaches in our game hurt a lot.” 100M Backstroke: 1. David Plummer 53.10, stroke events, catching Jessica and he has had a steadying influ- Franklin’s time was a US 2. Matt Grevers 53.25, 3. Ryan Murphy 53.38 Hardy in the last 25 meters of the ence on our team since taking open record as the fastest-ever Women’s 100m. Larson’s time was 1:06.16 - over as head coach in January on American soil and improved 400M Freestyle: 1. Katie Ledecky 4:04.05, the year’s third-quickest - with 2012,” Columbus general man- on the previous best of the 2. Chloe Sutton 4:06.64, 3. Haley Anderson Hardy, the world record-holder, ager Jarmo Kekalainen said in a year of 58.84 set by Japan’s Aya 4:09.60 second in 1:06.49. Earlier, Larson statement. Terakawa. 100M Breaststroke: 1. Breeja Larson had won the 200 breaststroke “The hard work put in by The top four finishers all 1:06.16, 2. Jessica Hardy 1:06.49, 3. Micah with Hardy taking first in the 50 Todd and our coaching staff has dipped under one minute, with Lawrence 1:07.27 breast. been a big reason for our team’s Pelton second in 59.27, Sarah Kevin Cordes won his second improved play and we are excited 100M Backstroke: 1. Missy Franklin 58.67, Denninghoff third in 59.75, and 2. Elizabeth Pelton 59.27, 3. Sarah Denninghoff breaststroke title in the men’s 100. that he will continue to serve as Rachel Bootsma fourth in 59.90. 59.75 Cordes was on American-record our head coach.” Bootsma had defeated Franklin in pace at 50 meters, and wound up Meanwhile, ice hockey fans Thursday’s 50 backstroke. with the number-three time on thronged Chicago yesterday to The championships serve as the less familiar 200m individual this year’s list at 59.99. Nic Fink celebrate the Blackhawks’ Stanley the qualifier for the American medley today. was the runnerup in 1:00.24. Cup championship with a parade team at the World Swimming “Todd and I feel really confi- In the men’s 100 backstroke, to a boisterous rally at the lake- Championships in Barcelona. dent about how the meet went,” David Plummer earned his second side park where President Barack Winners automatically make the said Franklin, who will compete national crown at the meet with a Obama marked his historic elec- squad. next year for the University of time of 53.10, third-fastest in the tion victory five years back in Franklin, the 18-year-old whose California. “We’ve got a two-hour world for 2013. 2008. five medals at the London Games workout planned for tomorrow Plummer, first in Thursday’s 50 A sea of red-clad fans stretched which took place in July last year, morning, and we’re going to get back, bested Matt Grevers, last through Grant Park from Lake included four gold and one bronze, right back in it.” year’s Olympic 100 backstroke Michigan, with the gleaming has qualified automatically in six Katie Ledecky claimed her champion. city skyline as the backdrop on events (100 free, 200 free, 100 second title in four days, winning Also cracking the 2013 top Missy Franklin celebrates after winning the women’s 100m backstroke a bright summer day. Fans lined back, 200 back, 4x100 relay, 4x200 the women’s 400-meter freestyle. 10 list was third-placer Ryan finals on the fourth day of the 2013 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National the route as the players paraded relay). The 16-year-old high school stu- Murphy. The 17-year-old Murphy Championships and World Trials at the Indiana University Natatorium in on double-decker buses from their After talking with coach Todd dent took an early lead and kept lowered his own national age Indianapolis, Indiana, yesterday. home arena at the United Center Schmitz, she also planned to enter building it. She touched the wall group record with 53.38. AFP to the rally. AGENCIES Scherzer’s perfect NBA: Top pick Bennett heralds start continues as rise of Canadian basketball Tigers beat Rays BROOKLYN, New York: events has really had a great Canada is famed as a hot- impact on kids’ desire to pick TAMPA BAY: Detroit pitcher bed of hockey, but basket- up a basketball versus a hockey Max Scherzer became the first ball dominated headlines in stick,” he said. man to begin a season 12-0 the Great White North after Mackenzie pointed to statis- in 27 years as the Tigers took Anthony Bennett became the tics showing that over the last down the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 first Canadian to be taken first four years basketball was growing yesterday. overall in the NBA Draft. faster than soccer and hockey in Miguel Cabrera also starred in With more Canadian talent terms of participation and said the win, belting two home runs on the way, Bennett’s selection Canadians have embraced digital in a 4-for-4 display, but Scherzer by the Cleveland Cavaliers on platforms providing nearly non- stole the show by striking out Thursday could serve as a red- stop NBA action. nine and claiming another win. letter moment in a golden era for “When you layer on top of that The 28-year-old becomes Major Canadian basketball. the macro factors of immigration, League Baseball’s first 12-0 starter Even Canadian Prime Minister we think immigration has been since Roger Clemens opened the Stephen Harper, an avid hockey a big part of the growth of the 1986 season with 14 straight wins fan, took to Twitter, writing sport here,” the NBA executive for the Boston Red Sox. “Congrats to @AnthonyBennett said. The win moved the Tigers to for being the first Cdn ever “We think a lot of that is due 43-35, maintaining their place at drafted #1 overall in the NBA to people coming to Canada from the top of the American League draft. Good luck in Cleveland, countries where basketball is Central, while the Rays dropped we’re all behind you.” very popular. For our country, the to 41-39 to sit fourth in the tight Bennett will have Canadian two largest sub-groups of new- AL East. Baltimore Orioles’ pitcher Kevin company on the Cavs, joining comers to Canada are folks from Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves Gausman works to the New York compatriot Tristan Thompson, the Philippines and from China. won the battle of National League Yankees during the third inning who had held the distinction of Those are two countries where division leaders, shutting out the of their MLB baseball game in being the highest-drafted player basketball is very popular.” Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0. Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday. from Canada when he was He said the general hoops Julio Teheran struck out 10 taken fourth overall last year by interest in Canada combined over six innings, allowing just four Cleveland. with “the individual passion, tal- hits and one walk, and Andrelton the eighth before Ian Desmond The team’s newest forward, ent and desire of these kids that Simmons homered to push the drove in the go-ahead run in the who entered the draft out of the Canadian Anthony Bennett from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) are starting to excel, it really East leading Braves (46-34) past ninth to improve the Nationals to University of Nevada, Las Vegas, reacts after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the first overall makes for a great movement.” the West pace-setters, who fell to 40-39 and drop the Mets to 32-44. following his freshman year, left pick in the 2013 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York, on June 27. Bennett “When you look at the pipeline 42-37. Baltimore’s Nate McLouth New York after the draft to meet became the first Canadian to be taken first overall in the NBA Draft. of talent coming through, if you Washington left it late but ral- broke a tie with a solo homer in reporters in Cleveland. look at the NCAA pipeline, high lied past the New York Mets for the seventh to give the Orioles Bennett thought a moment pick, marked the first time two in Springfield, Massachusetts, schools in Canada and/or in prep a 6-4 win. (45-36) a 4-3 win over the New when asked if there was anything Canadians were among the top 14 first played with soccer balls shot schools in the US, the Canadians Ryan Zimmerman tied the York Yankees (42-37). special about his day of non-stop so-called lottery picks awarded to into peach baskets hung above a are coming.” game with a three-run double in Pittsburgh’s (49-30) winning activities. “Yeah, the private jet the non-play-off teams. gym floor in 1891. One of the most eagerly antici- streak extended to seven games that I flew in on this morning,” Canadian basketball is on the NBA Canada General Manager pated Canadian players, Andrew with a 10-3 triumph over the he said with a chuckle yesterday. rise, according to Bennett. Dan Mackenzie said the launch of Wiggins, will be hitting the major Baseball Results Milwaukee Brewers (32-46). “It’s not really something I do, “For sure. We have a couple National Basketball Association US college basketball scene next Cleveland 19 Chicago White Sox10 Michael Cuddyer hammered but I can get used to it.” of players now in the league, a (NBA) franchises in Toronto and season as a freshman at Kansas, Baltimore 4 NY Yankees 3 a two-run homer to lift his hit- As for reaction from back couple just got drafted and more Vancouver in 1995 had a great where Naismith went on to coach ting streak to 25 games and help home, the versatile forward said: on the college level and others in impact. basketball at the turn of the 20th Pittsburgh 10 Milwaukee 3 Colorado (40-41) to a 4-1 result “Just been getting a lot of love.” high school. I feel like on every “In ‘95 the Raptors and Century. Boston 7 Toronto 5 over the San Francisco Giants Joining the prime minister level in basketball, there is a Grizzlies hit the floor and this is Even Bennett is excited by Washington 6 NY Mets 4 (38-41). with a Twitter reaction was strong Canadian group of guys. really the first generation of kids what Wiggins, who has been San Diego 9 Miami 2 The Cleveland Indians took Steve Nash, the two-time NBA “Later on, it’s going to be that have grown up having the dubbed the “Maple Jordan,” could Detroit 6 Tampa Bay 3 care of the Chicago White Sox Most Valuable Player now of pretty crazy,” he said, admit- NBA in their backyard,” he said accomplish. 19-10 in the first game of a dou- the Los Angeles Lakers, who ting to dreams of Olympic glory. in an interview. “He’s just real dominant, can Atlanta 3 Arizona 0 ble-header before backing up to went 15th overall to the Phoenix “Everyone is going to want to The Grizzlies lasted only six take over games any time he Texas 4 Cincinnati 0 win the night game 9-8, thanks Suns in 1996 as the previous top bring back a medal.” seasons in Vancouver before they wants,” Bennett said. “He’s ath- Cleveland 9 Chicago White Sox 8 to a four-run ninth inning. Canadian pick before Thompson. Popularity of basketball in moved to Memphis in 2001, but letic, he can shoot. Kansas City 9 Minnesota 3 Oakland were 6-1 winners over Wrote Nash, “Proud on Proud!” Canada should not be that general interest across Canada “I feel like in the next draft LA Angels 4 Houston 2 St Louis as the A’s rode Bartolo Bennett was also proud of some surprising. in basketball has skyrocketed in coming up, he can go number one, Colorado 4 San Francisco 1 Colon’s eighth straight win to other history made Thursday Canada, after all, can lay claim recent years. too, and make history again. Two move half a game behind Texas as the selection of British to its invention as Canadian “Having the league more Canadian players going number Oakland 6 St Louis 1 in the AL West at 47-34, leav- Columbia’s Kelly Olynyk, headed sports coach James Naismith is present both on television and one, back-to-back. That would be Seattle 5 Chicago Cubs 4 ing the Cardinals a game behind to the Boston Celtics as the 13th credited with devising the game on media platforms and in live something else.” REUTERS Philadelphia 16 LA Dodgers 1 Pittsburgh at 48-31. REUTERS SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

US Women’s Open SOUTHAMPTON, New US prodigy Spieth York: Leading scores yester- day after completion of the weather-disrupted second round of the US Women’s Open golf championship (USA unless noted, par 72): shares the lead 135 Park In-Bee (KOR) 67-68 137 I.K. Kim (KOR) 68-69 The 19-year-old shoots five-under par 66 139 Jodi Ewart Shadoff (ENG) 70-69 140 Lizette Salas 68-72 141 Angela Stanford 73-68, Jessica Korda BETHESDA, Maryland: that.” Argentina’s Andres Romero 70-71 Jordan Spieth, trying to become PGA National returned to the course yesterday the youngest US PGA Tour win- BETHESDA, Maryland: and birdied the par-4 14th and 142 Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 73-69, Anna ner in 82 years, shared the lead Leading scores yesterday after 15th holes, capping a run of four Nordqvist (SWE) 68-74, Karine Icher after yesterday’s completion of the conclusion of the storm- birdies in a row to briefly share (FRA) 70-72 the storm-interrupted second interrupted second round of the lead before stumbling with a 143 Kim Ha-Neul (KOR) 66-77, Caroline round of the $6.5m National. the $6.5m US PGA National at bogey at the par-5 16th. Hedwall (SWE) 68-75 par-71 Congressional Country The 19-year-old American, a The South American closed 144 Cristie Kerr 72-72, Kang Hae-Ji (KOR) Club (USA unless noted): former world amateur number with back-to-back pars to com- 71-73, Lindy Duncan 71-73, Lexi one who turned professional last 135 Roberto Castro 66-69, Jordan Spieth plete a five-under par 66 second Thompson 75-69, Brittany Lincicome December, shot a five-under par 69-66 round and stand third on six- 72-72, Yang Soo-Jin (KOR) 72-72 66 on Friday to match country- 136 Andres Romero (ARG) 70-66 under 136, one stroke ahead of man Roberto Castro for the lead South Korean Lee Dong-Hwon, 145 Brittany Lang 76-69, Catriona Matthew 137 Lee Dong-Hwan (KOR) 71-66, Jason 70-75, Paula Creamer 72-73, Caroline on seven-under par 135 before Kokrak 71-66, Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL) American Jason Kokrak and Jordan Spieth tees off on the 10th hole during Round Two of the AT&T play was stopped. Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts. Masson (GER) 71-74, Ryann O’Toole 69-68 National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, yesterday. 72-73 A total of 64 golfers were forced 138 Cameron Tringale 71-67, James Driscoll Colsaerts, this season’s US PGA to finish their second rounds yes- 69-69, Bill Haas 70-68 driving distance leader, was two- terday at Congressional Country under with 11 holes remaining 139 Gary Woodland 70-69, Stewart Cink Club, with several making charges when play was halted on Friday. 70-69, Russell Henley 69-70, David but none able to equal the over- He closed out the front nine Lingmerth (SWE) 74-65 night leaders after 36 holes. with back-to-back birdies when Park heads leaderboard “I’m excited for what the week- 140 Bud Cauley 68-72, Graham DeLaet he returned to the course yes- end is going to bring,” Spieth said. (CAN) 68-72, Brandt Snedeker 69-71, terday and added a birdie at the SOUTHAMPTON, New with the last of her six birdies at tougher to play in the fog, but I Troy Matteson 72-68, Ben Kohles 69-71, Spieth, who turns 20 on July par-5 16th on his way to complet- York: World number one Park the par-five 18th. made a birdie so I don’t think it Patrick Reed 76-64, Angel Cabrera (ARG) 27, would become the fourth- ing a bogey-free 68. In-Bee, chasing her third major “I played very good golf today. really came into effect for me,” 70-70, Billy Horschel 68-72, George youngest winner on the all-time Lee, last year’s PGA Qualifying title of the year, fired a four- I gave myself a lot of good oppor- she said. “I was able to see the pin McNeill 71-69 US tour list and the youngest tour Tournament winner, is fighting to under par 72 on Friday to take tunities, a very good ball-striking on the third shot, so I think that champion since 1931, when Ralph 141 Camilo Villegas (COL) 71-70, David keep his tour spot at 129th on the the US Women’s Open lead just day. The long putts seemed to be was good enough.” Guldahl won the Santa Monica Mathis 71-70, Brendon Todd 74-67, money list with $364,830. He fired as fog halted the second round. going well today. I left a couple Overnight rain softened the Open at three months younger David Hearn (CAN) 73-68, Morgan a 66 on Friday. The South Korean superstar had out there, but very satisfied with course, but players found it wind- than Spieth is now. Hoffman 73-68, Ken Duke 71-70 “My goal is to retain my card a nine-under par total of 135 and today’s score.” ier, with the conditions changing “It would be huge,” Spieth said. true this year,” Spieth said. “I’m and I’m fairly confident that I’ll a two-stroke lead over compatriot Park, whose five titles in 2013 frequently from sunny to overcast “I can’t really think about that just free swinging. I can’t be in be able to gain my card back for IK Kim. Kim was in the clubhouse include major triumphs at the to foggy and back. That made a at this point. It’s only halfway the playoffs unless I win and that next year,” Lee said. on seven-under 137 after a three- Kraft Nabisco Championship good round all the more satisfy- through so there’s a long way to makes winning the number one Lee, a two-time winner on the under 69 that included five birdies and the LPGA Championship, ing, Park said. go.” goal... I don’t have to worry about Japan Tour, shared eighth at New and two bogeys. opened her round with a birdie “It really made me think today Spieth has earned special tem- making x number of dollars.” Orleans in April for his best result American Lizette Salas carded at the first. She had two bogeys that with the wind and fog, it just porary tour membership for the First-round leader Castro fired in 17 career PGA starts. a 72 at Sebonack Golf Club for a and two more birdies in her out- really made me think. I think that remainder of the season after a 69 on Friday to stay level with Kokrak birdied four of the eight four-under total of 140. England’s ward run, then gathered steam is what the US Open is all about.” winning $919,079, all but clinch- Spieth.“A lot of confidence going holes he played yesterday, all on Jodi Ewart Shadoff was four- on the back nine. At the 13th, she Kim had five birdies and two ing a 2014 tour berth. A victory into the weekend,” Castro said. the front nine, to finish a round of under for the tournament hit a wedge over the green but bogeys in her three-under 69. She would bring a PGA spot for two “I feel good about two rounds 66. Kokrak sandwiched birdies at through 15 holes when play was made a 20-footer for birdie. At 15 missed a 12-foot birdie putt at her years and a berth in this year’s in the 60s. That means you’ve the third and fifth around a bogey halted yesterday. “I think we got she landed a sand wedge within a final hole of the day, the ninth, but play-offs. gotten the ball up and down and and followed with birdies at the very lucky that we finished today,” foot before draining a 12-footer emerged with the clubhouse lead “It has been a great dream come you’re going to have to keep doing par-5 sixth and ninth holes. AFP said Park, who capped her round at the last. “I’d say it was a little on seven-under 137. AFP Gayle steers Windies Flower says ‘favourites’ to win over Sri Lanka England KINGSTON, Jamaica: Chris bowler, making a return to the Gayle notched his first one-day Sri Lankan side, did not materi- respect hundred against Sri Lanka as alise as the threat his teammates he led West Indies to a crush- would have hoped. ing six-wicket victory with Darren Bravo was run out near Aussies more than 12 overs to spare in the end for 27 and Kieron Pollard the opening match of the three- was unlucky to be adjudged lbw to LONDON: England coach nation international series at Nuwan Kulasekara, but by then Andy Flower has insisted his Sabina Park on Friday night. the match was over as a contest side won’t take Australia lightly Replying to the visitors’ modest and Marlon Samuels, with skip- when they face the “different total of 208 all out off 48.3 overs, per Dwayne Bravo at the other challenge” of starting the Ashes the hard-hitting opening batsman end, ensured that victory was as firm favourites. delighted his fellow Jamaicans complete. England have won the last two with another dominant effort on Earlier, Sunil Narine returned Ashes series, with their most the way to his 21st ODI century. to his miserly, wicket-taking best, recent success a 3-1 series win in His 109 came off 100 deliveries snaring four for 40 as Sri Lanka Australia in 2010/11. and was embellished with seven faltered after a deceptively bright Now, on home soil, against an sixes and nine fours. start to be dismissed for 208. Australia who on Monday sacked That pushed his team on to 209 He had an instant impact on coach Mickey Arthur and have for four off 37.5 overs and they the match when he came on been beset by problems on and earned a bonus point as well for in the 18th over, removing the off the field, with David Warner reaching their target before the prolific and experienced pair of suspended until the first Test fol- conclusion of the 40th over. Mahela Jayawardene (52) and lowing his Birmingham bar attack That extra point is likely to be Kumar Sangakkara (17) in his on England’s Joe Root. significant in the latter stages of first three overs to immediately West Indies’ batsman Chris Gayle plays a shot against Sri Lanka during the first match of the Tri-Nation series Without retired batting greats the competition. put the brake on what had been at the Sabina Park Stadium in Kingston on Friday night. Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey Any anxiety that home fans a promising start by the Sri Australia are struggling to re- may have had about the target Lankans. assert themselves following a 4-0 facing them were erased by the Jayawardene was at his fluent series loss in India. But Flower confidence of Gayle’s start. best, dominating an opening part- believes that England, who The former captain dominated nership of 62 with Upul Tharanga recently won a two-match series an opening partnership of 115 before they were separated by India wary of West Indies against New Zealand 2-0, aren’t by the 21st over with Johnson Bravo. In contrast, Sangakkara as good as some have suggested Charles, who rode his luck for never really got going and the while Australia are certainly not a supporting but struggling 29 West Indies were understand- as bad as those who’ve labelled before he fell off the bowling ably delighted when he pushed a in first match of Tri-Series Michael Clarke’s men the worst of left-arm spinner Rangana straightforward catch to Pollard Aussie outfit to come to England Herath. at cover. KINGSTON, Jamaica: of continuous success, given the a result that also brought them in 30 years have suggested. Ajantha Mendis eventually Ravi Rampaul backed up the Exactly one week after clinch- different context and different a potentially crucial bonus point. “The 2009 Ashes were prob- accounted for Gayle via a miscued frontline spinner’s effort with ing the Champions Trophy in a conditions presented by each suc- Bravo effectively set the stage ably won against expectation swing to leg, but the clever slow three wickets. AFP dramatic, rain-affected finale in ceeding competition. for this impending showdown and winning away was again Birmingham, undisputed world “What is very important for us immediately after the win on I’d say won against expectation Scoreboard one-day champions India take is not to look too far ahead,” he Friday in urging Jamaican fans because Australia had such an on a confident West Indies team said on the eve of this series. “The to turn up in huge numbers for a amazing record at home before SRI LANKA 3; Sammy 10-0-34-0; DJ Bravo 7.3-0-37-2; today at Sabina Park in the sec- demands (of the fans) remain the clash that offers the prospect of we beat them there,” Flower told U Tharanga c Ramdin b DJ Bravo ...... 25 Narine 10-0-40-4; Samuels 4-1-11-1. ond match of the Tri-Nation same. The expectation when it a number of appetising possibili- Daily Mail yesterday. “Now we’re M Jayawardene c Ramdin b Narine ...... 52 WEST INDIES Series. comes to the Indian cricket team ties, not least the continuation of expected to win and that does K Sangakkara c Pollard b Narine ...... 17 C Gayle c Chandimal b A Mendis ...... 109 Fresh from a convincing tour- has always been the same.” the match-winning form shown bring a different challenge,” the D Chandimal c DJ Bravo b Samuels ...... 21 J Charles c Jayawardene b Herath ...... 29 nament-opening victory over In conditions quite similar by hometown hero Chris Gayle. former Zimbabwe batsman added. A Mathews (not out) ...... 55 D M Bravo (run out) ...... 27 Sri Lanka at the same venue on to what they are accustomed His 109 turned a potentially “Yes, we go into this series L Thirimanne c Charles b Rampaul ...... 6 M Samuels (not out) ...... 15 Friday, home captain Dwayne to at home, the Indians are not tricky target against the Sri as favourites but anyone who N Kulasekara c Pollard b Rampaul ...... 2 K Pollard lbw Kulasekara ...... 0 Bravo is nevertheless mindful expected to tinker too much with Lankans into a canter. knows about the game would also J Mendis c Samuels b Narine ...... 5 D J Bravo (not out) ...... 8 that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s a combination that proved so suc- Yet the West Indies are acutely admit that we aren’t as good as R Herath c Sammy b Rampaul ...... 4 Extras (B-4, LB-7, W-10) ...... 21 side are an altogether different cessful in England. aware that in the likes of Virat some people are saying and the L Malinga lbw Narine ...... 8 Total (for 4 wkts in 37.5 overs) ...... 209 proposition given their consider- They will obviously be con- Kohli and rising star Shikhar Australians are not as poor as A Mendis c Charles b DJ Bravo ...... 2 Fall of wickets: 1-115, 2-181, 3-190, 4-193. able strengths in all departments scious of the ever-present threat Dhawan, the Indians have the sort some people are saying. Extras (B-5, LB-2, W-4) ...... 11 Bowling: Malinga 7-0-34-0; Kulasekara 8-1- of the game. of rain at this time of the year of firepower to respond in kind, “We know that they will be Total (all out in 48.3 overs) ...... 208 39-1; A Mendis 10-0-53-1; Mathews 5-0-28- India trounced the West Indies in the Caribbean in determining suggesting that the often over- dangerous and we respect them Fall of wickets: 1-62, 2-85, 3-104, 4-140, 0; Herath 6-0-37-1; J Mendis 1.5-1-7-0. by eight wickets at the group their final eleven, although the looked bowlers on both sides may as such. But we also know we are 5-151, 6-159, 7-176, 8-190, 9-205, 10-208. Result: West Indies won by 6 wickets. stage of the Champions Trophy, inclement weather thankfully be the ones making the critical a very good Test side and have a Bowling: Roach 7-1-41-0; Rampaul 10-0-38- Man of the Match: C Gayle yet Dhoni has been publicly advis- stayed away for the West Indies’ inputs in this eagerly anticipated group of players who are excellent ing caution over the expectation six-wicket whipping of Sri Lanka, duel. AFP fighters.” AFP SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 29

LEFT: Riders lie on the floor after a fall in the last 5 kilometres of the 213 km first stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling race from Porto-Vecchio to Bastia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica yesterday. CENTRE: Omega Pharma-Quick Step team rider Tony Martin of Germany sits on the road after he fell 5 kilometres from the finish line. RIGHT: The bus of the Orica GreenEdge pro-cycling team is seen after it got stuck on the finish line. One hundred and ninety-eight riders are competing in the 100th edition of the race, which has a total length of 3,403 kilometres. Kittel wins dramatic first stage Tour de France: The German grabs maiden victory in the incident-packed opening day

BASTIA, France: Germany’s island was largely uneventful, save Marcel Kittel of the Argos- for a breakaway by a small group Top 20 Results Shimano team won the open- of riders including Spain’s Juan BASTIA, France: Results ing stage of the Tour de France Antonio Flecha and Lars Boom yesterday, a 213-kilometre ride of the Netherlands. from the first stage of the Tour de France, a 213km ride from Porto-Vecchio to Bastia in But, after the breakaway was Argos-Shimano Corsica that was lit up by a hec- reined in by the peloton, there from Porto-Vecchio to Bastia team rider Marcel tic finale. was chaos in a closing 20 kilome- yesterday: Kittel of Germany Kittel stole in front of tres marked by a series of crashes 1. Marcel Kittel (GER/ARG) 4hr 56min 52sec Norwegian rider Alexander on the narrow roads leading into celebrates after Kristoff right on the line to win a Bastia and a bizarre incident grabbing the 2. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) at 0:00s yellow jersey Tour stage for the first time in his involving one of the team buses 3. Danny van Poppel (NED/VAC) 0:00. career, while Dutchman Danny at the finish line. after winning the van Poppel of the Vacansoleil The bus of the Orica- first stage of the 4. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 0:00. team came third, although the GreenEdge team got stuck when centenary Tour 5. Matteo Trentin (ITA/OPQ) 0:00. whole 198-man field was later it hit the gantry over the finish de France cycling awarded the same time. line as the riders approached, race from Porto- 6. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/ALM) 0:00. Kittel became the first rider leading to suggestions that the Vecchio to Bastia, 7. Greg Henderson (NZL/LTB) 0:00. to wear the yellow jersey in the line may be brought forward by on the French 8. Jürgen Roelandts (BEL/LTB) 0:00. 100th Tour, which continues today three kilometres. Mediterranean with a 156-kilometre second stage The bus was moved out of the island of Corsica, 9. José Joaquin Rojas (ESP/MOV) 0:00. across Corsica from Bastia to way just in time to allow the first yesterday. Ajaccio. stage to conclude as planned, but 10. Kris Boeckmans (BEL/VAC) 0:00. The German, 25, also took the not before a clutch of riders were 11. Daryl Impey (RSA/ORI) 0:00. green jersey for the best sprinter hampered by a series of crashes. and the white jersey for the best Dutch champion Johnny 12. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL/BLA) 0:00. young rider. Hoogerland, who famously 13. Julien Simon (FRA/SOJ) 0:00. “It feels like I have gold on my crashed into a barbed wire fence shoulders,” a delighted Kittel said on the 2011 Tour and was seri- 14. Nicolas Roche (IRL/SAX) 0:00. in his post-race press conference. ously hurt earlier this year after the highest-profile name to fall on Germany’s Tony Martin was through the finish unscathed, but 15. Simon Gerrans (AUS/ORI) 0:00. “It is unbelievable. I have no colliding with a car while out the way into Bastia, as he went even more seriously hurt, with did suffer an inauspicious start to real words to describe the feeling. training, went to ground after to ground in a mass crash that the Omega Pharma-QuickStep the day when he fell from his bike 16. Andreï Kashechkin (KAZ/AST) 0:00. I’m so, so proud that we made it crashing into an advertising ban- also took out Slovakia’s promising teammate of Mark Cavendish and appeared to take a knock to 17. Ivan Gutierrez (ESP/MOV) 0:00. today and that we could achieve ner, in a sign of things to come. sprinter Peter Sagan. being stretchered into his team the knee as the peloton paraded a goal that we had been working Spain’s Alberto Contador, Contador appeared to suffer bus before being taken to hos- through Porto-Vecchio. 18. Ruben Perez Moreno (ESP/EUS) 0:00. towards for years.” considered by many to be the an injury to his left shoulder, and pital with a reported fractured He was then forced to change 19. Michael Albasini (SUI/ORI) 0:00. For long spells, the first stage main challenger to race favour- there will be great concern for his shoulder. bikes for the remainder of the ever held on the Mediterranean ite Chris Froome of Britain, was fitness. Meanwhile, Froome came day’s racing. AFP 20. Maarten Wijnants (BEL/BLA) 0:00.

Nishikori Sara Tomic looking to step out vows to of big brother’s shadow bounce back Kei Nishikori LONDON: Australia’s Bernard Tomic was Though she can see similarities with her brother’s of Japan entertaining a capacity Centre Court crowd at playing style, Sara Tomic is modelling herself more serves to Wimbledon yesterday but in the legendary venue’s on world number one Serena Williams. in the US Andreas shadow out on Court 15, his younger “We have the same backhand for sure. Seppi of sister Sara (pictured) was taking some We grew up with the same coach so we LONDON: Japan’s Kei Italy during early steps in her quest to eclipse him. do have similar technique but I’m more Nishikori has vowed to bounce their third Aged 15, Sara Tomic was the first of a power player. The reason why I want back from his frustrating round player knocked out of the juniors, los- to go professional is because of Serena.” Wimbledon exit by turning on match at ing 6-1, 6-0 to Estonia’s 13th seed Anett She wears one of the Wimbledon cham- the style during the US hard- Wimbledon Kontaveit. pion’s custom-made jackets and said she court season. at the All However, she has set her sights on “started crying” when she received it. Nishikori blew a two sets to making sure she is the most famous ten- “She’s such a killer on the court. I’m England one lead as the 12th seed slumped nis player in the family. having problems with it. I hope can turn Lawn Tennis to a disappointing 3-6, 6-2 6-7 “I always looked up to him when I was things around and try and be a killer on (4/7), 6-1, 6-4 defeat against Club, in young,” Tomic said. the court, an attack player. So far I’m not Italian 23rd seed Andreas Seppi London, “I hope to be better than him one day, at that point where it’s good enough. in the third round yesterday. Britain, certainly. He gives me a lot of advice. “I want to be number one but there are After reaching the last 16 at yesterday. “It’s different when you have a brother like that, so many things I need to work on.” both the Australian and French someone at the top level and I hope that I can learn Sara Tomic is in London for the first time and is Opens this year, a last-32 loss from him in each and every way, every day. enjoying her debut Wimbledon experience. counted as a significant setback “I’m definitely grateful and I wouldn’t change “Even just walking around was special, seeing all for Nishikori. anything. I’m so happy with all the things I’ve got the people, kids, fans waiting for all the top players. “It’s not easy losing in five just from being his sister. But I want to be my own I hope I can be there one day and I really feel this sets. It was a really close match,” person and hopefully one day I can.” is where I want to be,” she said. AFP Nishikori said. “He raised his level I think in the fourth and fifth sets. He before focusing his attention Grega Zemlja for a place in the Olympic gold medal-winning didn’t give me many unforced on the North American swing, quarter-finals. cyclist Chris Hoy (left) shakes errors and served well, so I didn’t which will start for Nishikori Seppi, who had never been past hands with Andy Murray of have much chance to break him. in Washington in the lead-up to the third round at Wimbledon in Britain on Centre Court at That’s the reason I lost today.” the US Open in New York in late eight previous attempts, showed Wimbledon, yesterday. Hoy is And to add to his woes, the August. impressive stamina as he recov- Florida-based star struggled with “I should be okay. I have one ered from a slow start on Court an 11-time world champion, a back problem for the second month after this just to train and 14. six-time Olympic champion half of a match he seemed in con- get healthy again,” he said. Nishikori needed treatment on and a winner of a total of seven trol of before the injury struck. “I can stay strong for the US his back after breaking early in Olympic Games medals, six “It was really tight, my hip series. I hope I can make a big the third set and couldn’t main- gold and one silver. Hoy is the and my back. It’s on grass, so impression there.” tain his momentum despite win- most successful Olympic cyclist you have to stay low all the time,” Seppi, who went the distance ning the tie-break in that set. of all time. Murray became the Nishikori said. to beat Denis Istomin in the Seppi raced away with the first British player since 1977, “You get tired as well. I was previous round, has now won fourth set and Nishikori called and the first British man since playing well, so it didn’t affect me all seven of his five-set matches for a medical time-out to have 1936, to win a Grand Slam at too much. in 2013 dating back to the more treatment on his back the 2012 US Open, when he “I’ve had the injury for a few Australian Open in January. before the decider. The Italian defeated Novak Djokovic in days since the first match.” The 29-year-old will play kept the pressure on and landed five sets. Murray will next be in The 23-year-old will now take former US Open champion Juan the killer break before serving action at Wimbledon tomorrow. a month off to rest and recover Martin del Potro or Slovenia’s out his latest lengthy win. AFP SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Today’s Schedule Third-place play-off ** Italy vs Uruguay D-day arrives for finalists 7:00pm Qatar time Final ** Brazil vs Spain The famous Maracana Stadium set to host final between Brazil, Spain 1:00am Qatar Time

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA cap “(Spain) have won everything president Sepp Blatter has over the past five or six years. already declared this year’s But we will play our game,” said Confederations Cup, hors Scolari, who rejects any idea the d’oeuvre for the World Cup in 12 Spaniards will be at a disadvan- months time, the best ever. tage having come through extra- Brazil’s defender Yet he and 200 million time and penalties to see off Italy Marcelo (left) and Brazilians, 47 million Spaniards in a semi-final played a day later forward Oscar jog and countless fans across the than Brazil’s. as forward Neymar globe hope the best is yet to come “They have basically played a (right) takes a ball as holders Brazil and world cham- match less, swapping the side for during a training pions Spain prepare to take the their group match against Tahiti,” session at the Sao final curtain today in Rio. he added. Januario Stadium Brazil starlet Neymar says he “We will respect them but we in Rio de Janeiro can already taste the atmosphere will show our own qualities.” yesterday. Brazil of an historic occasion as the The last time Brazil won a and Spain will play Selecao aim for a third straight trophy on home soil was the the final of the crown, and a fourth overall. Confederations tournament in competition at Rio’s A Spanish victory, by contrast, 1989. Maracana Stadium would make them the first side Winning today would not see later tonight. to win four straight international the popular anger at the cost of BELOW: Spain’s tournaments after sandwiching staging the event and the World goalkeeper Iker their 2010 World Cup success Cup evaporate. with European glory in 2008 and But it would dissipate the Casillas (left) warms 2012. desire for further mass protests up as goalkeeper With Spain the dominant as the giant country responds to Victor Valdes power of recent years and Brazil the massive challenge of readying stretches during a the most successful nation in the for its first World Cup since 1950. training session at game’s history, it is small won- Home skipper Thiago Silva says the Joao Havelange der their stars cannot wait to the final outcome is too close to Stadium in Rio de joust at the renovated Maracana call. Janeiro. Stadium, scene of Brazil’s legen- “They are a very technical dary 1970 World Cup win. team oozing quality. They are “These teams have great tradi- world champions and very con- tion and history. Spain have their sistent. The final will come down stars - and so do Brazil,” Neymar to small details.” said yesterday as he contemplated Spain’s Jesus Navas, whose the final the purists craved. winning kick dragged the Spanish Neymar and company faced past Italy in their spotkick shoot- Italy, initial criticism from Pele, who out in Fortaleza, refuses to make claimed the current Brazil team either team favourite. Uruguay seek is “not good enough” to land the “It was very tough to see off the game’s top prizes. Italians, so imagine how difficult Confed Cup But by beating Japan, Mexico it is going to be to defeat Brazil on and Italy in the group phase and their own turf,” Navas said. then showing they can scrap by Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas, consolation edging Uruguay in a tough semi, a pillar of the side after shrug- Brazil are rising again after fall- ging off being dropped at Real SALVADOR, BRAZIL: After ing to a modest 19th in the FIFA Madrid in mid-season, said he is each suffering late heartbreak rankings ahead of the event. thrilled two such exciting sides in the Confederations Cup semi- Just as Vicente del Bosque have made it. finals, Italy and Uruguay will has taken Spain to even greater “Everybody expected a Brazil attempt to rouse their weary heights after succeeding Euro versus Spain final and both bodies for today’s third-place 2008 winner Luis Aragones, so deserve to be there. To play Brazil play-off in steamy Salvador. Brazil’s ongoing renaissance is in their most iconic stadium will Uruguay will start with a dis- down to a fellow moustachioed be fantastic,” said Casillas, whose tinct physical advantage, their 2-1 sexagenarian in Luiz Felipe team should have Roberto Soldado loss to Brazil having taken place a Scolari, architect of a World Cup and Cesc Fabregas available after full 24 hours before Italy’s stam- success in 2002. misisng the Italy game while ina-sapping 7-6 penalty shoot-out Scolari insists this World Cup Brazil are set to be unchanged. defeat by Spain in Fortaleza on dress rehearsal is merely an Del Bosque says Spain will not Thursday. opportunity to see how well he be cowed by a partisan crowd or Italy coach Cesare Prandelli can blend the aces in his pack by playing a side whose last com- was particularly concerned about over the coming year. petitive home loss was 38 years the lack of recovery time avail- Yet after seeing his side ago. able to his players following a respond to his cracking of the “We will seek to impose our 120-minute slog amid the cloying whip, Brazil’s ‘eminence grise’ kind of game in the Maracana. humidity of Estadio Castelao. has slightly revised that opin- We are tired for sure but we are He even proposed a change ion with another Confederations dreaming of this final against to the format of the tourna- trophy almost in reach, knowing Brazil. ment, to allow teams more time that beating the world champions “We start even and Sunday is to recover, while centre-back would put a large feather in his another day.” REUTERS Giorgio Chiellini told Rai Sport he was “struggling to breathe” at the end of the game. “Now we will give our all striker told Brazilian website automatic CONMEBOL quali- Argentine To compound matters, today’s against Uruguay, because our Globoesporte. “They have a lot of fying positions, but coach Oscar footballer Lionel match at Arena Fonte Nova holidays have not started yet.” quality players, like (Sebastian) Tabarez believes his team’s dis- Messi speaks will start at 13:00 local time The Spain game appears Giovinco. We will have to take our plays during the Confederations during a press (1600GMT), when temperatures to have taken a heavy toll on chances because they can punish Cup prove they are worthy of a conference in tropical Salvador are forecast Prandelli’s squad, with reports us.” berth at the World Cup. in Medellin, to hit 26 degrees Celsius with 75 in the Italian media suggesting Italy were widely praised for “If we play like this we are in a Antioquia percent humidity. Chiellini, Andrea Pirlo, Claudio muzzling Spain in the first half position to play anyone, and that department, Given their exertions against Marchisio, Daniele De Rossi of Thursday’s game and Prandelli is ground that we have gained for Colombia, Spain, captain Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli could all said the performance augured the qualifiers ahead,” he said. yesterday. has admitted that the quick miss today’s match due to either well for their World Cup qualify- “We can compete with top- Messi, 26, is turnaround before the Uruguay injury or fatigue. Striker Mario ing campaign. level teams. That’s a plus when it in Colombia encounter represents a difficult Balotelli and right-back Ignazio However, whereas Italy are comes to playing future matches.” to participate challenge. Abate had already been ruled currently four points clear of Tabarez, whose side fell to an in the second “The final would have been out of the tournament by injury, nearest rivals Bulgaria in UEFA 86th-minute Paulinho goal in Battle of the nice. You don’t get to play at but Uruguay striker Luis Suarez qualifying Group B, Uruguay’s the last four, will have veteran Stars ‘Messi the Maracana every day. But if believes the Azzurri are still an chances of returning to Brazil defender Andres Scotti available we had got there, we might have intimidating prospect. next year are in the balance. again after he served a one-match and his friends’ had to play on all fours,” said the “Even without Balotelli they The South American champi- suspension for his red card in the against the Juventus goalkeeper. are dangerous,” the Liverpool ons are five points adrift of the 8-0 rout of Tahiti. REUTERS ‘Rest of the world’ team, as part of a Brazil, Spain head-to-head going into an exhibition football match today’s Confederations Cup at the Atanasio RIO DE JANEIRO: Today’s Confederations Cup pits hosts and Girardot holders Brazil against world champions Spain in an encounter for Stadium in the game’s purists. Medellin today. ❒ Spain are the form team of the past six years but Brazil look to be on the way back under 2002 World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and the Selecao also lead their head-to-head record Record TV figures for FIFA with four wins and two draws in eight previous meetings with La Furia Roja. Confederations Cup semis ❒ The Spanish won the first meeting at the 1934 World Cup in Italy. RIO DE JANEIRO: Television audiences for the FIFA ❒ But the Selecao made up for that with a 6-1 stroll in Rio before Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 semi-finals broke records in key a 153,000 crowd 16 years later - although the Brazilians would global markets, with both matches registering large viewing figures go on to suffer a shock loss in the final against Uruguay in the which underline the growing popularity of FIFA’s tournament of Maracana. champions. ❒ The Brazilians won again in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where Brazil’s semi-final game against Uruguay on Wednesday June 26th they retained the trophy they had finally lifted for the first time drew an audience of more than 53.5 million across nine key television in Sweden four years earlier inspired by a teenaged Pele. markets, a high for the tournament. ❒ The next meeting came at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, Spain’s match against Italy on Thursday June 27th drew the big- where neither side could find a breakthrough in a goalless stale- gest Italian television audience for a sporting event since the final of mate in Mar del Plata. UEFA Euro 2012. ❒ A Socrates goal proved decisive at the 1986 World Cup group Argentine football legend Diego Maradona (centre) during a coaching An average audience of 12.5 million tuned in to RAI Uno, attracting stage in Mexico before Spain won a 1990 friendly in Gijon ahead course at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, yesterday. more Italian viewers than the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup of a draw in 1999 in Vigo for their most recent meeting, another Maradona, 52, visited Indonesia for four days to conduct coaching South Africa. It was the third most popular programme on Italian friendly. REUTERS courses for children in Jakarta, Surabaya and Makassar. television this year. AGENCIES SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 31

Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton drives during the qualifying session at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone ahead of today’s British Grand Prix. British Grand Prix Grid SILVERSTONE: The starting grid for today’s British Grand Prix following the final qualifying sessions yesterday: Hamilton takes pole as 1st row Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes) 2nd row

Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull-Renault) Mercedes grab front row Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull-Renault) 3rd row

Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India-Mercedes) British Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg is second fastest driver Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 4th row

SILVERSTONE: Lewis who sandwiched Frenchman Jules Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India-Mercedes) Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus-Renault) Hamilton resisted pressure Bianchi of Marussia. Briton Max from his Mercedes team-mate Chilton in the second Marussia 5th row Nico Rosberg and the speed of was down in 22nd. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Lotus-Renault) both Red Bulls to claim pole By mid-session, with Q2 under- Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari) position yesterday for today’s British Formula way, the air temperature was 19 British Grand Prix. degrees and the track tempera- 6th row One driver The 28-year-old Englishman ture had climbed to 30, a big Lewis Hamilton Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) gave his home fans good reason change from Friday morning’s Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) to cheer -- as they gave him a of Mercedes cold and rainswept conditions. standing ovation -- with a fast- celebrates after This may have spelt difficulties 7th row est lap of one minute and 29.607 he took pole ahead for some teams given the Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) seconds, four-tenths of a second position in the unknown factor of tyre wear, but Sergio Perez (MEX/McLaren-Mercedes) quicker than his German part- qualifying session nothing seemed to have changed ner who wound up second on the of the British Prix as Rosberg and Hamilton soared 8th row grid as Mercedes locked out the at Silverstone to the top of the time-screens Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Sauber-Ferrari) front row. race track, before Vettel, on new tyres, Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Williams-Renault) It was Hamilton’s second pole Northamptonshire, topped the lot with a best lap for this year, after three succes- Britain, yesterday. Red Bull. 9th row sive secondplace starts, and the Within seconds of the flag fall- The race will be held Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams-Renault) 28th of his career. It was also the ing, Webber threw his Red Bull today. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Sauber-Ferrari) first pole by a British driver at up to second with others follow- Silverstone since Hamilton last ing suit to push Hamilton down 10th row succeeded in 2007. to sixth, separated from Rosberg Charles Pic (FRA/Caterham-Renault) Defending triple world cham- by Sutil and Ricciardo. Jules Bianchi (FRA/Marussia-Cosworth) pion German Sebastian Vettel Out after Q2 went the 2009 was third quickest for Red Bull champion Briton Jenson Button 11th row ahead of his retirement-bound of McLaren in 11th ahead of Max Chilton (GBR/Marussia-Cosworth) team-mate Australian Mark special in the race. It’s phenom- “It is always nice to position Brazilian Felipe Massa of Ferrari, Giedo van der Garde (NED/Caterham-Renault) Webber. enal because I haven’t been feel- well in qualifying here. I am look- Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne of Scot Paul Di Resta was fifth ing 100 per cent comfortable in ing forward to the race tomorrow Toro Rosso, Mexican Sergio Perez fastest in his Force India car, to the car.” and we will see how we are with in the second McLaren, German give the British fans two drivers Rosberg said: “It’s definitely a looking after tyres...” Nico Hulkenberg of Sauber and in the top five, ahead of Australian great feeling to have the fastest Mercedes team chief Ross Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso, car and the Mercedes team did Brawn said: “We worked hard in the leading Williams on the pressing home his credentials for a great job.” to get the right race set-up. It’s weekend of their celebrations for consideration as Webber’s succes- He added: “We are confident we warmer again tomorrow, we’re starting 600 Grands Prix, a land- sor at Red Bull. have improved and some of the not comfortable, so we’ll see...” mark they reach in Germany next German Adrian Sutil was sev- other cars may be better than us On a warm, dry and overcast Sunday. enth in the second Force India but finishing top two can only be afternoon, the Mercedes men All this meant that Paul Di ahead of Frenchman Romain good for us.” set the pace from the start with Resta joined Hamilton as one Grosjean and his Lotus team- Vettel could not resist referring Hamilton fastest, in Q1, and of the last two Britons in the mate Finn Kimi Raikkonen and to Mercedes’ recent ‘secret’ tyre Massa delivering the drama with fray, while Alonso, Grosjean and two-time champion Spaniard test, suggesting it has given them a late saving lap in his Ferrari to Raikkonen also squeezed through Fernando Alonso of Ferrari. some advantages. avoid early elimination. to claim their places in the top- “It’s an incredible feeling,” said But, he added: “We will see The drivers removed from ten shootout. Hamilton. “It feels like (his pre- what happens tomorrow. It is the fray were the usual suspects Rosberg soon set the pace until vious Silverstone pole) 2007. The a long race. I’m honestly very Finn Valtteri Bottas of Williams, Hamilton, seemingly fuelled by crowd have been great - such a happy today. I don’t know if Lewis Mexican Esteban Gutierrez of people power, outpaced him by 1.5 British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes (centre), team-mate German great turnout - that was a lap for (Hamilton) found a short cut or Sauber, Frenchman Charles Pic seconds to go top as the big crowd Nico Rosberg (right) and Red Bull Racing’s German star Sebastian Vettel them. he just found something special and his Caterham team-mate readied themselves for a furious celebrate after the qualifying session of the British Grand Prix. “I hope we can do something here - it was a phenomenal lap. Dutchman Giedo Van Der Garde, finale. AFP Rugby: Wallabies strike late to level series

MELBOURNE: Leigh Halfpenny missed Australian celebrations broke out around the successive penalties for holding on to the ball a last minute penalty to hand Australia a stadium. in the tackle. Halfpenny hit the crossbar with 16-15 victory over the British and Irish Lions “We certainly made it hard for ourselves at the first from 48 metres and the second was in the second Test yesterday and level the times, but in the end we had the guts to dig booted into touch for the Lions to launch series at 1-1 ahead of the decider in Sydney it out and the kick at the end was a replay of two big driving mauls towards the home line, next week. last week except it was switched around,” said which the Wallabies could only collapse. What a scrappy match lacked in quality it Wallabies skipper James Horwill. The second time Halfpenny took the points made up for in late drama with Adam Ashley- His Lions counterpart Sam Warburton was but the Lions were having less joy with Cooper scoring a converted try five minutes disappointed to be on the losing side but said Joubert’s zero tolerance policy in the set scrum from time to give the Wallabies a wafer-thin there was all to play for. and Leali’ifano levelled the score in the 17th one-point lead in front of a record 56,771 “There’s still a Test series up for grabs, by minute when Mako Vunipola was penalised crowd at the Docklands Stadium. no means is it over,” he added. for his binding. The Lions, who were chasing a first Test “We have a very determined bunch of play- Vunipola was again the guilty party at the series win since 1997 after Kurtley Beale’s ers, the ambition going into this game was next scrum - Joubert telling him to keep his missed kick in Brisbane last week gave them huge and it will be even bigger going into next head and shoulders up - and Leali’ifano put a 23-21 victory in the first Test, stormed back week, so it sets it up for a great finale.” the Wallabies 6-3 up. at the home side in the last five minutes. Lions coach Warren Gatland was frustrated The next scrum came courtesy of a Vunipola In echoes of Australia lock Justin Harrison’s that his side had failed to manage the game knock on but the England prop rectified his decisive intervention in the third Test of the when they were leading 15-9 going into the position and it was the Wallabies who were 2001 series, though, flanker Liam Gill snared closing stages. penalised, Halfpenny converting from 43m Lions ball at a lineout close to the home line “We were pretty comfortable at half-time after 27 minutes. which looked destined for a catch and drive. but they never give up and it went their way,” Again it was the scrum that led to the fifth The Lions, and referee Craig Joubert, were he added. penalty of the contest, which Halfpenny des- not done yet, however, and another in a long “We weren’t smart enough and didn’t look patched, but Leali’ifano tied matters up again string of penalties awarded by the South after the ball well enough.” three minutes before the break after flanker African whistler gave Halfpenny the chance In front of a vociferous crowd, a scrappy Dan Lydiate was penalised for offside. of a sixth three-pointer of the night and a first half was dominated by the rulings of Halfpenny still had time to send the Lions place in Lions’ history. Joubert and the kicking of Halfpenny and into the break with a 12-9 lead when Lydiate’s Wallabies’ Adam Ashley-Cooper (right) dives across the line to score a The Welsh fullback, all but flawless in Wallabies centre Christian Leali’ifano. opposite number Ben Mowen transgressed at try during their rugby union Test match against the British and Irish Lions his kicking on tour so far, approached the As the Lions had predicted, Joubert’s rul- the breakdown and the Welshman slotted the at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne yesterday. The Wallabies won 16-15. ball with his usual calm but it soon became ings at the breakdown punished Australia in ball through the posts from wide. clear it would not have the legs to carry and the early exchanges, with the Lions winning REUTERS Sunday 30 June 2013 21 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5746 Sport Price: QR2

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The Serbian eases past Chardy; Robson ends Britain’s 15-year wait LONDON: England and Wales will stage the inaugural World Test Championship in June and LONDON: Novak Djokovic Djokovic, yet to drop his serve, July of 2017, the International and Serena Williams cruised will tackle veteran Tommy Haas Wimbledon Results Cricket Council (ICC) effortlessly into the Wimbledon for a place in the quarter-finals, LONDON: Wimbledon results yesterday, the announced yesterday following fourth round yesterday as the just weeks after he beat the sixth day of the 2013 tournament (x denotes the conclusion of its annual con- first week’s shockwaves left just German in the French Open seeded player): ference in London. eight of the top 20 seeds still quarter-finals. But 13th-seeded The World Test Championship standing. Haas beat the Serb star in Miami Men’s Singles will replace the Champions World number one Djokovic, this season and also got the better Trophy, recently won by India Serbian Novak Third Round the 2011 champion, destroyed of him in the Wimbledon quarter- Djokovic shows this month after they beat hosts French 28th seed Jeremy Chardy, finals in 2009. emotion in his Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Jeremy Chardy England by five runs in the final at 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in just 86 minutes. Women’s defending champion match against (FRA x28) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2; Tommy Haas (GER Birmingham’s Edgbaston ground. He fired 38 winners, eight Serena Williams was equally France’s x13) bt Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, India will stage the second edi- aces and committed just three ruthless taking just over an hour Jeremy Chardy 6-4; Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Richard Gasquet tion of the Test Championship in unforced errors. to carve out a 6-2, 6-0 win over on day six (FRA x9) 7-6 (9/7), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5); February/March 2021. “I felt very confident to step Japanese 42-year-old Kimiko of the 2013 Tomas Berdych (CZE x7) bt Kevin Anderson “We are delighted to confirm onto the court and everything Date-Krumm. It was the 600th (RSA x27) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5; David Ferrer the exciting schedule of events Wimbledon went my way,” said Djokovic after win of Williams’s career as the (ESP x4) bt Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR x26) through to 2023,” ICC chief execu- Championships his 50th career grasscourt win. American continued her gentle 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2; Ivan tive David Richardson said. “I haven’t lost many points on cruise towards a sixth Wimbledon in London, Dodig (CRO) bt Igor Sijsling (NED) 6-0, 6-1, “The ICC Champions Trophy my service games. I did every- title and 17th Grand Slam crown. yesterday. 1-0 - retired ; Andreas Seppi (ITA x23) bt in England and Wales was highly thing I wanted to do. I enjoy it She will face German 23rd seed Kei Nishikori (JPN x12) 3-6, 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), acclaimed and appreciated by all. very much when everything works Sabine Lisicki for a quarter-final 6-1, 6-4; Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG x8) “However, the principle of well. It’s a fantastic feeling.” place where victory will also give bt Grega Zemlja (SLO) 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-0; one pinnacle global event for her a 35th successive win, tak- Lukasz Kubot (POL) bt Benoit Paire (FRA x25) each of the three formats (Test, Wimbledon ing her level with sister Venus’s 6-1, 6-3, 6-4; Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt One-Day and Twenty20) over record set in 2000. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4; Kenny De a four-year cycle is a good one last-16 line-up Only four of the top 10 men’s Schepper (FRA) bt Juan Monaco (ARG x22) and, as such, the ICC board has seeds and four of the top 10 in 6-4, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4; Mikhail Youzhny (RUS agreed to replace the Champions Men’s singles last-16 line-up the women’s draw have made it to maiden appearance at the fourth the world, cruised past tempera- x20) bt Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Trophy with the ICC World Test (x denotes seeded player): the second week after the Grand round stage. mental Latvian Ernests Gulbis, Championship,” the former South Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) vs Tommy Haas Women’s Singles Slam heavyweights of Roger France’s Kenny De Schepper, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Russian 20th seed Africa wicketkeeper added. (GER x13); Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs Tomas Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria the 26-year-old world number Mikhail Youzhny, a quarter- Third Round “Now that the ICC World Test Berdych (CZE x7); David Ferrer (ESP x4) vs Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka 80, beat Argentine 22nd seed finalist in 2012, defeated Serbia’s Championship has been con- Ivan Dodig (CRO); Andreas Seppi (ITA x23) had all exited by Wednesday. Juan Monaco, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 and Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Kimiko Date firmed, we’ll work on the play- vs Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG x8); Lukasz Laura Robson took full advan- to book a last-16 spot at a major goes on to face British second seed Krumm (JPN) 6-2, 6-0; Sabine Lisicki ing conditions and qualification Kubot (POL) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA); tage by becoming the first British for the first time. Poland’s Lukasz Andy Murray. (GER x23) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS criteria, and will submit these to Jerzy Janowicz (POL x24) vs Jurgen Melzer woman to make the last 16 for Kubot, ranked 130, also made the Spanish fourth seed David x14) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Laura Robson (GBR) the ICC board for approval in due (AUT); Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Kenny 15 years when she came from a fourth round in 2011, and is the Ferrer, a quarter-finalist last year, bt Marina Erakovic (NZL) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3; course.” De Schepper (FRA); Mikhail Youzhny (RUS set and 3-5 down to defeat New second Pole to reach the last-16 managed to escape the caranage. Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Alison Riske (USA) The ICC had planned to stage x20) vs Andy Murray (GBR x2) Zealand’s Marina Erakovic, 1-6, after 24th seed Jerzy Janowicz But he needed five sets to beat 6-2, 6-3; Agnieszka Radwanska (POL the first Test Championship in Women’s singles last-16 line-up 7-5, 6-3. also booked his place on Friday. Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov x4) bt Madison Keys (USA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; England this year but existing Serena Williams (USA x1) vs Sabine Lisicki The 19-year-old goes on to face Kubot beat 25th seed Benoit 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) bt Petra Martic commercial agreements meant it (GER x23); Laura Robson (GBR) vs Kaia Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, a former Paire 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 and next faces Ferrer will face Croatia’s Ivan (CRO) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; Roberta Vinci (ITA x11) had to stage a one-day interna- Kanepi (EST); Agnieszka Radwanska (POL quarter-finalist. French world number 111 Adrian Dodig, the world 49, for a place bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x18) 6-1, 6-4; tional tournament instead, hence x4) vs Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL); Roberta Robson, currently ranked 38 in Mannarino who has made the in the quarter-finals. Czech sev- Li Na (CHN x6) bt Klara Zakopalova (CZE the last edition of the Champions Vinci (ITA x11) vs Li Na (CHN x6); Monica the world, will also move into the last-16 at a major for the first enth seed Tomas Berdych, the x32) 4-6, 6-0, 8-6; Monica Puig (PUR) bt Trophy. Among other decisions Puig (PUR) vs Sloane Stephens (USA x17); top 30 after the tournament, the time in 14 attempts. runner-up in 2010, claimed his Eva Birnerová (CZE) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Sloane announced yesterday, Afghanistan Marion Bartoli (FRA x15) vs Karin Knapp first British woman to break that Left-hander De Schepper ninth win in nine meetings with Stephens (USA x17) bt Petra Cetkovská was confirmed as the ICC’s 37th (ITA); Petra Kvitova (CZE x8) vs Carla Suarez barrier since Jo Durie in April, will face experienced Fernando South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, (CZE) 7-6 (7/3), 0-6, 6-4; Petra Kvitova Associate member nation, the Navarro (ESP x19); Kirsten Flipkens (BEL 1987. The men’s fourth round will Verdasco after the Spanish coming through 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. (CZE x8) bt Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x25) rank immediately below the 10 x20) vs Flavia Pennetta (ITA) feature five men making their former top 10 player, now at 54 in AFP 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 elite Test playing countries. AFP MotoGP: Rossi ends drought with win in Assen

ASSEN, Netherlands: Italian race, finished just a place ahead Dutch Grand Prix riding legend Valentino Rossi of him. ASSEN, Netherlands: Dutch motorcycling ended a winless run of nearly Pedrosa extended his lead Italy’s Valentino Rossi Grand Prix results in Assen yesterday: three years when he won by just two points to nine over (centre) celebrates his MotoGP the Dutch MotoGP in Assen Lorenzo, while Rossi is fifth, 51 victory next to second- yesterday. points adrift of the leader after placed Spain’s Marc 1. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 41min The 34-year-old - who had posting his 80th win in the cat- Marquez (left) and 25.202sec, 2. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) not won since the Malaysian egory and 106th in all disciplines third-placed Britain’s at 2.170sec, 3. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/ MotoGP in October 2010 - came leaving him 16 short of all-time Cal Crutchlow after the Yamaha Tech3) 4.073, 4. Dani Pedrosa home clear on his Yamaha ahead overall win leader compatriot Dutch MotoGP in Assen (ESP/Honda) 7.832, 5. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/ of Honda’s Marco Marquez while Giacomo Agostini. yesterday. The 34-year- Yamaha) 15.510, 6. Stefan Bradl (GER/ Briton Cal Crutchlow, who had “For me he is the hero of the old, who had not won Honda LCR) 27.519, 7. Alvaro Bautista been on pole, was third on a day,” said Rossi. (ESP/Honda Gresini) 31.598, 8. Aleix since the Malaysian Yamaha works bike. “When he told me he was going MotoGP in October Espargaro (ITA/Aprilia) 32.405, 9. Bradley “I am so happy, but I still can’t to ride, I thought there was no 2010, came home Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) 33.751, 10. believe it,” said Rossi, whose first way he could. clear on his Yamaha Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 33.801 win in any Grand Prix was in “Two days after a terrible ahead of Marquez while Moto2 the 125cc category in 1996 in the accident and such an operation Czech Republic. is amazing.” Crutchlow, who had 1. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Kalex) 39min “I will have to look at the Marquez too could slap himself been on pole, was third 51.883sec, 2. Scott Redding (GBR/Speed images again... This is probably on the back after riding despite on a Yamaha bike. Up) at 0.117sec, 3. Dominique Aegerter the most moving victory of my also being hindered by a broken (SUI/Suter) 3.508, 4. Mika Kallio (FIN/ career. What a tremendous feel- bone. Kalex) 3.656, 5. Esteve Rabat (ESP/Kalex) ing it is to win again! I often asked “I am, happy with the result 3.993, 6. Johann Zarco (FRA/Suter) 4.073, myself: “Will I ever win another given that I have a fractured small 7. Xavier Simeon (BEL/Kalex) 9.095, 8. Grand Prix ?”. I spent two dif- finger on my right hand and a Lorenzo had moved from 12th Pedrosa to lead a race for the first lead of over a second. Pedrosa’s Thomas Luthi (SUI/Suter) 12.271, 9. Jordi ficult seasons with Ducati, which broken big toe,” he said. to seventh by the end of the first time this season. fortunes suffered another blow Torres (ESP/Suter) 13.745, 10. Anthony were very frustrating (2011 and Pedrosa swooped to take the of 26 laps, while Rossi was in Lorenzo’s remorseless charge as Crutchlow passed him on the West (AUS/Speed Up) 16.288 2012). However, I never gave up lead on the first corner in front of third passing Bradl to sit behind appeared to lose some of its same chicane where he had over- Moto3 hope.” Marquez and Stefan Bradl, while the Honda duo of Pedrosa and momentum with 14 laps remain- taken Lorenzo with just over five Rossi’s team-mate, defending Crutchlow had a terrible start Marquez. ing as he dropped off the back of laps to go. 1. Luis Salom (ESP/KTM) 38min world champion Jorge Lorenzo, and dropped to fifth. Bradl was in freefall, being Marquez and Crutchlow eventu- Marquez’ charge had faded 20.086sec, 2. Maverick Vinales (ESP/ was also a winner yesterday as his “Once gain I got off to a slow passed by Crutchlow and then ally passed him on the penulti- with respect to catching Rossi KTM) at 0.122sec, 3. Alex Rins (ESP/KTM) decision to ride despite undergo- start but once Jorge passed Lorenzo, who had soared to fifth mate chicane into the finishing and instead he had to keep a wary 0.282, 4. Miguel Oliveira (POR/Mahindra) ing early Friday an operation on me then I really got angry place after just two laps and per- straight with just over 11 laps eye out on Crutchlow, who was 0.378, 5. Alex Marquez (ESP/KTM) 0.416, a broken collarbone paid off as he with myself,” said 27-year-old formed a superb inside passing remaining. pressuring him. 6. Jonas Folger (GER/Kalex KTM) 19.646, finished fifth. Crutchlow. manoeuvre on Crutchlow to go Marquez started buzzing all It left Rossi to take the cheq- 7. Jack Miller (AUS/FTR Honda) 27.688, 8. The 26-year-old lost only “I said to myself this guy has fourth with 23 laps to go. over his team-mate Pedrosa, and uered flag all alone and he was Arthur Sissis (AUS/KTM) 27.811, 9. Alexis minimal ground in the world a broken collarbone and he has Rossi’s devoted fans’ roars the 20-year-old passed him for able to lift both his hands off the Masbou (FRA/FTR Honda) 34.797, 10. title race as series leader Dani passed you. I managed to right reached fever pitch as the rider good with eight laps to go and handlebars and punch the air Niklas Ajo (FIN/KTM) 34.823 Pedrosa, who had never won this that by passing him. Phew!!” nicknamed ‘the doctor’ passed set off after Rossi, who had a with delight. AFP