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Emir attends National Service graduation Cooling system Demand soars at 2014 Fan Zone at Katara DOHA: The Supreme Comm- for foodstuff as ittee of Delivery & Legacy (SC) launched yesterday a Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup Fan Zone geared with a cooling technology to keep temperatures in check. population rises The Fan Zone at Katara will show all the remaining games, which end on July 13. The open- air venue will have a retractable Stocks depleting fast as Ramadan starts roof and will be cooled using a prototype of one of the systems DOHA: There are over 257,000 at the central market were lit- of “innovative technology” that more people in the country this erally in a shock as the prices Qatar is developing to use in Ramadan than last year’s and of some vegetables like tomato, stadiums and other public areas that explains soaring demand khoosa, cucumber, cauliflower, when it hosts the World Cup in for foodstuff and other items. lettuce and egg plant, had doubled 2022. The technology will allow The country’s population was in barely a few days. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday attended the graduation ceremony of the first temperature to remain below 30 1.91 million (1,916,426) a little These are the vegetables that are batch of recruits of the National Service programme and the graduation of the first Joint Staff Command degrees. THE PENINSULA before Ramadan last year, while much in demand during the fasting training No.1, at the field of Al Shamal (North) Camp. The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister and Report on page 2 on May 31 this year, it was more month. Tomatoes, for instance, are Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Minister of State for Defence than 2.1 million (2,174,035). used mainly by families in curry Affairs H E Maj Gen Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah. This means that there are some preparation. A seven-kg box of 257, 600 more people in the coun- tomato was selling for QR28, up try now as compared to the time from QR10 a few days ago. (July 8) when Ramadan began A five-kg box of khoosa that West powers QMMF last year. was priced at just about QR13 or 19 died in accidents in May The next population figure QR14 a few days ago, was selling to maiden Moto2 win is likely to be announced by for an unbelievable QR50. A box DOHA: At least 19 people were Of the total 158,300 violations the Ministry of Development of lettuce was likewise selling for killed in road mishaps in Qatar reported during the month, 87,123 DOHA: Anthony West pow- Planning and Statistics on July 1. between QR35 and QR40, up from last month. The country wit- violations were recorded for over- ered the QMMF Racing Team to According to a cross-section of QR10 to QR12 barely a week ago. nessed a total of 28,152 road speed, against 76,884 similar cases their maiden Moto2 win against Ramadan Timing consumers, prices have been ris- A box of green chilly was being accidents during the month. reported during the previous European riders at the Dutch ing fuelled mainly by demand. sold for QR33 to QR35 (the ear- Of the total road mishaps in month. motorcycle Grand Prix in Assen Todays Iftar: The prices of some vegetables lier price being QR15 to QR17). May, 57 were major accidents Jumping signals, ‘other traf- yesterday. West finished ahead 06:30pm soared nearly twice and three While buyers blamed the out- and 578 were ‘minor’. Madinat fic offences’ and violating traffic of Maverick Vinales of Spain and Tomorrow’s times at the Central Market yes- lets for price hikes on the eve of Khalifa area recorded the signs were other major violations Mika Kallio of Finland. See page 28 Imsak: terday with both, wholesalers and Ramadan, several retailers and maximum number of accidents reported during the month. 36,507 03:07am retailers, attributing it to short- wholesalers said rising demand — 6,916. traffic offenses were reported in ages caused by rising demand. had caused shortages. The Airport area witnessed May, down from 39,585 offenses People complained that meat Fresh fruits and vegetables 5,192 road mishaps. The North reported in April. had literally disappeared from are not included in price control and South traffic departments Traffic department registered shelves at the various outlets on items by the government dur- reported maximum number of a total of 2,196 cases for jumping the eve of Ramadan last evening. ing Ramadan. But inspectors major accidents — 13 each. red signals and 10,852 cases for Today’s “I have been looking for mutton from the Consumer Protection According to figures released not following traffic signs. matches but in vain,” an Asian householder Department of the Ministry by the Ministry of Development A spate 20,482 cases have been shopping at a major outlet said. of Economy and Commerce do Planning and Statistics (MDP&S) registered under “other viola- Sales officials said meat stocks monitor sale and pricing at the for May 2014, speeding was the tions” by the traffic authority. NETHERLANDS VS MEXICO (7PM) had run out as demand was high. central market. major type of traffic violation in THE PENINSULA >>Page 9 COSTA RICA VS GREECE (11PM) People buying fresh vegetables THE PENINSULA the country. Continued on page 2 SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 2022 World Cup committee launches fan zone at Katara Cooling tech to keep temperature below 30 Celsius

DOHA: The Supreme to enjoy the matches Committee for Delivery — Brazil vs Chile and and Legacy (SC) Colombia vs Uruguay. launched its cooled, Not only will the tech- open air fan zone yes- nology be used at the 2022 terday as interest in FIFA World Cup Qatar, it the FIFA 2014 World will also allow for coun- Cup increased with the tries with similar climates beginning of the knock- in the region to host out stage. major sporting events. Showing all matches Four cooling columns until the final on July located at strategic points 13, the Brazil 2014 Fan within the venue deliver Zone at Katara is not cooled air into the fan just about celebrating zone. The flexible cooling the most watched event system then responds to in world football, but different climatic condi- also to implement and tions, using a range of test cooling technology delivery methods. which is part of the SC’s These include dedi- research and develop- cated ventilation units People at the Brazil 2014 Fan Zone at Katara. ment efforts in the lead providing sufficient cooled up to the 2022 FIFA air to meet the internal World Cup Qatar™. condition across all occupied zones, high level jet In line with a promise to deliver an amazing fan nozzles restrict prevailing winds, while low level experience, the SC vowed the Brazil 2014 Fan Zone diffusers provide comfort to the spectators, mechani- would be cooled to an optimal temperature below cally adjustable dampers regulating the air with an 30 Degrees Celsius during the matches by using a external weather station providing real time data number of technologies. That milestone was reached and cooling mist injected in to the venue, enhancing last evening when fans came along to the Fan Zone the cooling effect. THE PENINSULA

Number of traffic violations fell in May

Continued from page 1 this, 96 percent were issued to male population increased by 0.9 May saw a huge jump in cases non-Qataris. percent, the female population related to non-renewal of driv- Qatar’s various municipal grew by 0.7 percent. er’s licences. The number of reg- authorities detected a total of Data on monthly household istered cases of non-renewal of 2,554 violations during the month. cash expenditure illustrated licences has gone up to 572 from Maximum number of violations both Qataris and non-Qataris 351 in April. totalling 1,184 was reported from spent a maximum share of their However, in terms of total Al Rayyan municipal area. household expenditure on food number of traffic violations there Violations relating to hygiene basket to foods consumed from is a marginal decline. and food safety account for the restaurants. The total number of traffic maximum number. While Qataris spent 23.93 violations during May has come Doha Municipality reported percent of their total household down to 158,300 from 160,955 the maximum number of build- expenditure on buying food from reported in April. ing violations. restaurants, non-Qataris spent a A total of 8,144 fresh driving Qatar’s population grew by 0.9 31.43 percent in May. licences were issued in May. Of percent to 2.174m in May. While THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Lekhwiya to First Tharaweeh Emir greets leaders on Ramadan

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in telephone crack down calls yesterday exchanged greetings with a number of leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. on begging The Emir exchanged greetings with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, the Emir DOHA: Internal security force, of Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, H M King Lekhwiya, is working with Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of other public security agencies to Jordan, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, and President Mohamed Moncef crack down on begging and to Marzouki of Tunisia. The Emir also exchanged greetings with Sudanese streamline traffic during peak President Omar Hassan Al Bashir, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, hours through Ramadan that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, begins here today. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, and Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh The force will deploy some 50 Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah. QNA patrols daily during the holy month, and will distribute some 10,000 ‘iftar’ meal packets to motorists every day to prevent people from rushing to break their fast. Motorists in a hurry to reach their homes or places they have been invited to for break- ing the fast are a major cause of rising accidents during the fasting month, the in-charge of Lekhwiya’s patrolling in Ramadan, Brigadier Ali Salman Al Mohannadi said. “We will also be on vigil against those who try to vitiate the spirit- ual environment during Ramadan and don’t show respect for Qatari culture and traditions,” he told Al Sharq. THE PENINSULA Special night prayers (Tharaweeh) at Masjid Abdul Aziz Khashabi in Hilal on the eve of Ramadan yesterday. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) Food outlets face intense scrutiny

DOHA: Civic inspectors of Al Khor Director of Health and Hygiene monitor- food samples, including those of poul- and Al Zakheera municipalities have ing section of Al Khor and Al Zakhira try products, and send them for test- intensified the inspection drive at food municipalities was quoted as saying by ing to the Central Laboratory to find outlets including restaurants, bakeries, Al Arab yesterday. if they are fit for human consumption,” meat and confectionery shops ahead of Al Muhannadi said that the inspection he said. Ramadan. drive will be intensified further during the Al Muhannadi also said that officials They carried out about 1,244 visits to month of Ramadan and will be expanded at the municipality are working in close ensure healthy and hygienic food for the to Iftar tents, restaurants supplying food cooperation with the Community Police people living in the municipal areas. for Iftar and Suhoor, and vehicles trans- and Consumer Protection Department Inspectors seized and destroyed about porting food items. (CPD), a consumer rights protection 1,385 kilogramme food items and 980 kilo- Messes and canteens at labour camps arm of the Ministry of Economy and gramme fish, which was found unfit for will also be included, he said. Commerce. consumption. He said that hotels (including five-star “As my department is equally responsi- “During the inspections we shut down properties), drinking water packaging ble for ensuring healthy and hygienic food six outlets and another 16 outlets were plants, poultry farms and suppliers of for the people living in the municipality, we given warnings and asked to give writ- poultry products will also be included in are sparing no efforts to enforce the food ten assurances of not repeating the the inspection drive. law effectively,” he said. violations,” Issa Hasan Al Muhannadi, “Our civic inspectors will collect THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Qatar Charity plan to Waiting to sail help orphans abroad Donations can be made by text messages

BY FAZEENA SALEEM child’s education in more website of Rofaqae. than 25 countries and sup- One can sponsor a child’s DOHA: Qatar Charity has port plans to provide orphans education in Palestine, started a campaign this food, water, housing and Lebanon, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, Ramadan urging people healthcare. Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, here to help orphans abroad. A total of 12,041 children India’s Kashmir, Sri Lanka, ‘All they have’ asks people have been sponsored under Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, in Qatar to sponsor orphans’ Rofaqa, which includes activi- Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, education in 25 countries, ties for development of chil- Niger, Somalia, Eritrea, help such children in 16 poor dren and orphans of all ages, Ethiopia, Togo, Ghana, Kenya, countries by different means helping them to live safe and Mali, Mauritania, Chad, and give food and water to with independence. Burkina Faso, Bosnia, Albania the needy in Syria, Yemen, “You can select a child and Kosovo. Tunisia and Niger. from photos. You can also To help orphans in sev- To donate for the cam- send gifts, talk to the child eral countries, donations can paign, one has to send a and meet him,” said a Qatar be made to Qatar Charity/ SMS on Ooredoo to 92632 to Charity official. Rofaqae in their Barwa donate QAR50, to 92642 to One willing to sponsor a Bank account number donate QAR100, to 92642 to child can donate QR150 to QA69BARWA000000000. donate QAR500 and to 92429 QR500 per month. A form One can also donate by to donate QAR100. has to be completed ask- sending a SMS on Ooredoo The sender should add ing the bank to transfer the to 92060 as ‘’R1’’ > 92060 ‘orphan’ to support a child amount every month to Qatar for QR100, ‘’R2’’ >92060 for or a project to help children. Charity, select the number of QR200, ‘’R3’’ > 92060 for ‘Rofaqae’ is another pro- children one wishes to help QR300 and ‘’R5’’ > 92060 for gramme of Qatar Charity and the country where they QR500. This money will be under way to help orphans live. used for projects for orphans all over the world. Citizens The sponsorship of a child abroad. Traditional dhows moored at the Katara beach with the Doha skyline as the backdrop. (QASSIM RAHMATULLAH) and expats can sponsor a can also be done over the THE PENINSULA Player to promote American football Qatar Tourism braces for DOHA: Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Husain Abdullah will head to Qatar Ramadan in July to take part in Aspire Zone’s Ramadan activities. DOHA: Qatar Tourism A player from the National Authority (QTA), the govern- Football League (NFL), ment’s tourism planning and Abdullah will participate in a promotion arm, yesterday said range of activities focusing on it has launched a programme promoting American football that will transform Ramadan and demonstrating how he into a festive and memorable balances a professional sports occasion attracting visitors and career with his Islamic faith. locals through branding, public “It is an honour to be selected engagement and social media by Aspire Zone Foundation and activities. the NFL to teach American ‘Ramadan in Qatar’, QTA’s Football in Doha at their newly created brand for the pro- Ramadan Sports Festival,” said gramme, is aimed at generating a Husain Abdullah in action. Abdullah. unified and consistent ambience “Being chosen from an elite for the holy month in Qatar. The pool of professional athletes lifestyle so I can continue enjoy- include training sessions for brand will be used as a means of is humbling. I look forward to ing the game I love, while keep- local flag football teams and a showcasing the Qatari Islamic teaching, coaching and shar- ing Allah first.” special coaching clinic for the and Arab culture and traditions ing my passion for American With a mix of sports com- youth of Qatar. that are heightened in signifi- Football with participants in petitions, religious celebrations Khalid Abdullah cance during this month. Doha,” he said. and healthy lifestyle initiative, Al Sulaiteen, CEO of Aspire To encourage the hospitality “Nothing in this world is Aspire Zone’s Ramadan activi- Zone Foundation said: “As AZF industry to boost their Ramadan more important to me than ties aim to engage the commu- is the premium Sports destina- activities, QTA will award hotels worshipping Allah the way He nity during the holy month. tion in the region, we always try that provide quality experiences has instructed us to do. With A feature of the month is the to be a platform for different to visitors. American football being a sport Third Ramadan Sports Festival sports and introduce new ones Criteria will include quality I love, I must find balance to which includes a Flag Football to our community. American of service, decoration, quality of make sure that my enjoyment tournament, a variation of Football is one of those games entertainment provided and the of sport does not interfere with Abdullah’s sport — American we are providing support to overall adoption of the Ramadan my worship of Allah. I continue Football. encourage and spread.” concept. to work towards a balanced Abdullah’s schedule will THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

QRC Ladies Forum Ghabga on Friday

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) Ladies Forum will organise a women-only charitable event — ‘Charitable Ghabga’ — next Friday at Four Seasons Hotel Doha’s Al Mirqab Ballroom, in partnership with leading event organiser and marketing firm Design Creationz. The revenue of the event will go to QRC’s poor fam- ily empowerment programme, which supports 1,500 families in Qatar. The Ghabga, a Qatari tradition related to Ramadan, will involve an Iftar/Sohour dinner during which an inno- vative and unconventional fashion showcase will take place, with pieces donated for free by the designers as a contribution to the charity event. A luxurious Bentley will also be offered in the auction. Expected to attract elite Qatari women and designers from top fashion brands in the Gulf region, the ceremony will display a cultural performance titled ‘Contracts of the Heavens’ as well as a short film about QRC, followed by distribution of symbolic gifts to those in attendance, who will not be limited to upper-class ladies, but will generally include female officials and professionals from different major Qatari institutions and corporations. The Forum’s chairwoman, Noura Al Dossari, said this is the first event to be organised by the Forum during Ramadan, using the efforts of its members and volunteers. “It is a tradition in Gulf countries to hold group Ghabgas during Ramadan, where friends and relatives gather and socialise. Young men have their separate gatherings. In observance of this good habit, the Forum adopted the idea of the event, to bring women together in a charitable and volunteering context and to promote QRC’s humanitarian activities,” she said. About the Forum’s agenda for the year, Al Dossari said there are three major projects in focus locally and over- seas — the social-psychological support programme for Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp in Jordan, the Central Africa relief programme, and the social and economic empowerment programme in Qatar. THE PENINSULA

SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QU signs deal TAG-Org to help recruit schoolteachers AMMAN: For the second straight year, the Supreme Education Council has given Talal Abu-Ghazaleh with Italian Organization (TAG-Org) the responsibility to interview applicants for schoolteachers in Qatar. The recruitment process includes e-exams on the Council’s institution website and interviews to be conducted by experts from the Supreme Education Council. Double programme to be offered Salah Abou Osbeh, TAG-Org Executive Director for Education DOHA: Qatar University the agreement, the degree pro- and Training, said that TAG- and Italy’s Politecnico di grammes will be taught in CENG Org offices in Egypt, Tunisia, Torino (Polito) have signed a departments and at Polito and Morocco, and Jordan carry out Memorandum of Understanding will include research and study the recruitment for applicants, (MoU) to increase collaboration activities at the two institutions. including exams and interviews and to enable students of both Graduate students enrolled in with teachers wishing to work institutions to avail of the aca- the programme may take courses in Qatar. The number of these demic and research excellence and the associated exams at each teachers is more than 3,000. that characterise the graduate of the two institutions, in accord- “We are really proud to be part programmes of the institutions ance with the study curriculum. of the Qatari Supreme Education The agreement will lead to the Each institution will sepa- Council’s success in the field of edu- introduction of a double Master’s rately examine and evaluate the cation and honoured by their trust and Doctoral degree programme progress of the students annu- in our system,” Abou Osbeh said. The Supreme Education Council has asked Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization to help in the recruitment process in science and engineering, which ally or according to the stated The Supreme Education of schoolteachers in Qatar. will be available to students of frequency. Council is responsible for all Qatar University’s College of Talking about the agreement, publicly-funded pre-schools, of higher education. It was set November 2002. It plays a impor- implementation of education Engineering (CENG), and Polito. Dr Hasna said: “This is the start schools and the administration up by an Emiri decree no 37 in tant role in the development and reforms. THE PENINSULA It also offers students an oppor- of a series of cooperation activi- tunity to study abroad. ties that will benefit students and The agreement was signed by faculty from both institutions. It QU Vice President and Chief is in line with our goal to broaden Academic Officer Dr Mazen our students’ horizons by provid- Hasna, and Polito Vice Rector ing opportunities for them to for Research and Technology develop themselves academically QU department set to get new building Transfer and International and culturally at leading institu- Affairs Prof Erico Macii in the tions such as Polito.” DOHA: Qatar University’s College of research, and is set to become a regional model Al Mohannadi thanked LNG Japan for its presence of QU President Prof Prof Macii said that the MoU Education (CED) is set to get a separate for early childhood training. When completed, generous contribution and said education Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad, VP is an addition to the longstand- building for its Training Center for Early the new centre will also offer training courses is always at the forefront of Qatar’s efforts and Chief Financial Officer Dr ing collaboration between QU and Childhood Teachers (TCECT). and workshops and educational and psycho- on all levels of human and socio-economic Humaid Al-Misfaa, CENG Dean Polito which has resulted in aca- A stone-laying ceremony for TCECT was logical counseling to parents. development. Dr Rashid Alammari, Associate demic exchanges and enhanced held on Thursday under the patronage of The ceremony was attended by Qatar He said that the centre constitutes another Dean for Research and Graduate relations. Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla building block in Qatar’s long-term social and Programmes Prof Abdelmagid “It will benefit postgradu- Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada. Al Misnad, LNG Japan President and CEO human development by impacting the lives of Hammuda, QU Scholarships and ate students who will join pro- The TCECT project was launched in 2007 Yasunori Takagi, RasGas Chief Executive a new generation of Qataris who will be the Partnerships Office Director grammes at both universities, and and is part of the college’s Early Childhood Officer Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, CED driving power behind realising the country’s Cesar Wazen, and CENG will serve to move the academic Center (ECC). Dean Dr Hissa Sadiq, CED faculty and ECC national vision and building the foundations members. collaboration forward,” he added. It will enhance the quality of academic pro- members. for future growth and prosperity. According to the terms of THE PENINSULA grammes offered by the college, develop related Speaking on behalf of Al Sada, THE PENINSULA

Regency opens Free data allowance branch at SCH for Ooredoo users DOHA: Regency Travel and Tours has opened a branch at the Supreme Council of DOHA: Ooredoo yes- them Ramadan Mubarak Health. terday announced the through their favourite The new branch will offer all travel and launch of a special offer social media. tourism services to employees of and visitors as part of its #DaysOfJoy As part of its cam- to the Supreme Council of Health. Hassan Al campaign this Ramadan, paign for the Holy Month, Abdullah, Head of Media Supporting Services in which the new Hala Ooredoo also launched yes- at the Council said opening their latest branch Smart and Shahry Smart terday the Alrabaa web- shows the importance the SCH gives to provid- customers get 10 times site. The group of friends ing the best services to all its visitors. Tareq the regular amount of who embody the traditions Abdullatif Taha, Chief Executive Officer data allowance for free. of Qatar is back for the of Regency Travel and Tours, said: “It’s our All new Hala Smart cus- Holy Month, to bring kind- pleasure to work with the Supreme Council of tomers will get 10 times ness and joy to many with Health to facilitate all requirements of travel the usual data allowance their “box of surprises” for and tourism to our customers and guests.” The for their selected pack people across Qatar. new branch has the technology for reserva- for free for the first four The website will show tions and bookings of airlines and hotels, the weeks. Hala customers updates on Alrabaa activi- company said. THE PENINSULA Officials at the opening of the Regency Travel and Tours branch at SCH. (QASSIM RAHMATULLAH) need to renew consecu- ties during the month, and tively during the month to will display photos and be eligible, while Shahry videos, capturing their Smart customers will get positive actions in the 10 times their Shahry community. It will also Smart bundle data allow- allow people to volunteer ance for 30 days. for Ooredoo charity events. The one-time offer has The Alrabaa website been brought to customers has been designed to bring during the month to share Qatar’s diverse community in the spirit of joy and giv- together to take part in the ing, and will be available fun and spread the mes- throughout Ramadan, Eid sage of #DaysOfJoy. and beyond. The promo- People can access the tion aims to encourage website now at alrabaa. customers to stay in touch ooredoo.qa via desktop or with their loved ones and mobile device. the community and wish THE PENINSULA Nakilat updates staff at meeting

DOHA: More than 200 Nakilat employees attended the Employee Forum, a press statement said yesterday. The third Employee Forum gave an opportunity to the company to share updates with staff of all depart- ments and at all levels of the organisation, as well as for internal networking. Topics of key importance to employees were discussed and staff took part in team-building and communica- tion exercises. Nakilat’s Employee Forums also provide an opportunity for employees to put their questions to and to hear comments directly from the company’s leadership team. Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti, Managing Director of Nakilat, said: “Nakilat’s regular Employee Forums are essential to the continued development of our organisa- tion. We recognise our staff as our company’s most valu- able asset and it is our aim to continually build upon the alignment and shared understanding of our employees. By operating as a high-performance team, we are better positioning Nakilat for growth in support of the State of Qatar’s goals as outlined in the Qatar National Vision 2030.” THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

First day of Ramadan in Yemen Sudan rebels Rebel fighters, shell Kordofan state capital KHARTOUM: Rebels in tribesmen Sudan’s war-torn South Kordofan region shelled the state capital yesterday during what they called a counter- clash in Sanaa attack on an area the govern- ment said it had seized in early June. A resident of the town con- Hadi slams violence as Ramadan begins firmed the shelling, saying rounds had passed over his house. SANA’A: Fierce clashes broke Huthis have been battling the “Two rockets or mortars from out yesterday between pro-gov- central government for years SPLM-North” were fired into ernment tribesmen and Shiite from their Saada heartland, com- Kadugli town, the resident said, Huthi rebels near the Yemeni plaining of marginalisation under asking for anonymity. capital, as the president vowed former president Ali Abdullah Reports of casualties could not that authorities will not tolerate Saleh, who stepped down in 2012 be immediately confirmed. any violence. after a year-long uprising. A statement from the Sudan The Huthis — also known as Clashes erupted anew earlier People’s Liberation Movement- Ansarullah — have advanced from this month in the north, end- North said “our artillery unit their northern mountain strong- ing an 11-day truce agreed after shelled military positions inside holds towards the capital in a sus- mediation backed by United Kadugli city” as well as in the pected attempt to expand their Nations envoy Jamal Benomar. Daldako and Al Hamra areas sphere of influence as Yemen is The rebels say a federalisation outside it. reorganised into six regions. plan agreed in February after The strike on Kadugli occurred Fighters from the two sides national talks as part of a politi- as rebels launched an offensive clashed, using machine guns and cal transition would divide Yemen against government forces in the medium weapons, in the villages into rich and poor regions. Al Atmur area east of Kadugli, of Darwan, Bani Maymun, Al Jaef They seized areas of Amran Yemenis perform prayer at the grand mosque in the old city of the capital Sana’a yesterday on the first day SPLM-N said, adding the rebels and Al Maamar, in the northern province in fighting with tribes of the holy month of Ramadan. had destroyed a tank. town of Hamdan, around 10km in February that killed more than Fighting in the area has from Sanaa International Airport, 150 people. intensified over the past couple tribal and army sources said. In addition to the Shiite rebel- of months, and Sudan’s Armed Further north in Amran prov- lion, a southern separatist move- Forces announced on June 6 they ince, tribal and military sources ment and an Al-Qaeda insurgency, Five soldiers killed in Yemen attack had “liberated” Al Atmur. said “fierce clashes” pitting troops Yemen is also facing water, food, The Kadugli resident said he against Huthi militants raged late and fuel shortages. could hear the fighting which on Friday. On June 11, thousands protested ADEN: At least five Yemeni a local official said. since mass pro-democracy pro- began about 6am (0300 GMT) and The sources spoke of “dozens” in the streets of Sanaa against the soldiers and four suspected Islamist militants linked to tests in 2011 forced long-serving continued for about four hours. of casualties but AFP could not shortages as gunmen sabotaged Islamist militants died in two Al Qaeda’s active Yemen-based president Ali Abdullah Saleh to “There was mutual heavy artil- immediately verify the toll. power lines that left the country attacks in southern Yemen yes- wing, Al Qaeda in the Arabian step down. lery from the two parties,” he said. Meanwhile, in a speech without electricity for days. terday, the state news agency Peninsula (AQAP), are pursuing Apart from Al Qaeda attacks, Sudan’s military spokesman marking the start of Ramadan The protests prompted Hadi to Saba and a local official said, in an insurgency across southern Yemen also faces a separatist could not immediately be reached President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi replace five ministers as authori- incidents that coincided with Yemen against the government of movement in the south and a for comment. denounced the violence. ties shut down a newspaper and the start of the holy month of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour challenge from Shia tribesmen SPLM-N has periodically “We will not allow any acts of television channel owned by Ramadan. Hadi. who are trying to cement their shelled Kadugli since late 2012 in violence here and there by any Saleh, accused by his critics of Four assailants and two soldiers Yesterday was the first day of control over the north. attacks the government says have party trying to undermine secu- impeding the country’s political were killed when suspected mili- Ramadan, when militants have in Yemen shares a long border killed civilians. rity,” Hadi said in a statement transition. tants attacked a hospital in the the past called for attacks to be with Saudi Arabia, the world’s On Wednesday, rights group carried by state news agency Electricity gradually returned town of Al Qatan in southeast stepped up,. largest oil exporter, which along Amnesty International said the Saba. to the country’s provinces but fuel Yemen, and three soldiers were On Thursday, six suspected al with the United States is keen government’s intensified aerial “All parties must comply with shortages continued with long wounded, Saba said. Qaeda fighters, six soldiers and to establish stability in Yemen bombing of South Kordofan agreements reached to resolve queues outside gas stations amid In the town of Al Houta in Lahj one civilian woman were killed and prevent AQAP using it in recent weeks may be part latest tensions and fighting in a total lack of diesel fuel, accord- province, suspected militants on in a series of attacks in eastern as a base for attacks on other of an attempt to starve the Amran, Hamdan, Arhab, and ing to residents. motorbikes attacked a military Yemen. countries. population. Bani Matar” in the north, he said. AFP checkpoint, killing three soldiers, The country has been in turmoil REUTERS AFP Shabab has regional agenda beyond Somalia, says UN

NAIROBI: Al Qaeda-linked countries that contribute to the approach,” Kay said yesterday, call- Shabab militants have the 22,000-strong, UN-backed African ing for greater information-sharing “capability and intent” to spread Union force deployed against them and stronger border controls. their attacks beyond their in Somalia since 2007. “It is very, very important that strongholds in Somalia, a UN Neighbouring Kenya has been Somalia is stabilised and that the special representative warned a particular focus of Shebab Somali people enjoy a government yesterday, calling for greater violence, most notably with the that is truly accountable to them regional cooperation to combat attack on the Westgate shopping and truly working in their inter- the threat. mall last September in which at ests,” he added. The Shabab “is an organisa- least 67 people were killed. Somalia is due to put in place tion that has a regional agenda,” The group also claimed respon- a new federal constitution in said Nick Kay, the UN’s special sibility for two raids earlier this 2015 and hold elections in 2016, representative in Somalia. “The month in a Kenyan tourist area although the security situation very top leadership of the organi- which killed around 60 people. could delay progress. sation see themselves as pursuing On Thursday, Shabab gunmen Chased out of Mogadishu in mid- something above and beyond just attacked an African Union military 2011, the Shabab have also aban- a Somalia national agenda. base in central Somalia dressed in doned key bastions in the country’s “It has had the capability and stolen government army uniforms, border areas but retain control intent to carry out attacks across killing at least two soldiers from over vast swathes of Somalia’s the region for some time,” he Djibouti, the AU said. rural hinterland from which they said, adding that this intent is “It does require the countries carry out regular guerrilla attacks “stronger now”. of the region, with the support of against government institutions The Shabab has recently the international community, to and international forces. stepped up attacks against be much more joined up in their AFP

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African asylum seekers, who entered Israel illegally in the past years, are covered with blankets after they spent the night in an outdoor camp near Nitzana border crossing with Egypt in the Negev Desert yesterday. Nearly 1,000 illegal African immigrants in Israel staged a march to protest against living conditions in their internment camp. SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Clashes near Tikrit as troops strike back 20 security personnel killed; Sistani urges political unity

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces Saddam Hussein’s hometown — setbacks when the offensive in pressed a campaign yesterday which fell to insurgents on June majority Sunni Arab areas began to retake militant-held Tikrit, 11. Witnesses said troops were on June 9, the security forces have clashing with Sunni fighters moving in from the west amid appeared to perform more capa- nearby and pounding positions heavy clashes. bly in recent days. inside the city with air strikes “A large military operation A senior US official, speaking in their biggest counter-offen- started today to clear Tikrit of on condition of anonymity, said sive so far. Isis,” Staff Lieutenant General “a few” armed drones were being A senior officer said security Sabah Fatlawi said, adding that used over Baghdad to safeguard forces were coordinating with it has two choices — “flee or be Americans, but they will not be Washington, which has deployed killed”. used for offensive action. military advisers to help repulse Helicopter-borne troops landed The Pentagon confirmed the jihadist-led militants who at a strategically located uni- that among the manned and have overrun large parts of five versity campus in the city on unmanned US aircraft carrying provinces north and west of Thursday, with sporadic clashes out surveillance over Iraq, some Baghdad. reported throughout Friday. carried bombs and missiles. Armed US drones were flying Taking the university would The flights come despite over the city to provide protection be an important step towards Maliki’s insistence on Friday that for the advisers and US diplomats retaking Tikrit, one of the larg- “Baghdad is safe”. against the militants led by the est militant-held cities. World leaders have insisted jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Warplanes were targeting on a political settlement among the Levant (Isis). insurgents in the city, Prime Iraq’s Shiite Arab, Sunni Arab Top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s secu- and Kurdish communities. Iraqi soldiers gesture during an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of the city of Samarra. Ali Al Sistani, who is revered rity spokesman said. Sistani urged Iraqi leaders to among Iraq’s majority commu- Security forces also now fully unite and form a government very dangerous in Iraq and the neighbouring Syria could also territory into their autonomous nity, has urged political leaders controlled a key road from quickly after the new parliament foundations of the Iraqi state are help Iraq fight ISIL, which oper- northern region, which Baghdad to unite and form a new govern- Baghdad to Samarra, between elected on April 30 convenes on under threat,” he said. ates in both countries. opposes. ment to tackle the crisis. the capital and Tikrit, Lieutenant Tuesday. Baghdad has agreed to buy Despite unity calls, Iraqi Maliki’s security spokesman International agencies have General Qassem Atta added. Maliki, who has publicly more than a dozen Sukhoi war- Kurdish leader Massud Barzani has said hundreds of soldiers sounded the alarm over the There is coordination with focused on a military response planes from Russia and Belarus in said Baghdad could no longer have been killed since the offen- humanitarian consequences of the the US over “studying impor- to the crisis, has acknowledged a deal that could be worth up to object to Kurdish self-rule in sive began on June 9, while the fighting, with up to 10,000 people tant targets”, Atta said, without that political measures are also $500 million (368 million euros). Kirkuk and other areas from UN puts the overall death toll at having fled a northern Christian elaborating. necessary. Iraq has appealed for US air which federal forces withdrew as nearly 1,100. town in recent days and 1.2 mil- Twenty security personnel Yesterday, Russian Deputy strikes against the militants, but the insurgents advanced. The International Organisation lion displaced in Iraq this year. —nine soldiers and 11 police — Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov Washington has offered only up “Now, this (issue)... is for Migration warned that aid Thousands of soldiers, backed were killed in clashes with mili- said in Damascus: “Russia will not to 300 military advisers. achieved,” he said, referring to could not reach tens of thousands by air cover, tanks and bomb tants yesterday in three areas remain passive to the attempts by US officials have said a pro- a constitutional article meant to of displaced Iraqis, and called for disposal units, were advancing southwest of Baghdad, an officer some groups to spread terrorism posed $500m plan to arm address the Kurds’ decades-old humanitarian corridors. on Tikrit — executed dictator and doctors said. Despite initial in the region.” “The situation is and train moderate rebels in ambition to incorporate more AFP

US and Sudan negotiating over Christian convert Saudi deputy defence minister KHARTOUM: Sudanese her Christian American husband. Ibrahim was detained on Ibrahim’s husband Daniel accept.” South Sudan, which has authorities and US officials Her lawyer Mohaned Mostafa Tuesday for trying to use docu- Wani said that it was a “mis- a majority Christian population, removed in Khartoum are negotiating said Ibrahim, her husband and ments issued by the embassy understanding” and error when became independent from the to allow a Sudanese woman, two children had all been staying of South Sudan to fly out of Sudanese authorities said her mostly Muslim north after a ref- DUBAI: The Custodian of who married an American at the US embassy in Khartoum Khartoum with her American- travel documents were invalid, erendum in 2011 that ended years the Two Holy Mosques King and was recently spared the since her release, which was South Sudanese husband and adding that his wife should have of civil war. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of death penalty for converting granted on the condition that their two children. the right to adopt his South Ibrahim’s case has been closely Saudi Arabia sacked the dep- to Christianity, to leave Sudan, Ibrahim remains in Sudan. Despite lifting her death sentence Sudanese nationality. monitored by Washington and uty defence minister yesterday sources close to the case said. “There are talks going on cur- after huge international pressure, “There is diplomatic work going London, which last month sum- less than two months after he Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, 27, rently between Sudanese and Sudan still does not acknowl- on and the Sudanese government moned the Sudanese charge was appointed, the state news was detained at Khartoum air- American officials to try to find a edge Ibrahim’s new identity as a offers help and cooperates in this d’affaires to protest against agency reported. port on Tuesday, one day after way for Mariam and her family to Christian South Sudanese because matter,” Wani said in a phone con- Ibrahim’s initial death sentence The royal decree said the deci- an appeals court overturned a leave the country,” a source close it does not recognise her marriage. versation with Reuters. “We will and urged Sudan to uphold its sion to relieve Prince Khaled bin death sentence imposed on her to the case said, asking not to be “The talks now are aiming to get leave this time in a smooth man- international obligations on free- Bandar bin Abdulaziz of his post for having converted from Islam named as he was not authorised her out of Sudan on a Sudanese ner and with travel documents dom of religion and belief. came upon the recommendation to Christianity in order to marry to talk to the media. passport,” the source said. that the Sudanese authorities REUTERS of Crown Prince Salman, the defence minister. No reason was given for the order. Prince Khaled was moved to the post of deputy defence minister in May when King Abdullah removed Egypt violence kills 2 him from his position as governor of Riyadh Province and appointed his son, Prince Turki, in his place. King Abdullah has made a civilians, 4 conscripts series of changes and appoint- ments over the past two years. CAIRO: Militants in Egypt’s July. The Foreign Ministry says The most recent was the appoint- northern Sinai shot and killed nearly 250 police have been killed ment of Prince Muqrin, the four conscripts returning from in attacks since security forces youngest of King Abdulaziz’s sons holidays to their duty sta- violently dispersed a mass sit-in to survive into adulthood, as dep- tion yesterday, hours after by Morsi supporters last August, uty crown prince, a newly created two homemade bombs killed a leaving hundreds dead. position that makes him next in teenager and her mother in a Security forces feared that line to rule after King Abdullah construction site near Cairo, with the one-year anniversary of and Crown Prince Salman. security officials said. Morsi’s removal nearing, there The officials said the militants would be a spike in attacks. An Saudi king vows to intercepted a small passenger bus Al Qaeda inspired group has near the northern Sinai town of claimed responsibility for the crush terrorists in Rafah, asked its passengers to get deadliest attacks in the past year, out before identifying the four saying they were revenge for the Ramadan message conscripts and shooting them. security crackdown on Morsi DUBAI: The Custodian of The conscripts were dressed supporters. the Two Holy Mosques King in civilian clothes, the officials The explosion outside of Cairo Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi said on condition of anonymity tore through a government tel- Arabia, in a Ramadan mes- because they were not authorized ecommunications building under sage yesterday, vowed to crush to brief reporters as the investiga- construction in 6 October dis- Islamist militants threaten- tion continued. The militants fled trict, a security official said. The ing the kingdom, the state the scene. 15-year-old girl’s mother, who is news agency reported, saying Egypt has seen a series of the wife of the building guard, the world’s top oil exporter attacks mainly targeting security was wounded in the blast and would not tolerate “a band of Egyptian security forces inspect a telecommunications building, which is still under construction, after two bombs forces since the ouster of Islamist died later. terrorists”. exploded at the site in the 6 October City district of Giza, Egypt, yesterday. President Mohammed Morsi last AP The remarks came two days after the monarch ordered all necessary measures to protect the country against potential “terror- ist threats” resulting from tur- moil in neighbouring Iraq. “We will not let a band of ter- Gaza rocket hits building in southern Israel rorists who have taken religion as a disguise behind which they hide JERUSALEM: A rocket fired television station said the building were followed by more air raids set up a unity government. kidnapping as proof that the private interests to terrorise the from the Gaza Strip yesterday was a paint factory and that four overnight. Of four early morn- Israel has put Hamas under movement’s “terrorist” activities protected Muslims, to touch our hit an industrial zone in Sderot workers were able to get out after ing strikes on Gaza, two targeted intense pressure since the June make it an unsuitable political homeland or any of its sons or its in southern Israel, setting a the attack, but that a colleague “sites of terrorist activities” and 12 disappearance of three Israeli partner. protected residents,” King Abdullah building on fire but without may still be inside. the others hit arms depots and teenagers it says were kidnapped Five Palestinians have been said in a message at the start of the causing casualties, police said. Yesterday’s attack came a day production facilities, a military in the West Bank by members of killed in the Israeli security sweep Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld after two Palestinians in the Gaza spokesman said. the Islamist movement. to find the teenagers and more Saudi Arabia crushed al Qaeda said a second rocket struck open Strip were killed in an Israeli air Palestinian medics said the Prime Minister Benjamin than 400 have been arrested, after the Islamist militant group ground. raid after a bomb exploded near air raids that killed the two men Netanyahu has urged the inter- mostly Hamas members. began a campaign of bombings A military spokesman said the troops manning Israel’s security struck near the home of Ismail national community to press Troops have also raided some and attacks on vital installations building hit was a factory, and fence. Haniya, the former Hamas pre- Palestinian president Mahmud 2,100 buildings in the West Bank, and expatriate compounds in the that firemen were on the scene. Rocket attacks from the mier who stepped down on June Abbas to end his reconciliation a military spokesman said. kingdom. The privately run Channel 10 coastal enclave late on Friday 2 when Gaza and the West Bank with Hamas, citing the alleged AFP AGENCIES

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udan is in the news for a different reason – over the case of a woman who married an American and was recently spared the death penalty for converting Sto Christianity. The latest development in the case After years off-stage, Iraq’s is that Sudanese and American officials are negotiating to pave the way for the woman to leave Sudan. Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, 27, was detained at Khartoum airport on Tuesday, one day after an appeals court overturned a death sentence Ali Sistani takes charge imposed on her for having converted from Islam to Christianity in order to marry her Christian American BY ALEXANDER DZIADOSZ & husband. Mariam was detained for trying to use documents top rank of grand ayatollah after many government, which some figures across RAHEEM SALMAN decades of study at either of the two the political spectrum saw as a signal issued by the embassy of South Sudan to fly out of Khartoum great seminaries, in Najaf, Iraq or Qom, the prime minister should go. “The with her American-South Sudanese husband and their two ver his past three Friday Iran. Mohammad Hussein Al Hakim, door was closed on Maliki,” the Shi’ite children. sermons, Iraq’s top cleric, whose father is another of Najaf’s four lawmaker said. Another official from This was a case that clearly could have been avoided Grand Ayatollah Ali Al top clerics, reaches deep into history Maliki’s ruling alliance acknowledged because it created a global outcry and showed Sudan in Sistani, an ascetic 83-year- to describe the threat Shi’ites now Sistani’s statements implied criticism old of almost mythological feel from the hardline Sunni Islamists of the prime minister’s policies, but said negative light. Conversion from Islam to any other religion Ostature to millions of followers in Iraq spearheading the insurgency. the top cleric was not trying to oust is an extremely sensitive issue in most Islamic countries and beyond, has seized his most active Two centuries ago, puritanical him. and almost always triggers a controversy. At the same time, role in politics in a decade. From his Sunnis rampaged through the holy “Sistani doesn’t want to get involved the West often accuses Islamic countries of following double spartan office in the holy city of Najaf, city of Kerbala north of Najaf. Without in who is the next prime minister, but standards on this issue. While entry into Islam is encouraged down an alleyway protected by armed the clerics’ intervention, Hakim said, there has to be progress,” he said. There and highly appreciated, exit from Islam invites strictures and guards, Sistani has asserted his domi- history might have repeated itself. He is also a chance that even the censure nance over public affairs, demanding listed abuses and atrocities committed of Sistani, the United States and Iran even death. At the same time, in the West, people are free politicians choose a new government by the Islamic State in Iraq and the may not be enough to unseat Maliki, a to switch religions as they choose. without delay and potentially hasten- Levant (ISIL), the Al Qaeda splinter masterful player of Iraq’s political game, The conversion The contention of secularists ing the end of Prime Minister Nouri Al group spearheading the insurgency: said Hayder Al Khoie, an associate fel- and liberals is that freedom for Maliki’s eight-year tenure. Tombs have been razed, Shi’ites mur- low at the Chatham House think tank. of a Sudanese religious conversion should not be The cleric, a recluse who favours a dered, mosques sacked. “They will leave Yet the situation now is urgent, clerics one-sided, which sounds logical by behind-the-scenes role, kicked off his no culture or values behind,” Hakim say. Bodies of soldiers killed by insur- woman to newly assertive stance on June 13 with said. “Their behaviour is monstrous.” gents regularly arrive in Najaf, expand- every standard. a call for Iraqis to take up arms against Thaer Al Khateeb, a 56-year-old fab- ing a vast cemetery where tombs are Christianity In the case of Mariam, death a Sunni insurgency — the first fatwa of ric seller who works down the street plastered with images of men who died has triggered for her conversion was an unjust its kind in a century, clerics familiar from the Imam Ali shrine, said Sistani’s in the sectarian warfare of 2006 and verdict, and was rightly vetoed by with Sistani’s thinking say, motivated fatwa had saved the nation. The charge 2007. a controversy, a court of appeal after it became by his fear the state faced collapse. Tens that Sunnis were marginalised was During that earlier conflict and of thousands of men have heeded the exaggerated, he said, by those who the entire period of US occupation an international issue. The first which could call, bolstering an army that at times wanted “to turn the wheel back”. “They Sistani called for restraint, while rela- court which delivered the verdict seemed close to implosion. Sistani’s don’t let you live — the remnants of tively junior but more radical clerics, have been should have taken a more lenient appeal for an inclusive government has the old regime and those whose inter- like Moqtada al-Sadr, rallied Shi’ites avoided if the decision which could have averted further been seen as an implicit rebuke ests were hurt with the new regime,” to fight at times mocking the caution a controversy. of Maliki, even by some of the premier’s Khateeb said. “They are saying, ‘We of their elders. Ali Al Najafi, son of authorities The talks between Washington supporters. have ruled for 1,400 years and now you another of Najaf’s grand ayatollahs, said On Friday he called on political blocs are coming to rule us? Impossible’.” the difference is that ISIL now poses and Khartoum are likely to be had intervened to choose a prime minister, president The most immediate consequence of an existential threat to Iraq’s Shi’ites fruitful because Khartoum would and speaker of parliament by July 1, Sistani’s involvement may be to speed — better-armed than previous insur- earlier. only be happy to find a peaceful meaning Maliki could be replaced up the formation of a new govern- gents and with allies among members solution to the issue. Sudan is within days. “Today, the roadmap is ment — a process that took about nine of Saddam’s old regime. known as a moderate Islamic state and its population includes clear and there is a timetable. It’s as if months the last time it was attempted If Sistani’s fatwa had not reinvigor- Christians and animists, who coexist peacefully with Muslims. Sistani has put all the parties in a cor- in 2010 — potentially hastening the end ated Iraq’s army during the anxious days ner,” a Shia lawmaker said. The fatwas of Maliki’s premiership. Sistani’s call on when it seemed the insurrection might It’s also known to practise a spiritual brand of Islam where also carry risks, both in the near and Friday for politicians to choose a prime sweep to Baghdad, “then we would not extremism and rigidities have no place. For the same reason, long term. Sunni leaders say Sistani’s minister by July 1 left no doubt the cri- be meeting here today,” Najafi said. He controversies of this sort are rare in the country. call to arms inflamed the conflict. And, sis had compelled him to take his most would not object to US air strikes, he Cases like Mariam’s are likely to emerge in future, and more broadly, the fatwas revive an old active stance since the early days of the said, nor would he oppose Shi’ite mili- in other Islamic countries too. Religious conversions are question of what role Najaf’s clerics, US occupation, when he successfully tias joining the fight to eradicate ISIL who traditionally keep their distance pushed in 2004 for early elections and - as long as it were done legally. “This not always ideologically and faith-driven, and often are from politics, will play in affairs of state. a constitutional referendum. is a threat to Iraq’s existence.... And it economically motivated. A few wouldn’t mind embracing the The Shi’ite lawmaker, who has good The move piles pressure on Maliki, is a threat to our people, to the Shi’ites religion of their spouses if that would guarantee them a more relations with the clergy, put it suc- who many Iraqi and Western officials generally, and non-Shi’ites too.” prosperous, peaceful life. Sentencing such people to death cinctly: “Sistani is the driver now.” blame for alienating Kurds and Sunnis The greatest risk of Sistani’s activ- is against the current values of the world and will only help Shi’ites are required to choose a senior and failing to forestall the insurgency. ism, Sunni critics say, is that it may to show Islam in poor light. Islam is a religion of mercy and cleric, known as a “marjaa”, to emu- In his second sermon after the crisis sharpen the sectarian edge of the con- late, usually one who has attained the erupted, Sistani called for an inclusive flict. REUTERS adherents of other religions are treated with utmost respect• The other side Quote of Counting the wealthy the day ussians are unsurprised that the extremely wealthy, to reach a combined managers — who dislike longer-term of millionaire households is in Qatar number of their super-rich sum of $54trillion of private financial wealth views in inverse proportion to the bonuses (175 out of every 1,000 households), former comrades jumped in in 2018. they make — project global private wealth followed by Switzerland (127) and China does not Rthe last year, as the country The growth of private wealth has to post a compound annual growth rate Singapore (100). The USA has the is now home to 536 of what are called accelerated (never mind what the of 5.4 percent. What this means, for the largest number of billionaires, but the subscribe to the ‘ultra high net worth’ households, a World Bank has just said in its Global rest of a world which ponders the ques- highest density of billionaire households club to which entry is permitted only Economic Prospects) across most tion of income inequality and the soaring is in Hong Kong (15.3 per million), fol- notion that a for those households whose private regions in 2013. As in 2012, the Asia- cost of living, is that global private wealth lowed by Switzerland (8.5 per million). In country is bound wealth begins to be counted at $100m. Pacific region (excluding Japan) repre- is expected to reach around $198trillion terms of growth rate India will show the Impressive for those who watch the flow sented the region in which such private in 2018 (half of this will be in the Asia- highest rise, as the wealth of the richest to seek hegemony of global riches, but the USA, the land of mil- wealth has grown fastest — and this Pacific region). When — not so much if households is forecast to grow 129 per when it grows in lionaires for all of the last century, is in quite means not only that the ‘ultra high net — that happens, global private wealth will cent, to go up from $2trillion to $5trillion. another league with 4,754 such house- worth’ households have become richer, be more than three times as large as the For the private bankers and wealth strength. Hegemony holds. These American lords (and those but that there are more of them crowd- combined GDPs, in 2018, of the world’s managers, the latest in a growing or militarism is not who will undoubtedly add to their numbers ing into what used to be, two genera- ten largest economies. number of ‘rich list’ studies shows yet in the next few years) are expected, by the tions ago, a small and fairly quiet club. Such wealth-watching brings with again that all’s well that spends well. in the genes of the Xi Jinping Boston Consulting Group’s recent study of Looking ahead to 2018, wealth it curious factlets. The highest density KHALEEJ TIMES Chinese. Chinese President SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Iraq is too broken for Obama’s advisers

decade, I watch closely how their deci- Tribal forces have sions affect community relations on the ground. Sectarianism is often offered as an interest in an explanation for all the violence in Iraq, and while there’s no question that sig- nificant divisions and tensions have long regaining control existed, that explanation always seems to absolve those who are truly responsible over their areas for Iraq’s breakdown from any blame. Right now, the only forces on the ground that could possibly contribute from Isis, and large to a true resolution – to a slow putting- back-together of a broken land – are numbers of armed tribal fighters, particularly in the areas around Mosul. Tribal forces have an interest in and dedicated regaining control over their areas from Isis, and large numbers of armed and fighters who are dedicated fighters who are capable of joining the fight. It will be tremendously capable of joining difficult to convince them to fight along- side government forces – in the so-called “awakening” of 2007 and 2008, they were the fight. betrayed by the central government. But it’s less than a long-shot, and whoever succeeds Nouri Al Maliki as prime min- BY ZAID AL-ALI ister (whether it’s Adel Abdel Mehdi or someone else) will have to look forward t used to take two hours to drive anyway. from Tikrit to Baghdad. Today, Maliki’s military claims to be Since the extremists of the killing dozens of terrorists a day, but Islamic State in Iraq and the I have regularly been told about many Levant (Isis) rumbled from Mosul civilian casualties, including an entire toI Tikrit and south toward the outskirts family that was killed in Baiji, the site Fleeing Iraqi citizens from Mosul and other northern towns sit in a pick-up truck waiting to cross in the Khazer area between the Iraqi of the capital, however, entire neighbour- city of Mosul and the Kurdish city of Irbil, northern Iraq on Wednesday. of Iraq’s largest oil refinery. That inef- hoods in between have fled and most fectiveness – and the inherent tolerance offices have closed, families have been for human rights abuses – is now sys- torn apart and lives have been upended. arguments have centred on whether the the ground, the only realistic objective to units that are effective and cohesive, it is temic in the Iraq security force. Indeed, it It takes five days, two border cross- sweep of Isis through the country will which the US can hope to contribute is spread too thinly across several provinces was developed by the US throughout the ings and a plane ride to get to Baghdad lead to the dismemberment of Iraq. But too simple: helping to protect the capital to attempt to retake significant territory Bush administration’s occupation. And a now, but residents there tell me that, when I talk to Iraqis on the ground – from an Isis onslaught. from Isis. And Isis can always spread to few dozen of Barack Obama’s Pentagon existential crisis aside, Baghdad is back and I talk to them all day, every day, Even if it wanted to, the US is clearly other parts of the country itself – parts advisers will clearly not be able to make to normal at the moment: restaurants from emptied-out Baquba to bombed- incapable of resolving Iraq’s larger prob- that are beyond the government’s gaze. any difference in that regard. Even air are full until late in the evening again, out Tikrit – they tell me Iraq is already lems. After all, it was under the watch- One of my colleagues from Baquba, 35 strikes are likely to lead to more civilian and traffic has returned to its typically dismembered. ful eye of 200,000 American soldiers that miles north of Baghdad, watched as casualties. sluggish pace. So how do we put it back together the Iraqi military, with all its pathologies, Isis attacked areas in the province that Tikrit’s residents have consistently told The Tikritis and the ordinary Iraqis on again? got established in the first place. And melted away. “They are like a cancer,” he me over the past two weeks that helicop- the margins, though – they have nowhere The United States’ decision to deploy the calamities in Mosul and Tikrit only told me. “The threat of further massacres ters have been bombing the city – with to escape the violence, and little cause a limited number of military “assessors” accentuated what many have been warn- is ever present, as is the possibility of little to no evidence of militant casualties. for hope. and “advisers” – to figure things out in ing of for years: Iraq’s armed forces are more territory falling to Isis – including Several residents described how helicop- Foreign-policy analysts in Washington Baghdad, essentially, before doing any- bloated, poorly trained and equipped, and parts of Baghdad.” ters bombed civilian vehicles as they lined and the West don’t realise how serious thing – will do close to nothing to resolve led by a corrupt and incompetent officer As someone who has studied the indi- up for fuel. The drive, it seems, is only the situation in Iraq has become. Two the country’s immediate security threats. corps and political elite. vidual responsibility of US occupation getting longer. weeks of diplomatic debates and military With such a small number of boots on Although the Iraqi army still has some officials and Iraqi politicians for the past THE GUARDIAN No-fly lists are an unfortunate necessity Kim Jong Un says he’s It may be a grim necessity of the ready for his close-up times, but its design must be BY WILLIAM PESEK sian geopolitics may never be the same now that Kim Jong Un has Seth Rogen and James Franco in his cross hairs. consistent with our values. Their new comedy, “The Interview,” centres on a plot to assassinate Kim. The baby-faced dictator with the awful BY STEPHEN L CARTER A In this week’s ruling in Latif haircut doesn’t see the humour in it. His dad, Kim Jong Il was none- v Holder, District Judge Anna too-happy about being the dupe in the 2004 feature, “Team America,” n the hoopla surrounding Brown held that the current sys- by the “South Park” guys. Nor did he enjoy seeing James Bond foil the closing days of the US tem of review violates the due Pyongyang in 2002’s “Die Another Day.” Now, Kim the younger has Supreme Court’s term, it process rights of those who are warned Washington that allowing distribution of the Rogen-Franco Iwould be easy to overlook included on the list. film is an “act of war.” He punctuated his displeasure by firing three the decision this week by a fed- The plaintiffs, all of whom short-range missiles Thursday. eral judge in Oregon ordering the are US citizens or permanent Hollywood’s best script writers couldn’t make this stuff up. What government to make it easier for residents, and four of whom are is it with Tinseltown and the Hermit Kingdom anyway? Pyongyang’s travellers to challenge their inclu- military veterans, were caught ruthlessness has provided plot points for, among others, “World War sion on the no-fly list. At a time up in a Byzantine process under Z,” with Brad Pitt; “Salt,” featuring Angelina Jolie; “Olympus is Falling,” when sharply growing numbers of which an individual who thinks starring Morgan Freeman; and “Stealth,” with Jamie Foxx. In 2012, Americans tell pollsters that they he shouldn’t be on the list is free when director Dan Bradley filmed a remake of the 1984 “Red Dawn,” are feeling less safe from terror- to file a complaint. North Koreans replaced Russians as the villainous invaders. ist attacks, the ruling provides a When the review is complete, The Kim Dynasty is a wonderfully easy target — a freak show useful reminder of the limits on the complainant receives a letter The US government offered no adequate method for people to challenge awash in executions, purges, harems and intrigue that would make government power to assuage our telling him so — but not what the their placement on its no-fly list. Shakespeare blush and “Game of Thrones” seem quaint. Kim’s dare- fears. resolution is or even if he’s now the-world image provides reams of fodder for satirists. Who can forget Since its origins in the security free to fly. they believe God commands. To because of the enormous dam- a puppet-version of Kim Jong Il dancing around his palace in “Team directives issued by the Federal And because those included on reduce demand, one makes the age — including psychic damage America” singing “I’m so lonely” and “poor little me”? The country Aviation Administration long the list are never told why they attainment of those goals more — that even a single successful has replaced the now-defunct Soviet Union as the ultimate riddle before the attacks on Sept 11, are on the list, there is no easy expensive. aeroplane terrorist attack might wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, run by a thirtysomething who 2001, the no-fly list has grown way to rebut whatever mistakes One obvious way to raise the cause, it is rational to make the reality-TV’s Dennis Rodman might understand better than President from fewer than a dozen names the file might contain. cost to the business is to kill the list over-inclusive rather than Barack Obama. to several thousand. Mysterious lists compiled for planners of terrorism missions. under-inclusive: One doesn’t want In spite of the temptation to laugh off Kim’s sabre-rattling, there’s Now compiled by the FBI and mysterious reasons based on mys- The object here is not so much to risk leaving people off. a serious point to consider: North Korea’s leadership is increasingly administered by the Department terious facts: It all sounds very to keep them from planning the And, of course, as any disciple unhinged and volatile. That leaves the rest of the world with nothing of Homeland Security, the list has undemocratic and even un-Amer- next one (although that is a posi- of the Nobel laureate Thomas but bad options. Seriously, when Kim is ready to declare war over a been a source of endless frustra- ican. But before concluding that tive side effect) as to deter others Schelling would agree, it is also movie, everyone has a problem. tion and confusion for travellers the list itself is the problem, it’s from joining the business. rational — indeed, crucial — not Diplomacy doesn’t seem equal to the task. The six-party talks — not least because there is no worth taking a moment to under- Another means of reducing to let those you are trying to keep designed to contain North Korea’s nuclear-weapons programme, for way of discovering whether a stand the entirely plausible theory demand is to harden particularly off planes know what criteria you example, have gone nowhere for years. The events of the last six months name similar to yours might be on behind it. attractive targets, making them are using to decide who gets to alone show why this negotiating forum is no more alive than the Doha it but to show up at the airport. At least since Laurence R more difficult to attack. fly. round of trade talks or the Kyoto carbon-emissions treaty — even if A 2009 report by the Justice Iannaccone’s pioneering paper Typically this will involve add- It’s easy to see, then, how the the world pretends all three are still workable. Department’s inspector general “The Market for Martyrs,” it ing layers of security. (Some of the no-fly list became the secretive Nor does it help that major world powers are unwilling to confront concluded that the FBI’s terror- has been widely accepted among theorists contend that hardening and error-strewn monstros- Kim. Quite the opposite. As North Korea’s economy unravels and ist watch list — from which the experts that the supply side of targets has the ironic effect of ity that Judge Brown describes. Kim grows more desperate, Russia is forging ties with Pyongyang no-fly list is drawn — is riddled the terrorism market is all but increasing the demand for suicide There needn’t be any malevolence after alienating most of the world with its Crimea annexation. Beijing, with inaccuracies. The innocent impossible to control. There will bombers, because the hardening on the government’s part. Each meanwhile, refuses to wield its considerable economic leverage to are often ensnared. always be those willing to die for of the target enhances the risk choice along the way is entirely rein in Kim as its land-grab around the Pacific Rim makes regional In perhaps the most famous their cause. that an attacker will be captured rational, given the goal of pre- cooperation impossible. incident, the late Sen Edward Therefore terrorist attacks and interrogated. A suicide bomb- venting future attacks. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hinting at a visit to Kennedy was denied a boarding must be stopped, if at all, on ing, although it costs the terror- Rational, however, isn’t the Pyongyang, which probably would do little to mollify North Korea pass five times in 2004, because the demand side. And whatever ism business a bomber, eliminates same as right. The no-fly list may and a lot to irritate South Korea and the United States. His interest of a similarity between his name their other policy differences, an the risk of capture.) be a grim necessity of the times, is less about a denuclearised North Korea than the fate of at least 17 and an alias that appeared on the acceptance of this proposition has The no-fly list belongs to but its design must be consistent Japanese believed to have been kidnapped by Pyongyang over the years. list. united the anti-terrorism strate- yet another category: reducing with our values. One thing we do know about the Kims: They hate being ignored. Each time, airline officials gies of both Barack Obama and demand by reducing the access One virtue of constitutional Why? Just think about the strategy behind the country’s foreign policy. overruled the ticket agents, and George W Bush. of the terrorism business to the government — at least when The less attention North Korea gets, the fewer opportunities it has Kennedy was able to make his The idea of attacking the facilities it needs in order to con- enforced by serious courts — is to extort the West for the aid that props up its bankrupt economy. flight. demand side requires viewing ter- duct an attack. the constant reminder that the Given recent events in Ukraine, Syria, Iran and now Iraq, Kim has But, as the senator pointed out rorist groups as businesses that Aeroplanes, for instance. government, in pursuing even gotten zero airtime. at a subsequent hearing, most trav- are trying to achieve particular If one is seeking to eliminate the most desirable of ends, must Thanks to Hollywood, he now has an excuse to lash out at a world ellers wouldn’t be able to reach goals. The model works even if attacks using aircraft, compiling a choose its tools only from among looking elsewhere. Sorry to say it, but we’ve seen this movie before. anyone with the power to rule that one finds groups bent on nihil- list of individuals not permitted to those the Constitution provides. Let’s hope this latest one doesn’t end worse than the others. a mistake had been made. istic destruction, or doing what fly is entirely rational. Moreover, WP-BLOOMBERG WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Explosion Ukraine presses Russia to keep up truce in Nigeria Moscow urged to force insurgents to return border crossings to Ukraine; ceasefire extended brothel kills KIEV: Ukraine yesterday ex-Soviet nation will slip from of a leader who had ditched the Defence Minister Mykhailo Koval sectors the following day. Putin sought concrete steps from the Kremlin’s embrace and tie very EU accord Poroshenko had told Ukraine’s UNIAN news has publically backed the cease- 11, hurts 28 Russia to back up a tenuous its future to European economic signed in Brussels. agency. But “if there is not peace- fire’s extensions and promoted truce it extended with pro-Mos- standards and values on human Poroshenko ultimately decided ful solution, we will destroy the direct talks between Poroshenko KADUNA, NIGERIA: An cow rebels in the hope of calm- rights. to extend the shaky ceasefire until rebels big time”. and top rebel commanders. explosion overnight in a brothel ing a deadly insurgency sparked But Poroshenko had ordered tomorrow evening under the con- Poroshenko is expected to But the West wants the in the northeastern Nigerian by the country’s new westward his top security chiefs to meet him dition that Russia requires the enlist the support of German Kremlin chief to call on the fight- city of Bauchi killed 11 people course. at the airport on landing in order insurgents to return border cross- Chancellor Angela Merkel and ers to lay down their weapons and wounded 28, police said President Petro Poroshenko to make a fateful decision about ings to Ukrainian forces and set French President Francois and relinquish control of state yesterday, with suspicion likely returned triumphant from prolonging an expiring truce with up a monitoring mechanism for a Hollande when he places a sched- buildings they had seized across to fall on the militant group Brussels yesterday having opened rebels who have seized effective long-term truce. uled call to Putin on the eve of the a dozen eastern cities and towns. Boko Haram. the way to Ukraine’s eventual control of Ukraine’s industrial A spokesman for Ukraine’s ceasefire’s expiry. EU leaders agreed at their The initial statement sent by membership in the European east. eastern campaign said that the Today’s teleconference — the Brussels summit “to reconvene text message said the cause of the Union by signing the final chap- The 12-week insurgency has past day of fighting saw three second in four days — is primarily at any time to adopt further sig- blast was unknown. Boko Haram ters of a landmark free trade and killed nearly 450 people and soldiers killed and six others meant to check on any visible shift nificant restrictive measures if a has targeted several cities across political association accord. is viewed by both Kiev and wounded outside the rebel strong- in Moscow before the European detailed list of concrete steps are north and central Nigeria in a The 1,200-page tome spells out its Western allies as Russian hold city of Slavyansk. Union and Washington consider not taken by Russia and the sepa- bombing campaign in the past few the minute details of the terms President Vladimir Putin’s “Everyone knows that a bad unleashing biting sanctions against ratists by tomorrow”. months, killing hundreds of people. under which the splintered revenge for the February toppling peace is better than a good war,” Russia’s financial and defence AFP Police yesterday arrested one suspect in connection with the blast in the People’s Hotel brothel, Bauchi state police spokesman Haruna Mohammed said. He gave no further details. Bosnia marks 100 years A military operation in the northeast has so far failed to quell the rebellion and has triggered a string of reprisal attacks on offi- since Franz murder cials and civilians. Boko Haram’s targets often include places it SARAJEVO: Bosnia marked The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, considers sinful. 100 years since the assassi- is among the most divisive figures The insurgents say they are nation of Austrian Archduke in that history — either a fervent fighting to carve an Islamic state Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo Serb nationalist who sought to out of religiously-mixed Nigeria, that sparked the First World liberate Slavs from the Austro- Africa’s most populous country, War I, but the divisive legacy Hungarian occupier, or a terrorist biggest economy and leading of the gunman Gavrilo Princip who unleashed horrific bloodshed energy producer. meant Serbs were shunning the on the world, depending on who Bauchi state, like neighbour- event. you ask. ing Jos, lies on Nigeria’s volatile It was on a Sarajevo street Serbian and Bosnian Serb “Middle Belt”, where its largely corner on June 28, 1914, that the leaders refused to take part in Christian south and Muslim 19-year-old Bosnian Serb nation- the main commemorations in north meet. The region has been alist shot dead the archduke and Sarajevo yesterday that were set less frequently attacked by Boko his wife with a Browning revolver, to feature a performance by the Haram than its heartland in the setting off a chain of events that Vienna Philharmonic in the late remote northeast. sucked Europe’s great powers into afternoon — a highly symbolic But the militants seem keen to four years of unprecedented vio- envoy from the capital of a once- extend their reach beyond Borno lence that redrew the world map. loathed empire. state, where military operations Many of those competing pow- The Serbs instead unveiled a against them have been focused. ers commemorated the centenary two-metre-high bronze statue of A bomb in an upmarket shop- on the sidelines of an EU summit Princip in eastern Sarajevo on ping district of the capital Abuja on Thursday with a low-key cer- Friday and held their own ceremo- killed 21 people on Wednesday, emony at Belgium’s Ypres, where nies yesterday in eastern Bosnia. the third attack on the capital in German forces used mustard gas Top leaders, including Serbian Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic talks during the opening of Andricgrad village in Visegrad yesterday. three months. for the first time in 1915. Prime Minister Aleksandar Sarajevo marked the centennial of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s murder that lit the fuse for the In Nigeria’s second-biggest city of But in the Balkans, the legacy Vucic and Bosnian Serb presi- First World War. Kano, the relic of a medieval Islamic of the Great War continues to dent Milorad Dodik were to join caliphate, police acting on a tip-off stir up ethnic divisions between the ceremony in the eastern town favourite son. Two years after more loathed by Muslim and occupation through disease, hun- said they had found and defused Serbs, Croats and Muslims, pre- of Visegrad, where a street was he died in prison in 1920 his bones Croat civilians trapped in the city, ger or deportation. a bomb consisting of 13 cylinders venting heads of state from com- named after Princip’s revolution- were dug up and brought to be who wasted no time in tearing Four of the world’s most pow- of explosives next to the Jumat ing together to mark the event ary movement “Young Bosnia”. buried in the city, where a bridge down his plaques and renaming erful empires—Russian, German, Praying Ground late on Friday. at the site of the assassination in “We are here to pay homage to was named after him and plaques his bridge after the war ended. Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman— “The high-grade explosives Bosnia’s capital. Gavrilo Princip, a key historic fig- put up in his honour. During the Princip’s brazen attack 100 collapsed in the aftermath. The were loaded into a rickety red “It would have been impossi- ure of last century,” said 58-year old 1990s conflict, he was worshipped years ago dragged almost half the ruin of Europe cleared the way (Toyota) Starlet,” Kano police ble to bring everyone together on Ljubisa Simonovic, who had traveled as an icon of Serb nationalism world’s population into a cycle of for the rise of a new superpower, commissioner Alhaji Adenrele June 28 in Sarajevo,” said Bosnian from Serbia for the ceremony along by Bosnian Serb forces as they violence of unprecedented scale the United States. Shinaba told journalists at a news Serb historian and diplomat with hundreds of others. besieged Sarajevo in one of the and intensity. World War I fanned the emer- conference. “They were primed to Slobodan Soja. “The divisions are regrettable war’s most brutal episodes. What became known as the gence of many of the ideologies explode on worshippers.” There are wildly differing but so are attempts to change “For the army bombing Great War lasted more than 52 that fashioned the 20th century Boko Haram often attacks interpretations of 20th century the facts, particularly if they are Sarajevo, Gavrilo Princip was a months and left some 10 mil- and its conflicts, including anti- mosques as well as churches, history in the region where the motivated by recent history.” cult figure,” said Bosnian Muslim lion dead and 20 million injured colonialism, Communism, Fascism especially if they are seen as too scars of sectarian wars in the Until the Bosnia war in the historian Husnija Kamberovic. and maimed on its battlefields. and Nazism. moderate. 1990s are still fresh. 1990s, Princip was Sarajevo’s That ensured Princip was even Millions more perished under AFP REUTERS

Demonstration for Brittany re-unification Greece arrests French farmers protest three Turkish citizens for wild bear release plan FOIX, FRANCE: Thousands Ranchers and farmers are ‘terrorism’ of ranchers and farmers con- angry at what they call the cerned about their livestock “uncontrolled expansion” in the ATHENS: Three Turkish demonstrated in southwestern number of wolves across the citizens have been arrested in France yesterday against plans country and a plan to introduce Athens on suspicion of belong- to introduce a group of wild a dozen wild bears in the region. ing to a “terrorist” group, Greek bears as well measures to pro- They are also concerned about authorities said yesterday. tect wolves and vultures. the prevalence of the griffon vul- Two women and a man were Some demonstrators dumped ture, which they have accused of detained in a police operation at sheep carcasses and manure in attacking livestock. three different locations in the front of the local town hall to pro- The protest was called by the centre of Athens on Friday. test against the “re-wilding” of the FDSEA agricultural union, a Greek media said all three are mountains near Foix on the edge of young farmers union and a group believed to be Kurdish members of the French Pyrenees, which they representing local hunters who the Revolutionary People’s Liberation say is affecting their livelihoods. are critical of the restraints put Front (DHKP-C), a Turkish radical Police said 2,500 protest- on them by the animal protection Marxist organisation considered a ers took to the streets although measures. terrorist group by the EU, Turkey organisers said the figure was Protesters carried posters that and the United States. higher, at 4,000, with many pro- read “stop the massacre”, “hands The youngest of the three, a testers bringing their livestock off my mountain”, and “wolves, 24-year-old woman, was wanted and tractors with them for a go- vultures, bears: Stop”. by Greek authorities as part of People wave Brittany flags during a demonstration for the reunification of the Loire-Atlantique region to the slow around the town. AFP an investigation into the inter- region of Brittany yesterday in Nantes, western France. ception of an inflatable boat laden with ammunition near the shores of Chios, a Greek island near the Turkish coast, in July 2013, police said in a statement. She was also Australian activists say asylum seeker-boat in trouble the subject of an Interpol inter- national arrest warrant. A 48-year-old woman and a SYDNEY: Refugee campaign- was 175 nautical miles west of first name as Duke, said there report. “It is our standard prac- Australia’s conservative gov- 40-year-old man arrested in the ers said yesterday that a boat Australia’s Indian Ocean territory were 32 women and 37 children tice under Operation Sovereign ernment has a policy of pushing same operation face charges of carrying 153 asylum-seekers of Christmas Island, the Refugee on the vessel which would be, if Borders to report on any signifi- boats back towards Indonesia, belonging to a terrorist organi- was in trouble off a remote Action Coalition said. it reaches Christmas Island, the cant events regarding maritime where they have traditionally sation, the statement said. Australian island, but the gov- “We are refugees. We come first asylum-seeker boat to reach operations at sea particularly departed from, as part of a range Four more suspected mem- ernment said there were no from Sri Lanka — we stayed in Australia in six months. where there are safety of life at sea of measures designed to stop bers of the group were arrested significant incidents at sea to India and we are unable to live Immigration Minister Scott issues associated and I am advised people-smuggling. in Greece in February after Greek report. there. That’s why we are coming Morrison refused to confirm I have no such reports to provide,” But refugee advocates said anti-terrorist officers raided an The 72-foot boat carrying to Australia,” a man who claimed or deny the reports, saying the he told reporters in Melbourne. given this boat came from India apartment in the central Athens mostly Tamil asylum-seekers, to be onboard told the Australian government had not changed its “There is therefore no signifi- and had sprung an oil leak, it neighbourhood of Gyzi. including women and children, Broadcasting Corporation. policy of only commenting when cant event for me to report at required assistance. AFP left India two weeks ago and The man, who only gave his there was a significant incident to sea.” AFP SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Argentina’s Libyan attack vice-president charged suspect in US with bribery

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s Vice-President Amado Boudou federal custody has been charged with bribery and conducting business incom- patible with public office, add- ing to the woes of President Khatallah taken to court Cristina Fernandez. Boudou is accused of using shell WASHINGTON: The Libyan Khatallah is charged with kill- companies and secret middlemen militia leader suspected in the ing a person on US property, a to gain control of a company that 2012 attack on the US diplo- firearms violation and providing was given contracts to print the matic compound in Benghazi material support to terrorism. Argentine peso, as well as mate- that killed four Americans The New York Times reported rial for Fernandez’s election was in federal custody yester- that authorities fingerprinted and campaign. day morning, the US attorney’s photographed Khatallah and he Federal judge Ariel Lijo’s deci- office in Washington said. was expected to appear before a sion was published Friday night on Ahmed Abu Khatallah was magistrate judge as early as yes- the justice department’s website. taken to a federal court in terday afternoon. The judge also ordered an embargo Washington from a Navy warship There was heightened secu- on 200,000 pesos ($25,000) of where he had been held since his rity around the federal court- Boudou’s property. He will remain June 15 capture, US media said. house building, which is blocks free while he waits trial in the case “Ahmed Abu Khatallah is in from the US Capitol and across along with five other defendants. law enforcement custody,” said the street from the National Boudou is the first sitting Bill Miller, spokesman for the US Gallery of Art, prime tourist Argentine vice president to face attorney’s office for the District destinations in Washington. Two Media gathers outside the US federal courthouse in Washington yesterday. such charges. He could be sen- of Columbia. He would not com- or three armed US Marshals tenced to between one and six ment on where Khatallah was patrolled the perimeter of the He was in US military custody accused by Republicans of playing to be taken to the US prison years in prison, and be banned being held, but US officials said building. for nearly two weeks before being down the role of al Qaeda in the at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for for life from elective office. on Thursday he was expected to Khatallah was taken aboard transferred into the American Benghazi attacks for political rea- military prosecution. Obama Boudou, who was on an offi- arrive in the United States over the USS New York, an amphibi- civilian court system. The US sons and of being slow to deliver has sought to close down the cial trip to Cuba when the ruling the weekend. ous transport ship, after his sei- federal charges were filed in July on promises of justice. Guantanamo prison and his policy was announced, says he’s inno- US Ambassador Christopher zure by US special operations 2013 but kept under a court seal Republicans also said then- has been to try terrorism suspects cent of the accusations despite Stevens and three other forces in a raid on the outskirts until this month. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton caught abroad in the US justice evidence linking him to other Americans died in the September of Benghazi. Khatallah denied in a Reuters failed to take steps to ensure the system. defendants that was made public 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi. The On the ship, Khatallah was interview in October 2012 that he safety of American diplomatic Most terrorism suspects tried through investigative reports by attack triggered a political fire- expected to be questioned by an was a leader of Ansar Al Sharia, personnel, an issue that is still in the United States since the Argentina’s newspapers. storm for President Barack interrogation team that was cre- an Islamist group Washington resonating as Clinton considers Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have been Obama, with Republicans accus- ated in 2009 to seek information accuses of carrying out the assault running for U.S. president in 2016. prosecuted at federal courts ing his administration of misrep- from suspects that might pre- on the consulate. Khatallah’s capture also led in New York and Alexandria, Brazil floods resenting the circumstances and vent future attacks, a US official Khatallah’s capture was a vic- to Republican criticism, with Virginia. of lax protection for diplomats. said. tory for Obama, who has been some lawmakers calling for him REUTERS force 6,000 to evacuate

BRASILIA: Nearly a week of torrential rain has triggered widespread floods in southern Mexico arrests high-profile vigilante leader Brazil that have forced 6,000 people from their homes, offi- MEXICO CITY: Mexican offi- Along with Mireles more than police and troops in the state any armed group that failed to most important Pacific coast port. cials said yesterday. cials announced the arrest of 100 armed men who claimed to be since late 2013. The larger force register with the authorities. The Knights Templar gang have Most of those evacuated were Jose Manuel Mireles, the face of self-defence force members were has helped clamp down on the In May the council of self- been active in the port, selling ille- in Rio Grande do Sul, according a powerful anti-crime vigilante also arrested, an army source Knights Templar, but not stamp defense forces in more than 30 gally mined iron ore to China and to the state’s emergency agency, group in the western state of said, speaking on condition of them out. Michoacan towns announced importing chemicals that can be which said that in just five days Michoacan. anonymity. The government was slow to Mireles’s dismissal for mak- used to produce synthetic drugs. there was more than twice the Mireles was detained in the Michoacan, on Mexico’s Pacific react to the vigilantes, but finally ing public statements without Mireles said Thursday that he average rainfall for the entire Pacific coastal port city of Lazar coast, is a key trafficking area in May 2014 they agreed to give the council’s clearance, and for had registered with authorities, month of June, while the Uruguay Cardenas after entering a nearby in the drug trade to the United the “self-defense group” mem- unspecified “actions” that alleg- but one of the soldiers that helped River was 18 meters above normal. town with more than 100 armed States. bers uniforms and weapons, and edly cost the lives of five civilians. arrest him on Friday told AFP An emergency has been declared supporters, officials said. Farmers and other civilians organize them into a “state rural” Mireles laid for weeks, but that the vigilante leader had nei- in three towns in the state. A medical doctor by train- in the state took up arms in police force. reappeared on Thursday when he ther a weapons permit nor docu- In neighboring Santa Catarina ing, the tall Mireles, who sports February 2013 claiming that the The vigilantes claimed to have entered the town of La Mira in a ments showing that he signed up state, the floods ruptured a dam a thick moustache and usually local police was too incompetent 20,000 people in their ranks. Of convoy of some 60 vehicles along with authorities. and 200 families were evacuated wears a cowboy hat, co-founded or corrupt to protect them from those, more than 3,300 signed up with 600 followers armed with Mireles “agreed to join the Rural from the surrounding area. the group and was for months its local criminal gangs, especially to join the new police force. automatic rifles. “We entered this Force but never followed through,” More than 1,400 people were chief spokesman and its most vis- the cult-like Knights Templar The movement split however community because we received said Alberto Gutierrez, an ex- forced from their homes in all in ible personality. drug cartel. and others refused to sign up with a report here of people being vigilante and now a Rural Force the state. The state of Parana was Mireles was arrested with In response to the security the government. kidnapped and forcefully disap- commander. Gutierrez said that he also hit by heavy rains this month, “weapons of exclusive military crisis as violence escalated, the Authorities said they found peared,” Mireles said. fears his forces may clash some day causing floods that killed 11 people use,” the Michoacan state govern- Mexican federal government cases of criminals posing as vigi- La Mira is in the municipal- with the wayward vigilantes. and affected more than 700,000. ment said via Twitter. deployed some 10,000 federal lantes, so they vowed to arrest ity of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico’s AFP AGENCIES

UK armed forces event Wrong Miss UK ministers condemn Florida crowned in cowardice of EU leaders LONDON: Two British min- and enforces EU laws. voting mix-up isters condemned yesterday “As a result of cowardice EU leaders who privately yesterday from other lead- TAMPA FLORIDA: Just a voiced concerns over the ers who were not prepared week after her coronation, nomination of Jean-Claude to stand up in public and say the winner of the 2014 Miss Juncker as EU Commission the things they said in private, Florida pageant was dethroned President but voted for him at they’re going to have to work on Friday when organisers said a summit in Brussels, with one a lot harder to persuade the they had crowned the wrong calling them cowards over the British people that Europe woman after a vote-count error. decision. can be trusted with a proper Elizabeth Fechtel, a 20-year- On Friday, EU heads of gov- reform agenda,” Hunt told Sky old student at the University of ernment outvoted British Prime news. Florida, won this year’s pageant Minister David Cameron with Britain’s ruling Conservatives in front of nearly 2,000 spectators 26 leaders backing Juncker’s face domestic pressure from last Saturday in St Petersburg, candidacy against Cameron Eurosceptic voters and have Florida. and Hungarian Prime Minister haemorrhaged support to the But the ballot counter didn’t Viktor Oban who both opposed anti-EU UKIP party, which see that one of the five judges had the move. topped May’s European Union changed his mind, writing a new British opposition to Juncker elections, pushing Cameron into line up on the left-hand side of centred around fears that third place. his ballot. the former prime minister of Defence Secretary Philip The true Miss Florida contest A British Ministy of Defence picture shows explosions and smoke during an Army Capability Demonstration Luxembourg and veteran deal- Hammond also criticised winner was Victoria Cowen, a for the crowds at the Armed Forces National Event in Stirling, Scotland, yesterday. broker at EU summits lacks the those he said had told Britain 21-year-old student at Florida will to overhaul the EU, with they shared concerns over the State University. Cameron saying any reform direction of the 28-member Meanwhile, in Delaware, beauty attempts would now be “longer bloc. contest winner Amanda Longacre and tougher”. “We expect people to step up was stripped of her crown as Miss Protesters fly blimp over NSA centre Cameron, some of whose to the plate publicly,” he told Delaware this week because she own ruling Conservative Party Sky. will turn 25 in October and pag- favour a British exit from the “(I am) very disappointed that eant rules say contestants must SALT LAKE CITY: Three Greenpeace, digital rights activ- The facility, which the NSA EU, has promised voters a ref- all those who indicated that they be no older than 24 in 2014. activist groups flew a blimp ists the Electronic Frontier says provides the government with erendum on leaving the bloc by shared our concerns about the After the Florida mix-up emblazoned with the words Foundation, and a conservative intelligence and warnings about 2017 — if he wins re-election way Europe is heading didn’t came to light this week, pageant “Illegal Spying Below” over political organization, the Tenth cyber security threats, is thought next year. stand up on the day and be organizers sought an independent the National Security Agency’s Amendment Center. to be the agency’s largest data stor- But yesterday, Health counted.” review, said Mary Sullivan, execu- data centre in Utah on Friday The 135-foot-long blimp, which age centre. The blimp protest coin- Secretary Jeremy Hunt con- Juncker will now go before the tive director of the Miss Florida in protest against the federal is owned by Greenpeace, was cided with the launch of an online demned as cowards those European Parliament for a con- pageant. Sullivan delivered the government’s mass surveillance adorned with a sign that read, campaign that rates members of heads of government who pri- firmation vote on July 16, where bad news to Fechtel in person on programs. “NSA Illegal Spying Below.” Congress on actions the activists vately had reservations about he is likely to win a majority of Thursday evening, traveling to The one-hour flight over the But a spokesman did note there say either further or stop data col- Juncker’s appointment but in centre-right and centre-left her home in Leesburg, Florida. high-tech facility was launched is no restricted airspace over the lection efforts by the NSA. the end voted for him to head lawmakers. REUTERS by the environmental group data centre. REUTERS the executive which proposes REUTERS SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

N Korean crew Thai junta chief denies conspiring to seize power acquitted over BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta- While Prayut did not directly But Prayut has been at pains constitution, muzzled dissent and Fleshing out his road map leading army chief has dis- refer to Suthep, he was prodded to package his power grab as a detained or arrested hundreds of for Thailand’s political future, missed allegations he plotted into the denial after reports that necessary evil to restore peace people — mainly supporters of the Prayut also confirmed that an arms shipment to seize power for years before the protest figurehead told a char- and order after several months former government. interim constitution had been PANAMA: A Panamanian May’s coup, issuing an apparent ity dinner that he had been in talks of protests by Suthep’s supporters “Political talks, fundraising drafted and will likely take effect judge has acquitted and ordered rebuke to the leader of the pro- with the army chief since 2010. paralysed the government. (activities) are forbidden.... it is a next month. the immediate release of three tests that crippled the former Shortly after Prayut’s com- Twenty-eight people died and violation of martial law,” Prayut A national assembly will be North Koreans detained last government. ments, Suthep took to Facebook hundreds more were wounded warned in his regular Friday tel- appointed in September to select year for trying to transport “It is not true” General Prayut to say he would cancel all future in political violence linked to the evision speech. a new premier, while a reform undeclared Cuban weapons Chan-ocha said, addressing accu- fundraisers — starting yesterday. protests, which also deflated the Yingluck’s billionaire brother — council stacked with hand-picked through the Panama Canal. sations that he had discussed Supporters of ousted premier kingdom’s once-buoyant economy. also a former premier — Thaksin ‘wise men’ from across the coun- The North Korean freighter uprooting the divisive Shinawatra Yingluck Shinawatra have blamed The stern-faced general top- Shinawatra sits at the heart of try will be established to craft a Chong Chon Gang was stopped clan from politics with firebrand a coalition of establishment- pled the government on May 22, Thailand’s trenchant political new, binding constitution to come last July and found to be carrying protest chief Suthep Thaugsuban. linked forces — including the a fortnight after Yingluck was divide. He was toppled in a 2006 into effect in July, 2015. 25 containers of Cuban military “I did not join any process or army and judiciary — for collud- booted out of office by a contro- army coup and now lives in self- New elections “will come hardware, including two Soviet- take part with any side,” Prayut ing to overthrow the government, versial court ruling. exile to avoid a corruption convic- after the permanent constitu- era MiG-21 aircraft, air defence said late on Friday in a weekly the second such army putsch in He has imposed martial law tion he contends was politically tion” around three months later, systems, missiles and command television address to the nation. eight years. on the kingdom, suspended the motivated. Prayut added. AFP and control vehicles. The ship’s 35 crew members were arrested and the vessel and cargo seized for potential viola- tions of a UN weapons embargo and as a threat to the canal’s security. Panama initially released all crew members except three Xi calls for senior officers charged with arms trafficking. On Friday, Judge Carlos Villarrea finally acquitted and freed that last group, named as robust border Ri Yong Il, Hong Yong Hyon and Kim Yong Gol. He also acquitted the other 32 crew members. Villarreal’s decision was based on the fact that the incident “was of international character and defences outside Panamanian jurisdiction,” a court statement said. Panama only had the right China won’t impose will: President to convene the United Nations Security Council to allow the BEIJING: Chinese President development because it is good body to issue its own ruling on Xi Jinping feted neighbours for China, good for Asia and good the weapons cache found, the India and Myanmar yesterday, for the world,” Xi said. judge said. dusting off the 60th anniver- “The notion of dominating Additionally, the crew mem- sary of a now rather obscure international affairs belongs to a bers could not be held responsi- agreement signed in the early different age, and such attempts ble because “they were executing days of the Cold War to pledge are doomed to failure,” Xi added. and obeying direct orders from a rising China’s commitment to “Flexing military muscles only the state of North Korea,” he peace. reveals a lack of moral ground said. Xi, speaking to some 700 peo- or vision, rather than reflecting Villarreal ordered the return ple in Beijing’s Great Hall of one’s strength. Security can be of the more than 200,000 sacks the People, including Myanmar solid and enduring only if it is of sugar that had been used to President Thein Sein and Indian based on moral high ground and conceal the undeclared weapons Vice President Mohammad vision,” he said. A Philippine Navy personnel stands in front of an Agusta Westland AW109 helicopter before it takes off during cargo, but did not release the con- Hamid Ansari, said China would Yet comments on border Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Philippines 2014, a US-Philippines military exercise, aboard Philippine fiscated arms, saying the rightful never try to impose its will no defence reported by the offi- Navy vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz, in the South China Sea yesterday. owner had yet to be proven. matter how strong it becomes. cial Xinhua news agency late on “The law was applied and this In 1954, China, India Friday suggest that Xi will have judge will be remembered for and Myanmar signed the his work cut out for him in try- being brave and daring to liberate Five Principles of Peaceful ing to convince Asia that China’s North Koreans despite internal Coexistence, promising mutual intentions are really peaceful. Aquino govt to defend security deal and external pressures against non-aggression and non-interfer- “Talking about frontier defence, the accused,” the sailors’ lawyer ence in internal affairs. one cannot help thinking about PHILIPPINES: Malacañang spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Officials are now determining Julio Berrios said. However, China’s ties with both China’s modern history when the is ready to defend the legal- in a radio interview yesterday. what bases will be covered by the “If all goes well, they will be India and Myanmar, then known country was so weak and desti- ity of the Enhanced Defence The Philippines and the US agreement. leaving the country at the end of as Burma, soured in the 1960s, as tute that it was for everyone to Cooperation Agreement signed the EDCA last April in a Earlier, the Kilusang Mayo Uno next week via Havana, Moscow China and India fought a border bully,” Xinhua cited Xi as saying. (EDCA) before the Supreme move widely seen as an effort to and the Confederation for Unity, and Beijing.” war and Myanmar’s military rul- “Foreign aggressors broke Court as labour groups filed counter China’s aggressive expan- Recognition and Advancement Both Havana and Pyongyang ers oversaw anti-Chinese riots. China’s land and sea defences another petition challenging the sion in the region. (Courage) called for the scrapping said the weapons were obsolete “China does not subscribe hundreds of times, plunging the Philippines’ security deal with Officials claim that the 10-year of EDCA, saying it violated con- Cuban arms being shipped to to the notion that a country is Chinese nation into the abysm the United States. deal will help upgrade the stitutional provisions on national North Korea for refurbishment bound to seek hegemony when of calamity,” Xi added, calling on “The position taken by this Philippine military. sovereignty, territorial integ- under a legitimate contract and it grows in strength. Hegemony people not to forget the “history of government is we believe that it The agreement will allow the rity and interests, freedom from due to be returned to Cuba. or militarism is not in the humiliation” and strengthen the is constitutional, so we are pre- US to build temporary facili- nuclear weapons and autonomy of But neither country explained genes of the Chinese. China will borders, especially at sea. pared to defend the EDCA before ties and to store equipment local government units. why the shipment was hidden if unswervingly pursue peaceful REUTERS the Supreme Court,” presidential in Philippine military bases. THE PHILIPPINE STAR it was indeed legitimate. AFP Ramadan lookout HK journalist’s attackers denied bail Chinese official wraps up HONG KONG: Two men after Lau was removed from of absconding,” magistrate David charged with a savage knife his position at the helm of Ming Chum said yesterday. Taiwan visit attack on the former editor of Pao and replaced with an editor “I have not pleaded guilty and a Hong Kong newspaper were deemed to be pro-Beijing. there were no eyewitnesses,” Yip TAIPEI: China’s top official in denied bail as fears for press Yip Kim-wah and Wong Chi- responded, after the prosecution charge of Taiwan affairs yes- freedom in the city intensify. wah, who applied for bail on lawyer objected to his bail appli- terday wrapped up a landmark Kevin Lau, former editor of Friday, were charged with mali- cation. Wong made no objection. four-day visit to the island the investigative Ming Pao news- cious wounding with the intent to Neither has so far entered a marred by angry protests, paper, was left in a critical condi- cause grievous bodily harm and plea. which forced him to scrap some tion after the brutal street attack theft of a motorbike by the court The pair were arrested in the engagements. in broad daylight by two men in in March. neighbouring Chinese province The visit by Zhang Zhijun, the February, who then escaped on a Their applications for bail were of Guangdong and sent back to most senior Chinese official ever motorbike. refused because of the “serious Hong Kong in March. to visit Taiwan, was a further The attack came just weeks nature of the offence and the risk AFP sign of warming ties between the former bitter rivals despite vocal opposition from Taiwanese suspi- A visitor uses a theodolite before the sighting of the new moon of Ramadan, cious of closer ties with Beijing. on the observation deck of the KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Tokyo protest But protests by anti-China demonstrators forced Zhang to cancel a visit to a fishing port in southern Kaohsiung city ear- Sri Lanka cops nab looters lier yesterrday following clashes between protesters and the police. One protester splashed a bot- fuelling religious unrest tle of white paint on his car late on Friday. COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s police The violence, which erupted in Zhang, who holds ministerial arrested key suspects involved the coastal resort of Alutgama, status, also scrapped two planned in fuelling religious riots and spilled over into the neighbour- engagements in central Taichung looting, an official said yesterday ing international tourist resorts city ahead of his departure, offi- as minority Muslims expressed of Beruwala and Bentota. cials said. fears of more unrest ahead of Weerasinghe said jewellery “Taiwan is a diverse society and Ramadan. worth more than 1.5 million rupees there all kind of voices. It is very Police said a total of eight peo- that was looted from two jewellery normal. I believe the consensus of ple directly linked to the June 15 shops in Bentota was recovered. the two sides and the mainstream anti-Muslim riots were arrested Sri Lanka’s media as well public opinions are for peaceful this week and gems and jewellery as rights groups have accused developments,” Zhang said in looted from two shops that were the police of failing to prevent Taichung when asked about the targeted during the violence were extremist Buddhist mobs attack- protests. recovered. ing Muslims, who constitute 10 Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu, “With the help of CCTV foot- percent of the country’s 20 mil- a senior politician at the China- age and the recently established lion population. sceptic opposition Democratic (police) intelligence network we Police, however, said investiga- About 5,000 protesters stage a demonstration in Tokyo against the reopening of the Sendai nuclear power plant, Progressive Party, urged protest- arrested the suspects along with tions showed there was a strong operated by Kyushu Electric Power Company, yesterday. ers to refrain from violence. the stolen goods,” senior superin- criminal element that fuelled reli- AFP tendent Athula Weerasinghe said. gious tensions. 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BANNU: Pakistani jets and “prominent” Al Qaeda com- killed in the offensive, dubbed artillery bombarded militant mander was arrested while trying “Zarb-e-Azb” after a sword hideouts in the country’s restive to flee. The fresh bombardment used in battle by the Prophet northwest yesterday as part of came as aid agencies geared up for Mohammad (PBUH), although a massive ongoing offensive relief efforts for refugees fleeing the number and identity of the against the Taliban, killing 18 the military operation. victims are impossible to verify. insurgents, the military said. Nearly 500,000 people have fled Pakistan’s armed forces have Pakistan Air Force (PAF) planes the offensive in North Waziristan, used jet fighters, tanks and artil- pounded the outskirts of Mirali which is aimed at wiping out lery in the operation that began town late on Friday while tanks long-standing militant strong- almost two weeks ago. targeted militant sanctuaries out- holds in the area, which borders The assault on the militant side Miranshah, the main town of Afghanistan. bastion of North Waziristan, long North Waziristan, where almost Tens of thousands of families urged by Washington, was finally half a million civilians have fled. have left for the town of Bannu, launched after a dramatic attack “The PAF jets destroyed six close to North Waziristan, while on Karachi airport that killed confirmed terrorist hideouts, kill- hundreds more have moved fur- dozens of people and marked the ing 11 terrorists,” the military said ther afield to the towns of Lakki end of a faltering peace process in a statement. “Terrorist con- Marwat, Karak and Dera Ismail with the Pakistani Taliban. centrations were targeted early Khan since the offensive began in There was one piece of good yesterday morning by integrated mid-June. A full assault by ground news from Bannu yesterday when fire of artillery, tanks and heavy troops has been expected for some a baby boy was born in a camp weapons outside Miranshah, kill- days and the intensive shelling in set up for those who have fled the ing seven terrorists,” it added. several areas could indicate that offensive. It was the first reported The statement said a Tehreek- it is now imminent. birth at the facility in Bakakhel, Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing a military operation against Taliban militants in the North Waziristan e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) com- Nearly 370 militants and 12 where at least 250 people have tribal agency, arrive in Bannu yesterday. mander was killed while a security personnel have been taken refuge. AFP

Hindu Marriage Afghan forces claim victory in Taliban battle Act bill gets KABUL: Afghan security territory and capture districts had lost in the early days of the A Taliban spokesman, Yousuf Afghan politics is stuck in a stale- endorsement forces yesterday claimed vic- has been totally foiled. Some 260 offensive, Seddiqi said, but their Ahmadi, rejected the claim made mate over the ongoing election tory against a Taliban offen- of the terrorists have been killed”, progress had been “slow” as the by the government, saying that vote count, with presidential can- ISLAMABAD: A parliamen- sive in the country’s volatile Afghanistan’s interior ministry areas that the Taliban had been fighting was still going on in didate Abdullah Abdullah alleging tary panel in Pakistan yester- Helmand province after days spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. pushed out of were “heavily Sangin. massive fraud by his rival Ashraf day took up a proposed bill to of fighting seen as a test for Sediqqi also said that 28 Afghan mined”. “Our mujahideen have attacked Ghani. regulate marriages in the Hindu the country’s security forces as forces were killed in the fighting. “Just yesterday police defused several security checkpoints in On Wednesday, UN special community, and after getting Nato-led troops pull out. The Taliban’s drive into 60 landmines in Sangin district,” Sangin district,” Ahmadi said. envoy for Afghanistan Jan Kubis the nod from the community, The Taliban’s onslaught in Helmand province is seen as the Sediqqi said. The battle in Helmand comes warned of “rising tensions fol- it has been sent for “more com- Helmand began on June 19 when biggest test of Afghan security A high-ranking Afghan army as Nato’s combat mission winds lowing the second round (of elec- prehensive drafting”. at least 800 fighters launched the forces so far in the current sum- officer in Helmand said earlier in down by the end of this year, and tions), including increasing ethnic The proposed legislation, Hindu offensive centred in Sangin dis- mer “fighting season” and comes the day that the insurgents had Afghanistan’s army and police overtones”. Marriage Act, was moved by two trict, a hotbed of opium produc- as the government is locked in a also been beaten back in three are fighting against the Taliban A contested election result Hindu members of the National tion and intense fighting during stalemate over the presidential other districts — Kajaki, Nawzad with decreasing support from the “might lead to protracted con- Assembly, Dr Darshan of the the 13-year insurgency. election. and Musa Qala — which they had US-led military coalition. frontation with a danger of a slide PML-N and Ramesh Lal of the “The Taliban offensive has been Government forces had started attacked at the beginning of their The clashes in Helmand have into violence”, he added. PPP. The National Assembly had beaten back, their plan to gain a push to retake the areas they offensive. also raised fears of instability as AFP referred the bill to its Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights, which took up the Ramadan preparations matter yesterday. Dr Darshan said after the meeting that the bill addresses Details of Qadri assets the two main and long-standing issues of marriage registration and separation of couples. A similar bill is pending before the handed over to sleuths Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. ISLAMABAD: The Election had submitted records of assets Commission of Pakistan (ECP) amounting to Rs9.9m in 2004. turned over details of the assets At the time, he had Rs33,000 60 people held of Pakistan Awami Tehreek in his bank account and owned a (PAT) chief Dr Tahir ul-Qadri house worth Rs3.3m along with a in Khyber area and his party to the Federal plot of land. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan secu- Investigation Agency (FIA) According to the information rity authorities arrested 60 peo- yesterday. provided by Dr Qadri to the ECP ple in northwest Pakistan last The ECP made the information in 2004, he did not own any prop- night. available to the FIA a day after erty outside Pakistan. As per the Security sources said police, the agency initiated an investiga- details declared, he did not own a army and intelligence personnel tion against him. car at the time, either. conducted a joint operation at The FIA has also asked the His party’s assets, declared in Noshahr in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) 2004, amounted to Rs338,000, province in northwest Pakistan to provide details about Dr Qadri and the monthly income declared and arrested the suspects. and his party’s tax returns. was Rs160,000, while monthly They explained that the arrested This action by the FIA puts into expenditure was estimated at persons, who reside near Rasalpur perspective a statement issued Rs200,000. Air Base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Information Minister Pervez “The ECP provided details of Dr province, were arrested because Rashid on Tuesday, when he said, Qadri’s assets to the FIA because they were not carrying identity “Dr Qadri came to the country of the information had already cards. his own accord, but he will leave been made public in the official The sources added that the oper- when the law permits it.” gazette of 2004,” ECP spokes- ation came in the wake of recent According to the details person Khursheed Alam said. attacks on airports in Karachi and A man adjusts a prayer cap on his head as he tries it ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in a shop in released by the ECP, Dr Qadri INTERNEWS Peshawar. AGENCIES Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. The Islamic month of fasting begins today in most parts of the Muslim world. Air coolers Family slits throats of couple over marriage

LAHORE: A young couple in by the marriage of their daughter, The weak Pakistani govern- marriage on June 21, but had not Pakistan were tied up and had named Muafia Hussein, to a man ment, battling with a troubled received any. their throats slit with scythes from a less important tribe. economy and a Taliban insur- The 19-year-old girl’s family after they married for love, Cultural traditions in many gency, does not collect centralised came to take her from her hus- police said yesterday. areas of Pakistan mean that kill- statistics and has no strategy to band’s family, swearing on the The 17-year-old girl and 31-year- ing a woman whose behaviour combat the killings. Koran that they would not harm old man married on June 18 with- is seen as immodest is widely Pakistani law means that even her and would hold a proper wed- out the consent of their families in accepted. Immodest behaviour if a woman’s killer is convicted, ding ceremony, he said. eastern Pakistan’s Punjabi village that sparked recent killings her family are able to forgive the “During this the girl shouted, of Satrah, police said. included singing, looking out killer. cried and mourned for her life The girl’s mother and father of the window or talking to a Many families simply nominate and her husband's life because lured the couple home late on man who is not a relative. For a member to do the killing, then she knew that they will kill both Thursday with the promise that a woman to marry a man of her formally forgive the killer. of them,” he said. their marriage would receive the own choice is considered an unac- That’s what happened earlier The girl, named Mehreen Bibi, family’s blessing, said local police ceptable insult by many families. this week, a lawyer said, when a was shot by a member of her official Rana Zashid. The Human Rights Commission tribal council in central Pakistan’s family when she returned home, “When the couple reached of Pakistan said 869 so-called Muzaffargarh district sentenced police said. there, they tied them with ropes,” “honour killings” were reported another young couple to death for Her husband went into hid- he said. “He (the girl's father) cut in the media last year — several a marrying for love. ing and her father registered the their throats.” day. But the true figure is proba- The couple’s lawyer, Zia murder complaint so he could for- Afghans load air coolers on a truck in Helmand yesterday. Locals use the Police arrested the family, who bly much higher since many cases Kiyyani, said the two had appealed give the killer, Kiyyani said. coolers to cope with high summer temperatures. said they had been embarrassed are never reported. for police protection after their REUTERS SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Efforts on to evacuate citizens from Iraq, warship on standby

NEW DELHI: With the situ- spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin has “some leads” about the stranded in a Tikrit hospital, the In Basra, Najaf and Karbala, monitoring the situation in Iraq, ation worsening in violence- said that officials from the ministry Indians and that it is a “national spokesperson said they are safe officials of the Indian external has called a meeting of Indian hit Iraq, India yesterday said have been flown to Iraq to help in endeavour” to get them released. and Indian Ambassador Ajay affairs ministry have set up “mobile heads of mission of the Gulf that it has flown in officials to the evacuation of Indians from the “All national assets will be Kumar had spoken to them yes- offices” to help Indian workers with nations. The Indian ambassador in three Iraqi cities to help evacu- cities of Najaf, Karbala and Basra in readiness if required” to be terday. He said the nurses were evacuation, said the spokesperson. Iraq would not be attending as he is ate Indians wanting to return “which are in relatively safe zones”. deployed, he said. The step to “worried” in the wake of the fresh The Indian nationals would be required to be present in Baghdad. home and asserted that “all The move comes as more deploy the warship — Delhi-class fighting that broke out in Tikrit helped with their travel documents, In Najaf, the officials and their national assets are in readiness and more Indians from among guided-missile destroyer INS as the Iraqi government forces with their contractual agreements contact nos are: Abu Mathen if required” to be deployed to the 10,000 working in Iraq have Mysore — was reportedly taken tried to retake the city. by speaking with their employers George: +964 771 6511190; Srinivas help the 39 Indians in captivity said they want to return. The after a meeting of the crisis man- Akbaruddin discounted reports or sponsors, and also with air tick- Rao: +964 771 6511181; Rakesh in militant-held Mosul. US-based Human Rights Watch, agement group on Friday. of any explosion having taken place ets, he added. Singh: +964 771 6511179. The email An Indian warship has been citing satellite imagery and pho- Akbaruddin said keeping in where the nurses are. “There was There are around 12 Indian offi- is: [email protected] deployed in the Gulf and kept tographs, said the Sunni militants mind the situation, the govern- no explosion in the university cam- cials now helping out with evacua- The officials in Karbala are: on standby while the Air Force have massacred around 190 Iraqi ment is moving “extremely care- pus (where the nurses are). He said tion efforts of Indians in the safer Anil Sapra:+964 771 6511180; has also kept heavy-lift trans- soldiers in mass executions over fully” and taking it “step by step”. the fighting was taking place “some zones of Iraq, while a core group is Jeewan Singh: +964 771 6511176. port aircraft C17 and recently the past fortnight in Tikrit. To a question whether the govern- distance away”. dealing with the issue of freeing the The email is: controlroomkar- acquired C-130J Super Hercules The spokesperson said the 39 ment was in talks with regional Around 100 Indian nationals Indians in captivity and evacuating [email protected]. on standby for any short notice Indian nationals held captive in neighbours for help in freeing the continue to remain in the conflict those in Tikrit. Twelve more MEA The contacts in Basra are: evacuation operation. Mosul are unharmed and being 39 Indians, he reiterated that the zone in Iraq, mainly the northern officials would be flying down over Narasimha Murthy Kuppa: +964 As Sunni militants led by the “provided for”. Asked what steps government was knocking on all areas that have been overrun by the next two days to bolster the 771 6511182; Asif Shah Ahmed: Islamic State of Iraq and the the government is taking to doors — “the front doors, the back the militants. A few days ago 17 evacuation effort. +964 771 6511178. The email is: Levant (ISIL), closed in on capital get the captured Indians freed, doors and the trap doors”. Indians had been evacuated by External Affairs Minister [email protected]. Baghdad, external affairs ministry Akbaruddin said the government On the 46 Indian nurses helicopter from Samarra. Sushma Swaraj, who has been IANS PM to visit Collapse of Kashmir on July 4

JAMMU: Prime Minister building in Narendra Modi will pay a one-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on July 4, his first to the state after assuming office, official sources said. The prime minister will arrive in Jammu Delhi kills 10 and then proceed to nearby Katra town to inaugurate the Katra-Udhampur train that Work on adjacent plot blamed would cover a 25km distance between the two places, the NEW DELHI: Ten people were cards. Seven people, belonging to sources said. Katra is the base killed and two others injured yes- two families, residing on the third town of the Mata Vaishno Devi terday in one of the worst build- and fourth floors died in the col- shrine that is visited by mil- ing collapses in the capital in lapse. Three others living on the lions of devotees every year. recent times when a four-storey second floor were also killed. After the commissioning of structure came crashing down. From one family, Rubina, 30, the Katra railway station, pil- The collapse of the four-dec- her two sons — Asif, 10, and grims would be able to reach ade-old structure at 9am in north Rehan, 7 — and daughter Aadiba, the town directly without Delhi’s Inderlok area was trig- 14, died while her husband Abdul having to engage other modes gered by an ongoing construction Rashid, 38, was injured. In the of transport as they now do. on an adjacent plot which appar- second family, Sahana, 28, lost Railways Minister Sadananda ently weakened its foundation. her life along with her son Abdul Gowda and Minister of State “Ten people have been killed Aadil, 7, and daughter Saba, 5, in the PMO Jitender Singh and two injured in the incident. while her husband Mohammad Search and rescue operations continue at the site of a building collapse in Delhi yesterday. will accompany Modi during We have registered a case against Naim, 39, was hurt. his visit. The prime minister the contractor (Javed) for causing An MBA student from will then leave for Srinagar death by negligence,” said a police Darbhanga in Bihar — Mohammad where he will chair a security official. Some unidentified people Ezaz, 24 — who resided on the Under-construction building crash review meeting at the Badami were also booked. second floor, his relatives Imtiyaz Bagh headquarters of the The injured were admitted to Ali, 24, and Mohammad Uzale, 22, Army’s 15 Corps. Governor N Bara Hindu Rao and Acharya also died. kills two, traps 50 in Chennai N Vohra will later host lunch Shree Bhikshu hospitals. Naim and Rashid were among for the prime minister at the Union Home Minister Rajnath those who escaped the accident CHENNAI: Two people were Andhra Pradesh and some might around as to the cause of the acci- Raj Bhavan in Srinagar. Modi Singh expressed grief over the only to see their family member killed and 50 others trapped have taken shelter in the building dent — structural weakness or a is also scheduled to visit Uri loss of lives. “I pray for speedy dead. For Naim, it was a shock when a 11-storey under-con- as it was raining at the time of the lightning strike hitting it as it was town in Baramulla district to recovery of those injured in the when his sexagenarian father struction building collapsed here collapse, people in the area said. raining at the time of the collapse. inaugurate the 240MW Uri-II accident,” Singh wrote on his Mohammad Sharif, a tailor, broke yesterday evening, officials said. Rescue efforts were hampered Officials, however, said they hydroelectric power project. twitter handle. the news to him with a choked According to officials, 11 peo- early due to power cut and rains. were focussing on the rescue work Aam Aadmi Party chief and throat: “My son, Sahana (Naim’s ple trapped under the debris were However, officials have made and the cause of collapse would be Man shot dead former Delhi chief minister 28-year-old wife) is no more.” rescued of which one person died. arrangement for lights to facili- ascertained later. Arvind Kejriwal visited the site. Tears rolled down Naim’s face The other 10 have been admit- tate the rescue work. Fire service personnel and oth- over love affair The AAP alleged that “the nexus when he was further informed ted in a nearby hospital of which In a statement here, Tamil ers were busy cutting the steel between the builder mafia and the about the death of his children the condition of one is said to be Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa rods of the collapsed building so PATNA: In a barbaric act, a Municipal Corporation of Delhi is Abdul Aadil, 7, and Saba, 5. “He serious. said a team from the National as to reach the trapped people. 22-year-old man was blinded solely responsible” for the tragedy. fell unconscious and said ‘Allah, The accident took place at Disaster Management Authority The residential project Trust and then shot dead yesterday This was the fourth such inci- why I am alive!’,” said a witness. Moulivakkam near Porur area has been sent to the accident spot Heights is being developed by in Bihar’s Patna district in dents in the national capital in North Delhi Municipal here. Police have two people in to speed up the rescue efforts. Prime Sristi Housing Pvt Ltd. front of his girl friend’s house the past nine months. North Corporation Commissioner custody in connection with the “Police have been ordered to The project consisted of two allegedly by her close rela- Delhi Municipal Corporation Praveen Gupta ordered the suspen- collapse. According to a fire serv- take action against those who 11-storeyed blocks — The Belief tives in a suspected “honour” Mayor Yogender Chandolia said: sion of the area assistant engineer ice official, rescue efforts were are responsible for the incident,” and The Faith. Company officials killing case, police said. Two “The poor quality material used to and junior engineer. “An additional continuing at full swing with she said. Senior police and other were not available for comments. people have been arrested. build the house weakened its base commissioner (engineering) has several fire service personnel and officials were at the spot. Meanwhile Governor K Rosaiah Rahul Kumar was first mer- and it collapsed due to ongoing been deputed to conduct a probe ambulances at the spot. Efforts were on to reach the in a statement expressed his cilessly beaten, both his eyes construction on an adjacent plot.” and submit the report of the inci- Most of the people who were trapped workers through mobile shock at the accident and wished gouged out, before he was All hell broke loose, when the dent in seven days,” said an NDMC trapped under the debris are said phones and other means. the injured a speedy recovery. shot dead at Daulatpur in building collapsed like a pack of official. IANS to be construction workers from Different versions were going IANS Patna, a police official said. The post-mortem report also revealed that both his eyes were badly damaged and he Amarnath Yatra begins was shot twice. Following the horrifying incident, police Rakhi Sawant joins RPI, have arrested two people and lodged a named FIR against six people in this connection. challenges Raj Thackeray Some villagers have informed the local police officials that MUMBAI: Bollywood actress said she was a known face and the girl’s close relatives were Rakhi Sawant yesterday joined a household name across the against her affair with Rahul. the Republican Party of India country. “Besides being a popu- (RPI) as the national executive lar actress, she is also a dedicated Gas pipeline blast president of its women’s wing. social worker. In fact, we have “I am not scared of anyone... If some artistes in the RPI, who are toll rises to 17 required, I am ready to contest engaged in social work.” HYDERABAD: The death the forthcoming Maharashtra Explaining the high-level posi- toll in Friday’s explosion in assembly elections against tion given to Sawant despite a GAIL pipeline in Andhra (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena her political inexperience, RPI Pradesh’s East Godavari chief) Raj Thackeray,” Sawant spokesperson Mayur Borkar said district yesterday rose to 17 said soon after joining the RPI. she was a known crowd-puller, a while a high-level committee Raj Thackeray had recently trait which would come in handy began its probe. Two injured, announced his plans to contest to the National Democratic including a five-year-old girl, the ensuing state assembly elec- Alliance in the northern states succumbed at a hospital in tions and is even prepared to during elections. Kakinada yesterday, tak- become his party’s chief ministe- Just before the 2014 Lok Sabha ing the toll to 17. Meanwhile, rial nominee. elections, Sawant wholeheartedly the high-level commit- Sawant’s statement would help supported the BJP and Narendra tee appointed by the union strengthen the RPI’s alliance with Modi. However, when the BJP petroleum ministry visited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) overlooked her for a ticket, the village. R P Singh, who is and the Shiv Sena, whose chief Sawant floated her own political heading the panel, said if peo- Hindu pilgrims cross mountain trails during their religious journey to the Amarnath cave via the Baltal route, Uddhav Thackeray is also being party — Rashtriya Aam Party — ple insist the ministry would some 125km northeast of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The 44-day annual Amarnath Yatra (pilgrimage) pushed by his party to become and contested the polls from the consider shifting ONGC started yesterday. chief ministerial candidate. Mumbai North-West constitu- refinery from Tatipaka. Welcoming Sawant into the ency, securing just 1,995 votes. IANS party, RPI chief Ramdas Athawale IANS

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LUCKNOW: Social media and bjpinloksabha.com/index.php — Expelled party leader Jaswant Internet interface may be the as the leader of opposition! Singh, who rebelled in the run up buzz words for Prime Minister The situation is no better on to the 16th Lok Sabha election, Narendra Modi but the BJP the Rajya Sabha page (bjpinraj- is listed as the MP from Barmer, seems to be caught up in some yasabha.org) where now Finance a constituency in Rajasthan now embarrassing time warp. Its and Defence Minister Arun represented by Sona Ram, who official website’s parliamentary Jaitley is listed as a mere MP. defected from the Congress. sections have no mention of Both sites are linked to the Modi, who steered the BJP to Modi being an MP. BJP’s official website. its highest ever tally in the Lok While there is nothing wrong In the Lok Sabha page, Lalji Sabha, figures nowhere in the Lok with the home page — www.bjp. Tandon is described as the Sabha section! org — the problem lies in the list Lucknow MP although the Uttar And Murli Manohar Joshi is the of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Pradesh capital is now repre- MP from Varanasi, which elected members. Indeed, if this list is to sented in the Lok Sabha by BJP Modi to the Lok Sabha. The Lok be believed, Modi is not even an president Rajnath Singh. Sabha section lists Ramakant MP while deceased leaders like Dilip Singh Judeo, elected to Yadav as the MP from Azamgarh, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (centre, right) with Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari (centre, left) at the Great Hall Gopinath Munde and Dilip Singh the last Lok Sabha from Bilaspur now held by Samajwadi Party of the People in Beijing yesterday. Judeo represent the party in the in Madhya Pradesh and who died chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. Lok Sabha. in August 2013, figures as a party Union minister Maneka A beaming picture of Vidisha MP. Modi’s cabinet colleague Gandhi, an MP from Pilibhit in MP and External Affairs Minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a Uttar Pradesh, is shown as MP India, China tell world to adhere Sushma Swaraj greets you on car crash, still figures as the MP from Aonla in Uttar Pradesh — the Lok Sabha page — www. from Beed in Maharashtra. the constituency she represented in the previous Lok Sabha. Her son Varun Feroze Gandhi to Panchsheel principles is listed as an MP from Pilibhit though he contested and won on BEIJING: India and China include mutual respect for sov- roots in its Buddhist traditions. the BJP ticket from Sultanpur yesterday observed the 60th ereignty and territorial integrity, In China, Confucius had empha- this time. anniversary of the Panchsheel mutual non-aggression, non-inter- sised harmony in the midst of dif- Prominent Jharkhand leader agreement, enunciating the ference in each other’s internal ferences. It is thus evident that and former union finance min- Five Principles of Peaceful affairs, equality and mutual benefit, Panchsheel emanated from the ister Yashwant Sinha continues Coexistence, by calling on the and peaceful coexistence. civilisational matrix of Asia and to be an MP from Hazaribagh countries of the world to uphold “Pursuit of world peace is a is Asia’s contribution towards though the seat is now held by these principles universally. fundamental tenet of India’s for- building a just and democratic by his son, the 51-year-old Jayant Addressing a function com- eign policy. It draws inspiration international order,” he said. Sinha. memorating the anniversary in from our ancient civilisational “Panchsheel came to be accepted Sumita Mahajan, now the Lok the Great Hall of the People in value of considering the world as almost universally by countries and Sabha Speaker, is listed as a Beijing, Indian Vice-President one family. This shapes and guides finally by the United Nations in the mere MP from Indore in Madhya Hamid Ansari said the pursuit our actions in international rela- conduct of international relations. Pradesh. Efforts to reach the web- of world peace adhering to these tions,” Ansari said in his speech. (Former) UN secretary general masters and people behind updat- principles is a fundamental tenet The Constitution of India enjoins Dag Hammarskjold described them ing the site from here failed. of India’s foreign policy. the state to endeavour to promote as ‘a reaffirmation of the obliga- A Bharatiya Janata Party state In his speech, Chinese President international peace and security tions and aims of the UN’.” leader explained that the bjp.org Xi Jinping called on countries to and to maintain just and honour- To mark the 60th anniversary web site home page has a ‘Lok uphold common security, saying able relations between nations. of the Panchsheel agreement, Sabha elections 2014’ section with that flexing of military muscles Ansari recalled that India’s the Indian vice-president said, names of the new MPs. only reveals the lack of moral first prime minister Jawaharlal India and China decided to cel- “Maybe this is an oversight or ground or vision rather than Nehru had in parliament ebrate the year 2014 as the ‘Year negligence. Now that you have reflecting one’s strength. referred to Lord Buddha’s use of Friendly Exchanges’ during The BJP’s Lok Sabha page depicting Sushma Swaraj as the leader of alerted us about the issue, it will India and China had signed the of Panchsheel as a moral con- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s Opposition in the Lok Sabha. be corrected soon,” the leader said. Panchsheel agreement in 1954. The cept and had welcomed it. “In visit to New Delhi in May 2013. IANS five principles enshrined therein Myanmar, Panchsheel has deep IANS SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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On Earth, any coffee zero-gravity punch. lover would go “Yeeck.” The specially-designed-for- Argotec spokesman Antonio space espresso machine is dubbed Pilello has sampled the ISSpresso ISSpresso — ISS for International espresso and gives it a thumbs-up. Soul legend Bobby Space Station. The space machine is designed to Its launch early next year from operate at the same temperature Wallops Island, Virginia, is timed and pressure as Earthly espresso The Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, which Nasa planned to send to coincide with the six-month makers, according to the company, Womack dies mission of Italy’s first female into the Earth’s upper atmosphere late yesterday to test technology to guarantee taste and flavour. astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti. that could one day be used to land heavy spacecraft on Mars. ISSpresso initially will fly with LOS ANGELES: Legendary US The 37-year-old fighter pilot and 20 coffee capsules. Extra packets soul artist Bobby Womack (pic- Italian Air Force captain will fly conditions aboard the orbiting a space espresso machine. Orbital will follow for the six-member tured), who influenced and wrote to the space station in November outpost. Sciences Corp. of Virginia will crew, if the trial run goes well. for generations of musicians, aboard a Russian capsule. Besides espresso, ISSpresso is make the delivery on its Cygnus Astronaut Pettit points out that died on Friday aged 70, a spokes- She’ll be the first out-of-this- capable of whipping up tea and cargo ship; the launch is targeted the lack of gravity will prevent the woman said, triggering a surge of world barista. consommé. for January. bubbly foam from rising to the top. tributes. Italy’s century-old coffee maes- During his stay on the space Nasa’s coffee-loving astronaut Yet even if the space espresso falls Womack penned a string of R&B tro Lavazza teamed up with a station last year, Italian astronaut Donald Pettit actually offered short by connoisseur standards, “it staples including “It’s all Over Turin-based engineering com- Luca Parmitano repeatedly talked some ideas for ISSpresso dur- would be the best coffee that we’ve Now” — which went to number pany, Argotec, and the Italian about missing espresso. ing its design phase. He’s a two- ever had in space.” one for British rockers The Rolling Space Agency to improve coffee Argotec already was working on time space station resident who AP Stones and “Lookin’ for A Love.” Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood was among the first to pay tribute to Womack, tweeting: “The man who could make you cry when he sang has brought tears to my eyes Golden Gate Bridge to with his passing.” “RIP to the ‘Soul Legend’ who sang from his Soul !!!” added US get anti-suicide netting rapper MC Hammer. Womack started out performing LOS ANGELES: record 46 suicides last year, with his brothers in the 1950s and Transportation authorities officials said. later a band called the Valentinos. in California have agreed The bridge’s board voted He also wrote songs and played to fund anti-suicide netting in 2008 to install a stain- guitar for artists including Aretha beneath the Golden Gate less steel net, rejecting other Franklin and Wilson Pickett. File photo of Bobby Womack Bridge to prevent people options, including raising the Womack, who was credited with performing at the Rock and Roll Hall jumping to their death from 1.2-metre-high railings. influencing generations of acts, was of Fame 2009 induction ceremonies the iconic landmark, an offi- Mulligan said: “Of all the inducted into the Rock and Roll in Cleveland, Ohio. cial said. alternatives, this has the least Hall of Fame in 2009. The Golden Gate’s man- visual impact. If you drive He struggled with drugs and agement authority agreed to across the bridge you will not health problems for decades, but released a comeback album, “The pay part of the $76m funding see it. At the two vista points Bravest Man in the Universe,” in 2012, his first record in over a decade. for the Golden Gate Bridge at the two ends you will notice Womack was born in Cleveland, Ohio to a musical family, forming Physical Suicide Deterrent it, because you will look out The Womack Brothers gospel group with his siblings, managed by System Project. straight at it, along the length their father. The rest will be funded by of the bridge,” he said, add- But their career took off when they were signed by Cooke to his the federal and state authori- ing that: “On the sidewalk label Sar Records and renamed The Valentinos in 1962, producing ties, said Denis Mulligan, gen- you will not notice it, unless their first hit single, “Lookin’ for A Love.” eral manager of the Golden you’re leaning way over the Womack still played with his brothers, but also began playing gui- Gate Bridge Highway and side.” tar in Cooke’s own band. After Cooke died in 1964, the Valentinos Transportation District. He said the bridge’s man- floundered, and Womack launched his solo career. Construction of the system, agers had been considering Some of his biggest hits were songs written for other stars, includ- which will provide netting options for about a decade. ing Pickett, Franklin, Joe Tex and Dusty Springfield. extending 20 feet on either “Several decades ago people In the early 1970s he recorded hits of his own, including “That’s side of the bridge, is due to be didn’t have an understanding The Way I Feel About Cha” and “Woman’s Gotta Have It,” but his completed by 2018, he said. about suicide ... they didn’t fortunes waned later in the decade, according to the IMDb show The netting will be sus- talk about it. Our board today business database website. pended 20 feet below the side- reflects our society, today we His health problems included drug addiction, diabetes, pneumonia, walks which run along either talk about suicide,” he said. colon cancer and the early signs of side of the bridge, which is 1.7 He added: “In the last sev- Alzheimer’s disease. miles long — making the total eral years, many families who But he made an appearance length of netting 3.5 miles long. have lost young children and on “Plastic Beach,” a 2010 album The bridge, with its sweep- teenagers on the bridge have by British Blur veteran Damon ing views of the Pacific Ocean come and talked to our board Albarn’s “virtual band” Gorillaz. and San Francisco Bay, has about what it meant to them That fuelled his comeback: long been a destination for peo- and their families and their Albarn co-produced “The Bravest ple seeking to end their lives. children’s friends. 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DOHA: A significant number of difficulty in finding, attracting say there are two fundamental as we are beginning to see more available. The sheer scale of com- manager for businesses (nearly 50 percent) and retaining enough skilled and areas that will limit the ability to delays on projects that are under- mitments is making private sec- in the region, including Qatar experienced manpower people to progress with project plans: peo- way,” said Stephen Anderson, tor finance a more attractive, and and the UAE, are facing diffi- deliver big, complex projects. ple and financial resources. PwC’s Leader of Capital Projects indeed necessary, option for fund- UK’s sukuk culties in finding and retaining The survey also finds a There are already signs that and Infrastructure in the Middle ing infrastructure projects. skilled manpower to deliver big renewed optimism with 75 per- these capacity constraints are East. “Broadly speaking, these Respondents identified the DOHA: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s ticket projects on time, espe- cent of respondents expecting an beginning to impact project deliv- problems have been apparent in UAE as their top target for fastest growing Shariah- cially those related to 2022 Fifa increase in spending in the com- ery — 95 percent of respondents our region’s infrastructure sector investing in capital projects and compliant bank, has been World Cup and World Expo ing 12 months. This is largely say their projects are delayed, with for several years, but the increase infrastructure, closely followed by appointed as one of five Joint 2020, according to the findings driven by mega events, Qatar a staggering 45 percent delayed by in activity is making them more Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Strong Lead Managers for the UK’s of PwC’s latest survey. 2022 World Cup and 2020 World more than six months. However, acute.” economic growth and budget £200m debut sovereign sukuk, a The PwC’s second edition of Expo (Dubai), as well as increased client decision-making is also a The ability to find skilled surpluses in these countries pro- landmark transaction that will the Middle East capital project spending on social infrastructure big concern, with 35 percent of people — both in terms of qual- vide the backbone for ambitious see the first Shariah-compliant and infrastructure survey, which including housing, education and contractors citing it as the great- ity and volume — was identi- spending plans, as their govern- issuance by a western nation. was launched yesterday, about 54 healthcare. However, this is only est challenge they face delivering fied as a key challenge for both ments continue to invest in eco- Barwa Bank takes its place percent of business owners and half the story; the results show projects. “While our survey shows project owners and contractors. nomic diversification while at the alongside HSBC, Standard 43 percent of contractors in the that there is a ‘capacity crunch’ a good dose of optimism, there is Difficulties securing funding are same time spending to maintain Chartered, National Bank of Abu region consider the availability of looming on the horizon — in other a capacity crunch looming which also expected to lead to project or expand hydrocarbon and down- Dhabi and CIMB of Malaysia. Of skilled people as a top challenge in words, market capacity is failing threatens the delivery of projects. delays — our survey suggests that stream petrochemical production. the five banks involved, Barwa the coming year. They are facing to keep pace with demand. PwC It is already having an impact, there simply isn’t enough funding THE PENINSULA Bank is the only Qatari bank selected and the only wholly Shariah-compliant mandated bank on the panel. “We were delighted to be appointed for this prestigious transaction alongside Qatar Insurance major international and regional QIIB launches Ferrari Credit Card banks. Securing a mandate like completes this one is the clearest statement of our credibility, track record, DOHA: Qatar International solid relationships and delivery. Antares buyout Islamic Bank (QIIB), voted We are very ambitious and have “Best Islamic Bank in Qatar”in proven that we have the energy, DOHA: Qatar Insurance 2014, launched the first and enthusiasm and capabilities to be Company, the largest insur- only Ferrari Credit Card in part of this process” said Sheikh ance company in the Middle Qatar, exclusively available to Mohammed bin Hamad bin East, yesterday announced the International IslamicWajaha Jassim Al Thani, the Chairman completion of the acquisition members, the bank’s new first- and Managing Director of Barwa of Antares Holdings Limited, class banking product offering. Bank. specialist insurance and rein- Held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Khalid Al Subeai, the Acting surance group operating in the and Resort in Doha, in the pres- Chief Executive Officer at Barwa Lloyd’s market. All necessary ence of Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Bank, said: “Our appointment regulatory approvals for the Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, reflects our expertise in the acquisition have been obtained. International Islamic Chairman, rapidly expanding international The acquisition of Antares the bank demonstrated its vision Islamic capital markets and we expands QIC’s global foot- for International IslamicWajaha are very proud to be associated print through access to Lloyd’s (an exclusive package for pre- with the first UK sovereign sukuk Syndicate 1274 and Antares’ own mium customers) to over 300 alongside major international integrated managing agency, as specially-invited attendees. banks. It is also a significant mile- well as a Bermudian platform Abdul Basit Al Sheibi, CEO stone for the profile of Shariah- with a Class 3 reinsurance license. at International Islamic said compliant finance, worldwide. As “The acquisition of Antares the bank is proud to announce a consequence of this transaction, significantly accelerates our the launch of International we will now expect to see other vision to establish QIC as a glo- IslamicWajaha and the prestigious governments around the world, bal insurance group. We are now Ferrari credit card. “We designed traditionally reliant on conven- generating over 50% of our pre- International IslamicWajaha with International Islamic Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (fourth left) with guests at the tional financing, looking with mium volume in international the objective and commitment to launch ceremony of Ferrari Credit Card in Doha. great interest at the Shariah- markets. QIC will continue to exceed the expectations of our compliant alternative.” build out this additional engine customers, and we hope that Commenting on the trans- of growth in order to complement the members of International match the ever evolving needs of airport lounges including access Islamic Bank (QIIB), to exclu- action, the Chancellor of the and diversify our highly dynamic IslamicWajaha shall find value in our customers and it is therefore to the VIP Terminal and Lounge sively issue the Ferrari Credit Exchequer, George Osborne, said domestic and regional business,” our first-class product offering. with great excitement that I can at the new Hamad International Card in Qatar”. “Today’s issuance of Britain’s said Khalifa Al Subaey, Group International IslamicWajaha will confirm that International Islamic Airport. It also has benefits such IhabAyoub, General Manager first sovereign sukuk delivers on President and CEO of QIC. set the benchmark for Priority will soon be launching new inno- as free upgrades at Ferrari World at VISA – Middle East and North the government’s commitment “Antares will continue to oper- Banking in Qatar and the region”. vative initiatives that are Islamic Abu Dhabi, exclusive benefits Africa, said: “Visa is proud to be to become the western hub of ate under its own brand at Lloyd’s The event was marked by the Sharia compliant”, he said. when visiting Ferrari Museum a part of the International islam- Islamic finance and is part of our and enjoy a stable future. We wel- screening of a short film that fea- Some of the unique benefits in Marrenelo and reduced prices icWajaha proposition and to intro- long term economic plan to make come our new colleagues to QIC. tured the benefits International that International IslamicWajaha when purchasing merchandise duce the first and only Ferrari Britain the undisputed centre of Their dedication and expertise IslamicWajaha Members will members will enjoy include the from all Ferrari stores such as Credit Card in Qatar. When Visa the global financial system. We have been central to Antares’ enjoy at over 50 partners across state-of-the-art Wajahabranch the original Ferrari Online Store developed the Visa Infinite Card have seen very strong demand success,” he said. Qatar. at the Pearl-Qatar, fast-track (store.ferrari.com) and Ferrari it was very much with markets for the sukuk, resulting in a price Stephen Redmond, Managing Later, Abdul Basit unveiled throughout other branches of the Qatar (Al Fardan Sports Motors) like Qatar in mind that have an that delivers good value for money Director of Antares said: “Our Ferrari Credit Card through bank, dedicated car park, in addi- situated at The Pearl, Doha. affluent and highly sophisticated for the taxpayer. I hope that the acquisition by QIC marks the a 3D Holographic display. tion to exclusive offers from top Giulio Zauner, Head of Ferrari, customer base looking for pay- success of this government issu- beginning of an exciting new “International Islamic is com- hotels, restaurants and brands Middle East Africa, said: “We are ment cards that suit the needs of ance will encourage further pri- chapter in the history of Antares.” mitted to continuously improve outlets in Qatar and abroad, pleased to announce our partner- their lifestyle at home and when vate sector issuances of sukuk in THE PENINSULA its product offering in order to also the access to over 50 private ship with Qatar International travelling.” THE PENINSULA the UK.” THE PENINSULA

HP to settle Autonomy deal suits

NEW YORK: Hewlett-Packard assist HP in pursuing claims most disastrous done by a major Co and attorneys representing against Autonomy’s co-founder company in recent years. In par- shareholders have agreed to and former CEO Michael Lynch, ticular, sources close to an HP settle litigation over its troubled its former chief financial officer investigation into the matter say $11.1bn acquisition of British Sushovan Hussain, and potentially that the technology giant believes software company Autonomy others related to Autonomy, the that Autonomy’s results and pros- Corp, according to a source source said. The precise nature of pects were made to look much familiar with the negotiations. such claims and when HP might better than they were. Under the terms of the settle- file them could not be learned. HP Lynch has consistently denied ment, involving three lawsuits, took an $8.8bn impairment charge HP’s allegations, saying HP is the attorneys for the sharehold- in November 2012 for its purchase blaming him for its own failure to ers have agreed to drop all claims of Autonomy only just over a year manage Autonomy after the acqui- against HP’s current and former earlier, with more than $5bn of sition. A spokesman for Lynch said executives, including CEO Meg that linked to what HP said at that “we continue to reject HP’s Whitman, board members and the time were “serious accounting allegations.” He said it appears advisers to the company. improprieties, misrepresentation that Whitman will be using a The exception to that will be and disclosure failures.” large sum of HP’s money to avoid former officials at Autonomy. The size of the loss, and the explaining in court why she made A visitor takes a photo with a tablet in front of an HP stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As part of the agreement, the speed with which it occurred, the November 2012 allegations shareholders’ attorneys will marks the deal as one of the regarding Autonomy. REUTERS SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Learn lessons Bedaya Centre, Qatar Shell sign deal DOHA: Bedaya Centre and Qatar Shell have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to from Singapore expand the entrepreneurship programme among the univer- sities and schools in Doha and the Northern Communities. economy: QNB The ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar’ programme encourages the spirit of entrepreneurship among young people, by equipping them Qatar could benefit from experience with practical business skills to develop their business acu- DOHA: Singapore is a remark- productivity gains from existing men, team work, and strategic able growth story. Back in the inputs rather than their further thinking. 1960s, it was one of the poorest expansion. To do so, Singapore is The programme is made up of countries in Asia. Since then, it adopting two strategies. The first two parts comprising the Ethical has transformed itself into one of relies on importing the latest global Business Challenge which tests the most of the advanced econo- technological advances to increase participants’ ability to balance mies, with the third highest per capital and labour productivity by the economic, environmental and capita GDP in the world after encouraging foreign direct invest- social performance of their com- Qatar and Luxembourg. ments and hiring foreign talents pany. The Business Simulation Officials sign the new agreement. Singapore went through several as a means of knowledge transfer. element familiarises students stages in this astonishing develop- The second rests on providing the with general business concepts ment. It had initially started with right legal, governance and intel- from inception through to trad- targeting 700 students from nine business will help foster a thriving mentoring sessions and work- basic industrialisation, then moved lectual environment to grow and ing, finance, sales, marketing and universities and twelve schools private sector and ensure its sus- shops, delivered by around 100 to more sophisticated industries nurture the acquired talent in production. from around Qatar during this tainability for future generations. volunteer mentors, half of which before developing as a regional hub order to innovate and create new Since its establishment in 2012, year’s edition, following the partic- Therefore, when we invest in are Qataris, trained by Bedaya for trade and financial services. technological advances. ‘The Enterprise Challenge Qatar’ ipation of 430 students last year. young people through initiatives and Qatar Shell. Its latest phase of development Qatar could draw useful lessons programme has rapidly expanded, Commenting on the new such as ‘The Enterprise Challenge Sheikh Thani Al-Thani, Deputy is establishing a knowledge-based from the experience of Singapore. with a growing number of insti- agreement, Raed Al Emadi, Qatar’, we invest in Qatar’s future Managing Director of Qatar Shell, economy. Singapore’s remarkable Both are small countries with an tutions, businesses, schools, and Vice-Chairman of Bedaya and as a knowledge-based society.” said: “At Qatar Shell, we recognise development provides useful les- open economy. Although Qatar mentors getting involved. The Silatech’s Chief Operations ‘The Enterprise Challenge that cultivating entrepreneurship sons for GCC countries, which seek is blessed with far more natural founding Partners in Qatar, Officer said: “The future of Qatar Qatar’ programme is delivered begins with investing in young to diversify their economies away resources than Singapore, pro- Bedaya and Qatar Shell, are is enterprise, and a youth adept in through a series of intensive minds.” THE PENINSULA from oil into a more sustainable duction in its hydrocarbon sector model of growth and development, has plateaued and the economy is says a study by QNB group. undergoing a diversification phase. An economy grows either The diversification phase is because of increase in inputs marked by rapid expansion in (labour, capital or natural investment spending into infra- Beltone-Sawiris Carlos Slim buys AT&T’s Brazil to cut resources) or because those structure and industries leading inputs become more productive. to a large build-up in physical bid 30pc below short currency In the case of Singapore, most of capital such as roads, machines the initial growth came from an and buildings. This is accompa- $5.6bn stake in Movil rapid increase in labour and capi- nied by rapid increases in skilled fair price: EFG swap rollover tal. Most of the Singapore growth labour through immigration. This NEW YORK: Mexican tycoon $48.5bn. The tie-up announced in story has come from more pro- is similar in nature to the first CAIRO: EFG Hermes said yes- Carlos Slim has bought out May would create a potent rival RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s ductivity gains as the economy has phase of Singapore’s rapid growth. terday an independent financial US telephone operator AT&T’s to cable TV giant Comcast, which, central bank did not announce become more knowledge-based. However, like other countries, the adviser had set its fair share $5.6bn stake in telecommunica- itself, hopes to expand its coverage so far a usual auction to roll The first phase of Singapore’s process of expanding the inputs of price at 22.93 Egyptian pounds tions firm America Movil, the with the pending takeover of Time over currency swaps that are development involved a large production will eventually run its ($3.21) whereas the price offered companies announced. Warner Cable. set to expire early next month, mobilisation of inputs to turn the course, requiring a new model of by Beltone and New Egypt The acquisition of AT&T’s DirecTV has about 20 mil- a sign it wants to slow recent economy into an export-led manu- development in line with Qatar’s Investment Fund for a stake in shares in the company represent lion customers, making it the gains in the real. facturing base. Singapore climbed National Vision 2030. A key fac- the bank was 30 percent lower. 8.27 percent of America Movil’s number-two pay-TV company in The bank has so far rolled over up the value-added chain, mov- tor in changing that growth model The bid for a stake in the capital stock, according to a com- the United States. It also has more slightly more than 85 percent of ing from basic industries such as will be Qatar’s ability to attract, Egyptian investment bank could pany statement. “Upon consumma- than 18 million customers in Latin the $10.1bn worth of expiring cur- textiles, clothing and plastics to develop and retain human capital help to revive dealmaking in tion of the transaction authorized America. The sale to America rency swaps, derivatives it has sophisticated ones such as elec- in the same way as Singapore is Egyptian equities after more today by the board of directors, Movil gives AT&T more liquidity been regularly selling to investors tronics, chemicals, precision engi- doing it today. than three years of stagnation AT&T will no longer be a share- to finance its purchase of DirecTV. who demand protection against neering and biomedical sciences. In the long term, growth is following the overthrow of Hosni holder of America Movil,” it added. America Movil, also known by its currency losses. In addition, this development primarily due to increases in Mubarak in 2011. The transaction involved selling stock symbol AMX, has focused on The regular sale of swaps has went hand-in-hand with a large knowledge and improvements in EFG Hermes appointed Cairo- all of AT&T’s 72,822,656 Series L transactions in Europe. In May, it been part of a successful central increase in services, especially productivity. The experience of based HC Securities & Investment shares of America Movil and its offered to buy the 45 percent of bank programme of intervention banking. However, a development Singapore suggests that offering this month to evaluate the fair 5,739,341,928 Series AA shares Telekom Austria not owned by in the foreign exchange market, model based merely on the expan- excellent education, attracting value of its shares and help share- of the company to Slim’s holding America Movil or its partner, the which has helped the real BRL= sion of inputs eventually hits a wall high-quality workers and creating holders decide whether to accept company Inmobiliaria Carso. Austrian government holding com- gain more than 7 percent so far as the marginal returns to those the right environment and infra- an offer to acquire a 20 percent AT&T had gradually reduced its pany OeIAG. this year. Earlier this week, policy- inputs decline and the population structure to innovate and advance stake in the bank at 16 pounds stake in America Movil in recent The pan-American wireless makers extended the intervention becomes fully employed. are necessary conditions to create per share. years. Last year, the American giant has also struck a deal to program without changes until the Given, therefore, the limits of growth. Qatar’s National Vision Beltone and Egyptian billion- group sold more than 1.5 million combine its 26.8 percent stake end of the year, causing the real to the previous development model, 2030 sets out the roadmap for this aire Naguib Sawiris are offering shares. The latest operation comes in Telekom Austria with the 28.4 rally past the level of 2.2 per dollar Singapore needed to move to a new new development phase. around $257m for the EFG stake. as AT&T seeks to acquire satellite percent held by OeIAG, giving it for the first time in more than two stage of development that relies on THE PENINSULA REUTERS television operator DirecTV for effective control. REUTERS months. REUTERS

German minister Nebras Power acquires eyes breaking up of Google shares in Jordan plant DOHA: Nebras Power has MW of renewable energy to be BERLIN: Germany’s justice announced that it has entered developed all over the Kingdom of minister says the possibility of into an agreement to acquire Jordan. A 20 years Power Purchase dismantling Google should be significant shares in a 52.5 MW Agreement was signed with the considered if the Internet giant solar power plant in Jordan National Electric Power Company abuses its dominant position, along with Diamond Generating (NEPCO) for the entire output of in a newspaper interview to be Europe, Ltd (DGE) (a subsidiary the plant. published yesterday. “Just imag- of Mitsubishi Corporation) and On the possibility of future ine an energy company that Kawar Group. business expansion in Jordan, Al covers 95 percent of the whole Upon completion of the trans- Mohannadi said that there Qatar market. The cartel author- action Nebras Power will have Electricity and Water Company ity would act quite quickly,” 35 percent, DGE 35 percent and (QEWC) already has an invest- Heiko Maas told Frankfurter Kawar Group 30 percent interest ment with East Amman Power Allgemeine Zeitung. in the project. The transaction is Plant, adding that in the future, all “Such conditions are, in mar- subject to customary approvals the overseas investments of QEWC ket terms, not sensible, not and is expected to be closed dur- will accrue to Nebras Power. healthy,” he said according to a ing July 2014, said Nebras Power in With regard to the possibility of pre-released copy of the inter- a statement. Nebras Power along establishing solar energy projects, view. “So yes, if Google misuses with its partners will finance, build similar to Ma’an, in Qatar, Nebras its dominant position to system- own and operate the solar power Power’s Chairman said that the atically push aside competitors, plant in Ma’an city in Jordan, one weather conditions in the Gulf then as a last means something of the first clean energy power region do not allow high rates of like a dissolution should be con- Participants at the forum. projects in Jordan, and considered success to solar energy projects sidered,” he said. to be the largest project of its kind due to the dust and humidity in Maas said the digital era had in Jordan. the atmosphere. long left behind national borders Speaking on the occasion, Nebras Power CEO Khalid Jolo and rules and there was now a Commercial Bank hosts customer forum Nebras Power’s Chairman Fahad said, “We are pleased to have this need for an “international net- Hamad Al Mohannadi said that investment which is considered an work law”. DOHA, QATAR: Commercial The forum’s guest speaker, industry trends and insights with Nebras has started its commit- expansion to Qatari investments Defiance is strong in Germany Bank, one of the leading full Onur Ozan, Senior Director for the Qatari governmental and ment to expand internationally in a in Jordan. Nebras Power will be over the US Internet search service banks in Qatar, recently SWIFT Mena, spoke about how semi-governmental community conservative manner whilst stick- strongly focusing on building its engine’s dominant position. hosted a breakfast forum in corporates can streamline cash and we hope to create a commu- ing to its core areas of expertise portfolio in a balanced manner German-based media giant partnership with the Society management processes using new nity spirit for sharing ideas at and is very pleased with Nebras’ which will include renewables. We Axel Springer is among a group for Worldwide Interbank developments in technology and these forums.” first project. This move is in line would like to thank our partners of players in Europe’s digital mar- Financial Telecommunication how the Qatari market is adopt- He added, “As for the forum with the international long term and the sellers for their coopera- kets which has lodged a complaint (SWIFT) at Commercial Bank ing these new technologies com- topic, we believe that the roll- investment strategy of Nebras tion and efforts in making this with the European Commission Plaza. pared to the rest of the world. out of electronic banking using Power and the vision of its Board transaction happen”. against what it alleges are new Themed: “SWIFT for corpo- Speaking at the opening of SWIFT is critical in achieving of Directors. “Nebras Power will Nebras Power was established in anti-competitive abuses by rates”, the forum was attended the forum, Commercial Bank’s Qatar’s objective to become an continue to increase its electric- 2014 as a Qatari joint stock com- Google. by senior Treasurers, Chief CEO, Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi, international financial centre, ity production capacity keeping in pany in which QEWC owns 60 Maas admitted however that Financial Officers and Heads of said: “This is the first in a series and Commercial Bank is pleased mind the importance of fuel diver- percent, Qatar Holding LLC owns he used Google daily. “I am Cash Management at govern- of Commercial Bank forums on to host such an event and con- sity.” Al Mohannadi added. 20 percent and Qatar Petroleum unfortunately part of the prob- mental and semi-governmental innovative banking topics. We tribute to the realisation of this The project was tendered as International Ltd owns 20 percent. lem,” he said. AFP entities. are delighted to discuss the latest vision.” THE PENINSULA part of a total capacity of 850 QNA SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Argentine debt could push up food prices World food prices to go higher if stalemate continues BUENOS AIRES: Argentine demand, particularly from China. farm analyst Pablo Adreani said. farmers say they will stockpile Argentina is the world’s No.3 China, which buys two of every soybeans in the second half of soybean exporter and top supplier three soybeans traded on the glo- the year if the government is of soymeal needed in countries bal market, is expected to lean unable to cut a deal with debt where diets are shifting away from more heavily on Brazil for supplies investors to stave off a new sov- rice and toward meal-fed beef, in the near-term before shifting ereign default, and the increased pork and poultry. in the last quarter of 2014 to the hoarding will likely push world Signs of the supply uncertainty United States, where farmers are food prices higher. are already emerging in the global expected to harvest a record- Many producers are already market as soymeal exports from large crop. The cost of immediate holding soy back from the market the United States, the world’s No.3 soybean export shipments from as a hedge against high inflation supplier, are shattering records. Argentina have jumped 5.6 per- and say they will be even more Argentina is expected to har- cent in the past week while ship- cautious as negotiations between vest 55.5 million tonnes of beans ments from Brazil’s Paranagua the government and “holdout” this season, according to the port are up 5.2 percent, according bond investors go down to the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange, to a data. That has outpaced the Argentina’s Economy Minister Axel Kicillof (centre) with Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich (left) and executive legal wire. which said on Thursday that 2.7 percent gains in benchmark adviser Carlos Zannini, in Buenos Aires yesterday. Kicillof said that the government had transferred $1bn to a US The holdouts want full repay- growers had collected 95 percent Chicago Board of Trade futures bank account to service the restructured debt. ment on bonds that Argentina of the harvest so far. Over the and the 3 percent rise in export defaulted on in 2002 and they next two months, Argentine grow- costs at the US Gulf Coast. giving it just a 30-day grace period can trade grain for fertiliser or weaken in a debt crisis so, rather have won a string of victories in ers will sell beans to raise cash If Argentina’s government can- to settle. agro-chemicals or whatever, that’s than hold onto pesos, growers are US courts that put the country on needed to pay off the loans that not by the end of July reach a deal The Argentine peso fell 1.62 what we do.” opting to hold onto soybeans as a the brink of a new default. financed planting. Once the bank with the creditors who declined to percent to 12.35 per US dollar in Argentine growers are paid in more stable unit of savings and a “Considering what’s going on loans are paid, however, growers participate in restructurings held black market trade on Friday after local currency for their crops, and barter currency. with Argentina’s debt, we are will have even more reason pile up in 2005 and 2010, it will default US District Court Judge Thomas are kept from converting their Ernesto Ambrosetti, an econo- holding onto what we’ve harvested grain reserves on the farm. again. Griesa chastised the government pesos into US dollars by govern- mist with the Argentine Rural this year, to see what happens,” “After late August, Argentine The next coupon payment on for trying to pay the holders of ment-imposed currency controls. Society which represents big said Carlos Novecourt, who runs farmers will hold onto 23.25 mil- Argentina’s restructured debt is restructured bonds without first A sovereign default could farms, said hoarding will be a small farm in the town of Carlos lion tonnes of soy, with a market due on Monday. The government settling with the holdouts. increase interest rates, pressur- driven by fears that the govern- Casares, in Buenos Aires province. value of $12bn. Under normal on Thursday tried to transfer “The peso is not stable, it does ing farmers already ailing from ment would respond to a default The resulting cut in Argentine circumstances, which is to say the payment to bondholders. But not make sense to sell much of 30 percent annual inflation and by increasing import barriers, oilseed supply would put upward without the debt restructuring the transfer was blocked by a US what we produce because you can- interventionist government trade raising the cost of imported farm pressure on world soybean and problem, that amount would be judge until Argentina hashes out not buy anything worthwhile with policies that make doing business machinery and crop inputs. soymeal prices at a time of rising 18 million tonnes, worth $9.3bn,” a deal with the holdout creditors, the money,” Novecourt said. “If we difficult. The peso would likely REUTERS

Monte Paschi Condensate export loophole may apply to other US crudes raises €4.99bn NEW YORK: The US decision sulfide in order to meet pipeline measuring oil’s density. be exported or sold domestically. fields said they had suspected allowing minimally processed specifications. Heavy crude like that in They have also expanded for months that they would be ROME: Italian bank Monte super-light oil known as con- Texas-based companies Pioneer Venezuela or Canada would be a stabilisers. able to export crude oil or con- dei Paschi di Siena said it had densate to be freely exported Natural Resources and Enterprise 22 on the scale, while London’s Stabilisers, originally used to densate (after minimal process- raised €4.99bn through share may open the door to doing the Product Partners had sought Brent is about a 38 and typical ensure crude and condensate ing), but resisted making such a sales in a move which should same with other types of crude clarity from the government over West Texas Intermediate pro- meet pipeline specifications, move due in part to the ambigu- boost its standing with the too, according to industry and whether stabilised condensate duced in the nation’s midsection now fall into the same rubric ity then surrounding Commerce European Central Bank. government sources who have could be exported as a petroleum generally is around 40. Ultra- as splitters and distillation tow- Department’s public statements Shareholders at the bank, the reviewed the ruling. product without a special licence, light condensate usually rates 50 ers, according to the Commerce on the issues. country’s third-largest by number This view, which has not been which is needed to export unproc- or higher. Department’s determination. “It looked to us that it was of branches, pledged to buy 99.85 previously reported, will add to essed domestic crude. US law has traditionally defined “We always knew that if it a legitimate export if you take percent of its €5bn rights offering. intense speculation over how The Commerce Department processed oil as having passed ran through a simple distillation condensate and put it through a The sale will allow it to repay much of the US shale oil boom said yes. But importantly, sources through distillation towers, key unit or a splitter it’s a (refined) stabiliser,” said one source, who state aid and increase the chances will reach overseas markets and in industry and government pieces of refinery equipment product. This just moved it one declined to be named, citing the it could pass a health test the how quickly loopholes will be emphasised, that determina- that turn crude oil into finished step down that a stabiliser that sensitivity of discussions with reg- ECB is carrying out on eurozone opened in the 40-year-old ban on tion just focused on how crude is products. extracts (liquefied petroleum ulators. “The ruling itself wasn’t lenders. “The excellent result of exporting domestic crude. treated. That means other types But the US oil boom has cre- gases) is equivalent to that,” said a surprise.” the capital increase allows us to The Department of Commerce of crude that undergo similar ated a glut of light oil and con- John Auers, a refining consultant Quantum Energy Inc, a US look to the future with renewed determined last week that two minimal processing could poten- densate that Gulf Coast refineries, with Turner & Mason, an energy energy venture, said on Friday it energy,” CEO Fabrizio Viola was companies that handle conden- tially be exported as well. largely built to run heavy crudes, consultancy in Dallas. “It’s a more plans to build a network of stabi- quoted as saying in the statement. sate can export it after treatment “Under the definition of crude have been unable to fully absorb. liberal definition of what distilla- lisers and refining equipment that The sale would allow the bank by so-called stabilisers, which oil, the API level doesn’t matter,” Some companies have tion is.” would produce fuel fit for export to “pay back around €3.5bn to use heat to shave off volatile a Commerce Department source responded by building so-called Large US oil producers in from North Dakota’s Bakken oil the Italian government, includ- natural gas liquids and remove said, referring to the American splitters that turn condensate into North Dakota’s Bakken shale and patch, which churns out light ing interest,” he said. AFP contaminants such as hydrogen Petroleum Institute’s scale for naphthas and distillates that can Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale crudes. REUTERS

Local business leaders congratulating Yusuff Ali MA (centre) on winning the Abu Dhabi Chamber election. Hat-trick victory for Yusuff Ali in Abu Dhabi Chamber election ABU DHABI: Prominent busi- First — representing 70 Emiratis, Yusuffali on his hat-trick victory nessman and head of Lulu group, including five women and eight and urged him to continue his Middle East’s retail major, expatriate candidates, participated work and contribute to the growth Yusuff Ali M A, has won pres- in the elections. Huge turnout of UAE in general and Abu Dhabi tigious Abu Dhabi Chamber was witnessed during the election in particular. election held yesterday with a which was held at three different “I am pleased with faith reposed thumbing majority. centres. on me by the business community Yusuff Ali who had won previ- Abu Dhabi Chamber is the of Abu Dhabi and I thank them ous two elections, retained his seat only government organisation wholeheartedly for helping me to with 1,721 votes, highest among in the world where expatriates come out victorious once again. I expatriate candidates. The elec- can get elected to the direc- am fully aware of the responsi- tions during which 14,555 votes tor board through a democratic bilities and I will strive to further were cast also elected 13 local citi- election process. Sheikh Nahyan enhance the business and invest- zens to the board of directors for bin Mubarak Al Nahyam, UAE ment relationship between India a four-year term. Minister for Culture, Youth and and UAE and work closely with all Four panels — the Abu Dhabi Community Development on behalf stake holders for mutual benefit”, Initiative, Abu Dhabi Excellence, of Abu Dhabi Government and rul- said Yusuffali after winning. Abu Dhabi Future and Abu Dhabi ing family members congratulated THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

TCS holds AGM IMF praises EU leaders signal shift Jamaica from austerity plans for fiscal Low growth, high unemployment prompt change progress KINGSTON: The head of BRUSSELS: In the latest shift important political point,” Renzi Chancellor Angela Merkel the International Monetary away from the austerity of told reporters at the end of the reached a deal late on Thursday Fund started a two-day visit to the eurozone crisis, European two-day summit. He called the which stresses the need for a Jamaica on Friday, praising the Union leaders signalled at a new language a “turning point” flexible interpretation of fiscal Caribbean island for progress summit that they were ready to for Europe. In reality, Europe has rules, while stopping short of any in implementing a lending give member states extra time been shifting towards a softer fis- change to the EU pact. agreement to improve its fis- to consolidate their budgets as cal stance since last year in an Merkel stressed at a news con- cal health, but insisted more long as they pressed ahead with effort to revive growth in strug- ference that it would be up to the needed to be done. economic reforms. gling southern states, and combat European Commission, not mem- “The agreement is off to a very Under pressure from Italian high unemployment, particularly ber states themselves, to decide strong start,” IMF Managing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, among young people. whether extra time was granted. Director Christine Lagarde said the leaders adopted a text which Countries like France and “The best use of flexibility means in a statement after meeting with pledged to make “best use” of Spain have already been given the best use, not the fullest use Jamaican Prime Minister Portia the flexibility built into the bloc’s extra time to reach the EU’s def- but the best, the most appropri- Simpson Miller. “All reviews fiscal rule book — the so-called icit target of 3 percent of GDP. ate for the situation,” Merkel said. have been completed with all Stability and Growth Pact. In parallel, the European Central Under EU rules, governments performance criteria met. This Renzi, whose country has the Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates have to strive towards a budget is an exceptionally strong record second biggest debt in Europe at to record lows to ward off the close to balance or in surplus, by IMF Standards,” Lagarde more than 135 percent of GDP, threat of Japanese-style deflation excluding one-off revenue and added, citing a review by the IMF has been pushing for a more in the 18-member eurozone. spending and the effects of the Executive Board on June 20. growth-friendly interpretation Germany, the most ardent business cycle. They also have to Jamaica is in the first year of a of the fiscal rules since taking defender of tough budget policies, reduce public debt. four-year Extended Fund Facility office in February, because with- has been worried that fiscal leni- But the rules also say that gov- agreement with the IMF, under out faster growth Rome won’t ency could lead to a new spend- ernments can be given more time which $930m will be loaned for be able to pay down its debts. “If ing spree by governments taking to reach budget balance if they economic reform aimed at revers- a country enacts serious struc- advantage of low borrowing costs undertake reforms that have a ing the country’s history of low tural reforms, it has the right and open the way for a new crisis. verifiable positive impact on eco- Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry (right) and Chief Executive N growth and high debt. to flexibility, which is the most But Renzi and German nomic growth. REUTERS Chandrasekaran arriving for the 10th Annual General Meeting of Tata “The economic outlook is Consultancy Services in Mumbai yesterday. improving. Compared to a year ago, growth has picked up, unem- ployment has declined, inflation has been brought under con- trol, the current account deficit has shown an ongoing improve- Italy, France soften budget stance at EU summit ment, and reserves are starting to recover,” Lagarde said. BRUSSELS: Italy and France opposed by Britain’s David states only agreed to make “the rules,” he said. Ahead of the summit, Hollande She said more needed to be left an EU summit on Friday Cameron. best use of the flexibility that is French President Francois had called for a “deeper discus- done. Despite a tax incentive without a sought after change In return for their backing of built into the existing” rules. Hollande said France had no sion” to come up with changes law approved by parliament in to the bloc’s strict budget pact, Juncker, the leaders of France Italian Prime Minister Matteo choice but to meet its interna- to the budget rules which limit December and a March fiscal law, winning only an assurance that and Italy, both left-of-cen- Renzo said the strategy state- tional commitments. the deficit member states can Jamaica still had to improve tax countries can make the most tre socialists, hoped for ment was a success in itself. “What would the Council run, and the total debt they can collection, modernise the public of flexibility already built into leniency from Germany and other “We voted for Juncker because think of a country that tried accumulate. sector, and take other measures existing rules. member states to meet the we obtained a strategy that is only to break its commitments,” Renzi had similarily cautioned to boost investor confidence and The European Union’s 28 lead- European Union’s strict a very good roadmap to build Hollande told a press conference against the rigid application of growth, she said. ers were gathered in Brussels to limits on deficits and Europe over the next five years,” following the summit. the rules, calling for a shake-up “The programme has benefited nominate former Luxembourg public debt. Renzi said. “Respecting the treaty (rules) in Europe’s approach to give gov- from broad public support, and premier Jean Claude Juncker, Instead, in a final strategy for “If a country makes the neces- is respecting the budget pact ernments more leeway to spend this will need to be maintained to a conservative Brussels insider the European Union’s direction sary reforms it can take advan- with the flexibilty it already car- more to boost growth. ensure continued strong perform- whose nomination was bitterly over the next five years, member tage of the flexibility set in the ries,” Hollande said. REUTERS ance,” Lagarde added. REUTERS BP seeks to recoup excess Gulf oil spill payments NEW YORK: BP Plc has asked lawyers and claims administra- construction company located a US judge to direct what it tor Patrick Juneau have misin- hundreds of miles from the Gulf called a “vast number” of busi- terpreted the settlement, allowing would have been paid $8.4m less. nesses to repay hundreds of recoveries without proof that the Juneau’s earlier interpretation millions of dollars it says were spill caused losses. The London- “resulted in claimants receiving wrongly awarded as compensa- based oil company has said the awards well in excess of what they tion on claims stemming from uncapped settlement could cost are entitled to under the settle- the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. $9.2bn, higher than its original ment agreement — in some cases In a Friday court filing, BP $7.8bn estimate, and that this by millions of dollars — or awards asked US District Judge Carl amount could grow. that weren’t warranted at all,” BP Barbier in New Orleans to require On June 9, the US Supreme spokesman Geoff Morrell said. businesses to make restitution Court said BP must continue to “Letting these erroneous awards plus interest of excess payments, pay claims as it pursues legal stand uncorrected would violate which it called “windfalls.” It also challenges to the payouts. basic principles of fairness and requested an injunction to stop Friday’s filing came six months equity.” the businesses from spending Barbier directed Juneau to change Steve Herman and Jim Roy, the these excess sums. his policy in reviewing claims lead lawyers for business claim- BP said letting the overpay- applications, and ensure that ants, said in a statement: “This ments stand would create dis- claimants be able to “match” rev- is just another attempt by BP to crepancies that reward some enues with costs for the purpose back out of the commitment it businesses whose awards were of calculating financial losses. made to the Gulf.” made sooner. It also said “there BP said Juneau’s new policy, A spokesman for Juneau did is no public interest in permit- which won court approval on May not immediately respond to a ting dissipation of assets to which 5, will lead to “dramatically dif- request for comment. claimants had no right.” ferent calculations of lost profits,” The April 20, 2010 explosion of Friday’s request escalates BP’s and justifies recouping earlier, the Deepwater Horizon drilling legal battle over how to interpret inflated awards. rig and rupture of BP’s Macondo its 2012 settlement to resolve To illustrate the potential oil well led to 11 deaths and the claims by businesses who said changes, BP said a seller of ani- largest US offshore oil spill. BP they suffered economic losses mal skins would have under the has said it has taken $42.7bn of because of the spill. new policy been paid $14m less pretax charges for the spill. BP has long said the businesses’ than it was awarded, while a REUTERS

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How cities can take on Barclays’ hit reflects big cable companies

BY SUSAN CRAWFORD investment bank fears

group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to BY DOMINIC ELLIOTT retail, wholesale and investment banking, pools may be one of the few lucrative areas the Federal Communications Commission Friday, as well as wealth management, mortgage left. demanding it do everything in its power to let cities he market’s reaction to accusa- lending and credit cards. Barclays succeeded in growing its own A build competitive fibre networks. It’s the next big tions that Barclays duped clients It has operations in over 50 countries and into one of the largest in America. LX was fight in telecom policy — and the FCC is going to need all the in its dark pool reflects more gen- territories and has around 48 million cus- second only to Credit Suisse’s Crossfinder help it can get. eral fears of investment banking. tomers. As of 31 December 2011 Barclays for volumes traded in the week commenc- Laws have been passed in 20 states that make it difficult or Shares in the UK bank tanked had total assets of $2.42tr, the seventh- ing May 12, according to the Swiss bank’s impossible for cities to make this decision. For example, after Tas much as 9 percent on June 26 after New largest of any bank worldwide. research. Wilson, North Carolina, (population 49,000) decided to build its York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Barclays has a primary listing on the The introduction of leverage ratios by own fibre network, Time Warner Cable and AT&T lobbied to get alleged Barclays misled investors by playing London Stock Exchange and is a constitu- regulators may have had the perverse effect a law passed in 2011 that amounts to a de facto ban on any future down the number of “predatory” high-fre- ent of the FTSE 100 Index. of pushing European banks like Barclays to such networks in the state. quency traders on its private trading plat- It had a market capitalisation of approxi- target growth in equities. Right now, the country’s major network providers can charge form for equities. Barclays says it takes the mately £22bn as of 23 December 2011, the Because fixed income trading businesses whatever they want to anyone who will pay — whether consumers, allegations “very seriously.” 22nd-largest company of any company with require more capital, and European banks businesses or online applications. The ultimate 6.5 percent drop in Barclays a primary listing on the London Stock have historically been more leveraged, equi- We have, in effect, a private utility that is unlikely to be dis- shares on Thursday would still imply a big Exchange. It has a secondary listing on the ties trading has become more attractive. rupted by either technology or regulation. $4bn hit to the bank’s market capitalisa- New York Stock Exchange. In 2013, European banks increased their Changing that will be extremely hard. Comcast, AT&T and tion. Yet LX, as the dark pool is known, Barclays also relies less on equities trad- share of that market, even as they retreated Verizon, which make up most of the trillion-dollar enterprise almost certainly made a tiny contribution ing revenue than other banks. in fixed income. That’s especially striking value of telecom in the United States, have almost uncon- to Barclays’ group 2013 revenue, based on Fixed income trading still dominates the given Royal Bank of Scotland exited the strained political power as well as giant advantages of scale Credit Suisse estimates. investment bank, even after Chief Executive business entirely. and scope. AT&T is the nation’s 10th-largest political donour; Fine inflation is rampant in the United Antony Jenkins’ overhaul of the unit. In May 2014 Barclays announced to cut Verizon is 15th. States, as BNP Paribas knows. And Barclays Equities trading would have accounted for 19,000 jobs in 3 years with 12,000 jobs cut Almost all of Comcast’s 130 registered lobbyists in 2013 previ- could suffer reputational damage and lose a barely bigger 26 percent of the division’s in 2014. Investment banking will cut 2,000 ously held government jobs. clients. 2013 revenue, according to Espirito Santo. jobs in 2014 and up to totally 7,000 jobs in The companies have no interest in supporting the idea that But before Schneiderman lobbed his legal Meanwhile UBS’ equities trading is about 2016 makes the investment banking portion cities should be able to make the decision about competitive fibre grenade in Barclays’ dark pool, analysts at half of the overall investment bank’s top shrink from 50 percent in 2014 to 30 percent themselves. Credit Suisse reckoned the fines likely to line, and it accounts for close to 40 percent of Barclay’s assets in 2016. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has signalled interest in the issue, be slapped on the United Kingdom lender at Credit Suisse. Whether or not any bank grabbed market telling the cable industry in April: “If municipal governments — might be less than $200m. But the United Kingdom bank undoubt- shares by illicit means, Barclays’ run-in is a the same ones that granted cable franchises — want to pursue Barclays is a British multinational bank- edly faced the same pressures as its rivals reminder that the temptation to grow small it, they shouldn’t be inhibited by state laws. I have said before, ing and financial services company head- in equities trading. investment banking businesses can present that I believe the FCC has the power — and I intend to exercise quartered in London. The growth of commoditised, electronic outsized risks. that power — to preempt state laws that ban competition from It is a universal bank with operations in platforms has made it less profitable. Dark REUTERS community broadband.” AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson fired back Tuesday during a Senate hearing about the giant company’s proposed merger with DirecTV, saying AT&T “shouldn’t be required to compete with government taxpayer money” funding city networks. Stephenson’s argument is misleading. According to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, most municipal networks use no taxpayer dollars, relying instead on revenue bonds and costs saved by avoid- ing the expense of existing providers’ services. And AT&T has unquestionably benefited from government lar- gesse: Much of the spectrum used by the company to sell $70bn each year in wireless services to Americans was given to the com- pany’s predecessors for free decades ago by the federal government. AT&T’s position is rational: It is coining money and doesn’t want competition. The company, like Comcast and Time Warner Cable, is focusing on lowering costs through mergers, and makes no promises those savings will be passed on to consumers. Meanwhile, Americans are short on choices for world-class, low-priced, high-speed Internet access, and the country has no plan to make a national upgrade to 21st century fibre networks. The idea that local government can and should play a role in local infrastructure isn’t new. Indeed, local communities have long and deep experience in making significant capital expenditures in infrastructure projects. The authors of Friday’s letter, including Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Rep Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania, note that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was intended to eliminate barriers to infrastructure investment and to promote competition “to stimulate more innovation and consumer choice.” Judge Laurence Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wrote this year that state laws prohibiting municipalities from creating their own high-speed Internet access infrastructure to compete against the private companies are a quintessential example of such a barrier. Today’s cities need to be able to decide for themselves how best to deploy fibre networks — whether through public-private partnerships, or by leasing city-owned fibre to competitive private service providers. That fits the responsibility of cities: To foster local innovation, spur economic development, and narrow the digital divide. AT&T and Comcast won’t like it, but now is the time for the FCC to act. 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Housing, the ultimate momentum trade around the world

BY EDWARD HADAS Since then, the average However, financial conditions constructing a new house of the In good times, land – the value great wealth without any serious German price is down by a tiny 1 in developed economies were also same quality and the rest. of housing as a financial asset – economic work. hat will happen percent in real terms. Basic eco- fairly uniform from 2000 to the The residual over the imputed looks like a pot of gold in easy The mistake leads to ludicrous next in the hous- nomic indicators – GDP growth, present. construction cost is assigned to reach. Just buy now and cash in prices, ugly behaviour, wasted ing market? The employment levels and general Monetary policies were gen- the land which comes with the later. And anyone who has seen, effort and – when the money runs Wquestion comes up price levels – can explain almost erous and lenders shifted from residence. or felt, the pressure of falling out, as it always does eventually – all the time in many countries, for none of this variation. enthusiasm to caution after the This land value varies dra- house prices, will know how much to disruptive price crashes. an obvious reason: house prices The patterns in the American crisis. The main cause of the hous- matically. The Lincoln Institute panic can be sown by the discov- Land speculation, like any jump around too fast for the good and European economies over ing price differences is not supply of Land Policy and the Wisconsin ery that the pot is empty. other type of greedy behaviour, is of the economy. the last 13 years have been far and demand and it is not finance. School of Business have compiled Gyrations of greed and fear a perpetual temptation. The price hyperactivity does more similar than the house It is something more distinctly historical data on 46 American are certainly not exclusive to the However, cycles of housing bub- not follow a uniform pattern price trends. Concrete variations local: house price psychology. metropolitan areas. housing market. bles and crashes are not inevi- around the world. Look at the in the balance of housing supply The current price of housing Their work shows the propor- In March 2007, the United table. Economic discipline can indices of average prices for and demand are more relevant, is largely determined by poten- tion of the purchase price attrib- States’ subprime mortgage restrain psychological excess. dwellings by nation, adjusted for but more for differences within tial buyers’ answers to questions uted to land has ranged from 5 industry collapsed due to higher- In practical terms, that means inflation, compiled by the Bank than between countries. which are more mental than percent in Atlanta in 2001 to 89 than-expected home foreclosure introducing a much less permis- for International Settlements Variations in planning rules objective. percent in San Francisco in 2005. rates (no verifying source), with sive approach to housing finance. Housing generally refers to the and demographic patterns have How much do you care about Housing prices in United States more than 25 subprime lenders The regulation of lenders social problem of insuring that been nowhere near large enough house prices? What do you think peaked in early 2006, started to declaring bankruptcy, announc- should aim specifically at mod- members of society have a home to explain the sharply different the future price will be? How decline in 2006 and 2007, and ing significant losses, or putting erating price moves – for exam- to live in, whether this is a house, direction of house prices. much of your income will you reached new lows in 2012. themselves up for sale. ple, loan-to-value curbs triggered or some other kind of dwelling, Finance is more relevant. The dedicate to housing? How much The credit crisis resulting from The stock of the country’s larg- by soar away annual house price lodging, or shelter. Many govern- amount that people actually pay of a chance will you take on the the bursting of the housing bubble est subprime lender, New Century gains. To hammer home the point, ments have a department that for housing is closely related to dwelling’s future value? is — according to general consen- Financial, plunged 84 percent the taxes on real capital gains deals with housing. how much money they can get Of course, finance and psychol- sus — the primary cause of the amid Justice Department inves- from property should be punitive Since 2000, the real average their hands on. ogy are intertwined. Lenders will 2007–2009 recession in the United tigations, before ultimately fil- for existing stock. price is up by 63 percent in the UK, That sum is strongly influenced dole out more money as house States. In Dallas, the proportion ing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Technically, the required by 49 percent in Switzerland and by such financial factors as mon- prices rise, and cheap and large ranged between 13 and 62 percent on April 2, 2007 with liabilities changes would be relatively by 12 percent in the United States. etary policy, lending practices mortgages encourage buyers to since 1996. exceeding $100m. straightforward. The average Dutch price declined and tax rules. These have moved bid up prices. Anyone who has listened to, or Indeed, all finance is cursed by Politically, though, they need to by 7 percent. In Germany, though, much more than anything in Economists capture the finan- participated in, the fevered dis- the perennial return of the false overcome a serious obstacle: too there has been so little house price the real economy. For example, cial-psychological portion of hous- cussions of property values dur- belief that some sort of invest- many people care too much about action that BIS could only find data tax changes explain much of the ing prices by dividing the house ing a housing boom can recognise ment – in tulips, shares, copper where house prices are heading. back to 2003. Dutch house price fall. price into two parts: the cost of what is going on. futures or houses – can provide REUTERS SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday Unemployment in France China factory profit growth UK GDP grew 0.8pc in Q1 rises to a new high slows in May despite more positive data LONDON: The fastest growth PARIS: Unemployment in France Japanese inflation reaches US economy shrank 2.9pc in in business investment for two rose to a new high in May, BEIJING: Annual growth in China’s highest in three decades years helped support Britain’s according to official data released industrial profits slowed to 8.9 first quarter: Govt TOKYO: Inflation hit a three- overall economic growth in the on Thursday, with 24,800 more percent in May, the weakest pace WASHINGTON: decade high and unemployment The US economy first quarter, boosting hopes people seeking jobs, bringing the this year, signaling challenges dipped further in Japan, shrank 2.9 percent in the first the recovery is become more total number of those without work facing Chinese firms despite signs of data showed Friday, as the quarter, the sharpest contraction sustainable. GDP grew by 0.8% to a record 3.388 million. stabilization in the economy. The number represented an overall government’s bid to jumpstart in five years, the Commerce in the first three months of the 0.7 percent increase during the the economy takes hold, but Department said Wednesday. year, the Office for National month of April, the country’s analysts warned it was too early The previous estimate was a 1.0 Statistics said in its final revision, Labour Ministry reported. for celebrations. percent contraction for the first unchanged from its previous three months of the year, and growth estimate. Annual GDP analysts had expected a more growth was revised down slightly modest 1.8 percent decline. to 3.0% from 3.1% but was still the strongest since 2007. India’s economy to grow at 5.5pc this fiscal: World Bank NEW DELHI: ay 2013 The Indian South Africa’s PPI slows Argentina economy slips into economy is expected to grow at 5.5pc to 8.7 percent y/y in May in the current financial year and 6.3% recession in first-quarter Trade surplus reaches JOHANNESBURG: South in 2015-16, the World Bank said on BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s 20-year high Africa’s headline producer Friday. economy slid into recession in the inflation surprised to the According to the “Global Economic AUCKLAND: New Zealand’s first quarter, piling fresh pressure downside in May, slowing Prospects 2014” report released by annual trade surplus has on President Cristina Fernandez’s to 8.7 percent year-on-year, the World Bank here, India’s economic reached a 20-year high as leftist government to reach a deal from 8.8 percent in April, growth is estimated to accelerate to annual two-way trade with with holdout creditors to avoid a China passed $20 billion for Statistics South Africa said 6.6% in 2016-17. new debt default. the first time. on Thursday. Economists Hurt by declines in industrial output The government statistician polled by Reuters had and consumer spending, gross said the nation recorded a forecast PPI would quicken domestic product in Latin America’s $1.4 billion surplus in the 12 to 9.0 percent No. 3 economy contracted months ended May and a year-on-year. 0.8 percent after shrinking a $285 million trade surplus in downwardly revised 0.5 percent in the month of May. last quarter of 2013, official data showed on Monday.

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Rodgers wins Windies gain lead 100m to claim his first US title

SACRAMENTO: Mike Rodgers wasn’t going to be in Barbados Test slowed by a slight headwind as he captured the 100 metres yesterday at the US Track and Wagner takes four wickets for the visitors Field Championships. Rodgers claimed his first national title by clocking a 10.09 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: However Test debutant Jason response to the opponents’ first seconds to beat runner-up Ryan New Zealand will start their Holder and Shane Shillingford innings total of 293. Bailey who ran a 10.23 at Hornet second innings in deficit by 24 put on 36 for the eighth wicket Resuming after a severely rain- Stadium. Sean McLean was third runs after the West Indies were with Shillingford benefiting from shortened second day in the rela- in 10.26. dismissed for 317 at tea on the a missed opportunity when Mark tively comfortable position of 169 Rodgers won his heat earlier in third day of the third Test at Craig put down a straightforward for two, the hosts lost Bravo early the day with a time of 9.80, but Kensington Oval in Barbados chance at second slip off Jimmy on and Chanderpaul on the stroke that time he had the wind at his yesterday. Neesham. of the interval to Wagner. back. Neil Wagner, whose wickets Holder, given the responsibility In between, Tim Southee “I am just blessed and happy of Darren Bravo and Shivnarine of an all-rounder in a weakened accounted for Kirk Edwards to Rasmi of United Challengers receiving his Man-of-the-Match award at the track is fast. I hope to come Chanderpaul in the morning ses- batting line-up, played well for 38 stall the Caribbean side’s quest the West End Park Challenge Cup in Doha yesterday. back here soon,” Rodgers said. sion were critical to the Black until he gloved an attempted hook for a significant first innings lead. “I just tried to be aggressive Caps’ effort in limiting the off Neesham to become another Bravo, whose strength on the throughout my race and once I Caribbean team’s first innings’ BJ Watling victim behind the off-side has also proven to be a got to the end I knew I was the progress, added the scalp of stumps. weakness on occasion, eventually best man.” Sulieman Benn to finish with the His demise triggered the final fell for the trap set by McCullum. Master CC, United Rodgers beat a depleted field best figures of four for 64. slide with the last three wickets Twice he drove Wagner for Friday as American stars Tyson Brendon McCullum’s side had going down for just four runs, boundaries just out of the reach Gay and Justin Gatlin skipped the aspirations of actually earning a Wagner uprooting Benn’s off- of the close-in fielders. USA championships. minimal first innings lead when stump and Neesham yorking He attempted the shot once Challengers win The 29-year-old Rodgers thinks Trent Boult made good use of the Jerome Taylor to wrap up the too often though and a thick this result will get their attention. second new ball, trapping West innings. outside edge was well held by “Hopefully Tyson and Gatlin Indies captain Denesh Ramdin West Indies’ final total repre- Kane Williamson at gully to send DOHA: Master Cricket Club Muhammad Nisham (25) and will have seen what I did here,” leg-before for 45 and dispensing sented an excellent recovery by Bravo back for 24 and get the New defeated Q Tickets XI by 72 Pio Jayamaha (17) top scored for Rodgers said. with new batsman Kemar Roach New Zealand who were facing the Zealand fightback into gear. runs while United Challengers Garvey Lions. For Challenger’s Tianna Bartoletta won the to a catch at the wicket to reduce prospect of the home side build- The series is tied at 1-1. registered a six-wicket win over Rasmi and Sandeep captured two women’s 100 meter title with a the hosts to 277 for seven. ing on their excellent start in AFP Garvey Lions in the West End wickets each. United Challengers time of 11.15. Her path to victory Park Challenge Cup on Friday made short work of the target was made easier when Olympic Scoreboard night. reaching it in just 13.2 overs los- gold medal winner Allyson Felix In the first match, Q Tickets XI ing four wickets. and rising star Tori Bowie both New Zealand (I innings) ...... 293 won the toss and opted to field in Denzil (23), Imran (24) and pulled out of the event. West Indies (I innings) the Twenty20 tournament. Rasmi (13) shone with the bat Barbara Pierre (11.27) was sec- C Gayle c Rutherford b Craig ...... 42 Master CC sent to bat scored for the winners. Sumidha and ond and Lekeisha Lawson (11.30) K Brathwaite c Southee b Wagner ...... 68 190/9 in their alloted overs. Duminda took wickets each. placed third. K Edwards c Rutherford b Southee ...... 58 Mohd Khadeer top scored with The Challenge Cup will end on Bowie, who suffered an appar- D Bravo c Williamson b Wagner ...... 24 60 runs. July 5. ent ankle injury in her heat, ran S Chanderpaul c wkpr Watling b Wagner .15 Useful contribution came from Sixteen teams from the the fastest time of the semis with D Ramdin lbw Boult ...... 45 Omar Swadi, who scored 36 runs Qatar Cricket Association B a 10.91. J Holder c Watling b Neesham ...... 38 in 20 balls. and C Divisions are participat- Trey Hardee easily won the K Roach c Watling b Boult ...... 0 In reply, Q Tickets XI could ing the inaugural tournament. decathlon with a 2014 world- S Shillingford (not out) ...... 10 score only 125 all out in 18.5 overs. The Ramadan Tournament will leading score of 8,599 points. S Benn b Wagner ...... 1 Kapila (20) and Tushar (18) start on July 6. 12 teams - ten Meanwhile in Kingston, Kaliese J Taylor b Neesham ...... 1 top scored for the losers. from the QCA A Division and Spencer ran a world-leading time Extras (B-2, LB-4, W-7, NB-2) ...... 15 Master’s Omar Swadi, with the Challenge Cup finalists will of 53.41 to win the women’s 400 Total (all out) ...... 317 three wickets for 19 runs and be competing. The Ramadan meter hurdles title on the second Fall of wickets: 1-79, 2-153, 3-197, 4-205, Chamran, two wickets for 15 runs Tournament will have four over- day of the Jamaican Track and 5-240, 6-277, 7-277, 8-313, 9-316, 10-317. were shone for the winners. seas players permitted per squad. Field Championships yesterday. Bowling: Boult 23-5-71-2 (1w, 1nb), South- Khadeer of Master CC won the the winners will QR50,000 and On a day when sprint star ee 21-8-63-1 (1w), Craig 18-2-90-1 (1w), man-of-the-match award. the runners up QR25,000. Veronica Campbell-Brown made Shivnarine Chanderpaul of West Indies gets out of the way of a bouncer Wagner 27-7-64-4 (2w), Williamson 2-0-11- In the second match, Garvey Matches begin daily at 7:00pm a winning return to the Jamaican against New Zealand in the Third Test in Barbados, yesterday. 0 (1w), Neesham 6.1-1-12-2. Lions chose to bat and totaled and entry is free for the public. track scene after being away for 91 runs all out in 19.4 overs. THE PENINSULA more than a year, the hurdlers provided plenty of excitement as Roxroy Cato ran the second fast- est time in the world (48.48 sec- Windies, Pakistan gain places on ICC committee onds) to win the men’s 400 metre hurdle race. MELBOURNE: The West Edwards and also includes new Richardson, who received a two- the conference, which ended Richardson told reporters during The Jamaica nationals are Indies and Pakistan will ICC chairman N. Srinivasan and year contract extension as ICC on Saturday, a team chaired by the conference. doubling this year as a quali- have representation on the England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive, is an ex-officio Richardson will review the anti- “To me that’s a reflection of the fying event for the Glasgow International Cricket Council’s chairman Giles Clarke. member of the committee. corruption processes. current state of corruption. Commonwealth Games which all-powerful executive commit- Along with England and The ICC board also ratified the The conference received an “Yes, of course it’s a threat, begins next month. tee alongside the “Big Three” Australia, India forced through composition of other committees update by former senior British we have these unscrupulous Spencer, the three time nations India, Australia and changes last February to the gov- at the conference and Cricket police officer Ronnie Flanagan, individuals travelling around Diamond League trophy winner England, the ICC said yesterday. ernance of the ICC, which handed South Africa was the only full the chairman of the Anti- the world pitching up wher- who now has the top three times West Indies Cricket Board the majority of power and reve- member to not gain a representa- Corruption and Security Unit ever cricket is played and we in the world, continued her bril- president David Cameron and nues to the sport’s “Big Three”. tive on any of them. (ACSU). have to make sure we disrupt liant season as she dominated the Pakistan Cricket Board chair- As such India, England and Clarke will now chair the ICC’s “Probably if you look at the all their efforts to engage with field at National Stadium. man Najam Sethi were elected Australia will have permanent Finance and Commercial Affairs state of things today you can players, umpires, groundsmen “This is the fastest I have ever at the ICC’s annual conference representatives on the executive Committee, while New Zealand count on one hand the number or whatever. run here in Jamaica so I am happy in Melbourne to the body’s five- committee, while the other two Cricket director Martin Snedden of ongoing investigations and “The overwhelming majority for that,” she said. member executive committee. members will be elected from the will chair the Governance Review even with that small number it’s of cricket played is clean and the Janieve Russell, the 2012 world The committee will be chaired ICC board on an annual basis. Committee. doubtful whether more one or two cricketers who are playing it are junior champion, was second in by Cricket Australia’s Wally South African David In other decisions made at will result in charges being laid,” clean.” AFP 54.75 seconds. AGENCIES

US PGA National Goss shares lead Rusty Woods misses the Scores BETHESDA, United States: Leading scores on Friday after in second pro start the second round of the $6.5m cut at Congressional US PGA National at par-71 BETHESDA, United States: I was a little bit disappointed but Congressional Country Club Oliver Goss, a 20-year-old coming into this week pretty (USA unless noted): BETHESDA, United States: game ahead of the British Open Australian golfer who only appreciative and open-minded Tiger Woods (pictured) strug- in three weeks at Royal Liverpool, 136 Marc Leishman (AUS) 70-66, Oliver turned professional last week, and just see what happened. gled to a four-over par 75 and where he won the Claret Jug in Goss (AUS) 70-66, Ricky Barnes 67- fired a five-under par 66 yester- “That I’m atop the leaderboard, missed the cut yesterday at the 2006. 69, Patrick Reed 68-68 day to share the 36-hole lead at I couldn’t be more pleased.” National, a frustrating return Three weeks after that will 137 Hudson Swafford 69-68, Stuart the US PGA National. Goss opened and closed the from a three-month layoff as come the year’s final major tour- Appleby (AUS) 70-67 Goss, last year’s US Amateur front nine with birdies, added he looks ahead to July’s British nament, the PGA Championship 138 Morgan Hoffmann 70-68, Freddie runner-up, stood on six-under 136 another at the 11th, sank a Open. at Valhalla, where Woods won the Jacobson (SWE) 67-71, Billy Horschel after two rounds at Congressional 34-foot birdie putt at the 14th and It was only the 10th time Woods PGA crown in 2000. 70-68, George McNeill 69-69 Country Club, level atop the lea- escaped a greenside bunker on the has missed the cut in a US PGA Woods was inconsistent 139 Justin Rose (ENG) 74-65, Brendon de derboard with countryman Marc way to making a seven-foot birdie Tour event since he turned pro- Friday, seldom able to combine Jonge (RSA) 71-68 Leishman and Americans Patrick putt at the par-5 16th. He played fessional in 1996. solid tee shots, approaches and 141 KJ Choi (KOR) 69-72, Michael Putnam Reed and Ricky Barnes. without a bogey despite hitting Woods, a 14-time major win- putts although he was strong at 69-72, Cameron Tringale 70-71 Goss and Leishman will play in only 4-of-14 fairways. ner chasing the all-time record of moments in all three areas. today’s final pairing. “I hit a lot of greens,” Goss said. 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, He parred the first three holes LPGA NW Arkansas “Second week as a pro, see “I didn’t hit it too far off the fair- finished 36 holes at Congressional after hitting into the rough, your name atop the board, gave way. I got fortunate with some Country Club on seven-over 149 in found the fairway at four but Championship me some confidence as I finished pretty good lies and I hit about his first competitive rounds since PGA record of 142 events in a row missed a seven-foot birdie putt, out the round,” Goss said. four in the first cut, which helped. ROGERS, United States: undergoing back surgery March without missing a cut, his run of then needed two shots to escape “I feel really great about my But I think I scrambled my way Leading first-round scores 31 to relieve a pinched nerve. 26 made cuts in a row that ended a greenside bunker at the fifth, game.” pretty good.” yesterday in the 54-hole LPGA He was four strokes beyond the yeserday ranked fourth on the making a double bogey. Goss was the low amateur at Goss is trying to play his way NW Arkansas Championship projected cut line to the low 60 active list. Woods had a 60-foot eagle putt this year’s Masters, missed the onto the PGA Tour, but his not (USA unless noted, par-71): and those tied from a field of 120 Woods, who has not won a at the par-5 sixth but settled for cut two weeks ago at the US Open being a member led to some issues at the $6.5m event, which benefits major title since the 2008 US par and left a seven-foot par putt 65 Alena Sharp (CAN) and made his pro debut last week as he tried to enter the clubhouse Woods’ charity foundation. Open, had not played competi- on the edge of the cup for bogey 66 Michelle Wie, Alejandra Llaneza (MEX) at the Travelers Championship, and security guards didn’t believe Woods had not missed the last tively until this week since March at eight. 67 Pornanong Phatlum (THA), Ryu So- also missing the cut. he was truly a player. 36 holes of a PGA event since 9 at Doral, where he fired a 78 Woods rallied with a 26-foot Yeon (KOR), Moriya Jutanugarn (THA), “I didn’t really have too many “I tried to get in the clubhouse the 2012 Greenbrier Classic, two for his career-worst final-round birdie putt at the ninth and a Emma Jandel, Feng Shanshan (CHN), expectations,” Goss said of the and I don’t have a PGA Tour cre- weeks before he shared third at score. 12-foot birdie putt at the par-3 Gerina Piller, Caroline Hedwall (SWE), National. dential because I’m not a member the British Open. The 38-year-old American was 10th, moving within one stroke Oh Ji-Young (KOR), Paz Echeverria “Obviously I wanted to make and they said, ‘No, we can’t let While his personal best is a trying to shake the rust off his of the cut line. AFP (CHI), Jennifer Rosales (PHI) the cut. Missing the cut last week you in,’” Goss said. AFP SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT QMMF team’s finest hour as West wins maiden Moto2 race Aussie victorious in Assen after 11 years; QMMF President dedicates win to Emir

DOHA: There was absolute saw that today also,” the QMMF jubilation in the QMMF camp President said. yesterday after rider Anthony Al Attiyah said the win in Win a ‘Ramadan gift’ West powered the QMMF Assen was a highlights package Racing Team to their maiden with non-stop thrills. “There was Moto2 win against top European constant overtaking in the race for Qatar: QMMF riders at the Dutch motorcycle and Anthony fought off his rivals Grand Prix in Assen. with amazing speed and agility, DOHA: The Qatar Motor West finished the race ahead especially at the corners. Anthony and Motorcycle Federation of Maverick Vinales of Spain and showed he is a great rider. He (QMMF) yesterday dedi- Mika Kallio of Finland. It was the was constantly trying to get cated their spectacular maiden 32-year-old’s first win in 11 years his rhythm and not complicate Moto2 race win to the Emir, after finishing first in the same things. There was a lot of traffic H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad race back in 2003. on the circuit that was wet and Al Thani, saying the victory in The Australian rider finished difficult to manage. There were Assen was “a Ramadan gift for with a time of 46’02.089. Vinales, some slow riders in the way and the entire country”. riding a Kalex bike, was 0.318 sec- Anthony did well to keep them QMMF Racing Team rider onds slower while Kallio was 0.743 at bay. Things were difficult but Anthony West beat Maverick seconds adrift of West’s time. he managed himself really well.” Vinales of Spain and Mika Kallio “It’s been a long time since I “Anthony maintained his of Finland to win the Dutch won here in Assen; a lot of hard rhythm. In the last 2-3 laps, motorcycle Grand Prix yesterday. years between that win and today. the race was unbelievable. The QMMF President Nasser bin I’ve been close a few times but way Anthony managed the cor- Khalifa Al Attiyah yesterday never made it, and I am really ners helped him win his maiden said: “QMMF Racing Team’s happy to be back in the front. Moto2 race with QMMF Racing first Moto2 win is dedicated to It is a strange feeling to be back Team. It was a wonderful strategy the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim after 11 years at the same track,” from him and the team. It was an bin Hamad Al Thani. The Emir West said. amazing result that took so long is the force behind Qatar’s rise as Qatar Motor and Motorcycling “It’s been a hard ride but it was to mature. Only half a second split a sporting power. Federation (QMMF) President good for my confidence because the two top riders. Thank God for “This was an amazing result I have been struggling in the this amazing result,” Al Attiyah for our riders and team in Assen. Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah last couple of races and it was a said. I would also like to congratulate good boost for me and I am really Al Attiyah said the QMMF H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa enjoying it.” Racing Team managed to win Al Thani, Special Adviser to the Moto2 Results West braved the wet conditions despite the odds being stacked Emir, on this historic result for Dutch Grand Prix results yes- for yesterday’s victory. “The con- against West. QMMF.” terday, the eighth round of ditions were very tricky and when “It is indeed a great moment Delighted with yesterday’s race, the 2014 motorcycling world I saw the rain I wasn’t happy, but for us. A brilliant achievement the QMMF President said: “In championship: I am happy now. I don’t know considering that a non-Euro- this hour of celebration, I thank what I did differently because of pean team has won a Moto2 race H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser 1. Anthony West (AUS) 46min the rain but when the bike was against giants from Europe. They bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Prime 2.089sec, 2. Maverick Vinales sliding down I felt confident of (the European manufacturers) Minister of Qatar, and Sheikh (SPA/Kalex) at 0.318sec, 3. being able to manage. You never have better preparation on most Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, who Mika Kallio (FIN/Kalex) know what the weather will be fronts. So they have more chances has always backed our endeavors 0.734, 4. Johann Zarco (FRA/ like for the next race in Germany to win,” Al Attiyah said. in the racing world.” Caterham Suter) 7.300, 5. Alex but I like that track.” “The Europeans riders and Al Attiyah also thanked the de Angelis (RSM/Suter) 11.253, QMMF President Nasser bin manufacturers have a clear edge Ministry of Sport: “Our achieve- 6. Thomas Luthi (SWI/Suter) Khalifa Al Attiyah yesterday over teams from the Middle East ment would not have been pos- 14.932, 7. Julion Simon (SPA/ said: “This is an amazing result or Asia. They have many closed- sible without the wholehearted Kalex) 17.658, 8. Esteve Rabat for QMMF. It was a wonder- circuit testing sessions prior to support of the Ministry of Sport, (SPA/Kalex) 20.177, 9. Hafizh ful race full of twists and turns. a season and they spend greater headed by H E Salah bin Ghanem Syahrin (MAL/Kalex) 25.260. We were constantly holding our budgets on riders and team man- bin Nasser Al Ali.” World Championship stand- breath as it was a thrilling contest agement. For us — a team from Al Attiyah said Qatar was ings (after eight rounds) between Anthony and Vinales. the Middle East — to win a race leading the way for motorcycling It was a carefully thought out is just great. in the region. “Motorsport has 1. Esteve Rabat (SPA/Kalex) strategy by our team of mechanics. “We have been fighting all the always been a passion for fans in 157 pts, 2. Mika Kallio (FIN/ The issue was choosing the right way since we launched the QMMF Qatar. With this Moto2 win, we Kalex) 131, 3. Maverick Vinales set of tyres. In the end, we decided Racing Team in Moto2 series. We have truly arrived as a bike giant (SPA/Kalex) 109, 4. Dominique to go for wet tyres,” Al Attiyah fought today also. This fighting in the region. We have managed Aegerter (SWI/Suter) 71, 5. said. spirit has helped us put Qatar on podium finishes in Moto2 racing Simone Corsi (ITA/Kalex) 69, West started in the 23rd posi- the Moto2 map like never before. before and now we have won a 6. Thomas Luthi (SWI/Suter) tion and with a perfect start he Qatar indeed is on the world map Moto2 race against all odds,” Al 61, 7. Luis Salom (SPA/Kalex) overtook sixteen riders, reaching in bike racing.” Al Attiyah said Attiyah, who is a Vice-president 60, 8. Anthony West (AUS) 58, the seventh position in the first “I have been receiving a lot at FIA and FIM, said. 9. Jonas Folger (GER/Kalex) lap. “Thankfully, Anthony jumped of calls from my friends in the “At this time, I also would like 47, 10. Johann Zarco (FRA/ at the start and got good rhythm. FIM and FIA. It was an amazing to acknowledge the commitment Caterham Suter) 46. He always does this. In the races, moment. Carmelo Ezpeleta (chief of young riders in Qatar who are Anthony is a different rider and of MotoGP’s rights holder Dorna) taking the sport forward. We have in the right direction and this is it is difficult to outwit him. In also rang me up to offer congratu- QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West celebrates after winning the a world-class facility at Losail only possible due to the support the qualifying, he needs to rein- lations as did other friends from Moto2 race at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen yesterday. After eight International Circuit and we have of the government,” a pleased Al vent himself. But during races, the Middle East and Europe,” he rounds, West is now placed eighth in World Championship standings. an extremely busy racing calen- Attiyah added. Anthony is just amazing and we added. THE PENINSULA dar every season. We are moving THE PENINSULA Marquez triumphs at Dutch GP, equals record

ASSEN: MotoGP world cham- lap with the Spaniard sliding off pion Marc Marquez made it after the change of bikes, allowing Dutch Grand Prix eight wins in eight races with the Italian back in front before victory for Honda in a wet reasserting himself with 10 laps Results and dry Dutch TT in Assen remaining. Dutch Grand Prix results yes- yesterday. “It was a tough day because this terday, the eighth round of After a brief rain delay, and was a race where I could have lost the 2014 motorcycling world a change of bikes mid-race, the many points, but we were still championship: 21-year-old Spaniard finished 6.7 able to extend our lead in the MotoGP seconds ahead of Ducati’s Andrea Championship,” said Marquez. 1. Marc Marquez (SPA/Honda) Dovizioso to become the first rider “It was our first experience of a 43min 29.954sec, 2. Andrea since Giacomo Agostini in 1971 race like this, with both wet and Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) at to win the first eight races of a dry conditions, and we even had a 6.714sec, 3. Dani Pedrosa season. little scare after the bike change.” (SPA/Honda) 10.791, 4. Aleix He is also the youngest rider Spain’s double world champion Espargaro (SPA/Yamaha)19.199, ever to win eight top-cate- Jorge Lorenzo had a bad after- 5. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) gory races in a row, taking the noon, finishing 13th after leaving 25.813, 6. Andrea Iannone record from the late Briton Mike it late to switch to slicks. (ITA/Ducati) 29.003, 7. Alvaro Hailwood who was 24 when he did Marquez’s younger brother Bautista (SPA/Honda) 30.882, 8. it in 1964. Alex made it a double celebra- Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha) Marquez now has a perfect tion for the family by winning 30.985, 9. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/ 200 points, with Italian Valentino the Moto3 race. Alex Rins and Ducati) 44.031, 10. Stefan Bradl Rossi and Spain’s Dani Pedrosa Miguel Oliveira joined him on the (GER/Honda) 48.662. level on 128. podium after crashes for champi- World Championship stand- Pedrosa, Marquez’s Honda onship frontrunners Jack Miller ings (after eight rounds) team-mate, finished third with (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Romano 1. Marc Marquez (SPA/Honda) riders changing to bikes with a Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46). 200 pts, 2. Valentino Rossi (ITA/ dry set-up and slick tyres on the Marquez built on his Barcelona Yamaha) 128, 3. Dani Pedrosa seventh of the 26 laps after it had win with another dominant per- (SPA/Honda) 128, 4. Andrea rained just before the start. formance to take victory by three Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 91, 5. Spain’s Aleix Espargaro, who seconds, leading for the majority Jorge Lorenzo (SPA/Yamaha) was on pole for the first time with of the race from second on the 81, 6. Aleix Espargaro (SPA/ his non-works Yamaha team but grid. His team-mate Rins briefly Yamaha) 67, 7. Pol Espargaro lost out at the start, took fourth challenged him for the lead but (SPA/Yamaha) 58, 8. Stefan place ahead of Rossi — starting the younger Marquez brother Bradl (GER/Honda), 9. Andrea from the pitlane — in fifth. eventually had too much for his Iannone (ITA/Ducati), 10. Marc Marquez rides during the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen yesterday. Marquez and Dovizioso traded compatriot over the course of the Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha) the lead four times on the opening 22 laps. AGENCIES 48. SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 29 FIFA defends Uruguay to appeal ban as Suarez ban RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA defended the harsh punishment it handed down to Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for biting an opponent during the World Cup, despite complaints on Friday Suarez pleads innocence from his coach, politicians and even the man he bit that the record penalty was excessive. FIFA Secretary General I lost my balance and ended up falling on my opponent, says striker Jerome Valcke said Suarez’s pre- vious misdemeanours on the pitch had been taken into account. The RIO DE JANEIRO: The falling on my opponent (Chiellini). player was banned twice before Uruguayan Football Association At that moment, my face hit the for biting during club games. (AUF) has notified FIFA that it player (Chiellini) leaving a small “If it’s the first time, it’s an intends to appeal against striker bruise and sharp pain in the incident. More than once, it is not Luis Suarez’s punishment for teeth.” any more an incident,” Valcke told biting an Italy defender in a He added: “In no case what Uruguay’s striker reporters. “That is why also the World Cup match. has been described as a bite or Luis Suarez sanction, it has to be exemplary. A FIFA spokesperson said the attempting to bite happened.” holds his children “It was seen by hundreds of mil- world governing body received Suarez, yesterday, also thanked Benjamin and lions of people. It is not what you a formal, written, ‘intention to fans for the support they have Delfina as he want your kids, what you want appeal’ from the AUF on Friday. shown. greets fans from the little (ones) who are playing The Uruguayans now have until The goalscorer has taken ref- his mother’s home football around the world, to see next Sunday to submit their writ- uge with his family since being in Lagomar, near at a World Cup,” he told journal- ten reasons for the appeal. expelled from the World Cup. Montevideo on ists at FIFA’s daily tournament Suarez was banned on Thursday The 27-year-old Liverpool Friday. Suarez, 27, media briefing. for Uruguay’s next nine competi- striker posted a Twitter state- He also said Suarez should seek returned home to a tive international matches and ment “to give thanks for the out- treatment to help him avoid such hero’s welcome from from any involvement in foot- pouring of love and support I am incidents in the future. ball for four months after biting receiving. hundreds of fans at “I don’t know if it exists, but he defender Giorgio Chiellini in their “Myself and my family really Montevideo Airport should do something by himself 1-0 Group D win over Italy. appreciate it,” he added. early Friday. because it’s definitely wrong.” The appeal will be handled by “Thank you very much for FIFA ruled that Suarez bit FIFA’s Appeal Committee, which being by my side. I want all of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini is chaired by Larry Mussenden us to support my teammates in on the shoulder during Uruguay’s of Bermuda and which is a sep- today’s match against Colombia.” final group match on Tuesday, as aratebody to the Disciplinary AGENCIES his side knocked the Europeans Committee. out. Suarez’s ban remains in place Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez, throughout the appeal process speaking on the eve of his team’s which rules out any chance of him Venezuela: Suarez punished last 16 game against in-form quickly returning to action during Colombia, uttered not a word the World Cup in Brazil. about the match but read a Meanwhile, the Uruguayan 14-minute statement to a packed star insisted he lost his balance for hurting football powers press conference during which and did not bite Italian defender he railed against FIFA and the Giorgio Chiellini, according to a CARACAS: Venezuela’s presi- England in a 2-1 victory, and “Noone denies some corrective media. FIFA report on the assault which dent has weighed into glo- helped his team to a 1-0 win over measures were needed, but to sus- “It was a decision much more led to him being expelled from the bal controversy over Uruguay Italy in the group stages, mean- pend him for four months from focused on the opinions of the World Cup. striker Luis Suarez’s World Cup ing Uruguay and Costa Rica made football where he shines? To take media who at the conclusion But the FIFA disciplinary com- expulsion, saying he had been it to the next round while the him out of the World Cup? Latin of the match, afterwards, just mission which banned 27-year- unfairly punished for helping humiliated Europeans went home. America views this with outrage focused on just one topic,” he said. old Suarez from all football for eliminate Italy and England. “It’s very painful this dispro- and we reject it totally.” “I don’t know what their four months said in a report that “They can’t forgive Uruguay portionate punishment that FIFA Suarez’s actions did provoke nationality was - but they all he had acted “intentionally and A Uruguayan fan with a cardboard that a son of the people has has taken against Luis Suarez, a widespread international shock, spoke English.” Tabarez added: without provocation.” cutout of Luis Suarez checks his eliminated two of football’s big great striker who belongs to all but there is also a growing chorus “I am not justifying anything and Suarez’s statement to the com- smartphone prior to the Last 16 nations, so they invented a whole of us in South America,” said of criticism of the punishment as saying there should be no punish- mission, which was included in match between Colombia and case,” Nicolas Maduro said late Maduro, the populist successor to excessive, including from Chiellini ment. I don’t, though, agree with their report, said: Uruguay yesterday. on Friday. late Venezuelan socialist firebrand himself. the theory of having a scapegoat.” “I lost my balance and ended up Suarez scored two goals against Hugo Chavez. REUTERS REUTERS Serena crashes out at Wimbledon; Federer and Nadal sail through

LONDON: World number one “It’s really about maintaining a and five-time champion Serena good level of play,” said Federer. Williams crashed to her earli- “I’m physically in pretty good est defeat at Wimbledon for shape right now, a few niggling nine years yesterday while things always going on right now Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer but nothing really that worries and Maria Sharapova sailed me at this point.” smoothly through. Serena Williams Sharapova, the 2004 champion, Williams, the top seed, lost of the US holds a remained on course for a rare France’s Alize Cornet celebrates after winning her third round match her third round tie to French towel to her face French Open and Wimbledon against US player Serena Williams at Wimbledon Championships 25th seed Alize Cornet 1-6, 6-3, during a break double after moving into the yesterday. 6-4 in a Court One clash which in her women’s fourth round with a 6-3, 6-0 vic- had been held up for over four singles tennis tory over American Alison Riske. hours because of torrential rain match against The world number five which saw 45 matches wiped off Alize Cornet of next faces German ninth seed the schedule. France at the Angelique Kerber who beat Serena could have no com- Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, 3-6, Wimbledon plaints about an embarrassing 6-3, 6-2. Tennis defeat which continued a disap- “I had a little bit of a slow start Switzerland’s Roger pointing campaign for the 17-time Championships, but otherwise I’m thankful to get Federer celebrates Grand Slam champion, who has yesterday. through,” Sharapova said. AFP beating Colombia’s failed to get beyond the fourth Santiago Giraldo. round at any of the three majors Federer won 6-3, 6-1, so far this year. Wimbledon 6-3. It was her earliest exit from the All England Club since 2005 when Third Round she lost to fellow American Jill Craybas at the same stage. Results Cornet, 24, goes on to face Canadian 13th seed Eugenie the Centre Court roof. Nadal, the opener. But in front of a Royal Results from the Wimbledon Bouchard on Monday in what 2008 and 2010 champion, dropped Box containing such sporting glit- Men’s Singles Round 3 matches will be her first appearance in the opening set for the third time terati as retired Indian cricket yesterday. the second week of Wimbledon in three matches before turning master Sachin Tendulkar and 23-Tommy Robredo (Spain) bt 15-Jerzy at the eighth attempt and only things around in a 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, ex-England football captain David Janowicz (Poland) 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(5), 4-6, 6-3; her second career fourth round 6-1, 6-1 victory over Kazakhstan’s Beckham, Nadal regained his Nick Kyrgios (Australia) bt Jiri Vesely (Czech appearance at a Grand Slam. Mikhail Kukushkin, who had composure to race away with the Republic) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2; 8-Milos Raonic Cornet, who had defeated never won a Wimbledon match win, courtesy of 41 winners and (Canada) bt Lukasz Kubot (Poland) 7-6(2), Williams in Dubai earlier this before this year. just 12 unforced errors. 7-6(4), 6-2; 4-Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt year, celebrated by kissing the Nadal, the 28-year-old winner “I’m very happy to be in the Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3; turf in jubilation. of 14 Grand Slam titles, won 17 second week again after two 2-Rafael Nadal (Spain) bt Mikhail Kukushkin “A few years ago I couldn’t even of the last 19 games against the years losing in the first and sec- (Kazakhstan) 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1. play on grass. I was so bad,” said world number 63 and goes on to ond round. I’m playing well, good Women’s Singles: Zarina Diyas the slender Frenchwoman. face Australia’s rising star Nick spirit, good tactics on court, fight- (Kazakhstan) bt Vera Zvonareva (Russia) “To beat Serena at Wimbledon, Kyrgios who beat Jirí Vesely of the ing for every ball,” said Nadal. 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-3; 25-Alize Cornet (France) wow, it is just a dream. It is the Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. Seven-time champion Federer bt 1-Serena Williams (US) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; biggest upset in the tournament Nadal had dropped the first breezed past Santiago Giraldo of 9-Angelique Kerber (Germany) bt 24-Kirsten because she is the world number set to Martin Klizan and Lukas Colombia, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 and next Flipkens (Belgium) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; 13-Eugenie one and has won here so many Rosol in his first two rounds and faces either big-serving Polish Bouchard (Canada) bt 20-Andrea Petkovic times.” Kukushkin, playing in his 21st 15th seed Jerzy Janowicz, a semi- (Germany) 6-3, 6-4; 3-Simona Halep In stark comparison, Nadal, tournament of the year, employed finalist last year, or Tommy (Romania) bt Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) Spain’s Rafael Nadal re-ties his headband during his third round match Federer and Sharapova all secured the same free-swinging tactics Robredo of Spain, seeded 23rd, 6-4, 6-1; 5-Maria Sharapova (Russia) bt against Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin yesterday. fourth round spots playing under to bludgeon his way through the for a place in the quarter-finals. Alison Riske (US) 6-3, 6-0. SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Mexicans aim high against Van Persie-powered Netherlands Striker returns to spur the Dutch; defiant Mexican defence look to maintain form

FORTALEZA: Robin van FACTBOX Persie returns to the Dutch Van Gaal wants attack to face Mexico in the Netherlands vs second round of the World Cup water breaks today while Mexican defender Mexico Hector Moreno will lock horns for clash with his former mentor Louis Where: At Castelao Arena, Fortaleza van Gaal. Capacity: 60,342 Van Persie was suspended for FORTALEZA: Netherlands the Netherlands’ 2-0 defeat of boss Louis van Gaal wants When: Today Chile in their final group match Portuguese referee Pedro Referee: Not named (till filing of this report) but will be back to partner Arjen Proenca to allow water breaks Robben in the tournament’s dead- during his side’s World Cup last PROBABLE TEAMS liest attacking duo. 16 encounter with Mexico. Netherlands: 1-Jasper Cillessen; 7-Daryl The pair scored three each dur- Temperatures for the 1pm Janmaat, 3-Stefan de Vrij, 2-Ron Vlaar, ing the group stage as the Dutch kick off local time are expected 4-Bruno Martins Indi, 5-Daley Blind; 6-Nigel romped into the last 16 with three to reach 30 degrees Celsius with de Jong, 8-Jonathan de Guzman; 10-Wesley victories and 10 goals, more than Mexico’s coach Miguel Herrera intense humidity also likely to Sneijder, 9-Robin van Persie, 11-Arjen Robben. any other team at the World Cup. attends a training session at drain players on both sides. That rich vein of form makes the O’Rei Pele Training Center “We hope that we get breaks Mexico: 13-Guillermo Ochoa; 7-Miguel them favourites against the in Santos on Thursday. RIGHT: to drink, otherwise we will put Layun, 15-Hector Moreno, 4-Rafael Marquez, Mexicans but their previous Netherlands’ coach Louis van bottles around the pitch for the 2-Francisco Rodriguez, 22-Paul Aguilar; clashes have been remarkably Gaal (right) hugs Netherlands’ players,” said Van Gaal, who will 18-Andres Guardado, 21-Carlos Pena, even. forward Robin van Persie take over at Manchester United 6-Hector Herrera; 10-Giovani Dos Santos; In six meetings, the Dutch have during a team training session after the finals. 19-Oribe Peralta. won three and the Mexicans two. “Dehydration is an element at the Presidente Vargas Of the 22 goals in those matches - we have looked at in our train- Key stats Stadium in Fortaleza, yesterday, an average of nearly four a game ing. Every people is different, but % With 10 goals, the Netherlands were the - both sides scored 11, and their on the eve of their Last 16 some can lose up to four kilos highest scorers among teams in the 2014 only previous meeting at the clash against Mexico. during the match, so you have to World Cup group stage. World Cup, in 1998, ended in a keep them hydrated as much as 2-2 draw. possible. % Dutch players Robin van Persie and Arjen Van Persie’s return means Dirk “We hope that the referee will Robben have scored three goals each at the tournament, putting them among the top Kuyt is likely to be relegated to His controversial decision to by captaining his country at a have scored more than anyone referee in a sensible way.” scorers behind Germany’s Thomas Mueller, the bench after starting against use only home-based players was fourth World Cup. So impressive else with 10 goals. “It will be very And Van Gaal admitted that Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar Chile, but if he does play, either emphatically rewarded with a 9-3 has Herrera’s leadership of the difficult, but we have not sat back the heat and humidity would be with four goals. from the outset or as a substitute, aggregate win. team been that the Mexican foot- and tried to keep the score at 0-0 an advantage for the Mexicans at the 33-year-old will win his 100th Since then Herrera has blended ball federation wants to extend against any team we have faced a World Cup where teams from % Mexico have only made it past the round international cap. Meanwhile, in Mexico’s stars from foreign his contract until the 2018 World so far.” central and south American sides of 16 twice, both times when it was the host Mexico is eye a quarter-final leagues such as Giovani dos Cup. Yet, in a World Cup dominated have generally outperformed their country of the World Cup, in 1970 and 1986 berth with Dutch scalp. They Santos, Javier Hernandez and “I am delighted that people now by the Americas at the expense European counterparts. have already come through a goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, talk about how he is as a person, of European powers, Mexico may “That is the reason we tried to % Mexico were one of three teams to concede tough group against World Cup who shone as he kept Neymar but also his work,” Marquez said never have a better chance to go get the players as fit as possible. only one goal in the group stage along with favourites Brazil, Croatia and and company at bay in a 0-0 draw of Herrera. to the last eight and beyond. I am quite conscious that it will Costa Rica and Belgium. Cameroon. with Brazil in Fortaleza. “For me it would be great if The elimination of world cham- also affect he Mexican team, but Previous meetings: The teams have faced Much of the turnaround is The squad in Brazil also con- he continued, but right now we pions Spain, England and Italy they are much more used to it.” each other six times, with the Netherlands thanks to Miguel Herrera. tains 10 of the under-23 side that need to stay focused, ” added the has opened up the draw mas- The winners will face either winning three matches, Mexico two and one The 46-year-old coach became won the 2012 London Olympics former Barcelona defender. sively for Mexico. If they beat Costa Rica or Greece in the quar- match was drawn. Mexico’s fourth boss of the quali- gold beating a Brazil side con- Mexico have conceded just one the Netherlands, it will be the ter-finals and either side would fying campaign when he took over taining Neymar and Hulk in the goal in three games in Brazil, but first time they reach the World fancy their chances of reaching Last meeting: May 26, 2010, Freiburg, for the two-match playoff against final. Rafael Marquez provides Marquez is aware of the chal- Cup quarter-finals on foreign soil. the last four of the competition. Germany, friendly - Netherlands 2 Mexico 1. New Zealand. the experience as he set a record lenge posed by the Dutch who AGENCIES AFP Pinto rejects favourites New-look Greece, Costa Rica target tag ahead of Greece tie maiden World Cup quarter-final berth

RECIFE: Coach Jorge Luis RECIFE: A solid defence used Giorgos Samaras penalty gave Pinto fought to maintain Costa to be Greece’s modus operandi them a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast FACTBOX Costa Rica’s underdog status as they while Costa Rica traditionally to snatch the runners-up spot prepare to face Greece in the relied on maverick individuals in Group C, looked anything but Rica vs Greece last 16 today. but the stereotypes have been organised in their games. Where: At Pernambuco Arena, Recife. The Central Americans upset shed in this World Cup where They were porous at the back, Capacity: 42,610 the odds in Group D by remain- the two teams face a last-16 as shown in an opening 3-0 defeat When: Today ing unbeaten against three former clash today. by Colombia, but sprightly in Referee: Not named (till filing of this report) world champions to top the pool A World Cup quarter-final attack and generally more eager PROBABLE TEAMS and earn a second round meeting against either the Netherlands to go forward than in past tourna- Costa Rica: 1-Keylor Navas; 16-Cristian with the Group C runners-up. or Mexico is the prize on offer ments, where a solid backline was Gamboa, 3-Giancarlo Gonzalez, 4-Michael But although Pinto is happy to for both when they meet in the usually the foundation on which Umana, 7-Christian Bolanos, 6-Oscar Duarte, have put Costa Rica back on the coastal Brazilian city of Recife. they built. 17-Yeltsin Tejeda, 15-Junior Diaz; 5-Celso Borges, 10-Bryan Ruiz; 9-Joel Campbell. footballing map for the first time Few predicted that either team Greece were caught out sev- since they last made the knock- would make it this far. eral times in their opener against Greece: 1-Orestis Karnezis; 15-Vassilis Torosidis, 19-Sokratis Papastathopoulos, out rounds at a World Cup, in Costa Rica turned heads by fin- group winners Colombia, with the 4-Kostas Manolas, 20-Jose Holebas; Italy 1990, he insisted it would be ishing above Uruguay, Italy and players putting it down to nerves. 18-Giannis Fetfatzidis, 10-Giorgos Karagounis, amiss to start viewing ‘Los Ticos’ England in ultra-competitive Against Ivory Coast, however, 2-Yannis Maniatis, 8-Panagiotis Kone, 7-Giorgos as favourites. Group D, yet it was the manner they arguably played their most Samaras, 9-Kostas Mitroglou. “Now everyone knows Costa in which the Central Americans aggressive game in years, and the Key stats Rica, they know what we’re accumulated seven points from two goals they scored equalled % Costa Rica are appearing in the knockout capable of,” said the 61-year-old their three games that proved the their tally for their eight previ- stages for the first time since 1990. That team Colombian. most surprising. ous World Cup games combined. featured Brazilian-born Alexandre Guimaraes, “I don’t know if we want to They were exceptionally organ- “We showed against Ivory Coast whose son Celso Borges is expected to start in be favourites. We don’t feel like ised at the back, ruthlessly quick how well we can defend but also midfield against Greece. favourites. We’ll give it our all. and punchy on the break and how good we can be in attack,” % Greece qualified for the knockout stage of “Our results have given us con- nobody stood out as being more said Greece coach Fernando the World Cup for the first time in 2014 thanks fidence and stability, they demon- influential than the overall team Santos, a former touchline chain to a last-gasp penalty from Giogios Samaras, which gave them a 2-1 win over group rivals strate what we’re worth. ethic. smoker. Ivory Coast. “We’re well prepared physically While the fleet-footed Joel Costa Rica midfielder Yeltsin % Greece’s record of two goals scored in the and we’ll give our all, with the Campbell provides the focal point Tejeda said: “We were thinking group phase is the lowest total of any of the same respect that we confronted in attack, the most impressive more about Colombia and the teams in the last 16. They are also the only team the three world champions.” thing about Costa Rica is the Ivory Coast and in the end came to qualify for the knockout stage with a negative They caused a stir in the pool speed at which they get bodies the least expected team. Now we goal difference (minus two). phase, beating Uruguay 3-1 and up to support the lone front- have to change the video cassette.” % With four goals, Costa Rica tied with Belgium Italy 1-0 before holding England man, without leaving themselves This is Greece’s first appear- for the lowest number of goals scored by a to a 0-0 draw in a group in which Costa Rica’s forward and captain Bryan Ruiz attends a training session exposed at the back. ance in the knockout round, group winner. many thought they would provide at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos on Thursday. Greece, who emerged into the while Costa Rica have never been Previous meetings: There have been no previ- nothing but cannon fodder. AFP knockout stages after a last-gasp beyond the last 16. REUTERS ous meetings between Costa Rica and Greece. SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 31

Cesar Brazil’s hero in Chile win Goalkeeper saves two spot-kicks in penalty shoot-out, hosts clinch 3-2 victory

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil: shot against the bar from the edge Nervous Brazil beat Chile 3-2 of the area. on penalties to reach the World Scolari’s side now look forward Cup quarter-finals yesterday to the quarter-finals, while Chile after an epic battle that left contemplate a last-16 exit at the Neymar and his team-mates in hands of Brazil, just as they suf- tears. fered in 1998 and 2010. Two first half-goals were all the As in all of their group games, teams managed in a fast-paced Brazil started frantically amid a and tense 120 minutes in the backdrop of deafening noise from Mineirao Stadium. the crowd of almost 60,000. Gonzalo Jara missed the deci- Chile were subjected to the sive penalty for Chile, crashing his sort of high and energetic press- shot against the post and across ing game they normally inflict the face of the goal, to continue upon others and Marcelo shot his country’s record of World Cup narrowly wide before English ref- misery against Brazil. eree Howard Webb rejected loud Willian and Hulk both missed appeals for a penalty when Hulk from the spot for Brazil, but went down in the area after com- David Luiz, Marcelo and Neymar ing together with Mauricio Isla. all kept their cool to score while Brazil and their fans celebrated Julio Cesar made crucial saves in the 18th minute, however. from Mauricio Pinilla and Alexis Neymar swung in a corner from Sanchez. the left and Thiago Silva headed Neymar sank to his knees in the ball on towards the back post, disbelief afterwards amid wide- where David Luiz bundled it in, spread tears of joy. Some of the with the help of Chile defender Chilean players hid their weeping Jara. under their shirts as they left the Chile, who also lost to Brazil in field. the 1962 semi-finals, faced a huge “We knew when the draw was challenge to come from behind, made seven months ago that we but Brazil allowed them to control Brazil’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (right) celebrates with Brazil’s forward Neymar at the end of the Round of 16 match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup might come up against Chile and possession and gifted an equaliser. against Chile at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, yesterday. RIGHT: Colombia’s James Rodriguez controls the ball during their game against we knew then how difficult it Hulk made a careless pass, Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, yesterday. might be. Chile are a very well- allowing Eduardo Vargas to organised team and it was a very pounce and set up Sanchez, who well-balanced game,” said relieved coolly beat Cesar in goal. a Charles Aranguiz shot, while Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Sampaoli’s side were then Neymar, so often the hosts’ source FIFA 2014 World Cup “We had three or four more forced to weather a storm before of genuine inspiration, faded from Results chances to score a second goal half-time that saw a Neymar the game. Brazil 1 (David Luiz 18) Chile 1 (Sanchez Rodriguez brace and when you don’t get that goal header deflected past the post Instead Hulk came to the 32) you always run a risk,” he added. and Claudio Bravo tip over a forefront. He delivered a glorious Brazil win 3-2 on penalties Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli powerful 30-yard drive from cross from the left that Jo, on said: “I am sad because to play like Daniel Alves. in place of Fred, could not con- Penalty scorers for Brazil: David Luiz, this against the hosts and end up Chile looked more comfortable vert and then stung the palms Marcelo, Neymar takes Colombia losing in the way we did is obvi- after the restart, even if they had of Bravo after accelerating into Penalty scorers for Chile: Charles Aranguiz, ously very hard for us. The play- a let-off 10 minutes into the sec- the box. Marcelo Diaz ers did everything they could.” ond half when Hulk succeeded in In the first period of extra time, Colombia 2 (James Rodriguez 28, 50) Earlier, Barcelona star Sanchez turning the ball into the net and Hulk produced another trade- Uruguay 0 had pounced on poor Brazilian wheeled away in celebration. mark thunderbolt from 30 yards into quarters Top goal scorers defending to equalise for Chile in Hulk thought he had redeemed that was blocked by Bravo. the 32nd minute, cancelling out himself for his error in Chile’s Chile, meanwhile, seemed Five: James Rodriguez (Colombia) RIO DE JANEIRO: James the left flank, there was no lack of an 18th-minute opener for the equaliser, but the referee ruled happy to take their chances in Four: Thomas Mueller (Germany), Lionel Rodriguez knocked Luis Suarez ambition to Colombia’s play. hosts bundled in by Luiz. that he had controlled the ball the lottery of a penalty shoot- Messi (Argentina), Neymar (Brazil) out of the headlines with an Juan Cuadrado and Juan Brazil had the majority of the with his arm and brandished a out. Pinilla almost won it right Three: Karim Benzema (France), exquisite goal as Colombia beat Zuniga set the tone with pur- chances but were jittery in the yellow card to the burly forward. at the last, only for the woodwork Arjen Robben, Robin Van Persie (both Uruguay 2-0 yesterday to set poseful early runs at the Uruguay second half and were hugely lucky As nerves took hold, Brazil to rescue Brazil, as it did again Netherlands), Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland), up a World Cup quarter-final defence, with one of the latter’s to survive at the end of extra time needed Cesar to come to the res- from Jara’s crucial penalty. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) against hosts Brazil. raids culminating in a low shot when substitute Pinilla lashed a cue with a fine reaction save from AFP The pre-match build-up that Fernando Muslera gathered had been dominated by talk of at the second attempt. Suarez’s four-month ban for bit- Uruguay were content to ing Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini, but cede possession to their oppo- Worldcup Photo of the day by the final whistle at Rio de nents, sitting deep on the edge Janeiro’s Maracana, there was of their own box, but their only one name on everyone’s lips. defences were breached in the Having previously illuminated 28th minute by a goal of jaw- the group phase, Rodriguez broke dropping splendour. the deadlock shortly before the After Abel Aguilar saw a half hour with a breath-taking chipped pass cleared back to strike, chesting the ball down and him, he headed the ball up to volleying home from 25 yards. Rodriguez, who was standing just The 22-year-old Monaco play- outside the penalty area. maker added a second early in the The Colombia number 10 second half, sending him to the controlled the ball on his chest, top of the scorers chart with five turned, and unleashed a magnifi- goals and confirming his emer- cent dipping volley that crashed gence as one of the players of the in off the crossbar. tournament. Rodriguez, who has now scored His goals took Colombia into in each of his last six interna- the quarter-finals for the first tional games, celebrated with time, meaning the northern appropriate abandon, screaming Brazilian city of Fortaleza will ‘Vamos!’ at the hordes of jubilant turn completely yellow when Jose yellow-shirted fans in the front- Pekerman’s side play the hosts on row seats. July 4. Uruguay set about try- Uruguay’s fans sported Suarez ing to wipe out the deficit, but masks and brandished banners Edinson Cavani’s free-kick nar- in support of their wayward star, rowly cleared the bar and Alvaro who flew home to Montevideo on Gonzalez was foiled by a full- Friday, while his shirt was hung length parry from Colombia goal- up in the Uruguay changing room. keeper David Ospina. But they were to endure a Colombia doubled their lead night of disappointment on their five minutes into the second half return to the Maracana, scene of with a fine team goal. the country’s seismic 2-1 win over Pablo Armero’s deep left- Brazil in the deciding game of the wing cross was headed down by 1950 World Cup. Cuadrado and Rodriguez swept Diego Forlan replaced Suarez home his second of the night from for Uruguay, while Colombia close range. coach Pekerman sprang a surprise Ospina kept Uruguay at bay by selecting two centre-forwards thereafter, parrying shots from in Jackson Martinez and Teofilo Gonzalez, Cristian Rodriguez and Brazilian players celebrate their win over Chile, yesterday. Brazil won 3-2 on penalties. At the end of full time play the teams were locked one-all. Gutierrez. Cavani and saving bravely from Although Martinez lined up on Maxi Pereira. AFP