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Emir arrives in Tunisia SEC launches Plan to release online education survey in English DOHA: The Supreme Education workers to Council (SEC) has launched the English version of its ongoing online survey on education in Qatar to involve more expatri- new employers ates in the opinion poll. Through the survey, people can give views and suggestions related to the education sector, includ- Post-project redeployment likely ing Independent schools, private schools and universities. The SEC launched the survey DOHA: In a new initiative needs and help the country bene- in Arabic recently following direc- that could have a major impact fit from their experience in work- tives from the Prime Minister on the job sector in Qatar, the ing in development projects”. and Interior Minister and SEC Ministry of Labour and Social The ministry is seeking to Chairman H E Sheikh Abdullah Affairs is reportedly studying a implement the proposal soon to bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, proposal to transfer workers en overcome difficulties and com- to collect feedback from the public masse to new employers, after plications companies encounter about the education sector. It is completion of the projects for while recruiting workers from open until Monday. The English which they have been recruited. abroad, especially those involved version follows the successful open If implemented, the move will in mega government projects, forum on education hosted by the allow groups of expats to continue some of which have employed sev- SEC on Monday, the council said. working in the country even after eral thousands of workers, said THE PENINSULA completion of their designated the daily. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Tunisia yesterday. The Emir and his delegation were Continued on page 2 projects, by changing jobs and For instance, if there are 500 welcomed by President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki and other officials at Tunis-Carthage International Airport. sponsors. workers deployed in a government The Emir arrived after visiting Algeria and Sudan as part of his three-nation tour. Report on page 3 Kuwait votes down Quoting a source at the min- project, they can be transferred to istry, local Arabic daily Al Rayah another project immediately after reported yesterday the proposal completion of the first project. GCC security pact would become a reality soon. However, this has to be done KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwaiti Thousands of skilled and semi- with approval from the company parliamentary committee for skilled foreign workers are being that brought them to Qatar, after Beware of fake mobile app foreign relations yesterday recruited by companies in Qatar making sure the workers desire rejected a security pact ratified every day to work on massive to be shifted to the new project DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has warned by other Gulf nations, with MPs development and infrastructure and their original employer does the public against using a fake mobile application saying the government-backed projects. not need them for other projects. named ‘Al Shurta Al Mujtamiya’ (Community treaty is unconstitutional. Most of them are brought All parties concerned will ben- Police), which claims to provide some online serv- Leaders of the six-nation on contracts limited to specific efit from the strategy. The origi- ices of the ministry. GCC approved it at a summit in projects and periods and sent nal employer will save expenses The downloadable app, at Apple Store, carries the December 2012 after it was signed home after completion of their on sending workers home after logo of the Traffic Department and the Community by all GCC interior ministers. projects, especially if the employ- completion of their projects, Police at the ministry, apparently to draw people’s It paves the way for the extra- ers don’t have new jobs to offer. while new employers don’t have attention, Al Sharq reported yesterday, quoting a dition of anyone accused of car- The proposal aims to redis- to go through the procedures for source at the ministry. rying out political or security tribute and redeploy groups of recruiting new workers. The public has been advised to avoid the applica- activities against a GCC member workers to capitalise on their They will also benefit from the tion since it seeks personal information, which may state. It also allows members to expertise and save time, money experience and expertise of these be used for commercial frauds such as breaking into seek military and security assist- and resources involved in recruit- workers. somebody’s online bank accounts. ance from other GCC states to ment of new workers for new This will also help reduce pres- “This particular app is not safe and the minis- counter unrest. projects. sure on government services and try’s apps, which are available at ‘Apple Store’ and Three members of the panel Quoting the source, the daily facilities from the rapidly grow- Android’s ‘Play Store’ are secured as they can be rejected the pact and the other said this is a very significant ing expatriate workforce in the activated only through SMS sent automatically to available on Apple Store and Android phone users, two voted in favour. The issue was project “which will safeguard country. THE PENINSULA the user’s smartphone,” the source told the daily. and offers more than 40 online services. referred to parliament for a final the rights of workers, meet their Continued on page 2 Metrash2 is the only application of the ministry THE PENINSULA decision. AFP

Trailer flips over Soldier kills three, Alert over thefts from parked vehicles self at Texas base DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has warned motorists against thefts from parked vehicles. There have been several incidents of FORT HOOD: A US soldier money and valuables being stolen from parked cars. Sometimes, with mental health issues shot vehicles left unattended with their engine on are also stolen. dead three people and injured at In a posting on its Twitter account yesterday, the ministry asked least 16 yesterday before shoot- motorists to exercise more caution and park their cars at safe places ing himself at an army base in and keep them locked. “Mostly thefts take place at night, make sure Fort Hood, Texas, the site of a your cars are safe, do not park at dark internal streets. In case you deadly rampage in 2009, army meet with a break down, protect your belongings from theft,” read the officials said. posting. “If you leave your car on with the doors unlocked, not only The man, being treated for your belongings, but also your car might be stolen,” it added. depression and anxiety, went to two buildings and opened fire before he Israel cancels prisoner release was confronted by military police. The soldier then shot himself in JERUSALEM: Israel’s chief negotiator with the Palestinians has the head with a .45-calibre pis- told them that a planned release of 26 Palestinian prisoners cannot tol, Commanding Officer Lt. Gen. go ahead, a source said yesterday. The source said Justice Minister Mark Milley said. REUTERS Tzipi Livni told her counterparts at a meeting that the release could Edit on page 6 not take place, as the Palestinians had resumed moves to seek inter- Related report on page 9 national recognition for their promised state. Israeli has also threat- ened to annex parts of the occupied West Bank over Palestinian Turkey lifts ban action to join 15 UN agencies and global treaties. Full report on page 8 THE PENINSULA/AGENCIES on Twitter A trailer flipped over on the Corniche Road last evening, causing a temporary traffic jam. IBRAHIM KUTTY ANKARA: Turkey lifted a much-criticised block on Twitter yesterday, 24 hours after its highest court had over- turned the ban as a breach of West, Middle East powers warn Assad against election the right to free speech. Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan WASHINGTON: Eleven includes a transitional govern- powers the US, Britain, France, Assad intends these elections candidacy in elections expected on March 20 shuttered access to Western and Middle Eastern ment as a way out of the three- Germany and Italy and key to sustain his dictatorship, the before July but is widely expected the site after it had been used to powers yesterday warned year war. regional opponents of Assad: statement said. to run. spread anonymous leaks implicat- Syrian President Bashar Al “Elections organised by the Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and “An electoral process led by Parliament has approved a law ing his inner circle in corruption. Assad against holding elec- regime would be a parody of the UAE. Assad, whom the UN considers that essentially bars opposition Turkey’s Nato allies and inter- tions, saying the vote would democracy, would reveal the Arab powers Egypt and Jordan to have committed war crimes candidates from running, virtu- national human rights groups have no credibility amid the regime’s rejection of the basis are also part of the group, which and crimes against humanity, ally ensuring Assad’s re-election. criticised the ban and the ongoing country’s brutal civil war. of the Geneva talks and would does not include Assad’s allies mocks the innocent lives lost in The US State Department block of YouTube as a step back- In a joint statement, the 11 deepen the division of Syria,” said Russia and Iran. the conflict,” it said. earlier described Assad’s pro- ward for the country’s democracy. core members of Friends of Syria the statement, as issued by the The statement said a credible Assad — whose family has spective re-election campaign as AFP urged him to embrace a plan US State Department. election would be impossible with ruled Syria for more than four “disgusting.” Full report on page 8 outlined in Geneva talks that The 11 nations include Western millions of Syrians displaced. decades — has not announced his AFP FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Arab Hip Hop Festival begins Artistes, organisers lament lack of support for genre in the region DOHA: The first ever Arab Hip Hop Festival, which opened yesterday at the Hilton Hotel, will act as a platform to promote this genre of music in the region, say organisers. “We have brought these art- ists altogether to create a plat- form to move forward. The real impact of this will come out after the festival,” said Mohamed M Farid, founder and chairman of The Youth Company, at a press conference before the opening event. Despite its popularity in other parts of the world, hip hop has not achieved huge following in www.swiss-belhotel.com the region because of lack of Tel backing. “The problem of hip hop is Fax lack of organisation and mobi- lisation. Now we want you to come together and create some- thing through this festival,” Tel Farid told the artists. Fax Apart from the performances and competitions, the three-day event also features a conference, which kicked off yesterday and is aimed at highlighting the chal- Rapper Big Hass (standing left), DJ Sotusura (seated left), Arabian Knightz hip hop group members Sphinx Tel lenges faced by artists and this (seated centre), Rush (seated right) and E-Money (standing right) along with The Youth Company Founder Fax genre and the steps to be taken and Chairman Mohamed M Farid (standing second left) and Al Attiya Motors and Trading Co Automotive to promote it, added Farid. Director Hossam A Shadi at the Hilton Hotel yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT Rush also spoke of the same challenges faced by hip hop in rapper Big Hass, adding this Knightz crew, MC Amin experience practicing DJ-ing, Tollfree this part of the world, citing helps build up hip hop culture. from Egypt and female rap- contemporary Arab graffiti, Fax lack of support and misconcep- DJ Sotusura, on the other per Malikah from Lebanon, as vocal improvisation in Arabic tions as major hurdles. hand, said the absence of radio well as Egyptian graffiti artist rap, a Beatboxing 101 session, “We struggled for six years stations dedicated to hip hop Ganzeer. as well as popping and locking to get respect for hip hop as an in the region had impeded the Visitors will get to see a wide basics in hip hop dance. Tel art form,” he said, adding lack of movement of this genre into the range of performances, includ- The main sponsor of the Fax support from the media in the mainstream. ing breakdancing, graffiti art, event is KIA. region as another problem. The festival features over a beatboxing, DJ-ing, and rapping. “The reason why we are spon- Farid stressed the need to dozen artists from all over the The festival is composed of soring this event is the soul of Tel launch a campaign to shat- world who are of Arab origin an outdoor festival featuring the brand. KIA brand is a young ter misconceptions and nega- and impacting the Arab world, various competitions, perform- brand, it’s energetic and it’s all Fax tive attitudes toward hip hop including Doha-based beatbox- ances, and featured zones, and about innovation and design. It’s and promote the real image ers such as Ahmad Aba-Zaid the first hip hop conference in all about dynamism and built of this art as a potent form of from Syria and B.M.G & K.I.M the region, featuring experts with the young generation in Tel expression. from France; popular young and speakers from the industry. mind,” said Al Attiya Motors “What is needed is more live rappers, including Satti from The conference will be fol- and Trading Co Automotive Fax performances, which connect Jordan, Boikutt and El Far3i lowed by workshops where Director Hossam A Shadi. the artists with the people,” said from Palestine, the Arabian youth will gain hands-on THE PENINSULA www.doha.hilton.com

Tel +974 44233333 Fax +974 44233000 British Council holds conference on QU hosts workshops on teacher development DOHA: The British Council research and survey design recently organised a teacher devel- opment conference for English DOHA: Qatar University’s Tel language educators at the Tariq Social and Economic Survey Bin Ziyad Independent Secondary Research Institute (SESRI) Fax School for Boys. recently hosted two four- The event, which was part of day training workshops on the British Festival 2014, provided research methodology and English language teachers, coordina- sampling to build the capac- Tel tors and academic vice principals in ity of trainees in the area of Fax Independent schools access to high- research and survey design. quality educational resources from The first workshop session the United Kingdom. introduced about 80 trainees The British Council’s ELT Network to the use of a statistical pack- Tel is a powerful resource for teaching age for the social sciences in Fax professionals in Qatar to exchange research design, hypotheses teaching ideas and experiences formulation, testing and cross and explore innovative teaching tabulation, while the second approaches and techniques. The ELT explored sampling principles Network is a free service for practis- with more in-depth treatment Tel ing English language teachers and of the practical application of Fax teacher trainers in the Middle East. the concepts. Dr Angi Malderez, a freelance The participants, who Participants in one of the workshops. education consultant, examined why hailed from various Doha- teachers and education systems need based and regional organisa- studies and collect and analyse From survey design to data Tel mentors; Sam McCarter, whose edu- tions, had the opportunity their own data was essential analysis, it has been involved cational career spans over 30 years, to get training and guid- for individual and national in the training and develop- Fax focused on techniques for improv- ance from researchers from advancement. “SESRI’s ment of hundreds of research- ing writing skills in IELTS writing SESRI and the University of endeavours are well-aligned ers, faculty members, and task 2 and academic reading; David Michigan Institute of Social with local efforts to build graduate and undergraduate Crabtree, education expert, discussed Research. capacity in the area of social students. Tel inclusive approaches to learning, Dr Darwish Alemadi, science research,” he said. The next training sessions, Fax including neurodiversity and working SESRI director and QU Training sessions are an which are scheduled for May, memory; and Wendy Arnold, educa- associate vice president for integral part of SESRI’s pro- will engage participants on tion consultant, talked about devel- research, said that developing grammes to engage profes- methods of quantitative and oping literacy skills. These sessions a trained team of research- sionals from Qatar and the qualitative project evaluation. were followed by workshops, held by ers able to design their own region in survey research. THE PENINSULA the guest speakers, complementing the talks earlier in the day. The conference also provided an overview of how The British Council, Tel celebrating its 80th anniversary this Workers’ dues will be Fax year, supports English teachers in Community urged to Qatar through provision of top-qual- cleared before release ity teaching collaterals and access to take part in survey resources. Tel “The British Festival 2014 aims Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 Fax to build a high-quality legacy pro- With respondents to the survey in Arabic The initiative will also reduce the risk of gramme for the immensely popular exceeding 1,800, the English version will offer recruiting new people who are not familiar with www.renaissancedoha.com Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture, which the English-speaking community the opportu- the customs and traditions of the country. engaged over 175,000 people through nity to express its opinion on all issues related The new policy will require companies to Tel +974 44195000 an intense international programme to the SEC and education in general, it added. inform the Ministry of Labour and Social of 80 events last year. The Teacher The SEC has urged all members of the Affairs about the deadline for completion of Fax +974 44195100 Development Conference at Tariq community to take part in the survey, which their projects and that they have no objection in Bin Ziyad Independent Secondary includes a questionnaire on challenges that transferring their workers to other companies. School one was the latest of several face education and issues that need to be prior- The original employer will also be required to ongoing programmes engaging Qatari itised in the coming years. To take part, those pay all the pending dues of their workers before educators and cementing a legacy of interested can visit www.sec.gov.qa, SEC.Qatar releasing them to other employers, said the daily. educational exchange between the on Facebook or SEC_Qatar on Twitter. As the first steps towards implementing this two countries,” said Martin Hope, The SEC said it will study the views and proposal, the ministry plans to raise awareness Director of British Council Qatar. adopt suitable measures for its plans. among workers through various means. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Emir holds talks with Tunisian president Sheikh Tamim held talks with Bouteflika in Algiers

TUNIS: The Emir H H Sheikh with best wishes of further devel- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Emir meets US opment and progress. Tunisian President Mohamed “I would also like to express my Moncef Al Marzouki held offi- secretary of state pleasure to meet with President cial talks at the Carthage Palace Mohamed Moncef Marzouki to last evening. ALGIERS: The Emir H H exchange views and consultations The talks dealt with ties Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad on all matters of interest to our between Qatar and Tunisia and Al Thani met US Secretary two countries and issues of con- ways to develop them, besides of State John Kerry, who cern to the Arab nation. issues of common interest. was also visiting Algeria, at “I am sure that this visit The talks were attended by his residence in Zeralda in will contribute to boosting the members of the official delega- Algiers, last evening. close fraternal ties and enhanc- tion accompanying the Emir and Talks during the meeting ing cooperation between our a number of Tunisian ministers. dealt with regional and interna- two countries, for the good and Later, the Emir left Tunisia. tional issues, particularly devel- benefit of our two brotherly Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Al Marzouki presented the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Earlier, the Emir and his del- opments in the Middle East. peoples.” egation were received on arrival The meeting was attended Earlier in the day, the Emir the Order of Republic Grand Officer set yesterday. at Tunis-Carthage International by members of the delegation held a round of official talks with Airport by President Marzouki. accompanying the Emir and Algerian President Abdelaziz Nation, Abdelkader Bensalah, and Energy and Mines, Youcef Yousfi, Airport by Bensalah, a number of Also present at the airport to senior US officials. QNA Bouteflika during his two-day ministers and senior officials. and the Speaker of the Algerian ministers and senior civilian and receive the Emir were a number visit to Algeria yesterday. The Emir also attended a National People’s Assembly, Al military officials, besides Qatar’s of Tunisian ministers, Qatar’s The two leaders reviewed luncheon banquet hosted by Arabi Ould Khalifa, separately ambassador to Algeria, Ibrahim ambassador to Tunisia, Abdullah official reception ceremony. aspects of promoting ties between Bensalah in his honour. A number at his residence in Zeralda. bin Abdulaziz Al Sehlawi. bin Nasser Al Humaidi, the In a statement, the Emir said: “I Qatar and Algeria and discussed of Algerian ministers and senior Talks during the meetings dealt The Emir sent a cable to Tunisian ambassador to Qatar, am pleased as I arrived in Tunisia issues of mutual concern. officials attended the banquet, with relations between the two President Bouteflika thanking Dr Mohamed Mundhir Zarif, to convey fraternal greetings on Members of the delegation held at the Djenane El Mithaq countries and matters of mutual him and expressing apprecia- senior officials, and several Arab behalf of the people of Qatar and accompanying the Emir attended Residence. concern. tion for the hospitality accorded heads of diplomatic missions in my personal greetings to the the talks. On the Algerian side the During his stay in Algiers, the Later, in the evening, the Emir to him and his delegation during Tunisia. Republic of Tunisia’s president, talks were attended by the presi- Emir also met Acting Algerian left Algiers for Tunisia. He was their stay in Algiers. The Emir was accorded an government and people, coupled dent of the Algerian Council of Prime Minister and Minister of seen off at Houari Boumediene QNA

QU centre to HMC hosts Child hold workshop on animal Health Research Day DOHA: Hamad Medical “Paediatric research is not only Corporation (HMC) hosted the vital to children, but also to the research fourth Annual Child Health adults that they will become, and Research Day at its Medical therefore, reflects in the health of DOHA: Biomedical researchers Education Center. The day-long the nation,” said Professor Neena and students in Qatar will get conference featured lectures Modi, consultant in neonatal the opportunity to participate in and scientific presentations by medicine, Chelsea &Westminster a workshop on animal research international and local health- Hospital, London and vice presi- to be held at Qatar University care professionals engaged in dent for science and research (QU) Research Complex on research in health issues rel- of the UK Royal College of April 8 and 9. evant to children in Qatar. Paediatrics and Child Health. The first of its kind in Qatar, More than 334 participants “Doctors around the world have The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (fifth right) at the the workshop is being organ- attended the event, including a responsibility to question and to first meeting of the Supreme Council for the Police College at the office of the Internal Security Force yesterday. ised by QU Laboratory Animal physicians, nurses and other strive to reduce uncertainties in Research Center (LARC), and healthcare professionals from infant and child care by evaluat- is sponsored by Qatar University HMC hospitals and Paediatric ing new treatments and policies and Qatar Foundation Research Emergency Centers, Sidra through dedicated research, as and Development under the Medical and Research Center, children have the right to benefit PM chairs Police College meeting Conference and Workshop Weill Cornell Medical College in from research,” Dr Modi said. Sponsorship Program of Qatar Qatar, Shafallah Medical Genetics Other local speakers at the DOHA: The Prime Minister General of the Police College, who expert at the Emiri Diwan; Dr National Research Fund (QNRF). Center, and Qatar University. event and leaders in the field of and Minister of Interior H E is also a member of the Council; Hassan Abdul Rahim Al Okour, The aim of the workshop is to “The overall aim of the event is child health research in Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Brigadier General Badr Ibrahim Dean of the Faculty of Law, build local capacity through edu- to continue to build child health included Dr Amal Khidir, con- bin Khalifa Al Thani, who is Al Ghanim, Director of the Qatar University; and Dr Khalid cation and develop basic skills in research capacity in Qatar through sultant paediatrician at HMC and also Chairman of the Supreme Technical Office for the Office of Mohammed Al Hur, Director of animal research, husbandry and collaborative partnerships as well assistant professor of paediatrics Council for the Police College, the Minister of Interior, who is Higher Education Institute, who humane care. It is an effort to as to support the development of at Weill Cornell Medical College- presided over the first meeting also member and rapporteur of the are members of the Council. bring animal researchers under paediatric research within HMC Qatar, who shared insights into of the Council at the premises Council; Brigadier Mehdi Mutlaq Discussions during the meet- one umbrella and discuss pro- and within Qatar,” said Dr Abdulla the common challenges faced by of the Internal Security Force Al Qahtani, Director of Training ing dealt with regulations of the cedures and requirements for Al Kaabi, HMC senior consultant child healthcare researchers and (Lekhwiya) yesterday. and Courses at Lekhwiya; Colonel Police College, its study and train- ethical compliance in animal in paediatrics and project director presented recommendations for The meeting was attended by Abdul Rahman Majid Al Sulaiti, ing system, matters related to the research. for HMC/SickKids Partnership adopting a culturally-sensitive H E Major General Dr Abdullah Director of Strategic Planning teaching and training staff, stu- Participants will learn about Project, in his opening remarks approach when taking on such Yusuf Al Mal, legal advisor to the at the Ministry of Interior; Dr dent affairs and other topics on animal research ethics, biosafety at the conference. research; Dr Francesco Marincola, Minister of Interior, who is also Ahmed Hassan Al Hammadi, the agenda. The meeting also dis- in animal facilities, laboratory The event served as a platform chief research officer of Sidra Deputy Chairman of the Council; Director of Legal Affairs at the cussed approval of the study plan bio-risk assessment and man- for child health researchers in Medical and Research Center, Brigadier Dr Mohammed Abdullah Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dr of the Police College. agement in animal facilities, Qatar to showcase projects they who shared updates on immuno- Al Muhana Al Marri, Director Yusuf Mohamed Obaidan Fakhro, QNA laboratory animal bio-security have engaged in and share their therapy of cancer; Dr Haitham El management, and husbandry findings on topics related to child Bashir, senior consultant in devel- and housing of laboratory ani- health issues in Qatar, including opmental paediatrics and head of mals such as mice, rats, rabbits child road traffic injuries, Wilson’s the child development and reha- and genetically altered (trans- disease and vitamin D deficiency bilitation section at HMC, who genic) animals. Standard operat- in infants and children. highlighted research in the area Six training ing procedures and monitoring in The event was supported by of childhood disability in Qatar. animal facilities will also be dis- HMC/SickKids Project and HMC A poster exhibition held during sessions for QRC cussed, as well as accreditation by Medical Research Center and the event showcased 26 posters the Association for Assessment followed from the mentorship depicting research at healthcare camp volunteers and Accreditation of Laboratory SickKids provided through the institutions across Qatar. Four Animal Care. HMC/SickKids Partnership to the best posters and six best abstract DOHA: On the second day of Dr Hassan Al Derham, QU HMC Research Task Force to fos- submissions were selected for the Fifth Disaster Management Vice President of Research, will ter a research culture focused on awards and recognition. Camp (DMC-5) being organised deliver the opening remarks at children’s health in the country. THE PENINSULA by Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) the event, which will also feature from April 1 to 10 at the Al Khor experts from leading institutions Marine Scout Camp, the par- in Qatar, Singapore and USA. ticipants began six specialised LARC Director Dr Hamda Al training sessions. Naemi and Center Manager Dr QRC Chairman Dr Mohamed bin Ghanem Al Ali Al Maadeed delivering a The volunteers, divided into six Anthony James will be joined by Drop in real estate transactions teams, were assigned to training lecture at the start of the Humanitarian Tent activities. Director, Research Operations, sessions on field assessment and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical in third week of March coordination; media and com- Crescent (IFRC) for Asia. challenges from natural disas- School, Singapore Dr Viji munication management; health; Dr Al Maadeed provided an ters and armed conflicts, Dr Al Vijayan; Director, SingHealth DOHA: The combined value of real estate transactions during the nutrition and distribution; water overview of QRC’s history and Maadeed underscored education, Experimental Medicine Centre third week of March (March 16 to 22) declined by 47.5 percent to and sanitation; and shelter, regis- philosophy as an independ- a proactive approach, and social and attending veterinarian at QR504.4m, compared to QR962.2m the previous week. The number tration, and logistics. ent charitable organisation that ideals as crucial to the success of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical of deals inked during the week fell to 127 against 174 the previous In the evening, the groups adopts humanitarian principles humanitarian efforts. School Dr Bryan Ogden; and week, according to Ezdan’s weekly report. will get general training in dis- and has considerable experience The second part of the lecture Director, Mouse Repository, The report, quoting the latest weekly bulletin issued by the Real aster management and response in providing healthcare, relief, and was delivered by Dr Fawzi Ameen, Genetic Resource Centre, The Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice, said that tools, secure access, international training, utilising its organic rela- Secretary-General of Bahrain Red Jackson Laboratory, USA, Dr in the absence of any exceptional deals signed during the week, the humanitarian law, restoring family tions with IFRC, the International Crescent, who spoke about volun- Cathleen M Lutz. average value of daily transactions dropped to QR101m, compared to links, and the role of the United Committee of the Red Cross and teerism and training. Commenting on the work- QR192.4m the previous week. Doha Municipality accounted for 33 deals Nations. fellow national societies. He pointed out, “One of the shop, Dr Al Derham said: “This — 26 percent of the transactions carried out during the week — while Yesterday, the Humanitarian “What motivates our work is most laudable new trends among is an opportunity for us at Qatar Az Zain and Umm Salal municipalities saw 20 deals. Tent activities commenced with a humanitarianism, which requires national societies is to introduce University to demonstrate our The report said real estate transactions will recover over the com- lecture on ‘Humanitarian action a strategic approach and a scien- an academic diploma in humani- commitment to building our ing weeks, investors and developers starting new real estate projects. in an ever-changing world’ by Dr tific methodology to be effective. tarian skills. This will help protect national human capacity in the Doha Municipality also ranked first in terms of trading value, which Mohamed bin Ghanem Al Ali Al This is what we seek to achieve the lives of volunteers and relief field of scientific research and was QR256.9m compared to QR479.5m the previous week, marking a Maadeed, QRC Chairman and by qualifying you at this Camp,” workers and offer reliable disaster support services for research in decline of 46.4 percent. But it accounted for more than 50 percent of Vice President of the International he told the volunteers. response.” Qatar”. the total value of transactions during the week. Federation of Red Cross and Red In the light of increasing THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ISLAM Understanding the Shariah

BY KHURRAM MURAD various derivative forms is found in five places in the Qur’an, its extensive use o understand the essence of the A Muslim submits his entire only came into vogue much later, for the Shariah, one must understand words Islam and deen were more com- the relationship between man monly employed to express the same Tand God that Islam lays down. person to his Creator as his meaning in the early days of Islam. There is no god but One God; Muhammad The Shariah includes both faith and is the Prophet of God: This simple sen- practice. It embraces worship, individual tence is the bedrock of the Islamic creed. only Lord and Master. No part attitude and conduct, as well as social God is the Creator; to Him alone, norms and laws, whether political, eco- therefore, belongs the kingdom and He nomic, familial, criminal, or civil. is the only Sovereign. of his life can be exempt from It may also sometimes be used to Surely Your Lord is God who has created imply, in a more restricted sense, do’s the heaven and the earth... verily to Him the need of divine guidance and don’ts-the rules and regulations for belong the creation and the sovereignty. conduct and behavior. Lastly, it is also (Al A’raf 7:54) used as the equivalent of the Islamic laws. He has created the heavens and the earth or from the writ of divine The Shariah is thus nothing less than with a purpose. He wraps night about day the divinely ordained way of life for man. and He wraps day about night... He has cre- To realise the divine will, man must fol- ated you from one being... That then is God, sovereignty. God and His low the Shariah. To live in Islam is to live your only Lord; His is the kingdom. There is according to the Shariah. To give up the no god but He. (Al Zumar 39:5-6) lordship and sovereignty are Shariah or any part of it knowingly, will- God is the Creator. To Him alone, fully, or deliberately is to give up Islam. therefore, as his only Lord and Master, A Muslim must therefore do his utmost man must submit his entire being: indivisible; and so is man’s life to observe and to implement the whole Your God is One God, so only to Him sub- of it, wherever and in whatever situa- mit. (Al Hajj 22:34) tion he finds himself. Hence the Muslim That then is God, your Lord; there is no in its submission to Him. insistence, persistence, commitment, and god but He, the Creator of everything. So passion for it. Him alone serve. (Al An`am 6:102) The act of total submission to God in God is the only true Provider. It is He those you associate (with God) who guides the Way and follow not different ways. reject God; but, once having accepted accordance with the Shariah given by Who has bestowed on man such faculties to the Truth? Say: only God guides to the (Ash-Shu`raa’ 42:13) Him, he must follow His guidance. He Him in no way diminishes human dig- and capabilities as seeing, hearing, think- Truth. Does then, He who guides to the Man’s relationship to God is expressed is not free to follow one part of it and nity, freedom, and responsibility. The act ing, and articulating-attributes which Truth deserve more to be followed or he who by the very word Islam-submitting to ignore another, nor to seek guidance from of submission is the highest act of human man cannot live without, but which he can guide not unless he be guided? What Him by following His will and guidance sources other than God. Denial of part is volition and freedom, for it implies free- cannot create for himself. It is He Who ails you? How judge you? as brought by His prophets. denial of the whole. dom to disobey God. Indeed, in submit- has made available the resources of the And most of them follow naught but spec- But this submission must be total What, believe you in part of the Book and ting to God, all the chains and shackles external world which man may discover, ulation, and speculation can never take the and all embracing. A Muslim submits deny part thereof? And what is the reward of every form of serfdom, servility, and exploit, and develop but again, cannot place of truth. (Yunus 10:35-6). his entire person to his Creator as his of those who do so except ignominy in the bondage are broken, whether they be to create. Or, do they (claim to) have associates who only Lord and Master. No part of his life present life, and on the Day of Resurrection other men, to ideas, to nature, to man- Yet surely man’s greatest need is to have laid down for them the Way for which can be exempt from the need of divine to be returned unto most grievous torment. made objects, or to institutions. For know how to live his life so as to fulfill God gave not leave (Al Shura 42:21). guidance or from the writ of divine sov- (Al Baqarah 2:85) before the affirmation of One God must successfully the purpose of his creation; It was to provide for this greatest ereignty. God and His lordship and sov- What, do they seek another way other come the forsaking of every false god. how to relate himself to his Creator, to human need that God sent His prophets ereignty are indivisible; and so is man’s than God’s Way; whereas unto Him submits More importantly, total submission to his own self, to his fellow human beings, from amongst men in all ages and to all life in its submission to Him. whoso is in the heavens and the earth, will- God elevates man to the state of khilafah, and to everything around him. To Him nations, bringing them the light of the It would indeed be an imperfect God ingly or unwillingly. (Aal `Imran 3:83) (viceregency), whereby he is accorded the alone he must therefore turn to seek divine guidance revealed to them. Among Who could only be experienced or related And who seeks a way other than Islam, highest place on earth by being endowed guidance. For there is no one apart from them were Adam, Noah, Abraham, to in the realm of the spirit or the pro- it shall not be accepted from him. with reason, articulation, volition, free- or beside Him who can truly provide Moses, and Jesus (May Allah’s Mercy vision of material needs like one’s daily (Aal Imran 3:85) dom, and responsibility. The responsi- answers to man’s eternal questions or is upon them). And Muhammad (Peace be bread-a God unconcerned, uncaring, or In its fullest sense, the Shariah is bility to follow the Shari`ah according capable of guiding him. All else can only upon him) was the last of them, in no incompetent to help man in the more therefore virtually synonymous, and can to the Qur’an (Al Ahzab 33:72), is the be speculation and conjecture. And why way different or new. May God bless all arduous and complex task of living his be used interchangeably, with the word fulfillment of amanah, the trust which should the One Who has provided even of them. life. Him he worships; Him he invokes; deen, which can only inadequately be even the heavens, the earth, and the for man’s most trivial material needs, not He has laid down for you the Way that Him he depends upon; Him he trusts; translated as “religion.” Deen literally mountains dare not bear. also have provided for his more impor- He entrusted to Noah, and that We have Him he seeks; and, equally important, means “way of life,” “submission,” “fol- www.onislam.net tant moral and spiritual needs? revealed to you, and that We entrusted to Him he obeys. lowing,” or the “way.” Based on the book Shariah: The Way to God, The Quran says: Say: Is there any of Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Establish fully Man has been given the freedom to Though the word Shari`ah in its Published by The Islamic Foundation (1981) Islamic prescription for racial discrimination

BY DR WAEL HAMZA social illnesses of individuals. Removing kibr from the hearts Fighting discrimination in gen- O People! Your Lord is One. Your father is one. There of people was like drying the sub- “I am better than him: You cre- eral, and racial discrimination in stance that fuels racism. ated me from fire and You created particular, should be a priority for is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab nor for a Another idea that was brought him from clay” (Quran 38: 76). any free person, group, or nation. white person over a black person except by piety. You all to people’s attention is the scien- his was an infamous The world was at its worst tific and artistic nature of crea- racist statement made before Allah sent Prophet belong to Adam and Adam is from dust. tion. Allah says: by Satan, or the Devil, Muhammad (peace and bless- Your individual wealth, blood, and honour are as sacred And of His signs is the crea- Tin his arrogance and ings be upon him). All forms of tion of the heavens and the earth disobedience to Allah. The story discrimination existed. In places to you as this day of yours in this land of yours in this and the diversity of your tongues of Satan and Adam is a clear such as Persia and India, a very and colors. Indeed there are signs demonstration of how danger- unjust caste system existed, in month of yours... Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in this for the men of knowledge. ous racial superiority can be –it which the majority of the people (Arrum 30:22) led Satan to disobey a clear order were oppressed and discriminated Instead of considering race from his Creator and estab- against because they belonged to a rich pool of resources to use in to Adam and Adam is from dust. (Al Hujurat 49:13) something to fuel supremacy, this lished his permanent place in a lower caste. In Arabia, where the battle against discrimination. Your individual wealth, blood, The Prophet also said: “Allah verse encourages the reflective the Hellfire. noble character was promoted, In the remainder of this arti- and honour are as sacred to you does not look at your appear- minds and hearts to think of the But racial pride has far worse people were categorized based on cle, the author will share a few as this day of yours in this land of ances or your financial status, but beauty and miracle of creation: consequences when people act on their color and tribal affiliation. reflections about Islam’s cure yours in this month of yours. He looks at your hearts and your - How have all these races came it. Not only does it create a per- All societies, with no exception, for the serious problem of dis- Monotheism is the funda- actions.” (Al Bukhari) out of one family? (genealogy) sonality that lives a life of arro- lived a tough life of oppression due crimination, in particular racial mental message of Islam: “Your Even wealth and clan have no - How did people develop gance and deceit, but also results to this disease. discrimination. Lord is One.” He is the one who value. into nations and tribes , all in criminal acts against others The Prophet Muhammad The Quran is a cure to that created all humans and created It is not your riches nor your chil- speaking different languages? in the form of discrimination, (peace and blessings be upon which is in the heart. As Allah them equal. He created them dren that draw you closer to Allah, (anthropology) enslavement, and even killing. him) brought the final message said: Mankind! Now there has from a single male and female. except for him who has faith and - How would the world look The issue of supremacy is to humanity with a cure for all of come to you an exhortation from O Mankind! Be conscious of your acts righteously ... (Sabaa’ 34:37) if humanity been all one race? an old one for humanity: some humanity’s problems, including your Lord, a healing for the ail- Lord who created you from one People like to compete with (sociology) This positive way of people think they are better that of discrimination. As men- ments of the hearts, and a guidance soul and created from it its mate… one another towards success. thinking about race creates not because of their gender, clan, tioned above, the Prophet had and mercy for those who believe (Annisa’ 4:1) Islam redefined success to be that only awe of Allah and His ulti- color, race, political position, age, to deal with discrimination at (Yunus 10:57). The idea is repeated in the which is with Allah. The compe- mate power, but also respect to and interestingly even religion. its worst — he was even victim- Islam built the spiritual and Qur’an and the words of the tition is not based on anything people that are different. Throughout history, this ugly ised by it when the disbelievers in intellectual foundation of the Prophet. The Prophet said, but faith and action. Even that, A final fundamental point in issue showed itself in the form of Makkah accused him of being a believers through the divine “O People, Allah has elevated no one can judge except Allah. fighting racism is banning of any mass murder and mass enslave- regular person and not from the words of the Quran and the elo- from you the arrogance of the era Value was removed from race, form of injustice. Allah said in ment, and, more subtly, in the “noble” people: quent tradition of the Prophet of ignorance and taking pride in family, socioeconomic status, and the divine (qudsi) Hadith form of discrimination. And they said, had this Quran (PBUH). It was quite miracu- family and clan… Humans are was placed on righteousness and “O my servants, I made injus- Although the world now been sent down to a great man lous to see how the rock of the children of Adam and Adam good deeds. tice forbidden on Myself and I strongly condemns all forms of from the two villages, we would have discrimination began to crack is from dust.” (At-tirmidhi and made it forbidden amongst you; discrimination, the practices of believed. (Az-Zukhruf 43:31) when exposed to small drops of Abu Dawud) BEWARE OF ARROGANCE: so do not commit injustice to one many societies are to the con- Islam’s arrival was really understanding. Then he recited: O People, We IT IS A SEVERE SIN another” (Muslim) trary. When the Declaration a turning point in the battle Although simple, the ideas have created you from a male and a Instead of considering race As the Prophet said in his of Independence of the United against discrimination. Islam presented in the Quran and the female and we made you into tribes something to fuel supremacy, we speech above, “…your blood, States of America clearly stated, was able to change people’s beliefs words of the Prophet (PBUH) and nation to know one another, are encouraged to think of the wealth, and honor are sacred ...” “We hold these truths to be self- and behaviour to a huge extent. were extremely effective. An the best of you is the most conscious beauty and miracle of creation. When Abu Bakr was elected to evident, that all men are created A few decades after the death example of that is the brief speech of Allah … (Al Hujurat 49:13) Racism is a vicious cycle: rac- lead, he clearly stated that, equal,” black Americans suf- of the Prophet, leaders from all the Prophet delivered during his Although a simple message, ism creates pride and pride feeds “…the weak are strong before fered a brutal period of discrim- spheres of the Muslim commu- last year while performing the it was foundational for fighting racism. In order for this vicious me until I bring them their ination on the very same land. nity, whether political, scientific, Haj (pilgrimage). He eloquently racism. cycle to end, Allah made pride rights, and the strong are weak Although the current President or spiritual, were from different and concisely delivered a strong The short speech above brings a severe sin, an atom-weight of before me until I make them of the United States has black tribes and nations without regard message against discrimination to attention what really counts which deprives one of Paradise. deliver the rights of others.” origin and the law strictly for- for their color, or racial origin. and racism: in the eyes of Allah. It is not our The Prophet said, Discrimination is an ugly bids all forms of discrimina- It behooves us to study how O People! Listen to my words and color, wealth, or family. It is not “He whose heart has an atom- form of injustice and those who tion, African Americans along Islam was able to effect these pay attention to them, for I may not our physical appearance. Rather, weight of kibr (pride and arro- are unjust suffer severe conse- with other minority groups still changes. Humanity is in dire meet you again after this year. it is our hearts and our actions. gance) will not enter Paradise.” quences on the Day when excuses face the consequences of racial need for such a blessed guidance O People! Your Lord is One. Your As the Prophet said above and in (Muslim) offered by the unjust shall not discrimination. to eradicate the discrimination father is one. There is no superior- many other hadiths, and as Allah He later explained kibr to avail them. Theirs shall be the All of these forms of discrimi- that continues in our society ity for an Arab over a non-Arab nor said in the Quran, The best of you his companions saying, “Kibr is curse and a woeful abode. (Ghafir nation are diseases in the soci- today. Educators, political lead- for a white person over a black per- before Allah is the person of highest rejecting the truth and looking 40: 52) ety that stem from spiritual and ers, and community leaders have son except by piety. You all belong taqwa (God Consciousness). down on people.” (Muslim) www.onislam.net FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Kuwait curbs Over 1 million Syria refugees in Lebanon police powers UNHCR registers 2,500 daily to deport TRIPOLI, LEBANON: More in the world. Lebanon “is liter- than a million people fleeing ally staggering under the weight expatriates Syria’s war have registered as of this problem. Its social services refugees in Lebanon, the UN are stressed, health, education, its said yesterday, with many liv- very fragile infrastructure is also KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti police ing in misery in a tiny country buckling under the pressure.” will no longer be able to deport over-stretched by the crisis. The massive crisis is com- expatriates without interior And the number is swelling pounded by a spillover of the ministry approval under new by the day, with the UN refu- violence that has ravaged Syria rules published yesterday after gee agency (UNHCR) saying it for the past three years, with officers expelled thousands over registers 2,500 new refugees in Lebanon experiencing frequent the past year. Lebanon every day — more than bombings and clashes even as it The Kuwait Society for Human one a minute. grapples with political deadlock Rights (KSHR) said the move At a crowded centre in Tripoli, and an economic downturn. was a “step in the right direc- Lebanon’s second city, hundreds In a statement, UNHCR chief tion” to protect the rights of the of refugees were seen queueing Antonio Guterres urged increased emirate’s 2.7 million expatriates, to register. Yehia, an 18-year- international action to help although it fell short of activists’ old from Homs, was identified Lebanon deal with this “immense” calls for an end to all deportations by as the millionth refugee to be and “staggering” crisis. Social not ordered by the courts. registered. Affairs Minister Rachid Derbas In April, last year Kuwait made He said he lives in a garage also appealed for support, saying Tents housing Syrian refugees in the city of Arsal in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, near the border with Syria. a range of traffic offences pun- in Dinniyeh, near Tripoli, with Lebanon “cannot carry this bur- ishable by deportation, including his mother and two sisters. His den alone”. Alaa Ajam, owner of a foreign driving without a licence, a docu- father, a carpenter, was killed The strain has been particu- exchange shop in Tripoli, said Syrian refugees ment impossible for many expats by a sniper in 2011, six months larly felt in the public sector, with “of course (the refugee crisis) is SYRIA to obtain. after the revolt against President health and education services, as a burden... We are in solidarity in Lebanon Thousands of people have since Bashar Al Assad broke out. “It is well as electricity, water and sani- with the Syrians, but like other been deported on the authority The number of refugees who have fled a disaster,” said Yehia. tation affected. The humanitar- countries we should have camps.” of a senior police officer, but in Syria and registered in Lebanon surpassed “My mother sold all her gold so ian appeal for Lebanon “is only Tens of thousands of families one million on Thursday, the UN said. Qusair future all expulsion orders will we could pay the $250 monthly 14 percent funded,” even as the live in insalubrious informal set- Tripoli have to be countersigned by the rent. We don’t know what will needs of a rapidly growing refu- tlements dotted around the coun- interior ministry undersecretary. happen to us in the future.” His gee population become ever more try, many of them near the restive NUMBER OF 1 1.0 million “The decision is a step in the main wish is to go back to school pressing, Kelly said. border with Syria. SYRIAN Northh right direction to improve the sit- Lebanon to finish his studies, which were The vast majority of refu- Meanwhile, battles raged REFUGEES uation of immigrant workers who interrupted by the war. gee children are not attending yesterday over key flashpoints IN LEBANON were harmed by oppressive deci- As of April of “The fact that there were one school. “The number of school- in Syria’s Latakia province, a Beirut & sions taken in violation of inter- million Syrians before me who aged children is now over 400,000, monitoring group said, nearly each year 0.5 national rights treaties signed by 0.356 Mount are going hungry, even dying eclipsing the number of Lebanese two weeks into a rebel offensive Lebanonno BekaaBeekkaa Kuwait,” KSHR chief Khaled Al here is very painful,” Yehia said children in public schools. These against the heartland of Assad’s Beirut Ajmi said. sorrowfully. schools have opened their doors clan and his Alawite sect. In April last year, Social Affairs 0.002 0.018 The UNHCR says that Syrian to over 100,000 refugees, yet the Fighting was especially fierce 0 and Labour Minister Thekra Al refugees, half of them children, ability to accept more is severely over a strategic hilltop known 2011 2012 2013 2014 Rasheedi said the emirate planned now equal a quarter of Lebanon’s limited,” the UNHCR said. as Observatory 45, overrun by to deport around 100,000 expa- resident population, warning Because of the dire economic rebels last week, said the Syrian LEBANON Border crossing triates every year for the next that most of them live in poverty situation their families endure, Observatory for Human Rights. NUMBER OF decade to reduce the number of and depend on aid for survival. many children are now working, “Since last night, the fighting REFUGEES foreigners living in the Gulf state PER LOCATION UNHCR representative Ninette “girls can be married young and has been focused on Observatory Damascus by one million. She did not say As of March 31 Kelly branded the one million the prospect of a better future 45. The army advances and takes what measures she would adopt 1-300 SouthSoouo figure as “a devastating marker”, recedes the longer they remain over, then the rebels advance LebanonLeLeba to carry out the plan. AFP “Each one of these numbers out of school,” it added. and push them back out,” said its 301-1,000 represents a human life who, Walid, a 22-year-old who shines director Rami Abdel Rahman. 1,001-2,000 like us, have lives of their own, shoes to scrape out a living in Supporting the army and mili- 2,001-5,000 Golan Heights Tunisia to return but who’ve lost their homes, Tripoli, said: “Our situation is tia on the ground, the air force 5,001-10,000 they’ve lost their family members, very sad, and we refugees really launched several strikes on the hill, 10,001-20,000 artefact stolen have lost their future,” she told live from hand to mouth.” the Britain-based monitor said. 20,001-30,085 ISRAEL reporters. Unlike Turkey and Jordan, Fighter jets also struck rebel-held from Algeria Kelly said Lebanon has become which are also hosting hundreds areas in the nearby Jabal Akrad Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) the country with the highest per of thousands of Syrians, Lebanon area, a hill district under rebel con- TUNIS: Tunisia will return the W. Foo, 03/04/2014 capita concentration of refugees has not set up official camps. trol for many months. AFP Mask of Gorgon, a Roman-era artefact stolen from Algeria in the 1990s and found at the home of the ousted president’s son-in- law, the culture ministry said yesterday. Olympian from The white marble sculpture of Israel scraps Palestinian prisoner release the Medusa’s head will be returned Gaza petitions on Monday to the Algerian cul- JERUSALEM: Israel has Monday and was trying to put the failed to reach a conclusion. visited the region since reviving tural minister Khalida Toumi at called off a planned release of talks back on track. But his mission The United States criticised the talks in July in a bid to avoid a ceremony in Tunis, a ministry Israeli court Palestinian prisoners meant was jeopardised when Palestinians “unhelpful, unilateral actions” by deadlocks that have plagued past spokeswoman told AFP. to advance peacemaking and signed 15 international conventions both sides and Kerry sought on diplomacy, put the onus of success The mask, which is around for right to run called for the US-sponsored that could give them greater lever- Thursday to cast the crisis in a on the feuding sides. a metre (three feet) high and negotiations to be reviewed, an age against Israel. more hopeful light, telling report- “It is really their decision, and weighs 320kg, was stolen from GAZA CITY: A Palestinian official briefed on the talks said “As the agreements on the ers while visiting Algeria that it has to be made. They under- the archaeological site of a major Olympian from the Gaza Strip yesterday. release of prisoners were subject the Israeli-Palestinian dialogue stand what the choices are, they Roman city, Hippo Regius, in said yesterday he had asked The official said Israeli nego- to upholding the Palestinian com- “remains open”. understand what the stakes are, northeastern Algeria. It was Israel’s Supreme Court to tiators had informed their mitment not to go to the U.N., During the negotiators’ meet- and they understand each of them among 164 archaeological items overturn a ban on him passing Palestinian counterparts of the new conditions have been created ing “there was progress made in their own limits and dynamics,” found in the house of Sakher El through Israel to join a mara- decision in an overnight meeting and Israel will not be able to free narrowing some of questions that he said. Materi, who married Zine El thon in the occupied West Bank. held at Washington’s behest in an the prisoners,” Israeli negotiator have arisen as a result of the last Israeli officials in Jerusalem said Abidine Ben Ali’s eldest daugh- Nader Al Masri, who was pre- effort to avert a collapse of the Tzipi Livni told the Palestinians, few days but there is still a gap there was still a small chance that ter and was long seen as a pos- vented from participating in the troubled talks. according to the official briefed and that gap will have to be closed an agreement might be reached sible successor. first Bethlehem marathon in 2013, The crisis surfaced at the week- on the talks. and closed fairly soon,” Kerry said. to extend the talks. They said the The artefacts were shown in a again sought permission to tran- end when Israel refused to release The official further quoted Aimed at creating a Palestinian next 72 hours would be critical. television programme broadcast sit the Erez crossing from Gaza a group of Palestinian prisoners Livni as saying: “The sides should state and ending a decades-long Palestinians want an independ- after the Tunisian strongman’s to Israel this year and was again under the terms of a previous now review how it is possible to conflict, the talks have also stalled ent state in Gaza, the West Bank ouster in the January 2011 uprising, refused, he said. accord unless it received assur- make progress in the negotia- over Palestinian opposition to and East Jerusalem - lands cap- and the mask was recognised by a “I applied for a permit to ances the Palestinian leadership tions.” She urged the Palestinians Israel’s demand that it be recog- tured by Israel in the 1967 war. former director of the museum in go to Bethlehem through the would continue with negotiations to withdraw from the new con- nised as a Jewish state, and the While all parties say negotia- the Algerian city of Annaba, where Erez crossing to take part in beyond an initial end-April dead- ventions they had signed. issue of Israeli settlements in the tions are the best path to peace, the Roman site lies. Its authen- the marathon taking place on line set by U.S. Secretary of State The Palestinian news agency occupied West Bank and East Palestinians say they may eventu- ticity was confirmed in 2012 by a April 11, but unfortunately I was John Kerry. Maan said the meeting was Jerusalem. ally resort to international bodies group of experts sent to Tunisia informed last Friday that Israel Kerry flew to Jerusalem on stormy and lasted nine hours, but Kerry, who has repeatedly to force Israel to make concessions. by Algeria’s cultural ministry. rejected my application,” he said. The UN General Assembly AFP Gisha, an Israeli watchdog that voted to recognise Palestine as a works to facilitate Palestinian non-member state in 2012, enti- freedom of movement, said it tling them to join the conventions Bahraini police, took up Masri’s case. that Abbas signed on Tuesday, The spokesman for the Israeli including conventions against dis- protesters clash defence ministry unit responsible crimination against women and MANAMA: Anti-government for coordinating civilian affairs for the rights of disabled people as demonstrators throwing petrol with the Palestinians could not well as the Geneva Conventions. bombs clashed with police who immediately be reached for com- US support is key to Abbas’s fired tear gas and birdshot in ment, but Gisha published the administration in the Israeli- Bahrain yesterday following a unit’s written response to its occupied West Bank. Around funeral procession in a Shia vil- application on Masri’s behalf. $500m in annual aid to the lage south of here, witnesses said. “At the present time, in view of Palestinian Authority helps keep The violence in the village of Al the current diplomatic-security sit- its public sector and security Eker came ahead of the Formula uation, the entry of residents of the forces afloat. Gaza is governed by One Grand Prix, an annual event Gaza Strip to Israel is not allowed Abbas’s Islamist Hamas rivals, that draws international atten- except in exceptional humanitar- who spurn Palestinian coexist- tion to Bahrain. ian cases, with emphasis on urgent ence with Israel. Witnesses said that more than medical cases,” it said. Palestinian Foreign Minister 100 young men, some throwing Gisha says Israeli rules do allow Riad Al Malki played down the petrol bombs, skirmished with the Gazans to attend West Bank prospect of US sanctions in police after the funeral of Hussein “special events sponsored by the response to Abbas’s signing of the Sharaf, a Bahraini who died on (western-backed) Palestinian 15 international conventions as Tuesday in a fire at his home. Authority.” In this case, it they dealt with social and human Police used tear gas and bird- said,”the Olympic Committee of rights rather than the quest for shot to disperse the crowd. The the Palestinian Authority invited full membership in UN bodies. witnesses also said that the Masri to take part.” “Frankly speaking, I don’t sounds of several explosions were Masri, who finished last in his expect any consequences coming heard in Al Eker following the 5,000 metres heat at the 2008 from the US Congress regarding funeral, but there was no imme- Beijing Games, said that joining A Palestinian Bedouin looks through the rubble of tents and sheds demolished by the Israeli army yesterday in Al this step at all,” he told reporters diate explanation for that. Police runners from the West Bank was Azariya, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on the grounds that it was built without a construction permit. in Ramallah yesterday. had no immediate comment on deeply important to him. AFP REUTERS the incidents. REUTERS FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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SECOND gun rampage at a US army base in a space of five years calls for introspection by authorities. On Wednesday, a soldier let loose his Asemi-automatic pistol on colleagues, killing three Far-right leader faces reality and injuring 16 before shooting himself dead. Ivan Lopez, 34, had served in Iraq and is said to have been under psychiatric treatment. The home of the US Armoured Corps at Fort Hood in check in depressed French towns Texas was in the news last year after a court handed a death sentence to a former army psychiatrist for shooting dead 13 BY NICHOLAS VINOCUR people and injuring 32. Major Nidal Hasan was sentenced This time, National Front officials and local taxes. But the 34-year-old, to die by lethal injection. The current shooter was deployed coached mayoral candidates on the a one-time member of former movie in Iraq after which he suffered from post-traumatic stress AR-RIGHT leader Marine Le rudiments of management, accountancy star Brigitte Bardot’s animal rights disorder. He was being treated for depression and anxiety. Pen humbled France’s estab- and legal practice, even setting up a net- defence group, has said he also wants The rampage is the third shooting at a military base in the lishment with a powerful show- work to offer them help. to build a pigeon house where eggs will United States in about six months. Fing in local elections. Now The aim is to prevent setbacks such be destroyed to control their population comes the hard part: proving her party as when the southern town of Vitrolles rather than by gassing them. An array of gun rampages in the US has triggered can improve everyday life in the gritty, tried to apply an FN “national prefer- Engelmann’s election prompted the concern over gun laws, which have widened the rift between problem-ridden towns it will run. ence” policy restricting family benefits mayor of Arlon in Belgium to break off proponents of gun control and the gun lobby, a group The anti-immigrant, anti-EU to French and other European citizens, its relationship as the “twin” town of promoting the sale and possession of guns purportedly for National Front won 11 town halls on only to see it struck down by a court. Hayanges after seven decades, an early self-defence. The debate between the two sides has seen Sunday, more than double its record “We want to avoid repeating the taste of bad publicity for the FN. US lawmakers play it out among themselves over whether from the 1990s in a performance that errors of the mayors elected in the Further south, where the FN won highlights the potential of far-right par- 1990s,” said FN election campaign direc- in nine towns, mayors face similar eco- tightening gun possession laws is beneficial for American ties to win seats in European parliament tor Nicolas Bay. “We insisted that they nomic problems compounded by ten- society. President Barack Obama, who himself weighed in by elections in May. come up with concrete proposals that sions between white residents and those making it a little harder for individuals to possess weapons, But while Le Pen hails the victories they can actually apply: reducing taxes, with origins in France’s former colonies. has been buffeted by the gun as proof she has turned the party into reinforcing security and fighting social In Beaucaire, a mediaeval town of lobby’s recalcitrant stand. France’s third political force, its debu- inequality.” 16,000 about one hour’s drive west of Gun rampages After Wednesday’s incident, tant mayors must While mayors are prominent in Marseille, the centre is largely inhabited tackle the reali- French public life, their powers are lim- by descendants of North African immi- in the US are a sombre looking Obama spoke ties of crime and ited by an unwieldy local government grants who came to France as agricul- of being heartbroken. Saying joblessness with structure, with many of the bigger budg- tural labourers, while white locals have spreading fast that it opens wounds of the While mayors are limited budg- ets in the hands of regional authorities moved out. from civilians earlier rampage at Fort Hood, prominent in French ets and official deeply opposed to the National Front. As jobs in industry and agriculture the president vowed to get to the powers. Most FN candidates kept campaign grew scarce, property prices in the town public life, their Any slips could pledges accordingly modest, at the risk plummeted. Now shops that once dotted to military bottom of the rampage. powers are limited undo years of of being accused later of making lit- its 15th century streets are boarded up, personnel. The US society’s romance with efforts by Le Pen tle difference. In the northern town and high-ceilinged manors where nobles the gun has been a fabled lot. A by an unwieldy to rebrand the of Henin-Beaumont — once a Socialist once entertained their guests sell for cowboy shooting on a horseback or local government National Front bastion where unemployment is 17 per- under 150,000 euros — less than a studio a Hollywood baddie emptying his guns on NYPD cops in an structure, with (FN), and revive cent and a former mayor was convicted apartment in central Paris. urban flick, gun culture in the sprawling nation has been an perceptions that for misusing public funds — FN mayor Beaucaire’s 28-year-old FN mayor many of the bigger it is unfit to Steeve Briois has promised a clean-up Julien Sanchez has promised to crack issue to contend with. budgets in the govern. of official corruption, more police, lower down on the drug dealers posted at The right to keep and bear arms is enshrined in the hands of regional “Town man- local taxes and tougher traffic rules. many street corners and bring tourist Second Amendment of the US constitution. From shootings agement is now But he admitted that any change money back to the town centre, argu- by civilians running amok in malls and schools to soldiers authorities deeply the number one would take years. His town is saddled ing that too many kebab shops have going berserk inside military facilities, gun ownership has opposed to the problem facing with ¤38m ($52m) in debt, the once- obscured Beaucaire’s roots. become a major source of worry for the US administration. National Front. the FN,” said thriving mining economy has lost its But any investment will have to Jean-Yves Camus, main industrial employers and local be made without help from regional The virus seems to be spreading from civilians to military a political analyst people complain of worsening petty authorities at a time when the town’s personnel. Defence employees and troops naturally have who researches the far-right. “It won’t crime. income from taxes is falling and Sanchez better access to weapons and can inflict more harm be easy to switch gears from criticis- “This is a town that needs to be is bound by a promise to keep them low. considering that they will most likely possess better and more ing national government to managing rebuilt from the ground up. That will In some towns, the arrival of FN lethal weapons. garbage collection and local policing in take years,” Briois told Reuters the mayors has already brought latent a town of 10,000 inhabitants.” day after his election, declining to give tensions into the open. Hours after a It is for Barack Obama’s administration to launch a Newly-elected FN mayors must fix details of his spending plans. 26-year-old FN mayor was elected in multi-pronged attack on gun crimes. Besides taking steps to the party’s reputation for poor manage- In the eastern town of Hayanges — the Mediterranean town of Frejus, reduce the number of rampages by civilians, the government ment, earned in the 1990s when three of which last year erected a tombstone to North Africans protested at the party’s will have to curb the spread of the phenomenon to military its mayors were accused by the national mourn steel jobs which local people said office under the watch of riot police. FN facilities. audit body of cronyism and diverting had been killed by Socialist President offices were attacked in Hayange and a The malaise, if left untreated, can become a major problem public money to their own expense Francois Hollande — FN mayor Fabien town hall in Cogolin, another southern accounts. Engelmann is also trying to cut crime town. REUTERS affecting society’s security and the safety of individuals. The other side Quote of Talked to death the day

IVE months have passed since number of Syrians cut off from interna- Since Feb, 22, there had been 300 Naturally, reporters asked Ms. Secretary of State John F. tional aid has grown since January by 1 instances of sexual assault in and Power what she was proposing for Kerry declared that “the world million, to 3.5 million. At least 180,000 around Damascus. “The humanitarian the “next steps” cited in the resolution. Fmust act quickly” to stop a people are in areas directly blockaded situation,” she said, “remains bleak.” That’s when the ambassador’s robust “war of starvation” being waged by by government troops, which refuse to The U.S. ambassador to the United rhetoric suddenly went limp. “There’s the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad allow in supplies of food or medicine. In Nations, Samantha Power, called Ms. nothing I can do and that we can do Yanukovich will against “huge proportions of the direct contravention of the UN resolu- Amos’ report “harrowing.” She said the unilaterally to make the council do what population.” It’s been nearly six weeks tion, the Assad regime has authorized Assad government “is the sole reason we want,” she said. “So I can’t make be prosecuted. He since the UN Security Council passed aid convoys to cross only one of eight for the lack of progress in cross-border any commitments.” Resolution 2139, which ordered the border posts identified by UN relief assistance” that “would allow the UN No, the United States can’t force is accused of mass regime and rebels to “promptly allow coordinators. and its partners access to almost 4 action by the Security Council, where murder and we unhindered humanitarian access” and Ms. Amos reported to the Security million people.” She said: “The Assad Russia, Assad’s ally, has a veto. But the threatened “further steps” in the case Council last week that only 6 percent of regime’s murderous appetite for Obama administration is not lacking in will bring him of noncompliance. the population living in besieged areas deploying artillery, ‘barrel bombs’ and options to stop the ongoing, horrific Since then, according to UN human- had received relief since the resolution airstrikes against civilians . . . is the No. crimes against humanity in Syria. What to justice. itarian coordinator Valerie Amos, the passed. Meanwhile, she said, crimes 1 factor driving displacement and the it lacks is the will to act. Arseniy Yatsenyuk war of starvation has worsened. The against the population had escalated: broader humanitarian crisis.” The Washington Post Ukrainian Prime Minister FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 US keeps distance from Afghan polls US forces are steadily going home. Public opinion polls show American support for the war is fading. BY MISSY RYAN symbolize for many Americans a weak, corrupt government, triggering an angry head of Afghanistan’s last backlash from Karzai. presidential election in 2009, Today, US forces are steadily going the US used its diplomatic home. Public opinion polls show American and military muscle to try support for the war fading. While a small to pull off a successful vote foreign force may remain after 2014, the Ain a nation expected to define the foreign White House appears determined to policy of President Barack Obama. put the long, costly conflict behind it, Fast-forward to today: the Obama even though a serious militant threat to administration is taking an arms-length Afghan and US interests remains. approach to Afghanistan’s April 5th elec- In the lead-up to the 2009 vote, tions. US soldiers are no longer taking Chaudhary said, the Obama administra- the lead in safeguarding voters across the tion was divided between officials aligned central Asian country. US officials have with special representative Richard steered clear of appearing to pick sides Holbrooke at the State Department, who among rival candidates. favoured a muscular involvement in the The about-turn reflects Afghanistan’s vote, and others at the White House who shrinking role in the foreign policy pri- did not support his vision for long-term orities of the Obama administration, as US engagement. senior officials turn toward the conflict As former Defence Secretary Robert in Syria, Middle East peace talks, and the Gates wrote in his recent memoir, “It crisis in Ukraine. was all ugly: our partner, the president of “The approach is very different than Afghanistan, was tainted, and our hands it was in 2009,” said Shamila Chaudhary, were dirty as well.” Afghan soldiers escort trucks transporting ballot boxes prior to their departure to polling stations in various districts, in Kandahar yesterday. a former official who worked on In recent months, US Ambassador Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White James Cunningham and other diplomats House and State Department earlier in have held talks with an array of candi- It’s also unclear which candidate senior next Afghan leader, such as future use of Yet some question the wisdom of the Obama administration. “This is now a dates vying to replace Karzai, who is con- US officials would prefer, even privately, airfields to launch drone flights against the hands-off US approach in a vote country where we can have a minimalist stitutionally barred from seeking a third to take Karzai’s place. militants in the region and permission to that could help determine whether kind of engagement,” Chaudhary added. term. But the US embassy in Kabul has The three front-runners, former launch limited special forces raids against Afghanistan, once Nato departs, holds The contrast with 2009 is dramatic. assumed a studiously muted tone when Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, hardline militants. together or slides back into civil war. Then, less than a year after Obama weighing in on the vote. former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani, The role of US and Nato forces in Sarah Chayes, a senior advisor to took office, Afghanistan was seen by When a US-funded poll in December and former Foreign Minister Zalmay securing the 2014 polls will be, similarly, the top US military commander in Obama administration officials as the triggered accusations of US attempts to Rassoul, are all ideological moderates a distant echo of what it was in 2009. Afghanistan in 2009, said she fears the “good war”, unlike Iraq. Aid flowed into manipulate the vote, for instance, US offi- whose plans to combat poverty and hopes Part of that is sheer numbers: Afghan Obama administration may again be Afghanistan, as did US soldiers in what cials moved quickly to cut off funding for for modernizing Afghanistan’s economy forces numbered 186,000 when Afghans missing an opportunity to ensure that would become Obama’s surge of over such polls. appear roughly similar. voted in 2009; today they exceed 350,000. the vote truly represents Afghan voters’ 60,000 soldiers sent to fight tenacious “They learned a lot from last time,” While Rassoul is seen as Karzai’s Lieutenant-Colonel Will Griffin, a desires. Taliban militants. said Caroline Wadhams, an analyst at preferred successor, all leading candi- spokesman for US and Nato forces in “There is a presumption that this will US and Nato soldiers attempted to the Center for American Progress, a dates have indicated they would sign a Kabul, said foreign forces had trans- be a real transition and an end to the thwart Taliban attempts to disrupt the Washington think tank seen as close to US-Afghan deal allowing a small residual ported some elections materials ahead of Karzai era,” Chayes said. vote, overshadowing a much smaller force the Obama administration. force to stay beyond this year, training the vote and had advised Afghans in plan- “I think that is to underestimate fielded from Afghanistan’s then-untested “They are intentionally taking a back Afghan soldiers and conducting raids ning security and logistics for the vote. Karzai ... We could see a Putin-Medvedev army. Behind the scenes, US officials seat and being very cautious, rightly so, against Al Qaeda. “The (Afghan security force) is in the scenario in which he could continue to manoeuvred to empower challengers to in how they are approaching the different No matter who wins, and even if the lead and is better trained today in 2014 largely run the government from behind incumbent Hamid Karzai, the one-time players and in focusing on supporting the bilateral deal is not finalized, Washington than in 2009, and has greater capacity for the scenes.” Washington favourite who had come to processes.” will have a few pressing requests of the providing security,” Griffin said. REUTERS

Pollution: Lethal scandal The worst time to face Taiwan problem of British inaction

The world doesn’t BY JOHN VIDAL need a new cold lame the Sahara desert for the present air pollution. Blame Europe. Blame climate change – or even the war between spring sunshine, or the hole in the ozone layer. But if Byou are in government please don’t mention the fact that the toxic air much of Britain has been breathing is mostly China and of our own making. Don’t look on the front page of Defra’s website for an expla- nation of its composition, or expect ministers to admit this is Taiwan. a public health emergency. And certainly don’t expect local or central government to take action, such as reducing car num- BY WILLIAM PESEK bers in the streets or closing down factories. That’s what the Chinese and French governments do when the air in their cities aiwan’s Ma Ying-jeou is is unbreathable and their people are choking. Not us. learning a very valuable What we are not being told is that the milky, hazy skies lesson the hard way: If you shrouding southern Britain are the result of tiny particulates, Twant to cozy up to China, or aerosols, that scatter sunlight and come from our own traf- it’s best not to be too Chinese about fic, power stations, farming, construction sites, central heating it. boilers and industry. Our own bad air is mixing with pollution The point is being driven home drifting in from mainland Europe and a bit of Saharan dust, by hundreds of thousands of stu- picked up by unusual weather conditions that have trapped the dent protesters, enraged by the foul mix over a wide area. It will take until Thursday at the earli- Taiwanese president’s attempt to est before westerly winds begin to disperse it, the Met office says. enact a trade pact with China in But the results of this will be seen over the coming months the dark of night. The deal to open as hospitals report increased admissions from people suffering up the island’s service industries respiratory diseases, strokes, heart attacks and worsening lung is controversial enough. But when conditions. Last year, according to the government’s own figures, Ma reneged on a promise to allow more than 29,000 people died prematurely from air pollution in a clause-by- clause review before Britain, with 4,300 in London alone. implementing it, he infuriated the Protesters sit in front of policemen during a demonstration against a controversial Taiwan-China trade pact outside Slowly, it is dawning on people that the risks from air pol- island’s youth. Ma seems to have parliament in Taipei on Wednesday. lution are far greater than previously thought or understood. forgotten he’s running a democracy, Last week, the extremely cautious World Health Organisation not a Communist Party precinct. revised its figures and reported that nearly one in eight of the This nascent battle between stu- out would undermine Taiwan’s and PCs to Chinese. Ma’s bigger mis- other way around. Taiwanese have to world’s deaths – more than 7 million people a year – are now dents and Ma’s ruling Kuomintang economy and international credibil- step was assuming his people would wonder what Beijing might try if Ma the direct result of air pollution, and that for every person who Party is about more than bank ity pales in comparison to the need go along quietly with his Politburo- got his way and effectively merged dies, there are many more whose health is impaired long term. branches and beauty parlours. to preserve the island’s hard-won esque manoeuvre. Young Taiwanese the two economies. Trade pacts with Put bluntly: every year air pollution kills more people than It’s about where Taiwan intends democracy. Yes, China is Taiwan’s appear to be mulling a very dif- China can involve political control as Aids, smoking, road accidents and diabetes combined, and is to position itself in the tug of war largest trading partner and Ma’s ferent future, one that shares the much as economics: Just as oil gives the world’s single biggest environmental health risk. between Xi Jinping’s China and economy has been hit hard by the values espoused by the opposition Russia undue influence over Ukraine, Last week, even as Paris banned some traffic to reduce air Barack Obama’s US for influence demise of the personal computer, Democratic Progressive Party. Are China’s trade brawn gives its vast pollution, London played down the problem, even though our in Asia. on which the island largely bet its they proud of their Chinese heritage? leverage from Indonesia to Nigeria. air was just as polluted. London’s mayor, Boris Johnson, has No doubt Xi and Obama never future. Clearly, alienating Beijing Sure. But that doesn’t mean they’re If it’s displeased by events in Taipei, several times warned the vulnerable to avoid outdoor exercise, expected Taiwan to flare up as an carries costs. prepared to give up freedoms and Xi could just cut off the flow of busi- but he is accused of doing virtually nothing to reduce the causes issue between them this year. In But so does a policy that depends rights that still remain a dream on ness to Taiwan. of pollution. his almost six years as president, on China’s goodwill. Taiwan’s sophis- the mainland. Already racked by geopoliti- Central government, too, has tried to wash its hands of the Ma has focused intently on improv- ticated economy has more in com- The Communist Party’s subjuga- cal crises from Ukraine to North problem although it knows that air pollution is costing the ing ties with the mainland. But the mon with those of the US and tion of its own citizens and over- Korea, the world doesn’t need a NHS billions of pounds a year, and that the supreme court has students who last month stormed Japan than China, and it should ink reach in Hong Kong is feeding the new cold war between China and ruled that the state has a legal duty to protect us from it. Last Taiwan’s Cabinet compound for the more free-trade pacts with devel- movement. Young Taiwanese have Taiwan. But Ma’s miscalculation month the EU finally, after 15 years of warnings, extensions and first time in history demonstrated oped nations, like the one recently watched as China has backtracked provides a chance for him to start postponements, launched legal proceedings against Britain for the limits and unappreciated con- signed with New Zealand. Its human on pledges to allow Hong Kongers fresh. He should try harder to sell failing to reduce “excessive” levels of air pollution. The govern- sequences of that policy. Although capital, infrastructure and financial to elect their own leaders. Beijing’s his vision for expanding the 2010 ment now faces fines of £300m a year, but we can expect it to not exactly an Arab Spring, this resources give Taiwan the leverage attempts to impose vaguely writ- Economic Cooperation Framework try everything to reduce pollution – bar restricting traffic. “Sunflower Movement” suggests to move up the value-added ladder ten anti-sedition laws and patriotic Agreement that led to this contro- The need to clear the air is just as great today as in the 1950s the calm across the Taiwan Strait in the search for the next game- education, and to clamp down on the versial services deal. Where differ- when peasouper smog killed thousands. In 1956 a brave govern- that Beijing and Washington took changing technology. That’s the only city’s freewheeling press, are equally ences emerge, he should tweak the ment passed the first Clean Air Act that banned coal burning for granted may officially be over. way Taiwan is going to maintain or unnerving. China should be learning pact accordingly. In case Ma forgot, and reduced pollution spectacularly. Today we have the laws Ma should shelve the China deal improve its per capita income of from Hong Kong’s civil liberties and that’s how democracy works. from Europe that would do the same, but no government seems for now. His argument that backing about $39,000 — not by selling TVs first-world financial system, not the WP-BLOOMBERG prepared to implement them. THE GUARDIAN FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Egypt boosts Turkey lifts punishment for terrorist offences Twitter ban CAIRO: Egypt said yesterday that it has boosted punishment for “terrorist” offences and expanded the scope of crimes that fall under that category, a day after bombings killed a top after ruling police officer. The legal amendments will come in force when interim president YouTube still remains offline Adly Mansour approves the gov- ernment-penned draft. The cabi- ANKARA: Turkey lifted common nickname for Erdogan. net did not immediately release the a much-criticised block on Turkish journalist Adem Yavuz changes made to the law. Twitter yesterday, 24 hours Arslan urged caution, warn- Egypt has been hit by a string after its highest court over- ing that users should maintain of bombings and shootings target- turned the ban as a breach of the VPNs or virtual private ing the security forces since the the right to free speech. networks they have used to get army ousted Islamist president Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan around the ban. “Twitter has Mohamed Mursi last July. on March 20 shuttered access to been unblocked,” he wrote. “But On Wednesday, a police gen- the social media site after it had do not change your VPN settings eral was killed and five policemen been used to spread a torrent of yet. Because the government has were wounded when three bombs anonymous leaks implicating his the plug on the Internet. It can US Secretary of State John Kerry waters a tree he planted during a planting ceremony with Algerian Foreign exploded near Cairo University. inner circle in corruption. pull it whenever it wants.” Minister Ramtane Lamamra, (centre right), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during a US-Algeria Strategic Dialogue “The cabinet approved amend- Turkey’s Nato allies and inter- San Francisco-based Twitter in Algiers yesterday. ments to the penal code and national human rights groups on Wednesday tweeted: “We wel- the criminal procedure code strongly criticised the ban as come this Constitutional Court to strengthen punishments for a step backward for Turkey’s ruling and hope to have Twitter acts of terrorism,” the military- democracy. YouTube however access restored in Turkey soon.” installed body said. It said that remains offline in Turkey. When the micro-blogging serv- US, Algeria vow to cooperate more tribunals tracking terror- On Wednesday, Turkey’s ice wasn’t live in Turkey by yes- ism-related cases would be set up. Constitutional Court ruled the terday morning, critics started “The amendments have broad- Twitter ban violated free speech pushing, fearing that the govern- ened the definition of terror- and ordered the communications ment may ignore the order. A in fight against terrorism ism,” justice minister Nayyer ministry and telecoms authority to lawmaker from Erdogan’s ruling Abdelmoneim Othman told pri- reverse it “with immediate effect”. Justice and Development Party ALGIERS: The United States military intervention in Algeria’s to build a more robust defence vate satellite channel CBC Extra. The government took 24 hours (AKP) suggested on TV that the and Algeria pledged yesterday southern neighbour Mali in relationship and help secure and “They reflect what is happening to react. First the telecoms court order may not be imple- to work together to battle ter- January 2013 after Al Qaeda- strengthen borders in the region. now and take into consideration authority TIB removed from mented immediately, saying “We rorism, as US Secretary of State linked groups seized control of He also vowed that the United many things that have changed its website a court order on the will evaluate the verdict”. John Kerry paid his first visit to the country’s north. But mili- States would work with Algeria in the past three years,” Othman Twitter block and started con- Lawmaker Sezgin Tanrikulu the north African nation. tants have also struck in Niger, to try to stem the unrest in said, adding that there were some tacting internet service provid- of the secular main opposition “Algeria, which has paid a heavy Tunisia and Algeria itself, where the lawless Sahel region, which groups who were a “burden to the ers to lift the ban. Shortly after Republican People’s Party, warned toll to terrorism, will never bow they overran a desert gas plant stretches across several north country’s security”, referring to — as many of Turkey’s Twitter that defying the ruling “would in front of this scourge,” Algerian last year triggering a bloody African nations. “We are grateful, Muslim Brotherhood movement. accounts came live again — the mean an abuse of power”. Foreign Minister Ramtane four-day siege in which some 40 very grateful, for Algeria’s efforts The Brotherhood was desig- transport and communications President Abdullah Gul, a regu- Lamamra said at the opening of hostages were killed. in Mali and Niger, which under- nated a “terrorist organisation” ministry confirmed the move. lar Twitter user, said “the bans on strategic talks between the two Lamamra said his country was score Algeria’s constructive role after the authorities blamed it for “In line with the decision made Twitter and YouTube now need countries. “Terrorism knows no committed to working with all its in regional stability not only in several deadly bombings. It regu- by the Constitutional Court ... the to be lifted,” speaking with jour- boundaries, has no creed, no religion partners “to stand in the way of the east, but to the south.” larly calls for pro-Mursi protests measure blocking access to the nalists during a visit to Kuwait. and targets all nations,” he added. this peril, and to eradicate this Kerry said one of the ways to which often descend into clashes Twitter.com Internet site has been The US site later said: “We are But he called for more intel- scourge”. One of Algeria’s major fight terrorism was to help create with police or his opponents. removed,” it said. The ban had been encouraged by the news from ligence sharing from the United concerns was the situation in the jobs and ensure stability in peo- The government says militants widely circumvented by many of Turkey today and welcome our States in the fight against Sahel, where “terrorism, human- ple’s lives. have killed almost 500 people, mostly Turkey’s almost 12 million Twitter Turkish users back to Twitter.” Islamist militancy, and greater trafficking, drug-trafficking and “Those who offer the violence policemen and soldiers, in attacks users, who have instead sent tweets Erdogan had ordered the coordination among regional law all kinds of criminal activities that comes with terrorism, don’t since Mursi’s overthrow. “These via text message or by adjusting Internet curbs in the lead-up to enforcement agencies as well as have woven their webs,” he said. offer jobs, they don’t offer educa- amendments give the authorities their Internet settings. key local elections last Sunday, in for border monitoring. This threatened “the stability tion, they don’t offer health care, power to pursue these crimes, detect Many Twitter users quickly which his party chalked up sweep- Jihadist violence has plagued and very existence of the peoples they don’t have a programme to them and firmly confront them,” commented on the move, with ing wins despite the claims of sleaze the vast Sahel-Sahara region and states of the area.” Kerry, who pull a country together.” Such ter- Othman said. The Brotherhood Nervana Mahmoud writing and graft and a harsh police crack- since the 2011 overthrow of arrived late on Wednesday amid ror groups are in direct “confronta- and Mursi supporters have been from Egypt, “Joy to the world, down on protesters last June. Libyan dictator Muammar tight security, said Washington tion with modernity,” he warned. targeted in a deadly police crack- the Sultan has agreed”, using a AFP Gaddafi, prompting a French-led wanted to partner with Algeria AFP down since his ouster. AFP

‘Blood money’ Iran, six powers start saves maid from Saudi execution expert-level talks JAKARTA: Indonesia has VIENNA: Iran and six world the third round of talks at that agreed to pay $1.9m to stop powers began an expert-level level since February. The aim is the impending execution of an meeting about Tehran’s nuclear to hammer out a long-term deal Indonesian maid on death row programme yesterday, part of by July 20 that would define the in Saudi Arabia for murder, a efforts to reach an agreement by permissible scope of Iran’s nuclear minister said yesterday. late July on how to resolve a dec- programme in return for a lifting Satinah Binti Jumadi Ahmad ade-old dispute that has stirred of sanctions that are severely bat- was sentenced to death in 2011 fears of a Middle East war. tering its oil-dependent economy. for murdering her employer’s The meeting in Vienna of Both sides have made clear wife and stealing money. She was nuclear and other experts from their political commitment to due to be beheaded in the coming Iran and the United States, reach a comprehensive agree- days. Her case has attracted huge France, Germany, Russia, China ment but officials acknowledge media attention in Indonesia and and Britain was to prepare for a that success is far from guaran- there was a campaign in recent new round of higher-level nego- teed in view of decades of mutual weeks to stop the execution from tiations next week, also in the mistrust and big differences over going ahead. Austrian capital. the issues involved. Displaced women and children standing at their new settlement in Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced People Under Shariah law followed in A spokesman for European The powers want Iran to sig- (IDP), 10km southwest of El Fasher in North Darfur, yesterday. Saudi Arabia, the family of a vic- Union foreign policy chief nificantly scale back its nuclear tim can settle for “blood money” Catherine Ashton — whose office activities in order to deny it any instead of an execution. The fam- is coordinating contacts with capability of quickly diverting them ily demanded SR7m ($1.9m) but Iran on behalf of the big powers to the production of a nuclear South Sudan on verge of famine: UN contributions from businesses and — confirmed that the meeting bomb, if it decided to “weaponise” a group representing companies had started but gave no details. its enrichment of uranium. GENEVA: War-torn South fields in the next two months, to feel it is safe to head to their that send migrant workers abroad Officials earlier said they were Iran says its enrichment pro- Sudan could become the scene he said, “it doesn’t take much to fields, and to bring in far more aid only managed to raise SR4m. expected to last until Saturday. gramme is a peaceful bid to gen- of the worst famine catastrophe imagine what will happen when in the form of seeds and tools to Indonesian Security Minister The April 8-9 meeting of chief erate electricity and has ruled out in Africa in decades without the harvest is due in November and help get things started. Djoko Suyanto said yesterday negotiators — including Ashton shutting any of its nuclear facili- more aid and a ceasefire to let December: There won’t be one”. He said that donations so far that the government had agreed and Iranian Foreign Minister ties. It denies having any nuclear farmers reach their fields, the Making matters worse, the had fallen far short of needs, with to provide the remaining SR3m. Mohammad Javad Zarif — will be bomb designs. REUTERS UN warned yesterday. violence has meant UN agencies a UN appeal for nearly $1.3bn for “We have agreed to fulfil the “If we miss the planting season, are having huge difficulty pre- aid to the country only a quarter family’s demands,” he told report- there will be a catastrophic decline positioning food stocks before the funded. ers in the capital Jakarta. “This in food security,” Toby Lanzer, the onset of the rainy season, when The world body needed $232 will help to save Satinah from UN’s top aid official in the country, downpours will make already million to ensure only the bare the death penalty.” The family told reporters in Geneva. challenging roads even more dif- minimum of humanitarian aid in had initially asked for SR15m but Iraqi forces kill over 40 rebels “What will strike that country, ficult to navigate, he said. South Sudan through the end of agreed to lower it, he added. and it will hit about seven million The violence in South Sudan May, he said. The Indonesian government BAGHDAD: Iraqi soldiers killed more than 40 militants in clashes people, will be more grave than erupted last December between Lanzer said the UN was work- has fought a long battle to save near Baghdad yesterday as anti-government fighters edged close to anything that continent has seen forces loyal to President Salva ing hard to prevent the existing the maid and had already man- the capital just weeks before national parliamentary elections. since the mid-1980s,” he warned, Kiir and fighters loosely allied catastrophe from metastasising, aged to get the execution delayed The fire-fight was the latest in a surge in bloodshed over the past referring to the massive famine in to former vice president Riek stressing that “if that were to five times since her conviction. year, amid fears insurgents could seek to destabilise the April 30 polls by Ethiopia that shocked the world’s Machar. A ceasefire signed in happen, it’s going to cost people Saudi Arabia is the biggest upping the pace of attacks with violence already at its worst since 2008. conscience. January is in tatters. a whole lot more.” destination for Indonesian maids, Militants attacked an army camp in Yusifiyah, just southwest of South Sudanese farmers usu- More than 800,000 people are “We are facing certainly one of with around one million in the Baghdad, an interior ministry statement said. More than 40 insurgents ally plant their fields in April and displaced inside South Sudan, the gravest humanitarian chal- ultra-conservative kingdom. If died in the ensuing battle, with one army officer also killed. May, but they have been unable to while almost 255,000 have ?ed lenges that I have every seen,” Ahmad was beheaded, it could have Two heavy machineguns, 15 rifles and five grenade launchers were start this year amid a raging civil to the neighbouring countries said Lanzer, who has also served set back attempts by Indonesia and seized, along with other equipment, the statement said. The clashes in war. “We’ve got 3.7 million people of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and in East Timour, Darfur and the Saudi Arabia to mend ties dam- Yusifiyah come after days of fighting in the Zoba and Zaidan areas west who are already at severe risk of Sudan, the UN says. Lanzer Central African Republic. “And aged by the 2011 beheading of an of Baghdad. Elsewhere yesterday, a series of attacks nationwide, includ- starvation,” Lanzer said. insisted on the need to quickly it could get a lot worse.” Indonesian maid, who was also ing five car bombs, killed 10 people, security and medical officials said. If people can’t make it to their ensure enough security for people AFP guilty of murder. AFP AFP FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Kiev carnage: Shooter showed no suicidal tendencies FORT HOOD, TEXAS: The soldier suspected of shooting dead three people before killing Ukraine blames himself at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas was under psychi- atric care but showed no signs of violence or suicidal tenden- cies, a US official said yesterday. Russian agents No motive was given for the rampage, which also left 16 wounded, in what was the sec- ond mass shooting at the base Yanukovich issued ‘criminal order’ in five years, raising questions about security at US military KIEV: Ukraine’s Western- said that deposed president Viktor posts. Officials have so far ruled backed leaders yesterday Yanukovich had issued the “crimi- out terrorism. blamed Russian agents and the nal order” to fire at the protest- The gunman, who had been country’s ousted president of ers while agents from Russia’s treated for depression and anxi- organising two days of blood- Federal Security Service (FSB) ety, was yet to be officially named shed in February that claimed helped him plan and carry out the but security officials said prelimi- nearly 90 lives. assault. nary information identified him Moscow also lashed out at its “FSB agents took part in both as 34-year-old Ivan Lopez. old Cold War nemesis Nato for the planning and execution of the US Army Secretary John building up the defences of ex- so-called anti-terrorist opera- McHugh said the soldier, who Communist and Soviet nations tion,” Ukrainian Security Service joined the service in 2008, had that have felt threatened by head Valentyn Nalyvaichenko told served two tours of duty abroad, Russia’s recent annexation of the same press briefing. including four months in Iraq in Crimea and massive buildup of An FSB spokesman told 2011. He had no direct involve- forces near Ukraine. Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti ment in combat and had not been The furious East-West battle news agency that Ukraine’s wounded. for Ukraine’s future has exposed allegations were patently false. “He was undergoing a variety the deep divide that splits the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei of treatment and diagnoses for US Secretary of the Army John McHugh (left) and US Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno reflect on nation of 46 million between those Lavrov for his part said “huge mental health conditions, rang- the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, while testifying at the Committee on Armed Services in Washington yesterday. who see themselves as either cul- amounts of evidence” contra- ing from depression to anxiety to turally tied to Russia or a part of dicted Kiev’s claims. some sleep disturbance. He was observation mission in the Sinai, soldier already stationed here and buildings and open fire on fellow a broader Europe. Yanukovich fled to Russia only prescribed a number of drugs to Egypt, in 2006 Davis said. allowed access. I think a positive soldiers at about 2100 GMT on Those tensions exploded on days after the carnage and is now address those, including Ambien,” A neighbour of the Lopez family step would be better care for the Wednesday. The incident is the February 18 when gunshots in wanted in Kiev for allegedly order- McHugh told a US Senate com- in Killeen, Texas, told ABC News mentally ill, since that seems to third shooting at a military base the heart of snow-swept Kiev her- ing police to open fire against the mittee hearing. McHugh said that the soldier’s wife was “shak- play a part in the majority of mass in the United States in about six alded the onset of pitch battles crowds — a charge he denies but the soldier and his wife were ing and crying” when informed of shootings - not just within the months that, along with a series between riot police and protest- that is likely to keep him out of from Puerto Rico and that he the shooting. “She told me that military,” Chrissie Jennette said. of shootings in schools and malls, ers — some armed with nothing Ukraine for years to come. had served in the Puerto Rican she hasn’t talked to (her husband) Doctors at one local hospi- has sparked a national debate more than metal shields — that “Former president Yanukovych national guard before joining the since 3 o’clock and was hysterical,” tal said three shooting victims over gun violence. left scores dead. will be prosecuted,” Ukrainian US Army. said Xanderia Morris, who could remained in critical condition. US President Barack Obama Both sides have blamed the Prime Minister Arseniy Puerto Rico National Guard not immediately be reached by The shooter, who arrived at was “heartbroken” that another other for starting the violence. Yatsenyuk told the BBC. “He is Major Jamie Davis told Reuters Reuters to confirm the account. Fort Hood in February, had shooting had occurred, and said But no formal probe results had accused of mass murder and we he had confirmed that Lopez Military families at Fort Hood, “self-reported” a traumatic brain the incident “reopens the pain of been unveiled until acting interior will bring him to justice.” was the same person believed a base still reeling from the 2009 injury after returning from Iraq what happened at Fort Hood five minister Arsen Avakov presented The raging security crisis on to be at the center of the Fort attack when an Army psychiatrist but was never wounded in action, years ago”. his initial findings to report- the eastern edge of the European Hood shooting. Lopez served in killed 13 people and wounded 32 Fort Hood commanding officer Fort Hood, a base from which ers yesterday. Avakov’s conclu- Union has been accompanied by the Puerto Rico National Guard others, appeared shaken. The wife Lieutenant General Mark Milley soldiers prepare to deploy to Iraq sion was decisive and potentially months of economic pressure that from January, 1999 to 2009, in of an emergency room doctor who said. Before the shooting, he was and Afghanistan, had overhauled devastating for the new leaders’ Russia had poured on Ukraine in a an infantry unit and as a band treated some of the victims said she being evaluated for PTSD or its security to better deal with relations with Russian President seeming effort to force its leaders member, both military combat panicked when she heard the news. post-traumatic stress disorder. potential “insider threats” after Vladimir Putin. to reverse their Westward course. training assignments; he also had “The problem is, both shoot- It was not clear what spurred the 2009 shooting rampage. The acting interior minister AFP a six-month stint as part of an ings have been an inside job. A the gunman to enter two base REUTERS

Queen Elizabeth meets Pope UK doctors paid $64m by Zuma evading graft report, drug companies in 2013 LONDON: Doctors in Britain were paid £38.5m ($64m) by drug firms last year, sightly less than 2012, according to new data says opposition underscoring the links between the pharmaceutical industry and prescribers. Industry payments to doctors have come under CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s increased scrutiny following a number of scandals over sales main opposition party accused practices, notably in the United States, and concerns that such President Jacob Zuma yester- ties could put commercial interests ahead of the best outcome for day of trying to “run away” from patients. The figure, announced by the Association of the British explaining his role in a $23m Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) yesterday , was slightly down state-funded security upgrade on the 2012 level of £40m. Criticism of the close relationship to his home that was heavily between doctors and drug firms has prompted some companies criticised by anti-corruption to rethink how they operate. GlaxoSmithKline said in December investigators. it would stop paying doctors to promote its drugs, though it will Public Protector Thuli still pay fees for clinical research and advisory work. A number Madonsela, South Africa’s top of other firms have also taken more limited steps to curb physi- graft watchdog, said in a report cian-related marketing practices, including AstraZeneca, which last month Zuma should pay said in 2011 it was scrapping payments for doctors to attend back some of the money spent on international congresses. upgrades to his Nkandla home, which included a chicken run and swimming pool. New strong quake hits Chile Madonsela described the spend- SANTIAGO: A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 ing as excessive and accused Zuma rocked northern Chile late on Wednesday, sparking a new tsu- of conduct “inconsistent with his nami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip (centre), greets office” but he has since denied any ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people. Chilean Pope Francis at the Vatican yesterday. Francis will be the fifth Pope the Queen has met, starting with Pius XII wrongdoing, arguing he was una- President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage from in 1951 when she was still a princess. She has also met John XXIII, John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict ware of many of the upgrades and Tuesday’s 8.2 jolt, was among those forced to evacuate as the lat- did not ask for them. est quake sowed terror among exhausted and nervous residents. XVI, who stepped down last year. Zuma met a Wednesday dead- “People are running around terrified,” a resident of the north- line for him to respond to parlia- ern city of Iquique told Canal 13 in a telephone interview. “It ment but said that before he acted is still moving, it is terrible.” There were no immediate reports he wanted to see the findings of a of fatalities or major damage from the new quake and authori- separate probe by the police’s elite ties lifted the tsunami alert two hours later. Bachelet, surveying Special Investigating Unit (SIU) damage from Tuesday’s quake in the city of Arica, was evacuated British premier under pressure that he ordered in December. to higher ground. “People seem calm but you can tell they are The opposition Democratic prepared and are carrying bags,” she said. Alliance (DA) said this was over minister’s expenses merely stone-walling until after Kyrgyzstan appoints reformist PM a May 7 election. “The reality is that President Zuma is trying BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted overwhelmingly yes- LONDON: British Prime men, he is under pressure to at is important Maria repays that to run away from accountability terday to appoint reformer Joomart Otorbayev as prime minister Minister David Cameron least maintain if not increase the money and that is exactly what and delay having to explain his and avert a political crisis in the volatile Central Asian nation rejected a call to sack one of number of female ministers. she is going to do. I think people actions to South Africa until after where two leaders have been overthrown in the past decade. The his ministers yesterday after a John Mann, a Labour lawmaker should leave it at that.” the elections,” DA parliamentary previous government, led by Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, resigned report criticised her for hinder- who made the original complaint A spokesman for Cameron leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said. on March 18 after the ruling coalition fell apart in a row over ing an inquiry into her expenses against Miller, called on Cameron rejected suggestions by local Zuma has been pilloried over alleged corruption. Otorbayev, a deputy prime minister in the claims and asked her to pay to sack Miller. media that Miller’s position was the Nkandla scandal, including by previous government, was proposed for approval by the same back £5,800 ($9,600). “Maria Miller has been found more secure because she was a senior members within the rul- three parliamentary factions which once backed Satybaldiyev. The British parliament’s com- to have acted in a way that is woman and Cameron could not ing African National Congress They reunited to avoid further tension in the country, where vio- mittee on standards said Culture completely unacceptable for a afford to sack a female minister. (ANC). Despite the outrage, the lent revolts have felled two presidents since 2005. Secretary Maria Miller’s attitude minister,” he said in a statement, Miller told parliament she ANC is widely expected to win towards an inquiry into her hous- saying her apology, which lasted fully accepted the committee’s the election, giving Zuma another Chad withdraws from CAR peacekeeping force ing expenses had breached the around 30 seconds, showed a lack recommendations. five years in office. N’DJAMENA: Chad announced yesterday that it was with- code of conduct for members of of respect for parliament, the “The committee has recom- “I am intent on giving full and drawing from the African peacekeeping force in the violence- parliament and recommended she committee and the public. mended I apologise to the house proper consideration to all these torn Central African Republic after being accused of siding apologise, which she did, briefly, “Given David Cameron’s strong for my attitude to the commis- matters,” he said. with a mainly Muslim movement that held power for most of before other lawmakers. statements on ‘cleaning up sioner’s inquiries and I of course His response has only suc- last year. Chad came under the spotlight last weekend when at The matter is awkward for expenses’ in the past, he will be unreservedly apologise,” she said. ceeded in angering critics who least 24 people were killed and another 100 seriously wounded by Cameron, up for re-election next accused of hypocrisy if he does not The committee recommended say corruption has worsened Chadian soldiers sent to repatriate their compatriots from the year, since the opposition Labour sack Maria Miller today.” Miller repay money she had under Zuma and is undermining mainly Christian CAR, according to officials there. The Chadian party has criticised him for hav- Cameron said he thought Miller claimed to cover mortgage inter- the popularity of the ANC, which government said it was pulling out from the peacekeeping force ing just four women, including was doing an “excellent job”. est payments. It said it accepted has ruled South Africa since the because of “a wanton and malicious campaign” against its troops. Miller, in his cabinet of 22. “It (the report) actually cleared the money had been claimed inad- end of apartheid in 1994. It is “Face with these repeated accusations, Chad... is deciding to Regularly accused by his crit- her of the original allegation vertently due to a sudden drop in also a key concern for investors withdraw the Chadian contingent from the MISCA (peacekeep- ics of running a government of made against her,” he said. “It interest rates. in Africa’s largest economy. ing force),” the government statement said. AGENCIES white male privately-educated did find an overpayment ... and it AFP AFP FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA UN, humanitarian groups warn of health crisis brewing in Myanmar

YANGON: More than 800,000 health, water and food supplies to Doctors Without Borders to Rakhine and more than 700,000 malnutrition has been suspended families at even greater risk,” people lack adequate health- isolated communities and camps leave the region following pro- vulnerable people outside the in the state capital Sittwe, the said Kelland Stevenson, Country care in strife-torn western for people displaced by deadly tests against them. camps are “severely hampered”, statement said. Director for Save the Children. Myanmar after aid workers sectarian violence. International relief groups Liviu Vedrasco of World Health “Without the immediate and Mobs ransacked offices, looted fled the region, the UN has The exodus worsened an in Rakhine have come under Organisation said in a UN state- full restoration of an enabling warehouses and smashed equip- warned, with children deprived already dire medical situation mounting pressure from local ment with humanitarian groups and secure environment to re- ment in last week’s attacks. More of life-saving treatment. for hundreds of thousands of Buddhists who accuse them of released late on Wednesday. establish essential life-saving than 170 aid workers were pulled A wave of attacks against people left without access to bias towards Muslims. Life-saving therapeutic treat- assistance, the humanitarian out from the state and there are humanitarian workers in treatment after the government Health services for most of ment for more than 300 chil- situation will rapidly deterio- fears the relief infrastructure has Rakhine state has choked off in February ordered aid group the 140,000 displaced people in dren suffering from severe acute rate, putting children and their been severely damaged. AFP No rest until MH370 answers found: Najib No debris seen to indicate crash site despite search

PERTH: Malaysian Prime found, with time running out route between Kuala Lumpur Minister Najib Razak vowed to locate the plane’s “black box” and Beijing had so far been Thursday “we will not rest” which only emits a signal for inconclusive. until the fate of flight MH370 around 30 days. In contrast, Australia’s mobi- is known, as Australia called Najib admitted the exhaus- lisation since it was handed it “the most difficult search in tive hunt for the Boeing 777 increased responsibility in the human history”. that vanished on March 8 was search effort has been praised. Najib toured the military base a “gargantuan task”, but said he Australia has far more expe- in Perth being used as a staging was confident that “in due time rience than Malaysia of rescue post in the hunt for the Malaysia we will provide a closure to this operations, routinely monitoring Airlines plane carrying 239 people event, on this tragedy”. huge tracts of ocean, but Prime that is believed to have crashed Kuala Lumpur’s response has Minister Tony Abbott said the in the Indian Ocean. “We want been widely criticised, especially current search was the toughest to find answers. We want to pro- by distraught relatives of the 153 ever. “Every day, working on the vide comfort to the families and Chinese nationals aboard. basis of just small pieces of infor- we will not rest until answers are Adding to the frustration mation, we are putting the jigsaw indeed found,” Najib said. for families affected, Malaysian together. And every day we have a Despite extensive scouring police chief Khalid Abu Bakar higher degree of confidence that A crew member aboard a Royal New Zealand Air Force AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft prepares to launch a of the remote southern Indian said Wednesday a criminal inves- we know more about what hap- smoke canister to mark the position of an object spotted in the southern Indian Ocean during the search for the Ocean, no debris that would tigation into what caused the pened to this ill-fated flight,” he Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 on Tuesday. indicate a crash site has been flight to veer from its intended said. AFP

Monks set up anti-terror team Malaysia asked to ensure safety of abducted Chinese BEIJING: Nervous about a repeat of last month’s deadly KUALA LUMPUR/ her room when the gunmen forced situation develops,” he added. were checking getaway routes Sabah has become a popular knife attack at a Chinese BEIJING: China demanded her out into a waiting boat. Those Malaysian media quoted Prime that the kidnappers may have tourist destination for Chinese train station, a well-known that Malaysia ensures the reports were unclear where the Minister Najib Razak as saying used, a security official said. in recent years, but has faced Buddhist temple in eastern safety of its nationals yesterday, hotel worker, aged 40, was when he did not rule out the possibility Maritime enforcement and security problems due to its China has drafted some of after armed men abducted two she was abducted. that the kidnapping in Sabah was anti-kidnapping forces in neigh- proximity to the restive southern its monks into a new “anti- women, a Chinese tourist and China’s Foreign Ministry an attempt to sour ties between bouring Philippines were working Philippines where Muslim rebels terrorist” squad, state media a Philippine hotel worker, from spokesman Hong Lei told a regu- China and Malaysia. with their Malaysian counter- have fought the government for said yesterday. a Malaysian diving resort on lar news briefing in Beijing that “There may be those who are parts to quickly resolve the case, decades and sprouted multiple The team at the 1,700-year- Borneo island. its consulate in Malaysian Borneo attempting to drive a wedge the Philippines embassy in Kuala armed splinter groups. old Lingyin Temple in the tour- The unidentified gunmen kid- had demanded “that local police between us and China,” Malaysia’s Lumpur said. Last February, more than ist city of Hangzhou is made napped the two women Wednesday fully put into effect rescue work The Star newspaper quoted “The embassy has alerted 100 armed Filipinos landed by up of 20 monks and more than night from Singamata island off on the basis of guaranteeing Najib as saying during his visit to Philippine police authorities in boat and launched attacks on 20 security guards, the official the coastal town of Semporna in safety and to ensure the safety of Australia, where he was observing nearby areas for possible interdic- Malaysian security forces, spark- Xinhua news agency quoted Malaysia’s eastern state of Sabah. Chinese tourists there.” search operations for the airliner. tion, in the event the perpetrators ing a major security crisis in the temple’s Buddhist Master Some Malaysian media reports “The Chinese foreign ministry Malaysian security forces have and their victims were headed the area close to the Singamata Jueheng as saying. said the 29-year old tourist was in will pay close attention to how the launched rescue operations and their way,” it said in a statement. resort. REUTERS The squad’s members are equipped with shields, pepper spray and batons. It is the first Angkor Wat tour time a Chinese temple has set up such a team, Xinhua said. Japan cancels Mass faintings at garment whaling hunt factories in Cambodia TOKYO: Japan said yes- PHNOM PENH: More than the backbone of the multi-billion terday it was cancelling its 200 Cambodian garment work- dollar garment industry, a key annual Antarctic whaling ers have been hospitalised after source of foreign income for the hunt for the first time in a new spate of mass faintings impoverished Southeast Asian more than 25 years after a at factories in the kingdom this nation. UN court ruled that the pro- week, officials said yesterday. Safety worries are rife with gramme was a commercial Tainted food, poor working periodic mass faintings often activity disguised as science. conditions and the spraying of blamed on poor health, bad ven- A “deeply disappointed” insecticide are the suspected tilation or exposure to dangerous Tokyo earlier this week said it causes, according to Khim chemicals. “The health of workers would honour Monday’s judge- Sunsoda, Deputy Governor of is generally poor because with the ment by the UNs’ Hague-based Pur Senchey district where the current wages they cannot make a International Court of Justice incidents happened. good living,” said Seang Sambath, but did not exclude the pos- The three factories, run by head of the Worker Friendship sibility of future whaling pro- Shen Zhou, Daqian Textile and Union Federation. grammes. Officials said the New Wide companies, make In January, police opened fire next hunt, which would have clothes for brands, including on striking employees demanding started in late 2014, had been Puma and Adidas. a minimum wage of $160 a month. scrapped, just weeks after the About 650,000 workers provide AFP most recent one finished. Tourists visit the Ta Phrom temple, part of the Angkor architectural complexion, on Tuesday. Cambodia’s Angkor Wat has been digitally mapped, allowing people to visit temples from home using Google. 1 tonne ivory tusks seized Mini tsunami hits Japan SINGAPORE: Singapore Indonesia opposition to top polls authorities said yesterday they had intercepted about after strong Chile quake JAKARTA: Indonesia’s main survey with its support declining heads out to meet people in the one tonne of ivory worth opposition party is set to win a to 17 percent, while the Gerindra capital’s poorer districts -- has $1.6m in a shipping container convincing victory at legislative party of ex-army general Prabowo endeared him to a nation sick of from Africa marked as car- TOKYO: Small tsunami areas of northern Japan, the elections next week, boosted by Subianto was in third with 14 aloof, political leaders with deep rying coffee berries. waves hit northern Japan early agency said, adding that bigger the nomination of the popular percent. roots in the Suharto era. The seizure was made in an yesterday following a power- waves could hit the coast later. Jakarta governor as their presi- The PDI-P had been expected The survey showed the per- export inspection station at the ful 8.2-magnitude earthquake Earlier yesterday, Japan issued dential candidate, a poll showed. to top the elections for some centage of people saying they Pasir Panjang port on March thousands of kilometres away a tsunami advisory, saying waves The Indonesian Democratic months, but it has seen an would vote for Widodo in the 25 following a tip-off, Singapore across the Pacific Ocean in of up to one metre (three feet) Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will increase in popularity since the presidential polls rising to 45 per- Customs and the Agri-Food & Chile after officials issued an above normal sea levels could hit take 37 percent of the vote at nomination of governor Joko cent from 35 percent in a survey Veterinary Authority said. evacuation advisory for certain eastern Pacific coast regions, but Wednesday’s election, a survey of Widodo as its candidate for the before his nomination. “The shipment, which was areas. were unlikely to cause damage. 2,000 people by private pollster presidential elections in July. His main rival for the presi- declared as coffee berries, was The Japan Meteorological The advisory was lifted entirely Roy Morgan Research suggested. Roy Morgan Research reported dency is seen as Subianto but he transiting through Singapore Agency said waves of 40 centi- at 6.00pm. The poll put the corrup- a ten percent jump in the party’s lagged far behind in the survey from Africa in a 20-foot con- metres were monitored in Kuji, Large areas of the coastline tion-mired Democratic Party popularity after Widodo, known with only 15 percent saying they tainer and destined for another Iwate prefecture, at 7.39am about covered by the advisory were of President Susilo Bambang universally by his nickname of would pick him as head of state. Asian country,” the statement an hour after the first 20-cen- damaged by the 2011 quake and Yudhoyono in fourth place with “Jokowi”, was chosen in mid- Roy Morgan Research is an said. The shipment contained timetre tsunami was recorded tsunami that killed more than 10 percent. March, compared to a previous Australian company which has an 106 pieces of raw ivory tusks. there. 18,000 people and triggered a The Golkar party, the former poll. Indonesian office. The survey was AGENCIES Waves of up to 30 centimetres nuclear accident in Fukushima. political vehicle of late dicta- His humble demeanour and released late Wednesday. were also monitored in other AFP tor Suharto, came second in the common touch -- he regularly AFP FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Govt to strengthen ties with Singapore President Aquino proposes ‘Defence Dialogue’ to boost security cooperation between both countries

MANILA: President Benigno adding that the country welcomes the Bangsamoro (CAB) between Aquino III and visiting the opportunity to host this year’s the government and the Moro Singaporean President Tony Asian Defence and Security Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Tan Keng Yam agreed yester- exhibit on July 16 to 18. on March 27. day to bolster bilateral relations The two leaders also discussed “This is a momentous accom- between their countries. the revival of the Philippines- plishment and a testament to the Aquino welcomed Tan, who is Singapore Action Plan, as a leadership and efforts of President on his four-day state visit here, mechanism for expanding bilat- Aquino and his administration in in Malacanang, the presidential eral discussions between the two brokering peace and stability for palace. countries. the Philippines and the region,” “Our two countries share a The Action Plan provides he said. Tan also pledged to work history of friendship and com- a consolidated framework for closely with the Philippine gov- mon ideals. The president and I strengthening bilateral coopera- ernment to promote the interest engaged in fruitful discussions on tion, covering expansive areas of the Association of Southeast how our relations can be further including trade and investments, Asian Nations (Asean). strengthened, towards expanding information technology, educa- “As founding members of Asean, areas of cooperation and solidar- tion, culture, defence, and people- Singapore and the Philippines ity,” Aquino said after his meeting to-people exchanges. share a common vision of build- with Tan. Aquino said he also discussed ing a strong, united, and stable He said the Philippines pro- the expansion of cooperation Asean community,” he said. posed the holding of a “Defence with Singapore in the fields of This is Tan’s first official visit Dialogue” to strengthen the two infrastructure and construction, to the Philippines and serves as a countries’ defence and security tourism facilities, information reciprocal visit to Aquino’s state cooperation. technology-business process man- visit to Singapore in 2011. “I believe that strengthening agement, shipbuilding, logistics Singapore was the Philippines’ defence and security coopera- services, and agribusiness. fourth largest trade partner last tion between the Philippines and Tan, for his part, congratulated year, with total trade amounting Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam (right) walks with his Philippine counterpart Benigno Aquino III (left) as Singapore is key to maintaining the Philippines for the forging of to $8.22bn. they review a guard of honour at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila yesterday. regional stability,” Aquino said, the Comprehensive Agreement on THE PHILIPPINE STAR

Two rebels killed, one hurt 8 coast guard men charged with killing Taiwanese in Negros Oriental clash MANILA: The Department of personnel on March 27 before the charge the eight PCG personnel. firing” at the Taiwanese fishing Justice (DOJ) said today that regional trial courts of Batanes and The DOJ investigating panel boat Guang Da Xing No 28 to MANILA: Two members of the operations when they caught up it has formally filed criminal Cagayan Valley provinces. dismissed the claim of respond- force it to submit to inspection. leftist rebel group New People’s with an undetermined number charges against eight Philippine Arellano said the homicide ents that they were forced to fire The DOJ also said there was Army (NPA) were killed and of rebels at Balayong village in Coast Guard (PCG) officials charges were filed in Batanes at the Taiwanese fishing boat after no evidence to indicate that the another was wounded in an Pamplona town, Negros Oriental and personnel for their involve- province since it has jurisdiction it tried to ram the Filipino vessel. Taiwanese boat posed an imminent encounter this morning in cen- province at around 6.30am. ment in the fatal shooting of over the site of the shooting inci- The panel also did not give cre- or grave danger to the respondents tral Philippines, a military offi- Alagao said the firefight a Taiwanese fisherman off dent while charges of obstruction dence to the claim of the respond- before and during the pursuit. cial said. between government troops and Balintang Channel in northern of justice were lodged in Cagayan ents that they cannot be held The shooting incident off Lt Jim Aris Alagao, spokes- leftist rebels lasted for an hour. Philippines last year. Valley province as this was where criminally liable for the incident Balintang Channel in May 2013 man of the Armed Forces of The NPA guerrillas then with- Prosecutor General Claro agents of the National Bureau of as they were merely performing resulted in the death of Hung the Philippines’ (AFP) Central drew, leaving behind their three Arellano, head of the DOJ’s prose- Investigation initially conducted their lawful duties. Shih-Cheng, 65, one of the four Command, said the Philippine comrades and five M16 rifles cutorial arm, said charges of homi- their investigation. Instead the panel held that the crew members of the Taiwanese Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion which were recovered by soldiers. cide and obstruction of justice have The cases were filed after the respondents “all acted in unison fishing vessel. was conducting security THE PHILIPPINE STAR been filed against the eight PCG DOJ found sufficient evidence to with the common purpose of THE PHILIPPINE STAR

Fort Magsaysay for US equipment

CAMP AQUINO: The Armed “I think we can make avail- the Philippines and the US. He, Forces Northern Luzon able Fort Magsaysay as an area nevertheless, said Fort Magsaysay Command (NOLCOM) is ready where they can put their equip- could be a suitable site because to make available Fort Magsaysay ment,” he said on the sidelines of of its size and its nearness to in Nueva Ecija for the equipment NOLCOM’s 27th anniversary last Dingalan Bay, part of the property of the United States once the deal Tuesday. of the Army’s 7th division. on enhanced defence cooperation Catapang’s statement does not “The bay can be used as an area is signed. represent an official offer from for naval manoeuvres,” Catapang NOLCOM chief Lt Gen the Philippine government as he said. The 44,000-hectare Fort Gregorio Catapang noted that was just asked what camp in his Magsaysay is the headquarters Fort Magsaysay, the largest area could serve as a site for the of the Army’s Special Operations camp in the country, has served defence deal. Command, the 7th Infantry as training ground for Filipino He clarified that they have yet Division and the Army Special soldiers and visiting US troops to receive marching orders on Forces. during joint military exercises. the base access talks between THE PHILIPPINE STAR

An aerial view of the Philippines Navy vessel BRP Sierra Madre grounded since 1999 to assert the nation’s sovereignty over the Second Thomas Shoal, a remote South China Sea reef, also claimed by China. Fishing was only option for marines

PUERTO PRINCESSA: Nine had grown increasingly hostile. US Navy boat that was deliber- hungry marines guarding the “We knew about the dangers ately grounded on a group of islets Philippines’ loneliest outpost signing on to the job, but my and reefs called Second Thomas aboard a rusted World War II worry was we were running out Shoal. vessel had just one option after of supplies,” Mike Pelotera, the The 100-metre BRP Sierra Chinese vessels blocked fresh leader of the Marine unit, said Madre, built during World War II supplies from reaching them -- that after his five-month mission then acquired by the Philippines go fishing. ended this week and he returned in the 1970s, is now little more The troops were 200 kilo- to shore. “But we are marines and than a rusted hull and incapable metres from the nearest major we adapt, we went fishing.” of sailing. But it has thwarted Philippine island, holding on to a In a remarkable act of mili- Chinese efforts to occupy all of tiny reef in the South China Sea tary doggedness, the Philippines the area, which is believed to con- as part of a decades-long territo- has since 1999 stationed a tiny tain huge deposits of oil and gas. rial row that in recent months number of marines on a former AFP FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Sharif frees 16 rebels to revive talks Release one of demands by Taliban

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has immediately available to comment freed at least 16 Taliban prison- on the releases. ers with the approval of Prime Intelligence officials confirmed Minister Nawaz Sharif, offi- that the prisoners were brought cials said yesterday, in a move to the Zari Noor army camp in designed to invigorate a shaky Wana, the region’s main town. peace process with the militant The enclave on the Afghan bor- group. der was once the epicentre of a The Pakistani Taliban called spreading Taliban insurgency and a one-month ceasefire on March the site of a major military offen- 1 but said this week they would sive in 2009 that displaced half a not extend the truce because the million people. Security officials government was not serious about said once at Wana, the prisoners meeting their demands. were handed over to office of the Policemen survey the site of an explosion in Islamabad. A roadside explosion occurred early yesterday morning, along a convoy route of former president The demands include releas- political agent, who then released Pervez Musharraf. ing 800 prisoners the insurgent them to the Taliban. group describes as innocent fam- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ily members and withdrawing personally authorised the the army from parts of the semi- releases, a source in his office said autonomous tribal areas along the - an apparent sign the premier border with Afghanistan. is giving in to pressure from the Musharraf survives assassination bid The political agent of South Pakistan Taliban and resisting Waziristan, the highest govern- those in the military arguing for ment official in the northwest- tougher military action against ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s was supposed to cross the spot,” from 1999 to 2008, returned from of emergency rule which came ern tribal region, confirmed the militant strongholds. former military ruler Pervez senior police official Liaqat Niazi self-imposed exile in March last as the Supreme Court was due government has started releasing “But they (released prisoners) Musharraf, who is on trial for said. year to fight in general elections, to rule on the validity of his re- noncombatant prisoners to boost are all noncombatant civilians. treason, narrowly escaped an The blast occurred at the but was barred from taking part election as president. reconciliation efforts. They are not sensitive figures,” assassination attempt as a bomb Faizabad interchange, which lies and has faced a series of legal Treason carries the maximum “South Waziristan’s political the prime minister’s aide said. went off shortly before his con- at the boundary of the two cities, cases including treason. penalty of death, but some ana- administration released sixteen “Maybe some of them are voy was due to pass early yes- and destroyed a footpath around The Taliban also vowed to send lysts were sceptical whether the men on April 1,” Islam Zeb said. Pakistan Taliban sympathisers terday, police said. two metres wide. a squad of suicide bombers to kill government would allow the trial “They are not major command- but they are not commanders and The bomb was planted on Niazi said the former president him, and security threats have to be seen through to its comple- ers. They are innocent tribals have no role in the talks process.” Musharraf’s route from an army was then taken home via an alter- prevented him from appearing at tion and risk a greater clash with who were arrested during differ- the prime minister’s aide added. hospital in Rawalpindi where he native route. all but two of his treason hear- the military. ent search operations in South “Releasing them will cre- has been staying since January Muhammad Naeem, a spokes- ings. It was the fourth attempt Musharraf had also sought per- Waziristan in the last two to three ate goodwill and we hope they to his home on the outskirts of man for the Islamabad police, on the ex-general’s life, with the mission to leave the country to years.” Zeb said all the released (Taliban) will reciprocate,” he Islamabad and went off at around confirmed the incident, say- first three occurring while he was see his ailing mother in the UAE, prisoners belonged to the Mehsud added. Sharif, who took power 2:00am. ing a bomb disposal squad had in office. leading to renewed speculation tribe, a major Pashtun tribe liv- last year promising to strike a Nobody was injured and there cordoned off the area after the On Monday, a special court that a deal, which would allow all ing in South Waziristan. Another negotiated peace with the Taliban, have so far been no claims of blast and searched for additional indicted Musharraf for treason, sides to save face, was imminent. 100 prisoners on the Taliban’s list has been trying to engage the responsibility. explosives. in what was seen as a milestone But the government on were being processed and would militants, who want to topple his “Four kilograms of explosive “Nobody was injured in the for civilian authority in a country Wednesday refused to end a travel be released in the next few days, government and enforce severe device planted in a pipeline under blast,” he said, adding Musharraf long dominated by the army. ban preventing Musharraf from he added. Islamic law. a bridge exploded around 20 min- was the intended target. The charges relate to leaving the country. Taliban negotiators were not REUTERS utes before the former president Musharraf, who led Pakistan Musharraf’s 2007 imposition AFP Govt fines Pakistan to tighten border security as Afghan poll nears TV channels ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will election, the first round of which ministry, said yesterday. down after serving the maximum Karzai’s re-election in 2009 would Regulatory Authority increase security along its begins Saturday. “Beefing up security means two terms in office. undermine claims that a decade (Pemra) has so far imposed border with Afghanistan, the Afghan officials have hinted at there will be more vigilance. At It comes after a US-led mili- of coalition fighting and billions of a total of Rs35m ($350,000) foreign ministry announced Pakistani involvement in recent this stage I can’t say what meas- tary campaign which has radically dollars of aid have helped estab- fines on different private tel- yesterday, as its neighbour attacks, a suggestion vehemently ures would be taken, but we would changed the country, but failed lish a functioning state. evision channels for airing heads into presidential elections denied by Islamabad in Pakistan. like to make sure that there are to defeat the Taliban. Militant Karzai has sustained complex obscene or excessive foreign this weekend that Taliban mili- “Pakistan will beef up security no unauthorised crossings.” attacks and electoral fraud are relations with Islamabad, often content and illegal and mis- tants have vowed to disrupt. along the border during the elec- The vote will be Afghanistan’s the main threats to the vote. accusing it of failing to play a role leading advertisements since Deadly violence has surged in tions,” Tasnim Aslam, spokes- first-ever democratic transfer A repeat of the violence and in bringing peace in Afghanistan. July 2010. Afghanistan in the run-up to the woman of Pakistan’s foreign of power, as Hamid Karzai steps massive cheating that marred AFP The Pemra charged Rs1m fine from over 20 television channels during the last over Kabul polling station three years. “Pemra took cog- nisance where violations of code of conduct of the authority Mysterious Vietnamese were committed,” Minister for Information Senator Pervaiz Rashid in a written reply for a question in the National detained in Kashmir Assembly said yesterday. He said the programming MUZAFFARABAD: A identifying his nationality by content being aired on private Vietnamese man has been showing him flags and currency of satellite TV channels is gener- detained for months in Pakistani a number of east Asian countries. ally accordance with the pre- Kashmir by authorities who “When we showed him the scribed code of conduct devised were unable to understand him, flag and currency of Vietnam, he under Pemra Rules 2009 as officials said yesterday. reacted and then we understood well as social, cultural and Vu Gia Po was arrested after that he is from there,” Arshad religious values of the country. being discovered wandering on Mirza, a senior district official in foot without any identification Neelum said. Bomb in toy in the town of Athmuqam, which A video of Po was then posted lies on the Line of Control, police on the website of Vietnam’s kills boy official Yasin Abbasi said. popular Thanh Nien newspaper The Line of Control is a heavily (http://goo.gl/wczeJD). PESHAWAR: A 10-year-old militarised zone and the de facto In the video, Po, speaking in the boy was killed and four oth- border between Pakistan and minority Hmong language, says: ers were wounded when an Indian-administered Kashmir, “I am Vu Gia Po from Khau Vai explosive apparently hidden A police officer stands guard outside the Dhe Kaipaks Women's High School in Kabul yesterday. It will be used over which both countries have commune, Meo Vac district, Ha inside a toy they were play- as a polling station for Saturday's presidential election. fought two wars. Giang province, Vietnam. ing with detonated in north- A Vietnamese government “I was on a working tour in western Pakistan yesterday, spokesman in Hanoi said Po was China. On the way back, I was police said. detained “around October 2013”. arrested by Pakistani soldiers for The incident took place in Pakistani officials were initially three months. Please bring me Khaki, a suburb of Nowshera Japan vows $6m aid to refugees clueless about who he was and back to Vietnam so I can be with town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where he had come from. my wife, children and family. where many Afghan refugees ISLAMABAD: With the some 96,000 children in these vil- and judiciary will be trained and “He looked Chinese or Japanese “I am not Chinese. I can not be are settled. announcement of the Japanese lages. The money will be spent on sensitized to ensure respect to but could not speak any local on Chinese soil. I want to return “Up to six children were contribution of $6m, the UN salaries of 1,000 teachers, upkeep refugees, provide free legal aid to language, he had no travel docu- to Vietnam. I will pay whatever playing with a toy that they had refugee agency’s intervention of schools and arranging training, them and produce before courts ments, no identification, nothing,” the price is. Vu and Phinh were found from the garbage they in education and healthcare capacity-building and awareness those detained on immigration Abbasi said. the ones taking me to work in collected from nearby areas sectors and legal assistance to sessions. charges. “He could not speak or under- China.” when it exploded, killing the some 1.6 million Afghan refu- The remaining $1.5m will Addressing UNHCR repre- stand English and we were not It was unclear who he meant boy and wounding four other gees living in Pakistan received be used to provide legal aid to sentative Neill Wright, Japanese able to speak his language, it was by “Vu” and “Phinh”. children,” senior local police a boost yesterday. Afghans registered in Pakistan. Ambassador Hirosha Inomata a nightmare,” he said. Hmong, according to a official Khurram Rasheed said. A major portion of the aid The UNHCR aims to prevent emphasized the importance of Po was questioned by gov- University of California, Los Another local police offi- $2.3m will go to health sector foul play by refugees and will meeting the needs of refugees ernment agencies before being Angeles language profile, is spo- cial, Saeed Ullah confirmed and benefit approximately 600,000 monitor border-crossing points, with the hope that the new handed over to police. During that ken by an estimated three mil- the incident, and said the boy Afghans residing in 76 refugee besides capacity-building of bor- funding would help alleviate the time it was unclear what authori- lion people worldwide, primarily who was killed in the blast was villages. der guards and other government burden of host communities and ties did to ascertain his identity. in southwestern China, northern Afghan. Another $2.2m will be spent on officials. promote stability in the country. Months later, local admin- Vietnam and Laos. AGENCIES providing educational facilities to Law-enforcement agencies INTERNEWS istration officials succeeded in AFP FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Modi accuses Congress of communalism Hints at Sonia meeting Bukhari

GHAZIABAD/ KURUKSHETRA/ ‘Animal slaughter GURGAON: BJP’s prime min- isterial candidate Narendra will ruin nation’ Modi yesterday accused the Congress of trying to polarise NEW DELHI: Narendra voters on communal lines. Modi, the vegetarian Hindu The Gujarat chief minister, nationalist tipped to be the who addressed public meet- next prime minister, warned ings in Delhi’s satellite towns yesterday the country’s of Ghaziabad and Gurgaon, and expanding meat industry nearby Kurukshetra in Haryana will lead to its “ruin”. as a part of his Bharat Vijay ral- With the campaign head- lies, also said the secularism plank ing into its final days before of the Congress will fail to woo the marathon nine-stage voters this time. vote begins on Monday, Modi “The game of secularism is assailed the meat industry and over. So Congress leaders are tak- accused the Congress-led gov- ing the route of communalism to ernment of pursuing a “pink get votes,” Modi said in an appar- revolution”, referring to the ent reference to Congress chief colour of meat. Actress and politician Hema Malini of the Bharatiya Janata Party waves to her supporters as she arrives to file her nomination for the general elections Sonia Gandhi’s meeting with Syed “The pink revolution is a in Mathura, yesterday. Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam programme to ruin the coun- of Delhi’s Jama Masjid. try,” Modi told his supporters Gandhi reportedly asked at a rally in northern Uttar Bukhari to ensure that “secu- Pradesh state. lar” votes do not split in the Lok India’s booming middle class Kejriwal seeks support for Varanasi Sabha elections. with rising disposable incomes Modi expressed surprise that is driving the demand for meat NEW DELHI: AAP leader if they wanted price rise to be Party’s Bhojpuri actor-turned people, factory workers and small the Election Commission has in a country which tradition- Arvind Kejriwal yesterday checked, inflation contained and politician Manoj Tiwari. shopkeepers. not taken notice of the incident ally has had a large vegetarian appealed to his supporters in corruption eradicated. Despite a hot and humid morn- As the leaders and their con- despite news channels running population. AFP Delhi, where his party was born Kejriwal asked his supporters ing, AAP workers slowly emerged voy passed through bylanes, peo- the Sonia-Imam meet story since and where he was chief minis- in Northeast Delhi, one of the on motorcycles and on foot, wav- ple cheered and waved from their Wednesday. ter for 49 days, to come to Uttar seven Lok Sabha constituencies ing flags, brooms (the party’s houses and on the streets. Some “Why has the Election The Bharatiya Janata Party has Pradesh’s Varanasi and Amethi in Delhi, to help him during the symbol), AAP caps and pamphlets even joined the cavalcade. Commission not issued any suo fielded former Indian Army chief, constituencies for campaigning campaigning in Varanasi and to accompany Anand Kumar Some AAP supporters urged motu notice?” Modi asked in General V K Singh, in Ghaziabad. with him to defeat BJP’s prime Amethi after the April 10 polling and Kejriwal as they toured the curious passers-by to vote for the Ghaziabad. Later, speaking in Gurgaon, ministerial candidate Narendra in the capital. constituency. AAP which governed Delhi for 49 He said the BJP stood for unity Modi remembered Field Marshal Modi and Congress vice presi- The constituency, comprising As the clock struck 10, the con- days earlier this year. and development whereas the Sam Manekshaw on his birth dent Rahul Gandhi. 10 assembly segments — Burari, voy marched from Sonia Vihar Hoping for an East campus like Congress believed in “divide and centenary yesterday, and said he Addressing a meeting in the Timarpur, Seemapuri, Rohtas interacting with people on the nar- the North and South campuses rule”. would have been pained to see the Northeast Delhi constituency in Nagar, Seelampur, Ghonda, row streets and byzantine lanes, of Delhi University, a resident of “For us, secularism means condition of the country. support of AAP candidate Anand Babarpur, Gokalpuri, Mustafabad covering 23 markets and villages Yamuna Vihar, Vikram Sharma, every community is our own. For “I salute Field Marshal Sam Kumar, a sociologist and profes- and Karawal Nagar — is wit- in the Northeast Delhi constitu- 42, told IANS: “I have been resid- the Congress, secularism is just Manekshaw on his birth cente- sor in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru nessing an interesting fight this ency whose population includes a ing here for over 20 years. I want an election plank.” nary. If he were alive today to see University, Kejriwal launched poll season with the AAP field- big chunk of Muslim voters. better education for my children “The Congress refutes my talk what the government in Delhi is a vicious attack on both the ing Anand Kumar against the Standing atop an open jeep, so my support is with AAP whose on development by raking in secu- doing, he would have been pained,” Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress’s Jai Prakash Aggarwal, Kejriwal and Anand Kumar leaders have promised to set up an larism. They know they are going Modi said. Congress, urging the people to the incumbent member of parlia- greeted the cheering crowd com- East campus of Delhi University.” to lose,” Modi said. IANS vote against both the parties ment and the Bharatiya Janata prising mostly lower middle class IANS

Twin boats Voting hours Displaced Mizo tribals Sikkim on extended top in human JAMMU: Voting hours for the cast postal ballots coming Lok Sabha election have been fixed from 7am to 6pm, AGARTALA/AIZAWL: came to the camps to assist. development Chief Election Commissioner Around 71 percent tribal refu- “The Mizoram officials would V S Sampath announced yes- gee voters, living in Tripura take the postal ballot to the NEW DELHI: Sikkim was terday. Sampath told the media for the past 17 years after flee- respective counting centres to declared the best state, whereas here that this had been done ing their villages in Mizoram, count the votes on May 16,” Gujarat slipped from 17th to to accommodate the increas- have voted by postal ballot Jindal said. 24th rank in human develop- ing number of voters across the for the Lok Sabha election in About 11,500 of the over 36,000 ment, according to the India country. IANS their parent state, officials said Reang tribal refugees — locally Public Policy Report 2014. yesterday. known as Bru, living in the The report, released ON Balloting for the lone Lok Kanchanpur and Panisagar refu- Wednesday by the Oxford Turncoat leaves Sabha seat in Mizoram, border- gee camps of Tripura for the past University Press, found that ing Myanmar and Bangladesh, 17 years — are listed in Mizoram’s health was directly linked to sani- party red-faced will be held on April 9 in the sec- electoral rolls. tation coverage. ond phase of the nine-phase polls. Five NGOs and youth organi- “Sikkim, which has 100 per- NOIDA: The Congress yester- “Around 71 percent of the sations, led by the Young Mizo cent sanitation coverage, showed day suffered a major jolt when 11,500 Reang tribal voters have Association, have been organis- very few cases of diarrhoea,” said Ramesh Chandra Tomar, its cast their votes through postal ing protests in Aizawl and other A K Shiva Kumar, advisor, Unicef candidate from the Gautam ballot during the past three places of Mizoram since last week India, who attended the event Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha seat days. Voting took place in six of demanding that the poll panel as panellist. On Gujarat’s lower here, defected to the BJP barely the seven relief camps and was revoke its decision to take the ref- rank, Abhijit Sen, member of a week ahead of the general completed just before evening,” ugees’ votes through postal ballot. 14th Finance Commission who election. Tripura Chief Electoral Officer The NGOs waved black flags in released the report, said: “This Tomar, who till late Wednesday Asutosh Jindal told IANS. front of the office of the Mizoram was due to the infrastructure was vouching for the Congress, Balloting began on Tuesday election department in Aizawl index. This happened not because did a U-turn yesterday. under the close supervision of the Wednesday and yesterday and Gujarat did poorly on infrastruc- IANS Election Commission. threatened to obstruct counting ture but because other states, Jindal said tight security meas- of votes polled in the relief camps. which had poor infrastructure ures were in place and facilita- Mizoram Chief Minister Lal to begin with, showed marked New police tion centres were set up to enable Thanhawla, who is also the state improvement.” the refugee voters to cast their Congress president, had earlier The report said that smaller chief in Punjab postal ballot. The poll panel had this month urged Chief Election states performed better than appointed seven observers to Commissioner V S Sampath not larger ones, although they offered CHANDIGARH: The oversee the electoral process. to allow the refugees to vote lesser employment opportunities. Election Commission yesterday Kashmiri fishermen return home after a day’s work on a tributary of Seven officials from Mizoram also through postal ballots. IANS IANS appointed IPS officer Suresh Dal Lake in Srinagar yesterday. Arora as the new state police chief of Punjab. The incum- bent Director General of Police (DGP), Sumedh Singh Saini, has proceeded on leave from today. Roy’s detention to ensure compliance with order: SC IANS

NEW DELHI: The Supreme heard by it, a bench of Justice been complied with,” said Justice saying that Sahara chief be meeting people for arranging the AAP to scrap Court yesterday said that K S Radhakrishnan and Justice Khehar. allowed to deposit Rs25bn in the finances for his release. Sahara Group chief Subrata Jagdish Singh Khehar said: Roy meanwhile urged the court first instance, another Rs25bn “You have money in thousands 4-year degree Roy has been sent to jail for “Our order of March 4 is for the to modify its March 26 order within 21 days and get 60 to 90 of millins.. that too in cash. It is ensuring compliance with its enforcement (of August 31, 2012 asking him to deposit Rs100bn — days for arranging the bank guar- just Rs100bn,” the court observed NEW DELHI: The AAP would order to return investors money and subsequent orders) and not Rs50 bn in cash and Rs50bn in antee for the balance. as Sundaram pressed for an early scrap four-year undergraduate collected by two group compa- punishment (for contempt). Each bank guarantee from a national- The court was also asked to hearing of the application today. programme at Delhi University nies through optional fully con- para is for the enforcement and ised bank — with its registry for allow Roy to stay under house Saying that it was in hurry, the if it came to power at the cen- vertible debentures (OFCD). nothing to do with punishment.” his release. arrest instead of his continued court said: “We may decide (chal- tre. The move had drawn flak Making a distinction between “We will deal with the pun- At the outset of the hearing, detention in Tihar jail. Senior lenge to March 4 order) in your from teachers and students. Roy’s ongoing custody and pun- ishment after the order (to senior counsel C A Sundaram counsel Rajiv Dhawan told the favour. Of all what you know. We IANS ishment for contempt now being return investors money) has sought the order’s modification, court that it would facilitate Roy are in a hurry.” IANS FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

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New Syria airline Russia increases gas prices for Ukraine by 80pc plans first flights

MOSCOW/KIEV: Russia increased producer, Gazprom , Alexei Miller told Sberbank CIB, said Ukraine could apply In hiking the price, Russia has scrapped in mid-May the gas price for Ukraine for the second Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev yester- to an international court for a settle- two discounts simultaneously. One was DAMASCUS: A new Syrian time in just three days to push prices day that the price increase was due to the ment. Gazprom has had to agree to cut introduced in 2010 when Ukraine agreed commercial airline plans to up by 80 percent, piling the pressure introduction of an export duty on gas. gas prices and improve contractual terms to extend terms for Russia’s Black Sea start operating to several Arab on an economy already on the brink of “The gas price is increasing automati- for its European clients, including those Fleet in Crimea until 2042, and the second cities next month, its chairman bankruptcy. cally from April,” Miller said. who successfully challenged the Russian was agreed in December after Yanukovich said yesterday, despite the con- Ukraine, which has a new International The latest rise will be to $485 per 1,000 company in courts. scrapped a trade deal with the European flict raging in the country. Monetary Fund loan package to cushion cubic metres — two days after Gazprom The European Union receives around Union in favour of closer ties to Russia. “We hope to operate our some of the blow, dismissed the increase as announced a 44 percent hike in the gas half of Russian gas via Ukraine. “It would As part of that deal, the Russian govern- first flights in mid-May,” Kinda politically motivated, saying the price was price to $385.5 per 1,000 cubic metres from be extremely difficult for Ukraine to pay ment agreed to scrap gas export duties for Airlines Chairman Naim Al too high and that it should not have to pay $268.5 due to unpaid bills. such a price. I think this is just an instru- Ukraine-bound gas. Jarrah said, adding that the for supplies at this level. Ukraine, which covers 50 percent of ment for further negotiations used by Gazprom also said Ukraine had to exact timing of the launch hangs Moscow has frequently used energy as a its gas needs with Russian supplies, con- Gazprom,” Nesterov said. increase the level of gas in storage to ensure on international insurance issues political weapon in dealing with its neigh- demned the move as politically motivated. Russia has moved to squeeze Ukraine’s its stable transit to Europe. According to and aircraft testing. bours, and European customers are con- “The Ukrainian economy should not pay faltering economy after protesters top- Ukraine’s Energy Ministry the country Founded three years ago, the cerned Russia might again cut off deliveries such a price for gas. It is a political price,” pled pro-Moscow President Viktor holds 7.2 billion cubic metres in gas stor- Damascus-based Kinda Airlines in the worst East-West stand-off since the Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuri Prodan Yanukovich, installing new leaders age. It needs 12-14 billion cubic metres to received a licence in 2013 to fly Cold War over Crimea. told reporters in Kiev. bent on pursuing closer ties with the ensure a stable flow of gas to Europe in from the capital and the western The head of Russia’s top natural gas Valery Nesterov, an analyst with European Union. winter. REUTERS city of Latakia to several Arab countries. Jarrah also said Aleppo and Qamishli airports, in the north and northeast, are currently up Nokia Lumia 930 for expansion, “once they receive international insurance deemed World food prices jump necessary by passengers”. So far, Kinda Airlines has obtained permits to fly to Baghdad, ROME: Global food prices rose In March, FAO’s cereal price Amman and Kuwait City. It is to their highest in almost a year index rose significantly for the awaiting permission to fly to Saudi in March, led by unfavourable second month in a row, jumping Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, weather for crops and politi- 5.2 percent to its highest value Egypt and Lebanon, Jarrah said. cal tensions over Ukraine, the since August 2013 due to unfa- The company has a fleet of four United Nations food agency said vourable weather in the south- Airbus 320s. AFP yesterday. central United States and Brazil, The Food and Agriculture along with uncertainty over grain Organisation’s (FAO) price index, shipments from Ukraine. Qatar Exchange which measures monthly price The sugar price index saw the changes for a basket of cereals, greatest percentage increase, ris- up 0.37 percent oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, ing 7.9 percent on the previous averaged 212.8 points in March, month due to drought in Brazil DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued up 4.8 points or 2.3 percent from and reduced sugarcane out- its upswing trend yesterday add- February. The reading was the put in Thailand. Dairy was the ing 43.92 points (0.37 percent) to highest since May 2013. only index to ease, the first fall advance to 11,983.87 points from While weather was the most in prices since November 2013, 11,939.95 on Wednesday. Among important factor affecting crops, affected by reduced purchases by the top gainers were Islamic Russia’s annexation of Crimea China and strong supplies in New Insurance which was up 1.75 per- introduced fear into grain mar- Zealand, FAO said. cent to QR63.90, Vodafone Qatar kets and the wheat market in FAO raised its global cereals gained 3.60 percent to QR12.94, particular, and risked damag- production forecasts to 2.521 bil- Masraf Al Rayan added 0.36 ing trade patterns, a FAO senior lion tonnes in 2013, an increase of percent to QR41.35 and General economist told Reuters. 6 million tonnes from its previous Insurance was up by 2.83 per- “Political tensions of the sort forecasts, reflecting higher esti- cent to QR40. The banking and we see today have the risk of mates for coarse grains and rice. financial sector index added 0.73 taking us back to a Cold War However, world wheat produc- points, the consumer goods and situation, where countries make tion was seen lower at 702 mil- services sector index was up 0.59 Stephen Elop, Vice-President of Nokia, gestures while introducing the Nokia Lumia 930 mobile phone during purchases of grain not only based lion tonnes in 2014, down 2 million points, the industrial sector was Microsoft’s “build” conference in San Francisco, California. on price differences offered but tonnes from the previous forecast down 0.27 points while the insur- also because of political alliances,” and 2 percent lower than last year’s ance sector gained 0.81 points. Abdolreza Abbassian said. record harvest. REUTERS QNA FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Kuwaiti family exploring sale European stocks get ECB boost of Americana Euro slides to $1.3707 LONDON: Kuwait’s billionaire Al Kharafi family is looking to LONDON: Europe’s main the central bank to cut it further sell Americana, one of the Middle stock markets got a boost yes- or take other steps to boost the East’s largest food companies, terday as the ECB pledged to economy. Draghi said the ECB and has hired bankers to explore further ease monetary condi- was prepared to use not just con- a deal, four sources familiar with tions if necessary and hinted ventional monetary policy tools the matter told Reuters. at quantitative easing to keep such as interest rates, but also There is no formal proc- deflation at bay. non-standard measures as well, ess underway, the sources said, However stocks gave up much including QE. but the family is working with of their gains, with Frankfurt’s “Super Mario again proves he investment bank Rothschild to DAX 30 ending the day up just is a master wordsmith by shak- approach potential buyers includ- 0.06 percent at 9,628.82 points ing up financial markets with ing private equity groups and sov- and London’s FTSE 100 index rhetoric about talk at the ECB ereign wealth funds in the region sliding into negative territory, over the possibilities of employing to explore their interest in the giving up 0.15 to 6,649.14 points. unconventional easing measures $3.6bn group. But the CAC 40 in Paris jumped including QE,” said market strat- According to Thomson Reuters 0.42 percent to 4,449.33 points, its egist Ishaq Siddiqi at trading firm data, the Kharafi family holds 66.8 highest close since before the glo- ETX Capital. percent of Kuwait Food Company, bal financial crisis started in 2008. The idea of central bank pur- which sells goods under the brand Milan soared by 1.38 percent and chases of government debt, the name Americana, through its pri- Madrid by 1.42 percent. main monetary stimulus tool used vate investment company MAK As expected, the European by the US Federal Reserve and (Mohammed Abdulmohsin al- Central Bank kept its gunpowder Bank of England to counter the Kharafi & Sons). dry again, holding its key “refi” global financial crisis, has been con- Rothschild declined to com- interest rate at an all-time low of troversial in Europe. QE is anath- ment. Americana and MAK 0.25 percent for the fifth month ema to Germany as Berlin sees it were not immediately available in a row. as financing of government deficits for comment. Founded in 1964 in However ECB chief Mario which is against the ECB’s charter. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Kuwait, Americana is a publicly Draghi later told journalists the Draghi downplayed the threat traded group of companies based bank “remains resolute in our of dangerous deflation for the complained it has hurt exports pence, while the pound dropped record close on Wall Street as in the Middle East and North determination” to keep monetary eurozone, and indicated that the and thus recovery. to $1.6581 from $1.6622. US private jobs growth picked Africa, with interests in restau- conditions in the euro area accom- strong euro was also an important Draghi’s comments helped send US stocks slid yesterday, with up, but Shanghai gave up early rants and packaged food. modative and will “act swiftly” if factor in the eurozone’s current the euro sliding to $1.3707 from the Dow Jones Industrial Average gains despite China unveiling a It trades on the Kuwait stock necessary. “We do not exclude fur- ultra-low inflation rate of 0.5 per- $1.3765 late on Wednesday in dipping 0.10 percent to 16,555.92 mini stimulus programme. exchange and its $3.63 billion ther monetary easing,” he added. cent. “The exchange rate is very New York. The dollar stood at points in midday trading. The Global shares have enjoyed a market capitalisation makes Although the ECB’s interest important for price stability,” said 103.94 yen after reaching a 2.5- broad-based S&P 500 gave up 0.16 broad rally this week following it the biggest company on the rate has been near zero for some Draghi, adding however that it is month high of 104.07 yen in Asian percent to 1,887.94, while the tech- upbeat manufacturing data in key Thomson Reuters MENA Cyclical two years, with inflation dipping “not a policy target”. trading hours, which compared rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed economies, while investors are Consumer Goods and Services close to outright falls in prices The strong euro means with 103.85 on Wednesday. The 0.58 percent to 4,251.51. keenly awaiting the release of a Index. The group had sales of and growth remaining sluggish, imported goods are cheaper, and European single currency fell to Asian stock markets meanwhile US non-farm payrolls report today. $3.1bn in 2013 and profits of analysts have been looking for European businesses have also 82.66 British pence from 82.80 mostly rose following another AFP $179m, according to its website. The company is a franchise operator of restaurants includ- ing KFC and Pizza Hut, owned by Yum Brands, and Red Lobster and Olive Garden, owned by Greece plans Darden Restaurants. Americana US trade deficit widens to $42.3bn in Feb also manufactures California Garden beans and Farm Frites WASHINGTON: The US trade balance increased 7.7 percent since February 2010. A gauge of 326,000, the Labour Department bond market frozen vegetables. deficit unexpectedly widened to $42.3bn, the largest since new orders rose for a third straight said. The four-week moving aver- The Middle East is seen as an in February as exports hit a September last year. The infla- month and employment in the age for new claims, which irons attractive region for food and five-month low, suggesting first- tion-adjusted gap widened to vast services sector rebounded out week-to-week volatility, hov- comeback drink companies, thanks to a quarter growth could be much $50.1bn from $48.5bn in January. after contracting in February. ered near six-month lows. LONDON: Greece is planning growing and youthful population weaker than initially anticipated. The economy grew at a 2.6 per- While a third report showed “It’s broadly consistent with to return to the international and a drive to reduce the eco- Still, the economy is on track cent rate in the fourth quarter. an increase in the number of moderate growth in the jobs mar- bond market this month, four nomic dependence on oil and gas. to regain momentum as the year Exports slipped 1.1 percent to Americans filing new claims ket,” said Michael Hanson, a sen- years after it became the first In 2009, Americana sold its progresses, with other data yes- $190.4bn in February. That was for unemployment benefits last ior economist at Bank of America eurozone country to be bailed stake in a joint venture called terday showing a pick-up in the the lowest level since September. week, the underlying trend in the Merrill Lynch in New York. out and only two years since Cairo Food Industries to its services sector in March after In a second report, the Institute data continued to point to some Claims have been generally sta- defaulting on its debts. partner, H J Heinz, which is now unusually cold weather hampered for Supply Management said its strength in the labour market. ble in March, supporting expec- With Greece showing signs of owned by Brazilian private equity activity in the prior month. services sector index rose to 53.1 Initial claims for state unem- tations of an acceleration in job pulling out of a crippling reces- firm 3G. The Commerce Department in March from a reading of 51.6 ployment benefits increased growth during the month. sion, the government aims to REUTERS said the deficit on the trade in February, which was the lowest 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted REUTERS raise ¤2bn ($2.75bn) in a sale of five-year bonds, banking sources told Thomson Reuters markets QATARI MARKET Amazon Fire TV service IFR yesterday. Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P A power company is also poised Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 100.13 -38.81% Aa2 AA to become the first Greek state- controlled enterprise to sell bonds Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.75 1.02% Aa2 AA since Athens had to turn to the Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.00 2.30% Aa2 AA European Union and IMF for the Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 113.50 2.71% Aa2 AA rescue. Greece has been frozen Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 108.88 3.20% Aa2 AA out of long-term international Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 155.88 4.76% Aa2 AA borrowing since 2010 and imposed Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 118.50 5.10% Aa2 AA losses on private bondholders as Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 109.00 5.14% Aa2 AA recently as 2012 in a ¤130bn debt restructuring, meaning it will be Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 103.69 0.62% Aa2 AA staging one of the swiftest come- Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 111.25 3.02% Aa2 AA backs by a country from default. Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 102.38 1.09% A1 A- Greek bond yields, which have Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 1.83% A1 A- fallen dramatically since the QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.13 1.07% NR NR restructuring, hit fresh four-year QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.25 1.08% Aa3 A+ lows yesterday after the country QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.50 1.76% Aa3 A+ lined up a group of banks to man- age the sale. Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.25 2.00% A2 A- Two sources said Deutsche Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.13 1.30% A2 A- Bank, Bank of America Merrill Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 124.38 2.78% A2 A- Lynch, JP Morgan and Goldman Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 107.50 3.51% A2 A- Sachs have been given the man- Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 104.25 4.52% A2 A- date for the sale, which aims Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 102.25 0.77% Aa3 A to benefit from a feeling that Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.50 3.09% Aa3 A Greece is finally emerging from a crisis which has wiped a quar- Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.13 3.87% Aa3 A Amazon’s Vice-President of Kindle, Peter Larsen, displays the Amazon Fire TV during a news conference ter off its economic output in the SOVEREIGNS in New York. Amazon.com Inc unveiled a $99 video streaming device called Fire TV that the company promised would be more powerful and easier to use than rival services by Apple, Google and Roku. past six years. Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P REUTERS Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 100.13 -38.40% Aa2 AA Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 121.88 2.12% Aa2 AA Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.75 1.43% NR NR Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 108.13 2.15% NR NR Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.75 3.31% NR NR Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 118.88 3.72% NR NR UK to probe $250bn credit card market Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.88 0.32% Aa2 AA Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.63 2.87% NR BBB LONDON: Britain’s financial watchdog changes on credit limits and forbearance for a high-interest payday loan or using a credit Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 108.00 3.98% NR BBB will investigate the £150bn ($250bn) credit those who miss repayments, with credit card card, to help settle their bills. card market to assess if “survival borrow- debt falling while spending has risen. David Kenmir of consultancy PwC said the Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 103.75 5.02% Caa1 B- ers” who find it difficult to repay are being “That said, we are not complacent about review was the latest example of the FCA Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.63 3.51% NR BBB- treated fairly, it said yesterday. the small number of customers who find that using new competition powers to tackle issues

*Periodic Distribution Amount The decision by the Financial Conduct changed circumstances, such as illness or rather than firms as regulators have done in IMPORTANT NOTE: Authority (FCA) comes just two days after redundancy, mean they need more support the past. The watchdog is already investigat- Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which the year-old watchdog took over supervision with managing their debts,” the association’s ing payday lenders with a view to imposing a is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services of Britain’s consumer credit market with its head of policy, Richard Koch, said. cap on interest rates from 2015. Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary 50,000 firms. Credit cards were launched by Barclays in “It is clear that the FCA sees competition data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not The watchdog said 30 million Britons hold the 1960s and there are now 56 million in issue as a priority and is evidence of the regulator take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds at least one credit card, such as those issued from a variety of banks and others, with 57 bil- using market studies to gather a large body of can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant by high street banks, and it would explore lion pounds in outstanding balances. “Too many information prior to becoming a competitor liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not whether competition in this market was work- credit cards appear to be designed to catch cus- regulator in its own right next April,” said a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. ing effectively for consumers, especially those tomers out,” said Richard Lloyd, executive direc- Caroline Hobson, a competition partner with in difficult financial situations. tor of Britain’s consumer group Which? lawfirm CMS. FCA Chief Executive Martin It said it would launch the review at the end The FCA said recent research showed 9 mil- Wheatley said the review would look at why of this year with a focus on those who are barely lion Britons were considered to be in serious card issuers are providing the means, in some able to pay the minimum amounts each month. debt and that a considerable number of people cases, for the most indebted consumers to get The UK Cards Association, a trade body for the dubbed “survival borrowers” often feel they into further debt. sector, said the sector has already made recent have no option but to borrow money, through REUTERS FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS

Delphi’s liability in GM Change in UK model to recall could be tested BY JESSICA DYE weather rise in sterling BY ANA NICOLACI DA COSTA elphi Automotive’s name does not appear on the outside the economy are fairly outdated given the British trade from currency fluctuations. of the 2.6 million vehicles recalled by General Motors Co industrial structure of most of the econo- Bigger companies are also specialising since February, but the company is getting drawn into ritain’s economy is likely to mies we now look at.” more in high-value products, reducing their Da mounting wave of litigation for its role in producing weather the year-long rise in the British policymakers want the country exposure to currency risks. the faulty ignition switch that prompted the recalls. pound even if some policymak- to export more to narrow its trade deficit “For example, where the UK is doing quite Plaintiffs have now named Delphi, one of the largest auto parts ers are worried that a further and make the economy less dependent on well is in things like cars where the UK suppliers in the world, in at least two lawsuits stemming from the strengthening of the currency consumer spending. product mix on automobiles is quite dis- recall. One was filed by a former Delphi employee whose daughter Bcould hurt exports and frustrate a more But the dependence of many manufac- tinct,” David Tinsley, economist at BNP was killed in a 2013 crash involving a recalled 2006 Chevy Cobalt, sustainable recovery. turers on foreign parts and raw material Paribas said. “It tends to be quite high pre- the other by customers who claim the ignition problems caused Sterling has jumped by about 10 per- for their finished products may complicate mium brand stuff these days compared to their cars to lose value. cent against a basket of currencies since a that push. how it used to be when it was more mass Delphi’s legal exposure may hinge on how much control it had trough in early March last year, pushed up “The long-term reallocation of resources market.” over decisions involving the design of the switch, and the terms by Britain’s economy staging a much faster- to export markets is hindered by the high Cars were Britain’s third-biggest goods of its four-year bankruptcy, which ended in 2009. than-expected recovery in 2013. level of imports in the supply chain,” said export and also Britain’s fourth-biggest While Delphi made the part, GM set the specifications and That made the pound the strongest per- Richard Woolhouse, chief economist at import in 2013. ultimately approved its use, according to documents from civil former among the world’s most-actively British Bankers’ Association (BBA). litigation and congressional investigations. traded currencies. Rob Threapleton, managing director of HIGHLIGHTING SERVICES Delphi spokeswoman Claudia Tapia declined to comment, But just as sterling’s more than 25 per- Northern Engineering, which makes seal- The importance of the services sector except to say that the company was “working cooperatively with cent plunge between 2007 and 2009 provided ing technologies for clients in aerospace, could also explain why British trade is less GM on this matter.” The company has not yet filed responses to no clear boost to exports, economists say the defence and pharmaceuticals, said his firm susceptible to currency moves. Services the two lawsuits. GM spokesman Jim Cain said that Delphi owned pound’s recent rise may not take too much exports 85 percent of its 10 million pounds such as banking and insurance are less price the intellectual property for the switch but declined to comment of a toll on the volume of goods and services in annual sales. sensitive than manufactured goods because on questions of liability or lawsuits. Britain sells abroad. It also buys 50 percent of its raw materials, they are harder to replicate. The February and March recalls centre on concerns that It is because even though a stronger such as rubber, silicon and other advanced Between 1998 and 2013, services rose from ignition switches supplied by Delphi could unexpectedly turn currency makes exports dearer, it cheap- materials from Western Europe. The rest 30 percent of Britain’s exports to over 40 off engines during operation and leave airbags, power steering ens imports, on which manufacturers are comes from Britain. percent and manufactured products fell and power brakes inoperable. Even though there’s no doubt that increasingly reliant. “I just need to keep my costs (down) by from 64 percent to 52 percent, official sta- Delphi made the ignition switch, the company would likely benefit In the early 1990s, 90 percent of the dif- buying my raw materials from overseas, tistics show. from defences that are not available to GM, which itself faces a ferent sectors that comprised UK manu- because if I am buying my raw materials “The UK economy has managed to posi- spate of lawsuits over the recall. facturing had at least 60 percent of their (that way) I can offset that exchange rate tion itself into certain segments like profes- The terms of Delphi’s bankruptcy asset sale preclude “succes- finished products fully sourced at home. risk,” he said. sional and legal services, automotive design sor liability,” meaning that the new entity would generally not Now, fewer than half get all their inputs in Threapleton said his products are so and education - we have got a number of assume liabilities created by its predecessor. GM went through a Britain, said Neville Hill, chief European niche they cannot be easily replaced by niches which are really good and where similar process and also has a so-called shield from certain kinds economist at Credit Suisse. foreign ones - the kind of specialised prices are not the decisive factor,” BBA’s of liabilities. But Delphi’s shield is stronger. “The traditional ways we think about for- manufacturing economists say is becom- Woolhouse added. GM agreed to modify the terms of its bankruptcy exit to allow eign exchange moves and their impact on ing more common and is helping to protect REUTERS “new” GM to assume liability for post-bankruptcy accidents involv- ing pre-bankruptcy products. Delphi, which emerged from a four-year trip through bank- ruptcy just months later, did not. For Delphi, “there’s that potential that there’s just no responsi- bility at all” said Larry Coben, a plaintiffs’ attorney with the firm Anapol Schwartz, who represented GM product liability claimants during its bankruptcy. Car sales recovery gathers pace To penetrate this shield, plaintiffs’ lawyers could mount a two- pronged argument. First, they would have to convince a judge that Car sales rose in France, Spain and Italy last month, according to data published Delphi was engaged in an on-going cover-up of the defects, and second, that because of this cover-up, the court should invoke on Tuesday, adding signs that a southern European recovery is gaining strength. “successor liability” and allow the suits to proceed against “new” Delphi. Percent change, year-over-year If plaintiffs can get past the bankruptcy issue, Delphi may also be able to invoke what is known as the “component parts 40 doctrine” and argue that it doesn’t bear the same responsibility as GM, since it only supplied the part and was not responsible for the overall vehicle. 30 But if Delphi is found to have played a meaningful role in the design decisions, “then they’re liable,” said Mark Geistfeld, a professor at New York University School of Law who specialises 20 in civil litigation. Spain 8.9% Delphi began as a GM subsidiary and was spun off into an independent company in 1999. GM is Delphi’s largest customer, 10 France 10% accounting for approximately 17 percent of its net sales, according to Delphi’s latest annual report. Italy 5% Delphi told congressional investigators that GM approved the 0 original part in 2002, despite the fact that it did not meet GM’s own specifications, according to a memo released by the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee. -10 During a hearing on the recall on Tuesday, Rep Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, said that both GM -20 and Delphi engineers worked on the switch. J FMAMJJASO NDJ FM The two companies, Blackburn said, “have a shared responsibil- ity and liability in this entire issue.” 2013 2014 But that’s easier said than proved in court. “Ultimately, it would be up to a jury,” said Lance Cooper, a Sources: Thomson Reuters; CCFA; ANFAC; ANFIA plaintiffs’ attorney from Georgia who is involved in litigation against GM. “If Delphi makes the switch and they know it’s a bad K.Pong, 01/04/2014 switch, they could point the finger at GM, but that’s not going to keep them out of a courtroom.” REUTERS

Why Wall Street is surprised over high-frequency trading

BY ZACHARY KARABELL instance, many funds pay the dedicated to high-frequency Over the past decade-plus, a outrage in the financial world is We should welcome the current exchanges substantial sums for transaction and electronic disturbing pattern has emerged. legal. debate and the negative spotlight he publication this week “direct access” to the data feeds exchanges that can execute trades Financial regulators — start- The issue is not that a few cast on high-frequency trading. of Michael Lewis’ new of the exchange and the pricing of in milliseconds has been going on ing with the SEC but extending rogue individuals break the law, But that doesn’t mean that behav- book “Flash Boys” has stocks, which no individual inves- for at least the past five years. to state attorneys general, the though that of course happens; it’s iour that was previously deemed Tled to a heated debate tor could obtain. Lewis documents one company Federal Reserve, and a host of that prosecutors react as barom- acceptable should be suddenly about the role of high-frequency The debate about whether called Spread Networks that other agencies tasked with over- eters of public opinion. criminalised just because the pen- trading in today’s global financial these practices are benign or reportedly spent $300m to lay an sight — monitor activities and They oscillate between compla- dulum shifts. markets. harmful to markets is entirely 825-mile cable between its servers then are accused of complacency cency and zealotry in a way that The behaviour can be unaccept- The most contentious spark necessary. in New Jersey and the Chicago when problems erupt. Then, to may satisfy public blood-lust but able and be curtailed without the was Lewis’ claim on “60 Minutes” Personally, I think that the Mercantile Exchange in order to compensate, they begin to inves- does little to make our financial attendant use of state power to that the prevalence of such trad- advantages enjoyed by some high- obtain data feeds more quickly. tigate aggressively and bring system fairer or to level the play- prosecute, fine, and potentially ing means that our markets frequency traders are incompat- There are also numerous exam- charges, usually against lower- ing field. incarcerate. Let’s end this system are “rigged,” an accusation that ible with fair and open markets ples of certain funds being allowed level employees who make easier In the case of high-frequency of high-frequency trading that touched a nerve and set off a furi- and should be curtailed substan- to locate their servers in the same targets. trading, there have been repeated makes it possible for a few firms ous series of discussions in the tially — perhaps entirely. space as the Nasdaq exchange, The prosecution of Fabrice calls on various agencies to take to profit unfairly and at times past few days. But there is another danger among others. Tourre, a junior Goldman Sachs a harder look at the privileges distort markets, but let’s do it in The release of the book also here that is getting only mini- Yet as surprising as these rev- executive who was complicit in enjoyed by some firms and to issue a way that avoids the bread-and- coincided with news that the mal attention: that regulators, elations are to many, market par- the packaging of questionable regulations that prevent the egre- circuses spectacle of hunting for FBI has been investigating hedge who once again are accused of ticipants have been aware of them mortgage-backed securities in the gious front-running and assorted villains. funds that utilize high-frequency being slow to respond and insuf- from the get-go. None of what is lead up to the near-collapse of the other techniques that allow a few Our regulatory framework in trading for possible violations ficiently vigilant, will go to the currently being discussed was a financial system in 2008-2009, is firms to profit in ways that no general, whether in finance or any of the law, including market other extreme and attempt retro- secret to anyone on Wall Street. a perfect example. individual — or even most insti- other aspect of life, has become manipulation. actively to criminalise behaviour The reactions are thus tanta- The problem is the public need tutional investors — can hope to too focused on punishment, often The FBI is not alone in its that it was fully aware of and did mount to a cry of being shocked, for scalps combined with the ret- compete with. at the expense of meaningful soci- investigations. For at least nothing to prevent until public shocked, that there is gambling in roactive interpretation of law. Yes, In fairness, this system evolved etal reform. Since change and two years, the Securities and opinion shifted. Casablanca. New York Attorney General Eric only in the past decade, facilitated reform are what benefits us all, Exchange Commission and the As longtime market watcher And while the mainstream Schneiderman, who has launched by the evolution of computerized, that is where our energies should Commodity Futures Trading Barry Ritholtz points out on media can perhaps be excused for his own probe of high-speed trad- information technology-driven go. Trials and scalps may garner Commission have also been look- Bloomberg, none of the flurry of making as much of these sensa- ing, cautions that some of the trading. media attention and act as prox- ing into the practices of these revelations has cast light on any tional facts as possible, the same behaviour may not be strictly ille- The world often changes more ies for reform, but they are a pal- funds along with the preferen- dark secrets. cannot be said of regulators who gal even if it should be stopped. rapidly than our regulatory lid alternative to the structural tial relationships that they have The cosy and financially satis- have had years to address these But that only underscores that framework, and high-frequency changes we actually need. established with exchanges. For fying relationship between funds issues but have not. much of what creates public trading is a prime example. WP-BLOOMBERG FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

QE Indices Summary EXCHANGE QE Index 11,983.87 0.37 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER QE Total Return Index 17,824.86 0.37 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 3,703.89 0.73 % RATE QE All Share Index 3,075.37 0.42 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,941.89 0.73 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 5415.675 6.888 0.13 5477.3 5072.7 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 7,060.91 0.59 % QR150.6652 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 4432.03 1.17 0.03 4440.04 4080.6 QE All Share Industrials 4,221.37 0.27 % SILVER UK ...... QR 6.0070 QR 6.0904 QE All Share Insurance 2,901.24 0.81 % Dj Indu Average 16573 40.39 0.24 16588.25 14434.43 Euro ...... QR 4.9920 QR 5.0613 QE All Share Real Estate 2,305 0.15 % QR 2.3261 CA$ ...... QR 3.2776 QR 3.3433 QE All Share Telecoms 1,578.5 1.18 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 QE All Share Transportation 2,089.81 0.38 % Swiss Fr ...... QR 4.0784 QR 4.1357 QE Market Summary Comparison Hang Seng Inde/D 22565.08 41.14 0.18 23469.33 21137.61 Yen ...... QR 0.0347 QR 0.0354 Today Previous day Aus$ ...... QR 3.3346 QR 3.3996 Iseq Overall/D 5061.3 -19.68 -0.39 5195.97 4522.4 CRUDE OIL 03-04-2014 02-04-2014 Ind Re ...... QR 0.0600 QR 0.0611 Index 11,983.87 11,939.95 Karachi 100 In/D 28336.36 404.34 1.45 27961.35 25273.11 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0368 QR 0.0375 Change 43.92 34.01 BRENT Peso ...... QR 0.0802 QR 0.0818 % 0.37 0.29 Nikkei 225 Index 15071.88 125.56 0.84 16164.01 13995.86 SL Re ...... QR 0.0276 QR 0.0282 YTD% 15.46 15.03 $ 104.58 S&P 500 Index/D 1890.9 5.38 0.29 1893.17 1536.03 Taka ...... QR 0.0465 QR 0.0475 Volume 19,643,580 19,500,358 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0379 QR 0.0386 Value (QAR) 720,601,894.14 795,668,423.13 Straits Times/D 3220.06 27.28 0.85 3214.89 2953.01 Trades 8,558 9,636 $ 101.53 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3374 QR 0.3472 Up 32 | Down 08 | Unchanged 01 Straits Times/D 2971.47 22.7 0.77 3035.78 2657.77

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Bayern ban British Mourinho left with regrets tabloids for Man Utd clash BERLIN: Bayern Munich yes- terday refused two British tab- as Chelsea lose in Paris loids accreditation for week’s Champions League quarter- final second leg at home to Ronaldo equals record as Real win Champions League first leg quarter-finals Manchester United over ‘insult- ing’ headlines referring to mid- fielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. PARIS: Chelsea manager José third. “In the first goal the ball The Germany midfielder was Mourinho criticised his team’s goes to Lavezzi - control, half-vol- sent off after receiving a second sloppy defending and lack ley, boom. It’s like this at this level yellow card for a 90th-minute foul of a cutting edge after they - one chance, one goal,” admitted on United’s England star Wayne went down 3-1 to Paris Saint- Mourinho. Rooney as Tuesday’s first leg fin- Germain in their Champions “The game was under control ished 1-1 at Old Trafford. League quarter-final, first leg. and we had the chance to go 2-1 “You dirty Schwein”, wrote the The Premier League side recov- up at the end of the first half. But Daily Mirror in a headline, while ered from the loss of an early we didn’t score and then after that The Sun ran “You Schwein!” on Ezequiel Lavezzi goal to equal- we scored in our own goal and after their back page on Wednesday. ise courtesy of an Eden Hazard that the third goal, it was a joke. It Reporters from both news- penalty just before the half-hour was not a goal it was a joke.” papers have now been refused mark and the Belgian also struck The Portuguese also confirmed accreditation for Wednesday’s the post before half-time. that his decision to select winger return leg at Munich’s Allianz However, PSG seized the ini- Andre Schuerrle in attack rather Arena, with reigning European tiative again in the second period than Fernando Torres in the champions Bayern not amused and a David Luiz own goal put absence of the injured Samuel by the play on words, ‘Schwein’ them back in front before Javier Eto’o reflected a lack of confi- meaning ‘pig’ in German. Pastore’s stoppage-time effort dence in his mis-firing strikers. “Bayern Munich do not handed the Ligue 1 leaders a poten- “I’m not happy with my strik- accept this kind of reporting tially decisive two-goal advantage ers’ performances, so I have to and condemn these headlines in heading into next Tuesday’s return try things, and with Andre at the strongest terms,” said the at Stamford Bridge. least we know we have one more Bavarian giants in a statement, “I think by the strategical player to associate with the other referring to the headlines as “dis- point of view the team had great players. respectful, discriminatory and discipline, and the most difficult “But football is not just about personally insulting”. things to do in the game they did that. It’s about scoring goals and A spokesperson for European very well,” said Mourinho, who is getting in behind. And that is for football’s governing body UEFA looking to become the first coach strikers, real strikers.” said that Bayern had acted accord- to win the European Cup with Mourinho, who insisted that ing to the rules as “the home club three different clubs following his team have “nothing to lose manages the requests for accredi- previous triumphs with Porto and now” must wish that he could be tation” and has the right to turn Inter Milan. reunited with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Real Madrid’s Protuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions down any applications. “They stopped (Zlatan) the PSG striker who played for League quarter-final first leg match against Borussia Dortmund at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Bayern have already been Ibrahimovic. (Edinson) Cavani him at Inter in 2008-09. fined ¤10,000 ($13,764) by UEFA was under control. The positional The Swede, who has scored 40 and ordered to close part of the play from (Thiago) Motta and goals in all competitions this sea- pace in attack. And on top of it will be decisive, but now I think Real’s world footballer of the Allianz Arena for the game after (Marco) Verratti in the centre of son, is a doubt for the second leg, that he got a goal - and a forward Chelsea will be obliged to attack year Cristiano Ronaldo scored supporters displayed an offen- the pitch was completely under however, after coming off with always gets a better mark when us. “Our philosophy is to have the their third to equal Barcelona’s sive banner against Arsenal last control. “But we couldn’t trans- what looked like a thigh injury in they get a goal,” said the former ball. It will be tough, but we’ve Lionel Messi (2011/12) and month. A banner with the text form the half-chances that we the second half at the Parc des France defender. given ourselves the possibility to Brazilian Jose Altafini’s ‘Mazzola’, “Gay Gunners” was spotted in the created into goals and on top of Princes, but PSG can still call “The performance was encour- be able to play for a place in the in 1962/63, record haul of 14 goals stadium during Bayern’s 1-1 draw that we made defensive mistakes, on Cavani, Lavezzi and Pastore, aging. At half-time maybe some last four, so bravo to the players.” in a season in the the European against Arsenal, whose nickname individidual defensive mistakes. among others. were wondering if we were really Real Madrid, who have reached Cup/Champions League and on is the Gunners, in the second leg So we paid the price.” And the French club’s coach up to the level of Chelsea but we the semi-finals in the past three his 100th appearance in the com- of their last-16 tie. The opening goal came from a Laurent Blanc singled out Lavezzi had a very constructive discussion seasons, avenged in part last petition proper to boot. poor defensive header by Chelsea for praise after the Argentinian at half-time, we knew we had to season’s semi-finals defeat to For PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, captain John Terry while David produced an outstanding per- work harder and be more disci- Borussia Dortmund by beating though, it was a night to forget Match-fixing Luiz gave away the free-kick formance and also lauded his plined in midfield, and the second the German side 3-0. on a personal level as he failed to which led to his own goal and team for their second-half display. half was excellent.” It was, however, a tale of con- score and then pulled up clutch- probe: 13 held goalkeeper Petr Cech was beaten “Ezequiel is back on top form On the significance of Pastore’s trasting fortunes for Real and ing his right hamstring shortly at his near post for Pastore’s now and he brings us depth and goal, Blanc said: “I don’t know if PSG’s leading scorers. after the hour mark. AFP in England

LONDON: Seven more football- Ibra out for Barca transfer plans ers from Football League clubs in the north west of England have been arrested following a spot- at least four fixing investigation by British remain intact authorities, taking the number weeks, says suspected to 13. MADRID: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has The National Crime Agency described the one-year transfer ban on signing players handed (NCA) said yesterday seven new PSG president down on the club as a “grave injustice” and insisted they intend to arrests had been made as well as make moves in the transfer market this summer. the re-arrest of six players held in PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain Football’s governing body imposed the sanction on Wednesday cit- December under suspicion of con- president Nasser Al Khelaifi ing a “serious” breach of rules in the signing of 10 under-age players spiracy to commit acts of bribery told French radio yesterday that between 2009 and 2013. and money laundering. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is likely to “We are angry. We are the victims of a grave injustice. They are “Officers from the NCA have be out for “at least four weeks” punishing the essence of our club, a model that has lasted 35 years,” been actively pursuing a number due to injury. he said. of lines of inquiry in this ongoing The Swede came off midway “It brings to mind the photo with the Ballon d’Or with Xavi, (Lionel) investigation,” a statement said through the second half of PSG’s Messi and (Andres) Iniesta. FIFA know that we look after the kids yesterday. “The NCA has today 3-1 win against Chelsea in the first in our system.” re-arrested the six original sus- leg of their Champions League The Catalan club have announced their intention to appeal the deci- pects based upon new evidence, quarter-final on Wednesday sion firstly before FIFA’s Appeal Committee and then, should the sanc- along with a further seven foot- clutching the back of his right tion not be overturned, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). ballers aged between 18 and 30 thigh and was due to undergo tests “We have had a meeting with our lawyers and we will make an appeal suspected of potential involve- on Thursday. to FIFA. If FIFA continue with the sanction, we will present a new ment in these offences. “He is having an MRI scan at appeal to CAS and that will allow us to sign (players) for next year. “The seven men arrested in the moment and we’re awaiting Paris St Germain’s Zlatan Ibrahomovic (bottom) is comforted by team “We are not worried about next season. Our planning continues in addition to the original six are the results,” Al Khelaifi told RMC. mates as he lies on the pitch during their Champions League quarter- exactly the same way. We will appeal and ask for cautionary measures. from Football League clubs based “But I think he will be out for at final first leg soccer match against Chelsea at the Parc des Princes “We believe a lot in our lawyers and they have told us we have the in the North West of England. least four weeks.” Stadium in Paris. arguments for the sanction to be lifted.” “All 13 individuals are being If Al Khelaifi’s prediction Bartomeu added that Barca were on the verge of signing a goal- interviewed at police stations proves to be true, Ibrahimovic keeper, believed to be German international Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, across the country.” In December will certainly be ruled out of In his absence, Brazilian winger is ready,” Al Khelaifi added. to replace Victor Valdes who has indicated his intention to leave the third tier club Oldham Athletic next Tuesday’s second leg against Lucas would likely come into Ibrahimovic has scored a club club at the end of the season and a central defender to deputise for sacked winger Cristian Montano Chelsea and would also probably Laurent Blanc’s starting line-up. record-breaking 40 goals in all departing club captain Carles Puyol. following the spot-fixing investi- miss an eventual semi-final, as “To play next Tuesday is competitions this season, includ- The affair is the latest in a long line of unsavoury stories that have gation. The NCA’s investigation well as the French League Cup impossible. I think Zlatan is very ing 10 in the Champions League. damaged Barca’s previously pristine image. began following revelations in final against Lyon on April 19. important for the team but Lucas AFP AFP British tabloid The Sun on Sunday. USA settle for 2-2 Benteke to draw with Mexico Chelsea accused of fixing Dutch league miss World Cup PHOENIX, US: Mexico ral- lied from a two-goal halftime THE HAGUE: English without doubt in control,” former were on loan in January. A statement from the Dutch LONDON: Belgium’s Christian deficit to earn a 2-2 draw with Premier League giants Chelsea, club technical director Ted van Vitesse, who have tradition- Football Federation, KNVB, Benteke will miss the World the USA yesterday in an inter- which financially backs Dutch Leeuwen was also quoted as say- ally battled Ajax Amsterdam at said they would be looking for Cup after Aston Villa confirmed national friendly. club Vitesse Arnhem, have ing by the ANP agency. the top of the Dutch league, have “clarification on Mr Jordania’s their star striker has suffered a After suffering a 2-0 defeat in a been accused of trying to fix “Chelsea covers part of the won just three of their last 11 allegations”. ruptured Achilles tendon. friendly against Ukraine, Jurgen the Dutch league. Vitesse payroll and loans a cer- matches, with the team coached “The board of directors of Benteke sustained the injury Klinsmann’s United States were Former Vitesse owner, Merab tain number of its players. What by Peter Bosz third 12 points the KNVB, section Professional in training yesterday and is looking for a better performance Jordania, claimed in the daily De counts for Chelsea is the good behind Ajax and out of conten- Football, have contacted Vitesse expected to be sidelined for at against their North American Telegraaf that Chelsea do not progress of these players and not tion for the title. about these claims,” the state- least six months following immi- rivals. With only 10 weeks remain- want the Dutch club to win the that Vitesse are champions,” he The club’s major share- ment said. nent surgery. “Christian Benteke ing before the World Cup kicks off league because both cannot com- said. This season Vitesse have holder, Russian businessman “In the interest of the integrity will undergo surgery after suffer- in Brazil, Klinsmann’s starting pete in the Champions League as four players — Lucas Piazon, Alexander Chigrininsky, who of the Dutch league, the KNVB ing a ruptured Achilles tendon 11 included a few surprises, with UEFA rules prevents two clubs Bertrand Traore, Patrick van is a friend of Chelsea owner is kindly asking Vitesse to give injury today in training,” a mes- Brad Davis getting the starting under the same ownership com- Aanholt and Christian Atsu — Roman Abramovitch, dismissed an explanation of their organi- sage on Villa’s official Twitter feed nod ahead of Landon Donovan and peting in the same competition. on loan from Chelsea while Gael Jordania’s claims as “lies driven sational structure and the way announced. “He will be out for a Chris Wondolowski rather than “In Arnhem, Chelsea is Kakuta and Sam Hutchinson by jealousy”. it’s working.” AFP minimum of six months.” Eddie Johnson. AFP AGENCIES FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 SPORT 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sri Lanka in Twenty20 final Thunderstorm dashes Windies’ title defence hopes in Dhaka

DHAKA: Sri Lanka reached important (considering the rain) the final of the World Twenty20 and when the rain came we with a 27-run win over West knew we are ahead of them,” said Indies, the defending champi- Malinga. ons, after the first semi-final “We had the confidence in our was ended by rain yesterday. bowlers to defend that total,” Set a challenging 161-run tar- added Malinga. Pakistan’s get, the West Indies were well “Everyone is looking forward to short on the Duckworth-Lewis the final and we are not thinking Hafeez quits method when a thunderstorm of anything else than to improve stopped play after 13.5 overs at our performance in every match.” the Shere Bangla stadium in West Indian captain Darren T20 captaincy Dhaka. Sammy was left disappointed. West Indies, who would have “Credit to Sri Lanka. We have LAHORE: Pakistan’s needed 108 to win on the D/L had a good run in the tournament, Mohammad Hafeez (pictured), method, were 80-4 when play was and it’s sad we got knocked out stepped down as Twenty20 cap- halted. because of D/L. That’s life, but we tain yesterday after the team’s The win was sweet revenge for got to move on and plan for the failure to qualify for the semi- Sri Lanka who lost the 2012 final next tournament,” said Sammy. finals of the World Twenty20 in in Colombo to the West Indies. Dwayne Bravo hit a 19-ball Bangladesh. Sri Lanka will face the winners 30 studded with three bounda- Pakistan went out from the of the second semi-final between ries and a six to take the fight Super-10 stage after a disap- 2007 champions India and South to the Sri Lankan bowlers who pointing 84-run defeat against the Africa, also in Dhaka today. took three wickets in the space West Indies on Tuesday, failing to The final will be played in of nine runs after the West Indies reach the last four for the first Dhaka on Sunday. had reached 25-0 in the fifth over. time in five editions of the tourna- Lasith Malinga, leading Sri Spearhead Malinga dismissed ment since its inception in 2007. Lanka after regular captain dangerman Chris Gayle (three) Hafeez said he accepted respon- Dinesh Chandimal opted out due and Dwayne Smith (17) in his sibility for the early exit. to lack of form, said the rain had second over. “I accept all the responsibil- been a worry. Malinga had figures of 2-5 ity of team’s failure,” Hafeez told “We knew that the first six in his two overs. Leg-spinner reporters after a Pakistan Cricket overs in their innings would be Seekkuge Prasanna had Lendl West Indies captain Darren Sammy (second left) and team-mates look on after the ICC World Twenty20 cricket Board (PCB) meeting in Lahore. tournament first semi-final match against Sri Lanka was interrupted due to heavy rain showers at the Sher- Hafeez led Pakistan to the Scoreboard e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. semi-finals in the last World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka two years SRI LANKA sell 3-0-37-1, Gayle 1-0-9-0 ago, shortly after taking over K Perera b Santokie ...... 26 WEST INDIES Simmons lbw (four) to leave Tillakaratne Dilshan made a run- 15 balls. Perera, who hit two fours from Misbah-ul Haq. T Dilshan run out ...... 39 D Smith b Malinga ...... 17 the West Indies struggling at a-ball 39 and Angelo Mathews a and as many sixes off 12 balls, The all-rounder, who opens both M Jayawardene run out ...... 0 C Gayle b Malinga ...... 3 34-3 before Bravo and Marlon fiery 23-ball 40. was bowled by Santokie before the batting and the bowling with K Sangakkara c & b Badree ...... 1 L Simmons lbw b Prasanna ...... 4 Samuels (18 not out) added 43 Mathews hit two sixes and Jayawardene was run out without his off-spin, said no one had forced L Thirimanne c Simmons b Santokie ...... 44 M Samuels (not out) ...... 18 for the fourth wicket. three boundaries to give the facing a delivery. him to quit. “I am under no pres- A Mathews c Bravo b Russell ...... 40 D Bravo c Jayawardene b Kulasekara ...... 30 Bravo was smartly caught in innings much-needed impetus Kumar Sangakkara miscued a sure and felt that I must step down S Prasanna (not out)...... 6 D Sammy (not out) ...... 0 the deep by Mahela Jayawardene before he fell off the last delivery. drive and was caught and bowled as leader by taking responsibility, Extras (LB-2, W-2) ...... 4 Extras (LB-1, W-7) ...... 8 off paceman Nuwan Kulasekara Paceman Krishmar Santokie by leg-spinner Samuel Badree for and it’s for the PCB to decide who Total (for 6 wkts - 20 overs) ...... 160 Total (for 4 wkts - 13.5 overs) ...... 80 and three balls later the rain finished with two for 46 runs. one. to lead the team,” said Hafeez. Did not bat: N Kulasekara, S Senanayake, R Did not bat: D Ramdin, A Russell, S Narine, S arrived in the aftermath of strong Thirimanne hit three bounda- Dilshan and Thirimanne added Pakistan have no assign- Herath, L Malinga Badree, K Santokie winds. ries and two sixes. 42 for the fourth wicket before ment before their series against Fall of wickets: 1-41 2-41 3-49 4-91 5-121 Fall of wickets: 1-25 2-28 3-34 4-77 When Sri Lanka bat- Sri Lanka had raced to 41 in Dilshan became the second bats- Australia in October, when they 6-160 Bowling: Kulasekara 2.5-0-22-1, Senanayake ted after winning the toss, the fourth over thanks to Dilshan man to be run out. He hit two play two Tests, three one-days Bowling: Badree 4-0-23-1, Santokie 4-0-46- 2-0-6-0, Malinga 2-0-5-2, Herath 4-0-27-0, Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored and Kusal Perera (26), before they boundaries and a six. and one Twenty20 in the United 2, Narine 4-0-20-0, Samuels 4-0-23-0, Rus- Prasanna 2-0-15-1, Mathews 1-0-4-0 with a career best 35-ball 44, lost three wickets in the space of AFP Arab Emirates. The 33-year-old said he was ready to join the ranks under any captain. “I am ready to play under any captain as I have done my job Yuvraj fit for today’s semi-final with responsibility as captain as well as player,” he said. DHAKA: India received a match during India’s World Cup- choking in major events. “They’ll Pakistan began the World boost ahead of today’s World winning campaign in 2011, was have to use it for themselves for Twenty20 with a defeat against Twenty20 semi-final against diagnosed with a rare lung can- our advantage,” he said. “We are arch-rivals India before winning South Africa when Yuvraj cer later that year and received not looking at things like that or their next two games against Singh was declared fit following chemotherapy treatment in the what happened in the past. If they Australia and Bangladesh. Hafeez an ankle injury, an official said. United States. want to do it, it’s their problem.” said too many unforced errors The flamboyant cancer survi- Meanwhile, Indian spinner If India win the tournament, had cost the team. “Our players vor hurt his left ankle while play- Ravichandran Ashwin refused to they will become the first team committed mistakes which led to ing football with team-mates on tip his team as the favourites to to hold all three major titles, hav- our defeat and we take responsi- Wednesday, but the Indian squad’s beat South Africa, despite being ing won the 50-over World Cup in bility,” said Hafeez. “I have already media manager R N Baba said the only unbeaten team in the 2011 and the Champions Trophy apologised to the nation for let- there was no cause for worry. 16-nation tournament. last year. ting down our fans.” “Yuvraj is fit. He will attend “When it comes down to the But Ashwin insisted the hat- He said he would also relin- practice,” Baba told reporters at semi-finals, it’s anybody’s game,” trick was not on the team’s mind. quish the vice-captaincy of the the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in the off-spinner said. “Whoever “We’ve never been a team that one day team, which is led by Haq. Dhaka. The 32-year-old overcame plays well on that particular day believed in talking about all these Hafeez led Pakistan in 29 a lean trot to smash an attrac- will have the advantage.” things, because it’s only going to Twenty20 matches, winning tive 60 off 43 balls, containing Ashwin said India, who won make things tougher for you,” he 17 and losing 11, while one was South Africa captain Faf du Plessis gestures during a training session four sixes and five fours, against the inaugural World Twenty20, said. “There are four teams in abandoned. Coach Moin Khan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Australia on Sunday. was not taking into considera- the semi-finals, everybody has a said Hafeez’s decision should be Yuvraj, who was man of the tion South Africa’s reputation for 25 percent chance to win.” AFP praised. AFP Hamilton, Rosberg eye Bahrain Grand Prix

MANAMA: Lewis Hamilton never managed to get the win,” necks, so we need to stay focused and Nico Rosberg put Mercedes’ said Hamilton, whose victory at and keep doing our job calmly and early season dominance to its Sepang followed a retirement in professionally.” first true test Sunday at the Australia. While Mercedes have shone floodlit Bahrain Grand Prix on “Until last week it was the in the early weeks of the season, a track where both drivers have same story for me with Malaysia, it’s been a tale of relative woe for always struggled. so fingers crossed this can be the world champions Red Bull. Hamilton, the 2008 world year of breaking those cycles. Four-time champion Sebastian champion, swept to victory from “We know it’s going to be tough Vettel failed to finish the season- pole in Malaysia last week ahead to maintain our current form, opener in Australia before grab- of Rosberg who clinched the particularly at a circuit where bing third place in Malaysia. championship opener in Australia. every team has had so much He sits seventh in the title race But despite their lofty positions running time in testing over the while teammate Daniel Ricciardo in the 2014 title race, the dust and winter, but I’ll be pushing hard to has yet to get on the scoreboard heat of the troubled Middle East keep those results coming.” as Red Bull wilt in the shadow state have often choked the pair’s Rosberg is the champion- of Mercedes. Vettel has looked as ambitions. Hamilton’s best finish ship leader after two events and unsettled as his car so far in 2014 at the Sakhir track was second in enjoys an 18-point cushion over as he lies 28 points off Rosberg 2007 while Rosberg has never made Hamilton. But he too is aware and with even Nico Hulkenberg of FROM LEFT: Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Mercedes AMG Petronas, Sebastian Vettel of Infiniti Red the podium with his storming drive that Bahrain, which rarely fea- the unheralded Force India team Bull Racing and German Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg of Sahara Force India F1 Team at the Sakhir to pole position in 2013 yielding a tures standout duels, has not been ahead of him. He has even lam- poor ninth place finish. His best a happy hunting ground. circuit in Manama ahead of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix. basted the new low-noise hybrid result remains a humble fifth. “The first two races have been engines as “shit” while his team “I’ve finished on the podium a great start to my season and I’m that momentum in Bahrain,” said never had much luck on race year. “We may be leading both has grappled with a raft of techni- there a couple of times but, already looking forward to being the German. “It’s a great track weekends here, but it’s definitely championships at the moment but cal tweaks to the championship. for one reason or another, I’ve back in the car and carrying on and I really enjoy driving it. I’ve the one I’m best prepared for this our rivals are breathing down our AFP FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2014 BREAK TIME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

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HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Entertainer Olivia Newton-John (right) poses in the Hell’s Chariot Ford Mercury convertible from the movie Grease with Jubilee cast members dressed MUSCAT 37/24 Partly cloudy 34/21 Chance of storm as The Pink Ladies characters from the film as she attends a welcome event at Flamingo Las Vegas in Nevada. Newton-John will launch her residency MAKKAH 29/20 Clear 33/24 Partly cloudy show “Summer Nights” on April 8. KUWAIT 27/17 Clear 28/19 Clear BAHRAIN 26/21 Clear 27/22 Clear SANAA 25/14 Thunderstorm 25/12 Chance of storm RIYADH 29/17 Clear 30/17 Clear DUBAI 30/22 Chance of storm 30/21 Partly cloudy Music star sentenced to life for murder BAGHDAD 27/15 Clear 25/14 Clear KINGSTON: THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW A Jamaican judge Jamaica is known internation- for parole for 35 years, according before they can be paroled. sentenced an international reg- ally as the birthplace of reggae, to the sentence handed down by Attorneys for the convicted HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER gae-dancehall star, Vybz Kartel, with its most famous artist, the Supreme Court Justice Lennox men said they will appeal the to life imprisonment yesterday legendary Bob Marley considered Campbell. sentences. ATHENS 20/15 Mostly cloudy 20/14 Cloudy after he was found guilty of a national hero. The singer’s three other co- “We want to see how early we WASHINGTON 24/10 Showers 15/06 Partly cloudy murder last month. Dancehall is a more modern accused were also given life can get the transcript to pre- SYDNEY 25/19 Mostly cloudy 24/18 Rain Kartel, 38, who is also known as offshoot of reggae, though crit- sentences. pare our grounds for appeal,” LONDON 17/10 Mostly cloudy 18/14 Chance of rain ‘World Boss’ had been on trial for ics have accused its lyrics of being Fellow singer Shawn Campbell, Campbell’s attorney Miguel Lorne the murder of one of his former violent and misogynistic. It rose known by the stage name Shawn told journalists outside Jamaica’s PARIS 19/11 Chance of rain 18/16 Partly cloudy associates, Clive Williams, popu- to prominence in the 1990s and Storm, will have to serve 25 years Supreme Court. ISTANBUL 19/11 Mostly cloudy 19/09 Cloudy larly known as ‘Lizard.’ remains immensely popular on before he becomes eligible for Williams was part of the popu- MANILA 33/24 Partly cloudy 33/24 Clear Williams was murdered in the island. parole, while Kahira Jones and lar Gaza Empire, a music-based DHAKA 34/24 Partly cloudy 34/24 Chance of storm August 2011 after a business deal Kartel, whose real name is Andre St John will spend 25 and group which Kartel headed. DELHI 33/21 Clear 35/21 Clear went sour, prosecutors said. Adidja Palmer, will not be eligible 30 years behind bars respectively REUTERS ISLAMABAD 25/16 Chance of rain 26/16 Partly cloudy London show traces good old days of Italian fashion

LONDON: From its birth in package that helped rebuild parts explained exhibition curator by Hollywood star Ava Gardner dresses, the final part of the post-war Florence through to of Europe destroyed and demor- Sonnet Stanfill. and a Bulgari necklace and exhibition explores the latest big Milan’s modern-day creations, a alised by war. Italy’s international reputa- emerald-and-diamond ring given names in Italian fashion. new London show is celebrating With the vision of charismatic tion for style was ingrained by by Richard Burton to his lover It also looks at the uncertain the glory days of the “Made in businessman Giovanni Battista the semi-mythical “Sala Bianca” Elizabeth Taylor, who filmed future of an industry plagued Italy” brand, which today is fac- Giorgini, the funds helped Italian shows, held in Florence’s sump- Cleopatra in Rome, are among by economic difficulties and the ing an uncertain future. fashion play a key role in national tious Palazzo Pitti and captured about 100 exhibits on show. advancing age of its designers. Spectacular gowns and acces- reconstruction — and give Paris a on black and white film. Combining expert craftsman- “I was very aware of the debate sories from top designers and run for its money. Among those early designers, ship and lower-than-Paris prices, that is swirling around Milan at forgotten brands showcase the Giorgini succeeded in attract- Emilio Pucci is the only brand Italian designers drove a booming the moment. If (renowned fashion craftsmanship and style that ing international buyers, includ- currently shown on the runway. export market, profiting from a writer) Suzy Menkes referred to helped rebuild Italy and its glo- ing US department stores, and Others disappeared into obscu- thriving textile industry and local London as a fashion laboratory, bal reputation after World War II. organised the first major show rity, including Vanna and Emilio skill clusters: Como for silk, Biella where does that leave Milan?” The exhibition at the Victoria in February 1951, where mod- Schuberth, who is represented at (Piedmont) for wool and Prato asked Stanfill. and Albert Museum is entitled els sporting elegant dresses and the London show by a stunning (Tuscany) for leather. “Italian fashion needs really “The Glamour of Italian Fashion casual beach wear worked the strapless robe in various shades In the 1980s, Milan became the to wake up... we need fresh 1945-2014”, but it has a nostal- catwalk at his Florence home. of pink. Cinema and its glamorous capital of Italian fashion and the blood,” argues Jacopo Etro, crea- gic air, a reminder of how Italy’s “The fact that Giorgini con- stars served as a unique shop win- “Made in Italy” brand became an tive director of accessories and In this picture taken on April 6, standing in the fashion world has vinced these buyers to come and dow for Italian designers, thanks effective marketing tool world- leather at Etro. He claims the 2010, British Prime Monister David declined. add Florence after Paris on their to the many movies filmed in the wide. Marked by a stunning high number of designers aged Cameron returns home from a jog The marketing of Italy as the fashion route really brought the Cinecitta studios in the 1950s and pair of Dolce & Gabbana black over 70 is blocking progress. in London. home of fashion began at the time international press and buying 1960s. boots encrusted with stones, and The show runs from April 5 to of the Marshall Plan, the US aid power to Italy for the first time,” A Sorelle Fontana dress worn Valentino and Armani evening July 27. AFP Pollution Political theatre makes UK Saturn’s moon PM skip jog has water under LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron aban- surface: Experts doned his normal early morning run yesterday because of high WASHINGTON: Saturn’s pollution levels in London. moon Enceladus is home to an A combination of local emis- ocean of water beneath its sur- sions, light winds and pollution face, and could be a source for from continental Europe, com- alien microbes, scientists said pounded with dust blown from yesterday. the Sahara, has prompted health The first measurements of the warnings about poor air qual- subsurface water at the south ity across southern and central pole of the small and icy moon England. were made by the US space agen- Asked about the pollution levels cy’s Cassini spacecraft, and are in a BBC interview, Cameron said: described in the journal Science. “It is unpleasant, and you can feel The body of water is about the it in the air.” size of Lake Superior and has a He said: “I didn’t go for my rocky bottom which could cre- morning run this morning. I ate conditions that allow tiny life chose to do some work instead. forms to thrive. Researchers first You can feel it. raised the possibility of a below- “But it’s a naturally occurring ground ocean on Enceladus in weather phenomenon. It sounds 2005, after water vapour was extraordinary, Saharan dust, but detected spewing from vents near that is what it is.” the moon’s southern pole. He advised people to listen to “Material from Enceladus’ the official public health advice A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Maul (centre, in black), surrounded by men dressed as Emperor’s Royal Guards, takes part in south polar jets contains salty urging those with lung or heart a protest in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday. The man, who announced he was running for president water and organic molecules, the problems to avoid strenuous phys- as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet Party, and who has often been seen on Kiev’s Independence Square during the winter protests basic chemical ingredients for ical activity outdoors. flanked by his loyal Stormtroopers, has been chosen the candidate of the party, which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. life,” said Linda Spilker, Cassini AFP project scientist at NASA. AFP