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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Syria opposition Qaradawi asks elects new leader amid Egyptians to divisions ISTANBUL/BEIRUT: Syria’s fractious opposition elected a new leader yesterday but rebel back Mursi groups were reported to be fighting among themselves in a sign of growing divisions on the ground between factions try- Fatwa against president’s ouster ing to topple President Bashar Al Assad. DOHA: Noted Islamic scholar oath. He and his team represent The Syrian National Coalition and head of International but a few Egyptians.” The cleric chose Ahmad Jarba as its presi- Union of Muslim Scholars, Dr said that Asisi rebelling against a dent after a close runoff vote that Youssef Al Qaradawi, has in an legitimate president was unjustifi- reinforced the influence of Saudi edict (fatwa) issued yesterday able. “He has breached the trust Arabia over a perpetually divided asked Egyptians to back ousted of the entire Egyptian society opposition movement that has President Mohammed Mursi of because it were they who chose struggled to convince its Western the Muslim Brotherhood and Mursi as their president.” and Arab allies that its fighters said the military should with- Al Qaradawi’s fatwa has, mean- are ready to be given sophisti- draw from the political scene. while, evoked sharp reactions in cated foreign weaponry. The fatwa, posted on the cler- Egypt. Some people commenting Jarba is a tribal figure from the ic’s official website, said the mili- on Egypt’s popular news website, eastern Syrian province of Hasaka tary’s move deposing Mursi was almasryalyaum.com criticised the who has Saudi connections. against democracy and Egypt’s cleric. “A change was needed,” Adib constitution. Shishakly, a senior official in the Al Qaradawi said the Egyptian US NOT TAKING SIDES coalition, told Reuters after the constitution should be retained Meanwhile, US President vote held at an opposition meeting with the necessary modifications, Barack Obama condemned the Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi carry mock coffins during a symbolic funeral for in Istanbul. and asked the armed forces and violence in Egypt yesterday and the four men killed during clashes with police outside the Republican Guard headquarters a day earlier, in Cairo, “The old leadership of the those backing them to reinstate said that the United States was yesterday. coalition had failed to offer the the deposed president. not working with any particular Syrian people anything sub- It is the bounden duty of every Egyptian political party or group stantial and was preoccupied Muslim to support Mursi, the as the country reels from a mili- with internal politics. Ahmad famous cleric said. tary takeover. Egypt hits first snag over PM Jarba is willing to work with For decades, Egyptian people Obama, spending the weekend everybody.” were longing to have an oppor- at the Camp David presidential CAIRO: The appointment for the job and the presidency had Mansour said the two issues were The Muslim Brotherhood, the tunity to choose their country’s retreat, convened a secure con- of liberal Egyptian politician to take account of opposition to linked. only organised faction in the president from their free will. ference call with members of his Mohamed ElBaradei as interim ElBaradei. Losing Nour’s backing would Syrian political opposition, has “God gave them that opportu- national security team as he seeks prime minister hit a snag yes- He mentioned no other candi- significantly weaken the position seen its mother organisation nity and the people chose Mursi as to help shape events in Egypt days terday, as the army-backed dates and added that there was of the military, removing any in Egypt thrown out of power their president,” said Al Qaradawi after a military ouster of elected transitional authorities were no set date for the appointment Islamist support from the tran- in Cairo this week along with in his edict. President Mohammed Mursi. under pressure to restore order of interim prime minister. sition process, fiercely opposed by President Mohammed Mursi. Criticising the defence minister “The president condemned the after deadly Islamist protests. The Nour Party, Egypt’s sec- Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood. The rebel infighting comes as and commander of armed forces ongoing violence across Egypt State media and officials had ond biggest Islamist force, said it Generals said they had inter- forces loyal to Assad have made General Abdul Fattah Asisi, the and expressed concern over the said earlier that the 71-year-old opposed ElBaradei and threat- vened in response to huge popu- gains on the battlefield. cleric said, while taking oath as continued political polarisation. Nobel Peace prizewinner and ened to withdraw its support for lar demonstrations calling for But the Brotherhood repre- defence minister from Mursi he He reiterated that the United former UN nuclear agency chief the military-backed overthrow of Mursi to resign. Mursi’s Muslim sentative, Farouq Tayfour, was had taken the vow to be loyal to States is not aligned with, and would be named interim prime President Mohammed Mursi on Brotherhood, the dominant elected one of two vice-pres- him. “The whole world saw him does not support, any particular minister last evening. Wednesday, which was the trigger Islamist force in the Arab world’s idents of the Syrian National taking oath. But now he (Asisi) Egyptian political party or group,” But a presidential spokesman, for the bloody unrest. most populous nation, called for Coalition. has become the highest author- a White House statement said. speaking shortly before midnight, A youth activist who met more protests today. REUTERS REUTERS ity in the land and breached his THE PENINSULA/AGENCIES said there were several options interim head of state Adli See also page 6 See also page 7

Boeing 777 crash-lands Turkey protesters Ethiopia sets terms for clash with police ISTANBUL: Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon sending maids to Qatar to disperse hundreds of pro- testers in an Istanbul square DOHA: Ethiopia has agreed to recruitment process to take off yesterday as they gathered to send domestic workers, includ- based on terms and conditions enter a park that was the cen- ing maids, to Qatar but said it agreed on by both sides, local tre of protests against Prime would need monthly reports Arabic daily Al Watan reported Minister Tayyip Erdogan last about salary payments to them yesterday. month. Taksim Solidarity, com- and that their work timings The Chamber delegation led by bining an array of political should not exceed that agreed Ali Hamad Al Marri held discus- groups, had called a march to upon in their job contracts. sions with the Ethiopian labour enter the sealed off Gezi park, The dignity and rights of ministry for two days beginning but the governor of Istanbul Ethiopian workers must be pro- June 30. warned that any such gather- tected in Qatar, the country’s The wages paid to the Ethiopian ing would be confronted by the Minister of State for Labour domestics will be uniform, the police. Riot police chased pro- and Social Affairs, Dr Zerihun Qatari delegation told Ethiopian testers into side streets in what Kebede, told a visiting delegation officials. There are 120 man- appeared to be the biggest police of Qatar Chamber, representative power agencies in Qatar while intervention since the mid-June body of the private sector. the number of recognised recruit- protests and riots. He said requests to recruit ment agencies in Ethiopia is 380. Full report on page 6 Ethiopian domestics will need Those shortlisted for recruit- to be submitted to the country’s ment will have to undergo medi- embassy in Doha, and it would cal tests in Ethiopia, and later on Militants kill 27 be sent to manpower agencies in here. If a worker is sent home on Ethiopia for approval. health grounds, all costs would schoolchildren However, an extensive mecha- be borne by the Ethiopian agency A KTVU image grab of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 after it crash-landed at San Francisco International nism is being put in place for the concerned. THE PENINSULA MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA: Airport in California yesterday. There were no casualties till reports last came in. Suspected Islamist gunmen killed 27 students and a teacher in a boarding school in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum yesterday, a police Three South American countries offer asylum to Snowden source said. The attack is a fur- ther sign that Islamist insurgent LA PAZ/CARACAS: Bolivia surveillance programmes. Bolivian President Evo Morales “I want to tell ... the Europeans town of Chipaya. group Boko Haram remains a offered asylum yesterday to Snowden, 30, is believed to be had said earlier this week that he and Americans that last night I “If we receive a legal request, threat to Africa’s top oil pro- former US spy agency contractor holed up in the transit area of would consider granting asylum was thinking that as a fair pro- we will grant asylum,” he said. ducer despite a crackdown on it. Edward Snowden, joining leftist Moscow’s Sheremetyevo inter- to Snowden. But he took a harder test, I want to say that now in Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry was The attackers set fire to build- allies Venezuela and Nicaragua national airport and has been line yesterday, angered that some fact we are going to give asylum to not immediately available to com- ings and shot pupils as they tried in defiance of Washington, trying to find a country that European countries banned his that American who is being per- ment on whether a formal asylum to flee, the source told Reuters by which is demanding his arrest would take him since he landed plane from their airspace this week secuted by his fellow Americans,” request had been received. email. Full report on page 10 for divulging details of secret US from Hong Kong on June 23. on suspicion it carried Snowden. Morales said during a visit to the REUTERS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

DIFI to host HMC to promote organ global summit on Arab family donations in Ramadan DOHA: The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) is organising an international A step toward reaching organ self-sufficiency seminar to discuss various changes affecting the Arab BY FAZEENA SALEEM “Our aim with the campaign, failure to save them the agony family brought about by popu- is to create awareness about of being on the lists and waiting lation and demographic dynam- DOHA: Hamad Medical organ donation and our serv- endlessly,” he said. ics. The seminar will also assess Cooperation’s (HMC) Organ ices at HMC, which is of high- “If community members partic- policy implications of these Donation Centre is encouraging est standards in order to deter ipate in this organ donation drive, changes. people to register as potential patients from travelling abroad we are sure that their participa- Taking place in December, the organ donors in the holy month for organ transplantation,” said tion will help the HMC in its tar- seminar will bring together inter- of Ramadan, as the need for the Director of Organ Donation get to reach organ self-sufficiency national, regional and national kidney transplant increases on Centre, Dr Riad Fadhil. in Qatar.” The Director of Organ Donation Centre at Hamad Medical Cooperation, Dr population scientists, policy- a yearly basis. He was speaking to journalists During the campaign, HMC Riad Fadhil, at the press briefing yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP makers and researchers involved A campaign will be held to cre- on the sidelines of a symposium staff will also highlight the Doha in the study of the Arab family. ate awareness about organ dona- to educate HMC staff about the Donation Accord. The Executive Director of DIFI, tion and the possibility of saving campaign yesterday. Through the accord organ Living donors can provide a heart valves and veins and cor- Noor Al Malki Al Jehani, said: lives of those on the waiting lists He urged the public to join the donors and their families get ben- kidney or a portion of the liver, neas can also be taken from the “Through organising this semi- for kidney, liver and other organs. donor registry and help save lives. efits, including an honour by the lung or intestine, and in some deceased. nar, we will provide scientific evi- It will continue 10 days after “We want members of the com- highest authorities in Qatar, liv- instances, tissues. The Ramadan campaign to dence-based research that sheds Ramadan. munity in Qatar to participate in ing donors get medical insurance Six types of organs could be encourage organ donors began light on the changes impacting HMC staff will be at around 20 this organ donation campaign by for life, and compensation for any used from deceased donors — last year, and attracted over 1,000 the Arab family, to create a solid locations — shopping malls and donating kidneys and part of their health problems when they occur. kidney, pancreas, liver, lungs, people of different nationalities to base for the policy-making proc- community gatherings — every- livers to their relatives on the There are two types of organ heart, and intestines. register as donors. ess, which we believe will meet day between 7pm and 11pm. waiting lists for kidney or liver donors — deceased and alive. Tissues such as bones, skin, THE PENINSULA the needs of today’s Arab family. We trust these policies will assist the Arab family in fulfilling its role and contributing to the over- all growth of the society.” The seminar will address five Q-Post extends services to Pearl-Qatar main topics related to Arab families: Marriage and Family DOHA: Qatar Postal Services residents to send and receive local residents and retailers to access Formation; Trends and Patterns Company (Q-Post) yester- mail and parcels within the island postal services easily and conven- in Fertility and Family Size; day signed an agreement with and all around Qatar. This would iently, Al Sulaiti said. Population Migration and the United Development Company mark the first time such a serv- He said this agreement materi- Family; Adolescents and the (UDC), the master developer of ice is made available to a private alises the company’s commitment Family and, Inter-generational The Pearl-Qatar, a man-made residential development in Qatar. to introduce quality services on and Gender Issues Affecting island, to extend postal services Under the terms of the agree- the island, which in turn pro- Family Cohesion. to a number of UDC-owned resi- ment, Q-Post will handle all motes The Pearl-Qatar’s five-star The seminar is expected to dential towers on the island, said incoming and outgoing mail traffic branded lifestyle. witness great interest from local, a press statement. to and from residential and com- Al Aqaily said: “Our partnership regional and international scien- The five-year renewable agree- mercial units at The Pearl-Qatar with a high-calibre establishment tists. Scientists and researchers ment was signed by the Chief on a daily basis, ensuring a speedy such as UDC and a community interested in presenting their Executive Officer of UDC, Ebrahim and secure delivery to the recipi- of the magnitude of The Pearl- work at the seminar are invited Al Mubarak Al Sulaiti, and the ents’ stated PO Box numbers. A Qatar considered to be at present to submit an online proposal Acting Chairman of Q-Post, Abdul special mail distribution vehicle the largest urban development on the DIFI website by August Rahman bin Ali Al Aqaily. will be used to pick-up and deliver project in Qatar, will indeed bring 15. Submissions must include a The next phase of the project mailing material on a daily basis many benefits to all parties. But short 250-word abstract and an will extend the service to the including letters, invoices, post- most importantly, it will add value extended abstract of about two remaining parts of the island. cards, prints, small packages and to the island’s residents and visi- to four pages, including tables/ As per the agreement, Q-Post bank statements. tors. To this end, Q-Post is keen charts. Seminar will be held in will install individual post office “This agreement highlights on providing the finest and most Arabic and English. Abstracts boxes in properties at The Pearl- UDC’s efforts to upgrade the elaborate mix of services at The and final papers may be submitted Officials exchanging the agreement. Qatar including towers, town- level of exclusive services at The Pearl-Qatar.” and presented in either language. houses and all villas, thus enabling Pearl-Qatar, enabling the island’s THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Umm Al Quwain ruler greets Emir DFI to hold festival for youth DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a call from Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, who congratu- Ajyal fest to bring generations together through creative interaction lated the Emir on assuming power.

DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) is showcases student films that have been Emir, PM congratulate Comoros president organising the first Ajyal Film Festival shot in Qatar, or made by individuals of any DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a for the Young from November 26 to 30 to nationality who currently reside in Qatar. cable of congratulations to Dr Ikililou Dhoinine, President of the United celebrate the best in international youth Competition winners will receive a film Republic of Comoros, on his country’s National Day. cinema and enrich film appreciation development award through the Ajyal Film The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin among families and educators. Fund. A total of four filmmakers will be Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani also sent a similar cable. QNA By bringing generations together through awarded the film development prize for events that inspire creative interaction, short films and feature films. All awards Ajyal opens up a fun collaborating environ- are open to both documentary and narra- ment where young people can express their tive films. views on the various issues they face today. The Doha Film Experience also gives sev- The annual five-day festival consists of eral hundred young people the opportunity the Doha Film Experience — which includes to sit on the juries that decide the winners a feature narrative (41 minutes and over) of Ajyal’s competition, which is presented in competition and a short film (under 40 three age-appropriate programmes: Mohaq min) competition — and the Made in Qatar/ (New Moon) for jurors 8 – 12 years of age Students sections. (Short Film Competition, documentary or The festival also features family-friendly narrative); Hilal (Crescent) for jurors 13 special screenings, thematic retrospectives – 17 years of age (feature and short film and tributes, while masterclasses for stu- competition, documentary or narrative) and dents of all ages, workshops for children, Bader (Full Moon) for jurors 18 – 21 years parents, teachers and industry profession- of age (feature and short film competition, als and panels will enhance film education documentary or narrative) Doha Film Institute’s Head of Programmes and and appreciation. Submissions are now open “We are pleased that submissions are Director of the Ajyal Film Festival for the Young, for the Ajyal Film Festival for the Young now open for the Ajyal Film Festival for Fatma Al Remaihi. for the Short films competition and Made the Young, a first of its kind in the Gulf in Qatar/Students section. Entry is open region,” said Fatma Al Remaihi, the Festival sections will make it fun for younger audi- to documentary and narrative films from Director of the Ajyal Film Festival for the ences and their families to be involved in around the world that are for or about Young and DFI’s Head of Programmes. film and filmmaking at this new festival. youth. Submissions close on August 25. “Film education and appreciation are It’s an investment in today’s youth — so it’s There is no entry fee and films can be central to engaging young people in cinema. really an investment in the future, she said.” submitted digitally via a secure link or by The Doha Film Experience, including our For criteria for film submissions visit mail. programmes for jurors and prizes for film- www.dohafilminstitute.com/filmfestival/sub- The Made in Qatar/Students section makers, and our Made in Qatar/Students mit-a-film THE PENINSULA

Qatar hails Syrian oppn poll Changes in British embassy services

DOHA: Qatar yesterday The source said Qatar backs of the Syrian regime and its DOHA: The British embassy in welcomed elections con- any democratic approach to agents. Doha is making important changes ducted by National Coalition leadership change and looks The source stressed that to their notarial and documentary for Syrian Revolutionary forward to working with the the despicable crimes com- services, the embassy said yesterday. and Opposition Forces in presidency of the coalition. mitted by the Syrian regime Starting today, customers wanting Istanbul, during which the The source also called on and its agents in Homs and to come to the embassy for a notarial coalition elected the presi- members of the coalition and elsewhere, as well as its use service will need to make an online dent and his assistants Syrian opposition to work of chemical weapons means appointment first. For information on as well as the secretary together with the new leader- that the coalition must have how to book an appointment and to general. ship, adding that the current strong coordination inside learn more about the services, visit This was disclosed by a stage requires unification of and outside Syria at political www.gov.uk/government/world/qatar or source at the Foreign Ministry ranks and coordination of and military levels. www.britishembassydoha.clickbook.net to Qatar News Agency. positions to face the injustice QNA THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME iEarn to boost technology in education Panel session on social media attracts huge interest

DOHA: The 20th Annual social media tools in education. impacted their community by sav- iEarn (International Education The panellists discussed the ing lives, bringing positive changes and Resource Network) innovative developments in com- or helping people become better. International Conference and munication and information World-renowned speakers Dr 17th Youth Summit, organised technology of the social media Mohammed Ally and Dr Essam by Reach Out To Asia (Rota), revolution are connecting teach- Heggy addressed the participants concluded with participants ers and students in new ways that about building bridges and solving agreeing to increase relevant require a rethinking of traditional the educational divide and space usage of technologies in edu- forms of teaching and learning. science as a motor to build and cation to reach out, learn and They also dwelt on the pros and inspire future generations. build a better world together. cons for different social media The delegates also had the “This year’s forum has proven tools and discussed how to uti- opportunity to participate in that the iEarn agenda has never lise them in a meaningful way in several workshops and semi- been more relevant. We are work- classes. nars by Julie Lindsay, Claudia ing together with all the educators The first day of the conference Batista, Cathy Healy, Salman Al to achieve progress and to realise introduced the participants to Muhannadi, Justin Kramer and our aspirations of a world where some successful iEarn projects Ben Robinson. everyone is connected and where using mobile technology and ana- Students from participating everyone can benefit from and lysed the basic pedagogical foun- countries had the chance to show- participate in the digital world,” dations of mobile learning related case their traditions and culture said Rota Executive Director Essa to iEarn projects. in a cultural night, a four-hour iEarn students during the final ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Al Mannai. Following this, participants wit- show of talent that manifested the Kicking off the final day of iEarn nessed a web based project - ‘MY meaning of ‘the global village’ in a Meanwhile, participants had Waqif. Rota has provided schol- which was live streamed and conference, delegates grabbed the HERO’ - that offered an archive spontaneous yet spectacular cel- the chance to tour the Museum arships for 30 teachers and watched by over 2,000 people opportunity to participate in one of thousands of stories of heroes ebration of the cultural diversity of Islamic Art, experience safari students to help them travel to online. of the panel sessions dedicated to from all walks of life, who have within the iEarn network. at the inland sea and visit Souq Qatar and attend the conference THE PENINSULA Al Jazeera unit launches revamped site

DOHA: Al Jazeera Media site. Manager of Marketing media fields under the media Director of IT Applications Training and Development and Administration at Al experts supervision.” in Al Jazeera Media Network, Center recently launched its Jazeera Training Center, Talal He said the company focuses Mounjid Attili, who oversees new website which comes Abdulkarim, said: “The cen- on the new category ‘Off- the implementation of the new in Arabic and English lan- tre is keen to offer innovation boarder Courses’ within the new website of Al Jazeera Media guage, which was developed and development, and is always website where the centre has Training and Development and designed based on the looking forward to improve and offered media training courses Centre in its Arabic and English latest global standards and develop the offered e-services to in nine Arab countries during version said, it was developed by technologies. the trainees, and trying hard to the past quarter of this year. talented experts at Al Jazeera The renewal of the site comes simplify the online courses reg- These countries are Yemen, IT division, using the latest to achieve Al Jazeera training istration process. Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, technology to facilitate man- and development visions, along “The centre launched the Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and aging and material publishing with the main objective which English version of the website to Sudan. for the centre’s personnel and is to expand its communication communicate with the English- The new website is easy to workers, as well as to provide with the public, within the vision speaking groups, whether indi- use, and it develops easier ways new sections and features to of the Center’s which to expand viduals or institutions; the to communicate with the audi- enrich the processes of search- and spread globally and improve centre offers Media Courses in ence and make the best while ing and browsing on the site. the electronic services in the English language in variety of browsing. THE PENINSULA

Al Khaliji unveils new product

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) has announced the launch of a new prod- uct ‘Business Account Debit Card’ for busi- nesses of all sizes. The product provides the ability to withdraw and deposit cash and cheques 24/7 at al khaliji ATMs, and make purchases online or at POS termi- nals quickly and securely on behalf of the company. New features at QNB online

DOHA: QNB has announced the launch of new features in its Internet banking as part of its continuous efforts to provide its custom- ers with simpler and more convenient banking services. With the new features, customers will be able to automate their bill pay- ments, manage stand- ing orders and automatic transfers, get copies of their account statements in PDF format, access expanded prepaid services and paying bills with their credit cards to faster accu- mulate loyalty points. Cb summer credit card

DOHA: Commercialbank (Cb) has announced the launch of an excit- ing new summer credit card campaign offering its credit card members more reward points on their everyday and holi- day credit card spending. The promotion will run from mid-June to mid- September, continuing throughout the Ramadan and Eid period. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Katara unveils slew of events for Ramadan Arabic calligraphy main highlight of month-long festival

DOHA: Katara the Cultural Village is all set to celebrate the spirit of Ramadan through a month-long festival featuring activities that highlight Arabic calligraphy as a significant part of Arabic culture and Islamic civilisation. “Arabic calligraphy is a main element in Arabic nations and Islamic culture. The festival will not be just a centre on calligra- phy expo, but it will be presenting never before seen activities revolv- ing around Arabic calligraphy,” said General Manager of Katara Cultural Village Foundation, Dr Khalid Ibrahim Al Sulaiti. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Dr Al Sulaiti said The General Manager of Katara Cultural Village Foundation Dr Khalid the festival would launch on July Ibrahim Al Sulaiti at a press briefing at the Katara. SALIM MATRAMKOT 11 and run until Eid Al Fitr. Explaining the festival logo, head of Public Relations and countries, History of Holy Quran 99 names of Allah and write with Communications, Malika Al expo featuring the collection of Graffiti on a 5m wall while visi- Shraim, said: “The logo has sym- Ibrahim Fakhroo, and “Majaz” tors can also write on special wall. bolic meaning. We have chosen expo by British-Iraqi calligrapher The museum of Qatar post and the crescent as an Islamic sym- Sabah Al Arbili, in which he will Katara have also collaborated for bol but also for its Arabian and paint live. Islamic stamps expo featuring historic significance; it is the sym- In addition, there would also designs of Islamic stamps from bol of Islamic unity, welfare and be a fashion show displaying how around the world. blessings.” calligraphy has inspired Qatari Other exciting events include One of the main features of designers to create clothes. illuminated letters theatre, sand the festival is 10 public lectures Works of Mahir As-Samara’I, painting featuring artist Shaimaa’ to be delivered by some of the one of the most important Al Muhairi, expo on the history best Islamic lecturers, starting ceramic artists who used the of press in Qatar, numismatics with a lecture “Host your guest” Arabic letter as a material in his expo, “one million dots” artwork, by Sheikh Anes Sa’eed Msfir on artistic works, will also be shown documentary films screenings and July 9, the first day of Ramadan. in a retrospective, while artist competition, book fair, children’s Katara in collaboration with Shaheeda Ahmad will present workshops, beach football and RAF foundation will also present her handicraft for the first time Garangao. Sheikh Mohammed Al Uraifi in in Qatar through Wahdania Expo, An exciting Ramadan quiz an Islamic lecture in Katara inspired by Allah’s 99 names and competition on Islamic and gen- Grand Mosque July 20. the seven heavens. eral information will also be held A host of exhibitions centred Iman expo will showcase a in Arabic and English, in which on Arabic calligraphy will be held group of artists who choose to 125 iftar and suhoor coupons are all throughout the festival includ- express religious views. Tunisian to be won. Dr Al Sulaiti is invit- ing a painting exhibition of Qatari graffiti artist Vincent Abadie ing both Qataris and residents to artists, an expo of calligraphy Hafez will present an expo take part in the Katara Ramadan paintings from different Muslim including 99 paintings with the festival. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Egypt Islamists mass again after clashes Coptic priest killed; Tamarod demonstration today

CAIRO: Islamists massed yes- supporters to protect his elected reversed and the legitimate presi- terday in a new show of force “legitimacy”, in a recorded speech dent is restored”. to demand the army restore aired hours after his removal that Despite talk of peaceful pro- Egypt’s first democratically day. tests, residents of one Cairo elected leader, after 24 hours of Yesterday’s funerals follow district reported that bearded ferocious violence killed 37 peo- shooting between soldiers and Islamists armed with machine ple and injured more than 1,400. Mursi supporters outside the guns, machetes and sticks clashed Tears flowed freely as thou- Republican Guard headquar- with them as they passed through sands of Muslim Brotherhood ters on Friday that the official their district overnight. supporters mourned four mem- MENA news agency said killed “The Brotherhood attacked bers of the movement killed in four demonstrators. the area with all kinds of weap- the violence that erupted during The atmosphere was tense as ons,” said Mohammed Yehya, who protests against the military’s interim leader Adly Mansour met said he lost three friends in the ouster on Wednesday of Islamist army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, mayhem. president Mohammed Mursi. ministers and the Tamarod group His claim could not be verified, The imam told mourners gath- that engineered the mass demon- but many other residents gave ered outside Rabaa Al Adawiya strations culminating in Mursi’s similar accounts. mosque in the Cairo neighbour- ouster. In response, a spokesman for hood of Nasr City, where the The grassroots campaign the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi pray during a symbolic funeral for four men killed Islamists have camped for the Tamarod, Arabic for Rebellion, Justice Party said: “Not every- in clashes with police outside the Republican Guard headquarters a day earlier, in Cairo, yesterday. past 10 days, to pray for the “mar- has urged its supporters to dem- one with a beard belongs to the tyrs of legitimacy”. onstrate again today, foreshadow- Muslim Brotherhood.” Khairat El Shater, widely seen Department spokeswoman said. that led to the election which Wearing green headbands, ing further confrontation. The bloodletting continued as the most powerful man behind Mursi is being “preventively made Mursi the new president, Islamists in their thousands, Anti-Mursi protesters have, yesterday with gunmen killing a Mursi in the Brotherhood. detained”, a military officer said. appeared in court yesterday when including many fully veiled meanwhile, set up checkpoints in Coptic Christian priest by drag- The United States joined UN A judicial source said the pros- his retrial for alleged complicity women, waved Egyptian flags and Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square after ging him from his car and riddling chief Ban Ki-moon in calling for ecution would tomorrow begin in the killings of protesters in pictures of the deposed president. a night of deadly fighting nearby. him with bullets in the restive a peaceful end to the crisis. questioning Brotherhood mem- 2011 resumed. Cairo’s criminal Mursi, who has been in A coalition of Islamist groups north of the Sinai peninsula, secu- “We call on all Egyptian lead- bers, including Mursi, for “insult- court heard defence submissions detention since overnight on had called yesterday for “civilised rity sources said. ers to condemn the use of force ing the judiciary”. before adjourning proceedings Wednesday, had issued a defi- protests and peaceful sit-ins in Police, meanwhile, have and to prevent further violence Coincidentally, Hosni Mubarak, until August 17. ant call for his Brotherhood Cairo until the military coup is arrested top Islamists including among their supporters,” a State toppled in a popular uprising AFP Mursi’s ouster a nightmare for Hamas, say analysts GAZA CITY: The ouster by the army Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal and been involved in facilitating the escape On Friday, Egyptian authorities closed authorities in Egypt, as it did during the of Islamist president Mohammed Gaza’s premier Ismail Haniya have both of prisoners, including Mursi, from a jail the Rafah crossing to Gaza following Mubarak era. Mursi has crushed the dreams of Gaza’s had a series of meetings with Mursi over during the anti-Mubarak uprising. attacks in the Sinai peninsula in the wake “Hamas is not obliged to be with the Hamas rulers, who will now have to the past year, establishing “official coop- Soon after Mursi was detained by of Mursi’s dismissal. Muslim Brotherhood, after all it has long build ties with the new Egyptian eration” between the two governments, Egypt’s army after it announced his Haniya on Friday tried to strike been on the side of the Syrian regime,” authorities, analysts say. he said. overthrow on Wednesday following an upbeat note despite the setback to said political science professor Saada. The Hamas, which is affiliated to the “The new Egyptian government will not days of mass streets protests, a military Islamists in the region. Muslim Brotherhood is one of the forces Islamist Muslim Brotherhood from which have good relations with Hamas, which official said he may be charged over the “Do not fear for the Palestinian cause ranged against the regime of Bashar Al Mursi hails, has lost a valuable ally in the can no longer rely” on its support when jailbreak. or for the resistance (against Israel) or for Assad. deposed Egyptian president after feting it comes to Gaza, he said. “What happened in Egypt is a blow to Gaza. Egypt is behind us, as are the Arab “Relations will not be as bad as during his election to office in June 2012, they say. Saada noted that Hamas had been the Muslim Brotherhood, especially in the and Islamic countries,” Haniya said in a Mubarak’s rule whatever the new situa- “What happened in Egypt is a night- the target of a ferocious campaign in the Gaza Strip,” said Palestinian political ana- Friday sermon. tion in Egypt will be,” said Mustafa Sawaf, mare for Hamas which it did not expect,” Egyptian media, which accused it of med- lyst Hani Habib. “We believe good will emerge from political analyst and former editor of a said Mukhaimer Abu Saada, political sci- dling in Egypt’s internal affairs before and “The security situation in Sinai serves this Arab Spring, these revolutions and newspaper close to Hamas. ence professor at Al Azhar university in after the 2011 uprising that ousted Hosni as justification (by Egypt) to put pressure this rebirth. We expect the Arab Spring “The Palestinian file and the Gaza Gaza. Mubarak. on Hamas,” he said. cycle to continue until its objectives are Strip is a security issue dependent on the “Over the past year Hamas had estab- On June 23, an Egyptian court ruled that “Egyptian security measures could attained, including our own cause.” Egyptian intelligence services which have lished a good relation with Mursi and the Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah move- affect Hamas through imposing restric- Analysts predict that Hamas will man- not changed since the Mubarak era.” Muslim Brotherhood” in Egypt, said Saada. ment had with the Muslim Brotherhood tions on movement of its members.” age to find a modus vivendi with the new AFP

Turkish police fire tear gas to disperse protesters Bombings in ISTANBUL: Turkish police nationwide protests last month Iraq kill cop, fired teargas and water cannon against Erdogan, accused by crit- to disperse hundreds of pro- ics of increasingly authoritarian testers in an Istanbul square rule after a decade in power. yesterday as they gathered to In the capital, Ankara, hun- four others enter a park that was the cen- dreds of protesters took to the tre of protests against Prime streets in one area close to the BAGHDAD: Bombings north Minister Tayyip Erdogan last centre. of Baghdad yesterday killed five month. Turkish Halk TV showed pro- people, including a police officer, Taksim Solidarity, combining testers standing in front of riot police and doctors said, a day an array of political groups, had police in Istanbul, displaying a after attacks across the country called a march to enter the sealed court decision cancelling plans for left 23 dead. off Gezi park, but the governor a replica Ottoman-era barracks A roadside bomb killed four of Istanbul warned that any such on Taksim Square. people west of the northern city gathering would be confronted by Authorities can appeal against of Kirkuk, while another bomb the police. the court ruling. in Tikrit, also north of the Iraqi “We are going to our park to Erdogan has carried out sweep- capital, killed a police officer and open its doors to its real owners ing changes since he was elected wounded two others. ... We are here and we will stay in 2002 at the head of a party com- The attacks come a day here ... We have not given up our bining nationalists and reformers after 23 people died in a string demands,” the umbrella group as well as Islamist elements. of attacks across the country, said in a statement. He had curbed the power of an including the bombing of a Shiite Riot police chased protesters army that had toppled four gov- religious hall. into side streets in what appeared ernments in 40 years and carried Iraq is grappling with a pro- to be the biggest police interven- out some liberal social and eco- tracted political stand-off within tion since the mid-June pro- nomic reforms. its national unity government and tests and riots that saw Taksim But critics, outside the party months-long protests among its Square sealed off by makeshift and some within, had grown Sunni Arab minority. barricades. increasingly uneasy at what they Analysts and diplomats worry “They can use Gezi Park as they felt to be an authoritarian style. Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square that the stand-off is unlikely to wish, without gathering or dem- At the height of the protests he in Istanbul yesterday. be resolved at least until general onstrating there ... If there is an appeared to appeal increasingly to elections due next year. illegal demonstration or march, of the Islamist and nationalist core With the latest violence, course we will intervene by using of his party, further alienating attacks have killed over 160 people water cannons,” Interior Minister secularists and other groups. and wounded more than 400 in Muammer Guler said. Four people were killed and Probe urged into police violence the first six days of July, according Protesters in Istanbul chanted about 7,500 wounded in the June to figures based on security and “Together against fascism” and crackdown, according to the ANKARA: The Council of Europe’s human Muiznieks said his visit to the country, considered medical sources. “Everywhere is resistance”. Turkish Medical Association. It rights commissioner Nils Muiznieks yesterday a model of democracy in a majority Muslim nation, Iraq has seen a surge in vio- Witnesses said that police largely ended when police cleared urged an investigation into the use of excessive was planned long before the protests broke out. lence since the beginning of detained dozens of protesters, a protest camp on the square on police force during a crackdown on anti-govern- He said the only way to allow a healing process the year, coinciding with ongo- but later in the evening many June 15. ment protests in Turkey last month. in Turkey “is to conduct independent, impartial, ing protests in the Sunni Arab still remained in side streets in Istanbul governor Huseyn “All instances of excessive use of force by the and effective investigations, with the involvement of community that analysts and the Taksim area, including youths Avni Mutlu said the authorities police must be fully investigated and adequately victims, into all allegations of misconduct by secu- diplomats say have boosted and women, some in gas masks. had not given permission for punished,” Muiznieks told a press conference dur- rity forces.” recruitment to Sunni militant “We are here today to claim our Saturday’s rally. ing a five-day visit to Turkey. He deplored the fact that only three police officers groups and given them room to park back. It was supposed to be “Our constitution allows His visit comes after unprecedented protests had been suspended, despite numerous accusations manoeuvre. open tonight. They (authorities) staging demonstrations with- against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s of rights abuses. Iraqi political leaders have called us occupiers, but the park out giving notification, but the Islamic-rooted government in June which saw some Muiznieks also urged authorities to guard against vowed to resolve outstanding has been occupied by the state for legislation says that apply- 2.5 million take to the streets. a campaign of intimidation against doctors, law- disputes, with Prime Minister weeks now,” said 41-year-old web ing to the authorities for per- Four people were killed and 8,000 injured as yers, journalists and academics who took part in Nuri Al Maliki meeting with designer Asim Elci. mission is mandatory,” Mutlu police violently cracked down on the demonstra- the demonstrations between May 31 and mid-June. his two main rivals last month A police crackdown on a group said, announcing on his twitter tions, which began as a sit-in against plans to He will present a report to the Council of Europe in a bid to ease tensions, but no protesting against the planned account that Gezi Park would be redevelop Istanbul’s Gezi Park, but snowballed into in autumn. tangible measures have been redevelopment of Gezi Park, a open to the public today. nationwide protests. AFP announced. leafy corner of Taksim, triggered REUTERS AFP SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Syrian army presses Homs assault About 100 killed in Friday’s violence

BEIRUT: Syrian troops have to rebels, who operate in chaotic advanced into rebel-held areas groups with ideologies ranging of the city of Homs, pushing into from secular to hardline Islamic a heavily contested neighbour- extremists. hood after pummelling it with Hardline Sunni Muslims from artillery that drove out oppo- other countries have also joined sition fighters, an activist said the fighting, which has left yesterday. more than 93,000 people dead. The push into Khaldiyeh dis- Yesterday, the British-based trict was the first significant Syrian Observatory for Human gain for troops loyal to Syrian Rights reported some 60 fight- President Bashar Al Assad, who ers and 40 civilians were killed have been waging an eight-day across the country the day before. campaign to seize parts of the The Observatory, which counts central Syrian city in rebel hands on a network of activists on the for over a year. ground, did not have updated fig- Tariq Badrakhan, an activ- ures for yesterday. ist based in the neighbourhood, In other violence yesterday, said government troops used fighting continued in the north- rockets, mortars and cannon fire ern city of Aleppo, a crucial to flush out the area’s “first line stronghold for the rebels, which of defences” on Friday evening. are dependent on nearby towns The offensive continued yester- and villages on the Turkish bor- day morning, he said via Skype, der as a supply route. as explosions were heard in the There were also clashes in the background. Damascus suburb of Qaboun, as “We feel like they are shaking the regime tried to push oppo- the sky,” Badrakhan said. sition forces further away from Another activist said eight the capital, the British-based rebels were killed in the fight- Observatory reported. ing. He requested anonymity State-run television said gov- because rebels have accused him ernment forces seized control of in the past of damaging their the area, adding that the move morale by reporting their casu- had cut off rebel weapons sup- alties. He could not confirm that plies and movement between the government forces had entered neighbourhoods of Jobar, Qaboun, Khaldiyeh but said it was consist- Zamalka and Harasta. ent with fighting he was following Homs is located between there. State-run media said gov- Damascus and the Syrian coast, a ernment forces had seized build- stronghold for the Assad regime, ings in the nearby Bab Houd area. makint it a strategic prize. Syrians inspect the damage following an air strike in Arbeen, in the suburbs of Damascus, yesterday. The Syrian conflict, which Most of the city of about one began with months of peaceful million is under government protests against the Assad regime control, and the fighting is con- held out until Friday evening, of four men appeared blackened area showed thunderous artil- the area. Nedal said shelling had two years ago, deteriorated into centrated in areas where the when they were hit with explo- with burns. lery explosions and plumes of intensified since Friday morning an all-out civil war after a violent rebels are dug in. Some 2,500 to sions that killed some and caused Clashes and shelling contin- grey smoke. One building crack- and Syrian military intelligence government crackdown. 4,000 civilians are still in those others to flee. ued yesterday in neighbourhoods led with flames; others appeared forces were arresting people sus- Government forces, sometimes areas, UN officials estimate. The He provided three videos show- around Homs’ Old City, said battered and smashed. pected of being loyal to the rebels. backed by fighters of the Lebanese remaining inhabitants are either ing a series of fighters lying on another Homs-based activist who “Oh God, save Homs,” pleads “They are taken and it’s a Shia militia Hezbollah, have rebels or their activist supporters. flimsy mattresses in what was gave his name only as Nedal for a man in the background. The death sentence,” he said. “They launched a major countrywide Activist Badrakhan said fight- described as a makeshift clinic in fear of government reprisals. video, posted yesterday, appeared disappear.” offensive to reclaim territory lost ers in the Khaldiyeh district had Khaldiyeh. The faces and hands Online video posted from the consistent with reporting from AP

Two missing Germans found in Syria BERLIN: Two of three mem- “The crisis cell is working hard Twitter, saying “Bernd and Simon bers of a German aid group to clear up the disappearance of are free”. who have been missing for two another German citizen reported Gruenhelme (Green Helmets) months in Syria, and were missing in Syria,” he added. has been in northern Syria for reported as kidnapped by their The aid group Gruenhelme several months to help the recon- NGO, have been found, Berlin announced last week that three struction of local infrastructure has said. of its members had been “kid- and to provide healthcare. “Two people of German nation- napped” on the night of May 14, In 27 months, more than ality who were reported missing in the village of Harem near the 100,000 people have died in the in Syria are currently on their Turkish border. Syrian conflict, which morphed way to Germany,” a foreign min- The three staff were identified from a popular movement for istry spokesman said on Friday. as Bernd Blechschmidt, Simon S. change into an insurgency after He did not wish to confirm and Ziad Nouri. the regime unleashed a brutal their identity, but said “they are NGO vice-president Aiman crackdown on dissent. doing well.” Mazyek expressed his relief on AFP

Bomb blast kills three Yemeni soldiers ADEN: A roadside bomb in Yemen’s capital Sanaa killed three soldiers and injured two others dur- ing a security patrol early yesterday, a security offi- cial said. The official said the blast targeted a car in Sanaa’s Al Hasaba district, a cen- tre of opposition to former Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was ousted early last year. The official, who requested anonymity, said it was unknown who car- ried out the attack. Yemen is the poorest Arab state with a third of the population living on less than $2 a day. It faces a Shia uprising in the north, an Islamist insurgency in the south and east, a south- ern separatist movement and splits in the military. Maintaining stability is an important goal for Washington and Gulf Arab countries, which fear the state could disintegrate. The country is navigat- ing a political transition after Arab Spring pro- tests brought down Saleh in early 2012, leading to the creation of a two-year interim government. REUTERS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HIGH-PROFILE announcement about the opening of a Taliban office in Doha two weeks ago is yet to be followed up with action. Not that Obama, Cameron could act on Aexcitement was high about the peace talks making a dramatic start, there was a hope things would start moving. But a stalemate since then shows how difficult it is to bring the warring sides in Afghanistan to the negotiating table. Guantánamo if they wanted to Time is running out for a peace deal as the pullout of American troops draws closer. Even if the talks start on a positive and firm note, which is a distant possibility, it BY KATE ALLEN would take months for some kind of a deal to emerge. In going on here. It’s long been put end this scandalous situation. The the current scenario, a lack of progress has caused concern. about that the US president’s hands authorities shouldn’t be force-feeding EWS that hunger-striking have been tied by an intransigent mentally competent detainees, but The Taliban haven’t shown that they are very serious about detainees at Guantánamo US Congress hostile to any notion then neither should they be hold- talks. Even after announcing the opening of an office, they NBay will be force-fed during of detainees labelled as “terrorists” ing 166 detainees in a remote mili- are continuing attacks against Afghan and Nato forces Ramadan — “before dusk and after being released from Guantánamo. tary prison camp in the Caribbean, which have resulted in huge casualties. President Hamid sunset in order to accommodate their Under this logic the president has most of whom have faced no criminal Karzai too has been unhappy about the way the proposed religious practices” — exposes the been almost as much of a captive of charge whatsoever and see no pros- wanton cruelty of the utterly unac- the political situation as the detainees pect of being released. talks have been handled. He not only refused to participate ceptable situation at the detention themselves. Lest we forget, this is a mess of the in any talks with the Taliban, but also halted negotiations camp. But though the obstacles are US’s own making. It should never have over a long-term security agreement with the United States There is certainly real, they’re by no means taken detainees to Guantánamo in to register his protest. every reason to insurmountable. While successive the first place, a move with dire con- What makes the Afghan peace process complicated believe that the national defence authorisation acts sequences for the nearly 800 people is the fact that there are Guantánamo mili- have indeed imposed a string of con- at one time or another incarcerated tary authorities ditions on the US secretary of defence there — and serious consequences too differences at multiple levels. Not Our PM is not are serially breach- over any releases — a so-called “cer- for the US’s already less-than-perfect The Taliban only that Taliban are proving as powerless ing medical ethics tification” process — there’s also a human rights record. Last month’s inflexible, there are differences in forcibly feeding waiver system for some of the con- appointment of the Washington law- seem to be not between the US and the Karzai about dozens of mentally ditions. Further, Obama has himself yer Clifford Sloane to the role of a very keen on government about the US pullout Guantánamo’s competent (though signed the NDAA laws into force — if state department post to help nego- and the nature of US presence clearly desper- hands have been tied, they have been tiate Guantánamo transfer arrange- ate) detainees. so knowingly. ments, at long last provided some peace talks, after 2014. Also, Pakistan and future as he The situation is British ministers such as William hope for the beginnings of a way out but there is no India are closely watching from claims. He both morally and Hague seem to recognise that any of the mess, but it’s woefully late in the sidelines to see how the legally indefensi- obstacles can be overcome. On the the day. alternative to talks are moving. They are likely could start by ble. Yet although one hand Hague and Foreign Office Meanwhile, with the hunger to move in, in their own ways, the Guantánamo officials speak of the NDAA as hav- strike grinding on and on and politi- trying. insisting on authorities appear ing “all but precluded” the possibil- cal promises to close Guantánamo if they feel their interests are hell-bent on con- ity of putting Aamer and others on being made with increasing regular- under threat. Shaker Aamer’s taining the protest planes out of Guantánamo. On the ity, we need urgent remedial action. The fact that the Taliban have continued to carry out release. at all costs, there’s other, apparently mindful of the UK’s The Guantánamo detention facility high-profile attacks shows they want to follow a ‘fight and little doubt that the required part in the NDAA-mandated ought to be closed entirely and in talk’ strategy, which is counterproductive. On Tuesday, 10 hunger strike has arrangement, they insist they “con- the absence of charges before a US people were killed in a suicide attack on a Nato supply firm. forced the issue on tinue to work with US counterparts federal court, all detainees should to President Obama’s political radar. to consider the implications of the be safely released. In Aamer’s case Last week, several militants made their way toward the Almost every set-piece speech from act”. Well it’s not rocket science. The there appears to be no legal impedi- presidential palace before being killed by Afghan security Obamathese days seems to mention apparent impasse is certainly navi- ment whatsoever to quickly arranging forces. The Afghan army is also on the offensive while peace how he’s going to redouble his efforts gable if the political will is there. In for him to be reunited with his family talks are on hold, executing a series of military operations to close Guantánamo. He’s going to a recent letter to Obama, US sena- back in Britain. in eastern Afghanistan aimed at disrupting Taliban “come back” to the issue; see what tor Carl Levin spelt out the fact that Cameron’s letter to the US presi- strongholds. can be done. there exists a “clear route” for the dent should insist that the UK will Apparently galvanised by this, transfer of detainees to third coun- do everything in its power to urgently Despite all the setbacks, there is a need to keep the David Cameron recently said he’d be tries in “appropriate cases”. secure Aamer’s liberation from Taliban office in Doha open. Closing it will be tantamount writing to Obama seeking to “expe- Obama and Cameron are trying Guantánamo. Our new campaign calls to closing the door on talks. All avenues for peace must dite” the release of Shaker Aamer, to present the issue as one where on the prime minister to do exactly be kept open, and even if the talks don’t produce results, the last former UK resident still at they, two can-do politicians, will now this. Three-and-half thousand miles there is no alternative to trying. What brings some Guantánamo. Is this apparent break- “work hard” to find a solution. Yet away in Washington, the US president through the political movement that it’s not as if either political leader should do the same. Less talk, more hope is that Taliban have not said they will abandon the will end the impasse? deserves any great plaudits for sim- action. talks process and until that happens, there is no need to There’s a good deal of spinning ply saying they’re going to try to THE GUARDIAN abandon hope. The other side Quote of Amnesty extension: Undoubtable wisdom the day HERE can be no doubting the his announcement through the Interior retail sector, as people buy presents could become lost to the view of the wisdom of the intervention by Ministry. and new clothes and lay in extra sup- authorities, given the strict controls that Custodian of the Two Holy There will be those who will say plies of more expensive foodstuffs. are in place on the admission of pil- TMosques King Abdullah to that the whole original time-frame was Anecdotal evidence suggests that grims, and the regular tightening of pro- extend the earlier three-month amnesty overly ambitious from the start, which some retailers have struggled to meet cedures that permit the hiring and entry for expatriates living and working would seem to be borne out by the dis- demand from their customers, not of foreign workers. Those who look to illegally in the Kingdom. ruption and concerns that have been simply because some of their staff are such an inquiry to apportion blame and The immensity of the task before caused to business. Economists are away, in the process of regularizing their perhaps punishment on those, includ- Bugging is not the authorities and all the concerned still probably working out the extent of work and residency, but also because ing unscrupulous Saudis who abused embassies has meant that it has sim- the losses caused to the Saudi econ- wholesalers and delivery firms are suf- and exploited the system, and very what friends do. ply not been possible to process the omy by the sudden disappearance of fering from a similar lack of workers. often the expatriate workers involved, hundreds of thousands of pieces of foreign staff without the proper docu- Yet there is another important side are probably wrong. Nevertheless, an The Cold War is documentation in time to meet this mentation, who feared that they were to this, which is that it is now clear inquiry there should be, to establish over. week’s deadline. about to be caught up in a dragnet by that the number of illegal workers in how the system was manipulated so The king took care to consult care- the authorities. the Kingdom was seriously underes- extensively and to work out how much fully with the ministries of foreign affairs, The weeks before Ramadan are timated. There have been calls for an tighter and more effective controls can Angela Merkel labor and the interior before making normally the busiest of the year for the inquiry into how so many individuals be applied. ARAB NEWS German Chancellor SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Slimmer nuclear force will help US The State Department has repeatedly said that the US has no intention of moving alone to lower levels of nuclear weapons.

BY BARRY M BLECHMAN specified in the 2010 New START treaty; the US remains above it. he June 23 op-ed in The The latest data exchange mandated Washington Post by Eric by the treaty, and verified by on-site Edelman and Robert inspections, showed that as of March, the Joseph, “Obama is pursuing Russians had 1,480 operational warheads nuclear folly,” accused the on 492 long-range missiles and bomb- Tpresident of jeopardising our national ers. The US maintained 1,654 operational security, and that of our allies, by pre- warheads on 792 long-range missiles and paring for unilateral cuts to US nuclear bombers. forces. But the authors are tilting at No wonder Russian President Vladimir windmills. Putin is so belligerent — and beginning Obama’s recent speech in Berlin to allocate resources to nuclear moderni- included no announcement of unilat- sation. He must be terrified by Russia’s eral reductions in the US nuclear arse- nuclear weakness, particularly given his nal. The far more detailed ‘Report on country’s vastly inferior conventional Nuclear Employment Strategy of the military forces. US’, released with the speech, makes Putin’s emphasis on nuclear forces clear that the administration contem- is reminiscent of President Dwight plates no significant changes in US forces Eisenhower’s emphasis on massive or nuclear policy without comparable nuclear retaliation — a posture he changes by Russia. adopted to mask the inferiority of US There can be no question that the US conventional forces to those of the Soviet intends to maintain nuclear forces at Union in the 1950s. The ground-based interceptor missile silo on Fort Greeley, Alaska. least comparable to those of Russia. The For those of us who share Obama’s report notes that “large disparities in stated desire for “the peace and secu- stockpiles in excess of 25,000 nuclear maintaining a force of land-based inter- be reduced without jeopardising US nuclear capabilities could raise concerns rity of a world without nuclear weapons,” weapons, with multiple weapons aimed continental missiles. The recent nuclear national security or that of our allies. on both sides and among US Allies and his Berlin speech and, particularly, the at high-value targets. Both sides have report explicitly says that the US will In addition to operational warheads, the partners, and may not be conducive to recent report are great disappointments. since modified their nuclear war plans. maintain this “triad” of strategic forces. US maintains 2,500 warheads in reserve maintaining a stable, long-term strategic The ceiling mandated by New START What would it take to deter a Russian A nuclear capability is also being added — warheads that could be deployed on relationship, especially as nuclear forces — 1,550 warheads — is an artifice: A leader from attacking the US today? An to F-35 tactical fighters. long-range missiles or bombers. are significantly reduced.” number contrived years ago based on expectation that we would retaliate with Reducing the size of our strategic force The June report said this nuclear The State Department has repeat- speculation about how many Russian 10 nuclear explosions, 50 or 100? No one by one-third would save a lot of money reserve will be maintained until the US edly said that the US has no intention of targets would have to be held at risk to knows, of course. But the Obama admin- — funds that could potentially shore up has modernised its nuclear weapons pro- moving alone to lower levels of nuclear deter a nuclear strike on the US. istration, supported by the Joint Chiefs conventional air, naval and ground forces duction infrastructure, a process it esti- weapons. Deterring Russia is the gold standard of Staff and US Strategic Command, has being hollowed out by the sequester- mated would take at least a decade. Most The day before the president’s speech, because no other nation has even one- concluded that 1,000 warheads would be driven budget cuts. experts believe it will take much longer. Secretary of State John F Kerry tele- tenth the number of nuclear weapons sufficient. Which would be worse: Being una- If the Russians want to waste their phoned Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., to in US and Russian stockpiles. We’ve Maintaining a modern nuclear force ble to deploy an aircraft carrier to the resources on nuclear dinosaurs, let them. assure him of that. depended on these kinds of speculations is very expensive. This country is devel- Persian Gulf because of budget cuts or The US should move unilaterally to the If any country’s security is threat- to establish nuclear “requirements” since oping a new generation of ballistic-mis- reducing the number of nuclear war- level of forces necessary to ensure our ened by nuclear inferiority, it is Russia. the 1950s. sile submarines and a new penetrating heads deployed on submarines? security with or without the other side. Russia already is below the level of forces During the Cold War, this led to bomber and is exploring options for Operational nuclear forces could WP-BLOOMBERG Time to work with Egypt’s generals Tugged by Syria storm, Egypt is the largest, Lebanon risks chaos militarily most BY DOMINIC EVANS fter weeks of sectarian violence fuelled by Syria’s civil war, Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker summoned deputies this week powerful, culturally for a legislative session to address the country’s deepening crisis. A They never met. most influential, and Hobbled by many of the same religious and ideological rivalries that are tearing Syria apart, Lebanon’s government fell in March and a new one has yet to emerge. Deputies failed to reach a quorum on Speaker geostrategically most Nabih Berri’s summons, forcing him to postpone any meeting for another fortnight. The parliament building now stands empty in the central important country in Beirut district rebuilt after Lebanon’s own 1975-1990 civil war, a symbol of institutional impotence in the face of what many fear is a slow drift back to chaos. the Arab world. Access roads were ringed with razor wire to keep out a few dozen peo- ple who hurled tomatoes at deputies they say lost their legitimacy when BY MARTIN INDYK last month’s parliamentary election was postponed — another victim of the political rifts. Lebanon’s 18 religious groups, including Sunnis and he Egyptian military is now the key Shias, Maronite and Orthodox Christians, are deeply divided over the actor in Cairo — the one actor that Syria conflict. the US can still influence. The US At least 40 people were killed in Sidon last week in clashes between the military has strong ties, developed army and supporters of a fiery Sunni sheikh who backs Syrian rebels try- T Soldiers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the Egyptian Republican Guard in Cairo. over decades of close cooperation, with its ing to topple President Bashar Al Assad, security and medical sources said. Egyptian counterparts. In Tripoli, deadly street fights involving Sunni fighters, the army and The Egyptian officers are heavily depend- in demanding that he vacate his office immedi- since Mubarak’s overthrow; cutting US aid is pro-Assad gunmen from the Syrian leader’s Alawite sect have killed ent on US military assistance for their all- ately, it did a lot to convince our other allies — the last thing they will want. dozens so far this year. American equipped forces. We should be the sheikhs and kings — that we would betray Here again, it’s not the policy but the way communicating to them through private, not them just as quickly if they faced similar street it’s articulated and implemented that remains LEADERS IN HIDING public, military channels that they need to protests. the problem. To be sure, President Obama is The escalating violence has failed to shake Lebanon out of political put quickly in place a credible transition to Deciding to engage with the legitimately right to emphasise the need for a non-violent, deadlock. Appeals against the 17-month election delay ground to a halt civilian, democratic rule because, without that, elected Muslim Brotherhood government that consensual effort to promote a prompt return when a Shia and Druze boycott prevented the constitutional court from US law dictates a cut-off of American aid to eventually took Mubarak’s place was again to civilian rule, constitutional reform, and a issuing a ruling. That prompted unusually strong condemnation from coup-makers. the right call. But our failure to stand against new electoral contest. Nobody in Egypt is lis- the US, which said the moves “shake the confidence of the international Some American politicians are already call- Mursi when he began trampling on minority tening to the nuances of our statements; but community in Lebanon’s institutions.” ing for that spigot of money to be shut off rights convinced the secular opposition that all will be quick to judge whose side Obama In addition to the parliamentary impasse and government limbo, the after Wednesday’s removal of the Mursi gov- we were now in his corner. is taking. country’s two main Shia and Sunni figures are markedly absent from ernment. But actually cutting off the aid now We appeared to be merely shifting our Instead, we ought to be utilising the private public life — forced into seclusion or exile over fears for their security. would be highly counterproductive, turning support from one authoritarian Pharaoh to military channels to Egypt’s generals to per- Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah has lived in hiding since the 2006 war the US into the adversary of the very actors the next. The banners in Tahrir Square this suade them to adopt an inclusive return to with Israel, while Saad Hariri left Lebanon soon after his government we now depend upon to return Egypt to a week that decried President Obama and US democratic governance, protecting the rights was toppled two years ago. Their political rivalry is played out remotely democratic path. Ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, were of all, including to free speech. We should also through televised speeches. It’s worth remembering that the ongoing a vivid signal of how badly we had managed utilise those private channels to broker the Hariri’s absence left the Lebanese stage open to more radical Sunni revolution in Egypt is not about the US — as to position the US during this phase of the prompt release of the Muslim Brotherhood figures such as Sheikh Ahmed Al Assir, whose gunmen battled Lebanese administration spokesmen aver — but the US transition. leadership based on assurances that they will troops last week. Al Assir, now a fugitive, called on Sunni Lebanese sol- has vital interests that need to be protected The White House’s statement on July 3, in urge their followers to stay calm and engage diers to desert the military. and promoted. response to the Egyptian military’s removal in a renewed electoral campaign (where they However the president has little executive power and the army is now Egypt is the largest, militarily most power- of Mursi, only seems to have dug the US into will still have an organisational advantage over viewed by some Sunnis to have taken sides by tackling Sunni fighters in ful, culturally most influential, and geostrate- a deeper hole. their secular opponents). Sidon, and standing aside when Hezbollah gunmen shot dead a protester gically most important country in the Arab By publicly expressing Obama’s “deep con- In the meantime, urgent steps need to be in Beirut. world. Its peace treaty with Israel is the cor- cern” about the removal of Mursi, insisting taken to arrest the free-fall in the Egyptian Already hosting more than a million Syrians — half of them refugees — nerstone of America’s five-decade long effort that he and his supporters not be arrested economy. Donors’ conferences that pledge aid the small country of 4 million is struggling to cope with an influx which to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict and build (when the Muslim Brotherhood leadership that rarely arrives and IMF agreements that shows no signs of abating as military conflict rages on in Syria. a pro-Western coalition of moderate partners was already being rounded up), and publicly require reducing subsidies on basic commodi- Already 300 “informal tented settlements” dot the Bekaa Valley and in a region in turmoil. threatening to cut military assistance, we ties at a time of political turmoil are unlikely north Lebanon — no one calls them “camps” because of uncomfortable And its democratic revolution still holds the managed to signal to the millions of Egyptians to help in the short term. echoes of Palestinian camps which played a role in Lebanon’s civil war and, potential for shifting the Arab world decisively who had demanded Mursi’s ouster and were Vacating the streets and squares, reestab- 65 years after they were first established, now have an air of permanence. in the direction of liberty, accountable gov- busy celebrating the military’s intervention, lishing calm and normalcy, and channelling UN contingency plans reflect concern that Lebanon faces a “relatively ernment, and promotion of universal human that the US was siding with their political the Egyptian public’s energy into a renewed high likelihood” of being overwhelmed either by an even greater wave rights. adversary. effort to write a consensual constitution and of refugees, a serious outbreak of violence, a major disease epidemic or Our ability to influence the course of For our allies in the Gulf, who have been hold parliamentary and presidential elec- renewed conflict with Israel. this revolution, however, is at best limited. quick to welcome Mursi’s demise, it was tions, are the prerequisites for economic sta- Scenarios laid out in a draft plan obtained by Reuters include a sus- America’s moral leadership in the eyes of the another example of our acting against their bility, the return of capital, and the renewal tained flow of 500,000 refugees over the period of a month, or an escalation Egyptian people is heavily tarnished by our perceived interests. Even Israel’s leaders will of growth. But the only way to do that is by of violence in Syria triggering an influx of 50,000 in a single day — either long and close association with the Mubarak be dismayed since their relations with the working quietly with the Egyptian military, of which could have disastrous consequences. regime. And by publicly humiliating Mubarak Egyptian military have grown much stronger not against it. WP-BLOOMBERG REUTERS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Gunmen kill 27 students in Nigeria Teacher also dies in school attack

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA: emailed message. Suspected Islamist gunmen In a separate attack hun- killed 27 students and a teacher dreds of miles away in the town in a boarding school in the of Karim Lamido, Taraba state, northeast Nigerian town of suspected Islamist gunmen fired Potiskum yesterday, a police on a police station and a branch source said. of First Bank, killing three police- The attack is a further sign men. A police official said the that Islamist insurgent group attackers blew up the bank’s vault Boko Haram remains a threat to with dynamite and made off with Africa’s top oil producer despite the cash. a crackdown on it. The hit-and-run strikes have The attackers set fire to build- raised fears the 7-week-old mili- ings and shot pupils as they tried tary offensive has pushed the to flee, the source told Reuters insurgents fighting for a breaka- by email. A hospital was treating way Islamic state into hiding, but several of the students for burns, failed to stop them launching dev- he added. astating attacks. It was the deadliest of three Taraba, which has been only attacks on schools since the rarely attacked by the sect, is not military launched an offensive in covered by the military offensive, May to try to crush Boko Haram, so the heist there may be a sign whose nickname translates as the assault has pushed the mili- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (third right) participates in the commemoration of Venezuela’s 202nd Independence anniversary in Caracas, yesterday. “Western education is sinful” in tants into other areas. the northern Hausa language. Suspected Islamist militants Under the leadership of fiery opened fire on a school in Nigeria’s militant Abubakar Shekau, Boko northeastern city of Maiduguri Haram rejects all Western cul- last month, killing nine students, Colombia deports top cocaine dealer to Italy tural influences like modern and a similar attack on a school in schooling and yearns for the days the city of Damaturu killed seven ROME: A drug trafficker Nostra. Investigators said the took out identity papers that lucrative global drug routes. when much of West Africa was just days earlier. believed by Italian investigators 65-year-old, known by his associ- turned out to be in a different “His arrest could change the ruled by great Islamic empires Shifting targets of its attack to be the biggest cocaine smug- ates as “Bebe”, organised massive name. history of drug trafficking in Italy thriving off trans-Saharan trade. as it comes under pressure has gler in the world was deported shipments of cocaine from South The shop was called “Papavero” and internationally,” Saviano said. Potiskum is in Yobe state, one been a consistent Boko Haram back to Italy from Colombia America to Europe but managed (“Poppy”). “He changed the way the busi- of three covered by a state of tactic since the sect launched an yesterday after being arrested to remain relatively anonymous in “He is the biggest cocaine ness works, he understood the emergency declared by President uprising in 2009, when hundreds in a Bogota shopping mall with the criminal underworld. importer in the world,” said new dynamics of the cocaine Goodluck Jonathan in May, when of members, including founder fake Venezuelan papers. “Bebe is not a mafioso, not a Nicola Gratteri, Deputy Chief market.” he ordered extra troops into the Mohammed Yusuf, were killed Roberto Pannunzi, who fled killer, Bebe is a broker,” said Prosecutor in Reggio Calabria, a In April, Colombia captured region to try to quell a rebellion by security forces. from an Italian prison in 2010, Roberto Saviano, an Italian inves- bastion of Pannunzi’s Ndrangheta another suspected top mafioso, seen as Nigeria’s biggest security The militants have repeatedly smiled and chatted with officers tigative journalist with extensive crime syndicate. Domenico Trimboli, alleged to be headache. proved masters at melting away as he arrived at Rome airport knowledge of the Italian mafia “He is the only one who can a lynchpin between the Medellin The police source responded under pressure and then re- surrounded by Italian police and who published a book on the glo- organise purchases and sales of drug cartel and the Ndrangheta. by email as the mobile phone crystalising in new forms. From dressed in a white polo shirt and bal cocaine trade earlier this year. cocaine shipments of 3,000kg and Pannunzi fled Italy after having network was cut to much of the a radical clerical movement, they dark trousers — the same clothes Pannunzi, who has to serve out up,” Gratteri told reporters. himself transferred from prison northeast as part of the state of transformed into a rebellion, forg- he was detained in, a police video a 16-and-a-half-year sentence in “He is definitely the most pow- to a private clinic complaining emergency. ing ties with Al Qaeda-linked showed. Italy and was on Interpol’s most erful drug broker in the world,” he of heart trouble and then appar- “We are really terrified ... jihadist groups in the Sahara. Referred to by Colombian wanted list, was arrested in an said, adding that Pannunzi was a ently walking out of the hospital Everyone fear these school Nigerian forces say their offen- authorities as the “Pablo Escobar operation by Colombian police businessman who could work with — repeating a flight in the same attacks are going to continue and sive has enabled them to wrest of Italy”, Pannunzi was a mem- and the US Drug Enforcement rival gangsters. way in 1999. He was previously even spread to other towns,” Bala back control of the remote north- ber of the Calabrian mafia from Administration. Pannunzi’s capture is being detained in Colombia at a mafia Husseini, a resident of Potiskum east from Boko Haram, destroy southern Italy but had close ties The video showed the moment hailed as an important victory funeral in 1994, when he report- who himself has two children key bases and arrest scores of with Colombian and Mexican of his arrest at a table in a shop- in the decades-long struggle to edly offered the arresting officers not yet of school age, said in an suspects. REUTERS drug cartels and the Sicilian Cosa ping centre after he nonchalantly crack down on one of the most $1m to walk away. AFP

Nelson Mandela remains critical Mali lifts state in hospital of emergency JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela remained hospitalised BAMAKO: Mali lifted a nearly of the north, where they imposed in a critical state for a fourth six-month state of emergency a harsh form of Shariah law week yesterday after doctors yesterday, the eve of the start and eventually kicked out their ruled out turning off his life of a presidential campaign for a former separatist allies. support unless he suffered mas- July 28 election in the troubled Bamako meanwhile was crip- sive organ failure. west African nation, the secu- pled by political crisis after a Meanwhile his grandson’s law- rity ministry said. March 2012 coup by soldiers furi- yers were planning to lodge an The removal of the state of ous at their rout at the hands of official complaint over a court emergency marks a gradual the rebel groups, a defeat they document which they say falsely return to normality in Mali, a blamed on ousted president claimed he was “in a permanent once stable democracy emerging Amadou Toumani Toure. vegetative state”. from some 18 months of political With the Islamists driven The anti-apartheid hero’s crisis and conflict. into the desert by the French- health condition was unchanged The decree enforcing a curfew led intervention, Mali is pin- over the weekend, South Africa’s and forbidding public gatherings ning its hopes for stability on the presidential spokesman Mac was put in place on January 12, July 28 polls — a date set under Maharaj told AFP. a day after France launched a pressure from the international He is in a critical but stable surprise military intervention to community. condition after his June 8 admit- help Mali’s weak army drive out However, with some 500,000 tance for an obstinate pulmonary Islamists who had taken over its people still displaced after the infection and relies on machines north for nine months. conflict, many observers have to help him breathe. The move by Mali’s former raised concerns over the difficulty A close friend of the former colonial ruler came as Al Qaeda- of holding an election so soon. statesman had said turning off linked Islamists holding key towns Malian troops on Friday life support was discussed and in the vast arid north pushed far- entered the last rebel strong- ultimately dismissed. ther south towards the capital hold, the key northern city of “I was told the matter had been A firefighter walks past a burning train wagon at Lac Megantic, Quebec, yesterday. Bamako. Kidal, which had been held by raised and the doctors said they The Islamist groups had pig- the Tuareg separatist National would only consider such a situ- gybacked on a separatist rebellion Movement for the Liberation ation if there was a genuine state by ethnic Tuareg — which started of Azawad (MNLA) since the of organ failure,” Denis Goldberg, Tanker blasts wreck Canada town in January 2012 — to take control Islamists were driven out. AFP who has known Mandela for over 50 years, told AFP on Friday. LAC-MEGANTIC: Several the initial blast and others by the risk of exploding. Around 1,000 “Since that hasn’t occurred tanker cars of petroleum prod- subsequent fire. people were evacuated from their they were quite prepared to go on ucts exploded after a train “When you see the centre of homes. stabilising him until he recovers.” derailed in the middle of a small your town almost destroyed, you’ll Lac-Megantic is part of Raze flimsy structures: Pope The 80-year-old Goldberg was town in the Canadian prov- understand that we’re asking Quebec’s picturesque Eastern convicted along with Mandela in ince of Quebec early yesterday ourselves how we are going to Townships region, close to the VATICAN CITY: Pope Church life too there are old 1964 for their fight against white- in a blast that destroyed many get through this event,” a tearful border with Maine and Vermont. Francis yesterday said and flimsy structures. We need minority rule. buildings and sent flames hun- town Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche Quebec is a predominantly Catholics should not be afraid to renew them,” the pope said He visited the former president dreds of feet into the air. told a televised news briefing. French-speaking province in the of renewing “old and flimsy in his homily at a private mass in hospital on Monday. Police in Lac-Megantic, a The Canadian Broadcasting eastern half of Canada. structures” in the Catholic for Swiss Guards, Vatican radio A court document filed by a lakeside town of about 6,000 peo- Corp said four pressurised tanker Pictures taken in the moments Church and urged future reported on its website. lawyer for Mandela’s family 10 ple, said they have been unable cars blew up after the train, after the disaster showed a huge priests and nuns to buy “hum- “We should not be afraid of days ago stated the 94-year-old to determine if there were any which had 73 cars in all, came fireball rising into the night sky. ble” cars and respect their allowing the flimsy structures was “assisted in breathing by a casualties. Fire officials said off the rails shortly after 1am. Residents told reporters they had vows of poverty. that imprison us to fall down,” life support machine”. around 30 buildings in the town Fire officials said they feared heard five or six large blasts. “In Christian life and in he said. AFP AFP centre were destroyed, some by more of the tanker cars were at REUTERS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 ASIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Koreas hold talks on industrial zone South blames North for suspending Kaesong operation

SEOUL: North and South monsoon rains should take prece- The official added that the Korea held rare talks yesterday dence”, the North’s chief delegate Seoul had urged the North to take on re-opening a joint industrial Pak Chol-Su was quoted as saying responsibility for losses suffered zone seen as the last remain- at the start of the meeting by a by South Korean firms there, a ing symbol of cross-border press pool report. Unification Ministry official told reconciliation. His South Korean counterpart journalists. But the meeting showed early and senior Unification Ministry The North, however, will likely signs of faltering, with two sides official, Suh Ho, said: “We’ve come find it hard to accept such a talking across each other over here with a heavy heart as the demand as it would amount to what to discuss first. Kaesong industrial zone has been Pyongyang accepting full respon- The talks — delayed by nearly shuttered down. I hope we settle sibility for the suspension. two hours — follow months of the issue through mutual trust The South suggested the meet- friction and threats of war by and cooperation.” ing should first deal with the issue Pyongyang after its February Pyongyang, citing military ten- of moving finished products and nuclear test attracted tougher sions and the South’s hostility raw materials held up at Kaesong UN sanctions, further squeezing toward the North, in April with- to the South. its struggling economy. drew its 53,000 workers from the But the North called for the Kaesong was the most high- 123 Seoul-owned factories at the reopening of the zone at the ear- profile casualty of the elevated Kaesong park. liest possible date without pre- tensions on the Korean penin- Until then the industrial park conditions. It suggested that the sula but neither side has declared — a valuable source of hard cur- talks should urgently address the The Head of the South Korean working-level delegation, Suh Ho (right), greets his North Korean counterpart Park the complex officially closed, rency for the impoverished North issue of checking on facilities and Chol-su on his arrival in Tongilgak on the North Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised instead referring to a temporary — had proved remarkably resil- preventing them from receiving zone north of Seoul yesterday. shutdown. ient to the regular upheavals in further damage from monsoon Both nations say they want to inter-Korean relations. rains. reopen the Seoul-funded indus- At Yesterday’s talks, the South South Korean officials earlier Panmunjom, Suh encountered a The meeting comes after a sur- After plans for high-level talks trial zone on the North Korean reproached the the North for sus- said the South would not agree to group of businessmen with plants prise move on Wednesday from last month on the future of the side of the border but blame each pending the operation of Kaesong restarting Kaesong “as if noth- in Kaesong. They carried banners North Korea, which restored a Kaesong estate collapsed over a other for its suspension. unilaterally, calling for a clear- ing had happened” and thus let expressing hope that the talks cross-border hotline and prom- protocol dispute, Pyongyang pro- “There are a multitude of issues cut guarantee aimed at prevent- the North get away with taking would be successful. One read: ised to let South Korean business- posed direct, high-level dialogue to discuss but the issue of pre- ing a recurrence, a Unification unilateral action. “We want to work again. Restart men visit the estate and check on with the US. venting damage to facilities from Ministry official told journalists. At an access road to Kaesong.” their closed factories. AFP

108 arrested in Japanese man anti-crime raids Malaysia removes one-parent conversion law SINGAPORE: Police have nears 50 years arrested 108 suspects in an KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia religion last year. Under Sharia cause tensions in society had also said that “unilateral island-wide operation which on death row has withdrawn an Islamic law law, a non-Muslim parent can- because the law seems to favour conversion of minor children to ended early yesterday. The which allows one parent to not share custody of converted Muslims while other minorities any religion by a parent, without 21 men and 87 women aged TOKYO: Iwao Hakamada give consent for the religious children. would be denied justice,” he said the consent of the non-convert- between 17 and 43 were worked at a soybean process- conversion of a child, reports Deputy Prime Minister yesterday. ing parent, is contrary to our arrested for offences, includ- ing factory east of Tokyo when said yesterday, after an outcry Muhyiddin Yassin said the The now withdrawn law had constitutional scheme”. ing vice and drug activities. he was arrested and later sen- that it discriminated against cabinet discussed the issues come under fire from minority More than 60 percent of Enforcement officers from tenced to death for the murder minorities. surrounding the status of a religious groups when it was Malaysia’s 29 million people the Central Narcotics Bureau of his boss and his family. The government has pre- child’s religion when the mother introduced last week. are Muslim ethnic Malays, but and Singapore Civil Defence Hakamada was 30. The year viously considered amending or father converts to Islam, Interfaith group Malaysian it also has sizeable Chinese and Force took part in the raids. was 1966. Now the once profes- existing legislation so that chil- reported the Star newspaper. Consultative Council Of Indian minorities. Five men were charged in sional boxer is a frail man who dren’s conversion requires the “We agreed that the bill’s Buddhism, Christianity, Nine per cent of the popula- court yesterday. They are spends his days in a solitary cell. consent of both parents. withdrawal was necessary to Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism tion are Christians, including suspected to be members of a The 77-year-old is believed to Conversion is a sensitive issue ensure that such cases were had said in a statement that 850,000 Catholics. vice syndicate. Investigations be the world’s longest-serving in the Muslim-majority nation resolved in a fair manner to all,” the Federal Territories Bill -- Conversions of children and against others continue. condemned inmate, a man sup- where members of minority he said. effective for the capital Kuala “body-snatching” cases -- where porters say has lost grip on reality faiths say they do not get a fair Public pressure has prompted Lumpur -- was unconstitutional Islamic authorities tussle with Strong quake while awaiting death by hanging hearing under religious courts the government to withdraw and should be withdrawn. families over the remains of — or old age — as questions over in custodial cases. the law, said Tian Chua, an MP “Any conversion of a minor by people whose religion is disputed hits Sumatra his guilt emerge. A 29-year-old Hindu woman with People’s Justice Party led a single parent will cause seri- -- have previously raised ten- “I am worried about his health. recently claimed her estranged by opposition leader Anwar ous injustice to the non-convert- sions in multi-racial Malaysia, JAKARTA: A 6.0-mag- If you put someone in jail for 47 husband converted their chil- Ibrahim. ing parent and the children of where religion and language are nitude quake struck off years, it’s too much to expect dren to Islam without her “If the law had been pushed the marriage,” it said. sensitive issues. Sumatra yesterday, US seis- them to stay sane,” Hakamada’s knowledge after embracing the through, it would definitely The Malaysian Bar Council AFP mologists said, days after a sister Hideko, 80, said outside the tremor on the vast island Tokyo Detention House. killed dozens and left thou- Hakamada refuses monthly vis- sands homeless. No tsunami its from her and “talks nonsense”, warning was issued and there she said. She last saw her brother were no reports of damage almost three years ago. “Before, Dalai Lama’s birthday: A after the quake struck at a when I asked him ‘are you okay?’, shallow depth of 23km off he said ‘yep’. I only want to hear the southwest coast of the that single world,” she said. island. The epicentre was Sachie Monma, among a group quiet ceremony in China close to the remote archi- of Hakamada’s supporters gath- pelago of Mentawai. In 2010, ered at the prison, added: “We CHABCHA COUNTY, aware it was his birthday. At the a 7.7-magnitude quake trig- must tell people how the death CHINA: The streets of Chabcha Kumbum monastery close to gered a tsunami that left penalty works in Japan. If the county in western Qinghai Qinghai’s capital, Xining, monks more than 400 people dead on public understood how cruel the province were quiet yesterday prayed in a room next to another the island chain. system is, things would change.” as Tibetan monks marked the that was built as a shrine to the Hakamada’s case has raised Dalai Lama’s birthday in their Dalai Lama, whose photograph Checks plea to questions as new DNA evidence homes, wary that any public was displayed. appears to point to the once celebration could endanger a Officials had also discussed the start N-reactors unthinkable: Innocence. tentative softening by Chinese possibility of ending the practice Supporters are trying to get a authorities. of forcing Tibetans to denounce TOKYO: Four utilities have hearing that would determine if he Tibetans in China have always the Dalai Lama and reduce the told the nuclear regulator should get a retrial. Prosecutors had to steer clear of public cer- police presence at monasteries, they intend to apply for safety say the testing method was faulty emonies revering their 78-year- the International Campaign for checks to restart reactors and stand by his conviction. old exiled spiritual leader who Tibet said last week. idled after the Fukushima The tests found no match Beijing has denounced as a “wolf The report triggered specu- atomic disaster in March between his DNA and samples in monk’s robes”. lation that authorities are con- 2011. Kansai Electric, the sec- taken from ill-fitting clothing he But in the run-up to this templating looser religious ond-biggest power company, is alleged to have worn at the time year’s anniversary, authorities in restrictions in the Tibetan regions Shikoku Electric Power Co, of the crime, casting doubt on Qinghai had discussed propos- of China. Hokkaido Electric Power Co his guilt, say supporters, includ- als to ease restrictions, includ- The speculation has been and Kyushu Electric Power ing the Japan Federation of Bar ing allowing Tibetans to openly fuelled in part by an essay by a Co said they would request Associations. One of the judges display photographs of the scholar from the Central Party inspections when the author- who sentenced him to death in Dalai Lama, the International School, who said that China could ity begins accepting applica- 1968 had said he was never con- Campaign for Tibet said. take some steps towards resum- tions tomorrow. All but two vinced of the man’s guilt but could But yesterday there was no ing talks with the Dalai Lama’s of Japan’s 50 reactors are idle not sway his colleagues who out- sign of any celebration with representatives, which broke for safety assessments after voted him. AGENCIES Exiled Tibetan monks carry a portrait of their spiritual leader the Dalai many ordinary Tibetans not even down in 2010. AGENCIES the earthquake and tsunami Lama during a function to mark his 78th birthday at Manag monastery in on March 11, 2011 caused Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday. meltdowns and radiation leaks at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Fukushima Daiichi plant. The NRA was set up after the disaster to independently Abe’s ruling bloc set to win upper house majority review Japan’s nuclear power. TOKYO: Japanese Prime and its coalition ally should com- 63-73 seats. Supporters say Abe struggled to find a coherent mes- painful reforms many say are Neonatal unit Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling fortably win more than half of the will use his renewed political clout sage to sell to voters, who have needed to revive growth. bloc is set to secure a major- 121 seats up for grabs in the 242- to force changes on cosseted and on the whole warmed to Abe’s The hawkish Abe, 58, returned begins work ity in the upper house in this seat upper house election on July inefficient industries such as agri- big-spending, easy-money policy to power in December for a rare month’s election, newspaper 21, according to polls in the Nikkei culture, and cut a swathe through blitz, dubbed “Abenomics”, which second term after the LDP-led SINGAPORE: Southeast polls said yesterday. newspaper, Kyodo News and the labour laws that businesses say has nurtured the green shoots of bloc won an election for the Asia’s largest neonatal inten- Victory would give Abe control Asahi Shimbun. make it too difficult to hire and economic growth. powerful lower house. The coali- sive care unit is now opera- of both chambers of the legisla- The ruling bloc needs to win fire workers. Detractors say he The “Abenomics” recipe aims to tion, however, has since lacked a tional at K K Women’s and ture and he would not have to face 63 seats to secure a majority. In will abandon the economic project end prolonged stagnation with a majority in the upper chamber, Children’s Hospital. It has a public vote for three years — a the last session the opposition of his first six months and get mix of hyper-easy monetary pol- which can block legislation. 32 beds and is equipped with win that would end a parliamen- Democratic Party of Japan was back on his hobby horse — revis- icy, fiscal spending and structural Forecasts suggested the oppo- advanced features and tech- tary deadlock and set the stage the biggest single grouping. ing the constitution, boosting the reforms including deregulation. sition Democratic Party of Japan nology. Health Minister Gan for the first stable government A poll by the liberal-leaning military and re-assessing Japan’s However, a big win could also be could win fewer than half of the Kim Yong launched the facil- since 2006. Shimbun estimated that the con- wartime history. a mixed blessing if members of 44 contested seats they held before ity yesterday. AGENCIES The Liberal Democratic Party servative LDP was likely to win Opposition parties have so far his LDP, buoyed by victory, oppose the election. AGENCIES SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PHILIPPINES Dengue hits 1,800 Homeless in Iloilo province 10 dead as cases up by 71 percent from last year

ILOILO: Dengue fever before the rainy season’s start in lack of proper plumbing, making has surged in the central June, when mosquitoes are less it easier for the mosquitoes to Philippines, infecting more plentiful, he said. breed. than 1,800 people and killing at He added that the outbreak Provincial health workers are least 10, a provincial official said may be a sign of the changing now being deployed to the hard- yesterday. behaviour of mosquitoes and a est-hit areas to inspect homes, The number of people struck result of people storing water searching for any water container down by the mosquito-borne improperly. where the mosquitoes might disease in the central province Dengue is spread by mosqui- breed, Banias said. of Iloilo this year is already 71 toes that breed in stagnant water Residents are also being advised percent higher than the same and usually bite people during to keep their water containers period last year, Provincial daytime. covered while victims are being Administrator Raul Banias said. “But the behaviour of the mos- given free treatment in govern- He added dengue fatalities in quitoes has changed. They are no ment hospitals, he said. the first half of 2013 were already longer biting only during the day. Dengue fever is a recurring equal to the total deaths for the Even at night, they are biting,” problem in the Philippines but whole of 2012. he said. while the number of incidents this The latest outbreak in the Additionally many of the year is slightly lower nationwide, province, located around 400km 1.6 million people living in the it has been spiking in certain south of Manila, has caused par- largely-rural province still stock- areas such as Iloilo. ticular alarm because it began pile water in their homes due to AFP A woman talks to her son sitting on their couch after their shanty was demolished in a compound of informal settlers in Bignay District, Valenzuela City, north of Manila, yesterday.

Five kids die in Communists vow revenge over slain spokesman road accident

MANILA: Communist insur- Along with Banares, whose The military previously said While the military would have The CPP and the NPA, have BILIRAN: Four children gents yesterday promised real name was given as Frankie the eight were killed when vil- preferred capturing Banares, his been fighting successive govern- died on the spot and a fifth revenge after Philippine soldiers Joe Soriano, other members of lagers, tired of guerrilla threats, death would still be a blow to the ments for 44 years in a rebellion one at the hospital a day killed their regional spokesmen his information group and their tipped off the soldiers to the pres- guerrillas whose ranks have fallen that has claimed at least 30,000 later, while two others are along with seven other rebels in security detail were killed in ence of the rebels. to about 4,000 fighters, down from lives. President Benigno Aquino recuperating from injuries the latest operation against the the incident, the rebels said in a The CPP statement however a peak of roughly 26,000 in the hoped to end the rebellion before after a driver of the Biliran militants since talks to end one statement sent to news agencies. said that Banares and two of his 1980s, Zagala said. his six-year term expires in 2016, Electric Cooperative (Bileco) of Asia’s longest running insur- “The CPP and all revolution- aides were killed after being cap- “He was influential in their but the government said in April hit them on Wednesday night gencies collapsed. ary forces vow to exact justice and tured unarmed. propaganda. He was a key in their that peace talks had collapsed due along the highway fronting The Communist Party of the punish the perpetrators of this Military spokesman Lieutenant recruitment of those with legiti- to rebel demands such as for the the Naval State University- Philippines confirmed that one massacre. It calls on all units of Colonel Ramon Zagala denied the mate problems into the war of the release of captured comrades. Biliran campus. Poncio of the eight rebels killed in the the NPA (New People’s Army) to allegation, calling it an attempt to CPP against the government.” In recent months, the commu- Banluta, 46, was allegedly clash in the eastern province of carry out more tactical offensives... discredit the government forces. Banares had been one of the nist rebels have launched more drunk and fell asleep while Sorsogon on Thursday was Greg in Sorsogon and the Bicol region,” “They were all armed and more visible guerrilla figures, assaults, often targeting unarmed on the wheel. Those killed Banares, guerrilla spokesman for it added. The New People’s Army they fought back. There was a 35 frequently issuing statements and soldiers, police and civilians. on the spot were Maria Rose the rebel-infested Bicol peninsula. is the CPP’s guerilla wing. minute exchange of fire,” he said. even posting on YouTube. AFP Bacalla, Glory Anne Bacalla, Marivic Garis and Florens Garis, while Jia Bacalla, 7, died at the St Paul’s Hospital in Tacloban City. MPs seek hands-off policy Japan beauty products banned Another rescued tarsier dies over convicted drug mules MANILA: Eight Japanese FDA was rebuffed yesterday for Greenpeace said these are just beauty products containing sub- claiming that genetically modified protocols and guidelines for risk MANILA: A second tar- stances that can cause uneven organisms (GMO) in the mar- assessments of GMOs, and that sier recently rescued by the MANILA: Administration lawmakers yesterday called on skin colouring have been banned. ket have met international food no existing standards have been Protected Areas and Wildlife Malacañang to adopt what they called a hands-off policy on cases The Food and Drug standards and are as safe as food set for consumption of GMO Bureau died of heart fail- involving Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking abroad following Administration (FDA) recalled derived from conventional crops. ingredients in food. ure. Bureau Director Theresa the execution of a Filipina drug mule in China on Wednesday. the market authorisation for Greenpeace said the FDA Currently, 62 GMOs are Mundita Lim said it was found Western Samar Representative Mel Senen Sarmiento said the failed Kanebo-manufactured Kanebo must stop feeding the public with imported and fed to Filipinos inside a bag at a bus station bid of the government for commutation of the death sentence meted Blanchir Superior, Suisai, Twany, propaganda. without their knowledge and in Project 4, Quezon City last on the 35-year-old Filipina drug courier only proved that it is futile to Impress, Aqualeaf, Lissage, Daniel Ocampo, sustainable consent. Eight kinds of GMOs Tuesday. A citizen reported attempt to intervene in another country’s judicial system. E’quipe and Suqqu and their 24 agriculture and genetic engineer- are allowed for propagation with- the incident that led to its res- “I think that it’s time for us to adopt a hands-off policy on cases variances for containing rhodo- ing campaigner for Greenpeace out farmers’ and consumers’ full cue. A veterinarian confirmed of Filipinos that involve narco-trafficking even in countries that still denol or 4HPB. Southeast Asia, said the FDA understanding of its long-term that it died of heart problems. implement the death penalty. It’s time that we stop unnecessarily “Rhododenol (is) a substance must stop misleading the public impact to their health and the placing our government’s war against drug abuse in serious question,” contained in the skin whitening into thinking that field trials of environment. Man kills wife in Sarmiento said. He said while it is the obligation of the government or brightening products that was GMOs are safe and pose no risks In a letter, Greenpeace asked to extend help to all distressed Filipinos abroad, legal assistance for developed by Kanebo and has to the environment. the FDA to be more forthright in gas station toilet those who are in trouble with the law should only be extended by the been reported or implicated to “They are not truthful in saying providing public information on state during the trial stage for cases related to drug smuggling and cause white blotches and uneven that GMOs are safe for consump- the propagation of GMOs. MANILA: A man, believed trafficking. colouring of the skin,” read an tion,” he said. “There is no sci- It must disclose that 80 percent to be mentally ill, strangled The lawmaker said the government should stop interceding for and FDA advisory. entific proof that GMOs pose no of GMOs in the world are planted his wife in the restroom of a on their behalf upon conviction, even if only to ask for the commuta- The FDA ban was in response danger to human health and the only in four countries: the US, petrol station in Quezon City tion of their sentence. to the voluntary recall of Kanebo environment. Even the scientific Canada, Brazil and Argentina, yesterday. Police said Ronnie “They are destroying the future of our youth and they are tearing Cosmetics Inc, Lissage Ltd and community is divided on whether Greenpeace added. Montero killed Amy in the families apart. We must stop protecting those who are behind this E’quipe Ltd last July 4. GMOs are safe.” In the European Union, gov- wee hours at the station along scourge even if they are Filipinos. They are an embarrassment to all The recall covers the The FDA made the pronounce- ernments have set very strict Regalado Avenue in Barangay of us and they do not deserve any of our sympathy,” Sarmiento said. Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Hong ment last week based on the regulations and have banned the North Fairview. He was with Iloilo Rep Jerry Treñas said drug smuggling is “a crime against Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Codex Alimentarius, the United importation and propagation of his wife and cousin, Cesar humanity” and the government should show no mercy even if it involves Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nations’ regulations on the GMOs. Lopez, in a taxi bound for a fellow Filipino. THE PHILIPPINE STAR Myanmar and Vietnam. The safety of GMO food. However, THE PHILIPPINE STAR Camarin, Caloocan City. $27.6m illegal drugs seized MANILA: Illegal drugs US warns citizens against visiting Mindanao cities worth P1.2bn (about $27.6m) as well as controlled precur- MANILA: The United continuing threats in the Sulu sors and essential chemi- States has warned Americans archipelago and the island of cals were seized during the against travel to the south- Mindanao due to terrorist and first half of this year, the ern Philippines just days after insurgent activities,” the US Philippine Drug Enforcement Australia and Canada issued embassy said in a statement. Agency said yesterday. The similar advice. Australia and Canada issued seizures were made in 7,789 A “security message” from the warnings on Wednesday about raids. A total of 4,476 people US embassy in Manila earlier this fresh threats of terrorism and were arrested and 5,006 cases week said diplomatic staff had kidnapping in the southern were filed in courts. been restricted from travelling to Philippines. three cities on the southern island Canberra has barred its dip- Troops hurt as of Mindanao. lomats from travelling to Davao, It was followed by a US State Cotabato and Zamboanga — the convoy bombed Department travel warning dated same three Mindanao cities that July 5 advising Americans to US embassy staff are not allowed MANILA: Militants yester- exercise extreme caution when to travel to. day bombed an army convoy travelling to Mindanao, citing An embassy spokeswoman on the way to secure a medi- “criminal gangs... (and) terrorist declined to comment on the cal mission in the southern groups” in the area. nature of the threat against Philippines, wounding two It also called on Americans Americans. soldiers, an army spokesman to defer non-essential travel to The Philippine national police said yesterday. The road- the Sulu archipelago, a chain also did not know of any spe- side bomb struck the con- of islands off Mindanao where cific threat against Americans in voy in Patikul town on Jolo Al Qaeda-linked militants are Mindanao, said spokesman Senior Island, some 1,000km south People pass by the highly-secured US embassy in Manila yesterday. active. Superintendent Reuben Sindac. of Manila. AGENCIES “It (the travel warning) reflects AFP SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Pakistan-India 14 die in Pakistan train accident peace resolution ISLAMABAD: A draft reso- lution on peace recommenda- Packed rickshaw drives tions for India and Pakistan through trade and other onto tracks near Lahore measures were presented by ex-ambassador to the US LAHORE: At least 14 people, including two chil- Sherry Rehman at Jinnah dren, were killed yesterday when a train collided Institute’s Third Islamabad with a packed motorcycle rickshaw in Pakistan’s Dialogue. A number of eastern Punjab province, officials said. Indian analysts and Pakistani The passenger train travelling from the country’s experts attended the two- financial hub Karachi to Punjab capital Lahore day dialogue. Rehman, who crushed the rickshaw on a road crossing which had is President of the institute, no barrier. said: “We need to give lev- “The accident occurred in Khanpur town of erage to democracy in both district Sheikhupura, around 40km northwest of counties — such steps ensure Lahore,” Salim Niazi, a local police official, said. sustained development.” Officials said at least two children were among the dead. Postal ballot “Twelve people died on the spot. Four people with critical injuries were taken to hospital, of whom two deadline set expired,” Muhammad Asim, a senior doctor at the local hospital, said. ISLAMABAD: The Election “Two of them were children under 12 years old,” Commission of Pakistan he said. (ECP) yesterday said that Asim said that many bodies were mutilated and August 6 will be the last date unable to be identified. for filing postal ballot appli- Police said the rickshaw was over-capacity and cations for by-elections for drove onto the train track moments before the 16 National Assembly and Lahore-bound train passed through, smashing into it. 26 provincial assembly seats. “There was no gate at this crossing, (nor) a man The facility has been extended to stop the traffic to clear a way for the train,” said to people in government serv- Niazi. ice, members of armed forces, Pakistan has a poor railway system with a track holders of public office, their dating back to British rule and old coaches. Many The mangled wreckage of a motorcycle rickshaw lies on the ground as people gather on the railway tracks after the accident in wives and children who are Pakistanis avoid travelling by train due to low safety Khanpur town of Sheikhupura district, some 40km northwest of Lahore yesterday. registered voters. Prisoners, standards and poor facilities. AFP or those in custody of the state, are also entitled to cast their vote by postal ballot due at August-end. New security Islamabad expects $5bn from lenders draft ready ISLAMABAD: A multi- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is privatisation in 2005, the official included the Chief Executive demanded an early settlement issue with Etisalat soon. layered strategy has been expecting to receive about $5bn said the Ministry of Finance had Officer for Asia, Jamal Jarwan, of the issue so that the funds “We will resolve the issue with developed as part a new from multilateral lenders in six started engagement with the Pak and Etisalat Pakistan Chairman could ease the foreign exchange Etisalat and where there is a will security policy to root out months following a deal with Telecom’s new management to Abdul Rahim Nooryani, that situation. there is a way. We need some out extremism and militancy the International Monetary realise the money. the process of transfer of titles He assured the delegation of of the box thinking on fast-track through military action and Fund (IMF) and from UAE’s Yesterday, Finance Minister of about 120 properties in the a fair, transparent and equitable basis,” he told the Etisalat team. civilian stabilisation efforts, Etisalat on account of priva- Ishaq Dar and his aides held sepa- name of Pak Telecom would be resolution based on established At a separate meeting with a it was learnt yesterday. tisation proceeds of Pakistan rate meetings with delegations of completed this month while the commercial rules. two-member delegation of the The draft, prepared by the Telecommunication Company the World Bank, led by Country matter concerning 10 disputed The Etisalat delegation told World Bank, the finance minis- National Counter-Terrorism Limited (Pak Telecom). Director Rachid Benmessaoud, properties was in courts and could the minister that they had been ter discussed resumption of the Authority, will be discussed A senior official said that apart and a team of Etisalat headed be sorted out later. making serious efforts for seven lending programme and hoped at a security meeting on July from more than $3bn upfront by Pak Telecom President Walid He expected the Etisalat team years to get titles of 131 properties that the relationship between the 12 in Islamabad. Leaders of from the IMF, the World Bank Irshad. to resolve the issue in the spirit of transferred after which the dues government and the World Bank major political parties and and Asian Development Bank are The minister called for resolv- brotherly relations between both could be paid. would be mutually beneficial. top military officials will expected to resume lending pro- ing the dispute with Etisalat over countries. Among the prime sub- The minister told the delega- Benmessaoud said that the attend. The policy aims to gramme suspended for more than the transfer of properties of Pak judice properties is a 50-acre land tion that the government had international community was dismantle, contain, prevent, three years and disburse about Telecom and removing hurdles at Gizri under the control of the recently concluded an agreement optimistic about positive develop- educate and reintegrate and $400-500m each by January 2014. within 10 days so that the issue Defence Housing Authority. It is with the IMF, settled dues of ments in Pakistan and the World proposes that Pakistan fol- About $800m held up with could be resolved. said to worth about 1bn rupees. Private Power Producers and that Bank was ready to help Pakistan low China’s security model Etisalat for more than seven years Sources said that he assured Dar told the delegation that the he had made a commitment in the in the energy sector and revenue in Hong Kong and Mahathir as proceeds of the Pak Telecom the Etisalat delegation which financial situation in the country National Assembly to resolve the mobilisation. INTERNEWS Mohamad’s security policy in Malaysia to tackle terrorism and extremism. Nandipur power Ex-Taliban backer vows to protect Afghan women project on track LAHORE: Punjab Chief KABUL: Sixteen years ago, Abdul work with women rights activists to lessen movement was founded. He denies serv- year’s Tokyo donor summit. Minister Shahbaz Sharif Rahman Hotak helped prop one of the the burden and plight of Afghan women.” ing under Omar, and says he joined the Samar, who won renown as a fierce oppo- has succeeded in persuad- world’s most austere regimes for women President Hamid Karzai’s naming of movement in its early days to “serve his nent of the head-to-toe covering burqa for ing Dong Fong Electricity as a newspaper editor and bureaucrat for Hotak among five rights commissioners has country” and help it recover from decades women, said the appointment risked dam- Company of China to resume the Taliban. Now, as one of Afghanistan’s raised questions about his commitment to of civil war. aging the credibility of the nine-member work on Nandipur power top human rights protectors, he says he protect women as most international com- He says he never agreed with much of commission which acts independently. project. A meeting was held has turned a corner. bat troops leave and his government looks the oppressive ideology during the Taliban UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay also between Shahbaz, company Sitting in his new office at Afghanistan’s to fragile negotiations with the Taliban. rule between 1996 and 2001 which barred warned that the latest appointments com- Chairman Si Zefu in Beijing. Independent Human Rights Commission, Hotak’s controversial past, includ- women from almost all work and educa- promised the commission’s political inde- The company expressed Hotak insists on being a voice in favour of ing rumours of having been an aide to tion, as well as voting, decreeing them un- pendence and effectiveness. Many women willingness to restart work hard-won women’s rights in the deeply con- the Taliban’s one-eyed leader Mullah Islamic and imposing harsh punishment for feel they may bear the brunt of efforts to and asked its engineers to servative country still ranked as one of the Mohammad Omar, has raised alarm from infringements. “Everyone in Afghanistan bring insurgents into a political settlement reach Pakistan by tomorrow. world’s most dangerous places for women. civil rights activists, including the New had links with one group or another and I to end the 12-year Nato-led war, with a The project would generate “Unfortunately there are many people York-based Human Rights Watch and UN am no exception,” Hotak said. step back to some of the conditions they 450MW. Due to delay by the who are against women in this country, rights commission. Sima Samar, the chair of the inde- faced before the US-backed overthrow of previous PPP government, many of whom I’ve worked with in the Even before the Taliban emerged a for- pendent human rights commission and Taliban rule. In the 12 years since, women Chinese experts had returned past,” the heavily bearded Hotak told midable post-civil war force in 1994, Hotak a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, has ques- have regained basic rights, with a quar- home, while the machin- Reuters in a rare interview, passionately was the editor-in-chief of the Taliban’s tioned Hotak’s appointment, warning it ter of seats in parliament for them. The ery worth millions of rupees gesturing under a dark striped turban. Afghan Sunrise newspaper in southern could breach commitments to international government has also tried to recruit more is rusting at the Karachi “As a commissioner, I will continue to Kandahar province, where the Islamist backers as a condition of aid made at last women into police and military. REUTERS port. Zefu said he had told President Asif Ali Zardari in June 2011 that injustice Partridge fight was being done by delaying the project as it would cause heavy losses to both sides. Fish stocks drop as 16 Afghan pollution hits lake troops killed KABUL: Roadside bombs killed 16 Afghan soldiers KARACHI: Nearly 20,000 fishermen have been forced to relocate across the country in the themselves to different cities in the past three to four decades in past 24 hours, the Ministry search of livelihood because of depleting fish stocks as Manchar of Defence said yesterday. Lake continues to get poisoned by agricultural and industrial waste. It said seven soldiers were There were about 102 species of birds recorded, and more than killed in Helmand, Kandahar, 200 species of fish at the largest freshwater source. “Through Indus Paktika, Kunar and Kabul flyway we used to get thousands of migratory birds from Central Asia provinces, three in Paktika in winters,” said Nisar Panhwar, General Scretary of the Friends of and Kandahar and six in Indus Forum. Logar, Zabul, and Baghlan He said: “Only 200 families of fishermen still live along the lake.” provinces. Once the largest fish trader at the lake, Mehar Ali said, “They have killed Mother Manchar. Contaminated water from drains has made 11 die, three the lake poisonous and we can do nothing.” Ali has now migrated to a congested slum in Karachi and is planning to change his profession. He hurt in Karachi said his business was booming until 1976, after which drains started discharging poisonous agriculture waste into the lake. KARACHI: Violence across “There was a time when each fisherman could catch up to 100 to 150kg Karachi, the capital of Sindh of fish every day, but now they can hardly catch 20 to 30 kilogram of province, claimed 11 people edible fish,” he says. Allah Bachayo, another fisherman, who originally and injured three soldiers in hailed from Manchar Lake, said: “For decades, the lake was rich in fish the past 24 hours, police said People watch Kowk Jangi (partridge fight) in a park in Kabul, yesterday. sources, but when the water got polluted, fish could not survive. It is yesterday. AGENCIES poisonous. Even, we cannot drink it.” INTERNEWS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Congress India, China to gears up to take Telangana step up border decision

NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: The Congress yesterday stepped up its peace efforts efforts to find a solution to the Telangana issue with the national capital witnessing a Focus on enhancing mutual trust flurry of activity and meetings. Congress general secretary BEIJING: The Chinese and a proposed accord on border Digvijaya Singh called on party Indian defence chiefs agreed defence cooperation, according president Sonia Gandhi and Vice- yesterday to strengthen “peace to the statement. President Rahul Gandhi and is and tranquility” along their “Visits of border troop delega- believed to have briefed them frontier, state media reported, tions would be enhanced to pro- about his visit to Andhra Pradesh as the countries work to keep mote dialogue and strengthen this week, during which he heard tensions in a disputed border trust and cooperation,” the state- the views of the leaders of all its area in check. ment said. three regions. “The ministers emphasised the The two sides will also increase Digvijaya Singh, who recently importance of enhancing mutual the number and locations of took over as incharge of party trust and understanding between meetings of personnel at their affairs in the southern state, said in the two militaries,” General border, it said. Hyderabad on Monday a decision on Chang Wanquan of China and A The statement came after the contentious issue was in the final K Antony of India said in a joint Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told stage. He said the decision would be statement carried by the official Antony on Friday that the coun- announced as early as possible. Xinhua news agency. tries have the political will to China’s Premier Li Keqiang (right) with Indian Defence Minister A K Antony during a meeting at Zhongnanhai The Congress core committee “They reviewed the working of solve border issues, state televi- Leadership Compound in Beijing yesterday. at its meeting next week, is likely agreements and protocols deal- sion reported. to deliberate the issue and take a ing with the maintenance of peace New Delhi alleged Chinese peace. He made India the first Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Yang, a member of the State final decision, party sources said. and tranquility and directed that troops intruded nearly 20km destination on his first foreign Menon held negotiations on the Council, or cabinet, is an influ- Digvijaya Singh has already it be further strengthened.” into Indian-claimed territory, visit since China’s leadership boundary issue with his counter- ential figure in diplomatic policy asked Andhra Pradesh Chief Antony has been on a high- triggering three weeks of ten- change in March. He said the parts in Beijing. who served until March as foreign Minister N Kiran Kumar profile visit to China since late sion that was resolved after talks choice showed the importance According to the joint state- minister. Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Thursday, the first by an Indian between local military leaders, Beijing attached to ties with New ment, the two sides will also Yang told Antony that both Damodar Rajanarasimha and defence minister in seven years. and a withdrawal of troops from Delhi. increase ship visits by their navies sides should make efforts to pre- state Congress chief Botsa The trip comes after the coun- both sides. The two countries, both and high-level visits by their air serve peace and tranquility in Satyanarayana to submit a road- tries, which fought a brief war Antony’s trip is the latest in a nuclear armed and with popula- forces. their border areas, the report map on the strategy to be adopted in 1962, engaged in a stand-off recent series of high-level mutual tions exceeding one billion people Also yesterday, Antony and said. by the government and the party in May over troop movements visits aimed at cooling tensions. each, cooperate economically as Yang Jiechi, a top Chinese for- Antony echoed Yang, saying if the decision is taken either way. in a disputed Himalayan border Li, visiting New Delhi in May, members of the so-called BRICS eign policy official, held talks and India was willing to work with Satyanarayana called on region. pledged to build trust with India, emerging group along with Brazil, said both countries should work China towards such a purpose, Digvijaya Singh in the national The two sides also agreed declaring that ties between the Russia and South Africa. together to ensure peace along Xinhua said. capital to discuss the Telangana to wrap up negotiations for Asian giants were key to world Last month, India’s National the border, Xinhua reported. AFP issue. The state Congress chief also met central ministers from the state and the leaders from Telangana and Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and Andhra regions) to elicit their views. Amit Shah seeks grand Ram temple; parties slam bid Leaders from Rayalaseema, who met both Digvijaya Singh and Satyanarayana, made it clear that AYODHYA/NEW DELHI: Shah told reporters. His comment claiming that the BJP “always give a verdict or through talks “To express this wish is not the state should not be divided BJP leader Amit Shah’s bid to drew strong reactions from the remembers Lord Ram a year ahead between both the communities. wrong. Won’t a Muslim want a and if the division becomes inevi- revive the Ram temple issue Congress, the Samajwadi Party, of the polls and forgets him later.” Communist Party of India grand mosque?” he told reporters. table, their region should also be ahead of the 2014 general elec- Left parties and BJP’s former ally The Samajwadi Party warned leader D Raja said BJP is “reviv- He denied the party going back given separate statehood. tions invited a sharp rebuke Janata Dal-United (JD-U). against “outsiders” trying to spoil ing” its Hindutva ideology and pol- to it’s “Hindutva agenda”. “What Minister of State for Railways from political parties yetser- Senior Congress leader and the communal peace in Uttar itics. “It is open now that RSS is is Hindutva. Supreme Court has Kotla Surya Praskash Reddy day even as party chief Rajnath External Affairs Minister Salman Pradesh, where it is in power. dictating policies to the BJP. It is defined it. It is not a religion, its said two more districts should be Singh defended him saying he Khurshid said the BJP leader was “There is an urgent need to keep very clear. BJP is bound to revive a way of life,” he said. merged with the four districts of had just expressed his wish. fooling the people. a close eye on those who have come its Hindutva politics,” he said. BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Rayalaseema to create Greater Visiting Ayodhya, Shah, a “They have raised the issue from outside to spoil communal BJP chief Rajnath Singh how- Lekhi said Ram temple has always Rayalaseema. Congress MP Sai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) many times.. Why didn’t they brotherhood in the state before the ever defended Shah. been on the party’s agenda. “It has Pratap also conveyed to Digvijaya general secretary and in charge do anything when they were Lok Sabha elections “ SP spokes- “What I got to know is that always been BJP agenda, and it is Singh that the state’s division of Uttar Pradesh, said that he in power? The issue is in the man Rajendra Chaudhary said, he said he wished a grand Ram not a political issue, it an issue of would not be acceptable if the hoped a grand temple dedicated Supreme Court and they are not in a reference to Shah who is a temple is built. I would say, any faith of whole India,” she said. “We interests of Rayalaseema region to Lord Ram will be built there presenting on full facts to the former Gujarat minister. Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian, are very clear that a temple should were not taken care of. soon, signalling the direction the people,” he said. JD-U chief Sharad Yadav said every religious person wants their be built... should it be built after State Endowments Minister party’s campaign will take in the “The BJP’s nature is that of when his party was a part of the religious structures to be grand,” court order, or by a ordinance or C Ramachandraiah met Sonia 2014 polls. Ravan. If it frees itself of this, National Democratic Alliance Rajnath Singh told reporters in legislation, or by a meeting of politi- Gandhi and Digvijaya Singh and “I came here to pray to Ram it will be able to see Lord Ram,” (NDA), they were clear that Nagpur, after meeting Rashtriya cal parties, that is to be decided,” stressed the need to protect the Lalla. I wish we will soon build a Information and Broadcasting the Ayodhya temple issue can Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief she told TV channel Times Now. interests of Rayalaseema region. grand temple for Lord Ram here,” minister Manish Tewari said, be resolved only after the courts Mohan Bhagwat. IANS IANS

Plea in court for quashing Trinamool boycotts food security poll panel meeting ordinance KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief democratically. Do they know Minister Mamata Banerjee how many examinations had to NEW DELHI: A day after yesterday accused the State be cancelled? They don’t bother President Pranab Mukherjee Election Commission of taking to discuss anything. It is only promulgated the national food decisions at its “whims and fan- opportunism.” security ordinance, a petitioner cies” and vowed to take revenge Earlier in the day, Trinamool claimed it was “unconstitu- “democratically”, hours after representatives did not turn tional” and urged the Supreme her Trinamool Congress boy- up at the meeting called by the Court to quash it for allegedly cotted a meeting called by the Commission. All opposition par- being inspired by the UPA’s pre- panel. ties including the Congress, poll propaganda. The opposition parties lam- the Communist Party of India- Petitioner advocate Manohar basted Banerjee and her party Marxist led Left Front and the Lal Sharma said that the consti- for targeting a constitutional body Bharatiya Janata Party attended tutional provisions on powers of and staying away from the crucial the discussions which started half the president to promulgate ordi- all-party deliberations. an hour late due to the ruling par- nances during recess of parliament Addressing a party panchayat ty’s absence. were only to deal with a situation poll rally at Joynagar in neigh- Banerjee said her party requiring emergent legislations. bouring South 24 Parganas dis- stayed away as the election com- Describing the promulgation trict, Banerjee took exception to mission was taking decisions of the ordinance as “unconstitu- the elections being scheduled in “unilaterally”. tional”, the petitioner contended Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama (left) touches head with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the month of Ramadan and even “Why should we attend it? that a bill to enact food security celebrations marking the Dalai Lama’s 78th birthday in Bylakuppe, yesterday. on a Friday. Did they talk to us even once law was introduced in parliament “The polls are being held dur- before scheduling the polls dur- in the first week of May but it ing Ramadan. Had it been held ing Ramadan? They have declared was allegedly not pushed by the Dalai Lama calls for world peace during the Durga Puja, would we July 29 as the date of counting. government. have liked it? Ramadan is equally But we have to pass the budget by Can a bill that had been intro- important for the Muslims. They July 31. How can we do it?” duced in parliament but not BANGALORE: Spiritual leader have an opportunity to build a an hour-long speech, he urged fast from the morning. How can Trinamool Secretary-General debated be made into a law by Dalai Lama yetserday said he happier century,” said the maroon- people to “practice compassion” they vote?” she asked. and Parliamentary Affairs taking the ordinance route? asked was counting on young people robed monk—known for his infec- and not just think of themselves, The Trinamool chief was par- Minister Partha Chatterjee the petition. Describing the gov- to create a “happier” century as tious guffaw, oversized spectacles adding that education only has ticularly aghast over the third leg said the commission had been ernment move as “malafide”. he celebrated his 78th birthday in and teachings about peace. value “when you are compassion- of the five-phase polls being slated informed in advance about his Recalling the earlier proceed- southern India with tens of thou- “For those of us from the 20th ate towards others”. for July 19, a Friday. party’s decision. ings in the apex court on the sands of fellow Tibetan exiles. century, there is nothing we can The Dalai Lama set up his “How can they schedule the Expressing surprise over the working of the public distribu- “The present-day generation do now,” he said. headquarters in Dharamshala, the vote on a Jummabar in the month Trinamool opting to stay away tion system, the petitioner said can create better conditions and The Dalai Lama celebrated mist-shrouded northern Indian hill of Ramadan? They (the poll from the discussions, CPI-M state the government did not act in build a world where everyone can his birthday at Bylakuppe, station after escaping Chinese rule. panel) are not listening to us on secretariat member Rabin Deb 2010 when the judges told it to live in harmony and in a spirit 250 kilometres (150 miles) But some 18,000 Tibetans, includ- any matter. They are doing every- said: ”The government is chal- distribute food grain free to the of coexistence,” the Dalai Lama, from Karnataka state capital ing 9,000 monks and nuns reside thing by force, according to their lenging the election system and needy if there were inadequate who fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed Bangalore, where the largest in Bylakuppe, the largest Tibetan whims and fancies,” Banerjee said. the powers of the State Election provisions for its storage. uprising against Chinese rule, told camp of Tibetan exiles was set resettlement camp in India. Raising her pitch, the chief Commission.” IANS the crowd. “Youngsters of today up in India in the early 1960s. In AFP minister said: “I will take revenge IANS

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PRAYER TIME HK singer wins News in Numbers SCH ANNUAL REPORT top honours CHART: 1 2012 11 Fajr (Dawn) 3:20 at Golden Shorook (Sunrise) 4:49 Zuhr (Noon) 11:39 Melody Awards Asr (Afternoon) 3:02 TAIPEI: Veteran Hong Maghrib (Sunset) 6:29 Kong singer Sandy Lam won Isha (Night) 7:59 top honours at the Golden Melody Awards for Asia’s best Mandarin chart music in Taipei yesterday. WEATHER Lam, who was absent from the ceremony in Taipei Arena, was Weather crowned best female singer for Today Monday Tuesday Conditions: her environment-themed album Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy ‘Gaia’, named after the deity of Hot and earth in Greek mythology. HMC Outpatient Department Services slightly dusty “I want to thank the judges ... all my teachers and every sin- High: 42° with some High: 42° High: 42° gle musician I have met. I have Low: 32° Low: 33° Low: 32° clouds. Women’s Services HMC Dentistry Services learnt so much from them,” Lam said in a statement read by the • New six-bed HMC Observation • Fixed appointment system under album’s producer Chang Shilei, who accepted the award on her Unit; VIP rooms with exceptionally implementation to reduce waiting DOHA - SUN & SEA behalf. The 47-year-old saw off high standards and special menus times, avoid patients coming back Taiwan’s pop diva Jolin Tsai and SUN TIDE SEA fellow Hong Kongers Ellen Joyce were opened in HMC’s Al Khor to make appointments, reduce the SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND Loo and Gloria Tang to win her Obstetrics/Gynecology Unit; SCH ‘no-show’ rate through reminders, first Golden Melody best singer 04:52 18:25 17:15 & 03:00 09:30 & 00:00 03-10 / 15 KT title. Lam’s album dominated the prioritised women services in improve patient care and privacy race for prizes with six nomina- THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW SHI implementation Phase 1; and by reducing congestion; system due tions and picked up the coveted construction progressed on HMC’s HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER best album award, as well as best to go live in early 2013. producer and best arrangement. New Women’s Hospital. MUSCAT 35/31 Partly cloudy 36/31 Partly cloudy Taiwan’s rocker Jam Hsiao, KUWAIT 47/33 Clear 48/33 Clear who rose to fame after attending a local talent show, beat strong BAHRAIN 43/28 Partly cloudy 43/29 Partly cloudy rivals — Taiwan’s pop prince Jay SANAA 30/16 Partly cloudy 27/19 Partly cloudy Chou and Hong Kong’s Khalil RIYADH 43/31 Partly cloudy 43/31 Clear Fong — to win best male singer DUBAI 44/33 Partly cloudy 45/33 Partly cloudy for his album ‘It’s All About Love’. BAGHDAD 45/29 Clear 45/29 Clear In a highlight of the ceremony, Hsiao accepted his award from singing stars Jay Chou and Jolin THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW Tsai, formerly one of the island’s HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER top celebrity couples, dubbed ‘Double J’ by the media. ATHENS 31/24 Clear 30/25 Clear “I am so excited. I feel so cool. WASHINGTON 32/25 Chance of storm 30/24 T-storms I want to thank all my friends who have always supported me,” SYDNEY 17/08 Clear 15/09 Clear a visibly nervous Hsiao told the LONDON 27/16 Clear 26/14 Clear cheering crowd. Tsai, who had PARIS 28/20 Clear 27/20 Clear four nominations, walked away ISTANBUL 27/20 Partly cloudy 26/21 Partly cloudy with the song of the year award MANILA 34/24 Partly cloudy 33/24 Partly cloudy for ‘The Great Artist’ from her DHAKA 34/26 Chance of storm 33/26 Chance of storm hit dance music album ‘MUSE’. DELHI 34/26 T-storms 30/26 T-storms ‘I want to thank all the fans ISLAMABAD 37/25 T-storms 34/25 Chance of storm who supported the song.” Source : http://www.qsa.gov.qa/ AFP Panda from China gives Bull-run fest takes flag flogging PAMPLONA, SPAIN: A red- the city hall in a central square of and not with the indignity some said Alison Windsor, a 27-year- Each day at 8am hundreds of birth in and-white ocean of revellers the northern city of Pamplona, a want to impose on us,” he told old Australian who came just for people race with six huge bulls, erupted in cheers to launch massive Basque flag was hoisted Spain’s public television. the festival. charging along a winding, 848.6- Spain’s annual San Fermin in front of the building. Pamplona lies in the Spanish “I needed to come once in my metre course through the narrow Taiwan bull-running festival yester- City officials struggled for 19 Basque Country, where some life,” she said. streets from a holding pen to the day but only after a 19-minute minutes to remove the flag, strung favour creating an independent “I am not sure I will run with city’s bull ring, where the animals TAIPEI: A female giant delay caused by a giant Basque up between buildings on either nation in northern Spain and the bulls.” will be killed in a bullfight. panda donated by China to flag that blocked the starting side of the Plaza Consistorial southern France. The festival, which dates back The first bull run, which tradi- Taiwan four years ago gave rocket. square, before the firecracker When the firework finally flew to medieval times, features reli- tionally draws the largest number birth to a cub yesterday after The nine-day mix of alcohol- could be set off. above the square, masses of people gious ceremonies in honour of of participants, is today. A run being artificially insemi- soaked partying and fleeing huge, “I am not going to tolerate set- squeezed into the streets broke San Fermin, the patron saint of takes on average just under four nated, the Taipei city govern- sharp-horned fighting bulls is ting off the chupinazo with a flag into cheers, danced and sprayed Pamplona, as well as concerts and minutes. Last year 38 people were ment said. supposed to start at noon each that is not the flag of Pamplona,” each other with sangria and cheap round-the-clock drinking, with taken to hospital at the festival’s Yuan Yuan and her partner year with a traditional shout said the city’s mayor, Enrique wine, turning white shirts pink. bars open until 6am. eight bull runs, including four Tuan Tuan have become star of “Viva San Fermin!” and the Mayor, as tens of thousands of Many onlookers peered from But the highlight is a bracing, men who were gored by bulls. attractions in Taipei Zoo in launch of a firecracker known as revellers, dressed in white and balconies overlooking the huge daily test of courage against a Several hundred more were the island’s capital since their the “chupinazo”. holding red scarves aloft, waited celebrations. pack of half-tonne fighting bulls treated for minor injuries at the arrival from China in late 2008 But just 10 minutes before the under a blazing sun. “It’s one of those big things you thundering through the northern scene, emergency services said. amid improving ties between firework was to be set off from “We have to do it the right way, need to get done before you die,” city’s cobbled streets. AFP the two sides. But after years of hoping for a natural pregnancy, which are rare in captivity, the zoo car- ried out three artificial insemi- nation sessions in March and announced in late June that Indian film awards Yuan Yuan showed signs of pregnancy. “Taipei mayor Hao Lung-bin is very pleased to learn that take over Macau Yuan Yuan successfully gave birth to a cub at 20.05 pm... MACAU: Bollywood roy- wearing a silver strapless gown. The Taipei city will take good alty converged on the Chinese But it was fan favourite Khan, care of Yuan Yuan, Tuan Tuan gambling hub of Macau yes- wearing a shiny black suit, who and the newborn,” an official terday for India’s answer to drove the crowd into a frenzy as statement said. the Oscars, with a critically- they chanted his name. The city government said acclaimed crime thriller and a “I think it’s an amazing plat- it will share the happy news comedy about a prolific sperm- form,” Khan said of IIFA, which with a panda base in China’s donor among the films vying for he said brought Bollywood film southwestern Sichuan province awards. “all over the world”. where the couple came from. The 14th edition of the Indian Khan was to share the stage The island will be allowed International Film Festival, with star Shahid Kapoor at the to keep the cub as the panda held in the territory’s glittering evening’s awards ceremony. couple is a gift, not a loan by Venetian resort, comes as Indian Romantic comedy Barfi led the China, Taipei officials have cinema celebrates its centenary way with 13 nominations includ- said. and sets its sights on global audi- ing the awards for best actor and Beijing usually only loans its ences. Eager fans screamed as best picture. pandas and any progeny must their idols strode the green car- The light-hearted film, about be sent to China. pet, hoping for the chance to get a mischievous, but lovable mute China’s decision to give an autograph from the likes of and deaf man from Darjeeling Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan to megastar Shah Rukh Khan and whose life revolves around two Taiwan was a symbolic gesture Sri Devi, nominated for best love interests, stars actor Ranbir to show warming ties between actress in English Vinglish. Kapoor, the great-grandson of the former arch enemies, gov- “Just to know we have so many Prithviraj Kapoor, a pioneer in erned separately since the end well wishers and fans overseas, it’s Indian cinema and an actor in the of a civil war in 1949. great,” said Abhishek Bachchan, silent era of Hindi cinema. Fewer than 1,600 pandas the son of Bollywood legend Other nominations for best pic- remain in the wild, mainly in Amitabh Bachchan. “I think ture include critically acclaimed Sichuan province, with around Bollywood is slowly just progres- Gangs of Wasseypur 1 about power 300 in captivity around the sively capturing international struggles between three crime world. AFP Bolywood actors Aftab Shivdasani (left), Shahid Kapoor (second left), Fardeen Khan (right) perform a skit with attention,” said popular Bollywood families, and romcom Vicky Donor. actor Boman Irani at the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at The Venetian hotel in Macau, yesterday. actress Amrita Rao, who was AFP Sunday 7 July 2013 28 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5753 Price: QR2

Tapering of QE may hurt global growth: QNB

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NEW YORK: Global inves- tors committed $2.11bn to bond growth in Qatar funds in the latest week after pulling a record $23.3bn out of the funds the prior week, data from EPFR Global showed. Private sector conditions improve Funds that hold high-yield “junk” bonds gained $384m in DOHA: Driven by a ‘better- GCC oil production has new cash in the week ended July than-expected’ growth in the already been cut quicker than 3, recovering from record out- non-oil GDP sector of Qatar and we had expected, and real oil flows of $6.8bn the prior week. Saudi Arabia, the GCC’s growth sector GDP is seen declin- Emerging market bond funds, rate in this key sector has been ing 2 percent this year and meanwhile, suffered outflows of revised close to six percent per unchanged in 2014. This will $956m over the week, an improve- year in 2013 and 2014, nearly still leave oil output at his- ment from record-high outflows one percent higher than the torically elevated levels, and of $5.6bn the prior week. previous forecast. combined with $100 oil prices The inflows into bond funds “A combination of elevated pub- should-in the near term at overall in the week ended July 3 lic spending levels and improving least-be enough to finance ris- came as three US Federal Reserve private sector conditions will see ing government spending with- policymakers sought to downplay real GCC non-oil GDP growth of out draining financial reserves the notion that the central bank close to six per cent per year in in most countries, the NBK would end its accommodative 2013 and 2014, similar to 2012 and noted. Ahmad Al Abdulla, Deputy CEO of Barwa Real Estate Group, during the launch of the property. monetary policy any time soon. nearly one per cent point higher A deeper than expected slow- Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke than previously forecast. The revi- down in global economic growth triggered a selloff in bond markets sion is due to upgrades in Saudi is the main downside risk to this on May 22, and reiterated at a Arabia and Qatar, where growth forecast. Oil prices could fall well Barwa launches commercial press conference on June 19, that has more momentum than previ- below $100 for a sustained period, the Fed could reduce its $85bn in ously thought”, National Bank of pressuring regional governments monthly purchases of Treasuries Kuwait’s (NBK) latest GCC eco- to curb their spending plans, thus and agency mortgages stimulus nomic outlook noted. removing one of the main pillars property in central London later this year. He added that the Qatar’s economic growth is of economic growth. An alterna- central bank could halt its bond- going to be driven increasingly tive (if less likely) risk is that DOHA: Barwa Real Estate commented, “The property is and new buildings, including major buying programme altogether by by expansion in output from the solid consumer sector growth Group has officially launched ideally positioned on North Row, corporate headquarters, a concen- mid-2014 if the economy looked non-hydrocarbon sector, which is combined with rapid execution 25 North Row, a property which runs parallel to the Oxford tration of hedge funds, real estate strong enough. forecast to be robust, at 9.8 per- of the GCC’s vast project pipe- in the prestigious Mayfair Street, one of the most recognised businesses and embassies. There US bond funds in particular cent year-on-year and 10.2 per- line ultimately leads to overheat- Conservation Area of London’s retail destinations in the world, also remains a substantial quan- recovered in the latest week, pull- cent year-on-year during 2013, ing, price and wage pressures, West End. and promises to provide the ulti- tity of residential property as well ing in $2.65bn in new cash after suf- 2014, respectively. Expansion in and challenges for monetary and The opening ceremony was mate commercial hub, with occu- as some exclusive shopping and fering outflows of $10.6bn the prior the manufacturing, financial serv- exchange rate policy. attended by a number of senior pancy rates of more than 90 per London’s largest concentration of week. The yield on the benchmark ices and construction sectors is “For now, GCC inflation executives including, Hitmi Ali cent by 2014. The North Row luxury hotels and many restaurants. 10-year US Treasury note fell 4 basis set to gain further momentum remains low. Weighted con- Khalifa Al Hitmi, Chairman, property demonstrates our com- Through its UK based company, points over the week, after having over the next two years. sumer price inflation edged up Barwa Real Estate Group; mitment to Europe as part of our Cavendish Capital, Barwa Real risen roughly 19 basis points the Qatar’s current and capital from 2.0 per cent in mid-2012 Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie, growth strategy and signals our Estate Group also owns an office prior week. As yields rise, prices fall. spending growth are expected to to 2.5 per cent by March 2013, Group CEO, Barwa Real Estate interest in further strengthening block at Cavendish Square in the The yield on the 10-year Treasury outpace revenue growth, with the driven by rising housing rents in Group; Ahmad Al Abdulla, our portfolio in the UK.” West End of London. The prop- jumped to 2.73 percent on Friday, its latter constrained by plateauing Qatar, and rising ‘core’ inflation Deputy CEO, Barwa Real Estate Built in the 1950s, the com- erty which dates back to the 1740’s biggest one-day yield rise in about hydrocarbon output and a pro- in fast-growing Saudi Arabia. But Group; Tariq Al Jaber, Director mercial building which retains its is a Grade 2 listed former town- two years after a Labor Department jected decline in oil prices. Non- even in these countries, inflation Group Portfolio and Investments, distinct brick provides 23,917sqft house and provides 11,510sqft of report showed US employers add- hydrocarbon sources of revenue stands no higher than four per Barwa Real Estate Group; of Grade A office space arranged premium refurbished office space. ing 195,000 jobs in June. The report such as corporate tax receipts cent. The low base, stable inter- Hamad Al Kuwari, Director of over the basement, ground and While Barwa Real Estate added to sentiment that the Fed will and investment income should national food prices, a relatively Group Communication, Barwa five upper floors. Following the Group’s main activities remain in reduce its asset purchases. “We’re assume greater importance in strong US dollar and low inflation Real Estate Group; and Aamir completion of refurbishment Qatar, the group has a wide array not surprised to see money coming the future as the authorities work rates in major trading partners Khan, CEO, Barwa Capital. work, the property is now avail- of investments and operations in to capture those higher yields,” towards its objective of balancing are expected to keep GCC infla- Officials from Barwa’s UK part- able for commercial leasing. internationally in markets such said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment the budget entirely through non- tion at just 2-3 per cent in 2013 ners Avanta, Paragon and Mike The location of the North Row as, the GCC, UK, US, Germany, officer of Solaris Group in Bedford hydrocarbon revenue streams and 2014”, the report noted. Harvey, were also present. property is mainly commercial, with Turkey and South East Asia. Hills, New York. from 2020. THE PENINSULA Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie many offices in converted houses THE PENINSULA REUTERS China, Switzerland sign FTA

BEIJING: China and cooperation with other countries to Switzerland. In an interview Switzerland yesterday signed in Europe, even the European with Swiss paper Neue Zuercher a free trade agreement (FTA) Union,” he added, signalling Zeitung, Schneider-Ammann said — Beijing’s first in continental China’s desire for an FTA with tariffs imposed on luxury watches Europe — in a deal that comes the 28-nation bloc. could fall by 60 percent, while against a backdrop of trade ten- Switzerland ranked as the Switzerland will remove similar sions between the Asian giant world’s 19th-largest economy in taxes on Chinese textiles and and the European Union (EU). 2012, according to the World shoes. Chinese Commerce Minister Bank. China is the world’s Unlike most western countries, Gao Hucheng and Swiss Economy second-biggest. Switzerland enjoys a huge trade Minister Johann Schneider- “This free trade agreement surplus with China, amounting to Ammann inked the accord in has an important significance for $22.8bn last year. a ceremony at the Commerce the relationship between the two Switzerland and China had Ministry in Beijing before officials countries,” Schneider-Ammann signed a preliminary FTA agree- and reporters. said after yesterday’s signing ment in May during a visit to Afterwards, they clinked ceremony. the landlocked, alpine European glasses of champagne in celebra- He noted that China is the nation by Chinese Premier Li tion of the agreement, which aims world’s single biggest devel- Keqiang. to liberalise trade in goods and oping market with a growing Schneider-Ammann said the services and increase the $26.3 middle-class. deal is also important for hedging billion in bilateral commerce they Fiercely independent risks. “We get a chance to spread rang up in 2012. Switzerland is not a member of out the risk of the Swiss economy China in April signed its first the EU and even waited decades a little bit over the borders of our FTA with a European country — to join the United Nations. European neighbourhood,” he non-EU member Iceland — but Nonetheless, it is an economic said. “It has a great importance.” Saturday’s deal marks the first heavyweight known for high- The EU economy has experi- with an economy in mainland value luxury goods, such as its enced serious turmoil over the Europe. world famous watches, pharma- past several years in the wake of Gao, at a post-signing press ceuticals and as a financial centre. the global financial crisis and due conference with Schneider- Switzerland mainly sells to sovereign debt instability that Ammann, said the agreement watches, pharmaceuticals and engulfed Greece and other mem- would promote trade cooperation chemicals, as well as machinery ber states including Spain, Italy Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng (right) and Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann with Europe in general. to China, which ships mostly and Portugal. exchange documents after signing a free-trade agreement at China’s Ministry of Commerce in Beijing yesterday. “China should launch similar textiles and machinery back AFP SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

UK investigating Aid for Greece high charges for insurance could be in renewals

LONDON: Britain’s finan- cial watchdog is investigating instalments: EU whether insurers charge cus- tomers unfairly for automatic policy renewal and take advan- Move threatens to stifle economy tage of clients who do not shop around. MIKKELI /ATHENS: Greece “The chances of reaching a deal Britain’s head markets regula- could get its next tranche of tomorrow have risen,” said a sen- tor Martin Wheatley told British international aid in instalments, ior official after the latest round lawmakers in a letter made public the EU’s top economic official of negotiations with the troika yesterday: “We will look at issues said, keeping the country in a that lasted over four hours. like premium charging in a new hand-to-mouth existence that Asked if Greece would receive light.” threatens to stifle its economy. the money in one go, the official “In particular we will be inter- Athens had hoped that euro- replied: “The tranche will be such ested in whether firms are taking zone finance ministers would sign as to cover our needs.” advantage of consumers who sim- off on the next ¤8.1bn ($10.4bn) Rehn said earlier that talks ply accept what they are offered.” tranche of aid when they meet involving the International The letter, dated March 28, tomorrow, even though Greek Monetary Fund, the European was sent to the Treasury Select officials have conceded the gov- Commission and the European Committee Chairman Andrew ernment will not meet an end-of- Central Bank, which make up the Tyrie in response to concerns week deadline for reforming the ‘troika’ of lenders, would “con- Tyrie had raised about automatic public sector. tinue as long as needed”. renewal, which is included in poli- On Friday, Olli Rehn, the The euro fell slightly against the cies to ensure customers do not European commissioner in charge US dollar on Rehn’s comments. inadvertently find themselves of economic and monetary affairs, Athens has said it expects to without cover. confirmed what many officials reach a deal by Monday’s meet- European Commission Director Matthias Mors (right) arrives at the Finance Ministry in Athens yesterday. Tyrie noted that not all clients have said privately - that the ing of euro zone finance ministers, were able to shop around par- tranche could instead be split into despite failing to meet an end- It was not clear if the troika Greece has been kept afloat by package that expires at the ticularly as this is most usually several instalments. June deadline to identify public had accepted the proposal. emergency loans since May 2010, end of 2014. done now using price comparison “It is possible, but not certain,” sector workers to be redeployed Dozens of municipal workers a few months after revelations It needs the money in part to websites. Elderly consumers unfa- Rehn told a seminar in his home- or laid off. chanting “Down with the junta about its debts ignited a crisis redeem about ¤2.2bn of bonds in miliar with the internet are thus town of Mikkeli, Finland, when Greece has proposed putting of the troika men!” protested that shook the euro zone and August. at a disadvantage. asked about the issue. “It all 3,500 municipal police workers outside the Administrative threatened to force Greece to give The public sector layoffs and “Such practices appear to depends on whether Greece can immediately into the scheme and Reform Ministry during a meet- up the shared currency. privatisations needed to win aid penalise long term loyalty and meet all requirements that they transferring high school teach- ing between the inspectors and The latest loan instalment are an incendiary issue as Greeks are to the detriment of those are committed to.” ers to primary schools with staff Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the newly- is one of the last big cash struggle through a sixth year less able to access price com- In Athens, Greek finance min- shortages, officials at the adminis- appointed minister tasked with injections that twice-bailed- of recession with record high parison resources, particularly istry officials said the two sides trative reform ministry said after making the civil service leaner out Athens stands to receive unemployment. the elderly,” Tyrie said in his were “close” to a deal. talks on Friday. and more efficient. as part of a ¤240bn rescue REUTERS original letter to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI). ABI director general Otto Thoresen said in response to China probes Tyrie’s letter that “extreme dif- Panel warns of risk if Dell buyout plan fails ferences” between automatic packaging renewal prices and those charged NEW YORK: The special com- Dell private and allow Michael alternative plan that could keep trajectory,” the document said. to new customers were unusual, mittee set up by Dell to evaluate Dell to restructure the company Dell public, with an injection of It also said Icahn’s valuation though he noted that varied pric- giant Tetra Pak options for the troubled compu- without the pressures of a pub- cash in a so-called “leveraged for the company is based on ing aimed at attracting new busi- ter giant warned of “substantial licly traded firm. recapitalisation.” “unrealistic” assumptions, citing ness was to be expected. BEIJING: China’s national downside risk” if sharehold- But some news reports said The document filed with Hewlett-Packard for comparison. Since Wheatley’s letter was market regulatory agency ers reject a buyout plan led by Michael Dell, who is backed by the Securities and Exchange Using the price-to-earnings sent the FSA has been replaced says it is investigating possi- founder Michael Dell. the private equity firm Silver Commission said, however, that ration of HP, the panel said Dell by the Financial Conduct ble abuse of market dominance In a document filed with US Lake, was being pressured to Dell’s planned turnaround is at could be valued at between $5.85 Authority, which has the power by Switzerland-based food regulators, the Dell panel said raise his offer to be able to win risk because of trends in the PC and $8.67 per share, compared to boost competition and protect processing and packaging giant the personal computer business backing from a majority of share- business, and it cited a Morgan with $13.65 under the private consumers by banning or chang- Tetra Pak, in a sign that Beijing appears even bleaker than earlier holders. One key for the vote will Stanley report which said glo- equity plan. ing products. is widening its scrutiny of oper- forecasts, and that Dell still relies be the recommendation of ISS, a bal PC sales will sink 10 percent The document included a chart In a statement released ations by foreign companies in on the PC segment for two-thirds proxy advisory firm. this year, far worse than earlier with these figures, with a head- on Friday, Tyrie said: “The China. of its revenues. Corporate raider Carl Icahn forecasts. line stating, “Substantial down- Committee will scrutinise closely Zhang Mao, director of the The filing comes ahead of a July and his investor allies have “PC exposure will likely con- side risk to Dell shareholders if the information gathered by the State Administration for Industry 18 shareholder vote on a $24.4bn called the buyout plan a “givea- tinue to weigh on Dell’s share transaction rejected.” FCA.” and Commerce, said at a meet- buyout plan, which would take way” and are pressing for an price, regardless of the enterprise AFP REUTERS ing on Friday that the agency had enlisted more than 20 pro- vincial and municipal industry and commerce agencies around Spanish bank staff protest the country to look into Tetra Pak, according to a transcript Tapering of QE may hurt of Zhang’s speech posted to the administration’s website. Tetra Pak spokesman Christopher Huntley confirmed global growth: QNB the investigation and said Saturday that Chinese regulators DOHA: A tapering of According to Fed statements, this had requested from the company Quantitative Easing (QE) by policy will continue until unem- information related to its China the US Federal Reserve may ployment falls below 6.5 percent operations. He said the company hurt global growth, according and provided inflation remains would cooperate with the govern- to QNB Group. While the evi- below the Fed target rate of two ment agency, but provided no fur- dence is mixed on how much percent. It was therefore surpris- ther information. support QE provides to the US ing that the Fed hinted at a taper- Tetra Pak, which formally economy, the Fed’s announce- ing of the purchase of long-term entered China in 1979, has a ment on June 19 of its intention securities later this year, based on research and development cen- to start tapering QE later this its own rather optimistic projec- tre in Shanghai and packaging year has produced a strong neg- tions for the US economy. facilities in four Chinese cities, ative reaction in global financial The evidence on the QE impact including Beijing. The company markets with 10-year US bond on the US economy is mixed. processes and packages liquid yields jumping 40bps following While QE has undoubtedly con- dairy products as well as other the announcement. On June tributed to the US recovery and beverages. 26, US real GDP growth for the a reduction of the unemployment The investigation comes as first quarter of 2013 was revised rate from its peak of 10 percent in China looks into possible price-fix- down from 2.4 percent to 1.8 October 2009, it has also resulted ing by foreign dairy suppliers and percent. QNB Group forecasts in a rapid surge in share prices examines drug costs by 60 foreign the remainder of 2013 to be even that many commentators believe and domestic companies, a likely weaker, with overall US real are not justified by underlying prelude to further cuts in govern- GDP growth to be in the range fundamentals. Part of the prob- ment-sent caps on drug prices. of one percent to 1.5 percent. lem with QE is that it injects AP Catalunya Caixa workers and their families take part in a protest against the bank’s restructuring in front of the Under these conditions, QE liquidity indiscriminately into bank’s headquarters in Barcelona yesterday. The banner reads: “No to the restructuring of Catalunya Caixa”. tapering would inevitably result financial markets. Whether that in an additional drag on eco- liquidity is then used to finance nomic growth through higher higher economic activity or pur- interest rates and lower invest- chase financial assets crucially ment. This may hurt global depends on financial intermediar- Govts to target tech giants’ tax avoidance growth prospects as long-term ies, including commercial banks. interest rates rise globally over So far, it seems financial inter- the coming months to adjust to mediaries have favored financial BERLIN/LONDON: Western stop big companies shifting profits A preliminary draft of the plan, do engage in activities to shift this new post-QE world. assets (divorcing them from their governments are set to target into tax havens. dated May 27, seen by Reuters, profits to units in tax havens and The Fed’s purchase of long- fundamentals) at the expense of a range of tax loopholes used Corporate tax avoidance has shows the organization has whether there is a need for rule term assets started soon after increased lending to the private by technology giants includ- become a hot political issue fol- already identified a number of changes. the onset of the great recession sector. QE tapering could bring ing Apple, Amazon as part of lowing public outrage over rev- specific profit shifting schemes. But as governments struggle brought about by the collapse of this behavior to an abrupt end. an international drive to tackle elations in the past year that “Domestic and international with large deficits following the Lehman Brothers in September There is, however, a more wor- corporate tax avoidance, a draft companies such as Apple and tax rules should be modified in financial crisis, lawmakers have 2008. The goal of this unconven- risome aspect of QE tapering that action plan seen by Reuters Google had used structures U.S. order to more closely align the said enough is enough. tional monetary policy has been could negatively impact US eco- said. and European politicians said allocation of income with the eco- The draft plan aims for OECD to reduce long-term interest nomic growth going forward. The The Organisation for Economic were designed to minimize the nomic activity that generates that members and non-OECD G20 rates in order to stimulate eco- exceptionally-low interest rate Cooperation and Development amount of taxes paid. income,” the draft said, echoing members to agree on specific nomic growth. More recently, environment brought about by (OECD), which advises its mainly The OECD is now due to comments from politicians in the changes to international tax rules the Fed has become even more QE has unleashed a recovery in rich nation members on economic present an “action plan” high- United States and Europe in the in one to two years -- fast by the specific in its QE by purchasing the economy mainly driven by the and tax policies, has been charged lighting broad areas where past year. standards of international tax each month $45bn of long-term wealth effect of higher asset prices by the G20 group of countries changes will be discussed to a G20 Business lobby groups have diplomacy. US government bonds and $40bn (both shares and home prices). with formulating measures to meeting later in July. questioned whether companies REUTERS of mortgaged-backed securities. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

French economic forum Chile annual SoftBank gets inflation speeds up in US approval June to 1.9pc

SANTIAGO: Chile’s consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in for Sprint bid June, the biggest increase in eight months and slightly above expectations as costs jumped for accommodation, electricity, fuel FCC chairwoman hails deal products and water, the govern- ment said yesterday. NEW YORK: Japan’s SoftBank Clearwire, in which Sprint Analysts in a Reuters poll had Corp received the final approval already owns a majority stake, forecast a 0.5 percent rise in it needed from US regulators is important to the merger by prices. for its $21.6bn bid to take con- SoftBank and Sprint because it Inflation in the 12 months trol of Sprint Nextel Corp, the holds a large amount of wireless through June was 1.9 percent, No. 3 US wireless provider. airwaves, or spectrum, which will up sharply from 0.9 percent in All three members of the help Sprint compete against its May and approaching the central Federal Communications bigger rivals. bank’s target range of 2 percent Commission (FCC) voted in “We are one step closer to a The CEO of French car manufacturer Renault, Carlos Ghosn (left), speaks with former European Central to 4 percent. favour of the merger as well as stronger Sprint which will bet- Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet during the second day of the 2013 Economic Forum in Aix- Core inflation was 0.3 percent Sprint’s related plan to buy out ter serve consumers, challenge en-Provence, France, yesterday. in the month and 1.3 percent in the portion of wireless company the market share leaders and the year, the national statistics Clearwire Corp that it does not drive innovation in the American agency said. already own. economy,” Sprint CEO Dan Hesse The central bank on Monday FCC approval was the last said in a statement. cut its 2013 inflation outlook to 2.6 piece that SoftBank needed after Clearwire’s minority sharehold- percent, down from a prior fore- getting nods from US antitrust ers will vote on Sprint’s buyout France to turn Tunisia debt cast of 2.8 percent, after inflation and national security regulators plan on July 8. Several minor- had declined steadily for several as well as Sprint shareholders. ity shareholders had launched a months. FCC’s acting Chairwoman boisterous campaign seeking a The tame inflation along with Mignon Clyburn hailed the deal. higher bid from Sprint and siding into development projects lackluster growth in Chile’s pre- “The increased investment in with rival bidder Dish Network viously roaring economy have Sprint’s and Clearwire’s networks Corp’s but large player Crest TUNIS: France’s president smuggled into the country. “We will furnish the material prompted bets the central bank is likely to accelerate deployment Financial dropped its opposition proposed taking at least some of Speaking to Tunisia’s elected that the Tunisian side seeks,” he will soon cut interest rates to of mobile broadband services and on Wednesday after Sprint sweet- Tunisia’s ¤1bn ($1.3bn) in debt assembly, Hollande promised said. He didn’t specify whether he stimulate the export-dependent enhance competition in the mobile ened its offer. to his country and using it for to also mobilize fellow Group of was referring to weapons or non- country’s growth. marketplace, promoting customer SoftBank also had to up its offer development projects. Eight countries and the European lethal equipment. He said he had The bank’s latest poll of trad- choice, innovation and lower prices,” for Sprint to shake off a rival one President Francois Hollande Union to help the ailing economy. discussed the issue with Tunisian ers, released on June 26, showed Clyburn said in a statement. from Dish’s billionaire founder also said France will supply On the second day of his first officials. the median forecast was for SoftBank buying 78 percent Charlie Ergen. “SoftBank’s invest- Tunisia with “material” to fight official visit to this North African Hollande’s two-day visit is the benchmark interest rate to of Sprint marks the largest-ever ment in Sprint will bring innovation terrorism, but did not elaborate. country, he also announced ¤500m aimed at repairing relations remain at five percent in July overseas acquisition by a Japanese and increased customer focus, which Tunisia, the birthplace of the ($644.15m) in aid and investment with Tunisia. His predecessor, and be cut to 4.75 percent within company. Masayoshi Son, the will enable us to begin creating a Arab Spring pro-democracy for Tunisia during the 2013-2014 Nicolas Sarkozy, had close ties three months. hard-driving billionaire founder true competitor in a market domi- movement, has been hard hit period. with President Zine El Abidine A separate poll on June 11, how- of SoftBank, is looking to expand nated by two companies,” SoftBank’s economically since the revolution At the G-8’s 2011 meeting in Ben Ali, who was overthrown in ever, showed analysts expected a beyond the mature Japanese cell- CEO Son said in a statement. and has been forced to borrow Deauville, France, some $40bn in January 2011. cut to 4.75 percent at Thursday’s phone market. The FCC’s review focused on from the International Monetary aid and investment were promised Hollande added that Tunisia, meeting. Sprint needs that investment to whether the two related deals were Fund. At the same time, security to the countries involved in the which is ruled by moderate The rate has remained on hold help it pay for a network upgrade in the US public interest and found forces have been trying for sev- Arab Spring, including Tunisia. Islamists elected after the revo- since a surprise cut to five percent and step up competition with No. them likely to result in improved eral months to root out armed However, little of the funding has lution, showed Islam and democ- in January 2012, though minutes 1 and No. 2 rival providers AT&T mobile broadband access, greater insurgents in a mountain area materialized so far. racy were compatible. He said the show the bank has weighed the Inc and Verizon Communications innovation and potentially lower near the Algerian border. Tunisia At a news conference later, country was a symbol of hope for idea of easing at its last two mon- Inc. The money would also help prices for broadband users. is also vulnerable on its border Hollande said France would back the region. etary policy meetings. pay for the Clearwire buyout. REUTERS with Libya, where weapons are Tunisia’s fight against terrorism. AP REUTERS Brazil may cut Iran devalues official rial import levies to fight currency rate by more than half depreciation TEHRAN: Iran’s central bank The exchange centre, launched yesterday drastically devalued late last September, had managed the national currency’s fixed to control the rial’s free fall amid BRASILIA: Brazil may lower subsidised rate against the increasing international pressure some import duties to help off- dollar, as the Islamic republic on Iran. set the impact of a sharp depre- struggles to shore up its falter- Suspecting Iran’s nuclear pro- ciation of its local currency on ing economy. gramme has military objectives, inflation, Finance Minister The rial has lost more than two Western powers have reinforced a Guido Mantega said. thirds of its value on the open raft of economic sanctions aimed Some of the imports that may market since early 2012, when the at coercing it into cutting back benefit from the tax cuts could United States and the European on uranium enrichment despite include steel, chemical and glass Union imposed harsh economic Tehran’s insistence its atomic products, Mantega said in remarks sanctions curbing Iran’s ability to ambitions are peaceful. that supported share prices for export oil and conduct financial The sanctions have cost the steelmaker Usiminas and petro- transactions. country billions in vital oil rev- chemical company Braskem. The central bank yesterday was enues and left it struggling with “We will monitor the behav- selling one US dollar for 24,779 a shrinking economy, raging infla- iour of the dollar and, eventually, rials at the subsidised rate available tion and high unemployment. reduce taxes on imports in the only to select importers to procure Yesterday’s development came same proportion,” Mantega told basic commodities and medicine, after days of media reports and reporters in Brasilia. according to the bank’s website. official denials about pending The Brazilian real has plunged That rate was a 102-percent changes on the official currency this week to its weakest level increase from 12,260 rials for one market. According to reports, in more than four years, rais- dollar that had been kept artifi- the budget for the year ending in ing worries that it could stoke cially low since January 2012. March 2014 — signed by outgoing above-target inflation by making The new “reference” rate is President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad imports more expensive. The real still far stronger than the dollar in mid-June but the details are was trading 0.23 percent weaker available to ordinary buyers and not publicised—gave the central at 2.261 per dollar at 4.43pm local travellers at the unofficial open bank permission to increase the time (1943 GMT) on Friday. market, which was 33,200 rials official exchange rate. Brazil’s inflation climbed at per dollar at midday. Ahmadinejad’s critics accuse the fastest pace in 20 months in By increasing the so-called his government of misusing the June although it came in below reference rate, the central bank now scrapped cheap dollar, and forecasts, supporting hopes that scrapped its rate used at an of failing to feed the market with prices could start to cool down “exchange centre” that put goods sufficient foreign currency or pro- even after a sharp currency importers in contact with export- vide funds earmarked for essen- sell-off. ers to exchange funds at a rate of tial goods including medicines. REUTERS around 25,000 to the dollar. AFP

Petronas seeks export of Canada LNG

TORONTO: The Canadian unit C$5.2bn deal that gave it shale-gas LNG project by the end of next of M a l ay s i a’s Pe t r on a s s a i d it h a s properties in northeastern British year. asked regulators for a licence to Columbia, is the latest company “While we continue our work to export nearly 20 million tonnes to seek approval for LNG exports reach a final investment decision of liquefied natural gas a year from Canada’s Pacific Coast. in late 2014, we believe that our from a C$11bn ($10.4bn) export Exxon Mobil Corp last month project has all of the key compo- facility it plans to build at the said it is asking for a license to nents of a successful, world-class north end of British Columbia’s ship as much as 30 million tonnes LNG development,” Greg Kist, Pacific Coast. of LNG per year to Asian mar- president of Pacific NorthWest The company has applied to kets, while Chevron Corp, Royal LNG, said in a statement. Canada’s National Energy Board Dutch Shell Plc and others Petronas, Malaysia’s state- for the licence, which would begin already have permits in hand for owned oil company, owns 90 per- in 2019 and run for 25 years. projects they plan. cent of the project, while Japnan Petronas, which last year Petronas said it expects to Petroleum Exploration Co, or bought Canada’s Progress Energy make a final decision on whether Japex, holds the remainder. Resources Corp in a controversial to build its Pacific NorthWest REUTERS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday German manufacturing stutters in China’s manufacturing output slows June as orders slump: PMI in wake of cash crunch UK home prices rise to six-year high BERLIN: Germany’s manufacturing sector BEIJING: China’s vast manufacturing output LONDON: Home prices increased across shrank in June as firms saw a drop in new slowed in June, painting a gloomy picture for almost a third of Britain last month in the contracts, a survey showed, suggesting growth as the country emerges from its worst US trade deficit widens to biggest uplift seen in almost six years. Europe’s largest economy is struggling to pick cash crunch in at least a decade. up pace after a weak first quarter. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI), $45bn in May Prices grew in 31 per cent of postcodes in Japan’s FY 2012 tax revenue England and Wales, marking the highest Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) an important gauge of manufacturing activity, WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit highest in four years proportion recorded since September 2007, for the German manufacturing sector, which fell to 50.1, down from 50.8 in May. With 50 increased in May to the highest as improved market activity spread beyond makes up around one-fifth of the economy, fell being the point that separates expansion from TOKYO: Japan’s tax revenue for level in six months as a weak global London, property analysts Hometrack found. to 48.6 in June, from 49.4 the previous month. contraction, the figures showed growth in the fiscal 2012 totalled 43.93trn yen economy depressed export sales sector had slowed to a near standstill. ($440.7bn), the highest since while imports of autos and other fiscal 2008 when the global non-petroleum products hit an financial crisis started to weigh all-time high. The trade deficit rose on the country’s economy, the to $45bn in May, up 12.1 percent Finance Ministry has announced. from April’s $40.1bn imbalance, the Commerce Department reported. Rupee tanks below 60 mark MUMBAI: The rupee is extending losses tailing stock weakness and euro losses are hurting, say dealers. The pair is Brazil’s trade deficit Slim pickings for South Africa’s at 60.38/39, up from an intraday high highest in 18 years construction sector of 59.84. The rupee had immediate RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil registered a resistance at 60.40. Dealers say no RBI JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s trade deficit of $3bn in the first six intervention is expected for now, but they construction companies, humbled months of 2013, the highest in the past are keeping a watch. This is the first time by the competition authorities’ 18 years, the government said. since June 27 that the rupee has fallen imposition of R1.46bn in fines last According to the Ministry of below the 60 level. It touched an all-time month, had the lowest margins of low of 60.76 against the dollar on June 26. Development, Industry and Trade, the nine industries contributing to gross first half of this year has seen the worst domestic product, Statistics SA has A$ hits a three-year low economic figures recorded in any initial reported. six-month period since 1995, when SYDNEY: The Australian dollar fell Brazil registered a trade deficit of to a three-year low after central $4.22bn. Exports amounted to $114.5bn, bank Governor Glenn Stevens down 4.8 percent from the same revealed the board took “a very period last year, while imports reached long time” to decide whether or not $117.5bn, a record-high level. to leave the cash rate unchanged this month.

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Howard to Every takes Greenbrier lead leave Lakers for Rockets The American in front by one shot; Mickelson, Singh miss the cut LOS ANGELES: The tug-of- war between five teams to sign WHITE SULPHUR iron shot where it lands relative Dwight Howard finally ended SPRINGS, West Virginia: US PGA Greenbrier to where I expect it to land. And yesterday when the seven-time American Matt Every birdied it’s not just a yard or two off like All-Star center confirmed he his final hole to break clear of Classic Scores it normally is ... it’s 10 or 12 yards would leave the Los Angeles a congested leaderboard as fan off. I haven’t been able to adjust.” Lakers to join the Houston favourite Phil Mickelson missed WHITE SULPHUR While Mickelson was unable Rockets. the cut after yesterday’s second SPRINGS, West Virginia: to adjust at The Greenbrier, “I’ve decided to become a mem- round of the Greenbrier Classic Leading second-round scores Australian Bowditch was ber of the Houston Rockets,” at White Sulphur Springs in yesterday in the $6.3m US delighted to put himself in foreign Howard, who is expected to sign West Virginia. PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic territory he has long dreamed with the Rockets on July 10 when Every, who has yet to win on about occupying - being in con- the NBA’s free-agent signing (USA unless noted, par-70): the PGA Tour, coolly rolled in a tention for a maiden PGA Tour period begins, said in a statement. 131 Matt Every 69-62 10-footer at the par-four ninth to title. Russell Henley “I feel it’s the best place for me complete a blistering eight-under- “I really haven’t put myself and I am excited about joining the 132 Daniel Summerhays 65-67, Bill Lunde watches his par 62 at The Greenbrier’s Old in position my whole career, so Rockets and I’m looking forward 66-66, Steven Bowditch (AUS) 65-67, second shot White Course for a nine-under it’s going to be a new experience to a great season. I want to thank Russell Henley 67-65, Johnson Wagner to the 4th hole total of 131. 62-70 for me,” said Bowditch, who has the fans in Los Angeles and wish The 29-year-old, who has twice recorded only one top-10 on the during round them the best.” been a runner-up on the US cir- 133 Ben Curtis 67-66, Greg Owen (ENG) circuit after three full seasons. two of the The Lakers earlier confirmed cuit, piled up eight birdies in a 67-66, Tommy Gainey 62-71, Jonas Henley, who won his first PGA Greenbrier they had lost the battle to retain flawless display but declined to Blixt (SWE) 66-67 Tour title at the Sony Open in Classic at the the 27-year-old, who moved to Los speak to reporters after signing 134 Jimmy Walker 69-65, Tag Ridings 65-69, Hawaii in January, was also in an Old White Angeles from the Orlando Magic. his card as he wanted to be with Brendon de Jonge (ZIM) 66-68, James upbeat mood after surging into TPC in White “We have been informed of his wife, Danielle, who was not Driscoll 66-68, Jordan Spieth 67-67, Lee contention with a seven-birdie Sulphur Dwight’s decision to not return feeling well. Dong-Hwan (KOR) 66-68 display. Springs, to the Lakers. Naturally we’re Johnson Wagner, one of two co- “I hit the ball great all day,” West Virginia, disappointed,” Lakers general leaders overnight, carded a 70 to “I played well today, hit a lot said the 24-year-old, who ended yesterday. manager Mitch Kupchak said in finish one stroke off the pace, level of good shots and my game feels his round by draining a 14-footer a statement. with fellow Americans Daniel good, even though the scores were to birdie the ninth. “Made a lot of “To Dwight, we thank him for Summerhays (67), Bill Lunde not very good,” world number six good putts and just stayed patient. his time and consideration, and (66) and Russell Henley (65), and Mickelson told Golf Channel after Got one there at the very end so for his efforts with us last season. Australian Steve Bowditch (67). missing the cut at The Greenbrier it feels pretty good.” We wish him the best of luck on While players were able to take for a third year in a row. Swede Jonas Blixt (67) was two the remainder of his NBA career.” advantage of preferred lies for a “I hit a lot of good shots and shots off the lead. The cut fell at Free-agent NBA player second day in a row, four-times as I look back on these last three one-under 139 with Fiji’s ex-world Howard, who had also been major winner Mickelson again years where I have struggled here, number one Vijay Singh and fel- courted by other franchises: struggled with his distance con- that’s been the biggest issue for low former major winners Lucas Dallas Mavericks, the Atlanta trol before exiting the tourna- me, is distance control with the Glover, Trevor Immelman and Hawks, favoured a move to ment after following his opening irons. Mike Weir among those missing Houston despite the prospect of 74 with a 68. “I have been surprised by every out. REUTERS a substantial paycut. REUTERS

Al-Anabi Bayern Munich teams stars fined for qualify for clothing blunder BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s eliminations stars Mario Goetze, Mario Gomez and Jan Kirchhoff have all been fined a reported five- NORWALK, Ohio: The second figure sum for wearing Nike half of the 2013 NHRA season is clothing, which had not gone off to a solid start for the Qatar Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani’s Al Adaa’am 96 arrives in Sarasota down well with club sponsor Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel yesterday ahead of its race debut. Adidas. Team, the two-time NHRA New-signings Goetze and Mello Yello Top Fuel World Kirchoff both wore Nike T-shirts Champions owned by Sheikh at Tuesday’s press conference Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani. Sheikh Hassan to debut to officially unveil them, while The teams finished the first Gomez was photographed wear- day of qualifying just outside ing a Nike cap at training on Cleveland, Ohio in fifth and Thursday. Bayern Munich’s head coach Pep Guardiola gestures as he talks to his 10th place at the seventh annual new boat at Sarasota All three players are privately players during a training session in Arco, northern Italy, yesterday. Summit Racing Equipment sponsored by Nike, but under NHRA Nationals, the 13th of SARASOTA, FLORIDA, Al Adaa’am 96 is powered by a the terms of the club’s contract 24 events making up the United USA: Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor pair of T53 turbine engines and is with rivals Adidas, they must of last month’s flooding in south which is worth €77m ($100m, States’ 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Al Thani and British throttle- capable of propelling the boat to a only wear clothing made by the Germany. £65m). Drag Racing Series season. man Steve Curtis will take to top speed of 354km/h (200 mph) German sports brand at official For the last decade, Bayern Bayern play their first compet- Silver Al-Anabi driver Shawn the water for the first time in Al using Five-Axis technology. events. have a contract with Adidas, itive game under Pep Guardiola Langdon, second in the season- Adaa’am 96 - the Spirit of Qatar “I had not seen the boat in its Bayern’s media director which runs until 2020, and on July 27 when they face long point standings, made a solid Team’s brand new turbine race final trim until it arrived here Markus Hoerwick confirmed the the German sportswear giants Dortmund in the German Super opening pass and was seventh boat that is named after the in Sarasota,” enthused Sheikh players have been fined, with the own a 9.4 percent stake in the Cup, a repeat of the Champions after the first round of qualifying theme of Qatar National Day - Hassan. proceedings going to the victims Champions League winners, League final. AFP on the strength of a 3.913-second in today’s 29th Annual Suncoast Sheikh Hassan added: “It had effort. Super Boat Grand Prix Festival always been covered while the In the evening session, at Sarasota in Florida. crew was getting it prepared. It Langdon’s 3.802-second pass at The project was first announced is definitely an awesome sight, Neymar recovering well from tonsil surgery more than 315mph was third last year and technicians at the especially after we have waited quickest after his run, but three Qatar Marine Sports Federation all this time. The crew now have RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian for 10 days in Rio before heading subsequent teams ran quicker (QMSF) are putting the finish- something that they can all be football star Neymar (pictured) for Spain. than Langdon moving him down ing touches to the race craft very proud of.” is recovering well after under- “All went very well,” the medi- to the fifth qualifying position. that Sheikh Hassan hopes will be Registration and inspections going tonsil and nasal surgery cal bulletin said. Langdon said: “Friday was competitive enough to dominate for the race took place yesterday, in Rio yesterday, according to a The tonsil surgery and the a solid day of qualifying for the the turbine class in Super Boat in Sarasota and Sheikh Hassan statement signed by his doctor. septoplasty -- a procedure to Al-Anabi team.” International (SBI) and enable and Curtis will be permitted on to The 21-year-old prodigy, who straighten the partition between He added: “We made a pretty him to retain his Key West World the water for official testing the helped his national squad crush the two nasal cavities -- aimed to good run in the afternoon, and Championship title in November. day before the race. Spain 3-0 in the Confederations “improve the breathing perform- that allowed us to run the car a The Qatar turbine boat has Race one will start from Lido Cup final last Sunday, is to remain ance, avoid possible infections little harder Friday night. A few been built in the USA in collabo- Beach at 11.00hrs today. at the Sao Vicente clinic until and prevent muscular and joint teams ran a little bit quicker than ration with Whispering Turbines, The second race of the day will Saturday for observation, the lesions,” it added. we did, but the Al-Anabi team is Five-Axis Industries and Mystic begin two hours later at 13.00hrs. medical bulletin said. Neymar is to make his debut right there. We are in good shape. Powerboats. THE PENINSULA Neymar will then convalesce against Santos in August. AFP We have two more rounds of qual- ifying where we can still improve our position, and be ready for race day on Sunday. We hope to win the race for Sheikh Khalid this Baseball Results Porcello leads Tigers to victory over Indians weekend.” Pittsburgh 6 Chicago Cubs 2 Second-year Top Fuel driver Khalid alBalooshi, sixth in the Detroit 7 Cleveland 0 CLEVELAND: Detroit starter Rick fifth before scoring on Peralta’s two-run dou- and single to lift his National League-leading Top Fuel point standings, also Porcello pitched seven shutout innings yes- ble and added another run-scoring single total to 71 RBIs. NY Yankees 3 Baltimore 2 opened with a solid run and terday as the Tigers padded their lead in the in the seventh to complete the 7-0 rout as In Chicago, Francisco Liriano (8-3) pitched was eighth after the first pass Washington 8 San Diego 5 American League Central with a 7-0 victory Detroit won their fourth straight game. a four-hitter for his first complete game in of the day. AlBalooshi is 10th at Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 4 over division rivals Cleveland. Masterson (10-7) allowed six runs and seven more than two years as the National League the mid-point of the qualifying Jhonny Peralta and Ramon Santiago each hits while Carlos Santana recorded two of the Central-leading Pittsburgh Pirates beat the process. Toronto 4 Minnesota 0 drove in two runs at a sold out Progressive six hits for Cleveland, who slipped to a third Cubs 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series. AlBalooshi said: “Our Al-Anabi Seattle 4 Cincinnati 2 Field while Andy Dirks collected two hits and successive defeat. Starling Marte had three hits, scored twice team made two good runs on scored three times for Detroit, who moved In the National League, rookie Tyler Skaggs and stole two bases while Garrett Jones and Friday – we were consistent, and Tampa Bay 8 C White Sox 3 2-1/2 games ahead of the second-placed (2-1) yielded just three hits in eight innings Jose Tabata each had two hits and an RBI for that is very good.” Texas 10 Houston 5 Indians by improving to 47-38. as the West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks Pittsburgh, who improved to a major league- He added: “We made a good Peralta delivered a two-out, two-run dou- beat the struggling Colorado Rockies 5-0 in best 53-32. Oakland 6 Kansas City 3 run in the hot part of the day ble in the fifth inning to Cleveland ace Justin Phoenix. In Toronto, Mark Buehrle scattered six and a better run in the cool night NY Mets 12 Milwaukee 5 Masterson out of the game. The 21-year-old Skaggs, who was recalled hits across seven scoreless innings and Jose air, but some other cars ran bet- St Louis 4 Miami 1 Santiago opened the scoring in the sec- from Triple-A Reno earlier in the day, walked Bautista recorded his 20th home run as the ter than we did Friday night so ond inning with a two-run single and Miguel one and struck out five for Arizona, who Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 at we are 10th. We have two more Arizona 5 Colorado 0 Cabrera, who returned after missing one game improved to 45-41 for the season. Rogers Centre. Twins starter Kevin Correia rounds of qualifying so we can Boston 6 LA Angels 2 because of a sore back, made it 3-0 in the fol- AJ Pollock had two hits and scored three (6-6) surrendered four runs on 10 hits over still improve our position.” lowing frame with an RBI base hit. runs for the Diamondbacks, while Paul six innings for Minnesota, whose losing streak THE PENINSULA LA Dodgers 10 San Francisco 2 Victor Martinez hit an RBI single in the Goldschmidt drove in two runs with a double stretched to six games. REUTERS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Mercedes own up to Rosberg mistake NUERBURGRING, GERMANY: Mercedes were left red-faced at their home German Grand Prix yesterday despite Lewis Hamilton seizing pole position after they admit- ted to making a huge mistake with angry team-mate Nico Rosberg. With top director Ron Howard visiting their pitlane garage for the day, Mercedes enjoyed and endured all the drama of a Hollywood movie in qualifying. German Rosberg, who won in Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton drives during the qualifying session at the Nurburgring race track ahead of the German Grand Prix today. Hamilton delighted a vast crowd of Britain last weekend to send the Mercedes fans when he secured his second pole position in succession yesterday with a dramatic fastest lap in the final seconds of qualifying. Silver Arrows second in the con- structors’ championship, failed to make the final phase of qualifying and will start from a lowly 11th on Grid positions the grid today. NUERBURGRING, Germany: Qualifying “It was just a misjudgement from the Formula One German Grand Prix we made. We had a cutoff time yesterday: Hamilton bags pole on that we thought would be rea- 1 Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes sonably comfortable, he achieved 1:29.398 it but the track seemed to get a lot quicker at the end and we 2 Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - hadn’t anticipated it,” Mercedes Renault 1:29.501 team principal Ross Brawn told 3 Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - mixed day for Mercedes reporters. Renault 1:29.608 “He didn’t have the greatest of 4 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Lotus - laps anyway so that was added Renault 1:29.892 German Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel is second fastest to the frustration but we didn’t make the right call on that one 5 Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - so we’ll have live with it and see Renault 1:29.959 NUERBURGRING, in his final German Grand Prix what benefits it might bring for 6 Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Toro Rosso GERMANY: Briton Lewis before switching to endurance the race, because of course Nico’s - Ferrari 1:30.528 Hamilton stormed to pole posi- racing at the end of the season. now got free tyre choice.” 7 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:31.126 tion at the German Grand Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen, Rosberg had gone well in prac- Prix on a mixed yesterday for a likely replacement for the tice at the Nuerburgring and was 8 Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari Mercedes, whose misjudgement Australian at Red Bull, was fourth second quickest in all three ses- 1:31.209 left last week’s Silverstone win- fastest on a sunny afternoon in sions. But his hopes of following 9 Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren ner Nico Rosberg 11th on the the wooded Eifel region. up his Silverstone steal - when 10 Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Sauber - grid for their home race. Temperatures were much he won after triple world cham- Ferrari Hamilton won the last race higher than Friday practice and pion Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull at the Nuerburgring in 2011 Hamilton basked in the glory of broke down while leading 11 laps 11 Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes with McLaren and delighted his pole after being one of the driv- from the end - with home hero- 1:30.326 new bosses by putting his Silver ers hit by the tyre explosions in ics looked unlikely after the big 12 Paul Di Resta (Britain) Force India - Arrows on the front of the grid Britain last weekend that threw bungle. Mercedes 1:30.697 at one of the homes of German the sport into crisis. “The team just did a mistake 13 Sergio Perez (Mexico) McLaren motorsport. The Grand Prix Drivers’ because they underestimated the “It’s really overwhelming. P2 Association announced on track ramping up, so that’s a big 1:30.933 and P3 (the second and third Thursday that they would with- disappointment. I didn’t see that 14 Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Sauber - practice sessions) were just draw from today’s race if the Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (centre) of Britain gives a coming. I thought it would be easy Ferrari 1:31.010 disasters and it got worse this blow-outs happen again. thumb-up after taking pole position ahead of Red Bull drivers Sebastian to be on the front row today,” 15 Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India - morning, we were miles off,” the However, all three practice ses- Vettel of Germany (left) and Mark Webber of Australia in the qualifying Rosberg, son of 1982 champion Mercedes 1:31.010 2008 world champion told a news sions and qualifying in Germany session of the German GP at the Nuerburgring Racing Circuit yesterday. Keke, told Sky Sports television. conference. have been free of incident. “It’s definitely tough to digest 16 Jean-Eric Vergne (France) Toro Rosso “We made lots and lots of After the intervention of that one. It’s going to take a bit of - Ferrari 1:31.104 changes and just hoped that it the governing FIA, Pirelli has ramp up that much. It really is a “We took a decision thinking time. Tomorrow from 11th I don’t 17 Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams - would work. brought upgraded rear tyres to big disappointment. Unbelievable. only to the race” said team prin- know, it’s not going to be possible Renault 1:31.693 “I’m grateful for the work the the Nuerburgring with an inner I can’t believe I’m standing here. cipal Stefano Domenicali. to do much but I’ll give it every- 18 Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Williams guys put in for me,” he said after belt made of the synthetic fibre We just didn’t judge it correctly.” Spanish double champion thing anyway.” - Renault 1:31.707 a 29th career pole. Kevlar rather than steel. Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo, Alonso has not managed the front Rosberg, who also won in Red Bull’s triple world cham- Practice appeared to prove that also fighting to replace the retir- row since Germany last year but Monaco this year, was asked at 19 Charles Pic (France) Caterham - pion Sebastian Vettel, who leads the cooler tyres would aid Red ing Mark Webber at parent team has won twice this season. the Thursday news conference Renault 1:32.937 this season’s standings, had to be Bull and Mercedes, but Rosberg Red Bull for next season, did Jenson Button showed a mild whether a run at the title was 20 Jules Bianchi (France) Marussia - content with second on the grid as failed to make it into the final his hopes no harm by bagging a improvement for McLaren by now possible given his recent Cosworth 1:33.063 he bids to win his home race and a session after his team thought he superb sixth on the grid. taking ninth having been 10th on form but he has a 50-point gap 21 Giedo van der Garde (Netherlands) July grand prix for the first time. had set a good enough time and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, the grid at Silverstone but team to German rival and champion- Caterham - Renault 1:33.734 “It was quite close. I tried eve- kept him in the garage to save second in the standings and 21 mate Sergio Perez was down in ship leader Vettel after eight rything I had. It looks like we are tyres. points behind Vettel, finished 13th as the once mighty British of 19 races. His chances of cut- 22 Max Chilton (Britain) Marussia - much closer to them (Mercedes) Others then went faster, only eighth in qualifying with outfit continues to struggle. ting that gap this weekend look Cosworth 1:34.098 here than we were at Silverstone. knocking him out of the top 10. team mate Felipe Massa outpac- “It definitely got hotter today remote with Vettel qualifying sec- 1-10: third and final qualifying session I think we did our homework,” “It was quite a shock really,” ing him in seventh after Ferrari which changed the balance of the ond on the grid behind Hamilton 11-16: second qualifying session said the German. Rosberg told reporters. made a strategic decision to start car, so it’s been a tough afternoon and confident his car is quicker Team-mate Mark Webber - the “I didn’t see it coming. The on the medium tyres and not fight for me,” the Mexican said. and more reliable than it was at 17-22: first qualifying session 2009 winner here - will start third team didn’t expect the track to for pole. REUTERS Silverstone. REUTERS Lions thrash Wallabies to clinch epic series

SYDNEY: The British and It was also a personal triumph Irish Lions thrashed Australia for coach Warren Gatland, who 41-16 as they clinched their first caused an uproar in Ireland with British and Irish Test series victory in 16 years the dropping of Irish legend Brian Lions tour captain in record-breaking fashion O’Driscoll and fielding a record- Sam Warburton yesterday. equalling 10 Welshmen in the (centre) holds The Lions’ victory was built on starting XV. the trophy aloft a dominant opening half when But the Lions responded to the as the Lions they exploded to a 19-3 lead, pressure with their three tries team celebrate before the Wallabies pulled back inside the final 25 minutes to win to trail 19-10 at halftime. the series after edging the first after beating But despite having their lead game 23-21 and losing last week’s the Australian cut to three points, the tourists second Test by a single point. Wallabies in the stormed home with three second- The large Lions contingent third rugby Test half tries to take the epic series of supporters celebrated in the match played in 2-1 before a record 83,702 crowd final minutes by singing ‘Sweet Sydney yesterday. at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. Chariot’ in salute to their team’s The British and The Lions out-scored the first series win since South Africa Irish Lions made Wallabies four tries to one, in 1997. a blistering with Ma-of-the-Match Leigh Australia captain James start and then Halfpenny kicking five penal- Horwill admitted his team “just overcame a ties and three conversions for an weren’t good enough tonight”. spirited Australian individual record haul of 21 points “We dug deep and we tried as fightback to -- beating Jonny Wilkinson’s 18 much as we could, I’m very proud record a 41-16 points in 2001. of every single one of you blokes victory. It was the most points the (team), but in the end you would Lions have scored in a Test win have to say that the better team in Australia, eclipsing their 31-0 on the night won,” he said. victory in Brisbane in 1966. The Lions had a terrific start Captain Alun Wyn Jones after Wallaby lock Kane Douglas lead after two minutes. George halfway to lead 10-0 but Christian made the Wallabies pay with 16-3 in an emphatic start to the said his feelings were “pretty knocked on from the kickoff and Smith, recalled after four years Lealiifano put Australia’s first another long-range penalty to Test. Poite cracked down in the indescribable”. the tourists went straight on the out of Test rugby, had a sickening points on the board with a pen- stretch the lead back to 10 points scrum and sent Wallaby prop “I think the scoreline reflects attack from a scrum win. clash of heads with Lions hooker alty, as Smith returned to the after 13 minutes. Ben Alexander to the sin bin what we wanted to do from the Prop Alex Corbisiero powered Richard Hibbard and was led field. The Lions scrum was domi- for repeated infringements, giving changing room, and that’s to rep- over for the opening try next to groggily from the field. Experienced French referee nating and Poite penalised the Halfpenny another penalty goal resent the four countries with the uprights for Halfpenny to Halfpenny consolidated the Romain Poite penalised the Wallabies again, giving Halfpenny and a 19-3 lead after 25 minutes. pride and not give up,” he said. convert and give the tourists a 7-0 Lions’ lead with a penalty from Australian scrum and Halfpenny an easy shot to extend the lead to REUTERS SUNDAY 7 JULY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

Warner could England recall bowler feature in first Test: Clarke

LONDON: Australia captain Michael Clarke said that David Onions for Ashes opener Warner could still feature in next week’s first Test against England despite his recent ban. The hosts name five seamers; Pietersen returns to squad Warner was suspended by Australian officials from all cricket until the Ashes opener at LONDON: Graham Onions with Compton’s words, saying: “I Trent Bridge after it was revealed (pictured) was recalled by England 13-man absolutely want players to be dis- he’d punched England’s Joe Root England yesterday as they appointed that they’ve not been in a Birmingham bar following boosted their bowling options by squad for first Test selected to play for England, when the hosts Champions Trophy win naming five seamers in a 13-man they’re round about that kind of over their arch-rivals. squad for the first Test of the against Australia: quality. The length of Warner’s ban led Ashes series against Australia “I told him that we’ve not to a widespread belief there was at Trent Bridge next week. Alastair Cook (Essex, captain), Joe closed the door on him at all.” no realistic way the batsman, pri- Durham paceman bowler Root (Yorkshire), Jonathan Trott Meanwhile star batsman Kevin marily an opener, could feature Onions won the last of his nine (Warwickshire), Kevin Pietersen Pietersen was recalled to the Test when Australia begin their bid to Djokovic told Test caps against the West Indies (Surrey), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), squad for the first time since regain the Ashes on July 10. at Edgbaston last year. He was Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Matt March following a knee injury. “I think he’s served his pun- joined in the squad by Yorkshire Prior (Sussex, wicketkeeper), Stuart England will be bidding to win ishment. His punishment was no to change seam-bowling all-rounder Tim Broad (Nottinghamshire), Graeme their third straight series against cricket up to the first Test match,” Bresnan, who missed the recent Swann (Nottinghamshire), Steven Australia -- something they last said Clarke. “Now it’s about work- footwear for home series win over New Finn (Middlesex), James Anderson managed in the 1950s -- when the ing out what our best team is. Zealand while he recovered from (Lancashire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), first Test of a five-match cam- I don’t believe David won’t be elbow surgery. Graham Onions (Durham). paign starts in Nottingham on selected because of punishment, the final Also in the squad were pace Wednesday. I think that’s been dealt with. trio James Anderson, Stuart But a cautious Miller added: “The selectors will take into LONDON: World number Broad and Steven Finn. “Then that gives the captain “Joe will open the batting, but “They’re never easy... We are consideration that he hasn’t one Novak Djokovic (pic- Broad missed England’s warm- and the coach the opportunity we’ll see what happens from then playing against a very good side. played much cricket in the last tured) has slipped up with his up win over Essex with a shoul- to go in whichever direction they onwards,” Miller said. We respect them, but don’t fear couple of weeks but with Davey footwear at Wimbledon, being der injury, a match where key wish. It’s better to be safe.” Root managed 41 and 26 them.” it’s more about his mind being told to get rid of the pimples off-spinner Graeme Swann was As expected, Nick Compton against Essex at Chelmsford With the British and Irish clear and playing with intent. on the side of his shoes days struck a painful blow on the right was left out of the squad after while Compton responded to Lions rugby union team beating “I don’t think Davey is the type before he faces Briton Andy arm having had surgery on his Miller had previously said Joe the disappointment of being Australia in Sydney to complete a of player that needs two four- Murray in the final today. right elbow earlier this year. But Root would be promoted to told he’d been displaced by mak- 2-1 series win, and Andy Murray day games to get runs and feel Djokovic was the second of both bowlers were passed fit. open the innings, something the ing more than 200 runs against bidding to becoming the first confident. the top four male players to England national selector Geoff 22-year-old does for Yorkshire but Australia in back-to-back tour British man since Fred Perry in “If he’s in the right place and fall foul of footwear rules at Miller stressed the 30-year-old has yet to do at Test level, along- fixtures for Somerset and then 1936 to win the Wimbledon men’s batting well in the nets I have Wimbledon after seven-times Onions, whose 32 Test wickets side captain Alastair Cook. Worcestershire. After those singles title, Miller said he hoped confidence that, if the selectors champion Roger Federer was have come at a shade under 30 Somerset opener Compton, innings, Compton said he had the cricket side could tap into an do pick him, he can walk straight told to change his orange-soled apiece, was more than just injury grandson of England great Denis, not been given a “fair crack of upbeat national mood. into the first Test and make a shoes. cover. scored back-to-back hundreds in the whip”, having scored 479 runs “Obviously, the British Isles is hundred.” Wimbledon, the world’s old- “We’ll have to wait and see New Zealand earlier this year but in all at 31.93 in nine Tests since buoyant after what the Lions have Clarke said Warner had knuck- est tennis tournament, has a what the conditions are like. They, was omitted after a poor return first being picked by England in just done. We’d just like Andy led down to training since his ban. strict dress code, stating play- and the surface, could change in series against the Kiwis that saw November. Murray to follow it up in his final, “He’s had plenty of net sessions. ers must wear “predominantly” four or five days,” Miller told Sky him manage just 39 runs in four Former England off-spinner and then we hope we can carry it He’s been in the nets every day,” white, no solid mass or flores- Sports. innings. Miller insisted he had no problems on,” Miller said. AFP Clarke explained. AFP cent colours, little or no dark colours, and preferably all Scoreboard white shirts, shorts and skirts. On top of that the grand Bravo suspended for Sri Lanka match slam handbook for grass courts INDIA R Sharma c Ramdin b Best ...... 46 rules out shoes with pimples or S Dhawan c D.M Bravo b Roach...... 69 PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies studs around the outside of the V Kohli c Sammy b D.J Bravo ...... 102 captain Dwayne Bravo has toes, stating “the foxing around S Raina c Sammy b Samuels ...... 10 been suspended from his team’s the toes must be smooth”, so all D Karthik c Ramdin b Best ...... 6 encounter with Sri Lanka in the players have the same ability to M Vijay c Charles b Pollard ...... 27 fifth match of the Tri-Nation grip on grass. R Jadeja (run out) ...... 2 Series at the Queen’s Park Oval After the pimples on today. Djokovic’s Adidas shoes were R Ashwin (not out) ...... 25 West Indies’ cricket In a decision handed down pointed out, the Serbian player Extras (B-4, lB-7, W-1) ...... 24 captain Dwayne Bravo Total (for 7 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 311 by the International Cricket filed them down and down- grimaces in pain after Fall of wickets: 1-123, 2-141, 3-156, Council match referee Jeff Crowe played suggestions that the being hit by a ball off 4-168, 5-210, 6-221, 7-311. and released yesterday, it was alterations were behind several Bowling: Sammy 8-1-28-0 (1w); Roach explained that the all-rounder Indian bowler Ishant falls in his epic semi-final win 10-2-69-1 (2w); Best 10-0-51-2 (5w); D.J faces the sanction due to his Sharma (left) during over Argentina’s Juan Martin Bravo 7-0-57-1 (4w); Narine 5-1-35-0; team’s second minor over-rate the fourth match of the del Potro. Samuels 8-0-39-1; Pollard 2-0-21-1 (1w). offence in a 12-month period. Tri-Nation series at the “When you’re defending, WEST INDIES The West Indies were deter- Queen’s Park Oval in Port especially the back of the C Gayle c Karthik b Kumar ...... 10 mined to be one over short of the of Spain on Friday. court, it’s a little bit more J Charles c Raina b I Sharma ...... 45 required over-rate during the slippery because there is a lit- D M Bravo c Ashwin b Kumar ...... 1 fourth match of the series against tle bit more grass,” Djokovic, M Samuels c wkpr Karthik b I Sharma ...... 6 India on Friday. known for trademark sliding K Pollard c Ashwin b Kumar ...... 0 It follows on a similar infrac- lunges, told a news conference D J Bravo lbw Yadav ...... 14 tion less than a month earlier yesterday. D Ramdin c Kumar b Yadav ...... 9 during the final group match of “My adjustments are made. D Sammy lbw Yadav ...... 12 the Champions Trophy against I’m fully fit for what’s coming K Roach b Jadeja ...... 34 South Africa at Cardiff on June up.” S Narine c I Sharma b Jadeja ...... 21 14. first half of the league schedule This will be the second occasion with confidence after they anni- A spokesman for the All T Best (not out) ...... 0 Bravo pleaded guilty to the with two wins from two matches that Bravo has missed action in hilated India by 161 runs in the England Club said Djokovic Extras (B-1, LB-10, W-8) ...... 19 offence and as the West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica. the brief competition as he was last match played at Sabina Park was one of five players this year Total (all out in 34 overs) ...... 171 team did not contest the charge, While they remain at the top ruled out of the first encounter before the tournament shifted asked to change or adjust foot- Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-25, 3-64, 3-65, there was no need for a formal of the standings with nine points, against the Indians in Kingston to Trinidad and will be keen to wear to comply with the rules. 3-69, 6-91, 7-108, 8-113, 171-9, 10-171. hearing on the matter. another heavy defeat to the Sri with a mild groin strain. capitalise on a West Indies team He did not have the names of Bowling: Kumar 8-1-29-3 (1w); Yadav 8-1- Coming hard on the heels of a Lankans followed by an Indian Kieron Pollard, who led the that was thoroughly outplayed by the other three players. 32-3 (4w); Sharma 7-1-30-2 (3w); Jadeja 102-run loss to the Indians in that victory over Angelo Mathews’ side hosts to a one-wicket victory in Virat Kohli’s men on Friday. Traction on the grass courts 7-1-44-2; Ashwin 4-0-25-0. rain-affected fixture, Bravo’s sus- in the final preliminary match on his compatriot’s absence, is now They are expected to field an at Wimbledon has been an issue Result: India won by 102 runs on D/L Meth- pension represents a further set- Tuesday could, depending on the expected to be at the helm once unchanged eleven in pursuit of a this year with seven players od. back to a home side that is now in net run-rate calculations, see the again with Devon Smith the auto- victory that will pull them level withdrawing due to injuries Man-of-the-Match: Virat Kohli. danger of losing momentum com- West Indies squeezed out of the matic replacement for Bravo. with the Caribbean side at the top on “Wipeout Wednesday”, pletely after they concluded the July 11 final. Sri Lanka will be brimming of the standings. AFP the third day of the two-week tournament. Some of the injuries were longstanding problems but second seed Victoria Azarenka Hammer world called on the organisers for an inspection after falling on what Hong Kong claim relay gold record-holder she called a slippery court. Third seed Maria Sharapova PUNE, INDIA: Hong Kong Lakmali of Sri Lanka also went Heidler wins was overheard on the court won the men’s 4x100 metres past Buoban’s mark with a throw microphone calling her court relay to pick up their first gold of 60.16m. “dangerous” as she slipped a medal at the 20th Asian track China also won the women’s German title number of times before being and field championships in Pune shot put through Liu Xiangrong knocked out of the tournament. yesterday, as Chinese athletes and cruised to victory in the BERLIN: Hammer world It is the first tournament set two new meet records. women’s 4x100m relay ahead of record-holder Betty Heidler since the retirement of long- Hong Kong’s quartet of Tang Japan and Thailand. warmed up for next month’s time head groundsman Eddie Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikstan world athletics championships Seaward but a Wimbledon Fung and Tsui Chi Ho won the clinched the men’s hammer throw in Moscow with her ninth spokesman said there was relay in 38.94 seconds, ahead of with a heave of 78.32m, even German title in succession nothing different about the second-placed Japan (39.11 secs) though the throw fell below his yesterday. courts this year. and China (39.17 secs). personal best of 80.71 achieved in The 29-year-old threw 73.93m Djokovic this year announced Li Ling of China scaled 4.54 May. to win the German championships a new footwear deal with Adidas metres in the women’s pole vault, Ali Zenkawi of Kuwait fin- in Ulm by nearly four metres from and debuted his Barricade 7 at surpassing the previous meet ished second at 74.70m, while Oi her nearest rival, but Heidler the French Open in June. He record of 4.53m set by compatriot Dakai of China took the bronze knows she has to improve ahead has worn Barricades in all six Gao Shuying in the 2005 edition at 74.19m. of the world championships. of his grand slam wins. in Incheon, South Korea. With 30 titles already decided Heidler, has a season best of “I have very specific dynamic Ren Mingqian made it a 1-2 for China’s Ling Li, women’s pole vault gold medal winner, in action during in the 42-event meet, China lead 76.48m, behind world leader movements, with a lot of splits China in the event by grabbing the fourth day of the five-day Asian Athletics Championship 2013 at the the rest of the pack with 12 gold Oksana Kondrateva of Russia, and slides, so I need to have the silver medal with a throw of Chatrapati Shivaji Stadium in Pune, yesterday. medals, followed by Bahrain with who threw 77.13m. the right stability in the shoe,” 4.40m, while Thailand’s Sukanya four golds, and Saudi Arabia and The German set the world Djokovic said in May. Chomchuednee took the bronze Uzbekistan with three each. record of 79.42m in 2011 and hav- No one from Adidas was with 4.15m. meet record of 60.65 metres. The Buoban Phamang of Thailand in Gold medallists are assured of ing won gold at Osaka 2007, silver immediately available to com- China’s woman javelin thrower effort erased the previous mark 2007. a direct entry at next month’s at Berlin 2009 and silver again at ment. REUTERS Li Lingwei won gold with a new of 58.35m that has been set by Silver-medallist Nadeeka worlds in Moscow. AFP Daegu 2011. AFP Sunday 7 July 2013 28 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5753 Sport Price: QR2 LATEST NEWS UPDATES FROM PHILIPPINPHILIPPINES Every takes England recall AVAILABLE lead at Onions for AT ALL LEADING BOOK STORES / SUPERMARKETS Greenbrier Ashes opener IN QATAR

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LONDON: Marion Bartoli handled it perfectly. She’s been romped to her first Grand on the tour for a long time and Slam title as the French 15th deserves this. seed thrashed Germany’s “I still love this tournament. I Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in the just hope I get another chance as Wimbledon final yesterday. well.” Bartoli, 28, is the fifth oldest By finally winning her maiden woman to become a first-time major title in the 47th Grand Grand Slam winner in the Open Slam appearance of her career, Era. Bartoli surpassed the previous Six years after losing to Venus record set by Jana Novotna, who Williams in the Wimbledon final, won Wimbledon in 1998 after 45 Bartoli returned to Centre Court appearances at the majors. and finally ended her long wait Bartoli, who will climb to sev- for a major crown with a supreme enth when the latest world rank- display of power hitting. ings are released on Monday, She took just 81 minutes to rout didn’t drop a single set in her 23rd seed Lisicki, who broke down seven matches and is the first in tears as the match slipped away Frenchwoman to win a Grand in the second set. Slam singles title since Amelie “Honestly I just can’t believe France’s Marion Bartoli celebrates beating Germany’s Sabine Lisicki, Mauresmo at Wimbledon in 2006. it, as a little girl I dreamt of this yesterday. Ironically, Mauresmo has moment for so long,” Bartoli said. played a key role in Bartoli’s “Finishing with an ace to win remarkable renaissance over the Wimbledon, even in my wildest “I missed out here in 2007. I Lisicki, who was undone by 25 last two weeks. dreams I couldn’t have imagined know what it is like and I’m sure unforced errors, said: “I was just Bartoli’s career had been on Marion Bartoli of France holds her winner’s trophy, the Venus Rosewater that. I’m just so happy to be hold- Sabine will be here one more overwhelmed by the whole situ- a downward spiral in recent Dish, after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany in their final match at ing this trophy. time, no doubt about it.” ation, but credit to Marion. She years and she hit rock bottom in Wimbledon, in London, yesterday. INSET: Bartoli carries her trophy next February when she struggled with to Lisicki. the emotional decision to move Bryan twins make history Marion Bartoli on from her dad Walter, who had factfile coached her since childhood. serving or returning. And her blow with a break to move 2-1 She eventually turned to quirky routine was on full display ahead. LONDON: Marion Bartoli factfile after the Mauresmo for help after failing to as she took the attack to Lisicki Lisicki’s beaming smile and French player won the Wimbledon women’s strike up a rapport with a series in the sixth game, breaking to seal all-action style had made her the singles title yesterday: of coaches and her compatriot the set thanks to a series of pun- darling of the Centre Court crowd MARION BARTOLI (FRA) has brought a calmer approach ishing forehands. this year, but this was a miserable World ranking: 15 (will move to seven on to Bartoli’s preparations. Lisicki had every reason to end to her fairytale run and she Monday) Bartoli was broken in the first hang her head as she trudged off was in tears when she served at Age: 28 game, but Lisicki then surren- court to gather her thoughts dur- 3-1 down. Birthdate: October 2, 1984 dered her own serve in error- ing a bathroom break before the Bartoli showed no mercy, Birthplace: Le Puy en Velay, France strewn fashion. start of the second set. breaking again as she took a 5-1 Lisicki, 23, was a shadow of the The German finally held serve lead. Residence: Geneva, Switzerland bold stroke-maker who stunned for the first time in the match With the title within touch- Height: 5’ 6 3/4” (1.70 m) defending champion Serena when she returned to start the ing distance, tension crept into Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg) Williams in the fourth round. second set. Bartoli’s game and Lisicki was Plays: Right-handed But Bartoli had shaken off her She then mounted her only able to prolong the battle longer Turned pro: 2000 early anxiety and took advantage serious threat to Bartoli’s domi- than expected. US players Bob (left) and Mike Bryan pose with their winners’ tro- Coach: Amelie Mauresmo of Lisicki’s nerves to break again nance, earning four break points But Bartoli eventually settled phies after beating Croatia’s Ivan Dodig and Brazil’s Marcelo Melo 3-6, Career singles titles: 8 for a 3-1 lead. in the second game, only to see back down and sealed the biggest Throughout her career Bartoli’s the Frenchwoman come up with win of her life with an ace before 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the final on day twelve of Wimbledon, yesterday. They Grand Slam singles titles: 1 (Wimbledon game has been marked by bizarre a series of blistering winners. climbing into stands to share a became the first doubles team to hold all four Grand Slam titles when 2013) they won Wimbledon for the third time. routines as she jumps, skips, shuf- Bartoli had scented Lisicki’s joyous embrace with Mauresmo Career prize money: $10,897,90 fles and twirls her racket before discomfort and landed the decisive and her father. AFP Triumphant Froome takes the yellow jersey

AX-TROIS-DOMAINES, fantastic,” said Froome, who took to push on and get a bit of time,” France: Britain’s Chris Froome the race lead from South African added Froome. secured the Tour de France yel- Darly Impey. “This is really a Despite an early four-man low jersey after a “dream” stage dream come true.” attack forming, the stage was eight win on the first day in the Froome, remarkably, now lit up by a little Colombian who mountains which proved costly appears to have only one real rival seems intent on grabbing a moun- for his rivals yesterday. for the race, which does not end tain stage win on his debut. Sky team leader Froome until July 21, in Contador. As Sky’s climbing pace dropped launched an audacious solo attack But even he was surprised at most of the peloton off the back 5km from the race’s first summit how he and Sky performed in on the 15 km climb to Pailheres, finish at Ax-Trois-Domaines and comparison to his rivals: “Yes I am Nairo Quintana attacked and crossed the finish 51sec ahead of a little bit surprised. I expected passed the frontrunners to launch team-mate Richie Porte to under- more of the GC (general classi- an ambitious solo bid for victory. line his overall victory credentials. fication) contenders to be more The Movistar rider crested the Spain’s former two-time win- prevalent in the final. 2,001-metre summit -- the high- ner Alberto Contador finished “But I know that me and Richie est in this year’s 100th edition -- 1min 45sec behind while the have been training for months to with a 27sec lead on Frenchman victory hopes of 2011 champion be in this condition.” Pierre Rolland (Europcar) and Cadel Evans all but faded when Porte, the last rider from Sky 5,000 euros richer, thanks to a the Australian trailed home 4:13 to set the pace on the 7.8km climb prize on offer by organisers. in arrears. to the Pyrenean ski resort, said However Peter Kennaugh Team Sky rider Christopher Froome of Britain celebrates as he wins the 195 km eighth stage of the centenary Froome, last year’s runner- the order to hit full gas came led Sky over the summit barely Tour de France cycling race from Castres to Ax 3 Domaines yesterday. RIGHT: Froome puts on the overall up behind team-mate Bradley from Froome after the Kenyan- 40sec later and then drove hard leader’s yellow jersey. Wiggins, now leads the race with a born rider had realised Contador on the descent to reduce the gap 51sec lead over Porte, with Spain’s was in trouble. to Quintana and Rolland, the lat- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in “When Chris told me Alberto ter having caught the Colombian Quintana lamented: “I thought “It wasn’t my best day,” said the “Sky, they just rode a tempo third at 1min 25sec. was no longer there, I just tried by the foot of the final ascent, to I was going to win but the others Spaniard. that was really consistent, Contador (Saxo) is 1:51 off to give it everything I had,” said 28sec. were too strong. The whole Sky He added: “I didn’t feel good on from when they started on the the pace while Australian Evans the Australian. Quintana launched a last- team were very good.” the last climb and it was thanks Pailheres to the bottom of the (BMC) is 23rd overall at 4:36. “When I looked back and ditch solo bid for victory but While the Colombian will look to (team-mate Roman) Kreuziger following climb. Not many peo- “The objective for us today was saw the other guys were really Porte’s pace proved too much, forward to further opportunities, that I didn’t lose more time.” ple could match it,” said the to go for the stage and go for the struggling on the wheel.... I just for Quintana, Evans and then Contador admitted he could have Evans, meanwhile, was at pains Australian after yesterday’s race jersey, but to finish one-two is just thought, this is the right moment Contador. finished even worse off. to explain his performance. had ended. AFP