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Emir meets US Commander Panel set up to Jail for circus probe flooding of tunnels on trainer over Salwa Road DOHA: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser leopard attack bin Khalifa Al Thani has set up a special committee to investi- gate the cause of the flooding in some tunnels on the Salwa Court fines company and manager Road following heavy rains on Wednesday. DOHA: A criminal court yes- fence, close to the leopard, which The committee will study terday sentenced a woman ani- was lying on a platform, a little whether the water-logging was mal trainer of a circus company above the ground. caused by any technical defects, to three months in jail in a case The trainer left for a while to Al Sharq reports. filed after a six-year-old Qatari collect change to return the bal- The panel, led by the boy was attacked and hurt by a ance amount. When she came Minister of Municipality and baby leopard last November. back, she allowed them to take The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday met Commander of the US Central Command Urban Planning H E Sheikh The circus show at Hyatt the picture with their mobile General Lloyd J Austin III and his delegation at Al Bahr Palace. Talks dealt with cooperation, regional develop- Abdulrahman bin Khalifa bin Plaza was cancelled following the phone. As the boy came closer to Abdulaziz Al Thani, comprises ments and issues of mutual concern. incident, which happened when the leopard and the mother took experts. the boy was being photographed a suitable position to take the pic- The contracting company with the leopard after the show, ture, the boy was attacked. that executed the Salwa Road according to earlier reports. The leopard bit the boy in the project could be held responsi- The court also slapped a fine neck, resting its clutches on his ble if any engineering defect is of QR200,000 on the company back. As the boy started bleeding, QR84bn defence deals signed found, said the daily. The panel (Royal Circus) and QR2,000 on his mother fought with the ani- will start work immediately the circus manager. mal to set him free from its claws DOHA: DIMDEX 2014 exhi- ‘Maritime Domain Awareness, for Defence Affairs for Financial and an investigation report is They were convicted for not but in vain. Onlookers rushed to bition and conference con- The Steps to Maritime Security’. Affairs and Chairman of DIMDEX expected to be ready in two taking enough precautions to rescue the boy and the mother fell cluded yesterday with the The deal was signed by Staff H E Brig. Dr (Engineer) Thani A weeks. THE PENINSULA ensure the safety of visitors, thus unconscious. The boy was taken announcement of over $23bn Brig. (Pilot) Mohammed A Al Al Kuwari, said: “DIMDEX 2014 causing serious injuries to the boy. away for first aid. A witness nar- (about QR83.75bn) agreements Mannai, Director, NSS Project, is the best edition to date and we He suffered injuries in the neck rated a similar story before the between Qatar Armed Forces and Matthew Cochran, Chairman greatly appreciate the support we and chest and had to undergo sur- court during the hearing. A medi- and over 20 contractors. of Defence Services Marketing have received from our sponsors, US couple jailed gery at Hamad General Hospital. cal report also confirmed that the Deals involve purchase of tanks, Council. partners, related government and The boy’s mother told the court victim was bitten by the leopard helicopters, artillery, guided mis- Expanding business relations non-governmental institutions, for causing that she had taken him to the cir- and was injured. siles and various types of war- with Turkey, Brig. Abdullah local media partners and interna- cus organised by the popular com- Qatar Tourism Authority, ships from countries, including Saad Al Kharji, Deputy Director, tional ones throughout this event. daughter’s death mercial centre. As they entered which issued the licence for the the US, France, Germany, China, Logistics Department, represent- “This week has been about DOHA: A criminal court yes- the circus tent, her son asked to circus show, said in a letter that Turkey, among others, said a ing the Interior Ministry, and building on our existing rela- terday sentenced an American be photographed with the leop- the circus management violated press statement yesterday. Qatar Kerim Kalafatoglu, Chairman tionships and building new ones, couple to three years in jail ard behind a one-meter high steel rules by allowing visitors to be National Security Shield (NSS) and Executive Director, ARES broadening our knowledge in the for causing the death of their fence. photographed with the leopard and Defence Services Marketing Shipyard, signed an initial MoU advancement of new technolo- adopted daughter. When the mother tried to take since this was not mentioned in Council (DSMC) also announced worth QR200m to deliver 17 new gies and establishing partnerships The eight-year-old died after the picture, the trainer stopped the document submitted to the the signing of an agreement worth fast patrol boats within the next with world’s leading experts to avoiding food for several days. her and demanded money for authority. Based on this state- QR300,000 to hold the annual Qatar 56 months for Qatar Coast Guard better Qatar’s position. We look The court also ordered the cou- photographing the boy with the ment, the court held the com- Maritime Security – Maritime Services. ARES is a specialist forward to DIMDEX 2016 and ple to pay a fine of QR15,000 each leopard, she said. After taking pany responsible for the accident Reconnaissance and Surveillance composite boat yard, based in expanding on our successes this and will be deported after serving the money, the trainer took the caused by safety lapses. Conference this October. Turkey’s free trade zone. year.” THE PENINSULA the jail term, agencies reported mother and her son inside the THE PENINSULA It will be held under the theme The Assistant Minister of State See also page 2 yesterday. THE PENINSULA

Sheikha Al Mayassa opens Empower forum US ‘not backing Muqrin Saudi Deputy Crown Prince RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah any Egyptian bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a Royal Order, appointing Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as Deputy Crown Prince along with candidate’ his position as Second Deputy Premier, Saudi official news agency SPA said, quoting the order yesterday. The order mandated that WASHINGTON: The US Prince Muqrin, Deputy Crown Prince, be pledged allegiance as vowed yesterday it was not Crown Prince once the position of the Crown Prince is vacant, and backing any candidate in be pledged allegiance as the King of the state once the positions of Egyptian elections, with former the King and the Crown Prince are vacant at the same time. army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi favoured to win. Turkey bans YouTube after Twitter “The US does not support indi- vidual parties or candidates in ANKARA: Turkey banned YouTube yesterday after an anonymous Egypt’s elections,” Deputy State account posted what it presented as a leaked recording of a discus- Department Spokeswoman Marie sion between the intelligence chief, deputy head of the armed forces Harf said. and foreign minister about possible military operations in Syria. “We have said repeatedly that we will respect the Egyptian Manila signs peace deal with Milf people’s choice for their next president, and it’s they who must MANILA: The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group, decide the direction of their coun- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf), yesterday signed a final try and its leadership.” peace pact, ending about 45 years of conflict that has killed more “It is critical that they are able than 120,000 people in the south. Full report on page 11 to do so in an environment that AGENCIES allows the free expression of polit- H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Reach Out To Asia, yesterday opened the 6th ical views without intimidation or Empower Youth Conference 2014 at Qatar Foundation Student Center. Full report on page 3 fear of retribution.” Annexation of Crimea illegal: UN UN panel report slams US over human rights record UNITED NATIONS: The NEW YORK: The UN has delivered Human Rights Committee in an assess- programmes had largely been kept secret members of its armed forces and private UN General Assembly yester- a withering verdict on the US human ment of how the US is complying with and failed to protect the rights of those contractors involved in torture and tar- day adopted a Western-backed rights record, raising concerns on issues, International Covenant on Civil and affected. The committee urged the US to geted killings. resolution, declaring Crimea’s including torture, drone strikes, the fail- Political Rights (ICCPR), in force since overhaul its surveillance activities to ensure It said only a “meagre number” of crim- breakaway referendum ille- ure to close Guantánamo Bay and NSA’s the mid-1970s. they complied with US law and conformed inal charges had been brought against gitimate and refusing to rec- bulk collection of personal data. The panel, chaired by British law pro- to US obligations under ICCPR. low-level operatives. It expressed concern ognise Russia’s annexation of In its first report on US rights record fessor Sir Nigel Rodley, catalogued human The comments come as the Obama that all investigations into forced disap- the peninsula. The non-binding since 2006, it also called for the prosecution rights concerns, notably on the mass sur- administration sets out how it proposes pearances and torture under the CIA’s measure passed with a majority of anyone who ordered or carried out kill- veillance exposed by Edward Snowden. to end the mass collection of Americans’ rendition programme were closed in 2012, in the 193-body, with 100 votes ings, abductions and torture under a CIA It said the collection of the contents of phone call data and make the searching of and details of the programme remained in favour and 11 votes against. programme at the time of President George communications from US-based compa- records held by telephone companies sub- secret, creating barriers to accountability But 58 abstained and more than W Bush, and keep a promise to close the nies under the Prism programme had an ject to a court order. and redress for victims. 20 did not vote. See also page 9 detention facility at the bay. adverse impact on the right to privacy. In its 11-page report, the panel also criti- THE GUARDIAN/REUTERS AGENCIES The report was delivered by the UN It added that the legal oversight of such cised the US for failing to prosecute senior See also page 9 FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir, Premier send cables of Sheikha Hind with debate winners condolences to Malaysia, China

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the Malaysia’s King Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and President of China Xi Jinping on the Malaysian Airlines Flight victims. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent similar cable to the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. Defence Minister holds series of meetings

DOHA: The Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major General H E Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met separately yesterday with South Africa’s Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Tunisian Defence Minister Ghazi Jeribi, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco Gen Abdelaziz Bennani, the representative of the Minister of Defence of France Gen Stefan Rand the chief of staff of the Greek armed forces. The meetings were held on the sidelines of the DIMDEX 2014, at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Discussions during the meet- ings dealt with issues of mutual interest, especially military affairs. Qatar, Tunisia discuss joint cooperation

TUNIS: Tunisian Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Hafez Amory Tunisian met here yesterday with Qatar’s Ambassador Abdullah bin Nasser Al Huaimdi. Discussions dealt with bilateral cooperation, especially in vocational rehabilitation and employment domains. Al Humaidi also met with President of the Tunisian Union of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts Widad Bouchmari where they reviewed the role played by the private sector in each countries in support of cooperative relations between the two countries especially in the economic and investments sectors. QNA H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice-Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, with the winners of Second International Schools Arabic Debating Championship, organised by QatarDebate at Qatar National Convention Centre. Strong UK presence at DIMDEX Royal Navy Mine-counter Measure Vessel and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship participate

DOHA: Partnership indus- trial cooperation and innova- tion were the main UK themes Thales, Qatar Armed Forces as UK companies exhibited a range of world beating defence to develop OPV aircraft capabilities at DIMDEX 2014. Philip Dunne, Minister for DOHA: Thales has signed a memorandum of understanding Defence, Equipment, Support (MOU) with the Qatar Armed Forces to assist in the devel- and Technology led the UK opment of an Optionally Piloted Vehicle – Aircraft (OPV- delegation. A Royal Navy A), a high performance Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Mine-counter Measure Vessel Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) system, and the together with a Royal Fleet delivery of a full end-to-end training solution. Auxiliary ship also took part, The OPV-A airframe, to be selected by the Qatar Armed Forces, reflecting the strong navy to will be integrated with a mission systems capability to enable the navy relationship. optionally piloted capability. This strong UK presence The Optionally Piloted Vehicle —Aircraft (OPV-A) to be devel- reflected the ongoing commitment oped is a hybrid between a conventional aircraft and an Unmanned that UK companies have to Qatar Aircraft System (UAS). and the region. They are able to fly with or without a pilot on board the The UK’s interest is to pro- aircraft. mote UK capabilities in the Unimpeded by a human’s physiological limitations, an OPV is defence, security and disaster able to operate under more adverse conditions and/or for greater relief sectors, strengthen exist- endurance times. ing and build new industrial part- Retaining on-board controls, the OPV can operate as a conven- nerships with companies in Qatar tional aircraft during missions for which direct human control is and the region, and to promote preferred or desired as an immediate option. their products and services. THE PENINSULA The UK Government team is visiting DIMDEX 2014 to encour- Officials signing an agreement at the DIMDEX. age UK and Qatari companies to identify areas of joint industrial Philip Dunne, Minister for relationship with the Qatari companies at DIMDEX 2014 to regional security’’ Met Office UK, MSI Defence and technological cooperation and Defence Equipment Support and Armed Forces. “UK companies makes clear the value we place UK companies who attended Systems, Octink Middle East, establish enduring and mutually Technology, said: have rightly identified Qatar as on our relationship with Qatar. include Atlas Elektronic, Scott Seats, Thales Air Defence, beneficial partnerships with the “I am delighted to return to an important market in which I am pleased to see the Royal Crewshield, Dytecna, Grange UTC Aerospace Systems, Voovio industrial and technological bases Qatar. We value highly our to do business. The significant Navy in attendance, highlight- Shipping, Imenco, James Fisher and Wallop Defence Systems. in Qatar. close defence and security number of defence and security ing the contribution they make Defence, Lloyds Register, THE PENINSULA

Young Entrepreneurs Trade Fair Inaugural Arab Hip-Hop Festival from April 3

DOHA: The first Arab Hip-Hop hip-hop culture in the Arab world,” says Festival will be kick off on April 3 at Ahmad Aba-Zaid, Syrian Beatboxer and the Hilton Hotel Doha, featuring over a Director of Arab Hip Hop Festival 2014. dozen established Arab hip-hop artistes The Arab Hip-hop Festival will fea- from around the world. ture some of the industry’s leading acts The festival will showcase Rap, DJ-ing, including Doha based beatboxer Ahmad breakdancing, beatboxing and Graffiti art. Aba-Zaid, B M G & K I M from France, More than 1200 visitors are expected to Satti from Jordan, Boikutt and El Far3i witness and interact in phenomenal shows, from Palestine, the Arabian Knightz crew, competitions, movie screenings, and panel MC Amin from Egypt and female rapper discussions. Fans will also have the opportu- Malikah from Lebanon. nity to meet and greet key hip-hop celebri- “There is an increasing upsurge in the ties, learn new skills through workshops, number of young people who hold an inter- and enjoy a range of live performance and est in the hip hop culture within the. This competitions around the area. presents a need for more youth-oriented The festival will feature the first events of this kind. The Arab Hip Hop Arab Hip Hop conference, which will be Festival will give fresh talents a chance to attended by Hip-hop experts, speakers explore their skills, and develop new ones. and media representatives from around However, this is an event that brings Arab the nation and region on April 3 and the artists together, not only to perform, but outdoor festival on April 5 and 6, with also to tackle key issues on how to expand musical performances and diverse zones, the hip-hop culture in the Arab world. such as the Fan Zone, VIP Lounge, and We hope to see this new initiative flour- Enterprise Qatar, in partnership with INJAZ Qatar, organised the Young Entrepreneurs Trade Fair at City Centre Mall yesterday. It Battleground, where various stage acts ish in the long run,” said Mohamed Farid, featured student company competitiors from INJAZ Qatar Young Enterprise of the year 2014 competition, ‘Mubadara’ selling thier will all be featured. Founder and CEO of The Youth Company. goods and services to the general public. The event was inaugurated by Ali Al Khulaifi, CEO of Enterprise Qatar, Aysha Al Mudehki, “AHF’s concept is beyond bringing the The festival is organised by Youth Executive Director of INJAZ Qatar, and Barton P Cahir, Acting President and General Manager of ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. artists and providing a source of public Enterprise in partnership with, Youth Hub QASSIM RAHMATULLAH entertainment, it focuses on creating Qatar, Hilton Hotel, and Red Apple Events innovative strategies in diversifying the and Media. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Sports key to empowering Emir meets French Defence Minister youth: Sheikha Al Mayassa ROTA’s three-day Empower 2014 conference begins

DOHA: H E Sheikha Al individuals in a community. delivered a keynote speech. Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, “Sports have a unique influ- “We meet today because Chairperson of Reach Out To ence of attracting, motivating one common goal brings us all Asia (ROTA), underscored the and inspiring youth, as it natu- together: Using Sport as a cat- vital role youth play in shaping rally revolves around sharing. alyst for social and economic the future of communities as It motivates engagement and change as we work towards the she opened the sixth Empower integration and expresses values 2030 National Vision. We have Youth Conference yesterday at such as respecting competitors, always considered sports as an the Qatar Foundation Student accepting rules, team work and education tool that can be uti- Center. fairness. These are all principles lized for the benefit of the human The three-day Empower 2014 enshrined in the UN Charter and development,” he said. is a conference on Leadership, the Human Development Pillars The Supreme Committee for Service Learning and Global of the Qatar National Vision Delivery and Legacy are keen to Citizenship, organised by ROTA 2030,” she noted. raise awareness of sports impor- annually. “This is exactly what we are tance in our daily life and we are “Empower 2014 is a unique proud of sharing with the Arab pleased to gather with ROTA platform for the youth to discover and Gulf communities looking tonight to promote sport in gen- their voices and unleash their full forward to raise awareness of eral and Football in particular, The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at Al Bahr potentials to positively contrib- the importance of sport and its as a key factor to unifying youth Palace yesterday. They reviewed aspects of cooperation and means of boosting them. ute in the community and develop effectiveness in achieving synergy from different backgrounds, and their skills, perception and behav- between the individuals of one equipping them with the sense of iour in order to take effective healthy society,” she added. sportsmanship.” lead roles in their societies,” said Acclaimed author, philan- Sheikha Dr Aisha bint Faleh Sheikha Al Mayassa. thropist and President Barack bin Nasser Al Thani, ROTA board “The youth empowerment con- Obama’s sister, Dr Auma Obama, member and Essa Al Mannai, Obama’s half-sister sees future ference idea came out of our belief expressed the same view that ROTA Executive Director also in the importance of youth role in sports as an efficient vehicle attended the opening ceremony. shaping the future of our com- to help youth develop empa- Empower 2014 has brought munities through their contribu- thy and engagement with their youth from different regions to tie-up with ROTA activities tion in finding innovative solutions communities. network with the youth here. to their current and future prob- “Sport is the perfect platform Eight organizations from the BY RAYNALD C RIVERA nothing with their lives to becom- lems. As organisations, our role is for youth to build self-esteem. United States of America, India, ing responsible young people who to support them with life skills and When youth get to play – even the United Kingdom, Lebanon DOHA: The youth need to be own their destinies and who real- educational tools that contribute to by just participating – they stop and Qatar will take part in listened to and given platform ise that they are the ones who can become leaders of the future.” feeling that cloying sense of vul- the conference and share their to get empowered as young determine their own future.” This year’s conference wel- nerability, and begin to be active capabilities with Empower’s responsible adults who can con- She said empowering young comed 450 youth activists from participants in their communi- youth: Right to play (Lebanon), tribute positively to their com- people has been an important different countries between the ties. By having their accomplish- Coaches across continents (USA), munities; acclaimed author, part of her life. ages of 16 and 26 and is under ments highlighted, they gain the Liverpool Sport Club Foundation activist and philanthropist and “I grew up in a family of boys. the theme “Sports for Youth confidence to take on larger chal- (UK), Magic Bus (India), Aspire President Barack Obama’s sis- In our culture where girls basi- Empowerment”. lenges,” she said. Academy, Aspetar, Qatar football ter, Dr Auma Obama has said. cally take second place it’s always Al Mayassa stressed the General Secretary of the association and Qatar Olympic “We as adults must create about trying to find your place, importance of sports in health Supreme Committee for Delivery Committee. spaces and platforms for young being heard, being taken seriously and in promoting unity among & Legacy, Hassan Al Thawadi THE PENINSULA people to develop if we want and I know that’s what young them to contribute positively people find frustrating, when they toward the community. They are are not taken seriously.” our future, whether we like it or On the best advice she can give not. They are the ones who are to the youth to be successful in going to take over eventually so life, she said: “The world owes you it is in our own interest to work nothing. You are your future. You with young people and empower must determine your destiny. And them and make them leaders that Dr Auma Obama speaking to media there are many things you need we want them to be,” she said on the sidelines of the conference. for it; you need support, you also yesterday. ABDUL BASIT need different people in your life Dr Obama was speaking to to make it happen. Somebody the media on the sidelines of the unlock their potential through will open the door for you and Reach Out To Asia’s (ROTA) Life Skills training and educa- you must go through that door Empower 2014 youth conference, tional opportunities that lead by yourself.” in which she was the keynote to economic sustainability. The Asked whether she is inter- speaker. She founded the Sauti foundation is based on the prin- ested to collaborate with ROTA, Kuu Foundation which means ciple of ‘Self-Help’ and aims to she said: “I would love to. I’m find- “Powerful Voices” in Kiswahili. support and motivate the younger ing more and more about them “For me it is very important generations to take their fate into every day and a lot of what they are for young people to realise they their own hands and be the mak- doing I’m finding very impressive. have a voice, they use that voice ers of their own destiny. Also because we focus on educa- and that voice gets heard,” she She said crucial to the work tion, on empowering young people, stressed. of the foundation is chang- I’m sure we’ll find synergies and The Foundation seeks to give ing the mindset of youth “from I’m hoping that it can lead to us General Secretary of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Hassan Al Thawadi, delivering the keynote perspective to disadvantaged chil- being victims who believe that working together in some way in speech. dren and youth by helping them they are poor that they can do the future.” THE PENINSULA Medical education workshop held DOHA: The Accreditation Continuous Professional and academic institutions mandatory participation Department of the Qatar Development(CPD) in in the country. CME/CPD policy will be implemented Council for Healthcare Qatar. plays an important role in in Qatar effective from Practitioners (QCHP) at The event held in associa- the professional develop- January 2016, the SCH said the Supreme Council of tion with Partners Healthcare ment of healthcare prac- yesterday. Health recently organ- International an affiliate titioners which reflects in An international medical ised a two-day workshop of the US-based Harvard the long term on the pro- education expert Professor on introducing a frame- Medical School involved vision of quality healthcare Hans Thomas Aretz con- work for Continuous top officials of the leading services to patients. ducted the workshop. Medical Education(CME)/ healthcare organisations The CME/CPD THE PENINSULA Participants at the workshop.

Reception British Food Festival at Lulu

The British Ambassador Nicholas Hopton and his wife Alexandria Hopton inaugurating the British Food Staff Brig (Sea) Mubarak Juma (second left), Malik Mohammad Farooq, Charge’ de Affaires at the Pakistan Festival at the Al Gharrafa branch of Lulu Hypermarket yesterday. Lulu’s Regional Director for Qatar Shijan Embassy (center), and Zain Zulfiquar, Mission Commander (second right) cutting the cake during Pakistan M O, Regional Manager Shanavas P M, Al Gharafa Branch Manager Basheer and other senior officials of the Navy ship Alamgir’s arrival in Doha as part of the DIMDEX exhibition. ABDUL BASIT hypermarket group were present. SALIM MATRAMKOT FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ISLAM Finland’s Quran on gender relations pro-hijab he essence of the Islamic paradigm you get food from them. (Annahl 16:5) is grounded on the concept of taw- At the family level, there are rights ruling hid (monotheism), which refers and responsibilities for each person in the Tto the belief in the oneness and family to observe, which further regulate uniqueness of Allah (God). healthy relationships. God has put laws and praised The coherence of the central belief sys- rules that govern humans’ lives, in order tem in Islam is based on the relationship to maintain the universal system’s balance between the act of submission to Allah and and proper functioning. Helsinki court rul- its resulting in a state of peace of mind. At As far as it comes to human relation- ing to fine managers the core of this relationship is the concept ships, we should follow the model of the of clothing retailer of monotheism, by virtue of which submis- universe. In this verse and the one follow- A for discriminat- sion is transformed into a dynamic and ing it, God illustrates this with a visual ing against a veiled Muslim ongoing action. rendering: employee has won the praise That is the very meaning of devotion or And your Lord inspired the bee, saying, of law professors and Muslims worship that has been beautifully explained Build yourselves houses in the mountains and alike as a first step towards by many early and contemporary Muslim trees and what people construct. preventing abuses at work- scholars, such as Ibn Taymiyah, Ibn Al (Annahl 16:68) places in Finland. Qayyim Al Jawziyyah, and many others. The picture that the Quran illustrates “Even if there are image Purpose of Creating Humankind Muslims reflects a cooperation and complementary reasons that lie behind it, believe that God created human beings — relationship among bees to fulfill their an employer should be pre- men and women — to worship and serve life mission. Similarly, God has provided a pared that this kind of situ- Him as khalifahs (i.e., representatives or mechanism to regulate and balance human ation is going to come up,” vicegerents to Him). God, the Almighty, relationships by prescribing behaviours Seppo Koskinen, a profes- says in the Quran: that benefit such relationships and pro- sor of labour law at Turku Behold, your Lord said to the angels, “I will “People, be mindful of your Lord, who hibiting those that damage them. University, said. create a vicegerent on earth.” For example, He describes spying, mock- The case first came up when (Al Baqarah 2:30) created you from a single soul, and from it ery, and backbiting as censured behav- a Muslim employer was asked Besides, the only aspect by which one iours that can destroy relationships, while not to wear headscarf while person is deemed better than another in created its mate, and from the pair of them being honest, trustworthy, truthful, just, being in the clothing store. the sight of God is piety. God says in the spread countless men and women far and and forgiving maintains and strengthens Discussing the issue with Quran what mean, relationships. the managers, the new People, We created you all from a single wide; be mindful of God, in whose name you Believers, no one group of men should jeer worker, who had been hired man and a single woman, and made you at another, who may after all be better than on a one-month contract, was into races and tribes so that you should rec- make requests of one another. Beware of them; no one group of women should jeer at fired on the first day work for ognize one another. In God’s eyes, the most severing the ties of kinship: God is always another, who may after all be better than donning Islamic headscarf, or honoured of you are the ones most mindful them; do not speak ill of one another; do not hijab. of Him: God is all knowing, all aware. watching over you.” (Holy Quran 4:1) use offensive nicknames for one another. How The case was looked at (Al Hujurat 49:13) bad it is to be called a mischief-maker after Helsinki District Court on God has invested humankind with His accepting faith! Those who do not repent of Monday which decided 20 trust to be vicegerents on earth. The divine moral character of both the individual and construction and inhabitation. God says in this behaviour are evildoers.. day-fines against the store trust is the fulfillment of the ethical part the community. In addition, many Quranic the Quran what means, (Al Hujurat 49:11) managers. of the divine will. As a result, a Muslim, guidelines focus greatly on defining human He has subjected all that is in the heavens At the family level, there are rights The case is not the first to by virtue of submission to God is commit- relations, especially male-female relations, and the earth for your benefit, as a gift from and responsibilities for each person in the raise debates in Finland sur- ted to a lifetime of striving in God’s way by clarifying their roles, rights, and respon- Him. There truly are signs in this for those family to observe, which further regulate rounding religious outfits. to enjoin what is good and forbid what is sibilities within marital relations, parent- who reflect.. (Al Jathiyah 45:13) healthy relationships. Human beings are Faith-based attire, includ- wrong, altogether to fulfill the purpose of child relations and family care, and with The creation of the universe should encouraged to learn how to work together ing headscarves and turbans, creating humankind as vicegerents. relatives, neighbours, and friends. be utilised to understand the concept of in order to accomplish their goal. has aroused debate and legal The foremost quality of mind and char- The Quran also outlines the relationship monotheism and the significance of human Since the Quran clearly explains the disputes around the European acter that flows from this commitment is a between human beings and the universe, relations. There are laws that govern mission of humankind on earth as vice- country. state of constant vigilance or an awareness which is described in hundreds of verses. the universe to maintain its balance and gerents to God, gender-based roles and The issue has come up in of the presence of God, the All-Knowing. The relationship that ties the universe to well-functioning, like the food chain, for relations are well defined. To establish an other cities, such as Vantaa Purification is the important process humankind is described in the Quran as example, where lower forms of life sustain effective vicegerency as individuals, the where Sikh bus driver Gill of building this quality of consciousness of taskhir (meaning that everything in the higher forms of life: Plants sustain animals, Quran acknowledges piety as the only cri- Sukhdarshan Singh in God which is piety. Piety is at the heart of universe was made subject to humans), as both of which sustain humans. The Quran terion of merit among humankind (men February won the right to wear the traits cultivated by the five basic duties God says in the Quran: describes this connection in the following and women). God establishes the concept his turban on the job. of every Muslim — the pillars of Islam He has made the sun and the moon useful verse, of equality in this verse: Islam sees hijab as an obliga- that include belief in the oneness of Allah to you, steady on their paths; He has made It is He who sends down water for you from People, be mindful of your Lord, who cre- tory code of dress, not a reli- and in Prophet Muhammad (peace and the night and day useful to you. the sky, from which comes a drink for you, and ated you from a single soul, and from it cre- gious symbol displaying one’s blessings be upon him) as His Messenger, (Ibrahim 14:33) the shrubs that you feed to your animals.. ated its mate, and from the pair of them affiliations. prayer, fasting, alms giving, and pilgrimage On the other hand, human beings are (Annahl 16:10-11) spread countless men and women far and Hijab has been in the eye to Makkah once in a person’s lifetime on well-equipped to interact with the universe The same chapter talks about the rela- wide; be mindful of God, in whose name you of storm since France banned condition of affordability. in a way that actualises the duties of being tionship between humans and animals in make requests of one another. Beware of sev- the headscarf in public places vicegerents and establishes the feelings of an earlier verse: ering the ties of kinship: God is always watch- in 2004. IMPACT OF FIVE PILLARS closeness and harmony between human And livestock — He created them too. You ing over you. (Annisaa’ 4:1) Since then, several European These basic duties serve to build up the beings and the universe, which is called derive warmth and other benefits from them: www.onislam.net countries have followed suit. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that employers cannot ban such symbols on the basis of corpo- Gender roles in marriage rate image. JOB BIAS BY KHURSHID AHMAD is, however, the product of a certain cultural Members of the Muslim and legal context, and is really not relevant minority have praised the n the internal organisation of the fam- to the Islamic context where the equality of court ruling as a first step ily in Islam, a man is in the position men and women as human beings has been towards correcting miscon- of the head and the overall supervisor. Divinely affirmed and legally safeguarded. ceptions about Muslim women. IA man’s major responsibilities lie out- There is differentiation of roles and “Sometimes people imagine side the family. He is to support the family responsibilities and certain arrangements that immigrant women, par- economically and materially. He has to look have been made to meet the demands of ticularly Muslim women, don’t after the relations of the family with the organisations and institutions not on the want to work; or that they’re rest of the society, its economy, and policy, basis of superiority or inferiority of the forbidden to do so by their and he has to take care of the demands of sexes but in the light of the basic facts of husbands or their religion. But internal discipline within the family. life and the needs of society. this is not true,” Roda Hassan, A woman’s major responsibilities lie Every role is important in its own right a Turku city councilor who within the family. A spectrum of mutual and each person is to be judged according works as an interpreter and rights and responsibilities has been evolved to the responsibilities assigned to him or translator, said. in such a way that balanced relationships her. Their roles are not competitive but “These women want to are developed between all. complementary. work but society discriminates In Muslim society, A perusal of the Islamic against them,” she added. there is no joint fam- law of inheritance is very The Muslim councilor ily system of the type The responsibility instructive in this respect. called for Finnish employ- found in traditional for earning and For instance, the share of a ers to adjust to the country’s Hindu society, for daughter is half of the share changing demographics, urg- example, wherein the spending on the of a son. This means there ing them to follow the suit of economic resources family is that of is apparent inequality, but retail chain HOK Elanto and of the family are when this is considered in the Helsinki healthcare sys- joined together into man, while woman the context of the economic tem who offer small as part one business unit and has the right to roles and responsibilities of of work uniforms. the head of the fam- hold property and men and women, its justi- “Those who work in hospi- ily exerts real control fication becomes manifest. tals have their own outfit that over them. There is investments in her The responsibility for earn- include a separate small scarf. economic cooperation own name and ing and spending on the It doesn’t interfere with their in a Muslim family, keep their returns family is that of man, while work,” notes Hassan. but no joint economic woman has the right to Koskinen expects such organisation and con- to herself. hold property and invest- options to become more com- trol, except where ments in her own name and mon in Finland. arranged mutually. keep their returns to her- “For instance, in Sweden, a The Quran says: Men are those who sup- self. Due to this differentiation of roles and police officer can wear a scarf port women, since God has given some per- contributions, shares have been kept dif- or a Jewish kipa,” he points out. sons advantages over others, and because they ferent. But where men and women inherit “We may still have a hard spend their wealth (on them. (Annisaa 4:34) as men and women, and not as relatives time understanding this lib- Women have the same rights (in relation to with specific economic and social respon- eral approach. But it works in their husbands) as is expected in all decency sibilities, equal shares go to the two. For Sweden, so why not here?” from them; while men stand a step above them. example in the presence of the sons and There are between 40,000 God is Mighty, Wise. (Al Baqarah 2:228) daughters of the deceased, the share of the to 45,000 Muslims among This is in the interests of proper organi- father or mother of the deceased, whoever Finland’s 5.2 million population. sation and management within the fam- is alive and of both of them if they are liv- Islam was introduced to ily. There is equality in rights. There is ing, is the same proportion of the deceased’s Finland by Baltic Tatars at the a demarcation of responsibilities. Man inheritance. end of the 19th century. has been made head of the family so that In the cases where both the parents are The Baltic Tatars arrived order and discipline are maintained. Both alive, both of them share equally the part in Finland as merchants and are enjoined to discharge their respective that goes to the parents. The mother’s soldiers at the end of the 19th functions with justice and equity. share is not half of the father’s share. Both century. They were later joined The question of equality or inequality of get equal shares. Similarly the shares of by other family members. the sexes has often been raised. This issue, uterine brothers and sisters are equal. Agencies FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Iran seeks Rivals call for UN help to get abducted rallies after soldiers freed

TEHRAN: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the United Nations Sisi’s move to help secure the release of Iranian border soldiers abducted by Sunni extremists, Egypt gets new defence minister media reported yesterday. Zarif sent a message to UN CAIRO: Rival groups of US deputy State Department chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday Islamists and pro-military spokeswoman Marie Harf said evening demanding action from supporters in Egypt are call- Washington was not backing any the international community, say- ing for mass demonstrations in candidate in the election, saying ing “mere condemnation of acts of city squares across the coun- it was up to the Egyptian people terrorism is not enough”. try today after the country’s to decide. His urgent plea to the UN chief former military chief announced But it was “critical that they are came after Jaish-ul Adl, the rebel much-anticipated plans to run able to do so in an environment group operating in southeast Iran, for president in an election he is that allows the free expression of claimed to have killed one of the widely expected to win. political views without intimida- five abducted soldiers and threat- Students who support the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted president Mohamed Mursi shout slogans near a bonfire Abdel Fattah Al Sisi declared tion or fear of retribution”, Harf ened further executions. during clashes with riot police outside Ain Shams University near the defence ministry headquarters in Cairo. his presidential bid late on said. Ban had on Tuesday con- Wednesday after resigning from Washington has been critical demned the reported killing as the armed forces in a procedural of Egypt’s military-installed gov- of terrorism and destruction with and supports the new govern- military uniform and showed up an “appalling act” and urged that step required because only civil- ernment for the slow transition to full force and vigour”. ment, called for street rallies of its for the first time at Cabinet head- the perpetrators be brought to ians can run for the country’s democracy since Mursi’s ouster. Yesterday, brief clashes broke own today to “give thanks to the quarters wearing civilian clothes. justice. highest office. But the Egyptian cabinet reiter- out between Islamist students and citizen Abdel Fattah Al Sisi for He resigned as Egypt’s defence The young soldiers, who were He had built popular support ated that it aims to “build a mod- security forces, with police firing responding to the people’s will” minister, a day after announcing serving their 24-month manda- after ousting Islamist president ern state based on democratic tear gas to disperse protests near and to support his presidential he would stand for president. tory military service, are believed Mohamed Mursi following days institutions”. the Defence Ministry. bid. Its official website featured Also yesterday, Sedki Sobhi, who to have been taken into neigh- of mass demonstrations demand- Government spokesman Hany A call for protests by Islamists pictures of its members holding has close ties to Al Sisi and was his bouring Pakistan after being kid- ing him to step down for abusing Salah told reporters the cabinet led by the Muslim Brotherhood signs in support of Al Sisi in dif- former chief of staff, was sworn in napped in February. power. praised “the patriotic and fun- described Al Sisi’s nomination as ferent provinces. as the country’s new defence min- Zarif linked the abduction to Mursi’s supporters since then damental role played by Sisi in proof that his removal of Mursi While turnout is not expected ister and army chief by interim what he termed a series of “ter- have staged near daily protests, the success of the June revolu- amounted to a coup. Its statement to be massive on either side today, president Adly Mansour. rorist atrocities against Iranian though the demonstrations tion”, referring to Mursi’s ouster said Al Sisi’s agenda was to “estab- the competing calls underlined the Mahmoud Hegazy was citizens, including diplomats and waned over time as a heavy secu- after mass protests against the lish a republic of fear, repression, persistent polarisation of Egyptian appointed as the new chief of staff. other officials”, according to a rity crackdown left thousands in Islamist’s one-year rule. poverty and submission.” politics and the threat of street His daughter is married to one of copy of his letter to Ban posted prison, others in exile and hun- A separate cabinet statement Tamarod, the group that spear- violence. Al Sisi’s sons. on his Facebook page. dreds more dead. praised Sisi for “facing the forces headed the protests against Mursi Al Sisi yesterday shed his AGENCIES He decried action against Shia Iran by “state-sponsored extrem- ist groups, with similar patterns of funding, coordination, support and direction”. Zarif did not name any coun- tries but Iranian officials have Ben Ali, family milked Tunisia’s economy: World Bank pointed the finger of blame at regional rivals, particularly Sunni WASHINGTON: Companies control- smokescreen for extraction of rents,” said The “pro-business” legislation imple- people, than their rivals in the same sectors, powerhouse Saudi Arabia, for a led by ousted Tunisian president Zine El Bob Rijkers, lead author of the study, in a mented by Ben Ali “often served to taking advantage of regulations issued by number of attacks against Iranian Abidine Ben Ali and his family garnered statement. carve out and protect clan interests from the regime. diplomatic missions in Lebanon, 21 percent of all his country’s private The Ben Ali regime, which ran from 1987 competition.” In business areas where they did not Pakistan and Yemen. sector profits, according to a new World to 2011, was seen by outsiders as progressive “This study provides compelling confir- have a regulatory advantage or protection A diplomatic source in Tehran Bank report. toward business and investment relative to mation that the former regime benefited from competition, Ben Ali firms were sig- said the letter could pave the way The report, released yesterday, depicted Tunisia’s Arab and African neighbours. from crony-capitalism,” said Rijkers. nificantly less profitable than competitors, for a debate within the UN as the huge extent to which the Tunisian The World Economic Forum regularly The study identified 220 companies con- it said. “state-sponsored terrorism” is a strongman of 24 years took control of much ranked the country as Africa’s most com- trolled by the former president and his The key difference in success were the regional issue. of the country’s economy and enriched his petitive economy, and Tunisia was heralded family, which accounted for around three regulations on businesses and investment Jaish-ul Adl, which took up family, feeding the resentment that led to by the International Monetary Fund as a percent of all output from Tunisia’s private instituted by the regime, which were arms in 2012 to fight for what the 2011 uprising against him. model for others. sector. They were in telecommunications, designed to help the Ben Ali companies. it says are the rights of Iran’s It also shows how Ben Ali established and But the study contradicts that view. the cement industry, automobiles, sugar, By taking advantage of such regulations, minority Sunni population, on manipulated regulations for companies and “Tunisia’s openness was largely a mirage, airlines, real estate, the food industry, and the study concluded, “a very small group of Sunday warned of further execu- investment that were structured to ben- with large sectors of the economy closed, hotels and restaurants. connected entrepreneurs was able to amass tions should Tehran refuse to efit his own family firms, allowing them to and many of these captured by interests In general, the Ben Ali firms were larger a large portion of Tunisia’s wealth.” release Sunni prisoners. milk the economy. The regulations were “a close to the regime,” the bank said. and more profitable, and employed more AFP AFP

Kerry to pay first visit Tanker captain craved salvation from Libya rebels TRIPOLI: Pakistani sea cap- I don’t know what the situation where the ship was heading, “They we don’t want any of the oil. You tain Mirza Noman Baig knew is in that area,” he said, standing said they would tell us later.” trapped us on this.” to Algeria, Morocco he was trapped when dozens in front of a small cell where he With his captors busy, he called Libya’s attorney general has of fighters armed with rifles is being held with five other crew his wife in Lahore with the ship’s issued orders to release and expel AMMAN: US Secretary of ties, and strengthening civil soci- boarded his tanker just off a members. satellite phone. She alerted vari- the 21 crew members, who come State John Kerry will make ety,” Psaki said. rebel-held port on Libya’s coast. He said up to 35 armed rebels ous governments, he said. He also from Pakistan, India, Eritrea, Sri long-delayed visits to Algeria Kerry’s visit to Algeria, a A militia from the country’s had boarded the ship when dock- called the police in Cyprus and Lanka, Syria and other countries. and Morocco next week on his regional heavyweight, comes restive east forced his crew to ing at the port. The rebels have Nato forces, after which US Navy Interrupted only by occasional first trip to both countries, his just two weeks before presiden- load oil onto Baig’s vessel, the denied that they forced the crew SEALs stormed the ship late at visits from embassy staff, the spokeswoman has said. tial elections in which the ailing Morning Glory, and demanded to act at gunpoint. night. crew have time to pray in front of The top US diplomat will first 77-year-old incumbent, Abdelaziz they escape the navy before the When the ship left Es Sider The US commandos later their cells, which are open. A gate travel to Algiers for meetings with Bouteflika, is controversially seek- ship was stormed by US special after loading crude, and with handcuffed the three rebels locks them into the wing where top officials ahead of similar talks ing a fourth term. forces on March 16, according to only three rebels on board, Baig and escorted the tanker back they are staying. in Morocco, Jen Psaki said. While in Rabat, Kerry and his account of events. was told to travel away from the to Tripoli, where it is moored, “As far as we are here we don’t She did not give exact dates Moroccan Foreign Minister After their two-week journey, Libyan coast, he said. However, Libyan officials said. have any problem but we are just but the Algerian foreign ministry Salaheddine Mezouar will co- the 38-year-old captain and his the tanker ran into a firefight He said the owner kept saying waiting to go home because we said he was expected in Algiers chair the US-Morocco Strategic crew are now being held at a with Libyan naval forces before the final sale of the oil would be are passing from this very tough on Wednesday and Thursday next Dialogue. police facility in a southern area moving into Cypriot waters, arranged, but Baig asserted: “I time,” Baig said. week. He will also meet with senior of the Libyan capital. according to government officials. was telling them that I am not But his crew is still waiting to Kerry had originally planned officials “to discuss a range of Authorities plan to send them According to Baig, when he interested. I want my crew to go get back their personal belongings. to visit the two countries late last bilateral and regional issues”. home after concluding an investi- asked the militiamen or the owner home. We don’t want anything, REUTERS year, but had to change his sched- Kerry’s visit to Morocco, con- gation into the attempted sale of ule at the last minute. sidered an important US ally in the oil by the rebel militia, who While in Algiers, Kerry will also combatting radical Islamist ide- are campaigning for a greater co-chair the US-Algeria Strategic ology, will take place less than share of petroleum wealth and Dialogue with Algerian Foreign a month before the Security more eastern autonomy. Minister Ramtane Lamamra, Council’s annual vote on renew- “We were in a hostage situation. Psaki said in a statement. ing the mandate of the UN peace- We had no choice but to follow the The dialogue, launched in keeping force in the disputed orders (of the rebels),” Baig said, October 2012, covers a range Western Sahara. in his first interview since dock- of bilateral and regional issues, The vote is likely to top Rabat’s ing at Es Sider port, one of three “including political and security agenda during Kerry’s visit. oil export terminals captured by developments, boosting economic AFP anti-government gunmen. Baig said the ship’s owner, which changed last month, had told him to load oil in Libya after crossing the Suez Canal without informing him that his destina- Baghdad bombings kill 12 tion was a rebel port. “We were drifting away 30 BAGHDAD: Three sets of bombings in Baghdad killed at least a miles off (the coast). The pilot dozen people last evening, the latest in a surge in bloodshed in Iraq (of the port escort boat) came just weeks ahead of scheduled parliamentary elections. on board, and the security people Two roadside bombs that exploded in Amriyah in western Baghdad, came on board,” he said. a car bomb in the northern district of Adhamiyah — both of which are “We cannot do anything. They Sunni-majority — and another vehicle in the Saidiyah neighbourhood had guns,” he said. Shipping data also wounded at least 30 people, sources said. confirmed the Morning Glory had The car bomb in Adhamiyah, which struck near a mosque, killed at circled for days near Es Sider least seven people and wounded 22, while the twin bombings in Amriyah before docking. left four dead. Another car bombing in Saidiyah killed one more. “The owner just told me (to Elsewhere in Iraq, attacks north of the capital killed three people, go to Libya) but he didn’t tell Crew members of the tanker Morning Glory, which was seized last week by US forces after loading oil at a Libyan including a police colonel. me how the situation was, is this port held by anti-government rebels, stand in their living quarters at a police facility in Tripoli. AFP the central part or I don’t know. FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE sighting of hundreds of objects thought to be from Flight MH370 which, it is believed crashed in the ocean, comes amid the tension and expectation Tgenerated by the gargantuan search operation. There is understandable anger and frustration among the Black-pathology debate victims’ families. After 19 days of agonising wait, the families had hoped, maybe against hope, to face a situation that they expected to be much less painful. Unfortunately, what they have come across is the worst. None of the 239 people on ignores black reality board the flight, the Malaysian government has declared, survived the nearly eight-hour digression, which would remain BY PENIEL E JOSEPH Cobb placed the entire contretemps Civil Rights Act, the national conver- one of the most enigmatic plane journeys in aviation history. over the meaning of Ryan’s words — sation about racial justice has become When the Malaysian president declared on Tuesday that HE specter of black cultural as well as the culpability of liberals impoverished enough that the nation’s the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean, some 2,500 decline, or what might be and conservatives in supporting such first black president — and, at times, kilometres from the west coast of Australia, all hopes of the called the “black-pathology a worldview — within a larger histori- first lady — feel a responsibility to families were shattered. Many of the relatives still believe Thustle,” is once again making cal context. He outlined the tradition remind graduating black college stu- national news. Like a recurring night- of “respectability politics” that over- dents, who seemingly exemplify per- their loved ones are not dead. The grief-laden human mind mare, assertions (usually masked as looks America’s unseemly history of sonal responsibility and discipline, that would not yield to the remote sensing abilities of a satellite allegations) of black cultural depravity racial oppression in favour of self-help they must work hard and not expect hundreds of kilometres above the earth in a forlorn orbit. periodically inspire national debates bromides that gaze upon individual a free lunch. Nor would a mother or wife understand the complexities of over the very meaning of race, citizen- achievement as a magical elixir capa- Martin Luther King Jr crafted the innumerable electromagnetic wave signals brought together to ship and democracy in America. ble of curing the black community’s language for a third major strain of zero in on a suspected piece of debris. Paul Ryan’s criticism of “inner myriad ills. race talk in America. King imagined city” youths trapped in a cycle of Debates over black pathology — its a world wherein black people could Most family members will find it hard to believe poverty that renders them per- existence, utility and forms of expres- be treated as three-dimensional any technology-laced theory explaining the mysterious manently unemployable sparked a sion — form one powerful strand of human beings. His compassionate disappearance of the Boeing 777 after 19 days of waffling wave of critical response that was several overlapping, simultaneous rhetoric acknowledged both ancient by the government and airline. all the more noteworthy because of and ongoing conversations about race racial hierarchies and contemporary What is needed now to bring the kind of nuanced and insightful in America. As Coates noted in his structural impediments. Instead of Malaysia some closure is the actual sighting analysis that con- rejoinder to Chait, this includes a building monuments to personal tradicts claims discussion of white supremacy’s long responsibility, King proposed an should not rush of debris and its display to the that journalism history and continued proliferation ethic of collective sacrifice in serv- aggrieved. is on its last legs. in the national culture, observations ice of ideas — bringing about peace, to conclusions The sudden announcement King imagined The Atlantic’s that both conservatives and liberals ending poverty, eradicating all forms Ta-Nehisi Coates are loathe to take seriously. of oppression — that far exceeded until debris aimed at bringing the tragedy to a a world wherein closure reeks of a haste driven by pointed out that A deep-seated historical or even the imagination of any one person black people could Ryan’s thinly artistic (think “12 Years a Slave”) or even nation. form the administrative fatigue. The news be treated as veiled criticism of examination of America’s tortured But the black-pathology hustle should have been broken to the the black commu- racial history seems, in the age of ignores these alternative explanations missing families in a way that brought to three-dimensional nity’s moral fibre Obama, defeatist — a slap in the face and realities in favour of a narrative airliner is them the tragedy in perspective. human beings. His mirrored, albeit to all of those past strivers who toiled so powerfully comforting that it con- Who will want to believe that compassionate for different rea- so hard to overcome daunting odds. tinues to mesmerize well-intended recovered. the flight had crashed without sons, President From this perspective, dwelling on liberals and progressives, including rhetoric Barack Obama’s the racial past produces a kind of President Obama. a piece of debris being sighted? acknowledged at-times self- paralysis that prevents all from mov- We should all be wise enough to What would happen to the already serving criticism ing forward. follow King’s example. For his focus, tainted credibility of the Malaysian government if it is later both ancient racial of black family Yet the denial of not just the contrary to popular belief, was not on found that the debris didn’t belong to the lost aircraft. hierarchies and values — or at national past but also the contempo- political triumphs but on the endur- Instead of categorically saying that the plane landed in contemporary least of their per- rary racial fault lines has so obscured ing struggle to reimagine American the ocean and that the passengers, with reasonable certainty, ceived demise in structural roadblocks to inequal- society beyond its roots in racial terror structural certain quarters. ity that both liberals and conserva- and economic subjugation. had all perished, the Malaysian prime minister should have impediments. Jonathan Chait tives — at times across racial lines King’s dreams of a “beloved commu- waited for the ultimate proof—the discovery of an aircraft fired back at — find it necessary to preach values nity” were embedded in a pragmatic part. It was the same government that in the initial stages of Coates in New of hard work, thrift and self-sac- understanding that institutions in the search denied that the plane veered from its course, before York magazine, comparing Obama’s rifice that could be lifted verbatim American society and, indeed, around later accepting and backing the theory. constructive criticism directed at from Booker T Washington’s 1895 the world would have to be remade. predominantly black audiences to a “Atlanta Exposition” speech, wherein This revolutionary vision rested on an Even though it sounds preposterous to say that the flight basketball coach who, aware that the he implored African-Americans to appreciation that black folks’ culture, may not have crashed, investigators are yet to zero in on solid referees fail to consistently observe “cast down their buckets” and com- far from being some kind of racial proof that it did. It would have sounded incredulous before the rules, must nonetheless inspire his mit to productive agricultural labour Achilles’ heel, served as a ballast that March 8 that an airliner with 239 people could for seven team to confront the challenges of try- rather than agitate for civil and helped African-Americans survive the hours fly in a direction opposite to its planned route. Similarly, ing to win the game. human rights. still-unfolding drama from slavery to it may still not be possible to rule out a cause that sounds Finally, the New Yorker’s Jelani Fifty years after the passage of the freedom. WP-BLOOMBERG bizarre but would not be so later. The other side Quote of The long game the day ITH Russian troops still Europe. That should mean more for- for measures against energy compa- Russian oligarchs or suspend imports massed near Ukraine’s ward deployments in front-line states nies, banks and other sectors of the of Russian energy? Better to summon borders, some in such as Poland, Estonia and Latvia and Russian economy. But he could be the resolve for such measures now — WWashington are debating better preparation for Moscow-initiated clearer about how far the United States and let the Kremlin know. whether the United States and NATO cyberattacks. is prepared to go. In a major speech The West also must prepare for the should rush weapons or even troops to The most important means of con- in Brussels on Wednesday, the presi- possibility that Putin will eschew further bolster the fragile interim government taining the threat, however, will be dent was vague, saying that “the toll on military action in favor of a more patient I will not in Kiev. It’s the wrong question. While economic and political. That includes Russia’s economy and its standing in and insidious strategy. He could seek U.S. and European leaders should not blocking a potential invasion of east- the world will only increase” if it “stays to destabilize Ukraine by cutting off let peace be be ruling out arms for Ukraine’s military, ern Ukraine: The best way to stop on its current course.” Does that mean trade, suspending deliveries of energy Western supplies could no more stop a one is for President Obama, German steps to exclude the largest Russian or encouraging Russia’s allies inside snatched from Russian incursion than they prevented Chancellor Angela Merkel and other banks from the global dollar economy the country to disrupt planned elec- the 2008 invasion of Georgia. leaders to spell out, more forcefully and to target the foreign assets of tions. While promising to act in the my people Russia’s seizure of Crimea and than they have, what economic sanc- energy companies such as Gazprom event of an invasion, Western govern- Vladimir Putin’s dangerous revan- tions will be leveled against Russia in and Rosneft? Are European states ments have been less clear about how again. chism will require an overhaul of the event of an incursion. ready to stop arms sales to Russia, they would answer such a non-military Benigno Aquino NATO’s deployments and strategy in Obama has laid the groundwork seize the bank accounts and homes of offensive. The Washington Post Philippines President FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 China propaganda turns on Taiwan protests Taiwan is different from Egypt and Ukraine. Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province destined to return to the mainland’s arms. It is Chinese after all.

BY ADAM MINTER On Sunday, Pan Xitang, writing for tiahainet.com, a state-owned Taiwan- everal hundred students focused news site in Xiamen, took direct stormed and occupied Taiwan’s aim at the Democratic Progressive Party, national legislature on March Taiwan’s left-leaning opposition. 18 over objections to a new The DPP, long opposed to re-unifica- trade agreement with China, tion, has denigrated the trade pact and Swhich they claimed was railroaded has served as inspiration to the student through the legislative process. protestors. One week later they remain in the More important, in the 1980s the DPP chambers, supported by thousands of spearheaded the campaign to end one- protestors, and an influential coterie party rule in Taiwan — a historical fact of Chinese celebrities (other protesters that Pan contrasts unsparingly with what were violently evicted from the govern- he characterises as the DPP’s support of ment’s executive offices on Monday), the protests: blocking a vote on the pact. Ironically, DPP once dedicated itself Inadvertently, perhaps, they also now to removing the ban on political parties serve as the Chinese state media’s most and made contributions to democracy. recent example of what happens when Now it abandons the parliamentary route democracies go bad. and encourages students to occupy the Recently, it’s a well-worn beat in China. legislature. Unrest in Egypt and the Ukraine — and It denies the value of the democracy it the violence and economic disruption once advocated. they caused — received blanket coverage Needless to say, Pan and his state- in Chinese news media. owned publication couldn’t give a whit It drove intense, viral discussion about the value of democracy. But task threads on Chinese social media that at hand is undermining whatever posi- often viewed such unrest as a caution- tive impressions his readers might have ary tale and existential threat to China’s for Taiwanese democracy. That’s not a substantial economic progress. difficult task at a time when both parties Taiwan is different from Egypt and to the cross-straits relationship recog- Ukraine. The Chinese government (and nise that Taiwan’s economy has not only Student protest leaders gesture during a demonstration against a trade pact with China outside parliament in Taipei yesterday. most of its citizens), regards Taiwan as a stagnated but is increasingly dependent renegade province destined to return to on Chinese growth. the mainland’s arms. It is Chinese, just The trade pact, designed to encourage system, such as why an economic agree- a key role in financing China’s economic support in China and on its social media like them. mainland investment in Taiwan’s service ment can set off a movement like the renaissance, it is much reduced. Did — and also among the more pragmatic Nonetheless, many outside and inside sector, would only deepen that relation- Colour Revolution.” democracy play a role in this decline? members of Taiwan’s messy democ- of China uphold Taiwan’s democracy ship, which is what has the DPP and stu- This last reference — to the mostly Probably not. But at the pragmatic Global racy, including President Ma Ying-jeou. as a possible template for the Beijing’s dent occupiers worried. nonviolent mid-2000s protests against Times, a paper whose world view binds Tuesday he agreed to sit down with the Communist government as it inevitably China’s editorialists therefore seem to authoritarian governments in the former economic and political success together, protesters and listen to their concerns. transitions to a form of participatory enjoy noting that China can take or leave Soviet bloc, including Ukraine — is a the connection is implicit, and so are the This is unlikely to restore the reputation government. the agreement because — unlike Taiwan not-so-subtle reminder of the weak eco- conclusions. of Taiwanese democracy among mainland Needless to say, not everyone in China — it can worry about matters other than nomic and geopolitical position in which An editorial, summarising the draw- Chinese and their press. — especially Communist Party mem- money. Ukraine finds itself today, having strug- backs of anti-democratic opposition to But it might just serve to remind a few bers — appreciates that point of view, “The mainland isn’t concerned with gled at democracy. the hated trade agreement, notes: “It is of them that in Taiwan, at least, a politi- and thus the student occupation of the the destiny of the agreement,” sniffed the Taiwan, to be sure, isn’t nearly so a foolish and self-marginalising act to cal leader doesn’t place himself above legislature has provided an opportu- state-owned Global Times on Monday. addled. But in comparison to where it oppose China, the economic engine for meeting with a few hundred disruptive nity to revel in schadenfreude, as well “Most people are interested in the prob- was in relation to China in the 1980s Asia and even the world.” protesters. as propaganda. lems built into the Taiwanese political and 1990s, when its investments played It’s a world view with widespread WP-BLOOMBERG Time to change race discrimination laws People love and hate Hillary for equally mindless causes

The Australian BY KATY WALDMAN bill needs arlier this month, Gallup pollsters called up 1,024 American adults and asked them, supposing that she attained the White amendment House in 2016, to name “the best or most positive thing about a EHillary Clinton presidency.” The largest group, 18 percent, said the most enticing part of this hypothetical was the fact that Clinton would that renders its make history as the first female president. Just under 10 percent were taken with her foreign policy experience, and 8 percent liked the idea that she would break with the failures of the Bush and Obama administrations. focus towards Because every yin has its yang, the second question asked people to choose “the worst or most negative thing about a Hillary Clinton a dominant presidency.” Tied for first place at 6 percent were the notion that Clinton would only defibrillate Obama’s lustreless policies and the opinion that she is “unqualified.” Four percent said the worst part of purpose of a Clinton White House would be that she is a Democrat, which is very sophisticated thinking on the part of the respondents, and another 4 humiliation. percent said they simply didn’t want a female president. I’m not sure how enlightening these results are. Instead of telling us BY MARK COHEN what percentage of Americans hold the various attitudes — that Clinton is deceitful, for instance, or that a woman should not helm the ship of eing Jewish, and by rea- state — they only reveal how many respondents view such factors as son that my father is a Julia Gillard (centre) at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne in 2012. the best or worst thing about her as a candidate. I can imagine very Holocaust survivor, I few people admitting (to themselves or to a stranger on the phone) Bhave reason to be wary that their number 1 problem with Clinton is that she aspires to lead about racial vilification dressed up under the Act. Should angry intimidate. How is a reasonable and away from insult and/or the free world while in possession of ovaries. But that doesn’t mean her as debate. I do not, however, think Russians resident in Australia be likelihood of insult across a group offence – concepts better left to ovaries aren’t in play. For some, Clinton’s gender may contribute to a this is a licence to be thin-skinned able to make a claim given some like Twitter to be measured? the realm of defamation. nebulous sense of unease about her suitability as president; no wonder about such matters. of the recent Australian commen- Thirdly, the vicarious liability Certainly the federal govern- a more popular reservation than “AHH!!!! SHE-POTUS!!!!!” seems to I have always been concerned tary about what has occurred in provisions under section 18E, ment’s exposure draft released be that Clinton is “unqualified,” despite her experience as secretary of about the potential for the cur- the Ukraine? I think this sets the which makes an employer lia- on Tuesday is not perfect. Yet, state, senator, and first lady. rent provisions of part IIA of bar too low. ble for the actions of his or her it seems to me that it addresses In the same way, I can imagine, as the Atlantic’s David A. Graham the Racial Discrimination Act Section 18C(1)(a) contains the employee, strike me as a very most of the concerns I have does, commentators looking at the 18 percent figure and entering rage- – prohibition of offensive behav- contentious words which create heavy burden. Vicarious liability articulated. The exposure period spirals that people might elect Clinton just because she’s a woman. But iour based on racial hatred – to the cause of action under the Act, came about with negligence com- of 30 days will reveal community even Clinton’s most ardent fans must concede that the shattering of restrict debate or even satire, lest being that: it is reasonably likely, mitted in and about the ordinary reaction. a centuries-old glass ceiling would represent a highlight of her presi- someone merely be offended or in all the circumstances, to offend, course of a company’s business It has been suggested that the dency. That doesn’t mean she’s not shrewd or experienced or that her insulted. insult, humiliate or intimidate activities, such as where a truck proposed amendments to the policies are bad. For that matter, making history doesn’t necessarily I do not say in doctrinal fashion another person, or a group of peo- driver runs over and kills a pedes- act will not be a barrier to such outweigh the negatives — which include Clinton’s (some would say that this part of the act must go, ple. This mixes together a number trian while making deliveries. things as Holocaust denial if they disingenuous) support for an immensely costly and painful war in Iraq. as many appear to suggest in the of dissimilar subjective tests that How, therefore, is the making of become the law. In my view, they Maybe what these results really illuminate is how thoughtless current debate. I do think, how- combine into another threshold racially offensive or insulting com- will provide adequate protection. Americans can be about politics. A combined grand total of 16 percent ever, that some careful amend- which is set too low. ments part of the usual working It seems to me that for someone of Americans balk at specific Clintonian policies rather than her vague ments to it are warranted. First, the concept of offence day? I have real difficulty in seeing to assert that the killing by the “lack of qualifications.” Likewise, just 13 percent of respondents said It is not just section 18C of the and insult seems to me to be quite why it should intrude, unless the Nazi regime of 11 million people they were rooting for Hillary because of her stance on a particular act, which bans actions “reasona- removed from what is needed to employer is consciously promot- in the Holocaust did not occur, or issue, such as health care or immigration. Read this aside from the bly likely, in all the circumstances, humiliate or intimidate someone. ing the employee’s conduct. Nor has been overstated, will clearly researchers (and weep): to offend, insult, humiliate or Moreover, what might offend one can I think of an insurance policy be incitement to hatred, by rea- A little less than half of Americans did not give a substantive answer intimidate others because of the person might not offend another, that an employer could obtain to son that it could not ever be rea- in response to the positive question, and about the same percentage race, colour or national or ethnic but the notion of a group reaction cover such a risk. That provi- sonable participation in public didn’t give a substantive answer to the negative question. This is in origin”, that requires amendment. is sufficient to found liability. That sion, in my view, should be lim- discussion of any political, social, large part because the majority of Republicans have no specific thoughts Section 18B could make an provision quite literally gives legal ited solely to the circumstances cultural, religious or academic about the best thing about a Clinton presidency, and a majority of article about Vladimir Putin’s effect as a measure of offence, where it can be shown that the matter. Democrats do not have specific responses to the question about the escapades in Crimea potentially insult, humiliation or intimida- employer was complicit. Clearly these are difficult ques- worst aspects of a Clinton presidency. liable, since it states that if race or tion, to something as ephemeral In my view the act needs tions. They deserve nothing less In other words, a lot of Republicans cannot dream up a single upside ethnic origin is an element – not as a Twitter storm. There is in amendment that renders its focus than careful analysis and mature to having Hillary Clinton in the White House, and a lot of Democrats necessarily the dominant one – of that mix a broad spectrum, from toward a dominant purpose of reflection. cannot fathom a single drawback. Step up your game, electorate! the offence, it can be prosecuted the easily offended to the hard to humiliation and/or intimidation, THE GUARDIAN WP-BLOOMBERG FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Algeria protest Iraq reports Turkey, Israel first suspected case of polio near deal over since 2000

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s health ministry said on Wednesday flotilla deaths it had found its first sus- pected polio case in 14 years, which could have origi- nated in neighbouring Syria Davutoglu cites progress in talks where confirmed cases have sparked a region-wide alert. KONYA: Turkey hopes to soon before or after the elections... We The suspected case was close a difficult chapter with do whatever is right at the right found in a young boy in Bab Al Israel sparked by a deadly com- time.” Sham near Baghdad, ministry mando raid on a Gaza-bound flo- Turkish senior diplomat spokesman Ziad Tariq said. tilla of aid ships in 2010, Turkish Feridun Sinirlioglu was in Israel He said the case was not yet foreign minister said. in February to discuss the terms of confirmed and that samples Nine pro-Palestinian Turkish an agreement, aimed to normalise had been sent to the United activists were killed in the Israeli relations between the Jewish state States for further testing, assault, sparking a major crisis and its once closest Muslim ally. with results expected on between the long-time regional The May 2010 Israeli assault Sunday. allies and compensation claims on the Turkish ship the Mavi If confirmed, it would be from the victims’ families. Marmara in international waters Iraq’s first case of polio since In the diplomatic tussle since, en route to Gaza sparked wide- 2000. “the gap between the expectations spread condemnation and pro- “We suspect the case origi- of the two sides is closing,” Foreign voked a major diplomatic crisis nated in Syria,” Tariq said. Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in between the two countries. “We are afraid of that, we an interview on Wednesday. Ankara expelled the Israeli Supporters of a movement called Barakat (meaning “That’s enough” in Arabic), campaigning for new leader- have thousands of refugees “Progress has been made to a ambassador, demanded a formal ship in Algeria, demonstrate against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika running for a fourth term in the April 17 from Syria, and the health sit- great extent, but the two sides apology and compensation, and an elections, outside the central school in downtown Algiers yesterday. uation is complicated because need to meet again for a final end to the blockade on the Gaza Anbar is bordering Syria.” agreement,” he said. Strip — which is ruled by Hamas, Anbar, a predominantly Sticking points have been the a Palestinian militant group. Sunni province in western amount of compensation and Talks on compensation began Iraq, has been long been a the legal status of the deal, but a year ago after Israel extended source of unrest in Iraq. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister a formal apology to Turkey in a Cyprus police chief dismissed In early January, anti-gov- Bulent Arinc said earlier this week breakthrough brokered by US ernment fighters took con- that an agreement would soon be President Barack Obama. NICOSIA: Cyprus President shattering a glass door, and that Cypriot journalist who was trol of all of the Anbar city signed. Turkey’s foreign minister Nicos Anastasiades fired his more arrests were planned. injured during the incident and of Fallujah, and parts of the He said that after Turkish local declined to comment on whether police chief yesterday after Turkish Cypriot media said had his camera stolen. provincial capital Ramadi, elections on Sunday — seen as a new ambassadors would likely be extremists attacked a former the Elam members threw eggs, “I want to make clear that the some of which they still hold. major electoral test for Prime appointed as soon as an agreement Turkish Cypriot leader, draw- oranges and “explosive materi- state will not accept any form Late last year, the UN con- Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is signed. ing an angry response from his als” at Talat, but that he was not of fascist behaviour, wherever it firmed that at least 17 chil- — “our first job will be making sure “What’s important is to reach successor just days before a new injured. comes, especially a minority that dren in war-wracked Syria the compensation is bound by a an agreement,” Davutoglu said, round of peace talks. Authorities said the event, declares itself as the alleged pro- had been paralysed by polio, legal document”. speaking in his central home prov- Cyprus has been divided since also attended by US Ambassador tector of the Greeks of Cyprus,” in the country’s first cases of Davutoglu also said that “an ince of Konya. “I can say there’s a 1974, when Turkey invaded and John Koenig, went ahead and that Anastasiades said. the disease since 1999. answer is expected from the Israeli positive momentum and a process seized its northern third in Talat gave a speech on the pros- The incident angered Talat’s Fifteen of the cases were in side” to Turkey’s demands. “It is in a positive direction.” response to a Greek-engineered pects of a reunified Cyprus. successor as head of the breaka- the eastern province of Deir our preference, whether it will be AFP coup in Nicosia to unite the island Greek Cypriot media said a way Turkish Republic of Northern Ezzor, large swathes of which with Greece. flare was thrown into the hall, Cyprus, Dervis Eroglu, who issued are under rebel control. Witnesses said around 100 landing at Koenig’s feet. a statement yesterday condemn- The outbreak in the midst members of the extreme right- Anastasiades said in a state- ing it. of Syria’s three-year-old civil Israel to let in building materials wing National People’s Front ment he had sacked police chief Eroglu is due to meet war prompted the World (Elam) tried on Wednesday Michalakis Papageorgiou over Anastasiades on Monday for the Health Organisation and for Turkish hospital in Gaza night to disrupt a meeting in the Wednesday night’s “unaccept- second time since UN-brokered UN childrens’ agency Unicef southern coastal city of Limassol able events” after “reviewing the peace talks resumed last month to launch a vaccination cam- JERUSALEM: Israel said yesterday it will allow into the Gaza at which former Turkish Cypriot facts... and taking into account after two years of stalemate. paign for 23 million children Strip construction materials and electric equipment to help build leader Mehmet Ali Talat was due previous oversights”. “It is worrying that such vio- across the Middle East, which a Turkish-sponsored hospital. to speak. He did not elaborate, but there lent incidents are taking place got under way in earnest this Turkey began constructing the hospital in 2011 using materials Elam is a fringe party that was were comments in the press that at a time when the negotiation month. smuggled into the territory through tunnels and this is first time founded in 2008 and espouses a there had been insufficient secu- process has reached a critical Tariq said a vaccina- Israel has let any in for the project. radically anti-Turkish and anti- rity at the venue. point and measures aimed at tion campaign was already Once completed, the hospital will be jointly run by Palestinian immigrant line. Anastasiades said he had eliminating the mistrust between under way in Iraq and would and Turkish doctors. Police said they arrested three instructed the justice minister the two sides are on the agenda,” run until April 6, over and REUTERS people as some Elam members and attorney general to inves- he said. above routine childhood tried to force their way inside, tigate a complaint by a Turkish AFP vaccinations. AFP Masked gunmen kill Lebanese soldier UN mission chief: Darfur TRIPOLI: Masked gunmen on injuries,” the army statement said. suspected of involvement” had in a shoot-out as security forces a motorcycle fatally wounded Tripoli has been rocked by been arrested after being found tried to arrest him, the army attacks an ugly blemish a Lebanese soldier yester- repeated violence linked to the hiding in a building near the site said. day in Tripoli, which has been Syria conflict, pitting its Sunni of the shooting. Army intelligence had tracked KHARTOUM: Attacks on vil- UNAMID released his com- regularly rocked by sectarian majority, who largely support the Yesterday, the government Sami Al Atrash to a hideout in lages in Darfur allegedly by a ments in a press release late on clashes linked to the conflict in rebels, against the Alawite minor- ordered the army and security the town of Arsal near the Syrian paramilitary unit are an “ugly Wednesday. Syria, the army said. ity, who back their co-religionist forces to control the security situ- border and closed in on him last blemish” on efforts to find a Magdi El Gizouli, a fellow at Fadi Jbaili, a Sunni Muslim President Bashar Al Assad. ation in Tripoli and to seize arms afternoon, a statement said. peaceful solution for the restive the Rift Valley Institute, has native of the northern port city, It was the fourth case in which caches in the city. “Atrash opened fire on an army Sudanese region, Darfur’s top described the Rapid Support was shot in the Boulevard district a soldier has been murdered this Elsewhere, a “dangerous ter- patrol as it conducted its search, peacekeeper says. Forces (RSF) as “almost like a as he walked to work at around way in Tripoli since February, but rorist” wanted in connection with (soldiers) fired back and he sub- “The ongoing attacks on civil- mercenary army” of 6,000 men. 6.15 am. officials were unclear about the car bomb attacks against the sequently died of his wounds,” a ian villages and camps for inter- The RSF returned to Darfur “He was seriously wounded motive. powerful Lebanese Shia group statement said. nally displaced people, alleged earlier this year after supporting and later succumbed to his A security official said a “Syrian Hezbollah was killed yesterday AFP to be carried out by the Rapid government operations against Support Forces, are a matter of rebels in South Kordofan state. concern and are an ugly blem- Since then, a series of attacks ish on our efforts to dialogue,” occurred in North and South said Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Darfur. who heads the African Union- Chambas said anti-government United Nations Mission in Darfur rebels, who also attacked some Syria putting Turkish jets under radar lock (UNAMID). areas recently, must also halt He said this violence is the their aggression. ANKARA: Syrian air a total of two minutes and 20 main cause of the displacement of “They have proven incapable defence systems have “har- seconds,” the military said some 200,000 civilians in Darfur of defeating Sudan Armed Forces assed” Turkish F-16 fighter in a statement, adding that in the past month alone. and only increase the suffering of jets patrolling their own there had been 14 separate “Regardless of who is ulti- the people of Darfur,” he said. airspace by repeatedly instances. mately responsible for this vio- Major rebel groups have not putting them under “radar It also said two Turkish lence, it must now stop,” he told joined a 2011 peace deal which lock”, suggesting they jets had been scrambled a forum of Zaghawa tribal leaders Khartoum signed in Qatar with were about to be fired at, on Wednesday to intercept in Chad which aimed to get armed an alliance of rebel splinter groups. the Turkish military said a Syrian warplane as it groups to join a peace process. AFP yesterday. approached the border. The The incident, which took warplane turned around only place on Wednesday, comes 1.4 nautical miles short of the only days after Turkey Tu rkish border at downed a Syrian warplane Yayladagi, it said. TV linked to Turkey oppn loses licence that Ankara said had violated More than 140,000 people its airspace, in an area where have been killed in Syria’s ANKARA: A television station linked to opponents of Prime Syrian rebels have been bat- conflict, while 2.5 million ref- Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish authorities have with- tling President Bashar al- ugees have fled to neighbour- drawn its licence to broadcast nationally days before local elections. Assad’s forces. ing countries and millions Fatih Karaca, head of the media unit of Ipek group of companies, said Syria condemned what more need humanitarian aid. yesterday Turkey’s radio and television watchdog revoked the licence it called a “blatant aggres- Assad’s forces have already of KanalTurk television, citing a 2010 court decision. sion” and said the jet had lost control of most border He maintained that the decision against the station — which is linked been pursuing rebel fighters crossings with Turkey during to a movement led by US-based moderate Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen inside Syria. It said the pilot the three-year civil war, but — was “politically-motivated.” had managed to eject. have held on to Kasab, gate- The move comes amid a deepening feud between Erdogan and Gulen’s “Defence systems deployed way to the coastal province of movement, which Erdogan accuses of orchestrating allegations of cor- in Syria have harassed our Latakia, which has remained ruption to discredit the government ahead of Sunday’s elections. Men attempt to move an unexploded barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President F-16 fighter jets ... by putting an Assad stronghold. The watchdog says the station can only broadcast regionally. Bashar Al Assad at a cemetery in the Al Qatanah neighbourhood of Aleppo. them under a radar lock for REUTERS AP FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 US unveils plan for NSA overhaul Obama administration formally proposes end to the agency’s bulk collection of telephone data

WASHINGTON: The Obama companies themselves would The US government began intelligence gathering, sparking Companies would be compelled require logging and charging for administration yesterday hold the data and be required collecting so-called telephone an international uproar. to provide technical assistance each individual call. Obama’s plan announced details of its plan to to respond to specific, court- metadata, most controversially A special review panel appointed to the government to query the does not address these details. end the government’s vast bulk approved queries about it from including the metadata of calls by Obama to review the metadata records, and may be compensated Because making some of its collection of data about phone the NSA. made within the United States, collection program reported late in a way that is consistent with proposed changes in the meta- calls made in the United States, However, officials familiar with shortly after the September last year that there was little evi- current procedures, the official data programme are complicated, including new procedures to get current laws and regulations 11, 2001, attacks on the United dence that it had led to a single said. the administration said it would judicial approval before asking governing how telephone compa- States, under part of the Patriot major counter-terrorism break- However, two US officials famil- ask the FISA court to allow it companies for such records. nies handle such data said that Act known as Section 215. through. Intelligence officials now iar with the current program and to operate its existing program Under the plan, phone compa- Obama’s plan raises, but does not Metadata consists of a record of refer to metadata collection as relevant laws and regulations said for at least another 90 days, as nies would have to provide data answer, significant practical ques- which phone numbers call which more of an “insurance policy” than that while current government Congress weighs legislation. from their records quickly and in tions about how companies would other numbers, when calls were a front-line spying tool. regulations require telephone “We would hope that the a usable format when requested by collect and store such data. made and how long they last. It companies to store billing data Congress would take something the government, a senior admin- In a statement outlining his plan, does not include the calls’ content. SHORT ON DETAILS for 18 months, the requirement up very expeditiously,” an admin- istration official told reporters on President Barack Obama nonethe- The existing programme’s Under Obama’s proposal, the does not necessarily spell out how istration official said. At least two condition of anonymity. less insisted: “I am confident that defenders have claimed intelli- secretive Foreign Intelligence they must store it. proposals for ending bulk collec- The plan would also allow this approach can provide our gence agencies can use the data Surveillance (FISA) Court would Some companies, a third official tion of phone data have already the government to seek such intelligence and law enforcement to find connections between peo- have to approve in advance all but said, may well store such data on been unveiled by lawmakers. data without a court order in a professionals the information they ple plotting attacks overseas and emergency requests from intel- paper, making such records dif- In October, Patrick Leahy, national security emergency. But need to keep us safe while address- co-conspirators inside the United ligence agencies for gathering ficult to search quickly. the Democratic chairman of the some US officials who examined ing the legitimate privacy concerns States, while critics viewed it as records associated with a specific One of the officials also noted Senate Judiciary Committee, the president’s proposals said they that have been raised.” an infringement of privacy rights. phone number. After receiving that some telephone companies and Jim Sensenbrenner, a House left important issues unresolved. Some key aspects of Obama’s Obama has been under pressure such a request, phone companies had moved away from historical Republican, introduced a bill Under the Administration’s plan will need Congressional to rein in surveillance since former could be required to turn over billing practices. Instead of bill- called the USA Freedom Act that plan, instead of telephone meta- approval. Congressional officials National Security Agency contrac- data associated with that number ing subscribers for each individual would require the government to data being collected and stored in said the Administration had not tor Edward Snowden last year on an “ongoing and prospective” call, they now in some cases offer show a request for data was rel- bulk from telephone companies yet sent to Capitol Hill its pro- disclosed classified details about basis, a senior administration offi- flat-rate, bundled service plans, evant to an ongoing investigation. by the National Security Agency, posed legislative language. the breadth of the government’s cial said on a conference call. which for billing purposes do not REUTERS Deadly Ebola 100,000 Russian virus spreads CONAKRY: A deadly out- break of the Ebola virus sus- pected of killing at least 63 troops near people has spread from rural Guinea to the capital Conakry, authorities said yesterday, after West African nations border: Ukraine branded the virus a serious threat to regional security. WASHINGTON: Nearly 100,000 with-holding “critical” informa- Guinean Health Minister Russian forces have massed tion about the full scope of Russian Remy Lamah said that four on Ukraine’s border, a top troop movements and demanded cases of the haemorrhagic Ukrainian defence official told the administration reveal what it fever — one of the most lethal an American audience yesterday, knows to help “vulnerable allies.” infectious diseases known to giving a number far higher than Pentagon officials previously man — had been confirmed US military estimates. have said more than 20,000 in the capital and the victims “Almost 100,000 soldiers are Russian troops — including air- had been placed in quarantine. stationed on the borders of borne units and armoured vehicles Ukraine and in the direction ... — have deployed along Ukraine’s Montana bride of Kharkiv, Donetsk, “ Andriy border, a force big enough to seize Parubiy, chairman of Ukraine’s control of the eastern region. gets 30-year jail national security council, said via But a senior defence official MISSOULA: A Montana bride a webcast from Kiev. expressed scepticism at Parubiy’s who shoved her husband off a “Russian troops are not in estimate of Russian troop strength. Russian soldiers stand near a tank outside a former Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean cliff at Glacier National Park Crimea only, they are along all Russia has assured Washington capital Simferopol, yesterday. was sentenced to 30 years in Ukrainian borders. They’re in the that the Russian forces were there prison with no chance for early south, they’re in the east and in to carry out a “spring” exercise but parole, followed by five years of the north,” Parubiy said. the Pentagon yesterday acknowl- supervised release, yesterday After its intervention in the edged there was no indication of Tymoshenko to run for president after a federal judge denied her Crimean peninsula, Russia is plot- any drill underway. request to withdraw her guilty ting to foment separatist senti- “We’ve seen no specific indica- KIEV: Ukrainian former prime subsequently launched a cam- plea to a charge of second- ment elsewhere and Kiev fears a tions that exercises are taking minister Yulia Tymoshenko paign against her and her allies, degree murder. Graham has possible incursion in the country’s place,” spokesman Rear Admiral (pictured), released from jail last and she was jailed in 2011 for admitted in court to pushing east, he told the Atlantic Council, John Kirby said. He declined to dis- month after her arch-foe Viktor abuse of office linked to a gas deal her husband of eight days off a Washington think tank. cuss US intelligence assessments Yanukovich fled from power, said she brokered with Russia in 2009. the edge of a cliff last July. Parubiy said any day “we might on the possibility of a Russian yesterday she would run again She served two years of a see a huge attack on the territory attack into eastern Ukraine. for president in an election on seven-year term, mainly under 90 still missing of continental Ukraine and we are Meanwhile, the US Senate May 25. prison guard in a hospital in getting ready for it.” Although and House of Representatives She also pledged to build a Kharkiv, before being released in US mudslide US defence officials have put easily passed bills to provide aid strong army and said she hoped when Yanukovich fled on Feb. 20 ARLINGTON: The number the number of Russian troops to Ukraine, back a $1bn loan to be able to recover Crimea from and was subsequently ousted by of people missing after a closer to 20,000, a US lawmaker guarantee for the Kiev govern- Russia, which annexed it last parliament. landslide sent a wall of mud said that much stronger Russian ment and impose sanctions on week. The announcement by the She was wildly popular at the crashing into dozens of rural forces had deployed towards Russians and Ukrainians over flamboyant Tymoshenko set up a height of her power 10 years ago Washington state homes Ukraine’s border. Russia’s annexation of Crimea. contest with boxer-turned-poli- lawlessness (in the country) and when she led tens of thousands on dropped to 90, as officials “Over the past week we’ve The Senate passed its legisla- tician Vitaly Klitschko, who has nobody wants to end it as desper- the streets of Kiev against an ear- reported finding more bodies seen the buildup of up to 80,000 tion by voice vote and the House also declared his candidacy, and ately as I do,” she said. lier bid for power by Yanukovich but acknowledged some vic- additional Russian troops,” voted for its legislation by 399-19, other figures who have emerged Tymoshenko, 53, a power- in what became known as the tims’ remains may never be Representative Mike Turner said two days after Senate Democrats to contend for top posts after four ful speaker known in her hey- Orange Revolution. But though recovered. Four days after a in a statement. Turner said the ended a weeks-long standoff by months of political turmoil. day for her trademark peasant there was sympathy from many rain-soaked hillside collapsed force included large numbers of agreeing to remove from the leg- “I plan to run for president,” hair-braid, served twice as prime people for her plight during her near the tiny town of Oso, a armored vehicles, battle tanks, islation reforms to the IMF urged she told her first news conference minister and ran for president in incarceration, many take the view fire official said the death toll artillery, helicopters and planes. by the White House but opposed since being released from jail a 2010, only to be narrowly beaten that she was divisive and head- had risen to 25 people. The Republican lawmaker by many Republicans. month ago. “None of the politi- in a run-off vote by Yanukovich. strong when in power. accused the White House of AFP/REUTERS cians understand the depth of Yanukovich, her nemesis, REUTERS Plane forced to abandon take-off LONDON: Four passengers were injured after a Swiss Obama invites Pope airlines plane had to aban- Britain and France sign don take-off because of an engine failure at London’s City to White House Airport yesterday. The flight, anti-ship missile deal which was carrying 74 passen- VATICAN CITY: US President gers and four crew, was due to Barack Obama met Pope Francis for LONDON: Britain and France significant step in joint working travel to Geneva. the first time yesterday and invited will develop new anti-ship mis- on complex weapons between the the pontiff to visit the White House. siles in a £500m project that stems two nations”. MBDA chief exec- Ex-CIA chief dies Obama made the spontaneous invi- from a major defence cooperation utive Antoine Bouvier said the tation as he was giving Pope Francis a agreement, Britain’s Ministry of deal “takes us into a new era of WASHINGTON: James symbolic gift of seeds from the White Defence said yesterday. cooperation which will allow us to Schlesinger, who served House garden after 50 minutes of pri- The multi-national group MBDA make significant savings in future three US presidents, vate talks in the pope’s library. has been awarded the contract to programmes”. Republican and Democrat “If you have a chance, you can come produce the helicopter-mounted The group brings together alike, in the top posts at the to the White House and you can see the missiles, which use sophisticated British defence group BAE Central Intelligence Agency, garden,” Obama said to the pope as he homing technology to attack small Systems, the European group Pentagon and Energy was explaining the gift in the presence and medium-sized targets. Airbus and Finmeccanica of Italy. Department in the 1970s, of reporters. The Pope, responding in The Royal Navy will use them Britain’s Defence Secretary Philip died yesterday at age 85. Spanish, said “Como no?” (For sure). on its new Wildcat helicopters. Hammond and his French counter- Schlesinger headed the CIA The Catholic Church in the United The deal, worth ¤600m or $830m, part Jean-Yves Le Drian signed an and the Defence Department States wants the Pope to visit is the first collaborative project outline agreement for the project under Republicans and then, Philadelphia in 2015 for an interna- announced since an Anglo-French at the Brize Norton summit. as its first chief, established tional gathering of families. summit held at RAF Brize Norton But the deal is part of a wider the Energy Department from At the end of their private talks, airbase in late January between programme of defence coopera- scratch under Democrat Obama gave the pope a custom-made Prime Minister David Cameron tion announced by Cameron and Jimmy Carter. He died at a seed chest featuring a variety of fruit US President Barack Obama talks to Pope Francis during their meeting and French President Francois then-French president Nicolas hospital in Baltimore. and vegetable seeds used in the White at the Vatican yesterday. Hollande. Sarkozy at a summit in London AGENCIES House Garden. REUTERS Britain hailed the deal as “a in November 2010. AFP FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Weather frustrates hunt for missing jet New satellite images show possible large debris field

PERTH: High winds and icy of 11 military and civilian aircraft people whose families want some weather halted the air search and five ships had been heading information and closure.” yesterday for a Malaysia for an area where more than 100 The Malaysian airliner, on a Airlines passenger jet presumed objects that could be from the routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to have crashed in the southern Boeing 777 had been identified to Beijing on March 8, is thought Indian Ocean, just as new sat- by French satellite pictures ear- to have crashed with the loss of ellite images emerged showing lier this week, but severe weather all 239 people aboard after flying what could be a large debris forced the planes to turn back. thousands of miles off course. field from the plane. “The forecast in the area was The objects spotted by the Thai The latest possible sightings calling for severe icing, severe satellite were between 2 metres of wreckage from Flight MH370, turbulence and near-zero visibil- and 16 metres in size and were in which went missing 19 days ity,” said Lieutenant Commander an area around 2,700km south- ago, were captured by Thai and Adam Schantz, the officer in west of Perth, Snidvongs said. Japanese satellites in roughly charge of the US Navy Poseidon The pictures were taken on the same remote expanse of sea P8 maritime surveillance aircraft Monday, a day after a satel- The first RAAF Orion aircraft arrives back at Pearce Airbase in Bullsbrook, 35km north of Perth, yesterday. as earlier images reported by detachment. lite operated by France-based France, Australia and China. The Australian Maritime Airbus Defence & Space spotted “We detected floating objects, Safety Authority, which is coor- 122 potential objects in a 400sq- have shut off the plane’s commu- search have been highlighted by dangerous, but Australia’s Bureau perhaps more than 300,” Anond dinating the effort, confirmed km area of ocean around 2,500km nications systems. Theories range the failure to get a lock on possible of Meteorology said the forecast Snidvongs, the head of Thailand’s flights had been called off but said southwest of the Western from a hijacking to sabotage or debris, despite the now numerous for Friday was better. space technology development ships continued to search despite Australian city. a possible suicide by one of the satellite images and direct visual Recovery of wreckage could agency, said. “We have never said battering waves. The pictures by the Japanese pilots, but investigators have not sightings from aircraft and ships. unlock clues about why and that the pieces are part of MH370 “It’s the nature of search and satellite were taken on Wednesday ruled out technical problems. The area being searched by how the plane diverted so far off but have so far identified them rescue. It’s a fickle beast,” Flying of debris about 2,500km south- Partial military radar track- crews from Australia, the United course in one of aviation’s most only as floating objects.” Officer Peter Moore, the captain west of Perth, the biggest measur- ing showed the plane turning States, New Zealand, China, Japan puzzling mysteries. A Japanese satellite also cap- of an Australian AP-3C Orion, ing 4 by 8 metres, a government west off its scheduled course over and South Korea has some of the The United States has sent an tured images of 10 objects which said aboard the plane after it official said. the South China Sea and then deepest and roughest waters in undersea Navy drone and a high- could be part of the plane, Kyodo turned around 600 miles from the MH370 vanished from civilian recrossing the Malay Peninsula, the world. tech black box detector which will news agency quoted the govern- search zone. radar screens less than an hour apparently under the control of One day had already been be fitted to an Australian ship due ment as saying yesterday. “This is incredibly important after take-off and investigators a skilled pilot. lost earlier this week because in Perth in the coming days. An international search team to us. The reality is we have 239 believe someone on board may The logistical difficulties of the weather conditions were too REUTERS

Nepal mulling ban on solo Everest climb Philippines, Moro rebels sign final peace deal

KATHMANDU: Nepal MANILA: The Philippines and agreed to disband guerrilla forces, Razak, who briefly put aside his The event marked the final creation of a police force for the is considering banning for- its largest Muslim rebel group, surrender weapons, and rebuild own country’s problems over a chapter in stop-start negotiations autonomous Muslim area. eign climbers from scaling the Moro Islamic Liberation their communities while the missing Malaysia Airlines jet to that lasted 17 years. “The comprehensive agreement Mount Everest alone in a Front (Milf), yesterday signed government gives them self-rule witness the event, smiled and Malaysia, which has facilitated on the Bangsamoro is the crown- bid to reduce accidents on a final peace pact, ending about with wider powers to control their clapped as peace panel leaders the peace talks since 2001, pledged ing glory of our struggle,” Muslim the world’s highest peak, an 45 years of conflict that has economy and culture. signed the autonomy deal. its continued support. rebel leader Al Haj Ebrahim industry official said. killed more than 120,000 people But potential threats to last- “Let us exchange our bullets for “Much work remains, and Murad said, in a reference to the Solo climbers would be in the country’s south. ing peace remain, ranging from ripening fruit, our cynicism for there will be setbacks along the new region, which takes for itself forced to take a local guide up The fight against Muslim sepa- a small breakaway Milf faction hope, our histories of sorrow for way,” Najib said. “But the commit- the name used for Muslim and the mountain amid concerns ratists and Maoist guerrillas for to criminal gangs, Islamist mil- a future of harmony, peace, and ment to peace - the commitment non-Christian natives of southern of safety, overcrowding and almost five decades has stunted itants linked to Al Qaeda and prosperity,” Aquino told a gath- I see in this room today - must Mindanao island. piles of rubbish on the “roof growth in resource-rich rural feuding clans, all a reminder to ering of officials, diplomats, law- not waver.” The next important step is of the world,” the president areas, besides scaring off potential potential investors that region makers and Muslim community The final peace deal incorpo- the drafting and passage of the of the Nepal Mountaineering investment in mines, plantations, is volatile. members. rates all agreements by the two Bangsamoro Basic Law, which Association said. energy and infrastructure. President Benigno Aquino and “I will not let peace be snatched sides, including annexes on power Aquino said would be a priority The proposed ban is likely Under the pact, Muslim rebels Malaysian Prime Minister Najib from my people again.” and wealth-sharing, and the step. REUTERS to anger elite solo mountain- eers, who enjoy the challenge of climbing alone, even eschewing Anti-war activist bottled oxygen, and who blame a huge influx of commercial expe- ditions for littering the peak. UN rights council launches The proposal is one of a string of measures being flagged ahead of the start of the Sri Lanka war crimes probe climbing season in late April, and comes 12 months after a GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: fighting against Tamil “an infringement of brawl on the mountain between The UN Human Rights Tiger rebels and blamed state sovereignty and three European climbers and Council yesterday launched many of the atrocities pre-judgement of the local guides. “We are consider- an inquiry into alleged war on government forces, outcome of domestic ing making it compulsory for crimes in Sri Lanka, a move a charge Colombo vehe- processes.” individual foreign climbers to angrily rejected by Colombo as mently denies. The proposal for take along a local guide when counter-productive. Sri Lankan President a inquiry was put to they go to Everest, to reduce In a 23-12 vote, the council Mahinda Rajapakse, a vote after failed risks and prevent accidents,” backed a Western-sponsored who has tightened his attempts by Sri said Ang Tshering Sherpa, resolution saying it was time for grip on power since Lanka’s supporters whose association represents a “comprehensive investigation crushing the rebels, said Russia, Cuba and Sri Lankan Foreign tourism promoters. into alleged serious violations the UN probe would only Pakistan to use pro- Minister G L Peiris. and abuses of human rights and do harm. cedural grounds to Police name 22 related crimes by both parties in “We reject this,” block it. Sri Lanka”. Rajapakse told AFP in And China’s dele- in rooftop fall Colombo has come under pres- Sri Lanka. “This resolution only gate called it an “example of the sure over alleged war crimes hurts our reconciliation efforts. politicisation of human rights”, SEOUL: South Korean committed in 2009 when it It does not help.” saying Sri Lanka needed “time police yesterday named 22 launched its final offensive to end Sri Lanka’s UN ambassador and space” to heal the wounds people who may face crimi- one of Asia’s deadliest civil wars. Ravinatha Aryasinha called the of the past. nal charges over the collapse A South Korean anti-war activist in front of a picture showing US marines The UN has said up to 40,000 rights council’s move a “serious But US Secretary of State last month of a gymnasium during a rally against a US-South Korean joint landing exercise, outside Tamil civilians may have been breach of international law”, John Kerry hailed the decision. packed with students that the Defence Ministry in Seoul yesterday. killed during the last months of telling the council it constituted AFP killed 10 people, mostly col- lege freshmen. More than 200 were injured when the roof of the building -- in a sprawling mountain Japan court to retry S Korea detects hacking bid by North resort near the southern city of Gyeongju -- caved in under the weight of heavy snow on SEOUL: South Korea detected malicious code, the command con- Investigations into past large- February 17. longest serving inmate a suspected North Korean cluded that hackers had used a scale cyber assaults have con- Welcoming events for college hacking attempt yesterday to server in Austria, he said. cluded that they originated in freshmen were being held at the TOKYO: A Japanese court yes- Iwao Hakamada, 78 and in steal military data by using a “We believe the code has been North Korea. resort which had experienced terday ordered the release and declining health, was accused in journalist’s notebook compu- produced by North Korea, or The North is believed to run unusually heavy snowfall. a retrial of an ageing prisoner 1966 of killing four people, includ- ter, defence ministry officials North Korean hackers are behind an elite cyber war unit of 3,000 Police earlier said evidence accused of murder who served ing two children, and burning said. today’s cyber-attack,” the spokes- personnel, but it has denied any had been found of structural on death row for over 30 years, down their house in a case that The military cyber warfare man said. involvement and accuses Seoul of flaws and lax management amid doubts about the evidence soon became a cause celebre. command found that a notebook The tracked server was used on fabricating the incidents to fan controls. used to convict him. Though he briefly admitted infected with a malicious code was March 20 last year when hackers cross-border tensions. The group of 22 people Japan and the United States to the killing, he retracted this used in a bid to attack the defence attacked South Korean financial North Korea–South Korea include senior managers of are the only two Group of Seven and pleaded innocent during his ministry’s computer network, a institutions and broadcasters, he relations are the political, diplo- the resort and companies that rich nations to maintain capital trial, but was sentenced to death ministry spokesman said. said. matic, and military interactions built the gymnasium, as well as punishment and the death pen- in 1968. The sentence was upheld The notebook belonged to a At that time South Korea between North Korea and South municipal officials. alty has overwhelming support by the Japanese Supreme Court reporter covering defence, he said, blamed the North’s military for Korea, from the division of Korea They are accused of using among ordinary Japanese. in 1980 and Hakamada is believed adding notebooks used by report- the attack. in 1945 following World War II cheap, inadequate materials, Capital punishment is carried to be the world’s longest-serving ers are connected to the minis- In recent years, hackers have to today. providing state approval to an out by hanging and prisoners do death row inmate. try’s Internet network. used malware deployments and According to a 2013 BBC World inadequate project and failing not know the date until the morn- Hakamada’s lawyers argued There was no loss of data virus-carrying emails for cyber- Service Poll, 4 percent of South to remove snow or issue timely ing of the day they are executed. that DNA tests on bloodstained because the cyber command attacks on South Korean military Koreans view North Korea’s influ- heavy snow alerts, police said. For decades, Japan did not even clothing said to be their client’s detected the hacking attempt in institutions, commercial banks, ence positively, with 90 percent AGENCIES officially announce that capital showed that the blood was not his. advance, the spokesman said. government agencies, TV broad- expressing a negative view. sentences had been carried out. REUTERS After retracing the IP of the casters and media websites. AFP FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Nawroz festival Amnesty praises halt to Christian gets death over executions in Pakistan blasphemy riot ISLAMABAD: Amnesty populations, and you can still face LAHORE: A court in Pakistan International has welcomed the death penalty for nonlethal sentenced a Christian man to the fact that Pakistan recorded crimes like blasphemy or drug death for blasphemy yesterday, some positive developments in trafficking. As long as the death his lawyer said, over an incident 2013 and did not put anyone to penalty remains on the books the that triggered a riot in the sec- death last year. lives of thousands of prisoners is ond-largest city. At the launch of a report titled still at risk. Sawan Masih was convicted of “Death Sentences and executions The threat of executions is insulting the Prophet Mohammed 2013,” Amnesty International said especially worrying given the seri- (PBUH) during a conversation that Iran and Iraq caused a sharp ous fair trial concerns that per- with a Muslim friend in the global spike in the number of exe- sist in Pakistan, where people get Joseph Colony neighbourhood last cutions carried out in 2013. sentenced to death on the basis of March. Chiara Sangiorgio, Death forced “confessions” and in many More than 3,000 Muslims ram- Penalty Expert with Amnesty cases without having had access paged through the colony, torch- International, said that Pakistan to legal counsel. ing some 100 Christian homes, was one of just three countries in “We’re hoping that next year after the allegations against the world that executed in 2012 will see more positive moves from Masih emerged. but the suspension on executions the government, and we urge Naeem Shakir, one of Masih’s imposed by the new government Pakistan to impose a moratorium lawyers, said: “The judge has in October was very welcome. on the death penalty immediately announced the death sentence Chiara Sangiorgio added: with a view to full abolition. The for Masih. “We will appeal in the “But there are still challenges death penalty is not the answer Lahore High Court.” remaining. Pakistan has one of to any law and order problems in Verdict and sentence were the world’s largest death row the country.” INTERNEWS announced inside the jail where A traditional Afghan dancer performs during official Nawroz festivities at the Presidential Palace in Kabul yes- Masih was held, Shakir said. terday. Nawroz, the Persian New Year, is a major festival in Afghanistan. The country has had a de facto moratorium on civilian hangings since 2008. Only one person has been executed since then, a sol- dier convicted by court martial. Pakistan has extremely strict Pakistan Taliban ‘ceasefire will last’ laws against defaming Islam, including the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Mohammed Both sides trying to build confidence in one another and would meet for more negotiations (PBUH), and rights campaigners say they are often used to settle ISLAMABAD: A negotiator Few details have emerged from TTP has also asked the gov- demands for nation-wide Shariah offensive against its strongholds personal disputes. for the Pakistani Taliban said talks but extending a Taliban ernment to release around 300 law and a withdrawal of troops in North Waziristan, an operation Masih has maintained his inno- yesterday he was “confident” ceasefire, declared to help the people, including women and chil- from the lawless tribal zones. many had been predicting earlier cence and argued the real reason the militants would extend peace process but expires next dren, it says are being held despite Hasan Askari, a leading secu- in the year. for the blasphemy allegation was their month-long ceasefire, fol- week, was seen as a top priority. being “non-combatants”. rity and political analyst, said “But the question is how will a property dispute between him lowing a first round of direct Professor Muhammad Ibrahim, There have been suggestions even after stepping up talks to they address the key issue, peace and his friend. talks with the government. a member of the Taliban’s origi- that high-profile figures held by the “direct” level, discussions on what terms, and secondly will No one was killed in the ram- The government began nego- nal negotiating committee who the militants, including the son were stuck on procedural matters the Taliban agree to give up vio- page but the incident highlighted tiations with Tehreek-e-Taliban attended the session said he was of former prime minister Yousuf and “dancing around the critical lent activities and work within the sensitivity of blasphemy in Pakistan (TTP) through inter- hopeful this would be achieved. Raza Gilani, could be freed in issues”. the framework of constitution?” Pakistan. mediaries last month to end “We are confident that the return. Regional deals in the past Askari said. Some 97 percent of the 180m the Islamists’ bloody seven-year ceasefire will be extended,” he Peace talks were a key cam- between the military and the “This they are not likely to population are Muslim, and even insurgency. said. “Our efforts will be to paign pledge for Prime Minister Taliban have failed and some have accept because it will mean los- unproven allegations can trigger On Wednesday a four-member ensure that there is a permanent Nawaz Sharif before he was accused the militants of using ing their identity, and they will a violent public response. government committee of three ceasefire.” elected to office for a third time them as a means to regroup and have to work as a political party.” Earlier this month an angry civil servants and a former diplo- Ibrahim said both sides were last year. rearm. Attacks claimed by splinter fac- mob set fire to a Hindu temple in mat held their first meeting with trying to build confidence in one Some analysts have voiced Askari said he expected TTP tions have continued during talks the southern city of Larkana over TTP’s political council in North another and would meet for more scepticism about their chances to extend its ceasefire to avoid and despite the ceasefire, further the alleged desecration of a copy Waziristan tribal district. talks in “the next few days”. for success, given the Taliban’s the army launching a ground undermining the process. AFP of Holy Quran. AFP Govt lawyers receive Rs20.5m in fees in Musharraf treason trial

ISLAMABAD: Though thick drawing only a nominal Rs999 as A team of 12 lawyers is engaged clouds continue to shroud a fee for leading the team of law- to prepare the prosecution side of the final destiny of former yers the government has engaged the case. As many as 11 lawyers President retired General in the high treason case, the formed the constitutional team Pervez Musharraf facing the list included names who either which has been assigned the task “high treason” trial, lawyers worked in Sheikh’s law chamber to make the case against the representing the government in or were known to him. former military ruler covering the case have received a wind- As head of the team, Sheikh, its constitutional aspect. Nayyer fall of Rs20.5m. who is known for his pro-PML- is part of the two teams. The National Assembly during N feelings, picked lawyers of his Barrister Sajeel Sheryar, a high the question hour yesterday was choice, a government official close court lawyer who closely works informed that the government had to the development said. with Sheikh, has received Rs1m as so far released Rs20.5m to a team According to the list provided fee. He is part of both the teams. of 16 lawyers led by Mohammad to the members of the National Chaudhry Hasan Murtaza Akram Sheikh, senior advocate of Assembly, the main chunk of Mann, another member of the the Supreme Court. the fee - Rs10m - has gone to two teams and part of Sheikh’s In reply to a question by Shafqat Nasiruddin Khan Nayyer, a sen- law chamber, has pocketed Mehmood of the Pakistan Tehrik- ior lawyer of the Supreme Court Rs1m. Similarly, Faraz Raza i-Insaf (PTI), Interior Minister and the in-charge of the prosecu- and Mohammad Haider Imtiaz Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan pre- tion team. received Rs500,000 each. sented a list of the lawyers and A team of 12 lawyers is The two are also part of the fee paid to them. engaged to prepare the pros- Sheikh’s chamber. Though Sheikh was shown ecution side of the case. INTERNEWS Jalalabad poll rally Female MPs to oversee repair of building ISLAMABAD: The speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, formed an all- women committee to oversee the cleanliness and mainte- nance of the parliament build- ing yesterday The parliamentarians noted that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had failed to fulfil its responsibility as the care- taker of the building. “The pitiable cleanliness and maintenance of the Parliament House by the CDA staff has necessitated the constitution of this committee,” Sadiq said, chairing the maiden meeting of the Committee to Oversee the Parliament Building Maintenance and Uplift. The members have been asked to visit different parts of the Parliament House and suggest A supporter of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is measures for proper cleanliness and maintenance of the building. tossed into the air during an election rally in Jalalabad yesterday. INTERNEWS FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Rahul vows After years, to create 100m jobs country is in northeast

KOHIMA: Congress Vice- President Rahul Gandhi yes- terday promised to create “100 million jobs” for the unemployed polio free youth of the northeastern states if his party again comes to power at the centre. Last case was detected in 2011 “Our party is committed to cre- ating 100 million jobs for youth NEW DELHI: The World Rotary International and the in the region if it retains power,” Health Organisation declared UN Children’s Fund — was Gandhi said at a huge rally here India free of the crippling polio launched to ensure comprehen- in the capital of Nagaland. virus yesterday, making the sive, nationwide vaccination in The Congress leader was cam- country’s almost two-decade- endemic nations. paigning for his party candidate long, multi-billion-dollar effort More than 350,000 children K V Pusa contesting the April one of the biggest public health across 125 countries were being 9 Lok Sabha polls for the achievements in recent times. paralysed or killed by polio every lone Nagaland parliamentary India’s last case of the wild polio year at that time. That figure has constituency. virus was detected in January 2011 since reduced by 99.9 percent and Gandhi, however, said the crea- in a two-year-old girl in the state in 2013, just 406 cases of polio tion of the jobs could only take of West Bengal. Three years with- were reported. place if the northeast has good out any new cases means a coun- India — where more than 50,000 connectivity with the rest of India. try can be certified as polio-free. children were afflicted with the “The next (Congress) govern- Afghanistan, Pakistan and virus every year — was consid- Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi waves to supporters ment will focus more on road, rail, Nigeria are the only countries ered one of the toughest places alongside former chief minster Arjun Munda (left) and Jamshedpur Member of the State Legislative Assembly air and technological connectivity in the world left where the virus in the world to eradicate polio. Raghuwar Das (right) during an election rally in Gumla in Jharkhand yesterday. to remove barriers of movement remains endemic, largely due to Many families in poor, high-risk in the region,” he said. violent conflicts, weak health sys- northern states such as Bihar and He blamed Chief Minister tems and poor sanitation. Uttar Pradesh migrate for work, Nephiu Rio, also the Naga People’s “This ceremony ... marks one of while others live in remote areas. Shun guns, Modi tells Maoists Front candidate for the seat, for the biggest public health achieve- Millions of health workers were the backwardness of the state. ments,” Poonam Khetrapal Singh, involved in India’s mammoth drive SASARAM/GAYA (BIHAR)/ Party leader lambasted the Nitish nearly 100km from state capital The Congress leader assured the WHO’s Southeast Asia direc- to immunise children by giving GUMLA/CHATRA Kumar government for not doing Ranchi. people that his party would look tor, told diplomats and health offi- them polio drops. (JHARKHAND): BJP’s prime enough to combat terror attacks. “Instead, pick up the ploughs into all possible means to bring cials at the event. They targeted migrant families ministerial candidate Narendra The Janata Dal-United, a con- and distribute them among development and prosperity “It is a day that all countries at bus stations, on trains and at Modi yesterday urged the stituent of the BJP-led National youngsters for you need to feed to the state. fought hard for, and a day when festivals. Some used motorcy- Maoists to shun violence and Democratic Alliance, broke ties scores of people who sleep hungry “I was never taught to give all stakeholders come together to cles or trekked by foot to reach took potshots at the federal and with the BJP last June after it in this country. Also ensure the false promises, but whatever I celebrate the victory of mankind villages. Bihar governments for being nominated Modi as its prime min- youth picks up the pen as only will promise, I will surely fulfill it,” over a dreaded disease that, for As a result, over 170 million soft on terrorism. isterial candidate. education can lead to progress he said. On the Naga insurgency centuries, has killed and disabled children are now immunised “This land of Buddha has blood. “Tourism provides opportuni- and development in the villages,” issue, Gandhi said he won’t make legions.” every year, with millions more The same land that gave message ties to the poorest of the poor. he said. false promises, but assured the Until the 1950s, polio crippled targeted in house-to-house visits of peace to the world has blood. After the terror attack in Bodh The rallies came on a day when people that the UPA government thousands every year in rich in a drive which has cost the gov- There should be no terrorism Gaya last year, the number of a ‘Bandh’ (shutdown) was called would work towards peace and countries. It attacks the nerv- ernment $3bn since 1995. and terrorists must be punished, tourists has dropped,” he added. by the Maoists to boycott elec- harmony in Nagaland. An opin- ous system and can cause irre- In 2009, 741 Indians fell sick but can those sitting in Delhi Modi, who addressed four pub- tions. In Gaya, two cell phone ion poll said yesterday that AAP versible paralysis within hours of with polio, nearly half the world’s and Patna do this,” Modi said in lic meetings on his second day of towers were blown up by Maoists has lost its vote share and will win infection. cases that year. The number Bihar’s Gaya, recalling the blasts “Bharat Vijay Rally” in Gaya and early yesterday. only three of the seven Lok Sabha The highly contagious virus dropped to 42 in 2010 and only in Bodh Gaya. Sasaram of Bihar, and Chatra and Modi later tweeted that the seats in Delhi. The Congress will often spreads in areas with poor one in 2011. Bodh Gaya in Gaya district Gumla of Jharkhand, also asked crowd at the rallies showed the win one seat with an improved sanitation and children under five In Pakistan — the only country is an important pilgrimage for the youth in the four Maoist-hit victory of democracy over guns. vote share, the BJP will win three, are the most vulnerable. where polio cases are increasing Buddhists. A series of ten explo- districts to take up education “Despite Maoists giving a call the poll said. According to the In 1988, the Global Polio — gunmen frequently attack polio sions occurred in and around instead of guns. not to come to the rally, there ABP News Nielsen Poll, the Aam Eradication Initiative — led by workers, accusing them of being the Mahabodhi Temple and five “Don’t arm the gullible youth was record attendance! It shows Aadmi Party’s vote share has governments and supported by Western spies and part of a plot persons including monks were with guns,” said Modi, also the the victory of democracy over come down from 55pc forecast in organisations such as WHO, to sterilise Muslims. REUTERS injured. The Bharatiya Janata Gujarat chief minister, in Gumla, the gun.” IANS January to 34pc in March. IANS

Seven get death penalty for Sahara chief’s judicial custody illegal, SC told killing 2-year-old NEW DELHI: The Supreme the grounds that it violated his challenging the March 4 deten- Assailing the “insincerity” under Article 32 for enforcing of Court was yesterday told that fundamental rights, particularly tion order was maintainable, then of the Securities and Exchange his fundamental rights against its March 4 order sending Article 21 of the Constitution. the same should be heard by a dif- Board of India (SEBI) in the the order of the court was not DURG (CHHATTISGARH): Sahara Group chief Subrata Ram Jethmalani, who appeared ferent bench. entire matter, Dhawan said the maintainable. A court here yesterday awarded Roy and two other directors to for Roy, said the judges should Counsel Rajiv Dhawan told the contempt is of whole order passed Dattar said the order of the death penalty to seven peo- judicial custody was foundation- recuse from hearing the matter court that moments come in the by the court on August 31, 2012, court could only be challenged ple on charges of kidnapping ally illegal and unconstitutional if his client has apprehension of profession, though rarely, when and subsequently “if (we) go to under a petition seeking its and murdering a two-year-old and must go. prejudice and let the same be the court is told that it is “ter- entire thing, then it can’t be review and not by way of writ boy as part of a tantrik ritual While assailing the March 4 heard by another bench. ribly, terribly wrong as it has said that we (Sahara) are not petition under Article 32. in 2010. order passed by the bench of As Jethmalani said this, counsel violated the constitution and rule cooperating”. Meanwhile, the SEBI has District and Sessions Judge Justice K S Radhakrishnan and C A Sundaram — also appearing of law”. Invoking the bar (lawyer frater- rejected a fresh proposal by Gautam Chaurariya awarded Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, for Roy — said: “I am not invoking Describing as an “extraordi- nity), Jethmalani told the court: Sahara to deposit Rs200bn with death sentence to Ishwari Yadav, the judges were told to recuse the doctrine of bias as has been nary situation” where a person “Kindly acknowledge human it in five instalments starting with 42, who claims to be a tantrik, his themselves from hearing the alleged.” (Roy) in the middle of contempt failure and accept your mistake. Rs25bn, followed by three instal- wife Kiran alias Guru Mata, 35, matter. Distancing himself from the hearing is sent to jail, Dhawan Article 21 is violated. No oppor- ments of Rs.35bn each on June Mahanand Yadav, 30, Rajendra The court was told this in the position taken by Jethmalani, said: “Has the court made a mis- tunity was given to him (Roy).” 30, September 30 and December Mahar, 23, Nihaluddin, 60, course of a hearing of the main- Sundaram said his argument take, serious enough, giving rise Appearing for market regulator 31, and the balance of Rs70bn on Sukhdev Yadav, 35, and Hemant tainability of a petition by Roy was that if Roy’s petition under to the presumption of bias even SEBI, counsel Arvind Dattar told March 31, 2015. Sahu. challenging the March 4 order on Article 32 of the Constitution if it is not there?” the court the petition by Roy IANS The court verdict came in a case dated November 23, 2010 when the two-year old boy Chirag, son of Poshan Singh, resident of Miraculous escape Ruabandha village in Durg dis- trict, went missing from his home. 1,700 questions for When the boy’s family members searched for him, they came to know that their neighbour, Ishwari Yadav, had Kanimozhi, Raja kidnapped him. IANS NEW DELHI: A special CBI time till April 21 to prepare the 10pc in poll fray court hearing the second gen- answers. eration (2G) spectrum case The questions are part of the yesterday handed over 1,700 recording of the statement of the have crime charges questions running into 824 accused. pages to the accused, including The court had on November 27, NEW DELHI: Almost 10 per- former union minister A Raja 2013 concluded the recording of cent of politicians contesting and DMK MP Kanimozhi. statements of 153 people running the first phase of India’s election Central Bureau of Investigation into 4,400 pages. next month are charged with (CBI) special court judge O P Among the CBI witnesses attempted murder, rape and Saini said the questionnaire will who deposed in the court were other crimes, advocacy groups help expedite the case, and posted former Raja aides, Telecom said yesterday. the matter for April 21. Regulatory Authority of India Of the 64 candidates contest- “Considering the nature of the ex-chairman Nripendra Misra, ing the election in two states, six case, it would be in the interest of former corporate lobbyist Niira have declared in their affidavits justice and also convenient to the Radia, former Reserve Bank of filed with the election commission parties if a copy of the draft ques- India governor D Subbarao and they face criminal cases including tionnaire is supplied to accused DMK chief M Karunanidhi’s wife for cheating and dishonesty, the in advance to facilitate answer- Dayalu Ammal. groups said. ing the questions by them and to The special court was set up The candidates are contesting expedite the case,” the court said. last year on the direction of the seats in the remote northeast Meanwhile, counsel of the Supreme Court. According to states of Assam and Tripura Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia and nine others travelling on a government aicraft had a close shave accused requested the court the government auditor, Raja which head to the polls on April when it crashed just after take-off from Chandigarh airport yesterday. The damaged plane sits next to the to grant sufficient time to go was biased while distributing 2G 7 in the first stage of the world’s tarmac at the airport. through the draft. Granting the mobile airwaves and operating biggest election. AFP request, the court gave them licenses to telecom firms. IANS

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QE index gains IMF offers up to $18bn bailout for Ukraine 115.03 points, Deal, intended to stabilise country after turmoil, will unlock further credits totalling $27bn market cap up

KIEV: The International to get the economy back on track “The financial support from the Conditions sought by the IMF have to take to right the corrup- 1.42pc last week Monetary Fund has agreed a and avoid a debt default will be broader international community include allowing the national tion-ridden economy after years $14bn-$18bn two-year bailout painful for the population and the that the programme will unlock currency, the hryvnia, to float of mismanagement, urged parlia- DOHA: Qatar Exchange index for Ukraine, a deal to help it new government. amounts to $27bn over the next more freely against the dollar, ment to approve the measures. gained 115.03 points, or 1.01 per- recover from months of turmoil The Ukrainian parliament later two years. Of this, assistance from increasing the price of gas for the “Ukraine is on the edge of eco- cent, last week when it closed at that will also unlock further baulked at the first attempt to the IMF will range between $14- domestic consumer, overhauling nomic and financial bankruptcy,” 11,482.34 points yesterday. credits making a total of $27bn. pass a law approving the auster- $18bn, with the precise amount finances in the energy sector and he said, warning that the price The trading value last week The agreement, announced ity measures sought by the IMF, to be determined once all bilat- following a more stringent fiscal Ukraine will pay for Russian gas decreased by 3.54 percent to hit yesterday, is intended to help despite entreaties from Prime eral and multilateral support is policy. supplies was expected to rise by QR3.16bn compared to QR3.28bn the heavily indebted ex-Soviet Minister Arseny Yatseniuk. accounted for.” IMF mission chief Nikolay nearly 80 percent from April to in the previous week. republic stabilise its economy Parliament has to sign off on Ukraine’s debt insurance costs Gueorguiev said another impor- $480 per 1,000 cubic metres. The trading volume of 78.13 after three months of protests the conditions in the package. fell sharply after the deal was tant step was to pass a law on He said inflation in 2014 would million shares was an increase by that resulted in the overthrow Deputies were continuing discus- announced, hitting two-month public procurement aimed at be between 12 and 14 percent and 7.55 percent compared with 72.65 of pro-Russian President Viktor sions to try to find a compromise. lows in the five-year credit default restraining corruption in the unless laws were passed to sup- million shares in the previous Yanukovich and prompted Russia “The mission has reached a swap market. state sector and reducing state port the austerity measures pro- week. The 43,701 transactions was to annex Ukraine’s Crimea region. staff-level agreement with the The agreement is also subject budget expenditure. Yatseniuk, posed by the IMF to stabilise the a drop by 1.29 percent compared But the programme of reforms authorities of Ukraine on an eco- to approval by IMF management who has dubbed his government economy, GDP could fall 10 per- with 44,274 in the previous week. that accompanies the support and nomic reform programme,” the and the executive board, which a “suicide” government because cent during the year and Ukraine The market capitalisation of which the IMF says is necessary IMF said in a statement. will consider it in April. of the unpopular measures it will could default. REUTERS QR643.53bn was an increase of 1.42 percent compared to QR634.54bn at the end of previ- ous week. Industries sector led the traded value last week with 38.32 percent IQ assets go up over of the total. Banks and financial services accounted for 23.18 per- cent. Real estate accounted for 21.21 percent and consumer goods three-fold in 10 years and services accounted for 11.17 percent. DOHA: The net assets of Real estate led the traded vol- Industries Qatar (IQ), the coun- ume last week with 37.63 percent try’s premier blue chip group of the total. Industries accounted with 18 companies under its for 31.14 percent, while banks and umbrella, increased more than financial services accounted for three fold over the last 10 years, 15.48 percent and consumer goods registering an annual average and services accounted for 6.90 growth of 16 percent in its net percent. profit, said H E Dr Mohamed bin Industries topped the number Saleh Al Sada (pictured), the of traded transactions 47.79 per- Minister of Energy and Industry cent of total. Banks and financial and Chairman and Managing services accounted for 19.13 per- Director of the group. cent, while real estate accounted Al Sada, in his message at the Milaha Chairman Sheikh Ali bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani (fourth right) and Vice Chairman Sheikh Khaled for 16.94 percent and consumer IQ’s Annual General Meeting, Al Thani (fourth left) with other officials at the ordinary general assembly meeting. SALIM MATRAMKOT goods and services accounted for which is also published in the 8.79 percent. From the 43 listed company’s ‘Annual Report 2013’, net profit of the group reached companies, 20 ended higher, 22 said that IQ has emerged as one QR8bn, and total cash and Milaha approves dividend recommendation fell and one remained unchanged. of the best listed companies in short-term deposits across all of Mesaieed Petrochemical Qatar and the region. He said: “By the group’s companies grew by DOHA: The ordinary general assembly of Qatar growth in Qatar, as well as significantly improved Holding Company led the traded investing over QR20bn ($5.49bn) QR1.6bn to reach QR10.7bn. Navigation (Milaha) ratified all the remaining performance in a number of our core business areas.” value last week with 20.54 percent since incorporation in build- Providing an update on the items on its agenda including the recommen- Net profit for the full year ended December 31, of the total. Barwa Real Estate ing and improving facilities, the group’s major upcoming projects, dation by the board of directors to distribute a 2013 reached QR950m, a 14 percent increase over accounted for 11.30 percent and group has laid the foundation for Al Sada said: “Industries Qatar cash dividend of 50 percent of the nominal share 2012. The chairman also highlighted Milaha’s sig- Industries Qatar accounted for a continuation of its impressive intends to build on the founda- value (equivalent to QR5 per share), said a press nificant progress over the past four years, since the 8.84 percent. growth story in 2013.” tions of the previous decade and, statement. acquisition of Qatar Shipping in 2010. Meanwhile, the index pursued On the financial health of IQ in this regard, shareholders will The general assembly also approved the appoint- “I’m proud to say that Milaha has come a long way its upswing trend yesterday, for the year ended December 31, be pleased to know that signifi- ment of Ernst & Young as external auditors for the since then. We have made significant progress by adding 150.88 points, or 1.33 per- 2013, he said that “it was notewor- cant progress is being made on year 2013. almost any indicator,” Sheikh Ali added. “We are a cent to close at 11,482.34 points thy for the group”. “2013 marked all of the group’s confirmed major During the meeting, held on Wednesday, Chairman much stronger, more profitable and more sustainable from 11,331.46 on Wednesday. the first full year of operation by projects, including Al Sejeel Sheikh Ali bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani pre- company than we were a few years ago, and have The volume of the shares facilities launched during 2012 at Petrochemical Complex, currently sented an overview of the company’s activities and built a strong foundation to take us forward into our traded up to 18,191,769 from a cost of over QR12.8bn.” the group’s largest ongoing invest- financial results for 2013 along with highlights of next stage of growth.” 16,732,413 on Wednesday and He also noted that despite glo- ment, with an estimated total cost business plans for the year 2014. “2013 was an excel- Dividend distribution will commence starting the value of shares increased bal economic downturn and fall- to IQ of nearly QR4bn.” lent year for Milaha financially,” he said. April 2, through all of Qatar National Bank (QNB) to QR856,773,790.54 from ing prices of chemical fertilisers, THE PENINSULA Sheikh Ali said: “We were aided by strong market branches. THE PENINSULA QR716,879,112.60 Wednesday.QNA

Microsoft finally Samsung irked by early Galaxy S5 release Iran plans to hike delivers Office SEOUL: Samsung voiced annoyance yesterday for Apple’s iPad after South Korean telecoms operators released petrol imports its latest smartphone ahead of schedule in order to dodge sales restrictions imposed by regula- ANKARA: Iran aims to increase its petrol imports SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft tors. The world’s biggest mobile phone maker had over the next year, a senior Iranian oil official said Corp’s Office suite of applica- planned to release the Galaxy S5—first unveiled yesterday, as the country has stopped using domestic tions, encompassing its popular in February—globally on April 11. petrochemical plants to produce the fuel. Word, Excel and PowerPoint But the South’s top operator SK Telecom, along Imports are a sensitive subject for energy-rich Iran as programs, became available to with smaller rivals KT and LG Uplus, started sell- they have been a target for US sanctions aimed at per- iPad users from Apple Inc’s app ing the phone yesterday. suading Tehran to curb its nuclear activities. “Iran’s fuel store from yesterday. Seoul’s telecoms regulators have suspended all imports will surely increase this (Iranian) year,” said the The expected announce- three firms from signing up new customers for senior official, who asked not to be named. The Iranian ment marks a significant break 45-day periods each—ranging from March to May— year started on March 21. with Microsoft’s longstanding as a penalty for offering illegal discounts. “Iran will triple petrol imports in the next Iranian Windows strategy now that new SK Telecom’s business suspension begins on calendar year,” Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency Chief Executive Officer Satya April 5—before Samsung’s planned Galaxy S5 quoted the head of the National Iranian Oil Products Nadella has taken the helm. The launch date—and continues until May 19. Distribution Company, Mostafa Kashkouli, as saying on software giant has previously Samsung said in a statement that the earlier- March 4. “It will be around 11 million litres.” However, been unwilling to compromise its than-scheduled release was made “independently” Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in September signature PC operating system. without its consent. that Iran will import several million litres a day of petrol At a news conference yester- “We express our regret at this decision and we to fill the gap between domestic supply and consumption, day, Microsoft executives dem- are working to verify all the facts,” it said, adding according to the Oil Ministry’s SHANA website. onstrated a new “touch-first” it would stick to the April 11 release date for the Iran has been trying to side-step sanctions on its oil version of Office crafted for the rest of the world. industry by becoming self-sufficient in petrol produc- iPad, available for download as SK Telecom said the early release was motivated tion as it produces only 60 percent of its domestic pet- a free app, although a subscrip- by a desire to “meet customer needs more quickly”. rol demand and imports the remaining 40 percent from tion is needed to let users create It declined to elaborate further. friendly powers. Iran lacks refining capacity—in part due or edit documents. Significantly, Samsung is hoping the Galaxy S5 will cement its to a lack of foreign investment—forcing it to import 40 executives did not demo any soft- lead in the global smartphone market. percent of its domestic petrol demand. US-led sanctions ware on Windows machines. The South Korean giant made about 30 per- on foreign companies that help to supply fuel to Iran have While the technology behind cent of all smartphones sold in the world last year, scared off Iran’s regular petrol suppliers, hitting what is the software is not ground- nearly twice the share of arch-rival Apple. seen as the Islamic Republic’s Achilles’ heel, its lack of breaking, the strategy is: It puts The Galaxy S5 boasts a range of new features refining capacity. Office at the heart of the com- including a fingerprint scanner and a built-in heart The National Iranian Oil Co’s director of international pany’s push to become a leading rate sensor. But Samsung faces a daunting chal- affairs in 2010, Ali Asghar Arshi, said Iran had become services company across a vari- lenge to keep momentum in the increasingly com- self-sufficient in producing petrol and also other top oil ety of platforms — possibly at the petitive and saturated market. ministry officials were quoted by Iranian media as saying expense of Windows and its own Competition is fierce in South Korea’s vibrant that “Iran won’t have to rely on imports anymore.” Surface tablet. That perceived mobile market, where the number of subscribers Many analysts were skeptical, saying it was part of the willingness to break with the exceeds the country’s total population of 50 million Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphones are displayed at an outlet for sale country’s “political and psychological” propaganda to cope Windows tradition. REUTERS as many use several handsets. AFP in Seoul yesterday. with sanctions. REUTERS FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Bank of America US economy shows some muscle to pay $9.3bn to Fourth-quarter growth up 2.6pc; weekly jobless claims fall to near four-month low settle mortgage WASHINGTON: The US slower than the 4.1 percent rate bond claims economy grew a bit faster than logged in the July-September previously estimated in the quarter, the composition of WASHINGTON: Bank of fourth quarter and new claims growth in the fourth quarter sug- America agreed to pay $9.3bn for jobless aid dropped to a near gested underlying strength in the to settle claims that it sold four-month low last week, sug- economy. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac gesting the economy has plenty Consumer spending, which faulty mortgage bonds, helping of momentum to break out of its accounts for more than two the bank to end one of the larg- winter chill. thirds of US economic activity, est legal headaches it still faced Housing, however, will prob- was raised sharply higher and the from the financial crisis. ably take a while to pull out of pace of restocking by businesses The settlement, announced its recent slump as contracts to was not as robust as previously on Wednesday, includes $6.3bn buy previously owned homes fell estimated. in cash and the rest in securi- to their lowest level in almost Business spending on equip- ties that Bank of America will two-and-a-half years in February. ment was a bit stronger than pre- purchase from the two housing Still, the better economic picture viously estimated and the decline finance entities. The second-larg- could see the Federal Reserve in government outlays was a little est US bank by assets said it had raising interest rates earlier than less pronounced. now resolved around 88 percent of markets expect, economists said. “The recovery is finally self-sus- its total exposure to securities at “The economy looks in a bet- taining. Although growth will be issue in the mortgage bond litiga- ter place than it did just 24 hours slightly weaker in the first quar- tion it has faced. ago. The outlook is assured, so ter, the economy should quickly Bank of America’s first-quarter look for the Fed to normalise its pick back up again in the second profits could take a substantial hit policy sooner rather than later,” quarter,” said Gus Faucher, a sen- from the deal. The bank said the said Chris Rupkey, chief finan- ior economist at PNC Financial settlement was expected to reduce cial economist at Bank of Tokyo- Services in Pittsburgh. A new home is being built with a for sale sign on a street in Vienna. The National Association of Realtors said its first-quarter income by about 21 Mitsubishi UFJ in New York. A separate report from the pending home sales index fell 0.8 percent to its lowest level since October 2011. cents a share, or three-quarters Gross domestic product Labour Department showed ini- of what analysts surveyed fore- expanded at a 2.6 percent annual tial claims for state unemploy- casted the bank to earn before the rate, the Commerce Department ment benefits dropped 10,000 to its lowest level since September. pending home sales index, based into the market for the first time. settlement was announced. said yesterday, up from the 2.4 a seasonally adjusted 311,000, the The dollar hit a session high on contracts signed last month, The revision to fourth-quarter Also, Bank of America and its percent pace it reported last lowest level since November. against the yen on the data, while fell 0.8 percent to its lowest level growth suggested the economy former chief executive, Kenneth month. The revision, which was Economists had expected first- US Treasury debt yields edged since October 2011. had momentum as 2013 ended Lewis, settled a lawsuit by New broadly in line with economists’ time applications for jobless ben- higher. Stocks on Wall Street Housing has been hit by cold and should regain strength once York’s attorney general that expectations, reflected a stronger efits to rise to 325,000 in the week were little changed, weighed weather, a tight supply of prop- the effects of the unusually cold alleged it misled investors about pace of consumer spending than ended March 22. down by lingering geopolitical erties for sales, as well as high and snowy winter that depressed mounting losses at Merrill Lynch previously estimated. The four-week average, which uncertainties. mortgage rates. High house prices activity at the beginning of this & Co, which the bank agreed to Although the revised pace of gives a better picture of underly- In another report, the National are also sidelining potential buy- year start to abate. acquire at the height of the finan- expansion was still significantly ing labour market conditions, hit Association of Realtors said its ers, especially those venturing REUTERS cial crisis. REUTERS

Damac set to raise $500m Yahoo Japan to buy Fed rejects Citi, 4 others’ plans LONDON: Dubai’s Damac ‘strong’ for the time being, mean- eAccess for $3.2bn Real Estate will begin inves- ing this year and next, and for WASHINGTON: The US remediation of the issues that continue, the Fed said, at least tor meetings today ahead of its now Damac is a negative-net-debt TOKYO: Internet giant Yahoo Federal Reserve approved the led to the objections.” But the through the first quarter of 2015. potential debut Sukuk offer- credit,” said Richard Segal, fixed- Japan said yesterday it would capital plans of 25 major US Fed said the five are permitted Even so, said Federal Reserve ing, a closely watched deal in income analyst at Jefferies. buy almost all of domestic tel- banks after stress tests, but to continue with existing capital Governor Daniel Tarullo, “both the emirate’s crowded property Investors gauging fair value ecom company eAccess from turned down those of five oth- distribution programmes. the firms and supervisors have market. for the new issue will likely look its parent Softbank Corp in a ers, including Citigroup’s. Of the five, Zions Bancorp more work to do as we continue The luxury real estate devel- at Sukuk issued by other prop- deal valued at around $3.2bn, or The Fed said four of the five— was the only one to fail a stress to raise expectations for the qual- oper is expected to raise $500m erty companies in the UAE, 324bn yen. Citi, HSBC North America, RBS test—an examination to see how ity of risk management in the through the five-year note, such as Emaar Properties, Aldar Yahoo Japan, a unit of the Citizens Financial and Santander it would hold up under a severe nation’s largest banks.” according to Standard & Poor’s, Properties and Dubai Investment Japanese mobile phone and Holdings USA—had “qualitative” economic crisis. Citigroup said it had been plan- which has assigned a preliminary Park. Last year the company sold Internet service company shortfalls in their capital foun- As announced last week, its ning a $6.4bn share repurchase rating of BB to the issue. It will GDRs on the LSE, raising $348m, Softbank, said the deal was aimed dations, while the fifth, Zions basic capital strength fell below programme and a quarterly divi- begin a three-day roadshow in less than the $500m it had ini- at further growth in its Internet Bancorporation, had failed the the 5 percent threshold in the dend hike to 5 cents before the Singapore on March 28, before tially targeted. The share sale put services through smartphones stress test with its basic capital test. Fed’s objections. moving to the UAE on March 30 a value of $2.65bn on Damac, which and tablets. ratio falling under the minimum. The Fed said overall the bank- “Needless to say, we are deeply and London on March 31. was the first Dubai property devel- By acquiring 99.68 percent The objection means the five ing industry is much stronger disappointed by the Fed’s decision “Cashflows are likely to be oper to list in London. REUTERS of the telecom company, Yahoo cannot move ahead with any since it instituted the stress regarding the additional capital Japan would be able to integrate increase in capital distributions— tests in 2009 as a way of forcing actions we requested,” said chief Internet and mobile businesses, it dividend payments, share buy- strengthening of major institu- executive Michael Corbat in a QATARI MARKET said in a statement. backs and other moves—without tions coming out of the finan- statement. Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P “We will remain true to our two strengthening their capital foun- cial crisis. It said the 30 banks’ “Despite whatever shortcom- Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 100.13 -0.46% Aa2 AA companies’ DNA. We will con- dations to Fed standards. aggregate tier one common equity ings the Fed saw in our capital tinue to be wild and challenge the These banks “are not permit- ratio, which compares high- planning process, we have made Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.75 1.04% Aa2 AA status quo,” Yahoo Japan presi- ted to implement their requested quality capital to risk-weighted tremendous progress over the Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.25 2.26% Aa2 AA dent Manabu Miyasaka said. plans for increased capital distri- assets, has more than doubled to past several years in enhanc- Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 113.75 2.68% Aa2 AA He said details about what butions,” the Fed said. 11.6 percent at the end of last year ing our capital position and Citi Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 108.75 3.22% Aa2 AA kinds of services and pricing plans They “are required to resubmit from 5.5 percent in the first quar- remains one of the best-capital- Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 155.75 4.77% Aa2 AA the new company would roll out their capital plans to the Federal ter of 2009. ised financial institutions in the Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 118.00 5.13% Aa2 AA would be announced later. AFP Reserve following substantial That capital building trend will world.” AFP Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 108.63 5.16% Aa2 AA Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 103.69 0.66% Aa2 AA Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 111.25 3.03% Aa2 AA Baselworld fair Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 102.38 1.21% A1 A- Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.63 1.80% A1 A- QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.13 1.11% NR NR China loses WTO bid QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.25 1.10% Aa3 A+ QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.50 1.77% Aa3 A+ Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.25 2.01% A2 A- against US subsidy row Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.13 1.31% A2 A- Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 124.63 2.75% A2 A- GENEVA: China lost its bid to stance on the double counting in Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 107.63 3.49% A2 A- overturn US legislation target- 25 US trade investigations against Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 104.38 4.51% A2 A- ing unfair trade subsidies yes- Chinese exports between 2006 Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 102.25 0.95% Aa3 A terday, its second defeat in a and 2012. “The case has involved Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.50 3.11% Aa3 A World Trade Organization dis- an annual export value of over pute within 24 hours. $7.2bn which implicates signifi- Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.13 3.87% Aa3 A A WTO dispute panel threw cant trade interests of China,” SOVEREIGNS out China’s claim that the US China’s Ministry of Commerce Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P “Public Law 112-99”, signed by said in a statement. The US tar- Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 100.25 -7.15% Aa2 AA President Barack Obama in iffs affected photovoltaic cells and Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 121.75 2.15% Aa2 AA March 2012, broke world trade modules used in solar power, vari- rules. “The WTO panel’s deci- ous steel products, off-road tyres Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.75 1.49% NR NR sion to reject China’s challenge and aluminium goods, as well as Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 108.00 2.20% NR NR to our law is a significant victory towers for windfarms. Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.25 3.39% NR NR for the United States,” US Trade China launched the complaint Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 118.25 3.81% NR NR Representative Michael Froman in September 2012, an apparent Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.88 0.41% Aa2 AA said in a statement. tit-for-tat move that came just Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.88 2.83% NR BBB “The WTO report preserves hours after the United States Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 108.25 3.94% NR BBB the ability of the United States lodged a complaint against China’s to remedy unfair subsidies and support for car exports. Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 102.75 5.22% Caa1 B- dumping by China, for the ben- The US “Public Law 112- Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.63 3.52% NR BBB- efit of American businesses and 99”, also known as the “GPX

*Periodic Distribution Amount workers.” However, Froman said fix”, was rushed through after IMPORTANT NOTE: he was disappointed that China Chinese companies including Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which won another part of the case, in GPX International Tire success- is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services which the WTO ruled the United fully argued at the US Court of Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary States had been wrong to punish International Trade that the US data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not some Chinese exports twice over could not punish Chinese trade take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds — once for being subsidised and subsidies because China was not can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant once for being “dumped”, or sold a market economy. liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not at unfairly cheap prices. China’s Commerce Ministry a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. “However, the panel’s concerns said it regretted the WTO’s deci- relate to certain past determina- sion to uphold the retroactive US Nick Hayek Jr (left), Swatch Group CEO, talking to Swiss Defence tions, and US law now directs law. Both sides have 60 days to Minister Ueli Maurer (extreme right) during his visit to the exhibi- the Department of Commerce to appeal, which came a day after tion stand of Swatch’s Tissot brand at Baselworld fair in Basel investigate any possible overlap,” China lost a WTO dispute over yesterday. The world’s leading watch and jewellery show began Froman said. its restrictions on exports of rare yesterday in Basel until April 3. China welcomed the panel’s earth metals. REUTERS FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS

Ofgem’s bark may be Facebook’s Zuckerberg worse than its bite BY JOHN KEMP stays a step ahead ritain’s gas and electricity markets are characterised by high entry barriers, weak competition and possible tacit BY VIVEK WADHWA survive in today’s era of exponentially Perhaps it will find profitable ways of min- collusion among the six largest energy suppliers which advancing technologies — when innova- ing WhatsApp user data, but it will be a Bhelp keep prices and profits high, according to regulators. few months ago, I wrote that tions come out of nowhere and disrupt struggle. “Suppliers are able to segment their customer base, and charge Facebook was doomed: that it entire industries. As well, the revenue it can gain from different groups of customers different prices for what is essen- could go the way of AOL and It seems that Facebook chief executive users in countries where WhatsApp’s mar- tially the same product,” the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets MySpace because it wasn’t Mark Zuckerberg has recognized the threat. ket share is large — such as India, Kenya (Ofgem) complained in a report on the competition in supplying keeping up with technology Facebook’s recent acquisition of and Brazil — is very small. residential and small business customers. Achanges. WhatsApp for a record-breaking $19bn With the Oculus acquisition, Facebook Ofgem found plenty of things to be critical about in its first Social media is becoming less social as offers Facebook a unique advantage in has entered the hardware business. annual competition assessment, including the sharp rise in profits people start using their mobile devices the rapidly growing mobile-social-media This is a tough business for any company, the Big Six are making from residential customers and the impact more than their laptops, and as their space; and its acquisition of virtual-real- as Google learned when it acquired Motorola of vertical integration in reducing competition in the market. address books once again become their ity headset maker Oculus gives it an edge and had to beat an expensive retreat. But the ability of the Big Six to charge different customers dif- friends list. in the future market for virtual-reality Hardware necessitates massive capital ferent prices for the same service, exploiting customer confusion People are communicating more in small displays. outlays for manufacturing and inventory and apathy to charge legacy customers higher prices than new circles of close friends on messaging apps. Though Zuckerberg may have missed the management. It necessitates the creation ones, lies at the heart of its concerns about the way in which the Facebook has been adding only small fea- opportunity to invent his own technologies, of distribution channels and customer- gas and electricity markets are working. tures and cluttering its pages with annoying he is now doing the smart thing by using support mechanisms — all of which are More than 60 percent of customers cannot remember hav- ads. Its biggest innovation has been in the Facebook’s stock as a currency to buy what new to Facebook. Microsoft turned Xbox ing switched supplier, and another 14-16 percent switched once, way it markets user data and photos, and he needs. But it’s not that easy. Integrating into a success, but only after many years according to Ofgem. The proportion switching in search of a better that hasn’t particularly endeared it to its acquired technologies into a company when of billion-dollar losses. deal, never very high, has been falling since 2008. users. it has been extremely successful is even The company still has not succeeded in More than a decade after switching was allowed, most custom- Meanwhile, Google has been testing self- harder than doing so when it is desperate the computer-tablet market despite mas- ers have stuck with their incumbent supplier. Over 40 percent driving vehicles — like those we see in sci- to reinvent itself. sive investments. Zuckerberg no doubt has of gas customers are being supplied by Centrica, the former gas ence-fiction movies. It is researching how Until their backs are against the wall, a plan to acquire more companies and to monopoly, and 37 percent of electricity customers are being sup- the brain works so that it can predict what technologists always believe that theirs is diversify Facebook’s technologies. plied by the former monopoly electricity supplier in their region. we search for, where we want to go, and the best solution, and they resist change. Facebook may well be in luck and find Customers who have stuck with their legacy supplier are paying what we want to eat. There are always internal battles due to its next multibillion-dollar revenue source. more than those who have switched to another of the Big Six, and It is aiming to become our trusted per- the “not invented here” syndrome and to It is encouraging to see the company much more than if they had switched to one of the smaller, newer sonal assistant just as it has become our technological incompatibilities. behaving as though it is doomed unless it companies. Customers who manage their account online, pay by librarian. WhatsApp is a mobile app known for its reinvents itself. This is the same challenge direct debit, and fix the cost of their energy for 12-18 months at And it has been testing new ways of deliv- culture of “no ads, no games, no gimmicks,” that all Silicon Valley companies now face a time get a much better deal, according to the regulator. ering Internet access and developing futur- and that is how it became so successful and and that other industries will soon face Ofgem estimates customers could make annual savings of istic displays embedded in eyeglasses. gained hundreds of millions of users. as technology continues its exponential almost £100 on average by switching from their incumbent sup- Companies need to experiment with Facebook’s entire business model is advance. plier to another of the Big Six, and almost £250 by switching to “moonshots” such as these if they are to based on selling ads, games and gimmicks. WP-BLOOMBERG the best online deal offered by one of the smaller suppliers. Retail gas and electricity prices are not directly regulated. The market-based regime relies on customer switching to constrain the pricing power of suppliers. But Ofgem doubts whether that constraint is effective. Nearly all customers are aware of the possibility of switching (84 percent) yet few do. “Some customers feel there is no point... either because there isn’t any difference between suppliers to make switching worthwhile or say they have checked prices and believe they are on the best deal,” Ofgem says. “Many customers doubt that switching could lead to the kind of benefit (financial savings and/or improved customer service) that would justify their time and effort and the risk that things could go wrong,” according to the regulator. In 2012, the Big Six offered 161 plans. Most were so complicated that were hard to compare. The result was confusion rather than genuine choice. “Consumers considered the (tariff) information available to be unclear, complicated and deliberately confusing,” Ofgem says. Only seven in 10 customers who switched were fully confident they had made the right choice. Ofgem found evidence some cus- tomers switched to plans that were more expensive. The number of tariffs has been radically simplified following Ofgem’s Retail Market Review. But most customers have given up. The proportion of customers who do not trust their energy suppliers to be open and honest with them hit a new high of 43 percent in 2013. Utilities are not the only businesses to practise what is benignly called “market segmentation” or less benignly “price discrimina- tion” among their customers. Banks, mobile phone operators, insurance companies and a growing number of other businesses increasingly charge different prices to different customers for an identical service. The aim is to attract new customers with lower prices without losing revenue by offering similar price reductions to existing ones. Price discrimination conflicts with most people’s sense of fair- ness. The concept that all customers should pay the same standard “list price” for the same service is deeply ingrained. But from a marketing perspective, each customer should be charged a price that reflects their willingness to pay, subject to the cost of supplying them. REUTERS

Canada oil patent suits stir fears of technology slowdown

BY NIA WILLIAMS collaboration among the tight- development of steam-assisted 2012 as an example of collabo- critical role in making them more to Webb’s analysis of data from knit community of petroleum gravity drainage (SAGD), the ration in the industry. But the economical. the Canadian Intellectual subtle shift is under engineers in Calgary, Canada’s industry’s most widely used sys- alliance of 14 major producers is Most lawyers argue that safe- Property Office. way in the Canadian oil centre, many of them work- tem for extracting oil sands. focused on environmental issues guarding intellectual property is Industry players said bigger oil industry, where ing within an eight-block-square A method used to enhance and does not share extraction needed to help stimulate inno- companies with resources to A collegial collaboration grid downtown. SAGD recovery, known as wedge methods. vation, encouraging more com- invest in intellectual property over vital new extraction tech- Engineers say the increased well technology, was the subject panies to spend more money on departments and pursue licensing nology is yielding to corporate use of patents means they must of a Federal Court case between A NEW REVENUE research with the confidence agreements are the ones benefit- protectionism in the race to proceed more carefully with Cenovus Energy Inc and rival Technological innovation has that their investment will be ing most from increased patent profit from the world’s third- research. Suncor Energy Inc. rarely played a more important returned. creation. largest reserves. To avoid lawsuits or potentially Others, especially smaller role in the global oil industry than Oil and gas research and But even then, patenting can Canadian energy compa- expensive licenses, they need to firms, worry that even basic it does today, experts say. development spending in Canada suck time and money away from nies are filing four times more ensure they don’t use techniques “common sense” techniques that In recent decades, success or grew at an average annual rate research and innovation. oil and gas technology patents or technologies already patented. may already be widely used in failure often hinged on political of more than 15 percent between “It costs around C$200,000 than they did a decade ago and The new caution dampens the Western Canada are now being access to resource-rich nations, 2001 and 2012 to C$6.46bn to C$500,000 from a patent are increasingly turning to the human interaction that aids the patented, raising legal risks that seismic expertise or simply good ($5.76bn). lawyer’s perspective, but to us courts to protect the processes industry’s evolution, say industry would have been unimaginable a luck drilling multimillion-dollar The industry accounts for more it’s more expensive than that and innovations that can make officials. few years ago. wells. than 4 percent of Canada’s total because it’s how much time our the difference between a profit- “This has had the effect of Glen Schmidt, chief execu- Now, both in Canada and US industrial research and devel- technical folks put into writing able oil sands reservoir and an slowing a lot of innovation down tive officer of privately owned shale patches like the Bakken of opment spending, according to the patent,” said Harbir Chhina, idle tract of land. and a lot of meaningful practi- Laricina Energy, said it was up North Dakota, it is no longer a a 2013 report by the Canadian Cenovus’s executive vice-presi- The change is in some ways cal day-to-day improvements to Canadian authorities to ensure question of finding the resources, Council of Academies, a non- dent for oil sands. predictable. Oil sands develop- have been delayed,” said Merle companies were not patenting which are abundant, but devel- profit research organisation. Last year Cenovus resolved ment has raced ahead over the Johnson, chief operating officer fundamental processes as well as oping smarter, cheaper ways to The number of oil and gas its dispute with Suncor over the past decade as conventional at Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. inventions. extract them. technology-related patents patent on wedge wells. Suncor resources around the world He declined to identify any spe- “The patent office needs to Northern Alberta’s oil sands granted in Canada rose to 881 objected to the patent filing, say- decline, and companies are spend- cific techniques due to fears of allow companies to protect their have an estimated 174 billion bar- in 2013, up from 240 in 2003, ing the method was already being ing billions of dollars to develop lawsuits. intellectual property without rels of reserves - the world’s larg- according to figures compiled used. better and cheaper methods Patent litigation is on the rise. interfering with the evolution of est deposits behind Saudi Arabia for Reuters by Borden Ladner Cenovus denied the allegations to extract the heavy bitumen The number of cases in Federal the business,” Schmidt said. and Venezuela - but also some Gervais intellectual property and Suncor eventually agreed to trapped underground. Court doubled in 2013 from a year Despite the rise in patents, of the highest operating costs lawyer Tim Webb. drop its legal challenge in return But the more secretive earlier. some larger producers point to globally. The number of patent applica- for an oil sands land swap and a approach threatens to dis- Some say the patent fears the formation of the Canadian As with other major energy tions is even higher. In 2011, 1,538 license to use the technology. courage a long tradition of have contributed to slower Oil Sands Innovation Alliance in deposits, technology has played a applications were filed, according REUTERS FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

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Officials of motor sport from the MENA region pose with Jean Todt, FIA Chief, and Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, Vice-President at FIA and FIM, after the first day’s discussions at a MENA meeting, in Doha yesterday. The two-day meeting ends today. Todt urges grassroots programmes in MENA FIA chief, Al Attiyah address Doha meeting

BY RIZWAN REHMAT President of QMMF and a Vice President at FIA, pledged total DOHA: FIA chief Jean Todt commitment to raising the profile has underlined the need to of the sport in the MENA region. focus on grassroots programmes “We are looking to consider to develop motor sport in the many issues as we have a vision to MENA region, saying ‘stronger develop the sport in this region,” communication’ would make Al Attiyah said. things easier to manage. “I would like to thank Mr Todt, who is in Doha for a Mohammed bin Sulayem for his MENA meeting of FIA, said: great work in the past as FIA Vice “Your region is very important. President. We are continuing new For me, development from grass- responsibilities with more devel- roots is important. Whether it is opment. We must manage better developing go-karting or going to organisation of events,” he said. the highest level in every kind of “There are tasks waiting for category, it starts from grassroots. us so that we can link Middle It is something we will address in East and North Africa (MENA) the next few years.” through motor sport. We have Todt said every member coun- work to do. We have to work hard try in the MENA region needed - work from safety elements to to be handled differently. women events. There are other “We should develop the sport things we can develop. We have Jean Todt, FIA Chief, speaking depending on the country (we are to touch karting and hill climbing. looking at). We have to look at during a MENA meeting of FIA We need to think about drifting. each country separately. We have in Doha yesterday. We need to find new members for to make (motor) sport affordable this region. We have vacancies to and to see how many people start this two-day meeting,” he told the fill. from grassroots,” Todt said. MENA gathering. “In my planning, I am trying to “Since the last election, we have “We need to have champions make a strong team around me. I a Funding Review Commission from the region. We have cham- would like to have many coordina- which will give support to clubs all pions in the region but our aim is tors to create workshops to link around the world,” the 68-year- to get more people representing our work. We will show the (new) old Frenchman added: your region and be present in any website to show better commu- Todt said MENA remained a kind of category of motor racing,” nication. I want to thank FIA region of significant importance Todt said. for their support for our region. to FIA, the world body in car “You need to have as many Hopefully, we will get to share racing. champions you can. It is good experiences in this meeting,” Al “I must say it is a big pleas- that way.” Attiyah said. ure to be in the region where Todt, who was re-elected as FIA Andrew Papadopoulous, so many clubs are given tasks President for another four-year President ASN Development Task to develop motor sport. Talking term last December, mentioned Force, also addressed the gath- about developing motor sport, I road safety as one of the pillars of ering, touching a wide-range of am glad to see Chairman of ASN the motor sport industry. topics. Frederique Trouve, Deputy Development Task who is closely “Road safety is very dear to Director, FIA Development dealing with other officials to FIA and me. It is something really Department, charted out future make things easier. They are here to be addressed when we are talk- plans and later took questions to listen to you and consider all ing about motor racing,” he said. from MENA region officials. that is going to be debated during Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, THE PENINSULA Hamilton eyes win in Malaysia

SEPANG, Malaysia: Lewis Hamilton yesterday said he may have his best chance yet to finally win the Malaysian Grand Prix despite a disappointing mechanical flop in Australia which left him trailing in the standings. Hamilton said his Mercedes, which took him to pole position at the Formula One season-opener British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton takes a photograph of him- but then lasted just a few laps of self as he arrives for the 2014 Laureus Sports Awards ceremony in the race, was the strongest he had Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday. brought to tropical Malaysia’s Sepang circuit. “I’ve had some good results as Mercedes team-mate Nico the advantage (of Mercedes) is here but obviously I haven’t won Rosberg flew to a commanding going to be. I’m sure people will here. So that’s been the challenge win 25 seconds ahead of his near- have made some improvements every time I come,” said Hamilton, est challenger. this weekend so maybe it’ll be a who was second in 2007 and fin- Hamilton, who said he expects bit closer... Everyone’s stepping up ished third last year and the year to use the same engine this week, and everyone’s pushing.” before. said he already had a “serious Rosberg now finds himself “The goal is obviously to win, deficit” to make up on Rosberg, in the novel position of leading but this is perhaps the year that but added that he had no problem the championship standings, I’ve had the best car to be able to playing catch-up. and he said he was more than do so. So I’m hoping that we have “It depends how you look at happy with Formula One’s new a chance to capitalise on that.” it. Me, I like to chase, so it may era following a raft of technical The 2008 world champion was have done me a favour,” said the changes. the prime performer in pre-sea- 29-year-old Briton. “It’s changed around the peck- son and he was runaway favourite “Reliability’s going to be put ing order which is definitely good to win in Australia after snatch- to the real test this weekend. for everybody because (with) the ing a thrilling pole position at Because it’s so hot, the engine’s same guy winning last year... we Melbourne’s Albert Park. going to be on the absolute limit,” needed a bit of a change to that, But a misfiring cylinder ended he added. so that’s been good,” said the Hamilton’s race within minutes “I really don’t know how big German. AFP FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Nishikori Tahir stars in upsets Federer, Djokovic ousts South Africa’s Murray

MIAMI: Novak Djokovic elimi- nated defending champ Andy Murray in straight sets and close victory while fifth seed Roger Federer was sent crashing out of the CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Myburgh, born in South Africa, ATP Tour’s Miami Masters Leg-spinner Imran Tahir came was particularly severe on pace- tournament in the quarter- to South Africa’s rescue as man Lonwabo Tsotsobe who he finals yesterday. they survived a scare from the smashed for four boundaries and Federer lost 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to Netherlands with a hard-fought two sixes in the third and fifth Japanese 20th seed Kei Nishikori six run win in their group one overs. who booked a semi-final show- match in Chittagong yesterday. Myburgh, who hit a match- down with former world number Tahir took 4-21 in his four winning 63 in a remarkable win one Djokovic who defeated beguiling overs to keep the over Ireland which helped his Murray 7-5, 6-3 on the hardcourts Netherlands down to 139 in 18.4 team to qualify from the first at Crandon Park. overs in a chase for 146 in the round, reached his half-century “Kei did well to stay with me super-10 stage match at Zahur off just 25 balls with eight bound- and not allow me to hold my Ahmed Chowdhury stadium. aries and two sixes but a run later serve,” Federer said. Sri Lanka wicket keeper Kumara Sangakkara (left) watches as England batsman Alex Hales plays a shot during Tahir’s effort overshadowed was bowled by spinner Jean-Paul “He was more consistent in the the ICC World Twenty20 tournament match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday. paceman Ahsan Malik’s best Duminy. second and third set and those are bowling figures of 5-19 by a But none of the other bats- the ones he won. At the end it’s Dutchman in all T20 internation- men could cope with Tahir as the his credit.” als which restricted South Africa Netherlands lost their last seven Nishikori reached his second to 145-9 in their 20 overs. wickets for a mere 42 runs. Masters semi and first in 2 1/2 The Netherlands, who were South Africa’s skipper wasn’t years by winning the two hour, shot out for 39 -- the lowest-ever happy with their performance nine minute night match. Twenty20 score -- against Sri despite the win. “I thought I really played well, Hales guides Lanka in their previous match, “I think we are making it hard especially in the third,” Nishikori had themselves to blame for not for ourselves,” said Du Plessis. said. “I was hitting both deep and able to chase the modest target “It’s a great sign when your side striking well. Everything was despite a fiery start of 58 in 5.5 is not playing 100 percent and still going well. overs given by Stephan Myburgh’s gets over the line.” “There was couple of tough 28-ball 51. AFP moments, but I was fighting through and happy to win today.” England to win Nishikori next faces Djokovic, Scoreboard who is going for back-to-back SOUTH AFRICA NETHERLANDS Masters titles after his triumph Opener’s maiden ton secures huge chase Hashim Amla c Barresi b Malik ...... 43 S Myburgh b Duminy ...... 51 at Indian Wells. Q de Kock c Myburgh b Swart ...... 0 M Swart c du Plessis b Steyn ...... 8 They split their only two pre- F du Plessis c van Beek b T Cooper ...... 24 W Barresi lbw b Tahir ...... 14 vious matches with Djokovic CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: to leave Group One wide open Kulasekara (4-32) in the first over AB de Villiers B Cooper b van Beek ...... 21 P Borren lbw b Tahir ...... 13 winning 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 at Roland Opener Alex Hales smashed with South Africa beating the when he bowled Michael Lumb off A Morkel c B Cooper b Malik ...... 5 T Cooper b Tahir ...... 16 Garros in 2010. They also played a maiden hundred to help Netherlands by six runs earlier the fifth ball and had Moeen Ali JP Duminy c Barresi b Gugten ...... 12 B Copper c de Kock b Steyn ...... 5 on the hardcourts three years ago England upset world number in the day for their second win in caught in the slips off the last to D Miller b Malik ...... 17 Mudassar Bukhari c Miller b Tsotsobe ...... 11 in Switzerland where Nishikori D Steyn c Barresi b Malik ...... 5 P Seelaar c Duminy b Tahir ...... 2 one Sri Lanka in a thrilling three matches. New Zealand have leave England reeling at 0-2. won in three sets, 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), B Hendricks c c Borren b Malik ...... 3 L van Beek run out ...... 1 World Twenty20 Super-10 stage one win in two matches. But Hales, dropped on 55 by Imran Tahir (not out) ...... 9 T Gugten c de Kock b Hendricks ...... 8 6-0. Nishikori blasted six aces match in Chittagong yesterday. “That was a very special knock Mahela Jayawarden, and Eoin L Tsotsobe (not out) ...... 1 Ahsan Malik (not out) ...... 1 and won 64 percent of his first The 24-year-old smashed a and one of the best I’ve seen in Morgan took the attack to the Extras: (B1, W4) ...... 5 Extras: (B4, LB2, W3) ...... 9 serve points against Federer. He 64-ball 116 not out as England an England shirt,” said England Sri Lankan bowlers, as Hales Total: (for nine wkts; 20 overs) ...... 145 Total: (all out; 18.4 overs) ...... 139 has now won two of three career chased down a challenging 190- skipper Stuart Broad. smashed three sixes and a four off Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-45, 3-84, 4-92, 5-102, Fall of wickets: 1-58, 2-80, 2-80, 3-82, 4-97, meetings against Federer. He also run target in 19.2 overs. “World events are big and that Mendis. Mendis went for 52 runs 6-120, 7-127, 8-133, 9-135 5-116, 6-116, 7-118, 8-124, 9-134 won their last encounter on clay With England needing 23 off kind of win will give our dressing in his four overs as spinners found Bowling: Swart 2-0-26-1 (1w), Gugten 4-0- Bowling: Morkel 2-0-19-0 (1w), Hendricks 3.4- in Madrid in 2013, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. the last two overs Hales smashed room a lot of belief.” the ball hard to grip because of 28-1 (1w), Malik 4-0-19-5, van Beek 2-0-14-1 0-16-1, Tssotsobe 4-0-46-1, Steyn 4-0-19-2 Nishikori was broken twice in Nuwan Kulasekara for a six to Sri Lanka captain Dinesh the excessive dew. Morgan was (2w), Bukhari 4-0-26-0, Seelaar 1-0-9-0, T (1w), Tahir 4-0-21-4, Duminy 1-0-12-1 (1w) the second set but managed to reach his hundred off 60 balls and Chandimal blamed the excessive finally dismissed by Kulasekara Copper 3-0-22-1 Result: South Africa win by six runs break right back. He tried to take then hit Angelo Mathews for the dew for his spinners’ failure to put with 38 needed for victory. advantage of Federer’s poor serv- winning six, to anchor England’s the brakes on England. The previous best third wicket ing on Wednesday. best chase in all T20 cricket. “It was a good total, but it was stand in all T20s was 137 set by “He wasn’t making a lot of Hales hit six sixes and 11 difficult with the dew for our thed New Zealand pair of Martin first serves today,” Nishikori said. boundaries in a breathtaking dis- bowlers. We had two spinners, Guptill and Kane Williamson “Maybe because of the wind. play of batting. but they couldn’t grip the ball -- against Zimbabwe at Auckland in South Africa “I was trying to step in his The victory gives England their especially Ajantha Mendis,” said 2012. Sri Lanka’s total was built bowler Imran second serve, and my return was first win in two games while Sri Chandimal. around 89 by Jayawardene and 55 Tahir (left) going well. That was the key for Lanka lost their first in three England were rocked by by Tillakaratne Dilshan. celebrates the game today.” AFP Jayawardene hit 11 boundaries the wicket of Scoreboard and three sixes during his 51-ball Netherlands ATP-WTA Miami knock and Dilshan smashed two batsman SRI LANKA ENGLAND sixes and four fours in his 47-ball Peter Borren Results T Dilshan c Jordan b Dernbach ...... 55 M Lumb b Kulasekara ...... 0 innings as the two added 145 for MIAMI: Results yesterday from the ninth K Perera c Buttler b Dernbach ...... 3 A Hales (not out) ...... 116 during the the second wicket. ICC World day of the WTA and ATP Miami Masters (x M Jayawerdene b Jordan ...... 89 Moeen Ali c Senanayake b Kulasekara ...... 0 Jayawardene was lucky not to denotes seeded player): T Perera (not out) ...... 23 E Morgan c Mathews b Kulasekara ...... 57 Twenty20 be out off the first ball he faced Men Quarter-finals K Sangakkara c Hales b Jordan ...... 0 J Buttler c Chandimal b Kulasekara ...... 2 tournament when television replays showed A Mathews (not out) ...... 11 R Bopara (not out) ...... 11 match at the Novak Djokovic (SRB x2) bt Andy Murray Lumb took a brilliant catch off (GBR x6) 7-5, 6-3 Extras: (LB2, NB2, W4) ...... 8 Extras: (NB1, W3) ...... 4 Zahur Ahmed Jade Dernbach. Kei Nishikori (JPN x20) bt Roger Federer Total: (for four wkts; 20 overs) ...... 189 Total: (for four wkts; 19.2 overs) ...... 190 Chowdhury Did not bat: D Chandimal, S Senanayake, N Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-0, 3-152, 4-156 But the on-field umpires -- Rod (SUI x5) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Kulasekara, A Mendis, L Malinga. Bowling: Kulasekara 4-1-32-4 (2w), Mathews Tucker at the non-striker’s end Stadium in Women Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-149, 3-156, 4-169 2.2-0-31-0, Malinga 4-0-31-0 (1nb, 1w), Sen- and Aleem Dar of Pakistan -- Chittagong, Quarter-finals Bowling: Ali 1-0-4-0, Dernbach 4-0-42-2 (1nb, anayake 4-0-30-0, Mendis 4-0-52-0, Thisara referred the catch to television yesterday. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x10) bt Agnieszka 1w), Bresnan 4-0-48-0, Jordan 4-0-28-2 (1w), 1-0-14-0 umpire Steve Davis. Radwanska (POL x3) 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 Tredwell 4-0-36-0, Broad 3-0-29-0 (1nb, 2w) Result: England win by six wickets Davis, also from Australia, ruled Li Na (CHN x2) bt Caroline Wozniacki replays were inconclusive. AFP (DEN x11) 7-5, 7-5 Iordache of Romania tops in Women’s Vault in Doha

DOHA: World and Olympic bronze medallist Larisa Iordache of Romania topped in the Women’s vault at the 7th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series here yesterday. Teja Belak of Slovenia took the silver followed by Hiu Ying Angel Wong of Hong Kong. Gold medals were decided in four other events yesterday. The three-day event ends today. Around 200 gymnasts from 37 countries are taking part in the championship. THE PENINSULA

7th FIG Artistic Gymnastics A gymnast com- World Cup Series Results petes during the Men’s Pommel Horse: 1 . Merdinyan 7th FIG Artistic Harutyun, Armenia; 2. Seligman Robert, Gymnastics World The Croatia; 3. Bertoncelj Saso, Slovenia Cup Series at Aspire podium Men’s Floor: 1. Shirai Kenzo, Japan; 2. Academy in Doha winners Ruggeri Paul, USA; 3. Peng Wang, China yesterday. pose for Men’s Rings : 1. Tovmasyan Artur, TOP: A section of a picture. Armenia; 2. Davtyan Vahagn, Armenia; 3. the crowd. RIGHT: RIGHT: A Flores Henrique, Brazil The podium win- gymnast Women’s Vault: 1. Larisa Iordache, ners with officials of bites his Romania; 2. Teja Belak, Slovenia; 3. Hiu Qatar Gymnastics medal. Ying Angel Wong, Hong Kong Federation and Women’s Uneven Bars: 1. Palesova other guests. Kristyna, Czech Republic; 2. Sikulova Jana, Czech Republic; 3. Schulte Laura, Switzerland FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 SPORT 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Football Fixtures ( All times in GMT) English Premier League Saturday, March 29 (GMT) UEFA to launch Manchester United vs Aston Villa (1245) Crystal Palace vs Chelsea (1500) Southampton vs Newcastle United (1500) Stoke City vs Hull City (1500) Swansea City vs Norwich City (1500) West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City (1500) Nations League Arsenal vs Manchester City (1730) Scottish Premiership March 30 Platini blasts FIFA over players issue Fulham vs Everton (1230) Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur (1500) ASTANA, Kazakhstan: European Championship finals. major tournament such as a March 31 European countries agreed Europe’s top clubs, always wary World Cup straight into a set Sunderland vs West Ham United (1900) yesterday to launch a Nations of additions to the soccer calen- of three international double- Ligue 1 League tournament in 2018 to dar, gave cautious approval to the headers between September and Today run parallel to the World Cup new tournament. November that will really mean Nice vs Paris St Germain (1930) and European Championship. The European Club Association, something. “There will be the The tournament could take on which groups top clubs in all threat of relegation too so there Tomorrow immediate importance as it will UEFA member countries, said will really be something at stake.” Sochaux vs Olympique Marseille (1600) offer four places in the European it “has taken note of UEFA’s Meanwhile, Platini blasted the Ajaccio vs Toulouse (1900) Championships finals. announcement.” world federation’s lack of action Evian Thonon Gaillard FC vs Monaco (1900) The 54 UEFA countries will be “The European clubs do not over secretive companies owning Nantes vs Girondins Bordeaux (1900) divided into divisions with pro- oppose such project, as the number players as he stepped up a war Montpellier HSC vs Valenciennes (1900) motion and relegation and offer of international matches in the of nerves with FIFA rival Sepp English striker Daniel Sturridge (left) celebrates scoring his team’s Stade de Reims vs FC Lorient (1900) an extra chance to qualify for the calendar remains unchanged,” Blatter. second goal with English midfielder Jordan Henderson during the March 30 European Championship. said an ECA statement. Platini, who promised he English Premier League football match at Anfield in Liverpool, north Stade Rennes vs Bastia (1200) UEFA’s Congress in Astana “Once more details concerning would announce later in the year west England, yesterday. voted unanimously to start the the competition format are avail- whether he will run for the FIFA Lille vs En Avant Guingamp (1500) league. “This is a big step for able, ECA will analyse the possible presidency next year, said the so- Olympique Lyon vs St Etienne (1900) national teams in Europe and impact on club football. called ‘third party ownership’ of La Liga we hope that fans will support ECA chairman Karl-Heinz players is a “danger” to football. FA hit by £1.6m funding March 29 the new format,” said Wolfgang Rummenigge, chief executive of He called on FIFA to impose Espanyol vs Barcelona (1500) Niersbach, chairman of the UEFA Bayern Munich, said: “A posi- a global ban on the practice and competition committee. tive aspect of this new concept praised the English Football Celta Vigo vs Sevilla (1700) UEFA president Michel Platini is that our players will no longer Association for being the first to cut as grassroots wither Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid (1900) said countries wanted a change have to travel around the world act against the secretive compa- Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano (2100) from “the friendlies that don’t for friendly matches. nies which control many top play- ASTANA: The Premier The FA, which celebrated its March 30 (GMT) interest anyone.” “I am not worried about the ers. With Blatter sat prominently League is booming, player car 150th anniversary last year, are Real Valladolid vs Almeria (1000) Though the final details have Champions League; it is a prime in the audience at the UEFA parks overflow with Ferraris the biggest losers with golf and Osasuna vs Real Sociedad (1500) yet to be agreed, the current plan product and the Europa League Congress, Platini said: “If FIFA and Bentleys and season ticket rowing also among the six sports Real Betis vs Malaga (1700) is for four divisions, which will as well will continue to flourish,” fails to act, we will address this prices at top clubs have reached to have public finding reduced. Valencia vs Getafe (1900) be sub-divided into four pools of he commented. issue in our own competitions in eye-watering levels, but grass- Sport England figures reveal three of four teams. The English FA strongly backed Europe. roots football is withering, a 100,000 drop in people play- March 31 Each country would play four the new tournament. “The UEFA executive commit- according to Sport England. ing football for at least 30 min- Granada CF vs Levante (1800) to six matches in the first tour- “The prospect of England play- tee has already adopted a position Participation levels are falling utes a week since this time last Villarreal vs Elche (2000) nament between September and ing three or four teams from the on this issue in principle, and we sharply in the country’s national year, although the FA argue that Serie A November 2018 -- soon after the best 12 or 16 countries in Europe will see this through. sport, leading to 1.6 million pounds pressure on cash-strapped local Tomorrow World Cup finals in Russia. on a home and away basis should “I do not want to be complicit ($2.65 million)being slashed from authorities is behind the problem Bologna vs Atalanta Bergamo (1700) The four pool winners would be very exciting,” said English FA in these practices, and at the the Football Association’s grass- with poorly-maintained parks play for the title in early 2019. The general secretary Alex Horne. moment I have the nasty feeling roots funding package from gov- proving too expensive for local AC Milan vs Chievo Verona (1945) pool winners will get places in the “It means we will go from a that I am.” AGENCIES ernment agency Sport England. clubs. AFP March 30 Sassuolo vs AS Roma (1030) Lazio vs Parma (1300) Pakistan invites Sampdoria vs Fiorentina (1300) Platini says only he can beat Blatter Torino vs Cagliari (1300) Maradona to Verona vs Genoa (1300) Napoli vs Juventus (1845) develop game ASTANA, Kazakhstan: UEFA “But I have not decided yet March 31 president Michel Platini said in to run, I am happy being UEFA ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s foot- an interview yesterday that he is president, and I still have to Udinese vs Catania (1700) ball chiefs yesterday invited the only person capable of stop- decide about FIFA. I will consult Livorno vs Inter Milan (1900) Diego Maradona to visit the ping Sepp Blatter in an election many people but it will be my per- Bundesliga country after the Argentina for FIFA president. sonal decision in the end.” Today legend disparagingly compared But the French football legend Platini said he was happy with Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin (1930) his own association to the South is still not saying whether he will what he has done so far at UEFA Tomorrow Asian nation’s. stand in the FIFA election to be but indicated that Blatter’s atti- The 53-year-old accused the held next year. tude was clouding decisions. Bayer Leverkusen vs Argentine Football Association “Only one person can beat “The problem is that Sepp Eintracht Braunschweig (1430) (AFA) of “understanding as much Blatter,” the UEFA leader told a Blatter said at first that he would Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim (1430) about football as Pakistan does”. small group of journalists, includ- retire. At that time, a lot of fed- Mainz vs FC Augsburg (1430) Naveed Haider, a senior offi- ing AFP, on the sidelines of the erations said they would think VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund (1430) cial of the Pakistan Football UEFA congress in Astana. about me. VfL Wolfsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt (1430) Federation, welcomed the fact When pressed, Platini “But now, you know better than Freiburg vs Nuremberg (1730) Maradona was talking about his answered that he was the person. I, we don’t know whether he will March 30 country and urged him to visit to The 78-year-old Blatter, who stand again. It is not a question Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Hamburg lift the game’s profile. has been FIFA president since about a person: him or not him. SV (1330) “I would love Maradona to come 1998, has not officially said But it could weigh on my deci- Hanover 96 vs Werder Bremen (1530) to Pakistan and help Pakistan,” whether he will stand for a new sion,” Platini said. Portuguese championship Haider told AFP, noting that the term. But he is widely expected to UEFA president Michel Platini speaks at the European Federation’s Platini acknowledged that Argentine was already a sports announce his candidacy around Blatter faces a lot of political Today congress in the Kazakh capital Astana, yesterday. ambassador for Dubai. the World Cup finals this year. pressure and that the FIFA post Belenenses vs FC Pacos de Ferreira (2000) “He plays a very effective role Platini, who has led UEFA is a lot more political as different Tomorrow and we welcome him to come and since 2007, told the Congress he conducted in French and English, them will say ‘we prefer that you continents demand more World Sporting vs Vitoria Guimaraes (2015) develop football here.” would have more meetings with that it would be a “personal” deci- stay at UEFA’, that could also be Cup places and influence within March 30 He acknowledged that Pakistan, European football leaders in com- sion but that he would consult an element of reflection” in the FIFA. But in his Congress speech, ranked a lowly 158th in the world, ing months before announcing widely. decision, Platini said. Platini lambasted the FIFA lead- Academica vs SC Olhanense (1500) had a long way to go but said they whether he would launch a FIFA “I will give my answer after The UEFA chief insisted he has ership for its lack of action over Arouca vs Vitoria Setubal (1500) had made great strides in recent campaign. the World Cup. There will be a support outside of Europe. “Yes I the companies and enterprises Estoril vs Rio Ave (1500) times. The 58-year-old UEFA presi- series of meetings with European have many people who support me that have the rights to a growing Gil Vicente vs Maritimo (1500) “We want to do more than we dent added in the interview, federation officials. Maybe 99% of around the world. number of top players. AFP Braga vsBenfica (1600) are doing but we have achieved a Nacional Madeira vs Porto (1815) lot in the last few years,” Haider said, citing Pakistan winning the Turkish Championship Asian Football Confederation’s Today “Aspiring” nation award last year. Lekhwiya a point away from title Karabukspor vs Besiktas (1800) He also noted Pakistan had Kasimpasa vs Erciyesspor (1800) climbed in the rankings from a DOHA: Two-time champions Tomorrow low of 172 last year to their cur- Lekhwiya need just a draw QSL Fixtures Sivasspor vs Gaziantepspor (1130) rent position, and had recently against Umm Salal in their Today Elazigspor vs Trabzonspor (1400) drawn a match with higher- round 24 match of the Qatar Akhisar Belediyespor vs Rizespor (1700) ranked Malaysia. Stars League here today to win Al Sadd vs Al Sailiya, Konyaspor vs Galatasaray (1700) Tariq Lutfi, head coach of title. Eric Gerets side, leaders Al Sadd Stadium, 6.15pm the Pakistani champions Khan in the 14-team league, have 50 March 31 Research Laboratories (KRL) points from 23 matches. Eljaish vs Al Ahli, Lekhwiya Stadium, Eskisehirspor vs Genclerbirligi (1700) said Maradona’s comments were Defending champions Al 6.15pm Fenerbahce vs Bursaspor (1700) out-of-date. Sadd is second with 41 points Kayserispor vs Antalyaspor (1700) “He would be right if he was fromthe same number of Lekhwiya vs Umm Salal, Greek Championship talking 12 years back. But now- matches. Lekhwiya Stadium, 8.30pm Tomorrow adays the federation is taking “Our absolute priority was to Al Rayyan vs Al Arabi, many steps including doing a lot challenge for the tittle, in the Panaitolikos Agrinion vs Veria (1300) Al Rayyan Stadium, 8.30pm for its youth programme,” he said. beginning of the season I wasn’t Panionios vs Asteras Tripolis (1515) Atromitos Athinon v Panathinaikos (1730) Last month, KRL strikers so sure but since the New Year Tomorrow Mohammad Adil and Kaleemullah we are playing fantastic football. March 30 signed for Kyrgyzstan champions Now we are at the end of a long Al Gharafa vs Al Kharaityat, Al Gharafa PAOK Salonika vs Kalloni (1200) FC Dordoi -- a further sign of road and we want to finish it in Stadium, 6.15pm Ergotelis vs PAS Giannena (1415) improving standards in Pakistan, style,” said Gerets on the pros- Levadiakos vs OFI Crete (1415) according to Lutfi. pect of his team being crowned Muaither vs Al Khor, Panthrakikos vs Apollon Smyrni (1415) Maradona is widely regarded QSL champions. Al Gharafa Stadium, 8.30pm Olympiakos Piraeus vs Aris Salonika (1630) as one of football’s greatest ever In the other match today, Al Eric Gerets (left), coach of Qatar Stars League (QSL) side Lekhwiya and Al Wakra vs Qatar SC, players and helped his team win Sadd take on Al Sailiya. March 31 Bulent Uygun, Umm Salal head coach on the eve of their QSL match. Al Wakra Stadium, 8.30pm. the 1986 World Cup. 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26 27 28 29 7 Adidas alternative 49 Tapped, as 8 Dwell experience 30 31 32 33 34 35 9 Give credit (to) 50 Verdi opera 10 Way out in an 51 Bad-check passer 36 37 38 39 40 emergency 52 How a ham Yesterday’s answer 11 Tums targets sandwich may be 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 12 Train station prepared How to play Hyper Sudoku: 13 Does’ mates 53 Former “S.N.L.” A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper 48 49 50 21 Ivy League school in comic Cheri Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all 56 Take care of, as a regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like Philly 51 52 53 54 garden a normal Sudoku. 22 Stravinsky or Sikorsky 58 Sticky stuff 55 56 57 58 59 60 24 ___ de Janeiro 59 Obama’s birthplace How to play Kakuro: 60 Jacket fastener The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any 61 62 63 26 Steve of Apple size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells 27 “Alice’s Restaurant” 63 Tree juice like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, 64 65 66 singer Guthrie some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some 28 Snazzy cells will contain two numbers. 67 68 69 However, in a crossword the numbers reference 29 Brother of Chico clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! and Groucho They denote the total of the digits in the row or 33 Class after trig column referenced by the number. ACROSS 38 Madrid Mrs. 34 Run ___ (go wild) Within each collection of cells 1 Breakfast bread 40 Wild’s opposite - called a run - any 6 ___-kiri 41 “See ya!” SALADBAR BAOBAB of the numbers 1 10 Rubik’s Cube and troll dolls, 44 Ones under sgts., in the ADEQUATE ESSENE to 9 may be used once Army but, like sudoku, 14 Baghdad resident 47 Fan setting of 1, say VUVUZELA CAS I TA each number may only be used once. 15 Designer 48 Vehicular antitheft devices ELEA ZI LCH ONI T Saint Laurent 51 More nutty STEPS TREE ESP Yesterday’s 16 One-named rapper-turned- 54 Old geezer answer actor 55 Purchase from Google LOUDOUTS REO 17 Flu cause 57 Swelled heads DI SASTERS TORRE 18 Frisbee, checker or 61 Deuce topper, in cards EMANUE L HEADOUT Sherman’s Lagoon by Jim Toomey tiddlywink 62 Dumbstruck 19 Kelly of “Live! With Kelly and 63 New York’s Memorial ANNEE I CESTORMS Michael” ___-Kettering hospital ROT MULEDEER 20 Curved molding 64 Brontë’s “Jane ___” 21 Plains animal that tunnels 65 “First, ___ harm” MTA E LAL SEEYA 23 Region 66 Warm 59-Down greeting AHAB TH I CK ALER 25 Condensed books 67 Senate majority leader Harry DENAL I CONSTANT 26 Fast-food rival of Wendy’s 68 Conclusions 30 Acapulco gold 69 Easy-to-catch hit … or ARNHEM AL IMENTS 31 Fit for duty, draftwise what 1-, 21-, 26-, 48- and MEANTO SA TURDAY 32 Writer Jong and others 55-Across all do 36 Voting group ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW BEIJING: A group of farm- creations, including some in the from Zhangqiu in Shandong “We’re thinking about making ers have brought to life the red and blue colours of Optimus province. “We’ve installed lights them transform,” Wang said, “but HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Transformers films, toys and TV Prime, the leader of the benevo- in their eyes, and some of their it’s hard to make them transform series and built giant robots out lent Autobots. arms and legs can move,” he said. into cars at this stage.” ATHENS 20/13 Clear 20/09 Partly cloudy of old car parts, in rural China. Others are in bright yellow - He and his partner oversee a The group have also made WASHINGTON 16/11 Showers 16/04 Showers The original toys, which were like the famous Bumblebee char- staff of 11 farmers, reports said, other models which seem to take SYDNEY 26/20 Chance of storm 26/20 Chance of storm a huge hit with children in the acter adored by young fans. Some and OFweek, a website covering inspiration from various movies LONDON 15/09 Chance of rain 18/10 Partly cloudy 1980s, could be turned from cars of the robots are crafted from the China’s high-tech industry, said and characters, including Alien, into robots and back again. Their grey metal of the evil Decepticons. the models fetch from 10,000 to Predator, and Star Wars’ C-3PO. PARIS 17/08 Partly cloudy 21/11 Mostly cloudy popularity spawned a hit televi- “It’s a personal hobby; I watched 100,000 yuan ($1,600 to $16,000) With some the makers have ISTANBUL 19/05 Chance of storm 15/06 Chance of rain sion show, and more recently, the the movie and learnt the models apiece. The tallest of creations are exercised more creative licence, MANILA 34/24 Partly cloudy 32/23 Partly cloudy movie franchise. online, so I wanted to make it on 12 metres high, but flight and the adding their own designs or tra- DHAKA 40/23 Clear 41/23 Clear In Shandong province, they my own,” Wang Shizun, one of the ability to convert themselves back ditional Chinese elements such as DELHI 31/20 Chance of rain 32/19 Partly cloudy have inspired a range of towering farmers, said by phone yesterday into cars remain elusive. a mask. AFP ISLAMABAD 19/11 Rain 24/12 Clear

False crash alert off Spain as Apps in dashboards aim to make vehicles smarter TORONTO: Searching for that elusive the car and the Kaliki car app reads news apps playing a much bigger part,” he added. app stores and technology companies are parking spot or a nearby attraction? items. Pandora, TuneIn Radio, Spotify, The Parkopedia app can help drivers adapting commonly used apps for car dash- boat mistaken Forget about consulting your smart- iHeartRadio, Rhapsody, Stitcher, Slacker find parking spots, while the travel-related boards that are safe to use while driving. phone, just look at the car dashboard. Radio, and iTunes Radio are among the website Priceline has a simplified interface With Apple Inc’s new CarPlay, which for aeroplane Whether it is streaming music and lis- many apps that stream music in vehicles. built for vehicles to help people find hotels integrates the iPhone with the car, driv- tening to audio books, or even ordering a And if someone is late for a meeting, they while travelling. ers can use certain apps on the dashboard MADRID: Emergency services pizza, apps are being loaded into vehicle can try Glympse, which uses the car’s GPS If a driver is hungry and yearning for pizza, with Siri, the voice-enabled assistant, to in Spain sparked a false alarm dashboards as more cars become connected and driving speed to alert friends and family the Domino’s Pizza app helps drivers order a view maps, make calls, listen to music and yesterday, saying a plane had to the Internet. about the car’s location and estimated arrival pie with voice commands. “Consumers got send and receive text messages. crashed into the Atlantic after a Only about 10 percent of vehicles have time. “If you were to interview a random used to apps on their smartphones and now Trussel and Howe said safety is a high boat was mistaken for a ditched built-in connectivity today, but the number couple in a dealer’s parking lot two years ago, they’re wondering why their cars can’t have priority for makers of dashboard apps, and aircraft. is expected to rise to more than 90 percent their purchasing factors would be things like apps too,” said Carl Howe, vice president some firms deactivate certain apps while a The announcement by the by 2020, according to the British consulting space, smoothness of the drive and mileage,” of data sciences research at Boston-based car is in motion. “The interface really needs Canary Islands emergency firm Machina Research. said Bryan Trussel, chief executive office of Yankee Group, which focuses on mobile tech- to be different on the car,” said Trussel, services set off a flood of break- Drivers can use the Audible car app Seattle-based company Glympse. nology and connected devices. adding the dashboard apps often respond ing news alerts of a possible to download and listen to audio books in “But looking forward two years, we’ll see Some car makers are launching their own to voice commands. REUTERS disaster by Spanish and inter- national media. The islands’ emergency serv- ices said on their Twitter account Fashion shortly after 1500 GMT that air L’Wren Scott leaves traffic controllers had confirmed a Shark gives student two-hour plane fell into the sea two nautical entire estate of $9m miles off Gran Canaria. ride, stars in YouTube video The false announcement to Mick Jagger spawned unfounded reports ORLANDO, FLORIDA: A already got picked up by that ham- online that it was a Boeing 737 NEW YORK: Fashion designer hammerhead shark dragged a mer,” Fisk wrote on the YouTube passenger jet. L’Wren Scott, who committed college student in his kayak up site. (https://www.youtube.com/ Minutes later the emergency suicide earlier this month, left her the Atlantic coast for a two- watch?v=9bToT32GPSo) services corrected the report. entire estate of $9m to her long- hour “South Florida sleigh ride” “It must have been sitting right “It has finally been con- time boyfriend, Rolling Stones that the kayaker taped with under me and I had no idea.” Fisk firmed that it is not a plane, lead singer Mick Jagger, according a head-mounted camera and is a member of Team Rebel Fishing, it is a tugboat pulling another to a will filed in New York court. posted on YouTube. a group of extreme anglers, accord- vessel,” a spokeswoman for the Scott, 49, a favourite designer Adam Fisk, 22, posted a five- ing to its website. The group esti- service said. of Hollywood stars such as Nicole minute clip of his adventure titled mated Fisk was dragged by the The Spanish airport authority Kidman and Amy Adams, left “Lone Man Gets Towed for Miles shark for 12 miles. Fisk said the AENA added in a tweet shortly jewelry, clothing, furniture, auto- in Kayak by 11 Foot Hammerhead ride started out smoothly but afterwards: “False alarm: no plane mobiles and property to Jagger, Shark”. At one point, Fisk dunked turned frightening when the shark has disappeared off the coast of whom she had dated since 2001. the camera into the water and twice reversed course. Gran Canaria.” She omitted her two siblings in recorded the shark swimming “It would do a 180-degree turn Spanish media later published the will, that was signed on May ahead of the kayak. and come straight back at me and a photograph of what they said 23, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. A student at Florida Atlantic that rally scared me because I was the vessel in question: A “I give the rest and residue University, Fisk set out in a kayak couldn’t see it and I didn’t know tugboat with a long yellow crane of my estate to Michael Philip on Sunday with several poles to go if it was coming to bite me,” he whose outline resembled that of Jagger,” the will said. “Except for fishing before the shark took his said. Fisk said he turned his kayak an aeroplane. otherwise provided in this will, I bait near Boynton Beach. “I threw around until the line got taut and In 1977 the Canary Islands wit- have intentionally omitted to pro- my bait out and went to reel my the shark began pulling again. He nessed the deadliest civilian plane vide herein for any of my heirs other one in so I wouldnt get tan- said the shark took him out to sea crash in history, when two Boeing at the date of my death.” Court gled, and I just had time to pick and around in circles, ending at 747 jets collided at Tenerife air- papers estimated the value of her up the rod before the other one Lake Worth, Florida. REUTERS port, killing 583 people. personal estate at $9m. AFP Scott was found dead in her New York apartment in Manhattan’s upscale Chelsea Twitter ramps up photo sharing features neighbourhood on March 17. At the time of her death, Scott’s SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Wednesday added Facebook- company, LS Fashion Limited, style photo “tagging” and bumped up the number of images that was thought to be facing mount- iPhone users can share in a single post. As many as 10 people ing debt. Company accounts filed in a single image can be “tagged” with names without eating in London reported a loss of ¤4.3m A model presents a creation by Russian designer Slava Zaitsev at the into the 140-character limit to text messages posted at the serv- ($5.99m) in 2012, an increase from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia in Moscow yesterday. ice, Twitter software engineer Cesar Puerta said. Twitter users a ¤3m loss the previous year. tagged in pictures will get notifications. REUTERS REUTERS